REAL NUMBERS

(M.C.Q)
π
1. is:
2

(a) Rational (b) Irrational (c) Integer (d) none of these

Ans: b

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2. 11.23564

(a) Rational (b) Irrational (c) Integer (d) none of these

Ans: a

3. If x and y are prime numbers then the L.C.M of x3 y2 and x2 y3 is:

(a) x3y3 (b) x2y2 (c) xy2 (d) xy

Ans: a

4. If a = 23 x 3, b = 2 x 3 x 5, c = 3n x 5 L.C.M(a, b, c) = 23 x 32 x 5, then n = ?

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1

Ans: a

5. If 3 is the least prime factor of a number ‘a’ and 7 is the least prime factor of a + b is:

(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 10

Ans: c

6. L.C.M(x, 18) = 36 and HCF(x, 18) = 2 then x will be:

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1

Ans: c

7. n2 – 1 is divisible by 8 if n is:

(a) Integer (b) Natural (c) odd number (d) even number

Ans: c

8. The product of three consecutive integers is divisible by:

(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) none of these

Ans: b

9. The larger number which divides 615 and 963 leaving remainder 6 in each case :

(a) 82 (b) 95 (c) 87 (d) 93

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Ans: c

10. The largest number which divides 70 and 125 leaving remainders 5 and 8 respectively is:

(a) 13 (b) 65 (c) 875 (d) 1750

Ans: a

11. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x3 y2 and b = xy3, x, y are prime numbers then LCM(a,b) is:

(a) x3y3 (b) x2y2 (c) xy2 (d) xy

Ans: a

12. If HCF(26, 169) = 13 then LCM(26, 169) = ?

(a) 26 (b) 52 (c) 338 (d) 13

Ans: c

13. The product of two irrational numbers is:

(a) always irrational (b) always rational (c) rational or irrational (d) none of these

Ans: c

14. 3.272727…. is

(a) Rational (b) Irrational (c) Integer (d) none of these

Ans: a

15. A number of the form 8n, where n ∈ N greater than 1 cannot be divisible by:

(a) 1 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 22n

Ans: b

16. 1245 is a factor of the numbers p and q which of the following will always have 1245 as a factor:

(a) p + q (b) p x q (c) p÷ q (d) none of these

Ans: a

17. What is the HCF of smallest composite number and the smallest prime number?

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16

Ans: a

18. If a is an odd number, b is not divisible by 3 and LCM of a and b is p. What is the LCM of 3a and 2b

(a) 6p (b) 8p (c) 9p (d) 10p

Ans: a

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19. Two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = a2b3 and q = a3b3, a and b are prime numbers. LCM of

(p, q) is:

(a) a3b3 (b) a2b6 (c) a6b2 (d) none of these

Ans: a

20. Find x, y and z

(a) 136, 68, 34 (b) 122, 78, 96 (c)1, 2, 3 (d) none of these

Ans: a

21. The LCM of smallest two digit composite number and smallest composite number is:

(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) 44

Ans: c

22. The sum of exponents of prime factor in the prime factorization of 196 is:

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2

Ans: b

23. If the LCM of 12 and 42 is 10m + 4 then the value of m is:

(a) 50 (b) 8 (c) 1/5 (d) 1

Answer: b

24. LCM of 5, 8, 12, 20 will not be a multiple of :

(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 2

Ans: c

25. The HCF of x3 – 1 and x4-1 is:

(a) x3 – 1 (b) x2 + 1 (c) x2 – 1 (d) x -1

Ans: d

26. If sum of LCM and HCF of two number is 50 and their LCM is 20 more than their HCF then the product of two
numbers will be:

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(a) 525 (b) 425 (c0 625 (d) 325

Ans: a

27. In a seminar, the number of participants in Hindi, English, and Mathematics are 60, 84 and 108 respectively.
Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the same number of participants are to be seated and
all of them being in the same project:

(a) 210 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 3780

Ans: b

28. The G.C.D of the two number 2100 -1 and 2120 -1 is:

(a) 250 – 1 (b) 220-1 (c) 210 (d) 220

Ans: b

29. The product of two numbers is 12960 and their HCF is 36. Number of pairs of such numbers that can be formed
is:

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 5

Ans: (a)

30. The least number which when divided by 18, 24, 30 and 42 will leave in each case the same remainder 1, would
be:

(a) 2520 (b) 2519 (c) 2521 (d) none of these

Ans: c

31. There are 540 students in a school for P.T drill. They have to stand in such a manner that the number of rows is
equal to number of column. How many minimum students would be left out in this arrangements.

(a) 22 students (b) 11 students (c) 40 students (d) 29 students

Ans: b

32. Find the smallest square number that is divisible by each of the number 4, 9 and 10:

(a) 600 (b) 3600 (c) 900 (d) 8100

Ans: c

33. The greatest number of four digits which when divided by 3, 5, 7, 9 leaves the remainder 1, 3, 5, 7 respectively
is:

(a) 9763 (b) 6973 (c) 9367 (d) 9999

Ans: a

34. The sum of exponents of prime factor in the prime-factorisation of 196 is:

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2

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Ans: b

35. For any natural number n, 9n cannot end with the digit:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 9 (d) none of these

Ans: b

36. If (-1)n + (-1)4n = 0 then n is:

(a) any positive (b) negative (c) odd (d) even

Ans: c