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DELHI PUBLICSCHOOL DWARKA

TERM I EXAMINATION (2023-2024]
SUB: MATHS
CLASS:X
Time:3 lHrs. I5 Mins. M.M: 80
General lustructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections 4, B, C, DandE
Section Ahas 20 MCOs carrving 1 mark each
3. Section Bhas 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrving 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 q1uestions carrying 05 narks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with suh- parts of the
values ofl, l and 2 marks each respectively.
7. Al Ouestions are compulsorv. However, aninternal choice in 2Os of5arks, 2 Os of3 marksand 2
Questions of ? marks has been provided. An internal choicehas beenprovided in the 2marks
questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required Take n =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION -A
1. The volume ofa right circular cone whose area of the base is 156 cm and vertical height is8 cm is
a) 2496 cm³
(b) 1248 cm?
c) 1664 cm
d) 416 cm?

2. Acard is drawn at random from a well shufled deck of $2 playing cards. The probability of getting a
red colour face card is

b 13

d 13

3. Thc common difference of an A.P whose n" term is a, =(3n +7) is

) 3
b) 3
c) 10
d) 6
Snetcos@
A. If tant = then thc Value o sino-coso

7
17
b)
17
C)
13

d) - i3

5. Inthe given figure AB - BC- 10cn. If AC -7 cn ttici ie length of BP is

a) 3.5 cm
b) 7 Cn
(C) 6.5 cm
d) 5cmn

A
 6, Ifa pole 6 mhigh casts a shadow 2/3 m long on the ground, the sun's elevation is
(a) 60°
b) 4s°
c) 30°
d) 90°

7. When twocoins are tossed simultaneously find the probability of getting two heads.
a)

3
d) 1

8. The next term of the A.P.

a) V60
V6,V24, V54. iS
b V96
c) v72
d) v216
9. It is proposed to build a single
circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two
dianeters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park is circular parksof
a) 10 m
b) 15 mn
C) 20 m
d) 24 m

0. A single letter is selected at

random from the word
vowel
3
TRIGONOMETRY. The probability that it is a
a

M. In an A.P, if the common difference (d)

=-4 and the seventh term (a) is 4, then find the first
a) 28 term.
b) 29
c) 30
d) 31

12. For the following distribution

Class interval 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25
Frequency 10 15
The sumn of lower limit of median class and upper
12 20
limit of modal class is
a) 1s
b) 20
) 30
35
 3. Anght circular cylinder of
a) r cm radius r cm and height h cm (h> 2) just
(b) 2r m
enclosed asphere o
C) h cm
d) 2h cm

A. Ihe height of a tower is 100 m. The angle of elevation ofthe

of the tower is sun is 30.Then the length of shadow
a) 10 V3 m
b)) 100V3 m
c) 15 V3 m
d) 200 v3 m
15. The value of 9 for which 2sin20 = 1is
a) 15°
b) 30°
c) 45°
d) 60°

16. In the given figure O is the centre of the circle, PO is achord and the tangent PR at P makes an angle
o)50° with PQ then ZPOQ is equal to
a) 100°
b) 80° R
c) 90° 50°
d) 75°

17,/A bag contains 6red balls, 8white balls, 5green balls and 3black balls. One ball is drawn at random
from the bag. The probability that drawn ball is not black is
13
a)
b

18/ The mean of first 7 odd natural number is

a) 5
(b) 7
c) 9
d) 11

Assertion -Reason Type questions: (1x2-2)

In the foBowing questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R).
Read the given statements carefully and choose the correct option:
a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanationof assertion.
c) Assertion is true but the reason is false.
d) Assertion is false but the reason is true.
 its height then the angie of ele
19. Assertion (A): Ifthe length
of shadow of a vertical pole equal to
s
of the sun is 45°.
where a hypotenuse, b=base ,c*
a (K) : According to Pythagoras theorem a = b² + c²
perpendicular
()
f. Assertion (A):If the first term of an A Pis 10 common difference is 5then n" term of the A.P is 95
for n = 18.
Reason(R): The general form of an A.P is a, =a+ (n-l) d

SECTION -B
21. Find the 11" term from the Jast term of the A.P. 10,7, 4 ..... - 62
2. Evaluate -tanaso 4
sec60°
cosec30° cot45° 2

23. Find the mode of the following data

Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Interval
Frequency 4 10 12 10 4 2

24. In the figure, common tangents AB and CD to the two circles with centres O,
intersect at E prove that AB = CD
and O; respectively

OR
Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
25. Two cones with same base radius 8 cm and height 15 cm are joined
the surface area of the shape so formed.
together along their bases. Find
OR
A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from each end of a solid
height of the cylinder is 10 cm and its base is of radius 3.5 cm find the total surface cylinder. If the
of the article.

SECTION-C
26. If the median of the following frequency distribution is 24. Find the missing frequency X.
Age(in Year) 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
No. of Persons 25 X 18 7

21. Prove that the length of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal
OR
Two tangents PA and PB are drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O. Prove that
AOBP is a cyclic quadrilateral.
28. AB is a tower of height 50m. A man standing on its top observers two cars on the opposite sides of
the tower with angles of depression 30° and 45° respectively.Find the distance between the two
cars. ( Use 3=):3) 36. sem
OR
 A DIra S sitting on a tree. A girl
S0 m towards the tree she observes the bird at an ancleof elevation of 30, When Sne
observes the bird at an angle of .
base of the tree. elevation 60°. How far is She iow
(29J1f mtimes the m" term of an A.P. is equal to n times its nh
A.P. is zero. term. Show that the (mtn)" term o

39. Two dice are thrown together. Find the probability of getting the
faces equal to 3. difference of numbers on their upper

31. A toy is in form of a cone mounted on a hemisphere of same radius 7 cm. If the total height of the toy
is 31 cm. Find the total surface area of
the toy. S
SECTION - D
(32./T.
PQFind
isachord of length 16 cm of a circle of radius 10cm. The tangents at Pand Qintersect at apoint
the length of TP.

33,) Length of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to nearest mm and the data is obtained as follow:
Class 118-126 127-135 136-144 145-153 154-162 163-171 172-180
interval
Frequency 3 5 |9 12 4 2
Find mean length of the leaves.

34. A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m from the
ground the angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is 60°. After
sometime the angle of elevation reduces to 30°. Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the
interval.
(Use V3=|73) OR
Prom the top of a 7m high building the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60 and the
angle of depression of its foot is 45°. Find the height of the tower.
35. A wall of dimension 24 mx 0.4 m x6m which is constructed with the bricks each of dimensions
25cm x 16 cm x10 cm. If themortar occupies 110 th of the volumne of th wall then find the number
of bricks used in constructing the wall.
OR
A sphere of diameter 12 cm, is dropped in a right circular cylindrical vessel,partly filled with water.
If the sphere is completely submerged in water, the water level in the cylindrical vessel rises by
3 cm. Find the diameter of the cylindrical vessel.
SECTION-E
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS
36. Your friend Veer wants to participate in a 200m race. He can currently run thatdistance in 51
seconds and with each day practice it takes him 2 seconds less. He wants to complete it in 31
seconds.
 a Write the first three terms of the A.P in the
b÷ What is the minimum number of days Veer given situation
needs to practice till his goal is achieved
OR (2)
On which day Veer can run the distance in 23
c) 2x, x+10, 3x+2 are three consecutive terms of seconds
an A.P. Find x (1)

37.
Rhea was hungry. She searched something to eat in the
kitchen.She found a bread in the refrigerator and planned
to make sandwich. She cut the piece of bread diagonally
and found that it formed right angled triangle with sides 12 8/3 cm
cm, 4 V3 cm and 8 V3 cm. 443 cm

12 cm R

(a) What is the value of P?

(b) What is the value of R? (1)
(g Simplify (1 + tan )(1 + sin ) (1 - sin 0 ) (1)
(2)
OR
What is the value of cos 60° sin 30° + sin 60° cos 30°?
38. A labourer prints 400 T-shirts ina day. The supervisor checked the
were good, 54 prints were of minor defect and rest of the prints wereT-shirts and found that 312 prints
of major defect. Harish, a
customer will buy a T-shirt only if it is good but a trader willbuy if it has no major
defect.
(a What is the number of T-shirts that had major defects ?
6) Find the probability that Harish will buy it. (1)
(G Find the probability that the trader will buyT-shirt. (1)
(2)
OR
Find the probability that the T-shirt is not good.