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(TERM-I)
CLASS-X (MATHEMATICS)
CHAPTER-1 (REAL NUMBERS)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Select the most appropriate answer from the given options.
Q.1 The number 313  310 is divisible by
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 10
(c) 2, 3 and 10
(d) 2, 3 and 13
Q.2 The least number which is a perfect square and is divisible by each of 16, 20 and 24 is
(a) 240
(b) 1600
(c) 2400
(d) 3600
Q.3 The sum of exponents of prime factors in the prime factorization of 196 is
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 2
Q.4 14587
The decimal expansion of the rational number will terminate after
1250
(a) one decimal place
(b) two decimal places
(c) three decimal places
(d) four decimal places

Q.5 If p1 and p2 are two odd prime numbers such that p1  p2 then p12  p2 2 is

(a) an even number

(b) an odd number
(c) an odd prime number
(d) a prime number

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 Q.6 a and b are two positive integers such that the least prime factor of a is 3 and the least
prime factor of b is 5. Then the least prime factor of (a + b) will be
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q.7 What is the HCF of smallest prime number and the smallest composite number?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
Q.8 If HCF of 144 and 180 is expressed in the form 13m - 16, then the value of m is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
Q.9 Find the smallest natural number by which 1200 should be multiplied so that the
square root of the product is a rational number.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q.10 The length, breadth and height of a room are 8 m 50 cm, 6 m 25 cm and 4 m 75 cm
respectively. Find the length of the longest rod that can measure the dimensions of the
room exactly.
(a) 10 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 25 cm
(d) 45 cm
Q.11
Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12, 15 minutes respectively. If they start tolling
together, after what time will they next toll together?
(a) 1 hour
(b) 2 hours
(c) 3 hours
(d) 4 hours

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 Q.12 When the marbles in a bag are divided evenly between two friends, there is one marble
left over. When the same marbles are divided evenly among three friends, there is one
marble left over. When the marbles are divided evenly among five friends, there is one
marble left over. What is the least possible number of marbles in the bag?
(a) 30
(b) 31
(c) 32
(d) 34

Q.13 Refer to the Question No.-12, what is another possible number of marbles in the bag?
(a) 31
(b) 61
(c) 52
(d) 34

Q.14
Tina has 39 pairs of headphones and 13 music players. Tina wants to sell all of the
headphones and music players in identical packages. What is the greatest number of
packages Tina can make?
(a) 4
(b) 9
(c) 13
(d) 26

Q.15
Taniya have 54 football cards, 72 volleyball cards, and 63 basketball cards and she want
to put them in a binder. Each page of the binder should have cards from a single sport,
and there should be the same number of cards on each page.
What is the greatest number of cards, Taniya can put on a page?
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 18

CASE STUDY BASED PROBLEMS

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 Q. 16 Amar, Akbar and Anthony are
TO
Q. 20 playing a game. Amar climbs 5
stairs and gets down 2 stairs
in one turn. Akbar goes up by
7 stairs and comes down by 2
stairs every time. Anthony
goes 10 stairs up and 3 stairs
down each time. Doing this
they have to reach to the nearest point of 100th stairs and they will stop once they find
it impossible to go forward. They can not cross 100th stair in anyway.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
16. Who reaches the nearest point?
(a) Amar
(b) Akbar
(c) Anthony
(d) All together reach to the nearest point
17. How many times can they meet in between on same stair?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) No, they cannot meet in between on same stair.
18. Who takes least number of steps to reach near hundred?
(a) Amar
(b) Akbar
(c) Anthony
(d) All of them take equal number of steps
19. What is the first stair where any two out of three will meet together?
(a) Amar and Akbar will meet for the first time on 15th stair.
(b) Akbar and Anthony will meet for the first time on 35th stair.
(b) Amar and Anthony will meet for the first time on 21th stair.
(d) Amar and Akbar will meet for the first time on 21th stair.
20. What is the second stair where any two out of three will meet together?
(a) Amar and Akbar will meet on 21th stair.
(b) Akbar and Anthony will meet on 35th stair.
(c) Amar and Anthony will meet on 21th stair.
(d) Amar and Anthony will meet on 35th stair.

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 Q. 21 Ashish supplies
TO bread and jams
Q. 25
to a hospital
and a school.
Bread and jam
are supplied in
equal number
of pieces. Bread
comes in a packet of 8 pieces and Jam comes in a pack of 6 pieces. On a particular day,
Ashish has supplied x packets of bread and y packets of jam to the school. On the same
day, Ashish has supplied 3x packets of bread along with sufficient packets of jam to
hospital. It is known that the number of students in the school are between 500 and
550.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
21. How many students are there in school?
(a) 544
(b) 504
(c) 608
(d) 456
22. How many packets of bread are supplied in the school?
(a) 94
(b) 63
(c) 74
(d) 84
23. How many packets of jams are supplied in the school?
(a) 129
(b) 64
(c) 74
(d) 84
24. How many packets of bread are supplied in the hospital?
(a) 189
(b) 64
(c) 74
(d) 124
25. How many packets of jams are supplied in the hospital?
(a) 120
(b) 164
(c) 252
(d) 224

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 ASSERTION AND REASON PROBLEMS

Q.26 3125
Assertion : The number is a terminating decimal fraction.
13
p
Reason : If q = 2m × 5n where m n , are non-negative integers, then is a terminating
q
decimal fraction.
(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 but 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.
Q.27
Assertion : 34.12345 is a terminating decimal fraction.
p
Reason : Denominator of 34.12345, when expressed in the form
q
,q ≠ 0, is of the form 2m × 5n , where m and n are non-negative integers.
(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 but 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.

Q.28
Assertion : The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150, then their LCM is 30.
Reason : For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) +LCM (a, b) , = a × b.
(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 but 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.

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 Q.29 Assertion : 3 is a rational number.
Reason : The square root of all positive integers are irrational numbers.
(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 but 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.
Q.30 Assertion : 5( 11  3) is an irrational number.
Reason : The product of a non zero rational number and an irrational number is
always irrational.
(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 but 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.

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 CHAPTER-2 (POLYNOMIALS)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Select the most appropriate answer from the given options.

1. The degree of polynomial having zeroes 3 and 4 only is:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) more than 3

2. The number of zeroes for a polynomial p(x) where graph of

y=p(x) given in figure given below is:

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 0 (d) 5

3. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are -5 and 6 is :

(a) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 30 (b)𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 30 (c)𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6 (d)𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6

4. The number of zeroes lying between -2 and 2 of the

polynomial f(x) whose graph is given below is:

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1

5. The number of polynomial having zeroes -2 and 5 is:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) more than 3

6. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial𝑥 2 + 99𝑥 + 127are:

(a) Both positive (b) both negative

(c) One positive and other negative (d) both equal

7. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, 𝑐 ≠ 0 ,are equal then

(a) 𝑐 and𝑎 have opposite signs (b) 𝑐 and 𝑏 have opposite signs

(c) 𝑐 and𝑎 have same sign (d) 𝑐 and 𝑏 have same sign

8. Zeroes of a polynomial can be expressed graphically. Number of zeroes of polynomial is equal to

number of points where the graph of polynomial:

(a) Intersects x-axis (b) Intersects y-axis

(c) Intersects y-axis or x-axis (d) None of the above

9. Zeroes of p(x) = x 2 − 27 are:

(a) ±9√3 (b) ±3√3 (c) ±7√3 (d) None of the above

10. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x 2 + 3x + k is 2, then the value of kis :

(a) 10 (b) –10 (c) 5 (d) –5

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 11. The maximum number of zeroes that a polynomial of degree 4 can have is

(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four

12. The graph of the polynomial p(x) = 3x – 2 is a straight line which intersects the x-axis at exactly
one point namely
2 2 2 2 2
(a) (−3, 0) (b) (0, −3) (c) (3, 0) (d)(3, −3)

13. The graph of the polynomial ax² + bx + c is an upward parabola if

(a) a> 0 (b) a< 0 (b) a = 0 (d) None

14.If α, β are the zeroes of the polynomial x² – 16, then αβ(α + β) is:

(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) -4 (d) 16

1
15. If 𝛼 andα are the zeroes of the polynomial ax² + bx + c, then value of c is

(a) 0 (b) a (c) -a (d) 1

SECTION-II

Case Study Based -1

A group of school friends went on an expedition to see Caves. One person remarked that the entrance of the
caves resembles a parabola, and can be represented by a quadratic polynomial lf (𝑥) =𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 , 𝑎 ≠ 0

where 𝑎 , 𝑏 and 𝑐 are real numbers.

Based on the above information give the answer for the following questions:
1. If one of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial (𝑝 − 1)𝑥2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 1 is 4 , then value of𝑝 is :
3 3 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 4 5 5

2. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial𝑥 2 + 20𝑥 + 96 are:

(a) Both positive (b) both negative

(c) One positive and other negative (d) both equal

3. The quadratic polynomialwhose zeroes are 5 and - 12 is given by :

(a) 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 60 (b)15𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 6 (c)𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 60 (d)15𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 6

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 4. If one zero of the polynomial f(𝑥) =5𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 + 𝑚 is reciprocal of the other, then the value of 𝑚 is :

(a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 5 (d) 1

5. Which of the following cannot be the graphof a quadratic polynomial:

Case Study Based -2

The entrance of the house is decorated with beautiful garlands, each garland forming a parabola.

Based on the above information give the answer for the following questions:

1. What type of polynomial does a parabola represent ?

(a) Linear (b) quadratic (c) cubic (d) none of these

2. the number of zeros of a quadratic polynomial is:

(a) equal to 2 (b) equal to 1 (c) more than 2 (d) at most 2

3. aquadratic polynomial with the sum and product of its zeros as -1 and -2 is:
(a) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2 (b)𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2 (c)𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 1 (d)𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 1

4. if one of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 𝑘 − 2 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 − 5 is −1 ,then the value of k is:

(a) 3 (b) -3 (c) 5 (d) -5

1 1
5. if 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeros of the polynomial f(𝑥) =𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 12 then the value of𝛼 + 𝛽 is :
7 7
(a) -7 (b) 12 (c) 12
(d) -12

SECTION-III

In each of the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is given followed by

corresponding statement of reason (R) just below it of the statements. Answer the questions
selecting the appropriate option given below.

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 (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 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.

1.Assertion (A): A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 4 and - 3 is𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12.
Reason(R): The quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 𝛼and 𝛽, then quadratic polynomial is
𝑥 2 − (𝛼+𝛽)𝑥 +αβ

2.Assertion (A): Degree of a non- zero constant polynomial is 0.

Reason (R):Degree of a zero polynomial is not defined.

3. Assertion (A):𝑥 3 + 𝑥 has only one real zero.

Reason (R):a polynomial of nth degree must have n real zeroes.

4. Assertion (A):(2 − 3)is one zero of the quadratic polynomial then other
zero will be(2 + 3).
Reason (R): Irrational zeroes (roots) always occur in pairs.

5. Assertion (A):8𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12 is a cubic polynomial.

Reason (R): A polynomial of degree 3 is a cubic polynomial.

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 CHAPTER-3 (PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Select the most appropriate answer from the given options.

1. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is -5x+7y=2 .The second equation can be:
(a)10x-14y-4=0 (b) -10x+14y+4=0
(c) 10x+14y-4=0 (d) -10x+14y-4=0

2. The pair of equations ax+2y=7 and 3x+by=16 represent parallel lines if :

(a) a=b (b)3a=2b (c)ab=6 (d)2a=3b

3. Rs.4900 was divided among a group of 150 children. If each girl gets Rs.50 and each boy gets
Rs.25 then, the number of boys in the group is:
(a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 104 (d) 105
4. A boat is rowed downstream at 15.5 km/h and upstream at 8.5 km/h. The speed of the stream
is:
(a) 3.5 km/h (b) 5.75 km/h (c) 6.5 km/h (d) 7 km/h

5. The area of the triangular region, in the following figure, bounded by the lines 2x-y=1 and
x+2y=13 and Y-axis is :

(a) 11.25 sq.units (b) 9.75 sq.units (c) 16.25 sq.units (d) 18.75 sq.units

6. The value(s) of 'k' for which the pair of linear equations 3x - 4y + 7 = 0 and
kx - 8y = 5 will represent a pair of intersecting lines graphically is/are:
(a) k = 6 (b) k ≠ 6 (c) any real number (d) any real number except 6

7. Out of the following linear equations in two variables, the two representing a pair of parallel
lines graphically are:
3x - 4y = 6 ; 3x + 4y = 6; 6x + 8y = 12 ; 6x - 8y + 6 = 0

(a) 3x - 4y = 6 and 6x + 8y = 12
(b) 3x - 4y = 6 and 6x - 8y + 6 = 0
(c) 6x + 8y = 12 and 3x + 4y = 6
(d) 6x - 8y + 6 = 0 and 3x + 4y = 6

8. All solutions of the linear equation 2x + 3y = 7 are also the solutions of equation
(a) 5x + 6y = 13 (b) 4x + 6y = 11
(c) 6x + 9y = 7 (d) 6x + 9y = 21
9. If x = a, y = b is the solution of the equations x + y = 5 and 2x – 3y = 4, then the values
of a and b are respectively :
(a) 6, -1 (b) 2, 3 (c) 1, 4 (d) 19/5, 6/5

10. The value of ‘k’ , for which the system of equations(k + l)x + 9y = 8k – 1and
x + (k + l)y = 5 has infinitely many solutions is :
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

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11. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If 27 is added to it, the digits of the
number gets reversed. The number is:
(a) 27 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 36
12. The pair of equations x = 0 and x = 5 has :
(a) no solution (b) unique/one solution
(c) two solutions (d) infinitely many solutions
13. There are cow and hen in the field. By counting heads, they are 52, the number of
their legs is 176 how many hens are there.
(a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 36
14. Aruna has only Rs 1 and Rs 2 coins with her. If the total number of coins that she has
is 50 and the amount of money with her is Rs 75, then the number of Rs 1 and Rs 2
coins are respectively :
(a) 35 and 15 (b) 35 and 20 (c) 15 and 35 (d) 25 and 25

15. Graphically, the pair of equations 6x – 3y + 10 = 0 and 2x – y + 9 = 0 represents two

Lines which are:
(a) Intersecting at exactly one point (b) Intersecting at two points
(c) Coincident (d) Parallel

SECTION-II
Case Study Based -1

There are some students in the two examination halls A and B.To make the number of students equal
in each hall, 10 students are sent from A to B. but if 20 students are sent from B to A, the number of
students in A becomes double the number of students in B.

Based on the above information give the answer for the following questions:

1. Form the pair of linear equation in two variables from the first situation by choosing 𝑥 and 𝑦 as
the number of students in two halls.
(a) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 20 (b) 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 20
(c) 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 60 (d) 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −600.

2. Form the pair of linear equation in two variables from the secondsituation by choosing 𝑥 and 𝑦
as the number of students in two halls.
(a) 2𝑦 − 𝑥 = 60 (b) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 60
(c) 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 60 (d) 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 60

3. Find the number of students in Hall A.

(a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 100 (d) 60

4. Find the number of students in Hall B

(a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 40 (d) 80

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 5. Find the number of students in each hall after the final situation.

(a) 90 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 80

Case Study Based -2

The resident welfare association of a Housing Society decided to build two straight path in their
neighborhood park such that they do not cross each other and also plant trees along the boundary
lines of each path.

One of the member of the association Rajat suggested that should be constructed represented by the
two Linear Equations𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 2 and−2𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 5 .

Based on the above information, give the answer of the following questions:

1. If the pair of equations 𝑎1 𝑥 + 𝑏1 𝑦 + 𝑐1 = 0and 𝑎2 𝑥 + 𝑏2 𝑦 + 𝑐2 = 0has infinitely solutions, then

condition is:
𝑎1 𝑏 𝑐 𝑎1 𝑏 𝑐
(a) ≠ 𝑏1 = 𝑐1 (b) = 𝑏1 = 𝑐1
𝑎2 2 2 𝑎2 2 2
𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1 𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1
(c) =𝑏 ≠𝑐 (d) ≠𝑏 ≠𝑐
𝑎2 2 2 𝑎2 2 2

2. If a pair of lines are parallel, then pair of linear equation is:

(a) Inconsistent (b) consistent

(c) Consistent or Inconsistent (d) none of these

3. Check whether the two paths will cross each other or not.

(a) yes (b) no (c) can’t say (d) none of these

4. How many point(s) lie on the line𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 2 ?

(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) infinite

5. If the line 2𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 5 intersect the x- axis then find its coordinates

(a) (-2.5,0) (b) (2.5,0) (c)(0,2.5) (d)(0,-2.5)

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 SECTION-III

In each of the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is given followed by corresponding
statement of reason (R) just below it of the statements. Answer the questions selecting the appropriate
option given below.

(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 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.

1. Assertion (A):The value of k for which the system of linear equations kx+2y+1=0 and
6x+4y-5=0 has a unique solution is 3.
Reason (R):The system of linear equations a1 x + b1 y + c1 = 0and a2 x + b2 y + c2 = 0
a b
has a unique solution ifa 1 ≠ b 1 .
2 2

2. Assertion (A):The value of q = ± 2, if x = 3, y = 1 is the solution of the line 2x + y – q2 – 3 = 0.

Reason (R):The solution of the line will satisfy the equation of the line.
3. Assertion (A):A pair of linear equations has no solution (s) if it represented by intersecting
lines graphically.
Reason (R): If the pair of lines are intersecting, then the pair has unique solution and is
called consistent pair of equations.
4. Assertion (A):Pair of linear equations𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2 = 0 and 3𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 6 = 0 have
infinitely solution.
Reason (R):The system of linear equations a1 x + b1 y + c1 = 0and a2 x + b2 y + c2 = 0 have
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
infinitely solution, if𝑎1 = 𝑏1 = 𝑐1 .
2 2 2

5. Assertion (A):The coordinate, where the line 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3 will intersect y-axis is (0,-3).
Reason (R):The linear equation in two variables x, y: a1 x + b1 y + c1 = 0 will intersect
y-axis , then put x=0.

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 CHAPTER-6 (TRIANGLES)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Select the most appropriate answer from the given options.
Q.1 The area of a right angled triangle is 40 sq cm and its perimeter is 40 cm. The length of
its hypotenuse is
(a) 16 cm
(b) 18 cm
(c) 17 cm
(d) data insufficient
Q.2 The areas of two similar triangles ABC and PQR are in the ratio 9 : 16. If BC = 4.5 cm,
then the length of QR is
(a) 4 cm
(b) 4.5 cm
(c) 3 cm
(d) 6 cm
Q.3 The perimeters of two similar triangles are 25 cm and 15 cm respectively. If one side of
the first triangle is 9 cm, then the corresponding side of second triangle is
(a) 4.2 cm
(b) 5.4 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 6 cm
Q.4 If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF such that 2AB = DE and BC = 8 cm then EF will
be
(a) 16 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 12 cm
(d) 10 cm

Q.5 In an equilateral triangle of side 24 cm, the length of the altitude (in cm)will be
(a) 8 2

(b) 8 3

(c) 12 2

(d) 12 3
Q.6 A man steadily goes 10 m due east and then 24 m due north. What is the distance from
the starting point.
(a) 25 m

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 (b) 26 m
(c) 15 m
(d) 18 m
Q.7 ABCD is a trapezium in which AB CD || and its diagonals intersect each other at the
point O. Which of the following is correct relation ?
(a) AO/ BO = 2CO/ DO
(b) AO/ BO = CO/ DO
(c) AO/ BO = CO/ DO
(d) AO/ BO = 2DO/ CO
Q.8 In an equilateral triangle ABC AD , is drawn perpendicular to BC meeting BC in D. The
AD2 is equal to
(a) 3BD2
(b) 2BD2
(c) BD2
(d) (1/2) BD2
Q.9 In  ABC, DE || BC, . If AD = x+2, DB = 3x + 16, AE = x and EC = 3x + 5 , then x is equal to
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Q.10 Two poles, 30 feet and 50 feet tall, are 40
feet apart and perpendicular to the ground.
The poles are supported by wires attached
from the top of each pole to the bottom of
the other, as in the figure. A coupling is
placed at C where the two wires cross.
What is the horizontal distance from C to
the taller pole?
(a) 32 feet
(b) 25 feet
(c) 18 feet
(d) 30 feet
Q.11
Refer to the Q. No.10, how high above the ground is the coupling ?
(a) 12.75 feet
(b) 18.75 feet

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 (c) 25.25 feet
(d) 30.50 feet

Aakesh wanted to determine the

Q.12
height of a tree on the corner of his
block. He knew that a certain fence
by the tree was 4 feet tall. At 3 PM, he
measured the shadow of the fence to
be 2.5 feet tall. Then he measured the
tree’s shadow to be 11.3 feet. What is
the height of the tree?
(a) 12 feet
(b) 11 feet
(c) 18 feet
(d) 30 feet

Q.13 Refer to the Question No.-12, what is another possible number of marbles in the bag?
(a) 31
(b) 61
(c) 52
(d) 34
Vertical angles of two isosceles triangles are equal. If their areas are in the ratio 16 : 25,
Q.14
then the ratio of their altitudes drawn from vertex to the opposite side will be
(a) 1/5
(b) 3/5
(c) 2/5
(d) 4/5

Q.15 What is the length of the second diagonal of a rhombus, whose side is 5 cm and one of
the diagonals is 6 cm?
(a) 8 cm
(b) 4 cm
(c) 12 cm
(d) 16 cm

CASE STUDY BASED PROBLEMS

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 Q. 16 Rani wants to make the curtains for her
TO
window as shown in the figure. The
Q. 20
window is in the shape of a rectangle,
whose width and height are in the ratio
2 : 3. The area of the window is 9600
square cm.
On the basis of the above information,
answer the following questions:

16. What is the shape of the

window that is uncovered?
(a) Right triangle
(b) Equilateral triangle
(c) Isosceles triangle
(d) Rectangle
17. What will be the ratio of two sides of each curtain (other than hypotenuse) ?
(a) 1 : 3
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 1 : 1
(d) 3 : 2
18. What are the dimensions of the window ?
(a) 40 cm  80 cm
(b) 20 cm  60 cm
(c) 80 cm  120 cm
(d) 40 cm  120 cm
19. What will be the perimeter of the window ?
(a) 200 cm
(b) 100 cm
(c) 400 cm
(d) 450 cm
20. How much window area is covered by the curtains?
(a) 50%
(b) 75%
(c) 25%
(d) 80%

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 Q. 21 The law of reflection states that when a ray of light reflects off a surface, the angle of
TO incidence is equal.
Q. 25

Ramesh places a mirror on level ground to determine the height of a pole (with traffic
light fired on it). He stands at a certain distance so that he can see the top of the pole
reflected from the mirror. Ramesh’s eye level is 1.5 m above the ground. The distance
of Ramesh and the pole from the mirror are 1.8 m and 6 m respectively.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
21. Which criterion of similarity is applicable to similar triangles?
(a) SSA
(b) ASA
(c) SSS
(d) AA
22. What is the height of the pole?
(a) 6 metres
(b) 8 metres
(c) 5 metres
(d) 4 metres
23. If angle of incidence is i , find tan i .
(a) tan i = 6/5
(b) tan i = 5/6
(c) tan i = 5/3
(d) tan i = 3/5
24. Now Ramesh move behind such that distance between pole and Ramesh is 13
meters. He place mirror between him and pole to see the reflection of light in
right position. What is the distance between mirror and Ramesh ?
(a) 7 metres
(b) 3 metres
(c) 5 metres
(d) 4 metres
25. What is the distance between mirror and pole?
(a) 9 metres
(b) 8 metres
(c) 12 metres
(d) 10 metres

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 ASSERTION AND REASON PROBLEMS

Q.26 Assertion : In the  ABC , AB = 24 cm, BC = 10 cm and AC = 26 cm, then  ABC is a right
angled triangle.
Reason : If in two triangles, their corresponding angles are equal, then the triangles are
similar.
(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 but 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.

Q.27
Assertion : ABC and DEF are two similar triangles such that BC = 4 cm, EF = 5 cm and
area of  ABC = 64 cm2, then area of  DEF = 100 cm2.
Reason : The areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio of the squares of the
corresponding altitudes.
(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 but 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.

Q.28
Assertion : Two similar triangles are always congruent.
Reason : If areas of two similar triangles are equal, then the triangles are congruent..
(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 but 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.

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 Q.29 Assertion : In  ABC, if DE  BC, such that AD = x cm, BD = (x – 2) cm, AE = (x + 2) cm,

EC = (x – 1) cm, then x = 4 cm.

PL PM
Reason : In  PQR, if LM  QR, then  .
LQ MR

(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 but 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.

Q.30 Assertion : If DEF  RPQ, then D  R and F  Q.

Reason : Two quadrilaterals are similar, if their corresponding sides are propotional.
(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 but 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.

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 CHAPTER-7 (COORDINATE GEOMETRY)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Select the most appropriate answer from the given options.
Q.1 The co-ordinates of the point which is reflection of point (-3, 5) in x -axis are
(a) (3, 5)
(b) (3, -5)
(c) (-3, -5)
(d) (-3, 5 )
Q.2 The coordinates of a point A on y-axis, at a distance of 4 units from x -axis and below it
are
(a) (4, 0)
(b) (0, 4)
(c) (-4, 0)
(d) (0, -4)
Q.3 If the distance between the points A (4, p) and B(1, 0) is 5 units then the value(s) of p
is(are)
(a) 4 only
(b) -4 only
(c) ± 4
(d) 0
Q.4 x -axis divides the line segment joining A(2, -3) and B(5, 6) in the ratio
(a) 2 : 3
(b) 3 : 5
(c) 1 : 2
(d) 2 : 1
If the points A(4, 3) and B (x, 5) are on the circle with centre O(2, 3), then the value of x
Q.5
is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Q.6 If x – 2y + k = 0 is a median of the triangle whose vertices are at points A(-1, 3) , B(0, 4)
and C(-5, 2), then the value of k is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6

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 (d) 8
Q.7 The point which lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the
points A(-2, -5) , and B (2, 5) is
(a) (0, 0)
(b) (0, 2)
(c) (2, 0)
(d) (-2, 0)
Q.8 The perimeter (in units) of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3, 0) is
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 11
(d) 12
Q.9 If the point P(2, 1) lies on the line segment joining points A(4, 2) and B(8, 4), then
(a) 3AP = AB
(b) AP = PB
(c) 3PB = AB
(d) 2AP =AB
Q.10 The perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points A(1, 5) and B(4, 6)
cuts the y-axis at
(a) (0, 13)
(b) (0, -13)
(c) (0, 12)
(d) (13, 0)
Q.11
If A(5, 2) B(2, 2) and C(-2, t) are the vertices of a right angled triangle with  B = 90:,
then the value of t will be
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

If the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(3, 4) and B (k, 6) is P (x, y) and
Q.12
x + y - 10 = 0,then the value of k will be
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7

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 Q.13 The points (3, 0), (6, 4), and (-1, 3) are the vertices of a
(a) equilateral triangle
(b) scalene triangle
(c) isosceles triangle
(d) right angled isosceles triangle

Q.14 What are the co-ordinate of a point P on the line segment joining A(1, 2) and B(6, 7)
such that 5AP = 2AB?
(a) (3, 4)
(b) (4, 3)
(c) (5, 4)
(d) (4, 5)

Q.15 What is the ratio in which the line 2x + 3y – 5 = 0 divides the line segment joining the
points (8, -9) and (2, 1)?
(a) 8 : 1
(b) 7 : 6
(c) 7 : 2
(d) 2 : 5

CASE STUDY BASED PROBLEMS

Q. 16 Satellite Images : Satellite images

TO are images of Earth collected by
Q. 20
imaging satellites operated by
governments and businesses
around the world. Satellite
imaging companies sell images
by licensing them to
governments and businesses
such as Apple Maps and Google
Maps. It should not be confused
for astronomy images collected
by space telescope.
Barun lives in Jaipur in Vaishali. Satellite image of his colony is shown in given figure. In
this view, his house is pointed out by a flag, which is situated at the point of intersection
of x and y- axes. If he goes 2 cm east and 3 cm north from the house, then he reaches to
a grocery store, If he goes 4 cm west and 6 cm south from the house, then he reaches to
his office. If he goes 6 cm east and 8 cm south from the house, then he reaches to a food
court. If he goes 6 cm west and 8 cm north from the house, he reaches to a his kid’s
school.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:

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 16. What is the distance between grocery store and food court?
(a) 137 cm

(b) 129 cm

(c) 8 15 cm

(d) 16 3 cm
17. What is the distance of the school from the house?
(a) 10 cm
(b) 15 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 25 cm
18. If the grocery store and office lie on a line, what is the ratio of distance of
house from grocery store to that from office ?
(a) 2 :1
(b) 3 : 1
(c) 4 : 1
(d) 5 : 1
19. What is the ratio of distances of house from school to food court.
(a) 1 :1
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 3 : 1
(d) 4 : 1
20. What shape is formed by the coordinates of positions of school, grocery store,
food court and office?
(a) square
(b) rectangle
(c) rhombus
(d) quadrilateral
Q. 21 Chandigarh is the
TO best planned city in
Q. 25
India, with
architecture which
is world renowned ,
and a quality of life
, which is
unparalleled. It is
rightly called THE
CITY BEAUTIFUL.

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 A locality in Chandigarh has two
straight roads perpendicular to each
other. There are 5 lanes parallel to
road 1. Each lane has 8 houses as
shown in the figure.
Dhruv lives in 8th house of 4th lane
and Anish lives in 2nd house of the
2nd lane.
On the basis of the above
information, answer the following
questions:
21. The shortest distance (in units) between the houses of Dhruv and Anish is:
(a) 2√10
(b) 5√10
(c) 6√10
(d)7√10
22. If Shivam lives exactly halfway between the houses of Dhruv and Anish then
Shivam lives in:
(a) 3rd house of the 3rd lane
(b) 5th house of the 5th lane
(c) 3rd house of the 5th lane
(d) 5th house of the 3rd lane
23. The distance of the point C from the y-axis is:
(a) 2 units
(b) 4 units
(c) 8 units
(d) 12 units
24. The points equidistant from B are:
(a) E and F
(b) F and D
(c) A and D
(d) E and D
25. The distance (in units) between the houses E and F is:
(a) 2 units
(b) 4 units
(c) 5 units
(d) 3 units

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 ASSERTION AND REASON PROBLEMS

Q.26 Assertion : The value of y is 6, for which the distance between the points P(2, -3) and
Q(10, y) is 10.
Reason : Distance between two given points A (x1, y1) and B (x2, y2) is given,

AB  ( x2  x1 )2  ( y2  y1 )2

(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 but 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.
Q.27
Assertion : Ratio in which the line 3x + 4y = 7 divides the line segment joining the
points (1, 2) and (- 2, 1) is 3 : 5.
Reason : The coordinates of the point P(x, y) which divides the line segment joining
 m x  m2 x1 m1 y2  m2 y1 
the points A(x1, y1) and B(x2, y2) in the ratio m1 : m2 is  1 2 , .
 m1  m2 m1  m2 

(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 but 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.

Q.28
Assertion : The point (0, 4) lies on y -axis.
Reason : The x co-ordinate on the point on y -axis is zero.
(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 but 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.

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 Q.29 Assertion : The point (-1, 6) divides the line segment joining the points (-3, 10) and
(6, -8) in the ratio 2 : 7 internally.
Reason : Three points A,B and C are collinear if AB + BC = AC.
(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 but 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.

Q.30 Assertion : If the points A(4, 3) and B(x, 5) lies on a circle with the centre O(2,3) then

the value of x is 2.
Reason : The mid-point of the line segment joining the points P(x1, y1) and Q(x2, y2) is
 x1  x2 y1  y2 
 2 , 2 .
 
(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 but 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.

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 CHAPTER: 8 (INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY)

SECTION-I
1. 1 – cos2A is equal to:

(a) sin2A (b) tan2A (c) 1 – sin2A (d) sec2A

2. The value of sin 60° cos 30° + sin 30° cos 60° is:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

3. sin 2A = 2 sin A is true when A =

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 0° (d) 60°

4. If ΔABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos(A+B )is :

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) √3/2

5. In right triangle ABC, right angled at C, if tan A = 1, then the value of 2 sin A cos A is :

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 2

1 1
6. Given that sin A=2and cos B = 2
, then the value of (A + B) is:

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 75° (d) 60°

7. If cos2α = ½ ,then α is:

(a) 30° (b) 15° (c) 0° (d) 60°

5
8. If cosec A =4 ,then cot A is :

1 50 3 4
(a) (b)40 (c) (d)
2 4 3

9. The value of 2 tan2 45° + cos2 30° − sin2 60° is:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -2 (d) 2

10. If α + β = 90° and α = 2β then cos α equal:

1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d) 2
2

11. If sin𝜃+ cos 𝜃 = 2cos 𝜃 (𝜃 ≠ 90° ) then the value of tan 𝜃is :

(a) √2 – 1 (b) √2 + 1 (c) √2 (d) - √2

4sin θ − cos θ
12. If 4 tan 𝜃 = 3, then (4sin θ + cos θ) is equal to:

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 1 2 3 1
(a) (b)3 (c) (d)
2 4 3

13. What happens to value of cos 𝜃 when 𝜃 increases from 0º to 90º.

(a) cos 𝜃 decreases from 1 to 0. (b) cos 𝜃 increases from 0 to 1.

1 1
(c) cos 𝜃 increases from to 1 (d) cos 𝜃 decreases from 1 to
2 2

1−Sin θ
14. =?
1+ Sin θ

(a) sin θ - cos θ (b) sec θ - tan θ

(c) sec θ + tan θ (d) sin θ + cos θ

15. If tan 5θ = 1, then θ is equal to :

(a) 9° (b) 90° (c) 45° (d) 30°

1
16. If tan(A + B) = 3 and tan(A- B) = , A > B , then the value of A is :
3

(a) 45° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 30°

SECTION-II

Case Study Based -1

Divya is feeling hungry so she thought of eating something she looked into the fridge and found some
bread pieces. She decided to make a sandwich.She cut the pieces of bread diagonally and found that it
forms a right angled triangle with sides 4cm, 4 3 cm and 8 cm.

Based on the above information, give the answer of the following questions.
1. The value of angle ∠M is equals to:
(a) 45° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 30°
2. The value of angle ∠K is equals to:
(a) 45° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 30°
3.Find the value of cos M:
2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d) √3
3
4.sec 2 M- 1 is equals to:
(a) tan M (b) tan 2M (c) tan2 M (d) tan 2M

𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 45°−1
5.The value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 45°+1is :

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 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 2

Case Study Based -2

A painter wanted to paint a wall of height of 15 feet for which he mounted a ladder such that its foot is 8
feet from the foot of the wall as shown in figure

based on the above information give the answer of the following equation
1. The value of cos R is:

8 8 15 15
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15 17 8 17

2. The value of cosec P is :

8 15 17 17
(a) (b) (c) (d)
17 17 8 15

sin R − cos P
3. The value ofsin R + cos P is :

17 30
(a) (b) (c) 0 (d) 1
30 17

4. The value of cot P is:

8 15 15 17
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15 17 8 15

3
5. The value of tan R+sec 𝑃 − 1 is :

253 357 479

(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
136 136 136

SECTION-III

In each of the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is given followed by

corresponding statement of reason (R) just below it of the statements. Answer the questions
selecting the appropriate option given below.
(e) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(f) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(g) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

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 (d)Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
4
1. Assertion (A): The value of sin θ = 3is not possible.
Reason (R): Hypotenuse is the largest side in any right angled triangle.

2. Assertion (A): If cos A + cos2 A = 1 then sin2A + sin4A = 2.

Reason (R): 1 – sin2A = cos2A, for any value of A.

3. Assertion (A): sin247º + cos247º = 1.

Reason (R):For any value ofθ, sin2θ + cos2θ = 1.

3 1
4. Assertion (A): In a right angled triangle ,if sin θ = and cosθ = 2 ,then tanθ = 3
2
sin θ
Reason (R):For any value of θ,tanθ= .
cos θ

5. Assertion (A): ABCD is a rectangle such that ∠CAB = 60º and AC = a

units. The area of the rectangle is 3a2 .
3 1
Reason (R): The value of sin 60º = and cos60º = 2
2

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 CHAPTER: 12 (AREAS RELATED TO CIRCLES)

SECTION-I
1. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm is
(a) 36 π sq. cm. (b) 18 π sq. cm. (c) 12 π sq. cm. (d) 9 π sq. cm.
2. In a circle of radius 14 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 45° at the centre, then the area of the
sector is
(a) 71 sq. cm. (b) 76 sq. cm. (c) 77 sq. cm. (d) 154 sq. cm.

3. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of their areas is :
(a) 22:7 (b) 14:11 (c) 7:22 (d) 11:14

4. If diameter of a wheel is 1.26 m, what the distance covered in 500 revolutions?

(a) 1.38 km (b) 4.64 km (c) 2.46 km (d) 1.98 km

5. A thin wire is in the shape of a circle of radius 77 cm. It is bent into a square. What is the side of
the square?
(a) 168 cm (b) 242 cm (c) 121 cm (d) 336 cm

6. In the given figure, OACB is a quadrant of a circle of radius 7 cm. The perimeter of the quadrant
is :

(a) 11 cm (b) 18 cm (c) 25 cm (d) 36 cm

7. In the given figure, AB is the diameter where AP = 12 cm and PB = 16 cm. If the value of π is
taken 3, what is the perimeter of the shaded region?

(a) 58 cm (b) 116 cm (c) 29 cm (d) 156 cm

8. In given fig., O is the centre of a circle. If the area of the sector OAPB is 5/36 times the area of
the circle, what is the value of x :

(a) 50° (b) 60° (c) 70° (d) 80°

9. The area of a circular ring formed by two concentric circles whose radii are 5.7 cm and 4.3 cm
respectively is: (Take π =3.14)
(a) 44 sq. cm.(approx) (b) 66 sq. cm.(approx)

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 (c) 22 sq. cm. (approx) (d) 33 sq. cm.(approx)

10. The sum of the areas of two circles, which touch each other externally, is 153πsq. cm.If the sum
of their radii is 15, then the ratio of the larger to the smaller radius is:
(a) 4: 1 (b) 2: 1 (c) 3: 1 (d) None of these

11. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle with AC = 24 cm, AB = 7 cm and ∠BOD = 90°.
What is the area of the shaded region?

(a) 185 sq. cm. (b) 284 sq. cm. (c) 105 sq. cm. (d) 198 sq. cm.

12. If the radius of a circle is diminished by 10%, then its area is diminished by:
(a) 10% (b) 19% (c) 36% (d) 20%

13. If is the angle in degrees of a sector of a circle of radius r, then area of the sector is :
𝜋𝑟 2 𝜃 𝜋𝑟 2 𝜃 2𝜋𝑟𝜃 2𝜋𝑟𝜃
(a) 360 (b) (c) 360 (d)
180 180
14. If the area of the sector of a circle of radius 36 cm is 54 𝜋cm2, then the length of the
corresponding arc of sector is :
(a) 𝜋 cm (b) 2𝜋 cm (c) 3𝜋 cm (d) 4𝜋 cm

15. If the perimeter semi-circular protector is 36 cm, then its diameter is:
(a) 10 cm (b) 14 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 16 cm

SECTION-II

Case Study Based -1

Vikas had a farm with many animals like cows, dogs, horses etc. He had sufficient grass land for the
cows and horses to graze, One day three of his horses were tied with 7metre long ropes at the three
corners of a triangular lawn having sides 20m, 34m and 42m.

1. Area of the triangular lawn is

(a) 326 m2 (b) 336m2 (c) 306 m2 (d) 316 m2
2. Find the area of the field that can be grazed by the horses
(a) 326 m2 (b) 44m2 (c) 306 m2 (d) 77m2

3. The area that cannot be grazed by the horses.

(a) 326 m2 (b) 259m2 (c) 336 m2 (d) 316 m2

4. The cost of fencing the triangular lawn at the rate of Rs 30 per metre, is

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 (a) Rs 2880 (b) Rs 2590 (c) Rs 10080 (d) Rs 3360

5. John had a beautiful garden in the form of a quadrant of radius 7m as shown, He wanted to fence it
to protect the flowers. Find the length of wire required to fence it completely.

(a) 11m (b) 18m (c) 25m (d) 36 m

Case Study Based -2

Observe the 2 designs of Rakhimade by the students.

Design A: Rakhi A is made with silver wire in the form of a circle with diameter 28mm. The wire used
for making 4 diameters which divide the circle into 8 equal parts.
Design B:Rakhi B is made of two colours - Gold and silver. Outer part is made with Gold. The
circumference of silver part is 44mm and the gold part is 3mm wide everywhere.

1. The total length of silver wire required for design A is :

(a) 180 mm (b) 200 mm (c) 250 mm (d) 280 mm

2. The area of each sector of the Rakhi A is:

(a) 44 mm2 (b) 52 mm2 (c) 77 mm2 (d) 68 mm2

3. The circumference of outer part (golden) of design B is(Take π =3.14) :

(a) 48.4 mm (b) 82.2 mm (c) 72.5 mm (d) 62.8 mm

4. The difference of areas of golden and silver parts indesign is:

(a) 18 π (b) 44 π (c) 51 π (d) 64 π

5. A small boy is playing with Rakhi B. He rolls the rakhi on the ground and makes
revolution with it along its edge on the floor. How many complete revolutions must it
take to cover 80π mm?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

SECTION-III

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 In each of the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is given followed by
corresponding statement of reason (R) just below it of the statements. Answer the questions
selecting the appropriate option given below.
(h) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(i) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(j) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(k) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

1. Assertion (A):The area covered by 21cm long minute hand in 20 minutes is 462 sq. cm.
Reason (R): Area of circle is πr2.
2. Assertion (A): The area of the largest triangle that is inscribed in a semi- circle of
diameter 2r unit is 2r2 sq. units.
Reason (R): Angle is a semi- circle is a right angle.
3. Assertion (A):A wheel of radius 0.25m make 7000 revolutions to travel a distance of 11
Km.
Reason (R): To find the number of revolutions, divide the total distance by
thecircumference of the circle.
4. Assertion (A): If the outer and inner diameter of a circular path is 10 m and 6 m then area
of the path is 16πm2 .
Reason (R): If R and r be the radius of outer and inner circular path, then
area of path is π (R2−r2).
5. Assertion (A):If a wire of length 22 cm is bent in the shape of a circle, then area of the
circle so formed is 40 cm2.
Reason (R): Circumference of the circle = length of the wire.

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 CHAPTER-15(PROBABILITY)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Select the most appropriate answer from the given options.
Q.1 Out of one digit prime numbers, one number is selected at random. The probability of
selecting an even number is
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/4
(c) 3/4
(d) 2/3
Q.2 Two dice are thrown together. The probability that sum of the two numbers will be a
multiple of 4, is:
(a) 1/2
(b) 1/3
(c) 1/8
(d) 1/4
Q.3 The probability that a two digit number selected at random will be a multiple of 3 and
not a multiple of 5 is
(a) 2/15
(b) 4/15
(c) 1/15
(d) 9/40
Q.4 A number x is selected from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and then a second number y is
randomly selected from the numbers 1, 4, 9 then the probability that the product xy of
the two numbers will be less than 9 is
(a) 3/7
(b) 4/9
(c) 5/9
(d) 7/9

Q.5 A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball
at random from the bag is three times that of a red ball, what is the number of blue
balls in the bag.
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16

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 Q.6 If three different coins are tossed together, then What is the probability of getting two
heads?
(a) 3/8
(b) 1/4
(c) 1/2
(d) 5/8
Q.7 There are 30 cards of the same size in a bag in which the numbers 1 to 30 are written.
One card is taken out of the bag at random. What is the probability that the number on
the selected card is not divisible by 3?
(a) 1/15
(b) 2/3
(c) 1/10
(d) 1/3
Q.8 Harpreet tosses three different coins simultaneously. What is the probability that she
gets at least one head ?
(a) 1/4
(b) 3/8
(c) 3/4
(d) 7/8
Q.9 A bag contains cards bearing numbers from 11 to 30. A card is taken out from the bag
at random. What is the probability that the selected card has multiple of 5 on it?
(a) 2/5
(b) 1/5
(c) 3/20
(d) 11/20
Q.10 From all the two digit numbers a number is chosen at random. What is the probability
that the chosen number is a multiple of 7?
(a) 7/10
(b) 13/90
(c) 1/2
(d) 17/90
Q.11
A large water bottling plant can remain at full production as long as one of its two
generators is functioning. Due to past experience and the age difference between the
systems, the plant manager estimates the probability of the main generator failing is
0.05, the probability of the secondary generator failing is 0.01, and the probability of
both failing is 0.007.

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 What is the probability the plant remains in full production today?
(a) 88%
(b) 99.3%
(c) 88.8%
(d) 99.4%

Remdesivir was the first drug approved by the FDA for treating the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Q.12
It is indicated for treatment of COVID-19 disease in hospitalized adults and children
aged 12 years and older who weigh at least 40 kg.
In a medical experiment, a Remdesivir is found to help 2,400 out of 4,000 people. If a
doctor prescribes the Remdesivir for a particular patient, what is the approximate
empirical probability that the patient will be helped?
(a) 0.5
(b) 0.6
(c) 0.7
(d) 0.8
A bag contains lemon flavoured candies only. Shalini takes out one candy without
Q.13
looking into the bag. What is the probability that she takes out an orange flavoured
candy?
(a) 0
(b) 0.50
(c) 0.10
(d) 0.20
Cards marked with number 3, 4, 5, ..........., 50 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly.
Q.14
A card is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability that the selected card
bears a perfect square number?
(a) 7/8
(b) 1/8
(c) 1/4
(d) 3/4
What is the probability that a non-leap year has 53 Mondays ?
Q.15
(a) 6/7
(b) 1/7
(c) 2/7
(d) 3/7

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 CASE STUDY BASED PROBLEMS

Q. 16 Abhinav Bindra is retired sport shooter

TO
Q. 20 and currently India’s only individual
Olympic gold medalist. His gold in the
10-meter air rifle event at the 2008
Summer Olympics was also India’s first
Olympic gold medal since 1980. He is the
first Indian to have held
concurrently the world and Olympic
titles for the men’s 10-meter air rifle
event, having earned those honors at the
2008 Summer Olympics and the 2006 ISSF
World Shooting Championships. Bindra has
also won nine medals at the Commonwealth
Games and three gold medals at the Asian
Games. they find it impossible to go forward.
They can not cross 100th stair in anyway.
A circular dartboard has a total radius of 8
inch, with circular bands that are 2 inch
wide, as shown in figure. Abhinav is still
skilled enough to hit this board 100% of the time so he always score at least two points
each time he throw a dart. Assume the probabilities are related to area, on the next dart
that he throw.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
16. What is the probability that he score at least 4 ?
(a) 5/16
(b) 9/16
(c) 1/4
(d) 1/16
17. What is the probability that he score at least 6 ?
(a) 5/16
(b) 9/16
(c) 1/4
(d) 1/16

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 18. What is the probability that he hit bull’s eye ?
(a) 5/16
(b) 9/16
(c) 1/4
(d) 1/16
19. What is the probability that he score exactly 4 points ?
(a) 5/16
(b) 9/16
(c) 1/4
(d) 1/16
20. What is the probability that he score exactly 6 points ?
(a) 3/16
(b) 9/16
(c) 1/4
(d) 7/16
Q. 21 Cards on which numbers 1, 2, 3 .......... 100 are written (one number on one card and no
TO number is repeated), put in a bag and are mixed thoroughly. A card is drawn at
Q. 25
random from the bag.
On the basis of the above information, answer any four of the following questions:
21. What is the probability that card taken out has a odd number ?
(a) 0.25
(b) 0.49
(c) 0.50
(d) 0.51
22. What is the probability that card taken out has a two digit odd number ?
(a) 0.23
(b) 0.45
(c) 0.56
(d) 0.34
23. What is the probability that card taken out has a odd number which is multiple
of 11?
(a) 0.05
(b) 0.10
(c) 0.12
(d) 0.06

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 24. What is the probability that card taken out has an odd number which is not
less than 70 ?
(a) 0.13
(b) 0.14
(c) 0.12
(d) 0.15
25. What is the probability that card taken out has an odd number which is not
multiple of 11 ?
(a) 0.25
(b) 0.50
(c) 0.40
(d) 0.45

ASSERTION AND REASON PROBLEMS

Q.26 Assertion : A pair of fair dice is thrown and one die shows 4. Then the probability that
1
the other die shows 5 is .
18
Reason : For any event E, 0 ≤ P(E) ≤ 1.
(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 but 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.
Q.27 Assertion : When a pair of dice is thrown simultaneously, then the probability of
1
getting same number on both the dice is .
6
Reason : Probability of impossible event is 0.
,q ≠ 0, is of the form 2m × 5n , where m and n are non-negative integers.
(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 but 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.

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 Q.28 Assertion : When two coins are tossed simultaneously, then the probability of
3
getting at least one head is .
4
Reason : Probability of an event may be negative.
(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 but 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.

Q.29 Assertion : If a card is selected from a deck of 52 playing cards, then probability of red
3
face card is .
26
Reason : If the probability of an event is p, then the probability of its complementary
event is 1 - p.
(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 but 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.
Q.30 Assertion : A girl calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in the

lottery is 0.08. if 6000 tickets are sold, then the number of tickets she has bought is 480.
Reason : Probability of an event is more than 1.
(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 but 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.

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