Class- X Session- 2022-23

Subject- Mathematics (Standard)

Sample Question Paper
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks : 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-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.

SECTION A

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

S.NO MARKS
.

1 The LCM of smallest 2-digit composite number and smallest composite number is 1
______. (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 72

2 If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x 2 + 3x + k is 2, then the value of k 1

is
A.10 B. -10 C. 5 D. -5

3 In which of the following polynomials the sum and product of the zeroes are 1

equal?

(a) x3-x2+5x-1 (b) x3-4x (c ) 3x3-5x2-11x-3 (d) Both a & b

4 x+2y= 3, 5x +ky = - 7 have a unique solution, then the value of k _____. (a) k=5(b) k 1
≠ 10 (c) k=10 (d) ≠ 5

5 The line segments joining the midpoints of the adjacent sides of a quadrilateral form 1
(a) A Parallelogram (b)A Rectangle (c) A Square (d)A Rhombus

6 In the Δ ABC, D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively such 1
that DE || BC. If AD = 8 cm, AB = 12 cm and AE = 12 cm, find CE.
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 1

7 If sin⁡θ+cos⁡θ=√2cos⁡θ,(θ≠90°) then the value of tan⁡θ is: 1

(a) √2-1(b) √2+1 (c) √2 (d) -√2

3
8 If sin A = , What is value of sinAcosB + cosAsinB where angle C is 90° ? 1
5
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 4

9 If the lengths of the diagonals of rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm. Then, the length of the sides 1
of the rhombus is ?

(a) 9 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 20 cm

10 ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and 1

BD intersect each other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC = (a)
6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm

11 The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called point of __________ 1
(a) Contact (b) Separation (c) Union (d) None of these
12 The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of 6cm is 1
(a) 36π cm2(b) 18π cm2 (c) 12 π cm2 (d) 9π cm2

13 If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then find the length of the 1
chord of that circle which is tangent to the other circle.
(a) 6cm (b) 5cm (c) 4cm (d) 3cm

14 A medicine-capsule is in the shape of a cylinder of diameter 0.5 cm with two 1

hemispheres stuck to each to it's ends. The length of entire capsule is 2 cm. The
capacity of the capsule is
(a) 0.36 cm² (b) 0.35 cm² (c) 0.34 cm² (d) 0.33 cm²

15 Two identical solid hemispheres of equal base radius r are stuck together 1
along their bases. The total surface area of the combination is 6πr2.
(a) True (b) False

16 In the above figure, what is the sum of the lower limits of the median class and modal class? 1

a) 15 (b) 20 (c)25 (d) 30

17 In a family of 3 children, the probability of having atleast one boy is: 1

7 1 5 3
(a) 8
(b) 8
(c) 8
(d) 4

18 1
ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD
intersect each other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC =
(a) 6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm
19 DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) 1
is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option

Statement A (Assertion): For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) x LCM
(a, b) = a x b

Statement R( Reason) : The HCF of two numbers is 8 and their product is 280. Then
their LCM is 40.

(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 Statement A (Assertion): Ratio in which the line 3x + 4y = 7 divides the line 1

segment joining the points (1, 2) and (- 2, 1) is 3 : 5

Statement R( Reason) : The coordinates of the point P(x, y) which divides the
line segment joining the points A(x1 , y1 ) and B(x2 , y2 ) in the ratio m1 : m2 is
𝑚1𝑥2+𝑚2𝑥1 𝑚1𝑦2+𝑚2𝑦1
( 𝑚1+𝑚2
, 𝑚1+𝑚2
)

(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.

S.No. Mark
s
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
21 Solve the following system of equations: 3
+ 4
= 11 and 5
+ 3
=− 7 2

22 In the given Fig. PQR is a triangle, right angled at Q. If XY || QR, PQ = 6 cm, 2

PY = 4 cm and PX : XQ = 1 : 2. Calculate the lengths of PR and QR.

23 TP and TQ are the tangents from the external point T of a circle with centre O. 2
If OPQ = 30° then find the measure of TQP.
24 A child prepares a poster on "save water" on a square sheet whose each side 2
measures 50 cm. At each corner of the sheet, she draws a quadrant of radius 15
cm in which she shows the ways to save water. At the centre, she draws a circle
of diameter 21 cm and writes a slogan 'save water' in it. Find the area of the
remaining sheet..

OR
The length of the minute hand of a clock is 5 cm. Find the area swept by the

minute hand during the time period 6:05 am to 6:40 am.

25 If 3 sinΘ – cosΘ = 0 and 0° < Θ < 90° find 2

the value of Θ .

OR

Prove that :(sin Θ + cosec Θ )² + (cosΘ +sec

Θ )²= 7 + tan²Θ + cot²Θ

SECTION C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

S.N Marks
o
26 Prove that 2 – √3 is irrational number when √3 is given irrational number 3

27 –5 is one of the zeros of 2x²+ px – 15, zeroes of p(x²+ x) + k are equal to each 3
other. Find the value of k.

28 Solve the pair of linear equations 3

152x – 378y = – 74
– 378x + 152y = – 604

OR
Raghav scored 70 marks in a test getting 4 marks for each right answers and
losing 1 mark for each wrong answers. Had 5 marks been awarded for each
correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for each wrong answer, then raghav
would have scored 80 marks. How many questions were there in the test?

29 Prove the following that- 3

If tanA + sinA = m, tanA – sinA = n, then prove that m2 – n2 = 4 √mn .

30 In the above image, a circle is inscribed in a ∆ABC having sides BC = 8 cm, AB 3

= 10 cm and AC = 12 cm, Find the length of CM

OR
 In the figure XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O
and another tangent AB with point of contact C interesting XY at A and X'Y'
at B, what is the measure of ∠AOB.

31 Two customers are visiting a particular shop in the same week 3

(Monday to Saturday). Each is equally likely to visit the shop on
any one day as on another. What is the probability that both will
visit the shop
(i) on the same day ?
(ii) on different days?
(iii) on two consecutive days?

SECTION D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

S.N Marks
o
32 5
A tent is in the shape of a right circular cylinder upto a height of 3 m and
conical above it. The total height of the tent is 13.5 m and radius of base is
14m. Find the cost of cloth required to make the tent at the rate of ₹80 per m²
OR
A right cylindrical container of radius 6 cm and height 15 cm is full of icecream,
which has to be distributed to 10 children in equal cones having
hemispherical shape on the top. If the height of the conical portion is four
times its base radius, find the radius of the ice-cream cone.

33 Construct a ∆ABC in which BC = 8 cm, ∠B = 45° cm and ∠C = 30°. 5

Construct
3
another triangle similar to ABC such that each side are 4
of the corresponding
sides of ∆ABC

34 A motor boat whose speed is 24 km/hr in still water takes 1 hour more to go 32 5
km upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the
stream
.
OR
A rectangular park is to be designed whose breadth is 3 m less
than its length.Its area is to be 4 square metres more than the area
of a park that has already been made in the shape of an isosceles
triangle with its base as the breadth of the rectangular park and of
altitude 12 m. Find the length and breadth of the park.
35 Find the mean of the following distribution by step- deviation method: 5

SECTION E

Case study based questions are compulsory.

36 Elena had a test on monday in her school of maths subject. So, she was solving her maths
guide on weekend and found a sequence of numbers in a topic whose general term was T(n)
= 4n + 5. Using this information, calculate the answers for the questions given below..
 1
(i) What is the fifth term in the sequence ?
(ii) Calculate the n when the value of the term is 97. 1
(iii) Find the sum between the fourth and ninth term.
2
OR
Find the sum between the fifth and 11th term.
37 Using Cartesian Coordinates we mark a point on a graph by how far along and how far up it is. 1
The left-right (horizontal) direction is commonly called X-axis. The up-down (vertical) direction

is commonly called Y-axis. Answer the questions for the given info
2

.(i) Find the area of triangle shown in the image.

(ii) Can you say that O, R and S are collinear ? Prove it.

OR
Calculate the ratio in which P divides the line (0,2) and Q?

(iii) Find the area of the figure shown in the image.

 38 A contractor plans to install two slides for the children to play in a park. For the children below the
age of 5 years, she prefers to have a slide whose top is at a height of 1.5 m, and is inclined at an
angle of 30° to the ground, whereas for elder children, she wants to have a steep slide at a height
of 3m, and inclined at an angle of 60° to the ground. Read the above information and answer the
below questions.

(i) Draw a neat labelled figure to show the above situation diagrammatically. 1

(ii) What is the length of the slide for below 5 years?? 2

OR
What is the length of the slide for elders children?

(iii) Find the time taken for the elder children to slide down if there speed is 5 m/s.

Hints and solutions:

1. (b) 20
2. (b) -10
3. (d) Both a & b
4.B
5. A
6. C
7.A
8. (c) 1
9 (b) 10 cm
10. © 8 cm
11.(a) Contact
12. (c) 12 π cm2
13. (a) 6cm
14.(a) 0.36 cm²
15. (b) False
16. (b) 20
17.(A) (Sample space = bbb, bbg, bgb, gbb, ggg, ggb, gbg, ggb)
18. (c) 8cm
19.(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
20.(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
21. x = 6, y = 36
𝑃𝑋 𝑃𝑌 1 4
22. 𝑋𝑄 = 𝑌𝑅
→ 2
= 𝑌𝑅
→ YR= 8cm
PR = 8 + 4 = 12 cm
QR = √(12)²+(6)² = 6 √3 cm
23. ∠OQP = ∠OPQ = 30°
∠OQT = 90° (Angle between radius and tangent)
∠TQP = ∠OQT – ∠OQP
= 90° – 30° = 60°
24. 1446.36 sq. cm
Or
275/6 sq. cm

25. Θ= 30°
1 1
Or LHS: (𝑠𝑖𝑛θ + 𝑠𝑖𝑛θ
)² + (𝑐𝑜𝑠θ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠θ )²
1 1
= 𝑠𝑖𝑛²θ + 𝑠𝑖𝑛²θ + 2 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠²θ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠²θ + 2
1 1
= 5 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛²θ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠²θ
= 5 + cosec²θ + sec²θ
= 5 + 1 + tan²θ + 1 + cot² θ
 = 7 + tan²θ+ cot²θ = RHS

𝑝
26. Let 𝑞
= 2 − √3, HCF(p, q) =1
𝑝 2𝑞−𝑝
√3 = 2 − 𝑞
→ √3 = 𝑞
irrational rational

Therefore, Our assumption is false. 2 - √3 is an irrational number.

7
27. 4
28. 2, 1
Or
30

29. Find m2 and n2 substitute in m2 – n2 and substitute m and n in 4 √mn.

tan²A + sin²A +2tanAsinA = m²
tan²A + sin²A - 2tanAsinA= n²
On subtracting,
4tanAsinA=m²-n²=LHS
4√mn=4√(tan²A-sin²A)
𝑠𝑖𝑛²𝐴
=4 𝑐𝑜𝑠²𝐴
− 𝑠𝑖𝑛²𝐴
𝑠𝑖𝑛²𝐴(1−𝑐𝑜𝑠²𝐴)
=4 𝑐𝑜𝑠²𝐴
𝑠𝑖𝑛²𝐴
=4 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
= 4 tanA sinA = RHS

Hence proved.

30. 30 cm
Or
Join OC
In Δ OPA and Δ OCA
OP = OC (radii of same circle)
PA = CA (length of two tangents from an external point)
AO = AO (Common)
Therefore, Δ OPA ≅ Δ OCA (By SSS congruency criterion)
Hence, ∠ 1 = ∠ 2 (CPCT)
Similarly ∠ 3 = ∠ 4
∠PAB + ∠QBA =180°(co interior angles are supplementary as XY∥X’Y’)
2∠2 + 2∠4 = 180°
∠2 + ∠4 = 90°-------------------------(1)
∠2 + ∠4 +∠AOB = 180° (Angle sum property)
Using (1), we get, ∠AOB = 90°

1
31. (i). 5
5
(ii). 6
5
(iii) 36
32.Slant height = 14² + 10. 5² = 17.5 m
22 22
Surface area of tent =2× 7
×3×14 + 7
×14×17. 5
= 1034 m²
Cost of cloth = 1034 x 80 = ₹ 82720

OR

Let radius of conical section be r cm.

Height of conical section be 4r cm.
According to the question
10 × Volume of ice-cream in 1 cone = Volume of cylindrical container
10 x [1/3πr2 x 4r+2/3πr3] = π (6)2 × 15
r = 3 cm

34. Let x be the speed of the motor boat.

32 32
ATQ, 24−𝑥
− 24+𝑥
=1
x²+ 64x – 576 = 0
(x + 72) (x – 8) = 0
x= 8 km/hr
x = –72 km/hr (rejected)

Let Lm be the length of the rectangular park

Breadth = (L – 3) m
Altitude of the isosceles triangle = 12 m
1
ATQ L(L – 3) = 3 (12) (L – 3) + 4

L²– 9L + 14 = 0
(L – 7) (L – 2) = 0
L = 7, 2
So, L = 7m (L = 2 rejected L – 3 = –1)
Length = 7 m, Breadth = 4 m
35. Rs 211
36. (i) 25
(ii) 23
(iii) 62 or 180
37. (i) 2 sq. units
(ii) Yes, Prove can be shown by finding the area of the coordinate which is equal to zero
Or
1:2
(iii)14 sq. units

38. (i)
(ii)3 m or 2√3 m
iii) 1.44 s