QUANTEM JEE ACADEMY

Date : 26-01-2025 STD 10 Maths Total Marks : 80

Maths 1

* Choose the right answer from the given options. [1 Marks Each] [18]

1. The graph of a quadratic polynomial p(x) passes through the points (-6,0), (0,
-30), (4,-20) and (6,0). The zeroes of the polynomial are
(A) −6, 0 (B) 4, 6 (C) −30, −20 (D) −6, 6
2. The value of k for which the system of equations 3x-ky= 7 and 6x+ 10y =3 is
inconsistent, is
(A) −10 (B) −5 (C) 5 (D) 7
3. Which of the following statements is not true?
(A) A number of secants can be drawn at any point on the circle
(B) Only one tangent can be drawn at any point on a circle.
(C) A chord is a line segment joining two points on the circle
(D) From a point inside a circle only two tangents can be drawn.
4. If nth term of an A.P. is 7n-4 then the common difference of the A.P. is
(A) 7 (B) 7n (C) −4 (D) 4
5. The radius of the base of a right circular cone and the radius of a sphere are
each 5 cm in length. If the volume of the cone is equal to the volume of the
sphere then the height of the cone is
(A) 5 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 4 cm
6. If tan θ =
5
then
4 sin θ+cos θ
is equal to
2 4 sin θ−cos θ

(A) 11

9
(B) 3

2
(C) 9

11
(D) 4

7. In the given figure, a tangent has been drawn at a point P on the circle centred
at O.

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 If ∠T P Q = 110
∘
then ∠P OQ is equal to
(A) 110 ∘
(B) 70 ∘
(C) 140 ∘
(D) 55 ∘

8. −
− −
−
A quadratic polynomial having zeroes −√
5

2
and √
5

2
is
– –
(A) x 2
− 5√2x + 1 (B) 8x 2
− 20 (C) 15x 2
−6 (D) x2
− 2√5x − 1

9. Consider the frequency distribution of 45 observations.

Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Frequency 5 9 15 10 6
The upper limit of median class is
(A) 20 (B) 10 (C) 30 (D) 40
10. O is the point of intersection of two chords AB and CD of a circle.

If ∠BOC = 80
∘
and OA = OD then △ODA and △OBC are
(A) equilateral and similar (B) isosceles and similar
(C) isosceles but not similar (D) not similar
11. The roots of the quadratic equation x
2
+x−1 = 0 are
(A) Irrational and distinct (B) not real
(C) rational and distinct (D) real and qual

12. If θ = 30
∘
then the value of 3 tan θ is
(A) 1 (B) 1
(C) 3
(D) not defined
√3 √3

13. The volume of a solid hemisphere is 396

cm
3
. The total surface area of the solid
7

hemisphere (in sq.cm) is

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 (A) 396

7
(B) 594

7
(C) 549

7
(D) 604

14. In a bag containing 24 balls, 4 are blue, 11 are green and the rest are white. One
ball is drawn at random. The probability that drawn ball is white in colour is
(A) 1

6
(B) 3

8
(C) 11

24
(D) 5

15. The point on the x- axis nearest to the point (-4,-5) is

−−
(A) (0, 0) (B) (-4, 0) (C) (-5, 0) (D) (√41 , 0)

16. Which of the following gives the middle most observation of the data?
(A) Median (B) Mean (C) Range (D) Mode

17. A point on the x-axis divides the line segment joining the points A(2, −3) and
B(5, 6) in the ratio 1:2. The point is

(A) (4, 0) (B) ( 7

2
,
3

2
) (C) (3, 0) (D) (0,3)

18. A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of playing cards. The probability of
getting red face card is
(A) 3

13
(B) 1

2
(C) 3

52
(D) 3

26

* A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). [2]

Choose the correct option.

19. Assertion (A): HCF of any two consecutive even natural numbers is always 2.
Reason (R): Even natural numbers are divisible by 2.
(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 (A)
(C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false
(D) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

20. Assertion (A) : If the radius of sector of a circle is reduced to its half and angle is
doubled then the perimeter of the sector remains the same.
Reason (R) : The length of the arc subtending angle θ at the centre of a circle of
radius r =
Πrθ

180
.
(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 (A)
(C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false
(D) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

* Given section consists of questions of 2 marks each. [10]

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21. Find the H.C.F and L.C.M of 480 and 720 using the Prime factorisation method.
22. Two dice are rolled together bearing numbers 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12. Find the
probability that the product of numbers obtained is an odd number
23. Evaluate: 2 sin
2 ∘
60 − tan
2
30
∘

2 ∘
sec 45

24. Find the point(s) on the x-axis which is at a distance of −−

√41 units from the point
(8, −5) .
25. Show that the points A(-5,6), B(3, 0) and C( 9, 8) are the vertices of an isosceles
triangle.

* Given section consists of questions of 3 marks each. [18]

26. In △ABC, D, E and F are midpoints of BC, CA and AB respectively. Prove that

△F BD ∼ △DEF and △DEF ∼ △ABC

27. The sum of two numbers is 18 and the sum of their reciprocals is 9/40. Find the
numbers.
28. If α and β are zeroes of a polynomial 2
6x − 5x + 1 then form a quadratic
polynomial whose zeroes are α
2
and β
2
.
29. If cos θ + sin θ = 1 , then prove that cos θ − sin θ = ±1

30. (a) The minute hand of a wall clock is 18 cm long. Find the area of the face of
the clock described by the minute hand in 35 minutes.
31. Prove that –
√3 is an irrational number.

* Given section consists of questions of 5 marks each. [20]

32. (A)Solve the following system of linear equations graphically:

x + 2y = 3, 2x − 3y + 8 = 0

33. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are
equal.
Using above result, find the length BC of △ABC . Given that, a circle is inscribed
in △ABC touching the sides AB, BC and CA at R, P and Q respectively and

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 AB = 10cm , AQ = 7cm, CQ = 5cm .

34. A boy whose eye level is 1.35 m from the ground, spots a balloon moving with
the wind in a horizontal line at some height from the ground. The angle of
elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the boy at an instant is 60
∘
. After 12
seconds, the angle of elevation reduces to ∘
30 . If the speed of the wind is 3m/s

then find the height of the balloon from the ground. (Use
–
√3 = 1.73 )
35. Find the mean and median of the following dat
Class 85-90 90-95 95-100 100-105 105-110 110-115
frequency 15 22 20 18 15 25

* Case study based questions [12]

36. Ms. Sheela visited a store near her house and found that the glass jars are
arranged one above the other in a specific pattern.On the top layer there are 3
jars. In the next layer there are 6 jars. In the 3rd layer fromthe top there are 9
jars and so on till the 8th layer.On the basis of the above situation answer the
following questions.(i) Write an A.P whose terms represent the number of jars in
different layers startingfrom top . Also, find the common difference.(ii) Is it
possible to arrange 34 jars in a layer if this pattern is continued? Justify
youranswer.(iii) (A) If there are ' n ' number of rows in a layer then find the
expression for finding the total number of jars in terms of n . Hence find S8 .
OR(iii) (B) The shopkeeper added 3 jars in each layer. How many jars are there in
the 5 th layer from the top?
37.

Triangle is a very popular shape used

in interior designing. The picture given above shows a cabinet designed by a
famous interior designer.Here the largest triangle is represented by △ABC and
smallest one with shelf is represented by △DEF . P Q is parallel to EF .(i) Show
that △DP Q ∼ △DEF . (ii) If DP = 50cm and P E = 70cm then find PQ

EF
.(iii) (A) If
and then show that is constant.
perimeter of △ABC
2AB = 5DE △ABC ∼ △DEF
perimeter of △DEF

OR(iii) (B) If AM and DN are medians of triangles ABC and DEF respectively
then prove that △ABM ∼ △DEN .
38. Metallic silos are used by farmers for storing grains. Farmer Girdhar has
decided to build a new metallic silo to store his harvested grains. It is in the
shape of a cylinder mounted by a cone.Dimensions of the conical part of a silo is
as follows:Radius of base = 1.5 mHeight = 2 mDimensions of the cylindrical part
of a silo is as follows:Radius = 1.5 mHeight = 7 mOn the basis of the above
information answer the following questions.(i) Calculate the slant height of the
conical part of one silo.(ii) Find the curved surface area of the conical part of
one silo.(iii)(A) Find the cost of metal sheet used to make the curved cylindrical
part of 1 silo at the rate of ₹ 2000 per m
2
. OR(iii) (B) Find the total capacity of
one silo to store grains.
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