CHENNAI SAHODAYA SCHOOL COMPLEX

COMMON EXAMINATION
Class-10
MATHEMATICS -041
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum MARKS :80
Roll No.: Date:27/01/2023
CODE - III
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 largest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5 and 8 1
respectively is
(a) 65 (b) 13 (c)875 (d) 1750
2. 2 1
The quadratic equation 2𝑥 − √5 𝑥 + 1 = 0 has
(a) 2 distinct real roots (b) 2 equal real roots

(c) No real roots (d) more than 2 real roots

3. The zeroes of 5𝑥 2 − 7 𝑥 + 𝑘 are sin 𝐴 and 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴 . Then the value of k is 1

12 7 12 5
(a) 7 (b) 12 (c) 5 (d) 12

4. For what value of k, do the equations 3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 8 = 0 and 6𝑥 − 𝑘𝑦 = −16 1

represent coincident lines?
1 1
(a) (b) − (c)2 (d) −2
2 2

5. If the distance of the point (4, a) from the x –axis is half its distance from the y – 1
axis, then a is equal to
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c)2 (d )6

6. In two triangles DEF and PQR , ∠𝐷 = ∠𝑄 and ∠𝑅 = ∠𝐸, then which of the 1
following is NOT true?
𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐹 𝐷𝐸 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸
(a) 𝑅𝑃 = 𝑄𝑃
(b) 𝑃𝑄 = (c) 𝑄𝑅 = (d ) 𝑅𝑃 =
𝑅𝑃 𝑄𝑃 𝑄𝑅

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7. In the figure. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is right angled at C. 1
cot 𝑥 °
D is the midpoint of BC. Then cot 𝑦 ° =
1 (b) 2 1
(a)2 (c) √3 (d)
√3

8. In the figure, ∠ACB = 90° , ∠BDC = 90° , CD = 4cm , 1

BD = 3cm , AC = 12cm. Then cos A – sin A =
5 5 7 7
(a) (b) (c) 12 (d) 13
12 13

9. Two line segments AC and BD intersect each other at 1

the point P such that PA = 6cm , PB = 3cm , PC =
2.5cm, PD = 5cm , ∠APB = 50° and ∠CDP = 30° .
Then ∠PBA is equal to
(a)50° (b) 30° (c) 60° (d) 100°

10. If △ABC ~ △DEF such that DE = 3cm , EF = 2cm , DF = 2.5 cm , BC = 4cm 1

then perimeter of △ABC is
(a)18𝑐𝑚 (b) 20𝑐𝑚 (c) 12𝑐𝑚 (d) 15𝑐𝑚

11. In the given figure PQ is a tangent to the circle with centre ‘O’ 1
at the point B. If ∠AOB = 100∘ , then ∠ABQ is
(a)50° (b) 40° (c) 60° (d) 80°

12. If the perimeter of a semicircular protractor is 66cm, then the radius of the 1
protractor is
36 77 (c) 21cm (d) 42cm
(a) 7 cm (b) cm
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13. The ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere, which will exactly fit inside 1
the cube is
(a) 6 ∶  (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 ∶ 2 (d)  ∶ 6

14. If the difference of mode and median of a data is 24, then the difference of median 1
and mean is
(a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 36

15. If the circumferences of two circles are in the ratio 4 : 9, then the ratio of their 1
areas is
(a) 9 ∶ 4 (b) 4 : 9 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 16 ∶ 81

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16. In the following distribution, the sum of lower limit of median class and the upper 1
limit of the modal class is
Class 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70
Frequency 1 3 5 9 7 3

(a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 90 (d) 60

17. A die is rolled twice. The probability that 5 will not come up either time is 1

11 11 13 25
(a) (b) (c) (d)
36 3 36 36

18. 4 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 3𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 1

If 3cos = 2 sin , then the value of is
2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 6𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
1 1 1 1
(a) 8 (b) (c) (d)
3 2 4

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 Assertion : If product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 17, then their 1
LCM is 340.
Reason : HCF is always a factor of LCM.

(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 : The two vertices of a triangle are A(6 , 3) and B(‒1 ,7) and its centroid 1
is G(1,5). Then the third vertex C of △ABC is (5, ‒2).
Reason : The centroid of triangle formed by the points A (x1 , y1),
𝑥 +𝑥 +𝑥 𝑦 +𝑦 +𝑦
B(x2 , y2) and C(x3 , y3) is ( 1 32 3 , 1 32 3)
(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. Show that the system of equations is consistent and dependent. 2
𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 6 ; 2𝑥 − 10𝑦 = 12
22. In the figure △ABC ~ △PQR, 2
find value of y + z.

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23. In the figure ‘O’ is the centre of the circle. 2
PT and PQ are tangents to the circle from an
external point P. If ∠TPQ = 70°, find ∠TRQ.

24. The diameter of the wheel of a bus is 1.4 𝑚. The wheel makes 10 revolutions in 5 2
seconds. Determine its speed in 𝑘𝑚/ℎ𝑟.
[OR]
The minute hand of a clock is √21 cm long. Find the area described by the minute
hand on the face of the clock between 7.00am and 7.05am. (Take  = 22⁄7 )
25. If 2𝑐𝑜𝑠(2𝑥 − 6 )0 = 1 , find 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (2𝑥 − 21)° + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 (𝑥 + 27)° 2
[OR]
√3
If sin(𝐴 + 2𝐵) = , 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝐴 + 4𝐵) = 0 , 𝐴 > 𝐵, find the acute angles A and B.
2

Section C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26. Prove that 5 + 3√2 is an irrational number. 3

27. If the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 are double in value to the zeroes of 3
2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 3 , find the values of p and q.
28. The denominator of a fraction is 4 more than twice the numerator. When both the 3
numerator and denominator are decreased by 6, then the denominator becomes 12
times the numerator. Determine the fraction.
[OR]
Ten years ago, the sum of the ages of two sons was one third of their father’s age.
One son is 2 years older than the other and sum of their present age is 14 years less
than the father’s present age. Find the present ages of the father and the two sons.

29. tan 𝜃 tan 𝜃 3

Prove that − = 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃
1+ sec 𝜃 1− sec 𝜃
30. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external 3
point T. Prove that ∠PTQ = 2 ∠OPQ
[OR]

Quadrilateral ABCD circumscribes a circle with

centre ‘O’, touching the sides BC , AB , AD and CD
at points P, Q, R, S respectively. If AB = 29cm, AD =
23cm , ∠𝐵 = 90° , DS = 5cm.Find the radius of the
circle.

31. A bag contains 24 balls of which x are red , 2x are white and 3x are blue. A ball is 3
selected at random. What is the probability that the ball is
(a) not white
(b) blue
(c) either white or blue

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 Section D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
32. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 3 hrs. Tap of larger diameter takes 10hr 5
8
less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap
can separately fill the tank.
[OR]

Rs.1200 were distributed equally among certain number of students. Had there been
8 more students each would have received Rs.5 less. Find the number of students.
33. i) Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the 5
other two sides in distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same
ratio.
ii) ABCD is a trapezium in which AB ∥ DC and its diagonals intersect each other
𝐴𝑂 𝐶𝑂
at the point ‘O’. Using the above theorem, prove that 𝐵𝑂 = 𝐷𝑂 .
34. An iron pole has some part in the form of a right circular cylinder and the 5
remaining in the form of a right circular cone. The radius of the base of the cone
and cylinder is 5cm. The cylindrical part is 80cm high and the conical part is 12cm
high. Find the weight of the pole if one cubic cm of iron weighs 10g (Take  =
22⁄ )
7

[OR]

A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The
height of the cone is 2cm and the diameter of the base is 4cm. Determine the
volume of the toy. If a right circular cylinder circumscribes the toy, find the
difference of the volumes of the cylinder and the toy. (Take  = 3.14)
35. The median of the following frequency distribution is 35. Find the missing 5
frequencies 𝑓1 and 𝑓2 .

Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 - 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 Total
Interval
Frequency 10 20 f1 40 f2 25 15 170

Section E
Case study based questions are compulsory.
36. Case Study – 1
Car pooling is the sharing of car
journeys by people who travel to the
same destination every day. It is an
environmentally friendly way to travel.
Three friends Priya, Quinn and Rakhi
live in societies represented by the
points P, Q and R respectively. They
all work in offices located in the same
building situated at the point O.

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 Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) They decide to meet at the café located at the centroid of △PQR. 1
Find the coordinates of the café.
(ii) Find the distance between the societies of Priya and Quinn. 1
(iii) In △PQR, find the length of the median through R. 2
[OR]
Find the points of trisection of the line segment PR.

37. Case Study – 2

Amit was playing a number card game. In the game,
some cards marked positive and some negative are
arranged in the decreasing order in a row such that
they are following an Arithmetic Progression. On
his first turn, Amit picks up 6th and 14th cards and
finds their sum to be ‒76. On the second turn he
picks up 8th and 16th cards and finds their sum to be
‒96.
Based on the above information answer the following questions.
(i) What is the difference between the numbers on any two 1
consecutive cards?
(ii) What is the number on the first card? 1
(iii) What is the sum of 9th and 15th cards? 2
[OR]

Find the sum of numbers on the first 15 cards.

38. Case Study – 3

Radio frequency towers are backbone of wireless
communication. A radio station tower is supported by 2
wires from the point O on the ground to the points A
and B on the tower. Distance between the base of the
tower and point O is 36m. From the point O, the angle
of elevation of the point B is 30° and the angle
elevation of the point A is 45°.

Based on the above information answer the following questions

(i) Draw a neat labelled diagram to show the above situation. 1
(ii) Find the height of point B. 1
(iii) Find the length of the wire from the point O to the point A. 2
[OR]

Find the length of the wire from the point O to point B.

End of Paper

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