Class 8 Maths Paper MCQ

Q1: Which one of the following number is a perfect square:

a) 622
b) 393
c) 5778
d) 625

Answer: d.

Q2: Check which of the following is a not a perfect square.
a) 81000
b) 8100
c) 900
d) 6250000

Answer: a) 81000 (= 9
2
x 10
2
x 10)


Q3: Which of the following perfect square numbers, is the square of an odd number?
289, 400, 900, 1600
a) 289
b) 400
c) 900
d) 1600

Answer: a) 289

Q5: Which of the following perfect square numbers, is the square of a even number?
361, 625, 4096, 65536
a) 361
b) 625
c) 4096
d) 2601

Answer: c)

Q6: How many natural numbers lie between squares of 12 and 13.
a) 22
b) 23
c) 24
d) 25

Answer: c) 24 (2x12 = 24)

Q7: A yoga instructor wants to arrange maximum possible number of 6000 students in a ground so that the number of rows is same as the number of
columns. How many rows will be there if 71 students were left out after the arrangement.
a) 80
b) 88
c) 77
d) 78

Answer: c) 77. (Hint: Remaining students = 6000 - 71 = 5929 = 11 x 11 x 7 x 7 = 11 x 7 = 77)

Q8: The perfect square number between 30 and 40 is:
a) 32
b) 35
c) 36
d) 39

Answer: c) 36

Q9: Can a prime number be a perfect square?
a) True
b) False

Answer: b) False


Q10: Find the units digit of (564)
64
.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8

Answer: (c) 6.
Hint: Option a and d can be easily eliminated, since 2 and 8 never comes in units place in 4
x
If you see pattern (4 x 4 = 4
2
= 16 i.e. 4
2x
= 6 at units place) and (4 x 4 x 4 =
4
3
= 64 i.e. 4
2x+1
= 4 at units place). Similarly, (4)
64
= 6.

Q11. 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 is a perfect square of number?
a) 8
b) 7
c) 6
d) 9

Answer: a) 8

Q12: The square of an integer is called a perfect square number. If x is a perfect square number, then its next one is
a. x+1,
b. x
2
+1,
c. x
2
+2x+1,
d. x+2 x+1.

Answer: d. (Hint: if x is perfect square, then number is x. Next perfect square will be (x + 1)
2

i.e. x+2 x+1.