HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL, KANJIKODE , PALAKKAD
REVISION EXAMINATION – I (2024 – ’25)
CLASS : X SET – 3 Max. Marks : 80
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS Time : 3hrs
General instructions:
i) The question paper contains – five sections A,B,C,D and E. Each section is compulsory.
However, there are internal choices in some questions.
ii) Section A has 18 MCQs and 2 Assertion -Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
iii) Section B has 5 Very short answer (VSA)- type questions of 2 marks each.
iv) Section C has 6 Short answer type (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.
v) Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.
vi) Section E has 3 source based/ case based/ passage based/ integrated units of
assessment (4 marks each) with sub parts
SECTION – A
1. While computing the grouped data , we assume that the frequencies are :
a) centred at the upper limits of the classes. b) centred at the lower limits of the classes.
c) centred at the class marks of the classes. d) evenly distributed over all the classes.
2. For the following distribution
Class 0-10 10- 20 20-30 30-40 40-50
f 20 30 24 40 18
The sum of the lower and the upper limits of the modal and median class is:
a) 20 b) 30 c) 60 d) 50
3. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 33 and 264 respectively. When the first number is
divided by 2 the quotient is 33. The other number is :
a) 66 b)130 c)132 d)196
2
4. The product of the zeroes of -2x +kx+6 is :
a)1 b) 2 c) -3 d) -4
2
5. If one zero of the polynomial x – 4x +1 is 2+ 3 , then the other zero is :
a) - 3 b) 2- 3 c) 4 d) 1
6. If am ≠bl then the pair of equations ax + by = c ,lx + my = n :
a) has no solution . b) has infinitely many solutions.
c) has a unique solution. d) may or may not have a solution.
7. If x = 3 is a solution of the quadratic equation x2 -2k x- 6=0, then the value of k is :
1 2 1
a) b) c)1 d)
3 3 2
8. If nth term of an AP is (2n+1), then the sum of its first three terms is:
a)7 b)15 c)17 d)21
9. If (a, b) is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points A (10, 6) and B (k, 4) and
a – 2b = 18, the value of k is:
a) 30 b) 22 c) 46 d) 40
10. The ratio of the total surface area of a solid hemisphere to the square of its radius is:
a)2π : 1 b)3π:1 c)4π :1 d)1: 4π
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11. Two cubes each of volume 8 cm are joined end to end, then the surface area of the resulting
cuboid is :
a) 80cm2 b) 64cm2 c) 40cm2 d) 8cm2
12. A shuttle cock used for playing badminton has the shape of a combination of:
a) a cylinder and a sphere. b) a cylinder and a hemisphere.
c) a cone and a sphere . d) a frustum of a cone and a hemisphere.
13. If the point P (6, 2) divides the line segment joining A (6, 5) and B (4, y) in the ratio 3 :1 ,
then the value of y is:
a) 4 b)1 c) 2 d) 3
3
14. If sin A – cos A = , then sin A cos A is equal to:
5
16 9 9 8
a) b) c) d)
25 16 25 25
15. An arc of a circle is of length 5π cm and the sector it bounds has an area of 20π cm 2. The
radius of the circle is:
a)4cm b)10cm c)8cm d)15cm
16. A ∆ABC right angled at A is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 5 cm with centre O. If AC=
17 cm and AB= 18 cm, then OC is equal to:
a) 10 cm b) 9 cm c) 12 cm d) 13 cm
17. If a line intersects a circle in two distinct points, then it is known as a:
a) tangent b) chord c) radius d) secant
18. The ratio of the outer and inner perimeters of a circular path is 23: 22. If the path is 5 metres
wide, the diameter of the inner circle is:
a) 55m b)110m c) 220m d) 230m
ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS
In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason
(R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true ,but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true ,but R is false.
(d) A is false ,but R is true
2 2 2 2
19. Assertion (A) : cos A -sin A= 1, tan A – sec A =1 are trigonometric identities.
Reason (R) : An equation involving trigonometric ratios of an angle is called a trigonometric
identity, if it is true for all values of the angles involved.
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20. Assertion (A) : The length of arc of a circle having circumference of 22 cm is (22)cm.
360
Reason(R) : An arc of a circle is any part of the circumference.
SECTION – B
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21. Check whether (21) will never end with the digit 0.
OR
Two numbers are in the ratio 21:17. If their HCF is 5, find the numbers.
22. Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from (2, - 5) and (- 2, 9).
23. Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining (4,-1) and (- 2,-3).
2 2 1
24. If 7 sin A + 3 cos A = 4, then show that tan A = .
3
25. One card is drawn at random from a well shuffled back of cards. Find the probability of getting
i) red face cards ii) a king
OR
Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability that the product of the two numbers
on the top of the dice is 7.
SECTION – C
2 3
26. Prove that is irrational.
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27. If the zeroes of x2 – p x +6 are in the ratio 2:3 , find p.
28. A fast train takes 3 hours less than a slow train for a journey of 600 km. If speed of the slow
train is 10 km /hr less than that of the fast train, find the speed of the two trains
OR
Speed of a boat in still water is 15 km /hr. It goes 30 km upstream and returns back to the same
point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
29. In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. AE divides the line segment BD in the ratio l: 2. If
BE = 1.5 cm, find BC
2 2
30. Prove that (tan A + cosec A) – (cot B – sec A) = 2 tan A cot B(cosec A + sec B).
OR
2 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 −1 2 sin 𝐴−1
Prove that cot A ( ) + sec A ( ) = 0.
1+sin 𝐴 1+sec 𝐴
31. In figure, tangents PQ and PR are drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O, such
that <RPQ =30°. A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ. Find<RQS.
SECTION – D
32. Find mean and mode of the following distribution:
Marks obtained 0 or more 10 or more 20 or more 30 or more 40 or more 50 or more
No of students 63 58 55 51 48 42
33. Solve the following pair of linear equations graphically, x+3y =6 , 2x-3y =12. Also find
the area of the triangle formed by the lines representing the given equations with y- axis.
OR
It can take 12 hours to fill a swimming pool using two pipes. If the pipe with larger diameter is
used for 4 hours and the pipe of smaller diameter for 9 hours, only half the pool can be filled.
How long would it take for each pipe to fill the pool separately?
34. A circus tent made of canvas and is in the form of a right circular cylinder and right circular cone
above it .The diameter and height of the cylindrical part of the tent are126m and 5m
respectively. The total height of the tent is 21 metre. Find the total cost of the tent if the canvas
22
used costs Rs12 per square metre.(𝜋 = )
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35. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission
tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45 0 and 60 0 respectively. Find the height of
the tower.
OR
The lower window of a house is at a height of 2 m above the ground and its upper window is
4 m vertically above the lower window. At a certain instant the angles of elevation of a balloon
from these windows are observed to be 60 0 and 30 0 respectively. Find the height of the balloon
about the ground.
SECTION – E
36. Your elder brother wants to buy a car and plans to take loan from a bank for his car. He repays
his total loan of Rs 1,18,000 by paying every month starting with the first instalment of Rs 1000.
If he increases the instalment by Rs 100 every month , answer the following:
i) Find the amount paid by him in 30th instalment.
ii) Find the total amount paid by him after 30 instalments.
37. In the middle of a tile there is a shaded circular portion as shown.
The radius of shaded portion is 21 cm. The unshaded portion subtends an angle of 60° at the
centre as ,shown .OA is radius. Answer the questions based on above information:
i) What is the length of the arc AB?
ii) What is the area of minor sector AOB?
iii)Find the area of minor segment corresponding to chord AB.
OR
Find the area of major segment corresponding to chord AB?
38. Following are the questions of Section A in assessment test on circles that Ishwar attended last
month in school. He scored 5 out of 5 in this section.
Answer the questions given below.
i) If two tangents AB and CD drawn to a circle with centre O at P and Q respectively, are
parallel to each other, then what can you say about PQ?
ii) If 𝑙 is a tangent to the circle with centre O and line m is passing through O intersects
the tangent 𝑙 at point of contact , then what can you say about 𝑙 and m?
iii) Prove that the tangents from the external point are equal in measure.
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