Class - X Session 2022-23

Subject - Mathematics (Standard - 041)

Sample Question Paper 1
Time Allowed: 3 Hours 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 integrated units of assessment (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. An internal choice has been provided in the 2 marks
questions of Section E.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION A
SECTION A CONSIST OF 20 QUESTIONS OF 1 MARKS EACH
S.NO. MARKS
1. The smallest number by which √27 should be multiplied so as to get a rational 1
number is
(a) √27 (b) 3√3 (c) √3 (d) 3
2. The ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite number and least prime 1
number is
(a) 1: 2(𝑏) 2 ∶ 1 (𝑐 ) 1 ∶ 1 (𝑑 ) 1 ∶ 3
3. If P and Q are zeroes of 3𝑋 2 +2X-9 then the value of P-Q is 1
2 4√7
(a) −3 (𝑏 ) − (𝑐 ) (𝑑 )None of these
3 3
4. The value of K for which the system of equations 2X + 3 Y =5 and 4X+KY =10 1
has infinite number of solution is
(a) 1 (𝑏 ) 3 (𝑐 ) 6 (𝑑 ) 0
5. If one root of the equation 𝑎𝑥 2 + b x+ c =0 is three times the other, then 𝑏2 ∶ 𝑎𝑐 1
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 3 : 16 (c) 16 :3 (d) 16 : 1
6. The ratio in which x- axis divides the line segment joining (3 ,6 ) and (12 , -3 ) is 1
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 3 :2 (d) 1 : 3
7. In ∆ ABC , D and E are the points on sides AB and AC 1
respectively such that
𝐴𝐷 3
DE ∥ 𝐵𝐶 And 𝐷𝐵 = 1 if EA= 4.2 c m then AC is equal to

(a) 3.3 𝑐 𝑚 (𝑏)12.6 𝑐 𝑚 (𝑐 )5.6 𝑐 𝑚 (𝑑 ) 4.2 𝑐 𝑚

8. Which of the following is true for the following two triangles? 1

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 (a) ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆ 𝐷𝐸𝐹 (𝑏) ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶~ 𝐷𝐹𝐸 (𝑐 ) ∆ 𝐵𝐴𝐶~∆ 𝐷𝐸𝐹 (𝑑 )∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜∆ 𝐷𝐸
9. 𝐼𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐴𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝐷 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 1
𝑃 such that
𝑃𝐴 = 6 𝑐 𝑚, 𝑃𝐵 = 3𝑐 𝑚, 𝑃𝐶 = 2.5 𝑐 𝑚 𝑃𝐷 = 5𝑐𝑚 , ∠𝐴𝑃𝐵 = 50° 𝑎𝑛𝑑
∠𝐶𝐷𝑃 = 30° 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 ∠ 𝑃𝐵𝐴 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜

(a)500 (b)300 (c) 600 (d)1000

10. If 7𝑐𝑜𝑠30° + 5 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑎𝑛300 + 6 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑖𝑠60°is 1
43 41√3 47 49√3
(a) 2 (b) (c) 2 (d)
√3 2 √3 2
11. 2 2 1
If a cos𝜃 + 𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 =12 and a sin𝜃 − 𝑏𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃=5 then 𝑎 + 𝑏 is equal to
(a) 13 (𝑏)12 (𝑐)14 4 (𝑑 )169
12. A bag contains 24 balls of which x are red and 2x are white and 3x are blue, a 1
ball is selected at random the probability that it is white ball is
1 5 3 7
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 24
13. 𝑎2 −𝑏2 1
If sin𝜃 = then the value of tan𝜃 is
𝑎2 +𝑏2
𝑎 +𝑏2
2 𝑎2 −𝑏2 2𝑎𝑏 2𝑎𝑏
(a) (𝑏) (𝑐 ) (𝑑 )
2𝑎𝑏 2𝑎𝑏 𝑎2 −𝑏2 𝑎2 +𝑏2
14. The length of minute hand of a clock is 14 c m find the area swept by the minute 1
hand in 5 minutes.
154 160 154 181
(a) 3 𝑐𝑚2 (b) 3 𝑐𝑚2 (c) 6 𝑐𝑚2 (d) 6 𝑐𝑚2
15. Mode for the following distribution is 22 if x< 𝑦 < 10 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 the value of y is 1
CI 0 -10 10 -20 20-30 30-40 40-50 Total
Frequency 5 8 10 x y 30
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
16. If for a data mean : median = 9 : 8 then median : mode = 1
(a) 8 : 9 (b) 4 :3 (c) 7 :6 (d) 5 : 4
17. Find the area of quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm. 1
22 77 77 8
(a) 8 𝑐𝑚2 (𝑏) 8 𝑐𝑚2 (𝑐 ) 22 𝑐𝑚2 (𝑑 ) 77 𝑐𝑚2
18. If the perimeter of the bases of two right circular cone are in the ratio 3:4 and 1
their volumes are in the ratio 9:32 then the ratio of their heights is-
(a) 1:3 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:2 (d) 1:3
Direction for questions 19 & 20: In question numbers 19 and 20, a
statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose
the correct option.

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19. Assertion: If HCF (90,144)= 18 then LCM(90,144) = 720 1
Reason: HCF (a,b) x LCM (a,b)= axb
(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.
20. Assertion: if the coordinate of the midpoints of sides AB and AC of triangle ABC 1
are D(3,5) and E(-3,-3) respectively then BC= 20 units
Reason:
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
(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.
Section B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. Solve for X and Y: 8X+5Y=9 3X +2Y=4 2
22. Diagonal AC and BD of trapezium ABCD with AB∥ 𝐷𝐶 intersect each other at the 2
point O. using a similarity criterion for two triangles.
𝐴𝑂 𝐵𝑂
Show that 𝐶𝑂 =𝐷𝑂
23. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel. 2
24. 7 (1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃) (1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃) 2
If cot𝜃 = 8 then evaluate (1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)(1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)
OR
Evaluate
5𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 600 + 4𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 300 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 450
𝑠𝑖𝑛2 300 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 300
25. In a circle of radius 21 c m. an arc subtends an angle of 2
600 at the centre. find
(a) Length of an arc
(b) Area of sector
OR
Find the area of shaded region (in this figure ) if radii of
two concentric circles with centre o. are 7 c m and 14
cm respectively and ∠𝐴𝑂𝐶 = 400

Section C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26. Prove that7√2 is an irrational number. 3
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27. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑋 2 +6X -2 and verify the relationship between 3
the zeroes and the coefficient.
28. If the equation (1+𝑚2 ) 𝑥 2 +2mcx + 𝑐 2 - 𝑎2 = 0 has equal roots. Show that 𝑐 2 = 3
𝑎2 (1 + 𝑚2 )
OR
Find two consecutive positive integers. Sum of whose squares is 365.
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29. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre o from external point 3
T. prove that ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 2∠𝑂𝑃𝑄

OR
In this figure XY and 𝑋1 𝑌1 are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre o.
and another tangent AB with point of contact C intersect XY at A and 𝑋1 𝑌1 at B
prove that ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 900

30. 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 3
Prove that : √1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴
31. A die is thrown twice. What is the probability that 3
(a ) 5 will come up at least once .
(b ) 5 will not come up either time .
Section D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
32. State and prove that the Basic proportional theorem. 5
Using this theorem ( in this figure ) If DE∥ OQ and DF ∥ OR then show that 𝐸𝐹 ∥ 𝑄𝑅

33. The median of the following data is 525. find the value of X and Y. if total frequency 5
is 100.
CI Frequency
0 - 100 2
100 - 200 5
200 - 300 X
300 - 400 12
400 - 500 17
500 - 600 20
600 - 700 Y
700 - 800 9
800 - 900 7
900 - 1000 4
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34. RS 9000 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 5
20 more persons each would have got RS 160 less. Find the original number of
persons.
OR
3
Two water taps together can fill the tank in 98 hrs. The tap of larger diameter takes
10 hrs less the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each
tap can separately fill the tank.
35. A tent is in the shape of cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and 5
diameter of the cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively and slant height of
top is 2.8 m. find the area of canvas used for making the tent .Also find the cost of
the canvas of tent at the rate of Rs 500 per 𝑚2 .
OR
A Gulabjamun contains sugar syrup upto about 30% of its volume. Find
approximately how much syrup would be found in 45 gulabjamuns, each shaped
like a cylinder with two hemi spherical ends with length 5cm and diameter 2.8 cm.
Section E
Case study based questions are compulsory.
36 As observed from the top of a 60 M high light house from the sea level the angle of
depression of two ships are 280 and 45° one ship exactly behind the other on the
same side of the light house . (use tan 28° = 0.5317)

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(i) Find the distance between the two ships.
(ii) Find the distance between the foot of the light house and first ship from the
light house .
(iii) Find the distance from the top of light house (A) to the first ship(D) .
OR
Find the value of cosec B
37. A triangular plot is marked with parallel and vertical lines. A
pair of such lines are taken as x- axis and y- axis respectively
as shown in graph P ,Q ,R are mid points of AB, BC and CA
respectively where three pillars for makings were erected in
the ground and are joined with ropes.

(i) Find coordinates of mid point of rope PQ . 1

(ii) Find coordinates of R. 1
(iii) Find the ratio in which BC is divided by y-axis.
OR 2
Find the ratio in which y-axis divides AC .
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38. Rishi wants to buy a car and plans to take loan from a bank to
buy the car. He pays his total loan of Rs 1180000 by paying
every month starting with the first instalment of RS 10000. If he
increases the instalment by RS 1000 every month answer the
following.
(i) Find the amount paid by Rishi in 30𝑡ℎ instalment. 1
(ii) Find the amount paid by Rishi in 30 instalment. 1
(iii) If the loan is to be repaid in 40 instalments, thenfind the amount paid in the
last instalment . 2
OR
Find the ratio of the first instalment to the last instalment.

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