MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

CHAPTER # 01 SETS
• Two sets if they have the same elements are said to be: Equal sets
• Two sets if a (1-1) correspondence can be established b/w their elements, are said to be: Equivalent sets
• If every element of set A is also an element of set B, the set A is to be said: Subset
• The set of all possible subsets of a set A is called: Power set
• Power set of set A is denoted by: P(A)
• The power set of empty set is: Not empty and it consists of one element namely, The set ∅ itself.
• If n(A)= 10 then n[P(A)] = 1024
• A set which contains all the sets under consideration is called: Universal set
• The compliment of set A, denoted by: 𝑨′
• 𝐴′ , is the set containing those elements of U, which are not in A
• (𝐴′ )′ = A
• A ∪ B − A ∩ B = 𝐀∆𝐁
• (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)′ = 𝑨′ ∩ 𝑩′
• (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵)′ = 𝑨′ ∪ 𝑩′
• Cartesian product of two sets A and B, denoted by: 𝐀𝐗𝐁
• A Binary relation from a set A to a set B is just a: Subset of 𝐀𝐗𝐁
• The set of the first elements of all ordered pairs is called: Domain
• The set of the second elements of all ordered pairs is called: Range
• A function f from A to B, if Range f =B is called: Onto function
• If distinct elements of set A are associated with distinct elements of set B, the function is said to be: one-one function
• (-3, -2) is in the quadrant: 3rd
• The ordered pair (0, 2) lies in/on: y-axis
• If R= {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4)}, then Dom R= {1, 2, 3}
• If R= {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4)}, then Range R= {2, 3, 4}
• {0, 1, 2, 3, ….} is the set of: Whole number

CHAPTER # 02 SYSTEM OF REAL NUMBERS

• For any two real numbers x and y, either x<y or x=y or x>y the property is: Trichotomy property
• If x= x, for all x∈R, the property is: Reflexive property
• If x= y and y= z, for all x, y∈R, the property is: Symmetric property
• If x=y and y=z then, x=z, ∀ x, y, z∈R, the property is: Transitive property
𝑎
• = √𝒂
√𝑎

•
𝑛
If √𝑥 = 𝑦, then 𝒙 = 𝒚𝒏
𝑚
•
𝐧
If 𝑥 𝑛 = √𝐱 𝐦
1 1
• 83 𝑋 362 = 12
−1 𝟏
• 64 6 =
𝟐

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 2 3
• 43 ÷ 42 = 𝟒
1
• If 𝑥 = then 𝑥 = 𝟐 − √𝟑
2+√3

• 𝜋 is an: irrational number

CHAPTER # 03 LOGARITHMS
• Logarithms were introduced by: Abu Muhammad Musa Al Khwarizmi
• e is an Irrational number whose approximate value is: 2.71828
• The properties of ‘e’ were found by: Euler
• The logarithm of 1 to any base is: Zero
• The logarithm of the base to itself is:1
• log 𝑎 𝑚𝑛 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝒎 + 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝒏
𝑚
• log 𝑎 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝒎 − 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝒏
𝑛

• log 𝑎 𝑚𝑛 = 𝒏 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒂 𝒎
𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒃 𝒏
• log 𝑎 𝑛 =
𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒃 𝒂

• log 𝑎 𝑏. log 𝑏 𝑎 = 1
• log 𝑎 𝑏, then 𝒂𝒙 = 𝒃
• If log x = y, then x is called the: Antilog of y
• In scientific notation 0.000573 is written as: 5.73X10-4
• The characteristic of log 5.723 is: 0
• The natural logarithm has the base: e
• If log 2 𝑥 = 3, then 𝒙 = 𝟖
log5 3
• = 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟐 𝟑
log5 2

CHAPTER # 04 ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION

• Any collection of constants & variables joined by fundamental operations, roots and powers is called: Algebraic Expression
• A polynomial consisting of only one term is called a: Monomial
• A polynomial consisting of two terms is called a: Binomial
• A polynomial consisting of three terms is called a: Trinomial
• Algebraic expression involving more than one term is called a: Multinomial
• The degree of the polynomial 𝑥 4 𝑦 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑦 3 is: 5
• The degree of the polynomial 53 is: 0
• The degree of the polynomial 𝜋 is: 0

•
3
The degree of the polynomial √(𝑎2 − 𝑏)3 is: 2
• (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 − (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 = 𝟒𝐚𝐛
• (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 + (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 = 𝟐(𝐚𝟐 + 𝐛𝟐 )
• The polynomial expression 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 3 w.r.t. the term is: Trinomial
• The degree of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦 is: 3
• The value of 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 if 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 1 is: 1
• If 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 3 is divided by 𝑥 − 1, the remainder is: 1

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• (𝑥 − 6)(𝑥 − 4) = 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝟏𝟎𝐱 + 𝟐𝟒
• If 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 2 and 𝑎 − 𝑏 = 2 then 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 is: 4

• (√x + √y)(√x − √y) = 𝒙 − 𝒚

CHAPTER # 05 FACTORIZATION
• H.C.F. of 8x 3 and 12𝑥 2 𝑦 is: 𝟒𝐱 𝟐 𝐲
• L.C.M. of 6a3 b2 c and 8a4 b3 c 2 is: 𝟐𝟒𝐚𝟒 𝐛𝟑 𝐜 𝟐
𝑥2 𝑥 𝐱
• − − 1 = (𝐱 − 𝟏)( − 𝟏)
2 2 𝟐

• If (𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 226𝑥 + 1410) ÷ (𝑥 + 17) then the remainder is: 50

• H.C.F. of (x 4 − y 4 )and (x 2 + y 2 ) is: 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐
• H.C.F. of x 3 − 8 and x 4 − 16 is: (𝐱 − 𝟐)
• L.C.M of x 3 − y 3 and x 6 − y 6 is: 𝐱 𝟔 − 𝐲 𝟔

CHAPTER # 06 ALGEBRAIC SENTENCES

• In |−5|, absolute value of -5 is: -(-5)

• Solution set of √𝑦 − 2 = −4 is: { }

• Solution set of simultaneous equation x + y = 5 and 2x − y = 7 is: {(𝟒, 𝟏)}
• 𝑥 + 1 = 0 is a: Linear Equation
• If (x − 2)and (x + 3) is: 2, -3

CHAPTER # 07 MATRICES
• An arrangement of objects in the form of rectangular array is called: Matrix
• The matrices were introduced by: Arthur Kelly
• Order of the matrix is: R x C
• If the number of rows and number of columns in a matrix are not equal, the matrix is called: Rectangular matrix
• If a matrix has only one column, it is called a: Column matrix
• If a matrix has only one row, it is called a: Row matrix
• If the number of rows and columns in a matrix are equal, it is called: Square matrix
• A diagonal matrix, all of whose diagonal elements are equal, it is called a: Scalar matrix
• A matrix, all of whose elements are zero, is called: Null matrix
1 0
• The matrix of the form [ ] is called: Unit matrix
0 1
• If a matrix of any order is given and we change the row into column or column into row, then it is called: Transpose matrix
• A number that is associated with a square matrix is called the: Determinant
• If the determinant of a matrix is zero, then the matrix is called: Singular matrix
𝑎 𝑏
• If [ ], then ab-cd is called: Determinant of matrix
𝑐 𝑑
• If |A| = 0, then matrix A is called: Singular matrix
1 2
• If A = [ ], then p = 6
3 𝑝

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 CHAPTER # 09 VARIATIONS
• If four quantities are in proportion, the product of the extremes is equal to the: Product of the means
• If a : b = b : c, then a, b, c are said to be in: continued proportion
• If a : b = c : d then b : a = d : c is called: Invertendo
• If a : b = c : d then a : c = b : d is called: Alternando
• If a : b = c : d then a + b : b = c + d : d is called: Componendo
• If a : b = c : d then a - b : b = c - d : d is called: Dividendo
• If a : b = c : d then a + b : a-b = c + d : c-d is called: Componendo & Dividendo
• The duplicate ratio of 2:3 is: 4:9
• The sub duplicate ratio of 4:9 is: 2:3
• The relation of two quantities of the same kind is called: Ratio
• The ratio a:b and b:a are said to be: Inverse
𝟏𝟎
• The ration compounded by 2:3 and 5:7 is:
𝟐𝟏
1 1
• The ratio a 2 ∶ b is called the sub duplicate ration of: a:b
2

• If x+5: x+7=5:7 then x equals to: 0

• If a, b, c are in continued proportion, then: 𝐚𝐜 = 𝐛𝟐
• The mean proportion to 75 and 12 are: ±𝟑𝟎

CHAPTER # 10 INFORMATION HANDLING

• The information given in quantitative or qualitative form regarding a particular characteristic is called: Data
• It is a subset of the population: Sample
• The number of observations falling in a particular class is called: The class frequency
• It consists of a set of adjacent rectangles: Histogram
• Central tendency is an: Average
• It is the most repeated value in the data: Mode
• It is the value which divides a set into two parts: Median
• The spread of various values about the central value is called: Dispersion
• It is the difference between the largest and the smallest observations in the data set: Range
• It is a measure of the average spread around the mean: Standard Deviation
• It is the square of SD: Variance
• In arranged data, the middle item is called: Median
• The number of road accident per month is a: Discrete data
• The class which contains maximum frequency is known as: Model class
• In the series 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, the variance is: Zero
• A variable has the values: 19, 21, 25, 14, 26, 36; the range is: 22
• If ΣD = 125, A = 25 and n = 5, then 𝑥̅ = 50
• If 𝑥̅ = 6, n = 5, then Σ𝑥= 30
𝚺𝐟𝐱
• The mean of frequency distribution is:
𝚺𝐟

• In -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 the mean is: Zero

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• Sum of frequencies is: 𝚺𝐟
• The sum of 10 observations is 125, the mean is: 12.5
• The mean of 30 observations is 100, their sum is: 3000
• 3 Median-2 Mean= Mode
• A series contains values 15, 19, 13, 11, 14, 16, its median is: 14.5
• A series contains values 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, its SD is: Zero
• The sum of 20 items is zero, their mean is: 0
• If the SD of a series is 4, then its variance is: 16

CHAPTER # 11 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF GEOMETRY

• Sum of the measures of all the angles of a triangle is: 1800
• Those fundamental agreements which are related to geometrical figures are called: Postulates
• Those fundamental agreements which are related to numbers are called: Axioms
• If two points P and Q represent the same location, they are said to be: Coincident points
• Two points determine a: Line
• The points that lie on the same line are said to be: Collinear points
• The points that do not lie on the same line are called: Non collinear points
• Lines, rays, line segments and planes are: Convex set
• An angle is the union of two non collinear rays having a: Common end point
• If the sum of the measures of two angles is 900, they are called: Complementary angles
• If the sum of the measures of two angles is 1800, they are called: Supplementary angles
• If two adjacent angles are supplementary, their non-common arms are: Collinear
• If non-common arms of two adjacent angles are collinear, they are: Supplementary
• If two supplementary angles are equal in measures, then each of them is called: Right angle
• Two lines are said to be perpendicular on each other if they form a: Right angle
• An angle with measure less than ninety degree is called an: Acute angle
• An angle with measure greater than ninety degree is called an: Obtuse angle
• Two angles with the same measure are called: Congruent angles
• One and only one plane passes through three: Non-collinear points

CHAPTER # 12 DEMONSTRATIVE GEOMETRY

• If two lines intersect, the vertically opposite angles so formed are: Congruent
• A triangle having no sides congruent is called: Scalene triangle
• A triangle having two sides congruent is called: An isosceles triangle
• A triangle having all the three sides congruent is called: An equilateral triangle
• A triangle having all the three angles acute is called: An acute triangle
• A triangle having one of its angle right is called: Right triangle
• A triangle having one of its angles obtuse is called: An obtuse triangle
• If a transversal intersects two coplanar lines such that the pair of alternate angles are congruent, then the lines are: Parallel
• If a transversal intersects two parallel lines, the alternate angles so formed are: Congruent

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• A parallelogram, having at least one angle right is called a: Rectangle
• A quadrilateral having opposite sides parallel is called a: Parallelogram
• A rectangle whose adjacent sides are congruent is called: Square
• A parallelogram whose adjacent sides are congruent is called a: Rhombus
• Sum of the measures of angles of a quadrilateral is: 3600
• If two sides of a triangle are congruent, the angle opposite to them are also: Congruent
• In an isosceles triangle, the angles at the base are: Congruent
• Line segment joining mid-point of a side of a triangle to its opposite vertex is called: Median
• If one pair of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent and parallel, it is a: Parallelogram
• The right bisectors of the sides of a triangle are: Concurrent

CHAPTER # 13 CIRCLE
• The sets of all the points in a plane which are equidistant from a fixed point is called: Circle
• The length of the curve joining all points of a circle is called: Circumference
• The line segment whose end-points are any two points of the circle is called: Chord
• Any line intersecting the circle in two distinct points is called: Secant
• A chord which passes through the center of the circle is called a: Diameter
• Any portion or part of a circle is called: An arc
• The portion of a circle intercepted by a diameter is called: Semi-circle
• An arc which is less than a semi-circle is called a: Minor arc
• An arc which is greater than a semi-circle is called a: Major arc
• The angle subtended by an arc at the center of a circle is called: Central angle
• Two circles of the same radii are called: Congruent circles
• A circle which is congruent to itself is called: Identity circle
• The portion of a circular region bounded by an arc and two radial segments of circle is called: Sector
• A chord of a circle which divides the circular region into two parts, each of these is called: Segment of the circle
• A circle which passes through the all three vertices of a triangle is called: Circumscribed circle
• A circle which touches all the three sides of a triangle is called: Inscribed circle

• A circle which touches one side of a Δ externally and the other two sides produced and internally, is called: Escribed circle
• The distance of any point of a circle from its center is called its: Radius
• A chord passing through the center of a circle is called: Diameter
• A line segment whose end-points lie on a circle is called: Chord
• If a perpendicular is drawn from the center to a chord of a circle, it bisects the: Chord
• The line drawn from the center of a circle to bisect chord is perpendicular to the: Chord
• Two or more circles, having the same center are said to be: Concentric circles
• Only and only one circle can pass through: Three non-collinear points
• The angle subtended by a semi-circle is a: Right angle
• The angle inscribed in a major arc is: Acute
• The angle inscribed in a minor arc is: Obtuse
• A quadrilateral whose vertices lie on a circle is said to be: Cyclic

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• Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are: Supplementary
• Two tangents, drawn to a circle from a point outside it, are: Equal
• If two circles of radii 5cm and 3cm touch externally, the distance between their centers is: 8cm
• If two circles of radii 5cm and 3cm touch internally, the distance between their centers is: 2cm
• If two circles touch each other externally, then their points of contact always lie on: Tangent
• The measure of an angle inscribed in a semi-circle is equal to: 90o

CHAPTER # 14 PRACTICAL GEOMETRY

• In a right-angled triangle the side opposite to right angle is called: Hypotenuse
• Line segment joining the vertex and to the mid-point of the opposite side of a triangle is called: Median
• The point through which bisectors of angles of a triangle pass is called: Incenter
• In triangle ABC, the angles A, B, C are called: Interior angles

CHAPTER # 15 TRIGONOMETRY
• Learn the trigonometric ratios and their values of angles 30 o, 45o and 60o
• Cosec2𝜃 - Cot2 𝜃= 1
• Sin 30o = Cos 60o
• Sin2 𝜃 + Cos2 𝜃= 1
• Sin2 60o + Cos2 60o= 1
• 1+ tan2 45o = Sec2 45o
• 1+ Cot2 30o = Cosec2 30o
• The side opposite to angle under consideration is called: Perpendicular
• The side adjacent side to angle under consideration is called: Base
• Learn Q: 1 of Ex: 15.2
• See the glossary on Page: 463

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