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Academic Session 2025-2026
Roll No........................ Date........................
Fundamental classes

Total Time: 3 Hrs 50 Mins Max Marks: 145

General Instructions
This Question Paper is Divided into 5 Sections
Section A Consists of 20 Questions
Section B Consists of 18 Questions
Section C Consists of 20 Questions
Section D Consists of 1 Questions
Section E Consists of 5 Questions

Standard/Class: 10th

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Subject: MATHEMATICS

Section A
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1.
Objective(MCQ) - (1 Marks)

a) 4 b) 5 c) 3 d) 2
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If a = 23 x 3, b = 2 x 3 x 5, c = 3p x 5 and LCM (a,b,c) = 23 x 32 x 5, then p = [1]

2.
(a) rational
(c) both of above
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The product of a rational and irrational number is
(b) irrational
(d) none of above
[1]

3.

4.
a) 8 b) 2

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If the LCM of n and 16 is 32 the HCF of n and 16 is 2, then n =
c) 1 d) 4

If p1 and p2 are two old prime numbers such that p1 > p2 , then (p1)2 - ( p2)2 is
a) an odd number b) a prime number c) an even number d) an old prime
[1]

[1]

number
5. The number ‘π’ is [1]
(a) natural number (b) rational number
(c) irrational number (d) rational or irrational
6. [1]
The LCM of two numbers is 1200. Which of the following cannot be there HCF?
a) 200 b) 700 c) 400 d) 100
7. Which of the following is not irrational? [1]
(a) (2 – √3)²
(b) (√2 + √3)²
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 (c) (√2 -√3)(√2 + √3)
(d) √5
8. For some integer p, every even integer is of the form [1]
(a) 2p + 1 (b) 2p (c) p + 1 (d) p
9. If HCF (16, y) = 8 and LCM (16, y) = 48, then the value of y is [1]
(a) 24 (b) 16
(c) 8 (d) 48
10. HCF of 8, 9, 25 is [1]
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 1
11. The HCF of 76 and 152, is [1]

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a) 152 b) 76 c) 4 d) 19
12. The largest number that will divide 398,436 and 542 leaving remainders 7,11 and 15 [1]

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respectively is
(a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 34 (45
13. The sum of two irrational numbers is always
(a) irrational (b) rational
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(c) rational or irrational (d) zero

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14. Three farmers have 490 kg, 588 kg and 882 kg of wheat respectively. Find the
maximum capacity of a bag so that the wheat can be packed in exact number of
bags.
[1]

(a) 98 kg
(c) 200 kg
(b) 290 kg
(d) 350 kg

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15. The least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 10 (both inclusive) is [1]
a) 2520 b) 10

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16. (6 + 5 √3) – (4 – 3 √3) is
(a) a rational number
(c) a natural number
d) 564

(b) an irrational number

(d) an integer
[1]

17. If m and n are co-prime numbers then m2 and n2 are [1]

a) not co-prime b) co-prime c) even d) odd
18. If n is a natural number, then 92n - 42n is always divisible by [1]
a) 13 b) 5 c) both 5 and 13 d) none of these
19. Express 98 as a product of its primes [1]
(a) 2² × 7
(b) 2² × 7²
(c) 2 × 7²
(d) 23 × 7
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 Subjective - (1 Marks)
20. Express 98 as a product of its prime factors. [1]

Section B

Subjective - (2 Marks)
21. Express 7429 as a product of its prime factors. [2]
22. [2]
Prove that is irrational.
23. Can two numbers have 16 as their HCF and 380 as their LCM? Give reason. [2]
24. Find LCM of numbers whose prime factorisation are expressible as 3 × 5² and 3² × 7² [2]

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25. Express 5005 as a product of its prime factors. [2]
26. HCF and LCM of two numbers is 9 and 459 respectively. If one of the numbers is 27, [2]
find the other number.

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28. Find the LCM and HCF of 6 and 20 by the prime factorisation method.
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27. The HCF of two numbers is 16 and their product is 3072. Find their LCM.

29. The HCF of two numbers is 145 and their LCM is 2175. If one number is 725, find the [2]
[2]
[2]

other.

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30. Find HCF and LCM of 13 and 17 by prime factorisation method.
31. Find the prime factorisation of the denominator of rational number expressed as
[2]
[2]

in simplest form.

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32. Can two numbers have 15 as their HCF and 175 as their LCM? Give reasons.
33. Check whether 6ª can end with the digit 0 for any natural number a.
[2]
[2]

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34. Find the greatest number of 6 digits exactly divisible by 24, 15 and 36
35. Show that there are infinitely many positive primes.
36. Show that 3√7 is an irrational number.
37. The LCM and HCF of two numbers are 180 and 6 respectively. If one of the numbers [2]
[2]
[2]
[2]

is 30, find the other number.

38. Express 3825 as a product of its prime factors. [2]

Section C

Subjective - (3 Marks)
39. A rectangular courtyard is 18 m 72 cm long and 13 m 20cm broad. It is to be paved [3]
with square tiles of the same size. Find the least possible number of such tiles.
40. Prove that a positive integer n is prime number, if no prime p be less than or equal to [3]
√n divides n.

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41. Show that 2 - √3 is an irrational number. [3]
42. Determine the number nearest to 110000 but greater than 100000 which is exactly [3]
divisible by each of 8, 15 and 21.
43. Find the LCM and HCF of 8, 9, 25 by applying the prime factorisation method. [3]
44. Show that 5 – √3 is irrational. [3]
45. A circular field has a circumference of 720 km. Three cyclists start together and can [3]
cycle 96, 120 and 144 km a day, round the field. When will they meet again?
46. Two tankers contain 850 liters and 680 liters of petrol. Find the maximum capacity [3]
of a container which can measure the petrol of each tanker in the exact number of
times.
47. In a seminar, the number of participants in maths , English and Hindi are 60, 108 and [3]
84 respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the

48. Find the LCM and HCF of 510 and 92 and verify that
LCM × HCF = product of the two numbers.
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same number of participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same
subject.
[3]

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49. In a walk three persons step off together, their steps measure 80 cm, 85 cm and 90
cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that he can
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cover the distance in complete steps?
50. Find the smallest number which leaves remainders 8 and 12 when divided by 28 and [3]
32 respectively.

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51. Prove that is 3 + √2 is an irrational number.
52. Show that 4 - 5√2 is an irrational number.
[3]
[3]

of 7 in each case?

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53. What is the smallest number that, when divided by 35, 56 and 91 leaves remainders

54. Prove that 3 + 2√5 is irrational.

[3]

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55. The length, breadth, and height of a room are 8 m 50 cm, 6 m 25 cm and 4 m 75 cm [3]
respectively. Find the length of the longest rod that can measure the dimensions of
the room exactly.
56. Show that 3√2 is irrationa [3]
57. Find the largest positive integer that will divide 398, 436 and 542 leaving reminders [3]
7, 11 and 15 respectively.
58. Find the LCM and HCF of 12, 15, 21 by applying the prime factorisation method. [3]

Section D

Subjective - (4 Marks)
59. Find the HCF and LCM of 306 and 657 and verify that LCM × HCF = Product of the [4]
two numbers.

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 Section E

Subjective - (5 Marks)
60. Prove that every positive integer different from 1 can be expressed as a product of a [5]
non-negative power of 2 and an odd number.
61. Prove that √5 is irrational. [5]
62. Prove that √2 is irrational. [5]
63. Let a, b, c, d be positive rationals such that a + √b = c + √d then either a = b and b = [5]
d or b and d are squares of rationals.
64. Milkman has two vessels containing 720 ml and 405 ml of milk respectively. Milk [5]
from these containers is poured into glasses of equal capacity to their brim. Find the

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minimum number of glasses that can be filled.

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