PRACTISE SET -3

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Questions No. 01-20 are multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
3. Questions No. 21-25 are short-answer question carrying 2 marks each.
4. Questions No. 26-31 are short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Questions No. 32-35 are long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
6. Questions No. 36-38 are Case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.
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7. Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take 𝜋 = 7
wherever required, if not stated.
8. Use of calculator is not permitted.

SECTION – A

1. If HCF if two numbers 𝑥 and 12 is 6, and LCM is 156, then 𝑥 is:

(a) 156 (c) 39
(b) 78 (d) 390

2. If ABCD is a rectangle, then

(a) 𝑥 = 6, 𝑦 = 4 (c) 𝑥 = 12, 𝑦 = 4

(b) 𝑥 = 6, 𝑦 = 3 (d) 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = 6

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3. If 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 = 3, then the value of 3 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 is:
31 4
(a) 5
(c) 5
17
(b) 31 (d)
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4. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = √2, then the value of 𝜃 is:

(a) 30o (c) 45o
(b) 0o (d) 60o

5. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of quadratic polynomials 4𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 7, then 𝛼 2 𝛽 + 𝛼𝛽 2 + 𝛼𝛽 is:

5 7
(a) − 4 (c) 16
7 7
(b) − 16 (d) 4

6. The roots of the quadratic equations 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 14 = 0 is:

7
(a) 2
,2 (c) 7, 2
7 2 7
(b) 2 , − 3 (d) −2,2

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 7. The base radius of two right circular cylinder of same height are in the ratio 3 : 8, then ratio of their
volume is:
(a) 16 : 9 (c) 3:8
(b) 9 : 16 (d) 9 : 64

𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶
8. If in ∆ ABC and ∆ PQR, 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑄𝑅, then ∆ ABC ~ ∆ PQR when
(a) ∠ B = ∠ Q (c) ∠B=∠R
(b) ∠ A = ∠ P (d) ∠C=∠R

9. In the given figure, ABCD is a trapezium in which diagonals intersects at O. If AO = 2units, BO =

3units and CO = 5units, then DO is:

(a) 6 units (c) 7.5 units

(b) 10 units (d) 2.5 units

10. If tangents PA and PB from an external point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at
an angle of 80o, then ∠ POA is equal to:
(a) 50o (c) 70o
(b) 60o (d) 80o

11. The point on the y-axis which is equidistant from the points A (6, 5) and B (-4, 3) is:
(a) (0, 3) (c) (9, 0)
(b) (6, 9) (d) (0, 9)

𝑎
12. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 𝑎+𝑏, then 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 is:
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎
(a) (c)
√2𝑎 2 +𝑏2 −2𝑎𝑏 √𝑎 2 +𝑏2 +2𝑎𝑏
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎
(b) (d)
√2𝑎 2 +𝑏2 +2𝑎𝑏 √2𝑎 2 +𝑏2 +2𝑎𝑏

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13. If the area of the minor sector of a circle is 3 of the area of major sector, then the sector angle is equal
to:
(a) 60o (c) 90o
(b) 120o (d) 45o

14. If the median and mean of a data is 12.6 and 12.1 respectively, then mode is:
(a) 12.4 (c) 12.7
(b) 24.5 (d) 13.6

15. From the letter of the word “MATHEMATICS”. The probability of selecting a vowel is:
8 4
(a) 11
(c) 11
7 3
(b) 11
(d) 11

16. The tarpaulin required to cover hemispherical dome with base radius 14m is:
(a) 1232 m2 (c) 2464 m2
(b) 1400 m2 (d) 616 m2

17. In grouped data distribution table, modal class refers to a:

(a) Class with minimum frequency (c) any interval of the data
(b) Class with maximum frequency (d) depends upon class size of the data

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 18. A vertical pole of length 6m casts a shadow 4m long on the ground and at the same time a tower
casts a shadow 28m long. The height of the tower is:
(a) 21m (c) 56m
(b) 42m (d) 24m

In the following questions a Statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a Statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option from the following options:
(a) Both Assertion(A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion(A) and Reason(R) are true but Reason(R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

19. Assertion: 3𝑛 cannot ends with digit 0 for any natural number.
Reason: Any positive integer ending with digit 0 is divisible by 2 and 5 both.

20. Assertion: If coordinates A, B and C are (3, 2), (2, 6) and (5, 4) respectively and coordinates of points
P, Q and R is (3, 1), (1, 4) and (6, 3) respectively, then ∆ ABC ~ ∆ PQR.
Reason: Two polygons of same number of sides are similar, if their corresponding angles are equal
and corresponding sides are proportional.

SECTION – B

21. If 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 2 and 4𝑥 − 9𝑦 = −1, then find 𝑥 + 𝑦.

22. In the given figure, if PQ || LN, then express 𝑥 in terms of 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐.

23. If radii of two concentric circles are 15cm and 17cm, then find the length of chord of one circle
which is tangent to the other.

√3+1
24. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = , then show that 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = √3 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃.
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25. If area of a sector of a circle having radius 7cm is 3
cm2, find length of corresponding arc.
Or
Find the area of corresponding minor segment formed by chord of equal length to radius of the
circle that is 6cm.

SECTION – C

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
26. Prove the following identity: = 1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃+𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃−1, where 0𝑜 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 90𝑜
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃+𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃−1

27. Prove that √2 + √7 is not a rational number, give that √2 is irrational number.
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 28. The population of a village is 5000. If in a year the number of males was to be increased by 5% and
that of females by 3% annually, the population would grow to 5202 at the end of the year. Find the
number of males and females in the village.
Or
𝑥 𝑦 1 1
The length of the sides of an equilateral triangle are (3 + 𝑦 + 1) , (𝑥 + 3 + 3) and (2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 3). Find
its perimeter.

29. A team consists of 17 persons including 2 captains, of which 5 are extremely patient, other 7 are
extremely kind, and rest are extremely honest. A person from the team is selected at random such
that each person is equally likely to be selected, find the probability of selecting a person who is
(i) extremely kind
(ii) extremely patient or honest
(iii) extremely honest and kind

30. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 6, and verify the relation between the zeroes
and its coefficients.

31. Show that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
Or
Two tangents PA and PB are drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O. Prove that
OAPB is a cyclic quadrilateral.

SECTION – D

32. In a periodic test, the sum of the marks obtained by Charvi in Mathematics and Science is 39. Had
she got 3 marks less in Mathematics and 4 marks more in Science, the product of marks obtained in
two subjects would have been 399. Find the marks obtained in the both subjects separately.
Also find marks obtained in Hindi if the average marks of Mathematics, Science and Hindi is 20.
Or
In a cricket match against Britain, Ravinder Jadeja took one wicket less than twice the number of
wickets taken by Arshdeep. If the product of the number of wickets taken by these two is 15, find
number of wickets taken by each.

𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐷
33. In ∆ ABC and ∆ PQR, AD and PM are the medians respectively. If = = , then prove that
𝑃𝑄 𝑃𝑅 𝑃𝑀
∆ ABC ~ ∆ PQR.

34. Find the median of the following data:

Marks Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less
than 10 than 20 than 30 than 40 than 50 than 60 than 70 than 80

Frequency 0 10 25 43 65 87 96 100

35. A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of same radius. The total
height of the toy is 7 cm. Find the volume of the toy. If a sphere circumscribes the toy, then find the
difference of the volumes of the sphere and toy.
Or
14 Lead shots each of radius 2 cm are packed in a cuboidal box of internal dimensions 18 cm × 8 cm
× 6 cm and then the box is filled with water. Find volume of water filled in the box.

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 SECTION – E
Case Study-Based questions

36. A leading LED TV manufacturing company manufactures 18000 LED TVs in the second year and
19800 LED TVs in tenth year. Assuming that the company increases the manufacturing of LED TV
uniformly every year by fixed numbers.
Based on the above answer the following:
(i) How much, the manufacturing of LED TV is increased every year?
(ii) How many LED TVs were manufactured in the seventh year?
(iii) How many LED TVs were manufactured in ten years?
Or
If company is 12 years old, find number of LED TVs produced in last 3 years.

37. A lighthouse 1000 feet high is situated at the edge of the sea. From the window at the middle of the
lighthouse, the guard can see an underwater rock and a ship making the angles of depression 60° and
30° respectively. The ship is behind the underwater rock exactly and come towards it in a straight
line.
Based on the above, answer the following:
(i) Find the distance between underwater rock and base of lighthouse.
(ii) Find the distance between ship and underwater rock.
(iii) If the speed of ship is 3 feet/s, then find the time taken by ship to collide with underwater
rock.
Or
Find the initial distance between guard and ship.

38. On the occasion of children's day in a school, sports are organised. Kavita and Pooja are standing at
points A and B whose coordinates are (3, 2) and (7, 9) respectively. Jitender fixes the country flag at
the mid-point (M) of the line joining the points A and B.

Based on the above, answer the following:

(i) Find distance between Kavita and Pooja.
(ii) Find the coordinates of flag (M).
𝐴𝑀
(iii) If M divides AB internally in the ratio of 2 : 1 i.e. = 2, then where is the flag ported?
𝐵𝑀
Or
Find the distance of both Kavita and Pooja from the origin.

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