KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN RAIPUR REGION

SAMPLE PAPER (SESSION 2023-24)

Class: X Subject- Mathematics Standard (041) MM: 80
Time :3 Hrs
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 2 marks each
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 5 marks each
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assesment (4 marks each) with sub parts
of the values of 1,1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All questions are compulsory, however an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs
of 3 marks and 2Qs 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 =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION –A (consists 20 Questions of 1 mark each)

Q1) In the given figure, DE || BC. Which of the following is true?
x a ay
(a) = (b) x=
y b a+b
ax a+b
(c) y= (d) x=
a+ b ay

Q2) If x=2 sin2 Ɵ and y = 2cos 2 Ɵ +1 then x + y is

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) ½
Q3) 9 sec² A – 9 tan² A = _____

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 9 (d) 8

Q4) A single letter is selected at random from the word PROBABILITY . The probability
that the selected letter is a vowel is;
(a) 2/11 (b) 3/11 (c) 4/11 (d) 11/4

Q5) For what value of k, 2 x+3 y =4 ; (k +2) x+6 y=3 k +2 will have infinitely many
solutions.
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
Q6) If (3, 0), (4, 5), (x, y) and (-2, -1) are the vertices of a rhombus taken in order, then the
third vertex is
(a) (1,-4) (b) (-1,4) (c) (1,4) (d) (4,-1)
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Q7) Area of a sector of a circle is to the area of circle. Find the degree measure of its
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minor arc.
(a) 90˚ (b) 60˚ (c) 45˚ (d) 30˚
Q8) One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability that the card
will not be an ace is:
(a) 11/13 (b) 12/13 (c) 11/26 (d) 11/52
Q9) The sum of exponents of the prime factorization of 196 is
(a)1 (b)2 (c) 4 (d) 6
Q10) The graph of a polynomial y = P(x) is shown in Figure, then the number of its zeroes is

(a)1 (b) 2 (c)3 (d) 4

Q11) The point which divides the line segment joining the points P(-1, 7) and Q(4, -3) in the
ratio of 2:3 is:
(a) (-1, 3) (b) (-1, -3) (c) (1, -3) (d) (1, 3)
Q12) The quadratic equation k 2 x 2 + k x +1=0 has
(a) One real root (b) two real roots (c) no real roots (d) many roots
Q13) The value of n for which the nth term of AP’s 3 ,10 ,17, ......... and 63, 65, 67, ......
are equal is
(a)10 (b)12 (c) 13 (d) 14
Q14) A pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 √ 3 m long on the ground,then the Sun’s elevation is
(a) 60 ° (b) 30 ° (c) 45° (d) 90°
Q15) In the given figure, AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ∠ACB
= 50°. If AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A, then ∠BAT is equal to

(a) 65° (b) 60° (c) 50° (d) 90°

Q16) The distribution below gives the marks obtained by 80 students in a test:

The modal class of this distribution is:

(a) 10-20 (b) 20-30 (c) 30-40 (d) 50-60
Q17)A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at
a point Q so that OQ= 12cm. Length PQ is:
(a) 12 cm (b) 13 cm (c) 8.5 cm (d) √ 119 cm
Q18)Area of a sector of angle p( in degrees) of a circle with Radius R is
p p p p
(a) x 2 π R (b) x π R 2 (c) x 2πR (d) x 2π R 2
180 180 360 720
Q19) Statement A (Assertion): -5, -2.5 , 0 , 2.5 …. is in Arithmetic Progression.
Statement R (Reason) : The terms of an Arithmetic Progression cannot have both positive and
negative rational numbers.
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A)
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
Q20) Statement A (Assertion): Total Surface area of the Top is the sum of the curved surface
area of the hemisphere and the curved surface area of the Cone.
Statement R (Reason): Top is obtained by joining the plane surfaces of the hemisphere and
cone together.
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A)
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
SECTION B (consists 5 Questions of 2 marks each)
Q21) If sin(A-B)=1/2, cos (A+B)=1/2 , 0° < A+ B ≤ 90° , A¿B, find A and B.
OR
1 1
If tanA=3/4 , find the value of +
sinA cos A
Q22) In figure, AP, AQ and BC are tangents of the circle with centre O. If AB = 5 cm, AC =
6 cm and BC = 4 cm, then what is the length of AP?

Q23) In the Figure, PQ and AB are respectively the arcs of two concentric circles of a radii 7
cm and 3.5 cm and centre O. If ∠POQ = 30°, then find the area of the shaded region.
(Use π = 22/7)

OR
In Fig., OACB is a quadrant of a circle with centre O and radius 7 cm. If OD= 4 cm, find the area of the Shaded
region

Q 24) In the figure, PQ is parallel to MN. If = and KN = 20. 4 cm then find KQ.

Q25) Find the HCF and LCM of the smallest composite number and smallest prime number.
SECTION – C ( consists 6 questions of 3 marks each)

Q26) Prove that is irrational number.

Q27) Find the value of ‘k ’such that the quadratic polynomial x2−(k+6)x+2(2k+1) has sum
of the zeros is half of their product.
Q28) Two years ago, a father was five times as old as his son. Two years later his age will be
8 more than three times the age of the son. Find the present ages of father and son.
OR
Seven times a two-digit number is equal to four times the number obtained by reversing the
order of its digits. If the difference of the digits is 3, determine the number.
tan A tan A
Q29) Prove − =2 cosec A
1+ sec A 1−sec A
Q30) Two fair dice are rolled simultaneously What is the probability that the sum of the
numbers appearing on the dice is (i) 7 ? (ii) a prime number (iii)1?
Q31) Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend
supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.
OR
In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O
such that ∠APB = 50°. Find the measure of ∠OAB.

SECTION – D ( consists 4 questions of 5 marks each)

Q32) State and Prove Basic Proportionality theorem.
Q33) A Gulab jamun, contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find
approximately how much syrup would be found in 45 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a
cylinder with two hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8 cm.

OR
A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and radius of
the cylindrical part are 3 m and 14 m respectively, and the total height of the tent is 13.5 m,
find thearea of the canvas required for making the tent, keeping a provision of 26 m2 of
canvas for stitching and wastage. Also, find the cost of the canvas to be purchased at the rate
of ₹ 500 per m2 .
Q34) The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8.Determine the
value of f1 and f2.
C.I 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120 Total
Frequency 5 f1 10 f2 7 8 50

Q35) A plane left 30 minutes late than its scheduled time and in order to reach the destination
1500 km away in time, it had to increase its speed by 100 km/h from the usual speed. Find its
usual speed.
OR
A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63km and then travel at a distance
of 72km at an average speed of 6km/hr more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hour to
complete total journey, what is the original average speed?

SECTION – E ( consists 3 questions of 4 marks each)

Q36) Karan and his sister Riddhima visited at their uncle’s palace-Bir, Himachal Pradesh,
during day time Karan, Who is standing on the ground spots a Paraglider at a distance of 24m
from him at an elevation of 30° . His sister Riddhima is also standing on the roof of a 6m high
building, observe the elevation of the same paraglider as 45° . Karan and riddhima are on the
opposite of the paraglider.

(i) Find The distance of the paraglider from the ground.

(ii) Find the value of PD?
(iii) What is the distance between the paraglider and the riddhima?
OR Find the length of AQ.
Q37) Jaspal takes a loan from a bank for his car. Jaspal singh repays his total loan of Rs 118000by
paying every month starting with the first instalment of Rs 1000 . If he increases the instalment by
Rs 100 every month.

(i)If the given problem based on AP,then what is the first term and common difference?

(ii) The amount paid by him in 30th installment?

(iii)In how many months the loan will be cleared?

OR
What amount does he still have to pay after 30th installment?

Q38) Ayush starts walking from his house to office. Instead of going to the office directly, he
goes to a bank first, from there to his daughter’s school and then reaches the office. (Assume
that all distances covered are in straight lines).

If the house is situated at (2, 4), bank at (5, 8), school at (13, 14) and office at (13, 26) and
coordinates are in km.

(i) What is the distance from house to office?

(ii) What is the distance between house and bank?
(iii) Find the coordinates of halfway distance between school and office.
OR
What is the extra distance travelled by Ayush in reaching his office?