SSVM INSTITUTIONS

MATHEMATICS

REAL NUMBERS GRADE : 10

1. The total number of factors of a prime number is

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3

2. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number and the least prime number is

(a) 1: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1: 1 (d) 1: 3

3. If HCF(39,91) = 13, then LCM(39,91) is

(a) 91 (b) 273 (c) 39 (d) 3549

4. Two positive numbers have their HCF as 12 and their product as 6336. The number of pairs
possible for the numbers, is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1

5. If ' 𝑛 ' is any natural number, then cannot end with the digit

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 0

6. The number 385 can be expressed as the product of prime factors as

(a) 5 × 11 × 13 (b) 5 × 7 × 11 (c) 5 × 7 × 13 (d) 5 × 11 × 17

7. The HCF and the LCM of 12,21 and 15 respectively, are

(a) 3,140 (b) 12,420 (c) 3,420 (d) 420,3

8.Which of the following is not irrational?

(a) (2 – √3)2 (b) (√2 + √3)2 (c) (√2 -√3)(√2 + √3) (d)2√7/7

9. There are 312, 260 and 156 students in class X, XI and XII 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
(a) 52 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 63

10. There is a circular path around a sports field. Priya takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the
field. Harish takes 12 minutes. Suppose they both start at the same point and at the same time and
go in the same direction. After how many minutes will they meet ?
 (a) 36 minutes (b) 18 minutes (c) 6 minutes (d) They will not meet

11.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
12. The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 5 (both inclusive) is
(a) 5 (b) 60 (c) 20 (d) 100

13. If HCF (16, y) = 8 and LCM (16, y) = 48, then the value of y is
(a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 48

14. The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 5 is:

(a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 90

15. For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b) =

(a) 1 (b) (a × b)/2 (c) a/b (d) a × b

16. P and Q are two positive integers such that P = q and Q = ( ,where p and q are prime
numbers . what is LCM(P,Q)?

(a) pq (b) (c)

17. If a and b are two co prime numbers, then and are

(a) Co prime (b) Not co prime (c)Even (d)Odd

18. The total number of factors of prime number is

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c)2 (d) 3

19. The product of a non-zero rational and an irrational number is

(a) always irrational (b) always rational (c) rational or irrational (d) one

20. The LCM of x 3x 5 and x 7 x 5 is

(a) 140 (b)3260 (c)1360

(d)3360
21. What is the exponent of 3 in the prime factorisation of 864.

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c)4 (d) 5

22. The LCM of two numbers is 1200. Which of the following cannot be their HCF?

(a) 600 (b)500 (c)400 (d)200

23. The HCF of two numbers is 18 and their product is 12960. Their LCM will be

(a)420 (b)600 (c)720 (d)800

24. 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

25. The LCM and HCF of two rational numbers are equal, then the numbers must be

(a) prime (b) co-prime (c) composite (d) equal

26. The ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite number and the least prime number is
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 3

27. If the LCM of a and 18 is 36 and the HCF of a and 18 is 2, then a =

a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1

28. HCF of two positive integers is always
(a) a multiple of their LCM (b) a factor of their LCM

(c) divisible by their LCM (d) none of these

29. 1192 – 112 is a

(a) prime number (b) composite number

(c) an odd prime number (d) an odd composite number

30. Three bells ring at intervals of 4, 7 and 14 minutes. All the three rang at 6 AM. When will they
ring together again?
(a) 6 : 07 AM (b) 6 : 14 AM (c) 6 : 28 AM (d) 6 : 25 AM
2 marks:

1.The LCM of two numbers is 182 and their HCF is 13. If one of the numbers is 26, find the other.

2. Show that 5 + 2√7 is an irrational number, where √7 is given to be an irrational number.

3. How many irrational numbers lie between √2 and √3 ? Write any two of them.

5. The LCM of two numbers is 9 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 500. Find the HCF of
the two numbers.

6. If HCF (336,54) = 6, find LCM (336,54).

7. The HCF of two numbers 𝑎 and 𝑏 is 5 and their LCM is 200. Find the product 𝑎𝑏

8. Show that cannot end with digit 0 for any natural number ‘n’.

9. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162, if one of the number is 54, find the other
number

10. The LCM of two numbers is 2079 and their HCF is 27. If one of the numbers is 297. Find the
other number

11. Find the least number which when divided by 12, 16 and 24 leaves remainder 7 in each case.

12. Two numbers are in the ratio 2: 3 and their LCM is 180. What is the HCF of these numbers?

13. Explain why 2 × 3 × 5 + 5 and 5 × 7 × 11 + 7 × 5 are composite numbers.

14. Find the HCF of 612 and 1314 using prime factorization.

15. Express 5050 as product of its prime factors. Is it unique?

3 marks:
1.Find HCF and LCM of 404 and 96 and verify that HCF × LCM = Product of the two given numbers.

2.An army contingent of 678 soldiers is to march behind an army band of 36 members in a Republic
Day parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum
number of columns they can march?

3.On a morning walk, three persons steps off together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm, and 45
cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover same
distance in complete steps?

4. Prove that √3 is an irrational number.

5. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.

6. Prove that √2 is an irrational number.

7. Prove that 2 + 5√3 is an irrational number, given that √3 is an irrational number

8.Two numbers are in the ratio 21:17, If their HCF is 5 find their LCM?

9.Two numbers are in the ratio 2:3 and their LCM is 180. What is the HCF of these numbers?

10. Find the LCM and HCF of 26, 65 and117 using prime factorization?

11. Dudhnath has two vessels, which contain 720 ml and 405 ml of the milk, respectively. Milk from
these containers is poured into the glasses of equal capacity to their brim. Thus, Find the minimum
number of glasses that can be filled.

12. Ravi, Seema, and Raju start preparing cards for all persons in an old age home. They complete
one card in 20, 16 and 10 minutes. If all of them started together at the same time, after what time
will they start preparing a new card together?

13. Find out HCF of the numbers 134791, 6341 and 6339 by prime factorization method.

14. Find the largest number which on dividing 1251,9377,and 15628 leaves remainders 1,2 and 3
respectively.

15. Find the largest number which divides 615 and 963 leaving remainder 6 in each case.

5 marks
1.A sweet shopkeeper prepares 396 gulab jamuns and 342 Ras-gullas. He packs them into
containers. Each container consists of either gulab jamun or ras-gullas but have equal number of
pieces. Find the number of pieces he should put in each box so that number of boxes are least.

2. Find the largest possible positive integer that divides 125, 162 and 259 leaving remainder 5, 6
and 7 respectively.

3.Define irrational number and prove that 3 + 2√5 is an irrational number.

4. Prove that 2 + √5 is an irrational number.

5. Find the greatest number of six digits exactly divisible by 18,24 and 36.

6. A fruit vendor has 990 apples and 945 oranges. He packs them into baskets. Each basket contains
only one of the two fruits but in equal number. Find the number of fruits to be put in each basket in
order to have minimum number of baskets.

7. Prove that √ + √ in an irrational, where p and q are primes.

8. Three alarm clocks ring their alarms at regular intervals of 20 min, 25min, and 30 min
respectively. If they first beep together at 12 noon, at what time will they beep again for the first
time?

9. A dining hall has a length of 8.25m, breadth of 6.75m, and height of 4.50m. What is the length of
the longest unmarked ruler that can exactly measure the three dimensions of thehall? Show your
steps and give valid reasons.

10. There are 104 students in Class X and 96 students in Class IX in a school. In a house
examination, students are to be evenly seated in parallel rows such that no two adjacent rows are of
the same class.

(I) Find the maximum number of parallel rows of each class for the seating arrangement.

(II) Also, find the number of students of Class IX and also of Class X in a row.

(III) What is the objective of the school administration behind such an arrangement?

Assertion & Reasoning:

The following questions consist of two statements—Assertion(A) and Reason(R).

Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation for A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

1. Assertion (A) : ends with the digit zero, where n is natural number.

Reason (R) : Any number ends with digit zero, if its prime factor is of the form 2m × 5n , where m, n
are natural numbers.

2. Assertion (A) : For any two positive integers a and b, HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b) = a × b.

Reason (R) : The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150. Then their LCM is 40.

3. Assertion (A) : 250 29 is a terminating decimal.

Reason (R) : The rational number q p is a terminating decimal, if q = (2m × 5n ) for some whole
numbers m and n.
 4. Assertion (A) : A number N when divided by 15 gives the reminder 2. Then the remainder is
same when N is divided by 5.

Reason (R) : 3 is an irrational number

5.Assertion: 2 is an example of a rational number.

Reason: The square roots of all positive integers are irrational numbers.

Case Study:
Jai, Jameel and Jony decided to play a game of climbing 100 stairs. Jai climbs 5 stairs and gets down
by 2 stairs in one turn, Jameel goes up by 7 stairs and comes a down down by 2 stairs in one turn,
Jony goes 10 stairs up and 3 stars down each time. Each one of them stops when less number of
stairs are left than the number of stairs for his forward movement.

(i) Who climbs the maximum number of stairs?

(a) Jai (b) Jameel (c) Jony (d) Jai and Jameel

(ii) How many times can they meet in between on the same stair?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) Never

(iii) Who takes the least number of attempts to reach near the 100th stair?
(a) Jai (b) Jameel (c) Jony (d) All take equal number of steps

(iv) Who meets for the first time on a stair?

(a) Jai and Jameel after 15 turns (b) Jameel and Jony after 35 turns

(c) Jai and Jony after 21 turns (d) Jai and Jameel after 21 turns

(v) Who meet for the second time on a stair?

(a) Jai and Jameel after 21 turns (b) Jameel and Jony after 35 turns

(c) Jai and Jony after 21 turns (d) Jai and Jony after 35 turns

2. To enhance the reading skills of grade X students, the school nominates you and two of your
friends to set up a class library. There are two sections- section A and section B of grade X. There
are 32 students in section A and 36 students in section B.
1. What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library, so that they can be
distributed equally among students of Section A or Section B?
a) 144 b) 128 c) 288 d) 272
2. If the product of two positive integers is equal to the product of their HCF and LCM is true then,
the HCF (32 , 36) is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
3. 36 can be expressed as a product of its primes as
a) x b) x c) x d) x
4. 7 x 11 x 13 x 15 + 15 is a
a) Prime number b) Composite number c) Neither prime nor composite
d) None of the above
5. If p and q are positive integers such that p = a and q= b, where a , b are prime numbers, then the
LCM (p, q) is
a) ab b) c) d)

3. A seminar is being conducted by an Educational Organisation, where the participants will be

educators of different subjects. The number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are
60, 84 and 108 respectively.

1.In each room the same number of participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same
subject, hence maximum number participants that can accommodated in each room are

a) 14 b) 12 c) 16 d) 18

2.What is the minimum number of rooms required during the event?

a) 11 b) 31 c) 41 d) 21

3. The LCM of 60, 84 and 108 is

a) 3780 b) 3680 c) 4780

d) 4680

4. The product of HCF and LCM of 60,84 and 108 is

 a) 55360 b) 35360 c) 45500 d) 45360

5. 108 can be expressed as a product of its primes as

a) x b) x c) x d) x