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Sample Paper 10
Class – X Exam 2021-22 (TERM – II)
Mathematics Basic (241)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
1. The question paper consists of 14 questions divided into 3 sections A, B, C.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section A comprises of 6 questions of 2 marks each. Internal choice has been provided in two questions.
4. Section B comprises of 4 questions of 3 marks each. Internal choice has been provided in one question.
5. Section C comprises of 4 questions of 4 marks each. An internal choice has been provided in one question. It
contains two case study based questions.

SECTION A
1. If ½ is a root of the equation x2 + kx − 54 = 0 , then what is the value of k ?


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Find the nature of roots of the quadratic equation 3x + 4 3 x + 4 .

2. Find, 100 is a term of the AP 25, 28, 31, ...... or not.

3. Find the 7th term from the end of AP 7, 10, 13, .... 184.

4. Draw a line segment of length 5 cm and divide it in the ratio 3 | 7 .

5. A sphere of maximum volume is cut out from a solid hemisphere of radius 6 cm. Find the volume of the cut out
sphere.

6. Find the mean of the following distribution :

Class 10-25 25-40 40-55 55-70 70-85 85-100

Frequency 2 3 7 6 6 6

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Observations of some data are x
5 , x, x
3 , 2x
3 , x
4 , 2x
5 and 3x
4 where x > 0. If the median of the data is 4, then what
is the value of x ?

Section B
7. The angles of depression of the top and bottom of a 50 m high building from the top of a tower are 45º and 60º
respectively. Find the height of the tower and the horizontal distance between the tower and the building. (Use
3 = 1.73)

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8. Construct a pair tangents PQ and PR to a circle of radius 4 cm from a point P outside the circle 8 cm away from
the centre. Measure PQ and PR .

9. A right circular cone of radius 3 cm, has a curved surface area of 47.1 cm2. Find the volume of the cone. (Use
π = 3.14 )

10. The following table shows the weights (in gms) of a sample of 100 apples, taken from a large consignment :

Weight (in gms) 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100 100-110 110-120 120-130
No. of Apples 8 10 12 16 18 14 12 10
Find the median weight of apples.


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Find the mean of the following data :

Class Less than 20 Less than 40 Less than 60 Less than 80 Less than 100
Frequency 15 37 74 99 120

Section C
11. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 60º. After a flight of 30 seconds the angle of
elevation becomes 30º. If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of 3000 3 m, find the speed of the aeroplane.

12. a, b and c are the sides of a right triangle, where c is the hypotenuse. A circle, of radius r , touches the sides of
the triangle. Prove that r = a + b − c .
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In given figure, PA and PB are tangents from a point P to the circle with centre O . At the point M , other
tangent to the circle is drawn cutting PA and PB at K and N . Prove that the perimeter of TPNK = 2PB .

13. Sales Goals : At the time that I was newly hired, 100 sales per month was what I required. Each following month
the last plus 20 more, as I work for the goal of top sales award. When 2500 sales are thusly made, I get a holiday
package.
(i) How many sales were made by this person in the seventh month?
(ii) What were the total sales after the 12th month?

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14. Salary Cut : Our personal and professional lives have taken quite a turn in the light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Worklife has been revamped across the globe, in that working from home has become the norm for those employees
and organizations that continue to carry on with their operations and functioning in the lockdown. Increments,
incentives, businesses have all been impacted.

The Covid-19 pandemic has stalled economic activity at an unprecedented scale globally, raising the spectre of job
losses and salary cuts. Most of companies decided to bring down the salary by upto 50 %.
The following table shows the salaries (in percent) received by 80 employee during lockdown.

Salary Received (in %) 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100

Number of employee 4 10 14 20 24 8
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) What is the mean salary (in %) received ?
(ii) What is the lower limit of mode class of salary (in %) received? Which is the median class of salary (in %)
received?
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