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MATHEMATICS STANDARD (041)

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1
Class - X (2019 - 20)

Max. Marks: 80 Duration: 3 hrs.

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General Instructions:

All questions are compulsory

b) The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into four sections A, B, C & D.

c) Section A comprises of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 6 questions

of 2 marks each. Section C comprises of 8 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises
6 questions of 4 marks each.

d) There is no overall choice. However internal choices have been provided in two
questions of 1 mark each, two questions of 2 marks each, three questions of 3 marks
each and three questions of 4 marks each. You have to attempt only one of the
alternatives in all such questions.

e) Use of calculators is not permitted.

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 SECTION - A
Q1 - Q10 are multiple choice type question. Select the correct option.
1. For some integer q, the square of an odd integer can be written in the form of
(a) 4q + 1 (b) 3q + 1 (c) 4q + 2 (d) 2q
2. The distance between the points (–5, 7) and (–1, 3) is
(a) 2 2 (b) 4 3 (c) 3 2 (d) 4 2
3. What will be the length of the longest pole that can be kept in a room (15m × 10m × 12m)?
(a) 12.61m (b) 21.12m (c) 21.66m (d) 21m
4. For the pair of linear equations, 3x + 5y – 15 = 0 and x + 4y – 6 = 0 the value of x is
1 30
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d) –2
2 7
5. Find out the roots of the quadratic equation x 2  7x  12 by factorization.
(a) x  4, x  3 (b) x  4, x  3 (c) x  4, x  3 (d) x  4, x  3
6. If BDF  50º and ADB is the tangent to the circle with centre C,

A
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50º

F
B

C
E

then ADE is
(a) 60º (b) 30º (c) 45º (d) 40º
1 DE
7. In the below figure DEF ~ DPQ , (area of DPQ )  (area of DEF ). Find the ratio of .
4 DP

P Q

E F

(a) 4 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 8 : 1

8. Find the mean number of children in 12 families of a locality from the following distribution.

Number of children 0  1 1  2 2  3 3  4
Number of families 6 5 1 4

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

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9. If secant of  is 2 , then the value of  is
(a) 0º (b) 60º (c) 30º (d) 45º
10. The probability of getting an ace from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards is
1 2 3 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 13 13 13

(11-15) Fill in the blanks :

11. If a is the first term and d the common difference of an A.P., then the A.P. is____
OR
A sequence a1,a2,a3,.....an.......is an A.P., if___________is independent of n.
12. If Sn the sum of first n terms of an A.P., is given by Sn = 5n2 + 3n, then its nth term is______
13. The coordinates of the point which divides the join of points P(x1,y1) and Q(x2,y2) internally in the ratio
m : n are___________
14. The coordinates of the centroid of the triangle with vertices (6, 9) (5, 7) and (4, 11) are_________.
15. The curves drawn in the graph of a quadratic polynomial can intersect the x-axis at________points.

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(16-20) Answer the following :
16. How many spheres can be formed, if we recast a solid right cone of height 8cm and radius of the base
3cm, into a sphere of radius 1 cm?
Show the coordinate point that lie on the x-axis in the given graph, for the linear equation x – 2y = 10.

10

O X
-10 -5 5 10
x – 2y = 10
-5

-10

18. In ABC, DE || BC , find the value of x.

A
x x+3
D E

x+1 x+5

B C

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19. In right PQR, Q  90º and P  30º . Also, lengths of the sides PQ and QR are 4 and 7 respectively..
Calculate the value of tan 30º.
tan 28º
20. Can you find the value of ?
cot 62º
OR

2 1
Prove that cot    1
sin 2 

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 SECTION - B
(21-26) Answer the following :
21. Prove that there is no natural number for which 4n ends with the digit zero.
OR
For any positive real number x, prove that there exists an irrational number y such that 0 < y < x.
22. In an isosceles triangle PQR, the lengths of equal sides is 13cm and base is 10cm. What is the lengths of
perpendicular bisector drawn from PS?
P
cm

13
cm
13

Q R
S
10 cm
23. A shadow of a pole casts whose measurement equal to the height of the pole. Find the angle of elevation
of the shadow with the ground.
24. In the given figure, P X and PY are two tangents and XPY  120º . Show that CP = 2PY..

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P
120º
X Y

OR
Two tangents, XM and XN are drawn to a circle, from an external point X. Another tangent is drawn to
the circle at point S, intersects XM and XN at T and L respectively. If XM = 12CM, then find the
perimeter of the XTL .
25. Read the passage.
A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. The diameter and the total
height of the vessel are shown in the figure below.

13 cm 6 cm
7cm 7cm

14cm

Based on the following figure related to the petrol tank in the form of a frustum of a cone, answer the
questions.
(a) Find the curved surface area.
(b) Find the inner surface area of the vessel.

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26. From an urn, a marble is drawn randomly that contains 8 pink marbles, 5 red marbles and 10 white
marbles. What is the probability of choosing.
(a) A white marble (b) A pink marble

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 SECTION - C
(27-34) Answer the following :
27. Find the HCF, by Euclid’s division algorithm of the numbers 92690, 7378 and 7161.
OR
Find HCF and LCM of 16 and 36 by prime factorization and check you answer.
28. If  and  are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 – x – 2, find a polynomial whose zeroes are
2 + 1 and 2 + 1.
29. The ages of two friends Reena and Sheena differ by 4 years. Reena’s father Rajesh is thrice as old as
Reena and Sheena is thrice as old as her cousin Rohit. The difference between the ages of Rajesh and
Rohit is 40 years. Find the ages of Reena and Sheena.
30. Show that the sum of an A.P. whose first term is a, the second term is b and the last term is c, is equal to
 a  c  b  c  2a 
2b  a 

31. The class X students of a secondary school in Krishinager have been allotted a rectangular plot of land for
their gardening activity. Saplines of Gulmohar are planted on the boundary at a distance of 1 m from each
other. There is a triangular grassy lawn in the plot as shown in the figure. The students are to sow seeds of

B
5
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flowering plants on the remaining area of the plot.
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
C
1
2
6 3
5 4
4 5
3 6
2 0 7
1 8
A D
2 4 6 8 10 12
(a) Taking A as origin, find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle.
(b) What will be the coordinates of the vertices of DPQR if C is the origin?
(c) Also calculate the areas of the triangles in these cases. What do you observe?
1 1
32. Find the values of A, B and C if sin  A  B  C   , cos  B  C  A   and tan(C  A  B)  1
2 2
OR
sin   cos 
Find the value of , from the right-angles triangle having, its hypotenuse and perpendicular
cos   sin 
equal to 14 and 13 respectively.

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33. A circular field is to be fenced. The cost of fencing was found out to be Rs 7920 at the rate of Rs 12 per
meter. Find the cost of ploughing the field at Rs 20 per m2.
OR
If the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm long then, find the area swept by the minute hand of clock between
10 am and 10:25 am.
34. There are 50 teachers in a school. Their salaries were recorded by a person and he drew a graph based
on the data he collected.

y
60
Cumulative frequency

50
40
30
20
10
X
0 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
Salaries

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Based on the above graph, answer the following questions.
(a) Write the nature of the curve
(b) Find the median
(c) If mean is 14.5 then find the mode.

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 SECTION - D
(35-40) Answer the following :
35. Find the value of p if the equation (p–2)x2 – (5 + p) x + 16 = 0 has real and equal roots.
OR
Find two consecutive positive even integers such that their product is 840.
area (BDC)
36. In the figure, s ABC is right angles at B, BD  AC . Find the ratio of area  ABC  .
A

12 cm D

B 5 cm C
In an equilateral triangle PQR, prove that PS2 = 3(QS)2.
P

37.
Q

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S
R
A tower of height h stands in front of a 30 m high building. When observed from the building’s roof, the
angles made towards the top and bottom of the tower are 30º and 60º. What is the value of h?
OR
A tree breaks down and the top of the tree bends down to touch the ground at an angle of 60º. The
distance is 6m between the foot of the tree and the point where the top touches the ground. Find the height
of the tree.
38. Construct an equilateral triangle of side 7cm. Also, construct a triangle which is similar to the first triangle
5
and each of it s sides are   times of the corresponding sides of the first triangle.
7
39. A mug of height 12 cm and made up of plastic is in the form of frustum of right circular cone whose radii
are 8cm and 20 cm. Calculate
(a) the height of cone of which the mug is a part
(b) the volume of water which can be filled in the bucket.
40. 300 bulbs were tested in an experiment and their lifetime was recorded in the below table.

Life time (in hours) Number of bulbs

1000  2000 61
2000  3000 52
3000  4000 77
4000  5000 46
5000  6000 64

Find the median lifetime of the bulb and draw a less than type ogive. Also, verify the result.

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