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SHOBHIT NIRWAN
 1. TRIANGLES :
1. If ∆ABC ~ ∆QRP, ar(∆ABC) 9 AB = 18 cm and
ar(∆PQR) 4
BC = 15 cm, then find the length of PR.

2. In the given figure, ∆ABC has points D and F in AC and

point E in BC such that DE ∥ AB and EF ∥ BD. If CF = 4 cm
and AC = 9 cm, what is the length of DC?

a. 7 cm b. 6 cm c. 5 cm d. 4 cm

3. If ABC and EBC are two equilateral triangles such that D

is mid-point of BC, then the ratio of the areas of triangles
ABC and BDE is:
a. 2:1 b. 1:2 c. 1:4 d. 4:1

4. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB||DC and P and Q are

points on AD and BC respectively such that PQ||DC .
If PD = 12 cm, BQ = 42 cm and QC = 18 cm, find AD.
5. ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF. If AB = 4 cm, BC = 3.5 cm, CA = 2.5 cm and
DF = 7.5 cm, the perimeter of∆DEF is:
a. 20 cm b. 30 cm. c. 35 cm d. 47 cm

6. Which of the following is true in given figure?

a. ∆ABC ~ ∆EFD b. ∆ABC ~ ∆FED

c. ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF d. ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF

7. In Fig. AO = BO = 1 and AB = 5 cm . Find the value of DC .

OC DO 2

8. E is a point on the side AD produced of a parallelogram

ABCD and BE intersects CD at F. Show that ∆ABE ~ ∆CFB.
9. A street light bulb is fixed on a pole 6 m above the level
of the street. If a woman of height 1.5m casts a shadow of
3 m, find how far she is away from the base of the pole.

10. If ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF and ∆ABC is not similar to ∆DEF,

then which of the following is not true?
(A) BC x EF = AC x FD (B) AB x EF = AC x DE
(C) BC x DE = AB x EF (D) BC x DE = AB x FD

11. In a given figure in trapezium ABCD if AB || CD then Value

of x is:

A) 29 (B) 8 (C) 20 (D) 1

 2. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS :
1. If 2 is a root of the equation x 2 + bx + 12 = 0 and the
2
equation x + bx + q = 0 has equal roots, then q is equal to:
a. 8 b. - 8 c. 16 d. - 16

2. The product of Tina’s age (in years) five years ago and her
ten years later is 16. Determine Tina’s present age.

3. A man buys a number of pens for Rs 80. If he had bought 4

more pens for the same amount, each pen would have cost
him Rs 1 less. How many pens did he buy?
2
4. If roots of equation 2x – 8x + c = 0 are equal. Then the
value of c will be:

a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
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5. For what value of k, the equation 3x + 2x + k = 0 will have
real roots :
a. k ≤ 1 b. k ≥ 1 c. k = 2 only d. None of the above
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6. Find the quadratic equation whose one root is 2 + √5 :

a. x -2 4x + 1 = 0 b. x 2 - 4x - 1 = 0
2 2
c. x - 4x + 3 = 0 d. x - 4x - 3 = 0

7. One-fourth of a herd of camels was seen in the

forest.Twice the square root of the herd had gone to
mountains and the remaining 15 camels were seen on the
bank of a river. Find the total number of camels.

8. The number 50 is divided into two parts such that the sum
of their reciprocals is 1 then these parts are :
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a) 30 and 20 b) 10 and 40. c) 25 and 25 d) 15 and 35

9. If an integer is added to its square, the sum is 90. Find

the integer with the help of quadratic equation.

10. A two digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits and
twice the product of its digits. Find the number.
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11. If the roots of (b-c)x + (c-a)x + (a-b) = 0 are real and equal
than which of the following is true:

a. 2 b = a+c b. 2 a = b+c c. 2 c = a+b d. 2 b = a-c

12. A chess board contains 64 equal squares and the area of
each square is 6.25 cm.2 A border round the board is 2 cm
wide. Find the length of the side of the chess board.

2 2
13.(x2 + 1) - x = 0 has
a) four real roots b) two real roots
c) no real roots d) one real root

14. For which positive values of k and p , equations

2x 2+ px + 8 = 0 and p (x2+ x) + k =0 have equal roots?
a) k = 1, p = 4 c) k = 2, p = 8
b) k= 4, p = 8 d) k = 2, p = 4
 3. PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATIONS :
1. Present ages of Anil and Sunil are in the ratio 4: 5. Eight
years from now the ratio of their ages will be 5 : 6. Find their
present ages :
a. 16 Yrs , 20 Yrs b. 25 Yrs , 30 Yrs
c. 20 Yrs , 25 Yrs d. 32 Yrs , 40 Yrs

2. If x = a, y = b is the solution of the pair of equation x – y = 2

and x + y = 4 then find the value of a and b.

3. The present age difference between father and son is 14

years. The ratio of their age will be 4:3 after 11 years. How
old is son now?
a. 24 Yrs b. 31 Yrs c. 30 Yrs d. 28 Yrs

4. For the pair of equations λx + 3y = – 7, 2x – 6y = 14 to

have infinitely many solutions, find the value of λ.

5. Find the value of c for which the pair of equations.

cx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 will have infinitely many solutions.
6. ln a two-digit number, the ten's place digit is double that
of unit’s place digit. If we exchange the digits mutually then
the number decreases by 18, then the number is :

a. 24 b. 36 c. 39 d. 42

7. If the system of equations

2x + 3y = 7
(a + b)x + (2a − b)y = 21
has infinitely many solutions, then find a and b.

8. Two numbers are in the ratio of 1 : 3. If 5 is added to both

the numbers, the ratio becomes 1 : 2. Find the numbers.

9. 10. A part of monthly hostel charges is fixed and the

remaining depends on the number of days one has taken
food in the mess. When a student A takes food for 20 days,
she has to pay Rs. 1000 as hostel charges whereas a
student B, who takes food for 26 days, pays Rs. 1180 as
hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food
per day.

10. If 217x+131y=913 and 131x+217y=827, then the value of

x+y is:
a. 8 b. 5 c. 7 d. 6
12. Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each
right answer and losing 1 mark for each wrong answer. Had
4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks
been deduced for each incorrect answer, then correct
answer and 2 marks been deduced for each incorrect
answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many
questions were there in the test?

13. In Fig. ABCDE is a pentagon with BE||CD and BC||DE, BC is

perpendicular to CD. If the perimeter of ABCDE is 21 cm. Find
the value of x and y.

14. Aruna has only ₹1 and ₹2 coins with her. If the total
number of coins that she has is 50 and the amount of money
with her is ₹75, then the number of ₹1 and ₹2 coins are
respectively.
(a) 35 and 15 (b) 35 and 20
(c) 15 and 35 (d) 25 and 25
15. A fraction becomes 1 when 1 is subtracted from the
3
numerator and it becomes 1 when 8 is added to its
4
denominator . Find the fraction .

16. If the point (2p - 3, p + 2) lies on the line 2x + 3y = -15

then the value of p is
(a) - 7 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) - 15
15 15 7 7

17. Sunita has X rupees more than vinay has. Together they
have a total of Y rupees, the equations which represents the
rupees vinay has:

(a) Y- X (b) Y - X (c) Y - X (d) 2Y - X

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 4. POLYNOMIALS :
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1. If the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = k x - 17x + k + 2 , (k>0)
are reciprocal of each other than value of k is :

a. 2 b. - 1 c. - 2 d. 1

2
2. If 1 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = ax – 3(a – 1) x – 1,
then find the value of a.

3. A polynomial in the following is:

2 3 2
a. 7x -5√x+√5 b. t -2t + 1 c. x - 1 d. √y + 5y-1
2
x
2 2
4. If one zero of polynomial (a + 9) x + 13x + 6a is reciprocal
of the other, find the value of ‘a’ .
2 2 2
5. If one of the zeros of polynomial a x + x + b is – 1 then:
2 2
a. a + b = 0 b. a2 + b2- 1 = 0
2 2 2 2
c. a - b + 1 = 0 d. a + b = -1
2
6. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial 25x – 16,
2 2
then α + β is :
a. 32 b. 25 c. 25 d. 16
25 32 16 25
7. Zeroes of a polynomial can be determined graphically.
Number of zeroes of a polynomial is equal to number of
points where the graph of polynomial:
a. intersects Y-axis. b. intersects X-axis
c. intersects Y-axis or intersects X-axis d. None of the above

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8. The degree of the polynomial (x+1)(x -x-x +1) is
a. 4. b. 1. c. 5 d. 2

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9. Obtain the zeroes of quadratic polynomial √3x − 8x +
4√3 and verify the relation between its zeroes and
coefficients.

10. If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial

2 4 3 3 4
f(t)= t – 4t + 3, then the value of α β + α β is:
a. 104 b. 108. c. 122 d.5

11. A polynomial of degree n has:

a. only 1 zero b. exactly n zeroes
c. at most n zeroes d. more than n zeroes

12. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial

f(x) = 4x 2– 8kx – 9 is equal in magnitude but opposite in sign
of the other, find the value of k.
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13. If α, β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x – 3x + 2,
then find 1 + 1 .
α β

14. If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial

2
f (t) = t – p(t + 1) – c , show that (α + 1) (β + 1) = 1 – c.

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15. If one zero of the polynomial 3x – 8x + 2k + 1 is seven
times the other, find the value of k.

16. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial

f(x) = 4x2– 5x + 1, find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes
are α 2 and β.2
β α

17. If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial

f(x) = x 2– px + q , prove that α2+ β2= p 4- 4p2+ 2
2 2 2
β α q q

2
18. The number of zeroes that polynomial f(x)= (x-2) +4 can
have is:
a. 1 b. 2 c. 0 d. 3
19. Which of the following is not the graph of a quadratic
polynomial?
 5. REAL NUMBERS :
1. What is the HCF of the smallest composite number and the
smallest prime number?

2. If the LCM of 12 and 42 is 10m+4, then the value of m is:

a. 50 b. 8 c. 1 d. 1
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3. The number (√2 - √3)(√2 + √3) will be:
a. rational b. irrational.
c. whole number. d. None of these

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4. If two positive integers a and b are written as a = x y
3
and b = x y, where x, y are prime numbers, then find HCF
(a, b).

5. If HCF of a and b is 12 and product of these numbers is

1800. Then what is LCM of these numbers?

6. 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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7. Can the number 4n being a natural number, end with the
digit 0? Give reason.

8. Can two numbers have 18 as their HCF and 380 as their

LCM? Give reason.

9. Explain why 3 × 5 × 7 + 7 is a composite number.

10. Find the greatest number that will divide 445, 572 and
699 leaving remainders 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

11. Show that 5 −√3 is an irrational number.

12. Three bells toll at intervals of 12 minutes, 15 minutes and

18 minutes respectively. If they start tolling together, after
what time will they next toll together?
(a) 12 minutes (b) 15 minutes
(c) 120 minutes (d) 180 minutes
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