MATHEMATIC

CLASS –X (CBSE)
DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEM SHEET

DPP NO. 01
TOPIC : REAL NUMBERS

1. Euclid’s division algorithm can be applied to :

(A) only positive integers (B) only negative integers
(C) all integers (D) all integers except 0

2. If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m – 117, then the value of m is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

3. The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 10 (both inclusive) is :
(A) 10 (B) 100 (C) 504 (D) 2520

4. 3.24636363... is :
(A) a terminating decimal number (B) a non-terminating repeating decimal number
(C) a rational number (D) both (B) and (C)

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5. The decimal expansion of the rational number . will terminate after :
2 2.5
(A) one decimal place (B) three decimal places
(C) two decimal places (D) more than 3 decimal places

6. Euclid’s division lemma states that if a and b are any two +ve integers, then there exist unique integers
q and r such that :
(A) a = bq + r, 0 < r < b (B) a = bq + r, 0 ≤ r ≤ b
(C) a = bq + r, 0 ≤ r < b (D) a = bq + r, 0 < b < r

7. The value of x in the factor tree is :

(A) 30 (B) 150 (C) 100 (D) 50

8. Which of the following numbers has terminating decimal expansion ?

37 21 17 89
(A) (B) (C) (D)
45 2 35 6 49 2 2 32

9. How many prime factors are there in prime factorisation of 5005 ?

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 7
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10. If a, b are coprime, then a , b are :
(A) Coprime (B) Not coprime (C) Odd numbers (D) Even numbers

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11. Find three different rational numbers between & .
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12. Prove that 7 is an irrational number.

13. Given that HCF (2520, 6800) =40 and LCM (2520, 6800) = 252 x K. Find the value of K.

14. Show that every positive even integer is of the form 2q, and that every positive odd integer is of the
form 2q+1, where q is a whole number.

15. Radius of a circular track is 63m. Two cyclists Surjeet and Jacob start together from the same position,
at the same time and in the same direction with speeds 33m/min. and 44m/min. After how many
minutes they meet again at the starting point.

DPP NO. 02
TOPIC : POLYNOMIAL
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1. If ‘a’ and ‘b’ are unequal and x + ax + b and x + bx + a have a common factor, then a + b is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) –2

2. Find the zeros of x x  3

(A) 1,3 (B) 0, 2 (C) 0, 3 (D) 2, 1

3. Find the zeroes of x  22x  1

1 1
(A) –2, (B) 2,  (C) –2, 1 (D) 2, -1
2 2

4. Which of the following is a zero of 3x 2  5 x  2 ?

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 3
3 2 2
5. The value of 6a + 11 b , if x – 6x + ax + b is exactly divisible by (x – 3x + 2) is
(A) 0 (B) 132 (C) 66 (D) – 66

6. If , ,  are the zeroes of the polynomial x 3  6x 2  x  30 , then the value of (    ) is-
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) -5 (D) 30

7. If –2 and 3 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x 2  a  1 x  b , then

(A) a = –2, b = 6 (B) a = 2, b = – 6 (C) a = –2, b = –6 (D) a = 2, b = 6

8. If ,  be the zeroes of the polynomial x 2  8x  k such that     2  40 , then k =?

(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) –12

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9. If ,  be the zeroes of the polynomial 2 x 2  5x  k such that  2   2    , then k =?
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(A) 3 (B) –3 (C) –2 (D) 2

10. How many polynomials are there having 4 and –2 as zeroes?

(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) More than three

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11. If  and  are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x – x – 4, find the value of + – .
 
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12. If  and  are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial p(x) = x – a(x + 1) – c,
show that ( + 1) ( + 1) = 1 – c.

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13. If  x   = 3, then find  x  4  .
 x  x 

14. If 3 and  3 are the zeros of the polynomial x4 + x3 – 23x2 – 3x + 60. Find the other zeros of it-
4 3 2
15. What must be added to polynomial f(x) = x + 2x – 2x + x – 1 so that the resulting polynomial is
2
exactly divisible by x + 2x – 3.

DPP NO. 03
TOPIC : LINEAR EQUATION IN TWO VARIABLES

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1. The pair of equations 5x – 15y = 8 and 3x 9y = has :
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(A) one solution (B) two solutions (C) infinitely many solutions (D) no solution

2. 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 exactly two points
(C) coincident (D) parallel

3. For what value of k, do the equations 3x – y + 8 = 0 and 6x – ky = –16, represent coincident lines ?
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) –2
2 2

4. Solution of the system : 11x + 9y = 31, 9x + 11y = 29 is :

(A) x = –2, y = –1 (B) x = –2, y = 1 (C) x = 2, y = 1 (D) x = 2, y = –1

5. The father’s age is six times his son’s age. Four years hence, the age of the father will be four times his
son’s age. The present ages, in years, of the son and the father respectively are :
(A) 4 and 24 (B) 6 and 36 (C) 5 and 30 (D) 7 and 42

6. The value of k for which the system : 4x + 2y = 3, (k – 1)x – 6y = 9 has no unique solution is :
(A) –13 (B) 9 (C) –11 (D) 13

7. The number of solutions of the pair of linear equations x + 2y – 8 = 0 and 2x + 4y = 16 is :

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) infinitely many (D) none of these

8. The pair of linear equations 8x – 5y = 7 and 5x – 8y = –7 have :

(A) one solution (B) two solutions (C) no solution (D) many solutions

9. Which of the following pairs of equations represent inconsistent system ?

(A) 3x – 2y = 8, 2x + 3y = 1 (B) 3x – y = –8, 3x – y = 24
(C) 5x – y = 3, x + 3y = 4 (D) 5x – y = 10, 10x – 2y = 20

10. The pair of linear equations 2x + 5y = 3 and 6x + 15y = 12 represent :

(A) intersecting lines (B) parallel lines
(C) coincident lines (D) none of these

11. Solve the following system of linear equations by cross multiplication method -
a b
x  y  a  b ; ax + 3 by = –2ab
b a

12. Solve the following pair of linear equations by elimination method –

2u + 15v = 17uv
5u + 5v = 36uv ; u  0, v  0

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13. On comparing the ratios , and 1 , find out whether the following pair of linear equations are
a 2 b2 c2
consistent or inconsistent-
(a) 2x – 5y + 4 = 0; 2x + y – 8 = 0 (b) 3x – 2y + 2 = 0; 3/2x –y +3 = 0
(c) 2x + 3y – 4 = 0; 3x – y + 5 = 0

14. If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction reduces to 1. It becomes
1
if we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction?
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15. (i) In a triangle the sum of the two angles is equal to the third. If first angle is double of the second
angle. Determine the angles ?
(ii) The ratio of incomes of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 4 : 3. If each of
them manages to save 2000 per month, find their monthly incomes.

DPP NO. 04
TOPIC : QUADRATIC EQUATION
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1. The sum of the reciprocals of the roots of the equation x + px + q = 0 is
(A) p/q. (B) -p/q. (C) q/p. (D) -q/p.
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2. The roots of the equation 3x – 4x + 3 = 0 are –
(A) real and unequal (B) real and equal (C) imaginary (D) none of these

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3. For the quadratic equation x – 2x + 1 = 0, the value of x  is –
x
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) –2
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4. If one root of the equation px –14x + 8 = 0 is six times the other, then p is equal to -
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) None of these
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5. The roots of x –2x – (r – 1) = 0 are :
(A)1 – r, r – 1 (B) 1 –r, r +1 (C) 1, r (D) 1 – r, r

6. Which of the following equations has the sum of its roots as 3?

2 2 2 3 2
(A) x + 3x –5 = 0 (B) – x + 3x + 3 = 0 (C) 2x – x –1 = 0 (D) 3x –3x –3 = 0
2
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7. If the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation ax –5x + c = 0 are each equal to 10, then
the values of a and c are
1 1 3 3
(A) and –5 (B) and 5 (C) 5 and (D) and 5
2 2 2 2

8. Which of the following equations has two distinct real roots?

2 2
(A) x + 3x + 2 2 = 0 (B) x + x – 5 = 0
2 9 2
(C) 2x –3 2 x + =0 (D) 5x –3x + 1 = 0
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9. Which constant must be added and subtracted to solve the quadratic equation 9x + x  2 = 0 by the
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method of completing the square ?
1 1 1 9
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 64 4 64

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10. The quadratic equation whose one of the roots is (3 – 5 ), is
2 2 2 2
(A) x – 6x + 4 = 0 (B) 3x + 5x + 2 = 0 (C) x – 2x + 7 = 0 (D) 2x + 3x + 5 = 0

11. The numerator of a fraction is 2 less than the denominator. If the sum of a fraction and its reciprocal is
4
2 . Find the fraction –
63

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12. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours less than
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the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank.

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13. Sum of the areas of two squares is 468 m . If the difference of their perimeters is 24 m, find the sides of
the two squares.
2 2 2 4 4 2 2
14. Using the quadratic formula, solve a b x – (4b – 3a )x – 12a b = 0.
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15. If x = 2 & x = 3 are the roots of the equation 3x – 2mx + 2n = 0 then find the value of m & n

DPP NO. 05
TOPIC : ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
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1. The 10 term of the AP: 3, 10, 17,... is :
(A) 56. (B) 46. (C) 17. (D) 66.

2. Riya saves Rs. 320 during the first year, Rs. 360 in the next year, Rs. 400 in the third year and so on.
This way she will save a sum of Rs. 2000 in :
(A) 5 years. (B) 10 years. (C) 15 years. (D) 20 years.

3. The term of the AP : 21, 18, 15, ... which is –81 is

(A) 37. (B) 36. (C) 35. (D) 33.
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4. If the n term of an AP is (7 – 4n), then its common difference is :
(A) 7. (B) 4. (C) –3. (D) -4.

5. A student reading a 426-page book finds that he reads faster as he gets into the subject. He reads 19
pages on the first day, and his rate of reading then goes up by 3 pages each day. The number of days
in which he will finish the book is :
(A) 12 (B) 11 (C) 10 (D) 8

6. The first negative term of A.P. 24, 21, 18, 15, .... is :
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(A) 9 term (B) 10 term (C) 11 term (D) 13 term
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7. The 17 term of an AP exceeds its 10 term by 7. The common difference is :
(A) 10 (B) 7 (C) 2 (D) 1
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8. If five times the fifth term of an A.P. is equal to 8 times its eighth term, then its 13 term is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

9. The sum of all the three digit numbers, which leave the remainder 3 when divided by 5 is :
(A) 99060. (B) 99070. (C) 99080. (D) 99090.

10. For an A.P. –9, –6, –3 …… if Sn = 66 then n is :

(A) –4 (B) 11 (B) Both A & B (D) None of these

11. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is –3, and their product is 8. Find the numbers.

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12. Mr. Sameer started work in 2011 at an annual salary of Rs. 4,00,000 in a reputed company and he
received a Rs. 50,000 increment each year. In which year his annual salary will be Rs. 16,00,000 ?

13. Find the sum of all two digit multiples of 3.

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14. The 2 term of an A.P. is nine times the 5 term and the sum of the first eight terms is 56. Find the first
term and the common difference.

15. Find the ratio of the sum of the first 24 and 36 terms of the A.P. 5, 8, 11, 14, …

DPP NO. 06
TOPIC : SIMILAR TRIANGLE

1. In the trapezium ABCD, AB || CD, then the value of x is :

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) –2 (D) –3

2. ΔABC ~ ΔDEF such that AB = 9.1 cm and DE = 6.5 cm. If the perimeter of ΔDEF is 25 cm, then
perimeter of ΔABC is :
(A) 35 cm (B) 28 cm (C) 42 cm (D) 40 cm

3. In the figure, if AC = DE, then the value of EB is :

(A) 3 30 cm (B) 2 30 cm (C) 3 15 cm (D) 4 15 cm

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4. In the quadrilateral ABCD, if ∠B = 90° and ∠ACD = 90°, then AD is :

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(A) AC – AB + BC (B) AC + DC + AB (C) AB + BC + CD (D) AB + BC + AC

5. In triangle ABC and DEF, ∠A ≠ ∠C, ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠C and AB = EF. Then, the two triangle are :
(A) neither congruent nor similar (B) congruent as well as similar
(C) congruent but not similar (D) similar but not congruent

6. D and E are respectively the points on the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC such that AD = 2 cm, BD
= 4 cm, BC = 9 cm and DE || BC. Then, length of DE (in cm) is :
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 2.5
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7. ΔABC ~ ΔPQR. If ar(ABC) = 2.25 m , ar (PQR) = 6.25 m and PQ = 0.5 m, then length of AB is :
(A) 30 cm (B) 0.5 m (C) 50 m (D) 3 m

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8. In an isosceles ΔABC, if AC = BC and AB = 2AC , then ∠C is equal to :
(A) 45° (B) 60° (C) 30° (D) 90°

9. In the figure ΔABC ~ ΔPQR, then y + z is :

(A) 2+ 3 (B) 4+ 3 3 (C) 4+ 3 (D) 3 + 4 3

10. ΔABC and ΔPQR are similar triangles such that ∠A = 32° and ∠R = 65°, then ∠B is :
(A) 83° (B) 32° (C) 65° (D) 97°

11. In the given figure, CM and RN are respectively the medians of ABC and  PQR . If ABC ~
 PQR then prove that :
CM AB
(i)  AMC ~  PNR (ii)  (iii)  CMB ~  RNQ
RN PQ

Q N P
A

C R
B
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12. ABC is an isosceles triangle with AC = BC. If AB = 2AC , then prove that ABC is a right angled
triangle.

13. In right ABC, right angled at C, P and Q are points on sides CA and CB respectively, which divide
2 2 2
these sides in the ratio 2 : 1. Prove that 9 AQ = 9AC + 4BC .

EF EC
14. In the figure, DE || AC and DF || AE. Prove that = .
BF BE

15. In figure, two chords AB and CD intersect each other at the point P. Prove that :
D

A
P B

C
(i) APC ~ DPB (ii) AP.P

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 DPP NO. 07
TOPIC : CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY

1. The ratio in which the segment joining the points (5, 1) and (–7, –1) divided by x-axis is :
(A) 1 : 6. (B) 6 : 2.
(C) 2 : 6. (D) 1 : 1.

2. The coordinates of the points of trisection of a segment joining A(–3, 2) and B(9, 5) is :
(A) (3, 1), (–5, –4). (B) (5, 9), (–9, 5).
(C) (2, 3), (4, 5). (D) (1, 3), (5, 4).

3. If A (3, 1), B(2, 6) and C(–5. 7) are the midpoints of the sides of PQR, then the area of the PQR is :
(A) 68 sq. units. (B) 24 sq. units.
(C) 48 sq. units. (D) 50 sq. units.

4. A(–1, 2), B(4, 1) and C(7, 6) are three vertices of the parallelogram ABCD. Then the coordinates of
fourth vertex is :
(A) (7, 2). (B) (–2, 7).
(C) (7, –2). (D) (2, 7).

5. The ratio in which the line 3x + y – 9 =0 divides the line segment joining the points A(1, 3) and B(2, 7) is
(A) 1 : 2. (B) 2 : 3. (C) 1 : 3. (D) 3 : 4.

6. The coordinates of a point P on y-axis, equidistant from two points A(–5, –2) and B(3, 2) on the same
plane are :
(A) (0, –1). (B) (0, –2). (C) (0, –3). (D) (0, –4).

7. If A(1, 4), B(3, 0) and C(2, 1) are the vertices of a triangle, then the length of the median through C is
(A) 1 unit. (B) 2 units. (C) 3 units. (D) 4 units.

8. (2a, 4a), (2a, 6a) and (2a + 3 a, 5a) are the vertices of :
(A) Scalene triangle (B) Isosceles triangle
(C) Equilateral triangle (D) None of these

9. If A (1, 1) and B(2, –3) are two points and P is a point on AB produced such that AP = 3AB. Then the
co-ordinate of point P are :
(A) (4, 11) (B) (4, –11)
(C) (4, –9) (D) None of these

10. If point P divides the line joining A(–3, 3) and B(2, –7) internally in the ratio 2 : 3, then the coordinates of
point P are :
(A) (0, 1). (B) (1, 0). (C) (1, 1). (D) (–1, –1).

11. Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD whose vertices are A(–4, –2), B(–3, –5), C(3, –2) and D(2, 3).

12. If the points (p, q); (m, n) and (p – m, q – n) are collinear, then show that pn = qm.

13. Find the area of the triangle formed by joining the mid–points of the sides of the triangle whose vertices
are (0, –1), (2, 1) and (0, 3). Find the ratio of the area of the triangle formed to the area of the given
triangle.

14. If A(5, –1), B(–3, –2) and C(–1, 8) are the vertices of triangle ABC, find the length of median through A
and the coordinates of the centroid.

15. The coordinates of one end point of the diameter of a circle are (4, –1) and coordinates of the centre of
circle are (1, –3). Find the radius and coordinates of the other end of the diameter.

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 DPP NO. 08
TOPIC: TRIGONOMETRY

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1. If cos A = , then the value of tan A is :
5
3 3 4 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 4 3 3

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2. If sin θ = , then cos θ is equal to :
b

a b b2 – a 2 a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
b2 – a 2 a b b2 – a 2

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3. How many values of θ satisfies the following : sin θ = 1–
sec 2 
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) more then 1 but less then 20 (D) infinite

 4 sin  – cos  
4. If 4 tan θ = 3, then   is equal to :
 4 sin   cos  
2 1 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 2 4

1 – sin 2 45º
5. is equal to :
1  sin 2 45º
2 2
(A) cos 60° (B) sin 60° (C) tan 30° (D) sin 30°

6. The value of (sin 30° cos 60° + cos 30° sin 60°) is :
(A) sin 90° (B) cos 90° (C) sin 0° (D) cos 30°

sin 
7. is equal to :
1  cos 
1  cos  1 – cot  1 – cos  1 – sin 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
sin  sin  sin  cos 
2 2 2 2
8. If x = a cos α and y = b sin α, then b x + a y is equal to :
2 2 4 4 2 2
(A) a b (B) ab (C) a b (D) a + b

9. If cos 9= sin and 9< 90°, then the value of tan 5α is :
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 3 (D) cannot be determined

10. In the given figure, ∠ACB = 90°, ∠BDC = 90°, CD = 4 cm, BD = 3 cm, AC = 12 cm, cos A – sin A is
equal to :

5 5 7 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 13 12 13

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11. If x tan 45°cos 60° = sin 60°cot 60°, then find the value of x.

p p sin   q cos 
12. If tan , find the value of .
q p sin   q cos 

1  sin  1 – sin 
13. Prove that + = 2 sec .
1 – sin  1  sin 

cos  cos  2 2 2 2
14. =m and =n, then show that (m + n )cos = n .
cos  sin 
2 2 2 2
15. Prove that (sin θ + cosec θ) + (cos θ + sec θ) = 7 + tan θ + cot θ.

DPP NO. 09
TOPIC : APPLICATION OF TRIGONOMETRY

1. At a certain instant, the altitude of the sun is 60º. At that instant, the length of the shadow of a vertical
tower is 100 m. The height of the tower is
100 200
(A) 50 3 m (B) 100 3 m (C) m (D) m
3 3

2. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground 30 m away from the foot of the
tower is 30º. The height of the tower is
(A) 30 m (B) 10 3 m (C) 20 m (D) 10 2 m

3. The string of a kite is 100 m long and it makes an angle of 60º with the horizontal. If there is no slack in
the string, the height of the kite from the ground is
(A) 50 3 m (B) 100 3 m (C) 50 2 m (D) 100 m

4. An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a tower and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower
from the eye of the observer is 45º. The height of the tower is
(A) 27 m (B) 30 m (C) 28.5 m (D) None of these

5. The shadow of a vertical tower on level ground increases by 10 m when the altitude of the sun changes
from 45º to 30º . The height of the tower is
(A) 5 ( 3  1) m (B) 10 ( 3  1) m (C) 9 m (D) 13 m

6. From the top of a hill, the angles of depression of two consecutive km stones due east are found to be
30º and 45º. The height of the hill is
1 1
(A) ( 3  1) km (B) ( 3  1) km (C) ( 3  1) km (D) ( 3  1) km
2 2

7. An aero plane at an altitude of 200 m observes the angles of depression of opposite points on the two
banks of a river to be 45º and 60º (When plane is above the river). The width of the river is
 200   200  400
(A)  200   m (B)  200   m (C) 400 3 m (D) m
 3  3 3

8. If the angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at distances a and b from the base and in
the same straight line with it are complementary, then the height of the tower is
a
(A) (B) ab (C) ab (D) ab
b

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9. On the level ground, the angle of elevation of a tower is 30º. On moving 20 m nearer, the angle of
elevation is 60º. The height of the tower is
(A) 10 m (B) 10 3 m (C) 15 m (D) 20 m

10. If the elevation of the sun changes from 30º to 60º, then the difference between the lengths of shadows
of a pole 15 m high, is
(A) 7.5 m (B) 15 m (C) 10 3 m (D) 5 3 m

11. A straight tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the
ground making an angle of 30º with the ground. The distance from the foot of the tree to the point,
where the top touches the ground is 10 m. The height of the tree is

12. A boat is being rowed away from a cliff 150 m high. At the top of the cliff the angle of depression of the
boat changes from 60º to 45º in 1 minute. If 3 = 1.73, the speed of the boat is

13. A pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 3 m long on the ground. At that instant, the sun's elevation is

14. The angles of elevation of an aeroplane flying vertically above the ground as observed from two
consecutive stones 1 km apart are 45º and 60º. The height of the aeroplane from the ground is

15. An observer standing 50 m away from a building notices that the angles of elevation of the top and
bottom of a flagstaff on the building are 60º and 45º respectively. The height of the flagstaff is

DPP NO. 10
TOPIC : CIRCLES

1. In the given Fig. if PR = 24 cm and OP = 25 cm, then the radius of circle is :

R
24 cm

O P
25 cm

(A) 7 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 49 cm

2. If the chord of the larger circle of radius b units touches the smaller concentric circle of radius a units,
then its length is :

(A) a 2  b2 (B) b2  a 2 (C) 2 a 2  b 2 (D) 2 b 2  a 2

3. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of a larger circle which
touches the smaller circle as given in the fig.

O
5cm
3cm

A B
P

(A) 6 cm (B) 9 cm (C) 8 cm (D) 2 cm

4. To draw a pair of tangents to a circle which are inclined to each other at an angle of 100°, it is required
to draw tangents at end points of those two radii of the circle, the angle between which should be
(A) 100° (B) 50° (C) 80° (D) 260°

5. The number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle from a point inside the circle is /are :
(A) 1 (B) infinite (C) 0 (D) 2

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6. Distance between two parallel lines is 14 cm, the radius of circle which will touch both lines is
(A) 6 cm (B) 7 cm (C) 12 cm (D) 14 cm

7. The length of the tangent from a point A out side the circle, of radius 3 cm is 4 cm then distance of A
from the centre of the circle is
(A) 7 cm (B) 7 cm (C) 5 cm (D) 25 cm

8. The distance between two parallel tangents in a circle of radius 3.5 cm is :

(A) 7 cm (B) 14 cm (C) 3.5 cm (D) 1.75 cm

9. AT is a tangent to a circle at A with centre O from an external point T such that OT = 8 cm and
OTA = 30°. The length of AT (in cm) is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 2 (C) 4 3 (D) 4

10. In given Fig. O is the centre of a circle of radius 6 cm. At a distance of 10 cm from O, a point P is taken.
Two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to the circle from this point. Then area of quadrilateral PQOR is :
Q

P O
10cm
6 cm

2 2 2 2
(A) 60 cm (B) 28 cm (C) 48 cm (D) 30 cm

11. In Fig. a circle with centre O is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD such that, it touches the sides BC, AB,
AD and CD at points P, Q, R and S respectively. If AB = 29 cm, AD = 23 cm, B = 90° and DS = 5 cm,
then the radius of the circle (in cm.) is :
R
D A

O r
S Q
r
C B
P

12. A circle is drawn touching the sides of ABC at P, Q, R. If AP + BC = 13 cm, then perimeter of ABC is
A

P Q

B C
R

13. AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ACB = 50°. If AT is the tangent to the
circle at the point A, then BAT is equal to
C

50°
B O

T A

14. At one end A of a diameter AB of a circle of radius 5 cm, tangent XAY is drawn to the circle. The length
of the chord CD parallel to XY and a distance 8 cm from A is

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15. In the Fig. AB is a chord of a circle and AP is the tangent at point A such that BAP = 60°. Then ACB is
B

O
C

A P

DPP NO. 11
TOPIC : CONSTRUCTIONS

1. In a figure, line segment of 8cm divides internally in the ratio 3 : 4. The correct figure is

(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) Both (i) and (iii)

2. To divide a line segment AB in the ratio 5 : 6, draw a ray AX such that  BAX is an acute angle, then
draw a ray BY parallel to AX and the points A1, A2, A3, ........ and B1, B2, B3 ..... are located at equal
distances on ray AX and BY, respectively. Then the points joined are :
(A) A5 and B6 (B) A6 and B5 (C) A4 and B5 (D) A5 and B4

3. In a figure, the angle A'C'B is

0
(A) 60° (B) 45° (C) 30° (D) 15

4. A line segment AB of length 8.0 cm, A4C || A7B divides it in the ratio 4 : 3 internally

(A) By Pythagoras theorem (B) By Mid -Point Theorem

(C) By Basic Proportionality Theorem (D) By Euclids Postulate
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5. To construct a triangle similar to a given ABC with its sides of the corresponding sides of ABC,
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first draw a ray BX such that  CBX is an acute angle and X lies on the opposite side of A with respect
to BC. The minimum number of points to be located at equal distances on ray BX is :
(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 13 (D) 3

3
6. To construct a triangle similar to a given ABC, with its sides of the corresponding sides of ABC,
7
first draw a ray BX such that  CBX is an acute angle and X lies on the opposite side of A with respect
to BC. Then locate points B1, B2, B3 ..... on BX at equal distances and next step to join :
(A) B10 to C (B) B3 to C (C) B7 to C (D) B4 to C

7. The angle between tangent at a point on a circle and the radius through the point is-
(A) 45° (B) 60° (C) 90° (D) 120°

8. A tangent to a circle of radius 4 cm from a point on the concentric circle of radius 6 cm will be

(A) 2.5 cm (B) 3.7 cm (C) 4.47 cm (D) 5.6 cm

9. When a line segment of 6 cm is divided into 2 : 3 internally, the correct figure is

(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) Both (ii) and (iii)

10. In given figure, the correct option is

1
(A) AB1C1 = ( ABC) (B) AB1C1 = ( ABC)
3
2 1
(C) AB1C1 = ( ABC) (D) AB1C1 = ABC
3 2

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11. Draw a line AB = 12 cm and divide it in the ratio = 3 : 5, measure the two parts.

12. Draw a circle of radius 6 cm. At a point A on it. Draw a tangent to the circle using the center.

2 rd
13. Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle ABC such that each of its sides is of the
3
corresponding side of the triangle ABC. It is given that AB = 4 cm , BC = 5 cm and AC = 6 cm . Also
write the step of construction.

14. Draw a circle of radius 3.5 cm. From a point P outside the circle at a distance of 6 cm from the center of
circle, draw two tangents to the circle.

15. Draw a ABC with side BC = 6 cm and AB = 5 cm and ABC = 60°. Construct a AB’C’ whose sides
3
are of the corresponding sides of ABC.
4

DPP NO. 12
TOPIC : AREA RELATED TO CIRCLE

1. The area of the quadrant of a circle of radius r is :

1 2 1 1 2  
(A) r (B) 2r (C) r (D)   2r 
2 2 4 2 

2. If the circumference of a circle is 44 cm, then the area of a circle is

2 2 2 2
(A) 276 cm (B) 44 cm (C) 176 cm (D) 154 cm

3. Area of a quadrant of a circle of circumference 22 cm, is :

2 2 2 2
(A) 3.05 cm (B) 3.5 cm (C) 9.625 cm (D) 35.5 cm

4. If the circumference of a circle is equal to the perimeter of a square, then the ratio of their areas is :
(A) 22 : 7 (B) 14 : 11 (C) 7 : 22 (D) 7 : 11

5. The area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a rectangle with sides 7 m × 3.5 m is :
77 2 2 77 2 77 2
(A) m (B) 77 cm (C) m (D) m
2 8 4

6. Find the perimeter of a half circle

1 r 1
(A) (2r ) (B) r (2 + ) (C) (D) r 2 
2 2 2

7. In given figure, ABCD is a square of 14 cm, find the area of shaded portion, if all larger circles are equal

D C

A B
57 2 59
(A) (3 – 2 ) cm (B) (3 – 3 ) cm2
2 3
77 2
(C) (3 – 2 2 ) cm (D) none of these
2

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8. The perimeter of the following shaded portion of the figure is :

(A) 40 m (B) 40. 07 m (C) 40. 28 m (D) 35 m

9. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 5.2 cm, is 16.4 cm. The area of the sector is :
2 2 2 2
(A) 31.2 cm (B) 15.01 cm (C) 15.6 cm (D) 16.6 cm

10. In the adjoining figure, the larger circle with radius 4 cm is touched internally by two smaller circles
which also touch each other externally at the centre O of the larger circle. The area of shaded portion is

O
A B

(A) 4  sq.units (B) 7  sq.units (C) 12  sq.units (D) 16  sq.units

11. The circumference of two circles are in the ratio 4 : 5, what is the ratio of areas of these circles ?

12. How many time will the wheel of a car rotate in a journey of 44 km if it is known that the diameter of the
wheel is 56 cm.

13. A chord AB of a circle of radius 15 cm makes an angle of 60° at the centre of the circle. Find the area of
the minor segment.

14. The minute hand of a clock is 12 cm long. What is the area described by the minute hand between 8
am and 8:05 am ?

15. In fig. 1, AB and CD are two diameter of a circle perpendicular to each other and OD is diameter of the
smaller circle. If OA = 7 cm, find the area of the shaded region.
C

O
A B

DPP NO. 13
TOPIC : SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME

1. If the radii of the circular ends of a conical bucket of height 45cm, are 28 cm and 7 cm, then the
capacity of the bucket is :
3 3 3 3
(A) 48605 cm . (B) 48510 cm . (C) 48150 cm . (D) 4715 cm .

2. A cuboidal metal of dimensions 44 cm × 30 cm × 15 cm was melted and cast into a cylinder of height
28 cm. Its radius is :
(A) 10 cm. (B) 12 cm. (C) 15 cm. (D) 20 cm.

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3. The surface areas of a sphere and a cube are equal and if their volumes are V1 and V2 respectively,
V1
then :
V2

(A) 3 : 2 (B) 6:  (C) 3 : 2 (D) None

4. A solid consists of a circular cylinder with an exact fitting right circular cone placed at the top. The
height of the cone is h. If the total volume of the solid is 3 times the volume of the cone, the height of
the circular cylinder is :
1 1 2 3
(A) h. (B) h. (C) h. (D) h.
2 3 3 2

5. If a hemispherical depression is cutout from one face of a cubical wooden block, such that, the
diameter 'd' of the hemisphere is equal to the edge of the cube, the surface area of the remaining solid
is
d2 d2 d2
(A) (10 + ). (B) (12 + ). (C) (24 + ). (D) None of these
2 4 2

6. A metal cube of an edge 12cm, is melted and recasted into three small cubes. If the edges of two small
cubes is 6cm and 8cm respectively, then the edge of the third small cube is :
(A) 9 cm. (B) 10 cm. (C) 20 cm. (D) 25 cm.

7. A piece of metal pipe is 66 cm long with inside diameter of the cross section is 4 cm. If the outer
diameter is 5.5 cm and the metal weighs 7 gm/cu cm, the weight of pipe is :
(A) 5.754 kg. (B) 5.187 kg. (C) 5.172 kg. (D) 4.154 kg.

8. A cylinder has been cut out from a cube as shown below. The volume of the remaining figure is :

3 3 3 3
(A) 255 cm . (B) 145 cm . (C) 135 cm . (D) 125 cm .

9. A conical flask has base of radius ‘a’ cm and height of ‘h’ cm. It is completely filled with milk. The milk is
poured into a cylindrical thermos flask, whose base is of radius p cm. The height of the solution level in
the flask is :
h ha2 ha2 ha
(A) 2
(B) (C) (D)
3p 3p 2 3p 3p2

10. A conical cavity is drilled in a circular cylinder of height 15 cm and base of radius 8 cm. The height and
2
the base radius of the cone are also the same. Then, the whole surface of the remaining solid (in cm )
is :
(A) 240. (B) 440. (C) 640. (D) 960.

11. 2.2 cubic dm of aluminium is to be drawn into a cylindrical wire 0.50 cm in diameter. Find the length of
the wire.

12. An orange juice seller was serving his customers using glasses. The inner diameter of the cylindrical
glass was 5 cm, but the bottom of the glass had a hemispherical raised portion, which reduced the
capacity of glass. If the height of the glass was 10 cm, find out the apparent capacity of the glass and
what was the actual capacity of glass?
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13. An iron pillar has lower part in the form of a right circular cylinder and the upper part in the form of a
right circular cone. The radius of the base of each of the cone and a cylinder is 8 cm. The cylindrical
3
part is 240 cm high and conical part is 36 cm high. Find the weight of the pillar if 1 cm of iron weighs 8
grams.

14. By melting a solid cylindrical metal, a few conical materials are to be made. If three times the radius of
the cone is equal to twice the radius of the cylinder and the ratio of the height of the cylinder and the
height of the cone is 4 : 3, find the number of cones which can be made.

15. Water is flowing at the rate of 5 km/hr through a pipe of diameter 14 cm into a rectangular tank, which is
50 m long and 44 m wide. Find the time in which the level of water in the tank will rise by 7 cm.

DPP NO. 14
TOPIC : STATISTICS

1. The mean of squares of first five natural numbers is-

(A) 25 (B) 11 (C) 25 (D) 11/5

2. If median = (mode + 2 mean) K, then K is equal to -

(A) 3 (B) 1/3 (C) 2 (D) none of these

3. In an arranged discrete series in which total numbers of observation 'n' is even, then its median is -
n n 
(A) th term (B)   1 th term
2 2 
n n 
(C) the mean of th and   1 th term (D) none of these
2 2 

7 5 1 1
4. If  variable takes the discrete values :  + 4,   ,   , –3, – 2,   ,   , + 5, (> 0)
2 2 2 2
then the median is -
5 1 5
(A)   (B)   (C)  – 2 (D)  
4 2 4

5. For the given data mean and mode are 24, 21 then the median is -
(A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 24 (D) 21

6. If the mode of the following data 4, 3, 2, 5, p, 4, 5, 1, 7, 3, 2, 1 is 3, then value of p is -

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 11

7. The mean weight of 60 students in a class is 40 kg. The mean weight of boys is 50 kg while that of the
girls is 30 kg, then the number of boys and girls are -
(A) 30, 30 (B) 35, 25 (C) 25, 35 (D) 20, 40

8. The curve drawn by taking upper limits along x-axis and cumulative frequency along y-axis is :
(A) frequency polygon (B) more than ogive (C) less than ogive (D) none of these

9. For ‘more than ogive’ the x-axis represents :

(A) upper limits of class-intervals (B) mid-values of class-intervals
(C) lower limits of class-intervals (D) frequency

10. Ogive is the graph of :

(A) lower limits and frequency
(B) upper limits and frequency
(C) lower/upper limits and cumulative frequency
(D) none of these
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11. The following set of raw data shows the lengths, in millimeters, measured to the nearest mm, of 40
leaves taken from plants of a certain species. This is the table of frequency distribution.
Lengths (mm) 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59
Frequency 2 4 7 10 8 6 3
Choosing a suitable assumed mean compute the mean by step-deviation method.

12. If the mode of the following frequency distribution is 31, then find the value of p.

Class 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55

Frequency 3 p 15 11 6

13. The ages of 100 inhabitants of a village were grouped and recorded as follows –

Age 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80

No. of person 15 18 20 15 9 5 4 14

What are the mean and median ages ?

14. If the median of the following frequency distribution is 32.5, then find the value of f1 and f2.
C.I 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 Total
f f1 5 9 12 f2 3 2 40

15. The following table gives the height of trees-

Draw 'less than ogive' and 'more than ogive'.
less than less than less than less than less than less than less than less than
Height
7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56
Number of trees 26 57 92 134 216 287 341 360

DPP NO. 15
TOPIC : PROBABILITY

1. The probability of getting a number greater than 2 or an even number in a single throw of a fair die is
5 2 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 3 2

2. The chance that a non leap year contains 53 Saturdays is

2 1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 7 365 365

3. In a single throw of two dice, the probability of getting a sum of 10 is

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
36 18 12 6

4. When two dice are thrown, the probability of getting same numbers on both the dice is
1 1
(A) 1. (B) (C) (D) 0
6 36

5. Find the probability that a non-leap year, selected at random will have 53 Mondays :
1 2 4 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 5 7
6. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 card .The probability that the card drawn ,will be a
king of red colour is
1 1 2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
26 13 13 13

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7. If a number x is chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and a number y is selected from the numbers 1, 4, 9.
Then, P(xy < 9) is :
7 5 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
9 9 3
8. Cards marked with number 13, 14, 15, …, 60 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is
drawn at random from the box. The probability that the number on the drawn card is a perfect square is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 12 48 52

9. Two dice are thrown at a time. The probability that the difference of the numbers shown on the dice is 2
is
1 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
36 6 4 9

10. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability that a card drawn will be an
ace is
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
4 13 52

11. What is the probability that a two digit number selected at random will be a multiple of '4' and not a
multiple of '7'?

12. It is given that the probability of getting a defective bulb from a lot of bulbs is 0.007. What is the
probability that a bulb drawn at random will not be defective?

13. A letter is chosen at random from the letters of the word ‘MATHEMATICS’. Find the probability that the
letter chosen is a
(a) vowel (b) consonant.

14. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting :
(a) A total of at least 9.
(b) An even number as the sum.
(c) A doublet i.e. the same number on both dice.

15. A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow which comes to rest pointing at one of the numbers 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and these are equally likely outcomes. Refer to the figure. What is the probability that
it will point at
(a) 4
(b) an even number
(c) a number less than 9
(d) a number greater than 5?

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