Daffodils World School

Pre Board-3 Examination 2024-2025

Class: X
Time: 03 Hours
Subject: Maths-Basic (241) Max
Marks: 80

General Instruction:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and 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 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2
Qs of 3 marks and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice
has been provided in the 2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = 22/7 wherever required if not
stated.
SECTION – A
1. The LCM of two numbers is 182 and their HCF is 13. If one of the numbers is
26, the other number is
(a) 31 (b) 71 (c) 61 (d) 91
2. If p and q are positive integers such that p = a 3b2 and q = a2b, where ‘a’ and
‘b’are prime numbers, then the HCF ( p, q) is …..
(a) a2b (b) a2b2 (c) a3b2 (d) a3b3
3. When 2120 is expressed as the product of its prime factors we get
(a) 2 × 5³ × 53 (b) 2³ × 5 × 53 (c) 5 × 7² × 31 (d) 5² × 7 × 33

4. The pair of linear equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + 6y = 10 has

(a) unique solution (b) No solution (c) infinitely many solutions
(d) none of these
5. If x2 – 3x + k = 0 has equal roots, then k = ………

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 3 9 −9 8
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 4 4 4

6. What is the positive real root of 64x2 – 1 = 0 ?

(a) 1/8 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/6
7. ∆ABC is such that AB = 3 cm, BC = 2 cm, CA = 2.5 cm. If ∆ABC~∆DEF
and
EF=4cm, then perimeter of ∆DEF is
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 15cm (c) 22.5 cm (d) 30 cm
8. If ΔABC ~ ΔDEF then, which of the following is true?
(a) BC.EF = AC.FD (b) AB.ED = AC.DE
(c) BC.DE = AB.EF (d) BC.DE = AB.FD
9. The distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 4 cm is
(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 6 cm (D) 8 cm
10. The midpoint of the line segment joining the points A (-2,8) and B (-6. -4) is:
(a) (-4,-6) (b) (2,6) (c) (-4,2) (d) (4,2)
11 2
11. The distance between the points P (- , 5) and Q (– , 5) is:
3 3
(a) 6 units (b) 4 units (c) 2 units (d) 3 units

12. The value of (sin 45° + cos 45°) is

(a) 1/√2 (b) √2 (c) √3/2 (d) 1
13. In ∆ABC right angled at B, sin A = 7/25, then the value of cos C is
………….
(a) 7/25 (b) 24/25 (c) 7/24 (d) 24/7
14. If the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point of observation
at a distance of 100 m from its base is 45°, then the height of the tower is:
(a) 160 m (b) 100 m (c) 200 m (d) 150 m
15. If the area of circle is numerically equal to twice its circumference,
then the diameter of the circle is
(a) 4 units (b) 6 units (c) 8 units (d) 12 units
16. Circumference of circle is 22 cm, Find area of its quadrant is
(a)77/2 cm2 (b) 77/8 cm2 (c) 77/4 cm2 (d) 77/6 cm2
17. The volume of right circular cone whose area of the base is 156 cm2
and the vertical height is 8 cm is :
(a) 2496 cm3 (b) 1248 cm3 (c) 1664 cm3 (d) 416 cm3

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18. The empirical relationship between the three measures of central tendency is
(a) 3 Median = Mode + 2 Mean (b) 2 Median = Mode + 2 Mean
(c) 3 Median = Mode + Mean (d) 3 Median = Mode – 2 Mean

DIRECTION: In the following questions (Q19-20), a statement of assertion (A) is

followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) if both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(b) if both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(c) if Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) if Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

19. Assertion: The mode of the call received on 7 consecutive days

11,13,13,17,19,23,25 is 13.

Reason: Mode is the value that appears most frequent.

20. Assertion: The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of not
winning it, is 0.6
Reason: P (E) + P (not E) = 1
SECTION-B
21. For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely
many solutions? Kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0 and 12x + ky – k = 0
22. Diagonals AC and BD of a trapezium ABCD with ABDC intersect each other at
OA OB
point O. Using a similarity criteria for two triangles. Show that =
OC OD
OR

In the given figure below, AD/AE=AC/BD and ∠1=∠2. Show that Δ BAE~
ΔCAD .

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23. Find the length of the tangent from an external point P at a distance of 20 cm
from the centre of a circle of radius 12 cm.
24. If sin (A + B) = √3/2 and sin (A – B) = 1/2, 0 ≤ A + B ≤ 90° and A >
B, then find A and B.
OR

( 1+ sinθ ) ( 1−sinθ )
If tan θ =3/4, evaluate
( 1+ COSθ ) ( 1−COSθ )
25. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the
minute hand in 5 minutes.

SECTION-C
26. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that 2 + 5√3 is irrational.
27. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x 2– 3 – 7x and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.

OR
Find the quadratic polynomial sum and product of whose zeros are –1 and –20
respectively. Also find the zeroes of the polynomial so obtained.
4
28. A fraction becomes if 1 is added to both the numerator and denominator. If
5
however 5 is subtracted from both numerator and denominator, the fraction
1
becomes . What is fraction?
2

29. In the below figure, XY and X′Y′ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre

O and another tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X′Y′

at B. Prove that ∠AOB = 90°.
OR
To prove that parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

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 cos A sin A
30. Prove that + = Cos A + Sin A
1−tan tan A 1−cot A
31. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the
two numbers appearing on the top of the dice is
(i) 8? (ii) 7? (iii) less than or equal to 12?

SECTION-D

32. In a two-digit number, the ten’s digit is three times the unit’s digits. When the
number is decreased by 54 the digits are reversed. Find the number.

33. State and Prove Basic Proportionality Theorem.

OR
If AD and PM are mediums of triangles ABC and PQR respectively where
AB AD
∆ABC ~∆PQR . Prove that =
PQ PM

34. A toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone of the
same base radius as that of the hemisphere. If the radius of the base of the
cone is 21 cm and its volume is 2/3 of the volume of the hemisphere, calculate
the height of the cone and the surface area of the toy.
OR
A vessel full of water is in the form of an inverted cone of height 8 cm and the
radius of its top, which is open, is 5 cm. 100 spherical lead balls are dropped
into the vessel. One fourth of the water flows out of the vessel. Find the radius
of a spherical ball.
35. If the median of the following distribution is 58 and sum of all the frequencies is
140. What is the value of x and y?
Class 15 – 25 – 35 – 45 – 55 – 65 – 75 – 85 –
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Frequen 8 10 x 25 40 y 15 7
cy

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 SECTION-E
(Case Study Based Questions)

36. Your elder brother wants to buy a car and plans to take loan from a bank for his
car. He repays his total loan of Rs 1,18,000 by paying every month starting with
the first instalment of Rs 1000. If he increases the instalment by Rs 100 every
month , answer the following

(i) Find the amount paid by him in 30th installment .

(ii) Find the amount paid by him in the 30 installments .
(iii) If total instalments are 40 then amount paid in the last installment?
OR
(iii) Find the ratio of amount paid by him in 10th installment and 20th installment
37. Karan went to the Lab near to his home for COVID 19 test along with his family
members.

The seats in the waiting area were as per the norms of distancing during this
pandemic (as shown in the above figure). His family member took their seats
surrounded by circular area.
(i) What is the distance between Neena and Karan?
(ii) What are the coordinates of seat of Akash?

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 (iii) What will be the coordinates of a point exactly between Akash and Binu where
a person can be seated?
OR
(iii) What will be the coordinates of a point exactly between Neena and Karan
where a person can be seated.
38. Two trees are standing on flat round. The angle of elevation of the top of
Both the trees from a point X on the ground is 60°. If the horizontal distance
between X and the smaller tree is 8 m and the distance of the top of the two
trees is 20 m, calculate

(i) the distance between the point X and the top of the smaller tree.
(ii) the horizontal distance between the two trees.
(iii) Find the height of big tree

OR
Find the height of small tree

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