THE CONCEPT LAB
Estd: 2026
Prepared by Suman Mallick
ICSE MATHEMATICS - CLASS X (ADVANCED MOCK PAPER)
Time Allowed: 2 12 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the
question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown, and must be done on the same sheet as the
rest of the answer. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
SECTION A (40 Marks)
(Attempt all questions from this Section)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(i) A dealer in Mumbai sells an article to a consumer in Pune for Rs. 24,000. If the GST rate is
12%, the IGST collected is:
(a) Rs. 2880
(b) Rs. 1440
(c) Rs. 0
(d) Rs. 1200
(ii) If the maturity value of an RD account is Rs. 16,176, the monthly installment is Rs. 400, and
the rate of interest is 8% p.a., then the number of months n satisfies the equation:
(a) n2 + 151n − 6066 = 0
(b) n2 + 300n − 12132 = 0
(c) n2 + 301n − 12132 = 0
(d) n2 + n − 6066 = 0
(iii) The solution set of 5x − 3 ≤ 5 + 3x < 4x + 2, x ∈ I (Integers) is:
(a) {3, 4}
(b) {4, 5, 6}
(c) {4}
(d) {3, 4, 5, . . . }
√
(iv) If the roots of the quadratic equation kx2 − 2 5x + 4 = 0 are real and equal, the value of k is:
(a) 5/4
(b) 4/5
(c) 5/2
(d) 1
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(v) When 2x3 − px2 + qx − 28 is divided by (x − 2), the remainder is zero. If it is divided by (x + 1),
the remainder is −30. The values of p and q are:
(a) p = 3, q = −5
(b) p = 5, q = 3
(c) p = 1, q = 2
(d) p = 3, q = 5
(vi) How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?
(a) 29
(b) 30
(c) 31
(d) 33
(vii) The line 3x + y = 9 divides the line segment joining the points (1, 3) and (2, 7) in the ratio:
(a) 3 : 4 externally
(b) 3 : 4 internally
(c) 2 : 3 internally
(d) 4 : 3 internally
(viii) In △ABC, DE ∥ BC. If AD = x, DB = x − 2, AE = x + 2, and EC = x − 1, the value of x is:
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 2
(ix) The locus of the center of a circle rolling uniformly along a straight line is:
(a) A concentric circle
(b) A parallel line
(c) A perpendicular line
(d) A parabola
(x) If x = a sec θ + b tan θ and y = a tan θ + b sec θ, then x2 − y 2 is equal to:
(a) a2 + b2
(b) a2 − b2
(c) b2 − a2
(d) 1
(xi) The tops of two poles of height 16 m and 10 m are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an
angle of 30◦ with the horizontal, the length of the wire is:
(a) 10 m
(b) 12 m
(c) 16 m
(d) 26 m
(xii) If the mean of x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, x + 8 is 11, then the mean of the first three observations is:
2
(a) 9
(b) 11
(c) 13
(d) 7
(xiii) If a solid cylinder of base radius r and height h is melted and recast into a solid cone of the
same base radius, the height of the cone will be:
(a) h
(b) 3h
(c) h/3
(d) 2h
(xiv) What is the probability that a leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays?
(a) 1/7
(b) 2/7
(c) 53/366
(d) 1/366
(xv) The probability of an event E cannot be:
(a) 0.5
(b) 15%
(c) 3/4
(d) 5/3
Question 2
(i) Subhash opens a Recurring Deposit Account in a bank for 2 years. If the maturity value of the
account is Rs. 31,500 and the bank pays interest at 10% p.a., find the monthly installment. [4]
(ii) Solve the following inequation and represent the solution set on the real number line: [4]
1 3x − 1 1
−2 < ≤x+1 , x∈R
2 2 2
(iii) Solve the quadratic equation 3x2 −x−7 = 0. Give your answer correct to two significant figures.
[4]
Question 3
(i) Find the value of a and b if (x − 1) and (x + 2) are factors of the polynomial x3 + ax2 − bx − 6.
Hence, factorise the polynomial completely. [4]
(ii) In what ratio does the line x − y − 2 = 0 divide the line segment joining the points A(3, −1)
and B(8, 9)? Also find the coordinates of the point of intersection. [4]
(iii) Draw a histogram for the following distribution and use it to estimate the mode: [5]
Marks 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
No. of Students 8 14 26 20 10 4
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SECTION B (40 Marks)
(Attempt any four questions from this Section)
Question 4
(i) A manufacturer in Gujarat sells a machine to a dealer in Maharashtra at a discount of 20% on
the printed price of Rs. 60,000. The dealer sells it to a consumer in Maharashtra at a discount
of 10% on the printed price. If the rate of GST is 18%, find: (a) The IGST paid by the dealer.
(b) The SGST payable by the dealer to the State Government. [3]
(ii) From a well-shuffled pack of 52 playing cards, all the red face cards are removed. A card is
drawn at random from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the drawn card is: (a) a
black king (b) a red card (c) an ace. [3]
(iii) Water flows through a cylindrical pipe of internal diameter 2 cm into a cylindrical tank of base
radius 40 cm at the rate of 0.7 m/sec. Find the rise in the water level of the tank in half an
hour. [4]
Question 5
(i) The sum of the first 7 terms of an Arithmetic Progression is 63, and the sum of its next 7 terms
is 161. Find the 28th term of this AP. [3]
(ii) Prove the following trigonometric identity: [3]
tan θ cot θ
+ = 1 + sec θ csc θ
1 − cot θ 1 − tan θ
(iii) In △ABC, ∠ABC = 90◦ and BD ⊥ AC. If AB = 5.7 cm, BD = 3.8 cm and CD = 5.4 cm,
find the length of BC. Also, prove that △ABD ∼ △BCD. [4]
Question 6
(i) Solve for x: [3]
2x 1 3x + 9 3
+ + = 0; x ̸= 3, −
x−3 2x + 3 (x − 3)(2x + 3) 2
(ii) The points A(−4, −1), B(−2, −4), C(4, 0), and D(2, 3) are the vertices of a polygon. Prove that
ABCD is a rectangle using the distance and section formulas. [3]
(iii) Ogive: The marks obtained by 100 students in a Mathematics test are given below: [4]
Marks 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90
Students 5 9 16 22 26 13 6 3
Draw an ogive for the given distribution on a graph sheet (take 2 cm = 10 marks on one axis
and 2 cm = 10 students on the other). Use the ogive to estimate: (a) The median marks. (b)
The number of students who scored more than 65 marks.
Question 7
(i) Construct a triangle ABC with BC = 7 cm, ∠B = 60◦ , and AB = 5 cm. Construct the locus
of points inside the triangle that are equidistant from BA and BC, and also the locus of points
equidistant from B and C. Mark the point of intersection of these two loci as P . Measure and
write the length of P C. [5]
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(ii) The angle of elevation of a stationary cloud from a point 25 m above a lake is 30◦ , and the angle
of depression of its reflection in the lake is 60◦ . Find the height of the cloud above the lake level.
[5]
Question 8
(i) A person has a recurring deposit account of Rs. 1,200 per month at 8% p.a. If he gets Rs.
12,440 at the time of maturity, find the total time in months for which the account was held.
[3]
(ii) Find the range of values of x, which satisfy the inequation: [3]
1 2x 5
−2 ≤ − <1 , x∈N
2 3 6
Graph the solution set on the number line.
(iii) A solid metallic right circular cylinder of base radius 3 cm and height 5 cm is melted and recast
into solid spheres of radius 1 cm. Find the number of spheres formed. [4]
Question 9
(i) Given that (x + 2) and (x − 3) are factors of x3 + ax + b, calculate the values of a and b. [3]
(ii) Which term of the Arithmetic Progression 3, 10, 17, . . . is 84 more than its 13th term? [3]
(iii) Calculate the mean of the following distribution using the step-deviation method: [4]
Wages (Rs) 200-250 250-300 300-350 350-400 400-450 450-500
Workers 5 15 25 30 15 10
Question 10
(i) A shopkeeper buys a camera at a discount of 20% from a wholesaler. The printed price of
the camera is Rs. 16,000. The shopkeeper sells it to a consumer at the printed price. If the
intra-state sales are subject to GST at 12%, find the SGST paid by the shopkeeper to the State
Government. [3]
(ii) Prove the following trigonometric identity: [3]
cos A sin A
+ = sin A + cos A
1 − tan A 1 − cot A
(iii) In the given figure (assume standard diagram), AB ∥ DC in trapezium ABCD. Diagonals AC
and BD intersect at O. If AB = 2CD, find the ratio of the areas of △AOB and △COD. Also,
if the area of △AOB is 84 cm2 , find the area of △COD. [4]