KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD-32

SAMPLE PAPER TEST 01 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.

1. In a formula racing competition, the time taken by two racing cars A and B to complete 1 round of
the track is 30 minutes and p minutes respectively. If the cars meet again at the starting point for the
first time after 90 minutes and the HCF (30, p) = 15, then the value of p is
(a) 45 minutes (b) 60 minutes (c) 75 minutes (d) 180 minutes

2. The solution of the following pair of equation is:

x – 3y = 2, 3x – y = 14
(a) x = 5, y = 1 (b) x = 2, y = 3 (c) x = 1, y = 2 (d) x = 1, y = 4

3. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3, where x and y are prime
numbers, then the HCF (a, b) is:
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2

4. The ratio in which x-axis divides the join of (2, -3) and (5, 6) is:
(a) 1: 2 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 1: 3 (d) 1: 5

5. The 11th and 13th terms of an AP are 35 and 41 respectively, its common difference is
(a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 6 (d) 3

6. A medicine-capsule is in the shape of a cylinder of radius 0.25 cm with two hemispheres stuck to
each of its ends. The length of the entire capsule is 2 cm. What is the total surface area of the
capsule? (Take π as 3.14)

(a) 0.785 cm2 (b) 0.98125 cm2 (c) 2.7475 cm2 (d) 3.14 cm2

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7. A 1.6 m tall girl stands at distance of 3.2 m from a lamp post and casts shadow of 4.8 m on the
ground, then the height of the lamp post is
(a) 8 m (b) 4 m (c) 6 m (d) 8/3 m

8. A tangent is drawn from a point at a distance of 17 cm of circle (O, r) of radius 8 cm. The length of
tangent is
(a) 5 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 23 cm

9. The runs scored by a batsman in 35 different matches are given below:

Runs Scored 0-15 15-30 30-45 45-60 60-75 75-90
Frequency 5 7 4 8 8 3
The lower limit of the median class is
(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 60

10. If in two triangles, DEF and PQR, ∠ =∠ and ∠ =∠ , then which of the following is not true?
EF DF EF DE DE DF EF DE
(a)  (b)  (c)  (d) 
PR PQ RP PQ QR PQ RP QR

11. In the given figure, if AB = 14 cm, then the value of tan B is:

4 14 5 13
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 3

12. Two cubes each with 6 cm edge are joined end to end. The surface area of the resulting cuboid is
(a) 180 ² (b) 360 ² (c) 300 ² (d) 260 ²

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

14. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is
(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 28

15. If 3 sin θ – cos θ = 0 and 0° < θ < 90°, find the value of θ.
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

16. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + k(2x + k − 1)+ 2 = 0 has real and equal roots.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

17. In the below figure, the pair of tangents AP and AQ drawn from an external point A to a circle with
centre O are perpendicular to each other and length of each tangent is 5 cm. Then radius of the
circle is
(a) 10 cm (b) 7.5 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 2.5 cm

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18. The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 5 : 7 and their heights are in the ratio 3 : 5. The ratio of
their curved surface area is
(a) 3 : 7 (b) 7 : 3 (c) 5 : 7 (d) 3 : 5

Direction : In the question number 19 & 20 , A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a

statement of Reason(R) . Choose the correct option

19. Assertion (A): If x = 2 sin2θ and y = 2 cos2θ + 1 then the value of x + y = 3.

Reason (R): For any value of θ, sin2θ + cos2θ = 1

20. Assertion (A): The length of the minute hand of a clock is 7 cm. Then the area swept by the
minute hand in 5 minute is 77/6 cm2.

Reason (R): The length of an arc of a sector of angle q and radius r is given by l   2 r
3600

SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each

21. Find the point on y-axis which is equidistant from the points (5, – 2) and (–3, 2).

22. X is a point on the side BC of ∆ABC. XM and XN are drawn parallel to AB and AC respectively
meeting AB in N and AC in M. MN produced meets CB produced at T. Prove that TX2 = TB × TC.

23. The probability of selecting a blue marble at random from a jar that contains only blue, black and
green marbles is 1/5. The probability of selecting a black marble at random from the same jar is 1/4.
If the jar contains 11 green marbles, find the total number of marbles in the jar.

24. In figure PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. CD is the third
tangent touching the circle at Q. If PA = 15 cm, find the perimeter of ΔPCD.

OR
Two concentric circles are of radii 8 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle
which touches the smaller circle.

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25. For what value of k, the following system of equations have infinite solutions:
2x – 3y = 7, (k + 2)x – (2k + 1)y = 3 (2k – 1)?
OR
Sumit is 3 times as old as his son. Five years later, he shall be two and a half time as old as his son.
How old is Sumit at present?

SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26. Find the coordinates of the points which divide the line segment joining A (–2, 2) and B (2, 8) into
four equal parts.

27. If PQ is a tangent drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O and QOR is a diameter
where length of QOR is 8 cm such that ∠POR = 120°, then find OP and PQ.

p2 1
28. If sec θ + tan θ = p, prove that sin θ = .
p2 1
OR
If sin θ + cos θ = √3 , then prove that tan θ + cot θ = 1.

29. Daily wages of 110 workers, obtained in a survey, are tabulated below:
Daily Wages (in Rs. ) 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200 200-220 220-240
Number of Workers 10 15 20 22 18 12 13
Compute the mean daily wages and modal daily wages of these workers.

30. Solve the following linear equations:

152x – 378y = –74 and –378x + 152y = –604

31. The sum of the 5th and the 9th terms of an AP is 30. If its 25th term is three times its 8th term, find
the AP.
OR
If the ratio of the sum of first n terms of two AP’s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), find the ratio of their mth
terms.

SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each

32. From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of the same
height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of the remaining solid to the
nearest cm2.
OR
Rasheed got a playing top (lattu) as his birthday present, which surprisingly had no colour on it. He
wanted to colour it with his crayons. The top is shaped like a cone surmounted by a hemisphere.
The entire top is 5 cm in height and the diameter of the top is 3.5 cm. Find the area he has to
colour.

33. A motor boat whose speed is 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in 4
hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.

34. State and prove Basic Proportional Theorem.

35. The lower window of a house is at a height of 2 m above the ground and its upper window is 4 m
vertically above the lower window. At certain instant, the angles of elevation of a balloon from

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 these windows are observed to be 60° and 30°, respectively. Find the height of the balloon above
the ground.
OR
From the top of a 60 m high building, the angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a tower
are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the tower. [Take √3 = 1.73]

SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4M each

36. Shivani took a pack of 52 cards. She kept aside all the black face cards and shuffled the remaining
cards well.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Write the number of total possible outcomes.
(ii) She draws a card from the well-shuffled pack of remaining cards. What is the probability that
the card is a face card?
(iii) Write the probability of drawing a black card.
OR
(iii) What is the probability of getting neither a black card nor an ace card?

37. In the month of April to June 2022, the exports of passenger cars from India increased by 26% in
the corresponding quarter of 2021–22, as per a report. A car manufacturing company planned to
produce 1800 cars in 4th year and 2600 cars in 8th year. Assuming that the production increases
uniformly by a fixed number every year.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Find the production in the 1st year. (1)
(ii) Find the production in the 12th year. (1)
(iii) Find the total production in first 10 years. (2)
OR
(iii) In how many years will the total production reach 31200 cars? (2)

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38. Aditya plantations have two rectangular fields of the same width but different lengths. They are
required to plant 168 trees in the smaller field and 462 trees in the larger field. In both fields, the
trees will be planted in the same number of rows but in different number of columns.

(i) What is the maximum number of rows in which the trees can be planted in each of the fields? (2)
(ii) If the trees are planted in the number of rows obtained in part (i), how many columns will each
field have?
(iii) If total cost of planted trees in one column is Rs. 500, then find the cost to plant the trees in
smaller field.
OR
If the total cost of planted trees in one column is Rs. 500, the find the cost to plant the trees in larger
field.

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PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD-32
SAMPLE PAPER TEST 02 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.

1. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = ab2 and q = a3b; a, b being prime numbers,
then LCM (p, q) is
(a) ab (b) a2b2 (c) a3b2 (d) a3b3
2. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3, 0) is
(a) 5 units (b) 12 units (c) 11 units (d) (7 + √5) units
3. The zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3x – m(m + 3) are
(a) m, m + 3 (b) –m, m + 3 (c) m, – (m + 3) (d) –m, – (m + 3)
4. The area of a quadrant of a circle, whose circumference is 22 cm, is
11 77 77 77
(a) cm2 (b) cm2 (c) cm2 (d) cm2
8 8 2 4
5. The pair of linear equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + 6y = 10 is
(a) inconsistent (b) consistent (c) dependent consistent (d) none of these

6. If the circumference of a circle and the perimeter of a square are equal, then
(a) Area of the circle = Area of the square
(b) Area of the circle > Area of the square
(c) Area of the circle < Area of the square
(d) Nothing definite can be said about the relation between the areas of the circle and square.

7. The sum of the lower limit of median class and the upper limit of the modal class of the following
data is:
Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
No. of students 8 10 12 22 30 18
(a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 100
8. A card is selected at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a
face card is
(a) 3/26 (b) 3/13 (c) 2/13 (d) 1/2

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9. In ABC right angled at B, sin A = , then the value of cos C is ………….
25
7 24 7 24
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 24 7
10. The radius of the largest right circular cone that can be cut out from a cube of edge 4.2 cm is
(a) 2.1 cm (b) 4.2 cm (c) 3.1 cm (d) 2.2 cm

11. Volume and surface area of a solid hemisphere are numerically equal. What is the diameter of
hemisphere?
(a) 9 units (b) 6 units (c) 4.5 units (d) 18 units

12. In the ∆ABC, DE ∥ BC and AD = 3x − 2, AE = 5x − 4, BD = 7x − 5, CE = 5x − 3, then find the

value of x
(a) 1 (b) 7/10 (c) both (a) & (b) (d) none of these

13. Two circles touch each other externally at C and AB is common tangent of circles, then ∠ACB is
(a) 70° (b) 60° (c) 100° (d) 90°

5sin   3cos 
14. If 5 tan θ = 4, then the value of is
5sin   2cos 
(a) 1/6 (b) 1/7 (c) 1/4 (d) 1/5

15. Given that sin α = 1/2 and cos β = 1/2, then the value of (β – α) is
(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 60° (d) 90°

16. Two identical solid hemispheres of equal base radius are stuck along their bases. The total surface
area of the combination is
(a) πr2 (b) 2πr2 (c) 3πr2 (d) 4πr2

17. Nature of roots of quadratic equation 2x2 – 4x + 3 = 0 is

(a) real (b) equal (c) not real (d) none of them

18. If ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF and ∆ABC is not similar to ∆DEF, then which of the following is not true?
(a) BC. EF = AC. FD (b) AB. EF = AC. DE
(c) BC. DE = AB. EF (d) BC. DE = AB. FD

Direction : In the question number 19 & 20 , A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a

statement of Reason(R) . Choose the correct option

19. Assertion (A): The value of y is 3, if the distance between the points P(2, -3) and Q(10, y) is 10.
Reason (R): Distance between two points is given by ( x2  x1 )2  ( y2  y1 ) 2
(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. Assertion (A): 6n never ends with the digit zero, where n is natural number.
Reason (R): Any number ends with digit zero, if its prime factor is of the form 2m × 5n, where m, n
are natural numbers.

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 (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.

SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each

21. For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions? kx
+ 3y – (k – 3) = 0 and 12x + ky – k = 0

22. In the given figure, AP = 3 cm, AR = 4.5 cm, AQ = 6 cm, AB = 5 cm, AC = 10 cm. Find the length
of AD

23. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle
which touches the smaller circle.

1
24. If sin (A + B) = √3/2 and sin (A – B) = , 0 ≤ A + B ≤ 90° and A > B, then find A and B.
2
OR
(1  sin  )(1  sin  )
If tan θ =3/4, evaluate
(1  cos  )(1  cos  )

25. Find the area of the sector of a circle with radius 4 cm and of angle 30°. Also, find the area of the
corresponding major sector. (Use π = 3.14)

SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26. Four bells toll at an interval of 8, 12, 15 and 18 seconds respectively. All the four begin to toll
together. Find the number of times they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start.

27. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x2– 3 – 7x and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
OR
Find the quadratic polynomial sum and product of whose zeros are –1 and –20 respectively. Also
find the zeroes of the polynomial so obtained.

28. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units, if its length is reduced by 5 units and breadth
is increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units, the area
increases by 67 square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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29. In the below figure, XY and X′Y′ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another
tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X′Y′ at B. Prove that ∠AOB = 90°.

OR
In the below figure, two equal circles, with centres O and O', touch each other at X. OO' produced
meets the circle with centre O' at A. AC is tangent to the circle with centre O, at the point C. O'D is
DO '
perpendicular to AC. Find the value of .
CO

sin   cos   1
30. Prove that  sec   tan 
sin   cos   1

31. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is (i) 5? (ii) 10? (iii) at least 9?

SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each

32. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream than to
return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
OR
An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km between Mysore and
Bangalore (without taking into consideration the time they stop at intermediate stations). If the
average speed of the express train is 11km/h more than that of the passenger train, find the average
speed of the two trains.

33. State and prove Basic Proportional Theorem.

34. If the median of the following distribution is 58 and sum of all the frequencies is 140. What is the
value of x and y?
Class 15 – 25 25 – 35 35 – 45 45 – 55 55 – 65 65 – 75 75 – 85 85 – 95
Frequency 8 10 x 25 40 y 15 7

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35. A toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone of the same base radius as
that of the hemisphere. If the radius of the base of the cone is 21 cm and its volume is 2/3 of the
volume of the hemisphere, calculate the height of the cone and the surface area of the toy.
OR
A vessel full of water is in the form of an inverted cone of height 8 cm and the radius of its top,
which is open, is 5 cm. 100 spherical lead balls are dropped into the vessel. One fourth of the water
flows out of the vessel. Find the radius of a spherical ball.

SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4M each

36. The top of a table is shown in the figure given below:

On the basis of above information answer the following questions.

(i) Find the distance between points A and B.
(ii) Write the co-ordinates of the mid point of line segment joining points M and Q.
(iii) If G is taken as the origin, and x, y axis put along GF and GB, then find the point denoted by
coordinates (4, 2) and (8, 4).
OR
Find the coordinates of H, G and also find the distance between them.

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37. Ananya saves Rs. 24 during the first month Rs. 30 in the second month and Rs. 36 in the third
month. She continues to save in this manner.

On the basis of above information answer the following questions.

(i) Whether the monthly savings of Ananya form an AP or not? If yes then write the first term and
common difference.
(ii) What is the amount that she will save in 15th month?
(iii) In which month, will she save Rs. 66?
OR
What is the common difference of an AP whose nth term is 8 – 5n?

38. A person/observer on the sea coast observes two ships in the sea, both the ships are in same straight
path one behind the other.
If the observer is on his building of height 20 meters (including observer) and he observes the angle
of depression of two ships as 45° and 60° respectively.

On the basis of above information answer the following questions.

(i) If a person observes a ship whose angle of depression is 60° then how much distance is the ship
away from the building?
(ii) If a person observes another ship whose angle of depression is 45° then how much distance that
ship is away from the building?
(iii) If a person observes the ship whose angle of depression changes from 60° to 30° then how far
be ship from the building if the observer is at 20 m of height (including him)?
OR
At a time when a person observes two ships whose angle of depressions are 60° and 45° the
distance between the ships is (in meter).

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PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD-32
SAMPLE PAPER TEST 03 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.

1. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is
(a) 3/26 (b) 3/13 (c) 2/13 (d) 1/2

2. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60ᵒ are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm, then the length of
each tangent is equal to
3 3
(a) cm (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 3 3
2

3. If the mean of a frequency distribution is 8.1 and fi = 20, fixi = 132 + 5k, then k =
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

4. If the radii of two circles are in the ratio of 4 : 3, then their areas are in the ratio of :
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 8 : 3 (c) 16 : 9 (d) 9 : 16

5. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 3x + k is 2, then the value of k is

(a) 10 (b) –10 (c) 5 (d) –5

6. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3; x, y are prime numbers, then
HCF (a, b) is
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2

7. When 2120 is expressed as the product of its prime factors we get

(a) 2 × 5³ × 53 (b) 2³ × 5 × 53 (c) 5 × 7² × 31 (d) 5² × 7 × 33

8. In the ∆ABC, D and E are points on side AB and AC respectively such that DE || BC.
If AE = 2 cm, AD = 3 cm and BD = 4.5 cm, then CE equals
(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm

9. If the distance between the points (2, –2) and (–1, x) is 5, one of the values of x is
(a) –2 (b) 2 (c) –1 (d) 1

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10. The value of k for which the pair of equation kx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 has unique solution
(a) k = 3 (b) k ≠ 3 (c) k ≠ 0 (d) k = 0

11. The median class of the following data is:

Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
No. of students 8 10 12 22 30 18
(a) 20 – 30 (b) 30 – 40 (c) 40 – 50 (d) 50 – 60
12. The ratio of outer and inner perimeters of circular path is 23:22. If the path is 5 m wide, the
diameter of the inner circle is
(a) 55 m (b) 110 m (c) 220 m (d) 230 m

13. In ΔABC, right angled at B, AB = 5 cm and sin C = 1/2. Determine the length of side AC.
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) none of these
14. If x2 + k (4x + k -1) + 2 = 0 has equal roots, then k = ………
2 2 3 1 3 1
(a)  ,1 (b) , 1 (c) , (d) ,
3 3 2 3 2 3
15. If x = a cos θ and y = b sin θ, then the value of b2x2 + a2y2 is
(a) a2 + b2 (b) a2/b2 (c) a2b2 (d) None of these

16. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect each
other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC =
(a) 6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm
17. The value of (sin 45° + cos 45°) is
(a) 1√2 (b) √2 (c) √3/2 (d) 1

18. Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64:27. The ratio of their surface areas is
(a) 3:4 (b) 4:3 (c) 9:16 (d) 16:9

Direction : In the question number 19 & 20 , A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a

statement of Reason(R) . Choose the correct option

19. Statement A (Assertion): If product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 17, then their LCM
is 340
Statement R( Reason) : HCF is always a factor of LCM
(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.

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

Reason (R): The y co-ordinate of the point on x-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.

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 SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each

21. If the system of equations 2x + 3y = 7 and (a + b)x + (2a – b)y = 21 has infinitely many solutions,
then find a and b.

tan 2  cot 2 
22. Simplify: 
1  tan 2  1  cot 2 
OR
If 7 sin2A + 3 cos2A = 4, then find tan A
22
23. If the perimeter of a protractor is 72 cm, calculate its area. (Use π = )
7
OR
Two circular pieces of equal radii and maximum area, touching each other are cut out from a
Rectangular card board of dimensions 14 cm × 7 cm. Find the area of the remaining card board.
[Use π = 22/7 ]

24. In the given figure below, AD/AE=AC/BD and ∠1=∠2. Show that Δ BAE~ ΔCAD .

25. Find the length of the tangent from an external point P at a distance of 20 cm from the centre of a
circle of radius 12 cm.

SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26. Two numbers are in the ratio of 1 : 3. If 5 is added to both the numbers, the ratio becomes 1 : 2.
Find the numbers.

OR
A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h faster, it
would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6 km/hr; it
would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the journey.

27. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that 2 + 5√3 is irrational.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is (i) 7? (ii) 14? (iii) equal to 12?

a a sin   b cos  a 2  b 2
29. If tan   , prove that 
b a sin   b cos  a 2  b 2

30. If the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + px + q are double in value to the zeroes of 2x2 – 5x – 3, then
find the values of p and q

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31. In the given figure, AB is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents to the
circle at A and B intersect at P. Find the length of AP.

OR
Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at
the centre of the circle.

SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each

32. A motorboat whose speed in still water is 9 km/h, goes 15km downstream and comes back to the
same spot, in a total time of 3 hours 45 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
OR
A takes 6 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If both A and B together can
finish it in 4 days, find the time taken by B to finish the work.
33. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in
distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
Using the above theorem prove that a line through the point of intersection of the diagonals and
parallel to the base of the trapezium divides the non parallel sides in the same ratio.

34. Ramesh made a bird-bath for his garden in the shape of a cylinder with a
hemispherical depression at one end. The height of the cylinder is 1.45 m
and its radius is 30 cm. Find the total surface area of the bird-bath.

OR

A tent is in shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height

and diameter of the cylindrical part are 2.1m and 4m respectively and the
slant height of the top is 2.8m. Find the area of canvas used for making
the tent. Also find the cost of canvas of the tent at the rate of 500 per m2.

35. A life insurance agent found the following data for distribution of ages of 100 policy holders.
Calculate the median age, if policies are given only to persons having age 18 years onwards but
less than 60 years.

Age (in years) Number of policy holders

Below 20 2
20 – 25 4
25 – 30 18
30 – 35 21
35 – 40 33
40 – 45 11
45 – 50 3
50 – 55 6
55 – 60 2

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 SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 36 to 38 carry 4M each

36. Aditya is a fitness freak and great athlete. He always wants to make his nation proud by winning
medals and prizes in the athletic activities.

An upcoming activity for athletes was going to be organised by Railways. Aditya wants to
participate in 200 m race. He can currently run that distance in 51 seconds. But he wants to increase
his speed, so to do it in 31 seconds. With each day of practice, it takes him 2 seconds less.
(i) He wants to makes his best time as 31 sec. In how many days will be able to achieve his target?
(ii) What will be the difference between the time taken on 5th day and 7th day.
OR
(ii) Which term of the arithmetic progression 3, 15, 27, 39 .... will be 120 more than its 21st term?

37. A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m
from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is
60°. After 30 seconds, the angle of elevation reduces to 30° (see the below figure).

Based on the above information, answer the following questions. (Take √3 =1.732)
(i) Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval. (2)
(ii) Find the speed of the balloon. (2)
OR
(ii) If the elevation of the sun at a given time is 30°, then find the length of the shadow cast by a
tower of 150 feet height at that time. (2)
38. Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of a Gulmohar Society in Delhi have installed three electric
poles A, B and C in a society’s common park. Despite these three poles, some parts of the park are

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 still in dark. So, RWA decides to have one more electric pole D in the park. The park can be
modelled as a coordinate systems given below.

On the basis of the above information, answer any four of the following questions:
(i) What is the position of the pole C? (1)
(ii) What is the distance of the pole B from the corner O of the park? (1)
(iii) Find the position of the fourth pole D so that four points A, B, C and D form a parallelogram.
(2)
OR
(iii) What is the distance between poles A and C? (2)

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PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD-32
SAMPLE PAPER TEST 04 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.

1. The point on the x-axis which is equidistant from (– 4, 0) and (10, 0) is:
(a) (7, 0) (b) (5, 0) (c) (0, 0) (d) (3, 0)

2. If a cylinder is covered by two hemispheres shaped lid of equal shape, then the total curved surface
area of the new object will be
(a) 4πrh + 2πr2 (b) 4πrh – 2πr2 (c) 2πrh + 4πr2 (d) 2πrh + 4πr

3. If the LCM of a and 18 is 36 and the HCF of a and 18 is 2, then a =

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

4. The sum of exponents of prime factors in the prime-factorisation of 196 is:

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

5. The values of k for which the quadratic equation 2x2 – kx + k = 0 has equal roots is
(a) 0 only (b) 8 only (c) 0,8 (d) 4

6. A number x is chosen at random from the numbers -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 the probability that |x| < 2 is
(a) 1/7 (b) 2/7 (c) 3/7 (d) 5/7
7. If x = 2sin2θ and y = 2cos2θ + 1 then x + y is:
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 1/2
1
8. If is a root of the equation x2 + kx – 5/4 = 0, then the value of k is
2
(a) 2 (b) – 2 (c) ¼ (d) ½

9. The pair of equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and –3x – 6y + 1 = 0 have

(a) a unique solution (b) exactly two solutions
(c) infinitely many solutions (d) no solution

10. The point which lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining point A (–2, –5) and
B (2, 5) is:
(a) (0, 0) (b) (0, –1) (c) (–1, 0) (d) (1, 0)

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11. A card is selected at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. The probability of its
being a face card is
(a) 3/13 (b) 4/13 (c) 6/13 (d) 9/13

12. The ratio in which the line segment joining the points P(-3, 10) and Q(6, –8) is divided by O(-1, 6)
is:
(a) 1:3 (b) 3:4 (c) 2:7 (d) 2:5

13. A box contains cards numbered 6 to 50. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability
that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :
(a) 1/45 (b) 2/15 (c) 4/45 (d) 1/9

14. In a circle of diameter 42cm, if an arc subtends an angle of 60º at the centre, then the length of the
arc is:
(a) 22/7 cm (b) 11cm (c) 22 cm (d) 44 cm

15. If the lines 3x + 2ky – 2 = 0 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 are parallel, then what is the value of k?
(a) 4/15 (b) 15/4 (c) ⅘ (d) 5/4

16. For the following distribution:

Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60
No. of students 3 12 27 57 75 80
the modal class is
(a) 10-20 (b) 20-30 (c) 30-40 (d) 50-60

17. The distance of the point P (2, 3) from the x-axis is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 5

18. A circus artist is climbing a 30 m long rope, which is tightly stretched and tied from the top of a
vertical pole to the ground. Find the distance of the pole to the peg in the ground, if the angle made
by the rope with the ground level is 30⁰.
(a) 20√3 m (b)15√3 m (c)10√3 m (d) 20 m

Direction : In the question number 19 & 20 , A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a

statement of Reason(R) . Choose the correct option

19. Assertion (A): The largest number that divide 70 and125 which leaves remainder 5 and 8 is 13
Reason (R): HCF (65,117) =13
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true and R is false
(d) A is false and R is true

20. Assertion (A): In ∆ABC, DE || BC such that AD = (7x - 4) cm, AE = (5x - 2) cm, DB = (3x + 4)
cm and EC = 3x cm than x equal to 5.
Reason (R): If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in
distant point, than the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
(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.

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 SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each

21. Find the value of m for which the pair of linear equations:
2x + 3y – 7 = 0 and (m – 1) x + (m + 1) y = (3m – 1) has infinitely many solutions

22. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomials p(t) = 5t2 + 12t + 7 and verify the relationship between
the zeroes and the coefficients.

23. Two dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability of getting (i) same number on both dice
(ii) different numbers on both dice.
OR
Cards marked with number 3, 4, 5, …, 50 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. A card is
drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that the selected card bears (i) a perfect square
number (ii) a single digit number

24. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.

25. Find the points on the x–axis which are at a distance of 2√5 from the point (7, –4). How many such
points are there?
OR
3
If A and B are (-2, -2) and (2, -4) respectively, find the coordinates of P such that AP = AB and P
7
lies on the line segment AB.

SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26. On a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm and 45
cm, respectively. Find the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same
distance in complete steps.
OR
Show that 5 + 2√7 is an irrational number, where √7 is given to be an irrational number.

27. From a point on a ground, the angle of elevation of bottom and top of a transmission tower fixed on
the top of a 20 m high building are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the tower.

28. In the below figure, if ∠1 =∠2 and ΔNSQ = ΔMTR, then prove that ΔPTS ~ ΔPRQ.

p2 1
29. If cosecθ + cotθ = p, then prove that cos  
p2 1

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30. If 2x + y = 23 and 4x – y = 19, find the values of 5y – 2x and y/x – 2.

31. In the given figure, OP is equal to diameter of the circle. Prove that ABP is an equilateral triangle.

OR
A circle is inscribed in a ΔABC having sides 8 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm as shown in the following
figure. Find AD, BE and CF.

SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each
1
32. Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 3 hours. If one pipe takes 3 hours more than the
13
other to fill it, find the time in which each pipe would fill the cistern.
OR
If Zeba was younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square of her age (in years) would
have been 11 more than five times her actual age. What is her age now? [NCERT Exemplar]
33. State and prove Basic Proportional Theorem.
34. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 50 girls of class Xth of a school was conducted and the
following data was obtained. Find the mean, median and mode of the given data.
Heights (in cm) 120 – 130 130 – 140 140 – 150 150 – 160 160 – 170
No. of Girls 2 8 12 20 8
35. A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the areas of the
corresponding minor and major segments of the circle. (Use π = 3.14 and √3 = 1.73)
OR
PQRS is a diameter of a circle of radius 6 cm. The lengths PQ, QR and RS are equal. Semi-circles
are drawn on PQ and QS as diameters as shown in below figure. Find the perimeter and area of the
shaded region

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 SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 36 to 38 carry 4M each
36. In a toys manufacturing company, wooden parts are assembled and painted to prepare a toy. One
specific toy is in the shape of a cone mounted on a cylinder. For the wood processing activity
center, the wood is taken out of storage to be sawed, after which it undergoes rough polishing, then
is cut, drilled and has holes punched in it. It is then fine polished using sandpaper. For the retail
packaging and delivery activity center, the polished wood sub-parts are assembled together, then
decorated using paint. The total height of the toy is 26 cm and the height of its conical part is 6 cm.
The diameters of the base of the conical part is 5 cm and that of the cylindrical part is 3 cm. On the
basis of the above information, answer the following questions:

(a) If its cylindrical part is to be painted yellow, find the surface area need to be painted. [1]
(b) If its conical part is to be painted green, find the surface area need to be painted. [2]
OR
(b) Find the volume of the wood used in making this toy. [2]
(c) If the cost of painting the toy is 3 paise per sq cm, then find the cost of painting the toy. (Use π =
3.14) [1]
37. Radio towers are used for transmitting a range of communication services including radio and
television. The tower will either act as an antenna itself or support one or more antennas on its
structure, including microwave dishes. They are among the tallest human-made structures. There
are 2 main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. On a similar concept, a radio station tower
was built in two sections A and B.
Tower is supported by wires from a point O. Distance between the base of the tower and point O is
36 m. From point O, the angle of elevation of the top of section B is 30° and the angle of elevation
of the top of section A is 45°.

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(i) What is the height of the section B? (1)
(ii) What is the height of the section A? (1)
(iii) What is the length of the wire structure from the point O to the top of section A? (2)
OR
(iii) What is the length of the wire structure from the point O to the top of section B? (2)

38. Mohan is an auto driver. His autorickshaw was too old and he had to spend a lot of money on repair
and maintenance every now and then. One day he got to know about the EV scheme of the
Government of India where he can not only get a good exchange bonus but also avail heavy
discounts on the purchase of an electric vehicle. So, he took a loan of 71,18,000 from a reputed
bank and purchased a new autorickshaw.
Mohan repays his total loan of 118000 rupees by paying every month starting with the first
instalment of 1000 rupees.

(i) If he increases the instalment by 100 rupees every month, then what amount will be paid by him
in the 30th instalment? [1]
(ii) If he increases the instalment by 100 rupees every month, then what amount of loan does he still
have to pay after 30th instalment? [2]
OR
(ii)If he increases the instalment by 200 rupees every month, then what amount would he pay in
40th instalment? [2]
(iii) If he increases the instalment by 100 rupees every month, then what amount will be paid by
him in the 100th instalment [1]

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PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD-32
SAMPLE PAPER TEST 05 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80
CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. Three cubes each of side 15 cm are joined end to end. The total surface area of the cuboid is:
(a) 3150 cm2 (b) 1575 cm2 (c) 1012.5 cm2 (d) 576.4 cm2
2. The midpoint of a line segment joining two points A(2, 4) and B(-2, -4) is
(a) (-2, 4) (b) (2, -4) (c) (0, 0) (d) (-2, -4)
3. If the distance between the points A(2, -2) and B(-1, x) is equal to 5, then the value of x is:
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 1 (d) -1
4. If cos A = 4/5, then the value of tan A is
(a) 3/5 (b) 3/4 (c) 4/3 (d) 5/3
5. If cos θ + cos2 θ = 1, the value of sin2 θ + sin4 θ is :
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
6. The HCF and the LCM of 12, 21, 15 respectively are
(a) 3, 140 (b) 12, 420 (c) 3, 420 (d) 420, 3
7. If the sum of LCM and HCF of two numbers is 1260 and their LCM is 900 more than their HCF,
then the product of two numbers is
(a) 205400 (b) 203400 (c) 194400 (d) 198400
8. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1)x + b are 2 and -3, then
(a) a = -7, b = -1 (b) a = 5, b = -1 (c) a = 2, b = –6 (d) a = 0, b = –6
9. In the given figure, from an external point P, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle of
radius 4 cm with centre O. If ∠QPR = 90°, then length of PQ is

(a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 2 cm (d) 2.2 cm

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10. In the given figure, quadrilateral ABCD is circumscribed, touching the circle at P, Q, R and S
such that ∠DAB = 90°, If CR = 23 cm and CB = 39 cm and the radius of the circle is 14 cm, then
the measure of AB is

(a) 37 cm (b) 16cm (c) 30 cm (d) 39 cm

11. If the circumference of a circle increases from 2π to 4π then its area ......the original area :
(a) Half (b) Double (c) Three times (d) Four times

12. In the figure given below, AD = 4 cm, BD = 3 cm and CB = 12 cm, then cot θ equals :

(a) 3/4 (b) 5/12 (c) 4/3 (d) 12/5

13. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 26 cm and 39 cm. The ratio of their areas will be :
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 6 : 9 (c) 4 : 6 (d) 4 : 9

14. If ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF and ∆ABC is not similar to ∆DEF, then which of the following is not true?
(a) BC.EF = AC.FD (b) AB.EF = AC.DE (c) BC.DE = AB.EF (d) BC.DE = AB.FD

15. The radii of 2 cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. Then, the ratio
of their volumes is:
(a) 19 : 20 (b) 20 : 27 (c) 18:25 (d) 17:23

16. Consider the following frequency distribution

Class 0–5 6 – 11 12 – 17 18 – 23 24 – 29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11
The upper limit of the median class is
(a) 7 (b) 17.5 (c) 18 (d) 18.5

17. Consider the following distribution:

Marks obtained Number of students
More than or equal to 0 63
More than or equal to 10 58
More than or equal to 20 55
More than or equal to 30 51
More than or equal to 40 48
More than or equal to 50 42
the frequency of the class 30-40 is
(a) 4 (b) 48 (c) 51 (d) 3

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18. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability that the product of the numbers appearing
on the dice is 7 is
(a) 7/36 (b) 2/36 (c) 0 (d) 1/36

Direction : In the question number 19 & 20 , A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a

statement of Reason(R) . Choose the correct option
19. Assertion (A): The mid-point of the line segment joining the points A (3, 4) and B (k, 6) is P (x,
y) and x + y – 10 = 0, the value of k is 7
 x  x y  y2 
Reason (R): Midpoint of line segment is  1 2 , 1 
 2 2 
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true and R is false
(d) A is false and R is true
20. Assertion (A): For any two positive integers a and b, HCF(a, b) x LCM(a, b) = a x b
Reason (R): The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150. Then their LCM is 40.
(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
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each

21. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.

QR QT
22. In the figure,  and ∠1 = ∠2, Show that ∆PQS ∼ ∆TQR.
QS PR

OR
ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || CD and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O.
Using a similarity criterion of two triangles, show that =
1 1
23. If sin(A – B) = , cos(A + B) = , 00< A + B ≤900 , A > B. Find A and B.
2 2
24. Find the value of p if the pair of equations 2x + 3y – 5 = 0 and px – 6y – 8 = 0 has a unique
solution.

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25. The short and long hands of a clock are 4 cm and 6 cm long respectively. Find the sum of
distances travelled by their tips in 2 days
OR
A car has two wipers which do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of length 21 cm sweeping
through an angle of 120°. Find the total area cleaned at each sweep of the blades
SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each
26. 4 Bells toll together at 9.00 am. They toll after 7, 8, 11 and 12 seconds respectively. How many
times will they toll together again in the next 3 hours?
OR
Given that √3 is irrational, prove that (2 + 5√3) is an irrational number.
27. Find the ratio in which the line 2x + y – 4 = 0 divides the line segment joining the points A (2, –
2) and B (3, 7)
28. In the given figure, PA and PB are the tangent segments to a circle with centre O. Show that the
points A, O, B and P are concyclic.

OR
In the given figure, ABC is a triangle in which ∠B = 90°, BC = 48 cm and AB = 14 cm. A circle
is inscribed in the triangle, whose centre is O. Find radius r of in-circle.

29. From a pack of 52 playing cards, jacks, queens, kings and aces of red colour are removed. From
the remaining a card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the card drawn is (i) a black
queen (ii) a red card (iii) a face card.
30. If a, b are the zeroes of the polynomial 2x2 – 5x + 7, then find a polynomial whose zeroes are 2a
+ 3b, 3a + 2b

cos A 1  sin A
31. Prove that   2sec A
1  sin A cos A

SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each
32. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and the sum of all the frequencies is 50.
Compute the missing frequencies f1 and f2.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
Frequency 5 f1 10 f2 7 8

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33. A train, travelling at a uniform speed for 360 km, would have taken 48 minutes less to travel the
same distance if its speed were 5 km/h more. Find the original speed of the train.
OR
Two water taps together can fill a tank in 6 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 9 hours less
than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill
the tank.
34. 200 logs are stacked in the following manner: 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 in the next row, 18 in
the row next to it and so on (see below figure). In how may rows are the 200 logs placed and how
many logs are in the top row?

OR
The sum of the third and the seventh terms of an AP is 6 and their product is 8. Find the sum of
first sixteen terms of the AP.
35. Prove that if a line is a drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in
distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio. Using the above theorem.
Prove that = if LM || CB and LN || CD as shown in the figure.

SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4M each
36. Mayank a student of class 7th loves watching and playing with birds of different kinds. One day
he had an idea in his mind to make a bird-bath on his garden. His brother who is studying in class
10th helped him to choose the material and shape of the birdbath. They made it in the shape of a
cylinder with a hemispherical depression at one end as shown in the Figure below. They opted for
the height of the hollow cylinder as 1.45 m and its radius is 30 cm. The cost of material used for
making bird bath is Rs. 40 per square meter.

(i) Find the curved surface area of the hemisphere. (Take π = 3.14)
(ii) Find the total surface area of the bird-bath. (Take π = 22/7)
(iii) What is total cost for making the bird bath?
OR
(iii) Mayank and his brother thought of increasing the radius of hemisphere to 35 cm with same
material so that birds get more space, then what is the new height of cylinder?

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37. Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built
between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry. The
bridge is 800 feet (240 m) in length and consists of two bridge towers connected at the upper
level by two horizontal walkways, and a central pair of bascules that can open to allow shipping.
In this bridge, two towers of equal heights are standing opposite each other on either side of the
road, which is 80 m wide. During summer holidays, Neeta visited the tower bridge. She stood at
some point on the road between these towers. From that point between the towers on the road, the
angles of elevation of the top of the towers was 60° and 30° respectively.

(i) Find the distances of the point from the base of the towers where Neeta was standing while
measuring the height. [2]
(ii) Neeta used some applications of trigonometry she learned in her class to find the height of the
towers without actually measuring them. What would be the height of the towers she would have
calculated? [2]
OR
(ii) Find the distance between Neeta and top of tower AB? Also, Find the distance between Neeta
and top tower CD? [2]

38. On the roadway, Points A and B, which stand in for Chandigarh and Kurukshetra, respectively,
are located nearly 90 kilometres apart. At the same time, a car departs from Kurukshetra and one
from Chandigarh. These cars will collide in 9 hours if they are travelling in the same direction,
and in 9/7 hours if they are travelling in the other direction. Let X and Y be two cars that are
travelling at x and y kilometres per hour from places A and B, respectively. On the basis of the
above information, answer the following questions:

(a) When both cars move in the same direction, then find the situation which can be represented
algebraically. [2]
OR
(a) When both cars move in the opposite direction, then find the situation which can be
represented algebraically. [2]
(b) Find the speed of car x. [1]
(c) Find the speed of car y. [1]

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SAMPLE PAPER TEST 06 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. The solution of the following pair of equation is:
x – 3y = 2, 3x – y = 14
(a) x = 5, y = 1 (b) x = 2, y = 3 (c) x = 1, y = 2 (d) x = 1, y = 4

2. What is the positive real root of 64x2 – 1 = 0?

(a) 1/8 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/6

3. In ∆ABC and ∆DEF, ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠C and AB = 3DE. Then, the two triangles are
(a) congruent but not similar (b) similar but not congruent
(c) neither congruent nor similar (d) congruent as well as similar

4. The LCM of smallest two-digit composite number and smallest composite number is:
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) 44

2sin A  3cos A
5. If cosec A = 13/12, then the value of
4sin A  9cos A
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3

OA OC
6. In the figure, if  , then
OD OB

Which pair of angles are equal?

(a) ∠A = ∠C, ∠B = ∠D (b) ∠A = ∠B, ∠C = ∠D
(c) ∠C = ∠B, ∠A = ∠D (d) None of these

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7. The value of ‘a’, if HCF (a, 18) = 2 and LCM (a, 18) = 36, is: (1)
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 4

8. If r = 3 is a root of quadratic equation kr2 – kr – 3 = 0, then the value of k is:

(a) 1/2 (b) 3 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/4

9. The ratio in which x-axis divides the join of (2, -3) and (5, 6) is:
(a) 1: 2 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 1: 3 (d) 1: 5

10. If tan θ = 1, then the value of sec θ + cosec θ is:

(a) 3√2 (b) 4√2 (c) 2√2 (d) √2

11. If the area of circle is numerically equal to twice its circumference, then the diameter of the
circle is
(a) 4 units (b) 6 units (c) 8 units (d) 12 units

12. In the given figure, if TP and TQ are tangents to a circle with centre O, so that ∠POQ = 110°,
then ∠PTQ is

(a) 110° (b) 90° (c) 80° (d) 70°

13. If the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point of observation at a distance of 100 m
from its base is 45°, then the height of the tower is:
(a) 160 m (b) 100 m (c) 200 m (d) 150 m

14. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of the area of circle to the
area of the square is
(a) 14: 11 (b) 12: 13 (c) 11:14 (d) 13:12

15. For the following distribution:

Class 0-5 6-11 12-17 18-23 24-29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11
the upper limit of the median class is
(a) 18.5 (b) 20.5 (c) 25.5 (d) 17.5

16. If the mean of the following distribution is 2.6, then the value of y is
Variable (x) 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency 4 5 y 1 2
(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) 13 (d) 24
17. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
less than 7 is:
(a) 5/12 (b) 7/12 (c) 12/5 (d) 3/11

18. The radii of 2 cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. Then, the
ratio of their volumes is:
(a) 19 : 20 (b) 20 : 27 (c) 18:25 (d) 17:23

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DIRECTION: In the question number 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 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): The value of y is 3, if the distance between the points P(2, -3) and Q(10, y) is 10.
Reason (R): Distance between two points is given by ( x2  x1 ) 2  ( y2  y1 )2

20. Assertion: The HCF of two numbers is 9 and their LCM is 2016. If the one number is 54, then
the other number is 336.
Reason: Relation between numbers and their HCF and LCM is product of two numbers a, b =
HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b).

SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.

21. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger
circle which touches the smaller circle.

22. Evaluate: 3 cos2 60° sec2 30° – 2 sin2 30° tan2 60°.

23. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 5
minutes.
OR
A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side 15 m by means of a 5
m long rope. Find the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze (use π = 3.14)

24. For what value of k for which the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions: 2x + 3y = 7, (k – 1)x + (k + 2)y = 3k is

25. In the below left figure, two chords AB and CD intersect each other at the point P. Prove that
(i) ΔAPC ~ ΔDPB (ii) AP. PB = CP. DP

OR
If in the given above right sided figure, AB || DE and BD || EF, then prove that DC2 = CF x AC

SECTION – C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each.
26. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depends on the number
of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student ‘A’ takes food for 22 days, he has to

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 pay Rs. 1380 as hostel charges; whereas a student ‘B’, who takes food for 28 days, pays Rs.
1680 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day.
OR
Meena went to a bank to withdraw Rs 2,000. She asked the cashier to give her Rs. 50 and Rs.
100 notes only. Meena got 25 notes in all. How many notes of Rs. 50 and Rs. 100 she received?

27. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.

28. What number should be added to the polynomial x2 – 5x + 4 so that 3 is the zero of the
polynomial?

cos2  sin 2 
29. Prove that:   1  sin  cos 
1  tan  1  cot 
OR
If cos θ + sin θ = √2 cos θ, show that cos θ – sin θ = √2 sin θ.

30. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are
well shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii)
red card (iii) black card.

31. In the given figure, OP is equal to diameter of the circle. Prove that ABP is an equilateral
triangle.

SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.
32. Some students planned a picnic. The total budget for food was Rs. 2,000. But 5 students failed
to attend the picnic and thus the cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 20. How many
students attended the picnic and how much did each student pay for the food?
OR
If Zeba was younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square of her age (in years)
would have been 11 more than five times her actual age. What is her age now?

33. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of
the cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively, and the slant height of the top is 2.8 m, find
the area of the canvas used for making the tent. Also, find the cost of the canvas of the tent at
the rate of Rs. 500 per m2.
OR
A rectangular metal block has length 15 cm, breadth 10 cm and height 5 cm. From this block, a
circular hole of diameter 7 cm is drilled out. Find: (i) the volume of the remaining solid (ii) the
surface area of the remaining solid.
34. Prove that “If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in
distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.”
In the figure, find EC if AD/DB = AE/EC using the above theorem.

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35. The distribution below gives the makes of 100 students of a class, if the median marks are 24,
find the frequencies f1 and f2
Marks 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40
No. of students 4 6 10 f1 25 f2 18 5

SECTION – E(Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each.

36. Case Study – 1

In a GPS, The lines that run east-west are known as lines of latitude, and the lines running
north-south are known as lines of longitude. The latitude and the longitude of a place are its
coordinates and the distance formula is used to find the distance between two places. The
distance between two parallel lines is approximately 150 km. A family from Uttar Pradesh
planned a round trip from Lucknow (L) to Puri (P) via Bhuj (B) and Nashik (N) as shown in the
given figure below.

Based on the above information answer the following questions using the coordinate geometry.
(i) Find the distance between Lucknow (L) to Bhuj(B).
(ii) If Kota (K), internally divide the line segment joining Lucknow (L) to Bhuj (B) into 3 : 2
then find the coordinate of Kota (K).
(iii) Name the type of triangle formed by the places Lucknow (L), Nashik (N) and Puri (P)
OR

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 Find a place (point) on the longitude (y-axis) which is equidistant from the points Lucknow (L)
and Puri (P).

37. Case Study – 2

Saving money is a good habit and it should be inculcated in children from the beginning. A
father brought a piggy bank for his son Aditya. He puts one five-rupee coin of his savings in the
piggy bank on the first day. He increases his savings by one five-rupee coin daily.

(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. (2)
(ii) Find the total money he saved. (2)
OR
If 6 times the 6th term of an A.P., is equal to 9 times the 9th term, find its 15th term. (2)

38. Case Study – 3

Ram is watching the top and bottom of a lighthouse from the top of the building. The angles of
elevation and depression of the top and bottom of a lighthouse from the top of a 60 m high
building are 30° and 60° respectively.

Find (i) the difference between the heights of the lighthouse and the building. (2)
(ii) the distance between the lighthouse and the building. (2)
OR
The ratio of the height of a light house and the length of its shadow on the ground is √3 : 1 What
is the angle of elevation? (2)

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PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI,GPRA CAMPUS, HYD-32
SAMPLE PAPER TEST 07 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. The pair of equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and –3x – 6y + 1 = 0 have
(a) a unique solution (b) exactly two solutions
(c) Infinitely many solutions (d) no solution

2. If p and q are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x2 – 7x + 3, find the value of p + q –
pq is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these

1
3. If sin 2A = tan² 45° where A is an acute angle, then the value of A is
2
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 15°

4. A girl walks 200m towards East and then 150m towards North. The distance of the girl from the
starting point is
(a) 350m (b) 250m (c) 300 m (d) 325 m

5. In ΔABC right angled at B, if cotC = √3 , then then cosAsinC + sinAcosC =

(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) √3 / 2

6. If is an acute angle and tan + cot = 2, then the value of sin3 + cos3 is
1 2
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 2
2 2
7. If the distance between the points (4,p) and (1,0) is 5, then value of p is
(a) 4 only (b) ±4 (c) -4 only (d) 0
8. If p and q are positive integers such that p = a3b2 and q = a2b, where ‘a’ and ‘b’ are prime
numbers, then the LCM ( p, q) is …..
(a) ab (b) a2b2 (c) a3b2 (d) a3b3

9. 108 can be expressed as a product of its primes as ……………..

(a) 23 x 32 (b) 23 x 33 (c) 22 x 32 (d) 22 x 33
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10. If angle between two radii of a circle is 130⁰, the angle between the tangents at the ends of the
radii is :
(a) 90⁰ (b) 50⁰ (c) 70⁰ (d) 40⁰

11. The relationship between mean, median and mode for a moderately skewed distribution is
(a) mode = median – 2 mean (b) mode = 3 median – 2 mean
(c) mode = 2 median – 3 mean (d) mode = median – mean

12. For the following distribution:

Marks Below Below Below Below Below Below
10 20 30 40 50 60
No. of Students 3 12 27 57 75 80
the modal class is
(a) 10 – 20 (b) 20 – 30 (c) 30 – 40 (d) 50 – 60

13. The area of a quadrant of a circle, whose circumference is 22 cm, is

11 2 77 77 77
(a) cm (b) cm2 (c) cm2 (d) cm2
8 8 2 4

14. If the quadratic equation x2 + 4x + k = 0 has real and equal roots, then
(a) k < 4 (b) k > 4 (c) k = 4 (d) k ≥ 4

15. Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27. The ratio of their surface areas is
(a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 9 : 16 (d) 16 : 9

16. The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is
(a) 256 cm² (b) 128 cm² (c) 64√2 cm² (d) 64 cm²

17. Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of numbers appearing on them is noted.
The probability that the product is a prime number is
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/5 (d) 5/6

18. In ABC, DE || AB, If CD = 3 cm, EC = 4 cm, BE = 6 cm, then DA is equal to

(a) 7.5 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 4.5 cm (d) 6 cm

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

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

Reason (R): 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.

20. Assertion (A): If HCF ( 90, 144) = 18, then LCM (90, 144) = 720
Reason (R): HCF (a, b) x LCM (a, b) = a x b
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).

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 (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.

SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.

21. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 5
minutes.
OR
In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find (i) the length of the
arc (ii) area of the sector formed by the arc

22. For what value of k will the following system of linear equations have no solution?
3x + y = 1; (2k – 1) x + (k – 1) y = 2k + 1

23. From a point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle C(0, r). If OP = 2r, then find ∠APB.
Prove that triangle APB is an equilateral triangle.

1
24. If tan (A + B) = 3 and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A+B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.
3
OR
If xsin θ + ycos θ = sinθ cosθ and xsinθ = ysinθ then find x2 + y2.
3 3

25. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || CD and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O.
OA OB
Using a similarity criterion of two triangles, show that 
OC OD

SECTION – C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each.
26. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also 9 times this number is twice the number
obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.
OR
Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for each
wrong answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for
each incorrect answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in
the test?

27. Prove that (sinA + cosecA)2 + (cosA + secA)2 = 7 + tan2A + cot2A

28. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.

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29. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 2x – 8 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.

30. Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
OR
In the figure XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent
AB with point of contact C interesting XY at A and X'Y' at B, what is the measure of ∠AOB.

31. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is
(i) 8? (ii) 7? (iii) less than or equal to 12?

SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.

32. State and Prove Basic Proportionality Theorem.

33. A person on tour has Rs.360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4 days, he has to cut down
his daily expenses by Rs.3. Find the original duration of the tour.
OR
Rs.6500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 15 more
persons, each would have got Rs.30 less. Find the original number of persons.

34. Ramesh made a bird-bath for his garden in the shape of a cylinder with a hemispherical
depression at one end. The height of the cylinder is 1.45 m and its radius is 30 cm. Find the total
surface area of the bird-bath.

OR

A tent is in shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of the
cylindrical part are 2.1m and 4m respectively and the slant height of the top is 2.8m. Find the area
of canvas used for making the tent. Also find the cost of canvas of the tent at the rate of 500 per
m2 .

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35. The following frequency distribution gives the monthly consumption of 68 consumers of a
locality. Find median, mean and mode of the data and compare them.
Monthly consumption of Number of consumers
electricity (in units)
65-85 4
85-105 5
105-125 13
125-145 20
145-165 14
165-185 8
185-205 4

SECTION – E(Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each.

36. Case Study-2

In order to conduct sports day activities in your school, lines have been drawn with chalk powder
at a distance of 1 m each in a rectangular shaped ground ABCD. 100 flower pots have been
placed at the distance of 1 m from each other along AD, as shown in the following figure.
1 1
Niharika runs ( )th distance AD on the 2nd line and posts a green Flag. Preet runs ( ) th
4 5
distance AD on the eighth line and posts are red flags. Taking A as the origin AB along x-axis
and AD along y-axis, answer the following questions:
(i) Find the coordinates of the green flag. (1)
(ii) Find the distance between the two flags. (1)
(iii) If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfway between the line segment joining the two
flags, where should she post her flag? (2)
OR
(iii) If Joy has to post a flag at one fourth distance from the green flag, in the line segment joining
the green and red flags, then where should he post his flag? (2)

37. Case Study – 3

Lakshaman Jhula is located 5 kilometers north-east of the city of Rishikesh in the Indian state of
Uttarakhand. The bridge connects the villages of Tapovan to Jonk. Tapovan is in Tehri Garhwal
district, on the west bank of the river, while Jonk is in Pauri Garhwal district, on the east bank.
Lakshman Jhula is a pedestrian bridge also used by motorbikes. It is a landmark of Rishikesh. A
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 group of Class X students visited Rishikesh in Uttarakhand on a trip. They observed from a point
(P) on a river bridge that the angles of depression of opposite banks of the river are 60° and 30°
respectively. The height of the bridge is about 18 meters from the river.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Find the distance PA. (1)
(ii) Find the distance PB (1)
(iii) Find the width AB of the river. (2)
OR
(iii) Find the height BQ if the angle of the elevation from P to Q be 30°. (2)

38. Case Study-1

Mohan takes a loan from a bank for his car. Mohan replays his total loan of Rs.118000 by paying
every month starting with the first instalment of Rs.1000. If he increases the instalment by Rs.100
every month.

(i) What is the first term and common difference of given question. (1)
(ii) The amount paid buy him in 30th instalment. (1)
(iii) The amount paid by him in the 30 instalments is (2)
(OR)
(iii) What amount does he still have to pay after 30th instalment? (2)

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SAMPLE PAPER TEST 08 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. The pair of linear equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + 6y = 10 is
(a) inconsistent (b) consistent (c) dependent consistent (d) none of these

2. Points A(3, 1), B(5, 1), C(a, b) and D(4, 3) are vertices of a parallelogram ABCD. The values of
a and b are respectively
(a) a = 6, b = 3 (b) a = 2, b = 1 (c) a = 4, b = 2 (d) None of these

3. If ΔABC ~ ΔEDF and ΔABC is not similar to ΔDEF, then which of the following is not true?
(a) BC · EF = AC · FD (b) AB · EF = AC · DE
(c) BC · DE = AB · EF (d) BC · DE = AB · FD

4. If sec A = 15/7 and A + B = 90°, find the value of cosec B.

(a) 8/7 (b) 12/7 (c) 7/15 (d) 15/7

5. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 600. If one
number is 280, then the other number is
(a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 60 (d) 80

6. When 2120 is expressed as the product of its prime factors we get

(a) 2 × 5³ × 53 (b) 2³ × 5 × 53 (c) 5 × 7² × 31 (d) 5² × 7 × 33

7. If p and q are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x2 – 7x + 3, find the value of p + q
– pq is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these

8. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect each
other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC =
(a) 6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm

9. If the angle between two radii of a circle is 140°, then the angle between the tangents at the ends
of the radii is
(a) 90° (b) 50° (c) 70° (d) 40°

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10. The number of revolutions made by a circular wheel of radius 0.7 m in rolling a distance of 176
m is
(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 75 (d) 40

11. In ΔABC, right angled at B, AB = 5 cm and sin C = 1/2. Determine the length of side AC.
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) none of these

12. In the ∆ABC, D and E are points on side AB and AC respectively such that DE || BC. If AE = 2
cm, AD = 3 cm and BD = 4.5 cm, then CE equals

(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm

13. The median class of the following data is:

Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
No. of students 8 10 12 22 30 18
(a) 20 – 30 (b) 30 – 40 (c) 40 – 50 (d) 50 – 60

14. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?
(a) 1/36 (b) 1/6 (c) 5/6 (d) 11/36

4sin   cos 
15. If 4 tan  = 3, then the value of is
4sin   cos 
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/4 (d) 1/5

16. The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is
(a) 256 cm² (b) 128 cm² (c) 64√2 cm² (d) 64 cm²

17. The ratio of the total surface area to the lateral surface area of a cylinder with base radius 80 cm
and height 20 cm is
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 5 : 1

18. The mean and mode of a frequency distribution are 28 and 16 respectively. The median is
(a) 22 (b) 23.5 (c) 24 (d) 24.5

DIRECTION: In the question number 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 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.

19. Assertion (A): The value of y is –6, for which the distance between the points P(2, –3) and
Q(10, y) is 10.

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 Reason (R): Distance between two given points A (x1, y1) and B (x2, y2) is given by AB =
( x2  x1 ) 2  ( y2  y1 )2

20. Assertion (A): The number 6n never end with digit 0 for any natural number n..
Reason (R): The number 9n never end with digit 0 for any natural number n.

SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.

21. In the given figure, find the value of x in terms of a, b and c.

22. XY and MN are the tangents drawn at the end points of the diameter DE of the circle with
centre O. Prove that XY || MN.

23. A rope by which a cow is tethered is increased from 16mto 23m. How much additional ground
does it have now to graze?
OR
In the below figure, OACB is a quadrant of a circle with centre O and radius 3.5 cm. If OD = 2
cm, find the area of the (i) quadrant OACB, (ii) shaded region.

24. In figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Find the values of x and y.

25. Find A and B, if sin (A + 2B) = √3/2 and cos (A + B) = 1/2.

OR
If (1 + cos A) (1 – cos A) = 3/4 , find the value of tan A.

SECTION – C
Questions 13 to 22 carry 3 marks each.
26. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depends on the number
of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student ‘A’ takes food for 22 days, he has to
pay Rs. 1380 as hostel charges; whereas a student ‘B’, who takes food for 28 days, pays Rs.
1680 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day.
OR
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 The ratio of income of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 4 : 3, if each of
them manage to save Rs. 2000/month. Find their monthly incomes.

sin   cos   1
27. Prove that:  sec   tan 
sin   cos   1

28. Prove that √5 is and irrational number.

29. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x2 – 7x – 3 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
30. Prove that the intercept of a tangent between two parallel tangents to a circle subtends a right
angle at the center
OR

Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary

angles at the centre of the circle.

31. One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.

SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.

32. A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and the radius of its top which is
open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water upto the brim. When lead shots, each of which is a sphere of
radius 0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one-fourth of water flows out. Find the number of
lead shots dropped into the vessel.
OR

A copper wire of diameter 8 mm is evenly wrapped on a cylinder of length 24 cm and diameter

49 cm to cover the whole surface. Find (i) the length of the wire (ii) the volume of the wire.

33. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in
distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
Using the above theorem prove that a line through the point of intersection of the diagonals and
parallel to the base of the trapezium divides the non parallel sides in the same ratio.

3
34. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours
8
less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can
separately fill the tank.
OR

A rectangular park is to be designed whose breadth is 3 m less than its length. Its area is to be 4
square metres 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
its length and breadth.

35. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of x and y.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total
Frequency 5 x 20 15 y 5 60

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 SECTION – E(Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 35 to 37 carry 4 marks each.
36. Anita’s mother start a new shoe shop. To display the shoes, she put 3 pairs of shoes in 1st row, 5
pairs in 2nd row, 7 pairs in 3rd row and so on.

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions.

(i) If she puts a total of 120 pairs of shoes, then find the number of rows required. (2)
(ii) What is the difference of pairs of shoes in 17th row and 10th row. (2)

37. A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m
from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is
60°. After 30 seconds, the angle of elevation reduces to 30° (see the below figure).

Based on the above information, answer the following questions. (Take √3 =1.732)
(i) Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval. (2)
(ii) Find the speed of the balloon. (2)

38. In the sport of cricket the Captain sets the field according to a plan. He instructs the players to
take a position at a particular place. There are two reasons to set a cricket field—to take wickets
and to stop runs being scored.

The following graph shows the position of players during a cricket match.

(i) Find the coordinate of the point on y-axis which are equidistant from the points representing
the players at Cover P(2, –5) and Mid-wicket Q(–2, 9) [2]
(ii) Find the ratio in which x-axis divides the line segment joining the points Extra Cover S(3, –
3) and Fine Leg (–2, 7). [2]

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SAMPLE PAPER TEST 09 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. If LCM(x, 18) = 36 and HCF(x, 18) = 2, then x is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 1

2. In ΔABC right angled at B, if tanA = √3 , then then cosA cosC – sinAsinC =

(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) √3 / 2

3. If 2sin2 β – cos2 β = 2, then β is:

(a) 0° (b) 90° (c) 45° (d) 30° 1

4. The ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite and the least prime numbers is:
(a) 1: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1: 1 (d) 1: 3 1

5. The value of k for which the lines 5x + 7y = 3 and 15x + 21y = k coincide is:
(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 18
1 1
6. Write a quadratic polynomial whose sum of zeroes is and product of zeroes is .
4 4
(a) 4x2 + x + 1 (b) x2 + 4x – 1
(c) 2x2 + 3x – 1 (d) x2 – 2x + 1

7. The vertices of a parallelogram in order are A(1, 2), B(4, y), C(x, 6) and D(3, 5). Then (x, y) is:
(a) (6, 3) (b) (3, 6) (c) (5, 6) (d) (1, 4)

8. A horse is tied to a pole with 28 m long rope. The perimeter of the field where the horse can
graze is (Take π = 22/7)
(a) 60 cm (b) 85 cm (c) 124 cm (d) 176 cm

9. Two dice are thrown at the same time. The probability of getting not doublet is
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/5 (d) 5/6
10. ΔABC~ΔPQR. If AM and PN are altitudes of ΔABC and ΔPQR respectively and AB2: PQ2 = 4:
9, then AM: PN =
(a) 16: 81 (b) 4: 9 (c) 3: 2 (d) 2: 3
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11. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O. If ∠APB = 60°, then
∠OAB is

(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 15°

12. If the difference of Mode and Median of a data is 24, then the difference of median and mean is
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 36

13. For the following distribution:

Class 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25
Frequency 10 15 12 20 9
the sum of lower limits of the median class and modal class is
(a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35

5sin   3cos 
14. If 5 tan θ = 4, then the value of is
5sin   2cos 
(a) 1/6 (b) 1/7 (c) 1/4 (d) 1/5

15. The ratio of the volumes of two spheres is 8 : 27. The ratio between their surface areas is
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 4 : 27 (c) 8 : 9 (d) 4 : 9
16. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of 6cm is
(a) 36π cm2 (b) 18π cm2 (c) 12 π cm2 (d) 9π cm2

17. In the figure, if DE || BC, AD = 3 cm, BD = 4 cm and BC = 14 cm, then DE equals :

(a) 7 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 3 cm

18. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect each
other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC =
(a) 6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm

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

19. Assertion (A): The number 6n, n being a natural number, ends with the digit 5.
Reason (R): The number 9n cannot end with digit 0 for any natural number n.
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A)

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 (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. Assertion (A): The point (–1, 6) divides the line segment joining the points (–3, 10) and (6, –8)
in the ratio 2 : 7 internally.
Reason (R): Given three points, i.e. A, B, C form an equilateral triangle, then AB = BC = AC.
(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
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.

21. If sin(A + B) = 1 and cos(A – B) = √3/2, 0°< A + B ≤ 90° and A > B, then find the measures of
angles A and B.
OR
cos   sin  1  3
Find an acute angle θ when 
cos   sin  1  3

22. In the given figure below, AD/AE=AC/BD and ∠1=∠2. Show that Δ BAE~ ΔCAD .

23. If 217x + 131y = 913, 131x + 217y = 827, then find the value of x and y

24. A circle is inscribed in a ΔABC having AB= 10cm, BC = 12cm and CA = 8cm and touching
these sides at D, E, F respectively. Find the lengths of AD, BE and CF

25. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 6cm. Find the area swept by it when it moves from
5:25 pm to 6:00 pm.
OR
In the given figure, the shape of the top of a table is that of a sector of a circle with centre O and
∠AOB = 90°. If AO = OB = 42 cm, then find the perimeter of the top of the table is [Take π =
22/7]

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 SECTION – C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each.
26. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h faster,
it would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6
km/hr; it would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the
journey.
OR
Anuj had some chocolates, and he divided them into two lots A and B. He sold the first lot at the
rate of ₹2 for 3 chocolates and the second lot at the rate of ₹1 per chocolate, and got a total of
₹400. If he had sold the first lot at the rate of ₹1 per chocolate, and the second lot at the rate of
₹4 for 5 chocolates, his total collection would have been ₹460. Find the total number of
chocolates he had.

sin   cos   1
27. Prove that:  sec   tan 
sin   cos   1

28. Given that √5 is irrational, prove that 2 + 3√5 is irrational.

29. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + x – 2, and verify the relation between the coefficients
and the zeroes of the polynomial.

30. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting
(i) At least one head? (ii) At most one tail? (iii) A head and a tail?

31. Prove that a parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus

OR

In the figure XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent
AB with point of contact C interesting XY at A and X'Y' at B, what is the measure of ∠AOB.

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 SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.

32. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in
distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
In the figure, find EC if AD/DB = AE/EC using the above theorem.

33. A cubical block of side 10 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the largest diameter that
the hemisphere can have? Find the cost of painting the total surface area of the solid so formed,
at the rate of Rs. 5 per 100 sq. cm. [Use π = 3.14]
OR
Due to heavy floods in a state, thousands were rendered homeless. 50 schools collectively
decided to provide place and the canvas for 1500 tents and share the whole expenditure equally.
The lower part of each tent is cylindrical with base radius 2.8 m and height 3.5 m and the upper
part is conical with the same base radius, but of height 2.1 m. If the canvas used to make the
tents costs ₹120 per m2, find the amount shared by each school to set up the tents.

34. The median of the following data is 868. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is 100
Class Frequency
800 – 820 7
820 – 840 14
840 – 860 x
860 – 880 25
880 – 900 y
900 – 920 10
920 – 940 5

1
35. Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 3 hours. If one pipe takes 3 hours more than
13
the other to fill it, find the time in which each pipe would fill the cistern.
OR
In a flight of 600km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 200 km/hr from its usual speed and the time of the flight increased by 30
min. Find the scheduled duration of the flight.

SECTION – E(Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each.

36. Case Study – 1

Anita purchased a new building for her business. Being in the prime location, she decided to
make some more money by putting up an advertisement sign for a rental ad income on the roof
of the building.

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 From a point P on the ground level, the angle of elevation of the roof of the building is 30° and
the angle of elevation of the top of the sign board is 45°. The point P is at a distance of 24 m
from the base of the building.

On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Find the height of the building (without the sign board). (2)
OR
Find the height of the building (with the sign board) (2)
(ii) Find the height of the sign board. (1)
(iii) Find the distance of the point P from the top of the sign board. (1)

37. Case Study-2

The school auditorium was to be constructed to accommodate at least 1500 people. The chairs
are to be placed in concentric circular arrangement in such a way that each succeeding circular
row has 10 seats more than the previous one.

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 (i) If the first circular row has 30 seats, how many seats will be there in the 10th row? (1)
(ii) For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be there? (2)
OR
If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many seats are still left to be put after
10th row? (2)
(iii) If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be there in the middle row?(1)

38. Case Study-3

The diagrams show the plans for a sun room. It will be built onto the wall of a house. The four
walls of the sunroom are square clear glass panels. The roof is made using
• Four clear glass panels, trapezium in shape, all the same size
• One tinted glass panel, half a regular octagon in shape

(i) Find the mid-point of the segment joining the points J (6, 17) and I (9, 16). (1)
(ii) Find the distance between the points A and S. (1)
(iii) Find the co-ordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points A and B
in the ratio 1:3 internally. (2)
OR
(iii) If a point (x,y) is equidistant from the Q(9,8) and S(17,8),then find the relation between x
and y. (2)

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SAMPLE PAPER TEST 10 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.

1. The LCM of two numbers is 182 and their HCF is 13. If one of the numbers is 26, the other
number is
(a) 31 (b) 71 (c) 61 (d) 91

2. If p and q are positive integers such that p = a3b2 and q = a2b, where ‘a’ and ‘b’ are prime numbers,
then the HCF ( p, q) is …..
(a) a2b (b) a2b2 (c) a3b2 (d) a3b3

3. The quadratic equations x2 – 4x + k = 0 has distinct real roots if

(a) k = 4 (b) k > 4 (c) k = 16 (d) k < 4

4. The number of polynomials having zeroes as -2 and 5 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) more than 3

5. The pair of equations y = 0 and y = -7 has

(a) one solution (b) two solutions (c) infinitely many solutions (d) no solution

6. The line segment joining the points A (5, 3) and B (-3, 11) is divided by the point C (3,5) in the
ratio
(a) 1:3 (b) 3:1 (c) 2:3 (d) 3:2

7. ∆ABC is such that AB = 3 cm, BC = 2 cm, CA = 2.5 cm. If ∆ABC~∆DEF and EF=4cm, then
perimeter of ∆DEF is
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 15cm (c) 22.5 cm (d) 30 cm

8. The value of sin 30° cos 60° + sin 60° cos 30° is:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

9. If 2 sin 2θ = √3, then find the value of θ.

(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 45°

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10. A girl walks 200m towards East and then 150m towards North. The distance of the girl from the
starting point is
(a) 350m (b) 250m (c) 300 m (d) 325 m

11. Consider the data:

Class 65-85 85-105 105-125 125-145 145-165 165-185 185-205
Frequency 4 5 13 20 14 7 4
The difference of the upper limit of the median class and the lower limit of the modal class is
(a) 0 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 38

12. From an external point Q, the length of the tangents to a circle is 5 cm and the distance of Q from
the centre is 8 cm. The radius of the circle is
(a) 39 cm (b) 3 cm (c) √39 cm (d) 7 cm

13. If the sum of the areas of two circles with radii R1 and R2 is equal to the area of a circle of radius R,
then:
(a) R1 + R2 = R (b) R12 + R22 = R2 (c) R1 + R2 < R (d) R1 + R2 < R2

14. The base radii of a cone and a cylinder are equal. If their curved surface areas are also equal, then
the ratio of the slant height of the cone to the height of the cylinder is:
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 1

15. For the following distribution:

Marks Below Below Below Below Below Below
10 20 30 40 50 60
No. of Students 3 12 27 57 75 80
the modal class is
(a) 10 – 20 (b) 20 – 30 (c) 30 – 40 (d) 50 – 60

16. The area of a circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm is:
(a) 36 π cm2 (b) 18 π cm2 (c) 12 π cm2 (d) 9 π cm2

17. A girl calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in a lottery is 0.08. If 6000
tickets are sold, how many tickets has she bought?
(a) 40 (b) 240 (c) 480 (d) 750

18. If sin A = 1/2, cos B = 1, 0 < A, B ≤ π/2, then the value of cot (A + B) is:
(a) √3 /2 (b) 1/2 (c) 0 (d) √3

Direction: In the question number 19 & 20, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason(R). Choose the correct option
19. Assertion (A): The value of y is 3, if the distance between the points P(2, -3) and Q(10, y) is 10.
Reason (R): Distance between two points is given by ( x2  x1 )2  ( y2  y1 )2
(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. Assertion (A): If HCF ( 90, 144) = 18, then LCM (90, 144) = 720
Reason (R): HCF (a, b) x LCM (a, b) = a x b

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 (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.

SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each

21. For what value of p will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions?
(p – 3)x + 3y = p; px + py = 12

KP 4
22. In Figure, PQ is parallel to MN. If = and KN = 20.4 cm. Find KQ.
PM 13

OR
In the below figure, if ST || QR. Find PS.

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23. If tan (A + B) = 3 and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A+B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.
3

24. XY and MN are the tangents drawn at the end points of the diameter DE of the circle with centre
O. Prove that XY || MN.

25. In the given figure, sectors of two concentric circles of radii 7 cm and 3.5 cm are given. Find the
area of the shaded region. (Use π = )

OR

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 A horse is placed for grazing inside a rectangular field 70 m by 52 m and is tethered to one corner
by a rope 21 m long. On how much area can it graze?

SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that (2 + 5√3) is an irrational number.

27. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + x – 2, and verify the relation between the coefficients and
the zeroes of the polynomial.

28. A number consists of two digits. Where the number is divided by the sum of its digits, the quotient
is 7. If 27 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places, find the number.
OR
Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 4 students are extra in a row, there would be two
rows less. If 4 students are less in a row, there would be four more rows. Find the number of
students in the class.

29. Prove that : sin θ (1 + tan θ) + cos θ (1 + cot θ) = sec θ + cosec θ.

30. A circle is inscribed in a ∆ABC having sides 16 cm, 20 cm and 24 cm as shown in figure. Find AD,
BE and CF.

OR
In the figure XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB
with point of contact C interesting XY at A and X'Y' at B, prove that ∠AOB is a right angle.

31. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is
(i) at least 9? (ii) 7? (iii) less than or equal to 6?

SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each

32. State and Prove Basic Proportionality Theorem.

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33. The median of the following data is 137. Find the values of x and y, If the total frequency is 68.
Class 105 – 125 – 145 – 165 – 185 –
65 – 85 85 – 105
intervals 125 145 165 185 205
Frequency 4 x 13 20 14 y 4
34. A juice seller serves his customers using a glass as shown in figure. The inner diameter of the
cylindrical glass is 5 cm, but the bottom of the glass has a hemispherical portion raised which
reduces the capacity of the glass. If the height of the glass is 10 cm, find the apparent capacity of
the glass and its actual capacity. [ π = 3.14]

OR
A rectangular sheet of paper 30 cm × 18 cm can be transformed into the curved surface of a right
circular cylinder in two ways either by rolling the paper along its length or by rolling it along its
breadth. Find the ratio of the volumes of the two cylinders thus formed.
35. A person on tour has Rs.360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4 days, he has to cut down
his daily expenses by Rs.3. Find the original duration of the tour.
OR
Rs.6500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 15 more persons,
each would have got Rs.30 less. Find the original number of persons.

SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each

36. Case Study – 1:

In the month of April to June 2022, the exports of passenger cars from India increased by 26% in
the corresponding quarter of 2021–22, as per a report. A car manufacturing company planned to
produce 1800 cars in 4th year and 2600 cars in 8th year. Assuming that the production increases
uniformly by a fixed number every year.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Find the production in the 1st year. (1)
(ii) Find the production in the 12th year. (1)
(iii) Find the total production in first 10 years. (2)
OR
(iii) In how many years will the total production reach 31200 cars? (2)

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37. Case Study – 2:
In order to conduct sports day activities in your school, lines have been drawn with chalk powder at
a distance of 1 m each in a rectangular shaped ground ABCD. 100 flower pots have been placed at
the distance of 1 m from each other along AD, as shown in the following figure. Niharika runs
1 1
( )th distance AD on the 2nd line and posts a green Flag. Preet runs ( ) th distance AD on the
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eighth line and posts are red flags. Taking A as the origin AB along x-axis and AD along y-axis,
answer the following questions:
(i) Find the coordinates of the green flag. (1)
(ii) Find the distance between the two flags. (1)
(iii) If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfway between the line segment joining the two
flags, where should she post her flag? (2)
OR
(iii) If Joy has to post a flag at one fourth distance from the green flag, in the line segment joining
the green and red flags, then where should he post his flag? (2)

38. Case Study – 3:

A lighthouse is a tall tower with light near the top. These are often built on islands, coasts or on cliffs.
Lighthouses on water surface act as a navigational aid to the mariners and send warning to boats and ships
for dangers. Initially wood, coal would be used as illuminators. Gradually it was replaced by candles,
lanterns, electric lights. Nowadays they are run by machines and remote monitoring. Prongs Reef lighthouse
of Mumbai was constructed in 1874-75. It is approximately 40 meters high and its beam can be seen at a
distance of 30 kilometres. A ship and a boat are coming towards the lighthouse from opposite directions.
Angles of depression of flash light from the lighthouse to the boat and the ship are 300 and 600 respectively.

(i) Which of the two, boat or the ship is nearer to the light house. Find its distance from the lighthouse? (2)
(ii) Find the time taken by the boat to reach the light house if it is moving at the rate of 2 km per hour. (2)
OR
(ii) The ratio of the height of a light house and the length of its shadow on the ground is √3 : 1 . What is the
angle of elevation of the sun?

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