PARAMEKKAVU VIDYA MANDIR, THRISSUR

PERIODIC TEST I - 2021 - 2022

CLASS : X TIME : 1 hr
DATE : 24/06/2021 MARKS : 25
MATHEMATICS
Name : _______________________ Roll No : _____

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :

1.This question paper contains two parts A and B

2.Both part A and part B have internal choices.
Part – A:
1.It consists of two sections I and II.
2.Section I has 9 questions of 1 mark each. Internal choice is provided in 2 questions.
3.Section II has 1question on case study .The case study has 5 case based sub-parts. An examinee
is to attempt any 4 out of 5 sub- parts.
Part - B
1.Question No.11 and 12 are very short answer type questions of 2 marks each
2.Question no. 13 is short answer type question of 3 marks
3.Question no. 14 is long answer type question of 5 marks.
4. All questions are compulsory .Internal choice is provided in 1 question of 2 marks,
1 question of 3 marks and 1 question of 5 marks.
5. Use of calculator is not permitted
Part -A
1. If HCF (a ,b) = 12 and a x b = 3600, then what is LCM (a , b) ?
2. Find the value of nmn, if mn = 9
3. Find the prime factorization of 336
OR
After how many places of decimal will the decimal expansion of the
33
rational number terminate?
22 ×5
4. In the given figure PA and PB are tangents to a circle with centre O. If <APB =
(2x + 3)o and <AOB = (3x+7)° then find the value of x.

Date:

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5. In the given figure, the pair of tangents AP and AQ drawn from an external point
A to a circle with centre O are perpendicular to each other and length of each
tangent is 5 cm. Find the radius of the circle.

OR

A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through

the centre O at a point Q so that OQ = 12 cm, then find the length of PQ.
6. From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre
O. If <APB = 60°, then find <AOB
7. If an event cannot occur, then find its probability
8. If the probability of an event is p, then find the probability of
its complementary event
9. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards. The event E in that card is not an
ace of hearts. Find the number of outcomes favorable to E
SECTION II
Case study based questions are compulsory. Attempt any 4 subparts of
the question. Each subpart carries 1 mark
10 . Case study

Akriti and Sukriti have to start the game of ludo. They are fighting for who
will start the game. They found two coins and decided to toss them
simultaneously to know who will start the game.
i ) How many possible outcomes are there ?
a) 2 b) 1 c) 4 d) 0
ii) Akriti says if I get atleast one head, I will win and start the game. The
probability that Akriti will start the game is………….
1 1 3
a) b) c) d) 1
2 4 4

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 iii) Sukriti says if I get atmost one tail, I will start the game. The probability
that Sukriti will start the game is ……….
1 3 1
a) b) c) d) 0
4 4 2
iv) Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event ?
1 49
a) b) 1.05 c ) 0.07 d)
99 50
v) The probability of success is 73 %. Then the probability of failure is………
a) 0.27 b) 0.37 c ) 0.73 d) 0.5
Part- B
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one
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11. Write down the decimal expansion of without actual division
3125
OR
Write the smallest number which is divisible by both 306 and657

12. A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more
red balls are put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability
of drawing a red ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls

13. Find the HCF and LCM by prime factorization method

28, 36, 45.
OR
Find the largest positive integer that will divide 398,436, and 542
leaving remainders 7,11, and 15 respectively

14. In the figure, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn with centre O from
an external point P. Prove that <QPR= 2 <OQR

OR
i) Prove that tangents segments from the exterior point of a circle are
equal in length.

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ii) In the given figure TP and TQ are tangents from T to the circle with
centre O. R is a point on the circle. If AB is a tangent to the circle at R.
Prove that TA + AR =TB + BR.

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