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SAMPLE PAPER 1

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper consists of 34 questions divided into four sections – A, B, C and D.
3. Section A contains 8 questions of 1 mark each, which are multiple choice type questions,
Section B contains 6 questions of 2 marks each, Section C contains 10 questions of 3
marks each and Section D contains 10 questions of 4 marks each.
4. Use of calculators is not permitted.

SECTION – A

Question numbers 1 to 8 carry 1 mark each. For each of the question numbers 1 to 8, four
alternative choices have been provided, of which one is correct. Select the correct option.

1. The probability that a number selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3,......., 15 is a
multiple of 4, is:
4 2 1 1
a. b. c. d.
15 15 5 3
2. The angle of depression of a car parked on the road from the top of a 150 m tower is 300.
The distance of the car from the tower (in metres) is:
a. 50√3 b. 150√3 c. 150√2 d. 75
3. Two circles touch each other externally at P. AB is a common tangent to the circles
touching them at A and B. The value of ∠APB is:
a. 300 b. 450 c. 600 d. 900
4. If 𝑘, 2𝑘 − 1 and 2𝑘 + 1 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., the value of 𝑘 is:
a. 2 b. 3 c. −3 d. 5
5. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at its centre. The length of the
chord (in cm) is:
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a. 5√2 b. 10√2 c. d. 10√3
√2
6. ABCD is a rectangle whose three vertices are B(4, 0), C(4, 3) and D(0, 3). The length of
one of its diagonals is:
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 25
7. In a right angled triangle ABC, right – angled at B, BC = 12 cm and AB = 5 cm. The
radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle (in cm) is:
 a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
8. In a family of 3 children, the probability of having at least one boy is:
7 1 5 3
a. b. c. d.
8 8 8 4

SECTION – B

Question numbers 9 to 14 carry 2 marks each.

9. In figure, common tangents AB and CD to the two circles with centres O1 and O2
intersect at E. Prove that AB = CD.

10. The incircle of an isosceles triangle ABC, in which AB = AC, touches the sides BC, CA
and AB at D, E and F respectively. Prove that BD = DC.
11. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability
a. That the number on each die is even.
b. That the sum of numbers appearing on the two dice is 5.
12. If the total surface are of a solid hemisphere is 462 cm2, find its volume.
13. Find the number of natural numbers between 101 and 999 which are divisible by both 2
and 5.
14. Find the value of 𝑘 for which the quadratic equation 9𝑥 2 − 3𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has equal roots.

SECTION – C

Question numbers 15 to 24 carry 3 marks each.

15. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 600. After a flight of
30 seconds the angle of elevation becomes 300. If the aeroplane is flying at a constant
height of 3000√3 m, find the speed of the aeroplane.
16. The largest possible sphere is carved out of a wooden solid cube of side 7 cm. Find the
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volume of the wood left. (Use 𝜋 = )
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17. Water in a canal, 6 m wide and 1.5 m deep, is flowing at a speed of 4 km/h. How much
area will it irrigate in 10 minutes, if 8 cm of standing water is needed for irrigation?
 18. In figure, ABCD is a trapezium of area 24.5 sq. cm. In it, AD || BC, ∠DAB = 900, AD =
10 cm and BC = 4 cm. If ABE is a quadrant of a circle, find the area of the shaded region.
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(Take 𝜋 = )
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19. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining the points A (3, –3) and B (– 2, 7) is
divided by 𝑥 – axis. Also find the coordinates of the point of division.
20. In figure, two concentric circles with centre O, have radii 21 cm and 42 cm. If ∠AOB =
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600, find the area of the shaded region. (Use 𝜋 = )
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21. Solve for 𝑥: − 1 = 𝑥+1 ; 𝑥 ≠ 0, −1
𝑥
22. The sum of the 2nd and 7th terms of an A.P. is 30. If its 15th term is 1 less than twice its 8th
term, find the A.P.
23. Draw a line segment AB of length 8 cm. Taking A as centre, draw a circle of radius 4 cm
and taking B as centre, draw another circle of radius 3 cm. Construct tangents to each
circle from the centre of the other circle.
24. Prove that the diagonals of a rectangle ABCD, with vertices A (2, –1), B (5, –1), C (5, 6)
and D (2, 6), are equal and bisect each other.

SECTION – D

Question numbers 25 to 34 carry 4 marks each.

25. Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the
point of contact.
26. 150 spherical marbles, each of diameter 1.4 cm, are dropped in a cylindrical vessel of
diameter 7 cm containing some water, which are completely immersed in water. Find the
rise in level of water in the vessel.
27. A container open at the top, is in the form of a frustum of a cone of height 24 cm with
radii of its lower and upper circular ends as 8 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find the cost of
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milk which can completely fill the container at the rate of Rs. 21 per litre. (Use 𝜋 = )
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28. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a distance of 120 m from a point A on the
ground is 450. If the angle of elevation of the top of a flagstaff fixed at the top of the
tower, at A is 600, then find the height of the flagstaff. (Use √3 = 1.73)
29. A motorboat whose speed in still water is 18 km/h, takes 1 hour more to go 24 km
upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
30. In a school, students decide to plant trees in and around the school to reduce air pollution.
It was decided that the number of trees, that each class will plant, will be double of the
class in which they are studying. If there are 1 to 12 classes in the school and each class
has two sections, find how many trees were planted by the students. Which value is
shown in this question?
𝑥−3 𝑥−5 10
31. Solve for 𝑥: + = , 𝑥 ≠ 4, 6
𝑥−4 𝑥−6 3
32. All the red face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. A card is drawn at
random from the remaining cards, after reshuffling them. Find the probability that the
drawn card is:
a. Of red colour
b. A queen
c. An ace
d. A face card
33. A (4, –6), B (3 ,–2) and C (5, 2) are the vertices of a ∆ABC and AD is its median. Prove
that the median AD divides ∆ABC into two triangles of equal areas.
34. Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary
angles at the centre of the circle.