KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD–32

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SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS(241) (BASIC)

BLUE PRINT : CLASS X

MCQ FIB VSA SA–I SA–II LA Unit
Unit Chapter Total
(1 mark) (1 mark) (1 mark) (2 marks) (3 marks) (4 marks) Total
Number
system

Real Numbers 3(3) -- -- -- 3(1)* -- 6(4) 6(4)

Polynomials 2(2) -- -- 2(1) 3(1) -- 7(4)

Pair of Linear Equations
-- -- -- 3(1) --
Algebra

3(1)
in two variables 1(1)*
20(9)
Quadratic Equations -- -- -- -- 4(1) 5(2)

Arithmetic progression -- -- 1(1) -- -- 4(1)* 5(2)

Coordinate
Geometry

--
Coordinate Geometry 2(2) 1(1) -- 3(1)** -- 6(4) 6(4)

Introduction to
Trigonometry

-- 2(2) 1(1)* 2(1)* 3(1)* -- 8(5)

Trigonometry
12(6)
Some Applications of --
-- -- -- -- 4(1) 4(1)
Trigonometry

Triangles -- 1(1) 1(1) -- -- 4(1)* 6(3)

Geometry

Circles 1(1) -- -- 2(1) 3(1) -- 6(3) 15(7)

Constructions -- -- -- -- 3(1)* -- 3(1)

Mensuration

Areas Related to Circles -- -- 1(1) 2(1) 3(1) -- 6(3)

10(4)
Surface Areas and
-- -- -- -- -- 4(1)* 4(1)
Volumes
Statistics &
probability

Statistics 1(1) -- -- -- -- 4(1) 5(2)

11(6)
2(1)
Probability 1(1) -- 1(1) -- -- 6(4)
2(1)*
Total 10(10) 5(5) 5(5) 12(6) 24(8) 24(6) 80(30) 80(40)
Note: * - Internal Choice Questions and Yellow shaded with ** - PISA type questions

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD–32
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SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
(i) All the questions are compulsory.
(ii) The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into 4 sections A, B, C, and D.
(iii) Section A comprises of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 6 questions of 2
marks each. Section C comprises of 8 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 6
questions of 4 marks each.
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in two questions of 1
mark each, two questions of 2 marks each, three questions of 3 marks each, and three questions of 4
marks each. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
(v) Use of calculators is not permitted.

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. The HCF of smallest composite number and the smallest prime number is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

2. Given that HCF(1152, 1664) = 128 the LCM(1152, 1664) is

(a) 14976 (b) 1664 (c) 1152 (d) none of these

3. Which one of the following rational number is a non-terminating decimal expansion:

33 66 6 41
(a) (b) (c) (d)
50 180 15 1000
4. A cubic polynomial can have at most …….. zeroes.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

5. Which are the zeroes of p(x) = x2 – 1:

(a) 1, –1 (b) – 1, 2 (c) –2, 2 (d) –3, 3

6. If P(–1, 1) is the middle point of the line segment joining A(–3, b) and B(1, b + 4) then the
value of b is
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 2 (d) 0

7. y–axis divides the join of P(–4, 2) and Q(8, 3) in the ratio

(a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 2

8. For the following distribution

Marks Number of students
Below 10 3
Below 20 12
Below 30 27
Below 40 57
Below 50 75
Below 60 80
the modal class is
(a) 10 – 20 (b) 20 – 30 (c) 30 – 40 (d) 40 – 50

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9. The length of a tangent from a point A at distance 5 cm from the centre of the circle is 4 cm.
Find the radius of the circle.
(a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 5 cm

10. A coin is flipped to decide which team starts the game . What is the probability of your team
will start ?
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
4 2

11. If the points A(–3, 12), B(7, 6) and C(x, 9) are collinear, then the value of x is _____

12. The value of tan 48° tan 23° tan 42° tan 67° is ____

13. If ABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos(A + B) is____

BC 1 ar (ABC )
14. It is given that ABC ~ PQR with  , then is equal to _____
QR 3 ar (PQR)

15. The values of k for which the quadratic equation kx(x – 3) + 9 = 0 has real equal roots is ______
OR
The value of k for which the system of equations kx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 has a unique
solution is

1 1
16. If cos   , sin   then find the value of    .
2 2
OR
Express cot 85° + cos 75° in terms of trigonometric ratios of angles between 0° and 45°.

17. How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?

18. Find the area of a sector of a circle with radius 6 cm if angle of the sector is 60°.

19. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a red
face card.

20. If a ladder 10 m long reaches a window 8 m above the ground, then find the distance of the foot
of the ladder from the base of the wall.

SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 26 carry 2 marks each.

21. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is
the probability that the ball drawn is (i) black ? (ii) not black?
OR
A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty Re 1 coins, twenty Rs 2 coins and ten Rs 5
coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned upside
down, what is the probability that the coin (i) will be a 50 p coin ? (ii) will not be a Rs 5 coin?

22. Two dice, one blue and one grey, are thrown at the same time. Write down all the possible
outcomes. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers appearing on the top of the
dice is (i) 13? (ii) less than or equal to 12?

23. Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 66 cm.

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24. If tan 2A = cot (A – 18°), where 2A is an acute angle, find the value of A.
OR
1
If tan (A – B) = , tan (A + B) = 3 , 0° < A + B ≤ 90°, A > B, find A and B.
3

25. Find a quadratic polynomial with the given numbers as the sum and product of its zeroes
respectively: 4, 1

26. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger
circle which touches the smaller circle.

SECTION – C
Questions 27 to 34 carry 3 marks each.

27. Prove that 5 is an irrational number.

OR
Three tankers contain 403 litres, 434 litres and 465 litres of diesel respectively. Find the
maximum capacity of a container that can measure the diesel of the three containers exact
number of times.

28. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 – x – 4, and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients.

29. Draw the graphs of the equations 5x – y = 5 and 3x – y = 3. Determine the co-ordinates of the
vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the y axis.

30. Express the ratios cos A, tan A and sec A in terms of sin A.

OR
cot A  cos A cos ecA  1
Prove that:  .
cot A  cos A cos ecA  1

31. Draw a line segment of length 8 cm and divide it in the ratio 4 : 3. Measure the two parts.
OR
Construct a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm and then another triangle whose sides are
7/5 of the corresponding sides of the first triangle.

32. In the below figure, XY and X′Y′ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another
tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X′Y′ at B. Prove that ∠ AOB =
90°.

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33. In the below figure, ABC is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14 cm and a semicircle is drawn
with BC as diameter. Find the area of the shaded region

34. In a classroom, four friends are seated at the points A, B, C and D as shown in below figure.
Aditya and Anish walk into the class and after observing for a few minutes Aditya asks Amish,
“Don’t you think ABCD is a parallelogram?” Anish disagrees. Using distance formula, find
which of them is correct.

SECTION – D
Questions 35 to 40 carry 4 marks each.

35. As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of depression
of two ships are 30° and 45°. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the
lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships.

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36. The difference of squares of two numbers is 180. The square of the smaller number is 8 times
the larger number. Find the two numbers.

37. Find the sum of first 51 terms of an AP whose second and third terms are 14 and 18
respectively.
OR
If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is 4n – n2, what is the first term (that is S1)? What is the
sum of first two terms? What is the second term? Similarly, find the 3rd, the 10th and the nth
terms.

38. Prove that "The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of
their corresponding sides."
OR
State and prove Pythagoras theorem.

39. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of
the cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively, and the slant height of the top is 2.8 m, find
the area of the canvas used for making the tent. Also, find the cost of the canvas of the tent at
the rate of Rs 500 per m2. (Note that the base of the tent will not be covered with canvas.)
OR
Rachel, an engineering student, was asked to make a model shaped like a cylinder with two
cones attached at its two ends by using a thin aluminium sheet. The diameter of the model is 3
cm and its length is 12 cm. If each cone has a height of 2 cm, find the volume of air contained in
the model that Rachel made. (Assume the outer and inner dimensions of the model to be nearly
the same.)

40. From the following data, draw the more than cumulative frequency curve and determine the
median from the graph.
Height(in cm) Frequency
140-144 3
144-148 9
148-152 24
152-156 31
156-160 42
160-164 64
164-168 75
168-172 82
172-176 86
176-180 34

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