Class 10 Math’s

1. Find the value of : a a a a........ ; where a > 0

(a) a (b) a (c) a2 (d) none of these

2. Roots of the quadratic equation x2 + x – 1 = 0 are

(a) imaginary (b) real and equal (c) real and irrational (d) real and rational

3. A sphere of diameter ‘d’ is inscribed in a closed cylinder. The total surface area of the cylinder is :
5 d2 3 d 2
(a)  d 2 (b)  d 2 (c) (d)
2 2 2

4. What is the remainder when x4 – x3 + x+ 2 is divided by 2x –3 ?

83 85 115
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
16 16 16

5. Which is true ?
(a) log220 = log221 (b) log218 > log236 (c) log 1 18  log 1 36 (d) log220 > log221
2 2

6. log k x 2  log 4 k  4 ; x  0, then minimum value of x  ?

(a) 16 (b) 2 (c) 256 (d) 4

7. The fourth root of 27  16 3 is ?

(a) 1  3 (b) 3  1 (c) 8 3 (d) 3 8

8. Which statement is false ?

(a) A rhombus is always a parallelogram
(b) A square is always a rhombus
(c) Diagonals of a parallelogram are always equal
(d) Diagonals of a rhombus always intersect at right angles

3 2 2 3 2 2
9. If x  and y  then, x  y ?
3 2 2 3 2 2
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(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) (d) 4 2
2

10. The diagonal of a cube is decreased by 10 %. The percentage decrease in its volume is
(a) 33. 1% (b) 72. 9% (c) 27.1% (d) 9 %

11. Alisha is twice as old as Ishaan. 4 years earlier, ratio of Alisha’s age to that of Ishaan’s age was 4 : 1.
Present age of Alisha is :
(a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 24

12. If mx2 – x + 1 has real roots, then :

1 1
(a) m  (b) m 
4 4
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(c) m  (d) m can be any real number
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O

A B
ABCD is a rhombus. If OD = 5 cm, CD = 13 cm. Then area of rhombus ABCD is
(a) 60 cm2 (b) 240 cm2 (c) 120 cm2 (d) 30 cm2

14. E

C
B
F D

ABC is a triangle with area 100 cm2. AC is produced to D such that AC = CD, BA to E such that
BA = AE and CB to F such that CB = BF. Then area of DEF is
(a) 600 cm2 (b) 500 cm2 (c) 700 cm2 (d) none of these

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15. If p a  qb  2009 ; p and q are prime numbers. ‘a’ and ‘b’ are integers. Then
ab
(a) 48 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) none of these

16. If sin   ( x  2)2  1 , then x = ?

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) can’t be determined

17. If ab  4 , then ;
(a) a + b  4 (b) a + b  8 (c) a + b  4 (d) a + b  8

18. Find the value of : 56  56  56  .......

(a) –7 (b) 8 (c) 0 (d) either (a) or (b)

19. If logxy = a, then :

(a) x  0 (b) y  0 (c) a > 0 (d) x  1

20. Which statement is true ?

(a) If logax > logay and x, y, then a > 1
(b) If sin > cos and  is acute then 0o <  < 45o
(c) The diagonals of a rectangle are equal
(d) None of these

Section : 2 – Science
21. To reach the same height on the moon as on the earth, a body must be projected up with
(a) higher velocity on the moon (b) lower velocity on the moon
(c) same velocity on the moon and earth (d) it depends on the mass of the body

22. The impulse of a body is equal to

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 (a) rate of change of its momentum
(b) change in its momentum
(c) product of force applied on it and time of application of the force
(d) both (b) and (c)

23. The work done in holding15 kg suitcase while waiting for a bus for 45 min. is _________.
(a) 675 J (b) 40500 J (c) 4500 J (d) Zero

24. The distances of two planets (Neptune and Saturn) from sun are 1013 m and 1012 m respectively. The
ratio of time periods of the planets is
(a) 100 : 1 (b) 1 : 10 (c) 10 : 1 (d) 10 10 : 1

25. Pressure at a point inside a liquid does not depend on.

(a) the depth of the point below the surface of the liquid
(b) nature of the liquid
(c) acceleration due to gravity at that point
(d) shape of the containing vessel

26. The temperature of liquid hydrogen is 20 k. What is this temperature on the Fahrenheit scale?
(a) 495.4oF (b) – 423.4oF (c) – 108.4oF (d) – 487.4oF

27. A 440 Hz sound wave travels with a speed of 340m/s. The wavelength of the wave is :
(a) 1.5 × 105 m (b) 0.77 m (c) 1.3 m (d) 1.1 m

28. Which is the most electrical conductive element?

(a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Iron (d) Copper

29. A solution that contains more amount of solute it can hold at a given temperature is
(a) Super saturated (b) Solube (c) Saturated (d) Unsaturated

30. Oxidation state of chlorine in KClO3.

(a) +5 (b) –5 (c) +7 (d) –1

31. 3.6 106 J of heat is supplied to 10 kg of water. The rise in temperature will be
(a) 100oC (b) 86oC (c) 1000oC (d) 10oC

32. The size of colloidal particle is

(a) 101 to 103 cm (b) 105 to 102 cm (c) 108 to 105 cm (d) 106 to 108 cm

33. Which of the following statement is true?

(a) F– has more electrons than Na+ (b) F–has less electrons than Na+
(c) F– and Na+ has equal number of electrons (d) None of the above

34. When chlorine reacts with slaked time?

(a) Bleaching powder is formed (b) CaCO3 is formed
(c) CaHCO3 is formed (d) No reaction

35. The sex of a child is determined by the

(a) Chromosome of the father (b) Chromosome of the mother
(c) Rh factor of the parents (d) Blood group of the father

36. Choose the correct option with reference to hemophilia disease:

(a) In hemophilia blood clotting time decreases (b) It is caused by virus
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 (c) It is a bacterial infection (d) It is a genetic disorder

37. Match the following:

A B
(A) Acid rain (i) Carboxyhemoglobin
(B) Blood pressure (ii) SO2, NO2
(C) Heart beat (iii)Sphygmomanometer
(D) Carbon monoxide (iv) Branchial
(E) Gills (v) Stethoscope

(a) A-iii, B-iii, C-iii, D-v, E-i (b) A-ii, B-iii, C-v, D-i, E-iv
(c) A-ii, B-v, C-iii, D-i, E-iv (d) A-i, B-iii, C-iv, D-ii, E-v

38. Gaseous exchange in plants takes place through ____ and ___.
(a) Grana and Stroma (b) Guard cells and Grana
(c) Stomata and lenticels (d) None of the above

39. Identify the correct pair

(A) Study of bones - osteology (B) Study of cell - cytology
(C) Study of nucleus - karyology (D) Study of cartilage-Dendrocronology

(a) A B C D (b) A C D (c) B C D (d) A B C

40. Which one of the given sets includes endocrine glands?

(a) Thyroid, liver, Pituitary (b) Parathyroid, Pituitary, Adrenal
(c) Salivary gland, adrenal, Parathyroid (d) Liver, Thymus, Testes

Section : 3 – MAT

41. If East is replaced by South-West and so on, then West will be replaced by which of the following
direction?
(a) North-East (b) North (c) East (d) North-West

42. Five children are sitting in a row. M is sitting next to J but not to N. E is sitting next to L who is
sitting on the extreme left and N is not sitting next to E. Who are sitting adjacent to S ?
(a) K and P (b) R and P (c) Only P (d) P and T

43. Complete the given series : c_ba_bbac_bacb_a

(a) acba (b) bcbc (c) bbbc (d) bcbb

44. Find the missing number in the series: 6, 24, 60, ?, 210, 336
(a) 90 (b) 120 (c) 150 (d) 180

45. In a certain code ‘EXPLANATIONS’ is written as ‘TANASNOILPXE’ How is ‘INDEPENDENCE’

written in that code?
(a) XQBTHEBVHONQ (b) XOBTHEVBHONQ
(c) DNEPECNEEDNI (d) DNEPECNEENDI

46. A is sixth from the left end and B is tenth from the right end in a row of boys. If there are eight boys
between A and B, how many boys are there in the row?
(a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 25

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Directions (47) : Find out how many such pairs of letters are there in the given word each of which has as
many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet.

47. STAINLESS
(a) five (b) four (c) Three (d) two

48. Choose the one which is difference from the others.

(a) 201 (b) 301 (c) 401 (d) 501

49. What number is opposite 4, if four different positions of a dice are as shown below?
2 5 6 3
3 6 2 4 3 1 5 1
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
Directions (50) : Each of the following questions contains three elements which may or may not be
intersecting. Each set of elements may fit into one of the diagrams marked by (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are
required to indicate the sets of elements in each of the questions which correctly fit in one of the diagrams.

50. Carrot, Food, Vegetables

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