GRADE: X SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER -1 DATE: 29-10-2024

(2024-25)

TIME: 3hrs 15 mins SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MARKS: 80

General Instructions:
1. NOTE : 3 hours(Writing Time) + 15 minutes(Reading Time)
2. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
4. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
5. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
6. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
7. 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.
8. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions 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 2 marks questions of Section E.
9. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A
1. Given HCF(2520,6600)=40, LCM(2520,6600)=252 x k, then the value of k is
a) 1650 1M
b) 1600
c) 165
d) 1625
1 1
2. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑐, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝛼
+𝛽 = 1M

a) c/a
b) -a/c
c) -c/b
d) -b/c
3. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is 2x + 5y = 3. The second equation is 1M
a) 2x +3y = 6
b) 3x+5y = 3
c) -10x -25y+15 = 0
d) 10x+25y = 12
4. If y = 1 is a common root of the equations 𝑎𝑦 2 + 𝑎𝑦 + 3 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 2 + 𝑦 + 𝑏 = 0, then 1M
ab equals
a) 3
b) -7/2
c) 6
d) -3
5. 1M
nth term of the AP : √2, √8, √18, √32, … is
a) √𝑛
b) √𝑛(𝑛 + 1)
c) n√2
d) 2√𝑛

6. If the first term of an AP is a and nth term is b, then its common difference is 1M
a) (b – a)/ (n + 1)
b) (b – a) / (n - 1)
c) (b – a) / n
d) (b – a) /(1 - n)
7. The 4th term from the end of the AP: –11, –8, –5, ..., 49 is 1M
a) 39
b) 40
c) 41
d) 43
8. Four vertices of a parallelogram taken in order are (15, 17), (a, 14), (11, 13) and (13, 16). Find 1M
the value of a.
a) 11
b) 12
c) 13
d) 14
𝒂
9. If P ( 𝟑 , 𝟒 ) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points Q (– 6, 5) and R (– 2, 3), then 1M
the value of a is
a) -4
b) -12
c) 12
d) -6
10 In what ratio is the line segment joining the points (-3,2) and (6,1) is divided by y-axis? 1M
a) 1:3
b) 1:2
c) 2:1
d) 3:1
11 A tower of height 24m casts a shadow 50m at the same time, a girl of height 1.8m casts a 1M
shadow. Find the length of the shadow of girl.
a) 3.75m
b) 3.5m
c) 3.25m
d) none of these
12. From a point P which is at a distance of 13cm from the center O of a circle of radius 5cm, the 1M
pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the quadrilateral PQOR is
a) 60 𝑐𝑚2
b) 65 𝑐𝑚2
c) 30 𝑐𝑚2
d) 32.5 𝑐𝑚2

13 If 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝜽 + 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽 = 𝒙, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝜽 = 1M

𝑥 2 +1
a)
𝑥

𝑥 2 +1
b)
2𝑥

𝑥 2 −1
c) 2𝑥

𝑥 2 −1
d)
𝑥

14 If sin A – cos A = 0, then the value of 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑 𝑨 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟑 𝑨 𝒊𝒔 1M

a) 1

1
b) 2

1
c) 4

d) None of these

15 A pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2√3 m long on the ground, then the Sun’s elevation is 1M
a) 60°
b) 45°
c) 30°
d) 90°

16 If nth term of an A.P. is (2n+1), what is the sum of its first five terms? 1M
a) 25
b) 30
c) 32
d) 35

17 If TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with centre O so that ∠POQ = 110°, then ∠PTQ is 1M
equal to
a) 600
b) 700
c) 800
d) 1100

18 If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k – 1) x² + kx + 1 is – 3, then the value of k is 1M

a) 4/3
b) -4/3
c) 2/3
d) -2/3
19 Assertion(A): The linear equations x-2y-3=0 and 3x+4y-20=0 have exactly one solution 1M
. Reason(R): The linear equation 2x+3y-9=0 and 4x+6y-18=0 have a unique solution.
(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 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.

20. P (-2, 5) and Q (2, -1) are two points on the coordinate plane. 1M
Assertion (A): The midpoint (0, 2) is the only point equidistant from P and Q.
Reason (R): Any point on the perpendicular bisector of PQ is equidistant from P and Q

(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 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.

SECTION B
n
21. Show that 12 cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any natural number n. 2M
22 a. In the given figure, if ∠A = 90°, ∠B = 90°, OB = 4.5 cm, OA = 6 cm and AP = 4 cm, then find 2M
QB

OR

b. In the fig. below, if AB||DC and AC and PQ intersect each other at the point O, prove that
OA. CQ = OC. AP.
23. In the given figure, AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ∠ACB = 40°. If 2M
AT is a tangent to the circle at point A, find ∠BAT.

24. a. Evaluate: (𝑠𝑖𝑛4 60° + 𝑠𝑒𝑐 4 30°) − 2(𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 45° − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 90°). 2M
OR
b. Given cosec θ= 17/8 , find cos θ and cot θ.
25 Find the zeroes of the following polynomial: 2M
5√5𝑥 2 + 30𝑥 + 8√5

SECTION C
26. a. Prove that √3 is an irrational number. 3M

OR
b. Square towels have to be cut from the piece of cloth measuring 24m × 36 m. Find the
minimum number of towels that can be cut so that there is no wastage.
27 If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥+k such that α2 + β2 + αβ = 21/4, 3M
find the value of k.

28. a. Five years ago, Nuri was thrice as old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will be twice as old as 3M
Sonu. How old are Nuri and Sonu?

OR
b. If 16 is subtracted from twice the greater of two positive numbers, the result is half the
other number. If 1 is subtracted from half the greater number, the result is still half the
other number. Find the two numbers

29. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is 3M
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the
centre.

30. If 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 = 3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃, then prove that 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 1 𝑜𝑟 1. 3M

2

31. Find the value of k for which the points (3k-1,k-2), (k,k-7) and (k-1,-k-2) are collinear. 3M

SECTION D
32. a. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km 5M
upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of stream.
OR
3
b. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 8 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10
hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap
can separately fill the tank.
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33 a. Sides AB and AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides 5M
. PQ and PR and median PM of another triangle PQR. Show that Δ ABC ~ Δ PQR
OR
b. (i)State and Prove Basic Proportionality theorem.
(ii) In a ΔABC, D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that DE ||BC.
If AD = 4x – 3, AE = 8x – 7, BD = 3x – 1 and CE = 5x – 3, find the value of x.

34. A man on the top of a vertical observation tower observes a car moving at a uniform speed 5M
coming directly towards it. If it takes 12 minutes for the angle of depression to change from 300
to 450, how long will the car take to reach the observation tower from this point?

35. If sec 𝜃 + tan 𝜃 = 𝑝, then find the value of cosec 𝜃 . 5M

SECTION E
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS
36.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor is the national record holder for men in the shot-put discipline. His throw
of 21.77m at the Asian Grand Prix in 2023 is the maximum distance for an Indian male athlete.
Keeping him as a role model, Gill Samar deep Singh
is determined to earn gold in Olympics one day.
Initially his throw reached 7.56m only. Being an
athlete in school, he regularly practiced and was
able to improve the distance by 9cm every week.
During the special camp for 15 days, he started
with 40 throws and every day kept increasing the
number of throws by 5 to achieve this remarkable
progress.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions

(i) Find the number of throws Gill Samar deep Singh practiced on 11th day of the camp. 1M
(ii) Find the number of throws practiced by him during the entire camp of 15 days. 1M

(iii) After how many week will he be able to achieve a throw of 11.16 m from his initial throw? 2M
OR
What would be Gill Samar deep Singh’s throw distance at the end of 6 weeks?
37. The diagrams show the plans for a Farm Sun Room. It will be built onto the wall of a house. The
four walls of the sunroom are square clear glass panels. The roof is made using
- Four clear glass panels, trapezium in shape, all the same size
- One tinted glass panel, half a regular octagon in shape.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Refer to Top View: The mid-point of the segment joining the points J (7, 18) and I (9, 16) 1M
is____.
(ii) Refer to Front View: Find the distance between A and S. 1M
(iii) Refer to Front View: Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining 2M
the points A and B in the ratio 1:3 internally.
OR
Refer to Front View: Find the equation of a line which is equidistant from the point Q(9,8) and
S(17,8).
38 We all have seen the airplanes flying in the sky but might have not thought of how they actually
reach the correct destination. Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based
air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled
airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace. Actually, all
this air traffic is managed and regulated by using various concepts based on coordinate
geometry and trigonometry

At a given instance, ATC finds that the angle of elevation of an airplane from a point on the
ground is 60°. After a flight of 30 seconds, it is observed that the angle of elevation changes to
30°. The height of the plane remains constantly as 3000√3 m. Use the above information to
answer the questions that follow-
(i) Draw a neat labelled figure to show the above situation diagrammatically. 1M
(ii) What is the speed of the plane in km/hr 1M
(iii) Keeping the height constant, during the above flight, it was observed that after 15(√3 -1) 2M
seconds, the angle of elevation changed to 45°. How much is the distance travelled in that
duration.
OR
What is the distance travelled by the plane in 30 seconds?