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Class 10 - Mathematics
Sample Paper - 06 (2023-24)

Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: : 3 hours

General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-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
1. If in △ ABC and △ DEF, AB

DE
=
BC

FD
, then △ ABC ∼ △DEF when
a) ∠ B = ∠ E
b) ∠ B = ∠ D
c) ∠ A = ∠ F
d) ∠ A = ∠ D
2. If α,β, are the zeros of the polynomial 6x^2 - x + 30 then αβ =?
a) 30
b) -1
c) -5
d) 1
3. In a △ABC, ∠ C = 3∠ B = 2(∠ A + ∠ B), then ∠ B = ?
a) 60°
b) 40°
c) 80o
d) 20°
4. The area of the triangle formed by x + 3y = 6, 2x – 3y = 12 and the y-axis is
a) 15 sq. units
b) 18 sq. units
c) 16 sq. units
d) 12 sq. units

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5. In △ABC,DE || BC such that AD

DB
=
3

5
. If AC = 5.6 cm then AE = ?

a) 2.1 cm
b) 4.2 cm
c) 3.1 cm
d) 2.8 cm
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6. A card is selected at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. The probability of its being a face card is
a) 3

26

b)
3

13

c)
1

26

d) 4

13

7. If cos θ = 4

5
then tan θ = ?
a) 3

b) 5

c) 4

d) 3

8. The relation between mean, mode and median is

a) mode = (3 × mean) - (2 × median)
b) mode = (3 × median) - (2 × mean)
c) mean = (3 × median) - (2 × mode)
d) median = (3 × mean) - (2 × mode)
9. If in two triangles ABC and PQR, ∠ A = ∠ Q and ∠ R = ∠ B, then which of the following is not true.
a) AB

PQ
=
BC

RP

b) BC

RP
=
AB

QR

c)
BC AC
=
PR PQ

d) AB

QR
=
AC

PQ

10. The relationship between HCF and LCM of two natural numbers is
a) HCF × LCM = a × b​
b) HCF × LCM = a + b
c) None of these
d) HCF × LCM = a - b
11. The smallest value of k for which the quadratic equation x2 + kx + 9 = 0 has real roots is
a) 36
b) – 3
c) 6
d) -6
12. The centroid of a triangle divides the median in the ratio
a) 2 : 1

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b) 1 : 2
c) 1 : 3
d) 3 : 1
13. If the median of the data: 6, 7, x - 2, x, 17, 20, written in ascending order, is 16. Then x =
a) 18
b) 16
c) 15
d) 17
–
14. If √3 tan θ = 3 sin θ , then the value of sin θ − cos θ is
2 2

a) 1
b) 1

c) 0
d) 1

15. A river is 60 m wide. A tree of unknown height is on one bank. The angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the
point exactly opposite to the foot of the tree, on the other bank, is 30o. The height of the tree is
–
a) 30√3 m
–
b) 10√3 m
–
c) 20√3 m
–
d) 60√3 m
16. AP is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OP = 4 cm and ∠OP A = 30 . Then, AP is equal to
∘

–
a) 3√2 cm
–
b) 2√3 cm.
c) 2 cm
–
d) 2√2
17. In the given figure, DE||BC. If DE = 5 cm, BC = 8 cm and AD = 3.5 cm then AB = ?

a) 4.8 cm
b) 5.6 cm
c) 5.2 cm
d) 6.4 cm
18. The values of k for which the quadratic equation 16x2 + 4kx + 9 = 0 has real and equal roots are
a) 6, - 6
b) , −
3

4
3

c) 36,-36
d) 6, − 1

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19. Assertion: Zeroes of f(x) = x2 - 4x - 5 are 5, -1

Reason: The polynomial whose zeroes are 2 + √3 , 2 − √3 is x2 - 4x + 7.
– –

a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
20. Assertion (A): A cone is a solid figure.
Reason (R): A cone is generated when rectangular sheet is rotated about its axis.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Section B
21. Find the least positive value of k for which the equation x2 + kx + 4 = 0 has real roots.
22. (-2, 2) (x, 8) and(6, y) are three concyclic points whose centre is (2, 5). Find the possible values of x and Y.

23. Find the HCF of the following polynomials: 2x 4

− 2y
4
and 3x
3 2
+ 6x y − 3xy
2
− 6y
3

∘ ∘ ∘ ∘

24. Evaluate sin 30

+ ∘
cot 45
− ∘
+
sin 60
. ∘
cos 30
∘
cos 45 sec 60 tan 45 sin 90

OR

If ∠ A and ∠ B are acute angles such that cos A = cos B then show that ∠ A = ∠ B.
25. In the given figure, AO
= = and AB = 5cm, Find the value of DC.
BO 1

2
OC OD

OR

△ABC and ΔPQR are similar triangles such that ∠A = 32 and ∠R = 65 then find ∠B.∘ ∘

Section C
26. The distance between Mumbai and Pune is 192 km. Travelling by the Deccan Queen, it takes 48 minutes less than
another train. Calculate the speed of the Deccan Queen if the speeds of the two trains differ by 20 km/hr.
27. If the diagonal BD of a quadrilateral ABCD bisects both ∠ B and ∠ D, show that = .
AB

BC
AD

CD

28. Prove that the diagonals of a rectangle ABCD, with vertices A(2, -1), B(5, -1), C(5, 6) and D(2, 6) are equal and bisect
each other.

OR

If the vertices of a triangle have integral coordinates, prove that the triangle cannot be equilateral.
–
29. Prove that 2 − √3 is irrational.
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30. A rhombus of side 20 cm has two angles of 60 each. Find the length of the diagonals.
∘

OR

A boy is standing on the ground and flying a kite with 100 m of string at an elevation of 30o. Another boy is standing on
the roof of a 20 m high building and is flying his kite at an elevation of 45o. Both the boys are on opposite sides of both
the kites. Find the length of the string that the second boy must have so that the two kites meet.
31. find the AM of the following frequency distribution
Variate (x) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Frequency (f) 20 43 75 67 72 45 39 9 8 6
Section D
32. 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.

OR

Solve graphically system of linear equations. Also find the coordinates of the points where the lines meet y-axis.
2x - y - 5 = 0
x-y-3=0
33. In the figure, AB is diameter of a circle with centre O and QC is a tangent to the circle at C. If ∠ CAB = 30°, find ∠ CQA
and ∠ CBA.

34. A chord of a circle subtends an angle of θ at the centre of the circle. The area of the minor segment cut off by the chord
is one eighth of the area of the circle. Prove that 8 sin cos + π =
θ

2
θ

2
πθ

45
.

OR

AB is one of the direct common tangent of two circles of radii 12 cm and 4 cm respectively touching each other. Find the
area of the region enclosed by the circles and the tangent.
35. The houses in a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49. Show that there exists a value of X such that sum
of numbers of houses proceeding the house numbered X is equal to sum of the numbers of houses following X.
Section E
36. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
In a village, group of people complained about an electric fault in their area. On their complaint, an electrician reached
village to repair an electric fault on a pole of height 10 m. She needs to reach a point 1.5 m below the top of the pole to
undertake the repair work (see the adjoining figure). She used ladder, inclined at an angle of θ to the horizontal such that

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√3
cos θ = 2
, to reach the required position.

i. Find the length BD?

ii. Find the length of ladder.

OR

If the height of pole and distance BD is doubled, then what will be the length of the ladder?
iii. How far from the foot of the pole should she place the foot of the ladder?
37. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Akshat's father is planning some construction work in his terrace area. He ordered 360 bricks and instructed the supplier
to keep the bricks in such as way that the bottom row has 30 bricks and next is one less than that and so on.

The supplier stacked these 360 bricks in the following manner, 30 bricks in the bottom row, 29 bricks in the next row, 28
bricks in the row next to it, and so on.
i. In how many rows, 360 bricks are placed?
ii. How many bricks are there in the top row?
iii. How many bricks are there in 10th row?
OR
If which row 26 bricks are there?
38. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Rohan makes a project on coronavirus in science for an exhibition in his school. In this Project, he picks a sphere which
has volume 38808 cm3 and 11 cylindrical shapes each of Volume 1540 cm3 with 10 cm length.

i. Find the area covered by cylindrical shapes on the surface of a sphere.

ii. Find the diameter of the sphere.​​
iii. Find the total volume of the shape.​​
OR
Find the curved surface area of the cylindrical shape.

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