Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Most Important Maths Questions for CBSE / NCERT / BSER / RBSE / Rajasthan Board Class 10 (Ten)



Mathematics

Std: 10                                                                                               Max. Marks : 100

Very Short Answer Questions - One Mark                                                                        100 * 1 = 100

1.


2. A sector with central angle 63°, cut out from a circle, contains 19.8 cm2. Find the radius of the circle.


3. Solve for x and y:


4.


5. State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer.
(i) The value of tan A is always less than 1.
 
(iii) cot A is a product of cot and A.


6. D and E are the points on the sides AB and AC, respectively of a ΔABC. If AB = 12 cm, AD = 8 cm, AE = 12 cm and AC= 19 cm, show that DE is parallel to BC.


7. If D and E are respectively the points on the AB and AC of a ΔABC such that AB = 12 cm, AD = 8 cm, AE = 12 cm, AC = 18 cm, show that DE || BC.


8. It is known that a box of 600 electric bulbs contains 12 defective bulbs. One bulb is taken out at random from this box. What is the probability that it is a non-defective bulb ?


9. Find the mean of the following data:
Class Interval
25-35
35-45
45-55
55-65
65-75
Frequency
6
10
8
12
4



10. A circular ground whose diameter is 35 metres, has a 1.4 m broad garden around it. What is the area of the garden?


11. Given that L.C.M. (480, 672) = 3360, find H.C.F. (480, 672).


12. For the following APs, write first term and common difference.
(i)  4,1,-2,-5, ... (ii) -3, 1, 1,3, ...
(iv) 0.7, 1.6, 2.5, 3.4, ...


13. Find the mean of the following data.
Class
0-100
100-200
200-300
300-400
400-500
Frequency
6
9
15
12
8



14. Find the value of x, if the distance between the points (x, - 1) and (3, 2) is 5.


15. Which term of the Arithmetic Progression 3, 10, 17...., will be 84 more than its 13th term?


16. Write down the decimal expansions of those rational numbers in the following which have terminating, decimal expansions.


17. In the adjoining figure, if DE ||BC and AD = (4x - 3) cm, AE = (8x- 7)cm, BD=(3x-1)cm and CE = (5x - 3) cm, find x.


18. Cards marked with numbers 3, 4, 5, 50 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is
(i) divisible by 7
(ii) a number which is a perfect square


19. The 8th term of an Arithmetic Progression is 37 and its 12th term is 57. Find the A.P.


20. Which term of the sequence 36, 31, 26, 21, 16,....is the first negative term?


21. For the following system of equations, find the value(s) of p so that the system has a unique solution.
(i) px + 2y = 5; 3x + y - 1 = 0
(ii) px + 3y - 7 = 0; 2x -y = 6
(iii) 9x + py= 1; 3x + 4y = 2.


22. Write first five terms of an AP if
(i) a = 2, d = 3 
(ii) a = 10, d = 6
(iii) a = 44, of = -4
(iv) a = 7,d = -7


23.



24. In ΔABC ÐB = ÐC and D and E are points on AB and AC such that BD = CE. Prove that DE||BC.


25. D and E are two points on the sides AB and AC of ΔABC such that AD = 5cm, DB=7 cm, AE = 6cm and EC = 9cm. Determine whether DE || BC.


26. If the radius of a sphere is increased by 2 cm, then its surface area increases by 352 cm2. What was the radius of the sphere before the increase ?


27. Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from the points (-2, 5) and (2, -3).


28. A dice is tossed once. What is the probability of the dice coming up with a number < 8 ? What is the probability of the dice coming up with the number 8?


29. Which of the following sequences are in AP.
(i) 1,2,3,4,5,6, ......
(ii) 3,6,9, 12, ......
(iii) 2,4,8, 16, 32,.....
(iv) 22, 24, 26, 28, ......
(v) 22, 32, 42, 52, ......
(vi) a0, a2, a4, a6.......
(vii) 95, 90, 85, 80,......


30. Solve the quadratic equation : (3x - 4) (3x - 2) = 0.


31. The volume of a right circular cylinder is 1100 cu.cm and the radius of its base is 5 cm. Find its curved surface area.


32. Find the first three terms of a sequence whose nth term is given by t n =2n+ 1.


33. The circumference of the edge of a hemispherical bowl is 132 cm. Find the capacity of the bowl. (Take p=  )


34. Fill in the blanks using the correct word given in brackets.
(i) All circles are ... (congruent, similar)
(ii) All squares are ... (similar, congruent)
(iii)All ... triangles are similar (equilateral, isosceles)
(iv) Two polygons of the same number of sides are similar if (a) their corresponding angles are…
(b) their corresponding sides are…. .....


35. In the adjoining figure, ΔABC and ΔCPD are right angled at B and P respectively.


36. Find the 8th term from the end of the A.P. 7, 10, 13,...., 184.


37. Show that the system of equations 3x + 4y =7; 12x+ 16y = 28 has infinitely many solutions.


38. Find the area of a sector of a circle with radius 14 cm and angle of sector is 60°.


39. Find the cubic polynomial with the sum of its zeros, sum of the products of its zeros taken two at a time and the product of its zeros as 10, 11 and - 70 respectively.


40. If one of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 + kx - 12 is - 4, find the value of k.


41. A horse is placed for grazing inside a rectangular field 70 m by 52 m. It is tethered to one corner by a rope 21 m long. On how much area can it graze? How much area is left ungrazed?


42. The circumference of a circle exceeds its diameter by 16.8 cm. Find the circumference of the circle.


43. In 56, 63, 70,......, 497 series, how many terms are there?


44. In the given figure, sectors of two concentric circles of radii 7 cm and 3.5 cm are shown. Find the area of the shaded region.


45.


46.


47. The height of a cylinder is 15 cm. The curved surface area is 660 sq. cm. Find its radius.  (Take p= )


48. Find the common difference of the A.P. whose 11th term is 5 and 13th term is 79. What is the 24th term?


49. Eleven balls are serially numbered and placed in an urn. Find the probability that a ball drawn will be:
(i) odd numbered ball
(ii) even numbered ball
(iii) prime numbered ball


50. The end points of the diameter of a circle are (2, -1) and (5, 4). Find the co-ordinates of the centre.


51. Check whether the following are quadratic equations?
                                    
(iii) (x-1) (x+4) =  x2 +1


52. The zeros of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 4x + k are  α and β. Find the value of k if 5α + 2β = 1.


53. For what value of k will the terms (2k + 1), 8 and 3 k form an A.P.?


54. Show that the points (a, b + c), (b, c + a) and (c, a + b) are collinear.


55. The coordinates of the midpoint of the line joining the points (2p + 2, 3) and (4, 2q +1) are (2p,2q). Find the values of p and q.


56.


57.


58. Prove that : (sec2q -1) cot2q =1.


59.


60. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial p(x)=ax2 + bx + c ,then evaluate :


61. In right triangle ACB, ÐC = 90°, AB = 29 units and BC = 21 units. If ÐABC = θ, find cos2 θ - sin2 θ and sin2 θ + cos2 θ


62. A circular garden has a circumference of 440 m. There is a 7 m wide path inside the garden along its periphery. Find the area of the path.


63. If one of the zeros of the polynomial 3x2 - 10x + (2k - 1) is a reciprocal of the other,  then evaluate the value of k.


64. The diagonal AC of a quadrilateral ABCD bisects both ÐA and ÐC. Prove that


65. The coordinates of two vertices A and B of a triangle ABC are (1, 4) and (5, 3) respectively. If the coordinates of the centroid of  DABC are (3, 3), find the coordinates of the third vertex C.


66. If 7 times the 7th term of an A.P. is equal to 11 times the 11th term, show that its 18th term is zero.


67. A (7, 0), B (0, - 24) and O (0, 0) are the vertices of a triangle. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse of right angled DAOB.


68. Prove that the product of a rational and an irrational number is irrational.


69. By distance formula, show that the points (1, - 1), (5, 2) and (9, 5) are collinear.


70. The area of the sector of a circle of radius 17.5 cm is 192.5 cm2. Find the central angle of the sector.


71.  Solve for x and y :
3x-2y = 4;  
x+y= 3


72. Find the distance of the point (6, -6) from the origin.


73. Prove that : (1 - sin2q) sec2 q =1.


74. Find the length of canvas 1.1m wide required to build a conical tent of base radius 10.5 metres and height 14 metres.


75. The 7th term of an A.P. is 32 and its 13th term is 62. Find the A.P.


76.


77. Without plotting the graph of the polynomials find the vertex of the following polynomials (or parabola).
(i) f(x) = -4x2 + 4x - 1
(ii) f(x) = 6x2 - 7x - 3
(iii) f(x) = x2 - 12x + 35


78. Find the term of the Arithmetic Progression 9, 12, 15, 18,.....which is 39 more than its 36th term.


79. Which term of the arithmetic progression 5, 15, 25,.... will be 130 more than its 31st term?


80. Find the cubic polynomial having - 3, 2 and - 5 as its zeros.


81. Find the coordinates of middle point of A(x1, y1) and B(x2, y2)


82. The area of similar triangles ABC and DEF are 64cm2 and 169cm2 respectively. If the length of BC is 4cm, find the length of EF.


83. For what value of k, does the quadratic equation 9x2 + 8kx +16 = 0 have equal roots?


84. In a musical chair game, the person playing the music has been advised to stop playing the music at any time within 2 minutes after she starts playing. What is the probability that the music will stop within the first half-minute after starting?


85. Use the method of Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic to find the H.C.F. of 630, 945 and 1470


86. If sin θ= cos θ find the value of θ


87.


88. The 8th term of an Arithmetic Progression is -23 and its 12th term is -39. Find the A.P.


89. A bag contains 9 black and 12 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ball drawn is black ?


90. A wire when bent in the form of an equilateral triangle encloses an area of 121 Ö3 cm2. The same wire is bent to form a circle. Find the area enclosed by the circle.


91. Show that the product of two irrational numbers is not necessarily irrational.


92. Find the ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere which will fit inside the cube.


93. If one of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 3x2 - 20x+ 3p + 4 is four times  the other, find the value of p


94. The wheels of a car are of diameter 80 cm each. How many complete revolutions does each wheel make in 10 minutes when the car is travelling at a speed of 66 km per hour?


95. The probability that it will rain tomorrow is 0.76. What is the probability that it will not rain tomorrow ?


96. Two candidates are to be selected from a group of 3 boys and 2 girls. Find the probability that
(i) one girl is selected
(ii) at least one girl is selected


97.


98. Find the [HCF x LCM] for 105 and 120.


99.


100. A dice is thrown once. Find
(i) p (an even number)
(ii) p (a number  ³ 3)
(iii) p (a number £ 4)
(iv) p (a number < 7)
(v) p (a number > 6)
(vi) p(an ace )



ANSWERS


1.

2. 6cm

3. x = 7,y =13.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9. 49.5

10. 147.84 m2

11. 96.

12. (i) a = 4, d = -3              (ii) a = 3, d = 2
(iv) a = 0.7, d = 0.9

13. 264

14. x =7 or -1

15. 25th

16.

17. 1

18.       


19. 2,7,12,17,…..

20. 9th

21. (i) p ≠ 6
(ii) p ≠ -6
(iii) p ≠ 12

22. (i) 2, 5, 8, 11, 14
(ii) 10, 16, 22. 28, 34
(iii) 44, 40, 36, 32, 28
(iv) 7,0,-7,-14,-21

23.

24.

25. No

26. 6 cm

27. (-2,0)


28. 1,0

29. (i) It is an AP          (ii) It is an AP
(iii) It is not an AP   (iv) It is not an AP
(v)It is not an AP     (vi) It is not an AP
(vii)It is an AP

30.

31. 440 cm2

32. 3,5,7

33. 19404 cm3

34. (i) similar
(ii) similar
(iii) equilateral
(iv) equal, proportional

35.

36. 163

37.

38. 61.6 cm2

39. x3-10x2+11x+70.

40. 5.

41. 346.5 m2, 3293.5 m2

42. 24.64 cm

43. 64

44. 9.625cm2

45.

46. 2:3


47. 7cm

48. 37,486

49.       


50.



51. (i) It is not a quadratic equation.
(ii) It is not a quadratic equation.
(iii) It is not a quadratic equation.

52. -21

53. 3

54.

55. (p = 3, q =2)

56.

57. (3,-2)

58.

59.

60.

61. 20k

62. 2926 m2

63. k=2.

64.

65. (3,2)

66.

67. 25 units

68.

69.

70. 72°

71. x=2,y=1

72.

73.

74. 525 m

75. 2,7,12,17……..

76.

77.     
        

78. 49th

79. 44th

80. x3+6x2-x-30.

81.

82. 6.5 cm

83. k = ±3

84.

85. 105.

86. 45°

87. 2.4 cm

88. 5,1,-1,-7……

89.

90. 346.5cm2

91.

92. 21 : 11

93.

94. 4375

95. 0.24

96.

97.

98. Given number are 150 and 120
HCF x LCM = Product of two numbers = 105 x 120 = 12600

99.

100.         
(iv) 1    (v) 0