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GRADE 10 MATHEMATICS
SAMPLE PAPER. 4

Maximum marks: 80
Tune allowed: 3 hours
General Instructions: Same as CBSE Sample Question Paper-2023 (Solved) .

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· ~:: ·· 1. HCF x LCM for the numbers 150 and 10 is

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(d) None of these
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t? .;;.' (a) ± 0.2 • (b) ±. 0.02 (c) 0.4 (d) 2

3. Given that -m + 2, where m is a

positive integer, is a ~ero of the polynomial
q(x) = x2 - mx - 6 Which of these is the value of m?
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) l

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1r'2x - 3y 7 and (a + b)x - (a + b - 3)y = 4a + b represent coincide~t lines, then a
and b ~atisfy the equation . ..
. (a) a + Sb ::;:: 0 (b) Sa + b ::;:: 0 (c) a -_5b ::;:: 0 (d) 5a -b ::;:: 0

5. Whi~h of the following are the coordfoates of the_intersection points ~f the diagonals
oft:J,e rectangleABCD with verticesA(0, 3), B(3, 0), C(l, _-2) andD(-2, 1)? ·

· (a) G,!). (b)(-½,-½) (c)(l.5,1.5) _(d)(2,-l)

6. In the given figure, PQ II CB.

To the nearest tenth, what is the length of QB?
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- (b) 1.7 cm
(c) 1.8cm
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(d) 2.2 tm 1.3an a

7. H _a. + f3 = 90° and a. = 213, then cos2a + sin2f3 is equal to

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(a) 1 (h) (c) 0 (d) 2·
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the pomts on the s1·d es AB and AC of a triangle ABC
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AD= 3 cm,BD = 5 cm, BC= 12.8 cm and DE IIBC. Then length of DE (m cm) is
(a) 4.8 cm (b) 7.6 cm (c) 19.2 cm (d) 2.S cm '\' ,
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10. In the given figure, two line segments AC and BD intersect
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each other at the point P such that PA 6 cm, PB 3 cm, =
PC = 2.5 cm, PD = 5 cm, LAPB = 50° and LCDP = 30°.
Then, LPBA is equal to B

(a) 50° (b) 30° (c) 60° (d) 100°

. 11. ln the given figure, the pair of tangents AP and AQ drawn from
an external point A to a circle with centre O are perpendicular to
each other and length of each tangent is 5 cm. Then radius of the
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(a) 10 cm
(b) 7.5 cm
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(d) 2.5tm
I 12. · A circular garden, of circumference 88 mis surrounded by a pathway of width 3.5 m.
Ajay wants to put fence around the pathway. What is the cost offencing the pathway at
the rate of~ 70 per metre? ( Use ,r= ~ 2 )

(a) 3;080 (b) 3,850 • (c) ~6,160 (d) 7,700

13. The volume of the largest right circular cone that can be cut out from a cube of edge
4.2 .cmis ·
(a) 9.7 cm
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(b) 77.6 cm
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(c) 58.2 cm8 (d) 19.4 cm 3
When
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. using direct method, the mean of the data
. set shown in the table below

0-10 22
10-20 24
20-30 35
30-40 30
40-50 27
50--oO m
60-70 6
70-80 4

What is the frequency for the class interval 50-60?

(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 12
(d) 20

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 15. An arc ofa circle of radius 14 cm, subtends an angle of 45° at the centre as shown:
Which of these options is correct?
(a) The arc shown is a minor arc and its length is 5.5 an.
(I>) The arc shown is a major arc and its length is 77 cm.
(c) The arc shown is a major arc and its length is 38.5 cm.
(d) The arc shown is a minor arc and its length is 11 cm.

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BelowlO 3
Below20 u
Below30 27
Below40 57
Below SO 75
Below60 80

The modal class is

(a) 10-20 · (b) 20-30 (c) 30--40 "(d) 50-60
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18. H 4 tan x = 3, .cosx + ~ % is equal to
COSX-Slll%

(a) 7 (b) .!.. {c) -7 (d) _.!..

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-~\:~ DIRECTION: In the question numbers 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a
72f/_statn,rent of Reason (R). Choose the cOTTect option. _ - ·
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(a) Both A and R are true and R is the COTTect e:icplanation for A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct aplanation for A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
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(d} A is false but R is true.
19. Assertion (A): 5• ~ds with the dig1tzero. where n is natural number.
Reason (R) Any number ends with digit zero, if its prime factor is of the form
2• X 5n, where=: m, n are natural numbers.
· 2_0. Assertion(A) The point(~ 1, 6) divides the line segment joining the points (- 3, 10) and
_ (6, - 8) in the ratio 2 : 7 internally. ·
Rea.son (R) Mid point of line segment PQ whose co-ordinate are P(x 1, y 1) and
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Q(x2 , .1 2) is given by R (Xi+~ '1 +-'2)
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21. Find the value of c for which the pair of equations ex
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22. In given figure, if LM II CB and LN II CD, prove at AB = AD ·
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23. Prove that the perpendicular at the point of contact to the tangent to a circle passes
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24. What is the ratio of areas of two circles whose circumferences are in the ratio 3 : 4? i:

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If a circle is inscribed in a square, what is the ratio of the area of the circle and the f.\1
square? 1._il·•
25. In given figure, find tan P - cot R .
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If tan (A +B) = /3 and tan (A- B) = /3; 0° <A+ B :$;90°; A> B, find A and B. fl

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Se~twn C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

· 26. Prove that 2 + 5 ./3 is an irrational number, given that ./3 is an irrational number.
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27• . If one zero of the polynomial 3x - 8x + 2k + I is seven times the other, findthe value
ofk.
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28. Taxi charges in a city consist of fixed charges and the remainings charge~ depend upon f i
the distance travelled. For a journey of 10 km, the charge paidis ~75 and for a journey fi
· of 15 km, the charge paid is tllO. Find the fixed charge and charges per km. Hence,
find the charge of covering a distance of 35 km.

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Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If one student is extra in each ro \,· there
would be 2 rows less. If one student is less in each row, there would be 3 rows mo r e. Find
the number of students in the class.
sinA-2 sin3 A
29. Prove that : = tan A (0 is replaced by A)
· 2 cos 3 A - cos A
30. If a circle touches the side BC of a triangle ABC at P and extended sides AB and AC at Q
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and R, respectively, prove that AQ = (BC + CA + AB).
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Prove that the tangents drawn at the end points ofa chord ofa circle make equal angles
with the chord. · ·

f:: ' · · . 31. From a pack of 52 playing cards, Jacks, Queens and Kings ofred colour are removeµ.
[i'. : From the remaining, a card is drawn atrandoin. Find the probability that drawn card is:
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ffJ': : 32. t 9,000 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 20
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~ -- . A two digit n_umber is such that the product of its digits is 18. When 63 is subtracted
,;1,::: from the number, the digits interchange their places. Find the number. A

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bowlers in one-day cricket matches. Find the mean and the median of the number of
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36 . I nd1a1scompe u·a·ve manufacturing location due to the low cost of manpower and strong
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technical and engineering capabilities contributing to higher quality pro uctJon runs. 'i;
The production of TV sets in a factory increase~ uniformly by a fixed number every year. :,~
It produced 16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 m 9th year. :, .
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On the basis of above information, answer the following questions.

(i) What is the production during 8th year?
(ii) Write the total production in (during) first 3 years.
(iii) In which year, the production is t29,200?
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Write the difference of the production during 7th year an~ 4th year.
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37. In order to conduct Sports Day activities in your School, lines -

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have been drawn with chalk powder at a distance of l m each,
in a rectangular shaped ground ABCD, 100 flowerpots have G

,J been placed at a distance of 1 m from each other along AD, as R

shown in given figure below. Niharika runs 1/4 th the distance
AD on the 2nd liµe and posts a green flag. Preet runs 115th
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distance AD on the eighth line and pos~ a red flag.

Based on the above information, answer the following 2 ,
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(i) Write the position of red flag.
· (ii) What is the distance between both the flags? 1
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•• (iii) If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfway between the line segment joining
the two flags, where should she post her flag?
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If Joy has to post a flag at one-fourth distance from green flag in the line segment
joining the green and red flags, then where should he post his flag?
38. A guard, stationed at the top of a 300· m tower,
. observed an unidentified boat coming towards
it. A clinometer or inclinometer is an instrument
used for measuring angles or slopes(tilt). The
guard used the clinometer to measure the angle
of depression of the boat coming towards the
lighthouse and fou~d it to be 30°.
Based on the above information, answer the ·
following questions .
. (Q Make a labelled figure on the basis of the
given information and calculate the distance. of the boat from the foot of the
observation tower.
(ii) After IO minutes, the guard observed that _the boat was approaching the tower
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and its distance from tower is reduced by 300.(/3 -1) m. He immediately raised
the alarm. What was the new angle of depression of the boat from the top of the
observation tower?
(iii) When angle of depression of boat coming towards the light house is found to be
· 60°, then find the distance of boat from the tower. ·
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· Write the difference of the distance when angle of depression changes from 45° to
60°. (use /3 = 1.73)

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