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DECEMBER 2024
RE TEST 2024-25
CLASS X
MATHEMATICS (041)
Time: 3 Hours M. Marks: 80
Admn. No. Name of the student Signature of Invigilator with date

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. Section A contains 20 Multiple choice Questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.
3. Section B contains 5 questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C contains 6 questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D contains 4 questions of 5 marks each.
6. Section E contains 3 Case Study based questions of 4 marks each.
SECTION A (1x20 = 20)

Q.1 If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and -3, then
(a) a = -7, b = -1 (b) a = 5, b = -1 (c) a = 2, b = -6 (d) a = 0, b = -6

Q.2 The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 99x + 127 are

(a) both positive (b) both negative (c) one positive and one negative (d) both equal

Q.3 PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O at point P. If ∆OPQ is an isosceles triangle then ∠OQP is equal
to:

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

Q.4 The length of the tangent drawn from a point 8 cm away from the centre of the circle of radius 6 cm is:
(a) 10 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 2√7 cm (d) √7 cm
Q.5 The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 4 cm is
(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 8 cm

Q.6 If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines will be:
(a) always coincident (b) parallel (c) always intersecting (d) intersecting or coincident
Q.7 The equation 2x² + k x + 3 = 0 has two equal roots, then the value of k is
(a) ±√6 (b) ± 4 (c) ±3√2 (d) ±2√6

Q.8 If the sum of three numbers in an A.P. is 9 and their product is 24, then numbers are
(a) 2, 4, 6 (b) 1, 5, 3 (c) 2, 4, 3 (d) 2, 3, 4
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Q.9 If ( , 4) is the mid-point of the segment joining the points P(-6, 5) and R(-2, 3), then the value of ‘a’ is
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(a) 12 (b) -6 (c) -12 (d) -4

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Q.10 The distance of the point P (2, 3) from the x-axis is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 5

Q.11 If √2 sin (60° – α) = 1 then α is

(a) 45° (b) 15° (c) 60° (d) 30°
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴
Q.12 is equal to
1+𝑐𝑜𝑡2𝐴
(a) sec² A (b) -1 (c) cot² A (d) tan²A

Q.13 Three coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of getting all heads is
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)
2 4 8

Q.14 If two dice are thrown together, what is the probability of getting an even number on one dice and an
odd number on the other dice?
1 1 3
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)
2 4 5

Q.15 Mode and Mean of a data are 12k and 15k. Median of the data is
(a) 12k (b) 14k (c) 15k (d) 16k
Q.16 If 𝑥̅ is the mean of a distribution, then Σfi ( xi – 𝑥̅ ) is equal to

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 2

Q.17 The ratio of volumes of two spheres is 8:27. If r and R are the radii respectively then (R-r): r is

(a) 1:2 (b) 1:3 (c) 2:3 (d) 4:9

Q.18 The area of a square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is (in cm2)

(a) 256 (b) 128 (c) 64 (d) 64√2

Q.19 Assertion: 12n ends with the digit zero, where n is any natural number.
Reason: Any number ends with digit zero, if its prime factor is of the form 2 𝑚 x 5𝑛, where m and n are
natural numbers.
(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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Q.20 Assertion: The area of the circle inscribed in a square of side r cm is π 4 .
Reason: If a circle inscribes in a square, then the diameter of the circle is equal to the side of the
square.
(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 (2x5 = 10)

Q.21 Find the ratio in which line segment joining A (1, -5) and B (-4, 5) is divided by the x-axis. Also, find the
coordinates of the point of division.
Q.22 Determine if the points (1, 5), (2, 3) and (-2, -11) are collinear.

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Q.23 There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the field,
while Ravi takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the same point and at the same time
and go in the same direction. After how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point?

OR

A school has invited 42 Mathematics teachers. 56 Physics teachers and 70 Chemistry teachers to attend a
science workshop. Find the minimum number of tables required, if the same number of teachers are to sit
at a table and each table is occupied by teachers of the same subject.

Q.24 Evaluate:

OR
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In triangle ABC, right angled at B, if tan A = then find the value of: sin A cos C + cos A sin C
√3
Q.25 One card is drawn from a well – shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting:
(i) a red face card (ii) a spade
SECTION C (3x6 = 18)

Q.26 Prove that 6+2 √3 is an irrational number.

Q.27 The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the other two
sides.
Q.28 Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in distinct
points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
OR
A girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp-post at
a speed of 1.2 m/s. If the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground, find the
length of her shadow after 4 seconds.
cos𝐴 1+sin 𝐴
Q.29 Prove the identity: + = 2secA
1+sin𝐴 cos𝐴
Q.30 A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the
centre. Find the area of the corresponding: (i) minor segment (ii) major sector (Use π = 3.14)
OR
Find the area of the shaded region in figure, if ABCD is a square of side 14 cm and APD and BPC are semi-
circles.

Q.31 If α, β are zeroes of quadratic polynomial 5x2 + 5x + 1, find the value of

1 1
(i) α 2 + β2 (ii) +
α β
SECTION D (5x4 = 20)

Q.32 From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60° and the
angle of depression of its foot is 45°. Determine the height of the tower.

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Q.33 Meena went to a bank to withdraw ₹2000. She asked the cashier to give her ₹50 and ₹100 notes only.
Meena got 25 notes in all. Find how many notes of ₹50 and ₹100 she received .
OR
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A fraction becomes , if 2 is added to both the numerator and the denominator. If 3 is added to both the
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numerator and the denominator, it becomes . Find the fraction.
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Q.34 In figure, XY and X’Y’ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB with
point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X’Y’ at B. Prove that ∠AOB = 90°

Q.35 The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The mean pocket
allowance is ₹ 18. Find the missing frequency f.

Classes Frequency
11 - 13 7
13 - 15 6
15 - 17 9
17 - 19 13
19 - 21 f
21 - 23 5
23 - 25 4
OR

Find the Median of the following data:

Classes Frequency
65 - 85 4
85 – 105 5
105 - 125 13
125 - 145 20
145 - 165 14
165 - 185 8
185 - 205 4
SECTION E (4x3 = 12)
Q.36 Manpreet Kaur is the national record holder for women in the shot-put discipline. Her throw of
18.86 m at the Asian Grand Prix in 2017 is the biggest distance for an Indian female athlete. Keeping her as
a role model, Sanjitha is determined to earn gold in Olympics one day. Initially her throw reached 7.56 m
only. Being an athlete in school, she regularly practiced both in the morning and in the evenings and was
able to improve the distance by 9 cm every week. During the special camp for 15 days, she started with 40
throws and every day kept increasing the number of throws by 12 to achieve this remarkable progress.
(i) How many throws Sanjitha practiced on 11th day of the camp? (1)
(ii) How many throws did she do during the entire camp of 15 days? (1)

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(iii) What would be Sanjitha’s throw distance at the end of 6 weeks i.e. in the beginning of 7 th week? (2)
OR
When will Sanjitha be able to achieve a throw of 11.16 m?
Q.37 Due to heavy floods in a state, thousands were rendered homeless. The state government provided
place and canvas for 1500 tents. The lower part of each tent is cylindrical of base radius 2.8 m and height
3.5 m, with conical upper part of same base radius but of height 2.1 m. The canvas used to make the tents
costs Rs 120 per sq. m.
(i) Find the slant height of the conical part. (1)
(ii) Find the Canvas required to make one tent. (1)
(iii) Find the Canvas required for 1500 tents. (2)
OR
Find the total cost required for making 1500 tents.
Q.38 Vijay is trying to find the average height of a tower near his house. He is using the properties of similar
triangles. The height of Vijay's house is 20m when Vijay's house casts a shadow 10m long on the ground. At
the same time, the tower casts a shadow 50 m long on the ground. At the same time, the house of Ajay
casts 20 m shadow on the ground.
(i) What is the height of the tower? (1)
(ii) What will be the length of the shadow of the tower when Vijay's house casts a shadow of 12m? (1)
(iii) When the tower cast shadow of 40 m, Same time what will be the length of the shadow of Ajay's
house? (2)
OR
When the tower cast shadow of 40 m, Same time what will be the length of the shadow of Vijay's house?

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