1. The decimal form of \(\frac{129}{2^{2} 5^{7} 7^{5}}\) is
(a)
terminating
(b) non-termining
(c) non-terminating non-repeating
(d)
none of the above
Answer: c
2. HCF of 8, 9, 25 is
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 25
(d)
1
Answer: d
3. Which of the following is not irrational?
(a) (2 – √3)2
(b) (√2 +
√3)2
(c) (√2 -√3)(√2 + √3)
(d)\(\frac{2 \sqrt{7}}{7}\)
Answer: c
4. The product of a rational and irrational number is
(a) rational
(b)
irrational
(c) both of above
(d) none of
above
Answer: b
5. The sum of a rational and irrational number is
(a) rational
(b)
irrational
(c) both of above
(d) none of
above
Answer: b
6. The product of two different irrational numbers is always
(a)
rational
(b) irrational
(c) both of above
(d) none of
above
Answer: b
7. The sum of two irrational numbers is always
(a) irrational
(b)
rational
(c) rational or irrational
(d) one
Answer: a
8. If b = 3, then any integer can be expressed as a =
(a) 3q, 3q+ 1, 3q +
2
(b) 3q
(c) none of the above
(d) 3q+
1
Answer: a
9. The product of three consecutive positive integers is divisible by
(a)
4
(b) 6
(c) no common factor
(d) only 1
Answer: b
10. The set A = {0,1, 2, 3, 4, …} represents the set of
(a) whole
numbers
(b) integers
(c) natural numbers
(d) even
numbers
Answer: a
11. Which number is divisible by 11?
(a) 1516
(b) 1452
(c) 1011
(d) 1121
Answer: b
12. LCM of the given number ‘x’ and ‘y’ where y is a multiple of ‘x’ is given
by
(a) x
(b) y
(c) xy
(d)
\(\frac{x}{y}\)
Answer: b
13. The largest number that will divide 398,436 and 542 leaving remainders
7,11 and 15 respectively is
(a) 17
(b) 11
(c) 34
(d)
45
Answer: a
Explaination:(a); [Hint. Algorithm 398 – 7 – 391; 436 – 11 =
425; 542 – 15 = 527; HCF of 391, 425, 527 = 17]
14. There are 312, 260 and 156 students in class X, XI and XII respectively.
Buses are to be hired to take these students to a picnic. Find the maximum
number of students who can sit in a bus if each bus takes equal number of
students
(a) 52
(b) 56
(c) 48
(d)
63
Answer: a
Explaination:(a); [Hint. HCF of 312, 260, 156 =
52]
15. There is a circular path around a sports field. Priya takes 18 minutes to
drive one round of the field. Harish takes 12 minutes. Suppose they both start
at the same point and at the same time and go in the same direction. After how
many minutes will they meet ?
(a) 36 minutes
(b) 18 minutes
(c) 6
minutes
(d) They will not meet
Answer: a
Explaination:(a); [Hint. LCM of 18 and 12 = 36]
16. Express 98 as a product of its primes
(a) 2² × 7
(b) 2² × 7²
(c)
2 × 7²
(d) 23 × 7
Answer: c
17. Three farmers have 490 kg, 588 kg and 882 kg of wheat respectively. Find
the maximum capacity of a bag so that the wheat can be packed in exact number of
bags.
(a) 98 kg
(b) 290 kg
(c) 200 kg
(d) 350
kg
Answer: a
Explaination:(a); [Hint. HCF of 490, 588, 882 = 98
kg]
18. For some integer p, every even integer is of the form
(a) 2p + 1
(b) 2p
(c) p + 1
(d) p
Answer: b
19. For some integer p, every odd integer is of the form
(a) 2p + 1
(b)
2p
(c) p + 1
(d) p
Answer: a
20. m² – 1 is divisible by 8, if m is
(a) an even integer
(b) an odd
integer
(c) a natural number
(d) a whole
number
Answer: b
21. If two positive integers A and B can be ex-pressed as A = xy3 and B =
xiy2z; x, y being prime numbers, the LCM (A, B) is
(a) xy²
(b)
x4y²z
(c) x4y3
(d)
x4y3z
Answer: d
22. The product of a non-zero rational and an irrational number is
(a)
always rational
(b) rational or irrational
(c) always irrational
(d)
zero
Answer: c
23. 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
Answer: a
24. The largest number which divides 60 and 75, leaving remainders 8 and 10
respectively, is
(a) 260
(b) 75
(c) 65
(d)
13
Answer: d
25. The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 5 (both
inclusive) is
(a) 5
(b) 60
(c) 20
(d)
100
Answer: b
Explaination:(b); [Hint. LCM of 2, 3, 4, 5 = 60
26. The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 8 (both
inclusive) is
(a) 840
(b) 2520
(c) 8
(d)
420
Answer: a
27. The decimal expansion of the rational number \(\frac{14587}{250}\) will
terminate after:
(a) one decimal place
(b) two decimal places
(c) three
decimal places
(d) four decimal places
Answer: c
28. The decimal expansion of the rational number \(\frac{97}{2 \times
5^{4}}\) will terminate after:
(a) one decimal place
(b) two decimal
places
(c) three decimal places
(d) four decimal
places
Answer: d
29. The product of two consecutive natural numbers is always:
(a) prime
number
(b) even number
(c) odd number
(d) even or
odd
Answer: b
30. If the HCF of 408 and 1032 is expressible in the form 1032 x 2 + 408 × p,
then the value of p is
(a) 5
(b) -5
(c) 4
(d)
-4
Answer: b
Explaination:(b); [Hint. HCF of 408 and 1032 is 24, .-. 1032 x 2
+ 408 x (-5)]
31. The number in the form of 4p + 3, where p is a whole number, will always
be
(a) even
(b) odd
(c) even or odd
(d) multiple of
3
Answer: b
32. When a number is divided by 7, its remainder is always:
(a) greater
than 7
(b) at least 7
(c) less than 7
(d) at most
7
Answer: c
33. (6 + 5 √3) – (4 – 3 √3) is
(a) a rational number
(b) an irrational
number
(c) a natural number
(d) an
integer
Answer: b
34. If HCF (16, y) = 8 and LCM (16, y) = 48, then the value of y is
(a)
24
(b) 16
(c) 8
(d) 48
Answer: a
35. According to the fundamental theorem of arith-metic, if T (a prime
number) divides b2, b > 0, then
(a) T divides b
(b) b divides T
(c)
T2 divides b2
(d) b2 divides T2
Answer: a
36. The number ‘π’ is
(a) natural number
(b) rational number
(c)
irrational number
(d) rational or
irrational
Answer: c
37. If LCM (77, 99) = 693, then HCF (77, 99) is
(a) 11
(b) 7
(c)
9
(d) 22
Answer: a
38. Euclid’s division lemma states that for two positive integers a and b,
there exist unique integer q and r such that a = bq + r, where r must
satisfy
(a) a < r < b
(b) 0 < r ≤ b
(c) 1 < r < b
(d)
0 ≤ r < b
Answer: d