MATHEMATICS (NCERT)

VERY SHORT & MCQ TYPE [ Marks:0X0 = 0]

Question No: 1
Express each number as product of its prime factors: 7429
Question No: 2
Check whether the following are quadratic equations:

Question No: 3
The point which lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points
and is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Question No: 4
A line intersects the -axis and -axis at the points and , respectively. If is the mid-point
of , then the coordinates of and are, respectively
(A) and
(B) and
(C) and
(D) and
Question No: 5
Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points and
in the ratio internally.
Question No: 6
The perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points and B cuts the -axis
at
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Question No: 7
Write 'True' or 'False' and justify your answer in each of the following:
If , then .
Question No: 8
The value of is
(A)
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 2
Question No: 9
If , then the value of is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) 1
Question No: 10
Represent the following situations in the form of quadratic equations.
The area of a rectangular plot is . The length of the plot (in metres) is one more than twice
its breadth. We need to find the length and breadth of the plot.
Question No: 11
Check whether the following are quadratic equations:

Question No: 12
Given that two of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial are 0 , the third zero is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Question No: 13
The decimal expansion of the rational number will terminate after:
(A) one decimal place
(B) two decimal places
(C) three decimal places
(D) four decimal places
Question No: 14
If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form 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.
Question No: 15
The pair of equations and have
(A) a unique solution
(B) exactly two solutions
(C) infinitely many solutions
(D) no solution
Question No: 16
If is the solution of the equations and , then the values of and
are, respectively
(A) 3 and 5
(B) 5 and 3
(C) 3 and 1
(D) and
Question No: 17
Graphically, the pair of equations

represents two lines which are

(A) intersecting at exactly one point.
(B) intersecting at exactly two points.
(C) coincident.
(D) parallel.
Question No: 18
If the lines given by and are parallel, then the value of is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Question No: 19
Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Question No: 20
Evaluate:

SHORT ANSWER TYPE [ Marks:0X0 = 0]

Question No: 21
Find the HCF and LCM of 6,72 and 120 , using the prime factorisation method.
Question No: 22
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is away from the
foot of the tower, is . Find the height of the tower.
Question No: 23
A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground
making an angle with it. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point where the top
touches the ground is . Find the height of the tree.
Question No: 24
Determine the ratio in which the line divides the line segment joining the points
and .
Question No: 25
Find the values of if the points and are collinear.
Question No: 26
Name the type of quadrilateral formed, if any, by the following points, and give reasons for your
answer:

Question No: 27
Quadratic equations come up when we deal with many real-life situations. For instance, suppose a
charity trust decides to build a prayer hall having a carpet area of 300 square metres with its length
one metre more than twice its breadth. What should be the length and breadth of the hall?
Question No: 28
Two water taps together can fill a tank in hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours less
than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill
the tank.
Question No: 29
Find the roots of the following quadratic equations by factorisation:

Question No: 30
For all real values of , the pair of equations

have a unique solution. Justify whether it is true or false.

Question No: 31
Which of the following pairs of linear equations has unique solution, no solution or infinitely many
solutions? In case there is a unique solution, find it by using cross multiplication method.

Question No: 32
For which values of does the pair of equations given below has unique solution?

Question No: 33
Prove that is irrational, where are primes.
Question No: 34
Use Euclid's division algorithm to find the HCF of .
Question No: 35
An electrician has to repair an electric fault on a pole of height . She needs to reach a point
below the top of the pole to undertake the repair work. What should be the length of the
ladder that she should use which, when inclined at an angle of to the horizontal, would enable
her to reach the required position? Also, how far from the foot of the pole should she place the foot
of the ladder? (You may take )

LONG ANSWER TYPE [ Marks:0X0 = 0]

Question No: 36
Find so that is a factor of . Also find all the zeroes of the
two polynomials.
Question No: 37
Given that , then prove that .
Question No: 38
A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and is surmounted by a vertical flag staff of height .
At a point on the plane, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of the flag staff are and
, respectively. Prove that the height of the tower is
Question No: 39
If the points and form a parallelogram, find the value of and
height of the parallelogram taking as base.
Question No: 40
The points and are the vertices of .
(i) The median from A meets BC at D. Find the coordinates of the point .
(ii) Find the coordinates of the point on such that
(iii) Find the coordinates of points and on medians and , respectively such that
 and
(iv) What are the coordinates of the centroid of the triangle ?
Question No: 41
Students of a school are standing in rows and columns in their playground for a drill practice.
and are the positions of four students. Is it possible to place Jaspal in the drill in such a
way that he is equidistant from each of the four students and ? If so, what should be his
position?

Question No: 42
At minutes past , the time needed by the minutes hand of a clock to show 3 pm was found to
be 3 minutes less than minutes. Find .
Question No: 43
A natural number, when increased by 12 , equals 160 times its reciprocal. Find the number.
Question No: 44
Had Ajita scored 10 more marks in her mathematics test out of 30 marks, 9 times these marks
would have been the square of her actual marks. How many marks did she get in the test?
Question No: 45
A railway half ticket costs half the full fare, but the reservation charges are the same on a half ticket
as on a full ticket. One reserved first class ticket from the station A to B costs Rs 2530 . Also, one
reserved first class ticket and one reserved first class half ticket from to costs Rs 3810 . Find
the full first class fare from station to , and also the reservation charges for a ticket.
Question No: 46
Graphically, solve the following pair of equations:

Find the ratio of the areas of the two triangles formed by the lines representing these equations with
the -axis and the lines with the -axis.
Question No: 47
Vijay had some bananas, and he divided them into two lots A and B. He sold the first lot at the rate
of Rs 2 for 3 bananas and the second lot at the rate of Re 1 per banana, and got a total of Rs 400 . If
he had sold the first lot at the rate of Re 1 per banana, and the second lot at the rate of Rs 4 for 5
bananas, his total collection would have been Rs 460 . Find the total number of bananas he had.
Question No: 48
Show that the square of an odd positive integer can be of the form or for some integer
.
Question No: 49
Prove that is irrational.
Question No: 50
A contractor plans to install two slides for the children to play in a park. For the children below the
age of 5 years, she prefers to have a slide whose top is at a height of , and is inclined at an
angle of to the ground, whereas for elder children, she wants to have a steep slide at a height of
, and inclined at an angle of to the ground. What should be the length of the slide in each
case?