PREBOARD-2 MOCK-1 EXAMINATION (2024-25)

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS STANDARD (041)

CLASS: X

Duration : 3 Hours M.M : 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A to 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 questions of 04 marks each with sub-parts of the values of 1, 1 and
2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions of 2 marks, 2
Questions of 3 marks and 2 Questions of 5 marks has been provided. An internal choice has
been provided in the 2 marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION – A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each
1. The zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x² + 12 are 1
(a) 0, 12 (b) −6, 6 (c) 2√3, −2√3 (d) not real

2. If the length of the segment joining the points P(3, −1) and R(11, a) is 10 units, then the value of 1
‘a’ is
(a) 5 or 7 (b) 7 or −5 (c) 5 or −7 (d) −5 only

3. How many three digit numbers when divided by 7 leave remainder 2? 1

(a) 130 (b) 127 (c) 128 (d) 129

4. Which term of the A.P.: 360, 354, 348, ….. is zero? 1

(a) 60th (b) 59th (c) 62nd (d) 61st

5. If sum of two numbers is 280 and their HCF is 40, then the possible number of pairs of such 1
numbers are
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

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6. Given below is the graph representing two linear equations by lines AB and CD respectively. 1
What is the area of the triangle formed by these two lines and the line y = 0?

(a) 4 sq units (b) 3 sq units (c) 6 sq units (d) none of these

7. If the roots of equation x² − ax + b = 0 are real and unequal, then which of the following relation 1
is true?
(a) a² + 4b = 0 (b) a² − 4b = 0 (c) a² − 4b > 0 (d) a² − 4b < 0

8. A square is inscribed in a circle of radius √2 cm. The area of the square is 1

(a) 2 cm² (b) 2√2 cm² (c) 4 cm² (d) 8 cm²

9. The sum of the length, breadth and height of a cuboid is 6√3 cm and the length of its diagonal is 1
2√3 cm. The total surface area of the cuboid is
(a) 48 cm2 (b) 72 cm2 (c) 96 cm2 (d) 108 cm2

10. If a and b are prime factors of 44, then form a quadratic equation having a and b as its roots. 1
(a) 𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 − 22 = 0 (b) 𝑥2 − 24𝑥 + 44 = 0
(c) 𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 + 22 = 0 (d) 𝑥 2 − 45𝑥 + 44 = 0

11. ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR. If AM and PN are medians of ∆ABC and ∆PQR respectively and AB : PQ = 1
4 : 9, then AM²: PN² =
(a) 2:3 (b) 3:2 (c) 4:9 (d) 16 : 81

12. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 90ᵒ are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm, then the length of 1
each tangent is equal to:
3√2
(a) 3√2 cm (b) cm (c) 3 cm (d) 6 cm
2

13. If sinθ + cosθ = √3, then tanθ + cot θ = 1

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

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14. If x tan 30° cos 30°= sin30° cot 30°, then x = 1
(a) sin60° (b) cos60° (c) tan60° (d) cot60°

15. 5𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴−2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 1
If it is given that 5𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴 = 7, then the value of =
5𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴+3𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
3 1 11
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 46

16. A letter of English alphabets is chosen at random. What is the probability that it is a letter of the 1
word ‘QWERTY’?
5 11 5 3
(a) 13 (b) 26 (c) 26 (d) 13

17. If the difference of Mode and Median of a data is 24, then the difference of median and mean is 1
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c)24 (d) 36

18. If sinα + cosecα = 2 , then sin4α + cos4α = 1

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(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 16

19. Assertion (A): In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The 1
length of the arc is 44 cm.
θ
Reason (R): The length of an arc of a circle is equal to 360 × 2𝜋𝑟, where r is the radius of the
circle and 𝜃 is the central angle subtended by the arc.
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

(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 but 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 Assertion (A): In triangles ABC and DEF, ∠B = ∠E and ∠F = ∠C Then, the two triangles are 1
similar.
Reason (R): Two triangles are similar if their corresponding angles are equal.

Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of

reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

(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 but 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.

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 SECTION – B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each
21. Form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are double of the zeroes of the 2
polynomial x² − 11x + 12.

22. (a) If the vertices of a parallelogram PQRS taken in order are P(3,4), Q(-2,3) and 2
R(-3,-2), then find the coordinates of its fourth vertex S.

OR
(b) If the co-ordinates of the mid-points of the sides AB and AC of ∆ABC are
D(3,5) and E(-3,-3) respectively, then find the length of BC.

23. Find the greatest number which divides 99 and 86 leaving remainders 1 and 2 2
respectively.

24. Two fair dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the probability that 2
(i) a total of 5 will come up.
(ii) a product of 15 will come up.

25. (a) The mode of the following frequency distribution is 38. Find the value of x. 2

OR

(b) In the following data, find the values of p and q. Also, find the median class
and modal class.

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 SECTION – C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. 𝑡𝑎𝑛3 𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑡 3 𝐴 3
Prove that + = 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 − 2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴 1+𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝐴

27. 2 3
Prove that is an irrational number.
√7−1

28. Points P, Q, R and S in order are dividing the line segment joining the points 3
A(−7, 2) and B(8, 17) in five equal parts. Find the coordinates of the points
P, Q and R.
29. (a) A vessel is in the form of a hemispherical bowl mounted by a hollow cylinder. 3
The diameter of the hemisphere is x cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm.
Find the value of x if the surface area of the vessel is 572 cm².

OR
(b) A solid wooden toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a cone of
same radius. The radius of the hemisphere is 3.5 cm and the total wood used in the
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making of toy is 166 𝑐𝑚3 . Find the height of the toy.
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30.
(a) Prove that the ratio of perimeters of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of their 3
corresponding sides.
OR
(b) In the given figure, CD is the perpendicular bisector of AB and EF is perpendicular
𝐶𝐹 𝐹𝐺
to CD. AE intersects CD at G. Prove that = 𝐷𝐺 .
𝐶𝐷 .

31. Draw the graph of the following equations : 2x + y = 8 and x + 2y = 10 and 3

(i) find the solution of the equations from the graph.
(ii) find the area of triangle formed by graph lines with x – axis.

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 SECTION – D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each

32. (a) The angle of elevation of the top Q of a vertical tower PQ from a point X on the 5
ground is 60°. At a point Y, 40 m vertically above X, the angle of elevation is 45°.
Find the height of tower PQ. (Take √3 = 1.73)

OR

(b) The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 45°. After
flying for 15 seconds, the elevation changes to 30°. If the aeroplane is flying at a
height of 2500 metres, find the speed of the aeroplane. (Use √3 = 1.732)

33. In the given figure, from a point P outside a circle with 5

centre O, tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle.

(i) Prove that OP is the right bisector of the line

segment AB.

(ii) If chord AB = 9.6 cm and radius is 6 cm ,

find the length of tangent PA.

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(a) Solve for x:
𝑎 𝑏
+ =2 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑥 ≠ 𝑎, 𝑏
𝑥−𝑏 𝑥−𝑎

OR
(b) Some students planned a picnic. The total budget for hiring a bus was ₹1440. Later
on, eight of these refused to go and instead paid their total share of money towards the fee
of one economically weaker student of their class, and thus, the cost for each member
who went for picnic, increased by ₹30
(i) How many students attended the picnic?
(ii) How much money in total was paid towards the fee?

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35. Find the mean of the following distribution by step-deviation method: 5

Also, find the median of the same distribution.

SECTION – E
Case study-based questions are compulsory.
36. A mint moulds four types of copper coins A, B, C and D whose diameters vary
uniformly. The first coin A has a diameter of 0.7 cm. The second coin B has
double the diameter of coin A and from then onwards the diameters increase by
50%. Thickness of each coin is 0.25 cm.

After reading the above, answer the following questions :

(i) Find the diameter of coin of type B. 1
(ii) (a) Find the total surface area (in cm²) of type C coin. 2
OR
(b) Find the volume (in cm³) of copper used in type D coin.
(iii) Find the area of circular face of type A coin 1

37. Vishnu is a painter who uses a wooden ladder for

painting the walls. The ladder has rungs 20 cm
apart. (see Figure). The rungs decrease uniformly
in length from 50 cm at the bottom to 26 cm at
the top. If the top and the bottom rungs are 2.4 m
apart, then using the above information answer
the following questions:

(i) How many rungs are there in the

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ladder?
(ii) What is the difference in the lengths 1
of two consecutive rungs?
(iii) (a) What is the total length of the wood 2
of all the rungs?
OR
(b) What is the length of the middle rung of the ladder?
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