Vikas Bharati Public School

Periodic Assessment 1(Session 2021-22)

Class: X
Subject: Mathematics
Time :1 Hr M.M. 30
General Instructions:
• This paper contains 2 printed pages. Attempt all questions.
• Marks of the questions are indicated along with the question.
• Scan and make PDF of the answer sheets and mail them on the following id :
divyajain@vikasbharati.com

1. Fill in the blanks. 4

a. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomial , such that α + β = 6 and α β = 4, then the
polynomial is _____________ .

b. The probability of getting a doublet of prime numbers in a single throw of pair of dice is ___.

c. If the probability of winning a game is 0.07, then the probability of losing it is ___________.

d. If the product of zeroes of the polynomial ax2 – 6x - 6 is 4, the value of ‘a’ will be ______ .

2. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of cards. Find the probability of getting 1
neither a red card nor a queen.
3. For what value of ‘k’, (- 4) is a zero of the polynomial p (x) = x2 – x – ( 2k + 2) ? 1
4. Find the sum and product of zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 9x2 - 5. 1
(CASE STUDY)
Question No. 5 and 6 carries 4 marks each. Attempt any 4 sub-parts from each
question.
5. Due to heavy storm, an electric wire got bent as shown in the figure. It followed a 4
mathematical shape.

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 a) How many zeroes does the polynomial p(x) represented in the figure have?
i) 2 ii) 3 iii) 4 iv) 0
b) The zeroes of the polynomial p(x) are
i) -1 , 5 ii) -1 , 3 iii) 3, 5 iv) -4 ,2
c) What will be the expression for the polynomial p(x)?
i) x2 + 2x – 3 ii) x2 – 2x + 3 iii) x2 – 2x – 3 iv) x2 + 2x + 3
d) What is the value of the polynomial p(x) if x = -1 ?
i) 6 ii) -18 iii) 18 iv) 0
e) If the zeroes of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c ( where c ≠ 0 ) are equal , then
i) c and a have opposite sign iii) c and b have opposite sign
ii) c and a have same sign iv) c and b have same sign

6. Pranav is fond of collecting balls of different colours. He has a total of 25 balls in his basket 4
out of which 5 balls are orange,4 balls are blue and 8 are white, remaining are yellow.

a) If the probability of drawing a yellow ball is twice the probability of drawing a blue ball , then
the number of yellow balls is
i) 4 ii) 8 iii) 10 iv) 12
b) The probability of drawing a ball of colour other than blue is
i) 0 ii) 4/25 iii) 21/25 iv) 17/25
c) The probability of drawing a ball of colour either blue or white is
i) 0 ii) 12/25 iii) 13/25 iv) 17/25

d) The probability of drawing a ball of colour neither yellow nor white is

i) 9/25 ii) 12/25 iii) 16/25 iv) 17/25

e) The probability of not drawing an orange ball is

i) 1/5 ii) 2/5 iii) 3/5 iv) 4/5

7. Find k if the sum of zeroes of the polynomial x2 – ( k + 6) x + 2 ( 2k – 1) is half of their 2

product.
8. If a number x is chosen at random from the numbers - 3 , -2 , -1 , 0 , 1 , 2 , 3. What is the 2
probability that x2 ≤ 4.
9. If two zeroes of the polynomial x3 – 4x2 – 3x + 12 are √3 and - √3 , then find its third zero. 3
10. Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting 3
a. Exactly two heads
b. At most two tails
c. At least two heads
11. On dividing x4 - 10x3 + 35x2 - 48x + 25 by the polynomial x2 – 4x + k, the remainder comes 5
(2x + a ). Find the value of k and a.