Holy Child Public School

Sector 75

TARGET BOARD 1 ASSIGNMENT

Class 10 - Mathematics

Section A
1. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162. If one of the numbers is 54, what is the other number is: [1]

a) 9 b) 81

c) 45 d) 36

2. If the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c, c ≠ 0 are equal, then [1]

a) c and a have opposite sign b) b and c have opposite sign

c) c and a have the same sign d) b and c have the same sign

3. The sum and product of the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 4x2 - 27x + 3k2 are equal, then the value of k is [1]

a) ±3 b) 0

c) ±1 d) ±2

4. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c, then the value of 1
+
1
is [1]
α β

a) b

a
b) b

c) −b

c
d) c

5. If f(x) = ax2 +bx + c has no real zeros and a + b + c < 0, then [1]

a) c > 0 b) c < 0

c) C ≥ 0 d) c = 0

6. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, if ∠ A = (2x - 1)o, ∠ B = (y + 5)o, ∠ C = (2y + 15)o and ∠ D = (4x - 7)o, then the [1]
value of ∠C is

a) 55o b) 125o

c) 65o d) 115o

7. In a given fraction, if 1 is subtracted from the numerator and 2 is added to the denominator, it becomes 1

2
. If 7 is [1]
subtracted from the numerator and 2 is subtracted from the denominator, it becomes 1

3
. The fraction is

a) 16
b) 16

21 27

c) 15

26
d) 13

24

8. The product of two successive integral multiples of 5 is 1050. Then the numbers are [1]

a) 25 and 35 b) 25 and 30

c) 30 and 35 d) 35 and 40

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 9. If ax 2
+ bx + c = 0 has equal roots, then c is equal to [1]
2 2

a) b
b) b

2a 4a

2 2

c) −b
d) −
b

4a 2a

10. Aarushi sold 100 lottery tickets in which 5 tickets carry prizes. If Priya purchased a ticket, what is the [1]
probability of Priya winning a prize?

a) 19

20
b) 1

20

c) 17

20
d) 1

25

11. One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a 6? [1]

a) b)
1 3

13 26

c) 1

52
d) 4

52

12. In a lottery, there are 5 prizes and 20 blanks. The probability of getting a prize is: [1]

a) 1

25
b) 1

c) 1

5
d) 1

20

13. Assertion (A): 3 is a rational number. [1]

Reason (R): The square roots of all positive integers are irrationals.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

14. Assertion (A): The H.C.F. of two numbers is 16 and their product is 3072. Then their L.C.M. = 162 [1]
Reason: If a, b are two positive integers, then H.C.F. × L.C.M. = a × b

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

15. Assertion (A): The graph y = f(x) is shown in figure, for the polynomial f(x). The number of zeros of f(x) is 4. [1]
Reason (R): The number of zero of the polynomial f(x) is the number of point of which f(x) cuts or touches the
axes.

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 a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

16. Assertion: If one zero of polynominal p(x) = (k2 + 4)x2 + 13x + 4k is reciprocal of other, then k = 2. [1]

Reason: If (x - α) is a factor of p(x), then p(α) = 0 i.e, α is a zero of p(x).

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
17. Assertion (A): Line represented by 2x + 2y = 0 and x + y = 0 do have non-zero solutions. [1]
Reason (R): Two lines represented by ax + by = 0 and px + qy = 0 always has non-zero solutions.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

18. Assertion (A): For k = 6, the system of linear equations x + 2y + 3 = 0 and 3x + ky + 6 = 0 is inconsistent. [1]
Reason (R): The system of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 is inconsistent if
a1 b1 c1
= =
a2 b2 c2

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A): The equation 9x2 + 3kx + 4 = 0 has equal roots for k = ±4 [1]
Reason (R): If discriminant D of a quadratic equation is equal to zero then the roots of the equation are real and
equal.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): If roots of the equation x2 - bx + c = 0 are two consecutive integers, then b2 - 4c = 1 [1]

Reason (R): If a, b, c are odd integer then the roots of the equation 4abc x2 + (b2 - 4ac) x - b = 0 are real and
distinct.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

21. Assertion (A): in rolling a dice, the probability of getting the number 8 is zero. [1]
Reason (R): It is an impossible event.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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 c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
Section B
22. Find pairs of natural numbers whose least common multiple is 78 and the greatest divisor is 13. [2]
– –
23. Prove that √3 + √5 is irrational. [2]
24. If graph of quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c cuts positive direction of y-axis, then what is the sign of c? [2]

25. Find the value(s) of p in the pair of linear equations: – 3x + 5y = 7 and 2px – 3y = 1, if the lines represented by [2]
these equations are intersecting at a unique point.
y
26. Find the condition for which the system of equations and bx + ay = 4ab (a, b ≠ 0) is inconsistent. [2]
x
+ = c
a b

27. Sum of the areas of two squares is 468 m2. If the difference between their sides is 6 m, then find the sides of the [2]

two squares.

28. Solve: 3x2 + 5√5 x - 10 = 0

–
[2]
Section C
– –
29. Prove that 7 √2 is an irrational number, given that √2 is an irrational number. [3]
30. If (x–3) is the HCF of x 3 2
− 2x + px + 6 and x 2
− 5x + q , find 6p + 5q [3]
31. Mr. Patil has three classes. Each class has 28, 42 and 56 students respectively. Mr Patil wants to divide each [3]
class into groups so that every group in every class has the same number of students and there are no students
left over. What is the maximum number of students Mr. Patil can put into each group?

32.
–
Find the zeroes of the polynomial v2 + 4√3v - 15 by factorisation method and verify the relationship between [3]
the zeroes and coefficient of the polynomials.
−3
33. Find a quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of the zeroes are respectively. Also find the [3]
1
,−
2√5 2

zeroes of the polynomial by factorisation.

34. Solve the system of linear equations by using the method of elimination: [3]
3x + 2y = 11
2x + 3y = 4
35. A man has only 20 paisa coins and 25 paisa coins in his purse. If he has 50 coins in all totalling to ₹ 11.25, how [3]
many coins of each kind d38196oes he have?
36. Solve the system of equations by using the method of substitution: [3]
2x y
+ = 2
a b

x y
− = 4
a b

37. The distance between Mumbai and Pune is 192 km. Travelling by the Deccan Queen, it takes 48 minutes less [3]
than another train. Calculate the speed of the Deccan Queen if the speeds of the two trains differ by 20 km/hr.
38. Solve: [3]
1
x = ,x ≠ 2
1
2−
1
2−
2−x

39. In a bag there are 44 identical cards with figure of circle or square on them. There are 24 circles, of which 9 are [3]
blue and rest are green and 20 squares of which 11 are blue and rest are green. One card is drawn from the bag at
random. Find the probability that it has the figure of
i. square
ii. green colour,
iii. blue circle and
iv. green square.
40. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of drawing: [3]

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 i. an ace
ii. '2' of spades
iii. '10’ of a black suit.
Section D
41. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Khushi wants to organize her birthday party. Being health conscious, she decided to serve only fruits in her
birthday party. She bought 36 apples and 60 bananas and decided to distribute fruits equally among all.

(a) How many guests Khushi can invite at the most?

(b) How many apples and bananas will each guest get?
(c) If Khushi decides to add 42 mangoes, how many guests Khushi can invite at the most?
(d) If the cost of 1 dozen of bananas is ₹ 60, the cost of 1 apple is ₹ 15 and cost of 1 mango is ₹ 20, find the
total amount spent on 60 bananas, 36 apples and 42 mangoes.
42. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Rainbow is an arch of colours that is visible in the sky after rain or when water droplets are present in the
atmosphere. The colours of the rainbow are generally, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Each

colour of the rainbow makes a parabola. We know that any quadratic polynomial p(x) = ax2 + bx + c (a ≠ 0)
represents a parabola on the graph paper.

(a) The graph of a rainbow y = f(x) is shown in the figure. Write the number of zeroes of the curve.
(b) If the graph of a rainbow does not intersect the x-axis but intersects y-axis at one point, then how many
zeroes will it have?
(c) If a rainbow is represented by the quadratic polynomial p(x) = x2 + (a + 1) x + b, whose zeroes are 2 and
-3, find the value of a and b.
(d) The polynomial x2 - 2x - (7p + 3) represents a rainbow. If -4 is a zero of it, find the value of p.
43. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Architect : An architect is a skilled professional who plans and designs buildings and generally plays a key role
in their construction. Architects are highly trained in the art and science of building design. Since they bear
responsibility for the safety of their buildings’ occupants, architects must be professionally licensed.

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 Vishu is a licensed architect and design very innovative house. She has made a house layout for her client which
is given below. In the layout, the design and measurements has been made such that area of two bedrooms and
kitchen together is 95 sq. m.

(a) Which pair of linear equations does describe this situation?

(b) What is the length of the outer boundary of the layout?
(c) What is the area of the bedroom 1?
(d) What is the area of living room in the layout?
44. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Two schools P and Q decided to award prizes to their students for two games of Hockey ₹ x per student and
Cricket ₹ y per student. School P decided to award a total of ₹ 9,500 for the two games to 5 and 4 students
respectively; while school Q decided to award ₹ 7,370 for the two games to 4 and 3 students respectively.

(a) Represent the following information algebraically (in terms of x and y).
(b) What is the prize amount for hockey?
(c) Prize amount on which game is more and by how much?
(d) What will be the total prize amount if there are 2 students each from two games?
45. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
While designing the school year book, a teacher asked the student that the length and width of a particular photo
is increased by x units each to double the area of the photo. The original photo is 18 cm long and 12 cm wide.
(a) Write an algebraic equation depicting the above information.
(b) Write the corresponding quadratic equation in standard form.
(c) What should be the new dimensions of the enlarged photo?

(d)

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 Can any rational value of x make the new area equal to 220 cm2?
46. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Some students were asked to list their favourite colour. The measure of each colour is shown by the central angle
of a pie chart given below:

(a) If a student is chosen at random, then find the probability of his/her favourite colour being white?
(b) What is the probability of his/her favourite colour being blue or green?
(c) If 15 students liked the colour yellow, how many students participated in the survey?
(d) What is the probability of the favourite colour being red or blue?
Section E
47. Prove that for any prime positive integer√–
p + √q is an irrational number. [5]
–
48. Prove that is an irrational number. [5]
3
√6

49. Without actually calculating the zeroes, form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are reciprocals of the zeroes [5]
of the polynomial 5x2 + 2x - 3.

50. Find the zeros of f(v) = v2 + 4√3v - 15 and verify the relationship between the zeros and its coefficients.
–
[5]

51. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 6x2 + 5x - k satisfying the relation, α − β = 1

6
, then find the [5]
value of k.
52. A person on tour has ₹ 4200 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 3 days, he has to cut down his daily [5]
expenses by ₹ 70. Find the original duration of the tour.
53. ₹ 9000 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 20 more persons, each would [5]
have got ₹ 160 less. Find the original number of persons.
54. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball is drawn at random from the [5]
bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is
i. white or blue
ii. red or black
iii. not white
iv. neither white nor black.
55. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1,2,3 and 4. Another number y is selected at random from [5]
the numbers 1,4, 9 and 16. Find the probability that product of x and y is less than 16.
56. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is [5]
(i) a king or jack (ii) a non-ace (iii)a red card (iv) neither a king nor a queen.
57. Cards on which numbers 1,2, 3 ..... 100 are written (one number on one card and no number is repeated). Put in a [5]
bag and are mixed thoroughly. A card is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that card taken out

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has
i. An even number
ii. A number which is a multiple of 13.
iii. A perfect square number
iv. A prime number less than 20

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