SHIWALIK INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION 2024-25

SUBJECT- MATHEMATICS
CLASS - X
TIME – 3 HOURS M.M- 80
SECTION – A (40 Marks)
(ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY)
Question 1

Multiple choice questions (15)

i) A polynomial in 𝑥 is divided by (𝑥 − 𝑎), and for (𝑥 − 𝑎) to be a factor of this polynomial, the
remainder should be

a) −𝑎 b) 𝑎 c) 0 d) 2𝑎

ii) Naveen deposits Rs.800 every month in a recurring deposit account for 6 months. If he receives
Rs.4884 at the time of maturity, then the interest he earns is:
a) Rs.84 b) Rs.42 c) Rs.24 d) Rs.284
iii) In the given figure ∠BAP = ∠DCP = 70o, PC = 6 cm and CA = 4 cm,
then PD:DB is:
a) 5:3 b) 3:5

c) 3:2 d) 2:3

iv) In the given diagram, PS and PT are the tangents to the circle. SQ || PT
and ∠SPT = 80°. The value of ∠QST is:

(a)140° (b) 90° (c) 80° (d) 50°

v) In the adjoining figure, the length of PR is

a) 3√3cm b) 6√3 cm c) 9√3cm d18cm

vi) Volume of a cylinder of height 3 cm is 48π. Radius of the cylinder is:

(a) 48 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 24 cm

vii) Which of the following cannot be determined graphically for a grouped frequency distribution?

(a) Median (b) Mode (c) Quartiles (d) Mean

viii) Assertion (A): A die is thrown once and the probability of getting an even number is 𝟐/𝟑 .
 Reason (R): The sample space for even numbers on a die is {2, 4, 6}.

(a) A is true, R is false.

(b) A is false, R is true.

(c) Both A and R are true.

(d) Both A and R and false.

2 0 𝑥 2
ix) If [ ] [ ] = [ ], the value of x and y respectively are:
0 4 𝑦 −8
(a) 1, –2 (b) –2, 1 (c) 1, 2 (d) –2, –1

x) The given table shows the distance covered and the time taken by a train moving at a uniform speed
along a straight track.

Distance (in m) 60 90 y

Time (in sec) 2 x 5

The values of x and y are:

(a) x = 4, y = 150 (b) x = 3, y = 100 (c) x = 4, y = 100 (d) x = 3, y = 150

xi) For an Intra-state sale, the CGST paid by a dealer to the Central government is Rs.120. If the marked
price of the article is Rs.2000, the rate of GST is:

(a) 6% (b) 10% (c) 12% (d) 16.67%

xii) The sum invested to purchase 15 shares of a company of nominal value Rs.75 available at a discount
of 20% is:

(a) Rs.60 (b) Rs.90 (c) Rs.1350 (d) Rs.900

xiii) The roots of the quadratic equation px2 – qx + r = 0 are real and equal if:

(a) p2 = 4qr (b) q2 = 4pr (c) – q2 = 4pr (d) p2 > 4qr

xiv) Points A (x, y), B (3, -2) and C (4, -5) are collinear. The value of y in terms of x is∶

(a) 3x – 11 (b) 11 - 3x (c) 3x – 7 (d) 7 – 3x

𝑥
xv) Given 𝑥 + 2 ≤ 3 + 3, 𝑥 is a prime number. The solution set for 𝑥 is

(a) φ (b) {0,1} (c) {1} (d) {0}

Question 2 (4+4+4)

a) Use the Remainder and factor theorem to factorise the given expression completely.

2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 + 6
b) In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. A, E and B are points on the straight line L. A and D are points on the
straight line M. Find:

i)slope of line L.

ii)equation of line L.

iii)coordinates of A if AE = EB.

iv)equation of line M.

c) In the given figure, QAP is the tangent

at point A and PBD is a straight line. If
∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 36°and ∠𝐴𝑃𝐵 = 42°, find

(a)∠𝐵𝐴𝑃

(b) ∠𝐴𝐵𝐷

(c) ∠𝑄𝐴𝐷

(d) ∠𝐵𝐶𝐷

Question 3 (4+4+5)

a) In a Geometric progression (G.P) the first term is 24 and fifth term is 8.Find the ninth term of the GP.

b) The adjoining figure represents a solid consisting of a right circular cylinder with a hemisphere at one
end and a cone at the other. Their common radius is 7 cm. The height of the cylinder and the cone are
each of 4 cm. Find the volume of the solid.

c) Use graph sheet for this question. Take 2 cm = 1 unit along the axes.

i)Plot the points 𝐴 (0,3), 𝐵 (2,3), 𝐶 (3,0).

ii) Reflect A and B in the x-axis and name them as E and D respectively.

iii)Reflect B and C in the y-axis and name them as H and G respectively.

iv)Reflect B in the origin and name it as F.

v)Join A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and A and make it a closed figure.

 SECTION-B (40 Marks)

(Attempt any four questions)

Question 4 (3+3+4)

a) A man invest Rs.22500 in Rs.50 shares available at 10% discount. If the dividend paid by the company
is 12%. Calculate

i) the number of shares purchased.

ii) the annual dividend received.

iii) the rate of return he gets on his investment, give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

b) Solve the linear inequation and write the solution set. Also represent the solution set on the number
line.

11𝑥 − 4 < 15𝑥 + 4 ≤ 13𝑥 + 14 𝑥 ∈ 𝑾

c) Prove the following trigonometry identity.
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
− = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴 1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴
Question 5 (3+3+4)

a) In the given figure PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral PQ and SR produced meet at T.

(i) Prove ΔTPS~ΔTRQ.

ii) Find SP if TP = 18 cm, RQ = 4 cm and TR = 6 cm.

(iii) Find area of quadrilateral PQRS if area of ΔPTS = 27 cm2.

b) Mr. James has a recurring deposit account in a bank. He deposits ₹2500 per month for 2 years. If he
gets ₹66250 at the time of maturity, find the i) interest paid by the bank ii) the rate of interest.

c) Using step deviation method find the mean for the following distribution.

Class 0-15 15-30 30-45 45-60 60-75 75-90

Frequency 3 4 7 6 8 2

Question 6 (3+3+4)

a) Given a line segment AB joining the points 𝐴 (−4, 6) and 𝐵 (8, −3)

i) Find the ratio in which AB is divided by y-axis.

ii) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection.

b) In the figure, ABC and CEF are two triangles where BA is parallel to CE and AF:AC = 5:8.

i)Prove that Δ𝐴𝐷𝐹 ~ Δ𝐶𝐸𝐹

ii)Find AD if CE = 6 cm.

iii)If DF is parallel to BC, find area of ΔADF:area of ΔABC

c) Mrs. Mehra visits the market and buys the following items:

Sl. No. Item Price Discount Rate of GST

1. Medicines ₹950 - 5%

2. Shoes ₹3000 - 18%

3. Laptop Bag ₹1000 30% 18%

Find i) Total GST paid. ii)Total bill amount including GST.

Question 7 (5+5)

a) From the top of a tower 100 m high a man observes the angles of depression of two ships A and B, on
opposite sides of the tower as 45o and 38o respectively. If the
foot of the tower and the ships are in the same horizontal line
find the distance between the two ships A and B to the
nearest metre

(Use Mathematical Tables for this question)

b) The table shows the distribution of the scores obtained by 160 shooters in a shooting competition.
Use a graph sheet and draw an ogive for the distribution. (Take 2 cm = 10 scores on the X-axis and 2 cm
= 20 shooters on the Y-axis).

Scores 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100

No. of 9 13 20 26 30 22 15 10 8 7
shooters
Use your graph to estimate the following: (i) The median.

(ii) The number of shooters who obtained a score of more than 85%.

Question 8 (3+3+4)

a) A game of numbers has cards marked with 11, 12, 13, … 40. A card is drawn at random. Find the
probability that the number on the card drawn is: (i) A perfect square (ii) Divisible by 7
 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥3 𝑦3 𝑧3
b) If 𝑎 = 𝑏 = 𝑐 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎3
+ 𝑏3 + 𝑐 3 = 1.

c) The surface area of a solid metallic sphere is 1256 𝑐𝑚2. It is melted and recast into solid right circular
cones of radius 2.5 cm and height 8 cm. Calculate:

i) the radius of the solid sphere.

ii) the number of cones recast. (𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝜋 = 3.14)

Question 9 (3+3+4)

a) Solve the quadratic equation for x and give your answer correct to 2 decimal places:

𝑥2 − 5𝑥 − 10 = 0

b) The 5th term and the 9th term of an Arithmetic Progression are 4 and –12 respectively. Find:

(a) the first term (b) common difference (c) sum of 16 terms of the AP.

c) Draw a histogram for the following frequency distribution and find the mode from the graph. Take 2
cm = 5 units on x-axis and 1 cm = 2 units on y-axis.

Class 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30

Frequency 2 5 18 14 8 5

Question 10 (3+3+4)

a) A bus covers a distance of 240 km at a uniform speed. Due to heavy rain its speed gets reduced by 10
km/h and as such it takes two hours longer to cover the total distance. Assuming the uniform speed to
be ‘x’ km/h, form an equation and solve it to evaluate ‘x’.
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b) If 𝑋 = [ ], show that 6𝑋 − 𝑋2 = 9𝐼, where 𝐼 is the unit matrix of order 2.
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c) Use ruler and compasses only for the following questions. All constructions lines and arcs must be
clearly shown.

(i) Construct a ΔABC in which BC = 6.5 cm, ∠ABC = 60o, AB = 5 cm.

(ii)Construct the locus of points at a distance of 3.5 cm from A.

(iii) Construct the locus of points equidistant from AC and BC.

(iv) Mark 2 points X and Y which are a distance of 3.5 cm from A and also equidistant from AC and BC.
Measure XY.