Series JSK/1 – Set 4

CBSE
Class X Mathematics
Board Paper
Term 1 – 2021
Time: 90 minutes Total Marks: 40

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
(i) This question paper contains 50 questions out of which 40 questions are to be
attempted. As per instructions. All questions carry equal marks.
(ii) The Question Paper consists of three sections- Section A, Section B and
Section C.
(iii) Section A consists of 20 questions. Attempt any 16 questions from Q.No. 1 to
20.
(iv) Section B also contains 20 questions. Attempt any 16 questions from Q.No.
21 to 40.
(v) Section C consists of 10 questions. Attempt any 8 questions from Q.No. 41 to
50.
(vi) There is only one correct option for every multiple choice question (MCQ).
Marks will not be awarded for answering more than one option.
(vii) There is no negative marking.

SECTION A

Question numbers 1 to 20 are multiple choice questions of 1 mark each.

Select the correct option.

1. If HCF (39, 91) = 13, then LCM (39, 91) is :

A. 91
B. 273
C. 39
D. 3549

2. 4 57 is a/an :
A. integer
B. rational number
C. natural number
D. irrational number

3. The line represented by 4x - 3y = 9 intersects the y-axis at :

A. (0, - 3)
9 
B.  ,0 
4 
C. (-3,0)
  9
D.  0, 
 4

4. The point on x-axis equidistant from the points P(5, 0) and Q(- 1, 0) is :
A. (2, 0)
B. (- 2, 0)
C. (3, 0)
D. (2, 2)

5. If ΔABC and ΔPQR are similar triangles such that ∠A = 31° and ∠R = 69°, then
∠Q is:
A. 70°
B. 100°
C. 90°
D. 80°

3 cos ec2   sec2 

6. Given that cos   , then the value of is :
2 cos ec2   sec2 
A. - 1
B. 1
1
C.
2
1
D. 
2

7. The area swept by 7 cm long minute hand of a clock in 10 minutes is:

A. 77 cm2
5
B. 12 cm2
6
1
C. 7 cm2
12
2
D. 25 cm2
3

8. The probability of getting two heads when two fair coins are tossed together, is:
1
A.
3
1
B.
4
1
C.
2
D. 1
9. Two positive numbers have their HCF as 12 and their product as 6336. The
number of pairs possible for the numbers, is :
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1

10. The pair of equations y = 2 and y = -3 has

A. one solution
B. Two solutions
C. infinitely many solutions
D. no solutions

11. In the figure given below, what value of x will make PQ || AB?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

3 1
12. Given that sin   and tan  = , then the value of cos (  ) is :
2 3
3
A.
2
1
B.
2
C. 0
1
D.
2
13. In a single throw of a die, the probability of getting a composite number is :
1
A.
3
1
B.
2
2
C.
3
5
D.
6

3177
14. The decimal expansion of the rational number will terminate after
250
A. One decimal place
B. two decimal places
C. three decimal places
D. four decimal places

15. The pair of lines represented by the linear equations 3x + 2y = 7 and 4x + 8y

- 11 = 0 are
A. perpendicular
B. parallel
C. intersecting
D. coincident

16. In an equilateral triangle with length of side p, the length of the altitude is :
3
A. P
2
3
B. P
4
3 2
C. P
2
3 2
D. P
4

p
17. Given that sin θ = , tan θ is equal to :
q
p
A.
p  q2
2

q
B.
p2  q2
 p
C.
q2  p2
q
D.
q2  p2

18. A vertical pole of length 19 m casts a shadow 57 m long on the ground and at
the same time a tower casts a shadow 51 m long. The a height of the tower is:
A. 171m
B. 13 m
C. 17 m
D. 117 m

19. The simplest form of (1  cos2 )(1  tan2 ) is

A. cos θ
B. sin θ
C. cot θ
D. tan θ

20. In the given figure, ∠ABC and ∠ ACB are complementary to each other and AD
⊥ BC. Then,

A. BD.CD = BC2
B. AB.BC = BC2
C. BD.CD= AD2
D. AB.AC = AD2
 SECTION B

Questions no. 21 to 40 are of 1 mark each. Answer any 16 questions from Q. No.
21 - 40.

21. If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial (k - 1) x2 + kx + 1 is -3, then

the value of k is:
4
A.
3
4
B. 
3
2
C.
3
2
D. 
3

22. If the lengths of diagonals of a rhombus are 10 cm and 24 cm, then the
perimeter of the rhombus is:
A. 13 cm
B. 26 cm
C. 39 cm
D. 52 cm

23. In the given figure, x expressed in terms of a, b, c, is :

ab
A. x 
ab
ac
B. x 
bc
bc
C. x 
bc
ac
D. x 
ac
 1 1
24.  is equal to
cos ec (1-cot ) sec (1-tan )
A. 0
B. 1
C. sin θ + cos θ
D. sin θ – cos θ

25. If ‘n' is any natural number, then (12)n cannot end with the digit:
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 0

26. A wire can be bent in the form of a circle of radius 56 cm. If the same wire is
bent in the form of square, then the area of the square will be:
A. 8800 cm2
B. 7744 cm2
C. 6400 cm2
D. 3520 cm2

27. The probability that a non-leap year has 53 Wednesday, is :

1
A.
7
2
B.
7
5
C.
7
6
D.
7

28. If the given figure, points A, B, C and D are concyclic and ∠CBE = 130°. Then
∠FDC is :

A. 130°
B. 80°
C. 50°
D. 30°
29. The x – coordinate of a point P is twice its y-coordinate. If P is equidistant from
Q(2, -5) and R(-3, 6), then the coordinates of P are :
A. (8, 16)
B. (10, 20)
C. (20, 10)
D. (16, 8)

30. If the point (x, 4) lies on a circle whose centre is at origin and radius is 5 cm,
then the value of x is :
A. 0
B. ±4
C. ±5
D. ±3

31. The value of θ for which 2 sin 2θ = 1, is :

A. 15°
B. 30°
C. 45°
D. 60°

32. The number 385 can be expressed as the product of prime factors as
A. 5×11×13
B. 5×7×11
C. 5×7×13
D. 5×11×17

33. The difference between circumference and radius of a circle is 111 cm. The
area of the circle is
A. 1366 cm2
B. 1386 cm2
C. 1376 cm2
D. 1396 cm2

34. From the letters of word ‘MANGO’, a letter is selected at random. The
probability that the letter is a vowel, is :
1
A.
5
3
B.
5
2
C.
5
4
D.
5
35. If 17x – 19y = 53 and 19x – 17y = 55, then the value of (x + y) is :
A. 1
B. -1
C. 3
D. -3

36. The ratio in which the point ( -4, 6) divides the line segment joining the points
A (-6, 10) and B(3, -8) is :
A. 2:5
B. 7:2
C. 2:7
D. 5:2

37. If sin2θ + sinθ = 1, then the value of cos2θ + cos4θ is :

A. -1
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2

43
38. The decimal expression of :
162
A. is terminating
B. is non-terminating and non-recurring
C. is non-terminating and recurring
D. does not exist

39. If the circumference of a circle is tripled, then its area becomes:

A. three times
B. nine times
C. eight times
D. two times

40. A father is three times as old as his son. In 12 years time, he will be twice as
old as his son. The sum of the present ages of the father and the son is:
A. 36 years
B. 48 years
C. 60 years
D. 42 years
 SECTION C
(Case Study Based Questions)
Section C consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each. Attempt any 8 questions from
Q. No. 41 – 50. 8×1=8

(Case Study – I)

A car moves on a highway. The path it traces is given below:

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

41. What is the shape of the curve EFG?

A. Parabola
B. Ellipse
C. Straight line
D. Circle

42. If the curve ABC is represented by the polynomial –(x2 + 4x + 3), then its
zeroes are:
A. 1 and -3
B. -1 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. -1 and -3

43. If the path traced by the car has zeroes at -1 and 2, then it is given by:
A. x2 + x + 2
B. x2 - x + 2
C. x2- x – 2
D. x2 + x – 2
44. The number of zeroes of the polynomial representing the whole curve, is:
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1

45. The distance between C and G is:

A. 4 units
B. 6 units
C. 8 units
D. 7 units

(Case Study – II)

Shivani is an interior decorator. To design her own living room, she designed wall
shelves. The graph of intersecting wall shelves is given below:

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

46. If O is the origin, then what are the coordinates of S?

A. (-6, -4)
B. (6, 4)
C. (-6, 4)
D. (6, -4)
47. The coordinates of the mid-point of the line-segment joining D and H is:
 2
A.  3,
 3 
B. (3, -1)
C. (3, 1)
 2
D.  3, - 
 3

48. The ratio in which the x-axis divides the line-segment joining the points A and
C, is:
A. 2 : 3
B. 2 : 1
C. 1 : 2
D. 1 : 1

49. The distance between the points P and G is

A. 16 units
B. 3√74 units
C. 2√74 units
D. √74 units

50. The coordinates of the vertices of rectangle IJKL are:

A. I(2, 0), J(2, 6), K(8, 6), L(8, 2)
B. I(2,-2), J(2, -6), K(8, -6), L(8, -2)
C. I(-2, 0), J(-2, 6), K(-8, 6), L(-8, 2)
D. I(-2, 0), J(-2, -6), K(-8, -6), L(-8, -2)
 Solution

SECTION A

1. Correct Option: B
Product of numbers = LCM×HCF
39×91=LCM×13
LCM=273

2. Correct Option: D
The product of any rational number and any irrational number will always be
an irrational number. Here 57 is irrational, hence is 4 57 an irrational
number.

3. Correct Option: A
Substituting x = 0 in 4x - 3y = 9, we get y = -3, hence the point is (0,-3).

4. Correct Option: A
A point on x-axis will have coordinates (x,0).
Now let A(x,0) is equidistant from the points P(5, 0) and Q(- 1, 0), all of which
lie on the x-axis, thus we can say that PA = QA and A is the midpoint.
Hence,
5 1
x  2
2
 Point  2,0 

5. Correct Option: D
ΔABC and ΔPQR are similar triangles
Hence by c.p.c.t.
A = P
B = Q
C = R
Also in ΔABC
A + B + C =180o
A + Q + R =180o
Q = 80o
6. Correct Option: C
3
cos  
2
   30
4
4
cos ec2   sec2  3  8 1
 
cos ec2   sec2  4 16 2
4
3

7. Correct Option: D
60 mins of clock = 360o
10 mins of clock = 60o
Now for the sector,
Radius = 7cm

 Area of sector =  r 2
360
60 22 2
  72   25 cm2
360 7 3

8. Correct Option: B
Two coins are tossed, hence sample space S is
S = {HH, TT, HT, TH}, n(S)=4
A: getting two heads
A = {HH}, n(A)=1
P(A) = n(A)/n(S) = 1/4

9. Correct Option: A
Let the numbers be 12x and 12y, where x and y are co-primes.
Product of the numbers = 144xy
144xy = 6336
xy = 44
Hence two numbers can be 1 and 44, or 11 and 4.

10. Correct Option: D

The graph of y = 2 and y = -3 does not intersect, hence no solution.
11. Correct Option: A
By converse of Basic proportionality theorem,
PQ || AB if,
CP CQ

PA QB
x3 x
 
3x  19 3x  4
  x  3 3x  4   x 3x  19 
 3x2  4x  9x  12  3x2  19x
 12  6x
x  2

12. Correct Option: A

3
sin60 
2
   60
1
tan 
3
   30
3
 cos      
2

13. Correct Option: A

A die is thrown, hence sample space S is given by
S= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, n(S) = 6
A: number is composite
A= {4,6}, n(A) = 2
P(A) = 2/6 = 1/3

14. Correct Option: C

The denominator 250 can be expressed as 2×53 (powers of 2 and 5 only), here
highest power is 3, and thus decimal will terminate after 3 places.

15. Correct Option: C

For 3x + 2y = 7 and 4x + 8y = 11
3/4 ≠ 2/8
So, intersecting.

16. Correct Option: A

Let ABC be equilateral, with AD altitude
 Now ABD is right angled triangle,
Hence,
AD
sin60 
AB
3 AD
 
2 p
3
 AD  p
2

17. Correct Option: C

p
sin  
q
p2 q2  p2
 cos   1  
q2 q2
p
q p
 tan   
2 2
q p 2
q  p2
q2

18. Correct Option: C

 In ABC and XYZ
B  Y  90o
A  X...  sun' s rays 
 ABC ~ XYZ...  AA test 
AB BC
 
XY YZ
19 BC
 
57 51
 BC  17m

19. Correct Option: D

(1  cos2)(1  tan2 )

 sin2   s ec2
1
 sin  
cos 
 tan 

20. Correct Option: C

∠ABC and ∠ ACB are complementary
Hence, ∠ABC + ∠ ACB = 90o
In ABC
∠ABC + ∠ ACB + BAC = 180o …(sum of angles of triangle)
BAC = 90o
So in right angled triangle BAC, a perpendicular is drawn to the hypotenuse
from the 90o vertex, hence we have
BAC ~ BDA ~ ADC
BDA ~ ADC
BD AD
 ...  c.p.c.t.
AD CD
BD.CD  AD2

SECTION B

Questions no. 21 to 40 are of 1 mark each. Answer any 16 questions from Q. No.
21 - 40.

21. Correct Option: A

(k - 1)x2 + kx + 1
One of the zeros is -3
(k - 1)9 - 3k + 1 = 0
9k – 9 - 3k + 1 = 0
k=4/3
22. Correct Option: D
Diagonals of rhombus bisect each other perpendicularly

Hence,
si de  52  122  13cm
Perimeter  13  4  52cm

23. Correct Option: B

In QRP and TRS

PQR  STR...  given
R...  common
QRP ~ TRS...  AA test 
QR QP
  ...  c.p.c.t.
TR TS
bc a
 
c x
ac
x 
bc
24. Correct Option: C
1 1

cos ec  1-cot   sec  1-tan  
1 1
 
1  cos   1  sin  
1- 1-
sin   sin   cos   cos  
1 1
 
1  sin   cos   1  cos   sin  

sin   sin    
 cos   cos  
sin2  cos2 
 
sin   cos  cos   sin 
sin2  cos2 
 
sin   cos  sin   cos 
sin2   cos2 

sin   cos 


 sin   cos    sin   cos  
sin   cos 
 sin   cos 

25. Correct Option: D

(12)n = (22 × 3)n
Now, to get 0 in the unit’s place, you will need 2 as well as 5 in its prime
factors.
Thus (12)n cannot end with 0.

26. Correct Option: B

Circumference of circle = perimeter of square
2r  4  side
22
2  56
 side  7  88cm
4
 Area  882  7744cm2

27. Correct Option: A

A non-leap year has 52 weeks and 1 day, hence the sample space S will be
S = {M, T, W, Th, F, Sa, S}, n(A) =7
A: getting extra Wednesday
A = {W}, n(A)=1
P(A) = 1/7
28. Correct Option: C

ABC + CBE = 180o…(linear pair)

 ABC = 50o
Quadrilateral ABCD is cyclic, hence
ABC + CDA = 180o…(opposite angles are supplementary)
 CDA = 130o
CDA + CDF = 180o…(linear pair)
 ADC = 50o

29. Correct Option: D

Let the coordinates of P be (2t,t).
If P is equidistant from Q(2, -5) and R(-3, 6), hence
PQ = PR

2t  2   t  5  2t  3   t  6 
2 2 2 2

 2t  2    t  5  2t  3   t  6 
2 2 2 2

 4t2  8t  4  t2  10t  25  4t2  12t  9  t2  12t  36

 8t  4  10t  25  9  36
 2t  16
t  8
 P(16,8)

30. Correct Option: D

Radius of a circle is the distance between a point on its circumference and its
center

 x  0   4  0
2 2
Radius 

5  x2  42
 25  x2  42
 x  3cm

31. Correct Option: A

2 sin 2θ = 1
sin 2θ = 1/2
But sin 30 = 1/2
2θ = 30o
θ = 15o
32. Correct Option: B
385 can be expressed as 5×7×11

33. Correct Option: B

Circumference  Radius  2r  r
 2r  r  111
111
r 
2  1
111
r 
22
2 1
7
 r  21cm
22
 Area   212  1386cm2
7

34. Correct Option: C

S: Selecting letters of word ‘MANGO’
S = {M, A, N, G, O}, n(S) = 5
A: Selecting a vowel from letters of word ‘MANGO’
A = {A, O}, n(A) = 2
P(A) = 2/5

35. Correct Option: A

17x – 19y = 53 …(1)
19x – 17y = 55 …(2)
Eqn.(2) – eqn.(1) gives
 2x + 2y = 2
x+y=1

36. Correct Option: C

Let point T(-4, 6) divides the line segment joining the points A(-6, 10) and
B(3, -8) in the ratio k:1
Hence by section formula
k  3  1  6
 4 
k 1
 4k  4  3k  6
2
k 
7
37. Correct Option: B
sin2   sin   1... 1
sin   1  sin2 
sin   cos2 
Substitute in 1
 cos4   cos2   1

38. Correct Option: B

43
 0.265432.....
162
Hence, non-terminating and non-recurring.

39. Correct Option: B

Circumference  2r
New circumference  2R
 3  2r  2R
 R  3r
Area  r 2
 New area=R 2  9r 2

40. Correct Option: B

Let father’s present age be x and son’s present age be y
Given,
x = 3y
After 12 years
x + 12 = 2(y + 12)
x – 2y = 12
3y – 2y = 12
y = 12 and x = 36
Sum = 48
 SECTION C
(Case Study Based Questions)
Section C consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each. Attempt any 8 questions from
Q. No. 41 – 50. 8×1=8

(Case Study – I)

41. Correct Option: A

Curve EFG denotes a parabola

42. Correct Option: D

–(x2 + 4x + 3)=0
 x2 + 4x + 3 =0
 x(x+3)+1(x+3)=0
(x+1)(x+3)=0
x = -1 or x = -3

43. Correct Option: C

Zeroes are -1 and 2, hence, the polynomial is given by
x2 – (sum of roots)x + (product of roots) = 0
 x2 – x - 2 = 0

44. Correct Option: A

The polynomial cuts x-axis at 4 points hence it has 4 roots.

45. Correct Option: B
C and G lies on x-axis, hence distance between them =
|difference of their x-coordinates|
Distance = |-1 – 5|=6 units

(Case Study – II)

46. Correct Option: C

Coordinates of S is (-6,4)

47. Correct Option: B

Mid-point of the line-segment joining D(-2,-4) and H(8,2) is given by
 2  8 4  2 
 2 , 2   3, 1
 

48. Correct Option: D

Let point (t,0) divides the line-segment joining the points A(-2,4) and C(4,-4),
in ratio k:1
Hence by section formula,
k  4  1  4
0
k 1
 0  4k  4
k  1
 Ratio is 1:1

49. Correct Option: C

Distance between P(-6,-4) and G(8,6) is given by

8  6   6  4
2 2

 2 74 units

50. Correct Option: B

The coordinates of the vertices of rectangle IJKL are I(2,-2), J(2, -6), K(8, -6),
L(8, -2).