CBSE – MATHS CLASS - X

MOCK TEST - 2
Class :X Board: CBSE Max. Marks : 80
Subjects : Mathematics [Session 4 to 12] Time : 3 Hours

SECTION - A
Straight objective questions 20 × 1 = 20 M
1. A fraction is such that the sum of the numerator and the denominator is 5. Also, if 1 is added to
both numerator and denominator, then the fraction becomes 0.75. The fraction is [ ]
3 3 2
a) b) c) d) None of these
2 4 3
2. The father's age is six times his son's age. Four years hence, the age of the father will be four times
his son's age. Find the present ages, in years, of the son and the father respectively? [ ]
a) 6 and 36 b) 4 and 24 c) 5 and 30 d) 3 and 24
3. The discriminant of the quadratic equation (x + 2)2 = 0 is [ ]
a) –2 b) 2 c) 4 d) 0
4. If the roots of the equation (a2 + b2) x2 – 2b (a + c) x + (b2 + c2) = 0 are equal, then the value of b2 is
a) ac b) 4ac c) 2ac d) – ac [ ]
5. If the first, second and last term of an A.P are a, b and 2a respectively, its sum is [ ]
ab ab 3ab
a) 2 (b − a ) b) c) 2 (b − a ) d) None of these
b−a
6. PQ is drawn parallel to the base BC of a cutting AB at P and AC at Q. If AB = 4BP and CQ = 2 cm,
then find AQ. [ ]
a) 4 cm b) 8 cm c) 9 cm d) 6 cm
7. If in triangles ABC and PQR, ∠B = ∠Q, ∠R = ∠C and AB = 2PQ, then the two triangles are :
a) congruent but not similar [ ]
b) similar but not congruent
c) neither congruent nor similar
d) congruent as well as similar
8. AOBC is a rectangle whose three vertices are A(0, 3), O(0, 0) and B(5, 0). The length of its
diagonal is [ ]
a) 5 b) 3 c) 34 d) 4

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9. The coordinates of the point which is equidistant from the three vertices of the ΔAOB as shown in
the figure are
a) (x, y) Y [ ]

b) (y, x) (0, 2y) A

⎛ x y⎞
c) ⎜⎝ , ⎟⎠
2 2
X' B X
O (2x, 0)
⎛ y x⎞
d) ⎜⎝ , ⎟⎠
2 2 Y'
10. If the equation x2 + 4x + k = 0 has real and distinct roots, then [ ]
a) k < 4 b) k > 4 c) k ≥ 4 d) k ≤ 4
11. The probability that a randomly taken leap year has 52 Sundays is [ ]
6 1 2 5
a) b) c) d)
7 7 7 7

12. If 3 tan 2θ = 3, 0° < 2θ < 90°, then the value of sin θ + 3 cos θ is : [ ]

3 +1
a) 2 b) 3 c) d) 1
2

13. If a pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 3m long on the ground, then sun’s elevation is : [ ]
a) 60° b) 45° c) 30° d) 90°
14. In the given figure, AB is a tangent to the circle centered at O. If OA = 6 cm and ∠OAB = 30° ,
then the radius of the circle is : [ ]
a) 3 cm
b) 3 3 cm O
c) 2 cm 30° A
d) 3 cm
B
15. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents from external point P to a circle with centre C and
Q is any point on the circle. Then the measure of ∠AQB is [ ]
a) 62½° A
b) 125°
P 55° C Q
c) 55°
d) 90° B

16. In figure perimeter of ΔPQR is 20 cm. Then the length of tangent PA is [ ]

a) 40 cm P

b) 10 cm Q R
A C B
c) 30 cm
d) 60 cm

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17. In the figure shows two concentric circles with centre O and radii 3.5 m and 7 m. If ∠BOA = 40°,
then the area of shaded region is B [ ]
77 2 76 2 D A
a) cm b) cm
6 6 C
O
73 2
c) cm d) None of these
6

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18. Area of a sector of a circle is to the area of the circle. The degree measure of its minor arc is
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a) 90° b) 60° c) 45° d) 30° [ ]
19. Assertion (A) : The point (0, 4) lies on y - axis [ ]
Reason (R) : The y co - ordinate of the point on x - axis is zero.
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) : In a circle of radius 6 cm, the angle of a sector is 60°. Then the area of the sector
132 2
is cm . [ ]
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Reason (R) : Area of the circle with radius r is π r 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. The angles of a triangle are x, y and 40º. The difference between the two angles x and y is 30º.
Find x and y.
(OR)
The incomes of two persons A and B are in the ratio 8 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is
19 : 16. If their savings are <2550 per month, find their monthly income.
22. The centre of a circle is (3x –8, 2x - 5). If the circle passes through the point A(4,3) and the length
of its diameter is 4 13 units, find the value of x.
23. Chances of winning a game are 60%. If Anil has played the game 20 times, how many times he
can expect to loose ?
24. If 5 sin P = 12 cos P, then find the value of sec P.

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25. In figure XAY is a tangent to the circle centered at O. If ∠ABO = 40º , then find m ∠BAY and
m ∠AOB

A O
40º

Y B

(OR)
AB is a diameter of a circle and AC is its chord such that ∠BAC = 30° . If the tangent at C
intersects AB extended at D, then BC = BD. Justify your answer.

SECTION - C
Answer the following questions 6 × 3 = 18 M
26. Two people are 16 km apart on a straight road. They start walking at the same time. If they walk
towards each other with different speeds, they will meet in 2 hours. Had they walked in the same
direction with same speeds as before, they would have met in 8 hours. Find their walking speeds.
27. The sum of first 9 terms of an AP is 171 and the sum of its first 24 terms is 996. Find the 20th term
of the AP.
28. E is a point on the side AD produced of a parallelogram ABCD and BE intersects CD at F. Show
that ΔABE : ΔCFB .
29. An aeroplane is flying at a height of 300m above the ground. Flying at this height the angles of
depression from the aeroplane of two points on both banks of a river in opposite directions are 45°
and 60° respectively. Find the width of the river. [Use 3 = 1.732]
30. Prove that the centre of a circle touching two intersecting lines lies on the angle bisector of the
lines.
(OR)
Two concentric circles with centre O are of radii 3 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of chord AB of
the larger circle which touches the smaller circle at P.

A P B

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31. From a rectangular sheet of paper ABCD, in which AB = 40 cm, AD = 28 cm, a semi - circular
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portion with BC as diameter is cut off. Find the area of the remaining paper. (use π = ).
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(OR)
A circular park is surrounded by a road 21m wide. If the radius of the park is 105 m, find the area
of the road.

SECTION - D
Answer the following questions 4 × 5 = 20 M
32. A shopkeeper buys a number of books for <80. If he had bought 4 more books for the same
amount, each book would have cost <1 less. How many books did he buy ?
(OR)
At present Asha's age (in years) is 2 more than the square of her daughter Nisha's age. When
Nisha grows to her mother's present age, Asha's age would be one year less than10 times the
present age of Nisha. Find the present ages of both Asha and Nisha.
33. If a line drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides at distinct points,
prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
34. If the points A(1, –2), B(2 , 3) C ( a, 2) and D(–4, –3) form a parallelogram, find the value of a and
height of the parallelogram taking AB as base.
1 1 1 1
35. Prove that − = − .
cosec A − cot A sin A sin A cosec A + cot A
(OR)

( )
Prove that sin 4 θ − cos 4 θ + 1 cosec 2 θ = 2

SECTION - E
Case Study Based Questions 3 × 4 = 12 M
36. PATHOLOGY LAB
In a pathology lab, a culture test has been conducted. In the test, the number of bacteria taken into
consideration in various samples is 3 - digit numbers that are divisible by 7, taken in order.

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On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions :
i) How many bacteria are considered in the fifth sample?
ii) How many samples should be taken into consideration?
iii) Find the total number of bacteria in the first 10 samples?
(OR)
How many bacteria are there in the 7th sample from the last?
37. Pallavi took a pack of 52 cards. She kept a side all the black face cards and shuffled the remaining
cards well.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

i) Write the number of total possible outcomes.
ii) She draws a card from the well - shuffled pack of remaining cards. What is the probability
that the card is a face card?
iii) Write the probability of drawing a black card.
(OR)
What is the probability of getting neither a black card nor an ace card?
38. Teewan, Arun and Pankaj were celebrating the festival of Diwali in open ground with firecrackers.
There is a pedestal in the ground. All of sudden Teewan stands on pedestal and release sky lantern
from the top of pedestal.

y
Teewan
z t

q r
Arun Pankaj

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Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

a) Write a pair of angle of depression.

b) If ∠q = 60° and position of Arun is 15 m away from the base of pedestal, then find the height of
pedestal.
c) If the position of Pankaj is 25 m away from the base of pedestal and ∠R = 30°, then find the
height of pedestal.
(OR)
If the height of pedestal is 30m, ∠t = 45° and ∠z = 30°, then what is the horizontal distance
between Arun and Pankaj.

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