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Class - 10th Exam - 2024 - 25

Mathematics - Standard
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80
General Instructions :
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 = 722 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section - A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. If HCF(336, 54) = 6, LCM(336, 54) will be

(a) 2024 (b) 3024
(c) 1012 (d) 1512

2. An observer, 1.5 m tall is 20.5 away from a tower 22 m high, then the angle of elevation of the top of
the tower from the eye of observer is
(a) 30c (b) 45c
(c) 60c (d) 90c

3. What is the ratio in which the point P( 34 , 5

) divides the line segment joining the point A 1 3
12
( 2 , 2 )and
(2, - 5)
(a) 4 :7 (b) 3 : 7
(c) 1 :5 (d) 2 : 5

4. Consider the following distribution :

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Marks obtained Number of students
More than or equal to 0 63
More than or equal to 10 58
More than or equal to 20 55
More than or equal to 30 51
More than or equal to 40 48
More than or equal to 50 42
the frequency of the class 30-40 is :
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 48 (d) 51

5. Harpreet tosses two different coins simultaneously. What is the probability that she gets at least one head?
(a) 14 (b) 42
3
(c) (d) 1
4

6. For what value of p will the following system of equations have no solution ?
(2p – 1)x + (p – = 2p + 1; y + 3x − 1
1)y =0 (b) p C 2
(a) p = 2
(d) p C 4
(c) p = 4

7. Zeroes of f(x ) = x2 − 2x are

(a) 2 and 4 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 0 and 2 (d) 0 and 4

8. A right circular cylinder of radius r and height h (where, h > 2r ) just encloses a sphere of diameter
(a) r (b) 2r
(c) h (d) 2h

9. If the common difference of an AP is 5, then what is a18 - a13 ?

(a) 5 (b) 20
(c) 25 (d) 30

10. For what value of k , the system of equations kx + 3y = 1, 12x + ky = 2 has no solution.
(a) k =− (b) k C- 6
6
(d) k =− 4
(c) k = 4

11. The quadratic equation x2 + 3x + 2 2 = 0 has

(a) two distinct real roots (b) two equal real roots
(c) no real roots (d) more than 2 real roots

12. If A and B are acute angles and sin A = cos B, then the value of A + B is
(a) 60° (b) 180°
(c) 90° (d) 120°
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13. Select the quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of a the zeroes are 2 1 / 8 a n d
5 / 1 6 respectively

(a) 16x2 − 42x + (b) 1

16 (16x2 − 42x + 5)
5
12
(c) 1
12 (16x2 + 42x + 5) (d) 1
(16x2 + 42x – 5)
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14.
1 1
+ =
1 + sin 1 − sin θ
θ ?
(a) 1 (b) 2 sec2θ
(c) 2 sin2θ (d) 2 cos2θ

15. Which of the following equations has the sum of its roots as 3 ?
(a) 2x2 − 3x + 6 = (b) − x2 + 3x − 3 = 0
0

(c) 2
2 x2 3 (d) 3x2 − 3x + 3 = 0
x+1=
− 0

16. In figure, if angle AOB = 1250, then angle COD is equal to

(a) 62.5c (b) 45c

(c) 35c (d) 55c

17. ABTABC
If 1 TPQR ,
arTAB will be
= , then
C
PQ 3 arTPQR
1 1
(a) (b)
3 9
8 5
(c) (d)
9 9

18. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of their areas is
(a) 22: 7 (b) 14: 11
(c) 7: 22 (d) 11: 14

19. Assertion : If sum of the first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = 3n2 − 4n. Then its nth term is an = 6n −
7.
Reason : nth term of an AP, whose sum to n terms is Sn , is given by an = Sn − Sn−1
(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 but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion
(A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
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(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
20. Assertion : x + y − 4 = 0 and 2x + ky − 3 = 0 has no solution if k = 2.
a k
Reason : a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 are consistent if 1 C 1 .
a2 k2
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(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 but 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. If Sn denotes the sum of n terms of an AP whose common difference is d and first term is a , find
Sn − 2Sn − 1 + Sn − 2 .
OR
Find the sum of first 15 multiples of 8.

22. The ordinate of a point A on y-axis is 5 and B has co-ordinates (-3, 1). Find the length of AB.

23. Two circles of radii 20 cm and 37 cm intersect in A and B . If O1 and O2 are their centres and AB = 24
cm,
then find the distance O1O2.
OR
In the figure, QR is a common tangent to given circle which meet at T . Tangent at T meets QR at P . If
QP = 3.8 cm, then find length of QR .

24. If O is centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P makes an angle of 50c with PQ , find
+POQ .
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25. Prove that 3 + root 5 is an irrational number.
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26. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting :
(i) a non face card,
(ii) a black king.

Section - C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

27. Prove that (sin θ + cosec θ)2 +(cos θ + sec θ)2 = 7 + tan2θ + cot2θ

28. State Fundamental theorem of Arithmetic. Find LCM of numbers 2520 and 10530 by prime factorization.
OR
Every composite number can be expressed as the product powers of primes and this factorization is
unique.

29. Find the area of minor segment of a circle of radius 14 cm, when its centre angle is 60c. Also find the area
of corresponding major segment. Use π = 227 .
OR
In the given figure, find the area of the shaded region, enclosed between two concentric circles of radii 7
cm and 14 cm where triangle AOC = 400. Use 7
π = 22 .

30. In Figure D = E AD AE
and = , prove that is an isosceles triangle.
TBAC
DB EC
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31. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability:
(i) of getting a doublet
(ii) of getting a sum 10, of the numbers on the two dice.
OR
An integer is chosen at random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that it is:
(i) divisible by 8.
(ii) not divisible by 8.

Section - D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

32. Solve the following pair of linear equations graphically:

x - y = 1, 2x + y = 8
Also find the co-ordinates of the points where the lines represented by the above equation intersect y -
axis.
OR
Find the value of p and q for which the system of equations represent coincident lines 2x + 3y = 7
(p + q + 1)x + (p + 2q + 2)y = 4(p + q) + 1 ,

33. In given figure ang 1 = ang 2 and TNSQ ~TMTR, then prove that TPTS ~TPRO.

OR
Prove that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to sum of squares of other two sides.
Using the above result, prove that, in rhombus ABCD, 4AB2 = AC2 + BD2.

34. A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The height of the cone is
2 cm and the diameter of the base is 4 cm. Determine the volume of the toy. If a right circular cylinder
circumscribes the toy, find the difference of the volume of the cylinder and toy. (Use π = 3.14)

35. If P(2, - 1), Q(3, 4),

R(-2, 3) and S(-3, - 2) be four points in a plane, show that PQRS is a
rhombus
but not a square.
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Section - E
Section E consists of 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.

36. Water Tower : A water tower is a building that is used to hold and give out water. It is almost always built
on a high place. It works because a pump gives water to the tower, and gravity makes the saved water
go out to the places that need water. Those places are connected to the tower by pipes. A water tower is
good when there is no power because it uses gravity to send out the water.

A water tower is located 60 meter from a building (see the figure). From a window in the building, an
observer notes that the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 60c and that the angle of depression
to the bottom of the tower is 30c .
(i) How tall is the tower?
(ii) How high is the window?

37. Raju and his classmates planned a picnic in zoo. The total budget for picnic was Rs 2000 but 5 students
failed to attend the picnic and thus the contribution for each student was increased by Rs 20.

The expanse of different item was as follows.

S. No. Article Cost per student

1 Entry ticket Rs 5
2 Coffee Rs 10
3 Food Rs 25
4 Travelling cost Rs 50
5 Ice-cream Rs 15
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(i) If x is the number of students planned for picnic, find the quadratic equation that describe the
situation.
(ii) What is the number of students planned for picnic ?
(iii) What is the number of students who attended the picnic? What is the total expanse for this picnic?
(iv) How much money they spent for travelling ?

38. The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is a system of premier central government schools in India that are
instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education (MHRD), Government of India. As of October
2020, it has a total of 1239 schools. It is one of the world’s largest chains of schools. The system came
into being in 1963 under the name ‘Central Schools’. Later, the name was changed to Kendriya
Vidyalaya. Its schools are all affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The
objective of KVS is to cater to the educational needs of the children of transferable Central Government
employees including Defence and Para-Military personnel by providing a common programme of
education.

Commissioner of Regional office Jaipur prepare a table of the marks obtained of 100 students which is
given below :

Marks obtained 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100

Number of students 15 18 21 29 p
He was told that mean marks of a student is 53.
(i) How many students got marks between 80-100?
(ii) What is the lower limit of model class ? What is the value of model marks ?
(iii) What is the value of median marks ? What is the upper limit of median class ?

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