St.

Xavier’s English School & Junior College, Chaibasa

2nd Terminal Examination 2021-2022
STD- X
MATHEMATICS
Maximum Marks: 40
Time allowed: One and a half hours (inclusive of reading time)
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY.
The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].
Question 23 to 26, 27 to 30 and 31 to 34 are correlated to each other respectively
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Select the correct option for each of the following questions.
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Section A [16 Marks] [16×1]

1. If matrix A is of order m × n and matrix B is of order r × p then the matrix AB is possible

if:-
(a) 𝑚 = 𝑟 (b) 𝑚 = 𝑝 (c) 𝑛 = 𝑝 (d) 𝑛 = 𝑟

2. The percentage share of IGST of total GST for an Intra-State sale of an article is
(a) 0 % (b) 50% (c) 75% (d) 100%

3. 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑧𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝐵 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝐷𝐶. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜 ∆𝐴𝑂𝐵
𝑖𝑠

(a) ∆𝐴𝐷𝐵
(b) ∆𝐴DC
(c) ∆𝐶𝑂𝐷
(d) ∆𝐶𝑂𝐵
4. Quantities 𝑎, 2, 10 & 𝑏 are in continued proportion then value of 𝑎 & 𝑏 is
(a) 4, 50 (b) 04, 5.0 (c) 0.4, 50 (d) 0.04, 50
5. A man deposited Rs. 250 per month for 1 year and received Rs.3300 as the maturity
value. The rate at which received the interest is: -
(a) 18.2 (b) 18.5 (c) 20 (d) 17.5
6. The solution set representing the following number line is
 (a) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, −4 ≤ 𝑥 < 3}
(b) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, −4 < 𝑥 < 3}
(c) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, −4 < 𝑥 ≤ 3}
(d) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, −4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3}

7. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression (A. P.) are 17, 9, 1 then the next two
terms are
(a) −7 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 15 (b) 7 𝑎𝑛𝑑 15 (c) −8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 16 (d) none of these

8. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆RQP 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒

9. If 𝑥 ∈ Z, then the solution set of the inequation −𝑥 < −7, is

(a) {8,9,10…} (b) {0,1,2,3,4,5,6} (c) {0,1,2,3 …} (d) { -8, -9, -10…}

10. The roots of the quadratic equation 4𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 2 = 0 𝑎𝑟𝑒 1.390, 0. 359. The roots
correct to 3 significant figures are

(a) 1.39 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0.359 (b) 1.3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0.35

(c) 1.4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0.36 (d) 1.390 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0.360

11. 1.5, 3, 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1.8 are in proportion, then 𝑥 is equal to

(a) 9 (b) 0.09 (c) 0.9 (d) 0.009

12. If a polynomial 2𝑥 2 – 7𝑥 – 1 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 (𝑥 − 2), then the remainder is

(a) - 4 (b) -7 (c) -9 (d) 18

13. If 73 is the nth term of the arithmetic progression 3, 5, 7, 9 … , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 ‘𝑛’ is

(a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 30

14. The roots of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6 = 0 are

(a) Real and distinct (b) Real and equal

(c) Distinct (d) Not real/ imaginary

15. Which of the following statement is true?

(a) All identity matrices are square matrix
(b) All null matrices are need not be square matrix
(c) For a square matrix number of rows is equal to the number of columns
(d) All of these

16. If (𝑥 – 2) is a factor of the polynomial 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 – 13 𝑥 + 𝑘, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 ‘𝑘’ is equal to

(a) -10 (b) 26 (c) -26 (d) 10

 Section B [12 Marks] [6×2]

17. A man deposited Rs. 1500 in a recurring deposit account for 1 ½ year at 8% per annum
simple interest. The interest earned by him on maturity is

(a) 24000 (b) 1710 (c) 25710 (d) 1480

18. If 2𝑥 + 7 is a factor of polynomial 2𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 14, then its factors are

(a) (2𝑥 + 7) (𝑥 + 3) (𝑥 + 1)
(b) (2𝑥 + 7) (𝑥 − 3) (𝑥 − 1)
(c) (2𝑥 + 7) (𝑥 − 2) (𝑥 + 1)
(d) (2𝑥 + 7) (𝑥 + 2) (𝑥 − 1)
19. The following bill shows the GST rates and the marked price of articles A and B:

The total GST to be paid for the above bill is: -

(a) 348 (b) 396 (c) 372 (d) 388
20. The solution set for the linear inequation { 𝑥 ∶ −1 ≤ 3 + 4𝑥 < 23, 𝑥 ∈ 𝐼 }
(a) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, −1 ≤ 𝑥 < 3}
(b) {0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
(c) {−1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
(d) { −1, 0, 1, 2, 3,4}
5𝑎 4𝑐
21. If 7𝑏 = 3𝑑, then by dividendo

5𝑎+7𝑏 4𝑐−3𝑑 7𝑏 +5𝑎 3𝑑−4𝑐

(a) = 4𝑐−3𝑑 (b) =
5𝑎−7𝑏 5𝑎 4𝑐

5𝑎−7𝑏 4𝑐−3𝑑 5𝑎−7𝑏 3𝑑−4𝑐

(c) = (d) =
7𝑏 3𝑑 7𝑏 4𝑐

2 −1
22. If A = [ ] then 𝐴2 is
−1 3
4 0 5 −5 5 5 −5 5
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]
1 49 −5 10 −5 10 5 −10

Section – C [12 Marks]

23 The nth term of an arithmetic progression (A.P.) is (4𝑛 + 1)

(i) The first three terms of this A. P. are
(a) 5, 6, 7 (b) 3, 6, 9 (c) 5, 9, 13 (d) 4, 7, 10
24. (ii) The common difference of the A.P. is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) -3 (d) 2
25. (iii) Which of the following is not a term of this A.P.
(a) 25 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 33
26. (iv) Sum of the first 10 terms of this A.P. is
(a) 350 (b) 230 (c) 250 (d) 330

27. A shopkeeper buys a curtain number of books for Rs. 960. If cost per book was Rs.8 more,
the number of books that could be bought for Rs. 960 would be 4 less. Taking the original
cost of each book to be Rs. 𝑥.
(i) No. of books bought for Rs. 960
960 8 10
a) x (b) (c) (d)
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥

28. (ii) No. of books bought for Rs. 960 if it was Rs. 8 more.

960 952 960 𝑥

a) (b) (c) (d) 8
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥+8

29. (iii) If the number of books that could be bought for Rs. 960 would be 4 less , then
the quadratic equation formed is :-

a) 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 1920 = 0 b) 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 960 = 0
c) 2𝑥 2 − 16𝑥 − 1920 = 0 d) 𝑥 2 − 14𝑥 − 968 = 0

30. (iv) Find the original cost of each book

a) -40 b) 40 c) 46 d) 50

31. In the given figure, 𝐴𝑋: 𝑋𝐵 = 3: 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑋𝑌 ∥ 𝐵𝐶

A

X Y

B C

(i) ∆ AXY is similar to ∆ABC by the theorem

a) SAS b) AAA c) SSS d) AAS
32. (ii) The ratio 𝐴𝑋: 𝐴𝐵 is
1 3 3 5
a) b) c) d)
5 8 5 8

33. (iii) The length of BC. If the length of XY is 18 cm

a) 44 cm b) 46 cm c) 48 cm d) 50 cm
34. (iv) The ratio between the area of trapezium XBCY and triangle ABC
64 55 48 1
a) b) c) d)
55 64 55 3
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