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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN ,JAIPUR REGION
PRACTICE PAPER : 2024-25

कक्ष / CLASS : 10

विषय / SUB: MATHEMATICS BASIC (कोड / CODE : 241)

अविकतम आिवि / Time Allowed: 3 Hours अविकतम अांक/ Maximum Marks: 80

स म न्य वनर्देश / General Instructions:

Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:

1. This question paper contains 38 questions.
2. This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and
questions no. 19 and 20 are Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions,
carrying 02 marks each.
5. In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are Short Answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03
marks each.
6. In Section D, Questions no. 32-35 are Long Answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05
marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36-38 are case study based questions carrying 4 marks
each with sub parts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions of
Section B, 2 Questions of Section C and 2 Questions of Section D has been
provided. An internal choice has been provided in all the 2 marks questions of
Section E.
9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required.
10. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.

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 SECTION - A
1. The LCM of smallest 2- digit composite number and smallest composite number is..
a) 12 b) 4 c) 20 d) 44
2. The pair of equations y = 0 and y = -7 has ……………………..
a) one solution b) two solutions c) infinitely many solutions d) no solution
3. A die is thrown once, then the probability of getting a prime number is …………..
a) b) c) 1 d) 0

4. HCF of 52 × 32 and 35 × 53 is………………

a) 53 × 35 b) 5 × 33 c) 53 × 32 d) 52 × 32
5. Which of the following equations has no real roots?
a) x2 – 4x + 3 =0 b) x2 + 4x – 3 =0
c) x2 – 4x – 3 =0 d) 3x2 + 4 3 x + 4 = 0
6. The distance of (–6, 8) from the origin is…………………….
a) 8 units b) 27 units c) 10 units d) 6 units

7. In given fig. AP and AQ are tangents to the circle with O, from

an external point A. If ∠PAQ = 700, then ∠APQ is equal to ...
a) 350 b) 550
c) 1100 d) 1250

8. The value of 4 sin2 60 + 3 tan2 300 is ………….

a) 4 b) 1 c) 5 d) 2

9. In the given figure, ABC ~ QPR. If AC = 6 cm, BC = 5 cm, QR = 3 cm and PR = x;

then the value of x is …………..

a) 3.6 cm b) 2.5 cm c) 10 cm d) 3.2 cm

10. If the sum of 15 observations of a data is (434 + x) and the mean of the observation is ‘x,’ then
x = ………………..
a) 25 b) 27 c) 31 d) 33
11.The ratio of the height of a tree and its shadow is 1: . The angle of a sun’s elevation is….
0 0 0
a) 30 b) 45 c) 60 d) 900

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12. In figure DE || BC then the value of AD is………….

a) 2 cm b) 2.4 cm
c) 3 cm d) none of these

13. If sin A = , then the value of sin A(sin A – cosec A) is……

a) b) - c) d) -

14. The value of k for which the equation x2 + 2(k + 1)x + k2 = 0 has equal roots is …..
a) – 1 b) – ½ c) 1 d) none of these

15. Consider the following frequency distribution:

Class 85 - 89 90 - 94 95 - 99 100 - 104 105 - 109
Frequency 10 12 15 4 2
The lower limit of modal class is …………….
a) 95 b) 90 c) 94.5 d) 89.5

16. The area of the sector of a circle of radius 14 cm with central angle 45 0 is ….…
a) 76 cm2 b) 77 cm2 c) 66 cm2 d) none of these

17. The radius of a sphere is ‘r’ cm. It is divided into two equal parts. The whole surface area of
two parts will be ………….
a) 8 r2 cm2 b) 6 r2 cm2 c) 4 r2 cm2 d) 3 r2 cm2

18. The radius of wheel is 0.25 m. How many revolutions will it make in covering 11 km?
a) 2800 b) 4000 c) 5500 d) 7000

Directions for question 19 & 20 : In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is
followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but Reason is true.

19. Assertion (A): If LCM of two numbers is 2475 and their product is 12375, then their HCF is 5.
Reason (R): HCF (a,b) x LCM (a,b) = a x b

20. Assertion (A): The point (0, 5) lies on y-axis.

Reason(R): The x-coordinate of a point on y-axis is zero

SECTION - B

21. If tan (A + B) = and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A + B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.

22. Find whether the following pair of linear equations is consistent or inconsistent:
3x + 2y = 8, 6x – 4y = 9

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23. In the given figure, TP and TQ are tangents from T to the
circle with centre O and R is any point on the circle. If AB is a
tangent to the circle at R,

Prove that : TA + AR = TB + BR

24. (i) In the given figure, if ΔABC ~ ΔPQR then find

the value of x.

OR

(ii) In the given figure, DE || OQ and DF || OR. Show that EF || QR

25. (i) If the perimeter of a semi-circular protractor is 108 cm, find the diameter of the protractor.
(Take 22/7)
OR
(ii) A chord of a circle of radius 10cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of minor
segment. (Use = 3.14)

SECTION -C
26. Prove that is an irrational number.
27. (i) If sec θ + tan θ = p, prove that sin θ =
OR
(ii) Prove that + = 2 Sec A

28. All red face cards are removed from a pack of playing cards. The remaining cards were well
shuffled and then a card is drawn at random from them. Find the probability that the drawn card is
i) a red card
ii) a face card
iii) a card of clubs.
29. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 4s2 – 4s + 1 and verify the relationship between
the zeroes and the coefficients.

30. (i) From a bus stand in Bangalore, if we buy 2 tickets to Malleswaram and 3 tickets to
Yeshwanthpur, the total cost is ₹ 46; but if we buy 3 tickets to Malleswaram and 5 tickets to
Yeshwanthpur the total cost is ₹ 74. Find the fares from the bus stand to Malleswaram, and to
Yeshwanthpur?
OR
(ii) Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for
each wrong answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been
deducted for each incorrect answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many questions
were there in the test?
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31. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

SECTION - D
32. (i) In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and time of flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the original
duration of flight.
OR
(ii) A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have
taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.

33. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a

triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct points,
the other two sides are divided in the same ratio. Using
the above theorem. Prove that = , if LM II CB and
LNII CD as shown in the figure.

34. Find the mean and median of the following data. Then find the mode using empirical
relationship.

Class 85 - 90 90 - 95 95 - 100 100 - 105 105 - 110 110 - 115

Frequency 15 22 20 18 20 25

35. A pen stand made of wood is in the shape of a cuboid with four conical depressions to hold
pens. The dimensions of the cuboid are 15 cm by 10 cm by 3.5 cm. The diameter if each
depressions is 1 cm and the depth is 1.4 cm. Find the volume of the wood in the entire stand. (Use
π = 22/7)
SECTION - E
Q36. Alia and Shagun are friends living on
the same street in Patel Nagar. Shagun’s
house is at the intersection of one street
with another street on which there is a
library. They both study in the same school
and that is not far from Shagun's house.
Suppose the school is situated at the point
’O’, i.e. the origin, Alia's house is at A.
Shagun’s house is at B and library is at C.
Based on the above information, answer
the following questions.
(i) How far is Alia's house from Shagun’s house? (1)
(ii) How far is the library from Shagun’s house? (1)
(iii) (a) Show that for Shagun, school is farther compared to Alia’s house and library. (2)
OR
(b) Show that Alia’s house, Shagun’s house and library for an isosceles right triangle.

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Q37. Ram is an electrician in a village. One day
power was not there in entire village and villagers
called Ram to repair the fault. After thorough
inspection he found an electric fault in one of the
electric pole of height 5 m and he has to repair it.
He needs to reach a point 1.3 m below the top of
the pole to undertake the repair work.

Based on the above information, answer the

following questions.

(i) When the ladder is inclined at an angle of such that 3 tan + 2 = 5 to the horizontal, find the
angle . (1)
(ii) In the above situation if BD = 3 cm and BC = 6 cm. Find (1)
(iii) (a) How far from the foot of the pole should he place the foot of the ladder in case (i)?
(Use √3 =1.73) (2)
OR
(b) Given 15 cot = 8, find sin .

Q38. India is competitive manufacturing location due to the low cost of manpower and strong
technical and engineering capabilities contributing to higher quality production runs. The
production of TV sets in a factory increases uniformly by a fixed number every year. It produced
16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th year.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
i) Find the production during first year. (1)
ii) Find the production during 8th year. (1)
iii) (a) Find the production during first 3 years. (2)
OR
(b) Find the difference of the production during 7th year and 4th year.

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