Class- X Session- 2022-23

Subject- Mathematics (Standard)

Sample Question Paper
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 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.

S.NO MARKS
.

1 Two tankers contain 850 litres and 680 litres of petrol respectively. Find the 1
maximum capacity of a container which can measure the petrol of either
tanker
in exact number of times.
(a) 170 (b) 160
(c) 150 (d) 140

2 If a quadratic polynomial f(x) is a square of a linear polynomial, then its two 1

zeros are coincident.
(a) True (b) False.
3 If ½ is a root of x2 + px –5/4= 0 then value of p is 1
(a) 2
(b) –2
(c)1/4
(d)1/2

4 Solve x by factorisation - (x – 1)2 – 5(x – 1) – 6 = 0 1

(a) 0, 7 (b) 0 , 0
(c) 1, 7 (d) 1, 1

5 All equilateral triangles are __________ . 1

(a) Similar (b) Congruent

6 If sides of one triangle are proportional to the sides of the other triangle, then 1
the two triangles are similar.
(a) SAS similarity criterion (b) ASA similarity criterion
(c) AAA similarity criterion (d) SSS similarity criterion

7 If x tan 60°cos 60°= sin60°cot 60°, then x = 1

(a) cos30° (b) tan30° (c) sin30° (d) cot30°

8 The value of sinθ + cosθ is always greater than 1. 1

(a) True (b) False

9 Write the minimum value of cosA. 1

(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) -1

10 If triangle ABC is right angled at C then the value of cos(A+B) is 1

(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) -1

11 The string of a kite is 150 m long and it makes an angle 60° with the 1
horizontal. Find the height of the kite above the ground.
(a) 75 (b) 75√3 (c) √3 (d) 25
12 The shadow of a vertical tower on level ground increases by 10 m when the 1
altitude of the sun changes from 45° to 30°. Find the height of the tower.
(a) 13.65m (b) 13.5m (c) 13m (d) 12m

13 A line which intersects a circle in two distinct points is called a ______ to the circle. 1
(a) Radius (b) tangent (c) secant (d) none of these

14 Which of the following is a special case of secant? 1

(a) Diameter (b) chord (c) tangent (d) arc

15 Two cones have their heights in the ratio 1 : 3 and radii in the ratio 3 : 1. What 1
is the ratio of their volumes?
(a) 3:1 (b) 2:3
(c) 2:1 (d) 1:4

16 How many cubes of side 2 cm can be cut from a cuboid measuring 1

(16cm × 12cm × 10cm)?
(a) 240 (b) 300
(c) 200 (d) 350

17 1
The mean of 11 observations is 50. If the mean of first Six observations is 49 and

that of the last six observations is 52, then find the sixth observation.

(a) 56 (b) 55 (c) 54 (d) 53

18 1
The probability of a number selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3,

.... 15 is a multiple of 4 is:

(A) 4/15 (B) 2/15 (C) 1/15 (D) 1/5

19 DIRECTION: In question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is 1
followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option

Assertion : The point on the X -axis which is equidistant from the points A(- 2, 3)
and B(5, 4) is (2, 0)

Reason : The coordinates of the point P(x, y) which divides the line segment joining
the points A(x1 , y1 ) and B(x2 , y2 ) in the ratio m1 : m2 is (m1x2+m2x1/m1+m2 ,
m1y2+m2y1/m1+m2)

(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
Assertion : If HCF of two numbers is 12 and LCM is 3024. Then the product of the two
is 42331

Reason : R: If a and b are two positive integers then HCFxLCM=axb

(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.

S.No. Mark
s

21 Father’s age is three times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5 years his 2
age will be twice the sum of ages of two children. Find the age of the father.

22 In the given figure, if ABC ~ PQR, find the value of x? 2

23 A circle is drawn inside a right angled triangle whose sides are a, b, c where c 2
is the hypotenuse, which touches all the sides of the triangle. Prove r =(a+b –c)/2
where r is the radius of the circle.

24 What is the ratio of the areas of a circle and an equilateral triangle whose 2
diameter and a side are respectively equal?

OR

A square water tank has its each side equal to 40 m. There are four semi circular

grassy plots all around it. Find the cost of turfing the plot at Rs 1.25 per sq. m.
 2
25 If 𝑠𝑒𝑐 θ (1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ)(1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ) = 𝑘, then find the value of k . 2

OR

Show that : (1-sin 60°)/cos 60° = 2 - √3 .

SECTION C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

S.N Marks
o

26 Given that √7 is irrational, prove that 3 + 2√7 is irrational. 3

27 If the zeros of x2 + px + q are double in value to the zeros of 2x2 – 5x – 3 find 3

p and q.

28 In a flower bed, there are 23 rose plants in the first row, 21 in the second, 19 in 3
the third and so on. There are 5 rose plants in the last row. How many rows are
there in the flower bed?
OR

If Sn, the sum of first n terms of an A.P. is given by Sn = 3n 2 – 4n, find the nth
term.

29 Prove that 3
If sinA + cosA = m and secA + cosecA = n then show that n(m2 – 1) = 2m

30 In the given figure, a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. 3

Prove that AB + CD = BC + AD
 OR

In given figure, two circles touch each other at the point C. Prove that the
common tangent to the circles at C, bisects the common tangent at P and Q.

31 A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One 3
ball is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls
drawn is
(i) red or black
(ii) not white
(iii) neither white nor black

SECTION D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

S.N Marks
o
32 A juice seller was serving his customers using glasses as shown in figure. The 5
inner diameter of the cylindrical glass was 5 cm but bottom of the glass had a
hemispherical raised portion which reduced the capacity of the glass. If the
height of a glass was 10 cm, find the apparent and actual capacity of the glass.

OR

Two water taps together can fill a tank in 6 hours. The tap of larger diameter

takes 9 hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time

in which each tap can separately fill the tank.

33 5
From the below figure, In △ABC, the bisector of ∠B meets AC at D. A line PQ
|| AC meets AB, BC and BD at P, Q and R respectively. Show that PR × BQ = QR
× BP.
34 Two spheres of same metal weight 1 kg and 7 kg. The radius of the smaller 5
sphere is 3 cm. The two spheres are melted to form a single big sphere. Find
the diameter of the new sphere.
OR
Water is flowing at the rate of 5 km/hour through a pipe of
diameter 14 cm into a tank with rectangular base which is 50 m
long and 44 m wide. Find the time in which the level of water tank
rises by 7 cm.

35 Find the mean of the following distribution by step- deviation method: 5

SECTION E

Case study based questions are compulsory.

36 As we know a tree or a plant needs both soil and water along with sunlight to
grow. It will have the necessary nourishment in both water and sun to make its
leaves green and fruit to grow. A rural Indian school Gardner planted some
trees on his school at certain distances from the water body following a sequence.
There are 25 trees at equal distances of 5 meters in a line with a well, the
distance of the well from the nearest tree being 10 meters. A gardener waters 1
all the trees separately starting from the well and he returns to the well after
watering each tree to get water for the next. 1

(i) Distance travelled to water nearest tree and back to the well is:

(ii) Progression so formed in the above condition is

(iii) Distance travelled to water 25th tree.

OR
The total distance the gardener will cover in order to water all the trees.
37 The Class X students of a secondary school in Krishinagar have been allotted a
rectangular plot of land for their gardening activity. Sapling of Gulmohar is planted
on the boundary of the plot at a distance of 1 m from each other. There is a triangular
grassy lawn inside the plot as shown in Fig. The students have to sow seeds of flowering
plants on the remaining area of the plot.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

1
(i) Considering A as the origin, what are the coordinates of A?

1
(ii) What are the coordinates of P?

2
(iii) What are the coordinates of R?
OR

What are the coordinates of D?

38
An electrician has to repair an electric fault on a pole of height 5 m. He needs to reach
a point 1.3 m below the top of the pole to undertake the repair work. The ladder is
inclined at an angle of 45° to the horizontal.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

1
(i) What is the length of RB?

(ii) What is the distance between the foot of the pole and the foot of the ladder?
1

(iii) What is the length of the ladder ?

OR 2

What is the measure of ∠ LRB?

Answer Key and Hints
1. (a) 170
2. (a) True
3. (a) 2
4. (a) 0, 7
5. (a) Similar
6. (d) SSS
7. (b) tan 30
8. (b) False
9. (d) -1
10. (c) 0
11. (b) 75√3 m
12. (a) 13.65m
13. (c) Secant
14. (c) Tangent
15. (a) 3:1
16. (a) 240
17. (a) 56
18. (d) 1/15
19. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion
(A)
20. (d) A is false but R is true.
21. 45 years
22. 3cm
23. 6cm
3 2
24. Area of equilateral triangle = 4
𝑎
𝑎 2
Area of circle = π( 𝑏 )
Required ration = 3: π
OR Rs. 3140
25. . k=1
27. P = -5/4 and q = -3/8
28. 23, 21, 19, ... 5
an = a + (n – 1) d
5 = 23 + (n – 1) (– 2)
n = 10
OR
Sn = 3n2 – 4n
an = Sn – Sn-1
= (3n2 – 4n) – [3(n – 1)2 – 4(n – 1)]
= (3n2 – 4n) – [3n2 + 3 – 6n – 4n + 4]
= – [7 – 6n]
an = 6n – 7
30. 24 cm
31. (i) 11/18
(ii) 13/18
(iii) 1/2
32.

34.

OR
35. Rs. 211
36. (i) 20m
(ii) 20, 30, 40, 50 .....
(iii) 260m OR 3500m
37. (i) (0,0)
(ii) (4,6)
(iii) (6,5) OR Rs. (16,0)
38. (i) 3.7m
(ii) 3.7 m
(iii) 5.217m OR 45°