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SUB: MATHS(CHP. 1) REAL NUMBERS
Section - A
1. If p and q are two distinct prime numbers, then LCM (p, q) is [1]
(a) 1 (b) p (c) q (d) pq
2. The HCF of smallest prime number and the smallest composite number is [1]
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
3. n2 − 1 is divisible by 8, if n is [1]
(a) an integer (b) a natural number (c) an odd integer (d) an even integer
4. The sum of the HCF and LCM of 12, 21, 15 is [1]
(a) 423 (b) 420 (c) 417 (d) 140
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5. The decimal representation of will [1]
2 5
3

(a) terminate after 1 decimal place (b) terminate after 2 decimal place
(c) terminate after 3 decimal place (d) not terminate
6. The HCF of two consecutive positive integers is [1]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
7. Which of the following numbers has a non-terminating repeating decimal expansion? [1]
6 21 117 77
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15 280 62  53
210

8. If HCF (x, 8) = 4, LCM (x, 8) = 24, then x is [1]

(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 14
9. The LCM of the smallest two digit composite number and the smallest composite number is [1]
(a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 4 (d) 44

10. If p and q are two distinct prime numbers, then their HCF is [1]
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) either 1 or 2 (d) 1

Section - B
11. Express each of the following positive integers as the product of its prime factors: 5005 [2]
12. Explain why 7 ×11×13 + 13 and 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 + 5 are competitive numbers. [2]
13. Find the HCF of 96 and 404 by prime factorisation method. Hence, find their LCM. [2]

Section - C
14. Find the LCM and HCF of the following pairs of integers and verify that LCM × HCF = Product of the
integers : 404 and 96 [3]

15. Show that 3  2 is an irrational number. [3]

 Section – D
16. To enhance the reading skills of grade X students, the school nominates you and two of your friends to
set up a class library. There are two section - section A and section B of grade X. There are 32 students in
section A and 36 students in section B. [5]

(a) What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library, so that they can be
distributed equally among students of Section A or Section B?
(i) 144 (ii) 128 (iii) 288 (iv) 272
(b) If the product of two positive integers is equal to the product of their HCF and LCM is true then,
the HCF (32, 36) is
(i) 2 (ii) 4 (iii) 6 (iv) 8
(c) 36 can be expressed as a product of its primes as
(i) 22 × 32 (ii) 21 × 33 (iii) 23 × 31 (iv) 20 × 30
(d) 7 × 11 × 13 × 15 + 15 is a
(i) Prime number (ii) composite number
(iii) neither prime nor composite (iv) none of the above
(e) If p and q are positive integers such that p = ab2, and q = a2b, where a, b are prime numbers, then
the LCM (p, q) is
(i) ab (ii) a2b2 (iii) a3b2 (iv) a3b3

2 45  3 20
17. (a) Write whether on simplification gives a rational or an irrational number. [3]
2 5

(b) (i) What is a composite number?

(ii) The product of two irrational numbers is an irrational number (True/False) [2]

Section – E
(Case Study Based Questions)

18. Prove that 3 is an irrational number. [4]

19. There is a circular path around a sports field. Priya takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the field, while
Ravish takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the same point, and go in the same
direction. After how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point? [4]

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