MATHS (CLASS 10th )

Name : _______________

Date of Exam. : _______________

Duration : 3 hours

Max. Marks : 80

Study Centre : _______________

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 subparts 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 marks each.
Q1. If 𝑚𝑛 = 32 where m and n are positive integers, then the value of (𝑛)𝑚𝑛 is:
(a) 32
(b) 25
(c) 510
(d) 525

Q2. The degree of the polynomial whose graph is given below:

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) cannot be fixed

Q3. If a pair of equation is inconsistent, then the lines will be

(a) parallel
(b) always coincident
(c) always intersecting
(d) intersecting or coincident

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Q4. Rs. 4900 were divided among 150 children. If each girl gets Rs. 50 and a boy gets Rs. 25, then the number of
boys is:
(a) 100
(b) 102
(c) 104
(d) 105

Q5. The quadratic equation with real coefficient whose one root is 2 + √3 is :
(a)𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1 = 0
(b) 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1 = 0
(c) 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3 = 0
(d)𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 4 = 0

Q6. Divide 12 into two parts such that their product is 32.
(a) 7 and 5 ss
(b) 8 and 4
(c) 10 and 2
(d) none of these

Q7. Write the next term of the AP √8 , √18 , √32 , …

(a)√50
(b) √64
(c) √36
(d) √72

Q8. All squares are ____

(a)Congruent
(b)Similar
(c)Not similar
(d)None of these

Q9. The diagonals of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm, in length. The side of the rhombus in length is:
(a) 20 cm
(b) 8 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 9 cm

Q10. The Shortest distance of the point ( h , k) from x – axis is

(a)h
(b)k
(c)|h|
(d)|k|

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Q11. If sin(𝐴 − 𝐵) = 2 and cos(𝐴 + 𝐵) = 2 , then the value of A and B , respectively are
(a)45°𝑎𝑛𝑑 15°
(b)30°𝑎𝑛𝑑 15°
(c)45°𝑎𝑛𝑑 30°
(d)None of these

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Q12. Maximum value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃 , 0° < 𝜃 < 90°

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(a)1
(b)-1
(c)2
1
(d)2

Q13. The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow is 1: √3 . The angle of elevation of the sun is
(a) 30°
(b) 60°
(c) 45°
(d) none of these

Q14. In a circle with centre O, AB and CD are two diameters perpendicular to each other. The length of chord
AC is
(a)2AB
(b)√2𝐴𝐵
1
(c)2 𝐴𝐵
1
(d) 𝐴𝐵
√2

Q15. A pendulum swings through an angle of 30° and describes an arc 8.8 cm in length. Find the length of the
pendulum.
(a) 16 cm
(b) 16.5 cm
(c) 16.8 cm
(d) 17 cm

Q16. A solid sphere of radius r cm is melted and recast into the shape of a solid cone of height r. Then the
radius of the base of cone is
(a) 2r
(b) r
(c) 4r
(d) 3r

Q17. In a bag, there are 100 bulbs out of which 30 are bad ones. A bulb is taken out of the bag at random. The
probability of the selected bulb to be good is
(a) 0.50
(b) 0.70
(c) 0.30
(d) None of these

Q18. Which measure of central tendency is given by the x — coordinate of the point of intersection of the
more than ogive and less than ogive?
(a) mode
(b) median
(c) mean
(d) all the above three measures

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

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Q19. Assertion(A): In a circle of radius 6 cm, the angle of a sector is 60°. Then the area of the sector is 132/7
c𝑚2 .
𝜃
Reason(R): Area of sector of the circle = 360° × 𝜋𝑟 2

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
(c) assertion is true but the reason is false.
(d) both assertion and reason are false.

Q20. Assertion(A): If the circumference of a circle is 176 cm, then its radius is 28 cm.
Reason(R): Circumference = 2π × radius.
(a) both Assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation for assertion
(b) both Assertion and reason are correct but reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is false
(d) both Assertion and reason are false.

SECTION - B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each
Q21. A cone of height 24 cm and radius of base 6 cm is made up of modeling clay. A child reshapes it in the
form of a sphere. Find the radius of the sphere.
Q22. In fig . a square OABC is inscribed in a quadrant OPBQ . If OA = 20 cm , find the area of the shaded region
(Use 𝜋 = 3.14 )

sin 𝜃
Q23. If 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃 = 2 , show that {cot 𝜃 + 1+cos 𝜃 } = 2
Q24. Find the ratio in which the point P(-6, a) divides the join of A(-3, -1) and B(-8, 9). Also, find the value of a.
Or
Diagonals of a trapezium ABCD with AB II CD intersects at 0. If AB = 2CD, find the ratio of areas of triangles
AOB and COD.
Q25. If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289 , find the sum of first n terms.
Or
Which term of the AP 3 , 8 , 13 , 18 , … is 88 ?

SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
Q26. Find the value of m so that m + 2, 4m - 6 and 3m - 2 are three consecutive terms of an AP.
Q27. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation (k + 1)𝑥 2 — 2(k — 1)x + 1 = 0 has real and equal
roots.
Q28. A boat covers 32 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 7 hours. In 9 hours, it can cover 40 km upstream
and 48 km downstream. Find the speed of the stream and that of the boat in still water.
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In a given fraction, if the numerator is multiplied by 2 and the denominator is reduced by 5, we get 5. But
2
if the numerator of the given fraction is increased by 8 and the denominator is doubled, we get 5 . Find
the fraction.
sec 𝐴−1 sec 𝐴+1
Q29. Prove that : √sec 𝐴+1 + √sec 𝐴−1 = 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴
Q30. The sum of first 9 terms of an AP is 81 and the sum of its firdt 20 terms is 400 . Find the first term and
the common difference of the AP.
Or
Which term of the AP 3, 8, 13, 18, …. will be 55 more than its 20th term?
Q31. The product of Archana's age five years ago with her age 8 years later is 30 in years. Find her present age.

SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
Q32. Weekly income of 600 families is as under :

Compute the median income .

Or
An ice creame cone full of ice ccream having radius 5 cm and height 10 cm as shown in the below fig
1
.Calculate the volume of ice cream , provided that its 6 part is left unfilled with ice cream .

Q33. A box contains 25 cards numbered from 1 to 25. A card is drawn from the box at random. Find the
probability of getting the card with
a). a two-digit number
b). a perfect square number
c). a number divisible by 5.
d). a number divisible by 2 or 3.
e). a number divisible by 2 and 3.
Or
Find the mean and median for the following frequency distribution.

Q34. Find the area of ∆ CAB with ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 120° and CA = CB = 18 cm

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Or
In Fig, two circular flower beds have been shown on two sides of a square lawn ABCD of side 56 m. If the centre
of each circular flower bed is the point of intersection O of the diagonals of the square lawn, find the sum of the
areas of the lawn and the flower beds.

Q35. A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground
making an angle 30° with it. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point where the top touches
the ground is 8 m. Find the height of the tree.

SECTION E
Case study based questions are compulsory
Q36. The below picture are few natural examples of parabolic shape which is represented by a quadratic
polynomial. A parabolic arch is an arch in the shape of a parabola. In structures, their curve represents
an efficient method of load, and so can be found in bridges and in architecture in a variety of forms.

(i) In the standard form of quadratic polynomial, a𝑥 2 + bx + c, a, b and c are

(ii)If the roots of the quadratic polynomial are equal, where the discriminant D = 𝑏 2 – 4ac, then

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(iii) If α and 1/α are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2𝑥 2 – x + 8k, then k is
Or
An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose, and later extended in
hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of pose or position, adding reclining, standing, inverted,
twisting, and balancing poses. In the figure, one can observe that poses can be related to representation of
quadratic polynomial.

(i)The shape of the poses shown is

(ii)The graph of parabola opens downwards, if _______
(iii)In the graph, how many zeroes are there for the polynomial?

Q37. A group of students of class X visited India Gate on an education trip. The teacher and students had interest
in history as well. The teacher narrated that India Gate, official name Delhi Memorial, originally called All-India
War Memorial, monumental sandstone arch in New Delhi, dedicated to the troops of British India who died in
wars fought between 1914 and 1919. The teacher also said that India Gate, which is located at the eastern end
of the Rajpath (formerly called the Kingsway), is about 138 feet (42 metres) in height.

(i)What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of 42m away from the monument?
(ii)They want to see the tower at an angle of 60°. So, they want to know the distance where they should stand
and hence find the distance.
(iii)If the altitude of the Sun is at 60°, then the height of the vertical tower that will cast a shadow of length 20 m
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Or
A Satellite flying at height h is watching the top of the two tallest mountains in Uttarakhand and Karnataka, them
being Nanda Devi(height 7,816m) and Mullayanagiri (height 1,930 m). The angles of depression from the satellite,
to the top of Nanda Devi and Mullayanagiri are 30° and 60° respectively. If the distance between the peaks of
the two mountains is 1937 km, and the satellite is vertically above the midpoint of the distance between the two
mountains.

(i) The distance of the satellite from the top of Nanda Devi is
(ii)The distance of the satellite from the top of Mullayanagiri is
(iii)The distance of the satellite from the ground is

Q38. Principle of a school decided to give badges to students who are chosen for the post of Head boy, Head
girl, Prefect and Vice Prefect. Badges are circular in shape with two colour area, red and silver, as shown
in figure. The diameter of the region representing red colour is 22 cm and silver colour is filled in 10.5
ern wide ring. Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i)The radius of circle representing the red region is

(ii)Find the area of the red region.
(iii) Find the radius of the circle formed by combining the red and silver region.
Or
Makar Sankranti is a fun and delightful occasion. Like many other festivals, the kite flying competition
also has a historical and cultural significance attached to it. The following figure shows a kite in which
BCD is the shape of quadrant of a circle of radius 42 cm, ABCD is a square and ∆ CEF is an isosceles right
angled triangle whose equal sides are 7 cm long.

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