JEEVAN JYOTI PUBLIC SCHOOL

TERM - I EXAMINATION (2024-25)

CLASS –10th
SUBJECT – MATHS
TIME– 03:00 hr MM – 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory.

2. Section A has 18 MCQ’s 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 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment of 4

marks each with sub-parts.
SECTION-A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
Each question carries 1 mark:
1. The decimal expansion of 22/7 is

(a) Terminating (c) Non-terminating and Non-repeating

(b) Non-terminating and repeating (d) None of the above

2. HCF of 26 and 91 is:

(a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 19 (d) 11

3. Which of the following is not irrational?

(a) (3 + √7) (b) (3 – √7) (c) (3 + √7) (3 – √7) (d) 3√7

4. The zeroes of x2–2x –8 are:

(a) (2,-4) (b) (4,-2) (c) (-2,-2) (d) (-4,-4)

5. What is the quadratic polynomial whose sum and the product of zeroes is √2, ⅓ respectively?

(a) 3x2-3√2x+1 (b) 3x2+3√2x+1 (c) 3x2+3√2x-1 (d) None of the above

6. The degree of the polynomial, x4 – x2 +2 is

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 0

7. The pairs of equations x+2y-5 = 0 and -4x-8y+20=0 have:

(a) Unique solution (b) Exactly two solutions (c) Infinitely many solutions (d) No
solution
8. If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines are:

(a) Parallel (b) Always coincident (c) Always intersecting (d)

Intersecting or coincident

9. If one equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is -3x+5y-2=0. The second equation
will be:

(a) -6x+10y-4=0 (b) 6x-10y-4=0 (c) 6x+10y-4=0 (d) -6x+10y+4=0

10. The quadratic equation 2x2 – √5x + 1 = 0 has

(a) two distinct real roots (b) two equal real roots (c) no
real roots (d) more than 2 real roots

11. Equation of (x+1)2-x2=0 has number of real roots equal to:

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

12. The roots of 100x2 – 20x + 1 = 0 is:

(a) 1/20 and 1/20 (b) 1/10 and 1/20 (c) 1/10 and 1/10 (d) None of the above

13. The missing terms in AP: __, 13, __, 3 are:

(a) 11 and 9 (b) 17 and 9 (c) 18 and 8 (d) 18 and 9

14. The 21st term of AP whose first two terms are -3 and 4 is:

(a) 17 (b) 137 (c) 143 (d) -143

15. The number of multiples of 4 between 10 and 250 is:

(a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 60 (d) 30

16. In ∆ ABC, right-angled at B, AB = 24 cm, BC = 7 cm. The value of tan C is:

(a) 12/7 (b) 24/7 (c) 20/7 (d) 7/24

17. (Sin 30°+cos 60°)-(sin 60° + cos 30°) is equal to:

(a) 0 (b) 1+2√3 (c) 1-√3 (d) 1+√3

18. 1 – cos2A is equal to:

(a) sin2A (b) tan2A (c) 1 – sin2A (d) sec2A

ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS

In the following questions, 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 : 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.

20.Assertion: The H.C.F. of two numbers is 16 and their product is 3072. Then their L.C.M. =
162.

Reason: If a and b are two positive integers, then H.C.F. × L.C.M. = a × b.

SECTION –B

[This section comprises of very short answer type questions (VSA) of 2 marks each]
21: Determine the AP whose third term is 5 and the seventh term is 9.
22: Find the value of p, for which one root of the quadratic equation px 2 – 14x + 8 = 0 is 6 times
the other.
23: Check whether 6n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.
24: Find a quadratic polynomial with the given numbers as the sum and product of its zeroes,
respectively (1,1).
25: Solve the following pair of linear equations by the substitution method.

(i) x + y = 14, x – y = 4

SECTION – C
[This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each]
26: Prove that √ 5 is Rational number.

27: Find all zeroes of 2x2 – 3x3 – 3x2 + 6x – 2, if you know that two of it’s zeroes are √ 2 and
-√ 2

28: Give the linear equation 2x + 3y – 8 = 0, write another linear equation such that the
geometrical representation of the pair so formed is
(i) Intersecting line (ii) Parallel line
(iii) Coincident line
29: Find the two consecutive positive integers, sum of whose squares is 365
30:Find the sum of 1st 15 terms if an = 3+ 4n
1
31: If tan (A+B) = √ 3 and tan (A -B) = find A and B
√3
SECTION –D
[This section comprises of long answer type questions (LA) of 5 marks each]
cosA − sinA +1
32: = cosecA + cotA
cosA +sinA − 1
33:If the sum of the 1st nth term of an AP is 4n-n2, what is the 1st term and sum of 1st two terms?
What is the 2nd term, 10th term and nth term?
34: A trains travels 360 km at a uniform speed .If the speed had been 5km/h more, it would
have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
35: Draw the graph of equation x-y+1=0 and 3x+2y-12=0. Determine the coordinates of the
vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x axis and shade the triangular reason and
also find its area.
Case Study Questions
CASE STUDY 1:
The below picture are few natural examples of parabolic shape which is represented by a
quadratic polynomial. A parabolic arch is an arch in the shape of a parabola. In structures, their
curve represents an efficient method of load, and so can be found in bridges and in architecture
in a variety of forms.
1. In the standard form of quadratic polynomial, ax2 + bx + c, a, b and c are
a) All are Polynomials.

b) All are rational numbers.

c) ‘a’ is a non zero real number and b and c are any Polynomials.

d) All are integers.

2. If the roots of the quadratic polynomial are equal, where the discriminant D = b 2 –
4ac, then
a) D > 0 b) D < 0 c) D ≥ 0 d) D = 0

3. If α and 1/α are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 – x + 8k, then k is
a) 4 b) ¼ c) –1/4 d) 2

4. The graph of x2+1 = 0

a) Intersects x‐axis at two distinct points. d)Either touches or intersects x‐ axis.

b)Touches x‐axis at a point.

c) Neither touches nor intersects x‐axis.

CASE STUDY 2:
Your friend Veer wants to participate in a 200m race. He can currently run that distance in 51
seconds and with each day of practice it takes him 2 seconds less. He wants to do in 31
seconds.

1. Which of the following terms are in AP for the given situation

a) 51,53,55…. b) 51, 49, 47… .c) -51, -53, -55… .d) 51, 55, 59…
2. What is the minimum number of days he needs to practice till his goal is achieved

a) 10 b) 12 c) 11 d) 9

3. Which of the following term is not in the AP of the above given situation

a) 41 b) 30 c) 37 d) 39

4. If nth term of an AP is given by an = 2n + 3 then common difference of an AP is

a) 2 b) 3 c) 5 d) 1

CASE STUDY 3:
A Mathematics Exhibition is being conducted in your School and one of your friends is making a
model of a factor tree. He has some difficulty and asks for your help in completing a quiz for the
audience.

Observe the following factor tree and answer the following:

1. What will be the value of x?

a) 15005 b) 13915 c) 56920 d) 17429

2. What will be the value of y?

a) 23 b) 22 c) 11 d) 19

3. What will be the value of z?

a) 22 b) 23 c) 17 d) 19

4. According to Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic 13915 is a

a) Composite number c) Neither prime nor composite

b) Prime number d) Even number