SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

Class X Session 2023-24

MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041)
TIME: 3 hours MAX.MARKS: 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and 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.
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SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3, where x, y are prime 1
numbers, then the result obtained by dividing the product of the positive integers by the
LCM (a, b) is
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2
2. 1
The given linear polynomial y = f(x) has
(a) 2 zeros
(b) 1 zero and the zero is ‘3’
(c) 1 zero and the zero is ‘4’
(d) No zero

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3. The given pair of linear equations is non-intersecting. Which of the following statements is 1
true?
𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1
(a) = =
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2
𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1
(b) = ≠ 𝑐2
𝑎2 𝑏2
𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1
(c)
𝑎2
≠ =
𝑏2 𝑐2
𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1
(d) ≠ ≠
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2

4. Write the nature of roots of the quadratic equation 9x2 – 6x – 2 = 0. 1

(a) No real roots (b) 2 equal real roots
(c) 2 distinct real roots (d) More than 2 real roots

5. Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is –1 and that of 1
the other is – 8. Then the difference between their 4th terms is

(a) 1 (b) -7 (c) 7 (d) 9

6. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining (2,-3) and (5, 6) is divided by x-axis. 1
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 (c) 2:5 (d) 5:2

7. (x,y) is 5 unit from the origin. How many such points lie in the third quadrant? 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinitely many

8. In 𝛥 ABC, DE ‖ AB. If AB = a, DE = x, BE = b and EC = c. 1

Express x in terms of a, b and c. A
𝑎𝑐 𝑎𝑐
(a) (b) D
𝑏 𝑏+𝑐

𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑏
(c) (d)
𝑐 𝑏+𝑐 B E C

9. If O is centre of a circle and Chord PQ makes an angle 50° with the tangent PR at the point of contact 1
P, find the angle made by the chord at the centre. P R
(a) 130° (b) 100°
(c) 50° (d) 30° Q
O

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10. A Quadrilateral PQRS is drawn to circumscribe a circle. 1
If PQ = 12 cm, QR = 15 cm and RS = 14 cm, find the length of SP.
(a) 15 cm (b) 14 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 11 cm

11. 𝑎 1
Given that sin θ = , find cos θ .
𝑏

𝑏 𝑏 √𝑏2 −𝑎2 𝑎
(a) (b) (c) (d)
√𝑏2 −𝑎2 𝑎 𝑏 √𝑏2 −𝑎2

12. (sec A + tan A) (1 – sin A) = 1

(a) sec A (b) sin A (c) cosec A (d) cos A

13. A pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 √3m long on the ground, then the Sun’s elevation is 1

(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°

14. If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then the radius of the circle 1
is

(a) 2 units (b) π units (c) 4 units (d) 7 units

15. It is proposed to build a single circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two circular
parks of diameters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park is

(a) 10m (b) 15m (c) 20m (d) 24m

16. There is a green square board of side ‘2a’ unit circumscribing a red circle. Jayadev is asked 1
to keep a dot on the abovesaid board. Find the probability that he keeps the dot on the green

region.
𝜋 4−𝜋 𝜋−4 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 4 4 𝜋

17. 2 cards of hearts and 4 cards of spades are missing from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability 1
of getting a black card from the remaining pack?
22 22 24 24
(a) (b) (c) (d)
52 46 52 46
18. Find the upper limit of the modal class from the given distribution. 1
Height
Below 140 Below 145 Below 150 Below 155 Below 160 Below 165
[in cm]
Number of
4 11 29 40 46 51
girls

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 (a) 165 (b) 160 (c) 155 (d) 150
19. DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by 1
a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option

Statement A (Assertion): Total Surface area of the top is the sum of the
curved surface area of the hemisphere and the curved surface area of the
cone.
Statement R( Reason) : Top is obtained by fixing the plane surfaces of the
hemisphere and cone together.
(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. −5 5 1
Statement A (Assertion): -5, , 0, , …. is in Arithmetic Progression.
2 2
Statement R (Reason) : The terms of an Arithmetic Progression cannot have both positive
and negative rational 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.
21. Prove that √2 is an irrational number. 2

22. ABCD is a parallelogram. Point P divides AB in the 2

D Q C
ratio 2:3 and point Q divides DC in the ratio 4:1.
Prove that OC is half of OA.
O

A B
P
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23. From an external point P, two tangents, PA 2
and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O.
At a point E on the circle, a tangent is drawn
to intersect PA and PB at C and D,
respectively. If PA = 10 cm, find the
perimeter of ∆PCD.

24. If tan (A + B) = √3 and tan (A – B) =

1
; 0° < A + B < 90°; A > B, find A and B. 2
√3

[or]
Find the value of x
3
2 cosec230 + x sin260 – tan230 = 10
4

25. With vertices A, B and C of ΔABC as centres, arcs are drawn with radii 14 cm and the three 2
portions of the triangle so obtained are removed. Find the total area removed from the
triangle.
[or]

Find the area of the unshaded region shown in the

given figure.

SECTION C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each

26. National Art convention got registrations from students from all parts of the country, of 3
which 60 are interested in music, 84 are interested in dance and 108 students are interested
in handicrafts. For optimum cultural exchange, organisers wish to keep them in minimum
number of groups such that each group consists of students interested in the same artform
and the number of students in each group is the same. Find the number of students in each
group. Find the number of groups in each art form. How many rooms are required if each
group will be allotted a room?

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27. If 𝛼, β are zeroes of quadratic polynomial 5x2 + 5x + 1, find the value of 3
1. 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2
2. 𝛼 −1 + 𝛽 −1
28. The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is 66. If the 3
digits of the number differ by 2, find the number. How many such numbers are there?
[or]
2 3 4 9
Solve : - + =2; - = -1
√𝑥 √𝑦 √𝑥 √𝑦
29. PA and PB are tangents drawn to a circle of centre O from an external point P. Chord AB 3
makes an angle of 30° with the radius at the point of contact.
If length of the chord is 6 cm, find the length of the tangent PA and the length of the radius
OA.

[or]

Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove
that ∠ PTQ = 2 ∠ OPQ.
30. 1 3
If 1 + sin2θ = 3sinθ cosθ , then prove that tanθ = 1 or
2
31. The length of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to nearest millimetre, and the data 3
obtained is represented in the following table.
Length [in mm] Number of leaves

118 – 126 3
127 – 135 5
136 – 144 9

145 – 153 12

154 – 162 5

163 – 171 4
172 – 180 2
Find the average length of the leaves.
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 SECTION D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each

32. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hr. more to go 24 km upstream 5
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of stream.
[or]
3
Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10
8
hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap
can separately fill the tank.
33. (a) State and prove Basic Proportionality theorem. 5

(b) In the given figure ∠CEF = ∠CFE. F is the midpoint of DC.

𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐸
Prove that =
𝐵𝐷 𝐹𝐷

34. Water is flowing at the rate of 15 km/h through a pipe of diameter 14 cm into a cuboidal 5
pond which is 50 m long and 44 m wide. In what time will the level of water in pond rise by
21 cm?
What should be the speed of water if the rise in water level is to be attained in 1 hour?
[or]
A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and radius of
the cylindrical part are 3 m and 14 m respectively, and the total height of the tent is 13.5 m,
find the area of the canvas required for making the tent, keeping a provision of 26 m2 of
canvas for stitching and wastage. Also, find the cost of the canvas to be purchased at the rate
of ₹ 500 per m2.
35. The median of the following data is 50. Find the values of ‘p’ and ‘q’, if the sum of all frequencies is 5
90. Also find the mode.
Marks obtained Number of students
20 – 30 p
30 – 40 15
40 – 50 25
50 – 60 20
60 – 70 q
70 – 80 8
80 - 90 10

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 SECTION E

36. Manpreet Kaur is the national record holder for women in the shot-put discipline. Her throw of
18.86m at the Asian Grand Prix in 2017 is the biggest
distance for an Indian female athlete.
Keeping her as a role model, Sanjitha is determined
to earn gold in Olympics one day.
Initially her throw reached 7.56m only. Being an
athlete in school, she regularly practiced both in the
mornings and in the evenings and was able to
improve the distance by 9cm every week.
During the special camp for 15 days, she started with
40 throws and every day kept increasing the number
of throws by 12 to achieve this remarkable progress.

(i) How many throws Sanjitha practiced on 11th day of the camp? 1

(ii) What would be Sanjitha’s throw distance at the end of 6 months? 2

(or)
When will she be able to achieve a throw of 11.16 m?

(iii) How many throws did she do during the entire camp of 15 days ? 1

37. Tharunya was thrilled to know that the football tournament is fixed with a monthly timeframe from
20th July to 20th August 2023 and for the first time in the FIFA Women’s World Cup’s history, two
nations host in 10 venues. Her father felt that the game can be better understood if the position of
players is represented as points on a coordinate plane.

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 (i) At an instance, the midfielders and forward formed a parallelogram. Find the 1
position of the central midfielder (D) if the position of other players who formed
the parallelogram are :- A(1,2), B(4,3) and C(6,6)

(ii) Check if the Goal keeper G(-3,5), Sweeper H(3,1) and Wing-back K(0,3) fall on a 2
same straight line.
[or]
Check if the Full-back J(5,-3) and centre-back I(-4,6) are equidistant from
forward C(0,1) and if C is the mid-point of IJ.

(iii) If Defensive midfielder A(1,4), Attacking midfielder B(2,-3) and Striker E(a,b) lie on 1
the same straight line and B is equidistant from A and E, find the position of E.
38.
One evening, Kaushik was in a park. Children were playing cricket. Birds were singing on a
nearby tree of height 80m. He observed a bird on the tree at an angle of elevation of 45°.

When a sixer was hit, a ball flew through the tree frightening the bird to fly away. In 2
seconds, he observed the bird flying at the same height at an angle of elevation of 30° and
the ball flying towards him at the same height at an angle of elevation of 60°.

(i) At what distance from the foot of the tree was he observing the bird sitting on the 1
tree?

(ii) How far did the bird fly in the mentioned time? 2
(or)
After hitting the tree, how far did the ball travel in the sky when Kaushik saw the
ball?
(iii) What is the speed of the bird in m/min if it had flown 20(√3 + 1) m? 1

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