KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, HYDERABAD

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SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS(041)

BLUE PRINT FOR HALF YEARLY EXAM: CLASS X

VSA SA – I SA – II LA
Chapter Total
(1 mark) (2 marks) (3 marks) (4 marks)
Real Numbers 1(1) 2(1) 3(1) 4(1) 10(4)

Polynomials -- 2(1) 3(1) 4(1) 9(3)

Pair of Linear Equations
1(1) -- 3(1) 4(1) 8(3)
in two variables
Quadratic Equations 1(1) -- 3(1) 4(1) 8(3)

Arithmetic progression 1(1) 2(1) 3(1) 4(1) 10(4)

Coordinate Geometry -- 2(1) 3(1) 4(1) 9(3)

Introduction to
1(1) 2(1) 6(2) 4(1) 13(5)
Trigonometry

Triangles 1(1) 2(1) 6(2) 4(1) 13(5)

Total 6(6) 12(6) 30(10) 32(8) 80(30)

MARKING SCHEME FOR HALF YEARLY EXAM

NO. OF
SECTION MARKS TOTAL
QUESTIONS
VSA 1 6 08
SA – I 2 6 12
SA – II 3 10 30
LA 4 8 32
GRAND TOTAL 80

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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, HYDERABAD
REGION
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80
CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 30 questions divided into four Sections A, B, C and D.
(iii). Section A comprises of 6 questions of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 6 questions of 2
marks each. Section C comprises of 10 questions of 3 marks each and Section D comprises of 8
questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). Use of Calculators is not permitted
SECTION – A

1. Find the [HCF × LCM] for the numbers 100 and 190.

2. A girl walks 200 towards East and then she walks 150m towards North. Find the distance of
the girl from the starting point.

3. For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions?
kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0 and 12x + ky – k = 0

4. The angles of a quadrilateral are in AP whose common difference is 100. Find the angles.

5. Find the values of k for quadratic equation 2x2 – x + k = 0, so that they have two equal roots.
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6. If tanθ  , find the value of sinθ .
8

SECTION – B

7. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 7 + 3 and 7 – 3.

8. ABC ~ DEF and their areas be, respectively, 64 cm2 and 121 cm2. If EF = 15.4 cm, find
the value of BC

9. Which term of the AP 24, 21, 18, 15, …. is first negative term?

10. Show that 6n cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any natural number n.

11. If cosα  1 . Find sin(α  β where α and β are both acute angles.
1 and tan β
 )
2
3
12. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points (4, – 3) and
(8, 5) in the ratio 3 : 1 internally.

SECTION – C

13. If α , β are the zeroes of the polynomials f(x) = x2 – 3x + 6, then find the value of
1 1
 α 2β 2
2αβ α β
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14. If cos (A – B) = 3
2 and sin (A + B) = 1, then find the value of A and B.
1 1
15. Solve for x and y: 12  7 4
   2.
;
2(2x  3y) 7(3x  2 y) 2 (2x  3y) (3x  2 y)

2 sin 680 2 cot150 3 tan 450 tan 200 tan 400 tan 500 tan 700
 
16. Evaluate: 0 0
cos 22 5 tan 75 5
17. The perpendicular from A on side BC of a Δ ABC intersects BC at D such that DB = 3 CD
(see the below figure). Prove that 2 AB2 = 2 AC2 + BC2.

18. If AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR, respectively where ABC ~ PQR,
AB AD
prove that 
PQ PM

19. Prove that 7  2 3 is an irrational number.

20. If m times the mth term of an AP is equal to n times its nth term, find the (m + n)th term of
the AP.

21. Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from (2, –5) and (–2, 9).
1 1 11
22. Find the roots of the equation   , x  4, 7 .
x4 x7 30

SECTION – D

23. Prove that “The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio
of their corresponding sides.”

24. Find all the zeroes of the polynomial 2x4  7x3 19x2 14x  30 , if two of its zeroes are
2 and
 2.

25. Use Euclid’s division lemma to show that the cube of any positive integer is of the form 9m, 9m
+ 1 or 9m + 8.

26. Find the area of the triangle formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of the triangle
whose vertices are (0, –1), (2, 1) and (0, 3). Find the ratio of this area to the area of the given
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 tan A
27. Prove that:  cot A  1  sec A cos ecA .
1  cot A 1 tan A
28. Draw the graphs of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the coordinates
of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis, and shade the triangular
region.

29. In a potato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 5 m from the first potato, and
the other potatoes are placed 3 m apart in a straight line. There are ten potatoes in the line (see
the below figure).

A competitor starts from the bucket, picks up the nearest potato, runs back with it, drops it in the
bucket, runs back to pick up the next potato, runs to the bucket to drop it in, and she continues in
the same way until all the potatoes are in the bucket. What is the total distance the competitor has
to run?

30. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream than
to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.

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