General Instructions : Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory. This question paper is divided into five Sections — A, B, C, D and E. (iii) In 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 @ wi) each (iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 2 marks each. (v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 3 marks each In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 36 are long answer (LA) type questions (vi) carrying & marks each. (vii) In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study based questions carrying 4 marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2 marks questions in each case study. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in (viti) 2 questions in Section B, 2 questions in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and 3 questions in Section E. 22 Z (x) Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take x = 7 wherever required, if noi stated. () Use of calculators is not allowed. SECTION A This section comprises Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each. The area of the sector of a circle of radius 12 cm is 60 cm®. The central L angle of this sector is : (A) 120° (8) Ga (C) 75° (D) 150° 2. Two lines are given to be parallel. The equation of one of these lines is 5x — 3y = 2. The equation of the second line can be: (A) -15x-9y=5 (B) 15x+9y=5 (C) 9x-15y=6 (D) -15x+9y=5 14-30/4/3 20x1=a 3. At some time of the day, the length of the shadow of a tower i 1 its hei ‘ to its height. Then, the Sun's altitude at that time is : ae (A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90° 4. The pair of linear equations y = 0 and y = ~ 7 have (A) _ exactly one solution (B) two solutions (C) infinitely many solutions (D) _ no solution 5. The area of the square inscribed in a circle of radius 5/2 cm is: (A) 50cm? (B) 100 cm? (©) cm? (D) 200 cm? 6. _In the given figure, QR is a common tangent to the two given circles touching externally at A. The tangent at A meets QR at P. If AP = 4-2 cm, then the length of QR is Q 1 R (A) 42cm (B) 21cm (C) 84cm (D) 63cm 7. In the given figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle. If 2 ABC = 42°, then the measure of Z BAC is: B Si) Ag (A) 96° (B) 42° (C) 106° (D) 86° 14-30/4/3 PTO.%. 10. il. 12. 14-30/4/3 Two identical solid cubes of side ‘a’ are joined end-to-end. The total surface area of the resulting cuboid is : (A) 6a? (B) 10a? (C) 5a? (D) 4a? The HCF of two numbers 65 and 104 is 13. If LCM of 65 and 104 is 40x, then the value of x is (A 5 (B) 13 (Cc) 40 (@) 8 For an event E, if P(E) + P(E) = q, then the value of q?—4 is: (A) -3 wy) 8 © 5 @) -5 In A ABC, DE || BC (as shown in the figure). If AD = 4 cm, AB = 9 cm and AC = 13-5 cm, then the length of EC is : A D E B Cc (A) 6cm (B) 75cm (C) 9cm (D) 57cm If a polynomial p(x) is given by p(x) = x? — 5x + 6, then the value of p(1) + p(4) is : (A) 0 @®) 4 (C) 2 ‘P.T.O.15. 16. 17. 18. The fourth vertex D of a parallelogram ABCD whose three vertices are A(— 2, 3), BOG, 7) and C78, 3) is : (A) ©,0 (B) (,-1) «) (1,0) (D) (1,0) If the difference of mode and median of a data is 24, then the difference of its median and mean is : (A) 12 (B) 24 c 8 (D) 36 Three numbers in A.P. have the sum 30. What is its middle term ? (A) 4 (B) 10 © 16 @) 8 ‘The probability of throwing a number greater than 2 with a fair die is : 2 a Ay ES w 3 (B) 3 1 5 © = D a ) 2 @) 6 If y = 1 is one of the solutions of the quadratic equation py” + py + 3 = 0, then the value of p is: (A) -3 (B) 2 3 © - mi @) -2 The value of 0 for which 2 sin? 0 = (A) 30° (B) 60° (C) 45° (D) 90° 14-30/4/3 P.T.0Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below. (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A). Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A). (C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false (D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true. (B) Mid-point of a line segment divides the line segment in the ratio 1; 1. The ratio in which the point (—3, k) divides the line segment joining the points (- 5, 4) and (— 2, 3) is 1: 2. 19. Assertion (A) Reason (R) 20. Assertion (A): If the circumference of a circle is 176 cm, then its radius is 28 cm. Reason (R): _ Circumference = 2x x radius of a circle. SECTION B This section comprises Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each. 5x2= 21. In the given figure, A ABC is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of BC, if AR = 4 cm, BR = 3 cm and AC = 11 cm. 14-30/4/35 cos” 60° + 4 sec” 30° — tan? 45° 22. (a) Evaluate z sin” 30° + sin” 60° OR () If sin(A~B)= i, cos (A + B) = a 0B; find 2 Aand - B. In the given figure, A AHK ~ A ABC. If AK = 8 cm, BC = 3-2 cm and 23. HK = 6-4 cm, then find the length of AC H c A K B “a The minute hand of a clock is 14 cm long. Find the area on the face of the clock described by the minute hand in 5 minutes. OR (b) Find the length of the arc of a circle which subtends an angle of 60° at the centre of the circle of radius 42 cm. 25. Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12 and 15 minutes respectively. If they start tolling together, after what time will they next toll together ? SECTION C This section comprises Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each. 6x3=18 26. (a) Three coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting (i) at least one head ? (ii) exactly two tails ? (iii) at most one tail ? OR 14-30/4/3 PTO.(b) A box contains 90 discs which are numbered 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it bears 4 + (i) 2-digit number less than 40. (ii) number divisible by 5 and greater than 50. (iii) 9 perfect square number. 7. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus. 28. (a Find the zeroes of the polynomial 4x? + 4x — 3 and verify the relationship between zeroes and coefficients of the polynomial. OR (6) If and B are the zeroes of the polynomial x? + x — 2, then find the B value of + F. Boo Bee wre Fine =" is anlirrational number events Se See ymerencem number. 30. A part of monthly hostel charges is fixed and the remaining depends on the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student A takes food for 20 days, she has to pay = 1,500 as hostel charges while another student B, who takes food for 26 days, pays € 1,800. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food. 31. Prove that /sec”@ + cosec” @ = tan 0+ cot 8. 14.30/4/3 Page 18 PTOae SECTION D This section comprises Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each. 4x5=20 The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of 32. a locality. The mean daily pocket allowance is © 36-10. Find the missing frequency, f. Daily pocket evi If ig ato pocket = |20 - 25] 28 - 30]30 — 35)35 - 40|40 — 45]45 — 50|50— 55] Number of ’ children iu e Ale? 4 5 e 33. (a) _ A train travels a distance of 90 km at a constant speed. Had the speed been 15 km/h more, it would have taken 30 minutes less for the journey. Find the original speed of the train. OR (b) Find the value of ‘c’ for which the quadratic equation (c+ 1) x26 (c+ 1)x+3(c+9)=0; c#-1 has real and equal roots. 34. (2) Eis a point on the side AD produced of a parallelogram ABCD and BE intersects CD at F. Show that A ABE ~ A CFB. OR (b) Sides AB, BC and the median AD of A ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ, QR and the median PM of another A PQR. Prove that A ABC ~ A PQR. The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a 8 m tall building from the top of a multi-storeyed building are 30° and 45° respectively. Find the height of the multi-storeyed building and the distance between the two buildings. 14-30/4/3 PTO.based questions of 4 marks each. 3x4=12 Case Study -1 96. Treasure Hunt ; nt is follow a sors *S an exciting and adventurous game where participants cries f Play. °S of clues/numbers/maps to discover hidden treasures. ‘avers engage in 8 thrilling quest, solving puzzles and riddles to unveil coveted prize. While Playing a treasure hunt game, various spots collectiv n 20s Sh) theniehewe spotting the clues the location of the some clues (numbers) are hidden in ely forming an A.P. If the number on the nth spot is r the following questions to help the players in G) Which number is on first spot ? 1 Gi) (a) Which spot is numbered as 112? 2 OR (b) What is the sum of all the numbers on the first 10 spots ? 2 (ii) | Which number is on the (n — 2)" spot ? 1 P.T.O. 14-30/4/3 aaa>Case Study ~ 2 37. Tamper-progp tetra-pa ; perro en tl i ked milk guardhtees tolth freshness and security. In ; etree) within) ahd Promised quality, individuals, making it a reliable cl hoice for health-conscious an, : ’ 500 mL milk is packed in a cuboidal container of dimensions 15 cm x 8 cm x 5 cm. These milk packets are then packed in cuboidal cartons of dimensions 30 cm x 32 em x 15 cm. Preserving the nutritional Based on the above given information, answer the following questions : @ Find the volume of the cuboidal carton. rn (ii) (a) Find the total surface area of a milk packet. 2 OR (b) | How many milk packets can be filled in a carton ? 2 (iii) How much milk can the cup (as shown in the figure) hold ? 1 iii) CARO. 14-30/4/3 aebl Case Study ~3 38. Ryan, from a very young age, was fasci inated by the twinkling of stars and t st Ss he vastness of space. He always dreamt of becoming an astronaut one day. So he started to sketch his own rocket designs on the graph _ sheet. One such design is given below : Sa Se eee Stea Based on the above, answer the following questions : Kw @ Find the mid-point of the segment joining F and G. i (ii) (a) What is the distance between the points A and C ? 2 OR (b) Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points A and B in the ratio 1:3 internally. (iii) What are the coordinates of the point D ? 14-30/4/3 Page 23 ve