Charu

M.A.V.
SCHOOL
nd
2 UNIT TEST EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS – 10
Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: Two and half hours
All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown, and must be done
on the same sheet as the rest of the answers.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
SECTION – A
(Attempt all questions)
Question 1
Choose one correct answer to the question from the given option [15]
i) The SGST paid by the customer to the shopkeeper for an article which
is priced at Rs. 500 is Rs. 15. The rate of GST charged is:
a) 1.5%
b) 3%
c) 5%
d) 6%
ii) When roots of a quadratic equation are real and equal then the
discriminant of the quadratic equation is:
a) Infinite
b) Positive
c) Zero
d) Negative
iii) Two geometric figures are said to be similar if they have
a) Same shape and size
b) Same shape but different size
c) Different shape but same size
d) Different shape and size
iv) Find common difference (d) if a = 9 and a 13 = 57
a) 4
b) – 4
c) 3
d) 2
𝟒
v) If A = [ ] and B = [𝟒 𝟑] , then AB =
𝟔
a) [𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟐]
𝟏𝟒 𝟏𝟔
b) [𝟐 𝟒]
𝟔 𝟖
c) [ 𝟖 𝟏𝟎
]
𝟏𝟒 𝟖
d) [𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟐]
𝟐𝟒 𝟏𝟖
vi) From the inequation 4x – 1 ≥ 7. The minimum value of “x” is

a) 2
b) 3
c) –2
d) –3
vii) The third proportional to 0.4 and 1.6 is
a) 1.6
b) 3.2
c) 0.8
d) 6.4
viii) The probability of the sun rising from the east is P(S). the value
of P(S) is:
a) P(S) = 0
b) P(S) < 0
c) P(S) = 1
d) P(S) > 1
ix) The angle on semicircle is equal to
a) 60o
b) 30o
c) 120o
d) 90o
x) The median of a grouped frequency distribution is found graphically by
drawing:
a) A linear graph
b) A histogram
c) A frequency polygon
d) A cumulative frequency polygon
xi) The centroid of a ∆𝑨𝑩𝑪 is G (6,7). If the coordinates of the vertices A, B
and C are (a, 5), (7,9) and (5,7) respectively. The value of ‘a’ is:
a) 9
b) 6
c) 3
d) 7
xii) In the given circle ∠𝑨𝑪𝑫 = 𝟑𝟎° and AB is the diameter, then the value
of x is
a) 30o
b) 60o
c) 40o
d) 90o
xiii) If the volume of a right circular cone of height 9 cm is 48𝝅 cm3,

then diameter of its base is:
a) 6 cm
b) 7 cm
c) 8 cm
d) 10 cm
𝟏+𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝑨
xiv) The value of =
𝟏+𝒄𝒐𝒕𝟐 𝑨
a) 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝑨
b) -1
c) 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝟐 𝑨
d) 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝑨
xv) If the image of the point P under reflection in the x- axis is (-2, 6), then
the coordinates of point P are
a) (2, -6)
b) (-2, 6)
c) (-2, -6)
d) (2, 6)
Question 2
a. Mr. Gupta opened a recurring deposit account in a bank. He deposited
Rs. 2500 per month for two years. At the time of maturity, he got Rs.
67,500. Find
i) the total interest earned by Mr. Gupta
ii) the rate of interest per annum [4]
b. 6 is the mean proportion between two numbers x and y, and 48 is the
third proportional to x and y. Find the numbers. [4]
𝟏 𝟏
c. Prove that: 𝟏−𝑺𝒊𝒏𝜽 + 𝟏+𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝜽 = 𝟐𝑺𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝑨. [4]
Question 3
a. The surface area of a solid metallic sphere is 1256 cm 2. It is melted and
recast into solid right circular cones of radius 2.5 cm and height 8 cm.
Calculate:
i) the radius of the solid sphere
ii) the number of cones recast. (Take 𝝅 = 3.14) [4]
b. A and B are two points on the x-axis

and y-axis respectively. P (2, -3) is the
mid-point of AB. Find the
i. Coordinates of A and B
ii. Slope of line AB.
iii. Equation of line AB. [4]
c. Use a graph paper for this question. Take 2 cm = 1 unit along both axes.
a) Plot the points A(0,4), B(2, 2), C(5, 2) and D(4, 0). E(0, 0) is the origin.
b) Reflect B, C, D on y-axis and name them as B’ , C’ and D’ respectively.
c) Join the points ABCDD’C’B’ and A in order and give the geometrical
name to the closed figure. [5]
SECTION – B
(Attempt any 4 questions)
Question 4
a. Find the amount of bill for the following interstate transaction of
goods, if the GST rate is 28% [3]
Items I II III
Marked price 7000 14700 28200
(in Rs.)
Discount % 20 10 10
b. Solve the following equations for 𝒙, giving your answer correct to 2

decimal places: 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟗 = 𝟎 [3]
c. Draw a histogram from the following frequency distribution and find
the mode from the graph : [4]
Class 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30
Frequency 2 5 18 14 8 5
Question 5
−𝟐 𝟎 −𝟏 −𝟐 𝒚
a. Find x and y if [ ][ ] + 𝟑[ ] = 𝟐[ ] [3]
𝟑 𝟏 𝟐𝒙 𝟏 𝟑
b. In the given figure O is the center of the circle

and AB is a triangle at B. If AB = 15cm and
AC = 7.5cm. Calculate the radius of the circle. [3]
c. If (x – 2) is a factor of 2x3 – x2 – px – 2
i. Find the value of p.
ii. With the value of p, factorise the above expression completely [4]
Question 6
a. ABCD is a square where B(1,3), D(3,2)are the end points of diagonal
BD. Find:
i. The coordinates of point of intersection of the diagonals AC and
BD.
ii. The equation of diagonal AC [3]
𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽−𝟐 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑 𝜽

b. Prove that: 𝟐 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟑 𝜽−𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽 = 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜽 [3]
c. The first, the last term and the common difference of an A.P. are 98,
1001 and 7 respectively. Find the following for the given A.P:
i. Numbers of terms ’n’.
ii. Sum of ‘n’ terms [4]
Question 7
a. A cone and a sphere having same radius are melted and recast into a
cylinder. The radius and height of the cone are 3 cm and 12 cm
respectively. If the radius of the cylinder so formed is 2 cm, find the
height of the cylinder. [3]
b. A box contains 24 marbles, some are green and other are red. if a
marble is drawn at random from the box, the probability that it is
green is 2/3. Find the number of red marbles in the box. [3]
c. In the given figure TP and TQ are two tangents to the circle with centre
O, touching at A and C respectively. If ∠BCQ = 55o and ∠BAP = 60o, find:
(i) ∠OBA and ∠OBC

(ii) ∠AOC
(iii) ∠ATC [4]
Question 8
a. Given that𝒙 ∈ 𝑰, solve the inequation and graph the solution set on the
𝒙−𝟒 𝒙
number line: 𝟑 ≥ + ≥ 𝟐. [3]
𝟐 𝟑
b. Find the mean of the following distribution by short cut method
Class interval 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Frequency 10 6 8 12 5 9
[3]
c. In the given figure, ABC is a triangle and BCFD is a parallelogram AD:DB
= 4:5 and EF = 15 cm.
Find:
i) AE:EC
ii) DE
ii) BC [4]
Question 9
a. A shopkeeper purchases a certain number of books for Rs. 960. If the
cost per book was Rs.8 less, the number of books that could be
purchased for Rs. 960 would be 4 more Write an equation, taking the
original cost of each book to be Rs. 𝒙, and solve it to find the original
cost of the books. [4]
b. The marks obtained by 100 students in a mathematics test are given
below:
Marks No of Students
0 -10 3
10-20 7
20-30 12
30-40 17
40-50 23
50-60 14
60-70 9
70-80 6
80-90 5
90-100 4
Draw an Ogive for the given distribution on a graph sheet.(Use a scale
of 2cm = 10 units on both axis)
Use the Ogive to estimate the
i) Median
ii) Lower quartile
iii) Number of students who obtained more than 85% marks in the test.
iv) Number of students who did not pass in the test if the pass
percentage was 35. [6]
Question 10
a. Draw a line AB = 5cm.Mark a point C on AB such that AC = 3CM. Using a
ruler and a compass only, construct
i) A circle of radius 2.5 cm, passing through A and C.
ii) Construct two tangents to the circle from the external point B. [3]
√𝟓𝒙 + √𝟐𝒙−𝟔
b. Using properties of proportion, Solve for 𝒙 ,given = 𝟒. [3]
√𝟓𝒙 − √𝟐𝒙−𝟔
c. The angles of depression of two ships A and B as observed from the top
of a lighthouse 60m high are 600 and 450 respectively. If the ships are on
the opposite sides of the lighthouse. Find the distance between the two
ships. Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number. [4]

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M.A.V.

vi) From the inequation 4x – 1 ≥ 7. The minimum value of “x” is

xiii) If the volume of a right circular cone of height 9 cm is 48𝝅 cm3,

b. A and B are two points on the x-axis

b. Solve the following equations for 𝒙, giving your answer correct to 2

b. In the given figure O is the center of the circle

𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽−𝟐 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑 𝜽

(i) ∠OBA and ∠OBC

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