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SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS (BASIC) CLASS: FT(10th)

TIME: 3 HRS. MAX. MARKS: 80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 The question paper comprises Five Sections A, B, C, D & E.
 SECTION-A: Analytical MCQs (Questions 1 to 20, carrying 1 Mark Each).
 SECTION-B: Answer the following questions (Questions: 21 to 25 carrying 2 Marks Each).
 SECTION-C: Answer the following questions (Questions: 26 to 31 carrying 3 Marks Each).
 SECTION-D: Answer the following questions (Questions: 32 to 35 carrying 5 Marks Each).
 SECTION-E: Analytical Case Study Based Questions (Each carrying 4 marks).

SECTION - A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: (20 Marks)
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1. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x y and b = xy ; x, y are prime numbers, then HCF (a, b)
is
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2
2. Values of k for which the quadratic equation 2x2 – kx + k =0, has equal root is
(a) 0 only (b) 4 (c) 8 only (d) 0, 8
3. If ,  are the zeros of f(x) = 2x2 + 6x – 6 then
(a)      (b)      (c)      (d)     
4. For which value(s) of P, will the lines represented by the following pair of linear equations be parallel
3x – y – 5 = 0
6x – 2y – p = 0
(a) All real values except 10 (b) 10
(c) 5/2 (d) 1/2
5. What is common difference of an AP in which a18 – a 14 = 32?
(a) 8 (b) – 8 (c) –4 (d) 4
6. The co-ordinates of the points which divides the join of (–2, –2) and (–5, 7) in the ratio 2 : 1 is
(a) (4, –4) (b) (–3, 1) (c) (–4, 4) (d) (1, –3)
7. In triangles ABC and DEFB  E, F  C and AB = 3 DE. Then, the two triangles are
(a) Congruent but not similar (b) Similar but not congruent
(c) Neither congruent nor similar (d) Congruent as well as similar
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8. If sin A  , then the value of cot A is
2
1 3
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d) 1
3 2
9. If sin   cos   2 cos ,(  90o ) then the value of tan  is:

(a) 2 1 (b) 2 1 (c) 2 (d)  2

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10. In the figure, ACB  CDA, AC  6 and AD = 3 cm, then find the length of AB.
C

A D B
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
11. In the adjoining figure, PA and PB are tangents from a point P to a circle with centre O. Then the
quadrilateral OAPB must be a

O P

(a) Square (b) Rhombus (c) Cyclic quadrilateral (d) Parallelogram

12. The nth term of A.P., the sum whose n terms is Sn, is
(a) Sn  Sn 1 (b) Sn  Sn 1 (c) Sn  Sn 1 (d) Sn  Sn 1
13. If AB = 8cm and PE = 3cm, the AE =
B
D

P A

E
C
(a) 11 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 3 cm
14. Two circles touch each other externally at P. AB is a common tangent to the circle touching them at A and
B. The value of  APB is
(a) 30o (b) 45 o (c) 60 o (d) 90 o
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15. If the difference between the circumference and radius of a circle is 37 cm, then using   , the
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circumference (in cm) of the circle is
(a) 154 (b) 44 (c) 14 (d) 7
1 1 1
16. If , , are in A.P. Then, x =
x  2 x 3 x 5
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
17. If the radius of a circle is diminished by 10%, then its area is diminished by
(a) 10% (b) 19% (c) 20% (d) 36%
18. The probability that a non-leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays is
1 2 3 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 7 7 7

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19. Assertion: A line drawn parallel to any one side of a triangle intersects the other two sides proportionally.
Reason: Parallel lines cannot be drawn to any one side of a triangle.
(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: The H.C.F. of two numbers is 16 and their product is 3072. Then their L.C.M. = 162.
Reason: If a and b are two positive integers, then H.C.F. x L.C.M. = a x b.
(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
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: (2 Marks Each)
21. What is the area of a sector of circle of radius 5cm formed by an arc of length 3.5 cm?
22. A kite is flying at a height of 75 metres from the ground level, attached to a string inclined at 60 o to the
horizontal. Find the length of the string to the nearest metre.

[Take 3  1.732 ]

y
23. If 2x + y = 23 and 4x – y = 19, find the values of 5y – 2x and 2.
x
CA CE
24. If BD  AC and CE  AB , prove that 
AB DB .
C

D F

A E B
OR
Four equal circles, each of radius 5 cm, touch each other as shown in figure. Find the area included between
them (Take  = 3.14).

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25. Prove the following:

sin  1  cos 
  2cos ec
1  cos  sin 
OR
An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a tower. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from her
eyes is 45o. What is the height of the tower?
SECTION - C
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: (3 Marks Each)
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26. Compute the zeroes of the polynomial 4x – 4x – 8. Also, establish a relationship between the zeroes and
coefficients.
27. If  and  are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial p(x) = 4x2 – 5x – 1, find the value of  .
28. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and additional charge for each day thereafter.
Saritha paid Rs.27 for a book kept for seven days, while Susy paid Rs.21 for the book she kept for five days.
Find the fixed charge and the charge for each extra days.
OR
One-fourth of a herd of camels was seen in the forest. Twice the square root of the herd had gone to
mountains and the remaining 15 camels were seen on the bank of a river. Find the total number of camels.
29. Find the area of the shaded region in figure, where arcs drawn with centres A, B, C and D intersect in pairs
at mid-points P, Q, R, and S of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA, respectively of a square ABCD.
(Use =3.14)
A P B

S Q 12 cm

D R C
30. The sum of the first three terms of an A.P. is 33. If the product of first and the third term exceeds the second
term by 29, find the A.P.
OR
1 1 1 1
Prove:   
cos ec  cot  sin  sin  cos ec  cot 
31. A letter is chosen at random from the letters of the word ‘ASSASSINATION’. Find the probability that the
letter chosen is a(i) vowel (ii) consonant.
SECTION - D
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: (5 Marks Each)
32. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h faster, it would
have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6 km/h, it would have
taken 6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the journey.
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OR
If (1, 2), (4, y), (x, 6) and (3, 5) are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, find x and y.
33. As observed from the top of a 100 m high light house from the sea-level, the angles of depression of two
ships are 30° and 45°. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the light house, find the
distance between the two ships. [Use = 1.732] (5 Marks)
34. A toy is the shape of a right circular cylinder with a hemisphere on one end and a cone on the other. The
height and radius of the cylindrical part are 13 cm and 5 cm respectively. The radii of the hemispherical and
conical parts are the same as that of the cylindrical part. Calculate the surface area of the toy if the height of
the conical part is 12 cm.
OR
A solid toy is the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The height of the cone is 4cm
and the diameter of the base is 8cm. Determine the volume of the toy. If a cube circumscribes the toy, then
find the difference of the volumes of cube and the toy. Also, find the total surface area of the toy.
35. The following is the cumulative frequency distribution (of less than type) of 1000 persons each of age 20
years and above. Determine the means age.
Age below (in years) 30 40 50 60 70 80
Number of persons 100 220 350 750 950 1000

SECTION - E
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY:
36. To enhance the reading skills of grade X students, the school nominates you and two of your friends to set
up a class library. There are two sections-section A and section B of grade X. There are 32 students in
section A and 36 students in section B.

(a) What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library, so that they can be
distributed equally among students of Section A or Section B? (1 Mark)
(b) Show that 7  11  13  15  15 is a composite. (1 Mark)
2 2
(c) If p and q are positive integers such that p = ab and q = a b, where a, b are prime numbers, then the
LCM (p, q) is (2 Marks)

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37. In order to conduct Sports Day activities in your School, lines have been drawn with chalk powder at a
distance of 1m each, in a rectangular shaped ground ABCD, 100 flower pots have been placed at a distance
of 1m from each other along AD, as shown in given figure below. Niharika runs 1/4 th the distance AD on
the 2nd line and posts a green flag. Preet runs 1/5th distance AD on the eighth line and posts a red flag.

(a) Find the position of the green flag. (1 Mark)

(b) What is the distance both flags? (1 Mark)
(c) If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfways between the line segment joining the two flags,
where should she post her flag? (2 Marks)
38. Your elder brother wants to buy a car and plans to take a loan from a bank for his car. He repays his total
loan of Rs.1,1800 by paying every month starting with the first installment of Rs.1000. If he increases the
installment by Rs.100 every month, answer the following:

(a) The amount paid by him in 30th installment is (1 Mark)

(b) If the total installments are 40 then the amount paid in the last installment? (2 Marks)
(c) The ratio of the 1st installment to the last installment is (1 Marks)

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