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CBSE Board Class X Mathematics Term II Sample Paper - 1 Time: 3 hour

General Instructions: 1. All questions are compulsory. 2. The question paper consists of 34 questions divided into four sections A, B, C, and D. Section A comprises of 8 questions of 1 mark each, Section B comprises of 6 questions of 2 marks each, Section C comprises of 10 questions of 3 marks each and Section D comprises of 10 questions of 4 marks each. 3. Question numbers 1 to 8 in Section A are multiple choice questions where you are to select one correct option out of the given four. 4. There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in 1 question of two marks, 3 questions of three marks each and 2 questions of four marks each. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions. 5. Use of calculator is not permitted. Section A (Questions 1 to 8 carry 1 mark each)

Total Marks: 90

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A letter is chosen at random from the word PROBABILITY. The probability that it is a vowel is A. B. C. D.
1 11 2 11 3 11 4 11

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If the length of a shadow cast by a pole is 3 times the length of the pole, then the angle of elevation of the sun is A. 45o B. 30o C. 60o D. 90o

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The mid-point of the line segment joining P(-2,8) and Q(-6,-4) is A. (-4,2) B. (4,2) C. (4,-2) D. (-4,-2) If
1 5 is a root of the equation x2+kx - =0, then the other root of the quadratic 2 4

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equation is A. B. C. D. 5. 5 2

-2
1 4 1 2

In given figure, the length of BC is

A. B. C. D.

4 units 6 units 8 units 10 units

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A spherical steel ball is melted to make 8 new identical balls. Then the radius of each new ball is how much times the radius of the original ball? A. B. C. D.
1 2 1 3 1 4 1 8

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The next term of the A.P. 27, 48, 75, ... is: A. B. C. D.
105 107 108
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A largest sphere is carved out of a cube of side 7cm. The volume of the sphere is A. 179.67 cu.cm B. 180.5 cu.cm C. 182 cu.cm D. 176.42 cu.cm Section B (Questions 9 to 14 carry 2 marks each) Find the roots of the equation 6x2 - 2x 2 = 0 by the factorization of the corresponding quadratic polynomial. In the given figure, AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O. Find the length of AT.

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A sequence {an} is given by the formula an = 10 3n. Prove that it is an A.P. OR Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the AP: -6,0,6,12,..
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Show that the following points are the vertices of an isosceles triangle, A(8, 2), B(5, 3) and C(0, 0). An umbrella has 10 ribs which are equally spaced. Assuming umbrella to be a flat circle of radius 40 cm, find the area between the two consecutive ribs of the umbrella. The centre of circle is (3, 4). If one end of a diameter is (1, 2), find the other end of the diameter.

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Section C (Questions 15 to 24 carry 3 marks each) Check whether the equation 6x2 7x + 2 = 0 has real roots, and if it has, find them by the method of completing the squares. OR For what value(s) of k, will the equation 4x2-2(k+1)x +(k+4)=0 have repeated roots? Two unbiased coins are tossed. Calculate the probability of getting (i) Exactly two heads (ii) At least two tails (iii) No tail The mth term of an AP is n and the nth term is m. Find the rth term of the AP. In the given figure, AB is a tangent to the circle with centre C at the point B. Find the measure of BAC.

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The length of the shadow of a tower standing on level plane is found to be 2y metres longer when the suns altitude is 30 than when it was 45. Prove that the height of the tower is y( 3 +1) metres. OR As observed from the top of a lighthouse, 100 metres high above sea level, the angle of depression of a ship moving directly towards it, changes from 30 to 60. Determine the distance travelled by the ship during the period of observation.

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A beautiful park with flower plants is to be developed within the region joining the points A(0, -1), B(6, 7), C(-2,3) and D(8, 3) as vertices of a quadrilateral such that AB and CD are diagonals. Show that AB and CD bisects each other and AD2 + DB2 = AB2. Find the area of the park if all distances are in km. As P.M. of your country, will you make a policy of creating green parks and gardens in every village and town of you country? Give reasons. Water flows at the rate of 10m per minute through a cylindrical pipe having diameter 5mm. How much time will it take to fill a conical vessel whose base is of diameter 40cm and depth 24cm? Prove that the diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other and are equal. OR Find the point on the y-axis, which is equidistant from the points (12,3) and (5,10). Construct a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 4 cm inclined at an angle of 45 o. Which term of the A.P. 3, 15, 27, 39, ... will be 132 more than its 60 th term? Section D (Questions 25 to 34 carry 4 marks each)

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Two water taps together can fill a tank in

75 hrs. The bigger tap takes 10 hours less 8

than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank. OR One-fourth of a herd of camels was seen in the forest. Twice the square root of the herd had gone to mountains and the remaining 15 camels were seen on the bank of a river. Find the total number of camels. 26. Three numbers are in the ratio 3:7:9. If 5 is subtracted from the second, the resulting numbers are in AP. Find the original numbers. OR The interior angles of a polygon are in AP. The smallest angle is 52 and the common difference is 8. Find the number of sides of the polygon. Let A be one point of intersection of two intersecting circles with centres O and Q. The tangents at A to the two circles meet the circles again at B and C, respectively. Let the point P be located so the AOPQ is a parallelogram. Prove that P is the circumcentre of the triangle ABC.
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28.

A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 8 cm and 6 cm respectively (as shown in the given figure). Find the sides AB and AC.

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A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The height of the cone is 4cm and the diameter of its base is 8 cm. Determine the volume of the toy. If a cube circumscribes the toy, then find the difference of the volumes of cube and the toy. Also, find the total surface area of the toy. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 60 metres above a lake is 30 and the angle of depression of the reflection of the cloud in the lake is 60 . Find the height of the cloud. A lead pencil consists of cylinder of wood with a solid cylinder of graphite fitted into it. The diameter of pencil is 7 mm. The diameter of graphite is 1 mm and length of pencil is 10 cm. Calculate the weight of whole pencil in grams if density of the wood is 0.6 gm/cm3 and of graphite 2.3 gm/cm3. The area enclosed by the circumferences of two concentric circles is 346.5 cm 2. If the circumference of the inner circle is 88 cm, calculate the radius of the outer circle. There are a total 45 beads of blue, green, and white colour in a jar. The 1 probability of selecting a blue bead is and probability of selecting a green bead 3 4 is . How many white beads are there in the jar? 9 A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60 at the centre. Find the areas of the corresponding minor and major segments of the circle.

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