CBSE Class 10 Maths Pre-Board

Sample Paper 2024-25

Class- X
Time: 3 Hrs
Sub- Maths BASIC (241)
M.M :80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-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
SN Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. MARKS
1 Which of the following numbers is a rational number? 1
(A) 3+√5
(B) 3−√5
(C) (3+√5)(3−√5)
(D) 3√5
2 The product of a non-zero rational and an irrational number is 1
(A) always rational (B) rational or irrational (C) always irrational (D)
zero
3 The number of zeroes, the polynomial p (x) = (x – 2)2 - 4 can have, is 1
(A)1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0
4 If a pair of linear equations has a consistent solution, the lines will be: 1
(A) Parallel
(B) Coincident
(C) Intersecting or Coincident
(D) Intersecting only
5 (sec A + tan A) (1 – sin A) = 1
(A) sec A (B) sin A (C) cosec A (D) cos A
2
The roots of the quadratic equation 2x +x+4 are:
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(A) Both positive
(B) Both negative
(C) One positive and one negative
(D) No real roots
7 The distance of the point P(–6, 8) from the origin is 1
(A) 10 units (B) 2√7 units (C) 8 units (D) 6 units
8 The fourth vertex DDD of a parallelogram ABCD whose three vertices are 1
A(3,2), B(7,6) and C(5,8)C(5, 8)C(5,8) is:
(A) (1,4)
(B) (3,5)
(C) (1,6)
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 (D) (5,4)

9 A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre 1

O at a point Q so that OQ = 12 cm. Length PQ is :
(A) 12 cm (B) 13 cm (C) 8.5 cm (D) √119 cm

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10 P and Q are the midpoints of sides XY and XZ of triangle XYZ, respectively, and YZ 1
= 8 cm. If PQ || YZ, what is the length (in cm) of PQ?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 8
11 If triangles XYZ and PQR are similar, and XY = 5 cm, PQ = 7.5 cm, QR = 10 cm, and 1
RP = 15 cm, the perimeter of triangle XYZ is:
(A) 25 cm
(B) 20 cm
(C) 22.5 cm
(D) 24 cm
12 A girl calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in a lottery is 1
0.08. If 6000 tickets are sold, how many tickets has she bought? (A) 40
(B) 240 (C) 480 (D) 750

13 For a frequency distribution, mean, median and mode are connected by the 1
relation
(a) mode = 3mean – 2median (b) mode = 2median – 3mean
(c) mode = 3median – 2mean (d) mode = 3median + 2mean
14 The minute hand of a clock is 7 cm long. Find the area of the face of theclock 1
described by minute hand in 15 minutes.
(a) 154 Sq cm (b)38.5 Sq cm (c)105 Sq cm (d)77 Sq cm

15 If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then the radius ofthe 1
circle is
(A) 2 units (B) π units (C) 4 units (D) 7 units
16 Two identical solid cubes of side a are joined end to end. Then the total surfacearea of the 1
resulting cuboid is
(A) 12a2 (B) 10a2 (C) 8a2 (D) 11a2
17 The pair of equations y = 0 and y = –7 has: 1
(A) one solution (B) two solutions (C) infinitely many solutions (D) no solution
18 If 3 sinθ-cosθ=0 and 00<θ< 900, then the value of θ isa)300 1
b)600 c)900 d)450

19 DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is 1

followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option
Statement A (Assertion): sin 450=cos 450
Statement R( Reason) : sin θ = cos θ for all values of θ.
(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.

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20 Statement A (Assertion): For any two positive integers p and q,HCF 1
(p, q) × LCM (p, q) = p × q
Statement R( Reason) : If the HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is150, then
their LCM is 30.
(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.

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

21 Solve 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x – 4y = – 24 and hence find the value of ‘m’ for whichy 2
= mx+ 3.
OR
Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10, and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients

22 Prove that the length of tangents of a circle from an exterior point are equal. 2

23 D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that ∠ADC = ∠BAC. Show that 2
CA2 = CB.CD

OR

In the figure, DE||OQ and DF||OR, show that EF||QR.

24 If sinB=5/13, calculate cosB and tanB. 2

25 (i) A chord of a circle with radius 14 cm subtends an angle of 120° at the centre. 2
Find the area of the corresponding:
(i) minor sector
(ii) major sector (Use π = 3.14).
SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

26 Prove that 4 + 3√2 is irrational. 3

27 Find the roots of the following equations: 𝑥+ 1 = 2 ,x ≠ 0 3
𝑥
OR
A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it
would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
28 A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + CD = 3
AD + BC
29 Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are reciprocals of the zeroes of the 3
polynomial f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a ≠ 0, c ≠ 0.
30 Prove the following identities, where the angles involved are acute angles for 3
which the expressions are defined 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐴 = sec A + tan A
1−𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐴

OR
(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴)(𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴) = 1
(𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐴+𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝐴)
31 A bag contains 6 blue balls, 7 yellow balls, and 5 black balls. One ball is drawn 3
at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn will be:
(i) blue?
(ii) yellow?
(iii) not black?
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 SECTION D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

32 The height of a right triangle is 5 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 15 5
cm, find the lengths of the other two sides.
33 A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and the radius of its top, 5
which is open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim. When lead shots, each of which
is a sphere of radius 0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one-fourth of the water flows out.
Find the number of lead shots dropped in the vessel.
OR
A Gulab jamun contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its
volume. Find approximately how much syrup would be found
in 45 Gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with two
hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8 cm (see
figure).

34 The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a hospital during a 5
year:
Age (in years) 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65
Number of 6 11 21 23 14 5
patients
Find the mode and the mean of the data given above.
35 Sides AB and AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional 5
to sides PQ and PR and median PM of another triangle PQR.
Show that ∆ABC ~ ∆ PQR.
OR
State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem
SECTION E
Case study based questions are compulsory.

36 200 logs are stacked in the following manner: 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 in the
next row, 18 in the row next to it and so on.

i)Using the given information write an arithmetic progression. 1

ii.) In how many rows are the 200 logs placed ?
OR
If 209 logs are stacked in the same manner:20 logs in the bottom,19 in the next 2
row,18 in the row next to it and so on, then in how many rows are the 209 logs
placed ?
iii.)How many logs are in the top row ? 1

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37 To conduct Sports Day activities, in your rectangular shaped school ground ABCD, lines
have been drawn with chalk powder at a distance of 1 m each. 100 flower pots have been
placed at a distance of 1 m from each other along AD, as shown in given
figure below. Niharika runs 1/4 th the distance AD on the 2nd line and posts a green flag.
Preet runs 1/5 th distance AD on the eighth line and posts a red flag.

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(1) Coordinate if Niharika?
(2) Coordinate if Preet ?
(3) If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfway between the line segment joining the
two flags, where should she post her flag?
Or
Find the distance between Preet and Niharika?
38 A hunter found a tall tower inside a dense forest. He was planning to climb the tower
and noticed that the angle of depression from the top of tower was 400 and the height of
the tower was 45 m.His fellow colleague however, said that the angle of depression is
actually 100 less than what the hunter has measured keeping into account the new angle
of depression, answer the following questions.

1) What is the new angle of elevation to the top of the tower ? 1

2) If the height of the tower decreases, will the angle of depression 1
increase or decrease ?
3) What is the new distance of the hunter from the base of the 2
tower ?
Or
What is the new distance between Hunter and top of tower?

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 CBSE Class 10 Maths Pre-Board
Sample Paper 2024-25 Answer Key

Section A(1x20 =20)

1.(c) 2.(c) 3.(B) 4(c) 5(d) 6(d) 7(a) 8(a) 9(d) 10(b)
11(b) 12(c) 13 (c) 14 (b) 15(a) 16 (b) 17 (d) 18 (a) 19 (c) 20 (b)
Section B (5 x 2 =10)
Q21. Correct value of x=-2, y=5 1 mark, correct value of m = -1 1
Or correct value of zeroes are -5, -2 (1 mark), verify the coefficient 1
Q22. Fig. given, to prove, ½
correct proof 1+1/2
Q23. Correct fig ½
mark and correct proof 1+1/2
Or
Use of correct Bpt, 1
correct proof 1
Q24. cos(B) = 12/13 1+1
tan(B) = 5/12
Q25. Minor sector =205.33 cm2, major sector =410.11 cm2 1+1
Section C (6 x 3 =18 )
Q26. 4 + 3√2 = a/b
Isolate √2: 1
 3√2 = a/b - 4 1
 √2 = (a/b - 4) / 3 1
Show a Contradiction:
 Since a, b, and 4 are
integers, (a/b - 4) / 3 is also
a rational number.
 This implies that √2 is
rational, which contradicts
the well-established fact
that √2 is irrational.
Q27. Correct quadratic equation x2-2x+1 2
Solution of equation 1
Or
360/x - 360/(x+5) =1 1
X2 +5x -1800 =0 1
Solution of equation and find answer, speed = 40 km/h 1
Q28. Correct fig mark and correct proof 1+2
Q29. Correct solution 3
Q30. Students can use any method correct steps, use of correct identity, correct proof 1+1+1
Q31. Probability of drawing a blue ball: 1/3 1+1+1
Probability of drawing a yellow ball: 7/18
Probability of not drawing a black ball: 13/18
Section D (4x5=20)
32. The lengths of the other two sides of the right triangle are approximately 12.81 cm 1
(base) and 7.81 cm (height). 2
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 33. The volume of cone = volume of water in the cone
⅓πr2h = (200/3)π cm3 1/2
Now,
Total volume of water over flown= (¼)×(200/3) π =(50/3)π
The volume of lead shot
= (4/3)πr3
= (1/6) π 2
Now,
No. of lead shots = Total volume of water over flown/Volume of lead shot
= (50/3)π/(⅙)π
= (50/3)×6 = 100 lead shots 2+1/2

Or
Volume of one gulab jamun = volume of cylindrical part +2 x volume of hemispherical
part 3
2+1/2
= π r2h+2 2 π ℎ =13.552+11.498=25.05cm3
x3 𝑟
2+1/2
Solution of sugar syrup=338.17cm3

34. Finding the mode

Correct formula 1
Correct solution, mode =36.8 1+1/2
Finding the mean: 1
Correct formula 1+1/2
Correct solution, mean =35.3

35. Correct figure. 1

Given, to prove
Correct proof 1/2
Or 3+1/2
Statement of BPT
Correct figure. 1
Given, to prove 1
Correct proof ½
2+1/2

Section Case study

36. (i)A.P 20,19,18… 1
(ii)Number of rows are 16
Or for 209 logs number of rows are 19 2
(iii)Number of logs in top row = 5 1

37. (I (2,25) 1
(ii)(8,20) 1
(iii)In 5th line at distance 22.5 m 2
Or
Correct solution
38. (1) 30° 1
(2) Decreases 1
(3) 45√3 cm 2
Or
Correct solution