Pre- Board Examination – 1
Grade: 10 Marks: 80
Sub: Mathematics (041)
Time: 3 Hrs
General Instructions:
This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with
subparts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs
of 3 marks and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has
been provided in the 2marks questions of Section E
Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION – A
1 1
1. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial x 2 + 2x + 1, then + is
α β
equal to
(a) – 2 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
2. If one of the zero of the quadratic polynomial x 2 + 3x + k is 2, then the
value of k is
(a) 10 (b) – 10 (c) – 7 (d) – 2
3. In a number of two digits, unit’s digit is twice the tens digit. If 36 be
added to the
number, the digits are reversed. The number is
(a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 48 (d) 84
4. One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the
probability that the
card drawn is either red or a queen.
(a) 5/14 (b) 1/14 (c) 5/13 (d) 7/13
5. The class-mark of the class interval 10-25 is:
(a) 17.5 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 18
6. If the vertices of a parallelogram PQRS taken in order are P ( 3 , 4 ), Q (–
2 , 3 ) and
R(– 3 ,– 2), then the coordinates of its fourth vertex S are
(a) (– 2 ,– 1) (b) (– 2 ,– 3) (c) (2 ,– 1) (d) (1 ,2)
7. ∆ ABC ∆ PQR. If AM and PN are altitudes of ∆ ABC and ∆ PQR
respectively and
AB2 : PQ2 = 4 : 9, then AM : PN =
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 16 : 81 (c) 4 : 9 (d) 2 : 3
8. Discriminant of the quadratic equation 2x2 + 4x – 7 = 0 is
(a) 28 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 48
9. If x = a, y=b is the solution of the pair of linear equations x – y = 2 and x
+ y = 4, then
the values of a and b is
(a) a=3, b=1 (b) a=5,b=2 (c) a=1,b=3 (d)
a=4,b=2
10. ABCD is a trapezium with AD || BC and AD = 4 cm, if the diagonals AC
and BD
intersect each other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB = ½, then BC=
(a) 6 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 9 cm
11. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 600 are drawn to a circle of radius
3 cm, then
the length of each tangent is equal to
3 √3
(a) (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 3 √ 3 cm
2
12. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of 6 cm is
(a) 36 π cm2 (b) 18 π cm2 (c) 12 π cm2 (d) 9 π cm2
13. In an A.P., a =– 6 and d = 2. The sum of first 20 terms is
(a) 270 (b) 200 (c) 195 (d)
260
14. If the common difference of an A.P. is 5, then find the value of a 18 – a13 =
(a) 38 (b) 40 (c) 18 (d) 25
15. If sinθ = cos θ then θ =
(a) 300 (b) 450 (c) 600 (d) 900
16.The value of 9 sec2A – 9 tan2 A =
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9
17. The P(A) denotes the probability of an event A, then
(a) P(A)¿ 0 (b) – 1 ≤ P ( A ) ≤ 1 (c) 0 ≤ P ( A ) ≤ 1 (d) P(A) ¿ 1
18. Two dice are rolled simultaneously. What is the probability that 6 will
come up at
least once?
(a) 1/6 (b) 7/36 (c) 11/36 (d) 13/36
DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of
assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option
a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
b)Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the
correct
explanation of assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
d)Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
19.Statement A(Assertion):If the circumference of a circle is 176 cm,
then its radius
is 28 cm.
Statement B(Reason):Circumference = 2π x radius.
20. Statement A(Assertion):If the value of mode and mean is 60 and 66
respectively, then the value of median is 64.
Statement B(Reason):Median = mode + 2 mean
SECTION – B
(5 x 2 = 10)
21. A tangent from point A, which is placed 5 cm away from the circle's
centre, has a
length of 4 cm. Find the circle's radius.
22.Given that HCF ( 306 , 1314 ) = 18. Find LCM (306, 1314 ).
OR
Using distance formula , check whether the points A( 1 ,– 1 ), B ( 5 , 2 )
and C ( 9 , 5 )
are collinear.
23. Evaluate 3 tan2 300 + tan2 600 + cosec 300 – tan 450
cot 2 450
24. In the given figure, O is the centre of circle. Find ˪AQB, given that PA
and PB are
tangents to the circle and ˪APB = 750.
OR
Prove that tangent drawn at any point of a circle perpendicular to the
radius through
the point of contact.
25. If sin (A+B) = 1 and cos (A – B) = √ 3/2 , 00¿ A+ B ≤900 and A¿ B , then find
the
measures of angle A and B.
SECTION – C (6 x
3 = 18)
26. Given that √ 3 is irrational, prove that 5+2 √ 3 is irrational.
27. Find the missing frequency for the given data if mean of distribution is
52.
Wages 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
in Rs
No. of 5 3 4 f 2 6 13
worker
s
28. Prove that a parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
OR
In what ratio does the x- axis divide the line segment joining the points
A (– 4,– 6 )
and B (– 1, 7 ).
cot θ+cosec θ – 1 1+ cos θ
29. Prove that
cot θ−cosecθ+ 1
= sin θ
, by using 1 + cot2 θ = cosec2 θ.
30. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would
have been 6
km/h faster, it would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time.
And, if the
train were slower by 6 km/h; it would have taken 6 hours more than the
scheduled
time. Find the length of the journey.
OR
1 2 6
Solve for x;
x−2
+ x−1 = x , x ≠0 , 1 , 2.
31. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting
(i) At least one head?
(ii) At most one tail?
(iii) A head and a tail?
SECTION – D
(4 x 5= 20)
32. State and prove basic proportionality theorem.
OR
The sum of first four consecutive terms of an A.P is 32 and the ratio of
the product of
the first and last to the product of two middle terms is 7 : 15. Find the
numbers.
33. A solid is in the form of a cylinder with hemispherical end. The total
height of the
solid is 20 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is 7 cm. Find the total
volume of the
solid.
34. The angles of depression of the top and bottom of an 8 m tall building
from the top
of a multi-storeyed building are 300 and 450, respectively. Find the
height of multi-
storey building and the distance between two buildings.
OR
Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite to each other on
either side of a
road, which is 80 m wide. From a point between them on the road,
angles of
elevation of their top are 30 0 and 600. Find the height of the poles and
the distance
of point from poles.
35. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if
the total
frequency is 100.
Class 0- 100- 200- 300- 400- 500- 600- 700 800 900-
Interv 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 - - 100
al 800 900 0
No. of 2 5 x 12 17 20 y 9 7 4
worker
s
SECTION – E
Case study based questions are compulsory.
36. To conduct sport day activities in the rectangular school ground ABCD,
lines have
been drawn with chalk powder at a distance of 1 m each along DB.
100 flower pots have been placed at a distance of 1 m from each other
along DA as shown in the below.
1
Radha runs of the distance DA on 2nd line and post a green flag at
4
1
X. Preeti runs of the distance DA on other line post a red flag at Y.
5
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
i) Treating DB as x-axis and DA as y-axis, then find the position of
green flag.
ii) Treating DB as x-axis and DA as y-axis, find the position of red flag.
iii) Find the distance( in complete meters) between the two flags
OR
Find the perimeter of the triangular region OXY.
37. The school auditorium was to be constructed to accommodate at least
1500 people.
The chairs are to be placed in concentric circular arrangement in such a
way that
each succeeding circular row has 10 seats more than the previous one.
(i) If the first circular row has 30 seats, how many seats will be there in the
10th row?
(ii) For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be there?
OR
If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many seats are
still left to be
put after 10th row?
(iii) If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be
there in the
middle row?
(i) What is the probability the person is a woman or a Republican?
OR
What is the probability the person is a Democrat?
(ii) What is the probability the person is a Independent men?
(iii) What is the probability the person is a Independent men or
green party
men?
