PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Preboard 2 (2023-24) Standard

Grade: X Subject: Mathematics
Duration: 180 mins 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 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 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.
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.
Q1. If a = 2  3  5 and b  23  32  5 then HCF (a, b) =?
2 3 4 (1)
(a) 90 (b) 180 (c) 360 (d) 540
Q2. If the length of the shadow of a vertical pole is equal to its height, the angle of elevation of (1)
Sun’s altitude is
(a) 45° (b) 60° (c) 30° (d) 75°
Q3. In the given figure, MN || QR. If PM = x cm, MQ = 10 cm, PN = (x – 2) cm and NR = 6 cm, (1)
then x = ?
P
x x –2

M N
10 cm 6 cm

Q R
(a) 4cm (b) 6 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 3 cm
Q4. If the equation 9 x2  6kx  4  0 has equal roots then k = ? (1)
(a) 2 or 0 (b) –2 or 0 (c) 2 or –2 (d) 0 only
Q5. 3 (1)
If sin A = and cos B = 0, then the value of B – A is
2
(a) 0° (b) 90° (c) 60° (d) 30°

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Q6. Which of the following is not a graph of a quadratic polynomial?
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Q7. If a pair of equations is consistent, then the lines will be (1)

(a) Parallel (b) Always coincident (c) Intersecting or (d) Always
coincident intersecting
Q8. Find n if the given value of x is the nth term of the given A.P: 25, 50, 75, 100, …; x = 1000 (1)
(a) 14 (b) 40 (c) –40 (d) –4
Q9. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2  3x  k is 2, then the value of k is (1)
(a) 10 (b) –10 (c) 5 (d) –5
Q10. The perimeters of two similar triangles ABC and LMN are 60 cm and 48 cm respectively. If (1)
LM = 8 cm, then the length of AB is
(a) 6 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 12 cm
Q11. The maximum volume of a cone that can be carved out of a solid hemisphere of radius ‘r’ is (1)
equal to
2 3
r
1 3
r
4 3
r (d) r 3
(a) (b) (c)
3 3 3
Q12. If sin θ + cos θ = 2 cos       , then the value of tan θ is (1)

(a) 2 1 (b) 2 1 (c) 2 (d) 1

Q13. A kite is flying at a height of 40 3 m from the level ground, attached to a string inclined at (1)
60° to the horizontal. Find the length of the string.
(a) 40 3 m (b) 80 3 m (c) 80 m (d) 160 m

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Q14. Consider the following distribution: (1)
Class 150-155 155-160 160-165 165-170 170-175 175-180
Frequency 16 12 9 7 10 6
Cumulative 16 28 37 44 54 60
frequency
The sum of the lower limit of the modal class and the upper limit of the median class is

(a) 310 (b) 315 (c) 320 (d) 330

Q15. The number of revolutions made by a circular wheel of radius 0.7 m in rolling a distance of (1)
176 m is
(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 75 (d) 40
Q16. The point which divides the line segment joining the points (8, –9) and (2, 3) in the ratio 1 : 2 (1)
internally lies in the
(a) Quadrant I (b) Quadrant II (c) Quadrant III (d) Quadrant IV
Q17. PQ is a tangent drawn from a point P to a circle with centre O and ∠QOR is a diameter of (1)
the circle such that ∠POR = 120° then ∠OPQ = ?
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°
Q18. There are 25 tickets numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, …,25 respectively. One ticket is drawn at random. (1)
What is the probability that the number on the ticket is a multiple of 3 or 5?
2 11 12 13
a. b. c. d.
5 25 25 25
Direction for questions 19 & 20: In question numbers 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A)
is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Q19. Assertion (A): Total surface area of the top is the sum of the curved (1)
surface area of the hemisphere and the curved surface area of the cone.
Reason (R): Top is obtained by fixing the plane surface of the
hemisphere and cone together.

(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.

Q20. Assertion (A): If the product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 17, then their LCM is (1)
340.
Reason (R): HCF is always a factor of LCM.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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 Section B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
Q21. The length, breadth and height of a room are 8.25 m, 6.75 m and 4.50 m, respectively. Find (2)
the length of the longest rod in centimetres which can measure the three dimensions of the
room exactly.
Q22. The coordinates of the mid-point of the line segment joining the points (3p, 4) and (–2, 2q) (2)
are (5, p). Find the values of p and q.
OR
Find the values of a, if the distance between the points A(–3, –14) and B(a, –5) is 9 units.
Q23. In the given figure, XY || QR, (2)
P
PQ 7
 and PR = 6.3 cm. Find YR.
XQ 3 X
Y

Q24. Prove that 2  3 is irrational. (2)

Q25. In the given figure, a circle touches all the four sides of a (2)
C
quadrilateral ABCD whose sides are AB = 6 cm, BC = 9 cm
and CD = 8 cm. Find the length of the side AD.
D

A B
OR
In figure, AOB is a diameter of a circle with A
centre O and AC is a tangent to the circle at A. If
∠BOC = 130o, then find ∠ACO.
O
130o C

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 Section C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

Q26. Find the value of k, for which the quadratic equation kx  x  2   6  0 has equal roots. Find (3)
the roots of the equation so obtained.
OR

If one root of the quadratic equation px 2   

3  2 x  1  0 is
1
3
then find the value of p.

Q27. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial x2  3x  2 then form a polynomial whose zeroes (3)
2
 2
are and .
 

Q28. In the given figure, DEFG is a square and ∠BAC = 90°. Prove that DE2 = BD × EC. (3)
A
G F

B D E C

Q29. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining the points A (3, –3) and B (–2, 7) is divided (3)
by x-axis. Also, find the coordinates of the point of division.
OR
If A (–2, 1), B (a, 0), C (4, b) and D (1, 2) are the vertices of a parallelogram ABCD, find the
values of a and b. Hence find the lengths of the sides.

Q30. A car has two wipers which do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of length 21 cm sweeping (3)
through an angle of 120°. Find the total area cleaned at each sweep of the blades.

Q31. 1  sin A (3)

Prove that :  sec A  tan A
1  sin A

Section D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
Q32. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 11. The number obtained by interchanging the (5)
digits of the given number exceeds that number by 63. Find the number.
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. How many notes of each type she received?

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Q33. Prove that the length of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. (5)
In the given figure, TA and TB are two tangents to a A
circle with centre at O. If ∠OAB = 15°, then find the
value of ∠ATB. 15°
O
T

.
B

OR P
Prove that a rectangle circumscribing a circle is a C
square. Q
In the given figure, PQ is a tangent at a point C of a
30°
circle with centre O. If AB is a diameter and A O B
∠CAB = 30°, find ∠PCA.

Q34. If the median of the following data 34.5, find the value of x. (5)

Class 0 10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70

Frequency 3 5 11 10 x 3 2

Q35. From the top of a vertical tower, the angles of depression of two cars, in the same straight (5)
line with the base of tower, at an instant are found to be 45° and 60°. If the cars are 100 m
apart and are on the same side of the tower, find the height of the tower . [ Use √3 = 1.732 ]

Section E
Case study based questions are compulsory.
Q36. Case Study – 1
A part of a roof with trapezoidal shape
needs to be tiled with roof tiles. The bottom
row needs 95 roof tiles and every higher
row needs one roof tiles less than the row
below it until there are 76 roof tiles needed
for the top row.

(i) What is the common difference of the AP? Write the A.P. formed by the number of tiles. (1)
(starting from the bottom row).
(ii) How many rows of tiles are there? (1)

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(iii) Find the total number of tiles in the middle two layers? (2)
OR
Find the total number of tiles required to make the roof.
Q37. During a survey, students were asked to list their favourite sports. The measure of each is
shown by the central angle of a pie chart as shown below.

½ m

If a student is chosen at random, find the probability for the cases given below:
(i) What is the probability of the favourite game being basketball? (1)

(ii) What is the probability of the favourite game being football or hockey? (1)

(iii) What is the probability of the favourite game not being basketball or hockey? (2)
OR
What is the probability of the favourite game not being cricket or football?

Q38. Case Study – 3

A carpenter is making decorative pieces from wood. He has two cubes of side 7 cm each. He
decides to scoop out the largest hemisphere from one of the ends of one of the cubes and
attach it at the top of the other one.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

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 (i) What is the depth of the hemisphere removed from the first cube? (1)
(ii) What part of the surface area of the cube (in sq.cm) is lost because of removing the (1)
hemisphere? (Refer figure 1)

(iii) What is the total surface area in sq. cm of the decorative piece in figure 1? (2)

OR

What is the total surface area in sq. cm of the decorative piece in figure 2?

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