Class 10 Mathematics Sample Paper
Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark Each)
1. If p is a prime number, then the number of zeroes in the decimal expansion of 1/p is:
a) Always terminating
b) Always non-terminating repeating
c) May be terminating or non-terminating
d) Cannot be determined
2. The roots of the equation x² + 4x + k = 0 are real and equal. What is the value of k?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 3
d) 5
3. If sin A + cos A = √2 cos A, then the value of tan A is:
a) 1
b) √3
c) 1/√3
d) 2
4. If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is 3n² + 2n, then the common difference of the
AP is:
a) 2
b) 6
c) 4
d) 5
5. The mean and median of a set of numbers are 20 and 22 respectively. What can be said
about the mode?
a) Mode < 22
b) Mode > 22
c) Mode = 20
d) Cannot be determined
6. The probability of an event happening is 1/3. The probability of its complement is:
a) 2/3
b) 1/2
c) 3/4
d) 1/6
Section B: Short Answer Questions (2 Marks Each)
7. Prove that √2 + √3 is an irrational number.
8. Find the sum of all 3-digit natural numbers that are divisible by 7.
9. Solve for x: 2x² - 3x - 2 = 0 using the quadratic formula.
10. A ladder of 10m in length is leaning against a vertical wall. The foot of the ladder is 6m
from the base of the wall. Find the height at which the ladder touches the wall.
11. The point P(k, 4) is equidistant from A(2, -3) and B(-4, 5). Find the value of k.
12. The mode of the following frequency distribution is 36. Find the missing frequency f.
Class Interval 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Frequency 7 12 f 10 6
Section C: Short Answer Questions (3 Marks Each)
13. Find the HCF and LCM of 144 and 180 using the prime factorization method and verify
that HCF × LCM = Product of numbers.
14. Solve the pair of equations using cross-multiplication method:
3x - 4y = 10
5x + 2y = 8
15. Find the height of a cone whose slant height is 13 cm and base radius is 5 cm. Also, find
its curved surface area.
16. If tan A = 3/4, find the value of sin A, cos A, and cot A.
17. Find the probability that a randomly chosen two-digit number is divisible by both 4 and
6.
18. A motorboat covers 60 km downstream in 2 hours and the same distance upstream in 3
hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.
Section D: Long Answer Questions (4 Marks Each)
19. Find all the zeroes of the polynomial x³ - 6x² + 11x - 6, given that one of its zeroes is 1.
20. If A(2, 3), B(4, 5), C(6, 7), and D(x, 9) are the vertices of a parallelogram, find the value
of x.
21. If the median of the following data is 46, find the missing frequency f.
Class Interval 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
Frequency 8 12 f 6 4
22. Find the distance of the point P(5, -2) from the line 3x - 4y + 12 = 0.
23. A solid metallic sphere of radius 9 cm is melted and recast into smaller spheres of radius
3 cm. Find the number of such small spheres formed.
Section E: Long Answer Questions (5 Marks Each)
24. A sum of money is to be divided among A, B, and C in the ratio 5:7:9. If the total
amount is ₹4200, find the share of each.
25. Solve for x: x² + 5x - 7 = 0 using the method of completing the square.
26. A cone is exactly placed inside a hemisphere such that their bases coincide, and the
height of the cone is equal to the radius of the hemisphere. If the radius is 6 cm, find the
volume of the solid.
27. A train of length 200 m is moving at a speed of 72 km/h. Find the time taken by it to
cross a tunnel of length 400 m.
28. A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that it is:
a) A red face card
b) A prime number card (considering only numbered cards)
29. Prove that (1 - sin A)/(1 + sin A) = (sec A - tan A)².
30. The following table shows the marks obtained by 50 students in a class. Construct a
cumulative frequency table and draw an ogive.
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of Students 4 6 10 12 10 8
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