ICSE 10th Maths

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Sample Paper 1
ICSE 2024 EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
Time: Two and half hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. Answer to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will not be allowed to write during first 15 minutes.
3. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
4. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
5. Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
6. All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown, and must be done on the
same sheet as the rest of the answer.
7. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
8. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
9. Mathematical tables are provided.

SECTION - A
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)

QUESTION 1.
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)
(i) Fill in the missing entries for transaction within the same city.

Listed price `1,200

Discount 20%

Discount Price a
GST 18%

CGST b
SGST c
IGST d
(a) a = `960, b = c = `86.40, d = 0
(b) a = `240, b = c = `21.60, d = `21.60
(c) a = `960, b = c = `172.80, d = `21.60
(d) a = `240, b = c = `43.20, d = 0

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(ii) Reena deposited `1000 per month for 12 months in a Paytm Bank’s recurring deposit
account. If the bank pays interest at a rate of 9% per annum, then the total amount
deposited by Reena during this period is:
(a) `12,000 (b) `20,400
(c) `15,000 (d) `18,000

(iii) If x d N then the solution of x # 3 is:

(a) {0, 1, 2} (b) {1, 2, 3}
(c) {1, 2} (d) {0, 1, 2, 3}

(iv) The quadratic equation 2x2 + kx + 2 = 0 has equal roots, if the value of k is:
(a) – 4 (b) 2
(c) ± 4 (d) 4

(v) If x : y = 5 : 3 , then the value of ^8x - 5y h ^8x − 5y h : ^6x + 7y h is:

(a) 24 : 27 (b) 35 : 37
(c) 25 : 9 (d) 25 : 17

(vi) The remainder when f ]x g = x2 − 5x + 7 is divided by x - 1 , is:

(a) 3 (b) 8
(c) 4 (d) 12

(vii) If ; 0 4 E; y E = ; − E, the value of x and y respectively are :

20 x 2
8
(a) 1, -2 (b) -2, 1
(c) 1, 2 (d) -2, -1

(viii) The nth term of the AP a , 3a , 5a , ... is

(a) na (b) (2n - 1) a
(c) (2n + 1) a (d) 2na

(ix) The centroid of the triangle whose vertices are (3, - 7), (- 8, 6) and (5, 10) is
(a) (0, 9) (b) (0, 3)
(c) (1, 3) (d) (3, 5)

(x) What is the slope of a line whose inclination is 60c.

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

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(xi) In the given figure, DE z BC . The value of EC is

(a) 1.5 cm (b) 3 cm

(c) 2 cm (d) 1 cm

(xii) In the given figure PT is a tangent at T to the circle with centre O. if +TPO = 25c, then
the value of x is
(a) 25º (b) 65º
(c) 115º (d) 90º

(xiii) If the radius of the sphere is increased by 100%, the volume of the corresponding sphere
is increased by
(a) 200% (b) 500%
(c) 700% (d) 800%

(xiv) In the adjoining figure, the length of BC is

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

(xv) From an external point Q , the length of tangent to a circle is 12 cm and the distance of Q
from the centre of circle is 13 cm. The radius of circle (in cm) is
(a) 10 (b) 5
(c) 12 (d) 7
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QUESTION 2.

(i) DK Jain runs a company that makes ball bearings. The bearings are shipped in boxes that
are then loaded onto trucks. Each bearing has a diameter of 18 mm. [4]
(a) Each box can hold 3888π cm3 of ball bearings. How many ball bearings can a box
hold?
(b) Each ball bearing has a mass of 4 gm. Determine the mass of each box.
(c) The maximum mass a truck can carry is 11000 kg. What is the maximum number
of boxes that can be loaded into a truck?

(ii) Ritesh opened a R.D. account in a Bank for 20 months. If the rate of interest is 9%
per annum and he received `882 as interest at the end of maturity, find the monthly
installment. [4]

(iii) Prove that [4]

(1 + tan A − sec A) # (1 + tan A + sec A) = 2 tan A

QUESTION 3.

(i) A company with 500 shares of nominal value ` 120 declares and annual dividend of 15%.
Calculate. [4]
(a) the total amount of dividend paid by the company.
(b) annual income of Mr. Sharma who holds 80 shares of the company.
If the return percent of Mr. Sharma from his shares is 10%, find the market value of each
share.

(ii) In the given figure A, B, C and D are points on the circle with centre O. Given +ABC = 62c
. Find : [4]
(a) +ADC
(b) +BAC
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(iii) Use graph paper to answer this question. During a medical checkup of 60 students in a
school, weights were recorded as [5]

Weight (in kg) Number of students

28-30 2
30-32 4
32-34 10
34-36 13
36-38 15
38-40 9
40-42 5
42-44 2
Taking 2 cm - 2 kg along axis and 2 cm = 10 students along the other axis draw an ogive.
your graph to find the :
(a) median
(b) upper Quartile.
(c) number of students whose weight is above 37 kg.

SECTION - B
(Attempt any four questions.)

QUESTION 4.

If A = ; 2 4 E , B = ; 2 4 E , C = ; 1 5 E and I = ; 0 1 E
13 12 41 10
(i) [3]
Find A ^B + C h − 14I .

(ii) Using ruler and compass construct a triangle ABC in which AB = 6 cm , +BAC = 120c
and AC = 5 cm . Construct a circle passing through A, B, and C. Measure and write down
the radius of the circle. [3]

(iii) In the given figure, +PQR = +PST = 90c, PQ = 5 cm and PS = 2 cm . [4]

(a) Prove that TPQR + TPST .

(b) Find Area of TPQR : Area of quadrilateral SRQT.
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QUESTION 5.

(i) Find the mean of the following distribution : [3]

Class 10-25 25-40 40-55 55-70 70-85 85-100

Frequency 2 3 7 6 6 6

(ii) Mrs. Arora bought the following articles from a departmental store: [3]

S. Item Price Rate of Discount

No. GST
(a) Hair oil `1200 18% `100
(b) Cashew nuts `600 12% -
Find the:
(a) Total GST paid.
(b) Total bill amount including GST.

(iii) In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. Tangents at A and B meet at C . If
+ACO = 30c, find [4]
(a) +BCO .
(b) +AOB .
(c) +APB .

QUESTION 6.

(i) If the fourth, seventh and tenth terms of a GP. are x, y, z respectively, prove that x, y, z
are in G.P. [3]

(ii) The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and the ratio of the product of the
first and the last term to the product of two middle terms is 7:15. Find the numbers. [3]

(iii) Marks obtained by 100 students in an examination are given below : [4]

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60

Number of Students 5 15 20 28 20 12

Draw a histogram for the given data using a graph paper and find the mode.
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QUESTION 7.

(i) ABC is a triangle whose vertices are A(1, -1), B ^0, 4h and C(-6, 4). [5]
D is the mid point of BC. Find the:
(a) coordinates of D.
(b) equation of the median AD.

(ii) From his hotel room window on the fourth floor, Ranjan notices some window washers
high above him on the hotel across the street. [5]

Curious as to their height above ground, he quickly estimates the buildings are 60 m apart,
the angle of elevation to the workers is about 60c , and the angle of depression to the base
of the hotel is about 30c .
(a) How high above ground is the window of Ranjan’s hotel room?
(b) How high above ground are the workers?

QUESTION 8.

(i) Solve the following inequation. Write down the solution set and represent it on the real
number line. [3]
− 5 (x − 9) $ 17 − 9x 2 x + 2 , x d R

(ii) In the given figure, ABCDE is a pentagon inscribed in a circle such that AC is a diameter
and side BC || AE . If +BAC = 50°, then find giving reasons [3]

(a) +ACB (b) +EDC (c) +BEC

Hence prove that BE is also a diameter.
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(iii) If the point C (–1, 2) divides internally the line segment joining A (2, 5) and B in ratio 3
: 4, find the coordinates of B. [4]

QUESTION 9.

(i) If a | b = 5 | 3 , then find ^5a + 8b h | ^6a − 7b h . [3]

(ii) Sum of the areas of two squares is 468 m2. If the difference of their perimeter is 24 m, find
the sides of the squares. [3]

(iii) Using a ruler and compass only. [4]

(a) Construct a TABC with the following data, AB = 3.5 cm, BC = 6 cm and
+ABC = 120c.
(b) In the same diagram, draw a circle with BC as diameter. Find a point P on the
circumference of the circle that is equidistant from AB and BC .
(c) Measure +BCP .

QUESTION 10.

(i) Find the remainder, when 2x3 − 3x2 + 7x − 8 is divided by x - 1. [3]

(ii) In a sample of 50 people, 21 had type O blood, 22 had type A blood, 5 had type B
blood, and 2 had type AB blood. Set up a frequency distribution and find the following
probabilities. [3]
(a) What is the probability that a person has type O blood ?
(b) What is the probability that a person has type A or type B blood ?
(c) What is the probability that a person has neither type A nor type O blood ?
(d) What is the probability that a person does not have type AB blood ?

(iii) Use graph paper for this question. A point P under reflection in y-axis is mapped onto
P l (4, 3) . [4]
(a) Find the coordinates of P.
(b) Find the coordinates of the image of P under reflection in the line x = -1.

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