1.

For some integer n, the odd integer is represented in the form of:
a. N
b. n + 1
c. 2n + 1
d. 2n
2. Which of the following is not irrational?
a. (3 + √7)
b. (3 – √7)
c. (3 + √7) (3 – √7)
d. 3√7
3. For some integer m, every even integer is of the form
a. m
b. m + 1
c. 2m
d. 2m + 1
4. If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m – 117, then the value of m is
a. 4
b. 2
c. 1
d. 3
5. For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b) =
a. 1
b. (a × b)/2
c. a/b
d. a × b
6. The zeroes of x2–2x –8 are:
a. (2,-4)
b. (4,-2)
c. (-2,-2)
d. (-4,-4)
7. If one of the zeroes of cubic polynomial is x3+ax2+bx+c is -1, then product of other two
zeroes is:
a. b-a-1
b. b-a+1
c. a-b+1
d. a-b-1
8. A polynomial of degree n has:
a. Only one zero
b. At least n zeroes
c. More than n zeroes
d. At most n zeroes
9. 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
10. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10 are
a. 4, -3
b. 2, 5
c. -2, -5
d. -2, 5
11. The pairs of equations x+2y-5 = 0 and -4x-8y+20=0 have:
a. Unique solution
b. Exactly two solutions
c. Infinitely many solutions
d. No solution
12. The pairs of equations 9x + 3y + 12 = 0 and 18x + 6y + 26 = 0 have
a. Unique solution
b. Exactly two solutions
c. Infinitely many solutions
d. No solution
13. The solution of the equations x-y=2 and x+y=4 is:
a. 3 and 1
b. 4 and 3
c. 5 and 1
d. -1 and -3
14. Ritu can row downstream 20 km in 2 hours, and upstream 4 km in 2 hours. Her speed of
rowing in still water and the speed of the current is:
a. 6km/hr and 3km/hr
b. 7km/hr and 4km/hr
c. 6km/hr and 4km/hr
d. 10km/hr and 6km/hr
15. The value of c for which the pair of equations cx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 will have infinitely
many solutions is
a. 3
b. -3
c. -12
d. no value
16. The points (- 1, – 2), (1, 0), (- 1, 2), (- 3, 0) form a quadrilateral of type:
a. Square
b. Rectangle
c. Parallelogram
d. Rhombus
17. The ratio in which the line segment joining the points P(-3, 10) and Q(6, – 8) is divided by
O(-1, 6) is:
a. 1:3
b. 3:4
c. 2:7
d. 2:5
18. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3, 0) is
a. 5
b. 12
c. 11
d. 7 + √5
19. The point which lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points
A(–2, –5) and B(2, 5) is
a. (0, 0)
b. (0, 2)
c. (2, 0)
d. (–2, 0)
20. The perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points A(1, 5) and B(4, 6) cuts
the y-axis at
a. (0, 13)
b. (0, –13)
c. (0, 12)
d. (13, 0)
21. The diagonals of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm, in length. The side of rhombus in length
is:
a. 20 cm
b. 8 cm
c. 10 cm
d. 9 cm
22. If perimeter of a triangle is 100 cm and the length of two sides are 30 cm and 40 cm, the
length of third side will be:
a. 30 cm
b. 40 cm
c. 50 cm
d. 60 cm
23. The height of an equilateral triangle of side 5 cm is:
a. 4.33 cm
b. 3.9 cm
c. 5 cm
d. 4 cm
24. If ABC and DEF are two triangles and AB/DE=BC/FD, then the two triangles are similar if
a. ∠A=∠F
b. ∠B=∠D
c. ∠A=∠D
d. ∠B=∠E
25. It is given that ΔABC ~ ΔPQR, with BC/QR = 1/4 then, ar(ΔPRQ)/ar(ABC) is equal to
a. 16
b. 4
c. ¼
d. 1/16
26. The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to
a. square of the ratio of their corresponding sides
b. cube of the ratio of their corresponding sides
c. square root of the ratio of their corresponding sides
d. twice the ratio of their corresponding sides
27. The value of tan 60°/cot 30° is equal to:
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
28. If cos X = ⅔ then tan X is equal to:
a. 5/2
b. √(5/2)
c. √5/2
d. 2/√5
29. sin 2A = 2 sin A is true when A =
a. 30°
b. 45°
c. 0°
d. 60°
30. If cos(α + β) = 0, then sin(α – β) can be reduced to
a. cos β
b. cos 2β
c. sin α
d. sin 2α
31. If cos X = a/b, then sin X is equal to:
a. (b2-a2)/b
b. (b-a)/b
c. √(b2-a2)/b
d. √(b-a)/b
32. If ΔABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos(A+B) is
a. 0
b. 1
c. ½
d. √3/2
33. The shadow of a tower standing on level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun’s
altitude is 30° than when it was 60°. The height of the tower is
a. 40√3 m
b. 20√3
c. 20 m
d. 15√3 m
34. When the shadow of a pole h metres high is √3h metres long, the angle of elevation of the
Sun is
a. 30°
b. 60°
c. 45°
d. 15°
35. The value of the expression [cosec (75° + θ) – sec (15° – θ) – tan (55° + θ) + cot (35° – θ)]
is
a. -1
b. 0
c. 1
d. 3/2
36. If cos 9α = sinα and 9α < 90°, then the value of tan 5α is
a. 1/√3
b. √3
c. 1
d. 0
37. The value of the expression
a. 3
b. 2
c. 1

d. 0
38. Area of the circle with radius 5cm is equal to:
a. 60 sq.cm
b. 75.5 sq.cm
c. 78.5 sq.cm
d. 10.5 sq.cm
39. The area of a sector of a circle with radius 6 cm if the angle of the sector is 60°.
a. 142/7
b. 152/7
c. 132/7
d. 122/7
40. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. The length of the
arc is;
a. 20cm
b. 21cm
c. 22cm
d. 25cm
41. It is proposed to build a single circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two circular
parks of diameters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park would be
a. 10 m
b. 15 m
c. 20 m
d. 24 m
42. The wheel of a motorcycle is of radius 35 cm. The number of revolutions per minute must
the wheel make so as to keep a speed of 66 km/hr will be
a. 50
b. 100
c. 500
 d. 1000
43. In a circle of radius 14 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 30° at the centre, the length of the
arc is
a. 44 cm
b. 28 cm
c. 11 cm
d. 22/3 cm
44. If the perimeter of the circle and square are equal, then the ratio of their areas will be equal
to:
a. 14:11
b. 22:7
c. 7:22
d. 11:14
45. A bag has 3 red balls and 5 green balls. If we take a ball from the bag, then what is the
probability of getting red balls only?
a. 3
b. 8
c. ⅜
d. 8/3
46. If two dice are thrown in the air, the probability of getting sum as 3 will be
a. 2/18
b. 3/18
c. 1/18
d. 1/36
47. A card is selected at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. The probability
of its being a face card is
a. 3/13
b. 4/13
c. 6/13
d. 9/13
48. The probability that a non leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays is
a. 1/7
b. 2/7
c. 3/7
d. 5/7
49. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the
lot is
a. 7
b. 14
c. 21
d. 28
50. Two players, Sangeeta and Reshma, play a tennis match. It is known that the probability of
Sangeeta winning the match is 0.62. The probability of Reshma winning the match is
a. 0.62
b. 0.38
c. 0.58
d. 0.42