PRE BOARD EXAMINATION (SEMESTER 1 2021)

CLASS X

MATHEMATICS

Maximum Marks: 40

Time allowed: One and a half hours (inclusive of reading time)

ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY.

The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].

Select the correct option for each of the following questions.

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Section A [16 Marks] [16x1]

Question 1. For an intra- state transaction, if the S.P. of an article is Rs. 12500 and rate of GST is 12% , then
amount of CGST is

a) Rs. 1500 b) Rs. 750 c) Rs. 1250 d) Rs. 500

Question 2. If a person opened a recurring deposit account in a bank and deposited Rs. 800 per month
for 1 ½ years, then total money deposited in the account is

a) 11400 b) 14400 c) 13600 d) none of the above

Q 3. If 𝒙 ∈ 𝑾, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏𝟏 ≥ 𝒙 + 𝟖 𝒊𝒔
𝟑
a) { -2,-1, 0, 1,2, …. } b) { -1,0,1, 2, …} c) {0, 1, 2, 3, …. } d) 𝒙: 𝒙 ∈ 𝑹; ≥ − 𝟐
Q4. Which of the following equation has 2 as a root?
a) X2- 4x +5=0 b) x2+3x -12=0 c) 2x2-7x +6=0 d) 3x2 -6x -2 = 0

Q5. When x3 -3x2 +5x – 7 is divided by x-2 then the remainder is

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

Q6. If x, 12, 8 and 32 are in proportion, then the value of x is

a) 6 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2
𝟏 𝟒
Q 7. If 𝑨 = ( ) 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝟑𝑨 𝒊𝒔
𝟐 𝟑
𝟑 𝟏𝟐 𝟑 𝟏𝟐 𝟑 𝟏𝟐 𝟏 𝟏𝟐
𝒂) ( ) 𝒃) ( ) 𝒄) ( ) 𝒅) ( )
𝟐 𝟑 𝟔 𝟗 𝟔 𝟑 𝟐 𝟗
𝟐 −𝟏 𝟏𝟎
Q 8. If 𝒙 [ ] + 𝒚 [ ] = [ ] then the values of x and y are
𝟑 𝟎 𝟔
a) X= 2 and y= 6 b) X=2, y= -6 c) X=3, y=-4, d) X=3, y= - 6

Q 9. The 10th term of the A. P. 10, 7, 4, … is

a) 17 b) 22 c) -77 d) – 17

Q 10. If the 2nd term of an A.P. is 13vand the 5th term is 25, then its 7th term is

a) 30 b) 33 c) 37 d) 38

Q 11.When f(x)= 2x3 -3x2 + 7x - 8 is divided by (x- 1) the remainder is

a) 2 b) -2 c) 4 d) 8
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Q 12. The polynomials ax3 + 3x2-3 and 2x3-5x +a when divided by (x-4) leave remainders R1 and R2
respectively and R1 + R2 = 0; then the value of a is
−𝟏𝟓𝟑 𝟏𝟓𝟑 𝟔𝟓 −𝟔𝟓
a) 𝟔𝟓
𝒃) 𝟔𝟓
𝒄) 𝟏𝟓𝟑
𝒅) 𝟏𝟓𝟑

𝒂𝒙 𝟎 𝟏 𝟎
Q 13. If a, b, c and d be non-zero real numbers, and ( )= ( ) the value of x is
𝒃𝒚 𝟎 𝟎 𝟎
a) a b) 1/a c) b d) 0
𝒂𝟑 +𝟑𝒂𝒃𝟐 𝟔𝟑
Q 14. If 𝒃𝟑+𝟑 𝒂𝟐𝒃 = 𝟔𝟐
𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂: 𝒃 𝒊𝒔

a) 3:2 b) 2:3 c) 7: 8 d) 5: 4

Q 15 . In the adjoining figure, AB// DE, the length of CD is

a) 2.5 cm b) 2.7 cm c) 10/3 d) 3.5 cm

Q 16. The sum of all odd integers between 2 and 100 divisible by 3 is

a) 678 b) 768 c) 867 d) 778

Section B (12 Marks ) [6x2]

Q 17. Mr, Sharma deposited Rs. 400 every month in a bank’s recurring deposit account for 2 ½ years. If
he gets Rs. 1085 as interest at the time of maturity, then the rate of interest per annum is

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

Q 18. The number must be subtracted from 16x3 – 8 x2 + 4x + 7 , so that the resulting polynomial has
2x+1 as a factor

a)2 b) 5 c) 1 d) 7

Q 19. A retailer purchases a fan for Rs. 1500 from a wholesaler and sells it to a consumer at 10% profit. If
the sales are intra-state and rate of GST is 12%, then choose the correct option

The selling price of the fan including tax (under GST) by the retailer is

a)Rs. 1650 b) Rs. 1800 c) Rs. 1848 d) Rs. 1830

Q 20. If x ∈ 𝑰, 𝒕he solution set for the linear inequation 1 < 3x +5 ≤ 11,
𝟒
a) { -1, 0, 1,2 } b) { -2, -1, 0, 1} c) { -1, 0, 1} d) {𝒙 ∈ 𝑹, − 𝟑 < 𝒙 ≤ 𝟐}

√𝟑𝒙+ √𝟐𝒙+𝟏
Q 21. If = 𝟓, then the value of x is
√𝟑𝒙− √𝟐𝒙+𝟏

𝟑 𝟑 𝟐 𝟐
𝒂) 𝒃) − 𝒄) 𝒅) −
𝟐 𝟐 𝟑 𝟑

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 𝒂 𝒃
Q 22. 𝑨 = [ ] is such that A2 = I, then
𝒄 −𝒂
a) 1+ a2 + bc =0 b) 1 – a2 + bc =0 c) 1 - a2 – bc = 0 d) 1+ a2 -bc = 0

SECTION C ( 12 MARKS ) [3X4]

Q 23. Sonal can row a boat at a speed of 5km/hr. If it takes 1 hour more to row the boat 5.25 km
upstream than to return downstream, taking the speed of stream as xkm/hr 0 < x < 5

i) Speed of boat upstream is a) (5 – x) km/hr b) (5+ x) km/hr c) (5.25 -x ) km/hr

d) none of these

ii) Speed of boat downstream is a) (5 + x ) km/hr b) ( 5 – x ) km/hr c) ( x – 5 ) km/hr d) (5.5 + x

) km/hr

iii ) Time taken to cover 5.25 km downstream

𝟓. 𝟐𝟓 𝟓. 𝟐𝟓 𝟓. 𝟐𝟓 𝟓. 𝟓
𝒂) 𝒉𝒓 𝒃) 𝒉𝒓 𝒄) 𝒉𝒓 𝒅) 𝒉𝒓
𝟓−𝒙 𝟓+𝒙 𝒙 𝟓
Iv ) Speed of the stream is

a) 3 km/hr b) 5 km/hr c) 2 km/hr d) 0 km/hr

Q 24. In the figure AB// CD// EF. If AB=6 cm, CD= x cm, EF= 10 cm, BD = 4 cm and DE = y cm

i) ∆ABD is similar to
a) ∆ACD b) ∆CDE c) ∆DEF d) ∆AFE
𝑨𝑩
ii) 𝑭𝑬
is equal to
𝟒 𝒚 𝒙 𝒙
𝒂) 𝒃) 𝒄) 𝒅)
𝒚 𝟒 𝒚 𝟔
iii) The value of x is
a) 3cm b) 3.75 cm c) 6 cm d) 3.5 cm
iv) The value of y is
a) 6.75 cm b) 6 cm c) 3 cm d) none of these

Q 25. The 4th and 9th terms of an A.P. are -15 and -30 respectively

i) The common difference is

a) 3 b) -3 c) 4 d) -4
st
ii) The 1 term is
a) -6 b) 6 c) 3 d) -3
th
iii) The 11 term is
a) -36 b) 36 c) 24 d) -24
iv) The sum of 17 terms is
a) 510 b) -510 c) 500 d) 170
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