VELAMMAL BODHI CAMPUS

GRAND TEST 3
SUBJECT : MATHS - BATCH -II TIME : 3:00HRS
CLASS: 10 MARK: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

In Section A. Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no.
19 and 20 are Assertion -Reason based questions of I mark each.

In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02
marks each

5. Section C. Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks
each.

6. 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 Questions 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. Taken pi = 22/7 wherever required if not stated.

11. Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. Which out of the following type of straight lines will be represented by the system of
equations 3x + 4y = 5 and 6x + 8y = 7?

(a) Parallel (b) Intersecting (c) Coincident (d) Perpendicular to each other

2. If x = a tan 𝜃 and y = b sec 𝜃 then

(a) (y2)/(b2) - (x2)/(a2) = 1 (b) (x2)/(a2) + (y2)/(b2) = 1

(c) (x2)/ a2) - (y2)/ (b2) = 1 (d ) (x2)/(a2) - (y2)/(b2) = 0

3. The probability of getting an even number, when a die is thrown once, is

(a) ½ (b) 1/3 (c) 1/6 (d) 5/6

4. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x² - 3x -9 are
(a) 3, - 3/2 (b) -3, - 3/2 (c) – 3, 3/2 (d) 3, 3/2

5. The three consecutive vertices of a parallelogram are (a + b, a - b), (2a + b, 2a - b),

(a - b, a + b) Then the fourth vertex is

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

2 tan 30°
6. is equal to
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 30°

(a) sin 60° (b ) cos 60° (c) tan 60° (d) sin 30°

7. Find the sixteenth term of the AP: -10, -6, -2, 2........

(a) 10 (b ) 20 (c) 40 (d) 50

8. In ∆ XYZ , PQ II YZ such that XP=2x cm, XQ=(x+2) cm, YP = (6x - 5) cm ZQ = (3x + 1)

cm, then find the value of x.

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

9. The mean and mode of a frequency distribution are 28 and 16 respectively. The median
is

(a) 22 (b) 23.5 (c) 24 (d) 24.5

10. In the given figure, graphs of two linear equations are shown. The pair of these linear
equations is

(a) consistent with unique solution (b) consistent with infinitely many solutions

(c) inconsistent
(d) inconsistent but can be made consistent by extending these lines

11. Find the distance of the point (36,15) from the origin

(a) 39 units ( b) 37 units (c) 36 units (d) 35 units

12. In the given figure, in ∆ABC, DE || BC. If AD=2.4 cm, DB =4 cm and AE = 2cm, then
the length of AC is

(a) 10/3 cm (b) 3/10 cm (c) 16/3 cm (d) 1.2 cm

13. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a number which is not a factor of
36.

(a) 1/3 ( b) 1/2 (c) 1/6 (d) 5/6

14. A box contains 100 memory cards out of which 25 are good and 75 are defective. A
memory card is selected at random. The probability that selected memory card is defective
is

(a) 1/4 ( b) 1/2 (c) ¾ (d) 1

15. The LCM of the smallest prime number and the smallest odd composite number is

(a) 10 (b) 6 (c)9 (d) 18

16. The graph of y = p(x) is given, for a polynomial p(x). The number of zeroes of p(x) from
the graph is

(a) 3 (b)1 (c)2 (d)0

17. In what ratio does the point ( - 2, 3) divides the line segment joining the point

(-3, 5) and (4, - 9)?

(a) 1;6 (b) 6:1 (c) 5:1 (d)1:5

18. If the diagonals of a quadrilateral divide each other proportionally, then it is a

(a) parallelogram (b) rectangle (c) square (d) trapezium

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) in false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true

19. Assertion (A): 5 x2 + 14x + 10 = 0 has no real roots

Reason (R): a x2 + b x + c = 0 has no real roots b2 < 4ac

20. Assertion (A): In a ∆ABC, right angled at A. if sin A = 8/17 then cos A = 15/17 and tan
A = 8/15.

Reason (R): For acute angle B, cos θ = Hypotenuse /Base , and tan θ= Base/
Perpendicular.

SECTION B

Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.

21. In the given figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral. Diagonal BD bisects ∟B and ∟D both.

Prove that (i)∆ABD ~∆ CBD (ii) AB = BC

𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃−𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
22. (a) Prove that = sec2θ – cosec2θ OR
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃.𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

(b) If 2sin2θ - cos2 θ = 2 then find the value of θ

23. Prove that the tangent drawn at the end of the diameter of the circle are parallel.

24. Two cubes each of volume 125 cm³ are joined end to end. Find the surface area of the
resulting cuboid.

25. Find the values of k for which the quadratic equation 2x 2 + k x + 3 = 0 has real and
equal roots OR

(b) Find the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 3 √11 x+3 =0 using quadratic formula

SECTION C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

26. State and prove Thales theorem.

27. (a) The ratio of the 10th term to its 30th term of an A.P. is 1:3 and the sum of its first
six terms is 42. Find the first term and the common difference of A.P. OR

(b) The first term of an A.P. is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum of all its terms is 400.
Find the number of terms and the common difference of the A.P.

28. Find the value of p from the following data, if its mode is 48.

Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80

interval
Frequency 7 14 13 12 p 18 15 8
29. The shadow of a tower from standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer
when the Sun’s altitude is 30° than when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower.

30. A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from each end of a solid
cylinder. If the height of the cylinder is 10cm, and its base is of radius 3.5 cm, find the
total surface area of the article.

31. (a). Let P and Q be the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points

A (2, - 2) and B (- 7, 4) such that P is nearer to A. Find the coordinates of P and Q. OR

(b) Show that the points (1,7), (4,2), (-1,-1), (-4,4) are the vertices of square.

SECTION D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

32. Prove that 3+2 √5 is an irrational number and prove √5 is also irrational

33. A chord PQ of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends an angle of 90° at the centre of circle.
Find the of major and minor segments of the circle. (Use 𝝅 = 3.14) OR

(b) In a circle of radius 28 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 120° at the centre. Find

(i) the length of arc (ii) area of the minor sector formed by the arc

34. In the adjoining figure, the incircle of ∆ABC touches the sides BC. CA and AB at D, E
and F respectively Show that AF + BD + CE = AE + BF + CD = 1/2 Perimeter of ∆ABC )

35. (a) Find the values of p and q for which the following system of equations has infinitely
many solutions 2(p + q) x - 4qy = 7p + 4q + 3 ; 5x - y = 16 OR

(b) A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/hr more , it
would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.

SECTION E

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

36. A rectangular floor area can be completely tiled with 200 square tiles. If the side length
of each tile is increased by 1 unit, it would take only 128 tiles to cover the floor.

On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions.

 (i) Assuming the original length of each side of a tile be x units, make a quadratic equation
from the above information.

(ii) Check whether 2 is a root of the quadratic equation or not.

(iii)(a) Find the value of x, the length of side of a tile by factorisation. OR

(b) Solve the quadratic equation for x .

37. Two friends Richa and Sohan have some savings in their piggy bank. They decided to
count the total coins they both had. After counting they find that they have fifty ₹1 coin ,
forty eight ₹2 coins, thirty six ₹5 coins ,twenty ₹10 coins and eight ₹20 coins. Now , they
said to Nisha, their another friend , to choose a coin randomly.

(i) Find the probability that the chosen coin is ₹5 coin

(ii) Find the probability that the chosen coin is ₹20 coins

(iii) Find the probability that the chosen coin is of denomination of atleast ₹ 10

OR

Find the probability that the chosen coin is a denomination of atmost ₹5

38. A man sitting on the bridge across the river observes the angle of depression of the
bank on opposite sides of the river are 30° and 45° respectively. Take √3=1.73

On the base of the above information answer the following question

(i) If the bridge is at a height of 4 m. then find the length of AD

(ii) Find the length of BD

iii) If BD=15m. then find the height of the bridge OR

(b) Find the width of the river