Class X Session 2024-25

Subject-Mathematics(Standard)
SampleQuestionPaper-1

TimeAllowed:3hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.

2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each

3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.

4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.

5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.

6. SectionEhas3casebasedintegratedunitsofassessment(04markseach)withsub-partsofthevaluesof1,1and 2 marks each

respectively.

7. AllQuestionsarecompulsory.However,aninternalchoicein2Qs of5marks,2Qsof3marksand2Questions of

2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2marks questions of Section E
22
8. Drawneatfigureswhereverrequired.Takeπ
= 7 wherever required if not stated.
Section A
1. (HCF×LCM)forthenumbers30and70is: [1]

a) 21 b)70

c)2100 d)210
2. Figure show the graph of the polynomial f(x) = ax2+ bx + c for which [1]

a) a > 0, b < 0 and c > 0 b)a < 0, b < 0 and c < 0

c)a < 0, b > 0 and c > 0 d)a > 0, b > 0 and c < 0
3. The pair of equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and –3x – 6y + 1 = 0 have [1]

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 a) a unique solution b)infinitely many solutions

c)no solution d)exactly two solutions

4. IntheMathsOlympiadof2020atAnimalPlanet,tworepresentativesfromthedonkey’sside,whilesolvinga quadratic [1]
equation, committed the following mistakes.
i. One of them made a mistake in the constant term and got the roots as 5 and 9.
ii. Anotherone committed an error in the coefficient of x and he got the roots as 12 and 4.
Butinthemeantime,theyrealisedthattheyarewrongandtheymanagedtogetitrightjointly.Findthequadratic equation.

a)2x2+ 7x -24 = 0 b)x2+ 4x+ 14 = 0

c)3x2- 17x +52 = 0 d)x2- 14x+ 48 = 0

5. Whatis the common difference of an AP in which a18- a14= 32? [1]

a) -8 b)4

c)-4 d)8
6. ABCD is a rectangle whose three vertices are B (4,0), C (4,3) and D (0,3). The length of one of its diagonals is [1]

a) 5 b)3

c)4 d)25
7. In what ratio, does x-axis divide the line segment joining the points A(3, 6) and B(-12, -3)? [1]

a) 2 : 1 b)1 : 2

c)4 : 1 d)1 : 4
8. Inthefiguresfindthemeasuresof∠Pand∠R
[1]

a) 20o, 30o. b)50o, 40o.

c)30o, 20o. d)40o, 50o.

9. Inthegivenfigure,PQistangenttothecirclecentredatO.If∠AOB=95o,thenthemeasureof∠ABQwillbe [1]

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 a) 85o b)47.5o

c)95o d)42.5o

10. Acircleinscribedin△ABChavingAB=10cm,BC=12cm,CA=28cmtouchingsidesatD,E,F
[1]
(respectively). Then AD + BE + CF = .

a) 22 cm b)25 cm

c)18 cm d)20 cm

11. 1+ cot2α
1+cosecα = [1]
a) sinα
b) secα
c)cosecα
d)tanα
12. = θ thentanθ=?
If cos [1]
4
5
53
a) b)
34 35
d)
43
c)
13. Aladdermakesanangleof60°withthegroundwhenplacedagainstawall.Ifthefootoftheladderis2maway from the wall, [1]
then the length of the ladder (in metres) is
a) 2√2 b)4√3
c) 4
4 d)
√3

14. Inacircleofradius14cm,anarcsubtendsanangleof1200 atthecentre.If√3=1.73thentheareaofthe segment of [1]

the circle is

a) 124.63 cm2 b)130.57 cm2

c)120.56 cm2 d)118.24cm2

15. Apendulumswingsthroughanangleof30o anddescribesanarc8.8cminlength.Findthelengthofthe pendulum. [1]

a) 8.8 cm b)17 cm

c)15.8 cm d)16.8 cm
16. A die is thrown once. The probability of getting an even number is [1]

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 a) 13 b) 5
6
16 12
c) d)
17. 3rotteneggsaremixedwith12goodones.Oneeggischosenatrandom.Theprobabilityofchoosingarotten egg is [1]
a) 1 b) 4
15 5
15 25
c) d)
18. The distribution below gives the marks obtained by 80 students on a test: [1]

Marks Less than 10 Less than 20 Less than 30 Less than 40 Less than 50 Less than 60

Number of Students 3 12 27 57 75 80
The modal class of this distribution is:

a) 30 - 40 b)20 - 30

c)50 - 60 d)10 - 20
19. Assertion(A):Apieceofclothisrequiredtocompletelycoverasolidobject.Thesolidobjectiscomposedofa [1]
hemisphereandaconesurmountedonit.Ifthecommonradiusis7mandheightoftheconeis1m,463.39cm2 is the area of
cloth required.

Reason (R):Surface area of hemisphere = 2πr2.

a) BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrect b) BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthe
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d)A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion(A):SumoffirstntermsinanA.P.isgivenbytheformula:Sn=2n×[2a+(n-1)d]
[1]
Reason (R):Sum of first 15 terms of 2 , 5 , 8 ... is 345.

a) BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrect b) BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthe
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d)A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. Findthe largest number whichdivides 320 and 457 leavingremainder 5 and 7 respectively. [2]
22. InthegivenfigureXY∥BC.FindthelengthofXY. [2]

23. TwoconcentriccircleswithcentreOareofradii3cmand5cm.FindthelengthofchordABofthelargercircle which [2]

touches the smaller circle at P.

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24. Showthat:tan4θ+tan2θ=sec4θ−sec2θfor0∘≤θ≥90∘ [2]
OR
tanθ cotθ
Provethat: + =1+tanθ+cotθ
1−cotθ 1−tanθ
25. Find the length of the arc of a circle of diameter 42 cm which subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. [2]
OR
Ahorseistetheredtoonecornerofarectangularfieldofdimensions70m×52m,byaropeoflength21m.How much area of the
field can it graze?
Section C
26. Provethat3+√5isanirrationalnumber. [3]
27. Ifαandβarethezerosofthepolynomialf(x)=6x2+x-2,findthevalueof ( +)
α β
β α
[3]

28. Atwo-digitnumberis4timesthesumofitsdigits.If18isaddedtothenumber,thedigitsarereversed.Findthe number. [3]

OR
Aplaneleft30minuteslatethanitsscheduledtimeandinordertoreachthedestination1500kmawayintime,ithad to increase its
speed by 100 km/h from the usual speed. Find its usual speed.
29. Inthegivenfigure,acircleisinscribedinaquadrilateralABCDinwhich∠B=90o.IfAD=17cm,AB=20 cm and DS = [3]
3 cm, then find the radius of the circle.

OR
Infigure,Oisthecentreofacircleofradius5cm.TisapointsuchthatOT=13cmandOTintersectscircleatE.If AB is a tangent to
the circle at E, find the length of AB. where TP and TQ are two tangents to the circle.

30. Prove that: [3]

tanθ+secθ−1t 1+sinθ
anθ−secθ+1 = cosθ
31. The percentage of marks obtained by 100 students in an examination are given below: [3]

Marks 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65

Frequency 14 16 18 23 18 8 3
Determine the median percentage of marks.

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 Section D
32. Solve:
x−1
+2x+1 =2,x≠−1,1 [5]
2x+1 x−1 2
OR
₹9000weredividedequallyamongacertainnumberofpersons.Hadtherebeen20morepersons,eachwouldhave got ₹ 160
less. Find the original number of persons.
33. In Fig., DEFG is a square in a triangle ABC right angled at A. [5]
Prove that
i. △AGF∼△DBG
ii. △AGF∼△EFC

34. A solid is composed of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. If the whole length of the solid is 104 cm and the [5]
radiusofeachofthehemisphericalendsis7cm,findthecostofpolishingitssurfaceattherateof ₹10perdm 2.
OR
Asolidisintheformofacylinderwithhemisphericalends.Thetotalheightofthesolidis19cmandthediameterof the cylinder is 7
cm. Find the volume and total surface area of the solid (Use π= 22/7)
35. Find the mean from the following frequency distribution of marks at a test in statistics: [5]

Marks (x): 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

No. of students (f): 15 50 80 76 72 45 39 9 8 6

Section E
36. Readthe textcarefully andanswer the questions: [4]
Afashiondesignerisdesigningafabricpattern.Ineachrow,therearesomeshadedsquaresandunshaded triangles.

(a) IdentifyA.P.forthenumberofsquaresineachrow.
(b) IdentifyA.P.forthenumberoftrianglesineachrow.
OR
Writeaformula forfinding totalnumber oftrianglesin nnumber ofrows. Hence,find S10.
(c) If each shaded square is of side 2 cm, then find the shaded area when 15 rows have been designed.
37. Readthe textcarefully andanswer the questions:
[4]
Use of mobile screen for long hours makes your eye sight weak and give you headaches. Children who are
addicted to play “PUBG’’ can get easily stressed out. To raise social awareness about ill effects of playing
PUBG, a school decided to start ‘BAN PUBG’ campaign, in which students are asked to prepare campaign
boardintheshapeofarectangle.OnesuchcampaignboardmadebyclassXstudentoftheschoolisshownin

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 the figure.

(a) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of diagonals AC and BD.
(b) Find the length of the diagonal AC.
OR
Find the ratio of the length of side AB to the length of the diagonal AC.
(c) Find the area of the campaign Board ABCD.
38. Readthe textcarefully andanswer the questions:
[4]
Radio towers are used for transmitting a range of communication services including radio and television. The
towerwilleitheractasanantennaitselforsupportoneormoreantennasonitsstructure.Onasimilarconcept,a radio station
tower was built in two Sections A and B. Tower is supported by wires from a point O.
DistancebetweenthebaseofthetowerandpointOis36cm.FrompointO,theangleofelevationofthetopof the Section B

is 30o and the angle of elevation of the top of Section A is 45o.

(a) Find the length of the wire from the point O to the top of Section B.
(b) Find the distance AB.
OR
Find the height of the Section A from the base of the tower.
(c) Find the area of△OPB.

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