Class : X

Sub : Math (CBSE Sample Paper-3)

Name : ________________________

Max Marks : 80 Duration : 3 Hour

   General Instruction
• This question paper consists of 38 questions in 5 sections.
• All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected
to attempt only one of these questions.
• Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
• Section B consists of 5 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each.
• Section C consists of 6 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
• Section D consists of 4 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each.
• Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.
• Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

Section A (1 ¥ 20 = 20)
Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1–20

1. If two positive number m and n are written as m = x 3 y 2 7. In the given figure, if AB|| DC, the value of x will be
and n = xy3 ; x, y are prime numbers, then find HCF(m, n). D C
x– 3
(a) xy 2
(b) x y
3 3
2 x+
(c) xy 3
(d) x y
3 2
O
x–
2. The quadratic equation 2x - 5 x + 1 = 0 has
2
5 1
x+
(a) two distinct real roots (b) two equal real roots
A B
(c) no real roots (d) more than 2 real roots
(a) 3 (b) 6
3. The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is:
(d) 7 (d) 8
(a) 100 (b) 210
8. The value of (sec A + tan A)(1 - sin A) is
(c) 400 (c) 420
(a) cos A (b) cosec A
4. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are -3 and 4, is
(c) sin A (d) sec A
(a) x2-x + 12 (b) x2 + x + 12
9. If sinq + cosq = 2 cos q,(q π 0∞) then the value of tanq
x2 x
(c) - -6 (d) 2x2 + 2x - 24 is:
2 2
(a) 2 -1 (b) 2
5. The pair of linear equations x = 0 and y = -3 has
(c) 2 +1 (d) - 2
(a) One solution
10. In the adjoining figure: –PQR = –PRS. If PR = 8 cm, PS=
(b) Two solutions 4 cm, then PQ is equal to
(c) Infinitely many solutions P

S
(d) No solution
6. The points on the x-axis which is equidistant from (-4, R
0) and (10, 0) is:
(a) (7, 0) (b) (0, 0)
(c) (5, 0) (d) (3, 0) Q

1
 (a) 16 cm (b) 12 cm (a) 67∞ (b) 134∞
(c) 24 cm (d) 32 cm (c) 44∞ (d) 46∞
11. In the given figure: PA, QB and RC each are perpendicular 14. Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27. The ratio
to AC. Which of the following is correct? of the their surface areas is:
P
(a) 3 : 4 (b) 9 : 16
R
x Q (c) 16 : 9 (d) 4 : 3
z 15. The diameters of the front and rear wheels of a tractor
y
A C are 80 cm and 200 cm respectively. what is the number
B
of revolutions of rear wheel to cover the distance which
1 1
(a) y + z = x (b) = the front wheel covers in 800 revolution?
x+z y
1 1 1
(c) + = (d) y - z = x (a) 320 (b) 420
x z y
(c) 820 (d) 640
12. In a circle with centre O and radius 6 cm, AB is a chord
16. The empirical relationship between mean, median and
of length 6 3 cm. Find the area of sector AOB.
mode is :
(a) Mean > Median > Mode (b) Mean = Median =
O Mode
6 cm 6 cm (c) Mode - Mean = 3 (Median - Mean)

A B (d) Mean - Mode = 3 (Mean - Median)

6÷3cm
(a) 18p cm2 (b) 12p cm2 17. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of
52 playing cards. Find t he probability of getting neither
(c) 10p cm2 (d) 6p cm2
a red card nor a queen.
13. In Fig., PQ and PR are two tangents to a circle with 7 27
centre O. If –QPR = 46∞, then –QOR equals: (a) (b)
13 52
Q
6 1
(c) (d)
13 2
O 46∞ P

18. Consider the data :

Class 65-85 85-105 105-125 125-145 145-165 165-185 185-205

Frequency 4 5 13 20 14 7 4
The difference of the upper limit of the median class and the lower limit of the modal class is:
(a) 0 (b) 19
(c) 20 (d) 38
DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose
the correct option

19. Statement A (Assertion): For any two positive
integers p and q, HCF (p, q) ¥ LCM (p, q) = p ¥ q
Statement R (Reason): If the HCF of two numbers is
5 and their product is 150, then their LCM is 40.
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and rea-
son (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. Statement A Assertion: If DABC and DPQR are
congruent triangles, then they are also similar triangles.

2
SAMPLE PAPER

Statement A Reason: All congruent triangles are (b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and
similar but the similar triangles need not be congruent. reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A)
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and rea- (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
son (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A) (d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true

Section B (2 ¥ 5 = 10)
Q. no 21 to 25 are very short answer questions.
21. In Figure, AB and CD are common tangents to two 24. In Fig, if AB || DC and AC and PQ intersect each other at
circles of unequal radii. Prove that AB = CD the point O, prove that OA . CQ = OC . AP
A
A P B
B

O
D
C
22. solve the following pair of linear equations:
D Q C
2lx + 47y = 110
47x + 2ly = 162 25. If sinq + sin2 q = 1, then find the value of the expression
23. The length of the minute hand of a clock is· 5 cm Find (cos2 q + cos4 q - 1).
the area swept by the minute hand during the time OR
period 6 : 05 Am. and 6 : 40 Am.
OR In figure, find –A and –C. Also, find cos A.
In Fig, ABCD is a trapezium with centres A, B, C, AB = C
18 cm, DC = 32 cm and distance between AB and DC =
14 cm. If arcs of equal radii 7 cm with centreA, B, C and 2k
D have been drawn, then find the area of the shaded k
region of the figure.
A B
A B

D C

Section C (3 ¥ 6 = 18)
Q. no 26 to 31 are short answer questions.
26. Show that 5 + 2 7 is an irrational number, where 7 is 30. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an
given to be an irrational number. external point to a circle are equal.
27. Draw the graph of x = y, and 2x + y = 6 and find the area OR
of the triangle formed by these lines and x-axis. In figure O is the centre of the circle and TP is the
OR tangent to the circle from an external point T. If –
Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car PBT = 30∞, prove that BA : AT = 2: 1.
starts from A and another from B at the same time. If P
the car travel in the same direction at different speeds,
they meet in 5 hours. If they travel toward each other, 30∞
they meet in 1 hour. What are the speeds of the two car B O A T
?
28. Prove that:
sinA + cosA sin A - cos A 2 31. A number x is selected at random from the numbers
+ = 1,4,9,16 and another number y is selected at random
sin A - cos A sin A + cos A 1 - 2cos2 A
29. If 2 and -3 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4. Find the probability that
+ (a + 1) x + b; then find the values of a and b. the value of xy is more than 16.

3
 Section D (5 ¥ 4 = 20)
Q. no 32 to 35 are long answer questions.
32. Dev’s present age is 2 more than the square of his son (ii) DCMB ~ DRNQ
Mohan’s age. When Mohan grows to his father’s present 34. Sushant has a vessel, of the form of an inverted cone,
age, Dev’s age would be two year less than 12 times the open at the top, of height 11 cm and radius of top as
present age of Mohan. Find the present age of both Dev 2.5 cm and is full of water. Metallic spherical balls each
and Mohan. of diameter 0.5 cm are put in the vessel due to which
OR 2/5 th of the water in the vessel flows out. Find how
A rectangular park is to be designed whose breadth is 3 many balls were put in the vessel. Sushant made the
m less than its length. Its area is to be 4 square metres arrangement so that the water that flows out irrigates
more than the area of a park that has already been made the flower beds. What value has been shown by Sushant
in the shape of an isosceles triangle with its base as the OR
breadth of the rectangular park and of altitude 12 m.
A military tent of height 8.25 m is in the form of a right
Find its length and breadth.
circular cylinder of base diameter 30 m and height 5.5 m
33. CM and RN are respectively the medians of Δ ABC surmounted by a right circular cone of same base radius.
and Δ PQR. If Δ ABC ~ Δ PQR, prove that : Find the length of the canvas use in making the tent, if
CM AB the breadth of the canvas is 1.5 m.
(i) =
RN PQ
35. The median of the following data is 16. Find the missing frequencies a and b, if the total of the frequencies is 70.

Class 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40

Frequency 12 a 12 15 b 6 6 4

Section E (3 ¥ 4 = 20)
Q. no 36 to 38 are Case based questions.
36. Your friend Ansh wants to participate in a 300 m race. 37. In order to conduct Sports Day activities in your School,
Currently he can complete this distance in 61 seconds lines have been drawn with chalk powder at a distance
and with each day of practice it takes him 2 seconds less. of 1 m each, in a rectangular shaped ground ABCD, 100
He wants to complete it in 31 seconds. flowerpots have been placed at a distance of 1 m from
each other along AD, as shown in given figure below.
Niharika runs 1/4 th the distance AD on the 2nd line
and posts a green flag. Preet runs 1/5 th distance AD on
the eighth line and posts a red flag.
D C

G
R

Use the above information to answer the questions that

2
follow: A
1
B
(i) Form an A.P for the given situation and hence find 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
the minimum number of days he needs to practice Use the above information to answer the questions
till his goal is achieved? that follow:
OR (i) Find the coordinates of green flag.
Find the total time taken by Ansh up to the day his (ii) What is the distance between both the flags?
goal is achieved. (iii) If Sanya has to post a blue flag exactly halfway be-
(ii) What is the possible nth term of the A.P formed tween the line segment joining the two flags, where
above? should she post her flag?
(iii) If the nth term of any A.P is 4n - 2, then find sum of OR
first n terms.

4
SAMPLE PAPER
If Sanu has to post a flag at one-fourth distance
from green flag, in the line segment joining the
green and red flags, then where should he post his
flag?
38. The angles of elevation and depression of the top and
bottom of a lighthouse from the top of a 60 m high
building are 30∞and 60∞ respectively
Use the above information to answer the questions that
follow:
(i) Make a labelled figure on the basis of the given
information.
(ii) Calculate the difference between the heights of the
lighthouse and the building.
OR
Calculate the distance between the lighthouse and
the building.w
(iii) Find the angle of elevation of the sun (suns
altitude) when the length of the shadow of a light
house is equal to its height.