Chapter 1
1. Which of the following is a rational
number :
(a) 1 + √3 (b) 𝜋 (c)
2√2 (d) 0 .
2. Every rational number is :
(a) a natural number (b) an
integer (c) a real number
(d) a whole number.
3. Rationalisation of the denominator
1
of gives :
√5+√2
1
(a) (b) √5 + √2(c)
√10
√5−√2
√5 − √2 (d) 3
4. Product of 4√6 and 3√24 is :
(a) 172 (b) 144 (c)
72 (d) 124.
5. Every integer is a :
(a) whole number (b) rational
number (c) natural number (d)
irrational number.
6. Decimal representation of a
rational number can not be :
(a) terminating (b) non - terminating
(c) non - terminating repeating (d)
non - terminating non repeating .
7. Which of the following is irrational :
4 √12
(a) √ (b) (c) √7(d)
9 √3
√64
8. Value of 0.7̅ in the form of p/q is :
7 7 3 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
10 9 6 5
9. Which of the following is irrational :
(a) 0.14 (b) 0 . 14 ̅̅̅̅
25 (c) 0 .
̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
1425 (d) 0. 1414414441….
1
10. If x = 2 +√3 , then is :
𝑥
1 1 1
(a) 2+ (b) (c) + √3
√3 2−√3 2
(d) 2 - √3
1
11. Value of 125 is :
3
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
12. Value of ( 3 + √3 ) ( 3 - √3 ) is :
(a) 6√3(b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
1
13. If value of = 0. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
142857 then
7
5
value of is :
7
(a) 0. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
714285 (b) 0. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
715285 (c)
0. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
716385 (d) 0. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
717385
1
14. If value of = 0. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
142857 then
7
6
value of is :
7
(a) 0. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
814282(b) 0. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
843342(c) 0.
858652. (d) 0. ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ 857142
−1
15. Value of 512 3 is :
(a) 9 (b) 1/9 (c) 8 (d) 1/8
16. Every point on the number
line :
(a) Can be associated with a rational
number (b) Can be associated with
an irrational number (c) Can be
associated with a natural number (d)
Can be associated with a real number
.
17. A rational number between
1/7 and 2/7 is :
(a) 1/14 (b) 2/21 ( C ) 5/14
(d) 5/21
18. An irrational number
between 1/2 and 3/4 is :
( a) 0.65 (b) 0.757557555… ( c )
0.656556555… (d) 0.454545…
19. 0. 2 𝟓
̅ in the form of p/q is :
(a) 25/99 (b) 23/99 (c)
23/90 ( d ) 23/100
20. On simplifying 83 × 24 we
get :
(a ) 2 7
(b) 16 7
(c)2 13
(d) 8
Chapter 2
1. The degree of polynomial (𝑥 + 1)2 (𝑥 −
2)3 is :
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c)
6 (d) 5
2. If ( x - 3) is a factor of x 2 – p x – 15 ,
then the value of p is :
(a) -2 (b) -5
(c) 5 (d) 3 .
3. If ( x + 2 ) is a factor of 𝑥 2 + mx + 14
, then the value of m is :
(a) 7 (b) 2 (c)
9 (d) 14
4. ( x + 1) is a factor of 𝑥 𝑛 + 1 only if :
(a) n is an odd integer (b) n is an even
integer (c) n is a negative integer
(d) n is a positive integer
5. Which one of the following is a
polynomial ?
1
(a) 5𝑥 + 2 𝑥 - 8 (b) 7𝑥 3 + 6√𝑥 +
2 3
5 (c) 4𝑥 2 + √5 x – 9 (d) 9𝑥 5 +
12
4𝑥 3 - .
𝑥
6. Which of the following algebraic
expression is a trinomial ?
(a) 7𝑥 3 + 2 𝑥 (b) 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 5 (c)
2𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 – 5𝑥 + 1 (d) 5xyz.
7. √5 is a polynomial of degree :
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c)
1
1 (d) 2
8. x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial :
(a) 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 - 1 (b) 𝑥 3 +𝑥 2
(c) 𝑥 2 + 1 (d) 𝑥 3 +𝑥 2 + 1
9. Degree of zero polynomial is :
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)
any constant (d) not defined
10. If 𝑥 2 + k x + 6 = ( x + 2 ) ( x + 3 )
for all x , then value of k is :(a) -1
(b) 1 (c) 3 (d)
5
11. Value of 100 2 - 99 2 is :
(a) 9900 (b) 199 (c)
1 (d) 299
12. Product of ( x+ 3 ) ( x + 4 ) is :
(a) 𝑥 2 + 7 x + 7 (b) 𝑥 2 + 7 x +
12 (c) 𝑥 2 + x + 12 (d)
𝑥2 + 7 x + 8
13. Factorisation of 9𝑎2 + 16𝑏 2 - 24ab is
:
(a) (3a +4b) (3a + 4b) (b) (3a
+4b) (3a- 4b) (c) (3a -4b) (3a -
4b) (d) (3a +8b) (3a + 8b)
14. Which of the following is a cubic
polynomial ?
(a) 𝑥 2 + 7 x + 7 (b) 4 𝑥 4 + 7 𝑥 3
+ 12 (c) 4 𝑥 2 + 7 𝑥 3 + 12
(d) 𝑥 2 + 7 x5
15. Which of the following is a quadratic
polynomial ?
(a) 7 x + 𝑥 2 + 7 (b) 𝑥 2 + 7 𝑥 3 +
12 (c) 4 𝑥 4 + 7 𝑥 3 + 12
(d) 𝑥 100
16. Which of the following polynomial is a
binomial ?
(a) 55 (b) 𝑥 2 + 7 𝑥 3 + 12
(c) 4 𝑥4 + 7 𝑥3 (d) 𝑥 100
17. Degree of a constant polynomial is:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2
(d) not defined
18. Which of the following polynomial is a
monomial ?
(a) 4 𝑥 4 + 4 𝑥 3 + 4 𝑥 2 + 4x
(b) 𝑥 2 + 7 𝑥 3 + 12 (c) 4 𝑥4 + 7
𝑥3 (d) 𝑥 100
19. Coefficient of𝑥 2 in the polynomial 8
𝑥4 + 7 𝑥3 − 9 𝑥2 + 8 :
(a) 8 (b) 2 (c) -9
(d) 7
20. Degree of a linear polynomial is :
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2
(d) not defined
