SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER -1

Class X Session- 2024-25

MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041)

TIME: 3 hours.
MAX.MARKS: 80
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
1. This question paper contains 38 questions.
2. This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19
and 20 are Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02
marks each.
5. In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks
each.
6. In Section D, Questions no. 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks
each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36-38 are case study based questions carrying 4 marks each
with sub parts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Question of Section B, 2
Questions of Section C and 2 Questions of Section D has been provided. An internal choice has
been provided in all the 2 marks questions of Section E.
9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required.
10. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A

1. The graph of a quadratic polynomial p(x) passes through the points (-6,0), (0, -30),
(4,-20) and (6,0). The zeroes of the polynomial are
A) (- 6,0) B) (4, 6)
C)( - 30,-20) D) (- 6,6)
2. The value of k for which the system of equations 3x-ky= 7 and 6x+ 10y =3 is
inconsistent, is
A) -10 B) -5
C) 5 D) 7
3. If nth term of an A.P. is 7n-4 then the common difference of the A.P. is
A) 7 B) 7n
C) - 4. D) 4
4. If tan𝜃 = 5/2 then
4 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠
4 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
is equal to
 A)11/9 B) 3/2
C) 9/11 D) 4
5. A quadratic polynomial having zeroes - √5/2 and √5/2 is
A) x² − 5√2 x +1
B) 8x²- 20
C) 15x²- 6
D) x²- 2√5 x -1
6. Consider the frequency distribution of 45 observations
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

Freque 5 9 15 10 6
ncy

The upper limit of median class is

A) 20 B) 10
C) 30. D) 40
7. The roots of the quadratic equation x²+x-1 = 0 are
A) Irrational and distinct B) not real
C ) rational and distinct D) real and equal

8. If 𝜃 = 30 then the value of 3tan𝜃 is

A)1 B) 1/√3
C ) 3/√3. (D) not defined
9. The point on the x- axis nearest to the point (-4,-5) is
A) (0, 0) B) (-4, 0)
C ) (-5, 0) D) (√41, 0)
10. Which of the following gives the middle most observation of the data?
A) Median. B) Mean
C) Range D) Mode
11. A point on the x-axis divides the line segment joining the points A(2, -3) and B(5, 6) in
the ratio 1:2. The point is
A) (4, 0). B) (7/2,3/2)
C) (3, 0). D) (0,3)
12. What is the nature of roots if the discriminant of a quadratic equation is 0?
A)Real and equal.
B) Real and unequal
C) Undefined
D) Imaginary
13. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial
2x²+5x+3, then α + β is:
(A) -5/2 (B) 5
(C) 3 (D) -5/3
14. A polynomial of degree 2 is called
 (A) Linear polynomial
(B) Constant polynomial
(C) Quadratic polynomial
(D) Cubic polynomial
15. The pair of equations x+y=7 and x-y=1 are:
(A) Inconsistent
(B) Consistent and dependent
(C) Consistent and independent
(D) None of these
16. If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is negative, the nature of the roots is:
(A) Real and distinct
(B) Real and equal
(C) Imaginary
(D) None of these
17. The value of sin60+cos60 is:
(A) 1. (B) 3
2
(C)5 (D) None of these
2
18. The mean of the first 5 natural numbers is:
(A) 5 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 4
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
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.

19. Assertion (A): HCF of any two consecutive even natural numbers is always 2.
Reason (R): Even natural numbers are divisible by 2.

20. Assertion (A): If the radius of sector of a circle is reduced to its half and angle is doubled
then the perimeter of the sector remains the same.
Reason (R): The length of the arc subtending angle θ at the centre of a circle of radius r=
𝛱𝑟𝜃/180

Section -B
21. Evaluate: 2sin²60°-tan²30° .
Sec²45°
22. Find the point(s) on the x-axis which is at a distance of √41 units from the point (8, -5).
23. Show that the points A(-5,6), B(3, 0) and C( 9, 8) are the vertices of an isosceles
triangle.
24. 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.

25. If tan(A+B) =√3 and tan(A-B) =1 ;

√3
0°<A+B<90°; A>B,find A and B.
OR
Find the value of x if
2cosec²30°+xsin²60°-3 tan²30°=10
4

SECTION -C

26. (A) In 𝛥ABC, D, E and F are midpoints of BC,CA and AB respectively. Prove that
△ 𝐹𝐵𝐷 ∼ △ DEF and
△ DEF ∼ △ ABC

OR
(B) In 𝛥ABC, P and Q are points on AB and AC respectively such that PQ is parallel to
BC.
Prove that the median AD drawn from A on BC bisects PQ.
27. Riddhi throws a stone in the air such that it follows a parabolic path before it lands at P
on the ground as depicted by the graph below.

(A) 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.

(B) If one unit on the graph represents 25 metres, how far from Riddhi does the stone
land?
28. The sum of two numbers is 18 and the sum of their reciprocals is 9/40. Find the
numbers.
29. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeroes of a polynomial 6x²-5x+1 then form a quadratic polynomial whose
zeroes are 𝛼² and 𝛽².
30. If cosθ + sinθ = 1 , then prove that cosθ - sinθ = ±1.
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.

Find the mean length of the leaves by assumed mean method.

SECTION -D

32. (A) Solve the following system of linear equations graphically:

x+2y = 3, 2x-3y+8 = 0
OR
 (B) Places A and B are 180 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another
from B at the same time. If the car travels in the same direction at different speeds, they
meet in 9 hours. If they travel towards each other with the same speeds as before, they
meet in an hour. What are the speeds of the two cars?
33. A boy whose eye level is 1.35 m from the ground, spots a balloon moving with the wind
in a horizontal line at some height from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon
from the eyes of the boy at an instant is 60 After 12 seconds, the angle of elevation
reduces to 30°. If the speed of the wind is 3m/s then find the height of the balloon from
the ground. (Use √3= 1.73)
34. Find the mean and median of the following data:

Class 85-90 90-95 95-100 100-105 105-110 110-115

Frequenc 15 22 20 18 20 25
y

OR
The monthly expenditure on milk in 200 families of a Housing Society is given below.

Monthl 1000- 1500- 2000- 2500- 3000- 3500- 4000- 4500-

y 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
expend
iture

Numbe 24 40 33 X 30 22 16 7
r of
family

Find the value of x and also find the mean expenditure.

35. A boat travels from point A to B, a distance of 12 km. It travels 4 km downstream in 15

minutes and the remaining 8 km upstream to reach B. If the downstream speed is twice
as high as the upstream speed, what is the average speed of the boat for the journey
from A to B?
OR
In a two digit number, the ten’s digit number is three times the unit’s digit. When the
number is decreased by 54, the digits are reversed. Find the number.

SECTION - E
36. Ms. Sheela visited a store near her house and found that the glass jars are arranged one
above the other in a specific pattern.
On the top layer there are 3 jars. In the next layer there are 6 jars. In the 3rd layer from
the top there are 9 jars and so on till the 8th layer.

On the basis of the above situation answer the following questions.

(i) Write an A.P whose terms represent the number of jars in different layers starting from
top . Also, find the common difference.

(ii) Is it possible to arrange 34 jars in a layer if this pattern is continued? Justify your
answer.

(iii) (A) If there are ‘n’ number of rows in a layer then find the expression for finding the
total number of jars in terms of n. Hence find 𝑆⁸.
OR
(iii) (B) The shopkeeper added 3 jars in each layer. How many jars are there in the 5th
layer from the top?

37.

Triangle is a very popular shape used in interior designing. The picture given above
shows a cabinet designed by a famous interior designer.
Here the largest triangle is represented by △ ABC and smallest one with shelf is
represented by △ DEF. PQ is parallel to EF.
(i) Show that △ DPQ ∼ △ DEF.
(ii) If DP= 50 cm and PE = 70 cm then find PQ .
EF
(iii) (A) If 2AB = 5DE and △ ABC ∼ △ DEF then show that
perimeter of △ ABC is constant .
perimeter of △ DEF

OR
(iii) (B) If AM and DN are medians of triangles ABC and DEF respectively then prove that
△ ABM ∼ △ DEN.
38. Raj and Ajay are very close friends. Both the families decide to go to Ranikhet by their
own cars. Raj’s car travels at a speed of x km/h while Ajay’s car travels 5 km/h faster
than Raj’s car. Raj took 4 hours more than Ajay to complete the journey of 400 km.

(i) What will be the distance covered by Ajay’s car in two hours?

a) 2(x + 5)km

b) (x – 5)km

c) 2(x + 10)km

d) (2x + 5)km

(ii) Which of the following quadratic equation describe the speed of Raj’s car?

a) x²– 5x – 500 = 0

b) x²+ 4x – 400 = 0

c) x² + 5x – 500 = 0

d) x² – 4x + 400 = 0

(iii) What is the speed of Raj’s car?

a) 20 km/hour

b) 15 km/hour

c) 25 km/hour

d) 10 km/hour

(iv) How much time took Ajay to travel 400 km?

a) 20 hour

b) 40 hour
c) 25 hour

d) 16 hour

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