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MCQ – Polynomials
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1. Which of the following is not a polynomial?
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a) 𝑥 + 𝑥 b) √3𝑥 2 − 2√3𝑥 + 5 c) 9𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + √2 d)2 𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 8.
√2

2. The zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3 are

a) –3, 1 b) –3, –1 c) 3, –1 d) 3, 1
3. The zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 − √2 𝑥 − 12 are
a) 3√2, −2√2 b)√2, −2√2 c) −3√2, 2√2 d) None of these.
4. The sum and the product of the zeros of a quadratic polynomial are 3 and –10 respectively. The
quadratic polynomial is
a) 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 10 b) 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 10 c) 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 10 d) 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 10.
3 1
5. A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 5
and − 2 is

a) 10𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 3 b) 10𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 3 c) 10𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 3 d) none of these.

6. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 8, then the value of (𝛼 + 𝛽) is
a) 5 b) -5 c) 8 d) -8.
7. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 𝑘𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 𝑘 is 2, then the value of 𝑘 is
9 9 5 5
a) − 2 b) 2 c) 2
d) − 2.

8. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (𝑘 − 1)𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 1 is −3, then the value of 𝑘 is
4 4 2 2
a) b) − c) d) − .
3 3 3 3
2
9. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 + (𝑎 + 1)𝑥 + 𝑏 are 2 and −3, then
a) 𝑎 = −7, 𝑏 = −1 b) 𝑎 = 5, 𝑏 = −1 c) 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = −6 d) 𝑎 = 0, 𝑏 = −6.
10. Which of the following is not the graph of quadratic polynomial?

11. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (𝑝 − 1)𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 1 is −3, then the value of 𝑝 is
3 4 3 4
a) 4 b) 3 c) − 4 d) − 3 .
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12. The zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2 are
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3 4 4 3
a) −3, 4 b) − 2 , 3 c) − 3 , 2 d) None of these
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13. A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 5 and − 2 is:

a) 10𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 3 b) 10𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 3 c) 10𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 3 d) 10𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 3.

14. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes oof 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 9, then the value of 𝛼𝛽 is
5 5 9 9
a) − b) c) d) −
2 2 2 2

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15. If one zero of 3𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 𝑘 be the reciprocal of the other, then 𝑘 =?
1 1
a) 3 b) −3 c) d) − .
3 3
2
16. If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑘𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑘 is equal to the product of its
zeroes, then 𝑘 =?
1 1 2 2
a) b) − c) d) − .
3 3 3 3
1 1
17. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 2, then (𝛼 + 𝛽) =?

a) 3 b) -3 c) 12 d) -12
21
18. If 𝛼, 𝛽 be the zeroes of the polynomial 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 𝑘 such that 𝛼 2 + 𝛽2 + 𝛼𝛽 = 4
, then 𝑘 =?

a) 3 b) -3 c) 2 d) -2
19. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑘𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3𝑘 such that 𝛼 + 𝛽 = 𝛼𝛽, then 𝑘 =?
1 1 2 2
a) 3 b) − 3 c) 3 d) − 3.

20. It is given that the difference between the zeroes 4𝑥 2 − 8𝑘𝑥 + 9 is 4 and 𝑘 > 0, then 𝑘 =?
1 3 5 7
a) b) c) d) .
2 2 2 2

21. The number of zeroes for a polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) whose graph is given in the figure, is

a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d) 1.
22. The number of zeroes of 𝑝(𝑥) in the given figure is ................... .

a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d) 1.
23. The zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 𝑚(𝑚 − 1) are
a) 𝑚, 𝑚 + 3 b) −𝑚, 𝑚 + 3 c) 𝑚, −(𝑚 + 3) d) −𝑚, −(𝑚 + 3)
24. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 5𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 2, then sum of their reciprocal is
7 7 2 14
a) 2 b) 5 c) 5 d) 25.

25. The degree of the polynomial (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 4 − 1) is:

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

Assertion-Reason Questions
Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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 (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assetion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
1. Assertion: (2 − √3 is one zero of the quadratic polynomial then the other zero will be (2 + √3).

Reason: Irrational zeroes (roots) always occurs in pairs.

2. Assertion: 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 5 has two zeroes.

Reason: A quadratic polynomial can have at the most two zeroes.

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3. Assertion: The sum and product of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial are − 4 and 4 respectively.

Then the quadratic polynomial is 4𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1.

Reason: The quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of zeroes are gives is 𝑥 2 −

(𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑧𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠)𝑥 + 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑒𝑠.

4. Assertion: if both zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 − 2𝑘𝑥 + 2 are equal in magnitude but
1
opposite in sign then the value of 𝑘 is 2

𝑏
Reason: sum of zeroes of a quadratic polynomial 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 is − 𝑎.

5. Assertion: if one zero of a polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = (𝑘 2 + 4)𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 + 4𝑘 is reciprocal of the other, then

𝑘 = 2.

Reason: If (𝑥 − 𝛼) is factor 𝑝(𝑥), then 𝑝(𝛼 ) = 0, i.e.𝛼 is a zero of 𝑝(𝑥).

6. Assertion: If 𝑝(𝑥) = 14𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 4 + 7𝑥 − 8 is a polynomial of degree 3.

Reason: The highest power of 𝑥 in the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) is the degree of the polynomial.

Case-Study Based Questions

1. The figure shows a bridge with hanging wires showing a mathematical shape. Answer the
questions given below-

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 i) Name the shape of the hanging wires?
a) Linear b) Spiral c) Parabola d) Ellipse
ii) What will be the expression of the polynomial shown in the figure ?
a) 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 b) 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐
c) 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑 d) None of these.
iii) The hanging wires on the bridge is represented graphically. Zeroes of a polynomial can
be expressed graphically. Number of zeroes of polynomial is equal to number of points
where the graph of polynomial-
a) Intersects x-axis b) Intersects y-axis
c) Intersects y-axis or x-axis d) None of the above
iv) The representation of Hanging wires on the bridge whose sum of the zeroes is -3 and
product of the zeroes is 5 is
a) 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 5 b) 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 5 c) 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 5 d) 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 5.
v) Graph of a quadratic polynomial is –

a) straight line b) circle c)parabola d)ellipse

2. Due to heavy storm an electric wire got bent as shown in the figure. It followed a
mathematical shape. Answer the following questions below.

i) Name the shape in which the wire is bent

a) Spiral b) ellipse c) linear d) Parabola
ii) How many real zeroes are there for the polynomial (shape of the wire)?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d) 0
iii) The zeroes of the polynomial are
a) -1, 5 b) -1, 3 c) 3, 5 d) -4, 2
iv) What will be the expression of the polynomial?
a) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 3 b) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 c) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3 d) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 3.
v) What is the value of the polynomial if 𝑥 = −1?
a) 6 b) -18 c) 18 d) 0

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3. Due to heavy storm an electric wire got bent as shown in the figure. It followed a
mathematical shape. Answer the following questions below.

i) Name the shape in which the wire is bent

a) Spiral b) ellipse c) linear d) Parabola
ii) How many real zeroes are there for the polynomial (shape of the wire)?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d) 0
iii) The zeroes of the polynomial are
a) -1, 5 b) -1, 3 c) 3, 5 d) -4, 2
iv) What will be the expression of the polynomial?
a) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 3 b) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 c) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3 d) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 3.
v) What is the value of the polynomial if 𝑥 = −1?
a) 6 b) -18 c) 18 d) 0
4. An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation
pose, and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of
pose or position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses. In
the figure, one can observe that poses can be related to representation of quadratic
polynomial.

i) The shape of the poses shown is

a) Spiral b) ellipse c) linear d) Parabola
ii) The graph of parabola opens downwards, if _______
a) 𝑎 ≥ 0 b) 𝑎 = 0 c) 𝑎 < 0 d) 𝑎 ≤ 0
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 iii) In the graph, how many zeroes are there for the polynomial?

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
5. Basketball and soccer are played with a spherical ball. Even though an athlete
dribbles the ball in both sports, a basketball player uses his hands and a soccer player
uses his feet. Usually, soccer is played outdoors on a large field and basketball is
played indoor on a court made out of wood. The projectile (path traced) of soccer
ball and basketball are in the form of parabola representing quadratic polynomial.

i) The shape of the path traced shown is

a) Spiral b) ellipse c) linear d) Parabola

ii) The graph of parabola opens upwards, if _______
a) 𝑎 > 0 b) 𝑎 = 0 c) 𝑎 < 0 d) 𝑎 ≤ 0
iii) Observe the following graph and answer

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
iv) The three zeroes in the above shown graph are
a) 2, 3, −1 b) −2,3, 1 c) −3, −1,2 d) −2, −3, −1.
v) What will be the expression of the polynomial?
a) 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 6 b) 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6
c) 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 6 d) 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6
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Prepared By : Abdurahiman K
Faculty Of mathematics

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