Class 10 – Mathematics Sample Question Paper
(Likely to Come)
Maximum Marks: 80
Time: 3 Hours
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Use of a calculator is not permitted.
3. Figures are not drawn to scale.
Section A (1 mark each)
1. Use Euclid’s division lemma to find HCF of 56 and 84.
2. Write the sum and product of the zeros of 2x² - 3x + 1.
3. Find the distance between points (3, –4) and (0, 0).
4. If nth term of an A.P. is 5n - 2, find its first term.
5. Solve for x: 2x + y = 10, x – y = 2 (only setup).
6. Write the coordinates of the centroid of a triangle with vertices (1, 2), (3, 4), (5, 6).
Section B (2 marks each)
7. Find the zeros of the polynomial x² + 7x + 10 and verify the relation between zeros and
coefficients.
8. If one root of 2x² + kx + 3 = 0 is –3, find k.
9. A sum of Rs 400 is to be divided among 20 children such that each child gets Rs 2 more than the
preceding one. Find the share of the first child.
10. The sum of first n terms of an A.P. is n² + 2n. Find the nth term.
11. In ∆PQR, a line parallel to QR divides PQ and PR in equal ratio. Prove ∆PQR ~ ∆PSR.
12. A two-digit number is such that product of its digits is 18. If we add 63 to the number, the digits
interchange. Find the number.
Section C (3 marks each)
13. Show that square of any positive integer is of the form 4m or 4m + 1.
14. Divide 2x³ + 3x² – 11x – 6 by (x – 2) and hence find all zeros.
15. Solve for x: (x – 2)/(x + 3) + (x + 3)/(x – 2) = 2.
16. A motorboat, whose speed is 18 km/hr in still water, goes 10 km downstream and back in 3 hr.
Find speed of the stream.
17. The sum of first 7 terms of an A.P. is 161. If the last term is 37, find the first term and common
difference.
18. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If speed had been 5 km/hr more, it would have taken
48 minutes less. Find the speed.
19. ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF, AB = 4 cm, DE = 6 cm, area(∆ABC) = 25 cm². Find area(∆DEF).
20. If A(–2, 1), B(4, y) and C(2, 5) are collinear, find y.
21. The sum of ages of a father and son is 55 years. 5 years ago, father’s age was 7 times that of
son. Find their present ages.
22. A quadratic equation has roots 3 and –2. Form the equation and solve to verify.
Section D (4 marks each)
23. Find the least number which when divided by 12, 16 and 18 leaves remainder 3 in each case.
24. Solve the pair: x + y = 6, 3x – 2y = 4 using elimination method. Also, find point of intersection.
25. The sum of first 30 multiples of 7 is to be calculated. Find it.
26. A sum of Rs 500 is to be given in the form of 20 prizes. If each prize is Rs 15 less than the
preceding one, find the value of the first prize.
27. A passenger train takes 3 hours less than a goods train to travel 132 km. If the speed of the
goods train is 11 km/hr less, find their speeds.
28. Draw the graph of 2x + y = 6 and 2x – y = 2. Find the area of the region bounded by these lines
and the x-axis.
29. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining (–3, 10) and (6, –8). Also, find
the coordinates of the division point.
30. A ladder 13 m long reaches a window 12 m above the ground. Find the distance of the foot from
the wall. Also, find sinθ, cosθ.