KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD-32

SAMPLE PAPER TEST 14 FOR BOARD EXAM 2023

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.

1. The least number which is a perfect square and is divisible by each of 16, 20 and 24 is
(a) 240 (b) 1600 (c) 2400 (d) 3600

2. In the given figure, if ∆EDC ~ ∆EBA, ∠BEC = 115° and ∠EDC = 70°. Then, ∠DCE is equal to
(a) 75° (b) 65° (c)115° (d) 45°

3. If two dice are thrown in the air, the probability of getting sum as 3 will be
(a) 2/18 (b) 3/18 (c) 1/18 (d) 1/36

4. If the system of equations x + 2y = 5, 3x + ky + 15 = 0 has no solution, then the value of k is

(a) -6 (b) 6 (c) R - {-6} (d) R - {6}

5. If the distance between the points A(2, -2) and B(-1, x) is equal to 5, then the value of x is:
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 1 (d) -1

6. If O(p/3, 4) is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points P(-6, 5) and Q(-2, 3), the the
value of p is:
(a) 7/2 (b) -12 (c) 4 (d) -4

7. The point which divides the line segment of points P(-1, 7) and (4, -3) in the ratio of 2:3 is:
(a) (-1, 3) (b) (-1, -3) (c) (1, -3) (d) (1, 3)

8. In a ∆ABC, right angled at A, if AB = 5, AC =12 and BC =13, then the value of sin B is
(a) 5/12 (b) 13/5 (c) 5/13 (d) 12/13

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9. If tan2450 – cos2300 = x sin450cos450 then x = ?
1 1
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) (d) 
2 2

10. Three cubes each of side 5 cm are joined end to end. The surface area of the resulting solid is
(a) 250 cm2 (b) 150 cm2 (c) 350 cm2 (d) 170 cm2

11. Which term of the AP: 3, 8, 13, 18, ..., is 78?

(a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 18

12. If HCF (a, b) = 45 and a × b = 30375, then LCM (a, b) is:

(a) 1875 (b) 1350 (c) 625 (d) 675

13. In the given figure, ∆PMN ~ ∆PQR and PM = 3cm, PQ = 4cm and PN = 6cm, then PR is equal to
(a) 4.5 cm (b) 10cm (c)8cm (d)2 cm

14. If the difference between the circumference and the radius of a circle is 37cm ,  = 22/7, the
circumference (in cm) of the circle is
(a) 154 (b) 44 (c) 14 (d) 7

15. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The length of the arc is;
(a) 20cm (b) 21cm (c) 22cm (d) 25cm

16. The maximum volume of a cone that can be carved out of a solid hemisphere of radius r is
 r3 2 r 3  r3
(a)  r 3 (b) (c) (d)
3 3 6

17. The sum of the probabilities of all the elementary events of an experiment is
(a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 1.5

18. lf angle between two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle of radius a with centre O is
90°, then OP is equal to
(a) a (b) a√2 (c) a/2 (d) None of these

Direction : In the question number 19 & 20 , A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a

statement of Reason(R) . Choose the correct option

19. Assertion : 3 is an example of a rational number.

Reason : The square roots of all positive integers are irrational numbers.
(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.

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20. Assertion : The probability of an event that cannot happen is equal to zero.
Reason : The probability lies between 0 and 1. Hence it cannot be negative.
(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
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each
21. The mode of the following frequency distribution is 34.5. Find the value of x.
Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50
Frequency 4 8 10 x 8

22. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability of getting the sum of the number on the
two dice is (i) more than 10 (ii) 6
OR
Three cards of spades are lost from a pack of 52 playing cards. The remaining cards were well
shuffled and then a card was drawn at random from them. Find the probability that the drawn cards
are of black colour.
23. In given figure, O is the centre of the circle, AB is a chord and AT is the tangent at A. If ∠AOB =
100° then find ∠BAT.

OR
In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle from an external point P. CD is another
tangent touching the circle at Q. If PA = 12 cm, QC = QD = 3 cm then find PC + PD.

24. If tan (A + B) =√3 and tan (A – B) =1/√3, 0° < A + B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.
25. An arc of a circle is of length 5 cm and the sector if bounds has an area of 20 cm2. Find the
radius of the circle.
SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that (2 + 5√3) is an irrational number.

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 OR
Three pieces of timber 42m, 49m and 63m long have to be divided into planks of the same length.
What is the greatest possible length of each plank? How many planks are formed?

27. If the sum of first 7 terms of an A.P. is 49 and that of its first 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first n
terms of the A.P.

28. If sin θ + cos θ = √3, then prove that tan θ + cot θ = 1.

29. Let P and Q be the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points A(2, –2) and B(–7, 4)
such that P is nearer to A. Find the coordinates of P and Q.
OR
If A and B are (– 2, – 2) and (2, – 4), respectively, find the coordinates of P such that
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AP  AB and P lies on the line segment AB.
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30. Ritu can row downstream 20 km in 2 hours, and upstream 4 km in 2 hours. Find her speed of
rowing in still water and the speed of the current.

x  4 x  6 10
31. Solve for x:   ; x  5, 7
x5 x7 3

SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each

32. A man on the deck of a ship, 12 m above water level, observes that the angle of elevation of the top
of a cliff is 60° and the angle of depression of the base of the cliff is 30°. Find the distance of the
cliff from the ship and the height of the cliff. [Use √3 = 1.732]
OR
As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of depression of
two ships are 300 and 450. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse,
find the distance between two ships.

33. If Zeba were younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square of her age (in years) would
have been 11 more than five times her actual age. What is her age now?
OR
In a class test, the sum of Shefali’s marks in Mathematics and English is 30. Had she got 2 marks
more in Mathematics and 3 marks less in English, the product of her marks would have been 210.
Find her marks in the two subjects.

34. State and Prove Basic Proportionality Theorem.

35. Prove that the lengths of the two tangents from an external point to a circle are equal.
Using this theorem, find AD, BE and CF if a circle is inscribed in a ∆ABC having sides 16 cm, 20
cm and 24 cm as shown in figure.

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 SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 36 to 38 carry 4M each

36. Mathematics teacher of a school took her 10th standard students to show Gol Gumbaz. It was a part
of their Educational trip. The teacher had interest in history as well. She narrated the facts of Gul
Gumbaz to students. Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of king Muhammad Adil Shah, Adil Shah Dynasty.
Construction of the tomb, located in Vijayapura , Karnataka, India, was started in 1626 and
completed in 1656. Then the teacher said in this monument one can find combination of solid
figures. She pointed that there are cubical bases and hemisherical dome is at the top.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) What is the diagonal of the cubic portion of the Gol Gumbaz, if one side of cubical portion is 23
m? [1]
(ii) If two solid hemispheres of same base radii r, are joined together along their bases, then find
curved surface area of this new solid. [1]
(iii) A block of Gol Gumbaz is in the shape of a cylinder of diameter 0.5 cm with two hemispheres
stuck to each of its ends. The length of shape is 2 cm. Find the volume of the block. [2]
OR
(iii) A solid piece of iron taken out from the back of Gol Gumbaz in the form of a cuboid of
dimensions 49 cm x 33 cm x 24 cm, is moulded to form a solid sphere. Find the radius of the
sphere. [2]

37. The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. During survey, the ages
of 80 patients infected by COVID and admitted in the one of the City hospital were recorded and
the collected data is represented in the less than cumulative frequency distribution table.

Age(in year) Below 15 Below 25 Below 35 Below 45 Below 55 Below 65

No. of patients 6 17 38 61 75 80

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Find the modal class interval. [1]
(ii) Find the median class interval [1]
(iii) Find the modal age of the patients admitted in the hospital. [2]
OR
(iii) Find the median age of the patients admitted in the hospital. [2]

38. Simple Suspension Bridge: Free-hanging chains follow the catenary curve, but suspension bridge
chains or cables do not hang freely since they support the weight of the bridge. In most cases the
weight of the cable is negligible compared with the weight being supported. When the force exerted

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 is uniform with respect to the length of the chain, as in a simple suspension bridge, the result is a
catenary. When the force exerted is uniform with respect to horizontal distance, as in a suspension
bridge, the result is a parabola.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Which polynomial is graphically represented by a parabola? [1]
(ii) If a polynomial, represented by a parabola, intersects the x-axis at -3, 4 and y-axis at -2, then
find its zero(es) [1]
(iii) If the barrier chains between two posts is represented by the polynomial x2 - x - 12, then find
its zeroes. [2]
OR
(iii) Find the sum and product of zeroes of the polynomial 4x2 – 9x + 2

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