JODHAMAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

PRE-BOARD 1
CLASS - X
SESSION 2020-21
Subject : Maths Max. Marks : 80
TIME: 3 hr

SECTION A (1 x 16 =16)

Q1 Find the HCF of p3q3r4 and p2q 1

Q2 If p(x) is a polynomial of at least degree one and p(k) = 0, then what does 1
k stands for ?
Q3 Find the nature of the solutions of the pair of linear equations 3x – 5 = 7 1
and 6x – 10y =7
Q4 If the pairs of given linear equations are inconsistent , then the lines 1
representing these equations are --------
Q5 Find the 7th term of the AP 2, 5, 8, 11,……… 1
Q6 What is the probability of sure event ? 1
Q7 Find the roots of the equation 2x2 -4x + 2 = 0 1
Q8 If in two triangles ABC and PQR 1
AB BC CA
= = , then by which similarity criteria the triangles are similar ?
QR RP PQ
Q9 What is the name of the line which touches the circle at a point ? 1
Q10 A ladder which 30m long is placed against the wall which is 20m high 1
.Find the distance of lower end of ladder from the base of wall
Q11 To construct a pair of tangents inclined on each other at 75 0 , what is the 1
measure of the angle taken between two radii at centre ?
Q12 If ΔABC is right angled at C, then what is the value of cos ( A + B) ? 1
Q13 The ratio of the height of the tower and the length of its shadow on the 1
ground is √3 : 1, then what is the angle of elevation of the sun ?
Q14 Find the perimeter of a protractor of radius 7 cm 1
Q15 A solid sphere of radius ‘ r ‘ is melted and recasted into the solid cone of 1
height ‘r ‘ . Find the radius of the base of the cone.
Q16 In a tossing of a die , what is the probability of getting a non prime number 1
?

SECTION B ( 2 x 6 = 12 )

Q17 Prove that 3 +√3 is an irrational number 2

Or
Prove that 7√5 is an irrational number
Q18 Cards each marked with one of the numbers 4,5,6,………….,20 are 2
placed in a box and mixed properly.One card is drawn at random from the
box .What is the probability of getting an even number ?
Q19 Check whether the points ( 2, 2 ) , ( 4 , 0 ) and ( -6 , 20 ) are collinear 2
Q20 4 2
Given tanA = , find the other trigonometric ratios of angle A
3
or
Express trigonometric ratio of Sin A and tan A in terms of Cot A
Q21 Show that in two concentric circles , the chord of the larger circle which 2
touches the smaller circle is bisected at a point of contact.
Q22 If the 10th term of an A.P. is 47 and its first term is 2, find the sum of 2
its first 15 terms

SECTION C ( 3 x 7 = 21 )

Q23 Find all the zeroes of 2x4 – 3x3 – 3x2 + 6x – 2, if two of its zeroes are √2 3
and - √2
Q24 For what value of k the quadratic equation x2 – kx + 4 = 0 has equal roots 3
Or
Find the roots of the equation
1 1
+ =3
x x−2
Q25 A minute hand of a of a clock is 12 cm long .Find the area of the face 3
of the clock described by the minute hand in 35 minutes
Q26 ( 1 + tan2θ )( 1 – Sinθ )( 1 + Sinθ ) = 1 3
Or
Prove that secA ( 1 – sinA ) (sec A + tan A ) = 1
Q27 Find the value of x for which the distance between the points P( 2,-3) and 3
Q(x,5) is 10 units
Q28 Calcutate the median of the following data 3

Marks 0 – 10 10- 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40- 50

No. of 5 15 30 8 2
students

Q29 Prove that in a right angled triangle , the square of the hypotenuse is 3
equal to the sum of the squares of other two sides
Or
Prove that the line parallel to one side of a triangle divides the non parallel
sides in the same proportion
 SECTION D ( 4 x 4 = 16 )

Case study questions are compulsory. Attempt any four sub – parts of each
questions.Each sub- part carries 1 mark.
Charu is cycling in a park. He choose a path which is closed curve, is partly 4
Q30 parabolic. At the point where Charu started, the path forms a right angle.
Charu make a complete round on the path.

The graph shows the path of cycling. D is the vertex of parabolic curve
which intersects x – axis at points C and E. Also BAF is a right angle.

a) From the graph, the equation for the parabolic part of the path is:
(i) x 2 − 6 x + 9 = 0 (ii) x 2 − 6 x − 9 = 0 (iii) x 2 − 6 = 0 (iv) x 2 − 9 = 0
b) How many zeroes are there for the graph of the polynomial?
(i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 2 (iv) 3
c) Graph of a quadratic polynomial is a
(i) straight line (ii) parabola (iii) ellipse (iv) parabola
d) What is the value of the polynomial if x = - 3
(i) 0 (ii) 36 (iii) 18 (iv) 3
e) The zeroes of the polynomial are
(i) (0, 0) (ii) (3, -3) (iii) (2, 3) (iv) None of these
Q31 4

The students of class X of a secondary school in jodhamal public school

have been allotted a rectangular plot of land for their gardening activity
.Sapling of Gulmohar are planted on the boundary at a distance of 1 m from
each other . There is a triangular grassy lawn in the plot as shown in the
figure . The students are allowed to do gardening activity on the remaining
part of the plot. Based on this information pick up the right options

1. What is the coordinate of origin A ?

a) ( 1,1 )
b) ( 0, 0 )
c) ( 1, 0 )
d) ( 0, 1 )
2. Taking A as origin , the coordinate of point Q is
a) ( 4, 6)
b) (2, 3)
c) ( 3, 2)
d) ( 6, 5)
3. Length of side PQ of Lawn is
a) 5 units
b) √15 units
c) √19 units
d) √17 units
4. Taking C as origin , the coordinate of point R is
a) ( 6, 5 )
b) ( 10, 3)
c) ( 12, 2)
d) ( 13, 6 )
5. Which side of the Lawn PQR is longer ?
a) PQ
b) QR
c) PR
d) All sides are equal
Q32 4

Suresh is having a garden near Delhi. In the garden, there are different
types of trees and flower plants. One day due to heavy rain and storm one
of the trees got broken as shown in the figure.
The height of the unbroken part is 15 m and the broken part of the tree has
fallen at 20 m away from the base of the tree.
Using the Pythagoras answer the following questions:-

1. What is the length of the broken part?

a) 15 m
b) 20 m
c) 25 m
d) 30 m
2. What was the height of the full tree?
a) 40 m
b) 50 m
c) 35 m
d) 30 m
3. In the formed right-angle triangle what is the length of the hypotenuse?
a) 15 m
b) 20 m
c) 25 m
 d) 30m
4. What is the area of the formed right angle triangle?
a) 100 m2
b) 200 m2
c) 60 m2
d) 150 m2
5. What is the perimeter of the formed triangle?
a) 60 m
b) 50 m
c) 45 m
d) 100 m
Q33 Saving money is a habit for everyone.It helps you in the event of financial 4
emergency.Some children of class X decided to save their pocket
money.The following distribution shows their daily pocket allowance.

Daily 100 -120 120 – 140 140 – 160 160 – 180 180- 200
pocket
allowances
Number of 12 14 8 6 10
children

a) The class mark of the class 140 – 160 is

i) 140 ii) 160 iii) 150 iv) 20

b) The median class is

i) 120 – 140 ii) 140 – 160 iii) 160 – 180 iv) 180 -200

c) The mean daily pocket allowance is

i) 150 ii) 142.50 iii) 135.70 iv) 145.20

d) The upper limit of the modal class is

i) 120 ii) 140 iii) 180 iv) 200

 e) The model pocket allowance is

i) 125 ii) 140 iii) 135 iv) 160

SECTION E ( 5 x 3 = 15 )

Q34 The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 m above the lake is 5
300 and the angle of depression of the reflection of the cloud in lake.is
600
Find the height of the cloud above the surface of the lake
Q35 A solid is made of a cube and a hemisphere attached on the top. Each 5
edge of the cube measures 5 cm and the hemisphere has a diameter
4.2 cm. Find the total surface area of the solid.
Or
How many silver coins 1.75cm in diameter and of thickness 2 mm must be
melted to form a cuboid of dimension 5.5 cm x 10 cm x 3.5 cm ?
Q36 A two digit number is such that product of its digit is 18. When 63 is 5
subtracted from the number the digits interchange their places .Find the
number.