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Sainik School Goalpara

Subject- Mathematics (Standard)
Pre Board Examination 2020-21
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains two parts A and B.
2. Both Part A and Part B have internal choices.
Part – A:
1. It consists three sections- I and II.
2. Section I has 16 questions of 1 mark each. Internal choice is provided in 5
questions.
3. Section II has 4 questions on case study. Each case study has 5 case-
based sub- parts. An examinee is to attempt any 4 out of 5 sub-parts.
Part – B:
1. Question No 21 to 26 are Very short answer Type questions of 2 mark
each,
2. Question No 27 to 33 are Short Answer Type questions of 3 marks each
3. Question No 34 to 36 are Long Answer Type questions of 5 marks each.
4. Internal choice is provided in 2 questions of 2 marks, 2 questions of 3
marks and 1question of 5 marks.
Q No. Part-A Marks
Section I
Section I has 16 questions of 1 mark each. Internal choice is
provided in 5 questions.

1. Find the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 4x2 - 12x + 9. 1

2. 𝑥 1
In the given figure, DE‖BC. Find .
𝑦

3. If 2k+1, 6, 3k+1 are in AP, then find the value. 1

4. If x = a, y= b is the solution of the pair of equations x – y = 2 and 1

x + y = 4, then find the values of a and b.

5. At one end of a diameter AB of a circle of radius 5 cm, tangent 1

XAY is drawn to the circle. Find the length of the chord CD parallel
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to XY and at a distance 8cm from A.

6. Find the radius of the largest right circular cone that can be cut out 1
from a cube of edge 4.2 cm.

7. The circumference of a circle exceeds its diameter by 180 cm. Find 1

its radius.

8. A bag contains 40 balls out of which some are red, some are blue 1
and remaining are black. If the probability of drawing a red ball is
11/20 and that of blue ball is 1/5, then find the number of black
balls.
OR

Rahim tosses two different coins simultaneously. Find the

probability of getting at least one head.

9. 7 1+cos θ (1−cos θ) 1
If cot θ = , then find the value of .
8 1−sin θ (1+sin θ)

10. 7 1
Write whether the rational number will have a terminating
75
decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal
expansion.

OR

Write the HCF of the smallest composite number and the smallest
prime number.

11. Find the value(s) of k, if the quadratic equation 3x2 - k 3x + 4 has 1

equal roots.

OR

If -5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px – 15 = 0 and the

quadratic equation p(x2 + x) + k = 0 has equal roots, then find the
value of k.
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12. In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Find the value of x and y. 1

13. If ax2 + bx + c = 0 has equal roots, find the value of c. 1

14. In the given 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 PCD. 1

OR

In the given figure, the quadrilateral PQRS circumscribes a circle

with centre O. If POQ = 115, then find ROS.

15. To divide a line segment AB in the ratio 5:7, first a ray AX is drawn 1
such that BAX is an acute angle and then at equal distances
points are marked on the ray. Find the minimum number of these
points.

16. Find the value of (sin 30 + sin 60). 1

Section-II
Case study based questions are compulsory. Attempt any four sub
parts of each question. Each subpart carries 1 mark

17. Medicinal Garden

A medicinal garden is a garden in which different kinds of medicinal
plants, like Aloe Vera, Mint, Lemon Balm etc. are planted with goal
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of servicing the need of general health maintenance. Observe the

following diagram:

Refer to IJKL
1
(a) The mid-point of the segment joining the points I(6,6) and
(6,18) is :
(i) (7,9) (ii) (12, 11/2) (iii) (6,12) (iv) (12, 24)

Refer to EFGH
(b) The distance between points H(10, 6) and F(14,18) is: 1
(i)8 5 units (ii) 4 10 units (iii) 18units (iv) 24units

Refer to ABCD
(c) The coordinates of the points A and B are (22, 6) and (22, 18)
respectively. The x-coordinate of a point R on the line segment AB
AR 3
such that = is:
AB 5
(i) 18 (ii) 24 (iii) 22 (iv) 31

Refer to MQ
(d) The ratio in which the points (20, k) divides the line segment
joining the point M(4,2) and Q(24,2) is:
(i) 4:1 (ii) 16:15 (iii) 8:21 (iv) 10:17

Refer to MH and HP
(e) How much longer is HP than MH given that coordinates of H
(10, 6), M (4, 2) and P (19, 2)?
(i)( 95 − 2 3)units (ii) ( 97 − 2 13) units
(iii) ( 61 − 4 5) units (iv) none of these
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18. A Frame House

A frame house is a house constructed from a wooden skeleton,
typically covered with timber board. The concept of similar triangles
is used to construct it. Look at the following picture:

Refer to House (i)

(a) The front view of house (i) is shown below in which point P on
AB is joined with point Q on AC. If PQ‖BC, AP = x m, PB = 10 m,
AQ = (x-2)m, BC = 6m, then the value of x is:
1

(i) 3 m (ii) 4 m (iii) 5 m (iv) 8 m

(b) The side view of house (i) is shown below in which point F on
AC is joined with point G on DE.
1

If ACED is a trapezium with AD‖CE, F and G are points on non

parallel sides AC and DE respectively such that FG is parallel to
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𝐴𝐹
AD, then =________
𝐹𝐶

𝐷𝐺 𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐹 𝐷𝐺
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
𝐺𝐸 𝐶𝐸 𝐺𝐸 𝐹𝐶

(c) The front view of house (ii) is shown below in which point S on
PQ is joined with point T on PR.
1

PS PT
If = and PST=70,QPR=50, then QRP=
QS TR

(i) 70 (ii) 50 (iii) 80 (iv) 60

(d) Again consider the front view of house (ii). If S and T are points
on sides PQ and PR respectively such that ST‖QR and PS: SQ =
3:1. Also TP = 6.6m, then PR is:
1

(i) 6.9 m (ii) 8.8 m (iii) 10.5 m (iv) 9.4 m

(e) Sneha has also a frame house whose front view is shown
below.

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If MN‖AB, BC =7.5m, AM=4 m and MC =2 m, then length of BN is:

(i) 5 m (ii) 4 m (iii) 8 m (iv) 9 m

Rainbow
19.

Rainbow is an arc of colours that is visible in the sky, caused by

the refraction and dispersion of the sun light after rain or other
water droplet in the atmosphere. The colours of the rainbow are
generally said to be red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet. Each colour of rainbow makes a parabola. we know that for
any quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c , a  0, the graph of the
corresponding equation y = ax2 + bx + c has one of the two shapes
either open upward like ∪ or open downward like ∩ depending on
whether a>0 or a<0. These curves are called PARABOLAS.

(a) A rainbow is represented by the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a+1) 1

x + b whose zeroes are 2 and -3. Then

(i) a = -7, b = -1 (ii) a = 5, b = -1

(iii) a = 2, b = -6 (iv) a = 0, b = -6

(b) The polynomial x2 - 2x-(7p+3) represents a rainbow. If -4 is zero 1

of it, then the value of p is:

(i) 1 (ii) 2 (iii) 3 (iv) 4

(c) The graph of rainbow y = f(x) is shown below.

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The number of zeros of f(x) is:

(i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 2 (iv) 3

(d) If graph of rainbow doesn’t intersect the x-axis but intersect y-

axis in one point, then number of zeroes of polynomial is equal to: 1

(i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 0 or 1 (iv) None of these

(e) The representation of rainbow is a quadratic polynomial. The

sum and the product of its zeroes are 3 and -2 respectively. The 1
polynomial is:

(i) k(x 2 − 2x − 3) (ii) k(x 2 − 5x − 9)

(iii) k(x 2 − 3x − 2) (iv) k(x 2 − 8x + 2)

for some real k.

Cost of Living Index
20.
A cost of living index is a theoretic price index that measures
difference in the price of goods and services, and allows for
substitution with other items as prices vary. The weekly
observations on cost of living index in a certain city for a particular
year are given below.
Observe the following table.

Cost of Living Index Number of weeks

140-150 5

150-160 10

160-170 20

170-180 9

180-190 6

190-200 2

Total 52
(a) The mid value (class mark) of 160-170 is:
(i) 140 (ii) 145 (iii) 155 (iv) 165
1
(b) The approximate mean weekly cost of living index is:
(i) 166.4 (ii) 184.5 (iii) 190 (iv) 201.8 1
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(c) The sum lower and upper limits of modal class is:
(i) 290 (ii) 310 (iii) 330 (iv) 350 1

(d) Mode is the value of the variable which has:

(i) maximum frequency (ii) minimum frequency 1
(iii) mean frequency (iv) middle most frequency

(e) The median class of above data is:

1
(i)1 50-160 (ii) 160-170 (iii) 170-180 (iv) 190-200
Part –B
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt
any one.
21. 2
If two positive integers p and q are written as p = a2b3 and q = a3b;
a, b are prime numbers, then verify: LCM (p, q) × HCF (p, q) = p q.
22.
Draw a line segment of length 6 cm. Using compass and ruler, find 2
a point P on it which divides it in the ratio 3:4.
23.
1 2
If 7 sin2 A + 3 cos 2 A = 4, show that tan A = .
3

OR

cos A 1+sin A
Prove that:
1+sin A
+ cos A
= 2 sec A.
24.
In the given figure, XY and X′Y′ are two parallel tangents to a circle 2
with centre O and another tangent AB with point of contact C
intersecting XY at A and X′Y′ at B. Prove that  AOB = 90°.

25.
The coordinates of the point P and Q are respectively (4, -3) and 2
(-1, 7). Find the x - coordinate (abscissa) of a point R on the line
𝑃𝑅 3
segment PQ such that = .
𝑃𝑄 5

OR

Find the ratio in which the point (-3, k) divides the line segment
joining the points (-5, -4) and (-2, 3). Also find the value of k.
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26. Find k, if sum of the zeroes of the polynomial x2 - (k + 6) x + 2(2k - 2

1) is half of their products.

27. In a seminar, the number of participants in Hindi, English and

Mathematics are 60, 84 and 108 respectively. Find the minimum
number of rooms required if in each room the same number of 3
participants are to be seated and all of them being of the same
subject.

28. In the given figure, ABC is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14 cm 3

and a semicircle is drawn with BC as diameter. Find the area of the
shaded region.

29. In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum 3
of the squares of the other two sides.

OR

P is the mid- point of side BC of ABC, Q is the mid-point of AP,

BQ when produced meets AC at L. Prove that AL=1/3 AC.

30. The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of 3

children of a locality. The mean pocket allowance is Rs 18. Find
the missing frequency k.
Daily pocket Number of children
allowance (in Rs)
11-13 3
13-15 6
15-17 9
17-19 13
19-21 K
21-23 5
23-25 4
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31. Solve the following equation for x: 3

abx2 + (b2 - ac)x – bc = 0

OR

The difference of two natural numbers is 5 and the difference of

their reciprocals is 1/10. Find the numbers.

32. Find the angle of depression from the top of 12m high tower of an 3
object lying at a point 12m away from the base of the tower.

33. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values
of x and y.
3
Class Intervals Frequency

0-10 5

10-20 x

20-30 20

30-40 15

40-50 y

50-60 5

Total 60

34. The angle of depression of the top and bottom of a building 50m
high as observed from the top of a tower are 30 and 60
5
respectively. Find the height of the tower and also the horizontal
distance between the building and the tower.

OR

The angle of elevation of the top of a tower 30m high from the foot
of another tower in the same plane is 60 and the angle of
elevation of the top of the second tower from the foot of the first
tower is 30. Find the distance between the two towers and the
height of the other tower.

35. A hemispherical depression is cut out from one face of a cubical 5

wooden block of edge 21cm, such that the diameter of the
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hemisphere is equal to the edge of the cube. Determine the volume

and total surface area of the remaining solid.

36. Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts 5
from A and another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in
the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours. If they
travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour. What are the
speeds of the two cars?