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CHAPTER PRACTICE PROBLEMS

1. If f  x   x3  2x 2  k is divisible by  x  1 then find the value of k.

2. Find a quadratic polynomial with rational coefficients whose one zero is 5  2.

3. If f  x  be a quadratic polynomial such that f  2   –3 and f  2   21 find the coefficient of ‘x’ in

f  x .

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4. If x   2 then find x3  3 .
x x

If x 2  y 2  z2  2  x  y  z   3 find the value of 2x  3y  4z.

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5.

a   b   c 
3 3 3
2
 b2 2
 c2 2
 a2
6. Simplify .
 a  b 3   b  c  3   c  a  3
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7. If x = 3 + 2 2 , then find the value of x – .
x

8. If a  b  c  6, a2  b2  c 2  14 and a3  b3  c 3  36 then find the value of abc.

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9. Calculate the value of x2 + x +  . Given x2 – 3x + 1 = 0.
x x2

10. Let R1 and R2 be the remainder when the polynomial x3  2x 2  5ax  7 and x3  ax 2  12x  6
are divided by  x  1 and  x  2  respectively and if R1  R2  20 find a.

11. Let f(x) be cubic polynomial such that f(1) = 1, f(2) = 2, f(3) = 3 and f(4) = 16. Find the value of
f(5).

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12. If x2 + y2 +  2  4 , then find the value of x2 + y2.
A

2
x y

13. Prove that for any value of a, b, c;

a2  b2  c 2  ab  bc  ca is non negative.

14. Find the remainder when x45, is divided by x2 – 1.

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 1
15. If  x    3, then find the value of x206 + x200 + x90 + x84 + x18 + x12 + x6 + 1.
 x
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ASSIGNMENT

SUBJECTIVE

Section A

1. Find the value of k so that x 3  3x2 + 4x + k is exactly divisible by x  2.

2. Find the values of a and b if x  2 and x  3 are factors of p(x) = x3  10x2 + ax + b.

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3. If x + y = a and xy = b, then the value of 3
 is
x y3

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4. Find the HCF of a3  a2x, a3  ax2, a4  ax3.

5. Find the LCM of x2  10x + 24, x2  8x + 12 and x2  6x + 8.

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6. If x   7 , find the value of x 3  3 .
x x

7. Factorise : 216a3  125b3.

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8. By using the suitable identities, solve (1001)3  (999)3.

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9. If x4 + 4
= 47, find x3 + 3
x x

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10. If a = 2 3  2 3 , then find the value of 2a3 + 6a – 3 .

11. Solve: 75  75 – 2  75  25 + 25  25.

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12. If a  b = 3 and a3  b3 = 117, then a + b is

13. If x, y and z are real numbers such that x2 + y2 + 2z2 = 4x – 2z + 2yz – 5, then the possible value
of (x – y – z) is:

14. If f(x) = x3 + 2x2 + k is divisible by (x – 1), k would be

15. 52n  1 (n is a positive integer) is always divisible by

16. If f(x) is an algebraic expression in the variable x ; and if f(b) = 0, then one of the factor of f(x).

17. The expressions for the length and area of a rectangle are (4a  3) units
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and 12a2  37a + 21 sq units, then find the expression for breadth.

18. Find the values of a and b so that the polynomial f(x) = 3x 3 + ax2 – 13x + b is divisible by
x2 – 2x – 3.

19. Factorise 2 2a3  8b3  27c 3  18 2abc .

p3 r 2
20. If x3 + px + r and 3x2 + p have a common factor, then value of  .
27 4

21. What must be added to x3 + 2x2 so that it becomes divisible by x + 4 ?

22. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 13 and ab + bc + ca = 6, then evaluate a3 + b3 + c3  3abc.

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23. Find a quadratic polynomial divisible by (2x  1) and (x + 3) and which leaves remainder 12 on
division by (x  1).

24. If x2  1 is a factor of ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e, then sum of a + c + e.

25. The L.C.M. and H.C.F. of two polynomials, p(x) and q(x) are 2(x 4 – 1) and
(x + 1) (x2 + 1) respectively. If p(x) = x3 + x2 + x + 1, find q(x).

26. If a3 + b3  1 + 3ab = 0, then find the value of a + b.

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27. If a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc and a, b, c are positive numbers, then prove that a = b = c.

28. If a, b, c  R, x = a2  bc, y = b2  ca, z = c2  ab, then prove that, x3 + y3 + z3  3xyz is a perfect

square.

29. Using identities prove that x3 + y3 + z3  3xyz, where x, y, z are positive real numbers.

30. If ‘n’ is odd, then prove that (x + 1) is a factor of x n + 1.

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Section B

1. Determine the value of a, if x – a is a factor of the polynomial p(x) = x 3 – (a2 – 1) x + 2.

2. The polynomial p(x) = kx3 + 9x2 + 4x – 8 when divided by x + 3 leaves the remainder -20, find the
value of k.

3. Factorise and find the L.C.M. of 11x3 (x + 1)3 and 11x(2x2 + 3x + 1)

4. For what value of k, the factor of x2 + x – (2k + 2) and 2x2 + kx – 12 is x + 4?

5. In the product of (2x2 + 4x + 7) (ax2  4x  b), the coefficient of x4 is 6 and that of x is 4.

Find a and b.

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6. If x3 + ax2  bx + 10 is divisible by x2  3x + 2, find the values of a and b.

7. What must be subtracted from x3  6x2  15x + 80 so that the result is exactly divisible by
x2 + x  6 ?

8. Find the remainder when x3  7ax2 + 8a2x + 15a3 is divided by x + 2a.

9. Find LCM of (bc2  abc)2, b2(ac2  a3) and a2c2 + 2ac3 + c4.

10. Use factor theorem to verify in each of the following that q(x) is a factor of p(x)
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(a) p(x) = x2 – 5x + 6, q(x) = x – 2
(b) p(x) = 7x2  2 8x  6, q(x)  x  2

(c) p(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 2x – 6, q(x) = x – 3

(d) p(x) = x10 – 1, q(x) = x – 1
(e) p(x) = 3x6 – 7x5 + 7x4 – 3x3 + 2x2 – 2, q(x) = x – 1.

11. If R1 and R2 are the remainders when polynomials f(x) = 4x3 + 3x2  12ax  5 and g(x) = 2x3 + ax2
A

 6x + 2 are divided by (x  1) and (x + 2) respectively. If 3R1 + R2 + 28 = 0. Find the value of a.

3 3
3  al 2am   2al am 
12. Factorise : a3  l  m         .
3 3   3 3 

2
 1 3 1
13. Solve:  x     x    4 , when x  0.
 x 2 x

14. If (a + b)2 + (b + c)2 + (c + d)2 = 4(ab + bc + cd) prove that a = b = c = d.

15. Solve: 2x  6  x  4  5 .
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16. Factorise x4 + x2y2 + y4.

17. Find the condition that xn  yn may be divisible by x + y.

18. Factorise (x  2y)3 + (2y  3z)3 + (3z  x)3.

a2  b 2 a 2  b 2
2 2
 2
19. Simplify a  b a  b2 .
ab ab

ab ab

20. Find the expression whose square is (2x 2  xy  15y2) (4x2  25y2) (2x2  11xy + 15y2).

21. Find the HCF and LCM of the polynomials x 3  9x2 + 26x  24 and x3  12x2 + 47x  60.

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22. Find the LCM of the polynomials ab(x2 + 1) + x(a2 + b2) and ab(x2  1) + x(a2  b2).

23. Factorise bc(b  c) + ca(c  a) + ab(a  b).

24. If f(x) = (x – 1)(x – 2)(x – 3) … (x – 10) find the coefficient of x 9.

25. Using suitable identify, prove that

(0.52)3  (0.62)3  (0.14)3  3(0.52)(0.62)(0.14)
1
(0.52)2  (0.62)2  (0.14)2  (0.52)(0.62)  (0.62)(0.14)  (0.52)(0.14)
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Section C

Numerical Based Questions (Single Digit Answer 0 to 9)

1. Let p(x) be a fourth degree polynomial with coefficient of leading term 1 and p(1) = p(2) = p(3) =
p  1  p  5 
0, then the value of .
p 0  p  4
2. Let f(x) be a fourth degree monic polynomial such that f(1) = 1, f(2) = 4, f(4) = 16, f(3) = 9, then
find 2[f(1) – f(0)].

p q
3. If xn  pyn + qzn is exactly divisible by x2  (ay + bz) x + abyz, then find the value of n
 n .
a b

8

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4. f(x) is a monic quadratic polynomial with f(– 1) = 0 and f(1) + f(2) = 0. Find f  
5

5. If the zeroes of polynomial x2 + ax + b are double of the zeroes of polynomial 4x2 – 6x + 3. Find a
+ b.

Numerical Based Questions

6. Using identities prove that (x + y + z)2  3(xy + yz + zx) where x, y, z are positive real numbers.

7. Find the remainder when x100 is divided by x2  3x + 2.

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8. Suppose f(x) is a polynomial of degree 5 and with leading coefficient 2009. Suppose further that
f(1) = 1, f(2) = 3, f(3) = 5, f(4) = 7, f(5) = 9. What is the value of f(6).

9. The remainder when x5 + kx2 is divided by (x  1) (x  2) (x 3) contains no terms in x2. Find k
without performing division.

10. Find the value of x + y + z if x2 + y2 + 4z2 + 12z + 29 – 4x – 8y = 0.

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OBJECTIVE

Level – I
Multiple Choice Questions (Single Option Correct)

1. The GCD of x3  x2  4x  6 and x2  2x  3 is

(A) 3x + 2 (B) x  3
(C) x  3 (D) 2x  3

2. If x3  5x2 + 7 is divided by (x + 2), then the remainder is

(A) 21 (B) 20
(C) 17 (D) 25

3. The LCM of xy + yz + zx + y2 and x2 + xy + yz + zx is

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(A) x + y (B) y + z
(C) (x + y) (y + z) (z + x) (D) x2 + y2

4. If one factor of the expression x3 + 7kx2  4kx + 12 is (x + 3), then the value of k is
1
(A) 5 (B)
5
13 17
(C)  (D) 
17 13

5. For what value of ‘a’ of the polynomial x3 + 2x2y + axy2 + 2y3 divisible by x + y
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(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3

6. The value of k for which x + k is a factor of x3 + kx2  2x + k + 4 is

4 3
(A) – (B) –
3 4
4 3
(C) (D)
3 4

7. If p(x) = x 2  2 2 x  1 , then p  2 2 
A

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 4 2 (D) 8 2  1

a2 b2 c 2
8. If a + b + c = 0, then   =
bc ac ab
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 1 (D) 3

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9. If x   2 , then the value of x 4  4 is
x x
(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 12 (D) 34
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10. If a1/3 + b1/3 + c1/3 = 0, then

(A) a + b + c = 0 (B) (a + b + c)3 = 27 abc
(C) a + b + c = 3abc (D) a3 + b3 + c3 = 0

11. If (x + 2) is the gcd of the polynomials (x  4) (2x2 + x  a) and (x + 1) (2x2 + bx  12), then the
value of 5a  6b is
(A) 24 (B) 42
(C) 27 (D) none of these

(Fill in the Blanks)

12. For a polynomial the exponent of the variable should be ________ .

13. f(x) is a polynomial in x and (x  a) divides f(x), then the remainder is ________ .

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14. The coefficient of the highest degree term is called ________ .

15. If x + a is a factor of p(x), then ________ = 0

16. a4 + a2 + 1 = (a2 + a + 1) ________ .

17. Degree of the remainder is ________ than the degree of the divisor.

(True or False)

18. 3x2  7 is a linear polynomial.

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19. 3x 2  12x  4 is a polynomial.

20. If f(x) = 3x3 + 2x2  x  1, then f(0.2) = 1.090.

21. xn + yn is divisible by x + y for all natural numbers n.

22. x = 1 is a zero of polynomial x2 + x + 1.

(Match the Following)

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23. Match the following:

Column  I Column  II
(A) Value of 303 + 203 – 503 + 90000 (p) 3
(B) A zero of polynomial x4 + 2x3 – 13x2 – 14x + 24 is (q) 5
(C)
2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
If a + b + c = 0, then the value of 2a b c .2a b c .2a b c is (r) 8
(D) If 2x2 + xy – 3y2 + x + ay – 10 = (2x + 3y + b)(x – y – 2) then (s) 0
value of b is
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Level – II
Multiple Choice Questions (Single Option Correct)
1. If (3x  1)7 = a7x7 + a6x6 + a5x5 + …… + a1x + a0, then the value of a7 + a6 + …. + a1 + a0 is given
by
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 128 (D) 64

2. 32x10  33x5 + 1 is divisible by

(A) x  1 (B) x + 1
(C) x  2 (D) 2x + 1

3. If p(x) = x3  3x2 + 2x + 5 and p(a) = p(b) = p(c) = 0, then the value of (2  a) (2  b) (2  c) is

(A) 3 (B) 5
(C) 7 (D) 9
4. Degree of quotient polynomial can not be
(A) 0 (B) not defined

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(C) greater than degree of remainder (D) greater than degree of dividend
5. The remainder when f(x) = 2x4  6x3 + 2x2  x + 2 is divided by x + 2 is
(A) 90 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) 92
6. If f(x) = (x  1) (x  2) (x  3) …….. (x  10), then coefficient of x9 is
(A) 55 (B) 35
(C) 15 (D) 55

7. The value ‘a’ for which x3  7x + 5 is a factor of x5  2x4  4x3 + 19x2  31x + 21 + a
(A) 6 (B) 5
(C) – 6 (D) 5
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8. If (x + y)3  (x  y)3  6y(x2  y2) = ky3, then k =
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) 8
Multiple Choice Questions (Multiple Options Correct)
9. Which of the following is a polynomial?
1
(A) x  1  2x (B) x2 – 3x 
3
6
 1
A

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(C) x   x3  (D)  – 3
 
 
10. Solutions of the inequality x 3 – 5x2 + 8x – 4 > 0 are
(A) (1, 2) (B) (2, )
(C) {2} (D) (0, 4)

11. Zero(s) of polynomial x3 – 5x2 + 8x – 4 is/are

(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) – 4

12. A quadratic polynomial if plotted on a graph can cut the x-axis

(A) once (B) twice
(C) never (D) none of these
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13. If x2 + x – 12 divides p(x) = x3 + ax2 + bx – 8 exactly, find a and b.

35  2
(A) a = 5, b = 8 (B) a = , b = 17    
21  3
5 34
(C) a = , b = – (D) none of these
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14. If  and are the zeroes of polynomial 4x2 – 2x + (k – 4), then find the value of k

16
(A) 8 (B)
2
24
(C) (D) 10
3

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Level – III

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1. If a  x  , b  x  , then the value of a2 + 2ab – 3b2 is
x x
 2 
(A) 4x 2  2  1
x 
4

(B) 2 2x 2  1
x

 2   1 1
(C) 4  1  2  (D) 8  2  
 x  x 2

2. Which of the following is a factor of the expression ab(x 2  y2) + xy(b2  a2)
(A) bx  ay (B) bx + ay
(C) ab + xy (D) ax  by

3. If f(x) = x3 + px + q is divisible by x2 + x – 2 then the remainder when f(x) is divided by x + 1 is:

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(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) – 4 (D) 1

4. If a, b, c are distinct and p(x) is a polynomial in x ; which leaves remainder a, b, c on division by (x

 a), (x b), (x  c) respectively, then the remainder on division of p(x) by (x  a) (x  b) (x  c) is
(A) x + a + b + c (B) a + b + c
(C) x (D) none of these

5. a – b = – 8 and ab = – 12, then a3 – b3

(A) – 244 (B) – 240
(C) – 224 (D) – 260

6. If a, b, c are three distinct reals then a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca is always

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(A) < 0 (B) > 0
(C)  0 (D)  0

7. If x  R, then the solution set of the equation x  1  x  1  1 is:

5   1
(A)   (B)  
4 4
1 5
(C)  (D)  , 
4 4
A

8. The value of ‘k’ if the roots of 4x3 – 12x2 + 11x + k = 0 are a – d, a, a + d, is:
(A) – 2 (B) – 3
(C) – 4 (D) – 5

9. The remainder when x3 + 3px + q is divided by (x – a)2, is:

(A) 3x2 + q – 2a3 (B) 3(p + a2)x + q – 2a3
(C) q – 2a 3 (D) none of these

10. The number of solutions for 5x  7  3x  1  x  3 is:

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) none of these
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11. If ,  are the roots of px2 + qx + r = 0, then find the value of 3 + 3

3qpr  q3 3pqr  3q
(A) (B)
p3 p3
pqr  3q 3pqr  q
(C) (D)
p3 p3

12. If the roots of 2x2 + 7x + 5 = 0 are reciprocal roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then find the value of
a–c.
(A) 3 (B) – 3
(C) – 2 (D) – 5

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KEY AND ANSWERS TO CPP AND ASSIGNMENT

CHAPTER PRACTICE PROBLEMS

1. –3 2. x 2  4x  1
3. –6 4. –2
5. 1 6.  a  b b  c c  a 
7. 2 8. 6
9. 10 10. a=2
11. 53 12. 2
14. x 15. 0

ASSIGNMENT

SUBJECTIVE

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Section A

1. k = 4 2. a = 31, b = 30
a3  3ab
3. 4. a(a  x)
b3
5. (x  6) (x  4) (x  2) 6. 364
7. (6a  5b) (36a2 + 30ab + 25b2) 8. 6000002
9.  18 10. 0
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11. 2500 12. 7
13. 4 14. –3
15. 24 16. x–b
17. 3a  7 18. a = 4, b = 6
19.  2a  2b  3c  2a  4b  9c  2 2ab  6bc  3 2ac 
2 2 2

20. 0 21. 32
22.  35 23. 6x2 + 15x  9
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24. 0 25. (2x4  2)

26. a+b=1

Section B
1. a = 2 2. 3
3. 11x3(x + 1)3(2x + 1) 4. k=5
5. a = 3, b = 8 6. a = 2, b = 13
7.  2x + 38 8. 37a3
9. ab2c2(c + a)2 (c  a)2 11. a=1
a3 1
12. (l + m) (l + 2m) (2l + m) 13.  1, 2, –
3 2
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15. x=5 16. (x2 + xy + y2) (x2  xy + y2)

17. n should be an even integer 18. 3(x  2y) (2y  3z) (3z  x)
ab
19. 20. (2x + 5y) (x  3y) (2x  5y)
a2  b2
21. HCF = (x  3) (x  4) and LCM = (x  2) (x  3) (x  4) (x  5)
22. (ax + b) (ax  b) (bx + a) 23. (b  c) (c  a) (a  b)
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Section C

Numerical Based Questions (Single Digit Answer 0 to 9)

1. 6 2. 2

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3. 1 4. 0

5. 0

Numerical Based Questions

7. (2100  1) x + (2  2100) 8. f(6) = 2009  120 + 11

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9. k = 90 10.
2

OBJECTIVE
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Level – I
Multiple Choice Questions (Single Option Correct)

1. B 2. A 3. C
4. B 5. D 6. A
7. B 8. D 9. D
10. B 11. B
A

(Fill in the Blanks)

12. non-negative integer 13. f(a) 14. leading coefficient

15. P(a) 16. a2  a + 1 17. less

(True or False)

18. False 19. True 20. False

21. False 22. False
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(Match the Following)

23. (A)  (s), (B)  (p), (C)  (r), (D)  (q)

Level – II
Multiple Choice Questions (Single Option Correct)

1. C 2. A 3. B
4. D 5. D 6. A
7. C 8. D

Multiple Choice Questions (Multiple Options Correct)

EN
9. B, C, D 10. A, B 11. A, C
12. A, B, C 13. B, C 14. A, B, C

Level – III

1. B 2. A 3. A
4. C 5. C 6. B
7. C 8. B 9. B
10. B 11. A 12. A
LL
A