PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject: Mathematics Chapter 1: Real Numbers

Std.: X Practice Sheet

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)

Q1. Prime factorisation of 4050 is
(a) 2  33  5 (b) 2  34  5 (c) 2  34  52 (d) 2  34  53

Q2. The exponent of 5 in the prime factorization of 3750 is

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

Q3. The numbers x and y in the following prime factors tree are:

(a) 21, 42 (b) 21, 21 (c) 42, 42 (d) 42, 21

Q4. If n is a natural number, then 8n ends with the even digit except when n is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6

Q5. For which natural number n, 6n ends with digit zero?

(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 0 (d) None of these

Q6. The HCF of 960 and 432 is

(a) 54 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 36

Q7. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = ab2 and

q = a3b ; a, b being prime numbers, then LCM (p, q) is
(a) a3b2 (b) ab (c) a2b2 (d) a3b3

Q8. If HCF(72, 120) = 24, then LCM(72, 120) is

(a) 240 (b) 360 (c) 1728 (d) 2880

Q9. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162. If one of the number is 54,
then the other number is
(a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 9 (d) 81

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Q10. The HCF of 6, 72 and 120 is
(a) 360 (b) 120 (c) 6 (d) 72

Q11. The smallest number by which 27 should be multiplied so as to get a rational

number is
(a) 27 (b) 3 3 (c) 3 (d) 3

Q12. There are 576 boys and 448 girls in a school that are to be divided into equal
sections of either boys or girls alone. The total number of sections thus formed are:
(a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 21

Q13. Two alarm clocks ring their alarms at regular intervals of 50 seconds and 48
seconds. If they first beep together at 12 noon, at what time will they beep again for
the first time?
(a) 12.02 pm (b) 12.12 (c) 12.11 (d) 12.20

Q14. If p and q are co-prime numbers, then their LCM is

(a) 1 (b) q (c) pq (d) p

Direction for questions 15 & 16: In question numbers 16 and 17, a statement of
Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Q15. Assertion (A):  7 1311 11 is not a composite number.
Reason (R): If a number is a product of more than two prime factors, then it is a
composite number.
(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) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Q16. Assertion (A): The number 5n cannot end with the digit 0, where n is a natural
number.
Reason (R): Prime factorisation of 5 has only two factors, 1 and 5.
(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) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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 Section B: Short Answer Questions [Type I] (2 marks each)
Q1. Find the HCF and LCM of 18, 15 and 45 by applying the prime factorisation
method.

Q2. Determine the value of p and q so that the prime factorisation of 2520 is expressible
as 2  3  q  7
3 p

Q3. Explain why 11 × 13 × 15 × 17 + 17 is a composite number.

Q4. Check whether 15n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n. Justify your
answer.

Q5. Below is given a factor tree, find the numbers m and n.

Q6. The ratio of two numbers is 15:11 and their HCF is 13. Find the numbers.

Q7. Given that 3 is an irrational number, prove that (2 + 3 ) is an irrational number.

Q8. Find two numbers which on multiplication with 180 give a rational number? Are
these numbers rational or irrational?

Q9. Ravi and Shikha drive around a circular sports field. Ravi takes 16 min to complete
one round, Shikha completes the round in 20 min. If both start at the same point, at
the same time and go in the same direction, then after how much time will they meet
at the starting point?

Q10. The length and breadth of a field are 42 m and 18 m respectively. Find the length of
the longest rod which can measure the length and breadth of the field exactly.

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 Section C: Short Answer Questions [Type II] (3 marks each)
Q1. Find the HCF and LCM of 404 and 96. Verify that HCF × LCM = product of the
two numbers.

Q2. Find the HCF and LCM of 378, 180 and 420 by prime factorization method.

Q3. If two positive integers x and y are expressible in terms of primes as x = p2q3 and
y = p3q, what can you say about their LCM and HCF. Is LCM a multiple of HCF?
Explain.

Q4. Prove that 5 is an irrational number.

Q5. Prove that 5  3 2 is an irrational number.

Q6. There are 312, 260 and 156 students in class VIII, IX and X respectively. Buses are
to be hired to take these students to a picnic. Find the maximum number of students
who can sit in a bus if each bus takes equal number of students.

Q7. On a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure 80 cm,
85 cm and 90 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk, so
that each can cover the same distance in complete steps?

Q8. The radius of a circular track is 63 m. The cyclists Bhupesh and Vineet start together
from the same position, at the same time and in the same direction with speeds
33 m/min and 44 m/min respectively. After how many minutes will they meet
again?

Q9. The floor of a room is to be fitted with square marble tiles of the largest possible
size. The size of the room is 10 m × 7 m. What should be the size of tiles required
that has to be cut and how many such tiles are required?

Q10. A woman wants to organise her birthday party. She was happy on her birthday but
there was a problem that she does not want to serve fast food to her guests because
she is very health conscious. She has 15 apples and 40 bananas at home and decided
to serve them. She wants to distribute fruits among guests. She does not want to
discriminate among guests so she decided to distribute equally among all. So

1. How many guests she can invite?

2. How many apples and banana will each guest get?

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 Section D: Long Answer Questions (5 marks each)
Q1. 1
Prove that is an irrational number.
2 3

Q2. A rectangular field has dimensions 300 m × 240 m. Three cyclists start together
from the same position and in the same direction at speeds 360 m/min, 540 m/min
and 270 m/min respectively, and go round the field. After how many minutes will
they meet again at the starting point?

Q3. 2 11
Prove that 11 is an irrational number. Hence, prove that is irrational.
5

Q4. 2 2
Prove that is an irrational number.
2 2

Q5. Prove that p  q is irrational, where p and q are primes.

Section E: Case Study Based Questions

(Each Case Study is for 4 marks: Q1. and Q2. for 1 mark each and Q3. for 2 marks)
Case Study I
A garden consists of 135 rose plants planted in certain number of columns. There are
another set of 225 marigold plants, which is to be planted in the same number of
columns.

Read carefully the above paragraph and answer the following questions:
Q1. What is the maximum number of columns in which they can be planted?

Q2. What is the total numbers of rows in which they can be planted?

Q3. Find the sum of exponents of the prime factors of total number of plants.

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 Case Study II
Aditya works as a librarian at children’s Academy International School in Mumbai.
He ordered books for the subjects English, Hindi and Mathematics. He received 96
English books, 240 Hindi books and 336 math books. He wishes to arrange these
books in stacks such that each stack consists of books on only one subject, and the
number of books in each stack is the same. He also wishes to keep the number of
stacks minimum.

Q1. Find the number of books in each stack.

Q2. Find the total number of stacks formed.

Q3. How many stacks of English books will be formed? If the thickness of each English
book is 3 cm, then what will be the height of each stack of English?

Case Study III

Indian Army is the third biggest military contingent in the World next to USA and
China. On republic day Parade in Delhi Captain R S Meel is planning for parade of
following two groups:
First group of Army contingent of 624 members behind an army band of 32
members.
Second group of CRPF troops with 468 soldiers behind the 228 members of bikers.

Q1. What is the maximum number of columns in which the first group can march?

Q2. What is the maximum number of columns in which the second group can march?

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Q3. If the two groups are to march in the same number of columns, what is the
maximum number of columns in which they can march?

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