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CLASS-X REAL NUMBERS

MCQ
1. The total number of prime factors of a prime number is:
a) 1 b) 0 c) 2 d) 3
2. The HCF and the LCM of 12, 21, 15 respectively are:
a) 3, 140 b) 12, 420 c) 3, 420 d) 420, 3
3. The HCF of 135 and 225 is
a) 15 b) 75 c) 45 d) 5
4. The exponent of 2 in the prime factorization of 144, is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 1 d) 6

2 5
5. is a ______________ number. (Fill in the blank).
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6. The ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite and the least prime
numbers is
a) 1:2 b) 2:1 c) 1:1 d) 1:3
7. Prime factors of the denominator of a rational number with the deci
mal expansion 44.123 are
a) 2, 3 b) 2, 3, 5 c) 2, 5 d) 3, 5
8. If LCM(x, 18) =36 and HCF(x, 18) =2, then x is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
9. If sum of two numbers is 1215 and their HCF is 81, then the possible
number of pairs of such numbers are
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
10. The LCM of two prime numbers p and q (p > q) is 221. Find the value
of 3p – q.
a) 4 b) 28 c) 38 d) 48
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11. 1245 is a factor of the numbers p and q.
Which of the following will always have 1245 as a factor?
(i) p + q (ii) p × q (iii) p ÷ q
a) only (ii) b) only (i) and (ii)
c) only (ii) and (iii) d) all - (i), (ii) and (iii)
12. The exponent of 5 in the prime factorisation of 3750 is:
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
13. The greatest number which when divides 1251, 9377 and 15628
leaves the remainder 1, 2 and 3 respectively is:
a) 575 b) 450 c) 750 d) 425

14. If a and b are two co-prime numbers then a 3 and b 3 are:

a) Coprime b) Not coprime c) Even d) Odd

15. If n is a natural number, then 2  5n  6n  always end with

a) 1 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2
16. The LCM of two numbers is 2400. Which of the following CANNOT be
their HCF?
a) 300 b) 400 c) 500 d) 600

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17. If p  , then p is a/an
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a) Whole number b) integer
c) rational number d) irrational number
18. HCF of 92 and 152 is:
a) 4 b) 19 c) 23 4) 57
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (VSAQ)

1. Find a rational number between 2 and 3 .

2. If the HCF(336, 54) = 6, find LCM(336, 54).

3. Express 429 as a product of its prime factors.

4. Find a rational number between 2 and 7 .

5. Write the number of zeroes in the end of a number whose prime

factorisation is 22  53  32  17 .

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6. The HCF of two numbers a and b is 5 and their LCM is 200. Find the
product ab.
7. The LCM of two numbers is 9 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and
HCF is 500. Find the HCF of the two numbers.
8. Given that HCF (135, 225) = 45, find the LCM (135, 225).

9. Show that 5  2 7 is an irrational number, given that 7 is an irra

tional number.

10. Check whether 12n can end with digit 0 for any natural number n.

SHORT ANSWERS (SA-I)

1. Given that 2 is irrational, prove that 5  3 2 is an irrational num ber.

2. Find the HCF of 1260 and 7344.
3. Write the smallest number which is divisible by both 306 and 657.
4. Find the HCF of 2048 and 960.
5. On a morning walk, three persons step out together and their steps
measure 30cm, 36cmand 40cm respectively. What is the minimum dis-
tance each should walk so that each can cover the same distance in
complete steps?
6. Find the HCF of 255 and 867.

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7. Show that is an irrational number, given that 7 is irrational.
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8. Prove that n 2  n is divisible by 2 for any positive integer n.

9. Find the HCF of 4052 and 12576 by prime factorisation.

10. The LCM of two numbers is 182 and their HCF is 13. If one of the num-
bers is 26, find the other.
11. Using prime factorisation, find HCF and LCM of 96 and 120.
12. Find the greatest number which divides 85 and 72 leaving remainders
1 and 2 respectively.

13. Prove that 2  3 is an irrational number, given that 3 is an irrational

number.

14. Show that 6n cannot end with digit 0 for any natural number ‘n’.

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15. Find the HCF and LCM of 72 and 120.

16. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their LCM is 180. What is the
HCF of these numbers?
SHORT ANSWER (SA-II)

1. Prove that 2  3 5 is an irrational number.

2. Find the HCF and LCM of 404 and 96 and verify that HCF x LCM =
Product of two numbers.

3. Prove that 2 is an irrational number.

4. Prove that 2  5 3 is an irrational number, given that 3 is an irra

tional number.

5. Prove that 3 is an irrational number.

6. Find the largest number which on dividing 1251, 9377 and 15628 leaves
reaminder1, 2 and 3 respectively.

7. Prove that 2  3 3 is an irrational number, given that 3 is an irra

tional number.
8. Find the HCF of 612 and 1314 using prime factorisation.
9. Prove that one of every three consecutive positive integers is divisible by
3.

10. Prove that 5 is an irrational number.

11. Find the smallest pair of 4-digit numbers such that the difference be-
tween them is 303 and their HCF is 101. Show your steps.
12. The traffic lights ar three different road crossings change after every 48
seconds, 72 seconds and 108 seconds respectively. If they change simul-
taneously at 7 a.m., at what time will they change together next?
13. Find by prime factorisation the LCM of the numbers 18180 and 7575.
Also, find the HCF of two numbers.
14. Three bells ring at intervals of 6, 12 and 18 minutes. If all the three bells
rang at 6 a.m, whne will they ring together again?

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LONG ANSWERS (LA)
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1. Show that 12 cannot end with digit 0 or 5 for any natural number
n.

2. Prove that  
2  5 is an irrational number.

ASSERTION REASONING

1. Assertion (A): The number 5n cannot end with the digit 0, where n is

a natural number.
Reason (R): Prime factorisation of 5 has only two factors, 1 and 5.

2. Assertion (A): The perimeter of ABC is a rational number.

Reason (R): The sum of squares of two rational numbers is always

rational.

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