BANGALORE SAHODAYA SCHOOLS COMPLEX ASSOCIATION

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2024-2025)

Grade X
DATE: 12.12.2024 MAX MARKS: 80
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS – STANDARD (041) TIME : 3 hours

SET - 2
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
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Section A
(Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each)

1. Two positive numbers have their HCF as 12 and their product as 6336. The number of pairs
possible for the numbers, is ____
(a)2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

2. If A (4,2), B (6,5) and C (1,4) be the vertices of ∆ABC and AD is the median, then the
coordinates of D are
5 7 7 9
(a) (2 , 3) (b)(5, 2) (c) (2 , 2) (d) None of these

3. The distance between the points (cos𝜃, sin 𝜃 ) and (sin𝜃, - cos 𝜃 ) is

(a) √3 (b) √2 (c) 2 (d) 1

4. In the following figure, ST || QR, point S divides PQ in the ratio 4: 5. If ST = 1.6 cm, what is
the length of QR?
(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

(a) 0.71 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 36 cm (d) 3.6 cm

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5. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 15 cm and 25 cm respectively. If one side of first
triangle is 9 cm, what is the corresponding side of the other triangle?
(a) 4.5 cm (b) 9cm (c) 12.5 cm (d) 15 cm

6. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at an
angle of 80˚, then ∠POA is equal to ______
(a)50˚ (b) 60˚ (c) 70˚ (d) 80˚

7. In a non-leap year, the probability of 53 Mondays is ____.

2 3 1 4
(a) (b) (c)7 (d)
7 7 7

8. The values of 𝑥 and y in 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 1 and 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 1 are

(a) (1, −1) (b) (−1, 1) (c) (1, 1) (d) (−1, −1)

9. The value of k, if 𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘 − 3 and 12𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 𝑘 has infinitely many solutions is

(a) Only 0 (b) 6, −6 (c) only 6 (d) only −6

10. If 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has no real roots, then the value of k is

(a) 2 (b) any real no. less than 2 (c) any real no. more than 2 (d) 0

11. If 3 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎3 = 7 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎7 , then the value of 𝑎10 is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 10 (d) 21

12. If the 9th term of an AP is zero, then

1
(a) 𝑎29 = 2 × 𝑎19 (b) 𝑎29 = 3 × 𝑎9 (c) 𝑎29 = 𝑎9 + 𝑎19 (d) 𝑎29 = 2 × 𝑎39

13. If mode and median of a data are 20 and 19, then mean of the data is
(a) 18.5 (b) 39 (c) 1 (d) 19.5

14. In the figure given besides, if AB = 14 cm, then the value of tan B is
4 14 5 13
(a) 3 (b) (c) 3 (d)
3 3

15. If ΔABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos (A + B) is

1 √3
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2

16. The ratio of the areas of the incircle and circumcircle of a square is

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

17. A sphere and a cube have equal surface areas. The ratio of the volume of the sphere to that
of cube is

(a) √𝜋 ∶ √6 (b) √6 ∶ √𝜋 (c) √𝜋 ∶ √3 (d) √3 ∶ √𝜋

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18. The shape of a gilli, in the gilli-danda game (see Fig.), is a combination of

(a) two cylinders (b) a cone and a cylinder

(c) two cones and a cylinder (d) two cylinders and a cone
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): If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form 𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 is the
negative of the other, then it has no linear term and the constant term is negative.
Reason(R): A quadratic polynomial in one variable has at most 2 real numbers as its zeros.

20. Assertion(A): If the probability of Jhanvi winning a lottery is 0.005, then the probability of
her losing the lottery is 0.995.
Reason(R):For any Event E, 𝑃(𝐸) + 𝑃(𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝐸) = 1

Section B
(Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each)

21. Show that 12n cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any natural number n.
(OR)
Determine the values of p and q so that the prime factorization of 2520 is expressible as
23 × 3𝑝 × 𝑞 × 7.

22. A girl of height 100 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp-post at a speed of 1.9 m/s.
If the lamp is 5m above the ground, find the length of her shadow after 4 seconds.

23. PA and PB are tangent segments from an external point P to a circle with centre O. Show
that the quadrilateral AOBP is cyclic.
(OR)

Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger
circle which touches the smaller circle.

24. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeros of √2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 3√2 then find the zeros. Also find the value of 𝛼 2 +
𝛽2.

25. If sin A = cos A, find the value of 2tan2A + sin2A – 1.

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 Section C
(Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each)

26. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.

27. ABC is a right triangle, right-angled at B such that BC = 6cm and AB = 8cm. Find the
radius of its incircle (refer to the figure given below).

28. Two unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting
(i) Two heads (ii) At most one head (iii) Atleast one head

29. Find the solution of𝑥 + 4 = 0 and 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 8 graphically. Find the area of the polygon
obtained by these two lines and X-axis.
(OR)
Check if the pair of equations, 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3 and 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 4, is consistent. If yes, find a
solution of it graphically.
1 1
30. Prove that: + = 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝐴
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴−1 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴+1

(OR)
Prove that: sin6 A + cos6 A = 1 – 3 sin2 A cos2 A.

31. Shanta runs an industry in a shed which is in the shape of a cuboid surmounted by a half
cylinder. The base of the shed of dimensions 7 m × 10 m, and the
height of the cuboidal portion is 3 m. Find the interior surface area
excluding the floor.

Section D
(Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each)

32. State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem.

(OR)

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 Prove that the diagonals of a trapezium divide each other proportionally. Using this result,
find the value of x, if in the given figure, 𝐴𝐵 || 𝐷𝐶 ; 𝑂𝐴 = 3𝑥 − 19 ;
𝑂𝐶 = 𝑥 − 3 ; 𝑂𝐷 = 4 and 𝑂𝐵 = 𝑥 − 4.

33. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
(OR)
300 apples were distributed equally among a certain number of students. Had there been 10
more students, each would have received one apple less. Find the number of students.

34. The lengths of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to the nearest millimeter, and the
data obtained is represented in the following table:
Length 118-126 127-135 136-144 145-153 154-162 163-171 172-180
(in mm)
No. of 3 5 9 12 5 4 2
leaves
(i) Find the median length of the leaves.
(ii) Find the modal length of the leaves.

35. A boy standing on a horizontal plane is flying a drone at a distance of 100 m from him at an
elevation of 300. A girl standing on the roof of 20 m high building, finds the angle of
elevation of the drone to be 450. The boy and the girl are on the opposite sides of the drone.
(i) Find the distance of the drone from the girl.
(ii) Find the distance of the boy from the foot of the building.

Section E
(Section E consists of 3 case study-based questions of 4 marks each)

36. A contract on construction job specifies a penalty for each day for delay of completion of
work beyond a certain date. The penalty for the nth day is calculated using an expression
50(3 + 𝑛). Based on this information, answer the following questions.

(i) Write the first 4 terms of the APrepresenting the above situation and write itscommon
difference. (1)

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 (ii) Find the ratio of the penalty amount for the first day to the penalty amount
for the 30th day.
(1)
(iii) The construction is delayed by 30 days altogether. If the construction
company has paid the penalty amount for the first 15 days, how much do
they need to pay for the remaining 15 days? (2)

(OR)
Which term of the AP:121,117,113, … … is its first negative term? (2)

37. In order to encourage handicrafts, Arushi’s mother buys articles from

handicrafts exhibitions. She bought crochet laces to attach totable cloths. (Fig i)
shows a regular hexagon. After attaching the crochet lace, the table cloth is
circular in shape with radius 42 cm.
(Fig 2) shows an isosceles right triangle, right angled at Q. After attaching the
crochet lace, it is in the shape of a sector of radius 21 cm. Observe the figures and answer
the questions given below.
22
(consider √2 = 1.4, √3 = 1.7, 𝜋 = )
7
(i) Find the area of ∆𝐴𝑂𝐵 to the nearest cm2 (1)
(ii) Find the area of sector AOB. (1)
(iii) Find the cost of the lace in fig(i) if it costs 50 paise per cm2.
(OR) (2)
Find the perimeter of the segment PSR in fig (ii). (2)

38. Students of a school are standing in rows and

columns in their school playground to celebrate their
annual sports day. A, B, C and D are the positions of
four students as shown in the figure.
Based on the above, answer the following questions:

(i) The Victory stand for prize distribution will be

placed at the mid-point of the straight line
between A and C. Find the coordinates of the
victory stand. (1)
(ii) If B has to run from his position to the victory
stand, what is the distance he will cover? (1)

(iv) Using distance formula, show that the students A, B and C are not standing in a straight
line. (2)
(OR)
If a point P divides the line segment AD in the ratio 1 : 2, then find the coordinates of P. (2)

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