MIDTERM EXAMINATION - SEPTEMBER 2022

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
Class: 10 Max. Marks: 80
No. of Pages: 07 Time Allowed: 3 hrs

SET 2
General Instructions:
1) This question paper contains two parts A and B.
2) Both Part A and Part B have internal choices.
Part A
1) It consists of 2 sections I and II.
2) Section I has 16 questions of 1 mark each.
3) Section II has 6 questions on case study. Each case study has 5 case – based sub- parts.
An examinee is to attempt any 4 out of 5 sub parts.
Part B
1) Question 23-28 (section – III) are each of 2 marks.
2) Question 29 -34 (Section – IV) are 3 marks each.
3) Question 35 & 36 (Section V) are 5 marks each.
4) Internal choice is provided in 2 questions of 2 marks, 2 questions of 3 marks and 1 question of
5 marks.

PART A - SECTION – I 16x1M=16M

Choose the correct option:
1) If HCF (a, b) = 12, and ab = 1800, then LCM(a, b)
a) 3600 b) 900 c) 150 d) 90
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2) If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 2x2  8x  m is , then the other zero is
2
3 −3 15 −15
a) b) c) d)
2 2 2 2
3) Which of the following equation is inconsistent?
y
a) 3x – y = 8 ; x =3
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b) 4x + 3y = 24 ; 2x + 3y = 6
c) 5x – y = 10 ; 10x 2y = 20
d) 2x +3y = 6 ; 4x + 3y =10
4) In the given figure DE|| BC so that AD= 2.4 cm,
AE= 3.2 cm , EC = 4.8 cm, then AB = ______
a) 3.6 cm b) 6 cm c) 6.4 cm d) 1.6 cm
5) If 2x, x +10, 3x + 2 are in AP , then the value of x is
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
6) The product of the roots of the equation x2 – 8x +k =0 is 12, then the value of k is
a) 8 b) 12 c) 8 d) 12
7) If p and q are prime numbers, then HCF (p,q) and LCM (p,q) will be
a) 1,p b) 1,q c) 1,pq d) 1, p/q

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 8) If the common difference of an AP is 3, then a20 – a15 =
a) 12 b) 12 c) 15 d) 15

Solve the following

9) For what value of k, the pair of linear equations 2x – y – 3 = 0 ; 2kx +7y  5 = 0 has
unique solution.
10) If the roots of the equation x2 + 4x – k =0 are real and distinct, find the value of k.
11) Find the 6th term of the AP √ 5 , √ 20 , √ 45 …….
12) Find the nature of roots of the quadratic equation: 8x2 – 4x +3 =0
13) For the equation x – 2y = 6, write another equation in two variables such that the
geometric representation of the set of equation is intersecting lines.
14) Two numbers are in the ratio 15:11. If their HCF is 5, then find the numbers.
15) XY is drawn parallel to the base BC of  ABC cutting AB at X and AC at Y. If
AB is 4 times BX and YC = 2 cm, then find the value of AY.
16) Find the 10th term from the end of the AP 4, 9, 14…………254.
SECTION II
Read the following passages and answer any four questions out of five for each:

Case Study – 1
17) A mathematics exhibition is being conducted in your school and one of your friends is
making a model of a factor tree. He has some difficulty and asks for your help in
completing a quiz for the audience. Observe the following factor tree and answer
the following.

a) What will be the value of X?

i) 15005 ii) 13915 iii) 56920 iv) 17429
b) What will the value of Y?
i) 23 ii) 22 iii) 11 iv) 19
c) What will be the value of Z?
i) 23 ii) 22 iii) 17 iv) 19
d) According to fundamental theorem of arithmetic 13915 is a
i) composite number ii) prime number
iii) neither prime nor composite number iv) even number

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 e) The prime factorization of 13915 is
i) 5x 113 x132 (ii) 5 x 113 x 232
iii) 5 x 112 x 23 iv) 5 x 112 x132

Case Study – 2
18) In a math activity period,
Akash’s math teacher
told him to draw the
graph of a quadratic
polynomial. He draws
the graph as shown

a) Zeroes of the polynomial represented by the graph are

i) 3 and -5 ii) -5 and 3 iii) 3 and 5 iv) 3 and 5
b) Name the shape drawn by Akash.
i) Semicircle ii) Parabola iii) Circle iv) Curve
c) The graph opens upwards because
i) a < 0 ii) a ≤ 0 iii) a> 0 iv) a ≥ 0
d) The polynomial represented by the above graph is
i) x2 +2x +15 ii) x2 – 2x –15 iii) x2 – 2x +15 iv) x2 +2x – 15
e) The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial √ 3 x2 +10 x +7 √ 3 are
−7 −7 +7 7
i) , −√ 3 ii) , √3 iii) , √3 iv) , −√ 3
√3 √3 √3 √3

Case Study – 3
19) From a shop, Sudhir bought 2 books of Mathematics and 3 books of Physics of class
X for Rs.850 and Suman bought 3 books of Mathematics and 2 books of Physics of
Class X for Rs.900. Consider the price of 1 book of Mathematics and that of 1 books
of Physics as x and y respectively.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

a) The situation faced by Sudhir algebraically is

i) 2x + 3y = 850 ii) 3x + 2y = 850
iii) 2x  3y = 850 iv) 3x 2y = 850
b) The situation faced by Suman algebraically is
i) 2x+3y = 90 ii) 3x+2y = 900 iii) 2x  3y =90 iv) 3x  2y = 900
c) The price of one physics book is
i) Rs.80 ii) Rs100 iii) Rs.150 iv) Rs.200

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 d) The price of one mathematics book is
i) Rs.80 ii) Rs.100 iii) Rs.150 iv) Rs.200
e) The system of linear equation represented by above situation has
i) unique solution ii) no solution
iii) infinitely many solution iv) two solution
Case Study – 4
20) Your elder brother wants to buy a car and plans to take loan from a bank for his car.
He repays his total loan by paying every month, starting with the first instalment of
Rs.1000/-. If he increases the installment by Rs.100 every month. Answer the
following questions.

a) The AP formed for the given situation is

(i) 100, 200, 300 …………. (ii) 1000, 2000, 3000, …………
(iii) 1000, 1100, 1200 …………. (iv) 100, 110, 120 ………….
b) Find the value of his 30th installment
(i) Rs.3000 (ii) Rs. 3200 (iii) Rs. 3600 (iv) Rs.3900
c) By how much is the 51st installment more than the 40th installment?
(i) Rs. 1000 (ii) Rs. 1100 (iii) Rs.900 (iv) Rs. 1200
d) In which month would he be paying Rs. 5600 as his installment?
(i) 45th month (ii) 46th month (iii) 47th month (iv) 48th month
e) If he increases his installment by Rs. 200 every month instead of Rs.100, in
which month would he be paying Rs. 9000 as his installment?
(i) 40th month (ii) 41st month (iii) 42nd month (iv) 43rd month

Case Study – 5

21) In an auditorium, seats are arranged in rows and columns. The number of rows is
equal to number of seats in each row. When the number of rows are doubled and
the number of seats in each row is reduced by 10, the total number of seats
increases by 300.

a) If x is taken as number of rows in original arrangement, write the quadratic

equation that describes the situation.
i) x2 – 20 x + 300 = 0 ii) x2 – 20 x – 300 =0
iii) x2 + 20 x + 300 =0 iv) x2 + 20 x – 300 =0
b) How many number of rows are there in the original arrangement?
i) 20 rows ii) 40 rows iii) 30 rows iv) 50 rows
c) How many number of seats are there in the auditorium in original arrangement?
i) 900 seats ii) 800 seats iii) 1600 seats iv) 2500 seats

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 d) How many number of seats are there in the auditorium after rearrangement?
i) 1000 seats ii) 1100 seats iii) 1300 seats iv) 1200 seats
e) How many number of columns are there in the auditorium after rearrangement?
i) 30 ii) 20 iii) 10 iv) 40

Case Study – 6

22) Tania is very intelligent in Math. She always

tries to relate the concept of math in daily
life. One day she plans to cross a river and
wants to know how far it is to the other
side. She takes measurements on her side of
the river and makes the drawing as shown
below.
a) Which of the similarity criterion is used in solving the above problem?
i) ASA rule ii) AA rule iii) SSS rule iv) SSA rule
b) Consider the following statement
S1 : ACB = DCE
S2 : BAC = CDE
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
i) S1 and S2 both ii) S1 only iii) S2 only iv) None of the statements
c) Consider the following statement.
AB CA
S3 : DE = CD

BC AB
S4 : DE = DE

CA CB
S5 : CD = CE

Which of the above statements are correct?

i) S3 and S5 ii) S4 and S5 iii) S3 and S4 iv) All three
d) What is the distance x across the river?
i) 30 ft ii) 32 ft iii) 36 ft iv) 38 ft
e) What is the approximate length of AD shown in the figure?
i) 113 ft ii) 110 ft iii) 120 ft iv) 115 ft

PART B – SECTION III 6X2M=12M

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23) (a) Solve the following pair of linear equations.
4x – 3y – 21 =0
5x + 2y – 9 = 0
OR
(b) For which value of p will the following pair of linear equations have no solution?
3x + y = 1
(2p – 1) x + ( p –1) y = 2p +1

24) The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than the denominator. If 2 is added to both
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numerator and denominator, then the sum of new and original fraction is . Form
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the quadratic equation for this situation

25) (a) In the given figure, PQ || BC, AP = 3x-2,

PB = 7x-5, AQ = 5x-4 and QC = 5x-3,
find the value of x.
OR
(b) In the given figure, D and E are points on sides
AC and AB of  ABC such that
B = ADE.
Prove that AB x DE = AD x BC.

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26) Solve for x :
x+ 4
- x−7
= 30
; x≠ -4 , x≠ 7

27) If 8th of an AP is 31 and 15th term is 59, find the AP.

28) Find the value of k so that the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial
3x2 + (2k+1) x  k + 5 is equal to the product of zeroes.

Section IV 6x3M=18M
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29) (a) Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 3 mins. If one pipe takes
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3 minutes more than the other to fill the cistern, find the time in which each pipe
would fill the cistern.
OR
(b) A plane takes 30 minutes less for a journey of 1500 km, if its speed is increased by

100 km/hr from the usual speed. Find the usual speed.
30) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + x  20 and verify the relation
between the zeroes and its coefficients.

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31) For which values of p and q will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely
many solutions.
4x + 5y = 2
(2p +7q) x + (p + 8q) y = 2q  p + 1
32) (a) How many three – digit numbers are divisible by 6?
OR
(b) The 8 term of an AP is 45 and sum of its 12th and 13th terms is 177.
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Find the common difference of the AP.

33) Prove that 3+2√ 2 is an irrational number.
34) The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr. It can go 15 km upstream and 22 km
downstream in 5 hours. Find the speed of the stream

SECTION V 2X5M= 10M

35) (a) The cost of 2 pencils and 1 eraser on a day was found to be Rs.10. After a month
the cost of 4 pencils and 2 erasers is Rs.18
(i) Represent the situation algebraically and geometrically
(ii) Give the algebraic interpretation for the system of equations.
OR
(b) The cost of 3 chocolates and 2 candies on a day was found to be Rs.20.
After a month the cost of 6 chocolates and 4 candies is Rs.35.
(i) Represent the situation algebraically and geometrically
(ii) Give the algebraic interpretation for the system of equations.

36) (a) Prove ‘ In a triangle, a line drawn parallel to one side to intersect the other two
sides in distinct points then it divides the other two sides in the same ratio.”
(b) In the given figure ABCD is a trapezium with AB|| DC, find the value of x.

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