DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GURGAON

MID TERM EXAMINATION

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS (041)
CLASS: X, 22/05/23
SET A

Duration: 3 Hours M.M: 80

No. of Printed Pages: 07
General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A to E.

2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case-based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2 mark each, respectively.
7. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 questions of 5 marks, 2
questions of 3 marks and 2 questions of 2 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

1. What is the HCF of smallest prime number and the smallest composite number? 1
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
AB BC CA
2. In  ABC and DEF, if = FE = ED, then 1
DF

(a) ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF (b) ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF (c) ∆ABC ~ ∆EFD (d) ∆ABC ~ ∆DFE

3. A letter of English alphabet is chosen at random. Determine the probability that the chosen 1
letter is a consonant.
21 5 10
(a) 26 (b) 26 (c) 1 (d) 13

4. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is –5x +7y = 2. The second equation can 1
be
(a) 10x + 14y + 4 = 0 (b) –10x – 14y + 4 = 0
(c) –10x + 14y + 4 = 0 (d) 10x – 14y = – 4

5. How many solutions does the pair of equations x = 0 and x = – 5 have? 1

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

6. If HCF(26, 169) = 13, then LCM(26, 169) is 1

(a) 26 (b) 169 (c) 13 (d) 338

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 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶
7. If in ABC and DEF, 𝐷𝐸 = 𝐸𝐹 , then they will be similar if 1

(a) ∠A = ∠D (b) ∠C = ∠F (c) ∠B = ∠E (d) ∠A = ∠F

8. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3, where x, y are prime 1
numbers, then the result obtained by dividing the product of the positive integers by the
LCM(a, b) is
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x2 y2 (d) x3y3

9. Which of the following can be the probability of an event? 1

𝟏𝟖 𝟏𝟎
(a) – 0.4 (b) 1.004 (c) 𝟐𝟑 (d) 𝟕

10. The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 8 (both inclusive) is 1
(a) 320 (b) 840 (c) 540 (d) 280

11. If one zero of the polynomial x2 – 4x + 1 is 2 + 3, then the other zero is 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 – 3 (d) 3 – 2

12. Find the probability that a leap year selected at random, will contain 53 Mondays. 1
1 2 5 3
(a) 7 (b) 7 (c) 7 (d) 7

13. The graph of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c is a downward parabola, if 1

(a) a  0 (b) a  0 (c) a = 0 (d) a ≥ 0

14. PQ 2 AP 1
In the figure PQ || BC, if = then is
BC 5 PB

2 2 3 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 3 2 5
15. 1 1 1
If α and β are zeroes of x2 – x – 2, then value of + – αβ is
α β
5 −3 −5 3
(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 2
(d) 2

16. If p is a prime number, then √p is a / an 1

(a) natural number (b) whole number
(c) rational number (d) irrational number

17. If one zero of the polynomial 8x2 + 63x + 4m is reciprocal of the other, then the value of m is 1
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5

18. If a pair of linear equations in two variables is consistent, then the lines will be: 1
(a) always coincident (b) always intersecting
(c) parallel (d) intersecting or coincident

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 DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of reason (R). Choose the correct option.
19. 2 1
Assertion(A): The probability of choosing a prime number from the numbers 1 to 20 is 5.
Reason (R): There are 25 prime numbers from the numbers 1 to 50.

(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): If ∆ABC and ∆PQR are congruent triangles, then they are also similar triangles. 1
Reason(R): All congruent triangles are similar but the similar triangles need not be congruent.

(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. Check whether 4n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n. 2

22. Cards marked with number 3, 4, 5, …, 50 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. A card is 2
drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that the selected card bears a perfect
square number.

23. Explain why (17 × 5 × 11 × 3 × 2 + 2 × 11) is a composite number. 2

OR
Three bells toll at an interval of 9,12,15 minutes respectively. If they start tolling together,
after what time will they next toll together?

24. In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. Find the value of x and y. 2

OR
If ax + by = a2 – b2 and bx + ay = 0, then find the value of (x + y).

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25. D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that ∠ADC = ∠BAC. Show that CA2 = CB x CD. 2

SECTION – C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each

26. If α and β are zeroes of p(x) = 4x2 + 4x + k, such that α2 + β2 = 24, find k. 3

27. Prove that 2 – 3√5 is irrational. 3

28. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the numbers obtained on the 3
top of the dice
(i) have a sum less than 7.
(ii) have a product more than 16.
(iii) form a doublet of odd numbers.
OR

In a game, the entry fee is of ₹ 5.Shweta decides to play the game. It consists of a tossing a
coin 3 times. If one or two heads appears, Shweta gets her entry fee back. If she throws 3
heads, she receives double the entry fees. Otherwise, she will lose. For tossing a coin three
times, find the probability that she
(i) loses the entry fee.
(ii) gets double the entry fee.
(iii) just gets her entry fee.

29. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 – 75 and verify the relationship between the 3
zeroes and the coefficients.

30. All red face cards are removed from a pack of playing cards. The remaining cards are well 3
shuffled and then a card is drawn at random from them. Find the probability that the card
drawn is
(i) a red card.
(ii) a face card.
(iii) a club card.

31. A girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp - post at a speed of 1.2 m/s. If
the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground, find the length of her shadow after 4 seconds. 3

OR

In the given figure, ABCD is a trapezium with AB || DC. P and Q are points on sides AD and
BC respectively such that PQ || AB. Find AD.

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 SECTION – D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each

32. (a) Prove that, if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides 5
in distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
𝐴𝑋 1
(b) X and Y are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a triangle ABC such that 𝐴𝐵 = 4,
AY = 2cm and YC = 6cm. Find whether XY ∥ BC or not.

OR

In the given figure, CM and RN are respectively the medians

of △ABC and △PQR. If △ABC∼△PQR, prove that:
(i) △AMC∼△PNR
𝐂𝐌 𝐀𝐁
(ii) =
𝐑𝐍 𝐏𝐐
(iii) △CMB∼△RNQ

33. Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at 5
the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours.
If they travel towards each other, they meet in one hour. What are the speeds of the two cars?
OR
Solve 0.2 x + 0.3y = 1.3 and 0.4x + 0.5y = 2.3 and hence find the value of m for which
y = mx – 3.

34. Solve the pair of equations x + 2y = 5 and 2x – 3y = – 4 graphically. Also, find the points 5
where the lines meet the x-axis.

35. If α and β are zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 5x + 7, then find a quadratic polynomial whose 5
zeroes are 2α + 3β and 3α + 2β.

SECTION – E
Section E consists of 3 case-based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each)

36. A seminar is being conducted by an Educational Organization, where the participants will be
educators of different subjects. The number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics
are 60, 84 and 108 respectively.

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 Based on the above information answer the following questions:

(i) Find the LCM of 60, 84 and 108. 1

(ii) Express 108 as a product of its primes. 1

(iii) In each room the same number of participants are to be seated and all of them being in
the same subject, hence find maximum number of participants that can be accommodated
in each room. 2
OR
Find the minimum number of rooms required during the event.

37. Rohit wants to distribute chocolates in his class on his birthday. The chocolates are of three
types: Milk chocolate, White chocolate and Dark chocolate. The total number of students in
the class is 54 and each one gets only one chocolate .(Total number of chocolates = 54)

Based on the above information answer the following questions:

(i) Find the probability of distributing all the chocolates. 1

1
(ii) If the probability of distributing milk chocolates is 3 , then find the number of milk
chocolates. 1
(iii) If the number of dark chocolates is 24, then find the probability of distributing white
chocolates. 2
OR
If the number of dark chocolate is 24, then find the probability of distributing dark or
milk chocolates.

38. Two observation towers AB and CD, 8m and 10m tall respectively are on either side of 50m
high observation tower PQ. Points R and S are chosen on the same level of ground for the base
tents such that they are 12m and 18m away from the towers AB and CD respectively in
opposite direction as shown in the figure.

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Based on the above information answer the following questions:

(i) Name the triangle similar to RAB.

1
(ii) Find SD : SQ.
(iii) Find the length of BQ. 1
OR
Find the distance between AB and CD. 2

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