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GYANSAGAR ACADEMY SCHOOL

PRE BOARD EXAMINATION 2025-26
Class - 10th
Mathematics – Basic
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80
General Instructions :
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 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. The maximum number of zeroes a cubic polynomial can have, is

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

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2. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial x2+2x+1 , then + is equal to
α β
(a) -2 (b) 2
(c) 0 (d) 1

3. In the given figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O. If ∠POB =

115c , then perimeter of ∠APO is

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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4. In an AP, if d 4, n 7 and 4, then a is equal to

(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 20 (d) 28

5. If the probability of an event is p , then the probability of its complementary event will be
(a) p 1 (b) p
(c) 1 p 1
(d) 1 p

6. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm, subtends a right angle at its centre. The length of the
chord (in cm) is
5
(a) (b) 5√ 2
√2
(c)10√ 2 (d)10 √ 3

7. Ratio of volumes of two cones with same radii is

(a) h h (b) s s
(c) r r (d) None of these

8. A set of numbers consists of three 4’s, five 5’s, six 6’s, eight 8’s and seven 10’s. The mode
of this set of numbers is
(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 10

9. In the formula , for finding the mean of grouped frequency distribution, is equal to
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

10. The distance of the point P from the x -axis (in units) is
(a) 3 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5

11. In Figure, || . Find the length of side , given that and .

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(a) 2.4 cm (b) 2.2 cm

(c) 3.2 cm (d) 3.4 cm

12. A bag contains 3 red and 2 blue marbles. If a marble is drawn at random, then the probability of
drawing a blue marble is:
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

13. 225 can be expressed

as (a) (b)
(c) (d)

14. The roots of the quadratic equation x are

(a) (b)
(c) 0.4 (d)
2

15. Consider the following distribution :

Marks obtained Number of students

More than or equal to 0 63
More than or equal to 10 58
More than or equal to 20 55
More than or equal to 30 51
More than or equal to 40 48
More than or equal to 50 42
The frequency of the class 30-40 is :
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 48 (d) 51

16. From the top of a 7 m high building the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60c and
the angle of depression of its foot is 45c, then the height of the tower is
(a) 14.124 m (b) 17.124 m
(c) 19.124 m (d) 15.124 m

17. A circus artist is climbing a 20 m long rope, which is tightly stretched and tied from the top of a
vertical pole to the ground. If the angle made by the rope with the ground level is 30c, then what is
the height of pole?
(a) 20 m (b) 8 m
(c) 10 m (d) 6 m

18. If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF such that 2AB = DE and BC = 8 cm then find EF.
(a) 16 cm (b) 14 cm
(c) 12 cm (d) 15 cm

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19. Assertion : If the circumference of a circle is 176 cm, then its radius is 28 cm.
Reason : Circumference
(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 but 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. Assertion : Pair of linear equations : have infinitely many solutions.

Reason : Pair of linear equations 1 1 have infinitely many solutions,
1
if
(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 but 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 consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.

21. In figure, two tangents andare drawn from an external point R to the circle with centre O . If
, then prove that .

OR
Prove that the lengths of two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.

22. Find the mean the following distribution :

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Explain why ( 7 × 13 ×11¿+ 11∧¿ ( 7 × 6 ×5 × 4 × 2× 1¿ +3 are composite number.

23. In Figure and , prove that is an isosceles triangle.

24. Prove that is an irrational number.

OR

Given that HCF ( , 306 1314) . = 18 Find LCM ( , 306 1314)

25. In a certain AP 32th term is twice the 12th term. Prove that 70th term is twice the 31st
term.

OR

Find the middle term of the AP 213, 205, 197, .... 37.

C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

26. Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12, 15 minutes respectively. If they start tolling together, after what
time will they next toll together?

27. Prove that ( 1+ cot A – cosec A) ( 1 + tan A + sec A ) =2

28. A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side 15 m by means
of a 5 m long rope (see figure). Find:

(i) the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.
(ii) the increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10 m long instead of 5 m. (Use π =
3.14)
OR
In the given figure, a chord AB of the circle with centre O and radius 10 cm, that subtends a
right angle at the centre of the circle. Find the area of the minor segment AQBP. Hence find
the area of major segment ALBQA. (Use π = 3 1. 4)
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29. Show that the sum of all terms of an AP whose first term is a , the second term is b and last term is
c , is equal to

OR

If sinθ + cosθ = √ 2 prove that tanθ+¿ cotθ=2

30. The mean of the following distribution is 48 and sum of all the frequency is 50. Find the
missing frequencies x and y .

Class 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70

Frequenc 8 6 x 11 y
y

OR
A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a number which
(i) is a prime number (ii) lies between 2 and 6.

31. If the co-ordinates of points A and B are (-2,-2) and (2,-4), respectively, find the co-ordinates of
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P such that AP= AB , where P lies on the line segment AB.
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OR
Find the co-ordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points A(1,-2) , - and
B(-3,4) .

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

31. Find the length of the second diagonal of a rhombus, whose side is 5 cm and one of the
diagonals is 6 cm.
OR
AF AD
In the figure, ∠BED =∠ BDE and E is the mid-point of BC . Prove that =
CF BE

tt

32. Aftab tells his daughter, ‘7 years ago, I was seven times as old as you were then. Also, 3
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years from now, I shall be three times as old as you will be.’ Represent this situation
algebraically and graphically.
OR

Solve the following pair of linear equations graphically:

x - y = 1, 2x + y = 8
Also find the co-ordinates of the points where the lines represented by the above equation
intersect y - axis.

33. A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and base diameter 24 cm, which is
surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm and radius 8 cm. Find the mass of the pole, given
that 1 cm3 of iron has approximately 8g mass.
OR
State and prove “ Basic Proportionality Theorem”

34. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a
tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45c and 60c respectively. Find
the height of the tower.
OR

The angle of elevation of the top B of a tower AB from a point X on the ground is
60c. At point Y , 40 m vertically above X , the angle of elevation of the top is 45 c.
Find the height of the tower AB and the distance XB .

E
Section E consists of 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.

35. Ajay, Bhigu and Colin are fast friend since childhood. They always want to sit in a row in the
classroom . But teacher doesn’t allow them and rotate the seats row-wise everyday. Bhigu
is very good in maths and he does distance calculation everyday. He consider the centre of
class as origin and marks their position on a paper in a co-ordinate system. One day Bhigu
make the following diagram of their seating position.
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(i) What is the distance of point A from origin ?

(ii) What is the distance between A and B ?
(iii) What is the distance between B and C ?
(iv) A point D lies on the line segment between points A and B such that AD : DB = 4: 3 .
What are the coordinates of point D ?

36. Sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) is a colorless gas at ambient temperature and pressure. It is
soluble in water and forms sulfurous acid which is slowly oxidized to sulfuric acid by
dissolved oxygen.

Sulfur dioxide is a major air pollutant and has significant impacts upon
human health. In addition, the concentration of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere
can influence the habitat suitability for plant communities, as well as animal life.
Sulfur dioxide emissions are a precursor to acid rain and atmospheric particulates.
To find out the concentration of SO2 in the air (in parts per million, i.e. ppm), the
data was collected for 30 localities in a Delhi and is presented below:

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) What is the mean concentration of SO2 in the air?
(ii) What is the lower limit of median value of concentration of SO2 in the air?
(iii) Find the median value concentration of SO2 in the air.
(iv) How many localities are having SO2 in range 0.04-0.16 ppm ?

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37. Eight Ball : This is a game played on a pool table with 15 balls numbered 1 through
15 and a cue ball that is solid white. Of the 15 numbered balls, 8 are a solid
(nonwhite) color and numbered 1 through 8, and seven are striped balls numbered
9 through 15.

The fifteen numbered pool balls (no cueball) are placed in a large bowl and mixed, then
one is drawn out.
(i) What is the probability of drawing the eight ball ?
(ii) What is the probability of drawing a number greater than fifteen ?
(iii) What is the probability of drawing an even number ?
(iv) What is the probability of drawing a multiple of three ?
OR
What is the probability of drawing a solid color and an even number ?