HALF YEAR

2025-26
GRADE: X SUBJECT: Mathematics (Basic)
DATE:10/09/2025 MARKS: 80
DAY: WEDNESDAY TIME: 3 HOUR
SECTION- A
This section has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each. [20M]
[Link] (HCF x LCM) for the numbers 50 and 20 is
(A) 1000 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 500
[Link] number of quadratic polynomials having 2 and -5 as their zeroes are
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) infinite
3.a and b are two positive integers such that the least prime factor of a is 3 and the least prime
factor of b is 5. Then, calculate the least prime factor of (a + b).
(A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 1 (D) 5
[Link] first term of A.P. is p and the common difference is q, then its 10th term is
(A) q+9p (B) p-9q (C) p+9q (D) 2p+9q
2
[Link] nature of roots of quadratic equation 3x - 6x + 1 = 0 is
(A) real and equal (B) real and distinct (C) not real (D) not real and equal
[Link] fourth vertex D of a parallelogram ABCD whose three vertices are A(-2, 3), B(6, 7) and C(8, 3) is
(A) (0, 1) (B) (0, -1) (C) (-1, 0) (D) (1, 0)
[Link] zeroes of the polynomial x² - 3x + 2 are:
(a) 1, 2 (b) -1, -2 (c) 2, 3 (d) 0, 2
[Link] sum of first 20 terms of AP 5, 8, 11, … is:
(a) 650 (b) 610 (c) 660 (d) 600
[Link] the distance between (0,0) and (x,3) is 5, then x is:
(a) 4 or -4 (b) 3 or -3 (c) 5 (d) 0
[Link] coordinates of centroid of triangle with vertices (0,0), (3,0), (0,3) are:
(a) (1,1) (b) (0,0) (c) (2,1) (d) (3,3)
[Link] common difference of AP 3/2, 2, 5/2, … is:
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 (c) 3/2 (d) 2
[Link] distance between points (3,4) and (0,0) is:
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 7
[Link] zeroes of x² - 4 are:
(a) -2, 2 (b) -4, 4 (c) 0, 4 (d) None of these
[Link] mean of first 5 natural numbers is:
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
[Link] the sum of the zeroes of ax² + bx + c = 0 is -3 and product is 2, then:
(a) a=1, b=3, c=2 (b) a=1, b=-3, c=2 (c) a=1, b=3, c=-2 (d) None of these
[Link] roots of 2x² - 5x + 3 = 0 are:
(a) 3, 2 (b) 3, 1/2 (c) 3/2, 1 (d) 5/2, 3
[Link] term of the AP 7, 13, 19, … is 55?
(a) 8th (b) 7th (c) 9th (d) 10th
[Link] pair of equations 2x - 3y = 5, 4x - 6y = 10 has:
(a) Unique solution (b) No solution (c) Infinitely many solutions (d) None of these
[Link] the polynomial p(x) = x³ - 4x, the coefficient of x is:
(a) -4 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 0
[Link] of the following has no solution?
(a) 2x + 3y = 5, 3x - 2y = 4 (b) x + y = 4, 2x + 2y = 8 (c) x - y = 2, 2x - 2y = 5 (d) 3x + 2y = 7, 6x + 4y = 14
SECTION-B
This section has 5 Very Short Answer type questions of 2 marks each [10M]
[Link] the 10th term of the AP: 7, 13, 19, …
[Link] the roots of x² - 7x + 12 = 0.
[Link] the distance between points (7, -2) and (-5, 5).
[Link]: x/2 + y/3 = 2, x/3 + y/2 = 13/6
[Link] the sum of first 5 terms of an AP is 100 and the first term is 10, find the common difference.
SECTION-C
This section has 6 Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each. [18M]
[Link] : x + 2y = 6, 2x + y = 6 and hence find the value of p for which y = px + 2.
[Link] that √3 is an irrational number.
[Link] a quadratic polynomial each of whose zeroes is respectively twice the
zeroes of the polynomial 2x2– 5x + 2.
29.(a)For what values of m and n, does the following pair of linear equations have
infinitely many solutions? m(x + 2y) + n(x - y) = 21, 2x + 3y = 7
OR
(b)16 years ago, at the time of marriage, Ajay was 5 years elder to his wife. The
present ages of the wife and Ajay are in the ratio 8 : 9. Find their ages at the time of
their marriage.
[Link] product of the digits of a 2-digit number is 18. When 27 is subtracted from the
number, the digits interchange their places. Find the number.
[Link] numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6. If 8 is subtracted from each of the numbers,
the ratio becomes 4 : 5. Find the numbers.
SECTION-D
This section has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each. [20M]
32. (a) Find two consecutive odd numbers, sum of whose squares is 650
OR
 (b) A train travels a distance of 480 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been
8 km/h less, then it would have taken 3 hours more to cover the same
distance. Find the reduced speed of the train. Also, find the original speed.
[Link] the sum of all multiples of 9 lying between 300 and 700.
OR
The 26th, 11th and the last term of an A.P. are 0, 3 and –1/5 respectively. Find the
common difference and the number of terms of the A.P
[Link] following data gives the information on the observed lifetime (in hours) of 200
electrical components :
Lifetime (in hours) Number of electrical
components
0-20 10
10-20 35
20-30 50
30-40 60
40-50 30
50-60 15

Find the mean and mode and median lifetime (in hours) of the electrical components
[Link] the value(s) of k for which the equation 2x2 + kx + 3 = 0 has real and equal
roots. Hence, find the roots of the equations so obtained.
SECTION-E
This section has 3 case study based/source based/passage based/integrated
units of assessment of 4 marks each with sub-parts. [12M]
[Link] marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 km, usually
run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon
can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. The marathon was one of
the original modern Olympic events in 1896. Neha, a student of class X, wishes to
participate in a marathon. She decided to begin her practice by gradually increasing
her running distance. In the first week, she decided to run 3 km each day and
increase the distance by 2 km each week, i.e., in the second week she would run 5
km each day, in the third week she would run 7 km each day and so on.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
[Link] distance will Neha cover each day of the 8th week of her practice ?
[Link] which week would she be able to run for 45 km each day ?
3.(a) What is the total distance covered by Neha after 11 weeks, if she practised for
5 days in each week ?
OR
(b) Had she increased the distance by 3 km each week instead of 2 km each week, in how
many weeks would she have trained herself to run for 42 km per day ?
[Link] are used by military for surveillance purposes. These days, drones are also used
by individual entrepreneurs, SMEs and large companies to accomplish various other tasks.
A drone is flying over a rectangular field with vertices at A(– 100, 0), B(100, 0), C(100, 150)
and D(– 100, 150). The drone captures an image at a location (x, y).
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
[Link] the dimensions of the rectangular field.
[Link] the distance between points A and C.
[Link] a drone captures the image of an object P(x, y) on the rectangular field, find the
relation between x and y such that PA = PC.
[Link] following table shows the age distribution of patients admitted during a day in
two different hospitals :
Age (in years) : 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65

Number of Patients 6 11 21 23 14 5
admitted in Hospital I

Number of Patients 8 16 32 10 24 12
admitted in Hospital II
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
[Link] Hospital I, what is the upper limit of modal class.
[Link] Hospital II, what is the lower limit of modal class.
[Link] the mode of the data of Hospital I.