ICSE Class 10 Maths MCQ Practice Set
ICSE Class 10 Maths MCQ Practice Set
100 MCQ’s
MATHS
X ICSE
PRACTICE SET-1
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2. In the figure, O is the center of the circle, ∠AOB = 100°, then ∠ADB = 1
3. Center of a circle is at (-1, 3) and one end of the diameter has coordinates (2, 5). The 1
coordinates of the other end are:
(a) (-4, 1) (b) (1, -4) (c) (4, -1) (d) (4, 1)
5. Manish has some shares of 20 of a company paying 12% dividend. If his annual income 1
is Rs. 9600, then the number of shares he possesses is:
(a) 4000 (b) 5000 (c) 5200 (d) 5600
6. The radii of two circular cylinders are in the ratio 4 : 5, and their heights are in the ratio 5 1
: [Link] ratio of their volumes is:
(a) 8 : 5 (b) 16 : 15 (c) 17 : 13 (d) 13 : 8
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9. A shopkeeper bought an LED for Rs. 24,000 from a dealer, He sold it to a consumer at a 1
profit at Rs 6000. If the rate if GST is 28%, then the tax liability of the shopkeeper is:
(a) Rs. 1680 (b) Rs. 1800 (c) Rs. 2000 (d) Rs. 2420
14. If the roots of equation 𝑥² − 6𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 are real and distinct, then value of k is: 1
(a) > –9 (b) > –6 (c) < 6 (d) < 9
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17. A point P is allowed to travel in space. State the locus of P so that it always remains at a 1
constant distance from a fixed point C.
(a) circle (b) line (c) sphere (d) cylinder
18. A point moves such that its distance from a fixed line AB is always the same. What is the 1
relation between AB and the path travelled by P?
(a) set of two parallel lines (b) set up of two perpendicular lines
(c) set of two intersecting lines (d) none of these
19. The 5th term from the end of the G.P. 2, 6, 18,… 13122 is 1
(a) 162 (b) 486 (c) 54 (d) 1458
20. A man has choice to invest in ₹ 100 shares of two companies X and Y. Share of company 1
X are available at a premium of 20% and it pay 5% dividend whereas shares of company
Y are available at a discount of 10% and it pays 7% dividend. If the man invests equally in
both the companies and the sum of the returns from them is ₹ 1290, then find how much
in all does he invest ?
(a) ₹ 20000 (b) ₹ 21000 (c) ₹ 21500 (d) ₹ 21600
23. Find two natural numbers which differ by 3 and the sum of whose squares is 117. 1
(a) 7, 8
(b) 6, 9
(c) 6, -9
(d) 9, -6
24. Fifteen solid spheres are made by melting a solid metallic cone of these base diameter 2 1
cm and height 15 cm, the radius of each spheres is:
25. The equation of the line whose gradient is and which passes through P, where p divides 1
the line segment joining A(-2, 6)and B(-2, 6) in the ratio 2: 3 is
(a) 3x – 2y = 3
(b) 3x – 2y + 4 = 0
(c) 2x + 3y = 6
(d) 3x – 2y = 6
30. Which of the following points is invariant with respect to the line y = -2? 1
(a) (3, 2)
(b) (-3, -2)
(c) (2, 3)
(d) (3, -2)
33. If the goods are purchased by a dealer in jaipur(Rajasthan) from a manufacture in Kolkata 1
(W.B.) the type of tax will be
(a) IGST
(b) SGST
(c) CGST
(d) Both CGST and IGST
34. In what ratio is the joining (2, -3) and (5, 6) divided by x axis? 1
35. The total surface area of a solid cylinder is 616 cm². If the ratio between curved surface 1
area and total surface area is 1: 2. Find volume of the cylinder
(a) 1078 cm²
(b) 1102 cm²
(c) 1087 cm²
(d) 1000 cm²
44. If the quadratic equation 2x²- 6X + P = 0 has real and Un-equal roots, then the value of p 1
is:
46 Nisha has a four year recurring deposits account in a bank and deposits Rs.8000/- per month. If 1
.she gets Rs.9800/- as interest, then the rate of interest is :
(a)10% (b) 10.5% (c) 12% (d) 12.5%
50. The distance between the points p (-6, 7) and Q (-1, -5) is 1
(a) -6 units (b) 1 units
(c) 13 units (d) 5 units
51. If the C.S.A. area of a cylinder of height 14 cm is 88 [Link], then the radius of the 1
cylinder is:
(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 0.5 cm (d) 1.5 cm
54. If the curved surface area of a cylinder of height 14 cm is 88 sq. cm, then is: 1
(a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 1 cm (d) 3 cm
55. If (k - 3), (2k + 1) and (4k + 3) are three consecutive terms and A.P. the value of k is 1
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 4 (d) 1
56. When the polynomials px³ + 3x² - 3 and 2x³ - 5x + p are divided by (x - 4), they leave the 1
same remainder. The value of p is:
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
57. The curved surface area of a cone with radius 5 cm and height 12 cm is: 1
(a) 60 π cm² (b) 65 π cm² (c) 75 π cm² (d) 156 π cm²
59. In the given figure, AB is a diameter of the circle with center O. If ∠COB = 55º then the 1
value of x is:
61. If the 7th and the 13th term of a A.P. 34 and 64 respectively then its 18th term is 1
__________.
(a) 87 (b) 90 (c) 89 (d) 88
62. Piyush has a recurring deposit account for 2 years at 10% p.a. If he receives ₹ 1900 as 1
interest, the monthly installment paid by him is :
(a) ₹ 700 (b) ₹ 750 (c) ₹ 760 (d) ₹ 800
63. The SGST paid by a customer to the shopkeeper for an article which is priced at ₹ 500 is 1
₹ 15. The rate of GST charged is
(a) 1.5% (b) 3% (c) 5% (d) 6%
64. The following bill shows the GST rate and the marked price of article A and B: 1
65. Out of one digit prime numbers, one number is selected at random. The probability of 1
selecting an even number is
66. A girl calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in a lottery is 0.08. If 1
6000 tickets are sold, how many tickets she has bought?
(a) 40 (b) 240 (c) 480 (d) 750
67. If a letter is chosen at random from the letters of English alphabet, then the probability 1
that it is a letter of the word ‘DELHI’ is
68. 1
69. Twenty-five identical cards are marked with numbers 1 to 25. If one card is drawn at 1
random, then the probability that it is a multiple of 2 or 3, is
70. A card is drawn from a pack of 200 cards numbered 1 to 200. The probability of drawing 1
a number which is a perfect cube, is
The sum of lower limits of the median class and modal class is
(a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35
The difference of the upper limit of the median class and the lower limit of the modal
class is
(a) 0 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 38
73. If x, y and z are mean, median and mode respectively for the data: 9, 3, 6, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1
7, 9, 9, 8, 9, 6, 4, 5, 3, 5, 8, then the value of (2x + y – z) is
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 7
74. The median of set of 15 distinct observations is 18.5. If each of the largest 5 observations 1
of the set is increased by 3, then the median of the new set
(a) Is increased by 3
(b) Is decreased by 3
(c) Is three times of the original median
(d) Remain the same as that of the original median
75. In the given figure, AB BD. If ∠ACB = 68⁰, ∠ADB = 42⁰ and BC = 100 m, then the 1
approximate value of BD is
(a) 258.39 m (b) 274.89 m (c) 358.39 m (d) 374.89 m
76. The angle of depression of a car parked on the road from the top of a 618.775 m high 1
tower is 68⁰. The distance of the car from the tower is
(a) 250 m (b) 220 m (c) 230 m (d) 240 m
77. An airplane when 781.53 m high passes vertically above another airplane at an instant 1
when their angles of elevation at same observing point are 69⁰ and 45⁰ respectively. How
many meters higher is the one than the other?
(a) 481.53m (b) 341.53 m (c) 381.53 m (d) 441.53 m
82. 1
83. 1
85. The number of balls of radius 1 cm that can be made from a sphere of radius 10 cm is 1
(a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10000 (d) 100000
86. The radii of two cylinder are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. The 1
ratio of their volumes is
(a) 10 : 17 (b) 20: 27 (c) 17 : 27 (d) 20 : 37
87. In the below figure, if sides PQ, QR, RS and SP of a quadrilateral PQRS touch a circle at 1
points A, B, C and D respectively, then PD + BQ is equal to
(a) PQ (b) QR (c) PS (d) SR
88. In the given figure, SOQ is a diameter of the circle. P and R are points on the circle. If PQ 1
∥ SR and QT is a tangent at Q, then (∠RTQ + ∠RQS – 2 ∠RSQ) is
(a) 12⁰ (b) 18⁰ (c) 15⁰ (d) 10⁰
89. In the below figure, O is the centre of the circle. If ∠AOB = 90⁰ and ∠ABC = 30⁰, then 1
∠CAO is equal to
(a) 30⁰ (b) 45⁰ (c) 90⁰ (d) 60⁰
90. In the below figure, if ∠DAB = 60⁰ and ∠ABD = 50⁰ then ∠ACB is equal to 1
(a) 60⁰ (b) 50⁰ (c) 70⁰ (d) 80⁰
92. In the given figure, the line through M intersects y-axis at N. The coordinates of N are 1
(a) (0, −3) (b) (0, −9) (c) (0, −6) (d) (0, −5)
93. Three consecutive vertices of a parallelogram PQRS are P(5, 8), Q(6, 3) and R(3, 1). The 1
coordinates of the fourth vertex S are
(a) (4, 2) (b) (2, 6) (c) (2, 4) (d) (6, 2)
94. The points (8, 4), (14, 10) and (18, 14) 1
(a) form a right angled triangle
(b) form an isosceles triangle
(c) form an obtuse angled triangle
(d) are collinear
95. In the given figure, A, B, C and D are the points on the circle with centre O. The 1
coordinates of A are
(a) (2, 8) (b) (−2, 16) (c) (−4, −8) (d) (−4, 8)
(a) √26 units (b) √30 units (c) 5 units (d) 6 units
97. If x∈𝑊, then the solution set of the inequation -x > -7, is 1
(a) {8,9,10…} (b) {0,1,2,3,4,5,6}
(c) {0,1,2,3 …} (d) { -8, -9, -10…}
99. On a map drawn to scale of 1 : 200000, a rectangular plot of land WXYZ has the 1
dimensions WX = 4 cm, XY = 3 cm and all the angles are right angles. Find the actual
area of the of the plot in km²
(a) 48 km² (b) 24 km² (c) 12 km² (d) 144 km²
100. 1
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ANSWER KEY
100 MCQ’s
MATHS
X ICSE
PRACTICE SET-1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options:
1. (a) 18 cm² 1
Required area = (1.2)² × 12.5 cm² = 18 cm².
2. (d) 130° 1
3. (a) (-4, 1) 1
6. (b) 16 : 15 1
7. (b) 1
8. (c) 1
13. (c) M = 9, N = 4 1
14. (d) < 9 1
15. (a) – 5 1
16. (c) AB 1
17. (c) sphere 1
∵ The point P is moving in the space and it is at constant distant from a fixed point C.
∴ Its locus is a sphere.
∴ Ans. (c)
18. (a) set of two parallel lines 1
19 (a) 162 1
.
21 (b) 22.5% 1
.
67. 1
68 (b) 50 1
.
69. 1
70. 1
71. (b) 25 1
From the given distribution
Sum of frequencies = 10 + 15 + 12 + 20 + 9 = 66
And median is 66/2 = 33
Median class will be 10-15 and modal class is 15-20
Sum of lower limits = 10 + 15 = 25
72. (c) 20 1
From the given data
Total frequencies = 4 + 5 + 13 + 20 + 14 + 7 + 4 = 67
Difference of upper limit of median class and the lower limit of the modal class
=145 – 125 = 20
73. (b) 9 1
84. 1
86. (b) 20 : 27 1
Radii of two cylinder are in the ratio = 2 : 3
Let Radius (r₁) = 2x
And radius (r₂) = 3x
Ratio in their height = 5: 3
Let height of the first cylinder = 5y
And of second = 3y
Now volume of the first cylinder
= πr₁²h = π(2x)² × 5h = 20 πx²y
And volume of second = π(3x)² × 3y
= π × 27 x²y
Required ratio = 20π x²y : 27 πx²y
= 20: 27
87 (a) PQ 1
.In the given figure, sides PQ, QR, RS and SP of a quadrilateral PQRS touch a circle at the points
A, B, C and D respectively.
PD and PA are the tangents to the circle
PA = PD ........(i)
Similarly QA and QB are the tangents
QA = QB .........(ii)
Now PD + BQ = PA + QA = PQ [from (i) and (ii)]
100. (d) 1