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Class: 10th
Sample Paper-3

General Instruction:
(i) This question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(ii) Section-A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
(iii) Section-B has 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.
(iv) Section-C has 6 questions carrying 3 marks each.
(v) Section-D has 4 questions carrying 5 marks each.
(vi) 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.
(vii) All questions are compulsory. However, on internal choice in 2Qs 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.
(viii) Draw neat figure wherever required. Take wherever required if not started.

SECTION-A
Section-A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each
1. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 1200. Which of the following cannot be their H.C.F.?
(a) 600 (b) 500 (c) 400 (d) 200
2. If H.C.F. of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m – 117, then the value of m is
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
3. If are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial , then the value of k, if

is
(a) – 7 (b) 7 (c) – 3 (d) 3
4. Graphically, the pair of equations , represents two lines which are
(a) Intersecting at exactly one points (b) Intersecting at exactly two points
(c) Coincident (d) Parallel
5. If the discriminant of the equation is 1, then the value of b is
(a) 7 (b) – 7 (c) (d)
6. If the points (1, 2), C(0, 0) and C(a, b) are collinear, then
(a) a – b (b) (c) (d)
7. If , the value of is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8. The ratio in which the line divides the line segment joining the points (1, 3) and
(2, 7) is
(a) 3:2 (b) 2:3 (c) 3:4 (d) 4:3
9. The pair of tangents AP and AQ drawn from an external point to a circle with centre O are
perpendicular to each other and length of each tangent is 5cm. The radius of the circle is
(a) 10cm (b) 7.5cm (c) 5cm (d) 2.5cm
10. If , then equals to:

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 (a) (b) (c) (d)
11. is equal to
(a) 9 (b)18 (c) 0 (d) – 18
12. If is an acute angle and , then the value of is

(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)

13. If two tangents inclined at an angle of are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then length of each
tangent is equal to
(a) (b) (c) (d)

14. In the given fig. APB is tangent to a circle with centre O at point P. If , then the
measure of is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

15. The number of cubes of side 2cm which can be cut from a cube of side 6cm is
(a) 56 (b) 54 (c) 28 (d) 27
16. A metallic sphere of radius 10.5 cm is melted and then recast into small cones, each of the radius
3.5cm and height 30cm, the number of such cones is
(a) 63 (b) 126 (c) 21 (d) 130
17. For the following distribution:
Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60
No. of students 3 12 27 57 75 80
The modal class is:
(a) 10-20 (b) 20-30 (c) 30-40 (d) 50-60
18. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?
(a) 0.01 (b) 3% (c) (d)

Direction: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement
of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
19. Assertion (A): HCF (50, 20) LCM (50, 20) = 1000.
Reason (R): HCF (a, b). LCM(a, b) = ab.
(a) Both Assert (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. Assertion (A): The ratio in which the x-axis divides the segment joining (3, 6) and is 1:2.
Reason (R): The fourth vertex of a ||gm ABCD with three vertices are
is .

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 (a) Both assert (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
21. If and , then the value of is:
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (c) 3 (d) – 3
22. In the given figure, and . Prove that is an isosceles triangle.

23. TP is a triangle to the circle with centre O. If , find the diameter of the circle when
What is measure of ?

24. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in
5 minutes.
OR
In the given fig. arcs have been drawn of radius 21cm each with vertices A, B, C and D of
quadrilateral ABCD as centres. Find the area of the shaded region.

25. If and ; find the values of A and B.

OR

SECTION-C
Section-C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each

26. Prove that is irrational using the fact that is an irrational number.

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27. are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial . Find the value of k, if
.
28. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 54 km and then travels a distance of 63km
at an average speed of 6km/h more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete the total
journey, what is its original average speed?
OR
Some students arranged a picnic. The budget for food was 240. Because four students of the group
failed to go, the cost of food to each student got increased by Rs 5. How many students went for the
picnic?
29. Prove that:
.
30. Prove that a rectangle circumscribing a circle is a square.
OR
A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle.
Prove that

31. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers appearing
on the dice is
(i) 5 (ii) A prime number (iii) 1 (iv) More than 10?

SECTION-D
Section-D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. An old lady while boarding a plane got hurt and the captain immediately called for the medical aid.
Thus the plane left with the lady, 30 minutes later than the scheduled time. Then in order to reach its
destination 1500 km away in time, it has to increase its speed by 250 km/hr from its usual speed.
Find the usual speed of the plane.
OR
Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in minutes. If one takes 3 minutes more than the
other to fill it, find the time in which each pipe would fill the cistern.
33. In the adjoining figure, and E divides BC in the ratio 2:1. Prove that
.

34. A wooden toy rocket is in the shape of a cone mounted on a cylinder as shown in the figure. The
height of the entire rocket is 26cm, while the height of the council part is 6cm. The base of the
conical portion has a diameter of 5cm, which the base diameter of the cylindrical portion is 3cm. If
the conical portion is to be painted orange and the cylindrical portion yellow, find the area of the
rocket painted with each of these colours.

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 OR
A building is in the form of a cylinder surmounted by a hemispherical dome (See fig.) The base
diameter of the dome is equal to of the total height of the building. Find the height of the building,

if it contains of air.

35. The median of the following data is 525:

Class Interval 0-100 100-200 200-300 300-400 400-500 500-600
Frequency 2 5 x 12 17 20

Class Interval 600-700 700-800 800-900 900-1000

Frequency y 9 7 4
Find the values of x and y if the total frequency is 100.

SECTION-E
(Case study based questions are compulsory)
36. Case study – 1
Using Cartesian co-ordinates, we mark a point on a graph by how far along and how far up it is.
The left-right (horizontal) distance is commonly called x-axis. The up-down (vertical) direction
commonly called y-axis.
In Green park, New Delhi. Ramesh is having a rectangular plot ABCD as shown in the following
figure.

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 Sapling of Gulmohar is planted on the boundary at a distance of 1m from each other. In the plot,
Ramesh builds his house in the rectangular area PQRS. In the remaining park of the plot, Ramesh
wants to plant grass.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Find the co-ordinates of vertices P and S of rectangle PQRS.
(ii) Find the co-ordinates of mid-point of diagonal QS.
(iii) Find the area of PQRS.
OR
Find the co-ordinates of vertices R and Q of rectangle PQRS.
37. Case study-2
Your friend Veer wants to participate in a 200m race. He can currently run that distance in 51
seconds and with each day of practice it takes him 2 seconds less. He wants to do in 31 seconds.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) The minimum number of days he needs to practice fill the goal is achieved.
(ii) If term of an A.P. is given by , then find the common difference of the A.P.
OR
Find the value of x for which , are three consecutive terms of the A.P.
(iii) For the given situation, find the A.P.
38. Case Study-3
A Satellite flying at height h is watching the top of the two tallest mountains in Uttarakhand and
Karnataka, these being Nanda Devi (height 7,816 m) and Mullayanagiri (height 1,937 m). The angles
of depression from the satellite, to the top of Nanda Devi and Mullayanagiri are and
respectively. If the distance between the peaks of two mountains is 1937 km, and the satellite is
vertically above the midpoint of the distance between the two mountains.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Find the distance of the satellite from the top of Nanda Devi.
(ii) Find the distance of the satellite from the top of Mullayanagiri.
OR
Find the distance of the satellite from the ground.
(iii) What is the angle of elevation if a man is standing at a distance of 7816m from Nanda Devi?

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