Office of the Deputy District Officer Education

Sec & H/S (M) CDGK

Centralized Preliminary Examination 2011
SECTION A
Note: This section consists of 20 multiple choice questions and all are
to be answered.
Q1: Choose the correct answer from the following options0
(i) ( a + b )( a - b ) = .
(a) a
2
-b
2
(b) a + b
(c) a-b \
(d) a
2
+b
2

(ii) If the variance of the series is 16 then its SD = .
(a) 4
(b) -4
(c) 256
(d) 4
(iii) The chord which passes through the center of a circle is called
..
(a) radius
(b) diameter
(c) tangent
(d) arc
(iv) Sin - 1
2
u = .
(a) Sin
(b) Cos
2

(c) tan
(d) Cos
(v) The solution set of l2x - 2l = -2 is .
(a) {0}
(b) {1, -1}
(c) { }
(d) {1}
(vi). If logx 16= 2, then x = -------------
(a) 4
(b) -4
(c) 2
(d) 256


(vii) The angle inscribe in a major arc is a/an _________ angle.
(a) Acute.
(b) Obtuse
(c) Right.
(d) Reflex.
viii. ___________ should be added to a
2
3a to make it a perfect
square
(a) 9
(b) 3/2
(c) 9/4
(d) 4/9
ix. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, then P(A) has _________ elements.
(a) 8
(b) 4
(c) 12
(d) 16
x. The additive inverse of
b a
1
is ____________ .
(a) a+b
(b) a-b
(c) 1/a+b
(d) 1/a-b
xi. In a series 0,1, 4, 6, 7,9 , 12, the median is __________ .
(a) 12
(b) 5.57
(c) 0
(d) 6
xii. the solution set of 3x
2
10x = 0 is _______________ .
(a) { }
(b) {10/3}
(c) {0,10/3}
(d) {3/10}
xiii. Factors of x
2
-5x+ 6 are ____________.
(a) (x-6) (x+1)
(b) (x-1) (x+6)
(c) (x-3) (x+2)
(d) (x-3) (x-2)
xiv. (a + b)
2
- (a - b)
2
= ___________ .
(a) 4ab
(b) a
2
+b
2

(c) 2(a
2
+b
2
)
(d) (a
2
-b
2
)

Xv. {0,1,2,3,4,.} is the set of _______________
(a) Natural number
(b) Integers
(c) Prime
(d) Whole number
XVI. if A =
(

6 4
3 2
then det.A is ___________
a) 24
(b) -24
(c) 0
(d) -1
XVII The Solution set of 2 4 = + x is ____________
a) {1}
(b) {-1}
(c) { }
(d) {0}
XVIII The mean proportional between 8 and 18 is _____________
a) 16
(b) 12
(c) 10
(d) 0
XIX The circle passing through three vertexes of a triangle is
called ____circle
a) Circumscribed
(b) Inscribed
(c) Escribed
(d) Semi
XX Sum of four angles of any quadrilateral is ____________
a) 180
o

(b) 270
o

(c) 360
o

(d) 540
o

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Office of the
Deputy District Officer Education
S & H/S (M) CDGK
Centralized Preliminary Examination 2011
Mathematics X Sc & Gen

SECTION B(Short Answer Questions)
Note: Attempt any 10 question from this section. Each question carries
equal marks. (50)
Q2. If U = {x / N x 10}, A = {1, 3, 5, 7} and B = {1, 5, 6,
8} Prove that
( A B)
/
= B A ' '
Q3. Simply
b a
b
a
x
x
+
|
|
.
|

\
|
X
c b
c
b
x
x
+
|
|
.
|

\
|
4 ( )
a c
a c
x

+

Q.4 The foot of a tower is at a distance of 210 m fro a point on
the earth. The angle of elevation of the tower from the point is
60
6
find the height of the tower.
Q5. If A =
(

6 5
2 3
Find A
-1
and also verify that AxA
-1
= I

Q6. Find the solution set of 2x
2
-7x +6 = 0
Q7. Find the solution set of
|

|- 1 = 3
Q8. Find the value of the following with the help of Logarithm
25 . 2
6 . 88 5 . 82

Q9. The exterior angle of a triangle is greater then either of the
non-adjacent interior angles of the triangle Prove.
Q10. For what value of a & b x
4
+ 4x
3
+10 x
2
+ ax + b is a
perfect square.
Q11. Find the relationship independent of x from the following
equations

x
x
1
+ =2p
x
x
1
= 2q+1
Q12. If the two sides of a triangle are congruent then the angles
opposite to them are also congruent, prove.
Q13. If a + b + c = 9 , a
2
+b
2
+c
2
= 29 then find the value of ab +
bc + ac
Q14. Find the Factors of a
2
(b-c) + b
2
(c-a) + c
2
(a-b)
Q15. If
f
e
d
c
b
a
= = then show that

3 2 4
2 2 3
3 2
3 2
bf f d b
f ae e c b a
+
+
=
bdf
ace

Q16 Simplify
y x y x
y x
2 3
1
4 9
3 4
2 2
+

SECTION C
Note: Attempt any three questions from this section including
Q.No19 which is compulsory.
Q17. Factorize the following. (Attempt any Four)
12x
2
-13x + 3
x
7
y xy
7

27x
3
-1 + 8y
6
+ 18xy
2

x
4
+ 4
x
2
-yz + xy xz
Q18. Find the solution set of the following simultaneous
equations graphically. (find four orders pairs)
4x - y = 5 , X+ 5y =17
Q19. if in the correspondence of two right angle triangles, the
hypogenous and one side of one triangle are congruent
respectively to the hypogenous and the corresponding
sides of the other, then prove that the triangles are
congruent.
Q20 a. The marks obtained by 84 students in a subject are
given below.
Marks obtained 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25
Number of
students
9 18 35 17 5
Find the Arithmetic mean (A.M) of the marks.
b. Find the factors of x
3
10 x
2
+31 x -30 by means of
Remainder theorem.
c. Q.21 Draw a ABC A in which mAB = 4.3cm,
mAC=5.2cm, mBC=6cm, also draw circumscribed circle
and write steps of construction.