PERIODIC ASSESSMENT-III
2025-26
GRADE: X SUBJECT: Mathematics (Basic)
DATE:27/12/2025 MARKS: 40
DAY: Saturday TIME: 1.5 HOUR
SECTION- A
This section has 10 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each. [10M]
1. in PQR, ST || QR. If PS = 16 mm and PQ = 40 mm, then PT : TR is :
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 3 : 2 (C) 2 : 5 (D) 5 : 2
2. Which of the following is an incorrect statement ?
(A) Two congruent triangles are also similar.
(B) A square and a rhombus are not similar.
(C) Two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are proportional.
(D) Two polygons are similar if and only if their corresponding sides are in proportion.
[Link] value of (1–tan245 ) / (1+ tan245) is equal to the value of :
(A) tan 30 (B) tan 60 (C) tan 90 (D) tan 0
4. If x tan45cos60 = 3sin 60cot60, then the value of x is :
(A) 1 (B) 1/3 (C) 3 (D) 3/2
[Link] k sin 30 = √2sin 45 tan 45, then the value of ‘k’ is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1/2 (D) 2
2 2 2 2
[Link] value of (sin 90 - cos 0) / ( sin 30 + cos 30 ) is :
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 4
[Link] of the following statements is false ?
(A) tan 45 = cot 45 (B) sin 90 = tan 45 (C) sin 30 = cos 30 (D) sin 45 = cos 45
[Link] of the following is not the criterion for similarity of triangles ?
(A) AAA (B) SSS (C) SAS (D) RHS
9. The maximum value of 1 / cosec , is :
(A) √3/2 (B) 1 (C) 1/√2 (D) √2
[Link] in triangle ABC , DE || BC, then which of the following equality holds ?
(A) AD/AE = AB/CE (B) AD/AE = AB/AC (C) AD/AE = AC/BD (D) AD/AC = AB/AE
SECTION-B
This section has 2 Very Short Answer type questions of 2 marks each [04M]
11. If 3sinA = 4 , then determine the value of cos2A – sin2A.
12. ABC is a triangle in which DE II BC, AD = 6 cm, BD = 8 cm and AC = 28 cm. Find the
length of AE.
[Link] PQR is a triangle in which PS and QT are altitudes from P and Q respectively,
intersecting each other at M. Prove that Δ QSM ~ ΔPTM.
SECTION-C
This section has 3 Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each. [09M]
[Link] that : (sin –2sin3) / (2cos3 – cos) = tan
15. Prove that : (1 + tan2A ) / (1+cot2A) = (1–tanA 1)2 / (1-cotA )2
[Link] that : (1 + sin – cos) /(1 + cos - sin ) = (1+ sin )/ cos
17 .Prove that: cos4A – sin4A = 2 cos2A – 1.
SECTION-D
This section has 3 Long Answer (LA) type questions of 4 marks each. [12M]
[Link] that : (cotA – cosA) / (cotA +cosA ) = (sec A – tan A) 2
19. state and prove basic proportionality theorem
20. If x cos + y sin = a and x sin – y cos = b, prove that a2 + b2 = x2 + y2.
21. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides
in distinct points, then show that the other two sides are divided by this line in the
same ratio.
SECTION-E
This section has 01 case study based/source based/passage based/integrated
units of assessment of 5 marks each with sub-parts. [05M]
22. Read the following case and answer the questions that follow:
A 12 m tall lamp post stands on the ground. A boy 3 m tall is standing at some
distance from the lamp post. The lamp casts shadows of both the lamp post and the
boy on the ground. The length of the boy’s shadow is 4 [Link] is given that the top of the
lamp post, the top of the boy, and the ends of their shadows lie in a straight line.
Questions:
1. Name the pair of triangles that are similar in the figure. (1 mark)
2. State the similarity criterion used. (1 mark)
3. Write the proportionality relation between the corresponding sides of the
similar triangles. (1 mark)
4. Find the distance between the boy and the lamp post if the lamp’s shadow is
8 m long. (2 marks)