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Half Yearly Exa~i nation 2023-2 .

. SUBJECT - MATHEMATICS
. '. . CLAS S-x .· ,
Time: 3 hr. . · .·. . MM:80
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General Instruc tions:

L This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, D and E. c:
· · 2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying ·1 mark each · ·
. 3. Section B has 5 questio·ns carrying 02 ·marks each. .
4. Section C has 6 questions·~rrying 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 :1
each) with sub-parts of the values of 1,.- 1 and 2 marks each respectively. m.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an. internal choice in 2 'Questio
' ns of . ·.
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5 marks, 2 Questions of 3marks and 2 Questions of 2 marks has·been
provided. An internal choice. has been provided in the 2marks questions of · .-t ~\. ,w
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Section E
=- 1
8.. Draw neat figures wherev er required :·Take rr = E.
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~her~ver required if not
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)ill
stated . .
. . · . . .· SECTION A · · · . . ·. · =1
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· Section A consist s·of 2() questio ns
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of·. 1.._mark each.. · . · ..
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. . ·1. -The LCM of smallest two digit compos

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ite.number
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and smallest ·composite OU
· number is

a) 12 b) 4 . c) : 20 .
: 2." The give~ Dnear polynomial y = f(x) has
..
· a) 2 zeroes ·
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-·-.·-. . _-. i _,·
_. b) ~ zero and the.... zero ls •3• . .,..·.._- r-:.,.....~ _ t~ 1
: · - 1_ ·
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· c). 1 ~ and the zero la '4'. . ·. · r-· · - · - --

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3. Which of the following polynomials is having sum of zeroes as - 5 and product o·

zeroes as 6? '
2
. ~) x + Sx + 6 c) x 2 - . Sx + 6
2
b) x - .Sx-6 d)-x 2 ~ -- Sx+ 6 ·

4. Which of the f~llo~~-ng i~ NOT a sirr1ilarify criteria~ ~f tria~gles? .

a) ·AA b) SAS . c) AAA . . d) RHS ,
5. In the given figure,_·LAcB = ·LCDA, .AC = cm, AD= 3 cm, t~en BD is · a
,C

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22 26 55 . 64
a) cm b) cm·· ..c) cm .· d)- cm
3 3 3 . 3
. .
.. ·AB BC CA
6. If in·two triangles ABC and PQR, QR. = RP= PQ ' then

a} APQR~ACAB c) APQR-:AABC
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b} ACBA~APQR d) ABCA_~-APQ R

.: 7>.The value of ✓1 - ·. cos 2 A 15.

a} · is always equal to 1 .·
b} lies betwee·n O and 1 (both inclu~ed.) c
.c) · !S always greater.than _1 .
d) · can be less than or greater than 1 16. .

8. (sec A + tan a
. .
A)· (1 - sin A) equals.
.. , . ..
·· a)' sec A b) sin _A c) cosec A . · .d) c9s A 17.,

t
. ··.9. lftan X~ sin 45o ·c ~s-45° + sin 30°.' then X equals . ·.
, :· .. . , . ' . ' '" .. a)
-. · .- i· ;i) 45o_ · ·· · · b) ~o 0 ·· c) 30° d) ao 0
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: of 1o. The area of a quadrant of ~ circle whose circumference is 44 cm is
77 2
a -cm2
. ) 35 b) -cm .
2 .
c) 70 cm 2 d) 80 tm 2
2

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11. If radius of a_circle is 7 cm, ·then length of arc that subtends an angle of 45o at the
· ·centre·of the ·circle is · ·. .

a) 7.8 cm b) 9.6 cm ·· . c) 5.5 cm d) 10.2 cm

. ·1t Area of sector of a~gle 9( in degrees) of ·a circle with. radius R is: .. I'
- o • o · o· - o
. ~) taoo X 21rR . b) taoo x 1rR2 c) 3600 x 21rR d) 3600 x rrR2

. 13.·· 2 cards of hearts

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and ..4. cards of spades are· missing from a. pack of 52 .cards.
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A
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. _. : card is_drawn at random ~rom the remaining pack. _What is the probability of g~tting

·· a black card?
· ... 22 ·d) 24
b)!: . ~) 24 _ . ·
a)-
. 52 46 · 52 · · 46

·. · 14. Two dice·are thrown together. The probability ·o f getting the sum of numbers as 7 is
· · 1 · · . 1 . 7 .
. d) .!.
a)/4 . . b)_i & . c)-
36 36

. 15. In a__family having 3 children, the probabilityof having at least one boy is
1 . . 7 . 5
a)- . . .. b)- .· . c)- ..
8 ·. . . . 8 . .
. 8

· . 16. The ratio

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in which the line ·segment
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joining (2,-3) and (5, 6) is divided by x-axis is
· a) 1:2 . · b) 2:1 c) 2:5 · d) 5:2
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!· A point (x,y) is at a distance of 5 units from the origin. How many such points lie in the
thi~d quadrant?
b) 1 c) 2 d) infinitely many
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18. If the coord inate_s of one end of a diameter of cirde are (2,3) and the coordi
nates of
its centre are (-2,5), then the coordinates of the other end of the diameter are

a) (-6, -7) b) (6,-7) c) (6, 7) d) (-6, 7)

DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A)

. is
followed bya statement of Reason (R): Choose the correct option

19. Assertion (A): The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150. Then

their LCM is 40.

Reason(R): For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) x LCM (a, b) = a
x b. ~
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the
correct explanation of assertion (A). 2
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not
2
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): The graphical representation of~ pair of equations

4x + 3y - 1 = 5 and 12x + 9y = 15 will be parallel lines.
Reason (R): If the given pair of equations has no soluti on, then the
lines representing the given _p air of equations are parallel to each other.
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 but reason (R) is not"
the correct explanation of assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is fal_
se but reason (R) is true.
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f SECTION B

Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.

21 . Check whether 6n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.

22. a) Find th~ diameter of a circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas
of two circles of radii 40cm and 9cm.
OR

b) A chord of a circfe of radius 10cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find

the area of minor segment. (Use rr = 3.14)

23. Evaluate: sin 2 60° + 2tan 45° - cos 2 30°.

24. If a and f1 are the zeroes of p(x) = 2x 2 - 7x + 3, find the value of ; + !-

. 25. a) In the given figure, if ABCD is a trapezium in which AB II CD II EF,
AE BF
then prove that -
. ED
= -
FC

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b) In figure, if AD
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=6cm, DB =9cm, AE = 8cm and EC =12cm and LADE =48°.
A
. Find LABC.

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SECTION C

Sectio n C consis ts of 6 questi ons of 3 marks each

26. a) The coach

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of a cricket team buys 4 bats and .1 ball for Rs. 2050. Later,
. . .
she buys 3 bats and 2 _ball~ for ~1600. Find the cost of each bat and each ball.
. OR
b) .A lending library has a fixed ~ha.rge for the first three days and an
addition_
al charge for each day thereafter. Saritha paid f27 for a book
. . .
kept for seven days, ·while Sujata paid ~21 for the book she kept for.five
_days. Fin~'the fixed charge _an·d the ~harge for each extra day.·
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I.

27. Find the zeroes C)f the quadratic polynomial x2 - 2-Jz X - 16 and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomiaL

28. a) ·If 1 + sin2e = 3sln8 cose, then prove that tane ·= 1 or; .
. . . . .

OR rs
b) Prove that sec A.(1 - sin A) (sec A _
+ tan A)= 1. 4

29. A lot consists of 144 ball pens of which 20 are defective and others are good. Net
will buy a pen if it is good, but will not buy if it is defective. The shopkeeper draws
one pen at random and gives it ~o her. What is the probability that .
a) she will buy it?.
b) she will _not buy it? s.
. . c .
30. Prove.that ..fl. is an irrational number.
. .
31. In the given figure, CM and ,RN are respectively the medians of!). ~BC and 6 pQI
If fl ABC ~ fl POR, Prove that:
a) fl AMC ~ fl PNR
CM AB
b)RN = PQ
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s_ ___ ___ ~ c
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SECTION D ·

uestions-of 5 marks each

.Section D consists of 4 q_

32. Solve the following linear equations graphically.

·. .. x - 2y _+ 3 =O an_d 2x + 3y - .8 =O
Determine t~e coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and

x ~·.axis and shade the triangular region . .

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..-:state and prove· Basic Proportionality Theorem.

. a) Prove that: (1 + _cot A- co~ec A)(1 + tan A+ sec A)= 2

· ·.. OR

·, b) p· ·.th·.. t ·· tan2 e· · + ·. . cosec2 0 1

rove a : . · 0- cos 2 0
. ·... ··. 2 . sec2 0- cosec 2 0
. .tan 8-1 sin 2

·a) The·short and long.hands of a clock are 4cm and 6cm long respectively. Find the
• f
• •

sum of di"stances travelled by th.eir tips in 48 ·hours. .

. .
· OR
b) A round table-~ve r has six ~qual'designs a$ s~o~n in Figure. If the radius
. : ·of the ~ver i~ 28.•an, find 'th~-~st of makirig.the designs at·the rate oft 0.35 per
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···-~ . (Use ,./3 = 1 -
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.SECTION E

·36. CASE STUDY -1

Five ships are positioned in the Indian Ocean. Their positi_ons were plotted on a

graph paper in reference to arectangular -coordinate ax~.S.

E·= ( ; 8)--
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An enemy ship is ·spotted at P(-5,6).

(i) What is the distance between P and E? (1)

(ii) Find _the coordinates of mid-point of BO. (1)
(iii) a) Ship D is moved to a position which is mid-point of AE. Find the distance
moved by D. · · (2)
1
.· OR " I •
1
b) We find a rock· at new position G such that B, G and C ~re in a straight line .
and BG : GC = 3:1 then find the coordinates of G.
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37. CASE STUDY -2 .

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· Two friends' Raj and Anuj have to travel to Shimla via Chandigarh from Gurgaon. When
a
· they -reached the _bus stand of Gurgaon, Raj got call from his friend Ankit who was
also on his w~y to bus stand: Ankit requested· Raj to buy two tickets to Chandigarh and
three tickets to Shimla also.Anuj's friend Kamal asked Anuj to buy 3 tickets to .
· Chandigarh and 4 tickets to Shimla. Raj purchased 2 tickets to Chandigarh and 3 tickets
. J to Shimla for ,3700. Anuj spent ,s1 oo' to .buy 3 tickets to Chandigarh and 4 tickets to
on
J Shimla. Answer the questions based above information
. . -
(i) . If cost of one ticket to Chandigarh is , x and cost of one ticket to Shimla is
, y then ·represent the situation algebraically. (1)
(ii) Find the cost of one ticket from Gurgaon to Chandigarh. (1)
.·. (iii) a) If Raj purchases 3 tickets to Chandigarh and 5 tickets to Shimla, how ~·iuch
·amount he. will pay? (2)
OR
b) If Anuj spends ,ssoo to buy tickets find how many total number of tickets
he purchased? . ..

38.. •CASE STUDY-3. · ;._.t

. ~ ·,

A Group of friends we.re playin.g with cards bearing numbers 5 to 50. All cards placed iri
., . · a box and are mixed thoroughly. One friend withdraws a card from the box at random··
. · .and then replaces it. ·
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Answer the q~estions based on abo~e information . .
. . .
(i) Whafis the probability that the card withdrawn _from the box bears a prime
number less than 10? · · . . (1)
(ii) What is the probability that the card withdrawn from the box bears a number .
which.is a perfect square? . · . . · · ·: (1)
. . . .
(iii) a) What is the probability that the card .withdrawn from the box bears a
.number _which i' mu!tiple of 7 between 4_ 0 and 50? . . · · (2)
. . OR .

b) Find the probability of drawing a card bearing~ number which is facto'r of 50.

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