HOSUR SAHODAYA QUESTION PAPER

Class X Session 2023-24

MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No .041)
TIME:3 hours
MAX.MARKS:80
General Instructions:
1.This Question Paper has 5 Section A,B,C,D and E.
2.Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3.Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4.Section C has 6 questions carrying 03marks each.
5.Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6.Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with
sub-parts of the value of 1,1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7.All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks,2 Qs
of 3 marks and 2 Questions of 2marks has been provided .An internal choice has
been provided in the 2marks questions of Section E.

8.Draw neat figures wherever required .Take = 22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each

1.If HCF(a,b) = 12 and a b=1800, then LCM(a,b)=

a)3600 b)900 c)150 d)90

2.If and are the zeroes of the polynomial 2x2+4x+5 then find the value of 3
+ 3

a)-7 b)7 c)6 d)5

3.The difference between two number is 24 and one number is three times the other
number.Find them
a)36,12 b)30,10 c)40,14 d)33,11
4.If the system of equations 3x+y=1 and (2k-1)x+(k-1)y=2k+1 is inconsistent,
then k equals
a)-1 b)0 c)1 d)2
5.The common difference of the A.P having -23 and -48 as 5th term and 10th term
respectively,is
a)-5 b)5 c)23 d)48
6.Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A(1,4),B(-2,3) and c(5,8) the ordinate
of the fourth vector D is
a)8 b)9 c)7 d)6
7.For what positive value of x,the distance between the points (-2,5) and (x,19) be

units?

a)0 b)1 c)5 d)6

8.In the given figure,DE AB,AD=2x,DC=x+3,BE=2x-1 and CE=x.Then find the value
of x

a)1 b)3 c) d)-3

9.Two men standing on the opposite sides of a flagstaff measure the angle of
elevation of the top of the flagstaff as 300 and 600. If the height of the flagstaff is
20m ,then the distance between the two men is

a)20 b) 80 c) d) +1)

10.In the given figure ,TP and TQ are two tangents to the circle with centre O. If

PTQ=250then POQ is

a)500 b) 1000 c) 1200 d)1300

11.Two circles touch each other externally at P. AB is a common tangent to the
circles touching them at A and B .The value of is

a)300 b) 450 c) 600 d)900

12. + is equal to

a) + b) - c) 0 d)a

13.If the angle between two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle of
radius ‘r’ and centre O is 600 , then length of each tangent is

a)2r b) c) r d) r

14.The sum of the areas of two circle ,which touch each other externally ,is 153 . If
the sum of their radii is 15 ,then the ratio of the larger to the smaller radius is
a)4:1 b)2:1 c)3:1 d)None of these
15.Awire is the form of a circle of radius 14cm, bent to a square then the side of
square into which it can be bent is

a)22cm b)2 cm c)( +14)cm d)11cm

16.Mode and mean of a data are 12k and 15k.Median of the data is
a)12k b)14k c)15k d)16k
17.Two dice are rolled simultaneously ,what is the probability that 6 will come up at
least once?

a) b) c) d)

18.At sometime , the length of a shadow of a tower is times its height , then the
angle of elevation of the sun ,at that time is
a)150 b) 300 c) 450 d)600
19.Assertion : If product of two number is 5780 and their HCF is 17,then their LCM
is 340 .
Reason:HCF is always a factor of LCM
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
20. Assertion: If the coordinates of the mid-points of the sides AB and AC of ΔABC
are D(3,5) and E(-3,-3) respectively ,then BC =20 units
Reason:The line joining the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third
side and equal to half of it.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
SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 mark each
21. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomials f(x) =5x2-7x+1 then find the value of

( + )

22.If sin (A+B) =1 and cos (A –B) = , 00< A +B ≤ 900 and A> B , then find the
measure of angles A and B
(OR)

Find an acute angle , =

23.If the distance of P(x,y) from A (6,2) and B(-2,6) are equal ,Prove that y=2x
24.Prove that in two concentric circles ,the chord of the larger circle ,which touches
the smaller circle is bisected at the point of contact.
25.A brooch is made with silver wire in the form of a circle with diameter 35mm.The
wire is also used in making 5 diameters which divide the circle into 10 equal
sectors.Find the area of each sector of brooch.
(OR)
In the given figure ,arcs have been drawn of radius 7cm each with vertices A, B,C
and D of quadrilateral ABCD as centers.Find the area of the shaded region.

SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each

26.Given that is irrational ,Prove that 5+2 is irrational.

27.If the sum and product of the zeroes of the polynomials ax2-5x+c are equal to 10
each, find the value ‘a’ and ‘c’
28.The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digit is
88. If the digits of the number differ by 2, find the number.
(OR)

Solve for x: + =2 where x - ,1

29.If a circle touches the side BC of a triangle AB at P and extended sides AB and
AC at Q and R respectively ,Prove that AQ = (BC +CA +AB )

(OR)
In figure O is the centre of a circle of radius 5cm. T is a point such that OT=13 and
OT intersects circle at E .If AB is a tangent to the circle at E, find the length of AB,

where TP and TQ are two tangents to the circle.

30.cos +sin = cos ,show that cos -sin = cos

31. Two coins are tossed simultaneously .What is the probability of getting
i) at least one head? ii) at most one tail? iii) a head and a tail.
SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. Speed of a boat in still water is 15km/hour. It goes 30km upstream and return
back at the same point in 4hours 30minutes .Find the speed of the stream.
(OR)
The length of the hypotenuse of a right –angled triangle exceeds the length of the
base by 2cmand exceeds twice the length of the altitude by 1cm. Find the length of
each side of the triangle .
33.Water is flowing through a cylindrical pipe, of internal diameter 2cm , into a
cylindrical tank of base radius 40cm, at the rate of 0.4 m/s .Determine the rise in
level of water in the tank in half an hour.
(OR)
A tent is the shape of a right circular cylinder up to a height of 3m and conical above
it .The total height of the tent is 13.5m and the radius of its base is 14m.Find the cost
of cloth required to make the tent at the rate of Rs.80 per squaremetre. [ Take = ]

34. AD and PM are median of triangles ABC and PQR respectively where ABC
PQR .Prove that

35.The median of the following data is 525 . Find values of x and y ,if the total
frequency is 100.
Class 0- 100- 200- 300- 400- 500- 600- 700- 800- 900-
interval 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Frequency 2 5 x 12 17 20 y 9 7 4

SECTION D
36.Archit,Ayaan and Aarav are three friends that are sliding on three different slides
in a water park.The position of the three friends shown by A,B and C in three
different slides are given below:

(i)Find the coordinates of B,if B is the mid-point of AC.

(ii)Find the distance between Archit and Ayaan if Archit is at portion A and Ayaan is
at position B.
(OR)
Find the distance between Ayaan and Aarav if Ayaan is at position B and Aarav is
at position C.
(iii)Find the coordinates of point on x-axis that is equidistant from A and C.
(OR)
37. Rampal deposits some money in bank and gets an increment on it every year

For example,Rampal deposits some money p in bank and get an interest of ₹1 on it

every year then this is represented as

p,p+ ,p+2І,p+3І…

The sequence p,p+ ,p+2І,p+3І….form an AP, with 1 st term p and common difference
.Using the AP formula and its application ,answer the questions based on above:
 (i)If 4p+8,2p2+3p+6 and 3p2+4p+4 form three consecutive terms of an AP,then find
the value of p.
(ii)Find the 12th term of AP,10.0,10.5,11.0,11.5.
(OR)
If the 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 14,then find the common
difference.

(iii)What is the common difference of an AP , , ?

38.The students of class X visited QutubMinar.Teacher told them that it is the

building built in 1193 by Qutub-ud-din Aibak. Teacher asked them to see the top of
the QutubMinar using clinometer and to measure its height by using the concept of
trigonometry.
A students of height 2 meters is at distance of 71 meters from the foot of QutubMinar
observe that the angle of elevation of top of the minar as 45 .

On the basis of above answer the following:

(i)Draw the neat labelled diagram to show the above situation.
(ii)Find the height of QutubMinar.
(iii)If the student moves away from QutubMinar and again observes that the angle of
elevation of top of QutubMinar become 30 .Find distance travelled by the boy.

(Use )

(OR)
If a boy of height 1.6m stands on a platform which is 1m high and observes that
the angle of elevation of QutubMinar is 45 .Find the distance of platform from
QutubMinar.