KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, LUCKNOW REGION

PRE- BOARD QUESTION PAPER

Class X.
Session 2024-25 MATHEMATICS BASIC (Code No.241)
TIME: 3 hours. MAX.MARKS: 80

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
This question paper contains 38 questions.
This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19 and
20 are Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02
marks each.
In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks each.
In Section D, Questions no. 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks each.
In Section E, Questions no. 36-38 are case study based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub
parts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions of section B, 2
Questions of section C and 2 Questions of section D has been provided. And internal choice has
been provided in all the 2 marks questions of Section E.
Draw neat and clean figures wherever required.
Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
Use of calculators is not allowed.
 Section A
Section A consists of 20 question of 1 mark each
1. If the HCF of 35 and 45 is 5, LCM of 35 and 45 is (63 x a), then the value of ‘a’ is : 1
a) 10 b) 6 c) 5 d) 12

2. The pair of equations, x + 3y + 5 = 0 and -3x -9y +2 = 0 has : 1

a) A unique solution
b) Exactly two solutions
c) Infinitely many solutions
d) No solution

3. The roots of the equation x² + 3x – 10 = 0 are : 1

a. 2,-5 b) -2, 5 c) 2, 5. d) -2, -5
4. The 7th from the end of the AP: 17,14,11,…….,-40 is : 1
a) -18 b) -22 c) -25. d) -20
5. The distance of the point ( -6, 8) from X- axis is: 1
a) 6 units b) -6 units. c) 8 units. d) 10 units
6. In the given figure, PQ II AC, If BP = 4 cm, AP= 2.4 cm and BQ = 5 cm , then the length of 1
BC is:

A) 8cm. B) 3 cm. C) 0.3 cm. D) 25/3 cm

7. Sin 2A = 2 Sin A is true when A is : 1

a) 0⁰ b) 30⁰ c) 45⁰ d) 60⁰
8. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x³y² and b = xy³, where x and y are prime 1
numbers, then HCF(a, b) is :
a) xy. b) xy² c) x³y³ d) x²y²

9. The value of ‘a’ if x+a is a factor (zero) of the polynomial 2x² + 2ax + 5x + 10 is : 1
a) -2. b) 2. c) 3. d) -3
10. A circle is inscribed in a square. The radius of the inscribed circle is 3 cm, then the length of 1
the tangent is :
 a) 3 cm. B) 9 cm. C) 6 cm. D) can’t be determined

11. Construction of a cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the: 1

a)Mean. b) Mode. c) Median. d) all of these
12. In the given figure, DE II BC , if AD = 3 cm, AB = 7 cm, and EC = 3 cm , then the length of 1
AE is :

a) 2 cm b) 2.25 cm. C) 3.5 cm. D) 4 cm

13. ( Sec A + tan A)( 1- Sin A) = 1

a) Sec A. b) Sin A. c) Cosec A. d)Cos A
14. If two cubes of edge 3 cm each are joined end to end , then the surface area of the resulting 1
cuboid is :
a) 90 cm² b) 95 cm² c) 92 cm² d) 94 cm²
15. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. The probability of 1
getting a face card is:
a) 1/2 b) 3/13. C) 4/13. D) 1/13

16. In the given figure, a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD with AB = 6 1
cm, BC = 7 cm and CD = 4 cm ,then the length of AD is :
 a) 3 cm. B) 4 cm. C) 5 cm. D) 6 cm

17. Write the nature of roots of the quadratic equation 1

9x² - 6x – 2 = 0
a)No real roots. b) 2 equal real roots. c) 2 distinct real roots. d) more than 2 real roots
18. In triangle ABC, PQ II BC, If PB = 6 cm, AP = 4 cm, AQ = 8 cm, then the length of AC is: 1

a) 12 cm. B) 20 cm. C) 6 cm. D) 14 cm

DIRECTIONS : In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A)

is followed by a statement of Reason (R).

Choose the correct option
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 and 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.

19. Assertion (A): 11 x 4 x 3 x 2 + 4 is a composite number. 1

Reason (R) : Every composite number can be expressed as product of primes.

20. Assertion (A): -5, -5/2, 0, 5/2, ………… is in Arithmetic Progression. 1

 Reason (R) : The terms of an AP can’t have both positive and negative rational numbers.

Section B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. Find the 31st term of an AP, whose 11th term is 38 and the 16th term is 73. 2
OR

How many three digit numbers are divisible by 7 ?

22. Evaluate the following, 2

Sin 60⁰ Cos 30⁰ + Sin30⁰ Cos 60⁰

23. In two concentric circles, a chord of length 8 cm of the larger circle touches the smaller 2
circle. If the radius of the larger circle is 5 cm, then find the radius of the smaller circle.

24. Check whether (5,-2), ( 6,4) and ( 7,-2) are the vertices of an isosceles triangle. 2

OR
If the point P( x, y) is equidistant from the point A( 5,1) and B(1,5) , then prove that x = y
25. Find the mode of the given data : 2

Marks 20-40 40-60 60-80

0-20
Frequency 15 6 18 10

Section C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. Prove that √3 is an irrational number. 3

27. Prove that the lengths drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. 3
OR
Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
28. Prove that, ( Cosec A – Cot A )² = ( 1 – Cos A ) / ( 1 + Cos A) 3
29. The difference of two natural numbers is 3 and difference of their reciprocal id 3/28. Find the 3
numbers.
30. In what ratio, does the point( 4,-6) divide the line segment joining the points A( -6,10 ) and 3
B( 3,-8 ) ?
OR
Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points
( 2,-3 ) and ( 4,-1 )
31. Find the mean using assumed mean method: 3

Class 2-8 8-14 14-20 20-26 26-30

 Frequency 6 3 12 11 8

Section -D
This Section consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. The coach of a cricket team buys 7 bats and 6 balls for Rs. 3800. Later, he buys 3 bats and 5 5
balls for Rs. 1750. Find the cost of each bat and each ball.
OR
For which values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ will the following pair of linear equations have an infinite
number of solutions?

2x + 3y = 7, and. (a – b)x + (a+ b)y = 3a + b – 2

33. State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem. 5
34. From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60⁰ 5
and the angle of depression of it’s foot is 45⁰. Determine the height of the tower.
OR
The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30⁰and the angle
of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60⁰. If the tower is 50 m
high, then find the height of the building.
35. A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side 15 m by means of 5
a 5 m long rope. Find
(i) the area of the part of the field in which the horse can graze.
(ii) the increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10 m long instead of 5 m.

Section –E (This Section consists of 3 questions of 4 mark each)

36. Tushara took a pack of 52 cards. She kept aside all the black face cards and shuffled the
remaining cards well
Based on the above information answer the following questions

1
i) Write the number of total possible outcomes. 1
ii) She draws a card from the well-shuffled pack of remaining cards. What is the
probability that the card is a face card? 2
iii) Write the probability of drawing a black card.

OR
What is the probability of getting neither a black card nor an ace card?

37. Read the passage and Answer the following questions.

The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India, and an important
monument of Indian Architecture. It was originally commissioned by the Emperor Ashoka in
the 3rd century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the
 relics of the Buddha. It is a perfect example of combination of solid figures. A big
hemispherical dome with a cuboidal structure mounted on it. (Take =22/7)

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

i) Write the formula for volume of hemisphere.

ii) Calculate the volume of the hemispherical dome if the height of the dome is 21 m.
iii) How much cloth is required to cover the hemispherical dome if the radius of its
1
base is 14m? OR 1
Find the total surface area of the combined figure i.e. hemispherical dome with radius 14m 2
and cuboidal shaped top with dimensions are 8m, 6m and 4m.
38. A group of school friends went on an expedition to see caves. One person remarked that the
entrance of the caves resemble a parabola and can be represented by quadratic polynomial
f(x) = ax² + bx + c, a is not equal to zero,where a,b and c are real number

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i)If one of the zero of quadratic polynomial (p-1)x² + px +1 is 4. Find the value of p.
1
(ii)Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 5 and-12.
1
(iii)If one zero of the polynomial f(x) = 5x² + 13x + m is reciprocal of the other, then find the
value of m. OR 2
Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are -5 and -2.
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, LUCKNOW REGION

Class - X (Session 2024-25) MATHEMATICS BASIC (Code No.241)

[Marking Scheme]

Section-A

1) C, 5 1mark
2) D, no solution 1mark
3) A, (2,-5) 1mark
4) B, -22 1mark
5) C, 8 units 1mark
6) A, 8 cm 1mark
7) A, 0⁰ 1mark
8) B,xy² 1mark
9) B,2 1mark
10)C, 6 cm 1mark
11) C, Median 1mark
12)B, 2.25 cm 1mark
13)D, Cos A 1mark
14)A, 90 cm² 1mark
15)B, 3/13 1mark
16)A, 3 cm 1mark
17)C, 2 distinct real roots 1mark
18)B, 20 cm 1mark
19)A 1mark
20)C 1mark
Section- B
21)Let A be the first term and d is the common difference of AP.
11th term = a11 = a + 10d. and 16th term = a16 = a+ 15d 1mark
On subtracting equation (1) from (2), we get,
5d = 35 , so d = 7
Substituting the value of d in equation (1), we get,
a + 10x7 = 38
a = 38 – 70 = -32

Now, 31st term(a31) = a + 30d = -32 + 30x7 = -32 + 210 = 178 1mark

OR

First, determine the AP,

105,112,119,………..994 1mark
Here, a = 105, d 112-105 = 7

Let there be ‘n’ terms of AP, then nth term = 994

So, by nth term formula,

105 + (n-1)7 = 994

Solve and get answer, n = 128 1mark

22) substituting the correct values and solve (1+1)mark

3/2 x 3/2 + 1/2+ 1/2 = 3/4+1/4 = 4/4 = 1

23)In right angled triangle ODB, by PGT, (1+1)

OB² = OD²+ DB²
5² = 3² + DB²
DB² = 25 – 9 = 16
DB = 4 cm( taking positive square root)
Therefore, length of AB = 2AD = 2 x 4 = 8 cm
24)Let P(5,-2),Q(6,4) and R(7,-2) be the given points, then by using distance formula,
We get, length of PQ = √37 units (1+1)mark
Length of QR = √37 units
Length of RP = 2 units.
Here, PQ = QR
Hence, P,Q and R are the vertices of an isosceles triangle.
OR
Given point P(x,y) is equidistant from the points A(5,1) and B(1,5). (1+1)mark
So, AP = BP
AP² = BP²
(x-5)² + (y-1)² = (x-1)² + (y-5)²
Using identity (a-b)² = a² + b² - 2ab
 we ,get, required result as, x=y
25)Here, maximum frequency is 18 and the class corresponding to this frequency is 40- 60.
So, the model class is 40-60.
Here, l = 40, f1 = 18, f0 = 6, f2 = 10 and h = 20
Using the formula, Mode = l + ( f1-f0 /2f1 – f0 – f2)x h (1+1)mark
Mode = 40 + (18-6 / 2 x18 – 6 -10 ) x 20
Mode = 40 +12 = 52
Section - C
26) Let us assume that 3 is irrational number. Let √3 = a/b where a, b are co primes and b
is not equal to zero.Now √3=a/b →3=(a/b)2 → 3b² = a2, a2 is divisible by 3.
(3marks)
→a is divisible by 3 :
. let a = 3c
a2= 9c2 → 3b² = 9c2 →b2 = 3c 2 ,a and b are divisible by 3. This contradicts our
supposition that a/b are co primes .Hence our assumption is wrong. Hence √3 is an
irrational number..
27) In ∆OPA and ∆OQA, we have,
OP = OQ. ( radii of a circle)
<OPA = < OQA = 90⁰( angle between radius and point of contact) (1+1+1)mark
OA = OA. ( common side)

So by RHS congruence rule,

∆ OPA. ≅ ∆ OQA
Hence, by CPCT, AP = AQ
OR
 We know that, the tangents to a circle from an external point are equal in length.
So, AM = AP, BM = BN, CO = CN and DO = DP
On adding all above equations, we get
( AM + BM ) + ( CO + DO ) = AP + BN + CN +DP
AB + CD = ( AP+ PD ) + (BN + NC) = AD + BC……(1)
Given, ABCD is a parallelogram.
So, AB = CD and BC = AD ……….(2) (1+1+1)m
Then, from eq.(1) ,we get,
2AB = 2BC
AB = BC …………..(3)
From eq.(2) and (3) ,we get, AB = BC = CD = DA
Hence, ABCD is a rhombus.
28)LHS: ( Cosec A- Cot A )² = ( 1/ Sin A - Cos A/ Sin A )² (1+1+1)m
= ( 1 – Cos A / SinA )² = ( 1 – Cos A )² / Sin² A
= (1-CosA)² / (1- Cos²A) = (1-CosA)(1-CosA) / (1+CosA)(1-CosA)
= 1 – Cos A / 1 + Cos A = RHS. Proved
29)Let the required natural numbers be ‘x’ and ‘x+3’ ,then by ATQ, (1+1+1)m
1/x - 1/ x+3 = 3/28
= x² + 3x – 28 = 0
x² +7x - 4x – 28 = 0
x = -7 or x = 4
But -7 is not a natural numbers, so x= 4
Hence, required numbers are 4 and 7.
30)Using Section formula,
(x ,y) = (mx2 + nx1) / m+ n , (my2 + ny1)/ m +n (1+1+1)mark
And putting the values ,we get,
m : n = 2:7
OR
Using section formula,
for getting the coordinates of the points of trisection as
P(8/3, -7/3) and Q( 10/3, -5/3)
31) (1+1+1)mark
 Section- D

32)Let the cost of one bat = Rs. x and cost of one ball = Rs. y (1+1+3)mark
Then according to the question,
7x + 6y = 3800 ……….(1), and
3x + 5y = 1750 ………...(2)
After solving equation (1) and (2), we get , x = 500 and y = 50
OR
For infinite number of solutions, a1/a2 = b1/ b2= c1/c2
Putting the respective values,
2/ a-b = 3 / a+b = -7 / -( 3a+ b-2)
On taking first two terms and solve,we get, a = 5b ……..(1)
On taking last two terms and solve, we get, 2b = a-3 …….(2)
Now, on solving equation (1) and (2) we get,
a = 5 and b = 1
33)Statement of BPT: 1+1+3
Correct figure
Correct proof

34)

In right ∆ BAD, tan 45⁰ = AD / AB (1+1+3)mark

1 = 7/ x, so x= 7 m ……..(1)

And in right ∆CED, tan 60⁰ = CE / DE = CB – BE / AB

√3 =( h -7) / x. Putting the values from equation (1), we get,

h = 7( √3 + 1 ) m

Hence, height of the tower is 7(√ 3 + 1 ) m.

OR

In right triangle BAD, tan 30⁰ = AD / AB (1+1+3)mark

1/ √3 = h/ x

h = x/ √3 ………(1)

In right triangle CBA, tan 60⁰ = BC / AB

√3 = 50 / x
So, x = 50/ √3

On putting x = 50/√3 in equation (1)

We get, h = 50/ √3 X 1/√ 3

h = 50/3 m

Hence, the height of the building is 16.66 m.

35) (1+2+2)mark

Section- E

36) (1+1+2)mark
(i) Total possible outcomes = 52 -6= 46
(ii) Number of favourable outcomes = 6
P(face card) = 6/46= 3/23
iii) Number of black cards in the shuffled cards = 13 +7=20
P(black card) = 20/46 = 10/23

OR

Number of black cards and ace = 20 +2= 22 :

Number of favourable outcomes = 46-22 = 24

P(neither a black card nor an ace) = 24/46 = 12/23

37)i) The volume of hemisphere = 2/3π𝑟3 (1+1+2)mark

(ii)The volume of hemispherical dome = 2/3π𝑟3 = 2/3 x 22/78 x (21)3 = 19404 m3.

iii) The cloth required to cover the hemispherical dome = curved surface area of
hemispherical dome = 2πr2
r=14 m, =2πr2 = 2 x 14x 14 = 88 x 14= 1232 m2

OR
Total surface area of the combined figure = surface area of hemispherical base + surface
area of cuboidal top
= 2r + 2hl + 2bh+ lb = 1232 ++2 x 8 x 4 +2 x 6x 4 + 6x 8 = 1232 + 64 + 48 + 48 = 1392 m²
Surface area of hemispherical dome = 1392 m.
38)(i) (p-1) (4)² + p(4) + 1 = 0 (1+1+2)mark
16p – 16 + 4p +1 = 0
20p = 15
So, P = 15 / 20 = 3/4
(ii) Required quadratic polynomial is:
k[ x² - ( sum of zeroes)x + ( product of zeroes)]
= k[ x² - (-12+5)x + (-12)(5)]
= k(x² +7x -60), where k is any arbitrary constant.
(iii) product of zeroes = constant term/ coefficient of x²
m =5
OR
Required quadratic polynomial is : x² + 7x +10
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