Sample Paper 07 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 = 227 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. Consider the following frequency distribution of the heights of 60 students of a class
Height (in cm) 150-155 155-160 160-165 165-170 170-175 175-180
Number of students 15 13 10 8 9 5
The upper limit of the median class in the given data is
(a) 165 (b) 155 (c) 160 (d) 170
2. If one zero of a quadratic polynomial (kx2 + 3x + k) is 2, then the value of k is
(a) 5 (b) - 5 6 6
(c) 6 (d) - 6 5 5
3. The centroid of the triangle whose vertices are (3, - 7), (- 8, 6) and (5, 10) is (a) (0, 9) (b) (0, 3) (c) (1, 3) (d) (3, 5)
4. The zeroes of the polynomial x2 − 3x − m (m + 3) are
(a) m, m + 3 (b) − m, m + 3 (c) m, − (m + 3) (d) − m, − (m + 3)
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5. The value of k for which the system of equations x + y − 4 = 0 and 2x + ky = 3 , has no solution, is (a) - 2 (b) ! 2 (c) 3 (d) 2
6. If one root of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is the reciprocal of the other, then (a) b = c (b) a = b (c) ac = 1 (d) a = c
7. The pair of equations 3x + y = 81, 81x − y = 3 has
(a) no solution (b) unique solution (c) infinitely many solutions (d) x = 2 1 , y = 1 7 8 8
8. What is the common difference of an AP in which a18 − a14 = 32 ?
(a) 8 (b) - 8 (c) - 4 (d) 4
9. Two chords AB and CD of a circle intersect at E such that AE = 2.4 cm , BE = 3.2 cm and CE = 1.6 cm . The length of DE is (a) 1.6 cm (b) 3.2 cm (c) 4.8 cm (d) 6.4 cm
10. If cos 9a = sin a and 9α < 90c, then the value of tan 5α is
(a) 1 (b) 3 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
11. The first term of AP is p and the common difference is q , then its 10th term is (a) q + 9p (b) p - 9q (c) p + 9q (d) 2p + 9q
12. The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow is 1 : 3 then the angle of elevation of the sun is (a) 90c (b) 45c (c) 30c (d) 75c
13. If a circular grass lawn of 35 m in radius has a path 7 m wide running around it on the outside, then the area of the path is (a) 1450 m2 (b) 1576 m2 (c) 1694 m2 (d) 3368 m2
14. Two poles of height 6 m and 11 m stand vertically upright on a plane ground. If the distance between their foot is 12 m, then distance between their tops is (a) 12 m (b) 14 m (c) 13 m (d) 11 m
15. If the perimeter of one face of a cube is 20 cm, then its surface area is (a) 120 cm2 (b) 150 cm2 (c) 125 cm2 (d) 400 cm2
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16. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards. The event E is that card is not an ace of hearts. The number of outcomes favourable to E is (a) 4 (b) 13 (c) 48 (d) 51
17. The co-ordinates of the point which is reflection of point (- 3, 5) in x -axis are (a) (3, 5) (b) (3, - 5 ) (c) (- 3, - 5) (d) (- 3, 5)
18. C is the mid-point of PQ , if P is (4, x), C is (y, - 1) and Q is (- 2, 4), then x and y respectively are (a) - 6 and 1 (b) - 6 and 2 (c) 6 and - 1 (d) 6 and - 2
Reason : The quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 have repeated roots if discriminant D > 0 . (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.
20. Assertion : The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150, then their LCM is 30 Reason : For any two positive integers a and b, HCF ^a, b h + LCM ^a, b h = a # b . (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. Find the value of sin 30º cos 60º + cos 30º sin 60º is it equal to sin 90º or cos 90º ?
22. In a rectangle ABCD, E is a point on AB such that AE = 23 AB. If AB = 6 km and AD = 3 km, then find DE.
23. Find the mode of the following frequency distribution.
Class 0- 10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
Frequency 8 10 10 16 12 6 7
O The data regarding marks obtained by 48 students of a class in a class test is given below. Calculate the modal marks of students.
Marks obtained 0-5 5- 10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 Number of students 1 0 2 0 0 10 25 7 2 1
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24. Show that 571 is a prime number.
O If two positive integers p and q are written as p = a2 b3 and q = a3 b, where a and b are prime numbers than verify LCM (p, q) # HCF (q, q) = pq
25. In the given figure PQ is chord of length 6 cm of the circle of radius 6 cm. TP and TQ are tangents to the circle at points P and Q respectively. Find +PTQ .
Section - C Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26. The marks obtained by 110 students in an examination are given below
Marks 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65
Number of Students 14 16 28 23 18 8 3
Find the mean marks of the students.
27. Find the middle term of the AP 7, 13, 19, ...., 247.
28. The circumference of a circle exceeds the diameter by 16.8 cm. Find the radius of the circle. Use π = 22 7
O Find the area of shaded region shown in the given figure where a circular arc of radius 6 cm has been drawn with vertex O of an equilateral triangle OAB of side 12 cm as centre.
30. If the point C ^- 1, 2h divides internally the line segment joining the points A ^2, 5h and B ^x, y h in the ratio 3: 4, find the value of x2 + y2 .
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O Find the ratio in which the point ^- 3, p h divides the line segment joining the points ^- 5, - 4h and ^- 2, 3h . Hence find the value of p.
31. 144 cartons of Coke cans and 90 cartons of Pepsi cans are to be stacked in a canteen. If each stack is of the same height and if it equal contain cartons of the same drink, what would be the greatest number of cartons each stack would have?
Section - D Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
32. a, b and c are the sides of a right triangle, where c is the hypotenuse. A circle, of radius r , touches the sides of the triangle. Prove that r = a + b − c . 2
33. The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherical vessel are 16 cm and 12 cm respectively. If the cost of painting 1 cm2 of the surface area is ` 5.00, find the total cost of painting the vessel all over. (Use π = 3.14 )
34. Determine graphically whether the following pair of linear equations :
3x - y = 7 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 has : (i) unique solution (ii) infinitely many solutions or (iii) no solution. O Solve the following pair of linear equations graphically: x + 3y = 12, 2x − 3y = 12 Also shade the region bounded by the line 2x − 3y = 2 and both the co-ordinate axes.
35. A vertical tower stands on horizontal plane and is surmounted by a vertical flag-staff of height 6 m. At a point on the ground, angle of elevation of the bottom and top of the flag-staff are 30c and 45c respectively. Find the height of the tower. (Take 3 = 1.73 ) O From the top of tower, 100 m high, a man observes two cars on the opposite sides of the tower with the angles of depression 30c and 45c respectively. Find the distance between the cars. (Use 3 = 1.73 )
Section - E Section E consists of 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.
36. Riya has a lawn with a flowerbed and grass land. The grass land is in the shape of rectangle while flowerbed is in the shape of square. The length of the grassland is found to be 3 m more than twice the length of the flowerbed. Total area of the whole lawn is 1260 m2.
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(i) If the length of the flowerbed is x m then what is the total length of the lawn ? (ii) What is the value of x if the area of total lawn is 1260 m2 ? (iii) What is the area of grassland ? O What is the ratio of area of flowerbed to area of grassland ?
37. Rani wants to make the curtains for her window as shown in the figure. The window is in the shape of a rectangle, whose width and height are in the ratio 2 : 3 . The area of the window is 9600 square cm.
(i) What is the shape of the window that is uncovered?
(ii) What will be the ratio of two sides of each curtain (other than hypotenuse) ? (iii) What are the dimensions of the window ? O How much window area is covered by the curtains?
38. Family Structures : For a recent year, 51% of the families in the United States had no children under the age of 18; 20% had one child; 19% had two children; 7% had three children; and 3% had four or more children.
If a family is selected at random, find the following probability.
(i) Find the probability that the family has two or three children. (ii) Find the probability that the family has more than one child. (iii) Find the probability that the family has less than three children. O Find the probability that the family has more than three children.
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