VENKATESHWAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Sector – 10, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110075

PRE BOARD-2 (2020 – 21)
CLASS – X
MATHEMATICS (STANDARD)
Time: 3 hrs Max.Marks:80

General Instructions:
1) All questions are compulsory.
2) This questions paper contains two parts A and B.
3) Both Part A and Part B have internal choices.
Part- A:
1) It consists of two sections- I and II.
2) Section I has 16 questions of 1 mark each. Internal choice is provided in 5
questions.
3) Section II has 4 questions on case study of 4 marks each. Each case study has 4
case-based sub-parts.
Part- B:
1) It consists of three sections- III, IV and V.
2) Section III has question no. 21 to 26 are Very short answer Type questions of 2
marks each,
3) Section IV has question no. 27 to 33 are Short Answer Type Questions of 3
marks each.
4) Section V has question no. 34 to 36 are Long Answer Type Questions of 5 marks
each.
5) Internal choice is provided in 2 questions of 2 marks, 2 questions of 3 marks and
1 question of 5 marks.

SECTION- I
Q1) The sum of two numbers is 135 and their H.C.F is 27.If their L.C.M is 162,
then find the numbers.
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 Comment on the prime factorization of the denominators of
62.521521521…….
Q2) If one of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial 2ax3+3x2+5x+2 is zero, then find
the product of the other two zeroes.
Q3) Find the point of intersection of the lines x-3 = 0 and y-5 = 0.
Q4) If 3,x,y,z,31 are in A.P, then find the value of z.
OR
Find the 10 term from the end of the A.P 4,9,14, ……..,254.
th

Q5) Find the radius of the base of the largest right circular cone that can be cut out
from a cube of edge 4.2cm.
Q6) If the equation x2 +5kx + 16 = 0 has real and equal roots, then find the value
of k.

Q7) How many common tangents can be drawn ,when two circles do not touch
each other?
Q8) If Mean and Mode of a frequency distribution are 28 and 16 respectively, then
find the median.
Q9) Find the value of A(00<A<900) if 2cos2A = 1/2.
OR
If 6cosA – 5sinA = 4sinA+cosA, then find the value of cotA.
Q10) The discriminant of the quadratic equation 5x2+5x+6 = 0 is -a. Find the
value of a.
Q11) A month is selected at random from a year. What is the probability that it is
May or July?
OR
Ram and Amit are playing a game in which each player throws two dice and
notes down the numbers on the dice. According to the rules of the game,
Amit needs to get two numbers such that their product is a perfect square, in
order to win the game. Find the probability that Amit will win the game.

Q12) If 𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾 are the zeroes of the polynomial 2x3+x2 -13x+6, then find the
value of 𝛼𝛽𝛾.
Q13) Given a triangle with side AB = 8cm. To get a line segment
AB/ = ¾ of AB, in what ratio should AB be divided?
Q14) Find the value of c for which the system of linear equations
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 cx+ 3y = 3; 12x+cy = 6 has no solution.
Q15) Find the coordinates of the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are
(0,6), (8,12) and (8,0).
Q16) A solid sphere of radius r is melted and recast into the shape of a solid cone
of height r , then what is the radius of the base of the cone.
OR
A solid is hemispherical at the bottom and conical (of same radius) above it .
If the surface areas of the two parts are equal , then what is the ratio of the
radius and slant height of the conical part.
SECTION- II (CASE STUDY QUESTIONS)
Q 17)Shivam saw his cousin colouring a triangular picture into three parts as
shown below. He
found the concept of Thales theorem and similar triangles in it and named
its vertices and
framed some questions on it. Check your knowledge on the same by solving
the questions
framed by Shivam.

1)In the following figure, which of the following is similar?

a) ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐸𝐷𝐶 𝑏)∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐺𝐹𝐶
c)∆𝐶𝐸𝐷~∆𝐶𝐺𝐹 d) All of these

2) If CG:EG = 5:2 and GE: EA = 3:1 then CF: FD: DB =

a) 5:7:1 b) 15:6:2
c) 8:5:3 d) can’t be determined

3) Ratio of areas of ∆𝐶𝐹𝐺: ∆𝐶𝐵𝐴 =

a) 4:225 b)1:9 c) 4:25 d)none of these

4) If CD = 42 cm, then BC =_____

a) 40 cm b)46 cm c)48 cm d)54 cm
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Q18) The following figure is the seating arrangement in a classroom.
The teacher’s position is at (0,0) and the student position in top left
corner is addressed at (-3,-1).

1)Find the distance of Mona from the origin

a)√5 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑏)3√5𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑐)2√5𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑑)6 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠

2) If a point (x, y) is equidistant from Mona and Sam, then

a) 2x+8y+7 = 0 b)8x+2y-7 = 0
c) 8x+2y+7 = 0 d)8x-2y-7 = 0

3) If Amit is at the position dividing the line segment joining

Mona and Ram in the ratio 1:2, then position of Amit is given
by
a) (1, -3) b) (-1, -3) c) (-1,3) d) (-4/3, -10/3)
4) Find the midpoint of the line segment joining Sam and the
student in the bottom left corner.
a) (-1/2,-7/2) b)(5/2,-7/2) c)(1/2,5/2) d)(-5/2,7/2)

Q19) In a toys manufacturing company, wooden parts are assembled and painted
to prepare a
toy. One specific toy is in the shape of a cone mounted on a cylinder. For
the wood
processing activity center, the wood is taken out of storage to be sawed,
after which it
undergoes rough polishing , then is cut, drilled and has holes punched in it.
It is then fine

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 polished using sandpaper.

For the retail packaging and delivery activity center, the polished wood sub-parts
and assembled together, then decorated using paint.
The total height of the toy is 26 cm and the height of its conical part is 6cm. The
diameters of the base of the conical part is 5 cm and that of the cylindrical part is
4cm.
1) If its cylindrical part is to be painted yellow, the surface area need to be painted is
a) 80 π sq cm b) 82 π sq cm
c) 84 π sq cm d) 88 π sq cm

2) If its conical part is to be painted green, the surface area need to be painted is
a) 26.5 π sq cm b) 22.5 π sq cm
c) 20.5 π sq cm d) 18.5 π sq cm

3) The volume of the wood used in making this toy, is

a)92.5 π cu cm b) 89.5 π cu cm
c) 85.5 π cu cm d) 72.5 π cu cm

4) The cost of painting the toy is 3 paise per sq cm.The paint company gives a
discount of 5% if the number of toys to be painted is 100 or above. The cost of
painting 200 toys will be(approx.)

a)1900 b) 1869
c) 1836 d) 1805

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Q20. Upasana bought a wall clock to gift her friend Pratibha on her birthday. The
clock contains
a small pendulum of length 15cm.The minute hand and the hour hand of the
clock are
10cm and 7cm long respectively.

1)Find the area swept by the minute hand in 35 minutes

a)183.33cm2 b)180.43cm2
c)190.46cm2 d)185cm2
2)If the pendulum covers distance of 44cm in one complete
round, then the angle described by the pendulum at the centre is
a)850 b)840 c)820 d)800
3)Find the angle described by hour hand in 30 minutes
a)250 b)200 c)150 d)300
4)Find the area swept by the hour hand between 9a.m and 5p.m
a)102.64cm2 b)100cm2 c)98cm2 d)110.88cm2
PART B
SECTION- III
Q21) P=2(4)(6) …… (20) and Q=1(3)(5) …… (19). What is the HCF of P and Q?
Q22) Draw a circle of radius 6cm. From a point 10cm away from its center,
construct the pair of tangents to the circle.
Q23) If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(t)= t2-6t+5, then find
the value of 𝛼 4 𝛽 3 + 𝛼 3 𝛽 4 .
OR
If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x)=x2-p(x+1)-c, then
find the value of (𝛼 + 1)(𝛽 + 1).
Q24) Find the value of x, if cos2x = sin 600.cos 300 – cos 600. sin 300.

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Q25) If 6x = sec𝜃 and = tan𝜃, then find the value of 9(𝑥 2 - ).
𝑥 𝑥2
OR
If tan2𝜃 = 1 + 2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 ∅ , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 2𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 = 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 ∅
Q26) The radii of two concentric circles are 13cm and 8cm. AB is a diameter of
the bigger circle and BD is a tangent to the smaller circle touching it at D
and intersecting the larger circle at P on producing. Find the length of AP.

SECTION- IV
Q27) Given that √5 is irrational, prove that 2√5 – 3 is an irrational number.
Q28) The 17th term of an A.P. is 5 more than twice its 8th term. If the 11th term of
the A.P. is 43, then find its nth term.
OR
The sum of 2 and 7th terms of an A.P. is 30. If its 15th term is 1 less than
nd

twice its 8th term, then find the A.P.

Q29) In the given figure PQRS is a square and OA=OB=OC=OD =7cm. If the
shaded region include two semi circles and two quarter circles, then find the
area of unshaded region.

Q30) If the numerator of a fraction is multiplied by 2 and its denominator is

increased by 1, it
becomes 1. However if the numerator is increased by 4 and denominator is
multiplied by 2,
then the ratio of the numerator and denominator is 1:2. Find the fraction.

OR
The age of the father is twice the sum of ages of his two children. After 18
years, his age
will be equal to the sum of ages of his children. Find the age of father.

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Q31) Find the median of the following frequency distribution:
Marks 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
obtained
Number 5 9 12 8 6
of
students

Q32) In a rectangle, the angle between a diagonal and a side is 300 and the length
of this diagonal is 8cm. Find the area of the rectangle.

Q33) Find the mean age (in years) (using assumed mean method) from the
frequency
distribution given below:
AGE(in 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59
years)
Frequency 4 14 22 16 6 5 3

SECTION – V
Q34) A man on the deck of a ship ,12m above water level, observes that the angle
of elevation of the top of a cliff is 600 and the angle of depression of the base
of the cliff is 300. Find the distance of the cliff from the ship and the height
of the cliff. (Use √3 = 1.732)
OR

The angles of depression of the top and bottom of a building 50m high as
observed from
the top of a tower are 300 and 600, respectively. Find the height of the tower
and also the
horizontal distance between the building and the tower.

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 𝑎𝑟(∆𝐷𝐸𝐹)
Q35) In the given figure, DE is parallel to BC and AD:DB = 5:4. Find
𝑎𝑟(∆𝐶𝐹𝐵)

Q36) A metallic cylinder has radius 3cm and height 5cm. To reduce its weight, a
3
conical hole is drilled in the cylinder. The conical hole has a radius of cm
2
8
and its depth is cm. Calculate the ratio of the volume of metal left in the
9
cylinder to the volume of the metal taken out in conical shape.

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