CBSE

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS

MATHEMATICS STANDARD (041)
Class X | 2023–24

Time allowed: 3 Hours Maximum marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E.

2. Section A has 18 MCQs and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with sub parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 questions of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3
marks and 2 questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the
2 marks questions of Section E.

SECTION A
(This section comprises of Multiple-choice questions (MCQ) of 1 mark each.)

Serial
No. Question Marks
1 Which of the following could be the graph of the polynomial? 1
(x - 1)2 (x + 2)?
(a)

(b)
 (c)

(d)

2 The lines k 1 , k 2 and k 3 represent three different equations as shown in the 1

graph below. The solution of the equations represented by the lines k 1 and k 3 is
x = 3 and y = 0 while the solution of the equations represented by the lines k 2
and k 3 is x = 4 and y = 1.
 Which of these is the equation of the line k 3 ?

(a) x - y = 3
(b) x - y = -3
(c) x + y = 3
(d) x + y = 1

3 What is/are the roots of 3x 2 = 6x? 1

(a) only 2
(b) only 3
(c) 0 and 6
(d) 0 and 2

4 The coordinates of the centre of the circle, O, and a point on the circle, N, are 1
shown in the figure below.
 What is the radius of the circle?

(a) √0.4 units

(b) 2 units
(c) 4 units
(d) √42.4

5 ΔPQR is shown below. ST is drawn such that ∠PRQ = ∠STQ. 1

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

If ST divides QR in a ratio of 2:3, then what is the length of ST?

10
(a) 3 cm
(b) 8 cm
(c) 12 cm
40
(d) 3 cm
6 Two scalene triangles are given below. 1
 (Note: The figures are not to scale.)

Anas and Rishi observed them and said the following:

Anas: ΔPQR is similar to ΔCBA

Rishi: ΔPQR is congruent to ΔCBA

Which of them is/are correct?

(a) Only Anas

(b) Only Rishi
(c) Both Anas and Rishi
(d) Neither of them, as two scalene triangles can never be similar or
congruent.

7 Harsha made a wind chime using a frame and metal rods. She punched 8 holes 1
in the frame, each 2 cm apart, and then hung 6 metal rods from the frame, as
shown in the figure below. The ends of the metal rods are aligned over a line,
shown by the dotted line in the figure.
 (Note: The figure is not to scale.)

If all of the rods are straight and not swaying, then what is the length of Rod
P?

69
(a) cm
7

53
(b) cm
5

76
(c) cm
5

111
(d) 7
cm

8 Two circles with centres O and N touch each other at point P as shown. O, P 1
and N are collinear. The radius of the circle with centre O is twice that of the
circle with centre N. OX is a tangent to the circle with centre N, and OX = 18
cm.

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

What is the radius of the circle with centre N?

18
(a) 2 cm
√
(b) 9 cm
9
(c) 2 cm
√
18
(d) cm
√10

9 Shown below is a circle with centre O having tangents at points P, T and S. 1

 (Note: The figure is not to scale.)

If QR = 12 cm and the radius of the circle is 7 cm, what is the perimeter of the
polygon PQTRSO?

(a) 26 cm
(b) 31 cm
(c) 38 cm
(d) (cannot say with the given information.)

10 Shown below is a table with values of cosecant and secant of different angles. 1

θ 35° 65°
cosec θ P 1.1
sec (90° - θ) 1.7 Q

What are the values of P and Q respectively?

1 1
(a) and
1.7 1.1
(b) 1.1 and 1.7
(c) 1.7 and 1.1
(d) (cannot be found with the given information)

11 In the figure below, PQRS is a square. 1

 (Note: The figure is not to scale.)

What is the value of sin ∠SPT?

8
(a)
17

8
(b) 15

15
(c) ) 17

(d) (cannot be found with the given information)

12 Shown below is a solved trigonometric problem. 1

In which step is there an error in solving?

(a) Step 1
(b) Step 2
(c) Step 3
(d) There is no error.
13 A circle with radius 6 cm is shown below. The area of the shaded region in the 1
circle is of the area of the circle.

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

What is the length of the circle's minor arc?

16𝜋
(a) cm
3

20𝜋
(b) cm
3

(c) 16π cm

(d) 20π cm

14 A regular pentagon is inscribed in a circle with centre O, of radius 5 cm, as 1

shown below.

What is the area of the shaded part of the circle?

(a) 2π cm2
 (b) 4π cm2
(c) 5π cm2
(d) 10π cm2

15 A cuboid of base area P sq units is filled with water upto a height of Q units. 1
A sphere of volume R cu units is dropped into the cuboid such that it is
completely submerged. A representation of the submerged sphere is shown
below.

Which of these represents the increase in the height of water?

(a) 0 units
𝑅
(b) 𝑃 units
(c) R units
𝑅
(d) 𝑄 + 𝑃 units
16 Sweety, Nitesh, and Ashraf visited a hospital for their annual body checkup, 1
which included a blood pressure evaluation. The results of their systolic blood
pressure readings are as follows:

Sweety: 121 mmHg

Nitesh: 147 mmHg
Ashraf: 160 mmHg

The table below depicts the systolic blood pressure ranges of all the patients
who visited the hospital on the same day.
Blood pressure (mmHg) Number of patients
115 - 125 10
125 - 135 9
135 - 145 12
145 - 155 19
155 - 165 10

Who among the three friends have a blood pressure reading that falls in the
modal class?
 (a) Sweety
(b) Nitesh
(c) Ashraf
(d) Both Sweety and Ashraf
17 The table below depicts the weight of the students of class 6 of Red Bricks 1
Public School. There are 18 students in the class that weigh above the median
weight.

If there are no students with the same weight as median weight, how many
students weigh between the range of 37 - 40 kgs?

(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 18
(d) 31
18 Ginny flipped a fair coin three times and tails came up each time. Ginny wants 1
to flip the coin again.

What is the probability of getting heads in the next coin flip?

(a) 0
(b) 0.25
(c) 0.5
(d) 1
19 A number q is prime factorised as 32 × 72 × b, where b is a prime number 1
other than 3 and 7.

Based on the above information, two statements are given below - one
labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Read the statements
carefully and choose the option that correctly describes statements (A) and
(R).
 Assertion (A): q is definitely an odd number.
Reason (R): 32 × 72 is an odd number.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
20 P (-2, 5) and Q (2, -1) are two points on the coordinate plane. 1

Two statements are given below - one labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Read the statements carefully and choose the option that
correctly describes statements (A) and (R).
Assertion (A): The midpoint (0, 2) is the only point equidistant from P and Q.

Reason (R): There are many points (x, y) where (x + 2)2 + (y - 5)2 = (x - 2)2 +
(y + 1)2 are equidistant from P and Q.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.

SECTION B
(This section comprises of very short answer type-questions (VSA) of 2 marks
each.)

Serial
No. Question Marks
21 Check whether the statement below is true or false. 2

“The square root of every composite number is rational.”

Justify your answer by proving rationality or irrationality as applicable.

22 Kimaya and Heena started walking from the point P at the same moment in 2
opposite directions on a 800 m long circular path as shown below. Kimaya
walked to the club house at an average speed of 100 m/min and Heena
walked to the badminton court at an average speed of 80 m/min. The length
of the circular track between the clubhouse and the badminton court is 180
 m.

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

If Heena took 1 minute more than Kimaya to reach her destination, find the
time taken by Heena to reach the badminton court. Show your work.

23 Shown below is a circle with centre O and three tangents drawn at points A, 2
E and C. AE is a diameter of the circle. The tangents intersect at points B
and D.

Based on the above information, evaluate whether the following statement is

true or false. Justify your answer.

Atleast one pair of opposite sides of AEDB is parallel.

24 Shown below is a right circular cone of volume 13,600 cm3 . 2

 (Note: The figure is not to scale.)

Find the angle which the slant height makes with the base radius. Show your
work.

(Note: Take π as 3, √2 as 1.4 and √3 as 1.7.)

OR
Shown below are two right triangles. 2

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

Find the length of the unknown side marked '?'. Show your work.

25 ABCD is a rhombus with side 3 cm. Two arcs are drawn from points A and 2
C respectively such that the radius equals the side of the rhombus. The figure
is shown below.
(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

If BD is a line of symmetry for the figure, then find the area of the shaded
part of the figure in terms of 𝜋. Show your work.

OR

Wasim made a model of Pac-Man, after playing the famous video game of the 2
same name. The area of the model is 120π cm2 . Pac-Man's mouth forms an
angle of 60° at the centre of the circle.

A picture of the model is shown below.

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

Wasim wants to decorate the model by attaching a coloured ribbon to the

entire boundary of the shape. What is the minimum length of the ribbon
required in terms of ? Show your work.
 SECTION C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each)

Serial
No. Question Marks
26 Prime factorisation of three numbers A, B and C is given below: 3

A = (2r × 3p × 5q )
B = (2p × 3r × 5p )
C = (2q × 3q × 5p ) such that, p < q < r and p, q, & r are natural numbers..

♦ The largest number that divides A, B and C without leaving a remainder is

30.

♦ The smallest number that leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by each of

A, B and C is 5402.
Find A, B and C. Show your work.

27 Riddhi throws a stone in the air such that it follows a parabolic path before it 3
lands at P on the ground as depicted by the graph below.

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

 i) The above graph is represented by a polynomial where the sum of its
zeroes is 1 and the sum of the squares of its zeroes is 25. Find the
coordinates of P and Q.
ii) If one unit on the graph represents 25 metres, how far from Riddhi does
the stone land?

Show your work.

28 Given below is a pair of linear equations: 3

2x - my = 9
4x - ny = 9

Find at least one pair of the possible values of m and n, if exists, for which
the above pair of linear equations has:

i) a unique solution
ii) infinitely many solutions
iii) no solution

Show your work.

OR
(6, 0) and (0, 2) are two of the points of intersections of two lines represented 3
by a pair of linear equations.

i) How many points of intersections does the pair of linear equations have in
total? Justify your answer.

ii) Find the equation that represents one of the lines of the above pair. Show
your work.

29 In the given figure, PQ is the diameter of the circle with centre O. R is a point 3
on the boundary of the circle, at which a tangent is drawn. A line segment is
drawn parallel to PR through O, such that it intersects the tangent at S.
 Show that SQ is a tangent to the circle.
OR
Shown below is a circle with centre O. Tangents are drawn at points A and 3
C, such that they intersect at point B.

If OA ⊥ OC, then show that quadrilateral OABC is a square.

30 Shown below is a semicircle of radius 1 unit. 3

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

Make necessary constructions and show that:

 31 Naima is playing a game and has two identical 6-sided dice. The faces of the 3
dice have 3 even numbers and 3 odd numbers.

She has to roll the two dice simultaneously and has two options to choose
from before rolling the dice. She wins a prize if:

Option 1: the sum of the two numbers appearing on the top of the two dice is
odd.
Option 2: the product of the two numbers appearing on top of the two dice is
odd.

Which option should Naima choose so that her chances of winning a prize is
higher? Show your work.

SECTION D
(This section comprises of long answer-type questions (LA) of 5 marks each)

Serial
No. Question Marks
32 Manu and Aiza are competing in a 60 km cycling race. Aiza's average speed 5
is 10 km/hr greater than Manu's average speed and she finished the race in
hours less than Manu.

Find the time taken by Manu to finish the race. Show your work.

OR
Shown below is a cuboid with water in two different orientations. The length, 5
breadth and height of the cuboid are distinct. The cuboid has 480 cm3 of water.

(Note: The figures are not to scale.)

 If the height of water in orientation II is half of that in orientation I, then find
the heights of water in both orientations. Show your work.

33 In the following figure, ΔABC is a right-angled triangle, such that: 5

♦ AC = 25 cm
♦ PT || AB and SR || BC

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

Find the area of ΔPQR. Show your work.

34 Two rectangular sheets of dimensions 45 cm × 155 cm are folded to make 5

hollow right circular cylindrical pipes, such that there is exactly 1 cm of
overlap when sticking the ends of the sheet. Sheet 1 is folded along its
length, while Sheet 2 is folded along its width. That is, the top edge of the
sheet is joined with its bottom edge in both the sheets, as depicted by the
arrow in the figure below. Both pipes are closed on both ends to form
cylinders.

(Note: The figures are not to scale.)

 i) Find the difference in the curved surface areas of the two cylinders.
ii) Find the ratio of the volumes of the two cylinders formed.

Show your work.

22
(Note: Use π as . Assume that the sheets have negligible thickness.)
7

OR

Shown below is a cylindrical can placed in a cubical container. 5

i) How many of these cans can be packed in the container such that no more
cans are fitted?

ii) If the capacity of one can is 539 ml, find the internal volume of the
cubical container.

Show your work.

22
(Note: Take π as 7
.)

35 A car assembly unit assembles a limited number of cars daily, depending on 5

the prevailing demand. The following table presents an analysis of the
number of cars assembled by the unit over three consecutive months:
 Cars assembled per day Number of days
0-4 33
4-8 18
8 - 12 21
12 - 16 11
16 - 20 7

i) If the demand of the cars is doubled, estimate how many cars on an

average should be assembled per day such that the increased demand is met?

ii) At least on how many days, less than average number of cars were
assembled?

Show your work.

SECTION E
(This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions of 4 marks
each with two sub-questions. First two case study questions have three sub
questions of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively. The third case study question has two
sub questions of 2 marks each.)

Serial
No. Question Marks
36 Answer the questions based on the given information.

An interior designer, Sana, hired two painters, Manan and Bhima to make
paintings for her buildings. Both painters were asked to make 50 different
paintings each.

The prices quoted by both the painters are given below:

♦ Manan asked for Rs 6000 for the first painting, and an increment of Rs 200
for each following painting.
♦ Bhima asked for Rs 4000 for the first painting, and an increment of Rs 400
for each following painting.

(i) How much money did Manan get for his 25th painting? Show your work. 1
(ii) How much money did Bhima get in all? Show your work. 1
 (iii) If both Manan and Bhima make paintings at the same pace, find the first 2
painting for which Bhima will get more money than Manan. Show your
steps.
OR
(iii) Sana's friend, Aarti hired Manan and Bhima to make paintings for her at 2
the same rates as for Sana. Aarti had both painters make the same number of
paintings, and paid them the exact same amount in total.

How many paintings did Aarti get each painter to make? Show your work.

37 Answer the questions based on the given information.

In the game of archery, a bow is used to shoot arrows at a target board. The
player stands far away from the board and aims the arrow so that it hits the
board.
One such board, which is divided into 4 concentric circular sections, is drawn
on a coordinate grid as shown. Each section carries different points as shown
in the figure. If an arrow lands on the boundary, the inner section points are
awarded.
 (i) After shooting two arrows, Rohan scored 25 points. 1

Write one set of coordinates for each arrow that landed on the target.
(ii) If one player's arrow lands on (2, 2.5), how many points will be awarded 1
to the player? Show your work.

(iii) One of Rohan’s arrow landed on (1.2, 1.6). He wants his second arrow to 2
land on the line joining the origin and first arrow such that he gets 10 points
for it.
Find one possible pair of coordinates of the second arrow's landing mark.
Show your work.
OR
(iii) An arrow landed on the boundary and is worth 20 points. The 2
coordinates of the landing mark were of the form (m, -m).

Find all such coordinates. Show your steps.

38 Answer the questions based on the given information.

A drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot and is controlled by a remote-

control device. Its various applications include policing, surveillance,
photography, precision agriculture, forest fire monitoring, river monitoring
and so on.

David used an advanced drone with high resolution camera during an

expedition in a forest region which could fly upto 100 m height above the
ground level. David rode on an open jeep to go deeper into the forest. The
initial position of drone with respect to the open jeep on which David was
riding is shown below.
David’s jeep started moving to enter the forest at an average speed of 10 m/s.
He Simultaneously started flying the drone in the same direction as that of the
jeep.

(i) David reached near one of the tallest trees in the forest. He stopped the 1
drone at a horizontal distance of 5√3 m from the top of the tree and at a
vertical distance of 65 m below its maximum vertical range.

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

If the angle of elevation of the drone from the top of the tree was 30°, find
the height of the tree. Show your work.
(ii) The drone was flying at a height of 30√3 metres at a constant speed in the 1
horizontal direction when it spotted a zebra near a pond, right below the
drone.
The drone travelled for 30 metres from there and it could see the zebra, at the
same place, at an angle of depression of θ from it.

Draw a diagram to represent this situation and find θ. Show you work.

(iii) After 2 minutes of starting the expedition both the drone and the jeep 2
stopped at the same moment so that the drone can capture some images. The
position of the drone and the jeep when they stopped is as shown below.
(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

Find the average speed of the drone in m/s rounded off upto 2 decimal
places. Show your work.

OR

(iii) At some point during the expedition, David kept the drone stationary for 2
some time to capture the images of a tiger. The angle of depression from the
drone to the tiger changed from 30° to 45° in 3 seconds as shown below.

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

What was the average speed of the tiger during that time? Show your work.

(Note: Take √3 as 1.73.)

 CBSE
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS - MARKING SCHEME
MATHEMATICS STANDARD (041)
Class X | 2023–24
SECTION A - Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each.

Q. No. Marks
Answer/Solution
1 (c) 1

2 (a) x - y = 3 1
3 (d) 0 and 2 1
4 (b) 2 units 1
5 (b) 8 cm 1
6 (a) Only Anas 1
111
7 (d) cm 1
7
9
8 (c) cm 1
√2
9 (c) 38 cm 1
10 (c) 1.7 and 1.1 1
 8
11 (a) 17 1

12 (a) step 1 1
16𝜋
13 (a) cm 1
3
14 (d) 10π cm2 1
𝑅
15 (b) units 1
𝑃
16 (b) Nitesh 1
17 (a) 5 1
18 (c) 0.5 1
19 (d) (A) is false but (R) is true. 1
20 (d) (A) is false but (R) is true. 1

SECTION B – Very short answer questions of 2 marks each.

Q. No. Answer/Solution Marks
21 Takes a number which is not a perfect square but is a composite number.
For example, 6.
𝑎
0.5
Assumes √6 = 𝑏, where b ≠ 0, a and b are co-primes.

Writes b√6 = a and squares on both sides to get 6b2 = a2 .

Writes that as a2 is divisible by 2 and 3 which are both prime numbers, a is
also divisible by both 2 and 3. Hence concludes that a is divisible by 6. 0.5

Writes a = 6c, where c is an integer and squares on both sides to get

a2 = 36c2 .
Replaces a2 with 6b2 from step 2 to get 6b2 = 36c2 and solves it to get
b2 = 6c2 .
Writes that as b2 is divisible by 2 and 3 which are both prime numbers, b is 0.5
also divisible by both 2 and 3. Hence concludes that b is divisible by 6.

Writes that 2 and 3 divide both a and b which contradicts the assumption
that a and b are co-prime and hence √6 is irrational.
Concludes that the given statement is false. 0.5
22 Assumes the time taken by Kimaya and Heena to reach the club house and
the badminton court as t 1 and t 2 respectively and frames the equation as:
t2 - t1 = 1

Assumes the distance travelled by Kimaya as x m and by Heena as y m and

frames the equation for the total distance travelled by Kimaya and Heena
together as:
 x + y = 800 - 180 = 620

Uses the constant speeds of Kimaya and Heena to find the values
of x and y as:
x = 100t 1 and y = 80t 2
1.0
Replaces the values of x and y in the equation of distance travelled as:
100t 1 + 80t 2 = 620
Substitutes the value of t 1 in the above equation as:
0.5
100(t 2 -1) + 80t 2 = 620
Solves the above equation to find the value of t 2 as 4 minutes.
0.5
23 Writes that the statement is true. 0.5

Gives a valid reason. For example, as tangents are drawn at A and

E, ∠OAB = ∠OED = 90°. Since these are adjacent interior angles, and are
supplementary, AB||ED. Hence, atleast one pair of opposite sides of AEDB 1.5
is parallel.
24 Uses the formula for the volume of a cone and solves for height, h, as:
1
× 3 × 20 × 20 × h = 13600 1.0
3
=> h = 34 cm

Finds the angle, θ, which the slant height makes with the base radius as:
34
tan θ =
20
=> tan θ = 1.7
=> tan θ = tan 60° 1.0
=> θ = 60°

OR
1.0
2
Writes sin 45° = and finds the hypotenuse as 2√2 cm.
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒

(Award full marks if it is solved correctly by applying any other properties

of triangles.)

𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒
Writes cos 60° = and finds the unknown side marked with '?' as:
2 √2

1.0
 1
2√2 × 2 = √2 cm
 60 3𝜋
25 Finds the area of sector ABD as 360 × π × 32 = cm2
2
1.0
√3 9√3
Finds the area of ΔABD as ×9= cm2
4 4

Finds the required area as:

2 × (area of sector ABD - area of ΔABD)

3 9 √3
= 2 × (2 π - ) 1.0
4

9 √3
= 3π - cm2
2

OR

Assumes the radius of the circle as r cm and writes the equation for the
area as: 1.0
300
120π = × π × r2
360
=> r = 12 cm 1.0

Finds the length of ribbon required as:

300
(360 × 2 × π × 12) + 24 cm = (20π + 24) cm

SECTION C – Short answer questions of 3 marks each.

Q No. Answer/Solution Marks
26 Finds the HCF and LCM of A, B and C from the prime factorisation as:
HCF = 2p × 3p × 5p
0.5
LCM = 2r × 3r × 5q

From the given information, infers that HCF of A, B and C is 30 and

equates it to the HCF obtained in step 1 to get the value of p as:

2p × 3p × 5p = 30
=> (2 × 3 × 5)p = (2 × 3 × 5)1 0.5
=> p = 1
 From the given information, infers that LCM of A, B and C is 5402 - 2 =
5400.

Equates it to the LCM obtained in step 1 to get the values of q and r as:
1.0
2r × 3r × 5q = 5400
=> (2 × 3)r × (5)q = (2 × 3)3 × (5)2
=> q = 2 and r = 3

Substitutes the values of p, q and r to find the values of A, B and C as:

A = 23 × 31 × 52 = 600 1.0
B = 21 × 33 × 51 = 270
C = 22 × 32 × 51 = 180
27 i) Assumes the polynomial to be ax 2 + bx + c and considers its zeroes to
be α and β.

Given: α + β = 1
α2 + β2 = 25
1.0
Uses the identity (α + β)2 to find αβ as (-12).

From the relation between coefficients and zeroes of a polynomial, finds

b and c in terms of a as:

b = (-a) and c = (-12a)

Frames the expression of polynomial as:

ax 2 - ax - 12a 0.5

Assumes the value of a as 1 and factorises the above polynomial as:

x 2 - x - 12 = (x - 4)(x + 3)

Finds the zeroes as 4 and (-3).

Thus, finds the coordinates of P and Q as (4, 0) and (-3, 0). 1.0

ii) Writes that the distance between Riddhi and the point where the stones
lands (P) is (2 + 4) = 6 units.

Finds the distance between Riddhi and point P as (6 × 25) = 150 metres. 0.5
28 i) Writes that for the equations to have unique solution:

Hence in the given equations:

Substitutes a set of values for m and n in the given pair of equations which
satisfies the above condition and frames a pair of equations. For example:

2x - 2y = 9 1.0
4x - 6y = 9

(Award full marks if any other pair of equations satisfying the above
conditions is framed.)

ii) Writes that for the equations to have infinitely many solutions:

Reasons that in the pair of equations provided:

Concludes that as the required condition can never be satisfied, it is not 1.0
feasible to frame a pair of equations having infinitely many solutions.

iii) Writes that for the equations to have no solution:

In the given equations:

Now, substitutes a pair of values for m and n in the given equations such
that:
For example,
1.0
2x - 3y = 9
4x - 6y = 9

(Award full marks if any other pair of equations satisfying the above
conditions is framed.)

OR

i) Writes that the pair will have infinitely many solutions.

Reasons that as there are more than one points of intersection, the pair is of 1.0
coincident or overlapping lines.

ii) Substitutes the values of the point of intersection (6, 0) in the equation
of a line ax + by = c as:

6a + 0 = c
𝑐 0.5
or a =
6

Substitutes the values of the second point of intersection (0, 2) in the

equation as:

2b = c
0.5
𝑐
or b = 2

Rewrites the equation of a line by substituting the values of a and b in

terms of c as:
𝑐 𝑐
x+ y=c
6 2
1.0
Simplifies the above equation by taking c = 1 to find the equation of the
line as x + 3y = 6.
29 Finds that ∠OPR = ∠ORP, and ∠ORP = ∠ROS. 0.5

Finds ∠QOS = ∠ROS = ∠ORP. Gives a valid reason. For example:

Using exterior angle property, ∠OPR + ∠ORP = ∠QOS + ∠ROS.
=> 2∠ROS = ∠QOS + ∠ROS 1.0
=> ∠QOS = ∠ROS

Writes that ΔORS ≅ ΔOQS by SAS congruence. The working may look as
follows:

OS = OS (common side)
OR = OQ (radius)
∠ROS = ∠QOS 0.5

Notes that as RS is a tangent to the circle, ∠ORS = 90°. 1.0

Concludes that SQ is a tangent to the circle as ∠ORS = ∠OQS = 90°, by
CPCT.

OR

Writes that AB = BC, as they are tangents from an external point to a

circle. 0.5
Notes that OA = OC as they are radii.
0.5
Writes that ∠BAO = ∠BCO = 90° as AB and BC are tangents.

Notes that OA || BC as ∠AOC + ∠OCB = 180° (adjacent interior angles) 0.5

Notes that OC || AB as ∠AOC + ∠OAB = 180° (adjacent interior angles)
0.5
Concludes that OABC is a parallelogram.

Writes that, as opposite sides in a parallelogram are equal, OA = BC and

OC = AB. 0.5
Also, as opposite angles in a parallelogram are equal, ∠AOC = ∠ABC =
90°

(Award full marks if students first proves that OABC is a rectangle using
angle sum property and then shows that the adjacent sides are equal.)

Concludes that OABC is a square as all of its angles are 90°, and 0.5
OA = AB = BC = OC.
30 Draws a rough figure with the necessary constructions. The figure may
look as follows:
 1.0

0.5
(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

Writes that in ΔRPO,

𝑅𝑃 0.5
sin θ = 𝑂𝑅
=> RP = sin θ

Writes that in ΔRPO,

𝑃𝑂
cos θ =
𝑂𝑅 1.0
=> PO = cos θ

Writes that in ΔRPQ,

31 Writes that the sum of the two numbers on the dice is one of these:
odd + odd = even
odd + even = odd
even + odd = odd 1.0
even + even = even

Finds the probability of getting an odd number as the sum on rolling the
1 0.5
two dice as 2 .

Writes that the product of the two numbers on the dice is one of these:
odd × odd = odd
odd × even = even
even × odd = even 1.0
even × even = even

Finds the probability of getting an odd number as the product on rolling the
1
two dice as 4 .
 Hence, concludes that Naima should choose option 1. 0.5

SECTION D – Long answer questions of 5 marks each.

Q No. Answer/Solution Marks
32 Assumes the time Manu took to finish the race as t hours and writes the
60
equation for his average speed as 𝑡 km/hr. 0.5

Frames the equation for Aiza using the given information as:
1.5
60 1
( 𝑡 + 10)(t - 2 ) = 60

Simplifies the above equation into standard quadratic equation form as:
1.5
2t 2 - t - 6 = 0
1.0
3
Factorises the above equation as (t - 2)(t + ) = 0
2
0.5
Finds the time taken by Manu to finish the race as 2 hours.

OR
0.5
Assumes the vertical length of the cuboid in orientation I as h cm and finds
the height of water as (h - 4) cm.
0.5
1
Finds the height of water in orientation II as (h - 4) cm.
2

Writes the equation for the volume of water as: 1.0

1
5 × h × 2 (h - 4) = 480
1.0
Simplifies the above equation as:

h2 - 4h - 192 = 0 1.0

Solves and finds the roots of the above equation as (-12) and 16.

(Rejects h = (-12) as height cannot be negative.)

Finds the height of water in:
 orientation I as 16 - 4 = 12 cm
1
orientation II as 2 × 12 = 6 cm 1.0

(Award full marks if an alternate method is correctly used.)

33 Finds PR as PC - RC.

50 50
Finds RC as = 10 cm and PC as cm.
5 3
1.5
20
Hence, finds PR as cm.
3

0.5
Writes that ΔPQR ∼ ΔPTC by basic proportionality theorem, as QR || BC.

𝑃𝑅 𝑃𝑄
Writes that = 𝑄𝑇 .
𝐶𝑅

20 𝑃𝑄
Hence, = 1.0
10×3 8

16
=> PQ = cm.
3 1.0

Uses Pythagoras theorem in ΔPQR to find the length of QR as:

2 2
20 16 1.0
QR = (√ 3 ) - (√ 3 ) = 4 cm

1 16 32
Finds the area of ΔPQR as 2 × 4 × = cm2 .
3 3

(Award full marks if a different solution method is used correctly to find

the answer.)
34 i) Writes that, in the sheet 1 cylinder, the height of the cylinder = 155 cm.

Hence finds area wasted in overlap = 155 x 1 = 155 cm2 . 0.5

Writes that, in the sheet 2 cylinder, the height of the cylinder = 45 cm.

Hence finds area wasted in overlap = 45 x 1 = 45 cm2 . 0.5

Writes that, as the sheets used are identical, the difference in curved
surface area = difference between area wasted in overlap = 155 - 45 =
110 cm2 .

(Award full marks if solved using formula). 1.0

ii) Notes that the circumference of the circle in the Sheet 1 cylinder is:
45 cm - 1 cm = 44 cm

Finds the radius of the sheet 1 cylinder as 7 cm.

The working may look as follows:

1.0
2πr1 = 44 cm
=> r1 = 7 cm

Notes that the circumference of the circle in the Sheet 2 cylinder is:
155 cm - 1 cm = 154 cm
49
Finds the radius of the sheet 2 cylinder as cm.
2

The working may look as follows:

2πr2 = 154 cm 1.0

49
=> r2 = 2 cm

Finds the ratio of the volumes of the two cylinders as follows:

1.0
where V1 is the volume of the cylinder made by sheet 1, and V2 is the
volume of the cylinder made by sheet 2.
 OR
i) Finds the side of the cubical container as 2p from the figure. 1.0

𝑝
Calculates that 2p ÷ 2 = 4 cans can be packed in each of the length's and
the breadth's directions in the container.

Finds the total number of cans that can fit in the container as: 1.0

4 × 4 × 2 = 32

ii) Writes the formula for the volume of the can to find the value of p as:

Solves the above equation to find the value of p as 14 cm. 2.0

(Award 0.5 marks if only the formula for volume of a cylinder is written
correctly.)
1.0
Finds the side of the cube as 2 × 14 = 28 cm.

Finds the internal volume of the cubical container as (28) 3 cm3 or

21952 cm3 .

35 i) Prepares the frequency distribution table as below:

Cars assembled per Number of days Class mark fixi

day (fi) (xi)
0-4 33 2 66
4-8 18 6 108
8 - 12 21 10 210
12 - 16 11 14 154
16 - 20 7 18 126
∑f i = 90 ∑f ix i =
664

664 2.5
Finds the mean of the given data as = 7.38 approximately.
90

(Award 0.5 marks if only the formula for mean is written correctly.)
 As the demand has doubled, the new average to meet the demand should 1.0
be:

2 × 7.38 = 14.76 approximately.

Concludes that nearly 15 cars should be assembled per day on an average

to meet the increased demand. 0.5

ii) From the table concludes that as mean lies in the range of (4 - 8), at least 1.0
on 33 days less than average number of cars were assembled.

SECTION E – Case-based questions of 4 marks each.

Q No. Answer/Solution Marks
36 Notes that the amounts Manan is paid for each painting forms an AP.
(i)
Takes a = 6000, d = 200 and n = 25 to find the amount as 1.0
6000 + (25 - 1)200 = Rs 10800.
36 Finds the total amount earned by Bhima as follows:
(ii) 0.5
50
S50 = 2 [2(4000) + (50 - 1)(400)]

Solves the above expression to find the total amount as Rs 6,90,000. 0.5
36 Frames equation as follows:
(iii)
6000 + (n - 1)200 = 4000 + (n - 1)400 0.5

Solves the above equation to find the value of n as 11. 1.0

Writes that, since they both earn the same amount for the 11th painting, as
Bhima's increment is more, Bhima gets more money than Manan for the 0.5
12th painting.

OR

Assumes that the number of paintings required is n.

Frames equation as follows:

 Sn (Manan) = Sn (Bhima) 1.0
𝑛 𝑛
=> 2 [2(6000) + (n -1)200] = 2 [2(4000) + (n -1)400]

Solves the equation from step 1 to find n as 21. 1.0

37 Writes two pairs of possible coordinates such that Rohan scored 20 and 5
(i) points for them. For examples, (1.5, 0) and (3.5, 0). 1.0
37 Finds the distance of (2, 2.5) from (0, 0) as:
(ii)
√(4 + 6.25) = √10.25 units

Hence, concludes that 5 points will be awarded. 1.0

(Award full marks if students answer correctly based on any other method
with appropriate justification.)
37 Finds the distance of (1.2, 1.6) from the origin as:
(iii) 0.5
√{(1.2)2 + (1.6)2 } = 2 units

Assumes that the second arrow lands on the boundary mark and writes that
the ratio in which the first arrow divides the origin and the second arrow's 0.5
landing mark is the ratio of their radii = 2:1.

Assumes the coordinates of the second arrow's landing mark as (x, y) and
uses section formula to write:

2𝑥 +0 2𝑦+0 0.5
( , ) = (1.2, 1.6)
3 3

Solves the above equation to find the values of the coordinates of the 0.5
second arrow's landing mark as (1.8, 2.4).

OR

Identifies the distance between the origin and the coordinate (m, -m) as 2 0.5
units and uses the distance formula to write the equation as:
m 2 + (-m)2 = 22

0.5
Simplifies the above equation as 2m 2 = 4.
0.5
Solves the above equation to get y as √2 and (-√2).
0.5
 Finds the coordinates as (√2, -√2) and (-√2, √2).

38 Assumes the vertical distance between the top of the tree and the drone to
(i) be h and finds h as: 0.5

1
h = 5√3 × tan 30° = 5√3 × =5m
√3

Finds the height of the tree as 100 - 65 - 5 = 30 m. 0.5

38 Draws a rough diagram to represent the situation. The figure may look as
(ii) follows:
 0.5

0.5

Finds the value of θ as:

30 √3
tan θ = = √3
30

Thus finds the value of θ as 60°.

38 Assumes the horizontal distance between the remote and the drone as x and
(iii) finds its value as:

0.5

Finds the distance covered by the jeep in 2 mins as:

0.5
10 × 120 = 1200 m

Finds the horizontal distance covered by the drone before it stopped as:

1200 + 50 = 1250 m

Finds the speed of the drone as:

1250 1.0
= 10.42 m/s
120

OR

Assumes the horizontal distance between the drone and the tiger to be x
when the angle of depression was 30° and finds the value of x as:
0.5
1
x = 54√3 × tan 30° = 54√3 × = 54 m
√3

Assumes the horizontal distance between the drone and the tiger after 3
seconds as y and finds the value of y as: 0.5
y = 54√3 × tan 45° = 54√3 m

Finds the distance covered by the tiger in 3 seconds as: 0.5

54√3 - 54 = 39.42 m

Finds the average speed of the tiger during that time as: 0.5
39.42
= 13.14 m/s
3
 MARKING SCHEME
Additional Practice Question Paper
Class X Session 2023-24
TIME: 3 hours MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041) MAX. MARKS: 80

SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. (a) 𝑥 2 − 16 1

2. (a) 45 minutes 1

3. (d) parallel 1
4. (b) 𝑘 ≤ 16 1

5. 𝑛 1
(d)
𝑛+1

6. (c) 7
1
7. 𝐸𝐹
(b) 𝑅𝑃 = 𝑃𝑄
𝐷𝐸 1
8. (d) x = 3, y = 4 1

9. (c) 2√3 cm 1

10. (c) 0 1

11. (a)
𝑟2
(𝜋 − 2) 1
4

12. (b) 360 𝑐𝑚2 1

13. (d) 4 ∶ 1 1

14. (b) multiple of 3 1

15. (d) (3,5) 1

16. (b) I and IV 1

17. (d) 7 1
18. (a) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 1

19. (d) (A) is false but (R) is true. 1

20. (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). 1

SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. 66 = 2 × 3 × 11
88 = 23 × 11 1
110 = 2 × 5 × 11
HCF = 2 × 11 = 22 ½
 Total Trees = 264
264
∴ Total number of rows = 22 = 12 ½

22. Sum of zeroes = 𝛼 + 𝛽 = −(−1) = 1 ½

Product of zeroes = 𝛼𝛽 = −2

Sum of other zeroes = (2𝛼 + 1) + (2𝛽 + 1) = 2(𝛼 + 𝛽) + 2 = 4 ½

Product of other zeroes = (2𝛼 + 1) × (2𝛽 + 1) = 2(𝛼 + 𝛽) + 4𝛼𝛽 + 1 = −5
½
½
∴ Required polynomial is 𝑘(𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 5)

OR
5 𝑘
𝛼 + 𝛽 = − 2 , 𝛼𝛽 = 2 ½
𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 + 𝛼𝛽 =
21
⟹ (𝛼 + 𝛽)2 − 𝛼𝛽 =
21 1
4 4
25 𝑘 21 𝑘
⟹ 4 − 2 = 4 ⟹ − 2 = −1
½
∴𝑘=2
23. ∠𝐷𝐸𝐵 = ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 90° ½
∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 90° − ∠𝐷𝐵𝐸 ½
Also, ∠𝐵𝐷𝐸 = 90° − ∠𝐷𝐵𝐸
⟹ ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = ∠𝐵𝐷𝐸 ½
So, ∆𝐵𝐷𝐸~∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ½

OR

∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐶
⟹ 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑃𝑅 ½
𝐴𝐵 2𝐵𝐷 𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐷
= = ⟹ = ½
𝑃𝑄 2𝑄𝑀 𝑃𝑅 𝑃𝑄 𝑄𝑀

Also, ∠𝐵 = ∠𝑄 (as ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅) ½

𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐷
So, ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷~∆𝑃𝑄𝑀 ⟹ 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑃𝑀
½

24. 𝐷𝑅 = 𝐷𝑆 = 5 𝑐𝑚
⟹ 𝐴𝑅 = 𝐴𝐷 − 𝐷𝑅 = 18 𝑐𝑚 ½
𝐴𝑄 = 𝐴𝑅 = 18 𝑐𝑚
⟹ 𝑄𝐵 = 29 − 18 = 11 𝑐𝑚 ½
In quad. 𝑂𝑄𝐵𝑃, ∠𝐵 = 90° and ∠𝑂𝑄𝐵 = ∠𝑂𝑃𝐵 = 90°
∴ 𝑂𝑄𝐵𝑃 is a square
½

So, 𝑟 = 11 𝑐𝑚 ½

25. sin 𝐴 = cos 𝐴 ⟹ 𝐴 = 45° ½

1
2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴 + + 1 = 2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝐴 + 1
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴
 2
= 2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 45° + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 45° + 1
1 2
= 2(1)2 + ( ) + 1 1
√2
1 7
=2+2+1=2 ½

SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. Let us assume that 5 + 6√7 is rational
𝑝
Let 5 + 6√7 = ; 𝑞 ≠ 0 and 𝑝, 𝑞 are integers ½
𝑞
⟹ √7 =
𝑝−5𝑞 1
6𝑞
𝑝 and 𝑞 are integers, ∴ 𝑝 − 5𝑞 is an integer ½
𝑝−5𝑞
is a rational number ½
6𝑞
⟹ √7 is a rational number which is a contradiction. So, our assumption that 5 + 6√7
is a rational number is wrong
Hence 5 + 6√7 is an irrational number. ½
27. Let the length and breadth of rectangle be 𝑥 𝑚 and 𝑦 𝑚 respectively
∴ (𝑥 + 5)(𝑦 − 4) = 𝑥𝑦 − 160 and (𝑥 − 10)(𝑦 + 2) = 𝑥𝑦 − 100 ½+½
⟹ 4𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 140 and 2𝑥 − 10𝑦 = −80 ½+½
Solving, we get 𝑥 = 60 and 𝑦 = 20 1
So, length of rectangle = 60 𝑚
Breadth of rectangle = 20 𝑚

OR
Let the two numbers be 𝑥 and 𝑦(𝑥 > 𝑦)
1
∴ 2𝑥 − 16 = 2 𝑦 ⟹ 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 32 … (1) 1
1 1 1
and 2 𝑥 − 1 = 2 𝑦 ⟹ 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 … (1)
Solving, we get 𝑥 = 10 and 𝑦 = 8 1
Hence the two numbers are 10 and 8

28. ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 𝜃
Now, 𝑇𝑃 = 𝑇𝑄 ⟹ 𝑇𝑃𝑄 is an isosceles triangle ½
1 1
∠𝑇𝑃𝑄 = ∠𝑇𝑄𝑃 = 2 (180° − 𝜃) = 90° − 2 𝜃 1
∠𝑂𝑃𝑇 = 90° ⟹ ∠𝑂𝑃𝑄 = ∠𝑂𝑃𝑇 − ∠𝑇𝑃𝑄
1 1
= 90° − (90° − 𝜃) = 𝜃 1
2 2
1
= 2 ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄
So, ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 2∠𝑂𝑃𝑄 ½
29. LHS= (𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠4 𝜃 + 1) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2 𝜃
2 2
= [(𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝜃)(𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝜃) + 1]𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2 𝜃 1
2
= (𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝜃 + 1)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2 𝜃 1
2
= 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐2 𝜃
=2 1
OR
If sin 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 = 2, then find the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛19 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 20 𝑥
sin 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 = 2 1
 1
⟹ sin 𝑥 + sin 𝑥 = 2 ⟹ 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 + 1 = 2 sin 𝑥 1
⟹ (sin 𝑥 − 1)2 = 0 ½
∴ sin 𝑥 = 1 ⟹ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 = 1

So, 𝑠𝑖𝑛19 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 20 𝑥 = 1 + 1 = 2 ½

30. Curved surface area of cylinder 8

=
curved surface area of cone 5
2𝜋𝑟ℎ 8 1
⟹ =
𝜋𝑟𝑙 5
ℎ 4
𝑙
=
5
½
ℎ 4
=
√ℎ2 +𝑟 2 5 ½
ℎ2 16
=
ℎ2 +𝑟 2 25
𝑟2 9
⟹ = ½
ℎ2 16
𝑟 3
∴ = ½
ℎ 4
Hence the ratio of radius and height is 3 ∶ 4

31. (i) P (a face card or a black card)= 12 + 26 − 6 = 32 or 8 1

52 52 52 52 13
4 4
(ii) P (neither an ace nor a king)= 1 − P(either an ace or a king) = 1 − (52 + 52)
8 44
= 1 − 52 = 52 or 13
11 1
2 1
(iii) P (a jack and a black card) = 52 or 26 1

SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32.
Marks Number of students Frequency Cumulative
(Cumulative frequency
frequency) (less than type)
0 - 10 80 3 3
10 - 20 77 5 8 Correct
20 - 30 72 7 15 table – 2
30 - 40 65 10 25
40 – 50 55 12 37
50 - 60 43 15 52
60 - 70 28 12 64
70 - 80 16 6 70
80 - 90 10 2 72
90 - 100 8 8 80
𝑛
𝑛 = 80 ⟹ 2 = 40
∴ 50 − 60 is the median class ½
40−37
Median = 50 + × 10 = 52
15 1
50 − 60 is the modal class ½
 15−12
Mode = 50 + 2×15−12−12 × 10 = 55 1

OR

Classes Frequencies (𝑓𝑖 ) 𝑥𝑖 𝑓𝑖 𝑥𝑖

0-30 12 15 180
30-60 21 45 945 Correct
60-90 𝑥 75 75𝑥 table – 2
90-120 52 105 5460
120-150 𝑦 135 135𝑦
150-180 11 165 1815
Total 150 8400 + 75𝑥 + 135𝑦

96 + 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 150 ⟹ 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 54 …(1) ½
Mean = 91
8400+75𝑥+135𝑦
⟹ = 91 1
150
75𝑥 + 135𝑦 = 5250 or 5𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 350 …(2)
½
Solving (1) and (2), we get 𝑥 = 34 and 𝑦 = 20 1

33. For correct statement, given, to prove, figure and construction 1

For correct proof 2½
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, DE ∥ BC
𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐸 1
⟹ =
𝐷𝐵 𝐸𝐶
𝑥 𝑥+2
⟹ =
𝑥−2 𝑥−1
Solving, we get 𝑥 = 4 ½

34.
Correct Figure 1

Let speed of car be 𝑥 km/h

⟹ 𝐷𝐶 = 12𝑥 m
𝐴𝐵
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐵𝐶 = tan 30° =
1 1
√3
⟹ 𝐵𝐶 = √3𝐴𝐵 … (1) ½
𝐴𝐵
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷, 𝐵𝐷 = tan 45° = 1 1
⟹ 𝐵𝐷 = 𝐴𝐵 …(2)
Now, 𝐷𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶 − 𝐵𝐷 ⟹ 12𝑥 = √3𝐴𝐵 − 𝐴𝐵 = (√3 − 1)𝐵𝐷 ½
12𝑥
𝐵𝐷 =
√3−1
12𝑥 1 12
∴ Time taken from D to B ×𝑥 = = 6(√3 + 1) ½
√3−1 √3−1
= 16 minutes (approx.) ½

OR
 Correct Figure 1
Let the position of the cloud be E and F be the
image of the cloud in the lake
Let 𝐸𝐷 = ℎ 𝑚, 𝐵𝐷 = 𝐴𝐶 = 𝑥 𝑚
ℎ
In ∆𝐵𝐷𝐸, 𝑥 = tan 30° =
1
1
√3
⟹ 𝑥 = ℎ√3 … (1)
𝐹𝐷 10+(ℎ+10) ½
In ∆𝐵𝐷𝐹, 𝐵𝐷 = = tan 60°
ℎ+20
𝑥 1
⟹ √3 = (using (1)) ½
√3ℎ
⟹ 3ℎ = ℎ + 20
∴ ℎ = 10 𝑚 ½
So, the height of the cloud from the surface of the lake = (10 + 10) 𝑚
= 20 𝑚 ½
35. Let the usual speed of the flight be 𝑥 km/h
∴
1500
−
1500
=
30 2
𝑥 𝑥+250 60 1½
⟹ 𝑥 2 + 250𝑥 − 750000 = 0
(𝑥 − 750)(𝑥 + 1000) = 0 1
∴ 𝑥 = 750 (Rejecting negative value) ½
Hence the usual speed of the flight = 750 km/h

SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 Case Studies of 4 marks each
36. (i) Let ∠𝐷𝑂𝐴 = 𝜃, then tan 𝜃 = 𝐴𝐷 = √3 ⟹ 𝜃 = 60° ½
𝐴𝑂 1
∠𝐷𝑂𝐴 = ∠𝐶𝑂𝐵 = 60°
∠𝐷𝑂𝐶 = 180° − (60° + 60°) = 60° ½

1
(ii) Area of two wooden triangles = 2 × 2 × 7 × 7√3 = 84.77 𝑐𝑚2 1

𝐴𝑂 7 1
(iii) 𝐷𝑂 = cos 60° ⟹ 𝐷𝑂 = 2
1
⟹ 𝐷𝑂 = 14 𝑐𝑚
60
Area of sector 𝐷𝑂𝐶 = 360 × 𝜋 × 142 = 102.67 𝑐𝑚2 1
OR
𝐴𝑂 7 1
= cos 60° ⟹ 𝐷𝑂 = 2
𝐷𝑂
1
⟹ 𝐷𝑂 = 14 𝑐𝑚
60
Length of tape required = 2 × 14 + 360 × 2 × 𝜋 × 14 = 42.67 𝑐𝑚 1

37. (i) 𝑎 = 15, 𝑑 = 5 ½

𝑎12 = 15 + 11 × 5 = 70 ½

(ii) 𝑛 = 15
Middle row = 8th row ½
𝑎8 = 15 + 7 × 5 = 50 ½
𝑛
(iii) 1875 = 2 [2 × 15 + (𝑛 − 1) × 5] ½
⟹ 𝑛2 + 5𝑛 − 750 = 0 1
 (𝑛 + 30)(𝑛 − 25) = 0 ⟹ 𝑛 = 25 ½
∴ Total number of rows required = 25
OR
𝑛
1250 = 2 [2 × 15 + (𝑛 − 1) × 5] ½
2
⟹ 𝑛 + 5𝑛 − 500 = 0 ½
(𝑛 + 25)(𝑛 − 20) = 0 ⟹ 𝑛 = 20 ½
∴ Number of rows left = 30 − 20 = 10 ½

38. (i) 𝑃(3,3), 𝑄(8,2), 𝑅(6,5)

3+8+6 3+2+5 17 10
Coordinates of required point are ( 3 , 3 ) = ( 3 , 3 ) 1

(ii) 𝑃𝑅 = 𝑄𝑅 = √13
𝑃𝑄 = √26 ½
𝑃𝑄 2 = 𝑃𝑅 2 + 𝑄𝑅 2
∴ ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 is an isosceles right triangle ½
1
(iii) Area of the plot to row seeds = 13 × 9 − 2 × √13 × √13 1
= 110.5 𝑚2 1
OR

2×8+3×13 2×2+3×9
Coordinates of required point are ( , ) 1
2+3 2+3
31
= (11, 5 ) 1
 Additional Practice Question Paper
Class X Session 2023-24
MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041)
TIME: 3 hours MAX. MARKS: 80
General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with subparts
of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3
marks and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been
provided in the 2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. A quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is 0 and one zero is 4, is 1
2 2
(a) 𝑥 − 16 (b) 𝑥 + 16
(c) 𝑥 2 + 4 (d) 𝑥 2 − 4
2. In a formula racing competition, the time taken by two racing cars A and B to complete 1
1 round of the track is 30 minutes and p minutes respectively. If the cars meet again
at the starting point for the first time after 90 minutes and the HCF (30, p) = 15, then
the value of p is
(a) 45 minutes (b) 60 minutes
(c) 75 minutes (d) 180 minutes
3. Graphically, the pair of equations 6𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 10 = 0 and 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 9 = 0 represents two 1
lines which are
(a) intersecting at exactly one point (b) intersecting at exactly two points
(c) coincident (d) parallel
4. 2
If the quadratic equation 𝑥 − 8𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has real roots, then 1
(a) 𝑘 < 16 (b) 𝑘 ≤ 16
(c) 𝑘 > 16 (d) 𝑘 ≥ 16
5. If the sum of first 𝑛 odd natural numbers is equal to 𝑘 times the sum of first 𝑛 even 1
natural numbers, then 𝑘 is equal to
𝑛+1 2𝑛
(a) (b)
2𝑛 𝑛+1
𝑛+1 𝑛
(c) (d)
𝑛 𝑛+1

6. Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is –1 and
that of the other is – 8. Then the difference between their 4th terms is 1
(a) -1 (b) -8
(c) 7 (d) -9
7. If in two triangles, DEF and PQR, ∠𝐷 = ∠𝑄 and ∠𝑅 = ∠𝐸, then which of the following 1
is not true?
𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸
(a) 𝑃𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 (b) 𝑅𝑃 = 𝑃𝑄
𝐷𝐸 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸
(c) 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 (d) 𝑅𝑃 = 𝑄𝑅
8. In given figure, PQRS is a parallelogram, if AT = AQ = 6 cm, AS = 3 cm and TS = 4 cm, 1
then
 (a) x = 4, y = 5 (b) x = 2, y = 3
(c) x = 1, y = 2 (d) x = 3, y = 4

9. In given figure, AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and 1
∠OTA = 30°. Then AT is equal to

(a) 4 cm (b) 2 cm
(c) 2√3 cm (d) 4√3 cm

10. 5 sin 𝜃−4 cos 𝜃 1

If 4 cot 𝜃 − 5 = 0, then the value of is
5 sin 𝜃+4 cos 𝜃
5 5
(a) 3 (b) 6
1
(c) 0 (d) 6

11. In the given figure, the area of the segment ACB is 1

𝑟2 𝑟2
(a) (𝜋 − 2) (b) (𝜋 + 2)
4 4
𝑟2 𝑟2
(c) (𝜋 − 1) (d) (𝜋 + 1)
4 4

12. Two cubes each with 6 cm edge are joined end to end. The surface area of the 1
resulting cuboid is
(a) 180 𝑐𝑚2 (b) 360 𝑐𝑚2
2
(c) 300 𝑐𝑚 (d) 260 𝑐𝑚2
13. A sphere of maximum volume is cut out from a solid hemisphere of radius 7 cm. Then 1
the ratio of the volume of the original hemisphere to that of the cut-out sphere is
(a) 2 ∶ 1 (b) 16 ∶ 1
(c) 3 ∶ 1 (d) 4 ∶ 1

14. The distance between two points A and B, on a graph is given as √102 + 72 . The 1
coordinates of A are (−4,3). Given that the point B lies in the first quadrant, then all the
possible 𝑥-coordinates of point B are
(a) multiple of 2 (b) multiple of 3
(c) multiple of 5 (d) multiple of 6

15. If 𝐴(1,2), 𝐵(4,3) and 𝐶(6,6) are the three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD, then the 1
coordinates of the fourth vertex D are
1 7
(a) (2 , 4) (b) (2 , 5)
(c) (3,4) (d) (3,5)

16. Two linear equations in variables 𝑥 and 𝑦 are given below: 1

𝑎1 𝑥 + 𝑏1 𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0
𝑎2 𝑥 + 𝑏2 𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0
Which of the following pieces of information is independently sufficient to determine if
a solution exists or not for this pair of linear equations?
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎 𝑏
I. 𝑏1 = 𝑏2 = 1 II. 𝑎1 = 𝑏1
1 2 2 2
𝑎1 𝑎1 𝑎1 𝑏1
III. 𝑎 = 𝑏 ≠ 1 IV. 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏
2 1 2 2

(a) IV only (b) I and IV

(c) II and IV (d) I and III
17. If mode of some data is 7 and their mean is also 7 then their median is 1
(a) 10 (b) 9
(c) 8 (d) 7
18. In an MCQ test, a student guesses the correct answer 𝑥 out of 𝑦 times. If the 1
2
probability that the student guesses the answer to be wrong is then what is the
3
relation between 𝑥 and 𝑦
(a) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 (b) 𝑥 = 3𝑦
(c) 3𝑥 = 2𝑦 (d) 2𝑥 = 3𝑦
ASSERTION REASON BASED QUESTIONS:
In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion(A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both A and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.

19. Assertion(A): Maximum value of 1

+
1
is 1 1
sec 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃
Reason(R): Maximum value of both sin 𝜃 and cos 𝜃 is 1

20. Assertion(A): The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number 1
of good eggs in the lot is 386.
Reason(R): If the probability of an event is p, the probability of its complementary event
will be 1-p
 SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
21. A forester wants to plant 66 apple trees, 88 banana trees and 110 mango trees in equal 2
rows (in terms of number of trees). Also, he wants to make distinct roots of the trees
(only one type of tree in one row). Find the minimum number of rows required.
22. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2, form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2
2𝛼 + 1 and 2𝛽 + 1
OR
21
If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 5𝑥 + 𝑘 such that 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 + 𝛼𝛽 = 4 , find the
2

value of 𝑘
23. In given figure, 𝐷𝐵 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸 ⊥ 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶. Prove that 𝐵𝐸 = 𝐴𝐶 2
𝐷𝐸 𝐵𝐶

OR
If AD and PM are the medians of triangles ABC and PQR respectively where
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐷
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, prove that 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑃𝑀

24. In given figure, A circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which ∠𝐵 = 90°. If AD = 2

23 cm, AB = 29 cm and DS = 5 cm, find the radius 𝑟 of the circle.

25. If sin 𝐴 − cos 𝐴 = 0 for some acute angle 𝐴, then find the value of 2
1
2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝐴 + +1
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴
SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. Prove that 5 + 6√7 is irrational. 3
27. The area of a rectangle reduces by 160 𝑚 if its length is increased by 5 𝑚 and breadth 3
2

is reduced by 4 𝑚. However, if the length is decreased by 10 𝑚 and breadth is increased

by 2 𝑚, then its area is decreased by 100 𝑚2 . Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
OR
 If 16 is subtracted from twice the greater of two positive numbers, the result is half the
other number. If 1 is subtracted from half the greater number, the result is still half the
other number. Find the two numbers.

28. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. 3
Prove that ∠𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 2 ∠𝑂𝑃𝑄.

29. Prove that: (𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝜃 + 1)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 = 2 3

OR
If sin 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 = 2, then find the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛19 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 20 𝑥
30. A right circular cylinder and a cone have equal bases and equal heights. If their curved 3
surface areas are in the ratio 8 ∶ 5, then find the ratio between the radius of their bases
to their heights.
31. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting 3
(i) a face card or a black card
(ii) neither an ace nor a king
(iii) a jack and a black card
SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each
32. The marks obtained by 80 students of Class X in a mock test of Mathematics are given 5
below in the table:
Marks Number of students
0 and above 80
10 and above 77
20 and above 72
30 and above 65
40 and above 55
50 and above 43
60 and above 28
70 and above 16
80 and above 10
90 and above 8
100 and above 0
Find the median and the mode of the data
OR
If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 91, find the missing frequencies 𝑥
and 𝑦
Classes Frequencies
0-30 12
30-60 21
60-90 𝑥
90-120 52
120-150 𝑦
150-180 11
Total 150
33. State and prove Basic proportionality theorem. 5
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, if DE ∥ BC, AD = 𝑥, DB = 𝑥 − 2, AE = 𝑥 + 2 and EC = 𝑥 − 1,then using the
above result, find the value of 𝑥

34. A man on the top of a vertical tower observes a car moving at a uniform speed coming 5
directly towards it. If it takes 12 minutes for the angle of depression to change form 30°
to 45°, how soon after this, will the car reach the tower? Give your answer to nearest
minutes. (Use √3 = 1.73)
 OR
If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 10 metres above a lake is 30° and the
angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is 60°, find the height of the cloud from
the surface of the lake
35. A flight left 30 minutes later than the scheduled time and in order to reach its destination 5
1500 km away in time it has to increase its speed by 250 km/hr from its usual speed.
Find its usual speed.

SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 Case Studies of 4 marks each
36. Shown below is the trophy shield Akshi received on winning an international Table
tennis tournament.
The trophy is made of a glass sector DOC supported by identical wooden right triangles
∆ DAO and ∆ COB. Also, AO = 7 cm and AO : DA = 1 ∶ √3 (Use √3 = 1.73)

Based on the given information, answer the following questions:

(i) Find ∠𝐷𝑂𝐶 1

(ii) Find the area of the wooden triangles 1

(iii) Find the area of the shape formed by the glass portion 2
OR
If Akshi wants to decorate the boundary of the glass portion with glitter tape, then find
the length of the tape she needs.

37. A school auditorium has to be constructed with a capacity of 2000 people. The chairs
in the auditorium are arranged in a concave shape facing towards the stage in such a
way that each succeeding row has 5 seats more than the previous one.
 (i) If the first row has 15 seats, then how many seats will be there in 12 th row? 1

(ii) If there are 15 rows in the auditorium, then how many seats will be there in the 1
middle row?

(iii) If total 1875 guests were there in the auditorium for a particular event, then how 2
many rows will be needed to make all of them sit?
OR
If total 1250 guests were there in the auditorium for a particular event, then how many
rows will be left blank out of total 30 rows?
38. The students of Class X of a secondary school have been allotted a rectangular plot of
land for their gardening activity. Saplings are being 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 row seeds of the flowering plant on the remaining area
of the plot

(i) If a tree is to be planted exactly in the middle of the triangle PQR ie. at the centroid 1
of ∆PQR to give shed to the people sitting in the lawn, then find the coordinates of the
point where the tree should be planted

(ii) What type of triangle is formed by the grassy lawn? 1

(iii) Find the area of the plot in which the students have to row the seeds. 2
OR
If a special flowering plant has to be planted at a point which divides the line joining the
points C and Q in the ratio 2:3, then find the coordinates of the point where this plant
will be planted
 Practice Questions
Class – X Session -2021-22
TERM 1
Subject- Mathematics (Standard) 041

1. Savita has a lamp placed at the centre of her square yard, each side measuring 20 m. The
light of lamp covers a circle of radius 10 m on yard. What area of the yard is NOT lit by the
lamp?

A. 400π sq. m
B. 100π sq. m
C. (40 - 10π) sq. m
D. (400 - 100π) sq. m

2. In the Δ ABC shown below, ∠X : ∠Y = 1:2.

What is tan x?

1
A.
√3

B. 1

√3
C.
2

D. √3

3. Which of the following numbers can be written as a non-terminating but recurring decimal?

A. 9
43
B.
8
C. √6
5
D.
12
4. In the figure given below, O is the centre of the circle. PR and RQ are chords of the circle.
The radius of the circle is 5 cm. PR = 8 cm, QR = 6 cm and ∠PRQ = 90°.

What is the approximate area of the shaded region?

25
A. ( 4 π − 24 ) cm2
25
B. ( 2 π − 24 ) cm2
25
C. ( 4 π) cm2
25
D. ( 2 π) cm2

5. Shown below are the graphs of the lines 𝑦 − 2𝑥 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 6 and 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞𝑦 = 𝑟.

 Which of these is the solution for the pair of equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 6 and 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞𝑦 = 𝑟.

A. x = 2, y = 4
B. x = 4, y = 2
C. x = 3, y = 2
D. (We cannot say for sure as the values of p and q are not known.)

6. A vessel having 30 m3 of water is emptied through two openings, one small and the other
large. Water flows out through the smaller opening at the rate of U m3/h and through the
larger one at the rate of V m3/h. Given that 3U + 2V = 70 and that the vessel gets fully
emptied in 1 hour, what is V?

A. 10 m3/h
B. 20 m3/h
C. 30 m3/h
D. 50 m3/h

7. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If 27 is subtracted from the number, its
digits are interchanged. Which of these is the product of the digits of the number?

A. 8
B. 14
C. 18
D. 20

8. For the given pair of equations, two statements are given below - one labelled Assertion (A)
and the other labelled Reason (R). Read the statements carefully and choose the option that
correctly describes statements (A) and (R).
2
+ 5𝑦 = 15
𝑥
3
𝑥
+ 6𝑦 = 7

Assertion (A): The given pair of equations can be reduced to a pair of linear equations in two
variables.
 1
Reason (R): In the given equations, y can be substituted by .
𝑝

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the (A).
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A).
C. (A) is true but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false but (R) is true.

9. How many zero(es) does (x - 2) (x + 3) have?

A. zero
B. one
C. two
D. three

1
10. =
tan θ + cot θ

A. cos θ sin θ
B. sec θ sin θ
C. tan θ cot θ
D. sec θ cosec θ

11. In the figure below, PQR is a right-angled triangle, right angled at P. A perpendicular line PS
is drawn from P to QR. PR = 5 cm and PQ = 12 cm.

What is RS:SQ?

A. 5:12
B. 13:17
C. 13:60
D. 25:144
12. In the following figure, Q is a point on PR and S is a point on TR. QS is drawn and ∠RPT =
∠RQS.

Which of these criteria can be used to prove that ΔRSQ is similar to ΔRTP?

A. AAA similarity criterion

B. SAS similarity criterion
C. SSS similarity criterion
D. RHS similarity criterion

13. Which of these is a RATIONAL number?

A. 3π
B. 5√5
C. 0.3466666...
D. 0.345210651372849...

14. Shown below are three triangles. The measures of two adjacent sides and included angle are
given for each triangle.

Which of these triangles are similar?

A. ΔRPQ and ΔXZY

B. ΔRPQ and ΔMNL
C. ΔXZY and ΔMNL
D. ΔRPQ, ΔXZY and ΔMNL are similar to one another
15. In the figure below, what is the length of AB?

A. 45√3 m
45
B. m
√3
C. 45 (√3 - 1) m
D. 45 (√3 + 1) m

1 −3
16. Which of these is the polynomial whose zeroes are and ( 4 ) ?
3
A. 12𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 3
B. 12𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 3
C. 12𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 + 3
D. 12𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 − 3

17. Which of these numbers can be expressed as a product of two or more prime numbers?
i) 15
ii) 34568
iii) (15 × 13)

A. only (ii)
B. only (iii)
C. only (i) and (ii)
D. all - (i), (ii) and (iii)
18. Romy is blindfolded and asked to pick one ball from each of the jars.

The chance of Romy picking a red ball is same in

A. jars 2 and 3
B. jars 1 and 3
C. jars 1 and 2
D. all the three jars

19. 1245 is a factor of the numbers p and q.

Which of the following will ALWAYS have 1245 as a factor?

(i) p + q
(ii) p × q
(iii) p ÷ q

A. only (ii)
B. only (i) and (ii)
C. only (ii) and (iii)
D. all - (i), (ii) and (iii)

20. Look at the numbers shown below.

Which of the above numbers represent probabilities of events?

A. only (i) and (iii)

B. only (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
C. only (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
D. only (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi)

21. A fire engine, standing near a building, extends its ladder to a length of 10 metres to reach a
certain window in the building.

What is the height of the window from the ground?

A. 6m
B. 8m
C. 9m
D. 11 m

22. Two statements are given below - one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason
(R). Read the statements carefully and choose the option that correctly describes statements
(A) and (R).

Assertion (A): 9 x + 12 y - 7 = 0 and 6 x + 8 y - 14 = 0 form a consistent pair of linear

equations.

Reason (R): A pair of linear equations, px + qy + r = 0 and fx + gy + h = 0, has no solution if

𝑝 𝑞 𝑟
= ≠ .
𝑓 𝑔 ℎ

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of the (A).
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A).
C. (A) is true but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false but (R) is true.
23. Two identical fair dice have numbers 1 to 6 written on their faces. Both are tossed
simultaneously. What is the probability that the product of the numbers that turn up is 12?

1
A.
36
1
B.
9
1
C.
6
1
D.
3

24. How many zero(es) does the polynomial 293𝑥 2 − 293𝑥 have?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

𝑝
25. What is the value of 𝑞 if + 3q = 6 and 2𝑝 − 2𝑞 = 10?
2

A. 1
B. 4
C. 6
D. 16

26. What is the value of k such that the following pair of equations have infinitely many
solutions?
x - 2 y = 3,
-3 x + k y = -9

A. (-6)
B. (-3)
C. 3
D. 6

27. In the figure below RT = 1 cm and OQ = 3 cm.

What is the area of the shaded region?

A. (12.5π – 12) cm2

B. (6.25π – 12) cm2
C. (12.5π – 15) cm2
D. (6.25π – 15) cm2

28. Shown below is a board divided into 6 identical sectors, with a pointer that can be spun on
it.

When the pointer is spun, it spins for some time and comes to a stop on a sector. The
chances of it stopping on any sector are equal. Arif wants to colour some sectors green. How
 many sectors should he colour green so that the probability of the pointer stopping on a
green sector is 1/3?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

29. In the figure below, the square JKLM is inscribed within a circle and ΔJMN is a right-angled
isosceles triangle. The point marked O is the centre of the circle.

What is the area of the shaded part of the figure?

𝜋 1
A. ( 4 − 2) cm2
1
B. (𝜋 − 2) cm2
𝜋
C. (1 − 4 ) cm2
D. (1 − 𝜋) cm2

30. α is an acute angle.

(sin α + cos α) is

A. greater than 1.
B. less than 1.
C. equal to 1.
D. (We cannot say any of these as it depends on the value of α.)

𝐵𝐹
31. In the figure below, DE || AC and DF || AE. Which of these is equal to ?
𝐹𝐸
 𝐷𝐹
A.
𝐴𝐸
𝐵𝐸
B.
𝐸𝐶
𝐵𝐴
C.
𝐴𝐶
𝐹𝐸
D.
𝐸𝐶

32. x -axis divides the join of (2, -3) and (5, 6) in the ratio _________.

A. 1:2
B. 2:1
C. 2:5
D. 5:2

33. A number of the form 8𝑛 , where n is a natural number greater than 1, cannot be divisible
by __________.
A. 1
B. 40
C. 64
D. 22𝑛
7
34. The fraction has a terminating decimal expansion.
𝑞

Which of these CANNOT be q?

A. 8×2
B. 8×3
C. 8×4
D. 8×5

35. In the triangle PQR below,

- S and T are 2 points on the sides RP and RQ respectively such that ST is parallel to PQ.
 - The ratio of RT to TQ is 1:2.

The area of ΔRST = 100 sq. units.

What is the area of PQTS?

A. 200 sq. units

B. 300 sq. units
C. 600 sq. units
D. 800 sq. units

36. In the following figure, ST || QR, point S divides PQ in the ratio 4:5. If ST = 1.6 cm, what is
the length of QR?

A. 0.71 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 3.6 cm
D. (cannot be calculated from the given data.)

37. P and Q are two positive integers such that P = 𝑝3 𝑞 and Q = (𝑝𝑞)2 , where p and q are prime
numbers.

What is LCM(P, Q)?

A. 𝑝𝑞
B. 𝑝2 𝑞 2
C. 𝑝3 𝑞 2
D. 𝑝5 𝑞 3

3
38. Given that cos2 θ − sin2 θ = 4.

What is the value of cos θ?

√3
A.
2
1
B.
2

√7
C.
2

√7
D.
√8

39. 𝑝 and 𝑞 are the zeroes of the polynomial 4𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 + 1.

1 1
What is the value of + + 𝑝𝑞?
𝑝 𝑞

−15
A.
4
−3
B.
4
5
C.
4
17
D.
4

40. Which of the following will have the MAXIMUM number of 6's when written in decimal
form?

666
A.
1000

3
B.
6

3
C.
5
 2
D.
3

Look at the information given below and answer the questions that follow.

Shown below is the top view of a stadium. There is a badminton court at the centre. The stadium is
surrounded by a jogging track. The track is semi-circular in shape at the top and the bottom of the
court. The fountains converge at the centre of the respective semicircles. The jogging track has a
uniform width of 2 m.

41. What is the area of the jogging track?

A. 160 m2
B. 172.56 m2
C. 238.64 m2
D. 398.64 m2

42. What is the area occupied by the fountain shown below the court in the figure?
A. 63.59 m2
B. 127.17 m2
C. 157 m2
D. 282.6 m2
43. The cost of gardening is Rs 300/m2 and the area of the fountain next to the flower bed is 150
m2.
What is the cost of gardening the flower bed?
A. Rs 39780
B. Rs 45000
C. Rs 59664
D. Rs 84780

44. If the rate of fencing is Rs 150/m, what is the cost of fencing the flower bed ONLY on the
curved portion of its boundary?
A. Rs 2355
B. Rs 4710
C. Rs 5233
D. Rs 10110

45. What is the length of the boundary of the stadium?

A. 62.8 m
B. 125.6 m
C. 160 m
D. 205.6 m
Study the given information and answer the questions that follow.

Shown below is a town plan on a coordinate grid, where 1 unit = 1 km. Consider the co-ordinates of
each building to be the point of intersection of the respective grid lines.

(Note: Consider the horizontal axis as the x-axis and the vertical axis as the y-axis.)

46. Which of the following pairs of houses has the same abscissa (or x-coordinate)?
A. House 5 and House 6
B. House 5 and House 7
C. House 5 and House 8
D. House 5 and House 1

47. What is the distance between the school and House 1 along the path shown?
A. √13 km
B. √97 km
C. 13 km
D. 97 km
48. A well is dug at a point along the path joining the pond and the hospital. The ratio of the
distance between the pond and the well to that of the well and the hospital is 4:1
respectively.

What is the x-coordinate of the well?

A. 3.4
B. 4.25
C. 4.6
D. 5.75

49. What is the ratio in which House 1 divides the path joining House 3 and the Police station?
A. 1:2√2
B. 1:√2
C. 1:3
D. 1:2

50. Which of the following pair of buildings are separated by the same distance as that of School
and Police station?
A. Pond and House 8
B. School and House 1
C. Water tank and House 3
D. Fire station and House 3

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Answer key and student performance data.

The following table shows the key answer and the percentage of class 10 students who answered
each question correctly, wherever the responses are available.

Sl.no Key answer Performance (in %) Sl.no Key answer Performance (in %)
1 D 82.7 26 D 55.5
2 A 70.4 27 B 36.9
3 D 50.2 28 B 78.3
4 B 69.3 29 C 35.8
5 B 55.5 30 A 33.9
6 B 53.4 31 B 56.8
7 C 65.1 32 A 42.7
8 B NA 33 B 39.8
9 C 77.4 34 B 58.8
10 A 57.9 35 D 23.7
11 D NA 36 C 40.3
12 A 54.4 37 C 69.3
13 C 41.2 38 D 27.3
14 A 50.9 39 D 41.1
15 C 55.1 40 D 80.4
16 A 53.3 41 D NA
17 D 61.3 42 B NA
18 C 61.9 43 A NA
19 B 23.1 44 B NA
20 D 57.0 45 D NA
21 D 47.2 46 B NA
22 D NA 47 A NA
23 B 50.9 48 C NA
24 C 62.1 49 D NA
25 A 51.8 50 C NA