Class X Maths Sample Paper Test - 01 for Term-I Exam

General Instructions:
1. The question paper contains three parts A, B and C
2. Section A consists of 16 questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B consists of 16 questions of 1 mark each.
4. Section C consists of 8 questions based on two Case Studies.
5. There is no negative marking.

Section-A (Attempt all the questions)

1) ΔABC ~ ΔPQR. If AM and PN are altitudes of ΔABC and ΔPQR respectively and AB² : PQ² = 4 : 9, then AM : PN =

A) 16 : 81 B) 4 : 9 C)3 : 2 D) 2 : 3

2) The decimal expansion of 147/120 will terminate after how many places of decimals?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

3) One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is –5x + 7y = 2. The second equation can be

A) 10x +14y + 4 = 0 B) –10x –14y+ 4 = 0 C) –10x +14y + 4 = 0 D) 10x – 14y = –4

4). The distance of point A(-5, 6) from the origin is

A) 11 units B) 61 units C) √11 units D) √61 units

5). In an isosceles triangle ABC, if AC = BC and AB² = 2AC², then the measure of angle C will be

A) 30˚ B) 45˚ C) 90˚ D) 60˚

6). There are 25 tickets numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 25 respectively. One ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability
that the number on the ticket is a multiple of 3 or 5?

A) 2/5 B) 11/55 C) 12/25 D) 13/25

7). 8 chairs and 5 tables cost Rs.10500, while 5 chairs and 3 tables cost Rs.6450. The cost of each chair will be

A) Rs.750 B) Rs.600 C) Rs.850 D) Rs.900

8). A girl walks 200m towards East and then 150m towards North. The distance of the girl from the starting point is

A) 350m B) 250m C) 300m D) 225m

9). The lines x = a and y = b, are

A) intersecting B) parallel C) coinciding D) None of these

10). The number of revolutions made by a circular wheel of radius 0.7m in rolling a distance of 176m is

A) 22 B) 24 C) 75 D) 40
11). In the figure, if DE∥ BC, AD = 3cm, BD = 4cm and BC= 14 cm, then DE equals

A) 7cm B) 6cm C) 4cm D) 3cm

12). In a circle of diameter 42cm ,if an arc subtends an angle of 60 ˚ at the centre where 𝜋 = 22/7, then the length of the
arc is

A) 22/7 cm B) 11 cm C) 22 cm D) 44 cm

13). If 2sin²β – cos²β = 2, then β is

A) 30˚ B) 45˚ C) 90˚ D) 60˚

14). The co-ordinates

ordinates of the point P dividing the line segment joining the points A (1,3) and B (4,6) internally
int in the ratio
2 : 1 are

A) (2, 4) B) (4, 6) C) (4, 2) D) (3, 5)

15). In the
he figure given below, AD = 4cm, BD = 3cm and CB =12 cm, then cotθ equals

A) ¾ B) 5/12 C) 4/3 D) 12/5

16). Find the distance between the points P(

P(−4, 7) and Q(2, − 5).

A) 3√5 B) 6√5 C) 2√5 D) None of the above

Section
Section-B (Attempt all the questions)
17). If ABCD is a rectangle , find the values of x and y

A) x=10, y=2 B) x = 12, y = 8 C) x = 2, y = 10 D) x = 20, y = 0

18). If 1+ sin²α = 3 sinα cosα, then values of cot α are

A) -1, 1 B) 0,1 C) 1, 2 D) -1,-1

19). If the difference between the circumference and the radius of a circle is 37cm, 𝜋 = 22/7, the circumference (in cm)
of the circle is

A) 154 B) 44 C) 14 D) 7

20). A vertical stick 20m long casts a shadow 10m long on the ground. At the same time a tower casts a shadow 50m
long. What is the height of the tower?

A) 30m B) 50m C) 80m D) 100m

21). If sum of two numbers is 1215 and their HCF is 81, then the possible number of pairs of such numbers are

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

22). The pair of linear equations 3x + 5y = 3 and 6x + ky = 8 do not have a solution if

A) k = 5 B) k = 10 C) k ≠ 10 D) k ≠ 5

23). If tan α + cot α = 2, then tan⁸α + cot⁸α =

A) 0 B) 2 C) 20 D) None of the above

24). Two different dice are rolled together. Find the probability of getting the sum of numbers on two dice to be 5,

A) 1/6 B) 1/9 C) 1/12 D) None of the above

25).Point P divides the line segment joining R(-1, 3) and S(9,8) in ratio k : 1. If P lies on the line x–y+2= 0, then value of k
is

A) 2/3 B) ½ C) 1/3 D) 1/4

26). The perimeters of two similar triangles are 26 cm and 39 cm. The ratio of their areas will be

A) 2 : 3 B) 6 : 9 C) 4 : 6 D) 4 : 9

27). The mid-point of (3p, 4) and (-2, 2q) is (2, 6) . Find the value of p + q

A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8

28). All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The remaining cards are well shuffled and then
a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting a face card

A) 6/23 B) 3/23 C) 3/13 D) None of the above

29). Area of a sector of a circle is 1/6 to the area of circle. Find the degree measure of its minor arc.

A) 90˚ B) 60˚ C) 45˚ D) 30˚

30). If x = 2sin²θ and y = 2cos²θ + 1 then x + y is

A) 3 B) 2 C) 1 D) 1/2
31). The vertices of a parallelogram in order are A(1,2), B(4, y), C(x, 6) and D(3,5). Then (x, y) is

A) (6, 3) B) (3, 6) C) (5, 6) D) (1, 4)

32). If 217x + 131y = 913, 131x + 217y = 827, then x + y is

A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8

Section-C (Attempt all the questions)

CASE-STUDY BASED QUESTIONS

CASE STUDY – 01
To enhance the reading skills of grade X students, the school nominates you and two of your friends to set up a class
library. There are two sections- section A and section B of grade X. There are 32 students in section A and 36 students in
section B.

33). What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library, so that they can be distributed equally
among students of Section A or Section B?

A) 144 B) 128 C) 288 D) 272

34). If the product of two positive integers is equal to the product of their HCF and LCM is true then, the HCF (32 , 36) is

A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8

35). 36 can be expressed as a product of its primes as

A) 2² x 3² B) 2¹ x 3³ C) 2³ x 3¹ D) None of the these

36). 7 x 11 x 13 x 15 + 15

A) Prime number B) Composite number C) Neither prime nor composite D) None of the these
CASE STUDY - 02

Basketball and soccer are played with a spherical ball. Even though an athlete dribbles the ball in both sports, a
basketball player uses his hands and a soccer player uses his feet. Usually, soccer is played outdoors on a large field and
basketball is played indoor on a court made out of wood. The projectile (path traced) of soccer ball and basketball are in
the form of parabola representing quadratic polynomial.

37). The shape of the path traced shown is

A) Spiral B) Ellipse C) Linear D) Parabola

38). The graph of parabola opens upwards, if _______

A) a = 0 B) a < 0 C) a > 0 D) a ≥ 0

39). Observe the following graph and answer. In the below graph, how many zeroes are there for the polynomial?

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

40).The three zeroes in the above shown graph are

A) 2, 3,-1 B) -2, 3, 1 C) -3, -1, 2 D) -2, -3, -1