INDIAN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL - HARUR

QUARTER PORTION TEST - I (CH - 1, 5, 6 AND 13)

Class 10 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.

Section A
1. The multiplicative inverse of zero [1]

a) 1 b) 0

c) does not exist d) 1

2. 180 can be expressed as a product of its prime factors as [1]

a) 4 × 9 × 5 b) 22 × 32 × 5

c) 10 × 2 × 32 d) 25 × 4 × 3

3. For what least value of n a natural number, (24)n is divisible by 8? [1]

a) 1 b) 0

c) 2 d) No value of n is possible
4. HCF × LCM for the numbers 40 and 30 is: [1]

a) 1200 b) 12

c) 120 d) 40
5. If x, 2x + 9, 4x + 3 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the value of x is: [1]

a) 15 b) 3

c) 13 d) 10
1−3b 1−6b
6. The common difference of the A.P. 1

3
, 3
,
3
..... is [1]

a) − b) b
1

c) -3b d) -b
7. In an A.P., if the first term (a) = -16 and the common difference (d) = -2, then the sum of first 10 terms is: [1]

a) -70 b) 250

c) -250 d) -200
8. If 18, a, b, -3 are in A.P., then a + b = [1]

a) 7 b) 15

c) 19 d) 11

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 9. In an A.P., if d = – 4, n = 7 and an = 4, then ‘a’ is [1]

a) 7 b) 6

c) 28 d) 20
10. The sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4 : 7. The ratio of their perimeters is [1]

a) 16 : 49 b) 4 : 7

c) 7 : 4 d) 12 : 21
11. If in two triangles ABC and DEF, [1]
AB BC CA
= = , then
DE FE FD

a) ΔF DE ∼ ΔABC . b) ΔBC A ∼ ΔF DE.

c) ΔF DE ∼ ΔC AB. d) ΔC BA ∼ ΔF DE.

12. Which of the following is a true statement? [1]

a) Two triangles are similar if their b) Two polygons are similar if their
corresponding sides are proportional. corresponding sides are proportional.

c) Two similar triangles are always congruent. d) Two figures are similar if they have the
same shape and size.

13. If ΔABC ∼ ΔPQR with ∠ A = 32o and ∠ R = 65o, then the measure of ∠ B is: [1]

a) 32o b) 83o

c) 97o d) 65o

14. The marks obtained by 9 students in Mathematics are 59, 46, 30, 23, 27, 44, 52, 40 and 29. The median of the [1]
data is

a) 35 b) 29

c) 30 d) 40
15. One of the methods of determining mode is: [1]

a) Mode = 2 Median + 3 Mean b) Mode = 3 Median + 2 Mean

c) Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean d) Mode = 2 Median - 3 Mean

16. The mean of the first 10 prime numbers is [1]

a) 129 b) 1.29

c) 12.9 d) 11.9
17. For a frequency distribution, mean, median and mode are connected by the relation [1]

a) Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean b) Mode = 2 Median - 3 Mean

c) Mode = 3 Mean - 2 Median d) Mode = 3 Median + 2 Mean

18. For the following frequency distribution: [1]

Class: 0-5 5 - 10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25

Frequency: 8 10 19 25 8

The upper limit of median class is

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 a) 20 b) 15

c) 10 d) 25
19. Assertion (A): If a number x is divided by y(x, y) (both x and y are positive) then remainder will be less than x. [1]
Reason (R): Dividend = Divisor × Quotient + Remainder.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): If the value of mode and mean is 60 and 66 respectively, then the value of median is 64. [1]
Reason (R): Median = (mode + 2 mean)

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. Find the HCF of the following polynomials: 18 (x 3 2
− x + x − 1) , 12 (x
4
− 1) [2]
OR
Find the LCM and HCF of the integers: 40, 36 and 126 by applying the prime factorization method.
–
22. Show that 3√2 is irrational. [2]
23. Find the sum of all three-digit numbers each of which leaves the remainder 2, when divided by 3. [2]
OR
In the AP, 38, ? , ? , ? , –22, find the missing terms?
24. If EF ∥DC ∥ AB, prove that AE

ED
=
BF

FC
[2]

25. The frequency distribution of agricultural holdings in a village is given below : [2]

Area of land [in

1-3 3-5 5-7 7-9 9 - 11 11 -13
hectare)

Number of
20 45 80 55 40 12
families

Find the modal agricultural holdings of the village

Section C
–
26. Prove that √2 is an irrational number. [3]
27. The first term of an AP is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum is 400. Find the number of terms and the common [3]
difference.
28. The houses of a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49. Show that there is a value of x such that the sum [3]
of the numbers of the houses preceding the house numbered x is equal to the sum of the numbers of the houses
following it. Find this value of x.
[Hint: Sx-1 = S49 - Sx]

OR

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 The production of TV sets in a factory increases uniformly by a fixed number every year. It produced 16000 sets in
6th year and 22600 in 9th year. Find the production during first year.
i. 8th year
ii. first 6 years.
29. In Fig. find ∠ F. [3]

OR
ABCD is a trapezium with AB || DC. E and F are two points on non-parallel sides AD and BC respectively, such that
EF is parallel to AB. Show that AE

ED
=
BF

FC

30. The weights (in kg) of 50 wrestlers are recorded in the following table: [3]

Weight (in kg) 100-110 110-120 120-130 130-140 140-150

Number of Wrestlers 4 14 21 8 3

Find the mean weight of the wrestlers.

31. Consider the following frequency distribution: [3]

Class 0-5 6 - 11 12 - 17 18 - 23 24 - 29

Frequency 13 10 15 8 11

Find the upper limit of the median class.

Section D
32. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
February 14 is celebrated as International Book Giving Day and many countries in the world celebrate this day.
Some people in India also started celebrating this day and donated the following number of books of various
subjects to a public library:
History = 96, Science = 240, Mathematics = 336.
These books have to be arranged in minimum number of stacks such that each stack contains books of only one
subject and the number of books on each stack is the same.

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 i. How many books are arranged in each stack? (1)
ii. How many stacks are used to arrange all the Mathematics books? (1)
iii. Determine the total number of stacks that will be used for arranging all the books. (2)
OR
If the thickness of each book of History, Science and Mathematics is 1.8 cm, 2.2 cm and 2.5 cm respectively,
then find the height of each stack of History, Science and Mathematics books. (2)
33. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A fashion designer is designing a fabric pattern. In each row, there are some shaded squares and unshaded
triangles.

i. Identify A.P. for the number of squares in each row. (1)

ii. Identify A.P. for the number of triangles in each row. (1)
iii. If each shaded square is of side 2 cm, then find the shaded area when 15 rows have been designed. (2)
OR
Write a formula for finding total number of triangles in n number of rows. Hence, find S10. (2)

34. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
In the figure given below, a folding table is shown:

The legs of the table are represented by line segments AB and CD intersecting at O. Join AC and BD.
Considering table top is parallel to the ground, and OB = x, OD = x + 3, OC = 3x + 19 and OA = 3x + 4, answer
the following questions:
i. Prove that △OAC is similar to △OBD.
ii. Prove that
OA OB
=
AC BD

iii. a. Observe the figure and find the value of x. Hence, find the length of OC.
OR
b. Observe the figure and find BD
.
AC

Section E
35. The second term of an A.P. is 29 and the fourth term is 51. If the last term of the A.P. is 425, find how many [5]
terms are there and what is their sum.
OR

The sum of the first seven terms of an A.P. is 182. If its 4th and 17th terms are in the ratio 1 : 5, find the A.P.
36. In a triangle △PQR, N is a point on PR such that QN ⊥ PR. If PN × NR = QN2, then prove that ∠ PQR = 90°. [5]

OR

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 Draw a △ABC with BC = 7 cm, ∠ B = 45o and ∠ A = 105o. Then construct another triangle whose sides are 3

4
times
the corresponding sides of △ABC.
37. To find out the concentration of SO2 in the air (in parts per million, i.e., ppm), the data was collected for 30 [5]

localities in a certain city and is presented below:

Concentration of SO2 (in ppm) Frequency

0.00 - 0.04 4

0.04 - 0.08 9

0.08 - 0.12 9

0.12 - 0.16 2

0.16 - 0.20 4

0.20 - 0.24 2

find the mean concentration of SO2 in the air.

38. The mode of the following frequency distribution is 55. Find the missing frequencies a and b. [5]

Class Interval 0 - 15 15 - 30 30 - 45 45 - 60 60 - 75 75 - 90 Total

Frequency 6 7 a 15 10 b 51

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