Math Practise Paper X For XB
Math Practise Paper X For XB
MATHEMATICS
Time Allowed: 90 minutes M M : 40
General Instructions :
SECTION - A
1. If sinA = 1/3, the value of (2cot2A + 2) is
(a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 18
2. If a2 = 484/49, then a is
(a) rational (b) irrational (c) integer (d) whole number
6. Point P divides the line segment joining R(-1, 3) and S(9, 8) in the ratio of k : 1. If P lies
on the line x – y + 2 = 0, then value of k is
9. If the angles of ΔABC are in ratio 1 : 1 : 2, respectively (the largest angle being angle C,
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴
then the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐵 - 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐵 is
(a) 0 (b) ½ (c) 1 (d) √3 /2
10. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is –5x + 7y = 2. The second
equation can be
(a) 10x + 14y + 4 = 0 (b) –10x – 14y + 4 = 0
(c) –10x + 14y + 4 = 0 (d) 10x – 14y = –4
11. A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of cards. What is the probability that the
card is neither a king nor a queen.
12. Two dice are thrown at a time, then find the probability that the difference of the
numbers shown on the dice is 1.
(a) 3/16 (b) 5/18 (c) 7/36 (d) 7/18
13. The circumference of two concentric circles forming a ring are 88 cm and 66 cm.
Taking π = 22/7, the width of the ring is
(a) 14 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 7/2 (d) 21 cm
17. It is proposed to build a single circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two
circular parks of diameters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park
would be
(a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 20 m (d) 24 m
19. The wheel of a motorcycle is of radius 35 cm. The number of revolutions per minute
must the wheel make so as to keep a speed of 66 km/hr will be
(a) 50 (b) 100 (c) 500 (d) 1000
20. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3, 0) is
(a) 5 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 7 + √5
SECTION - B
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21. For which of the following value(s) of p, 23𝑝2 is a non-terminating recurring decimal?
(a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) All of these
𝑥
22. The probability of guessing the correct answer to a certain test question is . If the
12
2
probability of not guessing the correct answer to this question is 3, then x =
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃
24. is equal to
1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃
25. If the sum of the ages (in years) of a father and his son is 65 and twice the difference of
their ages (in years) is 50, what is the age of the father?
(a) 45 years (b) 40 years (c) 50 years (d) 55 years
29. The two consecutive odd positive integers, the sum of whose squares is 290 are
(a) 9, 11 (b) 11, 13 (c) 13, 15 (d) 15, 17
30. A fraction becomes 4 when 1 is added to both the numerator and denominator and it
becomes 7 when 1 is subtracted from both the numerator and denominator. The
numerator of the given fraction is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 15
31. A number is selected from first 50 natural numbers. What is the probability that it is a
multiple of 3 or 5?
13 21 12 23
(a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 25 (d) 50
32. If α. B are the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = 𝑥 2 - p (x + 1) - c such that (α + 1) (β + 1) =
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) 2
33. If 𝛼 , 𝛽 are the zeroes of a polynomial, such that 𝛼 + 𝛽 = 9 and 𝛼𝛽 = 16, then the
polynomial is:
(a) x 2 + 9x +1 6 (b) x 2 - 9x + 16 (c) x 2 + 9x – 16 (d) x 2 - 9x – 16
39. If the distance between the points (x, -1) and (3, 2) is 5, then the value of x is
(a) -7 or -1 (b) -7 or 1 (c) 7 or 1 (d) 7 or -1
41. What will be the speed (1200 km/hr) of Second aeroplane in m per seconds ?
(a) 2000/3 m/sec (b) 1000/6 m/sec (c) 1000/3 m/sec (d) 2000/6 m/sec
44. How far apart will be the two planes after one and a half hour.
(a) 100√61 km, (b) 200√61 km (c) 300√61 km (d) 400√61 km
45. Name the theorem used in finding the distance covered between the two planes.
(a) Basic proportionality Theorem (b) Mid – point theorem
(c) Pythagoras Theorem (d) Converse of Pythagoras theorem
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A group of Class X students goes to picnic during vacation. There were three different
slides and three friends Ajay, Ram and Shyam are sliding in the three slides. The position of
the three friends shown by P, Q and R in three different slides are given below:
Using the picture, answer the questions that follow:
48. Find the co-ordinate of the point on x axis which which is at equal distance P & R.
(a) (11/9, 0)
(b) (11/3, 0)
(c) (0, 11/9)
(d) (0, 11/3)
50. If we shift origin 'O' by 2 units towards right and 1 unit towards North. Then find