Class 10 Mathematics – Board Level Hard Test Paper
Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 3 Hours
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Use of the calculator is not permitted.
3. Show all steps clearly.
4. Figures not drawn to scale.
Section A (1 mark each) [6 × 1 = 6]
1. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2 and -3.
2. Write the pair of linear equations which has infinitely many solutions: 2x + 3y = 5.
3. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting (i) a multiple of 3, (ii) a prime number greater than 3.
4. Find the distance between points A(2, -3) and B(-4, 5).
5. If sin A = 3/5, find cos A.
6. Find the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles if their corresponding sides are in the ratio 5 : 12.
Section B (2 mark each) [6 × 2 = 12]
7. Divide the polynomial 2x^3 + 3x^2 - 2x - 3 by x^2 + 1.
8. The following distribution table shows the marks obtained by 60 students. Find the mode. Marks: 0–10,
10–20, 20–30, 30–40, 40–50 No. of Students: 5, 8, 15, 20, 12
9. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that it is: (i) neither
a red card nor a black card, (ii) not a face card.
10. In a circle of radius 13 cm, a chord is at a distance of 12 cm from the centre. Find the length of the
chord.
11. The line joining the points (4, –3) and (8, 5) intersects the y-axis at P. Find the coordinates of P.
12. Two dice are thrown together. Find the probability of getting: (i) a doublet, (ii) a sum less than 5.
Section C (3 mark each) [10 × 3 = 30]
13. Solve the pair of equations: 7x - 15y = 2, 21x - 45y = 6. Comment on the nature of solutions.
14. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c are equal, prove that b^2 = 4ac.
15. A motorboat goes 16 km downstream in 2 hours, and returns upstream in 4 hours. Find the speed of
the boat in still water and the speed of the stream.
16. Find the mean using assumed mean method. Class Interval: 0–10, 10–20, 20–30, 30–40, 40–50
Frequency: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14
17. A bag contains 5 white balls and 7 black balls. Two balls are drawn one after another without
replacement. Find the probability of getting: (i) both white, (ii) one white, one black, (iii) at least one black.
18. If A(6, 1), B(8, 2), C(9, 4) and D(p, 3) are vertices of a parallelogram, find the value of p.
19. In ∆ABC, DE || BC intersects AB in D and AC in E. If AD = 3 cm, DB = 4 cm and AE = 4.5 cm, find EC.
20. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting: (i) an ace, (ii) a card which is
not a spade, (iii) neither a queen nor a king.
21. Draw the graph of the equations: x + y = 6, 2x - 3y = 12. Shade the region bounded by the lines and
the x-axis.
22. The height of a cone is 24 cm and the slant height is 25 cm. Find its (i) curved surface area (ii) total
surface area.
Section D (4 mark each) [8 × 4 = 32]
23. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 48
minutes less. Find the speed of the train.
24. The following table shows the distribution of daily wages of 100 workers. Find the median daily wage.
Daily Wages (■): 0–100, 100–200, 200–300, 300–400, 400–500, 500–600 No. of Workers: 7, 10, 20, 30,
25, 8
25. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting: (i) neither an ace nor a king, (ii)
a black card or a red king, (iii) neither a spade nor a face card, (iv) an even number card.
26. A metallic sphere of radius 7 cm is melted and recast into small spherical balls of radius 1 cm. Find the
number of balls formed.
27. If A(2, –3), B(6, 7), and C(8, p) are the vertices of a right triangle with ∠B = 90°, find the value of p.
28. In ∆ABC, DE || BC intersects AB at D and AC at E. Prove that AD/DB = AE/EC.
29. The following distribution represents the marks obtained by students in a Mathematics test. Find the
mean by step-deviation method. Marks: 0–10, 10–20, 20–30, 30–40, 40–50, 50–60 No. of Students: 5, 8,
15, 16, 6, 4
30. A toy is in the form of a cone surmounted on a hemisphere. The diameter of the base is 14 cm and the
height of the cone is 24 cm. Find the volume of the toy.