Class 8th Maths MCQ

Chapter 1: Rational Numbers

1) The product of two rational numbers is always a __________.

a) Rational number.
b) Odd number.
c) Prime number.
d) Irrational number

2) By using the properties of rational numbers solve the following equation

(8 + 0) + (6 * 3)
a) 26
b) 24
c) 28
d) 0

3) Solve: (156)∗(23).
a) 35
b) 25
c) 53
d) 52

4) Which number should be subtracted from 1615 to get (−1615)?

a) 3115
b) 3215
c) −3215
d) 0

5) Simplify: 112+114–118+1116.
a) 442
b) 444
c) 4416
d) 12116

6) Which of the following rational number is in the standard form?

a) 1621
b) 1624
c) 2115
d) −2156

7) Fill in the blanks −1532 / ____ = 1232.

a) 39128
b) 12839
c) 128−39)
d) −54

8) What is the multiplicative inverse of 15135?

a) 15135
b) −15135
c) 1
d) 9
9) Which of the following lies between 2 and 3?
a) 52
b) 62
c) 63
d) 123

10) What is the reciprocal of 1−x?

a) x
b) -x
c) 1x
d) 1−x

11) Which of the following type of numbers are not closed under subtraction?
a) Rational Numbers
b) Integers
c) Whole Numbers
d) All of the mentioned

12) On a number line, the arrangement of numbers is as follows _________

a) Negative -> 0 -> positive
b) Positive -> 0 -> negative
c) Positive -> 0 -> positive
d) Negative -> 0 -> negative

13)The number −167 lies on which side on a number line?

a) Right side
b) Left side
c) On the center
d) Can be on either of the sides

14) The number line for natural numbers is ____________.

a) the line that extends indefinitely on both sides
b) the line that extends indefinitely to the right, but from 0
c) the line that extends indefinitely only to the right side of 1
d) the line that extends indefinitely on both sides, but you can see numbers only
between –1, 0 and 0, 1 etc

15)When the numbers 5/2, 12/11,5/4,7/6 are placed on the number line, which of the
following will be nearest to 0?
a) 5/4
b) 12/11
c) 7/6
d) 5/2

16)A number line which consists only integers will consider all the numbers like 1, -1,
2.5, etc.
a) True b) False
c) wrong d right

17) -8 is ____ than 8 and -12 is ____ than -9.

a) greater and smaller
b) smaller and greater
c) greater and greater
d) smaller and smaller
18)Which number lies between the numbers 1/4 and 1/6?
a) 1/5
b) 1/6
c) 1/3
d) 1/2

19)The rational number which is not lying between 6 and 7 is ________

a) 36/7
b) 45/7
c) 46/7
d) 13/2

20)Between any consecutive two integers, there are always infinite integers.
a) True c) Wrong
b) False d) Right

21)The maximum number of integers between two consecutive natural numbers is

________
a) zero
b) 2
c) 3
d) infinite

22) Which on the following number lies between 3/10 and 3/10000.
a) 3/1000
b) 3/10000
c) 3/100000
d) 3/1000000

23)32/9 lies between which pair?

a) 6/5 and 7/2
b) 3/2 and 5/2
c) 7/2 and 10/2
d) 7/2 and 6/5

24)Which of the following is the greatest number among the given rational numbers?
a) 139/26
b) 72/21
c) 99/36
d) 101/20
Ans: a) 139/26

25)[….., -1, 0, 1, …….] the given set shows which type of numbers?
a) Rational numbers b) Integers
c) Natural numbers d) Whole numbers

26)Pick the smallest number of the following.

a) –139/26
b) –72/21
c) –99/36
d) –101/20
27)Pick the which has the ordered pair of BIG and SMALL number.
a) 6/3 and 7/3
b) 12/11 and 11/10
c) 13/22 and 33/11
d) 12/4 and 13/5

28)Which of the following type of numbers are not closed under subtraction?
a) Rational Numbers
b) Integers
c) Whole Numbers
d) All of the mentioned

29)By using the properties of rational numbers solve the following equation (8 + 0) + (6
* 3).
a) 26
b) 24
c) 28
d) 0

30) 15) Which of the following form an equivalent pair of rational numbers?
a) 120/45 and 160/6
b) 55/6 and 220/12
c) −81/3 and 162/6
d) −230/300 and −46/60
 Chapter 2: Linear Equations in one variable

1) Find the solution for the equation 3x + 3 = 4.

a) 3
b) 1/3
c) 4
d) 1/4

2) In equation 3x + 4 = 10, by transposing the variable on RHS we get ________

a) -4 = 10 – 3x
b) 4 = 3x + 10
c) 4 = -3x + 10
d) -4 = – 3x – 10

3) Solve equation 7x + 14 = 21 to find value of x.

a) x = 1
b) x =-1
c) x = 2
d) x = -2

4) Solve: 5/2x+3/2=6/4.
a) x = 1
b) x = 2
c) x = 3
d) x = 0

5) Solve: 7x – 2 = 3.
a) x = 5/7
b) x = 7/5
c) x = 3/5
d) x = 5/3

6) Pick the equation from the given one’s which have solution as z = 2.
a) 2z -2 = 3
b) 3z -2 = -2
c) 3z -3 = 3
d) 4z + 3 = 3

7) Pick the equation which has the solution in the form of prime number.
a) 2x = 3
b) 3z = -6
c) 4y – 3 = 2
d) 2z – 2 = 2

8) Solve: 16 = 3m – 2.
a) m = -5
b) m = 5
c) m = 6
d) m = -6
9) What is the solution of the equation, 7 + 2x = 0?
a) 2/7
b) −2/7
c) 7/2
d) −7/2

10)The solution of equation 3x + 6 = -3 is x = -3.

a) True c) Wrong
b) False d) Not Yet

11)Which of the following is not a linear equation in one variable?

a) 33
b) 33(x+y)
c) 33x
d) 33y

12)The solution of 2x-3=7 is:

a) 5
b) 7
c) 12
d) 11

13)The solution of 2y + 9 = 4 is:

a) 9/2
b) 4/9
c) -⅖
d) -5/2

14)The solution of y/5 = 10 is:

a) 15
b) 10
c) 50
d) 5

15)What should be added to -7/3 to get 3/7?

a) 21/58
b) 58/21
c) 47/21
d) 50/21

16)The perimeter of rectangle is 20cm. If the length of rectangle is 6cm, then its
breadth will be:
a) 4 cm
b) 6 cm
c) 10 cm
d) 14 cm

17)The age of father is three times the age of son. If the age of son is 15 years old,
then the age of father is:
a) 50 years
b) 55 years
c) 40 years
d) 45 years
18)The difference between two whole numbers is 66. The ratio of the two numbers
is 2 : 5. The two numbers are:
a) 60 and 6
b) 100 and 33
c) 110 and 44
d) 99 and 33

19)Three consecutive integers add up to 51. The integers are:

a) 16,17,18
b) 15,16,17
c) 17,18,19
d) 18,19,20

20)The solution for 3m = 5m – (8/5) is:

a) 8/5
b) ⅘
c) 5/4
d) 4/3

21)Perimeter of a square is 48 m. What is the length of one side?

a) 12 m
b) 192 m
c) 13 m
d) 14 m

22)At Tanay’s birth, he was 34 years younger than his father. What will be his age
after 20 years?
a) 20
b) 54
c) 0
d) 14

23)If a side of a regular hexagon is 20 cm then what will be the perimeter of that
regular hexagon?
a) 120 cm
b) 120 m
c) 60 cm
d) 60 m

24). There are two parties in an election the ratio of their votes is 2:3. The total
number of voters who took part in that election are 1200. How many votes did
the winning party get?
a) 480
b) 600
c) 1200
d) 720

25)If circumference of a circle is 6.28 cm then what is the radius of the circle?
a) 2 cm
b) 1 cm
c) 4 cm
d) 3 cm
26)The degree of linear equation in one variable is _______
a) 1
 b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

27)The process of shifting any constant or variable in an equation from one side to
other is ___________
a) assosiativity
b) distributivity
c) commutativity
d) transposition

28)Linear equation in one variable has ________ number of solution/s.

a) one
b) one and only one
c) two
d) infinite

29)What should be added to twice the rational number 13/3 to get 13/6?
a) −13/4
b) −13/2
c) 13/2
d) 13/4

Chapter 3: Understanding Quadrilaterals

1. Regular polygon have all sides______
a) Equal
b) Rhombus
c) Rectangle
d) Square

2. Sum of all internal angles of a quadrilateral is ____

a) 180°
b) 360°
c) 30°
d) 60°

3. Diagonals of Rectangle are ____ and ____ each other.

a)Not equal, Bisect
b)Equal, Bisect
c)Equal, parallel
d)None of these

4. A quadrilateral with one pair of sides parallel is _____

a) Rectangle
b) Circle
c) Oval
d) Trapezium

5. Diagonals of _____ bisect each other at 90°

a) Circle
b) Oval
c) Rhombus and square
d) Trapezium

6. A parallelogram with one angle 90° is _____

a) Square
b) Rectangle
c) Circle
d) Oval

7. The number of Diagonals in triangle is ______

a) Two
b) Four
c) Zero
d) None of these

8. What is the general formula to count the sum of all the interior angles of a polygon
with ‘n’ number of sides?
a) (n−2)∗180°
b) (n−2)∗360°
c) (n−1)∗180°
d) (n−1)∗360°

9. What is the sum of all the angles in any triangle?

a) 90°
b) 180°
 c) 270°
d) 240°

10. If the angles of a four sided polygon are in the ratio 7:8:9:12, then the angles would
be?
a) 70, 80, 90, 100
b) 70, 70, 80, 80
c) 120, 70, 80, 100
d) 70, 80, 90, 120

11. In a triangle the sides are 4 cm, 5 cm and 4 cm. One of the base angle is 80°. Find
the measure of the apex angel.
a) 30°
b) 40°
c) 20°
d) 10°

12. All sides of a four-sided polygon are equal in length and its diagonals bisect each
other at 90°. what would be the angle between two adjacent sides?
a) Exactly 90°
b) 90° or any acute angle
c) 90° or any obtuse angle
d) Can be any angle

13. In a quadrilateral the angles are 40°,120°,10° and x. Find x.

a) 40°
b) 120°
c) 190°
d) 180°

14. What angle is subtended by a semicircle?

a) 360°
b) 300°
c) 180°
d) 90°

15. What would be the measure of all the angles in a scalene triangle?
a) 60°, 60° and 60°
b) 120°, 30° and 30°
c) 90°, 45° and 45°
d) 60°, 30° and 90°

16. Any right angled triangle must have how may angles in total?
a) Two angles
b) Four angles
c) One angle
d) Three angles

17. The formula (n-2)180° is the formula for the sum of exterior angle of ‘n’ sided
polygons.
a) True c) Not Yet
b) False d) wrong
18. A simple closed curve made up of only line segments is called a ________
a) polygon
b) square
c) rectangle
d) triangle

19. The maximum number of sides that a polygon can have is ________
a) three
b) four
c) five
d) infinite

20. Any triangle is a ______ sided polygon.

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

21. What are exterior angles of any polygon?

a) All angles within the polygon

b) The angles with measure as 90°
c) The angles forming a pair of supplementary angles
d) The angles forming a pair of complementary angles
Ans.: c

22. The sum total of all the external angles is always ________
a) (n-2)180°
b) 180°
c) (n-2)360°
d) 360°
Ans.: d

23. If perimeter of a rectangle is 24 m, then what would be the measure of each of the
external angle of that rectangle?
a) 90°
b) 180°
c) 360°
d) 45°
Ans.: a

24. Find the value of x.

a) 160°
b) 140°
 c) 120°
d) 150°

25. In the given figure find the values of x & y respectively.

a) 14° & 166°

b) 166° & 14°
c) 170° & 10°
d) 10° & 170°

26. In any equilateral triangle, find the sum of all the external angles.
a) 180°
b) 120°
c) 60°
d) 360°

27. Find the value of x.

a) 3/140
b) 150/7
c) 140/3
d) 7/150

28. Find the value of x.

a) 190/2°
b) 2/190°
 c) 190°
d) 20°

29. External angle and internal angle of a same polygon form a pair of linear angle
together.
a) True
b) False

Chapter 4: Data Handling

1. What is frequency of object?

a) Frequency gives the number of times that an entry occurs
b) Frequency gives the number of times that an entry occurs per unit time
c) Frequency gives the percentage of times that an entry occurs
d) Frequency gives the fraction of times that an entry occurs

2. In the below dataset which represents subjects liked by students from class 6,
determine the frequency of English subject.
English, Hindi, Hindi, Marathi, Science, English, Science, English, Mathematics, English,
English, History, History, Geography, Mathematics
a) 3
b) 4
c) 2
d) 5

3. Which is the highest consumed beverage from tea, coffee and milk in the list given
below?
tea, tea, coffee, milk, tea, milk, tea, coffee, tea, coffee, milk, tea
a) milk
b) coffee
c) tea
d) tea and coffee

4. Below is the list of Ans.s given by students as their favorite pet. Determine the
frequency of dog.
dog, cat, fish, turtle, cat, rabbit, turtle, dog, cat, dog, cat, dog, dog, turtle, dog, cat, cow, fish,
rabbit, dog, cat, dog, cat, cat, dog, turtle, rabbit, cat, fish, dog, turtle
a) 5
b) 7
c) 8
d) 10

5. Below is the list of cities nominated as the favorite city by tourists. Determine the
city which has frequency 4.
Mumbai, Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Agra, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Agra, Bengaluru,
Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Agra
d) Bengaluru

6. What is the frequency of dog being the favorite pet based on below frequency
distribution table?
Animal Tally Marks

Dog |||| |||

Cat ||

Turtle ||||

Fish |||

a) 4
b) 2
c) 5
d) 8

7. Which of the below shows frequency distribution of number of visitors of India,

Singapore, Malaysia and Australia?
India, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Malaysia, Australia, India, Malaysia, Australia,
Singapore, Australia, Australia, Singapore, Singapore, Australia, India, Malaysia,
Singapore, Singapore, Malaysia, India

a)
Country Tally Marks Country Tally Marks

Australia |||| | Australia |||| |||

India |||| India ||

Malaysia |||| Malaysia |||| |

Singapore |||| | Singapore |||

b)

c) d)
Country Tally Marks Country Tally Marks
Australia |||| Australia |||| ||||
India ||| India ||||
Malaysia |||| Malaysia |||| ||
Singapore | Singapore ||||

8. Below is the list of colors nominated as the favorite colors by students of class I.
Determine the color which has frequency 8.
red, blue, red, yellow, green, yellow, green, yellow, yellow, red, green, red, blue, red,
yellow, red, blue, yellow, red, blue, blue, yellow, yellow, green, green
a) red
b) blue
c) green
d) yellow

9. Below is the list of cities nominated as the favorite city by tourists. Which is the
correct frequency distribution diagram for favorite city?
Mumbai, Delhi, Agra, Mumbai, Agra, Agra, Chennai, Mumbai, Agra, Delhi, Delhi, Agra,
Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Delhi, Agra, Delhi, Agra

a) b)
City Tally Marks
 City Tally Marks

Mumbai ||||
Mumbai |||
Delhi |||| |
Delhi |||| |
Agra |||| ||
Agra |||| ||||
Chennai ||
Chennai |||

c) d)
City Tally Marks City Tally Marks

Mumbai |||| Mumbai ||||

Delhi |||| || Delhi ||||

Agra |||| Agra |||| |||

Chennai | Chennai ||||

10. Below is the inventory of beverages in the store. Which beverage is the highest in
quantity in the store?
Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Pepsi, Fanta, Sprite, Fanta, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Fanta, Coca-
Cola, Pepsi, Pepsi, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Fanta, Pepsi, Sprite

a) Pepsi
b) Fanta
c) Coca-Cola
d) Sprite

11. Below table represents marks obtained by students of class I in Mathematics.

What is size of class intervals?

a) 10
b) 20
c) 5
d) 22
12. Below table represents marks obtained by students of class I in Mathematics.
Which class has highest frequency?

a) 0-10
b) 10-20
c) 20-30
d) 30-40

13. Below table represents marks obtained by students of class I in Mathematics.

Which class has lowest frequency?

a) 0-10
b) 10-20
c) 20-30
d) 40-50

14. Below table represents marks obtained by students of class I in Mathematics.

What is the upper limit of class interval 30-40?

a) 20
b) 30
c) 40
d) 10

15. Below table represents marks obtained by students of class I in Mathematics.

Which two classes have same frequency?
a) 0-10 and 10-20
b) 0-10 and 30-40
c) 10-20 and 30-40
d) 30-40 and 40-50

16. Below table represents daily income of families from town A.

What is size of class intervals?

a) 500
b) 1000
c) 1500
d) 2500

17. Below table represents daily income of families from town A.

Which class has highest frequency?

a) 0-500
b) 500-1000
c) 1000-1500
d) 1500-2000

18. Below table represents daily income of families from town A.

Which class has lowest frequency?
a) 0-500
b) 500-1000
c) 1000-1500
d) 1500-2000

19. Below table represents daily income of families from town A.

What is the upper limit of class interval 1500-2000?

a) 500
b) 1500
c) 2500
d) 2000

20. Below table represents daily income of families from town A.

Which frequency is repeated?

a) 7
b) 5
c) 8
d) 10

21. Which graph represents relation between whole and its parts?
a) Histogram
b) Pie graph
c) Line graph
d) Stacked bar graph

22. Below is the pie graph showing sales of store in each quarter.
Which quarter has the highest sales?

a) 1st quarter
b) 2nd quarter
c) 3rd quarter
d) 4th quarter

23. How many outcomes can be obtained by tossing a coin?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

24. How many outcomes can be obtained by tossing 2 coins?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

25. What is the probability of getting 6 when a die is rolled?

a) 1/2
b) 1/3
c) 1/4
d) 1/6

26. What is the probability of getting an even number when a die is rolled?
a) 1/2
b) 1/3
c) 1/4
d) 1/6

27. A card is picked from well shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of
picking a club card?
a) 1/2
b) 1/13
c) 1/4
d) 1/26
28. What is the probability of drawing a card of value greater than 5 and lesser than 9
from deck of cards?
a) 1/52
b) 12/52
c) 13/52
d) 1/26

29. A bag of fruits contains apple, orange, lemons and tangerines. How many
outcomes are possible to pick a fruit from bag at random?
a) 1
b) 5
c) 4
d) 8

30. Below is the histogram of number of hours spent by students on mobile phones.
How many students are represented in the given histogram?

a) 43
b) 53
c) 10
d) 21

Chapter 5: Squares and Square Roots

1. ________ is the square of 25.

a) 625
b) 525
c) 125
d) 655

2. Which of the following is a triangular number?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

3. 892= ____
a) (90-1)2
b) 902
c) 12
d) 92

4. If a student uses (a-b)2 to calculate the square of a number, then the number is
_______
a) 121
b) 112
c) 199
d) 201

5. We get the square of _____ number if we add first 11 odd numbers.

a) 11
b) 12
c) 5
d) 13

6. On subtracting first 25 odd numbers from first 30 odd numbers we get _____
a) 52
b) 375
c) 5
d) 275

7. 324= _____________
a) 2×2×9×9
b) 22×34
c) 4×3×27
d) 12×27

8. What would be the square root of 961?

a) 31
b) 32
c) 39
d) 36

9. Match the following.

Column A Column B ( Square
(Squares) Roots)

i. 4 a. 4

ii. 16 b. 3

iii. 1 c. 2

iv. 9 d. 1

Choose the correct match.

a) (i)-(c); (ii)-(a); (iii)-(d); (iv)-(b)
b) (i)-(b); (ii)-(a); (iii)-(d); (iv)-(c)
c) (i)-(c); (ii)-(d); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(b)
d) (i)-(a); (ii)-(c); (iii)-(d); (iv)-(b)

10. Find the root of 12321.

a) 11
b) 111
c) 1111
d) 11111

11. What are the prime factors of 144?

a) 12×12
b) 12×2×6
c) 2×3×2×3×2×2
d) 3×2×3×2×3×2

12. Find the prime factors of 1000.

a) 2×5×2×5×5×5
b) 2×5×2×5×2×5
c) 2×2×5×2×5×2
d) 4×5×5×2×5

13. Which of the prime factors would be correct for square of 9?

a) 3×3×9
b) 34
c) 9×9
d) 8×1

14. Find the square root of 225by using prime factors.

a) 3×5
b) 5×5
c) 3×3
d) 15

15. Prime factors of 12 are _______

a) 3×4
b) 3×2
c) 3×2×2
d) 4×2×4

16. From the following numbers, which is the greatest square?

a) 121
b) 122
c) 444
d) 400

17. Which of the following is a square of a number ending with 3?

a) 139
b) 169
c) 89
d) 99

18. Prime factors of 444 are ______

a) 2×2×3×37
b) 37×2×3×5
c) 3×7×2×5×4
d) 41×5×7×3×2
19. 121 is a perfect square.
a) True c) Not True
b) False d) prime Number

20. Find the value of x=17.64−−−−√.

a) 4 < x < 5
b) 5 < x > 4
c) 4 > x > 5
d) 3 < x < 4

21. What would be the square of 17.66?

a) 311.8756
b) 311.8576
c) 311.5876
d) 311.5786

22. What would be the square root of 66.34−−−−√?

a) 8.144
b) 8.244
c) 8.344
d) 8.544

23. Solve: 121.123−−−−−−√ = _______

a) 11.00558
b) 11.00557
c) 11.00556
d) 11.00554

24. Find a perfect square near to the number 44332.

a) 210
b) 213
c) 214
d) 209

25. What would be the square root of 901.23?

a) 30
b) 30.02
c) 30.5
d) 31

26. Estimate the square root of 15.

a) 3.98
b) 4.58
c) 5.63
d) 6.67

27. _____ is the estimated square root of 123.

a) 11.03
b) 11.59
c) 11.99
d) 11.51

28. Which of the following is a prime square number?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) None of the mentioned

29. What is the square root of 962 ?

a) 31 < x < 32
b) 31 > x > 32
c) 13 < x < 23
d) 13 > x > 23
Ans.: a

Chapter 6: Cubes and Cube Roots

1. What can be general formula to find cube of any number?

a) (a±b)3
b) a2
c) (a±b)2
d) b

2. What form can be used to find cube of 13?

a) (10+3)3
b) (10-3)3
c) (10+3)
d) (10-3)

3. 893 = ____
a) (90-1)2
b) (90-1)3
c) 12
d) 92
4. Find the cube of 32.
a) 32768
b) 37968
c) 32769
d) 35937

5. Calculate the cube of 201.

a) 8120604
b) 8120609
c) 8120600
d) 8120601

6. Evaluate 43– 33 = _____

a) 39
b) 38
c) 37
d) 36

7. Evaluate 203-193=_____
a) 1141
b) 1142
c) 1143
d) 1144

8. Evaluate 123-113=_____
a) 939
b) 389
c) 397
d) 396

9. Evaluate 573-563=_____
a) 5967
b) 5977
c) 9567
d) 9577

10. Evaluate 143-133 = _____

a) 547
b) 389
c) 559
d) 556

11. Which of the following numbers is a perfect cube?

a) 7
b) 9
c) 8
d) 2

12. Which of the following numbers is not a perfect cube?

a) 729
b) 216
c) 8
d) 2

13. Which of the following numbers is a perfect cube?

a) 1331
b) 91
c) 98
d) 21

14. Which of the following numbers is a square and perfect cube?

a) 72
b) 125
c) 64
d) 100

15. Find the smallest natural number by which 243 must be multiplied so that the
product is a perfect cube.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

16. What is the cube root of 125?

a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

17. What is square and cube of 14?

a) 2744, 196
b) 196, 2744
c) 196, 2748
d) 2744, 195

18. Evaluate 614125−−−−−−√3.

a) 45
b) 55
c) 65
d) 85

19. What is the cube root of 729000?

a) 40
b) 50
c) 90
d) 70

20. What is the cube root of 50653?

a) 34
b) 35
c) 36
d) 37

21. Find the prime factors of 6.

a) 2, 3
b) 2, 5
c) 3, 5
d) 5, 7

22. Find prime factors of 72.

a) 2×2×7×7
b) 2×2×2×3×3
c) 2×3×5×7×7
d) 2×2×2×3×7

23. Which number should be multiplied to 392 to obtain perfect cube?

a) 7
b) 9
c) 8
d) 2

24. Find the cube root of 729.

a) 3
b) 7
c) 5
d) 9

25. What multiplied to 68600 gives a perfect cube?

a) 7
b) 2
c) 5
d) 9

26. What is the cube root of 216000?

a) 60
b) 70
c) 80
d) 90

27. Find cube root of 300763.

a) 27
b) 37
c) 67
d) 57

28. Evaluate 15625−−−−−√3.

a) 35
b) 25
c) 45
d) 15

29. Evaluate 9261−−−−√3.

a) 51
b) 21
c) 29
d) 39

30. Find cube root of 79507.

a) 45
b) 47
c) 95
d) 43

Chapter 7: Comparing Quantities

1. A class has 30 girls and 40 boys. What is ratio of number of girls to total students in
class?
a) 3/7
b) 4/7
c) 3/4
d) 4/3

2. 40% of group likes tea as a beverage. What is the ratio of people liking tea as a
beverage in the group?
a) 3/7
b) 2/5
c) 2/10
d) 4/3

3. Train travels at 45 kmph and bus travels at 30 kmph. What is the ratio of speed of
train with respect to bus?
a) 3/7
b) 2/5
c) 3/2
d) 5/2

4. An item is marked as Rs. 6000. There is a 25% discount on the item. What is the
discounted price of item?
a) Rs.6000
b) Rs.4500
c) Rs.1500
d) Rs.2500

5. An item was marked for Rs. 5000 but sold for Rs. 4500. What is the % discount
offered on the product?
a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20

6. The list price of shirt is Rs. 2500. There is 30% discount on the item. What is the sell
price?
a) Rs.1750
b) Rs.4500
c) Rs.1500
d) Rs.2500

7. An article was sold after offering two successive discounts of 25% and 34%. If the
marked price is 1000 then what is the selling price of the article?
a) Rs 495
b) Rs 500
c) Rs 300
d) Rs 465

8. A shirt is sold for Rs. 1500 after offering two successive discounts of 5% and 7%.
What is the marked price of the shirt?
a) Rs 1500
b) Rs 1600
c) Rs 1700
d) Rs 1200

9. The marked price of a mobile is Rs 40000. The shopkeeper allowed a discount of

30% but the customer bargained for 45%. So the shopkeeper allowed 30% and 15%
successive discounts. Which of the following statements is true?
a) The shopkeeper benefitted the deal by 1200
b) The shopkeeper benefitted the deal by 1800
c) The customer benefitted the deal by 1200
d) Both parties benefitted equally

10. Calculate 10% of 557.65.

a) 557.65
b) 55.765
c) 5.5765
d) 0.55765

11. Calculate 15% of 882.

a) 88.2
b) 44.1
c) 132.3
d) 882

12. Calculate 25% of 776.

a) 776
b) 388
c) 97
d) 194

13. An item is marked as Rs. 8000. There is a 25% discount on the item. What is the
amount of discount received on the item?
a) Rs.6000
b) Rs.1000
c) Rs.1500
d) Rs.2000

14. An item is marked as Rs. 6000. There is a 40% discount on the item. What is the
discounted price of an item?
a) Rs.6000
b) Rs.3600
c) Rs.1500
d) Rs.2500

15. An item was marked for Rs. 5000 but sold for Rs. 3500. What is the % loss on the
product?
a) 5
b) 10
c) 30
d) 20

16. The cost of a hover board was 15000 at the shop. What will be the bill amount after
a sales tax of 10% is added?
a) Rs 16150
b) Rs 16500
c) Rs 17500
d) Rs 17150

17. The bill amount of a cutlery set is Rs. 5000 including 9% sales tax. What is its
original price?
a) Rs 4800
b) Rs 4700
c) Rs 5000
d) Rs 4500

18. The cost of 1 kg of sugar is Rs. 30 and 1 kg of flour is Rs. 35. What will be the bill
amount if 10 kg of sugar and 15 kg of flour is bought with 5% of sales tax added?
a) Rs 866.25
b) Rs 890.98
c) Rs 865.56
d) Rs 834.56

19. If the amount is Rs. 400 and Principal is Rs. 100 which is compounded half yearly
for 1 year, calculate the rate of interest.
a) 10
b) 200
c) 2
d) 20

20. Calculate the compound interest on Rs. 4000 for 2 years at 20% per annum when
compounded half yearly.
a) 1324
b) 1234
c) 1434
d) 1232

21. What will be the amount to be paid at the end of 7 years on Rs. 3500 at 2% per
annum compounded annually?
a) 4428.5
b) 3456.89
c) 4229.56
d) 4020.39

22. What will be the amount to be paid at the end of 3 year on Rs. 500 at 10% per
annum compounded half-yearly?
a) 657.12
b) 670.04
c) 638.15
d) 645.78

23. A man took loan of Rs. 65,250 from HSBC Bank. If the rate of interest is 9% p.a.,
then what will be the difference in the amounts he would be paying after 1 year if the
interest is compounded quarterly and compounded half-yearly?
a) 72.4
b) 70
c) 69.05
d) 65.5

24. The population of a sate decreases every year at the rate 4% per annum. The
population of the state 3 years ago was 150000. Find present population.
a) 13271
b) 132710
c) 138240
d) 13824

25. If the population of a city has been increasing at the rate of 10%. The present
population of the city is 9680000. Find its population 2 years ago.
a) 800000
b) 8000
c) 80000
d) 8000000

26. The production of spare parts rose to 25000 from 16000 in 2 years. Find the rate of
growth per annum.
a) 25
b) 20
c) 250
d) 200

27. Vidhya started a business with initial investment of 500000. She incurred a loss of
2% in the first year and in the second year she gained the profit of 10%. Calculate her
net profit earned.
a) 39000
b) 38000
c) 41000
d) 40000
28. An apartment of two floors is constructed at the cost of Rs. 5000000. It is
depreciating at the rate of 20% per annum. Find its value 3 years after construction.
a) 2400000
b) 2460000
c) 2500000
d) 2560000
29. A new two-wheeler costs Rs. 90000. Its price depreciates at the rate of 10% a year
during first two years and the rate of 25% a year thereafter. Find the cost of the two-
wheeler after 3 years.
a) 55000
b) 54675
c) 50460
d) 54000

30. The cost price of a vintage clock is Rs 12000 and its marked price is Rs 15000. If
the shopkeeper sells it at a gain of 9%, then hat is the rate of discount offered by him?
a) 9.8%
b) 11.3%
c) 10%
d) 12.8%
 Chapter 8: Algebraic Expressions and Identities

1. Identify the given expression: 3x + 5x.

a) Binomial
b) Monomial
c) Trinomial
d) Four-term polynomial

2. Identify the given expression: 4xy.

a) Monomial
b) Binomial
c) Trinomial
d) Four-term polynomial

3. Identify the expression: 9xy + 4x.

a) Monomial
b) Trinomial
c) Four-term polynomial
d) Binomial
4. Identify the expression: 9x – 6y + 2xy.
a) Monomial
b) Binomial
c) Trinomial
d) Four-term polynomial

5. Identify the term of the expression: 3x2 + 4xy.

a) 3x2, 4xy
b) 3x2
c) 4xy
d) 3, 4
6. Identify the all coefficients of the expression: x2 – 12xy + 2.
a) 1, -12, 2
b) -1, 12, -2
c) 1, 12
d) 1, -12
7. Identify all the terms and coefficients of the expression: y 3 – 10x2y + 14x.
a) Terms: y3, -10x2y, 14x; Coefficients: 1, -10, 14
b) Terms: y3, -10x2y, 14x; Coefficients: 1, 10, 14
c) Coefficients: y3, -10x2y, 14x; Terms: 1, -10, 14
d) Coefficients: y3, -10x2y, 14x; Terms: 1, 10, 14

8. Which of the following expressions have -1, 2 as the coefficients?

a) 12 – x
b) -x + 2y
c) x – 2y
d) xy

9. Which of the following expressions have -x, x 2 as the terms?

a) x
b) x3 – x
c) x2
d) x2 – x

10. Identify the coefficients of the following expression: x 2-a + 2y.

a) 1, 2
b) x2-a
c) -2
d) -1, -2

11. Find the value when the given polynomials 3p and (24x + 14y 2) are multiplied.
a) 72px + 42y2
b) 72px + 42y2p
c) 72px + 42yp
d) 114py2x

12. What is the resultant polynomial obtained when the given polynomials (a 3) and
(51cb2 + 14abc) are multiplied?
a) 51cb2a3 + 14a4bc
b) 51a3cb + 14a4bc
c) 51cba2 + 14a3bc
d) 51abc + 14a3bc
13. Find the product of the polynomials 82x and (2y + 2x 2yz + 5x).
a) 164(xy + x3yz) + 410x
b) 164(xy2 + x3yz) + 410x2
c) 164(xy + x2yz) + 410x2
d) 164(xy + x3yz) + 410x2
14. Find the product of the polynomials 2pq and (9x + 2yx + 2x).
a) 18pqx + 4pqxy + 4px
b) 22pqx + 4pqxy
c) 18pqx + 4pqxy + 4pq
d) 22pqx + 4pqx

15. What is the value obtained when [a(24b – 12c)] is subtracted from 2b(12a + 8c)?
a) -12ab + 16bc
b) 48ab + 28bc
c) 12ac + 16bc
d) -48ac + 28bc

16. What is the value obtained when 48x2 – 22z + 13xz is subtracted from 12x(2y – 8x)?
a) 24xy – 13xz + 144x2
b) 24xy + 13xz – 144x2
c) 24xy + 13xz + 144x2
d) 24xy – 13xz – 144x2

17. Find the polynomial obtained by adding (90s – 108ps)2q and (22q – 14s)14s.
a) 488qp + 216pqs – 196s2
b) 488qp – 216pqs – 196s2
c) 488qs – 216pqs – 196s2
d) 488qs + 216pqs – 196s2

18. What is the resultant polynomial if 12x2y + 22 and (24xy – 2x2)4y are added?
a) 4x2y – 96x2 + 22
b) 108x2y + 4x2 + 22
c) 108x2y + 4x2 – 22
d) 4x2y + 96x2 + 22

19. Find the result of the addition of the polynomials 12x(4y – 16y 2) and (34y – 22) (12y
+ x2).
a) 48xy – 192xy2 + 408y2 – 34x2y – 264y – 22x2
b) 48xy – 158xy2 + 408y2 – 264y – 22x2
c) 48xy – 192xy2 + 408y2 + 34x2y – 264y – 22x2
d) 48xy + 192xy2 + 408y2 + 34x2y – 264y – 22x2

20. What is the value attained when (2z – 3) (4w2 – z) is subtracted from (6w2 + 4) (22z –
2)?
a) 124w2z + 85z + 2z2 – 3z – 8
b) 140w2z – 24w2 + 91z – 2z2 – 8
c) 124w2z – 85z + 2z2 – 3z
d) 140w2z – 24w2 – 91z – 2z2 – 8
21. Select the term which is not an identity.
a) (a + b)2 = a2 + b2
b) (a + b)2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab
c) (a – b)2 = a2 + b2 – 2ab
d) (a + 1)(a + 2) = a2 + 3a + 2

22. Find the value of (2a + 1)2 using standard identity.

a) 4a2 + 2 + 2a
b) 4a2 + 2 – 4a
c) 4a2 – 1 + 4a
d) 4a2 + 1 + 4a

23. Find the value of (m + 4n)2 using the standard identity.

a) m2 + 4n2 – 8mn
b) m2 + 16n2 + 4mn
c) m2 + 16n2 + 8mn
d) m2 + 4n2 + 8mn

24. Calculate the value of (11x – 2y)2.a) 121x2 + 4y2 – 22xy

b) 121x2 + 4y2 – 44xy
c) 121x2 + 4y2 + 44xy
d) 121x2 + 4y2 + 22xy

25. Evaluate the value of (2q – 3p)2.

a) 4q2 + 9p2 + 12pq
b) 4q2 + 9p2 – 12pq
c) 4q2 + 9p2 + 6pq
d) 4q2 + 9p2 – 6pq

26. Identify the like terms: 3ab – 4b2 – 6ab.

a) 3ab, -6ab
b) -4b2, 3ab
c) 3ab, 6ab
d) -4b2, 6ab

27. Identify the like terms: 4xy – 3y + 44y.

a) -3y, 44y
b) 4xy, 44y
c) -44y, -3y
d) 3y, 44y

28. Identify all the unlike terms: 2a – 3b – 4c.

a) 2a, 4c
b) 2a, 3b, 4c
c) 2a, -3b, 4c
d) 2a, -3b, -4c

29. Identify the like terms: 3a2b + 4b2a – ba2.

a) 3a2b, 4b2a
b) 3a2b, -ba2
c) 3a2b, ba2
d) 4b2a, -ba2
30. What will be the result if the expressions 2x – 4x 2y and 16y2x + 2x2y are added?
a) 2x – 4x2y + 18x2y
b) 2x – 2x2y + 16y2x
c) 2x – 2x2y – 16y2x
d) 2x + 4x2y + 18x2y

Chapter 9: Mensuration

1. Find the area of the given rectangle.

a) 16 cm2
b) 100 cm2
c) 625 cm2
d) 50 cm2

2. Calculate the area of the given figure.

a) 150cm2
b) 125cm2
c) 225cm2
d) 100cm2

3. Find the area of the given figure.

a) 20cm2
b) 50cm2
c) 15cm2
d) 25cm2

4. What is the area of the given circle? (π = 3.14)

a) 78.5cm2
b) 78cm2
c) 76.5cm2
d) 77cm2
5. Find the area of the given parallelogram.

a) 142cm2
b) 284cm2
c) 144cm2
d) 288cm2

6. Match the following: (π = 227)

A (Figuers) B (Area)

i) a) 616cm2
 ii)

b) 143cm2

iii)

c) 121cm2

iv)

d) 5cm2

a) i – c; ii – d; iii – b; iv – d
b) i – c; ii – d; iii – b; iv – b
c) i – c; ii – d; iii – b; iv – c
d) i – c; ii – d; iii – b; iv – a

7. Which of the following is correct if a,b and c are the areas of the given figures (i), (ii)
and (iii) respectively? (π = 22/7)

a) a < b < c
b) a > b > c
c) a < b > c
d) b < c > a
8. Find the area of the given figure.

a) 15.7cm2
b) 31.4cm2
c) 314cm2
d) 157cm2

9. Find the area of the Lawn.

a) 500m2
b) 101m2
c) 505m2
d) 504m2

10. Calculate the area of the given figure.

a) 14.28cm2
b) 12.28cm2
c) 7.14cm2
d) 15cm2
11. Find the area of the given figure. (π = 3.14)

a) 30.28m2
b) 13.28m2
c) 26.28m2
d) 27.28m2

12. What is the area of the given figure? (π = 227)

a) 70m2
b) 35m2
c) 74m2
d) 60m2

13. Find the area and perimeter of the given trapezium, respectively.

a) 30m2, 15m
b) 15m2, 30m
c) 15m2, 15m
d) 30m2, 30m

14. Calculate the area of the given figure.

a) 7cm2
b) 7.5cm2
c) 6.5cm2
d) 8cm2

15. The Area of trapezium shaped garden is 225m2. The distance between the two
parallel sides is 25m. The length of one parallel side is 11m, what is the length of the
other parallel side?
a) 7m
b) 8m
c) 6m
d) 5m

16. Find the area of the given quadrilateral.

a) 26cm2
b) 27cm2
c) 29cm2
d) 25cm2

17. Find the height of the quadrilateral if the area is 144cm 2.

a) 24 cm
b) 12 cm
c) 22 cm
d) 11 cm

18. The area of quadrilateral PQRS is 228cm2. Find length of QA.

a) 16 cm
b) 9 cm
c) 8 cm
d) 18 cm

19. Find the area of the shaded region. The length of the diagonal DB is 8 cm. The
perpendicular distances from the vertices to the diagonal DB are 4 cm and 3 cm. The
length of segment BC is 6 cm. (π = 3.14)

a) 21.87cm2
b) 9.87cm2
c) 13.87cm2
d) 17.87cm2

20. Find the area of pentagon PQRSA. The perpendicular distances from the vertices
to the diagonal PR are 5 cm and 2 cm.
Given: l(PR) = 10 cm, l(PA) = 8 cm, l(SA) = 7cm.

a) 7cm2
b) 6cm2
c) 8cm2
d) 5cm2

21. Find the surface area of the given cub.

a) 44 cm2
b) 22 cm2
c) 40 cm2
d) 88 cm2

22. What is the surface area of the given cube?

a) 46 cm2
b) 96 cm2
c) 48 cm2
d) 92 cm2

23. Find the surface area of the given cylinder.

a) 113.14 cm2
b) 113.16 cm2
c) 112.16 cm2
d) 112.14 cm2

24. A gift in the form of cube has to be wrapped with gift paper whose external
measures are 15 cm. Find the area of gift paper needed.
a) 1250 cm2
b) 1354 cm2
c) 1350 cm2
d) 1150 cm2

25. The internal measurement of a cuboidal room 15m × 6m × 4m.The room has to be
painted along with the ceiling. If cost of painting is Rs 17 per m 2, Find the total cost to
be paid.
a) Rs 4916
b) Rs 3916
c) Rs 4686
d) Rs 4386

26. A cuboid box is having measurements 5m × 8m × 12m. How many cube boxes
having side 2m can be kept inside the cuboid box?
a) 80
b) 120
c) 240
d) 60
27. A cylindrical tank is having height 6m and radius 4 m. How much litres of water can
be filled in the tank? (π = 3.14)
a) 301430 litres
b) 301460 litres
c) 301440 litres
d) 301450 litres

28. A cuboid is having volume 3674.16 cm3. Find the unknown data.

a) 12.5 cm
b) 12.6 cm
c) 11.6 cm
d) 11.5 cm

29. Find the height of the cylinder whose volume is 14.08 m 3 and radius is 4 m.
a) 0.54 m
b) 0.56 m
c) 0.14 m
d) 0.28 m

30. If the edge of a cube is doubled then how many times the volume will increase?
a) 1 b) 2
c) 4 d) 8

Chapter 10: Exponents and Powers

1. What is the multiplicative inverse of 10-3?

a) 100
b) -100
c) 1/1000
d) 1000

2. What is the value of 10-6?

a) -0.000010
b) -0.0000010
c) 0.000010
d) 0.0000010

3. Find the value of 3-2.

a) 1/9
b) –1/9
c) 8
d) 1/8
4. Find the unknown value: 1/729 = 9-m.
a) -4
b) -3
c) 3
d) 4

5. Express the following in the standard form: 0.000000021.

a) 2.1 × 10-7
b) 2.1 × 10-9
c) 2.1 × 10-10
d) 2.1 × 10-8

6. What is the standard form of 80460000?

a) 8.046 × 107
b) 8.046 × 106
c) 8.046 × 109
d) 8.046 × 108

7. Find the usual form of 2.33 × 10-3.

a) 0.002033
b) 0.0000233
c) 0.00233
d) 0.000233

8. What is the Usual form of 16.8 × 105?

a) 16800000
b) 1680000
c) 168000
d) 16800

9. Express the following in the standard form: 0.000000021.

a) 2.1 × 10-7
b) 2.1 × 10-9
c) 2.1 × 10-10
d) 2.1 × 10-8

10. What is the standard form of 80460000?

a) 8.046 × 107
b) 8.046 × 106
c) 8.046 × 109
d) 8.046 × 108

11. The value of 2-2 is:

a) 4
b) ¼
c) 2
d) ½

12. The multiplicative inverse of 7-2 is:

a) 72
b) 7
c) 1/72
d) 1/7

13. 22 x 23 x 24 is equal to:

a) 224
b) 2-5
c) 29
d) 2-9

14. 3-2 x 3-5 is equal to:

a) 3-7
b) 3-3
c) 3-10
d) 37

15. 54/52 is equal to:

a) 56
b) 5-6
c) 5-2
d) 52

16. The value of (34)3 is:

a) 3
b) 312
c) 37
d) None of the above

17. 32 x 42 is equal to:

a) 121
b) 49
c) 144
d) 156

18. 57/67 will give the value:

a) (⅚)7
b) (⅚)0
c) (⅚)-7
d) (6/5)-7
Ans.: A

19. 1000+200+50 is equal to

a) 125
b) 25
c) 1/125
d) 3
Ans.: D

20. If (–3)m+1 × (–3)5 = (–3)7, then the value of m is:

a) 5
b) 7
c) 1
d) 3
Ans.: C
21. Find the multiplicative inverse of 5-3.
a) 53
b) ⅕
c) 52
d) 5-2
Ans.: A

22. The multiplicative inverse of 1/32 is:

a) 3-2
b) 32
c) 3
d) ⅓
Ans.: B.

23. What is the value of 42 x 4-2?

a) 16
b) 8
c) 1
d) 0
Ans.: C

24. (⅓)2 is equal to:

a) 9
b) -9
c) -1/9
d) 1/9
Ans.: D.

25. What is the value of (22 + 32 + 42)0?

a) 9
b) 0
c) 1
d) 14

26. (-1)20 is equal to:

a) -1
b) 1
c) 0
d) 20

27. 700000000 is equal to:

a) 7 × 108
b) 7 × 107
c) 7 × 106
d) 7 × 109

28. 865000 is equal to:

a) 8.65 × 105
b) 8.65 × 103
c) 8.65 × 106
d) 8.65 × 104

29. 1.8 × 1011 is equal to:

a) 180000000000
b) 18000000000
c) 1800000000
d) 1800000000000

30. 0.09 × 1010 is equal to:

a) 900000000
b) 9000000
c) 9000
d) 9

Chapter 11: Direct and Inverse Proportions

1. If x = 20 and y = 40, then x and y are:

A. Directly proportional
B. Inversely proportional
C. Neither directly nor inversely proportional
D. Cannot be determined

2. If x = 15 and y = 1/30, then x and y are:

A. Directly proportional
B. Inversely proportional
C. Neither directly nor inversely proportional
D. Cannot be determined

3. If x and y are directly proportional, then which of the following is correct?

A. x+y=constant
B. x-y=constant
C. xy=constant
D. x/y=constant

4. If x and y are inversely proportional, then:

A. x+y=constant
B. x-y=constant
C. xy=constant
D. x/y=constant

5. If x∝y and x1=5,y1=210 and x2 = 2, then find y2?

A. 200
B. 84
C. 99
D. 70

6. If the weight of 12 sheets of thick paper is 40 grams, how many sheets of the same
paper would weigh 2500 grams?
A. 750
B. 800
C. 850
D. 950

7. The scale of a map is given as 1:300. Two cities are 4 km apart on the map. The
actual distance between them is:
A. 1000 km
B. 1100 km
C. 1200 km
D. 1300 km

8. If x and y are inversely proportional, then which one is true?

A. x1/y1 = x2/y2
B. x1/x2 = y1/y2
C. x1/x2 = y2/y1
D. x1.x2 = y1.y2

9. 6 pipes are required to fill a tank in 1 hour 20 minutes. If we use 5 such types of
pipes, how much time it will take to fill the tank?
A. 120 minutes
B. 96 minutes
C. 80 minutes
D. 85 minutes

10. If 12 workers can build a wall in 50 hours, how many workers will be required to do
the same work in 40 hours?
A. 10
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15

11. A man walks 20 km in 5 hours. How much time it will take for him to walk 32 km?
A. 3 hours
B. 4 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 8 hours

12. If 300 Kg of coal cost 6000₹, then find the cost of 120 kg of coal?
A. 1200₹
B. 2400₹
C. 3200₹
D. 4200₹

13. Manvi types 200 words in 30 minutes. How many words she will type in 12
minutes?
A. 100
B. 80
C. 60
D. 50

14. If it takes 40 days for 120 men to complete a work, how long will it take for 80 men
to complete the same work?
A. 50 days
B. 60 days
C. 80 days
D. 100 days

15. 6 pipes are required to fill a tank in 80 minutes. How long will it take if only 5 pipes
of the same type are used?
A. 96 minutes
B. 102 minutes
C. 106 minutes
D. 108 minutes

16. If 12 labours can construct a road in 50 hours, how many labours will be required
to construct the same road in 40 hours?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 15

17. If 100 students took 20 days to clean a garden. How many days it will take to clean
the garden if 25 more students are added?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 16
D. 18

18. If x = 10 and y = 20, then x and y are:

A. Directly proportional
B. Inversely proportional
C. Neither directly nor inversely proportional
D. Cannot be determined

19. A car takes 18 hours to ride 720 kilometres. Time taken by the car to travel 360
kilometres is:
A. 10 hours
B. 11 hours
C. 9 hours
D. 16 hours

20. The perimeter of a square and its side is in:

A. Direct Proportion
B. Indirect Proportion
C. Neither direct nor indirect
D. Cannot be determined

21. A garrison of 500 persons had provisions for 27 days. After 3 days a reinforcement
of 300 persons arrived. For how many more days will the remaining food last now?
A. 12 days
B. 14 days
C. 16 days
D. 15 days

22. When one quantity is increased, the other quantity is also increased. This
proportion is called _______
A. Kally proportion
B. Direct proportion
C. Inverse proportion
D. None of these

23. 72 books are packed in 4 cartons of the same size. How many cartons are required
for 360 books?
A. 22
B. 18
C. 20
D. None of these

24. 8 g of sandal wood cost Rs 40. What will 10 g cost ?

A. Rs 30
B. Rs 36
C. Rs 48
D. Rs 50

25. The price of 357 mangoes is Rs.1517.25. What will be the approximate price of 49
dozens of such mangoes?
A. Rs.3000
B. Rs.3500
C. Rs.4000
D. Rs.2500

26. 6 pipes are required to fill a tank in 1 hour 20 minutes. How long will it take if only 5
pipes of the same type are used?
A. 56 minutes
B. 72 minutes
C. 96 minutes
D. 80 minutes

27. A van covers 432 km with 36 litres of diesel. How much distance would it cover
with 25 litres of diesel?
A. 200 km
B. 300 km
C. 100 km
D. 350 km

28. 120 copies of a book cost Rs 600. What will 400 copies cost ?
A. Rs 1000
B. Rs 2000
C. Rs 3000
D. Rs 2400

29. A boy runs 1 km in 10 minutes. How long will he take to ran 600 m ?
A. 2 minutes
B. 3 minutes
C. 4 minutes
D. 6 minutes

30. The cost of 5 metres of a particular quality of cloth is Rs 210. Find the cost of 2
metres of cloth of the same type.
A. Rs 100
B. Rs 84
C. Rs 90
D. Rs 60

Chapter 12: Factorisation

1. The common factor of a2 m4 and a4m2 is

(a) a4m4
(b) a2m2
(c) a2m4
(d) a4m2

2. Divide as directed: 26xy (x + 5) (y – 4) ÷ 13x (y – 4)

(a) 2y (x + 5)
(b) (x + 5)
(c) 2y
(d) None of these

3. Divide as directed: 5 (2x + 1) (3x + 5) ÷ (2x + 1)

(a) 5 (3x + 5)
(b) (3x + 5)
(c) 5
(d) none of these

4. Solve: –20(x)4 ÷ 10(x)2

(a) 1/2x
(b) x
(c) 1/2
(d) -2x2

5. Find the common factors of 2y, 22xy.

(a) 2y
(b) 2
(c) 22
(d) y

6. Choose the factors of 15x2−26x+8 from the following.

(a) (3x−4),(5x+2)
(b) (3x−4),(5x−2)
(c) (3x+4),(5x−2)
(d) (3x+4),(5x+2)

7. Find and correct the errors in the following mathematical statements. x (3x + 2) =
3x2 + 2
(a) x (3x + 2) = 3x2 + 2x
(b) x (3x + 2) = 3x2
(c) x(3x + 2) = 5x2+ 2x
(d) none of these

8. Divide as directed: 52pqr (p + q) (q + r) (r + p) ÷104pq (q + r) (r + p)

(a) r(p+q)
(b) 1/2 r(p+q)
(c) 1/2
(d) none of these

9. Factorise: x2+xy+ 8x+ 8y

(a) (x + 8) (x + y)
(b) (x + y)
(c) (x + 8)
(d) (x + 9) (x – y)

10. What are the factors of x2+xy−2xz−2yz?

(a) (x−y) and (x+2z)
(b) (x+y) and (x−2z)
(c) (x−y)and (x−2z)
(d) (x+y) and (x+2z)

11. Factorize x2 + 8x + 12
(a) (x + 2)(x + 6)
(b) (x + 3)(x + 4)
(c) 3x + 12
(d) 3x – 12

12. How many factors does (x9−x) have?

(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 9

13. Which of the following is quotient obtained on dividing –18 xyz 2 by –3 xz?
(a) 6 yz
(b) –6 yz
(c) 6 xy2
(d) 6 xy

14. Divide the given polynomial by the given monomial: (5x 2− 6x) ÷ 3x
(a) (5x – 6)
(b) 1/3
(c) 1/3(5x – 6)
(d) none of these

15. Factorise 6xy – 4y + 6 – 9x.

(a) (3x – 2) (2y – 3)
(b) (3x – 2)
(c) (2y – 3)
(d) (2x – 3) (3y – 2)

16. When we factorise an expression, we write it as a ________ of factors.

(a) product
(b) difference
(c) sum
(d) none of these

17. Factorise: 4y2 −12y + 9

(a) (7y− 5)2
(b) (5y− 3)2
(c) (2y− 5)2
(d) (2y− 3)2

18. Amrit and Pankaj expanded (x−5)2. Amrit's Ans. is x2−25 and Pankaj's Ans. is
x2−10x+25. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Amrit's Ans. is correct.
(b) Pankaj's Ans. is wrong.
(c) Both got correct Ans..
(d) Pankaj's Ans. is correct.

19. The factorisation of 12a2b+15ab2 gives:

A. 3ab(4ab+5)
B. 3ab(4a+5b)
C. 3a(4a+5b)
D. 3b(4a + 5b)

20. The factorisation of 12x+36 is

A. 12(x+3)
B. 12(3x)
C. 12(3x+1)
D. x(12+36x)

21. On factorising 14pq + 35pqr, we get:

A. pq(14+35r)
B. p(14q+35qr)
C. q(14p+35pr)
D. 7pq(2+5r)
22. The factors of 6xy – 4y + 6 – 9x are:
A. (3x + 2) (2y + 3)
B. (3x – 2) (2y – 3)
C. (3x – 2) (2y + 3)
D. (3x –+2) (2y – 3)

23. The factors of x2+xy+8x+8y are:

A. (x+y) (x+8)
B. (2x+y) (x+8)
C. (x+2y) (x+8)
D. (x+y) (2x+8)

24. The factors of 4y2 – 12y + 9 is:

A. (2y+3)2
B. (2y-3)2
C. (2y-3)(2y+3)
D. None of the above

25. The factors of 49p2 – 36 are:

A. (7p+6)2
B. (7p-6)2
C. (7p – 6 ) ( 7p + 6)
D. None of the above

26. The factors of m2 – 256 are:

A. (m + 4)2
B. (m – 4)2
C. (m – 4) (m+4)
D. None of the above
27. When we factorise x2+5x+6, then we get:
A. (x +2) (x + 3)
B. (x – 2) (x – 3)
C. (x × 2) + (x × 3)
D. (x × 2) – (x × 3)

28. The factors of 3m2 + 9m + 6 are:

A. (m + 1) (m + 2)
B. 3(m + 1) (m + 2)
C. 6(m + 1) (m + 2)
D. 9(m + 1) (m + 2)

29. The common factor of a3b3 and ab2 is:

A. a2b2
B. ab2
C. a2b
D. ab

30. The common factor of a3b2 and a4b is:

A. a4b2
B. a4b
C. a3b2
D. a3b
 Chapter 13: Introduction to Graphs

1. A ________ is a bar graph that shows data in intervals.

A. Bar-graph
B. Pie-chart
C. Histograph
D. Line Graph
2. A graph that displays data that changes continuously over periods of time is called:
A. Bar-graph
B. Pie-chart
C. Histograph
D. Line Graph
3. A line graph which is a whole unbroken line is called a:
A. Linear graph
B. Pie-chart
C. Histograph
D. Bar-graph

4. Which point lies only on y-axis?

A. (-2,0)
B. (2,0)
C. (0,-2)
D. (2,-2)
5. If we join (-3,2), (-3,-3) and (-3,4), then we obtain:
A. A triangle
B. Straight-line without passing through origin
C. Straight-line passing through origin
D. None of the above

6. The point (4,0) lies on which of the following?

A. x-axis
B. y-axis
C. origin
D. None of the above

7. The point (-2,-2) is:

A. near to x-axis
B. near to y-axis
C. near to origin
D. Equidistant from x-axis and y-axis.

8. The point (-2, 5) is nearer to:

A. x-axis
B. y-axis
C. origin
D. None of the above

9. The point (-5, 2) is nearer to:

A. x-axis
B. y-axis
C. origin
D. None of the above
10. The point (0,0) lies at:
A. x-axis
B. y-axis
C. origin
D. None of the above

Observe the diagram, given below and find the correct Ans. to the following MCQs.

11. Which team has the highest score?

A. Team 1
B. Team 2
C. Team 3
D. Team 4

12. Which team has the lowest score?

A. Team 1
B. Team 2
C. Team 3
D. Team 4

13. Which team is coloured green?

A. Team 1
B. Team 2
C. Team 3
D. Team 4

14. What is the average score of all the teams?

A. 22%
B. 25%
C. 27%
D. 29%

15. Which team has the second-highest score?

A. Team 1 B. Team 2
C. Team 3 D. Team 4

16. How many men were there in the village in 2010?

A. 500
B. 1000
C. 1500
D. 2000

17. The population of men and women in 2020 is the same?

A. True c) 1500
B. False d) Not for ABOVE
18. In which year the population of women is the highest?
A. 2005
B. 2010
C. 2015
D. 2020

19. When is the population of men, the minimum?

A. 2005
B. 2010
C. 2015
D. 2020

20. In which year population of men is more than women?

A. 2005
B. 2010
C. 2015
D. 2020

21. Which Form of Graph is Used to Compare Parts of a Whole?

A. Pie graph
B. Bar graph
C. Histogram
D. Line Gragh

22. Which Type of Graph Represents Data that Changes Continuously Over a Course of
Time?
A. Bar graph
B. Line graph
C. Pie graph
D. Histogram

23. What Does a Graph Represent by Connecting Point (–1, –1), (0, 0) and (3, 3)
A. A triangle
B. A straight line not crossing across origin.
C. a straight line crossing across origin
D. A Square

24. What is the Point that Lies in the 3rd Quadrant Called?
A. (5, 5)
B. (5, -5)
C. (-5, -5)
D. (4,-4)
Ans.: C (-5, -5)

25. What is the Point that Represents the X-axis Called?

A. x = 0
B. y= 0
C. x = y
D. x = 1
26. In which quadrant does the point Q (-2, -6) lie?
A. I
B. II
C. IV
D. III
27. On which axis does the point (-1, 0) lie?
A. x-axis
B. origin
C. y-axis
D. None of these

28. The line graph shows the yearly sales figure for a manufacturing company. From
the graph, what were the sales in 2006?
A. Rs 8 millions
B. Rs 4 millions
C. Rs 3 millions
D. Rs 5 millions

29. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The X-axis is a vertical line.
B. The Y-axis is a horizontal line.
C. The scale on both the axes must be the same in a Cartesian plane.
D. The point of intersection between the X-axis and Y-axis is called the origin.
30. The point (0, 4) lies on which of the following:
A. x-axis
B. y-axis
C. origin
D. none of these.