CBSE_Pre - Final Exam X – CLASS

PRE - FINAL - IV EXAMINATION

Class : X (Set - 1) BOARD : CBSE Max. Marks : 80
Subject : Mathematics (Standard) Time : 3 Hrs.

General Instructions :
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Short Answer - I (SA - I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer - II (SA - II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
6. Section E has Case Based integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with sub - parts of
the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 2 marks, 2 Qs of 3
marks and 2 Questions of 5 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in
the 2 marks questions of Section E.
8. Draw neat figures whereever required. Take π = 22 / 7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION - A
Multiple Choice Questions 20 × 1 = 20 M

1. The graph of a polynomial p(y) is shown in figure, then the number of its zeroes is [ ]
a) 3 Y

b) 1
X| O X
c) 2
d) 4 Y|
2. The system of equations 2x + 3y – 7 = 0 and 6x + 5y – 11 = 0 has [ ]
a) Unique solution b) No solution
c) Infinitely many solutions d) None of these

3. The quadratic equation 2 x 2 − 5 x + 1 = 0 has [ ]

a) two distinct real roots b) two equal real roots
c) no real roots d) more than 2 real roots
4. In the given figure, DE || BC. The value of EC is [ ]
A
a) 1.5 cm
cm

1 cm
5

E
1.

D
b) 3 cm
cm

c) 2 cm
3

d) 1 cm B C
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AB BC
5. If in ΔABC and ΔDEF , = , then ΔABC ~ ΔDEF when [ ]
DE FD
a) ∠A=∠F b) ∠A=∠D c) ∠B=∠D d) ∠B=∠E
6. The mid-point of the line-segment AB is P(0,4), if the coordinates of B are (-2, 3) then the co-
ordinates of A are [ ]
a) (2, 5) b) (-2,-5) c) (2, 9) d) (-2,11)
7. The probability that a non-leap year has 53 Sundays is [ ]
6 1 5
a) b) c) d) None of these
7 7 7
8. If tan 45°– cos 30° = x sin45°cos45°, then x =
2 2
[ ]
1 1
a) 2 b) –2 c) − d)
2 2

9. The value of 5 tan2A – 5 sec2 A + 3 is [ ]

a) 8 b) – 2 c) 2 d) – 8
10. If 8 tan x = 15, then sin x – cos x is equal to [ ]
8 17 1 7
a) b) c) d)
17 7 17 17

11. The length of the tangent drawn from a point 8cm away from the centre of a circle of radius
6 cm is [ ]
a) 7 cm b) 2 7 cm c) 10 cm d) 5 cm
12. The area of a circle whose area and circumference are numerically equal, is [ ]
a) 2π sq.units b) 4π sq.units c) 6π sq.units d) 8π sq.units
13. In the given figure, TP and TQ are tangetns to the circle with centre O such that ∠POQ =
110º, then ∠PTQ = [ ]
a) 90° P

b) 70° 110º T
O
c) 250°
d) 100° Q

14. If the volume of a hemisphere is 18πcm3 , then its radius is [ ]

a) 12 cm b) 3 cm c) 6 cm d) 4.5 cm
15. The class marks of classes 10 - 25 and 35 - 55 respectively are [ ]
a) 16,45.5 b) 16.5, 44.5 c) 17.5, 45 d) none

∑ fi ui
16. In the formula x = a + h , for finding the mean of grouped frequency distribution ui is
∑ fi
equal to [ ]
xi + a xi − a
a) b) c) h( xi − a ) d) h( xi + a )
h h
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17. From an external point P, k tangents can be drawn to a circle. The value of k is [ ]
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) Infinite
18. If the perimeter of a semi-circular protractor is 36cm, then its diameter is [ ]
a) 10 cm b) 12 cm c) 14 cm d) 16 cm

19. Assertion (A) : 5 is an irrational number [ ]

Reason (R) : The square root of all positive integers is irrationals
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 but 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. Assertion (A) : The value of y is 6, for which the distance between the points P(2, –3) and
Q(10, y) is 10.
Reason (R) : Distance between two given points A(x1, y1) and B(x2, y2) is given by
AB = ( x2 − x1 )2 + ( y2 − y1 )2 [ ]
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 but 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.

SECTION - B
Answer the following Questions 5 × 2 = 10 M
21. Check whether 12th can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.
22. Solve the following pair of linear equations :
3x– 5y = 4
2y + 7 = 9x
23. In figure a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 6 cm, BC
= 7cm and CD = 4 cm. Find AD.

C
D

A B

1
24. If tan(A + B) = 3 and tan(A – B) = ; 0° < A + B ≤ 90° find A and B.
3
(OR)

1 + sin A
Prove that = secA + tanA.
1 − sin A
25. Find the area of the quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22cm.
(OR)
Find the area swept by 7 cm long minute hand of a clock in 10 minutes ?

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SECTION - C
Answer the following Questions 6 × 3 = 18 M
26. Prove that 3 is an irrational number.
27. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x2 – 4x – 5 then find the value of α 2 + β 2 .
28. Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
(OR)
Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of chord of the larger circle
which touches the smaller circle.
29. Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at
the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5
hours. If they travel towards each other they meet in 1 hour. What are the speeds of the two
cars ?
(OR)
Solve graphically the pair of linear equations : 3x – 2y + 7 = 0 ; 2x + 3y – 4 = 0. Also, shade the
region enclosed by these lines and x - axis.
1 − cos θ
30. Prove that (cosec θ – cot θ )2 = .
1 + cos θ
31. One card is drawn from a well - shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting.
i) a king of red colour ii) the queen of diamonds iii) an ace

SECTION - D
Answer the following Questions 4 × 5 = 20 M
32. The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance
covered. For a distance of 10 km, the charge paid is < 105 and for a journey of 15 km, the
charge paid is < 155. What are the fixed charges and the charges per km? How much does a
person have to pay for travelling a distance of 25 km?
(OR)
A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 10 km/h
faster, it would have taken 2 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower
by 10 km/h, it would have taken 3 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the distance
covered by the train.
33. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct
points, prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
34. A solid is in the shape of a cone surmounted on a hemisphere. The radius of each of them
being 3.5 cm and the total height of the solid is 9.5 cm. Find the volume of the solid.
(OR)
From a solid cylinder whose height is 15 cm and the diameter is 16 cm, a conical cavity of the
same height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of remaining solid.
(Give your answer in terms of π )
35. If the median of the following distribution is 46, find the missing frequencies p and q if the
total frequency is 230.
Marks 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70 70 - 80
Frequency 12 30 p 65 q 25 18

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SECTION - E
Case Study Based Questions 3 × 4 = 12 M
36. India is competitive manufacturing location due to the low cost of manpower and strong
technical and engineering capabilities contributing to higher quality production runs. The
production of TV sets in a factory increases uniformly by a fixed number every year. It
produced 16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th year.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

i) Find the production during first year. [ 1M ]
ii) Find the production during 8th year. [ 2M ]
(OR)
In which year, the production is Rs. 29,200
iii) Find the production during first 3 years. [ 1M ]
37. A group of students of class X visited India Gate on an education trip. The teacher and students
had interest in history as well. The teacher narrated that India Gate, official name Delhi
Memorial, originally called All-India War Memorial, monumental sandstone arch in New
Delhi, dedicated to the troops of British India who died in wars fought between 1914 and
1919. The teacher also said that India Gate, which is located at the eastern end of the Rajpath
(formerly called the Kingsway), is about 138 feet (42 metres ) in height.

i) What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of 42 m away from the
monument? [ 1M ]
ii) They want to see the tower at an angle of 60°. So, they want to know the distance where they
should stand and hence find the distance. [ 2M ]
(OR)
If the altitude of the Sun is at 60°, then find the height of the vertical tower that will cast a
shadow of length 20 m ?
iii) What is called the angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when the object is
below the horizontal level? [ 1M ]
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8
7
6 Neena
5 Karan
4
3 Akash
38. 2
Binu
1 Enter
A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Karan went to the Lab near to his home for COVID 19 test along with his family members.
The seats in the waiting area were as per the norms of distancing during this pandemic (as
shown in the above figure). His family member took their seats surrounded by red circular
area.
i) Considering A as the origin, what are the coordinates of A? [ 1M ]
ii) What is the distance between Neena and Karan ? [ 2M ]
(OR)
Determine the shape of the figure we get on joining the points where Karan’s family mem-
bers are seated.
iii) What will be the coordinates of a point exactly between Akash and Binu where a person can be
seated? [ 1M ]

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