Delhi Public School Gwalior

(Under the aegis of DPS Society, New Delhi)

Class – X
Subject: Maths
General Worksheet
Term-I (2024-25)
Q.1 Which of the following numbers is a rational number?
2 1 2− 2
(a) (b) 2− (c) 2+ (d) 2 − 2 2+ 2
2 2 2

Q.2 If the lines given by 3x + 2ky = 2 and 2x = 5y + 1 are parallel, then the value of k is
5 2 15 3
(a) − 4 (b) 5 (c) − 4 (d) 2
Q.3 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.
Assertion (A) : If one zero of the polynomial (a2 +25) x2 + 36x + 10a is the reciprocal of the
other, then the value of a is 5.
𝑏
Reason (R) : Sum of zeroes = 𝛼 + 𝛽 = − 𝑎 .
Q.4 Father’s present age is equal to the square of his son’s present age. One year ago, he was 8 times as
old as his son. Find their present ages.s
P.T.O.

Delhi Public School Gwalior

(Under the aegis of DPS Society, New Delhi)
Class – X
Subject: Maths
General Worksheet
Term-I (2024-25)
Q.1 Which of the following numbers is a rational number?
2 1 2− 2
(a) (b) 2− (c) 2+ (d) 2 − 2 2+ 2
2 2 2

Q.2 If the lines given by 3x + 2ky = 2 and 2x = 5y + 1 are parallel, then the value of k is
5 2 15 3
(a) − 4 (b) 5 (c) − 4 (d) 2
Q.3 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.
Assertion (A) : If one zero of the polynomial (a2 +25) x2 + 36x + 10a is the reciprocal of the
other, then the value of a is 5.
𝑏
Reason (R) : Sum of zeroes = 𝛼 + 𝛽 = − 𝑎 .
Q.4 Father’s present age is equal to the square of his son’s present age. One year ago, he was 8 times as
old as his son. Find their present ages.s
P.T.O.
Q.5 Hasan scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for each
wrong answer. Had four mark been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for
each incorrect answer, then Hasan would have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in
the test?

Case based Question

Q.6 If  and  are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 2x2 -5x +k satisfying the relation 2 + 2 +  =
21
, then find the value of k.
4

Q.7 A seminar is being conducted by an Educational

Organisation, where the participants will be
educators of different subjects. The number of
participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are
60, 84 and 108 respectively.

1. In each room the same number of participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same
subject, hence maximum number participants that can accommodated in each room are
(a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 18
2. What is the minimum number of rooms required during the event?
(a) 11 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 21
3. The LCM of 60, 84 and 108 is
(a) 3780 (b) 3680 (c) 4780 (d) 4680

Q.5 Hasan scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for each
wrong answer. Had four mark been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for
each incorrect answer, then Hasan would have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in
the test?

Case based Question

Q.6 If  and  are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 2x2 -5x +k satisfying the relation 2 + 2 +  =
21
, then find the value of k.
4

Q.7 A seminar is being conducted by an Educational

Organisation, where the participants will be
educators of different subjects. The number of
participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are
60, 84 and 108 respectively.

1. In each room the same number of participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same
subject, hence maximum number participants that can accommodated in each room are
(a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 18
2. What is the minimum number of rooms required during the event?
(a) 11 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 21
3. The LCM of 60, 84 and 108 is
(a) 3780 (b) 3680 (c) 4780 (d) 4680