DON BOSCO SCHOOL - ALAKNANDA- NEW DELHI- 110 019

Pre- Boards MATHEMATICS- 041(Standard) MM-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
value of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A (OJECTIVE) 20 X 1 = 20 MARKS

Q 1- Q 20 are multiple choice questions. Select the most appropriate answer from the given options.

Q1) The LCM of the smallest prime number and smallest composite number is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8
Q2) The zeroes of 4x2 + 8x are
a) 4 and 8 b) -4 and -8 c) 4 and -8 d) 0 and -2
Q3) For which value of k, will the lines represented by the following pair of linear
equations be parallel: 8x + k y = 10 and 16x + 2y =30
a) 1 b) 2 c) 5 d) 8
2
Q4) For what value of k , the equation 4x + kx + 4 =0 has equal roots?
a) k = 4 b) k = 8 c) k = -8 d) Both (b) and (c)
Q5) Which term of the AP: 21, 18, 15 … is - 9
a) 11 b)25 c)35 d)45
Q6)The mid point of (8, – 6) and (2, 4) lies in the
a) Ist quadrant b) IInd quadrant c) IIIrd quadrant d) IVth quadrant
Q7) The distance between the points (0,0) and (36,15) is
a)36 b )37 c) 38 d) 39
Q8) Two …………………. are always similar
a) triangles b) rectangles c) circles d) rhombus
Q9) The angle between radius and tangent at the point of contact is
a) 45 degrees b) 90 degrees c) 180 degrees d) 360 degrees
Q10) A quadrilateral PQRS is drawn to circumscribe a circle. If PQ = 12 cm, QR = 15 cm
and RS = 14 cm, then find the length of SP
a)15 cm b) 14 cm c) 12 cm d) 11 cm
Q11) If triangle ABC is right angled at C, then the value of sin (A+B) is
a) 0 b) 1 c) not defined d) none of the above
Q12) sec x + cos x = 5 then sec2 x + cos2 x = ……………………………
a) 5 b) 23 c) 25 d) 27
Q13) If a pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 √3m long on the ground, then the Sun’s elevation is
a) 60° b) 45° c) 30° d) 90°
Q14) The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of 8cm is
a) 16π cm2 b) 18π cm2 c) 36 π cm2 d) 64π cm2
Q15) length of arc of sector 90⸰ and radius 14cm is …………………..
a)11cm b) 22cm c) 44cm d) 88cm
Q16) The probability of getting atleast (2 Heads) on tossing 3 coins is
a)0 b) 1/3 c) 1/2 d) 1
Q17) The probability of getting a black king in a pack of 52 cards is
a)1/26 b) 1/2 c) 1/52 d) 1/13

Q18) The median class is ………………………………………

DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is

followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option

Q19) Statement A (Assertion): The diagonal of a cube of side 6cm is 6√3 cm

Statement R( Reason) : Diagonal of a cube can be found by using the formula √2 x side

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.

Q 20) Statement A (Assertion): Statement A (Assertion): -5, -3, -1, 1, 3…. is in AP

Statement R (Reason) : The terms of an AP can have both positive and negative numbers

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.
 SECTION B (5 x 2 = 10 marks)

Q21) Prove that 2 + √5 is an irrational number (given that √5 is irrational)

Q22) Using converse of Basic Proportionality Theorem, prove that the line joining the mid points
of any 2 sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side.

Q23) If the angle between two tangents drawn from an external point ‘P’ to a circle of radius 10cm and
centre O is 60 degrees, then find the length of OP.

Q24) If sin (A + B) = √3/2 and sin (A- B) = 0.5 then find A and B

Q25) With vertices A, B and C of ΔABC as centers, arcs are drawn with radii 7 cm and the three
portions of the triangle so obtained are removed. Find the total area removed from the triangle

SECTION C (6 x 3 = 18marks)

Q26) National Art convention got registrations from students from all parts of the country, of which 60
are interested in music, 84 are interested in dance and 108 students are interested in handicrafts. For
optimum cultural exchange, organisers wish to keep them in minimum number of groups such that
each group consists of students interested in the same artform and the number of students in each
group is the same. Find the number of students in each group. Find the number of groups in each art
form. How many rooms are required if each group will be allotted a room?
Q27) Find the roots of the of the quadratic equation: 3√5x2 + 11x + 2√5 = 0
Q28) The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is 66.
If the digits of the number differ by 2, find the number. How many such numbers are there?
Q29) Prove the opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary
angles at the centre of the circle
Q30) If tan A = 1 then find the value of sec A + cosec A
Q31) The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children in a locality.
The mean pocket allowance is Rs 18, find the missing frequency f
DAILY 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25
POCKET
ALLOWANCE
(Rs)
NUMBER OF 7 6 9 13 f 5 4
CHILDREN

SECTION D (4 x 5 = 20 marks)

Q32) A train covers a distance of 360 km at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 5km/hr more, it would
have taken 48 minutes less for the journey. Find the original speed of the train.
Q33) State and prove Basic proportionality theorem
Q34) A cubical block of side 7cm is surmounted by a hemisphere.
Find the surface area of the solid
Q35) Find the mode and median number of letter in the surnames.

Number 1-4 4 -7 7 - 10 10 - 13 13 - 16 16 - 19
of letters

No. of 6 30 40 16 4 4
surnames

SECTION E (CASE STUDIES- 3 X 4 =12 marks)

Q36) In a class, the teacher asks every student to write an example of A.P. Two friends Arjun
and Kanika writes their progressions as -5, -2, 1,4, ... and 187, 184, 181, .... respectively.
Now, the teacher asks various students of the class the following questions on these two
progressions. Help students to find the answers of the questions.

(a) Find the 16th term of the progression written by Arjun (1)
(b) Find the sum of the common difference of the two progressions (1)
(c) Which term of the two progressions will have the same value (2)

Q37) The school auditorium was to be constructed to accommodate at least 1500 people. The
chairs are to be placed in concentric circular arrangement in such a way that each succeeding
circular row has 10 seats more than the previous one.

a) If the first circular row has 30 seats, how many seats will be there in the 10th row? (1)
b) For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be there? (1)
c) If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be there in the middle row (2)
Q38) One evening Dhruv was in a park. Children were playing cricket. Birds were singing on a nearby

tree of height 80m. He observed a bird on the tree at an angle of elevation of 45°. When a sixer was

hit, a ball flew through the tree frightening the bird to fly away. In 2 seconds, he observed the bird

flying at the same height at an angle of elevation of 30° and the ball flying towards him at the same

height at an angle of elevation of 60°.

a) At what distance from the foot of the tree was he observing the bird sitting on the tree? (1)
b) How far did the bird fly in the mentioned time? (1)
c) What is the speed of the bird in m/min if it had flown 20(√3 + 1) m?