ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE

PRE-BOARD II (2023-24)

Date: 06/01/2024 Set: A Max Marks: 80

Subject: BASIC MATHS (241) Name: Time: 3 hrs
Class: X Roll No: No of Pages: 5
General Instructions:
1. This question paper has 5 sections A- E
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 marks each
6. Section E has 3 case based questions carrying 4 marks each

Section- A
Section A has 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. 3 2 3 1
If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x y and b = xy , where x, y are prime

numbers, then HCF (a, b) is

2 3 3 2 2
(a) 𝑥𝑦 (b) 𝑥𝑦 (c) 𝑥 𝑦 (d) 𝑥 𝑦
2. The LCM of smallest two digit composite number and smallest composite number is:
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a) 12 b c) 20 d) 24

3. 2 1
If x = 3 is one of the roots of the quadratic equation x – 2kx – 6 = 0, then the value of k is
−1 1
a) 2
b) 2
c) 3 d) 2
4. The pair of equations y = 0 and y = -7 has: 1

a) one solution b)two solutions c)infinitely many solution d)no solution

5. Value(s) of k for which the quadratic equation 2x2 – kx + k = 0 has equal roots is :
1
a) 0 only b) 4 c) 8 only d) 0,8

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6. The distance of the point (3, 5) from x-axis is k units, then k equals:
1

a) 3 b)4 c)5 d)8

7. 1
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐶𝐴
If in ∆ ABC and ∆ PQR, 𝑄𝑅
= 𝑃𝑅
= 𝑃𝑄

a) ∆PQR ~∆CAB b) ∆PQR ~∆ABC c) ∆CBA ~∆PQR d) ∆BCA ~∆PQR

8. If TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with centre O so that ∠POQ = 110°, then ∠PTQ 1
is equal to
(a) 60° (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 90°
9. (1 – cos2 A) is equal to
1

a) sin2 A b) tan2A c) 1 – sin2A d) sec2A

10. The discriminant of the quadratic equation x2 - 9x + 20 = 0 is 1

a) 2 b) 1 c) -1 d) 81

11. 1
When a dice is thrown once, the probability of getting an even number less than 4 is
a) 1/4 b) 0 c )1/2 d) 1/6
12. For the following distribution: 1
class 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20
frequency 10 15 20 12

The lower limit of modal class is:

a) 15 b) 20 c) 10 d) 5

13. If the first term of an AP is p and the common difference is q, its 10th term is 1
a) p+9q b) p+10q c) p+q d) 9p+q

14. The mid-point of the line segment joining the points A (-2, 8) and B (-6,-4) is 1
a) (-4, -6) (b) (-4, 2) (c) (2, 6 (d) (6, -2)

15. From a point P which is at a distance of 13cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 1
5cm, the pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. What are the lengths (in
cm) of tangents PQ and PR?
a) 13,12 b) 13,13 c) 12,12 d) 12,18

16. If P(E ) = 0.05 , then the probability of P ( not E) is 1

a ) 0.85 b ) 0.75 c ) 0.25 d ) 0.95

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17 The minute hand of a clock is 14 cm long. The area described by it on the face of the
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clock in 5 minutes is
a.) 51.33 cm2 (b.) 15.33 cm2 c) 21.15 cm2 d.) 12.35 cm2

18 Two cubes each of volume 8𝑐𝑚3are joined end to end , then the surface area of the
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resulting cuboid is

a)80cm2 b) 40cm2 c) 64cm2 d) 8cm2

19 Assertion (A): The point (0, 4) lies on y-axis.

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Reason(R): The x-coordinate of a point on y-axis is zero

(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 but 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.

20 Assertion (A): The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150. Then
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their LCM is 40.

Reason(R): For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) x LCM (a, b) = a x b.

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 but 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.

SECTION B ( 5 questions of 2 marks each )

21 If tanβ=
24
7
then the value of sinβ + cosβ 2

22 Diagonals AC and BD of a trapezium ABCD with AB is parallel to DC intersect each other at 2

the point O. Using a similarity criterion for two triangles, show that OA/OC= OB/OD.
23. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the points (7, 1)
2

and (3, 5).

24. Determine the prime factorisation of 2057?
2
25 2
Solve the pair of linear equations by elimination method:
𝑥–𝑦+1=0 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 – 10 = 0
SECTION C (6 Questions of 3 marks each)
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26. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 2x - 4 ,then form a quadratic polynomial 3
whose zeroes are 2α and 2β
27 Prove that 3 is irrational . 3
28 Draw the graph of 2𝑥 + y = 6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑥 – 𝑦 + 2 = 0. Shade the region bounded by these 3

lines and x-axis. Also find the area of the shaded region.
29 Sides AB and BC and median AD of a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 proportional to sides PQ and QR 3
and median PM of another ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 . show that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅

30 𝑠𝑖𝑛θ 1+𝑐𝑜𝑠θ 3
Prove that 1+𝑐𝑜𝑠θ
+ 𝑠𝑖𝑛θ
= 2 cosec θ

31 If A (-2,1), B (a, 0), C (4, b) and D (1, 2) are the vertices of a parallelogram ABCD, find the
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values of a and b. Hence find the lengths of its sides.

SECTION D
32 State and prove Basic proportionality theorem. 5

33. Two pillars of equal height stand on either side of the roadway which is 150m wide. 5
From a point on the roadway between the pillars, the elevations of the top of the pillars
are 60° and 30°. Find the height of the pillars and the position of the point.

34 The daily wages of 110 workers obtained in a survey are tabulated below.
5
Compute the mean daily wages and modal daily wages of these workers.

class 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200 200-220 220-240

frequency 10 15 20 22 18 12 13

35 A tent is in the shape of a right circular cylinder up to a height of 3 m and conical above it. The 5
total height of the tent is 13.50 m and radius of its base is 14m. Find the cost of cloth required to
make the tent at the rate of Rs.80 per square metre. (Take π= 22/7)

Section- E
Case study based questions are compulsory.
36 Gunjan is fond of playing cards. She tries to find out probability in different situations. One
such situation is given below

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 Five cards – ten, jack, queen, king, and an ace of diamonds are shuffled face downwards.
One card is picked at random.

a) What is the probability that it is a king ? 1

b) 1
What is the probability that the card is a queen?
c) If a king is drawn first and put aside, what is the probability that the second card picked up is an 2
(a) ace (b) king

37 John planned a birthday party for his younger sister with his friends. They decided to
make some birthday caps by themselves and to buy a cake from a bakery shop. For these
two items, they decided the following dimensions:
Cake: cuboid of length 40cm ,breadth 14 cm and height 12cm
Cap: Conical shape with base circumference 44cm and height 24 cm
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

a) 1
How many square cm paper would be used to make 4 such caps?

b) 2
What is the total surface area of the cake ?
c) What is the volume of the cake ? 2

38 Your elder brother wants to buy a car and plans to take loan from a bank for his car. He
repays his total loan of Rs 1,18,000 by paying every month starting with the first
installment of Rs 1000. If he increases the installment by Rs 100 every month , answer the
following.

a) 1
What is the first term and common difference of this AP ?
b) Find the total amount paid by him after 30 instalments. 2
c) Find the amount paid by him in 30th instalment.
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