DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWTOWN

MATHEMATICS QUESTION BANK

CLASS-X

1. Find the sum of odd integers from 1 to 2001. Answer: 1002001

2. In an A.P., the first term is 2 and the sum of the first 5 terms is one-fourth of
the next 5 terms. Show that the 20th term is -112.
3. The sum of n terms of two arithmetic progressions are in the ratio (3n+8) :
(7n+15). Find the ratio of their 12th terms. Answer: 7: 16
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4. In an A.P. if the pth term is and qth term is prove that the sum of the first
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pq terms is (pq+1) , where p≠q.
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5. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 1 and 100, which are divisible
by 2 or 5. Answer: 3050
6. The sum of first 7 terms of an A.P. is 10 and that of the next 7 terms is 17.
Find the progression. Answer: 1, 8/7, 9/7, …………
7. Find the sum of all natural numbers lying between 100 to1000, which are
multiples of 5. Answer: 98450
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8. How many terms of the A.P. -6, - , -5….. are needed to give the sum -25?
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Answer: 5 or 20
9. David opened a Recurring Deposit Account in a bank and deposited ₹ 300
per month for two years. If he received ₹7725 at the time of maturity, find
the rate of interest p.a. Answer: 7% p.a.
10. Mohan deposits ₹ 80 per month in a cumulative deposit account for six years.
Find amount payable to him on maturity, if the rate of interest is 6% p.a.
Answer: ₹ 6811.20
11. Prove that any triangle described on one side of a square as base is one half
of the similar triangle described on the diagonal as base.
12. Find the value of x, which satisfies the inequation:
1 2x 5
2   1 , x  R . Graph the solution on the number line.
2 3 6
Answer: 1≤ x ≤3
13. Solve: 5 x ( x  2)  3 . Answer: 2.26, -0.26
14. Solve: 34 x 1  2  32 x  2  81  0 . Answer: 1
x  6 x 1 1
15. Solve:   . Answer: 3,3
x  7 x  2 3x  1

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16. Find the value of k so that the given equation has equal roots:
 10
x2  7(3  2k )  2 x(1  3k )  0 Answer: 2,
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17. Five years ago, a woman’s age was the square of her son’s age. Ten years
hence her age will be twice that of her son’s age. Find the present age of the
woman and age of her son five years ago. Answer: 5 years, 30 years
18. A train covers a distance of 600 km at an average speed. If the speed is
increased by 20 km/hr, the time taken to cover the distance would have been
reduced by 5 hours. Find the original speed of the train. Answer: 40 km/hr
A shopkeeper buys a certain number of books for ₹ 720. If the cost per book
was ₹ 5 less, the number of books can be bought will be increased by 2 more.
Find the original number of books. Answer: 45
19. The point P(3,4) is reflected to P’ in the x-axis and O’ is the image of O when
reflected in the line PP’. Using graph paper, give
(i) The coordinates of P’ and O’. Answer: (3,-4), (6,0)
(ii) The lengths of the segments PP’ and OO’. Answer: 8 and 6 units
(iii) The perimeter of the quadrilateral POP’O’. Answer: 20 units
(iv) The geometrical name of the figure POP’O’. Answer: rhombus
20. Use graph paper for this question: write down the coordinates of the image
of the point (3,-2) when it is
(i) reflected in Y-axis, Answer: (-3,-2)
(ii) reflected in X-axis followed by the reflection in Y-axis, Answer: (-3,2)
(iii) reflected in origin, Answer: (-3,2)
(iv) reflected in the line y = 5. Answer: (3,12)
21. A bag contains Rs 325 in the form of 1 rupee, 25 paise and 50 paise coins in
the ratio 3:4:5. Find the number of each type of coin. Answer:150, 200, 250
4 xy a  2x a  2 y
22. If a  , find the value of  by using the properties of
x y a  2x a  2 y
proportion. Answer: 2

2a  1  2a  1
23. If x = , prove that: x 2  4ax  1  0 .
2a  1  2a  1
24. Using factor theorem, show that (x-3) is a factor of x 3  7 x 2  15 x  9 . Hence
factories the given expression completely. Answer: (x-3) 2 (x-1)
25. What must be added to 3x3+x2-22x+9, so that result becomes exactly
divisible by x+3. Answer: -3
26. If (x-2) and (x+1) are factors of x3+3x2+ax+b, find the values of a and b, and
hence find the remaining factor. Answer: a= -6, b= -8; (x+4)
27. A matrix has 6 elements. Write the possible orders of the matrix. Answer:
1x6, 2x3,3x2,6x1

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  3 1  5 7
28. Find the matrices X and Y if, X – Y =   and X + Y =   .
 4 2   6  8
1 4 4 3
Answer: X =   ,Y=  
 1  3   5  5
 1  2
 1 4  7 
29. If A =  , find a matrix B such that AB = I. Answer:  7
 3 2
 3 1 
 
14 14 
8 1   4 6 
30. If A =   , B =  , find the matrix C such that 2A+3B+4C =0.
5 2  2 12
 1  5 
Answer:  
 1  10
31. The line 4x-3y+12=0 meets the X-axis at A. Find the equation of the line
which is perpendicular to the given line and passes through A also find the
equation of the line which is parallel to the given line and passes through
point (2,1) . Answer: 3x+4y+9=0 , 4x-3y-5=0
32. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining the points A (2,3) and B (6,-
5) is divided by x-axis. Also find the point of intersection. Answer: 3:5, (
7
,0 )
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33. If P(3,4), Q(7,-2) and R(-2,-1) are the vertices of a triangle. Write down the
equation of the median of the triangle through R. Also find coordinates of the
8 1
centroid of the triangle. Answer: 2x-7y-3 =0,  , 
 3 3
34. Two isosceles triangles have equal vertical angles and their areas are in the
ratio 16:25. Find the ratio of their corresponding heights. Ans
35. Prove that an isosceles trapezium is always cyclic.

1  sin 
36. Prove that:  sec  tan 
1  sin 
sin A 1  cos A
37. Prove that:   2 cos ecA
1  cos A sin A
cos A sin A
38. Prove that:   cos A  sin A
1  tan A 1  cot A
39. A vertical pole of length 20 m and a vertical tower are on the same level
ground. From the top of the pole, the angle of elevation of the top of the
tower is 60o and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower is 30 o. Find
the height of the tower. Answer: 80m

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40. A man on a cliff observes a boat at an angle of depression of 30 o which is
approaching the shore with a uniform speed. Six minutes later, the angle of
depression of the boat is found to be 60 o. Find the time taken by the boat to
reach the shore. Answer: 9 minutes
41. Marks obtained by 200 students in an examination are given below:

Marks 0-10 10 - 20 - 30 - 40 - 50 - 60 - 70 - 80 - 90 -
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90- 100

No. of 5 10 14 21 25 34 36 27 16 12
students
Draw an ogive and hence find:
(i) The median; Answer:57 marks
(ii) The upper quartile; Answer: 72 marks
(iii) No. of students scoring above 65 marks; Answer:72
(iv) If 10 students qualify for merit scholarship, find the minimum marks
required to qualify. Answer: 92
42. For given data find mean also draw a histogram and a frequency polygon on
the same graph. Find the mode from this graph.
xi 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100

fi 2 8 12 14 8 6

43. Two dies are thrown at a time. Find the probability of getting
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(i) A doublet; Answer:
6
1
(ii) Sum of numbers appeared on dies is at least 10; Answer:
6
5
(iii) Sum of numbers appeared on dies is at most 5; Answer:
18
44. What is the probability that there are 53 Sundays in a
2 1
(i) leap year Answer: (ii) non leap year? Answer:
7 7
45. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is: (i) a red queen (ii) a black face card (iii) neither heart
1 3 9
nor a king Answer: (i) (ii) (iii)
26 26 13
46. On tossing three unbiased coins at a time, find the probability of getting
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(i) At least 1 head; Answer:
8

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(ii) At most 1 tails; Answer:
2
3
(iii) 1 head and 2 tails; Answer:
8

48.A man sitting in an aeroplane observes that the angles of depression of two temples
2km apart are 600. If the plane is exactly above the middle point of the line joining the
temples, calculate its height. Answer: √𝟑 km.

49. In the given figure PA and PB are two tangents of a circle.<APB = 50 0 and chord AC is
drawn parallel to PB. Calculate the angles of ∆ ABC. (Answer: 650, 650 and 500)

P
C

50. If two triangles are equiangular , prove that the ratio of the corresponding sides is the
same as the ratio of the corresponding medians.

51. In the given figure < ABC = 420, find <CAD and <AEC (Answer:420 and 1380)

C
B

A D

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 52.In ∆ABC , < 𝐀𝐁𝐂 = < 𝐃𝐀𝐂 . AB = 8 cm, AD = 5 cm, AC = 4cm.
A

C
B D

(i) Prove that ∆ACD is similar to∆BCA

(ii) Find BC and CD
.

53. Draw two tangents, inclined at an angle of 600 to each other, to a circle with radius 3
cm. Measure the length of one of the tangents and verify by calculation.

54. Prove that the tangents to a circle at the extremeties of any chord make equal angles
with the chord.

55. The monthly income of a group of 320 employees in aC company are given below:

Monthly 6,000 - 7,000- 8,000 - 9,000- 10,000- 11,000 – 12,000 –

income 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 12,000 13,000

(in Rs)

No: of 20 45 65 14 95 60 5
employees

Draw an ogive for the given distribution on a graph sheet. Use the ogive to estimate the:

i) median wage (Answer: Rs 9400)

ii) upper quartile(Answer :Rs 10,200)
iii) If the salary of a senior employee is above Rs 11,500, find the number of senior
employees in the company. (Answer:20)
iv) the number of employees whose income is below Rs 8, 500. (Answer:90)

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 56. Water flows at the rate of 10metres per minute from a cylindrical pipe 5mm in
diameter. How long would it take to fill a conical vessel whose diameter is 40cm and depth
24cm? . (Answer: 51min 12seconds)

57.

In the adjoining fig. ABC is a triangle DE is A

AD 3
parallel to BC and  .
DB 2
AD DE
(i) Determine the ratio , D C E
AB BC
(ii) Prove that the ∆ DEF is Similar to ∆CEF.
EF
Hence, find B C
FB
(iii) What is the ratio of the ∆DEF and ∆ BFC

𝟑 𝟑 𝟑 𝟗
(Answer: i) , ii) iii) )
𝟓 𝟓 𝟓 𝟐𝟓

58.In the given figure , ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which <DAC = 27 0,

<DBA =500, <ADB =330. Calculate (i) <DBC, (ii) <DCB, (iii) <CAB.

D C

A B

59. Construct a ∆ABC with BC= 6cm, < 𝐵 = 𝟔𝟎𝟎 and CA= 6cm . Draw a circle touching
the sides of the triangle and measure its radius.

60. Using the Step Deviation and the Short cut Method, find the mean of the following
distribution.

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 Class 20 -30 30- 40 40- 50 50-60 60-70 70-80
interval

Frequency 10 6 8 12 5 9

(Answer: 49.6)

61. In the given figure PAQ is the tangent to the circle at A. If <ABC = 50 0 , and AC = BC ,
Find <BAQ .(Answer: 800)

C B

P A Q

62. Points (3,0) and (-1,0) are invariant points under reflection in the line L 1; points
(0,-3) and (0,1) are invariant points on reflection in line L 2.
i. Name the lines L1 and L2.
ii. Write down the images of points P (3,4) and Q (-5,-2) on reflection in L 1. Name the
images as P’ and Q’ respectively.
iii. Write down the images of P and Q on reflection in L 2. Name the images as P’’ and
Q’’ respectively.
iv. State or describe a single transformation that maps P’ onto P’’.

63. In the given figure PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral PQ and SR produced meet at T.

i) Prove ∆ TPS ~ ∆ TRQ

ii) Find SP, if TP = 18cm, RQ = 4cm and TR = 6cm

S
R

P Q

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64. If a, b, c, d are in continued proportion, prove that :

(a2 + b2 + c2) (b2 + c2 + d2) = (ab + bc + cd)2

65. Use the alternate segment theorem to prove that tangents drawn from an external point
to a circle are equal.

66. If two circles intersect , prove that their common chord when produced , bisects their
common tangent.
95.Prove that the bisectors of the angles formed by producing opposite sides of a cyclic
quadrilateral (provided they are not parallel) intersect at right angle.
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67. If A = , show that (A – 2I) (A – 3I) = 0
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68. If the points (2 , 1) and (1 , -2) are equidistant from the point (x , y), show that x + 3y=0.

69. A right triangle whose sides are 15cm and 20cm, is made to revolve about its hypotenuse.
Find the volume and surface area of the double cone so formed. (Use π = 3.14) Answer: 3768cm3
1318.8 cm2 .

70. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. A circle passing through A and B meets AD and BC in the points
E and F respectively. Prove that EF is parallel to DC.

71. If cosec 𝜽 – sin𝜽 = l and sec𝜽 - cos𝜽 = m, prove that l2m2(l2 + m2 +3) = 1
101. An agriculture field is in the form of a rectangle of length 20m and width 14m. A 10m deep
well of diameter 7m is dug in a corner of the field and the earth is taken out of the well is spread
evenly over the remaining part of the field. Find the rise in its level .
72. 20 cylindrical pillars of the Parliament House are to be cleaned. If the diameter of each pillar is
0.50m and height is 4m. What will be the cost of cleaning them at the rate of Rs 2.50 per square
metre?
73. The students of a school were asked to participate in a competition for making and
decorating pen holders in the shape of a cylinder with a base, using cardboard. Each pen
holder was to be of radius 3cm and height 10.5cm. The school was to supply the
competitors with cardboard. If there were 35 competitors, how much cardboard was
required to be bought for the competition?

74. A shopkeeper buys an article whose listed price is ₹ 8000 from a wholesaler at a
discount of 10%. The rate of GST on the article is 5%. If he sells the article to a
consumer at the printed price plus tax, find:

i) The amount of GST paid by the shopkeeper.

ii) The total amount of GST.
iii) The final amount the consumer has to pay for the article.

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75. Mrs Ghosh went to a departmental store and bought the following items. The discount
and GST rates and the quantity of each items and marked price of each are given below:
Item Quantity Rate per Discount GST
item(₹)
Dinner Set 1 ₹ 3,000 10% 18%
Condensed 4 ₹ 300 5% 12%
Milk(Tin)
Muesli 3 ₹ 250 5% NIL
Bakery 2 ₹ 175 NIL NIL
products(unpacked)

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Be organized: For the Maths paper you have 2 hours to solve 15 MCQ’s and 18 sums,
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so manage your time effectively. Utilize your reading time for selection of questions from
Section B. Choice of questions should depend upon your ability to solve the questions with
higher weightage confidently.

2.Neatness: Rough work to be done in the rough column or rough sheet. Write reasonably
large and well -spaced out letters and numbers.

3.Practice checking the sums thoroughly while doing them.

4.Don’t Brood: If you encounter a sum that you cannot solve leave some space and move to
the next sum. You can come back to the sum after completing the paper.

5.Learn all the formulae. Marks will only be given for correct substitution in the correct
formula and not just writing the formula correctly.

6.Copy the data from the questions correctly. Number your sums correctly.

7.Don’t cancel a sum until you have done it for the second time.

8. Carry 2- 3 pencils, erasers, sharpeners, fully equipped geometry box, 3pens with
cartridges. Keep all pencils sharpened.

9.An extra question may be attempted if you have completed and checked your paper.

10.Don’t fret if you are unable to solve a sum as it may be incorrect.

Important points to remember before Mathematics Examination

1. Commercial Maths: (Banking, GST)

 Whenever answer is in terms of money, give your answer correct to two places of
decimal. (₹ 45.5 should be written as ₹ 45.50 and ₹ 59.236 should be written as ₹
59.24)
2.Algebra:( Linear Inequations, Quadratic equations, Ratio and Proportion ,Factor and
Remainder theorem, Matrices, A.P , Reflection ,Coordinate Geometry)

 For graphical representation of inequations, list the elements of the solution set in
case of natural numbers , whole numbers and integers . In case of real numbers
write the solution set in set builder form. Solution set should be written within the
bracket. For the number line, arrows should be there on both the ends and other
than the solution set one extra element to be present on both the ends.

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  Use the Four Figure table book provided to find the square root of a given number.
Complete your calculation taking the square root of a given number upto three
places of decimal and then round off your answer upto 3 significant figures or 2
places of decimal as instructed in the question.
 If the question is to find the ratio then the answer should also be in ratio. Ratio
should always be reduced to its lowest terms. Componendo and Dividendo is
applicable when two ratios are equal.
 Equate to zero or to the given remainder while applying the factor and remainder
theorem.
 Check the order of the matrices before matrix multiplication. Remember I
represents the Identity or the unit matrix and O represents the zero matrix or the
null matrix. If the question asked is in matrix form the answer should be given in
matrix form.
 Remember to write the coordinates of a particular point before and after reflection.
If the geometrical figure formed is to be named then close the figure by joining the
initial and the terminal vertices or as instructed. Scale to be taken as per instruction.
Answers of the the graph to be written separately on the answer sheet with proper
question number.
3.Geometry: (Similar Triangles, Circles)

 Draw the figure . Prove similarity with reasons and by naming the axiom.
 Theorems to be stated as reasons for sums on circles.
4.Mensuration:

 Substitute the value of π at the end of the sum . Value of π to be taken as specified
in the question otherwise it may be taken as 22/7.
 Check the same or different system of units.
5.Trigonometry:

 Remember the trigonometrical values of all standard angles. Use Four Figure table
book provided to find the values of non -standard angles.
 Always draw the figure for height and distance problem. Mark the angle of
depression and elevation correctly.
6. Statistics and Probability:

 Always write the formula of probability atleast once in your presentation. You can
leave your answer in fraction. Make sure that your answer is a positive number
greater than 0 and less than 1.
 For joining the points on the ogive don’t use scale, it is a free hand curve.
 For calculating the Arithmetic Mean use the method as instructed in the question.

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 ∑ 𝒇𝒅
 Short Cut Method: Mean = A + where d = x – A , A = Assumed Mean
∑𝒇
∑ 𝒇𝒕
 Step deviation Method: Mean = A +
∑𝒇
× i ,where i = class size or width.
∑ 𝒇𝒙
 Direct Method: Mean =
∑𝒇

Be calm and feel confident of yourself. The Best Wishes of the School are with
you.

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