CBSE Practice Questions Class 10
CBSE Practice Questions Class 10
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Section A 14) Find the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial 2x2 + 3x -
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14 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and its
1) One zero of the polynomial x2 - 2x - (7p + 3) is - coefficients. [5]
1, find the value of p and the other zero. [3] 15) The car hire charges in a city comprise of a fixed charges
2) Write the family of quadratic polynomials having− 14 and together with the charge for the distance covered. For
1 as its zeros. [3] a journey of 12 km, the charge paid is |89 and for a
3) Solve the system of equations by using the method of journey of 20 km, the charge paid is |145. What will a
substitution: person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km?
x + 2y = - 1 [5]
2x - 3y = 12 [3] 16) A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three
4) The sum of a two - digit number and the number ob- days and an additional charge for each day thereafter.
tained by reversing the order of its digits is 165. If the Saritha paid |27 for a book kept for seven days, while
digits differ by 3, find the number. [3] Susy paid |21 for the book she kept for five days. Find
5) If p, q, r and s are real numbers such that pr = 2(q + the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day. Solve
s), then show that at least one of the equations x2 + px the pair of the linear equation obtained by the elimination
+ q = 0 and x2 + rx + s = 0 has real roots. [3] method. [5]
6) Solve: x2 + 5x - (a2 + a - 6) = 0 [3] 17) Solve the pair of linear equations x - 2y + 4 = 0 and
7) An aeroplane takes 1 hour less for a journey of 1200 x + y = 2 graphically. [5]
km if its speed is increased by 100 km/hr from its usual 18) A railway half ticket costs half the full fare and the
speed. Find its usual speed. [3] reservation charge is the same on half ticket as on full
8) Sum of the areas of two squares is 157 m2 . If the sum ticket. One reserved first class ticket from Mumbai to
of their perimeters is 68 m, find the sides of the two Ahmedabad costs |216 and one full and one half reserved
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squares. [3]
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first class tickets cost |327. What is the basic first class
9) A party of tourists booked a room in a hotel for Rs.1200. full fare and what is the reservation charge? [5]
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Three of the members failed to pay, as a result, others 19) A cottage industry produces a certain number of pottery
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had to pay Rs. 20 more (each). How many tourists were articles in a day. It was observed on a particular day
there in the party? [3] that cost of production of each article (in rupees) was 3
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