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SAMPLE PAPER TEST 15 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

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. In the given figure, if ∆EDC ~ ∆EBA, ∠BEC = 115° and ∠EDC = 70°. Then, ∠DCE is equal to
(a) 75° (b) 65° (c)115° (d) 45°

2. If the lines 3x + 2ky – 2 = 0 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 are parallel, then what is the value of k?
(a) 4/15 (b) 15/4 (c) 4/5 (d) 5/4

3. The distance between the points (3, -2) and (-3, 2) is:
(a) 40 (b) 4√10 (c) 2√10 (d) √52

4. The relation between mean, mode and median is

(a) mode = (3 x mean) - (2 x median) (b) mode = (3 x median) - (2 x mean)
(c) mean = (3 x median) - (2 x mode) (d) median = (3 x mean) - (2 x mode)

5. The least number which is a perfect square and is divisible by each of 16, 20 and 24 is
(a) 240 (b) 1600 (c) 2400 (d) 3600

6. The length of a tangent from a point A at a distance 5 cm from the centre of the circle is 4 cm. The
radius of the circle is:
(a) 3 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 7 cm (d) 10 cm

7. The midpoint of a line segment joining two points A(2, 4) and B(-2, -4) is
(a) (-2, 4) (b) (2, -4) (c) (0, 0) (d) (-2, -4)

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8. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is
(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d) 28

9. The point which divides the line segment of points P(-1, 7) and (4, -3) in the ratio of 2:3 is:
(a) (-1, 3) (b) (-1, -3) (c) (1, -3) (d) (1, 3)

10. A tank is made of the shape of a cylinder with a hemispherical depression at one end. The height of
the cylinder is 1.45 m and radius is 30 cm. The total surface area of the tank is:
(a) 30 m (b) 3.3 m (c) 30.3 m (d) 3300 m

11. If two dice are thrown in the air, the probability of getting sum as 3 will be
(a) 2/18 (b) 3/18 (c) 1/18 (d) 1/36

12. The LCM of two numbers is 182 and their HCF is 13. If one of the numbers is 26, the other number
is
(a) 31 (b) 71 (c) 61 (d) 91

13. If P(A) denotes the probability of an event A, then

(a) P(A) < 0 (b) P(A) > 1 (c) 0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1 (d) –1 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1

14. In ∆ ABC, right-angled at B, AC = 25 cm, BC = 7 cm. The value of tan C is:

(a) 12/7 (b) 24/7 (c) 20/7 (d) 7/24

15. If a tower 6m high casts a shadow of 2√3 m long on the ground, then the sun’s elevation is:
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°

16. If the system of equations x + 2y = 5, 3x + ky -15 = 0 has no solution, then the value of k is
(a) -6 (b) 6 (c) R - {-6} (d) R - {6}

17. If one root of equation 4x2 – 2x+k-4=0 is reciprocal of the other. The value of k is:
(a) -8 (b) 8 (c) -4 (d) 4

18. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c, c ≠ 0 are equal, then
(a) c and b have opposite signs (b) c and a have opposite signs
(c) c and b have same signs (d) c and a have same signs

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 and 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 : ΔABC ~ ΔDEF such that ar(ΔABC) = 36cm2 and ar(ΔDEF) = 49cm2. Then, the ratio
of their corresponding sides is 6 : 7
Reason : The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of their
corresponding sides.

20. Assertion (A): L.C.M. and H.C.F. of a and 20 are 100 and 10 respectively, then a = 50.
Reason (R): L.C.M x H.C.F. = First number x Second number

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 SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each

21. A group consists of 12 persons, out of which 3 are extremely patient, other 6 are extremely honest
and rest are extremely kind. A person from the group is selected at random. Assuming that each
person is equally likely to be selected, find the probability of selecting a person who is (i) extremely
patient (ii) extremely kind or honest.

22. In given figure, O is the centre of the circle, AB is a chord and AT is the tangent at A. If ∠AOB =
100° then find ∠BAT.

OR
A circle touches the side BC of a triangle ABC at P and AB and AC produced at Q and R
1
respectively, prove that AQ = × perimeter of ∆ABC
2

23. If the point P(k – 1, 2) is equidistant from the points A(3, k) and B(k, 5), find the values of k.
OR
Find the ratio in which the point C(2, y) divides the line segment joining the points A(–2, 2) and
B(3, 7).

24. Solve for x and y : 27x + 31y = 85, 31x + 27y = 89

25. Find the value of k such that the polynomial x2 – (k + 6)x + 2(2k – 1) has sum of its zeroes equal to
half of their product.

SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26. Prove that the intercept of a tangent between two parallel tangents to a circle subtends a right angle
at the center
OR
Prove that the length of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.

27. Prove that (cosec A – sin A)(sec A – cos A)(tan A + cot A) = 1

OR
cos A 1  sin A
Prove that   2sec A
1  sin A cos A
28. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that (2 + √3) is an irrational number.
29. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point A on the ground is 60°. After a flight of 15
seconds, the angle of elevation changes to 30°. If the plane is flying at a constant height of
1500√3m, find the speed in km/hr of the plane.
30. A girl of height 100 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp post at a speed of 1.9 m/s. If the
lamp is 5 m above the ground, find the length of her shadow after 4 seconds.

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31. A father’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his two children. After 5 years his age will be
two times the sum of their ages. Find the present age of the father.
SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each

32. A rectangular park is to be designed whose breadth is 3 m less than its length. Its area is to be 4
square metres more than the area of a park that has already been made in the shape of an isosceles
triangle with its base as the breadth of the rectangular park and of altitude 12 m. Find the length
and breadth of the rectangular park.
OR
Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours 36 minutes. The tap of larger diameter takes 8
hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can
separately fill the tank.

33. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in
distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
Using the above theorem prove that a line through the point of intersection of the diagonals and
parallel to the base of the trapezium divides the non parallel sides in the same ratio.

34. 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 (i) the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.
(ii) the increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10 m long instead of 5 m. (Use π = 3.14)
OR
The below figure depicts a racing track whose left and right ends are semicircular.

The distance between the two inner parallel line segments is 60 m and they are each 106 m long. If
the track is 10 m wide, find :
(i) the distance around the track along its inner edge
(ii) the area of the track.

35. 100 surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory and the frequency distribution of
the number of letters in the English alphabets in the surnames was obtained as follows:
Number of letters 1−4 4−7 7−10 10−13 13−16 16−19
Number of surnames 6 30 40 16 4 4

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 Determine the median number of letters in the surnames. Find the mean number of letters in the surnames?
Also, find the modal size of the surnames.

SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4M each

36. Mathematics teacher of a school took her 10th standard students to show Gol Gumbaz. It was a part
of their Educational trip. The teacher had interest in history as well. She narrated the facts of Gul
Gumbaz to students. Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of king Muhammad Adil Shah, Adil Shah Dynasty.
Construction of the tomb, located in Vijayapura , Karnataka, India, was started in 1626 and
completed in 1656. Then the teacher said in this monument one can find combination of solid
figures. She pointed that there are cubical bases and hemisherical dome is at the top.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) What is the diagonal of the cubic portion of the Gol Gumbaz, if one side of cubical portion is 23
m? [1]
(ii) If two solid hemispheres of same base radii r, are joined together along their bases, then find
curved surface area of this new solid. [1]
(iii) A block of Gol Gumbaz is in the shape of a cylinder of diameter 0.5 cm with two hemispheres
stuck to each of its ends. The length of shape is 2 cm. Find the volume of the block. [2]
OR
(iii) A solid piece of iron taken out from the back of Gol Gumbaz in the form of a cuboid of
dimensions 49 cm x 33 cm x 24 cm, is moulded to form a solid sphere. Find the radius of the
sphere. [2]

37. Lahari has to buy a scooty. She can buy scooty either making cashdown payment of Rs. 25,000 or
by making 15 monthly instalments as below.
Ist month = Rs. 3425, IInd month = Rs. 3225, Illrd month = Rs. 3025, IVth month = Rs. 2825 and
so on

(i) Find the amount of 6th instalment. [1]

(ii) Find the total amount paid in 15 instalments. [2]
OR
(ii) If Lahari pays Rs. 82625 then find the number of instalment. [2]
(iii) Lahari paid 10th and 11th instalment together find the amount paid that month. [1]

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38. A boy 4 m tall spots a pigeon sitting on the top of a pole of height 54 m from the ground. The angle
of elevation of the pigeon from the eyes of boy at any instant is 60°. The pigeon flies away
horizontally in such a way that it remained at a constant height from the ground. After 8 seconds,
the angle of elevation of the pigeon from the same point is 45°.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions. (Take √3 =1.73 )
(i) Find the distance of first position of the pigeon from the eyes of the boy. [2]
(ii) How much distance the pigeon covers in 8 seconds? [2]
OR
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(ii) If the elevation of sun is 30 , then find the length of the shadow cast by tower of 300ft height.

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