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Secondary School Examination

March - 2015

Marking Scheme--- Mathematics (NSQF) 530/1, 530/2, 530/3

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and maintain uniformity among large number of examiners involved in the
marking. The answers given in the marking scheme are the best suggested
answers.
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per instructions given in the marking scheme. The remaining answer scripts
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hours every day and evaluate 20-25 answer books and should devote
minimum 15-20 minutes to evaluate each answer book.
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of all the sets.

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 QUESTION PAPER CODE 530/1
EXPECTED ANSWERS/VALUE POINTS

SECTION - A
Q.No. Marks

1-4 k=1 2. 5 cm. 3. 1 : 2 4. 28 cm. 4x1=4m

SECTION - B

5. For equal roots

2
(– 40) – 4  2p  25 = 0 1m

Solving to get p = 8 1m

o o o
6. PAO + PBO = 90 + 90 = 180 1m

As, Both the pair of opposite angles are



1m
supple mentary 


 OAPB is cyclic

7. Figure ½m

h
tan 30o  ½m
30

30
h
3

 h  10 3  10  1.732  17.32 m 1m

θ
8. Area of sector   π r2 ½m
360
120 22
   21  21 ½m
360 7
= 462 cm2 1m

2
9. a3 = 343

a = 7 cm 1m

Surface area = 5a2 + 4a2 + 5a2 ½m

= 14a2 = 14 (7)2 = 686 cm2 ½m

10. a3  π r2 h ½m

22
113   11  11  h
7

7
 h  or 3.5 cm 1m
2

Height of water in the cylinder = 12 + 3.5 = 15.5 cm ½m

SECTION - C

2 2 2 2 2
11. 4x – 2a x – 2b x + a b = 0 ½m

2 2 2
2x (2x – a ) – b (2x – a ) = 0 1m

2 2
(2x – b ) (2x – a ) = 0 1m

b2 a 2
x  , ½m
2 2

1
D   2   4  3 
2
12.
3

= 4–4=0 1m

Nature of roots = real and equal 1m

20 1 1
x  , 1m
6 3 3

3
13. Let the number be 10x + y ½m
12
xy  12  y  ½m
x
10x + y + 36 = 10y + x ½m

x–y+4 = 0
12
x 40
x
2
x + 4x – 12 = 0
2
x + 6x – 2x – 12 = 0 ½m

x=2

y=6 ½m

Number is 26 ½m

14. AP = AS

BP = BQ

CQ = CR

DS = DR 1m

2AD = AD + BC = AS + SD + BQ + QC

= AP + DR + BP + CR

= AB + DC = 2AB 1m

 AD  AB

adjacent sides of 11gm are equal  1m


 ABCD is a Rhombus 

4
 1
15.  OAB   120  60 o 1m
2

AB 1
cos 60 o   1½ m
OA 2

2 AB = OA ½m

16. Figure ½m
7
tan 45o 
x

 x  7m 1m

h
tan 60o 
x

7 3  h 1m

height of tower  7  7 3 or 7  
3 1 m ½m

90 1
17. Area of minor segment   3.14  10  10   10  10 1m
360 2

= 78.5 – 50 1½ m

2
= 28.5 cm ½ m

1
Area of Shaded part  6   π 1.5  4  π 1
2 2 2
18. 1m
4

= 36 – 7.07 – 3.14 1m

= 25. 79 cm 2 1m

5
 20 300 120 8
19. 20,000     area  1½ m
60 100 100 100

area = 3,00,000 m2 1½ m

2 22
Volume of remaining solid  14 
3
20.  777 ½m
3 7
2156
 2744 
3
3
= 2025.34 cm 1m

Surface area of remaining solid = 69 2  πr 2

2 22
= 6(14)  (7) 2 ½m
7

= 1176 + 154 = 1330 cm2 1m

SECTION - D

x  2  2x  2 4
21.  1m
x  1x  2  x4

3x  4 4
2

x  3x  2 x4
2
x – 4x – 8 = 0 2m

4  48
x   2 2 3 1m
2

22. D  2ac  bd   4 a 2  b 2
2
  c 2
 d2  1m

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
= 4a c + 4b d + 8abcd – 4a c – 4a d – 4b c – 4b d 1m
2 2 2 2
= – 4 (a d + b c – 2abcd) 1m
2
= – 4 (ad – bc)
If ad = bc then D = 0


If ad  bc then D < 0  1m

So for no real roots ad  bc 
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23. Let the number of articles = x

900

cost of each article 
x 
number of remaining articles = x – 5
 1m


cost of each remaining articles 
900 
x –5

900 900
  2 1m
x 5 x

On solving , x2 – 5x – 2250 = 0 1m

x2 + 45x – 50x – 2250 = 0 1m

 x = 50

No. of articles = 50

24. Let the speed of stream = x km/h ½m

30 30 1
 4 1½ m
15  x 15  x 2

On sloving 1800 = 2025 – 9x2 1m

x2 = 25

x = 5 1m

Hence speed of stream = 5 km/h

25. For correct given, To prove, Construction and figure ½x4=2m

For correct proof 2m

7
26. OQ = OP

 OPQ   OQP

 2  OPQ   POQ  180o .............. (1) 1½ m

 POQ   PTQ  180 o .............. (2) 1½ m

By (1) & (2)

2 OPQ   PTQ 1m

27. Δ POA  Δ AOC

  POA   AOC By CPCT 2m

Similarly,  QOB   BOC 1m

 POB   AOC   COB   BOQ  180o

2  AOC   COB   180 o

 AOB  90 o 1m

28. Figure.... 1m

60
tan 60 o 
x
60
x  or 20 3 1m
3

60  h
tan 30o 
x

20 3
 60  h
3

 h  40 1½ m

height of lamp post = 40m ½m

8
29. Figure .... 1m
h
tan 60o 
x
h  x 3 1m
h
tan 30o 
50  x
3x = 50 + x

x = 25 1m

Height of chimney = 25 3 = 25  1.732 = 43.3 m ½m

No, chimney is not controlling pollution according to the rules ½m

30. 
Area of path  π 212  17.5 2  1½ m

22
  441  306.25
7

= 423.5 m2 1½ m

Cost of constructing the path = 25  423.5 = Rs. 10587.50 1m

1
31. Volume of Container 
3

 3.14  16 20  8  20  8
2 2
 1m

1
  3.14  16  624 1m
3
 10449.9 cm 3 or 10.45  1m

Cost of milk = 10.45  30 = Rs. 313.5 or Rs. 314 (approx) 1m

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 QUESTION PAPER CODE 530/2
EXPECTED ANSWERS/VALUE POINTS

SECTION - A
Q.No. Marks

1-4 1:2 2. 28 cm. 3. 5cm 4. k = 1 4x1=4m

SECTION - B

5. a3 = 343

a = 7 cm 1m

Surface area = 5a2 + 4a2 + 5a2 ½m

= 14a2 = 14 (7)2 = 686 cm2 ½m

6. For equal roots

2
(– 40) – 4  2p  25 = 0 1m
Solving to get p = 8 1m

7. a3  π r2 h ½m

22
113   11  11  h
7
7
 h  or 3.5 cm 1m
2
Height of water in the cylinder = 12 + 3.5 = 15.5 cm ½m

8. Figure ½m

h
tan 30o  ½m
30

30
h
3

 h  10 3  10  1.732  17.32 m 1m

10
 o o o
9. PAO + PBO = 90 + 90 = 180 1m

As, Both the pair of opposite angles are

1m
supple mentary

 OAPB is cyclic

60 22
10. Area of sector of circle   14 2 1m
360 7

308
 or 102.66 cm 2 1m
3

SECTION - C

20 300 120 8
11. 20,000     area  1½ m
60 100 100 100

area = 3,00,000 m2 1½ m

1
12.  OAB   120  60 o 1m
2

AB 1
cos 60 o   1½ m
OA 2
2 AB = OA ½m

2 22
Volume of remaining solid  14 
3
13.  777 ½m
3 7
2156
 2744 
3
3
= 2025.34 cm 1m

Surface area of remaining solid = 69 2  πr 2

2 22
= 6(14)  (7) 2 ½m
7

= 1176 + 154 = 1330 cm2 1m

11
 2 2 2 2 2
14. 4x – 2a x – 2b x + a b = 0 ½m

2 2 2
2x (2x – a ) – b (2x – a ) = 0 1m

2 2
(2x – b ) (2x – a ) = 0 1m

b2 a 2
x  , ½m
2 2

1
Area of Shaded part  6   π 1.5  4  π 1
2 2 2
15. 1m
4

= 36 – 7.07 – 3.14 1m

= 25.79 cm2 1m

16. AP = AS

BP = BQ

CQ = CR

DS = DR 1m

2AD = AD + BC = AS + SD + BQ + QC

= AP + DR + BP + CR

= AB + DC = 2AB 1m

 AD  AB

adjacent sides of 11gm are equal 1m

 ABCD is a Rhombus

17. Let the number be 10x + y ½m

12
xy  12  y  ½m
x

12
 10x + y + 36 = 10y + x ½m

x–y+4 = 0
12
x 40
x
2
x + 4x – 12 = 0
2
x + 6x – 2x – 12 = 0 ½m

x=2

y=6 ½m

Number is 26 ½m

18.  2
D   4 3  4 3 4

= 48 – 48 = 0 1m

Nature of roots = real and equal 1m

4 30 2 2
x  3, 3 1m
6 3 3

19. Figure ½m
15
tan 30o 
x

x  15 3 1m

15  h
tan 45o 
15 3

15  
3 1  h 1m

height of flag staff = 15 (1.732–1) = 10.98 m

distance = 15  1.732 = 25.98m ½m

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20. Distance covered in 1 revolution  2 π r

22
 2   42
7

= 264 cm 1m

7920000
No. of revolutions   30,000 1m
264

30,000
No. of revolutions per min   500 1m
60

SECTION - D

1
21. Volume of Container 
3

 3.14  16 20  8  20  8
2 2
 1m

1
  3.14  16  624 1m
3
 10449.9 cm 3 or 10.45  1m

Cost of milk = 10.45  30 = Rs. 313.5 or Rs. 314 (approx) 1m

22. Figure .... 1m

h
tan 60o 
x
h  x 3 1m
h
tan 30o 
50  x
3x = 50 + x

x = 25 1m

Height of chimney = 25 3 = 25  1.732 = 43.3 m ½m

No, chimney is not controlling pollution according to the rules ½m

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23. Δ POA  Δ AOC

  POA   AOC By CPCT 2m

Similarly,  QOB   BOC 1m

 POB   AOC   COB   BOQ  180o

2  AOC   COB   180 o

 AOB  90 o 1m

24. For correct given, To prove, Construction and figure ½x4=2m

For correct proof 2m

25. Let the number of articles = x

900
cost of each article 
x
1m
number of remaining articles = x – 5

900
cost of each remaining articles 
x –5

900 900
  2 1m
x 5 x

On solving , x2 – 5x – 2250 = 0 1m

x2 + 45x – 50x – 2250 = 0 1m

 x = 50
No. of articles = 50

26. 2

D  2ac  bd   4 a 2  b 2  c 2
 d2  1m

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
= 4a c + 4b d + 8abcd – 4a c – 4a d – 4b c – 4b d 1m

15
 2 2 2 2
= – 4 (a d + b c – 2abcd) 1m
2
= – 4 (ad – bc)

If ad = bc then D = 0

If ad  bc then D < 0 1m

So for no real roots ad  bc

27. OQ = OP

 OPQ   OQP

 2  OPQ   POQ  180o .............. (1) 1½ m

 POQ   PTQ  180 o .............. (2) 1½ m

By (1) & (2)

2 OPQ   PTQ 1m

6600
28. 2πr 
25

7 1
r  264  
22 2

r = 42 m 2m

22
Area = π r 2   42  42
7

= 5544 m2 1m

Cost of fencing = 5544  0.75 = Rs. 4158 1m

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29. Figure.... 1m
h2
tan 60o 
x
h2
x  .........(1) 1m
3
h 6
tan 30o 
x

x  3 h  6  .......... . (2) 1m

from (1) & (2)

h2
3 h  6   ½m
3
 h  8 height of Balloon = 8m ½m
above the ground

30. Let the speed of stream = x km/h ½m

48 48
  1 1½ m
20  x 20  x
2
x + 96x – 400 = 0 1m
2
x + 100x – 4x – 400 = 0
x=4 1m

Speed of stream = 4 km/h

x  1  2x  3 8
31.  1m
2x  3 x  1 15
3x  4 8
2

2x  5x  3 15
2
16x – 85x + 84 = 0 2m
2
16x – 64x – 21x + 84 = 0

(16x – 21) (x – 4) = 0

21
x  , 4 1m
16

17
 1
12.  OAB   120  60 o 1m
2

AB 1
cos 60 o   1½ m
OA 2
2 AB = OA ½m

1
Area of Shaded part  6   π 1.5  4  π 1
2 2 2
13. 1m
4
= 36 – 7.07 – 3.14 1m
= 25.79 cm2 1m

20 300 120 8
14. 20,000     area  1½ m
60 100 100 100

area = 3,00,000 m2 1½ m

2 2 2 2 2
15. 4x – 2a x – 2b x + a b = 0 ½m

2 2 2
2x (2x – a ) – b (2x – a ) = 0 1m

2 2
(2x – b ) (2x – a ) = 0 1m

b2 a 2
x  , ½m
2 2

2 22
Volume of remaining solid  14 
3
16.  777 ½m
3 7
2156
 2744 
3

3
= 2025.34 cm 1m

Surface area of remaining solid = 69 2  πr 2

2 22
= 6(14)  (7) 2 ½m
7

= 1176 + 154 = 1330 cm2 1m

20
 1
D   2   4  3 
2
17.
3

= 4–4=0 1m

Nature of roots = real and equal 1m

20 1 1
x  , 1m
6 3 3

18. Let the number be 10x + y ½m

12
xy  12  y  ½m
x
10x + y + 36 = 10y + x ½m

x–y+4 = 0
12
x 40
x
2
x + 4x – 12 = 0
2
x + 6x – 2x – 12 = 0 ½m

x=2

y=6 ½m

Number is 26 ½m

19. Figure ½m

OB2 = OC2 + CB2

(10)2 = (8)2 + CB2

CB2 = 36 1½ m
CB = 6 cm

AB = 2  6 = 12cm (  from centre

to the chord bisects the chord) 1

21
 30
20. Area of sector   3.14  6  6
360

= 9.42 cm2 1½ m

330
Area of major sector   3.14  6  6
360

= 103.62 cm2 1½ m

SECTION - D

21. OQ = OP

 OPQ   OQP

 2  OPQ   POQ  180o .............. (1) 1½ m

 POQ   PTQ  180 o .............. (2) 1½ m

By (1) & (2)

2 OPQ   PTQ 1m

22. Let the number of articles = x

900
cost of each article 
x
1m
number of remaining articles = x – 5

900
cost of each remaining articles 
x –5

900 900
  2 1m
x 5 x

On solving , x2 – 5x – 2250 = 0 1m

x2 + 45x – 50x – 2250 = 0

22
  x = 50 1m

No. of articles = 50

23. Δ POA  Δ AOC

  POA   AOC By CPCT 2m

Similarly,  QOB   BOC 1m

 POB   AOC   COB   BOQ  180o

2  AOC   COB   180 o

 AOB  90 o 1m

24. D  2ac  bd   4 a 2  b 2
2
  c 2
 d2  1m

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
= 4a c + 4b d + 8abcd – 4a c – 4a d – 4b c – 4b d 1m
2 2 2 2
= – 4 (a d + b c – 2abcd) 1m
2
= – 4 (ad – bc)

If ad = bc then D = 0

If ad  bc then D < 0 1m

So for no real roots ad  bc

25. Figure.... 1m

60
tan 60 o 
x
60
x  or 20 3 1m
3

60  h
tan 30o 
x

23
 20 3
 60  h
3

 h  40 1½ m

height of lamp post = 40m ½m

1
26. Volume of Container 
3

 3.14  16 20  8  20  8
2 2
 1m

1
  3.14  16  624 1m
3
 10449.9 cm 3 or 10.45  1m

Cost of milk = 10.45  30 = Rs. 313.5 or Rs. 314 (approx) 1m

27. Figure .... 1m

h
tan 60o 
x
h  x 3 1m
h
tan 30o 
50  x
3x = 50 + x

x = 25 1m

Height of chimney = 25 3 = 25  1.732 = 43.3 m ½m

No, chimney is not controlling pollution according to the rules ½m

1 2 4
28.  
2x  1 7x  1 5x  2

7x  1  4x  2 4
 1m
2x  1 7x  1 5x  2

24
 (11x + 3) (5x + 2) = 56x2 + 36x + 4

x2 – x – 2 = 0

x2 – 2x + x – 2 = 0 2m

x = 2, – 1 1m

29. Let the speed of train be x km/h ½m

360 360
  1 1½ m
x x5
2
On solving, x + 5x – 1800 = 0 1m
2
x + 45x – 40x – 1800 = 0

x = 40 1m

Speed of train = 40 km/h

30. For correct given, To prove, Construction, figure 4x½ = 2 m

For correct proof 2m

31. Figure.... ½m

Area of required region

3
 7 2  3  60  22  3.52 1½ m
4 360 7
49  1.732 38.5
=  1½ m
4 2
= 21.21 – 19.25 = 1.96 cm2 ½m

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