COORG PUBLIC SCHOOL, GONIKOPPAL

II TRIAL EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2023

CLASS: X MATHEMATICS
Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: Two and half hours
Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is spent in reading the question paper.

The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the test.
Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
All working including rough work, must be clearly shown and must be done on the same sheet as the rest of
the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in the loss of marks.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION A (40 Marks)

Attempt all the questions from this section.
QUESTION 1:
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options: [15]
i. The taxable value of a Woodland leather purse is ₹3,500. If the rate of GST is 18%,
then the price of the leather purse will be
a. ₹4,310 b. ₹4,031 c. ₹ 4,130 d. ₹2,870
ii. Which of the following quadratic equation has two distinct real roots?
a. 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 22 = 0 b. 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3 = 0

c. 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 3 = 0 d. 4𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 9 = 0

iii. (𝑥 + 2) and (𝑥 + 3) are two factors of the polynomial 𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 6. If this

polynomial is completely factorised the result is
a. (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 1) b. (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 − 1)

c. (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 − 1) d. (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 1)

Page 1 of 8
 iv. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ]2×3 , given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 2𝑖 − 𝑗, then matrix A is:
−1 0 1 1 0 1
a. ⌊ ⌋ b. ⌊ ⌋
3 2 −1 3 2 −1
1 0 −1 −1 0 −1
c. ⌊ ⌋ d. ⌊ ⌋
3 2 1 3 2 −1
4
v. The fourth term of an A.P. whose first term is -2 and common difference is is
3

a. 6 b. -6 c. 2 d. -2
vi. If the point (5 ,0) is invariant point under reflection in a line, then the line will be
a. X-axis b. Y- axis c. x = 5 d. y = 5
vii. ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel DC, then the triangle similar to ∆𝐴𝑂𝐵 is
a. ∆COD b. ∆DOC c. ∆ADC d. ∆ABC A B

D C

viii. A hollow cylinder of radius ‘r’ and height ‘h’ is surmounted by a hollow cone of the
same radius and slant height ‘l’. The total surface of the solid so formed is
a. 2𝜋𝑟ℎ + 𝜋𝑟𝑙 b. 2𝜋𝑟(𝑟 + ℎ) + 𝜋𝑟𝑙
b. c. 2𝜋𝑟(𝑟 + ℎ) + 𝜋𝑟(𝑟 + 𝑙) 𝑑. 2𝜋𝑟(𝑟 + 𝑙) + 2𝜋𝑟ℎ
−𝑥
ix. If 0 < < 1, then the range of x is
5

a. 0 < −𝑥 < 5 b. −5 < 𝑥 < 0 c. 0 < 𝑥 < 5 d. 0 < 𝑥 < −5

x. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

3 4
a. 0.25 b. c. d. 0.002%
4 3

xi. The value of k such that the point (2, k) lies on the line 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 5 = 0, is
a. 1 b. -3 c. 2 d. 3
E
xii. In the fig, O is the centre of the circle, find x.
a. 65° b. 115° c. 130° d. 230°
x
C
Page 2 of 8 O
65°
A D
 1
xiii. 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 − is equal to
𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃

a. 1 b. -1 c. 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 d. 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃

xiv. The number of observation smaller than ______ is same as the number of observation
larger than it.
a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Quartile

xv. If the height of the tower and the distance of a point of observation from its foot, both

are increased by 10%, then the angle of elevation of its top

a. Remains unchanged b. Increases c. Decreases d. Can’t say

QUESTION 2:
1 1
i. Dinesh has a recurring deposit account in a bank for 3 years at 9 % p.a. If he gets
2 2

₹78,638 at the time of maturity, find the monthly instalments. [4]

√𝑎2 +𝑏2 +√𝑎2 −𝑏2

ii. Given, 𝑥 = . Use componendo and dividendo to prove that
√𝑎2 +𝑏2 −√𝑎2 −𝑏2

2𝑎2 𝑥
𝑏2 = . [4]
𝑥 2 +1

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃−2𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃
iii. Prove that = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 [4]
2𝑐𝑜𝑠3 𝜃−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

QUESTION 3:

i. A metal container in the form of a cylinder is surmounted by a hemisphere of the same

radius. The internal height of the cylinder is 7m and internal radius is 3.5cm. Calculate:
a. The total area of the internal surface excluding the base. [4]
22
b. The internal volume of the container in 𝑚3 . (𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝜋 = ).
7
Page 3 of 8
 ii. The equation of a line is 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 7 = 0. Find:
a. The slope of the line. [4]
b. The equation of a line perpendicular to the given line and passing through the
intersection of the lines 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2 = 0 and 3𝑥 + 𝑦 − 10 = 0.
iii. The point P (3, 4) is reflected to P1 in the x-axis and O! is the image of O (the origin)
when reflected in the line PP1. Using graph paper, give: [5]
a. The coordinates of P1 and O1 .
b. The lengths of the segments PP1 and OO1.
c. The perimeter of quadrilateral POP1O1.
d. The geometrical name of the figure POP1 O1.

SECTION – B

(Attempt any four full questions from this section)

QUESTION 4:

i. The following bill shows the GST rates and the marked price of articles. [3]

BILL: COMPUTERS
ARTICLES MARKED PRICE RATE OF GST
Graphic Card ₹15,500 18%
Laptop adapter ₹1,900 28%

Find the total amount to be paid for the above bill

ii. Solve the equation 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 4 = 0. Give your answer correct to 2 significant digits.
[3]
iii. Marks obtained by 100 students in an examination are given below. Draw a histogram
for the given data using graph paper and find the mode. Take 2cm = 10 marks along one
axis and 2cm = 10 students along the other axis. [4]
Page 4 of 8
 Marks 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60
Number of students 5 15 20 28 20 12
QUESTION 5:

2 1 4 1 −3 2
i. If 𝐴 = ⌊ ⌋,𝐵 = ⌊ ⌋ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 = ⌊ ⌋ , find 𝐴2 + 𝐴𝐶 − 5𝐵. [3]
0 −2 −3 −2 −1 4

ii. In the given figure, QPS = RPT and PRQ = PTS. P [3]
a. Prove that ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 ~ ∆𝑃𝑆𝑇 Q
b. If PT: ST = 3: 4, find QR: PR
S T

iii. If 2𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 + 𝑏 leaves remainder 0 and 42 when divided by (x-2) and (x-3),
respectively, find the values of a and b and hence factorise the given expression
completely. [4]

QUESTION 6:

i. The mid-point of the line segment joining (2a, 4) and (-2, 2b) is (1, 2a+1). Find

a. The values of a and b. [3]

b. The length of the line segment AB.

ii. A man observes the angle of elevation of the top of a building to be 30° . He walks

towards it in a horizontal line through its base. On covering 60m, the angle of elevation

changes to 60° . Find the height of the building correct to the nearest metre. [3]

iii. The sum of the first seven terms of an A.P. is 182. If its 4th and 17th terms are in the

ratio 1:5, find: [4]

Page 5 of 8
 a. The A.P.

b. The sum of the first eleven terms.

QUESTION 7:

i. A bag contains 5 whit balls, 6 red balls and 9 green balls. A ball is drawn at random

from a bag. Find the probability that the ball drawn is: [3]

a. Not a red ball

b. A white or a red ball

c. Is neither a green ball nor a white ball.

ii. The diameters of internal and external surfaces of a hollow spherical shell are 6cm and

10cm respectively. It is melted and recast into a solid cylinder of diameter 14cm. Find

the height of the cylinder. [3]

iii. In the given figure, AB is a diameter, DO‖CB and DCB = 120° . Calculate: [4]

a. DAB c. DBC A

b. DBA d. ADC
O
D

B
C

QUESTION 8:
𝑥+1
i. Solve the inequation −3(𝑥 − 7) ≥ 15 − 7𝑥 > , 𝑥 𝜖 𝑅, write the solution set and
3

represent it on the number line. [3]

ii. Find the mean of the following cumulative frequency table by short-cut method. [3]

Marks 0-10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 - 50 50-60

Page 6 of 8
 Number of students 4 16 20 10 7 3

iii. In the given figure, PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral. PQ and SR produced meet at T.

a. Prove ∆ 𝑇𝑃𝑆 ~ ∆ 𝑇𝑅𝑄 [4]

S
b. Find SP if TP = 18cm, RQ = 4cm and TR = 6cm.

P
Q T

QUESTION 9

i. A person on a tour has ₹360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4 days, he has to
cut down his daily expense by ₹3. Taking the original duration of the tour as x, form an
equation in x and solve it. [4]

ii. The marks obtained by 240 students in mathematics test are given below: [6]
MARKS No. OF STUDENTS
0 – 10 10
10 – 20 18
20 – 30 32
30 – 40 44
40 – 50 52
50 – 60 26
60 – 70 22
70 – 80 12
80 – 90 16
90 - 100 8

Page 7 of 8
 Draw an Ogive for the given distribution on a graph sheet. Use a scale 2 cm = 10units
along one axis and 2 cm = 20 units along the other for your ogive and using the ogive,
estimate
a. The median
b. The number of students who obtained more than 75% in the test.
c. The number of students who did not pass in the test if the pass percentage was 40.

QUESTION 10:

i. Draw a circle of radius 4cm with centre O. Draw two tangents inclined at an angle of
45° to each other. [3]
𝑥 3 +3𝑥 341
ii. If = , find the value of x using the properties of proportion. [3]
3𝑥 2 +1 91

iii. In the given figure, from the top of a building AB = 60m high, the angles of depression
of the top and bottom of a vertical lamp post CD are observed to be 30° and 60°
respectively. Find A [4]
30°
a. The horizontal distance between AB and CD. 60°

b. The height of the lamp post. C

60 m

B D

Page 8 of 8