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Mary`s Residential school,Ramankulangara

Second Model examination 2024-2025

MATHEMATICS Marks:80

Class:X Time:3hrs

General Instruction:
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 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. 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.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3
marks and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in
the2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1.The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 13 .The number obtained by interchanging the digits
exceeds the given number by 9.The number is

a)76 b)69 c)67 d)96

2.The value of k for which the lines 5x+7y=3 and 15x+21y=k coincide is:

a)9 b)5 c)7 d)18

3.If ΔABC ≅ ΔDEF, BC = 3 cm, EF = 4 cm and area of ΔABC = 54 cm2. Then the area of Δ DEF is
(a) 54 cm2 (b) 88 cm2 (c) 96 cm2 (d) 108 cm2

4.Which term of the AP 72,63,54… is 0?

a)8th b)9th c)10th d)11th

5. If k+2 ,4k-6and 3k-2are three consecutive terms of an AP,then the value of k is:
a)3 b)-3 c)4 d)-4
6.Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event ?

a)2/3 b)-1.5 c)15% d)0.7

7.(sec A + tan A) (1 – sin A) equals:

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

8. The fifth term of an AP is -3 and its common difference is -4.The sum of first 10 terms is

a)50 b)-50 c)30 d)-30

9.The upper limit of the modal class of the given distribution is:

Height [in Below 140 Below 145 Below 150 Below 155 Below 160 Below 165
cm]
Number of 4 11 29 40 46 51
girls
(a) 165 (b) 160 (c) 155 (d) 150

10.The next term of the AP √ 7 , √28 , √ 63…is

A)√ 70 b ¿ √ 84 , c ¿ √ 98 √ 112 ,

11.The pair of linear equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + 6y = 10 is

(a) inconsistent (b) consistent (c) dependent consistent (d) none of these

12.In ΔABC and ΔDEF, ∠ B = ∠ E, ∠ F = ∠ C and AB = 3DE. Then, the two triangles are

(a) congruent but not similar (b) similar but not congruent
(c) neither congruent nor similar (d) congruent as well as similar
13. If r = 3 is a root of quadratic equation kr2 – k r – 3 = 0, then the value of k is:
(a) 1/2 (b) 3 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/4
1 1
14. Write a quadratic polynomial whose sum of zeroes is and product of zeroes is
4 4
(a) 4x2 + x + 1 (b) x2 + 4x – 1
(c) 2x2 + 3x – 1 (d) x2 – 2x + 1
15. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two
numbers less than 7 is:
5 7 12 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
12 12 5 11

16.The mean and mode of a frequency distribution are 28 and 16 respectively. The median is
(a) 22 (b) 23.5 (c) 24 (d) 24.5

17 Nature of the roots of equation 4X2 –4x+1 = 0

a) Real & equal b) Real & unequal c) No real root d) None of these

18. In the figure, if DE || BC, AD = 3 cm, BD = 4 cm and BC = 14 cm, then DE equals :

(a) 7 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 3 c

DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement
of Reason (R). Choose the correct option
A) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A)

B) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and 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.

19. Assertion(A): The sequence −1, −1 − 1, . . . , −1 is an AP.

Reason(R): In an AP, an – an-1 is constant where 𝑛 ≥ 2 and 𝑛 ∈ N

20. Assertion(A):The probability of getting number8 on rolling a die is zero

Reason(R):The probability of an impossible event is zero

SECTION-B

Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.

21.For what value of k for which the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions: 2x + 3y = 7, (k – 1)x + (k + 2)y = 3k is

22. If in the given above right sided figure, AB || DE and BD || EF,

then prove that DC2= CF × AC

OR

In the below left figure, two chords AB and CD intersect each other at the point P.
Prove that (i) ΔAPC ~ ΔDPB
(ii) AP. PB = CP. DP
23.Solve : 2x + 5y = 11 ; 4x - 3y = 9 by elemination method.

24. If sin(A + B) = 1 and Cos(A – B) = √3/2, 0°< A + B ≤ 90° and A > B, then find the measures of

25. The sum of first 𝑛 terms of an A.P. is represented by 𝑆𝑛=6𝑛−n2. Find the common
angles A and B

difference

SECTION-C

Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks

26.Three unbiased coins are tossed together .Find the probability of getting
i)3 heads ii)atleast one tail iii)2 tails
cot θ+cosec θ−1 1+ cot θ
27.Prove that cotθ =
cot θ−cosecθ+ 1 sin θ

OR
3
SinA −2 sin A
Prove that : 3 =tan A
2cos A−cos A

28.Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:

Classes Frequency
25-30 14
30-35 22
35-40 16
40-45 6
45-50 5
50-55 3
55-60 4

29.The sum of first seven terms of an AP. is 182.If its 4th term and 17th term are in the ratio 1:6 ,

find the AP

30 ∆ ABC in such that AB=3cm, BC=2cm and CA=2.5cm.If ∆ DEF ∆ ABC and FE=4cm,then find
the perimeter of ADEF
31. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depends on the
number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student ‘A’ takes food for 22 days, he
has to pay Rs. 1380 as hostel charges; whereas a student ‘B’, who takes food for 28 days, pays
Rs.1680 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day.
OR
The ratio of income of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 4 : 3, if each of
them manage to save Rs. 2000/month. Find their monthly incomes.
 SECTION-D

Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.

32.Solve the following linear equations graphically:

X+3y=12

2x-3y=12.

Also shade the region bounded by the line 2x-3y=12 and both the coordinate axes

33.The median of the following data is 50. Find the values of ‘p’ and ‘q’, if the sum of all frequencies is
90. Also find the mode of the data.

Marks obtained Number of

students
20-30 P
30-40 15
40-50 25
50-60 20
60-70 q
70-80 8
80-90 10

34.State and prove Basic proportionality Theorem.

OR
Prove that the diagonals of a trapezium divide each other proportionality.Using this result ,find the
value of x .if in the given figure AB || DC;OA=3x-19; OC= x-3;OD=4 and OB=X-4
35.The first term of an AP is 22,the last term is -6and the sum of all the terms is 64.Find the number of
terms of the AP. Also , find the common difference .
SECTION – E
(Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each
36.On a weekend Rani was playing cards with family.The deck has 52 cards .If her brother drew
one card,
i)Find the probability of getting a king of red colour
ii)Find the probability of getting a face card
iii) )Find the probability of getting a queen of diamond
37.Your younger sister wants to buy an electric car and plans to take loan from a bank for her
electric car .She repays her total loan of 321600 by paying every month starting with the 1st
installment of Rs 2000 and it increases the instalment by Rs 200 every month.

Based on the above information ,solve the following questions:

i)Find the list of installment formed by the given statement
ii)Amount paid by her in 25th installment
iii)In how many installment, she clear her total bank loan?
OR
iii)Find the sum of the first seven installments

38.Akhila went to a fair in her village .She wanted to enjoy rides on the giant wheel hoopla ( a
game in which you throw a ring on items kept in a stall and if the ring covers any object
completed you get it ).The number of items she rides the giant wheel. If each ride costs Rs 3 and
a game ofhoopla costs 4 and she spent 20 in the fair

Based on the above information ,solve the following questions:

i)Write the representation of given statement algebraically.
ii)Find the intersection points of two lines.
iii)Find the intersection points of the line x-2y=0 on X and Y axes
OR
Intersection points of the line 3x+4y=20 on X and Y axes