Midterm Examination, Session: 2023- 24

Class- 10
Name of the Student: _____________________ Roll No.: ______
Subject: Mathematics (041) Time: 3 hours
Date: 21/09/2023 Max. Marks: 80
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*General Instructions:

 The question paper consists of 09 printed pages

 This question paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
 Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
 Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
 Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
 Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
 Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub- parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
 All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions of 5 marks, 2 Questions
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.
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 Draw neat figures wherever required. Take 𝜋 = wherever required if not stated.
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 Use of calculators is not permitted.

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SECTION- A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. The H.C.F. of smallest prime number and the smallest composite number is: 1
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 2
2. If HCF (16, 𝑦) = 8 and LCM (16, 𝑦) = 48, then the value of 𝑦 is: 1
(a) 24 (b) 16
(c) 8 (d) 48

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3. The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑝(𝑥) is given in figure for some polynomial 𝑝(𝑥). The number of 1
zeroes of 𝑝(𝑥):

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 0

4. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If 27 is added to the number, the 1
digits of the number get reversed. Then the given number is:
(a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 72 (d) 36
5. If a pair of linear equations in two variables is consistent, then the lines will be: 1
(a) parallel (b) always coincident
(c) intersecting or coincident (d) always intersecting
6. The pair of equations 𝑦 = 0 and 𝑦 = – 7 has: 1
(a) one solution (b) two solutions
(c) infinitely many solutions (d) no solution
7. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹, ∠𝐵 = ∠𝐸, ∠𝐹 = ∠𝐶 and 𝐴𝐵 = 3𝐷𝐸. Then, the two triangles 1
are:
(a) congruent but not similar (b) similar but not congruent
(c) neither congruent nor similar (d) congruent as well as similar
8. In ∆𝐿𝑀𝑁, ∠𝐿 = 50° and ∠𝑁 = 60°. If ∆𝐿𝑀𝑁~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, then find ∠𝑄. 1
(a) ∠𝑄 = 30° (b) ∠𝑄 = 80° (c) ∠𝑄 = 40° (d) ∠𝑄 = 70°
9. Which of the following may not be similar figures? 1

(a) Circles (b) Squares

(c) Equilateral triangles (d) Isosceles triangles
10. 𝑡𝑎𝑛30° 1
The value of 𝑐𝑜𝑡60°
is:
1 1 (c) 1 (d) not defined
(a) (b)
√2 √3

11. 4 1
If 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 = 5 , then the value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 is
3 3 4 5
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 3

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12. 1 − cos2 𝐴 = 1

(a) sin2 𝐴 (b) cos 2 𝐴 (c) sec 2 𝐴 (d) tan2 𝐴

13. sin 2𝐵 = 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐵 is true when 𝐵 is equal to: 1
(a) 90° (b) 60° (c) 30° (d) 0°
14. If two dice are rolled then the probability of getting same number on both dice is: 1
1 4 1 1
(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 36 (d) 9

15. If 𝑃(𝐸) = 0.07, then what is the probability of ‘not E’? 1

(a) 0.93 (b) 0.89 (c) 0.95 (d) 0.90

16. A bag has 3 red balls and 5 green balls. If we take a ball from the bag, then what is the 1

probability of getting a red ball only?

(a) 3 (b) 8 3 8
(c) 8 (d) 3

17. Which is the Empirical Relation between Mean, Median and Mode: 1
(a) 2 Median = Mode + 3 Mean (b) 3 Median = Mode + 2 Mean
(c) 3 Mean = Mode + 2 Median (d) 3 Median = Mode −2 Mean
18. The class interval of a given observation is 10 to 15, then the class mark for this 1

interval will be:

(a) 11.5 (b) 12.5 (c) 12 (d) 14

19. DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20 , a statement of assertion (A) is 1
followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Statement A (Assertion): In the given figure, 𝛥𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ 𝛥𝐷𝐸𝐹.

Statement R(Reason): If the corresponding sides of two triangles are proportional,

then they are congruent.

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 (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.
20. Statement A (Assertion): Consider the following frequency distribution: 1

Class Interval 10 - 15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35

Frequency 5 9 12 6 8

The modal class is 20 − 25

Statement R(Reason): The class having the maximum frequency is called the modal
class.
(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.
SECTION - B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. Find the value of 𝑘 so that the pair of linear equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5 and 2
3𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 + 15 = 0 has unique solution.
𝑃𝑆 𝑃𝑇
22. In figure, 𝑆𝑄 = 𝑇𝑅 and  𝑃𝑆𝑇 =  𝑃𝑅𝑄. Prove that ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 is an isosceles triangle. 2

23. Prove that (2 + √3) is irrational number, given that √3 is irrational. 2

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24. Explain why (17 × 11 × 2 + 17 × 11 × 5) is a composite number? 2
OR
Check whether 14𝑛 can end with the digit zero for any natural number 𝑛 ?
25. Write a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 4 and −5. 2
OR
Find the value of 𝑘 if one of the zero of the quadratic polynomial is reciprocal of other
in the given polynomial 4𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 𝑘.
SECTION -C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26. 1
If cos(𝐴 + 𝐵) = 2 and cos(𝐴 − 𝐵) =
√3
; 0° < 𝐴 + 𝐵 ≤ 90°; 𝐴 > 𝐵, find 𝐴 and 𝐵. 3
2

27. In 𝑂𝑃𝑄 , right-angled at 𝑃 , 𝑂𝑃 = 7𝑐𝑚 and 𝑂𝑄 – 𝑃𝑄 = 1𝑐𝑚 . Determine the 3

values of 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑄 and 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑄.

28. A student noted the number of cars passing through a spot on a road for 100 periods 3
each of 3 minutes and summarised it in the table given below. Find the mode of the
data.
Number of cars Frequency

0 − 10 7

10 − 20 14

20 − 30 13

30 − 40 12

40 − 50 20

50 − 60 11

60 − 70 15

70 − 80 8

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29. Half the perimeter of a rectangular garden, whose length is 4𝑚 more than its width, 3
is 36𝑚. Find the dimensions of the garden, using the concept of pair of linear
equations in two variables.
OR
Solve for 𝑥 and 𝑦:
27𝑥 + 31𝑦 = 85
31𝑥 + 27𝑦 = 89
30. In figure, 𝐷𝐸 || 𝑂𝑄 and 𝐷𝐹 || 𝑂𝑅. Show that 𝐸𝐹 || 𝑄𝑅. 3

OR
𝐵𝐹 𝐵𝐸
In figure, 𝐷𝐸 || 𝐴𝐶 and 𝐷𝐹 || 𝐴𝐸. Prove that 𝐹𝐸 = 𝐸𝐶

31. In figure, ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and ∆𝐴𝑀𝑃 are two right triangles, right angled at 𝐵 and 𝑀 2+1=3
respectively. Prove that:
(i)  𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~  𝐴𝑀𝑃
𝐶𝐴 𝐵𝐶
(ii) =
𝑃𝐴 𝑀𝑃

OR
A vertical pole of length 6𝑚 casts a shadow 4𝑚 long on the ground and at the same
time a tower casts a shadow 28𝑚 long. Find the height of the tower.

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 SECTION - D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
32. In a school, the duration of a period in junior section is 40 minutes and in senior 5
section is 1 hour. If the first bell for each section rings at 9: 00 𝑎. 𝑚., when will the
two bells ring together again?
33. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 10 and verify the 5
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.
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Also, find the value of (𝛼 + 𝛽) if 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the given polynomial.

34. Prove that: 5

(𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴)2 + (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴)2 = 7 + tan2 𝐴 + cot 2 𝐴
OR
Prove that:
1 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 sin2 𝐴
=
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
35. The mean of the following distribution is 53. Find the missing frequency 𝑝 and 𝑞. 5

Class Interval Frequency

0 − 20 15

20 − 40 𝑝

40 − 60 21

60 − 80 𝑞

80 − 100 17
Total 100
OR
A survey regarding the heights in (cm) of 51 girls of class X of a school was conducted
and the following data was obtained. Find the median height.
Height (in 𝒄𝒎) Number of girls
Less than 140 4
Less than 145 11
Less than 150 29
Less than 155 40
Less than 160 46
Less than 165 51

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 SECTION - E
In this Section, there are 3 case study/passage based questions. Each question is
of 4 marks.
36. Amit is planning to buy a house and the layout is given below. The design and the
measurement has been made such that areas of two bedrooms and kitchen together
is 95 sq.m.

(a) Form the pair of linear equations in two variables with respect to length and area of 1
two bedrooms and kitchen given in the text.
(b) Find the length of the outer boundary of the layout. 1
(c) Calculate the area of Bedroom 1 and kitchen in the layout. 2
OR
Find the area of living room.
37. Vijay is trying to find the average height of a tower near his house. He is using the
properties of similar triangles. The height of Vijay’s house is 20𝑚 when Vijay’s house
casts a shadow 10𝑚 long on the ground. At the same time, the tower casts a
shadow 50𝑚 long on the ground and the house of Ajay casts 20𝑚 shadow on the
ground.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

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 (a) Find the height of the tower? 1
(b) What the height of Ajay’s house? 1
(c) When the tower cast shadow of 40𝑚, same time what will be the length of the 2
shadow of Ajay’s house?
OR
When the tower cast shadow of 40𝑚, same time what will be the length of the
shadow of Vijay’s house?
38. On a weekend Rani was playing cards with her family. Her younger brother asked her
about the cards so she explained as:

The deck has 52 cards. A pack or deck of 52 playing cards is divided into 4 suits of 13
cards each i.e. spades ♠ hearts ♥, diamonds ♦, clubs ♣.

Cards of Spades and clubs are black cards.

Cards of hearts and diamonds are red cards.

The card in each suit, are ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2.

King, Queen and Jack are face cards. So, there are 12 face cards in the deck of 52
playing cards. Her brother drew one card.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(a) Find the probability of getting a king of red colour. 1
(b) Find the probability of getting a jack of hearts. 1
(c) If she remove the club cards from the deck, calculate the probability of neither a 2
heart nor a red king.
OR
Rani’s brother lost all face cards from the deck of 52 cards, What will be the
probability of non-face card of black colour?

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