NUMBER SYSTEM

MCQ WORKSHEET
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1. Rational number is equal to:
40
(a) 0.75 (b) 0.12 (c) 0.012 (d) 0.075
2. A rational number between 3 and 4 is
3 4 7 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 2 4
3. Which of the following statements is / are correct?
(i) Every integer is a rational number
(ii) Every rational number is an integer
(iii) A real number is either rational or irrational number
(iv) Every whole number is a natural number.
(a) Only (ii) (b) Only (iii) (c) Both (i) and (iii) (d) all of
these
4. The decimal expansion of a rational number is:
(a) terminating or non-terminating non-repeating (b) terminating or non-
terminating repeating
(c) terminating and repeating (d) none of these
5. A number is an irrational if and only if its decimal representation is
(a) non-terminating (b) non-terminating and non-
repeating
(c) non-terminating and repeating (d) terminating
6. Which of the following is an irrational number?
(a) 0.13 (b) 0.13 15 (c) 0. 1315 (d) 0.301323100523
27
7. The decimal expansion of is:
400
(a) Terminating (c) Non terminating recurring
(b)Non terminating non-recurring (d) None of these
8. How many rational numbers exist between any two distinct rational numbers?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 11 (d) Infinite
9. The product of a non-zero rational number with an irrational number is a/an:
(a) Irrational number (b) Rational number (c) Whole number (d)
Natural number
10. Every point on a number line represents:
 (a) A natural number (c) A real number
(b)A rational number (d) An irrational number
11. Which of the following numbers is an irrational?

(a)
√ 4
9
(b)
√1250
√8
(c) √8 (d)
√24
√6
12. There is a number x such that x 2 is irrational but x 4 is rational. Then x can
be
(a) √ 5 (b) √2 (c) √3 2 (d) √4 5
13. The number 0.318564318564318564…………is:
(a) A natural number (c) an integer
(b)A rational number (d) an irrational number
14. If x and y are positive real numbers, then which of the following is
CORRECT?
1 1
(a) x > y ⟹−x >− y (c) x> y ⟹ >
x y
−1 −1
(b) x > y ⟹−x ← y (d) x> y ⟹ <
x y
p
15. The number x=1.242424 … … … … can be expressed in the form of x=
q
where p and q are positive co-prime integers. Then ( p+q ) equals______
(a) 72 (b) 74 (c) 41 (d) 53
16. The value of 0. 23+0. 22 is
(a) 0. 45 (b) 0. 43 (c) 0. 54 (d) 0.45
17. The number of consecutive zeroes in 23 ×34 × 54 ×7 , is
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
1
18. The smallest rational numbers by which should be multiplied so that its
3
decimal expansion terminates after one place of decimal, is
1 3
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 30
10 10
3
19. The value of ( 612−11 2 ) 2 is
3
(a) 60 (b) 3600 (c) 216000 (d) 50
20. The value of 4 22156 is
(a) ( 256 )30 (b) ( 4 )120 (c) ( 4 )8 (d) ( 2 )8
a b
21. If ( a )b=64 , b≠ 1, then the sum of the greatest possible value of and is
b a
13
(a) (b) 7 (c) 67 (d) 4
4
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2 1 x
22. If ( 27 ) 3 −( 81 ) 2 =0 ,then which of the following cannot be the value of x ?

(a) -1 (b) 1 (c) ½ (d) 2

23. If 75 x−8 ×5 x+ 2=30625, then x is
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
24. Which is the greatest among 8118 ,243 15 ,2721 and 938 ?
(a) 24315 (b) 27
21
(c) 9
38
(d) 81
18

25. If 1331− x =225 y ,where x, y are integers, then the value of 3xy is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) -3
26. The product of √3 2× √4 2× 12√ 32 equals to
(a) √ 2 (b) 2 (c) √2
12
(d) √32
12

1 1
8 3 × 16 3
27. −1 is equal to
3
32
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 8
x
28. If 10 x =64 ,then 10 2 +1is equal to

(a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 80 (d) 81

29. The rationalizing factor of 2+ √ 3, is
(a) 2− √ 3 (b) √ 2+3 (c) √ 2−3 (d) √ 3−2
1
30. If √ 2=1.414 ,then the value of is if
1+ √2
(a) ½ (b) 2.414 (c) - 0.414 (d) 0.414
2 1
31. If x +2 √ 6=5, then x + 2
=¿
x
(a) 58 (b) 0 (c) 98 (d) 12
7 √3
− √ −
2 5 3 √2
32. =¿
√ √ √ √ √ 3 √2
10+ 3 6+ 5 15+
1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) (d) 3
2
33. The rationalizing factor of √5 a2 b3 c 4 is
(a) √5 a3 b2 c (b) √4 a3 b2 c (c) √3 a3 b2 c (d) √ a3 b 2 c
3+2 √ 5
34. If =( p+ q √ 5), then the value of 11( p+q ).
3−2 √ 5
(a) 31 (b) - 41 (c) - 31 (d) - 40
35. The positive square root of 7+ √ 48 , is
(a) 7+2 √ 3 (b) 7+ √ 3 (c) 2+ √ 3 (d) 3+ √ 2
1 1
36. If x=7+ 4 √ 3 and xy=1, then 2
+ 2 =¿
x y
 1
(a) 64 (b) 134 (c) 194 (d)
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37. Match the following: -
COLUMN – I COLUMN – II
3 4
(A)If = , then x is _______ (i) 3
x+ 8 6−x
x−1 2 x+ 1
2 ∙4 5
(B)If x−1
=64 , then x is _______ (ii) 5 2
8
(C)If 4 x −4 x−1=24 , then (2 x) x is ______(iii) −2
(D) If 4 x+1=256 , then x is _______ (iv) 1
(a) ( A ) → ( i ) ; ( B ) → ( ii ) ; ( C ) → ( iii ) ;( D)→(iv)
(b) ( A ) → ( iii ) ; ( B ) → ( iv ) ; ( C ) → ( i ) ;( D)→(ii)
(c) ( A ) → ( i ) ; ( B ) → ( iv ) ; ( C ) → ( ii ) ;(D)→(iii)
(d) ( A ) → ( iii ) ; ( B ) → ( iv ) ; ( C ) → ( ii ) ;(D)→(i)

 ASSERTION – REASON BASED MCQs

Each of the following questions contains STATEMENT-1(Assertion) and
STATEMENT-2(Reason) and has following four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) only
one of which is the correct answer. Mark the correct choice.
(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is correct explanation
for Statement-1.
(b)Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct
explanation for Statement-1.
(c) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.
(d)Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.
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38. Statement-1(A): The decimal representation of is terminating.
8
Statement-2(R): If the denominator of a rational number is of the form 2m ×5n ,
where m , n are non-negative
integers, then its decimal representation is terminating.
39. Statement-1(A): √ 2is an irrational number.
Statement-2(R): The sum of a rational number and an irrational number is an
irrational number.
40. Statement-1(A): If x and y are rational and irrational numbers respectively,
then x + y is an irrational number.
Statement-2(R): If x and y are two irrational numbers, then x + y is an irrational
number.
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1
1 a+b
1 ( a+b )
2
−1
41. Statement-1(A): a2 −b2
a−b
¿x .
x
n
Statement-2(R): ( a m ) =amn , a>0∧m, n are rational numbers.

42. Statement-1(A):
√√√
81 81 81 81
64 64 64 64
… .. . ∞ =
9
8
√
.

√√
Statement-2(R): For any positive real number x : x x √ x √ x √ x … .. . ∞ = x .

43. Statement-1(A): The rationalizing factor 3+2 √ 5 is 3−2 √ 5

Statement-2(R): If the product of two irrational numbers is rational then each
one is called the rationalizing factor of the other.
44. Statement-1(A): √ 3is an irrational number.
Statement-2(R): The square root of a positive integer which is not a perfect
square is an irrational number.
14 1
∧15 ∧4
45. Statement-1(A): 13 20 are three rational numbers between 2 .
,
20 20 5
Statement-2(R): A rational number between two rational number p and q is
1
( p+q )
2