Practice Paper —II
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
(i) 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.
(ii) In Section A, Question 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 SectionB, Question no . 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions,
carrying 2 marks each.
(¥)_In Section C, Question no . 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions,
carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D , Question no . 32 to 35. are Long answer (LA) type questions,
carrying 5 marks each,
(vii) In Section E, Question 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.
(viii) 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.
(ix) Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take %=—-wherever required,
if not stated.
(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.
Section — A
This section has 20 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
1. _ If the line represented by the pair of equations 3x -y+ 8 = 0 and 6x-ry+16~0
coincide, then the value of “is:
1 1
@-3 > © 2 @ 2
Mathematics-X2. If AABC~ APQR with ZA =32° and ZR = 65°, then the measure of ZB is:
(a) 32° (b) 65° (©) 83° (@ 97°
3. _ Iftwo positive integers a and b are written as a= x'y? and b= xy*; x, y are prime
numbers, then HCF (a,b) is:
(a) oxy (b) xy" @) xy (@) xy?
4, In the given figure, TA is a tangent to the circle with centre © such that
OT=4 em, ZOTA=30%, then length of TA is:
2 )
der J
i 7
T A
(a) 23cm (b)2em (c) 2J¥2em (@) Sem
5. (sec A+ tan A) (1—sin A) =
(a) secA (b)sinA (©) cosecA — (d)_ cosA
6. The least positive value of k, for which the quadratic equation 2x? + kx —4=0
has rational roots, is:
@) — 2y2 (b) 2 © #2 @ Vz
7. ‘The hour-hand of a clock is 6 em long. The angle swept by it between 7:20 a.m.
and 7:55 a.m. is:
35 35
@ (§) ©) (=) © 35° @) 70°
8. Ifapole 6 em high castsa shadow 2/3 mlong the ground, then sun’s elevation
is:
(a) 60° (b) 45°) 30° (90°
Mathematics-X9. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number and the least prime
number is:
(a) 1:2 (b) 21 () Ll (@) 13
10. The coordinates of the vertex A ofa 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) (@) 43)
11. The radius ofa circle is same as the as the side of a square. Their perimeters are
in the ratio:
@ 41 (b) 2:0 (© m2 @ Vr:2
12. The empirical relation between the mode, median and mean of a distribution is
(a) Mode = 3 Median -2 Mean (b) Mode = 3 Mean ~ 2 Median
(©) Mode = 2 Median -3 Mean (d Mode =2 Mean 3 Median
13. A girl calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in the lottery
is 0.08. If 6000 tickets were sold in all, how many tickets did the girl buy?
@) 40 (b) 240 (©) 480 (@) 750
Asin A+ 3Cosd
alue of sin A—3Cosd
14, If2 tan A=3, then the v.
1 1
o 7 © (© 3 @)_ does notexits
15. Find the upper limit of the modal class form the given distribution.
Height [in em] | Below 140 | Below 145 | Below 150 | Below 155 | Below 160 | Below 165
Number of girls 4 ul 29 40 46 SI
(a) 165em (b) 160.em (© 155 em (@ 500m
16, Curved surface area of a cylinder of height 5 cm is 94.2 square cm Radius of
this cylinder is: (Take m= 3.14)
(a) 2em (b) 3em (© 290m (@) 6em
Mathematics-X17. In the given figure, DE || BC. If AD = 2 units, DB = AE = 3 units and
EC =x units, then the value of x is
fa) 2 (b) 3 © $5 @
nic
18, A quadratic equation whose roots are (2 + J3) and (2— 3)is:
(a) x?-4x+ 1-0 (b) x*+4x+1=0
(©) 4x7-3=0 @) «-1=0
Question 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 question
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).
(©) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(@)_ Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
19. Assertion (A): The perimeter of AABC given in the figure is a rational number.
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29. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external
point T, Prove that ZPTQ=2 ZOPQ.
30. Prove that: see A (1 ~sin A) (sec A+ tan A) = 1
OR
i-cos@
i+cos@
Prove that: (cosecd ~ cot)?
31. Three bells ring at intervals of 6, 12 and 18 minutes. [fall the three bells rang at
6 a.m.,, when will they ring together again?
Mathematics-XSection —-D
This section comprises Long Answer (LA) type questions. Each question carries
Smarks.
32. Sides AB, BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional
to sides PQ, QR and median PM of triangle PQR. Show that ABC ~ APQR
3
33. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter
takes 10 hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately, Find the time
in which each tap can separately fill the tank.
OR
‘Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the square of the middle number
exceeds the difference of the squares of the other two by 60. Find the numbers,
34, The following table gives the distribution of the life time of 400 neon lamps:
Life time (in hours) Number of lamps
1500-2000,
2000-2500
2500-3000
14
3000-3500
3500-4000
4000-4500
4500-5000
Find the average life of a lamp.
35. A tentis in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. Ifthe height and
radius of the cylindrical part are 3 m and 14 m respectively, and the total height
of the tent is 13.5 m, find the area of the canvas required for making the tent,
keeping a provision of 26 m? of canvas for stitching and wastage. Also, find the
cost of the canvas to be purchased at the rate of 2500 per m?,
OR
A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two hemispheres stuck at
Mathematics-Xeach ofits ends. The length of the entire capsule is 14mm and the diameter of the
capsule is Smm. Find its surface area.
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14mm
Section —- E
In this section, there are 3 case study based units of assessment of 4 marks each.
Case Study - 1
36. Alia and Shagun are friends living on the same street in Patel Nagar, Shagun’s
house is at the intersection of one street with another street on which there is a
library. They both study in the same school and that is not far from Shagun’s
house. Suppose the school is situated at the point O, ie., the origin, Alia’s house
is at A (2,3), Shagun’s house is at B (2,1) and library is at C (4,1) Based on the
above information, answer the following questions.
(i) How far is Alia’s house from Shagun’s house?
How far is the library from Shagun’s house?
(iii) Which distance is more - Distance between Shagun’s house and school
or Distance between Alia’s house and library
OR
Show that Alia’s house, Shagun’s house and library form an isosceles right triangle.
Mathematics-XCase Study - 2
37. Aahana being a plant lover decides to convert her balcony into beautiful garden
full of plants. She bought few plants with pots for her balcony. She placed pots
in such a way that number of pots in the first row is 2, second row in 5, third row
is 8 and so on.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(Find the number of pots placed in the 10 row.
(ii) Find the difference in the number of pots placed in 5* row and 2” row.
(iii) IfAahana wants to place 100 pots in total, then find the total number of
rows formed in the arrangement.
OR
If Aahana has sufficient space for 12 rows, then how many total numbers of pots
are placed by her with the same arrangement?
Case Study - 3
38. A flagstaff'stands on the top ofa 5 mhigh tower. Froma point on the ground, the
angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff is 60° and from the same point the
angle of elevation of the top of tower is 45°,
Based on the above, answer the following questions:
(Draw a neat labelled diagram to represent the given situation,
(i) Whats the height of the flagstaff?
(iii) [fat some other point, the top of tower’s angle of elevation is 30°, then
find the distance of this new point from the foot of the tower.
Mathematies-X