ST. MARY’S ACADEMY, MEERUT CANTT.

Second Pre-Board – CLASS X – MATHEMATICS -DATE: 08.01.24- TIME:2.5 Hrs. (MM 80)

SECTION A - 40 MARKS

General Instruction: Attempt all questions from section A and any four from section B.

Q1. [1X15]
(i) Mr. Gupta wanted to book a semi-deluxe room in a hotel for a office meeting for Rs.750. Since semi-deluxe
Was not available he booked a deluxe room for Rs.1400. If GST for a room below Rs.1000 is 18% and
above Rs.1000 is 28%, then the extra GST paid by [Link] is:
a) Rs.257 b)Rs.280 c)Rs.300 d)Rs.425
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(ii) Kamal deposits Rs.4000 per month in a recurring deposit account for 1 years at 6%p.a. the interest he
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Will receive at the time of maturity is:
a) Rs.3420 b)Rs.3240 c)Rs.3150 d)Rs.3110
(iii) If 2x-5<5x+4≤11, x∊I, then the solution set can be represented as:

(iv) Given the quadratic equation x2+2√ 2x +1=0. The roots of the equation are:

−√ 2± 1 √2 ± 1
a) b) c)√ 2 ±1 d)−√ 2 ±1
2 2
(v) The third proportion to (x-y) and (x2-y2) is:
a) (x+y) (x2-y2) b)(x-y) (x2+y2) c)(x2+y2) (x2-y2) d)(x+y) (x-y)
(vi) Given f(x) = (3k+2) x + (k-1). If f(x) is divided by (2x+1), the remainder is:
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1 −1
a) f( ¿ b)f( ¿ c)f(2) d)f(-2)
2 2
(vii) The order of matrix A is 23 and that of B is 31.
a) AB is possible, but BA is not possible b)BA is possible but AB is not possible
c) AB as well as BA are not possible d) AB as well as BA are possible
(viii) The common difference of A.P whose pth term is 8p+1, is:
a) 1 b)4 c)-7 d) 8
(ix) From a point on a bridge across a river, the angles of depression of the banks on opposite sides of the river
are 30o and 45o respectively. If bridge is at the height of 30m from the bank, then the width of the river is:
a) 90m b) 30√ 3 m c) 30(√ 3+1)m d) 25(√ 3-1)m
(x) 9 sec2⍬-9tan2⍬=?
a) 1 b) 9 c) 8 d) 0

(xi) For a grouped frequency distribution, we use x=

∑ fx , here x stands for:
∑f
a) Width of a class b)Lower limit of a class c) Class mark of a class d)Frequency
(xii) Quartiles divide the whole set of observation into equal groups of:
a) Two parts b) Three parts c) Four parts d)Ten parts
(xiii) From the histogram, we can estimate:
a) Mean of the data b) Median of the data c) Mode of the data d) Upper quartile of the data

(xiv) If [ x+3 y y
7−x 4 ]=
[ 0 4 ]
4 −1
, then the value of x and y is

a) (3,-1) b) (1,7) c) (7,-1) d) (4,-1)

 (xv) Assertion: (A) The price of a share at any time in the market is called market value.
Reason: (R ) The market value of a share is not fixed, it varies from time to time.
a) A is true, R is false b) A is false, R is true c) Both are true d) Both are false
Q2. (a) Monica had a R .D. Account in the Union Bank of India and deposited Rs. 600 per month.
If the maturity value of this account was Rs. 24,930 and the rate of interest was 10% per annum;
find the time (in years) for which the account was held . [4]
(b) A vessel, in the form of an inverted cone, is filled with water to the brim. Its height is 20 cm and diameter
is 16.8 cm. Two equal solid cones are dropped in it so that they are fully submerged. As a result, one – third of
the water in the original cone overflows. What is the volume of each of the solid cones submerged? [4]
(c) Using properties of proportion, prove that: [4]

If x =
√ 3 a+2 b+ √ 3 a−2b , prove that : b x 2−3 ax +b=0 .
√3 a+2 b− √3 a−2 b
Q3. (a) The total number of observations in the following distribution table is 120 and their mean is 50. Find the
values of missing frequencies f 1∧f 2 . [4]
C.I. 0 - 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100

f 17 f1 32 f2 19

1 2
(b) How many terms of the A.P 20+ 19 +18 + ………. must be taken so that their sum is 300 ? [4]
3 3
(c) In the given figure, I is the incentre of triangle ABC. AI produced meets the circum-circle of the triangle ABC
at point D. If ∠ BAC=50 °∧∠ ABC=70 ° , find: [4]
(i) ∠ BCD
(ii) ∠ ICD
(iii) ∠ BIC

Section B ( Attempt any 4 questions from this Section)

Q4. (a) If A = [−12 −13 ] , evaluate A2−3 A+ 2 I , where I is a unit matrix of order 2 . [3]

(b) The following numbers are written in descending order of their values : 68,60,52,x – 3 , x – 8 , x – 11 ,
30,25,22 and 20. If their median is 39, find the value of x. Also, find their mean. [3]
(c) In a trapezium ABCD, AB=½CD. EF drawn parallel to [4]
BE 3
AB cuts AD at F and BC at E, such that = .
EC 4
EF
If diagonal BD intersects EF at G, find .
AB

Q5. (a)The daily wages of 160 workers in a building project are given below:
Wages 0 - 10 10 – 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 80

No. of 12 20 30 38 24 16 12 8
Workers

Using a graph paper, draw an Ogive for the above distribution. [6]
Use your Ogive to estimate:
(i) the median wage of the workers
(ii) the percentage of workers who earn more than Rs.45 a day ?
 (b) In the given figure, PT touches a circle with centre O at R. [4]

Diameter SQ when produced meets PT at P.

If ∠ SPR=x °∧∠ QRP= y ° , show that x °+ 2 y °=90

Q6. (a) The first term of a G.P. is [Link] sum of its third and fifth terms is 90. Find the common ratio of the G.P. [3]
(b) Use a graph paper for this question. (Take 2 divisions = 1 unit on both the axes). [3]
Plot the points P(3, 2) and Q(-3, -2). From P and Q, draw perpendiculars PM and QN on the x – axis.
(i) Write the co – ordinates of points M and N.
(ii) Name the image of P on reflection in the origin.
(iii) Assign the special name to geometrical figure PMQN and find its area.
(c) From a solid cylinder, whose height is 8 cm and radius is 6 cm, a conical cavity of height 8 cm and of
base radius 6 cm is hollowed out. Find the volume of the remaining solid. Also, find the total surface area
of the remaining solid. [4]
Q7. (a) A straight line passes through the point P(3,2) . It meets the x – axis at point A and the y – axis at point B .
PA 2
If = , find the coordinates of A and B. [3]
PB 3
(b) Ashok and Sandeep invest Rs. 18,000 each in buying shares of two different companies. Ashok buys 7.5%
Rs. 100 shares at a discount of 20%, whereas Sandeep buys Rs. 50 shares at a premium of 20% .
If both receive equal dividend at the end of the year, find the rate of dividend received by Sandeep . [3]
(c) A vertical pole and a vertical tower are on the same level ground. From the top of the pole the angle of
elevation of the top of tower is 60° and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower is 30° . Find the
height of the tower if the height of the pole is 20 m . [4]
Q8. (a) List the solution set of 50 – 3 (2 x – 5)<25, given that x ∈W . Also , represent the solution set obtained
on a real number line. [3]
(b) Tangents PQ and PR are drawn from [3]
an external point P to a circle with centre O,
such that ∠RPQ=30o.
A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ.
Then∠RQS=?

cos A sin A
(c) Prove that: (i) + =¿ cos A + sin A
1−tan A 1−cot A
[4]
Q9. (a) Show that 2x + 7 is a factor of 2 x3 +5 x 2−11 x−14 . Hence, factorise the given expression
completely, using the factor theorem. [3]
(b) A shopkeeper buys a certain number of books for Rs. 960 . If the cost per book was Rs. 8 less , the
number of books that could be bought for Rs.960 would be 4 more . Taking the original cost of each book
to be Rs. x, write an equation in x and solve it. [3]
(c) Construct a triangle ABC in which AB = 6 cm, BC = 7 cm and CA = 6.5 cm. Find a point P equidistant from
B and C; and also equidistant from AB and BC . [4]
Q10. (a) In the given figure, angles subtended by arcs AC and BC [3]
at the centre O of the circle are 55o and 155o
respectively. Find ∠ACB.

(b) From the pack of 52 playing cards, the black face cards are removed. Now the cards are re – shuffled and
then a card is drawn from the remaining pack of cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is:
(i) a black card (ii) a king (iii) a king or a red card [3]
(c) Let A, B and C be three dealers in a GST chain. A buys some goods/services for Rs. 2,000 and sells it to B
at a profit of Rs. 500. B, in turn, sells the same goods/services to C at a profit of Rs.1000. Taking the rate of
GST as 18%, find; [4]
(i) Input – tax payable by dealer A.
(ii) Input – tax payable by dealer B.
(iii) Total cost price for dealer C, if he is the end – user.
(iv) Output GST for dealer C (the end – user).