AMRITA VIDYALA YAM

AMRITA PUSHP VIHAR, NEW DELHI

IDYALAYAM SESSION 2022-23
PREBOARD-1 EXAMINATION

CLASS: X SUBJECT:MATHEMATICS
TIME ALLOWED: - 3 HRS.
MAX. MARKS: 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
2. Section A has 20 McQs carrying I 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 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of3
marks and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided.
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8. Draw neat figures whenever required. Take n = whenever required if not stated.
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. Two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p=x*y' and q=r3y3, x and y
are prime numbers. What is the LCM of
p and q?
(a) ry2 (b) y2 (c) x*s (d) xy
f i s a root of the equation r + kx - / = 0, then the value of k is

(a) 2 (b)-2 (c) (d)

3. The value of u for which (r +4x + ) is a perfect square, is
(a) 16 (b) 9 (c)1 (d) 4
4. The value of k for which the equations 3x - y +8 =0 and 6x - ky=-16 represent
coincident lines is
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d) -2
5. I f P 4 ) is the mid-point ofthe line segment joining the points Q (-6, 5) and 1
R(-2, 3), then the value of a is
(a) - 4 (b) -6 (c) 12 (d)-12
6. AABC APOR, if AM and PN are altitudes of AABC and APQR respectively and 1
AB2: PQ2=4:9, then AM: PN =
(a)3:2 (b) 16:81 (c) 4:9 (d)2 3
7. What is the value of3 sin 600 1
tan 300 tan 600
(a) (b) (d)
8. Given thatsin 8 =then cos 0 is equal to 1
b
(a) h - (b) (
9.
b
(d)2
In the given figure, DE II BC, AE = a units, EC= b units, DE = x units, and BC= y 1

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 units. Which of the following is true?

B
(a) X= t b)8 X=a is:
6 and 4 cm
10. The length of the altitude of an isosceles triangle of sides 6 cm,
cm

(c) 6V2 cm (d) 2v2 cm

(a) 42 cm (b) 5V2 cm
11. The distance of the point P(2, 3) from the x- axis is
(c) I units (d) 5 units
(a) 2 units (b) 3 units
12. From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q
from the centre is 25 cm. The radius of the circle is
(a) 7 em (b) 4 cm (c) 9 em (d) 10 cm
13. If 3 cos A = 1, then find the value of cosec A

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(a) (b) (c)a
3 (d)
14. If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then the radius of
the circle is
(a) 2units (b) Tt units (c) 4 units (d) 7 units
15. If the area of a circle is 154 cm2, then its perimeter is
(a) 11 cm (b) 22 cnm (c) 44 cm (d) 55 cm
16. The probability of drawing at random a green coloured ball from a bag
containing 6 red and 5 black ball

(a) 0 (b) (C) (d) 1

17. Find the class marks of the class 45-60.

(a) 36.4 (b) 7.5 (c) 52.5 (d) 50

18. The value f 1+ tane 1

oi
+ cot20
(a) tan' (b) cos0 (c)1 + sin20 (d) 0

DIRECTION: In the question 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed

by a statement of reason (R).
Choose the correet option as
(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) are true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) are false but reason (R) is true.
19. Statement A (Aertion): There are infinite number of lines which passes through 1
(1, 13).
Statement R (Reason): A linear equation in two variables has infinitely many
solutions.

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 similar triangles a r e always congruent.
Statement A (Assertion): Two
20.
similar triangles are said to be congruent
if their
Statement R (Reason): Two
areas are equal.
SECTION - B

(Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each)

values of and y. 2
21. In figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Find the x

x +Y C
D

14 cm
X -y

A B
30 cm
AM AN
22. In the figure, ifLM II CB and LN || CD, prove that
AD

23. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel. 2

24. A chord of a circle of radius 12 cm subtends an angle of 120" at the centre. Find 2
the area of the corresponding segment of the circle. (Uset = 3.14 and

3 1.732)
OR
Find the area of the major sector of a circle with radius 4 cm and of angle 30
(Usen= 3.14)
2.
FindA and B, if sin (A 3
+ 2 B) =and cos ( A + B) =;
OR
(1+cos A)( 1 -cos A) =find the value of tan A.
SECTION - C

(Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each)

26. Prove that 2/3 -4 is an irrational number, usingthe fact that v3 is an irrational 33
number.

27. The sum of two numbers, as well as, the differenee of their squares is 9.Find the 3
numbers
OR
For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely
many solutions?
12x +k y - k =0
kx+3y-(k-3)=0;

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28. Provethat: 7 + tan'A + cotA

sec A)'
=

A)+ ( cos A +
sin A + cosec

rhombus.
a circle is a
circumscribing
29. Prove that the parallelogram
OR toa
from an external point
between the two tangents drawn
Prove that theangle subtended by the line- segment
joining the
circle is supplementary to
the angle
points of contact at the centre. the 3
times the other, find
30. If one zero of the polynomial 3x -

8x + 2k + 1 is seven

value of k.
31. A number is selected at random from the numbers
x
1, 2, 3 and 4. Another
number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16.Find the
probability that product ofx and y is less than 16.
SECTION - D

(Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each)

32. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed due to bad weather. Its average speed 5

for the trip was reduced by 200 km/ h and time of flight inereased by 30 minutes.
Find the original duration of flight.
OR
An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km
between Delhi and Mumbai ( without taking into consideration the time they stop
at intermediate stations).Ifthe average speed of the express train is 11 km/h more
than that of the passenger train, find the average speed of the tvo trains.
33. A juice seller was serving his customers using glasses. 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 n = 3. 14)

OR
A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and the radius of its
top, which is open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim. When lead shots,
each of which is a sphere of radius 0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one-fourth
of the water flows out. Find the number of lead shots dropped in the vessel
34. Sides AB and AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional 5
to sides PQ and PR and median PM of another triangle PQR. Show that
AABC APQR.
A

R
B D M

35. In a class test, marks obtained by 120 students are given in the following 5
frequency distribution table. It is given that the miean is 59, find the missing
frequencies x and y.

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 Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-4040-50 50-60 60-7 70-8080-90 90-100
No. 0
3 10 15 27 18
students

SECTION - E

(Case Study Based Questions)

(Section E consists of3 questions. All are
compulsory)
36. In the sport of cricket the Captain sels the field according to a plan. He instnucts the players to 4
take a position al a particular place. There are two reasons to set a cricket field-to take wickets
and to stop runs being scored.
The following graph shows the position of players during a cncket match.
() Find the coordinate of the point on y-axis which are equidistant from the points representing
the players at Cover P(2. -5) and Mid-wicket Q-2,9)
(i) Find the ratio in which x-axis divides the linesegment joining the points Extra CoverS(3, -

3)andFine Leg (-2,7).

Si
WicketkcepPer
HirdMan

lGully Squafe
Leg
Hoint

Cover:
Mid
Ji
Wickat
EExtra
Coven

Md On
37. Anita's mother start a new shoe shop. To display the shoes, she put 3 pairs of shoes in Ist row, 5
pairs in 2nd row, 7 pairs in 3rd row and so on.

SALE

On the basis of above information, answer the fallowing questions.

) If she puls a total of l20 pairs of shoes, then find the number ol rows required.
10th row
(i) What is the difference of pairs of shoes in 17th row and

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PRE BOARD -1 EXAMINATIONN
X SUBJECT:-MATHEMATICS
 of 88.2 m 4
with the wind in a horizontal line at height
a
A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving
of the girl at any instant is
38.
The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes
from the ground. below figure).
elevation reduces to 30° (sec the
60°. After 30 seconds, the angle of

88.2 m

iS.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions. (Take v3 =1.732)
ti) Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval.
(ii) Find the speed of the balloon.

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