SHREE SWAMINARAYAN PUBLIC SCHOOL, GANDHINAGAR

Class : X Pre-Board Examination-I (2023-2024) Time : 3 Hours

Date : 28/12/2023 SUB : MATHEMATICS (Standard) Max Marks : 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with subparts of the values
of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks and 2
Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2marks questions
of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION – A

1. 𝟏𝟒𝟓𝟖𝟕 1
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.

2. The quadratic equation 𝟐𝒙𝟐 − √𝟓𝒙 + 𝟏 = 𝟎 has 1

(a) two distinct real roots. (b) two equal real roots.
(c) no real roots. (d) more than two real roots.

3. If the equation 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝟔𝒌𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟎 has equal roots, then the roots are both equal to 1
𝟐 𝟑
(a) ± 𝟑 (b) ± 𝟐 (c) 0 (d) ±𝟑

4. If the system of equations 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑𝒚 = 𝟕 and (𝒂 + 𝒃)𝒙 + (𝟐𝒂 − 𝒃)𝒚 = 𝟐𝟏 has infinitely many 1
solutions, then
(a) a=1, b=5 (b) a=5, b=1 (c) a=-1, b=5 (d) a=5, b=-1

5. HCF of two numbers is 23 their LCM is 1449. If one of the number is 161, then the other number 1
is
(a) 207 (b) 307 (c) 1449 (d) None of these

6. In what ratio, does x-axis divide the line segment joining the points A(3,6) and B(12,-3) ? 1

(a) 1:2 (b) 4:1 (c) 1:4 (d) 2:1

7. If 𝒌, 𝟐𝒌 − 𝟏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝟐𝒌 + 𝟏 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., the value of k is 1

(a) −𝟐 (b) 𝟑 (c) −𝟑 (d) 𝟔

8. In the figure if DE || BC, AD = 3cm, BD = 4cm 1

and BC = 14cm, then DE equals

(a) 7cm (b) 6cm (c) 4cm (d) 3cm

9. If the length of the tangent drawn from a point 8cm away from the centre of a circle of 1
radius 6cm is
(a) √𝟕𝐜𝐦 (b) 𝟐√𝟕𝒄𝒎 (c) 10cm (d) 𝟓cm

10. In the figure, if PQ is a tangent at a point C to 1

a circle with centre O. If AB is a diameter and
∠CAB =30o , find ∠ PCA .

(a) 𝟔𝟎𝒐 (b) 𝟑𝟎𝒐 (c) 𝟗𝟎𝒐 (d) 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝒐

11. If 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝑨 = 𝟐, then the value of 𝟏 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝑨 1

+ is equal to
𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝟏+𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝑨

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

12. If 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽 = 𝟎, then the value of𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟒 𝜽 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟒 𝜽 is 1

(a) 1 (b) 3/4 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/4

13. If the altitude of the sun is at 60o, then the height of the vertical tower that will cast a shadow 1
of length 30m is
𝟑𝟎
(a) 𝟑𝟎√𝟑𝒎 (b) 𝟏𝟓𝒎 (c) 𝒎 (d) 𝟏𝟓√𝟐𝒎
√𝟑

14. The maximum volume of a cone that can be carved out of a solid hemisphere of radius r is 1

𝝅𝒓𝟐 𝝅𝒓𝟑
(a) 𝟐
𝒄𝒖 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (b) 𝟐
𝒄𝒖 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔
𝝅𝒓 𝟐
(c) 𝟒
𝒄𝒖 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (d) none of these

15. The perimeter of the sector OAB shown in the 1

figure is

(a) 64/3cm (b) 26cm (c) 64/5cm (d) 19cm

16. A bag contains three green marbles, four blue marbles and two orange marbles. If a marble is 1
picked at random, the probability that it is not an orange marble is:
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/3 (c) 4/9 (d) 7/9

17. If three coins are tossed simultaneously, the probability of getting at least two heads is: 1

(a) 1/4 (b) 3/8 (c) 1/2 (d) 3/4

18. If 𝒖𝒊 = 𝒙𝒊 , ∑ 𝒇𝒊 𝒖𝒊 = 𝟐𝟎, ∑ 𝒇𝒊 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒙

̅=? 1
𝟏𝟎
(a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 25
 DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.

19. 1
Statement A (Assertion): Total Surface area
of the spinning top is the sum of the curved
surface area of the hemisphere and the
curved surface area of the cone.

Statement R (Reason): Top is obtained by

joining the plane surfaces of the hemisphere
and cone together.

(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A)
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

20. Statement A (Assertion): The distance between the points (𝟏𝟎𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝟑𝟎𝒐 , 𝟎) and (𝟎, 𝟏𝟎𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟔𝟎𝒐 ) is 1
10 units

Statement R (Reason): The mid-point of a line segment joining (a,b) and (c,d) is given by
𝒂−𝒄 𝒃−𝒅
( , ).
𝟐 𝟐

(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A)
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

SECTION – B

21. If 𝒔𝒊𝒏 (𝑨 + 𝑩) = 𝟏 and 𝒄𝒐𝒔(𝑨 − 𝑩) = √𝟑

, 0o < A + B ≤ 90o, A > B then find A and B. 2
𝟐

OR

Evaluate √𝟑 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝟐𝒙 = 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝟔𝟎𝒐 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝟒𝟓𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝟒𝟓𝒐 .

22. Prove that √𝟓 is an irrational number. 2

23. In Fig., The diagonal BD of a parallelogram 2

ABCD intersects the segment AE at the point
F, where E is any point on the side BC. Prove
that DF x EF = FB x FA
24. The chord of a circle of radius 20cm subtends an angle of 90o at the centre. Find the area of 2
the corresponding major segment of the circle. (Use 𝝅 = 𝟑. 𝟏𝟒)

OR
Four equal circles are described about the
four corners of a square so that each touches
two of the others as shown in the figure. Find
the area of the shaded region, each of the
square measuring 14cm.

25. In the Fig., a circle is inscribed in a 2

quadrilateral ABCD in which ∠ B = 90o.
If AD = 23 cm, AB = 29 cm and DS = 5 cm, find the
radius r of the circle

SECTION – C

26. In a seminar, the number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60, 84 and 108 3
respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required in each room the same number of
participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same subject.

27. If 𝜶 and 𝜷 are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟏, find a quadratic 3
𝜶𝟐 𝜷𝟐
polynomial whose zeros are 𝒂𝒏𝒅 .
𝜷 𝜶

28. The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than the denominator. If the numerator is decreased by 2 3
and the denominator is increased by one, then the denominator is eight times the numerator.
Find the fraction.

OR

Solve: 𝟐𝟏𝟕𝒙 + 𝟏𝟑𝟏𝒚 = 𝟗𝟏𝟑, 𝟏𝟑𝟏𝒙 + 𝟐𝟏𝟕𝒚 = 𝟖𝟐𝟕

29. A circle touches the sides of a quadrilateral ABCD at P, Q, R, S respectively. Show that the 3
angles subtended at the center by a pair of opposite sides are supplementary.

OR

In the figure a triangle ABC with ∠ B = 90o is

shown. Taking AB as diameter, a circle has
been drawn intersecting AC at point P. Prove
that tangent drawn at point P bisects BC.

30. Prove the identity 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝟐 𝑨 (𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝑨−𝟏) + 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝑨 (𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝑨−𝟏) = 𝟎. 3
𝟏+𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝟏+𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝑨
31. A survey regarding the height (in cm) of 51 students of class X of a school was conducted and 3
the following data was obtained:

Height in cm Number of Students

Less than 140 4
Less than 145 11
Less than 150 29
Less than 155 40
Less than 160 46
Less than 165 51

Find the median height.

SECTION – D

32. (a) State and Prove BPT 5

(b) In the given figure, D and E are two points

on AB such that AD = BE. If DP || BC and
EQ || AC, then prove that PQ || AB.

33. A metallic cylinder has radius 3 cm and 5

height 5 cm. It is made of metal A. To reduce
its weight, a conical hole is drilled in the
cylinder, as shown and it is completely filled
with a lighter metal B. The conical hole has a
radius of 3/2 cm and its depth is 8/9 cm.
Calculate the ratio of the volume of the metal
A to the volume of the metal B in the solid.

OR

A hollow cube of internal edge 22 cm is filled with spherical marbles of diameter 0.5 cm and it
is assumed that 1/8 space of the cube remains unfilled. Then the number of marbles that the
cube can accommodate is

34. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream 5
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of stream.

OR
𝟑
Two water taps together can fill a tank in 𝟗 𝟖 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours
less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can
separately fill the tank.

35. The mean of the following frequency data is 42, but the frequencies f1 and f2 if the total 5
frequency is 100. Find the missing frequencies and also find mode

Class Interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Frequency 7 10 f1 13 f2 10 14 9
 SECTION – E
Case Study Based Questions are Compulsory

36. CASE STUDY 1 (Hockey – National Game of India)

A hockey field is the playing surface for the game of hockey. Historically, the game was
played on natural turf (grass) but nowadays it is predominantly played on an artificial turf. It
is rectangular in shape - 100 yards by 60 yards. Goals consist of two upright posts placed
equidistant from the centre of the backline, joined at the top by a horizontal crossbar. The
inner edges of the posts must be 3.66 metres (4 yards) apart, and the lower edge of the
crossbar must be 2.14 metres (7 feet) above the ground. Each team plays with 11 players on
the field during the game including the goalie. Positions you might play include-

Forward: As shown by players A, B, C and D.

Midfielders: As shown by players E, F and G.
Fullbacks: As shown by players H, I and J.
Goalie: As shown by player K

Using the picture of a hockey field below, answer the questions that follow

(i) What is the coordinates of the centroid of ΔEHJ ? 1

(ii) If a player P needs to be at equal distances from A and G, such that A, P and G are in 2
straight line, What will be the position of P ?
OR
What are the coordinates of the position of a player Q such that his distance from K is
twice his distance from E and K, Q and E are collinear?.

(iii) What is the point on y axis equidistant from B and C ? 1

37. CASE STUDY 2 (Card Game with an AP twist)

Amit was playing a number card game. In the game, some cards marked positive and some
negative are arranged in the decreasing order in a row such that they are following an
Arithmetic Progression. On his first turn, Amit picks up 6th and 14th cards and finds their sum
to be ‒76. On the second turn he picks up 8th and 16th cards and finds their sum to be ‒96.:
 Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) What is the difference between the numbers on any two consecutive cards? 1

(ii) What is the number on the first card? 1

(iii) What is the sum of 9th and 15th cards? 2

OR
Find the sum of numbers on the first 15 cards.

38. CASE STUDY 3 (Friends Forever)

Ramu and Somu are best friends. One day, Ramu had to go overseas for higher studies by
ship. Two ships C and D are on either side of a light house AB in such a way that the ships and
the light house are in the same straight line. Ramu standing on the deck of ship C which is 10
m above the water level, waves to Somu standing on the top of the light house at an angle of
elevation of 30o. Distance between Ramu and Somu is 100 m. Somu observes ship D at an
angle of depression of 60o. (Use √𝟑 = 1.73).

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Draw a neat labelled figure to show the above situation diagrammatically. 1
(ii) Find the distance between the ships. 2
OR
Find the distance between Somu and the ship D.

(iii) Find the height of the lighthouse. 1