DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHANDIGARH

Mathematics Assignment
Class X

Name : Class & Section Date

1. The values of x and y in the given figure are:

(a) x = 10; y = 14 (b) x = 21; y = 84

(c) x = 21; y = 25 (d) x = 10; y = 40
2. L.C.M. of 23 × 32 and 22 × 33 is :
(a) 23 (b) 33
(c) 23 × 33 (d) 22 × 32
3. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 33 and 264 respectively. When the first
number is completely divided by 2 the quotient is 33. The other number is:
(a) 66 (b) 130
(c) 132 (d) 196
4. What will be the least possible number of the planks, if three pieces of timber
42 m, 49 m and 63 m long have to be divided into planks of the same length?
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) none of these
5. What is the greatest possible speed at which a man can walk 52 km and 91 km
in an exact number of minutes?
(a) 17 m/min (b) 7 m/min
(c) 13 m/min (d) 26 m/min
6. If A = 2n + 13, B = n + 7, where n is a natural number then HCF of A and B is:
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) 4
7. Pairs of natural numbers whose least common multiple is 78 and the greatest
common divisor is 13 are:
(a) 58 and 13 or 16 and 29 (b) 68 and 23 or 36 and 49
(c) 18 and 73 or 56 and 93 (d) 78 and 13 or 26 and 39
8. Two natural numbers whose sum is 85 and the least common multiple is 102 are:
(a) 30 and 55 (b) 17 and 68
(c) 35 and 55 (d) 51 and 34
9. 4 Bells toll together at 9.00 am. They toll after 7, 8, 11 and 12 seconds
respectively. How many times will they toll together again in the next 3 hours?
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
10. A forester wants to plant 66 apple trees, 88 banana trees and 110 mango trees
in equal rows (in terms of number of trees). Also he wants to make distinct rows
of trees (i.e., only one type of trees in one row). The number of minimum rows
required are
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 10 (d) 1
11. If the HCF of two numbers is 1, then the two numbers are called
(a) Relatively prime (b) Integers
(b) (c) Prime numbers (d)Irrational numbers
12. H.C.F. of p3q4r6 and p6q2r4 is

(a) p4q2r4 (b) p3q3r4

(c) p3q2r5 (d) p3q2r4

13. The exponent of 3 in prime factorisation of 864 is

(a) 1 (b) 2

(c) 3 (d) 4

14. According to FTA every composite number can be expressed as

(a) sum of composites (b) sum of primes

(c) product of composites (d)product of primes

15. H.C.F.(a,b) = 12, ab = 1800 , then L. C. M. (a,b) =

(a) 90 (b) 150

(c) 900 (d) 3600

16. p and q are two positive integers such that the least prime factor of p is 3 and the
least prime factor of q is 5, then the least prime factor of (p + q) is

(a) 4 (b) 3

(c) 2 (d) 1

17. By what number should 1365 be divided to get 31 as a quotient and 32 as

remainder ?

(a) 41 (b) 43

(c) 45 (d) 47
18. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162. If one of the numbers is 54,
then the other number is

(a) 9 (b) 36
(c) 45 (d)81

19. A number when divided by 143 leaves 31 as remainder. What willbe the remainder
when the same number is divided by 13 ?

(a) 0 (b) 1

(c) 3 (d) 5

20. The least number of square tiles required to pave the ceiling of a room 15m 17cm
long and 9m 2cm broad is

(a) 841 (b) 814

(c) 481 (d) 148

21. The greatest number of four digits which is exactly divisible by 15, 24 and 36 is

(a) 9702 (b) 9720

(c) 9270 (d) 9072

22. The HCF of two numbers is 18, their product is 12960, then their LCM is

(a) 702 (b) 270

(c) 720 (d) 702

23. For some integer m, every even integer is of the form

(a) m (b) m+1

(c) 2m (d) 2m + 1
24. For some integer q, every odd integer is of the form
(a) q (b) q+1
(c) 2q (d) 2q + 1
25. The largest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5 and 8,
respectively, is
(a) 13 (b) 65
(c) 875 (d) 1750
26. If two positive integers a and b are written as

a = x3y2 and b = xy3; x, y are prime numbers, then HCF (a, b) is

(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x 3y 3 (d) x 2y2

27. 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) ab (b) a 2 b2 (c) a 3 b 2 (d) a3b 3
28. The product of a non-zero rational and an irrational number is
(a) always irrational (b) always rational
(c) rational or irrational (d) one
29. The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 10 (both inclusive) is
(a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 504 (d) 2520
30. The [HCF X LCM] for the numbers 50 and 20 is :
a) 10 b) 100 c) 1000 d) 50
31. If HCF (a,b) = 12 and a x b = 1800, then LCM (a,b) =
a) 3600 b) 900 c) 150 d) 90
32. If p,q are two co – prime numbers, HCF (p,q) is :
A) P B) q C) pq D) 1
33. Given that HCF (2520,6600) = 40, LCM (2520 , 6600) = 252 X k, then the value
of k :
A)1650 B) 1600 C) 165 D) 1625
34. If n is any natural number, then which of the following expressions ends with 0:
A) (3X2)n B) (4X3)n C) (2X5)n D) (6X2)n
35. Find HCF of 32, 12 and 56 :
A) 4 B) 12 C) 8 D) 3
36. If p, q are two prime numbers, then LCM (p,q) is :
A)1 B) p C) q D) pq
37. If d = LCM (36, 198), then the value of d is :
A) 396 B) 198 C) 36 D) 1
38. 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
39. The prime factors of 98 are
(a) 2 × 72 (b) 2 × 7× 7 × 9
(c) 2×2×7 (d) 2×2×7×7
40. If HCF (a,b) = 12 and a x b = 1800, then LCM (a,b) =
(a) 3600 (b) 900 (c) 150 (d) 90
 DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHANDIGARH
Mathematics Assignment
Class X

Name : Class & Section Date

Topic : Real Number

1. Prove that 5 − 2 is irrational

3 3
2. Prove that is irrational.
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3. Prove that 2+ 3 is an irrational number.
4. The size of hall is 30 m by 36m. Find the side of the longest square carpet which can be used to
cover the hall completely. Find the number of such carpets.
5. If LCM and HCF of two numbers are 3024 and 6 respectively. If one of the number is 336 find
the other number
6. Prove that one of every three consecutive integers is divisible by 3.
7. Four ribbons measuring 14 cm, 18 cm, 22 cm and 26 cm respectively are to be cut into
least number of pieces of equal length. What is the length of each piece?
8. Find the largest possible positive integer that will divide 398, 436, and 542 leaving
remainder 7, 11, 15 respectively.
9. In a school, the duration of a period in junior section is 40 minutes and in senior section is 1
hour. If the first bell for each section rings at 9.00 a.m, when will the two bells ring together
again.
10. Show that 9n can never end with digit 0.
11. In a Vidyalaya, there are three sections of class X, section A, section B and section C with 40, 32
and 36 students respectively. Find the minimum number of books required for class library, so
that they can be distributed among them.
12. In a seminar, the number of participants in English, Hindi and Mathematics are 60, 84 and 108
resp. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the same number of
participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same subject

13. If , find the value of m and n.

14. Explain why is a composite number while is not a

composite number.
15. Find the greatest number of 6 digits exactly divisible by 24, 15 and 36.