The CBSE 2026 Class 10 Mathematics Standard (Set 2- 30/2/2) 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 vital resource for understanding the marking scheme and mastering the 2025-26 exam pattern.

CBSE 2026 Class 10 Mathematics Standard Question Paper with Solutions PDF- (Set 2- 30/2/2)

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CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Standard Question Paper 2026 Set  30 2 2

Question 1:

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

  • (A) 0
  • (B) 1
  • (C) 2
  • (D) 3

Question 2:

There are two sections A and B of Grade X. There are 28 students in Section A and 30 students in Section B. What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library so that they can be distributed equally among students of Section A or Section B ?

  • (A) 144
  • (B) 2
  • (C) 420
  • (D) 272

Question 3:

The pair of linear equations \( \frac{3x}{2} + \frac{5y}{3} = 7 \) and \( 9x + 10y = 14 \), is :

  • (A) consistent
  • (B) inconsistent
  • (C) consistent with one solution
  • (D) consistent with many solutions

Question 4:

The natural number 1 is :

  • (A) a prime number.
  • (B) a composite number.
  • (C) prime as well as composite.
  • (D) neither prime nor composite.

Question 5:

The value of x for which \( 2x, (x + 10) \) and \( (3x + 2) \) are the three consecutive terms of an A.P. is :

  • (A) 6
  • (B) - 6
  • (C) 18
  • (D) - 18

Question 6:

For any natural number n, \( 5^n \) ends with the digit :

  • (A) 0
  • (B) 5
  • (C) 3
  • (D) 2

Question 7:

In triangles ABC and PQR, \( \angle A = \angle Q \) and \( \angle B = \angle R \), then AB : AC is equal to :

  • (A) PQ : PR
  • (B) PQ : QR
  • (C) QR : QP
  • (D) PR : QR

Question 8:

If \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \) are two zeroes of a polynomial \( f(x) = px^2 - 2x + 3p \) and \( \alpha + \beta = \alpha\beta \), then value of p is :

  • (A) \( - \frac{2}{3} \)
  • (B) \( \frac{2}{3} \)
  • (C) \( \frac{1}{3} \)
  • (D) \( - \frac{1}{3} \)

Question 9:

The mean and median of a frequency distribution are 43 and 43.4 respectively. The mode of the distribution is :

  • (A) 43.4
  • (B) 42.4
  • (C) 44.2
  • (D) 49.3

Question 10:

If the distance between the points (4, p) and (1, 0) is 5, then p is equal to :

  • (A) \( \pm 4 \)
  • (B) 4
  • (C) - 4
  • (D) 0

Question 11:

A hemispherical bowl is made of steel of thickness 1 cm. The outer radius of the bowl is 6 cm. The volume of steel used (in \( cm^3 \)) is :

  • (A) \( 182 \pi \)
  • (B) \( \frac{182}{3} \pi \)
  • (C) \( \frac{682}{3} \pi \)
  • (D) \( \frac{364}{3} \pi \)

Question 12:

If \( \cos A = \frac{4}{5} \), then the value of \( \tan A \) is :

  • (A) \( \frac{3}{5} \)
  • (C) \( \frac{4}{3} \)
  • (B) \( \frac{3}{4} \)
  • (D) \( \frac{5}{3} \)

Question 13:

Area of a segment of a circle of radius 'r' and central angle \( 60^\circ \) is :

  • (A) \( \frac{\pi r^2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} r^2 \)
  • (B) \( \frac{2 \pi r}{4} - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} r^2 \)
  • (C) \( \frac{\pi r^2}{6} - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} r^2 \)
  • (D) \( \frac{2 \pi r}{4} - r^2 \sin 60^\circ \)

Question 14:

If \( 2 \sin A = 1 \), then the value of \( \tan A + \cot A \) is :

  • (A) \( \sqrt{3} \)
  • (B) \( \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}} \)
  • (C) \( \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \)
  • (D) 1

Question 15:

In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle centred at O. If \( \angle OAB = 15^\circ \), then \( \angle APB \) equals :


  • (A) \( 30^\circ \)
  • (B) \( 15^\circ \)
  • (C) \( 45^\circ \)
  • (D) \( 10^\circ \)

Question 16:

From a point on the ground, which is 60 m away from the foot of a vertical tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be \( 45^\circ \). The height (in metres) of the tower is :

  • (A) \( 10 \sqrt{3} \)
  • (B) \( 30 \sqrt{3} \)
  • (C) 60
  • (D) 30

Question 17:

The probability for a randomly selected number out of 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 25 to be a composite number is :

  • (A) \( \frac{15}{25} \)
  • (B) \( \frac{10}{25} \)
  • (C) \( \frac{11}{25} \)
  • (D) \( \frac{9}{25} \)

Question 18:

In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle centred at O. If \( \angle AOB = 130^\circ \), then \( \angle APB \) is equal to :


  • (A) \( 130^\circ \)
  • (B) \( 50^\circ \)
  • (C) \( 120^\circ \)

Question 19:

Assertion (A) : The mean of first 'n' natural numbers is \( \frac{n - 1}{2} \).

Reason (R) : The sum of first 'n' natural numbers is \( \frac{n(n + 1)}{2} \).


Question 20:

Assertion (A) : The surface area of the cuboid formed by joining two cubes of sides 4 cm each, end-to-end, is \( 160 \, cm^2 \).

Reason (R) : The surface area of a cuboid of dimensions \( l \times b \times h \) is \( (lb + bh + hl) \).


Question 21:

In the given figure, \(\Delta AHK \sim \Delta ABC\). If \(AK = 10 cm\), \(BC = 3.5 cm\) and \(HK = 7 cm\), find the length of \(AC\).



Question 22:

In the given figure, \(XY \parallel QR\), \(\frac{PQ}{XQ} = \frac{7}{3}\) and \(PR = 6.3 cm\). Find the length of \(YR\).



Question 23:

Evaluate: \(\frac{5 \cos^2 60^\circ + 4 \sec^2 30^\circ - \tan^2 45^\circ}{\sin^2 30^\circ + \cos^2 30^\circ}\)


Question 24:

Prove that: \(1 + \frac{\cot^2 \alpha}{1 + \csc \alpha} = \csc \alpha\)


Question 25:

In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. PQ and PR are tangents. Show that the quadrilateral PQOR is cyclic.


Question 26:

Find the value of p, for which one zero of the quadratic polynomial \(px^2 - 14x + 8\) is 6 times the other.


Question 27:

If the points \(A(4, 5)\), \(B(m, 6)\), \(C(4, 3)\) and \(D(1, n)\) taken in this order are the vertices of a parallelogram \(ABCD\), then find the values of \(m\) and \(n\).


Question 28:

Prove that: \(\frac{\sec^3 \theta}{\sec^2 \theta - 1} + \frac{\csc^3 \theta}{\csc^2 \theta - 1} = \sec \theta \cdot \csc \theta (\sec \theta + \csc \theta)\)


Question 29:

If \(\frac{\sec \alpha}{\csc \beta} = p\) and \(\frac{\tan \alpha}{\csc \beta} = q\), then prove that \((p^2 - q^2) \sec^2 \alpha = p^2\).


Question 30:

Find the area of the segment AYB shown in the figure, if the radius of the circle is 21 cm and \(\angle AOB = 120^\circ\). [Use \(\pi = 22/7\)]



Question 31:

Two dice are thrown at the same time. Determine the probability that (i) sum of the numbers on the two dice is 5, and (ii) difference of the numbers on the two dice is 3.


Question 32:

Prove that \(\sqrt{5}\) is an irrational number.


Question 33:

Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points A(-1, 4) and B(-3, -2).


Question 34:

Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.


Question 35:

If a regular hexagon ABCDEF circumscribes a circle, then prove that AB + CD + EF = BC + DE + FA.


Question 36:

If the median of the following distribution is 32.5, then find the values of x and y.



Question 37:

Aarush bought 2 pencils and 3 chocolates for Rs 11 and Tanish bought 1 pencil and 2 chocolates for Rs 7 from the same shop. Represent this situation in the form of a pair of linear equations. Find the price of 1 pencil and 1 chocolate, graphically.


Question 38:

In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft slowed down its speed due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip reduced by 200 km/h from its usual speed and time of flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the scheduled duration of the flight.


Question 39:

Two pipes are used to fill a swimming pool. If the pipe of the larger diameter is used for 4 hours and the pipe of the smaller diameter for 9 hours, only half of the pool can be filled. Find how long it would take for each pipe to fill the pool, separately, if the pipe of smaller diameter takes 10 hours more than the pipe of larger diameter to fill the pool.


Question 40:

Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.


Question 41:

As shown in the given figure, a girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp post at a speed of 1.2 m/s. If the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground, find the length of her shadow after 4 seconds.



Question 42:

Case Study – 1: Tejas is standing at the top of a building and observes a car at an angle of depression of 30° as it approaches the base of the building at a uniform speed. 6 seconds later, the angle of depression increases to 60°, and at that moment, the car is 25 m away from the building.






36(i).
What is the height of the building ?


Question 43:

What is the distance between the two positions of the car ?


Question 44:

What would be the total time taken by the car to reach the foot of the building from the starting point ?


Question 45:

OR: What is the distance of the observer from the car when it makes an angle of 60° ?


Question 46:

Case Study - 2

On a Sunday your parents took you to a fair. You could see lot of toys displayed and you wanted them to buy a Rubik's cube and a strawberry ice-cream for you.




37(i).
Find the length of the diagonal of Rubik's cube if each edge measures 6 cm.


Question 47:

Find the volume of Rubik's cube if the length of the edge is 7 cm.


Question 48:

What is the curved surface area of hemisphere (ice-cream) if the base radius is 7 cm ?


Question 49:

OR: If two cubes of edges 4 cm are joined end-to-end, then find the surface area of the resulting cuboid.


Question 50:

Case Study - 3

Your elder brother wants to buy a car and plans to take a loan from a bank for his car. He repays his total loan of 1,18,000 by paying every month, starting with the first instalment of1,000 and he increases the instalment by 100 every month.


38(i).
Find the amount paid by him in the 30th instalment.


Question 51:

If the total number of instalments is 40, what is the amount paid in the last instalment ?


Question 52:

What amount does he still have to pay after the 30th instalment ?


Question 53:

OR: Find the ratio of the tenth instalment to the last instalment.

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