. . SET~3 ie Ge cose 30/2/3 Roll No. | | | | | Candidates must write the Q.P. Code on he title page of the answer-book aifota (AIA) pun aia wz oF fas sa ren oT F ART 7S 23 FY) Please check that this question paper contains 23 printed pages. Fe TS Oz ere | QP. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate. Pua wie wee ot fee se eer oH HF 38 Tea BY] Please check that this question paper contains 38 questions. PUM Wea BT FAL AA Ve BLA A EH, FAL TET F Ve BT BAIS FAP Pr Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book before attempting it. Bo Toray wt ued & fre 1s Rare wr aaa fear area B | eee aT faazOT: Gale F 10.15 aot feat TAT 1:10.15 Fat B 10.30 Fat AH OH Baer WF OT Fi Gee) aie gar safer & alarer 3 were: Gfereer Tz wg Faz aT fA | 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period. 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 1 P.T.O.General Instructions : Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them : @) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory. (ii) 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 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. (vi) In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 85 are long answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 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 2 questions in Section B, 2 questions in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and 3 questions in Section E. 29 (x) Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take x = — wherever required, if not stated. (x) Use of calculators is not allowed. SECTION A This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each. 1, If ‘n’ is a natural number, then which of the following numbers end with zero ? (a) x2)" (b) x5)" (©) 6x2)" (@) xa)" 2. Ina lottery, there are 5 prizes and 20 blanks. The probability of getting a prize is : 1 1 L pb 2 @ 4 ® 5 1 1 © x @ = 3. If 2x+3y=15 and 3x + 2y = 25, then the value of x—y is: (a) -10 ) 8 (©) 10 @ -8 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 3 P.T.O.In the given figure, 7 A = 2 C, AB = 6 cm, AP = 12 cm, CP = 4 cm. Then length of CD is : E Cc (a) 2cm (b) 6cem () 8em (d) 18cm The sum of zeroes of the polynomial V2 x? — 17 are given as : (2 /2 172 wo —2h2 2 2 (©) 0 qd 1 (a) If the area of the base of a cone is 51 cm? and its volume is 85 cm®, then the vertical height of the cone is given as : (a) cm (b) alo color (©) cm (d) 5cm wlio What is the length of the arc of the sector of a circle with radius 14 cm and of central angle 90° ? (a) 22cm (b) 44cm (c) 88 cm (dq) 11cm 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 5 P.T.O.The coordinates of the vertex A of a rectangle ABCD whose three vertices are given as B(0, 0), C(3, 0) and D(0, 4) are : (a) (4,0) (b) (0, 3) () (3,4) (d) (4,3) 9. The area of the triangle formed by the line *4e = 1 with the coordinate axes is: (a) ab dab © dab @ — 2ab 10. The hour-hand of a clock is 6 cm long. The angle swept by it between 7:20 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. is : 35) (35) @ *) wo (2 ( 4 ( 2) () 35° (d) 70° 11. The zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x? + 4x + 3 are given by : (a 1,3 (b) -1,3 () 1,-3 @) -1,- 12. In the given figure, AB || PQ. If AB = 6 cm, PQ = 2 cm and OB = 3 cm, then the length of OP i 2 Q e § § N © P A (a) 9em (b) 83cm () 4em (lem 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 7 P.T.O.14, 15. 16. In the given figure, the quadrilateral PQRS cireumscribes a circle. Here PA + CS is equal to : (a) QR (b) PR (c) PS (ad) PQ If one zero of the polynomial 6x2 + 37x — (k — 2) is reciprocal of the other, then what is the value of k ? (a -4 (b) -6 ©) 6 (dd) 4 If three coins are tossed simultancously, what is the probability of getting at most one tail ? 3 4 (a) 3 (b) B 5 7 (© 3 (d) 3 If the pair of equations 3x — y + 8 = 0 and 6x — ry + 16 = 0 represent coincident lines, then the value of ‘” is : 1 1 @ - 2 (b) 2 (©) -2 @ 2 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 9 P.T.O.If A ABC ~ A PQR with 2 A = 32° and 4 R = 65°, then the measure of ZBis: (a) 32° (b) 65° (c) 83° (ad) 97° 18. Which of the following quadratic equations has sum of its roots as 4? (a) 2x?-4x+8=0 (b) -x?4+4x+4=0 ©@ Vax2-4x+1=0 (d) 4x2-4x+4=0 V2 Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions carrying 1 mark each. 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). (b) 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. 19. Assertion (A): A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact. Reason (R): The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. 20. Assertion (A): The polynomial p(x) = x? + 3x + 3 has two real zeroes. Reason (R): A quadratic polynomial can have at most two real zeroes. SECTION B This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each. 21. (a) The length of the shadow of a tower on the plane ground is V3 times the height of the tower. Find the angle of elevation of the sun, OR (b) The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground which is 30 m away from the foot of the tower, is 30°, Find the height of the tower. 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 11 P.T.O.22. Show that the points (—2, 3), (8, 3) and (6, 7) are the vertices of a right-angled triangle. 23. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. AB and AC are tangents drawn to the circle from point A. If 2 BAC = 65°, then find the measure of ZBOC. AQ Cc 24. (a) If 4 cot”45° - sec? 60° + sin? 60° + p= 3, then find the value of p. OR (b) If cos A+ cos? A=1, then find the value of sin? A+ sin A. 25. Prove that 6 — V7 is irrational number, given that V7 is an irrational number. SECTION C This section comprises of short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each. 26. Prove that : cos” 0 sin’ 0 woos 8, Si 0 _ 14 sin 0 cos 0 1-tan® ~ sin@—cos® 27. Achord of a circle of radius 14 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the area of the corresponding minor segment of the circle. (Use x = 3-14 and V3 = 1-73) 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 13 P.T.O.29. 30. 31. 30/2/3 (a) Find by prime factorisation the LCM of the numbers 18180 and 7575. Also, find the HCF of the two numbers. OR (b) Three bells ring at intervals of 6, 12 and 18 minutes. If all the three bells rang at 6 a.m., when will they ring together again ? In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and QPR is a tangent to it at P. Prove that 2 QAP + 2 APR = 90°. A S B ZS g P R If Q(0, 1) is equidistant from P(5, — 3) and R(x, 6), find the values of x. (a) If the system of linear equations 2x + 8y=7 and 2ax + (a+ b)y = 28 have infinite number of solutions, then find the values of ‘a’ and b’. OR (b) If 217x + 131y = 913 and 131x + 217y = 827, then solve the equations for the values of x and y. ~~~ Page 18 PTO.SECTION D This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each. 32. The mode of the following frequency distribution is 55. Find the missing frequencies ‘a’ and ‘b’. Class Interval | 0-15 | 15-30 | 30 — 45 | 45 - 60 | 60— 75 | 75-90) Total Frequency 6 7 a 15 10 b 51 33. Prerna saves ¢ 32 during the first month, = 36 in the second month and = 40 in the third month. If she continues to save in this manner, in how many months will she save = 2,000 ? 34, (a) Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and QR and median PM of A PQR. Show that A ABC ~ A PQR. OR (b) Through the mid-point M of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD, the line BM is drawn intersecting AC in L and AD (produced) in E. Prove that EL = 2BL. 35. (a) As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of depression of two ships are 30° and 60°. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships. (Use V3 = 1-73) OR (b) From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the bottom and top of a transmission tower fixed at the top of 30 m high building are 30° and 60°, respectively. Find the height of the transmission tower. (Use V3 = 1-73) 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 17 P.T.O.SECTION E This section comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each. Case Study -1 36. Ina coffee shop, coffee is served in two types of cups. One is cylindrical in shape with diameter 7 cm and height 14 cm and the other is hemispherical with diameter 21 cm. Based on the above, answer the following questions : @ Find the area of the base of the cylindrical cup. (i) (a) What is the capacity of the hemispherical cup ? 2 OR (i) (b) Find the capacity of the cylindrical cup. 2 (ii) What is the curved surface area of the cylindrical cup ? 1 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 19 P.T.O.Case Study -2 37. Computer-based learning (CBL) refers to any teaching methodology that makes use of computers for information transmission, At an elementary school level, computer applications can be used to display multimedia lesson plans. A survey was done on 1000 elementary and secondary schools of Assam and they were classified by the number of computers they had. Number of 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-50 |51-100 | 101 and Computers more Number of 250 200 290 180 80 Schools One school is chosen at random. Then : @ Find the probability that the school chosen at random has more than 100 computers. 1 (i) (a) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has 50 or fewer computers. 2 OR (i) (b) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has no more than 20 computers. 2 (ii) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has 10 or less than 10 computers. 1 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 21 P.T.O.Case Study -3 38. In an annual day function of a school, the organizers wanted to give a cash prize along with a memento to their best students. Each memento is made as shown in the figure and its base ABCD is shown from the front side. The rate of silver plating is = 20 per em?. Based on the above, answer the following questions : (i) What is the area of the quadrant ODCO ? (i) Find the area of A AOB. (ii) (a) | What is the total cost of silver plating the shaded part ABCD? OR (iii) (b) What is the length of are CD? 30/2/3 ~_—~ Page 23