ZAITOON INTERNATIONAL BOYS CAMPUS

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

Sub: Mathematics
Class:X. Time :3 hrs Max Mark :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 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case study questions carrying 4 marks each
7. All Questions are compulsory.

Section A

(Questions 1-20 carries 1mark each)

1. On a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm
and 45 cm, respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can
cover the same distance in complete steps?
a) 2520 cm
b) 2525 cm
c) 2555 cm
d) 2528 cm
2. The zeros of the quadratic polynomial x 2 + 99x + 127 are
a) Both Positive
b) Both Equal
c) Both Negative
d) One Positive and One Negative
1 1
3. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial x 2 − 4x + 1 then + β − αβ
α
a) 3
b) 5
c) −5
 d) −3
2 1
4. The real roots of the equation 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 3 − 2 = 0 are
a) 1 and 8
b) −1 and − 8
c) −1 and 8
d) 1 and − 8
5. For what value(s) of 𝛼 quadratic equation 3𝛼𝑥² − 6𝑥 + 1 = 0 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠?
a) α > 3
b) α < 3
c) α = 3
d) None
6. Which of the following statement is true
i. The quadratic equation x 2 + x − 5 = 0 has no real roots
ii. If 7 times the 7th term of an AP is equal to 11 times it’s 11th term ,then it's 18th
term will be zero
iii. 17 is the only middle term of the AP −11, −7, −3, … . ,49
iv. The pair of equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and − 3x − 6y + 1 = 0 has no solution
a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
b) Only (ii)
c) Both (i) and (ii)
d) Both (ii) and (iv)
7. If 2x, x + 10 , 3x + 2 are in A.P., then x is equal to
a) 0
b) 2
c) 4
d) 6
8. Two lines given to be parallel . The equation of one the line is 4x + 3y = 14 then the
equation of other line will be
a) 12x + 9y = 42
b) 12x + 9y = 5
c) 12x + 8y = 15
d) 12x + 8y = 42
9. If the first term of an AP is a , and the sum of first p terms is 0. Then the common
difference is
1
a) 𝑎
𝑎
b) 𝑛−1
2𝑎
c)
𝑛−1
2𝑎
d) 1−𝑛
10. If the point P(k, 0) divides the line segment joining the points A(2, −2) and B(−7,4) in
the ratio 1: 2 , then the value of k is
a) 1
b) 2
c) −2
d) −1
11. Find the eleventh term from the last term of the AP: 27, 23, 19, …, –65.
a) 25
b) −25
c) −13
d) 13
12. If A(–2, 1), B(a, 0), C(4, b) and D(1, 2) are the vertices of a parallelogram ABCD, then
the values of a and b.
a) a = 0, b = −1
b) a = 1 , b = 1
c) a = −1 , b = −1
1 3
d) a = 2 , b = 2
13. The pair of equation y = 0 and y = −7 has:
a) One solution
b) Two solutions
c) Infinitely many solutions
d) No solution
14. The ratio of distances of the point (3,4) from origin to that from y-axis is
a) 3:5.
b) 5:3
c) 5:4
d) 3:4
15. The LCM and HCF of two co-prime numbers x and y is
a) x + y and xy
b) xy and x + y
c) xy and 1
d) x + y and 1
16. A natural number, when increased by 12, equals 160 times its reciprocal. Then the
number is
a) 3
b) 8
c) 4
d) 7
 17. The roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0 are consecutive integers. Then the
discriminant of the equation is
a) 1
b) −1
c) 2
d) −2
18. 1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + 100

a) 5050
b) 5000
c) 4550
d) 6050
In questions 19 and 20 , an Assertion (A) statement is followed by a statement of Reason
(R) . Select the correct option out of the following
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.
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19. Assertion (A): −5, − 2 , 0, 2 , … is in AP
Reason (R) : The terms of an Arithmetic Progression cannot have both positive and
negative rational numbers
20. Assertion(A):HCF and LCM of two natural numbers are 25 and 815 respectively.
Reason(R): LCM of two natural numbers is always divisible by their HCF

Section B
(Questions 21-25 carries 2 marks each)
21. If ∝, β are the zeros of the polynomial x 2 − 6x + k and 3 ∝ +2β = 20 then find the
value of k
22. If the pair of linear equations kx + 3y = 2k + 1 , 2(k + 1)x + 9y = 7k + 1 has
infinitely many solutions . Find k
23. If P = LCM(2,4,6,8,10), Q = LCM(1,3,5,7,9) , and R = LCM(P, Q) then show that R =
21P
24. Show that the quadratic equation abx 2 + (b2 − ac)x − bc = 0 has real roots
25. Solve for x: 2x 2 + ax − a2 = 0
Section C
(Questions 26-31 carries 3 marks each)
AP 1
26. Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(2,1) and (5, −8) .such that. =
BP 3
If P lies on the line 2x − y + k = 0 . Find the value of k
27. Prove that √5 is irrational
28. In what ratio does the y axis divides the line segment joining the points
𝐴(−4,5)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵(3, −7)? . Also find the point of intersection
29. If Abhilash was younger by 2 years than what he really is, then the square of his age (in
years) would have been 68 more than 8 times his actual age. What is his age now?

30. If the roots of the quadratic equation (a² + b²)x 2 − 2(ac + bd)x + (c 2 + d²) = 0 are
𝑎 𝑐
equal then prove that =𝑑
𝑏
31. In a school there are two sections – section A and section B of class X. There are 32
students in section A and 36 students in section B. Determine the minimum number of
books required for their class library so that they can be distributed equally among
students of section A or section B.

Section D
(Questions 32-35 carries 5 marks each)

32. a) What number should be subtracted to the polynomial x 2 − 5x + 4 ,so that 3 is a zero
of the polynomial so obtained?
b) If α and β are the zeros of the polynomial x 2 − 5x − 3 , then form a polynomial
whose zeros are (2α + 3 β) and ( 3α+2β)
OR
1
If β and are the zeros of the polynomial (k 2 + k)x 2 + 61x + 6k find the values of β
β
and k
33. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63 km and then travels at a
distance of 72 km at an average speed of 6 km/hr more than its original speed. If it takes
3 hours to complete total journey, what is the original average speed ?
OR
𝑎 𝑏 2𝑐
Solve for x 𝑥−𝑎
+ 𝑥−𝑏 = (𝑥−𝑐) , 𝑥 ≠ 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐
34. If A(5,3), B(11, −5)and C(12, t) are the vertices of a right angles triangle with ∠C =
90° , then find the value of t
35. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and the ratio of the product of the
first and the last term to the product of two middle terms is 7 : 15. Find the numbers
OR
1 2 3
Find the 𝑛 𝑡ℎ term and the sum to n terms of the series (4 − 𝑛) + (4 − 𝑛) + (4 − 𝑛 + ⋯
 Section E
(Questions 36-38 carries 4 marks each)

36. Puneet had some bananas, and he divided then into two lots A and B . He sold the first
lot at the rate of ₹2 for 3 bananas and the second lot at the rate of ₹1 per banana and
got a total of ₹400. If he had sold the first lot at the rate of ₹1 per banana and the
second lot at the rate of ₹4 per 5 bananas, his total collection would have been ₹460 .

Let us denote the number of bananas in first lot as x and the number of bananas in second y .
Answer the following questions

a) Form the pair of equations from the above situation

b) Find the total number of bananas Puneet had
c) The system of equations representing both the situation will be
i. Consistent
ii. Inconsistent
iii. Consistent dependent
iv. None of these
37. 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?
b) For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be there?
OR
If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many seats are still left to
be put after 10th row?

c) If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be there in the
middle row?
38. Tharunya was thrilled to know that the football tournament is fixed with a monthly
timeframe from 20th July to 20th August 2024 and for the first time in the FIFA Women’s
World Cup’s history, two nations host in 10 venues. Her father felt that the game can be
better understood if the position of players is represented as points on a coordinate plane.

a) At an instance, the midfielders (A,B,D) and forward(C) formed a parallelogram.

Find the position of the central midfielder (D) if the position of other players who
formed the parallelogram are :- A(1,2), B(4,3) and C(6,6)
b) Check if the Goal keeper G(-3,5), Sweeper H(3,1) and Wing-back K(0,3) fall on a
same straight line.
OR
Check whether the Full-back J(5,-3) and centre-back I(-4,6) are equidistant from
Forward C(0,1) and if C is the mid-point of IJ
c) If Defensive midfielder A(1,4), Attacking midfielder B(2,-3) and Striker E(a,b) lie
on the same straight line and B is equidistant from A and E, find the position of E.