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Advanced Mathematics
Class 10
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GENERAL INSTRUCTION
1. This booklet contains 7 pages.
2. Count and verify the number of pages as soon you receive the booklet. Inform the invigilator immediately in case of
any issue with the booklet.
3. Maximum time allotted for the assessment is 2 hours (120 minutes).
4. An additional reading time of 15 minutes has been allotted for careful reading of the questions. Don’t write the answer
to any question during the reading time.
5. Use only blue/black ballpoint pen to fill in this page or to write your answers.
6. Do all your rough work on the last page of this booklet.
7. Don’t leave the examination room without the permission of the invigilator, after handing over the booklet and signing
the attendance sheet.
8. Don’t detach / tear away any page from this booklet. Doing so would be considered as Unfair Means and would be
dealt with accordingly.
9. Strike off page or portion of page if left blank.

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 Subject Specific Information

Subject: Subject Code: Time: 120 minutes

Subject Specific Instructions:

1. The assessment booklet contains 32 items (questions). All items are compulsory.

2. Please read the test items carefully before answering.

3. All items are selected response task (SRT).

4. Each SRT has one and only one correct answer. Circle the most appropriate answer from the given options.

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Item Criteria Level Max Item Criteria Level Max Item Criteria Level Max
number Score number Score number Score
points point point

Q1 A 1 Q 12 B 4 Q 23 C 5

Q2 A 2 Q 13 B 5 Q 24 C 6

Q3 A 3 Q 14 B 6 Q 25 D 1

Q4 A 4 Q 15 B 7 Q 26 D 2

Q5 A 5 Q 16 B 8 Q 27 D 3

Q6 A 6 Q 17 C 1 Q 28 D 4

Q7 A 7 Q 18 C 2 Q 29 D 6

Q8 A 8 Q 19 C 3 Q30 D 4

Q9 B 1 Q 20 C 4 Q 31 D 5

Q.10 B 2 Q 21 C 7 Q 32 D 7

Q 11 B 3 Q 22 C 8

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 Mathematics
1. The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic states that every composite number can be expressed as:
(A) A sum of prime numbers
(B) A product of prime numbers
(C) A difference of prime numbers
(D) A quotient of prime numbers

2. According to the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, the prime factorization of any composite number is:
(A) Unique, except for the order of the factors
(B) Not always unique
(C) Always divisible by 2
(D) Always divisible by 3

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

(A) parallel
(B) intersection at (b, a)
(C) coincident
(D) intersecting at (a, b)

4. If  and β are two roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then ax2 + bx + c = ? (a  0)
(A) a(x + ) (x + β)
(B) a(x – ) (x – β)
(C) b(x – ) (x – β)
(D) c(x – ) (x – β)

5. The 7th term from the end of the A.P. 7, 11, 15, ..., 107, is:
(A) 79 (B) 83
(C) 81 (D) 87

6. If the prime factorization of a number is 23 × 32 × 5, how many divisors does the number have, including 1 and the
number itself?
(A) 24 (B) 36
(C) 48 (D) 60

7. If the given quadratic equation x2 + k(4x + k – 1) + 2 =0 has equal roots, then k =?

2 2
(A) − , 1 (B) , −1
3 3
3 1 3 1
(C) , (D) − , −
2 3 2 3

8. If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are integral, then which of the following must be true?
(A) The discriminant b2 – 4ac must be a perfect square.
b
(B) The sum of the roots − must be an integer.
a
c
(C) The product of the roots must be an integer.
a
(D) All of the above together

9. The pair of linear equations in two variables.

2x + 3y = 7 and 4x + 6y = 14 has:
(A) No solution
(B) Infinite solutions
(C) Unique solution
(D) Imaginary solution

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10. Which of the following is the correct prime factorisation of 210 according to the Fundamental Theorem of
Arithmetic?
(A) 2 × 3 × 5 × 7
(B) 2 × 5 × 11
(C) 3 × 5 × 7
(D) 2 × 7 × 11

11. The ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite number and the least prime number is:
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 1 : 3

b
12. If the zeros of the quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c where a  0 are 2 and –3, then the value of is:
a
(A) 1 (B) –1
(C) –5 (D) 5

13. If one root of the quadratic equation

3x2 – 8x – (2k + 1) = 0 is seven times the other, then the value of k is:
7 5
(A) (B)
3 3
7 5
(C) − (D) −
3 3

14. Quadratic equation whose roots are the reciprocal of the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, is:
(A) ax2 + cx + b = 0
(B) cx2 + bx + a = 0
(C) cx2 – bx + a = 0
(D) cx2 + bx – a = 0

15. If in an AP, SP = q and Sq = p, where Sr denotes the sum of first r terms of the AP, then Sp + q is equal to:
(A) 0 (B) –(p + q)
(C) p + q (D) pq

16. If the cubic polynomial f(x) = ax3 + bx – c, a  0 is divisible by the quadratic polynomial g(x) = x2 + bx + c
and c  0, then ab = ?
1
(A) 1 (B)
c
1
(C) –1 (D) −
c

17. Let n be a natural number. Then, the LCM (n, n + 1) is:

(A) n (B) n+1
(C) n(n + 1) (D) 1

18. If 3 is the least prime factor of m and 5 is the least prime factor of n, then the least prime factor of (m + n) is:
(A) 11 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 5

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19. The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression (AP) is S n = 3n2 + 5n. What is the common difference of
the AP?
(A) 6 (B) 3
(C) 9 (D) 12

20. The number of solutions of 3x + y = 243 and 243x – y = 3 is:

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 ` (D) infinite

21. If a, b, c are positive real numbers, then the number of real roots of the equation ax 2 + b|x| + c = 0, is where |x|  0
(means |x| greater than or equal to zero).
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 0 (D) 1

22. Find the least multiple of 23, which when divided by 18, 21 and 24 leaves the remainder 7, 10 and 13 respectively.
(A) 3013 (B) 3024
(C) 3002 (D) 3036

3n + 5
23. If the sums of n terms of two arithmetic progressions are in the ratio , then their nth terms are in the ratio:
5n + 7
3n − 1 3n + 1
(A) (B)
5n − 1 5n + 1
5n + 1 5n − 1
(C) (D)
3n + 1 3n − 1

24. If (a2 + b2) x2 + 2(ac + bd) x + c2 + d2 = 0 has no real roots, then

(A) ad = bc (B) ab = cd
(C) ac = bd (D) ad  bc

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25. Your friend claims that 2 is a rational number because it can be written as the fraction . How would you
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explain to your friend the correct classification of 2?
(A) Explain that 2 is rational since it can be simplified further.
(B) Show that 2 cannot be expressed as a fraction of two integers. (In which denominator is not zero)
(C) Agree with the student's reasoning.
(D) None of the above option will justify the answer.

26. The graph of a polynomial f(x) is shown in the given figure. The number of zeroes of f(x) is:

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

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27. Figure, shows the path of a diver when she takes a jump from the diving board. Clearly, it is a parabola. Annie was
standing on a diving board, 48 feet above the water level. She dived into the pool. Her height (in feet) above the water
level at any time 't' in seconds is given by the polynomial h(t) such that h(t) = –16t2 + 8t + k. At what time will she
touch the water in the pool?

(A) 30 seconds (B) 2 seconds

(C) 1.5 seconds (D) 0.5 seconds

28. Aman is planning to buy a house whose layout is given below. The design and the measurement has been made such
that areas of two bedrooms and kitchen together is 95 m2. What is the value of xy?

(A) 42 (B) 48
(C) 49 (D) 36

29. Amit and Vishal are very close friends. They decided to go to Ranikhet with their families in separate cars. Amit's
car travels at a speed of x km/hr while Vishal's car travels 5 km/hr faster than Amit's car. Amit took 4 hours more
than Vishal to complete the Journey of 400 km. Find the quadratic equation describing the speed of Amit's car.
(A) x2 – 5x – 500 = 0
(B) x2 + 4x – 500 = 0
(C) x2 + 5x – 500 = 0
(D) x2 – 4x + 400 = 0

30. Statement-I: The nth term an of an AP, the sum of whose n terms is Sn, is given by an = Sn – Sn – 1, n > 1.
Statement-II: The common difference 'd' of an AP, the sum of whose n terms Sn is given by d = Sn – 2Sn – 1 + Sn – 2,
n > 2.
(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II is a correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II is not a correct explanation for Statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.

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31. Figure shows the graph of the quadratic polynomial
f(x) = ax2 + bx + c (where a  0). Which of the following options is correct?

(A) a < 0, b < 0 and c > 0

(B) a < 0, b < 0 and c < 0
(C) a < 0, b > 0 and c > 0
(D) a < 0, b > 0 and c < 0

32. The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression is given by Sn =

n
2
( 2a + ( n − 1) d ) where a, d are constants
and d  0. If a student plots Sn Vs n, the graph will be:
(A) A straight line.
(B) A parabola.
(C) A circle.
(D) None of the above

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