Pre-Half yearly Examination – DEC 2023

MATHEMATICS Time: 3 hrs

STD - X Maximum Marks: 80

NAME: DATE :

General Instructions: -
Attempt all the questions. Section A carries 1 mark each, Section B
carries 2 marks each, Section C carries 3 marks each, Section D carries 5 marks each, Section E
carries 4 marks each.
SECTION A 𝟐𝟎 × 𝟏 = 𝟐𝟎

1. If two positive integers a and b are written as a =x3 y2and b = xy3, where x, y are prime numbers,
then the result obtained by dividing the product of the positive integers by the LCM (a, b) is

(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3 y3 (d) x2 y2

2. If p(x)=2x2–3x+5, then P (-1) is equal to

(a)7 (b)8 (c)9 (d)10

3. The lines representing the given pair of linear equations are non-intersecting. Which of the
following statements is true?
𝑎1 𝑏 𝑐 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
(a) 𝑎2
= 𝑏1 = 𝑐1 (b)𝑎1 = 𝑏1 ≠ 𝑐1 (c) 𝑎1 ≠ 𝑏1 = 𝑐1 (d) 𝑎1 = 𝑏1 ≠ 𝑐1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

4. The nature of roots of the quadratic equation 4x2 +12x +9 = 0 is

(a) no real roots (b) 2 equal real roots (c) 2 distinct real roots (d) more than 2 real roots

5. Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is –1 and that of the
other is – 8. The difference between their 4th term is

(a) 1 (b) -7 (c) 7 (d) 9 1

6. What is the ratio in which the line segment joining (2,-3) and (5, 6) is divided by x-axis?

(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 (c) 2:5 (d) 5:2

7. A point (x,y) is at a distance of 5 units from the origin. How many such points lie in the third
quadrant?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinitely many

8. In 𝛥 ABC, DE ‖ AB. If AB = a, DE = x, BE = b and EC = c. Then x expressed in terms of a, b and c is

𝑎𝑐 𝑎𝑐 𝑎𝑏 ab
(a) (b) (c) (d)
𝑏 𝑏+𝑐 𝑐 b+c
9. If O is centre of a circle and chord PQ makes an angle 50° with the tangent PR at the point of
contact P, then the angle subtended by the chord at the centre is

(a) 130° (b) 100° (c) 50° (d) 30°

10. A quadrilateral PQRS is drawn to circumscribe a circle. If PQ = 12 cm, QR = 15 cm and RS = 14 cm,

then the length of SP is

(a) 15 cm (b) 14 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 11 cm

𝑎
11. Given that sin θ = 𝑏 , then cosec θ is

𝑏 𝑏 a √b2 −a2
(a) 𝑎 (b) (c) (d)
√𝑎 2 −𝑏2 √b2 −a2 a

12. (sec A + tan A) (1 – sin A) equals:

(a) sec A (b) sin A (c) cosec A (d) cos A 1

13. If a pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 √3m long on the ground, then the sun’s elevation is

(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°

14. If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then the radius of the circle is

(a) 2 units (b) π units (c) 4 units (d) 7 units

15. It is proposed to build a new circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two circular parks
of diameters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park. is

(a) 10m (b) 15m (c) 20m (d) 24m

16 . The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 28

17. 2 cards of hearts and 4 cards of spades are missing from a pack of 52 cards. A card is drawn at
random from the remaining pack. What is the probability of getting a black card?
22 22 24 24
(a) 52 (b) 46
(c) 52
(d) 46

18. The upper limit of the modal class of the given distribution is

Height [in Below 140 Below 145 Below 150 Below 155 Below 160 Below 165
cm]
Number of 4 11 29 40 46 51
girls
(a) 165 (b) 160 (c) 155 (d) 150

DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by

a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option

(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.

19. 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.
10 10
20. Statement A (Assertion): -10, − 2
,0, 2 …. is in Arithmetic Progression.

Statement R (Reason) : The terms of an Arithmetic Progression cannot have both positive

and negative rational numbers.

SECTION B 5 × 2 = 10

21. Prove that √2 is an irrational number.

22. ABCD is a parallelogram. Point P divides AB in the ratio 2:3 and point Q divides DC in the ratio
4:1. Prove that OC is half of OA.

23. From an external point P, two tangents, PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O. At a point
E on the circle, a tangent is drawn to intersect PA and PB at C and D, respectively. If PA = 10 cm,
find the perimeter of ∆PCD.

1
24. If tan (A + B) = √3 and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A + B < 90°; A > B, find A and B.
√3

(or)
3
If sin A=4,calculate cosA and tanA

25. Find the ratio of the volumes of two circular cones. If r1: r2 =3:5 and h1: h2 =2:1

SECTION C 𝟔 × 𝟑 = 𝟏𝟖

26. Dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting

(i) a prime number. (ii) a number lying between 2 and 6 (iii) an odd number.
27. Find the ratio of the sum and product of the roots of 7x2-12x + 18,

28. The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is 66. If the digits
of the number differ by 2, find the number. How many such numbers are there?

[or]
2 3 4 9
Solve: + = 2; − = −1 , x, y>o
√x √y √x √y

29. PA and PB are tangents drawn to a circle of centre O from an external point P. Chord AB makes
an angle of 30° with the radius at the point of contact If length of the chord is 6 cm, find the
length of the tangent PA and the length of the radius OA.

(or)

Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove that
∠PTQ = 2 ∠ OPQ
1
30. If 1 + sin2θ = 3sinθ cosθ , then prove that tanθ = 1 or 2

31. The length of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to nearest millimetre, and the data
obtained is represented in the following table.

Length [in mm] Number of leaves

118 – 126 3
127 – 135 5
136 – 144 9
145 – 153 12
154 – 162 5
163 – 171 4
172 – 180 2
Find the mean length of the leaves.

Section D 𝟒 × 𝟓 = 𝟐𝟎

32. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of stream.
[or]
3
Two water taps together can fill a tank in 98 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours less
than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill
the tank.
33. (a) State and prove Basic Proportionality theorem.
 𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐸
(b) In the given figure ∠CEF = ∠CFE. F is the midpoint of DC. Prove that 𝐵𝐷 = 𝐹𝐷

34. Water is flowing at the rate of 15 km/h through a pipe of diameter 14 cm into a cuboidal pond
which is 50 m long and 44 m wide. In what time will the level of water in pond rise by 21 cm?
What should be the speed of water if the rise in water level is to be attained in 1 hour?

(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
the area 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 ₹ 500 per m2.

35. The median of the following data is 50. Find the values of ‘p’ and ‘q’, if the sum of all frequencies
is 90. Also find the mode of the data.

Marks obtained Number of students

20-30 p
30-40 15
40-50 25
50-60 20
60-70 q
70-80 8
80-90 10
SECTION E 𝟑 × 𝟒 = 𝟏𝟐

36. Manpreet Kaur is the national record holder for women in the shot-put discipline. Her throw of
18.86m at the Asian Grand Prix in 2017 is the maximum distance for an Indian female athlete.
Keeping her as a role model, Sanjitha is determined to earn gold in Olympics one day. Initially her
throw reached 7.56m only. Being an athlete in school, she regularly practiced both in the mornings
and in the evenings and was able to improve the distance by 9cm every week. During the special
camp for 15 days, she started with 40 throws and every day kept increasing the number of throws
by 12 to achieve this remarkable progress.
(i) How many throws Sanjitha practiced on 11th day of the camp?
(ii) What would be Sanjitha’s throw distance at the end of 6 weeks?
[or]
1 1
If m th term of an A.P is 𝑛 and the nth term𝑚 is show that the sum of mn terms is ½(𝑚𝑛 + 1)

37. Tharunya was thrilled to know that the football tournament is fixed with a monthly timeframe
from 20th July to 20th August 2023 and for the first time in the FIFA Women’s World Cup’s
history, two nations host in 10 venues. Her father felt that the game can be better understood if
the position of players is represented as points on a coordinate plane.
 (i) At an instance, the midfielders and forward formed a parallelogram. Find the position of the
central midfielder (D) if the position of other players who formed the parallelogram are: - A (1,2),
B (4,3) and C (6,6)
(ii) Check if the Goal keeper G (-3,5), Sweeper H (3,1) and Wing-back K (0,3) fall on a same straight
line. [or] Check if the Full-back J (5, -3) and centre-back I (-4,6) are equidistant from forward
C( 0,1) and if C is the mid-point of IJ.
(iii) If Defensive midfielder A (1,4), Attacking midfielder B (2,-3) and Striker E(a,b) lie on the same
straight line and B is equidistant from A and E, find the position of E.
38. One evening, Kaushik was in a park. Children were playing cricket. Birds were singing on a nearby
tree of height 80m. He observed a bird on the tree at an angle of elevation of 45°. When a sixer
was hit, a ball flew through the tree frightening the bird to fly away. In 2 seconds, he observed
the bird flying at the same height at an angle of elevation of 30° and the ball flying towards him
at the same height at an angle of elevation of 60°.

(i) At what distance from the foot of the tree was he observing the bird sitting on the tree?
(ii) How far did the bird fly in the mentioned time?
[or]

A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m from
the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any distance is
60°.After sometime, the angle of elevation reduces to30°(see figure).Find the distance travelled by
the balloon during the interval.
 SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
Class X Session 2023-24
MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041)
TIME: 3 hours MAX.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 (04 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 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been
provided in the 2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3y2 and b = xy3, where x, y are prime 1
numbers, then the result obtained by dividing the product of the positive integers by the
LCM (a, b) is
(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2
2. 1
The given linear polynomial y = f(x) has
(a) 2 zeros
(b) 1 zero and the zero is ‘3’
(c) 1 zero and the zero is ‘4’
(d) No zero

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3. The lines representing the given pair of linear equations are non-intersecting. Which of the 1
following statements is true?

(a) = =

(b) = ≠

(c) ≠ =

(d) ≠ ≠

4. The nature of roots of the quadratic equation 9x2 – 6x – 2 = 0 is: 1

(a) No real roots (b) 2 equal real roots
(c) 2 distinct real roots (d) More than 2 real roots

5. Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is –1 and that of 1
the other is – 8. The difference between their 4th terms is
(a) 1 (b) -7 (c) 7 (d) 9

6. What is the ratio in which the line segment joining (2,-3) and (5, 6) is divided by x-axis? 1
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 (c) 2:5 (d) 5:2

7. A point (x,y) is at a distance of 5 units from the origin. How many such points lie in the third 1
quadrant?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinitely many

8. In 𝛥 ABC, DE ‖ AB. If AB = a, DE = x, BE = b and EC = c. 1

Then x expressed in terms of a, b and c is: A

(a) (b) D

(c) (d)
B E C

9. If O is centre of a circle and Chord PQ makes an angle 50° with the tangent PR at the point of contact 1
P, then the angle subtended by the chord at the centre is P R
(a) 130° (b) 100°
(c) 50° (d) 30° Q
O

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10. A quadrilateral PQRS is drawn to circumscribe a circle. 1
If PQ = 12 cm, QR = 15 cm and RS = 14 cm, then find the length of SP is
(a) 15 cm (b) 14 cm
(b) (c) 12 cm (d) 11 cm

11. 1
Given that sin θ = , then cos θ is.

√
(a) (b) (c) (d)
√ √

12. (sec A + tan A) (1 – sin A) equals: 1

(a) sec A (b) sin A (c) cosec A (d) cos A

13. If a pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 √3m long on the ground, then the Sun’s elevation is 1

(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°

14. If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then the radius of the circle 1
is
(a) 2 units (b) π units (c) 4 units (d) 7 units

15. It is proposed to build a new circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two circular
parks of diameters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park is
(a) 10m (b) 15m (c) 20m (d) 24m

16. There is a square board of side ‘2a’ units circumscribing a red circle. Jayadev is asked to 1
keep a dot on the above said board. The probability that he keeps the dot on the shaded
region is.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

17. 2 cards of hearts and 4 cards of spades are missing from a pack of 52 cards. A card is drawn at 1
random from the remaining pack. What is the probability of getting a black card?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

18. The upper limit of the modal class of the given distribution is: 1
Height
Below 140 Below 145 Below 150 Below 155 Below 160 Below 165
[in cm]
Number of
4 11 29 40 46 51
girls

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 (a) 165 (b) 160 (c) 155 (d) 150
19. DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by 1
a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option

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.

20. 1
Statement A (Assertion): -5, , 0, , …. 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.

SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. Prove that √2 is an irrational number. 2

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22. ABCD is a parallelogram. Point P divides AB in the 2
D Q C
ratio 2:3 and point Q divides DC in the ratio 4:1.
Prove that OC is half of OA.
O

A B
P
23. From an external point P, two tangents, PA 2
and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O.
At a point E on the circle, a tangent is drawn
to intersect PA and PB at C and D,
respectively. If PA = 10 cm, find the
perimeter of ∆PCD.

24. If tan (A + B) = √3 and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A + B < 90°; A > B, find A and B. 2
√

[or]
Find the value of x if

2 cosec230 + x sin260 – tan230 = 10

25. With vertices A, B and C of ΔABC as centres, arcs are drawn with radii 14 cm and the three 2
portions of the triangle so obtained are removed. Find the total area removed from the
triangle.
[or]

Find the area of the unshaded region shown in the

given figure.

SECTION C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each

26. National Art convention got registrations from students from all parts of the country, of 3
which 60 are interested in music, 84 are interested in dance and 108 students are interested
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 in handicrafts. For optimum cultural exchange, organisers wish to keep them in minimum
number of groups such that each group consists of students interested in the same artform
and the number of students in each group is the same. Find the number of students in each
group. Find the number of groups in each art form. How many rooms are required if each
group will be allotted a room?

27. If 𝛼, β are zeroes of quadratic polynomial 5x2 + 5x + 1, find the value of 3

1. 𝛼 + 𝛽
2. 𝛼 +𝛽
28. The sum of a two digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is 66. If the 3
digits of the number differ by 2, find the number. How many such numbers are there?
[or]

Solve : - + =2; - = -1, x, y>o

√ √ √ √
29. PA and PB are tangents drawn to a circle of centre O from an external point P. Chord AB 3
makes an angle of 30° with the radius at the point of contact.
If length of the chord is 6 cm, find the length of the tangent PA and the length of the radius
OA.

[or]

Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove
that ∠ PTQ = 2 ∠ OPQ.
30. 3
If 1 + sin2θ = 3sinθ cosθ , then prove that tanθ = 1 or

31. The length of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to nearest millimetre, and the data 3
obtained is represented in the following table.
Length [in mm] Number of leaves

118 – 126 3
127 – 135 5
136 – 144 9

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 145 – 153 12

154 – 162 5

163 – 171 4
172 – 180 2
Find the mean length of the leaves.
SECTION D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each

32. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream 5
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of stream.
[or]

Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10

hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap
can separately fill the tank.
33. (a) State and prove Basic Proportionality theorem. 5

(b) In the given figure ∠CEF = ∠CFE. F is the midpoint of DC.

Prove that =

34. Water is flowing at the rate of 15 km/h through a pipe of diameter 14 cm into a cuboidal 5
pond which is 50 m long and 44 m wide. In what time will the level of water in pond rise by
21 cm?
What should be the speed of water if the rise in water level is to be attained in 1 hour?
[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 the area 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.

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35. The median of the following data is 50. Find the values of ‘p’ and ‘q’, if the sum of all frequencies is 5
90. Also find the mode of the data.
Marks obtained Number of students
20 – 30 p
30 – 40 15
40 – 50 25
50 – 60 20
60 – 70 q
70 – 80 8
80 - 90 10

SECTION E

36. Manpreet Kaur is the national record holder for women in the shot-put discipline. Her throw of
18.86m at the Asian Grand Prix in 2017 is the
maximum distance for an Indian female athlete.
Keeping her as a role model, Sanjitha is determined
to earn gold in Olympics one day.
Initially her throw reached 7.56m only. Being an
athlete in school, she regularly practiced both in the
mornings and in the evenings and was able to
improve the distance by 9cm every week.
During the special camp for 15 days, she started with
40 throws and every day kept increasing the number
of throws by 12 to achieve this remarkable progress.

(i) How many throws Sanjitha practiced on 11th day of the camp? 1

(ii) What would be Sanjitha’s throw distance at the end of 6 weeks? 2

(or)
When will she be able to achieve a throw of 11.16 m?

(iii) How many throws did she do during the entire camp of 15 days ? 1

37. Tharunya was thrilled to know that the football tournament is fixed with a monthly timeframe from
20th July to 20th August 2023 and for the first time in the FIFA Women’s World Cup’s history, two
nations host in 10 venues. Her father felt that the game can be better understood if the position of
players is represented as points on a coordinate plane.

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 (i) At an instance, the midfielders and forward formed a parallelogram. Find the 1
position of the central midfielder (D) if the position of other players who formed
the parallelogram are :- A(1,2), B(4,3) and C(6,6)

(ii) Check if the Goal keeper G(-3,5), Sweeper H(3,1) and Wing-back K(0,3) fall on a 2
same straight line.
[or]
Check if the Full-back J(5,-3) and centre-back I(-4,6) are equidistant from
forward C(0,1) and if C is the mid-point of IJ.

(iii) If Defensive midfielder A(1,4), Attacking midfielder B(2,-3) and Striker E(a,b) lie on 1
the same straight line and B is equidistant from A and E, find the position of E.
38.
One evening, Kaushik was in a park. Children were playing cricket. Birds were singing on a
nearby tree of height 80m. He observed a bird on the tree at an angle of elevation of 45°.

When a sixer was hit, a ball flew through the tree frightening the bird to fly away. In 2
seconds, he observed the bird flying at the same height at an angle of elevation of 30° and
the ball flying towards him at the same height at an angle of elevation of 60°.

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(i) At what distance from the foot of the tree was he observing the bird sitting on the 1
tree?

(ii) How far did the bird fly in the mentioned time? 2
(or)
After hitting the tree, how far did the ball travel in the sky when Kaushik saw the
ball?
(iii) What is the speed of the bird in m/min if it had flown 20(√3 + 1) m? 1

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 Marking Scheme
Class X Session 2023-24
MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041)
TIME: 3 hours MAX.MARKS: 80
SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. (b) xy2 1
2. (b) 1 zero and the zero is ‘3’ 1
3. 1
(b) = ≠
4. (c) 2 distinct real roots 1
5. (c) 7 1
6. (a) 1:2 1
7. (d) infinitely many 1
8. 1
(b)

9. (b) 100° 1
10. (d) 11 cm 1
11. √ 1
(c)
12. (d) cos A 1
13. (a) 60° 1
14. (a) 2 units 1
15. (a) 10m 1
16. 1
(b)
17. 1
(b)
18. (d) 150 1
19. (a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of 1
assertion (A)
20. (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false. 1
SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. Let us assume, to the contrary, that √2 is rational.
𝑎 ½
So, we can find integers a and b such that √2 = 𝑏 where a and b are coprime.
So, b √2 = a.
Squaring both sides,
we get 2b2 = a2. ½
Therefore, 2 divides a2 and so 2 divides a.
So, we can write a = 2c for some integer c.
Substituting for a, we get 2b2 = 4c2, that is, b2 = 2c2. ½
This means that 2 divides b2, and so 2 divides b
Therefore, a and b have at least 2 as a common factor.
But this contradicts the fact that a and b have no common factors other than 1. ½
This contradiction has arisen because of our incorrect assumption that √2 is rational.
So, we conclude that √2 is irrational.

1
22. ABCD is a parallelogram. ½
AB = DC = a
Point P divides AB in the ratio 2:3
AP = a , BP = a
point Q divides DC in the ratio 4:1. ½
DQ = a , CQ = a
∆ APO ~ ∆ CQO [AA similarity]
½
= =
½
= = OC = ½ OA
23.
PA = PB; CA = CE; DE = DB [Tangents to a circle] ½
Perimeter of ∆PCD = PC + CD + PD
= PC + CE + ED + PD
= PC + CA + BD + PD
= PA + PB 1
Perimeter of ∆PCD = PA + PA = 2PA = 2(10) = 20 ½
cm
24. ∵ tan(𝐴 + 𝐵) = √3 ∴ 𝐴 + 𝐵 = 60 …(1) ½
∵ tan(𝐴 − 𝐵) = ∴ 𝐴 − 𝐵 = 30 …(2) ½
√ ½
Adding (1) & (2), we get 2A=90 ⟹ 𝐴 = 45 ½
Also (1) –(2), we get 2𝐵 = 30 ⟹ 𝐵 = 45
[or]

2 cosec230 + x sin260 – tan230 = 10

√ 3
⇒ 2(2)2 + x −4 = 10 1
√
3 3 1
⇒ 2(4) + x 4 − 4 3 = 10 ½
3 1
⇒ 8 + x 4 − 4 = 10
⇒ 32 + x (3) −1 = 40 ½
⇒ 3x = 9 ⇒ x = 3
25. Total area removed =
∠
π𝑟 +
∠
π𝑟 +
∠
π𝑟 ½
∠ ∠ ∠
= π𝑟
= π𝑟 ½

= X X (14) ½ ½
= 308 cm2
[or]

The side of a square = Diameter of the semi-circle = a

Area of the unshaded region ½
= Area of a square of side ‘a’ + 4(Area of a semi-circle of diameter ‘a’)
The horizontal/vertical extent of the white region = 14-3-3 = 8 cm ½
Radius of the semi-circle + side of a square + Radius of the semi-circle = 8 cm

2
 2 (radius of the semi-circle) + side of a square = 8 cm
2a = 8 cm ⇒ a = 4 cm ½
Area of the unshaded region
= Area of a square of side 4 cm + 4 (Area of a semi-circle of diameter 4 cm)
= (4) + 4 X π(2) = (16 + 8π) cm2 ½
SECTION C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each

26. Number of students in each group subject to the given condition = HCF (60,84,108) ½
HCF (60,84,108) = 12 ½
Number of groups in Music = =5
½
Number of groups in Dance = =7 ½
½
Number of groups in Handicrafts = =9 ½
Total number of rooms required = 21
27. P(x) = 5x2 + 5x + 1 ½
α+β = = = -1
½
αβ = = ½
𝛼 +𝛽 = (𝛼 + 𝛽) - 2𝛼𝛽
½
= (-1)2 – 2
½
=1- =
½
𝛼 +𝛽 = +
(𝛼+𝛽) ( )
= = = -5
28. Let the ten’s and the unit’s digits in the first number be x and y, respectively.
So, the original number = 10x + y
When the digits are reversed, x becomes the unit’s digit and y becomes the ten’s
Digit. ½
So the obtain by reversing the digits= 10y + x
According to the given condition.
(10x + y) + (10y + x) = 66
i.e., 11(x + y) = 66 ½
i.e., x + y = 6 ---- (1)
We are also given that the digits differ by 2, ½
therefore, either x – y = 2 ---- (2) ½
or y – x = 2 ---- (3)
If x – y = 2, then solving (1) and (2) by elimination, we get x = 4 and y = 2. ½
In this case, we get the number 42.
If y – x = 2, then solving (1) and (3) by elimination, we get x = 2 and y = 4. ½
In this case, we get the number 24.
Thus, there are two such numbers 42 and 24.
[or]
Let √ be ‘m’ and √ be ‘n’, ½
Then the given equations become
2m + 3n = 2
½
4m - 9n = -1
3
 ( 2m + 3n = 2) X- 2 ⇒ −4𝑚 − 6𝑛 = −4 …(1)
4m - 9n = -1 4𝑚 − 9𝑛 = −1 …(2)
Adding (1) and (2)
We get −15𝑛 = −5 ⇒ 𝑛 = ½

Substituting n = in 2m + 3n = 2, we get ½
2m + 1 = 2
2m = 1
m= 1
m= ⇒ √𝑥 = 2 ⇒ x = 4 and n = ⇒ 𝑦=3 ⇒ y=9
29.
∠OAB = 30°
∠OAP = 90° [Angle between the tangent and
the radius at the point of contact]
∠PAB = 90° - 30° =60° ½
AP = BP [Tangents to a circle from an external point]
∠PAB = ∠PBA [Angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle] ½
In ΔABP, ∠PAB + ∠PBA + ∠APB = 180° [Angle Sum Property]
60° + 60° + ∠APB = 180°
∠APB = 60° ½
∴ ΔABP is an equilateral triangle, where AP = BP = AB.
PA = 6 cm ½
In Right ΔOAP, ∠OPA = 30°
tan 30° =
½
=
√
OA = = 2√3𝑐𝑚 ½
√
[or]

Let ∠ TPQ = 𝜃
∠ TPO = 90° [Angle between the tangent and
the radius at the point of contact] ½
∠ OPQ = 90° - 𝜃
TP = TQ [Tangents to a circle from an external
point]
½
∠ TPQ = ∠ TQP = 𝜃 [Angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle] ½
In ΔPQT, ∠PQT + ∠QPT + ∠PTQ = 180° [Angle Sum Property] ½
𝜃 + 𝜃 + ∠PTQ = 180°
∠PTQ = 180° - 2 𝜃 ½
∠PTQ = 2 (90° - 𝜃) ½
∠PTQ = 2 ∠ OPQ [using (1)]
30. Given, 1 + sin2θ = 3 sin θ cos θ
Dividing both sides by cos2θ,
+ tan2θ = 3 tan 𝜃
½
sec2θ + tan2θ = 3 tan 𝜃
½
1 + tan2θ + tan2θ = 3 tan 𝜃
½
1 + 2 tan2θ = 3 tan 𝜃
½
2 tan θ - 3 tan 𝜃 +1 = 0
2

If tan θ = x, then the equation becomes 2x2 -3x + 1 = 0

4
 ⇒ (𝑥 − 1)(2𝑥 − 1) = 0 x = 1 or
tan θ = 1 or 1
31.
Length Number of
CI Mid x d fd
[in mm] leaves (f)
118 – 126 3 117.5 - 126.5 122 -27 -81

127 – 135 5 126.5 – 135.5 131 -18 -90

136 – 144 9 135.5 – 144.5 140 -9 -81

145 – 153 12 144.5 – 153.5 a = 149 0 0

153.5 – 162.5 158 9 45 2
154 – 162 5
163 – 171 4 162.5 – 171.5 167 18 72 ½
½
172 – 180 2 171.5 – 180.5 176 27 54
∑
Mean = a + = 149 +
∑
= 149 – 2.025 = 146.975
Average length of the leaves = 146.975
SECTION D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each

32. Let the speed of the stream be x km/h.

The speed of the boat upstream = (18 – x) km/h and
the speed of the boat downstream = (18 + x) km/h. 1
The time taken to go upstream = = hours

the time taken to go downstream = = hours 1

According to the question,
- =1 1

24(18 + x) – 24(18 – x) = (18 – x) (18 + x)

x2 + 48x – 324 = 0
x = 6 or – 54 1
Since x is the speed of the stream, it cannot be negative.
Therefore, x = 6 gives the speed of the stream = 6 km/h.
1
[or]
Let the time taken by the smaller pipe to fill the tank = x hr.
Time taken by the larger pipe = (x – 10) hr ½
Part of the tank filled by smaller pipe in 1 hour =
1
Part of the tank filled by larger pipe in 1 hour =
3
The tank can be filled in 9 8 = hours by both the pipes together. ½

Part of the tank filled by both the pipes in 1 hour = ½

5
 Therefore, + = ½
8x2 – 230x +750 = 0
1
x = 25,
Time taken by the smaller pipe cannot be 30/8 = 3.75 hours, as the time taken by ½
the larger pipe will become negative, which is logically not possible.
Therefore, the time taken individually by the smaller pipe is 25 hours and the larger ½
pipe will be 25 – 10 =15 hours.

33. (a) Statement – ½

Given and To Prove – ½
Figure and Construction ½ 3
Proof – 1 ½
G
[b] Draw DG ‖ BE
½
In Δ ABE, = [BPT]

CF = FD [F is the midpoint of DC] ---(i) ½

In Δ CDG, = = 1 [Mid point theorem] ½
GE = CE ---(ii)
∠CEF = ∠CFE [Given]
CF = CE [Sides opposite to equal angles] ---(iii) ½
From (ii) & (iii) CF = GE ---(iv)
From (i) & (iv) GE = FD
∴ = ⇒ =
34.
Length of the pond, l= 50m, width of the pond, b = 44m
Water level is to rise by, h = 21 cm = m
Volume of water in the pond = lbh = 50 x 44 x m3 =462 m3 1
Diameter of the pipe = 14 cm
Radius of the pipe, r = 7cm = m
Area of cross-section of pipe = πr²
1
= x x = m2 ½
Rate at which the water is flowing through the pipe, h = 15km/h = 15000 m/h
Volume of water flowing in 1 hour = Area of cross-section of pipe x height of water ½
coming out of pipe
= × 15000 𝑚 1
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑑
Time required to fill the pond = 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 1 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟 1
×
= = 2 hours
×
Speed of water if the rise in water level is to be attained in 1 hour = 30km/h
[or]

6
 Radius of the cylindrical tent (r) = 14 m
Total height of the tent = 13.5 m
Height of the cylinder = 3 m
Height of the Conical part = 10.5 m ½
Slant height of the cone (𝑙) = √ℎ + 𝑟
= (10.5) + (14)
= √110.25 + 196
1
= √306.25 = 17.5 m
Curved surface area of cylindrical portion
= 2πrh
= 2x ×14×3 1
= 264 m2
Curved surface area of conical portion
=πrl
= ×14×17.5 1
=770 m2 ½
Total curved surface area = 264 m2 + 770 m2 = 1034 m2
Provision for stitching and wastage = 26 m2
½
Area of canvas to be purchased = 1060 m2
Cost of canvas = Rate × Surface area ½
= 500 x 1060 = ₹ 5,30,000/-
35.
Number of Cumulative
Marks obtained
students frequency
20 – 30 p p
30 – 40 15 p + 15
40 – 50 25 p + 40 1
50 – 60 20 p + 60
60 – 70 q p + q + 60
70 – 80 8 p + q + 68 ½
80 - 90 10 p + q + 78 ½
90
p + q + 78 = 90
p + q = 12

Median =(𝑙) + .h
( ) ½
50 = 50 + . 10
( ) ½
. 10 = 0
45 − (𝑝 + 40) = 0
½
P=5
½
5 + q = 12
q=7
1
Mode = 𝑙 + .h

7
 = 40 + . 10
( )
= 40 + = 40 + 6.67 = 46.67
SECTION E
36. (i) Number of throws during camp. a = 40; d = 12 1
𝑡 = 𝑎 + 10𝑑
= 40 + 10 × 12
= 160 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑠
(ii) a = 7.56 m; d = 9cm = 0.09 m ½
n = 6 weeks ½
tn = a + (n-1) d ½
= 7.56 + 6(0.09)
= 7.56 + 0.54 ½
Sanjitha’s throw distance at the end of 6 weeks = 8.1 m
(or)
a = 7.56 m; d = 9cm = 0.09 m ½
tn =11.16 m ½
tn = a + (n-1) d
11.16 = 7.56 + (n-1) (0.09) ½
3.6 = (n-1) (0.09)
.
n-1 = = 40
.
n = 41 ½
Sanjitha’s will be able to throw 11.16 m in 41 weeks.
(iii) a = 40; d = 12; n = 15
Sn = [2a + (n-1) d] ½

Sn = [2(40) + (15-1) (12)]

= [80 + 168]
½
= [248] =1860 throws
37. (i) Let D be (a,b), then
Mid point of AC = Midpoint of BD
½
, = ,
4+a=7 3+ b = 8
a=3 b=5
Central midfielder is at (3,5) ½

8
 (ii) GH = (−3 − 3) + (5 − 1) = √36 + 16 = √52 = 2√13 ½
½
GK = (0 + 3) + (3 − 5) = √9 + 4 = √13 ½
HK = (3 − 0) + (1 − 3) = √9 + 4 = √13 ½
GK +HK = GH ⇒G,H & K lie on a same straight line
[or]
CJ = (0 − 5) + (1 + 3) = √25 + 16 = √41 ½
½
CI = (0 + 4) + (1 − 6) = √16 + 25 = √41
Full-back J(5,-3) and centre-back I(-4,6) are equidistant from forward C(0,1)
½
Mid-point of IJ = , = , ½
C is NOT the mid-point of IJ

(iii) A,B and E lie on the same straight line and B is equidistant from A and E
⇒ B is the mid-point of AE
½
, = (2, −3) ½
1 + 𝑎 = 4 ; a = 3. 4+b = -6; b = -10 E is (3,-10)
38. (i) tan 45° = ⇒ CB = 80m 1
½
(ii) tan 30° =
½
½
⇒ = ½
√

⇒ CE = 80√3
Distance the bird flew = AD = BE = CE-CB = 80√3 – 80 = 80(√3 -1) m
½
(or) ½
tan 60° =
½
⇒ √3 = ½

⇒ CG =
√
Distance the ball travelled after hitting the tree =FA=GB = CB -CG

GB = 80 - = 80 (1 - )m
√ √
(√ ) ½
(iii) Speed of the bird = = m/sec
(√ ) ½
= x 60 m/min = 600(√3 + 1) m/min

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 Additional Practice Question Paper
Class X Session 2023-24
MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041)
TIME: 3 hours MAX. 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 (04 marks each) with subparts
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 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been
provided in the 2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. A quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is 0 and one zero is 4, is 1
2 2
(a) 𝑥 − 16 (b) 𝑥 + 16
(c) 𝑥 2 + 4 (d) 𝑥 2 − 4
2. In a formula racing competition, the time taken by two racing cars A and B to complete 1
1 round of the track is 30 minutes and p minutes respectively. If the cars meet again
at the starting point for the first time after 90 minutes and the HCF (30, p) = 15, then
the value of p is
(a) 45 minutes (b) 60 minutes
(c) 75 minutes (d) 180 minutes
3. Graphically, the pair of equations 6𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 10 = 0 and 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 9 = 0 represents two 1
lines which are
(a) intersecting at exactly one point (b) intersecting at exactly two points
(c) coincident (d) parallel
4. 2
If the quadratic equation 𝑥 − 8𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has real roots, then 1
(a) 𝑘 < 16 (b) 𝑘 ≤ 16
(c) 𝑘 > 16 (d) 𝑘 ≥ 16
5. If the sum of first 𝑛 odd natural numbers is equal to 𝑘 times the sum of first 𝑛 even 1
natural numbers, then 𝑘 is equal to
𝑛+1 2𝑛
(a) (b)
2𝑛 𝑛+1
𝑛+1 𝑛
(c) (d)
𝑛 𝑛+1

6. Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is –1 and
that of the other is – 8. Then the difference between their 4th terms is 1
(a) -1 (b) -8
(c) 7 (d) -9
7. If in two triangles, DEF and PQR, ∠𝐷 = ∠𝑄 and ∠𝑅 = ∠𝐸, then which of the following 1
is not true?
𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸
(a) 𝑃𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 (b) 𝑅𝑃 = 𝑃𝑄
𝐷𝐸 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸
(c) 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 (d) 𝑅𝑃 = 𝑄𝑅
8. In given figure, PQRS is a parallelogram, if AT = AQ = 6 cm, AS = 3 cm and TS = 4 cm, 1
then
 (a) x = 4, y = 5 (b) x = 2, y = 3
(c) x = 1, y = 2 (d) x = 3, y = 4

9. In given figure, AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and 1
∠OTA = 30°. Then AT is equal to

(a) 4 cm (b) 2 cm
(c) 2√3 cm (d) 4√3 cm

10. 5 sin 𝜃−4 cos 𝜃 1

If 4 cot 𝜃 − 5 = 0, then the value of is
5 sin 𝜃+4 cos 𝜃
5 5
(a) 3 (b) 6
1
(c) 0 (d) 6

11. In the given figure, the area of the segment ACB is 1

𝑟2 𝑟2
(a) (𝜋 − 2) (b) (𝜋 + 2)
4 4
𝑟2 𝑟2
(c) (𝜋 − 1) (d) (𝜋 + 1)
4 4

12. Two cubes each with 6 cm edge are joined end to end. The surface area of the 1
resulting cuboid is
(a) 180 𝑐𝑚2 (b) 360 𝑐𝑚2
2
(c) 300 𝑐𝑚 (d) 260 𝑐𝑚2
13. A sphere of maximum volume is cut out from a solid hemisphere of radius 7 cm. Then 1
the ratio of the volume of the original hemisphere to that of the cut-out sphere is
(a) 2 ∶ 1 (b) 16 ∶ 1
(c) 3 ∶ 1 (d) 4 ∶ 1

14. The distance between two points A and B, on a graph is given as √102 + 72 . The 1
coordinates of A are (−4,3). Given that the point B lies in the first quadrant, then all the
possible 𝑥-coordinates of point B are
(a) multiple of 2 (b) multiple of 3
(c) multiple of 5 (d) multiple of 6

15. If 𝐴(1,2), 𝐵(4,3) and 𝐶(6,6) are the three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD, then the 1
coordinates of the fourth vertex D are
1 7
(a) (2 , 4) (b) (2 , 5)
(c) (3,4) (d) (3,5)

16. Two linear equations in variables 𝑥 and 𝑦 are given below: 1

𝑎1 𝑥 + 𝑏1 𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0
𝑎2 𝑥 + 𝑏2 𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0
Which of the following pieces of information is independently sufficient to determine if
a solution exists or not for this pair of linear equations?
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎 𝑏
I. 𝑏1 = 𝑏2 = 1 II. 𝑎1 = 𝑏1
1 2 2 2
𝑎1 𝑎1 𝑎1 𝑏1
III. 𝑎 = 𝑏 ≠ 1 IV. 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏
2 1 2 2

(a) IV only (b) I and IV

(c) II and IV (d) I and III
17. If mode of some data is 7 and their mean is also 7 then their median is 1
(a) 10 (b) 9
(c) 8 (d) 7
18. In an MCQ test, a student guesses the correct answer 𝑥 out of 𝑦 times. If the 1
2
probability that the student guesses the answer to be wrong is then what is the
3
relation between 𝑥 and 𝑦
(a) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 (b) 𝑥 = 3𝑦
(c) 3𝑥 = 2𝑦 (d) 2𝑥 = 3𝑦
ASSERTION REASON BASED QUESTIONS:
In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion(A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both A and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.

19. Assertion(A): Maximum value of 1

+
1
is 1 1
sec 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃
Reason(R): Maximum value of both sin 𝜃 and cos 𝜃 is 1

20. Assertion(A): The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number 1
of good eggs in the lot is 386.
Reason(R): If the probability of an event is p, the probability of its complementary event
will be 1-p
 SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. A forester wants to plant 66 apple trees, 88 banana trees and 110 mango trees in equal 2
rows (in terms of number of trees). Also, he wants to make distinct roots of the trees
(only one type of tree in one row). Find the minimum number of rows required.
22. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2, form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2
2𝛼 + 1 and 2𝛽 + 1
OR
21
If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 5𝑥 + 𝑘 such that 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 + 𝛼𝛽 = 4 , find the
2

value of 𝑘
23. In given figure, 𝐷𝐵 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸 ⊥ 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶. Prove that 𝐵𝐸 = 𝐴𝐶 2
𝐷𝐸 𝐵𝐶

OR
If AD and PM are the medians of triangles ABC and PQR respectively where
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐷
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, prove that 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑃𝑀

24. In given figure, A circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which ∠𝐵 = 90°. If AD = 2

23 cm, AB = 29 cm and DS = 5 cm, find the radius 𝑟 of the circle.

25. If sin 𝐴 − cos 𝐴 = 0 for some acute angle 𝐴, then find the value of 2
1
2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴 + +1
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴
SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. Prove that 5 + 6√7 is irrational. 3
27. The area of a rectangle reduces by 160 𝑚 if its length is increased by 5 𝑚 and breadth 3
2

is reduced by 4 𝑚. However, if the length is decreased by 10 𝑚 and breadth is increased

by 2 𝑚, then its area is decreased by 100 𝑚2 . Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
OR
 If 16 is subtracted from twice the greater of two positive numbers, the result is half the
other number. If 1 is subtracted from half the greater number, the result is still half the
other number. Find the two numbers.

28. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. 3
Prove that ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 2 ∠𝑂𝑃𝑄.

29. Prove that: (𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝜃 + 1)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 = 2 3

OR
If sin 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 = 2, then find the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛19 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 20 𝑥
30. A right circular cylinder and a cone have equal bases and equal heights. If their curved 3
surface areas are in the ratio 8 ∶ 5, then find the ratio between the radius of their bases
to their heights.
31. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting 3
(i) a face card or a black card
(ii) neither an ace nor a king
(iii) a jack and a black card
SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. The marks obtained by 80 students of Class X in a mock test of Mathematics are given 5
below in the table:
Marks Number of students
0 and above 80
10 and above 77
20 and above 72
30 and above 65
40 and above 55
50 and above 43
60 and above 28
70 and above 16
80 and above 10
90 and above 8
100 and above 0
Find the median and the mode of the data
OR
If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 91, find the missing frequencies 𝑥
and 𝑦
Classes Frequencies
0-30 12
30-60 21
60-90 𝑥
90-120 52
120-150 𝑦
150-180 11
Total 150
33. State and prove Basic proportionality theorem. 5
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, if DE ∥ BC, AD = 𝑥, DB = 𝑥 − 2, AE = 𝑥 + 2 and EC = 𝑥 − 1,then using the
above result, find the value of 𝑥

34. A man on the top of a vertical tower observes a car moving at a uniform speed coming 5
directly towards it. If it takes 12 minutes for the angle of depression to change form 30°
to 45°, how soon after this, will the car reach the tower? Give your answer to nearest
minutes. (Use √3 = 1.73)
 OR
If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 10 metres above a lake is 30° and the
angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is 60°, find the height of the cloud from
the surface of the lake
35. A flight left 30 minutes later than the scheduled time and in order to reach its destination 5
1500 km away in time it has to increase its speed by 250 km/hr from its usual speed.
Find its usual speed.

SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 Case Studies of 4 marks each
36. Shown below is the trophy shield Akshi received on winning an international Table
tennis tournament.
The trophy is made of a glass sector DOC supported by identical wooden right triangles
∆ DAO and ∆ COB. Also, AO = 7 cm and AO : DA = 1 ∶ √3 (Use √3 = 1.73)

Based on the given information, answer the following questions:

(i) Find ∠𝐷𝑂𝐶 1

(ii) Find the area of the wooden triangles 1

(iii) Find the area of the shape formed by the glass portion 2
OR
If Akshi wants to decorate the boundary of the glass portion with glitter tape, then find
the length of the tape she needs.

37. A school auditorium has to be constructed with a capacity of 2000 people. The chairs
in the auditorium are arranged in a concave shape facing towards the stage in such a
way that each succeeding row has 5 seats more than the previous one.
 (i) If the first row has 15 seats, then how many seats will be there in 12 th row? 1

(ii) If there are 15 rows in the auditorium, then how many seats will be there in the 1
middle row?

(iii) If total 1875 guests were there in the auditorium for a particular event, then how 2
many rows will be needed to make all of them sit?
OR
If total 1250 guests were there in the auditorium for a particular event, then how many
rows will be left blank out of total 30 rows?
38. The students of Class X of a secondary school have been allotted a rectangular plot of
land for their gardening activity. Saplings are being planted on the boundary at a
distance of 1 m from each other. There is a triangular grassy lawn in the plot as shown
in the figure. The students are to row seeds of the flowering plant on the remaining area
of the plot

(i) If a tree is to be planted exactly in the middle of the triangle PQR ie. at the centroid 1
of ∆PQR to give shed to the people sitting in the lawn, then find the coordinates of the
point where the tree should be planted

(ii) What type of triangle is formed by the grassy lawn? 1

(iii) Find the area of the plot in which the students have to row the seeds. 2
OR
If a special flowering plant has to be planted at a point which divides the line joining the
points C and Q in the ratio 2:3, then find the coordinates of the point where this plant
will be planted
 MARKING SCHEME
Additional Practice Question Paper
Class X Session 2023-24
TIME: 3 hours MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041) MAX. MARKS: 80

SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. (a) 𝑥 2 − 16 1

2. (a) 45 minutes 1

3. (d) parallel 1
4. (b) 𝑘 ≤ 16 1

5. 𝑛 1
(d)
𝑛+1

6. (c) 7
1
7. 𝐸𝐹
(b) 𝑅𝑃 = 𝑃𝑄
𝐷𝐸 1
8. (d) x = 3, y = 4 1

9. (c) 2√3 cm 1

10. (c) 0 1

11. (a)
𝑟2
(𝜋 − 2) 1
4

12. (b) 360 𝑐𝑚2 1

13. (d) 4 ∶ 1 1

14. (b) multiple of 3 1

15. (d) (3,5) 1

16. (b) I and IV 1

17. (d) 7 1
18. (a) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 1

19. (d) (A) is false but (R) is true. 1

20. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). 1

SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. 66 = 2 × 3 × 11
88 = 23 × 11 1
110 = 2 × 5 × 11
HCF = 2 × 11 = 22 ½
 Total Trees = 264
264
∴ Total number of rows = 22 = 12 ½

22. Sum of zeroes = 𝛼 + 𝛽 = −(−1) = 1 ½

Product of zeroes = 𝛼𝛽 = −2

Sum of other zeroes = (2𝛼 + 1) + (2𝛽 + 1) = 2(𝛼 + 𝛽) + 2 = 4 ½

Product of other zeroes = (2𝛼 + 1) × (2𝛽 + 1) = 2(𝛼 + 𝛽) + 4𝛼𝛽 + 1 = −5
½
½
∴ Required polynomial is 𝑘(𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 5)

OR
5 𝑘
𝛼 + 𝛽 = − 2 , 𝛼𝛽 = 2 ½
𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 + 𝛼𝛽 =
21
⟹ (𝛼 + 𝛽)2 − 𝛼𝛽 =
21 1
4 4
25 𝑘 21 𝑘
⟹ 4 − 2 = 4 ⟹ − 2 = −1
½
∴𝑘=2
23. ∠𝐷𝐸𝐵 = ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 90° ½
∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 90° − ∠𝐷𝐵𝐸 ½
Also, ∠𝐵𝐷𝐸 = 90° − ∠𝐷𝐵𝐸
⟹ ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = ∠𝐵𝐷𝐸 ½
So, ∆𝐵𝐷𝐸~∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ½

OR

∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶
⟹ 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑃𝑅 ½
𝐴𝐵 2𝐵𝐷 𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐷
= = ⟹ = ½
𝑃𝑄 2𝑄𝑀 𝑃𝑅 𝑃𝑄 𝑄𝑀

Also, ∠𝐵 = ∠𝑄 (as ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅) ½

𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐷
So, ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷~∆𝑃𝑄𝑀 ⟹ 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑃𝑀
½

24. 𝐷𝑅 = 𝐷𝑆 = 5 𝑐𝑚
⟹ 𝐴𝑅 = 𝐴𝐷 − 𝐷𝑅 = 18 𝑐𝑚 ½
𝐴𝑄 = 𝐴𝑅 = 18 𝑐𝑚
⟹ 𝑄𝐵 = 29 − 18 = 11 𝑐𝑚 ½
In quad. 𝑂𝑄𝐵𝑃, ∠𝐵 = 90° and ∠𝑂𝑄𝐵 = ∠𝑂𝑃𝐵 = 90°
∴ 𝑂𝑄𝐵𝑃 is a square
½

So, 𝑟 = 11 𝑐𝑚 ½

25. sin 𝐴 = cos 𝐴 ⟹ 𝐴 = 45° ½

1
2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴 + + 1 = 2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝐴 + 1
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴
 2
= 2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 45° + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 45° + 1
1 2
= 2(1)2 + ( ) + 1 1
√2
1 7
=2+2+1=2 ½

SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. Let us assume that 5 + 6√7 is rational
𝑝
Let 5 + 6√7 = ; 𝑞 ≠ 0 and 𝑝, 𝑞 are integers ½
𝑞
⟹ √7 =
𝑝−5𝑞 1
6𝑞
𝑝 and 𝑞 are integers, ∴ 𝑝 − 5𝑞 is an integer ½
𝑝−5𝑞
is a rational number ½
6𝑞
⟹ √7 is a rational number which is a contradiction. So, our assumption that 5 + 6√7
is a rational number is wrong
Hence 5 + 6√7 is an irrational number. ½
27. Let the length and breadth of rectangle be 𝑥 𝑚 and 𝑦 𝑚 respectively
∴ (𝑥 + 5)(𝑦 − 4) = 𝑥𝑦 − 160 and (𝑥 − 10)(𝑦 + 2) = 𝑥𝑦 − 100 ½+½
⟹ 4𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 140 and 2𝑥 − 10𝑦 = −80 ½+½
Solving, we get 𝑥 = 60 and 𝑦 = 20 1
So, length of rectangle = 60 𝑚
Breadth of rectangle = 20 𝑚

OR
Let the two numbers be 𝑥 and 𝑦(𝑥 > 𝑦)
1
∴ 2𝑥 − 16 = 2 𝑦 ⟹ 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 32 … (1) 1
1 1 1
and 2 𝑥 − 1 = 2 𝑦 ⟹ 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 … (1)
Solving, we get 𝑥 = 10 and 𝑦 = 8 1
Hence the two numbers are 10 and 8

28. ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 𝜃
Now, 𝑇𝑃 = 𝑇𝑄 ⟹ 𝑇𝑃𝑄 is an isosceles triangle ½
1 1
∠𝑇𝑃𝑄 = ∠𝑇𝑄𝑃 = 2 (180° − 𝜃) = 90° − 2 𝜃 1
∠𝑂𝑃𝑇 = 90° ⟹ ∠𝑂𝑃𝑄 = ∠𝑂𝑃𝑇 − ∠𝑇𝑃𝑄
1 1
= 90° − (90° − 𝜃) = 𝜃 1
2 2
1
= 2 ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄
So, ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 2∠𝑂𝑃𝑄 ½
29. LHS= (𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠4 𝜃 + 1) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2 𝜃
2 2
= [(𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝜃)(𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝜃) + 1]𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2 𝜃 1
2
= (𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝜃 + 1)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2 𝜃 1
2
= 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2 𝜃
=2 1
OR
If sin 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 = 2, then find the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛19 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 20 𝑥
sin 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 = 2 1
 1
⟹ sin 𝑥 + sin 𝑥 = 2 ⟹ 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 + 1 = 2 sin 𝑥 1
⟹ (sin 𝑥 − 1)2 = 0 ½
∴ sin 𝑥 = 1 ⟹ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 = 1

So, 𝑠𝑖𝑛19 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 20 𝑥 = 1 + 1 = 2 ½

30. Curved surface area of cylinder 8

=
curved surface area of cone 5
2𝜋𝑟ℎ 8 1
⟹ =
𝜋𝑟𝑙 5
ℎ 4
𝑙
=
5
½
ℎ 4
=
√ℎ2 +𝑟 2 5 ½
ℎ2 16
=
ℎ2 +𝑟 2 25
𝑟2 9
⟹ = ½
ℎ2 16
𝑟 3
∴ = ½
ℎ 4
Hence the ratio of radius and height is 3 ∶ 4

31. (i) P (a face card or a black card)= 12 + 26 − 6 = 32 or 8 1

52 52 52 52 13
4 4
(ii) P (neither an ace nor a king)= 1 − P(either an ace or a king) = 1 − (52 + 52)
8 44
= 1 − 52 = 52 or 13
11 1
2 1
(iii) P (a jack and a black card) = 52 or 26 1

SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32.
Marks Number of students Frequency Cumulative
(Cumulative frequency
frequency) (less than type)
0 - 10 80 3 3
10 - 20 77 5 8 Correct
20 - 30 72 7 15 table – 2
30 - 40 65 10 25
40 – 50 55 12 37
50 - 60 43 15 52
60 - 70 28 12 64
70 - 80 16 6 70
80 - 90 10 2 72
90 - 100 8 8 80
𝑛
𝑛 = 80 ⟹ 2 = 40
∴ 50 − 60 is the median class ½
40−37
Median = 50 + × 10 = 52
15 1
50 − 60 is the modal class ½
 15−12
Mode = 50 + 2×15−12−12 × 10 = 55 1

OR

Classes Frequencies (𝑓𝑖 ) 𝑥𝑖 𝑓𝑖 𝑥𝑖

0-30 12 15 180
30-60 21 45 945 Correct
60-90 𝑥 75 75𝑥 table – 2
90-120 52 105 5460
120-150 𝑦 135 135𝑦
150-180 11 165 1815
Total 150 8400 + 75𝑥 + 135𝑦

96 + 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 150 ⟹ 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 54 …(1) ½
Mean = 91
8400+75𝑥+135𝑦
⟹ = 91 1
150
75𝑥 + 135𝑦 = 5250 or 5𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 350 …(2)
½
Solving (1) and (2), we get 𝑥 = 34 and 𝑦 = 20 1

33. For correct statement, given, to prove, figure and construction 1

For correct proof 2½
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, DE ∥ BC
𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐸 1
⟹ =
𝐷𝐵 𝐸𝐶
𝑥 𝑥+2
⟹ =
𝑥−2 𝑥−1
Solving, we get 𝑥 = 4 ½

34.
Correct Figure 1

Let speed of car be 𝑥 km/h

⟹ 𝐷𝐶 = 12𝑥 m
𝐴𝐵
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐵𝐶 = tan 30° =
1 1
√3
⟹ 𝐵𝐶 = √3𝐴𝐵 … (1) ½
𝐴𝐵
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷, 𝐵𝐷 = tan 45° = 1 1
⟹ 𝐵𝐷 = 𝐴𝐵 …(2)
Now, 𝐷𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶 − 𝐵𝐷 ⟹ 12𝑥 = √3𝐴𝐵 − 𝐴𝐵 = (√3 − 1)𝐵𝐷 ½
12𝑥
𝐵𝐷 =
√3−1
12𝑥 1 12
∴ Time taken from D to B ×𝑥 = = 6(√3 + 1) ½
√3−1 √3−1
= 16 minutes (approx.) ½

OR
 Correct Figure 1
Let the position of the cloud be E and F be the
image of the cloud in the lake
Let 𝐸𝐷 = ℎ 𝑚, 𝐵𝐷 = 𝐴𝐶 = 𝑥 𝑚
ℎ
In ∆𝐵𝐷𝐸, 𝑥 = tan 30° =
1
1
√3
⟹ 𝑥 = ℎ√3 … (1)
𝐹𝐷 10+(ℎ+10) ½
In ∆𝐵𝐷𝐹, 𝐵𝐷 = = tan 60°
ℎ+20
𝑥 1
⟹ √3 = (using (1)) ½
√3ℎ
⟹ 3ℎ = ℎ + 20
∴ ℎ = 10 𝑚 ½
So, the height of the cloud from the surface of the lake = (10 + 10) 𝑚
= 20 𝑚 ½
35. Let the usual speed of the flight be 𝑥 km/h
∴
1500
−
1500
=
30 2
𝑥 𝑥+250 60 1½
⟹ 𝑥 2 + 250𝑥 − 750000 = 0
(𝑥 − 750)(𝑥 + 1000) = 0 1
∴ 𝑥 = 750 (Rejecting negative value) ½
Hence the usual speed of the flight = 750 km/h

SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 Case Studies of 4 marks each
36. (i) Let ∠𝐷𝑂𝐴 = 𝜃, then tan 𝜃 = 𝐴𝐷 = √3 ⟹ 𝜃 = 60° ½
𝐴𝑂 1
∠𝐷𝑂𝐴 = ∠𝐶𝑂𝐵 = 60°
∠𝐷𝑂𝐶 = 180° − (60° + 60°) = 60° ½

1
(ii) Area of two wooden triangles = 2 × 2 × 7 × 7√3 = 84.77 𝑐𝑚2 1

𝐴𝑂 7 1
(iii) 𝐷𝑂 = cos 60° ⟹ 𝐷𝑂 = 2
1
⟹ 𝐷𝑂 = 14 𝑐𝑚
60
Area of sector 𝐷𝑂𝐶 = 360 × 𝜋 × 142 = 102.67 𝑐𝑚2 1
OR
𝐴𝑂 7 1
= cos 60° ⟹ 𝐷𝑂 = 2
𝐷𝑂
1
⟹ 𝐷𝑂 = 14 𝑐𝑚
60
Length of tape required = 2 × 14 + 360 × 2 × 𝜋 × 14 = 42.67 𝑐𝑚 1

37. (i) 𝑎 = 15, 𝑑 = 5 ½

𝑎12 = 15 + 11 × 5 = 70 ½

(ii) 𝑛 = 15
Middle row = 8th row ½
𝑎8 = 15 + 7 × 5 = 50 ½
𝑛
(iii) 1875 = 2 [2 × 15 + (𝑛 − 1) × 5] ½
⟹ 𝑛2 + 5𝑛 − 750 = 0 1
 (𝑛 + 30)(𝑛 − 25) = 0 ⟹ 𝑛 = 25 ½
∴ Total number of rows required = 25
OR
𝑛
1250 = 2 [2 × 15 + (𝑛 − 1) × 5] ½
2
⟹ 𝑛 + 5𝑛 − 500 = 0 ½
(𝑛 + 25)(𝑛 − 20) = 0 ⟹ 𝑛 = 20 ½
∴ Number of rows left = 30 − 20 = 10 ½

38. (i) 𝑃(3,3), 𝑄(8,2), 𝑅(6,5)

3+8+6 3+2+5 17 10
Coordinates of required point are ( 3 , 3 ) = ( 3 , 3 ) 1

(ii) 𝑃𝑅 = 𝑄𝑅 = √13
𝑃𝑄 = √26 ½
𝑃𝑄 2 = 𝑃𝑅 2 + 𝑄𝑅 2
∴ ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 is an isosceles right triangle ½
1
(iii) Area of the plot to row seeds = 13 × 9 − 2 × √13 × √13 1
= 110.5 𝑚2 1
OR

2×8+3×13 2×2+3×9
Coordinates of required point are ( , ) 1
2+3 2+3
31
= (11, 5 ) 1