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Grade-X Math Sample QP - 4 (2024-25)

This document is a sample question paper for Grade X Mathematics for the academic year 2024-2025, consisting of 38 compulsory questions divided into five sections: A, B, C, D, and E. Each section varies in question type and marks, including multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and case-study based questions. The total marks for the paper are 80, and it is designed to be completed in 3 hours.
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Grade-X Math Sample QP - 4 (2024-25)

This document is a sample question paper for Grade X Mathematics for the academic year 2024-2025, consisting of 38 compulsory questions divided into five sections: A, B, C, D, and E. Each section varies in question type and marks, including multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and case-study based questions. The total marks for the paper are 80, and it is designed to be completed in 3 hours.
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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER – 1 (2024-2025)

Grade: X Total Marks: 80


Sub: Mathematics Time: 3 hours _
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
1. This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper is divided into five Sections – A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Question numbers 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and question numbers
19 and 20 are Assertion – Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Question numbers 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 2
marks each.
5. In Section C, Question numbers 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 3 marks
each.
6. In Section D, Question numbers 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 5 marks
each.
7. In Section E, Question numbers 36 to 38 are case-study based integrated questions, carrying 4
marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2 marks question in each case-study.
8. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 2 questions in Section B,
2 questions in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and 3 questions of 2 marks in Section E.
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9. Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take π = wherever required, if not stated.
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10. Use of calculators is NOT allowed.
SECTION – A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. (20 x 1 = 20M)
1. If two positive integers a and b can be expressed as a = pq² and b = p 3q, p, q being prime numbers,
then LCM (a, b) is:
(a) p3q2 (b) p2q² (c) pq (d) p 3 q 3
2. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax²+bx+c, c≠0 are equal, then
(a) c and a have opposite signs (b) c and b have same sign
(c) c and a have same sign (d) c and b have opposite sign
3. The distance between the points (3, - 2) and (- 3, 2) is:
(a) 40 units (b) 4√10 units (c) 2√10 units (d) √52 units
4. Two A.P's have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is -1 and that of other is 8,
then difference between their 4th term is:
(a) – 3 (b) – 8 (c) 7 (d) – 5
5. How many bricks each measuring (25 cm × 11.25 cm x 6 cm) will be required to construct a wall
(8 m × 6m x 22.5 cm)?
(a) 7200 (b) 4800 (c) 8000 (d) 6400
6. The arithmetic mean of 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , …… , n is:
𝑛−1 𝑛 (𝑛+1) 𝑛 𝑛+1
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 2
7. In the given figure point P is 26 cm away from the centre O of a circle and the length PT of the tangent
drawn from P to the circle is 24 cm. Then, the radius of the circle is:

(a) 13 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 12 cm


8. If polynomial p(x) = x3-15x² + 250 has zeroes as α - β, α + β and a, then find the value of α and B:
(a) 5 , √75 (b) 5 , 70 (c) 5 , 25 (d) None of these
9. The minute hand of a clock is 10 cm long. The area of the face of the clock described by the minute
hand between 10 A.M. and 10:35 A.M. is:
(a) 183.4 cm2 (b) 84 cm2 (c) 185 cm2 (d) 184.5 cm2
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃
10. =
𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃
1 1
(a) sec2𝜃 (b) 1 (c) 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃−𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝜃 (d) 3
11. If the altitude of the sun is 60°, the height of a tower which casts a shadow of length 90 m is:
(a) 60 m (b) 90√3 m (c) 90 m (d) 60√3 m
12. The system of equations 2x + 3y – 7 = 0 and 6x + 5y – 11 = 0 has:
(a) Unique solution (b) Infinite many solutions (c) No solution (d) Non zero solution
13. Given that figure PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre A at point of contact Q. If angle QPA = 27°, then
the angle QAP is:
(a) 650 (b) 630 (c) 710 (d) 600
14. In the figure given below DE || BC. If AD = x, DB= x – 2 , AE = x + 2 and EC = x – 1, the value of x is:

(a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) 8


15. Two scalene triangles are given below.

Anas and Rishi observed them and said the following:


Anas: ΔPQR is similar to ΔCBA.
Rishi ΔPQR is congruent to ΔCBA.
Which of them is/are correct?
(a) Only Anas (b) Only Rishi (c) Both Anas and Rishi
(d) Neither of them, as two scalene triangles can never be similar or congruent.
16. The curved surface area of a cone having height 24 cm & radius 7 cm is:
(a) 1200 cm2 (b) 550 cm2 (c) 168 cm2 (d) 1252 cm2
17. A buffalo is tied with a rope of length 14 m at the corner of a rectangular field of dimensions
20 mx 16 m, then the area of the field in which the buffalo can graze is:
(a) 154 m2 (b) 156 m2 (c) 168 m2 (d) 160 m2
18. The radii of two sphere are in the ratio 2 : 3, then the ratio of their volume is:
(a) 9 : 8 (b) 8 : 29 (c) 8 : 9 (d) 8 : 27
Directions:
In Q. No. 19 and 20 a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option.
(a) Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is correct explanation of Assertion(A).
(b) Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not 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: No two positive numbers can have 18 as their H.C.F and 380 as their L.C.M.
Reason: L.C.M. is always completely divisible by H.C.F.
20. Assertion: If an – an-1, is not independent of n, then given sequence is A.P.
Reason: Common difference d = an – an-1 is constant.
Section - B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each. (5 x 2 = 10M)
21. A) Find the value for which one root of the quadratic equation px² - 14x + 8 = 0 is 6 times the other.
OR
B) Find the quadratic polynomial if the sum and Product of its zeroes are 2 and 1 respectively.
22. A) In the following figure, sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC, touch a circle at P. Q and R
respectively. If PA = 4 cm, BP = 3 cm and AC = 11 cm, then find the length of BC.

OR
B) If AB is a chord of a circle with centre O. AOC is a diameter and AT is the tangent at A as shown in
figure. Prove that angle BAT = angle ACB.

23. Is the given statement correct or not correct?


If two coins are tossed simultaneously there are three possible outcomes-two heads, two tails or one
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of each. Therefore, for each of these outcomes, the probability is .
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24. Three pieces of timber 48 m, 56 m, 72 m long now to be divided into the planks of the same length.
What is the greatest possible length of each plank? Also find how many of planks are formed.
25. Find the non-zero value of k for which the roots of the quadratic 8x²- 2kx + k = 0 are real & equal.

Section – C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each. (6 x 3 = 18M)
26. A) Find the point on the x-axis which are at a distance of 2√5 from point (7, - 4). How many such
points are there?
OR
B) The line segment joining the points A (3, - 4) and B (1, 2) is trisected at the points P and Q. Find the
coordinates of P and Q.
27. Diagonal AC and BD of a trapezium ABCD with AB||DC intersect each other at point O. Using a
0𝐴 0𝐵
similarity criterion for two triangles, show that 0𝐶 = 𝑂𝐷 ⋅
28. A) There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the
field, while Ravi takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the same point and at
the same time, and go in the same direction. After how many minutes will they meet again at the
starting point?
OR
B) Find the HCF of 650 and 450.
29. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 30 m longer when the sun's altitude
is 30° than when it was 60°. Find the height of the tower. [Take √3 = 1.732.]
30. Write all the other trigonometric ratios of angle A in terms of Sec A.
31. Form the pair of linear equations for the problem & find their solution by substitution method. The
coach of a cricket team buys 6 bats & 6 balls for Rs.3500. Later, she buys 4 bats & 5 balls for Rs.2400.
Find the cost of each bat & each ball.
Section - D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each. (4 x 5 = 20M)
32. A) A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance 63 km and then travels a distance of 72 km
at an average speed of 6 km/hr more than the original speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete total
journey, what is its original average speed?
OR
B) The difference of the squares of two numbers is 45. The square of the smaller number is 4 times
the larger number. Determine the numbers.
33. A) Find the difference of the areas of two segments of a circle formed by a chord of length 5 cm
subtending angle of 90° at the centre.
OR
B) A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the center. Find the area of the
corresponding: (Use π = 3.14)
(i) Minor sector, (ii) Major sector, (iii) Minor segment and (iv) Major segment.
34. The mean of the following distribution is 18. Find the frequency f of the class 19 – 21.
Class 11 – 13 13 – 15 15 – 17 17 – 19 19 – 21 21 – 23 23 – 25
Frequency 3 6 9 13 f 5 4
35. In the following figure, AB is a chord of length 15 cm of a circle of radius 9 cm. The tangent at A and B
intersect at a point P. Find the length of PA.

Section - E
Section E consists of 3 case study-based questions of 4 marks each. (3 x 4 = 12M)
36. Saving money is a good habit and it should be inculcated in children from the beginning. Mrs. Pushpa
brought a piggy bank for her child Akshar. He puts one five-rupee coin of his saving in the piggy bank
on the first day. He increases his savings by one five-rupee coin daily.

Now solve the following:


(i) If the piggy bank can hold 190 coins of five rupees in all, find the number of days he can contribute to
put the five-rupee coins into it. [1]
(ii) A) Find the total money he saved. [2]
OR
B) How many coins are there in piggy bank on 15th day?
(iii) How much money Akshar saves in 10 days? [1]
37. Two friends Richa and Sohan have some saving in their piggy bank. They decided to count the total
coins they both had. After counting they find that they have fifty Rs.1 coins, forty-eight Rs.2 coins,
thirty-six Rs.5 coins, twenty-eight Rs.10 coins and eight Rs.20 coins. Now, they said to Nisha, their
another friends, to choose a coin randomly.

Now solve the following:


(i) Find the probability that the coin chosen is ₹ 5 coin. [1]
(ii) A) Find the probability that the coin chosen is denomination of atleast 10 coin. [2]
OR
B) Find the probability that the coin chosen is denomination of atmost 5 coin.
(iii) Find the probability that the coin chosen is not 10 coin. [1]
38. The houses of Ajay and Sooraj are at 100 m distance and the height of their houses is the same as approx
150 m. One big tower was situated near their house. Once both friends decided to measure the height
of the tower. They measure the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the roof of their houses.
The angle of elevation of Ajay's house to the tower and Sooraj's house to the tower are 45° and 30°
respectively as shown in the figure.

(i) Find the height of the tower. [1]


(ii) A) Find the distance between top of the tower and top of Sooraj's house? [2]
OR
B) Find the distance between top of tower and top of Ajay's house?

(iii) What is the distance between the tower and the house of Sooraj? [1]

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