ICSE X | MATHEMATICS

Sample Paper – 2 (Semester 1 – 2021)

ICSE Board
Class X Mathematics
Sample Paper - 2
Semester 1 - 2021
Time: 1 ½ hours Total Marks: 40
General Instructions:

1. The time given at the head of the paper is inclusive of reading time.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].

Select the correct option for each of the following questions.

Section A [16 Marks]

1. If A = [8 –3] and B = [4 –5], then B – A?

A. [4 2]
B. [–4 –2]
C. [4 –2]
D. [–4 2]

2. Mr. Pankaj took health insurance policy for his family and paid Rs. 900 as SGST.
Find the total annual premium paid by him for this policy, rate of GST being 18%.
A. Rs. 5,000
B. Rs. 10,000
C. Rs. 15,000
D. Rs. 20,000

AE
3. In the following figure, point D divides AB in the ratio 3: 5. Find: .
AC

1
A.
8

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B.
8
5
C.
8
7
D.
8

4. Mr. Jha gets Rs.12,910 at the end of 1 year at the rate of 14% p.a. in a recurring
deposit account. Find the monthly instalment.
A. 200
B. 500
C. 1000
D. 1500

5. Anushka deposited Rs. 350 per month in a bank for 1 year and 3 months under
the recurring deposit scheme. If she receives the maturity value of Rs. 5,565,
find the interest received on the total deposit.
A. Rs. 35
B. Rs. 240
C. Rs. 315
D. Rs. 350

6. Solve the inequation 16 ≥ 25 – 4x, when x  N.

A. x = 2.5
B. x ≥ 2.25
C. x ≤ 2.75
D. x < 4

7. Which term of the A.P. 1, 4, 7, 10, … is 58?

A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 21

8. Areas of two similar triangles are 98 sq. cm and 128 sq. cm. Find the ratio
between the lengths of their corresponding sides.
3
A.
8
5
B.
8
7
C.
8
9
D.
8

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9. Find the greatest integral value of x satisfying the inequality: 7  3x   .
2
A. 2
B. 2.5
C. 3
D. 3.5

2
10. Find the value of m if is a solution of the equation 3x2 + mx + 2 = 0.
3
A. 2 6
B. –5
C. 2 3
D. 6

11. Find the fourth proportional to 1.5, 4.5 and 3.5.

A. 8.5
B. 10.5
C. 11.5
D. 12.5

12. Find the value of ‘a’, if (x – a) is a factor of x3 – ax2 + x + 2.

A. –1
B. 1
C. –2
D. 2

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13. Find the value(s) of x which satisfies the equation x  
x 2
A. 2 or 2.5
B. 4 or 3
C. 5 or 2
D. 3 or 7

14. Find the sum of first 14 natural numbers where each number is divisible by 9.
A. 135
B. 819
C. 945
D. 952

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 5 3
15. If A    , find (A – 2I).
 1 2
 3 3
A.  
 1 0 
 7 3
B.  
 1 4
 4 3
C.  
 1 1 
 5 1
D.  
 3 2 

16. When a polynomial x3 + 2x2 – kx + 8 is divided by x – 2, the remainder is k.

Find the value of k.
2
A. 6
3
B. 8
1
C. 6
3
D. 7

Section B [12 Marks]

17. Lisa opens a recurring deposit account in a post office for 4 years at 8% p.a.
simple interest. If she gets interest of Rs. 8,325 at the time of maturity, then find
the total maturity amount.
A. Rs. 75,825
B. Rs. 67,500
C. Rs. 1,875
D. Rs. 59,175

18. Find ‘m’ if the two polynomials mx3 + 4x2 – 7 and 3x3 – 2x + m, leave the same
remainder when divided by x – 2.
8
A.
7
11
B.
7
12
C.
7
15
D.
7

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19. Find the smallest value of x which satisfies the inequality 5  2x  3  x  2.

A. –1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

20. What number must be added to each of the numbers 7, 16, 21 and 44 to make
them proportional?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

 a 3 2 b   1 1 5 0
21. If      , find the values of a, b and c.
4 1 1 2  2 c  7 3

A. a = 4, b = 2, c = –4
B. a = –4, b = 2, c = 4
C. a = 4, b = –2, c = –4
D. a = –4, b = –2, c = –4

22. A dealer in Mumbai exports goods worth Rs. 45,000 from Delhi to Calcutta at
18% GST and then from Calcutta to Mumbai at the same rate of GST. Find the
output tax at Delhi.
A. Rs. 4050
B. Rs. 8100
C. Rs. 4500
D. Rs. 9000

Section C (12 Marks)

23. The nth term of an arithmetic progression (A.P.) is 2(n – 1) + 5

i. The first three terms of this A. P. are
A. 9, 11, 13
B. 7, 9, 11
C. 3, 5, 7
D. 5, 7, 9

ii. The common difference of the A.P. is

A. 2
B. –3
C. –2
D. 3

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iii. Which of the following is not a term of this A.P.?

A. 23
B. 43
C. 33
D. 68

iv. Sum of the first 12 terms of this A.P. is

A. 212
B. 182
C. 202
D. 192

24. Stations A and B are 300 km apart. Two trains run daily commuting people from
A to B and vice versa. The first train runs at a speed of x km/hr, whereas the
second one runs 50 km/hr slower than the first train.

i. The time taken by the first train to cover the distance between stations A and
B is
A. x/300 hrs
B. 30 hrs
C. 300/x hrs
D. x hrs

ii. The time taken by the second train to cover the distance between stations A
and B is
A. (x + 50)/300 hrs
B. 300/(x + 5) hrs
C. (x – 50)/300 hrs
D. 300/(x – 50) hrs

iii. If second train takes 10 hrs to cover the distance, then find its speed.
A. 80 km/hr
B. 130 km/hr
C. 150 km/hr
D. 90 km/hr

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iv. If first train takes 3 hrs to cover the distance, then find the speed of second
train.
A. 80 km/hr
B. 100 km/hr
C. 50 km/hr
D. 30 km/hr

25. In quadrilateral ABCD, AB||DC, AD||BC and AC intersects BD at O.

i. Triangle AOB is similar to

A. Triangle COD
B. Triangle DOC
C. Triangle AOD
D. Triangle BOC

ii. Triangle BOC is similar to

A. Triangle OAD
B. Triangle AOD
C. Triangle ADO
D. Triangle DOA

iii. If AB = 6 cm, AO = 3 cm and CD = 8 cm, then AC =?

A. 4 cm
B. 5 cm
C. 6 cm
D. 7 cm

iv. If OC = 3 cm, OB = 5 cm, then DO:OA =?

A. 8:3
B. 3:8
C. 5:3
D. 3:5

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