Math Questions in last 6 years – Class-10 SA-2

Chapter-1 Real Numbers

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2. 2 2018

3. 3 2018

4. 1 2019-01

5. 3 2019-01

6. If HCF (336, 54) = 6, find LCM (336, 54). 1 2019-02

7. Find the nature of roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 – 4x + 3 = 0. 1 2019-02

8. Write the smallest number which is divisible by both 306 and 657 2 2019-02
Prove that 2 + 5 3 is an irrational number, given that 3 is an irrational
9. 3 2019-02
number
Find after how many places of decimal the decimal form of the number will
10. 1 2019-03
terminate
11. Express 429 as a product of its prime factors 1 2019-03

If HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65n – 117, then find the
12. 2 2019-03
value of n
On a morning walk, three persons step out together and their steps
measure 30 cm, 36 cm and 40 cm respectively. What is the minimum
13. 2 2019-03
distance each should walk so that each can cover the same distance in
complete steps?
14. Prove that 3 is an irrational number 3 2019-03
Find the largest number which on dividing 1251, 9377 and 15628 leaves
15. 3 2019-03
remainders 1, 2 and 3 respectively
16. Find a rational number between 2 and 7 1 2019-04

Write the number of zeroes in the end of a number whose prime

17. 1 2019-04
factorization is 22 x 53 x 32 x 17
18. Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of 255 and 867 2 2019-04
Prove that 2 + 3 3 is an irrational number when it is given that 3 is an
19. 3 2019-04
irrational number
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Sum of the areas of two squares is 157 m2. If the sum of their perimeters is
20. 3 2019-04
68 m, find the sides of the two squares
The HCF of two numbers a and b is 5 and their LCM is 200. Find the
21. 1 2019-05
product ab.
22. Find the HCF of 612 and 1314 using prime factorization. 2 2019-05
Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6m + 1 or 6m + 3 or
23. 2 2019-05
6m + 5, where m is some integer.
24. Prove that 5 is an irrational number 3 2019-05

25. The HCF of 135 and 225 is (a) 15 (b) 75 (c) 45 (d) 5 1 2020-01

The exponent of 2 in the prime factorization of 144, is

26. 1 2020-01
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 6

27. Show that (12)n cannot end with digit 0 or 5 for any natural number n 4 2020-01

28. Prove that ( 2 + 5) is irrational 4 2020-01

The sum of exponents of prime factors in the prime-factorization of 196 is

29. 1 2020-02
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2

Euclid’s division Lemma states that for two positive integers a and b,
30. there exists unique integer q and r satisfying a = bq + r, and 1 2020-02
(a) 0 < r < b (b) 0 < r < b (c) 0 < r < b (d) 0 < r < b

After how many decimal places will the decimal representation of the
31. 2 2020-03
rational number 229 / (22 x 57) terminate.

32. Check whether 12n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n. 2 2020-04
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Chapter-2 Polynomials

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No.

1 3 2018

2 2 2019-01

Check whether g(x) is a factor of p(x) by dividing polynomial p(x) by

3 polynomial g(x), 3 2019-03
where p(x) = x5 – 4x3 + x2 + 3x + 1, g(x) = x3 – 3x + 1
Find the quadratic polynomial, sum and product of whose zeroes are –1
4 3 2019-04
and – 20 respectively. Also find the zeroes of the polynomial so obtained.

Find all the zeroes of the polynomial x4 + x3 – 14x2 – 2x + 24, if two of its
5 3 2019-05
zeroes are 2 and – 2

The value of α for which (x2 + 4x + α) is a perfect square, is

6 1 2020-01
(a) 16 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 4
The zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3x – m (m + 3) are
7 1 2020-01
(a) m, m + 3 (b) –m, m + 3 (c) m, –(m + 3) (d) –m, –(m + 3)
A teacher asked 10 of his students to write a polynomial in one variable on
a paper and then to handover the paper. The following were the answers
given by the students :
2x + 3, 3x2 + 7x + 2, 4x3 + 3x2 + 2, x3 + 3x + 7, 7x + 7, 5x3 – 7x + 2,
8 2 2020-02
2x2 + 3 – 5/x, 5x – ½, ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, x + 1/x
Answer the following questions :
(i) How many of the above ten, are not polynomials?
(ii) How many of the above ten, are quadratic polynomials

Obtain other zeroes of the polynomial

9 f(x) = 2x4 + 3x3 – 5x2 – 9x – 3 4 2020-03
If two of its zeroes are 3 and – 3.
Without actually calculating the zeroes, form a quadratic polynomial whose
10 4 2020-03
zeroes are reciprocals of the zeroes of the polynomial 5x2 + 2x – 3
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Chapter-3 Pair of linear equation in two variable

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2 2 2018

3 3 2018

4 4 2018

5 4 2018

6 3 2019-01

7 3 2019-01

8 4 2019-01
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9 4 2019-01

Find the value(s) of k so that the pair of equations x + 2y = 5 and

10 2 2019-02
3x + ky + 15 = 0 has a unique solution

The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 18°. Find
11 2 2019-02
the angles.

Sumit is 3 times as old as his son. Five years later, he shall be two and a
12 2 2019-02
half times as old as his son. How old is Sumit at present
A plane left 30 minutes later than the scheduled time and in order to reach
13 its destination 1500 km away on time, it has to increase its speed by 250 4 2019-04
km/hr from its usual speed. Find the usual speed of the plane.
Find the dimensions of a rectangular park whose perimeter is 60 m and
14 4 2019-04
area 200 m2.
On dividing x3 – 3x2 + x + 2 by a polynomial g(x), the quotient and remainder
15 3 2020-01
were x – 2 and –2x + 4 respectively. Find g(x).
If the sum of the squares of zeros of the quadratic polynomial
16 3 2020-01
f(x) = x2 – 8x + k is 40, find the value of k
The value of k for which the system of linear equations x + 2y = 3,
17 5x + ky + 7 = 0 is inconsistent is 1 2020-02
(a) –14/3 (b) 2/5 (c) 5 (d) 10

18 If 2x + y = 23 and 4x – y = 19, find the value of (5y – 2x) and (y/x – 2) 3 2020-02

19 3 2020-02

In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. The
20 average speed of the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight 3 2020-02
increased by 30 minutes. Find the duration of flight.
Rs. 9,000 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had
21 there been 20 more persons, each would have got Rs. 160 less. Find the 4 2020-03
original number of persons

Sum of the areas of two squares is 544 m2. If the difference of their
22 4 2020-04
perimeters is 32 m, find the sides of the two squares
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Chapter-4 Quadratic equation

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3 4 2016

4 2 2017

5 3 2017

6 4 2017

7 1 2018

8 1 2019-01

9 1 2019-01

10 2 2019-01

11 Write the discriminant of the quadratic equation (x + 5)2 = 2 (5x – 3). 1 2019-03
Using completing the square method, show that the equation
12 2 2019-03
x2 – 8x + 18 = 0 has no solution.
For what values of k does the quadratic equation 4x2 – 12x – k = 0 have no
13 1 2019-04
real roots

14 2 2019-04
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15 2 2019-04

Find the value of k for which x = 2 is a solution of the equation

16 1 2019-05
kx2 + 2x – 3 = 0
Find the value/s of k for which the quadratic equation 3x2 + kx + 3 = 0
17 1 2019-05
has real and equal roots
For what value of k, does the system of linear equations 2x + 3y = 7 and
18 2 2019-05
(k – 1) x + (k + 2) y = 3k have an infinite number of solutions.
A part of monthly hostel charges in a college hostel are fixed and the
remaining depends on the number of days one has taken food in the mess.
19 When a student A takes food for 25 days, he has to pay Rs. 4,500, where 3 2019-05
as a student B who takes food for 30 days, has to pay Rs. 5,200. Find the
fixed charges per month and the cost of food per day.
A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/hr
20 more, it would have taken 1 hr less for the same journey. Find the speed 4 2019-05
of the train
Solve for x.
21 4 2019-05

The value of k, for which the pair of linear equations kx + y = k2 and

22 1 2020-01
x + ky = 1 have infinitely many solutions is (a) + 1 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 2

Find the values of k, for which the quadratic equation

23 3 2020-01
(k + 4) x2 + (k + 1) x + 1 = 0 has equal roots
A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would
have been 6 km/hr. faster, it would have taken 4 hours less than the
24 4 2020-01
scheduled time and if the train were slower by 6 km/hr., it would have
taken 6 hrs. more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the journey?

The roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 0.04 = 0 are

25 1 2020-02
(a) ± 0.2 (b) ±0.02 (c) 0.4 (d) 2
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Chapter-5 Arithmetic progression

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2. 2 2016

3. 3 3 2016

4. 4 2016

5 1 2017

6 2 2017

7 3 2017

8 4 2017

9 1 2018

10 2 2018

11 4 2018

12 1 2019-01

13 2 2019-01
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15 4 2019-01

Find the common difference of the Arithmetic Progression (A.P.)

16 1 2019-02

17 Find the sum of first 10 multiples of 6 1 2019-03

If m times the mth term of an Arithmetic Progression is equal to n times its
18 4 2019-03
nth term. show that the (m + n)th term of the A.P. is zero
The sum of the first three numbers in an Arithmetic Progression is 18. If
19 the product of the first and the third term is 5 times the common difference, 4 2019-03
find the three numbers

20 Find the number of terms in the A.P. : 18, 15.5, 13,…., - 47 1 2019-04
21 How many multiples of 4 lie between 10 and 205 2 2019-04
Determine the A.P. whose third term is 16 and 7 th term exceeds the 5th
22 2 2019-04
term by 12
Find the value of x, when in the A.P. given below
23 4 2019-04
2 + 6 + 10 + ... + x = 1800

24 If in an A.P., a = 15, d = – 3 and an = 0, then find the value of n. 1 2019-05

If Sn, the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. is given by Sn = 2n2 + n, then
25 2 2019-05
find its nth term.
If the 17th term of an A.P. exceeds its 10th term by 7, find the common
26 2 2019-05
difference
If the sum of the first p terms of an A.P. is q and the sum of the first q
27 4 2019-05
terms is p; then show that the sum of the first (p + q) terms is { – (p + q)}.
The common difference of an AP, whose nth term is an = (3n + 7), is
28 1 2020-01
(a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 10 (d) 6
The value of p for which (2p + 1), 10 and (5p + 5) are three consecutive
29 1 2020-01
terms of an AP is (a) –1 (b) –2 (c) 1 (d) 2
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The number of terms of an AP 5, 9, 13, …….185 is
30 1 2020-01
(a) 31 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 40

31 What is the arithmetic mean of first n natural numbers 1 2020-01

Find the 11th term from the last term (towards the first term) of the
32 2 2020-01
AP: 12, 8, 4, ………, – 84.

33 Find x in 1 + 5 + 9 + 13 + … + x = 1326 2 2020-01

34 Find a, b and c if it is given that the numbers a, 7, b, 23, c are in AP 3 2020-01

If m times the mth term of an AP is equal to n times its nth term, show that
25 3 2020-01
the (m + n)th term of the AP is zero.
The common difference of the A.P : 1/p, (1-p)/p, (1-2p)/p,…… is
26 1 2020-02
(a) 1 (b) 1/p (c) –1 (d) – 1/p
The nth term of the A.P. a, 3a, 5a, …… is
27 1 2020-02
(a) na (b) (2n – 1) a (c) (2n + 1) a (d) 2na
Show that the sum of all terms of an A.P. whose first term is a, the second
term is b and the last term is c is equal to
28 3 2020-02

29 Solve the equation : 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + … + x = 287 3 2020-02

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Chapter-6 Triangles

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2 3 2018

3 3 2018

4 4 2018

5 4 2018

6 1 2019-01

7 3 2019-01

8 3 2019-01

9 4 2019-01
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ABC is an isosceles triangle right angled at C with AC = 4 cm. Find the length
10 1 2019-02
of AB.
In Figure, DE ǁ BC. Find the
length of side AD, given that AE

11 = 1·8 cm, BD = 7·2 cm and CE 1 2019-02

= 5·4 cm.

The perpendicular from A on side BC of a Δ ABC meets BC at D such that DB

12 3 2019-03
= 3CD. Prove that 2AB2 = 2AC2 + BC2
AD and PM are medians of
triangles ABC and PQR
13 3 2019-03
respectively where Δ ABC ˜ Δ
PQR. Prove that
If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two
14 sides in distinct points, prove that the other two sides are divided in the same 4 2019-03
ratio
Prove that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum
15 4 2019-03
of the squares of the other two sides.
ABC is a right triangle in which angle B = 90°. If AB = 8 cm and BC = 6 cm,
16 3 2019-04
find the diameter of the circle inscribed in the triangle

17 3 2019-04

Prove that the sum of the squares of the sides of a rhombus is equal to the
18 4 2019-04
sum of the squares of its diagonals.
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19 4 2019-04

The area of two similar triangles are 25 sq. cm and 121 sq. cm. Find the ratio
20 1 2019-05
of their corresponding sides
In ΔABC, angle B = 90° and D is the mid-point of BC. Prove that
21 3 2019-05
AC2 = AD2 + 3CD2

22 3 2019-05

In a triangle, if the square of one side is equal to the sum of the squares of the
23 other two sides, then prove that the angle opposite to the first side is a right 4 2019-05
angle
If Δ ABC ~ Δ DEF such that AB = 1.2 cm and DE = 1.4 cm, the ratio of the
24 1 2020-01
areas of Δ ABC and Δ DEF is (a) 49 : 36 (b) 6 : 7 (c) 7 : 6 (d) 36 : 49
In an equilateral triangle ABC, D is a point on the side BC such that
25 4 2020-01
BD =1/3 BC. Prove that 9 AD2 = 7 AB2
MN || BC and AM : MB = 1 : 2,
then ar (Δ AMN) : ar(ΔABC)
26 1 2020-02
=____

In ΔABC, AB = 6 3 cm, AC = 12 cm and BC = 6 cm,

27 1 2020-02
then angle B = _________.
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28 Two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are _______ 1 2020-02

if AD ┴ BC, then prove that

29 2 2020-02
AB2 + CD2 = BD2 + AC2

if ΔABC ~ ΔDEF and their sides of

lengths (in cm) are marked along
30 them, then find the lengths of sides 3 2020-02
of each triangle.

Let Δ ABC is similar to ΔDEF and their areas be respectively 81 cm2 and 144
31 1 2020-03
cm2. If EF = 24 cm, then length of side BC is _________ cm
The perimeters of two similar triangles are 30 cm and 20 cm respectively. If
32 one side of the first triangle is 9 cm long, find the length of the corresponding 2 2020-03
side of the second triangle
In the given Figure, DE ǁ AC and DF ǁ AE,
Prove that BF / FE = BE / EC.

33 2 2020-04
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Chapter-7 Co-ordinate geometry

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2 2 2016

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4 4 2016

5 2 2017

6 2 2017

7 3 2017

8 4 2017

9 1 2018
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Write the coordinates of a point P on x-axis which is equidistant from the

17 1 2019-02
points A(– 2, 0) and B(6, 0)
Find a relation between x and y if the points A(x, y), B(– 4, 6) and C(– 2, 3)
18 2 2019-02
are collinear
Find the area of a triangle whose vertices are given as (1, – 1), (– 4, 6) and
19 2 2019-02
(– 3, – 5).
Find the value(s) of x, if the distance between the points A(0, 0) and B(x, – 4)
20 1 2019-03
is 5 units.
Points A(3, 1), B(5, 1), C(a, b) and D(4, 3) are vertices of a parallelogram
21 2 2019-03
ABCD. Find the values of a and b.
Points P and Q trisect the line segment joining the points A (– 2, 0) and
22 2 2019-03
B (0, 8) such that P is near to A. Find the coordinates of points P and Q

Find the area of the triangle formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of
23 3 2019-03
the triangle ABC, whose vertices are A(0, – 1), B(2, 1) and C(0, 3).
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Draw the graph of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 =0 Using this
24 3 2019-03
graph, find the values of x and y which satisfy both the equations

25 Find the distance between the points (a, b) and (– a, – b) 1 2019-04

The point R divides the line segment AB, where A (– 4, 0) and B (0, 6) such
26 2 2019-04
that AR = ¾ AB Find the coordinates of R
In what ratio does the point P (– 4, y) divide the line segment joining the
27 3 2019-04
points A (– 6, 10) and B (3, – 8) ? Hence find the value of y.
Find the value of p for which the points (– 5, 1), (1, p) and (4, – 2) are
28 3 2019-04
collinear.
Find the value of ‘a’ so that the point (3, a) lies on the line represented by
29 1 2019-05
2x – 3y = 5
The mid-point of the line segment joining A(2a, 4) and B(–2, 3b) is (1, 2a + 1).
30 2 2019-05
Find the values of a and b.
Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(2, 1) and B(5, –8) such
31 3 2019-05
that AP/AB = 1/3. If P lies on the line 2x – y + k = 0, find the value of k.

32 For what value of p, are the points (2, 1), (p, –1) and (–1, 3) collinear 3 2019-05
If (a, b) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(10, –6) and
33 1 2020-01
B(k, 4) and a – 2b = 18, the value of k is (a) 30 (b) 22 (c) 4 (d) 40
The value of k for which the points A (0, 1), B (2, k) and C(4, –5) are collinear
34 1 2020-01
is (a) 2 (b) –2 (c) 0 (d) 4

35 2 times the distance between (0, 5) and (–5, 0) is _________ 1 2020-01

In what ratio does the point P(–4, y) divide the line segment joining the points
36 3 2020-01
A(–6, 10) and B(3, –8) if it lies on AB. Hence find the value of y
The point P on x-axis equidistant from the points A(–1, 0) and B(5, 0) is
37 1 2020-02
(a) (2, 0) (b) (0, 2) (c) (3, 0) (d) (2, 2)
The co-ordinates of the point which is reflection of point (–3, 5) in x-axis are
38 1 2020-02
(a) (3, 5) (b) (3, –5) (c) (–3, –5) (d) (–3, 5)
If the point P (6, 2) divides the line segment joining A(6, 5) and B(4, y) in the

39 ratio 3 : 1, then the value of y is 1 2020-02

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
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If the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(3, 4) and B(k, 6) is
40 3 2020-02
P (x, y) and x + y – 10 = 0, find the value of k
Find the area of triangle ABC with A (1, –4) and the mid-points of sides
41 3 2020-02
through A being (2, –1) and (0, –1).
Find the co-ordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining the
42 3 2020-03
points (3, – 1) and (6, 8).
Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD having vertices at A(1, 2), B(1, 0),
43 3 2020-03
C(4, 0) and D(4, 4).
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Chapter-8 Introduction to trigonometry

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10 Evaluate sin2 60° + 2 tan 45° – cos2 30° 1 2019-02

11 If sin A =3/4, calculate sec A. 1 2019-02

12 1 2019-03

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Express (sin 67° + cos 75°) in terms of trigonometric ratios of the angle
17 1 2019-04
between 0° and 45°

18 (sin θ + 1 + cos θ) (sin θ – 1 + cos θ) . sec θ cosec θ = 2 3 2019-04

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21 If sin x + cos y = 1; x = 30° and y is an acute angle, find the value of y. 1 2019-05

22 Find the value of (cos 48° – sin 42°). 1 2019-05

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If sin θ + cos θ = p and sec θ + cosec θ = q, show that

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q (p2 – 1) = 2p
32 The value of (tan 1º tan 2º …… tan 89º) is equal to _________. 1 2020-02

If sin A + sin2 A = 1, then find the value of the expression

33 1 2020-02
(cos2 A + cos4 A).

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36 If sin θ+ cos θ = 2 , prove that tan θ + cot θ = 2. 3 2020-02

37 If tan A = 1, then 2 sin A cos A = _________ 1 2020-03

38 2 2020-03

39 2 2020-04

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Chapter-9 some application of trigonometry

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The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40m
10 longer when the Sun’s altitude is 30° than when it was 60°. Find the 4 2019-03
height of the tower. (Given 3 = 1·732)
A moving boat is observed from the top of a 150 m high cliff moving away
11 from the cliff. The angle of depression of the boat changes from 60° to 4 2019-04
45° in 2 minutes. Find the speed of the boat in m/min
There are two poles, one each on either bank of a river just opposite to
12 each other. One pole is 60 m high. From the top of this pole, the angle of 4 2019-04
depression of the top and foot of the other pole are 30°and
60°respectively. Find the width of the river and height of the other pole
A boy standing on a horizontal plane finds a bird flying at a distance of
100 m from him at an elevation of 30°. A girl standing on the roof of a 20
13 m high building, finds the elevation of the same bird to be 45°. The boy 4 2019-05
and the girl are on the opposite sides of the bird. Find the distance of the
bird from the girl. (Given 2 = 1·414)
The angle of elevation of an aero plane from a point A on the ground is
60°. After a flight of 30 seconds, the angle of elevation changes to 30°. If
14 4 2019-05
the plane is flying at a constant height of 36003 meters, find the speed
of the aero plane
If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 10 meters above a lake is
15 30° and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is 60°, find the 4 2020-01
height of the cloud from the surface of lake
A vertical tower of height 20 m stands on a horizontal plane and is
surmounted by a vertical flag – staff of height h. At a point on the plane,
16 4 2020-01
the angle of elevation of the bottom and top of the flag staff are 45° and
60° respectively. Find the value of h
From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the
17 top of a tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45° and 60° 4 2020-02
respectively. Find the height of the tower
A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top
of the tower observes a car at an angle of depression of 30 , which is
18 approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform speed. After covering a 4 2020-03
distance of 50 m, the angle of depression of the car becomes 60 . Find
the height of the tower. (Use 3 = 1·73).
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2. 2 2016

3. 2 2016

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13. 3 2019-01

Two concentric circles of radii a and b (a > b) are given. Find the length of
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the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle

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Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend

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supplementary angles at the centre of the circle

17. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus 3 2019-05

The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 4 cm is

18. 1 2020-01
_________.
In Fig., PA and PB are tangents to the
circle with center O such that
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Angle APB = 50°, then the measure of
angle OAB is

In Fig., PQ is a chord of a circle and PT

is tangent at P such that
20. 1 2020-01
Angle QPT = 60°, then the measure of
angle PRQ is _________.
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In Fig. AB is a chord of circle with
centre O, AOC is diameter and AT is
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tangent at A. Prove that angle BAT =
angle ACB

22. Prove that, a tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the 3 2020-01
point of contact
Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external
23. point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line 3 2020-01
segment joining the points of contact at the center.

24. 1 2020-02

In fig. is a sector of circle of radius

25. 10.5 cm. Find the perimeter of the 1 2020-02
Sector

26. If a circle touches the side BC of a triangle ABC at P and extended sides 3 2020-02
AB and AC at Q and R, respectively, prove that AQ =1/2 (BC + CA + AB)
In Figure, AB and CD are common
tangents to circles which touch each
27. 2 2020-03
other at D. If AB = 8 cm, then find
the length of CD.

28. All concentric circles are _________ to each other 1 2020-04

In Figure, find the perimeter of Δ

29. 2 2020-04
ABC, if AP = 12 cm
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Chapter-11 Construction

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2 4 2017

3 4 2018

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5 4 2019-03

Construct a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm and then another

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triangle whose sides are 3/5 of the corresponding sides of the first triangle.
Construct an isosceles triangle whose base is 8 cm and altitude 4 cm and
7 then another triangle whose sides are ¾ times the corresponding sides of 4 2019-05
the isosceles triangle
Draw a circle of radius 2 cm with center O and take a point P outside the
8 4 2020-02
circle such that OP = 6.5 cm. From P, draw two tangents to the circle.
Construct a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm and then construct
9 another triangle whose sides are ¾ times the corresponding sides of the 4 2020-02
first triangle.
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Chapter-12 Area related to circle

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2 3 2016

3 3 2017

2017,
4 3
2019
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6 3 2018

7 3 2019-01

A car has two wipers which do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of length
8 21 cm sweeping through an angle 120°. Find the total area cleaned at each 3 2019-03
sweep of the blades.

A pole has to be erected at a point on the boundary of a circular park of

diameter 13 m in such a way that the difference of its distances from two
9 diametrically opposite fixed gates A and B on the boundary is 7 m. Is it 4 2019-03
possible to do so? If yes, at what distances from the two gates should the
pole be erected
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In Figure, three sectors of a circle of radius 7

cm, making angles of 60°, 80° and 40° at the
10 3 2019-05
center are shaded. Find the area of the shaded
region.

The area of a circular play ground is 22176 cm2. Find the cost of fencing
11 3 2020-02
this ground at the rate of Rs. 50 per metre

Find the area of the shaded region in fig.,

12 if PQ = 24 cm, PR = 7 cm and 4 2020-02
O is the center of the circle.

In Figure, find the area of the shaded region

where a circular arc of radius 7 cm has been

13 drawn with vertex O of an equilateral triangle OAB 3 2020-03

of side 14 cm as center.
(Use =22/7 and 3 = 1·73)
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Chapter-13 Surface area and volume

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2 3 2016

3 3 2016

4 4 2016
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6 3 2017

7 3 2017

8 4 2017

9 4 2017

10 3 2018

11 3 2018
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13 3 2019-01

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Water in a canal, 6 m wide and 1·5 m deep, is flowing with a speed of 10 km/h.
15 3 2019-03
How much area will it irrigate in 30 minutes if 8 cm of standing water is needed.
In Figure, a decorative block is shown which is made of
two solids, a cube and a hemisphere. The base of the
block is a cube with edge 6 cm and the hemisphere
16 4 2019-03
fixed on the top has a diameter of 4·2 cm. Find
(a) The total surface area of the block.
(b) the volume of the block formed
A bucket open at the top is in the form of a frustum of a cone with a capacity of
12308·8 cm3. The radii of the top and bottom circular ends are 20 cm and 12
17 4 2019-03
cm respectively. Find the height of the bucket and the area of metal sheet used
in making the bucket. (Use π = 3·14)
A cone of height 24 cm and radius of base 6 cm is made up of modelling clay.
18 A child reshapes it in the form of a sphere. Find the radius of the sphere and 3 2019-04
hence find the surface area of this sphere
A farmer connects a pipe of internal diameter 20 cm from a canal into a
19 cylindrical tank in his field which is 10 m in diameter and 2 m deep. If water 3 2019-04
flows through the pipe at the rate of 3 km/hr, in how much time will the tank be
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filled?
A container opened at the top and made up of a metal sheet, is in the form of a
frustum of a cone of height 16 cm with radii of its lower and upper ends as 8
20 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find the cost of milk which can completely fill the 4 2019-04
container, at the rate of Rs. 50 per litre. Also find the cost of metal sheet used
to make the container, if it costs Rs. 10 per 100 cm2. (Take π= 3·14)
A juice seller was serving his customers using glasses as shown
in Figure. The inner diameter of the cylindrical glass was 5 cm
but bottom of the glass had a hemispherical raised portion which
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reduced the capacity of the glass. If the height of a glass was 10
cm, find the apparent and actual capacity of the glass.
(Use π = 3·14)
A girl empties a cylindrical bucket full of sand, of base radius 18 cm and height
22 32 cm on the floor to form a conical heap of sand. If the height of this conical 3 2019-05
heap is 24 cm, then find its slant height correct to one place of decimal.
An open metallic bucket is in the shape of a frustum of a cone. If the diameters
of the two circular ends of the bucket are 45 cm and 25 cm and the vertical
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height of the bucket is 24 cm, find the area of the metallic sheet used to make
the bucket. Also find the volume of the water it can hold. (Use π = 3·14)
Two right circular cones have their heights in the ratio 1:3 and radii in the ratio
24 1 2020-01
3 : 1, what is the ratio of their volumes?
Students of Class XII presented a gift to their school in the form of an electric
lamp in the shape of a glass hemispherical base surmounted by a metallic
cylindrical top of same radius 21 cm and height 3.5 cm. The top was silver
25 4 2020-01
coated and the glass surface was painted red.
(i) What is the cost of silver coating the top at the rate of Rs. 5 per 100 cm2
(ii) What is the surface area of glass to be painted red?
500 persons are taking dip into a cuboidal pond which is 80 m long and 50 m
26 broad. What is the rise of water level in the pond, if the average displacement 3 2020-01
of the water by a person is 0.04 m3
A solid iron cuboidal block of dimensions 4.4 m × 2.6 m × 1 m is cast into a
27 4 2020-01
hollow cylindrical pipe of internal radius 30 cm and thickness 5 cm. Find the
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length of the pipe
The volume of a right circular cylinder with its height equal to the radius is 176 /
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7 cm3. Find the height of the cylinder. (Use π = 3·14)
It can take 12 hours to fill a swimming pool using two pipes. If the pipe of larger
diameter is used for four hours and the pipe of smaller diameter for 9 hours,
29 4 2020-02
only half of the pool can be filled. How long would it take for each pipe to fill the
pool separately
Find the curved surface area of the frustum of a cone, the diameters of whose
30 4 2020-02
circular ends are 20 m and 6 m and its height is 24 m.
A spherical metal ball of radius 8 cm is melted to make 8 smaller identical
31 1 2020-03
balls. The radius of each new ball is _________ cm.
2 cubes, each of volume 125 cm3, are joined end to end. Find the surface area
32 2 2020-04
of the resulting cuboid
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Chapter-14 Statistics

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2 4 2018

3 4 2018

4 3 2019-01

5 4 2019-01
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Find the mode of the following frequency distribution :

Class 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55
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Interval
Frequency 25 24 50 42 38 14
A class teacher has the following absentee record of 40 students of a
class for the whole term. Find the mean number of days a student was
absent.
8 3 2019-03

Change the following distribution to a ‘more than type’ distribution.

Hence draw the ‘more than type’ ogive for this distribution.

9 4 2019-03

10 3 2019-04

11 4 2019-04

12 1 2020-04
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The following table gives the number of participants in a yoga camp :

Age (in years) 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70
14 No. of 8 40 58 90 83 3 2019-05
Participants
Find the modal age of the participants.
Find the values of frequencies x and y in the following frequency
distribution table, if N = 100 and median is 32.
15 Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total 4 2019-05
No. of 10 X 25 30 Y 10 100
student
For the following frequency distribution, draw a cumulative frequency
curve (ogive) of ‘more than type’ and hence obtain the median value.
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Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
Frequency 5 15 20 23 17 11 9
Using the empirical formula, find the mode of a distribution whose mean is
17 1 2020-01
8.32 and the median is 8.05
Find the value of p, if the mean of the following distribution is 7 .5

18 2 2020-01
Class 2-4 4-6 6-8 8-10 10-12 12-14
Frequency 6 8 15 P 8 4
19 Find the class-marks of the classes 10-25 and 35-55 1 2020-02

Compute the mode for the following frequency distribution :

20 Size in cm 0-4 4-8 8-12 12-16 16-20 20-24 24-28 2 2020-02
Frequency 5 7 9 17 12 10 6
The mean of the following frequency distribution is 18. The frequency f in
the class interval 19 – 21 is missing. Determine f.
21 4 2020-02
Class 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25
Frequency 3 6 9 13 F 5 4
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9 2 2019-01

The probability of selecting a blue marble at random from a jar that contains
10 2 2019-02
only blue, black and green marbles is 1/5. The probability of selecting a black
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marble at random from the same jar is 1/4. If the jar contains 11 green
marbles, find the total number of marbles in the jar.
A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting (i) a composite number,
11 2 2019-03
(ii) a prime number
Cards numbered 7 to 40 were put in a box. Poonam selects a card at
12 random. What is the probability that Poonam selects a card which is a 2 2019-03
multiple of 7.
A bag contains 15 balls, out of which some are white and the others are
13 black. If the probability of drawing a black ball at random from the bag is 2/3, 2 2019-04
then find how many white balls are there in the bag
A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the
14 2 2019-04
probability of drawing a card which is neither a spade nor a king
A child has a die whose 6 faces show the letters given below :
15 A, B, C, A, A, B 2 2019-05
The die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting (i) A (ii) B
Cards marked with numbers 5 to 50 (one number on one card) are placed in
a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the box. Find
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the probability that the number on the card taken out is
(i) a prime number less than 10, (ii) a number which is a perfect square.
Find the probability that a leap year selected at random will contain 53
17 2 2020-01
Sundays and 53 Mondays
If a number x is chosen at random from the numbers –3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3,
18 1 2020-02
then find the probability of x2 < 4.

19 What is the probability that a randomly taken leap year has 52 Sundays 1 2020-02

20 A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a prime number 1 2020-02
Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of
31 2 2020-03
the two numbers appearing on the top is 13?
A Group Housing Society has 600 members, who have their houses in the
32 campus and decided to hold a Tree Plantation Drive on the occasion of New 2 2020-03
Year. Each household was given the choice of planting a sampling of its
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choice. The number of different types of saplings planted were :
(i) Neem – 125
(ii) Peepal – 165
(iii) Creepers – 50
(iv) Fruit plants – 150
(v) Flowering plants – 110
On the opening ceremony, one of the plants is selected randomly for a prize.
After reading the above passage, answer the following questions.
What is the probability that the selected plant is
(i) A fruit plant or a flowering plant?
(ii) Either a Neem plant or a Peepal plant?