Delhi Public School Kamptee Road, Nagpur

Class 10 Math Practice - 1_2024 - 25

1) The prime factorization of 1728 is

a) 2❑6 × 3 ❑3

b) 2❑6 × 3 ❑2

c) 2❑5 × 3 ❑3

d) 2❑5 × 3 ❑4 [1]
2) Show that3 √ 2 is irrational. [2]

3) Find the missing numbers in the following factorization: [2]

4) Find the values of a and b if the HCF of the polynomials. f ( x )= ( x +3 ) ( 2 x −3 x+ a )
2

and g ( x )=( x−2 ) ( 3 x 2+10 x−b ) is ( x +3 ) ( x−2 ) [3]

5) The product of three consecutive positive integers is divisible by 6. Is this statement
true or false? Justify your answer. [5]
6) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

To enhance the reading skills of grade X students, the school nominates you and two of
your friends to set up a class library. There are two sections - section A and section B of
grade X. There are 32 students in section A and 36 students in section B.

1. What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library, so that
they can be distributed equally among students of Section A or Section B? (1)

2. If the product of two positive integers is equal to the product of their HCF and LCM
is true then, the HCF (32, 36) is (1)

3. 7× 11 × 13 × 15 + 15 is a (2)

OR
If p and q are positive integers such that p = ab ❑2 and q = a ❑2 b, where a, b are prime
numbers, then the LCM (p, q) is (2)
7) If one zero of the polynomial 6x❑ + 37x - (k - 2) is reciprocal of the other, then
2

what is the value of k?

a) 6

b) - 4

c) - 6

d) 4
8) Find the zeroes of the polynomial2 x 2+3 x−2 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients. [2]
9) Ifα and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x ❑ - 2x + 3, find a
2

polynomial whose roots are

i ¿ α +2 , β+ 2
α −1 β −1
ii) ,
α + 1 β+1
11 2
10) Find the zeros of q(y) = 7y❑2 - y- and verify the relationship between the zeros
3 3
and its coefficients.
11) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

A ball is thrown in the air so that t seconds after it is thrown, its height h metre above its
starting point is given by the polynomial h = 25t - 5t ❑2 .

Observe the graph of the polynomial and answer the following questions:

1. Write zeroes of the given polynomial. (1)

2. Find the maximum height achieved by ball. (1)

3.
a. After throwing upward, how much time did the ball take to reach to the
height of 30 m? (2)

OR

Find the two different values of t when the height of the ball was 20 m. (2) [4]
12) Assertion (A): A constant polynomial always cuts the x - axis at only one point.

Reason (R): Constant polynomial does not have any zero.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true. [1]

13) The value of k, for which the system of equations kx - 3y + 6 = 0, 4x - 6y + 15 = 0
represent parallel lines, is ________.

a) 4

b) 2

c) 1

d) 3
14) Solve the pair of equations x = 3 and y = - 4 graphically. [2]
15) Sangeeta has socks and Handkerchiefs which are together 40 in number. If she has 5
less handkerchiefs and 5 more socks, the number of socks becomes four times the number
of handkerchiefs. Represent this situation algebraically and graphically. [3]
16) 36 pens and 24 pencils together cost₹ 780, while 24 pens and 36 pencils together cost
₹ 720. Find the cost of one pen and of one pencil. [5]
17) The two numbers whose sum is 27 and their product is 182 are

a) 12 and 15

b) 12 and 13

c) 14 and 15

d) 13 and 14 [1]
18) If the equation 9x❑ + 6kx + 4 = 0 has equal roots, then the roots are both equal to
2

3
a) ±
2
2
b) ±
3

c) 0

d) ± 3 [1]
19) If an integer is added to its square, the sum is 90. Find the integer with the help of
quadratic equation. [2]
20) The area of a right-angled triangle is 165 m❑2 . Determine its base and altitude if the
latter exceeds the former by 7m. [3]
y +3 1− y 17
21) Solve for y: − = ; y ≠ 0 ⋅2 [5]
y−2 y 4
22) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

A rectangular floor area can be completely tiled with 200 square tiles. If the side length of
each tile is increased by 1 unit, it would take only 128 tiles to cover the floor.

i)Assuming the original length of each side of a tile be x units, make a quadratic equation
from the above information. (1)

ii)Write the corresponding quadratic equation in standard form. (1)

iii)
a. Find the value of x, the length of side of a tile by factorisation. (2)

OR

Solve the quadratic equation for x, using quadratic formula. (2) [4]
23) Assertion (A): The equation 9x ❑2 + 3kx + 4 = 0 has equal roots for k = ± 4

Reason (R): If discriminant Dof a quadratic equation is equal to zero then the roots of the
equation are real and equal.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true. [1]

24) The 4th term from the end of an AP - 11, - 8, - 5, …., 49 is

a) 40

b) 37

c) 43

d) 58 [1]
25) Progressions with equal common difference are known as

a) Geometric Progression
b) Mean

c) Arithmetic Progression

d) Harmonic Progression [1]

26) If 6 times the 6❑ term of an A.P. is equal to 9 times the 9 ❑ term, show that its 15
th th

❑th term is zero. [2]

27) Determine the AP whose third term is 16 and the 7❑ term exceeds the 5 ❑ term by
th th

12. [3]
28) The sum of the first three numbers in an Arithmetic Progression is 18. If the product of
the first and the third term is 5 times the common difference, find the three numbers. [5]
29) The students of a school decided to beautify the school on an annual day by fixing
colourful flags on the straight passage of the school. They have 27 flags to be fixed at
intervals of every 2 metre. The flags are stored at the position of the middlemost flag. Ruchi
was given the responsibility of placing the flags. Ruchi kept her books where the flags were

stored. She could carry only one flag at a time.

i)How much distance did she cover in completing this job and returning to collect her
books?

ii) What is the maximum distance she travelled carrying a flag?

30) Assertion (A): a, b, c are in A.P. if and only if 2b = a + c.

Reason (R): The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n ❑2 .

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true. [1]

31) If in two triangles ABC and PQR,∠ A = ∠ Q and ∠ R = ∠ B, then which of the
following will be NOT true.
AB BC
a) =
PQ RP
BC AC
b) =
PR PQ
BC AB
c) =
RP QR
 AB AC
d) = [1]
QR PQ

32) Match the following: [2]

33) Find the value of x for which DE∥ AB in the given figure.

[2]
34) In Fig. AB⊥ BC , DC ⊥ BC and DE ⊥ AC , prove that Δ CED ∼ Δ ABC.

[3]
35) In the figure,∠ BED=∠ BDE and in the figure, E is the midpoint of BC. Prove that
AF AD
=
CF BE
 [5]
36) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Swimmer in Distress: A lifeguard located 20 metre from the water spots a swimmer in
distress. The swimmer is 30 metre from shore and 100 metre east of the lifeguard. Suppose
the lifeguard runs and then swims to the swimmer in a direct line, as shown in the figure.

1. How far east from his original position will he enter the water? (Hint: Find the value
of x in the sketch.) (1)

2. Which similarity criterion of triangle is used? (1)

3. What is the distance of swimmer from the shore? (2)

OR

What is the length of AD? (2) [4]

37) The point of intersection of the x - axis and y - axis is called

a) ordinate

b) abscissa

c) quardant

d) origin [1]
38) Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points
A(5, - 3) and B( - 4, 3). [2]
39) The points (3, - 4) and ( - 6, 2) are the extremities of a diagonal of a parallelogram. If
the third vertex is ( - 1, - 3). Find the coordinates of the fourth vertex. [3]
5 sinθ−3 cos θ
40) If 5 cotθ = 3, then is equal to
4 sin θ+3 cos θ
11
a)
18
14
b)
27
16
c)
29
 16
d)
26
[1]
1
41) cot❑2 θ - 2 is equal to:
sin θ
a) 2

b) - 2

c) - 1

d) 1 [1]
2 ∘ 2 ∘ 3 2 ∘ 1 2 ∘
42) Evaluate:cot 30 −2 cos 30 − sec 45 + cose c 30 [2]
4 4
5 ( sin θ−2 cos θ ) 12
43) If secθ= , show that = . [3]
4 ( tan θ−cotθ ) 7
2 ∘ 2 ∘ 2 ∘ 2 ∘
tan 60 +4 sin 45 + 3 sec 60 + 5cos 90
44) Evaluate: ∘ ∘ 2 ∘ [5]
cosec 30 + sec 60 −cot 30
45) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

A heavy - duty ramp is used to winch heavy appliances from street level up to a warehouse
loading dock. If the ramp is 2 meter high and the incline is 4 meter long.

(Use √ 3 = 1.73)

i)What angle does the dock make with the street? (1)

ii)How long is the base of the ramp? (In round figure) (1)

iii)If the ramp is inclined at the angle of 45❑o , what is the height of the ramp?

Use √ 2 = 1.41 (2)

OR

If the ramp is inclined at an angle of 45 ❑o , what is the length of ramp? (2) [4]
46) Assertion (A): For 0 < θ ≤ 90 ❑ , cosec θ - cot θ and cosec θ + cot θ are reciprocal
o

of each other.

Reason (R): cosec ❑2 θ - cot ❑2 θ = 1.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true. [1]

47) If the area of a sector POK is 100 π sq.units and angle POK = 49 ❑ , then find the
o

radius of sector

60 √ 10
a) units
7

5 √10
b) units
7

6 √ 10
c) units
9

9 √10
d) units [1]
7
48) The minute hand of a clock is 7.5 cm long. Find the area of the face of the clock
described by the minute hand in 56 minutes. [2]
49) ABCD is a field in the shape of a trapezium. AB||CD and∠ ABC = 90°, ∠ DAB = 60°.
Four sectors are formed with centres A, B, C and D in the given figure. The radius of each
sector is 17.5 m. Find the

1. total area of the four sectors.

2. area of the remaining portion.

Given that AB = 75 m and CD = 50 m

[3]
50) A round table cover has six equal designs as shown in figure. If the radius of the
cover is 28 cm, find the cost of making the designs at the rate of₹ 0.35 per cm ❑2 . (use √ 3 =
1.7)

[5]
51) If a sphere is inscribed in a cube, then the ratio of the volume of the cube to the
volume of the sphere is
a) 6 : π

b) π :6

c) π :4

d) 4 :π [1]
52) A container shaped like a right circular cylinder having diameter 12 cm and height 15
m is full of ice - cream. The ice cream is to be filled into cones of height 12cm and diameter
6 cm. Find the number of such cones which can be filled with ice cream. [3]
53) A toy is in the form of a cone mounted on a hemisphere of radius 3.5 cm. The total
height of the toy is 15.5 cm; find the total surface area and volume of the toy. [5]
54) The median class for the data given below is:

a) 80 - 100

b) 60 - 80

c) 20 - 40

d) 40 - 60 [1]
55) The daily wages (in rupees) of 100 workers in a factory are given below:

Find the median wage of a worker for the above data. [2]
56) Heights of 50 students of class X of a school are recorded and the following data is

obtained:

Find the median height of the students. [3]

57) For the following distribution, calculate mean using all suitable methods:

[5]
58) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Gurpreet is very fond of doing research on plants. She collected some leaves from different
plants and measured their lengths in mm.

The data obtained is represented in the following table:

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

1. Write the median class of the data.

2. How many leaves are of length equal to or more than 10 cm?

3.
a. Find median of the data.

OR

Write the modal class and find the mode of the data. [4]
59) Assertion (A): The mean, mode and median of a grouped data wise always be same.
sumofallobservation
Reason (R): mean = .
numberofobservation

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true. [1]

60) From a well - shuffled deck of 52 cards, a card is drawn at random. What is the
probability of getting king of hearts?
1
a)
5
4
b)
5
 2
c)
5

d) 0 [1]
61) On the disc shown below, a player spins the arrow twice. The fraction is formed, where
’a’is the number of the sector where the arrow stops after the first spin and ’b’ is the
number of sector where the arrow stops after the second spin. On every spin each of the
numbered sector has an equal probability of being the sector on which the arrow stops.
a
What is the probability that the fraction is greater than 1? [3]
b
62) A card is drawn at random from a well - shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the
probability that the card drawn is (i) a king or jack (ii) a non - ace (iii)a red card (iv)
neither a king nor a queen. [5]
63) From a deck of 52 playing cards, Jacks and kings of red colour and Queen and Aces
of black colour are removed. The remaining cards are mixed and a card is drawn at
random. Find the probability that the drawn card is

1. A black Queen

2. A card of red colour

3. A Jack of black colour

A face card [5]

64) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

In a survey on holidays, 120 people were asked to state which type of transport they used
on their last holiday. The following pie chart shows the results of the survey.

Observe the pie chart and answer the following questions:

1. If one person is selected at random, find the probability that he/she travelled by bus
or ship. (1)

2. Which is most favourite mode of transport and how many people used it? (1)

3.
4
a. A person is selected at random. If the probability that he did not use train is
5
, find the number of people who used train. (2)
 OR
7
The probability that randomly selected person used aeroplane is . Find the revenue
60
collected by air company at the rate of ₹ 5,000 per person.
2
65) Assertion (A): If A and B are two independent events and it is given that P(A) = ,
5
3 6
P(B) = , then P ( A ∩B )= .
5 25

Reason (R): P ( A ∩B ) = P ( A ) ⋅ P ( B ) , where A and B are two independent events.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true. [1]

66) The length of the tangent from an external point A to a circle, of radius 3 cm, is 4 cm.
The distance of A from the centre of the circle is:

a) 7 cm

b) 5 cm

c) 25 cm

d) √ 7 cm [1]
67) Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn from an external point T to a circle with centre
O as shown in Figure. If they are inclined to each other at an angle of 100°, then what is the
value of∠ POQ?

[2]
68) AB is a diameter of a circle. AH and BK are perpendicular from A and B respectively to
the tangent at P. Prove that AH + BK = AB. [3]
69) In the given figure, AB is a diameter of the circle. The length of AB = 5 cm. If O is the
centre of the length of tangent segment BT = 12 cm, determine CT.
 [5]
70) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The picture given below shows a circular mirror hanging on the wall with a cord. The
diagram represents the mirror as a circle with centre O. AP and AQ are tangents to the
circle at P and Q respectively such that AP = 30 cm and ∠ PAQ = 60 ❑o .

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

1. Find the length PQ.

2. Find m∠ POQ.

3.
a. Find the length OA.

OR

Find the radius of the mirror. [4]

71) Assertion (A): If PA and PB are tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle
with centre O, then the quadrilateral AOBP is cyclic.

Reason (R): The angle between two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the points of contact at
the centre.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true. [1]

∘
72) In a right ΔXYZ , XZ is the hypotenuse of length 12 cm and ∠ X =45 . The area of the
triangle is

a) 72 c m2

b) 12 c m2

c) 24 c m2

d) 36 c m2 [1]
73) A pole casts a shadow of length 2√ 3 m on the ground, when the Sun’s elevation is 60
❑ . Find the height of the pole. [2]
o

74) A path separates two walls. A ladder leaning against one wall rests at a point on the
path. It reaches a height of 90 m on the wall and makes an angle of60° with the ground. If
while resting at the same point on the path, it was made to lean against the other wall, it
would have made an angle of 45° with the ground. Find the height it would have reached on
the second wall. [3]
75) A carpenter makes stools for electricians with a square top of side 0.5 m and at a
height of 1.5 m above the ground. Also, each leg is inclined at an angle of 60° to the ground.
Find the length of each leg and also the lengths of two steps to be put at equal distances. [5]

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