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Sample Paper 2
ICSE Class X 2024-25
MATHEMATICS
Time: 2 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.
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)
(i) `100 shares of a company are available in the market at a premium of `20. What is the rate of dividend
given by the company when a man’s return on his investment is 15% ?
(a) 17% (b) 16%
(c) 18.5% (d) 18%
(ii) David opened a Recurring Deposit Account in a Indusind bank and deposited `300 per month for two years.
If he received `7,725 at the time of maturity, then the rate of interest per annum is:
(a) 7% (b) 7.5%
(c) 8% (d) 8.4%
(iii) If 3 # 3t - 18 # 18 , then which one of the following is true?
(a) 8 < t # 12 (b) 8 # t 1 12
(c) 8 < t + 1 # 13 (d) 8 # t + 1 # 13
(iv) ^x2 + 1h − x2 = 0 has
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(a) Four real roots (b) Two real roots
(c) No real roots (d) One real root
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(v) The duplicate ratio of 3 : 5 is:
(a) 3 : 25 (b) 7 : 3
(c) 2 3 : 14 (d) ^ 3 + 2 h : 9
(vi) If 2x 3 + kx2 − ^5x − 3h x + 8 is divide by x + 2 , the remainder is 30, then the value of k is:
(a) 8 (b) 9
(c) 10 (d) 11
(vii) If A = ; 5 E and A2 + xI = yA , then the value of x is :
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(a) 8 (b) 4
(c) -4 (d) -8
(viii) There are 60 terms is an AP of which the first term is 8 and the last term is 185. The 31 st term is
(a) 56 (b) 94
(c) 85 (d) 98
(ix) If P ` a3 , 4 j is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points Q ^- 6, 5h and R ^- 2, 3h , then the value of
a is
(a) - 4 (b) - 12
(c) 12 (d) - 6
(x) The equation of a line is 2x + 3y = 6 . It intersects the y-axis at A. Which of the following are the co-
ordinates of A ?
(a) (0, 2) (b) (0, 3)
(c) (2, 0) (b) (3, 0)
(xi) Assertion : 3ABC + 3DEF such that ar (3ABC) = 36 cm2 and ar ^3DEF h = 49 cm2 then, AB : DE = 6 : 7 .
ar ^3ABC h 2 2 2
= AB2 = BC2 = AC2
ar ^3DEF h
Reason : If 3ABC + 3DEF , then
DE EF DF
(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 but 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.
(xii) If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then the length of each chord of one circle which is
tangent to the other is
(a) 3 cm (b) 6 cm
(c) 9 cm (d) 1 cm
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(xiii) A solid piece of iron in the form of a cuboid of dimensions 49 cm # 33 cm # 24 cm , is molded to form a solid
sphere. What is the radius of the sphere ?
(a) 21 cm (b) 32 cm
(c) 28 cm (d) 36 cm
(xiv) An integer is chosen at random between 1 and 100.
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Statement 1 : The probability that it is divisible by 8, is 49 .
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Statement 2 : The probability that it is not divisible by 8, is 49 .
(a) Both the statement are true.
(b) Both the statement are false.
(c) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
(d) Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
(xv) An event is very unlikely to happen. Its probability is closest to
(a) 0.0001 (b) 0.001
(c) 0.01 (d) 0.1
QUESTION 2.
(i) The surface area of a solid metallic, sphere is 616 cm2. It is melted and recast into smaller spheres of
diameter 3.5 cm. How many such spheres can be obtained?
(ii) Kiran deposited ` 200 per month for 36 months in bank’s recurring deposit account. If the bank pays
interest at the rate of 11% per annum, find the amount she gets on maturity.
(iii) Prove the following identity
sin A + 1 + cos A = 2 cosec A .
1 + cos A sin A
QUESTION 3.
(i) Amit Kumar invests `36000 in buying `100 shares at `20 premium. The dividend is 15% per annum. Find
(i) The number of shares, he buys.
(ii) His yearly dividend.
(iii) The percentage return on his investment.
Given your answer correct to the nearest whole number.
(ii) P and Q are centres of circles of radii 9 cm and 2 cm, respectively, PQ = 17 cm. R is the centre of a circle
of radius x cm, which touches the above circles externally. Given that +PRQ = 90c, write an equation in
x and solve it.
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(iii) The marks obtained by 120 students in a test are given below
Marks Number of students
0-10 5
10-20 9
20-30 16
30-40 22
40-50 26
50-60 18
60-70 11
70-80 6
80-90 4
90-100 3
Draw an ogive for the given distribution on a graph sheet.
Use suitable scale for ogive to estimate the following
(i) The median.
(ii) The number of students who obtained more than 75% marks in the test.
(iii) The number of students who did not pass the test, if minimum marks required to pass is 40.
SECTION-B
(Attempt any four questions.)
QUESTION 4.
−2 0 −1 −2 y
(i) Find x and y , if > H> H + 3> H = 2> H.
3 1 2x 1 3
(ii) In the given figure, DE || BC .
(i) Prove that TAPO |and TABC are similar.
(ii) Given that AD = 1 BD , calculate DE , if BC = 4.5 cm.
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(iii) In ∆ABC, AB = 5 cm, BC = 6.5 cm and CA = 4.8 cm. Draw the circumcircle of ∆ABC .
QUESTION 5.
(i) Literacy rates of 40 cities are given in the following table. It is given that mean literacy rate is 63.5, then
find the missing frequencies x and y .
Literacy Rate (in %) Number of Cities
35-40 1
40-45 2
45-50 3
50-55 x
55-60 y
60-65 6
65-70 8
70-75 4
75-80 2
80-85 3
85-90 2
(ii) Rames bought the following articles from a departmental store:
S. No. Item Price Rate of GST Discount
1. Hair oil `1200 18% `100
2. Cashew nuts `600 12% -
Find the:
(a) Total GST paid.
(b) Total bill amount including GST.
(iii) If the angle between two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle of radius a and centre O, is
60º, then find the length of OP.
QUESTION 6.
(i) The terms of a G.P. with first term a and common ratio r are squared. Prove that resulting numbers form
a GP. Find its first term, common ratio and the nth term.
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(ii) At the time that I was newly hired, 100 sales per month was what I required. Each following month—the
last plus 20 more, as I work for the goal of top sales award. When 2500 sales are thusly made, I get a holiday
package.
(i) How many sales were made by this person in the seventh month?
(ii) What were the total sales after the 12th month?
(iii) Was the goal of 2500 total sales met after the 12th month?
(iii) On annual day of a school, 400 students participated in the function. Frequency distribution showing their
ages is as shown in the following table :
Ages (in years) Number of students
5-7 70
7-9 120
9-11 32
11-13 100
13-15 45
15-17 28
17-19 5
Draw a histogram for the above data using a graph paper and locate the mode.
QUESTION 7.
(i) From the given figure, write
(i) The co-ordinates of A, B and C
(ii) The equation of AC
(iii) The x-intercept of AB
(iv) The y-intercept of BC
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(ii) Two lamp posts AB and CD each of heights 100 m are on either side of the road. P is a point on the road
between the two lamp pasts. The angles of elevation of the top of the lamp posts from the point P are 40º
and 60º. Find the distance PB and PD.
QUESTION 8.
(i) Solve the following in equation and represent the solution set on the number line
4x - 19 1 3x − 2 # − 2 + x , x d R .
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(ii) The line segment joining A (2, 3) and B (6, - 5) is intersected by the x -axis at the point K . Write the
coordinates of the point K . Hence, find the ratio in which K divides AB .
(iii) In the given figure, AB is parallel to DC , +BCE = 80c and +BAC = 25c. Find
(i) +CAD .
(ii) +CBD .
(iii) +ADC .
QUESTION 9.
(i) If a , b and c are in continued proportion, prove that
^a + b + c h^a − b + c h = a + b + c
2 2 2
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(ii) Ram takes 6 days less than Bharat to finish a place of work. If both of them together can finish the work in
4 days, in how many days Bharat alone can finish the work ?
(iii) Draw a ∆ABC such that AB = 4.8 cm, ∆ABC = 45°AC − AB = 1.5 cm. Find a point P inside the ∆ABC
such that BP = PC and P is at a distance of 2 cm from AC.
QUESTION 10.
(i) If ^x - 2h is a factor of the expression 2x3 + ax2 + bx − 14 and when the expression is divided by ^x - 3h , it
leaves a remainder 52. Find the values of a and b .
(ii) Cards marked with numbers 3, 4, 5, .........50 are placed in a bag and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn
at random from the bag. Find the probability that number on the card drawn is :
(i) Divisible by 7.
(ii) A perfect square.
(iii) A multiple of 6.
(iii) Use graph paper for this question. The point P ^- 1, 3h is reflected in the line parallel to y-axis at a distance
of 2 units to the right side of y-axis onto the point P l . The point Q is reflected in the origin onto the point
Q l (- 3, - 2) . Find:
(i) The coordinates of P l and Q.
(ii) The equation of the line P l Q .
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