Grade-10 MCQ-WORKSHEET

REAL. NUMBERS
The HCF of 960 and 432 is
48 b)54 c)72 d)36
The HCF of the smallest composite number and the prime number is
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4
3.The value of [HCF× LCM] for the numbers 105 and 120 is
a)11,600 b)12,600 c)12,060 d)13,600
4. If HCF and LCM(a,b)=12 and 𝑎 × 𝑏 = 1800, then LCM(a,b)=
a)3600 b)900 c)150 d)72
5. If two positive integers a and b are written as 𝑎 = 𝑥 3 𝑦 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 = 𝑥𝑦 2 ; 𝑥, 𝑦 are prime numbers, then
HCF(a,b) is
a)xy b)xy2 c)x3y3 d)x2y2
6. For n∈ 𝑁, 6 cannot end with the digit
𝑛

a)0 b)6 c)3 d)2

7. Between two rational numbers, there is/are
a) no rational number b) exactly one rational number c)Infinitely many rational numbers
d)Only rational numbers and no irrational numbers
8. The product of any two irrational numbers is
a) Always an irrational b) always a rational c)may be a rational d)sometimes
rational,sometimes irrational
9) √𝑛 is an irrational number, if n is
a) a natural number b) a prime number c) an even number d)an odd number
√20
10.− is
√5
a) a rational number b) an irrational number c)a natural number d) a whole number
11. A rational number between √2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 √3 is
√2+√3 √2−√3
a) b) c) 1.5 d)1.8
2 2
12. The largest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5 and 8 respectively, is
a)13 b)65 c)875 d)1750
13. The least number, which when increased by 17 is exactly divisible by 520 and 468, is
a) 4663 b) 4680 c)4697 d) none of these

2.POLYNOMIAL
1. A polynomial of degree 2 is called a
a)linear b) quadratic c)cubic polynomial d)biquadratic
2.The zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 6 are
a)3,2 b)-3,2 c)3,-2 d)-3,-2
3. The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is given below. The number of zeroes of f(x) is

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

4. In the figure given below, the graph of polynomial p(x) is given. The zeroes of the polynomial are

a) 1,3 b)-1,-3 c)-1,3 d)1,-3

5. If 1 is a zero of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 − 3(𝑎 − 1)𝑥 − 1, then the value of a is
a)1 b)-1 c)2 d)-2
6. For what value of k, (-4) is a zero of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − (2𝑘 + 2)?
a)3 b)-1 c)9 d)-9
7. The quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are 3 and -2 respectively, is
a) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 2 b)𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 2 c)𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 + 2 d)𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 2
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8. The polynomial, the product and sum of whose zeroes are − 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − respectively, is
2 2
a)2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 9 b)2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 9 c)−2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 9 d)2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 9
9. The polynomial, whose zeroes are 2 + √3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2 − √3 is
a) 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 1 b)𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1 c)𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1 d)𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1
10. If the product of zeroes of the quadratic polynomial: 𝑝(𝑥) = (𝑘 − 2)𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 𝑘 𝑖𝑠 3, then the value of
2

k is
a)2 b)-2 c)3 d)-3
11. If 𝛼, 𝛽 be the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 1, then value of 𝛼 + 𝛽 + 𝛼𝛽 is
a)-2 b)-1 c)1 d)none of these
12. If 𝛼, 𝛽 be the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2 − 3𝑥 − 𝑥 2 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝛼 + 𝛽 is
a)2 b)3 c)1 d)-3
13. If one zero of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = (𝑘 2 + 4)𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 + 𝑘 is reciprocal of the other, then the value of
k is
a)0 b)5 c)1/6 d)6
14. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + (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
15. The number polynomials having zeroes as -2 and 5 is
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)more than 3
16 The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 99𝑥 + 127 are
a)both positive b)both negative c)one positive one negative d)both equal
17.The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘, 𝑘 ≠ 0,
a) cannot both be positive b)cannot both negative c)are always unequal d)are always equal
18.If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑎𝑥 2 + 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
1 1
19. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 1, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 + is equal to
𝛼 𝛽
a)1 b)-1 c)2 d)-2
20. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑝(𝑥 + 1) − 𝑞, then (𝛼 + 1)(𝛽 + 1) is
a)q-1 b)1-q c)q d)1+q

3. PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATION IN TWO VARIABLES

1.A linear equation in two variables has
a) a unique solution b)two solutions c) at the most two solutions d)an infinite number of
solutions
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2. The pair of equations 5𝑥 − 15𝑦 = 8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5𝑥 − 9𝑦 = has
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a) one solution b) two solution c) infinitely many solution d)no solution
3. If a pair of linear equations is consistent, the lines will be
a) Parallel b) always consistent c) intersecting or coincident d)always intersecting
4. For what value of k, do the equations 3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 8 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 6𝑥 − 𝑘𝑦 = −16 represent coincident lines?
a) ½ b)-1/2 c)2 d)-2
5. If the lines given by 3𝑥 + 2𝑘𝑦 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 1 = 0 are parallel, then the value of k is
a)-5/4 b)2/5 c)15/4 d)3/2
6. The value of c for which the pair of equations 𝑐𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 6𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 3 will have infinitely many
solution is
a) 3 b)-3 c)-12 d)no value
7. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is −5𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 2. The second equation can be
a) 10𝑥 + 14𝑦 + 4 = 0 b)−10𝑥 − 14𝑦 + 4 = 0 c)−10𝑥 + 14𝑦 + 4 = 0 d)10𝑥 − 14𝑦 = −4
8. A pair of linear equations which has a unique solution x=2, y=-3 is
a) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = −1; 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −5 b)2x+5y=-11; 4x+10y=-22 c)2x-y=1; 3x+2y=0 d)x-4y-
14=0; 5x-y-13=0
9. If x=a, y=b is the solution of the equations x-y=2 and x+y=4, then the values of a and b are, respectively
a)3 and 5 b)5 and 3 c)3 and 1 d)-1 and -3
10. Which of the following equation when paired with x+y=4 makes the system consistent with a unique
solution?
a)2x-y=2 b)x+y=6 c)3x+3y=12 d)6x+6y=40
11. The solution of the linear pair px+qy=p-q and qx-py=p+q is
a)x=1,y=1 b)x=1,y=-1 c)x=-1,y=1 d)x=-1,y=-1
12.For which value of p and q, will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions?4x+5y=2; (2p+7q)x+(p+8q)y=2q-p+1
a)p=1,q=2 b)p=1,q=-2 c)p=-1,q=2 d)p=-1,q=-2
13. If 2x-3y=7 and (a+b)x-(a+b-3)y=4a+b represent coincident lines, then a and b satisfy the equations
a)a+5b b)5a+b=0 c)a-5b=0 d)5a-b=0
14. The sum of the digits of two-digit number is 9. If 27 is added to it, the digits of the number get
reversed. The number is
a)25 b)72 c)63 d)36
15. The perimeter of the rectangular garden is 180 metres. If the length of the garden is 10 metres more
than its width, what will be the area of the garden?
a)40m b)50m c)50 sq m d) 2000 sq m
16.The father’s age is six times his son’s age. Four years hence, the age of the father will be four times his
son’s age. The present ages, in years, of the son and the father are, respectively
a) 4 and 24 b) 5 and 30 c)6 and 36 d)3 and 24
17. If foue angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are (2𝑥 − 1)°, (𝑦 + 5)°, (2𝑦 + 15)°𝑎𝑛𝑑 (4𝑥 − 7)°, then
a)x=33,y=50 b)x=30,y=53 c)x=40,y=43 d) x=50,y=33
18. In a competitive examination, one mark is awarded for each correct answer while1/2 mark is
deducted for wrong answer. Jayanthi answered 120 questions and got 90 marks. How many questions did
she answer correctly?
a)80 b)90 c)100 d)110
19. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6. If 8 is subtracted from each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 4 : 5.
The two numbers are
a)10,12 b)20,24 c)30,36 d)40,48
20. A fraction becomes 4/5 when 1 is added to each of the numerator and denominator. However, the
ratio becomes ½. The fraction is
a)5/8 b)5/6 c)7/9 d)13/16

4. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
1. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
a)(𝑥 + 1)2 = 2(𝑥 − 1) b)(x-2)(x+1)=(x-1)(x+3) c)𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 1 = (𝑥 − 2)2 d)(𝑥 + 2)3 = 2𝑥(𝑥 2 − 1)
2.Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?
2
a)2(𝑥 − 1)2 = 4𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1 b)2𝑥 − 𝑥 2 = 𝑥 2 + 5 c)(√2𝑥 + √3) + 𝑥 2 = 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥
d)(𝑥 + 2𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3 + 4𝑥
2 2 4 3

3. which of the following equation has 2 as a root?

a)𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5 = 0 b)𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 12 = 0 c)2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 6 = 0 d)3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 2 = 0
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4.If ½ is a root of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 − = 0, then the value of k is
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a) 2 b)-2 c)1/4 d)1/4
5. If 3 is root of the equation 7𝑥 2 − (𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + 3 = 0, the value of k is
a) 7 b)14 c)21 d)3
6. The non-zero root of 5𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 = 0 is
a) 4/5 b) 5/4 c)5/16 d)16/5
7. If 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 has equal roots, then the value of c is
a)-b/2a b)b/2a c)-b2/4a d)b2/4a
8. Values of k for which quadratic equation 2𝑥 − 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has equal root is / are
2

a) 0 only b)4 c)8 only d)0,8

9. The quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 − √5𝑥 + 1 = 0 has
a) two distinct real roots b)two equal real roots c)no real roots d) more than 2 real roots
10. Which of the following equations has two distinct real roots?
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a)2𝑥 2 − 3√2𝑥 + = 0 b)𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 5 = 0 c)𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 2√2 d)5𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1 = 0
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11.Which of the following equations has no real roots?
a) 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3√2 = 0 b)𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 3√2 = 0 c)𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 3√2 = 0 d)3𝑥 2 + 4√3𝑥 + 4 = 0
12. If the equation 𝑥 + 4𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has no real roots, then
2

a)k<4 b)k>4 c)𝑘 ≥ 4 d)𝑘 ≤ 4

13.For what value of p, the quadratic equation 𝑝𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 2 = 0 has real roots?
a)𝑝 ≤ 8 b) 𝑝 ≥ −8 c)𝑝 ≤ 4 d) 𝑝 ≥ −4
14. For what value of k does the equation 9𝑥 2 + 3𝑘𝑥 + 4 = 0 have equal roots?
a) 𝑘 = ±1 b)𝑘 = ±2 c)𝑘 = ±3 d)𝑘 = ±4
15. The discriminant of the equation 3√3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + √3 = 0 is
a)32 b)64 c)36 d)100
16. If x=1 is a common root of the equations 𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0, then
a)p=1,q=-2 b)p=0,q=1 c)p=-2,q=0 d)p=-2,q=1
17.Two consecutive positive integers, the sum of whose squares is 100, are
a)10,12 b)8,10 c)6,8 d)4,6
18. For what value of k does (𝑘 − 12)𝑥 2 + 2(𝑘 − 12)𝑥 + 2 = 0 have equal roots
a)10 b)12 c)14 d)16
19. If 2 is a root of the equation𝑥 2 𝑏𝑥 + 12 = 0 and the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 12 = 0 has equal roots, the q=
a)8 b)-8 c)16 d)-16

20. The value of √6 + √6 + √6 + … ..is

a)4 b)3 c)2 d)2.5

5.ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
1. The common difference of the AP: √2, 2√2, 3√2, 4√2, … is
a)√2 b)1 c)2√2 d)−√2
5 5
2. The 11th term of the AP: −5, − , 0 , , …is
2 2
a)-20 b)20 c)-30 d)30
3.In an AP, if d=-4,n=7,an=4, then a is
a)6 b)7 c)28 d)20
4. In an AP, if a=3.5, d=0,n=101 then an will be
a)0 b)3.5 c)103.5 d)104.5
5. Which term of AP: 21,42,63,84,…..is 210?
a)9th b)10th c)11th d)12th
6. If the common difference of AP is 5, then what is a18-a13?
a)5 b)20 c)25 d)30
7. What is the common difference of an AP in which a18-a14=32?
a)8 b)-8 c)-4 d)4
8. The nth term of an AP is 7-4n. Its common difference is
a)-3 b)3 c)-4 d)4
9. The 4th term from the end in the AP: -11,-8,-5,…,49.
a)37 b)40 c)43 d)58
10. The 12th term from the end in the AP: 9,5,1,…is -107. Then the last term is
a)-151 b)-155 c)-147 d)-159
11. The 17th term of an AP exceeds the 10th term by 14. Then the common difference is
a)-1 b)1 c)-2 d)2
12. The next term of AP: √8, √18, √32, … is
a)√48 b)√50 c)√52 d)√54
13. For what value of p are 2p+1,13,5p-3 in AP?
a)4 b)-4 c)3 d)-p
14.For what value of k are the numbers x,2x+k and 3x+6 three consecutive terms of an AP?
a)2 b)3 c)4 d)5
15.If 7 times 7th term of an AP is equal to 11 times its 11th term, then its 18th term will be
a)7 b)11 c)18 d)0
16.Which term of an AP: 3,15,27,39,….. will be 132 more than its 54th term?
a) 60th b)65th c)70th d)75th
17. How many three digit numbers are divisible by 7?
a)126 b)127 c)128 d)129
18. How many multiples of 4 lie between 100 and 250?
a)59 b)60 c)61 d)62
19.The sum of all the positive even integers between 1 and 70 is
a) 836 b)1024 c)1260 d)1190
20.If the sum of first n terms of an AP is given by: Sn=2n2+7, then the nth term of the AP is
a)4n-2 b)4n+2 c)n-4 d)n+4
21. How many terms of an AP is 5 and common difference is 3, then the sum of its 16 terms is
a)440 b)420 c)400 d)380
6.TRIANGLES
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐶𝐴
1. If in two triangles ABC and PQR, = = , then
𝑄𝑅 𝑃𝑅 𝑃𝑄
a) ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅~∆𝐶𝐴𝐵 b)∆𝑃𝑄𝑅~∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 c)∆𝐶𝐵𝐴~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 d)∆𝐵𝐶𝐴~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅
2. If in two triangles DEF and PQR, ∠D=∠Q and ∠R=∠E, then which of the following is not true?
𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐹 𝐷𝐸 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸 𝐷𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝐷𝐸
a) = b) = C) = D) =
𝑃𝑅 𝑃𝑄 𝑃𝑄 𝑅𝑃 𝑄𝑅 𝑃𝑄 𝑅𝑃 𝑄𝑅
3. In triangle ABC and DEF , ∠B=∠E, ∠F=∠C and AB=3DE.then, the two triangles are
a)congruent but not similar b) similar but not congruent
c) neither similar nor congruent d) congruent as well as similar
4.In triangles ABC and PQR, ∠A=∠Q and ∠B=∠R. Then, AB:AC is equal to
a)PQ:PR b) PQ:QR c)QR:QP d)PR:QR
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶
5.If in triangles ABC and DEF, = , they will be similar, when
𝐷𝐸 𝐹𝐷
a) ∠B=∠E b) ∠A=∠D c) ∠B=∠D d) ∠A=∠F
6. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 are similar such that 2AB=DE and BC=8cm, then EF is equal to
a) 4cm b)8cm c)12cm d)16cm
7. In triangles ABC and DEF, ∠A=∠E=40°, AB:ED=AC:EF and ∠F=65°, then ∠B is equal to
a) 35° b) 65° c) 75° d) 85°
8. In triangle ABC, D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶. If AD=3cm,
BD=4cm and BC=14 cm, then DE equals
a) 7cm b)6cm c)4cm d)3cm
𝐴𝐷
9. In triangle ABC, D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶. If =
𝐷𝐵
3
𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝐶 = 14 𝑐𝑚, then AE=
4
a) 4cm b) 5cm c)6cm d)7cm
10. In triangle ABC, D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶.If AD=x,
AE=x+2 and EC = x-1, then x=
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4
11. A vertical stick 20 m long casts a shadow 10 m long on the ground. At the same time, a tower casts a
shadow 50 m long on the ground. The height of the tower is
a)100m b)120m c)125m d)200m
12. The perimeters of similar triangles ABC and LMN are 60 cm and 48cm respectively. If LM=8cm, then
the length AB is
a) 6cm b)8cm c)10 d)12
13. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~𝐷𝐸𝐹, 𝐴𝐵 = 4𝐶𝑀, 𝐷𝐸 = 6𝐶𝑀 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝐸𝐹 = 9𝐶𝑀 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝐹𝐷 = 12 𝐶𝑀, then the perimeter of
triangle ABC is
a)18cm b)20cm c)22cm d)24cm

7.COORDINATE GEOMETRY
1. The distance of the point (3,5) from the x-axis is
a)-3 b)3 c)-5 d)5
2. (x,y) is 5 unit from the origin. How many such points lie in the quadrant?
a)0 b)1 c)2 d)infinitely many
3. The distance of the point A(-5,6) from the origin is
a)11 units b) 61 units c)√11 units d)√61 units
4. The lines x=a and y=b are
a) intersecting b) parallel c) Overlapping d) none of these
5. The point which divides the line segment joining the points (8,-9) and (2,3) in the ratio 1:2 internally
lies in the
a) I quadrant b) II quadrant c)III quadrant d) IV quadrant
6. The distance between the points A(a cos𝜃 + b sin𝜃, 0) and B(0, a sin𝜃 – b cos 𝜃) is
a) 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 b) 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 c)√𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 d) √𝑎2 − 𝑏 2
7. If the distance between the points (4,p) and (1,5) is 5, then the value of p is
a) 4 only b) ±4 c) -4 only d) 0
𝑚
8. If 𝑃( , 4) is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points Q(-6,5) and R(-2,3) then the value of m
3
is
a) -4 b) -12 c)12 d)-6
9.The midpoint of the line segment joining the points (-5,7) and(-1,3) is
a(-3,7) b(-3,5) c(-1,5) d(5,-3)
10. The value of y, for which the distance between the points P(2,-3) and Q(10,y) is 10 units are
a) 9,6 b)3,-9 c)-3,9 d)9,-6
11. If the midpoint of the line segment joining the points P(6,b-2) and Q(-2,4) is (2,-3), then the value of a
is
a)2 b)-2 c)8 d)-8
12. If the point (3,a) lies on the line represented by 2x-3y=5, then the value a is
a)3 b)-3 c)1/3 d)-1/3
13. Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A(1,4), B(-2,3) and C(5,8).The ordinate of the fourth
vertex D is
a)8 b)9 c)7 d)6
14. If three points A(0,0),B(3√3) and C(3,k) form an equilateral triangle, then k is
a)2 b)-3 c)-4 d)√3
15. In what ratio does the x-axis divide the line segment joining the points (-4,-6) and (-1,7)?
a) 4:1 b) 1:4 c) 6:7 d)7:6
16. If the point P(2,1) lies on the line segment joining the points A(4,2) and B(8,4), then
1 1 1
a)𝐴𝑃 = 𝐴𝐵 b)𝐴𝑃 = 𝑃𝐵 c)𝑃𝐵 = 𝐴𝐵 d)𝐴𝑃 = 𝐴𝐵
3 3 2

8.Introduction to trigonometry
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1. If cos 𝐴 = , then the value of tan A is
5
a) 3/5 b)3/4 c)4/3 d)5/3
2. If 2sin A=1, then the value of tan A is
√3
a)√3 b)1/√3 c) d)1
2
𝑎
3. Given that sin 𝜃 = , then cos 𝜃 is equal to
𝑏
𝑏 √𝑏 2 −𝑎2 𝑎
a) b) b/a c) d)
√𝑏 2 −𝑎2 𝑏 √𝑏 2 −𝑎2

4. If cos A =1/2, then the value of sin2 𝐴 + cos 2 𝐴 𝑖𝑠

a)2 b)1 c)-1 d)1/2
3
5.If 1 − cos 𝜃 = , then 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 is equal to
2
4
3
a) √ b)1/2 c)1 d)0
2
1 1
6. given that sin 𝛼 = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 cos 𝛽 = , then the value of (𝛼 + 𝛽) is
2 2
a) 0° b) 30° c) 60° d) 90°
7. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is right angled at C, then the value of sec(𝐴 + 𝐵) is
a)0 b)1 c)2/√3 d)not defined
1
8. If 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 = , the value of sec 2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 is
√3
1
a)1 b) 40/9 c)38/9 d)5
3
9. 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝐴 = 2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 is true when A=

a) 0° b) 30° c) 45° d) 60°

1+𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
10. Given that 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 = √2 the value of is
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃

a) 2√2 b) √2 c)3√2 d)2

11. If 𝑥 tan 45° 𝑐𝑜𝑠60° = 𝑠𝑖𝑛60°𝑐𝑜𝑡60°, then x is equal to

a)1 b) √3 c)1/2 d) 1/√2

12. 5 tan2 𝜃 − 5 sec 2 𝜃 is equal to

a)1 b)5 c)-5 d)-10

4𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
13. If 4 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 3, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 is equal to
4𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

a) 2/3 b) 1/3 c) ½ d)3/4

14.If sec 𝜃 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 𝑥, then 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 is equal to
𝑥 2 +1 𝑥 2 −1 𝑥 2 +1 𝑥 2 −1
a) b) c) d)
𝑥 𝑥 2𝑥 2𝑥

15. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 right angled at B, if 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 = √3, then cosAcosC-sinAsinC= _________________

√3
a)-1 b)0 c)1 d)
2

16. If angles of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 are in the ratio 1: 1: 2 respectively(the largest angle being angle C), then the value of
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴
− is
𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑐𝐵 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐵

√3
a)0 b)1/2 c)1 d)
2

17. If 1 + sin2 𝛼 = 3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼,then values of 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝛼 are

a)-1,1 b)0,1 c)1,2 d)-1,-1

18. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝛼 = 2, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 tan20 𝛼 + cot 20 𝛼 =

a)0 b)2 c)20 d)220

STATISTICS
1. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?

a) mean b) median c)mode d)standard deviation

2. While computing mean of grouped data, we assume that the frequencies are

a) evenly distributed over all the classes b) centered at the class marks of the classes

c) centered at the upper limits of the classes d) centered at the lower lower limits of the classes

3. The mean of n observations is 𝑋̅. If the first item is increased by 1, second by 2 and so on, then the new
mean is
𝑛 𝑛+1
a) 𝑋̅ + 𝑛 b) 𝑋̅ + c) 𝑋̅ + d) none of these
2 2

4) If each observation of the data is increased by 5, then their mean

a) remains the same b) becomes five times the original mean

c) is decreased by 5 d) is increased by 5

5) If the mean of five observations is 20, and one of them is 24, what is the mean of the remaining four
observations?
a) 16 b) 18 c) 20 d) 22

6) The sum of deviations of a set of observations from their mean is always:

a) Zero b) Negative c) Positive d) Undefined

7) The mode and mean is given by 7 and 8, respectively. Then the median is:

a) 1/13 b) 13/3 c) 23/3 d) 33

8) The mean of the data: 4, 10, 5, 9, 12 is;

a) 8 b) 10 c) 9 d) 15
9) If the sum of frequencies is 24, then the value of x in the observation: x, 5,6,1,2, will be;
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10
10. Consider the following frequency distribution:
Class 0–5 6 – 11 12 – 17 18 – 23 24 – 29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11
The upper limit of the median class is
a) 17 b) 17.5 c) 18 d) 18.5
11. The times, in seconds, taken by 150 athletes to run a 110 m hurdle race are tabulated below:
Class 13.8-14 14-14.2 14.2-14.4 14.4-14.6 14.6-14.8 14.8-15
Frequency 2 4 5 71 48 20
The number of athletes who completed the race in less then 14.6 seconds is
(a) 11 (b) 71 (c) 82 (d) 130
12. Consider the following distribution:
Marks obtained Number of students
More than or equal to 0 63
More than or equal to 10 58
More than or equal to 20 55
More than or equal to 30 51
More than or equal to 40 48
More than or equal to 50 42
the frequency of the class 30-40 is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 48 (d) 51
13. The empirical relationship between the three measures of central tendency is
(a) 3 Median = Mode + 2 Mean (b) 2 Median = Mode + 2 Mean
(c) 3 Median = Mode + Mean (d) 3 Median = Mode – 2 Mean

PROBABILITIY
1. What is the sum of the probability of occurring an event E and the probability of not occurring the
event E?
a) 0 b) -1 c) 1 d) ∞

2. What is the name of the event for which the probability is zero?
a) Impossible event b) Random event c) Exhaustive events d) Mutual events

3. What kind of an event is getting a head or a tail when a coin is tossed?

a) Impossible event b) Equal event c) Exhaustive event d) Equally likely

4. The probability of occurring an event is 0.45. Find the probability of not occurring the event.
a) 0.5 b) 0.45 c) 0.55 d) 0.1

5. What is the probability of selecting 8 blue balls from 10 green balls?

a) 1 b) 0 c) 0.23 d) 0.5
6. The probability that cannot exist among the following:

(a) ⅔ (b) -1.5 (c) 15% (d) 0.7

7. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble
randomly, then what is the probability of not getting purple marble?
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.66 (c) 0.08 (d) 0.77
8. If we throw two coins in the air, then the probability of getting both tails will be:

(a) ½ (b) ¼ (c) 2 (d) 4

9. A card is drawn from the set of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a queen card.

(a) 1/26 (b) 1/13 (c) 4/53 (d) 4/13

10.An event is very unlikely to happen. Its probability is closest to

(a) 0.0001 (b) 0.001 (c) 0.01 (d) 0.1

11. If P(A) denotes the probability of an event A, then

(a) P(A) < 0 (b) P(A) > 1 (c) 0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1 (d) –1 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1

12. The probability that a non leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays is

(a) 1/7 (b) 2/7 (c) 3/7 (d) 5/7

13. Two players, Sangeeta and Reshma, play a tennis match. It is known that the
probability of Sangeeta winning the match is 0.62. The probability of Reshma winning
the match is

(a) 0.62 (b) 0.38 (c) 0.58 (d) 0.42

14) Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

1 17
a) 3 b) 0.1 c) 3% d) 16

15. 2 cards of heart and 4 cards of spades are missing from a pack of 52 cards. What is the
probability of getting a black card from the remaining pack?
22 22 24 24
a)52 b) 46 c) 52 d) 46