THE INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI

MODEL EXAMINATION, 2024-25

l)ATE :16.01.2025 Marks: 80
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Duration• . 3 hours
GR.AI>E: 10 MATHEMATICS

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
1. This question paper contains 38 questions. All Questions are compulsory
2. This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, r,, D and E. . d o are
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no.l 9 an 2
Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each. k h
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4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (YSA) type questions, carrying 0 mar eac ·8

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 is case study-based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub parts
of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice in 2 Question of Section B, 2 Questions of
Section C and 2 Questions of Section D have 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. Take rr =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
10. Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION-A

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial p(x) = 2x2 - k.../2x + 1 is .../2, then the
value of k is:
a) .../2 b) 2 c) 2.../2 d) -2

2. From a pack of 52 cards, red face cards are removed. After that a card is drawn at random from
· the pack. Find the probability that the card drawn is a spade card:
13
a) 46 b) 4
1 10
c) 46 d) «
13

3. What will be the value of cos A, if 7sin2A + 3 cos2A = 4 and 0 ~ A~ 900.

✓3
a) -2 c) 2 d) ~
2

4. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are -3 and 4, is

a) x2 - x + 12 b) x2 + x + 12 c) x2 - x - 12 d)2x2 + 2x - 24

5. If ax2 +bx+ c =0 has real and equal roots, then c =

)
-b b) .!!_ c) -b2
d)~
a za za 4a 4a

6. The first and last terms of an AP are 1 and 11. If the sum of its terms is 36, then the number of
terms will be:

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a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8
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7. Ifp and q are natural numbers and 'p' is a multiple of 'q', then what 1·s the HCF of 'p' and,.,
q,
a) pq b) p c) q d) p + q

8. The perimet er of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0,0) and (3, 0) is:
a) 7 +✓5 b) 7-✓5 c) 7 d) 12

9. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 14cm is 88cm2• The diamete
r of its
circular base is:
a) 2cm b) 1cm c) 4cm d) 7cm

10. In the given figure, 0 is the centre of a circle. If the area of the sector OAPB is
5
36
times the area of the circle, what is the value of x.

a) 80° b) 70° c) 60° d) 50°

11. The pair of equations x =a and y =b graphically represents lines which are
a) parallel b) intersecting at (b,a) c) coincident d) intersecting at (a,b)
12. The area of the triangle formed by the line ~ + ! = 1 with the coordinate axes is:
a b
a)ab b):.ab c)!ab d)2ab
2 4

13. If 5 tan0 - 12 = 0, then the value of sin 0 is:

S 12 S
a)- b)- c)- d) 12
12 13 13 s
14. A bag contains 100 cards numbered 1 to 100. A card is drawn at random from the bag.
What is
the probability that the number on the card is a perfect cube.
1 3 1 7
a) 20 b) so c) 2s d) 100

15. From point P, two tangent s PQ and PR are drawn to a circle

with centre at O. T is a point on the major arc QR of the circle.
·If LQPR = 50°, then LQTR equals: T p

a) 50° b) 130° c) 65° d) 90°

16. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of getting at least one head is:
1 1 3
a)- b)- c)- 7
d)-
4 8 4 8

17. The probability of a non-leap year having 53 Mondays is:

2 1 S
a) - b)- c) - d)-
6
7 7 7 7

18. If PA and PB are tangents from an external point P to a circle with centre 0, such that
PA= 10cm and LAPB = 60°,then the length of chord AB is:
a) 10cm b) 5cm c) HN2cm d) 5../Zcm
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t DIRECTION: In question numbers 19 and 20, a stat.ement of Assertio n (A) is followed by a
statemen t of Reason (R). Choose the correct option. . (A)
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
c) Assertion (A) is true, but reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false, but reason (R) is true.
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19. Assertion (A): Total surface area of a solid hemisphe re of diameter 'd' is; nd •

2
Reason (R): The total surface area of a solid hemisphe re is rrr • i
d the distance of Q
20. Assertion (A): From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm an
from the centre is 25 cm. Then the radius of the circle is 7cm.
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Reason (R): The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendic ular to the radius through e

point of contact.
SECTION-B

Section B consists of 5 question s of 2 marks each

21. Find the mode of the following data.

35-45 45-55 55-65 65-75 75-85

Marks 25-35
obtained
7 31 33 17 11 1
No. of
students

22. Find by prime factorisation the LCM and HCF of the numbers 18180 and 7575.
OR
Three bells ring at intervals of 6, 12 and 18minutes. If all the three bells rang at 6am, after how
many minutes will they ring together again.

23. If 4cot245° - sec 260° + sin2 60° + p =~.then find the value of p.
4
OR
If cos A+ cos 2 A= 1, then find the values of sin2 A+ sin4 A.

24. If Q (0,1) is equidista nt from P(5,-3) and R(x, 6), find the values ofx.

25. The co-ordinates of mid points of the line joining the points (3p,4) and (-2, 2q) is (5,p). Find the
values of p and q.
SECTION-C

Section C consists of 6 question s of 3 marks each

26. Find the values of p and q for which the following system of equations have infinite number of
solutions .
2x + 3y = 7
(x + 2y) p + (x - y) q = 21

27. Prove that ..../3 is an irrational number.

OR
_Prove that ( ..../2 + ..../3 ) is an irrational number, given that ..../6 is an irrationa l number .
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28. If the sum of the squares of zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x - Bx + k 1s 40, find the
2
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value of k.
OR
Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 5✓Sx2 + 30x + 8✓5.

p th t sin8 - cos8+1 _ 1
29 · rove a cos8+sin8-1 - sec8-tan8'

30. A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the area of the
corresponding minor segment of the circle. (Use 1t =3.14 and ._/3 =1.73)

31. P and Qare points on sides AB and AC respectively of MBC. If AP= 3cm, PB= 6cm,
AQ = 5cmand QC = 10cm, show that BC = 3 PQ

SECTIO N-D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each

32. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle t,o int.ersect the other two sides in distinct
points, then prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.

Use the above to find the value of x in the following:

In the given figure, DEii BC. If AD = x, DB = x - 2,
AE = x + 2 and EC= x -1, find the value ofx.
A D B

33. The difference of the two numbers is 3 and the difference of their reciprocals is 2-.
60
Find the
numbers.
OR
t9000 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 20 more
persons each would have got U60 less. Find the original number of persons.

34. If the median of the given data is 35, find the values of x and y.

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

interval
Frequency 10 20 X 40 V 25 15 170

35. From a point on a bridge across a river, the angles of depression of the banks on opposite sides
of the river are 30° and 45° respectively. If the bridge is at the height of 3m from the banks,
find the width of the river. (✓3 = 1.73)
OR
The angle of elevation of a jet plane from a point P on the ground is 60°. After a flight of 15
seconds, the angle of elevation changes to 30°. If the jet plane is flying at a constant height of
150ov'3m, find the speed of the jet plane.

SECTIO N-E

Section E consists of 3 questions of 4 marks each

36. It was a sunny afternoon, and the famous Frosty Treats Ice Cream Parl.our was bustling with
eager customers. The shopkeeper, Mr. Scoop, was getting ready to fill up his signature ice
cream cones. In the centre of the shop sat a large cylindrical container full of delicious vanilla

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 i<¥3 cream. The contain er had a diamet er of 12 cm, and a height of 15 cm. Mr.
Scoop was
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wondering how many of his special cones he could
fill with this ice cream.
Each cone was an interes ting design: it had a
height of 12 cm and a diamet er of 6 cm. On top of
the cone sat a perfect hemisphere of ice cream,
making it look both elegant and inviting.
Answer the following questions in terms of 1t.

i) What is the base area of cylindrical container. (1 mark)

ii) How much ice cream can be stored in the cylindrical container. (1 mark)
iii) Find the numbe r of such cones that can be filled with ice cream. (2 marks)
· OR
he needs to
Mr. Scoop got an order of 25 cones for a birthda y party, then how much ice cream
store in his shop. (2 marks)

people. The chairs

37. The school auditor ium was to be constructed to accommodate at least 1500
are to be placed in concentric circular arrange ment in such a way that each succee ding circula r
row has 10 seats more than the previous one.

row. ( 1 mark)
i) If the first circula r row has 30 seats, how many seats will be there in the 10th
the middle row
ii)If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats would be there in
(1 mark)
iii)For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be there. (2 marks)
OR
left to be put
If 1680 seats are to be arrange d in the auditorium, how many seats are still
after 10th row. (2 marks)

r fountai n such that

38. In a park, four poles are standin g at positions A, B, C and D around the circula
at P, Q, R and S
the cloth joining the poles AB, BC, CD and DA touches the circula r fountai n
respectively as shown in the figure .

B
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(lmark )
i) If O is the centre of the circula r fountain, then what is the measur e of LOSA.
(lmark )
ii)If AD= DC, then write the name of the Quadri lateral ABCD.
(2 marks)
iii)If DR= 7 cm and AD = 11 cm, then find the length of AP.
OR
e of LQOP.
If O is the centre of the circula r fountai n with LQBP = 60°, find the measur
(2 marks)
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