SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS, Session 2024-25

Subject: Mathematics
Std: X Mock Test II Date: 15 /09/24
MM : 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 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. All Questions are compulsory. Use of calculator is not permitted.
8. Marks are allocated for the correctness of spellings and grammar.
Section A
Q.1 Multiple choice questions (1 x 20 = 20 marks)

1) The product of two consecutive natural numbers is always:

(a) prime number (b) even number (c) odd number (d) even or odd

2) If b = 3, then any integer can be expressed as a =

(a) 3q, 3q+ 1, 3q + 2 (b) 3q (c) none of the above (d) 3q+ 1

3) What is the degree of the polynomial √3?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) 2
4) The graph of y = p(x) are given in fig. below, for some polynomials p(x). Find the
number of zeroes of p(x) in each case

a) 2,3 b) 3,1 c) 1,3 d) 0,3

5) Half the perimeter of a rectangular room is 46 m, and its length is 6 m more than its breadth.
What is the length and breadth of the room?
 a) 2m, 20m b)2m, 3m c)56m, 40m d)26m, 20m

6 ) If 2x – 3y = 7 and (a + b) x – (a + b – 3) y = 4a + b represent coincident lines, then a and b satisfy

the equation
(a) a + 5b = 0 (b) 5a + b = 0

(c) a – 56 = 0 (d) 5a – b – 0

7) What is the probability of getting a prime number when a fair six-sided die is rolled?
a) 1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/6 d) ¼

8) If the probability of an event happening is 0.75, what is the probability of its complement?
a) 0.25 b) 0.75 c) 1.25 d) 0.50

9) . In an AP, if d = -4, n = 7, an = 4, then a is

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

10) 2 If TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with centre O so that POQ = 1100, then
PTQ is equal to
a) 600 b) 700 c) 800 d) 900

cos Ɵ−sinƟ 1−√ 3

11) Find an acute angle θ, when =
cosθ+ sinθ 1+√ 3
a) 60 b) 30 c) 90 d) 45

12 ) If θ is an acute angle & tanθ + cot θ = 2,then the value of sin3θ + cos3 θ is
1 √2
a) 1 b) c) d) √2
2 2
13) If triangles ABC and DEF are similar and AB=4 cm, DE=6 cm, EF=9 cm and FD=12 cm, the
perimeter of triangle ABC is:
(a) 22 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 21 cm (d) 18 cm

14) If ABC and DEF are two triangles and AB/DE=BC/FD, then the two triangles are similar if

(a) ∠A=∠F (b) ∠B=∠D (c) ∠A=∠D (d) ∠B=∠E

15) The possible value of k for which the equation x2 + kx + 64 = 0 and x2 – 8x + k = 0 will both
have real roots, is
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16

16) The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 – 9x + 5 = 0 is

(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) -3 (d) 2
17) 11th term of the A.P. -3, -1/2, 2 …. Is

(a) 28 (b) 22 (c) -38 (d) -48

Q18 The missing terms in AP: __, 13, __, 3 are:

(a) 11 and 9 (b) 17 and 9 (c) 18 and 8 (d) 18 and 9

Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of

reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

(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.
19) Assertion: The probability of getting a number less than 5 when rolling a fair six-sided die is 2/3.
Reasoning: There are 4 numbers less than 5 on a six-sided die.

20) Assertion: A line drawn parallel to any one side of a triangle intersects the other two sides
proportionally.

Reason: Parallel lines cannot be drawn to any one side of a triangle.

Section B ( 2 Marks Each )

21) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2+ 7x + 10, and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.

22) : How many multiples of 4 lie between 10 and 250?

23) Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6. If 8 is subtracted from each of the numbers the ratio is 4 : 5.
Find the number

are drawn such that ∠DBC = 120°, prove that BC + BD = BO

24) If from an external point B of a circle with Centre O, two tangents BC and BD

25) In the given figure, QA ⊥ AB and PB ⊥ AB. If AO = 20 cm, BO = 12 cm, PB = 18 cm, find
AQ.
26) Prove that : “ Tangents from external point to the circle are equal in length.”

Section C ( 3 Marks Each)

27) There are two concentric circle with center O of radii 5cm and 3cm. From an
external point P, tangent PA and PB are drawn to these circles. If AP= 12cm, Find
the length of BP.

28 ) Prove that 2 + 3√5 is an irrational number.

α β
29) If and are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial p(x)= 4x2-5x-1, find the value of
α β
2 2
β+ α

30) A motor boat can travel 30 km upstream and 28 km downstream in 7 hours. It can travel 21
km upstream and return in 5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water in km/h.
OR
A two-digit number is obtained by either multiplying the sum of the digits by 8 and then
subtracting 5 or by multiplying the difference of the digits by 16 and then adding 3. Find the
number.

31) Prove that: 3 (sin θ – cos θ)4 + 6 (sin θ + cos θ)2 + 4 (sin6 θ + cos6 θ) = 13.

Section D ( 5 Marks Each )

32) Draw the graph of 2x+y=6 and 2x-y+2=0. Shade the region bounded by these lines and x
axis. Find the area of the shaded region.
33) ) A contract on construction job specifies a penalty for delay of completion beyond a certain date
as follows: Rs. 200 for the first day, Rs 250 for the second day, Rs 300 for the third day, etc., the
penalty for each succeeding day being Rs 50 more than for the preceding day. How much money the
contractor has to pay as penalty, if he has delayed the work by 30 days?
OR

The sum of the third and the seventh terms of an AP is 6 and their product is 8. Find the sum of the
first sixteen terms of the AP.
 34) 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 at C, find the perimeter of the
∆ABC.

35) State and prove Basic proportionality theorem.

Section E ( 4 Marks)
36) Priya and her husband Aman who is an architect by profession, visited France. They went to see
Mont Blanc Tunnel which is a highway tunnel between France and Italy, under the Mont Blanc
Mountain in the Alps, and
has a parabolic cross-section. The mathematical representation of the tunnel is shown in the graph.

1. The zeroes of the polynomial whose graph is given, are

2. What will be the expression of the polynomial given in diagram?
3. What is the value of the polynomial. represented by the graph, when x = 4?
4. If the tunnel is represented by -x2+3x-2. then its zeros are
37) Rohan wants to measure the distance of a pond during the visit to his native. He marks points A
and B on the opposite edges of a pond as shown in the figure below. To find the distance between the
points, he makes a right-angled triangle using rope connecting B with another point C are a distance

A which is are a distance of 30m from D such the ∠ADC=900.

of 12m, connecting C to point D at a distance of 40m from point C and the connecting D to the point

1. Which property of geometry will be used to find the distance AC?

2. What is the distance AC?

4. Find the length AB?

5. Find the length of the rope used.

38) 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.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

1. Find the production during first year.

2. Find the production during 8th year.

3. Find the production during first 3 years.

4. In which year, the production is Rs 29,200.