KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHANDIGARH REGION

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION - 2024-25

CLASS-X Maximum Marks: 80

Mathematics (BASIC) Time Allowed: 3 Hrs.

General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.

2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub- parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. 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 2-marks
questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A
Section -A (1 mark each.)
S.NO. MARKS
1 The sum of exponents of prime factors in the prime factorisation of 196 is 1
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
2 The HCF and the LCM of 12, 21, 15 respectively are 1
(a) 3, 140 (b) 12, 420 (c) 3, 420 (d) 420, 3
3 The maximum number of zeroes a cubic polynomial can have, is/are 1
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
4 The pair of linear equations 3x+5y=3 and 6x+ky=8 do not have a solution if 1
(a) k=5 (b) k=10 (c) k≠10 (d) k≠5
5 2
The quadratic equation x + x – 5 = 0 has 1
(a) two distinct real roots (b) two equal real roots
(c) no real roots (d) more than 2 real roots
6 In Figure DE//BC, If AD=3cm, 1
AB=7 cm and EC=3cm, then the
length of AE is
(a) 2cm (b)2.25cm
(c) 3.5cm (d) 4cm

7 If in Fig, O is the point of 1

intersection of two chords AB
and CD such that OB = OD,
then triangles OAC and ODB
are
(A) equilateral but not similar
(B) isosceles but not similar
 (C) equilateral and similar
(D) isosceles and similar
8 The mid- point of the line segment joining the points (- 5, 7) and (- 1, 3) is 1
(a) (-3, 7) (b) (-3, 5) (c) (-1, 5) (d) (5, -3)
9 In Figure, AB is a tangent to 1
the circle with centre at O
from an external point A. If OA =
6 cm and OB = 3√3 cm, then the
length of the
tangent is
(A) 3 cm
(B) 3√3cm
(C) 9 cm
(D) √33cm
10 The value of tan 30o x tan 60o is 1
(A) 1 (B)1/3 (C) 3 (D)1/2
11 The value of sin0 sin1 ................. sin 90o is
o o 1
(A) 1 (B)0 (C) 3 (D) 1/2
12 The value of (sin30° + cos30°) – (sin60°+ cos60°) is 1
(A) – 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
13 If the area of a circle is 154 cm2, then its perimeter is 1
(A) 11 cm (B) 22 cm (C) 44 cm (D) 55 cm
14 If the circumference of a circle and the perimeter of a square are equal, then 1
(A) Area of the circle = Area of the square
(B) Area of the circle > Area of the square
(C) Area of the circle < Area of the square
(D) Nothing definite can be said about the relation between the areas of the
circle and square.
15 Empirical relationship between the three measures of central tendency is 1
(a) 2 Mean = 3 Median – Mode (b) 2 Mode = 3 Median – Mean
(c) Mode = 2 Mean – 3 Median (d) 3 Median = 2 Mode + Mean
16 The mean of a frequency distribution of grouped data is 1

17 Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64:27. The ratio of their surface areas is 1
(A) 3 : 4 (B) 4 : 3 (C) 9 : 16 (D) 16 : 9
18 One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability 1
that it is black queen is
(a)1/26 (b)1/13 (c)1/52 (d)2/13
Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice.
19 Assertion: For any two positive integers p and q, HCF (p, q) × LCM (p, q) = p × q
Reason: If the HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150, then their LCM is 40.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A). 1
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but 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.
20
Assertion(A): The ratio in which the line segment joining (2,−3) and (5,6) internally
divided by x- axis is 1:2.
 Reason(R): The formula for the internal division of a line segment is
1

(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 but 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.
SECTION-B (2 MARK QUESTIONS)
21 Find the value(s) of k for which the pair of linear equations kx + y = k2 and x + ky = 1 have
infinitely many solutions 2
22(A) In Fig, OA . OB =OC . OD. Show that ∠A
= ∠C and ∠B = ∠D.

2
OR

22(B) In Fig, if PQ || RS, prove that ΔPOQ ~

ΔSOR.

23 Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel. 2
24 Given 15 cot A =8, find sin A and sec A. 2
25 Find the area of circle whose circumference is 22cm.
OR
The areas of two circles are in the ratio 9 : 4, then what is the ratio of their 2
circumferences?
SECTION-C (3 MARK QUESTIONS)
26 Prove that √3 is irrational. 3
27 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2+7x+ 10 and verify the relationship between 3
the zeroes and the coefficients.
28 Rani went to a bank to withdraw Rs.2,000. She asked the cashier to give
her Rs.50 and Rs.100 notes only. Rani got 25 notes in all. Find how many
notes of Rs.50 and Rs.100 she received.
OR
Find the value of k for which the system of linear equations x+2y-3=0 and 5x+ky+7=0 is
inconsistent
3

29 Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a

circle with centre O from an external point
T. Prove that ∠PTQ = 2 ∠OPQ.
3

30 Prove that:

3
 OR
Prove that:

31 A box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn
at random from the box, find the probability that it bears
(i) a two-digit number 3
(ii) a perfect square number.
(iii) a number divisible by 5
SECTION-D ( 5 MARK QUESTIONS)
32 A train travelling at a uniform speed for 360 km would have taken 48 minutes less to
travel the same distance if its speed were 5 km/hour more. Find the original speed of the
train.
OR 5
1
Two taps running together can fill a tank in 3 13 hours. If one tap takes 3 hours more than
the other to fill the tank, then how much time will each tap take to fill the tank
33 Prove that If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two
sides in distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
Using this result prove that, If a line intersects sides AB and AC of a Δ ABC at D and E 5
respectively and is parallel to BC, then AD/AB= AE/AC
34 A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The
height of the cone is 2 cm and the diameter of the base is 4 cm. Determine the volume of
the toy. If a right circular cylinder circumscribes the toy, find the
difference of the volumes of the cylinder and the toy. (Take π= 3.14) 5
OR
A juice seller was serving his customers using glasses as
shown.
The inner diameter of the cylindrical glass was 5 cm, but
the bottom of the glass had a hemispherical raised
portion which reduced the capacity of the glass. If the
height of a glass was 10 cm, find the apparent capacity of
the glass and its actual capacity. (Use π= 3.14.)
35 A survey regarding the heights in (cm) of 51 girls of class X of a school was
conducted and the following data was obtained. Find the median height and
the mean using the formulae.

Height (in cm) Number of Girls

5

Less than 140 4

Less than 145 11
Less than 150 29
Less than 155 40
Less than 160 46
Less than 165 51

CASE-BASED QUESTION ( 4 MARK EACH)

36
Salary : In investigating different job
opportunities, you find that firm A
will start you at Rs 25,000 per year 1+2+1
and guarantee you a raise of Rs
1,200 each year whereas firm B will
 start you at Rs 28,000 per year but
will guarantee you a raise of only Rs
800 each year. Based on this
information answer the following
questions.
(i) Over a period of 15 years, how
much would you receive from firm
A?
(ii) Over a period of 15 years, how
much would you receive from firm
B?
OR
What would be your annual salary at
firm A for the tenth year?
(iii) What would be your annual
salary at firm B for the tenth year?
37 Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of a Green Lotus Society in Delhi has installed three
electric poles A, B and C in a society’s common park for light. Despite these three poles, 1+2+1
some parts of the park are still in the dark. So, RWA decides to have one more electric
pole D in the park for light. The park can be modelled as a coordinate system given below.

On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) What is the position of the pole C ?
(ii) What is the distance of the pole B from the corner O of the park ?
OR
Find the position of the fourth pole D so that four points A, B C and D form a
parallelogram
(iii) What is the distance between poles A and C?
38 Radio towers are used for
transmitting a range of
communication services
including radio and television.
The tower will either act as an
antenna itself or support one or
1+2+1
more antennas on its structure,
including microwave dishes.
They are among the tallest
human-made structures. There
are 2 main types: guyed and self-
supporting structures. On a
similar concept, a radio station
tower was built in two sections A
and B. Tower is supported by
wires from a point O . Distance
between the base of the tower
and point O is 36 m. From point
O , the angle of elevation of the
top of section B is 30o and the
angle of elevation of the top of
section A is 45o.
(i) What is the height of the
section B ?
(ii) What is the height of the
section A ?
OR
What is the length of the wire
structure from the point O to the
top of section A ?
(iii) What is the angle of
depression from top of tower to
point O ?

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