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SAMPLE PAPER -1 BOARD EXAM 2025

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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 2marks
questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.

1. The LCM of smallest two-digit composite number and smallest composite number is:
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) 44

2. When 2120 is expressed as the product of its prime factors we get

(a) 2 × 5³ × 53 (b) 2³ × 5 × 53 (c) 5 × 7² × 31 (d) 5² × 7 × 33

3. In the ∆ABC, D and E are points on side AB and AC respectively such that DE || BC.
If AE = 2 cm, AD = 3 cm and BD = 4.5 cm, then CE equals
(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm

4. The ratio in which x-axis divides the join of (2, -3) and (5, 6) is:
(a) 1: 2 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 1: 3 (d) 1: 5
5. The solution of the following pair of equation is:
x – 3y = 2, 3x – y = 14
(a) x = 5, y = 1 (b) x = 2, y = 3 (c) x = 1, y = 2 (d) x = 1, y = 4

6. For the following distribution:

Class 0-5 6-11 12-17 18-23 24-29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11
the upper limit of the median class is
(a) 18.5 (b) 20.5 (c) 25.5 (d) 17.5

7. The ratio of outer and inner perimeters of circular path is 23:22. If the path is 5 m wide, the
diameter of the inner circle is
(a) 55 m (b) 110 m (c) 220 m (d) 230 m

8. In ΔABC, right angled at B, AB = 5 cm and sin C = 1/2. Determine the length of side AC.
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) none of these
9. What is the positive real root of 64x2 – 1 = 0?
(a) 1/8 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/6
 2sin A  3cos A
10. If cosec A = 13/12, then the value of
4sin A  9cos A
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3

11. If x = a cos θ and y = b sin θ, then the value of b2x2 + a2y2 is

(a) a2 + b2 (b) a2/b2 (c) a2b2 (d) None of these

12. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect each
other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC =
(a) 6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm
13. Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64:27. The ratio of their surface areas is
(a) 3:4 (b) 4:3 (c) 9:16 (d) 16:9

14. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is
(a) 3/26 (b) 3/13 (c) 2/13 (d) 1/2
15. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60ᵒ are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm, then the length of
each tangent is equal to
3 3
(a) cm (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 3 3
2
16. If the mean of a frequency distribution is 8.1 and fi = 20, fixi = 132 + 5k, then k =
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
17. If the radii of two circles are in the ratio of 4 : 3, then their areas are in the ratio of :
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 8 : 3 (c) 16 : 9 (d) 9 : 16
18. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 3x + k is 2, then the value of k is
(a) 10 (b) –10 (c) 5 (d) –5
Direction : In the question number 19 & 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 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.
19. Assertion (A): The HCF of two numbers is 9 and their LCM is 2016. If the one number is 54, then
the other number is 336.
Reason (R): Relation between numbers and their HCF and LCM is product of two numbers a, b =
HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b).
20. Assertion (A): The point (0, 4) lies on y-axis.
Reason (R): The y co-ordinate of the point on x-axis is zero.

SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.
21. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 5
minutes.
OR
A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side 15 m by means of a 5 m
long rope. Find the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze (use π = 3.14)
22. In the given figure below, AD/AE=AC/BD and ∠1=∠2. Show that Δ BAE~ ΔCAD .

23. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle
which touches the smaller circle.

24. For what value of k for which the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions:
2x + 3y = 7, (k – 1)x + (k + 2)y = 3k is

tan 2  cot 2 
25. Simplify: 
1  tan 2  1  cot 2 
OR
If 7 sin2A + 3 cos2A = 4, then find tan A
SECTION – C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each.

26. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depends on the number of
days one has taken food in the mess. When a student ‘A’ takes food for 22 days, he has to pay Rs.
1380 as hostel charges; whereas a student ‘B’, who takes food for 28 days, pays Rs. 1680 as hostel
charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day.
OR
Meena went to a bank to withdraw Rs 2,000. She asked the cashier to give her Rs. 50 and Rs. 100
notes only. Meena got 25 notes in all. How many notes of Rs. 50 and Rs. 100 she received?

27. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.

cos2  sin 2 
28. Prove that:   1  sin  cos 
1  tan  1  cot 

29. If the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + px + q are double in value to the zeroes of 2x2 – 5x – 3, then
find the values of p and q

30. In the given figure, AB is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents to the
circle at A and B intersect at P. Find the length of AP.
 OR
Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at
the centre of the circle.

31. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is (i) 7? (ii) 14? (iii) equal to 12?

SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.

32. A life insurance agent found the following data for distribution of ages of 100 policy holders.
Calculate the median age, if policies are given only to persons having age 18 years onwards but
less than 60 years.
Age (in years) Number of policy holders
Below 20 2
20 – 25 4
25 – 30 18
30 – 35 21
35 – 40 33
40 – 45 11
45 – 50 3
50 – 55 6
55 – 60 2

33. Some students planned a picnic. The total budget for food was Rs. 2,000. But 5 students failed to
attend the picnic and thus the cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 20. How many
students attended the picnic and how much did each student pay for the food?

OR

A cottage industry produces a certain number of toys in a day. The cost of production of each toy
(in rupees) was found to be 55 minus the number of toys produced in a day. On a particular day, the
total cost of production was Rs. 750. Find out the number of toys produced on that day.

34. State and prove Basic Proportional Theorem.

35. (a) Two cubes each of volume 125 cm3 are joined end to end. Find the volume and the surface area
of the resulting cuboid.

OR

(b) A solid is in the shape of a cone surmounted on a hemisphere with both their diameters being
equal to 7 cm and the height of the cone is equal to its radius. Find the volume of the solid.

SECTION – E(Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each.

36. Case Study – 1

Ram is watching the top and bottom of a lighthouse from the top of the building. The angles of
elevation and depression of the top and bottom of a lighthouse from the top of a 60 m high building
are 30° and 60° respectively.
 Find (i) the difference between the heights of the lighthouse and the building.
(ii) the distance between the lighthouse and the building.
OR
The ratio of the height of a light house and the length of its shadow on the ground is √3 : 1 What is
the angle of elevation?

37. Case Study – 2

In a GPS, The lines that run east-west are known as lines of latitude, and the lines running north-
south are known as lines of longitude. The latitude and the longitude of a place are its coordinates
and the distance formula is used to find the distance between two places. The distance between two
parallel lines is approximately 150 km. A family from Uttar Pradesh planned a round trip from
Lucknow (L) to Puri (P) via Bhuj (B) and Nashik (N) as shown in the given figure below.
 Based on the above information answer the following questions using the coordinate geometry.
(i) Find the distance between Lucknow (L) to Bhuj(B).
(ii) If Kota (K), internally divide the line segment joining Lucknow (L) to Bhuj (B) into 3 : 2 then
find the coordinate of Kota (K).
(iii) Name the type of triangle formed by the places Lucknow (L), Nashik (N) and Puri (P)
OR
Find a place (point) on the longitude (y-axis) which is equidistant from the points Lucknow (L) and
Puri (P).

38. Case Study – 3

Saving money is a good habit and it should be inculcated in children from the beginning. A father
brought a piggy bank for his son Aditya. He puts one five-rupee coin of his savings in the piggy
bank on the first day. He increases his savings by one five-rupee coin daily.

(i) If the piggy bank can hold 190 coins of five rupees in all, find the number of days he can
contribute to put the five-rupee coins into it
(ii) Find the total money he saved.
OR
If 6 times the 6th term of an A.P., is equal to 9 times the 9th term, find its 15th term.