DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) 25.

Calculate mode of the following distribution: 2

is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option Class 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35
A) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A) Frequency 5 6 15 10 5 4
B) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A)
C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
Section C
D) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

19. 1 Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

Assertion(A): The sequence is an AP.
Reason(R): In an AP, is constant where and 26. Prove that is an irrational number. 3

20. Assertion(A): is an irrational number. 1

Reason(R): Product of two irrational numbers is always irrational. 27 (A). Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the points 3
and . Also find the point of intersection.
Section B
OR
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
27 (B). Line divides the line segment joining the points and
21 (A). is a point equidistant from the points and . Prove that 2
in a certain ratio. Find the ratio.
.
28. Prove that: . 3
OR

21 (B). In the given figure, 29. Find the mean using the step deviation method. 3
is an equilateral triangle. Coordinates of vertices A
and B are and respectively. Find the coordinates of points C.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

Frequency 6 10 15 9 10

30. (A) In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle centred at O. Prove that 3
(i) OP bisects (ii) OP is the right bisector of AB.

22. In two concentric circles, a chord of length 8 cm of the larger circle touches the 2
smaller circle. If the radius of the larger circle is 5 cm, then find the radius of the
smaller circle.

23 (A). The sum of the first 12 terms of an A.P. is 900. If its first term is 20 then find the 2
common difference and 12th term.
OR
OR
30 (B). Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are 3
23 (B). The sum of first terms of an A.P. is represented by Find the equal.
common difference.
31. The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the order 3
24. If then find the 2 of its digits is 99. , then find the number.
values of and . Section -D

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 Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each

32 (A). Amita buys some books for 1920. If she had bought 4 more books for the same 5

What was the initial price of one book?

OR

32 (B). A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 132 km and then 5
travels a distance of 140 km at an average speed of 4 km/h more than the initial
speed. If it takes 4 hours to complete the whole journey, what was the initial
average speed? Determine the time taken by train to cover the distances (A) (B) (C) (D)
separately.
12. If perimeter of given triangle is 38 cm, then length AP is equal to 1
33. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides 5
in distinct points, then prove that the other two sides are divided in the same
ratio.

34. The perimeter of sector OACB of the circle centred at O and of radius 24, is 5
73.12 cm.

(A)19 cm (B) 5 cm (C) 10 cm (D)8 cm

13. 1
is equal to
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
(i) Find the central angle . 14. The total surface area of solid hemisphere of radius is 1
(ii) Find the area of the minor segment ACB. (Use ) (A) (B) (C) (D)

15. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event? 1

35 (A). From the top of a 9 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable 5 (A) 0.4 (B) 4% (C) 0.04% (D) 4
tower is and angle of depression of its foot is . Determine the height of
the tower and distance between building and tower. (Use ) 16. The roots of quadratic equation are 1
(A) not real (B) real and equal
OR
(C) rational and distinct (D) irrational and distinct
35 (B). As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea level, the 5
17. The following distribution shows the marks distribution of 80 students. 1
angles of depression of two ships are and . If one ship is exactly
behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse, find the distance between
the two ships (Use ) Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60

Section E No. of 2 12 28 56 76 80
students
36. A group of students conducted a survey to find out about the preferred mode of
transportation to school among their classmates. They surveyed 200 students
from their school. The results of the survey are as follows: The median class is
(A) 20-30 (B) 40-50 (C) 30-40 (D) 10-20
120 students preferred to walk to school. 18. 1
A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are is
25% of the students preferred to use bicycles.
10% of the students preferred to take the bus. (A) (B)
(C) (D)
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 SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
Class X Session 2024-25
(iii)(A) If h is the maximum height attained by the water stream from the water level of 2 MATHEMATICS BASIC (Code No.241)
the pool, then find the value of h. TIME: 3 hours [Link]: 80

OR General Instructions:
(B) At what point(s) on x- axis, the height of water above x- axis is 2 m? 2 Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
1. This question paper contains 38 questions.
38. Rinku was very happy to receive a fancy jumbo pencil from his best friend Rohan 2. This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
on his birthday. Pencil is a basic writing tool, when sharpened its shape is a 3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19
combination of cylinder & cone as given in the picture. and 20 are Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
Cylindrical pencil with conical head is a common shape worldwide since ages. 4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02 marks
Commonly pencils are made up of wood & plastic but we should promote pencils each.
made up of eco-friendly material (many options available in the market these 5. In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks each.
days) to save environment. 6. In Section D, Questions no. 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36-38 are case study based questions carrying 4 marks each with
sub parts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions of section B, 2
Questions of section C and 2 Questions of section D has been provided. And internal choice has
been provided in all the 2 marks questions of Section E.
9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required.
10. Take =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.

The as follows: Section A

Length of cylindrical portion is 21cm. Diameter of the base is 1 cm and height of Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
the conical portion is 1.2 cm
1. HCF OF ( is 1
Based on the above information, answer the following questions: (A) 450 (B) 90 (C) 180 (D) 630
(i) Find the slant height of the sharpened part. 1 2. The system of linear equations represented by the lines l and m is 1

(ii) Find curved surface area of sharpened part (in terms of ). 1

(iii)(A) Find the total surface area of the pencil (in terms of ). 2
OR
(B) T sharpening it many times, 2
what is the volume of the cylindrical part of the shortened pencil (in terms of )?

(A) consistent with unique solution (B) inconsistent

(C) consistent with three solutions (D) consistent with many solutions

3. The value of k for which the quadratic equation does not have 1
a real solution, is
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) 7

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