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MCQ WORKSHEET-I
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. In 2 + x + x2 the coefficient of x2 is:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) – 2 (d) –1

2. In 2 – x2 + x3 the coefficient of x2 is:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) – 2 (d) –1

 x2
3. In  x  10 , the coefficient of x2 is:
2
 
(a) (b) 1 (c) – (d) –1
2 2

4. The degree of 5t – 7 is:

1. 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

The degree of 4 – y2 is:

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(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3y.
6. The degree of 3 is:
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(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

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7. The value of p(x) = 5x – 4x2 + 3 for x = 0 is:

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(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) – 3 (d) – 2

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8. The value of p(x) = 5x – 4x2 + 3 for x = – 1 is:

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(a) 6 (b) –6 (c) 3 (d) – 3

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9. The value of p(x) = (x – 1)(x + 1) for p(1) is:

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(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) – 2

10. The value of p(t) = 2 + t + 2t2 – t3 for p(0) is:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) – 1 (d) 3

11. The value of p(t) = 2 + t + 2t2 – t3 for p(2) is:

(a) 4 (b) –4 (c) 6 (d) 7

12. The value of p(y) = y2 – y +1 for p(0) is:

(a) –1 (b) 3 (c) –2 (d) 1

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MCQ WORKSHEET-ii
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. The zero of p(x) = 2x – 7 is:

7 2 2 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 7 7 2

2. The zero of p(x) = 9x + 4 is:

4 9 4 9
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 4 9 4

3. Which are the zeroes of p(x) = x2 – 1:

(a) 1, –1 (b) – 1, 2 (c) –2, 2 (d) –3, 3

4. Which are the zeroes of p(x) = (x – 1)(x – 2):

(a) 1, –2 (b) – 1, 2 (c) 1, 2 (d) –1, –2

5. Which one of the following is the zero of p(x) = lx + m

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(a)
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(b)
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6. Which one of the following is the zero of p(x) = 5x   :

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(a) –  (b)  (c)  (d) none of these

5 5 5
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7. On dividing x3 + 3x2 + 3x +1 by x we get remainder:

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(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) 2

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8. On dividing x3 + 3x2 + 3x +1 by x   we get remainder:

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(a)   3  3 2  3  1
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(b) 3  3 2  3  1
(c)   3  3 2  3  1
(d )   3  3 2  3  1

9. On dividing x3 + 3x2 + 3x +1 by 5 + 2x we get remainder:

8 27 27 8
(a) (b) (c) – (d) –
27 8 8 27

10. If x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 3x +5a then the value of a is:

2 2
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) (d)
5 5

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MCQ WORKSHEET-III
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. (x + 8)(x – 10) in the expanded form is:

(a) x2 – 8x – 80 (b) x2 – 2x – 80 (c) x2 + 2x + 80 (d) x2 – 2x + 80

2. The value of 95 x 96 is:

(a) 9020 (b) 9120 (c) 9320 (d) 9340

3. The value of 104 x 96 is:

(a) 9984 (b) 9624 (c) 9980 (d) 9986

4. Without actual calculating the cubes the value of 283 + (–15)3 +(–13)3 is:
(a) 16380 (b) –16380 (c) 15380 (d) –15380

5. If x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 2ax2 +ax – 1 then the value of a is:

7 7 6 6
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 6 7 7

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6. If x + 2 is a factor of x3 + 2ax2 +ax – 1 then the value of a is:
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2 3 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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3 5 2 2
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7. If x + y + z = 0 then x3 + y3 + z3 is equal to
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(a) 3xyz (b) – 3xyz (c) xy (d) –2xy

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The factors of 2x2 – 7x + 3 are:

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(a) (x – 3)(2x – 1) (b) (x + 3)(2x + 1)

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(c) (x – 3)(2x + 1) (d) (x + 3)(2x – 1)

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9. The factors of 6x2 + 5x – 6 are:

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(a) (2x – 3)(3x – 2) (b) (2x – 3)(3x + 2)

(c) (2x + 3)(3x – 2) (d) (2x + 3)(3x + 2)

10. The factors of 3x2 – x – 4 are:

(a) (3x – 4)(x – 1) (b) (3x – 4)(x + 1)
(c) (3x + 4)(x – 1) (d) (3x + 4)(x + 1)

11. The factors of 12x2 – 7x + 1 are:

(a) (4x – 1)(3x – 1) (b) (4x – 1)(3x + 1)
(c) (4x + 1)(3x – 1) (d) (4x + 1)(3x + 1)

12. The factors of x3 – 2x2 – x + 2 are:

(a) (x – 1)(x – 1)(x – 5) (b) (x + 1)(x + 1)(x + 5)
(c) (x + 1)(x – 1)(x + 5) (d) (x + 1)(x + 1)(x – 5)

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MCQ WORKSHEET-Iv
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. Which of the following is not a polynomial?

(a) x 2  2 x  3 (b) x 2  2 x  6 (c) x 3  3 x 2  3 (d) 6 x  4

2. The degree of the polynomial 3x3 – x4 + 5x + 3 is

(a) –4 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3

3. Zero of the polynomial p(x) = a2x, a  0 is

(a) x = 0 (b) x = 1 (c) x = –1 (d) a = 0

4. Which of the following is a term of a polynomial?

3
(a) 2x (b) (c) x x (d) x
x

5. If p(x) = 5x2 – 3x + 7, then p(1) equals

(a) –10 (b) 9 (c) –9 (d) 10

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6. Factorisation of x3 + 1 is
(a) (x + 1)(x2 – x + 1) co
(b) (x + 1)(x2 + x + 1)
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(c) (x + 1)(x2 – x – 1) (d) (x + 1)(x2 + 1)
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7. If x + y + 2 = 0, then x3 + y3 + 8 equals
ca

(a) (x + y + 2)3 (b) 0 (c) 6xy (d) –6xy

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8. If x = 2 is a zero of the polynomial 2x2 + 3x – p, then the value of p is

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(a) –4 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) 14

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9. x  is
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(a) a polynomial of degree 1 (b) a polynomial of degree 2

(c) a polynomial of degree 3 (d) not a polynomial

10. Integral zeroes of the polynomial (x + 3)(x – 7) are

(a) –3, –7 (b) 3, 7 (c) –3, 7 (d) 3, –7

11. The remainder when p(x) = 2x2 – x – 6 is divided by (x – 2) is

(a) p(– 2) (b) p(2) (c) p(3) (d) p(–3)

2
 
12. If 2 a 2  b 2   a  b  , then
(a) a + b = 0 (b) a = b (c) 2a = b (d) ab = 0

13. If x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 is divided by (x + 1), then the remainder is

1
(a) –8 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d)
8
2 2
14. The value of (525) – (475) is
(a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 100000 (d) –100

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15. If a + b = –1, then the value of a3 + b3 – 3ab is

(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 26 (d) –26

16. The value of (2  a ) 3  (2  b ) 3  (2  c ) 3  3(2  a )(2  b )(2  c ) when a + b + c = 6 is

(a) –3 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) –1

a b
17. If   1, (a  0, b  0) , then the value of a3 – b3 is
b a
1
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d)
2
1
18. If x  , then the value of ( x 2  4 x  1) is
2 3
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3

19. The number of zeroes of the polynomial x3 + x – 3 – 3x2 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3

20. If (x + 2) and (x – 2) are factors of ax4 + 2x – 3x2 + bx – 4, then the value of a + b is

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(a) –7 (b) 7 (c) 14 (d) –8

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