CBSE CLASS 10 MATHS MCQs

Real Numbers
1) Which of the following is not irrational?

a. (3 + √7)

b. (3 – √7)

c. (3 + √7) (3 – √7)

d. 3√7

2) Find the HCF of 231 and 396 is

a. 32
b. 21
c. 13
d. 33
3) n² – 1 is divisible by 8, if n is
a. an integer
b. a natural number
c. an odd integer
d. an even integer
4) If two positive integers a and b are written as a = p3q2 and b = pq3; p, q are
prime numbers, then HCF (a, b) is:
a. pq
b. pq2
c. p3q3
d. p2q2
5) If the positive integers a and b written as a= x3y2 and b=xy3. x, y are prime
numbers, then HCF(a,b) is
a. xy
b. xy2
c. x3y3
d. x2y2
6) The product of rational and irrational number is
a) Rational
b) Irrational
 c) Both of above
d) None of these
7) The product of three consecutive positive integer is divisible by
a) 6
b) 4
c) 3
d) No common factor
8) The number π is
a) Rational
b) Irrational
c) Rational and irrational
d) Natural number
9) Every even integer is of the form
a) 2p
b) 2p + 1
c) 3p
d) 3p + 1
10) The set A = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …..} represents the set of
a) Integers
b) Rational numbers
c) Whole numbers
d) Natural numbers
11) Express 98 as a product of its primes
a) 23 × 7
b) 22 × 72
c) 2 × 72
d) 23 × 72
12) Hcf of 8, 9, 25 is
a) 9
b) 25
c) 8
d) 1
13) If HCF (16, y) = 8 and LCM (16, y) = 48, then the value of y is
a) 12
 b) 24
c) 36
d) 8
14) Euclid’s division lemma states that for two positive integers a and b, there exist
unique integer q and r such that a = bq + r, where r must satisfy,
a) a < r < b
b) 0 < r < b
c) 0 ≤ r ≤ b
d) 0 ≤ r < b
15) 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

Polynomials
1) If on division of a polynomial p(x) by a polynomial g(x), the quotient is
zero, then the relation between the degrees of p(x) and g(x) is

a. degree of p(x) < degree of g(x)

b. degree of p(x) = degree of g(x)

c. degree of p(x) > degree of g(x)

d. nothing can be said about degrees of p(x) and g(x)

2) The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10 are

a. -4, -3

b. 2, 5

c. -2, -5

d. -2, 5
3) The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 99x + 127 are

a. both positive

b. both negative

c. one positive and one negative

d. both equal

4) Given that two of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial ax 3 + bx2 + cx + d

are 0, the third zero is

a. -b/a

b. b/a

c. c/a

d. -d/a

5) Zeroes of a polynomial can be expressed graphically. Number of zeroes

of polynomial is equal to number of points where the graph of polyno-
mial is:

a. Intersects x-axis

b. Intersects y-axis

c. Intersects y-axis or x-axis

d. None of the above

6) If p(x) is a polynomial of degree one and p(a) = 0, then a is said to be:

a. Zero of p(x)

b. Value of p(x)
 c. Constant of p(x)

d. None of the above

7) If one of the zeroes of cubic polynomial is x 3+ax2+bx+c is -1, then prod-

uct of other two zeroes is:

a. b-a-1

b. b-a+1

c. a-b+1

d. a-b-1

8) The degree of the polynomial, x4 – x2 +2 is

a. 2

b. 4

c. 1

d. 0

9) What is the quadratic polynomial whose sum and the product of zeroes
is √2, ⅓ respectively?

a. 3x2-3√2x+1

b. 3x2+3√2x+1

c. 3x2+3√2x-1

d. None of the above

10) The zeroes of x2–2x –8 are:
a. (2,-4)
b. (4,-2)
 c. (-2,-2)
d. ((-4,-4)
11) If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 2x + k is 2, then the value of k is
a) 8
b) -8
c) 0
d) 2
12) The zeros of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 15x + 50 are
a) Both negative
b) Both positive
c) Both equal
d) One negative and one positive
13) What is the number of zeros that a cubic polynomial has?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
14) If x3 + 1 is divided by x2 + 3, then the possible degree of quotient is
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
15) The degree of the polynomial x4 – 2x3 + x – 1 is
a) 0
b) 1
c) 3
d) 4
16) A polynomial of degree n has
a) Only one zero
b) At most n zeroes
c) More than n zeroes
d) At least n zeroes
17) If the discriminant of a quadratic polynomial, D > 0, then the polynomial has
 a) Two real and equal roots
b) Two real and unequal roots
c) Imaginary roots
d) No roots
18) By division algorithm of polynomials, p(x) =
a) g(x) × q(x) + r(x)
b) g(x) × q(x) × r(x)
c) g(x) × q(x) - r(x)
d) g(x) × q(x) + r(x)
19) the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10 are
a) 2, 5
b) -2. 5
c) 5, 2
d) -2, -5
20) A quadratic polynomial has
a) At least two zeros
b) Exactly two zeros
c) Exactly one zero
d) At most 2 zeros

Pair Of Linear Equations In Two Variables

1) The pair of equations 5x – 15y = 8 and 3x – 9y = 24/5 has

a. one solution

b. two solutions

c. infinitely many solutions

d. no solution
2) The angles of cyclic quadrilaterals ABCD are: A = (6x+10), B=(5x)°, C =
(x+y)° and D=(3y-10)°. The value of x and y is:

a. x=20° and y = 10°

b. x=20° and y = 30°

c. x=44° and y=15°

d. x=15° and y=15°

3) Ritu can row downstream 20 km in 2 hours, and upstream 4 km in 2

hours. Her speed of rowing in still water and the speed of the current is:

a. 6km/hr and 3km/hr

b. 7km/hr and 4km/hr

c. 6km/hr and 4km/hr

d. 10km/hr and 6km/hr

4) The solution of 4/x+3y=14 and 3/x-4y=23 is:

a. ⅕ and -2

b. ⅓ and ½

c. 3 and ½

d. 2 and ⅓

5) A fraction becomes 1/3 when 1 is subtracted from the numerator and it

becomes 1/4 when 8 is added to its denominator. The fraction obtained
is:

a. 3/12
 b. 4/12

c. 5/12

d. 7/12

6) The solution of the equations x-y=2 and x+y=4 is:

a. 3 and 1

b. 4 and 3

c. 5 and 1

d. -1 and -3

7) If one equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is -3x+5y-2=0.

The second equation will be:

a. -6x+10y-4=0

b. 6x-10y-4=0

c. 6x+10y-4=0

d. -6x+10y+4=0

8) If the lines 3x+2ky – 2 = 0 and 2x+5y+1 = 0 are parallel, then what is the
value of k?

a. 4/15

b. 15/4

c. ⅘

d. 5/4

9) The pairs of equations 9x + 3y + 12 = 0 and 18x + 6y + 26 = 0 have

 a. Unique solution

b. Exactly two solutions

c. Infinitely many solutions

d. No solution

10) The pairs of equations x+2y-5 = 0 and -4x-8y+20=0 have:

a. Unique solution

b. Exactly two solutions

c. Infinitely many solutions

d. No solution

11) If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines will be

a) Always coincident
b) Parallel
c) Always intersecting
d) Intersecting or coincident
12) The graph of x = -5 is a line parallel to the
a) X – axis
b) Y – axis
c) Both x and y axis
d) None of these
13) The graph of y = 4x is a line
a) Parallel to y axis
b) Parallel to x axis
c) Perpendicular to y axis
d) Passing through the origin
14) If in the equation x – 3y = 13, the value of y is 2 then the value of x will be
a) 19
b) -19
 c) 6
d) -6
15) The graph of the equation 2x + 3y = 5 is a
a) Horizontal line
b) Vertical line
c) Straight line
d) None of these
16) If x = a, y = b is the solution of the equations x + y = 5 and 2x – 3y = 4, then the
value of a and b are respectively
a) 1, 3
b) 2, 4
c) 6, -3
d) 19/5, 6/5
17) The pair of equations 5x – 15y = 8 and 3x – 9y = 24/5 has
a) One solution
b) Two solutions
c) Infinitely many solutions
d) No solution
18) The pair of equations 9x + 3y + 12 = 0 and 18x + 6y + 26 = 0 have
a) Unique solution
b) Exactly two solutions
c) Infinitely many solutions
d) No solution
19) The solution of the equation x – y = 2 and x + y = 4 is
a) 1 and 3
b) 3 and 4
c) 1 and 5
d) 2 and 4
20) The pair of equations x = 0 and x = 5 has
a) One solution
b) Two solutions
c) No solution
d) Infinitely many solutions
Quadratic Equations
1) A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h
more, it would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the
speed of the train.

a. 30 km/hr

b. 40 km/hr

c. 50 km/hr

d. 60 km/hr

2) If one root of equation 4x2-2x+k-4=0 is reciprocal of the other. The value

of k is:

a. -8

b. 8

c. -4

d. 4

3) Which one of the following is not a quadratic equation?

a. (x + 2)2 = 2(x + 3)

b. x2 + 3x = (–1) (1 – 3x)2

c. (x + 2) (x – 1) = x2 – 2x – 3

d. x3 – x2 + 2x + 1 = (x + 1)3
4) The product of two consecutive positive integers is 360. To find the inte-
gers, this can be represented in the form of quadratic equation as

a. x2 + x + 360 = 0

b. x2 + x – 360 = 0

c. 2x2 + x – 360

d. x2 – 2x – 360 = 0

5) The equation which has the sum of its roots as 3 is

a. 2x2 – 3x + 6 = 0

b. –x2 + 3x – 3 = 0

c. √2x2 – 3/√2x + 1 = 0

d. 3x2 – 3x + 3 = 0

6) The sum of the reciprocals of Rehman’s ages 3 years ago and 5 years
from now is 1/3. The present age of Rehman is:

a. 7

b. 10

c. 5

d. 6

7) The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypote-
nuse is 13 cm, the other two sides of the triangle are equal to:

a. Base=10cm and Altitude=5cm

b. Base=12cm and Altitude=5cm

 c. Base=14cm and Altitude=10cm

d. Base=12cm and Altitude=10cm

8) The sum of two numbers is 27 and product is 182. The numbers are:

a. 12 and 13

b. 13 and 14

c. 12 and 15

d. 13 and 24

9) The roots of 100x2 – 20x + 1 = 0 is:

a. 1/20 and 1/20

b. 1/10 and 1/20

c. 1/10 and 1/10

d. None of the above

10) Equation of (x+1)2-x2=0 has number of real roots equal to:

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
11) Which of the following is not a quadratic equation
a) x2 + 2x – 6 = 0
b) x2 + x3 + 2 = 0
c) 3 + x + x2 = 0
d) X2 – 9 = 0
12) The quadratic equation has degree
a) 1
b) 2
 c) 3
d) 4
13) The roots of the equation 7x2 + x – 1 = 0 are
a) Real and distinct
b) Real and equal
c) Not real
d) None of these
14) The sum of the squares of two consecutive natural numbers is 313. The num-
bers are
a) 13, 14
b) 12, 13
c) 11, 12
d) 14, 15
15) The cubic equation has degree
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
16) Value of D when root of ax2 + bx + c = 0 are real and unequal will be
a) D > 0
b) D < 0
c) D ≤ 0
d) D = 0
17) Roots of quadratic equation x2 – 3x = 0, will be
a) 3
b) 0, -3
c) 0, 3
d) None of these
18) The roots of the quadratic equation 6x2 – x – 2 = 0 are
a) ,
b) ,-
c) - ,
d) , −
 19) The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 – 9x + 5 = 0 is
a) 3
b) 6
c) -3
d) -6
20) A bi – quadratic equation has degree
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Arithmetic Progressions
1) In an Arithmetic Progression, if a = 28, d = -4, n = 7, then a is:
n

a. 4

b. 5

c. 3

d. 7

2) If a = 10 and d = 10, then first four terms will be:

a. 10, 30, 50, 60

b. 10, 20, 30, 40

c. 10, 15, 20, 25

d. 10, 18, 20, 30

3) The first term and common difference for the A.P. 3, 1, -1, -3 is:

a. 1 and 3
 b. -1 and 3

c. 3 and -2

d. 2 and 3

4) 30th term of the A.P: 10, 7, 4, …, is

a. 97

b. 77

c. -77

d. -87

5) 11th term of the A.P. -3, -1/2, 2 …. Is

a. 28

b. 22

c. -38

d. -48

6) The missing terms in AP: __, 13, __, 3 are:

a. 11 and 9

b. 17 and 9

c. 18 and 8

d. 18 and 9

7) Which term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, 18, … is 78?

 a. 12th

b. 13th

c. 15th

d. 16th

8) The 21st term of AP whose first two terms are -3 and 4 is:

a. 17

b. 137

c. 143

d. -143

9) If 17th term of an A.P. exceeds its 10th term by 7. The common difference
is:

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

10) The number of multiples of 4 between 10 and 250 is:

a. 50

b. 40

c. 60

d. 30
11) the nth term of an AP is given by an = 2 + 5n. the common difference is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 5
d) 3
12) the nth term of an AP 5, 2, -1, -4 ….. is
a) 2n – 5
b) 8 – 3n
c) 5 – 2n
d) 3n – 8
13) Find the sum of 12 terms of an AP whose nth term is given by a n = 3n + 4
a) 282
b) 292
c) 262
d) 212

14) The sum of first n odd natural number is

a) n 3

b) n (n + 1)
c) n2
d) 2n2

15) If a, b, c are in AP, then is equal to

a) 1
b)
c)
d)

16) The 10th term from the end of the AP 4, 9, 14, ….. 254 is
a) 203
b) 209
c) 207
d) 205

17) If 3 times the third term of an AP is equal to 5 times the fifthe term. Then
its 8th term is
 a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 0

18) Sum of first n natural number is

a) n(n + 1)
( )
b)
c) n(n - 1)
( )( )
d)

19) If 7th and 13th term of an AP are 34 and 64 respectively, then its 18th term
is
a) 87
b) 88
c) 89
d) 90

20) 20th term of the AP -5, -3, -1, 1 is

a) 30
b) 31
c) 33
d) 35

Triangles
1) Area of an equilateral triangle with side length a is equal to:

a. (√3/2)a

b. (√3/2)a2

c. (√3/4) a2

d. (√3/4) a
2) D and E are the midpoints of side AB and AC of a triangle ABC, respec-
tively and BC = 6 cm. If DE || BC, then the length (in cm) of DE is:

a. 2.5

b. 3

c. 5

d. 6

3) The diagonals of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm, in length. The side of

the rhombus in length is:

a. 20 cm

b. 8 cm

c. 10 cm

d. 9 cm

4) Corresponding sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio of 2:3. If the
area of the small triangle is 48 sq.cm, then the area of large triangle is:

a. 230 sq.cm.

b. 106 sq.cm

c. 107 sq.cm.

d. 108 sq.cm

5) If perimeter of a triangle is 100 cm and the length of two sides are 30 cm

and 40 cm, the length of third side will be:

a. 30 cm
 b. 40 cm

c. 50 cm

d. 60 cm

6) If triangles ABC and DEF are similar and AB=4 cm, DE=6 cm, EF=9 cm
and FD=12 cm, the perimeter of triangle ABC is:

a. 22 cm

b. 20 cm

c. 21 cm

d. 18 cm

7) The height of an equilateral triangle of side 5 cm is:

a. 4.33 cm

b. 3.9 cm

c. 5 cm

d. 4 cm

8) If ABC and DEF are two triangles and AB/DE=BC/FD, then the two trian-
gles are similar if

a. ∠A=∠F

b. ∠B=∠D

c. ∠A=∠D

d. ∠B=∠E
9) Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4: 9. Areas of these trian-
gles are in the ratio

a. 2: 3

b. 4: 9

c. 81: 16

d. 16: 81

10) In triangles ABC and DEF, ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠C and AB = 3 DE. Then, the two
triangles are

a. congruent but not similar

b. similar but not congruent

c. neither congruent nor similar

d. congruent as well as similar

11) ∆PQR and ∆PDE are two equilateral triangles such that D is the mid point of BC.
Ratio of the areas of triangles ∆PQR and ∆PDE is
a) 1: 2
b) 2: 1
c) 1: 4
d) 4: 1
12) In ∆ABC, if DE ║ BC, AD = x, DB = x -2, E = x + 2 and EC = x – 1, then value of x is
a) 3
b) 3.5
c) 4
d) 4.5
13) In ∆ABC, < A = 700 and < C = 500, if ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR, then < Q is
a) 500
b) 700
 c) 600
d) 400
14) In ∆ABC, AB = 8cm and DE ║ BC such that AE = AC then the length of AD is
a) 1 cm
b) 2 cm
c) 1.5 cm
d) 2.5 cm
15) Sum of angles in a triangle is
a) 3600
b) 1800
c) 900
d) 1600
16) ∆ABC is an equilateral triangle of side a. its area will be
√
a) a2
√
b) a2
√
c) a
√
d) a
17) In a square of side 15cm, its diagonal is
a) 15 cm
b) 5 cm
c) 15√2 cm
d) 15√3 cm
18) In a rectangle length = 12cm, Breadth = 5 cm, then its diagonal is
a) 10 cm
b) 13 cm
c) 8 cm
d) 9 cm
19) In a rhombus if d1 = 13 cm, d2 = 14 cm, its area will be
a) 91
b) 182
c) 94
d) 180
20) If in two triangles, ABC and DEF
 = = , then

a) ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF
b) ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF
c) ∆ABC ~ ∆EFD
d) ∆ABC ~ ∆DFE

Coordinate Geometry
1) The points (-1, –2), (1, 0), (-1, 2), (-3, 0) form a quadrilateral of type:

a. Square

b. Rectangle

c. Parallelogram

d. Rhombus

2) If the distance between the points A(2, -2) and B(-1, x) is equal to 5,
then the value of x is:

a. 2

b. -2

c. 1

d. -1

3) The midpoint of a line segment joining two points A(2, 4) and B(-2, -
4) is

a. (-2, 4)

b. (2, -4)
 c. (0, 0)

d. (-2, -4)

4) The distance of point A(2, 4) from the x-axis is

a. 2 units

b. 4 units

c. -2 units

d. -4 units

5) The distance between the points P(0, 2) and Q(6, 0) is

a. 4√10

b. 2√10

c. √10

d. 20

6) If O(p/3, 4) is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points P(-6,
5) and Q(-2, 3), the the value of p is:

a. 7/2

b. -12

c. 4

d. -4

7) The point which divides the line segment of points P(-1, 7) and (4, -3)
in the ratio of 2:3 is:

a. (-1, 3)
 b. (-1, -3)

c. (1, -3)

d. (1, 3)

8) The ratio in which the line segment joining the points P(-3, 10) and
Q(6, –8) is divided by O(-1, 6) is:

a. 1:3

b. 3:4

c. 2:7

d. 2:5

9) The coordinates of a point P, where PQ is the diameter of a circle

whose centre is (2, – 3) and Q is (1, 4) is:

a. (3, -10)

b. (2, -10)

c. (-3, 10)

d. (-2, 10)

10) The area of a rhombus whose vertices are (3, 0), (4, 5), (-1, 4) and (-
2,-1) taken in order, is:

a. 12 sq.units

b. 24 sq.units

c. 30 sq.units

d. 32 sq.units
11) The distance between the points A (4, 0) and B (1, 4) is
a) 2
b) 5
c) 3
d) 1
12) The distance of the point (4,8) from the x – axis is
a) 8
b) 4
c) – 8
d) – 4
13) If the points are collinear if area of ∆ =
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 0
14) The area of the triangle ABC with the vertices A (-5, 7), B (-4, -5), C (4, 5) is
a) 50
b) 52
c) 53
d) 51
15) The coordinates of the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are (0, 4), (3, 5)
and (9, 0) is
a) (4, 5)
b) (4, 5/3)
c) (4. 10/3)
d) (4, 3)
16) The distance of the point X (-4, 3) from the origin is
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 1
17) The points (-4, 0), (4, 0), (0, 3) are the vertices of a
a) Right triangle
b) Equilateral triangle
 c) Isosceles triangle
d) None of these
18) If the distance between the points (4, p) and (1, 0) is 5, then the value of p is
a) ±3
b) ±4
c) ±5
d) ±1
19) The points (1, 1), (-2, 7) and (3, -3) are
a) Vertices of a right triangle
b) Vertices of an isosceles triangle
c) Collinear
d) None of these
20) If the points P(1, 2), Q(0, 0), R(a, b) are collinear, then
a) 2a = b
b) a = b
c) a = 2b
d) a = -b

Introduction To Trigonometry
1) In ∆ ABC, right-angled at B, AB = 24 cm, BC = 7 cm. The value of tan C is:

a. 12/7

b. 24/7

c. 20/7

d. 7/24

2) (Sin 30°+cos 60°)-(sin 60° + cos 30°) is equal to:

a. 0

b. 1+2√3
 c. 1-√3

d. 1+√3

3) The value of tan 60°/cot 30° is equal to:

a. 0

b. 1

c. 2

d. 3

4) If cos X = ⅔ then tan X is equal to:

a. (a) 5/2

b. (b) √(5/2)

c. (c) √5/2

d. (d) 2/√5

5) The value of sin 60° cos 30° + sin 30° cos 60° is:

a. (a) 0

b. 1

c. 2

d. 4

6) 2 tan 30°/(1 + tan 30°) =

2

a. sin 60°
 b. cos 60°

c. tan 60°

d. sin 30°

7) If ∆ABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos(A+B) is

a. 0

b. 1

c. 1/2

d. √3/2

8) The value of the expression sin6θ + cos6θ + 3 sin2θ cos2θ is

a. 0

b. 3

c. 2

d. 1

9) If cos 9α = sinα and 9α < 90°, then the value of tan 5α is

a. 1/√3

b. √3

c. 1

d. 0

10) If cos(α + β) = 0, then sin(α – β) can be reduced to

a. cos β
 b. cos 2β

c. sin α

d. sin 2α

11) The value of cos 00 × sin 900 × cos 900 × sin 750
a) 1
b) 0
c) -1
d) ½

12) If x and y are complementary angles, then

a) Sin x = sin y
b) Tan x = tan y
c) Cos x = cos y
d) Sec x = cosec y

13) Sin 2A = 2 sin A is true when A is equal to

a) 900
b) 300
c) 600
d) 00

14) Sin2𝜃 + cos2 𝜃 = …….

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

15) What is the minimum value of cos 𝜃, 0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 900

a) 1
b) -1
c) 0
d) ½

16) In ∆ABC, < C = 900, then sin (A + B) =

 a) 0
b) ½
c) 1
d) 1/√2

17) 1 – cos2∅ is equal to

a) Sec2∅
b) tan2 ∅
c) 1 – sin2 ∅
d) Sin2 ∅

18) Sin (90 – 𝜃) and cos A are

a) Different
b) Not related
c) Same
d) None of these

19) The value of (sin 450 + cos 450)

a)
√
b) √2
√
c)
d) 1

20) If sin A = 1/2, then the value of Cot A is

a) √3
b) 1/√3
c) √3/2
d) 1

Some Applications Of Trigonometry

1) If the length of the shadow of a tree is decreasing then the angle of ele-
vation is:

a. Increasing

b. Decreasing
 c. Remains the same

d. None of the above

2) The angle of elevation of the top of a building from a point on the

ground, which is 30 m away from the foot of the building, is 30°. The
height of the building is:

a. 10 m

b. 30/√3 m

c. √3/10 m

d. 30 m

3) If the height of the building and distance from the building foot’s to a
point is increased by 20%, then the angle of elevation on the top of the
building:

a. Increases

b. Decreases

c. Do not change

d. None of the above

4) If a tower 6m high casts a shadow of 2√3 m long on the ground, then

the sun’s elevation is:

a. 60°

b. 45°

c. 30°

d. 90°
5) The angle of elevation of the top of a building 30 m high from the foot of
another building in the same plane is 60°, and also the angle of eleva-
tion of the top of the second tower from the foot of the first tower is 30°,
then the distance between the two buildings is:

a. 10√3 m

b. 15√3 m

c. 12√3 m

d. 36 m

6) The angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when the point
is below the horizontal level is called:

a. Angle of elevation

b. Angle of depression

c. No such angle is formed

d. None of the above

7) From a point on the ground, which is 15 m away from the foot of the
tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60°.
The height of the tower (in m) standing straight is:

a. 15√3

b. 10√3

c. 12√3

d. 20√3
8) The line drawn from the eye of an observer to the point in the object
viewed by the observer is said to be

a. Angle of elevation

b. Angle of depression

c. Line of sight

d. None of the above

9) When the shadow of a pole h metres high is √3h metres long, the angle
of elevation of the Sun is

a. 30°

b. 60°

c. 45°

d. 15°

10) A ladder makes an angle of 60° with the ground, when placed along a
wall. If the foot of ladder is 8 m away from the wall, the length of ladder
is

a. 4 m

b. 8 m

c. 8√3 m

d. 16 m

11) If a person stands and looks up at an object, the angle between the horizontal
line of sight and the object is
a) Angle of elevation
b) Angle of depression
 c) Line of sight
d) None of these
12) If a person stands and looks down at an object, the angle between the hori-
zontal line of sight and the object is
a) Angle of elevation
b) Angle of depression
c) Line of sight
d) None of these
13) The line drawn from the eye of an observer to the point in the object viewed by
the observer is known as
a) Horizontal line
b) Vertical line
c) Line of sight
d) Transversal line
14) At some time of the day the length of the shadow of a tower is equal to its
height. The sun’s altitude at that time is
a) 300
b) 450
c) 900
d) 600
15) If a tower 30 m high, casts a shadow 10√3 m long on the ground, then what is
the angle of elevation of the sun?
a) 600
b) 300
c) 450
d) 150
16) The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point 20 metres away from
its base is 450. The height of the tower is
a) 15 m
b) 20 m
c) 30 m
d) 25 m
17) The tops of two poles of heights 20 m and 14 m are connected by a wire. If the
wire makes an angle of 300vwith the horizontal, then the length of the wire is
 a) 4 m
b) 6 m
c) 8 m
d) 12 m
18) A lamp post 5√3 m high casts a shadow 5 m long on the ground. The sun’s el-
evation at this point is
a) 300
b) 600
c) 900
d) 450
19) A ladder makes an angle of 600 with the ground, when placed along a wall. If
the foot of ladder is 8 m away from the wall, the length of ladder is
a) 16 m
b) 32 m
c) 8 m
d) 12 m
20) If the length of the shadow of a tree is decreasing then the angle of el-
evation is
a) Increasing
b) Decreasing
c) The same
d) None of these

Circles
1) If the angle between two radii of a circle is 110º, then the angle between
the tangents at the ends of the radii is:

a. 90º

b. 50º

c. 70º
 d. 40º

2) The length of the tangent from an external point A on a circle with cen-
tre O is

a. always greater than OA

b. equal to OA

c. always less than OA

d. cannot be estimated

3) AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that angle ACB
= 50°. If AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A, then BAT is equal to

a. 65°

b. 60°

c. 50°

d. 40°

4) If TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with centre O so that ∠POQ
= 110°, then ∠PTQ is equal to

a. 60°

b. 70°

c. 80°

d. 90°

5) The length of a tangent from a point A at a distance 5 cm from the cen-

tre of the circle is 4 cm. The radius of the circle is:
 a. 3 cm

b. 5 cm

c. 7 cm

d. 10 cm

6) If a parallelogram circumscribes a circle, then it is a:

a. Square

b. Rectangle

c. Rhombus

d. None of the above

7) Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. The length of the
chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle is:

a. 8 cm

b. 10 cm

c. 12 cm

d. 18 cm

8) If angle between two radii of a circle is 130°, the angle between the tan-
gents at the ends of the radii is

a. 90°

b. 50°

c. 70°

d. 40°
9) If two tangents inclined at an angle 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3
cm, then length of each tangent is equal to

a. (3/2)√3 cm

b. 6 cm

c. 3 cm

d. 3√3 cm

10) The tangent to a circle is ……….. to the radius through the point of contact.
a) Parallel
b) Perpendicular
c) Bisector
d) None of these
11) A circle has ………… tangents.
a) One
b) Two
c) Zero
d) Infinitely many
12) A tangent intersects the circle at
a) One point
b) Two distinct point
c) At the circle
d) None of these
13) The length of a tangent from a point A at a distance 5 cm from the centre of
the circle is 4 cm. the radius of the circle is
a) 3 cm
b) 5 cm
c) 4 cm
d) 2 cm
14) Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. the length of the chord of
the larger circle which touches the smaller circle is
a) 4 cm
 b) 8 cm
c) 12 cm
d) 14 cm
15) If two tangents inclined at an angle 600 are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm
the length of each tangent is equal to
a) 3 cm
b) 3√2 cm
c) 3√3 cm
d) cm
√
16) Angle in a semicircle is ……….
a) 450
b) 1800
c) 900
d) 1200
17) Angle at the centre of a circle is ……. the angle at the circumference
a) Twice
b) Same
c) 900
d) 1800
18) Angles in alternate segment are ……….
a) Same
b) Twice
c) Equal
d) None of these
19) The perimeter of a square circumscribing a circle of radius a is
a) 2a
b) 4a
c) 6a
d) 8a
Constructions
1) To divide a line segment AB in the ratio 3:4, first, a ray AX is drawn so
that ∠BAX is an acute angle and then at equal distances points are
marked on the ray AX such that the minimum number of these points is:

a. (a) 5

b. (b) 7

c. (c) 9

d. (d) 11

2) To divide a line segment AB of length 7.6 cm in the ratio 5 : 8, a ray AX is

drawn first such that ∠BAX forms an acute angle and then points A1, A2,
A3, ….are located at equal distances on the ray AX and the point B is
joined to:

a. (a) A5

b. (b) A6

c. (c) A10

d. (d) A13

3) To construct a triangle similar to a given ΔPQR with its sides 5/8 of the
similar sides of ΔPQR, draw a ray QX such that ∠QRX is an acute angle
and X lies on the opposite side of P with respect to QR. Then locate
points Q1, Q2, Q3, … on QX at equal distances, and the next step is to join:

a. (a) Q10 to C

b. (b) Q3 to C

c. (c) Q8 to C
 d. (d) Q4 to C

4) To construct a triangle similar to a given ΔPQR with its sides, 9/5 of the
corresponding sides of ΔPQR draw a ray QX such that ∠QRX is an acute
angle and X is on the opposite side of P with respect to QR. The mini-
mum number of points to be located at equal distances on ray QX is:

a. (a) 5

b. (b) 9

c. (c) 10

d. (d) 14

5) To construct a pair of tangents to a circle at an angle of 60° to each

other, it is needed to draw tangents at endpoints of those two radii of
the circle, the angle between them should be:

a. (a) 100°

b. (b) 90°

c. (c) 180°

d. (d) 120°

6) To divide a line segment PQ in the ratio m : n, where m and n are two

positive integers, draw a ray PX so that ∠PQX is an acute angle and then
mark points on ray PX at equal distances such that the minimum num-
ber of these points is:

a. (a) m + n

b. (b) m – n

c. (c) m + n – 1
 d. Greater of m and n

7) To draw a pair of tangents to a circle which are inclined to each other at

an angle of 45°, it is required to draw tangents at the endpoints of those
two radii of the circle, the angle between which is:

a. (a) 135°

b. (b) 155°

c. (c) 160°

d. (d) 120°

8) A pair of tangents can be constructed from a point P to a circle of ra-

dius 3.5 cm situated at a distance of ___________ from the centre.

a. (a) 3.5 cm

b. (b) 2.5 cm

c. (c) 5 cm

d. (d) 2 cm

9) If the scale factor is 3/5, then the new triangle constructed is _____ the
given triangle.

a. (a) smaller the

b. (b) greater than

c. (c) overlaps

d. (d) congruent to

10) By geometrical construction, which one of the following ratios is not

possible to divide a line segment?
 a. (a) 1 : 10

b. (b) √9 : √4

c. (c) 10 : 1

d. (d) 4 + √3 : 4 – √3

11) Number of tangents can be drawn from a point P to the circle is

a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) Infinite
12) The length of two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are …………….
a) Different
b) Equal
c) Not equal
d) None of these
13) If a point lies on the circle, ………. Tangent can be drawn through this point
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
14) If a point lies outside the circle, ……. tangents can be drawn through this point on
to the circle
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
15) The perpendicular bisector of a chord passes through the ………
a) One end
b) Centre
c) Any point
d) None of these
16) The tangent of a circle is …………… to the radius at the point of contact
a) Parallel
b) Bisector
c) Perpendicular
d) None of these
17) When a line segment is divided in the ratio 2: 3, how many parts is it divided
into?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d)
18) To draw a pair of tangents to a circle which are inclined to each other at an
angle of 350, it is required to draw tangents at the end – points of those two radii
of the circle, the angle between which is
a) 1350
b) 1550
c) 1450
d) 950
19) Length of the tangent to a circle from a point 26 cm away from the centre is 24
cm. what is the radius of the circle?
a) 9cm
b) 10cm
c) 11cm
d) 12cm
20) A line segment drawn perpendicular from the vertex of a triangle to the
opposite side is called the
a) Perpendicular
b) Median
c) Bisector
d) Altitude
Areas Related To Circles
1) The perimeter of a circle having radius 5cm is equal to:

a. 30 cm

b. 3.14 cm

c. 31.4 cm

d. 40 cm

2) Area of the circle with radius 5cm is equal to:

a. 60 sq.cm

b. 75.5 sq.cm

c. 78.5 sq.cm

d. 10.5 sq.cm

3) The largest triangle inscribed in a semi-circle of radius r, then the area

of that triangle is;

a. r2

b. 1/2r2

c. 2r2

d. √2r2

4) If the perimeter of the circle and square are equal, then the ratio of their
areas will be equal to:

a. 14:11

b. 22:7
 c. 7:22

d. 11:14

5) The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 8 cm is

a. 36 π cm2

b. 16 π cm2

c. 12 π cm2

d. 9 π cm2

6) The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is

a. 256 cm2

b. 128 cm2

c. 642 cm2

d. 64 cm2

7) In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre.

The length of the arc is;

a. 20cm

b. 21cm

c. 22cm

d. 25cm

8) Area of a sector of angle p (in degrees) of a circle with radius R is

a. p/180 × 2πR
 b. p/180 × π R2

c. p/360 × 2πR

d. p/720 × 2πR2

9) If the area of a circle is 154 cm2, then its perimeter is

a. 11 cm

b. 22 cm

c. 44 cm

d. 55 cm

10) If the sum of the areas of two circles with radii R 1 and R2 is equal to the
area of a circle of radius R, then

a. R1 + R2 = R

b. R12 + R22 = R2

c. R1 + R2 < R

d. R12 + R22 < R2

11) If r is the radius of a circle, then its perimeter is

a) Πr2
b) 2πr
c) Πr
d) None of these
12) The area of a circle is 2464 sq.cm. then its diameter is given by
a) 56cm
b) 40cm
c) 17cm
d) 18cm
13) The ratios of the areas of the incircle and circumcircle of a square is
a) 2: 1
b) 1: 2
c) 1: 4
d) 4: 1
14) The distance covered by a circular wheel of diameter ‘d’ in 50 revolutions is
a) 50π
b) Πd
c) 50πd
d) 50d
15) If the area of the circle is 154 cm2, then its perimeter is
a) 11 cm
b) 22 cm
c) 33 cm
d) 44 cm
16) If the circumferences of two circles are in the ratio 4: 9, then the ratio in their
area is
a) 4: 9
b) 9: 4
c) 16: 81
d) 2: 3
17) The circumference of a circle is 44cm. calculate the area of its quadrant?
a) 49
b) 4
c) 49/4
d) 9/49
18) What is the area of a sector of a circle of radius r and central angle 𝜃?
a) × πr2
b) × πr2
c) × πr2
d) None of these
19) The radius of circle is 2.5cm, what is the perimeter of the circle?
a) 2π
 b) 3π
c) 4π
d) 5π
20) Find the perimeter of the protractor its diameter is 8cm?
a) 4 (π +4)
b) (π +4)
c) (π - 4)
d) 4 (π -4)

Surface Areas And Volumes

1) Fifteen solid spheres are made by melting a solid metallic cone of base
diameter 2cm and height 15cm. The radius of each sphere is:

a. ½

b. ¼

c. 1/3√2

d. 1/3√4

2) The radius of the top and bottom of a bucket of slant height 35 cm are
25 cm and 8 cm. The curved surface of the bucket is:

a. 4000 sq.cm

b. 3500 sq.cm

c. 3630 sq.cm

d. 3750 sq.cm

3) If a cylinder is covered by two hemispheres shaped lid of equal shape,

then the total curved surface area of the new object will be
 a. 4πrh + 2πr2

b. 4πrh – 2πr2

c. 2πrh + 4πr2

d. 2πrh + 4πr

4) A tank is made of the shape of a cylinder with a hemispherical depres-

sion at one end. The height of the cylinder is 1.45 m and radius is 30 cm.
The total surface area of the tank is:

a. 30 m

b. 3.3 m

c. 30.3 m

d. 3300 m

5) A cylindrical pencil sharpened at one edge is the combination of

a. a cone and a cylinder

b. frustum of a cone and a cylinder

c. a hemisphere and a cylinder

d. two cylinders

6) A hollow cube of internal edge 22 cm is filled with spherical marbles of

diameter 0.5 cm and it is assumed that 1/8 space of the cube remains
unfilled. Then the number of marbles that the cube can accommo-
date is

a. 142296

b. 142396
 c. 142496

d. 142596

7) A solid piece of iron in the form of a cuboid of dimensions 49 cm × 33

cm × 24 cm, is moulded to form a solid sphere. The radius of the sphere
is

a. 21 cm

b. 23 cm

c. 25 cm

d. 19 cm

8) A right circular cylinder of radius r cm and height h cm (h>2r) just en-

closes a sphere of diameter

a. r cm

b. 2r cm

c. h cm

d. 2h cm

9) The diameters of the two circular ends of the bucket are 44 cm and 24
cm. The height of the bucket is 35 cm. The capacity of the bucket is

a. 32.7 litres

b. 33.7 litres

c. 34.7 litres

d. 31.7 litres
10) Two identical solid cubes of side a are joined end to end. Then the total
surface area of the resulting cuboid is

a. 12a2

b. 10a2

c. 8a2

d. 11a2

11) A cylindrical pencil sharpened at one edge is the combination of

a) Two cones
b) A hemisphere and cylinder
c) A cone and a cylinder
d) Two cylinders
12) If the volume of a cube is 729 cm, then its edge is
a) 7 cm
b) 9 cm
c) 11 cm
d) 13 cm
13) The total surface area of a hemispherical solid having radius 7 cm is
a) 462 cm2
b) 426 cm2
c) 293 cm2
d) 239 cm2
14) The volume of two spheres are in the ratio 125: 64. The ratio of their surface ar-
eas is
a) 16: 25
b) 9: 16
c) 16: 9
d) 25: 16
15) If two solid hemispheres of same base radius are joined together along their
bases, then curved surface area of this new solid is
a) 2πr2
 b) 4πr2
c) 3πr2
d) 6πr2
16) By melting a solid sphere of radius 5 cm a solid right circular cone of the same
circular base radius is made. The height of the cone is
a) 20 cm
b) 14 cm
c) 8 cm
d) 16 cm
17) The curved surface area of a right circular cone of height 15 cm and base di-
ameter 16 cm2 is
a) 126 π cm2
b) 136 π cm2
c) 116 π cm2
d) 146 π cm2
18) A cylinder and a cone area of same base radius and of same height. The ratio
of the volume of cylinder to that of cone is
a) 1: 3
b) 3: 1
c) 2: 3
d) 3: 2
19) The slant height of a bucket is 26 cm. the diameter of upper and lower circular
ends are 36 cm and 16 cm. then height of bucket is
a) 20 cm
b) 18 cm
c) 24 cm
d) 22 cm
20) The radius of a wire is decreased to one third. If volume remains the
same, the length will become,
a) 3 times
b) 6 times
c) 9 times
d) 27 times
Statistics
1) The mode and mean is given by 7 and 8, respectively. Then the me-
dian is:

a. 1/13

b. 13/3

c. 23/3

d. 33

2) The median of the data 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 is:

a. 30/2

b. 31/2

c. 33/2

d. 35/2

3) If the mean of first n natural numbers is 3n/5, then the value of n is:

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

4) If AM of a, a+3, a+6, a+9 and a+12 is 10, then a is equal to;

a. 1
 b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

5) The class interval of a given observation is 10 to 15, then the class

mark for this interval will be:

a. 11.5

b. 12.5

c. 12

d. 14

6) 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

7) Construction of a cumulative frequency table is useful in determin-

ing the

a. mean

b. median

c. mode

d. all the above three measures

8) If the mean of frequency distribution is 7.5 and ∑f i xi = 120 + 3k, ∑fi = 30,
then k is equal to:

a. 40

b. 35

c. 50

d. 45

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

a. 8

b. 10

c. 9

d. 15

10) The abscissa of the point of intersection of the less than type and of
the more than type cumulative frequency curves of a grouped data
gives its

a. mean

b. median

c. mode

d. all the three above

11) The relationship between mean, median and mode for a moderately
skewed distribution is
a) Mean = median = mode
b) Mode = median – mean
c) Mode = 3 median – 2 mean
 d) Mode = median – 2 mean
12) Mode is the
a) Least frequent value
b) Maximum frequent value
c) Middle most frequent value
d) None of these
13) Which of the following can not be determined graphically
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) None of these
14) Construction of accumulative frequency table is useful determining the
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) All of the above
15) The method used to find the mean of a given data is
a) Direct method
b) Assumed mean method
c) Step deviation method
d) All the above
16) The …….. of class is the frequency obtained by adding the frequencies of all
the classes preceding the given class
a) Average frequency
b) Cumulative frequency
c) Class mark
d) Class height
17) The class interval of a given observation is 20 to 25, then the class mark for
this interval will be
a) 21.5
b) 22.5
c) 23.5
d) 24.5
18) The median of the data 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 is
 a) 30/2
b) 33/2
c) 31/2
d) 29/2
19) The mean of the data 6, 13, 5, 2, 8 is
a) 6.8
b) 6.7
c) 6.6
d) 6.5
20) The abscissa of the point of intersection of the less than type and of the
more than type cumulative frequency curves of a grouped data gives its
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) All of the above

Probability
1) The probability that cannot exist among the following:

a. ⅔

b. -1.5

c. 15%

d. 0.7

2) If P(E) = 0.07, then what is the probability of ‘not E’?

a. 0.93

b. 0.95

c. 0.89
 d. 0.90

3) A bag has 3 red balls and 5 green balls. If we take a ball from the
bag, then what is the probability of getting red balls only?

a. 3

b. 8

c. ⅜

d. 8/3

4) 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 get-
ting purple marble?

a. 0.5

b. 0.66

c. 0.08

d. 0.77

5) A dice is thrown in the air. The probability of getting odd numbers is

a. ½

b. 3/2

c. 3

d. 4

6) 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

7) If two dice are thrown in the air, the probability of getting sum as 3
will be

a. 2/18

b. 3/18

c. 1/18

d. 1/36

8) A card is drawn from the set of 52 cards. Find the probability of get-
ting a queen card.

a. 1/26

b. 1/13

c. 4/53

d. 4/13

9) A fish tank has 5 male fish and 8 female fish. The probability of fish
taken out is a male fish:

a. 5/8

b. 5/13

c. 13/5
 d. 5

10) The sum of the probabilities of all the elementary events of an exper-
iment is

a. 0.5

b. ) 1

c. 2

d. 1.5

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

a) P(A) > 0
b) P(A) < 0
c) 0 ≤ P (A) ≤ 1
d) -1 ≤ P (A) ≤ 1
12) If the probability of an event is p, the probability of its complementary
event will be
a) P – 1
b) 1 – p
c) P
d) 1 – 2p
13) For any event E, P (E) + P(E’) =
a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d) None of these
14) In a family of 3 children, the probability of having at least one girl is
a) 1
b) ½
c) 1/3
d) ¾
15) Someone is asked to take a number from 1 to 10. The probability that it is a
prime is
a) 5/10
b) 4/10
c) 3/10
d) 5
16) The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coin is
a) ½
b) 1/3
c) 1
d) 0
17) The probability of getting a club card from a well shuffled deck of 52 card is
a) ¼
b) 26/52
c) 4/52
d) 1/13
18) The total number of events of throwing 5 coins simultaneously is
a) 16
b) 24
c) 32
d) 64
19) Three coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of getting all tail is
a) 2/8
b) 1/8
c) ½
d) 3/8
20) The total events to throw three dice simultaneously is
a) 6
b) 36
c) 216
d) 80