Class X Session 2024-25

Subject - Mathematics (Standard)

Sample Question Paper - 8

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and 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 carrying 04 marks each.

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 2 marks questions of Section E

8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = wherever required if not stated.
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Section A
1. A bag contains 8 red, 2 black and 5 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that the [1]
ball drawn is not black?

a) b)
13 1

15 3

c) d)
8 2

15 15

2. If ax 2
+ bx + c = 0 has equal roots, then c is equal to [1]
2 2

a) b
b) b

2a 4a

2 2

c) −b
d) −
b

2a
4a

3. A sphere is placed inside a right circular cylinder so as to touch the top, base and lateral surface of the cylinder. [1]
If the radius of the sphere is r, then the volume of the cylinder is

a) 2πr3 b) 8πr3

c) d) 4πr3
8 3
πr
3

4. Let b = a + c. Then the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has equal roots if [1]

a) a = -c b) a = c

c) a = -2c d) a = 2c
5. Find the sum of the progression: (5 + 13 + 21 + ... + 181) [1]

a) 2139 b) 2337

c) 2219 d) 2476

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 6. A circle drawn with origin as the centre passes through ( , 0). The point which does not lie in the interior of the [1]
13

circle is
−3
a) 4
,1 b) 2,
7

−1
c) 5, 2
d) (−6,
5
)
2

7. The zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x2 + 4x + 3 are given by: [1]

a) -1, 3 b) 1, -3

c) 1, 3 d) -1, -3
8. In the given figure if PS||QR and PQ||SR and AT = AQ = 6, AS = 3, TS = 4, then [1]

a) x = 2, y = 3. b) x = 1, y = 2.

c) x = 3, y = 4. d) x = 4, y = 5.
9. In the given figure, BOA is a diameter of a circle and the tangent at a point P meets BA extended at T. If ∠ PBO [1]
= 30°, then ∠ PTA is equals to:

a) 20° b) 30°

c) 40° d) 60°
10. In the given figure, the perimeter of △ABC is: [1]

a) 15 cm b) 30 cm

c) 60 cm d) 45 cm
11. If secθ + tanθ = p, then the value of sinθ is [1]
2 2

a) 1−p
b) p −1

2 2
p +1 p +1

2 2

c) 1+p
d) p +1

2 2
p −1 p −1

12. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number and the least prime number is: [1]

a) 1 : 1 b) 2 : 1

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 c) 1 : 2 d) 1 : 3

13. The tops of two poles of height 16 m and 10 m are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an angle of 30o with [1]

the horizontal, then the length of the wire is

–
a) 12 m b) 10√3 m

c) 16 m d) 10 m
14. In the figure, ABDCA represents a quadrant of a circle of radius 7 cm a with centre A. Find the area of the [1]
shaded portion.

a) 14 cm2 b) 31.5 cm2

c) 24.5 cm2 d) 38.5 cm2

15. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. The area of the minor segments (given, π [1]
= 3.14) is

a) 32.5 cm2 b) 34.5 cm2

c) 30.5 cm2 d) 28.5 cm2

16. What is the probability that a leap year has 52 Mondays? [1]

a) 5

7
b) 6

c) 2

7
d) 4

17. Cards marked with numbers 1, 2, 3, ..., 25 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly and one card is drawn at [1]
random from the box. The probability that the number on the card is a multiple of 3 or 5 is

a) b)
8 12

25 25

c) 4

25
d) 1

18. In the formula x̄ = a +

∑ fi di
for finding the mean of grouped data d s are deviations from a of
′
i
[1]
∑ fi

a) upper limits of the classes b) lower limits of the classes

c) mid points of the classes d) frequencies of the class marks

19. Assertion (A): In the given figure, a sphere circumscribes a right cylinder whose height is 8 cm and radius of [1]
the base is 3 cm. The ratio of the volumes of the sphere and the cylinder is 125 : 54

V olume of sphere
Reason (R): Ratio of their volume = V olume of cylinder

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the

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 explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): Three consecutive terms 2k + 1, 3k + 3 and 5k - 1 form an AP than k is equal to 6. [1]
Reason (R): In an AP a, a + d, a + 2d, ... the sum to n terms of the AP be Sn =
n
(2a + (n − 1)d)
2

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. 2002 cartons of Lassi bottles and 2618 cartons of Frooti are to be stacked in a storeroom. If each stack is of the [2]
same height and is to contain cartons of the same type of bottles, what would be the greatest number of cartons
each stack would have?
22. In Fig. AD and CE are two altitudes of △ABC intersect each other at point F. Prove that ΔF DC ∼ ΔBEC [2]

23. Prove that the tangents at the end of a chord of a circle make equal angles with the chord. [2]
2

24. Prove that: cos A

+
sin A
= sin A + cos A. [2]
1−tan A sinA−cosA

OR
If (3 sin θ + 5 cos θ ) = 5, prove that (5 sin θ - 3 cos θ ) = ± 3
25. Calculate the area of the shaded region common between two quadrants of circles of radius 7 cm each (as shown [2]
in Figure).

OR
In the given figure, AB and CD are the diameters of a circle with centre O, perpendicular to each other. If OA = 7
cm, find the area of the shaded region.

Section C

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26. Three sets of English, Hindi and Mathematics books have to be stacked in such a way that all the books are [3]
stored topic wise and the height of each stack is the same. The number of English books is 96, the number of
Hindi books is 240 and the number of Mathematics books is 336. Assuming that the books are of the same
thickness, determine the number of stacks of English, Hindi and Mathematics books.
27. A point P divides the line segment joining the points A (3, - 5) and B (- 4, 8) such that . If P lies on the [3]
AP k
=
PB 1

line x + y = 0, then find the value of k.

28. Nine times the side of one square exceeds a perimeter of a second square by one metre and six times the area of [3]
the second square exceeds twenty-nine times the area of the first by one square metre, Find the side of each
square.
OR

Solve: x2 + 5x - (a2 + a - 6) = 0
29. In the given figure, the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC touch a circle with center O and radius r at P, Q [3]
and R respectively. Prove that.
a. AB + CQ = AC + BQ
b. area (ΔABC ) .
1
= (perimeter of ΔABC ) × r
2

OR
A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is
divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 6 cm and 8cm respectively. Find the lengths of the sides AB and AC.

30. Prove the identity: [3]

(1+cot A+tan A)(sin A−cos A)
2 2
= sin A cos A
3 3
sec A− cosec A

31. As observed from the top of a light-house, 100 m high above sea level, the angle of depression of a ship, sailing [3]
directly towards it, changes from 30° to 60o . Determine the distance travelled by the ship during the period of
–
observation. (Use √3 = 1.732)
Section D
32. A leading library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for each day thereafter [5]
Sarika paid ₹ 27 for a book kept for seven days, while Sury paid ₹ 21 for the book she kept for five days, find
the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day.
OR
A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If it were 6 km/h faster, it would have taken 4 hours less than
the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6 km/h, it would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled
time. Find the length of the journey.

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33. Points P, Q and R in order are dividing a line segment joining A(1, 6) and B(5, -2) in four equal parts. Find the [5]
coordinates of P, Q and R.
34. In Figure, a decorative block is shown which is made of two solids, a cube and a hemisphere. The base of the [5]
block is a cube with edge 6 cm and the hemisphere fixed on the top has a diameter of 4·2 cm. Find
a. the total surface area of the block.
b. the volume of the block formed. (Take π = )
22

OR
A building is in the form of a cylinder surmounted by a hemispherical dome. The base diameter of the dome is equal
to 2

3
of the total height of the building. Find the height of the building, if it contains 67 1

21
3
m of air.
35. If the sum of the first p terms of an A.P. is q and the sum of the first q terms is p; then show that the sum of the [5]
first (p + q) terms is { -(p + q)}.
Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Rachna and her husband Amit who is an architect by profession, visited France. They went to see Mont Blanc
Tunnel which is a highway tunnel between France and Italy, under the Mont Blanc Mountain in the Alps, and
has a parabolic cross-section. The mathematical representation of the tunnel is shown in the graph.

i. What will be the expression of the polynomial given in diagram? (1)

ii. What is the value of the polynomial, represented by the graph, when x = 4? (1)
iii. If the tunnel is represented by -x2 + 3x - 2. Then what is its zeroes? (2)
OR

What is sum of zeros and product of zeros for -x2 + 3x - 2? (2)

37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Gurpreet is very fond of doing research on plants. She collected some leaves from different plants and measured
their lengths in mm.

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 The data obtained is represented in the following table:

Length (in mm): 70-80 80-90 90-100 100-110 110-120 120-130 130-140

Number of leaves: 3 5 9 12 5 4 2

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

i. Write the median class of the data.
ii. How many leaves are of length equal to or more than 10 cm?
iii. a. Find median of the data.
OR
b. Write the modal class and find the mode of the data.
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Two poles, 30 feet and 50 feet tall, are 40 feet apart and perpendicular to the ground. The poles are supported by
wires attached from the top of each pole to the bottom of the other, as in the figure. A coupling is placed at C
where the two wires cross.

i. What is the horizontal distance from C to the taller pole? (1)

ii. How high above the ground is the coupling? (1)
iii. How far down the wire from the smaller pole is the coupling? (2)
OR
Find the length of line joining the top of the two poles. (2)

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