KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, GUWAHATI REGION SET: 4

1st PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (SESSION 2023-24)

CLASS: X
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS STANDARD (041)

TIME: 3 HRS MM:80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1.The Question Paper shall consist of 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2.Section A - 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3.Section B - 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4.Section C - 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5.Section D - 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6.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.
7. Last two questions of Section A (Q19 and Q20) are Assertion-Reason based questions.
8. 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 each case based question
of Section E.
9. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take 𝜋 = 22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION A
1. Three bulbs red, green, and yellow flash at intervals of 80, 90, and 110 seconds. All three 1
flashes together at 8:00 am. When will they flash altogether again?

(a) 9:00 am (b)9:12 am (c) 10:00 am (d) 10:12 am

2. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p=ab2 and q=a3b; a, b being prime numbers, 1
then LCM (p, q) is
(a) ab (b) a2b2 (c) a3b2 (d) a3b3

3. If α and β are the zeroes of f(x)= 2x² + 8x - 8 , then prove that α + β - αβ = 0 1

(a) α + β = αβ (b) α + ß> αβ (c) α + β < αβ (d) α + β + αβ = 0

4. If x = - 2 is a root of the equation x2 - 2x + k =0, then k = 1

(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) -8 (d) -4

5. If p-1, p + 3,3p - 1 are in AP, then p is equal to 1

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

6. If the common difference of an AP is 3, then a20-a15 is 1

(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 15 (d) 20

7. In given figure, MN || QR. If PM=x cm, MQ=10 cm, PN=(x-2) cm and NR=6 cm, then find 1
the value of x.

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 (a) 11 cm (b) 9 cm

(c) 10 cm (d) 5 cm

8. If the distance of the point (4, a) from x-axis is half its distance from y-axis, then a = 1

(a) 4 units (b) 8 units (c) 2 units (d) 6 units

9. The perimeter of the triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3,0) is 1

(a) ( 7+√5) units (b) 5 units (c) 10 units (d) 12 units

10. If tan θ = , find the value of . 1

(a) a2 – b2 (b) a2 + b2
a2 + b2 a2 – b2
(c) a (d) b
a2 + b2 a + b2
2

11. If 3 cot θ = 2, find the value of tan θ 1

(a) 2/3 (b) 3/2 (c) 3/√13 (d) 2/√13

12. A ladder 15 m long just reaches the top of a vertical wall. If the ladder makes an angle of 1
60° with the wall, then the height of the wall is

(a) 15/√3 m (b) 15√3/2 m (c) 15/2 m (d) 15 m

13. Two concentric circles are of radii 13 cm and 5 cm. The length of the chord of larger circle 1
which touches the smaller circle is

(a) 12 cm (b) 24 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 30 cm

14. The diameter of the wheel of a bus is 1.4 m. The wheel makes 10 revolutions in 5 seconds. 1
The speed of the vehicle (in kmph) is

(a) 44/5 (b) 31.68 (c) 18/5 (d) 20

15. A piece of wire 20 cm long is bent into the form of an arc of a circle subtended an angle of 1
60° at its centre. The radius of the circle is

(a) 60/π cm (b) 30/π cm (c) 20/π cm (d) 50/π cm

16. Two cubes have their volumes in the ratio 1:27. Find the ratio of their surface areas. 1

(a) 1:2 (b) 1:3 (c) 1:4 (d) 1:9

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 17. For the following distribution: 1

the modal class is

(a) 10-20

(b) 20-30

(c) 30-40

(d) 50-60

18. A letter is chosen at random from the English alphabet. Probability that it is a letter of the 1
word "SIMULTANEOUSLY" is

(a) 14/26 (b) 11/26 (c) 10/26 (d) 15/26

DIRECTIONS: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed
by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A): The system of equations x + y - 6 = 0 and x - y - 2 = 0 has a unique 1

solution.

Reason (R): The system of equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and when = a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 has
a unique solution

when a1 /b1 = a2 /b2

20. Assertion (A): If two tangents are drawn to a circle from an external point, then they 1
subtend equal angles at the centre.

Reason (R): In a triangle, angles opposite to equal sides are unequal.

SECTION B
21. Find the value of k for which the given pair of linear equations has no common solution. 2

4x + ky = 5

8x + 12y = 10

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22. In fig., DE ∥ AC and DC ∥ AP. Prove that BE/EC = BC/CP. 2

23. In the right triangle ABC , right angle at B , the ratio of AB to AC is 1 : √2 2

find the values of

24. In figure ΔABC is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of BC 2

OR

If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at angle of
80°, then find the value of ∠POA

25. 2
The minute hand of a clock is √21 cm long. Find the area described by the minute hand on
the face of the clock between 7:00 am and 7:05 am. (Use 𝜋 = 22/7 )

OR

A chord of a circle of the radius 12 cm subtends an angle of 120° at the centre. Find the
area of the corresponding segment of the circle. (Use π = 3.14 and √3 = 1.73).

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 SECTION C
26. Prove that 3+ √2 is irrational number, given that √2 is an irrational number. 3

27. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 4x2+4x+1, then find quadratic 3
polynomial whose zeroes are 2α and 2β.

28. A number consists of two digits. Where the number is divided by the sum of its digits, the 3
quotient is 7. If 27 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places,
find the number.

OR

Solve the following pair of linear equations by the substitution method.

0.2x + 0.3y = 1.3;

0.4x + 0.5y = 2.3

29. Prove the following identities, where the angles involved are acute angles for which the 3
expressions are defined.

OR

30. In the given figure, XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another 3
tangent AB with point of contact C, is intersecting XY at A and X'Y' at B. Prove that
∠ AOB = 90∘.

31. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from 3
the bag is thrice that of a red ball. Find the number of blue balls in the bag.

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 SECTION D
32. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr. It goes 30 km upstream and returns back at the 5
same point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.

OR

A motorboat whose speed in still water is 18 km/h, takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
33. (a) State and prove BPT. 5
(b) In the figure, ABC and AMP are two right triangles, right angled at B and M respectively,

prove that:

34. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of 5
the cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively, and the slant height of the top is 2.8 m, find
the area of the canvas used for making the tent. Also, find the cost of the canvas of the tent at
the rate of Rs 500 per m2
. (Note that the base of the tent will not be covered with canvas.)

OR

A gulab jamun contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find approximately how
much syrup would be found in 45 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with two
hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8 cm.

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35. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of x and y.

SECTION E
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
production of TV sets in a factory increases uniformly by a fixed number every year. It
produced 16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th year.

i. Find the production during first year. 1

ii. Find the production during 8th year. 1
iii. In which year, the production is Rs 29,200. 2
OR
Find the difference of the production during 7th year and 4th year.
37.

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 Jagdish has a field which is in the shape of a right angled triangle AQC. He wants to leave
a space in the form of a square PQRS inside the field from growing wheat and the
remaining for growing vegetables (as shown in the figure). In the field, there is a pole
marked as O.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Taking O as origin, coordinates of P are (–200, 0) and of Q are (200, 0). PQRS being a 1
square, what are the coordinates of R and S?
(ii) (a) What is the area of square PQRS ? 1
OR
(b) What is the length of diagonal PR in square PQRS?

(iii)If S divides CA in the ratio K : 1, what is the value of K, where point A is (200, 800) ? 2

38. A group of students of class X visited India Gate on an education trip. The teacher and students
had interest in history as well. The teacher narrated that India Gate, official name Delhi
Memorial, originally called All-India War Memorial, monumental sandstone arch in New
Delhi, dedicated to the troops of British India who died in wars fought between 1914 and 1919.
The teacher also said that India Gate, which is located at the eastern end of the Rajpath
(formerly called the Kingsway), is about 138 feet (42 metres) in height.

i. What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of 42m away from the 1
monument?
ii. The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow is 1:1 .Find the angle of elevation of the Sun. 1

iii. They want to see the tower at an angle of 60. So, they want to know the distance where they 2
should stand and hence find the distance.
OR
If the altitude of the Sun is at 60, then find the height of the vertical tower that will cast a
shadow of length 20 m.

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