MADAN MOHAN AGGARWAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, SHERGARH

CLASS – X , PRE-BOARD –II EXAMINATION (2025-26)

Subject- Basic Mathematics , Paper Code - 241

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:

1) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.

2) Question paper is divided into five sections - Section A, B, C, D and E.
3) In Section A, question numbers 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and question numbers 19 and
20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4) In Section B, question numbers 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks
5) each.
6) In Section C, question numbers 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
7) In Section D, question numbers 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
8) In Section E, question numbers 36 to 38 are case-based integrated units of assessment questions carrying 4
marks each.
9) 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 of 2 marks in Section E.
10) Draw neat figures wherever required. Take pi = 22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11) Use of calculators is NOT allowed

SECTION-A

1 The HCF of 65 and 117is:

a) 1 b) 13 c) 65 d) 117

2) The distance of point(-6,8) from the x axis is:

a) -6 b) 8 c)-8 d) 6

3 Solve : If 3x-y=2 and 2x+y=11, then find x-y.

a) -16/5 b)-16/9 c) -18/5 d) 0

4 The length of a tangent from point 25cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 7cm is:

a) 24cm b) 25cm c) 18cm d) 20cm

5 The value of sin 45° cos45° +sin230° is :

a)
1
b) 1 c)
√2 d)
3
2 4 4
6 If α , β are the zeroes of p(x)=3x2+5x-2, then α + β =

5 5 2 2
a) - b) c) d) -
3 3 3 3
7 A hollow sphere has inner radius 7cm. Find its inner surface area

a)154cm2 b)308 cm2 c)616 cm2 d)44 cm2

8 A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a queen?

a)1/13 b)1/26 c)1/52 d)4/13

9 if cose∅ −cot ∅ = y , then cosec∅ +cot ∅ =¿

a) y b) 1/y c)y2 d)2/y

10 if HCF(18,b)×LCM(18,b)=180 and a=18,then b=?

a)5 b)10 c)20 d)30

11 If we change the shape of an object from a sphere to a cylinder,then the volume of cylinder will

a) Increase b) decrease c)Remain unchanged d)Doubles

12 The zereos of x2-2x-8 are:

a) (2,-4) b) (4,-2) c) (-2,-2) d) (-4,-4)

13 If the sum of the areas of two circles with Radii R1 and R2is equal to the area of a circle of radius R,then

a) R1+R2=R b) R12+R22 =R2 c) R1+R2<R d) R12+R22<R2

14 In angleBAC=90° And AD is prependicular [Link],

a) [Link]=BC2 b) [Link]=BC2 C) [Link]=AC2 d) [Link]=AD2

15 If we throw two coins in the air, then the probability of getting both tails will be:

a) 1/2 b) 1/4 c)2 d) 4

16 The distance between the points P(0,2)and Q(6,0)is

a) 4√ 1 0b) 2√ 10c)√ 10 d) 20

17 The Class interval of a given observation is 10 to 15,then the class mark for this interval will be:

a) 11.5 b)12.5 c) 12 d)14

18 If the angles between two radii of a circle is 130° , the angle between the tangents at the ends of the radii is:

a) 90° b)50° c)70° d) 40°

19 Assertion: √x is an irrational number, where x is a prime number.

Reason: Square root of any prime number is an irrational number.

(a) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of section (A)

(b) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Aserian (A

(c) Assertion (A) is true but, Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false but, Reason (R) is true.

20 Assertion: In a right triangle ABC , right-angled at B, if than sec tan A = 12/5than sec A = 13/5

Reason: cot A is the product of cot andA

(a) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of section (A)

(b) Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Aserian (A

(c) Assertion (A) is true but, Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false but, Reason (R) is true.

SECTION-B

21. A Fraction Becomes 1/3 when 1 is subtracted from the numenator and it become ¼ when 8 is added to its
denominator. Find the fraction

22 Evaluate:8tan245° +cos245° -sin260° =

Or

1−cosA SinA
Prove: =
SinA 1+ cosA
23. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a chord of a circle make equal angles with the chord

24. (a) Find the area of a quadrant of a circle, where the circumference of circle is 88 cm. (Use pi = 22/7 )

(b) Area of a sector of a circle of radius 14 cm is 308 cm². Find the length of the corresponding arc of the (Use = 22/7)

25. In the figure, AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O and AT is a tangent. If angle AOQ= 58 ° , find angleATQ

SECTION-C

26. Out of the two concentric circles, the radius of the outer circle is 5 cm and the chord AC of length 8 cm is a
tangent to the inner circle. Find the radius of the inner circles.

27. Prove that √ 3 + √ 2 is an irrational.

28. For which value(s) of k does the system

2(k + 1) x + 9y = 7k + 1

kx + 3y = 2k + 1]

have infinitely many solutions?

 1+ cos ∅
29. (a) Prove that: ½ ¿ ) = 1/sin∅
sin ∅
¿
b) Prove the following identity: sec 4A(1 - sin4 A) - 2tan2 A = 1

30. The following distribution shows marks obtained by 40 students in a test.

Marks(Class) 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40

Frequency(f) 6 12 14 8

Find the mean mark using assumed mean method.

31a) The 8th term of an AP is 27 and the 14th term is 51. Find the first term and common difference.

Or

b) In an AP, if S5 + S7 = 167 and S10 = 235, then find the AP, where S, denotes the sum of its first n terms.

SECTION-D

32 Ramkali required ₹2500 after 12 weeks to send her daughter to school. She saved ₹100 in the first week and
increased her weekly saving by₹20 every week. Find whether she will be able to send her daughter to school after 12
weeks.

33The diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other at the point O such that AO/BO=CO/DO. Show that
ABCD is a trapezium.

34 A solid is formed by placing a right circular cone on top of a hemisphere. The radius of both cone and hemisphere
is 5 cm. The height the cone is equal to the diameter of the the hemisphere. Find the volume of the solid. (Use π =
22/7)

Or

(b) A cylindrical can of total length 16 cm and base diameter 6 cm has hemispherical caps on both ends cylinder with
two hemispheres). Calculate the volume of vessel.
(a) The modal class of a distribution is 50-60. The following table gives class intervals and frequencies (one frequency
is missing). If the mode is 55, find the missing frequency x.

CLASS 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70

INTERVAL
FREQUENCY 8 12 x 18 7

Or

(b) The marks obtained by 100 students in a test are given below. If the mean of the distribution is 37.8, find the
missing frequencies f₁ and f2.

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70

Interval
Number 5 F1 15 20 F2 10 15
of
students

SECTION-D

36 36. A gardener wants to design a small rectangular park such that the area (in m²) of the park can be expressed
quadratic polynomial:

A (x) = x²-7x + 10

Where x (in metre) represents the length of the park.

(i) Write the degree of the polynomial A(x).

(ii) Find the value of A(2).

(iii) (a) Factorise A(x) and hence find its zeroes.

OR

(b) Verify the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of A (x).

37 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 ina co-
ordinate system. One day Bhigu make the following diagram of their seating position.
(i) What are the coordinates of point A?

(ii) What is the distance of point A from origin?

(iii) (a) What is the distance between A and B?

OR

(b) What is the distance between B and C?

38. Tower cranes are a common fixture at any major construction site. They're pretty hard to miss they often rise
hundreds of feet into the air and can reach out just as far. The construction crew uses the tower crane to lift steel,
concrete, large tools like acetylene torches and generators and a wide variety of other building materials

A crane stands on a level ground. It is represented by a tower AB, of height 24 m and a jib BR. The jib is of length 16
m and can rotate in a vertical plane about B. A vertical cable, RS, carries a load S. The diagram shows currentposition
of the jib, cable and load.

(i) What is the distance BS?

(ii) What is the angle that the jib, BR, makes with the horizontal?

iii)(a) What is the measure of the angle BRS?

Or

(b) Using ∠BPS = 60°, find the straight line distance from the base of tower A to the load S.