KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, LUCKNOW REGION

PRE BOARD-2 SET 3

Class X Session 2024-25
MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041)
TIME: 3 hours MAX. MARKS: 80
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
1. This question paper contains 38 questions.
2. This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19 and 20 are
Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02 marks each.
5. In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks each.
6. In Section D, Questions no. 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36-38 are case study based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub parts of
the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Question of Section B, 2 Questions of
Section C and 2 Questions of Section D has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in all
the 2 marks questions of Section E.
9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required.
10. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.
Section – A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1 If HCF OF 144 AND 180 IS EXPRESSED IN THE FORM 13m-3,then m is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
1

2 A quadratic polynomial can have at most ______ zeroes.

1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinite
3 If in the equation x + 2y = 10, the value of y is 6, then the value of x will be
1
(a) -2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
4 If (x – a) is one of the factors of the polynomial ax + bx + c, then one of the roots of ax2 +
2

bx + c = 0 is 1
(a) 1 (b) c (c) a (d) none of these
2 2
5 Equation of (x+1) -x =0 has number of real roots equal to:
1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
6 The missing terms in AP: __, 13, __, 3 are:
1
(a) 11 and 9 (b) 17 and 9 (c) 18 and 8 (d) 18 and 9
7 If the points A(4,3) and B (x,5) are on the circle with centre O(2,3), then the value of x is :
1
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 4
8 Ashmita and Shreya are sisters, What is the probability that both have birthday on 14th
September (ignoring leap year) 1
1 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
30 365 366
9 A tangent intersects the circle at:
1
(a) One point (b) Two distinct point (c) At the circle (d) None of the above
10 The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle is 18 cm, then the radius of the circle
is 1
(a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 7.5 cm
11 If Fig., AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that
ACB = 50°. If AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A, the BAT
is equal to 1

(a) 65° (b) 60° (c) 50° (d) 40°

12 (Sin 30°+ Cos 60°) - (Sin 60° + Cos 30°) is equal to:
1
(a) 0 (b) 1+2√3 (c) 1-√3 (d) 1+√3

13 If cos X = a/b, then sin X is equal to:

1
(a) (b2-a2)/b (b) (b-a)/b (c) √(b2-a2)/b (d) √(b-a)/b
14 In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The length of the
arc is; 1
(a) 20cm (b) 21cm (c) 22cm (d) 25cm
15 If the curved surface area of a solid right circular cylinder of height h and radius r is one-
third of its total surface area, then 1
(a) h = 1/3 r (b) h = ½ r (c) h = r (d) h = 2r
16 The base area of the cylinder is 80 sq. cm. If its height is 5cm, then its volume is
(a) 200 cu.cm (b) 80 cu.cm (c) 100 cu.cm (d) 400 cu.cm 1

17 The mode and mean is given by 7 and 8, respectively. Then the median is:
1
(a) 1/13 (b) 13/3 (c) 23/3 (d) 33

The mean of following distribution is:

18
xi 11 14 17 20
1
fi 3 6 8 7

(a) 15.6 (b) 17 (c) 14.8 (d) 16.4

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.

19 Assertion: the probability of getting a prime number when a dice is thrown once is 2/3
1
Reason: prime number on a dice are 2,3,5
Assertion: If the points A(4, 3) and B(x, 5) lies on a circle with the centre O(2,3) then the
20 value of x is 2. 1
 Reason : The mid-point of the line segment joining the points P(x1 , y1 ) and Q(x2 , y2) is
𝑥 +𝑥 𝑦 +𝑦
( 1 2 2 , 1 2 2)
Section – B
Section B Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21 Prove that 3 + 2√5 is irrational.
Or 2
Prove that √5 is irrational.
Write the coordinates of a point on the x-axis which is equidistant from points A(-2, 0) and
22 2
B(6, 0).

23 Find the ratio in which y-axis divides the line segment joining the points A (5, -6) and B (-1,
2
-4). Also find the coordinates of the point of division.
Evaluate: 3 cos2 60° sec2 30° – 2 sin2 30° tan2 60° 2
24
25 A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from
the bag is thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.
Or
2
One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the
probability that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a
queen.
Section – C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26 Ravi, Seema, and Raju start preparing cards for all the people in an old age home. They
complete one card in 20, 16 and 10 minutes. If all of them started together at the same time, 3
after what time will they start preparing a new card together?
27 The hypotenuse of right angled triangle is 6 meters more than twice the shortest side. If the
3
third side is 2 meters less than the hypotenuse, then find all the sides of the triangle.
28 If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 5, find the value of
1 1
(𝛼 + 𝛽)×(𝛽 + 𝛼 ).
3
Or
How many zeros does the polynomial (x – 3)2 – 4 have? Also, find its zeroes.
29 Prove that, if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides
3
in distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
30 If sin θ + cos θ = √3, then prove that tan θ + cot θ = 1.
Or 3
If tan θ + cot θ = 5, find the value of tan θ + cot2 θ.
2

31 The figure below is a part of a circle with centre O. Its area is

1250𝜋
cm2 and the 10 sectors are identical. Find the value of β.
9
3

Section – D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32 Solve the following pair of equations graphically: 2x+3y=12, x-y-1=0. Shade the region
5
between the two lines represented by the above equations and the X-axis.
33 A is a point at a distance 13 cm from the Centre 0 of a
circle of radius 5 cm. AP and AQ are the tangents to the
circle at P and Q. If a tangent BC is drawn at a point R
lying on the minor arc PQ to intersect AP at B and AQ 5
at C, find the perimeter of the ∆ABC.

34 At a point A, 20 metres above the level of water in a lake, the angle of elevation of a cloud is
30°. The angle of depression of the reflection of the cloud in the lake, at A is 60°. Find the
distance of the cloud from A.
Or
5
An aero plane flying at a height of 9000 m from the ground passes vertically above another
aeroplane at an instant, when the angles of elevation of the two planes from the same point
on the ground are 60° and 30° respectively. Find the vertical distance between the aero
planes at that instant.
35 The median of the following data is 868. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is
100.
Class Frequency
800-820 7
820-840 14
840-860 x
860-880 25
880-900 y
5
900-920 10
920-940 5
Or
The distribution below gives the makes of 100 students of a class, if the median makes are
24, find the frequencies f1 and f2.
Marks 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40
No. Of
4 6 10 F1 25 F2 18 5
Student
Section – E
Section E consists of 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each
36 India is competitive manufacturing location due to the low cost of manpower and strong
technical and engineering capabilities contributing to higher quality production runs. The
4
production of TV sets in a factory increases uniformly by a fixed number every year. It
(1+1+2)
produced 16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th year.
 Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

a). Find the production during 8th year.

b). Find the production during first 3 years.

c). In which year, the production is Rs 29,200.
Or
Find the difference of the production during 7th year and 4th year.
37 A scale drawing of an object is the same shape at the object but a different size. The scale of
a drawing is a comparison of the length used on a drawing to the length it represents. The
scale is written as a ratio. The ratio of two corresponding sides in similar figures is called the
scale factor

Scale factor= length in image / corresponding length in object

If one shape can become another using revising, then the shapes are similar. Hence, two
shapes are similar when one can become the other after a resize, flip, slide or turn. In the
photograph below showing the side view of a train engine. Scale factor is 1:200

This means that a length of 1 cm on the photograph above corresponds to a length of 200cm
or 2 m, of the actual engine. The scale can also be written as the ratio of two lengths.
4
(1+1+2)

a) If the length of the model is 11cm, then find the overall length of the engine in the
photograph above, including the couplings.
b) What is the actual width of the door if the width of the door in photograph is 0.35cm?
c) If two similar triangles have a scale factor 5:3 which statement regarding the two
triangles is true?
a) The ratio of their perimeters is 15:1
 b) Their altitudes have a ratio 25:15
c) Their medians have a ratio 10:4
d) Their angle bisectors have a ratio 11:5
Or
The length of AB in the given figure:

38 Adventure camps are the perfect place for the children to practice decision making for
themselves without parents and teachers guiding their every move. Some students of a school
reached for adventure at Sakleshpur. At the camp, the waiters served some students with a
welcome drink in a cylindrical glass and some students in a hemispherical cup whose
dimensions are shown below. After that they went for a jungle trek. The jungle trek was
enjoyable but tiring. As dusk fell, it was time to take shelter. Each group of four students was
given a canvas of area 551m2. Each group had to make a conical tent to accommodate all the
four students. Assuming that all the stitching and wasting incurred while cutting, would
amount to 1m2, the students put the tents. The radius of the tent is 7m.

4
(1+1+2)

a). Find the volume of cylindrical cup.

b). Find the volume of hemispherical cup.
c). Which container had more juice and by how much?
Or
How much space on the ground is occupied by each student in the conical tent.