FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAM (2024-2025)

SUBJECT- STANDARD MATHS(041)

CLASS -X
TIME-3hr
DATE: - 07/12/2024
NAME:Nhuahal.... ROLL NO:1elS MM- 80

MamSaO Vo
General Instructions:
compulsory.
1. This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are
and E.
2. Question paper is divided into five section - Section A,B, C,D
questions(MCOS) and
3. In section A- Question number 1 to18 are multiple choice
question of 1mark each.
question number 19 and 20are assertion -reason based
4. In section B- question number 21 to 25 àre very short answer type (VSA) type
questions of 2 marks each.
5. In section C- question number 26 to31 are short answer (SA) type questions carrying
3 marks each.
6. In section D- question number 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions carrying
5 marks each.
7. Insection E- question number 36 to 38 are case based integrated units of
assessment question carrying 4 marks each .Internal choice is provided in 2marks
question ineach case - study.
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8. There is no overall choice .However an internal choice has been provided in
question insection B.2 question in section C. 2question in sèction D and 3question
in section E.

9. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take =*wherever

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required if not stated.
10. Use of calculators is NOT allowed.

SECTION-A
least Prime number is:
1. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number and the
a) 1:2 b)2:1 c) 1:1 d) 1:3
2. The roots of the equation x + 3x-10=0 are :
a) 2,-5 b) -2,5 c) 2,5 d) -2,-5
3. The next term of the A.P :V6, V24, V54 is :
a) V60 b)v96 c)\72 d)v216
4. The distance of the point (-1,7) from x axis is:
b) 7 c) 6 d) V50
a) -1
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5. What is the areaof a semi -circle of diameter 'd'
a) nd b)÷nd² d);nd²
and mean of adistribution is:
6. The empirical relation between the mode, median
a) Mode= 3 Median - 2 Mean c) Mode=3 Mean-2 Median
b) Mode =2 Median - 3Mean d) Mode = 2 Mean -3 Median
represents two lines
7. The pair of linear equations 2x = 5y +6 and 15y = 6x- 18
which are:
a) Intersecting c) parallel
b) Coincident d) either intersecting or parallel
8. if a, ßare zeroes of the polynomial x?- 1,then the value of (a + B) is:
a) 2 b) 1 c) -1 d) 0
9. If apole 6 m high casts ashadow 2V3 m long on the ground, then sun'selevation is :
a) 60° b)45° c)30° d)90°
10. (1 + tan'0)sin"0 equals
a)sin?0 b)cos0 c)tan?o d)cot?0
11, Twodice are thrown together.The probability of getting the difference of numbers
on their upper faces equals to 3 is:
a b) d)
12. Which of the following triangles has the
a) Scalene
same side lengths ?
b) isosceles clequilateral d) Non of these
13. The
distance of the point (-6,8) from origin is :
a) 6 b) -6
14, c)8 d)10
In the given figure, PQ is a tangent to the
circle with centre o .If LOPQ = x,LPOQ =
y,then x+y is :
a) 45°
b)90 c)60° d)180°
15. In the given figure,TA is a tangent to the
circle with centre O such that OT = 4cm
20TA = 30°,then length of TA is:
a)2V3 cm b)2V2 cm c)v3 cm d) 2cm
16. In AABC, PQ ||BC.If PB = 6cm, AP = 4cm,AQ = 8cm, find the length of AC.
a) 12cm b) 20cm c) 6cm d) 14cm
17. Acard is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. The
card drawn is not an ace is : probability that the
a) b)
18.
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If If a, ßare the zeroes of the polynomials p(x) = )
equal to:
4x'-3x-7, then -+)is
a); b)
DIRECTIONS: In the question number 19 and 20,a statement of assertion (A) is
by a statement of Reason (R)..Choose the followed
correct option out of the following:
19. Assertion (A): The probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays is
Reason (R ): The probability that a non-leap year has 53 Sundays is
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a) Both Assertion(A)and Reason (R) are true and the
Reason (R) the correct explanation
of Assertion (A)
b) Both Assertion(A) and Reason (R)are true and the
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.
20. Assertion(A) :a,b,c are in A.P if and only if 2b=a+c.
Reason (R):The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n'.
a) Both Assertion(A)and Reason (R) are true and the Reason (R) the
correct explanation
of Assertion (A)
b) Both Assertion(A) and Reason (R) are true and the 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
21. Twonumbers are in the ratio 2:3 and their LCM is 180. What is the HCF of these numbers ?
22. If one zero of the polynomial p(x) = 6x + 37x - (k- 2) is reciprocal of the other, then find
the value of k.
23. (A)Find the sum and the products of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x- 9x +4 = 0.
OR
(B) Find the discriminant of thequadratic equation 4x-5=0and hence comment on the
nature of roots of the equation
24. If a fair coin is tossed twice ,find the probability of getting 'atmost onenead'.
5cos²60°+4sec?30°-tan²45
25. (A) Evaluate sin?30°+ cos230
OR
(B) If Aand Bare acute angles such that sin (A- B) = 0and 2cos (A + B) -1=0, then
find angles Aand B

SECTION-C
26. (A) Howmany terms are there in an A.P whose first and fifth terms are -14 and 2, respectively
and the last term is 62.
OR
(B) Which term of the A.P:65,61,57,53,.......is the first negative term ?
27. Prove that V5 is an irrational number.
28. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn fYömn àn external point to a circle
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the points of contact at the
centre .
sinA-2sin³ A
29. (A)Prove that 2cos3A-coSA
tanA
OR
(B) Prove that secA(1-sinA)(secA + tanA) = 1.
30. Two concentric circles are of radii 5cm and 3cm .Find the length of the chord of the larger
circle which touches the smaller circle.
31. Find the value of 'p' for which the quadraticequation px(x- 2) + 6=0 has two equal real
roots.

SECTION -D
32. (A) Astraight highway leads to the foot of a tower.A man standing on the
top of the 7Sm high
tower observes two cars at angles of depression of 30°and 60°, which are
of the tower .If one car is exactly behind the other on the same side of
approaching the foot
the tower, find the
distance between thh two cars. (use V3 = 1.73)
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(B) From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the
top of a cable tower is
60° and the angle of depression of its foot is 45°. Determine the height of the
33. (A)Dis a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that
tower.
ZADC = LBAC, prove that CA =CB. CD
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(B) If AD and PM are medians of triangle ABC and POR,
where AABC ~APQR ,prove that respectively
AB AD
PQ PM

34. Astudent was asked to make a model

shaped like acylinder with two cones attached to its
end by using athin aluminium sheet.The
diameter of the model is 3cm and its totalis 12 cm, If
each cone has a height of 2cm. Find the volume of air
35. The monthly expenditure on milk in 200 contained in the model.
families of a housing society is given below:
|Monthly
expenditur 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000- 3500
e (in ) 1500 4000 4500
2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
Number of 24 40 33 30 22 16
families 7

Find the value of x and also, find the

median and mean expenditure on milk.
36. Two schools 'p' and 'a' decided to SECTION-E
per student and cricket y per award prizes to their students for two
.School 'p' decided to award a total ofgames
of hockey x
games to 5 and 4 students
student
9,500
,respectively. While school 'a' decide to award 7,37O for for the two
games to 4 and 3 students respectively the two
Based on the above information ,
i) answer the following questions:
Represent the following information algebraically (in
i) (a)What is the prize amount for terms of x and y).
hockey ?
OR
(b) Prize amount on which game is
ii) What will be the total prize more and by how much?
37. Jagdish has a field which is amount if there are two students each for two
in the shape of a right games?
space in the form of a square PQRS angled triangle AQC. He wants to leave a
inside
growing vegetables ( as shown in the figure). Inthethefield for growing wheat and the remaining for
field, there is a pole marked as 0.

(-200, 0) (200, o)
 Based on the above information answer the following
questions:
i) Taking Oas origin,coordinates of Pare (-200,0) and of Q
are (200,0). PORS being a
square, what are the coordinates of Rand S?
i) (a) What is the area of square PORS?
OR
(b) what is the length of diagonal PR in square PQRS?
(200,800) ?
If Sdivides CA in th ratio K:1, what is the value of K, where point A is
38. Göverning council of a local public development authority of Dehradun decided to build an
playground on the top of a hill , which will have adequate space for parking . After
aaventurous
allotted for parking at one end
Survey , it was decided to build rectangular with a semi-circle area
rectangular playground are14 units and 7 units
of the playground. The length and breadth of the
for specialseats.
respectively .There are two quadrants of radius 2 units on one side
Baaed on the above information, answer the following questions:
What is the total perimeter of the parking area?
two quadrants?
(i) (a) what is the total area of parking and the
OR
area of parking area?
(b)What is the ratio of area of playground to the
parking area at the rate of 2 per
(ii) Find the cost of fèncing the playground and the
unit.