Sample Paper 2019

CBSE - BOARD
Class – 10th
Subject – Maths

General Instructions:

(i) All the questions are compulsory.

(ii) The question paper consists of 30 questions divided into 4 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. 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
of 1 mark each, two questions of 2 marks each, four questions of 3 marks each and three
questions of 4 marks each. You have to attempt to only one of the alternatives in all such
questions.
(v) Use of calculator is not permitted.

Section 'A'
1. In the given figure, AOB is a diameter of the circle with centre O and AC is a tangent to
the circle at A. If ∠BOC = 130, then find ∠ACO. 1 mark
2. Two cubes each of volume 𝟖𝒄𝒎 𝟑 are joined end to end, then what is the surface area of
resulting cuboids. 1 mark

3. The diameter of a wheel is 1.26m. What is the distance covered in 500 revolutions? 1 mark

OR
Give three sides such that construction of a triangle is possible.

4. If x=3 is one root of the quadratic equatio 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒌𝒙 − 𝟔 = 𝟎 , then find the value of k.
1 mark

5. If circumference of a circle is 88cm, find its area. 1 mark

OR

In the given figure, in what ratio does P divide AB internally?

6. Find the first four terms of an AP whose first term is -2 and common difference is -2.
1 mark

Section 'B'
7. Find the value of, if, 2 marks

𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽
+ = 𝟒; 𝜽 ≤ 𝟗𝟎𝟎
𝟏 − 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜽 𝟏 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜽
8. A solid metallic cuboid of dimensions 𝟗𝒎 𝑿 𝟖𝒎 𝑿 𝟐𝒎 is melted and recast into solid
cubes of edge 2m. Find the number of cubes so formed. 2 marks

OR

In the given figure, if ABCD is a trapezium in which 𝑨𝑩 || 𝑪𝑫 || 𝑬𝑭 , then prove that

9. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 𝟒𝒒 + 𝟏 𝒐𝒓 𝟒𝒒 + 𝟑, where q is some
integer. 2 marks

10. Find the sum of first 8 multiples of 3. 2 marks

11. A metallic solid sphere of radius 4.2cm is melted and recast into the shape of a solid
cylinder of radius 6cm. Find the height of the cylinder. 2 marks

12. Find the roots of the following quadratic equation: 2 marks

𝟏
(𝒙 + 𝟑)(𝒙 − 𝟏) = 𝟑 𝒙 −
𝟑
OR

Find the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation:

𝟏𝟑 𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝟑 = 𝟎

Section 'C'
13. If the points A(-2, 1), B(a, b) and C(4, 1) are collinear and a - b = 1, find a and b. 3marks

14. A metallic cylinder has radius 3 cm and height 5 cm. To reduce its weight, a conical
𝟑 𝟖
hole is drilled in the cylinder. The conical hole has a radius of 𝒄𝒎 and its depth 𝒄𝒎.
𝟐 𝟗
Calculate the ratio of the volume of metal left in the cylinder to the volume of metal
taken out in conical shape. 3marks

Or

In the given figure, sectors of two concentric circles of radii 7cm and 3.5cm are
𝟐𝟐
given. Find the area of shaded region. 𝑼𝒔𝒆 𝝅 = 𝟕
15. Prove that: 3marks

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
– = −
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝑨 − 𝒄𝒐𝒕 𝑨 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝑨 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄𝑨 + 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝑨

16. Check by division, whether 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝟐 is a factor of 𝐱 𝟒 + 𝐱 𝟑 + 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝟐𝐱 − 𝟑. 3marks

OR
𝟐
Find the roots of the equation 𝟐𝐱 + 𝐱 − 𝟒 = 𝟎, by the method of completing the
square.

17. Solve for x and y: 3marks

𝑎+𝑏
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 =
2
3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 4

18. In the given figure, BL and CM are medians of𝚫𝑨𝑩𝑪 , right angled at A. Prove that
𝟒(𝑩𝑳𝟐 + 𝑪𝑴𝟐 ) = 𝟓𝑩𝑪𝟐 . 3marks
 OR
Prove that the area of an equilateral triangle described on one side of the square is
equal to half the area of the equilateral triangle described on one of its diagonal.

20. If 𝒄𝒐𝒔 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏 = 𝟐 𝒄𝒐𝒔 , show that 𝒄𝒐𝒔 − 𝒔𝒊𝒏 = 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏. 3marks

21. The table below show the salaries of 280 persons: 3marks

Salary (in thousand rupees) No. of Persons

5-10 49

10-15 133

15-20 63

20-25 15

25-30 6

30-35 7

35-40 4

40-45 2

45-50 1

Calculate the median salary of the data.

OR
In a single throw of a pair of different dice, what is the probability of getting (3)
(i) a total of 9 or 11?
(ii) a prime number on each dice?

22. Prove that the points (7, 10), (-2, 5) and (3, -4) are the vertices of an isosceles right
triangle. 3marks

Section 'D'
23. A man repays a loan of Rs. 3250 by paying Rs. 20 in the first month and then increases
the payment by Rs. 15 every month. How long will it take him to clear the loan? 4marks
 OR

An arithmetic progression 5, 12, 19, .... has 50 terms. Find its last term. Hence find
the sum of its last 15 terms.

24. Two poles of equal height are standing opposite to each other on either side of the road
which is 80m wide. From a point P between them on the road, the angle of elevation of
the top of a pole is 𝟔𝟎𝟎 and the angle of depression from the top of another pole at point
P is 𝟑𝟎𝟎 . Find the heights of the poles and the distances of the point P from the poles.
4marks

25. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. Another number y is
selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the probability that product
of x and y is less than 25. 4marks

26. Find HCF of 81 and 237 and express it as a linear combination of 81 and 237 i.e., HCF

(81, 237) = 81x + 237y for some x and y. 4marks

OR

Three sets of English, Hindi and Sociology books dealing with cleanliness have to be
stacked in such a way that all the books are stored topic-wise and the height of each
stack is the same. The number of English books is 96, the number of Hindi books is
240 and the number of Sociology books is 336.

(i) Assuming that the books are of the same thickness, determine the number of
stacks of English, Hindi and Sociology books.

(ii) Which mathematical concept is used in the problem?

27. The difference of two numbers is 5 and the difference of their reciprocal is 1/10. Find
the numbers. 4marks

28. Prove that in a right angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to sum of
squares of other two sides. Using the above result, prove that, in rhombus ABCD,

𝟒𝑨𝑩𝟐 = 𝑨𝑪𝟐 + 𝑩𝑫𝟐 4marks

29. In the given figure, the ∆𝑨𝑩𝑪 is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm, such that
the segments BD and DC are of lengths 8cm and 6cm respectively. Find AB and AC.
4marks
30. The distribution of monthly wages of 200 workers of a certain factory is as given below:
4marks

Monthly Wages (in rupees) 80 - 100 100 - 120 120 - 140 140 - 160 160 - 180

Number of Workers 20 30 20 40 90

Change the above distribution to a ‘more than type’ distribution and draw its ogive.

OR

Find the mode of the following frequency distribution:

Class-Interval f

25 - 35 7

35 - 45 31

45 - 55 33

55 - 65 17

65 - 75 11

75 - 85 1

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