KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, RANCHI REGION

PRE BOARD – I (2022-23)

CLASS –X
MATHEMATICS STANDARD
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
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General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D, and E.

2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Short Answer-I (SA-I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer-II (SA-II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.

6. Section E has 3 Case Based integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with sub-parts of the values of 1, 1
and 2 marks each respectively.

7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 2 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks and 2
Questions of 5 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2 marks questions of
Section E.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

S.N SECTION A Marks

MCQ/Objective type questions

1. The largest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5 and 8, respectively, is 1
(a) 13 (b) 65 (c) 875 (d) 1750

2. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3 ; x, y are prime 1
numbers, then HCF (a, b) is
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2
3. The value of k for which (–4) is a zero of the polynomial x2 – x – (2k +2) is 1
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) –1

4. The coordinates of the vertices of triangle formed between the lines and y-axis from the 1
graph is
(a) (0, 5), (0, 0) and (6.5,0)
(b) (4,2), (0, 0) and (6.5,0)
(c) (4,2), (0, 0) and (0,5)
(d) none of these

5. The value of k for which x = –2 is a root of the quadratic equation kx2 + x – 6 = 0 1

(a) -1 b) 2 c) -2 d) -3/2

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6. A vertical pole of length 20 m casts a shadow 10 m long on the ground and at the same 1
time a tower casts a shadow 50 m long, then the height of the tower.
(a) 100 m (b) 120 m (c) 25 m (d) none of these

7. In figure DE || BC then the value of AD is 1

(a) 2 cm (b) 2.4 cm (c) 3 cm (d) none of the above

8. Given tan A = ¾, the value of Sin A 1

(a) 3/5 (b) 4/5 (c) 4/3 (d) none
9. sin 2A = 2 sin AcosA is true when A = 1
(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) any angle

10. If 3cotA = 4, then the value of cos2A – sin2A is 1

a) 3/4 b) 7/25 c) 1/2 d) 24/25

11. A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at a 1
point Q so that OQ = 12 cm. Length PQ is :
(A) 12 cm (B) 13 cm (C) 8.5 cm (D) √119cm.
12. Find the area of the sector of a circle of radius 14 cm with central angle 450. 1
(a) 76 cm2 (b) 77 cm2 (c) 66 cm2 (d) none of these

13. Area of a sector of angle p (in degrees) of a circle with radius R is 1

14. The volume of a cuboidal tank is 250 m3. If its base area is 50 m2 then depth of the tank is 1
(a) 5 m (b) 200 m (c) 300 m (d) 12500 m

15. Find the distance of (6,8) from the origin 1

(a)10 (b)8 (c) 6 (d) 14.

16. For a frequency distribution, mean, median and mode are connected by the relation 1
(a) mode = 3mean – 2median (b) mode = 2median – 3mean
(c) mode = 3median – 2mean (d) mode = 3median + 2mean

17. Weights of 40 eggs were recorded as given below:

The lower limit of median class is

a) 90 b) 95 c) 100 d) 105
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18. A die is thrown once . What will be the probability of getting a prime number ? 1

19. Assertion (A): The value of y is 6, for which the distance between the points P(2, –3) and 1
Q(10, y) is 10.

Reason (R): Distance between two given points A (x1, y1) and B (x2, y2) is given by
AB = √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1)2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1)2

(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):: If HCF of 510 and 92 is 2, then the LCM of 510 & 92 is 32460 1
Reason (R): as 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 Short Answer-I (SA-I) type questions carrying 2 marks each
21. For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many 2
solutions?
kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0
12x + ky – k = 0
22. In Fig., altitudes AD and CE of ▲ABC intersect each 2
other at the point P. Show that: ▲AEP ~ ▲CDP

Or
ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and its diagonals intersect each other at the
point O. Show that

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23. Evaluate: sin 60° cos 30° + sin 30° cos 60° 2
Or

24. A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side 15 m by means 2
of a 5 m long rope. Find the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.

25. A point P is at a distance 13 cm from the centre C of a circle and PT is a tangent to the 2
given circle. If PT = 12 cm, find the radius of the circle.

Section C
6 Short Answer-II (SA-II) carrying 3 marks each.
26. There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round 3
of the field, while Ravi takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the
same point and at the same time, and go in the same direction. After how many minutes
will they meet again at the starting point?
27. If one zero of the polynomial (a2 + 5a)x2 + 13x - 6 is reciprocal of the other. Find the 3
value of a.

28. From a bus stand in Bangalore , if we buy 2 tickets to Malleswaram and 3 tickets to 3
Yeshwanthpur, the total cost is Rs 46; but if we buy 3 tickets to Malleswaram and 5
tickets to Yeshwanthpur the total cost is Rs 74. Find the fares from the bus stand
to Malleswaram, and to Yeshwanthpur.

Or

Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark
for each wrong answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks
been deducted for each incorrect answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How
many questions were there in the test?

29. To prove: 3

or

30. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel. 3
31. A box contains 5 red marbles, 6 white marbles and 4 green marbles. If a marble is drawn 3
at random from the box, then answer the questions from 1 to 6.
i. What is the probability that the marble will be white?
ii. What is the probability that the marble will be red?
iii. What is the probability that the marble will be green?

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 Section D
4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 Marks each
32. In a class test, the sum of Shefali’s marks in Mathematics and English is 30. Had she got 2 5
marks more in Mathematics and 3 marks less in English, the product of their marks would
have been 210. Find her marks in the two subjects.

Or

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

33. A girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp-post at a speed of 1.2 m/s. 5
If the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground, find the length of her shadow after 4 seconds.

34. A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and base diameter 24 cm, which 5
is surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm and radius 8 cm. Find the mass of the
pole, given that 1 cm3 of iron has approximately 8g mass
Or
A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two hemispheres stuck to each of its
ends. The length of the entire capsule is 14 mm and the diameter of the capsule is 5 mm.
Find its surface area.

35. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if the 5
total frequency is 100.

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 Section E
3 Case Based integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with sub-
parts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively
36. Case Based -1: Radio towers are used for
transmitting a range of communication services
including radio and television. The tower will either
act as an antenna itself or support one or more
antennas on its structure, including microwave
dishes. They are among the tallest human-made
structures. There are 2 main types: guyed and self-
supporting structures. On a similar concept, a radio
station tower was built in two sections A and B.
Tower is supported by wires from a point O .
Distance between the base of the tower and point O
is 36 m. From point O , the angle of elevation of the
top of section B is 30° and the angle of elevation of
the top of section A is 45°.
1
(i) What is the height of the section B ?
(ii) What is the height of the section A ? 1
(iii) What is the length of the wire structure from the point O to the top of section A ? 2
Or
What is the length of the wire structure from the point O to the top of section B ?

37 Morning assembly is an
integral part of the school’s
schedule. Almost all the
schools conduct morning
assemblies which include
prayers, information of latest
happenings, inspiring thoughts,
speech, national anthem, etc. A
good school is always
particular about their morning
assembly schedule. Morning
assembly is important for a child’s
development. It is essential to
understand that morning assembly
is not just about standing in long
queues and singing prayers or
national anthem, but it’s something
beyond just prayers. All the
activities carried out in morning
assembly by the school staff and
students have a great influence in
every point of life. The positive
effects of attending school
assemblies can be felt throughout
life.
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 Have you noticed that in school assembly you always stand in row and column and this
make a coordinate system. Suppose a school have 100 students and they all assemble in
prayer in 10 rows as given below.

Here A,B,C and D are four friend Amar, Bharat, Colin and Dravid.

(i) What is the distance between A and B ?

(ii) What is the distance between C and D ?
(iii) What is the distance between A and C ?
Or
What is the distance between D and B ?
38 India is competitive manufacturing location due to the low cost of manpower and strong
technical and engineering capabilities contributing to higher quality production runs. The
production of TV sets in a factory increases uniformly by a fixed number every year. It
produced 16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th year.

1.) find the fixed number of TV increases uniformly by every year. 1

2.) Find the production during first year. 1
3.) Find the difference of the production during 7th year and 4th year. 2
Or
4.) Find the total production during first 4 years.

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