CBSE SAHODAYA GUWAHATI CHAPTER

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION 2023

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS (BASIC -241)
TIME- 3 HOURS CLASS-X FULL MARKS: 80

General Instruction:
i) This Question paper has 5 sections A-E.
ii) Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
iii) Section B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.
iv) Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each.
v) Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 marks each.
vi) Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (4marks each) with sub-parts
of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
vii) All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 1 Qs of 5 marks ,and 2
questions of 3 marks and 3 Qs of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has
been provided in the 2 marks questions of Section E .
viii) Draw neat figures wherever required.

SECTION –A
[EACH QUESTION CARRIES 1 MARK]

1. If p and q are two distinct prime numbers, then their HCF is

a. 2 c. either 1 or 2
b. 0 d. 1

2. The LCM of the smallest two digit composite number and the smallest composite number is
a. 12 c. 4
b. 20 d. 44

3. If a and b are the zeroes of the polynomial is

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

4. The sum and product of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial are 3 and -10 respectively. The
quadratic polynomial is
a. c.
b. d.

5. The value of k for which the system of equations 2x+3y=5 and 4x+ky=10 has infinite number
of solution is
a. 1 c. 6
b. 3 d. 0

6. If a pair of equations is consistent, then the lines representing them are

a. parallel c. intersecting or coincident
b. always coincident d. always intersecting

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7. ( ) has
a. four real roots c. no real roots
b. two real roots d. one real root

8. The first term of an AP is p and common difference is q , then its 10th term is
a. q+9q c. p+9q
b. p 9q d. 2p+9q

9. Distance between A(3,2) and B (2,3) is

a. 2 units c. 4 units
b. √ units d. 5√

10. If
a. 9 c. 25
b. 16 d. 34

11. In the given figure if AD=5.7 cm, DB=9.5 cm, AE=4.8 and
EC=8 cm, then
a. DE and BC are intersecting
b. DE and BC are parallel
c. DE and BC are neither intersecting nor parallel
d. None of these

12. If the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, 100 m away from the
foot of the tower is 30° , then the height of the tower is
a. 100 m c.
√
b. 100√
d. 75√
13. In the given figure, PQ is tangent to the circle with
centre at O, at the point B. If

a. 50
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80

14. Circumference of a circle is 22 cm. Area of its quadrant is

a. 22 cm c. 11
b. 44 cm d.

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

16. If an event cannot occur, then its probability is

a. 1 c.
b. d. 0
17. Consider the following frequency distribution

Class 0-5 6-11 12-17 18-23 24-29

Frequency 13 10 15 8 11

The upper limit of the median class is

a. 17 c. 18
b. 17.5 d. 18.5

18. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that the drawn card is not
an ace is
a. c.

b. d.

Direction: In the question numbers 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R ). Choose the correct option:

(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 and 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.

19. Statement -1 (Assertion) : If HCF (90, 144)=18, then LCM (90,144) =720
Statement-2 (Reason) :HCF (a, b) ×LCM (a, b) =a × b

20. Statement -1 (Assertion) : The system of linear equations 9x+3y+12=0 and 18x+6y+24=0 have
infinitely many solutions.
Statement-2 (Reason): The system of linear equations and

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 SECTION- B
[EACH QUESTION CARRIES 2 MARKS]

21. If one zero of the polynomial ( ) ( ) is reciprocal of the other, find the
value of ’a’.
OR
Find solution of the following linear equations:
x+y=3
4x-2y=0

22. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation has real and equal
roots.
23. Find the sum of all 11 terms of an A.P whose 6th term is 30.
24. Prove that 2-3√ is an irrational number
OR
The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 9 and 360 respectively. If one number is 45, find the
other number.

25. If and y is an acute angle, find the value of ‘y’.

OR
Find the area of a sector of a circle with radius 6 cm, If the angle of the sector is 60°.

SECTION- C
[Each question carries 3 marks]

26. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also, nine times this number is twice the
number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.
OR
SOLVE:

27. An AP consists of 50 terms of which 3rd term is 12 and the last term is 106. Find the 29th term.
28. The diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other at the point O such that .
Show that ABCD is a trapezium.
OR
Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.

29. Prove that

30. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and top of a transmission
tower fixed at the top of a 20m high building are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of
the tower.
31. A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of same radius. The
total height of the toy is 15.5 cm. Find the total surface area of the toy.

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 SECTION –D
[Each question carries 5 marks

32. As observed from the top of a 75 m high depression from the sea-level, the angles of
depression of two ships are 30° and 45°. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same
side of the lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships.
33. PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a
point T. Find the length of TP.

OR

A chord PQ of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre of circle. Find the area
of major and minor segments of the circle.

34. A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm standing on a
hemisphere of radius 60cm is placed upright in a right circular cylinder full of water such that
it touches the bottom. Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, if the radius of the cylinder
is 60 cm and its height is 180 cm.

35. The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted:

Age (in 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65

years)

Number of 6 11 21 23 14 5
patients

Find the mode and the mean of the data given above.

SECTION –E
[case study based question are compulsory]

Read the following and answer the following questions:

36. Seating arrangement is a plan that shows where people
should sit. In other words, it refers how a group of people are
allocated their positions in a particular hall or a room.
In a classroom, four students Sita, Gita, Rita and Anita are
sitting at A(3,4) , B (6,7), C(9,4) and D(6,1) respectively.
Observe the following seating arrangement of these students
below.

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 i. Find the distance between Sita and Anita.
ii. Which two students are equidistant from Gita?
iii. Find the value of K, If the point B(6,7) is equidistant from the points E (5,K) and F(K,7)
OR
Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from A(3,4) and C(9,4)

37. Traffic Lights (or traffic signals) are lights used to control movement of traffics. They are
placed on roads at intersections and crossing. The different colours of light tell drivers what to
do.
The traffic lights at different road crossings change after every 48 sec, 72 sec and 108 sec
respectively.
i. Express 108 as a product of its prime factors.
ii. Find the HCF of 48, 72, 108
iii. Find the LCM of 48, 72, 108
OR
What is the value of (HCF×LCM) for the numbers 48,72,108
38. Cost-of-_Living Index
A cost –of-living index is a theoretic price index that measures differences in the prices of
goods and services, and allows for substitution with other items as prices vary.
The weekly observation on cost-of-living index in a certain city for a particular year are given
below. Observe the following table:

Cost of 140-150 150-160 160-170 170-180 180-190 190-200 Total

Living Index
Number of 5 10 20 9 6 2 52
weeks

From the above information

Find the following -
i. The mid-value (class-mark) of 160-170
ii. The approximate mean
iii. The sum of lower and upper limits of modal class.
OR
The median class of above data.

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