(2024-25) / Set A

CREDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI

PREBOARD - 1 (2024-2025)
CLASS X
MATHEMATICS (041)

ROLL NO:

Time allowed: 3 hours Max. Marks:80

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
1. This question paper contains 38 questions.
2. This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19 and 20 are
Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02 marks each.
5. In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks each.
6. In Section D, Questions no. 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36-38 are case study-based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Question of Section B, 2 Questions of Section
C and 2 Questions of Section D has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in all the 2 marks
questions of Section E.
9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required.
10. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Q M
No SECTION A
1. The number of polynomials having zeros –3 and 4 is 1
a) Only one b) exactly two c) infinite d) at most two
2. Harsh correctly solved a pair of linear equations in two variables and found their only point 1
of intersection as (3, –2). One of the lines is x – y = 5 which of the following could have
been the other line:

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 (I) 3x – 3y = 15 (II) 2x – 3y = 12 (III) 2x – 3y = 14
a) Only III b) Only II c) Only I and III d) Only II and III
3. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, AB is a chord and AT is the tangent at A. If 1
∠AOB = 100° , then supplement of ∠BAT is equal to

a) 50° b) 40° c) 130° d) 90°

4. If a, b, c, d, e, f are in AP then e – c is equal to 1
a) 2(c – a) b) 2(d – c) c) 2(f – d) d) (d – c)
5. The radius (in cm) of the largest right circular cone that can be cut out from a cube of edge 1
4.2 cm is
a) 2.1 b) 4.2 c) 8.4 d) 1.05
6. 2 cos² 30⁰ – 1 is
a) sin 60⁰ b) cos 60⁰ c) tan 60⁰ d) sec 60⁰
7. In the given figure, a tangent has been drawn at a point P on the circle centred at O. 1

If ∠ TPQ= 110⁰, then ∠POQ is equal to

a) 110⁰ b) 70⁰ c) 140⁰ d)55⁰.
8. If α and β are the zeros of a polynomial f(x) = px2– 2x + 3p and α + β = αβ, then p is 1
−2 2 1 −1
a) b) 3 c) 3 d)
3 3

9. For the following distribution, 1

C.I. 0–5 5 – 10 10 – 15 15 – 20 20 – 25
Frequency 10 15 12 20 9
The sum of the lower limits of the median and modal class is
a) 15 b) 25 c) 30 d) 35
10. The length of tangent drawn to a circle of radius 9 cm from a point 41 cm from the centre is: 1
a) 40 cm b) 9 cm c) 41 cm d) 50 cm

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11. 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
12. If sin θ – cos θ = 0, then the value of (sin4 θ + cos4 θ) is 1
3 1 1
a) 1 b) 4 c) 2 d) 4

13. A right triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated about the side of 3 cm to form a 1
cone. The volume of the cone so formed is
a) 12π cm3 b) 14π cm3 c) 16π cm3 d) 18π cm3
14. Probability of happening of an event is denoted by p and probability of non-happening of the 1
event is denoted by q. Relation between p and q is
a) p + q =1 b) p =1, q =1 c) p = q–1 d) p+p+1=0
15. If O (𝑝, 4) is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points P (–6, 5) and Q (–2, 3), 1
3

then value of p is:

7
a) 2 b) – 12 c) 4 d) – 4

16. If the mode of a distribution is 8 and its mean is also 8, then its median is 1
a) 10 b) 8 c) 7 d) 6
17. The ratio in which the line segment joining the points P (–3, 10) and Q (6, –8) is divided by 1
O (–1, 6) is:
a) 1:3 b) 3:4 c) 2:7 d) 2:5
18. A jar contains 54 marbles of blue, green and white colour. The probability of getting a blue 1
1 4
marble from the jar is 3 and the probability of getting a green marble is 9. The number of

white marbles in the jar is

a) 42 b) 18 c) 24 d) 12
DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 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): (3 – √7) is an irrational number. 1
Reason (R): The sum or difference of a rational and an irrational number is irrational.
20. Assertion (A): If the outer and inner diameter of a circular path is 10 m and 6 m 1

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 respectively, then area of the path is 16πm2.
Reason (R): If R and r be the radius of outer and inner circular path respectively, then
area of circular path is π (R2– r2).
SECTION B
21. (A) Explain why 17 X 11 X 7 + 11 is a composite number. 2
OR
(B) The H.C.F of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65n – 117. Find the value of n.
22. Two players, Sangeeta and Reshma, play a tennis match. It is known that the probability of
Sangeeta winning the match is 0.62. What is the probability of Reshma winning the match? 2
23. (A) If tan θ + cot θ = 2 find the value of √tan2 θ + sec 2 θ
OR
cos 45° 2
(B) Evaluate :
sec 30° +𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 30°
24. Find the value of x if A(6, 1), B(8, 2), C(9, 4) and D(x, 3) are the vertices of a parallelogram 2
ABCD.
25. Find the value of x if the distance between the points P(–2, 3) and Q (x, 7) is 4√5 units.

SECTION C
26. In ∆ABC, ∠ACB = 90° and DCEF is a square, as shown in figure. Prove that DE2 = AD × BF 3

27. A teacher on attempting to arrange the students for a mass drill in the form of a solid square, 3
found that 24 students were left over. When he increased the size of the square by one
student, he found he was short of 25 students. Find the number of students.
28. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeroes of a polynomial 6𝑥2 – 5x+1 then form a quadratic polynomial whose 3
zeroes are 𝛼2 and 𝛽2.
29. (A) Prove that: 1 1 1 1 3
− = +
sec 𝐴 − tan 𝐴 cos 𝐴 cos 𝐴 sec 𝐴+ tan 𝐴
OR
(B) Prove that (1 + cot A – cosec A) (1 + tan A + sec A) = 2
30. (A) In the given figure, three sectors of a circle of radius 7 cm, making angles of 60°, 80° 3
and 40° at the centre are shaded. Find the area of the shaded region.

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 OR
(B) The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute
hand in 10 minutes.
31. Prove that √3 is an irrational number 3

SECTION D
32. (A) Solve graphically : 2x + 3 y =12 5
x– y =1
Find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by the two straight lines
and the y- axis.
OR
(B) One says, "Give me a hundred, friend! I shall then become twice as rich as you."
The other replies, "If you give me ten, I shall be six times as rich as you." Tell me what is the
amount of their (respective) capital? [From the Bijaganita of Bhaskara II]
33. In figure, the sides AB, BC and CA of triangle ABC touch a circle with centre O and radius r 5
at P, Q and R respectively.
Prove that
(i) AB + CQ = AC + BQ
1
(ii) Area ( ABC) = 2 (perimeter of ABC) × r

34. (A) Two pillars of equal height stand on either side of a roadway which is 150m wide. From 5
a point on the roadway between the pillars, the angles of elevation of the top of the pillars are
600 and 300 respectively. Find the height of the pillars and the distance of the point from the
pillars.
OR
(B) As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of
depression of two ships are 300 and 600. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same
side of the lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships. (Use √3 = 1 · 73)

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35. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is 5
100.
CI 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
36. CASE STUDY 1
Aahana being a plant lover decides to convert her balcony into beautiful garden full of
plants. She brought few plants with pots for her balcony. She placed the pots in such a way
that number of pots in the first row is 2, second row is 5, third row is 8 and so on.
Based on the above information answer the following questions:
(i) Find the number of pots in the 10th row. 1
(ii) Find the difference in the number of pots placed in 5th and 2nd row. 1
(iii) (A) If Aahana wants to place 100 pots in total, then find the total number of rows formed 2
in the arrangement.
OR
(iii) (B) If Aahana has sufficient space for 12 rows, then how many total number of pots are
placed by her with the same arrangement?
37. CASE STUDY 2
Vijay is trying to find the average height of a tower near his house. He is using the properties
of similar triangles. The height of Vijay’s house if 20 m when Vijay’s house casts a shadow
10 m long on the ground. At the same time, the tower casts a shadow 50 m long on the
ground and the house of Ajay casts 20 m shadow on the ground.

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 (i) What is the height of the tower? 1
(ii) What is the height of Ajay’s house? 2
(iii) (A) What will be the length of the shadow of the tower when Vijay’s house casts a
shadow of 12 m?
OR
(iii) (B) When the tower casts a shadow of 40 m, same time what will be the length of the
shadow of Ajay’s house?
38. CASE STUDY 3
Conical Tank: The advantages of cylindrical tank having conical bottom are found in nearly
every industry, especially where getting every last drop from the tank is important. This type
of tank has excellent geometry for draining, especially with high solids content slurries as
these cone tanks provide a better full-drain solution. The conical tank eliminates many of the
problems that flat base tanks have as the base of the tank is sloped towards the centre giving
the greatest possible full- drain system in vertical tank design.
Rajesh has been given the task of designing a conical bottom tank for his client. Height of
conical part is equal to its radius. Length of cylindrical part is the 3 times of its radius. Tank
is closed from top. The cross section of conical tank is given below. If radius of cylindrical
part is taken as 3 meters.

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(i) What is the volume of above conical portion of tank?
(ii) What is the of volume of cylindrical portion of tank?
2
(iii) (A) What is the area of metal sheet used to make this entire tank? Assume that tank is
covered from top.
OR
(iii) (B) The cost of oil that this tank can hold at the rate ₹ 200 per liter.

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