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Chapter 04 Test

This document is a practice paper for Class X Mathematics focusing on quadratic equations, with a maximum score of 40 marks and a duration of 1.5 hours. It contains 20 questions divided into five sections, including multiple-choice questions, problem-solving, and case study-based questions. Calculators are not permitted, and all questions are compulsory.

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Chapter 04 Test

This document is a practice paper for Class X Mathematics focusing on quadratic equations, with a maximum score of 40 marks and a duration of 1.5 hours. It contains 20 questions divided into five sections, including multiple-choice questions, problem-solving, and case study-based questions. Calculators are not permitted, and all questions are compulsory.

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PRACTICE PAPER 04

CHAPTER 04 QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 40


CLASS : X DURATION : 1½ hrs
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 20 questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 10 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 4 questions of 2 marks
each. Section C comprises of 3 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 1 question of 5
marks each and Section E comprises of 2 Case Study Based Questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.
1. If a and b are the roots of the equation x2 + ax – b = 0, then find a and b.
(a) a = – 1 and b = 2 (b) a = 1 and b = 2
(c) a = – 2 and b = 1 (d) a = 2 and b = – 1

2. Which of the following are the roots of the quadratic equation, x2 – 9x + 20 = 0?


(a) 3, 4 (b) 4, 5 (c) 5, 6 (d) 6, 7
3. If (1 – p) is a root of the equation x2 + px + 1 – p = 0, then roots are
(a) 0, 1 (b) – 1, 1 (c) 0, – 1 (d) – 1, 2
4. Which of the following equations has two distinct real roots?
9
(a) 2x2 – 3 2 x + = 0 (b) x2 + x – 5 = 0
4
2
(c) x + 3x + 2 2 = 0 (d) 5x2 – 3x + 1 = 0

5. Which of the following equations has no real roots ?


(a) x2 – 4x + 3 2 = 0 (b) x2 + 4x – 3 2 = 0
(c) x2 – 4x – 3 2 = 0 (d) 3x2 + 4 3 x + 4 = 0

6. If the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then
(a) a = 0 (b) b = 0 (c) c = 0 (d) none of these

7. If the roots of equation 3x2 + 2x + (p + 2) (p – 1) = 0 are of opposite sign then which of the
following cannot be the value of p?
1
(a) 0 (b) – 1 (c) (d) – 3
2
8. The value of k for which the equation x2 + 2(k + 1)x + k2 = 0 has equal roots is
1
(a) – 1 (b) – (c) 1 (d) none of these
2
In the following questions 9 and 10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason
(R). Mark the correct choice as:
(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.

Prepared by: Suraj Prajapati (TGT)


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9. Assertion (A): If one root of the quadratic equation 6x2 – x – k = 0 is , then the value of k is 2.
3
Reason (R): The quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0 has almost two roots.

10. Assertion (A): The roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2x + 2 = 0 are imaginary
Reason (R): If discriminant D = b2 – 4ac < 0 then the roots of quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c =
0 are not real i.e. imaginary.

SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.
11. Solve for x : 4x2 – 2(a2 + b2) x + a2 b2 = 0.
12. The sum of the squares of three consecutive positive integers is 50. Find the integers.
13. Find the value of such that the quadratic equation ( – 12)x2 + 2( – 12)x + 2 = 0, has equal
roots.
14. Find the value of p, for which one root of the quadratic equation px2 – 14x + 8 = 0 is 6 times the
other.

SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.
15. If – 5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px – 15 = 0 and the quadratic equation p(x2 + x)
+ k = 0 has equal roots, find the value of k.
16. If the equation (1 + m2)x2 + 2mcx + c2 – a2 = 0 has equal roots, then show that c2 = a2(1 + m2).
1 1 1 1
17. Solve the following for x :   
2a  b  2 x 2a b 2 x

SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.
18. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip
was reduced by 200 km/hr and time of flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the original duration
of flight.

SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)


Questions 19 to 20 carry 4 marks each.
19. Raj and Ajay are very close friends. Both the families decide to go to Ranikhet by their own cars.
Raj’s car travels at a speed of x km/h while Ajay’s car travels 5 km/h faster than Raj’s car. Raj
took 4 hours more than Ajay to complete he journey of 400 km.

Prepared by: Suraj Prajapati (TGT)


(a) What will be the distance covered by Ajay’s car in two hours? (1)
(b) Which of the following quadratic equation describe the speed of Raj’s car? (2)
(c) What is the speed of Raj’s car? (1)

20. John and Jivanti are playing with the marbles. They together have 45 marbles. Both of them lost
5 marbles each, and the product of the number of marbles they now have is 124.

(a) Find the quadratic equation related to the given problem (2)
(b) Find the Number of marbles John had. (2)

Prepared by: Suraj Prajapati (TGT)

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