Pre Board Standard Mathematics Class X Question Paper 2020-2021

INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL AL-JUBAIL
Class- X Session- 2020-21

Subject- Mathematics (Standard)
PRE-BOARD
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains two parts A and B.
2. Both Part A and Part B have internal choices.
Part —A:
1. It consists two sections- | and Il.
2. Section | has 16 questions of 1 mark each. Internal choice is provided in 5
questions.
3. Section Il has 4 question on case study. Case study has 5 case-based sub-parts.
An examinee is to attempt any 4 out of 5 sub-parts.
Part -—B:
1. Question No 21 to 26 are Very short answer Type questions of 2 mark each,
2. Question No 27 to 33 are Short Answer Type questions of 3 marks each
3. Question No 34 to 36 are Long Answer Type questions of 5 marks each.
4. Internal choice is provided in 2 questions of 2 marks, 2 questions of 3 marks

and 1 question
of 5 marks.
Part-A
Section-l
Section | has 16 questions of 1 mark each. Internal choice is provided in 5
questions.
1. Find after how many places of decimal the decimal form of the number
27 . .
— will terminate.
98 f4 2
2° ..5° 2.3
OR
Express 429 as a product of its prime factors.
2. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeros are ( 5 +2/3 and ( 5-2/3
3. Find the value of ‘a’ so that the point (3, a) lies on the line represented
by 2x - 3y = 5.
4. Ifx =a, y = bis the solution of the pair of equations x — y = 2 andx + y = 4,

find the
values of a and b.
aD
oO
1+ 2k
Write the m* tthe Ap. + 1k

rite the m® term of the AP. £4.
OR
If the n™ term of an ALP. is pn + q, find its common difference.
- If one root of 5x2 + 13x+k=Ois the reciprocal of the other root, then find value
of k.
Find the value of k for which the roots of the quadratic equation
(k — 5)x? + 2(k —5)x+2=0 are equal.
OR
If one root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + 2x + k = 0 is — > then find the
value of k.
. If, from an external point P of a circle with centre O, two

tangents PA and PB are drawn such that “ BPA = 120°, then
show that OP = 2PA.
In fig. 1, there are two concentric circles with centre O. PRT and PQS are tangents
to
the inner circle from a point P lying on the outer circle. If PR = 5 cm, find the
length
of PS.
In fig. 3, PQ is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O and

OP cuts
the circle at T and QOR 1s a diameter. If “POR = 130° and S is a point on the
circle,
find 41 + 72.
S Q
49, DE is drawn parallel to the base BC of a AABC, meeting AB at
D and AC atE. If “ = 4 and CE =2 cm, find AE.
11. How many tangents can be drawn from a point lying inside a circle?
12. If\3 tan 0 = 3 sin 9, find the value of sin 0.
13. If 9 =45°, then find the vlaue of cosec? 0 .
14.The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the
minute hand in one minute.
15. Two cubes have their volumes in the ratio 1 : 27. Find the ratio of their
surface areas.
16. Find the probability that in a leap year there will be 53 Tuesdays.
OR
A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52

playing cards. Find the probability of getting (1) a red king
(ii) a queen or a jack.
Section-ll
Case study based questions are compulsory. Attempt any four sub parts of each
question. Each subpart carries 1 mark
Case Study based-1
17. Students ofa school are standing in rows and columns in their playground for a
drill practice.
A, B, C and D are the positions of four students as shown in the figure.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1412 13
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Answer the following questions.
(a) What are the coordinates of A and B respectively?
(i) AG. 5); B(7. 8) (ii) AG, 3); BCS, 7) (iii) AG. 5): B(7. 9) (iv) AG. 3): BO. 7)
(b) What are the coordinates of C and D respectively?

(i) C(.1, 5): DC7, 1) Gi) C(S. 11): DC, 7) Git) C(S. 11): D7. Div) C(S, 11): D(-1.
7)
(c) Is it possible to place Ram(R) in the drill in such a way that he is

equidistant from all the
four students A, B, C and D?
(1) yes (ii) not possible (ii1) not sure (iv) none
(d) What are the coordinates of the position of Ram?
(i) (7. 5) Gi) (5. 7) Gi) (7. 7) Gav) (5. 5)
(e) What is the distance between B and D?

(1) 5 units (i1) 14 units
(iii) 8 units (iv) 10 units
Case Study based-2
18. One triangular agricultural land is there and adjacent to it one triangular
pond is there. The figure
of the same is shown below in which AB || CD and DE || CA. Triangles are said to be
similar if
they are of same shape. Also, the corresponding sides of similar triangles are
proportions. Based
on the above information and given below figure, answer the following questions.
20m
B > A
E ¥
=
=
—
W
3
(i) Which similarity criterion has been used in the given figure?
(a) SAS (b) AA similarity (c) SSS (d) None of these
(ii) In the given similar triangles, 2ABC =
(a) ZEDC (b) ZDEC (c) ZDCE (d) None of these
(iii) The value of x is
(a) 16m (b) 14m (c) 7m (d) 12.6m
(iv) If perimeter of AABC is 50 cm, then CE =
(a) 14m (b) 9.2 m (c) 10.5 m (d) 9.8m
(v) Length of BE is equal to
(a) 9.8m (b) 4.2m (c) 5.6m (d) 3.5m
Case Study based-3
19. The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund
was created on
28 March 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The fund will be used for
combating,
and containment and relief efforts against the coronavirus outbreak and similar
pandemic like
situations in the future.
The allotment officer is trying to come up with a method to calculate fair division
of funds across
various affected families so that the fund amount and amount received per family
can be easily
adjusted based on daily revised numbers. The total fund allotted for a village is
2+ 62° +20r+9.
The officer has divided the fund equally among families of the village and each
family receives an
amount of a + 27+ 2. After distribution, some amount is left.
(i) How many families are there in the village?

(a) w+4 (b) «3
(c) «-4 (d) +3
(ii) Ifan amount of 21911 is left after distribution, what is value of 2?
(a) 190 (b) 290

(c) 191 (d) 291
(iii) How much amount does each family receive?
(a) 24490 (b) 34860
(c) 22540 (d) 36865
(iv) What is the amount of fund allocated?
(a) Rs 72 72 759 (b) Rs 75 72 681
(c) Rs 69 72 846 (d) Rs 82 74 888
(v) How many families are there in the village?
(a) 191 (b) 98
(c) 187 (d) 195
Case Study based-4
20. 4 survey was conducted by the Education Ministry of India. The following
distribution
gives the state-wise teachers-students ratio in higher secondary schools of India.
Number of 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55

students per
teacher
Number of 3 8 9 10 3 0 0 2
states/u.t
i. The model class is

a. 40-45 b. 30-35 c. 50-55 d. 25-30
ii. The mean of this data is
a. 19.2 b. 22.9 c. 39.2 d. 29.2
iii. The mode of the data is
a. 36.625 b. 30.625 c. 32.625 d.31.625
iv. Half of upper class limit +lower class limit is
a.Class interval b. Classmark c. class value d. Class size

v.The construction of the cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
a.Mean b. Mode c. Median d.All of the above
Part -B
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one.
*?- On a morning walk, three persons step out together and their steps
measure 30 cm, 36 cm and 40 cm respectively. What is the minimum
distance each should walk so that each can cover the same distance in
complete steps ?
*2-Find the coordinates of the point on x-axis, which is
> equidistant from the points (— 2, 5) and (2, — 3).
OR
Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line
segment joining the points A (7, — 2) and B (1, — 5).
23. If a and B are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 5x- — 7x + 1, then find the
B
i a
value of | —+
(Bo a,
24. Draw two concentric circles of radii 3 cm and 5 cm. Taking a point on the
outer circle, construct the pair of tangents to the inner circle.
1 1 1 ]
2s. Prove that : cosecO+cot@ sin@ sin@ cosec@—cot 0
OR
If tan 8 + sin 6 = m, tan 8 — sin 8 = n, show that
m?—-n*=4.\/mn
26, In Fig. (1). ABC is a triangle in which “B = 90°, BC = 48 cm and AB = 14cm. A

circle is inscribed in the triangle, whose centre is O. Find radius r of in-circle.
Cc
48 cm
Me
Ba
14cm
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
Prove that 2+5¥vV3 is an irrational number, given that v3 is an

irrational number.
If the roots of the quadratic equation (a — b) x? +(b—c)x+(c—a) =O are

equal, prove that 2a=b+e.
Solve for xtil x-l

Solve ory: y+]
In figure (5) a circle of radius 7 cm is inscribed in a square. Find the area of

shaded
region. (use m = 3.14)
P B Q
If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other

two sides in distinct points, prove that the other two sides are divided in
the same ratio.
OR
Prove that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to

the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Find the values of frequencies x and y in the following frequency

distribution table, if N = 100 and median is 32.
Marks : 0— 10] 10 — 20] 20 — 30 | 30 — 40 |40 — 50) 50 — 60 | Total
No. of Students : 10 x 25 30 y 10 100

The shadow of a tower at a time is three times as long as its shadow
when the angle of elevation of the sun is 60°. Find the angle of elevation
of the sun at the time of the longer shadow.

33.
34.
35.
36.
The following table gives the number of participants in a yoga camp :
Age (in years) : 20-30 | 80-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | GO-70
No. of Participants : 8 40 58 90 83
Find the modal age of the participants.
The angle of elevation of the top of a hill at the foot of a tower is 60° and the
angle of
depression from the top of tower to the foot of hill is 30°. If tower is 50 metre
high.
find the height of the hill.
OR
Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite to each other on either side of
the
road which is 80 m wide. From a point in between them on the road, the angles of
elevation of the top of poles are 60° and 30° respectively. Find the height of the
poles
and the distances of the point from the poles.
A well of diameter 3 m is dug 14 m deep. The soil taken out of it is spread

evenly all around it to a width of 5 m to form an embankment. Find the
height of the embankment.
A part of monthly hostel charges in a college hostel are fixed and the
remaining depends on the number of days one has taken food in the
mess. When a student A takes food for 25 days, he has to pay = 4,500,
whereas a student B who takes food for 30 days, has to pay = 5,200. Find
the fixed charges per month and the cost of food per day.

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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL AL-JUBAIL

Class- X Session- 2020-21

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

2. Both Part A and Part B have internal choices.

3. Question No 34 to 36 are Long Answer Type questions of 5 marks each.

4. Internal choice is provided in 2 questions of 2 marks, 2 questions of 3 marks

Express 429 as a product of its prime factors.

4. Ifx =a, y = bis the solution of the pair of equations x — y = 2 andx + y = 4,

Write the m* tthe Ap. + 1k

. If, from an external point P of a circle with centre O, two

In fig. 3, PQ is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O and

D and AC atE. If “ = 4 and CE =2 cm, find AE.

A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52

Case Study based-1

(b) What are the coordinates of C and D respectively?

(c) Is it possible to place Ram(R) in the drill in such a way that he is

(d) What are the coordinates of the position of Ram?

(i) (7. 5) Gi) (5. 7) Gi) (7. 7) Gav) (5. 5)

(e) What is the distance between B and D?

Case Study based-2

(i) How many families are there in the village?

(ii) Ifan amount of 21911 is left after distribution, what is value of 2?

(a) 190 (b) 290

gives the state-wise teachers-students ratio in higher secondary schools of India.

Number of 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55

i. The model class is

a. 19.2 b. 22.9 c. 39.2 d. 29.2

iii. The mode of the data is

a. 36.625 b. 30.625 c. 32.625 d.31.625

iv. Half of upper class limit +lower class limit is

a.Class interval b. Classmark c. class value d. Class size

*2-Find the coordinates of the point on x-axis, which is

> equidistant from the points (— 2, 5) and (2, — 3).

Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line

segment joining the points A (7, — 2) and B (1, — 5).

26, In Fig. (1). ABC is a triangle in which “B = 90°, BC = 48 cm and AB = 14cm. A

Prove that 2+5¥vV3 is an irrational number, given that v3 is an

If the roots of the quadratic equation (a — b) x? +(b—c)x+(c—a) =O are

Solve for xtil x-l

In figure (5) a circle of radius 7 cm is inscribed in a square. Find the area of

If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other

Prove that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to

Find the values of frequencies x and y in the following frequency

Marks : 0— 10] 10 — 20] 20 — 30 | 30 — 40 |40 — 50) 50 — 60 | Total

No. of Students : 10 x 25 30 y 10 100

of the sun at the time of the longer shadow.

The following table gives the number of participants in a yoga camp :

Age (in years) : 20-30 | 80-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | GO-70

Find the modal age of the participants.

A well of diameter 3 m is dug 14 m deep. The soil taken out of it is spread

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