KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA No. 1 CANTT.

CLASS- X
Mathematics
PRACTICE PAPER 2020-21

Max. Marks: 80
Duration:3 hours
General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains two parts A and B.
2. Both Part A and Part B have internal choices.

Part – A:
1. It consists of two sections- I and II
2. Section I has 16 questions. Internal choice is provided .
3. Section II has four case study-based questions. Each case study has 5 case-based
sub-parts. An examinee is to attempt any 4 out of 5 sub-parts.

Part – B:
1. Question No 21 to 26 are Very short answer Type questions of 2 mark each,
2. Question No 27 to 33 are Short Answer Type questions of 3 marks each
3. Question No 34 to 36 are Long Answer Type questions of 5 marks each.
4. Internal choice is provided
Question PART 1 MARKES
No.

1 Express 312 as the product of primes 1

OR
If xy=180 and HCF(x,y)=6, then find the LCM(x,y).
2 If 2 chairs and 1 table costs Rs. 900 and 5 chairs and 1 table costs Rs.1500. 1
Form linear equations to represent this situation

3 For what value of m, the pair of linear equations 3x+y=3 and 6x+my=10 1
does not have a solution

4 Write a quadratic polynomial, sum of whose zeroes is -12 and 1

product is 35.
5 In an Arithmetic Progression, if d= - 4, n=7,an=4, then find a. 1
OR
What is 10th term of the A.P. 27, 24, 21,….. ?

6 If two tangents are inclined at 60˚ are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm 1
then find length of each tangent.
OR
PQ is a tangent from external point Q to a circle with centre O at point P.
If ΔOPQ is an isosceles triangle, then find ∠QOP.

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 7 To divide a line segment BC internally in the ratio 4 : 7, we draw a ray 1
BX such that ∠CBX is an acute angle. What will be the minimum number
of points to be located at equal distances, on ray BX?

8 Probability of an event E + Probability of the event E̅ ( not E) is,_______ 1

OR
Find the probability of getting a doublet in a throw of a pair of dice

9 If the median of a data is 110 and mean is 80, then find the value 1
of mode.
OR
Write the empirical relationship among mean, median and mode.

10 In the figure, if B1, B2, B3,…... and A1,A2, A3,….. have been marked at 1
equal distances. In what ratio C divides AB?

11 Volume and surface area of a solid hemisphere are 1

numerically equal. What is the diameter of
hemisphere ?
OR
12 solid spheres of the same radii are made by melting a
solid metallic cylinder of base diameter 2cm and height
16cm. Find the diameter of the each sphere.
12 A bag contains 4 yellow balls and 7 black balls. A ball is drawn at 1
random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is
black?
OR
A die with number printed 2,3,3,4,4,5 is thrown once. What
is the probability of getting a prime number?
13 Find the value of 8sin2Ө +2 +8cos2Ө 1
OR
Find the value of acute angle ɵ satisfying
sin𝜃 =√3cos𝜃
14 What is the area of a sector of a circle of radius 7 cm 1
formed by an arc of length 4.2 cm.?

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 15 Hema was making a model, in which she placed 4 cubes 1
each of edge 20 cm one above the other. Find the
surface area of the resulting cuboid.
16 Find the value of k for which the system of equations x + 1
ky = 0 and 2x – y = 0 has unique solution.
Or
If 47x + 31y = 18 and 31x + 47y = 60, then find the value
of x + y.
Section-II
Case study-based questions are compulsory. Attempt
any 4 sub parts from each question. Each question
carries 1 mark
17 Case Study I
Delhi Public High School has been allotted a rectangular
plot of land for gardening activity. Saplings of marigold
are planted on the boundary at 1m from each other.
There is a triangular grassy lawn as shown in figure. The
students are to seed flowering plants on the remaining
area of the plot.

Considering A as origin, answer the following questions.

A What are the coordinates of A? 1

(a) (0, 1) (b) (0 , 2)
( c) (- 1 , 0) (d) (0 , 0)
B What are the coordinates of R? 1

(a) (5, 4) (b) (4 , 5)

( c) (4 , 3) (d) (3 , 4)

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 C What are the coordinates of C? 1

(a) (5, 2) (b) (8,5)

( c )(6 , 8) (d) (2,10)
D What are the coordinates of D? 1

(a) (0, 5) (b) (0,4)

( c ) (4,0) (d) (5,0)
E What are the coordinates of Q, if D is taken as origin, 1
consider DC and DA as X-axis and Y-axis?
(a) (2,1) (b) (– 4,0)
( c ) (4,- 4) (d) (- 2,- 1)
18 Case study II
Beehive
A beehive is an enclosed cell structure in which some
honeybee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise
their young. Each cell is the form of hexagonal shape. In
a regular hexagon, there are six edges of equal lengths.
Taking O as centre, join all the vertices with the centre.

Similarity of Triangles
Two triangles are said to be similar if
- Corresponding angles are equal and
- Corresponding sides are proportional.
A Find the number of equilateral triangles in the given 1
figure.
(a) 6 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 8
B If the areas of two equilateral triangles are equal, then 1
these are always
(a) Similar (b) Congruent
(c) Both similar and congruent (d) None of these

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 How many triangles are similar in the given figure 1
C

(a) 6 (b) 4 1
(c) 3 (d) 81
D Find the area of equilateral triangle if each edge is 4 units. 1

(a) 3 sq units (b) 6√3 sq units

(c ) 4√3 sq units (d) 5√3 sq units
E Find the area of hexagon, if each edge is 4 units. 1

(a) 18 sq units (b) 30√3 sq units

(c) 36√3 sq units (d) 24√3 sq units
19 Case study lll
A 100 m Race was organized in a school sports meet.
The time was recorded with the help of a stopwatch.

A table shown below describes the time in which the

race was finished by the number of students –
Time(in 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
sec.)
No. of 7 3 10 13 7
students
Based on the above data answer the questions-:

A What will be the lower limit of the modal class ? 1

a)30 b) 40
c) 60 d) 20
B The average time taken by the student to finish the race 1
is –
a)40 b)47

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 c) 55 d)28
C The cumulative frequency table is constructed to 1
determine-
a)Mean b)Mode
c) Median d)All of the above
D How many students finished the race within 1 minute- 1
a)30 b) 40
c)19 d)29
E Median of the above data is 1
a) 50 b) 60
c) 70 d) 80
20 Case study IV
Sangeeta made a design on the red carpet. In each
corner of a square carpet of side 4m , a quadrant of a
circle of radius 1m is coloured black and a circle of
diameter 2m is coloured yellow as shown in figure.

Help her in answers to his questions looking at the

figure
A Find the area (in m2) of square ABCD. 1
(a)16 (b) 1600
(c) 1.6 (d) 160000
B 2 1
Find the area (in cm ) of each quadrant with radius 1 cm.
(a) 5.21 (b) 3.14
(c)5.26 (d) 4.36
C Angle subtended by a quadrant is 1
0 0
a) 30 (b) 45
(c ) 600 (d) 900
D Write the formula for area of semi-circle with diameter d. 1
(a) 𝜋d2/8 (b) ) 𝜋d2/2

(c ) ) 𝜋d2/4 (d) ) 𝜋d2

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 E Find the area (in m2) of the remaining portion of the 1
square.
(a)16- 2𝜋 (b) 16 + 2 𝜋
(c) 4- 2𝜋 (d) 4+2 𝜋
Part –B
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt
any one.
21 Find the ratio in which P (4, m) divides the line segment joining 2
the points A (2, 3) and B (6, –3). Hence find m.

22 In the given figure, if DE║BC, then find the value of x 2

23 If tanA=3/4, find the value of 1/sinA+1/cosA 2

OR
If √3 sinƟ- cosƟ=0 and 0˚<Ɵ <90˚, find the value of Ɵ

24 Solve for x 2

2x2+6√3x-60=0
OR
𝟑
Find the discriminant of the equation 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟓𝒙 + = 𝟎 and
𝟒
hence find the nature of its roots. Find them, if they are real.
25 Evaluate : 2

OR

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 26 Solve the following pair of equations: 2
7x – 15y = 2 and x + 2y = 3.

Part –B
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt
anyone.

27 If ∆ABC ∼ ∆DEF then find the value of x 3

28 3

𝑨𝑴 𝑨𝑵
the fig. if LM II CB and LN II CD, prove that =
𝑴𝑩 𝑵𝑫
29 Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an 3
external point to a circle are equal

30 If the distances of P(x, y), from A(5, 1) and B(– 1, 5) are 3

equal, then prove that
3x = 2y.
In the given figure, two concentric circles with centre O 3
31
have radii 21 cm and 42cm. If ∠ AOB =60°, find the area
of the shaded region. [Use π =22/7]

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 32 Prove that the line segment joining the point of contact 3
of two parallel tangents to a circle is a diameter of the
circle.

Or

Prove that in a right triangle square of the hypotenuse is

equal to sum of squares of two other sides.
33 A heap of rice is in the form of a cone of base diameter 24 m and 3
height 3.5 m. Find the volume of the rice. How much canvas cloth
is required to
just cover the heap ?

OR
A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from
each end of a solid cylinder, as shown in Fig. 3. If the height of the
cylinder is 10 cm and its base is of radius 3.5 cm. Find the total
surface area of the article.

Part –B
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt
anyone.
34 The angles of depression of the top and bottom of a 50 m high 5
building from the top of a tower are 45° and 60° respectively. Find
the height of the tower
and the horizontal distance between the tower and the building.
(use 3 = 1.73)
OR
The tops of two towers of height x and y, standing on level
ground, subtend angles of 30° and 60° respectively at the centre
of the line joining their
feet, then find x : y.
35 A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of playing 5
cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is
(i) A card of spade
(ii) an ace
(iii) A black king
(iv) Neither a jack nor a king
(v) Either a king or a queen
36 Construct a line AB of 8cm and divide it into 3:7. 5
OR
Draw two concentric circles of radii 3 cm and 5 cm. Construct a
tangent to smaller circle from a point on the larger circle. Also
measure its length.

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