L.R. & S.M.
Vissanji Academy
Secondary Section 2022-23
Preliminary Exam 1 VISSANJI
ACADEMY
SUBJECT : Mathematics
Marks: 80
Grade: 10
Date: 09. 01. 2023 Time: 2hrs
INSTRUCTIONS:-
Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided
separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing
the answers. This paper has 6printed pages.
The intended marks for the questions or parts of questions are given
alongside the questions.
Section - A
[40
Attempt all questions from this section.]
Select the correct option for each of the following questions [15]
Question 1
2x2 +kx + 2 =0 has equal roots if the value ofk is
1)The quadratic equation ,
a-4 b) 0
c) 4 d)+4
2. If =,using
8
Componendo and dividendo
a. 73-5
7x +5y b. 7x+5 17
7a-517
C 7x+5
7x-5 d 7x-5
7x +5
17
3. 1f 2x-5 < 5x +4 < 11 and x is a natural number, then the solution set of
x is
a. {1} b. -3,-2,-1,0, 1}
c.{-2, -1,0,1} d.{-2,-1,0
to x2 3x 30 that (x 4) is factor?
4.What should be added + so a
-
-
(a)-2 (b) 3
(c)-3 (d) 2
5. In AABC and ADEF, ABBC then:
(a) AABC~ADEF (b) AABC~AEDF
(d) AABC~ADFE
(c)AABC~AEFD
the first term and -5 the
6 Select the A.P, having 4 as as common
difference:
(a) 4, 9, 14.. (b) 4, -1, -6..
(c) 4,-5,-14.. (d) 4, -5, -6
7. Nisha has a R.D. account in which she deposited Rs 300 every month for
two years. If she gets Rs 7725 at the time of maturity, then the rate of
interest per annum is:
(a) 10% (b) 8%
(c) 7% (d) 6%
8 . If p is the mean proportion of 5 and 45, then the value of p i s ------
a) 25 b) 10
c 15 d) 225
9. Which term of an A.P. 24,21,18, ... is the first negative term.
a) 8th b) 9th
c)10th d) 12th
10. If a pole 4 m high casts a shadow of 6m then at a same time a 9 m tall
tree will cast a shadow of length - - -
a) 12 m b) 15 m
c) 10.5 mn d) 13.5 m
11. The fifth term of an AP is 19 and its 8th term is 31. Find the common
difference and the first term.
(a) d 4, a =3 (b) d =
3, a =
4
(c) d =
4, a =
-1 (d) d 3, a =7
12. In the given figure ADIBC,2 ABC =900 and DCLAC. AB =12 cm,
2
D
12 c
BC 9cm. 9 cin
1) The axiom by which the triangles are similar is - - -
a) AA b) SAS
c) SSS d) AAS
13. An article is sold for 4,000. If consumer pays 4,480 for the article
inclusive of GST, then the rate of GST is
- - - -
a) 5 % b) 12 %
c) 18% d) 28 %
14. If a: b b: c, then ( a? + b2 ) : (b2 +
c2) = - - -
a) b)
c) d)
8 0
of the quadratic equation x2 9x are
- -
=
15. The roots
a) Rational b) irrational
c) imaginary d) equal
Question 2
a) Ifx) = x-2x3 + 3x2 ax +b is a polynomial such that when it is divided by
x-1 and x+1 , the remainder are 5 and 19 respectively. Determine the
remainder when fx) is divided by x-2.
b) Prove sin A
1tcosA 4+coS=
sinA 2cosec A 14
c)An electrician has to repair an electric fault on a pole of height 4m. He
needs to reach a point 1.3m below the top of the pole to undertake the repair
work. What should be the length of the ladder that he should use which
when inclined at an angle of 600 to the horizontal would enable him to reach
the required position ? 4
3
Question -3
a) The daily wages of 160 workers in a building project are given below: 15
Wages(Rs.)|0-1010-20 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 Use your
ogive to estimate the: (a) median wage of the workers
(b) upper quartile wage of the workers
(c) lower quartile wage of the workers
(d) percentage of workers who earn more than Rs 45 a day
b) Solve the quadratic equation 2x- = 7 for x and give your answer
correct to 2 decimal places. 4
c) In the adjoining figure ,ABCD is a cyclic
quadrilateral and PAT is a tangent line to the circle
IfBD is a diameter of the circle,
LABD 300 and LBDC =600
Find : () LTAD (i)LBAD,(ii) LPAB (iv) LBCD, (v) LCBD . 4
Section -B [40]
[Attempt any four questions from this section.]
Question-4
a) A cone of radius 15cm and height 17.5cm is filled with water when a
cube is placed in the cone, 1/33 of the water overflows. find the length of
the cube 3
b)Calculate median ,Q1 and Qs from the following data: 13
0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25
X 25 30 20
F 7 18
than twice the numerator.If the
of fraction is one more
c) The denominator a
and its reciprocal is 2 ,find the fraction. 14
sum ofthe fraction
4
Question 5
a) A
manufacturer sells a TV set for Rs.
a retailer at 20,000 to a wholesaler, who sells it to
net tax
a
profit of 10%. If the rate of GST is 28% at each
stage, find the
payable by the wholesaler to the
government. 13
D In the given figure CSA and CTB are tangents to the circle with centre O.
Given 2VSA =
700, 2 VTB =
600.
Find: () 2 SVT (()2 SOT (inLSCT 13
)BCIninthe given figure, AB and DE are perpendicular to
AABC.
A
i) Prove that AABC ADEC
i) If AB = 6 cm, DE = 4 cm and AC 15 cm.
Calculate CD.
(41
Question 6
a) If X- s h o w that 6X - X - 91,where I is an identity matrix of the
order 2 x 2.
b) Write down the equation of the line whose gradient is 3/2 and which passes
13
through P, where P divides the line segment joining A(-2,6) and B(3,-4) in the
ratio 2:3. [3
c) A retailer buys an article at a discount of 15% on the printed price from a
wholesaler. He marks up the price by 10% on the printed price but due to
competition in the market, he allows a discount of 5% on the marked price
to a buyer. If the rate of GST is 12% and the buyer pays Rs.468.16 for the
article inclusive of tax (under GST) , find () the printed price of the article
(i) the profit percentage of the retailer. 41
Question7
a Disha has a recurring deposit account in a post office for 3 years at 8% p.a.
simple interest. if he gets Rs 1998 as interest at the time of maturity, find (i)
the monthly instalment (i) the amount of maturity. [3
b) Determine the ratio in which the line 3x + y -9 =0 divides the segment
joining the points (1,3) and (2,7). 13
c) cylindrical
A container of radius 6cm and height 15cm is filled with ice
cream. The whole ice cream has to be distributed to 10 children in equal cones
with hemispherical tops. If the height of the conical portion is four times the
radius of its base, find the radius of the ice cream cone 14
5
Questiona8
a) If the points A(-2,3), B(3,4)
and C(a,5) are collinear,
find the value of a
131
(b) let Mx =[l 2] where M is amatrix .
matrix M.
state the order of the
matrix M )Find the
)
of sides 4cm. Construct a circle
cjConstruct a regular hexagon
circumscribing the hexagona
Question9
distribution and
a) On the graph paper, draw a histogram for the given
estimate the mode.
1-10 11-20 |21-30 31-40 41-50
Class
Frequency|2 3 5
2x-5< 11, x¬R}, B =
{x- 11 s 3x-2 s 10, xR
b) Given A ={x- 1 <
number lines.
Represent A and B on
red. If
x are blue and the remaining are
c. A bag contains 15 balls of which
of drawving the red
the number of red balls are increased by 5, the probability
ball doubles. Find i] probability that the ball drawn is red
probability of drawn ball is blue
ii probability of drawing blue ball if red balls are actualy
added. 141
Question 10
a) Point A(3, -2) on reflection in the x-axis is mapped as
A and point B on
reflection in the y - axis is mapped onto B4,3). 13
)Write down the coordinates of A'and B
(i) find the slope of the line AB ,hence find its inclination.
b Using the properties ofproportion, solve for x, given
c)Find the mean of the following distribution using short -cut method :14]
Class 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
interval
frequency 10 6 |12
