KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, JAIPUR REGION

First Pre-Board EXAM 2023-24

CLASS: X SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS - STANDARD (041)
Duration: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1.This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and 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 subparts
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 the 2marks 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. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3; x, y are prime numbers, then 1
HCF (a, b) is
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2
.
2. Nature of roots of quadratic equation 2x2 – 4x + 3 = 0 is 1
(a) real (b) equal (c) not real (d) none of them

3. If ΔABC ~ ΔEDF , then which of the following is not true? 1

(a) BC. EF = AC. FD (b) AB. EF = AC. DE (c) BC. DE = AB. EF (d) BC. DE = AB. FD

4. If the distance between the points (2, –2) and (–1, x) is 5, one of the values of x is 1
(a) –2 (b) 2 (c) –1 (d) 1

5. The zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3x – m(m + 3) are 1

(a) m, m + 3 (b) –m, m + 3 (c) m, – (m + 3) (d) –m, – (m + 3
6. The value of k for which the pair of equation kx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 has unique solution 1
(a) k = 3 (b) k ≠ 3 ( c) k ≠ 0 (d) k = 0

7. In figure, ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. Then, 1

(a) BD . CD = BC2 (b) AB . AC = BC2 (c) BD . CD = AD2 (d) AB . AC = AD2

8. Find the greatest number of 5 digits, that will give us remainder of 5, when divided by 8 and 9 1
respectively.
(a) 99921 (b) 99931 (c) 99941 (d) 99951
9. Two circles touch each other externally at C and AB is common tangent of circles, then ∠ACB is 1
(a) 70° (b) 60° (c) 100° (d) 90°

10. If x = a cos θ and y = b sin θ, then the value of b2x2 + a2y2 is 1

(a) a2 + b2 (b) a2/b2 (c) a2b2 (d) None of these

11. Given that sin α = 1/2 and cos β = 1/2, then the value of (β – α) is 1
(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 60° (d) 90°

12 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

13. The ratio of outer and inner perimeters of circular path is 23:22. If the path is 5 m wide, the 1
diameter of the inner circle is
(a) 55 m (b) 110 m (c) 220 m (d) 230 m
14. If the circumference of a circle and the perimeter of a square are equal, then 1
(a) Area of the circle = Area of the square
(b) Area of the circle > Area of the square
(c) Area of the circle < Area of the square
(d) Nothing definite can be said about the relation between the areas of the circle and square.

15. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is 1
(a) 3/26 (b) 3/13 (c) 2/13 (d) 1/2

16. The value of (sin 45° + cos 45°) is 1

(a) 1√2 (b) √2 (c) √3/2 (d) 1

17. Consider the following distribution: 1

the frequency of the class 30-40 is

(a) 4 (b) 48 (c) 51 (d) 3
18. Volume and surface area of a solid hemisphere are numerically equal. What is the diameter of 1
hemisphere?
(a) 9 units (b) 6 units (c) 4.5 units (d) 18 units

ASSERTION REASON BASED QUESTIONS:

In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion(A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices
(a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b)Both A and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c)(A) is true but (R) is false.
(d)(A) is false but (R) is true.
19. Assertion (A): The point (0, 4) lies on y-axis. 1
Reason (R): The y co-ordinate of the point on x-axis is zero
20. Assertion (A): 6n never ends with the digit zero, where n is natural number. 1
Reason (R): Any number ends with digit zero, if its prime factor is of the form 2m x 5n, where m, n
are natural numbers
SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. If the system of equations 2x + 3y = 7 and (a + b)x + (2a – b)y = 21 has infinitely many solutions, 2
then find a and b.
22. In the given figure, AP = 3 cm, AR = 4.5 cm, AQ = 6 cm, AB = 5 cm, AC = 10 cm. Find the length 2
of AD

23. Find the length of the tangent from an external point P at a distance of 20 cm from the centre of a 2
circle of radius 12 cm.
24. tan2 𝜃 cot2 𝜃 2
Simplify: +
1+tan2 𝜃 1+cot2 𝜃
OR
7sin2A + 3cos2A = 4 ,then find tanA

25 Find the area of the sector of a circle with radius 4 cm and of angle 30°. Also, find the area of the 2
corresponding major sector. (Use π = 3.14)
OR
What is the angle subtended at the centre of a circle of radius 10 cm by an arc of length 5π cm?
SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. Four bells toll at an interval of 8, 12, 15 and 18 seconds respectively. All the four begin to toll 3
together. Find the number of times they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start.
27. If the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + px + q are double in value to the zeroes of 2x2 – 5x – 3, then 3
find the values of p and q
OR
Find the quadratic polynomial sum and product of whose zeros are –1 and –20 respectively. Also
find the zeroes of the polynomial so obtained.
28. Two numbers are in the ratio of 1 : 3. If 5 is added to both the numbers, the ratio becomes 1 : 2. 3
Find the numbers.
29. In the given figure, AB is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents to the 3
circle at A and B intersect at P. Find the length of AP.

OR
In the below figure, two equal circles, with centres O and O', touch each other at X. OO' produced
meets the circle with centre O' at A. AC is tangent to the circle with centre O, at the point C. O'D is
𝐷𝑂′
perpendicular to AC. Find the value of .
𝐶𝑂

30. 3
𝑎 asin 𝜃−𝑏 cos 𝜃 𝑎2 −𝑏2
If tan𝞱 = , prove that =
𝑏 asin 𝜃+𝑏 cos 𝜃 𝑎2 +𝑏2

31. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers 3
appearing on the top of the dice is
(i) 5? (ii) 10? (iii) at least 9?
 SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. A motorboat whose speed in still water is 9 km/h, goes 15km downstream and comes back to the 5
same spot, in a total time of 3 hours 45 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
OR
A takes 6 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If both A and B together
can finish it in 4 days, find the time taken by B to finish the work alone.
33. State and prove Basic Proportional Theorem. 5

34. A toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone of the same base radius as 5
that of the hemisphere. If the radius of the base of the cone is 21 cm and its volume is 2/3 of the
volume of the hemisphere, calculate the height of the cone and the surface area of the toy.
OR
A vessel full of water is in the form of an inverted cone of height 8 cm and the radius of its top,
which is open, is 5 cm. 100 spherical lead balls are dropped into the vessel. One fourth of the water
flows out of the vessel. Find the radius of a spherical ball.
35. If the median of the following distribution is 58 and sum of all the frequencies is 140. What is the 5
value of x and y?

SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 Case Studies of 4 marks each
36. Manpreet Kaur is the national record holder for women in
the shot-put discipline. Her throw of 18.86m at the Asian
Grand Prix in 2017 is the maximum distance for an Indian
female athlete. Keeping her as a role model, Sanjitha is
determined to earn gold in Olympics one day. Initially her
throw reached 7.56m only. Being anathlete in school, she
regularly practiced both in the mornings and in the evenings
and was able to improve the distance by 9cm every week.
During the special camp for 15 days, she started with 40
throws and every day kept increasing the number of throws
by 12 to achieve this remarkable progress

(i) How many throws Sanjitha practiced on 11th day of the camp? 1
(ii) What would be Sanjitha’s throw distance at the end of 6 weeks?
OR 2
When will she be able to achieve a throw of 11.16 m?

(iii) How many throws did she do during the entire camp of 15 days ? 1
37. The top of a table is shown in the figure given below:
 On the basis of information given, answer the following questions.

(i) Find the distance between points A and B.

(ii) Write the co-ordinates of the mid point of line segment joining points M and Q.
(iii) If G is taken as the origin, and x, y axis put along GF and GB, then find the point denoted by
1
coordinate (4, 2).
1
OR
Find the coordinates of H, G and also find the distance between them. 2
38. A person/observer on the sea coast observes two ships in the sea, both the ships are in same straight
path one behind the other.

If the observer is on his building of height 20 meters (including observer) and he observes the angle
of depression of two ships as 45° and 60° respectively.

On the basis of above information answer the following questions.

(i) If a person observes a ship whose angle of depression is 60° then how much distance is the ship 1
away from him?
(ii) If a person observes another ship whose angle of depression is 45° then how much distance that 1
ship is away from him?
(iii) If a person observes the ship whose angle of depression changes from 60° to 30° then how far
be ship from the observer if the observer is at 20 m of height (including him)? 2
OR
Find the distance between the ships A and B when the angle of depressions are 60° and 45°
respectively.
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN,DELHI REGION

PRE-BOARD-2023-24

CLASS: X SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS BASIC

MM:80 Time:3 Hours

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General Instructions :

1. This question paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.

2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 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 Qs of 2 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 = wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A
1. LCM of two numbers is 2295 and HCF is 9. If one of the numbers is 153, the other 1
number is
a) 1035 b) 45 c) 145 d) 135

2 If an=3n-2, then the value of a13 is 1

(a) 34 b) 28 c) 37 d) 58

3 If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x 2 -5x + k is 3, then the value of k is 1

(a) 10 (b) -10 (c) 6 (d) –6
4 Graphically, the pair of equations given by 1
6x + 3y + 12 = 0
12x + 6y + 24 = 0
represents two lines which are

(a) intersecting at exactly one point. (b) parallel.

(c) coincident. (d) intersecting at exactly two points.
5 In the quadratic equation 2x -4x + 3 = 0,
2 1
(a)D ˂ 0 (b) D > 0 (c) D = 0 (d) D ≥ 0
6 If in triangles ABC and DEF, = , then they will be similar, when 1
(a) ∠B = ∠E (b) ∠A = ∠D (c) ∠B = ∠D (d) ∠A = ∠F
7 The distance of point (7,0) from the origin will be- 1
 (a) √7 unit (b) 14 unit (c) 7 unit (d) 0 unit

8 If R(–1,1) is the mid-point of the line segment joining P(-3, x) and Q(1, x+4) the value 1
of x is
a) – 1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2
9 If sin A = , then the value of tanA is 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)

10 The value of is 1

(a) tan (b)sin (c) 1 (d)0

11 If the height and length of a shadow of a tower are the same, then the angle of 1
elevation of Sun is

(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 45° (d) 15°

12 In the figure, if PA and PB are tangents to the circle with 1

centre O such that ∠APB = 50°, then ∠OAB is equal to
(a) 25° (b) 30°
(c) 40° (d) 50°

13 If the area of a circle is 64 cm2 ,then it circumference is 1

(a) 16 (b) 1 ( c) 21 (d) 27

14 In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The area of the 1
sector formed by the arc is:

(a) 200 cm2 (b) 220 cm2 (c) 231 cm2 (d) 250 cm2

15 A tangent intersects the circle at: 1

(a) One point (b) Two distinct point (c) At the circle (d) None of the above

16 For a frequency distribution,mean,mode and median are connected by the relation 1

(a) Mode = 3 mean – 2 median (b)Mode = 2 median – 3 mean

(c) Mode = 3 median – 2 mean (d) Mode = 2 median + 3 mean
17 Two identical solid cubes of side a are joined end to end. Then the total surface area of 1
the resulting cuboid is

(a) 12a2 (b) 10a2 (c) 8a2 (d) 11a

18 Cards marked with numbers from 1 to 25 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. 1
One card is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability of getting a number
divisible by 5 ?
(a)1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
19 Assertion (A): Sum of first 100 even natural numbers divisible by 5 is 50500. 1
 Reason(R): Sum of first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = (a+l) where l=last term

(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation
ofassertion (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): D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a ∆ABC such 1
that DE ǁ BC then the value of x is 4, when AD = x cm, DB = (x - 2) cm, AE = (x + 2) cm
and EC = (x - 1) cm.

( Reason) : If a line is parallel to one side of a triangle then it divides the other two sides
in the same ratio

(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.

SECTION B
21 Solve 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x – 4y = – 24 and hence find the value of ‘m’ for which 2

y = mx + 3.

22 If the points A(6, 1), B(8, 2), C(9, 4) and D(p, 3) are the vertices of a parallelogram, 2
taken in order, find the value of p

23 Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel. 2

24 Given 15 cot A = 8, find sin A and sec A. 2

OR

If tan (A + B) = and tan (A – B) = 1/ ; 0° < A + B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.

25 The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute 2

hand in 5 minutes.

OR
Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm.

SECTION C
26 Prove that is an irrational number. 3
27 Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3 and verify the relationship between the zeroes 3
and the coefficients.
28 The sum of two numbers is 50 and their difference is 10. Find the numbers. 3
OR
Meena went to a bank to withdraw₹ 2000. She asked the cashier to give her ₹ 50 and ₹
100 notes only. Meena got 25 notes in all. Find how many notes of ₹ 50 and ₹ 100 she
received.

29 A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle . Prove that AB+CD=AD+BC 3

OR

In Fig. , XY and X’Y’ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another
tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X’Y’ at B. Prove that AOB =
90°.

30 Prove that – = 3

31 Two dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability 3
(i) the sum of the numbers appearing at the top is equal to 9
(ii)of getting a doublet.
(iii)the sum of the numbers appearing at the top is more than 7.

SECTION D
32 The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find 5

the other two sides.

OR

Find the discriminant of the equation 2x2 – 6x + 3 = 0 and hence find the nature of its
roots.If the real roots exist, find them:

33 State and prove the BASIC PROPORTIONALITY THEOREM 5

34 A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. The 5

diameter of the hemisphere is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find
the inner surface area of the vessel.
OR
A gulab jamun, contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Findapproximately
how much syrup would be found in 45 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with
two hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8 cm.
35 The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y ,if the total 5
frequency is 100

Class 0- 100- 200- 300- 400- 500- 600- 700- 800- 900-
interval 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Frequency 2 5 x 12 17 20 y 9 7 4

SECTION E
Case Study Based Questions are Compulsory
36 CASE STUDY 1

Kamla and her husband were working in a factory in Seelampur, New Delhi. During the
pandemic, they were asked to leave the job. As they have very limited resources to
survive in a metro city, they decided to go back to their hometown in Himachal
Pradesh. After a few months of struggle, they thought to grow roses in their fields and
sell them to local vendors as roses have been always in demand. Their business started
growing up and they hired many workers to manage their garden and do packaging of
the flowers. In their garden bed, there are 23 rose plants in the first row, 21 are in the
2nd , 19 in 3rd row and so on. There are 5 plants in the last row.

(a) How many rows are there of rose plants?

1
(b) How many plants are there in 6th row 1
(c) F ind the total number of rose plants in the garden
OR 2
If total number of plants are 80 in the garden, then find number of rows?

37 CASE STUDY 2

The class X students of a school in

Krishnanagar have been allotted a
rectangular plot of land for their
gardening activity. Saplings of
Gulmohar are planted on the
boundary at a distance of 1m
from each other. There is a
triangular grassy lawn in the plot
as shown in the figure. The students are to saw seeds of flowering plants on the
remaining area of the plot

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(a) Taking A as origin, find the coordinate of P. 1

(b) What will be the coordinate of R if C is the origin? 1

(c) Find the distance between P and R with respect to A as origin.

OR 2
Compare the distance between PQ and RQ with respect to A as origin.
38 CASE STUDY 3

A group of students of class X visited

India Gate on an education trip. The
teacher and students had interest in
history as well. The teacher narrated
that India Gate, official name Delhi
Memorial, originally called All-India War
Memorial, monumental sandstone arch
in New Delhi, dedicated to the troops of
British India who died in wars fought
between 1914 and 1919.The teacher also said that India Gate, which is located at the
eastern end of the Rajpath (formerly called the Kingsway), is about 138 feet (42
metres) in height.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions

(a) The angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when the point viewed is
below the horizontal level, i.e., the case when we lower our head to look at the point 1
being viewed is known as?

(b) They want to see the tower at an angle of 60. So, they want to know the distance
where they should stand and hence find the distance. (use = 1.7) 1

(c) If the altitude of the Sun is at 60, then calculate the height of the vertical tower that
will cast a shadow of length 20 m.
OR 2
What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of 42m away from the
monument?
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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN JAIPUR REGION
FIRST PRE BOARD EXAM 2023-24
CLASS: X Subject: MATHEMATICS Standard (041)

Time allowed: 3hrs Max Marks: 80

General instructions
This question paper has 5 sections
Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
Section B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each
Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each
Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 marks each
Section E has 3 questions carrying 4 marks each

S.no. SECTION A Marks

1. If the LCM of a and 18 is 36 and the HCF of a and 18 is 2, then a = 1
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
2. If the sum of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 – kx + 6 is 3 , the 1
value of k is
(a) 3 (b) -3 ( c) 6 (d)9
3. The system of equations 2x + 3y = 7 and 2ax + (a + b) y = 28 has infinitely 1
many solutions, then
(a) a = 2b (b) b =2a (c) a + 2b = 0 (d) 2a + b = 0

4. If cos A + cos² A = 1, then sin² A + sin4 A is equal to. 1

(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) None of these

5. If tan (3x - 15°) = 1 then the value of x is 1

(a) 15˚ (b) 30˚ (c) 20˚ (d) 60˚

6. If the sum of first m terms of an A.P. is 2m2 + 3m, then what is its second 1
term?
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12

7. Find the distance between the points p(sinθ, -cos θ) and q (-sinθ, cos θ) 1
(a) tanθ (b) 0 unit (c) 3 unit (d) 2 unit
8. If a square is inscribed in a circle, find the ratio of the areas of the circle 1
and the square.
(a) 𝜋: 21 (b) 𝜋: 1 (c) 𝜋: 2 (d) 𝜋:6
A vertical stick 20 m long casts a shadow 10 m long on the ground. At 1
9. the same, a tower casts a shadow 50 m long on the ground. The height
of the tower is
(a)100 m (b)120 m (c) 25 m (d) 200 m

1
 10. In the given figure, if AB is parallel to QR, 1
value of x (in cm) is _____.
(a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 5cm (d) 6cm

11. AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ∠ACB = 1
50°. If AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A, then ∠BAT is equal
to.

(a) 65°

(b) 50°

(c) 60°

(d) 40°
12. Two parallel lines touch the circle at points A and B respectively. If area 1
of the circle is 25 π cm2, then AB is equal to
(a) 5 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 25 cm

13. The volume and surface area are numerically equal , then the radius of 1
the sphere is
(a) 0 units ( b) 1 unit (c) 2 units ( d) 3 units
14. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting 1
doublet?
(a) 1/36 (b) 1/6 (c) 5/6 (d) 11/36
15. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 1
3x2 + (2k + 1)x − (k + 5) = 0 is equal to the product of roots, then the
value of k is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
16. If the mean of frequency distribution is 7.5 and ∑fi xi = 120 + 3k, 1
∑fi = 30, then k is equal to:
(a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 50 (d) 45
17. The midpoint of a line segment joining two points A(2, 4) and B(-2, -4) is 1
(a) (-2, 4) (b) (2, -4) (c) (0, 0) (d) (-2, -4)
18. The probability that it will rain tomorrow is 0.85. What is the probability 1
that it will not rain tomorrow
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.145 (c) 3/20 (d) none of these
19. Assertion-Reason (Q 19, 20) 1
In the following questions, a statement of assertion A is followed by a
statement of reason R Mark the correct choice as
a)Both are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c)A is true but R is false
d)A is false but R is true
Assertion: Total surface area of the cylinder having radius of the base
14 cm and height 30 cm is 3872 cm2.
Reason: If r be the radius and h be the height of the cylinder, then total
surface area = (2πrh + 2πr2).

2
 20. Assertion: The sum of the series with the nth term, tn = (9 – 5n) is 1
(465), when no. of terms n = 15.
Reason : Given series is in A.P. and sum of n terms of an A.P. is

SECTION B
21. PQ is a tangent at a point C to a circle with centre O. If AB is a diameter 2
and ∠CAB = 30°, find ∠PCA.

22. If tan2 45° – cos2 30° = x sin 45° cos 45°, then find x. 2
OR
In Δ OPQ, right-angled at P, OP = 7 cm and OQ – PQ = 1 cm. Determine the
values of sin Q and cos Q.

23. 2
The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and
HCF is 600. If one number is 280, then find the other number.

24. Area of a sector of a circle of radius 14 cm is 154 cm2. Find the length 2
of the corresponding arc of the sector.

OR
In the given figure, AB is the
diameter where AP = 12 cm and PB
= 16 cm. Taking the value of π as 3,
find the perimeter of the shaded
region.

25. Find the value of x for which DE||AB in given figure. 2

SECTION C
26. Prove that 5 + 2√7 is an irrational number.
3
27. Prove that the length of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle
are equal. 3
OR
Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the
radius through the point of contact.
3
 28. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining 3
depends upon 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; where as 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 per month.
Find their monthly incomes.
29. To find out the concentration of SO2 in the air (in parts per million, i.e. 3
ppm), the data was collected for 30 localities in a certain city and is
presented below, find Mean of the given data.

30. If α and β are zeros of x2 – x – 2, find a polynomial whose zeros are 3

(2α + 1) and (2β + 1).
31. If tan θ + sin θ = p; tan θ – sin θ = q; prove that p2 – q2 = 4√pq 3

SECTION D
32. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8. Find the missing 5
frequency x

33. A Gulab jamun contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find 5
approximately how much syrup would be found
in 45 Gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder
with two hemispherical ends with a length of 5
cm and a diameter of 2.8 cm (see figure).

OR

A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and radius

of its top which is open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim.
When lead shots, each of which is a sphere of radius 0.5 cm are
dropped into the vessel, one fourth of water flows out. Find the number
of lead shots dropped into the vessel.

4
 34. A train, travelling at a uniform speed for 360 km, would have taken 48 5
minutes less to travel the same distance if its speed were 5 km/h more.
Find the original speed of the train.

OR
A two digit number is four times the sum of the digits. It is also equal to 3
times the product of digits. Find the number.
35. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other 5
two sides in distinct points then the other two sides are divided in the
same ratio.
In the given figure, XY || QR, PQ/XQ=7/3 and PR = 6.3 cm, find YR.

SECTION E
36. The school auditorium was to be constructed to accommodate at least
1500 people. The chairs are to be placed in concentric circular
arrangement in such a way that each succeeding circular row has 10
seats more than the previous one. If the first circular row has 30 seats,
then answer the following:

1. How many seats will be there in the 10th row?

1
2. If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be
there in the middle row?
1
3. For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be
there?
OR
2
If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many
seats are still left to be put after 10th row?

5
 37. The top of a table is shown in the figure given below:

1 Find the distance between corners A and B of the table. 1

2. Find the coordinates of the mid-point of line segment joining points 1
M and Q using formula.
3. Find the coordinates of vertices of rectangle RGFQ and hence find its 2
area.
OR
Find the distance PQ and FE and find FE- PQ
38. A lighthouse is a tall tower with light near the top. These are often built on
islands, coasts or on cliffs. Lighthouses on water surface act as a navigational
aid to the mariners and send warning to boats and ships for dangers. Initially
wood, coal would be used as illuminators. Gradually it was replaced by
candles, lanterns, electric lights. Nowadays they are run by machines and
remote monitoring. Prongs Reef lighthouse of Mumbai was constructed in
1874-75.
It is approximately 40 meters high and its beam can be seen at a
distance of 30 kilometers. A ship and a boat are coming towards the
lighthouse from opposite directions. Angles of depression of flash light
from the lighthouse to the boat and the ship are 30˚and 60˚respectively.

(i) Which of the two, boat or the ship is nearer to the light house? 1
(ii) Find distances of Boat and ship from the lighthouse? 1
(iii) Find the time taken by the boat to reach the light house if it is
moving at the rate of 2 km per hour. 2
OR
The ratio of the height of a light house and the length of its shadow
on the ground is √3: 1.What is the angle of elevation of the sun?

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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN JAIPUR REGION
FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAM 2023-24
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS BASIC (241)
CLASS: X
MAX. MARKS :80 DURATION: 3HRS

GeneralInstruction:
(i)Section A has 20 MCQ carrying 1 mark each.
(ii)Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
(iii)Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
(iv)Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
(v)Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of
the values of1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
SECTION-A ( 1 Marks Each)
Q.No Marks
1 The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of 12, 21, 15 respectively are: 1
(a) 3, 140 (b) 12, 420 (c) 3, 420 (d) 420, 3
2 If ΔABC ~ ΔDEF, then which of the following is true? 1
(a) BC.EF = AC.FD (b) AB.ED = AC.DE
(c) BC.DE = AB.EF (d) BC.DE = AB.FD
3 The value of sin30°cos 60°+ sin60°cos30°is: 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
4 Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64:27. The ratio of their surface 1
areas is
(a)3:4 (b)4:3 (c)9:16 (d)16:9
5 A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered 1
from 1 to 60. The probability that the selected ticket has a number
which is a multiple of 5 is
(a)1/5 (b)3/5 (c)4/5 (d) 1
6 The LCM of two numbers is 182 and their HCF is 13. If one of the 1
numbers is 26, the other number is
(a) 31 (b) 71 (c) 61 (d) 91
7 The radii of two concentric circles are 3 cm and 5 cm. The difference 1
in the areas of these two circles is
 (a) π (b) 7π (c) 9π (d) 16π
8 If x = 3 is a root of quadratic equation kx2 – kx – 3 = 0, then the value of 1
k is:
(a) 3/2 (b) 1/2 (c) 2 (d) 5/2
9 In the below figure , AD = 3 cm , AE = 5 cm , BD = 4 cm , CE= 4 cm , CF 1
= 2 cm , BF = 2.5 cm , then
(a) DE||BC (b) DF||AC (c) EF||AB (d) none

10 If the distance between the points (x,–1) and (3,2 ) is 5,then the value of 1
x is
(a) –7 or – 1 (b) –7 or 1 (c) 7 or 1 (d) 7 or –1
11 For the following distribution: the modal class is 1
Marks Below Below Below Below Below Below
10 20 30 40 50 60
No of 3 12 27 57 75 80
student
s

(a) 10–20 (b) 20–30 (c) 30–40 (d) 50–60

12 Find the value of K so that the following system of equations has no 1

solution: 3x-y-5=0 ; 6x-Ky=2
(a) 10 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) -2
13 If the circumference of a circle and the perimeter of a square are equal, then: 1
(a) Area of the circle = Area of the square
(b) Area of the circle > Area of the square
(c) Area of the circle < Area of the square
(d) Nothing definite can be said about the relation between the areas of the
circle and square
14 If 2sin 2θ= 2, then find the value of θ. 1
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 45°
15 In figure AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 1

cm and OTA = 30°. Then AT is equal to

 (a) 4cm (b) 2cm (c) 2√3 cm (d) 4√3cm
16 If the median of the series exceeds the mean by 3, By 1
what number the mode exceeds its mean
(a) 3 (b) 6
(c) 9 (d)12
17 Which of the following polynomial has 2 as a zero? 1
(a) x2 –4x+5 (b) x2+ 3x–12
(c) 2x2 –7x+6 (d) 3x2 – 6x – 2
18 If sec2 θ (1 + sin θ) (1 – sin θ) = k then value of k is 1
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) θ (d) 1
Direction : In the question number 19 & 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) : Three points A, B, C are such that AB + BC > AC, then they 1

are collinear.
Reason (R) : Three points are collinear if they lie on a straight line
20 Assertion (A): HCF of two number is 4 and their product is 192 then 1
LCM is 48.
Reason (R): 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 ,HCF (a, b)×LCM
(a, b) = a× b
SECTION-B( 2 Marks Each)
21 For what value of p will the following pair of linear equations have 2
infinitely many solutions? (p–3) x+ 3y = p ; px +py= 12
22 In ABC, DE | |AB . If AD = 2x , DC = x + 3 , BE = 2x −1 and CE= x, then 2

find the value of ‘x’

23 If sin (A+ B) =1 and sin (A –B) = , 0≤ A+B ≤ 90° and A>B , then find A 2
and B.
24 In the given figure, sectors of 2
two concentric circles of radii
7 cm and 3.5 cm are given.
Find the area of the shaded
region. )
OR
A horse is placed for grazing
inside a rectangular field 70 m
by 52m and is tethered to one
corner by a rope 21m long. On
how much area can it graze?

25 2

In the above figure, ΔABC is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of

BC.
SECTION-C ( 3 Marks Each)
26 Prove that √7 is irrational. 3
27 If 65% of the population have Black eyes, 25% have Brown eyes and 3
the remaining has blue eyes. the probability that a person selected at
random has : (i) Blue Eyes (ii) Brown or black eyes (iii) Neither blue
nor brown eyes
28 A number consists of two digits. Where the number is divided by the 3
sum of its digits, the quotient is 7. If 27 is subtracted from the number,
the digits interchange their places, find the number.
OR
Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 4 students are extra in
a row, there would be two rows less. If 4 students are less in a row,
there would be four more rows. Find the number of students in the
class
29 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 – x – 6 and verify 3
the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the
polynomial.
30 Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O from an 3
external point P. Prove that.APB = 2 OAB
OR
Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle
subtend supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.
31 Prove that: sin θ (1 + tanθ) + cos θ(1+ cot θ ) = sec θ + cosec θ 3
SECTION- D( 5 Marks Each)
32 If a line is drawn parallel to 5
one side of a triangle, prove
that the other two sides are
divided in the same ratio.
Using this theorem, find x in
below figure, if MN || QR, PM
= xcm, MQ=10cm ,PN=(x–2)
cm, NR=6 cm
33 Solve for x: = + + ; a≠0, b≠0, x ≠0 5

OR
In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed due to bad weather. Its
average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and time of flight
increased by 30 minutes. Find the original duration of flight
34 The median of the following data is 137. Find the values of x and y, If the 5
total frequency is 68.
Class 65– 85– 105– 125– 145– 165– 185–
125 145 165 185 205
intervals 85 105
Frequency 4 x 13 20 14 y 4
35 A juice seller serves his 5

customers using a glass as

shown in figure. The inner
diameter of the cylindrical
glass is 5 cm, but the bottom
of the glass has a
hemispherical portion raised
which reduces the capacity of
the glass. If the height of the
glass is 10 cm, find the
apparent capacity of the glass
and its actual capacity.
[π=3.14]
OR
A rectangular sheet of paper 30 cm × 18 cm can be transformed into
the curved surface of a right circular cylinder in two ways either by
rolling the paper along its length or by rolling it along its breadth. Find
the ratio of the volumes of the two cylinders thus formed.
SECTION-E( 4 Marks Each) CASE STUDY BASED QUESTION
36

India is competitive manufacturing location due to the low cost of man

power and strong technical and engineering capabilities contributing to
higher quality production runs. The production of TV sets in a factory
increases uniformly by a fixed number every year. It produced 16000
sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th year
On the basis of the above information, answer any four of the following
questions:
(i) What is the production of first year? 1
(ii) What is the production of 8th year?
 (iii) What is the production during first three years? 1
OR
2
In which year, the production is 29,200?
37 Raj is an electrician in a village. One day power was not there in entire
village and villagers called Raj to repair the fault. After thorough
inspection he found an electric fault in one of the electric pole of height
5 m and he has to repair it. He needs to reach a point 1.3m below the
top of the pole to undertake the repair work.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) When the ladder is inclined at an angle of α such that √3 tanα = 3
1
to the horizontal, find the angle α.
1
(ii) In the above situation if BD = 3cm and BC= 6cm.Find α
(iii) How far from the foot of the pole should he place the foot of the
ladder? (Use√3= 1.73)
OR 2
Given 15 cot α= 8, find sin α.
38 Alia and Shagun are friends living on the same street in Patel Nagar.
Shaguns house is at the intersection of one street with another street
on which there is a library. They both study in the same school and that
is not far from Shagun's house. Suppose the school is situated at the
point 0, i.e., the origin, Alia's house is at A. Shaguns house is at B and
library is at C. Based on the above information, answer the following
questions
 (i) How far is Alia's house from Shaguns house? 1
(ii) How far is the library from Shaguns house? 1
1. (iii) How far is the library from Alia's house? 2
OR
How far is the school from Alia's house than Shaguns house?

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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN JAIPUR REGION
MATHEMATICS BASIC (241)
Class X
Time allowed: 3 Hours Maximum marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E.

2. Section A has 18 MCQs and 02 Assertion-Reasoning based questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (4 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 5 marks, 2 Qs
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.
8.Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

S.No. Section A Marks

2
1. ∝ and β are zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x + 5x + 8 then what will be the value 1
of (∝ + β) ?
(a) - 5 (b) 5 (c) – 8 (d) 8
2. What is the HCF of 16 and 32 ? 1
(a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 8 (d) 24
3. What is the common zero if the polynomials x - 1 and x2- 2x + 1 simultaneously?
2
1
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
4. In a number of two digits, unit’s digit is twice than the tens digit. If 36 be added 1
to the number, the digits are reversed. What is the number ?
(a) 36 (b) 63 (c) 48 (d) 84
5. ∝ and β are zeroes of the polynomial such that ∝ + β= -6and ∝β= -4then write 1
the polynomial
(a) x2 - 6x -4 (b) x2 + 6x -4 (c) x2 + 6x +4 (d) x2 - 6x +4

6. In △ABC, the angle bisector of ∠A cuts BC at E. Find the length of AC, if lengths of 1
AB, BE and EC are 9 cm , 3.6 cm and 2,4 cm.

(a) 5.4 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 4.8 cm (d) 6 cm

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 7. If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF such that 2AB = DE and BC = 8 cm then 1
EF=……….
(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 16 cm
8. Find the co-ordinates of the point which is reflection of point (- 3, 5) in x -axis. 1
(a) (- 3, 5) (b) (- 3,- 5) (c) (3,- 5) (d) ( 3, 5)
2
9. The value of (1 + tan β) (1 - sin β) (1 + sin β) = ........ . 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
10. 4 sin 𝛼−cos 𝛼 1
If 4 tan 𝛼 = 3, then value of 4 sin 𝛼+cos 𝛼 = …………
1 3 5
(a) (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) √3 /2
2
11. If △ABC is right angled at C , then find the value of cos(A + B) . 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
12. In figure, O is the centre of circle. PQ is a chord and PT 1
is tangent at P which makes an angle of 50 ̊ with PQ.
Find the angle ∠POQ.

(a) 100 ̊
(b) 50 ̊
(c) 60 ̊
(d) 70 ̊
13. In the given figure, AB is the diameter where AP = 12 cm and PB = 16 cm. Taking 1
the value of π as 3, find the perimeter of the △
(a) 58 cm
(b) 60 cm
(c) 62 cm
(d) 62.8 cm
14. Find the area of circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 10 cm. 1
2 2 2 2
(a) 18π cm (b) 20 π cm (c) 15 π cm (d) 25 π cm
15. The total surface area of a hemisphere of radius r is 1
2 2 2 2
(a) π r (b)3 π r (c) 2 π r (d) 4 π r
16. If the mean of the first n natural number is 15, then n is . 1
(a) 26 (b)27 (c) 28 (d) 29
17. The median of a set of 9 distinct observations is 20.5. If each of the observation 1
of the set is increased by 2, then what is the median of the new set?
(a) no change (b) will be changed
(c) information inadequate (d) none of the above
18. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting at most 1
one head ?
(a) 1/4 (b) 2/4 (c) ¾ (d) 1
Directions for question 19 & 20 : 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 and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
19. Assertion: The H.C.F. of two numbers is 16 and their product is 3072. Then their L.C.M. = 1
162.
Reason: If a and b are two positive integers, then H.C.F. × L.C.M. = a × b.

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 20. Assertion (A): Mid-point of a line segment divides line in the ratio 1 : 1. 1
Reason (R): The ratio in which the point (–3, k) divides the line segment joining
the points (–5, 4) and (–2, 3) is 1 : 2.

SECTION - B
21. 1 1 2
If m and n are the zeroes of the polynomial 3x2 + 11x - 4 find the value of + .
𝑛 𝑚
22. 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 ∝ 2
Prove that 1+ = cosec ∝
1+cosec ∝
OR
Prove that : sec4A – sec2 A = tan4 A + tan2 A

23. 2

AD AE
In the given figure ∠D = ∠E and 𝐷𝐵 = 𝐸𝐶 , prove that △BAC
is isosceles.

24. 2

In the adjoining figure, PT is a tangent at point C of the

circle with centre O. If ∠ACP = 118o, then find ∠x?

25. The perimeter of a sector of a circle with radius 6.5 cm is 31 cm, then find the area of 2
the sector.
OR
If the difference between the circumference and the radius of a circle is 37 cm, find
the circumference (in cm) of the circle. (π = 22/7 )

SECTION - C
26. Prove that 7 - 5√3 is irrational. 3
27 Two straight paths are represented by the equations x – 3y = 2 and –2x + 6y = 5. 3
Check whether the paths cross each other or not.
OR
There are some students in the two examination halls A and B. To make the number
of students equal in each hall, 10 students are sent from A to B. But if 20 students
are sent from B to A, the number of students in A becomes double the number of

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 students in B. Find the number of students in the two halls.

28. If ∝ and β are zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x2 + 3x + k satisfying the relation ∝ + β 3
+ ∝β = 21/4 , then find the value of k.

29. Prove that: 3

(1 + tan2A/1 + cot2A) = (1 – tan A/1 – cot A)2 = tan2A

30. A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3

4cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is
divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 8 cm and 6
cm respectively (see fig). Find the sides AB and AC.

OR
Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend
supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.

31. All the jacks, queens and kings are removed from a deck of 52 playing cards. The 3
remaining cards are well shuffled and then one card is drawn at random. find the
probability that the card has a value
(i) 7 (ii) greater than 7 (iii) less than 7

SECTION – D
32. Rupees 9000 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there 5
been 20 more persons each would have got Rupees 160 less. Find the original
number of persons.

OR

Two water taps together can fill the tank in 9 hrs. The tap of larger diameter takes
10 hrs less the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap
can separately fill the tank.
33. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other 5
two sides in distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.

34. 5
A gulab-jamun, contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its
volume. Find approximately how much syrup would be
found in 45 gulab-jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with
two hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8
cm.

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 OR
A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and base diameter 24 cm,
which is surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm and radius 8 cm. Find the
mass of the pole, given that 1 cm3 of iron has approximately 8g mass.

35. The distribution below gives the makes of 100 students of a class, if the median 5
makes are 24, find the frequencies f1 and f2

Marks 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40

No. of
4 6 10 f1 25 f2 18 5
students

SECTION E
(This section comprises 3 case-study/passage-based questions of 4 marks
each with two sub-questions. First two case study questions have three sub
questions of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively. The third case study question has two
sub questions of 2 marks each.)
36 Morning assembly is an integral part of the school’s schedule. Almost all the schools
conduct morning assemblies which include prayers, information of latest happenings,
inspiring thoughts, speech, national anthem, etc. A good school is always particular
about their morning assembly schedule. Morning assembly is important for a child’s
development. It is essential to understand that morning assembly is not just about
standing in long queues and singing prayers or national anthem, but it’s something
beyond just prayers. All the activities carried out in morning assembly by the school
staff and students have a great influence in every point of life. The positive effects of
attending school assemblies can be felt throughout life. Have you noticed that in
school assembly you always stand in row and column and this make a coordinate
system. Suppose a school have 100 students and they all assemble in prayer in 10
rows as given below.

Here A, B, C and D are four friend Amar, Bharat, Charls and Dravid.

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 i. What is the distance between A and B?
ii. What is the distance between A and C?
iii. What is the distance between D and B ?
OR 1
Which diagram will form the seating arrangement of these 4 friends? 1
2
37. When an eagle looks at a rat on the ground, eagle
does not attack the rat at its initial position. It takes
into account the speed of the rat and the direction
in which rat is moving. After analysing the situation
(how? it may be God’s gift) eagle attacks the rat in
such a way that it may successful in catching the
rat. Suppose an eagle sitting on the tree of height
90 m, observe a rat with angle of depression 45 ̊,
and moving away from the tree with some speed.
Eagle start flying with 30 ̊ downward and catch rat
in 10 second.

i. What is the horizontal distance between tree and initial position of rat? 1
ii. What is the distance travelled by eagle to catch rat? 1
iii. What is the speed of eagle? 2
OR
What is the speed of rat ?

38. A road roller (sometimes called a roller-

compactor, or just roller) is a compactor-type
engineering vehicle used to compact soil,
gravel, concrete, or asphalt in the construction
of roads and foundations. Similar rollers are
used also at landfills or in agriculture. Road
rollers are frequently referred to as
steamrollers, regardless of their method of
propulsion. RCB Machine Pvt Ltd started
making road roller 10 year ago. Company
increased its production uniformly by fixed
number every year. The company produces 800 rollers in the 6th year and 1130 roller
in the 9th year.

i. What was the company’s production in first year? 1

ii. What was the increase in the company’s production every year ? 1
iii. What was the company’s total production of the first 6 years? 2
OR
In which year the company’s production was 1350 rollers?

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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
JAIPUR REGION
PRE-BOARD EXAM 2023-24
Class – X
Basic Mathematics (241)
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D, and E.
2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Short Answer-I (SA-I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer-II (SA-II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 sourced based/Case Based/passage based/integrated units of
assessment (4 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 2 marks, 2 Qs 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.

Q.N SECTION-A Mar

o ks
1 If two positive integers A and B can be expressed as A = xy3 and B = x4y2z; x, y 1
being prime numbers then HCF (A, B) is
(a) xy² (b) x4y²z (c)x4y3 (d)x4y3z
2 The largest number which divides 60 and 75, leaving remainders 8 and 10 1
respectively, is
(a) 260 (b)75 (c) 65 (d)13
3 If ½ is a root of the quadratic equation x2-mx-5/4=0, then value of m is: 1
(a) 2 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)3
4 A pair of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0; a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 is said to be 1
inconsistent, if

5 The roots of the equation 7x² + x – 1 = 0 are 1

(a) real and distinct (b) real and equal (c) not real (d) none of these

6 The distance of the point (α, β) from the origin is 1

(a)α + β (b) α² + β² (c) |α| + |β| (d) √α2+β2
7 If in two triangle ABC and DEF, AB/DF=BC/FE=CA/ED, then 1
(a) ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF (b) ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF (c) ∆ABC ~ ∆EFD (d) ∆ABC ~ ∆DFE
8 If in triangles ABC and DEF, AB/DE=BC/FD, then they will be similar, if 1
(a) ∠B = ∠E (b) ∠A = ∠D (c) ∠B = ∠D (d) ∠A = ∠F
9 AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that angle ACB = 50°. If 1
AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A, then BAT is equal to

(a) 65° (b) 60° (c) 50° (d) 40°

10 sin 2B = 2 sin B is true when B is equal to 1
(a) 90° (b) 60° (c) 30° (d) 0°
11 If a tower 6m high casts a shadow of 2√3 m long on the ground, then the sun’s 1
elevation is:
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°
12 1 +cot2A is equal to: 1
(a) sin2A (b) Tan2A (c) Sec2A (d) Cosec2A
13 The largest triangle inscribed in a semi-circle of radius r, then the area of that 1
triangle is;
(a) r2 (b) 1/2r2 (c) 2r2 (d) √2r2
14 If the perimeter of the circle and square are equal, then the ratio of their areas 1
will be equal to:
(a) 14:11 (b) 22:7 (c) 7:22 (d) 11:14
15 If two dice are thrown in the air, the probability of getting sum as 3 will be 1
(a) 2/18 (b) 3/18 (c) 1/18 (d) 1/36
16 Consider the following frequency distribution: 1
Class 0–5 6 – 11 12 – 17 18 – 23 24 – 29

Frequency 13 10 15 8 11
The upper limit of the median class is
(a) 17 (b) 17.5 (c) 18 (d) 18.5
17 A cylindrical pencil sharpened at one edge is the combination of 1
(a) a cone and a cylinder (b) frustum of a cone and a cylinder
(c) a hemisphere and a cylinder (d) two cylinders
18 The times, in seconds, taken by 150 athletes to run a 110 m hurdle race are 1
tabulated below:
Class 13.8-14 14-14.2 14.2-14.4 14.4-14.6 14.6-14.8 14.8-15

Frequency 2 4 5 71 48 20
The number of athletes who completed the race in less than 14.6 seconds is
(a) 11 (b) 71 (c) 82 (d) 130
19 Assertion: If HCF of 510 and 92 is 2, then the LCM of 510 & 92 is 32460 1
Reason: as 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).
(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): The ratio in which the line segment joining (2, -3) and (5, 6) 1
internally divided by x axis is 1:2.
Reason (R): as formula for the internal division is

(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.

SECTION-B
21 Solve the following pair of linear equations. 2
8x + 5y = 9 ; 3x + 2y = 4
22 In the figure, DE || BC. Find the length of side AD, given that AE = 1.8 cm, BD 2
= 7.2 cm and CE = 5.4 cm.

OR
In the figure, if PQ || RS, prove that ∆ POQ ~ ∆ SOR.

23 Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are 2
parallel.
24 Evaluate 2 tan2 45° + cos2 30° – sin2 60°. 2
25 Calculate the area of a sector of angle 60°. Given, the circle has a radius of 6 2
cm.
OR
 A square is inscribed in a circle. Calculate the ratio of the area of the circle
and the square.
SECTION-C
26 Prove that 3√7 is an irrational number. 3
27 Find the zeroes of the polynomial 4x2 – 4x – 8 and verify the relationship 3
between the zeroes and coefficients.
28 Solve 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x – 4y = – 24 and hence find the value of ‘m’ for which 3
y = mx + 3.
OR
A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional
charge for each day thereafter. Saritha paid Rs.27 for a book kept for seven
days, while Susy paid Rs.21 for the book she kept for five days. Find the fixed
charge and the charge for each extra day.
29 From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre 3
O. If
∠PAB = 50°, then find ∠AOB.
30 Prove that: (cosec θ – cot θ)2 = (1-cos θ) / (1+cos θ) 3
OR
Prove that: (cos A–sin A+1)/ (cos A +sin A–1) = cosec A + cot A, using the
identity
cosec2A = 1+cot2A
31 A box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn 3
at random from the box, find the probability that it bears
(i) a two-digit number (ii) a perfect square number (iii) a number divisible by 5.
SECTION-D
32 A train travels 180 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 9km/ hour 5
more, it would have taken 1 hour less. Find the speed of the train.
OR
A motor boat whose speed is 24 km/ hour in still water takes 1 hour more to
go 32 km upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the
speed of the stream.
33 State and prove Thales’ theorem. 5
If a line intersects sides AB and AC of a ABC at D and E respectively and is
parallel to BC, prove that 𝐴𝐷/𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐸/𝐴𝐶.
34 A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm 5
standing on a hemisphere of radius 60 cm is placed upright in a right circular
cylinder full of water such that it touches the bottom. Find the volume of
water left in the cylinder, if the radius of the cylinder is 60 cm and its height is
180 cm.
OR
Rachel, an engineering student, was asked to make a model shaped like a
cylinder with two cones attached at its two ends by using a thin aluminium
sheet. The diameter of the model is 3 cm and its length is 12 cm. If each cone
has a height of 2 cm, find the volume of air contained in the model that Rachel
made. (Assume the outer and inner dimensions of the model to be nearly the
same).
35 The distribution given below shows the number of wickets taken by bowlers in 5
one day cricket matches. Find the mean of the number of wickets taken.

No. of 20-60 60-100 100-140 140-180 180-220 220-

wickets 260
No. of 7 5 16 12 2 3
bowlers
SECTION-E
36 Anuj gets pocket money from his father every day. Out of the pocket money, he saves 4
Rs. 2.75 on first day, Rs. 3 on second day, Rs. 3.25 on third day and so on. On the
above information, answer the following questions

(i) what is the amount saved by Anuj on 11th day? (1)

(ii) what is the amount saved by Anuj on 30th day? (2)
OR
What is the total amount saved by him in the month of June?
(iii) what is the amount saved by Anuj in 4 days? (1)
37 A tiling or tessellation of a flat surface is the covering of a plane using one or more 4
geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. Historically, tessellations
were used in ancient Rome and in Islamic art. You may find tessellation patterns on
floors, walls, paintings etc. Shown below is a tiled floor in the archaeological Museum
of Seville, made using squares, triangles and hexagons

he made the pattern on the Cartesian plane. He used regular octagons,

squares and triangles for his floor tessellation pattern. Use the above figure to
 answer the questions that follow:
(i) What is the length of the line segment joining points B and F? (1)
(ii) What are the coordinates of the point on y axis equidistant from A and G?
OR
What is the area of area of Trapezium AFGH (2)
(iii) The centre ‘Z’ of the figure will be the point of intersection of the diagonals of
quadrilateral WXOP. Then what are the coordinates of Z? (1)
38 Radio towers are used for transmitting a range of communication services 4
including radio and television. The tower will either act as an antenna itself or
support one or more antennas on its structure. On a similar concept. A radio
station tower was built in two sections A and B. Tower is supported by wires
from a point O. Distance between the base of the tower and point O is 36 m.
from point O , the angle of elevation of the top of the section B is 30° and the
angle of elevation of the top of Section is 45° .

Read the above information and solve the following problems:

(i) Find the length of the wire from the point O to the top of section B.(1)
(ii) Find the distance AB. (2)
OR
Find the area of ∆ OPB .
(iii) Find the height of Section A from the base of the tower.(1)
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, JAIPUR REGION
First Pre-Board EXAM 2023-24
CLASS X SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS - STANDARD (041)
Duration: 3 hrs Max.Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1.This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and 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 subparts
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 the 2marks 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. In a formula racing competition, the time taken by two racing cars A and B to complete 1 round of 1
the track is 30 minutes and p minutes respectively. If the cars meet again at the starting point for the
first time after 90 minutes and the HCF (30, p) = 15, then the value of p is
(a) 45 minutes (b) 60 minutes (c) 75 minutes (d) 180 minutes

2. The solution of the following pair of equation is: 1

x – 3y = 2 , 3x – y = 14
(a) x = 5, y = 1 (b) x = 2, y = 3 (c) x = 1, y = 2 (d) x = 1, y = 4

3. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3, where x and y are prime 1
numbers, then the HCF (a, b) is:
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2

4. The ratio in which x-axis divides the join of (2, -3) and (5, 6) is: 1
(a) 1: 2 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 1: 3 (d) 1: 5

5. If zeroes of p(x) = 2x2 – 7x + k are reciprocal of each other, then value of k is 1

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
6. A medicine-capsule is in the shape of a cylinder of radius 0.25 cm with two hemispheres stuck to 1
each of its ends. The length of the entire capsule is 2 cm. What is the total surface area of the
capsule? (Take π as 3.14)

(a) 0.785 cm2 (b) 0.98125 cm2 (c) 2.7475 cm2 (d) 3.14 cm2

7. A 1.6 m tall girl stands at distance of 3.2 m from a lamp post and casts shadow of 4.8 m on the 1
ground, then the height of the lamp post is
(a) 8 m (b) 4 m (c) 6 m (d) 8/3 m
8. 1 1
=
tanθ + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃

(a) cos θ sin θ (b) sec θ sin θ (c) tan θ cot θ (d) sec θ cosec θ
9. The runs scored by a batsman in 35 different matches are given below: 1

The lower limit of the median class is

(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 60

10. If in two triangles, DEF and PQR, ∠D=∠Q and ∠R=∠E, then which of the following is not true? 1
𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸 𝐷𝐸 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸
(a) = (b) = (c) = (d) =
𝑃𝑅 𝑃𝑄 𝑅𝑃 𝑃𝑄 𝑄𝑅 𝑃𝑄 𝑅𝑃 𝑄𝑅

11. In the given figure, if AB = 14 cm, then the value of tan B is: 1

4 14 5 13
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3

12 Two cubes each with 6 cm edge are joined end to end. The surface area of the resulting cuboid is 1
(a) 180 cm² (b) 360 cm² (c) 300 cm² (d) 260 cm²

13. A cone, a hemisphere and cylinder are of the same base and of the same height. The ratio of their 1
volumes is
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 2 : 1 : 3 (c) 3 : 1 : 2 (d) 3 : 2 : 1

14. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is 1
(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 28

15. If √3 sin θ – cos θ = 0 and 0° < θ < 90°, find the value of θ. 1
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

16. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + k(2x + k − 1)+ 2 = 0 has real and equal roots. 1
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

17. In the below figure, the pair of tangents AP and AQ drawn from an external point A to a circle with 1
centre O are perpendicular to each other and length of each tangent is 5 cm. Then radius of the
circle is

(a) 10 cm (b) 7.5 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 2.5 cm

18. The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 5 : 7 and their heights are in the ratio 3 : 5. The ratio of 1
their curved surface area is
(a) 3 : 7 (b) 7 : 3 (c) 5 : 7 (d) 3 : 5
 ASSERTION REASON BASED QUESTIONS:
In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion(A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices
(a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b)Both A and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c)(A) is true but (R) is false.
(d)(A) is false but (R) is true.
19. Assertion (A): If x = 2 sin2θ and y = 2 cos2θ + 1 then the value of x + y = 3. 1
Reason (R): For any value of θ, sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
20. Assertion (A): The length of the minute hand of a clock is 7 cm. Then the area swept by the 1
minute hand in 5 minute is 77/6 cm2.
𝜃
Reason (R): The length of an arc of a sector of angle 𝜃 and radius r is given by l= × 2πr
3600
SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. Find the point on y-axis which is equidistant from the points (5, – 2) and (–3, 2). 2
22. X is a point on the side BC of ΔABC. XM and XN are drawn parallel to AB and AC respectively 2
meeting AB in N and AC in M. MN produced meets CB produced at T. Prove that TX2= TB × TC.

23. The probability of selecting a blue marble at random from a jar that contains only blue, black and 2
green marbles is 1/5. The probability of selecting a black marble at random from the same jar is 1/4.
If the jar contains 11 green marbles, find the total number of marbles in the jar.

24. In figure PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. CD is the third 2
tangent touching the circle at Q. If PA = 15 cm, find the perimeter of ΔPCD.

OR
Two concentric circles are of radii 8 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle
which touches the smaller circle.
25 For what value of k, the following system of equations have infinite solutions: 2
2x – 3y = 7, (k + 2)x – (2k + 1)y = 3 (2k – 1)?
OR
Sumit is 3 times as old as his son. Five years later, he shall be two and a half time as old as his son.
How old is Sumit at present?
SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. Find the coordinates of the points which divide the line segment joining A (–2, 2) and B (2, 8) into 3
four equal parts.
27. If PQ is a tangent drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O and QOR is a diameter 3
where length of QOR is 8 cm such that ∠POR = 120°, then find OP and PQ.
28. 𝑃2 −1 3
If sec θ + tan θ = p, prove that sin θ =
𝑃2 +1
OR
If sin θ + cos θ = √3 , then prove that tan θ + cot θ = 1.
29. Daily wages of 110 workers, obtained in a survey, are tabulated below: 3

Compute the mean daily wages of these workers.

30. Solve the following linear equations: 3

152x – 378y = –74 and –378x + 152y = –604

31. The sum of the 5th and the 9th terms of an AP is 30. If its 25th term is three times its 8th term, find 3
the AP.
OR

If the ratio of the sum of first n terms of two AP’s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), find the ratio of their mth terms.
SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of the same 5
height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of the remaining solid to the
nearest cm2.
OR

Rasheed got a playing top (lattu) as his birthday present, which surprisingly had no colour on it. He
wanted to colour it with his crayons. The top is shaped like a cone surmounted by a hemisphere.
The entire top is 5 cm in height and the diameter of the top is 3.5 cm. Find the area he has to colour.
33. A motor boat whose speed is 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in 4 5
hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.

34. State and prove Basic Proportional Theorem. 5

35. The lower window of a house is at a height of 2 m above the ground and its upper window is 4 m 5
vertically above the lower window. At certain instant, the angles of elevation of a balloon from
these windows are observed to be 60° and 30°, respectively. Find the height of the balloon above
the ground.
OR

From the top of a 60 m high building, the angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a tower
are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the tower. [Take √3 = 1.73]
SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 Case Studies of 4 marks each
36. Shivani took a pack of 52 cards. She kept aside all the black face cards and shuffled the remaining
cards well.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Write the number of total possible outcomes. 1
(ii) She draws a card from the well-shuffled pack of remaining cards. What is the probability that 1
the card is a face card?
(iii) Write the probability of drawing a black card.
2
OR
What is the probability of getting neither a black card nor an ace card?
37. In the month of April to June 2022, the exports of passenger cars from India increased by 26% in
the corresponding quarter of 2021–22, as per a report. A car manufacturing company planned to
produce 1800 cars in 4th year and 2600 cars in 8th year. Assuming that the production increases
uniformly by a fixed number every year.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Find the production in the 1st year.
(ii) Find the production in the 12th year. 1
(iii) Find the total production in first 10 years. 1
OR
In how many years will the total production reach 31200 cars? 2

38. Aditya plantations have two rectangular fields of the same width but different lengths. They are
required to plant 168 trees in the smaller field and 462 trees in the larger field. In both fields, the
trees will be planted in the same number of rows but in different number of columns.

(i) What is the maximum number of rows in which the trees can be planted in each of the fields? 1
(ii) If the trees are planted in the number of rows obtained in part (i), how many columns will each
field have? 1
(iii) If total cost of planted trees in one column is Rs. 500, then find the cost to plant the trees in
smaller field.
OR 2
If the total cost of planted trees in one column is Rs. 500, the find the cost to plant the trees in larger
field.
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, GUWAHATI REGION SET: 4
1st PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (SESSION 2023-24)
CLASS: X
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS STANDARD (041)

TIME: 3 HRS MM:80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1.The Question Paper shall consist of 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2.Section A - 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3.Section B - 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4.Section C - 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5.Section D - 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. Last two questions of Section A (Q19 and Q20) are Assertion-Reason based questions.
8. 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 each case based question
of Section E.
9. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take 𝜋 = 22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION A
1. Three bulbs red, green, and yellow flash at intervals of 80, 90, and 110 seconds. All three 1
flashes together at 8:00 am. When will they flash altogether again?

(a) 9:00 am (b)9:12 am (c) 10:00 am (d) 10:12 am

2. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p=ab2 and q=a3b; a, b being prime numbers, 1
then LCM (p, q) is
(a) ab (b) a2b2 (c) a3b2 (d) a3b3

3. If α and β are the zeroes of f(x)= 2x² + 8x - 8 , then prove that α + β - αβ = 0 1

(a) α + β = αβ (b) α + ß> αβ (c) α + β < αβ (d) α + β + αβ = 0

4. If x = - 2 is a root of the equation x2 - 2x + k =0, then k = 1

(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) -8 (d) -4

5. If p-1, p + 3,3p - 1 are in AP, then p is equal to 1

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

6. If the common difference of an AP is 3, then a20-a15 is 1

(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 15 (d) 20

7. In given figure, MN || QR. If PM=x cm, MQ=10 cm, PN=(x-2) cm and NR=6 cm, then find 1
the value of x.

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 (a) 11 cm (b) 9 cm

(c) 10 cm (d) 5 cm

8. If the distance of the point (4, a) from x-axis is half its distance from y-axis, then a = 1

(a) 4 units (b) 8 units (c) 2 units (d) 6 units

9. The perimeter of the triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3,0) is 1

(a) ( 7+√5) units (b) 5 units (c) 10 units (d) 12 units

10. If tan θ = , find the value of . 1

(a) a2 – b2 (b) a2 + b2
a2 + b2 a2 – b2
(c) a (d) b
a2 + b2 a + b2
2

11. If 3 cot θ = 2, find the value of tan θ 1

(a) 2/3 (b) 3/2 (c) 3/√13 (d) 2/√13

12. A ladder 15 m long just reaches the top of a vertical wall. If the ladder makes an angle of 1
60° with the wall, then the height of the wall is

(a) 15/√3 m (b) 15√3/2 m (c) 15/2 m (d) 15 m

13. Two concentric circles are of radii 13 cm and 5 cm. The length of the chord of larger circle 1
which touches the smaller circle is

(a) 12 cm (b) 24 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 30 cm

14. The diameter of the wheel of a bus is 1.4 m. The wheel makes 10 revolutions in 5 seconds. 1
The speed of the vehicle (in kmph) is

(a) 44/5 (b) 31.68 (c) 18/5 (d) 20

15. A piece of wire 20 cm long is bent into the form of an arc of a circle subtended an angle of 1
60° at its centre. The radius of the circle is

(a) 60/π cm (b) 30/π cm (c) 20/π cm (d) 50/π cm

16. Two cubes have their volumes in the ratio 1:27. Find the ratio of their surface areas. 1

(a) 1:2 (b) 1:3 (c) 1:4 (d) 1:9

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 17. For the following distribution: 1

the modal class is

(a) 10-20

(b) 20-30

(c) 30-40

(d) 50-60

18. A letter is chosen at random from the English alphabet. Probability that it is a letter of the 1
word "SIMULTANEOUSLY" is

(a) 14/26 (b) 11/26 (c) 10/26 (d) 15/26

DIRECTIONS: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed
by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A): The system of equations x + y - 6 = 0 and x - y - 2 = 0 has a unique 1

solution.

Reason (R): The system of equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and when = a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 has
a unique solution

when a1 /b1 = a2 /b2

20. Assertion (A): If two tangents are drawn to a circle from an external point, then they 1
subtend equal angles at the centre.

Reason (R): In a triangle, angles opposite to equal sides are unequal.

SECTION B
21. Find the value of k for which the given pair of linear equations has no common solution. 2

4x + ky = 5

8x + 12y = 10

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22. In fig., DE ∥ AC and DC ∥ AP. Prove that BE/EC = BC/CP. 2

23. In the right triangle ABC , right angle at B , the ratio of AB to AC is 1 : √2 2

find the values of

24. In figure ΔABC is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of BC 2

OR

If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at angle of
80°, then find the value of ∠POA

25. 2
The minute hand of a clock is √21 cm long. Find the area described by the minute hand on
the face of the clock between 7:00 am and 7:05 am. (Use 𝜋 = 22/7 )

OR

A chord of a circle of the radius 12 cm subtends an angle of 120° at the centre. Find the
area of the corresponding segment of the circle. (Use π = 3.14 and √3 = 1.73).

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 SECTION C
26. Prove that 3+ √2 is irrational number, given that √2 is an irrational number. 3

27. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 4x2+4x+1, then find quadratic 3
polynomial whose zeroes are 2α and 2β.

28. A number consists of two digits. Where the number is divided by the sum of its digits, the 3
quotient is 7. If 27 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places,
find the number.

OR

Solve the following pair of linear equations by the substitution method.

0.2x + 0.3y = 1.3;

0.4x + 0.5y = 2.3

29. Prove the following identities, where the angles involved are acute angles for which the 3
expressions are defined.

OR

30. In the given figure, XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another 3
tangent AB with point of contact C, is intersecting XY at A and X'Y' at B. Prove that
∠ AOB = 90∘.

31. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from 3
the bag is thrice that of a red ball. Find the number of blue balls in the bag.

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 SECTION D
32. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr. It goes 30 km upstream and returns back at the 5
same point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.

OR

A motorboat whose speed in still water is 18 km/h, takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
33. (a) State and prove BPT. 5
(b) In the figure, ABC and AMP are two right triangles, right angled at B and M respectively,

prove that:

34. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of 5
the cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively, and the slant height of the top is 2.8 m, find
the area of the canvas used for making the tent. Also, find the cost of the canvas of the tent at
the rate of Rs 500 per m2
. (Note that the base of the tent will not be covered with canvas.)

OR

A gulab jamun contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find approximately how
much syrup would be found in 45 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with two
hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8 cm.

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35. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of x and y.

SECTION E
36. India is competitive manufacturing location due to the low cost of manpower and strong
technical and engineering capabilities contributing to higher quality production runs. The
production of TV sets in a factory increases uniformly by a fixed number every year. It
produced 16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th year.

i. Find the production during first year. 1

ii. Find the production during 8th year. 1
iii. In which year, the production is Rs 29,200. 2
OR
Find the difference of the production during 7th year and 4th year.
37.

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 Jagdish has a field which is in the shape of a right angled triangle AQC. He wants to leave
a space in the form of a square PQRS inside the field from growing wheat and the
remaining for growing vegetables (as shown in the figure). In the field, there is a pole
marked as O.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Taking O as origin, coordinates of P are (–200, 0) and of Q are (200, 0). PQRS being a 1
square, what are the coordinates of R and S?
(ii) (a) What is the area of square PQRS ? 1
OR
(b) What is the length of diagonal PR in square PQRS?

(iii)If S divides CA in the ratio K : 1, what is the value of K, where point A is (200, 800) ? 2

38. A group of students of class X visited India Gate on an education trip. The teacher and students
had interest in history as well. The teacher narrated that India Gate, official name Delhi
Memorial, originally called All-India War Memorial, monumental sandstone arch in New
Delhi, dedicated to the troops of British India who died in wars fought between 1914 and 1919.
The teacher also said that India Gate, which is located at the eastern end of the Rajpath
(formerly called the Kingsway), is about 138 feet (42 metres) in height.

i. What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of 42m away from the 1
monument?
ii. The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow is 1:1 .Find the angle of elevation of the Sun. 1

iii. They want to see the tower at an angle of 60. So, they want to know the distance where they 2
should stand and hence find the distance.
OR
If the altitude of the Sun is at 60, then find the height of the vertical tower that will cast a
shadow of length 20 m.

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN,DELHI REGION
PRE-BOARD-2023-24

CLASS: X SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS STANDARD

MM:80 Time:3 Hours

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and 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 the 2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

Q.1 The 5th term of an AP is 20 and the sum of its 7th and 11th terms is 64. The
common difference of the AP is 1
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
Q.2 If a chord AB subtends an angle of at the centre of a circle, then the angle
between the tangents to the circle drawn from A and B is 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q.3 The roots of the equation are
(a) real and equal (b) real, unequal 1
(c) Imaginary (d) none of these
Q.4 The perimeter of the triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3, 0) is 1
(a) ( ) (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 12
Q.5 If then ? 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q.6 The length of the minute hand of a clock is 21 cm. The area swept by the minute 1
hand in 10 minutes is
(a) 231 (b) 210 (c) 126 (d) 252
Q.7 A box contains 90 discs, numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random 1
from the box, the probability that it bears prime number less than 23 is
(a) 7/90 (b) 1/9 (c) 4/45 (d) 8/89
Q.8 and the perimeters of and are 30 and 18 1
respectively. If then
(a) 6.3 (b) 5.4 (c) 7.2 (d) 4.5
Q.9 If a pair of linear equations is consistent then their graph lines will be 1
(a) parallel (b) always coincident
(c) always intersecting (d) intersecting or coincident
Q.10 Weights of 40 eggs were recorded as given below: 1
Weights(in 85 – 90 90 – 95 95 – 100 100 – 105- 110
gms) 105
No. of eggs 10 12 12 4 2
The lower limit of the median class is
(a) 90 (b) 95 (c) 100 (d) 105
Q.11 The distance of P(-3,-4) from the is 1
(a) 3 units (b) 4 units (c) 5 units (d) 1 unit
Q.12 The length of the tangent from an external point P to a circle of radius 5 cm is 10 1
cm. The distance of the point from the center of the circle is
(a) 8 cm (b) cm (c) 12 cm (d) cm
Q.13 How many terms of the AP 3, 7, 11, 15 …….…….55 will make the sum 406? 1
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 20
Q.14 A quadratic polynomial whose zeros are 5 and –3, is 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Q.15 A maximum diameter of sphere is carved out from the cube of edge 6 cm. The 1
diameter of sphere is:
(a) 3 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 9 cm
Q.16 A vertical stick 1.8 m long casts a shadow 45 cm long on the ground. At the same 1
time, what is the length of the shadow of a pole 6 m high?
(a) 2.4 m (b) 1.35 m (c) 1.5 m (d) 13.5 m
Q.17 If then the value of 1
(a) 1/27 (b) 1/81 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/9
Q.18 The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162. If one of the numbers is 54, 1
what is the other number?
(a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 9 (d) 81
Q19 - Q20 consists of two statements, namely, Assertion (A) andReason (R). 1
Select the correct answer:

Q.19 Assertion (A): The line of sight is the line drawn from the eye of an observer to
the point in the object viewed by the observer.
Reason (R): Trigonometric ratios are used to find height or length of an object or
distance between two distant
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
Q.20 Assertion (A):In a circle of radius 6 cm, the angle of a sector is 60°. Then the area 1
of the sector is 132/7 cm2.
Reason (R):Length of the arc of circle with radius r is .
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct
 explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
SECTION B

Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 mark each.

Q.21 If thenfind A and B. 2
OR
Evaluate:
Q.22 An umbrella has 8 ribs which are equally spaced (as 2
shown in the figure). assuming the umbrella to be a flat
circle of radius 42 cm, find the area between the two
consecutive ribs of the umbrella.
OR
A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square-shaped grass field of side 15 m
by means of a 5-m-long rope.Find the area of that part of the field in which the
horse can graze.
Q.23 Find the values of k for which the pair of linear equations
2
has no solution.
Q.24 A circle is inscribed in a , touching BC, CA and AB at P, Q and R respectively, 2
as shown in the given figure. If , then find
the length of BC.
Q.25 Find the ratio in which the line segment joining A(1, – 5) and B(– 4, 5) is divided 2
by the
.
SECTION C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 mark each.

Q.26 Solve the following systems of equations graphically: 3

OR
Taxi charges in a city consist of fixed charges and the remaining depending upon
the distance travelled in kilometers. If a persontravels 60 km, he pays ₹960, and
for travelling 80 km, he pays ₹1260. Find the fixed charges and the rate per
kilometer.
Q.27 Prove that is an irrational number. 3

Q.28 A bag contains 18 balls out of which balls are red. 3

(i) If one ball is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is not
red?
(ii) If two more red balls are put in the bag, the probability of drawing a red ball
will be 9/8 times the probability of drawing a red ball in the first case. Find the
value of .
Q.29 Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus 3
OR
Prove that the opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend
supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.
Q.30 Prove that 3

Q.31 Find the zeros of the polynomial and verify the relationship 3
between its zeros and coefficients.
SECTION D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 mark each.

Q.32 A hemispherical depression is cut out from one face of a cubical wooden block of 5
edge 21 cm, such that the diameter of the hemisphere is equal to edge of the cube.
Determine the volume of the remaining block.
OR
A solid is in the form of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. The total height of the
solid is 19 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is 7 cm. Find the volume and
surface area of the solid.
Q.33 Find the missing frequencies in the following frequency distributiontable, if 5
and median is 32.
Marks 0–10 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 Total
Number of 10 25 30 10 100
students
Q.34 a) Prove that If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the 5
other two sides in distinct points then the other two sides are divided in the same
ratio.

b) Prove that the line segment joining the midpoints of any two sides ofa triangle
is parallel to the third side.
Q.35 A bookseller buys a number of books for ₹1760. If he had bought 4 more books for 5
the same amount, each book would have cost ₹22 less. How many books did he
buy?
OR
The age of a man is twice the square of the age of his son. Eight years hence, the
age of the man will be 4 years more than three times the age of his son. Find their
present ages
SECTION E

Section E consists of 2 case based questions of 4 mark each.

Q.36 Radio towers are used for transmitting a

range of communication services
including radio and television. The tower
will either act as an antenna itself or
support one or more antennas on its
structure, including microwave dishes.
They are among the tallest human-made
structures. There are 2 main types:
guyed and self-supporting structures.

On a similar concept, a radio station

tower was built in two sections A and B. Tower is supported by wires from a point
O. Distance between the base of the tower and point O is 36 m. From point O, the
 angle of elevation of the top of section B is and the angle of elevation of the top
of section A is .
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
1. What is the angle of depression from top of tower to point O? 1
2. What is the length of the wire structure from the point O to the top of 1
section A?
3. What is the height of the section A? 2
OR
If point O is moved m towards the tower, the angle of elevation to Section
B changes from to . Find the value of

Q.37

A group of students named Ria, Emma, Anna, Krish and Sahil are gathered around
in the school library, in their library period. The plot points on the coordinate
plane shown in the above image indicates the dots where each book is available.
Considering point O as the origin. The books are at points: Science guide –(Point
A), Maths guide - (Point B), English guide - (Point C), History guide - (Point D) and
Sanskrit guide - (Point E).
1: The distance between the location of History guide and Sahil's 1
startingpoint which is at origin is ............
2: How much distance does Emma has to walk to get the Science guide, ifher 1
starting point is (0,2)?
3: How far apart are the English and Sanskrit guide? 2
OR
Does points B, C and D lies on straight line?

Q.38 In 7 rows number of cards are stacked in the following manner, 14 cards are in
the bottom row,12 in the next row ,10 in the row next to it and so on.

Based on the observation answer the questions below

1. Find the number of cards in the top row.
2. Find the number of cards in 4th row form the top. 1
3. Find total number of cards stacked. 1
OR 2
Find number of cards stacked till 4th row.
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN,DELHI REGION
PRE-BOARD-2023-24

CLASS: X SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS STANDARD

MM:80 Time:3:00 Hours

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
General Instructions :
1. This question paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 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 Qs of 2 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 = wherever required if not
stated.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

SECTION A

Section A consists of 20questions of 1mark each.

There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive
Q.1 One round of the field, while Ravi takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they 1
both start at the same point and at the same time and go in the same direction.
After how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point?
(a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 6
If -4 is a zero of the polynomial x2-2x-(7m+3), then find the value of m.
Q.2 1
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) -2

The number of common solution for the system of linear equations 5x+4y+6=0
Q.3 1
and 10x+8y=12 is

a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) None of these

The equation k2x2 +kx+1 = 0 has
Q.4 1
a)one real root (b) two real root (c) no real root (d) None of these
Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is -1
Q.5 and that of other is -8. Then the difference between their 4th term is 1

(a)1 (b) -7 (c) 7 (d) 9

 The mean of 15 numbers is 25. If each number is multiplied by 4, then mean of the
Q.6 new numbers is 1

(a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) None of these

In the figure , if MN QR , PM= 6cm , QM= 8cm and QR= 28cm , then MN is equal
Q.7 to 1

(a) 20 cm (b) 32 cm (c) 12cm (d) 16 cm

In the given figure ∠P= ∠T , PQ=6cm,QR= 15cm, PR=12cm and RT= 4cm , then
Q.8 1
find the value of RS

(a) 5cm (b) 6cm (c) 4cm (d) None of

these
The point on X- axis which is equidistant from the points (2 ,-2) and (-4 , 2) is
Q.9 1
(a) (1,0) (b) (2,0) (c) (0, 2) (d) (-1, 0)

Find the ratio in which the line segment joining (2, -3) and (5, 6) is divided by X-
Q. 1
axis
10
(a) 1: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 2: 5 (d) 5: 2
It is proposed to build a single circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of
Q.11 two circular parks of diameters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new
park would be
(A) 24 m (B) 15 m (C) 20 m (D) 10 m
In the given figure , quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed touching the circle at P,
Q.12 Q, R and S. If AP = 6cm , BP= 5 cm , CQ= 3 cm and DR= 4 cm, then perimeter of 1
quadrilateral ABCD is
 (a) 18 cm (b) 27 cm (c) 36 cm (d) 22 cm
Q.13 The value of cot ² – is 1

(a) 0 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) None of these

Q.14 If cosec - cot = and cosec then equal to [0< < ] 1

(a) 5/4 (b) 4/5 (c) 5/2 (d) 2/5

If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then the length of each chord
Q.15 of one circle which is tangent to the other circle is 1

(a) 3 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 9cm (d) 1 cm

Q.16 In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The 1
length of the arc is;
(a) 22cm (b) 21cm (c) 20cm (d) 25cm

Two cones have their heights in the ratio 2:3 and radii in the ratio 5:2. The ratio of
Q.17 their volumes is 1
(a) 25/6 (b) 5/3 (c) 5/6 (d) 25/3
A pole 6m high casts a shadow 2√3 m long on the ground , then the sun’s
Q.18 1
elevation is
(a) 60 (b) 45 (c) 30 (d) 90

Direction: In the question numbers 19 & 20 statement of assertion [A] is followed

by a statement of Reason [R] . Choose the correct option. 1
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Q.19 Assertion [A] : The probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays is 2/7.
Reason [R]: The probability that a non-leap year has 53 Sundays is 5/7.
Assertion[A]: a,b,c are in AP if and only if 2b = a + c.
Q.20 Reason [R] : The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n². 1
 SECTION B

Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each

Determine if the points (1,5) (2,3) and (-2,-11) are collinear or non- collinear ?
Q.21 2

In the given figure , ABCD is a rectangle. Find the values of X and Y.

Q.22 2

Q.23 If 4 cot² 45 - Sec² 60 + Sin² 60 + P = , then find the value of P 2

(OR)
If Sin + Cos = √3 , then find the value of (Sin Cos )
ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB=AC circumscribed about a circle. Prove that
Q.24 BC is bisected at E. 2

Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22cm.

Q.25 (OR) 2
A chord of a circle of radius 10cm subtends a right angle at the centre find the
area of the major sector

SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
Prove that √5 is irrational.
Q.26 3
 If αand β are the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial 3x²- 6x + 4 , then find the value
Q.27 of 3

( + ) +2 ( + ) + 3 αβ
Two people are 16km apart on a straight road. They start walking at the same
Q. 3
time. If they walk towards each other with different speeds, they will meet in
28
2hrs. Had they walked in the same direction and with and with same speeds as
before , they would have met in 8 hrs. Find their walking speeds.
OR
A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional
charge for each day thereafter. Sarita paid Rs. 27 for a book kept for 7 days and
Susy paid Rs. 21 for the book she kept for 5 days . Find the fixed charge and
charge for each day.

Q.29 Prove that + = 1+ sec cosec 3

Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus

Q.30 OR 3
Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with
centre O from an external point T.
Prove that ∠PTQ = 2∠OPQ

An integer chosen at random between 1and 100 , find the probability that it is
31 3
(1)divisible by 8
(2)not divisible by 8.
SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

Solve of x
32 5
= + +

where a, b and x ≠ 0 and a+ b + x ≠ 0

(OR)
If x= -5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x²+px - 15
and the quadratic equation p(x² +x) +k=0 has equal roots, then find the value of k.
(1)Sate and prove BPT Theorem.
33 ABCD is trapezium in which AB CD and its diagonals intersect each other at the 5

point O. Show that =

Find the missing frequencies in the following frequency distribution table if
34 5
n=100 and median=32.

Marks obtained 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total

 No of students 10 f1 25 30 f2 10 100

A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120cm and radius 60 cm

35 5
standing on a hemisphere of radius 60cm is placed upright in a right circular
cylinder full of water such that it touches the bottom . Find the volume of water
left in the cylinder, if the radius of the cylinder is 60cm and its height is 180cm.
(OR)
An empty cone is of radius 3cm and height 12cm. Ice cream is filled in it so that
lower part of the cone which is (1/6)th of the volume of the cone is unfilled but
hemisphere of ice cream is formed on the top find the volume of the ice cream.
SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 case based question of 4 marks each.

Elevation of Aeroplane
36
An army pilot is flying an aeroplane at an altitude of 1200 m observes some
suspicious activity of two ships which are sailing towards it in the same directions
and immediately report it to the Navy Chief. The angles of depression of the ships
as observed from the aeroplane are 60° and 30°, respectively.

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Find the distance from aeroplane to 2 marks
the position of ship 2
(OR)
Find the distance between two ships.

(ii) Find the distance from ship 1 to the aeroplane. 1 mark

(iii)If the observer moves towards the perpendicular line, then angle of elevation
increases or decreases? 1mark
37
India is competitive manufacturing Qocation due to the low cost of manpower and
strong technical and engineering capabilities contributing to higher quality
production runs. The production of TV sets in a factory increases uniformly by a
fixed number every year. It produced 16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th
year.

On the basis of above information,answer the following questions.

(i) Find the production during first year. (2marks)
(OR)
Find the production during 8th year and first 3 years. (2marks)

(ii) In which year, the production is 29200. (1mark)

(iii)Find the difference of the production during 7th year and 4th year.
(1mark)
38
Jagdish has a field which is in the shape of a right angled triangle AQC. He wants to
leave a space in the form of a square PQRS inside the field for growing wheat and
the remaining for growing vegetables (as shown in the figure). In the field, there is
a pole marked as 0.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Taking O as origin, co-ordinates of P are (-200, 0) and of Q are (200, 0). PQRS
being a square, what are the coordinates of R and S? (1mark)

(ii) (a) What is the area of square PQRS? (2marks)

OR
(b) What is the length of diagonal PR in square PQRS? (2marks)

(iii) If S divides CA in the ratio K: 1, what is the value of K, where point A is (200,
800)? (1 mark)
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, JAIPUR REGION
First Pre-Board EXAM 2023-24
CLASS: X SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS - STANDARD (041)
Duration: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1.This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and 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 subparts
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 the 2marks 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. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3; x, y are prime numbers, then 1
HCF (a, b) is
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2
.
2. Nature of roots of quadratic equation 2x2 – 4x + 3 = 0 is 1
(a) real (b) equal (c) not real (d) none of them

3. If ΔABC ~ ΔEDF , then which of the following is not true? 1

(a) BC. EF = AC. FD (b) AB. EF = AC. DE (c) BC. DE = AB. EF (d) BC. DE = AB. FD

4. If the distance between the points (2, –2) and (–1, x) is 5, one of the values of x is 1
(a) –2 (b) 2 (c) –1 (d) 1

5. The zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3x – m(m + 3) are 1

(a) m, m + 3 (b) –m, m + 3 (c) m, – (m + 3) (d) –m, – (m + 3
6. The value of k for which the pair of equation kx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 has unique solution 1
(a) k = 3 (b) k ≠ 3 ( c) k ≠ 0 (d) k = 0

7. In figure, ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. Then, 1

(a) BD . CD = BC2 (b) AB . AC = BC2 (c) BD . CD = AD2 (d) AB . AC = AD2

8. Find the greatest number of 5 digits, that will give us remainder of 5, when divided by 8 and 9 1
respectively.
(a) 99921 (b) 99931 (c) 99941 (d) 99951
9. Two circles touch each other externally at C and AB is common tangent of circles, then ∠ACB is 1
(a) 70° (b) 60° (c) 100° (d) 90°

10. If x = a cos θ and y = b sin θ, then the value of b2x2 + a2y2 is 1

(a) a2 + b2 (b) a2/b2 (c) a2b2 (d) None of these

11. Given that sin α = 1/2 and cos β = 1/2, then the value of (β – α) is 1
(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 60° (d) 90°

12 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

13. The ratio of outer and inner perimeters of circular path is 23:22. If the path is 5 m wide, the 1
diameter of the inner circle is
(a) 55 m (b) 110 m (c) 220 m (d) 230 m
14. If the circumference of a circle and the perimeter of a square are equal, then 1
(a) Area of the circle = Area of the square
(b) Area of the circle > Area of the square
(c) Area of the circle < Area of the square
(d) Nothing definite can be said about the relation between the areas of the circle and square.

15. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is 1
(a) 3/26 (b) 3/13 (c) 2/13 (d) 1/2

16. The value of (sin 45° + cos 45°) is 1

(a) 1√2 (b) √2 (c) √3/2 (d) 1

17. Consider the following distribution: 1

the frequency of the class 30-40 is

(a) 4 (b) 48 (c) 51 (d) 3
18. Volume and surface area of a solid hemisphere are numerically equal. What is the diameter of 1
hemisphere?
(a) 9 units (b) 6 units (c) 4.5 units (d) 18 units

ASSERTION REASON BASED QUESTIONS:

In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion(A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices
(a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b)Both A and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c)(A) is true but (R) is false.
(d)(A) is false but (R) is true.
19. Assertion (A): The point (0, 4) lies on y-axis. 1
Reason (R): The y co-ordinate of the point on x-axis is zero
20. Assertion (A): 6n never ends with the digit zero, where n is natural number. 1
Reason (R): Any number ends with digit zero, if its prime factor is of the form 2m x 5n, where m, n
are natural numbers
SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. If the system of equations 2x + 3y = 7 and (a + b)x + (2a – b)y = 21 has infinitely many solutions, 2
then find a and b.
22. In the given figure, AP = 3 cm, AR = 4.5 cm, AQ = 6 cm, AB = 5 cm, AC = 10 cm. Find the length 2
of AD

23. Find the length of the tangent from an external point P at a distance of 20 cm from the centre of a 2
circle of radius 12 cm.
24. tan2 𝜃 cot2 𝜃 2
Simplify: +
1+tan2 𝜃 1+cot2 𝜃
OR
7sin2A + 3cos2A = 4 ,then find tanA

25 Find the area of the sector of a circle with radius 4 cm and of angle 30°. Also, find the area of the 2
corresponding major sector. (Use π = 3.14)
OR
What is the angle subtended at the centre of a circle of radius 10 cm by an arc of length 5π cm?
SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. Four bells toll at an interval of 8, 12, 15 and 18 seconds respectively. All the four begin to toll 3
together. Find the number of times they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start.
27. If the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + px + q are double in value to the zeroes of 2x2 – 5x – 3, then 3
find the values of p and q
OR
Find the quadratic polynomial sum and product of whose zeros are –1 and –20 respectively. Also
find the zeroes of the polynomial so obtained.
28. Two numbers are in the ratio of 1 : 3. If 5 is added to both the numbers, the ratio becomes 1 : 2. 3
Find the numbers.
29. In the given figure, AB is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents to the 3
circle at A and B intersect at P. Find the length of AP.

OR
In the below figure, two equal circles, with centres O and O', touch each other at X. OO' produced
meets the circle with centre O' at A. AC is tangent to the circle with centre O, at the point C. O'D is
𝐷𝑂′
perpendicular to AC. Find the value of .
𝐶𝑂

30. 3
𝑎 asin 𝜃−𝑏 cos 𝜃 𝑎2 −𝑏2
If tan𝞱 = , prove that =
𝑏 asin 𝜃+𝑏 cos 𝜃 𝑎2 +𝑏2

31. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers 3
appearing on the top of the dice is
(i) 5? (ii) 10? (iii) at least 9?
 SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. A motorboat whose speed in still water is 9 km/h, goes 15km downstream and comes back to the 5
same spot, in a total time of 3 hours 45 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
OR
A takes 6 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If both A and B together
can finish it in 4 days, find the time taken by B to finish the work alone.
33. State and prove Basic Proportional Theorem. 5

34. A toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone of the same base radius as 5
that of the hemisphere. If the radius of the base of the cone is 21 cm and its volume is 2/3 of the
volume of the hemisphere, calculate the height of the cone and the surface area of the toy.
OR
A vessel full of water is in the form of an inverted cone of height 8 cm and the radius of its top,
which is open, is 5 cm. 100 spherical lead balls are dropped into the vessel. One fourth of the water
flows out of the vessel. Find the radius of a spherical ball.
35. If the median of the following distribution is 58 and sum of all the frequencies is 140. What is the 5
value of x and y?

SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 Case Studies of 4 marks each
36. Manpreet Kaur is the national record holder for women in
the shot-put discipline. Her throw of 18.86m at the Asian
Grand Prix in 2017 is the maximum distance for an Indian
female athlete. Keeping her as a role model, Sanjitha is
determined to earn gold in Olympics one day. Initially her
throw reached 7.56m only. Being anathlete in school, she
regularly practiced both in the mornings and in the evenings
and was able to improve the distance by 9cm every week.
During the special camp for 15 days, she started with 40
throws and every day kept increasing the number of throws
by 12 to achieve this remarkable progress

(i) How many throws Sanjitha practiced on 11th day of the camp? 1
(ii) What would be Sanjitha’s throw distance at the end of 6 weeks?
OR 2
When will she be able to achieve a throw of 11.16 m?

(iii) How many throws did she do during the entire camp of 15 days ? 1
37. The top of a table is shown in the figure given below:
 On the basis of information given, answer the following questions.

(i) Find the distance between points A and B.

(ii) Write the co-ordinates of the mid point of line segment joining points M and Q.
(iii) If G is taken as the origin, and x, y axis put along GF and GB, then find the point denoted by
1
coordinate (4, 2).
1
OR
Find the coordinates of H, G and also find the distance between them. 2
38. A person/observer on the sea coast observes two ships in the sea, both the ships are in same straight
path one behind the other.

If the observer is on his building of height 20 meters (including observer) and he observes the angle
of depression of two ships as 45° and 60° respectively.

On the basis of above information answer the following questions.

(i) If a person observes a ship whose angle of depression is 60° then how much distance is the ship 1
away from him?
(ii) If a person observes another ship whose angle of depression is 45° then how much distance that 1
ship is away from him?
(iii) If a person observes the ship whose angle of depression changes from 60° to 30° then how far
be ship from the observer if the observer is at 20 m of height (including him)? 2
OR
Find the distance between the ships A and B when the angle of depressions are 60° and 45°
respectively.
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN JAIPUR REGION
FIRST PRE BOARD EXAM 2023-24
CLASS: X Subject: MATHEMATICS Standard (041)

Time allowed: 3hrs Max Marks: 80

General instructions
This question paper has 5 sections
Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
Section B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each
Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each
Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 marks each
Section E has 3 questions carrying 4 marks each

S.no. SECTION A Marks

1. If the LCM of a and 18 is 36 and the HCF of a and 18 is 2, then a = 1
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
2. If the sum of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 – kx + 6 is 3 , the 1
value of k is
(a) 3 (b) -3 ( c) 6 (d)9
3. The system of equations 2x + 3y = 7 and 2ax + (a + b) y = 28 has infinitely 1
many solutions, then
(a) a = 2b (b) b =2a (c) a + 2b = 0 (d) 2a + b = 0

4. If cos A + cos² A = 1, then sin² A + sin4 A is equal to. 1

(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) None of these

5. If tan (3x - 15°) = 1 then the value of x is 1

(a) 15˚ (b) 30˚ (c) 20˚ (d) 60˚

6. If the sum of first m terms of an A.P. is 2m2 + 3m, then what is its second 1
term?
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12

7. Find the distance between the points p(sinθ, -cos θ) and q (-sinθ, cos θ) 1
(a) tanθ (b) 0 unit (c) 3 unit (d) 2 unit
8. If a square is inscribed in a circle, find the ratio of the areas of the circle 1
and the square.
(a) 𝜋: 21 (b) 𝜋: 1 (c) 𝜋: 2 (d) 𝜋:6
A vertical stick 20 m long casts a shadow 10 m long on the ground. At 1
9. the same, a tower casts a shadow 50 m long on the ground. The height
of the tower is
(a)100 m (b)120 m (c) 25 m (d) 200 m

1
 10. In the given figure, if AB is parallel to QR, 1
value of x (in cm) is _____.
(a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 5cm (d) 6cm

11. AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ∠ACB = 1
50°. If AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A, then ∠BAT is equal
to.

(a) 65°

(b) 50°

(c) 60°

(d) 40°
12. Two parallel lines touch the circle at points A and B respectively. If area 1
of the circle is 25 π cm2, then AB is equal to
(a) 5 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 25 cm

13. The volume and surface area are numerically equal , then the radius of 1
the sphere is
(a) 0 units ( b) 1 unit (c) 2 units ( d) 3 units
14. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting 1
doublet?
(a) 1/36 (b) 1/6 (c) 5/6 (d) 11/36
15. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 1
3x2 + (2k + 1)x − (k + 5) = 0 is equal to the product of roots, then the
value of k is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
16. If the mean of frequency distribution is 7.5 and ∑fi xi = 120 + 3k, 1
∑fi = 30, then k is equal to:
(a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 50 (d) 45
17. The midpoint of a line segment joining two points A(2, 4) and B(-2, -4) is 1
(a) (-2, 4) (b) (2, -4) (c) (0, 0) (d) (-2, -4)
18. The probability that it will rain tomorrow is 0.85. What is the probability 1
that it will not rain tomorrow
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.145 (c) 3/20 (d) none of these
19. Assertion-Reason (Q 19, 20) 1
In the following questions, a statement of assertion A is followed by a
statement of reason R Mark the correct choice as
a)Both are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c)A is true but R is false
d)A is false but R is true
Assertion: Total surface area of the cylinder having radius of the base
14 cm and height 30 cm is 3872 cm2.
Reason: If r be the radius and h be the height of the cylinder, then total
surface area = (2πrh + 2πr2).

2
 20. Assertion: The sum of the series with the nth term, tn = (9 – 5n) is 1
(465), when no. of terms n = 15.
Reason : Given series is in A.P. and sum of n terms of an A.P. is

SECTION B
21. PQ is a tangent at a point C to a circle with centre O. If AB is a diameter 2
and ∠CAB = 30°, find ∠PCA.

22. If tan2 45° – cos2 30° = x sin 45° cos 45°, then find x. 2
OR
In Δ OPQ, right-angled at P, OP = 7 cm and OQ – PQ = 1 cm. Determine the
values of sin Q and cos Q.

23. 2
The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and
HCF is 600. If one number is 280, then find the other number.

24. Area of a sector of a circle of radius 14 cm is 154 cm2. Find the length 2
of the corresponding arc of the sector.

OR
In the given figure, AB is the
diameter where AP = 12 cm and PB
= 16 cm. Taking the value of π as 3,
find the perimeter of the shaded
region.

25. Find the value of x for which DE||AB in given figure. 2

SECTION C
26. Prove that 5 + 2√7 is an irrational number.
3
27. Prove that the length of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle
are equal. 3
OR
Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the
radius through the point of contact.
3
 28. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining 3
depends upon 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; where as 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 per month.
Find their monthly incomes.
29. To find out the concentration of SO2 in the air (in parts per million, i.e. 3
ppm), the data was collected for 30 localities in a certain city and is
presented below, find Mean of the given data.

30. If α and β are zeros of x2 – x – 2, find a polynomial whose zeros are 3

(2α + 1) and (2β + 1).
31. If tan θ + sin θ = p; tan θ – sin θ = q; prove that p2 – q2 = 4√pq 3

SECTION D
32. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8. Find the missing 5
frequency x

33. A Gulab jamun contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find 5
approximately how much syrup would be found
in 45 Gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder
with two hemispherical ends with a length of 5
cm and a diameter of 2.8 cm (see figure).

OR

A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and radius

of its top which is open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim.
When lead shots, each of which is a sphere of radius 0.5 cm are
dropped into the vessel, one fourth of water flows out. Find the number
of lead shots dropped into the vessel.

4
 34. A train, travelling at a uniform speed for 360 km, would have taken 48 5
minutes less to travel the same distance if its speed were 5 km/h more.
Find the original speed of the train.

OR
A two digit number is four times the sum of the digits. It is also equal to 3
times the product of digits. Find the number.
35. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other 5
two sides in distinct points then the other two sides are divided in the
same ratio.
In the given figure, XY || QR, PQ/XQ=7/3 and PR = 6.3 cm, find YR.

SECTION E
36. The school auditorium was to be constructed to accommodate at least
1500 people. The chairs are to be placed in concentric circular
arrangement in such a way that each succeeding circular row has 10
seats more than the previous one. If the first circular row has 30 seats,
then answer the following:

1. How many seats will be there in the 10th row?

1
2. If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be
there in the middle row?
1
3. For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be
there?
OR
2
If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many
seats are still left to be put after 10th row?

5
 37. The top of a table is shown in the figure given below:

1 Find the distance between corners A and B of the table. 1

2. Find the coordinates of the mid-point of line segment joining points 1
M and Q using formula.
3. Find the coordinates of vertices of rectangle RGFQ and hence find its 2
area.
OR
Find the distance PQ and FE and find FE- PQ
38. A lighthouse is a tall tower with light near the top. These are often built on
islands, coasts or on cliffs. Lighthouses on water surface act as a navigational
aid to the mariners and send warning to boats and ships for dangers. Initially
wood, coal would be used as illuminators. Gradually it was replaced by
candles, lanterns, electric lights. Nowadays they are run by machines and
remote monitoring. Prongs Reef lighthouse of Mumbai was constructed in
1874-75.
It is approximately 40 meters high and its beam can be seen at a
distance of 30 kilometers. A ship and a boat are coming towards the
lighthouse from opposite directions. Angles of depression of flash light
from the lighthouse to the boat and the ship are 30˚and 60˚respectively.

(i) Which of the two, boat or the ship is nearer to the light house? 1
(ii) Find distances of Boat and ship from the lighthouse? 1
(iii) Find the time taken by the boat to reach the light house if it is
moving at the rate of 2 km per hour. 2
OR
The ratio of the height of a light house and the length of its shadow
on the ground is √3: 1.What is the angle of elevation of the sun?

6
 Code: KVS(DR)/2023/PB/DK
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN,DELHI REGION
PRE-BOARD-2023-24

CLASS: X SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS BASIC

MM:80 Time:3 Hours

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
General Instructions :
1. This question paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 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 Qs of 2 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 = wherever required if not stated.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
SECTION - A One mark each
1 If the LCM of a and 18 is 36 and the HCF of a and 18 is 2, then a = ? 1
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 1
2 How many zeros are there for the given polynomial? 1

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

3 The nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 – 2x + = 0 is 1

A) Real & distinct B)Real& equal C) Not real D) None of these

4 A circle can have ……….. parallel tangents at the most. 1
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) Infinite
5 Find the 7 term of an AP whose n term is 3n+7
th th 1
A) 20 B) 28 C)24 D) 25
6 For what value of k : 2k, k + 10 and 3k + 2 are in AP ? 1
A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8
7 In the given figure, the measure of 1
∠Q will be :

A) 600 B) 700 C) 800

D) None of these
8 In the given figure DE BC, Find EC. 1
A) 5 cm
B) 3 cm
C) 2 cm
D) 2.5 cm

9 A solid is in the shape of a cone standing on a hemisphere with both their radii being equal 1
to 1 cm and the height of the cone is equal to its radius. What will be the volume of the
solid in terms of Π.
A) Π cm3 B) 2Π cm3 C) 3Π cm3 D) 4Π cm3
10 To locate a point Q on line segment AB such that BQ = × AB. What is the ratio of line 1
segment in which AB is divided?
A) 5:7 B) 7:5 C) 2:5 D) 5:2
11 In right triangle ABC, right angled at C, if tan A = 1, then the value of 2 sin A cos A is 1
A) 1 B) 0 C) 2 D) -1
12 The maximum value of is 1
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 d) 3
13 In the figure given below, what are the angles of 1
depression from the observing positions D and E of
the object A?

A)300, 450 B) 600 , 450

C) 45 , 60
0 0 D) none of
these
14 In the figure, PT and TQ are two tangents to the circle with centre O. 1
If ∠POQ = 1100 , then ∠PTQ = ?
A)700 B) 750 C) 800 D) 850

15 The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. What will be the central angle to find the 1
area swept by the minute hand in 10 minutes.
A) 150B) 300 C) 450 D) 600
16 The area of the quadrant of a circle of radius 3.5 cm is : 1
A) B) C) D)
17 The probability of getting an even number on a single throw of a Dice is 1
A) /5 B) /4 C) /2 D) /
18 Consider the following frequency distribution: 1
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Frequency 10 8 12 9 11
the lower limit of the modal class is
A) 10 B) 30 C) 40 D) 20
Assertion – Reason Based Questions : In question number 19 & 20, a statement of
Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Choose the correct option out of the
following :
A)Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
B) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
C) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
D) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
19 Assertion: When k = - 4, then linear equation: 2 x + 3y = 5, 4x + 6y = 10 1
have infinitely many solutions.
Reason: a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 will have infinitely many solutions if
= =
20 Assertion : If (3, ) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points (k,0) and (7, ), 1
then the value of k is 0
Reason :The midpoint formula is ( , )
SECTION - B Two marks each
21 Solve 4 x-3 y = 6, and 2x +y =8 and hence find the value of m for which 2y = mx+ 5. 2
22 Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points (4, -3) 2
and (8, 5) in the ratio 3:1 internally?
23 If 5cos =7sin , find the value of 2
OR
Evaluate 2tan2450 +
cos2300 – sin2600
24 Find the length of tangent drawn to a circle with radius 7 cm from a point 25 cm away 2
from the centre.
25 Find the area of the corresponding minor sector of a circle of radius 35 cm and central 2
angle 90°.
OR
A chord of a circle of radius 14cm makes a right angle at the centre. Find the length
of the corresponding minor arc of the circle.
SECTION - C Three marks each
26 Show that is irrational. 3
27 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x2 - 3 - 7x and verify the relation between its 3
zeroes and coefficients.
28 Draw the graphs of the equations x - y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y − 12 = 0. Determine the 3
coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x –axis.
OR
If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction reduces to 1.
It becomes 1/2 if we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction?
29 Prove that secA (1 – sinA) (secA + tanA) = 1 3
30 One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting 3
(i) A king of red colour. ii) A face Card iii)The Queen of Diamonds
31 Prove that the length of tangents drawn from external point to a circle are equal. 3
OR
Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the lines segment joining the points of contact at
the centre.
SECTION - D Five marks each
32 A cottage industry produces a certain number of pottery articles in a day. It was observed 5
on a particular day that the cost of production of each article (in rupees) was 3 more than
twice the number of articles produced on that day. If the total cost of production on that
day was ₹90, find the number of articles produced and the cost of each article.
OR
A pole has to be erected at a point on the boundary of a circular park of diameter 13 m in
such a way that the differences of its distances from two diametrically opposite fixed gates
A and B on the boundary is 7 m. Is it possible to do so ? If yes, at what distances from the
two gates should the pole be erected?
33 A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and base diameter 24 cm, which is 5
surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm and radius 8 cm. Find the mass of the pole
,given that 1cm3 of iron has approximately 8g mass. (use Π = 3.14)
 OR
From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of
the same height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of the
remaining solid to the nearest cm2.
34 Find the mean and mode for the following data : 5
Classes 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
frequency 5 8 15 20 14 8 5
35 State and Prove the Basic Proportionality Theorem. 5

SECTION - E Four marks each

36 Siya being a plant lover came up with an idea of 1+1+
opening a nursery during the lockdown and she 2
bought a few plants with pots. She wants to place pots
in such a way thatnumber of pots in row one is 3, pots
in row second is 5 and in third is 7 and so on.

Q (i): What is the difference in number of pots increasing per row?

Q (ii): What will be the number of pots in row 5?
Q (iii): If Siya wants to place 120 pots, how many rows will it require?
OR
Find the difference in number of pots placed in third and eighth row.
37 Cartesian coordinate system is considered inside the 1+1+
area of a garden to understand theheights, distances 2
and various other mathematical measurement
parameters.The above positions A, B, C, D, E and F are
for the plants grown in the garden.
Garderner's position is at origin (0,0). He grows the
plant A first, then B, C, D, E and F as according to the
alphabetical manner.

Q (i): Where is the plant F grown?

Q (ii): How far apart are plants A and B grown ?
Q (iii): Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment of plant C and D
in 1:1.
OR
Check whether the plants A, E and F collinear ?
38 A boy 4 m tall spots a pigeon sitting on the top of a
pole of height 54m from the ground. The angle of 1+1+
elevation of the pigeon from the eyes of boy at any 2
instant is 600. The pigeon flies away horizontally in
such a way that it remained at a constant height from
the ground. After 8 seconds, the angle of elevation of
the pigeon from the same point is 45 0. Based on the
above information answer the following questions
(take √3=1.73 )

Q. (i) Find the distance between the boy and the pole.
Q. (ii) If the distance between the positions of pigeon increases, then what will be the
effect on the angle of elevation ?
Q. (iii) Find the distance of first position of the pigeon from the eyes of the boy .
OR
How much distance the pigeon covers in 8 seconds?
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, JAIPUR REGION
First Pre-Board EXAM 2023-24
CLASS X SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS - STANDARD (041)
Duration: 3 hrs Max.Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1.This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and 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 subparts
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 the 2marks 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. In a formula racing competition, the time taken by two racing cars A and B to complete 1 round of 1
the track is 30 minutes and p minutes respectively. If the cars meet again at the starting point for the
first time after 90 minutes and the HCF (30, p) = 15, then the value of p is
(a) 45 minutes (b) 60 minutes (c) 75 minutes (d) 180 minutes

2. The solution of the following pair of equation is: 1

x – 3y = 2 , 3x – y = 14
(a) x = 5, y = 1 (b) x = 2, y = 3 (c) x = 1, y = 2 (d) x = 1, y = 4

3. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3, where x and y are prime 1
numbers, then the HCF (a, b) is:
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2

4. The ratio in which x-axis divides the join of (2, -3) and (5, 6) is: 1
(a) 1: 2 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 1: 3 (d) 1: 5

5. If zeroes of p(x) = 2x2 – 7x + k are reciprocal of each other, then value of k is 1

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
6. A medicine-capsule is in the shape of a cylinder of radius 0.25 cm with two hemispheres stuck to 1
each of its ends. The length of the entire capsule is 2 cm. What is the total surface area of the
capsule? (Take π as 3.14)

(a) 0.785 cm2 (b) 0.98125 cm2 (c) 2.7475 cm2 (d) 3.14 cm2

7. A 1.6 m tall girl stands at distance of 3.2 m from a lamp post and casts shadow of 4.8 m on the 1
ground, then the height of the lamp post is
(a) 8 m (b) 4 m (c) 6 m (d) 8/3 m
8. 1 1
=
tanθ + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃

(a) cos θ sin θ (b) sec θ sin θ (c) tan θ cot θ (d) sec θ cosec θ
9. The runs scored by a batsman in 35 different matches are given below: 1

The lower limit of the median class is

(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 60

10. If in two triangles, DEF and PQR, ∠D=∠Q and ∠R=∠E, then which of the following is not true? 1
𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸 𝐷𝐸 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸
(a) = (b) = (c) = (d) =
𝑃𝑅 𝑃𝑄 𝑅𝑃 𝑃𝑄 𝑄𝑅 𝑃𝑄 𝑅𝑃 𝑄𝑅

11. In the given figure, if AB = 14 cm, then the value of tan B is: 1

4 14 5 13
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3

12 Two cubes each with 6 cm edge are joined end to end. The surface area of the resulting cuboid is 1
(a) 180 cm² (b) 360 cm² (c) 300 cm² (d) 260 cm²

13. A cone, a hemisphere and cylinder are of the same base and of the same height. The ratio of their 1
volumes is
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 2 : 1 : 3 (c) 3 : 1 : 2 (d) 3 : 2 : 1

14. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is 1
(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 28

15. If √3 sin θ – cos θ = 0 and 0° < θ < 90°, find the value of θ. 1
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

16. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + k(2x + k − 1)+ 2 = 0 has real and equal roots. 1
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

17. In the below figure, the pair of tangents AP and AQ drawn from an external point A to a circle with 1
centre O are perpendicular to each other and length of each tangent is 5 cm. Then radius of the
circle is

(a) 10 cm (b) 7.5 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 2.5 cm

18. The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 5 : 7 and their heights are in the ratio 3 : 5. The ratio of 1
their curved surface area is
(a) 3 : 7 (b) 7 : 3 (c) 5 : 7 (d) 3 : 5
 ASSERTION REASON BASED QUESTIONS:
In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion(A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices
(a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b)Both A and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c)(A) is true but (R) is false.
(d)(A) is false but (R) is true.
19. Assertion (A): If x = 2 sin2θ and y = 2 cos2θ + 1 then the value of x + y = 3. 1
Reason (R): For any value of θ, sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
20. Assertion (A): The length of the minute hand of a clock is 7 cm. Then the area swept by the 1
minute hand in 5 minute is 77/6 cm2.
𝜃
Reason (R): The length of an arc of a sector of angle 𝜃 and radius r is given by l= × 2πr
3600
SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. Find the point on y-axis which is equidistant from the points (5, – 2) and (–3, 2). 2
22. X is a point on the side BC of ΔABC. XM and XN are drawn parallel to AB and AC respectively 2
meeting AB in N and AC in M. MN produced meets CB produced at T. Prove that TX2= TB × TC.

23. The probability of selecting a blue marble at random from a jar that contains only blue, black and 2
green marbles is 1/5. The probability of selecting a black marble at random from the same jar is 1/4.
If the jar contains 11 green marbles, find the total number of marbles in the jar.

24. In figure PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. CD is the third 2
tangent touching the circle at Q. If PA = 15 cm, find the perimeter of ΔPCD.

OR
Two concentric circles are of radii 8 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle
which touches the smaller circle.
25 For what value of k, the following system of equations have infinite solutions: 2
2x – 3y = 7, (k + 2)x – (2k + 1)y = 3 (2k – 1)?
OR
Sumit is 3 times as old as his son. Five years later, he shall be two and a half time as old as his son.
How old is Sumit at present?
SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. Find the coordinates of the points which divide the line segment joining A (–2, 2) and B (2, 8) into 3
four equal parts.
27. If PQ is a tangent drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O and QOR is a diameter 3
where length of QOR is 8 cm such that ∠POR = 120°, then find OP and PQ.
28. 𝑃2 −1 3
If sec θ + tan θ = p, prove that sin θ =
𝑃2 +1
OR
If sin θ + cos θ = √3 , then prove that tan θ + cot θ = 1.
29. Daily wages of 110 workers, obtained in a survey, are tabulated below: 3

Compute the mean daily wages of these workers.

30. Solve the following linear equations: 3

152x – 378y = –74 and –378x + 152y = –604

31. The sum of the 5th and the 9th terms of an AP is 30. If its 25th term is three times its 8th term, find 3
the AP.
OR

If the ratio of the sum of first n terms of two AP’s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), find the ratio of their mth terms.
SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of the same 5
height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of the remaining solid to the
nearest cm2.
OR

Rasheed got a playing top (lattu) as his birthday present, which surprisingly had no colour on it. He
wanted to colour it with his crayons. The top is shaped like a cone surmounted by a hemisphere.
The entire top is 5 cm in height and the diameter of the top is 3.5 cm. Find the area he has to colour.
33. A motor boat whose speed is 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in 4 5
hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.

34. State and prove Basic Proportional Theorem. 5

35. The lower window of a house is at a height of 2 m above the ground and its upper window is 4 m 5
vertically above the lower window. At certain instant, the angles of elevation of a balloon from
these windows are observed to be 60° and 30°, respectively. Find the height of the balloon above
the ground.
OR

From the top of a 60 m high building, the angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a tower
are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the tower. [Take √3 = 1.73]
SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 Case Studies of 4 marks each
36. Shivani took a pack of 52 cards. She kept aside all the black face cards and shuffled the remaining
cards well.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Write the number of total possible outcomes. 1
(ii) She draws a card from the well-shuffled pack of remaining cards. What is the probability that 1
the card is a face card?
(iii) Write the probability of drawing a black card.
2
OR
What is the probability of getting neither a black card nor an ace card?
37. In the month of April to June 2022, the exports of passenger cars from India increased by 26% in
the corresponding quarter of 2021–22, as per a report. A car manufacturing company planned to
produce 1800 cars in 4th year and 2600 cars in 8th year. Assuming that the production increases
uniformly by a fixed number every year.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Find the production in the 1st year.
(ii) Find the production in the 12th year. 1
(iii) Find the total production in first 10 years. 1
OR
In how many years will the total production reach 31200 cars? 2

38. Aditya plantations have two rectangular fields of the same width but different lengths. They are
required to plant 168 trees in the smaller field and 462 trees in the larger field. In both fields, the
trees will be planted in the same number of rows but in different number of columns.

(i) What is the maximum number of rows in which the trees can be planted in each of the fields? 1
(ii) If the trees are planted in the number of rows obtained in part (i), how many columns will each
field have? 1
(iii) If total cost of planted trees in one column is Rs. 500, then find the cost to plant the trees in
smaller field.
OR 2
If the total cost of planted trees in one column is Rs. 500, the find the cost to plant the trees in larger
field.
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, LUCKNOW REGION

Pre Board - 1 (2023-24)

CLASS-X

SUBJECT-MATHEMATICS STANDARD (CODE-041)

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions :

1. This Question paper contains five sections A , B , C , D , E

2.Section A has 18 MCQs and 02 Assertion – Reason based questions of 1 mark each.

3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.

4. Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.

5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.

6. Section E has 3 Case study type questions of 4 marks each with sub parts.

7. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 questions of 5 marks. 2 Qs os 3 marks and
2 Qs of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2 marks Qs of Section E.

SECTION A

( This section comprises of MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONs type questions (MCQ) of 1 marks
each )

1. The LCM of smallest two-digit composite number and smallest composite number is :
a) 12 b) 4 c) 20 d) 44
2. The total number of factors of a prime number is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
3 . The LCM of two prime numbers p and q (p > q ) is 221.Find the value of 3p – q

a)4 b) 28 c) 38 d) 48

3. The graph of a polynomial P(x) cuts the X- axis at 3 points and touches it at 2 other points. The
number of zeroes of P(x) is :
a)4 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5

5 . If 5 is a zero of the quadratic polynomial , x2 – kx -15 , then the value of k is

a ) -2 b) 2 c) 1 d) -1
1 1
6. If α and β are the roots of 4x2 + 3x + 7 = 0, then the value of α+ β is

a ) 3/7 b) - 3/7 c) 7/ 3 d) -7/ 3

1
7. 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

8. The common difference of an AP, whose nth term is an = 3n+ 7 is

a)3 b) 2 c) 0 d) 4

9. In a ΔABC, D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that DE II BC If AD=6cm,

DB= 9cm and AE=8cm, find AC

a ) 12 b) 8 c) 10 d) 20

10. Two concentric circles are of radii 10 cm and 8 cm, then the length of the chord of the larger circle
which touches the smaller circle is

(a) 6 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 18 cm (d) 9 cm

11. In the given figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O. If ∠POB = 115 o ,
then value of∠ APO is

(a) 25 o (b) 20 o (c) 30o (d) 65 o

12. The value of θ for which cos ( 10o + θ ) = sin 30o , is

(a) 50 o (b) 90 o (c) 30o (d) 45 o

13. The two side AB and BC of right triangle ABC are in the ratio 1 : 3 . What will be the value of sin C ?
3 1 1
(a)10 (b)√10 (c) (d) 1
3

14. The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle in a circle of radius 8cm is :

a ) 256cm2 b) 64 cm2 c) 128 cm2 d) 32 cm2

15. Two right circular cones have their heights in the ratio 1 : 3 and radii in the ratio 3 : 1 . What is the ratio
of their volumes ?

a)9:1 b) 1:3 c) 2 ; 3 d) 3 : 1

16 . For a frequency distribution, mean, median and mode are connected by the relation

(a) Mode = 3 Mean – 2 median (b) Mode = 2 median - 3 Mean

(c) Mode = 3median -2 Mean (d) Mode = 3 median + 2 Mean

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17. If P(E) = 0.007, then what is the probability of ‘not E’?

(a) 0.93 (b) 0.095 (c) 0.890 (d) 0.993

18. If two dice are thrown, the probability of getting sum as 3 will be
1 2 5 1
(a) (b)3 (c)36 (d)36
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Assertion reason based questions

Instructions for answering assertion and reason based questions. You have to choose option

19. Assertion: D and E are points on sides AB and AC of triangle ABC such that AD=(7x-4) cm , AE=(5x-
2) cm, DB=(3x+4) cm and EC= 3x cm. if DE || BC, then x=4

Reason: If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct points
then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.

(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 : If Sn is the sum of the first n terms of an A.P., then its nth term an is given by an = Sn – Sn-1
.

Reason : The 10th term of the A.P. 5, 8, 11, 14, ………………. is 35

(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

Section B

( This section comprises of very short answer type questions (VSA) of 2 marks each )

21. Find the value of k such that the polynomials x2 – (k + 6) x+ 2(2k -1 ) has sum of its zeros equal to half
of their product.
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22. In what ratio does the point ( 11 , y ) divide the line segment joining the point P ( 2, -2 ) and Q ( 3, 7) ?
Also find the value of y.

23. D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that ∠ADC= ∠BAC. Show that CA² =CB.CD

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24. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle as in figure.

Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.

OR

Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to
the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the centre.

25. If sin θ + cos θ = √2 , then prove that tan θ + cot θ = 2.

OR
Prove that : ( 1 + cot A – cosecA ) ( 1 + tan A + sec A) = 2.
Section C

( This section comprises of very short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each )

26. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.

27.Sum of the areas of two squares is 157 m2. If the sum of their perimeters is 68 m. Find the sides of two
squares.

28. A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and
DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 8 cm and 6cm respectively .

Find the sides AB and AC

29. Show that: tan4 𝜃 + tan2 𝜃 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 4 𝜃 − 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃

30. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre.
Find: (i) the length of the arc (ii) area of the segment formed by the corresponding chord
OR

Find the area of the segment AYB shown in below figure, if radius of the circle is 21 cm and
AOB = 120°.

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31. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of getting
i) A king of black colour
ii) Either a red card or a Jack
iii ) Not a face card
OR

Two dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability of getting

(i) Even number on both dice

(ii) The sum of the two numbers appearing on the top of the dice is 7.
(iii) The sum of the two numbers appearing on the top of the dice is prime number.
Section D

( This section comprises of long answer type questions (LA) of 5 marks each )

32. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h faster, it
would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time and if the train were slower by 6 km/h , it would have
taken 6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of journey.

OR

Draw the graph of 2x + y = 6 and 2x – y +2 = 0. Shade the region bounded by these lines and x- axis. Find
the area of the shaded region.

33. A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone of same radius. The height
of the cone is 10cm and the radius of the base is 7cm. Determine the volume of the toy. Also find the area of
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the coloured sheet required to cover the toy.( Use 𝜋 = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 √149 = 12.2 )
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34. The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8 m tall building from the top of a multistoried
building are 30°and 45°, respectively. Find the height of the multistory building and the distance between
the
two buildings.

OR

From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60° and the angle of
depression of its foot is 45°. Determine the height of the tower.

35. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is 100.

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 Class Interval Frequency
0 - 100 2
100 - 200 5
200 - 300 x
300 - 400 12
400 - 500 17
500 - 600 20
600 - 700 y
700 - 800 9
800 - 900 7
900 - 1000 4

SECTION E
( This section comprises of 3 case – study / passage based questions of 4 marks each with two sub
sections.
First two case study questions have three sub questions of marks 1 , 1 , 2 respectively. The third case
study question has two sub questions of 2 marks each. )
36. In the month of April to June 2022, the exports of passenger cars from India increased by 26% in the
corresponding quarter of 2021–22, as per a report. A car manufacturing company planned to produce 1800
cars in 4th year and 2600 cars in 8th year. Assuming that the production increases uniformly by a fixed
number every year.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Find the production in the 1st year. (1 mark)
(ii) Find the production in the 12th year. (1 mark)
(iii) Find the total production in first 10 years. (2 marks)
OR
(iii) In how many years will the total production reach 31200 cars? (2 marks)

37. In order to conduct sports day activities in your school, lines have been drawn with chalk powder at a
distance of 1 m each in a rectangular shaped ground ABCD. 100 flower pots have been placed at the
distance of 1 m from each other along AD, as shown in the following figure. Niharika runs (1 /4)th distance
AD on the 2nd line and posts a green Flag. Preet runs (1/ 5) th distance AD on the eighth line and posts are
red flags. Taking A as the origin AB along x-axis and AD along y-axis, answer the following questions:

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(i) Find the coordinates of the green flag. (1 mark)
(ii) Find the distance between the two flags. (1 mark)
(iii) If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfway between the line segment joining the two flags, where
should she post her flag? (2 marks)
OR
(iii) If Joy has to post a flag at one fourth distance from the green flag, in the line segment joining the green
and red flags, then where should he post his flag? (2 marks)

38. On one day, a poor girl of height 90 cm is looking for a lamp-post for completing her homework as in
her area power is not there and she finds the same at some distance away from her home. After completing
the homework, she is walking away from the base of a lamp-post at a speed of 1.2 m/s. The lamp is 3.6 m
above the ground (see below figure).

(i) Find her distance from the base of the lamp post after 4 seconds. (2 marks )
(ii) Find the length of her shadow after 4 seconds. (2 marks )
OR
(ii) Find the ratio AC : CE. (2 marks)