PRACTICE QUESTIONS (REAL NUMBERS)

CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS

1. Find the least number that is divisible by all the numbers 1 to 10 (both inclusive).
2. If the LCM of a and 18 is 36 and the HCF of a and 18 is 2 then find the value of a.
3. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = ab2 and q = a3b; a, b being
prime numbers, then find LCM (p, q).
4. If p and q are positive integers such that p = ab2 and q = a2b, where ‘a’ and ‘b’ are
prime numbers, then find the LCM ( p, q).
5. If HCF of 510 and 92 is 2, then find the LCM.
6. Find the value of ‘a’, if HCF (a, 18) = 2 and LCM (a, 18) = 36.
7. The HCF of two numbers is 9 and their LCM is 2016. If the one number is 54, then
find the other number.
8. Two numbers are in the ratio of 15:11. If their H.C.F. is 13, then find the numbers
9. Find the prime factorisation of 2120.
10. Find the prime factorisation of 108.
11. If p and q are two distinct prime numbers, then find their HCF.
12. Find the HCF of the smallest composite number and smallest prime number.
13. Find the LCM of smallest two-digit composite number and smallest composite
number.
14. Find the ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite and the least prime numbers.
15. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 600. If
one number is 280, then find the other number
16. If HCF (26, 169) = 13, then find LCM (26, 169).
17. If HCF ( 90, 144) = 18, then find LCM (90, 144).
18. Show that the number 6n never end with digit 0 for any natural number n.
19. Show that (7 x 13 x 11) +11 and (7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1) + 3 are composite
numbers.
20. Find HCF and LCM of 625, 1125 and 2125 using prime factorisation.
21. Find the HCF and LCM of 96 and 404 using prime factorisation.
22. Find the HCF and LCM of 6, 72 and 120 using prime factorisation.
23. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that 5 + 2√3 is irrational.
24. Given that √5 is irrational, prove that 3 – 2√5 is irrational.
25. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that 2 – 5√3 is irrational.
26. Given that √5 is irrational, prove that 2 + 3√5 is irrational.
27. Prove that √3 is an irrational number.
28. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.
29. Prove that √2 + √3 is an irrational number
30. Prove that √3 + √5 is an irrational number

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (REAL NUMBERS)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS
1. Find the ratio between the LCM and HCF of 5, 15 and 20.
2. Find HCF and LCM of 625, 1125 and 2125 using fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
3. Find HCF and LCM of 448, 1008 and 168 using fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
4. Find the HCF and LCM of 426 and 576 using fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
5. Find the HCF and LCM of 96 and 404 using fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
6. Find the HCF and LCM of 6, 72 and 120 using fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
7. Can we have any n ∈ N, where 4n ends with the digit zero?
8. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 600. If
one number is 280, then find the other number.
9. Find the largest number that divides 2053 and 967 and leaves a remainder of 5 and 7
respectively.
10. Two numbers are in the ratio 21 : 17. If their HCF is 5, find the numbers.
11. The HCF of two numbers is 29 and other two factors of their LCM are 16 and 19. Find
the larger of the two numbers.
12. Given that √2 is irrational, prove that (5 + 3√2) is an irrational number.
13. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that (2 + √3) is an irrational number.
14. Find the HCF and LCM of 288, 360 and 384 by prime factorisation method.
15. Find the largest number which divides 615 and 963 leaving remainder 6 in each case.
16. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that (2 + 5√3) is an irrational number.
17. Prove that √5 is and irrational number.
18. Prove that √2 is and irrational number.
19. Prove that √3 is and irrational number.
20. Prove that √7 is and irrational number.
21. 4 Bells toll together at 9.00 am. They toll after 7, 8, 11 and 12 seconds respectively.
How many times will they toll together again in the next 3 hours?
22. There are 576 boys and 448 girls in a school that are to be divided into equal sections
of either boys or girls alone. Find the total number of sections thus formed.

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23. Two alarm clocks ring their alarms at regular intervals of 50 seconds and 48 seconds
if they first beep together at 12 noon, at what time will they beep again for the first
time?
24. Three sets of physics, chemistry and mathematics books have to be stacked in such a
way that all the books are stored topic wise and the number of books in each stack is
the same. The number of physics books is 192, the number of chemistry books is 240
and the number of mathematics books is 168. Determine the number of stacks of
physics, chemistry and mathematics books.
25. A forester wants to plant 66 apple trees, 88 banana trees and 110 mango trees in
equal rows (in terms of number of trees). Also he wants to make distinct rows of
trees (i.e., only one type of trees in one row). Find the number of minimum rows
required.
26. In a seminar the number of participants in Mathematics, Physics and Biology are 336,
240 and 96. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room same
number of participants is to be seated and all of them being in the same subject.
27. The length, breadth and height of a room are 8 m 25 cm, 6 m 75 cm and 4 m 50 cm
respectively. Determine the length of the longest rod which can measure the three
dimensions of the room exactly.
28. On a morning walk three persons step off together and their steps measure 40 cm,
42 cm, 45cm, what is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover
the same distance incomplete steps?

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (POLYNOMIALS)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS

1. If α, β are the zeroes of the polynomial P(x) = 4x2 + 3x +7, then find the value of
1 1
 .
 
2. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 3x + k is 2, then find the value of k.
3. If p and q are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x2 – 7x + 3, find the
value of p + q – pq.
4. If one zero of the quadratic polynomials: kx 2  3x  k is 2, then find the value of k.
5. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k – 1)x2 + kx + 1 is –3, then find the
value of k.
6. If zeroes of p(x) = 2x2 – 7x + k are reciprocal of each other, then find the value of k.
7. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and –3 then find a
and b
8. Find the quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is –5 & product is 6.
9. Find the value of m if polynomial p(x) = 4x2 – 6x – m is exactly divisible by x – 3.
10. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are –9 and –1/9.
11. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 + px + 4 is 2, find the other zero. Also,
find the value of p.
12. Find a quadratic polynomial whose one zero is 5 and product of zeroes is 30.
13. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3 and –5.
14. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 5 + √2 and 5 – √2.
15. If the product of the zeroes of the polynomial ax2 – 6x – 6 is 4, then find the value of
a. Also find the sum of zeroes of the polynomial.
16. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 2x – 8 and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
17. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x2 – 3 – 7x and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
18. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 – x – 6 and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
1
19. Find the zeros of the polynomial x 2  x  2 , and verify the relation between the
6
coefficients and zeros of the polynomial.
20. If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = (k2 – 14) x2 – 2x – 12 is 1, then find
the value of k.

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (QUADRATIC EQUATIONS)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS
1. If x = 2 is a solution of the equation x2 – 5x + 6k = 0, then find the value of k.
2. Find the roots of 2x2 – 7x + 3 = 0.
3. If the quadratic equation x2 + 4x + k = 0 has equal roots, then find the value of k.
4. If x2 + k (4x + k -1) + 2 = 0 has equal roots, then find the value of k.
5. If one root of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is 3 times the other, then find b2: ac
6. What is the positive real root of 64x2 – 1 = 0?
7. For what value of k does (k – 12)x2 + 2(k – 12)x + 2 = 0 have equal roots?
8. Find the value of p so that the quadratic equation px(x – 3) + 9 = 0 has equal roots.
9. If (1 – p) is a root of the equation x2 + px + 1 – p = 0, then find the roots.
10. Solve for x: 4x2 – 2(a2 + b2) x + a2 b2 = 0.
11. The sum of the squares of three consecutive positive integers is 50. Find the integers.
12. A train travels 360km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5km/hr more, would
have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
13. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The larger tap takes 10 hours less
than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can
separately fill the tank.
14. A person on tour has Rs.360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4 days, he has
to cut down his daily expenses by Rs.3. Find the original duration of the tour.
15. Rs.6500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 15
more persons, each would have got Rs.30 less. Find the original number of persons.
16. The diagonal of a rectangular field is 60 metres more than the shorter side. If the
longer side is 30 metres more than the shorter side, find the sides of the field.
17. In a flight of 600km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average
speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr from its usual speed and the time of the
flight increased by 30 min. Find the scheduled duration of the flight.
18. In a rectangular park of dimensions 50 m × 40 m, a rectangular pond is constructed so
that the area of grass strip of uniform width surrounding the pond would be 1184 m 2.
Find the length and breadth of the pond.
19. An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km between
Mysore and Bangalore (without taking into consideration the time they stop at
intermediate stations). If the average speed of the express train is 11km/h more than
that of the passenger train, find the average speed of the two trains.
20. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km
upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS

1. Find the value of k for which system of equation 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + ky = 10 has

infinite number of solutions.
2. Check the consistency of the pair of linear equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + 6y = 10.
3. Find the number of solutions of the pair of equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and –3x – 6y + 1
= 0.
4. Given the linear equation 3x + 4y – 8 = 0, write another linear equation in two
variables such that the geometrical representation of the pair so formed is parallel
lines.
5. Find whether the following pair of linear equations is consistent or in consistent: 3x
+ 2y = 8 and 6x – 4y = 9.
6. Find the value of k for which the lines 5x + 7y = 3 and 15x + 21y = k coincides.
7. If x = a and y = b is the solution of the pair of equations x – y = 2 and x + y = 4, find
the values of a and b.
8. If the system of equations 6x – 2y = 3 and kx – y = 2 has a unique solution, find k.
9. For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions? kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0 and 12x + ky – k = 0
10. Determine the values of a and b for which the following system of linear equations
has infinite solutions: 2x – (a – 4) y = 2b + 1; 4x – (a – 1) y = 5b – 1
11. For what value of k will the following system of linear equations have no solution?
3x + y = 1; (2k – 1) x + (k – 1) y = 2k + 1
12. For what value of k for which the following pair of linear equations have infinitely
many solutions: 2x + 3y = 7, (k – 1)x + (k + 2)y = 3k is
13. For what value of k, do the equations 3x – y + 8 = 0 and 6x - ky =−16 represent
coincident lines
14. Solve: 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x – 4y = – 24
15. In figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Find the values of x and y.

16. Solve the following pair of linear equations: 21x + 47y = 110 and 47x + 21y = 162
17. If 217x + 131y = 913, 131x + 217y = 827, then find the value of x and y
18. Half the perimeter of a garden, whose length is 4 more than its width is 36 m. Find
the dimensions of the garden.

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19. Draw the graphs of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the
co-ordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and x-axis. Shade
the triangular region.
20. Draw the graph x – y + 1 = 0 and 2x + y – 10 = 0. Shade the region bounded by these
lines and x-axis. Find the area of the shaded region.
21. A natural number, when increased by 12, equals 160 times its reciprocal. Find the
number.
22. Find a natural number whose square diminished by 84 is equal to thrice of 8 more
than the given number.
23. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also 9 times this number is twice
the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.
24. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been
6 km/h faster, it would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the
train were slower by 6 km/hr; it would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled
time. Find the length of the journey.
25. Anuj had some chocolates, and he divided them into two lots A and B. He sold the
first lot at the rate of ₹2 for 3 chocolates and the second lot at the rate of ₹1 per
chocolate, and got a total of ₹400. If he had sold the first lot at the rate of ₹1 per
chocolate, and the second lot at the rate of ₹4 for 5 chocolates, his total collection
would have been ₹460. Find the total number of chocolates he had.
26. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units, if its length is reduced by
units and breadth is increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and
the breadth by 2 units, the area increases by 67 square units. Find the dimensions
of the rectangle.
27. Five years ago, Nuri was thrice as old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will be twice as
old as Sonu. How old are Nuri and Sonu?
28. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depends on
the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student ‘A’ takes food
for 22 days, he has to pay Rs. 1380 as hostel charges; whereas a student ‘B’, who
takes food for 28 days, pays Rs. 1680 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and
the cost of food per day.
29. Meena went to a bank to withdraw Rs 2,000. She asked the cashier to give her Rs.
50 and Rs. 100 notes only. Meena got 25 notes in all. How many notes of Rs. 50 and
Rs. 100 she received?
30. The ratio of income of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 4 : 3,
if each of them manage to save Rs. 2000/month. Find their monthly incomes.

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (TRIANGLES)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS
AD 3
1. In ∆ABC, DE||BC and  if EA = 6.6cm, then find AC
DB 1
2. In the figure of ABC, DE || AB. If AD = 2x, DC = x + 3 , BE = 2x − 1 and CE = x, then
find the value of ‘x’

3. If ∆ABC and ∆DEF are similar triangles such that ∠A=470 and ∠E=830, then find ∠C
4. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect
each other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then find BC.
5. In ∆ABC and ∆PQR, we have AB= 4.5 cm BC = 5 cm, CA= 6√2 cm, PQ = 10 cm, QR=9
cm, PR =12√2 cm. If  A =75° and  B= 55°, then find  P.
6. ∆ABC is such that AB = 3 cm, BC = 2 cm, CA = 2.5 cm. If ∆ABC-∆DEF and EF=4cm, then
find the perimeter of ∆DEF.
7. In ABC, DE || AB, If CD = 3 cm, EC = 4 cm, BE = 6 cm, then find DA.
8. A girl walks 200m towards East and then 150m towards North. Find the distance of
the girl from the starting point.
9. In the ∆ABC, DE || BC. If AE = 2 cm, AD = 3 cm and BD = 4.5 cm, then find CE.
10. In the given below left figure, find the value of x in terms of a, b and c.

QR QT
11. In the above right sided figure,  and ∠1 = ∠2, Show that ∆PQS ∼ ∆TQR.
QS PR
KP 4
12. In the below left figure, PQ is parallel to MN. If = and KN = 20.4 cm. Find KQ.
PM 13

13. In the above right sided figure, if ST || QR. Find PS.

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14. ΔABC~ΔPQR. If AM and PN are altitudes of ΔABC and ΔPQR respectively and AB2: PQ2
= 4: 9, then find the ratio AM: PN.
15. In the below left figure, two chords AB and CD intersect each other at the point P.

Prove that (i) ΔAPC ~ ΔDPB (ii) AP. PB = CP. DP

16. If in the given above right sided figure, AB || DE and BD || EF, then prove that DC2 =
CF x AC
17. A girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp-post at a speed of 1.2
m/s. If the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground, find the length of her shadow after 4
seconds.
18. A vertical pole of length 6 m casts a shadow 4 m long on the ground and at the same
time a tower casts a shadow 28 m long. Find the height of the tower.
19. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || CD and its diagonals intersect each other at the
OA OB
point O. Using a similarity criterion of two triangles, show that 
OC OD
AB AN
20. Prove that  if LM II CB and LNII CD as shown in the figure.
MB ND

21. If a line intersects sides AB and AC of a ∆ ABC at D and E respectively and is parallel to
BC, prove that AD/AB = AE /AC

22. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other
two sides in distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
Using the above theorem prove that a line through the point of intersection of the
diagonals and parallel to the base of the trapezium divides the non parallel sides in
the same ratio.

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (TRIANGLES)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS
AD AE
1. In the below left figure,  and ∠ADE = 70°, ∠BAC = 50°, then find angle ∠BCA
BD EC

2. In above right sided figure, AD = 3 cm, AE = 5 cm, BD = 4 cm, CE = 4 cm, CF = 2 cm, BF

= 2.5 cm, then (a) DE || BC (b) DF || AC (c) EF || AB (d) none of these
3. In ∆PQR, MN || QR and PM = 3 cm, MQ = 4 cm, PN = 6 cm, PR = x cm, then find x
AB BC CA
4. If in two triangles ABC and PQR,   , then
QR PR PQ
(a) ΔPQR ~ ΔCAB (b) ΔPQR ~ ΔABC (c) ΔCBA ~ ΔPQR (d) ΔBCA ~ ΔPQR
5. In the below left figure, find the value of x (in cm).

6. In the above right sided figure, if ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR then find the value of x.
7. The perimeter of two similar triangles ABC and LMN are 60 cm and 48 cm
respectively. If LM =8 cm, then find the length of AB
AB BC
8. If in triangles ABC and DEF,  , then they will be similar, when
DE FD
(a) ∠B = ∠E (b) ∠A = ∠D (c) ∠B = ∠D (d) ∠A = ∠F
9. ABC and BDE are two equilateral triangles such that D is mid-point of BC. Find the
ratio of the areas of triangles ABC and BDE.
10. ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR. Area of ∆ABC = 81 cm2 and area of ∆PQR = 121 cm2. If altitude AD = 9
cm, then find PM.
11. Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 3 : 7. Find the ratio of Areas of these
triangles
12. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm. Then, find the
length of the side of the rhombus
AB AC
13. In ΔABC and ΔDEF,  , and ∠A = ∠E, then symbolically we write it as
EF DE
(a) ΔABC ~ ΔDEF (b) ΔABC ~ ΔEDF (c) ΔABC ~ ΔEFD (d) ΔABC ≅ ΔEFD
PQ QR PR
14. In ∆PQR and ∆MNS,   , then symbolically we write it as
NS MS MN
(a) ∆PQR ~ ∆MNS (b) ∆PQR ~ ∆SMP (c) ∆QRP ~ ∆NSM (d) ∆QRP ~ ∆SMN
15. In given below left figure, MN || QR. If PM = x cm, MQ = 10 cm, PN = (x – 2) cm, NR =
6 cm, then find x

16. Find the value of x in the given above right sided figure
17. In the given below left figure, ABC is an equilateral triangle. DE is parallel to BC such
that area of quadrilateral DBCE is equal to one half the area of ΔABC. If BC = 2 cm,
then find DE

18. In the given above right sided figure, MN || AB, BC = 7.5 cm, AM = 4 cm and MC = 2
cm. Find the length of BN.
ar ( ABC ) 9
19. If ∆ABC ~ ∆QRP,  , and BC = 15 cm, then find PR.
ar (QRP) 4
AB BC AC 4 ar ( ABC )
20. If ΔABC and ΔDEF are two triangles such that    . Find
DE EF DF 7 ar (DEF )
21. In ΔABC, D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively, such that DE || BC.
If AD = x, DB = x – 2, AE = x + 2 and EC = x – 1, find the value of x.
22. In ΔABC, D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively, such that DE || BC.
If BD = x – 3, AB = 2x. CE = x – 2 and AC = 2x + 3. Find x.
23. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle, prove that the other two sides are
divided in the same ratio. In the following figure, AB || CD.
Using the above result, solve the following: Find the value of x from given figure.

24. Two poles of height 7 m and 12 m stand on a plane ground. If the distance between
their feet is12 m, find the distance between their tops.
25. A man goes 150 m due east and then 200 m due north. How far is he from the
starting point ?
 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (COORDINATE GEOMETRY)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS

1. Find the perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0,4), (0,0), and (3,0).
2. If the distance between the points (4,p) and (1,0) is 5, then find the value of p.
3. If the distance between the points (x, –1) and (3, 2) is 5, then find the value of x.
4. Find the value of y is 3, if the distance between the points P(2, -3) and Q(10, y) is 10
5. Check whether the points A (1,2), B (4,1) and C (-2,3) are collinear or not.
6. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining the points A (5, 3) and B (-3, 11) is
divided by the point C (3,5).
7. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the
points (7, 1) and (3, 5).
8. If the mid-point of the line segment joining the points P(6, b – 2) and Q(– 2, 4) is (2,
– 3), find the value of b.
9. If A(1, 2), B(4, 3) and C(6, 6) are the three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD, find the
coordinates of the fourth vertex D.
10. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points
(4, – 3) and (8, 5) in the ratio 3 : 1 internally.
11. If P(2, p) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(6, –5) and B(–2,
11), find the value of p.
12. Find the value of k if P(4, –2) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points
A(5k, 3) and B(–k, –7).
13. Find the point on y-axis which is equidistant from the points (5, – 2) and (–3, 2).
14. What point on the x-axis is equidistant from (7, 6) and (– 3, 4)?
15. If the points A(4, 3) and B(x, 5) are on the circle with the centre O(2, 3), find the
value of x.
16. In what ratio does the point (– 4, 6) divide the line segment joining the points A(– 6,
10) and B(3, – 8)?
17. Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining the
points A(2, – 2) and B(– 7, 4).
18. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (5, – 6)
and (–1, – 4). Also find the point of intersection.
19. If the points A(6, 1), B(8, 2), C(9, 4) and D(p, 3) are the vertices of a parallelogram,
taken in order, find the value of p.
20. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining A(1, – 5) and B(– 4, 5) is divided by
the x-axis. Also find the coordinates of the point of division.
21. If (1, 2), (4, y), (x, 6) and (3, 5) are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order,
find x and y.

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (CIRCLES)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS
1. If TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with centre O so that ∠ POQ = 110°, then
find ∠ PTQ.
2. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other
at angle of 80°, then find ∠ POA.
3. From a point Q, the length of the tangent to a circle is 24 cm and the distance of Q
from the centre is 25 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
4. A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O
at a point Q so that OQ =13 cm. Find the length of PQ.
5. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the larger circle, which touches the
smaller circle, is bisected at the point of contact.
6. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60ᵒ are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm, then
find the length of each tangent.
7. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
8. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.
9. In given below left figure, AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O and AT is a
tangent. If ∠AOQ = 58 , find ∠ATQ.

10. In the above right sided figure, AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such
that ∠ACB = 50°. If AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A, then find ∠BAT.

11. Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are
equal.
12. Prove that the tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of
contact.
13. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T.
Prove that ∠ PTQ = 2 ∠ OPQ.
14. PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q
intersect at a point T. Find the length TP.
15. 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.
16. If 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°.
17. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
18. Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend
supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (TRIGONOMETRY)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS

1. Simplify: cos4 A – sin4A

2. If ∆ABC is right angled at C, then find the value of cos(A + B).
3. If sin A+ cosA = √2 cosA, then find the value of tan A.
5sin   3cos 
4. If 5 tan θ = 4, then find the value of
5sin   2 cos 
4sin   cos 
5. If 4 tan θ = 3, then find the value of
4sin   cos 
2 sin A  3cos A
6. If cosec A = 13/12, then find the value of
4sin A  9 cos A
7. In ΔABC, right angled at B, AB = 5 cm and sin C = 1/2. Determine the length of
side AC.
8. In ∆ABC, right-angled at C, if tan A=1, then find the value of 2sin A cos A.
1
9. If for some angle θ, cot 2θ = , then find the value of sin3θ, where 3θ ≤ 90⁰.
3
10. If tan θ = 1, then find the value of sec θ + cosec θ.
11. If is an acute angle and tan + cot = 2, then find the value of sin3 + cos3 .
7
12. In ABC right angled at B, sin A = , then find the value of cos C.
25
13. Find the value of (sin 45° + cos 45°).
m
14. Given that sin θ = then find cos θ.
n
4
15. If cos A = , then find the value of tan A.
5
16. In ΔABC right angled at B, if tanA = √3, then find the value of
cosA cosC – sinAsinC.
17. If 2sin2 β – cos2 β = 2, then find β.
18. If √3 tan θ = 1, then find the value of sin2 θ – cos2 θ.
19. In a right triangle ABC, right-angled at B, if tan A = 1, verify that 2 sin A cos A = 1.
1
20. If sin 2A = tan² 45° where A is an acute angle, then find the value of A.
2
21. If sec A = 15/7 and A + B = 90°, find the value of cosec B.
22. Find A and B, if sin (A + 2B) = √3/2 and cos (A + B) = 1/2.
23. If (1 + cos A) (1 – cos A) = 3/4 , find the value of tan A.
24. Evaluate: 3 cos2 60° sec2 30° – 2 sin2 30° tan2 60°.

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 cos   sin  1  3
25. Find an acute angle θ when 
cos   sin  1  3
(1  sin  )(1  sin  )
26. If tan θ =3/4, evaluate
(1  cos  )(1  cos  )
1 1
27. If sin(A – B)= , cos(A + B) = , 00< A + B ≤900 , A > B. Find A and B.
2 2
28. If sin(A + B) = 1 and cos(A – B) = √3/2, 0°< A + B ≤ 90° and A > B, then find the
measures of angles A and B.
1
29. If tan (A + B) = 3 and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A+B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.
3
1
30. If sin (A + B) = 1 and sin (A – B) = , 0 ≤ A + B ≤ 90° & A > B, then find A and B.
2

31. Simplify:
32. If θ = 45°, then what is the value of 2 sec2θ + 3 cosec2θ ?
1 1
33. Prove that   2sec2 A
1  sin A 1  sin A
34. Prove the trigonometric identities: (1 + tan² θ) (1 + sinθ) (1 – sinθ) = 1
sin
35. Prove the trigonometric identities:  cos ec  c ot 
1  cos
36. Prove that (sinA + cosecA)2 + (cosA + secA)2 = 7 + tan2A + cot2A
cos A 1  sin A
37. Prove that   2sec A
1  sin A cos A
sin   cos   1
38. Prove that:  sec  tan 
sin   cos   1
39. Prove that (1 + cot θ – cosec θ) (1 + tan θ + sec θ) = 2
cot A  cos A cos ecA  1
40. Prove that 
cot A  cos A cos ecA  1
cos 2  sin 2 
41. Prove that:   1  sin  cos 
1  tan  1  cot 
42. If cos θ + sin θ = √2 cos θ, show that cos θ – sin θ = √2 sin θ.
tan  cot 
43. Prove that   1  sec  cos ec
1  cot  1  tan 
cos   sin   1
44. Prove that  cos ec  cot 
cos   sin   1
2
 1  tan 2 A   1  tan A  2
45. Prove that  2     tan A
 1  cot A   1  cot A 

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (AREAS RELATED TO CIRCLES)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS
1. The radii of two circles are 19 cm and 9 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle which
has circumference equal to the sum of the circumferences of the two circles.
2. The radii of two circles are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle having
area equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles.
3. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then find the ratio of their areas.
4. Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm.
5. Find the area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm.
6. If the perimeter of a protractor is 72 cm, calculate its area. (Use π = 22/7)
7. If the perimeter of a semi-circular protractor is 108 cm, find the diameter of the protractor.
(Take π = 22/7)
8. If the area of a circle is 154 cm2, then find its circumference.
9. The circumference of a circle is 100 cm. Find the side of a square inscribed in the circle.
10. If a square ABCD inscribed in a circle of radius r and AB= 4cm , then find the value of r
11. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in
5 minutes.
12. A horse is tied to a pole with 28 m long rope. The perimeter of the field where the horse can
graze is (Take π = 22/7)
13. An umbrella has 8 ribs which are equally spaced. Assuming umbrella to be a flat circle of
radius 45 cm, find the area between the two consecutive ribs of the umbrella.
14. Two circular pieces of equal radii and maximum area, touching each other are cut out from a
Rectangular card board of dimensions 14 cm × 7 cm. Find the area of the remaining card
board. [Use π = 22/7 ]
15. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 6cm. Find the area swept by it when it moves
from 7:05 p.m. to 7:40 p.m.
16. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of the
corresponding : (i) minor segment (ii) major sector. (Use π = 3.14)
17. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find: (i) the length of
the arc (ii) area of the sector formed by the arc (iii) area of the segment formed by the
corresponding chord
18. A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the areas of
the corresponding minor and major segments of the circle. (Use π = 3.14 and √3 = 1.73)
19. A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side 15 m by means of
a 5 m long rope. Find (i) the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze. (ii) the
increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10 m long instead of 5 m. (Use π = 3.14)
20. In the given figure, arcs have been drawn of radius 7cm each with vertices A, B, C and D of
quadrilateral ABCD as centres. Find the area of the shaded region.

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS
1. The radii of 2 cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. Then,
find the ratio of their volumes.
2. Two volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27. Find the ratio of their surface areas.
3. A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and the radius of its top,
which is open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim. When lead shots, each of
which is a sphere of radius 0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one-fourth of the water
flows out. Find the number of lead shots dropped in the vessel.
4. A pen stand made of wood is in the shape of a cuboid with four conical depressions to hold
pens. The dimensions of the cuboid are 15 cm by 10 cm by 3.5 cm. The radius of each of
the depressions is 0.5 cm and the depth is 1.4 cm. Find the volume of wood in the entire
stand.
5. Ramesh made a bird-bath for his garden in the shape of a cylinder with a hemispherical
depression at one end. The height of the cylinder is 1.45 m and its radius is 30 cm. Find the
total surface area of the bird-bath.
6. A juice seller was serving his customers using glasses as shown in below figure. The inner
diameter of the cylindrical glass was 5 cm, but the bottom of the glass had a hemispherical
raised portion which reduced the capacity of the glass. If the height of a glass was 10 cm,
find the apparent capacity of the glass and its actual capacity. (Use π = 3.14.)
7. A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. The diameter
of the hemisphere is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find the inner
surface area of the vessel.
8. A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of same radius.
The total height of the toy is 15.5 cm. Find the total surface area of the toy.
9. A cubical block of side 7 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the greatest diameter
the hemisphere can have? Find the surface area of the solid.
10. A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two hemispheres stuck to each of its
ends. The length of the entire capsule is 14 mm and the diameter of the capsule is 5 mm.
Find its surface area.
11. From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of the
same height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of the
remaining solid to the nearest cm2.
12. A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from each end of a solid
cylinder. If the height of the cylinder is 10 cm, and its base is of radius 3.5 cm, find the total
surface area of the article.
13. A tent is in shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of
the cylindrical part are 2.1m and 4m respectively and the slant height of the top is 2.8m.
Find the area of canvas used for making the tent. Also find the cost of canvas of the tent at
the rate of 500 per m2.
14. A copper wire of diameter 8 mm is evenly wrapped on a cylinder of length 24 cm and
diameter 49 cm to cover the whole surface. Find (i) the length of the wire (ii) the volume of
the wire.
15. A cubical block of side 10 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the largest diameter
that the hemisphere can have? Find the cost of painting the total surface area of the solid
so formed, at the rate of Rs. 5 per 100 sq. cm. [Use π = 3.14]
16. Due to heavy floods in a state, thousands were rendered homeless. 50 schools collectively
decided to provide place and the canvas for 1500 tents and share the whole expenditure
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 equally. The lower part of each tent is cylindrical with base radius 2.8 m and height 3.5 m
and the upper part is conical with the same base radius, but of height 2.1 m. If the canvas
used to make the tents costs ₹120 per m2, find the amount shared by each school to set up
the tents.
17. 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 volumes of the
cylinder and the toy. (Take π = 3.14)
18. A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and base diameter 24 cm, which is
surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm and radius 8 cm. Find the mass of the
pole, given that 1 cm3 of iron has approximately 8g mass. (Use π = 3.14)
19. A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm standing on a
hemisphere of radius 60 cm is placed upright in a right circular cylinder full of water such
that it touches the bottom. Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, if the radius of
the cylinder is 60 cm and its height is 180 cm.
20. A wooden toy rocket is in the shape of a cone mounted on a cylinder, as shown in below
figure. The height of the entire rocket is 26 cm, while the height of the conical part is 6 cm.
The base of the conical portion has a diameter of 5 cm, while the base diameter of the
cylindrical portion is 3 cm. If the conical portion is to be painted orange and the cylindrical
portion yellow, find the area of the rocket painted with each of these colours. (Take π =
3.14)

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (STATISTICS)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS

1. Calculate mode of the following data:

Marks 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100
No. of Students 5 10 12 6 3

2. Calculate median marks of the following data:

Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50
No. of Students 2 12 22 8 6

3. Calculate mode of the following data:

Marks 0–6 6 – 12 12 – 18 18 – 24 24 – 30
No. of Students 7 5 10 12 6

4. Calculate median marks of the following data:

Class 20 – 40 – 60 – 80 – 100 – 120 – 140 –
intervals 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Frequency 12 18 23 15 12 12 8

5. The data on number of patients attending a hospital in a month are given below. Find the
average number of patients attending the hospital in a day.
No. of patients 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
No. of days 2 6 9 7 4 2

6. The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is 50. Find the value of p.
Class 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100
frequency 17 p 32 24 19

7. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:

Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70
frequency 4 4 7 10 12 8 5

8. Find the mode of the following frequency distribution:

Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 - 70 70 – 80
Frequency 5 8 7 12 28 20 10 10

9. Find the median of the following frequency distribution:

Class 130 – 140 – 150 – 160 – 170 – 180 – 190 –
139 149 159 169 179 189 199
frequency 4 9 18 28 24 10 7

10. The mode of the following frequency distribution is 34.5. Find the value of x.
Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50
Frequency 4 8 10 x 8

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11. Find the median of the following frequency distribution:
More than 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80
or equal to
frequency 0 12 27 60 105 124 141 150
12. The median of the distribution given below is 14.4. Find the values of x and y, if the sum
of frequency is 20.
Class Interval 0–6 6 – 12 12 – 18 18 – 24 24 – 30
Frequency 4 x 5 y 1

13. Find the median income of the following frequency distribution:

Weekly Income 0– 1000 – 2000 – 3000 – 4000 – 5000 –
(Rs.) 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Frequency 250 190 100 40 15 5
14. The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is 50. Find the value of p.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
Frequency 17 p 32 24 19

15. Find ‘p’ if the mean of the given data is 15.45.

Class Interval 0–6 6 – 12 12 – 18 18 – 24 24 – 30
Frequency 6 8 p 9 7
16. Find the value of p, if the mode of the following distribution is 48:
Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 - 70 70 – 80
Frequency 7 14 13 12 p 18 15 8

17. The median of the following data is 52.5. Find the values of x and y. if the total frequency
is 100
Class 0- 100- 200- 300- 400- 500- 600- 700- 800- 900-
Interval 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Frequency 2 5 x 12 17 20 y 9 7 4

18. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 25.2. Find the missing frequency x.
Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50
Frequency 8 x 10 11 9

19. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 50 girls of class Xth of a school was conducted
and the following data was obtained. Find the mean, median and mode of the given data.
Heights (in cm) 120 – 130 130 – 140 140 – 150 150 – 160 160 – 170
No. of Girls 2 8 12 20 8

20. Find mean, median and mode of the following data:

Marks 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100 100–120 120 –140
No. of Students 6 8 10 12 6 5 3

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (STATISTICS)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS

1. If the mean of 5 observations x,x+2,x+4, x+6, and x+8 is 11 then find the value of x
2. Write the relationship between mean, median and mode for a moderately skewed
distribution.
3. If the median of the data 6,7,x-2,x,17,20 written in ascending order is 16 . Find the value
of x.
4. The mean and mode of a frequency distribution are 28 and 16 respectively. Find the
median.
5. If for a data, Mean: Median= 9:8, then find the ratio Median: Mode.
6. If the sum of 15 observations of a data is (434 + x) and the mean of the observation is x
then find x.
7. For the following distribution:
Below Below Below Below Below Below
Marks
10 20 30 40 50 60
No. of Students 3 12 27 57 75 80
Find the modal class.
8. If the mean of a frequency distribution is 8.1 and fi = 20, fixi = 132 + 5k, then find k .
9. In a frequency distribution, the mid value of a class is 10 and the width of the class is 6.
Find the lower limit of the class.
10. Consider the data:
Class 65 – 85 – 105 – 125 – 145 – 165 – 185 –
intervals 85 105 125 145 165 185 205
Frequency 4 5 13 20 14 7 4
Find the difference of the upper limit of the median class and the lower limit of the modal
class.
11. A life insurance agent found the following data for distribution of ages of 100 policy
holders. Calculate the median age, if policies are given only to persons having age 18
years onwards but less than 60 years.
Age (in years) Number of policy holders
Below 20 2
20 – 25 4
25 – 30 18
30 – 35 21
35 – 40 33
40 – 45 11
45 – 50 3
50 – 55 6
55 – 60 2

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12. The following frequency distribution gives the monthly consumption of 68 consumers of a
locality. Find median, mean and mode of the data and compare them.
Monthly consumption of Number of
electricity (in units) consumers
65-85 4
85-105 5
105-125 13
125-145 20
145-165 14
165-185 8
185-205 4

13. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y. if the total frequency
is 100
Class 0- 100- 200- 300- 400- 500- 600- 700- 800- 900-
Interval 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Frequency 2 5 x 12 17 20 y 9 7 4

14. The median of the following data is 137. Find the values of x and y, If the total frequency
is 68.
Class 65 – 85 – 105 – 125 – 145 – 165 – 185 –
intervals 85 105 125 145 165 185 205
Frequency 4 x 13 20 14 y 4

15. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of x & y.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total
Frequency 5 x 20 15 y 5 60

16. The median of the following data is 868. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency
is 100
Class Frequency
800 – 820 7
820 – 840 14
840 – 860 x
860 – 880 25
880 – 900 y
900 – 920 10
920 – 940 5
17. The distribution below gives the makes of 100 students of a class, if the median makes are
24, find the frequencies f1 and f2
Marks 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40
No. of students 4 6 10 f1 25 f2 18 5

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (PROBABILITY)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS
1. Cards, marked with numbers 5 to 50, are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. A
card is drawn from the box at random. Find the probability that the number on the
taken card is (i) a prime number less than 10. (ii) a number which is a perfect square.
2. A bag contains 5 red, 4 blue and 3 green balls. A ball is taken out of the bag at
random. Find the probability that the selected ball is (i) of red colour (ii) not of green
colour.
3. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the
probability of drawing a (i) face card (ii) card which is neither a king nor a red card.
4. 15 cards, numbered 1, 2, 3, ..., 15 are put in a box and mixed thoroughly. A card is
drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that the card drawn bears (i) an
even number (ii) a number divisible by 2 or 3.
5. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that
the card drawn is neither an ace nor a king.
6. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.
7. The king, queen and jack of diamonds are removed from a pack of 52 cards and then
the pack is well shuffled. A card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the
probability of getting a card of (i)diamonds, (ii) a jack
8. Three cards of spades are lost from a pack of 52 playing cards. The remaining cards
were well shuffled and then a card was drawn at random from them. Find the
probability that the drawn cards are of black colour.
9. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability (i) that the number on
each dice is even (ii) that the sum of numbers appearing on two dice is 5.
10. Cards marked with numbers 3, 4, 5, ...., 50 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly.
One cardis drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that number on the
drawn card is (i) divisible by 7 (ii) a number which is a perfect square.
11. Cards bearing numbers 1, 3, 5, ..........., 35 are kept in a bag. A card is drawn at
random from the bag. Find the probability of getting a card bearing (a) a prime
number less than 15. (b) a number divisible by 3 and 5.
12. Two dice are rolled once. Find the probability of getting such numbers on the two
dice, whose product is 12.
13. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball is
drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is (i)
white or blue (ii) red or black (iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black.
14. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the
probability that the card drawn is (i) a king or a jack (ii) a non-ace (iii) a red card (iv)
neither a king nor a queen.

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15. A box contains 19 balls bearing numbers 1, 2, 3, ....,19. A ball is drawn at random
from the box. What is the probability that the number on the ball is (i) a prime
number (ii) divisible by 3 or 5 (iii) neither divisible by 5 nor by 10 (iv) an even number.
16. From a pack of 52 playing cards, jacks, queens, kings and aces of red colour are
removed. From the remaining a card is drawn at random. Find the probability that
the card drawn is (i) a black queen (ii) a red card (iii) a black jack (iv) a face card.
17. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue
ball from the bag is thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.
18. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that (a) 5 will not come
up on either of them? (b) 5 will come up on at least one? (c) 5 will come up at both
dice?
19. Two dice are rolled once. Find the probability of getting such numbers on two dice,
whose product is a perfect square.
20. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of
drawing: (i) an ace (ii) ‘2’ of spades (iii) ‘10’ of a black suit.
21. Cards marked with the numbers 2 to 101 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly.
One card is drawn from this box. Find the probability that the number on the card is
(i) an even number (ii) a number less than 14 (iii) a number which is a perfect square
(iv) a prime number less than 20.
22. All the three face cards of spades are removed from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards.
A card is then drawn at random from the remaining pack. Find the probability of
getting (i) a black face card, (ii) a queen, (iii) a black card.
23. A bag contains 12 balls out of which x are white. (i) If one ball is drawn at random,
what is the probability that it will be a white ball? (ii) If 6 more white balls are put in
the bag, the probability of drawing a white ball will be double than that in (i). Find x.
24. A bag contains 18 balls out of which x balls are red. (i) If one ball is drawn at random
from the bag, what is the probability that it is not red? (ii) If 2 more red balls are put
in the bag, the probability of drawing a red ball will be 9/8 times the probability of
drawing a red ball in the first case. Find the value of x.
25. A child’s game has 8 triangles of which 3 are blue and rest are red, and 10 squares of
which 6are blue and rest are red. One piece is lost at random. Find the probability
that it is a (i) triangle (ii) square (iii) square of blue colour (iv) triangle of red colour
26. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the
probability that the card drawn is (i) a card of spade or an ace (ii) a red king (iii)
neither a king nor a queen (iv) either a king or queen.

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (PROBABILITY)
CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS
1. When a die is thrown, then find the probability of getting an odd number < 3.
2. Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of numbers appearing on
them is noted. Find the probability that the product is a prime number.
3. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of
getting (i) a king of red colour (ii) face card
4. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?
5. In a single throw of two dice, find the probability of getting 6 as a product of two
numbers obtained.
6. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability of getting the sum of the
two numbers less than 7.
7. Cards bearing numbers 3 to 20 are placed in a bag and mixed thoroughly. A card is
taken out from the bag at random. What is the probability that the number on the
card taken out is an even number?
8. Cards, marked with numbers 5 to 50, are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. A
card is drawn from the box at random. Find the probability that the number on the
taken card is (i) a prime number less than 10. (ii) a number which is a perfect square.
9. One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the
probability that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card
nor a queen.
10. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting (i) At least
one head? (ii) At most one tail? (iii) A head and a tail?
11. A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow which comes to rest pointing at one
of the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and these are equally likely outcomes. What is the
probability that it will point at (i) 8 (ii) an odd number (iii) a number greater than 2
12. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the
two numbers appearing on the top of the dice is (i) 7? (ii) 14? (iii) equal to 12? (iv)
8? (v) 13? (vi) less than or equal to 12?
13. A bag contains 5 red balls, 8 white balls, 4 green balls and 7 black balls. If one ball is
drawn at random, find the probability that it is: (i) black (ii) Red (iii) not green
14. All red face cards are removed from a pack of playing cards. The remaining cards
were well shuffled and then a card is drawn at random from them. Find the
probability that the drawn card is (i) a red card (ii) a face card (iii) a card of clubs.

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