ICSE SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION

SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER

MATHEMATICS

Maximum Marks: 40
Time allowed: One and a half hours (inclusive of reading time)
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY.
The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].

Select the correct option for each of the following questions.

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Section A [16 Marks] [16x1]

1. If matrix A is of order 3 x 2 and matrix B is of order 2 x 2 then the matrix AB is of

order

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

2. The percentage share of SGST of total GST for an Intra-State sale of an article is

(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 75% (d) 100%

3. 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑧𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ

𝐴𝐵 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝐷𝐶. A B
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜 ∆𝐴𝑂𝐵 𝑖𝑠
O

D C
(a) ∆𝐴𝐷𝐵 (b) ∆𝐴𝐶𝐵 (c) ∆𝐶𝑂𝐷 (d) ∆𝐶𝑂𝐵

4. The mean proportion between 9 and 16 is

(a) 25 (b) 144 (c)7 (d) 12

5. A man deposited ₹ 500 per month for 6 months and received ₹3300 as the
maturity value. The interest received by him is: -
(a) 1950 (b) 300 (c) 2800 (d) none of these

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6. The solution set representing the following number line is

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
(a) {x: x ∈ R, -3 ≤ x < 2}
(b) {x: x ∈ R, -3 < x < 2}
(c) {x: x ∈ R, -3 < x ≤ 2}
(d) {x: x ∈ R, -3 ≤ x ≤2}

7. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression (A. P.) are 1, 9, 17, then the
next two terms are
(a) 25 and 35 (b) 27 and 37 (c) 25 and 33 (d) none of these

8. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝑄𝑅𝑃 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒

𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶
(a) 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑅𝑃 (b) 𝑄𝑅 = (c) = 𝑄𝑃 (d) 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑅𝑃
𝑅𝑃 𝑄𝑅

9. If x∈ 𝑊 , then the solution set of the inequation -x > -7, is

(a) {8,9,10…} (b) {0,1,2,3,4,5,6} (c) {0,1,2,3 …} (d) { -8, -9, -10…}

10. The roots of the quadratic equation 4𝑥 2 - 7x + 2 = 0 are 1.390, 0. 359.The roots
correct to 2 significant figures are
(a) 1.39 and 0.36 (b) 1.3 and 0.35 (c) 1.4 and 0.36 (d) 1.390 and
0.360

11. 1.5, 3, x and 8 are in proportion, then x is equal to

(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 4.5 (d) 16

12. If a polynomial 2𝑥 2 – 7x – 1 is divided by (x + 3), then the remainder is

(a) - 4 (b)38 (c)-3 (d) 2

13. If 73 is the nth term of the arithmetic progression 3, 8, 13, 18…, then ‘n’ is
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16

14. The roots of the quadratic equation x2+2x+1 = 0 are

(a) Real and (b) Real and equal (c) Distinct (d) Not real/
distinct imaginary

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15. Which of the following statement is not true?
(a) All identity matrices are square matrix
(b) All null matrices are square matrix
(c) For a square matrix number of rows is equal to the number of columns
(d) A square matrix all of whose elements except those in the leading diagonal
are zero is the diagonal matrix

16. If (x – 2) is a factor of the polynomial x3 + 2x2 – 13 x + k, then ‘k’ is equal to

(a) -10 (b)26 (c)-26 (d) 10

Section B [12 Marks] [6x2]

17. A man deposited ₹1200 in a recurring deposit account for 1 year at 5% per
annum simple interest. The interest earned by him on maturity is
(a) 14790 (b) 390 (c) 4680 (d) 780

18. If x2 – 4 is a factor of polynomial x3+ x2 - 4x- 4, then its factors are

(a) (x-2) (x+2) (x+1)
(b) (x-2) (x+2) (x-1)
(c) (x-2) (x-2) (x+1)
(d) (x-2) (x-2) (x-1)

19. The following bill shows the GST rates and the marked price of articles A and
B:

BILL: GENERAL STORE

Articles Marked price Rate of GST
A ₹300 12%
B ₹1200 5%

The total amount to be paid for the above bill is: -

(a) 1548 (b) 1596 (c) 1560 (d) 1536

20. The solution set for the linear inequation -8 ≤ x – 7 < - 4, x∈ 𝐼 is

(a) {x: x ∈ R, -1≤ x < 3}
(b) {0, 1, 2, 3}
(c) {-1, 0, 1, 2, 3}
(d) { -1, 0, 1, 2}

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 5𝑎 4𝑐
21. If = , then by Componendo and dividendo
7𝑏 3𝑑

5𝑎+7𝑏 4𝑐−3𝑑 5𝑎−7𝑏 4𝑐+3𝑑 5𝑎+7𝑏 5𝑎+7𝑏 4𝑐−3𝑑

(a) = 4𝑐+ 3𝑑 (b) = 4𝑐−3𝑑 (c) 5𝑎−7𝑏 = (d) 5𝑎+7𝑏 = 4𝑐−3𝑑
5𝑎−7𝑏 5𝑎+7𝑏
4𝑐+3𝑑
4𝑐−3𝑑

2 0
22. If A = [ ] then A2 is
−1 7
4 0 4 0 4 0 1 9
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c ) [ ] (d ) [ ]
1 49 −9 49 9 49 −9 48

Section C [12 Marks] [3x4]

23. The distance between station A and B by road is 240 km and by train it is 300 km.
A car starts from station A with a speed x km/hr whereas a train starts from station
B with a speed 20km/hr more than the speed of the car.
(i) The time taken by car to reach station B is
240 300 20 300
(a) (b) (c) (d) 𝑥+20
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥

(ii) The time taken by train to reach station A

240 300 20 300
(a) (b) (c) (d) 𝑥+20
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥

(iii) If the time taken by train is 1 hour less than that taken by the car, then the quadratic
equation formed is
(a) x2 + 80x – 6000=0
(b) x2 + 80x –4800=0
(c) x2 + 240x - 1600 =0
(d) x2-80x +4800 = 0
(iv) The speed of the car is
(a) 60km/hr (b) 120km/hr (c) 40km/hr (d) 80km/hr

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24. In the given triangle PQR, AB || QR, QP || CB and AR intersects CB at O.
P

A B
3c
m
O
Q 6c C 4c R
m m
Using the given diagram answer the following question:

(i) The triangle similar to ΔARQ is

(a) ΔORC (b) ΔARP (c) ΔOBR (d) ΔQRP

(ii) ΔPQR ~ΔBCR by axiom

(a) SAS (b)AAA (c) SSS (d) AAS

(iii) If QC =6 cm, CR = 4 cm, BR = 3 cm. The length of RP is

(a) 4.5 cm (b) 8cm (c) 7.5cm (d) 5cm

(iv) The ratio PQ: BC is

(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 5 : 2 (d) 2 : 5

25 The nth term of an arithmetic progression (A.P.) is (3n + 1)

(i) The first three terms of this A. P. are

(a) 5, 6, 7 (b) 3, 6, 9 (c) 1, 4, 7 (d) 4, 7, 10

(ii) The common difference of the A.P. is

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

(iii) Which of the following is not a term of this A.P.

(a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 28 (d) 31

(iv) Sum of the first 10 terms of this A.P. is

(a) 350 (b) 175 (c) -95 (d) 70

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