CLASS 10th
Subjective Test
CBSE Mathematics
` DURATION: 75 Minutes
DATE: 22/06/2025 M.MARKS: 40
Topics Covered
Mathematics : Real numbers, Polynomials, Pair of linear equations in two variables
GENERAL INSTRUCTION:
1. Immediately fill in the particulars on this page of the test booklet and also fill in the date.
2. There are 20 questions in this test. All are compulsory.
3. Since the time allotted for this question paper is very limited you should make the best use of it by not spending
too much time on any one question.
4. Read the question paper carefully.
5. No candidate is allowed to carry any textual material, printed or written, bits of papers, pager, mobile phone, any
electronic device, etc. inside the examination room/hall.
6. On completion of the test, the candidate must hand over the Answer Sheet to the Invigilator on duty in the
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Name of the Candidate (In CAPITALS): _______________________________________________________________
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MATHEMATICS
Section-A: (1 Marks each)
Multiple Choice Question 7. If a pair of linear equations in two variables is
1. The graph of y = p(x) is given below. consistent, then the lines represented by two
The number of zeroes of p(x) is: equations are:
(A) intersecting
(B) parallel
(C) always coincident
(D) intersecting or coincident
8. Assertion: The H.C.F. of two numbers is 16 and
(A) 0 (B) 2 their product is 3072. Then their L.C.M. = 162.
(C) 4 (D) 3 Reason: If a and b are two positive integers, then
HCF(a, b) × LCM(a, b) = a × b
2. The zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3x – m(m + 3) (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and
are: Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but
(A) m, m + 3
Reason is not the correct explanation of
(B) –m, m + 3
Assertion.
(C) m, (m + 3) (C) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(D) – m, – (m + 3) (D) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
3. The largest positive integer which divides 434 and 9. Assertion: x3 + x has only one real zero.
539 leaving remainders 9 and 12 respectively is: Reason: A polynomial of degree n have n real
(A) 9 zeroes.
(B) 108 (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and
(C) 17 Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(D) 539 (B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but
Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
4. Find the value of k for which the system of linear
(C) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
equations x + 2y = 3, 5x+ ky + 7 = 0 is inconsistent.
(D) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
4 2
(A) − (B)
3 5
10. Assertion: Pair of linear equations:
(C) 5 (D) 10 9x + 3y + 12 = 0, 18x + 6y + 24 = 0 have infinitely
many solutions.
5. A quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes Reason: Pair of linear equations a1 x + b1y+ c1 = 0
is –5 and their product is 6, is and a2x + b2y+ c2 = 0 have infinitely many solution,
a b c
(A) x2 + 5x + 6 (B) x2 – 5x + 6 if 1 = 1 = 1
a 2 b 2 c2
(C) x2 – 5x – 6 (D) –x2 + 5x + 6
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and
Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
6. x and y are two different digits. If the sum of the
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but
two-digit numbers formed by using both the digits Reason is not the correct explanation of
is a perfect square, then value of x + y is: Assertion.
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(C) 12 (D) 13 (D) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
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Section-B: (2 Marks each)
Very Short Answer Type Question
11. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 13. The Present age of the father is twice the sum of
f(x) = 4x2 – 8kx – 9 is negative of the other, find the present ages of his 2 children. After 20 years,
the value of k. his age will be equal to the sum of the ages of his
children. Find the present age of the father.
12. If and are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial
1 1 14. The LCM of two prime numbers p and q (p > q) is
p(y) = 5y2 – 7y + 1, find the value of + . 221. Then the value of 3p – q is:
Section-C: (3 Marks each)
Short Answer Type Question
15. Prove that 3 is irrational 17. Solve 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x – 4y = – 24 and hence find
the value of 'm' for which y = mx + 3.
16. If the sum and product of the zeroes of the polynomial
ax2 – 5x + c are equal to 10 each, find the value of 'a'
and 'c'.
Section-D: (5 Marks)
Long Answer Type Question
18. 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?
Section-E: (4 Marks each)
Case Based Type Question 20. A seminar is being conducted by an educational
19. Akhila went to a fair in her village. She wanted to organisation, where the participants will be educators
enjoy rides on the giant wheel and play hoopla (a of different subjects. The number of participants in
game in which you throw a ring on the items kept in a
Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60,84 and 108
stall and if the ring covers any object completely you
get it). The number of times she played hoopla is half respectively.
the number of times she rides the giant wheel. If each
ride costs ₹3 and a game of hoopla costs ₹4 and she
spent ₹20 in the fair.
Based on the above information, solve the following
questions:
Based on the above information, solve the following (i) The sum of the powers of each prime factor of
questions:
108 is:
(i) Write the given statements algebraically.
(ii) Find the intersection point of two lines, that we (ii) In each room the same number of participants are
obtained from question (i). to be seated and all of them being in the same
subject, hence maximum number of participants
(iii) Find the intersection points of the line x – 2y = 0 that can accommodated in each room are:
with X-axes and Y-axes.
(iii) What if the minimum number of rooms required
(iv) Intersection point of the line 3x + 4y = 20 during the event:
with X-axes and Y-axes.
(iv) The LCM of 60, 84 and 108 is:
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SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK
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