KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, KAVARATTI 682555 (U.T.

of Lakshadweep)

Class 10 mcqs
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FROM X CLASS MATHS

1 The pair of linear equations 3x+4y = 12 and y=4 has

(a) No common solution (b) one common solution

( c) infinitely many solution (d) Non of these

2. In an A P ,if d= -4 , n= 7, an = 4 then a is

(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 20 (d) 28

3. What is the common difference of an A P in which a18 – a14 = 32

(a) 8 (b) -8 (c) -4 (d) 4

4. The ratio of the lengths of sides of an equilateral triangle and its height is

(a) 2: 1 (b) 1:2 (c) 2: √3 (d) √3 : 2

5. Which of the following can not be a right triangle

(a) 9cm,15cm,12cm (b) 2cm,1cm, √5 cm

(c) 400mm, 300mm,500mm (d) 9cm,5cm,7cm

6. If the radius of the circle is increased three times how many times will it circumference
increased

(a) 2 times (b) 3 times (c) 1/3 times (d) 9 times

7. The ratio of the areas of the incircle and circumcircle of a square is

(a) 1:2 (b) 1:3 (c) 1:4 (d) 1: √2

8. In a single throw of two dice the probability of getting a total of 8 is

(a) 5/36 (b) 1/36 (c) 7/36 (d) None of these

9. The zeroes of a polynomial 3x2-2x-5 are

(a) -1,5/3 (b) 1,5/3 (c) 0,-1 (d) 1,0

10. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the roots of quadratic equation x2+5x+a = 0 and 2 𝛼 +5𝛽= -1 then a is

equal to

(a ) 5 (b) 3 (c)-20 (d) -24

 CLASS X

MATHEMATICS OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Q1. Ratio of lateral surface areas of two cylinders with equal height is

(a) 1: 2 (b)H : h (c) R: r (d) None of these

Q2. If the difference of mode and median of a data is 24, then the difference of median and
mean is :

(a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 08 (d) 36

Q3. Consider the following frequency distribution of the heights of 60 students of a

class

Height 150-155 155-160 160-165 165-170 170-175 175-180

(in cm)
No of 15 13 10 8 9 5
students
The upper limit of the median class in the given data is

a) 165 b) 155 c) 160 d)

170

Q.4 Find the length of tangent drawn to a circle with radius 7 cm from a
point 25 cm away from the Centre.
(a) 24 cm (b) 27 cm (c) 26 cm (d) 25 cm
Q5. For a frequency distribution, mean, median and mode are connected by the
relation
(a) mode = 3mean – 2median (b) mode = 2median – 3mean
(c) mode = 3median – 2mean (d) mode = 3median + 2mean
6. The distance of the point P (2,3) from x-axis is
A. 2 B. 3 C. 1 D. 5
Q7. The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 3 cm is:
A. 3cm B. 6 cm C. 5 cm D. 4 cm
Q8. The area of a circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm is
A.36π cm² B. 18π cm² C. 12π cm² D. 9π cm²
Q9. Volume and surface area of a sphere are numerically equal, then radius of
sphere is
A. 0 unit B. 1 unit C. 2 unit D. 3 unit
Q10. The value of k for which x, 2x+k, 3x+6 are any three consecutive terms of AP is
___
Q11. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x² – 4x + 3.

(a)4,1 (b)-1,3 (c) -1,-3 (d) 3,1

12.If p,p+2 and 2p-3 are three consecutive terms of an AP ,find the value of p .

(a)2 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d)12

13.If tangents AB and AC from a point A to a circle with centre O are inclined to
each other at angle of 70˚, then find ∠BOC.

(a)70˚ (b) 110˚ (c)80˚ (d)120˚

14.The point on axis which is equidistant from point (-1,0) and (5,0) is

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

15.A number is selected at random from the numbers 1 to 30. The probability that it
is a prime number is
a. 2/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/3 (d) 11/30

16.If the nth term of an AP is 2n+1 , then the sum of first n terms of the AP is
a. n(n-2) (b) n(n+2) (c) n(n+1) (d) n(n-1)

17.The three terms of an AP are respectively 3y-1, 3y+5, and 5y+1. Then y equals to
a. -3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2

18.The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0,4) , (0,0) and (3,0)

a. 9 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 12
19. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square , then the ratio of their
area is
a. 22:7 (b) 14:11 (c) 7:22 (d) 11:14

20. The probability that non – leap year has 53 Sundays is

a. 2/7 (b) 5/7 (c) 6/7 (d) 1/7
 KV ADOOR SHIFT II
MCQ/OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS FOR CLASS 10
SUBJECT: MATHS – I

1. (n + 1)2 – 1 is divisible by 8, if n is :
(a) an odd integer (b) an even integer
(c) a natural number (d) an integer

2. The graph of y = f(x), where f(x) is a quadratic polynomial meets the

x-axis at A(–2, 0) and B(–3,0), then the expression for f(x) is :
(a) x 2+5x + 6 (b) x 2- 5x + 6 (c)x 2+5x- 6 (d) x 2-5x– 6

3. The pair of equations x = a and y = b graphically representing lines which are :

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

4. The sum and product of the roots of 2x2– 5x + 4 = 0are in the ratio :
(a) 5 : 2 (b) 5 : 4 (c) 10 : 4 (d) none of these

5. If 11 times the 11th term of an A.P. is equal to 7times its 7th term, then its 18th term will be :

(a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 18 (d) 0

6. If the points A(1, 2), B(0, 0) and C(a, b) are collinear, then :
(a) a = b (b) a = 2b (c) 2a = b (d) a = –b
7. For a given data with 50 observations the ‘less than ogive’ and the ‘more then ogive’ intersect
at (15.5, 20). The median of the data is
(a) 4.5 (b) 20 (c) 50 (d) 15.5
8. sin (45° + θ) – cos (45° – θ) is equal to :
(a) 2 cosec θ (b) 0 (c) sin θ (d) 1

9. In a throw of two dice, the probability of getting a sum of 10 is :

a ) 1/12 b) 1/36 c) 1/6 d) ¼

10. The radii of bases of a cylinder and a cone are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their heights are in the ratio
2 : 3. The ratio between the volume of cylinder to that of cone is
(a) 8 : 9 (b) 9 : 8 (c) 5 : 7 (d) 7 : 5
 ANSWERS - I

1. ( b ) , an even integer
2. ( b ) , x2 – 5x + 6
3. ( b ) , intersecting at (a, b)
4. (b) ,5:4
5. (d) ,0

6. (c) , 2a = b
7. (d) , 15.5
8. (b) , 0
9. a) , 1/12
10. (b) ,9:8
 SUBJECT: MATHS – II

Q1. The 10 th term of the AP 2, 7 , 12 , ... is

a ) 20 b ) 32 c ) 49 d ) 47
Q2. Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4 : 9 areas of these triangles are in the ratio
a ) 2:3 b) 4:9 c) 81:16 d) 16:81
Q3. CosecA /secA is
a ) tan A b ) cot A c ) sin A d) cosec A
Q4. The total number of outcomes if 3 dices are thrown simultaneously is
a ) 64 b) 216 c) 36 d ) 18
Q5. A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at a point Q
so that OQ = 12cm , length PQ is
a ) 12cm b) 13 cm c) 8.5 cm d) sq root 119
Q6 . The points (–4, 0), (4, 0), (0, 3) are the vertices of a
(a) right triangle (b) isosceles triangle
(c) equilateral triangle (d) scalene triangle
Q7. Construction of a cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
(a) mean (b) median (c) mode (d) all the above three measures
Q8. Which of the the following can be the probability of an event?
(a) – 0.04 (b) 1.004 (c) 18/23 (d) 8/ 7
Q9. Euclid’s division lemma states that for two positive integers a and b, there exist unique integers q
and r such that a = bq + r, where r must satisfy
(a) 1 < r < b (b) 0 < r ≤ b (c) 0 ≤ r < b (d) 0 < r < b
Q10. If one of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial ax3 + bx2 + cx + d is zero,
the product of then other two zeroes is

(a) (b) (c)0 (d)

ANSWER KEY – II
Q1. d Q2. d , Q3.b Q4. b Q5.d Q6. b Q7.b Q8.c Q9.c Q10.b
 SUBJECT: MATHS – III

1. The sum of the exponents of the prime factors in the prime factorisation
of 196 is :
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6
2. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 3x +k is 2 , then the value of k is :
a) 10 b) -10 c) 5 d) -5

3. x = a and y =b is the solution of the linear equation x- y = 2 and x + y = 4, then the value of a
and b are :
a) 2,1 b) 3,1 c) 4,6 d) 1,2

4. If one root of the quadratic equation 4x2 – 2x + (k-4) = 0 be the reciprocal of the other, then k
= ........
a) 8 b) -8 c) 4 d) -4

5. If 18, a, b, -3 are in A.P, then a +b = ..........

a) 19 b) 7 c) 11 d) 15

6. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0,4) and (0, 0) and (3,0) is :
a) 7 b) 5 c) 10 d) 12

7. If PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that angle APB = 50, then angle
OAB =......
a) 250 b) 300 c) 400 d) 500

8. If tanA = cot (30 + A), then, A= .....

a) 45 0 b) 30 0 c)1350 d) 600

9. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 10cm is ....
a) 100 𝜋 cm2 b) 30 𝜋 cm2 c) 100 𝜋 cm2 d) 25 𝜋 cm2
10. If a number is chosen from the numbers 1,2,3 and a number y is selected from the numbers
1,4,9.then , p(xy<9)is:
a) 7/9 b) 5/9 c) 2/3 d) 1/9
 ANSWER KEY – III

1. Option c (4)
2. Option b (- 10)
3. Option b (3,1)
4. Option a (8)
5. Option d (15)
6. Option d (12)
7. Option a (250 )
8. Option b (300)
9. Option d (25¶)
5
10. Option b (9)
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, CHENNEERKARA

January, 2020

Class: X Sub: Mathematics

1. If two integers a and b are expressible in the form a=pq2 and b=p3q; p q being prime numbers,
then LCM (a, b) is

(a) p q (b) p3q3 (c) P3q2 (d) p2q2

2. If the sum of the zeros of the polynomial f(x) =2x3-3kx2+4x-5 is 6, then the value of k is

(a)2 (b) 4 (c) -2 (d)-4

3. Two isosceles triangles have equal angles and their areas are in the ratio 16:25. The ratio of their

Corresponding heights is

(a)4:5 (b) 5:4 (c)3:2 (d) 5:7

4. The value of cos217 –sin273 is

1
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d)-1

5. If p and p are the roots of the equation x2-px+q=0 then

(a) p=1, q=-2 (b) p=0,q=1 (c)p=-2,q=0 (d)p=-2, q=1

6. The sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n2+5n, then 164 is its

(a)24thterm (b)27thterm (c) 26thterm (d)25thterm

7. If PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that <APB=500, then <OAB is equal to

(a) 250 (b)300 (c)400 (d)500

8. What is the probability that a leap year has 52 Mondays?

2 4 5 6
(a) 7 (b)7 (c)7 (d)7

9. If point P(x, y) is equidistant from A(5,1) and B(-1,5), then

(a) 5x=y (b) x=5y (c)3x=2y (d)2x=3y

10. The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semi-circle of radius is

(a)2r (b)r2 (c)r (d)√r

 CLASS X MATHS MCQ QUESTIONS

Choose the correct answer : -

1. If k, 2k-1 and 2k+ 1 are three consecutive terms of an AP , the value of k is

(a) -2 (b) 3 (c) -3 (d) 6

2. If the difference between the circumference and radius of a circle is 37 cm , then using π =
22/ 7 , the circumference of circle is
(a) 154 (b) 44 (c) 14 (d) 7

3. If the radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is halved , keeping the height the same ,
then the ratio of volume of the cylinder thus obtained to the volume of original cylinder is
(a) 1: 2 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:4 (d) 4:1

4. A rectangular sheet of paper 40cm ×22cm , is rolled to form a hollow cylinder of height
40cm . The radius of cylinder ( in cm ) is
(a) 3.5 (b) 7/2 (c ) 80/7 (d) 5

5. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square , then the ratio of their area is
(a) 22:7 (b) 14:11 (c) 7:22 (d) 11:14

6. The probability that non – leap year has 53 Sundays is

(a) 2/7 (b) 5/7 (c) 6/7 (d) 1/7

7. A number is selected at random from the numbers 1 to 30. The probability that it is a prime
number is
(a) 2/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/3 (d) 11/30

8. If the nth term of an AP is 2n+1 , then the sum of first n terms of the AP is
(a) n(n-2) (b) n(n+2) (c) n(n+1) (d) n(n-1)

9. The three terms of an AP are respectively 3y-1, 3y+5, and 5y+1. Then y equals to
(a) -3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2

10. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0,4) , (0,0) and (3,0)
(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 12

ANSWER KEY : - 1(b) 2(d) 3(c) 4(d) 5(b) 6(d) 7 (c) 8 (b) 9(c) 10(d)

MCQ CLASS X MATHS

If four consecutive numbers in an AP, are such that their sum is 50, and the greatest number is 4
times the least, then the numbers are
 1) 5, 10, 15, 20 2) 4, 10, 16, 22 3) 3, 7, 11, 15 4) 4, 8, 12, 16,
1. The number of terms of the AP 3, 7, 11, 15 ………………. so that the sum is 406 is
1) 5 2) 10 3) 12 4) 14
th th
2. The 9 term of an AP is 449 and 449 term is 9. Then which term of the AP is Zero?
1) 501th 2) 502th 3) 508th 4) 510th
3. If the 18th and 11th term of an AP are in the ratio 3:2, then its 21st and 5th terms are in the
ratio
1) 3 :2 2) 3 : 1 3) 1 : 3 4) 2 : 3
4. What is the next term of the AP √7 , √28 , √63 , -----------
1) √70 2) √84 3) √97 4) √112
𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠
1. Small spheres each of radius 2cm, are made by melting a sphere of radius 6cm, then the
total number of small spheres is _____________.
2. The volume and surface area of a sphere are numerically equal, then the radius of the
sphere is ___________.
3. The radius of the sphere is r cm. It is divided into two equal parts. Find the whole surface
area of two parts.
4. A rectangular sheet of paper 40 cm X 22 cm is rolled to form a hollow cylinder of height 40
cm. Find the radius of the cylinder.
5. Two cubes of 4 cm each are kept together joining edge to edge to form a cuboid. What is
the surface area of the cuboid so formed.

Answers: Choose correct answer

1. (1)
2. (4)
3. (3)
4. (2)
5. (4)
Fill in the blanks
1. 27
2. R = √3
3. 3𝜋𝑟 2
4. 3.5
5. 80cm2
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, CHENNEERKARA

January, 2020

Class: X Sub: Mathematics

1. If two integers a and b are expressible in the form a=pq2 and b=p3q; p q being prime numbers,
then LCM (a, b) is

(a) p q (b) p3q3 (c) P3q2 (d) p2q2

2. If the sum of the zeros of the polynomial f(x) =2x3-3kx2+4x-5 is 6, then the value of k is

(a)2 (b) 4 (c) -2 (d)-4

3. Two isosceles triangles have equal angles and their areas are in the ratio 16:25. The ratio of their

Corresponding heights is

(a)4:5 (b) 5:4 (c)3:2 (d) 5:7

4. The value of cos217 –sin273 is

1
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d)-1

5. If p and p are the roots of the equation x2-px+q=0 then

(a) p=1, q=-2 (b) p=0,q=1 (c)p=-2,q=0 (d)p=-2, q=1

6. The sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n2+5n, then 164 is its

(a)24thterm (b)27thterm (c) 26thterm (d)25thterm

7. If PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that <APB=500, then <OAB is equal to

(a) 250 (b)300 (c)400 (d)500

8. What is the probability that a leap year has 52 Mondays?

2 4 5 6
(a) 7 (b)7 (c)7 (d)7

9. If point P(x, y) is equidistant from A(5,1) and B(-1,5), then

(a) 5x=y (b) x=5y (c)3x=2y (d)2x=3y

10. The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semi-circle of radius is

(a)2r (b)r2 (c)r (d)√r

 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA RAMAVARMAPURAM

Multiple choice questions

CLASS: X SUB: Mathematics
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1 The slant height of the frustum of a cone having radii of two ends as 5 cm and 2 cm
respectively and height 4 cm is

(a) √26 cm (b) 5 cm (c) √65 cm (d) 25 cm

2 AB and AC are tangents to a circle with centre O and radius 8 cm. If OA = 17 cm ,then the
length of AC is
a) √353 b) 15 c) 9 d) 25

3 The coordinates of the diameter of a circle are (2,-5) and (2, 9).Then coordinate of the
centre is
𝑎)( 0,2) b) ( 2.3) c)( 9,4) d) (2,2)
4 The area of the circle whose diameter is 21 cm is

(a) 346.5 cm² (b) 37.68 cm² (c) 18.84 cm² (d) 19.84 cm²
5 The shadow of a tower is equal to its height at 10.45 a.m. The sun’s altitude is

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

2
6 Nature of roots of the equation x + 2x +4 = 0 is

(a) Real and equal (b) Real and unequal

(c) Not real (d) None of these
7 For what value of k, the pair of linear equations 2x – y – 3 = 0 and kx = 7 y - = 0 has a
unique solution

(a) k = 7 (b) k = 1 (c) k ≠ 7 (d) k ≠ 1

8 If cos A = sinA , find A

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

9 The class mark of the class 10 – 20 is

(a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d)15

10 A die is thrown . What is the probability of getting a perfect square number
1 1 1
(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 0

ANSWERS
1) b
2) b
3) d
4) a
5) b
6) c
7) c
8) b
9) d
10) b
MCQ ( X Maths )

1) If p─1, p+3,3p─1 are in AP, then p is equal to……………..

a) 3 b) 4c) ─4d ) 2
2) Which term of the AP 21,18, 15………. is zero ?
a) 6thb)7thc )8thd) 9th
3) The distance of the point A (5, ─12) from the origin is……….
a)10b) 11 c) 12 d) 13
2
4) ABC and PQR are two equilateral triangles in which BC = QR. The ratio of
3
the areas of triangles ABC and PQR is………..
a) 2: 3b) 3 : 2c) 4 : 9d) 9: 4

5) If a 10m long ladder reaches a window 6m above the ground, then how far

is the foot of the ladder from the base of the wall.

a) 12m b)8m c) 16m d) 5m

6) If ∆ABC and ∆DEF are similar such that 2AB = DE and BC = 8 cm, then EF =……..

(a) 16 cm (b) 112 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 4 cm

7) .Point on x – axis hascoordinates:

(a)(a,0) (b)(0,a) (c)(–a,a) (d) (a,–a)

8) 15. If the origin is the mid-point of the line segment joined by the points

(2,3) and (𝑥, 𝑦), then the value of (𝑥, 𝑦) is

(a) (2, –3) (b) (2, 3) c)(–2, 3) (d) (–2, –3)

9).If ABC and DEF are similar triangles such that ∠ A = 47 °and ∠E = 83°,

then ∠ C = …………..

(a) 50° (b) 60° (c) 70° (d) 80°

10) 7. The area of a triangle with vertices A(3, 0), B(7, 0) and C(8, 4) is:

(a) 14sq units (b) 28sq units (c) 8sq units (d) 6sq units
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PANGODE
CLASS : X MATHEMATICS MCQ

1.If p and q are two prime numbers ,HCF (p,q) is

a.p b.q c.pq d.1

2.The quadratic polynomial having zeroes as 1 and -2 is

a.x2 – x + 2 b.x2- x -2 c.x2+x -2 d.x2+x +2

3.The value of ‘k’ for which the pair of equations kx-y = 2 and 6x-2y = 3 has a unique solution is

a.k=3 b.k≠3 c.k≠0 d.k=0

4. If the quadratic equation 2x2-kx +3 =0 has equal roots ,then value of ‘k’ is

a.±5 b.±√6 c.±2√6 d.±3√2

5.In an A.P if a = -10,n=6 and an= 10 then value of d=

a.0 b.4 c.-4 d.10/3

6.The nth term of an A.P is 7-4n ,then common difference is

a.4 b.-3 c.-4 d.-5

7.The area of two similar triangles ABC and PQR are 25 cm2 and 49 cm2.If QR = 9.8cm ,then BC =

a. 9.8 cm b.7cm c.49cm d.25cm

8. If P (a/2 , 4) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(-6,5) and B(-2,3) then a=

a.-8 b.3 c.-4 d.4

9.The mid-point of the line segment AB is the point (4,0) .If coordinates of A are (3,-2) ,then the
coordinates of B are

a.(5,2) b.(11,-2) c.(9,2) d.(9,-2)

10. The value of sinθ cos (90 –θ) + cosθ sin(90 –θ) is

a.1 b.0 c.2 d.-1

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PANGODE

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CLASS X MATHEMATICS

(1) Given that HCF(2520 , 6600) = 40 & LCM (2520 , 6600) = 252 x K , then value of K is
(a) 1650 (b) 1600 (c) 165 (d) 1625
(2) If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial 5x2 – 7x + 2 , then sum of their reciprocals is
7 7 2 −14
(a) 2
(b) (c) 5 (d)
5 25
(3) The pair of linear equations 3x + 4y + 5 = 0 and 12x + 16y+15 = 0 have
(a) Unique solution (b) Many solutions (c) No solution (d0 Exactly two solutions
(4) If the roots of ax2 + bx +c are real and unequal , then:
(a) b2 – 4ac < 0 (b) b2- 4ac > 0 (c) b2 – 4ac = 0 (d) Cannot say
(5) If the common difference of an AP is 3 , then a20 – a15 is
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 15 (d) 20
(6) ABC and BDE are two equilateral triangles such that D is the mid point of BC . Ratio of areas
of triangles ABC & BDE is
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 1 : 4
(7) The point P which divides the line segment joining the points A(2 , - 5 ) and B (5 , - 2 ) in the
ratio 2 : 3 lies in the quadrant
(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV
(8) The value of ( Sin2 200 + Sin2 700 – tan2 450 ) is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) - 1
(9) If 3 Cos θ = 1, then the value of Cosec θ is
3 2 4
(a) 2√2 (b) 2 √2 (c) 3
√3 (d) 3
√2
(10) A pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2√3 m long on ground; then the sun’s elevation is
(a) 600 (b) 450 (c) 300 (d) 900
 Class X – Mathematics

1. Which number among the following is irrational ?

3
a) 7 b) 0 c) d) 3.272727… e) 7 +3 (Ans e)
5

2. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of square, then the

ratio of their areas is
i. 22/7
ii. 14/11
iii. 7/22
iv. 11/14 [Ans-ii]

3. The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of 8 cm

is
i. 256 cm2
ii. 128 cm2
iii. 64√2 cm2
iv. 64 cm2 [Ans-ii]

4. Area of a sector to circle of radius 36 cm is 54 𝜋cm2 . Find the

length arc of the corresponding arc of the circle is
i. 6 𝜋𝑐𝑚
ii. 3 𝜋𝑐𝑚
iii. 5 𝜋𝑐𝑚
iv. 8 𝜋𝑐𝑚
5. IF ½ is a root of the equation x2+kx-5/4=0, then the value of K is
 (a) 2
[Ans(d)]
(b) -2
(c) ¼
(d) ½
6. IF D>0, then roots of a quadratic equation ax2+bx+c=0 are
−𝑏±√𝐷 –𝑏+√𝐷 –𝑏−√𝐷
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
2𝑎 2𝑎 2𝑎
[Ans(a)]

7. Discriminant of x2 +5x+5=0 is
(a)5/2 (b) -5 (c) 5 (d)-4
[Ans(c)]

8. The sum of roots of a quadratic equation 𝑥 2 +4x-320=0 is

[Ans(a)]

(a)-4 (b)4 (c)1/4 (d)1/2

9. The product of roots of a quaradatic equation 2 𝑥 2 +7x-4=0 is

[Ans(d)]

(a)2/7 (b)-2/7 (c)-4/7 (d)-2

10. Values of K for which the equation 9 𝑥 2 +2kx-1=0 has real roots
are:

[Ans(b)]

(𝑎)k≥ ±3 (b)k≥3 or K≤-3 (c)K≥-3 (d)

k≤ ±3
11. If the system of liner equations x - ky =2 and 3x + 2y =-5 has a
unique solution, then the value of k is:-
2 2 3 3
[a] k = [b] k ≠- [c]k = [d] k ≠-
3 3 2 2

3 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
[12]. If tan𝜃 = then the value of is :-
4 1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
1 2 1
[a]− [b] [c] 1 [d]
9 9 9

[13] If sin3x = cos[x-260] and 3x is an actual angle, then the value of x

is :-

[a] 290 [b]260 [c]290 [d]130

[14] If x=23x 3 x 52 , y=22x33 ,then HCF [x , y] is :-

[a] 12 [b]108 [c]6 [d]36

[15] If a positive integer p is divided by 3, then the remainder can

be:-

[a]1 or 3 [b]1,2 or3 [c]0,1 or 2 [d]2 or 3

Q P
6cm
10 cm
R
[16] If the given figure, the value of tanP – cotRis:-

[a]1 [b]0 [c] -1 [d] 2

[17] Construction of a cumulative frequency table is useful in
determining the :-

[a]Mean [b] Median [c] Mode [d]All the above

[18]In the given figure, if A= D = 900, AD=6cm , CD = 8cm

and BC =26cm then ar(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) is :-

[a]240cm2 [b]48cm2 [c]1202 [d]260cm2

 MCQ ( 10 Maths)
1. How many tangents can a circle have?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) infinite
2. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?
(a) 2/3 (b) -1.5 (c) 15% (d) 0.7
3. If the perimeter and area of a circle are numerically equal, then the radius of the circle is
(a) 2units (b) 𝜋 units (c) 4units (d) 7 units
4. Consider the following frequency distribution of the heights of 60 students of a class

Height (in cm) 150-155 155-160 160-165 165-170 170-175 175-180

No. of students 15 13 10 8 9 5
The upper limit of the median class in the given data is
(a) 165 (b) 155 (c) 160 (d) 170
5. The sum of the zeroes of the polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 6 is
(a) -3 (b) 3 (c) -4 (d) 4
6. The LCM of smallest two digit composite number and the smallest composite number is
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) 44
7. Sides of triangles are given below. Determine which of them is right triangle
(a) 3cm,5cm,7cm (b) 5cm,6cm,7cm (c) 6cm,7cm,8cm (d) 6cm,8cm,10cm
8. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of
getting a red face card?
(a) 1/ 52 (b) 2/52 (c) 3/52 ( d) 3/26
9. The area of a sector of a circle with radius 6cm if angle of the sector is 600….
(a) 6π (b) 7π (c) 8π (d) 9π
10. Which term of the AP: 3, 8,13, … is 78?
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 18
MATHEMATICS

CLASS X
1.(√2 − √3)(√2 + √3) is

(𝑎) a whole number (b) a rational number

© an irrational number (d) a natural number

2.If 𝑥 = 22 × 3 × 52 ,𝑦 = 22 × 33 , HCF(𝑥 , 𝑦)is

(a)108 (b) 6 (c ) 12 (d) 36

3.The radii of the ends of a frustum of a cone 40 cm high are 20 cm and

11cm.Then its slant height is

(𝑎) 40 (b) 41 (c ) 20 (d) 11√3

𝐴+𝐵
4.If A ,B C are the interior angles of a ∆ ABC , then tan =
2

𝐶 𝐶 𝐶 𝐶
(a) sin (𝑏) cos (c) cot (d) tan
2 2 2 2

5.For the following observation the lower limit of the modal class is

Class 0-8 8-16 16-24 24-32 32-40

Frequency 4 4 7 10 8

(𝑎 ) 0 (b) 16 (c ) 24 (d) 32

6.One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards .The probability that it is
red king is
1 1 1 2
(a ) (b) (c) (d)
26 13 52 13

7.The prime factor of 2 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 23 + 23 is

(a) 2 (b ) 5 (c ) 17 (d) 23
8.Find the value of𝑠𝑖𝑛2 330 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 570

9.Find a rational number between √2 𝑎𝑛𝑑√3

10.The 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of an AP is 7 − 4𝑛. Find its common difference

11. The distance of a point P ( −4 , −3 from the𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 is

12.The sum of the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3 is

(a )−3(𝑏)3 (c) −4 (d) 4

13.The sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 2:3 ,then the area of these
triangles are in the ratio …………

14.The HCF of the smallest prime number and smallest composite number is ……

15.If 8 ,b ,16 are in AP ,then b is ------

16.A point on the𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 is of the form ----

17.If the perimeter and area of a circle are numerically equal ,find the
radius of the circle

18.In the given figure DE∥ BC. Find EC

19.If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle are inclined to each

other at an angle of 80° , then ∠𝑃𝑂𝐴 is equal to

(𝑎)50° (b) 25° (c ) 100° (d) 160°

141
20.The decimal expansion of will terminate after ……places of decimal
120
 ANSWERS
𝐶 1
(1) Natural number (2) 12 (3) 41 (4)cot (5) 24 (6) (7) 23
2 26

(8) 1 (9) Any value between 1.41 & 1.73 (10) −4 (11) 4 (12 ) 4

(13 ) 4:9 (14) 2 (15) 12 (16 ) (𝒙 ,0) (17) 2 units (18) 2cm (19)50° (20) 3
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KALPETTA

MCQ - MATHEMATICS CLASS X

1. HCF (a,b)=12 and axb=1500, then LCM(a,b) is

a.125 b.800 c.90 d.3600
2. If the graph of the polynomial does not intersect x-axis, then the number of zeroes of the
polynomial is
a.2 b.3 c.1 d.0
3. The value of k for which the pair of linear equations 4x+6y-1=0 and 2x-ky=7 represents
parallel lines is
a.2 b.-3 c.4 d.-2
4. The roots of the quadratic equation 2x –x-6=0 are
2

a.-2,3/2 b.2,-3/2 c.-2,-3/2 d.2,3/2

5. The first three terms of an A.P are 3y-1,3y+5 and 5y+1 Then y equals

a.-3 b.4 c.5 d.2

6. The areas of two similar triangles are 9cm2 and 16cm2 respectively.The ratio of their
corresponding sides is
a.9:16 b.3:4 c.4:3 d.2:3
7. The sides AB,BC and CA of a triangle ABC touch a ciecle at P<Q and R respectively. If PA =4cm
BP=3cmand AC=11cm then the length of BC is
a.11cm b.10cm c.14cm d.15cm
tan 710
8. Find the value of
cot 19 0
a.1 b.0 c.2 d.none of these
9. A cylinder and a cone are of the same base radius and same height. The ratio of the volumes
of the cylinder to that of the cone is
a.1:1 b.1:2 c.3:1 d.2:1
10. A number is selected at random from the numbers 1 to 30. The probability that it is a prime
number
a.2/3 b.1/6 c.1/3 d.11/30

ANSWERS

1.a 2.d 3.b 4.b 5.c 6.b 7.b 8.a 9.c 10.c
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ERNAKULAM REGION 2019-2020

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA THRISSUR

CLASS X

MATHEMATICS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

______________________________________________________

1. If n is a natural number, then 6n – 5n always ends with

a)1

b) 3

c) 5

c)7

2. If one root of a polynomial f(x) = 5x2 + 13x + k is the reciprocal of the

other, then the value of k is

a)0

b) 5

c) 1/6

d) 6

3. If the system of equations kx – 5y = 2, 6x + 2y = 7 has no solutions, then

k = ----

a)-10

b) -5

c) -6

d) -15

4. If √3 sinθ = cosθ, then the value of θ is

 a)900

b) 600

c) 300

d) 45

5. For a given data with 70 observations, the less than ogive and more than
ogive intersect at (20.5,35). The median of the data is

a)20

b) 35

c) 20.5

d) 30

6. The height of a tower is 10m. What is the length of its shadow when
sun’s altitude is 450?

a)15m

b) 10m

c) 12m

d) 1m

7. What is the probability that an ordinary year has 53 Sundays?

a)1/7

b) 2/7

c) 1

d) 0

8. If the circumference and area of a circle are numerically equal, then the
diameter of the circle is

a)  /2

b)2

c) 4

d) 
 9. If the area of 1 circle is equal to the areas of two circles of diameters
10cm and 24cm, then diameter of the larger circle is

a)34cm

b) 26cm

c) 17cm

d) 14cm

10. A solid right circular cone is cut into two parts at the middle of its height
by a plane parallel to its base. The ratio of the volume of smaller cone to
the whole cone is

a) 1: 2

b) 1: 4

c) 1:6

d) 1:8

11. The exponent of 2 in the prime factorization of 144 is

a) 4

b) 5

c) 6

d) 3

12. The LCM of a3b2 and b3a2 is

a) ab

b) a2b2

c) a3b3

d) a5b5

13. If x and y are the zeroes of quadratic polynomial f(m) =am2 +bm+c ,
then x+y is

a)-b/a

b)-a/b

c)c/b
 d)c/a

14 The n th term of an A P is 3n-2 .The common difference is

a) 5

b) 3

c) 1

d) 2

15 .If the distance between the points (4,p) and (1,0) is 5 ,then p = -------

a) +4

b) -4

c) 0

d)+ or _ 4

16.If 2x , x+10 , 3x+2 are in A P then value of x is

a) 6

b) 5

c) 2

d) 1

17.The co ordinates of the fourth vertex of the rectangle formed by the points
(0,0),(2,0),(3,) are

a)(3,0)

b) (0,2)

c)(2,3)

d)(3,2)

18.If a 1.5m tall girl stands at adistance of 3m from a lamp post and casts a
shadow of lenghth 4.5m on th ground , then the height of the lamp post is

a.1.5m
b.2m

c.2.5m

d.2.8m

19.If radii of two concentric circles are 4cm and 5cm ,then the length of each
chord of one circle is

a.3cm

b.6cm

c.9cm

d.1cm

20. A man goes 24m due west and then 7m due north . How far is he from the
starting point ?

a) 31m

b) 17m

c) 25m

d) 26m

21. The decimal expansion of the rational number 11/(2^3 5^2 ) is terminate
after :

a) one decimal place

b) two decimal places

c) three decimal places

d)more than three decimal places

22. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial 5x2 – 7x + 2 ,then sum of their
reciprocals is

a) 7/2
 b) 7/5

c)2/5

d)-14/25

23. The pair of linear equations 2x-3y =1 and 3x – 2y = 4 have:

a) one solution

b) two solutions

c) no solution

d) many solutions

24. The discriminant of √(3x^2 )+2√2x-2√3=0 is:

a)-16

b) 32

c) -32

d) none of these

25. If the common difference of an A. P is 3 , then a20 – a15 = ________

a) 5

b) 3

c) 15

d) 20

26) The area of two similar triangles ABC and PQR are 25 cm2 ,49 cm2
respectively.

If QR = 9.8 cm , then BC is :

a) 9.8 cm

b) 7 cm
 c) 49 cm

d) 25 cm

27. The midpoint of segment AB is the point P (0,4).If the coordinates of B are
(-2,3) ,then the coordinates of B are :

a)(2 , 5)

b) (-2,-5 )

c) (2,9)

d) (-2 ,11)

28-The value of cosec 300 + cot 450 is:

a) 2

b) 1

c) 3

d) -1

29. A pole 6m high casts a shadow 2√3 m long on the ground, then the sun’s
elevation is :

a) 600

b) 450

c) 300

d) 900

30. A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the

centre O at

a point Q , so that OQ= 12CM.Length PQ is:

a)12 cm

b)13 cm
 c) 8.5 cm

d) √119 cm

ANSWERS

21)c

22)a

23)a

24)b

25)c

26)b

27)a

28)c

29)a

30)d

31. The LCM and HCF of two rational numbers are equal,then the numbers must
be

a) prime

b) co – prime

c) composite
d) equal

32.If one zero of a quadratic polynomial x2 + 3x + k is 2,then the value of k is

a) 10

b) –10

c) 5

d) --5

33. The sum of n terms of an A.P.is 3n2+5n, then 164 is its

a) 24th term

b) 27th term

c) 26th term

d) 25th term

34. The area of the triangle formed by (a, b+c ) , (b,c+a ) , and (c,a+b) is

a) a+b+c

b) abc

c) (a+b+c)2

d) 0

35. The length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle whose one side
is 4√2cm is

a) 12cm

b) 8cm

c) 8√2cm

d)12√2cm

36. At one end of a diameter PQ of a circle of radius 5cm,tangent XPY is drawn

to the circle.

The length of the chord AB parallel to XY and at a distance of 8cm from P is

a) 5cm

b) 6cm

c) 7cm
d) 8cm

37. tan 50 x tan 300 x 4tan 850 is equal to

a) 4/√3

b) 4√3

c) 1

d) 4

38. From the top of a cliff 25m high the angle of elevation of a tower is found to
be equal to the angle of depression of the foot of the tower.The height of the
tower is

a) 25m

b) 50m

c) 75m

d) 100m

39 .The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of

radius r, is

a) r2

b) 2r2

c) r3

d) 2r3

40. What is the probability that a leap year has 52 Mondays.

a) 2/7

b) 4/7

c) 5/7 d) 6/7

ANSWERS

31.d)equal

32. b) –10

33. b) 27th term

34. d) 0

35. b) 8cm

36. d) 8cm

37. a) 4/√3

38. b) 50m

39. a) r2

40. c) 5/7

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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IDUKKI
MATHEMATICS CLASS -- X

MCQ
1 The value of 𝑥 , if tan 3𝑥 = sin 45 cos 45 + sin 30 1
(a) 450 (b) 600 (c) 150 (d) 300
2 Which number is to be added to the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 4, so that 3 is the zero 1
of the polynomial
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 3 (d) -3
3 LCM of the numbers 12, 15, 21 is 1
(a) 410 (b) 430 (c) 420 (d) 440
4 The value of 𝑘 for which the system of equation 𝑘 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2, 6𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 3 has 1
infinitely many solution is
(a) 𝑘 = 3 (b) 𝑘 = 4 (c) 𝑘 = 5 (d) None of these
5 The discriminant of the quadratic equation 4√2 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 2√2 = 0 is 1
(a) 9 (b) 0 (c) 25 (d) 16
6 The number of terms of the AP 9,17,25………. that has to be taken to get the sum 1
636 is
(a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 25 (d) 16
7 The radius of two circles are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively then the radius of a circle 1
having area equal to the sum of the areas of the two circle is
(a) 9 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) 15
8 The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is 1
0.18. Then the number of rotten apples in the heap
(a) 164 (b) 162 (c) 165 (d) 166
9 A solid ball is exactly filled inside the cubical box of side a units, then the volume of 1
the ball is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) 𝑎2 (b) 𝑎3 (c) 𝑎2 (d) 𝑎3
4 4 6 6
10 The length of the tangent from an external point P at a distance of 20 cm from the 1
center of a circle of radius 12 cm is
(a) 15 cm (b) 0 cm (c) 25 cm (d) 16 cm
 Answer key
0
1 15 1
2 2 1
3 420 1
4 K=3 1
5 0 1
6 12 1
7 10 1
8 162 1
9 𝜋 3 1
𝑎
6
10 16 cm 1
 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
CLASS- X MATHEMATICS
n mn
1 If (m) =32 where m and n are positive integers, then the value of (n) is:
(a) 32 (b) 25 (c) 510 (d) 525

2 The probability expressed as a percentage of a particular occurrence can never be

(a) less than 100 (b) less than 0 (c) greater than 1 (d) anything but a whole
number

3 If cos (α + β) = 0, then sin (α – β) can be reduced to

(a) cos β (b) cos 2β (c) sin α (d) sin 2α

4 A right circular cylinder of radius r cm and height h cm (h>2r) just encloses a sphere
of diameter
(a) r cm (b) 2r cm (c) h cm (d) 2h cm
th th
5 If 7 times the 7 term of an AP is equal to 11 times its 11 term, then its 18th term
will be
(a) 7 (b) 11 (c) 18 (d) 0

6 If the points A (1, 2), O (0, 0) and C (a, b) are collinear, then
(a) a = b (b) a = 2b (c) 2a = b (d) a = –b

7 If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then the length of each chord of
one circle which is tangent to the other circle is
(a) 3 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 1 cm

8 For the following distribution :

Class Frequency
0-5 10
5-10 15
10-15 12
15-20 20
20-25 9
the sum of lower limits of the median class and modal class is
(a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35

9 The value of c for which the pair of equations cx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 will have no
solution is
(a) 3 (b) – 3 (c) – 12 (d) no value

1 1
10 If α and β are the roots of the quadratic equation 4x2 + 3x + 7 = 0, then +
𝛼 𝛽
7 7 3 3
(a) - (b) (c) 7 (d) -
3 3 7
 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
CLASS X
SUBJECT MATHS- Prepared By- Mr.AKHIL(TGT-Maths)

1. A quadratic equation whose one root is 2 and sum of whose root is 0 is,
a) X2 + 4 = 0 b) X2 - 4 = 0 c) X2 - 2 = 0 d) 4X2 - 1 = 0
2. The value of K for which the system of equations Kx- y = 2 & 6x- 2Y = 3 has a unique
solution
a)=3 b) =0 c) = 6 d) =2
3. 5 tan A- 4 = 0, then the value of 5 sin A- 4 cosA / 5 sin A +4 cosA is
a) 5/3 b) 5/6 c) 0 d) 1/6
4. If the height of the pole is times the length of the shadow on the ground, thenthe
angle of elevation of sun at that time is
a) 30 b) 60 c) 45 d) 70
5.The distance( in meters) covered by a wheel of diameter 35cm in one revolution is
a) 2.2 b)1.1 c) 9.625 d)96.25
6.If two hemispheres of same radius ‘ r’ joined togetheralong their bases, then the curved
surface area of the new solid is

a) 4 r2 b) ) 3 r2 c) 3 r2 d) ) 8 r2

7. The median of the frequency distribution can be determined graphically with the help of

a) histogram b) frequency polygon c) frequency curve d) ogive

8. A die is thrown once. The probability of getting a prime no. is

a) 2/3 b) 1/3 c) ½ c) 1/6

9.The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0,4), (0,0) and (3,0) is

a) 7 b) 5 c)10 d) 12

10. The sum of first 20 odd natural number is,

a) 100 b) 200 c) 400 d) 420

answer key:

1b

2a

3c

4b

5b

6a

7d

8c
9d

10 c
 MATHEMATICS
One marks problems:

1. For what values of x are the points A (-3, 12) ,B (7,6) and C (x,9) collinear?
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 1/2 (d) -3
2. In what ratio is the segment joining the points A(8,7) and B(-6,-3) divided by x axis?
(a) -7/3 (b) 7/3 (c) 2 (d) 8/3
3. If sin𝛼 = 60 , then( cosec 𝛼 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝛼) ?
0

4. If 𝛼 , 𝛽 , 𝛾 are the zeros iof the polynomial x3 -7x2 +2x +20 then the value of (𝛼𝛽 + 𝛽𝛾 +
𝛾𝛼) ?
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 20 (d) 7
4 6 6 12
5.On solving: + =3 , + =10, (x,y) ?
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
(a) ( -2,11/6 ) (b) ( 2,11/6 ) (c) ( 2,11/6 ) (d) ( -2, -11/6 )

6 .If in a triangle ABC , DE‖BC ,AD:DB =5:4 , the ar( (DFE) : ar(CFB)
(a) 25/16 (b) 25/81 (c) 16/25 (d) 25/36

7 .In an equilateral triangle ABC AD perpendicular to BC then which of the following is true?
(a) 2 AB2 = 3AD2
(b) 4AB2 = 3 AD2
(c) 3AB2 = 4AD2
(d) 3AB2 = 2AD2

8. Tan 50 Tan250 Tan 300 Tan650 Tan 850 = ?

(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 3 (d) 1/3

9 .Three unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously .Find the probability of getting at most 2 heads?
(a) 5/8 (b) 7/8 (c) 6/8 (d) 3/8

10 .The shadow of a vertical tower on level ground increased by 12 m when the altitude of sun
changes from 600 to 450 the height of the tower is?
(a) 123/3+1 (b) 123/3-1 (c) 63/3-1 (d) 123/3+1

11. In fig ∆ABC~∆PQR , then y+z is

(A) 2 + √3 (B) 4 + 3√3 (C) 4 + √3 (D) 3 +4 √3

12. If x . tan 450 . cot 600 = sin 300. cosec 600, then the value of x is :
1 1
(A) 1 (B)4 (C)2 (D) √3
2 2 4
13. If sinA + sin A =1, then the value of cos A + cos A is :
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) -2 (D) 0
0 0
14. In the figure given below, <ACB =90 , <BDC =90 , CD=4cm, BD=3cm , AC=12cm then
cosA – sinA is equal to :
5 5 7 7
(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 12
(D)13
15. The mean of 6 numbers is 16 with the removal of a number the mean of remaining numbers is 17
.The number removed is:
(A) 2 (B) 22 (C) 11 (D) 6
23
16. Decimal expansion of 52 𝑋 23
is :
(A) 0.115 (B) 1.15 (C) 11.5 (D) 0.0115
17. The lower limit of the modal class of the following data is :
Class 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35

frequency 5 15 6 10 14 9

(A) 25 (B) 15 (C) 10 (D) 30

18. In fig . APB is a tangent to a circle with centre O , at point P. If <QPB = 500 ,then the measure of
< POQ is :

(A) 1200 (B) 1400 (C) 1000 (D) 1500

19. In figure, the length of PR is :

(A)20 cm (B) 26 cm (C) 24 cm (D) 28 cm

20. The ratio of volume of a cone and a cylinder of equal diameter and equal height is
(A) 3:1 (B) 1:3 (C) 1:2 (D) 2:1
 MATHEMATICS
One marks problems:

1. For what values of x are the points A (-3, 12) ,B (7,6) and C (x,9) collinear?
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 1/2 (d) -3
2. In what ratio is the segment joining the points A(8,7) and B(-6,-3) divided by x axis?
(a) -7/3 (b) 7/3 (c) 2 (d) 8/3
3. If sin𝛼 = 60 , then( cosec 𝛼 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝛼) ?
0

4. If 𝛼 , 𝛽 , 𝛾 are the zeros iof the polynomial x3 -7x2 +2x +20 then the value of (𝛼𝛽 + 𝛽𝛾 +
𝛾𝛼) ?
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 20 (d) 7
4 6 6 12
5.On solving: + =3 , + =10, (x,y) ?
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
(a) ( -2,11/6 ) (b) ( 2,11/6 ) (c) ( 2,11/6 ) (d) ( -2, -11/6 )

6 .If in a triangle ABC , DE‖BC ,AD:DB =5:4 , the ar( (DFE) : ar(CFB)
(a) 25/16 (b) 25/81 (c) 16/25 (d) 25/36

7 .In an equilateral triangle ABC AD perpendicular to BC then which of the following is true?
(a) 2 AB2 = 3AD2
(b) 4AB2 = 3 AD2
(c) 3AB2 = 4AD2
(d) 3AB2 = 2AD2

8. Tan 50 Tan250 Tan 300 Tan650 Tan 850 = ?

(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 3 (d) 1/3

9 .Three unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously .Find the probability of getting at most 2 heads?
(a) 5/8 (b) 7/8 (c) 6/8 (d) 3/8

10 .The shadow of a vertical tower on level ground increased by 12 m when the altitude of sun
changes from 600 to 450 the height of the tower is?
(a) 123/3+1 (b) 123/3-1 (c) 63/3-1 (d) 123/3+1

11. In fig ∆ABC~∆PQR , then y+z is

(A) 2 + √3 (B) 4 + 3√3 (C) 4 + √3 (D) 3 +4 √3

12. If x . tan 450 . cot 600 = sin 300. cosec 600, then the value of x is :
1 1
(A) 1 (B)4 (C)2 (D) √3
2 2 4
13. If sinA + sin A =1, then the value of cos A + cos A is :
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) -2 (D) 0
0 0
14. In the figure given below, <ACB =90 , <BDC =90 , CD=4cm, BD=3cm , AC=12cm then
cosA – sinA is equal to :
5 5 7 7
(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 12
(D)13
15. The mean of 6 numbers is 16 with the removal of a number the mean of remaining numbers is 17
.The number removed is:
(A) 2 (B) 22 (C) 11 (D) 6
23
16. Decimal expansion of is :
52 𝑋 23
(A) 0.115 (B) 1.15 (C) 11.5 (D) 0.0115
17. The lower limit of the modal class of the following data is :
Class 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35

frequency 5 15 6 10 14 9

(A) 25 (B) 15 (C) 10 (D) 30

18. In fig . APB is a tangent to a circle with centre O , at point P. If <QPB = 500 ,then the measure of
< POQ is :

(A) 1200 (B) 1400 (C) 1000 (D) 1500

19. In figure, the length of PR is :

(A)20 cm (B) 26 cm (C) 24 cm (D) 28 cm

20. The ratio of volume of a cone and a cylinder of equal diameter and equal height is
(A) 3:1 (B) 1:3 (C) 1:2 (D) 2:1
 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

1) The value of k for which the system of equationa x + 2y = 5 ; 3x + ky + 15 = 0 has no solution

is
a) 6 b) -6 c) 3/2 d) none of these
2) If x=3 is one root of the quadratic equation x2 – 2kx – 6 = 0 , then find the value of k.
a) 2 b) -1/2 c) -2 d) 1/2
3) Two polesof height 6m and 11m stand vertically upright on a plane ground. If the distance
between their foot is 12m , then distance between their tops is
a) 12m b) 14m c) 13m d) 11 m
4) A solid sphere of radius r is melted and recast into the shape of a solid cone of height r. The
radius of the base of the cone is
a) r b) 3r c) 4r d) 2r
5) If median = 137 and mean = 137.05, then the value of mode is
a)156.90 b) 136.90 c)186.90 d)206.90
6) If the common difference of an AP is 5, then what is a18 – a13 ?
a) 5 b) 20 c) 25 d0 30
7) How many terms of AP 18 , 16 , 14 , ……should be taken, so that their sum is zero?
a) 20 b) 21 c) 19 d) 17
8) The midpoint of the line joining ( 3a , 4) and (-2 , 2b) is (2 , 2a + 2). Find the values of a and
b.
a) ( 4, 2 ) b) ( 2 , -4 ) c) ( -2 , 4 ) d) ( 2 , 4 )
9) In a cricket match a batsman hits the boundary 8 times out of 40 balls he plays. Find the
probability that he did not hit the boundary.
4 1 5
a) b) c) d) 5
5 5 4

10) If the ratio of the circumference of 2 circles is 3:1, then find the ratio of their areas.
a) 1 : 9 b) 9 : 1 c) 3 : 1 d) 1 : 3

ANSWER KEY

1) a 2) d 3) c 4) d 5) b 6) c 7) c 8) d 9) a 10) b
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KANNUR

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

SUB: MATHEMATICS CLASS: X

Q 1. If HCF and LCM of two numbers are 6 and 1446, and then the product of two numbers is:

a) 8676 b) 3424 c) 34704 d) 4854

Ans: a) 8676

Q2. For some integer ‘q’ every odd integer is of the form

a) q b) q + 1 c) 2q d) none of these

Ans: d) none of these

14587
Q3. The decimal expansion of the rational number 1250
will terminate after:

a) One decimal place b) Two decimal place

c) Three decimal place d) Four decimal place

Ans : d) Four decimal place

Q4. A quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of zeroes are -3 and 2 is:

a) x2 – 3x + 2 b) x2 + 3x+ 2 c) x2 + 2x – 3 d)x2 + 2x +3
Ans : a) x2 – 3x + 2
24
Q5. The pair of equations 5x – 15y = 8 and 3x – 9y = 5
has

a) Infinitely many solutions b) Unique solution

c) No solution d) One solution

Ans : a) Infinitely many solutions

Q6. If the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has equal roots, then c =

−𝑏 𝑏 −𝑏2 𝑏2
a) 2𝑎 b) 2𝑎 c) 4𝑎 d)4𝑎

𝑏2
Ans : d)4𝑎
Q7. How many terms of an AP must be taken for their sum to be equal to 120 if its third term is
9 and the difference between the seventh and second term is 20?

a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d)9

Ans: c) 8

Q8. A ladder is placed against a wall such that its foot is at a distance of 2.5m from the wall and
its top reaches a window 6m above the ground. The length of the ladder is:

a) 6.5m b) 7.5m c) 8.5m d) 9.5m

Ans : a) 6.5m b) 7.5m

Q9. Triangles 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) 2:1 b) 1:2 c) 4:1 d) 1:4

Ans: c) 4:1

Q10. Sin2A = 2 SinA Cos A, is true when A=

a) 0o b) 30o c) 45o d) Any angle

Ans: a) 0o

Chose the correct answer

Q11. If triangle ABC is right angled at C, then value of sec (A+B) is

2
a) 0 b) 1 c) √3
d) not defined Ans: not defined

Q12. The distance of pint P (-3,-4) from x axis is

a) 3 b)-3 c) 4 d) 5 Ans; 3

Q13. The sum of zeroes of the polynomial 2x2 – 8x + 6 is

a) -3 b) 3 c) 4 d) -4 Ans: 4

Q14. The midpoint f linesegment joining (-5,7) and (-1,3) is

a) (-3,7) b) (-3,5) c) (-1,5) d) (5,-3) Ans: (-3,5)

Q15. The perimeters of two similar triangles ,ΔABC and ΔDEF are 40cm and 50cm respectively. The
ratio

ofΔABC to ΔDEF is
 a) 16:25 b) 9:16 c) 4:5 d) 50: 48 Ans: 16:25

Fill in the blanks:

Q16. Polynomial whosezeroes are 4 and -5 is ……………….. Ans: x2 + x -20

Q17. 20th term of AP 6,4,2,…..is ……………………….. Ans;( -32)

𝜋
Q18. Value of 10+10tan2θat θ =4 is ……………………… Ans: 10 √2

Q19. The point which divides the linesegment joining A(0,5) and B (5,0) internally in the ratio
2:3 is ……………………… Ans: (2,3)

Q20. The pair of lines represented by the equation 2x+y+3=0 and 4x + ky +6 =0 will be parallel if
value of k is ……………………… Ans: K= 2
 MCQ QUESTIONS SUB : MATHEMATICS CLASS:X
1. If area of sector of a circle is 105cm2 and length of its arc is 30 cm, calculate the
radius of the circle.
a) 5cm b) 6cm c) 7cm d) 8cm
2. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeroes of the polynomial p(x) =x — 5x +6,then the value of
2

𝛼 + 𝛽 — 3𝛼𝛽 is
a) —5 b) —13 c) 13 d) 6
3. A cylinder, a cone and a hemisphere have equal base and have same height.
What is the ratio of their volumes?
a) 1:2:3 b) 2:3:1 c) 3:2:1 d) 3:1:2
4. The value of cot 10° . cot 15°. cot 75°. cot 80° is equal to
a) 0 b) 1 c) —1 d) cannot be determined
5. For a given data with 90 observations ,the less than ogive and more than
ogive intersect at (137,45).The median of the data is :
a) 45 b) 137 c)22.5 d) 90
6. For what value of k, the pair of equations 4x—3y=9, 2x+ky=11 has no solution.
9 1 −3 −2
a) b) c) d)
11 2 2 3
7. Find the 4 term from the last term of the A.P 4,9,14,…..254
th

a) 19 b) 24 c)269 d) 239
𝑝
8. If n and m are non negative integers , is a rational number and its decimal
𝑞
expansion is terminating ,then the prime factorization of q must be of the form
:
a) 2n5m b) 2n x 5mx3 c) 3n5m d) 2n7m
9. The nth term of an AP is 7—4n. Find its common difference
a) —2 b)2 c) —4 d) 4
10.From a well shuffled pack of 52 cards ,black aces and black queens are
removed .from the remaining cards ,a card is drawn at random .Find the
probability of drawing a king or a queen.
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
48 12 24 8

11.The co-ordinates of one end point of a diameter of a circle are (3,5).If the co-
ordinate of the centre be (6,6) ,find the co-ordinate of the other end point of
the diameter
 a) (9,7) b)(7,9) c) (9,0) d) (7,7)
12.If p is a prime number , then LCM of p, p2 and p3 is :
a) p b)p2 c) p3 d) p6
13.If sin𝜃 — cos𝜃 =0,then the value of Sin4𝜃 + cos4 𝜃 is :
1 1 3
a) b) c) d) 1
2 4 4
14.If PQR is an equilateral triangle and PX ⏊ QR, then PX2 is equal to:
3
a) RX2 b)2RX2 c) 3RX2 d) 4RX2
2
15. The next term of the AP √8 , √18 , √32 , -----
a) √2 b)√3 c) √8 d) √50
16.The distance of a point P (—4,—3) from the y axis is:
a) 3 units b)4 units c) 7 units d) 1 unit
17.The surface area of a sphere is 616 cm2 ,then its radius is :
a) 7cm b)2cm c) 4cm d) 8cm
18.Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting atmost
one head :
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
4 3 2 5
19.The decimal expansion of √5 is
a) non-terminating recurring b)non-terminating non-recurring
c) an integer d) terminating
20.In an A.P, if an =2n+1,then Sn is :
a) 2n+1 b)4n+1 c) 7n2+2 d) n2+2n

ANSWERS

1. 7cm
2. —13
3. 3:1:2
4. 1
5. 137
−3
6.
2
7. 239
8. 2n5m
9. —4
1
10.
8
11.(9,7)
12.p3
1
13.
2
14.3RX2
15.√50
16.4 units
17.7cm
1
18.
2
19.non-terminating non-recurring
20.n2+2n
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ,KOLLAM
MCQ for class Xmaths

1. If the height and length of the shadow of a man are the same find the angle of elevation
of the sun
A. 900 B. 450 C. 300 D. 600

2. If (E) =0.05 what is the probability of- not E

A. 1 B. 0.5 C. 0.95 D. 0

3. Find the probability of getting a prime number in a single throw of a die.

A. 0 B.1/6 C. 1/2 D. 1

4. How many tangents can a circle have ?

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

5. What is the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2+3x+2

A. 3 B. 2 C.-3 D. 1
6. Check whether the following pair of linear equations are consistent or inconsistent

3x +2y = 5 , 2x – 3y =7

A Consistent B.inconsistent C. both D. not possible to say

7. x2+ 3x +1= (x+2)2 is

A. a quadratic equation B. not a quadratic equation C. a linear equation
D. not a linear equation
8. If a = 23x33x54 and b= 23x32x5 then what is HCF (a,b)

A . 8 B. 36 C. 360 D. 720

9. Find the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2+3x +5 =0

A. Real roots B. equal roots C. no real roots D. no roots
10. The Common difference of the AP -4, -2 ,0 ,2 …is
A. 2 B. -2 C. 1/2 D. -1/2

Ans.1.B, 2.C, 3.C , 4.D, 5.C, 6.A, 7.BorC, 8.C, 9.C, 10.A
Sample questions for Basic Maths class 10 2019-20
1.The number of polynomials having zeroes as -2 and 5 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) more than 1

2. If ABC and BDE are two equilateral triangles such that D is mid-point of BC, then the ratio of areas of triangles ABC
and BDE is

(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 4 : 1

3. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm is

(a) 36 π (b) 18π (c) 12 π (d) 9π

4. A shuttle cock used for playing badminton has the shape of the combination of ..........

5. What is the probability of getting neither prime nor composite number, when an unbiased die is tossed

6. Following table shows sale of shoes in a store during one month:

Size of shoe 3 4 5 6 7 8
Number of 4 18 25 12 5 1
pairs sold
Find the modal size of the shoes sold.

7. Find the product of HCF and LCM of two numbers 50 and 20.

8. The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called .......... .

9. If the points , A(1,2) , O (0,0) and , B( a,b) are collinear, then

(a) a=b (b) a=2b (c) 2a=b (d) a= -b

10.The point which divides the line segment joining the points (7,-6) and (3,4) in the ratio 1:2 internally lies in the
(a) Ist quadrant (b) IInd quadrant (c) III quadrant (d) IVth quadrant

Sample questions for standard Maths class 10 2019-20

1. There are 60 terms is an A.P. of which the first term is 8 and the last term is 185. The 31st term is

(a) 56 (b) 94 (c) 85 (d) 98

2 The height of a tree, if it casts a shadow 15 m long on the level of ground, when the angle of elevation of
the sun is450 , is

(a) 10 m (b) 14 m (c) 8 m (d) 15 m

3. The point on the X-axis which if equidistant from the points A (-2,3) and (,) B (5,4) is

(a) (0, 2) (b) (2, 0) (c) (3, 0) (d) (-2 , 0)

4. Volume of two spheres are in the ratio 64 27 | , find the ratio of their surface areas.

5 A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting neither a
red card nor a queen.

6. The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow is 1:3 then the angle of elevation of the sun is

(a) 900 (b) 450 (c) 300 (d) 750

7. If the mean of the observation x, x +3,x+ 5, x +7 , and x+ 10 is 9, the mean of the last three observation
is…..

8. If in a lottery, there are 5 prizes and 20 blanks, then the probability of getting a prize is
2 3 4 1
(a) (𝑏) (𝑐) (𝑑)
5 5 5 5

9. The diameter of a wheel is 1.26 m. What the distance covered in 500 revolutions

10. The slant height of a bucket is 26 cm. The diameter of upper and lower circular ends are 36 cm and 16
cm. Find the height of the bucket.
 MCQ CLASS X ( ANNIE THOMAS)
1) 1. Which of the following numbers has non- terminating repeating decimal
expansion
31 17 23 3
a) b) c) d)
3125 512 200 14

2) 2. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are 2 and -3 is

a) x2 + 2x - 3 b) x2 – 3x + 2
c) x2 + x – 6 d) x2 – x - 6

3) 3.If the lines given by 3x +2ky=2 , 2x +5y + 1 = 0 are Parallel ,then the value
of k is .

−5 2 15 3
a) b) c) d)
4 5 4 2

4) 4. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation

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

c) x(x+1) + 8 = (x+2) (x-2 d) x(2x+3) = x2 +1

5) 5.The next term of the AP √2, √8, √18 is -------

a) √28 b) √32 c) √20 d) √50

1) 6.Lines representing the linear equations 2x – y = 3 and 4x – y = 5

a) are parallel b) are coincident

c) intersect at a unique point d) intersect at exactly

two points

7. If a solid sphere of radius 6 cm is melted and drawn into wire of radius 0.2 cm

then the length of the wire is

a a ) 72 m b) 72 c m c) 108m d) 12 m

8. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of getting at least one
head is

a) 1/4 b) 3/4 c) 1 d) 1/2

 9.ΔABC is circumscribing a circle. Then the length of BC is

a) 11 cm b) 12 cm c) 13 cm d) 15 cm

10. The rational number 129 / 25 x 57 x 75 will have a

(a) Non terminating repeating decimal (b)either terminating or Non

terminating repeating decimal

(c ) terminating decimal ( d ) Non – terminating non -

repeating decimal

11. According to Euclid’s division lemma ; a = bq + r , where ‘ r’ must satisfy

(a) 1 < r < b (b) 0 < r ≤ b (c)0≤ r<b (d) 0 < r < b

12. A ladder 15 m long, just reaches at the top of a vertical wall. If the
ladder makes an angle 600
with the wall then the height of the wall is

15
a) Fehler! b) Fehler! c) 15√3 d)
√3

Fi 13. Find the Coordinates of a point A, where AB is a diameter of a circle whose

centre is (2, -3) and B (1,4).

a) (3, -10) b) ( -12 ,52 ) c) ( 32 ,12 ) d)

(3, 0)

14 .The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation X2 – 3x – 10 = 0 is

a) 3 b) -2 c) 5 d) 7

15. If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then the
radius of the circle is

a) 2 units b) 71 units c) 4 units d) 7 units

 KV THALASSERY
CLASS X SUB:MATHS

1.Quadratic polynomial having zeroes 1 and -2 is

a) x2-x+2 b) x2+x-2 c) x2-x-2 d) none of the above

2.If α, β be the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2+5x+1 then α+β+αβ=

a) -2 b) -12 c) 1 d) 2

3.If 2x+3y=0 and 4x-3y=0, then x+y=?

a) 0 b) -1 c) 1 d) 2

4.If ΔABC and ΔPQR are similar, perimeter of ΔABC= 30 cm and perimeter of ΔPQR=
45 cm. PR = 9cm. length of AC =?

a) 10cm b) 15cm c) 6cm d) 8cm

5. The length of the diagonals of rhombus are 16cm and 12cm. the length of the side
of the rhombus is
a) 9cm b) 10cm c) 8cm d) 20cm

6. The value of (sin30+cos30) -(sin60+cos60) is

a) 1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2

7. sin4Ø-cos4Ø= k(sin2Ø-cos2Ø) then k is equal to

a) 2 b) ½ c) 1 d) -1

8. Median of the observations 3,6,7,11,13,17,18,25 is

a) 11 b) 13 c) 4.5 d) 12

9. The quadratic equation kx2-2kx-3=0 has equal roots of k=?

 a) 0 b) -3 c) 1 d) 4

10. The tenth term fromthe end in the AP 5,8,11 ...... is 95. Then the number of terms
in the AP are

a) 38 b) 40 c) 42 d) 43
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

MATHEMATICS

CLASS :X

1.The perimeter of the triangle formed by the points (0,0) , (1,0) and (0,1) is:

a) 1+ √2 b)√2 -1 c) 3 d) 2 + √2
1 1
2) If the points (a,0 ) (0,b) and (1,1) are collinear then 𝑎 + 𝑏 is :

a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) -1
3.ABC and PQR are two similar triangles such that AB = 9.1cm and PQ = 6.5cm. If the perimeter of
triangle PQR = 25cm then perimeter of triangle ABC is :

a)36cm b) 30cm c) 34cm d) 35cm

4.In an equilateral triangle ABC, AD is perpendicular to BC ,then AD 2 =

a) CD2 b) 2CD2 c) 3CD2 d) 4CD2

5. PA and PB are two tangents to the circle with centre O such that angle APB = 50 0 ,then angle
OAB is :

a) 250 b) 300 c) 400 d) 500

1 1
6. If tanѲ + = 2 , then tan2Ѳ + =
tanѲ tan2Ѳ

a) 1 b) 2 c) -1 d) 3

7.The value of cos217 – sin273 is :

a) 1 b) 1/3 c) 2 d) 0

8.The value of sin ( 45 +Ѳ) – cos ( 45 –Ѳ) is :

a) 2cosѲ b) 0 c) 2sinѲ d) 1

9.The length of the shadow of a tower on the plane ground is √3 times the height of the
tower.The angle of elevation of the sun is :

a) 450 b) 300 c) 600 d) 900

tanѲ tanѲ
10. 𝑠𝑒𝑐Ѳ−1
+
𝑠𝑒𝑐Ѳ+1
is equal to :

a) 2tanѲ b) 2secѲ c) 2cosecѲ d) 2tanѲ secѲ

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS, CLASS –X

1. If n = 23 × 34 × 54 × 7, then the number of consecutive zeros in n, where n is
natural number, is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 7
2. If n is any natural number, then 6𝑛 - 5𝑛 always ends with
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7
3. The smallest number by which √27 should be multiplied so as to get rational
number is
 (a) √27 ` (b) 3√3 (c) √3 (d) 3
4. If one root of the polynominal f (x) = 5𝑥 2 + 13x + k is reciprocal of the other,
then the value of k is
1
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) (d) 6
6
1 1
5. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeros of the polynomial f (x) = 𝑎𝑥 2 + bx + c, then + =
𝛼2 𝛽2
𝑏2 −2𝑎𝑐 𝑏2 −2𝑎𝑐 𝑏2 + 2𝑎𝑐 𝑏2 + 2𝑎𝑐
(a) (b) (c) (d)
𝑎2 𝑐2 𝑎2 𝑐2
6. The value of k for which the system of equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + ky = 10
has infinite number of solutions, is
(a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 0
7. The area of the triangle formed by the lines y = x, x = 6 and y = 0 is
(a) 36 sq. units (b) 18 sq. units (c) 9 sq. units (d) 72 sq. units
8. If a and b are roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + ax + b = 0, then a + b =
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) −1
9. The first and last terms of an A.P.are 1 and 11. If the sum of its terms is 36,
then the number of terms will be
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
10.If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3𝑛2 + 5n then which of its n terms is
(a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d)17

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CLASS X

1. The radius of a wire is decreased to one –fourth. If volume remains the same,the length will become
a. 4 times b .16 times c. 64 times d. 8 times
2. If the circumference of a circle increases from 2π to 4π,then its area is
a. Halved b. doubled c .tripled d. four times
3. The diameter of a wheel is 1.4m .The distance covered in 400 revolutions is
a. 1980m b.2880m c.1760m d.616m
4. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event
2 4
a.0 b.1 c. 5 d.
3
5. A die is thrown once. The probability of getting an even prime number is
1 5 1 2
a. 6 b.6 c.2 d.3
6. A card is selected at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. The probability of
getting a black queen is
1 1 4 3
a. 26
b.52 c. 52 d.26
7. For the following distribution:

marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60

No. of students 3 12 27 57 75 80

The modal class is

a. 10 -20 b. 20 - 30 c. 30 - 40 d. 50 - 60
8. In a certain distribution mean and median are 10 and 20 respectively . what is the mode of

The distribution using an empirical relation

a.30 b.40 c. 15 d. 5

9. The measure of central tendency which take into account all data items is

a. mean b. median c. mode d.range

10. The ratio of the volumes of a cylinder and a cone if both have the same diameter and
height is

a. 3:1 b.1:3 c. 1:2 d.2:1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

TOPICS
1 ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
2 TRIANGLES
3 COORDINATE GEOMETRY
4 TRIANGLES

1) The value of ‘a’,if the points (3,5) and (7,1) are equidistant from the point
(a,0) is :
A) 2 B) -2 C) 4 D) -4
2
2) To locate a point P on line segment AB such that PB = 5 AB, the line segment AB should be
divided in the ratio :

A) 2 : 5 B) 2:3 C) 3:2 D) 5:2

5
3) If tan A = , find the value of (sin A + cos A) x sec A
12

4) The value of tan2 10⁰ - cot280⁰ is :

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

5) In ΔABC , if ˂A + ˂B = 90⁰ , cot B = 4 , then the value of tan A is :

3

4 3 4 3
A)5 B) 4 C) 3 D) 5

6)If the corresponding medians of two similar triangles are in the ratio 5:7, then the ratio of their
Sides is :

A) 5 : 7 B) 25 : 49 C) 125 : 343 D) 2 : 5

7) If the origin is the midpoint of the line segment joined by the points (2 , 3) and (x , y), then the
value of (x , y) is:

A) (2,3) B) (2,-3) C) (-2 , 3) D) (-2 , -3)

8) The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0 , 4), (0 , 0), (3 , 0) is :

A) 5 B) 12 C) 11 D) 7+√5

√3
9) If cos( A- B) = 2 and sin(A + B) = 1,Then the values of A and B are

A) 45⁰, 60⁰ B) 60⁰ , 30⁰ C) 60⁰ , 60⁰ D) 30⁰ , 30⁰

10) In ΔABC , D and E are points on sides AB and AC respectively such that DE‖ BC and AD : DB = 3 : 1.
If EA = 6.6 cm then find AC.

A) 8.8 cm B) 5.8 cm C) 2.2 cm D) 9.6 cm