MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR, BALAGHAT (M.P.

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MID TERM EXAMINATION 2024-25
Class X
MATHEMATICS
TIME: 3 HRS MAXIMUM.MARKS: 80
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
1. This question paper contains 38 questions.
2. This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19
and 20 are Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02 marks each.
5. In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks each.
6. In Section D, Questions no. 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36-38 are case study based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub parts
of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Question of Section B, 2 Questions of
Section C and 2 Questions of Section D has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in all
the 2 marks questions of Section E.
9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required.
10. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.
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SECTION -A
(18 MCQ’s And 02 Assertion-Reason Based Questions Of 1 Mark Each)
Select the correct option (Question 1 - Question 18):
Q.01 If H.C.F(420,189) = 21 then L.C.M(420,189) is
(a) 420 (b) 1890 (c) 3780 (d) 3680
Q.02 A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2/5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 −1/5 is
(a) 25𝑥2 + 5𝑥 −2 (b) 5𝑥2 − 2𝑥 + 1 (c) 5𝑥2 + 2𝑥 − 1 (d) 25𝑥2 −5𝑥 − 2
Q.03 If pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines representing them are
(a) parallel (b) only coincident
(c) either intersecting or coincident (d) only intersecting
Q.04 The graph of a quadratic polynomial p(x) passes through the points (-6,0), (0, -30), (4,-20)
and (6,0). The zeroes of the polynomial are
(a) - 6,0 (b) 4, 6 (c) - 30,-20 (d) - 6,6
Q.05 The following distribution shows the marks distribution of 80 students.

Class Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60

Frequency 2 12 28 56 76 80

The median class is

(a) 20- 30 (b) 40-50 (c) 30 -40 (d) 10-20
Q.06 If ∆ABC~ ∆PQR such that 3AB = 2PQ and BC=10 cm, then length QR is equal to
20
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) cm (d) 30 cm
3
Q.07 The distance between the points (𝑎,𝑏) and (−𝑎,−𝑏) is
(a) √𝑎2 + 𝑏2 (b) 𝑎2+𝑏2 (c) 2 √𝑎2 + 𝑏2 (d) 4 √𝑎2 + 𝑏2
Q.08 In fig ,the system of linear equations represented by
the lines l and m is
(a) consistent with unique solution
(b) inconsistent
(c) consistent with three solutions
(d) consistent with many solutions
Q.09 A point on the x-axis divides the line segment joining the points A(2, -3) and B(5, 6) in the
ratio 1:2. The point is
(a) (4, 0) (b) (7/2 ,3/2 ) (c) (3, 0) (d) (0,3)
Q.10 In ΔABC & ΔDEF, ∠B=∠E, ∠F=∠C and AB= 3DE then the two triangles are
(a) congruent but not similar (b) similar but not congruent
(c) neither congruent nor similar d) congruent as well as similar
Q.11 If the numbers 2p– 1, 3p+ 2 and 6p – 1 are in A.P., then the value of p is

(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 6

Q.12 A 1.6 m tall girl stands at distance of 3.2 m from a lamp post and casts shadow of 4.8 m on
the ground, then the height of the lamp post is
(a) 8 m (b) 4 m (c) 6 m (d) 8/3 m
Q.13 The area of a quadrant of a circle, whose circumference is 22 cm, is
11 77 2 77 77
(a) cm2 (b) cm (c) cm2 (d) cm2
8 8 2 4
Q.14 If x2 + k (4x + k -1) + 2 = 0 has equal roots, then k = ………
2 2 3 1 3 1
(a)  ,1 (b) , 1 (c) , (d) ,
3 3 2 3 2 3
Q.15 If nth term of an A.P. is 7n - 4 then the common difference of the A.P. is
(a) 7 (b) 7n (c) – 4 (d) 4
Q.16 Let p be a prime number. The quadratic equation having its roots as factors of p is
(a) x2 – p x + p = 0 (b) x2 – (p+1)x +p=0 (c) x2 + (p+1)x + p=0 (d) x2 – p x + p+ 1=0
Q.17 The ratio of outer and inner perimeters of circular path is 23: 22. If the path is 5 m wide,
the diameter of the inner circle is
(a) 55 m (b) 110 m (c) 220 m (d) 230 m
Q.18 The ratio of the sum & product of the roots of the quadratic equation 5x2 -6x +21 = 0 is:
(a) 5 : 21 (b) 2 : 7 (c) 21: 5 (d) 7 : 2
ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS:
(Question numbers 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions carrying 1 mark each. Two statements
are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the
options (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.)
(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.
Q.19 Assertion (A): If the radius of sector of a circle is reduced to its half and angle is doubled then the
perimeter of the sector remains the same.
𝜋𝑟𝜃
Reason (R): The length of the arc subtending angle θ at the centre of a circle of radius =
180
Q.20 Assertion (A): The value of y is 3, if the distance between the points P(2, -3) and Q(10, y) is 10.

Reason (R): Distance between two points is given by ( x2  x1 )2  ( y2  y1 )2

SECTION -B
(5 VERY SHORT ANSWER (VSA)-TYPE QUESTIONS OF 2 MARKS EACH)
Q.21(A) The H.C.F of 85 and 238 is expressible in the form 85m - 238. Find the value of m.
OR
Q.21(B) Find the greatest number which divides 85 and 72 leaving
remainders 1 and 2 respectively.
Q.22 Point P(x, y) is equidistant from points A(5, 1) and B(1, 5). Prove that x = y.
Q.23 The perimeter of sector OACB (in fig ) of the circle centred at O
and of radius 24, is 73.12 cm. Find the central angle

Q.24(A) The sum of first 𝑛 terms of an A.P. is represented by S𝑛 = 6𝑛 − 𝑛2. Find the common difference
OR
Q.24(B) If the sum of first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = 3n2 + 2n, find the nth term of the AP.
Q.25 Calculate mode of the following distribution

Class 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35

Frequency 5 6 15 10 5 4

SECTION – C
(6 SHORT ANSWER (SA)-TYPE QUESTIONS OF 3 MARKS EACH).
1 1
Q.26(A) If α, β are the zeroes of the polynomial P(x) = 4x2 + 3x +7, then find the value of + .
𝛼 𝛽
OR
Q.26(B) Find the value of p, for which one root of the quadratic equation px2 – 14x + 8 = 0 is 6 times
the other.
Q.27(A) The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the order of its digits is 99.
If ten’s digit is 3 more than the unit’s digit, then find the number
OR
Q.27(B) Jaya scored 40 marks in a test getting 3 marks for each correct answer and losing 1 mark
for each incorrect answer. Had 4 marks being awarded for each correct answer and
2 marks were deducted for each incorrect answer then Jaya again would have scored
40 marks. How many questions were there in the Test ?
Q.28 Calculate the mean for the following frequency distribution:

Class 10 – 30 30 – 50 50 – 70 70 – 90 90 – 110
Frequency 15 18 25 10 2
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Q.29(A) Prove that 5
is an irrational number.
Q.30 A chord of a circle of radius 14 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the area of the
corresponding minor segment of the circle.
Q.31 In fig. Three semicircles each of diameter 3 cm, a circle
of diameter 4.5 cm and a semicircle of radius 4.5 cm are
drawn in the given figure. Find the area of the shaded region.

SECTION –D
(4 LONG ANSWER (LA)-TYPE QUESTIONS OF 5 MARKS EACH.)
Q.32 Some students planned a picnic. The total budget for food was Rs. 2,000. But 5 students failed to attend
the picnic and thus the cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 20. How many students attended
the picnic and how much did each student pay for the food?
Q.33 (A)The ratio of the 11th term to 17th term of an A.P. is 3 : 4. Find the ratio of 5 th term to
21s term of the same A.P. Also, find the ratio of the sum of first 5 terms to that of first 21 terms.
OR
Q.33(B) 250 logs are stacked in the following manner :
22 logs in the bottom row, 21 in the next row, 20 in the row next to it and so on (as
shown by an example). In how many rows, are the 250 logs placed and how many logs
are there in the top row ?

Q.34 State and prove Basic Proportional Theorem, Using this result find the value of 𝑥, if DE ∥ BC, AD = 𝑥,
DB = 𝑥 − 2, AE = 𝑥 + 2 and EC = 𝑥 −1 in Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶.
Q.35(A) The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and the sum of all the frequencies is 50.
Compute the missing frequencies f1 and f2.

Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120

Frequency 5 f1 10 f2 7 8

OR
Q.35(B) The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y , if total frequency is 100

Class 0 - 100 100 - 200 200 - 300 300 - 400 400 - 500 500 - 600 600 - 700
Frequency 2 5 x 12 17 20 y

700 - 800 800 - 900 900 - 1000

9 7 4
 SECTION-E
(3 SOURCE BASED/CASE BASED/PASSAGE BASED/INTEGRATED UNITS OF
ASSESSMENT OF 4 MARKS EACH WITH SUB-PARTS.)
Q.36 Case Study Based- 1
100m RACE , A stopwatch was used to find the time that it took a group of students to run 100 m.

Time(in sec) 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100

No. of students 8 10 13 6 3
Use the above figure to answer the questions that follow:
(i) Find the sum of lower limits of median class and modal class 1
(ii) How many students finished the race within 1minute? 1
(iii) (A) Estimate the mean time taken by a student to finish the race. 2
OR
(iii) (B) Estimate the mode time taken by a student to finish the race
Q.37 Case Study Based- 2
Four friends Ram, Shyam, Lakshman and Mohan are playing
with ball in a park on Sunday. Another student sitting in the park
and completing his Maths Art integrated Project. He plots their
positions A, B, C and D on the graph. the figure formed is the in
the shape of a parallelogram with one of its vertices intersecting
x-axis at 2 and another vertex intersecting the y-axis at 3.
Use the above figure to answer the questions that follow:
(i) Write the coordinates of A and B. 1
(ii) Write the coordinates of C and D 1
(iii)(A) Write the coordinates of mid-point of AC. 2
OR
(iii)(B) Write the coordinates of mid-point of BD.
Q.38 Case Study Based- 3
Radha, an aspiring landscape designer, is tasked with creating a visually captivating pool design that
incorporates a unique arrangement of fountains. The challenge entails arranging the fountains in such
a way that when water is thrown upwards, it forms the shape of a parabola. The graph of one such
parabola is given below.

The height of each fountain rod above water level is 10 cm. The equation of the downward-facing
parabola representing the water fountain is given by 𝑝(𝑥)= −𝑥2+ 5𝑥 −4.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Find the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) from the graph. 1
(ii) Find the value of x at which water attains maximum height 1
(iii) (A) If h is the maximum height attained by the water stream from the water level of 2
the pool, then find the value of h.
OR
(iii) (B) At what point(s) on x- axis, the height of water above x- axis is 2 m?
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