MODEL TEST PAPER-II

SESSION 2023-24
CLASS X
SUBJECT: -MATHEMATICS (BASIC) (241)
Time: 3 Hours M.M: -80
Genera General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 Mark Each.
3. Section B has 5 Short Answer-I (SA-I) type questions carrying 2 Mark Each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer-II (SA-II) type questions carrying 3 Mark Each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 Marks Each.
6. Section E has 3 Case Based integrated u nits of assessment (4 Marks each) with sub-parts of the value of 1,
1 and 2 Marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2Qs of 2 Marks, 2Qs of 3 Marks and 2
Questions of 5 Marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2 marks questions of
Section E.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take  = 22/7 wherever required if not stated.
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SECTION A
1. What is the number Z? The LCM of Z and 27 is 459.The HCF of Z and 27 is 9?
(a) 150 (b) 153
(c) 459 (d) 135

2. If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial 3x2–kx+6 is3, then the value of k is:
(a) 3 (b) –3
(c) 6 (d) 9

3. A quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of zeroes are –3 and 2 is

(a) x2–3x+2 (b) x2+3x+2
2
(c) x +2x–3 (d) x2+ 2x+ 3

4. The pair of equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and –3x – 6y + 1 = 0 have

(a) infinite numberofsolutions (b) uniquesolution
(c) nosolution (d) one solution
5. A quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has no real roots, if
(a) b2 – 4ac > 0 (b) b2 – 4ac = 0
(c) b2 – 4ac < 0 (d) b2 – ac < 0
6. The equation 2x² + kx + 3 = 0 has two equal roots, then the value of k is
(a) ±√6 (b) ± 4
(c) ±3√2 (d) ±2√6
7. What is the common difference of an AP in which a18 – a14 = 32?
(a) 8 (b) – 8
(c) – 4 (d) 4
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8. In the given fig DE || BC then the value of ECis

(a) 1cm (b) 2cm

(c) 3cm (d) 4cm

9. The distance of the point P(4, –3) from the originis

(a) 1unit (b) 7units
(c) 5units (d) 3units

10. If A(−1, 0), B(5, −2) and C(8, 2) are the vertices of a ∆ABC, then its centroid is
(a) (12, 0) (b) (6, 0)
(c) (0,6) (d) (4,0)

11. Given 15 cot A = 8, then sin A=

3 4
(a) (b)
5 3
(c) 1 (d) None of these

12. A pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2√3m long on the ground, then the Sun’s elevation is
(a) 60° (b) 45°
(c) 30° (d) 90°

13. In the given figure, PT is a tangent to a circle whose centre is O. If PT = 24 cm and PO = 26 cm then find
the radius of the circle.

(a) 20 cm (b) 8 cm
(c) 10 cm (d) 4.5 cm

14. In Figure, AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ACB = 50°. If AT is the tangent
to the circle at the point A, then BAC is equal to

(a) 65° (b) 60°

(c) 50° (d) 40°

15. Twelve solid spheres of the same size are made by melting a solid metallic cylinder of base diameter 2 cm
and height 16 cm. The diameter of each sphere is
(a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm
(c) 2 cm (d) 6 cm

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16. The area of the sector of a circle with radius 6 cm and of angle 60° is
(a) 9.42 cm² (b) 37.68 cm²
(c) 18.84 cm² (d) 19.84 cm²

17. A student noted the number of cars pas sing through a spot on a road for 100 periods each of 3 minutes
and summarized it in the table given below. What is the modal class lower limit.
Numbers of cars 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Frequency 7 14 13 12 20 11 15 8
(a) 40 (b) 60
(c) 70 (d) 50

18. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

2 1
(a) (b)
7 7
4
(c) (d) 1
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19. Assertion: For any two positive integers p and q, HCF (p, q) × LCM (p, q) = p × q
Reason: If the HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150, then their LCM is 40.
(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 : If a wire of length 22 cm is bent in the shape of a circle, then area of the circle so formed is 40
cm2.
Reason : Circumference of the circle = length of the wire
(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
21. If √3 is an irrational then, Show that 5 – 2√3 is irrational.

22. A bag contains 5 red, 8 green and 7 white balls. One ball is drawn at random from the bag, find the
probability of getting.
(1) A white ball or a green ball (2) not green?
OR
An unbiased die is thrown. What is the probability of getting?
(1) An even number (2) a multiple of 2 or 3

23. A solid is in the shape of a cone standing on a hemisphere with both their radii being equal to 1 cm and
the height of the cone is equal to its radius. Find the volume of the solid.

24. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of the minor
segment.

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Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm.

25. Evaluate: 2 tan2 45° + cos2 30° – sin2 60°

Section - C
Each question carries 3 marks

26. Find the zeroes of 3x2 – x – 4 quadratic polynomials and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the
coefficients.

27. For what value of k, the following pair of linear equations has infinite number of solutions:
2 x + 3 y = 7 and (k − 1) x + (k + 2) y = 3k
OR
1
If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction reduces to 1. It becomes if
2
we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction?

28. A statue, 1.6 m tall, stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of
the top of the statue is 60° and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is 45°.
Find the height of the pedestal.

29. In what ratio does the point (– 4, 6) divide the line segment joining the points A(– 6, 10) and B(3, – 8)?

30. In Figure, XY and X′Y′ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB with
point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X′Y′ at B. Prove that ∠ AOB = 90°.

31. Prove that : (sin A + cosec A) 2 + (cos A + sec A) 2 = 7 + tan 2 A + cot 2 A

OR
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Prove that : (cosec A – sin A) (sec A – cos A) =
tanA + cot A

SECTION – D
AO CO
32. The diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other at point O such that = . Show that
BO DO
ABCD is trapezium.
OR
In Figure, altitudes AD and CE of ∆ ABC intersect each other at the point P. Show that:

(i) ∆AEP ~ ∆ CDP (ii) ∆ABD ~ ∆ CBE

(iii) ∆AEP ~ ∆ADB

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33. In a class test, the sum of Shefali’s marks in Mathematics and English is 30. Had she got 2 marks more in
Mathematics and 3 marks less in English, the product of their marks would have been 210. Find her marks
in the two subjects.

34. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining A(1, – 5) and B(– 4, 5) is divided by the x-axis. Also find
the coordinates of the point of division.

35. Consider the following distribution of daily wages of 50 workers of a factory.

Daily wages (in Rs.) 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200
Number of workers 12 14 8 6 10

Find the mean daily wages of the workers of the factory.

OR
The following table gives the distribution of the life time of 400 neon lamps:
Life time (in hours) 1500-2000 2000-2500 2500-3000 3000-3500 3500-4000 4000-4500 4500-5000
Number of lamps 14 56 60 86 74 62 48

Find the median life time of a lamp.

SECTION – E
36. In a school examination hall, the teacher makes students sit in such a way that no students can cheat from
other student. So, the teacher decides to mark the numbers on each chair from 1,2,3,….if there are 26
students and each student is seated at alternate position in examination hall such that the sequence formed
1,3,5.

(i) Find the common difference between two seats.

(ii) What type of sequence is formed, to follow the seating arrangement of students in the examination
hall?
(iii) Find the seat number of the last student in the examination hall.
OR
Find the seat number of 10th vacant seat in the examination hall.

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37. A coach is discussing the strategy of the game with his players. The position of playersis marked with ‘x’
in the figure.

(i) If O is taken as the origin, find the point whose abscissa is zero.
(ii) Find the distance between the player C and B.
(iii) Find the position of the player who is 6 units from x-axis and 2 units to the right of y-axis.
OR
If (x,y) are the coordinates of the mid-point of the line segment joining A and H, then find the value of x
and y.

38. The satellite image of Himalaya Mountain is shown below.In this image there are many signal towers are
standing.The angle of elevation of the top of a hill from the foot of a tower is 60◦ and the angle of elevation
of the top of the tower with height 100 m from the foot of the hill is 30◦.

(i) Find the horizontal distance between hill and tower.

(ii) Find the height of the hill.
(iii) Find the distance from foot of the tower to the top of the hill.
OR
Find the distance from the foot of the hill to the top of the tower.