1st Preliminary Examination

CBSE Std. X
Time : 3 Hrs. Mathematics Marks : 80

General Instructions :
(i) This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
(ii) Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
(iii) Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
(iv) Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
(v) Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
(vi) 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.
(vii) All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 questions of 5 marks, 2 questions 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
(viii) Draw neat figures wherever required. Take S =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A
This section consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. Zeroes of a polynomial can be determined graphically. No. of zeroes of a polynomial is equal to the no. of points
where the graph of polynomial 1
(a) intersects y-axis (b) intersects x-axis
(c) intersects y-axis or intersects x-axis (d) none of these
2. The product of two successive integral multiples of 5 is 300. Then the numbers are 1
(a) 25, 30 (b) 10, 15 (c) 30, 35 (d) 15, 20
3. Four vertices of a parallelogram taken in order are (–3, –1), (a, b), (3, 3) and (4, 3). What will be the ratio of a
to b? 1
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 1
4. A man is standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above water level. He observes the angle of elevation of the
top of a hill as 45º and the angle of depression of the base of the hill as 30º. Calculate the distance of the hill from
the ship and the height of the hill. 1
(a) 17.32 m, 27.3 m (b) 18.32 m, 28.3 m
(c) 17.89 m, 28.3 m (d) 8.32 m, 29.2 m
5. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm is 1
(a) 18S cm2 (b) 12S cm2 (c) 9S cm2 (d) 14S cm2
6. The mean of x – 5y, x – 3y, x – y, x + y, x + 3y and x + 5y is 22. Then, the value of x is
(a) 13 (b) 22 (c) 6y (d) 3y
7. The probability that a leap year will have 53 Friday's or 53 Saturday's is 1
2 1 4 3
(a) 7
(b) 7
(c) 7
(d) 7
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8. Find the value of x such that x2 is irrational but x4 is rational 1

(a) 2 (b) 3 2 (c) 4 2 (d) 2
9. If in the equation x + 2y = 10, the value of y is 6, then the value of x will be 1
(a) –2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
10. If tan4 T + tan2 T = 1, then the value of cos4 T + cos2 T is 1
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 1 (d) 2
11. The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 4 cm is 1
(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 8 cm
12. To divide a line segment AB in the ratio 5 : 7, first a ray AX is drawn so that ‘BAX is an acute angle then at equal
distance points are marked on the ray AX such that the minimum number of these point is 1
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12
13. Two equations in two variables taken together are called 1
(a) linear equations (b) quadratic equations
(c) simultaneous equations (d) none of these
14. The first term of an A.P is 15 and the last term is 85. If the sum of all terms is 750, what is the 6th term? 1
(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 45 (d) 55
15. In 'PQR, if PQ = 6 cm, PR = 8 cm, QS = 3 cm, and PS is the bisector of ‘QPR, what is the length of QR? 1
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 7
16. The volume of a sphere is 4851 cm3. Its diameter is 1
(a) 3.5 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 14 cm (d) 21 cm
17. Which of the following can not be determined graphically? 1
(a) Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) None of these
18. If the ratio of the roots of the equation 4x2– 6x + p = 0 is 1 : 2 then the value of p is 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) –2 (d) –1
19. 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.
Statement A (Assertion): If product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 17, then their LCM is 340
Statement R( Reason) : HCF is always a factor of LCM 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 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.
20. Statement A (Assertion): If the co-ordinates of the mid-points of the sides AB and AC of 'ABC are D(3,5) and
E(-3,-3) respectively then BC = 20 units
Statement R( Reason) : The line joining the mid points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and
equal to half of it. 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 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.
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SECTION B
This section consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.

21. Solve x + y = 14; x – y = 4 pair of linear equations by the substitution method. 2

22. In the given fig., if LM || CB and 2

AM AN
LN || CD, prove that =
AB AD

23. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel. 2
24. Find the radius of a circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of the two circumference of two circles of radii
15 cm and 18 cm. 2
OR
Find the area of the shaded region in figure, if ABCD is a square
of side 14 cm and APD and BPC are semicircles.
25. If tan 2A = cot (A–18º), where 2A is an acute angle, find the value of A. 2
OR
Evaluate : sin 25º cos 65º + cos 25º sin 65º

SECTION C
This section consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

26. Prove that 5 is irrational. 3

1
27. Find a quadratic polynomial with the numbers , –1 as the sum and product of its zeroes respectively.. 3
4

28. Is it possible to design a rectangular mango grove whose length is twice its breadth, and the area is 800 m2? If so,
find its length and breadth. 3
OR
Is it possible to design a rectangular park of perimeter 80 m and area 400 m2? If so, find its length and breadth.
1 – cos θ
29. Prove that : (cosec T – cot T)2 = 1 + cos θ 3
30. Prove that the perpendicular at the point of contact to the tangent to a circle passes through the centre.
OR
Prove that, "Tangent segments drawn from an external point to a circle are congruent".
31. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball is double that of a red

ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag. 3

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SECTION D
This section consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each

32. A round table cover has six equal designs as shown in figure. 5
If the radius of the cover is 28 cm, find the cost of making the
designs at the rate of L0.35 per cm2. (Use 3 = 1.73)
OR
A brooch is made with silver wire in the form of a circle with diameter
35 mm. The wire is also used in making 5 diameters which divide the circle
into 10 equal sectors as shown in figure.
Find :
(i) The total length of the silver wire required.
` (ii) The area of each sector of the brooch.
33. Two line segments AB and AC includes an angle of 600 , where AB = 5cm and AC = 7 cm .Locate point 5
3 1
P and Q on AB and AC respectively such that AP = AB and AQ = AC . Join P and Q and measure the lengthPQ.
4 4

34. The angles of a quadrilateral are in A. P and the greatest angle is double the least. Find the angles of a quadrilateral.5
OR
An A.P consists of 37 terms. The sum of the three middle most terms is 225 and the sum of the last three is 429.
Find the A.P
35. A life insurance agent found the following data for distribution of ages of 100 policy holders. Calculate the median
age, if policies are given only to persons having age 18 years onwards but less than 60 year. 5
Age (in years) Below Below Below Below Below Below Below Below Below
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Number of
2 6 24 45 78 89 92 98 100
policy holders

SECTION E
Case study based questions are compulsory.

36. The Pacific Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where
many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. In a large horseshoe shape, it is
associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and
volcanic belts and plate movements.

Fault Lines : Large faults within the Earth’s crust result from the action of plate
tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates. Energy
release associated with rapid movement on active faults is the cause of most
earthquakes.

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Positions of some countries in the Pacific ring of fire is shown in the square grid below.

(i) The distance between the point country A and country B is 1

(ii) The distance of the country M from the x-axis is 1
(iii) Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the country C and country D 2
OR
What are the co-ordinates of the country lying on the mid-point of country A and country D ?

37. Anjali’s mother starts a new book shop. To display she put 5 books in 1st row, 7 books in 2nd row and 9 books
in 3rd row and so on the basic of given information answer the following questions.
(i) On the next day she arrange x pairs of books in 12 rows then x is 1
(ii) Find the books in 25th row. 1
th th
(iii) Find the total number of books in 10 and 15 rows. 2
OR
If she puts 3 books in first row, then 5 books in second row then find number of books in 30th row?
38. Authority wants to construct a slide in a lotus park for children. The slide was to be constructed for children
below the age of 12 years. Authority prefers the top of slide at a height of 4 m above the ground and inclined at an
angle of 30º to the ground. Based on the following figure related to the slide answer the questions.
(i) The distance of AB is 1
(ii) Find the value of (sin C × cos A) is 1
(iii) In the figure if AB + BC = 25 cm and AC = 5 cm then the value of BC is 2
OR
1
If cos A = 2 , then the value of 12 cos2 A – 2 is

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