VERMA COACHINGCENTRE

INSTITUTE OF
APREMIER (CBSE BOARD)
FOR CLASS IX & X
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
CLASS-10-MATHEMATICS-SET-A
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5
Sections A-E
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark
each
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 markseach.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
1, 1 and 2
2ssessment (04 marks each) with sub- parts of the values of
ceon E nas 3 case based integrated units of
marks each respectively.
7. AllQuestions are compulsory.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required.
SECTION A
mark each.
Section AconsisÊS of 20 questions of l
Four years
9 The father's age is six times his son's age.
Three vertices of a rhombus, taken in order, are (2, -1), times his son.
hence, the age of the father will be four
(3, 4) and (-2, 3). Then the fourth vertex, is : father.
(a) (3, 2) (6) (-3,2) (c) (3, -2) The present ages (in years) of the son and the
() (-3, -2) respectively, are :
2. If sec + tan =x, then lan = (a) 4 and 24 (b)'5 and 30
*-1 2x .(d) 3 and 24
(a) (c) 6 and 36
(a) (6) (c)
2-1
2x
10. If the roots of ax' + bx + c= )are equal, then the
3 The probability of getting a multiple of two on the first value of c, is :
dice and a multiple of three on the other dice, in a
simultaneous throw of two dice, is : b
(a) 2a (b) 2a
5
(a) (6) 36 (c) (d) 36
6 36
(c) (a)
In the figure, O is 4a 4a
the centre of a
11. The6h term from the end of the A.P.5,2, -1, -4, ... -34,
circle, PO is a chord
is:
and PT is the tangent
(a) -16 (b)-19 (c) -22 () -25
at P.
12, The perimeter ofa triangle with vertices (0, 3), (4, 0)
If ZPOQ = 100°,
then TPQ is equal and (0, 0), is:
to (a) 7 units (b) 4 units (c) 12 units, (a)3 units
(c) 90° () 100°
13. In the given figure, the value: of x is :
(a) 40° (6) 50°
5 A cow is tied to a pole with a 10 m long rope. The cow
moves keeping the rope tight. Then the area of the ground
swept by the rope, is
(a) 314 m² (b) 157. 14 m²
(c) 314.28 m² (d) 235.71m2
6. A rectangle and a circle have the same
perimeter. The 4cm C
sides of the rectangle are 26 crm and 18 cm. Then arca
18 cm

of the circle, is : (a) 4 cm (b) S cmn (a) 3 cm

(c) 8 cmn
(a) 308 cm? (b) 1232 cm (c) 616 cm² (a) 88cm? 4sin - cos0
number p and 7 is the
7. If 3is the least prime factor of prime
14. If 4tan =3, then isequal to
4sin + cos
least prime factor of number g, then the least
factor of (p + g), is : 1 3
(a) (b) (c) 2 () 4
(a) 10 (b)4 (c) 2 () 5 3 3
15. Acubical ice-cream brick of edge 22 cm is to oe
value of
8 If x =$ec A and y = q tan A, then (he distributed among some children by filling ice-creai
2r22,2 is equal to
cones of radius 2 cm and height 7 cm upto its brim.
(c)p² + q' (a) p +q How many children w1l get the
(a) pg ice-cream cones
(a) 163
(b)363 (c) 263 () 463
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Consider the data : Clhoose the correct option

Class 19, Statement A (Assertion) : If-54s a root of

Frequenc÷ 0has equal
65 -85 21 + 2px- 15 0 and p(r t *) +.k
85-105 roots, then 8k 7
105 -125 13 statement R (Reason) : If ax br +t =0,:a'0is a
125 -145 20
145 -165 14 quadratlc equation, thenx -htb ac.
165 -185 2a
7
185- 20S (a) Both assertion (A) arxd reaITI (R) are true and reason (R)
4
is the correct explanation of agsertion (A)
The ditference of the upper limit of the median clasS
and the lowerlimit of the modal (b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R)
(a) 0
olass is is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(b)19 (c) 20 () 38 (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) i3 false.
17. The integers from lto 30 both inclusive are
written on
cards and these cards are well mixed and put in a () Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
box.
The probability of getting an cven numbered card is : 20. Statement A(Assertiorn): lfa right-angled triang!le ABC
with sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm is revolved about the
(a) 2 side 12 cm, then the volume of the solid so obtained is
6 (c) 2 (d) 240rn cm,
18, In the figure, PQ is the Statement R (Reason) :The volume of ahemisphere is
diameter of the circle with
Centre O and PT is a tangent 2425 2 cm'. Then its curved sur face area is 693 em.
such that ZPOR = 58°. Then
ZPTQ is equal to (a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R)
(a) 61° (b) 29° is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(c) 116°() 45° (b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true andreason (R)
DIRECTION :In the question number 19 and 20, a is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
of Reason (R). (a) Assertion (A) isfalse but reason (R) is true.

SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. Acar has two wipers which do not overlap, Each wiper 23. Ifpsin - g cos = m and p cos + q sin ß = n, then
has a blade of length 21 m sweeping through an angle prove that:
of 120° Findthe total area cleaned at each sweep of
the blades. Or
Or
The area enclosed between the concentric circles is If sec + tan , then prove that sin =
770cm. If the radiusof the outer circle is 21 cn, find P+1
the radius of the inner circle.
24. Given that /3 is an irrational. Prove that /3 + vs is
AO BO irrational.
22. In the figure, and DC= 10 cm, Find
OC OD 25. In the given figure, find the measure of i, if measure
the value of AB. of ZPKY is 134°,

10 cm
 SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26. The sum of a two digit number and the number obtained 29. In a seminar, the number of participants in Hindi, English
by reversing the order of its digits is 121 and the (wo and Mathematics are 60, 84 and 108 respectively. Find
digits differ by 3. Find the number.
Or
Find the values ofp and g for which the followng Aystem
of equations has infinte nun1ber of solutlons
2r + 3y = 7: + r (2p q)y 21
27. Sides AB and BC and median AD of a AABC are
respectively proportional to sides PQ and QR and median Age (in years)5 -14|15 -24/25 - 3435 -4445-5455-64
PM of APQR. Show that 4ABC ~ APQR.
A qusdrilateralABCD is drawn to circumscritbeacircle.
Prove that :
AB + CD = AD + BC.
SECTION D
Section,Dconsists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
I2. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8
and the sum of all the frequencies is 50. Compute the
missing frequencies f and f,.
Classes 0- 20/20 4040 60 60 8080 -100|100 120
Frequency S 10 7
33 Prove that if aline is drawn parallel to on side of 35
atriangle intersecting, the other .two sides in distinct
points, then the other two sides are divided in the same Kauo
34. A man standing oni the.deck of a ship, which is 10 m
above water level. He observes the angles of elevation
of the top of a hill as 60° and the angle of depression of
SECTION E
36. Mathematics teacher of a school took her 10th standard
students to showRed fort. It was a part of their Educational
trip. The teacher had interest in history as well. She
narrated the facts of Red fort to students. Then the teacher
said in this monument one can find combination of solid
figures. There are 2, pillarswhich are cylindrical in shape.
Also, 2 domes at the corners which are hemispherical.
7 smaller domes at the centre. Flag hoisting ceremony
on Independence Day takes place near these domes.
that hne
the minniun number of rooms required if in each room
lhe sane nunber of participánts are to be seated and all
of them being in the sarne subject.
), The foll0wing table shows the age distríbution of cases
of certain isease adrnitted during 2021-22 in a
hospital.
No. of cases 6 1 2 23 14
Find the average age for which maxirnurn cae3 Wr
31. Prove that
2 sec0 - sec^9- 2 cosec²0 + cosec 9= coy - 's
the base of the hill as 30°. Calculate the distance of the
hill from the ship and the height of the hill
The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower
from a point on the ground is 60°. From another point
10 mvertically above the first, is angle of elevation is
45°. Find the height of the tower.
If the sum of frst m terms of an A.P. is n and the sum of
first n terms is m, then show that the sum of its first
(m + n) terms is - (m + n).
Or
The ratio of the sum of m and n terms of an A.P. is
m:n. Show that the ratio of the mh and n term is
(2rm - 1): (2n - 1).
From above situation, answer the following questions :
() How much cloth material wili be required to cover
2 big domes each of radius 2.5 metres ?
(üi) Findthe lateral surface area of two pillars if height
of the pillar is 7 m and radius of the base is 1.4 mn.
How much is the volune of ahemisphere if the rahius
of the base is 3.5 m?
(ii) What is the ratio of sum of volumes of two
hemispheres of radius l cm each to the volume of a
sphere of radius 2 cmn?
37. Garage : Agarage manufacn°er's "basic" range includes
Models with just one window and one door.
George chooses the following model from the "basic"
plans. The position of the window and the door are shown
here.
Avough te Pontd mtorseon
non paalls sides
 38. Basketball and soccer are played with a spherical ball.
Bven though an athlete drlbbles the ball in both sports, a
basketball playor uses his hands and asoccer player
UNOs his foet, Uaually, soccer is played outdoors on a
Jarge fleld and basketball ls,played indoor on acourt
ntade out of wood. The projeclle (path trsced) of soccer
ball and basketball ate in the fortn of parabola
representing quadratlc polynomlal.

it

200 .50|
Front View

1.00

3.00

Side View
The two plans show the dimensions, in metres, of the
garage George choose.
Read the above and answer the following questions:
() Refer to Front View, find the mid-point of the
segment joining the points A(1, 0) and G(3, 4).
(üi) Refer toFront View, what is the distance of point
F from the y-axis ?
(iii) Refer to Side View, Find the distance between
P and Q.
Or
Refer to Front View, find the coordinates of the
point which divides the line segment joining the points
J(2, 2) and in the ratio 1:3 intrnally.
Read the given passage and answer the following
questions :
() In the given graph, how many zeroes are there for
the polynomial ?
(i) Ifone zero of the projectile of soccer ball 4x + 1
is 2+ 3, then write the other zero.
Or
For what value of k, -4 is a zero of the projectile of
basket ball -2x - (7k + 3).
(lii) Ifa and ß are the zeroe_ of the quadratic polynomial
2y + 7y + 5, then write the value ofa+ß+aß.

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A PREMIER INSTITUTE OF
MATHEMATICS AND sCIENCE FOR CLASS IX &X(CBSE BOARD)
CLASS-10-MATHEMATICS--SET-B
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs.
General Instructions: Maximum Marks: 80
1.This Question Paper has 5
2. Section A has 20 MCQs Sections A-E
3. Section Bhas 5 carrying 1 mark each
4. Section Chas 6
questions carrying 02 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 03 marks each.
questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section Ehas 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04marks each) with sub- parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2
marks each respectively.
7. AllQuestions are
8. Draw neat figurescompulsory.
wherever required.

SECTIONA
Section A consists of 20questions of I mark each.
1, The second term of an A.P. is (3- y) and fifh term is In figure, a circle with centre O
( t y), its first term, is R
is inscribed in a quadrilateral D
1 ABCD in such a way that, it
(a) (3-y) touches the sides BC, AB. St.
AD and CD at points P, O, Rand
(a) (3r - Sy) S respectively. If AB 29 cm,
2 In the given figure, three sectors AD = 23 cm, ZB 90° and
DS = 5 cm, he radius of the
of circle of radius 7 cm,
circle (in cm) is :
making angles of 60°, 80° and (a) l|
40° at the centre are shaded, The (b) 18 (c) 6 () 15
9 What is the greatest possible speed at which a man can
area of the shaded region
walk 91 km and 52 km in an txact number of
(in cm) is : hours ?
(a) 7 knh (b) 13 km/h (c) 17kn/h (d), 26 km/h
(a) 77 (b) 154 (c) 44 (d) 22 10 The value of cos 1°,cos 2° . cos 3° ... cOs
3. If onc zero of the quadratic polynomial r + 3x + k 90°, is:
is -2, thcn the value of 'k', is : (ca) -1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (c) 2
11. A tangent PQ at a point P of a
(a) 2 (b) -5 (c) 10 (d) -2
The height of the lighthouse is h m. The angles of Ineets a line through the centre circle of radius 5 cm
at a point Q, s0 that
depression of two hips on opposite sides of this light OQ= 12 cm. Length PQ, is :
house are observed to be 30° and 45°. Then, he distance (a) 12 cm (b) 13 cm (c) 8.5 cm
between the two ships is : (d) Vi19 cm
(b) W3hm 12, If a and ß are the roots of
r2 t Sx + p = 0 and
(c) (2+ V2) hm 2a + 5ß = -1,
(d) h m
(a) s
then 'p' is equal to
5 In the figure, if PA and (b)3 (c) -20 (d)-24
PB are tangents to the
Classes
circle with centre O,
such that ZAPB= 50°. p< 50° Frequencies 0-s5--10|10-15
10 15 12 15-20|20-25
20 9
!
then 2OAB is equal The sum of the
to; classes, is : upper limits of"the modal and ncdian
(a) 50° (b) 40° (a) 35
(b) 15
(C) 30 (d) 25° 14.
Ihe end points of a line c) 30 (d) 45
6 In what ratio the y-axis divides the line segment joining B(7, -8). 1f (%, y) is segment AB are A-5,4) 2n
the points (5, -6) and (-1, 4)? 6x - y- 8, is : its mid-point, then the value of
(a) 5: 1 (6) 1:2 (c) 1:5 () I:1 (a) 4
7. A river 1.5 m deep and 36 m wide is flowing at the rate 15.
The value of (b) -1 (d) 4
'k; for
of 3.5kn per hour, The amount of water that.runs into 4x +
6y=1 and 2x which
lines, is: - ky
the pair of linear equations
the sea per minute in cubic metres, is :
(a) 315 (b) 31500 (c) 3150 () 6300 (a) -2
() -3
-7=0 represents paarallel
(c) 2 ()4
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Ihe probabiliy expressed as apercentage of aparticular Statement R (Reason) : If a
0Ccurrence oan never be : quadrutic polynomial, then p(x)and= ßare- (athe+zeroes of a
B)x + aß.
(a) less than 100 (b) greater than 1 (a) Both assertion (A) and
is the correçt reason (R) are true and reason (R)
(C) less than ) (a) anything but a wlhole
mumber
explanation
(b) Both assertion (A) of assertion (A).
nd reasn (R) are true and
17. The coordinates of the point Pdividing the line segment is not he correct reason (R)
(c) Assertion (A) is explanation
of assertion (A).
joining the points A(0, 3) and B(4, 6) in the ratio 2 : J, true but reason (R) is false.
are (d) Assertion (A) is
false but reason (R) is true.
(a) P(3, 5) (0) P(S, 3) (c) P(2,4)(d) P(4, 2) 20
Statement A(Assertion) : If th¹
angle of
18 One ticket is drawn at random tronm a bag containing a car parked on the
road from the top of depression of
ickets numbered I to 40. The probaboiy that the selected (ower is 60°, then the distance of the car a150 m high
ticket has a number which is a multiple of 3, is : is 50/3 m. from the tower

(a)
3 Statement R (Reason) : If the length of the shadow of a
(b) (c); (a) tower is increasing, then the angle of elevation of the
sun is also increasing.
DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a (a) Both assertion (A) and
statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement reason (R) are true and reason (R)
of Reason (R). is the correct explanation of
(b) Both assertion(A) and reason (R) assertion (A).
Choose the correct option is not the corect
are true and reason (R)
19
Statement A(Assertion) : Aquadratic polynomial, whose explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion- (A) is true but
zeroes are -4 and7, is fe) =-3x - 28. (d) Assertion (A) is false but
reason (R) is false.
reason (R) is true.
SECTION B
Section B consists of5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. Three bells toll at intervals of 18 minutes, 15 minutes 24. Find the area of the flower bed with
and 12 minutes respectively. If dhey sart Lolling semi-circular ends
at 7:00 a.m., then after what together as shown in the figure.
time will they next loll A
together ?
22, Ifp and q are the zeroes of the polynomial
fx) = 2r'- 7; +3, then find the value ofp + ²
23. If tan a = n tan B and sin a = m sin B, prove
that
cos a =
m' -1 38 cm

n'-1 Or
circular park is surrounded by a road 21 m wide.
the radius of the park is 105 m, fnd th¹ area of the
25, Prove that the tangent road.
drawn at the mid-point of an arc
of acircle is parallel to the chord joining the end points
of the arc.
SECTION C
Section Cconsists of 6 questions of 3 narks each.
26. Prove that J5 is an irrational number.
28. In the figure, ZACB = LCDA, AC 8cm and
Bind the smallest number which AD = 3 cn, find BD.
is çxactly divisible byy 90 and 144.when increased by 20
A
cottage
27
industry
articles in a day. Itproduces
a certain
was Observed on a
number of pottery
that the cost of particular day
was 3 more than production
twice the
of each article (in rupees)
on that day. If the number of articles produced
total cost of
wAs90, find the production on that day
cost of each article.number articles produced and the
of
 29. In the
chord offigure,
length
PQ is a
8 cm of a 31, An aeroplane when BXX) m high passes verticallyabove
circle of radius $ Cm. The another Aeroplaie at a distance when their angles of
tangents at P and Q clevation at thesaime obcrvation point are ( and 45.
interset at
the length aoint
TP, T. Fd respectively. HoW Imany Imetres higher js the ne than
the other ?

A pint P
A(3, -5) anddivides the line segnnent
joining the The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground i.
on the line x + y= 0,such that AP: PB =k:1. Ifpoints
B(-4, 8) found to be 40m longer when the sun's altitude is ?
then find the valuc of k. Ples than when it was 60°. Find the height of the tower
SECTION D

Anexpress train tâkes 1

Section Dconsists of 4 questions of5 marks each.
to travel 132 km hour less than apàssenger train Monthiy Consumptlon
between MySore and Bengaluru of Electricity (in unis) Number of Families
taking into (without
consideration the time. they stop at
intermediate stàtions). If the average speed of the
170-180
180-190
4

train is 11 km/h more than that of express 190 - 200 12

find the average speed of the two
the passenger train, 200 - 210.
trains. 15
210 -220 13
220 - 230
A motOr boat whose
speed is 18 km/h in still water 230--240 14
takes 1 hour more to go 24 km
upstreanm than to return 240- 250 6
downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the 35.
stream. A cvlindrical vessel with internal diameter 10cm and
33. The sum of the first five terms of an height 10.5 cn is hull of water. A solid cone of base
A.P, and the sum of diameter7cm and height 6 cm is completely immersed
the first seven terms of the same A.P. is
167, If the sum in water. Findthe volune of :
of the first ten terms of this A.P. is 235, find
the sum of (a) Water displaced out of the cylindrical vessel.
its first
twenty terms. (b) Watér left in the cylindrical vessel.
34. The following frequency distribution gives the monthly
consumption of electricity in a'locality of 80 families.
Ifthe median is 206, find the missing frequencies x and y: Two solids cones A and B´are placed in a
cylindrical
tube as shown in the figure. The ratio of their
cápacities
are 2: 1.Find the heights and çapacitiesof the
Also, find the the volume of the remaining cones.
SECTION E the cylinder. portion of
36. Vijay is rying to find the average height of a tower
near his house. He is using the properties of similar Observe the source and answer the
triangles. The height of Vijay's house if 20 m when questions : following
Vijay's house casts a shadow 10 m long on the () What will be the
ground. At the same time, the tower casts a shadow length of
tower when Vijay's house the shadow of the
50m long on the ground and the house of Ajay casts casts a shadow of
20 m shadow on the ground. 12 m ?
(it) What is the
height of Ajay's house ?
(tçi) When the tower
time what will becasts
a shadow of 40
the length of the m, same
Ajay's house ? shadow of
Or
When the tower
time what will becasts
the
a
shadow of 40 m, same
Vijay's house ? length of the shadow of
Vgay's Hous8 Tower. AJay'a Houne
37, W. The distributlorn below show
The lower windowof a house is at n helght of 2 m 100 Ntulents in CBSE Board the marks secured by
above the ground and its upper wlndow is 4 m Examination.
vertically above the tower window, At oertain instant Marks () 10
of elevation of a balloon fronm these windows are No. of 10
10-20|20-3()|30--40
20
40 -50

observed to be 60° and 30° respectively. Students 30 20 20

30"
W

60°

Based on the given figure, answer the questions

given below:
Answer the following questions, based on above
() Find the height of upper window from the given information :
ground.
V3 () Find the mean marks obtained by a student.
(ii) Ifsin = then find the value of e.
2 (i) Findthe sum of upper limits of the median and
(iii) If horizontal distance between the balloon and modal class.
the, house is 10 m, then find the height of the (iii) What will be. the mediart marks ?
balloon from the ground. Or
Or What will be the modal marks obtained by a
Find the value of student?
2(cos 60° + sin30°) + (tan? 60° + cot² 30°)
+ 3 sec² 30°,

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