SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1

Class – X
Session -2021-22 (TERM 1) Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Subject- Mathematics Maximum Marks: 40

General Instructions:
1. The question paper contains three parts A, B and C
2. Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted
3. Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted
4. Section C consists of 10 questions based on two Case Studies. Attempt any 8 questions.
5. There is no negative marking.

SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.

1. Every__________can be expressed (factorised) as a product of primes, and this

factorisation is unique, apart from the order in which the prime factors occur. [1 mark]
(a) Composite Number (b)Prime Number ( c )Even Number (d)Odd Number

1 2
2. If a and 𝑎
are the zeros of the polynomial 4𝑥 − 2𝑥 + (𝑘 − 4), the value of k is:[1
mark]
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c)0 (d) None of these

3. Assertion: The two lines representing the two equations, x – 2y = 0 and 3x + 4y = 20

are intersecting at the point (4, 2)
Reason: Each solution (x, y) of a linear equation in two variables, ax + by + c = 0,
corresponds to a point on the line representing the equation, and vice versa. [1 mark]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
( c ) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
4. _____ is the branch of Mathematics which deals with the position of an object lying
in a plane, described with the help of two mutually perpendicular lines. [1 mark]
(a) Algebra (b)Calculus ( c ) Coordinate Geometry (d) Statistics

5. Two polygons of the same number of sides are similar, if their corresponding angles
are _____(i)______ and their corresponding sides are _____(ii)_____. [1 mark]
(a) i. Proportional; ii. Equal (b) i. Proportional; ii. Proportional
( c ) i. Equal; ii. Equal (d) i. Equa; ii. Proportional

1
6. In triangle ABC, right-angled at B, if tan A = , then find the value of sin A cos C + cos
3
A sin C. [1 mark]
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c)1 (d) None of these

7. sec A (1 – sin A)(sec A + tan A) = ____. [1 mark]

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c)0 (d) None of these

8. The radii of two circles are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle
having an area equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles. [1 mark]
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm ( c ) 20 cm (d) 15 cm

9. State true or false: An operation which produces some well-defined outcomes, is

called an experiment. [1 mark]
(a) True (b) False

10. What are the LCM and HCF of 6 and 20 by prime factorisation method? [1 mark]
(a) 60, 2 (b) 30, 4 ( c ) 60, 4 (d) 30, 2

4 3 2
11. What must be subtracted from p(x)=8𝑥 + 14𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 7𝑥 − 8so that the resulting
2
polynomial is exactly divisible by g(x)=4𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 2? [1 mark]
(a) 12x - 6 (b) 14x - 10 ( c ) 12x - 10 (d) 14x - 5

12. Find the value of k in the system of Linear Equations in two variables kx + 4y =10, 3x +
6y =15, if these pair up to be inconsistent. [1 mark]
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c)4 (d) All options
13. Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(2,1) and B(5,-8) such that
𝐴𝑃 1
𝐴𝐵
= 3
. If P lies on the lines 2x - y + k = 0,find the value of k.
[1 mark]
(a) - 9 (b) - 8 (c)2 (d) 5

14. Assertion : In ∆ABC, D and E intersects AB and AC respectively, such that DE || BC. Also
AD = 1.5 cm, DB = 3 cm and AE = 1 cm, then EC = 2 cm.
Reason : If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two
sides at distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio. [1 mark]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
( c ) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
15. Evaluate sin 60 cos 30 + sin 30 cos 60 . [1 mark]
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c)1 (d) None of these

16. The outer and inner diameters of a circular ring are 34 cm and 32 cm, respectively.
Then, find the area of the ring. [1 mark]
2 2 2 2
(a) 103.71 𝑐𝑚 (b) 96.78 𝑐𝑚 ( c ) 99.37 𝑐𝑚 (d) 116.41 𝑐𝑚

17. Which of the following is an example of an experiment ? [1 mark]

(a) Tossing a coin (b) Throwing a die
( c ) Drawing a card from a pack of cards (d) All of the above

18. 7 × 11 × 13 + 13 and 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 + 5 are composite numbers.

TRUE or FALSE?
[1 mark]
(a) True (b) False

19. In an isosceles right angled triangle, if the hypotenuse is 5 2 cm, then find the length
of the equal sides of the triangle. [1 mark]
(a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm ( c ) 5 cm (d) 6 cm

20. If the lines given by 3x + 2qy = 2 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 are parallel, then find the value of q.
[1 mark]
 15 15 15 15
(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 7

SECTION B
Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.

1. Write the coordinates of the vertices of a rectangle whose length and breadth are 4
and 3 units respectively, and have one vertex at the origin. The longest side is on the X
- axis and one of the vertices lies in the IV quadrant. [1 mark]
(a) (0, 0), (4, 0), (4,-3)and (0, -3)
(b) (0, 0), (-4, 0), (4,-3)and (0, -4)
( c ) (0, 0), (3, 0), (4,-4)and (0, -4)
(d) (0, 4), (3, 4), (4,0)and (0, 3)

2. If a line divides any two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, then the line is parallel to
the third side. It is called_________ [1 mark]
(a) Converse of Basic Proportionality Theorem
(b) Basic Proportionality Theorem
( c ) Pythagoras theorem
(d) None of the above

2 ◦ 2 ◦ 2 ◦
3. Evaluate 2𝑡𝑎𝑛 45 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 30 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 60 .
[1 mark]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)3 (d) 4

4. If cos (α + β) = 0, then sin (α – β) can be reduced to ______. [1 mark]

(a) cos β (b) cos 2β ( c ) sin α (d) sin 2α

◦
5. Find the area of a sector of a circle with a radius 6 cm if the angle of the sector is 60
130 2 132 2 131 2 132 2
(a) 7
𝑐𝑚 (b) 7
𝑐𝑚 (c) 7
𝑐𝑚 (d) 5
𝑐𝑚
[1 mark]
6. An unbiased die is thrown. What is the probability of getting an even number and a
multiple of three ? [1 mark]
2 1 1 1
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 3

7. The numbers that have either terminating or non-terminating repeating decimal

expansion are called________ [1 mark]
(a) Rational Number (b) Irrational Number ( c ) Real Number (d) Integers

8. In triangle ABC, ∠C = 5 ∠B = 3(∠A + ∠B), find the angle A.

[1 mark]
◦ ◦ ◦
(a) 27 (b) 18 ( c ) 135 (d) None of these

9. Assertion : The value of y is 5, for which the distance between the points A (2, 3) and
C (10,y) is 20.
Reason : Distance between two given points A(𝑥1, 𝑦1) and B(𝑥2, 𝑦2) is
2 2
(𝑥2 − 𝑥1) + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1) [1 mark]

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
( c ) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

10. Using the given below fig, find ∠P. [1 mark]

◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
(a) 30 (b) 80 ( c ) 60 (d) 40

11. In the given figure below , OACB is a quadrant of a circle with centre O and radius 3.5
cm . If OD = 2 cm , find the area of the shaded region. [1 mark]
2 2 2 2
(a) 6 𝑐𝑚 (b) 6. 35 𝑐𝑚 ( c ) 6. 125 𝑐𝑚 (d) 6. 15 𝑐𝑚
 𝑝
12. The decimal expansion obtained from 𝑞
repeats periodically, then it is called
__________. [1 mark]
(a) Terminating decimal (b) Non terminating repeating decimal
( c ) Negative decimals (d) Repeating decimals

13. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 80 sq units if its length is reduced by 5 units
and the breadth is increased by 2 units. If we increase the length by 10 units and
decrease the breadth by 5 units, then the area is increased by 50 sq units. Find the
length of the rectangle. [1 mark]
(a) 40 units (b) 50 units ( c ) 30 units (d) 60 units

14. Find the coordinates of the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from the points
(–2, 5) and (2, –3). [1 mark]
(a) ( 17,0 ) (b) ( 5, 0 ) ( c ) ( -2, 0 ) (d) ( 5, 17 )

15. A right triangle ABC right angled at B, BD is perpendicular to AC. Then △ABD ∼
_________. [1 mark]
(a) △CDB (b) △BDC ( c ) △BCD (d) None of these

13
16. What is the decimal expansion of 125 ? [1 mark]
(a) 1.104 (b) 0.104 ( c ) 1.204 (d) 0.204

17. Assertion : A professor solved the system of linear equations in 2 variables given by, x
+ 2y = 5 and 2x + 4y = 7 and found the lines to be coincident.
Reason : The graphic representation of x + 2y = 5 and 2x + 4y = 7 shows a pair of
parallel lines. [1 mark]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
( c ) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

18. Find the ratio in which the point P(x , 2) divides the join of A(12, 5) and B(4 , - 3)
[1 mark]
(a) 0 : 5 (b) 1 : 5 (c)2:5 (d) 3 : 5
 5 2 1 10 2 5
19. Solve for y in − = , + = ;where x≠-1 and y≠1. [1
𝑥+1 𝑦−1 2 𝑥+1 𝑦−1 2
mark]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)4 (d) 5

20. Assertion : The sum and product of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
2
𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 3 are 4 and 3 respectively.
2
Reason : The quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of zeros are given as 𝑥 −
(sum of zeros)x + (product of zeros) = 0. [1 mark]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c.) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

SECTION C
Case Study Based Questions
Section C consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each. Any 8 questions are to be attempted.

Case Study 1 -
Alice visits the church one day. The priest had a box which contained 3 blue, 2 yellow and 4
red candles. Priest asked her to pick one candle at random.
1. What is the probability that the candle drawn was blue? [1 mark]
1 7 4 5
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 9 (d) 9

2. What is the probability that the candle drawn was not yellow? [1 mark]
1 7 4 5
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 9 (d) 9

3. What is the probability that the candle drawn was red? [1 mark]
1 7 4 5
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d)
9 9 9

4. What is the probability that the candle drawn was either blue or yellow? [1 mark]
1 7 4 5
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 9 (d) 9

5. What is the probability that the candle drawn was yellow? [1 mark]
1 7 4 2
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 9 (d) 9
Case Study 2 -
The figure above represents a patch of Ravi's garden. He wants to plant 4 pots in the 4
circular spaces shown in the figure. The length of the side of the square patch is 30cm.
Using this information, answer the questions given below:

1. Find the area of the shaded region, if the diameter of each circular patch is 15cm.
[1 mark]
2 2 2
(a) 192. 86 𝑐𝑚 (b) 707. 14 𝑐𝑚 ( c ) 900 𝑐𝑚 (d)
2
787. 24 𝑐𝑚

2. Find the total area of the 4 circular regions where plants will be potted,if the diameter
of each circular patch is 15cm. [1 mark]
2 2 2 2
(a) 707. 14 𝑐𝑚 (b) 900 𝑐𝑚 ( c ) 981 𝑐𝑚 (d) 787. 24 𝑐𝑚

3. Find the area of the entire patch . [1 mark]

2 2 2 2
(a) 300 𝑐𝑚 (b) 600 𝑐𝑚 ( c ) 900 𝑐𝑚 (d) 1200 𝑐𝑚

4. Find the area covered by 1 pot,whose diameter is 15cm. [1 mark]

2 2 2 2
(a) 176. 78 𝑐𝑚 (b) 276. 78 𝑐𝑚 ( c ) 376. 78 𝑐𝑚 (d) 476. 78 𝑐𝑚

5. What is the largest radii of the pot that Ravi can buy, in order to be able to fit 4 pots in
this patch? [1 mark]
(a) 7. 5 𝑐𝑚 (b) 15 𝑐𝑚 ( c ) 30 𝑐𝑚 (d) 7 𝑐𝑚

x-x-x- End of Question Paper -x-x-x

 SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1
Class – X
Session -2021-22 (TERM 1) Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Subject- Mathematics ANSWER SCRIPT Maximum Marks: 40

Section A Section B Section C

Q.No. ABCD Q.No. ABCD Q.No. ABCD

1 OOOO 21 OOOO 41 OOOO

2 OOOO 22 OOOO 42 OOOO

3 OOOO 23 OOOO 43 OOOO

4 OOOO 24 OOOO 44 OOOO

5 OOOO 25 OOOO 45 OOOO

6 OOOO 26 OOOO 46 OOOO

7 OOOO 27 OOOO 47 OOOO

8 OOOO 28 OOOO 48 OOOO

9 OOOO 29 OOOO 49 OOOO

10 OOOO 30 OOOO 50 OOOO

11 OOOO 31 OOOO

12 OOOO 32 OOOO

13 OOOO 33 OOOO

14 OOOO 34 OOOO
Examiner's Signature
15 OOOO 35 OOOO

16 OOOO 36 OOOO

17 OOOO 37 OOOO

18 OOOO 38 OOOO

19 OOOO 39 OOOO
Invigilator's Signature
20 OOOO 40 OOOO
 SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1
Class – X
Session -2021-22 (TERM 1) Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Subject- Mathematics Maximum Marks: 40

ANSWER KEY

Section A Section B Section C

1. A 21. A 41. A
2. B 22. A 42. B
3. B 23. B 43. C
4. C 24. B 44. D
5. D 25. B 45. D
6. C 26. C 46. A
7. A 27. A 47. A
8. B 28. B 48. C
9. A 29. D 49. A
10. A 30. D 50. A
11. B 31. C
12. D 32. B
13. B 33. A
14. A 34. C
15. C 35. B
16. A 36. B
17. D 37. D
18. A 38. D
19. C 39. D
20. C 40. A