SPRINGDALES SCHOOL, DHAULA KUAN

CLASS X – 2021-22
TERM 1, Mock-1
PRE-BOARD
MATHEMATICS (041)
Time : 90 minutes Maximum Marks: 40

General instructions:
1. The question paper contains three parts A, B and C.
2. Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.
3. Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.
4. Section C consists of 10 questions based on two case studies. Attempt any 8 questions.
5. There is no negative marking.

SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.

Q1 The LCM of smallest two digit composite number and smallest composite number is
A. 12 B. 4 C. 20 D. 44

Q2 The value of 𝑘 for which the system of linear equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 3, 5𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 + 7 = 0 is

inconsistent.
2 −14
A. 5 B. 10 C. 5 D. 3

Q3 A ladder 25m long just reaches the top of a building 24m high from the ground. What is the
distance of the foot of the ladder from the base of the building?
A. 9m B. 10.5m C. 14m D. 7m

Q4 The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 30cm and 40cm. Find the perimeter of the
rhombus?
A. 25cm B. 50cm C. 75cm D. 100cm

Q5 If the probability of an event is ′𝑝′ then the probability of its complementary event is
A. 𝑝 − 1 B. 𝑝 C. 1 − 𝑝 D. 0

Q6 A toothed wheel of diameter 50cm is attached to a smaller wheel of diameter 30cm. How
many revolutions will the smaller wheel make when the larger one makes 15 revolutions?
A. 26 B. 25 C. 24 D. 23

Q7 If 0° < 𝜃 < 90° then 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 is

A. >1 B. <1 C. =1 D. 0

Q8 ABC and BDE are two equilateral triangles such that D is the mid point of BC. Ratio of the
areas of triangles ABC and BDE is
A. 1:4 B. 4:1 C. 1:2 D. 2:1

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Q9 The decimal expansion of number has
22 ×53 ×7
A. a terminating decimal B. non-terminating decimal
C. non-terminating non-repeating D. terminating after two places of decimal
Q10 The area of triangle formed by the lines 𝑦 = 𝑥 , 𝑥 = 6 and 𝑦 = 0 is
A. 36 sq units B. 9 sq units C. 18 sq units D. 72 sq units

Q11 The perpendicular distance of point (3,7) from the x-axis is

A. 3 B. 7 C. √58 D. None of these

Q12 The product of a non-zero rational number and an irrational number is

A. always rational B. always irrational
C. rational or irrational D. zero

Q13 The number of solutions 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 8 = 0 and 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 16 have is

A. unique B. infinitely many C. no solution D. two solutions

Q14 ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐷𝐸𝐹. If AM and DN are altitudes of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and ~∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 respectively and 𝐴𝐵 2 : 𝐷𝐸 2 =
16: 81, then 𝐴𝑀: 𝐷𝑁 =
A.16:81 B. 4:9 C. 2:3 D. 3:2

Q15 If 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 = 2 and 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐵 = 2 then A+B is

A. 30° B. 45° C. 60° D. 90°

Q16 If HCF(16,y)=8 and LCM(16,y)=48 then value of y is

A. 24 B. 16 C. 8 D. 48

7 (1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃)(1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃)
Q17 If 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 = 8 then value of
(1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)(1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)
64 49 7 8
A. B. C. D.
49 64 8 7

Q18 The perimeters of two similar triangles ∆ABC and ∆PQR are 35cm and 45cm respectively then
the ratio of the areas of the two triangles is
2 7 49 3
A. B. C. D.
9 9 81 4

Q19 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 30° − 1 equals

A. 𝑠𝑖𝑛60° B. 𝑐𝑜𝑠60° C. 𝑡𝑎𝑛60° D. 𝑠𝑒𝑐60°

Q20 From a pack of 52 playing cards, 2 black queens and 1 red king has been removed. A card is
drawn at random. The probability of drawing a black king is
2 1 1 3
A. B. C. D.
49 49 26 52

SECTION B
Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.

Q21 The HCF of 2472, 1284 and a third number N is 12. If their LCM is 23 × 32 × 5 × 103 × 107
then the number N is
A. 22 × 32 × 7 B. 22 × 32 × 5 C. 22 × 33 × 103 D. 22 × 32 × 11

Q22 If the pair of equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 = √2 and 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 𝑦𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = 1 has infinitely many solutions
then value of 𝜃 is
A. 30° B. 45° C. 60° D. 90°
Q23 The value of 2(𝑠𝑖𝑛6 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 6 𝜃) − 3(𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝜃) + 1 =
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

Q24 If 254𝑥 + 309𝑦 = −55, 309𝑥 + 254𝑦 = 55 then 𝑥 − 𝑦 is

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

Q25 A man when asked how many hens and buffaloes he has, told that his animals have 120 eyes
and 180 legs. How many hens does he have?
A. 15 B. 30 C. 45 D. 60

Q26 Three farmers have 490 kg, 588 kg and 882 kg of wheat respectively. Find the maximum
capacity of a bag so that the wheat can be packed in exact number of bags.
A. 98 kg B. 290 kg C. 200 kg D. 350 kg

Q27 A chord AB of a circle of a circle of radius 6cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre of circle.
The area of the corresponding minor segment is
3√3 3√3 3√3
A.3 (𝜋 − ) 𝑐𝑚2 B. 2 (𝜋 − ) 𝑐𝑚2 C. 6 (𝜋 − ) 𝑐𝑚2 D. 6(𝜋 − 3√3)𝑐𝑚2
2 2 2

Q28 Three coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting atleast 2 heads?
1 3 2 1
A. B. C. D.
2 8 3 4

Q29 If one zero of 𝑝(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + (𝑘 − 4) is reciprocal of the other, find value of 𝑘.

A.1 B. −8 C. 0 D. 8

1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴
Q30 =
1+𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝐴

A. 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝐴 B. 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝐴 C. 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴 D. 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴

Q31 If the segment joining the points (a,b) and (c,d) subtends a right angle at the origin, then
A. ac-bd=0 B. ac+bd=0 C. ab+cd=0 D. ab-cd=0

Q32 Two dice are rolled simultaneously. The probability of getting sum greater than 10 is
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
6 12 3 9

Q33 In what ratio does 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 divide the line segment joining the points (2, −3) and (5,6)?
A. 1:2 B. 2:1 C. 1:3 D. 3:1

Q34 Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is the diameter of a circle whose centre is (3, −2)
and B is (6, −6)
A. (−2,0) B. (0, −2) C. (2,0) D. (0,2)

Q35 In ∆ABC the bisector of ∠𝐴 intersects BC in D. If AB = 18cm, AC = 15cm and BC = 22cm then BD
is equal to
A. 12cm B. 10cm C. 8cm D. 6cm

Q36 The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius 𝑟 units is
1
A. 2 𝑟 2 sq units B. 𝑟 2 sq units C. 2𝑟 2 sq units D. √2𝑟 2 sq units
Q37 Ratio between the girls and boys in a class of 40 students is 2:3. Five new students joined the
class. How many of them must be boys so that the ratio between girls and boys becomes 4:1?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1

Q38 In the given figure, ABC is a triangle right angled at B with AB = 14cm and BC = 24cm. With the
vertices A, B and C as centres, arcs are drawn each of radius 7cm. Find the area of the shaded region.

A. 168cm2 B. 91cm2 C. 77cm2 D. 41cm2

Q39 The length of an altitude of an equilateral triangle of side 2𝑎 is

√3 √3
A. √3𝑎 B. 𝑎 C. 2√3𝑎 D. 𝑎
2 4

𝐵𝐸
Q40 In the given figure 𝐷𝐵 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸 ⊥ 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶 then =
𝐷𝐸

𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐶 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶
A. B. C. D.
𝐴𝐸 𝐷𝐸 𝐷𝐸 𝐵𝐶

SECTION C
Case Study based questions
Section C consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each. Any 8 questions are to be attempted.

Q41-45 are based on Case Study-1

Cards, on which numbers 1, 2, 3 .......... 100 are written (one number on one card and no number
is repeated), put in a bag and are mixed thoroughly. A card is drawn at random from the bag.

Q41 What is the probability that the card taken out has an odd number ?
A. 0.25 B. 0.49 C. 0.50 D. 0.51

Q42 What is the probability that the card taken out has a two-digit odd number ?
A. 0.23 B. 0.45 C. 0.56 D. 0.34

Q43 What is the probability that the card taken out has an odd number which is multiple of 11?
A. 0.05 B. 0.10 C. 0.12 D. 0.06
Q44 What is the probability that the card taken out has an odd number which is not less than 70 ?
A. 0.13 B. 0.14 C. 0.12 D. 0.15

Q45 What is the probability that the card taken out has an odd number which is not multiple of
11?
A. 0.25 B. 0.50 C. 0.40 D. 0.45

Q46-50 are based on Case Study-2

In a classroom, maintaining the social distance, four students Anna, Meena, Reena and Tina are
seated at A, B, C and D respectively.

Q46 A new student joins the class and is made to sit in the middle of the four students. The
coordinates of the position where she can sit is?
A. (4,6) B. (6,4) C. (4.5,5.5) D. (7.5,2.5)

Q47 What is the distance between Anna and Meena?

A. 2√3 units B. 6 units C. 3√2 units D. None of these

Q48 Taking A as the origin what would be the coordinates of D?

A. (6,1) B. (4, −1) C. (−3,1) D. (3, −3)

Q49 What is the shape formed by joining the points ABCD?

A. Square B. Rhombus C. Rectangle D. Parallelogram

Q50 By joining the points ABC, a triangle is formed. What will be coordinates of the centroid of
∆ABC?
A. (5,6) B. (6,5) C. (9.5,7.5) D. (6,3)

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