PERIODIC TEST-2, JUNE -2024

MATHEMATICS
Grade: X Duration: 3 hours
Date: 10/06/2024 Max Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper has 5 Sections- A, B, C, D, and E.
3. In Section A, questions number 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions
(MCQs) and questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion -Reason based
questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, questions number 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type
questions, carrying 2 marks each.
5. In Section C, questions number 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type
questions, carrying 3 marks each.
6. In Section D, questions number 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type
questions carrying 5 marks each.
7. In Section E, questions number 36 to 38 are case study- based questions
carrying 4 marks each.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take 𝜋 =22/7 wherever required, if
not stated.
Section-A

This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.

1. The number of polynomials having zeroes as -1 and 3 is: 1

(a) only one (b) infinite (c) exactly two (d) at most two

2. Two different numbers are expressible in the forms 𝑝2 × 3 × 11 and 2 × 𝑞 × 13, where 𝑝 1
and 𝑞 are prime numbers. If their HCF is 6 then

(a) 𝑝 = 2, 𝑞 = 3 (b) 𝑝 = 3, 𝑞 = 3 (c) 𝑝 = 3, 𝑞 = 2 (d) 𝑝 = 2, 𝑞 = 2

3. The value of 𝑘 for which the pair of equations 𝑘𝑥 = 𝑦 + 2 and 6𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 3 has infinitely 1
many solutions:

(a) 𝑘 = 3 (b) does not exist (c) k = −3 (d) 𝑘 = 4

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4. If the product of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + k is −3, then 1

(a) k = – 3 (b) k = – 9 (c) k = 3 (d) k = 9

5. The roots of the quadratic equation 6𝑥 2 = 3𝑥 is/are: 1

1 1 1
(a) only 0 (b) only (c) 0 and (d) ± 2
2 2

6. The quadratic equation −2𝑥 2 − √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

7. The pair of linear equations x = 1 and x = −5 has: 1

(a) two solutions (b) unique solution

(c) infinite number of solutions (d) no solution.

8. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 4𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 7, then 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 = 1

47 47 9 9
(a) (b) − 16 (c) (d) − 16
16 16

9. In right Δ ABC, right angled at C, if tan A = 1, then the value of 2 sin A cos A is: 1

(a) −1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1

10. If 𝑥 = 1 is a common root of the equations 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 3 = 0 and 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 𝑏 = 0, then 1

𝑎𝑏 =

(a) 3.5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) −3

11. Given sin (𝑥 + 100 ) = 1 , then 𝑥 = 1

2

(a) 300 (b) 100 (c)200 (d) 800

12. If 𝑎 = sin 300 and 𝑏 = cos 600 , then 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 = 1

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

13. If 2 tan A=3, then 4 sin 𝐴+3 cos 𝐴 = 1

4 sin 𝐴−3 cos 𝐴

7 1
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 0
√13 √13

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14. If cos 𝜃 = √3 , then 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 + cot 2 𝜃 = 1
2

13
(a) 7 (b) 1 (c) 2 + √3 (d) 3

15. A ladder leaning against a wall makes an angle of 600 with the horizontal. If the foot of 1
the ladder is 2.5 m away from the wall, the length of the ladder is:

(a) 3 𝑚 (b) 4 𝑚 (c)√3 𝑚 (d) 5 𝑚

16. Places A and B are tourist places. Beginning at 8:30 am, tourist bus for place A leaves 1
every 15 minutes and the bus for place B leaves every 20 minutes. How often do the
buses leave at the same time?

(a) Every 15 minutes (b) Every 30 minutes

(c) Every 45 minutes (d) Every 1 hour

17. The angle of depression of a car parked on the road from the top of a 150 m high 1
tower is 300 . The distance of the car from the tower is:

(a) 50√3 (b) 75 (c) 150√2 (d) 150√3

18. The height of a tree is √3 times the length of its shadow. Find the angle of elevation of 1
the sun.

(a) 600 (b) 300 (c) 450 (d) 900

Question numbers 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions carrying 1
mark each. 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 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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19. 2+√5 1
Assertion (A): is an irrational number.
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Reason (R): √5 is an irrational number.

20. Assertion (A): The polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 3 has two non-real zeroes. 1

Reason (R): A quadratic polynomial can have at least two real zeroes.

Section-B

This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.

21. If 1 is a root of the quadratic equation 3x2 + ax – 2 = 0 and the quadratic equation 2
a(x2 + 6x) – b = 0 has equal roots, find the values of a and b.

22. If cot 2 450 − sec 2 600 + sin2 600 + 𝑝 = 3, then find the value of 𝑝. 2
4

23. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college hostel are fixed and the remaining 2
depends on the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student 𝐴
takes food for 25 days, he has to pay ₹ 4,500, whereas a student 𝐵 who takes food for
30 days, has to pay ₹5,200. Find the fixed charge per month and the cost of food per
day.

24. Find two consecutive positive integers whose sum of squares is 113. 2

25. Find the value of k such that the polynomial 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑘𝑥 + 𝑥 − 𝑘 − 5, has the sum of 2
zeroes equal to half of their product.

Section-C

This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.

26. Prove that √3 is an irrational number. 3

27. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 6𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 2 and verify the relationship 3
between its coefficients and zeroes.

28. Five years hence, the age of Ravi will be three times that of his son. Five years ago, 3
Ravi’s age was seven times that of his son. What are their present ages?

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29. If 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 (𝐴 − 𝐵) = 2, cot (𝐴 + 𝐵) = 1
, 0 < 𝐴 + 𝐵 < 900 ; then find A and B. 3
√3

Hence find sin2 𝐴 + cos 2 3𝐵.

30. Find the value of 𝑝 for which the quadratic equation below has equal roots. 3

(2𝑝 + 1)𝑥 2 − (7𝑝 + 2)𝑥 + (7𝑝 − 3) = 0 has equal roots.

31. Solve the equations below for x and y: 3

217x + 131y = 913 and 131 x + 217 y = 827

Section-D

This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.

32. Solve the following pair of linear equations graphically. Also write the coordinates of 5
the triangular region formed by these lines with the x-axis and find its area.

2x + y = 6 and 2x – y + 2 = 0.

33. 5 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 5

(a) If tan 𝜃 = 12 , evaluate:
(𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃+𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃)(𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃−𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃)

1−tan2 𝜃
(b) If 𝜃 = 300 , verify that = cos 2𝜃
1+tan2 𝜃

34. A train travels 180 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 9 km/hour more, it 5
would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.

35. From the top of tower 100 m high, a man observes two cars on the opposite side of 5
tower with angles of depression 300 and 450 respectively. Find the distance between
the cars. (Use √3=1.73)
Section-E

This section comprises 3 case study-based questions of 4 marks each.

36. Case study-1: A cottage industry produces a certain

number of toys in a day. It was observed on a particular
day that the cost of production of each toy (in rupees)
was 3 more than twice the number of toys produced on
that day. The total cost of production on that day was ₹ 27.

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 Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(a) Taking 𝑥 as the number of toys produced on that day, write the cost of 1
production of each toy in terms of 𝑥.

(b) Form a quadratic equation representing the given situation. 1

(c) Determine the cost of production of each toy. 2

37. Case study-2: An observer on the ground estimates the

angle of elevation to the basket of a hot air balloon to be
60°, while another observer standing on the same side,
away from the first observer, estimates the angle of
elevation to be 30°. The height of the basket from the
ground is 50√3 𝑚.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(a) Draw a neat labelled figure representing the above situation. 1

(b) Find the distance of the basket from the first observer’s eye. 1

(c) Find the distance between the observers. 2

38. Case study-3: The table given shows the number of

students in the school choir. The choir teacher plans
to arrange the students in equal rows. Only girls or
boys will be in each row.

Based on the above information, answer the following

questions:
2
(a) What is the greatest number of students that could be in each row?

(b) How many rows will be required for this arrangement. 1

(c) Find LCM (480, 640). 1

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