CBSE Class 10

Mathematics Standard (Code No. 041)

(Sample Paper 2023-24)

Time Allowed: 3 Hrs.

Maximum 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 sub- parts 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 � = 227 wherever required
if not stated.

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

1. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x y and b = xy , where

3 2 3

x, y are prime numbers, then the result obtained by dividing the product
of the positive integers by the LCM (a, b) is
a. xy
b. xy 2

c. x y
3 3

d. x y
2 2
2. The given linear polynomial y = f(x) has

a. 2 zeros
b. 1 zero and the zero is ‘3’
c. 1 zero and the zero is ‘4’
d. No zero
3. The given pair of linear equations is non-intersecting. Which of the
following statements is true?

a. �1�2=�1�2=�1�2
b. �1�2=�1�2≠�1�2
c. �1�2≠�1�2=�1�2
d. �1�2≠�1�2≠�1�2
4. Write the nature of roots of the quadratic equation 9x - 6x - 2 = 0.
2

a. No real roots
b. 2 equal real roots
c. 2 distinct real roots
 d. More than 2 real roots
5. 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

a. 1
b. -7
c. 7
d. 9
6. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining (2, -3) and (5, 6) is
divided by x-axis.

a. 1 : 2
b. 2 : 1
c. 2 : 5
d. 5 : 2
7. (x, y) is 5 unit from the origin. How many such points lie in the third
quadrant?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. infinitely many
8. In △ABC, DE || AB. If AB = a, DE = x, BE = b and EC = c.
Express x in terms of a, b and c.

a. ���
b. ���+�
c. ���
d. ���+�
9. If O is centre of a circle and Chord PQ makes an angle 50 with the
o

tangent PR at the point of contact P, find the angle made by the chord
 at the centre.

a. 130 o

b. 100 o

c. 50 o

d. 30 o

10. A Quadrilateral PQRS is drawn to circumscribe a circle.

If PQ = 12 cm, QR = 15 cm and RS = 14 cm, find the length of SP.

a. 15 cm
b. 14 cm
c. 12 cm
d. 11 cm
11. Given that sin � = ��, find cos �.

a. ��2−�2
b. ��
c. �2−�2�
d. ��2−�2
12. (sec A + tan A) (1 - sin A) =

a. sec A
b. sin A
c. cosec A
d. cos A
13. A pole 6 m high casts a shadow 23m long on the ground, then the
Sun’s elevation is

a. 60 o

b. 45 o

c. 30 o

d. 90 o

14. If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal,
then the radius of the circle is
 a. 2 units
b. � units
c. 4 units
d. 7 units
15. It is proposed to build a single circular park equal in area to the
sum of areas of two circular parks of diameters 16 m and 12 m in a
locality. The radius of the new park is

a. 10m
b. 15m
c. 20m
d. 24m
16. There is a green square board of side ‘2a’ unit circumscribing a
red circle. Jayadev is asked to keep a dot on the abovesaid board. Find
the probability that he keeps the dot on the green region.

a.�4
b.4−�4
c.�−44
d.4�
17. 2 cards of hearts and 4 cards of spades are missing from a pack
of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a black card from the
remaining pack?

a. 2252
b. 2246
c. 2452
d. 2446
18. Find the upper limit of the modal class from the given distribution.

Height [in cm] Below 140 Below 145 Below 150 Below 155 Below 160 Below 165
Number of girls 4 11 29 40 46 51

a.165
b.160
c.155
d.150
19. DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of
assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the
correct option
Statement A (Assertion): Total Surface area of the top is the sum of the
 curved surface area of the hemisphere and the curved surface area of
the cone. Statement R( Reason): Top is obtained by fixing the plane
surfaces of the hemisphere and cone together.

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 and 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.
20. Statement A (Assertion): -5, −52, 0, 52, ... is in Arithmetic
Progression.
Statement R (Reason): The terms of an Arithmetic Progression cannot
have both positive and negative rational numbers.

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 and 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.

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

21. Prove that 2 is an irrational number.

22. ABCD is a parallelogram. Point P divides AB in the ratio 2:3 and
point Q divides DC in the ratio 4:1. Prove that OC is half of OA.
23. From an external point P, two tangents, PA and PB are drawn to a
circle with centre O. At a point E on the circle, a tangent is drawn to
intersect PA and PB at C and D, respectively. If PA = 10 cm, find the
perimeter of △PCD.

24. If tan (A + B) = 3 and tan (A - B) = 13, 0 < A + B < 90 ; A > B, find

o o

A and B.

[or]

Find the value of x

2 cosec 30 + x sin 60 - 34 tan 30 = 10
2 2 2

25. With vertices A, B and C of △ABC as centres, arcs are drawn with
radii 14 cm and the three portions of the triangle so obtained are
removed. Find the total area removed from the triangle.

[or]

Find the area of the unshaded region shown in the given figure.

SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. National Art convention got registrations from students from all
parts of the country, of which 60 are interested in music, 84 are
interested in dance and 108 students are interested in handicrafts. For
optimum cultural exchange, organisers wish to keep them in minimum
number of groups such that each group consists of students interested
in the same artform and the number of students in each group is the
same. Find the number of students in each group. Find the number of
groups in each art form. How many rooms are required if each group
will be allotted a room?
27. If �,� are zeroes of quadratic polynomial 5x + 5x + 1, find the
2

value of
i. �2+�2
ii. �−1+�−1
28. The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by
reversing the digits is 66. If the digits of the number differ by 2, find the
number. How many such numbers are there?

[or]

Solve:- 2�+3�=2;4�−9�=−1

29. PA and PB are tangents drawn to a circle of centre O from an

external point P. Chord AB makes an angle of 30 with the radius at the
o

point of contact.
If length of the chord is 6 cm, find the length of the tangent PA and the
length of the radius OA.

[or]

Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an

external point T. Prove that ∠PTQ = 2∠OPQ.

30. If 1 + sin � = 3 sin � cos �, then prove that tan � = 1 or 12

2
31. The length of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to nearest
millimetre, and the data obtained is represented in the following table.

Length [in mm] Number of leaves

118 - 126 3
127 - 135 5
136 - 144 9
145 - 153 12
154 - 162 5
163 - 171 4
172 - 180 2

32. Find the average length of the leaves.

SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each

32. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hr.
more to go 24 km upstream than to return downstream to the same
spot. Find the speed of stream.

[or]

Two water taps together can fill a tank in 938 hours. The tap of larger
diameter takes 10 hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank
separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank.

33.
a. State and prove Basic Proportionality theorem.
b. In the given figure ∠CEF = ∠CFE. F is the midpoint of DC.
Prove that ����=����

34. Water is flowing at the rate of 15 km/h through a pipe of diameter

14 cm into a cuboidal pond which is 50 m long and 44 m wide. In what
time will the level of water in pond rise by 21 cm?
 What should be the speed of water if the rise in water level is to be
attained in 1 hour?

[or]

A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the

height and radius of the cylindrical part are 3 m and 14 m respectively,
and the total height of the tent is 13.5 m, find the area of the canvas
required for making the tent, keeping a provision of 26 m of canvas for
2

stitching and wastage. Also, find the cost of the canvas to be purchased
at the rate of ₹ 500 per m .
2

35. The median of the following data is 50. Find the values of ‘p’ and
‘q’, if the sum of all frequencies is 90. Also find the mode.

Marks obtained Number of students

20 - 30 p
30 - 40 15
40 - 50 25
50 - 60 20
60 - 70 q
70 - 80 8
80 - 90 10

SECTION E

36. Manpreet Kaur is the national record holder for women in the
shot-put discipline. Her throw of 18.86m at the Asian Grand Prix in 2017
is the biggest distance for an Indian female athlete. Keeping her as a
role model, Sanjitha is determined to earn gold in Olympics one day.
Initially her throw reached 7.56m only. Being an athlete in school, she
regularly practiced both in the mornings and in the evenings and was
able to improve the distance by 9cm every week. During the special
camp for 15 days, she started with 40 throws and every day kept
increasing the number of throws by 12 to achieve this remarkable
 progress.

i. How many throws Sanjitha practiced on 11th day of the camp?

ii. What would be Sanjitha’s throw distance at the end of 6 months?

[or]

When will she be able to achieve a throw of 11.16 m?

iii. How many throws did she do during the entire camp of 15 days?
37. Tharunya was thrilled to know that the football tournament is fixed
with a monthly timeframe from 20th July to 20th August 2023 and for the
first time in the FIFA Women’s World Cup’s history, two nations host in
10 venues. Her father felt that the game can be better understood if the
 position of players is represented as points on a coordinate plane.

i. At an instance, the midfielders and forward formed a

parallelogram. Find the position of the central midfielder (D) if the
position of other players who formed the parallelogram are :-
A(1,2), B(4,3) and C(6,6)
ii. Check if the Goal keeper G(-3,5), Sweeper H(3,1) and Wing-back
K(0,3) fall on a same straight line.

[or]

Check if the Full-back J(5, -3) and centre-back I(-4, 6) are

equidistant from forward C(0, 1) and if C is the mid-point of IJ.

iii. If Defensive midfielder A(1, 4), Attacking midfielder B(2, -3) and
Striker E(a, b) lie on the same straight line and B is equidistant
from A and E, find the position of E.
38. One evening, Kaushik was in a park. Children were playing
cricket. Birds were singing on a nearby tree of height 80m. He observed
a bird on the tree at an angle of elevation of 45 .
o

When a sixer was hit, a ball flew through the tree frightening the bird to
fly away. In 2 seconds, he observed the bird flying at the same height at
an angle of elevation of 30 and the ball flying towards him at the same
o
height at an angle of elevation of 60 .o

i. At what distance from the foot of the tree was he observing the
bird sitting on the tree?
ii. How far did the bird fly in the mentioned time?

[or]

After hitting the tree, how far did the ball travel in the sky when
Kaushik saw the ball?

iii. What is the speed of the bird in m/min if it had flown 20(3 + 1) m?