BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL

PRE BOARD-1 EXAMINATION (2024-25)

CLASS – X
Mathematics Standard (Code - 041)
SET – B

TIME: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions :
1. Please check that this question paper contains 8 pages.
2. Code of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer
book by the candidate.
3. Please check that this question paper contains 38 questions.
4. Please write down the serial number of the question before attempting it.
5. In case of reattempting a question, cancel the previous attempt.
6. Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 38 questions
in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
7. Section A – Question 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
8. Section B – Question no. 21 to 25 are, carrying 2 marks each.
9. Section C - Question no 26 to 31, are carrying 3 marks each.
10. Section D – Question no.32 to 35 are carrying of 5marks each.
11. Section-E - Question no.36 to 38 are case based integrated units of assessment
(04 marks each) with sub- parts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each
respectively.
12. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2
Qs of 3 marks and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice
has been provided in the 2 marks questions of Section E
13. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take п=22/7 wherever required if not
stated

S.No. SECTION A Marks

Q1 The graph of a quadratic polynomial p(x) passes through the points 1

( 2,0),(0, 2), (1, 2) and (2,0). The zeroes of the polynomial are
A)  2and 0 B) 0 and 1 C)  2and 2 D)  2 and 2

Q2 The radius of the base of a right circular cone and the radius of a 1
sphere are each 5 cm in length. If the volume of the cone is equal to
the volume of the sphere then the height of the cone is
A) 20 cm B) 5 cm C) 10 cm D) 4 cm

Q3 If nth term of an A.P. is 7n  4 then the common difference of the A.P. 1

is
A) 7 B) 7n C)  4 D) 4
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Q4 If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60o are drawn to a circle of 1
radius 5 cm from an external point, then the length of each tangent is
equal to?

5 √3 𝟓
(𝑨) cm (B) 10cm (C) cm (D) 53cm
2 √𝟑

Q5 The area of a sector of a circle of radius 16 cm cut off by an arc of 1

length18.5 cm is :
(A) 168cm2 (B) 148cm2 (C) 154cm2 (D) 176 cm2

Q6 If 2 cos2A = 0 , then A is equal to : 1

(A) 60O (B) 30O (C) 90 O O
(D) 45

Q7 The volume of a right circular cone whose area of the base is 156 cm 2 1
and the vertical height is 8 cm, is:
(A) 2496 cm3 (B) 1248 cm3 (C) 416 cm3 (D) 1664 cm3

Q8 1
2
If one root of the equation 4x  8kx  9 = 0 is negative of the other,
then
(A) k = 9 (B) k = 0 (C) k = 8 (D) k = 4
Q9 For the following distribution: the upper limit of the modal class is 1

Marks 0 -10 10-20 20 -30 30 - 40 40 -50 50 - 60

No.of 3 9 15 30 18 5
students

(A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 50

Q10 O is the point of intersection of two chords AB and CD of a circle. 1

If ∠BOC = 80o and OA = OD then ΔODA and ΔOBC are

A) equilateral and similar B) isosceles and similar
C) isosceles but not similar D) not similar

Q11 Three vertices of the parallelogram ABCD are A (1, 4), B(2, 3) and 1
C(5, 8). The ordinate of the fourth vertex D is-

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 7 (D ) 6

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Q12 If in two triangles ABC and PQR, 1
𝑨𝑩 𝑩𝑪 𝑪𝑨
= =
𝑸𝑹 𝑷𝑹 𝑷𝑸

(A) △PRQ ~ △ACB (B) △PQR ~ △ABC

(C) △CAB ~ △PQR (D) △BCA ~ △PQR
Q13 One of the common solution of ax + by = c and y axis is? 1
(A) (0, c/b) (B) (0, b/c) (C) (c/b,0) (D) (0, c/b)
Q14 A number is chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and denoted as x, and a 1
number is chosen from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and denoted as y. Then
P(xy < 9) is :
(A) 1/9 (B) 3/9 (C) 5/9 (D) 7/9
Q15 The point on the x- axis nearest to the point (4, 5) is 1
(A) (0, 0) (B) ( 4, 0) (C ) (5, 0) (D) (√41, 0)
Q16 The cumulative frequency table is useful in determining 1
(A) Mean (B) Mode (C) Median (D) All of these
Q17 If a line intersects the x-axis and y-axis at the points P and Q 1
respectively. If (2, 5) is the midpoint of PQ then the coordinates of P
and Q are respectively
(A) (0,5) (2,0) (B) (0,10) ( 4,0)
(C) (0,4) (10,0) (D) (4,0) (0,10)
Q18 The probability that a leap year selected at random will contain 53 1
Sundays is :
(A)1/7 (B) 2/7 (C) 3/7 (D) 1

DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of

Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option
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 and 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.
Q19 Assertion (A) : The product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 1
17, then their LCM is 340.
Reason (R) : HCF is always a factor of LCM
Q20 Assertion (A): The probability of getting a prime number when a die is 1
𝟐
thrown once is .
𝟑
Reason (R) : On the faces of a die , prime numbers are 2,3 and 5.
SECTION B
Q21 AD is a median of △ ABC with vertices A(5,  6),B(6,4) and C(0,0). Find 2
the length of the median AD.

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Q22 Evaluate : 4(sin4 30º + cos4 60º) ー3(cos2 45o ーsin2 90º) 2
Q23 If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 +(a + 1)x + b are 2 and 3, 2
then find the value of a and b.
Q24 Check whether 12n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n. 2
OR
Two tankers contain 850 liters and 680 liters of petrol respectively.
Find the maximum capacity of a container which can measure the
petrol of either tanker in exact number of times.
Q25 From a pack of 52 playing cards, Jacks, Queens and Kings of red colour 2
are removed. From the remaining, a card is drawn at random. Find the
probability that drawn card is
(i) a black king
(ii) a card of red colour
OR
A bag contains 15 balls of which x are blue and the remaining are
red. If the number of red balls is increased by 5, the probability of
drawing the red balls doubles. Find the initial number of red balls

SECTION C

Q26 A person on tour has Rs 4200 for his expenses. If he extends his tour 3
for 3 days, he has to cut down his daily expenses by Rs 70. Find the
original duration of the tour.
Q27 Prove that 5 +3√2 is an irrational number.(given that 2 is an irrational 3
number)
Q28 In the given figure, ∠D = ∠C and 3
𝑨𝑫 𝑨𝑬
= 𝑬𝑪
𝑫𝑩

Prove that ∆BAC is an isosceles triangle.

OR
In the given figure PA, QB and RC are each perpendicular to AC.
If AP = x , BQ = y and CR = z ,

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 1 1 1
then prove that : + =
𝑥 𝑧 𝑦

Q29 If P(9a 2, b) divides the line segment joining A(3a +1,3) and 3
B(8a, 5) in the ratio 3:1. find the values of a and b.

Q30 In a square park of side 8 m, two goats are tied at opposite vertices 3
with a rope of length 1.4 m and a cow is tied in the centre with a rope
of length 2.1m. Calculate the area of park which cannot be grazed by
them.
OR
A sector is cut from a circular sheet of radius 36 cm, the angle of the
sector being 30°. If another circle of the area same as the sector is
formed, then find the radius of the new circle.
Q31 Prove that: 3
𝒔𝒊𝒏 −𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑 
= 𝒕𝒂𝒏
𝟐 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟑  − 𝒄𝒐𝒔

SECTION D

Q32 The angle of elevation of the top of tower from certain point is 30°. If 5
the observer moves 20 m towards the tower the angle of elevation of
the top increases by 15°. Find the height of the tower.
Q33 Solve the following pair of linear equations graphically: 5
x + 3y = 6, 2x  3y = 12
Also shade the region bounded by the line 2x  3y = 12 and both the
coordinate axes.
OR
A part of the monthly hostel charge is fixed and the remaining depends

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 on the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When Swati
takes food for 20 days, she has to pay Rs. 3,000 as hostel charges
whereas Mansi who takes food for 25 days Rs. 3,500 as hostel charges.
Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day.
Q34 a. 1) Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to 3+2
the radius through the point of contact.

2) In the given figure, PQ is a chord of length 6 cm and the radius of

the circle is 6 cm.TP and TQ are two tangents drawn from an external
point T. Find ∠PTQ.

Q35 3+2
On the sports day of a school, 300 students participated. Their ages
are given in the following distribution. Find the mean and mode of the
data

Age in years Number of

students
57 67
79 33
9  11 41
11  13 95
13  15 36
15  17 13
17  19 15

OR
The median of the following data is 50. Find the values of ‘p’ and ‘q’ ,
if the sum of all frequencies is 90. Also find the mode.
Marks obtained Number of Students

20-30 p

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 30-40 15

40-50 25

50-60 20

60-70 q

70-80 8

80-90 10

SECTION E

Q36 The discus throw is an event in which an athlete attempts to throw a

discus. The athlete spins anti-clockwise around one and a half times
through a circle, and then releases the throw. When released, the
discus travels along a tangent to the circular spin orbit. In the given
figure, AB is one such tangent to a circle of radius 75 cm. Point O is
the centre of the circle, angle ABO = 30° and PQ is parallel to OA.
Based on above information:
(i) Find the length of AB. 1
(ii) Find the length of OB. 1
(iii) Prove that ∆BAO and ∆BPQ are similar.
. 2
OR
(iii) Find the length of PQ.

Q37 Your friend Veer wants to participate in a 400m race. He can currently
run that distance in 120 seconds and with each day of practice it takes

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 him 4 seconds less. He wants to do it in 52 seconds.

(i) What is the minimum number of days he needs to practice till 1

his goal is achieved? 1
(ii) On which day his practice time reaches 72 seconds?
(iii) What is the sum of time taken from 1st day to the last day? 2
OR
(iii) Find the difference of time taken on the 10th day and the
time taken on the 15th day?

Q38 Dinesh is building a greenhouse in his farm as shown below. The base
of the greenhouse is a circular having a diameter of 12m a
hemispherical dome on the top.

i) Find the curved surface area of the cylindrical part of the

greenhouse. 1
ii) Find the circumference of the base of the greenhouse. 1
iii) How much will it cost him to cover the walls and top of the
greenhouse with a transparent plastic sheet. If the plastic sheet costs 2
Rs 77 per sq.m? Show steps .Take π = 22/7
OR
(iii) What is the amount of the air that can be contained by the
green house. Show steps .Take π = 22/7