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Std X- PERIODIC TEST 2 ,2021-22

Subject- Mathematics
Time Allowed: 90 minutes Maximum Marks: 40

General Instructions:

1. The question paper contains three parts A, B and C

2. Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are

to be attempted
3.Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are
to be attempted.
4 Section C consists of 10 questions based on two Case Studies.Attempt any
8 questions.
4.There is no negative marking.
SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted

1.The area of a quadrant of a circle of circumference 22cm and take π=22/7 ,is ----

a) 3.05 cm2 b) 3.5 cm2 c) 9.625 cm2 d) 35.5 cm2 (1)

2.Given that sinα = ½ and cos β = ½ ,then the value of (α + β) is ----------

a) 00 b) 300 c) 600 d) 900 (1)

3.If the sum of the circumferences of two circles with radii R 1 and R2
is equal to the circumference of a circle of radius R, then
(a) R1 + R2=R (b) R1 + R2 > R

(c) R1 + R2 < R (d) nothing definite can be said about

the relation among R1, R2 and R (1)
 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛300
4. is equal to --------------------------------
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 300

a) sin600 b) cot 300 c) tan600 d) 2 cot300 (1)

5.Two coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability that

at least one tail occurrs ?
3 1 1 2
a) b) c) d) (1)
4 2 4 5

6. A number is selected at random from 1 to 30. Find

the probability that it is a prime number ?
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d) (1)
6 5 3 4

7.Find the perimeter of a Rhombus with diagonal 16cm and 12 cm.

a) 30cm b) 40cm c) 50cm d) 48cm (1)

8.In Δ ABC, P and Q are points on AB and AC such that PQ ‖ BC.

If AP: PB = 5: 3. The ratio of areas of triangles APQ and ABC is

a) 25: 9 b) 25:64 c) 5:3 d) 3:8 (1)

9. Find the value of a for which P(3a,2) is the midpoint of the

line segment joining the points Q(-5,4) and R( -1,0)

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) -1 (1)

10.The perpendicular distance of A(5,-10) from the x-axis

a) 10 units b) 15 units c) 5 units d) 8 units (1)

11. If the distance between the points P (4, p) and Q (1,0) is 5, find the value of p.

a) ∓ 3 b) ∓ 4 c) 16 d) -16 (1)

12.If sinѳ – cosѳ = 0 ,then the value of (sin 4ѳ + cos4ѳ) is ---------------

a) 1 b) ¾ c) ½ d) ¼ (1)

13. Find the length of altitude of an equilateral triangle of side 20cm.

a) 10 cm b) -10cm c)10√3cm d) 30cm (1)

14.If ΔABC ̴ ΔDEF such that DE=3cm ,EF =2cm, DF= 2.5cm,BC= 4 cm ,

then perimeter of ΔABC is--------------

a) 18cm b) 20 cm c) 12cm d) 15cm (1)

15.In triangle ABC, DE|| BC, AD= 5cm , DB= 7cm , AE= x cm ,
EC= x+4 cm .The value of x is -------

a) 12cm b) 15cm c) 10cm d) 8cm (1)

16. If cosecA - cot A = 1/3 ,the value of (cosecA +cot A) is --------------

a) 1 b)2 c) 3 d) 4 (1)
17.The y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (-4,5) and (3,-7)
internally in the ratio
a) 2:7 b) 3:7 c) 4:3 d) 3:4 (1)
3
18.If tan α = ,then the value of sec2α is ----------------------------
4

5 25
a) b) ½ c) ¾ d) (1)
4 16

19.If the end points of the diameter of a circle are P(4,-1) and Q(-2,-5), then
the coordinates of it’s centre are
a) (1,-3) b) (2,-4) c) (-1,2) d) (-2,3) (1)

20. The value of sin2300 – cos2300 is ------------

−1 √3 3 2
a) b) c) d) (1)
2 2 2 3

SECTION B
Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be
attempted

21.What is the area of a rhombus if it’s vertices are (3,0) ,(4,5) ,(-1,4) and
(-2,-1) taken in order ?
a) 12 sq.units b) 16 sq.units c) 24 sq.units d) 10 sq.units (1)
22.If ΔABC and ΔDEF are similar and 2AB = DE ,BC= 8cm ,then the length

of EF is -----------

a) 16cm b)12 cm c) 8 cm d) 4 cm (1)

𝑎
23.Given that sinѳ = ,then cosѳ is equal to………..
𝑏

𝑏 𝑏 √𝑏 2 −𝑎2 𝑎
a) b) c) d) (1)
√𝑏 2 −𝑎2 𝑎 𝑏 √𝑏 2 −𝑎2
24.The value of sin30 0 + cos 600 - sin900 is…………
a) 1 b) 0 c) ½ d) ¼ (1)
25.The probability of occurrence of an event E is 0.28. What is
theprobability of non-occurrence of this event?
a) 0.28 b) 0.72 c) 0.75 d) 1 (1)

26. If ΔABC is an equilateral triangle of each side 4cm and ΔPQR is an

equilateral triangle of each side 2cm .What is the ratio of their areas ?
a) 4:2 b) 4:1 c) 3:2 d) 5:7 (1)
27. In the figure given below, ABCD is a square of side 14 cm with E, F, G and H
as the mid points of sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively. The area of the
shaded portion is

(a) 44cm² (b) 49 cm² (c) 98 cm² (d) 49π/2 cm² (1)

28. If sinѳ = 1/3 , the value of 2cosec2ѳ +2 is -----------------

a) 6 b) 4 c) 18 d) 20 (1)

29.A ladder is kept against a wall with its foot is at a distance of

5m from the wall and its top reaches a window 12m above
the ground, then the length of the ladder is -------
a) 15m b) 12m c) 13m d) 17m (1)

30.A man walks 600m towards south and then 800m towards west .The
distance of the man from the starting point is -----------
a) 900 m b) 1km c) 950m d) 975m (1)
31.What is the maximum value of sinѳ ?
√3 1
a) 0 b) 1 c) d) (1)
2 √2

32.In an isosceles triangle ABC right angled at C , if AC=BC then which one
of the following will be right ? (1)
a) AC2 = 2 AB2 b) BC2 = 2 AB2 c) BC2 = AC2 + AB2 d) AB2 = 2 AC2

33.If the angles of a triangle ABC in the ratio 1:1:2 respectively (the largest angle

being angle C )then the value of tanA – sinA × cosA is ----------------------------

1 1 1
a) b) c) d) 1 (1)
3 2 4

34.If P (2,4) ,Q(0,3) R(3,6) and S (5,y) are the vertices of a parallelogram PQRS ,

then the value of y is-----------

a) 7 b) 5 c) -7 d) -8 (1)

35. If A(4,9), B(2,3) and C(6,5) are the vertices of ΔABC ,then the length of median
through C is -----------

a) 5 units b) √10 units c) 25 units d) 10 units (1)

36.If the point P(2,1) lies on the line segment joining points A(-4,2) and B(8,4) ,

then
1 1 1
a) AP = AB b) AP = BP c) PB = AB d) AP= AB (1)
3 3 2

37. What is the probability of getting a queen or a king in a single draw

of a card from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards?
1 5 2 7
a) b) c) d) (1)
13 13 13 13
 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶
38.If in ΔABC and ΔDEF ,
𝐷𝐸
=
𝐸𝐹
, then ΔABC ̴ ΔDEF when

a) A = F b) A = D c) B= D d) B = E (1)

39. Match the columns

(a) 1’ A, 2’ C, 3’ D, 4’ E
(b) 1’ B, 2’ C, 3’ F, 4’ E
(c) 1’ D, 2’ B, 3’ A, 4’ F
(d) 1’ D, 2’ B, 3 E, 4 A (1)

40. If π is taken as 22/7, the distance (in metres) covered by a wheel of diameter
35 cm, in one revolution, is
a) 2.2

(b) 1.1

(c) 9.625

(d) 96 (1)
 SECTION C
Case study based questions:
Section C consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each. Any 8 questions are to
be attempted.
Q.41 to Q.45 are based on case study 1
CASE STUDY 1

A brooch is a small piece of jewellery which has a pin at the back so it can be fastened
on a dress, blouse or coat.
Designs of some brooch are shown below. Observe them carefully.

Design A: Brooch A is made with silver wire in the form of a circle with
diameter 28mm. The wire used for making 4 diameters which divide the
circle into 8 equal parts.
Design B: Brooch B is made two colours_ Gold and silver. Outer part is
made with Gold. The circumference of silver part is 44mm and the gold part
is 3mm wide everywhere.
Refer to Design A
41. The total length of silver wire required is

a) 180 mm

b) 200 mm

c) 250 mm

d) 280 mm (1)

42. The area of each sector of the brooch is

a) 44 mm2

b) 52 mm2

c) 77 mm2

d) 68 mm2 (1)

Refer to Design B

43. The circumference of outer part (golden) is

a) 48.49 mm

b) 82.2 mm

c) 72.50 mm

d) 62.86 mm (1)

44. The difference of areas of golden and silver parts is

a) 18 π mm2

b) 44 π mm2

c) 51 π mm2

d) 64 π mm2 (1)
45.A boy is playing with brooch B. He makes revolution with it along its edge. How
many complete revolutions must it take to cover 80π mm ?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5 (1)

Q.46 to Q.50 are based on case study 2

CASE STUDY 2 :

Rahul and Ravi planned to play Business ( board game) in which they were supposed to
use two dice.

46. Ravi got first chance to roll the dice. What is the probability that he got
the sum of the two numbers appearing on the top face of the dice is 8?
1
a)
26

5
b)
36

1
c)
18

d)0 (1)
47. Rahul got next chance. What is the probability that he got the sum of
the two numbers appearing on the top face of the dice is 13?

a)1
5
b)
36

1
c)
18

d)0 (1)

48. Now it was Ravi’s turn. He rolled the dice. What is the probability that
he got the sum of the two numbers appearing on the top face of the dice is
less than or equal to 12 ?

a)1
5
b)
36

1
c) 18

d)0 (1)

49. Rahul got next chance. What is the probability that he got the sum of
the two numbers appearing on the top face of the dice is equal to 7 ?
5
a)
9

5
b)
36

1
c)
6

d) 0 (1)
50. Now it was Ravi’s turn. He rolled the dice. What is the probability that
he got the sum of the two numbers appearing on the top face of the dice is
greater than 8 ?

a) 1

5
b)
36

1
c)
18

5
d) (1)
18

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