EEE CONSORTIUM

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION – II (2023-2024)

PB2/MAQP/1023/E 11-JAN-2024
SUBJECT: Mathematics Maximum Marks: 80
GRADE: X (SET2) Time Allowed: 3 Hours
General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and 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 2marks questions of
Section E
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8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = wherever required if not stated.
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SECTION A
(Multiple Choice Questions) Each question carries 1 mark
1. The sum of exponents of prime factors in the prime factorization of 196
a)3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2
2. If α and β are the zeroes of p(x) = x2 – 5x + b and α – β = 1, then b is:
a) 1 b) 6 c) 4 d) 0
3. The pair of linear equations x = 0 and x = – 4 has
a) a unique solution b) no solution c) infinitely many solutions
d) only solution (0, 0)
4. If – 2 and 3 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x 2+ ( p+ 1 ) x +q , then the value of p∧q is:
a ¿ p=−2, q=−6 c) p=−4 , q=−8
b ¿ p=−6, q=−2 d) p=−8, q=−4

5. 3 n−2
If the nth term of an A.P. is , then its 18th term is:
2
a)32 b) 23 c) 26 d) 62

6. The distance of the point P (2, -3) from x axis is

a)2 b)3 c)-2 d)-3
°
7. 2 tan 30
2 ° =
1+ tan 30

a) sin600 b) cos600 c) tan600 d) sin300

8. In triangles ABC and DEF, <B = <E, <F =<C and AB = 3DE, then the two triangles are
a) Congruent but not similar b) Similar but not congruent
c)Neither congruent nor similar d) Congruent as well as similar
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9. In figure, CP and CQ are tangents from an external point C to a circle with centre O. AB is
another tangent which touches the circle at R. If CP =11cm and BR =4cm, find the length of BC.

a) 10cm b) 4cm c)12cm

d)7cm

10. A cylinder, a cone and a hemisphere are of the same base and the same height. The ratio of their
volumes is:
a) 1:2:3 b) 2:1:3 c) 3:1:2 d) 3:2:1

11. The class mark of the class 15.5 – 20.5 is:

a)18 b) 20.5 c)15.5 d)5

12. If sin A = ½, then the value of cot A is

a)½ b)1/3 c) √3 d) √2

13. If the length of the shadow of a tree is decreasing, then the angle of elevation is:
a) Increasing b) Decreasing c) Remains the same d) None of the above
14. The area of a sector of a circle with a radius of 6 cm if the angle of the sector is 60°.
a) 142/7 b) 152/7 c) 132/7 d) 122/7

15.
Two tangents making an angle of 1200 with each other, are drawn to a circle of radius
6cm., then the length of each tangent (in cm) is:
a)√ 3 cm b) 6√ 3 cm c)√ 2 cm d)2√ 3 cm
In an MCQ test, a student guesses the correct answer x out of 𝑦 times. If the probability that the
student guesses the answer to be wrong is 2 3 then what is the relation between 𝑥 and 𝑦
16.

a) y = 3x b) x = 3y c) 3𝑥 = 2𝑦 d) 2x = 3y

17. Area enclosed between two concentric circles is 770cm 2. If the radius of the outer circle is 21cm,
then the radius of the inner circle is
a)12cm b) 13cm c) 14cm d)15cm

18. For the following distribution:

the sum of lower limits of the median class and modal class is
a)25cm b) 30cm c) 32cm d)35cm

ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS

In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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 (c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
19. Assertion (A): The value of y is 6, for which the distance between the points P(2,-3)
and Q (10, y) is 10.
Reason (R): Distance between two points A(x1, y1) and B(x2, y2) is given by
√ 2
AB = ( x 2−x 1 ) + ( y 2− y 1 )
2

20. Assertion (A): Common difference of an AP in which a 21−a7 =84 is 14

Reason (R): The nth term of an AP is given by an= a+(n-1)d

SECTION B
This section comprises of very short answer type-questions (VSA) of 2 marks each

21. If the HCF of 408 and 1032 is expressible in the form 1032 × 2 + 408 × p, then find the value of
p.

22. A circle is touching the side BC of ∆ABC at P and touching AB and AC produced at Q and R
respectively. Prove that 2AQ = Perimeter of ∆ABC.

23. If sin A + sin2A = 1, find the value of cos2A + cos4A

OR
1 1
If sin (A – B) = , cos (A + B) = , 0˚ <A+B≤90˚, A¿B, find A and B
2 2

24. In ∆ABC, ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. Prove that AD2 = BD × DC

25. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 5.2cm is 16.4cm. Find the area of the sector.

OR
0
A pendulum swings through an angle of 30 and describes an arc 8.8cm in length. Find the
length of the pendulum.
SECTION C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each)

Prove that √ 5is irrational.

26.
27. Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. The car starts from A and another from B at the
same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours. If
they travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour. What are the speeds of the two cars?

OR
A two-digit number is seven times the sum of its digits. The number formed by reversing the
digits is 18 less than the original number. Find the number.

28. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10 and verify the relationship between the
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 zeroes and the coefficients.

Prove that ∠PTQ = 2 ∠OPQ

29. Two tangents TP &TQ are drawn to a circle with center ‘O’, from an external point t.

OR

tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X'Y' at B. Prove that ∠ AOB =
In given figure XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with center O and another

90°.

30. If 1+ sin2 θ=3 sinθcosθ, then prove that tanθ = 1 or ½

31. Rehana and Roseline are best friends. They decided to play Ludo with 2 dice. To win a game,
Rehana wanted a total of 7 and Roseline wanted 8 as the sum.
i. What is the probability of winning a game by Rehana?
ii. What is the probability of winning a game by Roseline?
iii. What is the probability of getting a total of at least 10?

SECTION D
(This section comprises of long answer-type questions (LA) of 5 marks each)

32. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr. It can go 30 km upstream and return downstream
to the original point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
OR
A fast train takes 3 hours less than a slow train for a journey of 600 km. If the speed of the slow
train is 10 km/hr less than that of the fast train, find the speeds of the two trains.

33. State and prove Basic proportionality theorem.

ABCD is a trapezium in which AB ∥ DC and its diagonals intersect each other at
point O.
AO BO
Prove that =
OC OD

34. A toy is in the shape of a solid cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter
of the cylindrical part are 21 cm and 40 cm respectively, and the height of cone is 15 cm, then
find the total surface area of the toy. [π = 3.14]
OR
Due to sudden floods, some welfare associations jointly requested the government to get 100
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 tents fixed immediately and offered to contribute 50% of the cost. If the lower part of each tent
is of the form of a cylinder of diameter 4.2 m and height 4 m with the conical upper part of same
diameter but of height 2.8 m, and the canvas to be used costs 100 per sq. m, find the amount, the
association will have to pay. (use π = 22/7)
35. Find the median and mode of the following data.

Class interval 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120 120-140

Frequency 6 8 10 12 6 5 3

SECTION E
This section comprises of 3 case study/passage -based questions of 4 marks each with three
sub-parts (i),(ii),(iii) of marks 1,1,2 respectively. An internal choice has been provided in
the 2marks questions.

36. Case study 1

Treasure Hunt game
While playing a treasure hunt game, some clues(numbers) hidden in various spots collectively
forms an AP. If the number on the nth spot is 20 + 4n, then answer the following questions to
help the player in spotting the clues.

i) Which number is on the 1st spot?

ii) Which spot is numbered as 116?
iii) Is there a spot numbered 120? If yes, what is the position?
OR
iii) Write the sum of all the numbers in the first 10 spots.

37. Case study 2

Tharunya was thrilled to know that the football tournament is fixed with a monthly timeframe
from 20th July to 20th August 2023 and for the first time in the FIFA Women’s World Cup’s
history, two nations host in 10 venues. Her father felt that the game can be better understood if
the position of players is represented as points on a coordinate plane.

(i) At an instance, the midfielders and forward formed a parallelogram. Find the position
of the central midfielder (D) if the position of other players who formed the
parallelogram are :- A(1,2), B(4,3) and C(6,6)
(ii) If Defensive midfielder A(1,4), Attacking midfielder B(2,-3) and Striker E(a,b) lie on
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 the same straight line and B is equidistant from A and E, find the position of E.
(iii) Check if the Goal keeper G(-3,5), Sweeper H(3,1) and Wing-back K(0,3) fall on a
same straight line.
OR
(iii)Check if the Full-back J(5,-3) and centre-back I(-4,6) are equidistant from
forward C(0,1) and if C is the mid-point of IJ.

38. Case study 2

Kapil is standing in the balcony of his house. He observes two cars, one on either side
( say point A and B)

(i) If the height at which kapil is standing is 3 m and the distance of one of the
car from the foot of the house is 3 m, then what is the angle of depression of
this car as observed kapil?

(ii) As the car approaches towards the house, what will happen to the angle of
depression?

(iii) At an instant, the angle of depression of two cars were found to be 300 and 600
respectively. If the height at which kapil is standing is 3 m, find the distance
between the two cars.
OR
iii)If the height of the house and the distance of the point of observation from
the foot of house both are increased by 10%, then what is the change in
angle of elevation of its top from point of observation?

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