CREDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI

PRE-BOARD-2 EXAMINATION 2024-25

CLASS – X
MATHEMATICS (041)

M.M: 80 TIME: 3 Hrs

General Instructions:

 This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.

 Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
 Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
 Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
 Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
 Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of the values
of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
 All 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 has been provided in the
2 marks questions of Section E.
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 Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = wherever required if not stated.
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SECTION-A
1. What should be added to the polynomial x2 – 5x + 4, so that 3 is the zero of the resulting polynomial?
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5

2. The pair of linear equations 2x + 4y = 12 and x = 4 −2y has

(a) one solution (b) two solutions
(c) infinitely many solutions (d) no solution
3. If the angle between two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle of radius ‘r’ and centre O is
60°, the length of each tangent is
r
(a) 2r (b) (c) √3 r (d) √2 r
2
4. The value of x for which 2x, x+10 and 3x+2 are the three consecutive terms of an A.P is
(a) – 6 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) – 18

5. If a solid sphere with total surface area 48 cm2 is bisected into two hemispheres, then the total surface
area of any one of the hemisphere is

(a) 48 cm2 (b) 60 cm2 (c) 24 cm2 (d) 36 cm2

6. The value of (sec A + tan A) (1 – sin A) is

(a) sec A (b) sin A (c) cosec A (d) cos A

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7. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. If AB = 12 cm, BC = 15 cm and CD = 14 cm,
then AD is equal to
(a) 10 cm (b) 11 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 13 cm

8. If the equation x2 + 4x + k = 0 has real and distinct roots, then

(a) k < 4 (b) k > 4 (c) k ≥ 4 (d) k ≤ 4

9. If the value of each observation of a statistical data consisting of n observation is increased by 3, then
the mean of the data
(a) remains unchanged (b) increases by 3
(c) increases by 6 (d) increases by 3n
10. Which of the following are DEFINITELY similar to each other?
(a) any two rhombuses (b) any two right triangles
(c) any two regular pentagons (d) any two isosceles triangles
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11. If one root of the equation 4x – 2x + (k – 4) = 0 be the reciprocal of the other, then the value of k is
(a) 8 (b) – 8 (c) 4 (d) – 4

12. A spherical ball of radius r is melted to make 8 new identical balls each of radius r1. Then r : r1 =
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 1: 4

13. The probability of 53 Sundays in a non-leap year is

2 53 1 52
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 365 7 53
14. If the distance between the points (4, p) and (1,0) is 5, then the value of p is
(a) 4 only (b) ± 4 (c) – 4 only (d) 0

15. A data consists of four 5’s, six 7’s, ten 9’s, eleven 12’s, three 13’s, two 14’s. The median of this data
is
(a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 13

16. The coordinates of the fourth vertex of the rectangle formed by the points O(0,0), A(2,0) and B(0,3) are
(a) (3,0) (b) (0,2) (c) (2,3) (d) (3,2)
17. A number was selected at random from 1 to 100 (inclusive of both numbers) and it was found to be a
multiple of 10. What is the probability that the selected number is multiple of 5?
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
10 5 2

18. If A is an acute angle in a right triangle ABC, right angled at B, then the value of sin A + cos A is
(a) equal to 1 (b) greater than 1
(c) less than 1 (d) 2

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 Question 19 and 20 is Assertion and Reason type. STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT-2
(Reason) and has following four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), only one of which is the correct answer.
Mark the correct option.
(a) Assertion is true and Reason is true; Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.
(b) Assertion is true and Reason is true; Reason is not a correct explanation for Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true, Reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false, Reason is true.

19. Assertion: The number 5n cannot end with the digit 0, where n is a natural number.
Reason: For a number to end with 0, it must have both 2 and 5 as factors.

20. Assertion: If the area of two circles are in the ratio 9:16, then their circumferences are in the ratio 3:4.
Reason: If the areas of two circles are in the ratio A:B, then their circumferences are in the ratio √A : √B.

SECTION-B
21. (a) On a morning walk, three persons step out together and their steps measure 30 cm, 36 cm and 40 cm
respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same distance in
complete steps?
OR
(b) The LCM of two numbers is 9 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 500. Find the LCM of
two numbers.
22. (a) A bag contains some balls of which x balls are white, 2x are black and 3x are red. A ball is selected at
at random. What is the probability that it is (i) not red? (ii) white?
OR
(b) Nikhil and Pratik are playing with a 6 – sided fair die each, numbered 1 – 6. They roll their dice once
at the same time. A player wins only if they get a number larger than the other player. What is the
probability of Pratik winning the game? Show your work.

23. Find the ratio in which the segment joining the points (1, –3) and (4, 5) is divided by x-axis? Also find the
coordinates of this point on x-axis.

cos 60°−cot 45°

24. Evaluate:
tan 45°−sin 30°

25. Show that the points (– 2, 3), (8, 3) and (6, 7) are the vertices of a right-angled triangle.

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 SECTION-C
26. ₹ 9,000 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 20 more persons, each
would have got ₹160 less. Find the original number of persons.

27. Two people are 32 km apart on a straight road. They start walking at the same time. If they walk towards
each other with different speeds, they will meet in 4 hours. Had they walked in the same direction with
same speeds as before, they would have met in 16 hours. Find their walking speeds.

28. (a) Two concentric circles with centre O have radii of 10 cm and 4 cm. From an external point P, tangents
PA and PB are drawn to both the circles, respectively. If AP = 24 cm, find the length of BP.

OR

(b) Prove that tangents drawn to a circle from an external point are equal in length.

cos4 x –sin4 x (cot x+1)

29. Prove that: =
1−tan x sec x cosec x

30. (a) Prove that √5 is irrational number.

OR
(b) Find all pairs of positive integers whose sum is 91 and HCF is 13. Show your work.
31. In the given figure, a square OPQR is inscribed in a quadrant OAQB of a circle. If the radius of circle is

6√2 cm, find the area of the shaded region.

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 SECTION-D
32. A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm, with point D as the point of contact on side
BC, respectively dividing BC into segments BD = 10 cm and DC = 8 cm. Find the lengths of the sides AB
and AC, given that area of ∆ ABC = 90 cm2.

33. (a) The pyramid graph below shows the ages of the 548 Members of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha.

On an average, how much younger is a female MP than a male MP? Round your answer to the nearest
whole number and show your work.
OR
(b) Find the mode and median for the following data:
Classes 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Frequency 4 8 10 12 10 4 2

34. (a) Solve the following system of linear equations graphically and shade the region between the two lines
and x-axis.
x – 2y = 0; 3x + 4y = 20

OR

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 (b) The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 3 less than twice the denominator. If the
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numerator and denominator are decreased by 1, the fraction becomes . Determine the fraction.
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35. State and prove Basic proportionality theorem (Thales Theorem).

SECTION-E
36. We depend upon natural resources such as water, air, flora and fauna, as we are aware that in the construction
of a house, lots of wood is used and that we get from forest. There are organised rules and regulations for
the same. 228 logs are stacked in the following manner: 32 logs in the bottom row, 31 in the next row, 30
in the row next to it and so on as shown in the figure.

Based on above information, answer the following questions:

(i) How many logs are there in the 5th row from the bottom? (1)
(ii) How many total logs are there upto 4th row from the bottom? (1)
(iii) (a) How many rows are required to put all 228 logs? (2)
OR
(b) How many numbers of rows are required to stack 203 logs?

37. A smash shot in badminton is when the shuttlecock travels in a straight line just above the nets. The line
of impact and the net are perpendicular to the horizontal ground.
(Note: Take tan 30° as 0.57, tan 50° as 1.19, cos 30° as 0.86 and cos 50° as 0.64)

T W

U V
Based on above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Find the distance between point T and shot 1. (1)

(ii) (a) How much higher is shot 2 than shot 1. (2)
OR
(b) Find the distance between point U and point V.
(iii) Find the distance between point W and shot 2. (1)

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38. A ‘circus’ is a company of performers who put on shows of acrobats, clowns etc. to entertain people started
around 250 years back, in open fields, now generally performed in tents. One such ‘Circus Tent’ is shown
below:

The tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of cylindrical
part is 9 m and 30 m respectively and height of conical part is 8 m with same diameter as that of the
cylinder part, then

(i) Calculate the slant height of the conical top. (1)

(ii) Find the area of the canvas used in making the tent. (1)
2 2
(iii) (a) Find the cost of the canvas bought for the tent at the rate ₹200 per m , if 30 m canvas was
wasted during stitching. (2)
OR
(b) Find the total volume of circus tent.

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