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1 a2  a  1
1. If a   1 , then find the value of 2 .
a a  a 1
(a) 2 (b) 1

(c) 3 (d) 0

2. AD is a median of VABC . Two straight lines BE and CF are parallel to DA. A straight line
perpendicular to AD intersects BE and CF at P and Q respectively. Following which is correct?

(a) AP = AQ (b) AP = CD

(c) AP = 2AQ (d) AP = 2PQ

c c
3. Find the value of 6 tan 2
 4sin 2
 2 cos ec c .sec  c .
6 3
(a) 1 (b) 0

(c) 5 (d) 3

4. In ΔABC, AB = AC and ACB  500 , CA is produced to the point D such that ABD  400 . What is
the relation between AB and AD?

(a) AB = AD (b) AB < AD

(c) AB > AD (d) AB = 2AD

 a  b   c2  b  c   a 2   c  a   b2 .
2 2 2

5. Simplify that
a 2   b  c  b2   c  a  c2   a  b 
2 2 2

(a) 1 (b) 2

(c) 0 (d) 3

5 1 1
6. If x  and x  , then find the value of 3x 2  7 xy  3 y 2 .
5 1 y

(a) 1 (b) 16

(c) 14 (d) 12

xy xy
7.  2,  6 , then find the value of x and y .
x y x y

(a) 3, 5 (b) 6, 3

(c) 4, 6 (d) 1, 1

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8. A rectangular plot of area 43560 m2 has length and breadth in the ratio 5 : 2. A gravel path 5 m wide
runs outside the plot close to its four sides. If it costs Rs.590 to gravel the path at 25 paisa/cu.m. Find
the depth of the graveled path.

(a) 2 m (b) 4 m

(c) 3 m (d) 0.5 m

9. Find the area of a parallelogram; if its two adjacent sides are 12 cm and 14 cm and if the diagonal
connecting the ends is 18 cm.

(a) 1797 sq.cm (b) 1234 sq.cm

(c) 167.94 sq.cm (d) 2136 sq.cm

10. A parallelogram, the length of whose sides are 11 cm and 13 cm has one diagonal 20 cm long. Find
the length of another diagonal.

(a) 13 cm (b) 15 cm

(c) 20 cm (d) 12 cm

11. The thickness of a hollow cylinder is 3.5 cm and its outside diameter is 36.4 cm. Find the cost of
painting its surface at 5 paisa/cm2, if the cylinder is 70 cm long.

(a) Rs.759.99 (b) Rs.799

(c) Rs.820 (d) Rs.720

2
12. If A of = B of 75% = Rs.18, then find A : B.
3
(a) 3 : 7 (b) 9 : 8

(c) 7 : 9 (d) 10 : 3

13. In a trapezium ABCD the straight line through the mid-point of an oblique side AD and parallel to AB
intersects BC and the two diagonals AC and BD at the points E, F, G and H respectively. Following which
is correct?

1
(a) EF = AB + DC (b) EF = (AB + DC)
2
(c) EF = GH + AB (d) EF = AE + ED

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3 6
14. Find the value of .
5 3  2 12  32  50

1
(a) 2 (b)
2

(c) 3 (d) 0

15. AB is a diameter of a circle. ABC  500 , then find the value of BDC .

(a) 50° (b) 40°

(c) 60° (d) 90°

16. From a point on the horizontal line through the foot of a chimney the angle of elevation of the top of
the chimney is 30° and the angle of elevation is 60° at a point on the same st. line50 meters nearer to
the chimney. What is the height of the chimney?

(a) 25 3 m (b) 35 m

(c) 30 3 m (d) 23 2 m

17. A conical vessel whose internal radius is 10 cm and height 48 cm is full of water. If this water is
poured into a cylindrical vessel with internal radius 20 cm. Find the height to which the water raises in it.

(a) 2.5 cm (b) 10 cm

(c) 4 cm (d) 8 cm

4 3 30 18
18. Simplify:  
2  2 4 3  18 3  2 3

(a) 4 6 (b) 1

(c) 2 (d) 3

19. A circular grassy plot of land 70 m in diameter has a path 7 m wide running round it on the outside.
How many stones 25 cm x 11 cm are needed to pave the path?

(a) 43206 (b) 61600

(c) 36896 (d) 32902

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20. The base of a triangular field is three times its altitude. If the cost of cultivating the field at Rs.24.60
per hectare is Rs.332.10 . Find its base and height.

(a) 700 m, 400 m (b) 500 m, 200 m

(c) 900 m, 300 m (d) 450 m, 250 m

21. A field is in the form of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 120 meters and 75 meters and the non-
parallel sides are 105 meters and 72 meters. Find the cost of ploughing @ 60 paisa/m2.

(a) Rs.1904.63 (b) Rs.2975.30

(c) Rs.3403.53 (d) Rs.3920.75

1
22. a 2  a  1  0 , then find the value of a 2  .
a2
(a) 3 (b) 2

(c) 0 (d) 0.5

x  a 2  2c 2 x  b 2  2a 2 x  c 2  2b 2
23.    0 . Find the value of x .
bc ca a b
(a) 2a  b  c (b) a  2b  c

(c) a  b  c 
(d)  a 2  b 2  c 2 
24. Side BA of ΔABC is produced to the point D such that AD = CD. Following which is correct?

1
(a) BAC  2ADC (b) BAC  450  ADC
2
1
(c) BAC  900  ADC (d) BAC  2ABC
2

2 1 2 1
25. If x  and y  , then find the value of x 2  3xy  y 2 .
2 1 2 1
(a) 37 (b) 35

(c) 41 (d) 29

26. Find the weight of a lead pipe 3.5 meter long, if the external diameter of the pipe is 2.4 cm and the
thickness is 2 mm and 1 c.c. of lead weights 11.4 gms.

(a) 3.732 kg (b) 4.329 kg

(c) 5.5176 kg (d) 6.752 kg

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27. x cos 2 300  4 cos 2 450  tan 2 600 . Find the value of x .

1
(a) (b) 1
3
3 1
(c) 2 (d) 1
5 3

   
28. sec 4 x  500  cos ec 500  x , then find the value of x .

(a) 60° (b) 40°

(c) 90° (d) 30°

29. A and B are two alloys of gold and copper prepared by mixing metals in the ratio 7 : 2 and 7 : 11
respectively. If equal quantities of alloys are melted to form a third alloy C, find the ratio of gold and
copper in C.

(a) 7 : 5 (b) 6 : 7

(c) 8 : 7 (d) 3 : 5

1
30. Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 7 and 5 minutes respectively and a waste pipe C
2
can carry off 14 litres per minute. If all the pipes are opened when the cistern is full, it is emptied in 1
hour. How many litres does it hold?

(a) 50 litres (b) 40 litres

(c) 60 litres (d) 90 litres

c 3 c  c c

31. Find the value of cot 2

 cos  sec 2
2
 4sin 2 .
6 3 4 4 6
1
(a) 2 (b)
4
1
(c) (d) 0
2

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32. Find the value of sec2 600  cos ec300  cos 600  6sin 2 450 .

1
(a) 0 (b)
3
(c) 6 (d) 3

3 5 8
33.   , find the value of x .
x2 x6 x3
(a) 3 (b) 1

(c) 4 (d) 0

c c c
34. If x tan  cos  tan  tan 2 450  cos 600 , then find the value of x .
4 4 3
1 1
(a) (b)
3 6
1
(c) (d) 1
2
35. In the parallelograms ABCD and AEFG of equal area.  A is common and the point E is on the side
AB. Following which is correct?

(a) DE ǁ AD (b) DE ǁ FC

(c) DE ǁ EB (d) DE ǁ DG

36. A vertical chimney subtends angles of 30° and 60° at points A and B which lie in a horizontal line
through the base of the chimney. Find its height if AB is 100 ft.

(a) 80 ft. (b) 75.3 ft.

(c) 85.3 ft. (d) 86.6 ft.

1 1
37.  x  25   25 , find the value of x .
 x  25 25

1 3
(a) 50, 25 (b) 30, 1
25 5
1
(c) 25, 3 (d) 27, 29
5

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38. 2 x  y  5 xy  0, x  3 y  xy  0 , then find the value of x and y .

1 1
(a) 2, (b) 3, 
2 2
1 1
(c) 1,  (d) 0,
2 2
39. A, B and C enter into a partnership. A putting in Rs.2000 for the whole year, B putting Rs.3000 at first
and increasing it to Rs.4000 at the end of 4 months, whilst C puts in at first Rs.4000 but withdraws
Rs.1000 at the end of 9 months. How should they at the end of a year, divide a profit of Rs.8475?

(a) Rs.2002, Rs.1803, Rs.4937 (b) Rs.1800, Rs.3300, Rs.3375

(c) Rs.2927, Rs.4910, Rs.3309 (d) Rs.1700, Rs.3400, Rs.4720

40. A man travels 360 km in 4 hours, partly by air and partly by train. If he had travelled all the way by
4
air, he would have saved of the time he was in train and would have arrived his destination 2 hours
5
early. Find the distance he travelled by air and train.

(a) 270 km, 90 km (b) 280 km, 80 km

(c) 230 km, 130 km (d) 260 km, 100 km

41. A man sells an article at a profit of 20%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs.5 less, he
would have gained 25%. Find the cost price of the article.

(a) 30 (b) 45

(c) 25 (d) 50

1 1
42. If x   5 , then find the value of x .
x 5
1
(a) 5, (b) 6, 7
5
1
(c) 10, 12 (d) 7,
7
43. ABCD is a parallelogram and PQ is a straight line outside the parallelogram. AE, BF, CG, DH are
perpendiculars to PQ from A, B, C, D respectively. OR is the perpendicular from O. The point of
intersection of the two diagonals of the parallelogram to PQ. Following which is correct?

(a) AE + CG = 2OR = BF + DH (b) AE + CG = 2PH

(c) AE + CG = PF = HG (d) AE + CG = 2QG

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2 tan 300  cos ec600

44. Find the value of sec2 600  cot 2 30  .
1  tan 2 300
(a) 10 (b) 1

(c) 0 (d) 2

ab  c 2 bc  a 2 ca  b 2
45. If a 2  b 2  b 2  c 2  c 2  a 2 , then find the value of   .
a b bc ca
(a) 1 (b) 1

(c) 2 (d) 0

1 1 1
46. If a  b  c  0 , then find the value of  2  2 .
a b c b c a
2 2 2 2 2
c  a 2  b2
(a) 0 (b) 2

(c) 1 (d) 3

47. If sec   cos ec600 , then find the value of (2cos 2 2  1) .

(a) 0 (b) 1

1
(c) 1 (d) 
2

7 7 3
48. r sin   , r cos   , find the value of  .
2 2
(a) 30° (b) 45°

(c) 60° (d) 90°

49. A can do a piece of work in 12 days while B alone can do it in 15 days. With the help of C they can
finish it in 5 days. If they are paid Rs.960 for the whole work, how should the money be divided among
them?

(a) Rs.400, Rs.320, Rs.240 (b) Rs.380, Rs.340, Rs.240

(c) Rs.420, Rs.300, Rs.240 (d) Rs.420, Rs.295, Rs.235

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50. Find the value of tan 350  tan 400  tan 500  tan 550 .

(a) 1 (b) 2
1
(c) 0 (d)
3

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