GD GOENKA SIGNATURE SCHOOL, GURUGRAM

SAMPLE PAPER TERM -I (2024 – 25)

CLASS – X SUBJECT: MATH
TIME: 3 HOURS MM: 80

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully.
This question paper contains five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory.
 Section A has 20 MCQs of 1 mark each.
 Section B has 7 questions of 2 marks each.
 Section C has 6 questions of 3 marks each.
 Section D has 4 questions of 5 marks each.
 Section E has 2 Case Study based questions of 4 marks each.

Section- A
This section consists of 20 Questions of 1 mark each

i.The LCM of two numbers is 1200. Which of the following cannot be their HCF?
(a) 600 (b) 500 (c) 400 (d) 200

ii. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x² + 3x + b is 2, then the value of b is

(a) 10 (b) -8 (c) 9 (d) -10

iii. If x5 + 2x4 + x + 6 is divided by g(x), and quotient is x² + 5x + 7, then the possible degree of g(x) is:
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5

iv.The degree of the polynomial (x + 1)(x3 – x – x4 +1) is:

(a)3 (b)4 (c)6 (d)5

v.One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is –5x + 7y = 2. The second equation can be
(a)10x + 14y + 4 = 0 (b) –10x – 14y + 4 = 0 (c) –10x + 14y + 4 = 0 (d) 10x – 14y = –4

vi.If x = a, y = b is the solution of the equations x – y = 2 and x + y = 4, then the values of a and b are
(a) 3 and 5 (b) 5 and 3 (c) 3 and 1 (d) –1 and –3

vii.The roots of x2 + kx + k = 0 are real and equal, find k.

(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 0 or 4 (d) 2

viii.If the first term of an AP is –5 and the common difference is 2, then the sum of the first 6 terms is
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 15

ix.The sum of first 16 terms of the AP: 10, 6, 2,... is

(a) –320 (b) 320 (c) –352 (d) –400
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐶𝐴
x. If in two As ABC and DEF, = = , then
𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐴𝐷
(a) ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF (b) ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF (c) ∆ABC ~ ∆EFD (d) ∆ABC ~ ∆DFE

xi.In triangles ABC and DEF, ∠A = ∠E = 40°, AB : ED = AC : EF and ∠F = 65°, then ∠B =

(a) 35° (b) 65° (c) 75° (d) 85°
 xii. In a triangle, if two sides are 7 cm and 24 cm and the hypotenuse is 25 cm, the triangle is:
a) Right-angled triangle b) Acute-angled triangle
c) Obtuse-angled triangle d) None of these

xiii. A ladder 15 meters long just reaches the top of a vertical wall. If the ladder makes an angle of 60°
with the wall, then the height of the wall will be
(a) 7.5m (b) 7.7m (c)8.5m (d) 8.8m

xiv. If a pole 6m high casts a shadow 2√3 m long on the ground, then the sun’s elevation is
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°

xv. In ∆ABC, D and E are points on side AB and AC respectively such that DE || BC and AD : DB =
3 : 1. If EA = 3.3 cm, then AC =
(a) 1.1 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 4.4 cm (d) 5.5 cm

xvi. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 10/3, then the number is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5

xvii. The pair of linear equations 3x+4y = 12 and y=4 has

(a) No common solution (b) one common solution
( c) infinitely many solution (d) None of these

xviii.In triangle ABC, right angled at C, then the value of cosec (A + B) is __________
(a) 2 (b)0 (c) 1 (d) ∞

xix.Assertion: x2 + 4x + 5 has two real zeroes

Reason : A quadratic polynomial can have at the most two zeroes
a.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
b.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
c.) assertion is true but the reason is false.
d.) both assertion and reason are false.

xx.Assertion: The value of sinA is always less than 1

Reason: SinA is the product of sin and A
a.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
b.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
c.) assertion is true but the reason is false.
d.) both assertion and reason are false.

Section- B
Q.2 Prove that 3 + 2√5 is irrational

Q3. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are -8 and 12 respectively.
Hence find the zeroes

Q4. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 – 3x – 28 and verify the relationship between
the zeroes and the co-efficient of the polynomial.

Q5. A fraction becomes 13 when 1 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes 14 when 8 is added
to its denominator. Find the fraction.

Q6. The 17th term of an AP is 5 more than twice its 8th term. If the 11th term of the AP is 43, then find its
nth term.

Q7. If cos A + cos 2A = 1, then sin2 A + sin 4A = 1

Q8.In the figure, two line segments AC and BD intersect
each other at the point P such that PA = 6 cm, PB =
3 cm, PC = 2.5 cm, PD = 5 cm, ∠APB = 50° and
∠CDP = 30°. Then, ∠ PBA is equal to

SECTION-C
Q9. If Zeba was younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square for her age (in years) would
have been 11 more than five times her actual age. What is her age now?
Q10. Solve the following pair of equations:
49x+51y=499
51x + 49 y = 501
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Q11. The sum of two numbers is 8. Determine the numbers if the sum of their reciprocals is 15

Q12. In an AP of 50 terms, the sum of first 10 terms is 210 and the sum of its last 15 terms is 2565. Find
the AP
Q13. If cos A + cos 2A = 1, then sin2 A + sin 4A = 1
Q14.The diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other at the point O such that
𝐴𝑂 𝐶𝑂
𝐵𝑂
= 𝑂𝐷 Show that ABCD is a trapezium.

SECTION- D

Q15.In an AP, if S5 + S7 = 167 and S10 = 235, then find the AP, where s, denotes the sum of its first n
terms.

Q16.(a)Two ships are there in the sea on either side of a lighthouse in such a way that the ships and the
lighthouse are in the same straight line. The angles of depression of two ships as observed from the
top of the lighthouse are 60° and 45°. If the height of the lighthouse is 200 m, find the distance
between the two ships. [Use √3 = 1.73]
OR
(b)There are two poles, one each on either bank of a river, just opposite to each other. One pole is 60 m
high. From the top of this pole, the angles of depression of the top and the foot of the other pole are
30° and 60° respectively. Find the width of the river and height of the other pole.
Answer:
Q17.(sin α + cos α) (tan α + cot α) = sec α + cosec α
−3
Q18. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are 0 and respectively.
5
Hence find the zeroes.
Section E

Q19. To enhance the reading skills of grade X students, the school nominates you and two of your
friends to set up a class library. There are two sections- section A and section B of grade X. There
are 32 students in section A and 36 students in section B.

i. What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library, so that they can be
 distributed equally among students of Section A or Section B?
a) 144 b) 128 c) 288 d) 272
ii. If the product of two positive integers is equal to the product of their HCF and LCM is true then,
the HCF (32 , 36) is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
iii. 36 can be expressed as a product of its primes as
a) 2 2 x 3 2 b) 2 1 x 3 3 c) 2 3 x 3 1 d) 2 0 x 3 0
iv. 7 x 11 x13 x15 +15 is a
a) Prime number b) Composite number c) Neither prime nor composite d) None of these

Q20. The speed of a motor boat is 20 km/hr. For covering the distance of 15 km the boat took 1 hour
more for upstream than downstream.

(i) Let speed of the stream be x km/hr. then speed of the motorboat in upstream will be
(a)20 km/hr ( b) (20 + x) km/hr (c) (20 - x) km/hr (d) 2 km/hr
(ii) What is the relation between speed ,distance and time?
(a)speed = (distance )/time (b) distance = (speed )/time
(c) time = speed x distance (d) speed = distance x time
(iii) Which is the correct quadratic equation for the speed of the current ?
(a)x 2 + 30x − 200 = 0 (b) x 2 + 20x − 400 = 0
(c) x 2 + 30x − 400 = 0 (d) x 2 − 20x − 400 = 0
(iv) What is the speed of current ?
(a)20 km/hour (b) 10 km/hour (c) 15 km/hour (d) 25 km/hour