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Delhi Public School, Greater Noida Pre-Mid Term Exam Class X Mathematics SESSION 2020-21 Set 1 MM: 40 Time: 1.5 Hours Instructions

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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GREATER NOIDA

PRE-MID TERM EXAM


CLASS X
MATHEMATICS
SESSION 2020-21
SET 1
MM: 40 Time: 1.5 hours

Instructions:

i. All questions are compulsory


ii. The question paper consists of 12 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
iii. Section A contains 2 questions, Section B contains 3 questions of 2 marks each, Section C contains 4
questions of 3 marks each, and Section D contains 3 questions of 4 marks each.
iv. There is no overall choice. However an internal choice has been provided in 1 question of 1 mark, 1
question of 2 marks, 1 question of 3 marks and 1 question of 4 marks. You have to attempt only one of
the alternatives in all such questions.
v. Use of calculators is not permitted.

SECTION A

1. Fill in the blanks (5 × 1 = 5)


i. The H.C.F of two possible integers a and b, where a = p 3q 2 and b = pq 3.
ii. The graph of a quadratic polynomial intersects 𝑥 axis at the most at _______ points.
iii. The pair of equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 5 = 0 and −3𝑥 − 6𝑦 + 15 = 0 has __________ solutions.
iv. The value of discriminant will be ___________, if the roots of the equation are real and distinct.
OR
The value of discriminant will be ___________, if the roots of the equation have no real roots.
v. If a pair of linear equations in two variables is inconsistent, then the lines represented by two
equations are ___________
2. Answer the following questions: (5 × 1 = 5)
i. For what least value of ‘n’, a natural number (24) n is divisible by 8?
ii. If 23 × 3𝑎 × 𝑏 × 7 is the prime factorization of 2520, then find the value of 5𝑎 + 2𝑏.
iii. If the product of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial is 𝑥 2 − 3𝑎𝑥 + 2𝑎 2 − 1 is 7, then find the
value of 𝑎.
iv. If the lines given by 3𝑥 + 2𝑘𝑦 = 2 and 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 1 = 0 are parallel, then find the value of 𝑘.
v. What will be the nature of roots of the quadratic 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 7 = 0..

SECTION B (3 × 2 = 6)

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3. State whether is terminating or non-terminating. If terminating, then without actual division write its
240
decimal expansion.
OR
Explain why 3 × 5 × 7 + 7 is a composite number.
4. Find the value(s) of 𝑘 for which the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 2√2𝑘𝑥 + 18 = 0 has equal roots.
5. Solve for 𝑥 and 𝑦: 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 11; 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 4.

SECTION C (4 × 3 = 12)

6. Show that √5 is an irrational number.


7. The sum of the squares of two consecutive natural numbers is 313. Find the numbers.
8. Find the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞 for which the following system of equation has infinite number of solutions:
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 7
(𝑝 + 𝑞)𝑥 + (2𝑝 − 𝑞)𝑦 = 21

OR
Solve for 𝑥 and 𝑦:
2 5
+ =1
𝑥 𝑦
60 40
+ = 19
𝑥 𝑦
9. If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2, find a polynomial whose zeroes
are 2α+1 and 2β+1.

SECTION D (3 × 4 = 12)
10. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 6𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 12 and verify the relation between the coefficients and the
zeroes of the polynomial.
11. The side of a square exceeds the side of another square by 4cm and the sum of the areas of the two squares
is 400 sq. cm. Find the dimensions of the square.
OR
The perimeter of a right triangle is 60 cm and its hypotenuse is 25 cm. Find the area of the triangle.
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12. A fraction becomes if 1 is subtracted from both its numerator and denominator. If 1 is added to both
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1
numerator and denominator, it becomes . Find the fraction.
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