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VASANTH TUITION CENTRE
VTC ONE WORD BB TEST 1

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10th Standard
Reg.No. :            
Maths

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Time : 00:25:00 Hrs Total Marks : 50
PART:A
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50 x 1 = 50
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:
1) For any three sets A, B and C, A ∩ (B ∪ C ) is 
(a) (A ∪ B) ∪ (B ∩ C ) (b) TU
(A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C ) (c) A ∪ (B ∩ C ) (d) (A ∪ B) ∩ (B ∩ C )

2) For any three sets A, B and C, B ∖ (A ∪ C )  is


(a) (A ∖ B) ∩ (A ∖ C ) (b) (B ∖ A) ∩ (B ∖ C ) (c) (B ∖ A) ∩ (A ∖ C ) (d) (A ∖ B) ∩ (B ∖ C )
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3) If n(A) = 20 , n(B) = 30 and n (A ∪ B) = 40,  then n (A ∩ B) is equal to

(a) 50 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 70


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4) Given f (x) = (−1)  is a function from N to Z. Then the range of f is
x

(a) {1} (b) N (c) { 1, – 1 } (d) Z


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5) If f (x) = x 2
+ 5, then f (−4) =
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(a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) -20

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6) The next term of   in the sequence 
1 1 1 1 1
, , , . ⋯ is
20 2 6 12 20

(a) (b) (c) (d)


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1 1 1 1

24 22 30 18

7) If the n  term of a sequence is 100 n +10, then the sequence is


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(a) an A.P. (b) a G.P. (c) a constant sequence (d) neither A.P. nor G.P.
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8) If a 1, a2 , a3 , ⋯  are in A.P. such that 


a4

a7
=
3
 
, 13
th
 term of the A.P. is
2

(a) 3

2
(b) 0 (c) 12a 1 (d) 14a 1
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9) If the product of the first four consecutive terms of a G.P is 256 and if the common ratio is 4 and the first term is
positive, then its 3rd term is
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(a) 8 (b) 16
1
(c) 1

32
(d) 16
25

10) If 1 + 2 + 3 +. . . + n = k then 1 3


+2
3
+⋯n
3
 is equal to
k(k+1)
(a) k
2
(b) k
3
(c) (d) (k + 1)
3
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11) If one zero of the polynomial p(x) = (k + 4)x 2


+ 13x + 3k   is reciprocal of the other, then k is equal to
55

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5


12) The sum of two zeros of the polynomial f (x) = 2x 2
+ (p + 3)x + 5  is zero, then the value of p is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) -3 (d) -4
13) The GCD of x 2
− 2xy + y
2
 and x 4
−y
4
 is 
(a) 1 (b) x+y (c) x−y (d) x
2
−y
2

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14) The common root of the equations x 2 2


 is

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+ bx + c = 0 and x + bx − a = 0

(a) (b) (c) (d)


c+a c−a c+b a+b

2b 2b 2a 2c

15) If α, β are the roots of ax 2


 ,then the wrong statement is 

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+ bx + c = 0 a ≠ 0

(a) α
2

2
=
b −2ac

a
2
(b) αβ =
c

a
(c) α+β =
b

a
(d) 1

α
+
1

β
=
b

16)

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a 3 2 5
If ( )( ) = ( ), then the value of a is
1 2 −1 0

17)
(a)  8    

If ( 5
(b) 4


(c) 2
2

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then the value of x is


x 2 ) ⎜ −1 ⎟ = (20)

(a) 7 (b) -7

(c)
3

1

(d) 0
TU
7

18) Which one of the following is true for any two square matrices A and B of same
IT
order?

(a) (b) (c) (d)


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T T T T T T T T T T
(A B) = A B (AB) = A B (AB) = BA (AB) = B A

19) If a matrix is of order 2 x 3, then the number in the matrix is

(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 3


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20) If A ( 1    −2
−3    4
)  and A + B = 0, then B is
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(a) A(
1    −2
−3    4
) (b) (
1    2
3    −4
) (c) (
−1    −2
−3    −4
) (d) (
1    0

0    1
)

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21) The point of intersection of the straight lines 9x - y - 2 = 0 and 2x + y - 9 = 0 is
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(a) (-1 , 7) (b) (7 , 1) (c) (1 , 7) (d) (-1 , -7)


22) The equation of a straight line passing through the point (2 , –7) and parallel to x-axis is
(a) x = 2 (b) x = - 7 (c) y = - 7 (d) y = 2
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23) The x and y-intercepts of the line 2x - 3y + 6 = 0, respectively are


(a) 2, 3 (b) 3, 2 (c) - 3, 2 (d) 3, - 2
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24) The equation of a straight line parallel to y-axis and passing through the point (-2 , 5) is
(a) x - 2 = 0 (b) x + 2 = 0 (c) y + 5 = 0 (d) y - 5 = 0
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25) The equation of a straight line having slope 3 and y-intercept -4 is


(a) 3x - y - 4 = 0 (b) 3x + y - 4 = 0 (c) 3x - y + 4 = 0 (d) 3x + y + 4 = 0
25

26) In triangles ABC and DEF, < B =< E, < C =< F, then


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(a) AB

DE
=
CA

EF
(b) BC

EF
=
AB

FD
(c) AB

DE
=
BC

EF
(d) CA

FD
=
AB

EF

27) Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. If their areas are 100cm  and 49cm  respectively and BC is 8.2 cm then EF =
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2 2

(a) 5.47 cm (b) 5.74 cm (c) 6.47 cm (d) 6.74 cm


28) If the tangents PA and PB from an external point P to circle with centre O are inclined to each other at an angle of
40O, then < POA =
(a) 70

(b) 80

(c) 50

(d) 60

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29) In the figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. Also CD is a tangent to the circle

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at Q. If PA = 8 cm and CQ = 3cm, then PC is equal to

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(a) 11 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 38 cm
30) The perimeter of two similar triangles △ABC and △DEF  are 36 cm and 24 cm respectively. If DE = 10 cm,
then AB is
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(a) 12 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 18 cm
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31) sin (90

− θ) cosθ + cos (90

− θ) sinθ =

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) -1


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32)
2
sin θ
1− =
1+cosθ

(a) cosθ (b) tanθ (c) cotθ (d) cosecθ


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33) A man is 28.5 m away from a tower. His eye level above the ground is 1.5 m. The angle of elevation of the tower
from his eyes is 45 . Then the height of the tower is

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(a) 30 m (b) 27.5 m (c) 28.5 m (d) 27 m
34)
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(1 + tan θ) (1 − sinθ) (1 + sinθ) =
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(a) 2
cos θ − sin θ
2
(b) 2
sin θ − cos θ
2
(c) 2
sin θ + cos θ
2
(d) 0
35) 2
(cos θ − 1) (cot θ + 1) + 1 =
2
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(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 0


36) Radius and height of a right circular cone and that of a right circular cylinder are respectively, equal. If the volume
of the cylinder is 120 cm3 , then the volume of the cone is equal to
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(a) 1200cm3 (b) 360cm3 (c) 40cm3 (d) 90cm3


37) If the volume of a sphere is cu.cm 9
 , then its radius is
44

π
16

(a)   4

3
cm (b) 3

4
cm (c) 3

2
cm (d)   2

3
cm
25

38) The surface areas of two spheres are in the ratio of 9 : 25. Then their volumes are in the ratio
(a)  81 : 625 (b) 729 : 15625 (c) 27 : 75 (d) 27 : 125.
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39) If the surface area of a sphere is 36π cm2 , then the volume of the sphere is equal to
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(a) 12π cm3 (b)  36π cm3 (c) 72π cm3 (d) 108π cm3


40) If the radius of a sphere is half of the radius of another sphere, then their respective volumes are in the ratio
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 8 : 1
41) The greatest value of a collection of data is 72 and the least value is 28. Then the coe icient of range is
(a) 44 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.44 (d) 0.28

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42) For a collection of 11 items, ∑ x = . then the arithmetic mean is

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(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 13


43) For any collection of n items, ∑ (x − x̄) =

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(a) ∑x (b) x̄ (c) nx̄ (d) 0
44) For any collection of n items, (∑ x) − x̄ =

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(a) nx̄ (b) (n − 2)x̄ (c) (n − 1)x̄ (d) 0

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45) The variance of 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 is
−−
(a) 10 (b) √10 (c) 5 (d) 0
46) If S is the sample space of a random experiment, then P(S) =
(a) 0 (b) 1

8
(c) 1

2
(d) 1
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47) If p is the probability of an event A, then p satisfies IT
(a) 0 < p < 1 (b) 0 ≤  p ≤  1 (c) 0 ≤  p < 1 (d) 0 < p ≤  1
48) Let A and B be any two events and S be the corresponding sample space.
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Then P(A
¯
⋂ B )=

(a) P (B) - P(A I B) (b) P (A ⋂ B) − P (B) (c) P (S) (d) ′


P [(A ⋃ B) ]
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49) A bag contains 5 black balls, 4 white balls and 3 red balls. If a ball is selected
at random, the probability that it is not red is
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(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 3

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50) The probability that a leap year will have 53 Fridays or 53 Saturdays is
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(a) 2

7
(b) 1

7
(c) 4

13
(d) 3

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44
25
59
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VASANTH TUITION CENTRE
VTC ONE WORD BB TEST 1

SA
10th Standard

Maths Reg.No. :            

N
Time : 00:25:00 Hrs Total Marks : 50

TH
PART:A 50 x 1 = 50
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:
1) For any three sets A, B and C, A ∩ (B ∪ C ) is 
(a) (A ∪ B) ∪ (B ∩ C )

2) For any three sets A, B and C, B ∖ (A ∪ C )  is


(b) TU (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C ) (c) A ∪ (B ∩ C ) (d) (A ∪ B) ∩ (B ∩ C )

(a) (A ∖ B) ∩ (A ∖ C ) (b) (B ∖ A) ∩ (B ∖ C ) (c) (B ∖ A) ∩ (A ∖ C ) (d) (A ∖ B) ∩ (B ∖ C )


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3) If n(A) = 20 , n(B) = 30 and n (A ∪ B) = 40,  then n (A ∩ B) is equal to
(a) 50 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 70
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4) Given f (x) = (−1)  is a function from N to Z. Then the range of f is
x

(a) {1} (b) N (c) { 1, – 1 } (d) Z


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5) If f (x) = x 2
+ 5, then f (−4) =
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(a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) -20

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6) The next term of   in the sequence 
1 1 1 1 1
, , , . ⋯ is
20 2 6 12 20

(a) 1
(b) 1
(c) 1
(d) 1
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24 22 30 18

7) If the n  term of a sequence is 100 n +10, then the sequence is


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(a) an A.P. (b) a G.P. (c) a constant sequence (d) neither A.P. nor G.P.
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8) If a 1, a2 , a3 , ⋯  are in A.P. such that 


a4

a7
=
3

2
 
, 13
th
 term of the A.P. is
(a) 3

2
(b) 0 (c) 12a 1 (d) 14a 1

9) If the product of the first four consecutive terms of a G.P is 256 and if the common ratio is 4 and the first term is
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positive, then its 3rd term is


44

(a) 8 (b) (c) (d) 16


1 1

16 32

10) If 1 + 2 + 3 +. . . + n = k then 1 3


+2
3
+⋯n
3
 is equal to
25

k(k+1)
(a) k
2
(b) k
3
(c) 2
(d) (k + 1)
3
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11) If one zero of the polynomial p(x) = (k + 4)x 2


+ 13x + 3k   is reciprocal of the other, then k is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
55

12) The sum of two zeros of the polynomial f (x) = 2x 2


+ (p + 3)x + 5  is zero, then the value of p is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) -3 (d) -4
13) The GCD of x 2
− 2xy + y
2
 and x 4
−y
4
 is 
(a) 1 (b) x+y (c) x−y (d) x
2
−y
2

14) The common root of the equations x 2


+ bx + c = 0 and x
2
+ bx − a = 0  is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
c+a c−a c+b a+b

2b 2b 2a 2c

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15) If α, β are the roots of ax 2


 ,then the wrong statement is 

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+ bx + c = 0 a ≠ 0
2

(a) α
2

2
=
b −2ac

a
2
(b) αβ =
c

a
(c) α+β =
b

a
(d) 1

α
+
1

β
=
b

16) If ( a 3 2 5
then the value of a is

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)( ) = ( ),
1 2 −1 0

(a)  8     (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 11

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17) ⎛
2

If ( 5 x 2 ) ⎜ −1 ⎟ = (20) then the value of x is

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⎝ ⎠
3

(a) 7 (b) -7 (c) 1

7
(d) 0
18) Which one of the following is true for any two square matrices A and B of same
order?
TU
T
(a) (A
T
B) = A
T
B
T
(b) (AB)
T
IT = A
T
B
T
(c) (AB)
T
= BA (d) (AB)
T
= B
T
A
T

19) If a matrix is of order 2 x 3, then the number in the matrix is


(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 3
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20) If A ( 1    −2
−3    4
)  and A + B = 0, then B is
(a) A(
1    −2
−3    4
) (b) (
1    2
3    −4
) (c) (
−1    −2
−3    −4
) (d) (
1    0

0    1
)
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21) The point of intersection of the straight lines 9x - y - 2 = 0 and 2x + y - 9 = 0 is
(a) (-1 , 7) (b) (7 , 1) (c) (1 , 7) (d) (-1 , -7)
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22) The equation of a straight line passing through the point (2 , –7) and parallel to x-axis is

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(a) x = 2 (b) x = - 7 (c) y = - 7 (d) y = 2
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23) The x and y-intercepts of the line 2x - 3y + 6 = 0, respectively are


(a) 2, 3 (b) 3, 2 (c) - 3, 2 (d) 3, - 2
24) The equation of a straight line parallel to y-axis and passing through the point (-2 , 5) is
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(a) x - 2 = 0 (b) x + 2 = 0 (c) y + 5 = 0 (d) y - 5 = 0


25) The equation of a straight line having slope 3 and y-intercept -4 is
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(a) 3x - y - 4 = 0 (b) 3x + y - 4 = 0 (c) 3x - y + 4 = 0 (d) 3x + y + 4 = 0


26) In triangles ABC and DEF, < B =< E, < C =< F, then
44

(a) AB

DE
=
CA

EF
(b) BC

EF
=
AB

FD
(c) AB

DE
=
BC

EF
(d) CA

FD
=
AB

EF

27) Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. If their areas are 100cm  and 49cm  respectively and BC is 8.2 cm then EF =
25

2 2

(a) 5.47 cm (b) 5.74 cm (c) 6.47 cm (d) 6.74 cm


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28) If the tangents PA and PB from an external point P to circle with centre O are inclined to each other at an angle of
40O, then < POA =
55

(a) 70

(b) 80

(c) 50

(d) 60

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29) In the figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. Also CD is a tangent to the circle

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at Q. If PA = 8 cm and CQ = 3cm, then PC is equal to

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(a) 11 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 38 cm
30) The perimeter of two similar triangles △ABC and △DEF  are 36 cm and 24 cm respectively. If DE = 10 cm,
then AB is
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(a) 12 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 18 cm
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31) sin (90

− θ) cosθ + cos (90

− θ) sinθ =

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) -1


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2

32) 1−
sin θ
=
1+cosθ

(a) cosθ (b) tanθ (c) cotθ (d) cosecθ


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33) A man is 28.5 m away from a tower. His eye level above the ground is 1.5 m. The angle of elevation of the tower
from his eyes is 45 . Then the height of the tower is

CE
(a) 30 m (b) 27.5 m (c) 28.5 m (d) 27 m
34)
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(1 + tan θ) (1 − sinθ) (1 + sinθ) =
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(a) 2
cos θ − sin θ
2
(b) 2
sin θ − cos θ
2
(c) 2
sin θ + cos θ
2
(d) 0
35) 2
(cos θ − 1) (cot θ + 1) + 1 =
2

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 0


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36) Radius and height of a right circular cone and that of a right circular cylinder are respectively, equal. If the volume
of the cylinder is 120 cm3 , then the volume of the cone is equal to
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(a) 1200cm3 (b) 360cm3 (c) 40cm3 (d) 90cm3


37) If the volume of a sphere is cu.cm 9
π  , then its radius is
44

16

(a)   4

3
cm (b) 3

4
cm (c) 3

2
cm (d)   2

3
cm

38) The surface areas of two spheres are in the ratio of 9 : 25. Then their volumes are in the ratio
25

(a)  81 : 625 (b) 729 : 15625 (c) 27 : 75 (d) 27 : 125.


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39) If the surface area of a sphere is 36π cm2 , then the volume of the sphere is equal to
(a) 12π cm3 (b)  36π cm3 (c) 72π cm3 (d) 108π cm3
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40) If the radius of a sphere is half of the radius of another sphere, then their respective volumes are in the ratio
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 8 : 1
41) The greatest value of a collection of data is 72 and the least value is 28. Then the coe icient of range is
(a) 44 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.44 (d) 0.28
42) For a collection of 11 items, ∑ x = 132 . then the arithmetic mean is
(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 13

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43) For any collection of n items, ∑ (x − x̄)

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=

(a) ∑x (b) x̄ (c) nx̄ (d) 0


44) For any collection of n items, (∑ x) − x̄ =

SA
(a) nx̄ (b) (n − 2)x̄ (c) (n − 1)x̄ (d) 0
45) The variance of 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 is

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−−
(a) 10 (b) √10 (c) 5 (d) 0

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46) If S is the sample space of a random experiment, then P(S) =
(a) 0 (b) 1

8
(c) 1

2
(d) 1
47) If p is the probability of an event A, then p satisfies
(a) 0 < p < 1 (b) 0 ≤  p ≤  1 TU(c) 0 ≤  p < 1 (d) 0 < p ≤  1
48) Let A and B be any two events and S be the corresponding sample space.
Then P(A
¯
⋂ B )=
IT
(a) P (B) - P(A I B) (b) P (A ⋂ B) − P (B) (c) P (S) (d) ′
P [(A ⋃ B) ]

49) A bag contains 5 black balls, 4 white balls and 3 red balls. If a ball is selected
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at random, the probability that it is not red is
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 3
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50) The probability that a leap year will have 53 Fridays or 53 Saturdays is
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(a) 2

7
(b) 1

7
(c) 4

13
(d) 3

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VASANTH TUITION CENTRE
VTC ONE WORD BB TEST 1

SA
10th Standard

Maths Reg.No. :            

N
Time : 00:25:00 Hrs Total Marks : 50

TH
PART:A 50 x 1 = 50
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:
1) For any three sets A, B and C, A ∩ (B ∪ C) is 
(a) (A ∪ B) ∪ (B ∩ C)
2) For any three sets A, B and C, B ∖ (A ∪ C) is
TU
(b) (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C) (c) A ∪ (B ∩ C) (d) (A ∪ B) ∩ (B ∩ C)

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3) If n(A) = 20 , n(B) = 30 and n(A ∪ B) = 40,  then n(A ∩ B) is equal to
(a) 50 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 70
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4) Given f(x) = ( − 1) x is a function from N to Z. Then the range of f is
(a) {1} (b) N (c) { 1, – 1 } (d) Z
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5) If f(x) = x 2 + 5, then f( − 4) =
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(a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) -20

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1 1 1
20 2 6 12
, 20
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1 1 1 1
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(a) 24
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(d) 18
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7) If the n  term of a sequence is 100 n +10, then the sequence is
(a) an A.P. (b) a G.P. (c) a constant sequence (d) neither A.P. nor G.P.
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8) If a , a , a , ⋯ are in A.P. such that  a 4 = 3


,  13 th term of the A.P. is
1 2 3 a 7 2
3
(a) (b) 0 (c) 12a 1 (d) 14a 1
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9) If the product of the first four consecutive terms of a G.P is 256 and if the common ratio is 4 and the first term is
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positive, then its 3rd term is


1 1
(a) 8 (b) (c) (d) 16
25

16 32
10) If 1 + 2 + 3 +. . . + n = k then 1 3 + 2 3 + ⋯n 3 is equal to
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k(k+1)
(a) k 2 (b) k 3 (c) 2
(d) (k + 1) 3
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11) If one zero of the polynomial p(x) = (k + 4)x 2 + 13x + 3k  is reciprocal of the other, then k is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
12) The sum of two zeros of the polynomial f(x) = 2x 2 + (p + 3)x + 5 is zero, then the value of p is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) -3 (d) -4
13) The GCD of x 2 − 2xy + y 2 and x 4 − y 4 is 
(a) 1 (b) x + y (c) x − y (d) x 2 − y 2

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2
b − 2ac c b 1 1 b
(a) α 2 + β 2 = 2 (b) αβ = a
(c) α + β = a
(d) α
+ β
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If  1 2 −1 = 0 , then the value of a is

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(a)  8     (b) 4 (c) 2 TH (d) 11

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2
If  ( 5 x 2) −1 TU
= (20)then the value of x is
3
1
(a) 7 (b) -7 (c) (d) 0
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18) Which one of the following is true for any two square matrices A and B of same
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(a) (A B )
T T
= A TB T (b) (AB) T = A TB T (c) (AB) T = BA (d) (AB) T = B TA T
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19) If a matrix is of order 2 x 3, then the number in the matrix is
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(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 3
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(a) A( 1− 3 − 24 ) (b) ( 13 2− 4 ) (c) ( −− 13 −2
) (d) ( 10 0
)
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21) The point of intersection of the straight lines 9x - y - 2 = 0 and 2x + y - 9 = 0 is
(a) (-1 , 7) (b) (7 , 1) (c) (1 , 7) (d) (-1 , -7)
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22) The equation of a straight line passing through the point (2 , –7) and parallel to x-axis is
(a) x = 2 (b) x = - 7 (c) y = - 7 (d) y = 2
23) The x and y-intercepts of the line 2x - 3y + 6 = 0, respectively are
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(a) 2, 3 (b) 3, 2 (c) - 3, 2 (d) 3, - 2


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24) The equation of a straight line parallel to y-axis and passing through the point (-2 , 5) is
(a) x - 2 = 0 (b) x + 2 = 0 (c) y + 5 = 0 (d) y - 5 = 0
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25) The equation of a straight line having slope 3 and y-intercept -4 is


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(a) 3x - y - 4 = 0 (b) 3x + y - 4 = 0 (c) 3x - y + 4 = 0 (d) 3x + y + 4 = 0


26) In triangles ABC and DEF,  < B = < E,  < C = < F, then
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AB CA BC AB AB BC CA AB
(a) DE
= EF
(b) EF
= FD
(c) DE
= EF
(d) FD
= EF
27) Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. If their areas are 100cm 2 and 49cm 2 respectively and BC is 8.2 cm then EF =
(a) 5.47 cm (b) 5.74 cm (c) 6.47 cm (d) 6.74 cm
28) If the tangents PA and PB from an external point P to circle with centre O are inclined to each other at an angle of
40O, then < POA =
(a) 70 ∘ (b) 80 ∘ (c) 50 ∘ (d) 60 ∘

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(a) 11 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 38 cm
30) The perimeter of two similar triangles △ABC and △DEF are 36 cm and 24 cm respectively. If DE = 10 cm, then
AB is
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(a) 12 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 18 cm
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31)
( ) (
sin 90 ∘ − θ cosθ + cos 90 ∘ − θ sinθ = )
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) -1
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32) 1 − sin 2θ
1 + cosθ
=
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(a) cosθ (b) tanθ (c) cotθ (d) cosecθ
33) A man is 28.5 m away from a tower. His eye level above the ground is 1.5 m. The angle of elevation of the tower
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from his eyes is 45 ∘ . Then the height of the tower is

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34)
(1 + tan θ )(1 − sinθ)(1 + sinθ) =
2

(a) cos 2θ − sin 2θ (b) sin 2θ − cos 2θ (c) sin 2θ + cos 2θ (d) 0

(cos θ − 1 )(cot θ + 1 ) + 1 =
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35) 2 2

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 0


36) Radius and height of a right circular cone and that of a right circular cylinder are respectively, equal. If the volume
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of the cylinder is 120 cm3 , then the volume of the cone is equal to
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(a) 1200cm3 (b) 360cm3 (c) 40cm3 (d) 90cm3


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37) If the volume of a sphere is cu.cm π , then its radius is
25

16
4 3 3 2
(a)   3
cm (b) 4
cm (c) 2
cm (d)   3
cm
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38) The surface areas of two spheres are in the ratio of 9 : 25. Then their volumes are in the ratio
(a)  81 : 625 (b) 729 : 15625 (c) 27 : 75 (d) 27 : 125.
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39) If the surface area of a sphere is 36π cm2 , then the volume of the sphere is equal to
(a) 12π cm3 (b)  36π cm3 (c) 72π cm3 (d) 108π cm3
40) If the radius of a sphere is half of the radius of another sphere, then their respective volumes are in the ratio
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 8 : 1
41) The greatest value of a collection of data is 72 and the least value is 28. Then the coe icient of range is
(a) 44 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.44 (d) 0.28
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43) For any collection of n items,  ∑ (x − xˉ ) =

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(a) ∑ x (b) xˉ (c) nˉx (d) 0
44) For any collection of n items, ( ∑ x) − xˉ =

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(a) nˉx (b) (n − 2)ˉx (c) (n − 1)ˉx (d) 0

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45) The variance of 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 is
(a) 10 (b) √10 (c) 5 (d) 0

46) If S is the sample space of a random experiment, then P(S) =

(a) 0 (b)
1
8
(c)
1
2
(d) 1
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47) If p is the probability of an event A, then p satisfies IT
(b) 0  ≤  p  ≤ (c) 0  ≤  p (d) 0 < p  ≤
(a) 0 < p < 1  1 <1  1
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48) Let A and B be any two events and S be the corresponding sample space.
Then P(Aˉ ⋂ B)=
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(a) P (B) - P(A I B) (b) P(A ⋂ B) − P(B) (c) P (S) (d) P[(A ⋃ B) ′ ]
49) A bag contains 5 black balls, 4 white balls and 3 red balls. If a ball is selected
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at random, the probability that it is not red is

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5
12
(b)
4
12
(c)
3
12
(d)
3
4
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50) The probability that a leap year will have 53 Fridays or 53 Saturdays is
2 1 4 3
(a) 7
(b) 7
(c) 13
(d) 7
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10th Standard

Maths Reg.No. :            

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Time : 00:25:00 Hrs Total Marks : 50

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PART:A 50 x 1 = 50
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:
1) For any three sets A, B and C, A ∩ (B ∪ C) is 
(a) (A ∪ B) ∪ (B ∩ C)
2) For any three sets A, B and C, B ∖ (A ∪ C) is
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(b) (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C) (c) A ∪ (B ∩ C) (d) (A ∪ B) ∩ (B ∩ C)

(a) (A ∖ B) ∩ (A ∖ C) (b) (B ∖ A) ∩ (B ∖ C) (c) (B ∖ A) ∩ (A ∖ C) (d) (A ∖ B) ∩ (B ∖ C)


IT
3) If n(A) = 20 , n(B) = 30 and n(A ∪ B) = 40,  then n(A ∩ B) is equal to
(a) 50 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 70
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4) Given f(x) = ( − 1) x is a function from N to Z. Then the range of f is
(a) {1} (b) N (c) { 1, – 1 } (d) Z
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5) If f(x) = x 2 + 5, then f( − 4) =
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(a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) -20

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6) The next term of   in the sequence  1 , 1 ,
1 1 1
20 2 6 12
, 20
. ⋯is
1 1 1 1
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(a) 24
(b) 22
(c) 30
(d) 18
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7) If the n  term of a sequence is 100 n +10, then the sequence is
(a) an A.P. (b) a G.P. (c) a constant sequence (d) neither A.P. nor G.P.
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8) If a , a , a , ⋯ are in A.P. such that  a 4 = 3


,  13 th term of the A.P. is
1 2 3 a 7 2
3
(a) (b) 0 (c) 12a 1 (d) 14a 1
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9) If the product of the first four consecutive terms of a G.P is 256 and if the common ratio is 4 and the first term is
44

positive, then its 3rd term is


1 1
(a) 8 (b) (c) (d) 16
25

16 32
10) If 1 + 2 + 3 +. . . + n = k then 1 3 + 2 3 + ⋯n 3 is equal to
59

k(k+1)
(a) k 2 (b) k 3 (c) 2
(d) (k + 1) 3
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11) If one zero of the polynomial p(x) = (k + 4)x 2 + 13x + 3k  is reciprocal of the other, then k is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
12) The sum of two zeros of the polynomial f(x) = 2x 2 + (p + 3)x + 5 is zero, then the value of p is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) -3 (d) -4
13) The GCD of x 2 − 2xy + y 2 and x 4 − y 4 is 
(a) 1 (b) x + y (c) x − y (d) x 2 − y 2

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c+a c−a c+b a+b
(a) 2b
(b) 2b
(c) 2a
(d) 2c
15) If α, β are the roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 a ≠ 0 ,then the wrong statement is 

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2
b − 2ac c b 1 1 b
(a) α 2 + β 2 = 2 (b) αβ = a
(c) α + β = a
(d) α
+ β
= c
a

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16) a 3 2 5
If  1 2 −1 = 0 , then the value of a is

17)
(a)  8     (b) 4 (c) 2 TH (d) 11

()
2
If  ( 5 x 2) −1 TU
= (20)then the value of x is
3
1
(a) 7 (b) -7 (c) (d) 0
IT
7
18) Which one of the following is true for any two square matrices A and B of same
IO
order?

(a) (A B )
T T
= A TB T (b) (AB) T = A TB T (c) (AB) T = BA (d) (AB) T = B TA T
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19) If a matrix is of order 2 x 3, then the number in the matrix is
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(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 3
20)

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If A ( 1− 3 − 24 ) and A + B = 0, then B is
(a) A( 1− 3 − 24 ) (b) ( 13 2− 4 ) (c) ( −− 13 −2
) (d) ( 10 0
)
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21) The point of intersection of the straight lines 9x - y - 2 = 0 and 2x + y - 9 = 0 is
(a) (-1 , 7) (b) (7 , 1) (c) (1 , 7) (d) (-1 , -7)
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22) The equation of a straight line passing through the point (2 , –7) and parallel to x-axis is
(a) x = 2 (b) x = - 7 (c) y = - 7 (d) y = 2
23) The x and y-intercepts of the line 2x - 3y + 6 = 0, respectively are
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(a) 2, 3 (b) 3, 2 (c) - 3, 2 (d) 3, - 2


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24) The equation of a straight line parallel to y-axis and passing through the point (-2 , 5) is
(a) x - 2 = 0 (b) x + 2 = 0 (c) y + 5 = 0 (d) y - 5 = 0
25

25) The equation of a straight line having slope 3 and y-intercept -4 is


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(a) 3x - y - 4 = 0 (b) 3x + y - 4 = 0 (c) 3x - y + 4 = 0 (d) 3x + y + 4 = 0


26) In triangles ABC and DEF,  < B = < E,  < C = < F, then
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AB CA BC AB AB BC CA AB
(a) DE
= EF
(b) EF
= FD
(c) DE
= EF
(d) FD
= EF
27) Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. If their areas are 100cm 2 and 49cm 2 respectively and BC is 8.2 cm then EF =
(a) 5.47 cm (b) 5.74 cm (c) 6.47 cm (d) 6.74 cm
28) If the tangents PA and PB from an external point P to circle with centre O are inclined to each other at an angle of
40O, then < POA =
(a) 70 ∘ (b) 80 ∘ (c) 50 ∘ (d) 60 ∘

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at Q. If PA = 8 cm and CQ = 3cm, then PC is equal to

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(a) 11 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 38 cm
30) The perimeter of two similar triangles △ABC and △DEF are 36 cm and 24 cm respectively. If DE = 10 cm, then
AB is
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(a) 12 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 18 cm
IT
31)
( )
sin 90 ∘ − θ cosθ + cos 90 ∘ − θ sinθ = ( )
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) -1
IO
32) 1 − sin 2θ
1 + cosθ
=
N
(a) cosθ (b) tanθ (c) cotθ (d) cosecθ
33) A man is 28.5 m away from a tower. His eye level above the ground is 1.5 m. The angle of elevation of the tower
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from his eyes is 45 ∘ . Then the height of the tower is

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(a) 30 m (b) 27.5 m (c) 28.5 m (d) 27 m
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34)
(1 + tan θ )(1 − sinθ)(1 + sinθ) =
2

(a) cos 2θ − sin 2θ (b) sin 2θ − cos 2θ (c) sin 2θ + cos 2θ (d) 0

(cos θ − 1 )(cot θ + 1 ) + 1 =
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35) 2 2

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 0


36) Radius and height of a right circular cone and that of a right circular cylinder are respectively, equal. If the volume
93

of the cylinder is 120 cm3 , then the volume of the cone is equal to
44

(a) 1200cm3 (b) 360cm3 (c) 40cm3 (d) 90cm3


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37) If the volume of a sphere is cu.cm π , then its radius is
25

16
4 3 3 2
(a)   3
cm (b) 4
cm (c) 2
cm (d)   3
cm
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38) The surface areas of two spheres are in the ratio of 9 : 25. Then their volumes are in the ratio
(a)  81 : 625 (b) 729 : 15625 (c) 27 : 75 (d) 27 : 125.
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39) If the surface area of a sphere is 36π cm2 , then the volume of the sphere is equal to
(a) 12π (b)  36π (c) 72π (d) 108π
3 3 3
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40) If the radius of a sphere is half of the radius of another sphere, then their respective volumes are in the ratio
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 8 : 1

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(a) 44 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.44 (d) 0.28
42) For a collection of 11 items,  ∑ x = 132. then the arithmetic mean is

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(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 13
43) For any collection of n items,  ∑ (x − xˉ ) =

N
(a) ∑ x (b) xˉ (c) nˉx (d) 0

TH
44) For any collection of n items, ( ∑ x) − xˉ =
(a) nˉx (b) (n − 2)ˉx (c) (n − 1)ˉx (d) 0
45) The variance of 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 is
(a) 10 (b) √10 (c) 5 (d) 0 TU
46) If S is the sample space of a random experiment, then P(S) =
1 1
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) 1
IT
8 2
47) If p is the probability of an event A, then p satisfies
IO
(b) 0  ≤  p  ≤ (c) 0  ≤  p (d) 0 < p  ≤
(a) 0 < p < 1  1 <1  1
N
48) Let A and B be any two events and S be the corresponding sample space.
Then P(Aˉ ⋂ B)=
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(a) P (B) - P(A I B) (b) P(A ⋂ B) − P(B) (c) P (S) (d) P[(A ⋃ B) ′ ]

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49) A bag contains 5 black balls, 4 white balls and 3 red balls. If a ball is selected
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at random, the probability that it is not red is


5 4 3 3
(a) 12
(b) 12
(c) 12
(d) 4
50) The probability that a leap year will have 53 Fridays or 53 Saturdays is
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2 1 4 3
(a) 7
(b) 7
(c) 13
(d) 7
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VASANTH TUITION CENTRE
VTC ONE WORD BB TEST 1

SA
10th Standard

Maths Reg.No. :            

N
Time : 00:25:00 Hrs Total Marks : 50

TH
PART:A 50 x 1 = 50
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:
1) For any three sets A, B and C, A ∩ (B ∪ C) is 
(a) (A ∪ B) ∪ (B ∩ C)
2) For any three sets A, B and C, B ∖ (A ∪ C) is
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(b) (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C) (c) A ∪ (B ∩ C) (d) (A ∪ B) ∩ (B ∩ C)

(a) (A ∖ B) ∩ (A ∖ C) (b) (B ∖ A) ∩ (B ∖ C) (c) (B ∖ A) ∩ (A ∖ C) (d) (A ∖ B) ∩ (B ∖ C)


IT
3) If n(A) = 20 , n(B) = 30 and n(A ∪ B) = 40,  then n(A ∩ B) is equal to
(a) 50 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 70
IO
4) Given f(x) = ( − 1) x is a function from N to Z. Then the range of f is
(a) {1} (b) N (c) { 1, – 1 } (d) Z
N
5) If f(x) = x 2 + 5, then f( − 4) =
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(a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) -20

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1 1 1
20 2 6 12
, 20
. ⋯is
1 1 1 1
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(a) 24
(b) 22
(c) 30
(d) 18
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7) If the n  term of a sequence is 100 n +10, then the sequence is
(a) an A.P. (b) a G.P. (c) a constant sequence (d) neither A.P. nor G.P.
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8) If a , a , a , ⋯ are in A.P. such that  a 4 = 3


,  13 th term of the A.P. is
1 2 3 a 7 2
3
(a) (b) 0 (c) 12a 1 (d) 14a 1
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9) If the product of the first four consecutive terms of a G.P is 256 and if the common ratio is 4 and the first term is
44

positive, then its 3rd term is


1 1
(a) 8 (b) (c) (d) 16
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10) If 1 + 2 + 3 +. . . + n = k then 1 3 + 2 3 + ⋯n 3 is equal to
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k(k+1)
(a) k 2 (b) k 3 (c) 2
(d) (k + 1) 3
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11) If one zero of the polynomial p(x) = (k + 4)x 2 + 13x + 3k  is reciprocal of the other, then k is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
12) The sum of two zeros of the polynomial f(x) = 2x 2 + (p + 3)x + 5 is zero, then the value of p is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) -3 (d) -4
13) The GCD of x 2 − 2xy + y 2 and x 4 − y 4 is 
(a) 1 (b) x + y (c) x − y (d) x 2 − y 2

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14) The common root of the equations x 2 + bx + c = 0 and x 2 + bx − a = 0 is

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c+a c−a c+b a+b
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(b) 2b
(c) 2a
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15) If α, β are the roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 a ≠ 0 ,then the wrong statement is 

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2
b − 2ac c b 1 1 b
(a) α 2 + β 2 = 2 (b) αβ = a
(c) α + β = a
(d) α
+ β
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If  1 2 −1 = 0 , then the value of a is

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(a)  8     (b) 4 (c) 2 TH (d) 11

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If  ( 5 x 2) −1 TU
= (20)then the value of x is
3
1
(a) 7 (b) -7 (c) (d) 0
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18) Which one of the following is true for any two square matrices A and B of same
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order?

(a) (A B )
T T
= A TB T (b) (AB) T = A TB T (c) (AB) T = BA (d) (AB) T = B TA T
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19) If a matrix is of order 2 x 3, then the number in the matrix is
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(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 3
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If A ( 1− 3 − 24 ) and A + B = 0, then B is
(a) A( 1− 3 − 24 ) (b) ( 13 2− 4 ) (c) ( −− 13 −2
) (d) ( 10 0
)
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21) The point of intersection of the straight lines 9x - y - 2 = 0 and 2x + y - 9 = 0 is
(a) (-1 , 7) (b) (7 , 1) (c) (1 , 7) (d) (-1 , -7)
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22) The equation of a straight line passing through the point (2 , –7) and parallel to x-axis is
(a) x = 2 (b) x = - 7 (c) y = - 7 (d) y = 2
23) The x and y-intercepts of the line 2x - 3y + 6 = 0, respectively are
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(a) 2, 3 (b) 3, 2 (c) - 3, 2 (d) 3, - 2


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24) The equation of a straight line parallel to y-axis and passing through the point (-2 , 5) is
(a) x - 2 = 0 (b) x + 2 = 0 (c) y + 5 = 0 (d) y - 5 = 0
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25) The equation of a straight line having slope 3 and y-intercept -4 is


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(a) 3x - y - 4 = 0 (b) 3x + y - 4 = 0 (c) 3x - y + 4 = 0 (d) 3x + y + 4 = 0


26) In triangles ABC and DEF,  < B = < E,  < C = < F, then
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AB CA BC AB AB BC CA AB
(a) DE
= EF
(b) EF
= FD
(c) DE
= EF
(d) FD
= EF
27) Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. If their areas are 100cm 2 and 49cm 2 respectively and BC is 8.2 cm then EF =
(a) 5.47 cm (b) 5.74 cm (c) 6.47 cm (d) 6.74 cm
28) If the tangents PA and PB from an external point P to circle with centre O are inclined to each other at an angle of
40O, then < POA =
(a) 70 ∘ (b) 80 ∘ (c) 50 ∘ (d) 60 ∘

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29) In the figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. Also CD is a tangent to the circle

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at Q. If PA = 8 cm and CQ = 3cm, then PC is equal to

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(a) 11 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 38 cm
30) The perimeter of two similar triangles △ABC and △DEF are 36 cm and 24 cm respectively. If DE = 10 cm, then
AB is
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(a) 12 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 18 cm
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31)
( ) (
sin 90 ∘ − θ cosθ + cos 90 ∘ − θ sinθ = )
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) -1
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32) 1 − sin 2θ
1 + cosθ
=
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(a) cosθ (b) tanθ (c) cotθ (d) cosecθ
33) A man is 28.5 m away from a tower. His eye level above the ground is 1.5 m. The angle of elevation of the tower
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from his eyes is 45 ∘ . Then the height of the tower is

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(a) 30 m (b) 27.5 m (c) 28.5 m (d) 27 m
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34)
(1 + tan θ )(1 − sinθ)(1 + sinθ) =
2

(a) cos 2θ − sin 2θ (b) sin 2θ − cos 2θ (c) sin 2θ + cos 2θ (d) 0

(cos θ − 1 )(cot θ + 1 ) + 1 =
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35) 2 2

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 0


36) Radius and height of a right circular cone and that of a right circular cylinder are respectively, equal. If the volume
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of the cylinder is 120 cm3 , then the volume of the cone is equal to
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(a) 1200cm3 (b) 360cm3 (c) 40cm3 (d) 90cm3


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37) If the volume of a sphere is cu.cm π , then its radius is
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4 3 3 2
(a)   3
cm (b) 4
cm (c) 2
cm (d)   3
cm
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38) The surface areas of two spheres are in the ratio of 9 : 25. Then their volumes are in the ratio
(a)  81 : 625 (b) 729 : 15625 (c) 27 : 75 (d) 27 : 125.
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39) If the surface area of a sphere is 36π cm2 , then the volume of the sphere is equal to
(a) 12π cm3 (b)  36π cm3 (c) 72π cm3 (d) 108π cm3
40) If the radius of a sphere is half of the radius of another sphere, then their respective volumes are in the ratio
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 8 : 1
41) The greatest value of a collection of data is 72 and the least value is 28. Then the coe icient of range is
(a) 44 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.44 (d) 0.28
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42) For a collection of 11 items,  ∑ x = 132. then the arithmetic mean is

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(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 13
43) For any collection of n items,  ∑ (x − xˉ ) =

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(a) ∑ x (b) xˉ (c) nˉx (d) 0
44) For any collection of n items, ( ∑ x) − xˉ =

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(a) nˉx (b) (n − 2)ˉx (c) (n − 1)ˉx (d) 0

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45) The variance of 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 is
(a) 10 (b) √10 (c) 5 (d) 0

46) If S is the sample space of a random experiment, then P(S) =

(a) 0 (b)
1
8
(c)
1
2
(d) 1
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47) If p is the probability of an event A, then p satisfies IT
(a) 0 < p < 1 (b) 0  ≤  p  ≤  1 (c) 0  ≤  p < 1 (d) 0 < p  ≤  1
48) Let A and B be any two events and S be the corresponding sample space.
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Then P(Aˉ ⋂ B)=
(a) P (B) - P(A I B) (b) P(A ⋂ B) − P(B) (c) P (S) (d) P[(A ⋃ B) ′ ]
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49) A bag contains 5 black balls, 4 white balls and 3 red balls. If a ball is selected
at random, the probability that it is not red is
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5 4 3 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)

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50) The probability that a leap year will have 53 Fridays or 53 Saturdays is
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2 1 4 3
(a) 7
(b) 7
(c) 13
(d) 7
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