NAME:______________ R.

NO:_____________ SECTION_________

CRPF PUBLIC SCHOOL, ROHINI

CLASS 10
MATHS (STANDARD)
PRE-BOARD 1(2022-23)
Time: 3 hours Max 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 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with
subparts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of
3 marks and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been
provided in the 2 marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A
Q1. If a and b are positive integers, then HCF(a,b) × LCM (a,b)=
𝑎
a) a × b b) a + b c) a – b d) 𝑏
Q2. A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are -3and 4 is
a) 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12 b) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 12 c) 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 24 d) 2𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 24
Q3. If the HCF of two numbers is 1, then the two numbers are called
a) Composite b) relatively prime or co-prime c) perfect d) irrational numbers
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Q4. The pair of equations 5x - 15y = 8 and 3x – 9y = has
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a) Infinite number of solutions c) unique solution
b) No solution d) one solution
Q5. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?
3 5 1
a) 𝑥 − = 4 b) 3𝑥 − = 𝑥 2 c) 𝑥 + =3 d) 𝑥 2 − 3 = 4𝑥 2 − 4𝑥
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥

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Q6. In the given figure , if DE||BC, then x equals
a) 6 cm b) 10 cm c) 8 cm d) 12.5 cm

𝑃𝑋 𝑃𝑌 1
Q7. In the following fig. XY || QR and = = , then
𝑋𝑄 𝑌𝑅 2
a) 𝑋𝑌 = 𝑄𝑅
1
b) 𝑋𝑌 = 𝑄𝑅
3
c) 𝑋𝑌 2 = 𝑄𝑅 2
1
d) 𝑋𝑌 = 𝑄𝑅
2

Q8. If P(-1,1) is the middle point of the line segment joining A(-3, b) and B (1, b+4) then
the value of b is
a) 1 b) -1 c) 2 d) 0
1+ 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐴2
Q9. =
1+𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝐴
a) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴 b) -1 c) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝐴 d) 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴
1 1
Q10. If sin(A-B) = and cos(A+B) = , then the value of A and B , respectively are
2 2
a) 45° and 15° b) 30° and 15° c) 45° and 30° d) 45° and 60°
Q11. If the ratio of the height of a tower and the length of its shadow is √3: 1, what is the
angle of elevation of the sun?
a) 30° b) 60° c) 45° d) 90°

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Q12. In the below figure the circle touches the sides of a quadrilateral ABCD whose three
sides are AB= 6 cm, BC= 7 cm, CD= 4cm. Find AD
a) 3 b) 4 c) 2 d) 1

Q13. A horse is tied to a pole with 56 m long string. The area of the field where the horse can
graze is
a) 2560 𝑚2 b) 2464 𝑚2 c) 9856 𝑚2 d) 25600 𝑚2
Q14. The curved surface area of a cylinder of height 14 cm is 88 𝑐𝑚2 . The diameter of its
circular base is
a) 5 cm b) 4 cm c) 3 cm d) 2 cm
Q15. The slant height of a cone is 26 cm and base diameter is 20 cm. its height is
a) 24 cm b) 25 cm c) 23 cm d) 35 cm
Q16. Construction of cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
a) Mode b) Median c) Mean d) all the above
Q17. If the mode of 12, 16, 19, 16, x, 12, 16, 19, 12 is 16 then the value of x is
a) 12 b) 16 c) 19 d) 18
Q18. In a bag , there are 100 bulbs out of which 30 are bad ones. A bulb is taken out of the
bag at random. The probability of the selected bulb to be good is
a) 0.50 b) 0.70 c) 0.30 d) 0.60
Q19. Statement A: Assertion(A) : √a is an irrational number, where a is a prime number.
Statement R:Reason(R): Square root of any prime number is an irrational number.
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are correct But R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c ) A is correct but R is incorrect.
(d) A is incorrect but R is correct
Q20. Statement A (Assertion): If the co-ordinates of the mid-points of the sides AB and
AC of ∆ABC are D(3,5) and E(-3,-3) respectively, then BC = 20 units
Statement R( Reason): The line joining the mid points of two sides of a triangle is parallel
to the third side and equal to half of it.
(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 and 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.

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 SECTION -B

Q21. Prove that 2 + 3√5 is an irrational number.

Q22. Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to
sides PQ and QR and median PM of ∆PQR. Showthat ∆ABC ~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅.
1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃− 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃
Q23. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = , what is the value of ?
√5 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃+ 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃
OR
2𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴
Using the formula, 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝐴 = , find the value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛60° .
1−𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴

Q24. From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O. If
CD is the tangent to the circle at a point E and PA= 14cm, find the perimeter of the ∆PCD.

Q25.the length of the minute hand of a clock is 14cm. find the area awept by the minute hand
in 5 minutes.
OR
The radii of two circles are 8cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle having
area equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles.

SECTION -C

Q26. Find the greatest numbers that will divide 445, 572 and 699 leaving remainders 4, 5 and
6 respectively.
Q27. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 − (𝑘 + 6)𝑥 + 2(2𝑘 − 1). Find the
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value of k if 𝛼 + 𝛽 = 𝛼𝛽.
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Q28. Solve for x and y: 71x+37y = 253 ; 37x+71y = 287
OR
Seven times a two–digit number is equal to four times the number obtained by reversing the
order of its digit. If the difference between the digits is 3, then find the number.
Q29. If 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝑏𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 and 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 + 𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃, prove that 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 .

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Q30. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

OR
PQ is a chord of length 8cm of a circle of radius 5cm. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a
point T. find the length TP.

Q31. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting
a) an even number on first dice.
b) an odd number on first dice
c) an even number as the sum.

SECTION -D
Q32. An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km between
Mysore and Bangalore (without taking into consideration the time they stop at
intermediate stations). If the average speed of the express train is 11km/h more than that
of the passenger train, find the average speed of the two trains
OR
A motorboat whose speed is 15km/hr in still water, goes 30km downstream and comes back
in a total time of 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
Q33. In figure, CM and RN are respectively the medians of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅. If
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, prove that
i) ∆𝐴𝑀𝐶~∆𝑃𝑁𝑅
𝐶𝑀 𝐴𝐵
ii) =
𝑅𝑁 𝑃𝑄
iii) ∆𝐶𝑀𝐵~∆𝑅𝑁𝑄

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Q34. A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The
height of the cone is 4 cm and the diameter of the base is 8 cm. Determine the volume of the
toy. If a cube circumscribes the toy, then find the difference of the volumes of cube and the
toy.
OR
A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm standing on a
hemisphere of radius 60 cm is placed upright in a right circular cylinder full of water such
that it touches the bottom. Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, if the radius of the
cylinder is 60 cm and its height is 180 cm
Q35. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if the total
frequency is 100.
C.I. 0-100 100- 200- 300- 400- 500- 600- 700- 800- 900-
200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
F 2 5 x 12 17 20 y 9 7 4

SECTION -E

Q36.

Aman got his name registered for a 200 m sprint race. The race is scheduled for a month later
than the time he registered for the race. He started practicing for the race. His current run
time is 51 sec for the distance to be covered in the race and with each day of practice it takes
him 2 seconds less. He wants to reduce his time to 31 seconds. Answer the following
questions:
(i) What would be a suitable AP for the above situation? (1)
(ii) Is 41 a term of this AP? (1)
(iii) If Aman is able to achieve his target, then in how many days will he be able to achieve
it? (2)
OR
If nth term of the AP is given by 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 + 3 , then what is the common difference of the
AP? (2)

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Q37. Football is the most popular game in the world. It combines strength , speed and skills.
Football is the most watched and most played sport on the earth. In Canada and America, it is
called Soccer. Football was invented in China nearly 476 BC. It is a 90 minutes long game
and those 90 minutes are distributed in two 45 minutes halves.

Three friends Rohit, Rahul and Ramesh decide to play Football in a playground of the school.
The position of Rohit, Rahul and Ramesh is shown in the diagram.

Their positions are marked with letters A, B, C, and D. Other available positions are marked
with letters E, D, F, and H.

Based on the above information and referring to the above diagram, answer the following
questions.
(i) What is the Co-ordinate of Ramesh’s position on the field? (1)
(ii) What is the Co-ordinate of Rahul’s position on the field? (1)
(iii) What is distance between Rahul and Ramesh position? (2)
OR
If Rahul takes Football to position E and Rohit comes at position G then find the
distance between them.

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Q38.

Rahul is driving a car. On his way, he approaches a tall building and observes that Rajesh is
standing at the top of that building. A signboard besides the building read- Angle of
depression= 60°. The distance from the building at which Rahul stops his car is 50 m.

(i) What is the angle of elevation from Rahul’s car to the top of the building? (1)
(ii) Will the angle of elevation increase or decrease as the car approaches the
building? (1)
(iii) What is the height of the tower? (2)
OR
What is the length of line of sight?