Revision test

MIDTERM
Class 10 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 85

Section A
1. If p and q are co-prime numbers, then p2 and q2 are

a) even b) coprime

c) not coprime d) odd

2. What is the largest number that divides each one of 1152 and 1664 exactly?

a) 64 b) 256

c) 128 d) 32

3. For every positive integer n, ​n2 - n​is divisible by

a) 6 b) 4

c) 2 d) 8

4. The sum and product of the zeroes of the polynomial x2 - 6x + 8 are respectively

a) −3

2
and 1 b) −3

2
and – 1

c) 3

2
and 1 d) 6 and 8
5. The pair of equations x = a and y = b graphically represents lines which are

a) intersecting at (b, a) b) coincident

c) intersecting at (a, b) d) parallel

6. The number of quadratic equations having real roots and which do not change by squaring their roots is

a) 3 b) 1

c) 4 d) 2
7. The sum of three terms of an A.P. is 72, then its middle term is

a) 24 b) 20

c) 18 d) 36
8. (sec A + tan A) (1 – sin A)

a) cos A b) sec A

c) sin A d) cosec A

9. If x = a cos θ and y = b sin θ , then b2x2 + a2y2 =

a) a2 + b2 b) ab

c) a4b4 d) a2b2

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10. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 21 cm. The area swept by the minute hand in 10 minutes is

a) 252 cm2 b) 126 cm2

c) 231 cm2 d) 210 cm2

11. If a number x is chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and a number y is selected from the numbers 1, 4, 9, then P(xy < 9)

a) b)
7 5

9 9

c) 2

3
d) 1

12. In the given figure, O is the centre of two concentric circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. From an external point P tangents
PA and PB are drawn to these circles. If PA = 12 cm, then PB is equal to

−− −−
a) 4√10 cm b) 5√10 cm
– –
c) 5√2 cm d) 3√5 cm
13. In figure, PA and PB are two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre C and radius 4 cm. If PA ⊥
PB, then the length of each tangent is:

a) 5 cm b) 3 cm

c) 4 cm
14. In the given figure, if quadrilateral PQRS circumscribes a circle, then the measures of angles x and y are

a) x = 100°, y = 85° b) x = 100°, y = 90°

c) x = 95°, y = 95° d) x = 85°, y = 100°

15. If PQ = 28 cm, then the perimeter of △PLM is

a) 48 cm b) 56 cm

c) 42 cm d) 28 cm
16. Express 5005 as a product of its prime factors.

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17. It is given that △DEF ∼ △ RPQ. Is it true to say that ∠ D = ∠ R and ∠ F = ∠ P? Why?
18. If secθ sinθ = 0, then find the value of θ .
19. How many revolutions a circular wheel of radius r metres makes in covering a distance of s metres?
20. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find the probability
that the card drawn is 10 of a black suit.
Section B
21. Prove that 3
is irrational.
2√5

22. Find the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation:

– 2 –
13√3x + 10x + √3 = 0

OR
Find the roots of the following equation, if they exist, by applying the quadratic formula: 2x2 + 6√3x - 60 = 0
–

23. Show that the sequence defined by an = 4n + 5 is an A.P. Also, find its common difference.

24. Find the distance of C(-4, -6) points from the origin.
cos θ−sin θ+1
25. Prove that: cos θ+sin θ−1
= cosecθ + cot θ

OR
Prove that (cosecA - sinA)(secA - cosA) = 1
.
tan A+cot A

26. A bag contains lemon-flavoured candies only. Hema takes out one candy without looking into the bag. What is the
probability that she takes out
i. an orange-flavoured candy?
ii. a lemon-flavoured candy?
Section C
27. One zero of the polynomial x2- 2x - (7p + 3) is -1, find the value of p and the other zero.
28. In the given figure, △OAB ∼ ΔOC D . If AB = 8 cm, BO = 6.4 cm, OC = 3.5 cm and CD = 5 cm, find
i. OA
ii. DO.

OR
D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a △ABC such that DE∥BC . AD = (7x - 4) cm, AE = (5
x - 2) cm, DB = (3x + 4) cm and EC = 3x cm.

Find the value of x.

29. Evaluate: cos 2
30
∘ 2
+ cos 45
∘ 2
+ cos 60
∘
+ cos
2
90
∘

30. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to the angle
subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the centre.

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 OR
In the given figure, a triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm such that the segments BD and
DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D, are of lengths 6 cm and 9 cm respectively. If the area of
△ABC = 54 cm then find the lengths of sides AB and AC.

Section D
31. Draw the graphs of the following equations:
2x - y - 2 = 0
4x + 3y - 24 = 0
y+4=0
Obtain the vertices of the triangle so obtained. Also, determine its area.
OR
A person invested some amount at the rate of 12% simple interest and the remaining at 10%. He received yearly
interest of ₹ 130 but if he had interchanged the amount invested, he would have received ₹ 4 more as the interest.
How much money did he invest at different rates?
32. The sum of the first three numbers in an Arithmetic Progression is 18. If the product of the first and the third term is 5
times the common difference, find the three numbers.
33. ABCD is a quadrilateral. P, Q, R and S are the points of trisection of sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively and are
adjacent to A and C. Prove that PQRS is a parallelogram.
34. A chord of a circle of radius 10cm subtends a right angle at the center. Find the area of the corresponding: (Use π = 3.14)
i. minor sector
ii. major sector
iii. minor segment
iv. major segment
Section E
Question No. 35 to 39 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
A quadratic equation can be defined as an equation of degree 2. This means that the highest exponent of the polynomial in
it is 2. The standard form of a quadratic equation is ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0. Every

quadratic equation has two roots depending on the nature of its discriminant, D = b2 - 4ac.

35. Which of the following quadratic equation have no real roots?

a) -4x2 + 7x - 2 - 0 b) -2x2 + 5x - 2 = 0

c) -4x2 + 7x - 4 = 0 d) 3x2 + 6x + 2 = 0

36. Which of the following quadratic equation have rational roots?

a) x2 - 5x + 6 = 0 b) 4x2 - 3x - 2 = 0

c) d)

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 6x2 - x + 11 = 0 x2 + x - 1 = 0
37. Which of the following quadratic equation have irrational roots?

a) 4x2 - 7x + 3 = 0 b) 3x2 + 2x + 2 = 0

c) 2x2 + 3x - 2 = 0 d) 6x2 - 3x - 5 = 0

38. Which of the following quadratic equations have equal roots?

a) x2 - 3x + 4 = 0 b) 2x2 - 2x + 1 = 0

c) 9x2 + 6x + 1 = 0 d) 5x2 - 10x + 1 = 0

39. Which of the following quadratic equations has two distinct real roots?

a) 4x2 + 8x + 4 = 0 b) x2 + 3x + 1 = 0

c) -x2 + 3x - 3 = 0 d) 3x2 + 6x + 4 = 0

Question No. 40 to 44 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
A round clock is traced on graph paper as shown below. The boundary intersect the coordinate axis at a distance of units
4

from origin.

40. Circle intersect the positive y-axis at

a) ( 4
, 0) b) (0,
4
)
3 3

c) (0, 2
) d) (
2
, 0)
3 3

41. The centre of the circle is the

a) mid-point of points of intersection with x- b) none of these

axis

c) mid-point of points of intersection with y- d) both mid-point of points of intersection with

axis x-axis and mid-point of points of
intersection with y-axis

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42. The radius of the circle is

a) units b) units
3 2

4 3

c) units d) units
4 3

3 2

43. The area of the circle is

a) none of these b) units

16
π
9

c) 4

9
π
2
sq. units d) 16 π sq. units
2

√7
44. If (1, 3
) is one of the ends of a diameter, then its other end is

a) (1, − b)
√7 √7
) (−1, − )
3 3

c) (−1, d)
√7 √7
) (1, )
3 3

Question No. 45 to 49 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
A circus artist is climbing through a 15 m long rope which is highly stretched and tied from the top of a vertical pole to the
ground as shown below.

45. Find the height of the pole, if angle made by rope to the ground level is 45°.
–
a) 15 m b) 15√2 m

c) m d) m
15 15

√2 √3

46. If the angle made by the rope to the ground level is 45°, then find the distance between artist and pole at ground level.
–
a) 15√2 m b) 15
m
√2

–
c) 15√3 m d) 15 m
47. Find the height of the pole if the angle made by the rope to the ground level is 30°.

a) 10 m b) 5 m

c) 2.5 m d) 7.5 m
48. If the angle made by the rope to the ground level is 30° and 3 m rope is broken, then find the height of the pole.

a) 6 m b) 4 m

c) 5 m d) 2 m
49. Which mathematical concept is used here?

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 a) Application of Trigonometry b) Similar Triangles

c) Pythagoras Theorem d) None of these

Question No. 50 to 54 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Monika bought a pendulum clock for her living room. The clock contains a small pendulum of length 15 cm. The minute
hand and hour hand of the clock are 9 cm and 6 cm long respectively.

50. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 10 minutes.

a) 42.42 cm2 b) 44.42 cm2

c) 24.24 cm2 d) 44 cm2

51. If the pendulum covers a distance of 22 cm in one complete oscillation, then find the angle described by pendulum at the
centre.

a) 45° b) 48°

c) 40° d) 42°
52. Find the angle described by hour hand in 10 minutes.

a) 10° b) 15°

c) 5° d) 20°
53. Find the area swept by the hour hand in 1 hour.

a) 7.68 cm2 b) 8.86 cm2

c) 9.428 cm2 d) 8.2 cm2

54. Find the area swept by the hour hand between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

a) 56.568 cm2 b) 70 cm2

c) 72 cm2 d) 62 cm2

Question No. 55 to 59 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Govind goes to a toy shop to purchase a building block kit for his son. He found that the kit contains 120 blocks, of which
40 are red, 25 are blue, 30 are green and the rest are yellow. His son picks up a block at random. Find the probability that

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the block is

55. of red colour

a) 1 b) 0

c) 1

3
d) 1

56. not of yellow colour

a) b)
1 19

6 24

c) d)
1 19

4 25

57. of green colour

a) 1

12
b) 1

c) 1

10
d) 1

58. of yellow colour

a) b)
15 17

118 24

c) d)
5 19

24 50

59. not of blue colour

a) b)
16 19

55 24

c) d)
19 1

31 8

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