MODERN SCHOOL JAIPUR

Class: X Assertion and Reasoning Questions Subject - Mathematics

1. Assertion (A) : The perimeter of ABC is a rational number.
Reason (R) : The sum of the squares of two rational numbers is

always rational.
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2. Assertion (A) : The number 5 cannot end with the digit 0, where n is a natural number.

Reason (R) : Prime factorisation of 5 has only two factors, 1 and 5.

3. Assertion (A) : 2 (5 − 2) is an irrational number.

Reason (R) : Product of two irrational numbers is always irrational.

4. Assertion (A) : The HCF of two numbers is 5 and their product is 150. Then their LCM is 40.

Reason (R) : For any two positive integers a and b, HCF(a , b)  LCM(a , b) = a  b.

5. Assertion (A) : The polynomial p(x) = x + 3x + 3 has two real zeroes.

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Reason (R) : A quadratic polynomial can have at most two real zeroes.

6. Assertion (A) : Polynomial x 2 + 4x has two real zeroes.

Reason (R) : Zeroes of the polynomial x + ax (a  0) are 0 and a.

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7. Assertion (A) : If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 4x − 10x + (k − 4) is reciprocal of the other, then value of
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k is 8.

Reason (R) : Zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x 2 − 2x + 1 are real and equal.

8. Assertion (A) : If 5 + 7 and 5 − 7 are zeroes of a quadratic polynomial, then the polynomial is given by
x − 10x + 18 .
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Reason (R) : If  and  are the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial, then the polynomial is given by
x − (  + )x +  .
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9. Assertion (A) : The system of linear equations 3x + 5y − 4 = 0 and 15x + 25y − 25 = 0 is inconsistent.

Reason (R) : The pair of linear equations given by a1x + b1 y + c1 = 0 and a 2 x + b 2 y + c2 = 0 is inconsistent if
a1 b1 c1
=  .
a 2 b2 c2

10. Assertion (A) : Point P(0, 2) is the point of intersection of y-axis with the line 3x + 2y = 4 .

Reason (R) : The distance of point P(0, 2) from x-axis is 2 units.

11. Assertion (A) : The pair of linear equations 5x + 2y + 6 = 0 and 7x + 6y + 18 = 0 have infinitely many solutions.

Reason (R) : The pair of linear equations given by a1x + b1 y + c1 = 0 and a 2 x + b 2 y + c2 = 0 have infinitely
a1 b1 c1
many solutions, if = = .
a 2 b2 c2
 12. Assertion (A) : The two lines given by 2x + 3y = 7 and 4x + 6y = 14 intersect at infinite points.
a1 b1 c1
Reason (R) : When = = , then the system of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and
a 2 b2 c2
a 2 x + b2 y + c2 = 0 has infinite no. of solutions.

14. Assertion (A) : Equation 2x + 3x + 4 = 0 has no real roots.

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Reason (R) : When discriminant of a quadratic equation is zero, then the equation has real and distinct roots.
15. Assertion (A) : If one root of the quadratic equation 4x − 10x + (k − 4) = 0 is reciprocal of the other,
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then
value of k is 8.

Reason (R) : Roots of the quadratic equation x − x + 1 = 0 are real.

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16. Assertion (A) : If 5 + 7 is a root of a quadratic equation with rational coefficients, then its other root is 5 − 7 .
Reason (R) : Surd roots of a quadratic equation with rational coefficients occur in conjugate pairs.

17. Assertion (A) : The equation x + 6x + 9 = 0 has real and equal roots.
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Reason (R) : When discriminant b − 4ac of a quadratic equation ax + bx + c = 0; a  0 is

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zero, then the
equation has real and equal roots.

18. Assertion (A) : a, b, c are in A.P. if and only if 2b = a + c .

Reason (R) : The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n2 .

19. Assertion (A) : Common difference of the A.P. 5, 1, –3, –7, … is 4.

Reason (R) : Common difference of the A.P. a1 , a 2 , a 3 , ..., a n is obtained by d = a n − a n −1 .

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20. Assertion (A) : −5, − , 0, , ... is in arithmetic progression.
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Reason (R) : The terms of an Arithmetic Progression cannot have both positive and negative rational
numbers.

21. Assertion (A) : Sum of n terms of an AP is always a quadratic polynomial.

Reason (R) : General term of an AP is always a quadratic polynomial.

22. Assertion (A) : The point (0, 4) lies on y-axis.

Reason (R) : The x-coordinate of a point, lying on y-axis, is zero.

23. Assertion (A) : If the points A(4, 3) and B(x, 5) lie on a circle with centre O(2, 3), then the value of x is 2.

Reason (R) : Centre of a circle is the mid-point of each chord of the circle.

24. Assertion (A) : Mid-point of a line segment divides the line segment in the ratio 1:1.

Reason (R) : The ratio in which the point (–3, k) divides the line segment joining the points (−5, 4) and (–2, 3) is
1:2.

25. Assertion (A) : The point which divides the line segment joining the points A(1, 2) and B(–1, 1) internally in the
 1 5
ratio 1:2 is  −
, .
 3 3

Reason (R) : The coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points A(x1 , y1 ) and
 m x + m2 x1 m1y2 + m2 y1 
B(x 2 , y2 ) in the ratio m1 : m 2 are  1 2 , .
 m 1 + m 2 m 1 + m 2 
26. Assertion (A) : For 0    90 , cosec  − cot  and cosec  + cot  are the reciprocal of each
o o
other.

Reason (R) : cot 2  − cosec2  = 1 .

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27. Assertion (A) : If sin A = , (0o  A  90o ) , then the value of cos A is .
3 3

Reason (R) : For every angle , sin  + cos  = 1 .

2 2

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28. Assertion (A) : Maximum value of + is 1 .
sec  cosec 

Reason (R) : Maximum value of both sin  and cos  is 1 .

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29. Assertion (A) : Value of sinθ can never be .
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Reason (R) : Maximum value of sinθ is 1.
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30. Assertion (A) : Value of cosθ can never be .
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Reason (R) : Maximum value of cosθ is 1.
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31. Assertion (A) : Value of tan 60 is less than the value of tan 45 .
Reason (R) : When 0    90 , the value of
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tan θ increases as θ increases.

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32. Assertion (A) : If sin x = , then the value of cos 2x is also .
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Reason (R) : If tan y = 1 , then y = 45o .

33. Refer the diagram shown below.

Assertion (A) : Angle of elevation is 30o .

Reason (R) : An angle of elevation is the angle formed

between the line of sight and the horizontal line when
looking upward from a point.

34. Refer the diagram shown below.

 Assertion (A) : Angle of depression is 60 o .

Reason (R) : The angle of depression is the angle

formed between the line of sight and the horizontal
line when looking downward from a point.

35. Assertion (A) : Two players, Sania and Ashnam play a tennis match. The probability of Sania winning the
match is 0.79 and that of Ashnam winning the match is 0.21.

Reason (R) : The sum of probabilities of two complementary events is 1.

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36. Assertion (A) : A fair die is thrown once. The probability of getting a prime number is .
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Reason (R) : A natural number is a prime number if it has only two factors.

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37. Assertion (A) : The probability of getting a prime number, when a die is thrown once, is .
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Reason (R) : On the faces of a die, prime numbers are 2, 3, and 5.

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38. Assertion (A) : When two coins are tossed together, the probability of getting no tail is .
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Reason (R) : The probability P(E) of an event E satisfies 0  P(E)  1 .

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39. Assertion (A) : The probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays is .
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Reason (R) : The probability that a non-leap year has 53 Sundays is .
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40. Assertion (A) : The probability of randomly drawing a card with an even number from a box containing cards
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numbered 1 to 100 is .
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Number of favourable outcomes

Reason (R) : P(event) = .
Total number of possible outcomes