Directorate of Education, GNCT of Delhi

Practice Paper
Session: 2024-25
Class: X
Subject: Mathematics

Duration: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

सामान्य निर्दे श:
निम्ननिखित निर्दे श ों क ध्यािपूर्वक पढ़ें और उिका पािि कऱें :
1. इस प्रश्न पत्र म़ें 38 प्रश्न हैं ।
2. यह प्रश्न पत्र 5 िोंड ों ‘अ’, ‘ब’, ‘स’, ‘र्द’ और ‘ई’ म़ें नर्भानित है ।
3. िोंड ‘अ’ म़ें प्रश्न सोंख्या 1-18 बहुनर्कल्पीय प्रश्न हैं और प्रश्न सोंख्या 19 और 20 प्रत्येक 1 अोंक के अनभकथि-कारण
आधाररत प्रश्न हैं ।
4. िोंड ‘ब’ म़ें, प्रश्न सोंख्या 21-25 अनत िघु उत्तरीय प्रकार के प्रश्न हैं , प्रत्येक के निए 02 अोंक हैं ।
5. िण्ड ‘स’ म़ें प्रश्न सोंख्या. 26-31 िघु उत्तरीय प्रकार के प्रश्न हैं , प्रत्येक के निए 03 अोंक हैं ।
6. िण्ड ‘र्द’ म़ें प्रश्न सोंख्या. 32-35 र्दीघव उत्तरीय प्रकार के प्रश्न हैं , प्रत्येक के निए 05 अोंक हैं ।
7. िण्ड ‘ई’ म़ें प्रश्न सोंख्या. 36-38 केस-स्टडी आधाररत प्रश्न हैं नििम़ें से प्रत्येक म़ें 4 अोंक हैं और प्रत्येक के उप-भाग क्रमशः
1, 1 और 2 अोंक हैं ।
8. सभी प्रश्न अनिर्ायव हैं । हािााँनक, िोंड ‘ब’ के 2 प्रश्न ों म़ें, िोंड ‘स’ के 2 प्रश्न ों म़ें तथा िोंड ‘र्द‘ के 2 प्रश्न ों म़ें एक आों तररक
नर्कल्प नर्दए गए हैं । अिुभाग ‘ई’ के सभी 2 अोंक र्ािे प्रश्न ों म़ें एक आों तररक नर्कल्प नर्दए गए हैं ।
9. िहाों भी आर्श्यकता ह साफ-सुथरी आकृनतयाों बिाएों ।
10. यनर्द नर्दया ि गया ह , त िहाों आर्श्यक ह र्हाों π = 22/7 प्रय ग कीनिए।
11. कैिकुिेटर का प्रय ग र्निवत है ।
12. कृपया प्रश्न का उत्तर निखिे से पहिे, प्रश्न का क्रमाांक अवश्य निखें।

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
1. This question paper contains 38 questions.
2. This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19 and 20 are
Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02 marks each.
5. In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks each.
6. In Section D, Questions no. 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36-38 are case-study based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Question of Section B, 2
Questions of Section C and 2 Questions of Section D has been provided. An internal choice has been provided
in all the 2 marks questions of Section E.
9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required.
10. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.
12. Please do write down the serial number of the questions before attempting it.
 Section – A

Q 1-20 are multiple choice questions. Select the most appropriate

answer from the given options. Each question is of 1 mark.

1. If HCF (26, 169) = 13 then LCM (26, 169) is 1

(A) 26 (B) 52
(C) 338 (D) 13
2. The zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3x – m(m + 3) are 1
(A) m, m + 3 (B) –m, m + 3
(C) m, – (m + 3) (D) –m, – (m + 3)
3. The value(s) of k for which the quadratic equation 2x2 + kx + 2 = 0 has equal 1
roots, is
(A) 4 (B) ± 4
(C) – 4 (D) 0
4. The value of c for which the pair of equation cx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 will
have infinitely many solutions is
(A) 3 (B) –3 1
(C) –12 (D) 1
5. 𝑚 1
If 𝑃 ( 3 , 5)is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(– 6, 7)

and B(–2, 3), then the value of m is

(A) -12 (B) -4
(C) 12 (D) -6
6. QA and PB are perpendicular on AB, if AO = 10 cm, BO = 6 cm 1
and PB = 9 cm, then measure of AQ (see figure) is

(A) 15 cm (B) 25 cm
(C) 10 cm (D) 8 cm
7. 4−𝑠𝑖𝑛2 450 1
The value of 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑘 𝑡𝑎𝑛600 is 3.5. What is the value of k?

(A) 300 (B) 450

(C) 600 (D) 900
8. If a cos θ + b sin θ = m and a sin θ – b cos θ = n, then a2 + b2 is equal to 1
(A) m2 – n2 (B) m2n2
(C) n2 – m2 (D) m2 + n2
9. 𝐴𝐷 3 1
In a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, DE ∥ BC. If 𝐷𝐵 = 2 and AE = 2.7 cm, then EC is equal to

(A) 2.0 𝑐𝑚 (B) 1.8 𝑐𝑚

(C) 4.0 𝑐𝑚 (D) 2.7 𝑐𝑚
10. Consider the triangles below. 1

Which statement is correct?

(A) For triangles to be similar, (B) For triangles to be similar,
the measure of ∠A = 40°. the measure of ∠A = 100°.
(C) Triangles are similar as (D) Triangles are similar as all
corresponding sides of the isosceles triangles are
triangles are in the ratio 1 : 2. similar.

11. In the given figure, if PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O 1
such that ∠APB = 50°, then ∠OAB is equal to

(A) 300 (B) 250

(C) 400 (D) 500
12. The area of the shaded region in the given figure is (Take 𝜋 = 3.14). 1

(A) 75 cm2 (B) 73 cm2

(C) 70 cm2 (D) 80 cm2
13. The value of (1 + cot θ – cosec θ)(1 + tan θ + sec θ) is 1
(A) 2 (B) −1
 (C) 1 (D) 0
14. A wheel has diameter 84 cm. The number of complete revolution it takes to 1
cover 792 m is
(A) 330 (B) 400
(C) 360 (D) 300
15. Consider the following frequency distribution of the height of 60 students 1
of a class:
Height 150-155 155-160 160-165 165-170 170-175 175-180
(in cm)
No. of 15 13 10 8 9 5
students

The sum of the lower limit of the modal class and upper limit of the median
class is
(A) 310 (B) 315
(C) 320 (D) 330
16. Two identical solid cubes of side k units are joined end to end. What is the 1
volume, in cubic units, of the resulting cuboid?
(A) 2k3 (B) 3k3
(C) 4k3 (D) 6k3
17. A girl calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in a lottery 1
is 0.08. If 6,000 tickets are sold, how many tickets has she bought?
(A) 40 (B) 240
(C) 480 (D) 750
18. The table below shows the time taken by a group of students to complete 1
100 m race.
Time Taken (in sec) 18-20 20-22 22-24 24-26 26-28 28-30
No. of students 3 18 26 19 6 5
Which of these is the mean time taken, in sec, by the group of students to
complete the 100 m race?
(A) 18.16 (B) 18.96
(C) 23.7 (D) 33.7
Directions for Q 19 & 20 :-
There is one Assertion (A) and one Reason (R). Choose the correct
answer of these questions from the four options (A), (B), (C) and (D)
given below :
 (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of the assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
19. Assertion (A): For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, 1
b) = a × b.
Reason (R): The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150. Then
their LCM is 40.
20. Assertion (A): The value of y is 6, for which the distance between the points 1
P(2, –3) and Q (10, y) is 10.
Reason (R): Distance between two given points A (x1, y1) and B (x2, y2)
is given by √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )2
Section – B
Q 21–25 are very short answer type questions. Each question is of 2
marks.
21. In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Find the values of x and y. 2

22. 𝐵𝐸 𝐵𝐶 2
In the given figure, DE ∥ AC and DC ∥ AP, Prove that 𝐸𝐶 = 𝐶𝑃

23. If from an external point P of a circle with centre O, two tangents PQ and 2
PR are drawn such that ∠QPR = 120°, prove that 2 PQ = PO.
24. A race track is in the form of a ring whose inner circumference is 352 m, 2
and the outer circumference is 396 m. Find the width of the track.
OR
A piece of wire 22 cm long is bent into the form of an arc of a circle
subtending an angle of 60° at its centre. Find the radius of the circle.
25. If sin θ = cos θ, then find the value of 2tan θ + cos2θ 2
OR
If sin2A = 2sin A then find the value of A.
 Section – C
Q 26 – 31 are short answer type questions. Each question is of 3
marks.
26. Given that √2 is irrational, prove that 5 + 3√2 is an irrational number. 3
27. Quadratic polynomial 2x2 – 3x + 1 has zeros as α and β. Form a quadratic 3
polynomial whose zeros are 3α and 3β.
28. A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. In 13 3
hours, it can go 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream. Determine the
speed of the stream and that of the boat in still water.
OR
The present age of a father is three years more than three times the age of
his son. Three years hence the father’s age will be 10 years more than twice
the age of the son. Determine their present ages.
29. If sin θ + cos θ = √3 , then prove that tan θ + cot θ = 1. 3
30. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + 3
CD = AD + BC.
OR
Prove that the lengths of two tangents drawn from an external point to a
circle are equal.
31. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the 3
numbers obtained (i) have a sum less than 7 (ii) have a product less than 16
(iii) is a doublet of odd numbers.
Section – D
Q 32 – 35 are long answer type questions. Each question is of 5
marks.
32. Rs. 9,000 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had 5
there been 20 more persons, each would have got Rs. 160 less. Find the
original number of persons.
OR
A two-digit number is such that the product of its digits is 18. When 63 is
subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. Find the
number.
33. In Fig., P is the mid-point of BC and Q is the mid-point 5
of AP. If BQ when produced meets AC at R, prove that
1
RA = 3 CA

34. Water is flowing through a cylindrical pipe of internal diameter 2 cm, into a 5
cylindrical tank of base radius 40 cm at the rate of 0.7 m/sec. By how much will
the water rise in the tank in half an hour?
OR
Rasheed got a playing top (lattu) as his birthday present, which surprisingly had no
colour on it. He wanted to colour it with his crayons. The top is shaped like a cone
surmounted by a hemisphere. The entire top is 5 cm in height and the diameter of
the top is 3.5 cm. Find the area he has to colour.
35. The distribution given below shows the number of wickets taken by bowlers 5
in one-day cricket matches. Find the mean and the median of the number of
wickets taken.
No. of 20-60 60-100 100-140 140-180 180-220 220-260
wickets
No. of 7 5 16 12 2 3
bowlers
Section – E
Q 36 – 38 are case based questions. Each question is of 4 marks.
36. The production of TV sets in a factory increases
uniformly by a fixed number every year. It
produced 16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th
year.
On the basis of above information, answer the
following questions:

(i) What is the production during 8th year? 1

(ii) Write the total production in (during) first 3 years. 1
(iii) In which year, the production is 29,200? 2
OR
(iii) Write the difference of the production during 7th year and 4th year. 2
37. In order to conduct Sports Day activities in your School, lines have been
drawn with chalk powder at a distance of 1 m each, in a rectangular shaped
ground ABCD, 100 flowerpots have been placed at a distance of 1 m from
 each other along AD, as shown in given figure
below. Niharika runs 1/4 th the distance AD
on the 2nd line and posts a green flag. Preet runs
1/5th distance AD on the eighth line and posts a
red flag.
Based on the above information, answer the
following questions.

i. Write the position of red flag. 1

ii. What is the distance between both the flags? 1
iii. If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfway between the line segment 2
joining the two flags, where should she post her flag?
OR
iii. If Joy has to post a flag at one-fourth distance from green flag in the line 2
segment joining the green and red flags, then where should he post his flag?
38. A guard, stationed at the top of a 300 m tower,
observed an unidentified boat coming towards
it. A clinometer or inclinometer is an
instrument used for measuring angles or
slopes(tilt). The guard used the clinometer to
measure the angle of depression of the boat
coming towards the lighthouse and found it to be 30°.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
i. Make a labelled figure on the basis of the given information. 1
ii. After 10 minutes, the guard observed that the boat was approaching the 1
tower and its distance from tower is reduced by 300(√3 − 1)m. He
immediately raised the alarm. What was the new angle of depression of the
boat from the top of the observation tower?
iii. When angle of depression of boat coming towards the light house is found 2
to be 60°, then find the distance of boat from the tower.
OR
iii. Write the difference of the distance when angle of depression changes from 2
45° to 60°. (use √3 = 1.73 )