CLASS: X MATHEMATICS

TIME: 3 HRS. MAX. MARKS: 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.​ This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-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.​ Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of the values of
1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7.​ All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks and 2
Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2marks questions of
Section E
8.​ Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION – A
1.​ p = (a × 5) For p to end with the digit zero a = _____ for natural number n.
n n n

(a) any natural number ​ (b) even number ​ ​ (c) odd number ​ ​ (d) none of these
2.​ What should be added to the polynomial so that 3 is a zero of the resulting polynomials?
(a)​2 ​ ​ ​ ​ (b) 1 ​ ​ ​ ​ (c) 4 ​ ​ ​ ​ (d) 5
3.​ The values of x and y satisfying the two equations 32x + 33y = 34, 33x + 32y = 31
Respectively are
(a) –1, 2 ​ ​ ​ (b) –1, 4 ​ ​ ​ (c) 1, –2 ​ ​ ​ (d) –1, –4
4.​ Values of k for which the quadratic equation 2x – kx + k = 0 has equal roots, is:
2

(a) 0 only ​ ​ ​ (b) 4 ​ ​ ​ ​ (c) 8 only ​ ​ ​ (d) 0, 8

5.​ The common difference of an A.P., whose nth term is Sn = (3n + 7n), is:
2

(a) 3 ​ ​ ​ ​ (b) 7 ​ ​ ​ ​ (c) 10 ​​ ​ ​ (d) 6

6.​ In the figure given below, two line segments AC and BD intersect each other at the point P such
that PA = 6 cm, PB = 3 cm, PC = 2.5 cm, PD = 5 cm, ∠APB = 50° and
∠CDP = 30°. Then,
∠PBA is equal to:
(a) 50° ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (b) 30° (c)
60° ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (d) 100°

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7.​ Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A(1, 4), B(–2, 3) and C(5, 8). The ordinate of the
fourth vertex D is
(a) 8 ​ ​ ​ ​ (b) 9 ​ ​ ​ ​ (c) 7 ​ ​ ​ ​ (d) 6

8.​ If tan θ = 1, then the value of sec θ + cosec θ is:

(a) 3√2 ​ ​ ​ (b) 4√2 ​ ​ ​ (c) 2√2 ​ ​ ​ (d) √2
9.​ The tops of two poles of heights 20 m and 14 m are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an
angle of 30° with the horizontal, then the length of the wire is
(a) 8 m ​ ​ ​ (b) 10 m ​ ​ ​ (c) 12 m ​ ​ ​ (d) 14 m
10.​In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, AB is a chord and AT is the
tangent at A. If ∠AOB= 100°, then ∠BAT is equal to:
(a) 100° ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (b) 40°
(c) 50° ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (d) 90°
11.​Find the ratio between total surface area of cone and cylinder . If the height
and radius of both object are equal and radius is 7 cm and
height 24 cm.
(a) 16:31 ​ ​ ​ (b) 16:15 ​ ​ ​ (c) 15:16​ ​ ​ (d) 15:31
12.​If a square ABCD is inscribed in a circle of radius ‘r’ and AB = 4 cm, then the value of r is:
(a) 2 cm ​ ​ ​ (b) 2 √2 cm ​ ​ ​ (c) 4 cm ​ ​ ​ (d) 4 √2 cm
13.​If mode of some data is 7 and their mean is also 7 then their median is
(a) 10 ​​ ​ ​ (b) 9 ​ ​ ​ ​ (c) 8 ​ ​ ​ ​ (d) 7
14.​In an MCQ test, a student guesses the correct answer x out of y times. If the probability that the
student guesses the answer to be wrong is 2/3 then what is the relation between x and y
(a) y = 3x ​ ​ ​ (b) x = 3y ​ ​ ​ (c) 3x = 2y ​ ​ ​ (d) 2x = 3y
15.​If (a, b) is the mid point of the line segment joining the points A (10, –6) and B (k, 4) and
a – 2b= 18, the values of k is
(a) 30 ​​ ​ ​ (b) 22 ​ ​ ​ (c) 4 ​ ​ ​ ​ (d) 40
16.​Two vertices of a triangle are (3, – 5) and (- 7,4). If its centroid is (2, -1), then the third vertex is
(a) (10, 2)​ ​ ​ (b) (-10,2)​ ​ ​ (c) (10,-2)​ ​ ​ (d) (-10,-2)
17.​The minute hand of a clock is 84 cm long. The distance covered by the tip of minute hand from
10:10 am to 10:25 am is :
(a) 44 cm ​ ​ ​ (b) 88 cm ​ ​ ​ (c) 132 cm ​ ​ ​ (d) 176 cm
18.​If the roots of px + qx + 2 = 0 are reciprocal of each other, then
2

(a) P = 0​ ​ ​ (b) p = -2​ ​ ​ (c) p = ±2​ ​ ​ (d) p = 2

Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions. Two statements are given,
one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these
questions from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

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19.​Assertion (A): The ladder 20 m long makes an angle 60° with the wall, then the height of the
point where the ladder touches the wall is 15 m.
Reason (R): For an angle θ, cos θ= 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
20.​Assertion (A): If the graph of a polynomial intersects the x-axis at exactly two points, then the
number of zeroes of that polynomial is 2.
Reason (R): The number of zeroes of a polynomial is equal to the number of points where the
graph of the polynomial intersects x-axis.
SECTION B

21.​Meena went to a bank to withdraw ₹ 2000. She asked the cashier to give her ₹ 50 and ₹ 100 notes only.
Meena got 25 notes in all. Find how many notes of ₹ 50 and ₹ 100 she received.
OR
​ Half the perimeter of a rectangular garden, whose length is 4 m more than its width, is 36 m. Find the
dimensions of the garden.

22.​A sum of Rs 1000 is invested at 8% simple interest per year. Calculate the interest at the end of each
year. Do these interests form an AP? If so, find the interest at the end of 30 years making use of this fact.
OR
Two APs have the same common difference. The difference between their 100th terms is 100, what is
the difference between their 1000th terms?
23.​If (a, b) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A (10, –6) and B (k, 4) and a – 2b = 18,
find the value of k
24.​Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point P. Prove that
∠APB = 2∠OAB.
25.​Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with their face downwards.
One card is then picked up at random.
(i) What is the probability that the card is the queen?
(ii) If the queen is drawn and put aside, what is the probability that the second card picked up is
(a)​an ace? (b) a queen?
SECTION C

26.​Prove that √ 3 + √2 is irrational given that √ 6 is irrational. ​

OR
Two tankers contain 583 litres and 242 litres of petrol respectively. A container with maximum capacity
is used which can measure the petrol of either tanker in exact number of litres. How many containers of
petrol are there in the first tanker.

27.​Places X and Y are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from X and another from Y at the same
time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours. If they travel
towards each other, they meet in 1 hour. What are the speeds of two cars?
OR
The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is 66. If the
digits of the number differ by 2, find the number. How many such numbers are there?

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28.​In the given figure, each of PA, QB, RC and SD is perpendicular to l . If
AB=6 cm, BC= 9 cm, CD = 12 cm and PS = 36 cm, then determine

PQ, QR and RS.

29.​In the figure XY and X'Y' are two parallel

tangents to a circle with centre O and and

another tangent AB with point of contact C

interesting XY at A and X'Y' at B prove that

∠AOB=900

30.​Three circles are placed on a plane in such a way that each circle just touches the other two, each having
a radius of 10 cm. Find the area of the region enclosed by them. (Use √3 =1.73 )
31.​The following data gives the information on the observed lifetimes (in hours) of 225 electrical
components :
Life times 0-20 20-40 40- 60-80 80-10 100-120
(in hours) 60
Frequency 10 35 61 52 38 29
Determine the modal lifetimes of the components.
SECTION D

32.​ Some students planned a picnic. The budget for food was Rs. 480. But eight of these failed to go and
thus the cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 10. How many students attended the picnic?
33.​Prove that (1 + tan θ + sec θ) (1 + cot θ – cosec θ) = 2
OR
𝑡𝑎𝑛θ 𝑐𝑜𝑡θ
Prove that 1−𝑐𝑜𝑡θ
+ 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛θ
= 1 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐θ. 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐θ
34.​A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The height of the cone is
2 cm and the diameter of the base is 4 cm. Determine the volume of the toy. If a right circular cylinder
circumscribes the toy, find the difference of the volumes of the cylinder and the toy. (Take π = 3.14)
OR
A gulab jamun, contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find
approximately how much syrup would be found in 45 gulab jamuns, each
shaped like a cylinder with two hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and
diameter 2.8 cm

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35.​Find the missing frequencies x & y in the following frequency distribution if it is known that the mean of
the distribution is 50 & sum of frequncy is 120.
Class Interval 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
Frequency 17 x 32 y 19

SECTION E
36.​Tower cranes are a common fixture at any major construction site. They’re pretty hard to miss -- they
often rise hundreds of feet into the air, and can reach out just as far. The construction crew uses the
tower crane to lift steel, concrete, large tools like acetylene torches and generators, and a wide variety of
other building materials. A crane stands on a level ground. It is represented by a tower AB, of height 24
m and a jib BR. The jib is of length 16 m and can rotate in a vertical plane about B. A vertical cable, RS,
carries a load S . The diagram shows current position of the jib, cable and load.
(i) What is the angle that the jib, BR, makes with the
horizontal?
(ii) What is the measure of the angle BRS?
(iii) Now the jib BR, has been rotated and the length RS is
increased. The load is now on the ground at a point 8
m from A. What is the angle through which the jib has
been rotated?
OR
What is the length by which RS has been increased?
37.​Lavanya throws a ball upwards, from a rooftop, which is
20 m above from ground. It will reach a maximum height
and then fall back to the ground. The height of the ball
from the ground at time t is h , which is given by
h(t) = -4t2+16t+20
(i) What is the height reached by the ball after 1 second?
(ii) How long will the ball take to hit the ground?
(iii) What are the two possible times to reach the ball at
the same height of 32 m?
OR
Where is the ball after 5 seconds?
38.​TOWER OF PISA : To prove that objects of different weights fall at the same rate, Galileo dropped two
objects with different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa in
Italy. The objects hit the ground at the same time. When an
object is dropped from a tall building; it falls about 16 feet in
the first second, 48 feet in the second, and 80 feet in the third
second, regardless of its weight.
(i) How many feet would an object fall in the sixth second?
(ii) How many feet would an object fall in the six second?
​ (iii) How many feet would an object fall in the eight second?
OR
What will be the difference in height covered in eighth second and tenth second