Class 10 Chapter 1 Real Number PYQ
1. The total number of factors of a prime number is (2020)
(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 (2023)
(a) 1: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1: 1 (d) 1: 3
3. If HCF(39,91) = 13, then LCM(39,91) is (Term I, 2021-22)
(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 (Term I, 2021-22)
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
5. If ' n ' is any natural number, then (12)n cannot end with the digit (Term I, 2021-22)
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 0
6. The number 385 can be expressed as the product of prime factors as (Term I, 2021-22)
(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 (2020)
(a) 3,140 (b) 12,420 (c) 3,420 (d) 420, 3
8. If HCF(98,28) = 𝑚 and LCM(98,28) = 𝑛, then the value of 𝑛 − 7𝑚 is: (2025)
(A) 0 (B) 28 (C) 98 (D) 198
9. If (𝟏)𝐧 + (𝟏)𝟖 = 𝟎, then 𝐧 is: (2025)
(A) any positive integer (B) any negative integer (C) any odd number (D) any even number
10. Which of the following is a rational number between √3 and √5 ? (2025)
(A) 1 − 4142387954012 …. (B) 2: 326 (C) 𝜋 (D) 1.857142
11. Let a and b be two positive integers such that a = p3 q4 and b = p2 q3 , where p and q are prime
numbers. If HCF(a, b) = 𝑝𝑚 qn and LCM(a, b) = pr qs , then (𝑚 + 𝑛)(𝑟 + 𝑠) = (2022-23)
(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 72
12. The ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite and the least prime number is (Term I, 2021-22)
(a) 1: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1: 1 (d) 1: 3
13. If LCM(x, 18) = 36 and HCF(x, 18) = 2, then x is (Term I, 2021-22)
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
14. If sum of two numbers is 1215 and their HCF is 81, then the possible number of pairs of such numbers
are (Term I, 2021-22)
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
15. The LCM of two prime numbers p and q(p > q) is 221. Find the value of 3p - q.
(a) 4 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 48 (Term I, 2021-22)
2 23
16. If 𝑎 = 25, then 𝑎 is (Term I, 2021-22)
(a) rational (b) irrational (c) whole number (d) integer
17. If the HCF of two positive integers 𝑎 and 𝑏 is 1, then their LCM is: (2025)
(A) 𝑎 + 𝑏 (B) a (C) b (D) ab
18. The number 3 + √2 is: (2025)
(A) a rational number (B) an irrational number (C) an integer (D) a natural number
19. Assertion (A): For any two natural numbers 𝑎 and 𝑏, the HCF of 𝑎 and 𝑏 is a factor of the LCM of 𝑎 and
𝑏.
Reason (R): HCF of any two natural numbers divides both the numbers. (2025)
20. Statement A (Assertion): If product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 17, then their LCM is 340.
Statement R (Reason): HCF is always a factor of LCM. (2022-23)
VSA (1 mark)
21. The LCM of two numbers is 182 and their HCF is 13. If one of the numbers is 26, find the other. (2020)
22. 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. (2019C)
23. If HCF(336,54) = 6, find LCM(336,54). (2019)
24. The HCF of two numbers 𝑎 and 𝑏 is 5 and their LCM is 200 Find the product ab. (AI 2019)
25. What is the HCF of smallest prime number and the smallest composite number? (2018)
𝑛
26. Show that any number of the form 6 , where n ∈ N can never end with digit 0. (Board Term 1, 2017)
27. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162, if one of the numbers is 54, find the other number.
(Board Term 1, 2017)
28. The LCM of two numbers is 2079 and their HCF is 27. If one of the numbers is 297. Find the other
number. (Board Term 1, 2015)
29. If xy = 180 and HCF(x, y) = 3, then find the LCM (x, y). (2020-21)
SAI (2 marks)
30. Find the least number which when divided by 12,16 and 24 leaves remainder 7 in each case. (2023)
31. Two numbers are in the ratio 2: 3 and their LCM is 180 What is the HCF of these numbers? (2023)
32. Explain why 2 × 3 × 5 + 5 and 5 × 7 × 11 + 7 × 5 are composite numbers. (2021C)
33. If HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65n-117, then find the value of n. (2019)
34. Find the HCF of 612 and 1314 using prime factorisation. (Al 2019)
35. Express 5050 as product of its prime factors. Is it unique? (Board Term 1, 2017)
36. Show that the numbers 231 and 396 are not coprime (Board Term 1, 2017)
37. Show that 5 + 2√7 is an irrational number, where √7 is given to be an irrational number. (2020)
3+√7
38. Show that is an irrational number, given that √7 is irrational. (2019C)
5
39. Given that √2 is irrational, prove that (5 + 3√2) is an irrational number. (2018)
40. How many irrational numbers lie between √2 and √3 ? Write any two of them. (Board Term I, 2017)
SA II (3 marks)
41. Given that √3 is irrational, prove that 5 + 2 + 2√3 is irrational. (2022-23)
42. Find HCF and LCM of 404 and 96 and verify that HCF × LCM = Product of the two given numbers.
(2018)
43. 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? (Board Term 1, 2017)
44. 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? (Board Term 1, 2015)
45. Prove that √3 is an irrational number. (2025,2023)
46. Prove that √5 is an irrational number. (2023, NCERT, AI 2019)
47. Prove that √2 is an irrational number. (2020 C, Delhi 2019)
48. Prove that 2 + 5√3 is an irrational number, given that √3 is an irrational number. (2019)
49. Prove that 2 − √3 is irrational, given that √3 is irrational. (2020-21)
50. The factor tree of a number 𝑥 is shown below:
Find the values of 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑎 and 𝑏. Hence, write the product of the prime factors of the number x so
obtained. (2025)
1
51. Prove that is an irrational number. (2025)
√5
LA (4/5/6 marks)
52. 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. (Board Term 1, 2017)
53. Find the largest possible positive integer that divides 125, 162 and 259 leaving remainder 5, 6 and 7
respectively. (Board Term 1, 2017)
54. Define irrational number and prove that 3 + 2√5 is an irrational number. (Board Term 1, 2017)
55. Prove that 2 + √5 is an irrational number. (Board Term 1, 2015)
56. 3 bells ring at an interval of 4,7 and 14 minutes. All three bells rang at 6 am, when the three bells will
ring together next? (2020-21)