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CLASS 10 - MATHEMATICS
Gr10 Maths Full Set11
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:

1. All the questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into 4 sections A, B, C, and D.

3. Section A comprises of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 6 questions of 2

marks each. Section C comprises of 8 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 6

questions of 4 marks each.
4. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in two questions of 1
mark each, two questions of 2 marks each, three questions of 3 marks each, and three questions

of 4 marks each. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
5. Use of calculators is not permitted.

Section A
1. If a is rational and √b is irrational, then a + √b is: [1]

a) an irrational number b) an integer

c) a natural number d) a rational number

246
2. The decimal expansion of 7 −3
terminates after: [1]
2 ×5

a) 7 places of decimals b) 10 places of decimals

c) can’t be determined d) 6 places of decimals

3. In the given data if n = 44, l = 400, cf = 8, h = 100, f = 20, then its median is [1]

a) 400 b) 480

c) 470 d) 460
4. The product of two consecutive integers is 240. The quadratic representation of the above [1]
situation is

a) x(x + 1) = 240 b) x(x + 1 )

2
= 240

c) 5x
2
+ 8x + 4 = 2 x
2
+ 4x + 6 d) x
2
+ (x + 1) = 240

5. From the top of a building 60m high, the angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a [1]
tower are observed to be 30° and 60°. The height of the tower is

a) 40 m b) 60 m

c) 45 m d) 50 m

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6. The value of
cos θ cos( 90 −θ)
is [1]
∘
cot( 90 −θ)

a) tan θ
2
b) cos2 θ

c) None of these d) sin θ

2

7. 2
sin A + sin Atan A
2 2
= [1]

a) tan A
2
b) cos A
2

c) None of these d) sin A

2

8. Two coins are tossed together. The probability of getting at most one head is [1]

a) 2
b) 1
4

c) 1
d) 3

4 4

9. If the point R(x, y) divides the join of P (x1 , y1 ) and Q(x2 , y2 ) internally in the given ratio [1]
m1 : m2 , then the co-ordinates of the point R are

a) (
m2 x1 − m1 x2
,
m2 y1 − m1 y2
) b) (
m2 x1 − m1 x2
,
m2 y1 − m1 y2
)
m1 + m2 m1 + m2 m1 − m2 m1 − m2

c) (
m2 x1 + m1 x2
,
m2 y1 + m1 y2
) d) None of these
m1 + m2 m1 + m2

10. If the points (6, 1), (8, 2), (9, 4) and (p, 3), taken in order are the vertices of a parallelogram, [1]
then the value of ‘p’ is

a) 5 b) – 7

c) 6 d) 7
11. Fill in the blanks: [1]
Surface area (SA) of sphere = ________ sq units.
12. Fill in the blanks: [1]
If α, β and γ are zeroes of a cubic polynomial p(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, then aβγ = ________.
OR
Fill in the blanks:
The graph of y = p(x) is given in figure below, for some polynomial p(x). The number of zeroes of
p(x) is ________.

13. Fill in the blanks: [1]

The ________ is the line drawn from the eye of an observer to the point in the object viewed
by the observer.
14. Fill in the blanks: [1]
If in an A.P. a = 5, d = 0, then the twenty-second term is ________.
15. Fill in the blanks: [1]
If a point P lies inside the circle, then ________ tangent can be drawn.

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16. Show that 32. 123456789 is rational. What can you say about the prime factors of their
denominators?
17. In the given figure,AB, AC and PQ are tangents. If AB = 5 cm, then find the perimeter of [1]
△AP Q .

18. In the fig. there are two concentric circles with centre O. PRT and PQS are tangents to the [1]
inner circle from a point P lying on the outer circle. If PR = 5 cm find the length of PS.

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19. Find the common difference of the A.P. and write the next two terms of A.P. 0, 4
,
2
,
4
,… [1]
OR
Sum of first 14 terms of an AP is 1505 and its first term is 10. Find its 25th term.
20. In the following equation determine the set of values of p for which the equation has real [1]
roots: 2x2 + 3x + p = 0
Section B
21. A number x is chosen from the numbers - 4 - 3, - 2, - 1, 0,1, 2, 3, 4. Find the probability that |x| [2]
<3.
22. A circle is inscribed in a △ABC , touching BC, CA and AB at P, Q and R respectively, as shown [2]
in the given figure. If AB = 10 cm, AQ = 7 cm and CQ = 5 cm then find the length of BC.

23. In the given figure, AB∥DE and BD∥EF  Prove that DC . [2]

2
= CF × AC

OR
In △ABC, D and E are the points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that DE||BC. If AD = 6x -
7, DB = 4x - 3, AE = 3x - 3 and EC = 2x - 1, find the value of x.
24. Let O be the center of the earth. Let A be a point on the equator, and let B represent an object [2]
(e.g. a star) in space, as shown in the figure. If the earth is positioned in such a way that the

angle ∠OAB = 90o, then we say that the angle α = ∠OBA is the equatorial parallax of the

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The equatorial parallax of the sun has been observed to be approximately α = 0.00244o. The

radius of the earth is 3958.8 miles. Given: sin α = 4.26× 10-5 and tan α = 4.25× 10-5
i. Estimate the distance from the center of the earth to the sun.
ii. Can we say in this problem points O and A are approximately the same points? If yes, how?
25. Solve the quadratic equation by factorization: [2]
1 1
− = 3, x ≠ 0, 2
x x−2

OR
The sum of the reciprocals of Rehman's ages (in years) 3 years ago and 5 years from now is . Find
1

his present age.

26. Ira is an 11 years old girl. On the annual sports day of her school, Ira and her father Deepak [2]
were very happy as she clinched a Gold medal in the under 12 category of Badminton. While
coming back to their home, Ira asked for a treat from her father as a reward for her success.
They went to a juice shop and asked for two glasses of juice.
Aisha, a juice seller, was serving juice to her customers in two types of glasses. Both the
glasses had an inner radius of 3 cm. The height of both the glasses was 10 cm.

First type: A glass with the conical raised bottom of height 1.5cm.

Second type: A Glass with a hemispherical raised bottom.

Ira insisted on having the juice in the first type of glass and her father decided to have the
juice in the second type of glass. Out of the two, Ira or her father Deepak, who got more
quantity of juice to drink and by how much?
Section C
27. Express the HCF/GCD of 48 and 18 as a linear combination. [3]
OR
Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q + 1, or 6q + 3, or 6q + 5, where q is some
integer.
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28. Find the point on the x–axis which are at a distance of 2√5 from point (7, –4). How many such [3]
points are there?

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29. Solve the system of equation graphically: 3x + 2y = 14, x - 4y = -7 [3]
OR
Solve the following pairs of equations by reducing them to a pair of linear equations:
4

x
+ 3y = 14 ,
3
− 4y = 23
x
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30. Find all the zeros of the polynomial x4 - 3x3 + 6x - 4, if two of its zeros are√2 and -√2. [3]

31. Two A.P's have the same common difference. The difference between their 100th terms is [3]

111222333. What is the difference between their Millionth terms?

32. If sec θ = x+
1
, prove that: sec θ + tan θ = 2x or, 
1
[3]
4x 2x

OR
Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate the following:
∘

tan17° tan38° tan60° tan52° tan73° -3(sin231° + sin259°)

sec 39 2
∘
+
cosec 51 √3

33. In the given figure, △ABC  is right-angled at A. Semicircles are drawn on AB, AC and BC as [3]
diameters. It is given that AB = 3 cm and AC = 4 cm. Find the area of the shaded region.

34. One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that [3]
the card drawn is
i. a king,
ii. a red eight,
iii. a spade,
Section D
35. Draw a triangle ABC with BC = 7 cm, ∠B = 45° and ∠A = 105°. Then construct a triangle whose [4]
sides are times the corresponding sides of △ABC.
4

OR
Draw a circle of radius 4 cm. Take a point P on it. Without using the centre of the circle, draw a
tangent to the circle at point P.
36. D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of ΔABC such that DE∥BC and [4]
divides ΔABC into two parts, equal in area, Find BD
.
AB

37. Points A and B are 70 km. apart on a highway. A car starts from A and another car starts from [4]
B simultaneously. If they travel in the same direction, they meet in 7 hours, but if they travel
towards each other, they meet in one hour. Find the speed of the two cars.
OR
Sangeeta went to a book-seller's shop and purchased 2 textbook of IX Mathematics and 3 textbook
of X mathematics for Rs.250. Her friend Meenu also bought 4 textbooks of IX Mathematics and 6
textbooks of X maths of same kind for Rs.500. Represents this situation algebraically and
graphically.
38. An iron pillar has some part in the form of a right circular cylinder and remaining in the form [4]
of a right circular cone. The radius of the base of each of cone and cylinder is 8 cm. The

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 cylindrical part is 240 cm high and the conical part is 36 cm high. Find the weight of the pillar
if one cubic cm of iron weighs 7.8 grams.
OR
A hemispherical depression is cut from one face of a cubical block, such that diameter l of
hemisphere is equal to the edge of cube. Find the surface area of the remaining solid.
39. A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a [4]
tree standing on the opposite bank is 60 . When he moves 30 metres away from the bank, he
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finds the angle of elevation to be 30 . Find the height of the tree and the width of the river.
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[Take √3 = 1.732.]
40. An incomplete distribution is given as follows: [4]

Variable 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70

Frequency 10 20 ? 40 ? 25 15

You are given that the median value is 35 and the sum of all the frequencies is 170. Using the
median formula, fill up the missing frequencies.

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