PERIODIC TEST - I

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS (041) FULL MARKS: 40 TIME: 1.30 Hrs. 01.07.24

DATE: 13.06.2024

CLASS: X
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
(i) This question paper contains 20 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five sections - A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A - Questions No. 1 to 8 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions 9-10 are Assertion Reason
type questions.
(iv) In Section B - Questions No. 11 to 15 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C - Questions No. 16 to 17 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D - Questions No. 18 to 19 are long answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) In Section E - Questions No. 20 is case study-based questions carrying 4 marks. Internal choice is provided in 2
marks question.
(viii) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in 2 questions in Section B,
1 question in Section C, 1 question in Section D and 1 question in Section E.
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(ix) Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take  = wherever required, if not stated.
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Q. NO. QUESTION MARKS
SECTION A 10  1 = 10
This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.

1. Which of the following statements is not true about rational and irrational numbers? 1
a. The sum of two irrational numbers need not be irrational.
b. The product of a rational number and an irrational number is
always irrational.
c. The difference of two rational numbers is always rational.
d. none of these
2. Two representations of real numbers are shown below. Which of the following 1
option is correct?

a. Only representation 1 b. Only representation 2

c. both representation 1 and 2 d. both are wrong
3. If c and d are two zeroes of the polynomial px 2 − 2 x + 3 p , and c + d = cd , then p = 1

2 2 1 1
a. − b. c. d. −
3 3 3 3
4. Two polynomials are shown in the graph given below. The number of zeroes which 1
are common to both the polynomials is

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
5. Students of a class were shown the graph below. 1

Based on their answers, they were divided into two groups.

Group 1 said that the graph represents a quadratic polynomial as the number of
common points of the curve and x-axis is 2.
Group 2 said that the graph does not represent quadratic polynomial as a quadratic
polynomial is always parabolic in shape.
a. Group 1 was correct b. Group 2 was correct
c. Both group 1 and 2 are correct d. Both groups were wrong

6. The system of pair of the linear equations x = p, y = q is 1

a. consistent
b. not consistent
c. can’t say, depends on the values of p and q
d. none of the above
 7. The lines 2 x + 3 y − 4 = 0 and 4 x + 6 y − k = 0 are coincident then k equals 1
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a. 8 b. c. 2 d. 10
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8. The two circles represent the ordered pairs ( a, b ) which are solutions of the 1

respective equations. The circle is divided into three regions P, Q and R as shown.

Shila found ordered pairs for each of the three regions as follows.
P : ( −6, −2) Q : ( 2, −2) R : ( −2,2)
Which option is true?
a. P and Q b. Q and R c. P and R d. all P, Q and R
In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following
choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
9. (A): For any natural number n, 6n never ends with zero. 1
(R): Any composite numbers can be expressed as a product of primes

10. (A): The sum of the zeroes of the polynomial x 2 − 5 x + 9 is 5. 1

(R): The sum of the zeroes of a polynomial is always less than the product of the
zeroes.
SECTION B 5  2 = 10
Q. No.
This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.

11. Explain, why are the numbers 7  11  13 + 13 and 7  6  5  4  3  2  1 + 5 2

composite?
OR
(
3
) 4
( )
Find the LCM and HCF of 2  3  5 and 2  5  7 . Also verify the relation
between LCM and HCF.
12. If one of the zeroes of the polynomial x2 − 8 x + k is HCF (6, 12), then find the value 2
of k.
 13. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 8 x + 15 . 2

14. Find c, if the system of equations cx + 3 y + ( 3 − c ) = 0 , 12 x + cy − c = 0 has infinitely 2

many solutions.
OR
Find k, if the system of equations 2 x + 3 y = 7 , ( k − 1) x + ( k + 2 ) y = 3k has infinitely

many solutions.
15. Solve: 17 x − 6 y = 5, 5 x + 7 y = 19 2

Q. No. SECTION C 2 3 = 6
This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.

16. 3
Prove that 3 is irrational number.
17. The present age of a father is three years more than three times the age of his son. 3
Three years hence, the father’s age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the
son. Determine their present ages.
OR

In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Find the values of x and y.

D x+y C

14 cm x-y

A 30 cm B

Q. No. SECTION D 2  5 = 10
This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.

18. Find the smallest number which when increased by 17, is exactly divisible by both 5
468 and 520.
OR
Find the largest number, by which when the numbers 438 and 606 be divided, to get
the remainder 6 in each case.
19. Without actually calculating the zeroes, form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes 5
are reciprocals of the zeroes of the polynomial 5 x2 + 2 x − 3 .
SECTION E 1 4 = 4
Q. No. This section comprises case study-based question of 4 marks.
20. A company has a locker in which valuable documents are kept. The passcode is a
four-digit number of the form “xyyx”. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the
Vice President (VP) of the company have each been given a clue, the passcode that
opens the locker can be found.

CEO’s clue: When twice the one’s digit is subtracted from ten’s digit, the result is 1.
VP’s clue: Three more than the ten’s digit is thrice the one’s digit.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) Find the equation that can be formed from the CEO’s clue. 1
(ii) Find the equation that can be formed from the VP’s clue. 1
(iii) Find the passcode.
OR 2
Find the sum of the unit’s place digit and the 10’s place digit of the passcode.