Mathematics

1. Fill in the blanks. 7. The mean of the data x1, x 2 , ...., x n is 102, then mean
A non-terminating and non-recurring decimal expansion of the data 5x1, 5x 2 , ....., 5x n is
is a/an ________ number. A. 102
1 B. 204
The decimal expansion of is in ______ form. C. 606
125
A. Rational, terminating D. 510
B. Irrational, terminating
C. Rational, non-terminating recurring 8. A triangle and a parallelogram have same base and
same area. If the sides of the triangle are 20 cm,
D. Rational, recurring
25 cm and 35 cm, and the base side is 25 cm for the
2. A pair of dice is thrown. The probability of getting triangle as well as the parallelogram, find the vertical
even number on first die & odd number on the second height of the parallelogram.
die is A. 2 6 cm
A. 1 4 6 cm
B.
5
C. 6 cm
1
B. D. None of these
2
1 9. How many linear equations are satisfied by x = 2 and
C.
4 y = –3?
1 A. Only one
D.
3 B. Two
C. Three
3. A point whose abscissa and ordinate are 2 and –5 D. Infinitely many
respectively, lies in
A. First quadrant 10. In the figure given below, l || u and m || n. If ∠ACB = 55°
B. Second quadrant and ∠AED = 30°, find x, y, z and q respectively.
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant

4. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. A solid has 3 dimensions.
B. A surface has 2 dimensions.
C. A line has 0 dimension.
D. None of these

5. The dimensions of a rectangular piece of paper are A. 95°, 125°, 150°, 55°
22 cm × 14 cm. It is rolled once across the breadth B. 150°, 95°, 125°, 55°
and once across the length to form right circular C. 125°, 150°, 95°, 55°
D. 55°, 95°, 150°, 125°
cylinders of biggest possible surface areas. Find the
difference in volumes of the two cylinders that will 11. How many statements are INCORRECT?
be formed.
(i) If a circle is divided into four equal arcs, each
A. 196 cm3 is a minor arc.
B. 308 cm3 (ii) A sector of a circle can have area more than the
C. 49 cm3 area of the whole circle.
D. 105 cm3 (iii) The area of each quadrant of a circle is one-third
of the area of the whole circle.
6. It is not possible to construct a triangle whose sides (iv) One and only one chord of a circle can be the
are diameter of the circle.
A. 3 cm, 3 cm and 6 cm A. 1
B. 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm B. 2
C. 15 cm, 8 cm and 17 cm C. 3
D. 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm D. 0

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12. In the given figure, l || BC and D is mid-point of evenly over the rest of the field. Find the rise in the
BC. level of the rest of the field.
If area (DABC) = x × area (DEDC), find the value A. 25 cm
of x. B. 15 cm
C. 125 cm
D. 200 cm

18. The abscissa of a point is positive in the

A. First and Second quadrant
B. Second and Third quadrant
C. Third and Fourth quadrant
1 D. Fourth and First quadrant
A.
2
B. 1 19. Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD in which
C. 4 AB = 7 cm, BC = 6 cm, CD = 12 cm, DA = 15 cm
D. 2 and AC = 9 cm. (Take 110 = 10.5 approx.)
A. 57 cm2
13. It is not possible to construct a triangle ABC with
B. 45 cm2
BC = 5 cm, ∠B = 75° and AB + AC equal to
C. 75 cm2
A. 7.5 cm
D. 72 cm2
B. 8 cm
C. 9 cm 20. Let l be the lower class limit of a class-interval in a
D. 4.5 cm frequency distribution and m be the mid-point of the
class. Then, the upper class limit of the class is
14. Select the INCORRECT statement.
A. The difference of a rational number and an A. m + l+m
2
irrational number is an irrational number.
B. The product of a non-zero rational number with B. l + m+l
2
an irrational number is an irrational number. C. 2m – l
C. The quotient of an irrational number with a non- D. m – 2l
zero rational number is an irrational number.
D. None of these 21. If (2k – 1, k) is a solution of the equation 10x – 9y = 12,
then k =
15. If we multiply or divide both sides of a linear equation
A. 1
in two variables with a non-zero number, then the
B. 2
solution of the linear equation
C. 3
A. Changes D. 4
B. Changes in case of multiplication only
C. Changes in case of division only 22. In the given figure, E and F are mid-points of the
D. Remains unaltered sides AB and AC respectively of the DABC; G and H
are mid-points of the sides AE and AF respectively
16. If (2x + 1) is a factor of the polynomial p(x) = kx3 +
of the DAEF. If GH = 1.8 cm, find BC.
( k −1)
23x 2 + 71x + 30, then find the value of .
8
A. –2
5
B.
8
1
C.
8
D. 2
A. 7.2 cm
17. A field is 15 m long and 12 m broad. At one corner B. 10 cm
of this field a rectangular well of dimensions 8 m × C. 15 cm
2.5 m × 2 m is dug, and the dug-out soil is spread D. 72 cm

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23. In Fig. (i), X is the centre of the circle and in 28. The construction of a triangle ABC, given that
Fig. (ii), O is the centre of the circle. Find a and f BC = 3 cm, ∠C = 60°, is possible when the difference
respectively. of AB and AC is equal to
A. 3.2 cm
B. 3.1 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 2.8 cm

29. Which of the following polynomials has (x + 1) as a

factor?
(i) x 3 + x 2 + x + 1
A. 78°, 76° (ii) x 4 + x 3 + x 2 + x + 1
B. 38°, 43° (iii) x 4 + 3x 3 + 3x 2 + x + 2
C. 48°, 76° (iv) x3 – x2 – ( 2 + 2 ) x − 2
D. 76°, 78° A. (i), (ii)
B. (iii), (iv)
24. In DABC, AB = 7.2 cm, BC = 4.8 cm, AM ^ BC and C. (ii), (iii)
CL ^ AB. If CL = 4 cm, find AM. D. (i), (iv)

30. A die is thrown 300 times and the outcomes 1, 2, 3,

4, 5, 6 have frequencies as below :

Outcome 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 55 53 58 49 48 37
Find the probability of getting a prime number.
A. 4 cm A. 0.395
B. 10 cm B. 0.53
C. 5 cm C. 0.355
D. 6 cm D. 0.215

25. If DABC @ DPQR and DABC is not congruent to 31. In figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and E is mid-point
DRPQ, then which of the following is not true? of the side CD, then area (ABED) = k × area (DBEC),
then k =
A. BC = PQ
B. AC = PR
C. QR = BC
D. AB = PQ

26. W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i s n o t t r u e f o r a
parallelogram? A. 2
A. Opposite sides are equal 1
B. 2
B. Opposite angles are equal
C. Opposite angles are bisected by the diagonals C. 3
D. Diagonals bisect each other 1
D.
3
27. If bisectors of ∠A and ∠B of a parallelogram ABCD
intersect each other at P, bisectors of ∠B and ∠C at
32. If x = 4 , then 1  x + 2  =
Q, bisectors of ∠C and ∠D at R and bisectors of ∠D 8 + 60 2  x 
and ∠A at S, then PQRS is a
A. 5
A. Rectangle
B. 3
B. Rhombus
C. 2 5
C. Square
D. None of these D. 2 3

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33. In the given figure, ABCD is a rhombus. Find y. 39. The distance of the point P(4, 3) from the origin is
A. 4 units
B. 3 units
C. 5 units
D. 7 units

40. A circular piece of paper of radius 20 cm is trimmed

A. 56° into the shape of the biggest possible square. Find
B. 107°
the area of the paper cut off. (Use p = 22 . )
C. 33.5° 7
D. None of these A. 457 1 cm2
7
B. 800 cm2
34. Factorise : y 2 − 12 3 y + 105.
1
A. (y+7 3 )( y + 5 3) C. 157 cm 2
7
B. (y−7 3 )( y + 5 3)
8800 2
C. (y−7 3 )( y − 5 3) D. cm
7
D. (y+7 3 )( y − 5 3)
41. If E is an event associated with an experiment, then
35. In the given figure, AC = BC and ∠ACY = 140°.
A. P (E) > 1
B. –1 < P (E) < 1
C. 0 ≤ P (E) < 1
D. None of these

42. A triangle and a parallelogram have a common side and

are of equal areas. The triangle having sides 26 cm,
Find x and y respectively.
28 cm and 30 cm stands on the parallelogram. The
A. 110°, 100°
B. 40°, 110° common side of the triangle and the parallelogram
C. 110°, 110° is 28 cm. Find the vertical height of the triangle and
D. 140°, 100° that of the parallelogram respectively.
A. 26 cm, 24 cm
36. Euclid’s Postulate 1 is
B. 20 cm, 24 cm
A. A straight line may be drawn from any one point C. 12 cm, 24 cm
to any other point.
D. 24 cm, 12 cm
B. A terminated line can be produced indefinitely.
C. All right angles are equal to one another. 43. If l and m be two positive real numbers such that
D. None of these l > 3m, l2 + 9m2 = 369 and lm = 60, then find the
37. The weights (in kg) of 15 students are : 31, 35, 27, l − 3m
value of .
29, 32, 43, 37, 41, 34, 28, 36, 44, 45, 42, 30. Find 12
the median. If the weight 44 kg is replaced by 46 kg 1
and 27 kg by 25 kg, find the new median. A.
12
A. 41 kg, 35 kg 1
B. 35 kg, 41 kg B.
4
C. 35 kg, 35 kg C. 9
D. 37 kg, 36 kg 5
D.
4
38. If l = 1+ 2 + 3 and m = 1 + 2 − 3 , then
l 2 + m 2 − 2l − 2m = 44. The distance between the graph of the equations
8 x = –3 and x = 2 is
A. 1 A. 1 unit
B. 0 B. 2 units
C. –1 C. 3 units
D. 5 D. 5 units

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45. Which of the following is not possible in case of a B. AB = 5 cm, BC = 8 cm and CA = 7 cm
triangle ABC? C. ∠A = 50°, ∠B = 60° and ∠C = 70°
A. AB = 3 cm, BC = 4 cm and CA = 5 cm D. AB = 2 cm, BC = 4 cm and CA = 7 cm

Achievers Section

46. If (x 3 + ax 2 + bx + 6) has (x – 2) as a factor and

leaves a remainder 3 when divided by (x – 3), find
the value of 2a + 3b.
A. –9
B. 9
C. –11
D. 11

47. If O is centre of circle as shown in figure,

∠SOP = 102° and ∠ROP = ∠SOU = 72°, then find
∠OSU and ∠RTU respectively.

Difference between total number of cars of models P,

Q and T manufactured in 2000 and 2001 is ______.
A. 2,45,000
B. 2,27,500
A. 54°, 93° C. 2,10,000
B. 45°, 110° D. 98,000
C. 54°, 96°
D. 45°, 94° 50. While constructing a triangle ABC, in which
BC = 3.8 cm, ∠B = 45° and AB + AC = 6.8 cm we
48. If h, s, V be the height, curved surface area and volume follow the following steps :
of a cone respectively, then (3pVh3 + 9V2 – s2 h2) is
Step 1 : D raw the perpendicular bisector of CD
equal to
meeting BD at A.
A. 0 Step 2 : From ray BX, cut-off line segment BD equal
B. p to AB + AC i.e., 6.8 cm.
V Step 3 : J oin CA to obtain the required triangle
C.
sh
ABC.
36 Step 4 : Draw BC = 3.8 cm.
D.
V
Step 5 : Draw ∠CBX = 45°
49. The given bar-graph shows the percentage distribution Step 6 : Join CD.
of the total production of a car manufacturing company Arrange the above steps in correct order.
into various models over two years. Study the graph A. 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3
carefully and answer the question. B. 5, 4, 6, 2, 3, 1
Percentage of six different types of cars manufactured C. 4, 5, 2, 6, 1, 3
by a company over two years D. None of these

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