DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL CLA SS: X

INSTRUCTIONS P RE M ID - TE RM [ P T – 1]
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black ink.
Duration: 2 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question paper. SUB JE CT: M A TH S
Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
Monday, July 15. 2019

SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 40

333333MARKS:222370 77760
General Instructions
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper is consists of 20 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
Section A comprises of 10 questions of 1 mark each.
Section B comprises of 3 questions of 2 marks each.
Section C comprises of 4 questions of 3 marks each.
Section D comprises of 3 questions of 4 marks each.
3. Use of calculator is not permitted.

SECTION – A
1. Is 2 , 8 , 18 , 32 ...... an AP? Justify.
2. Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of 420 and 130.
3. If the sum and product of the zeroes of the polynomial ax 2  5 x  c is equal to 10 each, find
the value of a and c.
4. For what value of c will the following pairs of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions?
cx – y = 2; 6x – 2y = 4
5. Check whether  x  1  2 x  3 is a quadratic equation.
2

6. Graph of a quadratic polynomial is

(a) Straight line (b) circle (c) ellipse (d) parabola
7. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x  99 x  127 are 2

(a) both positive (b) both negative

(c) one positive and one negative (d) both equal
8. If the equation x 2  4 x  k  0 has real and distinct roots then
(a) k  4 (b) k  4 (c) k  4 (d) k  4
14587
9. The decimal expansion of the rational number will terminate after
1250
(a) one decimal places (b) two decimal places
(c) three decimal places (d) four decimal places
10. The 21 term of the AP whose first and second terms are - 3 and 4 respectively is
st

(a) 17 (b) 137 (c) 143 (d) -143

SECTION – B
11. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 2 x 2  4 x  3  0 , and hence find the nature
of its roots.

12. Given that 7 is irrational number, prove that 5 + 3 7 is also an irrational number.
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13. Find the 20th term from the last term of the AP: 3, 8, 13, …….., 253.

SECTION – C
14. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x 2  3 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and
the coefficients.
15. The sum of 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24 and the sum of the 6th and 10th terms is 44. Find
the first three terms of the AP.

16. Solve the following pair of equations by reducing them to a pair of linear equaions:
5 1
 2
x 1 y  2
6 3
 1
x 1 y  2

17. Use Euclid’s division leema to show that the square of any positive integers is either of the
form 3m or 3m+1 for some integer m.
SECTION – D
a b c
18. On comparing the ratios 1 , 1 and 1 , find out whether the given pair of linear
a 2 b2 c2

equations are consistent or inconsistent. If consistent, obtain the solution graphically:

x + 3y = 6; 2x – 3y = 12

19. Find all the zeroes of x4 – 7x3 + 17x2 – 17x + 6, if two of its zeroes are 3 and 1.
3
20. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10
8
hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap
can separately fill the tank.

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INSTRUCTIONS M ID - TE RM A SSE SSM E NT
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black
ink. Duration: 3 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question SUB JE CT: M A TH S
paper. Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
Monday. September 16. 2019

NAME OF THE STUDENT: ____________________________________CLASS/SEC.__________

NAME OF THE INVIGILATOR: ________________________________SIGNATURE: ________

SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 80

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
Section -A comprises of 20 questions of 1 mark each, Section -B comprises of 6 questions of
2 marks each, Section-C comprises of 8 questions of 3 marks each and Section-D comprises
of 6 questions of 4 marks each.

3. In question(s) on construction, the drawing should be neat and exactly as per given
measurements.

4. Use of calculator is not permitted.

SECTION – A
1. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?
3 1 5
(a) x  4 (b) x  3 (c) 3 x   x2 (d) x 2  3  4 x 2  4
x x x
2. The common difference of an A.P. whose general term is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) -1 (d) -2
3. If sin (  36)  cos where  and (  36) are acute angles, then value of  is

(a) 36˚ (b) 54˚ (c) 90˚ (d) 27˚

ar PRQ 
4. It is given that ABC PQR with BC : QR = 1 : 3 then find the value of .
ar BCA
1 1
(a) 9 (b) 3 (c) (d)
3 9
5. The point which divides the line segment joining the points (7, – 6) and (3, 4) in ratio 1 : 2
internally lies in the
(a) I quadrant (b) II quadrant (c) III quadrant (d) IV quadrant
6. If and , then is equal to

(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) none of these

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7. The value of sin 2 15  sin 2 25  sin 2 65  sin 2 75 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) none of these
8. Expressing sinA in terms of cotA

1  cot 2 A 1  cot 2 A 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
cot A cot A 1  cot 2 A cot A

9. If both the zeros of a quadratic polynomial ax 2  bx  c are equal and opposite in sign then
b is

(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) none of these

10. In the given figure DE BC , which of the following is true?

ab ap aq p a
(a) p  (b) q  (c) p  (d) 
pq ab ab q b

11. Given the HCF (81, 54) = 27, find LCM (81, 54)
12. Find the value of if ) are in AP.

13. Find the coordinates of the point on y-axis which is nearest to the point (- 2, 5).
14. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x 2  5 x  k is - 4, find the value of k.

15. Does the pair of linear equations 4x+ 3y – 1 = 5 and 12x + 9y = 15 represent coincident lines?
Justify your answer.
16. Represent the following situation in the form of quadratic equation:
Rohan’s mother is 26 years older than him. The product of their ages ( in years) 3 years
from now will be 360. We would like to find Rohan’s present age.
17. In ΔABC, D and E are the points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that DE BC . If

AD = 6 cm, DB = 9 cm and AE = 8cm, find AC.

5 sin A  cos A
18. If tan A  ,then find the value of
12 cos A
19. Can be the remainder on division if a polynomial is divided by ?
Justify your answer.

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20. An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a chimney. The angle of elevation of the top of
the chimney from her eyes is 45°. What is the height of the chimney?

SECTION – B
21. A vertical pole of length 6 m casts a shadow 4 m long on the ground and at the same time a
tower casts a shadow 28 m long. Find the height of the tower.

22. If 3 tan   1 , then find the value of sin 2   cos 2 

23. The length, breadth and height of a room are 8 m 25 cm, 6 m 75 cm and 4 m 50 cm
respectively. Determine the longest rod which can measure the three dimensions of the
room exactly.

24. Find the value(s) of k for which the quadratic equation  k  4  x 2   k  1  x  1  0 has

equal roots.
25. How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?

26. If  and  are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x 2  x  4 , find the value of

1 1
  
 
SECTION – C
cos A  sin A  1
27. Prove that  cos ecA  cot A
cos A  sin A  1
28. Prove that the points A(-3, 0), B(1, -3) and C(4,1) are vertices of an isosceles right angled
triangle.
29. Draw the graph of the following equations on the same graph and write the coordinates of
the vertices of the trapezium formed by these line and both the axes.

30. Prove that 5 is irrational.

31. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct
points, prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.

32. Find all other zeros of the polynomial p(x) = 2 x 3  3x 2  11x  6 , if one of its zero is – 3.
33. In the given figure, ABC and DBC are two triangles on the
same base BC. If AD intersects BC at O, show that
ar  ABC  AO
 .
ar DBC  DO

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34. Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite to each other on either side of the road
which is 80m wide. From a point between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the
top of the poles are 60° and 30° respectively. Find the height of the poles and the distances
of the point from the poles.

SECTION – D
35. Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD whose vertices are and
respectively.
36. 8 men and 12 boys can finish a piece of work in 10 days while 6 men and 8 boys can finish it
in 14 days. Find time taken by 1 man alone and that by 1 boy alone to finish the work.
37. A rectangular park is to be designed whose breadth is 3 m less than its length. Its area is to
be 4 square metres more than the area of a park that has already been made in the shape of
an isosceles triangle with its base as the breadth of the rectangular park and of altitude 12m.
Find the length and breadth of the rectangular park.
38. In the given figure, O is any point inside a
rectangle ABCD. Prove that

OB 2  OD 2  OA2  OC 2

39. Jaipal Singh repays the total loan of Rs 118000 by paying every month starting with the first
instalment of Rs 1000. If he increases the instalment by Rs 100 every month, what amount
will be paid by him in the 30th instalment? What amount of loan does he still have to pay
after 30th instalment?
40. From the top of tower the angle of depression of an object on the horizontal ground is
found to be 60˚. On descending 20 m vertically downwards from the top of the tower, the
angle of depression of the object is found to be 30˚. Find the height of the tower.

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 DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL CLA SS: X
INSTRUCTIONS P RE B OA RD – 1
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black
ink. Duration: 3 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question SUB JE CT: M A TH S [ B A S IC]
paper. Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
Monday. December 09. 2019

SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 80

333333MARKS:222370 77760
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
Section -A comprises of 20 questions of 1 mark each, Section -B comprises of 6 questions of
2 marks each, Section-C comprises of 8 questions of 3 marks each and Section-D comprises
of 6 questions of 4 marks each.
3. There is no overall choice but internal choices have been provided in 2 questions of Section
A, 2 questions of Section B, 3 questions of Section C and 3 questions of Section D. You have
to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
4. In question(s) on construction, the drawing should be neat and exactly as per given
measurements.
5. Use of calculator is not permitted.
SECTION – A
Question 1 – 10 are multiple choice questions. Select the most appropriate answer from the
given options.
1. Which of the following is the correct formula for finding median for a grouped data?

(a) = + (b) = + ℎ

(c) = + ℎ (d) none of these.

2. In a single throw of a die, the probability of getting a multiple of 2 is
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
4 2 3
3. In the given figure, number of zeroes of p(x) is
y

x
O

y

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) none of these

4. The value of k for which the pair of linear equation 4x – 6y – 1= 0 and 2x + ky – 7 = 0
represents parallel lines is
(a) k = - 3 (b) k = 2 (c) k = 4 (d) k = - 2
5. Which of the following rational numbers have non-terminating repeating decimal
expansion?
6 29 35 231
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15 343 50 210
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6. If the distance between the points (4, p) and (1, 0) is 5 units, then the value of p is:
(a) 4 only (b) -4 only (c) ± 4 (d) 0
7. In triangles ABC and DEF, B  E , C  F and AB = 3DE. Then the two triangles are
(a) congruent but not similar
(b) neither congruent nor similar
(c) similar but nor congruent
(d) congruent as well as similar
8. The length of the tangent from a point A at a circle, of radius 3 cm is 4 cm then distance of
A from the centre of the circle is
(a) 7cm (b) 7cm (c) 25 cm (d) 5 cm
9. If d = LCM(36, 198) then the value of d is
(a) 396 (b) 198 (c) 36 (d) 1
10. A quadratic polynomial whose sum of the zeroes is 3 and one of the zero is 0 is
(a) x 2  2 x  0 (b) x 2  3 x  0 (c) x 2  3 x  5  0 (d) x 2  3 x  0

Question 11-15 Fill in the blanks

11. The value of 30 + 60 __________.
12. The mid-point of the line segment joining A(3, -7) and B(5, -5) is _________
a
13. If sin   then the value of sec  in terms of a and b is ______
b
14. The areas of two similar triangles are 81 cm 2 and 289 cm2 respectively. The ratio of their
corresponding sides is ___________________.
15. The area of a sector of a circle of radius 21 cm and central angle 60 0 is _______

16. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting exactly one head.
tan 35
17. Evaluate:  tan 45 0
cot 55
OR

∆ABC is a right angled triangle with ∠ = 90 . If AB=5cm, BC=12cm and AC=13cm, then
find and t .
18. Can the number 6 n , n being a natural number, end with digit 5? Give reason.
19. Find the common difference of an A.P. whose nth term is an = 3n +7
OR
In an AP if d= - 4, n = 7 and an = 4, then find the value of a.
20. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining (2, − 3) and (5,6) is divided by x-axis.

SECTION – B
21. Prove that the tangents from an external point to a circle are equal in length.
22. There are 12 defective pens in a lot of 120 pens. One pen is taken out at random from this
lot. What is the probability that the pen taken out is not defective?
OR
A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a
black face card.
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23. Find the mode of the following data:

Marks 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100
No. of students 3 12 32 20 6

24. A sphere of radius 6 cm is made up of modelling clay. A child reshapes it in the form of a
cone of base radius 6 cm. Find the height of the cone.
25. The length of shadow of a tower on the plane ground is 3 times the height of the tower.
Find the angle of elevation of sun.
OR
A vertical post 9 m high is broken at a certain height, and its upper part, not completely
separated, meets the ground at an angle of 30˚. Find the height at which the post is broken.
1 1
26. If α and β are zeroes of = 2 − 8 + 7 then find the value of 
 
SECTION – C
27. In the given figure OACB is a quadrant of a circle of radius 3.5 cm. If OD = 2 cm, calculate
area of the shaded portion.

28. Draw a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 5 cm which are inclined to each other at an
angle of 600. Write steps of construction also.
OR
Draw a line segment of length 7.6 cm and divide it in the ratio 5:8. Also give the
justification of the construction also.
29. If the quadratic equation px 2  8 x  2  0 has equal roots, then find p. Hence find roots of
the equation.
30. Solve 3 − = 7 2 + 5 + 1 = 0 using any suitable method and hence find the value
of for which − 2 = 4.
31. Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of 1290 and 228
OR
Given that 5 is an irrational number, hence prove that 2  3 5 is an irrational number.
32. Find the value of k if the points A(2, 3), B(4, k) and C(6, –3) are collinear.
1  sin 
33. Prove that:  sec   tan  
2

1  sin 
OR
sin x 1  cos x
Prove that:   2 cos ecx
1  cos x sin x

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34. In the given figure, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle with centre O from an
external point P. Prove that  QPR = 2  OQR

SECTION – D
35. If ABC DEF and their sides are of lengths (in cm) as marked along them, then find the
lengths of sides of each triangle.

OR
Prove that in a right angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the
square of the other two sides.
36. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a
transmission tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45˚ and 60˚ respectively.
Find the height of the tower.
37. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 250 and 1000 which are exactly divisible by 3.
OR
If 6th term of an AP is – 10 and its 10th term is – 26, then find the 15th term of an AP.
38. The length of a rectangle exceeds its width by 8 cm and the area of the rectangle is 240 cm 2 .
Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
39. A wooden solid is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The
slant height of cone is 5 cm and the diameter of the base is 6 cm. Calculate the volume of
the wooden solid in terms of  .
OR
A bucket is in the form of a frustum of a cone and holds 28.490 litres of water. The radii of
its two circular ends are 28 am and 21 cm respectively, find the height of the bucket.
40. Change the following frequency distribution to less than type distribution and draw its
ogive. Hence obtain the median value.
Class 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70 70 - 80
interval
Frequency 5 15 18 25 11 9 8

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 DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL CLA SS: X
INSTRUCTIONS P RE B OA RD – 1
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black
ink. Duration: 3 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question SUBJECT: MATHS [STANDARD]
paper. Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
Monday. December 09. 2019

SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 80

333333MARKS:222370 77760
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
Section -A comprises of 20 questions of 1 mark each, Section -B comprises of 6 questions of
2 marks each, Section-C comprises of 8 questions of 3 marks each and Section-D comprises
of 6 questions of 4 marks each.
3. There is no overall choice but internal choices have been provided in 2 questions of Section
A, 2 questions of Section B, 3 questions of Section C and 3 questions of Section D. You have
to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
4. In question(s) on construction, the drawing should be neat and exactly as per given
measurements.
5. Use of calculator is not permitted.

SECTION – A
Question 1 – 10 are multiple choice questions. Select the most appropriate answer from the
given options.
5
1. If the area of a sector of a circle is of the area of the circle, then the sector angle is equal to
18
(a) 60˚ (b) 90˚ (c) 120˚ (d) none of these

2. The arithmetic mean and mode of a data are 24 and 12 respectively, then its median is
(a) 25 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 22

3. If x  a cos  and y  b sin  , then b 2 x 2  a 2 y 2 is equal to

(a) a 2 b 2 (b) ab (c) a 4 b 4 (d) b 2  a 2

4. Find the value of ‘p’ for which the point (–1, 3), (2, p) and (5, –1) are collinear.
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

5. Sum of first n terms of the AP 2  8  18  ......... is

nn  1 nn  1
(a) (b) 2n (c) (d) 1
2 2
XZ YX YZ
6. In ΔXYZ and ΔPQR   then
PQ RQ PR
(a) ΔYXZ ~ΔPQR (c) ΔYXZ ~ΔRQP
(b) ΔXYZ ~ΔRQP (d) ΔZYX ~ΔPQR
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343
7. After how many decimal places will the decimal expansion of terminate?
2  53  7
4

(a) 2 places (b) 3 places (c) 5 places (d) 4 places

8. Which of the following is not quadratic equation?

(a) (2x-1)(x-3) = (x+5)(x-1) (b) x 2  5 x  3   x  2  x  2 
(c) x 2  2 x  23  x   0 (d) x 3  4 x 2  x  1   x  2 
3

9. The coordinate of the point where the line x – y = 5 cuts y-axis are
(a) (0, -5) (b) (5, 0) (c) (0, 0) (d) (-5, 0)

10. cos 4 A  sin 4 A is equal to

(a) 2 cos A  1 (b) 2 cos A  1 (c) 2 sin A  1 (d) 2 sin A  1
2 2 2 2

Question 11-15 Fill in the blanks

x
11. The probability of guessing the correct answer to a certain test question is . If the
12
2
probability of not guessing the correct answer to this question is , then x is _______.
3

12. If from a point on the ground, which is 20 m away from the foot of a tower, the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower is 60˚, then the height of the tower (in meters) is _________

13. If one of the roots of the quadratic equation kx 2  14 x  8  0 is 2, then the value of k is
_______

14. An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in a
parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. The maximum
number of columns in which they can march is ______

15. The pair of linear equations 4x – 6y – 1 = 0 and 2x +ky – 7 = 0 represents parallel lines, then
the value of k is _____

Question 16-20 are 1 mark questions

16. What is the HCF of smallest prime number and the smallest composite number?
17. In the given figure, ∆ABC is circumscribing a
circle. Find the length of BC.

OR
If the radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then find the length of the chord of
one circle which is tangent to the other circle.

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18. Find the coordinates of fourth vertex D of a parallelogram ABCD whose three vertices are
A(-2, 3), B(6,7) and C(10, 3).

19. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2  3 and 2  3

OR
If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial x 2  x  1 , then find
1 1
the value of 
 

20. In the given figure ∠ADB =∠BAC, AB = 6 cm and BD = 4 cm,

find BC.

SECTION – B
21. Determine the AP whose fifth term is 19 and difference of the eighth term from thirteen
term is 20.

22. An integer is chosen at random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that it is
(a) divisible by 8
(b) not divisible by 8
OR
A box contains cards numbered 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from the box. Find
the probability that the number on the drawn card is
(a) a perfect square
(b) a multiple of 7

23. In the given figure, common tangents AB and CD to the two circles intersect at E. Prove
that AB = CD.

24. Two cones with same base radius 8 cm and height 15 cm each are joined together along
their bases. Find the surface area of the shape so formed.

25. In the given figure BE and CF are perpendicular to AC and AB

respectively, show that AB× CF=AC× BE

OR
If ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC = b and BC = a, then prove that the altitude
4b 2  a 2
AD 
2
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1
26. If sin   , then find the value of sin 2   tan 2 
2
SECTION – C
27. Calculate mean for the following distribution by step deviation method:
Class 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100 100 - 120

Frequency 20 35 52 44 38 31

28. Without using trigonometric table, evaluate the following:

cos ec39 2
sec 51
 
tan 17. tan 38. tan 60. tan 52. tan 73  3 sin 2 31  sin 2 59 
3

OR
Prove that: 1 1 .

29. PQRS is a diameter of a circle of radius 6 cm. The lengths

PQ, QR, RS are equal. Semicircles are drawn on PQ and QS
as diameters as shown in the figure. Find the area of the
shaded portion.

30. If houses of Anand and Binod are located at points A and B respectively as shown below,
then answer the following questions on the basis of the given graph:
(i) Find the distance between the houses of Anand and Binod.
(ii) Prove(numerically) that the straight road AB does not pass through the origin.

31. If the H.C.F of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form of 65m 117, then find the value of m.
OR
Show that exactly one of the numbers , 2 or 4 is divisible by 3.
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32. The first term of an AP is 2 and the last term is 50. If sum of all the terms is 442, then find
the common difference. Also find sum of first 10 terms.

33. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 80 sq. units if its length is reduced by 5 units and
the breadth is increased by 2 units. If we increase the length by 10 units and decrease the
breadth by 5 units, the area is increased by 50 sq. units. Find the length and breadth of the
rectangle.
OR
2 2 1 3 2
Solve for x and y:   and   0 where x, y≠ 0
x 3y 6 x y

34. Find all other zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2 x 3  3 x 2  11x  6 if one of its zero is – 3.

SECTION – D
35. Draw a triangle ABC with BC=6 cm, ∠B=30°, and ∠A=105°, then construct a triangle whose
sides are times the corresponding sides of ∆ABC. Also write the steps of construction.

36. In the given figure, if ∆FEC ≅ ∆GDB and ∠1= ∠2. Prove that ∆ADE ~ ∆ABC.

OR
State and prove Pythagoras theorem.

37. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km
upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
OR
Solve the following given equation:
1 2 5
  , x  1,2,4
x 1 x  2 x  4

38. From a tower 60 m high the angles of depression of top and bottom of a building are found
to be 30° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the building and the distance between the
tower and the building.

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39. A donor agency ensures milk is supplied in containers, which are in the form of a frustum
of a cone to be distributed to flood victims in a camp. The height of each frustum is 30 cm
and the radii of whose lower and upper circular ends are 20 cm and 40 cm respectively. If
this milk is available at the rate of Rs.35 per litre and 880 litres of milk is needed daily for a
camp.
(a) Find how many milk containers are needed daily for the camp.
(b) What daily cost will it put on the donor agency?
OR
A sector of a circle of radius 12cm has the angle 120°. It is rolled up such that the two
bounding radii are joined together to form a cone. Find the volume of the cone.

40. If the median of the following distribution is 47, find the value of p and q.
Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 Total
Interval
Frequency 12 30 p 65 q 25 18 229

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INSTRUCTIONS P RE B OA RD – 2
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black
ink. Duration: 3 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question SUB JE CT: M A TH S [ B A S IC]
paper. Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
Saturday. January 18. 2020

SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 80

333333MARKS:222370 77760
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
Section -A comprises of 20 questions of 1 mark each, Section -B comprises of 6 questions of
2 marks each, Section-C comprises of 8 questions of 3 marks each and Section-D comprises
of 6 questions of 4 marks each.
3. There is no overall choice but internal choices have been provided in 2 questions of Section
A, 2 questions of Section B, 3 questions of Section C and 3 questions of Section D. You have
to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
4. In question(s) on construction, the drawing should be neat and exactly as per given
measurements.
5. Use of calculator is not permitted.

SECTION – A
Question 1 – 10 are multiple choice questions. Select the most appropriate answer from the
given options.
1. If 5 is a zero of the quadratic polynomial – − 15 then the value of k is
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 4 (d) - 4
2. The distance between the points A(0,7) and B(0,- 3) is
(a) 4 units (b) 10 units (c) 7 units (d) 3 units
3. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?
1 17
(a) (b) 0.1 (c) 3% (d)
3 16
4. Two equilateral triangles have the sides of lengths 34 cm and 85 cm respectively. The
greatest length of tape that can measure the sides of both of them exactly is
(a) 34 cm (b) 17 cm (c) 51 cm (d) none of these
5. Value of sec A =
1 1 1 1  cot 2 A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
cot A cos ecA 1  cot 2 A cot A
  f i ui 
6. In the formula x  a  h  , for finding the mean of the grouped frequency
  fi 
distribution, ui =
xi  a xi  a a  xi
(a) (b) hxi  a  (c) (d)
h h h

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7. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x 2  a  1x  b are 2 and – 3, then

(a) a = - 7, b = - 1 (b) a = 5, b = - 1 (c) a = 2, b = - 6 (d) a = 0, b = - 6
8. The value of k if the point (0, 2) is equidistant from (3, k) and (k, 5) is
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 4
9. In the given figure MN QR . If PM = cm, MQ = 10 cm, PN = 2 cm, NR = 6 cm, then
value of is

(a) 4 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 8 cm

253 253
10. If  m n , then find the values of m and n.
500 2  5
(a) m = 2, n = 3 (b) m = 3, n = 2 (c) m = 2, n = 2 (d) none of these

Question 11-15 Fill in the blanks

11. The sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 2:3, then the areas of these triangles are in
the ratio ______________
17
12. The decimal expansion of will terminate after _______ places of decimals.
8
13. The pair of linear equations 3x + 4y = 12 and y = 4 has ___________ solution(s).
14. A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle. If AB = 13 cm, BC = 14 cm and AE = 7 cm,
then AC is equal to ______________.

a 
15. If  ,4  is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(- 6, 5) and B(- 2, 3), then
2 
the value of ‘a’ is ____________.

Question 15-20 [1 mark]

16. If 4 20° , where 4A is an acute angle, then find the value of A.
17. Find the 10th term from the last term (towards the first term) of the AP: 4, 9, 14,………..254.
OR
If k + 1, 3k, 4k + 2 are in AP, find the value of k.

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18. In a single throw of a pair of dice, what is the probability of getting the sum a perfect
square?
19. Prove that: 1.
OR

Evaluate: sin 30 cos 45  cos 30 sin 45

20. If area of quadrant of a circle is 38.5 cm2 then find the diameter of the circle.

SECTION – B
21. The annual rainfall record of a city for 66 days is given in the following table:
Rainfall 0 - 10 10 – 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60
(in cm)
Number 22 10 8 15 5 6
of days
Change the distribution to a more than type distribution.
22. An electrician has to repair an electric fault on a pole of height 4m. He needs to reach a
point 1.3m below the top of the pole to undertake the repair work. What should be the
length of the ladder he should use which when inclined at an angle of 60 to the horizontal
would enable him to reach the required position?
OR

Two men on either side of a 75 m high building and in line with base of building observe
the angles of elevation of the top of the building as 30º and 60º respectively. Find the
distance between the two men.
23. In the given figure, ∥ and ∥ . Prove that
.

1 1
24. If  and  are zeroes of the polynomial x 2  7 x  7 , find the value of   2
 
25. Ram tosses two different coins simultaneously. Find the probability of getting at least one
tail.
OR
A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the
card drawn is not a black king.
26. How many spherical bullets can be made out of a solid cube of lead whose edge measures
44cm, each bullet being 4cm in diameter.

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SECTION – C
27. To raise social awareness about hazards of smoking, a school decided to start “NO
SMOKING” campaign. Students were asked to prepare five triangular shaped campaign
banners as shown in the figure given below. Calculate the total cost of the banners if cost of
1cm2 banner is Rs. 20.

28. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 600. If one
number is 280, find the other number.
OR

Show that any positive odd integer is of form 4q+1 or 4q+3 where q is some integer.

29. Draw a right triangle in which the sides (other than the hypotenuse) are of lengths 3 cm and
5
4 cm. Then, construct another triangle whose sides are times the corresponding sides of
3
the given triangle. Write steps of construction also.

30. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A on the ground is 30˚. On moving
a distance of 20 m towards the foot of the tower to a point B, the angle of elevation increases
to 60˚. Find the distance of the tower from point A.

31. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O inclined to each other at 80˚,
then find POA .
OR
ABC is an isosceles triangle, in which AB = AC, circumscribed about a circle. Show that BC
is bisected at the point of contact.

32. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 6 cm more than twice the shortest side. If the third side
is 2 cm less than the hypotenuse, find the sides of the triangle.

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33. In the given fig. AB and CD are two diameters of a circle (with centre O) perpendicular to
each other and OD is the diameter of the smaller circle. If OA = OB = OC = 7 cm, find the
area of the shaded region.

OR
Four equal circles are described at the four corners of a square so that each touches two of
24 2
the others. The area enclosed between the circles is cm . Find the radius of each circle.
7

34. Draw the graphs of the pair of linear equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine
the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis and shade
the triangular region.

SECTION – D
35. Find two consecutive odd positive integers, sum of whose squares is 290.
OR

A motor boat whose speed is 18km/hr in still water take 1 hour more to go 24km upsream
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
cos A cos A
36. Prove that + = 2tan A
cos ecA  1 cos ecA  1
37. State and prove Thale’s Theorem.
OR

Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares of
the corresponding sides.

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38. If the sum of 7 terms of an A.P. is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the sum of ‘n’ term.

39. The frustum is made up of a metal sheet, whose circular bases are covered. The radius of
upper and lower circular bases are 5 cm and 1 cm respectively. If the height of the frustum
is 3 cm, then find the surface area of frustum and cost of metal sheet used, if it cost Rs 500
per 100 sq.cm. (π=3.14)
OR

A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder of same

radius. The diameter of the hemisphere is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm.
find the inner surface area of the vessel.

40. Find the mean of the following data by step deviation method and hence find the mode,
given that median of the data is 42.5.
Class 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70 70 - 80
interval
Frequency 4 8 10 12 10 4 2

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INSTRUCTIONS P RE B OA RD – 2
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black
ink. Duration: 3 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question SUBJECT: MATHS [STANDARD]
paper. Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
Saturday. January 18. 2020

SESSION: 2019-20 MAX. MARKS: 80

333333MARKS:222370 77760
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
Section -A comprises of 20 questions of 1 mark each, Section -B comprises of 6 questions of
2 marks each, Section-C comprises of 8 questions of 3 marks each and Section-D comprises
of 6 questions of 4 marks each.
3. There is no overall choice but internal choices have been provided in 2 questions of Section
A, 2 questions of Section B, 3 questions of Section C and 3 questions of Section D. You have
to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
4. In question(s) on construction, the drawing should be neat and exactly as per given
measurements.
5. Use of calculator is not permitted.
SECTION – A
Question 1 – 10 are multiple choice questions. Select the most appropriate answer from the
given options.
1. Which of the following rational numbers will have a terminating decimal expansion?
14 29 12 13
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
216 147 400 1600
(a) Only (iii) (b) both (iii) and (iv) (c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) all of these
2. The point P which divides the line segment joining the points A(2, -5) and B(5, 2) in the
ratio 2:3 lies in the quadrant
(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV
3. If the common difference of an AP is 5, then what is a18  a13 ?
(a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 30
4. In a frequency distribution, the class mark of a class is 10 and the width of the class is 6. The
lower limit of the class is
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 12
5. A box contains 5 red balls, 4 green balls and 7 white balls. A ball is drawn at random from
the box. The probability that the ball drawn is neither red nor white is
1 1 1 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 4 16
6. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0 ) and (3, 0) is
(a) 5 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 7  5

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7. If sec 5A = cosec(A + 30˚), where 5A is an acute angle, then the value of A is

(a) 15˚ (b) 5˚ (c) 20˚ (d) 10˚
8. If the HCF of 55 and 99 is expressible in the form 55m – 99, then the value of m is
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
9. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is - 5x + 7y =2, the second equation
can be
(a) 10x + 14y + 4 = 0
(b) -10x - 14y + 4 = 0
(c) -10x + 14y + 4 = 0
(d) 10x - 14y = - 4
10. In given figure, the area of triangle ABC (in sq. units)
is
(a) 15 (b) 10
(c) 7.5 (d) 2.5

Question 11-15 Fill in the blanks

11. Area of a sector of a circle of radius 36 cm is 54 cm2, then the length of the corresponding
arc of the sector (in terms of ) is ___________.
12. Priya and Ravish planned to participate in a cycle race to be organised for national
integration. They decided to practice on a circular path around a sports field. Priya takes 18
minutes to complete one round, while Ravish takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they
both start at the same time and go in same direction. Then they will meet again at the
starting point after _________ minutes
13. The value of k for which the following pair of linear equation with two variables has no
solution is ___________.
–5 2; 6 2 7
14. The value of tan 1 tan 2 tan 3.............tan89 is equal to __________
15. If in the following figure, ∆ ABC ~ ∆ QPR, then the measure of ∠ Q is ……….

Question 15-20 [1 mark]

16. What is the distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 7 cm?
17. Can x2 – 1 be the quotient on division of x6 + 2x3 + x – 1 by a polynomial in x of degree 5?
Give reason for your answer.
OR

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The graph of a polynomial p(x) does not intersects the x-axis but intersects y-axis in one
point. Find the number of zeroes of p(x).
18. State whether the given statement is true or false and justify your answer.
The length of tangent from an external point P on a circle with centre O is always less than
OP.
1
19. In a ΔABC, right angled at C if tan A  . Find the value of sinA cosB + cosA sinB
3
OR
Evaluate: cos 2 20  cos 2 70  sin 48 sec 42  cos 40 cos ec50
20. The queen, the jack and 10 of spades are removed from a pack of 52 cards. A card is drawn
from the remaining well shuffled pack. Find the probability of getting a red card.

SECTION – B
21. The sides AB and AC and the perimeter of ∆ABC are respectively three times the
corresponding sides DE and DF and the perimeter of ∆DEF. Are the two triangles similar?
ar  ABC 
If yes, find
ar DEF 
22. A bag contains white, black and red balls only. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. The
3 2
probability of getting a white ball is and that of a black ball is . Find the probability of
10 5
getting a red ball. If the bag contains 20 black balls, then find the total number of balls in the
bag.
OR
A bag contains 24 balls of which are red, 2 are white and 3 are blue. A ball is selected at
random. What is the probability that it is (i) not red? (ii) white?
23. Find the mode of the given frequency distribution:
Class Interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Frequency 5 8 10 13 7 20
24. Find the number of bricks, each measuring 25 cm×12.5 cm×7.5 cm, required to construct a
wall 24 m long, 20 m high and 0.5 m thick. While the cement and sand mixture occupies
1
th of the volume of the wall.
20
25. An observer, 1.7m tall, is 20 √3 m away from a tower. The angle of elevation from the eye
of observer to the top of the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower.
OR
From the window (120 m high above the ground) of a house in a street, the angles of
elevation and depression of the top and the foot of another house on opposite side of street
are 60° and 45°repectively. Show that the height of the opposite house is 120(1+ 3 )m.

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1
26. If x  , is a solution of the quadratic equation 3 x 2  2kx  3  0 , find the value of k . Also
2
find the other zero.
SECTION – C
27. If the square of the difference of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x 2  px  15
is equal to 196, then find the value of p.

28. What point on x-axis is equidistant from (7, 6) and (- 3, 4)?

OR
Find the area of ΔABC with A(1, - 4) and the mid-points of sides through A being (2, -1) and
(0, -1).

29. Find the solution of the system of linear equations by graphical method:
3x – 4y +12 = 0
3x + 2y – 6 = 0
Also, find the area of the triangle formed by the given lines and x-axis

30. Draw a line segment AB of length 6 cm. Taking A as centre, draw a circle of radius 3 cm
and taking B as centre, draw another circle of radius 2 cm. Construct tangents to each circle
from the centre of the other circle. Also write steps of construction.

31. A horse is tied to a peg ‘P’ at the middle of the side AB of a square shaped grass field of
side 50 m by means of a 7 m long rope as shown in the figure. Find
(a) the area of the field that can be grazed by horse.
(b) the increase in grazing area if the rope is 10.5 m long and the
horse is tied to a peg at the corner A instead of P.

OR
In the figure, ΔABC is right angled at A. Semicircles are drawn on AB, AC and BC as
diameters. It is given that AB = 6 cm and AC = 8 cm. Find the area of the shaded region.

32. Show that n 2  n is divisible by 2 for every positive integer n.

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33. PAT is a tangent drawn to the circle with centre O. If BAC  50 , find  BAT and  BCA.
Also find  DAB +  DCB.

OR
In the figure PT and PS are two tangents to the circle with
centre O such that PT = 5 cm and  TPS = 60˚. Find the length
of the chord TS.

34. An aeroplane when flying at a height of 3125 m from the ground passes vertically below
another plane at an instant when the angles of elevation of the two planes from the same
point on the ground are 30˚ and 60˚ respectively. Find the distance between the two planes
at that instant.

SECTION – D

35. In the given figure, the line segment XY is parallel to

side AC of ∆ABC and it divides the triangle into two
AX
parts of equal areas. Find the ratio .
AB
OR
∆ABD is a right triangle, right angled at A and AC is drawn perpendicular to BD. Prove
that AC 2  BC  BD
36. Deepak repays his total loan of Rs 118000 by paying every month starting with the first
instalment of Rs 1000. If he increases the instalment by Rs 100 every month, what amount
will be paid as the last instalment of loan?
37. The speed of a boat in still water is 15km/hr. It can go 30 km upstream and return
downstream to the original point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
OR
Is it possible to design a rectangular park of perimeter 80 m, and area 400m2? If so, find its
length and breadth.
38. Prove that: sin   cos ec   cos   sec    7  tan 2   cot 2  .
2 2

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39. A tent is in the shape of cylinder surmounted by a conical top of same diameter. If the
height and diameter of cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 3 m respectively and the slant height
of conical part is 2.8 m, find the cost of canvas needed to make the tent if the canvas is
22
available at the rate of Rs.500 per square meter. Use π =
7
OR
A well of diameter 3 m is dug 14 m deep. The earth taken out of it has been spread evenly
all around it in the shape of a circular ring of width 4 m to form an embankment. Find the
height of the embankment.
40. The following table gives production yield per hectare of wheat of 100 farms of a village.
Production yield 50 - 55 55 - 60 60 - 65 65 - 70 70 - 75 75 - 80
(in kg/ha)
Number of farms 2 8 12 24 38 16

Change the distribution to a more than type distribution and draw its ogive.

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