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MCQ – Real Numbers
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1. If 𝑎 and 𝑏 are two prime numbers then find 𝐻𝐶𝐹(𝑎, 𝑏).
a) 1 b) 𝑎𝑏 c) 𝑎 d)𝑏.
2. If 𝑎 and 𝑏 are two prime numbers then find 𝐿𝐶𝑀(𝑎, 𝑏).
a) 1 b) 𝑎𝑏 c) 𝑎 d)𝑏.
3. If 𝑎 and 𝑏 are relatively prime, then what is their HCF?
a) 1 b) 𝑎𝑏 c) 𝑎 d)𝑏.
4. If two positive integers 𝑎 and 𝑏 can be expressed as 𝑎 = 𝑥 2 𝑦 5 𝑧 and 𝑏 = 𝑥 3 𝑦 2 ; 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 are prime
numbers, then find the 𝐿𝐶𝑀 (𝑎, 𝑏).
a) 𝑥𝑦𝑧 b) 𝑥 3 𝑦 2 c) 𝑥 2 𝑦 5 𝑧 d) 𝑥 3 𝑦 5 𝑧.
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5. The decimal expansion of the rational number 24 ×53 will terminate after how many places of decimals?

a) 7 b) 3 c) 4 d) none of these.
6. Given that 𝐻𝐶𝐹(252, 594) = 18, find 𝐿𝐶𝑀(252, 594).
a) 252 b) 1 c) 149688 d) 8316.
7. The HCF of two numbers 𝑎 and 𝑏 is 5 and their LCM is 200. Find the product 𝑎𝑏.
a) 1 b) 1000 c) 40 d) None of these.
8. Find the largest number which divides 245 and 1037, leaving remainder 5 in each case.
a) 24 b) 42 c) 245 d) None of these.
9. Find the largest number which divides 129 and 545, leaving remainders 3 and 5 respectively.
a) 81 b) 18 c) 545 d) 129.
10. Find the least number which when divided by 35, 56 and 91 leaves the same remainder 7 in each
case.
a) 3640 b) 7 c) 3647 d) None of these.
11. In a school there are two sections, namely A and B, of class X. There are 30 students in section A
and 28 students in section B. Find the minimum number of books required for their class library
so that they can be distributed equally among students of section A or section B.
a) 58 b) 420 c) 2 d) None of these.
12. The number √5 is a/an:
a) integer b) rational number c) irrational number d) None of these
13. The HCF and LCM of 6, 72 and 120 is:
a) 8, 360 b) 6, 340 c) 6, 360 d) None of these.
14. The total number of even prime numbers is:
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) None of these
15. If 𝑝 is a prime number and 𝑝 divides 𝑘 2 , then 𝑝 divides:
a) 𝑘 b) 3𝑘 c) 2𝑘 d) 𝑘 2 .
16. There are 44 boys and 32 girls in a class. These students are arranged in rows for a prayer in such a
way that each row consists of only either boys or girls, and every row contains an equal number of

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 students. From the following 4 options, choose the minimum number of rows in which all the students
can be arranged.
a) 4 b) 12 c) 15 d) 19.
17. Two positive numbers have their HCF as 12 and their product as 6336. Choose the correct option for
the number of pairs possible for the given numbers.
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
18. Four persons P, Q, R and S start running around a circular track simultaneously. If they
complete one round in 10, 8, 12 and 18 minutes respectively, after how much time will they next meet
at the starting point? Choose the right answer from the given options.
a) 180 min b) 270 min c) 360 min d) 450 min..
19. Find the HCF of 432 and 504 using prime factorization method.
a) 36 b) 72 c) 96 d) 108.
20. If 𝑛 is any natural number, then 6𝑛 − 5𝑛 always ends with ________.
a) 1 b) 3 c) 5 d) 7.
21. The LCM of two numbers is 1200. Which of the following cannot be their HCF?
a) 600 b) 500 c) 200 d) 400.
22. For what values of 2𝑥 × 5𝑥 end in 5?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) No value of 𝑥
23. The LCM and HCF of two numbers are equal, then the numbers must be _______.
a) prime b) co-prime c) composite d) equal.
24. The sum of LCM and HCF of two numbers is1260. If their LCM is 900 more than their HCF, find the
product of two numbers
a) 203400 b) 194400 c) 198400 d) 205400.
25. The HCF of smallest composite number and the smallest prime number is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3.
26. Given that 𝐻𝐶𝐹(1152, 1664) = 128 the 𝐿𝐶𝑀(1152, 1664) is
a) 14976 b) 1664 c) 1152 d) None of these.
27. The HCF of two numbers is 23 and their LCM is 1449. If one of the numbers is 161, then the other
number is
a) 23 b) 207 c) 1449 d) None of these.
28. Which one of the following rational number is a non-terminating decimal expansion:
33 66 6 41
a) b) c) d) .
50 180 15 1000

29. What is the H.C.F. of two consecutive odd numbers

a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8.
30. The missing number in the following factor tree is
a) 2 b) 6 c) 3 d) 9.

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31. The decimal expansion of the rational number 1250
will terminate after:

a) one decimal place b) two decimal places c) three decimal places d) four decimal places

Assertion-Reason Questions
Direction: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assetion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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1. Assertion: 3125
is a terminating decimal fraction.

𝑝
Reason: if 𝑞 = 2𝑛 . 5𝑚 , where 𝑚 and 𝑛 are non-negative integers, then 𝑞 is a terminating decimal

fraction.

2. Assertion: The H.C.F. of two numbers is 16 and their product is 3072. Then their L.C.M. = 162.

Reason: If 𝑎 and 𝑏 are two positive integers, then 𝐻. 𝐶. 𝐹.× 𝐿. 𝐶. 𝑀. = 𝑎 × 𝑏

3. Assertion: The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150, then their LCM is 30

Reason: For any two positive integers 𝑎 and 𝑏, 𝐻𝐶𝐹 (𝑎, 𝑏) + 𝐿𝐶𝑀 (𝑎, 𝑏) = 𝑎 × 𝑏.
𝑝
4. Assertion: Denominator of 34.12345. When expressed in the form of 𝑞 , 𝑞 ≠ 0 is of the form 2𝑚 × 5𝑛 ,

where 𝑚 and 𝑛 are non-negative integers.

Reason: 34.12345 is a terminating decimal fraction.

Case-Study Based Questions

1. A Mathematics Exhibition is being conducted in your School and one of your friends is making a
model of a factor tree. He has some difficulty and asks for your help in completing a quiz for the
audience.
Observe the following factor tree and answer the following:

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 i) What will be the value of 𝑥?
a) 15005 b) 13915 c) 56920 d) 17429
ii) What will be the value of 𝑦?
a) 23 b) 22 c) 11 d) 19
iii) What will be the value of 𝑧?
a) 22 b) 23 c) 17 d) 19
iv) According to Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic 13915 is a
a) Composite number b) Prime number c) Neither prime nor composite d) Even number
v) The prime factorization of 13915 is
a) 5 × 113 × 132 b) 5 × 113 × 232 c) 5 × 112 × 23 d) 5 × 112 × 132
2. There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the field,
while Ravi takes 12 minutes for the same. If they both start at the same point and at the same time,
and go in the same direction they meet again at the starting point after 36 minutes.

i. Which of the following concept(s) is used to find the time after which they will meet again?
a) Least Common Multiple b) Prime factorization c) Both a and b d) HCF
ii. What is L.C.M of 6, 72 and 120?
a) 360 b) 48 c) 300 d) 420.
iii. State true or false: Product of three numbers is equal to the product of their HCF and LCM.
a) True b) False.
iv. If Sonia takes 3 minutes to drive one round of the field, while Ravi takes 60 minutes for the same. If
they both start at the same point and at the same time, and go in the same direction they meet
again at the starting point after how many minutes?
a) 25 b) 30 c) 36 d) 60
v. State true or false: Product of three numbers is not equal to the product of their HCF and LCM.
a) True b) False.
3. According to Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Every composite number can be expressed
(factorized) as a product of primes, and this factorization is unique, apart from the order in which the
prime factors occur.
i. State true or false: The prime factorization of a natural number is unique, except for the order of its
factors.
a) True b) False.
ii. Is 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 a composite number?
a) Yes b) No

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 iii. How is 156 expressed as a product of its prime factors.
a) 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 b) 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 c) 2 × 2 × 3 × 13 d) 2 × 5 × 3 × 13.
iv. Highest Common Factor(H.C.F) of two numbers can be found out by using which of the following
method(s)?
a) Prime Factorization b) Euclid’s division algorithm c) both a and b d) Hit and trial.
v. What is Least Common Multiple(L.C.M) of 96 and 404?
a) 9696 b) 9600 c) 9500 d) none of these.
4. A School had organized a language seminar for the students. The number of participants for Hindi,
English and Malayalam languages are 60, 84 and108 respectively. It was decided that minimum
number of rooms will be used for the seminar and in each room same number of participants are to
be accommodated and all of them should belong to same subject

i. Find the maximum number of students to be accommodated in each room.

a) 12 b)16 c)20 d)24
ii. How many minimum rooms will be required for the participants of Hindi language?
a) 4 b)5 c)6 d)7
iii. How many minimum rooms will be required for the participants of Malayalam and English
language?
a) 12 b)15 c)16 d)11
iv. How many minimum rooms will be required for the participants of Malayalam and Hindi language?
a) 16 b) 12 c)14 d)15
v. Find the minimum number of rooms that will be required for all the participants of the seminar?
a) 17 b)19 c)21 d)24
5. Shalvi wants to organize her birthday party. She was happy on her birthday. She is very health
conscious, thus she decided to serve fruits only.

She has 36 apples and 60 bananas at home and decided to serve them. She want to distribute fruits
among guests. She does not want to discriminate among guests so she decided to distribute
equally among all.
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 i. How many maximum guests Shalvi can invite?
a) 12 b)120 c) 6 d) 180
ii. How many apples and bananas will each guest get?
a) 3 apple 5 banana b) 5 apple 3 banana c) 2 apple 4 banana d) 4 apple 2 banana
iii. Shalvi decide to add 42 mangoes also. In this case how many maximum guests Shalvi can invite ?
a) 12 b)120 c) 6 d) 180
iv. How many total fruits will each guest get?
a) 6 apple 5 banana and 6 mangoes b) 6 apple 10 banana and 7 mangoes
c) 3 apple 5 banana and 7 mangoes d) 3 apple 10 banana and 6 mangoes
v.If Shalvi decide to add 3 more mangoes and instead 6 apple, in this case how many
maximum guests Shalvi can invite ?
a) 12 b)30 c) 15 d) 24
6. Observe the factor tree below and answer the questions:-

i) What will be the value of X ?

a) 8325 b) 3825 c) 835 d) 3325

ii) What will be the value of Y ?

a) 5 b) 25 c) 17 d) 3
iii) What will be the value of Z ?
a) 3 b) 17 c) 5 d) 13
7. 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 sections- section A and section B of grade X. There are 32
students in section A and 36 students in section B.

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 i) 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.

a) 144 b) 128 c) 288 d) 272

ii) If the product of two positive integers is equal to product of their HCF and LCM is true then, the
HCF(32, 36) is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
iii) 36 can be expressed as a product of its primes as
a) 22 × 32 b) 21 × 33 c) 23 × 31 d) 20 × 30 )
iv) 7 × 11 × 13 × 15 + 15

a) prime number b) composite number

c) Neither prime nor composite d) None of the above.

v) If 𝑝 and 𝑞 are positive integers such that 𝑝 = 𝑎𝑏2 and 𝑞 = 𝑎2 𝑏, where 𝑎, 𝑏 are prime numbers,
then the
LCM (𝑝, 𝑞)
a) 𝑎𝑏 b) 𝑎2 𝑏2 c) 𝑎3 𝑏2 d) 𝑎3 𝑏3

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Prepared By : Abdurahiman K
Faculty Of mathematics

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