Sample Question Paper-3

MATHEMATICS
Class-10
SOLVED
Time Allowed: 2% hours Maximum Marks: 80

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Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
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of the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The intended marks for questions or parts of question are given in brackets [ ]
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Section-A
(Attempt all questions from this Section)
Question 1.
Choose the correct answer to the questions from the given options: [15 Marks]
9 EA- |1 1 then Ais

11 1 0

(c)

(ii) Full form of GST is

(b) General and Sales ax
(a) Goods and Sales Tax
Goods and Service Tax (d) General and Service Tax
(c)
B
(ii) ABCD is a trapezium with AB||DC. Then similar to AAOD is
(a) ACOB (b) AADB

(c) ACOD (d) AAOB

(iv) The mean proportion between 4 and 64 is

(a) 16 (b) 256

(c) 8 (d) 4

A man deposited7 1000 per month for 12 months and received 15,000 as the maturity value. The
(v)
interest received by him is
(a) 3000 (b) 300

(c) 3500 (d) None of the above

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(vi) The solution set representing the following number line is

3-2-1 0 1

(a) {x:xeR, -2 Sx <3} (b) {x:xeR,-2<x< 3}

(c) {x:xeR,-2<xs3 (d) {x:xeR,-23xs3}
(vii) The first three terms of an A.P are 3, 6,9 then the next two terms are
(a) 12 and 15 b) 15 and 18
(c) 12 and 18 (d) 18 and 21
(vi) lf AGHI - AABC then the corresponding proportional sides are

HI GH GI
(a)RC AC
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
ix) Ifx e R, then the solution set in equation x > -2 is
(a) (,4-3} (b) 12,3,4,... o
(c) -7,-6,-5,-4,-3,-2} (d) None of these
(x) Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
(a)+2x+1 = (4-1?+3
)-2-(5-9 a
(c) k+12+ x = 7,wherek = -1 (d) - * = (*-1

(xi) 2,4, 8 and x are in proportion then x is equal to

(a) 16 (b) 32
)8 (d) 4
(cii) Ifa polynomial 2x4-2x +1is divided by (x-1) then the remainder is
(a) 0 (b) -1
(c)+1 (d) 2

(ii) If 48 is the th term ofthe A.R 2, 4,6,8,..(b)

the x is
(a) 24 22
(c) 20 (d) 26
The roots of the quadratic equation x + 2x-1= 0 are
(xiv)
(a) Real and distinct (b) Real and equal
() Distinct (d) Not real/imaginary
(xv) Which of the following is zero matrix?
0 b) 1

9 2 (d) [o 1 2

Question 2.
() Solve the following quadratic equation: 4
P-71 +3 =0
Give your answer correct to two decimal places.

) Given A|y 3
IfA= 31,where
I is the identity matrix of order 2, find x and y. [41
ii)Using ruler and compass construct a triangle ABC where AB = 3 cm, BC 4 cm and ZABC=
Hence construct a circle circumscribing triangle ABC. Measure and write down the radius of the
circle. 4
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Qauestion 3.

Use the factor theorem to factorise 6x + 17+

Soive the following inequation and represent the4r-12 completely.
solution set on the number line.
4

Draw a Histogram for the given data, using graph paper: a

Weekly wages (in ) No. of people

3000-4000 4
4000- 5000 9
5000-6000 18
6000-7000 6
7000-8000
8000-9000 2
9000-10000
Estimate the mode from the graph
Section-B
(Attemmpt any four questiorms from this Section.)
Qwestion 4
I n the figure given below, O is the centre of the cirde and AB is a diameter.
IfAC = BD and AOC = 72° find
(a) LABC
b) BAD
( LABDD

) The mean ofthefollowing datais 16. Calculate the value off.

5 10 5 20 25
Marks
No. of students 3 9 6

(ii) Prove that:

sin A cosA
= sin A-cosA
1+cot A 1+tanA
Question 5.

(i) If A=andB- 131

Find A2-2AB + B}.

(ii) In the given figure AB 9 cm, PA
= =
7.5 cm and PC= 5 cm. 3
Chords AD and BC intersect at P

7.5cm
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Claaa->
(a) l'rowe that APARAPCD),
(b) Pind the length of CID
(i) Pivm the top of a clift, the angle of deprealon of the top and bottom of a tower Is obnerved to be a
and o, respectively. If the helght of the tower Ia 20 m.
ind:
(a) the height of the clf(,
(b) the distance between the clff and the tower.
Question 6.

(0) Fnd the value of ifthelnes5x-3y + 2 0 and 6r-py +7 - 0areporpendlcular to each other
Hence, find the equationofa Ine passing through (-2,-1) and parallel tobx -py +7 =0,
(i) Using properties of proportion find x: y, glven:
13
2
2x+4 3y+9
(ii) In the given figure TP and TQ are two tangents to the circle wlth centre O, touching at A and C.
respectively. If ZBCQ = 55° and 2BAP= 60°, find:
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(a) 40BA and 2OBC (b) LAOC (c) ATC

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Question 7.
) Whatmustbe added to the polynomial 2x-3-8x, so that it leaves a remainder 10 when divided
by2x+17 131
(i) Mr. Sorna has a recurring deposit account and deposits 750 per month for 2 years.
Ifhe gets 19,125 at the time of maturity, find the rate ofinterest.
(iii) Use graph paper for this question.
Take 1 cm= 1 unit on both x and y axes. 4
(a) Plot the following points on your graph sheets
A(4,0), B (-3, 2), C (0, 4), D (4,1) and E (7, 3).
(b) Reflect the points B, C, D and E on the x-axis and name them as B', C, D'and E, respectively.
(c) Join the points A, B, C, D, E, E, D, C,B' and A in order
(d) Name the closed figure formed.
Question8.
() If the 6h term of an A.P is equal to four times of its first term and the sum of first six terms is 75, find
the first term and the common difference.
(i) The difference of two natural numbers is 7 and their product is 450.
Find the numbers.
(ili) Each of the letters of the word 'AUTHORIZES' is written on identical circular discs and put in a bag
They are well shuffled. If a disc is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that the
letter is:
(a) a vowel
(b) one of the first 9 letters of the english alphabet which appears in the given word
(c) one of the last 9 letters of the english alphabet which appears in the given 4
word
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Question 9.
ta recorded
() 40Students.enter
Students for a game of (In metren)
shot-put compettion. The distance thrown
below:

18-19
pistance in m 12-13 13-14 14-15 16 16-17 1718
Number of
3 9 12 4 2
students 9
Use a graph paper to draw an ogive for thhe above distributlon.
Use a scale of 2 cm I m o n one axis and 2 cm= 5 students on the other axls.

Hence, using your graph find:

(a) the median

b) upper quartile

(cnumber ofstudents who cover a distance which is above 16;m.

2

2a+1+V2a-1 141
+1 =0.
(i) If x 24+1-2a-1 PrOvethat x-4ax
Question 10.

A model of a high rise buildingis made to a scale of 1:50

)
(a) If the height of the model is 0.8 m, find the height of the actual building
of a flat in the building is 20 m2, find the floor area
of that in the model.
(b) If the floor area
hollowed
6 two conical cavities are
From a solid wooden cylinder of height 28 cm and diameter cm,
(i)
out. The diameters of the
cones are also of 6 cm and height 10.5 cm.
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Taking Tt= find the volume of the remaining solid.

10.5 cm

28 cm

10.5 cm

6 cm

(ii) Prove the identity

4
(1-tan& tan0
(1-cote