UNITED INDIAN SCHOOL , KUWAIT

II PREBOARD EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
GRADE: X TIME: 3 Hrs
DATE:21.01.2025 MARKS: 80
General Instructions :
1. This question paper has 5 sections A, B ,C ,D ,E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 short answer-1 type questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 short answer-2 type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 long answer type questions of 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment of 4 marks each.
7. All questions are compulsory.
8. 15 minutes reading time is allotted to read this question paper.
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9. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take 𝝅 = wherever required if not stated.
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SECTION A
1. If 𝛼 , 𝛽 are zeroes of the polynomial f ( x ) = 𝑥 2 - 3kx + 2k – 5 such that the
sum of zeroes is equal to twice the product of zeroes ,then the value of k is
(a)0 ( b ) 15 ( c ) -10 ( d) 10

2. If one equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is -3x + 5y -2 = 0.

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

3. Which one of the following is not a quadratic equation?

(a) (x + 2)2 = 2(x + 3) (b) x2 + 3x = (–1) (1 – 3x)2

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 (c) (x + 2) (x – 1) = x2 – 2x – 3 (d) x3 – x2 + 2x + 1 = x3

−1
4. 11th term of the A.P. -3, , 2 …. is
2

(a) 28 (b) 22 (c) -38 (d) -48

5. In ΔPQR, L and M are points on PQ and PR respectively such that

PL : LQ = 1 : 3 . If MR= 6.6cm , then PR is

(a) 3.3cm (b) 8.8cm (c) 2.2cm (d) 9.9cm

6. Find the distance between the points A (2a, 6a) and B (2a +√3a, 5a).

(a) 2a (b) a (c) 4a (d) 5a

7. If ∆ABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos(A+B) is

1 √3
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2

√3 √3
8. If sin𝛼 = , cos𝛽 = , then tan𝛼. tan𝛽 is
2 2

1
(a) √3 (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
√3

9. The length of the tangent from an external point A on a circle with centre O is

(a) always greater than OA (b) equal to OA (c) always less than OA

(d) cannot be estimated

10. Find the value of p for which the quadratic equation px(x – 2 ) + 6 = 0 has
equal real roots.

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 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 1

11. A solid is hemispherical at the bottom and conical ( of same radius) above. If the

surface areas of the two parts are equal, then the ratio of its radius and the slant
height of its conical part is

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

12. The mode and mean of a data is given by 7 and 8, respectively. Then the

median is:

1 13 23
(a) 13 (b) (c) (d) 33
3 3

13. If the mean of frequency distribution is 7.5 and ∑fi xi = 120 + 3k,
∑fi = 30, then k is equal to:
(a) 45 (b) 30 (c) 105 (d) 35

14. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad

eggs in the lot is

(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 28

15. The ratio in which x- axis divides the line segment joining A ( 2, -3 ) and
B( 5 , 6 ) is
(a) 3 : 5 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 2 : 3

16. A quadrilateral PQRS is drawn to circumscribe a circle. If PQ = 12cm ,

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 (a) 15 cm (b) 14cm (c) 12cm (d) 11cm

17. If the area of the base of a cone is 51𝑐𝑚2 and its volume is 85𝑐𝑚3 , then
the vertical height of the cone is
5 5 5
(a) cm (b) cm (c) cm (d) 5cm
6 3 2

18. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards . The event E is that the card is
not an ace of hearts . The number of outcomes favourable to E is
(a) 4 (b) 13 (c) 48 (d) 51
DIRECTION :In question number 19 and 20 , a statement of Assertion ( A ) is

followed by a statement of Reason ( R ) . Choose the correct option .

19. Assertion: The H.C.F. of two numbers is 16 and their product is 3072. Then

their L.C.M. is 192.

( 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

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20. Assertion: If the area of a sector of a circle is 18th of the area of that circle ,

then the central angle of the sector is 100°

Reason: Area of a sector of a circle with radius r and angle with degree
𝜃
measure 𝜃 is 360 x 2𝜋r

( a ) Both ( A ) and ( R ) are true and ( R ) is the correct explanation of ( A )

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 ( 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

SECTION B
21.Fnd the largest number which divides 129 and 545 , leaving remainders 3 and 5
respectively .
OR
Pens are sold in pack of 8 and notepads are sold in pack of 12. Find the least
number of pack of each type that one should buy so that there are equal number of
pens and notepads
22. The co-ordinates of one end point of a diameter of a circle are (4, -1) and
co-ordinates of the centre of circle are (1, -3). Find the coordinates of the other end
of the diameter .
23. Find the ratio in which the point P (4, m ) divides the join of A(2 , 3 ) and
B ( 6 , -3 ) .Hence find m.
24. Evaluate :

25. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards . A
card is drawn at random from the remaining cards , after reshuffling them . Find
the probability that ( i ) the drawn card is king ( ii ) the drawn card is of red
colour.
OR
A die is thrown twice. What is the probability that

(i) 5 will not come up either time?

(ii) 5 will come up at least once?

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 SECTION C
26. Prove that √2 is an irrational number.

27. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are zeroes of the polynomial 6𝑥 2 - 7x - 3 , then form a quadratic

OR

Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2𝑡 2 − 5𝑡 + 3 and verify the

relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.

28. A plane left 30 minutes late than its scheduled time and in order to reach the
destination 1500 km away in time, it had to increase its speed by 100 km/h from the
usual speed. Find its usual speed.

29 In the figure , A , B and C are points on OP , OQ and OR respectively such

OR
Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional
to sides PQ and QR and median PM of ΔPQR . Show that ΔABC ~ ΔPQR.

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 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
30 . Prove that + = sec𝜃 . cosec𝜃 + cot𝜃
1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

31. A chord of a circle of radius 15cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre.
Find the area of the corresponding minor and major segments of the circle.
( use 𝜋 = 3.14 and √3 = 1.73 )
OR
A piece of wire 22cm long is bent into the form of an arc of a circle subtending an
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angle of 60° at its centre. Find the area of the sector formed. ( use 𝜋 = )
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SECTION D
32. A railway half ticket cost half the full fare but the reservation charges are the
same on a half ticket as on a full ticket. One reserved first class ticket from the stations
A to B costs Rs. 2530. Also, one reserved first class ticket and one reserved first class
half ticket from stations A to B costs Rs. 3810. Find the full first class fare from stations
A to B and also the reservation charges for a ticket.
OR

A man earns Rs.6000 per month more than his wife. One tenth of the man's salary
and one – sixth of the wife's salary amount to Rs.15000 , which is saved every
month. Find their incomes.

33. . In the given figure, XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre
O and another tangent AB with point of contact C, is intersecting XY at A and X'Y'

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at B. Prove that ∠ AOB = 90°

34. A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above the water level,
observes the angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 60∘, and the angle of depression
of the base of the hill as 30∘. Find the distance of the hill from the ship and the height
of the hill.
35. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 50 girls of Class X of a school was
conducted and the following data were obtained:

Height Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than
(in cm ) 140 145 150
155 160 165

No.of 4 11 29 39 45 50
girls

Find the median height of the data.

OR
If the mean of the following distribution is 62.8 ,then find the missing frequency.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
No.of 5 8 x 12 7 8
girls

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 SECTION E
36. Aditya is celebrating his birthday. He invited his friends. He bought a packet of
candies which contains 120 candies. He arranges the candies such that in the first
row there are 3 candies, in second there are 5 candies, in third there are 7 candies
and so on.

(i) Find the difference between the number of candies in the first two rows.
(ii) Find the number of candies in the 8th row.
(iii ) ( a ) Find the total number of rows
OR
( b )Find the number of candies in the last row
37. Two trees are standing parallel to each other. The bigger tree 8m high casts a
shadow of 6m.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

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( i ) if AB and CD are two trees and AE is the shadow of the longer tree , then state
whether ∆AEB ~ ∆CED
( ii ) if the ratio of the height of two trees is 3 : 1 then find the length of the
shadow of the smaller tree.
( iii ) (a) find the distance of point B from E
OR
( b) if the ratio of the height of two trees is 4 : 1 then find the length of the
shadow of the smaller tree.
38. In a coffee shop, coffee is served in two types of cups. One is cylindrical in
shape with diameter 7 cm and height 14 cm and the other is hemispherical with
diameter 21 cm.

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Based on the above, answer the following questions ( use 𝜋 = )
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(i) Find the area of the base of the cylindrical cup.

(ii) What is the curved surface area of the cylindrical cup?

(iii) (a) What is the capacity of the hemispherical cup?

OR

(b) Find the capacity of the cylindrical cup.

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