Kedar Takalkar Group

Set – III Marks : 80

General Instructions :

1. Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.

2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading

the Question Paper.

3. The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

4. Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.

5. All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown, and must be done on the same sheet

as the rest of the answer.

6. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.

7. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in bracket [ ].

8. Mathematical tables are provided.

Section A
Attempt all question from this section.
Question – 1 15

1. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that AB is a diameter of the circle circumscribing it and

∠ADC = 140°, then ∠BAC is equal to:

a) 80° b) 50° c) 40° d) 30°

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2. A shopkeeper bought an LED for ₹ 24,000 from a dealer. He sold it to a consumer at a profit of

₹ 6000. If the rate of GST is 28%, then the tax liability of the shopkeeper is :

a) ₹ 1680 b) ₹ 1800 c) ₹ 2000 d) ₹ 2420

3. The remainder when 𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 5𝑥 + 6 is divided by (𝑥 + 2) is :

a) – 1 b) 1 c) 2 d) 0

4. x-axis divides the line segment joining the points (2, −3) and (5, 6) in the ratio:

a) 1 : 2 b) 2 : 1 c) 3 : 5 d) 2 : 3

5. A man invests ₹5600 on ₹ 100 shares at ₹ 70. If the company pays him 18% dividend, the number

of shares he bought are

a) 80 b) 145 c) 90 d) 120

6. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

a) b) c) 1.001 d) 0.6

7. The equation of a straight line is 3x – 3y – 7 = 0, the gradient of the line is

a) b) c) 1 d) 3

8. If (3𝑎 + 2𝑏): (5𝑎 + 3𝑏) = 18: 29, then 𝑎: 𝑏 is

a) 7 : 3 b) 4 : 3 c) 8 : 5 d) 7 : 12

9. What number should be subtracted from 2𝑥 − 5𝑥 + 5𝑥, so that the resulting polynomial has a

factor 2x – 3?

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

10. If P(−1, 1) is the mid-point of the line segment joining A(−3, b) and B(1, b + 4), then the value of

b is:

a) 1 b) – 1 c) 2 d) 0

11. For an AP, T = 4n + 1. Then the common difference of the AP is:

a) 5 b) 4 c) −4 d) −5

12. The reflection of the point P(−2, 3) in the y-axis is:

a) (2, 3) b) (2, −3) c) (−2, −3) d) (−2, 3)

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13. The nth term of the GP 81, 27, 3, ……is:

a) b) c) d)

14. Two cones have their heights in the ratio 1 : 3 and radii in the ratio 3 : 1, then the ratio of their

volumes is

a) 1 : 3 b) 3 : 1 c) 2 : 3 d) 3 : 2

15. The value of (𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 − 1)(𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 + 1) + 1 is

a) 0 b) 1 c) – 1 d) None of these

Question – 2

i) A bag contains 12 balls out of which x are white. 4

a) If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it will be a white ball?

b) If 6 more white balls are put in the bag, the probability of drawing a white ball will be double

than that in (a) Find x.

ii) The equation 3𝑥 − 12𝑥 + (𝑛 − 5) = 0 has equal roots find the value of n. 4

iii) Prove that 4

+ = 2 cosec A.

Question – 3

i) Raju invests ₹ 4500 in 8%, ₹ 10 shares at ₹ 15. He sells the shares, when the price rises to ₹ 30 and 4

invests the proceeds in 12%, ₹ 100 shares at ₹ 125. Calculate

a) the sale proceeds.

b) the number of ₹ 125 shares, he buys.

c) the change in his annual income from dividend.

ii) Find the ratio in which point P(k, 7) divides the segment joining A(8, 9) and B(1, 2). Also find k. 4

iii) Using graph paper to answer the following questions. 5

(take 10 small divisions = 1 unit on both axes)

a) Plot the points A(- 4, 2) and B(2, 4).

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 b) Aʹ is the image of A, when reflected in the Y-axis. Plot it on the graph paper and write the

coordinates of Aʹ.

c) Bʹ is the image of B, when reflected in the line AAʹ. Write the coordinates of Bʹ.

d) Write the geometric name of the figure ABAʹ Bʹ.

Section B

Attempt any four questions.

Question – 4

i) In the given figure, a circle touches the side BC of a ∆ABC at P and AB and AC produced at Q 3

and R respectively. Prove that

AQ = AR = (perimeter of ∆ABC)

ii) Mr. Amit opens a Recurring Deposit Account of ₹ 300 per month at 8% simple interest per annum. 3

On maturity, he gets ₹ 9930. Find the period for which he continued with the account.

iii) A man observes the angle of elevation of the top of a building to be 30°. He walks towards it in a 4

horizontal line through its base. On covering 60 m, the angle of elevation changes to 60°. Find the

height of the building correct to the nearest metre. Also, find distance of man from building after

walking.

Question – 5

i) The sum of three numbers in AP is 15 and their product is 105. Find the numbers. 3

ii) Solve the inequation 3

2x – 3 < x + 2 ≤ 3x + 5; Represent it on a number line, where x ϵ I.

iii) Find the equation of the line passing through the point (0, - 2) and the point of intersection of the 4

lines 4x + 3y = 1 and 3x – y + 9 = 0.

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 Question – 6

i) a) The mid-point of AB is P(- 2, 4). The coordinates of the points A and B are (a, 0) and (0, b), 3

respectively. Find the values of a and b.

b) Two vertices of a triangle are (3, - 5) and (- 7, 4). If its centroid is (2, - 1), find the third vertex.

ii) Solve for x : 3

+ = , x ≠ − 2, 4

iii) If a, b and c are in continued proportion, prove that 4

a : c ∷ (3𝑎 + 5𝑎𝑏 + 7𝑏 ) : (3𝑏 + 5𝑏𝑐 + 7𝑐 )

Question – 7

i) Find the mean by suitable method. 3

Class interval 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90

Frequency 10 6 8 12 5 9 7

ii) In ∆ABC, D and E are points on the side AB and AC respectively, such that 3

DE ∥ BC. If AD = 4x – 3, AE = 8x – 7,

BD = 3x – 1 and CE = 5x – 3, then find the value of x.

iii) If f(x) = 𝑥 + 𝑙𝑥 + 𝑚 leaves the same remainder 7, when divided by (𝑥 − 1) or (𝑥 + 1), 4

find l and m.

Question – 8

i) If A =
2 −1
,B=
−3 2
and C =
1 0
, then find the matrix X. such that A + X = 2 B + C. 3
2 0 4 0 0 2

ii) In the given figure, CE is a tangent to the circle at point C. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. If 3

∠ABC = 93° Find :

a) ∠ADC b) ∠CAD c) ∠ACD

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iii) If the first term of an A.P. is 4 and the sum of first 10 terms is equal to one fifth of the sum of the 4

next 10 terms find the sum of first 36 terms of the A.P.

Question – 9

i) In the given figure, a cylinder with hemisphere on one side and a cone on the other side. Find the 3

volume of the solid.

ii) Construct a tangents to a circle of radius 1.8 cm from a point on the concentric circle of radius 2.8 3

cm and measure its length.

iii) The price of an article is ₹5120 inclusive of GST, at the rate of 28% on its listed price. A customer 4

asks the dealer for a discount on the listed price so that after charging GST, the selling price will

be same as listed price. What is the amount of discount which the dealer must allow for the deal?

Question – 10

i) Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 5 cm, BC = 4 cm, ∠B = 60°, AD = 5.5 cm and D 3

is equidistant from AB and BC.

ii) A Mathematics aptitude test of 50 students was recorded as follows 3

Marks 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100

Number of Students 4 8 14 19 5

Draw a histogram for the above data using a graph paper and locate the mode.

iii) Find the sum of first 8 terms of the GP , , , …. 4