CBSE – MATHS CLASS : X

SAMPLE PAPER - 8
Class : X Board: CBSE Max. Marks : 80
Subjects : Mathematics Time : 3 Hrs.

General Instructions :
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D, and E.
2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 Case Based integrated units of assesment (4 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 = 22 / 7 wherever required if not stated.

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

1. If HCF (72, 120) = 24, then LCM (72, 120) is [ ]

a) 240 b) 360 c) 1728 d) 2880
2. If two positive integers a and b are writen as a = x3y2 and b = xy3, where x,y are prime numbers then
HCF (a, b) is [ ]
a) xy b) xy2
c) x y
3 3
d) x y
2 2

3. If –3 is one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k – 1) x2 + kx – 3, then the value of k is

1 1
a) − b) c) –2 d) 2
2 2
4. The pair 3x = 7y + 4 and 14y = 6x – 8 of linear equations respresents two lines which are [ ]
a) intersecting b) coincident
c) parallel d) either intersecting or parallel
5. The value of k for which the pair of linear equations 3x – 2y – 5 = 0 and 2kx + 7y – 5 = 0 has unique
solution x = 1, y = – 1 is [ ]
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) –6
6. The distance between the points (a, b) and (–a, b) is [ ]
a) 2 a 2 + b2 b) 2a c) 2b d) 2 a

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BC 1 perimeter(Δ PRQ)
7. It is given that ΔΑΒ C : ΔPQR with = , then is equal to [ ]
QR 3 perimeter(Δ ΒCA)
1 1
a) 9 b) 3 c) d)
3 9

8. In a ΔΑΒC , if AB = 6 3 cm, BC = 6 cm and AC = 12 cm, then ∠B is [ ]

a) 120° b) 90° c) 60° d) 45°
9. In the adjoining figure, PA and PB are tangents from P to a circle with centre C. If ∠APB = 50°, then
∠ACB is [ ]
A
a) 100°

b) 110°
C
50° P
c) 120°

d) 130° B

10. In the adjoining figure, the value of cos θ is [ ]

C 3
12 13 D
a) b)
13 12
4
5 5 θ
c) d) A 12 B
12 13

20 sin θ cos θ
11. If tan θ = , then the value of is [ ]
21 cos2 θ − sin 2 θ
441 41 41 420
a) b) c) d)
41 441 420 41

12. In the adjoining figure, if the angle of elevation is 60° and the distance AB = 10 3 m, then the height
of the tower is [ ]
C
a) 20 3 cm

b) 10 m
Tower
c) 30 m
60°
d) 30 3 m A B
13. If the ratio of the areas of two circles is 25 : 16, then the ratio of their circumferences is [ ]
a) 16 : 25 b) 4 : 5 c) 5 : 4 d) 625 : 256

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14. In the adjoining figure, OABC is a square of side 7 cm. OAC is a quadrant of a circle with O as
centre. The area of the shaded region is [ ]
a) 10.5 cm2 O C

b) 38.5 cm2

c) 49 cm2

d) 11.5 cm2 A B

15. If two soild hemispheres of same base radius r are joined together along their bases, then the curved
surface of this new solid is [ ]
a) 4π r 2 b) 6π r 2 c) 3π r 2 d) 8π r 2
16. If the class marks of a continuous frequency distribution are 22, 30, 38, 46, 54, 62 then the class
corresponding to the class mark 46 is [ ]
a) 41.5 – 49.5 b) 42 – 50 c) 41 – 49 d) 41 – 50
17. The mean of the following distribution is 2.6 : [ ]
xi 1 2 p 4 5
fi 3 3 1 1 2

The value of p is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 2.6 d) 2.8
18. A card is selected at random from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of its being a red face card is
3 3 2 1
a) b) c) d) [ ]
26 13 13 2

Direction :
In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
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 but 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
19. Assertion (A) : HCF (17, 29) = 1.
Reason (R) : If p, q are prime numbers, then HCF (p, q) = 1.
20. Assertion (A) : The points A(7, 10), B(–2, 5) and C(3, –4) from a triangle.
Reason (R) : If AB2 + BC2 = AC2, then ABC is a right triangle, right angled at B.
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SECTION - B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 sq. units, if its length is reduced by 5 units and the breadth
is increased by 3 units. If we increase the lengh by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units, then the area is
increased by 67 sq. units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

22. In the adjoining figure, P is a point on the side BC of ΔΑΒC such that MP || AB and NP || AC. If MN
and CB produced meet in Q, prove that PQ2 = QB × QC.

N M

Q B P C

(OR)
In the adjoining figure, DE || AQ and DF || AR. Prove that EF || QR.

D
E F

Q R

23. In the adjoining figure, a circle is inscribed in a triangle ABC having sides BC = 8 cm, AC = 10 cm
and AB = 12 cm. Find AD, BE and CF.

F E

A D B

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(OR)
In the adjoining figure, a quadrilateral ABCD circumscribes a circle. Prove that
AB + CD = AD + BC
C
R
D
Q
S

A P B

12 sin 2 θ − cos2 θ 1
24. If sin θ = , 0° < θ < 90°, find the value of : × 2 .
13 2 sin θ cos θ tan θ
25. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 5 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand during the
time period 6 : 05 a.m. and 6 : 40 a.m.

SECTION - C
(Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each)

sin θ cos θ
26. Find the value of : +
sec θ + tan θ − 1 cos ecθ + cot θ − 1
27. Prove that 3 + 5 is an irrational number, given that 3 is irrational.
28. If α and β are zeroes of 2x2 – 5x + 3, then find the values of :

1 1 α β
i) α 2 + β 2 ii) + iii) + .
2α 2 β β α
29. Use the substitution y = 2x – 1to solve for x : 3(2x – 1)2 + 4(2x – 1) – 4 = 0.
(OR)
⎛ x −1 ⎞ ⎛ x+3⎞
Solve for x : 2 ⎜ ⎟ − 7⎜ ⎟ = 5, x ≠ 1, −3.
⎝ x+3⎠ ⎝ x −1 ⎠
30. Prove that the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal in length.
31. Find the probability of having 53 Sundays in
i) a non - leap year ii) a leap year.
(OR)
The probability of selecting a red ball at random from a jar that contains only red, blue and orange
1 1
balls is . The probability of selecting a blue ball at random from the same jar is . If the jar contains
4 3
10 orange balls, find the total number of balls in the jar.

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SECTION - D
(Section s consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each)
32. In an auditorium, seats are arranged in rows and columns. The number of rows was equal to the
number of seats in each row. When the number of rows was doubled and the number of seats in each
row wad reduced by 10, the total number of seats incresed by 300. Find :
i) the number of rows in the original arrangement.
ii) the number of seats in the auditorium after re-arrangement.
(OR)
7
O Girl ! Out of a group of swans, times the square root of the number are playing on the shore of
2
a tank. The two remaining ones are playing in the water. What is the total number of swans ?
33. In the adjoining figure, ∠1 = ∠2. If ΔΝSQ ≅ ΔΜΤR , then prove that ΔPTS : ΔPRQ.
P

S 1 2 T

M Q R N
(OR)
In the adjoining figure, EB ⊥ AC, BG ⊥ AE and CF ⊥ AE. Prove that :
BC BE
i) ΔΑΒG : ΔDCB ii) =
BD AB
E

F
D
G

A B C
34. A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The height of the cone
is 4 cm and the diameter of the base is 8 cm. Determine the volume of the toy. If a cube circumscribes
the toy, then find the difference of the volumes of the cube and the toy.

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35. The mean of the following frequency distibution is 62.8 and the sum of all the frequencies is 50.
Compute the missing frequencies f1 and f2 :
Classes 0 - 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100 100 - 120
Frequency 5 f1 10 f2 7 8

SECTION - E
(Case study based questions are compulsory)
36. Case study 1
Clock towers are a specific type of building which house a turret clock and have one or more clock
faces on the upper exterior walls. Many clock towers are freestanding structures but they can also
adjoin or be located on top of another building. Some other buildings also have clock faces on their
exterior but these structures serve other main functions.

A 1.5 m tall person is standing at a distance of 30 3 m from the clock tower, observes the angle of
elevation of the top of the Clock Tower to be 30°.
Based on the above information, answer the following:
i) What is the distance between the viewer’s eye and the top of the clock tower ?
ii) What is the height of the clock tower ?
iii) The viewer walked to a position from where the elevation of the top becomes 60°. How much
distance did he walk towards or away from the tower ?
(OR)
How much should the height of the tower be increased so that the elevation of the top observed
by the viewer is 60 ° at the same point.
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37. Case study 2
The Class X students of asecondary school have been allotted a rectangular plot of land for their
gardening activity. Saplings are being planted on the boundary at a distance of 1 m from each other.
There is a triangular grassy lawn in the plot as shown in the figure below. The students are to sow
seeds of the flowering palnts on the remainnig area of the plot.

Based on the above information, answer the following:

i) Find the coordinates of P and Q.
ii) Find the length of the side PQ.
iii) Find the area of the grassy lawn.
(OR)
Find the perimeter of the grassy lawn.

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38. Case study 3

In November 2020, some new animals were added to a zoo. As a result the number of visitors to the
zoo, increased daily by 10. A total of 6150 people visited zoo during that month .

Based on the above information, answer the following :

i) How many visitors visited the zoo on 1st November?
ii) On which day of the month did 250 visitors visit the zoo?
iii) How many persons visited the zoo in the last 5 days of the month of November?
(OR)
How much collection (in rupees) from sale of tickets was done in the zoo on 15th November if
each entry ticket cost <50 ?

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KEY
SECTION - A
1) b 2) b 3) d 4) b 5) c 6) d 7) b 8) b

9) d 10) a 11) d 12) c 13) c 14) a 15) a 16) b

17) b 18) a 19) a 20) b

SECTION - B
21) length = 17 units, breadth = 9 units 23) AD = 7 cm, BE = 5 cm, CF = 3 cm

595 5 2
24) 25) 45 cm
3456 6

SECTION - C

13 5 13
26) 1 28) i) ii) iii)
4 6 6

−1 5 −23
29) and (OR) and – 1
2 6 5
1 2
31) i) ii) (OR) 24
7 7

SECTION - D
32) i) 30 ii) 1200 (OR) 16 34) 310.86 cm3 35) f1 = 8, f2 = 12

SECTION - E

36) i) 60 m ii) 31.5 m iii) 20 3m (or) 60 m

13
37) i) P(3, 3) and Q(8, 2) ii) 26 units iii) sq.units (or) 26 (1 + 2 )m
2

38) i) 60 ii) 250 iii) 1650 (or) <10000

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