Udaya Public School, Ayodhya

First Term Examination (2023-24)

CLASS X Subject: Mathematics SET 1

Time : 3 Hours MM:80

Note :All the questions are compulsory, paper is divided into five sections as A, B, C, D & E.
Section “A” (1 x 20 = 20)
Q1: HCF of largest and Smallest prime number is :
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) None
Q2: The graph of a polynomial P(x) get then axis at 3 points and touches it at 2 other points. The Number of zeroes of
P(x)
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) None
Q3: The value of K for which the system of linear equation x + 2y = 3, 5x + ky +7 = 0 is consistent, is:
(a) -14/3 (b) 2/5 (c) 5 (d) 10
Q4: The number of solution of 3x+y = 243 and 243x-y = 3 is:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinite
Q5: Find the value of k for which the lines 5x + 7y = 3 and 15x + 21y = k coincide is:
(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 18
Q6: If 2 and ½ are the zeroes of px2 + 5x + r, then
(a) p = r = 2 (b) p = r = -2 (c) p=2, r = -2 (d) p = -2, r = 2
Q7: The largest number that divides 70 and 125, which leaves the remainders 5 and 8, is:
(a) 65. (b) 15. (c) 13. (d) 25
Q8: The sum or difference of two irrational numbers is always
(a) rational (b) irrational (c) rational or irrational (d) not determined
Q9: If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax2+bx+c, c≠0 are equal, then
(a) c and b have opposite signs (b) c and a have opposite signs
(c) c and b have same signs (d) c and a have same signs
Q10: If p(x) is a polynomial of degree one and p(a) = 0, then a is said to be:
(a) Zero of p(x) (b) Value of p(x) (c) Constant of p(x) (d) None of the above
Q11: If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 3x + k is 2, then the value of k is:
(a) 10 (b) –10 (c) 5 (d) –5
Q12: If the graph of a polynomial intersects the x-axis at three points, then it contains ____ zeroes.
(a) Three (b) Two (c) Four (d) More than three
Q13: The number of polynomials having zeroes as -2 and 5 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) more than 3
Q14: If x = a, y = b is the solution of the equations x + y = 5 and 2x – 3y = 4, then the values of a and b are respectively:
(a) 6, -1 (b) 2, 3 (c) 1, 4 (d) 19/5, 6/5
Q15: The graph of the equation 2x + 3y = 5 is a
(a) vertical line (b) straight line (c) horizontal line (d) none of these
Q16: The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If 27 is added to it, the digits of the number get reversed. The
number is:
(a) 27 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 36
Q17: The polynomial equation x (x + 1) + 8 = (x + 2) {x – 2) is
(a) linear equation (b) quadratic equation (c) cubic equation (d) bi-quadratic equation
Q18:The roots of the equation 7x² + x – 1 = 0 are:
(a) real and distinct (b) real and equal (c) not real (d) none of these
Q19:The equation 12x² + 4kx + 3 = 0 has real and equal roots, if:
(a) k = ±3 (b) k = ±9 (c) k = 4 (d) k = ±2
Q20: One year ago, a man was 8 times as old as his son. Now his age is equal to the square of his son’s age. Their
present ages are:
(a) 7 years, 49 years (b) 5 years, 25 years (c) 1 years, 50 years (d) 6 years, 49 years
Section “B” (5 x 2 = 10)
Q21: Find the value of m so that the quadratic equation mx(5x – 6) + 9 = 0 has two equal roots
Q22: If 49x + 51y = 499, 51x + 49y = 501, then find the value of x and y.
Q23: Draw the graph of y = x. Show that point (4, 4) is on the graph
Q24: Solve the quadratic equations x2 + 5x = 0
Q25: Find the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = 2x2 + 5x – 12 and verify the relation between its zeroes and coefficients.
Section “C” (6 x 3 = 18)
1
Q26 - Prove that √ 3 is irrational.
Q27: Find the least number of square tiles required to pave the ceiling of a room 15 m 17 cm long and 9m 2 cm broad.
Q28: Without solving, examine the nature of roots of the equations :
(i) 2x2 + 2x + 3 = 0 (ii) 2x2 – 7x + 3 = 0
Q29: For what value of m, are the roots of the equation (3m + 1) x2 + (11 + m) x + 9 = 0 equal?
Q30: In a triangle, the sum of two angles is equal to the third. If the difference between them is 50º, find the
angles.
Q31: If ∝ and β are the zeroes of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c. Find the value of ( ∝ - β ).
Section “D” (4 x 5 = 20)
Q32 : Solve the following:
(i) Find two consecutive natural numbers such that the sum of their squares is 365.
(ii) If the product of two consecutive positive integers is 306, find the integers.

Q33: If
( x + 1x ) = 3, then find value of
( x + x1 ) ( 4 x + x4 )
2
2
&
2
2
.
Q34: Father’s age is three times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5 years his age will be twice the sum of ages
of two children. Find the age of father.
Q35: If ∝ and β are the roots of the equation, x2 – 6x + 1 = 0, find the value of :
(i) ∝2+ β 2 (ii) ∝4+ β 4
Section “E” (3 x 4 = 12)

Q36: The scissors which is so common in our daily life use, its blades represent the graph of linear equations. Let the
blades of a scissor are represented by the system of linear equations:
x + 3y = 6 and 2x – 3y = 12
(i) The pivot point (point of intersection) of the blades represented by the linear equation x + 3y = 6 and 2x – 3y = 12 of
the scissor is
(a) (2, 3) (b) (6, 0) (c) (3, 2) (d) (2, 6)
(ii) The points at which linear equations x + 3y = 6 and 2x – 3y = 12 intersect y – axis respectively are
(a) (0, 2) and (0, 6) (b) (0, 2) and (6, 0) (c) (0, 2) and (0, –4) (d) (2, 0) and (0, –4)
Q37: From Bengaluru bus stand, if Riddhima buys 2 tickets to Malleswaram and 3 tickets to Yeswanthpur, then total
cost is Rs 46; but if she buys 3 tickets to Malleswaram and 5 tickets to Yeswanthpur, then total cost is Rs 74.
Consider the fares from Bengaluru to Malleswaram and that to Yeswanthpur as Rs x and Rs y respectively and answer
the following questions.
(i) 1st situation can be represented algebraically as
(a) 3x-5y=74 (b) 2x+5y=74 (c) 2x-3y=46 (d) 2x+3y=46
(ii) 2nd situation can be represented algebraically as
(a) 5x + 3y = 74 (b) 5x- 3y= 74 (c) 3x + 5y = 74 (d) 3x-5y=74
(iii), Fare from Bengaluru to Malleswaram is
(a) Rs 6 (b) Rs 8 (c) Rs 10 (d) Rs 2
(iv) Fare from Bengaluru to Yeswanthpur is
(a) Rs 10 (b) Rs 12 (c) Rs 14 (d) Rs 16
Q38: The speed of a motor boat is 20 km/hr. For covering the distance of 15 km the boat took 1 hour more for
upstream than downstream
1. Let speed of the stream be x km/hr. then speed of the motorboat in upstream will be
a) 20 km/hr b) (20 + x) km/hr c) (20 – x) km/hr d) 2 km/hr
2. What is the relation between speed ,distance and time?
a) speed = (distance )/time b) distance = (speed )/time c) time = speed x distance d) speed = distance x time
3. Which is the correct quadratic equation for the speed of the current?
a) x2 + 30x − 200 = 0 b) x2 + 20x − 400 = 0 c) x2 + 30x − 400 = 0 d) x2 − 20x − 400 = 0
4. What is the speed of current ?
a) 20 km/hour b) 10 km/hour c) 15 km/hour d) 25 km/hour