State - Practice Paper I for Class X

Mathematics
II F SnT 2013-15
Date: January 2015

Time : 2 Hours 45 Min

Max. Marks : 80

Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete
statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct
alternaive and write the complete answer along with its alphabet.
a
3
1. If a1, a2, a3, are in A.P such that 4 , then the 13th term of the A.P is
a7 2

18=8

(B) 0
(C) 12a
(D) 14a
2
2. If nC8 = nC12 then the value of n is
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 30
3. Probability of sure event is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 10
(D) 100
4. If mean score (X) 20 and the coefficient of variation is 0.1, then step deviation is,

(A)

5.

6.

7.

8.

(A) 2
(B) 0.2
(C) 20
(D) 0.02
2
The remainder when x 2x + 7 is divided by x + 4 is
(A) 28
(B) 29
(C) 30
(D) 31
2
sin
1

1 cos
(A) cos
(B) tan
(C) cot
(D) cosec
3
Slope of the line joining the points (3, 2) and (1, a) is , then the value of a is equal to
2
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
The mid point of the line segment joining (a, b) and (3a, 5b) is
(A) (a, 2b)
(B) (2a, 4b)
(C) (2a, 2b)
(D) (a, 3b)

II Answer the following

16=6
9. Given that HCF of 306 and 657 is 9, find the LCM of 306 and 657.
10. If X and Y are two sets such that X has 35 elements (X Y) has 45 elements and (X Y) has
10 elements, how many elements does Y has?
11. Find the remainder when P(x) = x3 + 3x2 5x + 8 is divided by x 3.
12. Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. If their areas are 100 cm2 and 49 cm2 respectively and BC is 8.2 cm
find EF.

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13. In figure, CP and CQ are tangents to a circle with centre O. ARB is another tangent touching the circle
at R. If CP = 11 cm and BC = 7 cm, then find the length of BR.
P

14. The surface area of a sphere is 616 cm2. Find its radius.
2 16 = 32

III Answer the following

15. Prove that 3 2 is an irrational number.

16. In a survey of 5000 persons, it was found that 2800 read Indian Express and 2300 read Times of India,
while 400 read both. How many read neither Indian Express nor times of India?
n
P
5
17. Find n if n 1 4 .
P4 3
18. A committee of 7 has to be formed from 9 boys and 4 girls. In how many ways can this be done when
atleast 3 girls are included?
43 5
19. Rationalise the denominator and simplify:
43 5
20. Simplify: 4 48

5 1
6 3
2 3

21. Find the quotient and remainder using synthetic division 2x3 13x2 + 17x + 12 x + 3.
OR
3
2
Divide P(x) = y + y + 2y + 3 by g(x) = y + 2 and verify division algorithm.
22. The difference of the squares of two numbers is 45. The square of the smaller number is 4 times the
larger number. Determine the numbers.
23. In the given figure, ABC and AMP are two right triangles, right angled at B and M respectively. Prove
CA BC
that (i) ABC ~ AMP, (ii)

C
PA MP
M

24. Evaluate sin 60 cos 30 + sin 30 cos 60.

25. Find the point on x-axis which is equidistant from points (2, 5) and (2, 9).
26. Draw a circle of radius 3.5 cm and construct a chord of length 6 cm in it. Measure the shortest distance
between the centre and the chord.

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27. Draw a plan for the recordings from the surveyors field workbook given below:
[scale 20 metres = 1 cm]
Metre to D
150
100
To E 80

70 to C

80
30

40 to B

28. A solid sphere of radius 10.5 cm is melted and recast into smaller solid cones, each of radius 3.5 cm and
height 3 cm. Find the number of cones.
OR
The slant height of a frustum of a cone is 4 cm and the circumferences of its circular ends are 18 cm and
6 cm. Find the curved surface area of the frustum [ = ]
29. Verify Eulers formula for the given network.
R

30. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. Find the probability
that the selected ticket has a number which is multiple of 5.
IV Answer the following questions
3 6 = 18
31. Find the sum of all multiples of 7 lying between 500 and 900.
32. The time taken in minutes by a group of students to solve a problem in mathematics is given in the table
below. Find the standard deviation.
C.I

10 20

20 30

30 40

40 50

50 60

60 70

12

19

33. Three consecutive positive integers are such that the sum of the square of the first and the product of the
other two is 46. Find the integers.
OR
An aeroplane left 30 minutes later than its scheduled time. In order to reach its destination 1500 km
away in time, it has to increase its speed by 250 km/h from its usual speed. Determine its usual speed.
34. In ABC, AL, BM and CN are altitudes of the triangles.
AN BL CM
Prove that (i) AMB ~ ANC and (ii)
.
.
1
BN CL AM
A
M
N
O
B
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L
3

OR
In the trapezium ABCD, AB || DC and AED ~ BEC. Prove that AD = BC.
A

E
C

35. Prove that (1 + cot A cosec A) (1 + tan A + sec A) = 2.

OR
A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a tree standing
on the opposite bank is 60. When he moves 40 m away from the bank, he finds the angle of elevation to
be 30. Find the height of the tree and the width of the river.
36. Prove that the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle (i) are equal (ii) subtend equal angles at
the centre (iii) are equally inclined to the line joining the centre and the external point.
OR
If two circles touch each other externally the centres and the point of contact are collinear. Prove.
V Answer the folloiwng questions
37. The sum of three terms in a G.P is 31 and their product is 125. Find the numbers.
OR
The sum of an infinite G.P is 8 and its second term is 2. Find the first term.
38. Draw the graph of y = 2x2 and find the value of 5 using the graph.

4 4 = 16

39. If the square on the longest side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides,
prove that the angle opposite to the longest side is a right angle.
40. Construct a direct common tangent to two circles of radii 5 cm and 2 cm whose centres are 10 cm apart.
Measure and verify the length of the direct common tangent.

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