CLASS X MATHEMATICS Instruction: Take the print out and use it to mark the MCQ answers and attach A4 size papers for questions from 16 to 24.
1. Express 98 as a product of its primes
(a) 2² × 7 (b) 2² × 7² (c) 2 × 7² (d) 23 × 7 2. If two positive integers A and B can be expressed as A = xy3 and B = x4y2z; x, y being prime numbers then HCF (A, B) is (a) xy² (b) x4y²z (c) x4y3 (d) x4y3z 3. If HCF (16, y) = 8 and LCM (16, y) = 48, then the value of y is (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 48 4. What will be the least possible number of the planks, if three pieces of timber 42 m, 49 m and 63 m long have to be divided into planks of the same length? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) none of these 5. The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 10 (both inclusive) is (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 504 (d) 2520
6. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x² + 3x + k is 2, then the value of k is
(a) 10 (b) -10 (c) 5 (d) -5 7.If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and -3, then (a) a = -7, b = -1 (b) a = 5, b = -1 (c) a = 2, b = -6 (d) a – 0, b = -6 8.The number of polynomials having zeroes as -2 and 5 is (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) more than 3 9.If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form x² + ax + b is the negative of the other, then it (a) has no linear term and the constant term is negative. (b) has no linear term and the constant term is positive. (c) can have a linear term but the constant term is negative. (d) can have a linear term but the constant term is positive. 10.Which of the following is not the graph of quadratic polynomial?
11. The polynomial equation x (x + 1) + 8 = (x + 2) (x – 2) is
(a) linear equation (b) quadratic equation (c) cubic equation (d) bi-quadratic equation 12. The equation 2x² + kx + 3 = 0 has two equal roots, then the value of k is (a) ±√6 (b) ± 4 (c) ±3√2 (d) ±2√6 13. If 𝛼 and 𝛽are the roots of the equation 2x² – 3x – 6 = 0, the equation whose roots are 1/α and 1/β is (a) 6x² – 3x + 2 = 0 (b) 6x² + 3x – 2 = 0 (c) 6x² – 3x – 2 = 0 (d) x² + 3x-2 = 0 14. If one root of the quadratic equation 2x² + kx – 6 = 0 is 2, the value of k is (a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) -2 15. The equation 12x² + 4kx + 3 = 0 has real and equal roots, if (a) k = ±3 (b) k = ±9 (c) k = 4 (d) k = ±2 16. Find the largest number that will divide 398, 436 and 542 leaving remainders 7, 11 and 15 respectively. 17. HCF and LCM of two numbers is 9 and 459 respectively. If one of the numbers is 27, find the other number. 18. Prove that 2 + 3√5 is an irrational number 19.If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = (k2 – 14) x2 – 2x – 12 is 1, then find the value of k 20. Form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3 + √2 and 3 – √2 21. If α and β are zeroes of p(x) = kx2 + 4x + 4, such that α2 + β2 = 24, find k. 22. If 1 is a root of the equations ay2 + ay + 3 = 0 and y2 + y + b = 0, then find the value of ab 23. Find the value of p so that the quadratic equation px(x – 3) + 9 = 0 has two equal roots. 24. Find the roots of 4x2 + 3x + 5 = 0 25. Case based Questions The below picture are few natural examples of parabolic shape which is represented by a quadratic polynomial. A parabolic arch is an arch in the shape of a parabola. In structures, their curve represents an efficient method of load, and so can be found in bridges and in architecture in a variety of forms. 1. In the standard form of quadratic polynomial, ax2 + bx + c, a, b and c are
a) All are Polynomials.
b) All are rational numbers. c) ‘a’ is a non zero real number and b and c are any Polynomials. d) All are integers.
2. If the roots of the quadratic polynomial are equal, where the discriminant
D = b2 – 4ac, then
a) D > 0
b) D < 0
c) D ≥ 0
d) D = 0
3. If α and 1/α are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 – x + 8k, then k is
a) 4 b) 1/4 c) –1/4 d) 2
4. The graph of x2+1 = 0
a) Intersects x‐axis at two distinct points.
b)Touches x‐axis at a point.
c) Neither touches nor intersects x‐axis.
d) Either touches or intersects x‐ axis.
5. If the sum of the roots is –p and product of the roots is –1/p, then the quadratic polynomial is
