ICSE Class 10 Mathematics Question Paper – Set 1 Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 2½ hours General

Instructions: - All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown. - The intended marks for
questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. - Use of calculator is not permitted.
--------------------------------------------------- Section A (40 Marks) Q1. MCQs (10 × 1 = 10 Marks) 1. A
shopkeeper sold an article for ■5,000. If GST at 12% is included in the price, the GST amount is:
(a) ■600 (b) ■500 (c) ■540 (d) ■480 2. A sum of ■10,000 is deposited in a bank at 5% p.a.
compound interest, compounded annually for 2 years. The amount is: (a) ■10,500 (b) ■11,025 (c)
■11,050 (d) ■12,500 3. The solution set of the inequality 3x - 2 < 4x + 5 is: (a) x > -7 (b) x < -7 (c) x
> 7 (d) x < 7 4. A two-digit number is such that the product of its digits is 24. If the sum of its digits is
10, the number is: (a) 46 (b) 64 (c) 84 (d) 48 5. If a : b = 3 : 4, then (3a + 2b)/(2a + 5b) equals: (a)
17/26 (b) 26/17 (c) 18/23 (d) 23/18 6. When x^3 + 2x^2 - 5x + k is divided by x - 2, the remainder is
7. Then k = (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) -3 7. If A = [[2,1],[3,4]] and B = [[1,0],[2,3]], then A + B = (a)
[[3,1],[5,7]] (b) [[2,1],[3,4]] (c) [[1,1],[5,7]] (d) [[3,2],[5,1]] 8. The 10th term of the arithmetic
progression 5, 9, 13, … is: (a) 41 (b) 45 (c) 49 (d) 53 9. The 5th term of a G.P. whose first term is 2
and common ratio 3 is: (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 162 (d) 486 10. The curved surface area of a cone of slant
height 13 cm and base radius 5 cm is: (a) 65π cm² (b) 130π cm² (c) 169π cm² (d) 260π cm²
--------------------------------------------------- Section B (40 Marks) Q2. (a) A television is sold at ■36,000
inclusive of 12% GST. Find the price of the television before GST. [3] (b) A card is drawn at random
from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of getting: (i) a red king (ii) a face card (iii) a
black card. [3] (c) A two-digit number is such that the sum of the digits is 12. If the digits are
interchanged, the number obtained is 18 less than the original number. Find the number. [4] Q3. (a)
If 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x - 4y = -6, solve for x and y using matrices. [3] (b) Find the sum of the first 20
terms of the A.P.: 7, 13, 19, … [3] (c) A sum of ■5000 is invested in a bank which pays compound
interest at 10% p.a. compounded annually. Find the amount and compound interest at the end of 3
years. [4] Q4. (a) The 4th term of a G.P. is 16 and the 7th term is 128. Find the first term and
common ratio. [3] (b) A cone and a cylinder have the same base radius and the same height. Find
the ratio of their volumes. [3] (c) A manufacturer marks an article at ■5000 and allows a discount of
10% to a dealer. The dealer sells it to a customer at the marked price and charges 12% GST. Find:
(i) the price paid by the customer, (ii) the dealer’s profit. [4] Q5. (a) Solve the quadratic equation
2x^2 - 7x + 3 = 0 and find the roots. [3] (b) The following distribution table shows marks obtained by
40 students. Calculate the mean using step deviation method. [3] Marks: 0–10 | 10–20 | 20–30 |
30–40 | 40–50 Students: 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 (c) A vertical pole of height 12 m casts a shadow 8 m long
on the ground. Find the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 20 m under similar conditions. [4]
Q6. (a) In an examination, 35% of students failed in Mathematics, 42% failed in English, and 15%
failed in both subjects. Find the percentage of students who passed in both subjects. [3] (b) Write
the equation of the line of reflection if the image of point (3, 7) is (7, 3). [3] (c) A bucket is in the form
of a frustum of a cone of height 24 cm, the diameters of its circular ends being 28 cm and 42 cm.
Find the capacity of the bucket. (Use π = 3.14) [4]

ICSE Class 10 Mathematics Question Paper – Set 2 Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 2½ hours General
Instructions: - All working must be clearly shown. - The intended marks are given in brackets [ ]. -
Use of calculator is not permitted. --------------------------------------------------- Section A (40 Marks) Q1.
MCQs (10 × 1 = 10 Marks) 1. If a sum of ■10,000 is deposited at 10% p.a. compound interest for 2
years, the interest earned is: (a) ■2000 (b) ■2100 (c) ■2200 (d) ■2300 2. The solution set of 4x – 7
< 5x + 2 is: (a) x > –9 (b) x < –9 (c) x > 9 (d) x < 9 3. The roots of the quadratic equation x^2 – 7x +
12 = 0 are: (a) 3, 4 (b) 2, 6 (c) 1, 12 (d) 7, 12 4. The value of k for which x^2 + 5x + k is divisible by x
+ 2 is: (a) –6 (b) 6 (c) –4 (d) 4 5. The 10th term of the A.P. 12, 17, 22 … is: (a) 57 (b) 62 (c) 67 (d)
72 6. The 5th term of a G.P. with first term 2 and common ratio 3 is: (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 162 (d) 486 7.
The image of the point (–2, 5) under reflection in the x-axis is: (a) (2, –5) (b) (–2, –5) (c) (2, 5) (d)
(–5, 2) 8. If two similar triangles have perimeters in the ratio 3:5, the ratio of their corresponding
sides is: (a) 3:5 (b) 9:25 (c) 5:3 (d) 25:9 9. The volume of a cone of radius 7 cm and height 24 cm is:
(a) 1232 cm³ (b) 1232π cm³ (c) 1236 cm³ (d) 1236π cm³ 10. A man bought an article for ■8000 and
sold it at 15% profit. If GST is 12%, the selling price including GST is: (a) ■10,320 (b) ■10,304 (c)
■9216 (d) ■9020 --------------------------------------------------- Section B (40 Marks) Q2. Short Answer
and Long Questions (a) Solve the quadratic equation: x^2 – 8x + 15 = 0. [2] (b) The 5th term of an
A.P. is 20 and the 10th term is 35. Find the first term and common difference. [2] (c) If A =
[[3,4],[2,1]], find A^T. [2] (d) A cone has radius 14 cm and height 21 cm. Find its volume. [2] (e)
Solve the inequality: 3x – 4 ≤ 2x + 5. [2] (f) Divide ■720 into two parts in the ratio 7:11. [2] (g) A
television is sold at ■33,600 including 12% GST. Find its price before GST. [3] (h) Find the sum of
the first 12 terms of the A.P. whose first term is 7 and last term is 64. [3] (i) If f(x) = x^3 + 4x^2 – x –
4, verify that x = –4 is a factor. [2] (j) If [[2,–1],[4,3]] + [[a,b],[c,d]] = [[7,5],[10,12]], find a, b, c, d. [2]
(k) The 4th term of a G.P. is 81 and the 7th term is 2187. Find the first term and common ratio. [3] (l)
The sum of two numbers is 23 and their product is 120. Find the numbers. [3] Q3. (a) A dealer
marks a washing machine at ■18,000 and sells it at a discount of 10%. If GST is 12%, find the
selling price including GST. [3] (b) If (2) is a root of kx^2 – 3x + 2 = 0, find the value of k. [3] (c) The
8th term of an A.P. is 31 and the 14th term is 55. Find the first term and the common difference. [4]
Q4. (a) If A = [[1,2],[3,4]], find A^2 – 3A. [3] (b) A cone and a cylinder have the same base radius 7
cm and height 24 cm. Find the ratio of their curved surface areas. [3] (c) A two-digit number is such
that the sum of its digits is 11. If the digits are reversed, the number obtained is 45 less than the
original. Find the number. [4] Q5. (a) A sum of ■12,500 is deposited for 2 years at 8% p.a.
compound interest, compounded annually. Find the compound interest. [3] (b) Find the image of the
point (6, –4) under reflection in the line y = x. [3] (c) The 3rd term of a G.P. is 24 and the 6th term is
192. Find the first term and common ratio. [4] Q6. (a) Solve for x: 3x^2 – 5x – 2 = 0. [3] (b) A dealer
bought an article for ■22,400 and sold it at a profit of 25%. If GST is 12%, find the selling price
including GST. [3] (c) A solid cone of base radius 7 cm and height 24 cm is melted to form small
spheres each of radius 2 cm. Find the number of spheres formed. [4] Q7. (a) Find the value of k if
x^2 – 5x + k has (2) as a root. [3] (b) The 5th term of an A.P. is 25 and the 15th term is 65. Find the
first term and the common difference. [3] (c) Two triangles are similar and the ratio of their areas is
16:25. If one side of the smaller triangle is 12 cm, find the corresponding side of the larger triangle.
[4] Q8. (a) Solve for x: x^2 – 4x – 12 = 0. [3] (b) If A = [[2,1],[0,3]], find A^2. [3] (c) A cone of height
24 cm and base radius 14 cm is melted to form small cylindrical rods, each of radius 2 cm and
height 3 cm. Find the number of rods. [4]