PART TEST - 1

Date: 29/06/2024 Time: 1.5 hour

Subject: Maths (Class-10) Total Marks: 40

Syllabus
Ch-1: Real Numbers
Ch-2: Polynomials
Section-A (Very Short Questions 5 marks)
If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m -117, then the
1. value of m is: (0.5)
(A)4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3
If two positive integers a and b are written as a=x3y and b=xy3,
2. where a and y are prime numbers, then HCF(a,b) is: (0.5)
(A)xy (B) xy2 (C) x3y3 (D) x2y2
The greatest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5
3. and 8 respectively is: (0.5)
(A)13 (B) 65 (C) 875 (D) 1750
The largest number which divides 60 and 75, leaving remainders 8
4. and 10 respectively, is: (0.5)
(A) 260 (B) 75 (C) 65 (D) 13
If the HCF of two numbers 408 and 1032 is expressible in the form
5. 1032 X 2 + 408 XP, then the value of P is: (0.5)
(A) 5 (B) -5 (C)4 (D)-4
If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k–1) x2 + k x + 1 is –

6. 3, then the value of k is: (0.5)

(A) 4/3 (B) -4/3 (C) 2/3 (D) -2/3
If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and
–3, then
7. (0.5)
(A) a = –7, b = –1 (B) a = 5, b = –1
(C) a = 2, b = – 6 (D) a = 0, b = – 6
The degree of p(x)=0 is
8. (0.5)
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) infinity
The number of polynomials having zeroes as -2 and 5 is
9. (0.5)
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) more than 3
If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k – 1)x2 + kx + 1 is -3,
then the value of k is

10. (0.5)
 Section-B (Short questions 20 marks)
11. Find the LCM & HCF of th510 & 92 and verify that LCM X HCF = (2)
product of the two numbers.
12. Two numbers are in the ratio 2:3 and their LCM is 180. What is the (2)
HCF of these numbers?
13. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and (2)
HCF is 600. If one number is 280, then find the other number.
14. Show that 9n cannot end with digit 0 for any natural number n. (2)
15. Prove that √3 is an irrational number (2)
16. Prove that the reciprocal of (√3 + √5 )2 is an irrational number. (2)
17. If α and β are the zeros of a polynomial p(y) = 2y2 + 7y + 5, then find the (2)
value of α + β + αβ.
18. Find a quadratic polynomial each with the given numbers as the (2)
sum and product of its zeroes, respectively.
(i) 1/4, - 1 (ii) √2, 1/3
19. If α and β are the zeros of a polynomial p(x) = kx2 + 4x + 4, such that (2)
α2 + β2 = 24. Find the value of K.
20. Find the value of k such that the polynomial x2 – (k+6)x + 2(2k-1) has (2)
sum of its zeroes equal to half of their product.

Section-C (Long questions 15 marks)

21. An army contingent of 1000 members is to march behind an army (5)
band of 56 members in a parade. The two groups are to march in
the same number of columns. What is the maximum number of
columns in which they can march?
22. A seminar is being conducted by an educational organisation, (5)
where the participants will be educators of different subjects. The
number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60, 84
and 108 respectively. In each room the same number of participants
is to be seated and all of them must be in the same subject.

(i)Find the maximum number of participants that can be

accommodated in each room.
(ii)Find the minimum number of rooms required during the event.

23. Find the zeroes of the following quadratic polynomials and verify the (5)
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.
(i)√5v2 – 8x + 4√3 (ii) x2 - 3x – 28 (iii) t2 – 15

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 PART TEST - 1
Date: 29/06/2024 Time: 1.5 hour
Subject: Maths (Class-10) Total Marks: 40

Syllabus
Ch-1: Real Numbers
Ch-2: Polynomials
Section-A (Very Short Questions 5 marks)
If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m -117, then the
1. value of m is: (0.5)
(A)4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3
If two positive integers a and b are written as a=x3y and b=xy3,
2. where a and y are prime numbers, then HCF(a,b) is: (0.5)
(A)xy (B) xy2 (C) x3y3 (D) x2y2
The greatest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5
3. and 8 respectively is: (0.5)
(A)13 (B) 65 (C) 875 (D) 1750
The largest number which divides 60 and 75, leaving remainders 8
4. and 10 respectively, is: (0.5)
(A) 260 (B) 75 (C) 65 (D) 13
If the HCF of two numbers 408 and 1032 is expressible in the form
5. 1032 X 2 + 408 XP, then the value of P is: (0.5)
(A) 5 (B) -5 (C)4 (D)-4
If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k–1) x2 + k x + 1 is –

6. 3, then the value of k is: (0.5)

(A) 4/3 (B) -4/3 (C) 2/3 (D) -2/3
If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and
–3, then
7. (0.5)
(A) a = –7, b = –1 (B) a = 5, b = –1
(C) a = 2, b = – 6 (D) a = 0, b = – 6
The degree of p(x)=0 is
8. (0.5)
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) infinity
The number of polynomials having zeroes as -2 and 5 is
9. (0.5)
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) more than 3
If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k – 1)x2 + kx + 1 is -3,
then the value of k is

10. (0.5)
 Section-B (Short questions 20 marks)
11. Find the LCM & HCF of th510 & 92 and verify that LCM X HCF = (2)
product of the two numbers.
12. Two numbers are in the ratio 2:3 and their LCM is 180. What is the (2)
HCF of these numbers?
13. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and (2)
HCF is 600. If one number is 280, then find the other number.
14. Show that 9n cannot end with digit 0 for any natural number n. (2)
15. Prove that √3 is an irrational number (2)
16. Prove that the reciprocal of (√3 + √5 )2 is an irrational number. (2)
17. If α and β are the zeros of a polynomial p(y) = 2y2 + 7y + 5, then find the (2)
value of α + β + αβ.
18. Find a quadratic polynomial each with the given numbers as the (2)
sum and product of its zeroes, respectively.
(i) 1/4, - 1 (ii) √2, 1/3
19. If α and β are the zeros of a polynomial p(x) = kx2 + 4x + 4, such that (2)
α2 + β2 = 24. Find the value of K.
20. Find the value of k such that the polynomial x2 – (k+6)x + 2(2k-1) has (2)
sum of its zeroes equal to half of their product.

Section-C (Long questions 15 marks)

21. An army contingent of 1000 members is to march behind an army (5)
band of 56 members in a parade. The two groups are to march in
the same number of columns. What is the maximum number of
columns in which they can march?
22. A seminar is being conducted by an educational organisation, (5)
where the participants will be educators of different subjects. The
number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60, 84
and 108 respectively. In each room the same number of participants
is to be seated and all of them must be in the same subject.

(i)Find the maximum number of participants that can be

accommodated in each room.
(ii)Find the minimum number of rooms required during the event.

23. Find the zeroes of the following quadratic polynomials and verify the (5)
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.
(i)√5v2 – 8x + 4√3 (ii) x2 - 3x – 28 (iii) t2 – 15

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