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CBSE Class 10 Maths Standard 2023 Question Paper 30/2/2 with Solutions

All 44 questions from the CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Standard board paper, Set 30/2/2 (2023), with answers and step-by-step solutions. Total 80 marks. Tap “Show answer & solution” under any question.

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Q11 markMCQPolynomials

If one zero of the polynomial be twice the other, then the value of k is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)2
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B) 2
  1. Let the zeroes be and .
  2. Sum: , so .
  3. Product: , so .
  4. So or ; gives the trivial case (both zeroes 0) and is not an option, so .

The ratio in which the x-axis divides the line segment joining the points and is :

  1. (A)1 : 3
  2. (B)3 : 7
  3. (C)7 : 3
  4. (D)1 : 2
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Answer: (B) 3 : 7
  1. Let the ratio be . The point on the x-axis has y-coordinate 0.
  2. Ratio

What is the total surface area of a solid hemisphere of diameter ‘d’ ?

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. TSA of a solid hemisphere with .
Also asked in: 2023 Standard 30/2/1

What is the length of the arc of the sector of a circle with radius 14 cm and of central angle ?

  1. (A)22 cm
  2. (B)44 cm
  3. (C)88 cm
  4. (D)11 cm
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Answer: (A) 22 cm
  1. Arc length
  2. cm

If , is a root of the equation , then k is equal to :

  1. (A)1
  2. (B)10
  3. (C)0.1
  4. (D)100
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Answer: (C) 0.1
  1. Substitute :
Q61 markMCQTriangles

In the given figure, . If AB = 6 cm, PQ = 2 cm and OB = 3 cm, then the length of OP is :

Diagram for CBSE 2023 Class 10 Maths question 6
  1. (A)9 cm
  2. (B)3 cm
  3. (C)4 cm
  4. (D)1 cm
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Answer: (D) 1 cm
  1. and (alternate angles), so .
  2. , so OP = 1 cm
Q71 markMCQReal Numbers

If ‘p’ and ‘q’ are natural numbers and ‘p’ is the multiple of ‘q’, then what is the HCF of ‘p’ and ‘q’ ?

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Since is a multiple of , divides both and .
  2. No number larger than divides , so HCF .
Also asked in: 2023 Standard 30/2/1
Q81 markMCQTriangles

If with and , then the measure of is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Corresponding angles of similar triangles are equal, so .

The pair of equations and graphically represents lines which are :

  1. (A)parallel
  2. (B)intersecting at (b, a)
  3. (C)coincident
  4. (D)intersecting at (a, b)
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Answer: (D) intersecting at (a, b)
  1. is a line parallel to the y-axis and is a line parallel to the x-axis.
  2. They are perpendicular and meet at the point .
Also asked in: 2023 Standard 30/2/1

The area of the triangle formed by the line with the coordinate axes is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. The line meets the x-axis at and the y-axis at .
  2. The triangle with the origin is right-angled with legs and .
  3. Area
Q111 markMCQProbability

In a single throw of two dice, the probability of getting 12 as a product of two numbers obtained is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (A)
  1. Total outcomes = 36.
  2. Product 12: (2, 6), (6, 2), (3, 4), (4, 3), i.e. 4 outcomes.
  3. Probability
Q121 markMCQPolynomials

If ‘’ and ‘’ are the zeroes of the polynomial and , then :

  1. (A),
  2. (B),
  3. (C),
  4. (D),
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Answer: (D) ,
  1. , so
  2. , so
Q131 markMCQProbability

A bag contains 100 cards numbered 1 to 100. A card is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the number on the card is a perfect cube ?

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Perfect cubes from 1 to 100: 1, 8, 27, 64, i.e. 4 numbers.
  2. P(perfect cube)
Also asked in: 2023 Standard 30/2/1
Q141 markMCQTriangles

In the given figure, . If AD = 2 units, DB = AE = 3 units and EC = x units, then the value of x is :

Diagram for CBSE 2023 Class 10 Maths question 14
  1. (A)2
  2. (B)3
  3. (C)5
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. By BPT,
Also asked in: 2023 Standard 30/2/1

If the pair of equations and represent coincident lines, then the value of ‘r’ is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D) 2
  1. For coincident lines .
  2. , so

The hour-hand of a clock is 6 cm long. The angle swept by it between 7:20 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. The hour hand turns in 60 minutes, i.e. per minute.
  2. From 7:20 to 7:55 is 35 minutes.
  3. Angle
Q171 markMCQCircles

In the given figure, the quadrilateral PQRS circumscribes a circle. Here PA + CS is equal to :

Diagram for CBSE 2023 Class 10 Maths question 17
  1. (A)QR
  2. (B)PR
  3. (C)PS
  4. (D)PQ
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Answer: (C) PS
  1. Tangents from an external point are equal: PA = PD and CS = DS.
  2. PA + CS = PD + DS = PS
Q181 markMCQPolynomials

If and are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial , then the value of is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. and
Also asked in: 2023 Standard 30/2/1
Q191 markAssertion–ReasonPolynomials

Assertion (A) : The polynomial has two real zeroes.
Reason (R): A quadratic polynomial can have at most two real zeroes.

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Answer: (D) A is false, but R is true.
  1. Discriminant of is , so it has no real zeroes. A is false.
  2. A quadratic polynomial has at most two zeroes, so R is true.
Q201 markAssertion–ReasonCircles

Assertion (A) : If PA and PB are tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre O, then the quadrilateral AOBP is cyclic.
Reason (R): The angle between two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the points of contact at the centre.

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Answer: (A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
  1. , so . R is true.
  2. In quadrilateral AOBP the opposite angles and are supplementary, so AOBP is cyclic. A is true.
  3. A follows directly from R, so R is the correct explanation of A.
Q212 marksVery Short AnswerSome Applications of Trigonometry

The length of the shadow of a tower on the plane ground is times the height of the tower. Find the angle of elevation of the sun.

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Answer:
  1. Let height ; shadow .
OR
Q21 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerSome Applications of Trigonometry

The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground which is 30 m away from the foot of the tower, is . Find the height of the tower.

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Answer: m
  1. m
Q222 marksVery Short AnswerCircles

In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. AB and AC are tangents drawn to the circle from point A. If , then find the measure of .

Diagram for CBSE 2023 Class 10 Maths question 22
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Answer:
  1. (tangent is perpendicular to radius).
  2. In quadrilateral ABOC,
Q232 marksVery Short AnswerIntroduction to Trigonometry

If , then find the value of p.

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Answer:
  1. , ,
  2. , so
OR
Q23 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerIntroduction to Trigonometry

If , then find the value of .

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Answer: 1
  1. So .
Q242 marksVery Short AnswerCoordinate Geometry

Show that the points , and are the vertices of a right-angled triangle.

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Answer: Proved.
  1. Let A, B, C.
  2. , so by the converse of Pythagoras theorem the triangle is right-angled at C.
Q252 marksVery Short AnswerReal Numbers

Prove that can never end with digit 0, where n is a natural number.

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Answer: Proved.
  1. A number ending with digit 0 is divisible by 10, so its prime factorisation must contain both 2 and 5.
  2. , whose only prime factor is 2.
  3. By the uniqueness of prime factorisation (Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic), 5 is not a factor of .
  4. Hence can never end with digit 0.
Q263 marksShort AnswerIntroduction to Trigonometry

Prove that :

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Answer: Proved.
  1. LHS
  2. = RHS
Also asked in: 2025 Basic 430/6/3

If the system of linear equations
and
have infinite number of solutions, then find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’.

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Answer: ,
  1. For infinitely many solutions
  2. gives
  3. gives , so
OR
Q27 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerPair of Linear Equations in Two Variables

If and
,
then solve the equations for the values of x and y.

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Answer: ,
  1. Adding: , so
  2. Subtracting: , so
  3. Solving: ,
Q283 marksShort AnswerReal Numbers

Find by prime factorisation the LCM of the numbers 18180 and 7575. Also, find the HCF of the two numbers.

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Answer: LCM = 90900, HCF = 1515
  1. LCM
  2. HCF
  3. Check:
OR
Q28 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerReal Numbers

Three bells ring at intervals of 6, 12 and 18 minutes. If all the three bells rang at 6 a.m., when will they ring together again ?

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Answer: 6:36 a.m.
  1. , ,
  2. LCM
  3. They ring together again after 36 minutes, i.e. at 6:36 a.m.
Q293 marksShort AnswerCircles

In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and QPR is a tangent to it at P. Prove that .

Diagram for CBSE 2023 Class 10 Maths question 29
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Answer: Proved.
  1. OP is a radius and QPR is the tangent at P, so .
  2. OA = OP (radii), so .
  3. Q, B, O, A are collinear, so .
  4. Hence .
Q303 marksShort AnswerCoordinate Geometry

If Q(0, 1) is equidistant from P(5, ) and R(x, 6), find the values of x.

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Answer: or
  1. , so
Q313 marksShort AnswerAreas Related to Circles

Reeti prepares a Rakhi for her brother Ronit. The Rakhi consists of a rectangle of length 8 cm and breadth 6 cm inscribed in a circle as shown in the figure. Find the area of the shaded region. (Use )

Diagram for CBSE 2023 Class 10 Maths question 31
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Answer: 30.5 cm²
  1. The diagonal of the rectangle is a diameter: cm, so cm.
  2. Area of circle cm²
  3. Area of rectangle cm²
  4. Shaded area cm²
Q325 marksLong AnswerStatistics

A student noted the number of cars passing through a spot on a road for 100 periods each of 3 minutes and summarised it in the table given below. Find the mean and median of the following data.
Number of cars: 0 – 10, 10 – 20, 20 – 30, 30 – 40, 40 – 50, 50 – 60, 60 – 70, 70 – 80
Frequency (periods): 7, 14, 13, 12, 20, 11, 15, 8

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Answer: Mean = 40.7, Median = 42
  1. Class marks: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75
  2. : 35, 210, 325, 420, 900, 605, 975, 600; ,
  3. Mean
  4. Cumulative frequencies: 7, 21, 34, 46, 66, 77, 92, 100; , so median class is 40 – 50.
  5. , , ,
  6. Median
Also asked in: 2023 Standard 30/2/1
Q335 marksLong AnswerTriangles

Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and QR and median PM of . Show that .

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Answer: Proved.
  1. Given , with D and M midpoints of BC and QR.
  2. and , so .
  3. Hence , so (SSS).
  4. Therefore .
  5. In and : and .
  6. So (SAS).
OR
Q33 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerTriangles

Through the mid-point M of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD, the line BM is drawn intersecting AC in L and AD (produced) in E. Prove that EL = 2BL.

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Answer: Proved.
  1. In and : MC = MD, (vertically opposite), (alternate angles, ).
  2. So (ASA), giving DE = BC.
  3. AD = BC, so AE = AD + DE = 2BC.
  4. In and : (vertically opposite), (alternate angles).
  5. So (AA) and .
  6. Hence EL = 2BL.
Q345 marksLong AnswerArithmetic Progressions

Solve the equation for x :

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Answer:
  1. The left side is an AP with , . Let it have terms.
  2. (n must be a natural number)

The angle of elevation of the top of a tower 30 m high from the foot of another tower in the same plane is and the angle of elevation of the top of the second tower from the foot of the first tower is . Find the distance between the two towers and also the height of the other tower.

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Answer: Distance m (about 17.32 m); height of the other tower = 10 m
  1. Let AB = 30 m be the first tower and CD = the other tower, with BD = the distance between their feet.
  2. From D: m
  3. From B: m
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Q35 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerSome Applications of Trigonometry

From the top of a tower 100 m high, a man observes two cars on the opposite sides of the tower with angles of depression and respectively. Find the distance between the two cars. (Use )

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Answer: m = 273 m
  1. Let the tower be AB = 100 m and the cars be C and D on opposite sides.
  2. Depression : m
  3. Depression : m
  4. CD m
Q364 marksCase StudyProbability

Computer-based learning (CBL) refers to any teaching methodology that makes use of computers for information transmission. At an elementary school level, computer applications can be used to display multimedia lesson plans. A survey was done on 1000 elementary and secondary schools of Assam and they were classified by the number of computers they had.
Number of Computers: 1 – 10, 11 – 20, 21 – 50, 51 – 100, 101 and more
Number of Schools: 250, 200, 290, 180, 80
One school is chosen at random. Then :
(i) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has more than 100 computers. (1)
(ii) (a) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has 50 or fewer computers. (2)
OR (ii) (b) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has no more than 20 computers. (2)
(iii) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has 10 or less than 10 computers. (1)

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Answer: (i) (ii) (a) OR (b) (iii)
  1. Total schools = 1000.
  2. (i)
  3. (ii)(a)
  4. (ii)(b)
  5. (iii)
Q374 marksCase StudyAreas Related to Circles

In an annual day function of a school, the organizers wanted to give a cash prize along with a memento to their best students. Each memento is made as shown in the figure and its base ABCD is shown from the front side. The rate of silver plating is ₹ 20 per cm².
Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(i) What is the area of the quadrant ODCO ? (1)
(ii) Find the area of . (1)
(iii) (a) What is the total cost of silver plating the shaded part ABCD ? (2)
OR (iii) (b) What is the length of arc CD ? (2)

Diagram for CBSE 2023 Class 10 Maths question 37
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Answer: (i) 38.5 cm² (ii) 50 cm² (iii) (a) ₹ 230 OR (b) 11 cm
  1. (i) Area of quadrant cm²
  2. (ii) OA = OB = 7 + 3 = 10 cm and , so area cm²
  3. (iii)(a) Shaded area cm²; cost
  4. (iii)(b) Arc CD cm
Q384 marksCase StudySurface Areas and Volumes

In a coffee shop, coffee is served in two types of cups. One is cylindrical in shape with diameter 7 cm and height 14 cm and the other is hemispherical with diameter 21 cm.
Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(i) Find the area of the base of the cylindrical cup. (1)
(ii) (a) What is the capacity of the hemispherical cup ? (2)
OR (ii) (b) Find the capacity of the cylindrical cup. (2)
(iii) What is the curved surface area of the cylindrical cup ? (1)

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Answer: (i) 38.5 cm² (ii) (a) 2425.5 cm³ OR (b) 539 cm³ (iii) 308 cm²
  1. (i) cm; base area cm²
  2. (ii)(a) cm; capacity cm³
  3. (ii)(b) Capacity cm³
  4. (iii) CSA cm²
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