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SULOCHANADEVI SINGHANIA SCHOOL, THANE

Exam Class Subject Date Marks Time No. of sides Set
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Prelims 10th Maths 13-01-25 80 3 Hrs. 6

General Instructions:
➢ Attempt all questions from Section A.
➢ Attempt any four questions from Section B.
➢ All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown, and must be done on
the same sheet as the rest of the answer.
➢ Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
➢ Mathematical tables are provided.

SECTION -A (40 marks)

(Attempt all questions from this section)

Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)

1. 1.2. The selling price of a shirt including GST is ₹896. If the rate of GST is 12% then
the price of the shirt is
3.
A. ₹704 B. ₹96 C. ₹800 D. ₹848

2. The midpoint of the line joining A (3, 5) and B(x, y) is (2, 3), then B(x, y) is ___

A. (5, 2) B. (1, 1) C. (-2,-2) D. D. (2, 3)

3. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle and

∠AOC = 120°. Then, ∠BDC = _____

A. 15° B. 30° C. 45° D. 60°

4. Which of the following is the solution set for the linear inequation
−6 < 3𝑥 ≤ 6𝑥 − 9, 𝑥 𝜖 𝑧

A. {−2, −1,0,1,2,3} B. {−1,0,1,2,3} C. {3, 4, 5, … } D. {−2, −1, 0, … }

5. 𝑎2 +𝑏2 37
If = then 𝑎 ∶ 𝑏 = ______
𝑎2 −𝑏2 12

A, A. 7 : 5 B. 5 ∶ 7 C. 5 ∶ 8 D. 8 ∶ 3

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6. If a pole 4 m high casts a shadow of 6 m then at the same time a 9 m tall tree
will cast a shadow of length _______ m.

A. 10.5 B. 12 C. 13.5 D. 15
7. In a cylinder if the radius is doubled and the height is halved, then the curved
surface area will be _______

A. halved B. same C. doubled D. four times the original

8. Three sides of a scalene triangle are always equidistant from a fixed point. This
point is known as _____
A. centroid B. orthocentre C. Incentre D. circumcentre

9. At what price should a 12 % ₹ 50 shares be quoted when the money

is worth 15% ?

A. A. ₹ 30 B. ₹ 40 C. ₹ 62.50 D. ₹ 80
B.
10. If sum of n terms of an AP is 𝑛2 + 5𝑛, then the general term of the AP is ____

A. 5n B. 2n − 4 C. n+2 D. 2n + 4

11. 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐶𝐴
If in ∆ABC and ∆DEF, = = then ∆ABC is similar to _____
𝐷𝐹 𝐹𝐸 𝐸𝐷

A. ∆DEF B. ∆EDF C. ∆EFD D. ∆DFE

12.
( The simplified form of (secA + tanA) (1-sinA) is ________
₹
A. sinA B. cosA C. secA D. cosecA

13. The polynomial 𝟐𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝒌𝒙 + 𝟓 when divided by (𝑥 − 2) leaves a

remainder 7. Then the value of 𝑘 is ______

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A. 31 B. 21 C. D. 13
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14. Which of the following quadratic equations has 3 and − 4 as their roots

A. 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐 = 𝟎 B. 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 12 = 0 C.𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12 = 0 D. 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 4 = 0

15. Assertion (A): The probability of getting a Perfect square when a fair
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die is rolled is
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Reason (R): The perfect square number on a die is 4.
A
A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct
B. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
D. Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

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Question 2.
(i) Prove the following identity: [4]
1 1 1 1
(cosec A−cot A)
− = −(
sin A sin A cosec A+cot A)

(ii) In the following figure, PT is the tangent to

the circle at A, BC is a diameter and O is
the centre of the circle. If ∠ACB = 30°
and ∠CBD = 60°, find :
a) ∠TAB
b) ∠PAC
c) ∠AOB
d) ∠ADB [4]

(iii) From a cylindrical wooden log of diameter 21 cm and height 50 cm,

hemispheres of the same base radius are hollowed out from both the ends
as shown in the figure. Find the volume and the surface area of the
remaining solid. [4]

Question 3
(i) Write the equation of a line perpendicular to the line 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 7 = 0
and passing through point P, where P divides the line segment joining
A ( -2 , 6 ) and B ( 3, -4 ) in the ratio 2 : 3. [4]

(ii) The first term of a G.P is 243 and the fifth term is 48. Find: [4]
(a) The common ratio
(b) The sum of first 6 terms of the G.P.

(iii) Use graph sheet for this question. (Take 1 cm = 1 unit on both axes) [5]
a) Plot A ( 2, 4), B ( -2, 1) and C ( 5, 0).
b) Reflect points A and B in 𝑥-axis to get 𝐴′ and 𝐵′ and write their
coordinates.
c) Give a geometrical name to the figure formed by joining the points
𝐴𝐵𝐵′ 𝐴′ 𝐶𝐴 and find its area.
d) Write the coordinates of two points from the figure which are invariant
on reflection about the line 𝑥 = 2.

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 SECTION B (40 MARKS)
(Attempt any four questions from this section)
Question 4
(i) Mohan has a recurring deposit account in a bank for 2 years at 6% p.a. simple
interest. If he gets ₹ 1200 as interest at the time of maturity, find:

a) The monthly instalment

b) The amount of maturity. [3]

(ii) Using properties of proportion, solve for x. Given that x is positive.

3𝑥 + √9𝑥 2 − 5
= 5 [3]
2
3𝑥 − √9𝑥 − 5

(iii) The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and the sum of all the
frequencies is 50. Find the values of p and q. [4]

Class interval 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120

Frequency 5 p 10 q 7 8

Question 5
(i) From the information given below: [6]

Class mark 12.5 17.5 22.5 27.5 32.5 37.5 42.5

Frequency 30 22 12 17 27 21 11

a) construct a frequency distribution table

b) Use the table so obtained to find the median class.
c) Use graph sheet for this question taking 2 cm = 5 units on both the axes,
Draw a histogram and estimate the mode.

(ii) A vertical pillar on a horizontal plane is surmounted by a flagstaff of height 5 m.

From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the top and the bottom
of the flagstaff are 60° and 30° respectively. Find the height of the pillar and
the distance of the point of observation from the pillar. [4]
Question 6
(i) Find the middle most term of the A.P. : −11, −7, − 3, . . . , 45. [3]

(ii) Using factor theorem show that (𝑥 − 2) is a factor of the polynomial

𝑥 3 − 7𝑥 + 6 and hence factorise it completely. [3]

2 3 0 4 1 0
(iii) If 𝐴 = [ ],𝐵 = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 = [ ] find AC + 𝐵2 − 10 C. [4]
5 7 −1 7 −1 4

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Question 7
(i) Using ruler and compass draw a circle of radius 3.5 cm. Take a point P at a
distance of 8 cm from the centre of the circle. Construct two tangents PA and
PB to the circle and measure their length. [3]

(ii) In the given figure, if AC = 3 cm and CB = 6 cm, find the length of CR. Given that
AP ‖ CR ‖ BQ. [3]

(iii) Find the value of k for which the given quadratic equation has equal roots.
Hence, find the roots of the equation. [4]
(𝒌 + 𝟏)𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔(𝒌 + 𝟏)𝒙 + 𝟑(𝒌 + 𝟗) = 𝟎, 𝒌 ≠ −𝟏

Question 8
(i) Solve the following inequation and write the solution set and represent it on
the real line. [3]
𝒙 𝒙 𝟐 𝟏
− ≤ − 𝟏 < ,𝒙 ∈ 𝑹
𝟑 𝟐 𝟑 𝟔

(ii) In the given figure, diameter AB and chord CD [3]

of a circle meet at P. PT is a tangent to the circle at T.
CD = 9 cm, PD = 16 cm, PB = 10 cm. Find:
a) The length of tangent PT.
b) the radius of the circle.

(iii) Mr. Verma invests Rs. 9600 in 5%, Rs.100 shares at Rs.80. After a year, he sold
these shares at Rs.90 each and invested the proceeds (including his dividend) in
9 %, Rs.50 shares at Rs. 57. Calculate
a) His dividend for the first year.
b) His annual income in the second year.
c) His percentage increase in his return on his original investment. [4]
Question 9
(i) A manufacturer A sells a washing machine to a dealer B for Rs.12500. The
dealer B sells it to a consumer at a profit of Rs. 1500. If the sales are intrastate
and the rate of GST is 12%, find
a) The amount of tax (under GST) paid by the dealer B to the Central
Government
b) The amount of tax (under GST) received by the State Government
c) The amount that the consumer pays for the machine. [3]

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(ii) 150 spherical marbles, each of diameter 1.4 cm, are dropped in a cylindrical
vessel of radius 3.5 cm containing some water, which are completely immersed
in water. Find the rise in the level of water in the vessel. [3]

(iii) Use ruler and compass only for the following question. All construction lines
and arcs must be clearly shown.

a) Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 6.5 cm, ∠ABC = 60° and AB = 5cm.
b) Draw the circumcircle of the triangle ABC and measure its radius.
c) Construct the locus of the points equidistant from BC and AC.
d) Mark 2 points X and Y which are at a distance of 3.5 cm from A and also
equidistant from BC and AC. Measure XY. [4]
Question 10
(i) Each of the letter of the word ‘EXAMINATION’ is written on identical circular
discs and put in a bag. They are well shuffled. If a disc is removed at random
from the bag, what is the probability that the letter is:
a) A vowel
b) One of the last 10 letters of the English alphabet which appears in the
given word
c) One of the first 14 letters of the English alphabet which appears in the
given word. [3]

(ii) A and B are two points on the X-axis and Y-axis, respectively.
If P(2, -3) is the midpoint of AB, then find the: [3]

a) Coordinates of A and B
b) Slope of line AB.
c) Equation of line AB.

(iii) The area of a rectangular prayer hall is 300 m2. If the length of the hall is one
more than twice its breadth, Assume the breadth of the hall as x m, write
the length of the hall in terms of x. Using the given area, frame a quadratic
equation in x and find the dimensions of the prayer hall. [4]

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