CBSE_PRE FINAL EXAM X – CLASS

PRE - FINAL - I EXAMINATION

Class : X (SET - 3) BOARD : CBSE Max. Marks : 80
Subject : Mathematics Time : 3 Hrs.

General Instructions :
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Short Answer - I (SA - I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer - II (SA - II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
6. Section E has Case Based integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with sub - parts of
the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 2 marks, 2 Qs of 3
marks and 2 Qs of 5 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the
2 marks questions of Section E.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = 22 / 7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION - A
Multiple Choice Questions 20 × 1 = 20 M
1. The area of a sector of angle α (in degrees) of a circle with radius R is : [ ]
α α α α
a) × 2π R b) × 2π R c) × π R2 d) × π R2
180 360 180 360
2. What is the length of the arc of the sector of a circle with radius 14cm and of central angle
90°? [ ]
a) 22 cm b) 44 cm c) 88 cm d) 11 cm
3. The discriminant of the quadratic equation 2x2 – 5x – 3 = 0 is [ ]
a) 1 b) 49 c) 7 d) 19
4. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation ? [ ]
a) 2 (x – 1)2 = 4x2 – 2x + 1 b) 2x – x2 = x2 + 5
c) ( 2 x + 3) 2 + x2 = 3 x 2 − 5 x d) (x2 + 2x)2 = x4 + 3 + 4x3
5. The 26th term of the A.P. 7, 4, 1, –2, ...... is [ ]
a) – 72 b) – 68 c) – 66 d) – 76
6. If – 5, x, 3 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the value of x is [ ]
a) – 2 b) 2 c) 1 d) – 1
7. The empirical relation between the mode, median and mean of a distribution is : [ ]
a) Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean b) Mode = 3 Mean – 2 Median
c) Mode = 2 Median – 3 Mean d) Mode = 2 Mean – 3 Median

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8. If the classes of a frequency distribution are 1 – 9, 10 – 18, 19 – 27, ......etc., then the class size
is : [ ]
a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 7
9. The median of first seven prime numbers is [ ]
a) 5 b) 7 c) 11 d) 13
10. A number is chosen at random from numbers 1 to 20. The probability that it is a prime num-
ber, is : [ ]
7 3 1 2
a) b) c) d)
20 10 2 5
11. If a letter of English alphabet is chosen at random, then the probability of this letter to be a
consonant is : [ ]
5 21 10 11
a) b) c) d)
26 26 13 13
12. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event? [ ]
5 1
a) 0.1 b) c) 3% d)
3 3
13. The angle subtended by a vertical pole of height 100 m at a point on the ground 100 3 m from
the base is, has measure of B [ ]
a) 90°
b) 60° 100 m
c) 45°
P A
100 3 m
d) 30°
14. If the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point at a distance of 75 m from its foot is
60°, then the height of the tower is : [ ]
a) 75 2m b) 50 3m c) 25 3m d) 75 3m
15. The angle of depression of a car, standing on the ground, from the top of a 75 m tower, is 30°.
The distance of the car from the base of the tower (in metres) is [ ]
a) 25 3 b) 50 3 c) 75 3 d) 150

16. If ΔABC : ΔPQR with ∠A = 32° and ∠R = 65°, then the measure of ∠B is : [ ]
a) 32° b) 65° c) 83° d) 97°
17. If Δ PQR : Δ ABC . PQ = 6 cm, AB = 8 cm and the perimeter of Δ ABC is 36 cm, then the
perimeter of Δ PQR is [ ]
a) 20.25 cm b) 27 cm c) 48 cm d) 64 cm
18. In figure in ΔABC , DE || BC such that AD = 2.4 cm, AB = 3.2 cm and AC = 8 cm, then what is
the length of AE ? A [ ]
a) 4 cm
b) 5 cm
c) 8 cm D E
d) 6 cm B C
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19. Assertion (A) : The mean of first fifty nine natural numbers is 30. [ ]
n(n + 1)
Reason (R) : The sum of first n natural numbers is
2
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.

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20. Assertion (A) : A fair die is thrown once. The probability of getting a prime number is .
2
Reason (R) : A natural number is a prime number if it has only two factors. [ ]
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.

SECTION - B
Answer the following questions 5 × 2 = 10 M
21. A wire can be bent in the form of a circle of radius 56 cm. If the same wire is bent in the form
of a square , then find the area of the square.
(OR)
The length of an arc of a circle of radius 18 cm is 10π cm. Find the angle subtended by this
arc at the centre of the circle.
22. Find the value of k for which the roots of the quadratic equation 5x2 – 10x + k = 0 are real and
equal.
23. Check whether – 150 is a term of the AP : 11, 8, 5, 2.....
24. The length of the minute - hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute - hand
in 20 minutes.
(OR)
In the given figure, PQR is an isosceles triangle with PQ = PR. S is a point on QR and T is a

point on QP produced such that QT = QR , prove that ΔPQS ~ ΔTQR .

PR QS
T
P

Q S R
25. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting :
i) a composite number ii) a prime number

SECTION - C
Answer the following Questions 6 × 3 = 18 M
26. A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60º at the centre. Find the area of the
22
corresponding minor segment of the circle. (Use π = and 3 = 1.73 )
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27. Find the 20th term from the end of the AP : 3, 8, 13 , ..., 253.
(OR)
A sum of < 700 is to be used to give seven cash prizes to students of a school for their overall
academic performance. If each prize is <20 less than its preceding prize, find the value of each
of the prizes.
28. A tree is broken by the wind.The top struck the ground at an angle of 30° and at a distance of
30 m from the root. Find the whole height of the tree.
(OR)
ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O.
AO CO
Show that = .
BO DO
29. Find mean of the following data :
Class 0 - 15 15 - 30 30 - 45 45 - 60 60 - 75 75 - 90
Frequency 12 15 11 20 16 6
30. One card is drawn from a well - shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting.
i) a king of red colour ii) the queen of diamonds iii) an ace
31. A statue 1.6 m tall stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground the angle of
elevation of the top of the statue is 60° and from the same point the angle of elevation of the
top of the pedestal as 45°. Find the height of the pedestal.

SECTION - D
Answer the following questions 4 × 5 = 20 M
32. The sum of the squares of two consecutive even numbers is 340. Find the numbers ?
(OR)
Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the square of the middle number exceeds the
difference of the squares of the other two by 60. Find the numbers.
33. 250 apples of a box were weighed and the distribution of masses of the apples is given in the
following table:
Mass (in grams) 80 – 100 100 – 120 120 – 140 140 – 160 160 – 180
Number of apples 20 60 70 x 60
i) Find the value of x and the mean mass of the apples.
ii) Find the modal mass of the apples.
34. If a line drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides at distinct
points, prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.

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35. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the bottom and top of a transmission
tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of
the tower. (Use 3 = 1.73 )
(OR)
A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing on the top of the 75 m high
tower observers two cars at angles of depression of 30° and 60°, which are approaching the
foot of the tower. If one car is exactly behind the other on the same side of the tower, find the
distance between the two cars. (use 3 = 1.73 )

SECTION - E
Case Study Based Questions 3 × 4 = 12 M

36. In an annual day function of a school, the organizers wanted to give a cash prize along with a
memento to their students. Each memento is made as shown in the figure and its base ABCD
is shown from the front side. The rate of silver plating is <20 per cm2.

O
7 cm
D C
3cm 3 cm
A B

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

i) What is the area of the quadrant ODCO?
ii) Find the area of ΔAOB .
iii) a) What is the total cost of silver plating the shaded part ABCD?
(OR)
b) What is the length of arc CD?
37. Ravindra took a loan of <3,45,000 from a bank to buy a car, and decided to pay back by <2,000
at the end of the first month and then increased the instalment amount by <200 each month.
Based on the above, answer the following questions :
i) Find the amount paid by him in 10th instalment.
ii) Find the total amount paid by him in first 10 instalments.
iii) In how many instalments would he clear his total loan?
(OR)
What amount will he be able to clear in his first 45 instalments?

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38. “Eight Ball’ is a game played on a pool table with 15 balls numbered 1 to 15 and a “cue ball”
that is solid and white. Of the 15 numbered balls, eight are solid (non-white) coloured and
numbered 1 to 8 and seven are striped balls numbered 9 to 15.

The 15 numbered pool balls (no cue ball) are placed in a large bowl and mixed, then one ball is
drawn out at random.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
i) What is the probability that the drawn ball bears number 8 ?
ii) What is the probability that the drawn ball bears an even number ?
(OR)
What is the probability that the drawn ball bears a number, which is a multiplie of 3 ?
iii) What is the probability that the drawn ball is a solid coloured and bears an even number ?

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