Sample Test Paper 07 For Class X Board Exam 2021: Part - A Section-I
Sample Test Paper 07 For Class X Board Exam 2021: Part - A Section-I
Sample Test Paper 07 For Class X Board Exam 2021: Part - A Section-I
1. Find the values of k for which the quadratic equation 2kx² – 40x + 25 = 0 has equal roots.
2. Determine the number of solutions of the pair of linear equations:
2x – 3y – 5 = 0, 6x – 4y – 3 = 0.
3. Find the edge of the cube whose total surface area is 433.5 cm².
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4. Find the numerical value of cos 2 .
1 cot 2
OR
Find the value of (cosec²60° + tan²30° + cot²60°).
5. Find the distance between the points (0, sec θ) and (–tan θ, 0).
6. Find the common difference of an AP whose 6th term is 12 and the 8th term is 22.
7. Find the product of the zeros of the polynomial 4x3 – 7x2 + 3x – 2.
OR
Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeros are 7/2 and −5/4
respectively.
8. If the point (x, 4) lies on a circle whose centre is at the origin and radius is 5, then find the
value of x.
9. In the given below figure, from an external point P, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a
circle of radius 4 cm with centre O. If ∠QPR = 90°, then find the length of PQ.
OR
In the below figure, PQ is tangent to the circle with centre at O, at the point B. If ∠AOB =
96°, then find ∠ABP.
10. Find the centre of a circle whose end points of a diameter are (4, 7) and (–8, 1).
OR
If A (3, y) is equidistant from points P (8, –3) and Q (7, 6), find the value of y.
OR
Show that the equation 5x² – 9x + 5 = 0 is not true for any real value of x.
12. Find the probability of throwing a number greater than 2 with a fair dice.
13. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that
the card drawn is neither a red card nor a queen.
14. In the given figure, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point C on the ground,
which is 48 m away from the foot of the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower.
15. The first and the last terms of an AP are 17 and 350 respectively. If the common difference
is 9, how many terms are there?
16. In the given figure, MN || QR. If PN/NR = 3/7 and PM = 2.1 cm, then find MQ.
SECTION-II
Case study-based questions are compulsory. Attempt any four sub parts of each
question. Each subpart carries 1 mark
(c) As the drop fell into the pot, it changed into a sphere. What was the radius of this sphere?
(i) (3/4)1/3 (ii) (4/3)1/3 (iii) 31/3 (iv) 41/3
(d) If the thickness of each english book is 3 cm, then the height of each stack of english
books is
(i) 120 cm (ii) 124 cm (iii) 136 cm (iv) 144 cm
(e) If each hindi book weighs 1.5 kg, then find the weight of books in a stack of hindi books.
(i) 24 kg (ii) 48 kg (iii) 72 kg (iv) 96 kg.
(c) How far does Niharika have to throw the ball towards Riya?
(i) 18 m (ii) 15 m (iii) 12 m (iv) 8 m
(d) If ∠SNR is equal to θ, then which of the following is true?
(i) ∠ANS = 90° – θ (ii) ∠SAN = 90° – θ
(iii) ∠RAN = θ (iv) ∠RAS = 180° – θ
(c) How many trees will be planted by the students of all the sections of class 8?
(i) 42 (ii) 48 (iii) 54 (iv) 60
(e) What will be the third term from the end of the AP formed?
(i) 72 (ii) 66 (iii) 60 (iv) 54
PART – B
(Question No 21 to 26 are Very short answer Type questions of 2 mark each)
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21. Prove that: tan cot
sin cos
22. In the given figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O. If
∠POB = 115°, find ∠APO.
OR
In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, AOC is its diameter such that ∠ACB = 50°. If
AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A then find ∠BAT.
OR
n
Show that any number of the form 8 , where n ∈ N can never end with the digit 0.
24. The base radius and height of a right circular solid cones are 2 cm and 8 cm respectively. It
is melted and recast into spheres of diameter 2 cm each. Find the number of spheres so
formed.
25. ABC is a right triangle right angled at A. If AD ⊥ BC, prove that AB² + CD² = BD² + AC².
26. Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. Take a point P at 10 cm from the centre. Construct a pair of
tangents from the point P.
28. The sum of first n terms of an AP is 5n² + 3n. If its mth term is 168, find the value of m.
Also, find the 20th term of this AP.
29. In the given figure, APB and CQD are semi-circles of diameter 7 cm each, while ARC and
BSD are semi-circles of diameter 14 cm each. Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
30. A bag contains 18 balls out of which x balls are red and remaining balls are white.
(i) If a ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is not red?
(ii) If 2 more white balls are put in the bag, then the probability of drawing a white ball will
be 9/8 times the probability of drawing a white ball in the first case. Find the value of x.
31. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (5, –6) and (–1,
–4). Also, find the coordinates of the point of intersection.
32. Prove that the sum of the squares of the sides of a rhombus is equal to the sum of the squares
of its diagonals.
OR
The perimeters of two similar triangles are 25 cm and 15 cm respectively. If one side of the
first triangle is 9 cm, find the length of the corresponding side of the second triangle.
33. If 1 is added to both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, it becomes 4/5. If,
however, 5 is subtracted from both the numerator and the denominator, the fraction becomes
1/2. Find the fraction.
OR
Two years ago, a man was five times as old as his son. Two years later, his age will be 8
more than three times the age of his son. Find their present ages.
34. The median of the following data is 20.75. Find the missing frequencies x and y.
C.I. 0–5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–25 25–30 30–35 35–40 Total
f 7 10 x 13 y 10 14 9 100
35. If ad ≠ bc, then prove that the equation (a² + b²)x² + 2(ac + bd) x + (c² + d²) = 0 has no real
roots.
OR
A faster train takes 3 hours less than a slower train for a journey of 600 km. If the speed of
the slower train is 10 km/hour less than that of the faster train, find the speed of the two
trains.
36. An aeroplane flying horizontally 1 km above the ground is observed at an elevation of 60°.
After 10 seconds, its elevation is observed to be 30°. Find the speed of the aeroplane in km/hr.