CLASS X – MATHEMATICS

Chapter 1 : Real Numbers

CBSE Board Pattern Test | Based on NCERT Textbook

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80 Class: X Subject: Mathematics

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Section Type Questions Each Marks Total Marks

A MCQ (1 mark each) 20 Q (All compulsory) 1 20

B Very Short Answer (VSA) 6 Q (All compulsory) 2 12

C Short Answer (SA) 7 Q (All compulsory) 3 21

D Long Answer (LA) 4 Q (Internal choice) 5 20

E Case-Based (CBQ) 2 Q (4+3 sub-parts) 4+3 7

TOTAL 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. This question paper has FIVE sections – A, B, C, D and E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each. All are compulsory.
3. Section B has 6 VSA questions of 2 marks each. All are compulsory.
4. Section C has 7 SA questions of 3 marks each. All are compulsory.
5. Section D has 4 LA questions of 5 marks each with internal choice.
6. Section E has 2 case-based questions. Q41 has 4 sub-parts (1+1+1+1) and Q42 has 3 sub-parts (1+1+2).
7. There is no overall choice. However, internal choices are given in Section D.
8. Use of calculator is NOT allowed.

SECTION – A
Multiple Choice Questions | 20 Questions × 1 Mark = 20 Marks | All questions are compulsory

Q1. By Euclid's Division Lemma, for any two positive integers a and b, there exist unique [1]
integers q and r such that a = bq + r, where:
(A) 0 < r < b (B) 0 ≤ r < b (C) 0 < r ≤ b (D) 0 ≤ r ≤ b

Q2. The HCF of 96 and 404 is: [1]

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 12

Q3. Using Euclid's algorithm, the HCF of 135 and 225 is: [1]
(A) 15 (B) 25 (C) 45 (D) 75

Q4. If HCF (a, b) = 12 and a × b = 1800, then LCM (a, b) is: [1]
(A) 120 (B) 150 (C) 180 (D) 200
Q5. The prime factorisation of 3825 is: [1]
(A) 3 x 52 x 51 (B) 32 x 52 x 17 (C) 3 x 5 x 255 (D) 33 x 52 x 3
Q6. LCM of 26 and 91 is: [1]
(A) 91 (B) 182 (C) 260 (D) 364

Q7. If the LCM of two numbers is 45 times their HCF and the sum of LCM and HCF is [1]
1150, then the HCF is:
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 35

Q8. The LCM of the smallest prime and smallest composite number is: [1]
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

Q9. Which of the following is an irrational number? [1]

(A) sqrt(9) (B) sqrt(16) (C) sqrt(7) (D) sqrt(4/9)

Q1 The decimal expansion of 17/8 is: [1]

0. (A) Non-terminating repeating (B) Terminating (C) Non-terminating non-repeating (D)
Irrational

Q1 Which of the following rational numbers has a terminating decimal expansion? [1]
1. (A) 23/8 (B) 29/343 (C) 75/196 (D) 17/6

Q1 The decimal expansion of 1/7 is: [1]

2. (A) 0.142857... (non-terminating repeating) (B) 0.1428 (terminating) (C) 0.14285714
(terminating) (D) Irrational number

Q1 Which of the following is NOT irrational? [1]

3. (A) 2 - sqrt(3) (B) sqrt(5) + sqrt(3) (C) (3 + sqrt(7)) - sqrt(7) (D) pi - sqrt(2)

Q1 The product of a non-zero rational number and an irrational number is: [1]
4. (A) Always rational (B) Always irrational (C) Always an integer (D) Sometimes
rational, sometimes irrational

Q1 Which of the following is a rational number between sqrt(2) and sqrt(3)? [1]
5. (A) sqrt(2.5) (B) 1.5 (C) sqrt(6)/2 (D) 1.41421...

Q1 ASSERTION (A): sqrt(3) is an irrational number. REASON (R): The square root of [1]
6. every prime number is irrational. (A) Both A and R are true; R is the correct
explanation (B) Both A and R are true; R is NOT the correct explanation (C) A is true
but R is false (D) A is false but R is true

Q1 ASSERTION (A): HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b) = a × b for any two positive integers. [1]
7. REASON (R): HCF of two co-prime numbers is always 1. (A) Both A and R are true;
R is the correct explanation (B) Both A and R are true; R is NOT the correct
explanation (C) A is true but R is false (D) A is false but R is true

Q1 The number 0.3796 is: [1]

8. (A) An integer (B) Irrational (C) Rational (terminating) (D) Rational (non-terminating
repeating)

Q1 5 x 7 x 11 + 7 is a: [1]
9. (A) Prime number (B) Composite number (C) Odd prime (D) Neither prime nor
composite
Q2 The largest number that divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5 and 8 respectively, [1]
0. is:
(A) 9 (B) 13 (C) 65 (D) 875

SECTION – B
 Very Short Answer Questions | 6 Questions × 2 Marks = 12 Marks | All questions are compulsory

Q2 Find the HCF and LCM of 6, 72 and 120 using the prime factorisation method. [2]
1.

Q2 Express 156 as a product of its prime factors. Hence find its HCF with 84. [2]
2.

Q2 Without actually performing the long division, state whether the decimal expansion of [2]
3. 64/455 will be terminating or non-terminating repeating. Give reason.

Q2 Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q + 1, or 6q + 3, or 6q + 5, where q [2]
4. is some integer.

Q2 Prove that sqrt(2) is irrational. [2]

5.

Q2 Check whether 6n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n. [2]
6.

SECTION – C
Short Answer Questions | 7 Questions × 3 Marks = 21 Marks | All questions are compulsory

Q2 Use Euclid's division algorithm to find the HCF of 870 and 225. [3]
7.

Q2 Find the LCM and HCF of 12, 15 and 21 by the prime factorisation method. Verify: [3]
8. LCM × HCF = Product of numbers. (Note: This property holds for two numbers; verify
for any two pairs.)

Q2 Prove that 3 + 2sqrt(5) is irrational. [3]

9.

Q3 The HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m - 117. Find the value of m. [3]
0. Also find the LCM of 65 and 117.

Q3 Without performing actual division, state whether the following rational numbers will [3]
1. have a terminating or a non-terminating repeating decimal expansion: (i) 13/3125 (ii)
17/8 (iii) 64/455 (iv) 15/1600 (v) 29/343 (vi) 23/23 x 52

Q3 Amita, Binoy and Chanda start running around a circular path and complete one [3]
2. round in 14 minutes, 21 minutes and 42 minutes respectively. In how many minutes
will they meet again at the starting point? Use LCM.

Q3 Prove that sqrt(p) + sqrt(q) is irrational, where p and q are distinct primes. [3]
3.

SECTION – D
Long Answer Questions | 4 Questions × 5 Marks = 20 Marks | Internal choice given

Q3 Prove that sqrt(3) is irrational. Hence show that 2 + sqrt(3) is also irrational. OR Prove [5]
4. that sqrt(5) is irrational. Use this result to prove that 3sqrt(5) - 2 is also irrational.
 Q3 Use Euclid's division algorithm to show that the square of any positive integer is [5]
5. either of the form 3m or (3m + 1) for some integer m. (Hint: Let a = 3q + r, consider all
cases for r.) OR Show that the cube of any positive integer is of the form 9m, 9m + 1
or 9m + 8.

Q3 An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members [5]
6. in a parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is
the maximum number of columns in which they can march? Also find the LCM of 616
and 32. Verify the relationship HCF × LCM = Product of two numbers.

Q3 (a) Find the largest positive integer that will divide 398, 436 and 542 leaving [5]
7. remainders 7, 11 and 15 respectively. (b) Find the smallest number which, when
divided by 35, 56 and 91, leaves remainder 7 in each case. OR (a) Find the greatest
number of 6 digits exactly divisible by 24, 15 and 36. (b) Three bells commence
tolling together and toll at intervals of 8, 12 and 15 minutes respectively. In 6 hours,
how many times do they toll together (excluding the start)?

SECTION – E
Case-Based Questions | Q38: 4 Sub-parts (1+1+1+1 M) | Q39: 3 Sub-parts (1+1+2 M)

Q3 CASE STUDY 1: A mathematics teacher explained the Fundamental Theorem of [4]

8. Arithmetic to her students with a real-life example. She said: 'The way every dish in a
recipe can be broken down to its basic ingredients, every composite number can be
broken down uniquely into prime factors.' She then displayed the factorisation of 2 x 3
x 5 x 7 x 11 x 13 = 30030 on the board. Answer the following questions based on this
context:

(i) What is the prime factorisation of 1500? [1 mark]

(ii) If p and q are two distinct prime numbers, how many factors does p x q have? [1 mark]
(iii) Find the HCF and LCM of 2 x 32 x 5 and 22 x 3 x 7. [1 mark]
(iv) Can the number 4n, for any natural number n, end with the digit 5? Justify. [1 mark]

Q3 CASE STUDY 2: A school is planning its Sports Day events. The school has 312 [4]
9. students in Class IX, 264 students in Class X, and 336 students in Class XI. The
Physical Education teacher wants to divide each class into equal groups (teams) for
different events, such that: * Each group has the same number of students. * The
number of students in each group should be as large as possible. Answer the
following questions:

(i) Find the HCF of 312 and 264. [1 mark]

(ii) Find the HCF of all three numbers: 312, 264 and 336. [1 mark]
(iii) What is the maximum number of students in each group? How many groups will be formed from
each class? Verify using LCM × HCF = Product (for any two numbers). [2 marks]

ROUGH WORK SPACE

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Prepared as per NCERT Class X Mathematics Chapter 1: Real Numbers | CBSE 2024–25 Syllabus