CLASS-10

MATHEMATICS Date : 12-02-2017

Q.1 If 3 is the least prime factor of number a and 2 1 2

Q.6 If , , are the roots of x  – (k + 1) x + (k 
7 is the least prime factor of number b, then 2
the least prime factor of a + b, is + k + 1) = 0, then (
2
( –  )  ________.
(A) 2 (B) 3 2
(A) –(k   + 1)
(C) 5 (D) 10 2
(B) k   + 1
2
(C) 2k   + k
2
(D) k  – 1
Q.2 Evaluate : 2  3  4  5  17  4 15
2 2
(A)
(A) 1 (B)
(B) 2 Q.7 If (5  2 6 ) x 3
+ (5  2 6 ) x 3
  = 10, then
(C)
(C) – 2 (D) 5 x = _________.
(A) 2
Q.3 In the given figure (not drawn to scale) (B) – 2
ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and (C) –2
AD = BC. If P, Q, R, S be respectively the (D) All of these
mid-points of BA, BD, CD and CA. Then
PQRS is a Q.8 If cot  + tan  = x and sec  – cos  = y, then
2
(A) (x + 2y)  = 2
2 2
(B) x  + y  = 2
2 2/3 2 2/3
(C) (x y)  – (xy )  = 1
2 1/3 2 1/3
(D) (x y)  + (xy )  = 1

Q.9 In the given figure, the common tangents

(A) Rhombus (B) Rectangle
Rectangle PR and QS intersect at the point T. A and B
(C) Parallelogram
Parallelogram (D) Square are centres of the two circles. Given that
PAQ = 108º and PR = 8 cm, find
Q.4 A right cone and a hemisphere lie on opposite
sides of a common base of 2.5 m diameter
and the cone is right angled at the vertex. If a
cylinder circumscribe them in this position,
approximate what additional space will be
enclosed?
3 3
(A) 7.12 m (B) 6.14 m
(C) 6.69 m
3
(D) 5.25 m
3 (a) RBS
(b) The length of QS.
Q.5 The HCF of (a) (b)
3 2
x  + (a + b)x  + (ab + 1) x + b and (A) 120º 8 cm
3 2 2
x  + 2ax  + (a  + 1)x + a is (B) 108º 8 cm
2
(A) x + ax + 1
2
(B) x  + bx + 1 (C) 115º 6 cm
2 2 (D) 112º 6 cm
(C) x + x + a (D) x  + x + b
Q.10 The point A divides the join of of P(–5, 1) and Q.17 P(4, 3) and Q lies on the same straight line
Q(3, 5) in the ratio k : 1. The values of k for which is parallel to the y-axis. If Q is 3 units
which the area of ABC where B(1, 5) C(7, –  from the x-axis, the possible coordinates of
2) is 2 sq. units
units is Q are _________.
31 31 (A) (–3, 0) (B) (3, 4)
(A) 7, (B) –7,
9 9 (C) (4, –3) (D) (3, 8)
31 31
(C) 7, – (D) –7, – 
9 9 Q.18 The coordinates of A, B, C are (6, 3), (–3, 5)
and (4, –2) respectively and P is any point
Q.11 If 2x
2x – 3y = 7 and (a + b)x – (a + b – 3) y = area (PBC)
4a + b represent coincident lines, then a and b (x, y). Find .
area ( ABC)
satisfy the equation
(A) a + 5b = 0 (B) 5a + b = 0 2x  y  2
(A)
(C) a – 5b = 0 (D) 5a – b = 0 7
3x  2 y  2
Q.12 A bag contains 11 white balls and some red (B)
 balls. If the
t he probability of drawing a red ball 7
is double that of a white ball, find the number x  y
(C)
of red balls in the bag. 7
(A) 22 (B) 33 (C) 11 (D) 0
x  y 2
2
(D)
Q.13 If ,  are the roots of the equation ax  + bx + 7
1  1
c = 0 and ,   are the roots of the
  Q.19 A tree standing on a horizontal
horizontal plane is
2 leaning towards east. At two points situated at
equation px  + qx + r = 0, then r = ________.
(A) a + 2b (B) a + b + c distance a and b exactly due west on it, the
(C) ab + bc + ca (D) abc angles of elevation of the top of the tree are
respectively   and . Find the height of the
Q.14 Let Sn denote the sum of the first 'n' terms of
top of the tree from the ground.
S
an A.P. S2n = 3Sn. Then the value of 3n is tan   tan 
Sn (A)
a  b
equal to
( b  a ) tan  tan 
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10 (B)
tan   tan 
Q.15 Sum of thethe length,
length, width and depth
depth of a (C) (a – b)(tan
b)(tan + 2 tan
tan)
cuboid is 's' and its diagonal is 'd'. Find its
ab(tan   tan )
surface area. (D)
2 2 2 2 tan   tan 
(A) s  + d (B) s  – d
2 2
(C) d  – s (D) None of these
Q.20 Find the number of coins, 1.5 cm in diameter
diameter
Q.16 In a rectangle ABCD, P and Q are the mid- and 0.2 cm thick, to be melted to form a right
 points of BC and AD respectively. If R is any circular cylinder of height 10 cm and
 point on PQ, then area (
(ARB) equals diameter
diameter 4.5 cm.
1 (A) 435 (B) 231
(A) (area of ABCD)
2 (C) 450 (D) 520
1
(B) (area of ABCD) Q.21 In the given
given figure, RTP and STQ are
3
1 common tangents to the two circles with
(C)  (area of ABCD) centres A and B of radii 3 cm and 5 cm
4
respectively. If ST : TQ = 1 : 3 and RT = 4
(D) None of these
cm, find
 (a) The length of QT Q.27 The minute hand of a block is 21 cm long.
(b) The length of AB
Find the area described by the minute hand on
the face of the clock between 7:00 AM and
7:05 AM.
2 2
(A) 8.21 cm (B) 4.32 cm
2 2
(C) 6.25 cm (D) 5.5 cm

(a) (b) Q.28 In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle with

(A) 10 cm 14 cm AB = 14 cm and BC = 7 cm. Taking DC, BC
(B) 16 cm 25 cm and AD as diameters, three semi-circles are
(C) 15 cm 20 cm drawn as shown in the figure. Find the area of
(D) 12 cm 18 cm the shaded region.

Q.22 Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the

 probability of getting a multiple of 2 on the
dice and a multiple of 3 on the other dice.
(A) 1/3 (B) 7/36
(C) 1/6 (D) 11/36
2 2
(A) 59 cm (B) 59.5 cm
2 2
Q.23
2 2
If abx   = (a – b) (x + 1), then the value of (C) 60 cm (D) 60.5 cm
4 4
1+  +  is __________.
x x
2 Q.29 In ABC, P divides the side AB such that
2 2 AP : PB = 1 : 2. Q is a point in AC such that
 a  b   a  b 
(A)     (B)   PQ || BC. Find the ratio of the areas of APQ
 a  b   a  b 
and trapezium BPQC.
2 2
  a      b   (A) 1 : 6
(C)     (D)  
 a  b   a  b  (B) 1 : 7
(C) 1 : 8
Q.24 The coefficient
coeffici ent of x in a quadratic equation (D) None of these
2
x  + px + q = 0 was taken as 17 in place of 13
and its roots were found to be –2 and –15. Q.30 In a competitive
competiti ve examination,
examinati on, one mark is
The roots of the original equation are ______. awarded for each correct answer while
(A) 2, 15 (B) 10, 3 1
(C) –10, –3 (D) –2, –15 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.
2
Jayanti answered 120 questions and got 90
Q.25 P is the point
point (–5, 3) and Q is the point point
marks. How many questions did the answer
(–5, m). If the length of the straight line PQ is
correctly?
8 units, then the possible values of 'm' are
(A) 100 (B) 110
 ________.
(C) 90 (D) 115
(A) –5, 5 (B) –5, 11
(C) –5, –11 (D) 5, 11 3 2
Q.31  Find a  and b  in order that x – 6x   + ax + b
2
How many odd integers beginning with 15 may be exactly divisible by x  – 3x + 2.
Q.26
must be taken for their sum t o be 975? (A) –7, 9 (B) 11, –6
(A) 27 (B) 25 (C) 8, 4 (D) 5, 4
(C) 23 (D) 21
Q.32 In the given figure, M =  N = 46º. Express Step IV : Draw a circle
circle with AO as radius.
radius.
x in terms of a, b and c where a, b, c are This circle cuts the circle drawn
lengths of LM, MN and NK respectively. in step II at B and P.
Step V : Joint AP.AP. AP and AB are desired
tangents drawn from A to the
circle passing through B, C and
D.
(A) Only I (B) Only IV
(C) Only III (D) Only V

Q.36 Find the value of a  and b respectively in the

following frequency distribution table, if
ac ab  bc  N = 100 and median is 32.
(A)   (B)
 b  c a Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total
a    b obtained
a
(C)   (D)  No. of
ac  b(a  c) 10 a 25 30 b 10 100
students
(A) 9, 16 (B) 10, 15
Q.33 A man arranges
arra nges to pay a debt of  – 
 90,000 in
(C) 15, 13 (D) 8, 9
40 monthly installments which are in A.P.
When 30 installments are paid, he dies Q.37 In the given figure points A, B, C and D are
leaving one third of the debt unpaid. Find the the centres of four circles that each have a
value of second installments. radius of length 2 units. If a point is selected
(A)  – 
 1500 (B)  – 
 1800 at random from the interior of square ABCD.
(C)  – 
 1400 (D)  – 
 1325 What is the probability that the point will be
chosen from the shaded region?
Q.34 Two years ago, a father was five times as old
old
as his son. Two years later, his age will be 8
more than three times the age of the son. Find
the present ages of father and son
respectively.
(A) 42 years, 10 years
(B) 46 years, 12 years
years
(A) 7/15 (B) 8/19
(C) 56 years, 18 years
years
(C) 3/14 (D) 5/7
(D) 64 years, 20 years

Q.38 X takes
takes 3 hours
hours more
more than Y to walk 30 km.
km.
Q.35 Let ABC be a right angled triangle in which
But, if X doubles his pace, he is ahead of Y
AB = 3 cm, BC = 4 cm and B = 90º. BD is
1
the perpendicular from B on AC. The circle  by 1  hour. Find their speed of walking.
through B, C, D is drawn. Given below are 2
steps of construction of tangents from A to (A) 7 km/h, 4 km/h
this circle. Identify the wrong step. (B) 10/3 km/h, 5 km/h
Steps of construction : (C) 2 km/h, 3/2 km/h
(D) 3 km/h, 7 km/h
Step I :  Draw ABC and perpendicular
BD from B on AC.
Q.39 Find the square root of
Step II :   Draw a circle with BC as a 2
(ab – ac – bc)  + 4abc(a + b).
diameter. This circle will pass
(A) ab – b – ca (B) ab + bc + ca
through D.
(C) 1/2 (a + 2b + c) (D) (a – b + c)
Step III : Let O be the mid point of BC.
Join AO.
Q.40 The vertices of ABC are A(4, 6), B(1, 5) Q.44 A man standing on the deck of a ship, which
and C(7, 2). A line is drawn to intersect sides is 10 m above water level. He observes the
AB and AC at D and E respectively such that angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 60º
AD AE 1 and the angle of depression of the base of the
 =  = . Find the area of ADE.
BD CE 4 hill as 30º. Find the height of the hill (Ignore
(A) 7/2 sq. units (B) 11/3 sq. units the height of the man).
(C) 12 sq. units (D) None of these (A) 30 m
(B) 42 m
Q.41 The coordinates of one end point of a
(C) 40 m
diameter of a circle are (4, –1) and the
(D) 35 m
coordinates of the centre of the circle are (1, – 
3). Find the coordinates of the other end of
the diameter. Q.45 In the given figure (not drawn to scale), two
(A) (–2, –5) (B) (–2, 5) circles with centres A and B of radii 3 cm and
(C) (2, –5) (D) (2, 5) 4 cm respectively intersect at two points C
and D such that AC and BC are tangents to
the two circles. Find the length of the
42  42  42  ...
Q.42 The value of  is common chord CD.
6  6  6  ...
(A) 7/3 (B) 6/8 (C) 5 (D) 8

Q.43 Two circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm and

centres A and B touch internally. If the
 perpendicular
 perpendicular bisector of segment AB meets
the bigger circle in P and Q, find the length of
(A) 3.2 cm
PQ.
(B) 2.4 cm
(A) 5 7 cm (B) 3 2 cm
(C) 4.8 cm
(C) 10 6 cm ( D ) 4 6 cm (D) 5.6 cm

ACHIEVERS SECTION

Q.46 Match the following : Q.47 A peacock

peacock is sitting on the top of a pillar,
2 2
 p. (1 – sin )sec  = i. 2 which is 9 m high. From a point 27 m away
2 1 2
from the bottom of the pillar, a snake is
q. cos  + + 1 = ii. 2sec 
1  cot 2  coming to its hole at the base of the pillar.
1 1 2 2
Seeing the snake the peacock pounces on it. If
r. + = iii. cosec sec 
their speeds are equal, at what distance from
1  sin  1  sin 
s.
2
cosec  + sec
2
= iv. 1 the hole is the snake caught?

(A) 10 m
(A) p  iii, q  iv, r  ii, s  i
(B) 11 m
(B) p  i, q  ii, r  iii, s  iv
(C) 12 m
(C) p  iv, q  ii, r  i, s  iii
(D) 13 m
(D) p  iv, q  i, r  ii, s  iii
Q.48 Study the following statements
statements and state 'T' Q.50 Read the statements carefully and select the
for true and 'F' for false. correct option.
(i) The common
common difference
difference of an A.P., the Statement I :  For any positive integer n,
sum of whose n terms is S n, is Sn – 2 Sn–1 3
n  – n divisible by 6.
+ Sn–2. Statement II : If a and b are two odd positive
(ii) If the sums of n terms of two arithmetic integers such that a > b, then one of the two
3n  5 a    b a   b
 progressions are in the ratio , then numbers   and   is odd and the
5n  7 2 2
th 3n 1
other is even.
their n  terms are in the ra tio .
5n 1
(A) Both Statement-1 and Statement
S tatement-II
-II are
(iii) If Sn  denote the sum of an terms of an true.
A.P. with first term a and common (B) Both Statement-1 and Statement-II are
Sx false.
difference d such that is
Skx (C) Statement-1 is true and Statement-II is
independent of x, then d = 2a. false.
(i) (ii) (iii) (D) Statement-1 is false and Statement-II is
(A) T T T true.
(B) F F F
(C) T F T
(D) F T F

Q.49 In the given figure, ABC is a right angled

triangle in which A = 90º, AB = 21 cm and
AC = 28 cm. Semi-circles are described on
AB, BC and AC as diameters. Find the area
of the shaded region.

2
(A) 294 cm
2
(B) 296 cm
2
(C) 298 cm
(D) None of these