The CBSE 2026 Class 10 Mathematics Standard (041) Question Paper with Solutions PDF is now available for students to evaluate their performance. Conducted from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM, the exam was rated moderate in difficulty, featuring a balanced mix of MCQs, case-based studies, and theoretical problems.

Students who focused on NCERT fundamentals and high-weightage units like Algebra and Trigonometry found the paper manageable. This solved PDF serves as a important resource for understanding the marking scheme.

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Question 1:

The HCF of 960 and 432 is :

  • (a) 48
  • (b) 54
  • (c) 72
  • (d) 36

Question 2:

The natural number 2 is :

  • (a) a prime number
  • (b) a composite number
  • (c) prime as well as composite
  • (d) neither prime nor composite

Question 3:

For any natural number n, \(6^n\) ends with the digit :

  • (a) 0
  • (b) 6
  • (c) 3
  • (d) 2

Question 4:

The graph of y = f(x) is given.
The number of zeroes of f(x) is :

  • (a) 0
  • (b) 1
  • (c) 2
  • (d) 3

Question 5:

If a pair of linear equations in two variables is represented by two coincident lines, then the pair of equations has :

  • (a) a unique solution
  • (b) two solutions
  • (c) no solution
  • (d) an infinite number of solutions

Question 6:

The common difference of the AP : \(\sqrt{2}, 2\sqrt{2}, 3\sqrt{2}, 4\sqrt{2}, \dots\) is :

  • (a) \(\sqrt{2}\)
  • (b) 1
  • (c) \(2\sqrt{2}\)
  • (d) \(-\sqrt{2}\)

Question 7:

If \(\Delta ABC\) and \(\Delta DEF\) are similar such that \(2 AB = DE\) and \(BC = 8\) cm, then \(EF\) is equal to :

  • (a) 4 cm
  • (b) 8 cm
  • (c) 12 cm
  • (d) 16 cm

Question 8:

The mid-point of the line segment joining the points (5, -4) and (6, 4) lies on :

  • (a) x-axis
  • (b) y-axis
  • (c) origin
  • (d) neither x-axis nor y-axis

Question 9:

Given that \(\sin \theta = a/b\), then \(\cos \theta\) is equal to :

  • (a) \(\frac{\sqrt{b^2 - a^2}}{b}\)
  • (b) \(b/a\)
  • (c) \(a/b\)
  • (d) \(\frac{\sqrt{b^2 - a^2}}{a}\)

Question 10:

If \(\cos A = 1/2\), then the value of \(\sin^2 A + \cos^2 A\) is :

  • (a) \(3/2\)
  • (b) \(5/4\)
  • (c) \(-1\)
  • (d) \(1/2\)

Question 11:

A car is moving away from the base of a 30 m high tower. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the car at an instant, when the car is \(10\sqrt{3}\) m away from the base of the tower, is :

  • (a) 30°
  • (b) 45°
  • (c) 90°
  • (d) 60°

Question 12:

If TP and TQ are two tangents to a circle with centre O from an external point T so that \(\angle POQ = 120^\circ\), then \(\angle PTQ\) is equal to :

  • (a) 60°
  • (b) 70°
  • (c) 80°
  • (d) 90°

Question 13:

In the given figure, PA is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O. If \(\angle POB = 125^\circ\), then \(\angle APO\) is equal to :

  • (a) 25°
  • (b) 65°
  • (c) 90°
  • (d) 35°

Question 14:

The length of the arc of the sector of a circle with radius 21 cm and of central angle 60°, is :

  • (a) 22 cm
  • (b) 44 cm
  • (c) 88 cm
  • (d) 11 cm

Question 15:

The hour hand of a clock is 7 cm long. The angle swept by it between 7:00 a.m. and 8:10 a.m. is :

  • (a) \(\frac{35}{4}^\circ\)
  • (b) \(\frac{35}{2}^\circ\)
  • (c) 35°
  • (d) 70°

Question 16:

The total surface area of a solid hemisphere of diameter ‘2d’ is :

  • (a) \(3\pi d^2\)
  • (b) \(2\pi d^2\)
  • (c) \(\frac{1}{2}\pi d^2\)
  • (d) \(\frac{3}{4}\pi d^2\)

Question 17:

If the mean and mode of a data are 12 and 21 respectively, then its median is :

  • (a) 6
  • (b) 13.5
  • (c) 15
  • (d) 14

Question 18:

A die is thrown once. Probability of getting a number other than 3 is :

  • (a) \(\frac{1}{6}\)
  • (b) \(\frac{3}{6}\)
  • (c) \(\frac{5}{6}\)
  • (d) 1

Question 19:

Assertion (A) : The probability that a leap year has 53 Mondays is \(\frac{2}{7}\).

Reason (R) : The probability that a non-leap year has 53 Mondays is \(\frac{5}{7}\).


Question 20:

Assertion (A) : The polynomial \(p(y) = y^2 + 4y + 3\) has two zeroes.

Reason (R) : A quadratic polynomial can have at most two zeroes.


Question 21:

If \(\alpha, \beta\) are the zeroes of the polynomial \(p(x) = x^2 - 3x - 1\), then find the value of \(\frac{1}{\alpha} + \frac{1}{\beta}\).


Question 22:

In \(\triangle ABC\), \(DE \parallel BC\). If \(AD = x\), \(DB = x - 2\), \(AE = x + 2\) and \(EC = x - 1\), then find the value of \(x\).


Question 23:

In the figure given above, \(\triangle ABC \sim \triangle XYZ\), then find the values of \(x\) and \(y\).


Question 24:

The coordinates of the centre of a circle are \((x - 7, 2x)\). Find the value(s) of ‘x’, if the circle passes through the point \((-9, 11)\) and has radius \(5\sqrt{2}\) units.


Question 25:

If \(\tan \theta = \frac{24}{7}\), then find the value of \(\sin \theta + \cos \theta\).


Question 26:

If \(\cot \theta = \frac{7}{8}\), then find the value of \(\frac{(1+\sin \theta)(1-\sin \theta)}{(1+\cos \theta)(1-\cos \theta)}\).


Question 27:

Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 4 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.


Question 28:

Prove that \(\sqrt{3}\) is an irrational number.


Question 29:

Find the ratio in which the x-axis divides the line segment joining the points \((-6, 5)\) and \((-4, -1)\). Also, find the point of intersection.


Question 30:

If \(x = h + a \cos \theta\), \(y = k + b \sin \theta\), then prove that : \(\left( \frac{x - h}{a} \right)^2 + \left( \frac{y - k}{b} \right)^2 = 1\)


Question 31:

Prove that : \(\frac{\tan A}{1 + \sec A} - \frac{\tan A}{1 - \sec A} = 2 \csc A\)


Question 32:

In the given figure, \(\triangle ABC\) is a right triangle in which \(\angle B = 90^\circ\), \(AB = 4\) cm and \(BC = 3\) cm. Find the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle ABC.


Question 33:

Prove that : \(PM = \frac{1}{2} (PQ + QR + PR)\)


Question 34:

A solid is in the form of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. The total height of the solid is 20 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is 7 cm. Find the total volume of the solid. (Use \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\))


Question 35:

Two dice of different colours are thrown at the same time. Write down all the possible outcomes. What is the probability that :
(i) same number appears on both the dice?
(ii) different number appears on both the dice?


Question 36:

Determine graphically, the coordinates of vertices of a triangle whose equations are \(2x - 3y + 6 = 0\); \(2x + 3y - 18 = 0\) and \(x = 0\). Also, find the area of this triangle.


Question 37:

A faster train takes one hour less than a slower train for a journey of 200 km. If the speed of the slower train is 10 km/hr less than that of the faster train, find the speeds of the two trains.


Question 38:

The sum of areas of two squares is 640 m\(^2\). If the difference in perimeters is 64 m, find the sides.


Question 39:

State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem.


Question 40:

In \(\triangle ABC \sim \triangle PQR\), CM and RN are medians. Prove \(\triangle AMC \sim \triangle PNR\) and \(\triangle CMB \sim \triangle RNQ\).