Class 10 Mathematics Sample Question Paper
Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
All questions are compulsory.
The question paper consists of 5 sections A to E.
Section A (1 mark each)
1. Find the HCF of 26 and 91 using Euclid’s algorithm.
2. If (x-2) is a factor of x²+px+2, find the value of p.
3. Solve: 2x + 3y = 12 when x=3.
4. Find the roots of the quadratic equation: x² - 5x + 6 = 0.
5. Find the 10th term of the AP: 2, 7, 12, …
6. If ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF, ∠A = 40°, ∠E = 65°. Find ∠F.
7. If sin θ = 24/25, find cos θ.
8. Find the mean of first 5 natural numbers.
9. If (2, k) is equidistant from (7, 1) and (3, 5), find k.
10. If the nth term of an AP is 3n+7, find its first term and common difference.
11. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of drawing a king.
12. If tan A = 3/4, find sec A.
13. Write the sum of first 15 multiples of 8.
14. Find the mode of data: 5, 7, 10, 10, 10, 15, 20.
15. If sin²A + cos²A = 1, find the value of (1+tan²A).
16. Two different dice are thrown together. Find probability of getting sum 7.
17. Draw the graph of x+y=4.
18. If α, β are zeroes of 2x²-5x+3, find (α+β).
19. Find the median of data: 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8.
20. Solve for x: (x-1)(x-2)=0.
Section B (2 marks each)
21. Find the LCM and HCF of 96 and 404 by prime factorization method.
22. Find the 20th term of the AP: 3, 8, 13…
23. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x²-9x+20.
24. Find the distance between (2,3) and (10,9).
25. Write first three terms of AP whose nth term is 7-3n.
26. If sin θ = 12/13, find cos θ and tan θ.
27. Find mode of marks: 0-10:2, 10-20:5, 20-30:10, 30-40:3.
28. Solve for x: x²-2x-15=0.
Section C (3 marks each)
29. Find sum of first 30 terms of AP: 10, 15, 20…
30. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find probability of: (i) red card
(ii) king (iii) black queen.
31. Draw graph of 2x+y=6 and 2x-y=2. Find solution.
32. Find roots of x²-3x-28=0.
33. If ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR, AB=2cm, PQ=3cm, area(∆ABC)=16cm². Find area(∆PQR).
34. The following distribution table gives daily wages of workers. Find mean.
Wages: 0-50:5, 50-100:10, 100-150:20, 150-200:10, 200-250:5
Section D (5 marks each)
35. Solve: x²+7x+10=0 and verify by substitution.
36. Sum of first n terms of an AP is S=2n²+3n. Find AP and its 10th term.
37. Draw histogram for distribution: Marks 0-10:5, 10-20:10, 20-30:20, 30-40:10, 40-50:5. Find
mode.
Section E (Case Study - 4 marks each)
38. Case Study 1: A motorboat goes 16km downstream in 2 hours, and 14km upstream in 2 hours.
Find speed of boat in still water and speed of stream.
39. Case Study 2: Daily wages of 50 workers of a factory are tabulated. Construct cumulative
frequency table and find median wage.