Maths Sample Paper
Maths Sample Paper
Maths Sample Paper
1. The LCM of smallest two digit composite number and smallest composite number is
(a) 12 (b) 4 () 20 (d) 44
2. The value of k for which the lines represented by the following pair of linear equations are
coincident is 2x +3y +7 0 and 8x +12y +k=0
(a) all real values except 14 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) 14
3. The largest number which divides 70 and 125 leaving remainders 5 and 8 respectively is
(a) 13 (b) 65 (c) 875 (d) 1750
4. ifthe point P(k, 0) divides the line segment joining the points A(2, -2) and B(-7, 4) in the ratio 1 :
2, then the value ofk is
(a)1 (b) 2 (c)-2 (d)-
5. If APRQ - AXYZ, then
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10. The value of cos is
V1-cos
(a) cote - cosecê (b) cosec0 + cote (c) cosec0 + cot'0 (d) (cot + cosec 8)
11. Find the value o f k for which the equation x* + k(2x + k - 1 ) + 2 = 0 has real and equal roots.
12. In the below figure, the pair of tangents AP and AQ drawn from an external point A to a circle with
centre O are perpendicular to each other and length of each tangent is 5 cm. Then radius of the
circle is
(a) 10 cm (b) 7.5 cm () S cm (d) 2.5 cm
P
cm
A
13. The radii oftwo cylinders are in the ratio 5:7 and their heights are in the ratio 3:5. The ratio of
their curved surface area is
(a)3:7 (b)7:3 (c)5:7 (d) 3:5
14. The 11th and 13th terms of an AP are 35 and 41 respectively, its common difference is
(a) 38 (b)32 (c)6 (d) 3
15. A medicine-capsule is in the shape of a cylinder of radius 0.25 cm with two hemispheres stuck to
each of its ends. The length of the entire capsule is 2 cm. What is the total surface area of the
capsule? (Take r as 3.14)
0.25 0.25
1.50 cm
2 cm
(a) 0.785 cm (b) 0.98125 cm2 (c) 2.7475 cm* (d) 3.14 cm
16. A 1.6 m tall girl stands at distance of 3.2 m from a lamp post and casts shadow of 4.8 m on the
ground, then the height of the lamp post is
(a) 8 m (b) 4 m (c) 6 m (d) 8/3 m
17. A tangent is drawn from a point at a distance of 17 cm of circle (O, ) of radius 8 cm. The length of
tangent is
(a) 5 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 23 cm
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Direction: In the question number 19 & 20, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason(R).Choose the correct option
20. Assertion (A): A bicycle wheel makes 5000 revolutions in covering 11 km. Then diameter ofthe
wheel is 70 cm.
(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
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each
21. For what value of k, the following system of equations have infinite solutions:
2x-3y=7, (k +2)x-(2k+ 1)y =3 (2k-1)?
OR
Sumit is 3 times as old as his son. Five years later, he shall be two and a half time as old as his son.
How old is Sumit at present?
22. Find the coordinates of a point on x-axis which is equidistant from the points (-3, 4) and (2, 5).
23. X is a point on the side BC of AABC. XM and XN are drawn parallel to AB and AC respectively
meeting AB in N and AC in M. MN produced meets CB produced at T. Prove that TX = TB « TC
24. In figure PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. CD is the third
tangent touching the circle at Q. If PA = 15 cm, find the perimeter of APCD.
Q >P
OR
Two concentriccirclesare of radii 8 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle
which touches the smaller circle.
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25. The probability ofselecting a blue marble at randonm from a jar that contains only blue, black and
green marbles is 1/5. The probability ofselecting a black marble at random from the same jar is 1/4.
If the jar contains 11 green marbles, find the total number of marbles in the
jar.
SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each
26. Solve the following linear equations:
152x -378y =-74 and-378x + 152y = -604
27. The sum of the 5th and the 9th terms of an AP is 30. If its 25th term is three times its 8th term, find
the AP.
OR
If the ratio of the of first
sum n terms of two AP's is (7n +1): (4n+27), find the ratio of their mth
terms.
29.If PQ is a tangent drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O and QOR is a diameter
where length of QOR is 8 cm such that POR =
120°, then find OP and PQ.
31. Daily wages of 110 workers, obtained in asurvey, are tabulated below:
Daily Wages (in Rs.)) |100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200 200-220 220-240
Number of Workers 1 0 1 5 20 22 8 12 13
Compute the mean daily wages and modal daily wages of these workers.
SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each
32. A motor boat whose speed is 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in 4
hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
34. The lower window of a house is at a height of 2 m above the ground and its upper window is 4m
vertically above the lower window. At certain instant, the angles of elevation of a balloon from
these windows are observed to be 60° and 30°, respectively. Find the height of the balloon above
the ground.
OR
From the top of a 60 m high building, the angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a tower
are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the tower. [Take v3 = 1.73]
35. From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of the same
height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of the remaining solid to the
nearest cms.
OR
Rasheed got a playing top (lattu) ashisbirthday present, which surprisingly had no colour onit. He
wanted to colour it with his crayons. The top is shaped like a cone surmounted by a hemisphere.
The entire top is 5 cm in height and the diameter of the top is 3.5 cm. Find the area he has to
colour.
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SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 36 to 38 carry 4M each
36. Ananya saves Rs. 24 during the first month Rs. 30 in the second month and Rs. 36 in the third
month. She continues to save in this manner.
fiRST
MoNTH
37. Rohita visited a temple in Gwalior. On the way she sees the Agra Fort. The entrance gate of the fort
has a shape of quadratic polynomial (parabolic). The mathematical representation of the gate is
shown in the figure.
(1,0 3, 0)
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ii) Write the zeros of the polynomial 6x - 3 7x.
(ii) If both the zeros of a quadratic polynomial ax + bx + c are equal and opposite in sign then
write the value of b.
OR
(ii) If the polynomial x* + kx -15 represents such a curve, with one of its zeros as 3, then write the
value of k.
38. Tushara took a pack of 52 cards. She kept aside all the black face cards and shuffled the
cards wel1.
remaining
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