KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN JAMMU REGION

PRE BOARD – 1 EXAMINATION 2024 – 25 (SET No. 3)

CLASS – X MAX MARKS – 80
SUBJECT – MATHEMATICS (STANDARD) TIME ALLOWED – 3 Hrs
General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s) 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 assessments (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 questions of 1 mark, 2 questions
of 3 marks and 2 questions of 5 marks has been provided.

SECTION A
Q.1 – Q.10 are multiple choice questions. Select the most appropriate answer from the given
options.
1 If a = 𝑝²𝑞²𝑟³ and b = 𝑝³𝑞³𝑟² then find the product of HCF(a, b) and LCM (a, b) 1
(a) 𝑝²𝑞²𝑟² (b) 𝑝5 𝑞5 𝑟 5 (c) 𝑝³𝑞³𝑟³ (d) 𝑝²𝑞³𝑟²
2. What is sum of exponents in the prime factorization of 900. 1
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
3 If HCF of 24 and 36 can be expressed in the form of 2p + 2 than value of p is 1
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 5
4 If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥² − 3𝑥 − 4 then the value of 1
𝛼 + 𝛽 + 𝛼𝛽 will be
(a) -1 (b) 1 (c) - 4 (d) 3
5 2 1
For the quadratic equation 2√3𝑥 + 5𝑥 + √3 = 0 the value of discriminant is ____
(a) 49 (b) - 49 (c) 1 (d) - 1
6 The point P on x -axis equidistant from the points A (-1, 0) and B( 5, 0) is 1
(a) (2,0) (b) (0, 2) (c) (3, 0) (d) (-3, 5)
7 The distance between the points (a cosθ + b sinθ , 0 ) and ( 0, a sinθ – b cosθ) is 1

(a) 𝑎² + 𝑏² (b) 𝑎² − 𝑏² (c) √𝑎2 − 𝑏2 (d) √𝑎2 + 𝑏2

8 Which of the following statement is true? 1
(a) All isosceles triangles are similar. (b) Square and Rhombus are similar.
(c) All circles are similar. (d) Rectangle and Parallelogram are similar
9 In figure, AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and 1
∠OTA = 30°. Then, AT is equal to

(a) 4 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 2√3 cm (d) 4 √3 cm

10 A 5 m high vertical pole casts a shadow 2.5 m long. At the same time if the length of the 1
shadow cast by another pole situated nearby is 12.5 m then the height of this pole will
be
(a) 6.25 m (b) 15 m (c) 25 cm (d) 24.5 cm
4 4
11 If (𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − cos 𝜃 = 0 ) then (𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃) will be equal to ___ 1
1 3 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 4 4
12 sin 2A = 2 sin A is true when A = 1
(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) 60°
13 The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow is 1:√3 then the angle of elevation of 1
the sun is
(a) 90° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 75°
14 If the perimeter of one face of a cube is 20 cm, then its surface area is 1
(a) 120cm² (b) 150 cm² (c) 125 cm (d) 400 cm²
15 If radius of first cylinder is half of the radius of second cylinder and height of both the 1
cylinders are equal than the ratio between volumes of first cylinder to the second
cylinder will be
(a) 4: 1 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 1: 2 (d) 2 :1
16 Area of a sector of angle p (in degrees) of a circle with radius R is 1
𝑝 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝
(a) × 2𝜋𝑅 (b) 180° × 𝜋𝑅² (c) 360° × 2𝜋𝑅 (d) 720° × 2𝜋𝑅²
180°
17 Which of these is correct:- 1
(a) 3 Median = Mode + 2 Mean
(b) 3 Mean = Mode + 2 Median
(c) 3 Mode = Median + 2 Mean
(d) 2 Mean = Median – 3 Mode
18 The probability of getting a defective pen in a lot of 600 pen 0.035. The number of 1
defective pens is
(a) 21 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 61
19 Assertion: 2 cubes each of volume 27 cm³ are joined end to end. The surface area of 1
the resulting cuboid will be 81 cm²
Reason: - When two identical cubes are joined the total surface are of resulting cuboid
will be given by (lb +bh + hl)cm².
(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: An Arithmetic Progression having total 10 terms. First and last term of this 1
A P are – 5 and – 50. Then the sum of 10 terms will be – 275
Reason: Sum of n terms of an AP is given whose first and last terms are denoted by a
𝑛
and l, will be Sn = 2 (𝑎 + 𝑙).

(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
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21 Find the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 4𝑥² − 3𝑥 − 1 2

22 Find the value of 𝑥 for which 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐴𝐵 in given 2

figure:-

OR
If a line intersects sides AB and AC of a  ABC at D
and E respectively and is parallel to BC, prove
𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐸
that = , see fig.
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐶
23 Two tangents PQ and PR are drawn from an 2
external point to a circle with centre O. Prove that
QORP is a cyclic quadrilateral.

24 Prove that 2
cot 𝐴 + tan 𝐴 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴. 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴
OR
Prove that
𝑠𝑒𝑐²𝐴 − 1 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛²𝐴

25 Find the radius of a circle whose area is equal to sum of areas of the two circles of 2
diameters 16 cm and 12 cm.
SECTION B
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26 Given that √5 is an irrational number than prove that 3 + 2√5 is irrational. 3

OR

Prove that √3 + √5 is irrational. It is given that √3 and √5 both are irrational.

27 Two straight paths are represented by the equation 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 14 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 4 . Check 3
whether the paths cross each other or not.
If yes than find the value of x and y for which roads will cross.
28 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomials 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥² − 2𝑎𝑥 + 𝑎², and verify the 3
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients
29 In the fig. in circle of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 touches the sides BC, CA and AB at D, E and respectively. 3
1
Prove that: - AF + BD + CE = AE + BF + CD = 2
(Perimeter of∆𝐴𝐵𝐶).

30 √3 3 3
If sin A – 2 cos A = 0 and 0° < 𝐴 < 90°, find the value of A.
2
31 An integer is chosen between 0 and 100. What is the probability that it is 3
(i) Divisible by 13 (ii) Not divisible by 13
OR
A die has its six faces marked 0, 1, 1, 1, 6, 6. Two such dice are thrown together and
the total score is recorded. Find
 (i) How many different totals are possible?
(ii) What is the probability of getting a total of 7?
SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32 Difference of the areas of two squares is 304 m². If the difference of their perimeters 5
is 8 m, find the sides of the two squares.
33 CD and GH are respectively the bisectors of ∠ACB and ∠EGF such that D and H lie 5
on sides AB and FE of ∆ABC and ∆EFG respectively.
If ∆ABC ~∆EFG, show that :-
CD AC
(i) =
GH FG
(ii) ∆𝐷𝐶𝐵 ~∆HGE

OR
In the fig. DE ∥ AE. Prove that :-

BF BE
=
FE EC

34 A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and th radius of its top 5
which is open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim. When lead shots, each of
which is a sphere of radius 0.25 cm are dropped into the vessel, 2/5 water flows out.
Find the number of lead shots dropped into the vessel.
35 Find the value of the frequency f1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 f2 in the following frequency distribution table 5
if N = 40 and median is 32.5.
Marks No of students
0 -10 f1
10 -20 5
20 -30 9
30 - 40 12
40 -50 f2
50 -60 3
 60- 70 2

OR
The Daily wages of 110 workers, obtained in a survey, are
tabulated below :
Daily 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200 200-220 220-240
Wages
(in Rs.)
Number 10 15 20 22 18 12 13
of
workers
Compute the modal daily wages of these workers.
SECTION E (Case study based question)
Section E consists of 3 questions of 4 marks each

36 Ravi wanted to construct a cinema hall in his hometown. He wanted arrange seats in
such a manner that there are total 9 seats in the first row, 11 seats in second row, 13
seats in the third row and so on in same pattern.

Now answer the following question.

(a) Determine that list of numbers describing the number of seats in each row 1
forming an A. P.?
(b) How many seats will be in 15th row? 1
(c) If there are total 560 seats in the cinema hall, then find the total number of 2
rows?

37 Saurav has a dream that he will become

a space scientist. He likes to draw rocket
pictures. One day he drew a rough sketch
on a graph paper. The picture is given
below.

Now answer these question:-

(a) Observe the sketch and find the 1
co ordinates of point B, C, F and
G.
(b) Find the distance between D and 1
E with the help of distance
formula only.
(c) What will be the coordinates of 2
point which divides the line
segment BC in the ration 1:3?
38 With the help of inclinometer we can measure angle of elevation, angle of depression
of an object with respect to the height and distance.

One day Rashmi was observing an airplane. The angle of elevation the aeroplane from
a point P on the ground is 60°. 20 seconds later the angle of elevation changes to 30°.
It is assumed that the aeroplane was flying at a constant height of 3000 m, now answer
the following question.
(a) Draw a labeled figure on the basis of the given information. 1
(b) With the help figure drawn in the part (a) calculate the distance covered by the 1
plane during the period of observation.
2
(c) What is the average speed of the aeroplane? (Given √3 = 1.73)