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EXERCISE - 1
1. The number

5 when expressed as a decimal fraction is 210

(b) recurring (d) none of these (b) a rational number (d) non-real number

(a) terminating (c) non terminating and non recurring 2. 0.313313331 is (a) an irrational number (c) neither rational nor irrational 3. The decimal fraction 0.1 2 is equal to (a) 4.
1 6

(b)

11 90

(c)

14 99

(d)

5 33

A rational number, in its lowest term can be expressed as a terminating decimal iff the denominator has no prime factors other than (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 5 A rational number in its lowest term, can be expressed as a non terminating recurring decimal iff the denominator has prime factors other than (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 2 and 5 (d) 2 and 4 Irrational numbers are (a) terminating decimals (c) non terminating non recurring decimals (b) non terminating, recurring decimals (d) none of these

5.

6.

7.

is a (a) natural number (c) rational number (b) integer (d) irrational number

8.

The rational number 2.357 when expressed as the quotient of two coprime integers is (a)
2335 1001

(b)

2379 997

(c)

2355 999

(d) none of these

9.

If x is a non-zero rational number and xy is irrational, then y must be (a) rational number (c) non zero (b) irrational number (d) integer (b) a rational number

10.

3.24636363 is (a) an integer

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(c) an irrational number 11.

(d) none of these

If xy is rational, y is irrational and x is rational then (a) x > 0 (b) x < 0 (c) x = 0
1 is x

(d) x

12.

If x is a positive real number, then the least value of x (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 11

(d) 1
x y is

13.

If x and y are rational number such that (a) rational (b) irrational (b) 3

xy is irrational, then

(c) non real (c) 2

(d) none of these (d) none of these

14. 15.

The least positive prime number is (a) 1 If x and y are positive real numbers, then (a) (c)
x x y y x y x y

(b)

x y

(d) none of these

16.

2.13113111311113 is (a) a rational number (c) an integer (b) an irrational number (d) none of these

17.

3 is
(b) non-real number (d) an irrational number a = b, then (c) c = 0 (d) c 0

(a) a rational number (c) an integer 18. If a, b, c are rational numbers and ac = bc (a) c 19. 0 (b) c 0

Which of the following is not an irrational number? (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

20.

1.2348 is
(a) an integer (c) a rational number (b) an irrational number (d) none of these (b) natural numbers (d) none of these (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) none of these

21.

The counting numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, . are called (a) whole numbers (c) integers

22. 23.

The smallest natural number is (a) 0 The smallest whole number is

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(a) 0 24.

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) none of these

Choose the wrong statement : (a) There is no largest natural number (b) There is no largest whole number (c) Every natural number is a whole number (d) All natural number together with zero are called integers

25.

An integer which is divisible by 2 is called a/an (a) even number (c) prime number (b) odd number (d) composite number (b) odd number (d) composite number (b) 3 (b) 7 (b) 4 (b) 6 (b) prime number
3 : 4

26.

An integer which is not divisible by 2 is called a/an (a) even number (c) prime number

27. 28. 29. 30. 31.

Which of the following is not a prime number? (a) 2 (a) 5 (a) 2 (a) 4 (a) fraction (c) 4 (c) 8 (c) 6 (c) 7 (c) integer (d) 5 (d) 11 (d) none of these (d) 8 (d) none of these Which of the following is not a prime number? The only prime number which is even is Which of the following is not a composite number? A quantity which expresses a part of the whole is called a/an

32.

Choose the fraction which is equivalent to (a)

12 15

(b)

51 12

(c)

4 3

(d)

12 16

33.

Which of the following is not a proper fraction? (a)

2 3

(b)

3 4

(c)

5 7

(d)

6 5

34.

Which of the following is not an improper fraction? (a)

4 3

(b)

3 2

(c)

5 3

(d)

7 11

35.

How many rational numbers exist between any two distinct rational number? (a) 2 (b) 3

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(c) 11 36.

(d) infinite number of rational numbers

2 3 and : 2 5 50 75 2 and 5 7 20 1 : 5

Choose the rational number which does not lie between rational numbers (a)
46 75

(b)

47 75

(c)

49 75

(d)

37.

Choose the rational number which does not lie between rational numbers (a)
1 4

(b)

3 10

(c)

3 10

(d)

38.

1. 3 is equal to
(a)
3 4

(b)

2 3

(c)

4 3

(d)

2 5

39.

0.585 is equal to
(a)
585 99

(b)

585 999

(c)

999 585

(d) none of these

40.

5.2 is equal to
(a)
45 9

(b)

46 9

(c)

47 9

(d) none of these

41.

0.127 is equal to
(a)
7 55

(b)

7 11

(c)

2 55

(d) none of these

42.

0..35 is equal to
(a)
35 66

(b)

35 77

(c)

35 99

(d) none of these

43.

0.05 is equal to
(a)
3 99

(b)

4 99

(c)

5 99

(d) none of these

44.

3.25 is equal to
(a)
320 99

(b)

321 99

(c)

322 99

(d)

323 99

45. 46.

The successor of lowest positive integer is (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) none of these Which of the following numbers is different from others? (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

47.

Which of the following numbers is different from others? (a)

(b)

(c)

13

(d)

16

48.

Which of the following is smallest? (a)

4

(b)

(c)

(d)

49.

The product of 4 6 and 3 24 is (a) 124 (b) 134 (c) 144 (d) 154

50.

If a

1 3 2 2

, b

1 3 2 2

then the value of a 3

b3 is
(d) 37

(a) 34 51. If a

(b) 35

(c) 36

1 3 2 2

,b

1 3 2 2

then the value of a 3

b3 is
(d) 200

(a) 194 52. If x

(b) 196

(c) 195
1 is x2

4 3 , then the value of x 2

(b) 194

(a) 193 53.

(c) 195

(d) 196

If x 7 4 3, then the value of (a) 8 (b) 6

1 x

is (c) 5 (d) 4

54.

The simplest rationalizing 3 75 (a)

3
5 2.236 and 10

(b)

(c) 5
10 2 5

(d) 3 on simplifying is (d) 0.755

55.

If

3.162, the value of

(b) 0.855

(a) 0.455 56.

(c) 0.655

The rationalizing factor of a (a) a

b is

(b)

b
4

(c)

(d) none of these

57.

The simplest rationalizing factor of (a)

4

48 is
(c)
4

(b)

27

(d) none of these

58.

The value of 5 3 (a) 5 3

3 12

2 75 on simplifying is
(c)

(b) 6 3

(d) 9 3

59.

The product of

3 and

5 is

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(a) 60.

375
10| is

(b)

675

(c)

575

(d)

475

The value of |3 (a) 7

(b) 5 6|

(c) 3 + 10

(d) 3

10

61.

The value of 1 (a) 13

| 4 + 3| on simplification is (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 10

62.

The distance between 9 and 0 is (a) 0 (b) 9

3 is

(c) 8

(d)

63.

The value of x on simplifying x 2 | x | (a) 1 or 3 (b) 1 or 3

(c)

1 or 3

(d) 1, 3

64.

The rational form of 2.7435 is (a)

27161 9999

(b)

27 99

(c)

27161 9900

(d)

27161 9000

65.

The rational form of 25.6875 is (a)

411 16

(b)

421 16

(c)

431 16

(d)

441 16

66.

The decimal equivalent of (a) 0.3

5 is 16

(b) 0.31
2 3 is

(c) 0.312

(d) 0.3125

67.

The exponential form of (a) 6

1/ 2

(b) 61/ 2

(c) 61/ 4

(d) 6

68.

If

2.236 and

3 1.732, then the value of

(b) 14.39

2 5 3 5

7 3

is (d) 16

(a) 14 69. If
3 1 3 1
2, b

(c) 14.392

b 3 , then the value of a and bis

1

(a) a 70.

(b) a 2, b 1

(c) a

2, b 1

(d) a

2, b

The value of

1 2 1

3 2.4495, is

on simplifying upto 3 decimal place, given that

2 1.4142 and

(a) 0.166

(b) 0.366

(c) 0.466

(d) 0.566

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ANSWERS TO EXERCISE - 1
1. 6. 11. 16. 21. 26. 31. 36. 41. 46. 51. 56. 61. 66. (b) (c) (c) (b) (b) (b) (a) (d) (a) (c) (c) (a) (c) (d) 2. 7. 12. 17. 22. 27. 32. 37. 42. 47. 52. 57. 62. 67. (a) (d) (a) (d) (b) (c) (d) (c) (c) (d) (b) (b) (b) (c) 3. 8. 13. 18. 23. 28. 33. 38. 43. 48. 53. 58. 63. 68. (b) (c) (b) (d) (a) (c) (d) (c) (c) (b) (d) (d) (a) (c) 4. 9. 14. 19. 24. 29. 34. 39. 44. 49. 54. 59. 64. 69. (d) (b) (c) (c) (d) (a) (d) (b) (c) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a) 5. 10. 15. 20. 25. 30. 35. 40. 45. 50. 55. 60. 65. 70. (c) (b) (a) (c) (a) (c) (d) (c) (b) (a) (c) (a) (a) (c)

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