D.A.V.

PUBLIC SCHOOL
No.19, Sitaram Nagar, Velachery, Chennai -42.

PERIODIC TEST - III FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR:

2022 -2023
SUB.JECT: MATHEMATICS CLASS: X
ll DATE: 12.12.2022
TIME: 3 HOURS
MAX.MARKS: 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections,A to E.

2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5
questions carrying 02 marks cach.
S 4. Section C has 6
questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4
wa questions carrying 05 marks cach.
stid 6.Section E has 3 case based
flo integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of
the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each
7. All
respectively.
Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions of 5 marks,
2 Questions of 3 marks and 2
Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice
bas been provided in the 2 marks
questions of Section E.
8.Draw neat figures wherever
required. Take n =22/7 wherever required, if not stated.
ed

Section A
SECTION-A
consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. 1 x20 20
1. Find the largest number which divides 70 and 125 leaving remainders 5 and 8, respectively. (1)
a) 13 b) 875 c)65 d) 1,750
2. On morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure
a
40 cm, 42 cm and
45 respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk, so that
cm
each can cover the
same distance in
complete steps? (1)
a) 2250 cm b) 2520 cm c) 2550 cm d) 2050 cm
3. If the product of zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x* -8x + k is 20, then find the value of k.
(1)
a) 20 b) 30 c) 40 d) 60
4. The pair of linear equations +
y=7 and 9X +
10 y= 14 is --
a) consistent b) inconsistent
c) consistent with one solution d)) consistent with many solutions

5. I f i s a root ofthe equation x* +kx-0, then what is the value of k? ()

a) 2 b) -2 c) 1/2 d)-1/2
6. If the nth term ofthe A.P 12, 15, 18 ... 99 is 99. Then what is the value of n?
(1)
a) 20 b) 40 c) 30 d) 35
1 1-6q 1-12q
7. Find the common difference of the
A. 3a' 3a 34 (1)
a)-1 b)-2 d) 2

8. What is the distance of the point (-4,-7) from the y-axis? ()

a) 14 units b) 7 units c) 4 units d) 8 units
9. A line intersects the y-axis and x-axis at the points P and Q respectively. If (2, - 5) is the

midpoint of PQ, then the coordinates of P and Q a r e - (1)

a) P (0,-10), Q (4, 0) b) P(-10, 0), Q (0, 4) e) P (0,10), Q (0,0) d) P(-10, 0), Q (4,0)
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B.
value of
then find the
T0.It sin A+ cos B =
1, A =
30° and B is an acute angle,
* d)60
a)30 b)45 c)90°
(1)
11. Find the
value oi
tan 6 +cot 6 6
coscc
d) sec
a) cose sin 6 b) sec 0 sin 6 c) tane cot 6 (1)
12.Find the value of sin? 30° +tan 45°.

b) c)1
(1)
13. Evaluate: (sec A + tan A) (1 -

sin A).
d) cos AA
C) cosec A
a)secA b) sin A
then (1)
times the length of its shadow
on the ground,
. It the
height of a vertical pole is y3
what is the angle of elevation of the Sun at that time?
d) 90°
a) 30° c) 45°
b) 60
from the centre O of a circle of radius > Cn,
rom a point P which is at a distance of 13 cm

drawn. Then, find the area of the quadrilateral

he pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are (1)
PQOR
13 cm
a) 60 cm b) 65 cm

c) 30 cm d) 32.5 cn

chord and the tangent PR at P makes an angle of 50°

16.1f O is centre ofa circle, PQ is a
(1)
with PQ, then findzPOQ.

c)180 d) 100°
b) 90
a) 40

external point P to a circle of radius 'a' and

17.The angle between two tangents drawn from an
OP ? (1)
centre O is 60°, then what is the length of

b) 2a c) 3a d) 4a
a) a

asked to pick one ball from each of the jars. (1)

18.Romy is blind folded and

Jar 1 Jar 2 Jar3

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4 red balls 3 red balls 4 red balls
4 green balls 8 r e e n balls 2 8reen balls

picking a red ball is same in:

The chance of Romy

a) jars 2 and 3 b) jars 1 and 3 c)jars land 2 d) all the three jars
DIRECTION: in question numbers 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a

statement of Reason (R).Choose the correct option.

19. Assertion (A): HCF of two or more nuinbers is the Product of the smallest powers of (1)
each common prime factor, involved in the numbers.

Reason (R): The HCF of 12, 21 and 15 is 3.

 and
assertion (A) reasSon (R) are true and reason (R) is thecorrect explanation ot
b) Both
assertion (A) and reason
assertion (A) (R) u e and rcason (R) is not the correct explanation of
are tnie and
c) reason (1K
Assertion (A) is true but
reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but
reason (R) is nue.
20. Assertion (A): The
length of the tangent drawn from a point 8 cm away from the cenr
of a circle of
radius 6 em is 2/7cm. ()

t the
angle between two radii of a circle is 130°, then the angle
Dew
een the

1angents at the end points of radii at their point of interscetin 1s

>0
BO assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the corect explanation or
assertion (A)
D) Both asscrtion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct explanation or
assertion (A)
c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is truc.

SECTION-B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each. 2x5 10

21. If one zero ofthe polynomial (a*-9) x+ 13x+6a is reciproeal ofthe other, find the (2)
value of 'a. 3a
22. The first term of an AP is 5, the last tem is 45 and the sum is 400.Find the number of terms. (2)

(OR)

How many numbers of two digits are divisible by 3?

23. If3 tan -1, find the value of sin20 - cos20.

(2)

24. A student noted the number of cars passing through a spot on a road for 100 periods each of
3 minutes and summarised it in the table given below. Find the mode of the data.
(2)

Number
0-10 10-20 20-3 30-40 40-50 50-60
of cars 60-70 70-80

Frequency 13 12 20 15 8

25. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Calculate the
card will probability that the
(2)
(i) be an ace. (ii) not be an ace.

(OR)
An intcger is chosen between 0 and 100. What is the
probability that it is
(i) divisible by 7? i) not divisible by 7?
elon C
consists of 6 questions of 3 marks eacn.
them
USCle Gym has bought 63 treadmills and 108 elliptical machines. The Gym av
ughout
1 a e n t i c a l sets of treadmills and elliptical machines for its branches
located tnroug
W h no exercise equipment left over. What is the greatest number of branches, tne Gy
can have in the city'?

(OR)

he LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sunm of LCM and HCF is 600.

If one number is 280, then find the other number. (3)

1 . Solve 2x +3y =!1 and 2x - 4 y - 2 4 and hence find the vallue of ' m ' for which y = mxt3. 3)

28. In figure, if AB I CD, OA -

3x- 19, OB - -4, OC=x -

3 and OD -
4, find x. (3)

3x-19

A B

29. Ifthe point C (-1, 2) divides internally the line segment joining A(2, 5) and B(x, y) in the

ratio 3:4, find the coordinates of B. (3)

30. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. (3)

(OR)

Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T.
Prove that ZPTQ = 2 4OPQ.

31. Find the mean of the 32 numbers, such that if the mean of 10 of them is 15 and the mean
of20 ofthem is 11. The last two numbers are 10. 3)

SECTION-D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each. 5x4 20
32. Find the values of k for whichthe quadratic equation (3k + 1) x + 2(k+ 1) x+ l =0 has
(5)
equal roots. Also, find the roots.

(OR)
A fast train takes one hour less than a slow train for a journey of 200 km. If the specd of the slow
train is 10 km/hr less than that ofthe fast train, find the speed of two trains.

33.If 12th term of an A.P. is (-13) and the sum of the lirst four ternis is 24, what is the sum of 5)
first 10 terms?

34. Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral eircumscribing a circle subtend supplementary
angles at the centre of the circle.
(5)
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35. The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8 m tall building
multi-storeyed building are 30° and 45°, respectively. Find the height of the multi-storeyea

building and the distance between the two buildings. (5)

(OR)
A man sitting at a height of 20 m on a tall tree in a small Island in the middle ot a river

observes two poles directly opposite to cach other on the two banks of the river and in ine

With foot of the tree. If the angles of depression of the feet of the poles from a pont at whicn

ne man is sitting on the tree on either side of the river are 60° and 30° respectively. Find the

width of the river.

SECTION-E
4x3= 12
Section E consists of 3 questions of 4 marks each.

36. Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same

decide to go to Ranikhet by their own

Raj and Ajay are very close friends. Both the families
cars. Raj's car travels at a speed of x km/h while Ajay's car travels 5 km /h faster than Raj's car. Raj
took 4 hours more than Ajay to complete the journey of 400 km.

i) What will be the distance covered by Ajay's car in two hours? (1)

ii) What is the quadratic equation for the speed of Raj's car? (1)

ii) How much time did Ajay take to travel 400 km? (2)

(OR)
What is the speed of Ajay's car?

37. Your elder brother wants to buy a car and plans to take loan fiom a bank for his car.
He repays his total loan of R1,18,000 by paying every month starting with the first instalment

of 1000. If he increases the instalment by R100 every month, answer the following.

i) What is the amount paid by him in 80th instalment? (1)

it) Find the amount paid by him in 30 instalments. (1)

i) What is the amount paid in last instalment, if total instalments are 40? How much amount,
does he still have to pay after 30 instalments? (2)
(OR)
What is the ratio of the 1t instalment to the last instalment?

38. Amit wants to construct a slide in a city pak for children. The slide is to be constructed for
children below the age of 12 years. Amit prefers the top of the slide at a height of 4 m above
the ground and inclined at an angle of 30° to the ground. Based on the following
figure related to the slide, answer the questions.

4m
i) What is the distance of AB ?

ii) In the given figure, what is the value of (sin C x cos A)? B
(1)
ii) Find the value of sin 30° + cos* 60°.
(1)
(OR)

Ifcos A 7, then find the value of 12cot A -2.

(2)
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