KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGTHAN, GURUGRAM REGION

WINTER STATION
FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION-2024-25

CLASS-10th MAX. MARKS: 80

SUBJECT: MATHS STANDARD (041) TIME : 3 HRS
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.
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no.
19 and 20 are Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02
marks each.
5. In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks
each.
6. In 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 Question 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. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed

SECTION A
1. If the product of zeros of quadratic polynomial kx2 -3x + 6 is 3, then the 1
value of k is
a. 2 b. 9 c. 3 d. ±4
2. In a right-angled triangle PQR, ∠Q = 90°. Which of these is ALWAYS 1
0?
a. cos P – sec P
b. tan P – cot R
c. sin P – cosec R
d. Cannot be known without knowing the value of P.
3. The mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(-2, 8) and 1
B(-6, -4) is
a. (-4, -6) b. (2,6) c. (-4,2) d. (4,2)
4. The tangent at any point of a circle is _______________ to its radius 1
through the point of contact.
a. bisect b. trisect c. perpendicular d. equal
5. To find the lateral surface area of lattu (playing top) we have to find the 1
a. Curved surface area of hemisphere + curved surface area of cone
b. Curved surface area of cylinder + curved surface area of cone
c. Curved surface area of cone + curved surface area of sphere
d. None of these
6. The roots of quadratic equation 6x2 – x – 2 = 0 are 1
3 3
a. 1, 3 b. 1, 2 c. 3, 2 d. none of these

7. The point on the x- axis nearest to the point (-4, -5) is 1

a) (0, 0) b) (-4, 0) c) (-5, 0) d) (√41, 0)

8. O is the point of intersection of two chords AB and CD of a circle. If 1

∠𝐵𝑂𝐶 = 80° and OA = OD then 𝛥𝑂𝐷𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛥𝑂𝐵𝐶 are

a. equilateral and similar

b. isosceles and similar
c. isosceles but not similar
d. not similar

9. In figure, if TP and TQ are the two tangents 1

to a circle with centre O so that ∠POQ =
110°, then ∠PTO is equal to
(a) 40° (b) 70
(c) 35° (d) 90°

10. For which value of P, the pair of linear equations 6x + 5y = 4 and 1

12x + Py = −8 has no solution?
a. – 10 b. 8 c. 12 d. 10
11. If sum of first m terms of an AP is 2m2 + 3 m, then its second term is 1
a. 6 b. 7 c. 9 d. 11

12. The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in 1
the ratio 5 : 3. The ratio of their volumes is
a. 3 : 4 b. 5 : 3 c. 27 : 20 d. 20 : 27

13. If the roots of quadratic equation px2 + 6x + 1 = 0 are real, then value of 1
p is
a. P ≥ 4 b. p ≤ 4 c. p ≤ 9 d. none of these
14. 1+tan ²𝐴 1
The value of is :
1+𝑐𝑜𝑡²𝐴
a. 1 b. sec²A c. tan2A d. cot²A
15. If the mode of data is 18 and the mean is 24, then median is 1
a. 21 b. 22 c. 23 d. 24

16. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. 1

The probability that the card is not an ace is
1 9 4 12
a. 13 b. 13 c. 13 d. 13

17. Weight of 40 eggs are recorded as given below: 1

Weight 85 – 90 90 – 95 95 – 100 100 – 105 – 110
(in g) 105
Number 10 12 15 4 2
of eggs
Find the difference of lower limit of modal class and upper limit of
median class.
a. 3 b. 0 c. 4 d. 10

18. The probability of 53 Sundays in a non-leap year is 1

1 23 2 52
a. b. c. d.
7 365 7 53

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) is false.
D)Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
19. Assertion: HCF of 23 and 37 is 23. 1
Reason: If a and b are prime, then HCF (a, b) = 1

20. Assertion: If the radius of a circle is 7 cm, then the area of the circle is 1
154 cm2.
Reason: If the radius of circle is r, then area of the circle is 2πr

SECTION B
21. Write the smallest number which is divisible by both 306 and 657. 2
OR
n
Check whether 6 can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.

22. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the 2
points (5, - 6) and (-1, - 4).

23. Ram Gopal has 20 tickets on which numbers are written from 1 to 20. 2
He mixed thoroughly all the tickets and then a ticket tis drawn at random
out of them. Answer the questions based on above.
a. Find the probability of drawing a prime number ticket.
b. Find the probability that drawn ticket bears a number, which is
multiple of 3.
 OR

From a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards, all diamond cards are

removed. Now, a card is drawn from the remaining pack at random.
Find the probability that the selected card is a king.
24. Find the value of x if 2
tan3x = sin 45°·cos 45° + sin 30°

25. Point A is on the y-axis at a distance of 4 units from the origin. If 2

coordinates of point B are (-3, 0) then find the length of AB.

SECTION C
26. Prove that √5 is an irrational number. 3
27. Prove the identity: 3
cos 𝐴 1+sin 𝐴
+ = 2 sec A
1+sin 𝐴 cos 𝐴

28. If (-5) is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px – 15 = 0 and the 3

quadratic equation p(x2 + x) + k = 0 has equal roots, find the value of k.

29. The short and long hand of a clock are 4 cm 3

and 6 cm long respectively. Find the sum of
the distances travelled by their tips in 48
hours.

OR

AB is a chord of a circle centred at O such that ∠AOB=60˚.

If OA = 6 cm then find the area of the minor segment. (take √3 =1.73)

30. Find the zeros of quadratic polynomial 21y2 – 11y – 2 and verify the 3
relationship between the zeros and the coefficients.

31. If AB DC and AC and PQ intersect 3

each other at the point O, prove that
OA ·CQ = OC· AP

OR
 In the figure, E is a point on side CB produced of an isosceles triangle
ABC with AB = AC. If AD ⊥ BC and EF ⊥ AC, prove that ∆ABD~
∆ECF.

SECTION D
32. A statue 1.46 m tall stand on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the 5
ground, the anlge of elevation of the top of the statue is 60° and from the
same point, the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is 45°. Find
the height of pedestal. ( Use √3 = 1.73)

33. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle (see Figure). 5

Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.

Using above result, In the given figure, a

circle touches all the four sides of a
quadrilateral ABCD whose sides are AB =
6 cm, BC = 9 cm and CD = 8 cm. Find the
length of side AD.

34. The median of the following distribution is 35. Find the value of x and y 5
if the sum of all frequencies is 170.

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

interval
Frequency 10 20 x 40 y 25 15

OR

Find the mean and mode of the following data.

Weight(in 45-55 55-65 65-75 75-85 85-95 95- 105-

kg) 105 115
No. of 7 12 17 30 32 6 10
students
35. Five years ago, Nuri was thrice as old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will 5
be twice as old as Sonu. How old are Nuri and Sonu?

OR
Solve 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x – 4y = - 24 and hence find the value of ‘m’
for which y = mx + 3.

SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 case study-based questions of 4 marks each.
36 A circus is a company of performers who pt on shows of acrobats,
clowns etc. to entertain people started around 250 years back, in open
fields, now generally performed in tents.

One such ‘Circus tent’ is shown below:

A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. Jf the
height a diameter of cylindrical part are 9 m and 30 m respectively and
height of conical part is 8 m with same diameter as that of the cylindrical
part, then find

(i) The slant height of conical part.

(ii) The area of the canvas used in making the tent. 1
(iii) Find the cost of canvas, bought for the tent at the rate Rs 200 1
2
per sq m, if 30 sq m canvas was wasted during stitching.
OR
Find the volume of air in the tent?

37 Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has build 24 stands to

accommodate the spectators. Each stand has 50 chairs in first row and
one chair has been increased in each next row. A total of 75 rows have
been build in each stand.
 1

Now, based on the above answer the following questions: 2

(i) How many chairs in 7th row of each stand?
(ii) Find the difference of chairs between 5th and 25th row of each
stand.
(iii) How many chairs are there in the outermost row of the
stadium?
OR
What is the total seating capacity of the stadium?

38 Ruhi is walking away from the base of lamppost at a speed of 1.2 m/s.
The lamp is 3.6 m above the ground.
Based on above information answer the following:

(i) If after 2 seconds, length of shadow is 1 m, what is the height 2

of Ruhi?
(ii) What is the distance of Ruhi from pole at this point? 1
(iii) What will be the length of her shadow after 4 seconds? 1
OR
Which similarity criterion is used to prove similar triangles in
above problem?