MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Class – 10
Subject – Mathematics
Subject Code – 928
Time – 3 Hours 15 Minutes
Maximum Marks – 70
First 15 minutes are allotted for reading the question paper
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of two sections.
3. Section A contains 20 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each. Answers
are to be marked on the OMR sheet.
4. After marking answers on the OMR sheet, do not cut or use
eraser/whitener.
5. Section B contains descriptive questions of 50 marks.
6. Section B contains 5 questions. Question 1 is very short answer type,
Question 2 is short answer type, and Questions 3, 4, and 5 are long
answer type.
7. The number of parts to be attempted in each question is clearly indicated.
8. Marks are indicated against each question.
9. Start answering from Question 1 and attempt till the end. Do not waste
time on questions you cannot answer.
Section A
Multiple Choice Questions (1 × 20 = 20)
1. Which of the following is a pair of co-prime numbers?
(A) (14, 35)
(B) (18, 25)
(C) (31, 93)
(D) (32, 62)
2. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x² + (a + 1)x + b are 2 and −3,
then the values of a and b are:
(A) a = −7, b = −1
(B) a = 5, b = −1
(C) a = 2, b = −6
(D) a = 0, b = −6
3. The number n² − 1 is divisible by 8 if n is:
(A) an integer
(B) a natural number
(C) an odd number
(D) an even number
4. The pair of linear equations a₁x + b₁y + c₁ = 0 and a₂x + b₂y + c₂ = 0 has
no solution if:
(Condition corresponding to parallel distinct lines)
5. The product of a non-zero rational number and an irrational number is:
(A) Always irrational
(B) Always rational
(C) Rational or irrational
(D) 1
6. Consider the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0.
Select the correct statements:
(i) Two distinct real roots if b² − 4ac > 0
(ii) Two equal roots if b² − 4ac = 0
(iii) No real roots if b² − 4ac < 0
(iv) More than two real roots if b² − 4ac > 0
(A) Only (i) and (ii)
(B) Only (ii), (iii), and (iv)
(C) Only (iii) and (iv)
(D) Only (i), (ii), and (iii)
7. The 11th term of the AP −5, −5/2, 0, 5/2, ... is:
(A) −20
(B) 20
(C) −30
(D) 30
8. The points (−4,0), (4,0), and (0,3) form a:
(A) Right-angled triangle
(B) Isosceles triangle
(C) Equilateral triangle
(D) Scalene triangle
9. “In two similar triangles, the ratio of corresponding sides is equal.”
This statement is related to:
(A) Thales
(B) Pythagoras
(C) Baudhayana
(D) Heron
∠APB = 50°.
[Link] the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle with centre O and
Find ∠OAB.
[Link] of given trigonometric expression (as shown).
[Link] of a sector of radius r and angle θ° is:
[Link] shape of a gilli (in gilli-danda) is a combination of:
(A) Two cylinders
(B) One cone and one cylinder
(C) Two cones and one cylinder
(D) Two cylinders and one cone
[Link] the following:
Trigonometric Valu
Ratio e
a. sin 90° i. √2
b. cos 90° ii. √3
c. tan 60° iii. 1
d. sec 45° iv. 0
Correct matching is:
(A) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
(B) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
(C) a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
(D) a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii
[Link] the shadow of a pole is √3 times its height, the angle of elevation of the
sun is:
(A) 30°
(B) 60°
(C) 45°
(D) 90°
[Link] of (1 + tanθ + secθ)(1 + cotθ − cosecθ) is:
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) −1
[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?
(A) 2/3
(B) −1.5
(C) 15%
(D) 0.7
[Link] of cumulative frequency table is useful in finding:
(A) Mean
(B) Median
(C) Mode
(D) All of these
[Link] mode of the data 2, 3, 7, 2, 7, 5, 3, 7 is:
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 7
[Link] mean = 16 and mode = 13, then median is:
(A) 13
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 14
Section B
(Descriptive Type Questions – 50 Marks)
Question 1 (Attempt all parts)
(a) Prove that 3√2 is an irrational number.
(b) Find the coordinates of points dividing the line segment joining (4, −1) and
(−2, −3) internally in the ratio 1:2.
(c) “For some angle A, sec A = 12/5.” True or False? Justify.
(d) Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm.
(e) If P(E) = 0.05, find the probability of ‘not E’.
(f) If Q(0,1) is equidistant from P(5,−3) and R(x,6), find x.
Question 2 (Attempt any five)
(a) In two supplementary angles, one angle is 18° more than the other. Find
them.
(b) In trapezium ABCD where AB || DC, diagonals intersect at O. Prove that
corresponding sides are proportional using similarity criteria.
(c) Find the zeroes of 3x² − x − 4 and verify the relationship between zeroes and
coefficients.
(d) Prove that the perpendicular drawn from the point of contact to the tangent
passes through the centre of the circle.
(e) From the given weight distribution of 30 students, find the median weight.
(f) From a box containing 5 red, 8 white, and 4 green marbles, one marble is
drawn at random. Find probability that it is:
(i) Red
(ii) Not green
Question 3 (6 Marks)
Five years hence, Jacob’s age will be three times his son’s age. Five years ago,
Jacob’s age was seven times his son’s age. Find their present ages.
OR
A train travels 480 km at uniform speed. If its speed were 8 km/h less, it would
take 3 hours more. Find its speed.
Question 4 (6 Marks)
On both sides of an 80 m wide road, two poles of equal height stand opposite
each other. From a point between them, angles of elevation of their tops are 60°
and 30°. Find the height of poles and distance of the point from each pole.
OR
From the top of a 75 m high lighthouse, angles of depression of two ships are 30°
and 45°. If both ships are on the same side and one is directly behind the other,
find the distance between the ships.
Question 5 (6 Marks)
From a solid cylinder of height 2.4 m and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of
same height and diameter is carved out. Find the surface area of the remaining
solid.
OR
An iron pillar consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and diameter 24 cm,
surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm and radius 8 cm. Find its mass if
density of iron is 8 g/cm³. (π = 3.14)