SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX.

MARKS : 80
CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks
and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the
2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. If the sum of zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x2 – k√2 x + l is √2, then value of k is :
(a) √2 (b) 2 (c) 2√2 (d) 1/2

2. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = 18 a2b4 and q = 20 a3b2, where a and b
are prime numbers, then LCM (p, q) is :
(a) 2 a2b2 (b) 180a2b2 (c) 12 a2b2 (d) 180 a3b4

3. If the roots of equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0 are real and equal, then which of the following
relation is true?
(a) a = b2/c (b) b2 = ac (c) ac = b2/4 (d) c = b2/a

4. The centre of a circle is at (2, 0). If one end of a diameter is at (6, 0), then the other end is at :
(a) (0, 0) (b) (4, 0) (c) (-2, 0) (d) (-6, 0)

5. In the given figure, graphs of two linear equations are shown. The pair of these linear equations
is:

(a) consistent with unique solution.

(b) consistent with infinitely many solutions.
(c) inconsistent.
(d) inconsistent but can be made consistent by extending these lines.

6. If x tan 60°cos 60°= sin60°cot 60°, then x =

(a) cos30° (b) tan30° (c) sin30° (d) cot30°
7. If sec θ – tan θ = m, then the value of sec θ + tan θ is :
1 1
(a) 1  (b) m2  1 (c) (d) m
m m

8. In the given figure, DE ∥ BC, AE = a units, EC =b units, DE =x units and BC = y units. Which
of the following is true?

a b ax ay x a
(a) x  (b) y  (c) x  (d) 
ay a b a b y b

9. The number of revolutions made by a circular wheel of radius 0.25m in rolling a distance of
11km is
(a) 2800 (b) 4000 (c) 5500 (d) 7000

10. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect each
other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC =
(a) 6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm

11. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of 6cm is
(a) 36π cm2 (b) 18π cm2 (c) 12 π cm2 (d) 9π cm2

12. A solid sphere is cut into two hemispheres. The ratio of the surface areas of sphere to that of two
hemispheres taken together, is:
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2

13. The middle most observation of every data arranged in order is called
(a) mode (b) median (c) mean (d) deviation

14. ΔABC~ΔPQR. If AM and PN are altitudes of ΔABC and ΔPQR respectively and AB2 : PQ2 = 4
: 9, then AM : PN =
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 16 : 81 (c) 4 : 9 (d) 2 : 3

15. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60ᵒ are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm, then the length of
each tangent is equal to
(a) 3√3/2 cm (b) 3cm (c) 6cm (d) 3√3cm

16. For some data xl, x2, …….. xn with respective frequencies f1, f2, ..... fn, the value of
n

 f ( x  x) is equal to:
1
i i

(a) nx (b) 1 (c) f i (d) 0

17. Two dice are rolled together. The probability of getting sum of numbers on the two dice as 2, 3
or 5, is:
(a) 7/36 (b) 11/36 (c) 5/36 (d) 4/9
    
18. If cos (α + β) = 0, then value of cos   is equal to:
 2 
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 0 (d) 2
2 2
DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option
(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 and 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.
19. Assertion (A): If the co-ordinates of the mid-points of the sides AB and AC of ΔABC are
D(3,5) and E(-3,-3) respectively, then BC = 20 units
Reason (R) : The line joining the mid points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third
side and equal to half of it.
20. Assertion (A): If product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 17, then their LCM is 340
Reason (R) : HCF is always a factor of LCM

SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.
21. Solve the following system of linear equations: 7x – 2y = 5 and 8x + 7y= 15 and verify your
answer.
22. In the given figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral. Diagonal BD bisects ∠B and ∠D both. Prove that
(i) ∆ABD ~ ∆CBD (ii) AB = BC

23. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 6cm. Find the area swept by it when it moves from
7:05 p.m. to 7:40 p.m.
OR
In the given figure, arcs have been drawn of radius 7cm each with vertices A, B, C and D of
quadrilateral ABCD as centres. Find the area of the shaded region.
24. Evaluate: 2 2 cos 450 sin 300  2 3 cos 300
OR
If A = 600 and B = 300, verify that: sin (A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B

25. In the given figure, O is the centre of circle. Find ∠AQB, given that PA and PB are tangents to
the circle and ∠APB = 75°.

SECTION – C
Questions 13 to 22 carry 3 marks each.
26. Prove that 5 – 2√3 is an irrational number. It is given that √3 is an irrational number.

27. Three years ago, Rashmi was thrice as old as Nazma. Ten years later, Rashmi will be twice as
old as Nazma. How old are Rashmi and Nazma now?
OR
Anuj had some chocolates, and he divided them into two lots A and B. He sold the first lot at the
rate of ₹2 for 3 chocolates and the second lot at the rate of ₹1 per chocolate, and got a total of
₹400. If he had sold the first lot at the rate of ₹1 per chocolate, and the second lot at the rate of
₹4 for 5 chocolates, his total collection would have been ₹460. Find the total number of
chocolates he had.

tan  cot 
28. Prove that:   1  sec  cos ec
1  cot  1  tan 

29. In the given below left figure, AB is a diameter of the circle with centre O. AQ, BP and PQ are
tangents to the circle. Prove that ∠POQ = 900.

OR
A circle with centre O and radius 8 cm is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which P, Q, R, S
are the points of contact as shown in above right sided figure. If AD is perpendicular to DC, BC
= 30 cm and BS = 24 cm, then find the length DC.

30. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting
(i) At least one head? (ii) At most one tail? (iii) A head and a tail?
31. If the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + px + q are double in value to the zeroes of the polynomial
2x2 – 5x – 3, then find the values of p and q.

SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.

32. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct
points, then prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.

33. The difference between the outer and inner radii of a hollow right circular cylinder of length 14
cm is 1 cm. If the volume of the metal used in making the cylinder is 176 cm3, find the outer
and inner radii of the cylinder.
OR

There are two identical solid cubical boxes of side 7cm. From the top face of the first cube a
hemisphere of diameter equal to the side of the cube is scooped out. This hemisphere is inverted
and placed on the top of the second cube’s surface to form a dome. Find (i) the ratio of the total
surface area of the two new solids formed (ii) volume of each new solid formed.

34. To fill a swimming pool two pipes are used. If the pipe of larger diameter used for 4 hours and
the pipe of smaller diameter for 9 hours, only half of the pool can be filled. Find, how long it
would take for each pipe to fill the pool separately, if the pipe of smaller diameter takes 10
hours more than the pipe of larger diameter to fill the pool?

OR

In a flight of 600km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 200 km/hr from its usual speed and the time of the flight increased by 30
min. Find the scheduled duration of the flight.

35. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is 100

Class Frequency
0-100 2
100-200 5
200-300 x
300-400 12
400-500 17
500-600 20
600-700 y
700-800 9
800-900 7
900-1000 4

SECTION – E(Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each.

36. The school auditorium was to be constructed to accommodate at least 1500 people. The chairs
are to be placed in concentric circular arrangement 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 auditorium, how many rows need to be there?
OR
If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many seats are still left to be put after
10th row?
(iii) If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be there in the middle row?

37. We all have seen the airplanes flying in the sky but might have not thought of how they actually
reach the correct destination. Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based
air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled
airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace. Actually, all
this air traffic is managed and regulated by using various concepts based on coordinate
geometry and trigonometry.

At a given instance, ATC finds that the angle of elevation of an airplane from a point on the
ground is 60°. After a flight of 30 seconds, it is observed that the angle of elevation changes to
30°. The height of the plane remains constantly as 3000√3 m. Use the above information to
answer the questions that follow-
(i) Draw a neat labelled figure to show the above situation diagrammatically.
(ii) What is the distance travelled by the plane in 30 seconds?
OR
Keeping the height constant, during the above flight, it was observed that after 15(√3 -1)
seconds, the angle of elevation changed to 45°. How much is the distance travelled in that
duration.
(iii) What is the speed of the plane in km/hr

38. A tiling or tessellation of a flat surface is the covering of a plane using one or more geometric
shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. Historically, tessellations were used in
ancient Rome and in Islamic art. You may find tessellation patterns on floors, walls, paintings
etc. Shown below is a tiled floor in the archaeological Museum of Seville, made using squares,
triangles and hexagons.
A craftsman thought of making a floor pattern after being inspired by the above design. To
ensure accuracy in his work, he made the pattern on the Cartesian plane. He used regular
octagons, squares and triangles for his floor tessellation pattern

Use the above figure to answer the questions that follow:

(i) What is the length of the line segment joining points B and F?
(ii) The centre ‘Z’of the figure will be the point of intersection of the diagonals of quadrilateral
WXOP. Then what are the coordinates of Z?
(iii) What are the coordinates of the point on y axis equidistant from A and G?
OR
What is the area of Trapezium AFGH?