PRACTICE SET - 06

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

(REAL NO., POLYNOMIALS, PAIR OF LINEAR EQs IN TWO VARIABLES, QUADRATIC EQs & ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS)

1. The list of numbers –10, –6, –2, 2, ... is:(a) an A.P. with d = –16 (b) an A.P. with d = 4
(c) an A.P. with d = –4 (d) not an A.P.

2. If 2 and ½ are the zeroes of px2 + 5x + r, then: (a) p = r = 2 (b) p = r = –2 (c) p = 2, r = –2 (d) p = –2, r = 2

3. The greatest number which when divides 1251, 9377 and 15628 leaves remainder 1, 2 and 3 respectively is:

(a) 575 (b) 450 (c) 750 (d) 625

4. Which of the following equations has 2 as a root? (a) x2 – 4x + 5 = 0 (b) x2 + 3x – 12 = 0

(c) 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0 (d) 3x2 – 6x – 2 = 0

5. Prema joined a college as a librarian after completing her degree in library science. She was offered a consolidated
monthly salary along with a fixed annual increment. The monthly salary after every year thus formed an arithmetic
progression.

Let the three terms of that A.P. be 2x, (x + 10) and (3x + 2), then the value of x is: (a) 6 (b) –6 (c) 18 (d) –18

6. The value(s) of k for which the quadratic equation 2x2 + kx + 2 = 0 has equal roots, is: (a) 4 (b) ± 4 (c) – 4 (d) 0
7. Kunal and his friends wanted to purchase cricket bats and balls for joining cricket academy to pursue their dreams of
becoming cricket players. They went to the sports equipment shop to purchase cricket bats and balls. The price of one
cricket bat was ` x and that of a cricket ball was ` y.

The total cost of bats and balls can be expressed as linear equations in variables x and y. These linear equations are 6x – 3y
+ 10 = 0 and 2x – y + 9 = 0. Graphically, the pair of equations represents two lines which are:

(a) intersecting at exactly one point. (b) intersecting at exactly two points. (c) coincident (d) parallel

8. The value of k for which the system of linear equations x + 2y = 3, 5x + ky + 7 = 0 is inconsistent, is:

(a) – 14/3 (b) 2/5 (c) 5 (d) 10

9. The value of p for which (2p + 1), 10 and (5p + 5) are three consecutive terms of an A.P. is:

(a) – 1 (b) – 2 (c) 1 (d) 2

10. The total number of factors of a prime number is: (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3
1 1−𝑝 1−2𝑝
11. The common difference of the A.P. : 𝑝 , 𝑝
, 𝑝
, ……. Is (a) 1 (b) 1/p (c) – 1 (d) – 1/p

12. If the quadratic equation mx2 + 2x + m = 0, has two equal roots, then the values of m are:

(a) + 1 , - 1 (b) 0, 2 (c) 0, 1 (d) – 1, 0

13. If a and b are the zeroes of a polynomial f(x) = px2 – 2x + 3p and a + b = ab, then p is:

(a) −2/3 (b) 2/3 (c) 1/3 (d) −1/3

14. The ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite and the least prime number is:

(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 3

15. The graph of a polynomial P(x) cuts the x-axis at 3 points and touches it at 2 other points. The number of zeroes of P(x)
is: (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5

* In question number 16 to 19, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).

Choose the correct option as:

(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 and 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.

16. (A): The HCF of two numbers is 6 and their product is 300, then their LCM is 50.

(R): For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b) = a × b.

17. (A): The equation x2 + 3x + 1 = (x – 2)2 is a quadratic equation.

(R): Any equation of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a ≠ 0 is called a quadratic equation.

18. (A): The product of (5 + √3) and (2 - √3) is an irrational number.

(R) : The product of two irrational numbers is an irrational number.

19. (A) : HCF and LCM of two natural numbers are 25 and 815 respectively.

(R) : LCM of two natural numbers is always divisible by their HCF

20. The HCF of smallest prime number and the smallest composite number is (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

21. A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2 and -3/2 is:

a) 2x2 -4x-3 b) 2x2+x-6 c) 2x2 -x-6 d) 2x2 -2x-6

22. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomials 2x2 + 3x +5, then the value of 1/α + 1/β is :-

a) -2/3 b) 2/5 c) 3/5 d) -3/5

23. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial 2x2 + 7x -3 ,then the value of α2+β2 is

a) 49/4 b) 37/4 c) 61/4 d) 61/2

24. Graphically, the pair of equation 6x-3y+10=0 , 2x-y+9=0. Represents two lines which are

(A) Intersecting at exactly one point (B) Intersecting at exactly two point

(C) Coincident (D) Parallel

25. If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines will be:

(A) Parallel (B) Always coincident (C) Intersecting or coincident (D) Always interesting

26. The pair of equation x=a and y=b graphically represents lines which are:

(A) Parallel (B) Intersecting at (b, a) (C) Coincident (D) Intersecting at (a, b)

27. Shweta has only ₹1 and ₹2 coins with her. If the total number of coins that she has is 50 and the amount of money
with her is ₹75, then the number of ₹1 and ₹2 coins are, respectively

(A) 35 and 15 (B) 35 and 20 (C) 15 and 35 (D) 25 and 25

28. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3𝑥² + (2𝑘 + 1) − (𝑘 + 5) = 0 is equal to the product of roots, then the
value of k is (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

29. If the equation 𝑥² − 𝑏𝑥 + 1 =0 does not possess real roots, then

(a) −3 < 𝑏 ≤ +3 (b) −2 < 𝑏 ≤ +2 (c) b > 2 (d) 𝑏 < −2

30. If (𝑥 + 4) (𝑥 − 4) =9, then the values of x are (a) ± 5 (b) ± 15 (c) 5, 5 (d) 15, 15

31. x and y are 2 different digits. If the sum of the two digit numbers formed by using both the digits is a perfect square,
then value of x +y is (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13

32. The number of polynomials having zeros -2 and 5 is a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) More than 3

33. If ∝, β are the zeros of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥2 − 𝑝(𝑥 + 1) – 𝑐 then (𝛼 + 1)( 𝛽 + 1) =

a) c-1 b) 1-c c) c d) 1+c

34. If ∝, β are the zeros of the polynomial x2 - 6x + k and 3∝+ 2β = 20, then value of k is
 a)-8 b)16 c)-16 d)8

35. What should be added to the 𝑥2 − 5𝑥 + 4, so that 3 is a zero of the resulting polynomials?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 5

36. The pair of equations 3x – 5y = 7 and – 6x + 10y = 7 have

a) a unique solution b) infinitely many solutions c) no solution d) two solutions

37. The pair of equation x = – 4 and y = – 5 graphically represents lines which are

a) intersecting at (- 5, – 4) b) intersecting at (- 4, – 5) c) intersecting at (5, 4) d) intersecting at (4, 5)

38. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is 2x + 5y = 3. The second equation will be

a) 2x + 5y = 6 b) 3x + 5y = 3 c) -10x – 25y + 15 = 0 d) 10x + 25y = 15

39. The value of k, for which equations 3x + 5y = 0 and kx + l0y = 0 has a non-zero solution is

a) 6 b) 0 c) 2 d) 5

40. Hrithu has only ₹1 and ₹2 coins with her. If the total number of coins that she has is 50 and the amount of money with
her is ₹75, then the number of ₹1 and ₹2 coins are, respectively

a) 35 and 15 b) 15 and 35 c) 35 and 20 d) 25 and 25

41. How many solutions does the system of equations 3x-4y=5 and 12x-16y =20 have?

a) a unique solution b) more than two solutions c) no solution d) two solutions

42. The common difference of an AP whose nth term is 3n+7 a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

43. The next term of the AP: √8, √18 , √32….is a) 5√2 b) 5√3 c) 3√3 d) 3√5

44. The 27th positive odd number is: a) 50 b) 51 c) 52 d) 53

45. If the first term of an AP is p and the common difference is q, its 10th term is

a) p+9q b) p+q c) p+10q d) 9p+q

46. If an AP has a1=1, an= 20 and Sn=399, then the value of n is a) 20 b) 32 c) 38 d) 40

47. L.C.M. of 23 × 32 and 22 × 33 is: a) 23 b) 33 c) 23 × 33 d) 22 × 32

48. If HCF (16, y) = 8 and LCM (16, y) = 48, then the value of y is a) 24 b) 16 c) 8 d) 48

49. How many zeros are there for the given below polynomial? a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

50. If 𝑥 = 𝑎, 𝑦 = 𝑏 is the solution of the equations 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 and 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4, then the values of a and b are

a) 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = −1 b) 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 3 c) 𝑥 = −3, 𝑦 = 1 d) 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = 1