DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, MEERUT

PRE-BOARD 2 EXAMINATION: 2023-2024

CLASS – X, MATHEMATICS (STANDARD)

Time: 3 hrs. M.M: 80

Name: _______________________ Roll No: ____

General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.

2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 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 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks and 2
Questions of 2 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 wherever required if not stated.
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SECTION-A

1. The angles of a triangle are x𝑜 , y𝑜 and 400 .The difference between the two angles x and y is 300 , [1]
then:
a) 𝑥 = 75 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 45 b) 𝑥 = 85 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 55
c) 𝑥 = 65 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 95 d) None of these
2. 9x + 12x + 4 = 0 have
2
[1]
a) Real and distinct roots b) No real roots
c) Distinct roots d) Real and equal roots
3. The LCM and HCF of two rational numbers are equal, then the numbers must be: [1]
a) equal b) prime c) co-prime d) composite
4. HCF of 144 and 198 is: [1]
a) 18 b) 12 c) 9 d) 6
5. [1]
The value of√6 + √6 + √6 + .... is:
a) 4 b) 3.5 c) 3 d) -2
6. If R(5, 6) is the midpoint of the line segment AB joining the points A(6, 5) and B(4, y) they 𝑦 equal: [1]
a) 7 b) 12 c) 5 d) 6
7. The sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4:7. The ratio of their perimeters is [1]
a) 16:49 b) 4:7 c) 7:4 d) 12:21
8. In a ∆ABC, it is given that AD is the internal bisector of A. If AB = 10 cm, AC = 14 cm and BC = 6 [1]
cm, the CD = ?
a) 3.5 cm b) 7 cm c) 4.8 cm d) 10.5 cm
9. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the given circle such that PA = 5 cm and∠ APB = 60°. [1]
The length of chord AB is:
a) 5√2 cm b) 5 cm c) 7.5 cm d) 5√3 cm
10. If√3 tan 𝜃 = 1, then the value of 𝜃 is: [1]
a) 450 b) 300 c) 900 d) 600
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11. A kite is flying at a height of 90 m above the ground. The string attached to the kite is temporarily [1]
tied to a point on the ground. The inclination of the string with the ground is 60∘ .The length of the
string, assuming that there is no slack in the string is:
a) 90√3 m b) 60√3 m c) 90 m d) 45 m
2tan30∘
12. = [1]
1−tan2 30∘
a) Sin 300 b) Tan 600 c) Cos 600 d) Sin 600
13. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 600 at the centre. The length of the arc is [1]
a) 18.16 cm b) 23.5 cm c) 22 cm d) 21 cm
14. The length of a minute hand of a wall clock is 7 cm. What is the area swept by it in 30 minutes is [1]
a) 35 𝑐𝑚2 b) 63 𝑐𝑚2 c) 50 𝑐𝑚2 d) 77 𝑐𝑚2
15. A bag contains 3 white, 4 red and 5 black balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the [1]
probability that the ball drawn is neither black nor white?
a) 1/3 b) 1/4 c) 1/2 d) 4/3
16. The wickets taken by a bowler in 10 cricket matches are 2, 6, 4, 5, 0, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3. The mode of the [1]
data is:
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
17. How many bricks each measuring (25 cm× 11.25 cm × 6 cm) will be required to construct a wall [1]
(8 m × 6 m × 22.5 cm)?
a) 7200 b) 4800 c) 6400 d) 8000
18. The marks obtained by 9 students in Mathematics are 59, 46, 31, 23, 27, 44, 52, 40 and 29. The [1]
mean of the data is:
a) 37 b) 38 c) 39 d) 40
DIRECTION: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement
of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
b) Both Assertion and reason are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
d) Assertion is false but reason is true.
19. Assertion: Point (0, 3) has image (0, –3). [1]
Reason: Image of (0, k) is (0, –k) only.
20. Assertion: If a number x is divided by y(x, y) (both x and y are positive) then remainder will be [1]
less than x.
Reason: Dividend = Divisor × Quotient + Remainder.
SECTION-B

21. The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance [2]
covered. For a distance of 10 km, the charge paid is ₹ 105 and for a journey of 15 km the charge
paid is₹ 155. What are the fixed charges and the charge per km? How much does a person have to
pay for travelling a distance of 25 km? Find them by substitution method.
22. △ ABD is a right triangle right - angled at A and AC ⊥ BD. [2]
Show that AB 2
=BC × BD
OR
In the given figure, 𝐴𝐵 ∥ 𝐷𝐸 and 𝐵𝐷 ∥ 𝐸𝐹.Prove that DC 2 = CF × AC
23. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. [2]
Find the area of the corresponding major sector.
OR
The radius of a circle is 17.5 cm. Find the area of the sector enclosed by two radii and an arc 44 cm
in length.

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24. If cot𝜃 = 15 , then evaluate: (2+2sin𝜃)(1−sin𝜃)
[2]
8 (1+cos𝜃)(2−2cos𝜃)

25. The length of a tangent from a point A at distance 5 cm from the centre of the circle is 4 cm. Find [2]
the radius of the circle.
SECTION-C

26. Prove that √7 is irrational. [3]

27. If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, then evaluate: [3]
𝛽 𝛼
+ .
𝑎𝛼+𝑏 𝑎𝛽+𝑏
28. If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction reduces to 1. It [3]
1
becomes if we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction? Solve the pair of the linear
2
equation obtained by the elimination method.
OR
The sum of digits of a two digit number is 15. The number obtained by reversing the order of digits
of the given number exceeds the given number by 9. Find the given number.
29. A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and DC [3]
into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 6 cm and 8cm respectively. Find
the lengths of the sides AB and AC.
1 1
30. Ifsec𝜃 =𝑥+ , prove that: sec𝜃 + tan𝜃 = 2𝑥 𝑜𝑟, [3]
4𝑥 2𝑥
OR
In△ 𝑃𝑄𝑅 , right angled at Q, PR + QR = 25 cm and PQ = 5 cm. Determine the values of sinP, cosP
and tanP.

31. Cards marked with numbers 1,3,5,..., 101 are placed in a bag and mixed thoroughly. A card is drawn [3]
at random from the bag. Find the probability that the number on the drawn cards is
[i] less than 19
[ii] prime number less than 20.
SECTION-D

32. PA, QB and RC are each perpendicular to AC. If AP = x, [5]

QB = z, RC = y, AB = a and BC = b, then
1 1 1
prove that + = .
𝑥 y z
OR
A train takes 2 hours less for a journey of 300 km if its
speed is increased by 5 km/hr from its usual speed.
Find the usual speed of the train.

33. A building is in the form of a cylinder surmounted by a hemispherical dome. The base diameter of [5]
2
the dome is equal to3 of the total height of the building. Find the height of the building, if it
1
contains 67 21 m3 of air.
OR
A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The height of cone
is 4 cm and the diameter of the base is 8 cm. Determine the volume of the toy. If a cube
circumscribes the toy, then find the difference of the volumes of cube and the toy. Also, find the
total surface area of the toy.
34. Find the mean, mode and then median by using Empirical Formula for the following frequency [5]
distribution.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 Total
frequency 8 16 36 34 6 100

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35. If an isosceles triangle ABC, in which AB = AC = 6 cm, is inscribed in a circle of radius 9 cm, find [5]
the area of the triangle.
SECTION-E
36. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
The students of a school decided to beautify the school on an annual day by fixing colourful flags
on the straight passage of the school. They have 27 flags to be fixed at intervals of every 2 metre.
The flags are stored at the position of the middlemost flag. Ruchi was given the responsibility of
placing the flags. Ruchi kept her books where the flags were stored. She could carry only one flag
at a time.
[i] How much distance did she cover in pacing 6 flags on either side of center point? [1]
[ii] Represent above information in Arithmetic progression. [2]
OR
What is the maximum distance she travelled carrying a flag?
[iii] How much distance did she cover in completing this job and returning to collect her books? [1]
37. Using Cartesian Coordinates we mark a point on a graph
by how far along and how far up it is.The left - right
(horizontal) direction is commonly called X - axis.
The up - down (vertical) direction is commonly called
Y - axis. In Green Park, New Delhi Suresh is having a
rectangular plot ABCD as shown in the following figure.
Sapling of Gulmohar is planted on the boundary at a
distance of 1 mfrom each other. In the plot, Suresh
builds his house in the rectangular area PQRS.
In the remaining part of plot, Suresh wants to plant grass.

[i] Find the coordinates of the midpoints of the diagonal QS. [1]
[ii] Find the length and breadth of rectangle PQRS? [2]
OR
Find Area of rectangle PQRS.
[iii] Find the diagonal of rectangle. [1]
38. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Vijay lives in a flatina multi - story building. Initially,
his driving was rough so his father keeps eye on his
driving. Once he drivesfrom his house to Faridabad.
His father was standing on the top of the building at
point A as shown in the figure. At point C, the angle
of depression of a car from the building was 60𝑜 .
After accelerating 20 m from point C, Vijay stops at
point D to buy ice cream andthe angle of depression
changed to 30 𝑜 . [1]
[i] Find the value of 𝑥. [2]
[ii] Find the height of the building AB.
OR
Find the distance between top of the building and a car at position C?
[1]
[iii] Find the distance between top of the building and a car at position D?

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