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OBJECTIVE (CH-7 TO CH-14) (29TH NOV)

Class 10 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 40
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1. The distance between the points (a, a) and (− √3a, √3a) is [1]
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a) 2√2 units b) 3√2a units
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c) 2 units d) 2a√2 units
2. In what ratio is the line segment joining the points (-3, 2) and (6, 1) is divided by Y-axis? [1]

a) 2 : 1 b) 3 : 1

c) 1 : 2 d) 1 : 3
3. The ratio in which the x-axis divides the line segment joining the points (-2, 3) and (6, -7) is: [1]

a) 7 : 3 b) 3 : 7

c) 1 : 3 d) 1 : 2
4. Assertion (A): Ratio in which the line 3x + 4y = 7 divides the line segment joining the points (1, 2) and (-2, 1) is [1]
3: 5
Reason (R): The coordinates of the point P(x, y) which divides the line segment joining the points A(x1, y1) and
m1 x2 +m2 x1 m1 y +m2 y
B(x2, y2) in the ratio m1: m2 is ( m1 +m2
,
2

m1 +m2
1
)

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

5. If sec θ + tan θ = x, then sec θ = [1]
2 2

a) x +1
b) x −1

x 2x

2 2

c) x −1

x
d) x +1

2x
∘

6. The value of tan 30

cot 60
∘
is [1]

a) 1 b) 1

√3

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c) 1
d) √3
√2

2 ∘

7.
1−tan

2
45

∘
[1]
1+tan 45

a) tan 90o b) 1

c) sin 45o d) 0

8. 8 (cos2 A + sin2 A) is equal to: [1]

a) 8 b) 0

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 c) 9 d) 1

9. cot2θ - 1
= [1]
2
sin θ

a) tan2θ b) cot2θ

c) -1 d) 1

10. To warn ships of underwater rocks, a light house spreads a red colored light over a sector of angle 80o to a [1]

distance of 16.5 km. Find the area of the sea over which the ships are warned. (Use π = 3.14)

a) 189.97 km2 b) 200 km2

c) 135.7 km2 d) 190.14 km2

11. Area of a sector of angle p (in degrees) of a circle with radius R is [1]
p p
a) 360
× 2πR b) 180
× πR
2

p p
c) 180
× 2πR d) 720
× 2πR
2

12. Find the area of the sector of a circle having radius 6 cm and of angle 30o. [1]

a) 8.42 cm2 b) 9 cm2

c) 9.42 cm2 d) 9.52 cm2

13. A horse is grazing in a field. It is tied to a pole with a rope of length 6 m. The horse moves from point A to point [1]
B making an arch with an angle of 70°. Find the area of the sector grazed by the horse.

a) 22.99 m b) 20.99 m

c) 21.99 m d) 21 m

14. The length of an arc that subtends an angle of 24o at the centre of a circle with 5 cm radius is [1]

a) cm b) cm
3π 5π

2 3

c) π

3
cm d) 2π

3
cm
15. A sphere of radius 6 cm is dropped into a cylindrical vessel partly filled with water. The radius of the vessel is 8 [1]
cm. If the sphere is submerged completely, then the surface of the water rises by

a) 4.5 cm b) 4 cm

c) 2 cm d) 3 cm
16. The height of a cone is 30 cm. A small cone is cut off at the top by a plane parallel to the base. If its volume be [1]
of the volume of the given cone, then the height above the base at which the section has been made, is
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a) 15 cm b) 10 cm

c) 25 cm d) 20 cm
17. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder which just encloses a sphere of radius r is [1]

a) 2πr 2
b) 4πr
2

c) 8πr 2
d) 6πr
2

18. The volume of the largest right circular cone that can be cut out from a cube of edge 4.2 cm is [1]

a) 58.2 cm3 b) 19.4 cm3

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 c) 9.7 cm3 d) 77.6 cm3

19. A solid is hemispherical at the bottom and conical above. If the surface areas of the two parts are equal, then the [1]
ratio of its radius and the height of its conical part is
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a) 1 : 1 b) 1 : √3

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c) √3 : 1 d) 1 : 3
20. The mean of the first 10 prime numbers is [1]

a) 129 b) 1.29

c) 12.9 d) 11.9
21. The distribution below gives the marks obtained by 80 students on a test: [1]

Marks Less than 10 Less than 20 Less than 30 Less than 40 Less than 50 Less than 60

Number of Students 3 12 27 57 75 80

The modal class of this distribution is:

a) 30 - 40 b) 20 - 30

c) 50 - 60 d) 10 - 20
22. If the mean of first n natural numbers is 15, then n = [1]

a) 30 b) 14

c) 15 d) 29
23. The median class for the data given below is: [1]

Class 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100 100 - 120

Frequency 10 12 14 13 17

a) 80 - 100 b) 60 - 80

c) 20 - 40 d) 40 - 60
24. If the arithmetic mean of 7, 8, x, 11, 14 is x, then x = [1]

a) 10 b) 10.5

c) 9.5 d) 9
25. A bag contains 6 red, 8 white, 4 green and 7 black balls. One ball is drawn at random. The probability that the [1]
ball is drawn is neither green nor white is

a) b)
8 12

25 25

c) 13

25
d) 4

25

26. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a number less than 7. [1]

a) 1

6
b) 0

c) d) 1
5

27. One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a 6? [1]

a) b)
1 3

13 26

c) d) None of these
1

52

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28. A die is thrown once. The probability of getting a prime number is [1]

a) b)
1 1

3 6

c) 1

2
d) 2

29. A bag contains three green, four blue and two orange marbles. If a marble is picked at random, then the [1]
probability that it is not an orange marble, is ________.

a) b)
1 4

3 9

c) 7

9
d) 1

30. A circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which ∠B = 90

o
, if AD = 23 cm, AB = 29 cm and DS = 5 cm, [1]
then radius of circle is :

a) 12 cm b) 13 cm

c) 14 cm d) 11 cm
31. If four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD are tangential to a circle, then [1]

a) AB + CD = AC + BC b) AC + AD = BC + DB

c) AB + CD = BC + AD d) AC +AD = BD + CD
32. From a point P which is at a distance 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5 cm, the pair of tangents PQ [1]
and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral PQOR is

a) 65 cm2 b) 32.5 cm2

c) 30 cm2 d) 60 cm2

33. In the given figure, a circle touches the side BC of △ABC at P and touches AB and AC produced at Q and R [1]
respectively. If AQ = 5 cm, then find the perimeter of △ABC.

a) 6 cm b) 10 cm

c) 7 cm d) 11 cm
34. Two equal circles touch each other externally at C and AB is a common tangent to the circles. Then, ∠ ACB = [1]

a) 30o b) 45o

c) 60o d) 90o

35. The length of the shadow of a tower standing on level ground is found to 2x metre longer when the sun's [1]
elevation is 30° than when it was 45°. The height of the tower in meters is
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a) (√3 - 1) x b) 3√2x

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c) (√3 + 1) x d) √3 x
36. If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 m above a lake is 30° and the angle of depression of its [1]
reflection in the lake is 60°, then the height of the cloud above the lake, is

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 a) 200 m b) 500 m

c) 400 m d) 30 m
37. From a point on the ground which is 15m away from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation is found to be [1]
60
∘
. The height of the tower is
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a) 15√3 m b) 20√3 m
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c) 10√3 m d) 10 m
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38. The length of shadow of a tower on the plane ground is √3 times the height of the tower. The angle of elevation [1]
of sun is

a) 60° b) 45°

c) 90° d) 30°
39. The angle of elevation of the sun when the shadow of a pole ‘h’ metres high is h
metres long is [1]
√3

a) 45 ∘
b) 30
∘

c) 60 ∘
d) none of these
40. Assertion (A): If the length of shadow of a vertical pole is equal to its height, then the angle of elevation of the [1]

sun is 45o.
Reason (R): According to pythagoras theorem, h2 = p2 + b2, where h = hypotenuse, p = perpendicular and b =
base.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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