Polynomials MCQs
1. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (𝑘 − 1)𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 1 is -3 , then the
value of 𝑘 is
4
(a) 3
4
(b) − 3
2
(c) 3
−2
(d) 3
2. Which of the following is not a polynomial
(a) 3𝑥 + 5
(b) 3𝑦 3 − 4𝑦 2 + 2𝑦
(c) 𝑥 3 − 3
1
(d) 𝑥+2
3. If 2 and 3 are zeroes of polynomial 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑘𝑥 + 2𝑚, then the values of 𝑘 and 𝑚 are
9
(a) 𝑚 = 2 and 𝑘 = 15
15
(b) 𝑚 = and 𝑘 = 9
2
15
(c) 𝑚 = 9 and 𝑘 = 2
(d) 𝑚 = 15 and 𝑘 = 9
4. If the graph of a polynomial intersects the 𝑋-axis at only one point, it can be a
(a) linear
(b) quadratic
(c) cubic
(d) None of these
5. Which of the following is not the graph of a quadratic polynomial? (a)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6. The graph of a quadratic polynomial is
(a) straight line
(b) parabola
(c) hyperbola
(d) None of these
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7. If one zero of polynomial 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1 is 2 + √3, then other zero will be
(a) −2 + √3
(c) 2 − √3
(b) −√3 − 2
(d) √3 + 1
8. Zeroes of 𝑝(𝑧) = 𝑧 2 − 27 are and
(a) ±3√3
(b) +3
(c) +9
(d) +√3 and −√3
9. The number of polynomials having zeroes as -2 and 5 is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) more than 3
10. Every real number is the zeroes of zero polynomial
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Can't say
(d) Partially true/False
11. 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1, 𝑝(𝑥) is a factor of 𝑔(𝑥)
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Can't Say
(d) Partially True/False
12. If zeroes 𝛼 and 𝛽 of a polynomial 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 𝑘 are such that 𝛼 − 𝛽 = 1, then the
value of 𝑘 is
(a) 21
(b) 12
(c) 9
(d) 8
13. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 𝑎 the value of ' 𝑎 ', if
3𝛼 + 2𝛽 = 20 is -12
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Can't say
(d) Partially True/False
14. If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form 𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 is the negative
of the other, then it
(a) has no linear term and the constant term is negative
(b) has no linear term and the constant term is positive
(c) can have a linear term but the constant term is negative
(d) can have a linear term but the constant term is positive
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15. If 𝑝 and 𝑞 are zeroes of 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 9, then value of 𝑝 − 𝑞 is
(a) -3
2
(b) − 3
4√7
(c) ± 3
(d) None of these
16. The polynomial whose zeroes are (√2 + 1) and (√2 − 1) is
(a) 𝑥 2 + 2√2𝑥 + 1
(b) 𝑥 2 − 2√2𝑥 + 1
(c) 𝑥 2 + 2√2𝑥 − 1
(d) 𝑥 2 − 2√2𝑥 − 1
17. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 2, then
𝛼 3 + 𝛽 3 is equal to
215
(a) 27
357
(b) 21
115
(c) 28
325
(d) 31
18. If the sum and difference of zeroes of quadratic polynomial are -3 and -10 ,
respectively. Then, the difference of the squares of zeroes is
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 15
(d) 25
19. If sum and product of zeroes of quadratic polynomial are, respectively 8 and 12 , then
their zeroes are
(a) 2 and 6
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 8
(d) 2 and 5
20. If 𝑚 and 𝑛 are the zeroes of the polynomial 3𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 − 4, then find the value of
𝑚 𝑛
+
𝑛 𝑚
145
(a) 12
145
(b) − 12
145
(c) 7
−145
(d) 15
3
21. If one zero of the polynomial 3𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 2𝑘 + 1 is seven times the other, then the
value of 𝑘 is
2
(a) 5
2
(b) 3
2
(c) 7
3
(d) 2
22. If sum of the squares of zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 𝑘 is 20
, then the value of 𝑘 is
(a) -2
(b) -3
(c) -4
(d) 2
23. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 𝑝(𝑥 + 1) + 𝑐 such that (𝛼 + 1)(𝛽 +
1) = 0, then the value of 𝑐 is
(a) -2
(b) 2
(c) -1
(d) 1
24. The value of 𝑘 such that the polynomial 𝑥 2 − (𝑘 + 6)𝑥 + 2(2𝑘 − 1) has sum of its
zeroes equal to half of their product is
(a) -4
(b) 4
(c) -7
(d) 7
25. The sum and the product of zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 27𝑥 + 3𝑘 2 are
equal the value of 𝑘 is
(a) 𝑘 = 3
(b) 𝑘 = −3
(c) 𝑘 = ±3
(d) 𝑘 = 2
26. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3, then the
value of 𝛼 4 𝛽 3 + 𝛼 3 𝛽 4 is
(a) 104
(b) 108
(c) 112
(d) 5
