ICSE 2023 EXAMINATION,

FINAL PRACTICE PAPER-1

MATHEMATICS
Time: Two and half hours Maximum Marks: 80
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Answer to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is time allowed for writing the answers.
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Attempt all questions form Section A and any four questions from Section B.
All working including rough work, must be clearly shown, and must be done on the same sheet
as the rest of the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The indented marks for questions or parts question are given in brackets [ ].
Mathematical tables are provided.
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Section A
(Attempt all questions from this Section)
Question: 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(i) If the cost of an article is ₹25,000and CGST paid by the owner is ₹2250, the rate of GST is
(a) 9% (b) 10%
(c) 15% (d) 18%
(ii) The quadratic equation 3 𝑥² − 4 √3 𝑥 + 4 = 0 has:
(a) two distinct real roots (b) two equal real roots
(c) no real roots (d) two imaginary roots
(iii) The roots of quadratic equation mx − 7mx + 49 = 0 are equal; the value of m is:
(a) 4 (b) 2
(c) ±4 (d) ±2
(iv) If matrix A is of order 3 × 2 and matrix B is of order 2 × 2 then the matrix AB is of order
(a) 3 × 2 (b) 2 × 2
(c) 3 × 3 (d) 2 × 3
(v) If 73 is the nth term of the arithmetic progression 3, 8, 13, 18…, then ‘n’ is
(a) 13 (b) 14
(c) 15 (d) 16
(vi) What is the image of the point (3, −4) under reflection in the x-axis?
(a) (−3, 4) (b) (3, 4)
(c) (3, −4) (d) (−3, −4)
(vii) In the given figure, value of x (in cm) is:

(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 8
(viii) The ratio of the volumes of two spheres is 8 : 27. If r and R are the radii of spheres
respectively, then r : R is
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 3
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 4 : 9
(ix) The solution set for the given inequation −8 ≤ 2𝑥 < 8, 𝑥 ∈ W:
(a) {−4, −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4} (b) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
(c) {0, 1, 2, 3} (d) { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
(x) A bag contains 4 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. If one marble is drawn at
random, what is the probability that it is not red?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
2 𝑥 2 1 8 8
(xi) If +3 = . The value of x is:
0 1 4 0 12 1
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
(xii) What are the coordinates of the point that is 3 units to the left and 2 units above the point
(2, −5)?
(a) (−1, −7) (b) (−1, −3)
(c) (5, −7) (d) (5, −3)
(xiii) In the given figure, AB is a diameter of the circle with centre ‘O’. If ∠𝐶𝑂𝐵 = 55⁰ then the
value of x is:

(a) 27.5° (b) 55°

(c) 110° (d) 125°
(xiv) What is the general term of the AP 3, 7, 11, 15, ...?
(a) 4𝑛 − 1 (b) 4𝑛 + 1
(c) 4𝑛 + 3 (d) 4𝑛 + 5
(xv) The median of a given frequency distribution is found graphically with the help of:
(a) Histogram (b) Frequency Cure
(c) Frequency polygon (d) Ogive

Question: 2
(i) Anil opened an RD Account in HDFC bank and deposits Rs.800 per month for 1 years. If

he received Rs15084 at the time of maturity, find the rate of interest per annum. [4]
(ii) If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are in continued proportion, prove that:
(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)(𝑎 − 𝑏 + 𝑐) = 𝑎² + 𝑏² + 𝑐². [4]

(iii) Prove that: + = 2 cosec A. [4]

Question: 3

(i) The inner circumference of the rim of a circular metal tub is 44cm. [4]

Find: (a) The inner radius of the tub.

(b) The volume of the material of the tub if it’s outer radius is 8 cm. Use 𝜋 = .
(ii) A and B are two points on the x-axis and y-axis respectively and 𝑃(2, −3) is the mid-point of
AB. Find: [4]
(a) the co-ordinates of A and B,
(b) slope of AB,
(c) equation of line AB.

(iii) Use graph paper for this question:

(a) Plot the points 𝐴(4, 4), 𝐵(4, −6), 𝐶(8, 0) the vertices of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶.
(b) Reflect ABC on the y-axis and name it as A’B’C’.
(c) Write the coordinates of the image A’, B’ and C’.
(d) Give the geometrical name for the figure AA’C’B’BC.
(e) Identify the line of symmetry of AA’C’B’BC. [5]

Section-B [40 Marks]

(Answer any four questions from this Section.)
Question: 4

(i) A shopkeeper buys an article from a wholesaler for Rs 2000 and sells it to a consumer at
10% profit. If the rate of GST is 12%, find the tax liability of the shopkeeper. [3]
(ii) Solve the quadratic equation 𝑥 − 5𝑥 − 10 = 0. Write your answer correct to 2 decimal
places. [3]
(iii) Find the mean of the following distribution by step deviation method. [4]
Class interval 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Frequency 10 6 8 12 5 9

Question: 5

3 𝑎 𝑐 4 −1 4
(i) Given A = ,B= ,C= and 3A − 2C = 6B, find the values of
−4 8 −3 0 3 𝑏
a, b and c. [3]
 (ii) ABC is a right angled triangle with AB = 12 cm and AC = 13 cm. A circle, with centre
O, has been inscribed inside the triangle. Find the radius of the circle. [3]

(iii) Factorise the given polynomial completely, using Remainder Theorem.

6𝑥 + 25𝑥 + 31𝑥 + 10. [4]

Question: 6

(i) A line segment joining the points A(−1, ) and B(𝑎, 5) is divided in the ratio 1 ∶ 3 at P,

the point where the line segment AB intersects the y-axis.

(a) Calculate the value of a.
(b) Calculate the coordinates of P. [3]

(ii) Prove that: = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝐴 [3]

(iii) Solve: 25 + 22 + 19 + 16 + ⋯ + 𝑥 = 115. [4]

Question: 7

(i) A die has 6 faces marked by the given numbers as shown below:
1 2 3 –1 –2 –3

The die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting:

(i) a positive integer.
(ii) an integer greater than – 3.
(iii) the smallest integer. [3]
 (ii) A cubical ice-cream brick of edge 22 cm is to be distributed among some children by
filling ice cream cones of radius 2 cm and height 7 cm up to its brim. Find the number of
children who will get the ice cream cones. [3]
(iii) In the given figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and PQ is a tangent to the smaller
circle at E. If ∠𝐴𝐸𝑃 = 70 , ∠𝐵𝑂𝐶 = 110 , find: [4]
(a) ∠𝐸𝐶𝐵
(b) ∠𝐵𝐸𝐶
(c) ∠𝐵𝐹𝐶
(d) ∠𝐷𝐴𝐵

Question: 8

(i) Solve the given inequation and graph it on a number line: [3]

−3 < − − ≤ , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅.
(ii) Calculate the median and mode for the following distribution: [3]
Weight (in kg) 35 47 52 56 60
No. of students 4 3 5 3 2

(iii) ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and P,Q are points on AD and BC respectively,
such that PQ || DC if PD = 18 cm, BQ = 35 cm and QC = 15 cm, find AD. [4]
Question: 9

(i) A farmer has 70 m of fencing, with which he encloses three sides of a rectangular sheep
pen; the fourth side being a wall. If the area of the pen is 600 sq. m, find the length of its
shorter side. [4]
(ii) Use a graph sheet for this question. The daily wages of 120 workers working at a site
given below: [6]

Wages (in Rs) 250-300 300-350 350-400 400-450 450-500 500-550 550-600

No. of workers 8 15 20 30 25 15 7

Use 2 cm = Rs 50 and 2 cm = 20 workers along x-axis and y-axis respectively to draw an

ogive and hence estimate:
(a) The median wages
(b) The inter-quartile range of wages.
(c) Percentage of workers whose daily wage is above Rs 475.

Question: 10

(i) Find x from the following equation using properties of proportion: [3]
( )
= ( )

(ii) Using ruler and compass, construct a triangle PQR, given RQ = 10 cm, ∠PRQ = 75 and
base RP = 8 cm. Also, circumscribe the triangle. [3]

(iii) Two poles AB and PQ are standing opposite each other on either side of a road 200 m
wide. From a point R between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the top of the
poles AB and PQ are 45 and 40 respectively. If height of AB = 80 m, find the height of
PQ correct to the nearest metre. [4]