ICSE SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION

CLASS10 QUESTION PAPER

MATHEMATICS
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Maximum Marks: 40
Time allowed: One and a half hours (inclusive of reading time)
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY.
The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].
Select the correct option for each of the following questions.
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Section A [16 Marks] [𝟏𝟔 × 𝟏]
2 −1 10
1. If 𝑥 +𝑦 = then the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 are
3 0 6
(a) 𝑥 = 2 , 𝑦 = 6 (b) 𝑥 = 2 , 𝑦 = −6
(c) 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = −4 (d) 𝑥 = 3 , 𝑦 = −6
2. A shopkeeper in Panipat bought goods worth Rs. 1,20,000 from Panipat.
If the rate of GST is 12% then CGST is
(a) Rs. 7,200 (b) Rs. 14,400 (c) Rs. 15,200 (d) Nil
3. If in two triangles ABC and PQR, = = then
(a) ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅~∆𝐶𝐴𝐵 (b) ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅~∆𝐴𝐵𝐶
(c) ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅~∆𝐶𝐵𝐴 (d) ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅~∆𝐵𝐶𝐴
4. If the common difference of an A.P. is 5 then 𝑎 − 𝑎 is
(a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 30
5. John deposited Rs. 400 every month in a bank’s recurring deposit
account for 2 years. If he gets Rs. 1085 as an interest at the time of
maturity then the rate of interest per annum is
(a) 6% (b) 7% (c) 8% (d) 9%

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 6. Solution set of the inequation: > + ,𝑥 ∈ 𝑊
(a) {0,1,2….,12}
(b) {1,2,3,…,13}
(c) {0,1,2,3….,13}
(d) {-13,-12,…..,12,13}
7. The sum of first five multiples of 3 is
(a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 65 (d) 75
8. If in triangles ABC and DEF, = then they will be similar when
(a) angle B=angle E (b) angle A=angle D
(c) angle B=angle D (d) angle A=angle F
9. If 𝑥 ∈ 𝑊 then the solution set of the inequation: 5 − 4𝑥 ≥ 2 − 3𝑥 is
(a) {…,-2,-1,0,1,2,3}
(b) {1,2,3}
(c) {0,1,2,3}
(d) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 ≤ 3}
10.If is a root of the equation 𝑥 + 𝑘𝑥 − = 0 then the value of 𝑘 is
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) (d)
11.The mean proportional between and 128 is
(a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 8
12.If on dividing 2𝑥 + 6𝑥 − (2𝑘 − 7)𝑥 + 5 by (𝑥 + 3), the remainder is
𝑘 − 1 then the value of 𝑘 is
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) -3 (d) 3
13.In an A.P. , if 𝑎 = −7.2 , 𝑑 = 3.6, 𝑎 = 7.2 then the value of 𝑛 is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
14.The quadratic equation 2𝑥 − √5 𝑥 + 1 = 0 has
(a) Two distinct real roots
(b) Two equal real roots
(c) No real roots
(d) More than two real roots

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 15.Which of the following statement is not true?
(a) All identity matrices are square matrix
(b) All null matrices are square matrix
(c) For a square matrix number of rows is equal to the number of
columns
(d) A square matrix all of whose elements except those in the leading
diagonal are zero is the diagonal matrix
16. When 2𝑥 − 𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 5 is divided by 2𝑥 + 1 then the remainder is
(a) 6 (b) -6 (c) -3 (d) 0

Section B [12 Marks] [𝟔 × 𝟐]

17. Mrs. Asha Mehta deposit Rs. 250 per month for one year in bank’s
recurring deposit account. If the rate of simple interest is 8% per annum
then the interest earned by her on this account is
(a) Rs. 65 (b) Rs. 120 (c) Rs. 130 (d) Rs. 260
18. If 𝑥 − 4 is a factor of polynomial 𝑥 + 𝑥 − 4𝑥 − 4 then its factors are
(a) (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 1)
(b) (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 1)
(c) (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 1)
(d) (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 1)
19.A dealer purchased a music system from the manufacturing company for
Rs. 25,000 and sold it to a consumer in the same city at a profit of 20%. If
the rate of GST is 18% then the amount of input CGST for the dealer is
(a) Rs. 2250 (b) Rs. 4500 (c) Rs. 5000 (d) Nil
20.If 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 then the solution set of 6 ≤ −3(2𝑥 − 4) < 12 is
(a) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1}
(b) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 1}
(c) {0,1}
(d) None of the above
21.If x, 12 ,8 and 32 are in proportion then the value of x is
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
2 −2
22.If 𝐴 = and 𝐴 = 𝑝𝐴 then the value of 𝑝 is
−2 2
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) -2 (d) -4

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 Section C [12 Marks] [𝟑 × 𝟒]
23.The quadratic equation 𝑚𝑥 − 2√5 𝑚𝑥 + 15 = 0 has two equal roots
then
(i) The value of 𝑚 is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) -4 (d) -5
(ii) The roots of the equation are
(a) √3 , √3 (b) √5 , √5 (c) √6 , √6 (d) 2√5 , 2√5
(iii) The discriminant of the quadratic equation is
(a) + ve (b) – ve (c) zero (d) None of these
(iv) For real values of a quadratic equation, the discriminant should be
(a) < 0 (b) > 0 (c) = 0 (d) both (b) and (c)
24.The altitudes BN and CM of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 meet at H then choose the correct
option for the following questions:
(i) 𝐶𝑁 × 𝐻𝑀 =
(a) 𝐵𝑀 × 𝐻𝑁 (b) 𝐵𝑁 × 𝐻𝑁 (c) 𝐶𝑁 × 𝐻𝑁 (d) 𝐵𝑀 × 𝐻𝑀
×
(ii) =
×

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(iii) Which of the following is correct:
(a) ∆𝑀𝐻𝑁~ ∆𝐵𝐶𝐻 (b) ∆𝑀𝐻𝑁~ ∆𝐶𝐻𝐵
(c) ∆𝑀𝐻𝑁~∆𝐵𝐻𝐶 (d) ∆𝑀𝐻𝑁~∆𝑀𝑁𝐻
(iv) Which axiom of similarity is used to choose the correct option in
question (iii)
(a) AAA (b) SAS (c) SSS (d) None of these
25.Given the A.P. is 9,13,17,21,…..97.
(i) The common difference of the A.P. is :
(a) -4 (b) 9 (c) 4 (d)
(ii) The 15th term of the A.P. is :
(a) 65 (b) 72 (c) 75 (d) 76
(iii) The number of terms in the A.P. is :
(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 23
th
(iv) The 10 term of the A.P. from the end is :
(a) 60 (b) 61 (c) 62 (d) 63

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