Manipal Public School

Sample paper 1

Class- X

Session- 2023-24

Subject- Mathematics
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 80
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 sub- parts of
the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions of 5 marks, 2
Questions 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. The LCM of two prime numbers p and is 221. Find the value of .
a. 4 b. 28 c. 38 d. 48
2. The graph of a polynomial p(x) cuts the x-axis at 3 points and touches it at 2 other points. The number of
zeros of p(x) is:
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5
3. The zeros of the polynomial are:
a. b. c. d. None
4. The lines and , are:
a. Intersecting b. parallel c. overlapping d. None
5. If the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order are and , then the
coordinates of its fourth vertex are:
a. b. c. d.
6. Find the value of k for which the system of equations and are inconsistent.
a. b. c. d.
 7. The roots of the quadratic equation are:
a. b. c. d.
8. 5th term of the sequence, whose term is , is:
a. 20 b. 22 c. 18 d. 23
9. The 7th term from the end of the AP: is:
a. -18 b. -22 c. -25 d. -20
10. If the corresponding medians of two triangles are in the ratio 5:7, then the ratio of their corresponding
sides is:
a. 25:49 b. 5:7 c. 7:5 d. 49:25
11. Points and lie on the circle with center . The values of y are:
a. 1, -7 b. -1, 7 c. 2,7 d. -2, -7
12. If , then
a. 196 b. 194 c. 192 d. 190
13. In right angled at B, if √ , then

a. -1 b. 0 c. 1 d. √ ⁄

14. Two tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with center O are inclined to each other at angle of
, then angle POA is equal to:
a. b. c. d.
15. If the perimeter of a circle is half to that of a square, then the ratio of the area of the circle to the area of
the square is:
a. 22:7 b. 11:7 c. 7:11 d. 7:22
16. Which of the following is a measure of central tendency?
a. Class limit b. lower limit c. cumulative frequency d. Median
17. For an event , P(E) + P( ̅ ) , then the value of is:
a. -2 b. 2 c. 1 d. -1
18. If a and b are two co-prime numbers, then are:
a. Co-prime b. non co-prime c. even d. odd

Directions (Q. Nos. 19-20): In the following questions, 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 reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
b. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but 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. Assertion (A): Suppose two equal cubes of edge 4 cm are joined together then the surface area of
resulting cuboid is .
Reason (R): We combined two equal cubes of edge a cm, then the length of the resulting cuboid will be
cm.
20. Assertion (A): The radii of two cones are in the ratio and their volumes in the ratio , then the
ratio of their heights is .

Reason (R): Volume of a cone can be determined by the formula, .

Section B

21. If the lines given by 3x+2ky=2 and 2x+5y+1=0 are parallel, then find the value of k.
22. If the 3rd and the 9th terms of an AP are 4 and -8 respectively, which term of this AP is zero?
23. In the given figure, a , so that cm cm
cm cm. Find the value of .

OR

In the given figure, If and their sides of lengths (in cm) are marked
along them, then find the lengths of sides of each triangle.

24. The points and are the vertices of a right triangle, right angled at B. Find the
value of .
25. If , find the value of .

OR
If , then find the value of .

Section C

26. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting
a. At least one head?
b. At most one tail?
c. A head and a tail?
27. Prove that a parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
 OR
In the figure and are two parallel tangents to a circle with center and another tangent with point of
contact C interesting at A and X'Y' at B, what is the measure of ?

28. Prove that .

29. Solve for

30. If are the two zeros of the quadratic polynomial , find the value of
.
31. In an AP of 50 terms, the sum of the first 10 terms is 210 and the sum of its last 15 terms is 2565. Find the
AP.
OR
If the sum of the first terms of an AP is the same as its first terms (where ), then show that the
sum of first terms is zero.

Section D

32. A solid wooden toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a cone of same radius. The radius of the
hemisphere is 3.5 cm and the total wood used in the making of toy is . Find the height of the

toy. Also, find the cost of painting the hemispherical part of the toy at the rate of rupees per .

OR
Two spheres of same metal weight 1 kg and 7 kg. The radius of the smaller sphere is 3 cm. The two
spheres are melted to form a single big sphere. Find the diameter of the new sphere.

33. In the figure, from a region with , a right triangle AED with and
, is cut off. On the other end, taking BC as diameter, a semicircle is added on outside the region.
Find the area of the shaded region. [use ]
34. To fill a swimming pool two pipes are used. If the pipe of larger
diameter used for 4 hours and the pipe of smaller diameter for 9
hours, only half of the pool can be filled. Find, how long it would
take for each pipe to fill the pool separately, if the pipe of smaller
diameter takes hours more than the pipe of larger diameter to
fill the pool?
OR
In a flight of , an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced
by from its usual speed and the time of the flight increased by . Find the scheduled duration
of the flight.
35. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in distinct
points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
Using the above theorem prove that a line through the point of intersection of the diagonals and parallel to
the base of the trapezium divides the non-parallel sides in the same ratio.

Section E
(Case study based questions are compulsory)

36. An agency was working on its new report in which they were telling about the electricity consumption of
houses according to the number of families members. An officer was hired to complete the report of a
normal locality of 120 families. The details of the families electric bill is given below:

Monthly consumption (in kWh) Number of families

0-100 10
100-200 12
200-300
 300-400 15
400-500 20
500-600 24
600-700 15
700-800 18

Based on the above information, solve the following questions:

i. Find the value of . (1 mark)
ii. Find the median class of the monthly consumption of electricity by the families. (1 mark)
iii. Find the mean of monthly consumption of electricity by the families. (2 marks)
OR
Find the mode of the given data.

37. Kite festival is celebrated in many countries at different times of the year. In India, every year 14th January
is celebrated as International Kite day. On this day many people visit India and participate in the festival
by flying various kinds of kites.
In the picture given below, three kites flying together.

In the figure, the angles of elevation of two kites (points A and B) from the hands of a man (point C) are
found to be respectively. Taking and , find
i. Distance between D and E. (1 mark)
ii. The length of the string AC (Take it straight) (1 mark)
iii. Find the distance between these two kites. (2 marks)
OR
If the height of kite A from point D is tripled by keeping CD unchanged what will be angle of
elevation of kite A from point C?

38. All of the persons know that smoking is injurious to health. So, some college students decided to start a
campaign. To raise social awareness about hazards of smoking, they started “NO SMOKING” campaign.
Some students were asked to prepare campaign banners in the shape of triangle which is as shown in the
figure:

Based on the above information, solve the following questions:

i. Find the coordinates of the mid-point of Q and R. (1 mark)
ii. Find the area of the triangle. (1 mark)
iii. Find the centroid of the triangle PQR. (2 marks)
OR
Find the point on x-axis, which is equidistant from points Q and R.