Class X Session 2024-25

Subject - Mathematics (Standard)

Sample Question Paper - 10

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections 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 03 marks each.

5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.

6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment carrying 04 marks each.

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 2 marks questions of Section E

8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = wherever required if not stated.
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Section A
1. The total number of factors of a prime number is: [1]

a) 2 b) 1

c) 3 d) 0
2. In the figure, the graph of the polynomial p(x) is given. The number of zeroes of the polynomial is: [1]

a) 2 b) 1

c) 0 d) 3
3. A system of linear equations is said to be inconsistent if it has [1]

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 a) one solution b) at least one solution

c) two solutions d) no solution

4. The value of λ for which (x2 + 4x + λ ) is a perfect square, is [1]

a) 1 b) 16

c) 4 d) 9
5. How many terms are there in the A.P. given below? [1]
14, 19, 24, 29, ..., 119

a) 22 b) 21

c) 18 d) 14
6. The diameter of a circle is of length 6 cm. If one end of the diameter is (-4, 0), the other end on x-axis is at: [1]

a) (6, 0) b) (0, 2)

c) (4, 0) d) (2, 0)
7. The mid-point of the line-segment AB is P(0, 4). If the coordinates of B are (-2, 3) then the co-ordinates of A are [1]

a) (2, 9) b) (-2, -5)

c) (2, 5) d) (-2, 11)

8. In the given figure, AB || PQ. If AB = 6 cm, PQ = 2 cm and OB = 3 cm, then the length of OP is: [1]

a) 1 cm b) 4 cm

c) 9 cm d) 3 cm
9. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents from external point P to a circle with centre C and Q is any point on [1]

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 the circle. Then the measure of ∠AQB is

a) 90o b) 125o
o
c) 62 1

2
d) 55o

10. From an external point Q, the length of tangent to a circle is 12 cm and the distance of Q from the centre of [1]
circle is 13 cm. The radius of circle (in cm) is

a) 10 b) 5

c) 7 d) 12
∘ ∘

11. The value of sin 90 +cos 60

∘ ∘
is: [1]
sec 45 +tan 45

–
a) 3

2
( √2 − 1) b) 1+√3

√2+1

–
c) 3
( √2 + 1) d) 1
2

12. (3 sin2 30o - 4 cos2 60o) is equal to: [1]

a) − 1
b) 5

4 4

c) − 3

4
d) −
9

13. A ladder 15 m long just reaches the top of a vertical wall. If the ladder makes an angle of 60° with the wall, then [1]
the height of the wall is
–
a) 15√3 m b) 15 m

c) 15√3
m d) 15

2
m
2

14. The area of the sector of a circle with radius 6 cm which subtends an angle of 60o at the centre of the circle is: [1]

a) 152
cm2 b) 132
cm2
7 7

c) 142
cm2 d) 122
cm2
7 7

15. Pankaj has a motorcycle with wheels of diameter 91 cm. There are 22 spokes in the wheel. Find the length of arc [1]
between two adjoining spokes.

a) 13 cm b) 26 cm

c) 15 cm d) 18 cm
16. A bag contains 100 cards numbered 1 to 100. A card is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability [1]
that the number on the card is a perfect cube?

a) 1
b) 1

20 25

c) 7
d) 3

100 50

17. A number is chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and denoted as x, and a number is chosen from the numbers 1, 4, 9 [1]
and denoted as y. Then P(xy < 9) is:

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 a) 7

9
b) 5

c) 3
d) 1

9 9

18. If the difference of mode and median of a data is 24, then the difference of median and mean of the same data is: [1]

a) 8 b) 12

c) 34 d) 24
19. Assertion (A): A spherical glass vessel has a cylindrical neck 8 cm long, 2 cm in diameter; the diameter of the [1]
spherical part is 8.5 cm. By measuring the amount of water is holds, a child finds its volume to be 345 cm3.

Reason (R): To calculate the volume of vessel the expression used here is v = πr2h + 4 3
πr .
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a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): The 11th term of an AP is 7, 9, 11, 13 is 67. [1]
Reason (R): If sn is the sum of first n terms of an AP then its nth term an is given by a n = sn + sn-1.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. Find H.C.F. and L.C.M. of 56 and 112 by prime factorisation method. [2]
22. In the given figure, in a triangle PQR, ST ∥
​ ​QR and PS
=
3
,PR = 28 cm, find PT. [2]
SQ 5

23. In Fig., there are two concentric circles with centre O. If ARC and AQB are tangents to the smaller circle from [2]
the point A lying on the larger circle, find the length of AC, if AQ = 5 cm.

24. Find the value of : sin 30°. cos 60° + cos 30°. sin 60°. [2]
Is it equal to sin 90° or cos 90°?
OR
If a cosθ + b sinθ = m and a sinθ - b cosθ = n, prove that a2 + b2 = m2 + n2
25. Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm. [2]
OR
What is the diameter of a circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of two circles of diameters 10 cm and 24

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 cm.
Section C
26. Find the greatest number that will divide 445, 572 and 699 leaving remainders 4, 5 and 6 respectively. [3]
27. Find the quadratic polynomial, sum and product of whose zeroes are -1 and -20 respectively. Also find the [3]
zeroes of the polynomial so obtained.
28. If the last term of an A.P. of 30 terms is 119 and the 8th term from the end (towards the first term) is 91, then find [3]
the common difference of the A.P. Hence, find the sum of all the terms of the A.P.
OR

The sum of 5th and 9th terms of an A.P. is 72 and the sum of 7th and 12th terms is 97 .Find the A.P.
29. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and TP is the tangent to the circle from an external point T. If [3]
∠P BT = 30°, prove that BA: AT = 2:1.

OR
Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove that ∠ PTQ = 2∠ OPQ.

30. Prove that (

1+tan
2
A
) =(
1−tan A
) = tan2 A [3]
2
1+cot A 1−cot A

31. If the median of the following frequency distribution is 32.5. Find the values of f1 and f2. [3]

Class 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70 Total

Frequency f1 5 9 12 f2 3 2 40

Section D
32. A cottage industry produces a certain number of pottery articles in a day. It was observed on a particular day that [5]
cost of production of each article (in rupees) was 3 more than twice the number of articles produced on that day.
If, the total cost of production on that day was ₹ 90, find the number of articles produced and the cost of each
article.
OR

If (- 5) is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px + 15 = 0 and the quadratic equation p(x2 + x) + k = 0 has equal
roots, then find the values of p and k.
33. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes a car at an angle [5]
of depression of 30°, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform speed. Six seconds later, the
angle of depression of the car is found to be 60°. Find the further time taken by the car to reach the foot of the
tower from this point.
34. A solid is in the shape of a right-circular cone surmounted on a hemisphere, the radius of each of them being 7 [5]
cm and the height of the cone is equal to its diameter. Find the volume of the solid.
OR
A tent is in the shape of a right circular cylinder up to a height of 3 m and then a right circular cone, with a maximum

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 height of 13.5 m above the ground. Calculate the cost of painting the inner side of the tent at the rate of ₹ 2 per square
metre, if the radius of the base is 14 m.
35. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 50 girls of X of a school was conducted and the following data was [5]
obtained:

Height (in cm) 120 - 130 130 - 140 140 - 150 150 - 160 160 - 170 Total

Number of girls 2 8 12 20 8 50

Find the mean and mode of the above data.

Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Two schools P and Q decided to award prizes to their students for two games of Hockey ₹ x per student and
Cricket ₹ y per student. School P decided to award a total of ₹ 9,500 for the two games to 5 and 4 students
respectively; while school Q decided to award ₹ 7,370 for the two games to 4 and 3 students respectively.

i. Represent the following information algebraically (in terms of x and y). (1)
ii. What is the prize amount for hockey? (1)
iii. Prize amount on which game is more and by how much? (2)
OR
What will be the total prize amount if there are 2 students each from two games? (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The discus throw is an event in which an athlete attempts to throw a discus. The athlete spins anti-clockwise
around one and a half times through a circle, then releases the throw. When released, the discus travels along
tangent to the circular spin orbit.

In the given figure, AB is one such tangent to a circle of radius 75 cm. Point O is centre of the circle and ∠ ABO

= 30o. PQ is parallel to OA.

i. find the length of AB. (1)

ii. find the length of OB. (1)
iii. find the length of AP. (2)
OR

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 find the length of PQ. (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Using Cartesian Coordinates we mark a point on a graph by how far along and how far up it is.
The left-right (horizontal) direction is commonly called X-axis.
The up-down (vertical) direction is commonly called Y-axis.
When we include negative values, the x and y axes divide the space up into 4 pieces.
Read the information given above and below:
Two friends Veena and Arun work in the same office in Delhi. In the Christmas vacations, both decided to go
their hometowns represented by Town A and Town B respectively in the figure given below. Town A and Town
B are connected by trains from the same station C (in the given figure) in Delhi.

i. Who will travel more distance to reach their home? (1)

ii. Find the location of the station. (1)
iii. Find in which ratio Y-axis divide Town B and Station. (2)
OR
Find the distance between Town A and Town B. (2)

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