SECTION-A ( Reasoning )

1. How many triangles are there in the following figure ?

A. 25 B. 23 C. 27 D. None of these

2. In the given question ,arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most
appropriate sequence from amongst the alternatives provided below the question

A . (a) , (c) , (b) , (e) , (d) (a) Income

B. (a) , (b) , (e) , (c) , (d) (b) Status
C. (c) , (a) , (e) , (b) , (d) (c) Education
D. (c) , (e) , (a) , (b) , (d) (d) Well being
(e) Job

3. Study the figure given below and answer the question. Which is the most crowded junction
assuming each arrow denotes equal traffic

A. Z B)V C)X D. U

4. Find the missing number / letter shown by question mark ( ? )

Z4 X3 V9
A6 C2 ?
T5 R4 P15

A. E 12 B. E 10 C. S 10 D. S 12

5. Tim placed three sheets with two carbons to get two extra copies of original. Then he decided to
get more carbon copies and folded the papers in such a way that the upper half of the
sheets were on top of the lower half .Then he typed .How many carbon copies did he get ?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 3 D. No copies at all

6. In the given number series , a wrong number is given ,Find out the number

2160 , 360 , 69 , 18 , 6 , 3

A. 69 B. 18 C. 360 D. 6

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7. A man walks 10km towards North .From there he walks 6km towards south. Then he walks
3km towards East .How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point

A. 7 km towards East B. 5 km towards West

C. 5 km towards North – East D. None of these

8. Which letter in NOTORIOUS occupies the same position as M does in CLEMENT ?

A. O B. I C. R D. T

9. If ‘ SOUTH-EAST’ is called EAST ; ‘ NORTH-WEST’ is called ‘WEST’ ; ‘SOUTH-WEST’ is called ‘SOUTH’

and so on , what will ‘NORTH’ be called ?

A. East B. North-East C. North-West D. South

10. In the following question , a set of three figures X ,Y and Zshows the pattern of folding a piece of
paper. In the figure Z , the manner in which the paper is cut is shown . Select the figure out of the
given four alternatives which would most closely resemble the unfold form of figure Z

A B C D

11. Find the missing number .

A.7 B. 12
C. 10 D.14

Directions ( Q’s 12 & 13 )

In the following diagram , the circles represents college

professors , the triangle stands for surgical specialists and
medical specialists are represented by the rectangle
.Answer the following questions
based on the diagram
12. College professors who are also surgical specialists are
represented by

A. A B. B C. C D. D

13. ‘B’ represents ?

A. Professors who are not medical specialists

B. Professors who are not surgical specialists
C. Professors who are neither medical nor surgical specialists
D. Medical specialists who are neither professors nor surgical specialists

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14. In each of the following questions statements are given and these statements are followed by four
conclusions numbered i , ii , iii , iv. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance from commonly known facts .read the conclusions and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements , disregarding commonly known
facts. Choose the correct option.

Statements Conclusions
Some car is cycle . i. No train is bike
Some cycle is bike. ii. Some cycle is bus
All bikes are bus. iii. Some train is car
No bus is train. iv. No train is car

A. Only conclusions i and ii follow

B. Only either conclusion iii or iv follow
C. Only conclusion i and either conclusion iii or iv follow
D. Only conclusions i , ii and either conclusion iii or iv follow

15. How many numbers would remain if the numbers which are divisible by 5 and also those
having ‘ 5’ as only one of the digits are dropped between the numbers 35 to 70 ?

A. 23 B. 21 C. 20 D. 24
SECTION-B ( Day to Day Mathematics )
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16. At a point, the angle of elevation of a tower is such that its tangent is .On walking 240m nearer
12
3
toward the tower, the tangent of the angle of elevation becomes .The height of the tower is:
4
A. 125m B. 200m C. 225m D.275m

17 .The diagram shows six equal circles inscribed in an equilateral triangle ABC. The circles touch externally
among themselves and also touch the sides of the triangle. If the radius of each circle is R, area of triangle
is:

A. (6 + 𝜋√3)𝑅 2
B. (9+7√3)𝑅 2
C. (12+7√3)𝑅 2
D. (9+6√3)𝑅 2

𝑙2 𝑚2 𝑛2
18. If 𝑙 + 𝑚 + 𝑛 = 0, then the value of 𝑚𝑛
+ 𝑙𝑛
+ 𝑚𝑙 is:

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

19. The degree of the polynomial −5𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 3 𝑦 + 4𝑦 2 − 5 𝑖𝑠:

A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. can’t be determined

20. At how many points the given polynomial (x+1) (x) (x+3) intersect with X-axis?

A.3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 4

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21. Which of the following straight line lie in three quadrants?

A. 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 5 B. 3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0 C. 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0 D. 2𝑥 = 3𝑦
𝑥 𝑦
22. Area of the triangle formed by straight line + = 2 with X and Y-axis is:
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴

A. ½ sq. unit B. 1 sq. unit C. 2 sq. units D. 4 sq. units

23. Equation : 𝑥 2 – 𝑦 2 = 𝑥 + 𝑦; 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≠ 0 is:

A. Linear B. Quadratic C. Cubic D. Not an equation itself

24. For what value of k will the equations 2x + 32y + 3=0 and 3x + 48y + k=0 represent coincident lines?

A. 1 B. 2/3 C. 3/2 D. 9/2

25. An examination consists of 160 questions. One mark is given for every correct option. If one-fourth
mark is deducted for every wrong option and half mark is deducted for every question left, then one
student scores 79.And if half mark is deducted for every wrong option and one-fourth deducted for every
question left, student scores then 76,find the number of questions he attempted correctly.

A. 80 B. 100 C.120 D. 140

26. One fourth of a herd of camels was seen in the forest, twice the square root of the herd had gone to
mountains and the remaining 15 camels were seen on the bank of a river. Find the total number of camels.

A. 9 B. 36 C. 81 D. Insufficient information

27. Which of the following is a method to solve a quadratic equation?

A. Factorisation B. Discriminant C. Perfect square D. All of these

28. The number of real solutions of the equation:|𝑥 2 | – 5 |𝑥| + 6 = 0

A. 2 B. 4 C. infinite D. None of these

29. The positive value of K for which the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝐾𝑥 + 64 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 𝐾 = 0 will both have
real roots, is:

A. 4 B. 8 C.12 D.16

30. The 20th term from last of the AP:3,8, 13,…..253 is;

A. 168 B. 178 C.158 D.187

31. If 3, 4+p, 6-p are in AP, then p must be equal to

A. 0 B. 2/3 C.1/3 D. -1/3

32. 8th term of the series 2√2 + √2 + 0 + ⋯ . 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 be:

A. -5√2 B. 5√2 C. 10√2 D. - 10√2

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33. In a right circular cone, the cross-section made by a plane parallel to the base is a

A. Circle B. Frustum of a cone C. Sphere D. Hemisphere

34. The probability that a non-leap year selected at random will contain 52 Fridays is

A. 1/7 B.2/7 C.0 D.1

35. An event is very unlikely to happen. Its probability is closest to

A. 0.1 B.0.001 C.0.0001 D.0.00001

36. The Probability of getting a good egg in a lot of 400 is 0. 035.The number of good eggs in the lot is

A. 7 B. 14 C.21 D.28

37. If volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64:27, then the ratio of their surface area is

A. 3:4 B.4:3 C.9:16 D.16:9

38. During conversion of a solid from one shape to another , the volume of the new shape will

A. Increase B. Decrease C. Remain unaltered D. be doubled

39. If cos9A = sin A and 9A < 900 , then the value of tan5A is
1
A. B.√3 C. 1 D. 0
√3

40. If the points A (1,2) , B (0,0) and C( p , q ) are collinear, then

A. p = q B. p = 2q C. 2p = q D. p = -q

41. If S is a point on side PQ of a triangle PQR such that PS = QS =RS, then

A. PR.QR=RS2 B. QS2+RS2=QR2 C.PR2+QR2=PQ2 D. PS2+RS2=PR2

42. The number of ordered pair(s) ( a , b ) of natural numbers such that ab + ba = 100 is

A.1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

43. A semi-circular thin sheet of a metal of diameter 28cm is bent and an open conical cup is
made. What is the capacity of cup?
1078
A.243√3 B. 3
√3 C. 1078/3 D. can’t be found

44. There are 6 points in a plane out of which 3 are collinear and rest non collinear. How many line
segments are generated?

A .12 B. 13 C. 15 D. 32

45. If P(x) is a cubic Polynomial with highest degree term coefficient is 1 such
that P(1)=10 ; P(2) = 20 ; P(3) = 30 then P(4) is

A. 4 B. 40 C.46 D. Insufficient information

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 SECTION-C ( Higher Order Thinking Skills )

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46. The decimal expansion of the rational number 1250
will terminate after

A. one decimal place B. two decimal places

C. three decimal places D. four decimal places

47. If two tangents inclined at an angle 600 are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm,then the length
of each tangent is

3
A. 2 √3cm B.6cm C. 3cm D.3√3cm

48. The diameter of a circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles of
radii 24cm and 7cm is:

A. 31cm B. 25cm C.62cm D. 50cm

49. Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 4 students are extra in a row, there would
be 2 rows less. If 4 students are less in a row, there would be 4 more rows. What is
the number of students in the class.

A. 69 B.96 C. 6 D.9

50. The Value of �6 + �6 + �6 + √6 + ⋯ … … … … is

A. 2 B.-2 C.3 D. between 1 to 2

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 Answers
CLASS 10
Ques. No.
1 C 26 B
2 D 27 D
3 C 28 B
4 A 29 D
5 C 30 C
6 A 31 C
7 C 32 A
8 C 33 B
9 B 34 D
10 A 35 D
11 C 36 B
12 D 37 D
13 D 38 C
14 D 39 C
15 C 40 C
16 C 41 C
17 C 42 B
18 C 43 B
19 B 44 B
20 A 45 C
21 A 46 D
22 C 47 D
23 A 48 D
24 D 49 B
25 B 50 C