Mid Term Examination- May 2025 – Sample paper

Mathematics (041)

Grade: 10 Max. Marks: 80

Date: Time: 3 hours

This question paper contains 7 printed pages

General Instructions:
(i) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and
questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions,
carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying
3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions carrying 5
marks each.
(vii) In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study-based questions carrying 4
marks each.

SECTION A
(Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.)

1. The value of k for which the system of equations kx + 2y = 5 and 3x + 4y = 1 1

have unique solution, is
3 2 3
(a) k≠ (b) k≠ (c ) k = (d) k = 15
2 3 2

2. If 𝛼,𝛽 are zeroes of the polynomial f(x) =x2–p(x +1)–c, then find the value of 1
(𝛼 + 1)( 𝛽 + 1).

(a) 1 + c (b) 1/c (c) c (d) 1 – c

3. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = ab2 and q = a3b; 1

a, b being prime numbers, then LCM (p, q) is

(a) ab (b) a2b2 (c) a3b2 (d) a3b3

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4. 1

The sum of the zeroes of the polynomial representing the above graph is:

(a) 5 (b) 1 (c) -6 (d) -1

5. The HCF of the smallest two-digit composite number and the smallest composite 1
number is _______
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 44

6. Find a polynomial whose zeroes are √2 + 3 and √2 - 3 1

(a) x2 - 2√2 x +7 (b) x2 + 2√2 x +7 (c) x2 - 2√2 x -7 (d) x2 - 2√2 x +5

7. A quadratic equation ax2+bx+c = 0, has two equal roots if: 1

a) b2-4ac < 0 b) b2-4ac > 0 c) b2-4ac = 0 d) none of these

8. If x = a, y = b is the solution of the equations x + y = 5 and 2x – 3y = 4, then the 1

values of a and b are
19 6
(a) a = 6 b = -1 (b) a = 2 b=3 (c) a = 2 b=1 (d) a = b=
5 5

9. 1
= _________ 1
tanθ+cot θ

(a)cos θ sin θ (b) sec θ sin θ (c) tan θ cot θ (d) sec θ cosec θ

10. Degree of a non-zero constant polynomial is 1

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) not defined

11. What is the lower limit of the modal class? 1

Marks 10-20 20-30 30 -40 40-50 50- 60 60- 70 70 -80

No of 2 5 9 14 12 7 13
students

(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 60 (d) 50

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12. If one zero of a polynomial x2+ (3 - √2 ) x - 3√2 is √2, then the other zero is 1

(a) 3 - √2 (b) 3 (c) 3 + √2 (d) - 3

13. sin 300 cos 600 + cos 300 sin 600= _____ 1
−1
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 2

14. The empirical relationship between mean, median and mode of a data is 1

(a) (a) mode = 3 median + 2 mean (b) mode = 3 median – 2 mean

(b) (c) mode = 3 mean - median (d) mode = 3 mean + median
(c)
15. Find the value of θ, when 2 cos 3θ = 1. 1

(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 150 (d) 450

16. The discriminant of the quadratic equation x2+10x−11 = 0 is: 1

(a) 12 (b) 56 (c) 144 (d) 0

17. The product of two consecutive positive integers is 110. To find the integers, this can be 1
represented in the form of quadratic equation as:

a) x 2+x+110 = 0 b) x2+x-110 = 0 c) 2x2+x+110 = 0 d) x 2-x-110 = 0

18. A pair of linear equations is given below. 1

2x - 9y = 21.... (1)
7y - 5x = 36.... (2)

Which of the following would be a correct first step in solving these equations
using elimination?

(a) Multiplying (1) by 7 and multiplying (2) by 2.

(b) Multiplying (1) by 7 and multiplying (2) by 5.
(c) Multiplying (1) by 9 and multiplying (2) by 5
(d) Multiplying (1) by 5 and multiplying (2) by 2.

19. Assertion (A): The lines 2x – 5y = 7 and 6x – 15 y = 8 are parallel lines. 1

Reason(R): The system of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and
𝑎 𝑏1 𝑐
a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 have infinitely many solutions if 1 = = 1.
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2
(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 but 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.

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 20. Assertion (A): The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150. Then 1
their LCM is 40.
Reason(R): For any two positive integers a and b,
HCF (a, b) x LCM (a, b) = a x b.

(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 but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertions (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertions (A) is false but reason (R) is true

SECTION B
(Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.)

21. Prove that 5+ 2√3 is irrational, given that √3 is irrational. 2

22. Evaluate: 2
Cosec2 450 + tan2 450 – cos2 600

23. Five years hence, the age of Jacob will be three times that of his son. Five 2
years ago, Jacob’s age was seven times that of his son. Represent the
above situation with the help of a pair of linear equations in two
variables.
24. If 4 cot 𝜃 = 3, find sin2 𝜃 – cos2 𝜃 2

25. For which value of ‘a’ and ‘b will the following pair of linear equations have 2
infinitely many solutions.

(2a−1)x + 3y – 5 = 0

3x + (b −1)y – 2 = 0

SECTION C
(Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.)

26. Two oil tankers contain 825 litres and 675 litres of kerosene oil respectively. 3
i) Find the maximum capacity of a container which can measure the kerosene
oil of both the tankers when used an exact number of times.
ii) How many times the container to be used for both the tankers to fill?

27. The difference of squares of two numbers is 180. The square of the smaller 3
number is 8 times the larger number. Find the two numbers.

28. Solve for x and y: 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 3

𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏𝑦 = 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2

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29. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 6x2- 3 - 7x and verify the relation between the 3
zeroes and the coefficients.

30. The following distribution shows the ages the patients admitted in a hospital. 3
Calculate the mean of the distribution:

31. If the equation (1+m2 ) n 2 x 2 + 2mncx +(c2 – a 2 ) = 0 has equal roots, 3

prove that c2 = a2 (1+m2 )

SECTION D
(Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.)

32. i) If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 6x + a; find the value of ‘a’ if 5
3α + 2β = 20

ii) If α and β are zeros of the polynomial 2x2 – 5x + 7, then find the value of α-1 + β-1.

33. The ratio of incomes of two persons is 9: 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 5
4:3. If each of them manages to save Rs 2000 per month, find their monthly
incomes
OR
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 7. If the digits are reversed and the
resulting number is decreased by 2, twice the original number is obtained. Find the
original number

34. i) Prove that (sin A + cosec A)2 + (cos A + sec A)2 = 7 + tan2A + cot2A 5
1
ii)If sin (A – B) = cos (A + B) = , 0 < A+B≤ 900, A > B , find A and B.
2

35. i) The median of the following data is 50. Find the values of p and q, if the sum 5
of the frequencies is 90.

Marks 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90

No. of 5 p 25 20 7 q 10
students

ii) Compute the mode of the following frequency distribution.

CI 0-4 4-8 8 - 12 12 - 16 16 - 20 20 - 24 24- 28

Frequency 5 7 9 17 12 10 6

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 SECTION E
(Section E consists of 3 CASE based questions of 4 marks each.)

36. CASE STUDY 1

An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting
meditation pose, and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise,
to any type of pose or position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting,
and balancing poses. In the figure, one can observe that poses can be related to
representation of quadratic polynomial.

i)What are the zeroes of the polynomial representing the above graph. 1

ii) Find a quadratic polynomial using the above zeroes 1

iii) If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of p(x) = 2x2 - 4x + 5, find the value of 2
1 1
𝛼 2 + 2
𝛽

37. CASE STUDY 2

Trigonometry situations address the relationship between the angles of a
triangle and the lengths of its sides. By using the concepts of trigonometry, the
missing angles or sides of a triangle can be calculated. A ladder is, leaning

against the wall of a house of height 10√3 feet, makes an angle 𝜃 with the
ground. The distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall is 10 feet.

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 i) Find the length of the ladder.
1
(ii) Find the value of tan 𝜃 + sec 𝜃
2
iii) Find 𝜃 in the above situation.
1

38. CASE STUDY 3

Noida authority decided to make a part for the people so that the persons make
them physically fit and take a fresh air. A grassy part is in the form of rectangle
having length 20 m and breadth 14 m. At the centre of the park. There is a
rectangular pool, which is at a distance of equal width, around it there is a path
having an area of 120 m². Based on the above information solve the following
questions.
i. If the area of path is 120 m², then find the quadratic equation in terms of x. 1

ii. Find the nature of the roots of the equation formed 1

iii. Find the width of the pool 2

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