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QUESTION PAPER

2025 BOARD EXAM

CBSE CLASS 10 MATHEMATICS Board Paper 2025 — Set 4

2025

MATHEMATICS

CLASS 10

CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2025 MATHEMATICS

CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2025

MATHEMATICS

(Solved)

Time allowed : 3 hours

Maximum Marks : 74

General Instructions :

Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :

  1. This question paper contains 38 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 21 are multiple choice questions
  5. Section C – questions number 22 to 26 are very short answer
  6. Section D – questions number 27 to 33 are short answer
  7. Section E – questions number 34 to 38 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.

The Olympic symbol comprising five interlocking rings represents the union of the five continents of the world and the meeting of athletes from all over the world at the Olympic games. In order to spread awareness about Olympic games, students of Class-X took part in various activities organised by the school. One such group of students made 5 circular rings

in the school lawn with the help of ropes. Each circular ring required 44 m of rope.

Also, in the shaded regions as shown in the figure, students made rangoli showcasing various sports and games. It is given that ΔOAB is an equilateral triangle and all unshaded regions are congruent.

Based on above information, answer the following questions :

(1)

Find the radius of each circular ring.

[1 Marks]

(2)

What is the measure of ∠AOB ?

[1 Marks]

(3)

Find the area of shaded region R₁.

[2 Marks]

(4)

Find the length of rope around the unshaded regions.

[2 Marks]
Question 2.

Cable cars at hill stations are one of the major tourist attractions. On a hill station, the length of cable car ride from base point to top most point on the hill is 5000 m. Poles are

installed at equal intervals on the way to provide support to the cables on which car moves. The distance of first pole from base point is 200 m and subsequent poles are installed at equal interval of 150 m. Further, the distance of last pole from the top is 300 m.

Based on above information, answer the following questions using Arithmetic Progression :

(1)

Find the distance of 10ᵗʰ pole from the base.

[1 Marks]

(2)

Find the distance between 15ᵗʰ pole and 25ᵗʰ pole.

[1 Marks]

(3)

Find the time taken by cable car to reach 15ᵗʰ pole from the top if it is moving at the speed of 5m/sec and coming from top.

[2 Marks]

(4)

Find the total number of poles installed along the entire journey.

[2 Marks]
Question 3.

A drone was used to facilitate movement of an ambulance on the

straight highway to a point P on the ground where there was an accident. The ambulance was travelling at the speed of 60 km/h. The drone stopped at a point Q, 100 m vertically above the point P. The angle of depression of the ambulance was found to be 30° at a particular instant.

Based on above information, answer the following questions :

(1)

Represent the above situation with the help of a diagram.

[1 Marks]

(2)

Find the distance between the ambulance and the site of accident (P)at the particular instant. (Use√3= 1.73)

[1 Marks]

(3)

Find the time (in seconds) in which the angle of depression changes from 30° to 45°.

[2 Marks]

(4)

How long (in seconds) will the ambulance take to reach point P from a point T on the highway such that angle of depression of the ambulance at T is 60° from the drone ?

[2 Marks]

Section B

Question 4.

If x = ab³ and y = a³b, where a and b are prime numbers, then [HCF (x, y) — LCM (x, y)] is equal to :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 1-a³b³
  • (B) ab-a⁴b⁴
  • (C) ab (1 —ab)
  • (D) ab (1 —ab) (1 + ab)
Question 5.

(1 + √3)²-(1-√3)² is :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) a negative integer
  • (B) a positive rational number
  • (C) a positive irrational number
  • (D) a negative irrational number
Question 6.

The value of 'a' for which ax²+ x+a=0 has equal and positive roots is:

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 2
  • (B) -1/2
  • (C) -2
  • (D) 1/2
Question 7. The distance of a point A from x-axis is 3 units. which of the following cannot be coordinates of the point A?
[1 Marks]
  • (A) (3,1)
  • (B) (-3,-3)
  • (C) (1,3)
  • (D) (-3,3)
Question 8.

The number of red balls in a bag is 10 more than the number of black balls. if the probability of drawing a red ball at random from this bag is 3/5, then the total number of balls in the bag is :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 60
  • (B) 50
  • (C) 40
  • (D) 80
Question 9. The value of 'p' for which the equations px + 3y = p - 3 12x + py = p has infinitely many solutions is:
[1 Marks]
  • (A) ±6
  • (B) 6 only
  • (C) Any real number except ±6
  • (D) -6 only
Question 10.

tan 2 A = 3 tan A is true, when the measures of ∠ A is :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 45°
  • (B) 60°
  • (C) 30°
  • (D) 90°
Question 11. Which of the following statement is true?
[1 Marks]
  • (A) cos 20°> cos 70°
  • (B) sin 20° > cos 20°
  • (C) sin 20° > sin 70°
  • (D) tan 20° > tan 70°
Question 12.

A 30 m long rope is tightly stretched and tied from the top of pole to the ground. If the rope makes an angle of 60° with the ground, the height of the pole is :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 10√3m
  • (B) 30√3m
  • (C) 15√3m
  • (D) 15m
Question 13.

On the top face of the wooden cube of side 7 cm, hemispherical depressions of radius 0.35 cm are to be formed by taking out the wood. The maximum number of depressions that can be formed is :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 10
  • (B) 400
  • (C) 20
  • (D) 100
Question 14.

The cumulative frequency for calculating median is obtained by adding the frequencies of all the :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) classes preceding the median class
  • (B) classes following the median class
  • (C) classes up to the median class
  • (D) all classes
Question 15.

If mean and median of given set of observations are 10 and 11 respectively, then the value of mode is :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 21
  • (B) 13
  • (C) 10.5
  • (D) 8
Question 16.

In the adjoining figure, AB is the chord of the larger circle touching the smaller circle. The centre of both the circles is O. If AB =2 r and OP =r, then the radius of larger circle is :

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

A parallelogram having one of its sides 5 cm circumscribes a circle. The perimeter of parallelogram is :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 40 cm
  • (B) less than 20 cm
  • (C) 20 cm
  • (D) more than 20 cm but less than 40 cm
Question 18.

E and F are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a ΔABC such that AE/EB=AF/FC=1/2. Which of the following relation is true ?

[1 Marks]
  • (A) BC=3EF
  • (B) EF=2BC
  • (C) BC=2EF
  • (D) EF=3BC
Question 19. Which of the following statements is true for a polynomial p(x) of degree 3?
[1 Marks]
  • (A) p(x) has at most two distinct zeroes.
  • (B) p(x) has at most three distinct zeroes.
  • (C) p(x) has at least two distinct zeroes.
  • (D) p(x) has exactly three distinct zeroes.
Question 20.

A pair of dice is thrown. The probability that sum of numbers appearing on top faces is at most 10 is :

[1 Marks]
  • (A) 1/11
  • (B) 10/11
  • (C) 11/12
  • (D) 5/6
Question 21.

Assertion (A) : Tangents drawn at the end points of a diameter of a circle are always parallel to each other.

Reason (R) : The lengths of tangents drawn to a circle from a point outside the circle are always equal.

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

Section C

Question 22.

Solve the following system of equations algebraically: 30x+44y =10; 40x+55y =13

[2 Marks]
Question 23.

A 1.5 m tall boy is walking away from the base of a lamp post which is 12 m high, at the speed of 2.5 m/sec. Find the length of his shadow after 3 seconds.

[2 Marks]
Question 24.

In parallelogram ABCD, side AD is produced to E and BE intersects CD at F. Prove that ΔABE ~ ΔCFB.

[2 Marks]
Question 25.

Find the coordinates of the point C which lies on the line AB produced such that AC = 2BC, where coordinates of points A and B are (- 1, 7) and (4, — 3) respectively.

[2 Marks]
Question 26.

Find value of x for which (sin A + cosec A)² + (cos A + sec A)² = x + tan² A + cot² A.

[2 Marks]

Section D

Question 27.

Prove that √2 is an irrational number.

[3 Marks]
Question 28. The monthly incomes of two persons are in the ratio 9:7 and their monthly expenditures are in the ratio 4:3. If each saved Rs 5,000, express the given situation algebraically as a system of linear equations in two variables. Hence, find their respective monthly incomes.
[3 Marks]
Question 29.

P(x,y), Q(-2, -3), and R(2, 3) are vertices of a right triangle PQR right angled at P. Find the relationship between x and y. Hence, find all possible values of x for which y =2.

[3 Marks]
Question 30.

Prove that cos A + sin A -1 / cos A- sinA+1=cosec A -cot A

[3 Marks]
Question 31. Rectangle ABCD circumscribes a circle of radius 10 cm. Prove that ABCD is a square. Hence, find the perimeter of ABCD.
[3 Marks]
Question 32.

Let x and y be two distinct prime numbers and p = x² y³, q = xy⁴, r =x⁵ y². Find the HCF and LCM of p, q and r. Further check if HCF(p, q, r) × LCM(p, q, r) = p × q × r or not.

[3 Marks]
Question 33.

If cotθ+cosθ = p and cotθ—cosθ =q,

prove that p² — q² = 4√pq

[3 Marks]

Section E

Question 34. The sides of a right triangle are such that the longest side is 4 m more than the shortest side and the third side is 2 m less than the longest side. Find the length of each side of the triangle. Also, find the difference between the numerical values of the area and the perimeter of the given triangle.
[5 Marks]
Question 35.

The corresponding sides of ΔABC and Δ PQR are in the ratio 3 : 5. AD⊥BC and PS⊥QR as shown in the following figures :

(i) Prove that ΔADC ~ ΔPSR

(ii) If AD =4 cm, find the length of PS.

(iii) Using (ii) find ar (ΔABC) : ar (PQΔR)

[5 Marks]
Question 36.

State basic proportionality theorem. Use it to prove the following: If three parallel lines l, m, n are intersected by transversals p and q as shown in the adjoining figure, then AB/BC = DE/EF.

[5 Marks]
Question 37.

wooden cubical die is formed by forming hemispherical depressions on each face of the cube such that face 1 has one depression, face 2 has two depressions and so on. The sum of number of hemispherical depressions on opposite faces is always 7. If the edge of the cubical die measures 5 cm

and each hemispherical depression is of diameter 1.4 cm, find the total surface area of the die so formed.

[5 Marks]
Question 38.

The following table shows the number of patients of different age group who were discharged from the hospital in a particular month :

Find the ‘mean’ and the ‘mode’ of the above data.

[5 Marks]

Paper Details

CBSE Board Exam 2025

Class

CLASS 10

Subject

MATHEMATICS

Year

2025

Set

Set 4

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