CBSE Class 10 · Mathematics · Chapter 2

Class 10 Maths – Polynomials Quiz

Answer 20 multiple-choice questions on quadratic polynomials, including 14 verified CBSE previous year questions. Each question is worth 1 mark and you get 20 minutes.

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Questions labelled CBSE PYQ are from actual CBSE board papers and the year of the board exam is shown. Questions labelled Original · CBSE Exam-Style are original items written by Vyasa Academy in the board pattern. All questions stay within the quadratic-polynomial scope of this chapter.
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Question 1Moderate

If one zero of the polynomial \(p(x) = 6x^{2} + 37x - (k - 2)\) is the reciprocal of the other, then the value of \(k\) is:

Question 2Easy

For which value of \(k\) are the zeroes of the polynomial \(3x^{2} - 10x + k\) the reciprocals of each other?

Question 3Moderate

If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial \(x^{2} - 8x + k\) such that \(\alpha^{2} + \beta^{2} = 40\), then the value of \(k\) is:

Question 4Easy

The number of polynomials having zeroes \(-3\) and \(4\) is:

Question 5Moderate

If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial \(kx^{2} + 2x + 3k\) is equal to their product, then \(k\) equals:

Question 6Easy

If one zero of the quadratic polynomial \(x^{2} + 3x + k\) is 2, then the value of \(k\) is:

Question 7Moderate

If the product of the zeroes of the polynomial \(ax^{2} - 6x - 6\) is 4, then the value of \(a\) is:

Question 8Challenging

For a non-zero polynomial \(ax^{2} + bx + c\) (with \(a \neq 0\), \(c \neq 0\)), the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are the reciprocals of the zeroes of \(ax^{2} + bx + c\) is:

Question 9Moderate

A quadratic polynomial whose sum of zeroes is \(-1\) and product of zeroes is \(-20\) is:

Question 10Moderate

The graph of \(y = p(x)\) is given below for a polynomial \(p(x)\). The number of zeroes of \(p(x)\) is:

Graph of y equals p of x touching the x-axis at exactly one point
Fig.: Graph of \(y = p(x)\).
Question 11Easy

In the given figure, the graph of a polynomial \(f(x)\) is shown. The number of zeroes of the polynomial \(f(x)\) is:

Graph of y equals f of x meeting the x-axis at exactly two points
Fig.: Graph of \(y = f(x)\).
Question 12Moderate

What number should be added to the polynomial \(x^{2} - 5x + 4\), so that 3 is the zero of the resulting polynomial?

Question 13Challenging

If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial \(p(x) = (k^{2} - 14)x^{2} - 2x - 12\) is 1, then the value of \(k\) is:

Question 14Moderate

If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial \(3x^{2} - kx + 6\) is 3, then the value of \(k\) is:

Question 15Moderate

The graph of a quadratic polynomial \(p(x)\) is drawn below. The number of real zeroes of \(p(x)\) is:

Graph of y equals p of x lying above the x-axis with no intersection
Fig.: Graph of \(y = p(x)\).
Question 16Moderate

The area of a rectangular field is \((x^{2} + 3x - 10)\) square units. If the length of the field is \((x + 5)\) units, then the breadth of the field is:

Question 17Challenging

If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the zeroes of the polynomial \(p(x) = x^{2} - 5x + 6\), then the value of \(\frac{1}{\alpha} + \frac{1}{\beta}\) is:

Question 18Challenging

A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are \(3 + \sqrt{5}\) and \(3 - \sqrt{5}\) is:

Question 19Challenging

If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the zeroes of the polynomial \(x^{2} - 2x - 8\) with \(\alpha > \beta\), then the value of \(\alpha^{2} - \beta^{2}\) is:

Question 20Challenging

For a quadratic polynomial \(p(x) = ax^{2} + bx + c\) with \(a \neq 0\), it is given that \(b = a + c\). Then which of the following is always a zero of \(p(x)\)?

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