PREBOARD -1 CLASS -X (MATHS)

SECTION -A ( 1X20=20 MARKS)

1. All equilateral triangles are
a) Similar b) Congruent c) Both a and b d)None of the above
2. The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called point of
(a) Contact (b) Separation (c) Union (d) None of these
3. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of 6cm is
(a) 36π cm2 (b) 18π cm2 (c) 12 π cm2 (d) 9π cm2
4. If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then find the length of the
chord of that circle which is tangent to the other circle.

5. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC

(a) 6cm (b) 5cm (c) 4cm (d) 3cm

and BD intersect each other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC
(a)6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm
6. .The surface area of a cube is 216 cm2 ,its volume is
(a) 144 cm3 (b) 196 cm3 (c) 212 cm3 (d) 216 cm3
7. From a well shuffled deck of cards what is the probability of getting a red non-face card?
(a) 2/13 b) 3/13 c) 4/13 d) 5/13
8. Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of numbers appearing on them is noted.
The probability that the product is a prime number is
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/5 (d) 5/6
9. . A girl walks 200m towards East and then 150m towards North. The distance of the girl from the starting point is
(a) 350m (b) 250m (c) 300 m (d) 325 m
10. . In ABC, DE || AB, If CD = 3 cm, EC = 4 cm, BE = 6 cm, then DA is equal to
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 4.5 cm (d) 6 cm
11. If angle between two radii of a circle is 130⁰, the angle between the tangents at the ends of the radii is : (a) 90 ⁰
(b) 50⁰ (c) 70⁰ (d) 40
12. The relationship between mean, median and mode for a moderately skewed distribution is
(a) mode = median – 2 mean (b) mode = 3 median – 2 mean
(c) mode = 2 median – 3 mean (d) mode = median – mean
13. The area of a quadrant of a circle, whose circumference is 22 cm, is
(a) 11/8 cm2 (b) 77/8 cm2 (c) 77/2 cm2 (d) 77/4 cm2
14. Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27. The ratio of their surface areas is
(a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 9 : 16 (d) 16 : 9
15. . If the probability of an event is p, the probability of its complementary event will be
(A) p – 1 (B) p (C) 1 – p (D) 1-1/p
16. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards. The event E is that card is not an ace of
hearts. The number of outcomes favourable to E is
(A) 4 (B) 13 (C) 48 (D) 51
17. Construction of a cumulative frequency table is useful in
determining the
(A) mean (B) median (C) mode (D) all the above three measures
18.Which of the following can be the probability of an event?
(A) – 0.04 (B) 1.004 (C) 18 /23 (D) 8 /7
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.

19. Assertion: If shadow of pole is 1/ √3 of its height, then the altitude of the sun is 600
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true

Reason: If the sun‟s altitude is 450 , then the shadow of a vertical pole is same as height.
20. Assertion: the mode of the call received on 7 consecutive day 11,13,13,17,19,23,25 is 13.
Reason: Mode is the value that appears most frequent;

SECTION -B (2X5=10 MARKS)

21. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
22.The length of the minute hand of a clock is 5 cm. Find the area swept by the
minute hand during the time period 6:05 am to 6:40 am
23. Find the curved surface area of a right circular cone of height 15 cm and base diameter is 16 cm.
24. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || CD and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O.Using a similarity
criterion of two triangles, show that OA/OB = OC/ OD
25.Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers appearing on the
top of the dice is
(i) 8? (ii) 7?
SECTION -C (3X6= 18 MARKS)

26. In the figure XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O

at B, what is the measure of ∠AOB.

and another tangent AB with point of contact C interesting XY at A and X'Y'

27.A contractor plans to install two slides for the children to play in a park. For the children below the age of 5
years, she prefers to have a slide whose top is at a height of 1.5 m, and is inclined at an angle of 30° to the ground,
whereas for elder
children, she wants to have a steep slide at a height of 3m, and inclined at an angle of 60° to the ground. . What is
the length of the slide for below 5 years? What is the length of the slide for elders children?
28. sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and QR and
median PM of Δ PQR . Show that Δ ABC ~ Δ PQR.
29. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of 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.
30. Find the mode of the following distribution

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31. 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 sector formed by the arc
(iii) area of the segment formed by the corresponding chord
SECTION -D (5X4= 20 MARKS)
32. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun’ altitude is 300 than
when it is 600, Find the height of the tower.

sides are divided in the same ratio. Using this theorem ,If In a given a ∆ABC, D and E lie on the sides AB & AC
33. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides, then the two

such that and DE∥ BC , AD= 8cm , AB=10cm AE= 6cm ,then find the length of CE.
34. A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm 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.
35. The median of the following data is 20.75. Find the missing frequencies „x‟ and „y‟ .
If the total frequency is 100.
CI 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40
Frequenc 7 10 X 13 Y 10 14 9
y

SECTION -E (3X4=12 MARKS) (Case Study Based Question)

36. A group of students of class X visited India Gate on a educational trip.The teacher as well as students had
interest in history behind India Gate . The teacher narrated that India Gate‟s , official name is Delhi
Memorial ,originally called all India War memorial , a monumental sand stone arch in new Delhi „ dedicated to the
troops of British India who died in the wars fought between 1914 and 1919 . The teacher also said that India Gate
„which is located at the eastern end of the Rajpath, is about 138 feet (42 m) in height.
1. What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of 42 m away from the monument?
2. What is the name of the angle formed by the line of sight with the line of horizontal when the object
is viewed is below the horizontal line
3. If the students want to see the top at an angle of 600 ,then find the distance from monument where
they should stand .

37. A Ferris wheel (or a big wheel in the United Kingdom) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright
wheel with multiple passengers carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs,
capsules, gondolas, or pods) attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright, usually
by gravity. After taking a ride in Ferris wheel, Aarti came out from the crowd and was observing her friends who
were enjoying the ride. She was curious about the different angles and measures that the wheel will form. She

i. Find ∠RQP. ii. Find ∠RSQ.

forms the figure as given below.
iii. If PQ=40 m and OQ=30 m then find OP.

38. Diwali Fest is an annual South Asian arts & culture festival produced by the Diwali Celebration Society. In the
Diwali fest, a game is played with a fair spinner, shown above. The numbers on the spinner are 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16.
Sometimes the owner will invite a player who does not win with the spinner to throw the dice as a free bonus.
(a) What is the probability that a player will get a special prize because the
spinner stops on a perfect square?
(b) If the player gets a chance to throw a dice, what is the probability of getting a multiple of 2 on the dice?