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Sample Paper 15
Class- X Exam - 2023-24
Mathematics - Standard

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 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 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 2 marks questions of Section E.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = 227 wherever required if not stated.

Section - A

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. Ramesh buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at random a tank containing
5 male fish and 9 female fish. Then, the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish, is
(a) 5 (b) 5
13 14

(c) 6 (d) 7
13 13

2. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are - 3 and 4, is

(a) x2 − x + 12 (b) x2 + x + 12

(c) x2 - x - 6 (d) 2x2 + 2x − 24

2 2

3. A number x is selected from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and then a second number y is randomly selected from the
numbers 1, 4, 9 then the probability that the product xy of the two numbers will be less than 9 is
(a) 3 (b) 4
7 9

(c) 5 (d) 7
9 9

4. The value of c for which the pair of equations cx − y = 2 and 6x − 2y = 3 will have is
(a) 3 (b) - 3
(c) - 12 (d) no value

5. If the common difference of an AP is 5, then what is a18 - a13 ?

(a) 5 (b) 20
(c) 25 (d) 30

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6. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 25 cm and 15 cm respectively. If one side of the first triangle is 9 cm,
then the corresponding side of second triangle is ................... .
(a) 5.4 cm (b) 5.2 cm
(c) 4.9 cm (d) 5.1 cm

7. In the adjoining figure, PT is a tangent at point C of the circle. O is the circumference of TABC . If +ACP = 118c
, then the measure of +x is

(a) 28c (b) 32c

(c) 42c (d) 38c

8. In the given figure, three circles with centres P , Q and R are drawn, such that the circles with centres Q and R
touch each other externally and they touch the circle with centre P , internally. If PQ = 10 cm , PR = 8 cm and
QR = 12 cm , then the diameter of the largest circle is:

(a) 30 cm (b) 20 cm
(c) 10 cm (d) None of these

9. If TABC is right angled at C , then the value of sec (A + B) is

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) not defined
3

10. The quadratic equation x2 + x − 5 = 0 has

(a) two distinct real roots (b) two equal real roots
(c) no real roots (d) more than 2 real roots

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11. If x sin3 q + y cos3 q = sin q cos q and x sin q = y cos q , than x2 + y2 is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1/2
(c) 1 (d) 3/2

12. From the top of a 7 m high building the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60c and the angle of
depression of its foot is 45c, then the height of the tower is
(a) 14.124 m (b) 17.124 m
(c) 19.124 m (d) 15.124 m

13. In a right angled TABC right angled at B , if P and Q are points on the sides AB and BC respectively, then
(a) AQ2 + CP2 = 2 ^AC2 + PQ2h
(b) 2 ^AQ2 + CP2h = AC2 + PQ2
(c) AQ2 + CP2 = AC2 + PQ2
(d) AQ + CP = 1 ^AC + PQ h
2

14. A circle artist is climbing a 20 m long rope, which is tightly stretched and tied from the top of a vertical pole to
the ground, then the height of pole, if the angle made by the rope with the ground level is 30c, is
(a) 5 m (b) 10 m
(c) 15 m (d) 20 m

15. If the perimeter of a semi-circular protractor is 36 cm, then its diameter is

(a) 10 cm (b) 14 cm
(c) 12 cm (d) 16 cm

16. A right circular cylinder of radius r and height h (where, h > 2r ) just encloses a sphere of diameter
(a) r (b) 2r
(c) h (d) 2h

17. The mean and median of the data a , b and c are 50 and 35 respectively, where a < b < c . If c − a = 55 , then
(b - a) is
(a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 3 (d) 5

18. For the following distribution

Marks Number of Students Marks Number of students

Below 10 3 Below 40 57
Below 20 12 Below 50 75
Below 30 28 Below 60 80
The modal class is
(a) 0-20 (b) 20-30
(c) 30-40 (d) 50-60

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In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the
correction option.

19. Assertion : The roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2x + 2 = 0 are imaginary.

Reason : If discriminant D = b2 − 4ac < 0 then the roots of quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are imaginary.
(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.

20. Assertion : PA and PB are two tangents to a circle with centre O . Such that +AOB = 110c, then +APB = 90c.
Reason : The length of two tangents drawn from an external point are equal.
(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.

Section - B

Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.

21. If Sn the sum of first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = 3n2 − 4n , find the nth term.

22. In Figure a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle, with centre O, in such a way that the sides AB,
BC, CD, and DA touch the circle at the points P, Q, R and S respectively. Prove that. AB + CD = BC + DA.

23. Prove that the point ^3, 0h , ^6, 4h and ^- 1, 3h are the vertices of a right angled isosceles triangle.

24. Check whether 4n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n .

25. The 8th term of an AP is zero. Prove that its 38th term is triple of its 18th term.


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If the number x + 3, 2x + 1 and x - 7 are in AP find the value of x .

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Section - C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

26. Determine the values of m and n so that the following system of linear equation have infinite number of solutions :
^2m − 1h x + 3y − 5 = 0
3x + ^n − 1h y − 2 = 0

27. Solve for x :

2x + 1 + 3x + 9 = 0, x ! 3, − 3
x − 3 2x + 3 ^x − 3h^2x + 3h 2

28. If a circle touches the side BC of a triangle ABC at P and extended sides AB and AC at Q and R , respectively,
prove that AQ = 12 (BC + CA + AB)


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In TABD, AB = AC. If the interior circle of TABC touches the sides AB, BC and CA at D, E and F respectively.
Prove that E bisects BC.

29. An aeroplane, when flying at a height of 4000 m from the ground passes vertically above another aeroplane at
an instant when the angles of elevation of the two planes from the same point on the ground are 60º and 45º
respectively. Find the vertical distance between the aeroplanes at that instant. (Use 3 = 1.73)

30. A hemispherical bowl of internal diameter 36 cm contains liquid is filled into 72 cylindrical bottles of diameter 6
cm. Find the height of the each bottle, if 10% liquid is wasted in this transfer.


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A hollow cylindrical pipe is made up of copper. It is 21 dm long. The outer and inner diameters of the pipe are 10
cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the volume of copper used in making the pipe.

31. A child has a die whose six faces show the letters as shown below:
A A B C C C
The die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting (i) A, (ii) C ?

Section - D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

32. If β and 1
β are zeroes of the polynomial ^a2 + a h x2 + 61x + 6a . Find the value of β and α .

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Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 7y2 - 113 y - 23 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the
coefficients.

33. In TABC, AD is the median to BC and in TPQR, PM is the median to QR. If AB = BC = AD . Prove that
PQ QR PM
TABC~TPQR .

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34. Prove that: sin θ = 2+ sin θ

cot θ + cosec θ cot θ − cosec θ


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2
If 3 cot θ − 4 cot θ + 3 = 0 , then find the value of cot2 θ + tan2 θ.

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35. Find the area of the shaded region in Figure, APD, AQB , BRC and CSD , are semi-circles of diameter 14 cm, 3.5
cm, 7 cm and 3.5 cm respectively. Use π = 227 .

Section - E
Case study based questions are compulsory.

36. Mutual Fund : A mutual fund is a type of financial vehicle made up of a pool of money collected from many
investors to invest in securities like stocks, bonds, money market instruments, and other assets. Mutual funds are
operated by professional money managers, who allocate the fund’s assets and attempt to produce capital gains or
income for the fund’s investors.

Net asset value (NAV) represents a fund’s per share market value. It is the price at which investors buy (“bid
price”) fund shares from a fund company and sell them (“redemption price”) to a fund company.
The following table below shows the net asset value (NAV) per unit of mutual funds of ICICI mutual funds.

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NAV (Rs) No. of mutual funds

0-5 13
6-10 16
11-15 22
16-20 18
21-25 11
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) What is the lower limit of model class of NAV?
(ii) What is the mode NAV of mutual funds ?
(iii) What is the mean NAV of mutual funds ?


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(iv) What is the median NAV of mutual funds ?

37. Carpooling : It is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car, and prevents the
need for others to have to drive to a location themselves. By having more people using one vehicle, carpooling
reduces each person’s travel costs such as: fuel costs, tolls, and the stress of driving. Carpooling is also a more
environmentally friendly and sustainable way to travel as sharing journeys reduces air pollution, carbon emissions,
traffic congestion on the roads, and the need for parking spaces.

Three friends Amar, Bandhu and Chakradev lives in societies represented by the points A, B and C respectively.
They all work in offices located in a same building represented by the point O . Since they all go to same building
everyday, they decided to do carpooling to save money on petrol. Based on the above information, answer the
following questions.

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(i) Which society is nearest to the office?

(ii) What is the distance between A and C ?
(iii) Find the least distance between AB , OA and BC ?
(iv) If Bandhu and Chakradev planned to meet at a club situated at the mid-point of the line joining the points
B and C , find the coordinates of this point.

38. Volume of Solid : A cuboidal solid of base x by x + 1 is shown in figure. Height of original solid is x + 2 . A small
cuboidal solid of base x - 2 by x - 2 and height 2 is cut from this solid as shown in figure.

(i) Find the polynomial for the volume of remaining solid.

(ii) Use the remainder theorem to determine the volume of remaining solid at x = 8 inch.
(iii) Use the polynomial to determine the volume at x = 8 inch and verify the result in (ii).


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Use the remainder theorem to determine the volume at x = 10 inch.

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