Objective Questions
1. Fill in the blankS:
() The reciprocal of every (non-zero) rational number number.
(i) The sum of a rational and an irrational number is always.. number.
(ii) The difference of a rational and an irrational number is always .number.
(iv) The decimal expansion of every rational number is either Or non
terminating
(v) Thedecimal expansion of every irrational number is always
(vi) Every number whose decimal expansion is non-terminating non-recurring is
number.
(vii) Between two distinct rational numbers there lie rational numbers.
(vi) Between two distinct rational numbers there lie irrational numbers.
(ix) Between two distinct irrational numbers there lie rational numbers.
() Corresponding to every real number, we can find pointon the number
line.
(x) The decimal expansion of a rational number, where p, qare integers, q > 0, p, q
have no common factors (except 1) is non-terminating recurring if q has a prime
factor
(xii) The decimal representation of the rational number is.
9
(rii) 2/3+ V27 =
(xiv) V48 x V75 =
1
(x0) After simplification,
V2+ V3
V3-1
(xv) After simplification, V3 +1
(xvi) ¥1296 =
vil) If 175 = 289,then x is equal to
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(xix) If (81) =243, then xis equal to
(xx) Ifa= 2and b=3, then the value of (a +b)- is
2. State whether the following statements are true or false. Justity your answer.
() Every natural number is a whole number.
() Every integer is a whole number.
(n) Every integer can be written in the form where p, qare integers, q 0.
(iv) Every rational number is an integer.
(v) Every real number is an irrational number.
(i) Every irrational number is a real number.
(vii) Every point on the number line represents a number of the form yn, where n is a
natural number.
(vii) The product of arational and an irrational number is an irrational number.
() Reciprocal of every rational number is a rational number.
(*) The square roots of allpositive integers are irrational numbers.
(x) There are infinitely many integers between any two integers.
(xi) The square of an irrational number is always a rational number.
Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct answer from the given four options (3 to 44):
3. The smallest natural number is
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
4. The smallest whole number is
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
5. Choose the wrong statement:
(a) There is no largest natural number.
(b) There isno largest integer. (c) There is no smallest integer.
(d) Thecollection of rational numbers has largest as well as
smallest.
6. Choose the wrong statement:
(a) Every natural number is a whole number.
(6) Every integer is a rational number.
(c) Every rational number is an integer.
(a) Every rational number is a real number.
7. Every rational number is
(a) a natural number (b) an integer
(c) areal number (d) awhole number
8. Between two rational numbers
(a) there is no rational number
(b) there is exactly one rational number
(c) there are infinitely many rational numbers
(d) there are only rational numbers and no irrational numbers.
9. Decimal representation ofa rational number cannot be
(a) terminating (b) non-terminating
(c) non-terminating repeating (d) non-terminating non-repeating
10, The product of any two irrational numbers is
(a) always an irrational number (b) always a rational number
(c) always an integer
() sometimes rational,sometimes irrational
11. The decimal expansion of the number J2 is
(a) a finite decimal (b) 141421
() non-terminating recurring (d) non-terminating non-recurring
12 Which of the following is an irrational number?
V12
(4) (b) (4) V81
13. Which of the folowing is not a rational number?
(9) 2 (b) V4 (c) V9 (4) V25
14. Which of the following is an irrational number?
(a) (e) ()
15. Which of the following is different from others?
(a) 7 (b) V8 (c) V9 (a) V10
16. Arational number between and is
3 4
(a) (6) 5 (4)
17. The number of rational numbers between the rational numbers 1
and is
3 2
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) infinitely many.
18. Choose the rational number which does not lie between the rational numbers 2
and
3 3 7
(a) 10
(b) 10
() -!4 (d) 20
19. Which of the following numbers has terminating decimal representation?
1 3
(4) (6) (c) (d)
11
20. Which of the following is an irrational number?
(a) 0.14 (6) 0.1416 (c) 0.1416 (d) 0.4014001400014..
21. Which of the following is an irrational number?
(a) 3.758 (b) 3.1010010001..e
(c) 3.23789 (d) 37.56489125648912...
22. Choose a rational number which does not lie between and 3 .
4
17 13 11 9
(a) 20 (b) (0) 20 (a)
20 20
23. An irrational number between 2 and 3 is
(a) V2 (b) V3 (c) V6 (a) V12
24. Arational number between /2 and J3 is
(a) 2 +8 (b) (c) 1.5 (a) 1.8
2 2
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25. The value of 1.999 in the form where pand qare integers and q#0, is
19 1999 1
(6
1000
(c) 2 ()
26. The number 0.25 is equal to
65 37 25
99 (6) 99 99
27. The number 0.27 is equal to
2 3
(6) 11
()
11
28. V10 x 15 is equal to
(a) 6V5 (6) 5/6 () V25 (d) 10 V5
29. 2/3 + 3 is equal to
(4) 2/6 (b) 6 () 343 (4) 4V6
30. The value of 8 +18 is
(a) V26 () 2(/2 +3) (c) 5/2 () 62
31. The number (2 - 3 ) is
(a) a natural number (b) an integer
(c) a rational number (a) an irrational number
32. The rationalising factor of 5+ 2/6 is
(a) 5+ 2/% (6) -V5+2/6 (c) 5- 2/6 (d) -5-2V6
33. The value of V32 + V48
V8 +Vin IS equal to
(a) v2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8
34. The number obtained on rationalising the denominator of 1
(9)
3 (C V7 +2
5 45
35. is equal to
1
(4)3-2/2) (b) 3 + 2/2 () 3-2/2 (a) 3 +2V2
7
36. After rationalising the denominator of
3/3 - 2/5 We get the denominator as
(a) 13 (b) 19 (c) 5
1 (d) 35
37. If x =
3+ 2/2 then the value of x- is
(a) 6 (b) -6 (c) 42 (d) -42
38. If N2 =14142, then N2-1
J +1 is equal to
(a) 2.4142 (b) 5.8284 (c) 0.4142 (d) 0.1718
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39. is equal to
(a) 2 6 (6) 2-6 1
(c) 26 (d) 26
40. The product 2.2.82 equals
(a) v2 (b) 2 (c) 3
22 2 ( ) 32
41. The value of (81)² is
() ; (c) 9 1
81
3
4
42. The value of5 16) is
4
(a) 9 (b) 294 (c)
27
(a)
8
8 27
43. Value of (256)0:16 x(256)0.09 ¡s
(a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 64 (a) 256.25
44. Which of the following is equal to x ? l e
12 1 2
(a) x7 - x7 (c) (Vaji (d) x7 xx12
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