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Code No. : 81-E (NS) Subject : MATHEMATICS
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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
PART – A
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
No. Marks No. Marks No. Marks No. Marks No. Marks No. Marks

1. 11. 21. 31. 41. 51.

2. 12. 22. 32. 42. 52.

3. 13. 23. 33. 43. 53.

4. 14. 24. 34. 44. 54.

5. 15. 25. 35. 45. 55.

6. 16. 26. 36. 46. 56.

7. 17. 27. 37. 47. 57.

8. 18. 28. 38. 48. 58.

9. 19. 29. 39. 49. 59.

10. 20. 30. 40. 50. 60.

T o t a l M a r k s o f P a r t – A
PART – B
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
No. Marks No. Marks No. Marks No. Marks No. Marks

61. 65. 69. 73. × ×

62. 66. 70. 74. × ×

63. 67. 71. 75. × ×

64. 68. 72. 76. × ×

T o t a l M a r k s o f P a r t – B

Total Marks in words Grand Total

1. ✓
2. ✓ ✓ ✓
Signature of Evaluators Registration No. Signature of the Signature of the Room
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General Instructions :
i) The question-cum-answer booklet contains two Parts, Part – A & Part – B.
ii) Part – A consists of 60 questions and Part – B consists of 16 questions.
iii) Space has been provided in the question-cum-answer booklet itself to answer
the questions.
iv) Follow the instructions given in Part – A and write the correct choice in the box
provided on the right hand side of the question-cum-answer booklet.
v) For Part – B enough space for each question is provided. If you feel shortage of
space to any question, you may use last 4 pages by writing question numbers.
PART – A

Four alternatives are suggested to each of the following questions / incomplete

statements. Choose the most appropriate alternative and write the alphabet of the
chosen answer in the box provided. 60 × 1 = 60

1. According to distributive law P U (Q I R)=

(A) (P U Q) U (P U R) (B) (P U Q) I (P U R)

(C) (P I Q) U (P I R) (D) ( P I Q ) I ( P I R ).         

2. Out of 1000 students 750 play cricket, 350 play volleyball, 150 play both the games.
Number of students who do not play any of these two games is equal to

(A) 200 (B) 500

(C) 250 (D) 50.         

3. If A = { a, b, c, d, e } , B= { a, c, e, g, h } and C = { c, f, g } then A I ( B U C)=

(A) { a, c, e } (B) { g, e }
(C) { b, d } (D) {c}.         

4. n th term of a G.P. is

(A) a . r n (B) a . r n + 1

(C) a . r n – 1 (D) a . r n – 1.         

5. If in a sequence T n = n  2 – 1 and T n = 35, then the value of n is

(A) 6 (B) 36

(C) 34 (D) – 6.         

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6. The 6 th term of the sequence 1, – , , – , …… is
3 9 27

1 1
(A) (B)
81 243

1 1
(C) – (D) – .         
81 243

1 1
7. If in an H.P. T 4 = , T  10 = then the value of d is
12 42

(A) 6 (B) 5

(C) 3 (D) 4.         

8. In the first minute Geeta climbs 15 steps of a building. After that she climbs 3 steps

less than that in the previous minute. The total number of steps climbed by Geeta in

5 minutes is

(A) 75 (B) 105

(C) 45 (D) 50.         

    1        x – 2 
9. If A =     
 2x – 1     – 1   is a symmetric matrix, then the value of x is

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 3 (D) – 1.         

10. If 5P  r = 5 !, then the value of r is

(A) 1 (B) 5

(C) 0 (D) 10.         

11. If n P 3 = 210, then the value of n is

(A) 7 (B) 11

(C) 9 (D) 10.         

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12. There are 8 girls in a classroom. Sheela is one of them. Number of committees that
can be formed of 5 including Sheela is

(A) 35 (B) 30

(C) 42 (D) 40.         

13. The formula to find the co-efficient of variation is

–
 X  σ
(A) × 100 (B) × 100
σ –
X

∑ f X ∑ f D 2
(C) (D) .         
N N

14. The average of the following scores

14, 16, 21, 9, 16, 17, 14, 12, 11 and 20 is

(A) 10 (B) 13

(C) 15 (D) 12.         

15. Standard deviation of a particular data is 4·5. Then its variance is

(A) 9·0 (B) 16·25

(C) 2·25 (D) 20·25.         

16. H.C.F. of 3a – 15 and 3a 2 – 75 is

(A) (a+5) (B) 3(a–5)

(C) (a–5) (D) 3 ( a + 5 ).         

17. H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two algebraic expressions are ax and 12ax 2 b 3 y respectively.
If one of the expressions is 4axy, then the other is

(A) 3xa 2 b 2 (B) 3x 2 a

(C) 3x 2 ab 3 (D) 3xab 2 .         

18. x 2 + y  2 + z  2 – xy – yz – zx expressed in ∑ notation is

(A) ∑   xy (B) ∑   x  2 + y  2

xyz xyz

(C) ∑   x ( x – y ) (D) ∑   xyz.         

xyz xyz

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19. ∑   a  2
(  b  2 – c 2 ) when expanded and simplified
abc

(A) a 2 b 2 – a  2 c 2 (B) a 2 b 2 – a  2 c 2 + b  2 c 2

(C) a 2 b 2 + b  2 c 2 + c 2 a 2 (D) 0.         

20. If a + 2b + 3c = 0, then the value of a 3 + 8b  3 + 27c 3 is

(A) 3abc (B) 0

(C) 18abc (D) 6abc.         

21. Factors of (  a 4 + a  2 b  2 + b  4 ) are

(A) (  a 2 + b  2 ) (  a 2 – b  2 )

(B) (  a 2 + ab + b  2 ) (  a 2 – ab + b  2 )

(C) (  a 2 + b  2 + ab ) (  a 2 – b  2 + ab )

(D) (  a 2 + b  2 + ab ) (  b  2 – a  2 – ab ) .         

22. Sum of 3 a , – 13 a and 6 a is

(A) – 22 a (B) 4 a

(C) 22 a (D) – 4 a .         

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23. Value of (  2 2 + 3 3 ) is

(A) 35 + 12 6 (B) 35

(C) 13 + 12 6 (D) 4 2 + 9 3 + 12 6 .         

24. Conjugate of x – y is

(A) x – y (B) x + y

(C) x + y (D) x – y .         

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25. General form of a pure quadratic equation is

(A) ( bx + c ) 2 = 0 (B) ax 2 + bx + c = 0

(C) ax 2 + c = 0 (D) ax 2 + bx = 0.         

26. If 3a  2 – 27 = 0, then the value of a is

(A) ±9 (B) ±3

(C) ± 27 (D) ± 1.         

27. The height of a cone with slant height 15 cm and radius 9 cm is

(A) 6 cm (B) 3 cm

(C) 5 cm (D) 12 cm.         

28. If ( a + 8 ) 2 – 5 = 31, then the value of a is

(A) 2, 14 (B) + 2, – 14

(C) – 2, + 14 (D) – 2, – 14.         

29. Roots of the equation x 2 – x = 6 are

(A) + 1, – 6 (B) + 3, – 2

(C) – 3, – 2 (D) – 1, + 6.         

30. Sum of a number and its square is 20. Then the number is

(A) 5 (B) 10

(C) 4 (D) 2.         

31. Nature of the roots of a quadratic equation depends on

(A) b  2 – 4ac (B) b  2 – ac

(C) b  2 + 4ac (D) b  2 + ac.         

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32. Roots of the equation x 2 – 2x + 1 = 0 are

(A) not real (B) distinct

(C) equal (D) zero.         

33. The quadratic equation with roots (  2 +  3 ) and (  2 –  3 ) is

(A) x 2 + 4x + 1 = 0 (B) x 2 – 4x + 1 = 0

(C) x 2 + 2x + 3 = 0 (D) x 2 – 2x – 3 = 0.         

34. The product of the roots of the equation 6k 2 – 3k = 0 is

1
(A) 2 (B) –
2

1
(C) (D) 0.         
2

35. For which value of m the equation x 2 + mx + 4 = 0 has equal roots ?

(A) ±4 (B) ±2

(C) 0 (D) ± 1.         

36. If m and n are the roots of the equation of x 2 – 6x + 2 = 0, then the value of
1 1
+ is
m n

(A) 6 (B) 1·5

(C) 3 (D) 2.         

37. The value of (  3  ⊕ 7  6 ) ⊕ 7 4 is

(A) 2 (B) 7

(C) 13 (D) 6.         

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38. If a ⊗ a ≡ 2 ( mod 14 ), then a is equal to

(A) 4 (B) 2

(C) 3 (D) 7.         

39. The value of (  4  ⊗ 11  5 ) ⊗ 11 7 is

(A) 10 (B) 8

(C) 9 (D) 3.         

40. For which value of modulo 15 ≡ 1 holds good ?

(A) Mod 7 (B) Mod 5

(C) Mod 3 (D) Mod 6.         

41. In a circle of radius 5 cm, the distance of a chord of length 8 cm from the centre is

(A) 4 cm (B) 13 cm

(C) 2·5 cm (D) 3 cm.         

42. The name of the mathematician, who proposed the basic proportionality theorem is

(A) Euclid (B) Thales

(C) Pythagoras (D) Shreedhar.         

43. The corresponding sides of two equiangular triangles are

(A) equal (B) parallel

(C) proportional (D) unequal.         

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44. If in the figure, XY  AB, AX = 9 cm, XC = 7 cm and BC = 20 cm, then BY =

X Y

A B

(A) 11·25 cm (B) 10·25 cm

(C) 10 cm (D) 15 cm.         

45. If the two given triangles are similar, then the ratio between their sides is

A
P
.

S . S
B C Q R

AB BC AC AB BC AC
(A) = = (B) = =
PQ QR PR PR QR PQ

AB BC AC AB BC AC
(C) = = (D) = = .         
QR RP PQ QR PQ RP

46. A vertical pole of 10 m casts a shadow of 8 m at certain time of the day. The length of

the shadow cast by a tower standing next to the pole of height 110 m is

(A) 80 m (B) 88 m

(C) 100 m (D) 18 m.         

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47. In parallelogram ABCD, P is a point on BC. In ∆ DCP and ∆ BLP, DP : PL =

D C

A
B L

(A) DC : BL (B) DC : BP

(C) PC : BL (D) PC : PL.         

48. The line segment joining any two points on the circumference of a circle is

(A) radius (B) circumference

(C) arc (D) chord.         

49. Angle in a semicircle is

(A) acute angle (B) straight angle

(C) right angle (D) obtuse angle.         

50. PA and PB are the tangents to a circle with centre O as shown in figure. If

∠ AOB = 140°, then the measure of ∠ APB is

O . P

(A) 40° (B) 20°

(C) 90° (D) 140°.         

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51. Two circles of radii 6·9 cm and 2·8 cm touch each other externally. Then the distance
between their centres is

(A) 3·45 cm (B) 1·4 cm

(C) 4·1 cm (D) 9·7 cm.         

52. Three circles with centres A, B and C touch each other as shown in the figure. If the
radii of these cirles are 8 cm, 3 cm and 2 cm respectively, then the perimeter of
∆ ABC is

A •

•
C
•
B

(A) 13 cm (B) 16 cm

(C) 3 cm (D) 26 cm.         

53. For a circle of radius 5 cm, two tangents PA and PB are drawn from a point P. If
PA = 12 cm and ∠ PAB = 60°, then the length of AB is

(A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm

(C) 2·5 cm (D) 6 cm.         

54. The formula used to find the total surface area of a cone is

(A) 2 πr ( r + h ) (B) πr ( r + h )
1
(C) πr ( r + l ) (D) πr 2 h.         
3

55. The circumference of a hollow cylindrical pipe is 14 cm and the height is 20 cm. The
lateral surface area of the pipe is

(A) 280 sq.cm (B) 1760 sq.cm

(C) 880 sq.cm (D) 140 sq.cm.         

56. The total surface area of a sphere with diameter 14 cm is

(A) 2464 sq.cm (B) 154 sq.cm

(C) 88 sq.cm (D) 616 sq.cm.         

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57. The height of water level in a circular well is 7 m and its diameter is 10 m. Volume of

water stored in the well is

(A) 550 cubic m

(B) 70 cubic m

(C) 35 cubic m

(D) 110 cubic m.         

58. The number of edges in an octahedron is

(A) 8 (B) 6

(C) 12 (D) 14.         

59. The given graph is not traversable because

P
Q S

U V

(A) all the nodes are even nodes

(B) all the nodes are odd nodes

(C) only two odd nodes are there

(D) there are more than two odd nodes.         

60. The number of arcs in the graph for the given matrix

 0     1     2
 

 1     0     3
 
 
 is
 2     3     0 
(A) 12 (B) 6

(C) 3 (D) 5.         

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PART – B

61. Given X= { x : x, is a prime number less than 12 } ,

Y= { x : x, is an even number less than 12 }
Z= { x : x, is an odd number less than 12 }
Prove that for the above sets, intersection of sets is associative. 2

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 1     0 
62. If A =      find AA  l .
 2     3  2

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63. How many 3 digit numbers can be formed using the digits 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 without
repetition ? How many of these are even numbers ? 2

OR

A box contains 5 blue and 4 red marbles. In how many ways can 4 marbles be drawn
so as to include 2 red marbles ?

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64. If x + y + z = 0, then prove that

x 2 y  2 z 2
+ + ≡ 3. 2
yz xz xy

OR

If a + b + c = 2s, then prove that a 2 – b  2 – c 2 + 2bc ≡ 4 ( s – b ) ( s – c ).

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65. Simplify : 2

2 3
+ .
3 –  2 3 +  2

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66. Sailor Shivu, covered a distance of 8 km in 1 hr 40 minutes downstream and returns

to the starting point. If the speed of the stream is 2 km/hr, find the speed of the
boat in still water. 2

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67. Draw the graph of y = x 2 . 2

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68. 21 lead marbles of even size are recast to form a big sphere. Find the volume of the
big sphere if the radius of each marble is 2 cm. 2

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69. Calculate the area of the field shown in the diagram ( measurements are in metres ).

2
C B
50
Q 65

40

70
P 60
55

A
D E

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70. Verify Euler’s formula for a triangle based prism. 2

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71. Given series 4 + 12 + 36 + …… , find S 3 : S  6 . 3

OR
In an A.P. if T n = 4n + 3, find S  15 .

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72. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two algebraic expressions are ( a – 3 ) and
(  a 3 – 5a 2 – 2a + 24 ) respectively. If one of the expressions is (  a 2 – 7a + 12 ) ,
find the other expression. 3

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73. In a circle of radius 2·5 cm draw two radii such that the angle between them is 60°.
Draw two tangents at the ends of the radii. 3

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74. Two circles of radii 3·5 cm and 1·5 cm, have their centres 9 cm apart. Draw a
transverse common tangent to the circles and measure the length. 3

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75. The distribution of ages ( in years ) of 20 persons in a locality is recorded as follows :

Age ( in years ) 30 – 34 35 – 39 40 – 44 45 – 49 50 – 54

Number of persons 2 5 6 5 2

Calculate (i) the average (ii) standard deviation of the distribution of the above data. 
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76. State the Pythagoras theorem and prove it. 4

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