KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

MODEL QUESTON PAPER 19

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS (041) MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : X DURATION : 3 HRS
General Instruction:
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 A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Question numbers 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19 and 20
are Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Question numbers 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02 marks
each.
5. In Section C, Question numbers 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks each.
6. In Section D, Question numbers 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks each.
7. In Section E, Question numbers 36-38 are case study-based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub
parts of the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice in 2 questions of Section B, 2 questions of
Section C and 2 questions of Section D has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in all

9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required. Take 𝜋 = 22/ 7 wherever required if not stated.
the 2 marks questions of Section E.

[Link] of calculators is not allowed.π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION-A
(1mark x 20 questions = 20 marks)
1. What is the exponent of 3 in the prime factorization of 864?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 0
2. The graph of the polynomial y = ax2 + bx + c is shown in the [Link] what will be the value of b2
– 4ac? X’ Y X
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) Not possible (D)-1
Y’
3. The pair of equations x = 7, x = -7 has--- solutions.
(A)Unique (B) No (C) Infinitely many (D) Two
4. What is the value of ‘k’ for which the quadratic equation x2 – kx + 9 = 0 has equal Roots.
(A)6 (B) -6 (C) ±6 (D) ± 36
5. Area of the Quadrant of the circle with circumference 22cm is--.
(a) 77/8 (b) 77/4 (c) 7/2 (d) 7/4
6. Perimeter of the protractor is 72cm, then the area of the protractor is--?
(A)1936cm2 (B) 14cm (C) 308cm (D) 308cm2
7. The value of 5 cosec2ɵ-5 cot2ɵ is:
(A) 3 (B)4 (C)5 (D)6
8. If tan A = 1/√3 then sin 2A=
(A)1/2 (B)√3/2 (C)√3 (D)1/3
 9. From a point P, the length of the tangent drawn to a circle is 12cm and the distance of P from the
center of the circle is [Link],what is the radius of the circle?
(A) 25 (B)5 (C)169 (D)144

10. Which term of the AP: 27,24,21….. is zero(0).

(A) 0 (B) 9 (C) -10 (D)10
11. Write the lower limit of the model class in the following distribution.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Frequency 9 12 5 16 8
(A)20 (B)30 (C)40 (D)50
12. Volume of the cone whose radius and height are of 1 unit equal to
(A)1/3 (B)π/3 (C) π (D)None
13. The value of the expression (sec2ɵ-1)(1-cosec2ɵ)
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) -1 (D) 1/2

14. If in the figure AB∥CD, then Triangle ABE similar to ___ triangle?

(A) ∆CDE (B) ∆DEC (C) ∆DCE (D) ∆ECD

15. Slant height of the cone whose radius is 3 cm and height is 4 cm
(A)16cm (B)5cm (C)25cm (D)9cm
16. ∆ABC is a right angled at A, the value of tan B * tan C is
(A)0 (B)1 (C)-1 (D)None of these
a
17. If P ( , 4) is a mid point of the line segment Q(-6,5) and R(-2,3) then the value of the ‘a ‘ is?
3
(A)-4 (B)-12 (C)12 (D)-6
18. If P is a point on Y-axis, whose ordinate is 3 and Q is a point (-5,2) then the distance PQ is?
(A)√26 (B) √24 (C)5 (D) √65
The following questions consists of two statements-Assertion (A) and Reasoning(R). Answer these
questions selecting the appropriate option given below.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A.
(C) A is false but R is true.
(D) A is true but R is false.
19. Assertion: probability of occurring 53 Sundays in a year is 1/7.
Reason : Probability of an event may be negative.

20. Assertion If P(E)=0.35,then probability of not E is 0.65.

Reason: For any event E,0 ≤P(E)≤1.
SECTION -B

21. Three bells rings at intervel of 9,12 and 15 minutes respectively .If they start ringing
together ,after what time will they ring again together?

OR
 Prove that √3 is an irrational number.

22. A cottage industry produces a certain number of pottery articles in a day. It was observed on a
particular day that the cost of production of each article was 3 more than twice the number of
articles produced on that day, If the total cost of production on that day was ruppes 90, then from
a equation to find the number of articles produced and the cost of each article.
23. Find the zeros of the following polynomial 6x2-3-7x and verify the relation between the zeroes
and the coefficients.
24. A game consists of tossing a one rupee coin 3 times and noting its out come each [Link] wins if
all the tosses give the same result,i.e,three heads or three tails and loses otherwise .Calculate
probability that Hari will lose the game.
25. Find the sum of the first 15 multiples of 8.

SECTION -C

26. A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side 15 m by means of 5 m
long rope. Find

(i) The area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.
(ii) Find the increase in grazing area if the length of the rope increased to 10m.

27. If a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribing a circle. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.

28. Evaluate: 5cos2 600 + 4 sec2 300 -tan2450
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Sin2300+ sin2600.
OR

1 1
If sin (A-B) = ; cos (A+B) = ;where 0<A+B≤900,A>B;find ∟A and ∟B.
2 2

[Link] the graph of the equation x-y+1=0 and 3x+2y-12=0. Determine the coordinates of the
vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis.

30. Determine if the points (1,5),(2,3) and (-2,-11) are collinear.

31. How many two digit numbers are divisible by 3.

SECTION-D

(5- Marks X 4 Questions)

32. A solid Iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220cm and base diameter 24cm,which is
surmounted by another cylinder of height 60cm and radius [Link] the mass of the pole,given
that 1cm3 of iron has approximatly 8gm mass.(use π =3.14)
33. In a circle of radius 21cm,an arc subtends an angle of 600 at the [Link]
(i)the length of the arc
(ii)area of the sector formed by the arc
(iii) the areas of the segment formed by the corresponding chord.(use π=22/7)

sin ∅ −cos ∅ +1 1
34. = prove using Identities.
sin ∅ + cos ∅ −1 sec ∅ −tan∅
35. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes a
car at an angle of depresion of 300 , which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform
speed. 6 seconds later, the angle of depresion of the car is found to be 600. Find the time taken by
the car to reach the foot of the tower fromm this point.
(OR)

The angle of elevation of an aero plane from a point on the ground is [Link] a flight of 15
seconds, the angle of elevation changes to [Link] the aero plane is flying at a constant height of
1500√3meters, find the speed of the aero plane.

SECTION-E

(4 marks x 3 questions)

36. It is common that government revise travel fares from time to time based on various factors such
as inflation (a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money )on different
type of vehicals like auto rickshaws, taxis, radiocab [Link] auto charges in a city comprise of a
fixed charge together with the charge for the

distance covered.

Study the following situation and answer the question.

Name of the city Distance travelled Amount

City A 10 75
15 110

City B 8 91
14 145
Situation 1:In city A for a journey of 10 km,the charge paid is 75 and for a journey of 15km, the
charges paid is 110.

Situation 2: In acity B, for a journy of 8km,m the charges paid is 91 and for a jouney of 14km,the
charge pai is 145.

(i) If the fixed charges of auto rickshaw be x and the running charges be y per km,find the
pair of equations representing the situation?

(ii) A person travels a distance of [Link] much amount he has to pay?

Refer Situation 2:
(iii) What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30km.

37. A and B represents points on the bank of the river on opposite sides,so that AB is the width of the
river.P is a point on the bridge.
 (i). What should be the length of AP,if the height of the bridge is 15m?(ɵ=300 )
(ii). Degree measure of angle APB?
(iii).What should be the width of the river,if the height of bridge is 15m?

38. If parallel lines cut off congrent segments on one transversal,then they cut off congruent
segments on any transversal”.Gragh given belowshows similar triangles used to depict fuel
economy standars for [Link] theorems can be used to divide a given segment into
any number of segment into any number of congrent parts.

Read the above passage and answer the following questions:

(i). To find the height of a tree,a group of girl guide devised the following method.A girl walks
towars the tree along its shadow untill the shadow of the top of her head coincides with the shadow of
the top of the tree. If the girl is 150cm tall,her distance to the foot of the tree is 15m,and the length of
her shadow is 3m,how tall is the tree?

(ii). Determine the vertical height of the playground

slide shown in the figure.

(iii). In the following figure find the distance AB across

the pond using the similar triangles Shown.

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