KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, HYDERABAD REGION

SAMPLE PAPER- 03

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS

Time Allowed: 3 Hrs Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D, and E.
2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Short Answer-I (SA-I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer-II (SA-II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 Case Based/passage based (4 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 2 marks,
2 Qs of 3 marks and 2 Questions of 5 marks has been provided.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not
stated.

SECTION A
1. The LCM of smallest composite number and the smallest prime number is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
2. The pair of linear equations y = 2 y= −3 has
a) Only one common solution b) no common solution
c) infinitely many solutions d) none of the above
3. The perimeter of two similar triangles ∆ABC and ∆LMN are 60cm and 48cm respectively. If
LCM=8cm then the length of AB is
(a) 10cm b) 15cm c)20cm d) 25cm
4. The distance of the point P(–6, 8) from the origin is
(a) 8 units (b) 2√7 units (c) 10 units (d) 6 units
2 2
5. If 4tan θ = 3 then (cos θ – sin θ) =
(a) 25/7 (b)7/25 (c)11/25 d) 1
6. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are 5 and -8 is
a) x2 +13x – 40 b) x2 +4x – 3
C) x2 -3x +40 d) x2 +3x – 40
7. Area of a sector of a circle of radius 6 cm is 9π cm2 . Then the length of the corresponding arc of
the circle is: -
a) 6π cm b) 3 π cm c) 5 π cm d) 8 π cm
8. The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is
a) 0 b)1/2 c) 1/3 d) 1
9. A rectangular sheet of paper is 22 cm long and 12 cm wide. A cylinder is formed by rolling the
paper along its length. The perimeter of base of cylinder formed is
a)11cm b) 22cm c) 12cm d) 24cm

value of 2sin2 300 – 3cos2450 + tan2 600 + sin 900 is

10. The
a)1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

11. The point which divides the line segment of points P(-1, 7) and (4, -3) in the ratio of 2:3 is:
(a) (-1, 3) (b) (-1, -3) (c) (1, -3) (d) (1, 3)
12. If the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then
(a) a = 0 (b) b = 0 (c) c = 0 (d) none of these

13. The median class of the following data is

MARKS 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60
NO:OF 8 12 10 18 32 20
STUDENTS

a)20 - 30 b) 30 - 40 c) 40 - 50 d) 50 - 60
14. The value of x for which 2x, x + 10, 3x + 2 are the three consecutive terms of an AP
a)6 b) - 6 c) 18 d) - 18
15. In figure if O is centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P makes an angle 50° with
PQ, then angle POQ is equal to
(a) 500 (b) 800 c) 1000 (d) 1200

16. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is
(a) 3/26 b) 6/26 c) 6/13 d) 3/13
17. If the perimeter of a semicircular protractor is 72 cm, then the radius of
22
protractor is ( 𝜋 = 7 )
(a) 14 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 28 cm (d) 42 cm
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
ASSERTION AND REASON QUESTIONS
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(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) : Two identical solid cubes of side 5 cm are joined end to end,
then the total surface of the resulting cuboid is 250 cm 2
REASON ( R): The total surface area of a cuboid is 2 ( lb + bh + hl)

20. ASSERTION (A) The tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle
are parallel.
REASON ( R)The angle between the tangent and the radius at the point of
contact is 90°.
SECTION - B
21. Two numbers differ by 5 and their product is 24. Find the numbers.
OR
Find the value of ‘k’ for which the equationx2 + kx +9 = 0 has real roots.
22. In the figure, EF || AC, BC = 10 cm, AB = 13 cm and EC = 2 cm, find AF.
23. One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is
(i) A red king, (ii) A face card
24. The HCF ( 65, 117 ) is 13. Find their LCM.
25. Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose radius is 14cm.
OR
The length of a minute hand of a clock is 21cm. Find the area swept by minute hand in 10
minutes.
SECTION - C

26. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.

27. The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance travelled.
For a distance of 10 km, the charge paid is Rs 105 and for a journey of 15 km, the charge paid is Rs
155. What are the fixed charge and the charge per km? How much does a person have to pay for
travelling a distance of 25km.
OR
A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for each day
thereafter. Saritha paid Rs 27 for a book kept for seven days, while Susy paid Rs 21 for the book she
kept for five days. Find the fixed charge and the charge
for each extra day.
28. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
OR
The tangents drawn to a circle from an external point are equal.

29. A horse is tied to a rope at one corner of a square grass field, of side 20m. The length of the rope
with which it is tied is 10m.
(a) Find the area of the part of the field in which the horse can graze.
(Use π = 3.14)
(b) Find the area of the part of the field that is left ungrazed by the horse.
30. Prove that (sin A + cosec A)2 + (cos A + sec A)2 = 7 + tan2 A + cot2 A
31. Water in a canal, 6 m wide and 1.5 m deep, is flowing with a speed of 10 km/hour. How much area
will it irrigate in 30 minutes; if 8 cm standing water is needed?
SECTION - D

32. State and Prove Thales theorem.

If ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and its diagonals intersect each other at the point E.
𝐴𝐸 𝐶𝐸
Using Basic proportionality theorem prove that = .
𝐵𝐸 𝐷𝐸

33. Solve graphically the given pair of linear equations 2x + y = 6, 2x = y + 2 and hence find the area of
the triangle formed by the two lines and the y-axis.
OR
A fraction becomes 1/3 when 2 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes 1/2 when 1 is
subtracted from the denominator Find the fraction.
34.As observed from the top of a 100 m high lighthouse from the sea level, the angles of depression
of two ships are 300 and 450 . If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the
lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships (Use √3 = 1.732)
OR
A man on the deck of a ship, 12 m above water level, observes that the angle of elevation of the top
of a cliff is 60° and the angle of depression of the base of the cliff is 30°. Find the distance of the
cliff from the ship and the height of the cliff. [Use √3= 1.732]
 35.The median of the following data is 868. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is 100

class 800-820 820-840 840-860 860-880 880-900 900-920 920-940

frequency 7 14 x 24 y 12 4
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS (4 MARKS)
36. In an examination hall, students are seated at a distance of 2 m from each other, to maintain the
social distance due to CORONA virus pandemic. Let three students sit at points A, Band C whose
coordinates are (4, -3), (7,3) and (8, 5) respectively.
(i) If an invigilator at the point D, lying on the straight line joining Band C
such that
It divides the distance between them in the ratio of 1 : 2. Then find the
coordinates of D.
(ii) Find the ratio in which B divides the line segment joining A and C
(ii) Find the midpoint of AB.

37. Sahil takes a loan from a bank for his car. He repays his total loan of Rs 1,18,000 by paying every
month starting with the first instalment of Rs 1000. If he increases the
instalment by Rs 100 every month , answer the following.

(i) Find the amount paid by him in 30th instalment.

ii. Find the total amount paid by him after 30 instalments.
iii) Find the amount he had to pay after paying 30 instalments.

38.The path of a jump of a Dolphins is represented by the graph below

(i) What is the shape of the graph?
(ii) What are the zeroes of the graph?
(iii) Frame a Quadratic polynomial of the graph.

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