Question 1.

Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

(a) x² + 2x+ 1 = (4 – x)² + 3
(b) -2x² = (5 – x)[2x – 25]
(c) (k + 1)x² + 32 x = 7, where k = -1
(d) x³ – x² = (x – 1)³
Answer

Question 2.
Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?
(a) 2(x – 1)² = 4x² – 2x + 1
(b) 2x – x² = x² + 5
(c) (√2x + √3)² + x² = 3x² – 5x
(d) (x² + 2x)² = x4 + 3 + 4x³

Answer

Question 3.
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

Answer

Question 4.
If 12 is a root of the equation x² + kx – 54 = 0 then the value of k is
(a) 2
(b) -2
(c) 14
(d) 12
Answer

Question 5.
Which of the following has the sum of its roots as 3?
(а) 2x² – 3x + 6 = 0
(b) -x² + 3x + 3 = 0
(c) √2x² – 3√2x + 1 = 0
(d) 3x² – 3x + 3 = 0
Answer

Question 6.
Values of k for which the quadratic equation 2x² – kx + k = 0 has equal roots is
(a) 0 only
(b) 4
(c) 8 only
(d) 0, 8

Answer

Question 7.
Which constant must be added and subtracted to solve the quadratic equation 9x²
+ 34 x – √2 = 0 by the method of completing the square?
(a) 18
(b) 164
(c) 14
(d) 964
Answer

Question 8.
The quadratic equation 2x² – √5x + 1 = 0 has
(a) two distinct real roots
(b) two equal real roots
(c) no real roots
(d) more than 2 real roots

Answer

Question 9.
Which of the following equations has two distinct real roots?
(a) 2x² – 3√2x + 94 = 0
(b) x² + x – 5 = 0
(c) x² + 3x + 2√2 = 0
(d) 5x² – 3x + 1 = 0
Answer

Question 10.
Which of the following equations has no real roots?
(a) x² – 4x + 3√2 = 0
(b) x² + 4x – 3√2 = 0
(c) x² – 4x – 3√2 = 0
(d) 3x² + 4√3 +4 = 0

Answer

Question 11.
(x² + 1)² – x² = 0 has
(a) four real roots
(b) two real roots
(c) no real roots
(d) one real roots

Answer
1. 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
9. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 99x + 127 are
(a) both positive
(b) both negative
(c) one positive and one negative
(d) both equal

Answer

10. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x² + kx + k, k? 0,

(a) cannot both be positive
(b) cannot both be negative
(c) are always unequal
(d) are always equal
Answer

11. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax² + bx + c, c # 0 are equal, then
(a) c and a have opposite signs
(b) c and b have opposite signs
(c) c and a have the same sign
(d) c and b have the same sign

Answer

12. 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.

Answer

13. Which of the following is not the graph of quadratic polynomial?

Answer

14. The number of polynomials having zeroes as 4 and 7 is

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) more than 4

Answer

15. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeores are -4 and -5, is

(a) x²-9x + 20
(b) x² + 9x + 20
(c) x²-9x- 20
(d) x² + 9x- 20

Answer

16. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x² + 1750x + 175000 are

(a) both negative
(b) one positive and one negative
(c) both positive
(d) both equal

Answer

17. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x² – 15x + 50 are

(a) both negative
(b) one positive and one negative
(c) both positive
(d) both equal

Answer

18. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x² – 48 are

(a) both negative
(b) one positive and one negative
(c) both positive
(d) both equal

Answer

19. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x² – 18x + 81 are

(a) both negative
(b) one positive and one negative
(c) both positive and unequal
(d) both equal and positive

Answer
20. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x² + px + p, p ≠ 0 are
(a) both equal
(b) both cannot be positive
(c) both unequal
(d) both cannot be negative

Answer

21. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (p – l)x² + px + 1 is -3, then the

value of p is

Answer

22. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial Ax² + Bx + C, C # 0 are equal, then
(a) A and B have the same sign
(b) A and C have the same sign
(c) B and C have the same sign
(d) A and C have opposite signs

Answer

23. If x3 + 1 is divided by x² + 5, then the possible degree of quotient is

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

Answer

24. If x3 + 11 is divided by x² – 3, then the possible degree of remainder is

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) less than 2

Answer
1. A pair of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0; a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 is said to be
inconsistent, if

2. Graphically, the pair of equations 7x – y = 5; 21x – 3y = 10 represents two lines

which are
(a) intersecting at one point
(b) parallel
(c) intersecting at two points
(d) coincident

Answer

3. 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

Answer

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

(a) always coincident
(b) parallel
(c) always intersecting
(d) intersecting or coincident

Answer

5. The pair of equations x = 0 and x = 5 has

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

Answer

6. 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)

Answer

7. For what value of k, do the equations 2x – 3y + 10 = 0 and 3x + ky + 15 = 0

represent coincident lines

Answer

8. If the lines given by 2x + ky = 1 and 3x – 5y = 7 are parallel, then the value of k is

Answer

9. 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

Answer

10. If x = a, y = b is the solution of the equations x + y = 5 and 2x – 3y = 4, then the

values of a and b are respectively
(a) 6, -1
(b) 2, 3
(c) 1, 4
(d) 19/5, 6/5

Answer
11. The graph of x = -2 is a line parallel to the
(a) x-axis
(b) y-axis
(c) both x- and y-axis
(d) none of these

Answer

12. The graph of y = 4x is a line

(a) parallel to x-axis
(b) parallel to y-axis
(c) perpendicular to y-axis
(d) passing through the origin

Answer

13. The graph of y = 5 is a line parallel to the

(a) x-axis
(b) y-axis
(c) both axis
(d) none of these

Answer

14. Two equations in two variables taken together are called

(a) linear equations
(b) quadratic equations
(c) simultaneous equations
(d) none of these

Answer

15. If am bl then the system of equations ax + by = c, lx + my = n, has

(a) a unique solution
(b) no solution
(c) infinitely many solutions
(d) none of these

Answer

16. If in the equation x + 2y = 10, the value of y is 6, then the value of x will be
(a) -2
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5

Answer

17. The graph of the equation 2x + 3y = 5 is a

(a) vertical line
(b) straight line
(c) horizontal line
(d) none of these

Answer

18. The value of k, for which equations 3x + 5y = 0 and kx + lOy = 0 has a non-zero
solution is
(a) 6
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 5

Answer

19. The value of k, for which the system of equations x + (k + l)y = 5 and (k + l)x + 9y
= 8k – 1 has infinitely many solutions is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

Answer

20. The value of k for which the equations (3k + l)x + 3y = 2; (k2 + l)x + (k – 2)y = 5
has no solution, then k is equal to
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) -1

Answer

21. The pair of equations x = a and y = b graphically represents lines which are
(a) parallel
(b) intersecting at (b, a)
(c) coincident
(d) intersecting at (a, b)

Answer

22. Asha 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

Answer

23. The father’s age is six times his son’s age. Four years hence, the age of the
father will be four times his son’s age. The present ages of the son and the father
are, respectively
(a) 4 and 24
(b) 5 and 30
(c) 6 and 36
(d) 3 and 24

Answer

24. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If 27 is added to it, the digits of
the number get reversed. The number is
(a) 27
(b) 72
(c) 45
(d) 36

Answer

25. The pair of linear equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + 6y= 10 is

(a) inconsistent
(b) consistent
(c) dependent consistent
(d) none of these

Answer/Explanation

26. The pair of equations y = 0 and v = -7 has [NCERT Exemplar Problems]

(a) one solution
(b) two solutions
(c) infinitely many solutions
(d) no solution

Answer/Explanation

27. The pair of equations x = a and y = b graphically represents lines which are
(a) parallel
(b) intersecting at (b, a)
(c) coincident
(d) intersecting at (a, b)

Answer/Explanation

28. Match the Column:

(a) 1 – A, 2 – B, 3 – C
(b) 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – A
(c) 1 – C, 2 – B, 3 – A
(d) 1 – A, 2 – C, 3 – B

Answer/Explanation

29. The pair of equations x = 4 and y = 3 graphically represents lines which are
(a) parallel
(b) intersecting at (3, 4)
(c) coincident
(d) intersecting at (4, 3)

Answer/Explanation
30. a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0, where a1, b1, c1, a2, b2, c2 are all real
numbers and a12+ b12 ≠ 0, a22 + b22 ≠ 0, is called a
(a) family of two different straight lines
(b) family of two coincident lines
(c) pair of linear equations in two variables
(d) none of these

Answer/Explanation

2. HCF of 8, 9, 25 is
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 25
(d) 1

Answer

3. Which of the following is not irrational?

(a) (2 – √3)2
(b) (√2 + √3)2
(c) (√2 -√3)(√2 + √3)
(d)277

Answer

4. The product of a rational and irrational number is

(a) rational
(b) irrational
(c) both of above
(d) none of above

Answer

5. The sum of a rational and irrational number is

(a) rational
(b) irrational
(c) both of above
(d) none of above

Answer

6. The product of two different irrational numbers is always

(a) rational
(b) irrational
(c) both of above
(d) none of above
Answer

7. The sum of two irrational numbers is always

(a) irrational
(b) rational
(c) rational or irrational
(d) one

Answer

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

9. The product of three consecutive positive integers is divisible by

(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) no common factor
(d) only 1

Answer

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

11. Which number is divisible by 11?

(a) 1516
(b) 1452
(c) 1011
(d) 1121

Answer
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) xy

Answer

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/ Explanation

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/ Explanation

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/ Explanation

16. Express 98 as a product of its primes

(a) 2² × 7
(b) 2² × 7²
(c) 2 × 7²
(d) 23 × 7

Answer
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/ Explanation

18. For some integer p, every even integer is of the form

(a) 2p + 1
(b) 2p
(c) p + 1
(d) p

Answer

19. For some integer p, every odd integer is of the form

(a) 2p + 1
(b) 2p
(c) p + 1
(d) p

Answer

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

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
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

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

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

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