CHENNAI SAHODAYA SCHOOLS COMPLEX

COMMON EXAMINATION
CLASS -10
MATHEMATICS -041
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum MARKS :80
Roll No.: Date: 27/01/2023
CODE - I
General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D, and E.
2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Short Answer-I (SA-I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer-II (SA-II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 Case Based integrated units of assessment (4 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 2 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks
and 2 Questions of 5 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 =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION - A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
S.NO Marks
1. The smallest number divisible by all natural numbers from 1 to 10 is 1
(a) 2020 (b) 2520 (c)1010 (d) 5040

2. 2 2
If the roots of 𝑥 + 4𝑚𝑥 + 4𝑚 − 𝑚 − 1 = 0 are real, then 1
(a) (b) 𝑚≤ − 1 (c)𝑚≥ − 1 (d) 𝑚≥0
𝑚= −1

3. 2
If one zero of the polynomial 𝑥 − 8𝑥 + 𝑘 exceeds the other by 2 , then the value 1
of 𝑘 is
(a) 35 (b) 25 (c)15 (d)5

4. The pair of equations 2𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5𝑥 − 7𝑦 = 5 has no solution when 1

13 −13
(a) 𝑘 = 5
(b) 𝑘 = 5
−14 −16
(c) 𝑘 = 5
(d) 𝑘 = 5

5. AOBC is rectangle whose three vertices are A(0,3) B(5,0) and O(0,0). The length 1
of its diagonal is
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 34 (d 44

6. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 , ∠𝐵 = ∠𝐸 , ∠𝐹 = ∠𝐶 and AB = 3 DE. Then the two 1

triangles are

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 (a)c𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑟 (b) similar but not congruent

(c)neither congruent nor similar (d)congruent as well as similar

7. In the given figure AB= a , AC= b, AD = BD and ∠𝐵 = 90 , then the

° 1
value of tan 𝑡𝑎𝑛 θ is
𝑎 𝑎
(a) 2− 2
(b) 2− 2
2 𝑏 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎
𝑏 𝑏
(c) 2 2
(d) 2 2
𝑎 +𝑏 2 𝑎 +𝑏

8. 1
In the figure given, AD= 4 cm , BD = 3 cm , CD = 12 cm
then 𝑠𝑒𝑐 θ is
5 12 13 12
(a) 12 (b) 5 (c) 5 (d) 13

9. 1

(a)2. 5 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6

D and E are respectively the points on the sides AB and AC of
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 such that 𝐴𝐷 = 2𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐷 = 3 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 7. 5 𝑐𝑚
and 𝐷𝐸 ∥𝐵𝐶 , then the length of 𝐷𝐸 (𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑚 ) is

10 1
. (a)36𝑐𝑚 (b) 30𝑐𝑚 (c) 34𝑐𝑚 (d) 35𝑐𝑚
∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆ 𝐷𝐸𝐹 , such that AB = 9. 1 𝑐𝑚 and DE = 6. 5 𝑐𝑚. If the perimeter of
∆ 𝐷𝐸𝐹 is 25 𝑐𝑚, then the perimeter of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is

11 1
. In the figure, AB is a chord of a circle with centre O and AC is
the diameter. ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 50°, and AP is a tangent to the circle at
A. Then ∠𝐵𝐴𝑃 𝑖𝑠
(a)65° (b) 60° (c) 50° (d) 40°

12 If the areas of 2 circles are is the ratio 4:9, then the ratio of the perimeters of the 1
. semicircles is
(a) 2: 3 (b) 3:2 (c) 1: 2 (d) 1: 3

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 13 From a solid, right circular cylinder of height 14 cm and base radius 6 cm, a right 1
. circular cone of same height and same radius is removed. The volume of the
remaining solid is
3 3 3 3
(a) 1112 𝑐𝑚 (b) 1056𝑐𝑚 (c) 1000𝑐𝑚 (d) 1058𝑐𝑚

14 If the mean and median of a frequency distribution are 20 and 24 respectively, then 1
. the value of mode is
(a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 12

15
.
The length of the minor arc of a circle is ( )𝑡ℎ of its circumference. Then the
2
9
1

angle subtended by the arc at the centre of the circle is

° ° ° °
(a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 45 (d) 30
For the following distribution, half the sum of lower limit of median class and the 1
16 upper limit of the modal class is
.
C.I 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50-60 60-70
freq. 4 7 15 18 4 2
(a) 80 (b) 40 (c)50 (d) 60

17 The probability of selecting a boy randomly from a class is 0.6 and there are 45 1
. students in the class. Then the number of girls is
(a) 9 (b) 12 (c)36 (d)18

18 If sin 𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ =
1 2
, then the value of 3𝑐𝑜𝑡 θ + 3 is 1
3
.
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d)27

Direction for questions 19 & 20: In question numbers 19 and 20, a statement of 1
Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
19 𝑛
Assertion : 6 cannot end with the digit zero, where 𝑛 is a natural number. 1
Reason : Any number ends with the digit zero , if its prime factorization includes
𝑚 𝑛
2 × 5 where m and n are whole 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.
20 Assertion: A line formed by joining (-1 , 3) and (9 , 8) is divided by the point (3 , 1
. 5) in the ratio 1:3
Reason : The co- ordinates of the point which divides the line joining ( 𝑥1 , 𝑦1 )

and (𝑥2 , 𝑦2) in the ratio m: n is ( 𝑚𝑥2+𝑛𝑥1

𝑚+𝑛
,
𝑚𝑦2+𝑛𝑦1
𝑚+𝑛 )

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 (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
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21 2
. Solve the following pair of linear equations for x and y.
2 2
mx – ny = 𝑚 + 𝑛
x + y = 2m

22 2
In the given figure, 𝑋 𝑌 ∥𝐴𝐵. If 𝐴𝐵 = 4𝐵𝑋 and
.
𝑌𝐶 = 2𝑐𝑚 , then find AY.

23 2
. In the figure the angle between two tangents drawn from
an external point P to a circle of radius 5 cm and ​
centre O is 60°, then find the length of OP .

24 The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 5.2 𝑐𝑚 is 16.4 𝑐𝑚 . Find the area of 2
. the sector.
[OR]

°
A pendulum swings through an angle of 30 and describes an arc of length 8.8 𝑐𝑚.
Find the length of the pendulum.
25 ° 2
If 2 sin 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (3𝑥 − 15) = 3 , find the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (2𝑥 + 10). 2
.
[OR]
3 °
If (𝐴 + 𝐵) = 1 and cos 𝑐𝑜𝑠 (𝐴 − 𝐵) = 2
, 0 < 𝐴 + 𝐵≤90 , 𝐴 > 𝐵 then
find A and B .
Section C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26 Prove that 7 − 2 3 is an irrational number. 3
.
27 2
If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial (𝑎 + 1)𝑥 + (2𝑎 + 3)𝑥 + (3𝑎 + 4) 3
. is − 1 , find the product of its zeroes.

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 28 In a painting competition of a school, a student made a flag whose perimeter was 3
. 2
50 𝑐𝑚. Its area will be decreased by 6𝑐𝑚 , if length is decreased by 3𝑐𝑚 and
breadth is increased by 2𝑐𝑚, then find the dimensions of the flag.
[OR]
A two digit number is obtained by either multiplying the sum of the digits by 8 and
subtratcting 5 or multiplying the difference of the digits by 16 and then adding 3.
Find the number .
29 cos𝑐𝑜𝑠 θ sin𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ 3
Prove that + = sin 𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ + cos 𝑐𝑜𝑠 θ
. 1−tan𝑡𝑎𝑛 θ 1−cot𝑐𝑜𝑡 θ

30 3
'
. In the 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.
Find the measure of ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵.

31 Cards numbered from 2 to 61 are put inside a box. One card is drawn at random. 3
. Find the probability of getting a card with
(a) a number which is multiple of 6 ​
(b) a prime number less than 20
(c) a perfect square number.
Section D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
32. A plane left 30 minutes late than its scheduled time and in order to reach the 5
destination 1500 𝑘𝑚 away on-time, it had to increase its speed by 100 𝑘𝑚 /ℎ𝑟
from the usual speed. Find its usual speed.

[OR]

A shopkeeper buys a number of books for Rs.80. If he had bought 4 more books for
the same amount, each book would have cost Rs.1 less. How many books did he
buy?
33 Prove that if a line drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two 5
. sides in distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio. Using the
above theorem, prove that a line drawn through the midpoint of one side of a
triangle parallel to another side, bisects the third side.

34 A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3. 5𝑐𝑚 mounted on a hemisphere of same 5

. radius .The total height of the toy is15. 5𝑐𝑚 . Find the volume and total surface
area of the toy.
[OR]

A wooden article is made by scooping out a hemisphere from each end of a solid
cylinder. If the height of the cylinder is 12𝑐𝑚 and base is of radius 4. 2𝑐𝑚, find the
total surface area of the article. Also find the volume of wood left in the article.

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 35 If the median of the following distribution is 32, find the values of x and y where 5
. the total number of frequencies is 100.

Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
No. of students 10 x 25 30 y 10

Section E
Case study based questions are compulsory.
36 Case Study – 1
. Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of Gulmohar
society in Delhi has installed three electric poles
A, B and C in the society’s common park. Despite
these three poles, some parts of the park are still in
dark. So they decide to have more poles in the
park. The park can be modelled as a co-ordinate
system as shown in the figure.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) What is the distance of the pole B from the corner O of the 1
park?
(ii) Find the coordinates of the fourth pole D so that the points A, 1
B, C and D taken in order form a parallelogram.
(iii) Find the relation between x and y such that E (𝑥, 𝑦) is 2
equidistant form A and C.

[OR]

Find the ratio in which P (4, m) divides the line segment

joining A and C. Hence find m

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 37 Case Study – 2
. India is one of the competitive manufacturing location, low
cost and manpower contributing to higher quality production
runs. The production of TV sets in a factory increases
uniformly by a fixed number every year. It produced 16,000
sets in its 6th year and 22,600 in the 9th year.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Find the production of TV sets during the first year. 1
(ii) How many TV sets were produced during the 8th year? 1
(iii) Find the total number of TV sets produced in the first 7 years. 2

[OR]

In which year the production of TV sets was 29,200?

38 Case Study – 3
. Friends Forever: Ramu and Somu are best friends. One
day Ramu had to go overseas for higher studies by ship.
Two ships C and D are on either side of a light house AB
in such a way that the ships and the light house are in the
same straight line. Ramu standing on the deck of ship C
which is 10 m above the water level, waves to Somu
standing on the top of the light house at an angle of
elevation of 30°. Distance between Ramu and Somu is ​
100 m. Somu observes ship D at an angle of depression
of 60°.(Use √3 = 1.73).

Based on the above information answer the following questions

(i) Draw a neat labelled figure to show the above situation ​ 1
diagrammatically.
(ii) Find the height of the light house. 1
(iii) Find the distance between the ships. 2

[OR]

Find the distance between Somu and the ship D.

End of Paper

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