MARKING SCHEME

MATHEMATICS (Subject Code–041)

(PAPER CODE: 30/1/2)

Q. No. EXPECTED OUTCOMES/VALUE POINTS Marks

SECTION A
Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and
questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1
mark each

A(3, 6) and 𝐵(−12, −3) ?

1. In what ratio, does x-axis divide the line segment joining the points

(A) 1: 2 (B) 1: 4 (C) 4 :1 (D) 2 :1

Sol. (D) 2 : 1 1
2. In the given figure, PQ is tangent to the circle centered at O.
If AOB  95 , then the measure of ABQ will be
(A) 47.5 (B) 42.5 (C) 85 (D) 95

Sol. (A) 47·5 1

4sin A  3cos A
3. If 2 tan A  3 , then the value of
4sin A  3cos A
7 1
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D) does not exist
13 13

Sol. (C) 3 1

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 4. In a group of 20 people, 5 can't swim. If one person is selected at random,
then the probability that he/she can swim, is
3 1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
4 3 4

Sol. (A) 3/4 1

5. The distribution below gives the marks obtained by 80 students on a test:
Marks Less Less Less Less Less Less
than 10 than than than 40 than than
20 30 50 60
Number of 3 12 27 57 75 80
Students
The modal class of this distribution is :
(A) 10-20 (B) 20 - 30
(C) 30-40 (D) 50 - 60
Sol. (C) 30 – 40 1

6. The curved surface area of a cone having height 24 cm and radius

7 cm, is
(A) 528 cm2 (B) 1056 cm2 (C) 550 cm2 (D) 500 cm2

Sol. (C) 550 cm2 1

7. The end-points of a diameter of a circle are (2, 4) and (-3, -1). The radius of
the circle is
(B) √5 (C) √2
5 5
2 2
(A) 2 5 (D) 5 2

Sol. 5 2 1
2
(C)

8. 5
Which of the following is a quadratic polynomial with zeroes and 0?
3
5 5
(A) 3x (3x – 5) (B) 3x (x – 5) (C) x2  (D) x2
3 3
Sol. (A) 3x (3x – 5) 1

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 9. The graph of y  p(x) is given, for a polynomial p(x) . The number of
zeroes of p(x) from the graph is:

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0

Sol. (B) 1 1
10. The value of k for which the pair of equations kx  y  2 and 6x  2 y  3
has infinitely many solutions,
(A) is k  3 (B) does not exist (C) is k  3 (D) is k  4

Sol. (B) does not exist 1

11. If a, b , c form a A.P. with common difference d, then the value of a - 2b – c
is equal to
(A) 2a + 4d (B) 0 (C)  2a  4d (D)  2a  3d
Sol. (C)  2a  4d 1

12. If the value of each observation of a statistical data is increased by 3, then

the mean of the data
(A) remains unchanged (B) increases by 3
(C) increases by 6 (D) increases by 3n
Sol. (B) increases by 3 1
13. Probability of happening of an event is denoted by p and probability of
non- happening of the event is denoted by q . Relation between p and q is
(A) p  q  1 (B) p  1, q  1 (C) p  q 1 (D) p  q 1  0

Sol. (A) p + q = 1 1

14. A girl calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in a
lottery is 0.08. If 6000 tickets are sold, how many tickets has she bought?
(A) 40 (B) 240 (C) 480 (D) 750

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 Sol. (C) 480 1
2
15. If  ,  are the zeroes of a polynomial p(x)  x  x 1 , then
1
+1 equals to
𝛼 𝛽

(C)  1 (D) −1
2
(A) 1 (B) 2

Sol. (A) 1 1
16. The least positive value of k , for which the quadratic equation
2x2  kx  4  0 has rational roots, is

(A) 2 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2

Sol. (B) 2 1

17. 5 
8 sec 60  tan 60  cos 45 
2 2 2

  is equal to

(A) −5 (B) −1 (D) −1

3 2 4
(C) 0

Sol. (C) 0 1

Curved surface area of a cylinder of height 5 cm is 94.2 cm 2 . Radius of the

18.
cylinder is (Take  = 3.14)
(A) 2 cm (B) 3 cm (C) 2.9 cm (D) 6 cm

Sol. (B) 3cm 1

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 19. Assertion (A) : The perimeter of ABC is a rational number.
Reason (R) : The sum of the squares of two rational numbers is always
rational.

Sol. (D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true 1

20. Assertion (A): Point P 0, 2 is the point of intersection of y-axis with the
line 3x  2 y  4 .
Reason (R): The distance of point P 0, 2 from x-axis is 2 units.

Sol. (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but Reason (R) is 1
not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

SECTION B
This section comprises of Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions of 2
marks each.
21. Find the least number which when divided by 12, 16 and 24 leaves
remainder 7 in each case
Sol. LCM of 12, 16, 24 = 48 1

Required number is 48 + 7 = 55. 1

22. A bag contains 4 red, 3 blue and 2 yellow balls. One ball is drawn at
random from the bag. Find the probability that drawn ball is
(i) red (ii) yellow.

Sol. Total No of Balls=9

4 1
(i) P(drawn ball is red) =
9

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 2 1
(ii) P(drawn ball is yellow) =
9
23(a). Solve the pair of equations x=5 and y=7 graphically.
Sol. Drawing correct graph 1
Solution is x = 5, y = 7 1

OR

23(b). Using graphical method, find whether pair of equations x=0 and y = −3 is
consistent or not
Sol. Drawing correct graph 1
As 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑦 = −3 are intersecting
∴ Pair of equations is consistent 1

24(a). If sin  cos  3 , then find the value of sin  cos .

Sol. 3
sin  + cos  =

squaring both sides

sin2  + cos2  + 2 sin cos  = 3 1

1
 1 + 2 sin  cos  = 3 2
 sin  cos  = 1 1
2

OR
1
24(b). If sin  and cot  3 , then find the value of cosecα+ cosecβ
2

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 Sol. 1 1
cosec  = = 2
sin  2
1
2
cosec  = 1  cot  = 13 =2
1
 cosec  + cosec  = 2 + 2 or 2 ( 2 + 1) 2

25. In the given figure, XZ is parallel to BC. AZ = 3 cm, ZC = 2 cm, BM = 3 cm

and MC = 5 cm. Find the length of XY.

As 𝑋𝑍|| 𝐵𝐶 Therefore, = =
𝐴𝑋 3 𝐴𝑍

𝑋𝐵 2 𝑍𝐶
Sol. – (i) ½

 AXY   ABM ½

⇒ 𝐴𝐵 =𝐵𝑀 or =
𝐴𝑋 𝑋𝑌 3 𝑋𝑌 ½
5 3

 𝑋𝑌 =
9 ½
5
or 1·8 cm

SECTION C
This section comprises of Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks
each.
26. The centre of a circle is (2a, a-7). Find the values of ‘a’ if the circle passes
through the point (11,-9). Radius of the circle is 5 2 cm.
Sol. (2a – 11)2 + (a – 7 + 9)2 = (5 2 )2 1

 5a2 – 40a + 75 = 0 1
 (a – 5) (5a – 15) = 0
a = 5, a = 3 1
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 27(a). (a) Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an
external point T. Prove that PTQ  2OPQ .

Sol. TP = TQ
⇒  TPQ =  TQP 1
Let  PTQ be 
⇒  TPQ =  TQP = 180° – 𝜃
= 90 – 𝜃 1
2 2
Now  OPT = 90
⇒ OPQ = 90 – (90 – 𝜃) = 𝜃
2 2
 PTQ = 2  OPQ 1

OR

27(b). In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which

B = 900 .If AD 17 cm, AB = 20 cm and DS = 3 cm, then find the radius of
the circle.

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 Sol.

DR = DS = 3 cm ½
 AR = AD – DR = 17 – 3 = 14 cm
 AQ = AR = 14 cm 1
 QB = AB – AQ = 20 – 14 = 6 cm ½
Since QB = OP = r ½
 radius = 6 cm ½

28. Half of the difference between two numbers is 2. The sum of the greater
number and twice the smaller number is 13. Find the numbers.
Sol. Let the numbers be x and y, x > y
1
Therefore (x – y) = 2 — (i)
2 1
and 2y + x = 13 — (ii) 1
Solving equations (i) and (ii)
x = 7, y = 3 1

29(a). A room is in the form of cylinder surmounted by a hemi-spherical

dome. The base radius of hemisphere is one-half the height of
 1408 
cylindrical part. Find total height of the room if it contains m3
 
 21 
 22 
of air. Take  
 
 7 

Let h be height of cylindrical part and r be radius of hemisphere

1408
Sol. ½
2
Volume of room  2r3   r 3 =
21
1
3
r = 2 ½
Therefore, h=4 ½
Height of the room is = 6m ½
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 OR

29(b). An empty cone is of radius 3 cm and height 12 cm. Ice-cream is filled

th
1
in it so that lower part of the cone which is   of the volume of the
 6
cone is unfilled but hemisphere is formed on the top. Find volume of
the ice-cream. (Take  = 3.14)

Sol. 1 1
Volume of the cone =    912  36 cm3
3
Volume of ice-cream in the cone = 5 × 36 × 𝜋 = 30𝜋𝑐𝑚3
6
½
Volume of ice-cream on top = 2 × 27 × 𝜋 = 18𝜋𝑐𝑚3 1
3

Total volume of the ice-cream = (30 18 )  48 cm3

3
 48 3.14  150.72cm ½

30. Prove that 5 is an irrational number

Sol. Let √𝟓 be a rational number.
∴ √𝟓 = , where q≠0 and let p & q be co-primes.
𝐩
½
𝐪

5q2 = p2 ⟹ p2 is divisible by 5 ⟹ p is divisible by 5

⟹ p = 5a, where ‘a’ is some integer------------------(i)
1

25a2 = 5q2 ⟹ q2 = 5a2 ⟹q2 is divisible by 5 ⟹ q is divisible by 5

⟹ q = 5b, where ‘b’ is some integer------------------(ii)
½

(i) and (ii) leads to contradiction as ‘p’ and ‘q’ are co-primes.
∴ √𝟓 is an irrational number.
1

Prove that (𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑒 𝑐𝐴 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐴)(𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴) =

1

𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝐴−𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐴
31.

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 – 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐴) ( – 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴)
1 1
Sol. ½
sin 𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴
LHS =(

×
½
1 – 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝐴 1 – 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝐴
= sin A cos A
½
= sin A cos A
1 ½
RHS =
+
cos A sin A
sin A cos A

𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠
= 𝐴 sin2 A +
½
𝑐𝑜𝑠2 A
½
= sin A cos A = LHS

SECTION D
This section comprises of Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks
each.
32. A ladder set against a wall at an angle 45 0 to the ground. If the foot of the
ladder is pulled away from the wall through a distance of 4 m, its top slides
a distance of 3 m down the wall making an angle 30 0 with the ground. Find
the final height of the top of the ladder from the ground and length of the
ladder.

Sol.

1 for
correct
figure

sin 45 = 𝐴𝐵 =
ℎ+ 3

𝐵𝐷 𝐵𝐷
1
 BD = (h + 3) 2--------------(i)
sin 30 = 1 = ℎ
2 𝐶𝐸

 CE = 2h----------------(ii) 1

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 length of ladder remains same
Therefore BD = CE  (h + 3) 2 = 2h
3 2 1
h= = 3( 2 + 1)
2– 2

Final height of the top of the ladder = 3( 2 + 1) m

and length of ladder = 2h = 6( 2 + 1) m 1

33(a). The ratio of the 11th term to 17th term of an A.P. is 3:4. Find the ratio of
5th term to 21st term of the same A.P. Also, find the ratio of the sum of
first 5 terms to that of first 21 terms.

a  10 d 3
Sol. Given = 1
a  16 d 4
 4a + 40d = 3a + 48d
 a = 8d (i) 1
=3
a5 a  4d
therefore = using( i)
a  20 d 7
1
a 21

a5 : a21 = 3 : 7
5
s5 (2a  4d) 5  20 d 25
= 2 = =
s 21 21 21  36 d 189 2

2 (2a 20 d)
Therefore, S5:S21=25:189

OR

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 33(b). 250 logs are stacked in the following manner:
22 logs in the bottom row, 21 in the next row, 20 in the row next to it
and so on (as shown by an example). In how many rows, are the 250
logs placed and how many logs are there in the top row?

Sol. Let the number of rows be n.

A.P. formed is 22, 21, 20, 19, .........
Here a = 22, d = – 1 Sn = 250 1
n 1
 250 = [44 + (n – 1) (– 1)]
2
2
 n – 45n + 500 = 0 1
 (n – 25) (n – 20) = 0
n  25  n = 20 1
1
logs in top row = a20 = 22 + 19 (– 1) = 3

34(a). PA, QB and RC are each perpendicular to AC. If AP = x, QB = z, RC = Y,

1 1 1
AB = a and BC = b, then prove that  
x y z

Sol. (a) CQB   CPA

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 b z
 = (i) 1
ab x 12

Also  AQB   ARC

=𝑧
a

ab 𝑦
(ii)
1
12
z z a b
from (i) and (ii) + = =1
x y a b 1
1 1 1
 + =
x y z 1

OR

34(b). In the given figure, CD and RS are respectively the medians of ABC and
PQR . If ABC ~ PQR then prove that:
(i) ∆ ADC~∆PSR
(ii) 𝐴𝐷 × 𝑃𝑅 = 𝐴𝐶 × 𝑃𝑆

Sol. (i)  ABC   PQR

A=P 1
AB AC 1
and =
PQ PR 2

2 AD AC 1
 2
 2PS PR

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 AD AC
  and  A =  P 1
PS PR
Therefore  ADC   PSR

(ii)Hence 𝐴𝐷 =
𝐴𝐶

𝑃𝑆 𝑃𝑅 1
 AD × PR = AC × PS 1

35. A chord of a circle of radius 14 cm subtends an angle of 60 0 at the

center. Find the area of the corresponding minor segment of the circle.
Also find the area of the major segment of the circle.

Sol. 22 60 1 3 1+1
Area of minor segment  1414  1414
7 360 2 2
 308  2 1
  49 3 cm or 17.9cm2
 
 3 
Area of major segment = × 14 × 14 − ( − 49√3)
22 308

7 3
308
= 616   49 3
1
3
 1540 
  49 3 cm2 or 598.1cm2
  1
 3 
SECTION E
This section comprises of 3 case-study based questions of 4 marks each.
36. The discus throw is an event in which an athlete attempts to
throw a discus. The athlete spins anti-clockwise around one and
a half times through a circle, then releases the throw. When released,
the discus travels along tangent to the circular spin orbit.

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 In the given figure, AB is one such tangent to a circle of radius 75 cm.
0
Point O is centre of the circle and ABO  30 . PQ is parallel to
OA.

Based on above information:

(a) find the length of AB.
(b) find the length of OB.
(c) find the length of AP.
OR
Find the length of PQ

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 Sol. 1 75 1
(i) tan 30 = =
3 AB 2
1
 AB = 75 3 cm
2

(ii) sin 30 = =

75
1
1 2
2 𝑂𝐵
1
 OB = 150 cm 2

(iii) QB = 150 – 75 = 75 cm
 Q is mid-point. of OB 1

Since PQ ll AO therefore P is mid-point of AB

75 3 1
Hence AP = cm.
2
OR
(iii) QB = 150 – 75 = 75 cm 1
Now,  BQP   BOA 2

𝑄𝐵 𝑃𝑄
 𝑂𝐵 = 𝑂𝐴

1 𝑃𝑄 1
 2 = 75
1
75
2
 PQ = cm 2

While designing the school year book, a teacher asked the student that the
37.
length and width of a particular photo is increased by x units each to
double the area of the photo. The original photo is 18 cm long and 12 cm
wide.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(I) Write an algebraic equation depicting the above information.
(II) Write the corresponding quadratic equation in standard form.
(III) What should be the new dimensions of the enlarged photo?

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 OR
2
Can any rational value of x make the new area equal to 220cm

Sol. (i) (18 + x) (12 + x) = 2(18 ×12) 1

1
(ii) x2 + 30x – 216 = 0

(iii) Solving: x2 + 30x – 216 = 0

 (x + 36) (x – 6) = 0
x ≠-36  x = 6.
1

new dimensions are 24 cm  18 cm 1

OR
(iii) If (18 + x) (12 + x) = 220
1
then x2 + 30x – 4 = 0 1
Here D = 900 + 16 = 916 which is not a perfect square.

Thus, we can’t have any such rational value of x.

38. India meteorological department observes seasonal and annual rainfall

every year in different sub-divisions of our country.

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 It helps them to compare and analyse the results. The table given below
shows sub-division wise seasonal (monsoon) rainfall (mm) in 2018:
Rainfall (mm) Number of Sub-divisions
200-400 2
400-600 4
600-800 7
800-1000 4
1000-1200 2
1200-1400 3
1400 -1600 1
1600-1800 1

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(I) Write the modal class.
(II) Find the median of the given data.
OR
Find the mean rainfall in this season.
(III) If sub-division having at least 1000 mm rainfall during monsoon
season, is considered good rainfall sub-division, then how many sub-
divisions had good rainfall?

Sol. (i) Modal Class is 600-800 1

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 (ii) 𝑁 = 12, median class is 600 – 800
2 ½

Rainfall xi fi cf.
200 – 400 300 2 2
400 – 600 500 4 6
600 – 800 700 7 13
800 – 1000 900 4 17
1000 – 1200 1100 2 19
1200 – 1400 1300 3 22
1400 – 1600 1500 1 23 ½ for
1600 – 1800 1700 1 24 correct
table
24

200
Median = 600 + (12 – 6)
7
=5400 or 771·4 1
7
OR
(ii)

Rainfall xi fi fixi
200 – 400 300 2 600
400 – 600 500 4 2000
600 – 800 700 7 4900
800 – 1000 900 4 3600
1000 – 1200 1100 2 2200
1200 – 1400 1300 3 3900
1400 – 1600 1500 1 1500

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 1600 – 1800 1700 1 1700 1 for
24 20400 correct
table
20400
Mean = = 850 1
24
(iii) Sub-divisions having good rainfall = 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 7. 1

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