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SELECTION EXAMINATION
SESSION
2024 - 25
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICs
CLASS -X
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 80

General Instructions:
This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
Section -A has 20 MCQS Carrying 1 mark each.
Section -B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.
Section Chas 6 questions carrying 3 marks each.
Section -D has 4questions carrying 5 marks each.
Section - Ehas 3 Case based integrated units of assessment (4 marks each)
with subparts ofthe values of 1, 1and 2 marks each respectively.
All Questions are compulsory. However an internal choice in 2
Questions of 5 marks, 2 Questions of 3 marks and 2 Questions of 2
marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2
marks Questions of Section -E.
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Draw neat figures wherever required. Take z =wherever required if
not stated.
Use of calculators is not permitted.
Try not to change the order of the questions.
be done in the
Noextra paper willbe provided for rough work. It should
same answer soripts.
Marks may be deducted for untidy presentation and incorrect spellings.
allowed.
Use of correction ink/whitener is not

(SECTION - A) (1 x 20 =20)
Section A Consists of 20 questions of 1l mark each.
=3780 then r is
1. If a=2x3*b=2x3x5.c= 2x3x7and LCM (a, b, c)
a) 1 b) 3
c) 2 d) 0

1
 2 Due to heavy storm an electric wire got bent as shown in the following figure. The
expression of the polynomial representing the wire l

X' ’X
2\-1| 1 2/3

a) x+x-6 b) x²-x +6
c) x-x-6 d) x+x+6
3. If one ro0t of the equation 3x2 = 8r + (K +1) is seven times the other, then the value
of K is
7
a) b)
3
-7
c)
3
4. The distance between the points (a sin30°, 0) and (0, a sin60°) is
a) a(sine- cos) units b) a(sin+ cos) units
c) a units d) aunits
5 The capacity of the cylindrical vessel with the hemispherical bottom portion raised
upwards as shown in figure is

a) (34-2r)? b) (h+2r)2

(2h-3r)2 d) (2h
2 +3r)r
1+sinC
the value of is
AABC if /B= 90 BC = 5 cm, AC- AB= 1cm then 1+ cos C
6. In a
36
18 b)
a 31
25
31
25 d)
36
c)
18

2
 equalto
tangentis
7. ofeach
length
cm
a) 2

c) 3cm
ofA.P.3,15,27, ****..
b) .su65ch
p"term
the
8. Ifa,be that ap -Oso =180 then p=
a) 68 d) 61
c) 66 correct
9. Theprobability
of guessingthe
answer to acertain question is If probability
of not guessing
thecorrect
answer to this question is
then
a) b=4a b b=3a
c) b=2a d) b=a
The distribution belovwgivesthe marksobtained by 80 students on atest
10.
Less than
Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than
Marks 10 20 30 40 50 60
No. of 12 27 S7 75 80
students

The modal class of this distribution is

a) 10-20 b) 20-30
L 30-40 d) 50-60
11. The graph ofa quadratic polynomial p(r) passes through the points (-6, 0),. (0,-30), (4, -20)
and (6,0). The zeros of the polynomial are
a) -6,0 b) 4,6
c) -30, -20 d) 6,6
12. C

B
A
3cm D then BD =
In the figure ZACB = ZCDA, AC =8 Cm, AD=3cm
22 26 cim
a) Cm
3 b) 3
55 64 cim
c) Cm
3 d) 3
13. If tan a +
cot a =2 then tan 2024 at Cor2024a=
a) 0 b) 2
d )g024
c) 2024

3
 consists fa
Asolid
14.
cone is h. Ifthe total civolrcuulmear yiner height of the
by aright circular cone, the the height
solsiudrmisou3nted
of the circular cylinder is
Othe times the volume of the cone
then

a) 2h
b) 2
c) 2h
d)
15. The point of intersection of the line Tepresented by 3x-y =3 and y-axis is given by
a) (0, -3) b) (0,3)
c) (2, 0) d) (-2, 0)
16. In the above figure a circle with centre Ohaving tangents at points P, T and S. If QR=12
cm and the radius of the circle 7cm, the perimeter of the polygon PQTRSO is

R\S
b) 31 cm
a) 26 cm d) Cannot say with given information
38 cm the probability of happening of an event?
numbers cannot be
17. Which of the following 7
b)
0.01
a) 0 0.07
d)
3
c) 0.07
)and(-1,x) is 5then the sum of the values ofx is
(2-2)
points
18. Ifthe distance betweenthe b) 4
d) -8
a) 4 followed by
c) 8 19 and20,a statement of Assertion (A) is
number
question Choosethecorrect option:
Direction: In the (R). thecorrect explanation for (A)
is
a statement of Reason and(R) not for (A)
true is the correct explanation
a) Both (A) and (R) are truebut(R)
b) Both (A) and(R) arefalse
(A) is true but (R) is true
d) (A) is false but (R)is
 gettinga.
probabiityof

douienasige
The OSP(A)-,
Assertion(4): A,
19. anyevent ofradius- hrow of apair of dice is
Reason(R):
For
circular
cylinder
sphereis2r. ofthe.
and heig 1
6

20.
Ifa right
diameter of
the (R): Thesurface
area sphere i Wh> 2) Just encloses asphere then
Reason
(SECTION
questions of2
Scction-B
Consistsof 5 marks each: (2 x 5 = 10)
isirationa.
21. Provethat v5 cos 45°4 tan 300
30°+
Ssin? 45°
30°+ tan
22.
Evaluate: 2sin30°cos
OR
3
that(V3+1)(3-cot 30°)=tan" 60°.:
Prove
23 If A-2, -1), B(a, 0), C(4, b) and D(1, 2) are the vertices of a parallelogram find the

values ofa and b. OR

If PandOare twO points whose cOordinates are (at, 2at) and a 2a
(2respectively
Show that is independent of t.
and S is the point (a, 0). SP SO
24 Three unbiased coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting
i) all heads
ii) two heads
iü) One heads
iv) at least two heads
points (6, 4) and
25. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the
(-2,-7). Also find the point of intersection. (3x6=18)
(SECTION -C)
Section Cconsists of 6questions of3 marks eacn: steps measure 40 cm, 42
26. On a morning walk, three persons step offtogether and theireach should walk so that
distance
cm and 45 cm respectively. What is the minimum
each can cover the same distance and complete steps?
lanB)´=sec"Asec'B
27. Prove that (1+ tan A tan B) +(tan A
OR
1
If l+ sin0 =3sin cos prove that
28. Shown belowis a
tanO 2andLM.QL=2.cm and KL =6 cm.

circle with 3tangents KO.KP

PM =
-KL. Find the measure of
2 ZLMK.

M
 29. An A.P consists of
37
the last three
terms.Find he sum of
terms in 429.
If the m" term
of an A.p is 1 the AP ihre middle most terms is 225 and the sum of

30. In acircle
with centre O n and the OR 1
area of sector AOB.
and term 15 Findthe sum of mn terms.

(+b an+sc=w(c-er radibeukepts incm,termsAB isof aa)chord of length 5/3cm. Find the
m
31. If the roots of 5
either a=0 or g'equation to
Section -D consists of 4 ab-2(d
3abc.
depression of the quesoftioanscloud marks each:
- bc)x + (b'- ac)=0 are equal prove that
32. The angle of elevation

33.
surface of the lake.
State and prove Basic
(SECTIO N-
of 5
reflectionof cloud the lake D) (5 x 4 = 20)
fromin a point 60 mabove alake is 30°, and the angle of
is 60°. Find the height of the cloud from the
In the following Proportionality theorem.
figure PS PT
triangle. SQ TR and PsT = /PRO. Prove that
APQR is an isosceles
P

R
OR (3+2=5)
Prove that the length of tangents drawn from an
The radii of two concentriccircles are 13 cm andexternal point to a circle are equal.
8 cm. AB is a diameter of the bigger
circle. BD is a tangent to the smaller ircle touching it at D. Find the length AD.
A

B D

(2+3=5)
solutin
a) Determine the value of Kso that the olowing linear equations have no
(3K + 1)x+ 3y -2=0
(K+
b) The sum 1)x of+(K-2)y-5=0
atwo digit number and the number obtained by reversing the order of
digits differ by 3 find the number.
35.
its digits is 165. number of cars passing through aspot on aroad for 100 (2
Astudent noted the Ifthe +3=5)
periods each
of 3 minutes and suummarised itin the table given below. Find the mean and median of the

following data. 10-20|20-30 30-40 40-50

50-60 60-70 70-80
Number of Cars 0-10
13 12 20
Frequency 14
15
(Periods) 6
 So
OR
datais
the
following mode.
median of A/sofind
the Find the Values of 'p and
The is90.
frequencies 20-30
30-40 'g',ifthe sum of all
Marksobtained

Numberofstudents
15 40-2550| S0-60 60-70 70-80
80-90
(SECTION -E)
Section-Econsistsof3Casestudybased questions of 4 marks each.
20 8
10

36.
for richandinstitute
Mathematics
poorchildren Conducts classes
whereasinbatchII,thereare 5 poor and 25 rich children. Thebatches
A
coaching
(4 x3= 12)
of aredifferent In batch I there are 20 p0or and 5rich children
in two I and II and fees
total monthly collection
offeesfrombatchI is 9.000 andfrom batch Il is 26.000. Assume that each poor
rich
monthandcach child pays
}y per month.
per answer
information the
pays
child Represent
Basedonthe fol owing
theinformationgiven in terms oix andquestions
above y.
i) monthly fee paidby a poor child,
Findthedifference in monthly fees paid by a
ii) Find
the OR poor child and a rich child.
rich
are 10 poor and 20 children in batch II, what is the total monthly
Ifthere feesfrom batch II. (1+1+2 =4)
collectionof feld of
circus describes
the performance training and community which has
37. The tem through s
its 250
2 year modern history.
variousformats
followedi
toaheight of 8 mand conical above it. The diameter of the base is
Acircus is cylindrical up is 18.5 m. Based on the above information answerthe following
28 mand total height
of tent
questions.
i) Find slant height of
the conical part.
ii) Determine the floor area of the tent.
used for making tent.
ii) a) Find area of the cloth OR
(1+1+2=4)
b) Find total volume of air inside an empty tent.
A backyard is in the shape of a triangle ABC with right angle at B. AB =12AC,mand
BC
38. it touches the walls
BC =35 m. Acircular pit was dug inside it such that
and AB at P, Qand R respectively such that AP =xm.
A

12 m
R

B
35 m questions
Based on above following
1
ii)
information
Find the length the reasons.
of AR in answerBOOR Give
withreasons the value ofx.
Write the terms ofx.
im) a) Findtype of quadrilateral hencefind
the length PC in ofr and
(1+1+2 =4)
b terms OR ofcircle.
Find xand hence radiusr
find the