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Bihar Board Class 10 · Maths · Matric exam 2027

Bihar Board Class 10 Maths Question Paper 2024

The board’s 2024 question paper, set E — all 129 questions as printed; 98 objective answers from the board’s own key. Each question names its chapter, where that chapter’s most-asked questions are.

Full marks 100 · Time 3 h 15 min

Section A · Objective questions (100)

  1. Q 1Objective1 markCh. 14: Statistics

    The mean of first seven multiples of 5 is

    • (A) 25
    • (B) 20 ✓
    • (C) 30
    • (D) 35

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  2. Q 2Objective1 markCh. 14: Statistics

    The median of 20, 13, 18, 25, 6, 15, 21, 9, 16, 8, 22 is

    • (A) 18
    • (B) 16 ✓
    • (C) 6
    • (D) 15

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  3. Q 3Objective1 markCh. 14: Statistics

    The mode of 23, 15, 25, 40, 27, 25, 22, 25, 20 is

    • (A) 23
    • (B) 25 ✓
    • (C) 22
    • (D) 15

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  4. Q 4Objective1 markCh. 14: Statistics

    The median of a frequency distribution is 40 and mean is 38.2. Then its mode is

    • (A) 43
    • (B) 43.6 ✓
    • (C) 42
    • (D) none of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  5. Q 5Objective1 markCh. 14: Statistics

    If the mean of x, x + 3, x + 5, x + 7 and x + 10 is 9 then the value of x is

    • (A) 4 ✓
    • (B) 6
    • (C) 5
    • (D) 7

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  6. Q 6Objective1 markCh. 15: Probability

    The minimum value of a probability is

    • (A) 0 ✓
    • (B) 1
    • (C) 2
    • (D) none of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  7. Q 7Objective1 markCh. 15: Probability

    If the probability of occurrence of an event A is 0.35 then the probability of non-occurrence of A is

    • (A) 0.53
    • (B) 6.5
    • (C) 0.65 ✓
    • (D) 3.5

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  8. Q 8Objective1 markCh. 15: Probability

    In tossing of three coins the number of possible outcomes is

    • (A) 3
    • (B) 4
    • (C) 8 ✓
    • (D) 6

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  9. Q 9Objective1 markCh. 15: Probability

    Which of the following number cannot be the probability of an event?

    • (A) 0.5
    • (B) 1.9 ✓
    • (C) 80%
    • (D) 3/4

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  10. Q 10Objective1 markCh. 15: Probability

    In a throw of one die the probability of occurrence of a number 5 or less than 5 is .

    • (A) 1/6
    • (B) 1/5
    • (C) 5/6 ✓
    • (D) 1/2

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  11. What is the 35th term of the A.P. 20, 17, 14, 11, ... ?

    • (A) 82
    • (B) - 82 ✓
    • (C) 72
    • (D) - 72

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  12. How many terms are in A.P. 3, 8, 13, 18, ..., 93 ?

    • (A) 19 ✓
    • (B) 18
    • (C) 20
    • (D) 16

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  13. The sum of first 30 terms of the A.P. 1, 3, 5, 7, ... is

    • (A) 900 ✓
    • (B) 990
    • (C) 890
    • (D) 800

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  14. Q 14Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    The point (-2sqrt(2), -2) lies in which quadrant ?

    • (A) First
    • (B) Second
    • (C) Third ✓
    • (D) Fourth

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  15. Q 15Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    The distance between the points ( 5 cos 0, 0 ) and ( 0, 5 sin 0 ) is

    • (A) 10
    • (B) 5 ✓
    • (C) 30
    • (D) 25

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  16. Q 16Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    If from a point B the length of perpendicular drawn to x-axis is 10 and the length of perpendicular drawn to y-axis is 5 then the co-ordinates of the point B are

    • (A) (5, 10) ✓
    • (B) (10, 5)
    • (C) (10, 10)
    • (D) (5, 5)

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  17. Q 17Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    The distance between the points ( 1, - 3 ) and ( 4, - 6 ) is

    • (A) 2sqrt(3)
    • (B) 3sqrt(2) ✓
    • (C) 9
    • (D) 6

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  18. Q 18Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    The point on y-axis which is equidistant from the points ( 5, - 2 ) and ( - 3, 2 ) is

    • (A) ( 0, 3 )
    • (B) ( - 2, 0 )
    • (C) ( 0, - 2 ) ✓
    • (D) ( 2, 2 )

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  19. Q 19Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    ABCD is a rectangle whose vertices are A ( 0, 0 ), B ( 8, 0 ), C ( 8, 6 ) and D ( 0, 6 ). Then one of the diagonals of rectangle is

    • (A) 12
    • (B) 10 ✓
    • (C) 14
    • (D) 16

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  20. Q 20Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    If ( 0, 4 ), ( 0, 0 ) and ( 3, 0 ) are the vertices of a triangle then perimeter of the triangle is

    • (A) 8
    • (B) 10
    • (C) 12 ✓
    • (D) 15

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  21. If 3x + 4y = 10 and 2x - 2y = 2 then

    • (A) x = 2, y = 1 ✓
    • (B) x = 1, y = 2
    • (C) x = - 1, y = - 2
    • (D) x = 3, y = 1

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  22. The pair of linear equations 3/2x + 5/3y = 7 and 9x - 10y = 14 is

    • (A) consistent ✓
    • (B) inconsistent
    • (C) dependent
    • (D) none of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  23. The graphs of the equations 2x + 3y + 15 = 0 and 3x - 2y - 12 = 0 are which type of straight lines ?

    • (A) Coincident straight lines
    • (B) Parallel straight lines
    • (C) Intersecting straight lines ✓
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  24. The system of linear equations 2x - 3y = 5 and 4x - 6y = 7 has

    • (A) one and only one solution
    • (B) no solution ✓
    • (C) infinitely many solutions
    • (D) none of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  25. If straight lines 4x + py = 16 and 2x + 9y = 15 are parallel then what is the value of p ?

    • (A) 1/3
    • (B) 3
    • (C) 18 ✓
    • (D) - 3

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  26. Which of the following is not an A.P. ?

    • (A) 5, 4 1/2, 4, 3 1/2, ...
    • (B) - 1, -5/6, -2/3, -1/2, ...
    • (C) 8, 14, 20, 26, ...
    • (D) 4, 10, 15, 20, ... ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  27. If (2x - 1), 7, 3x are in A.P., then what is the value of x ?

    • (A) 3 ✓
    • (B) 4
    • (C) 1
    • (D) 5

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  28. If a_n is n-th term of the A.P. 5, 12, 19, ... then what is the value of a_40 - a_35 ?

    • (A) 20
    • (B) 35 ✓
    • (C) 30
    • (D) 55

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  29. If the 7th term of an A.P. is 4 and its common difference is - 4, then what is its first term ?

    • (A) 16
    • (B) 20
    • (C) 24
    • (D) 28 ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  30. If the sum of first n terms of an A.P. is (4n^2 + 2n) then the common difference of A.P. is

    • (A) 6
    • (B) 14
    • (C) 8 ✓
    • (D) 4

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  31. What is the reciprocal of sin theta * cot theta ?

    • (A) tan theta
    • (B) cos theta
    • (C) sec theta ✓
    • (D) cosec theta

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  32. cot 12 degree . cot 38 degree . cot 52 degree . cot 60 degree . cot 78 degree =

    • (A) 1
    • (B) sqrt(3)
    • (C) 1/sqrt(3) ✓
    • (D) 3

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  33. cosec (90 degree - theta) . cos (90 degree - theta) =

    • (A) sec theta
    • (B) tan theta
    • (C) sin theta
    • (D) cot theta
  34. If sin theta = sqrt(2) cos theta then the value of sec theta is

    • (A) 1/sqrt(3)
    • (B) sqrt(3) ✓
    • (C) sqrt(3)/2
    • (D) 2/sqrt(3)

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  35. 3 tan^2 60° =

    • (A) 3
    • (B) 1
    • (C) 9 ✓
    • (D) 1/3

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  36. If A, B, C are angles of a triangle ABC, then the value of cosec ((A+B)/2) is

    • (A) tan C/2
    • (B) sec C/2 ✓
    • (C) cot C/2
    • (D) sin C/2

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  37. If the radius of a circle becomes k times then the ratio of the areas of previous and new circles is

    • (A) 1 : k
    • (B) 2 : k^3
    • (C) 1 : k^2 ✓
    • (D) k^2 : 1

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  38. What is the total perimeter of a semicircle whose radius is k ?

    • (A) pi k
    • (B) (pi + 1) k
    • (C) pi + 2k
    • (D) (pi + 2) k ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  39. The distance covered by a wheel of diameter 42 cm in 2 revolution is

    • (A) 264 cm ✓
    • (B) 132 cm
    • (C) 84 cm
    • (D) none of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  40. A, B, C and D are four points on the circumference of a circle of radius 8 cm such that ABCD is a square. Then the area of square ABCD is

    • (A) 64 cm^2
    • (B) 100 cm^2
    • (C) 125 cm^2
    • (D) 128 cm^2 ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  41. Q 41Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    If p(y) = (y+1)(y^3+2)(y^4+6) and g(y) = y^2 - 3y + 1 then the degree of p(y)/g(y) is

    • (A) 6 ✓
    • (B) 3
    • (C) 5
    • (D) 4

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  42. Q 42Objective1 markCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    Which of the following is a quadratic equation ?

    • (A) (x+1)(x-1) = x^2 - 4x^3
    • (B) (x+4)^2 = 3x+4 ✓
    • (C) 4x + 1/2x = 8x^2
    • (D) (2x^2 + 4) = (5+x)(2x-3)

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  43. Q 43Objective1 markCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    If product of the roots of the quadratic equation x^2-5x+p=10 is -4, then the value of p is

    • (A) 4
    • (B) 5
    • (C) 6 ✓
    • (D) 8

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  44. Q 44Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    If (x-2) is a factor of px^2-x-6 then the value of p is

    • (A) 2 ✓
    • (B) 3
    • (C) 1
    • (D) 4

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  45. Q 45Objective1 markCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    For what value of k, roots of the quadratic equation x^2+6x+k=0 are real and equal ?

    • (A) 12
    • (B) 9 ✓
    • (C) 10
    • (D) 6

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  46. Q 46Objective1 markCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 4/3x^2-2x+3/4=0 ?

    • (A) Real and unequal
    • (B) Real and equal ✓
    • (C) Not real
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  47. Q 47Objective1 markCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    If one root of the quadratic equation y^2+3y-18=0 is -6 then its another root is

    • (A) 3 ✓
    • (B) -3
    • (C) 6
    • (D) 5

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  48. Q 48Objective1 markCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    If alpha and beta are the roots of the quadratic equation x^2 - 8x + 5 = 0 then the value of alpha^2 + beta^2 is

    • (A) 44
    • (B) 54 ✓
    • (C) 74
    • (D) 64

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  49. Q 49Objective1 markCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    The roots of the quadratic equation ax^2 - bx - c = 0, a != 0 are

    • (A) (-b + sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)) / 2a
    • (B) (b + sqrt(b^2 + 4ac)) / 2a ✓
    • (C) (-b + sqrt(b^2 + 4ac)) / 2a
    • (D) (b + sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)) / 2a

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  50. Q 50Objective1 markCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    If x = 2 is a common root of both the equations 2x^2 + 2x + p = 0 and qx^2 + qx + 18 = 0 then the value of (q - p) is

    • (A) -4
    • (B) -3
    • (C) 9 ✓
    • (D) 4

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  51. Q 51Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    2.13113111311113 ... is

    • (A) a rational number
    • (B) an irrational number ✓
    • (C) an integer
    • (D) none of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  52. Q 52Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    The product of a rational number and an irrational number is which type of number?

    • (A) A rational number
    • (B) An irrational number ✓
    • (C) A natural number
    • (D) None of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  53. Q 53Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    The simplest form of 0.57 (bar over 57) is

    • (A) 19/33 ✓
    • (B) 57/50
    • (C) 57/100
    • (D) 19/32

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  54. Q 54Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    If 140 = 2^x * 5^y * 7^z then x + y - z =

    • (A) 2 ✓
    • (B) 4
    • (C) 3
    • (D) 1

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  55. Q 55Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    (6 + sqrt(125)) - (3 + sqrt(5)) + (1 - 4sqrt(5)) is

    • (A) a rational number ✓
    • (B) an irrational number
    • (C) not real
    • (D) none of these

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  56. Q 56Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    In p/q form of 0.375, the form of q is

    • (A) 2^3 * 5^0 ✓
    • (B) 2^3 * 5^2
    • (C) 2^3 * 5^3
    • (D) 2^2 * 5^3

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  57. Q 57Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    The H.C.F. of two numbers is 15 and L.C.M. is 105. If one of the numbers is 5 then the other number is

    • (A) 75
    • (B) 15
    • (C) 315 ✓
    • (D) 525

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  58. Q 58Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    If in division algorithm a = bq + r, b = 43, q = 31 and r = 32, the value of a will be

    • (A) 1365 ✓
    • (B) 1356
    • (C) 1360
    • (D) 1350

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  59. Q 59Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    If q is a positive integer, which of the following is an even positive integer?

    • (A) 2q + 1
    • (B) 2q ✓
    • (C) 2q + 3
    • (D) 2q + 5

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  60. Q 60Objective1 markCh. 1: Real Numbers

    Which of the following has terminating decimal expansion?

    • (A) 11/700
    • (B) 91/2100
    • (C) 343 / (2^3 * 5^3 * 7^3) ✓
    • (D) 15 / (2^5 * 3^2)

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  61. Q 61Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    The mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(-2, 8) and B(-6, -4) is

    • (A) (-6, -4)
    • (B) (-4, 2) ✓
    • (C) (2, 6)
    • (D) (-4, -6)

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  62. Q 62Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    If the points (1, 2), (0, 0) and (a, b) are collinear then

    • (A) a = b
    • (B) a = 2b
    • (C) 2a = b ✓
    • (D) a + b = 0

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  63. Q 63Objective1 markCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    Two vertices of a triangle ABC are A(2, 3) and B(1, -3) and centroid is (3, 0) then the co-ordinates of third vertex C are

    • (A) (5, 2)
    • (B) (1, 3)
    • (C) (6, 0) ✓
    • (D) (2, -3)

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  64. Q 64Objective1 markCh. 6: Triangles

    In triangle ABC, AD is bisector of angle BAC. If AB = 4 cm, AC = 6 cm, BD = 2 cm then the value of DC is

    • (A) 3 cm ✓
    • (B) 6 cm
    • (C) 7 cm
    • (D) 4 cm

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  65. Q 65Objective1 markCh. 6: Triangles

    In triangle ABC, DE || BC such that AD/DB = 4/(x-4) and AE/EC = 8/(3x-19) then the value of x is

    • (A) 9
    • (B) 10
    • (C) 11 ✓
    • (D) 12

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  66. Q 66Objective1 markCh. 6: Triangles

    If in triangle ABC, AB = 13 cm, BC = 12 cm and AC = 5 cm then the value of angle C is

    • (A) 90° ✓
    • (B) 30°
    • (C) 60°
    • (D) 45°

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  67. Q 67Objective1 markCh. 6: Triangles

    If the ratio of areas of two equilateral triangles is 9 : 4 then the ratio of their perimeters is

    • (A) 27 : 8
    • (B) 3 : 2 ✓
    • (C) 9 : 4
    • (D) 4 : 9

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  68. Q 68Objective1 markCh. 6: Triangles

    If in triangle ABC and triangle DEF, AB/DE = BC/EF = AC/DF = 5/7, then the ratio of the areas of triangle ABC and triangle DEF is

    • (A) 5 : 7
    • (B) 25 : 49 ✓
    • (C) 49 : 25
    • (D) 125 : 343

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  69. Q 69Objective1 markCh. 6: Triangles

    triangle ABC and triangle PQR are similar triangles. If AD and PS are bisectors of angle A and angle P respectively and AD = 6.5 cm, PS = 5.2 cm then area(triangle ABC) / area(triangle PQR) =

    • (A) 49 : 16
    • (B) 25 : 16 ✓
    • (C) 36 : 49
    • (D) 81 : 64

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  70. Q 70Objective1 markCh. 6: Triangles

    If one side of an equilateral triangle is a then its height is

    • (A) a*sqrt(3)
    • (B) (a/2)*sqrt(3) ✓
    • (C) 2a*sqrt(3)
    • (D) a/sqrt(3)

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  71. Q 71Objective1 markCh. 10: Circles

    The perpendicular distance from the centre of a circle to a chord of length 8 cm is 3 cm. Then the radius of the circle is

    • (A) 4 cm
    • (B) 5 cm ✓
    • (C) 10 cm
    • (D) 8 cm

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  72. Q 72Objective1 markCh. 10: Circles

    If two circles touch each other internally then the number of common tangents is

    • (A) 1 ✓
    • (B) 2
    • (C) 3
    • (D) 4

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  73. Q 73Objective1 markCh. 10: Circles

    If the length of any chord of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle then the angle subtended by the chord at the centre is

    • (A) 90°
    • (B) 60° ✓
    • (C) 30°
    • (D) 120°

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  74. Q 74Objective1 markCh. 10: Circles

    TP and TQ are two tangents drawn from an external point T to a circle whose centre is O such that ∠POQ = 120°. Then the value of ∠OTP is

    • (A) 40°
    • (B) 30° ✓
    • (C) 50°
    • (D) 60°

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  75. If tan 2A = cot (A - 18°) where 2A is an acute angle, then the value of A is

    • (A) 72°
    • (B) 36° ✓
    • (C) 60°
    • (D) 45°

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  76. If sin θ = sqrt(3)/2, 0 < 90° then tan^2 θ - 1 =

    • (A) 1
    • (B) 0
    • (C) 2 ✓
    • (D) - 1

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  77. 9 cosec^2 22° - 9 cot^2 22° + 1 =

    • (A) 9
    • (B) 10 ✓
    • (C) 1/9
    • (D) 0

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  78. If sin θ = a/b then the value of cos θ is

    • (A) b / sqrt(b^2 - a^2)
    • (B) sqrt(b^2 - a^2) / b ✓
    • (C) a / sqrt(b^2 - a^2)
    • (D) b / a

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  79. If sec theta = 13/12 then cot theta =

    • (A) 5/12
    • (B) 5/13
    • (C) 12/5
    • (D) 13/5
  80. (sec theta + tan theta) (1 - sin theta) =

    • (A) sin theta
    • (B) cos theta ✓
    • (C) sec theta
    • (D) cosec theta

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  81. Q 81Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    Which of the following is not a polynomial ?

    • (A) sqrt(3) x^2 - 5sqrt(2) x + 3
    • (B) 3x^2 - 4x + sqrt(5)
    • (C) x + 2sqrt(x) ✓
    • (D) 1/5 x^3 - 3x^2 + 2

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  82. Q 82Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    The degree of the polynomial (3x^2 - 7x + 2)(2x^4 + 3x^3 - 5x + 2) is

    • (A) 2
    • (B) 6 ✓
    • (C) 4
    • (D) 3

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  83. Q 83Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    The zeroes of the polynomial x^2 - 13 are

    • (A) 13, -13
    • (B) 13, -sqrt(13)
    • (C) sqrt(13), -sqrt(13) ✓
    • (D) sqrt(13), -13

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  84. Q 84Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    For what value of m, - 4 is one of the zeroes of the polynomial x^2 - x - (2m + 2) ?

    • (A) 7
    • (B) 8
    • (C) 9 ✓
    • (D) 5

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  85. Q 85Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    If 1 is one zero of the polynomial p(x) = ax^2 - 3(a - 1)x - 1 then value of a is

    • (A) 3
    • (B) 1 ✓
    • (C) 0
    • (D) 2

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  86. Q 86Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    Which of the following quadratic polynomials has zeroes 3/5 and -1/2 ?

    • (A) 10x^2 + x + 3
    • (B) 10x^2 + x - 3
    • (C) 10x^2 - x + 3
    • (D) 10x^2 - x - 3 ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  87. Q 87Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    If alpha and beta are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x^2 - 3x - 4 then the value of 4/3(alpha + beta) is

    • (A) 4 ✓
    • (B) 3
    • (C) -3
    • (D) 1

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  88. Q 88Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    If one zero of the polynomial p(x) is 5 then one factor of p(x) is

    • (A) x - 5 ✓
    • (B) x + 5
    • (C) 1/(x - 5)
    • (D) 1/(x + 5)

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  89. Q 89Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    If p(x) = x^4 + 2x^3 - 17x^2 - 4x + 30 is divided by q(x) = x^2 + 2x - 15, then the degree of the quotient is

    • (A) 4
    • (B) 2 ✓
    • (C) 3
    • (D) 1

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  90. Q 90Objective1 markCh. 2: Polynomials

    If alpha and beta are the zeroes of the polynomial x^2 + 5x + 8 then the value of alpha^2 + beta^2 + 2alpha beta is

    • (A) 25 ✓
    • (B) 5
    • (C) 8
    • (D) 64

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  91. If the areas of three adjacent faces of a cuboid are a, b, c respectively, then the volume of the cuboid is

    • (A) abc
    • (B) 2 abc
    • (C) sqrt(abc) ✓
    • (D) 3sqrt(abc)

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  92. The total surface area of a cube is 216 cm^2 then its volume is

    • (A) 144 cm^3
    • (B) 196 cm^3
    • (C) 212 cm^3
    • (D) 216 cm^3 ✓

    Answer (the board’s key): (D)

  93. The ratio of volumes of two cubes is 1 : 64. The ratio of their total surface area is

    • (A) 1 : 4
    • (B) 1 : 16 ✓
    • (C) 1 : 18
    • (D) 1 : 8

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  94. Two circular cylinders of equal volume have their heights in the ratio 1 : 2. The ratio of their radii is

    • (A) 1 : sqrt(2)
    • (B) sqrt(2) : 1 ✓
    • (C) 1 : 2
    • (D) 1 : 4

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  95. If the curved surface area of a cylinder is 1760 cm^2 and its base diameter is 28 cm then its height is

    • (A) 10 cm
    • (B) 15 cm
    • (C) 20 cm ✓
    • (D) 40 cm

    Answer (the board’s key): (C)

  96. If O is the centre and R is the radius of a circle and angle AOB = theta then the length of arc AB is

    • (A) 2*pi*R*theta/180
    • (B) 2*pi*R*theta/360 ✓
    • (C) pi*R^2*theta/180
    • (D) pi*R^2*theta/360

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  97. If l is slant height of a cone and r is the radius of its base then total surface area of cone is

    • (A) pi*r*l + r
    • (B) pi*r*l + pi*r^2 ✓
    • (C) pi*r*l + r^2
    • (D) pi*r*l + 2r^2

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  98. The ratio of volumes of two spheres is 125 : 27 then the ratio of their surface areas is

    • (A) 9 : 25
    • (B) 25 : 9 ✓
    • (C) 5 : 3
    • (D) 3 : 5

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

  99. A sphere of radius 8 cm is melted to form a cone of height 32 cm. The radius of base of the cone is

    • (A) 8 cm ✓
    • (B) 9 cm
    • (C) 10 cm
    • (D) 12 cm

    Answer (the board’s key): (A)

  100. If the surface area of a sphere is 616 cm^2 then the diameter of sphere is

    • (A) 7 cm
    • (B) 14 cm ✓
    • (C) 28 cm
    • (D) 56 cm

    Answer (the board’s key): (B)

Section B · Written questions (29)

  1. Q 1Short answer2 marksCh. 1: Real Numbers

    Using Euclid division algorithm find the HCF of 148 and 185.

  2. Q 2Short answer2 marksCh. 14: Statistics

    Find the mean of the following data : Variable: 2, 4, 6, 10, 12; Frequency: 3, 2, 3, 1, 2

  3. Q 3Short answer2 marksCh. 10: Circles

    If the angle between two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle of radius 3 cm and centre O is 60 degree, find the length of OP.

  4. For what value of k equations kx + y = 1 and (k - 1) x + 2y = 3 have no solution ?

  5. Write the solution of the equation 3x + y = 11 in natural numbers.

  6. Q 6Short answer2 marksCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    Find the roots of the equation 1/x - 1/(x - 2) = 3, x not equal to 0, 2.

  7. Q 7Short answer2 marksCh. 6: Triangles

    In triangle ABC, angle C = 90 degree and P, Q are mid-points of sides CA and CB respectively. Then prove that 4AQ^2 = 4AC^2 + BC^2.

  8. Q 8Short answer2 marksCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    If point A (x, 2) is equidistant from the points B (8, -2) and C (2, -2) then find the value of x.

  9. Q 9Short answer2 marksCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    In what ratio does the point (-4, 6) divide the line segment joining the points A (-6, 10) and B (3, -8)?

  10. Q 10Short answer2 marksCh. 7: Coordinate Geometry

    Find the area of the triangle ABC whose vertices are A (2, 1), B (4, 5) and C (0, 3) respectively.

  11. Evaluate: (sec(90 degree - theta) cosec theta - tan(90 degree - theta) cot theta + cos^2 25 degree + cos^2 65 degree) / (3 tan 27 degree tan 63 degree)

  12. Prove that (sec theta + tan theta) / (sec theta - tan theta) = ((1 + sin theta) / cos theta)^2.

  13. Q 13Short answer2 marksCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation sqrt(2)x^2 - x - sqrt(2) = 0 and hence find the nature of the roots.

  14. Q 14Short answer2 marksCh. 4: Quadratic Equations

    For what value of k will the equation kx(x - 2) + 6 = 0 have equal roots ?

  15. Q 15Short answer2 marksCh. 5: Arithmetic Progressions

    Check whether 301 is a term of the list of numbers 5, 11, 17, 23, ...

  16. Q 16Short answer2 marksCh. 1: Real Numbers

    Prove that (2 + sqrt(3))^2 is not a rational number.

  17. Q 17Short answer2 marksCh. 2: Polynomials

    Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x^2 - x - 4 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the co-efficients.

  18. Q 18Short answer2 marksCh. 2: Polynomials

    Divide polynomial 2x^4 + 3x^3 - 2x^2 - 9x - 12 by polynomial x^2 - 3.

  19. Q 19Short answer2 marksCh. 5: Arithmetic Progressions

    Find the sum of 10 terms of A.P. 9, 17, 25, ...

  20. Q 20Short answer2 marksCh. 5: Arithmetic Progressions

    Find the sum of first 15 multiples of 8.

  21. Q 21Short answer2 marksCh. 6: Triangles

    In triangle PQR, two points S and T are on sides PQ and PR such that PS/SQ = PT/TR and angle PST = angle PRQ then prove that triangle PQR is an isosceles triangle.

  22. Q 22Short answer2 marksCh. 2: Polynomials

    If one zero of the polynomial (a^2 + 9)x^2 + 13x + 6a is reciprocal of the others, then find the value of a.

  23. On adding 1 to the numerator of a fraction it becomes 1/2 and on adding 1 to the denominator it becomes 1/3. Write the equation for this statement.

  24. Solve the pair of equations 8x + 5y = 9 and 3x + 2y = 4 by substitution method.

  25. Prove that (sin A / (1 + cos A) + (1 + cos A) / sin A) * (sin A / (1 - cos A) - (1 - cos A) / sin A) = 4 cosec A cot A.

  26. Q 35Long answer5 marksCh. 13: Surface Areas and Volumes

    Metallic spheres of radii 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm respectively, are melted to form a single solid sphere. Find the radius of the resulting sphere.

  27. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at distances of 4 m and 9 m from the base of the tower which are in the same straight line, are complementary. Prove that the height of the tower is 6 m.

  28. Q 37Long answer5 marksCh. 11: Constructions

    Draw a circle of radius 6 cm. From a point 10 cm away from its centre, construct the pair of tangents to the circle and measure their lengths.

  29. Q 38Long answer5 marksCh. 14: Statistics

    Find the median of the following data : Class-interval 40-45, 45-50, 50-55, 55-60, 60-65, 65-70, 70-75. Frequency 2, 3, 8, 6, 6, 3, 2.

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