Mathematics

Design of the Question Paper for SSLC Examination

DIMENSION 1
WEIGHTAGE TO CONTENT
Sl.
No.

Units

Marks

1.

Sets

03

2.*

Progressions

08

3.

Real Numbers

03

4.*

Permutations and Combinatiions

05

5.

Probability

03

6.

Statistics

04

7.

Surds

04

8.*

Polynomials

04

9.*

Quadratic Equations

09

10.*

Circle

10

11.*

Similar Triangles

06

12.*

Pythagoras Theorem

04

13.*

Trigonometry

06

14.

Coordinate Geometry

04

15.*

Mensuration

07

Total

80

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DIMENSION 2
WEIGHTAGE TO OBJECTIVES
Sl.
No.

Objectives

% Marks

1.

Remembering

10%

2.

Understanding

55%

3.

Applying (Including Analysis)

20%

4.

Skill

15%

Total

100%
DIMENSION 3
WEIGHTAGE TO OBJECTIVES

Objectives

MCQs 1
Marks

1 Mark
Question

S.A.
2 Marks

L.A.
3 Marks

L.A.
4 Marks

Total
Marks

Percent
age

Remembering

1x2=2

1x4=4

2x1=2

08

10%

Understanding

1x6=6

1x2=2

2 x 10 = 20

3 x 4 = 12

4x1=4

44

55%

2x3=6

3x2=6

4x1=4
16

20%

Applying
(Including
Analysis)

Skill

2x2=4

4x2=8

12

15%

Total

1x8=8

1x6=6

2 x 16 = 32

3 x 6 = 18

4 x 4 = 16

80

100%

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DIMENSION 4
WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTIONS
Sl.
No.

Type of Questions

No. of
Questions

Marks

1.

M.C. Questions

08

08

2.

Short Answer Type (1 Marks)

06

06

3.

Short Answer Type (2 Marks)

16

32

4.

Long Answer Type (3 Marks)

06

18

5.

Long Answer Type (4 Marks)

04

16

40

80

Total
DIMENSION 5
ESTIMATED DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Easy

30%

Average

50%

Difficult

20%

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SSLC MODEL QUESTION PAPER

SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
Time : 2 Hours 45 Min.
Max. Marks : 80
I.
Four alternatives are given to each of the following question / incomplete
statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the
correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter in
the space provided against each question.
1x8=8
1. In a G.P. If T2 = 2 2 and T9 = 32 then common ratio is
A)
B) 2
C) 2 2
D) 4
2
2. The value of nP0 + nC n is
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
II.
9.

A) 2n
B) n
C) 2
D) 0
Probability of a certain event
A) 0
B) 1
C) less than 0
D) more than 1
X = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 its standard deviation is 2 then the value of variance is
A)
B)
3
C) 2
D) 3
2
3
2
If p(x) = x 4x 2x + 20 the factor for this polynomial is
A) x+2
B) x-2
C) x-1
D) x+1
The slope of an equation 3x+2y+1 = 0 is
A) -
B)
C) 3/2
D) - 3/2
The distance between origion and a point (0, 4) is
A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
D) 16
If 2cos=1 and is an Acute angle then the value of is
A) 00
B) 300
C) 450
D) 600
Answer the following
1x6=6

In Venn diagram the value n(A1B1) ?

10. In prime factorization of 1309 write the highest prime factor.
11. If p(x) = 2-x3 find the value of p(-1) ?
12. In the adjoining figure the perimeter of PQR is 20cm then calculate the
measure of (AB+AC) ?

13. In the adjoining figure ABC=900 and BDAC, express (ADxDC) in terms of
BD?

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14. Write the formula to find Volume of a sphere

II. Answer the following.
2 x 16 = 32
15. In a Group of 58 people, 28 people drink tea only, 18 people drink coffee only
and 10 people drink both coffee and tea then find the number of people who
drink neither of these?
16. Prove that 3 2 is an irrational number
17. Write the value of a) nPn nPn1 b) nC n r nC r
18. Find the value of n if 2nC3 : nc3 = 11 : 1
19. In a Randam experiment there is a chance of win or loss. But the probability of
winning is four times the loss then find the probability of win ?
20. Simplify 23 16 3 54 3 128
3x 4
3x 2
2
then find the value of x.
2
3x 2
When Polynomials (2x3+ax2+3x-5) and (x3+x2-4x-a) are divisible by (x-1) leaves
the same reminder find the value of a
Or
Find the quotient and remainder when (x6-2x5-x+2) is divided by (x-2)
Solve by using formula method x2-2ax+(a+1) (a-1)=0
Construct a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 3cm. Such that angle between
the tangents is 400.
In ABC, DE||BC and CD||EF. Prove that AD2=AF.AB

21. If
22.

23.
24.
25.

26. If B =150 then prove that 4sin2B. cos4B. sin6B = 1

27. The Vertices of a triangle are (8, -4), (9, 5) and (0, 4). Prove that triangle is an
isosceles triangle.
28. The diameter of the base of Cylinder is 2m and height is 1.8m is method to
recast a cone of diameter 3m, find the height of a cone.
Or
Diameter of garden roller is 1.4m and length 2m takes 5 revolutions to complete
the garden find the area of the garden?
29. Dust bin in the form of frustum having radii 15cm and 8cm respectively and its
depth is 63 cm. Find its volume?
30. Draw a scale drawing for the following information.
Scale : 20 m = 1 cm
Towards D
In meters
200
140
To C 60
To E 60
120
40
To B 50
From A

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III. Answer the following.

3 x 6 = 18
31. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 200 and 300 which are divisible
by 6.
Or
Find GP for which sum of the first 2 terms is 4 and fifth term is 4 times the third
term.
32. Find the standard deviation for the following Distribution by step deviation
method.
Marks (x)
10
20
30
40
50
Number of
4
3
6
5
2
students (f)
33. In ABC, AB=BC, BD is the altitude for the base AC of a triangle. DC = x units,
BD = 2x-1 units, BC =(2x+1) units. Find the measure of the sides of a triangle.
Or
Shweta takes 6 days less than the Ankitha to complete the work. The same
work is completed together in 4 days. How many days required to complete the
work by Ankitha alone?
34. If two circles touch each other externally then the point of contact and the
centres are collinear Prove this.
35. In ABD, BC:CD=1:4. C is a point on BD, and ABC is an equiangular triangle.
Prove that AD2=21AC2
Or
In ABC BD:CD=3:1 and ADBC. Prove that 2(AB2-AC2)=BC2.
36. From the top of a building 16m high the angular elevation of the top of a hill is
600 and the angular depression of the foot of the hill is 300 find the height of the
hill.
Or
Two windmills of height 50m and 40m are on either side of the field. A person
observes the top of the windmills from a point in between the towers the angle
of elevation was found to be 450 in both the cases. Find the distance between
the windmills.
IV. Answer the following :
4 x 4 = 16
37. Five positive integers are in AP. The sum of 3 middle terms is 24 and product of
First and Fifth term is 48. Find the terms of A.P.
Or
Find four terms of G.P. whose product of first three terms is 8 and sum of last
three terms is 14.
38. Solve graphically x2-5x+6=0
39. Construct a transverage common tangent to two congruent circles of radii 2.5
cm, whose centres are 9cm apart measure its length and verify by calculation.
40. The areas of two-similar triangles are proportional to the squares on the
corresponding sides prove this.
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JJJ jPAi wPAi izj

Utv
DAii 1
AiP rg Rv
P.
AS.

Ai

CAPU

1.

UtU

03

2.*

rU

08

3.

ASU

03

4.*

PAid v PU

05

5.

AsAiv

03

6.

AS

04

7.

PgtU

04

8.*

zQU

04

9.*

U PgtU

09

10.*

vU

10

11.*

g wsdU

06

12.*

xUg Ai

04

13.*

wPw

06

14.

zAP gSUtv

04

15.*

Pv Utv

07

Ml

80

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DAii 2
GUU Rv
P.
AS.

Pq
CAPU

GU

1.

gu

10%

2.

wP

55%

3.

CP (u v)

20%

4.

15%

Ml

100%
DAii 3
GzUU rg Rv

DAi
U
GU.

W
W Gvg
Gvg
U 2
U 1 CAPU
CAP

W
Gvg
U
3
CAPU

W
Gvg
U 4 MlCAPU Pq
CAPU

gu

1x2=2

1x4=4

2x1=2

08

10%

wP

1x6=6

1x2=2

2 x 10 = 20

3 x 4 = 12

4x1=4

44

55%

2x3=6

3x2=6

4x1=4
16

20%

CP
(u
v)

2x2=4

4x2=8

12

15%

Ml

1x8=8

1x6=6

2 x 16 = 32

3 x 6 = 18

4 x 4 = 16

80

100%

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DAii 4
Ai gUU rg Rv
P.
AS.

Ai g

U
ASU

CAPU

1.

DAi U

08

08

2.

W Gvg U (1 CAP)

06

06

3.

W Gvg U (2 CAPU)

16

32

4.

W Gvg U (3 CAPU)

06

18

5.

W Gvg U (4 CAPU)

04

16

40

80

Ml
DAii 5
PptvAi l
s

30%

50%

Ppt

20%

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JJJ izj wP
Ai : Utv
Ai : 2 UAm 45 U

Uj CAPU : 80

I.

PV UU Cx Ct PUU Aii GvgU Pnz.

CU jAiiz v Z Pz Gvg Dj, GvgP Png
eUzAi PiPgzq t Gvg gj.
1x8=8

1.

Uuvg rAi T2 = 2 2 v T9 = 32 Dzg i Cv

B)

C) 2 2

D)

2.

A)
2
nP0 + nC n
A)

B)

C) 2

D)

3.

2n

Rav WlAi AsAivAi

A)

B)

C) 0 VAv Pr D)

1 QAv Pr

4.

X = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 F APU iP ZAi

D)

5.

A)
B)
3
C) 2
2
3
2
p(x) = x 4x 2x + 20 zQAi MAz Cv
A) x+2
B) x-2
3x+2y+1 = 0 Pgtz Eeg

C) x-1

D)

x+1

6.

A)

C) 3/2

D)

- 3/2

D)

16

D)

600
1x6=6

B)

7.

Az v (0, 4) Az q zg

8.

A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
2cos=1 v WPzg, Ai
A)

II.

00

B)

300

C) 450

F PVU Gvj.

2 Dzg gt Z

9.

F Png avz n(A1B1) J?

10. 1309 ASAi Csd CvU g Uj Csd ASAi
gj.
11. If p(x) = 2-x3 zQAi p(-1) g J?
12. F PU Png avz PQR vv=20cm Dzg (AB+AC) Cv w.

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13. Png avz ABC=900 v BDAC, Dzg (ADxDC) Ai Ai BD Ai

gz gj?

14. Uz Ws PAq rAi v gj.

F PVU Gvj.
2 x 16 = 32
15. 58 dg UA 28 dg nAi iv, 18 dg PAi iv v
10 dg n v P Jgq Eqvg. Uzg n Cx P
Jgq Eqzg ASAi PAq rj.
III.

3 2 MAz CsU AS JAz .

16.

17. PVU Ai gj.

a) nPn nPn1 b) nC n r nC r
18.

2n

C3 : nc3 = 11 : 1 Dzg n PAq rj.

19. MAz AiizaP AiUz svA U Cx DVz. U

AsAivAi AsAivAi
AsAivAi PAq rj.

gz.

Uzg

20. sgP v 23 16 3 54 3 128

3x 4
3x 2
2
Dzg x Ai PAq rj.
2
3x 2
22. zQUz (2x3+ax2+3x-5) v (x3+x2-4x-a) EU (x-1) jAz
21.

sVzU GAi MAz DVzg, a PAq rj.

Cx
(x6-2x5-x+2) (x-2) Az sVzU g sU v PAq
rj.
23. UPgtz vz AiAz r. x2-2ax+(a+1) (a-1)=0
24. 3cm wd vP PU q P 400 EgAv MAz ev
PU ga.
25. ABC Ai DE||BC v CD||EF DVz. AD2=AF.AB JAz .

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26.

B =150 Dzg, 4 sin2B. cos4B. sin6B = 1 JAz .

27. MAz wsdz AUU (8, -4), (9, 5) v (0, 4) DVzU, Cz

wsdVgvz JAz .
28. 2m zz g v 1.8m Jvgz Wz vPgz Aqg
PgV, v Cz 3m vPgz APPwU jwVz. U
jwzU AP Jvg PAq rj.
Cx
vlz gg 1.4m v Gz 2m Cz v 5 t vU
J t vz?
29. P gz Pz nAi vPgz Jgq Ai wdU PV 15cm
v 8cm DVz. Ezg D 63cm zg, Pz nAi Ws PAq
rj.
30. P Pv PAz Png zvAU PAq MAz d
P Jj.
P it : 20m = 1cm
D U

lgU
200
140
E U 60

C U 60

120
B U 50

40
A Az

F PVU Gvj.
3 x 6 = 18
31. 6 jAz V sUU 200 v 300g q J sP ASU
v PAq rj.
Cx
Uuvg rAi z Jgq zU v -4 v 5 z 3Ai
zz gzg, rAi gj.
32. Png vguU iP ZAi Av Z zs PAq
rj.
IV.

CAPU (x)
zyU
AS (f)

10

20

30

40

50

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33. ABC wsdz, AB=BC v BD Ai z AC U JvgVz. DC =x,

BD = 2x-1 v BC =(2x+1) Dzg wsdz gU Gz PAq

rj.

34.
35.

36.

V.
37.

38.
39.

40.

Cx
MAz P w iq v, CAQvVAv 6 U Pr
vUzPv. Cz P v v CAQv MnU j 4 U
Vg. Vzg CAQv M D P V vUzP U
ASAi PAq rj.
Jgq vU V zU, v PAzU v Az
KPgSUvVgvz JAz .
ABD Ai BC:CD=1:4 DUAv BD Ai C Ai MAz Az v
ABC Ai wsdVzg, AD2=21AC2 JAz .
Cx
ABC Ai BD:CD=3:1 v ADBC DVzg, 2(AB2-AC2)=BC2 JAz .
16 Jvgz Plqz Az, MAz lz vAi rzU GAmz
Gv P 600 DVz. UAi lz z rzU GAmz Cv
P 300 DVz. Uzg lz Jvg PAq rj.
Cx
MAz d Jgq Pq 50m v 40m Jvgg Jgq UAiAvU.
D Jgq UAiAvU q Awg M QAi CU vAi
Qv. Jgq AzsU Gv P 450 U Vz UAiAvU
q zg PAq rj.
F PVU Gvj.
4 x 4 = 16
iAvg rAi z Lz zs uAPU, zsz g zU

v 24. z v Lz zU Ut 48 Dzg iAvg rAi
gj.
Cx
Uuvg rAig zU z g zU Ut 8 v
PAi g zU v 14 Dzg D zU PAq rj.
PAi P r. x2-5x+6=0
PAzU q CAvg 9cm Eg 2.5cm wdg Jgq vUU
MAz v i P ga, Gz Cz PZgAz v
r.
g wsdU tU CU Cg U UUU
ivzgv JAz .
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