Class- X Session- 2022-23

Subject- Mathematics (Standard)

Sample Question Paper
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks : 80

General Instructions:
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

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

S.NO MARKS
.

1 All decimal numbers are 1

(a) rational number (b) irrational numbers
(c) real numbers (d) integers

2 If one zero of the polynomial P(x) = 5x2 + 13x + K is reciprocal of the other, 1
then value of k is
(a) 0
(b) 5
(c) 1/6
(d) 6
3 One of the common solution of ax + by = c and y axis is 1

(a)( 0, c/b)

(b) (0,b/c)

(c) (c/b, 0)

(d) (0,-c/b)

4 Roots of Quadratic equation x2 – 7x = 0 will be 1

(a) 7 (b) 0, –7
(c) 0, 5 (d) 0, 7

5 If the three sides of a triangle are a, √3a and √2a , then the measure of hte 1
angle opposite to longest side is
(a) 45° (b) 30°
(c) 60° (d) 90°

6 A vertical pole of length 3 m casts a shadow of 7 m and a tower casts a 1

shadow of 28 m at a time. The height of tower is
(a) 10 m (b) 12 m
(c) 14 m (d) 16 m

7 The coordinates of the point where line x/a + y/b=7 intersects y-axis are 1
(a) (a, 0) (b) (0, b)
(c) (0, 7b) (d) (2a, 0)

8 If A and 2A – 45° are acute angles such that sin = cos (2A – 45°) then tanA is 1
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (c) √3 (d)1/√3

9 Find the value of 9 sec2 A – 9 tan2 A 1

(a) 9 (b) 1 c) 3 (d)√3

10 If sin (20° + A) = cos 30° then find the value of . 1

(a) 10 (b) 40
11 In the figure, find the value of CF. 1

(a) 25 m (b) 50 m (c) 30 m (d) √3 m

12 If the horizontal distance of the boat from the bridge is 25 m and the height of 1
the bridge is 25 m, then find the angle of depression of the boat from the bridge.
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 15°

13 If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then find the length of the 1
chord of that circle which is tangent to the other circle.
(a) 6cm (b) 5cm (c) 4cm (d) 3cm

14 If two tangents inclined at an angle 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, 1
then find the length of each tangent.
(a) 3√3cm (b) 2cm (c) 3/2cm (d) 3cm

15 Two identical solid hemispheres of equal base radius r are stuck together 1
along their bases. The total surface area of the combination is 6πr2.
(a) True (b) False

16 In the above figure, what is the upper limit of the median class? 1

(a)17.5 (b) 18.5 (c) 7 (d) 18

17 1
The median and mode respectively of a frequency distribution are 26 and 29.

Then, its mean is

(a) 27.5 (b) 24.5 (c) 28.4 (d) 25.8

18 1
A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. The event E

is that the card drawn is not a face card. The number of outcomes favourable

to the event E is:

(A) 51 (B) 40 (C) 36 (D) 12

19 DIRECTION: In question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is 1

followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option

Assertion : The point (-1, 6) divides the line segment joining the points (-3, 10) and
(6, -8) in the ratio 2 : 7 internally.

Reason : Three points A,B and C are collinear if 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.

20 1
12n ends with the digit zero, where n is natural number.

Reason : Any number ends with digit zero, if its prime factor is of the form
2mx5n , where m, n are natural numbers.

(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

Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.

S.No. Mark
s

21 The difference of two numbers is 66. If one number is four times the other, find 2
the numbers.

22 In the given figure, AB || DE. Find the length of CD. 2

23 In the given fig. AP = 4 cm, BQ = 6 cm and AC = 9 cm. Find the semi perimeter 2
of ABC.

24 What is the ratio of the areas of a circle and an equilateral triangle whose 2
diameter and a side are respectively equal?
OR

The length of the minute hand of a clock is 5 cm. Find the area swept by the

minute hand during the time period 6:05 am to 6:40 am.

25 If secA = x + 1/4x , prove that secA + tanA = 2x or 1/2x 2

OR
Prove that :

(sinA + cosecA )2 + (cosA + secA )2 = 7 + tan2 A+ cot2 A

 SECTION C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

S.N Marks
o

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

27 Two water taps together can fill a tank in 6 hours. The tap of larger diameter 3
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.

28 The sum of four consecutive numbers in A.P. is 32 and the ratio of the product 3
of the first and last term to the product of two middle terms is 7 : 15. Find the
numbers.
OR

In an AP of 50 terms, the sum of first 10 terms is 210 and the sum of last 15

terms is 2565. Find the A.P.

29 Prove the following that- 3

If tanA + sinA = m, tanA – sinA = n, then prove that m2 – n2 = 4 √mn .

30 Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to 3
a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining
the points of contact at the centre.

OR
 In the given figure, a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD.
If AB = 6 cm, BC = 9 cm and CD = 8 cm, then find the length of AD.

31 Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000 3

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.
Calculate the probability of
(i) wife’s share
(ii) Servant’s Share
(iii) daughter’s share.

SECTION D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

S.N Marks
o

32 In the given figure, from a cuboidal solid metalic block of dimensions 15 cm × 5

10 cm × 5 cm a cylindrical hole of diameter 7 cm is drilled out. Find the surface
area of the remaining block.
 OR
A hemispherical depression is cut out from one face of a cubical wooden block
of edge 21 cm, such that the diameter of the hemisphere is equal to edge of the
cube. Determine the volume of the remaining block.

33 5
Two triangles QPR and QSR, right angled at P and S respectively are drawing on
the same base and on the same side of QR. If PR and SQ intersect at T. Prove that
PTxTR=STxTQ.

34 A right cylindrical container of radius 6 cm and height 15 cm is full of icecream, 5

which has to be distributed to 10 children in equal cones having
hemispherical shape on the top. If the height of the conical portion is four
times its base radius, find the radius of the ice-cream cone.
OR
A solid is in the form of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. The
total height of the solid is 20 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is
7 cm. Find the total volume of the solid.

35 The annual profit earned by 30 factories in an industrial area is given 5

below:
 SECTION E

Case study based questions are compulsory.

36 In a class the teacher asks every student to write an example of A.P. Two friends Geeta and
Madhuri writes their progressions as -5, -2, 1, 4, ... and 187, 184, 181,.... respectively. Now,
the teacher asks various students of the class the following questions on these two
progressions. Help students to find the answers of the questions

1
(i) Find the 34th term of the progression written by Madhuri.
1
(ii) Find the sum of common difference of the two progressions.

(iii) Find the sum of first 10 terms of the progression written by Geeta. 2
OR
Which term of the two progressions will have the same value?
37 A round clock is traced on a graph paper as shown below The boundary intersect the
coordinate axis at a distance of 4/3 units from origin.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Circle intersect the positive y-axis at

1

(ii) The radius of the circle is 1

2
(iii) The area of the circle is

OR

If (1,√7/3)is one of the ends of a diameter, then its other end is

38
A boy is standing on the top of light house. He observed that boat P and boat Q are
approaching to light house from opposite directions. He finds that angle of depression
of boat P is 45° and angle of depression of boat Qis 30°. He also knows that height of
the light house is 100 m.

1
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) If ∠YAB=30°, then ∠ABD is also 30", Why?

1
(ii) Length of CD is equal to

(iii) Length of BD is equal to 2

OR

Length of AC is equal to.

Answer Key and Hints
1. (c) real numbers
2. (b) a
3. (a) (0,c/b)
4. (b) 0,7
5.(d) 90°
6. (b) 12 m
7. (c) (0,7b)
8. (a) 1
9. (a) 9
10. (b) 40
11. (a) 25m
12. (b) 45°
13. (a) 6cm
14. (a) 3√3 cm
15. (b) False
16. (b)
17. (b) 24.5
18. (b) 40
19. (b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
20. (d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
21. 88,22
22. 2.5 cm
23. AP = AR = 4 cm
CR = CQ = (9 – 4) cm = 5 cm
Semi perimeter =1/2[AC + AB + BC]= ½ [9 + 10 + 11] = 15 cm
24. √3:π OR 275/6 sq. cm
27. Time taken by top of smaller diameter = x hrs
Time taken by larger tap = (x – 9) hrs
ATQ
1/x + 1/(x-9)=1/6 and get x2 – 21x + 54 = 0
Ans. x = 3, x = 18
x = 3 rejected as x – 9 = – 6 < 0
x = 18 hrs x – 9 = 18 – 9 = 9 hrs
28. Four consecutive terms are :
a – 3d, a – d, a + d, a + 3d
d=8
Product of Extremes/Product of means =
(a-3d)(a+3d)/(a-d)(a+d) = 7/15
Put a = 8 and solve to get
d2 = 4
d=±2
for a = 8, d = 2 terms are 2, 6, 10, 14
for a = 8, d = –2 terms are 14, 10, 6, 2

OR
d=4 , a
29. Find m2 and n2 substitute in m2 – n2 and substitute m and n in 4 √mn.
30. AD = 5 cm
31. (i) 1/2
(ii) 1/12
(iii) 5/24

32.
Surface of the remaining block = TSA of cuboidal block + CSA of cylinder –
Area of two circular bases
= 2(15 × 10 + 10 × 5 + 15 × 5) + 2 × 22/7 × 7/2 × 5 – 2 × 22/7 x 7/2 x 7/2= 583 cm2
OR
Radius of hemisphere =21/2 = 10.5 cm
Volume of remaining block = (21)3 – 2/3 x 22/7 x 10.53 = 6835.5 cm3

34.Let radius of conical section be r cm.

Height of conical section be 4r cm.
According to the question
10 × Volume of ice-cream in 1 cone = Volume of cylindrical container
10 x [1/3πr2 x 4r+2/3πr3] = π (6)2 × 15
r = 3 cm
OR

35. Median = Rs. 17.5 lakhs.

36. (i) 88
(ii) 0
(iii) 85 OR 33
37. (i) (0,4/3)
(ii) 4/3 units
(iii) 16/9π sq. cm OR (-1,-√7/3)
38. (i) alternate interior angles
(ii) 100 m
(iii) 100√3 m OR 100√2 m