V I f G.

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VI BG YO R HI GH
Second Preliminary Examination
2023-2024
MATHEMATICS
Max. Marks : 80
Grade: X
Time Allowed : 2½ hour
Date : 08/01/2024

INSTRUCTIONS:
ed separately.
• Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provid
es.
• You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minut
.
• This time is to be spent in reading the question paper
th
allowed for writin g e
• The time given at the head of this paper is the time
answers. '
,

questions are given along side

• The intended marks for the questions or parts of
the questions.
• This question paper contains 10 printed pages ..
question from Section B
• Atte ~t all questions from Section A and any four
shown and must be done
• All working, including rough work, must be clearly
of essential worki ng
on the same sheet as the rest of the answer. Omission'
will result in the loss of marks.
able.
• Geometrical figures to be constructed wherever applic
.
• For geometry, figures are to be copied to the answer script

SECTION A (40 marks)

(Attempt all questions from this section)

Question 1
options: [15)
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given

(i) Shares of company A, paying 9%, ,10 shares are at ,14.

Shares of company B, paying 9%, ,10 shares are at ,10.
Shares of company C, paying 9%, ,10 shares are at ,9.
Shares of which company are at par?
(a) Company A.

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(b) Company B.
(c) Company C.
(d) Company Ban d C.

(ii) 3 3±'11
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Assertion (A): Roots of equatio - *
n x .!.x - 3 == 0, x 0 are 2 •
Reason (R): ax 2 + bx + c == 0 has
no rea l roo ts if b - 4ac < 0
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(a) Both A and R are true.
(b) Both A and R are false.
(c) A is true, R is false.
(d) A is false, R is true.

(iii) If a,2, 1O,b are in continued proportio

n, then the values of a and b
respectively are:
(a) 1, 5
(b) 0.4, 50
(c) 5, 40
(d) 2, 0.6

(iv) The polynomial p 2 - p - 2 is divided by the following :

1. p- 2

2. p+1
Which of the above divisors are fact
ors of the given polynomial?
(a) only 1.
(b} onl y2.
(c) bot h1. and 2.
(d) neither 1. nor 2.

(v) The 21st term of the A.P., whose

first two terms are -3 and 4 is:
(a) 17
(b) 143
(c) -143
(d) 137

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(vi) . .
In what ratio does the point P(2 HIGH

points A( 3 5) , -5) d1v1de the line segment joining the

- , and B( 4, -9)?
(a} 5:2
(b) 1: 2
(c) 5: 1
(d) 2: 5

(vii) In the adjoining figure, fl ABC ~ fl QPR, LA =?Q0, LB =50° then LR is:
R

(a) 60°
(b) 50°
(c) 70°
p
(d) 90°

(viii) In the given figure CE is a tangent to the circle at point C. If LABC = 93°
and LDCE = 35°, then the value of LCAD is:

(a) 93°
(b) 35°
(c) 145°
(d) 87°

(ix) A solid metallic cone of radius 2 cm and height 8 cm is melted into a

sphere. What is the radius of sphere?
(a) 4 cm
(b) 3 cm
(c) 2 cm
(d) 6 cm

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(x) (sec A+ tan A) (1 - sin A) is equal to: 1-ilG\,\

(a) sec A
(b) sin A
(c) cosec A
(d) cos A

(xi) In the given frequency distribution table, the differ

ence between the
upper limit of the modal class and the lower limit
of the first class is:
C.I. 65-85 85-105 105-125 125-145 145-165
Frequency 7 13 8 20 6
(a) 20
{b) 80
{c) 40
{d) 60

(xii) A box contains 15 balls out of which 'n' are black

and the remaining are
red. If the probability of drawing a black ball is
twice the probability of
drawing a red, the numbe~ of black balls is:
(a) 1/
5
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 8

(xiii) In an A.P., if a= -5 and d = 2, then the sum of first

6 terms is:
(a) -75
(b) 15
(c) 60
(d) 0

(xiv) The line represented by_ the equation 4x

- y +3 = O , passes
through the point (0, m). The value of m is:
(a) -3
(b) 3
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(c) -7
(d) 3

(xv) Assertion (A): In the given figure, if LBCE = 80°, then

LBAD = 100°.
of a cyclic
Reason (R): The sum of the angles of the exterior _angle
quadrilateral and its interior opposite angle is 180°.

(a) Both A and Rare true.

(b) •Both A and R are false.
(c) A is true, R is false.
(d) A is false, R is true.

Question 2
[4]
(i) Solve for matrices A and B, where:

2A + B = [~
4
~ ] and A - 28 = [ i il

• l vessel [4]
(ii) The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherica
it, all over,
are 28 cm and 42 cm respectively. Find the cost of painting
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at the rate of t2 per cm .

(iii) ...J3x+4 +...J3x-s [4]

Find the value of x : ...J3x+ 4-...J3x-s = 9 , using properties of
proportion.

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Question 3 (41
X y_z
(i) Calculate the angles x, Y and z if: 3 = 4 - s·
A

p Q

(ii) Using a graph sheet, draw a histogram for the following frequency [41
distribution table. Estin,ate the mode of the data.
Class 6-12 12-18 18-24 24-30 30-36
Interval
Frequency 15 8 10 18 6

(iii)
Prove that
tan 3 8 + cot 3 8 = 1-2sin2 8cos 2 8 [5]
1+tan2 8 1+cot2 8 sin8cos8

SECTION B (40 marks)

(Attempt any 4 questions from this section)
Question 4

(i) What must be added to the polynomial 2x 3 - 3x 2 - 8x, so that it leaves [3]
a remainder 10 when divided by 2x + 1.

(ii) In the given figure two circles with centres 0, C intersect at points A, B. [3]
The centre C of the smaller circle lies on the circumference of the other
circle. If LAOB = 80°, find LAPB.

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QJ (iii) Mr. Gupta opened a recurring deposit account in a bank. He deposited [4]

~2500 per month for 2 years. At the time of maturity, he gets ,67500.
Find:
{a) The total interest earned by Mr. Gupta.
(b) The rate of interest per annum.

Question 5
(i) From a solid wooden cylinder of height 28 cm and diameter 6 cm, two [3]

conical cavities are hollowed out. The diameter of the cones are of 6 cm
22
and height 10.5 cm. Taking rr= 7 find the volume of the remaining solid.

28cm

(ii) Solve the following inequation and represent the solution set on a [3]

number line.
2
-2 6 < .!_2 - x
3
< 2 X¤ Z.
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(iii) The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is [4]

60°. After a flight of 30 s~conds, the angle of elevation becomes 30°. If

the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of 3000\/3m, find the speed
of the aeroplane in km/h.

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Question 6
(i) A man has 500 shares, each of face value f10, of a certain business [31

concern. He receives , 400 as dividend on his shares.

(a) Find the rate of dividend on the shares.
{b) If the rate of return is 5% , the calculate the market value of the share.

(ii) In the 2023 World Cup, the runs scored by the Indian players are given [31

in the following table. Find the mean runs scored by the entire team
correct to 3 significant figures, using short-cut method.
Runs scored No. of players

0-200 9
200-400 1
400-600 3
600-800 1

(iii) In the given figure, 0 is the centre of the circle. Chords AC and 8D are [4]
perpendicular to each other, LOAB = a and LDBC = b.
Show that a = b.

Question 7

(i) In a G.P., the ratio between the sum of first three terms and that of [3]
first six terms is 125:152. Find its common ratio.

(ii) If b is the mean proportional between a and c, prove that [3]

a2 -b2 +cz 4
- ---=b
a-2-b-z+c-2

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a graph pap er . f4J
(iii) Plo t the point A(-3,4) on
the point 8 and
A in the line x = 1. Mark
(a) Po int B is the reflection of
state its co-ordinates.
the point c and
A in the line y = 1. Mark
(b) Point C is the reflection of
state its co-ordinates.
e of the closed figure ABC.
(c) State the geometrical nam
figure ABC.
( d) Find the perimeter of the

Question 8 [3]
is drawn at random
4 defective ones. One pen
(i) A lot of 20 pens contain
from the lot.
?
t the pen drawn is defective
(a) What is the probability tha
ed. No w a pen is
not defective and not replac
(b) Suppose the pen drawn is
that the pen
rest. What is the probability
drawn at random from the
drawn is not defective?
[3]
8 tap
(ii) g tog eth er can fill a cistern in 2 -11 min ute s. If one
Two taps runnin
find the time taken
the other to fill the cistern,
takes 1 minute more than
can fill the cistern.
in which each tap separately

ing the poi nts [4]

perpendicular to the line join
((fij Find the equation of the line
ich divides the
sing through the point wh
A (1, 2) and B (6, 7) and pas
o 3: 2.
line segment AB in the rati

Question 9
ngle AB C me et [5]
medians BO and CE of a tria
(i) In the figure given below, the
at G. Prove that:
A

C
B

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(a) 6 EGO ~ 6CGB.

(b) BG= 2GD.

(ii) From the following cumulative frequency table draw an ogive on a graph [5]
sheet and then use it to estimate:
(a) median.
(b) inter-quartile range.

ing percent is 35%.

(c) the number of students who-passed, if the pass
(d) the percentage of students who scored above
65 marks.
Marks 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
(less than)
Cumulative 5 24 37 40 42 48 70 77 79 80
Frequency

Question 10

~) The printed price of an article is ,60,000. A whol

esaler allows a [3]
discount of 20% to a shopkeeper. The shopkeep
er sells the article to a
customer at the printed price. GST is charged
at the rate of 5% at every
stage. Find:
(a) The cost to the shopkeeper inclusive of GST
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(b) Net GST paid by the shopkeeper to the governme
nt -----
(c) The cost to the customer inclusive GST

(ii) A positive number is divided into two parts, such

that the sum of the [3]
squares of the two parts is 208. The square of
the larger part is 18
times the smaller part. Taking x as the smaller
part of the two parts, find
the number.

(iii) Construct an inscribing circle of a regular hexa

gon of side 5 cm. [4]

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