Class- X Session- 2022-23

Subject- Mathematics (Standard)

Sample Question Paper
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks : 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-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 03 marks 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 values 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 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided
in the 2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

S.NO MARKS
.

1 Which of the following rational numbers have terminating decimal? 1

1.18/225 2. 5/18 3. 2/21 4. 7/251

2 If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x 2 + 3x + k is 2, then the value of k 1

is
A.10 B. -10 C. 5 D. -5

3 For what value of K, the equations 3x – y + 8 = 0 and 6x – Ky = –16 1

represent coincident lines?

 A. 1/2 B. -1/2 C. 2 D.-2

4 Roots of Quadratic equation x2 – 4x+4 = 0 will be 1

(a) 7 (b) 0, –7
(c) 0, 5 (d) -2,-2

5 The ratio of sides of two similar triangles is equal to the 1

(a) ratio of their corresponding sides.
(b) ratio of their corresponding altitudes.
(c) ratio of the square of their corresponding sides.
(d) both a and b.

6 The length of the diagonals of a rhombus are 32 cm and 24 cm. Then, the 1
length of the side of the rhombus is
(a) 9 cm (b) 10 cm
(c) 8 cm (d) 20 cm

7 The coordinates of two points are (2, 0) and (0, – 8). The coordinates of the 1
mid points are
(a) (3, 4) (b) (1, – 4)
(c) (0, 0) (d) (– 4, 3)

8 Find the value of 9 sec2 A – 9 tan2 A 1

(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
9 In Fig. if AD = 4 cm, BD = 3 cm and CB = 12 cm. then CA= 1

(a) 12/5 CM
(b) 5/12 CM
(c) 13/12 CM
(d) 13 CM

10 The value of tan 75° is. 1

(a) 1 (b) 3.732 (c) 0 (d) None of these

11 A ladder leaning against a wall makes an angle of 30° with the 1

horizontal. If the foot of the ladder is 2.5 m away from the wall, the
length of the ladder is —
(a) 3 m (b) 2.88 m (c) 5 m (d) 6 m

12 If a tower is 30 m high, casts a shadow 10√3 m long on the ground, then the 1
angle of elevation of the sun is:
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

13 The length of the tangent to a circle from a point P, which is 10 cm away from 1
The center is 8 cm. What is the radius of the circle?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 7

14 If the area of a circle is 154 cm², then what is its circumference? 1

(a) 88 (b) 40(c) 77 (d) 44
15 A cylinder, a cone and a hemisphere are of the same base and of the same 1
height. The ratio of their volumes is
(a) 1:2:3 (b) 2:1:3 (c) 3:1:2 (d) 3:2:1

16 The curved surface area of cone is given by 1

(a) πrl
(b) 2πrl
(c) 2πr(l+r)
(d) 4πrl

17 1
If the class intervals of a frequency distribution are 1 – 10, 11 – 20, 21 – 30,

....., 51 – 60, then the size of each class is:

(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 5.5

18 1
Which is the probability for sure event?

(A) 1 (B) 2/3

(C) – 1.5 (D) 15%

19 DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) 1
is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option

Assertion : The HCF of two numbers is 18 and their product is 3072. Then their
LCM = 169.

Reason : If a, b are two positive integers, then HCF x LCM = a x b.

(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 1
Assertion : The point (0, 4) lies on y -axis.

Reason : The x co-ordinate on the point on y -axis is zero.

(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 marks each.

S.No. Mark
s

21 Solve for x and y 2

4x + 2y = 10 and 2x + 3y = 4
Also find p if p = 8x + 5y

22 In the given figure, find the value of x which will make DE || AB ? 2

23 In the given fig. AP = 4 cm, BQ = 6 cm and AC = 9 cm. Find the semi perimeter 2
of ABC.
24 The length of the minute hand of a clock is 5 cm. Find the area swept by the 2
minute hand during the time period 6:05 am to 6:40 am.

OR
In fig. OAPBO is a sector of a circle of radius 10.5 cm. Find the perimeter of the
sector.

25 If sin (A – B) = 1/2 , cos (A + B) = 1/2 then find the value of A and B 2

OR

Prove that :

(sinA+cosecA)2+(cosA+secA)2=7+tan2A+cot2 A

SECTION C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

S.N Marks
o

26 Prove that √3 +√5 is irrational 3

27 If m and n are the zeros of the polynomial x2 + 10x +25, find the value of 3
m/n + n/m.

28 Ramkali required Rs. 2500 after 12 weeks to send her daughter to school. She 3
saved Rs.100 in the first week and increased her weekly savings by 20 every
week. Find whether she will be able to send her daughter to school after 12
weeks.

OR
Find the sum of first 16 terms of an Arithmetic Progression whose 4th and 9th

terms are 15 and 30 respectively.

29 If tan (3x – 15°) = 1 then find the value of x. 3

30 In the given figure, a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD. 3
If AB = 6 cm, BC = 9 cm and CD = 8 cm, then find the length of AD.

OR
 In figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O, If
POB = 115°. Find APO.

31 The king, queen and jack of diamonds are removed from a pack of 52 playing 3
cards and the pack is well shuffled. A card is drawn from the remaining cards.
Find the probability of getting a card of
(i) diamond (ii) a jack

SECTION D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

S.N Marks
o
32 A solid is in the shape of a cone surmounted on a hemisphere. The radius of each 5
of them being 3.5 cm and the total height of the solid is 9.5 cm. Find the volume of
the solid.
OR
The difference between outer and inner curved surface areas of a hollow right
circular cylinder, 14 cm long is 88 cm2 . If the volume of the metal used in making
the cylinder is 176 cm3 . Find the outer and inner diameters of the cylinder. .

33 5
Draw a line segment PQ = 10 cm. Take a points A on PQ such that PA/ PQ = 2/5
Measure the length of PA and AQ.
34 A rectangular park is to be designed whose breadth is 3 m less than its length. 5
Its area is to be 4 square meters more than the area of a park that has already
been made in the shape of an isosceles triangle with its base as the breadth of
the rectangular park and of altitude 12 m. Find the length and breadth of the
park.

OR
A solid is in the shape of a cone surmounted on a hemisphere. The
radius of each of them being 3.5 cm and the total height of the
solid is 9.5 cm. Find the volume of the solid.

35 If the mean of the given distribution is 65.6, find the missing frequency. 5

SECTION E

Case study based questions are compulsory.

36 In a class the teacher asks every student to write an example of A.P. Two friends Geeta and
Madhuri writes their progressions as -5, -2, 1, 4, ... and 187, 184, 181,.... respectively. Now,
the teacher asks various students of the class the following questions on these two
progressions. Help students to find the answers of the questions.

(i) Find the 34th term of the progression written by Madhuri. 1

(ii) Find the sum of common difference of the two progressions. 1

(iii) Find the 19th term of the progression written by Geeta.

OR 2
Find the sum of first 10 terms of the progression written by Geeta.
37 To raise social awareness about hazards of smoking, a school decided to
start 'No smoking' campaign. 10 students are asked to prepare campaign
banners in the shape of a triangle. The vertices of one of the triangle are P(
-3,4), Q(3, 4) and R(-2, -1).

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) The coordinates of centroid of triangle PQR are?

(ii) If S be the mid-point of line joining P and Q, then coordinates of S are?

(iii) If T be the mid-point of line joining Rand Q, then coordinates of T are?

1

2
38
A circus artist is climbing through a 15 m long rope which is highly
stretched and tied from the top of a vertical pole to the ground as
shown below. Based on the above information, answer the following
questions.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Find the height of the pole, if angle made by rope to the ground
1
level is 45°.

(ii) If the angle made by the rope to the ground level is 45°, then find
the distance between artist and pole at ground level.

(iii) Find the height of the pole if the angle made by the rope to the 1
ground level is 30°.

2
Answer Key and Hints
1. (a) 18/225
2. (b) -10
3. (c) 2
4. (d) -2,-2
5. (d)
6. (d) 20 cm
7. (b) (1,-4)
8. (a)
9. (d) 13cm
10. (b) 3.732
11. (b) 2.884
12. (c) 60°
13. (b) 6
14. (d) 44
15. (c) 3 : 1 : 2
16. (a)
17. (b) 10
18. (c) -1.5
19. (d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
20. (a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion
(A).
21. x = 11/4, y = – 1/2, p = 39/2
22. x=2
23. AP = AR = 4 cm
CR = CQ = (9 – 4) cm = 5 cm
Semi perimeter =1/2 [AC + AB + BC]
=1/2[9 + 10 + 11]
= 15 cm
24. 1650/36 cm2 OR 32cm
27. 2
28. a = 100, d = 20, n = 12
S12 =12/2 [200 + 220] = 6 × 420 = 2520 > 2500
Ram kali will be able to send her daughter to school after 12 weeks.
 OR
a4 = – 15, a9 = – 30
a + 3d = –15, a + 8d = – 30
Solve to get a = –6, d = –3
S16 = – 456 [Sn = n/2{2a + (n – 1) d}]
29. tan (3x – 15°) = 1
Taking tan 45°=1 and comparing both side we get 3x-15°= 45° , x= 20°
30. AD= 5cm OR 25°
31. (i) 9/10
(ii) 1/10
(iii) 1/5
32. Volume of solid = 3.14 × (12)² × 220 + 3.14 × (8)²× 60
= 111532.8 cm3
8
Mass of the pole = 111532.8 × 1000
kg
= 892.2624 kg
OR

34. Let Lm be the length of the rectangular park

Breadth = (L – 3) m
Altitude of the isosceles triangle = 12 m
1
ATQ L(L – 3) = 2 (12) (L – 3) + 4
L²– 9L + 14 = 0
(L – 7) (L – 2) = 0
L = 7, 2
So, L = 7m (L = 2 rejected L – 3 = –1)
Length = 7 m, Breadth = 4 m

OR

Height of cone = 9.5 – 3.5 = 6 cm

Volume of solid = 2/3 x 22/7 x (3.5)3 + 1/3 x 22/7 x 3.52 x 6 = 166.83 cm3 approx.
35.

35 + f1 + f2 = 50
f1 + f2 = 15 ....(1)
Mean = Σfixi / Σfi
65.6 = (2260 + 60 f1 + 100 f2)/50
3 f1 + 5 f2 = 51 ...(2)
Solve (1) & (2) f1 = 12, f2 = 3
36. (i) 88
(ii) 0
(iii) 49 OR 85
37. (i) (-2/3 , 7/3)
 (ii) (0,4)
(iii) (1/2 , 3/2)
38. (i) h= 15/√2
(ii) x=15/√2
(iii) h= 15/2