SECTION A

This section comprises Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.

1. (C) 1
2. (B) 2 1
3. (C) 1
4. (D) 1
5. (B) 5 1
6. (D) 1
7. (A) 1
8. (C) 1
9. (D) 3.3 1
10. (D) 1
11. (D) 1
12. (D) 1
13. (B) 7 m 1
14. (B) 1
15. (C) 1
16. (B) 1
17. (C) 1
18. (C) 1
19. (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
1
20. (C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false. 1
SECTION B
This section comprises of Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.
21.

smallest number divisible by each 8,9 and 10 is 360 . 1

22.

1/2

Given, ___________(2)
Subtract (2) from (1), we have
½
(3) (2), we have
½
Therefore, DE || BC. ½
 OR
22. Given,

½
½+½
Perimeter of ½
23.

_______(1)
_______(2)
_______(3)
________(4)
________(5)
________(6) 1½
Adding (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), we get
½
24. (a) __________(i)
Therefore, _______(ii) 1
Adding (i) and (ii) to get
½

½
OR
24(b) 1
1
1
25. Required Area 1
1
SECTION C
This section comprises of Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.

26. Let be a rational number.

, where and are coprime. 1/2
is divisible by is divisible by 3___________(i) 1
, where ' a ' is some integer
is divisible by is divisible by 3 _________(ii) 1
(i) and (ii) leads to contradiction as ' ' and ' ' are coprime. 1/2
is an irrational number.
27. (a) 1

OR
27(b) f(t)
1
Zeroes of given polynomial are
Sum of the zeroes ½

Product of the zeroes ½

28. L h hly A Bb ₹8x respectively and the expenditures of and b ₹ and
₹ respectively. ½
A.T.Q.
_______(1) 1/2
_______(2) ½
Solving (1) and (2), we have
½
Monthly income of ½
and monthly income of ½
hly A B ₹ 12000 ₹ 10500 p v ly.
29. (a)

1
Let the radius of the circle be ' ' cm
1
1
radius of circle is 3 cm .
OR
29(b)

Perimeter of
1
½
½
 ½
½
30.

1
½
31.
Class Total
5 4 9 10 28
5 8 11 14
25 32 99 140 296
1½
Mean = 1
pp x. ½
SECTION : D
This section comprises of Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.
32. (a)
Let two numbers be x and (18 – x) 1
A.T.Q.
1
1
½
1
two numbers are 12 and 6 . ½
OR
32(b) 2
1
1
1
33.

Given
____________(1) 1
Also
__________(2) 1
From (1) and (2), we get
1
 1
From (1) 1
34.
(a) l A h b l 2+2
1
OR
34 (b)
Let the side of the cube be ' ' units
Radius of the sphere units 1
l b
l ph
2

1½
required ratio is ½
35. (b)
½
½
½
½
½
½
A 1+1
is a rhombus and not a square.
SECTION : E
This section comprises of 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.
36.
No. of Students per teacher No. of School c.f.
5 5
15 20
25 45
30 75
15 90
10 100

(i) Median class is

Lower limit of median class 1
(ii) Modal class is
Upper limit of modal class 1
(iii) (a)
Median class is

Median 1½
pp x. ½
OR
(iii)(b)
l l
 Mode 1
= 36.25 1

37.

(i) ½
½
(ii) ½
½
(iii) (a) 1
1
OR
(iii) b 1
1
38.
(i) ½
½
(ii) 1
(iii) (a)
1
1
OR
(iii)(b)
1
1