ICSE CLASS 10

SAMPLE PAPERS
F O R B O A R D E X A M S I N 2020

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 SAMPLE PAPER
MATHEMATICS
Std: X Time: 2 hours 30mins
Marks: 80 (plus 15 mins. reading time)
General Instructions:
 All answers must be written on the separate answer booklet provided.
 This paper consists of two sections.
 Attempt all questions from section A and any four from section B.
 This paper consists of 11 questions on 7 pages.
 The intended marks for the questions or part of questions are given in
brackets. []

Section A [40 Marks]

Attempt all questions
Question 1
(a) A man has a recurring deposit account in a bank for 3 years at 8% p.a. If he gets
Rs. 3,996 as interest at the time of maturity of the scheme, find: [3]
(i) The monthly instalment.
(ii) The maturity amounts.

(b) In the given figure, the centre O of the small circle lies on the circumference of the
bigger circle. If ∠APB = 75° and ∠BCD = 40°, [4]
Find:
(i) ∠AOB
(ii) ∠ACB
(iii) ∠ABD
(iv) ∠ADB

(c) Find the sum of 25 terms of an AP in which the third term is 7 and the seventh
term is 2 more than thrice its third term. [3]

Question 2
(a) The expression (ax3 + bx2 – 5x +2a) is exactly divisible by (x2 - 3x – 2). Calculate
the value of a and b and factorize the expression completely. [4]

(b) A retailer buys an article, from a wholesaler, at a discount of 15% on the printed
price. He marks up its printed price by 10%. Due to competition in the market, he
 allows a discount of 5% to the buyer. If the buyer pays Rs.6.771.60 for the article
inclusive of 8% VAT, find: [3]
(i) The original printed price of the article.
(ii) The profit percent of the retailer.
(iii) VAT paid by the retailer.

(c) A coin is tossed, and a dice is thrown simultaneously. [3]

(i) Describe the sample space S
(ii) Find the probability of getting
1) a head and an odd number.
2) a tail.

Question 3
(a) Solve the inequation and represent the solution set on a number line for the
following: [4]
(i) x ∈ W
(ii) x ∈ R
5 1 2𝑥
−2 < − ≤2
6 2 3

(b) Solve the following by using the formula and write the root correct to 3 significant
figures.
(𝑥 − 4) − 5𝑥 − 3 = 0 [3]

(c) Find the length of a canvas, 2 m in width, required to make a conical tent, 12 m in
diameter and 12.6 m in slant height. Also find the cost of canvas at a rate of Rs.12
per meter.
(𝜋 = ) [3]

Question 4
(a) Prove the identity: [3]
sinA (1 +tanA) +cosA (1 + cotA) = secA + cosecA

1 −1 𝑥 1
(b) 𝐼𝑓 𝐴 = , 𝐵= and 𝐴 + 𝐵 = (𝐴 + 𝐵) , find the value of ‘x’. [3]
2 −1 4 −1
(c) Find the value of ‘x ‘if the mean of the following distribution is 18: [4]
Variate 13 15 17 19 (20+x) 23
Frequency 8 2 3 4 5x 6

Section B [40 Marks]

Attempt any four questions
Question 5
2 −6 −3 2 4 0
(a) Given 𝐴 = , 𝐵= , 𝐶= Find the matrix X such that A +
2 0 4 0 0 2
2X = 2B + C. [3]

(b) In Δ ABC, D is a point on AB and E is a point on AC such that AD: DB = 2: 5 and

DE parallel to BC. Find: [4]
(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(c) Solve for x, for the given AP, if (1 + 4 + 7 + …... +x) = 247 [3]

Question 6

(a) In the given figure, O is the centre of circle with diameter AB. PT is a tangent of
the circle at point T. If chord CD = 7cm, DP = 9m and PB = 6cm, find the radius
of the circle and the length of tangent PT. [3]

(b) The following table gives marks obtained (out of 25) by students of a class. Find
the median and mode of the distribution. [3]
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 Marks obtained No. of student
20 15
16 7
17 10
30 9
22 17
25 13

(c) A solid consists of a right circular cone, standing on a hemisphere, is placed

upright, in a right circular cylinder, full of water, and touches the bottom. Find the
volume of water left in the cylinder, having given that the radius of the cylinder is
3 cm and its height is 6 cm; the radius of the hemisphere is 2 cm and the height of
the cone is 4 cm. Give your answer to the nearest cubic centimeter. (𝜋 = 3.14) [4]

Question 7
(a) Calculate the ratio in which the line joining A (5, 6) and B (-3, 4) is divided by x =
2. Also find the co-ordinates of the point of intersection. [3]

(b) Solve for x: [3]

√2𝑥 + 1 + √𝑥 − 3
=4
√2𝑥 + 1 − √𝑥 − 3

(c) Use graph paper to answer the following question. (Take 1 cm = 1 unit on both
the axes [4]
(i) Plot the points A (2,3) and B (6,3).
(ii) Reflect A in the origin to get the image D.
(iii) Reflect A in the x-axis to get the image C.
(iv)Write the co-ordinates of C and D.
(v) Give a geometrical name for the figure ABCD and find its area.
(vi)Name an invariant point from the figure on reflection in y-axis
Question 8
(a) The sum of first 3 terms of a GP is and their product is 1. Find the common ratio
and the first three terms. [3]

(b) A (5, - 2), B (6, 3), C (8, 5) are the vertices of the ΔABC. Find the equation of: [3]
(i) The median of the triangle through A.
(ii) The altitude of the triangle through B.

(c) P and Q are two points on the opposite side of a 90-meter-high tower AB. The
base B of the tower AB and points P and Q are along the same straight line. The
angles of depression of points P and Q as observed from top A of tower AB are
60° and 30° respectively. Find, correct to the nearest meter, the distance between
P and Q. [4]

Question 9
(a) Construct an isosceles triangle ABC such that AB = 6 cm and BC = AC = 4 cm.
Bisect ∠ C internally and mark a point P on this bisector such that CP = 4.5 cm.
Find the points Q and R which are 4.5 cm from P and 4.5 cm from the line AB. [3]

(b) A man wants to buy 124 shares available at Rs.66 (par value Rs.50) [3]
(i) How much should he invest?
(ii) If the dividend is 7.5%, what will be his annual income?
(iii) If he wants to increase his income by Rs.600, how many extra shares should he
buy?

(c) A person bought a certain number of pens for Rs.800. If he had bought 4 pens
more for the same money, he would have paid Rs.10 less for each pen. How many
pens did he buy? [4]

Question 10

(a) If a, b, c is in continued proportion, prove that = a – b + c. Hence, find

three numbers in continued proportion having a sum of 19 and having the sum of
their squares 133. [5]

(b) Draw an ogive for the data given below and from it, determine: [5]
 Monthly income No. of
(In Rs. workers
Thousand)
6-7 40
7-8 68
8-9 86
9-10 120
10-11 90
11-12 40
12-13 26

(i) The median income.

(ii) The number of employees whose income exceeds Rs. 11,800.
[ Take 2 cm = Rs. 1,000 on one axis and 2 cm = 50 employees on the
other.]

Question 11
(a) Without solving the equation, find the value of p, for which the equation
(𝑝 − 3)𝑥 − 2(𝑝 − 3)𝑥 + 2 = 0 has equal roots. Use the value of p and find the
roots of the equation. [4]

(b) D is a point on side BC of ΔABC, such that ∠DAC = ∠B. [3]

(i) Prove that ΔABC ~ ΔDAC
(ii) If DC = 4cm, BD = 5cm, and area of ΔABC = 18cm2, find
AC.
(iii) Find the area ΔADC.

(c) Construct a Δ PQR in which PQ = 4.2 cm, QR = 6 cm, and median PM = 3 cm.
Construct an incircle. Measure and write the radius. [3]
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