CBSE Class 10 Maths (Basic) 2026 — Paper 430/4/1
80 marks · 3 hours · 38 questions (44 with the OR choices)
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Questions 1–20 · 1 mark each
- Q2 1 markThe value of for which the equation has real and equal roots, is :
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
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(a) - Q3 1 markTwo wooden solid hemispheres of same radii , are joined at a point, as shown in the figure. The total surface area of the object is:
Two equal solid hemispheres joined at a point - (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
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(b) - Q4 1 markis tangent to the circle with centre and radius cm. intersects the circle at . If , then equals:
Tangent PT and secant line OP through Q - (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
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(c) - Q5 1 markProbability of getting an irrational number at random from the numbers is :
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
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(c) - Q6 1 markThe graph of polynomial is shown here. Number of zeroes of polynomial is :
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)infinitely many
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(a) - Q7 1 markThe sum of first terms of an A.P. is . If the first and the last terms are and respectively, then the value of is:
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
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(b) - Q8 1 markWhile calculating mean of a grouped frequency distribution using step deviation method it was found that , , . The value of is:
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
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(c) - Q9 1 markA card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of cards. The probability of getting an ace or a ten is:
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
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(b) - Q10 1 markThe distance between the points and is :
- (a) units
- (b) units
- (c) units
- (d) units
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(d) units - Q11 1 markA cone with slant height cm and radius cm is surmounted on a hemisphere of the same radius. The height of the toy is:
A cone surmounted on a hemisphere of the same radius. - (a) cm
- (b) cm
- (c) cm
- (d) cm
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(c) cm - Q12 1 markIn the given figure, and are two tangents drawn to a circle with centre . If , then the measure of is:
Two tangents PQ, PR from external point P to a circle with centre O. - (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
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(a) - Q15 1 markIn the given figure, . If , then equals:
Triangle ABC with PQ parallel to BC - (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
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(d) - Q17 1 markis :
- (a)a prime number.
- (b)divisible by .
- (c)an odd number.
- (d)a composite number.
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(d) a composite number. - Q18 1 markChord subtends an angle of at the centre of the circle of radius cm. The length of arc is:
- (a) cm
- (b) cm
- (c) cm
- (d) cm
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(c) cm - Q19 1 markDirection : In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): The probability of an event can not be .
Reason (R): for an event .
- (a)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- (b)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the 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.
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(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). - Q20 1 markDirection : In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): can not end with the digit zero.
Reason (R): Prime factorisation of is unique.
- (a)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- (b)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the 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.
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(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Questions 21–25 · 2 marks each
- Q21 2 marksIf and , where and , then find the values of and .Step-by-step solution →
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and . - Q22(a) 2 marksIf are the zeroes of the polynomial , then find the value of .Step-by-step solution →
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ORQ22(b) 2 marksOne zero of the polynomial is five times the other. Find the value of .Step-by-step solution →Show answer
. - Q23 2 marksA and B are end points of the diameter of a semi-circle. The semi-circle intersects the -axis at point P. Find the co-ordinates of the point P.Step-by-step solution →
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or — the two points where the circle on diameter meets the -axis. - Q24(a) 2 marksIn the given figure, , and are tangents to the circle with centre . If cm, cm and cm, then what is the length of ?Step-by-step solution →
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cm.ORQ24(b) 2 marksIn the given figure, is tangent to a circle with centre . Diameter when produced meets the tangent at . If , then find the measure of .Tangent TP with diameter BA produced to T; angle ABP = 35° Step-by-step solution →Show answer
. - Q25 2 marksIn the given figure, and . If cm, cm, cm and cm, then find the lengths of and .
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cm and cm.
Questions 26–31 · 3 marks each
- Q26 3 marks
Also in 2022 · 430/2/1 (Q11(a))
Prove that a parallelogram circumscribing a circle, is a rhombus.Step-by-step solution →Show answer
Adding the equal tangent lengths at the four vertices gives . Using and (parallelogram), this becomes , so . Hence and the parallelogram is a rhombus. - Q27 3 marksA chord of a circle of radius cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of the corresponding
- (i)minor segment
- (ii)major segment.
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(i) Minor segment ; (ii) Major segment . - Q28(a) 3 marksProve that .Step-by-step solution →
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Both sides simplify to , so . Hence proved.ORQ28(b) 3 marksAlso in 2023 · 430/5/1 (Q30)
Prove that .Step-by-step solution →Show answer
Both sides simplify to , so is proved. - Q29 3 marks
Also in 30/2/1 (Q26), 30/3/1 (Q28), 430/3/1 (Q26), 2025 · 30/6/1 (Q26(a)), 2025 · 30(B) (Q26), 2025 · 430/2/1 (Q26(a)), 2024 · 30/2/1 (Q27), 2024 · 30(B)/S (Q29), 2024 · 430/S/1 (Q26(a)), 2023 · 30/1/1 (Q27), 2023 · 30/4/1 (Q27), 2023 · 30/C/B (Q26), 2023 · 430/C/1 (Q29(b)), 2020 · 30/2/1 (Q35), 2020 · 30/4/1 (Q27), 2019 · 30/5/1 (Q13)
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- Q30 3 marksTwo dice are rolled together. Find the probability that:
- (i)the sum of the numbers obtained is .
- (ii)the product of the numbers obtained is .
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(i) ; (ii) . - Q31(a) 3 marksThe vertices of a rhombus are , , and . Find the length of both the diagonals. Hence, find area of the rhombus .Step-by-step solution →
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Diagonals: units and units; area of rhombus square units.ORQ31(b) 3 marksThe line segment joining the points and is trisected at the points and such that is nearer to . If lies on the line , then find the value of .Step-by-step solution →Show answer
and .
Questions 32–35 · 5 marks each
- Q32 5 marksThe third and ninth term of an A.P. are and respectively.
- (i)Which term of the A.P. is zero?
- (ii)Find the value of if .
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(i) The th term of the A.P. is zero. (ii) . - Q33(a) 5 marks
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ORQ33(b) 5 marksand are respectively the medians of and . If , then prove that- (i)
- (ii).
Triangle ABC with median AD to BC. Triangle PQR with median PS to QR. Step-by-step solution →Show answer
(i) (proved by SAS similarity using and ). (ii) Hence . Proved. - Q34 5 marksThe angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is . If the tower is m high, find the height of the building and the distance between the building and the tower. (Use )Step-by-step solution →
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Height of the building m; distance between the building and the tower m. - Q35(a) 5 marksThe difference between two numbers is . The greater number is less than twice the smaller one.
- (i)Representing the above situation, frame two linear equations in two variables.
- (ii)Show that the equations have unique solution.
- (iii)Solve the equations and hence find the numbers.
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(i) The equations are and (where is the greater and the smaller number); (ii) since , the pair has a unique solution; (iii) the numbers are and .ORQ35(b) 5 marksSolve the following equations graphically : and .Step-by-step solution →Show answer
The lines intersect at , so and .
Questions 36–38 · 4 marks each
- Q36 4 marksObserve the figure given above. It shows six identical rectangular enclosures made by using fencing wire mesh. These enclosures are used to protect baby animals in a zoo. Dimensions of each enclosure is feet feet. The total length of fencing required is feet and area of each enclosure is square feet. Based on the above, answer the following questions :
Schematic of the six identical rectangular enclosures (2 columns x 3 rows). - (i)Write an expression for length of fencing required in terms of and .[1]
- (ii)Write the area of each enclosure in terms of .[1]
- (iii)(a)Write the above equation in quadratic equation form and thus find the dimensions of each enclosure using factorisation method.[2]
- (iii)(b)[OR] Using above equation in quadratic form, solve the equation and find the dimensions of each enclosure using the quadratic formula.[2]
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(i) Length of fencing (which equals feet). (ii) Area of each enclosure square feet. (iii) The quadratic equation is , giving or ; taking the whole-number solution , each enclosure is feet feet. - Q37 4 marksThe Air Quality Index (AQI) is a scale from to that indicates air quality, with higher numbers signifying more pollution and greater health concerns. The Central Pollution Control Board's air quality standards map AQI ranges to categories (Good, Satisfactory, Moderate, Poor, Very Poor, Severe), as shown in the figure. Mansi collected the daily data of AQI of her city for a month and presented it as given below.
Daily AQI of Mansi's city recorded over a month AQI Range Number of Days 1 - 100 3 101 - 200 9 201 - 300 12 301 - 400 4 401 - 500 2 Central Pollution Control Board's Air Quality Standards (AQI range to category). - (i)Convert the data to continuous frequency distribution.[1]
- (ii)What is the quality of air in most of the days of the month?[1]
- (iii)(a)Using table formed in part (i), find mode of the data.[2]
- (iii)(b)OR Using table formed in part (i), find median of the data.[2]
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(i) Continuous classes: -, -, -, -, - with frequencies . (ii) The air quality is 'Poor' on most days (the class - has the most days, , and maps to the Poor category). (iii)(a) Mode ; OR (iii)(b) Median . - Q38 4 marks'Gilli Danda' is a very popular traditional game of India which is played with two wooden sticks — the larger one is called 'Danda' and the smaller one 'Gilli'. 'Danda' — It is cylindrical in shape with diameter cm and length cm. Gilli — It is cylindrical in the middle with identical conical ends of the same radius cm and length cm. The length of the cylindrical part is cm. Based on the above, answer the following questions:
- iFind the volume of wood used in making both the conical parts of Gilli.[1]
- iiFind the volume of wood used in making the cylindrical part of Gilli.[1]
- iii(a) A cylindrical log of wood of radius cm and length cm is used to make Gilli. Find the volume of the wood scrapped. OR (b) Find the total surface area of 'Danda'.[2]
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(i) Volume of both conical parts ; (ii) Volume of the cylindrical part ; (iii)(a) Volume of wood scrapped , OR (b) Total surface area of Danda .