DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

NACHARAM | MAHENDRA HILLS | NADERGUL

MATHEMATICS - BASIC (241)

PREBOARD-III | GRADE X
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Time allowed: 3hours Maximum Marks: 80
DATE: 09.02.2026
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(II) Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
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15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper.
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
1. This Question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2. This Question Paper is divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and
questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark
each.
4. In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA) type
questions, carrying 2 marks each.
5. In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA) type questions,
carrying 3 marks each.
6. In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA) type questions,
carrying 5 marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study based questions carrying 4
marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2 marks questions in each case study.
8. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in
2 questions in Section B, 2 questions in section C, 2 questions in Section D and
3 questions in Section E.
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9. Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take π = wherever required, if not
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stated.
10. Use of calculator is not allowed.

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 SECTION-A
S. No This section comprises Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.
20x1=20
1 If zeroes of 𝑝(𝑥) = 2𝑥2 − 7𝑥 + 𝑘 are reciprocal of each other, then value of k is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) – 7
2 The lines represented by linear equations x = 3 and y = 5 are
(A) Intersecting at point (3, 5) (B) intersecting at point (5, 3)
(C) parallel (D) coincident
3 The 20th term of an A.P, whose first term is – 2 and the common difference is 4,
is
(A) 78 (B) 74
(C) – 36 (D) – 34
4 If in the given figure, 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶. If AD = 2.8 cm,
DB = 2.1 cm and EC = 4.8 cm, then the value of x is:
(A) 3.6 cm (B) 2.4 cm
(C) 6.4 cm (D) 4.8 cm

5 Distance of the point (−4, 3) from the origin is

(A) 5 units (B) 4 units
(C) 3 units (D) 12 units
6 In a right-angled triangle ABC, ∠𝐴 = 90° and AB = AC. The value of sin 𝐵 is
1
(A) 1 (B)
√2
(C) √3 (D)
1
2 2

7 In the given figure, tangents PA and PB from a point P to a

circle with centre O are inclined to each other at an angle
80°. ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 is equal to
(A) 40° (B) 80°
(C) 100° (D) 50°
8 In a circle of radius 14cm, if an arc subtends an angle 90°at the centre of the
circle, then the length of the arc is:
(A) 11 cm (B) 44 cm
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(C) cm (D) 22cm
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9 From a solid cube of edge 8cm, a cone of maximum height with maximum
diameter is carved out. The radius and height of the cone are:
(A) 8cm and 4cm (B) 4cm and 8cm
(C) 4cm and 4√3 cm (D) 8cm and 8cm

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10 The following distribution table shows the annual rainfall record of a city for
66 days:
Rainfall (in cm) 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Number of days 22 10 8 15 5 6
The difference of upper limits of modal and median classes is:
(A) 10 (B) 15
(C) 20 (D) 30
11 The probability of a number selected randomly from the numbers from 1 to 50
is a multiple of 6 is
7 4
(A) (B)
50 25
3 1
(C) (D)
25 10

12 A quadratic polynomial, whose sum and product of the zeroes are 5 and – 6
respectively is
(A) 𝑥2 − 5𝑥 − 6 (B) 𝑥2 + 5𝑥 − 6
(C) 𝑥2 − 5𝑥 + 6 (D) 𝑥2 + 5𝑥 + 6
13 It is given that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐷𝐸𝐹. If ∠𝐷 = 55°, ∠𝐵 = 45°, then ∠𝐹 is
(A) 55° (B) 45°
(C) 80° (D) 90°
14 In the given figure, if ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑄𝑃𝑅, then the value of x is
(A) 5.3 cm
(B) 4.6 cm
(C) 2.3 cm
(D) 4 cm

15 If C(1, −1) is the mid-point of the line segment AB joining points A(4, 𝑚) and
B(−2, 4), then the value of m is
(A) 5 (B) – 5
(C) 6 (D) – 6
16 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝐴 − 𝑠𝑒𝑐2𝐴 is equal to:
(A) 1 (B) – 1
(C) 0 (D) 𝑆𝑒𝑐2𝐴
17 In the given figure if QR and QP are the tangents of a circle with centre O at
points R and P respectively then which of the
following statement is true:
(A) PQR is an isosceles triangle
(B) PQR is a scalene triangle
(C) PQR is an equilateral triangle
(D) PQR is an isosceles and right angles triangle

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18 Two cubes each of volume 125 cm3 are joined end to end to form a cuboid. The
total surface area of the resulting cuboid is:
(A) 250 cm2 (B) 500 cm2
(C) 400 cm2 (D) 225 cm2
Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions
carrying 1 mark each. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A)
and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these
questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of the Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
19 Assertion (A): √𝑝 is an irrational number where ‘p’ is a prime number.
Reason (R): Square root of any prime number is an irrational number.
20 Assertion (A): Roots of quadratic equation 𝑥2 + 2𝑥 − 1 = 0 are real and distinct.
Reason (R): If discriminant is equal to zero, then quadratic equation has real
and equal roots.
SECTION-B
This section comprises Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks
each. 5x2=10
21 (a) Evaluate: 𝑐𝑜𝑠260° + 𝑠𝑖𝑛245° − 𝑠𝑖𝑛90°. 𝑐𝑜𝑡45°
(OR)
(b) Evaluate: sin 𝐴 cos 𝐵 + sin 𝐵 cos 𝐴 ; 𝑖𝑓 𝐴 = 60°, 𝐵 = 30°
22 Show that 11× 19×23 + 3×11 is a composite number.
23 (a) In the given figure, 𝑂𝐴 × 𝑂𝐵 = 𝑂𝐶 × 𝑂𝐷. Prove that
∆𝐴𝑂𝐷~∆𝐶𝑂𝐵.

(OR)
𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐸
(b) In the given figure, ∠𝐴𝐷𝐸 = ∠𝐶 and = . Prove that
𝐷𝐵 𝐸𝐶
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is isosceles triangle.

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24 Following data represents the survey on number of visitors to an exhibition in
the month of November:
Number of visitors 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
Number of days 6 8 5 7 4
Find the mean number of visitors to the exhibition in the month of November.
25 One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards.
Find the probability that the card drawn is:
(i) An Ace card
(ii) Not a red card
SECTION-C
This section comprises Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
6x3=18
26 (a) Prove that 5 + 2√3 is an irrational number, given that √3 is an irrational
number.
(OR)
(b) Two alarm clocks ring their alarms at regular intervals of 20 minutes and
25 minutes respectively. If they first beep together at 12 noon, at what time
will they beep again together next time?
27 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6𝑥2 − 7𝑥 − 3 and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.

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28 (a) Solve: − 3 = , 𝑥 ≠ − , 0.
𝑥 2𝑥 + 3 2
(OR)
(b) Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation
𝑘2𝑥2 − 2(2𝑘 − 1)𝑥 + 4 = 0 has real and equal roots.
1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
29 Prove that: (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴)2 =
1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴

30 In the given figure, two tangents PT and QT are drawn to a circle with centre
O from an external point T. Prove that ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 2∠𝑂𝑃𝑄.

31 A toy is in the form of a cone of diameter 12 cm mounted on a hemisphere of

same radius. The total height of the toy is 14cm. Find the total surface area of
the toy. (Use 𝜋 = 3.14).

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 SECTION-D
This section comprises Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.
4x5=20
32 (a) If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two
sides in distinct points, then prove that other two sides are divided in the
same ratio.
(OR)
(b) Sides AB and BC and median AD of a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 are
respectively proportional to sides PQ and QR
and PM of ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅. Show that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅.

33 The sum of the digits of a 2-digit number is 9. Also, nine times this number is
twice the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the
number.
34 (a) A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above water level,
observes the angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 60° and angle of
depression on the base of the hill as 30°. Find the distance of the hill from
the ship and height of the hill. (Take √3 = 1.73)
(OR)
(b) From a point P on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a 15 m tall
building is 30°. A flag is hoisted at the top of the building and the angle of
elevation of the top of the flagstaff from P is 45°. Find the length of flagstaff
and the distance of the building from point P. (Take √3 = 1.732)
35 Find the mode and median of the following frequency distribution table:
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
Frequency 5 8 10 12 7 8

SECTION-E
This section comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each. 3x4=12
36 Sanjana’s mother bought a new bookshelf. She wants to arrange
the books such that 3 books in the 1 st rack, 5 books in the 2 nd rack, 7
books in the 3rd rack and so on.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) How many books are there in the 7th rack?

(ii) What is the difference between the number of books in the 5th and 1st
racks?

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 (iii) (a) If there are 10 racks on the shelf then find the total number of books
she kept.
(OR)
(b) Her mother decided to sell the books which are there in the 10 th rack
and spend that money to buy blankets for the old-age home in their
community. If she wants to sell each book at ₹ 250, find the amount she
gets on these books.
37 For the Math week celebrations in a school, badges were given to teachers and
students. Math teachers took the art teacher help to make the badges. Art
teacher designed the badges in the form of a circle inscribed in a square of side
7cm. O is the centre of the circle and ∠𝐻𝑊𝑇 = 90°:

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) What is the area of square MATH?
(ii) Find the perimeter of sector WINS.
(iii) (a) What is the area of Sector WINS?
(OR)
(b) Find the area of remaining part of square MATH when area of circle is
excluded.
38 An urban planning team is designing a new park in a city. The park will be
placed on a coordinate plane, with its vertices labeled C(2, 3), 𝐴(2, 8), 𝑀(10, 8) and
P(10, 3). The planners are considering dividing the park into two sections: a
playground and a garden. The division will be made by drawing a line segment
A to P.

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Using the given information answer the following questions:

(i) Find the length of the line segment joining points A and P.
(ii) Find the midpoint of line segment joining points M and C.
(iii) (a) Verify whether the shape of the park CAMP is rectangle using
distance formula.
(OR)
(b) Find a point on X-axis equidistant from the points C and P.

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