OLIVE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, QATAR

SAMPLE PAPER - 9
Class : X Board: CBSE Max. Marks : 80
Subjects : Mathematics Time : 3 Hrs.

General Instructions :
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D, and E.
2. Section A has 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 short Answer - I (SA - I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer - II(SA - II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 Case Based integrated units of assesment (4 marks each) with sub parts of
the value of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 2 marks, 2 Qs of 3
marks and 2 Questions of 5 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided
in the 2 marks questions of Section E.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 where required if not stated.

SECTION - A
(Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each)

x y
1. The area of the triangle formed by the line + = 1 with the coordinate axes is [ ]
a b

1 1 1
a) ab b) ab c) ab d) ab
2 4 8
2. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3, where x, y are prime numbers,
then the result obtained by dividing the product of the positive integers by the LCM (a, b) is
a) xy b) xy2 c) x3y3 d) x2y2 [ ]
3. The probability of getting a spade or an ace from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards is

17 16 15 13
a) b) c) d) [ ]
52 52 52 52
4. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are –3 and 2, respectively
a) x2 + 3x + 2 b) x2 – 3x + 2 c) x2 + 3x – 2 d) x2 – 3x – 2
5. p and q be natural numbers and p is the multiple of q, then what is the HCF of p & q [ ]
a) pq b) p c) q d) p + q
6. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 2x2 – 4x + 3 = 0 [ ]
a) (–8) b) 8 c) (–9) d) 9
7. What is the length of the arc of the sector of circle with radius 14cm and central angle 90°
a) 22cm b) 44cm c) 88cm d) 11cm [ ]
8. D and E are the midpoints of side AB and AC of a triangle ABC, respectively and BC = 6cm. If
DE||BC, then the length (in cm) of DE is [ ]
a) 2.5 cm b) 3 cm c) 5 cm d) 6 cm

1 1
9. If sin(A – B) = and cos( A + B) = , find A and B. [ ]
2 2
a) A = 45°, B = 15° b) A = 15°, B = 45° c) A = 45°, B = 45° d) A = 15°, B = 15°
10. If P(E) = 0.05, What is the probability of “not E” [ ]
a) 0.095 b) 9.5 c) 95 d) 0.95
11. Which term of the AP 4, 9, 14, 19........is 124. [ ]
a) 24 b) 25 c) 26 d) 27
12. If 2x, x + 10, 3x + 2 are in AP, find x [ ]
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7
13. Find a point in x - axis, which is equidistant from A(2, –5), B(–2, 9) [ ]
a) (–7, 0) b) (7, 0) c) (6, 0) d) (3, 8)

1
14. If sin B = , then find 3cosB – 4cos3B [ ]
2
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 0
15. Fathima and Meenakshi are friends. What is the probability that both will have the same birthday
(ignore leap year) [ ]

1 2
a) 1 b) c) d) 0
365 365
16. Find the probability that a leap year is selected at random will contain 53 Sundays. [ ]

1 2 3 4
a) b) c) d)
7 7 7 7

x y x y x2 y 2
17. If cos θ + sin θ = 1, cos θ − sin θ = 1, then find 2 + 2 [ ]
a b a b a b
a) 1 b) 0 c) 2 d) 100
18. If a cos θ + b sin θ = m, a sin θ − b cos θ = n, then a2 + b2 [ ]
a) m2 + n2 b) m2 – n2 c) 2mn d) 4mn
19. Assertion (A) : The polynomial p(x) = x2 + 3x + 3 has two real zeroes. [ ]
Reason (R) : A quadratic polynomial can have at most two real zeroes.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
20. Assertion (A) : HCF (306, 657) = 9, LCM(306, 657) = 22339 [ ]
Reason (R) : 6n can end with the digit zero for any natural number n.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

SECTION - B
(All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choice, attempt any one question)

21. Prove that 2 + 3 is an irrational number, given that 3 is an irrational number.

3
22. If 4 cot 2 45 − sec 2 60 + sin 2 60 + p = , find p.
4
(OR)

p2 − 1
If secA + tanA = p, then prove that 2 = sin A .
p +1
23. 3 coins are tossed together. What is the probability of getting
a) Exactly two heads.
b) At least two heads
c) At most two heads
(OR)
A die is thrown twice. What is the probability that
a) 5 will not come up either time?
b) 5 will come at least once?
24. A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and radius of its top, which is open,
is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim. When lead shots, each of which is a sphere of radius
0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one - fourth of the water flows out. Find the number of lead
shots dropped in the vessel.
25. A circle is touching the side BC of ΔABC at P and touching AB and AC produced at Q and R.
1
Prove that AQ = (Perimeter of ΔABC )
2

SECTION - C
(All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choice, attempt any one question)
26. Three balls ring at intervals 6, 12, 18 minutes. If all the three bells rang together at 6 am, when will
they ring together again?

tan θ cot θ
27. Prove that + = 1 + sec θ cos ecθ
1 − cot θ 1 − tan θ
(OR)
 If x = r sinAcosC, y = r sinAsinC, z = r cosA, then prove that x2 + y2 + z2 = r2
28. A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the areas of the
corresponding minor and major segments of the circle. ( π = 3.14, 3 = 1.73)
(OR)
The given figure shows a sector OAP of a circle with centre O, containing < θ. AB is perpendicu-
lar to the radius OA and meets OP produced at B. Prove that the perimeter of the shaded region is
⎛ πθ ⎞
r ⎜ tan θ + sec θ + − 1⎟
⎝ 180 ⎠

B
P

θ
O r A

3
29. If A and B are (–2, –2) and (2, –4) respectively, find the co - ordinate of P such that AP = AB
7
and P lies in the line segment AB.

1 1 1 1
30. Solve for x, = + + , a ≠ 0, b ≠ 0, x ≠ 0 .
a +b+ x a b x
31. Prove that tangent is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.

SECTION - D
(All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choice, attempt any one question)

1 1 1
32. If mth term of an AP is and . Show that sum of mn terms is (mn + 1)
n m 2
(OR)
If m times mth term of an AP is same as n times nth terms. Show that (m + n)th term is zero.
33. If the median of the following frequency distribution is 32.5. Find the values of f1 & f2.
Class 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70 Total
Frequency f1 5 9 12 f2 3 2 40
34. From a point 100m above a lke, the angle of elevation of stationary helicopter is 30° and the angle
of depression of the helicopter in the lake is 60°. Find the height of the helicopter.
(OR)
A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes a
car as an angle of depression of 30°, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform
speed. Six seconds later, the angle of depression of the car is found to be 60°. Find the time taken
by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point.
35. If AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR, respectively where ΔABC similar to
AB AD
ΔPQR, prove that =
PQ PM
(OR)
Two poles of height p and q meters are standing vertically on a level ground ‘a’ meters apart.
Prove that the height of intersection of the line joining the top of each pole to the foot of the
pq
opposite pole is given by meters.
p+q

SECTION - E
(Quesetions 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each)
Case Sudy - 1
36. A Tower stands vertically on a ground. From a point on the ground, which is 15m away from the
foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60°. We have to find
the height of the tower.

i) What is the value of tan60°?

ii) Is sin(A + B) = sinA + sinB, justify.
iii) Find the height of the tower?

Case Sudy - 2
37. In a coffee shop, coffee is served in two types of cups. One is cylindrical in shape with diameter 7
cm and height 14 cm and the other is hemispherical with diameter 21cm.

Based on the above, answer the following questions

i) Find the area of the base of the cylindrical cup.
ii) What is the curved surface area of the cylindrical cup.
iii) What is the capacity of cylindrical cup?
(OR)
What is the capacity of Hemispherical cup?
 Case Sudy - 3
38. A stadium was to be constructed to accommodate at least 1500 people. The chairs are to be placed
in concentric circular arrangements in such a way that each succeeding circular row has 10 seats
more than the previous one.

i) If the first circular row has 30 seats, how many seats will be there in the 10th row?
ii) For 1500 seats in the stadium, how many rows need to be there?
 KEY
SECTION - A
1) b 2) c 3) b 4) a 5) c 6) a 7) a 8) b

9) a 10) d 11) b 12) c 13) a 14) d 15) b 16) b

17) a 18) a 19) d 20) b

SECTION - B

3 1 7 25 11
22) p = 0 23) a) b) c) (OR) a) b) 24) 100
8 2 8 36 36

SECTION - C

⎛ −2 −20 ⎞
29) ⎜⎝ ,
7 7 ⎟⎠
26) 6.36 am 28) 20.4375 cm2, 686.0625 cm2 30) – a, – b

SECTION - D
33) 3, 6 34) 200 m (OR) 3 sec

SECTION - E

36) i) 3 ii) No iii) 15 3 m

37) i) 38.5 cm2 ii) 308 cm2 iii) 539 cm3 (OR) 2425.3 cm3

38) i) 120 ii) 15