BLOSSOM PUBLIC SCHOOL

Date : 19-02-2025 STD 10 Maths Total Marks : 80

Section A

* Choose the right answer from the given options. [1 Marks Each] [18]

1. A bag contains 8 red, 2 black and 5 white balls. One ball is drawn at random.
What is the probability that the ball drawn is not black?
(A) 13

15
(B) 1

3
(C) 8

15
(D) 2

15

2. If 2
ax + bx + c = 0 has equal roots, then c is equal to
(A) (B) (D) −
2 2 2 2
b

2a
b

4a
(C) −b

4a
b

2a

3. A sphere is placed inside a right circular cylinder so as to touch the top, base
and lateral surface of the cylinder. If the radius of the sphere is r, then the
volume of the cylinder is
(A) 2πr 3
(B) 8πr 3
(C) 8

3
πr
3
(D) 4πr 3

4. Let b = a+c . Then the equation 2

ax + bx + c = 0 has equal roots if
(A) a = -c (B) a = c (C) a = -2c (D) a = 2c

5. Find the sum of the progression: (5 + 13 + 21 + ... + 181)

(A) 2139 (B) 2337 (C) 2219 (D) 2476
6. A circle drawn with origin as the centre passes through (
13
, 0) . The point which
2

does not lie in the interior of the circle is

(A)
−3

4
,1 (B) 2, 7

3
(C) 5,
−1

2
(D) (−6, 5

2
)

7. The zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x

2
+ 4x + 3 are given by:
(A) −1, 3 (B) 1, −3 (C) 1,3 (D) −1, −3
8. In the given figure if PS||QR and PQ||SR and AT = AQ = 6, AS = 3, TS = 4, then

(A) x = 2, y = 3. (B) x = 1, y = 2. (C) x = 3, y = 4. (D) x = 4, y = 5.

9. In the given figure, BOA is a diameter of a circle and the tangent at a point P
meets BA extended at T . If ∠P BO = 30 , then ∠P T A is equals to: ∘

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 (A) 20 ∘
(B) 30 ∘
(C) 40 ∘
(D) 60 ∘

10. In the given figure, the perimeter of △ABC is:

(A) 15 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 60 cm (D) 45 cm

11. If sec θ + tan θ = p , then the value of sin θ is
2 2 2 2

(A) (B) (C) (D)

1−p p −1 1+p p +1

2 2 2 2
p +1 p +1 p −1 p −1

12. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number and the least prime
number is:
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 2 (D) 1 : 3
13. The tops of two poles of height 16 m and 10 m are connected by a wire. If the
wire makes an angle of 30 with the horizontal, then the length of the wire is
∘

(A) 12 m (C) 16 m (D) 10 m

–
(B) 10√3m
14. In the figure, ABDCA represents a quadrant of a circle of radius 7 cm a with
centre A. Find the area of the shaded portion.

(A) 14cm 2
(B) 31.5cm 2
(C) 24.5cm 2
(D) 38.5cm 2

15. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. The area
of the minor segments (given, π = 3.14) is
(A) 32.5cm 2
(B) 34.5cm 2
(C) 30.5cm 2
(D) 28.5cm 2

16. What is the probability that a leap year has 52 Mondays?

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 (A) 5

7
(B) 6

7
(C) 2

7
(D) 4

17. Cards marked with numbers 1, 2, 3, ..., 25 are placed in a box and mixed
thoroughly and one card is drawn at random from the box. The probability that
the number on the card is a multiple of 3 or 5 is
(A) 8

25
(B) 12

25
(C) 4

25
(D) 1

18. In the formula x̄ = a +

∑ f di
i
for finding the mean of grouped data ′
d s are
∑f i
i

deviations from a of
(A) upper limits of the classes (B) lower limits of the classes
(C) mid points of the classes (D) frequencies of the class marks

* A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). [2]

Choose the correct option.

19. Assertion (A): In the given figure, a sphere circumscribes a right cylinder whose
height is 8 cm and radius of the base is 3 cm . The ratio of the volumes of the
sphere and the cylinder is 125 : 54

Reason (R): Ratio of their volume

Volume of sphere
=
Volume of cylinder

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): Three consecutive terms 2k + 1, 3k + 3 and 5k − 1 form an AP than

k is equal to 6 .
Reason (R): In an AP a, a + d, a + 2d, … the sum to n terms of the AP be
n
Sn = (2a + (n − 1)d)
2

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.

Section B

* Given section consists of questions of 2 marks each. [10]

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21. 2002 cartons of Lassi bottles and 2618 cartons of Frooti are to be stacked in a
storeroom. If each stack is of the same height and is to contain cartons of the
same type of bottles, what would be the greatest number of cartons each stack
would have?
22. In Fig. AD and CE are two altitudes of △ABC intersect each other at point F .
Prove that ΔF DC ∼ ΔBEC

23. Prove that the tangents at the end of a chord of a circle make equal angles with
the chord.
24. Prove that: cos A
+
sin
2
A
= sin A + cos A .
1−tan A sin A−cos A

OR
* If (3 sin θ + 5 cos θ) = 5 , prove that (5 sin θ − 3 cos θ) = ±3

25. Calculate the area of the shaded region common between two quadrants of
circles of radius 7 cm each (as shown in Figure).

OR
* In the given figure, AB and CD are the diameters of a circle with centre O ,
perpendicular to each other. If OA = 7 cm , find the area of the shaded region.

Section C

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 * Given section consists of questions of 3 marks each. [18]

26. Three sets of English, Hindi and Mathematics books have to be stacked in such a
way that all the books are stored topic wise and the height of each stack is the
same. The number of English books is 96, the number of Hindi books is 240 and
the number of Mathematics books is 336. Assuming that the books are of the
same thickness, determine the number of stacks of English, Hindi and
Mathematics books.
27. A point P divides the line segment joining the points A(3, −5) and B(−4, 8) such
that AP

PB
=
k

1
. If P lies on the line x+y = 0 , then find the value of k.
28. Nine times the side of one square exceeds a perimeter of a second square by
one metre and six times the area of the second square exceeds twenty-nine
times the area of the first by one square metre, Find the side of each square.
OR
* Solve: x
2
+ 5x − (a
2
+ a − 6) = 0

29. In the given figure, the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC touch a circle with
center O and radius r at P , Q and R respectively. Prove that.
a. AB + CQ = AC + BQ
b. area (ΔABC) =
1

2
(perimeter of ΔABC) × r .

OR
* A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the
segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of
lengths 6 cm and 8cm respectively. Find the lengths of the sides AB and AC.

30. Prove the identity:

(1+cot A+tan A)(sin A−cos A)
2 2
3 3
= sin A cos A
sec A− cosec A
31. As observed from the top of a light-house, 100 m high above sea level, the angle
of depression of a ship, sailing directly towards it, changes from 30 to 60 . ∘ ∘

Determine the distance travelled by the ship during the period of observation.
–
(Use √3 = 1.732 )

Section D

* Given section consists of questions of 5 marks each. [20]

32. A leading library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional
charge for each day thereafter Sarika paid ₹ 27 for a book kept for seven days,
while Sury paid ₹ 21 for the book she kept for five days, find the fixed charge
and the charge for each extra day
OR
* A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If it were 6 km/h faster, it
would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were
slower by 6 km/h, it would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find
the length of the journey.
33. Points P, Q and R in order are dividing a line segment joining A(1, 6) and B(5, -2)
in four equal parts. Find the coordinates of P, Q and R
34. In Figure, a decorative block is shown which is made of two solids, a cube and a
hemisphere. The base of the block is a cube with edge 6 cm and the hemisphere
fixed on the top has a diameter of 4.2 cm . Find
a. the total surface area of the block.
b. the volume of the block formed. (Take π =
22

7
)

OR
* A building is in the form of a cylinder surmounted by a hemispherical dome. The
base diameter of the dome is equal to 2

3
of the total height of the building. Find
the height of the building, if it contains 67
1

21
m
3
of air.
35. If the sum of the first p terms of an A.P. is q and the sum of the first q terms is p;
then show that the sum of the first (p + q) terms is {−(p + q)} .

Section E
 [12]
* Case study based questions

36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Rachna and her husband Amit who is an architect by profession, visited France.
They went to see Mont Blanc Tunnel which is a highway tunnel between France
and Italy, under the Mont Blanc Mountain in the Alps, and has a parabolic cross-
section. The mathematical representation of the tunnel is shown in the graph.

i. What will be the expression of the polynomial given in diagram? (1)

ii. What is the value of the polynomial, represented by the graph, when x = 4 ?
(1)
iii. If the tunnel is represented by −x
2
+ 3x − 2 . Then what is its zeroes? (2)
OR
What is sum of zeros and product of zeros for −x
2
+ 3x − 2 ? (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Gurpreet is very fond of doing research on plants. She collected some leaves
from different plants and measured their lengths in mm.

The data obtained is represented in the following table:

Length (in
70-80 80-90 90-100 100-110 110-120 120-130 130-140
mm):
Number of
3 5 9 12 5 4 2
leaves:
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
i. Write the median class of the data.
ii. How many leaves are of length equal to or more than 10 cm?
 iii. a. Find median of the data.
OR
b. Write the modal class and find the mode of the data.
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Two poles, 30 feet and 50 feet tall, are 40 feet apart and perpendicular to the
ground. The poles are supported by wires attached from the top of each pole to
the bottom of the other, as in the figure. A coupling is placed at C where the
two wires cross.

i. What is the horizontal distance from C to the taller pole? (1)

ii. How high above the ground is the coupling? (1)
iii. How far down the wire from the smaller pole is the coupling? (2)
OR
Find the length of line joining the top of the two poles. (2)
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