KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD–32

SAMPLE PAPER TEST 01 (2018-19)

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper contains 30 questions divided into four Sections A, B, C and D.
(iii) Section A comprises of 6 questions of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 6 questions of 2
marks each. Section C comprises of 10 questions of 3 marks each and Section D comprises of 8
questions of 4 marks each.
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in two questions in 1
mark each, two questions in 2 marks each, four questions of 3 marks each and three questions of 4
marks each. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
(v) Use of Calculators is not permitted

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 6 carry 1 mark each.
1. For what value(s) of p are 2p + 1, 13, 5p – 3 three consecutive terms of an A.P.?

2. IfA(1, 2), B(4, 3) and C(6, 6) are the three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD, find the
coordinates of fourth vertex D.

3. If a and b are two positive integers such that a = 14b. Find the HCF of a and b.

4. If one diagonal of a trapezium divides the other diagonal in the ratio 1 : 3, prove that one of the
parallel sides is three times the other.

5. If sín  = x and sec  = y, find the value of cot  . (0  x  1, y  1)

OR
If sin θ = cos θ, find the value of θ.

6. Find the value of k, so that the quadratic equation kx (x – 3) + 9 = 0 has two equal roots.
OR
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Find the discriminant of the equation 3 x 2  2 x   0 and hence find the nature of its roots.
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SECTION – B
Questions 6 to 12 carry 2 marks each.

7. Find the middle term of the A.P. –6, –2, 2, ..., 58.
OR
Find 10th term from end of the AP 4, 9, 14, .... , 254.

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8. Write whether the rational number will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-
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terminating repeating decimal expansion.
OR
Find the ratio between the LCM and HCF of 5, 15 and 20.

9. The line segment joining the points A(2, 1) and B(5, –8) is trisected at points P and Q such that
P is nearer to A. If P lies on the line 2х – y + k = 0, find k.
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10. For what value of p will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions?
(p – 3)x + 3y = p ; px + py = 12

11. A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears (i) a number divisible by 5 (ii) a composite number
between 50 and 70.

12. A die has six faces marked 0, 1, 1, 1, 6, 6. Two such dice are thrown together and the total score
is recorded. (i) How many different scores are possible? (ii) What is the probability of getting a
total of 7?

SECTION – C
Questions 13 to 22 carry 3 marks each.

13. Prove that 2 is an irrational number.

14. Find the area of a triangle, whose sides are along the lines x = – 5, y = 0, and 3x + 5y = 20.
OR
Find the area of a triangle ABC with vertex A(1, – 4) and the midpoints of the sides through A
being (2, –1) and (O, –1).

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15. If sin   cos  , then find the value of .
2 sin   cos 
OR
2 0 2 0
cos (45   )  cos (45   )
Show that 1
tan(600   ) tan(300   )

16. If –1 is a zero of the polynomial 2x3 – x2 – 5x – 2, find its other zeroes.

17. 4 men and 6 boys can finish a piece of work in 5 days, while 3 men and 4 boys can finish it in 7
days. Find the time taken by 1 man alone or that by 1 boy alone to finish the work.

18. In the given figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. E is a point on the side CB
produced such that EF is perpendicular to AC. If AD is perpendicular to CB, prove that AB x
EF = AD x EC.

OR
In the given figure, AB || DC and AC and PQ intersect each other at the point O.
Prove that OA x CQ = OC x AP

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19. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle with AC = 24 cm, AB = 7 cm and  BOD =
90°. Find the area of the shaded region. (Use  = 3.14)

20. The sum of the radius of the base and the height of a solid cylinder is 37 cm. If the total surface
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area of the solid cylinder is 1628 cm2, find the volume of the cylinder. (Use  = )
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OR
A cone of maximum size is carved out from a cube of edge 28 cm. Find the surface area of the
cone and of the remaining solid left out after the cone is carved out.

21. In the given figure, there are two concentric circles, With centre 0 and of radius 5 cm and 3 cm.
From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are drawn to these circles. If AP = 12 cm, find the
length of BP.

22. The mode of the distribution given below is p. Find the values of p, if sum of frequencies is 20.
Class Interval 0 – 6 6 – 12 12 – 18 18 – 24 24 – 30
Frequency 4 x 5 6 1

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SECTION – D
Questions 23 to 30 carry 4 marks each.

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23. Solve the following for x:   
2a  b  2 x 2a b 2 x
OR
Had Janya scored 10 more marks in her Mathematics test out of 30 marks, 9 times these marks
would have been the square of her actual marks. How many marks did she get in the test?

24. The students of a school decided to beautify the school on the Annual Day by fixing colourful
flags on the straight passage of the school. They have 27 flags to be fixed at intervals of every
2m. The flags are stored at the position of the middle most flag. Charvi was given the
responsibility of placing the flags. Charvi kept her books where the flags were stored. She could
carry only one flag at a time. How much distance did she cover in completing this job and
returning back to collect her books. What is the maximum distance she travelled carrying a flag?
25. “The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares of their
corresponding sides”. Prove it.
OR
“In a triangle, if square on one side is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides,
then the triangle is right-angled”. State and prove converse of above result.

26. Draw a right-angled triangle in which sides (other than the hypotenuse) are of length 8 cm and 6
cm. Construct another triangle whose sides are 3/4 times the corresponding sides of the first
triangle.
27. A bucket open at the top is of the form of a frustum of a cone. The diameters of its upper and
lower circular ends are 40 cm and 20 cm respectively. If total 17600 cm3 of milk can be filled in
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the bucket, find its total surface area. (Use  = )
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sec   1 sec   1
28. Prove that   2 cos ec
sec   1 sec   1
29. Draw the “less than ogive” and “more than ogive” for the following data and hence, find the
median:
Class Interval 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 80 80 – 90
Frequency 25 15 10 6 24 12 8
OR
The following is the cumulative frequency dístríbution(of1ess than type) of 1000 persons each
of age 20 years and above. Find the mean age.
Age (in yrs) Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60 Below 70 Below 80
No. of persons 100 220 350 750 950 1000

30. A bird is sitting on the top of a tree, Which is 80 m high. The angle of elevation of the bird,
from a point on the ground is 45°. The bird flies away from the point of observation horizontally
and remain at a constant height. After 2 seconds, the angle of elevation of the bird from the
point of observation becomes 30°. Find the speed of the flying bird.

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