a textbook of

mathematics 10
Monica Capoor
Sample Question Paper 1
Term 1
STANDARD

Time Allowed: 90 minutes Maximum Marks: 40

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General Instructions:

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1. The question paper contains three sections A, B and C.
2. Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Attempt any 16 questions.
3. Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Attempt any 16 questions.
4. Section C consists of 10 questions based on two Case Studies. Attempt any 8 questions.
5. There is no negative marking.
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SECTION A
1. A pack of cards is shuffled well after all the face cards have been removed.
Then, the probability of drawing a non-red ace from the new pack is
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1 1 1 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 20 36 13
2. The pair of equations x = 4 and y = 3 graphically represent lines which are
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(a) coincident. (b) parallel.

(c) intersecting at (3, 4). (d) intersecting at (4, 3).
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3. In the given figure, ∆ABO ~ ∆DCO. If CD = 2 cm,

AB = 3 cm, OC = 3.2 cm, OD = 2.4 cm, then
(a) OA = 3 cm, OB = 4 cm
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(b) OA = 3.2 cm, OB = 4.6 cm

(c) OA = 4.3 cm, OB = 3.5 cm
(d) OA = 3.6 cm, OB = 4.8 cm

4. If tan 3q = sin 30° + cos 45° sin 45° then the value of q is
(a) 15° (b) 30°  (c) 45°  (d) 60°

5. The area of a circle is 64 p cm2. Its circumference is

(a) 7p cm (b) 16p cm (c) 14p cm (d) 21p cm

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 6. The perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points A(2, 3) and
B(5, 6) cuts the y-axis at
(a) (8, 0) (b) (0, 8) (c) (0, – 8) (d) (0, 7)

7. If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 5x + 4 then

1 1
 – 2αβ is equal to
 
−37 37 −27 27
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 4 4 4
8. If cos q + cos2 q = 1, then the value of sin2 q + sin4 q is
1
(a) (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2
2
4 5 sin   2 cos 
9. If tan q = , then the value of is

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5 5 sin   2 cos 

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1 2 3
(a) (b) (c) (d) 6
3 5 5
10. ∆PQR ~ ∆XYZ. If XY = 4 cm, YZ = 4.5 cm and ZX = 6.5 cm, PQ = 8 cm, then
perimeter of ∆PQR is
(a) 25 cm (b) 23 cm
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11. In the given figure, area of segment PAQ is

 3 2  3 2
(a)    r (b)    r
 3 2  3 4
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 2  2  4  2
(c)    r (d)   r
3 3 3 3
12. The distance between the points P(6, 0) and Q(– 2, 0) is
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(a) 2 units (b) 8 units (c) 6 units (d) 4 units

13. The value of α for which the pair of equations 3x + αy = 6 and 6x + 8y = 7 will
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have infinitely many solutions is

1
(a) 4 (b) no value (c) 3 (d)
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14. If cosec q = 2, cot q = 3p , then the value of p is

2
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) (d) 1
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15. Given that HCF (2520, 6600) = 40, LCM (2520, 6600) = 252 × k, then the value
of k is
(a) 1650 (b) 1600 (c) 165 (d) 1625

16. The largest number which divides 281 and 1249 leaving remainder 5 and 7
respectively is
(a) 23 (b) 276 (c) 138 (d) 69

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17. In the given figure, if  ,
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then AL : LB is equal to
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 4
(c) 3 : 5 (d) 3 : 2

2 3 5 4
18. If   13 and   2 , then x + y equals
x y x y
1 −1 5 −5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 6 6 6

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19. Two dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the same number on

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both the dice is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 6 12
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20. The smallest rational number by which should be multiplied so that its
3
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decimal expansion terminates after one place of decimal is
3 1 3
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d)
10 10 100
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SECTION - B
21. The pair of linear equations (3k + 1)x + 3y – 5 = 0 and 2x – 3y + 5 = 0 have
infinite number of solutions. Then the value of k is
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(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) –1

22. If D is a point on side BC of ∆ABC such that BD = CD = AD, then

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(a) CD2 + AD2 = AC2 (b) BD2 + AD2 = AB2

(c) AB2 + AC2 = BC2 (d) AB . AC = AD2

23. The point P which divides the line segment joining the points A(2, – 5) and
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B(5, 2) in ratio 2 : 3 internally lies in the

(a) I quadrant (b) II quadrant
(c) III quadrant (d) IV quadrant

24. In ∆ABC right-angled at C, if tan A = 1, then the value of 2 sin A cos A is

1 3
(a) 1 (b) (c) 2 (d)
2 2
25. Prime factorisation of the denominator of the rational number 26.1234
(a) is of the form 2m × 5n where m, n are integers
(b) has factors other than 2 or 5
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 (c) is of the form 2m × 5n where m, n are non-negative integers
(d) is of the form 2m × 5n where m and n are positive integers

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26. If p is taken as , the distance (in metres) covered by a wheel of diameter
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35 cm, in one revolution is
(a) 1.1 (b) 2.2 (c) 9.625 (d) 96.25

27. A bag contains 5 red balls and n green balls. If the probability of drawing a
green ball is three times that of a red ball, then the value of n is
(a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 20

28. If the HCF of 408 and 1032 is expressible in the form 1032m – 408 × 5, then the
value of m is

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29. If a = 3 × 5, b = 3 × 52 and c = 25 × 5, then LCM (a, b, c) and HCF (a, b, c) are
(a) 1200, 5 Sa (b) 2400, 5
(c) 2400, 15 (d) 1200, 15

30. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. If the area of
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sector OAPB is of the area of the circle, then the measure
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of x is
(a) 120° (b) 90°
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(c) 60° (d) 100°

31. If the vertices of a triangle are (3, – 5), (– 7, 4), (10, –k) and its centroid is
(k, – 1), then
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(a) k = 3 (b) k = 1 (c) k = 2 (d) k = 4

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32. If the sum of squares of zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 + 5x + k is ,
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then the value of k is
31 31 25 25
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 9 6 9
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33. In the adjoining figure, AB || DE and BC || EF.

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If OA = 2 units and AD = 3 units, then, A
AC : DF equals
O B
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 5 E
(c) 3 : 2 (d) 2 : 5 C
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34. If a coin is tossed three times, then the probability of getting at most 2 heads is
5 3 7 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 8 8 4

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35. What is the smallest positive integer which should be multiplied with 6n, (where
n is a natural number) so that it ends with the digit 0?
(a) no possible digit (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 25

36. In the given figure, if AB = 8 cm, BC = 12 cm,

AE = 6 cm then the area of rectangle BCDE is
(a) 48 cm2
(b) 72 cm2
(c) 96 cm2
(d) 120 cm2

37. If x and y are two rational numbers then x + y is

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(a) an irrational number

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(b) a rational number
(c) either rational or irrational number
(d) neither rational nor irrational number
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38. In the given figure, if the radius of the circle is 1 cm and ∠A = 60°, then the area
of the shaded region is

(a)  3   cm 2
 3
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
(b)  3   cm 2
 3
  
(c)   3  cm 2
 3 
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  
(d)   3  cm 2
 3 
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39. In the given figure, AM = MC and ∠C is a right angle

then sin2 a – cos2 a is equal to
4b 2 − 3 a 2 5 a 2 − 4b 2
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(a) (b)
5 a 2 − 4b 2 4b 2 − 3 a 2
4 a 2 − 5b 2 3b 2 − 4 a 2
(c) (d)
3b 2 − 4 a 2 4 a 2 − 5b 2

40. If the graph of the equations 3x + 4y = 12 and (m + n)x + 2(m – n)y = (5m – 1) is
a coincident line, then
(a) m = – 1, n = – 5 (b) m = 1, n = 5
(c) m = 5, n = 1 (d) m = – 5, n = – 1

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 SECTION C
Case Study 1
To raise the awareness off social distancing due to corona virus, a school has decided
to put posters in each classroom. 6 students are asked to prepare it in the shape of
a triangle and the coordinates of one of the triangle are A(3,2), B(–2,1) and C(4,–4).
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Maintain

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6 feet

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distance from others
B C

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Based on the above information, answer the following.

41. If X is the mid-point of line joining A and B, then the coordinates of X are
1 3 3 1
(a)  ,  (b)  , 
2 2
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 1 3   3 1 
(c)  ,  (d)  , 
 2 2  2 2
42. The coordinates of centroid of DABC are
 1  1 5
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(a)  3 ,  (b)  , 
 3   3 3
 1   5 1 
(c)  , 3  (d)  , 
 3  3 3 
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43. If Y is the mid-point of line joining B and C, then the coordinates of Y are
 3   3 
(a)  3 ,  (b)  1, 
 2   2 
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 5  5 
(c)  3 ,  (d)  3 , 
 2  2 
44. If Z divides the line segment AC in the ratio 1 : 2, then the coordinates of Z are
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 13 2   13 10 
(a)  ,  (b)  , 
 3 3   3 3 
 13 2  10 
(c)  ,  (d)  , 0
 3 3  3 
45. The distance between the points B and C is
(a) 26 units (b) 11 units
(c) 37 units (d) 61 units

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Case Study 2
Amartya while playing football was quite intrigued by the path his ball followed
after he kicked it. He tried to observe the path of a stone after it was thrown up at
an acute angle with the horizontal. Then, he requested his teacher to show him the
graphical representation of the path followed by the ball/stone.

46. Number of zeroes possessed by the quadratic polynomial represented by the

given graph is/are

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X’ –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 X
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–2

–3
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(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 4

47. If 1 is zero of the polynomial p(x) = qx2 – 3(q – 1)x – 1, then the value of q is
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(a) 2 (b) –1
(c) 1 (d) –2
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48. A quadratic polynomial, one of whose zero is 3 and the product of whose
zeroes is –2 3 , is
(a) x 2 − (2 − 3 )x − 2 3 (b) x 2  (2  3 )x  2 3
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(c) x 2  (2  3 )x  2 3 (d) x 2  (2  3 )x  2 3

49. A quadratic polynomial, one of whose zero is 3 + 5 and the sum of whose
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zeroes is equal to 6, is
(a) x2 – 6x + 4 (b) x 2 + 6 x + 4
(c) x 2 − 6 x − 4 (d)  x 2  6 x  4

50. The sum and product respectively of the zeroes of polynomial

4x2 – x – 4 are
1 1
(a) 4, 1 (b) ,
4 4
1
(c) , − 1 (d) 1, 1
4
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