ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, BHOPAL

PRE BOARD - I ( 2024 – 25 )

DATE : 11.12.24 CLASS – X NO.OF PAGES : 06
TIME : 3 HRS SUBJECT – MATHEMATICS ( BASIC ) M.M : 80

General Instructions:
i. All questions are compulsory.
ii. This question paper has 5 sections A, B, C, D, E.
iii. Section A has 18 multiple choice questions (MCQs) and 2 Assertion Reason based questions
carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
v. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
vi. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
vii. Section E has 3 case study based questions (04 marks each ) with sub parts.
viii. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice in 2 Q of Section- B, 2 Q of Section C, 2 Q
of Section D has been provided.
ix. Draw neat figures wherever required.

SECTION – A
This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each. (20 × 1 = 20 Marks)

987
1. will have :
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a) non terminating non repeating decimal expansion b) Terminating decimal expansion

c) non terminating repeating decimal expansion d) none of these

2. The greatest number which divides the three numbers 120, 124 and 256 :

a) 6 b) 8 c) 4 d) 18

3. Number of zeroes of polynomial is equal to number of points where the graph of polynomial

a) intersects x - axis b) intersects y - axis c) intersects y - axis or x - axis d) none of these

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4. The equation 6𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 11 𝑎𝑛𝑑 9𝑥 + 𝑦 = 21 have :
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a) exactly one solution b) no solution c) infinitely many solution d) none of these

5. The discriminant of the quadratic equation 5𝑥 2 − 12√3𝑥 + 7 = 0 is :

a) 292 b) 572 c) − 572 d) none of these

6. Find the 20th term from the last term of the AP : 3, 8, 13,……., 253

a) 153 b) 151 c) 156 d) 158

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7. A flag pole 25 m high casts a shadow 15 m long. The distance of the top of the pole from the far end of

the shadow is :
a) 25.67 m b) 29.15 m c) 32 m d) 27.68 m

8. If three points ( 0, 0), ( 3, √3 ) and ( 3, 𝜆 ) form an equilateral triangle, value of 𝜆 is :

a) 1 b) −3 c) −2 d) none of these

9. The ratio in which the line segment joining the points A (−3, 10 ) and B ( 6, −8) is divided by O (−1, 6) :

a) 2 : 1 b) 1 : 5 c) 2 : 7 d) 2 : 5

10. If the distance between the points A (−1, 𝑥) and B ( 2, −2) is 5 units, then one of the values of 𝑥 is :

a) 2 b) −4 c) 1 d) − 3

11. From a point B, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of B from the centre is

25 cm. The radius of the circle is :

a) 12 cm b) 14 cm c) 20 cm d) 7 cm

12. In the adjoining figure, DE ∥ BC.

If AD = 𝑥, DB = 𝑥 − 2, AE = 𝑥 + 2

and EC = 𝑥 − 1, value of 𝑥 is :

a) 4 b) 16 c) 2 d) 8

13. Number of tangents to a circle which are parallel to a secant is :

a) 1 b) 4 c) 2 d) infinite

14. Value of ( sin 30° + cos 30°) − (sin 60° + cos 60°) :

a) 0 b) 2 c) −1 d) 1

15. Twelve solid spheres of the same size are made by melting a solid metalloid cylinder of base diameter

2 cm and height 16 cm then diameter of each sphere is :

a) 6 cm b) 8 cm c) 1 cm d) 2 cm

16. The mode when it is given that median and mean are 7 and 8 respectively, is :

a) 5 b) 9 c) 4 d) 33

17. The class interval of a given observation is 10 to 14, then the class mark for this interval will be :

a) 11.5 b) 12 c) 12.5 d) 14

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18. The median of the observation 8, 72, 19, 13, 54, 63, 35, 49, 27 is :

a) 49 b) 63 c) 35 d) 27

19. Assertion (A) : Two similar triangles are always congruent.

Reason (R): If the areas of two similar triangles are equal then the triangles are congruent.

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of assertion (A)

b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of assertion (A)

c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason ( R) is false

d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason ( R) is true.

20. Assertion (A) : If the volume of two spheres are in the ratio 27 : 8, then their surface areas are in the
ratio 3 : 2
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Reason (R): Volume of the sphere = 𝜋𝑟 3 and its surface area = 4 𝜋𝑟 2
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a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of assertion (A)

b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of assertion (A)

c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason ( R) is false.

d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason ( R) is true.

SECTION – B

This section comprises Very Short Answer type questions of 2 marks each. (5 × 2 = 10 Marks)

21. Prove that 8√5 is irrational. It is given that √5 is an irrational number.

22. a) Find the HCF and LCM of 26, 65 and 117 using prime factorisation.

OR

22. b) Given that HCF ( 306, 1314 ) = 18. Determine LCM ( 306, 1314 ).
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23. Form a quadratic polynomial p(x) with 3 and − as sum and product of its zeroes, respectively.
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1 1+𝑚 1+2𝑚
24. a) Write the nth term of the AP , , , … ….
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚

OR

24. b) Find the sum of all odd numbers between 0 and 50.

25. If √2 sin 𝜃 = 1, evaluate the value of 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃.

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 SECTION – C

This section comprises Short Answer type questions of 3 marks each. (6 × 3 = 18 Marks)

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26. Out of a group of total students of class X , times the square root of the total number are playing
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cricket, the remaining ones are playing badminton. Find he total number of students.

27. a) Prove that if a line divides any two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, then the line is parallel to the

third side.

OR

27. b) ABCD is a trapezium with AB ∥ DC.

E and F are the points on non parallel

sides AD and BC respectively such

that EF is parallel to AB show

𝐴𝐸 𝐵𝐹
that =
𝐸𝐷 𝐹𝐶

28. In the given 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°.

29. a) If the point A ( x, y) is equidistant from the points P ( a, 0) and Q (2a, a) . Prove that x + y = 2a

OR

29. b) Find the value of “a” for which the points (−5, 1), ( 1, a) and ( 4, − 2) are collinear.

30. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Determine the area of

corresponmding : ( Use 𝜋 = 3.14 )

i) minor segment ii) major sector

31. Three coins are tossed together :

i) Find the probability of getting exactly two heads.

ii) Find the probability of getting at least two tails.

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 SECTION – D

This section comprises Long Answer type questions of 5 marks each. (4 × 5 = 20 Marks)
32. Check whether the linear equation 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 10 is consistent or inconsistent. If
consistent, obtain the solution graphically.

33. Prove that : i) ( sin A + cosec A)2 + ( cos A + sec A )2 = 7 + tan2 A + cot2 A
ii) sec A ( 1 – sin A) ( sec A + tan A ) = 1

34. a) A pencil is in the form of a cone mounted on a cylinder with the same radius. The total length of the
pencil is 15 cm of which 1.5 cm is the conical portion. The diameter of the pencil is 0.7 cm. Find the
total surface area of the pencil.
OR
34. b) A gulab jamun contains sugar syrup up to about 30 % of its volume. Determine approximately how
much syrup would be found in 45 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with two hemispherical
ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8 cm.

35. a) Find the mean of the following distribution by step deviation method :

Class 50 - 70 70 - 90 90 - 110 110 - 130 130 - 150 150 - 170

18 12 13 27 8 22
Frequency

OR

35. b) If the median of a distribution given below is 28.5 then, determine the value of x and y :
Class
interval 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 Total
5 x 20 15 y 5 60
Frequency

SECTION – E
This section comprises case study based questions of 4 marks each. (3 × 4 = 12 Marks)
36. Veer wants to participate in a 200 m race. He can currently run that distance in 51 seconds and with each
day of practice it takes him 2 seconds less. He wants to do it in 31 seconds.
Answer the following questions based on the above information ( 1 + 1 + 2 = 4 Marks)
i) Write A.P. for the above situation.
ii) What is the minimum number of days he needs to practice till his goal is achieved ?
iii) a) If nth term of an AP is given by an = 2n + 3, then determine the common difference of an AP
OR
iii) b) Determine the total time Veer has invested in practice.
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37. Ravi went to a beach with his father.
Suppose he is standing at point A. From
point A, when he looks at the top of ship,
he finds that both the top of ship and light
house is in a straight line

Answer the following questions based on the above information ( 1 + 1 + 2 = 4 Marks)

i) Which similarity criteria can be seen in this case, if ship and lighthouse are considered as straight lines ?
ii) The distance between Ravi and ship is twice as much as the height of the ship, then what is the height
of the ship ?
iii) a) If the distance of Ravi from the lighthouse is fifteen times the height of the ship, then determine
the ratio of the heights of ship and lighthouse.
OR
iii) What is the ratio of the distance between Ravi and top of ship to the distance between the tops of ship
and lighthouse ?

38. A group of class X visited India Gate on an

education trip. The teacher narrated that it is
dedicated to the troops of British India who
died in wars fought between 1914 and 1919.
The teacher also said that it is about
138 feet (42 metres) in height.
Answer the following questions based on the above information ( 1 + 1 + 2 = 4 Marks)
i) What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of 42 m away from the monument ?

ii) They want to see the tower (monument) at an angle of 60° . So they want to know the distance where

they should stand and hence find the distance.

iii) a) Determine the length of the shadow cast by the monument if the altitude of the sun is at 30°

OR

iii) b) The ratio of the length of a building and its shadow is 24 : 8√3. Find the angle of elevation of the

Sun.
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