SAMSIDH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, HSR
GRADE X – PRE BOARD EXAMINATION 3 – 2025-26
Date : 05/02/2026 Max Marks : 80
Subject : Mathematics (041) Time allowed: 3 hours
General Instructions:
• This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
• Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.
• Section B has 5 Short Answer - I (SA - I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
• Section C has 6 Short Answer - II (SA - II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
• Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
• Section E has Case Based integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with sub parts.
SECTION- A
Each question in this section carries 1 mark. [20*1= 20]
1. If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form x2 + ax + b is the negative of the other, then it
(a) has no linear term and the constant term is negative
(b) has no linear term and the constant term is positive
(c) can have a linear term but the constant term is negative
(d) can have a linear term but the constant term is positive
2. Two positive numbers have their HCF as 12 and their product as 6336. The number of pairs
possible for the numbers, is
(a)2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
3. The x – Coordinate of a point P is twice its Y- Coordinate. If P is equidistant from Q (2, -5) and
R(-3,6), Then the Coordinates of P are:
(a) (16,8) (b) (14,7) (c) (18,9) (d) (10,5)
4. If the 9th term of an AP is zero, then
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(a) 𝑎29=2 x 𝑎19 (b) 𝑎29=3 x 𝑎9 (c) 𝑎29= 𝑎9+ 𝑎19 (d) 𝑎29= 2 x 𝑎39
5. The perimeter of the triangle formed by the points (0,0), (2,0) and (0,2) is:
(a)1-2√2 (b) 2√2+1 (c) 4+ √2 (d)4+2√2
5 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽−2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝛽
6. If 5 tan𝛽 = 4, then =
5 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽+2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽
3 1 2
(a) (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 5
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7. The value of k, if 𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘 − 3 and 12𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 𝑘 has infinitely many solutions is
(a) Only 0 (b) 6, −6 (c) only 6 (d) only −6
8. Two cones have their heights in the ratio 1:3 and radii in the ratio 3:1. What is the
ratio of their volumes?
(a)2: 1 (b) 3: 1 (c)1: 3 (d)1:2
9. In a non-leap year, the probability of 53 Mondays is .
2 3 1 4
(a) 7 (b) (c) (d)
7 7 7
10. A man standing at a height 6 m observes the top of a tower and the foot of tower at angles of 45° and 30° of
elevation and depression respectively. The height of tower is:
(a)6(√2-1)m (b)6(√3–1)m (c)6(√3 + 1) m (d)6√3 m
11. If the mode of some observation is 10 and sum of mean and median is 25 , then the mean and median
respectively are
(a) 12 and 13 (b)13 and 12 (c)10 and 15 (d)15 and 10
12. The perimeter of the sector with radius 10.5 cm and sector angle 600 is
(a) 32 (b) 23 (c) 41 (d)11
13. A sphere and a cube have equal surface areas. The ratio of the volume of the sphere to that of
cube is
(a) √𝜋 ∶ √6 (b) √6 ∶ √𝜋 (c) √𝜋 ∶ √3 (d) √3 ∶ √𝜋
14. In the following figure, ST || QR, point S divides PQ in the ratio 4: 5. If ST = 1.6 cm, what is the
length of QR?
(a) 0.71 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 36 cm (d) 3.6 cm
15. What should be subtracted from the polynomial x2 -16x +30, so that 15 is the zero of the resulting
polynomial ?
(a) 30 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d)16
16. The volume of a solid hemisphere is 396/7 [Link] total surface area is
396 594 549 604
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 7 7 7
17. If 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of an A.P. is 7𝑛 − 4 then the common difference of the A.P. is :
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) −4
18. The length of the tangent drawn from a point 8 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 6 cm is
(a) √7 cm (b) 2√7 cm (c) 10cm (d) 5cm
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DIRECTIONS: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement
of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option out of the following:
(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 and 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.
19. Assertion(A) :5×4×3×2×1 + 3 is a composite number.
Reason (R): Any prime number has exactly two factors , 1 and the number itself
20. Assertion (A): If the radius of sector of a circle is reduced to its half and angle is doubled then the perimeter
of the sector remains the same.
𝜋𝑟𝜃
Reason (R): The length of the arc subtending angle θ at the centre of a circle of radius r = 360.
(SECTION – B)
Section - B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each. (5*2=10)
21. Check whether 6𝑛 end with digit zero or not. Justify.
22. A box contains 90 discs which are numbered 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the box, find the
probability that it bears a :
(i) 2-digit number less than 40.
(ii) number divisible by 5 and greater than 50.
23. The rod AC of a TV disc antenna is fixed at right angles to the wall AB and a rod CD is supporting the disc
as shown in Fig. If AC = 1.5m long and CD = 3m, find
(i) tan θ
(ii) sec θ + cosec θ
24. If one zero of a polynomial 3𝑥2 − 8𝑥 + 2𝑘 + 1 is seven times the other, find the value of 𝑘.
25. If 2x + y = 13 and 4x-y =17, find the value of (x-y)
OR
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The sum of two numbers is 18 and the sum of their reciprocals is 40 .Find the numbers.
(SECTION-C)
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
2−√3
26. Prove that is an irrational number.
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27. A circle with centre O and radius 8 cm is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which P,Q,R,S are the
points of contact as shown .If AD is perpendicular to DC ,BC=30 cm and BS= 24 cm ,
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then find the length DC
OR
In the figure, a circle touches the side BC of ABC at a point P and touches AB and AC produced
at Q and R respectively.
Show that AQ =½ ( Perimeter of ∆ ABC)
1 1 1 1
28. Prove that: - = sinA -
cosec A−cot A sinA cosec A+cot A
OR
If cosθ + sinθ = 1 , then prove that cosθ - sinθ = ±1
29. Find the ratio in which the point P(– 4, 6) divides the line segment joining the points A(– 6, 10) and B(3, –8)
OR
2 𝛼 𝛽
If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial x + x – 2, then find the value of 𝛽 + 𝛼
30. Check if the pair of equations, 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3 and 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 4, is consistent. If yes, find a solution of it graphically
.
31. A man in a boat rowing away from a lighthouse 100 m high takes 2 minutes to change the angle
of elevation of the top of the lighthouse from 60° to 30°. Find the speed of the boat in meters per minute.(Use
√3=1.73)
OR
A man on the deck of the ship , 12 m above water level ,observes that the angle of elevation of the top of
a cliff is 600 and the angle of depression of the base of the cliff is 300 .Find the distance of the cliff from
the ship and the height of the cliff ( Use √3=1.732)
(SECTION D)
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct points,
the other two sides are divided in the same [Link] in ΔPQR, prove that a line ℓ intersects the sides PQ
and PR of a ∆PQR at L and M respectively such that LM II QR. If PL = 5.7cm, PQ=15.2cm and MR=5.5cm,
then find the length of PM (in cm)
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33. If three times the greater of two numbers is divided by the smaller one ,we get 4 as the quotient and 3 as the
remainder .Also if seven times the smaller number is divided by greater one ,we get 5 as the quotient and 1
as the remainder .Find the numbers.
34. A building is in the form of a cylinder surmounted by a hemispherical dome. The base diameter of the dome
2 1
is equal to 3 of the total height of the building. Find the height of the building, if it contains 67 21 m³ of air
OR
A metallic cylinder has a radius of the base as 3 cm and the height as 5 cm. To reduce its weight, a conical
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hole of radius 2 cm and depth 9 cm is drilled in the cylinder. Calculate the ratio of the volume of metal left
in the cylinder to the volume of the metal taken out.
35. The arithmetic mean of the following distribution is53. Find the missing frequency k. Hence, find the mode
Class Intervals 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
Frequency 12 15 32 k 13
OR
Find the mean and median of the following data
Class 85-90 80-95 95-100 100-105 105-110 110-115
Frequency 15 22 20 18 20 25
(SECTION E)
Section E consists of 3 case study-based questions of 4 marks each
36. In the month of April to June 2022, the exports of passenger cars from India increased by 26% in the
corresponding quarter of 2021–22, as per a report. A car manufacturing company planned to produce
1800 cars in 4th year and 2600 cars in 8th year. Assuming that the production increases uniformly
by a fixed number every year.
Based on the above information answer the following questions.
(i) Find the production in the 1st year. (1)
(ii) Find the production in the 12th year. (1)
(iii) Find the total production in first 10 years. (2)
OR
In how many years will the total production reach 31200 cars? (2)
37. Trigonometry in the form of triangulation forms the basis of navigation, whether it is by land, sea or air.
GPS a radio navigation system helps to locate our position on earth with the help of satellites.
A guard, stationed at the top of a 240m tower, observed an unidentified boat coming towards it. A clinometer
or inclinometer is an instrument used for measuring angles or slopes(tilt). The guard used the clinometer to
measure the angle of depression of the boat coming towards the lighthouse and found it to be 300.
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i) Make a labelled figure on the basis of the given information (1)
ii) Calculate the distance of the boat from the foot of the observation tower. (1)
iii) After 10 minutes, the guard observed that the boat was approaching the tower
and its distance from tower is reduced by m. He immediately raised the alarm.
What was the new angle of depression of the boat from the top of the observation
tower?(2)
38. The discus throw is an event in which an athlete attempts to throw a discus. The athlete anti - clockwise
around one and a half times through a circle, then releases the throw. When released, the discus travels along
tangent to the circular spin orbit.
In the given figure, AB is one such tangent to a circle of radius 75 cm. Point O is centre of circle
and ∠ABO = 30°, PQ is parallel to OA.
Based on above information:
(a) Find the length of AB. (1)
(b) Find the length of OB. (1)
(c) Find the length of AP.(OR) Find the length of PQ (2)
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