Q1.

The exponent of 5 in the prime factorisation of 3750 is

[2021] 1 Marks
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
Q2. If a and b are two coprime numbers, then a3 and b³ are
[2021] 1 Marks
(a) Co-prime (b) Not Co-prime
(c) Even (d) Odd
Q3. The LCM of two numbers is 2400. Which of the following
CANNOT be their HCF? [2021] 1 Marks
(a) 300 (b) 400 (c) 500 (d) 600
Q4. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number
and the least prime number is: [2023] 1 Marks
(a) 1: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1: 1 (d) 1: 3
Q5. Find a rational number between 2 and 3.
[2019] 1 Marks
Q6. Two numbers are in the ratio 2: 3 and their LCM is
180. What is the HCF of these numbers? [2023] 2 Marks
Q7. Prove that 3 + 2 5 is irrational. [2017] 4 Marks
Q1. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 𝑘 is 2, then the value of 𝑘 is [2020] [1 Marks]
(a) 10 (b) −10 (c) −7 (d) −2
Q2. The quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is
− 5 and their product is 6, [2020] [1 Marks]
(a) 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6 (b) 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6
(c) 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 6 (d) −𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6
Q3. The graph of a polynomial 𝑃(𝑥) cuts the x-axis at 3
points and touches it at 2 other points. The number of
zeroes of 𝑃(𝑥) is [2021] [1 Marks]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
Q4. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
p 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 − 𝑘 + 6 𝑥 + 2 2𝑘 − 1 , then the value of 𝑘,
1
if 𝛼 + 𝛽 = 𝛼𝛽, is [2021] [1 Marks]
2

(a) −7 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 3

Q5. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are zeroes of the polynomial
1 1
𝑝 𝑥 = 4𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 7, then + is equal to [2023] [1 Marks]
𝛼 𝛽
7 −7 3 −3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 7 7
Pair of linear Equations
in two variables
Q1. The value of 𝑘 for which the system of equations
𝑥 + 𝑦 − 4 = 0 and 2𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 3, has no solution, is [2020]
[1 Marks]

(a) −2 (b) ≠ 2 (c) 3 (d) 2

Q2. The value of 𝑥 and 𝑦 satisfying the two equations
32𝑥 + 33𝑦 = 34, 33𝑥 + 32𝑦 = 31 respectively are: [2021]
[1 Marks]
(a) −1, 2 (b) −1, 4 (c) 1, −2 (d) −1, −4
Q3. In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, ∠𝐴 = 𝑥°, ∠𝐵 = 3𝑥 − 2 °, ∠𝐶 = 𝑦°. Also
∠𝐶 − ∠𝐵 = 90°. The sum of the greatest and the smallest
angles of this triangle is [2021] [1 Marks]
(a) 107° (b) 135° (c) 155° (d) 145°
Q4. In given Fig., ABCD is a rectangle. Find the values of 𝑥
and 𝑦. [2018] [2 Marks]
Q5. Find c if the system of equations
𝑐𝑥 + 3𝑦 + (3 − 𝑐) = 0; 12𝑥 + 𝑐y − 𝑐 = 0 has infinitely
many solutions? [2019] [2 Marks]
Quadratic Equations
Q1. For what values of 𝑘, the roots of the equation
𝑥² + 4𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 are real? [2019] [1 Marks]
Q2. Find the value of 𝑝 for which the quadratic equation
𝑝𝑥 𝑥 − 2 + 6 = 0 has two equal real roots. [2023] [3 Marks]
Q3. A 2-digit number is such that the product of its digits is 24.
If 18 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their
places. Find the number. [2022] [4 Marks]
Q4. A father's age is three times the sum of the ages of his
two children. After 5 years is the father. Age will be two
times the sum of their ages. Find the present age of the
father. [2019] [3 Marks]
Q5. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed due to bad
weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200
km/hr and time of flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the
original duration of flight. [2020] [3 Marks]
Q6. Speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h. It goes 30 km
upstream and returns back at the same point in 4 hours 30
minutes. Find the speed of the stream. [2017] [4 Marks]
Arithmetic Progression
Q1. The value of 𝑥 for which 2𝑥, (𝑥 + 10) and (3𝑥 + 2)
are the three consecutive terms of an AP, is [2020] [1 Marks]
(a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 18 (d) −18
Q2. The next term of the A.P.: 6, 24, 54 is: [2023] [1 Marks]

(a) 60 (b) 96 (c) 72 (d) 216

Q3. Which term of the AP 3, 15, 27, 39 ... will be 120 more
than its 21st term? [2019] [2 Marks]
Q4. Show that 𝑎 − 𝑏 2 , 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 and 𝑎 + 𝑏 2 are in
AP. [2020] [2 Marks]
Q5. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P. whose nth
term is given as 𝑎𝑛 = 5 − 2𝑛. [2022] [2 Marks]
Q6. Which term of the A.P.: 65, 61, 57, 53,…..is the first
negative term? [2023] [3 Marks]
Q7. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and
the ratio of the product of the first and the last term to the
product of two middle terms is 7: 15. Find the numbers.
[2018,2020] [4 Marks]
Triangles
Q1. In figure, PA, QB and RC are each perpendicular to
AC. If 𝑥 = 8 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑧 = 6 𝑐𝑚, then 𝑦 is equal to [2021]
[1 Marks]
56 7 25 24
(a) 𝑐𝑚 (b) 𝑐𝑚 (c) 𝑐𝑚 (d) 𝑐𝑚
7 56 7 7
Q2. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹. If 𝐴𝐵 = 4 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 3.5 𝑐𝑚, 𝐶𝐴 = 2.5 𝑐𝑚
and 𝐷𝐹 = 7.5 𝑐𝑚 find the perimeter of ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹. [2017] [1 Marks]
 𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐸
Q3. In Fig., ∠𝐷 = ∠𝐸 and = , Prove that 𝐵𝐴𝐶 is an
𝐷𝐵 𝐸𝐶
isosceles triangle. [2020] [3 Marks]
Q4. D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that
∠𝐴𝐷𝐶 = ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶, prove that 𝐶𝐴2 = 𝐶𝐵. 𝐶𝐷. [2023] [5 Marks]
Q5. If AD & PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR,
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐷
respectively where ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, Prove = . [2023] [5 Marks]
𝑃𝑄 𝑃𝑀
Coordinate Geometry
Q1. Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A(1, 4), B(-2, 3),
and C(5, 8). The ordinate of the fourth vertex D is [2021] [1 Marks]
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 6
Q2. The line segment joining the points P(-3, 2) and Q(5, 7) is
divided by the y-axis in the ratio [2021] [1 Marks]
(a) 3: 1 (b) 3: 4 (c) 3: 2 (d) 3: 5
Q3. The distance of the point (-1, 7) from x-axis is: [2023] [1 Marks]
(a) −1 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 50
Q4. Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is
diameter of a circle whose centre is (-2, 2) and B is the
point (3, 4). [2019] [1 Marks]
Q5. The line segment joining the points A( 2, 1) and B(5,–8) is
trisected at the points P and Q such that P is nearer to A. If
P also lies on the line given by 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑘 = 0, find the
value of 𝑘. [2019] [3 Marks]
Trigonometry
 1+tan 𝜃
Q1. Given that sec 𝜃 = 2, the value of is [2021]
sin 𝜃

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

Q2. If 𝜃 is an acute angle and tan 𝜃 + cot 𝜃 = 2, then the
value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝜃 is [2021]
1 2
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 2
2 2
Q3. If sec 𝜃 + tan 𝜃 = 𝑝, then tan 𝜃 is [2021]
𝑝2 +1 𝑝2 −1 𝑝2 −1 𝑝2 +1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2𝑝 2𝑝 𝑝2 +1 𝑝2 −1
Q4. If A and B are acute angles such that sin 𝐴 − 𝐵 = 0 and
2 cos (𝐴 + 𝐵) − 1 = 0, then find angles A and B. [2023]
Q5. sec 𝜃 when expressed in terms of cot 𝜃, is equal to: [2023]
1+𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃
(a) (b) 1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃
cot 𝜃

1+𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 1−𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃
(c) (d)
cot 𝜃 cot 𝜃
Q6. If sin 𝜃 − cos 𝜃 = 0, then find the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝜃.
[2017]
 tan 𝜃+sec 𝜃−1 1+sin 𝜃
Q7. Prove that: = [2017]
tan 𝜃−sec 𝜃+1 cos 𝜃
 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝐴−2 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝐴
Q8. Prove that: = tan 𝐴 [2018]
2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝐴−𝐶𝑜𝑠 𝐴
Q9. Prove that
2 2
sin 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃 + cos 𝜃 + sec 𝜃 = 7 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃.
[2019]
Q10. If sin 𝜃 + cos 𝜃 = 3, then prove that tan 𝜃 + cot 𝜃 = 1
[2020]
Some Application of
Trigonometry
Q1. If a pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 3 m long on the
ground, then sun's elevation is: [2023] [1 Marks]
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°
Q2. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 60 m above
the surface of the water of a lake is 30° and the angle of
depression of its shadow in water of lake is 60°. Find the height
of the cloud from the surface of water. [2017] [4 Marks]
Q3. A man in a boat rowing away from a light house 100m
high takes 2 minutes to change the angle of elevation of the
top of the light house from 60° to 30°. Find the speed of the
boat in metres per minute. [2019] [4 Marks] [𝑢𝑠𝑒 3 = 1.732]
Q4. A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and is
surmounted by a vertical flag-staff of height 6 m. At a point on
the plane, the angle of elevation of the bottom and top of the
flag- staff are 30° and 45° respectively. Find the height of the
tower. [Take 3 = 1.73] [2020] [4 Marks]
Circles
Q1. Two tangents 𝑇𝑃 and 𝑇𝑄 are drawn to a circle with centre
𝑂 from an external point 𝑇. Prove that ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 2∠𝑂𝑃𝑄.
[2017,2020]
Q2. In Fig., a circle is inscribed in a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 having sides
𝐵𝐶 = 8 𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐵 = 10 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐴𝐶 = 12 𝑐𝑚. Find the
lengths 𝐵𝐿, 𝐶𝑀 and 𝐴𝑁. [2019]
A

10 cm 12 cm

N M

B C
L
8 cm
Q3. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is
a rhombus. [2020, 2022]
Q4. In the given figure, TA is a tangent to the circle with
centre O such that 𝑂𝑇 = 4 𝑐𝑚, ∠𝑂𝑇𝐴 = 30°, then length
of TA is: [2023]
(a) 2 3 𝑐𝑚 (b) 2 𝑐𝑚 (c) 2 2 𝑐𝑚 (d) 3
Q5. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find
the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches
the smaller circle. [2023]
Area Related to Circles
Q1. The minute hand of a clock is 84 cm long. The distance
covered by the tip of minute hand from 10:10 am to 10:25
am is [2021] 1 Marks
(a) 44 𝑐𝑚 (b) 88 𝑐𝑚 (c) 132 𝑐𝑚 (d) 176 𝑐𝑚
Q2. A piece of wire 22 cm long is bent into the form of an arc of
a circle subtending an angle of 60° at its centre. Find the radius
22
of the circle. [Use 𝜋 = ] [2020] 2 Marks
7
Q3. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 5.2 cm is 16.4.
Find the area of the sector. [2020] 2 Marks
Q4. Find the area of the segment shown in given figure, if
22
radius of the circle is 21 cm and ∠𝐴𝑂𝐶 = 120° [Use 𝜋 = ]
7
[2019] 3 Marks
Surface Area & Volume
Q1. Volume and surface area of a solid hemisphere are
numerically equal. What is the diameter of hemisphere?
[2017] 1 Marks
Q2. Two cones have their heights in the ratio 1: 3 and radii
in the ratio 3: 1. What is the ratio of their volumes?
[2020] 1 Marks
Q3. A sphere of diameter 18 cm is dropped into a cylindrical
vessel of diameter 36 cm, partly filled with water. If the sphere
is completely submerged, then calculate the rise of water level
(in c.m). [2022] 2 Marks
Q4. A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere
from each end of a solid cylinder, as shown in Fig. 3. If the
height of the cylinder is 10 cm and its base is of radius 3.5 cm.
find the total surface area of the article. [2018] 3 Marks
Statistics
Q1. The empirical relation between the mode, median and
mean of a distribution is: [2023] 1 Marks
(a) Mode = 3 Median-2 Mean
(b) Mode = 3 Mean-2 Median
(c) Mode = 2 Median-3 Mean
(d) Mode = 2 Mean-3 Median
Q2. If the mean of the first 𝑛 natural numbers is 15, then find
𝑛. [2020] 1 Marks
Q3. The mean of the following data is 18.75. Find the
value of P: [2017] 2 Marks
Class marks (𝐱 𝐢 ) Frequency (𝐟𝐢 )
10 5
5 10
P 7
25 8
30 2
Q4. If mode of the following frequency distribution is 55,
find the value of 𝑥. [2022] 2 Marks
Class Frequency
0-15 10
15-30 7
30-45 𝒙
45-60 15
60-75 10
75-90 12
Q5. The arithmetic mean of the following frequency
distribution is 53. Find the value of 𝑘. [2019] 3 Marks
Class Frequency
0-20 12
20-40 𝟏𝟓
40-60 32
60-80 𝒌
80-100 13
Q6. The median of the following data is 525. Find x and y
if the sum of all frequencies is 100: [2017] 4 Marks
Class Frequency

200-300 16
300-400 𝒙
400-500 17
500-600 𝟐𝟎
600-700 15
700-800 𝒚
Probability
Q1. For an event E, P(E)+P(ഥ
E)=𝑥, then the value of 𝑥 3 − 3 is
[2021] 1 Marks
(a) -2 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) -1
Q2. The probability that the drawn card from a pack of 52
cards is neither an ace nor a spade is [2021] 1 Marks
9 35 10 19
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 52 13 26
Q3. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an
event? [2021] 1 Marks
16 17
(a) 0.01 (b) 30% (c) (d)
17 16
Q4. A dice is rolled twice. The probability that 5 will not come
up either time is [2021] 1 Marks
11 1 13 25
(a) (b) (c) (d)
36 3 36 36
Q5. A number is chosen at random from the numbers -3, -2, -1,
0, 1, 2, 3. What will be the probability that square of this
number is less than or equal to 1? [2017] 1 Marks
Q6. A letter of English alphabet is chosen at random. What is
the probability that the chosen letter is a consonant?
[2020] 1 Marks
Q7. If a fair coin is tossed twice, find the probability of getting
'atmost one head'. [2023] 1 Marks
Q8. A game consists of tossing a coin 3 times and noting the
outcome each time. If getting the same result in all the tosses is
a success, find the probability of losing the game. [2019] 2 Marks
Q9. If a number 𝑥 is chosen at random from the numbers -3,
-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3. What is the probability that 𝑥 2 ≤ 4?
[2020] 2 Marks