MADURAI SAHODAYA SCHOOLS COMPLEX

PRE BOARD EXAMINATION

Class : X Mathematics Date:
Marks: 80 Time: 3 Hrs

Section - A
1. If two alarm clocks ring their alarms at regular intervals of 50 seconds and 48 seconds. If
they first beep together at 12 noon, at what time will they beep again for the first time?
a) 12.20 p.m b) 12.12 p.m c) 12.11 p.m d) none of these
2. A two digit number is k times the sum of its digits. The number formed by
interchanging the digits is the sum of digits multiplied by
a) 9 – k b) 11 – k c) k – 1 d) k + 1
3. Two natural numbers whose difference is 66 and least common multiple is 360, are
a) 120 and 54 b) 90 and 24 c) 180 and 114 d) 130 and 64

4. If the equation has two distinct roots, then

a) b) a > 2 c) a < 2 d) a = 0

5. Mode and mean of the data are 12k and 15k. Median of the data is
a) 12k b) 14k c) 15k d) 16k

6. If and a + c = b, then one of the zeroes is

a) b) c) d)
7. In figure, , the value of x in terms of a, b and c, where a, b and c are

lengths of LM, MN, and NK respectively, is

L
P
a x
M N K
b c

a) b) c) d)

8. For the following distribution

Marks Below10 Below 10 Below 10 Below 10 Below 10 Below 10
Number of students 3 12 27 57 75 80
the modal class is
a) 10 - 20 b) 20 - 30 c) 30 - 40 d) 50 - 60

9. It is given that the difference between the zeroes of is 4 and k > 0, then, k

=?

a) b) c) d)

10.If , then the value of is

a) b) c) d) 1

11.Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

a) b) 0.3 c) 33% d)

12.Two friends were born in the year 2000. What is the probability that they have the same
birthday?

a) b) c) d)
13.In an AP, if then the common difference is

a) 8 b) -8 c) -4 d) 4
14.The point on the x-axis which is equidistant from the points A(-2, 3) and B(5, 4) is a)
(0, 2) b) (2, 0) c) (3, 0) d) (-2, 0)

15. The tops of two towers of heights x and y, standing on a level ground subtend angles of

and respectively at the centre of the line joining their feet. Then x : y is

a) 1 : 2 b) 2 : 1 c) 1 : 3 d)3 : 1
16.a) AOBC is a rectangle whose three vertices are A(0, 3), O(0, 0) and B(5, 0). The length of
each of its diagonals is

a) 5 units b) units c) 4 units d) units

(Or)
b) If the distance between the points A(4, p) and B(1, 0) is 5, then
a) p = 4 only b) p = -4 only c) p = ± 4 d) p = 0

17.If are in AP then

a) 19 b) 23

a) 22 d) cannot be determined

18.In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, AOC is its diameter such that If

AT is the tangent to the circle at the point then

O B

A T

a) b) c) d)

19.The area of a square is the same as the area of a circle. Their perimeters are in the ratio

a) 1 : 1 b) 2 : Л c) Л : 2 d)
20.A rectangular sheet of paper 40cm x 22cm, is rolled to form a hollow cylinder of
height 40cm. The radius of the cylinder (in cm) is

a) 3.5 b) 7 c) d) 5
Section - B
21. a) Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6. If 8 is subtracted from each of the
numbers, the ratio becomes 4 : 5. Find the numbers.
(Or)
b) Solve for x and y : 1.5p +0.1q = 6.2 ; 3p - 0.4q = 11.2
22.The greatest number that will divide 76, 112, 172 and 184 so as to leave remainder 40

in each case is . Find the value of k.

23. a) If are the zeros of the polynomial , evaluate .

(Or)
b) If are the roots (zeroes) of the polynomial such that

, find the value of k.

24.The right triangles ABC and DBC are drawn on the same hypotenuse BC and on the
same side of BC. If AC and BD intersect at P, prove that AP x PC = BP x PD.
25.Using the digits 2, 4 and 6, all possible 2 - digit numbers are formed, each digit being
used only once. Find the probability that the number so formed is greater than 46.
Section - C
26.a) Solve for x and y:
2(ax – by) + (a + 4b) = 0; 2(bx + ay) + (b – 4a) = 0
(Or)
b) The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 3 students are extra in a row,
there would be 1 row less. If 3 students are less in a row, there would be 2 rows
more. Find the number of students in the class.
27.A box contains 20 balls bearing numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 20. A ball is drawn at random from
the box. What is the probability that the number on the balls is
i) divisible by 2 or 3
ii) prime number
iii) not divisible by 10
28.a) An AP consists of 37 terms. The sum of the three middle most terms is 225 and the
sum of the last three terms is 429. Find the AP and the sum of all the 37 terms.
(Or)
b) Find the middle term of the sequence formed by all three - digit numbers which leave a
remainder 3, when divided by 4. Also find the sum of all numbers on both sides of the
middle terms separately.
29.If P(9a - 2, -b) divides the line segment joining A(3a + 1, -3) and B(8a, 5) in the ratio 3 : 1,
find the values of a and b.
30.The length of the shadow of a tower standing on level ground is found to be 2x metres

longer when the sun’s altitude is than when it was . Prove that the height of the

tower is x metres.

31.In the given figure, ABCD is a quadrant of a circle of radius 28cm and a semicircle
ABECA is drawn with AC as diameter. Find the area of the shaded region.

Section - D
32. a) Solve the equations graphically: 2x + y = 2; 2y - x = 4, What is the area of the triangle
formed by the two lines and the line y = 0?
(Or)
b) 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.
33.

a) If , prove that
(Or)

b) Prove that .
34. A solid wooden toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a cone of the same
radius. The radius of the hemisphere is 3.5cm and the total wood used in the making

of toy is . Find the height of the toy. Also, find the cost of painting the

hemispherical part of the toy at the rate of ₹ 10 per .

35. XY and X’Y’ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent

AB with point of contact C intersects XY at A and X’Y’ at B. Prove that .

Section - E
36. Case Study 1:
A petrol pump owner wants to analyse the daily need of diesel at the pump. For this
he collected the data of vehicles visited in 1 hr. The following frequency distribution table
shows the classification of the number of vehicles and quantity of diesel filled in them.
Diesel Filled (in Litres) 3-5 5-7 7-9 9 - 11 11 - 13
Number of vehicles 5 10 10 7 8

i) What is the average diesel required for a vehicle?

ii) Find the sum of the upper and lower limits of the median class.
iii) a) If approximately 2000 vehicles come daily at the petrol pump, then how
much litres of diesel the pump should have?
(Or)
b) If the median of given data is 8 litres, then find the mode.
37. Case Study 1:

A group of students of class X visited India Gate on an educational trip. The teacher
and students had interest in history as well. The teacher narrated that India Gate, official
name Delhi Memorial, originally called All-India War Memorial, monumental sandstone arch
in New Delhi, dedicated to the troops of British India who died in wars fought between 1914
and 1919. The teacher also said that India Gate, which is located at the eastern end of the
Rajpath (formerly called the Kingsway), is about 138 feet (42 metres) in height.

i) What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of 42 m away from
the monument?
ii) They want to see the tower at an angle of 600, so they want to know the distance
where they should stand and hence find the distance.
iii) a) If the altitude of the sun is at 600, then find the height of the vertical tower that will
cast a shadow of length 20m.
(Or)
b) The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow is 1:1. Find the angle of elevation of
the sun.
38. Case Study 2:
Your friend Veer wants to participate in a 200m race. He can currently run that
distance in 51 seconds and with each day of practice it takes him 2 seconds less. He wants
to do it in 31 seconds.
i) Write the first three terms of the AP for the given situation.
ii) If the nth term of an AP is given by an=2n+3, then find the common difference of an AP.
iii) a) What is the minimum number of days he needs to practice till his goal is achieved?
(Or)
b) Find the value of x, for which 2x, x+10, 3x+2 are three consecutive terms of an AP.

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