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Sample/Pre-Board Paper 9
Class X Term 1 Exam Nov -Dec 2021
Mathematics (Standard) 041
Time Allowed: 90 minutes Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
1. The question paper contains three parts A, B and C.
2. Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.
3. Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.
4. Section C consists of 10 questions based on two Case Studies. Attempt any 8 questions.
5. There is no negative marking.

SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.

1. The sum of exponents of prime factors in the prime- 5. If in a lottery, there are 5 prizes and 20 blanks, then
factorisation of 1764 is the probability of getting a prize is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (a) 2
5 (b) 4
5

(c) 5 (d) 6 (c) 1

5 (d) 1

2. If the lines given by 3x + 2ky = 2 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 6. If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF such that
are parallel, then the value of k is 2AB = DE and BC = 8 cm then EF will be
(a) − 5 (b) 2 (a) 16 cm (b) 14 cm
4 5
(c) 12 cm (d) 10 cm
(c) 15 (d) 3
4 2
7. The value of the (tan2 60c + sin2 45c) is .......... .
3. TABC is isosceles with AC = BC . If AB = 2AC , 2 2
(a) 1
(b) 3
2 2
then the measure of +C will be
(c) 1 (d) 7
2
(a) 30c (b) 60c
(c) 45c (d) 90c 8. Which of the following rational number have non-
terminating repeating decimal expansion?
4. Given TABC ~TDEF , what is the ratio of 31
ar ^TABC h (a) (b) 71
3125 512
ar ^TDEF h
(c) 23 (d) None of these
200

9. What do you say about the lines represented by

2x + y = 3 and 4x + 2y = 6 ?
(a) lines are parallel (b) lines are coincident
(c) lines are intersecting (d) can’t say anything

10. The distance of a point P (x, y) from the origin is

(a) x2 − xy + y2 (b) x2 + xy + y2
(c) x2 + y2 (d) x2 + 3xy + y2

11. If sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial

(a) 3 : 4 3x2 − kx + 6 is 3, then the value of k will be
(b) 9 : 25 (a) 1 (b) 4
(c) 9 : 16 (c) 6 (d) 9
(d) 1 : 16
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12. Given that HCF (306, 1314) = 18. What is the LCM (a) isosceles triangle (b) scalene triangle
(306, 1314) (c) equilateral triangle (d) right angle triangle
(a) 22338 (b) 11164
(c) 16146 (d) 19248 17. Vertical angles of two isosceles triangles are equal. If
their areas are in the ratio 16 : 25, then the ratio of
1 1 their altitudes drawn from vertex to the opposite side
13. + =? will be
1 + sin θ 1 − sin θ
(a) 1 (b) 2 sec2 θ (a) 1
5 (b) 3
5

(c) 2 sin2 θ (d) 2 cos2 θ (c) 2

5 (d) 4
5

14. sin 90º + 1 is equal to 18. If 4 tan θ = 3 , b 4 sin θ − cos θ + 1 l = ?

cos 45º cosec 30º 4 sin θ + cos θ − 1

(a) 2 + 12 (b) 2 + 1 (a) 11

13 (b) 11
15
2

(c) 2 + 2 (d) 1 + 2 (c) 13

11 (d) 15
11

15. In a circle of radius 14 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 19. Given the linear equation 2x + 3y − 8 = 0 , select
45c at the centre, then the area of the sector is another linear equation in two variables such that the
geometrical representation of the pair so formed is
(a) 71 cm2 (b) 76 cm2 parallel lines.
(c) 77 cm2 (d) 154 cm2 (a) 5x + 2y − 9 = 0 (b) 6x + 9y + 7 = 0
(c) 4x + 6y − 16 = 0 (d) above all
16. In Figure +D = +E and AD = AE , then TBAC is
DB EC
20. On a single roll of a die, the probability of getting a
number 8 is ..........
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.4
(c) 1 (d) 0

SECTION B
Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.

21. The length, breadth and height of a room are 8 m 50 24. In the figure given below, ABCD is a rectangle. The
cm, 6 m 25 cm and 4 m 75 cm respectively. What is values of x and y will be
the length of the longest rod that can measure the
dimensions of the room exactly?
(a) 10 cm (b) 25 cm
(c) 50 cm (d) 75 cm

22. If the points A (4, 3) and B (x, 5) are on the circle with
centre O (2, 3), then the value of x is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 3 and 19 (b) 19 and 3
(c) 2 (d) 3
(c) 4 and 18 (d) 18 and 4

23. sin2 30º cos2 45º + 4 tan2 30º + 12 sin 90º − 2 cos2 90º + 241 = ?
25. If m and n are the zeroes of the polynomial
(a) 0 (b) 1 3x2 + 11x − 4 , then value of mn + mn will be
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a) 12
(b) − 145
12
145

(c) − 145
12 (d) 145
12

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26. What is the probability that 5 Sundays occur in the 33. In the given factor tree what is the composite number
month of November of a randomly selected year. M?
(a) 5
7 (b) 2
7

(c) 4
7 (d) 3
7

27. A game consists of tossing a coin 3 times and noting

the outcome each time. If getting the same result in
all the tosses is a success, what is the probability of
losing the game?
(a) 1
3

(b) 1
4

(c) 2
3

(d) 3
4

28. Given that sin ^A + 2B h = 23 and cos ^A + 4B h = 0 ,

where A and B are acute angles. The value of A is
(a) 30°
(b) 45°
(c) 60°
(d) 90°

29. If the vertices of TABC are A ^5, − 1h, B ^− 3, − 2h,

C ^− 1, 8h, the length of median through A will be
(a) 65
(b) 55 (a) 16380 (b) 32760
(c) 45 (c) 16190 (d) 32380
(d) 35
34. In the given figure below, CB | | QR and CA | | PR.
30. ABC is a triangle, PQ is the line segment intersecting Also AQ = 12 cm, AR = 20 cm, PB = CQ = 15 cm.
AB in P and AC in Q such that PQ | | BC and Calculate PC and BR.
divides TABC into two parts, the ratio BP : AB is
equal to
(a) ^ 2 − 1h : 2
(b) ^ 2 + 1h : 2
(c) 2 : ^ 2 + 1h
(d) 2 : ^ 2 − 1h

31. Point A lies on the line segment XY joining X ^6, − 6h

and Y ^− 4, − 1h in such a way that XY XA
= 25 . If point A
also lies on the line 3x + k ^y + 1h = 0 , the value of k is
(a) 2 The length PC is
(b) 3 (a) 15 cm (b) 25 cm
(c) 4 (c) 12 cm (d) 9 cm
(d) 5
35. If ^3, 2h and ^− 3, 2h are two vertices of an equilateral
32. 2 + sin θ =? triangle which contains the origin, the third vertex
cot θ − cosec θ will be
(a) 1 − cos θ (a) `1, 2 − 3j
(b) 1 + cos θ (b) `2, 1 − 3 3 j
(c) 1 + sin θ (c) `0, 2 − 3 3 j
(d) 1 − sin θ (d) `1, 2 − 3j

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36. In the given figure, AOB is a sector of angle 60c of a 38. If the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + px + q are double
circle with centre O and radius 17 cm. If AP = OB in value to the zeroes of 2x2 − 5x − 3 , the value of p
and AP = 15 cm, what is the area of the shaded and q will be
region?
(a) –2 and –3 (b) –6 and –5
(c) –5 and –6 (d) –3 and –2

!!! !
39. In the given figure APD, AQB , BRC and CSD , are
semi-circles of diameter 14 cm, 3.5 cm, 7 cm and
3.5 cm respectively. What is the area of the shaded
region? Use π = 227 .

(a) 60.5 cm2 (b) 126 cm2

(c) 91.4 cm2 (d) 78 cm2

37. In the given figure sectors of two concentric circles of

radii 7 cm and 3.5 cm are given. What is the area of
shaded region? Use π = 227 .

(a) 98.8 cm2 (b) 86.6 cm2

(c) 78.4 cm2 (d) 50.6 cm2

40. A man can row a boat downstream 20 km in 2 hours

and upstream 4 km in 2 hours.
What is his speed of rowing in still water ?
(a) 2 km/hr (b) 3 km/hr
(a) 9.62 cm2 (b) 18.14 cm2
(c) 6 km/hr (d) 8 km/hr
(c) 21.34 cm2 (d) 11.68 cm2

SECTION C
Case study based questions:
Section C consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each. Any 8 questions are to be attempted.

Case Based Questions: (41-45) 41. Who reaches the nearest point?
Amar, Akbar and Anthony are playing a game. Amar (a) Amar
climbs 5 stairs and gets down 2 stairs in one turn. (b) Akbar
Akbar goes up by 7 stairs and comes down by 2 stairs
every time. Anthony goes 10 stairs up and 3 stairs (c) Anthony
down each time. (d) All together reach to the nearest point.

42. How many times can they meet in between on same

stair ?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) No, they cannot meet in between on same stair.

Doing this they have to reach to the nearest point

of 100th stairs and they will stop once they find it
impossible to go forward. They can not cross 100th
stair in anyway.

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43. Who takes least number of steps to reach near

hundred?
(a) Amar
(b) Akbar
(c) Anthony
(d) All of them take equal number of steps.

44. What is the first stair where any two out of three will
meet together?
(a) Amar and Akbar will meet for the first time on
15th stair.
(b) Akbar and Anthony will meet for the first time on
35th stair.
(c) Amar and Anthony will meet for the first time on
21th stair.
(d) Amar and Akbar will meet for the first time on 46. What is the shape of the window that is uncovered?
21th stair.
(a) Right triangle (b) Equilateral triangle
(c) Isosceles triangle (d) Rectangle
45. What is the second stair where any two out of three
will meet together?
47. What will be the ratio of two sides of each curtain
(a) Amar and Akbar will meet on 21th stair.
(other than hypotenuse) ?
(b) Akbar and Anthony will meet on 35th stair.
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 2 : 3
(c) Amar and Anthony will meet on 21th stair.
(c) 1 : 1 (d) 3 : 2
(d) Amar and Anthony will meet on 35th stair.
48. What are the dimensions of the window ?
Case Based Questions: (46-50)
(a) 40 cm # 80 cm (b) 20 cm # 60 cm
Rani wants to make the curtains for her window as
(c) 80 cm # 120 cm (d) 40 cm # 120 cm
shown in the figure. The window is in the shape of
a rectangle, whose width and height are in the ratio
2 : 3 . The area of the window is 9600 square cm. 49. What will be the perimeter of the window ?
(a) 200 cm (b) 100 cm
(c) 400 cm (d) 450 cm

50. How much window area is covered by the curtains?

(a) 50% (b) 75%
(c) 25% (d) 80%

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