Sri NirvanaswamyKrupaVidhyaPeeta(R)

S N PUBLIC SCHOOL
Affiliated to CBSE Board New Delhi, Aff no. 830465
Sri Degula Math Campus, Pipe Line Road, Kanakapura-562117
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Series:WX1YZ/4 SET-1 Candidates must write the Q.P. code on the title
page of the answer book
Q.P.CODE:31/1/1

ROLL NO

SECTION A

Section - A consists of Multiple Choice type questions of 1 mark each.

1. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number and the least prime number is :

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

2. The roots of the equation x2 + 3x – 10 = 0 are :

(a) 2, –5 (b) –2, 5 (c) 2, 5 (d) –2, –5

3. The next term of the A.P. : 6 , 24 , 54 is :

(a √ 60(b) √ 96 (c) √ 72 (d) √ 216

4. The distance of the point (–1, 7) from x-axis is :

(a) –1 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 50

5. What is the area of a semi-circle of diameter ‘d’ ?

1 2 1 2 1 1
(a) πd (b ) πd (c ) πd2 (d) πd2
16 4 8 2

6. The empirical relation between the mode, median and mean of a distribution is :

(a) Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean (b) Mode = 3 Mean – 2 Median

(c) Mode = 2 Median – 3 Mean (d) Mode = 2 Mean – 3 Median

7. The pair of linear equations 2x = 5y + 6 and 15y = 6x – 18 represents two lines which are :

(a) intersecting (b) parallel (c) coincident (d) either intersecting or parallel

8. If α, β are zeroes of the polynomial x2 –1, then value of (α + β) is :

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(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 0

9. If a pole 6 m high casts a shadow 23 m long on the ground, then sun’s elevation is :

(a) 60o (b) 45 o (c) 30o (d) 90o

10. secθ when expressed in terms of cotθ, is equal to :

(a)
2
1+ cot θ
(b) √ 1+cot 2 θ (c) √1+ cot2 θ (d) √1−cot2 θ
cot θ cot cot θ

11. Two dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the difference of numbers on their
upper faces equals to 3 is:

1 2 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 9 6 12

12. In the given figure, ∆ABC ~ ∆QPR. If AC = 6 cm, BC = 5 cm, QR = 3 cm and PR = x; then
the value of x is :

(a) 3.6 cm (b) 2.5 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 3.2 cm

13. The distance of the point (– 6, 8) from origin is :

(a) 6 (b) – 6 (c) 8 (d) 10

14. In the given figure, PQ is a tangent to the circle with centre O. If∠OPQ = x, ∠POQ = y,
then x + y is :

(a) 45o (b) 90 o (c) 60 o (d) 180 o

15. In the given figure, TA is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm, ∠OTA =
30o, then length of TA is :

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(a) 2√ 3 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 2√ 2 cm (d) ) √ 3 cm

16. In ∆ ABC, PQ ||BC. If PB = 6 cm, AP = 4 cm, AQ = 8 cm, find the length of AC.

(a) 12 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 14 cm

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17. If α, β are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 4x2 – 3x – 7, then + is equal to:
α β

7 −7 3 −3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 7 7

18. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. The probability that the
card drawn is not an ace is :

1 9 4 12
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 13 13 13

DIRECTIONS : In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is

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19. Assertion (A) : The probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays is
7

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Reason (R) : The probability that a non-leap year has 53 Sundays is
7

(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 and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).

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(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

20. Assertion (A) : a, b, c are in A.P. if and only if 2b = a + c.

Reason (R) : The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n2

(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 and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).

(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

SECTION – B

Section - B consists of Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions of 2marks each.

21. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their LCM is 180. What is the HCF of these numbers ?

22. If one zero of the polynomial p(x) = 6x 2+ 37x – (k – 2) is reciprocal of the other, then find
the value of k.

23. (A) Find the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 – 9x + 4 = 0.

OR

(B) Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 4x 2 – 5 = 0 and hence comment on the nature
of roots of the equation.

24. If a fair coin is tossed twice, find the probability of getting ‘atmost one head’.
2 2 2
5 cos 60° + 4 sec 30 °−tan 45 °
25. (A) Evaluate 2 2
sin 30 °+ cos 30°

(B) If A and B are acute angles such that sin (A – B) = 0 and 2 cos (A + B) – 1 = 0, then find
angles A and B.

SECTION – C

consists of Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.

26. (A) How many terms are there in an A.P. whose first and fifth terms are – 14 and 2,
respectively and the last term is 62.

OR

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(B) Which term of the A.P: 65, 61, 57, 53, ... is the first negative term ?

27. Prove that √ 5 is an irrational number.

28. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the
centre.
3
sin A−2 sin A
29. (A) Prove that 3 = tan A
2cos A−cosA

(B) Prove that sec A (1 – sin A) (sec A + tan A) = 1.

30. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger
circle which touches the smaller circle.

31. Find the value of ‘p’ for which the quadratic equation px(x – 2) + 6 = 0 has two equal real
roots.

SECTION – D

Section - D consists of Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.

32. (A) A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing on the top of the 75 m
high tower observes two cars at angles of depression of 30 o and 60o , which are approaching the
foot of the tower. If one car is exactly behind the other on the same side of the tower, find the
distance between the two cars. (use√ 3= 1.73)

OR

(B) From the top of a 7m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60 o
and the angle of depression of its foot is 30o. Determine the height of the tower.

33. (A) D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that ∠ADC = ∠BAC, prove that
CA2= CB.CD

OR

(B) If AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR, respectively where ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR,
AB AD
prove that =
PQ PM

34. A student was asked to make a model shaped like a cylinder with two cones attached to its
ends by using a thin aluminium sheet. The diameter of the model is 3 cm and its total length is 12
cm. If each cone has a height of 2 cm, find the volume of air contained in the model.

35. The monthly expenditure on milk in 200 families of a Housing Society is given below :

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Find the value of x and also, find the median and mean expenditure on milk.

SECTION – E

Section – E consists of three Case Study Based questions of 4 marks each.

36. Two schools ‘P’ and ‘Q’ decided to award prizes to their students for two games of Hockey
₨. x per student and Cricket ₨.y per student. School ‘P’ decided to award a total of ₨.9,500
for the two games to 5 and 4 students respectively; while school ‘Q’decided to award ₨. 7,370
for the two games to 4 and 3 students respectively.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(i) Represent the following information algebraically (in terms of x and y).

(ii) (a) What is the prize amount for hockey ?

OR

(b) Prize amount on which game is more and by how much?

(iii) What will be the total prize amount if there are 2 students each from two games?

37. Jagdish has a field which is in the shape of a right angled triangle AQC. He wants to leave a
space in the form of a square PQRS inside the field for growing wheat and the remaining for
growing vegetables (as shown in the figure). In the field, there is a pole marked as O.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

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(i) Taking O as origin, coordinates of P are (–200, 0) and of Q are (200, 0). PQRS being a
square, what are the coordinates of R and S?

(ii) (a) What is the area of square PQRS ?

OR

(b) What is the length of diagonal PR in square PQRS ?

(iii) If S divides CA in the ratio K:1, what is the value of K, where point A is (200, 800) ?

38. Governing council of a local public development authority of Dehradun decided to build an
adventurous playground on the top of a hill, which will have adequate space for parking.

After survey, it was decided to build rectangular playground, with a semi-circular area allotted
for parking at one end of the playground. The length and breadth of the rectangular playground
are 14 units and 7 units, respectively. There are two quadrants of radius 2 units on one side for
special seats.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(i) What is the total perimeter of the parking area?

(ii) (a) What is the total area of parking and the two quadrants ?

OR

(b) What is the ratio of area of playground to the area of parking area ?

(iii) Find the cost of fencing the playground and parking area at the rate of Rs. 2 per unit.

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