SAMPLE PAPER

CLASS- X (SESSION- 2023-24 )

PREBOARD 1

SUBJECT- MATHEMATICS (STANDARD)

Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks : 80

General Instructions:

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

Q1. If two positive integers 𝑎 and 𝑏 are written as 𝑎 = 𝑥 ! 𝑦 " and 𝑏 = 𝑥𝑦 ! 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑥, 𝑦 are prime
numbers, then LCM(𝑎, 𝑏) is

(a) 𝑥𝑦 (b)𝑥𝑦 " (c)𝑥 ! 𝑦 ! (d) 𝑥 " 𝑦 "

Q2. If the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 " + (𝑎 + 1)𝑥 + 𝑏 are 2 and −3 then

(a) 𝑎 = −7, 𝑏 = −1 (b) 𝑎 = 5, 𝑏 = −1 (c) 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = −6 (d) 𝑎 = 0, 𝑏 = −6

Q3. If the pair of linear equations 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑘 " ; 𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 − 1 = 0 have infinite number of solutions
then the value of 𝑘 is

(a) ±1 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 2

Q4. If a number 𝑥 is chosen from the numbers 1,2,3 and a number 𝑦 is selected from the
numbers 1,4,9. Then 𝑃(𝑥𝑦 < 9) is

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

Q5. If the difference of mode and median of the data is 24, then the difference of median and
mean is

(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 36

Q6. Pendulum swings through an angle of 36° and describes an arc 13.2 𝑐𝑚 in length, then the
length of the pendulum is
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 (a) 21 𝑐𝑚 (b) 22 𝑐𝑚 (c) 25 𝑐𝑚 (d) 24 𝑐𝑚

Q7. The quadratic equation 2𝑥2 – √5𝑥 + 1 = 0 has

(a) No real roots (b) 2 equal real roots (c) 2 distinct real roots (d) more than 2 real roots

Q8. 𝐼𝑛 𝛥𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸‖𝐴𝐵. If 𝐴𝐵 = 𝑎, 𝐷𝐸 = 𝑥, 𝐵𝐸 = 𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝐶 = 𝑐. Then 𝑥 expressed in terms of

𝑎, 𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 is

'( '( ') ')

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

Q9. In the given figure, AOB is a diameter of a circle with centre O, The value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 × 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐵
will be

(a) √3 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2

Q10. If four vertices of a parallelogram taken in order are (−3, −1), (𝑎, 𝑏), (3,3) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (4,3), then
𝑎: 𝑏 is

(a) 1:4 (b) 4:1 (c) 1:2 (d) 2:1

Q11. If 3 is the least prime factor of number 𝑎 and 7 is the least prime factor of number 𝑏, then
the least prime factor of (𝑎 + 𝑏) is

(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 10

Q12. If the class marks of a continuous frequency distribution are 22, 30, 38, 46, 54, 62, then the
class corresponding to the class mark 46 is

(a) 41.5 − 49.5 (b) 42 − 50 (c) 41 − 49 (d) 41 − 50

Q13. In figure, from an external point P, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle of radius 4 𝑐𝑚
with centre O. If ∠ 𝑄𝑃𝑅 = 90°, then length of PQ is

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 (a) 4𝑐𝑚 (b) 2𝑐𝑚 (c) 3𝑐𝑚 (d) 2√2𝑐𝑚

Q14. A vertical stick of length 7.5 m casts a shadow 5 𝑚 long on the ground and at the same time
a tower casts a shadow 24 𝑚 long. The height of the tower is

(a) 20 𝑚 (b) 40 𝑚 (c) 60 𝑚 (d) 36 𝑚

Q15. Two circles touch each other externally at P. AB is a common tangent to the circle
touching them at A and B. The value of ∠ 𝐴𝑃𝐵 is

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

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Q16. In figure, if PB ∥ CF and DP ∥ EF, then the value of is
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
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Q17. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = )
, then 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 is equal to

) √)! + ,! √)! +,! ,

(a) (b) (c) (d)
√)! + ,! , ) √)! + ,!

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Q18. The value of is 3.5 , what is the value of A?
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(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

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DIRECTIONS: In the questions 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.

(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.

Q19. Statement A (Assertion): 𝟏𝟐𝒏 ends with the digit zero, where n is any natural number.

Statement R( Reason) : Any number ends with digit zero, if its prime factor is of the
form 2+ × 5, , where 𝑚 and 𝑛 are natural numbers.

Q20. Statement A (Assertion): The point which divides the line joining the points 𝐴(1, 2) and
-% &
𝐵(− 1, 1) internally in the ratio 1: 2 is ( " , ! )
Statement R( Reason) : The coordinates of the point 𝑃(𝑥, 𝑦) which divides the line
segment joining the points A (𝑥% , 𝑦% ) and B(𝑥" , 𝑦" ) in the ratio 𝑚% : 𝑚" is
+ ." *+" .! +! /" *+" /!
_ !+%*+" , +%*+" `

Section B

Q21. In the given figure, DE || OQ and DF || OR. Show that EF || QR.

OR

In Figure, ABC and AMP are two right triangles, right angled at B and M
respectively. Prove that:

(i) ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐴𝑀𝑃
01 31
(ii) 20 = 43

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Q22. If 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 23 ; 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 19, then find the value of (5𝑦 − 2𝑥)𝑎𝑛𝑑 ( . − 2)

Q23. Two cubes each of volume 343𝑐𝑚! are joined together end to end. What is the surface
area of the resulting cuboid?

"#$% ! &'°)*#$% ! *+°),-.! /'°)0#$%1# ! /'°

Q24. Solve: #
0 234 /'°5 %1# ! *+°)"#$%1# 0'°
!

OR
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If 𝑡𝑎𝑛(𝐴 + 𝐵) = √3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 tan (𝐴 − 𝐵) = , 0° < 𝐴 + 𝐵 ≤ 90°𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴 > 𝐵, then find measures
√!
of angles A and B.

Q25. A chord of a circle of radius 21 𝑐𝑚 subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the area of
""
the corresponding minor segment of the circle. ( Use √3 = 1.73 and 𝜋 = 6 )

SECTION C

Q26. In figure, XY and X’Y’ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another
tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X’Y’ at B. Prove that ∠AOB =
90°.

OR

Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

Q27. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 2𝑥 " − 5𝑥 + 7. Form a polynomial whose zeroes
are 3𝛼 + 4𝛽 and 4𝛼 + 3𝛽 .

Q28. A train travels a distance of 300 km at a constant speed. If the speed of the train is
increased by 5 km per hour, the journey would take 2 hours less. Find the speed of the
train.

Q29. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 600. If one number
is 280, then find the other number.

Q30. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting
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 (i) A non-face card
(ii) A black king or a queen
(iii) A card of spade and a jack

Q31. Prove that :

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 + 1
= 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 − 1

OR

𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
+ = 1 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃
1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 1 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃

SECTION D

Q32. If the median of the following data is 32.5, find 𝑥 and 𝑦, if the total frequency is 40. Also
find the Mode of the given data.

Class 0 − 10 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50 50 − 60 60 − 70
interval
Frequency 𝑥 5 9 12 𝑦 3 2

OR
Determine the mean and mode of the following distribution:

Marks Below Below Below Below Below Below Below Below Below Below
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Number of 5 9 17 29 45 60 70 78 83 85
students

Q33. A wooden toy rocket is in the shape of a cone mounted on a cylinder. The height of the
entire rocket is 26 cm, while the height of the conical part is 6 cm. The base of the conical
portion has a diameter of 5 cm, while the base diameter of the cylindrical portion is 3 cm. 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. (Take π=3.14)
OR

Water in a canal, 5.4 𝑚 wide and 1.8 𝑚 deep, is flowing with a speed of 25 𝑘𝑚/ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟. How
much area can it irrigate in 40 minutes, if 10 𝑐𝑚 of standing water is required for irrigation ?

Q34. Sides AB and AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides
PQ and PR and median PM of another triangle PQR. Show that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅.

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Q35. Draw graphs of the following equations 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 12 ; 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1 on the same graph paper. Find
the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by the two straight lines on the 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 and
also determine the area of the this triangle.

SECTION E

Q36. A man is watching a boat speeding away from the top of a tower. The boat makes an angle
of depression of 60° with the man’s eye when at a distance of 200 m from the tower. After
10 seconds, the angle of depression becomes 45°. Take √3 = 1.732

Based on the above information answer the following questions.

(i) Draw a well label diagram of the above information. 1

(ii) What is the height of tower ? 1
(iii) How far is the boat when the angle is 45 0 ? 2
OR

What is the approximate speed of the boat (in km / hr), assuming that it is sailing in
still water?

Q37. As a part of this one-week long festival, students of Durgapura Higher Secondary School
thought of planting trees in and around their school to reduce air pollution. It was decided
that each section of each class would plant twice as many plants as class which they
belong to. There were 4 sections of each standard from I to XII. So, if there are four
sections in class I say I A, I B ,I C and I D, then each section would plant 2 trees. Similarly,
each section of class II would plant 4 trees and so on. Ratan ,who is a student of Class XB
decided to frame a set of questions and answers based on the above information .

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 (i) Form an A.P of the above information. 1
(ii) Find the total number of trees planted by students of Ratan’s class and Class XII. 1
(iii) Find the total number of trees planted by the students of the school altogether. 2

OR

If instead of 4 there are only 2 sections per class then find the total number of trees
planted by the students of the school .

Q38. The class X students of a secondary school in Roorkee have been allotted a rectangular
plot of land for a gardening activity. Sapling of Gulmohar are plated on the boundary at a
distance of 1 m from each other. There is a rectangular grassy lawn in the plot as shown in
the figure. The students will sow seeds of flowering plants in the remaining area of the plot.

(i) Find the coordinates of the points Q and S. 1

(ii) Find the distance between Q and S 1
(iii) If the point M divides the line 𝑃𝑅 in the ratio 3:2, then find the coordinates of M? 2

OR
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Find the ratio in which point G ( !
, 5 ) divides the line 𝑃𝑅.