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QUESTION PAPER

2024 BOARD EXAM

CBSE CLASS 10 MATHEMATICS Board Paper 2024 — Set 1

2024

MATHEMATICS

CLASS 10

CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2024 MATHEMATICS

CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2024

MATHEMATICS

(Solved)

Time allowed : 3 hours

Maximum Marks : 88

General Instructions :

Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :

  1. This question paper contains 44 questions. All questions are compulsory.
  2. This question paper is divided into 5 sections.
  3. Section A – questions number 1 to 3 are case based questions
  4. Section B – questions number 4 to 23 are multiple choice questions
  5. Section C – questions number 24 to 30 are very short answer
  6. Section D – questions number 31 to 38 are short answer
  7. Section E – questions number 39 to 44 are long answer
  8. There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions.
  9. Use of calculator is NOT allowed.

Section A

Question 1. A rectangular floor area can be completely tiled with 200 square tiles. If the side length of each tile is increased by 1 unit, it would take only 128 tiles to cover the floor.

(1) Write the corresponding quadratic equation in standard form.

[1 Marks]

(2) Find the value of x, the length of side of a tile by factorisation.

[2 Marks]

(3) Assuming the original length of each side of a tile be x units, make a quadratic equation from the above information.

[1 Marks]

(4) Solve the quadratic equation for x, using quadratic formula.

[2 Marks]
Question 2.

BINGO is a game of chance. The box has 75 balls numbered 1 through 75. Each card has some numbers written on it. The participant cancels the number on the card when called out a number written on the ball selected at random. Whoever cancels all the numbers on his/her card says BINGO and wins the game. The table below shows data of one such game where 48 balls were used before Tara said ‘BINGO’.

Based on the above information, answer the following :

(1) Write the median class.

[1 Marks]

(2) When the first ball was picked up, what was the probability of calling out an even number?

[1 Marks]

(3) Find the median of the given data.

[2 Marks]

(4) Find the mode of the given data.

[2 Marks]
Question 3.

A backyard is in the shape of a right angled triangle ABC with right angle at B. AB = 7 m and BC = 15 m. A circular pit was dug inside it such that it touches the walls AC, BC and AB at P, Q and R respectively such that AP =x m.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(1) Find the length PC in terms of x and hence find the value of x.

[2 Marks]

(2) Write the type of quadrilateral BQOR.

[1 Marks]

(3) Find the length of AR in terms of x.

[1 Marks]

(4) Find x and hence find the radius r of the circle.

[2 Marks]

Section B

Question 4.

If the sum of zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x² - k√2 x + 1 is √2, then value of k is:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) √2
  • (B) 2
  • (C) 2√2
  • (D) 1/2
Question 5.

If the probability of a player winning a game is 0.79, then the probability of his losing the same game is

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 0.31
  • (B) 1.79
  • (C) 0.21
  • (D) 0.21%
Question 6.

If the roots of the equation ax² + bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0 are real and equal, then which of the following relation is true?

[1 Marks]
  • (A) c=b²/a
  • (B) ac=b²/4
  • (C) b²=ac
  • (D) a=b²/c
Question 7.

In an AP, if the first term a = 7, nth term aₙ = 84 and the sum of first n terms Sₙ = 2093/2, then n is equal to

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 23
  • (B) 22
  • (C) 26
  • (D) 24
Question 8.

If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = 18 a²b⁴ and q = 20 a³ b², where a and b are prime numbers, then LCM (p, q) is

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 2 a²b²
  • (B) 180 a² b²
  • (C) 12 a² b²
  • (D) 180 a³ b⁴
Question 9.

AD is a median of Δ ABC with vertices A(5,-6) B (6,4) C (0,0) Length AD is equal to:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 2√15 units
  • (B) 10 units
  • (C) √101 units
  • (D) √68 units
Question 10.

If secθ × tanθ = m, then the value of secθ + tanθ is

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 1/m
  • (B) m²-1
  • (C) -m
  • (D) 1-1/m
Question 11.

From the data 1, 4, 7, 9, 16, 21, 25, if all the even numbers are removed, then the probability of getting at random a prime number from the remaining data is

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 2/5
  • (B) 1/5
  • (C) 2/7
  • (D) 1/7
Question 12.

For some data x₁, x₂, ......xₙ , with respective frequencies f₁, f₂, ...fₙ , the value of ⁿ∑₁ fᵢ (xᵢ - x̅ )equal to:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 0
  • (B) 1
  • (C) ∑fᵢ
  • (D) nx̅
Question 13.

The zeroes of a polynomial x² + p x + q are twice the zeroes of the polynomial 4x² - 5x + 6. The value of p is:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) -5/2
  • (B) 5/2
  • (C) -5
  • (D) 10
Question 14.

If the distance between the points (3, -5) and (x,- 5) is 15 units, then the values of x are:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 12,-18
  • (B) -12,18
  • (C) -9,-12
  • (D) 18,5
Question 15.

if cos (α+β)=0,then pf cos (α+β / 2) is equal to :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) √2
  • (B) 1/2
  • (C) 0
  • (D) 1 / √2
Question 16.

A solid sphere is cut into two hemispheres. The ratio of the surface areas of the sphere to that of two hemispheres taken together, is:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 1:1
  • (B) 2:3
  • (C) 1:4
  • (D) 3:2
Question 17.

The middle most observation of every data arranged in order is called:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) Median
  • (B) Mean
  • (C) Mode
  • (D) Deviation
Question 18.

The volume of the largest right circular cone that can be carved out from a solid cube of edge 2 cm is:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 2π/3 cu cm
  • (B) 5π/3 cu cm
  • (C) 4π/3 cu cm
  • (D) 8π/3 cu cm
Question 19.

Two dice are rolled together. The probability of getting sum of numbers on the two dice as 2, 3 or 5 is:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 7/36
  • (B) 5/36
  • (C) 4/9
  • (D) 11/36
Question 20.

The centre of a circle is at (2, 0). If one end of a diameter is at (6, 0), then the other end is at:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) (-6,0)
  • (B) (-2,0)
  • (C) (0,0)
  • (D) (4,0)
Question 21.

In the given figure, graphs of two linear equations are shown. The pair of these linear equations is

[1 Marks]
  • (A) inconsistent but can be made consistent by extending these lines
  • (B) inconsistent
  • (C) consistent with infinitely many solutions
  • (D) consistent with unique solution
Question 22.

Assertion (A) : The tangents drawn at the end points of a diameter of a circle, are parallel.

Reason(R) : Diameter of a circle is the longest chord.

[1 Marks]
  • (A) Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not correct explanation for Assertion (A).
  • (B) Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is 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.
Question 23.

Assertion (A) : If the graph of a polynomial touches x-axis at only one point, then the polynomial cannot be a quadratic polynomial.

Reason (R): A polynomial of degree n(n >1) can have at most n Zeroes.

[1 Marks]
  • (A) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  • (B) Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • (C) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
  • (D) Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not correct explanation for Assertion (A).

Section C

Question 24. Solve the following system of linear equations: 7x - 2y = 5 and 8x + 7y = 15 and verify your answer.
[2 Marks]
Question 25. In a pack of 52 playing cards, one card is lost. From the remaining cards, a card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the drawn card is queen of hearts if the lost card is a black card.
[2 Marks]
Question 26. Evaluate: 2√2 cos 45° sin 30° + 2√3 cos 30°.
[2 Marks]
Question 27.

If A = 60° and B = 30°, verify that:

sin(A+B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B.

[2 Marks]
Question 28.

In the given figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral. Diagonal BD bisects ∠B and ∠D both. Prove that:

(i) ΔABD ~ ΔCBD

(ii) AB = BC.

[2 Marks]
Question 29.

Prove that 5 - 2√3 is an irrational number, given that √3 is an irrational number.

[2 Marks]
Question 30. Show that the number 5 × 11 + 11 × 17 + 3 × 11 is a composite number.
[2 Marks]

Section D

Question 31.

Find the ratio in which the point (8/5,y) divides the line segment joining the points (1, 2) and (2, 3). Also, find the value of y.

[3 Marks]
Question 32.

ABCD is a rectangle formed by the points A (-1, -1), B (-1, 6), C (3, 6) and D (3, -1). P, Q, R and S are midpoints of sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively. Show that diagonals of the quadrilateral PQRS bisect each other.

[3 Marks]
Question 33. In a teachers’ workshop, the number of teachers teaching French, Hindi and English are 48, 80 and 144 respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the same number of teachers are seated and all of them are of the same subject.
[3 Marks]
Question 34.

Prove that: tanθ/1-cotθ + cot θ/ 1-tanθ= 1+sec θ cosecθ

[3 Marks]
Question 35. Three years ago, Rashmi was thrice as old as Nazma. Ten years later, Rashmi will be twice as old as Nazma. How old are Rashmi and Nazma now?
[3 Marks]
Question 36. In the given figure, AB is a diameter of the circle with centre O. AQ, BP, and PQ are tangents to the circle. Prove that ∠POQ = 90°.
[3 Marks]
Question 37.

A circle with centre O and radius 8 cm is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which P, Q, R, S are the points of contact as shown. If AD is perpendicular to DC, BC = 30 cm and BS = 24 cm, then find the length DC.

[3 Marks]
Question 38. The difference between the outer and inner radii of a hollow right circular cylinder of length 14 cm is 1 cm. If the volume of the metal used in making the cylinder is 176 cm³, find the outer and inner radii of the cylinder.
[3 Marks]

Section E

Question 39.

An arc of a circle of radius 21 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find

(i) the length of the arc

(ii) the area of the minor segment of the circle made by the corresponding chord.

[5 Marks]
Question 40. The sum of first and eighth terms of an A.P. is 32 and their product is 60. Find the first term and common difference of the A.P. Hence, also find the sum of its first 20 terms.
[5 Marks]
Question 41. In an A.P. of 40 terms, the sum of first 9 terms is 153 and the sum of last 6 terms is 687. Determine the first term and common difference of the A.P. Also, find the sum of all the terms of the A.P.
[5 Marks]
Question 42.

If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct points, then prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.

[5 Marks]
Question 43.

In the given figure PA, QB and RC are each perpendicular to AC. If Ap= x, BQ = y and CR = z, then prove that 1/x+1/z=1/y

[5 Marks]
Question 44. A pole 6 m high is fixed on the top of a tower. The angle of elevation of the top of the pole observed from a point P on the ground is 60°, and the angle of depression of the point P from the top of the tower is 45°. Find the height of the tower and the distance of point P from the foot of the tower. (Use √3 = 1.73)
[5 Marks]

Paper Details

CBSE Board Exam 2024

Class

CLASS 10

Subject

MATHEMATICS

Year

2024

Set

Set 1

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