ICSE X | MATHEMATICS

Sample Paper – 5 (Semester 1 – 2021)

ICSE Board
Class X Mathematics
Sample Paper - 5
Semester 1 - 2021
Time: 1 ½ hours Total Marks: 40

General Instructions:

1. The time given at the head of the paper is inclusive of reading time.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].

Select the correct option for each of the following questions.

Section A [16 Marks]

1 6 4 3 1 2
 
1. 5 1 5 3 5 1
is a matrix of order
7 7 1 3 6 6
 
8 6 8 1 7 5
A. 4×6
B. 6×4
C. 24
D. 0

2. Mr. Pankaj took health insurance policy for his family and paid Rs. 900 as SGST.
Find the total annual premium paid by him for this policy, rate of GST being 18%.
A. Rs. 5,000
B. Rs. 10,000
C. Rs. 15,000
D. Rs. 20,000

3. In the figure, DE || BC, then x is equal to:

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A. 2.5 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 1.4 cm
D. 4 cm

4. What number should be added to each of the number 6, 15, 20 and 43 to make
them proportional?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 4

5. Muskan deposits Rs. 1000 per month in a recurring deposit account for 3 years.
At the time of maturity, she gets Rs. 40,440. Find the rate of interest p.a.
A. 8%
B. 9%
C. 10%
D. 10.2%

6. Solve the inequation 16 ≥ 25 – 4x, when x  N.

A. x = 2.5
B. x ≥ 2.25
C. x ≤ 2.75
D. x < 4

7. In an AP, the two consecutive terms are (2n + 3) and (2n + 5). Find the
common difference of the AP.
A. 2n + 2
B. 2
C. 1
D. 4
PQ
8. The ratios of the areas of two similar triangles PQR and ABC is 4: 9. Find .
AB
16
A.
81
3
B.
2
2
C.
3
1
A.
2

9. If 25 – 4x ≤ 16, find the smallest value of x, when x is real number.

A. 2.25

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B. 3.25
C. 4.25
D. 5.25

2
10. Find the value of m if is a solution of the equation 3x2 + mx + 2 = 0.
3
A. 2 6
B. –5
C. 2 3
D. 6

11. Find the 4th proportional of 2xy, x2, y2.

xy
A.
2
B. xy
C. x2y2
D. 2xy

12. For a polynomial, x2 – 3x + 2, which of the following is a factor?

A. (x + 3)
B. (x – 3)
C. (x – 2)
D. (x + 3)

13. If the sum of first ‘n’ terms of an Arithmetic Progression 24, 21, 18, … is 78,
then the value of ‘n’ is
A. 4
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16

14. Find the sum of first 14 natural numbers where each number is divisible by 9.
A. 135
B. 819
C. 945
D. 952

1 
15. If 4 y     8 then find y.
y 
A. y = 2
B. y = –2
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above

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16. One of the linear factors of 3x2 – 8x + 5 is

A. (x + 2)
B. (x + 1)
C. (x – 4)
D. (x – 2)

Section B [12 Marks]

17. Rohan opens a recurring deposit account in a bank for 3 ½ years. If the bank
pays 12% rate of interest per annum and Rohan gets Rs. 10,206 on maturity,
then find the monthly installments paid by Rohan.
A. Rs. 105
B. Rs. 150
C. Rs. 200
D. Rs. 235

18. Find ‘m’ if the two polynomials mx3 + 4x2 – 7 and 3x3 – 2x + m, leave the same
remainder when divided by x – 2.
8
A.
7
11
B.
7
12
C.
7
15
D.
7
1 2x 5
19. Find the values of x satisfying the inequality 3     .
2 3 6
 15 
A. x   2,
 4 
 15 
B. x   2, 
 4
15 
C. x   , 2 
4 
15 
D. x   , 2 
4 

20. If (a – b):(a + b) = 1:11, find the ratio (5a + 4b + 15):(5a – 4b + 3).

A. 1:5
B. 5:1
C. 2:3
D. 3:2

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2 2  4 2
21. If    3A    , find A.
4 1   1 2
 2 0 
A.  
 1 1
2 0
B.  
1 1 
 2 0 
C.  
 0 1
 0 2
D.  
 1 0 

22. A dealer in Mumbai exports goods worth Rs. 45,000 from Delhi to Calcutta at
18% GST and then from Calcutta to Mumbai at the same rate of GST. Find the
output tax at Delhi.
A. Rs. 4050
B. Rs. 8100
C. Rs. 4500
D. Rs. 9000

Section C (12 Marks)

23. A sum of Rs. 10000 is to be given as cash prizes to 10 students for their overall
academic performance. If the cost of each prize is Rs. 100 less than its preceding
prize, then answer the following questions.
i. How much will the cash price be for coming in the first place?
A. Rs. 1000
B. Rs. 1450
C. Rs. 550
D. Rs. 450

ii. How much will the cash price be for coming in the last place?
A. Rs. 350
B. Rs. 450
C. Rs. 550
D. Rs. 650

iii. Total price money won by top 5 students is

A. Rs. 4250
B. Rs. 5250
C. Rs. 7250
D. Rs. 6250

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iv. If the total cash price is reduced by Rs. 2000, then how much will the cash
price be for coming in 5th place?
A. Rs. 450
B. Rs. 550
C. Rs. 750
D. Rs. 850

24. In an auditorium, seats were arranged in rows and columns. The number of rows
was equal to the number of seats in each row. When the number of rows was
doubled and the number of seats in each row was reduced by 20, the total number
of seats increased by 500.

i. Find the number of rows in the original arrangement.

A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 30

ii. Find the number of seats in the auditorium after re-arrangement.

A. 2500
B. 4000
C. 2000
D. 3000

iii. Find the number of seats in each row after re-arrangement.

A. Rs. 40
B. Rs. 10
C. Rs. 20
D. Rs. 30

iv. Find the number of rows after re-arrangement.

A. 30
B. 50
C. 100
D. 40

25. The nth term of an arithmetic progression (A.P.) is 4(n + 3) + 1.

i. The first three terms of this A. P. Are
A. 13, 17, 21
B. 17, 21, 25
C. 9, 13, 17
D. 21, 25, 29

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ii. The common difference of the A.P. is

A. 5
B. 4
C. –5
D. 3

iii. Which of the following is not a term of this A.P.?

A. 33
B. 45
C. 53
D. 63

iv. Sum of the first 10 terms of this A.P. is

A. 350
B. 340
C. 360
D. 370

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