QUESTION PAPER NO.

1
1 mark questions
1. 3.24636363... is:
(a) a terminating decimal number
(b) a non-terminating repeating decimal number
(c) a rational number
(d) both (b) and (c)
2. For some integer q, every odd integer is of the form:
(a) 2q
(b) 2q + 1
(c) q
(d) q + 1
3. If the HCF of 85 and 153 is expressible in the form 85m 153, then the value of m is:
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2
4. If two integers a and b are written as a = x 3y2 and b = xy4; x, y are prime numbers,
then H.C.F. (a, b) is :
(a) x3y3
(b) x2y2
(c) xy
(d) xy2
5. If least prime factor of a is 3 and least prime factor of b is 7, the least prime factor of
(a + b) is:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 11

2 marks questions
6. Show that every positive even integer is of the form 2m, and that every positive odd
integer is of the form 2m + 1, where m is some integer.
7. Check whether 6n can end with the digit 0, for any natural number n.
8. Explain why 7 11 13 + 13 and 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 + 5 are composite
numbers.
9. Show that any positive integer is of the form 3q or 3q + 1 or 3q + 2 for some integer
q.

3 marks questions
10. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6m + 1, or 6m + 3, or 6m + 5,
where m is some integer.
11. Show that 5-3 is irrational.
12. Prove that one of every three consecutive positive integers is divisible by 3.
13. Prove that n2 n is divisible by 2 for every positive integer n.
14. Use Euclid division lemma to show that cube of any positive integer is either of the
form 9m, 9m + 1, or 9m + 8
OR
If d is the HCF of 45 and 27, find x & y satisfying d=27x +45y.
15. Prove that if x and y are both odd positive integers, then x 2 + y2 is even but not
divisible by 4
OR
Prove that one and only one out of n, n + 2 and n + 4 is divisible by 3, where n is any
positive integer

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QUESTION PAPER NO. 2

1 mark questions
Q1) H.C.F. of two consecutive even numbers is:
(A) 0

(B) 1

Q2) Rational number

(C) 4

(D) 2

p
,q0
will be a terminating decimal if the prime factorisation of
q

q is of the form:
(A) 2m x3n
(B) 2mx 5n
(where m and n are non-negative integers)

(C) 3m x 5n

(D) 3m x7n

Q3) For any two positive integers a and b, there exist unique integers q and r such that
a=bq+r , 0 r <b . If b =4 then which is not the value of r?
(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

Q4) The decimal expansion of

(A) 1

(B) 2

21
24
(C) 3

(D) 4

will terminate after how many places of decimal?

(D) 4

Q5) Which of the following rational numbers has non-terminating and repeating decimal
expansion:
(A)

15
1600

(B)

Q6) The decimal expansion of

decimal?

17
6

6
1250

(C)

23
8

(D)

35
50

will terminate after how many places of

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

Q7) The decimal expansion of

(A) 2

(B) 1

17
8

(D) 4

will terminate after how many places of decimals?

(C) 3

(D) will not terminate

Q8) For some integer m every odd integer is of the form:

(A) m

(B) m+1

(C) 2 m

(D) 2 m+1

Q9) Which of the following numbers has terminating decimal expansion?

(A)

37
45

(B)

21
2 5 6

(C)

17
49

(D)

89
2 32
2

Q10) H.C.F. of two coprime numbers is:

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 0

(D) 3

Q11) The product of the HCF and LCM of the smallest prime number and the smallest
composite number is:
(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 8

2 marks questions
Q12) If the HCF of 85 and 153 is expressible in the form 85n - 153, then value of n is:
(A) 3

(B) 2

(C) 4

(D) 1

Q13) If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65 m-117, then the value of m
is:
(A) 4

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 1

Q14) If two positive integers A and B can be expressed as A= ab 2 and B = a3b, where a,
b, are prime numbers, then LCM (A, B) is :
(A) ab

(B) a2b2

(C) a3b2

Q15) Decimal expansion of

(A) 0.115

23
2 5 2

(B) 1.15

(D) a4b3

is:

(C) 11.5

(D) 0.0115

Q16) Given that HCF (2520, 6600) = 40, LCM (2520, 6600) = 252 X k, then the value of
k is:
(A) 1650

(B) 1600

(C) 165

(D) 1625

Q17) If d=LCM(36, 198), then the value of d is:

(A) 396

(B) 198

(C) 36

Q18) A rational number between

(A) 1.4

(B) 1.75

(D) 1

2 3 is:

(C) 1.45

(D) 1.8

Q19) If d=HCF(48, 72), the value of d is:

(A) 24

(B) 48

(C) 12

(D) 72

Q20) Given that LCM (91, 26)=182, then HCF(91, 26) is:
(A) 13

(B) 26

(C) 7

(D) 9

Q21) The HCF and LCM of two positive integers are h and l respectively, if one integer
is a, then other will be:
(A)

h+l
a

(B)

hl
a

(C)

h l
a

(D)

a
h l

Q22) 1192-1112 is:

(A) Prime number
(C) An odd prime number

(B) Composite number

(D) An odd composite number

Q23) If HCF (a, 8) = 4, LCM (a, 8) = 24, then a is:

A 8

(B) 10

(C) 12

(D) 14

Q24) Which of the following is rational?

A

6+ 9

(B)

2+ 4

(C)

4+ 9

(D)

3+ 5

Q25) If m = dn+r, where m, n are positive integers and d and r are integers, then n is the
H.C.F of (m, n) if:
(A) r =1

(B)

0<r 1

(C) r = 0

(D) r is a real number

Q26) A pair of irrational numbers whose product is a rational number is:

(A)

5 , 2

(B)

16 , 4

(C)

3 , 27

(D)

36 , 2

Q27) If the HCF of 55 and 99 is expressible in the form 55 m - 99, then the value of m
is:
(A) 4

(B) 2

(C) 1

(D) 3

Q28) For given positive integers a and b if a = bq+r ; 0 r < b then:

(A) HCF (a, b) = HCF (b, r)
(C) HCF (a, q) = HCF (a, r)

(B) HCF (a, b) = HCF (a, r)

(D) HCF (b, q) = HCF (b, r)

3 marks questions
Q29) Prove that

72 2

is irrational.

Q30) Prove that

6+ 2

Q31) Prove that

2 3+ 2

Q32) Prove that

Q33) Prove that

2 3
5

Q34) Prove that

1 5

2 3

is irrational.

is irrational.

is irrational.

is irrational.

is irrational.

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