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PREBOARD EXAMINATION-II-2024-25
SET 1
Grade: X (STANDARD) Max. Marks: 80 Name of the Student:……………………….

Subject: Mathematics (041) Duration: 3 Hours Roll. No:…………… Date: 27.01.25

General Instructions:

1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory.
However, there are internal choices in some questions.
2. Section A has 18 MCQ’s and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment of 4
marks each with sub-parts.
7. All Questions are compulsory.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
9. Calculators are not allowed.
SECTION – A
(Multiple Choice Questions)
Each question carries 1 mark

1. If the length of the shadow on the ground of a pole is √ 3 times the height of the pole, then the angle of
elevation of the Sun is : 1
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

2. Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of the numbers appearing on them is noted.
The probability that the product of the numbers lies between 8 and 13 is : 1
(a) 7/36 (b) 5/36 (c) 2/9 (d) 1/4
3. If the HCF(2520, 6600) = 40 and LCM(2520, 6600) = 252 × k, then the value of k is
1
(a) 1650 (b) 1600 (c) 165 (d) 1625
4. The value of k for which the system of equations 3x – y + 8 = 0 and 6x – ky + 10 = 0 has infinitely
many solutions, is 1
(a) –2 (b) 2 (c) 1/2 (d) −1/2

5. If k + 7, 2k – 2 and 2k + 6 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the value of k is :

1

(a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) 1

6. The quadratic equation x2 + x + 1 = 0 has ................. roots. 1
(a) real and equal (b) irrational (c) real and distinct (d) not-real

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7. AB and CD are two chords of a circle intersecting at P. Choose the correct statement from the
following: 1

(a) ∆ADP ~ ∆CBA (b) ∆ADP ~ ∆BPC

(c) ∆ADP ~ ∆BCP (d) ∆ADP ~ ∆CBP

8. In the given figure ∆ABC is shown. DE is parallel to BC. If AD = 5 cm, DB = 2.5 cm and BC = 12
cm, then DE is equal to 1

(a) 10 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 7.5 cm

9. The diagonals of a rhombus ABCD intersect at O. Taking ‘O’ as the centre, an arc of radius 6 cm is
drawn intersecting OA and OD at E and F respectively. The area of the sector OEF is : 1
(a) 9π cm2 (b) 3π cm 2 (c) 12π cm 2 (d) 18π cm 2

10. If tan2 θ+ cot2 θ = 2, where θ = 45° and 0° ≤ θ ≤ 90°, then the value of a is : 1
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

11. If sin θ = cos θ, (0° < θ < 90°), then value of (sec θ. sin θ) is: 1
(a) 1/√2 (b) √2 (c) 1 (d) 0

12. Two dice are rolled together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers to be more than
10, is 1
(a) 1/9 (b) 1/6 (c) 7/12 (d) 1/12

13. PQ is a diameter of a circle with centre O (2, – 4). If the coordinates of the point P are (– 4, 5), then
the coordinates of the point Q will be : 1
(a) (– 3, 4.5) (b) (– 1, 0.5) (c) (4, – 5) (d) (8, – 13)

14. The common difference of an A.P. in which a15 – a11 = 48, is 1

(a) 12 (b) 16 (c) – 12 (d) – 16
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15. A cap is cylindrical in shape, surmounted by a conical top. If the volume of the cylindrical part is
equal to that of the conical part, then the ratio of the height of the cylindrical part to the height of the
conical part is : 1
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 : 1

16. A box contains cards numbered 6 to 55. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability that
the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square, is 1
(a) 7/50 (b) 7/55 (c) 1/10 (d) 5/49

17. Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(4, –5) and B(1, 2) in the ratio 5 : 2. Co- ordinates
of point P are 1

[
5 3
(a) 2 ,− 2 ] [
11
(b) 2 ,−0 ] 13
[ ]
(c) 27 , 0 [ ] 13
(d) 0 , 7

18. In the given figure, AT is tangent to a circle centred at O. If <CAT = 40°, then <CBA is equal to

(a) 70° (b) 50° (c) 65° (d) 40° 1

Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions. Two statements are given,
one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these
questions from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

point T to a circle with centre ‘O’. If ∠TBA = 75° then ∠ABO = 25° .
19. Assertion (A): TA and TB are two tangents drawn from an external

Reason (R): The tangent drawn at any point of a circle is perpendicular to

the radius through the point of contact. (1)

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20. Assertion (A): If the graph of a polynomial intersects the x-axis at exactly two points, then the
number of zeroes of that polynomial is 2.
Reason (R): The number of zeroes of a polynomial is equal to the number of points where the graph of
the polynomial intersects x-axis. (1)

Section –B
[This section comprises of very short answer type questions (VSA) of 2 marks each]
21. In the given figure, AB and CD are tangents to a circle centered at O. Is ∠BAC = ∠DCA? Justify
your answer . 2

22. (a) Evaluate : 2 sin²30° sec60° + tan²60° .

2
(OR)

(b) If 2 sin(A + B) = √ 3 and cos(A – B) = 1, then find the measures of angles A and B.
0 ≤ (A + B) ≤ 90°

23. PQRS is a trapezium with PQ ∥ SR. If M and N are two points on the non-parallel sides PS and QR
respectively, such that MN is parallel to PQ, then show that PM = QN = . 2
MS NR

24. Prove that 7 – 3√ 5 is an irrational number, given that √5 is an irrational number. 2

25. (a) A chord is subtending an angle of 90° at the centre of a circle of radius 14 cm. Find the area of the
corresponding minor segment of the circle.
(OR) 2

(b) Find the area of the shaded region if length of radius of each circle is 7 cm. Each circle touches the
other two externally.

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Section – C
[This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each]

26. Find a quadratic polynomial whose sum of the zeroes is 8 and difference of the zeroes is 2. (3)

27. (a) The sum of the digits of a 2-digit number is 12. Seven times the number is equal to four times the
number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.

(OR) 3

(b) Find the values of x and y from the following pair of linear equations :
62x + 43y = 167
43x + 62y = 148

28. A school has invited 42 Mathematics teachers, 56 Physics teachers and 70 Chemistry teachers to
attend a Science workshop. Find the minimum number of tables required, if the same number of
teachers are to sit at a table and each table is occupied by teachers of the same subject. 3

29. In a test, the marks obtained by 100 students (out of 50) are given below:

Marks Obtained 0 –10 10 –20 20 –30 30 –40 40 –50

Number of 12 23 34 25 6
Student
Find the mean marks of the students. 3

1+ secθ−tanθ 1−Sinθ
30. Prove that 1+Secθ +tanθ ¿ Cosθ
(OR) 3

Prove that: sin θ (1 + tan θ) + cos θ (1 + cot θ) = sec θ + cosec θ.

31. (a) In the given figure, PQ is tangent to a circle at O and ∠BAQ = 30°, show that BP = BQ. 3

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quadrilateral ABCD. Show that ∠AOB + ∠COD = 180°

(b) In the given figure, AB, BC, CD and DA are tangents to the circle with centre O forming a

Section –D
[This section comprises of long answer type questions (LA) of 5 marks each]

32. (a) The largest possible hemisphere is drilled out from a wooden cubical block of side 21 cm such
that the base of the hemisphere is on one of the faces of the cube. Find :
(i) the volume of wood left in the block,
(ii) the total surface area of the remaining solid.

(OR) 5

(b) A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. Ratio of the
radius of the cone to its slant height is 3 : 5. If the volume of the toy is 240π cm3, then find the total
height of the toy.

33. Sides AB and AC and median AD to ∆ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and PR and
median PM of another triangle PQR. Show that ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR. 5

34. An age-wise list of number of literate people in a block is prepared in the following table. There
are total 100 people and their median age is 41.5 years. Information about two groups are missing,
which are denoted by x and y. Find the value of x and y.
5

Age (in years) 10 –20 20 –30 30 –40 40 –50 50 –60 60 –70 70 –80
No. of literate 15 x 12 20 y 8 10
people

35. (a) In a 2-digit number, the digit at the unit’s place is 5 less than the digit at the ten’s place. The
product of the digits is 36. Find the number.

(OR) 5

(b) A shopkeeper buys a number of books for ₹ 1,800. If he had bought 15 more books for the
same amount, then each book would have cost him ₹ 20 less. Find how many books he bought
initially.

Section –E
(This section comprises of 3 case- study/passage based questions of 4 marks each with sub

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parts. The first two case study questions have three sub parts (i), (ii), (iii) of marks
1,1,2 respectively. The third case study question has two sub parts of 2 marks each.)

36. Case study 1

A school has decided to plant some endangered trees on 51st World Environment Day in the nearest
park. They have decided to plant those trees in few concentric circular rows such that each
succeeding row has 20 more trees than the previous one. The first circular row has 50 trees.

Based on the above given information, answer the following questions :

(i) How many trees will be planted in the 10th row ? (1)
(ii) How many more trees will be planted in the 8th row than in the 5th row ? (1)
(iii) (a) If 3200 trees are to be planted in the park, then how many rows are required ? (2)

37. Case study 2

Partha, a software engineer, lives in Jerusalem for his work. He lives in the most convenient area of the
city from where bank, hospital, post office and supermarket can be easily accessed. In the graph, the
bank is plotted as A(9, 5), hospital as B(– 3, – 1) and supermarket as C(5, – 5) such that A, B, C form a
triangle.

Based on the above given information, answer the following questions :

(i) Find the distance between the bank and the hospital. (1)
(ii) In between the bank and the supermarket, there is a post office plotted at E which is their mid-
point. Find the coordinates of E. (1)
(iii) (a) In between the hospital and the supermarket, there is a bus stop plotted as D, which is their
mid-point. If Partha wants to reach the bus stand from the bank, then how much distance does he
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need to cover ? (2)

(OR)
(b) P and Q are two different garment shops lying between the bank and the hospital, such that BP =
PQ = QA. If the coordinates of P and Q are (1, a) and (b, 3) respectively, then find the values of ‘a’
and ‘b’.
38. Case study 3
Due to short circuit, a fire has broken out in New Home Complex. Two buildings, namely X and Y
have mainly been affected. The fire engine has arrived and it has been stationed at a point which is in
between the two buildings. A ladder at point O is fixed in front of the fire engine.
The ladder inclined at an angle 60° to the horizontal is leaning against the wall of the terrace (top) of
the building Y. The foot of the ladder is kept fixed and after some time it is made to lean against the
terrace (top) of the opposite building X at an angle of 45° with the ground. Both the buildings
along with the foot of the ladder, fixed at ‘O’ are in a straight line.

Based on the above given information, answer the following questions :

(i) Find the length of the ladder. (1)
(ii) Find the distance of the building Y from point ‘O’, i.e. OA. (1)
(iii) (a) Find the horizontal distance between the two buildings. (2)

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