CBSE SAMPLE PAPER-01

CLASS - X MATHEMATICS
[Time : 3.00 hrs.] [M. M.: 80]

General Instructions:-

(i) All questions are compulsory.

(ii) The question pacer consists of 30 questions divided into four sections, A, B, C and D. Section A
contains 10 questions of 1 mark each, Section B contains 5 questions of 2 marks each, Section C
contains 10 questions of 3 marks each and Section D contains 5 questions of 6 marks each.
(iii) There is no overall choice. However choice has been provided. You have to attempt only one of
the alternatives in all such questions.
(iv) Use of calculator is not permitted. However you may ask for mathematical tables.
(iv) Draw neat and labeled figures wherever required.

Section A

1. Given that HCF ( 306, 657) = 9, find LCM (306, a657).

2. In fig. 1 the graph of a polynomial p(x) is given. Find the zeros of the polynomial.

3. For what value of k , the following pair of linear equations had infinity many solutions?
10x + y – (k-5) = 0
20x + 2y – k = 0
7
4. If cot θ = , find the value of tan 2 θ .
8

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 1 1
5. If sin( A − B ) = , cos( A + B ) = , 00 < A + B ≤ 900 and A>B, find A and B.
2 2
6. If the perimeter and area of circle are numerically equal, find the radius of the circle.
7. In fig. 2 DE is parallel to BC. Find EC.

cos 450
8. Evaluate:
cos ec 2 300 − cot 2 300
9. A die is thrown once What is the probability of getting a prime number.?
10. What is the value of the median of the data using the graph in fig. 3 of less than and more than O
give?

Section- B

11. Determine the second term of an A.P whose sixth term is 12 and eighth term is 22.
12. One card is drawn from a well – shuffled deck of 52 cards. Calculate the probability that the card
will (i) be an ace, (ii) not be an ace
2 3 5 4
13. Solve the pair of equations + = 13, − = −2, x, y ≠ 0
x y x y
14. Find the value of 'α ' if the points A (2,3), B(4, α ) and C (6,-3) are collinear.
15. Divide 3x2 – x2 – 3x + 5 by x – 1 – x2. Find the quotient and remainder.
Or
2+ 5 2− 5
Write a quadratic equations whose roots are and
2 2

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 Section C

16. Some students planned a picnic. The budget for food was Rs. 500. But five of them failed to go
and thus the cost of food for each member increased by R. 5. How many students attended the
picnic?
17. Show that 5 − 3 is irrational.
18. Find the value of k so that the following quadratic equations have equal roots.
2x2 – (k – 2)x + 1 = 0.
19. Draw a triangle ABC with side BC = 6 cm, AB = 5 cm, and angle ABC= 600. Then construct a
triangle whose sides are ¾ of the corresponding sides of the triangle. ABC. Write steps of
construction.
20. Prove that (sin A + cosec A)2 + (cos A + secA)2 = 7 + tan2 a + cot2 A. Or
sec 27 0
Evaluate 0
+ 2 tan 9 0 tan17 0 cot 450 tan 810 tan 730 − 3(sin 2 380 + sin 2 520 )
cos ec63
21. In fig. 4 CM and RN are respectively the medians of triangle ABC and triangle PQR. If triangle
ABC ∼ PQR , prove that triangle AMC ∼ triangle PNR.

OR
In fig. 5, angle ABC is less than 900 and AD perpendicular BC. Prove that AC2 = AB 2 + BC 2 – 2
BC. BD.

22. In what ratio does the point (P(2,-5) divides the line segment joining A(-3,5) and B(4, -9)?
23. If Q (0,1) is equidistant from P(5, -3) and R(x, 6) find the values of x. Also find the distances QR
and PR.

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24. Prove that the angle between the two tangents draw from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the points of contact at the
center.
25. In fig. 6 ABC is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14 cm and a semi-circle is draw with BC as
 22 
diameter. Find the area of the shaded region.  Useπ = 
 7 
Or

A rectangular park is 100 m by 50 m. It is surrounded by semi-circular flower beds all around.

Find the cost of leveling the semi-circular flower beds at R. 0.60 pre square meter. (Useπ = 3.14 )

Section: D

26. Ten years ago, father was twelve times as old as his son and ten years hence, he will be so old as
his son will be. Find their present ages by graphically method.
27. from the top of a cliff, 60 metres high the angle of depression of the top and bottom of the tower
are observed to be 300 and 600. Find the height of the tower.
28. Prove that ratio of areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ration of their
corresponding sides.
Use the above theorem in the following :
Let triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF and their areas be, respectively, 64 cm2 and 121 cm2. If
EF = 15.4 cm, find BC.
29. The interior of a building is in the form of a cylinder base with radius 12 m and height 3.5m,
surmounted by a cone of equal base and slant height 12.5m. Find the internal curved surface area
 22 
and the capacity of the building.  Useπ = 
 7 
Or
A container (open at the top) made up of a metal sheet is in the form of a frustum of a cone of a
height 16 cm with radii of its lower and upper ends being 8 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find

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 (i) Cost of milk when it is completely filled with milk at the rate of Rs. 22 per liter.
 22 
(ii) The cost of the metal sheet used, if it costs Rs. 6 per 100cm2  Useπ = 
 7 
30. The mean of the following frequency table is 53. But the frequencies ‘x’ and ‘y’ in the classes 20-
40 and 60-80 are missing. Find the missing frequencies.

Age ( in years ) Number of persons

0-20 15
20-40 X
40-60 21
60-80 Y
80-100 17
Total 100
Or
100 surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory and the frequency
distribution of the number of letters of English alphabets in the surname s was obtained as follows:

Numbed of letters Number of surnames

1-4 6
4-7 30
7-10 40
10-13 16
13-16 4
16-19 4
(i) Determine the median number of letters in the surnames
(ii) Find the modal size of the surnames.

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