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GeneralInstructions
, This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E. mark each.
Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 marks each.
2. questions carrying 2
3. Section B has 5 Short Answer-I (SA-I) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
Short Answer-II (SA-II) type
4. Section C has 6 each.
(LA) type questions carrying 5 marks (4 marks each) with sub-
6. Section D has 4 Long Answer questions
Based integrated units of assessment
6. Section E has 3 Case 2 marks respectively. 2 Qs of 3
marks
parts carrying 1, 1 and
choice in 2 Qs of 2 marks, in the
However, an internalinternal choice has been provided
All Questions are compulsory.
marks has been provided. An
and 2 Questions of 5Section E.
2marks question of required if not stated.
wherever required. Take = 22/7 wherever
8. Draw neat figures Max. Marks : 80 SOLVED
FULLY
Time:3 hours

Set-i 30/5/1
Section-A
choice questions (MCQs)of 1mark each.
This sectioncomprises multiple equation whose rootsare
having zeroes -3 5. A quadratic
is
1, The number of
polynomials (2 + 3) and (2 - V3)
and 5 is (a) x - 4x + 1=0
(b) infinite
(b) x* + 4x +1=0
(a) only one (d) at most
tWo
(c) exactly two (c) 4x -3= 0
equations ax + 2y =9 and (d) x² -1 =0 sin 0 + cos
of
2. The pair represent parallel lines, where =
5
then the value of.
sin 0 - cos
-is
6. If tan
3x + by = 18 12
a, bare integers, if (a) 17
(b)3a= 2b
(a) a= b (d)ab =6 7

AP whose nth
(c) 2a=3b 17
(b)
common
difference of the 7
U. The +7, is
is given by a, = 3n (d)1 (c)
term (c) 3n 13
is
Thevalue ofx
(b) 3 7
(d)-.
(a) 7
DE|| BC.
given figure,
13
4, In the
A
7. The distance between the
points
-3)
2cmy
E and 3
D 4cm (a) 6 units
3cm (b) 4 units
(c) 2 units
X Cm
(d) 10 (d) 3units
B
(c)8
(b) 12.5
la) 6
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8. In the given figure, AB = BC = 10 cm. If 16. In the given figure, AC and AB are tangents
O. If
AC =7 cm, then the length of BP is to a circle centered at ZCOD =120°,
B8 then ZBAO is equalto

P
Pi2o
(a) 30° (b) 60°
(c) 45° (d) 90°

(a) 3.5 cm 17, Which of the following mumbers cannot be

(b) 7 cm
(c) 6.5 cm (d) 5 cm the probability of happening of an event?
7
9. Water in a river which is 3 m deep and 40 (a) 0 (b)
m 0.01
wide is flowing at the rate of 2 km/h. How (c) 0.07
0.07
much water will fall into the sea in 2 min? (d)
(a) 800 m (b) 4000 m
(c) 8000 m 18. If every term of the statistical data consisting
FULLY
SOLVED10. If the mean and the median of
(d) 2000 m
a data are 12
of n terms is decreased by 2, then the mean of
the data.
and 15 respectively, then its mode is (a) decreases by 2
(a) 13.5 (b) 21 (c) 6 (b) remains unchanged
(d) 14
11. In the given figure, AB is a (c) decreases by 2n
tangent to the
circle centered at O. If OA =6 cm and (d) decreases by 1
2OAB =30°,then the radius of the circle is
Directions (Q. Nos. 19 and 20) Are
Assertion and
Reason based questions
carrying 1 mark each. Two
statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A)
30 >A and the other is labelled as
correct answer to these questions Reason (R). Select the
(a) 3 cm (b) 3/3 cm (c) 2 cm (b), (c) and (d) as given from the codes (a),
2 tan 30°
(d) /3 cm below.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and
12. 1+ tan? 30° is equal to Reason (R) are true and
Reason (R) is the correct
Assertion (A). explanation of tne
(a) sin60° (b) cos 60° (b) Both
(c) tan60° (d) sin30° Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but
13. In AABC and ADEF, AB BC Reason (R) is not the correct
DE FD Which of the Assertion (A). explanation of ue
(c) Assertion (A) is
following
(a) ZA = ZD
makes the two triangles similar? (d) Assertion (A) is
true, but Reason (R) is false.
(c) ZB= ZE
(b) ZB ZD false, but Reason (R) is true.
(d) ZA= LF 19. Assertion (A) If the points A (4. 3)
14. The 11th term from
the end of the AP lie on a and BX, )
10, 7, 4, ...,- 62 is value of xcircle
is 2. with centre O(2, 3), then the
(a) 25 (b) 16
15. Two coins
(c) -32 (d) o Reason (R) Centre
of each of a circle is the mid-point
are tossed
chord the circle.
of
probability of getting at least together.
one tail is
The
20.
Assertion
(c) (d) 1 with the digit(A)0,The number 5" cannot end
(R) Primewherenis
2 4 a natural number.
Reason
two factors, 1 and 5. factorisation of 5 has only
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CBSE Examination Paper 2023

Section-B
This section comprises very short answer (VSA)type questions of 2 marks eacn. HCF and
factorisation, find
91. (a) The line segment joining the points 23. Using prime
LCM of 96 and 120.
A(4, - 5)and B(4, 5) is divided by the point which Y-axis divides the
P such that AP:AB = 2:5, Find the
24. Find the ratio in points (5, - 6) and
coordinates of P. line segment joining the
Or (-1,- 4).
= m and
(b) Point P(x, y) is equidistant from points 25. (a) If acos + bsin
A(5,1) and B(1, 5). Prove that x = y. asin - bcos n, then prove that

tangent to the d + b = m² +n',

22. In the given figure, PT is aperpendicular to Or
circle centered at O. OC is
chord AB. Prove that PAPB PC? - AC? (b) Prove that
sec A-1 sec A+1 =2 cosec A
T +
Vsec A+1 Vsec A-1

Section-C
Thissection comprises short answer (SA)type questions of 3
marks each.
SOLVED
FULLY
an irrational number.
26. (a) Prove that /3 is
Or
three different road
(b) The traffic lights at 48 s, 72 s
crossings change after every
they change D
\M
If
and 108 s, respectively.
am, at what time will
simultaneously at 7
next?
they change together is p,
AP is q and qth term
27. If pth termn of an
term is(p+q - n).
then prove that its nth CD is the
given figure, straight
28. (a) In the of AB. EF is 29. Two people are 16 km apart on a time. If
perpendicular bisector
AEintersects CD at G. road. They start walking at the same
perpendicular to CD. they walk towards each other with different
CF FG
Prove that they
speeds, they will meet in 2 h. Had same
CD DG
B walked in the same direction with
speeds as before, they would have met in 8 h.
Find their walking speeds.
30. Prove that
tan cot0 =1+sec c0sece
1- cot0 1- tan 0
A
31. Find the mean of the following frequency
distribution
Or
ABCD is Classes 25-3030-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-5555-60
(b) In the given figure, at M and
parallelogram, BE bisects CD = 2BL. Frequency 14 22 16 6 5 3 4
that EL
intersects AC at L. Prove
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Section-D
This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.
32. One observer estimates the angle of
elevation to the basket of a hot air balloon to
be 60°, while another observer 100 m away
estimates the angle of elevation to be 30°.
Find
(a) the heightof the basket from the ground.
(b) the distance of the basket from the first
observer's eye. 34. (a) A train travels at a certain average speed
(c) the horizontal distance of the second for a distance of 54 km and then travels a
observer from the basket. distance of 63 km at an average speed of
33. (a) A AABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle 6 km/h more than the first speed. If it takes
of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD 3h to complete the journey, what was its
and DC are of lengths 10 cm and 8cm, first average speed?
respectively. Find the lengths of the sides Or
AB and AC, if it is given that area
SOLVED
FULLY AABC = 90 cm'.
A
(b) Two pipes together can fill a tank in
The pipe with larger diameter takes 2 h
155
8

less than the pipe with smaller diameter to

fill the tank separately. Find the time in
which each pipe can fill the tank
|4 cm,
separately.
10cm D 8cm 35. A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a
Or square shaped grass field of side 15 m by
(b) Two circles with centres O and O' of radii means of a 5m long rope. Find the area of
6 cm and 8 cm, respectively intersect at that part of the field in which the horse can
two points P and Q such that OP and 0'p graze. Also, find the increase in grazing area
are tangents to the two circles. Find the if length of rope is increased to 10m.
length of the common chord PQ. (use t =3.14)

Section-E
Thissection comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.
36. A golf ball is spherical with about 300-500 Based on the above information, answer the
dimples that help increase its velocity while followingquestions.
in play. Golf balls are traditionally white but
(i) Find the surface area of one such dimple.
available in colours also. In the given figure,
ä golf ball has diameter 4.2 cm and the (ii) Find the volume of the material dug out to
surface has 315 dimples (hemi-spherical) of make one dimple.
radius 2 mm. (iii) (a) Find the total surface area exposed to
the surroundings.
Or
(b) Find the volume of the golf ball.
37. A middle school decided to run the following
spinner game as a fund-raiser on Christmas
Carnival.
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(B)
(R) (G) (R) Blue
Red Green Red

Yellow (G)
Green

Making Purple : Spin each spinner once.

Blue and red make purple. So, if one spinner information, answer the
Based on the above
shows Red (R) and another Blue (B), then following questions.
written as
you 'win'. One such outcome is polynomial p(t) = 20t - 16.
(i) Find zeroes of
'RB'. following types of graph
information, answer the (ii) Which of the
Based on the above representsp(t)?
Y
following questions. height
of the game. height
(i) List all possible outcomes
of 'Making Purple'.
(ii) Find the probabilityparticipant (b) X
gets ? 10, ’X o s/4 ’time
a (a) X
(i)(a) For each win,loses,
5/4> time
he/she has to pay
but if he/she
75 to the school. calculate
participants played, height
If 99
how much fund
could the school have height
SOLVED
FULLY
5/4
collected. (d)x
X
’ time
5/4/
Or (c) x >time
5 has been
same amount of game,
(b)If the orlosingthe
y
decided for winning had been collected
muchfund ofh att ?2
then how
(number of
participants= 99) What wouldbe the value
school? jumps (iii) (a)
by
aquarium, a dolphincm/s. Its
Interpret the result.
dolphin
at an travelling at 20 distance has the
S8. Ina pool water given by Or (b) How much water level
out of the waterlevel aftert s is cOvered before hitting the
height above again?
h= 20t-162.

Set-ll30/5/3 SetI
fromSet Iand
UncommonQuestion
Only
Section-A (MCQs) of 1 markeach.
questions centered at0. If the
comprises multiplechoice to a circle of
Thissection l. PQ is tangent
is 5 cm, then thelength
distribution of the circle
radius
of a
and the mode then themedian the tangent
PQ is
the mean respectively,
To If and 18 Q
are 15distributionis (d)18
(c)16
of the a well
(a) 17
(b) 15
random from The 30 >p
drawn at playing cards.
One card is 52 queen,is
O
shuffled pack of drawn cardisa (d)cm
probabilitythatthe (b) 52
4
10 Cm (c) 10cm
4 (a) 5/3 cm (b) J3
(a) 1
13 (d) 26
2
(c) 13