Full Marks 80 Time: 3 Hours: Sub: Mathematics (Basic) Class: X

SUB: MATHEMATICS(BASIC)
CLASS: X
Full Marks 80 Time: 3 Hours
 All questions are compulsory.
 The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
 Section A contains 20 questions of one mark each.
 Section B contains 6 questions of two marks each.
 Section C contains 8 questions of three marks each.
 Section D contains 6 questions of four marks each.
 Use of calculators is not permitted.
Section A
1. HCF of 168 and 126 is
(a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 14 (d) 18
2. Graphically the pair of equations:
6𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 10 = 0,
2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 9 = 0
represents two lines which are
(a) Intersecting exactly at two points (b) intersecting exactly at two points
(c) coincident lines (d) parallel lines
3. Which of the following equation have sum of roots as 3?
(a) 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 6 = 0 (b) 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 6 = 0
2
(c) 𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 6 = 0 (d) 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 6 = 0
4. If the third term of an AP is 12 and the seventh term is 24, then the 10th term is
(a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 36
5. If triangle ABC is right angled at C, then the value of sec (A+B) is
2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d) not defined
√3
6. The point which divides the line segment joining the points (8, – 9) and (2, 3) in ratio 1 : 2
internally lies in the
(a) I quadrant (b) II quadrant (c) III quadrant (d) IV quadrant
7. The distance of the point P (−3, −4) from the x-axis (in units) is
(a) 3 (b) −3 (c) 4 (d) 5
8. The curved surface area of a right circular cone of slant height 10 cm and base radius 7 cm is
(a) 120 cm2 (b) 220 cm2 (c) 240 cm2 (d) 140 cm2
9. The class mark of a class interval is
(a) upper limit +lower limit (b) upper limit – lower limit
1 1
(c) (upper limit + lower limit) (d) (upper limit – lower limit)
2 2
10. Construction of cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
(a) mode (b) median (c) mean (d) all the above three measures
11. Express 325 as a product of prime numbers.
12. Check whether the following system of equations are consistent or inconsistent:
3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 17
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 41.
13. The sum of the zeroes of the polynomial 2x2-8x +6 is
(a) - 3 (b) 3 (c) – 4 (d) 4
14. The pair of lines represented by the equations 2x+y+3 = 0 and 4x+ky+6 =0 will be
parallel if value of k is:_________.
15. 𝑛2 − 1 is divisible by 8, if n is an ………… integer.
16. For what value of k, the quadratic equation: 2𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 2 = 0 have real roots?
17. If the first three terms of an A.P are b, c and 2b, then find the ratio of b and c.
18. In the above figure, ∠PQR = 90°, where P, Q and R are points on a circle with centre O. Find
reflex ∠POR:
19. If the perimeter of a semicircular protractor is 36 cm, find its diameter.

20. A dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a prime number.
Section B
21. Find the number of all three-digit natural numbers which are divisible by 9.
22. Find the values of p & q for which the following system has infinite solutions.
2x + 3y = 7 ;
(p + q)x + (2p – q)y = 21.
23. Two concentric circles are of radii 5cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger
circle which touches the smaller circle.
24. A lot of 25 bulbs contain 5 defective ones. One bulb is drawn at random from the lot. What is
the probability that the bulb is good.
OR
Two dice are thrown simultaneously at random. Find the probability of getting a sum of eight.
25. If the line segment joining the points A(2,1) and B (5,-8) is trisected at the points P and Q, find
the coordinates of P.
26. The ratio between the volumes of two spheres is 8 : 27. What is the ratio between their surface
areas?
Section C
27. Prove that √2 is an irrational number.
Or
Find the HCF of 45 and 240 using Euclid’s division lemma.
28. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 10 and verify the relationship between
the zeroes and coefficient.
29. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
30. Solve 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 11 and 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −12 algebraically and hence find the value of ‘m’ for
which y= mx + 3.
31. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 = √3, then prove that 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝜃 = 1.
Or
Prove that √𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃.
32. An umbrella has 8 ribs which are equally spaced. Assuming umbrella to be a flat circle of
radius 45 cm, find the area between the two consecutive ribs of the umbrella.
33. Find the mode of the following frequency distribution:
34. A solid metallic hemisphere of radius 8 cm is melted and recasted into a right circular cone of
base radius 6 cm. Determine the height of the cone.
Section D
35. Draw a triangle ABC with side BC = 6 cm, AB = 5 cm and ∠ABC = 60°. Then construct a
3
triangle whose sides are 4 of the corresponding sides of the triangle ABC.
Or
Construct a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 3 cm which are inclined to each other at
an angle of 60°.
36. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct
points, then prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
Or
State and prove the Pythagoras theorem.
37. Find two consecutive positive integers sum of whose squares is 365.
38. A copper rod of diameter 1 cm and length 8 cm is drawn in to a wire of length 18 m of uniform
thickness. Find the thickness of wire.
Or
Water is flowing at the rate of 15km/hour through a pipe of diameter 14cm into a cuboidal
pond which is 50m long and 44m wide. In what time will the level of water in the pond rise by
21cm?
39. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30° and the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high,
find the height of the building.
40. A carton of 24 bulbs contain 6 defective bulbs. One bulbs is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the bulb is not defective? If the bulb selected is defective and it is not replaced
and a second bulb is selected at random from the rest, what is the probability that the second
bulb is defective?
Or
For the following distribution, draw the cumulative frequency curve more than type and
hence obtain the median from the graph.

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