BRAIN MAPPING ASSIGNMENT

BMA - 01

1.

CLASS -X

H.C.F. of ( x3 3x 2) and ( x2 4 x 3) is :
(B) ( x 2)2

(C) ( x 1) ( x 2)

(D) ( x 1) ( x 3)

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(A) (x 1)

2.

The rational number of the form

q
, q 0 , p and q are positive integers, which represents 0.134 , i.e. (0.1343434...)
q

is :

(A)

134
999

(B)

134
990

(C)

133
999

(D)

133
990

3.

The sum of three non-zero prime numbers is 100. One of them exceeds the other by 36. Find the largest number
.
(A) 73
(B) 91
(C) 67
(D) 57

4.

If (1) n (1)4 n 0 , then n is :

(A) Any positive integer
(C) Any odd natural number

(B) Any negative integer

(D) Any even natural number

The number 313 310 is divisible by :

(A) 2 and 3
(B) 3 and 10

(C) 2, 3 and 10

5.

(D) 2, 3 and 13

6.

Euclids division Lemma states that if a and b are any two positive integers, then there exist unique integers q
and r such that :
(A) a = bq + r, 0 < r b
(B) a = bq + rm, 0 q b
(C) a = bq + r, 0 r < b
(D) a = bq + r, 0 < q b

7.

How many prime factors are there in the prime factorisation of 5005?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6

8.

Which of the following will have a terminating decimal expansion :

(A)

9.

10.

(D) 7

77
210

(B)

23
30

(C)

125
441

(D)

23
8

The HCF of 280 and 674 is :

(A) 2
(B) 4

(C) 14

What is the number x :

I. The LCM of x and 18 is 36.
(A) 1
(B) 2

II. The HCF of x and 18 is 2

(C) 3
(D) 4

(D) 28

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ANSWER KEY

1.(A)

2.(A)

3.(C)

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4.(C)

5.(D)

6.(C)

7.(B)

8.(D)

9.(A)

10.(D)
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BRAIN MAPPING ASSIGNMENT

REAL NUMBERS
BMA-02
1.

Which of the following is equal to

(B) 3

(A) 2
2.

CLASS -X

2 3 6 1 2 3

(C) 6

(D) 5

(E)0

A number is formed by repeating any digit 6 times (e.g 2, 22, 222, 5, 55, 55 etc) Such a number is always
divisible by
(A) 7

3.

(B)13

(B) a b c d

6.

(E)All

(C) ab cd ad bc

ac
bd

(D) a b c d

(E)

(D)11

(E)3

If p, p + 2 & p + 4 are prime numbers, then p =

(A) 1

5.

(D)9

a, b, c and d are four consecutive integers, a being the least, then cd - ab = ?

(A) a b c d

4.

(C)11

(B)2

(C)4

3 p 25
can be a positive integer if & only if p is
2p 5

If p is a positive integer, then

(A) at least 3

(B)at least 3 & no more than 35

(C) no more than 35

(D)equal to 35

(E)equal to 3

If an integer of 2 digits is k times the sum of its digits, the number formed by interchanging the digits is the
sum of the sum of the digits multiplied by:
(A) 9 - k

7.

(B)10 - k

The value of 1

(A)
8.

a 1
a

(C)11 - k

(D)k - 1

(E)8 k

1
1
1 1
1
1
1
... 1
1 1
... 1
is
a a 1 a 4 a a 1 a 4
(B)

a 5
a 5

(C)

a 5
a 5

(D)

a
a 1

(E)

a 1
a 1

A, B, C are defined as follows

A=

2.000004

2.000004

, B=

4.000008

3.000003

3.000003

9.000009

and C =

4.000002

4.000002

8.000004

Which of the following is true about the value of the above three expression?
(A) All of then lie between 0.18 and 0.2
(B) A is twice C
(C) C is smallest
(D) B is the smallest
9.

The remainder obtained when 1! + 2! + 3! + 95! is divided by 15 is(A) 14

(B)3
(C)1
(D)2

10. If m < n then

(A) m 2 n 2

(B) m 2 n 2

(C) m n 2 n m 2

(D) m3 n3

(E)None

(E)None

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ANSWER KEY
1.(E) 2.(A,B,C)
3.(A)
4.(E)
5.(B)
6.(C)
7.(B)
8.(D)
9.(B)
10.(D)
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BRAIN MAPPING ASSIGNMENT

REAL NUMBERS
BMA-03
1.

2.

a, b, c and d are consecutive integers. If d 2 b 2 c 2 a 2 22 , then the numbers are

(A) 5, 6, 7, 8
(B)4, 5, 6, 7
(C)3, 4, 5, 6
(D)6, 7, 8, 9

4.

2 3 1 2

(E)cant say

If x 2 1 2 what is x 3 x 2 2 x 2?
(A) 6 1

3.

CLASS -X

(B) 2 2 4 1 2

(C) 0

(D) 1 2

(E)None of these

The value of 256 0.16 160.18 is(A) 4

(B)16

(C)64

(D)256.25

(E)8

If 82 x 3 23 x 6 , then x =
(A) -3
(B)-2

(C)1

(D)3

(E)-1

5.

J, K, L, and M are four integers. The product of the larger three is 4199, and that of the smaller three is
1547. What is their sum?
(A) 52
(B)55
(C)54
(D)53
(E)56

6.

If 0 x 3 and y 12 , which of the following CANNOT be the value of xy?

(A) -2
(B)0
(C)6
(D)24

7.

8.

9.

(E)48

n is a positive integer. n 2 is divisible by n. The number of possible values of n is

(A) 6
(B)2
(C)4
(D)5

(E)3

If x is an odd natural number and y is an even natural number, which of the following numbers must be
even?
(A) x 2 y 2
(B) y 2 x 2
(C) x y 1
(D) x 1 y
(E) x 1 y

What is the greatest number, by which the product of any three consecutive odd natural numbers is always
divisible?
(A) 3
(B)5
(C)31
(D)21
(E)15

10. How many zeroes are there are at the end of the product 125 16 92 15 12 75 24?
(A) 6
(B)5
(C)7
(D)3

(E)8

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ANSWER KEY
1.(B)
2.(B)
3.(A)
4.(E)
5.(E)
6.(E)
7.(E)
8.(D,E)
9.(A)
10.(A)
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BRAIN MAPPING ASSIGNMENT

REAL NUMBERS
BMA-04
1.

2.

If p is a prime number, then the L.C.M. of p and (p+1) is :

2
2
(A) p
(B) p ( p 1)
(C)(p+1)
2

CLASS -X

(D)p(p+1)

If n, an integer greater than 2 and 2 -1, is divisible by 5, then

(A) n is prime
(C) n is composite

(B)n is odd
(D) n can be any number

3.

If x y z 9 and both y and z are positive integers greater than zero, then the maximum value x can
take is?
(A) 7
(B)3
(C)8
(D)insufficient data
(E)5

4.

a and b are natural numbers and a - b is divisible by 3. The largest natural number by which a 3 b 3 is
always divisible is
(A) 3 but not 9
(B)6
(C)9
(D)27
(E)81

5.

Which is greater
(A)

6.

7.

7 3

Solve for x:
(A) 0

Simplify:

(B) 5 5

(C) 6 2

(D)Either 1 to 2

(D)All

(B)1

(C)-1, 0

(D)2

(E)No sol.

(D) 18 1

(E)

(D) a 0, b 0

(E)None

108 2
3 27
(B) 3 3

2
3

If a & b are real numbers, then ab

(A) a 0, b 0

9.

6 2?

3x 1 x 1

(A) 6 2 27

8.

7 3,5 5 or

(B) a 0, b 0

(C) 19 3

0.25

0.25

1
3

8 2 3
3

0.25

if
b
(C) a 0, b 0

The product of two numbers is 1600 and their H.C.F. is 5. The L.C.M. of the numbers is:
(A)8000
(B) 1600
(C) 320
(D) 1605

10. If a carton containing a dozen mirrors is dropped, which of the following cannot be the ratio of broken
mirrors to unbroken mirrors?
(A) 2 : 1
(B)3 : 1
(C)5 : 2
(D)5 : 1
(E)3 : 2

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ANSWER KEY
1.(D) 2.(C)
3.(A)
4.(C)
5.(B)
6.(A)
7.(E)
8.(D)
9.(C)
10.(C,E)
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BRAIN MAPPING ASSIGNMENT

REAL NUMBERS
BMA-05
1.

CLASS -X

How many two-digit prime numbers have the product of digits less than 10?
(A) 10
(B)9
(C)8
(D)7

(E)6

2.

How many multiples of 2 are there between 2 and 100, inclusive which are not multiples of any higher
power of 2 e.g 4,8,16, etc. ?
(A) 12
(B)15
(C)22
(D)25
(E)50

3.

If x is an odd integer, for which of the following equations must y be an even integer?
(A) xy 5
(B) x y 8
(C) x 2 y 7
(D) 2 x y 6
(E) 2 x 2 y 7

4.

The number 1030 is divisible by all of the following, except

(A) 125
(B)32
(C)16

(D)12

(E)6

333
222
How many divisors do 21 and 21 have in common?
(A) 1112
(B)49729
(C)1110

(D)48750

(E)99500

5.

6.

7.

Which of the following is greater ?

(A) 2625
(C) Both are equal

(B)

625

(C) 3 513

(D)

5 2 3

(C) 9 4 6 3

(D)

3 32

Which is false
(A) 11 11 5

9.

(B) 2 4 6 ... 46 48 50
(D)None of these

Which of the following is not surd .

(A) 4

8.

26 25 or 2 4 6 ... 46 48 50

(B)

(E) None

2m 2n 56 where m,n are whole numbers then m+n=

(A) 3

(B) 6

(C) 9

10. If x = 6 6 6 ........ ,
(A) x is an irrational number
(C) x=3

(D) 12

(B) 2<x<3
(D) None of these

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ANSWER KEY
1.(A)
2.(D)
3.( D)
4.(D,E) 5.(B)
6.(A)
7.(B)
8.(E)
9.(C)
10.(C)
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