10 Maths MCQ Objective Type
10 Maths MCQ Objective Type
MATHEMATICS
CLASS - X
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (1 MARK):
REAL NUMBERS
11. The sum of a rational and irrational number is
(a) rational
(b) irrational
(c) both of above
(d) none of above
12. The product of two different irrational numbers is always
(a) rational
(b) irrational
(c) both of above
(d) none of above
13. LCM of the given number ‘x’ and ‘y’ where y is a multiple of ‘x’ is given by
(a) x
(b) y
(c) xy
(d) x/y
14. The largest number that will divide 398,436 and 542 leaving remainders 7,11 and 15
respectively is
(a) 17
(b) 11
(c) 34
(d) 45
15. Express 98 as a product of its primes
(a) 2² × 7
(b) 2² × 7²
(c) 2 × 7²
(d) 23 × 7
16. Three farmers have 490 kg, 588 kg and 882 kg of wheat respectively. Find the maximum
capacity of a bag so that the wheat can be packed in exact number of bags.
(a) 98 kg
(b) 290 kg
(c) 200 kg
(d) 350 kg
17. If HCF (16, y) = 8 and LCM (16, y) = 48, then the value of y is
(a) 24
(b) 16
(c) 8
(d) 48
18. The number ‘π’ is
(a) natural number
(b) rational number
(c) irrational number
(d) rational or irrational
19. If LCM (77, 99) = 693, then HCF (77, 99) is
(a) 11
(b) 7
(c) 9
(d) 22
20. Which of the following is not irrational?
(a) (3 + √7)
(b) (3 – √7)
(d) 3√7
Assertion –Reason
1. Assertion (A): If HCF (90, 144) = 18, then LCM (90, 144) = 720
Reason (R): HCF (a, b) LCM (a, b) = a b
(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.
2. Assertion: If HCF of 510 and 92 is 2, then the LCM of 510 & 92 is 32460
Reason: as HCF(a,b) x LCM(a,b) = a x b
(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.
3. Assertion(A) : 3+5 2 is an irrational
Reason(R) : If an irrational number is added to any whole number, the result is always an irrational
(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.
4. Assertion: The H.C.F. of two numbers is 16 and their product is 3072. Then their L.C.M. = 162.
5.
POLYNOMIALS
14. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x² + 3x + k is 2, then the value of k is
(a) 10
(b) -10
(c) 5
(d) -5
15. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and -3, then
(a) a = -7, b = -1
(b) a = 5, b = -1
(c) a = 2, b = -6
(d) a – 0, b = -6
16. The number of polynomials having zeroes as -2 and 5 is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) more than 3
17. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 99x + 127 are
(a) both positive
(b) both negative
(c) one positive and one negative
(d) both equal
18. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax² + bx + c, c # 0 are equal, then
(a) c and a have opposite signs
(b) c and b have opposite signs
(c) c and a have the same sign
(d) c and b have the same sign
19. If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form x² + ax + b is the negative of
the other, then it
(a) has no linear term and the constant term is negative.
(b) has no linear term and the constant term is positive.
(c) can have a linear term but the constant term is negative.
(d) can have a linear term but the constant term is positive.
20. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeores are -4 and -5, is
(a) x²-9x + 20
(b) x² + 9x + 20
(c) x²-9x- 20
(d) x² + 9x- 20
21. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x² + 1750x + 175000 are
(a) both negative
(b) one positive and one negative
(c) both positive
(d) both equal
22. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x² – 48 are
(a) both negative
(b) one positive and one negative
(c) both positive
(d) both equal
23. What is the number of zeroes that a linear poly-nomial has/have:
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
24. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x² + 3x + b is 2, then the value of b is
(a) 10
(b) -8
(c) 9
(d) -10
25. If 1 is one of the zeroes of the polynomial x² + x + k, then the value of k is:
(a) 2
(b) -2
(c) 4
(d) -4
ASSERTION – REASON QUESTIONS
(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
1. Assertion: x2 + 4x + 5 has two real zeroes.
2. Assertion : If both zeros of the quadratic polynomial x2 -2kx +2 are equal in magnitude
but opposite in sign then value of k is ½.
−b
Reason : Sum of zeros of a quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c is
a
QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
ASSERTION- REASON QUESTIONS
(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
1. Assertion : Pair of linear equations : 9 x +3 y + 12 = 0,8 x+ 6 y + +24 = 0 have infinitely many solutions.
Reason : Pair of linear equations a1 x + + b1 y + c1 = 0 and a2 x+ b2y + c2 = 0 have infinitely many solutions,
a1 b1 c1
if = =
a2 b2 c2
2.Assertion (A): For all real values of c, the pair of equation x-2y=8 and 5x-10y=c
Reason (R): Two lines are given to be parallel. The equation of one of the lines is
4x+3y=14, 12x+9y=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
1. Assertion : 4 x2 – 9x + 12 = 0 has repeated roots.
Reason : The quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 have repeated roots if discriminant D > 0.
−a
2. Assertion : The values of x are ,a for a quadratic equation 2x2 + ax – a2 = 0 .
2
−b ± √ b 2−4 ac
Reason : For quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 , x = .
2a
3.Assertion: 3x2 – 6x + 3 = 0 has repeated roots.
Reason: The quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 have repeated roots if discriminant D>0.
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS
ASSERTION – REASON QUESTIONS
(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
Reason: if Sn is the sum of first n terms of an AP then its nth term an is given by an=Sn+Sn–1
TRIANGLES
1. A man goes 24 m due west and then 10 m due north. How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 34 m (b) 17 m (c) 26 m (d) 28 m.
2. A girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamppost at a speed of 1.2 m/s.
If the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground, then the length of her shadow after 4 seconds is
(a) 3.2m (b) 4.8m (c) 1.6m (d) 3.6m
3. A vertical stick 20m long casts a shadow 10m long on the ground. At the same time, a tower
casts a
shadow of 50m long on the ground. The height of the tower is
(a) 100m (b) 120m (c) 25m (d) 200m
4. Two poles of height 13 m and 7 m respectively stand vertically on a plane ground at a
distance of 8 m
from each other. The distance between their tops is
(a) 9 m (b) 10 m (c) 11 m (d) 12 m
5. A vertical stick 1.8 m long casts a shadow 45 cm long on the ground. At the same time, what
is the
length of the shadow of a pole 6 m high?
(a) 2.4 m (b) 1.35 m (c) 1.5 m (d) 13.5 m
6. The shadow of a 5m long stick is 2 m long. At the same time, the length of the shadow of a
12.5m high
tree (in m) is
(a) 3.0 (b) 3.5 (c) 4.5 (d) 5.0
7. A ladder 25 m long just reaches the top of a building 24 m high from the ground. What is
the distance of the foot of the ladder from the building?
(a) 7m (b) 14m (c) 21m (d) 24.5 m
8. ∆ABC~∆DEF and the perimeters of ∆ABC and ∆DEF are 30cm and 18cm respectively. If BC =
9cm,
then EF =?
(a) 6.3 cm (b) 5.4 cm (c) 7.2 cm (d) 4.5 cm.
9. ∆ABC~∆DEF such that AB = 9.1cm and DE = 6.5cm. If perimeter ∆DEF are 25cm, what is the
perimeter
of ∆ABC?
(a) 35 cm (b) 28 cm (c) 42 cm (d) 40 cm.
10. In ABC, DE || AB. If CD = 3 cm, EC = 4 cm, BE = 6 cm, then DA is equal to
(a) 7.5 cm
(b) 3 cm
(c) 4.5 cm
(d) 6 cm
11. If in two As ABC and DEF, ABDF=BCFE=CAED, then
(a) ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF
(b) ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF
(c) ∆ABC ~ ∆EFD
(d) ∆ABC ~ ∆DFE
12. If ΔABC ~ ΔDEF and ΔABC is not similar to ΔDEF then which of the following is not true?
(a) BC.EF = AC.FD
(b) AB.ED = AC.DE
(c) BC.DE = AB.EE
(d) BC.DE = AB.FD
13. If in triangles ABC and DEF,ABDE=BCFD , then they will be similar, if
(a) ∠B = ∠E
(b) ∠A = ∠D
(c) ∠B = ∠D
(d) ∠A = ∠F
14. A flag pole 18 m high casts a shadow 9.6 m long. Find the distance of the top of the pole
from the far end of the shadow.
(A) 25.6
(B) 20.4
(C) 23.7
(D) 32.5
15. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB|| DC and P, Q are points on ADand BC respectively
such that PQ || DC. If PD = 18 cm, BQ = 35 cm andQC = 15 cm, find AD.
(A) 55cm
(B) 57cm
(C) 60cm
(D) 62cm
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 16
(D) 32
17. If ΔABC ~ ΔDEF, AB = 4 cm, DE = 6 cm, EF = 9 cm and FD = 12 cm, find the perimeter of ABC.
(A) 18 cm
(B) 20 cm
(C) 21 cm
(D) 22 cm
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19.
1. Assertion: A line drawn parallel to any one side of a triangle intersects the other
2. Assertion: If two angles of any triangle are equal to the corresponding two angles of another
3. Assertion : ∆ ABC and ∆ DEF are two similar triangles such that BC = 4 cm, EF = 5 cm and
Reason : The areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio of the squares of the corresponding altitudes.
COORDINATE GEOMETRY
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ASSERTION – REASON QUESTIONS
(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.
1. Assertion: Ratio in which the line 3x + 4y = 7 divides the line segment joining the points (1, 2)
and (- 2, 1) is 3 : 5
Reason: The coordinates of the point P(x, y) which divides the line segment joining the points A(x1,
m x 2 +n x 1 my 2+n y 1
y1 ) and B(x2, y2) in the ratio m1 : m2 is ( , )
m+n m+ n
2. . Assertion : The value of y is 6, for which the distance between the points P( 2 ,-3) and Q (10 ,y), is 10.
Reason : Distance between two given points A (x1, y1) and B( x2, y2) is given,
AB =√ x 2−x 1 ¿ 2+( y 2− y 1) 2 ¿
3.
.
TRIGONOMETRY
ASSERTION – REASON QUESTIONS
(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.
APPLICATION Of TRIGONOMETRY
CIRCLES
1. If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then the length of each chord of one
circle which is tangent to the other circle is
(a) 3 cm
(b) 6 cm
(c) 9 cm
(d) 1 cm
2. In Fig., if ∠AOB = 125°, then ∠COD is equal to
(a) 62.5°
(b) 45°
(c) 35°
(d) 55°
3. If Fig., AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ∠ACB = 50°. If AT is
the tangent to the circle at the point A, the ∠BAT is equal to
(a) 65°
(b) 60°
(c) 50°
(d) 40°
4. From a point P which is at a distance of 13 cm from the point O of a circle of radius 5 cm,
the pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area of the
quadrilateral PQOR is
(a) 60 cm²
(b) 65 cm²
(c) 30 cm²
(d) 32.5 cm²
5. At one end A of a diameter AB of a circle of radius 5 cm, tangent XAY is drawn to the
circle. The length of the chord CD parallel to XY and at a distance 8 cm from A is
(a) 4 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 8 cm
6. In Fig., AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and ∠OTA = 30°.
Then AT is equal to
(a) 4 cm
(b) 2 cm
(c) 2√3 cm
(d) 4√3 cm
7. In Fig., if O is the centre of a circle PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P makes an angle
of 50° with PQ, then ∠POQ is equal to
(a) 100°
(b) 80°
(c) 90°
(d) 75°
8. In Fig., if PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre 0 such that ∠APB = 50°, then
∠AOB is equal to
(a) 25°
(b) 130°
(c) 100°
(d) 50°
9. If two tangents inclined at an angle 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm the length of
each tangent is equal to
(a) 3/2 √3 cm
(b) 6 cm
(c) 3 cm
(d) 3√3 cm
10. In Fig., if PQR is tangent to a circle at Q whose centre is O, AB is a chord parallel to PR
and ∠BQR = 70°, then ∠AQB is equal to
(a) 20°
(b) 40°
(c) 35°
(d) 45°
ASSERTION – REASON QUESTIONS
(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.
1. Assertion (A): If in a circle, the radius of the circle is 3 cm and distance of a point from
the centre of a circle is 5 cm, then length of the tangent will be 4 cm.
Reason (R): The length of two tangents drawn from an external point are equal.
3. Assertion (A): If a chord AB subtends an angle of 600 at the centre of a circle, then the angle between the
tangents at A and B is also 600.
Reason (R): The length of the tangent from an external points P on a circle with
4. Assertion : The two tangents are drawn to a circle from an external point, then they subtend equal
angles at the centre.
Reason : A parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
5. Assertion : If in a circle, the radius of the circle is 3 cm and distance of a point from the centre
of a circle is 5 cm, then length of the tangent will be 4 cm.
Reason : (hypotenuse)2 = (base)2 + (height)2
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ASSERTION – REASON QUESTIONS
(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.
1. Assertion: a cylinder and right circular cone are having the same base and same height
Reason: if the radius of cylinder is doubled and height is halved the volume will be doubled.
2. Assertion: the perpendicular distance between two bases is the height of cylinder
Reason: the line segment joining the centre of two bases is the axis of cylinder.
3 .Assertion : If the height of a cone is 24 cm and diameter of the base is 14 cm, then the
slant height of the cone is 15 cm.
Reason : If r be the radius and h be the slant height of the cone, then slant height = √ h2 +r 2
STATISTICS
the sum of lower limits of the modal class and the median class is
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 50
2. For the following distribution
the difference of the upper limit of the median class and the lower limit of the modal class is
(a) 38
(b) 20
(c) 19
(d) 0
5. For the following distribution
the difference of the upper limit of the median class and the lower limit of the modal class is
(a) 0
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) -5
6. For the following distribution
1. Assertion : If the number of runs scored by 11 players of a cricket team of India are
5, 19, 42, 11, 50, 30, 21, 0, 52, 36, 27 then median is 30.
n+1 th
Reason : Median =( ) value, if n is odd.
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PROBABILITY
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