PREBOARD MOCK EXAMINATION (2022-23)

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS STANDARD (041)

CLASS: X

Duration : 3 Hours M.M : 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A to 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 questions of 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 Questions of 2 marks, 2
Questions of 3 marks and 2 Questions of 5 marks has been provided. An internal choice has
been provided in the 2 marks 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 zeroes of p(x) = x² + 12 are 1
(a) 0, 12 (b) -6, 6 (c) 2√3, −2√3 (d) none of these

2. If the length of the segment joining the points P(3, −1) and R(11, a) is 10 units, then the value of 1
‘a’ is
(a) 5 or 7 (b) 7 or −5 (c) 5 or −7 (d) −5 only

3. How many two digit numbers are divisible by 7? 1

(a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 15

4. Which term of the A.P.: 360, 354, 348, ….. is zero? 1

(a) 60th (b) 59th (c) 62nd (d) 61st

5. If sum of two numbers is 1215 and their HCF is 81, then the possible number of pairs of such 1
numbers are
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

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6. Given below is the graph representing two linear equations by lines AB and CD respectively. 1
What is the area of the triangle formed by these two lines and the line x=0?

(a) 4 sq units (b) 3 sq units (c) 6 sq units (d) none of these

7. If the roots of equation x²-ax-b=0 are real and equal, then which of the following relation is true? 1
(a) a²+4b=0 (b) a²−4b= 0 (c) a²+4b>0 (d) a²+4b<0

8. A square ABCD is inscribed in a circle of radius r. The area of the square is 1

(a) 2r (b) 2r² (c) 4r² (d) r²

9. The sum of the length, breadth and height of a cuboid is 6√3cm and the length of its diagonal is 1
2√3cm. The total surface area of the cuboid is
(a) 48 cm2 (b) 72 cm2 (c) 96 cm2 (d) 108 cm2

10. If a and b are prime factors of 45, then form a quadratic equation having a and b as its roots. 1
(a) 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 15 = 0 (b) 𝑥2 − 18𝑥 + 45 = 0
(c) 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 15 = 0 (d) 𝑥 2 − 14𝑥 + 45 = 0

11. ∆ABC~∆PQR. If AM and PN are altitudes of ∆ABC and ∆PQR respectively and 1
AB² : PQ² = 4 : 9, then AM: PN =
(a) 2:3 (b) 3:2 (c) 4:9 (d) 9:4

12. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 120ᵒ are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm, then the length of 1
each tangent is equal to:
3√3
(a)3√3cm (b) cm (c) √3 cm (d) 6 cm
2

13. If sinθ + cosθ = √3, then tanθ + cot θ = 1

(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3

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14. If x tan 30° cos 30°= sin30° cot 30°, then x = 1
(a) sin60° (b) cos60° (c) tan60° (d) cot60°

15. 5𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴−2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 1
If it is given that 5𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 = 7, then the value of =
5𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴+3𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
3 1
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d)none of these

16. A letter of English alphabets is chosen at random. What is the probability that it is a letter of the 1
word ‘MATHEMATICS’?
5 11 4 4
(a) 13 (b) 26 (c) 13 (d) 11

17. If the difference of Mode and Median of a data is 24, then the difference of median and mean is 1
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c)24 (d) 36

18. If tanα + cotα = 2 , then sin4α + cos4α = 1

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) 16

19. Assertion (A): In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The 1
length of the arc is 44 cm.
θ
Reason (R): The length of an arc of a circle is equal to 360 × 2𝜋𝑟, where r is the radius of the
circle and 𝜃 is the central angle subtended by the arc.
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

(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 false but reason (R) is true.

20 Assertion (A): In triangles ABC and DEF, ∠B = ∠E and ∠F = ∠C Then, the two triangles are 1
similar.
Reason (R): Two triangles are similar if their corresponding angles are equal.

Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of

reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

(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 false but reason (R) is true.

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 SECTION – B

Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each

21. Form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3 + √5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3 − √5 2

22. If the vertices of a parallelogram PQRS taken in order are P(3,4), Q(-2,3) and 2
R(-3,-2), then find the coordinates of its fourth vertex S.

OR
If the co-ordinates of the mid-points of the sides AB and AC of ∆ABC are D(3,5)
and E(-3,-3) respectively, then find the length of BC.

23. Find the GCD of the smallest two-digit composite number and the greatest two- 2
digit number.

24. Two fair dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the probability that 5 will come up at 2
least once.

25. The mode of the following frequency distribution is 38. Find the value of x. 2

OR

In the following data, find the values of p and q. Also, find the median class and
modal class.

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 SECTION – C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. If 𝑥 = 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 + 𝑏 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 and 𝑦 = 𝑏 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 + 𝑎 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃, then prove that 3
𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 .

27. 2 3
Prove that − 3√11 is an irrational number.
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28. Points P, Q, R and S in order are dividing the line segment joining the points 3
A(−1, 2) and B(9, 12) in five equal parts. Find the coordinates of the points
P, Q and R.

29. A vessel is in the form of a hemispherical bowl mounted by a hollow cylinder. The 3
diameter of the hemisphere is x cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find
the value of x if the surface area of the vessel is 572 cm².
OR
A solid wooden toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a cone of same
radius. The radius of the hemisphere is 3.5 cm and the total wood used in the
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making of toy is 166 𝑐𝑚3 . Find the height of the toy.
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30.
Prove that the ratio of perimeters of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of their 3
corresponding sides.
OR
In the given figure, ∠ACB = ∠CDA, AC = 8 cm, AD = 4 cm, then find BD.

31. A man invested an amount of ₹ x at 10% per annum and another amount of ₹ y at 3
8% per annum simple interest. Thus, he received ₹1350 as annual interest. Had he
interchanged the amounts invested, he would have received ₹45 less as interest.
What amounts did he invest at different rates?

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 SECTION – D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. Two ships are approaching a lighthouse from opposite directions. The angles of 5
depression of the two ships from the top of a lighthouse are 30° and 45°. If the
distance between the two ships is 100 metres, find the height of the lighthouse.
(Use √3 = 1.732)

OR
The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a 10 m tall building from the
top of a multi-storeyed building are 30° and 45°, respectively. Find the height of
the multi-storeyed building and the distance between the two buildings.

33. In the given figure, from a point P outside a circle with 5

centre O, tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle.

(i) Prove that OP is the right bisector of the line

segment AB.

(ii) If chord AB = 9.6 cm and radius OA = 6 cm ,

find the length of tangent PA.

34.
The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 14 cm more than three times the shortest 5
side. If the third side is 1 cm less than the hypotenuse, find the sides of the triangle.

OR
Sum of the areas of two squares is 962 m². If the difference of their perimeters is 72 m,
then find the sides of the two squares.

35. Find the mean of the following distribution by step-deviation method: 5

Also, find the median of the same distribution.

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 SECTION – E
Case study-based questions are compulsory.
36. A mint moulds four types of copper coins A, B, C and D whose diameters vary
uniformly. The first coin A has a diameter of 0.7 cm. The second coin B has
double the diameter of coin A and from then onwards the diameters increase by
50%. Thickness of each coin is 0.25 cm.

After reading the above, answer the following questions :

(i) Find the diameter of coin of type B. 1
(ii) Find the area (in cm²) of one circular face of type B coin. 2
OR
Find the volume (in cm³) of copper used in type A coin.
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(iii) Find the circumference of one circular face of type A coin.

37. Vishnu is a painter who uses a wooden ladder for

painting the walls. The ladder has rungs 20 cm
apart. (see Figure). The rungs decrease uniformly
in length from 50 cm at the bottom to 26 cm at
the top. If the top and the bottom rungs are 2.4 m
apart, then using the above information answer
the following questions:

(i) How many rungs are there in the

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ladder?
(ii) What is the difference in the lengths 1
of two consecutive rungs?
(iii) What is the total length of the wood 2
of all the rungs?
OR
What is the length of the middle rung
of the ladder?

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38. A residential society has a triangular park with sides AB = 60m, BC = 75 m and
AC = 80 m. A path for walking is constructed inside the park (see figure). If
PQ||AB and PR||AC, then based on the above information answer the following
questions:

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(i) If PQ = 40 m and OP = 30 m, then find the length of OA.

(ii) If OR:RC = 2:1 , the what is the value of OA:OP ? 1

(iii) Prove that QR||BC.

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OR
Prove that ∆ ABC ~ ∆ PQR