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GYANSHREE SCHOOL
ACADEMIC SESSION: 2022-23
SUBJECT- MATHEMATICS
QUESTION BANK- Ch 1 and 2
GRADE- VIII

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Q1. What should be subtracted from (-3/4) to get (-4)?
(i)13/4 (ii) (-13/4)
(iii) 13 (iv) 4/13
Q2. The sum of additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of 2 is
(i)3/2 (ii) ½
(iii) (-3/2) (iv) (-1/2)
2 4
Q3. A postcard is 10 5 cm long and 75 cm wide. Find the area of the postcard.
3 1
(i)8125 cm2 (ii) 13 cm2
2 1
(iii) 525 cm2 (iv) 34 cm2
Q4. The reciprocal of (-3/8) x (-7/13) is
(i)104/21 (ii)(-104/21)
(iii) 21/104 (iv) (-21/104)
Q5. If 2/5 of a number exceeds 1/7 of the same number by 36 then the number is
(i)120 (ii) 130
(iv) 140 (iv) 150
Q6. If the sum of three consecutive multiples of 4 is 444, then these multiples are
(i)144, 148, 152 (ii)44, 148, 152
(iii)144, 148, 52 (iv) 144, 48, 152
Q7. Divide 28 into two parts in such a way that 6/5 of one part is equal to 2/3 of the other
(i)10, 10 (ii) 10, 15
(iii) 9, 18 (iv) 10, 18
Q8. Rahul is twice as old as Sneha. If five years ago his age was three times the age of Sneha,
then the age of Sneha is
(i)10 (ii) 15
(iii) 20 (iv) none of these
Q9. Two numbers are in the ratio 5: 7. If they differ by 8, then the smallest number is
(i)(-14) (ii) (-10)
(iii) 14 (iv) 10
Q10. How many rational numbers are there in between ¾ and 1?
(i) 0 (iii) 1
(ii) 2 (iv) Countless
−4 3 16 −14
Q11. Simplify : x x x ( )
5 7 15 9
(i) 1 (iii) 0
1
(ii) 2 (iv) 2

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Q12. What number should be added to 7/12 to get 4/15?

−19 51
(i) (iii) 60
60
−11 1
(ii) (iv) 20
30
Q13. (3𝑥+5) 1
Find the solution of : (2𝑥+1) = 3
i) 2 (iii) 0
ii) -2 (iv) None of these
Q14. Bansi has 3 times as many two – rupee coins as he has five-rupee coins. If he has in all a sum
of Rs. 77, how many coins of each denomination does he have?
i) 7,21 (iii) 6,18
ii) 3,9 (iv) 5,15
Q15. Solve : 8x + 4 = 3 ( x-1) + 7
i) 1 (iii) 0
ii) -1 (iv) None of these
SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Q16. Find using distributive property:

Q17. Find:

7 −5 4 9
Q18. Represent these on the number line : (i) 4 𝑖𝑖) 𝑖𝑖𝑖) (𝑖𝑣)
6 7 4
Q19.

1 1
Q20. A tin holds 16 2 𝑙 of oil. How many such tins will be required to hold 313 2 𝑙 of oil ?
3
Q21 A designer needs 5 𝑡ℎ of a meter of cloth to make a fancy dress for children taking part in
dance performance. If 200 children are taking part, how much cloth will the designer need?
Q22. Find the solution of:

Q23. Lakshay is the cashier in a bank. He has currency notes in the denominations Rs. 100, Rs. 50
and Rs. 10 respectively. The ratio of the number of these notes is 2:3:5. The total cash with
him is Rs. 4 lakhs. How many notes of each denominations does he have?
Q24. Solve:

Q25. 48 sweets are distributed among 3 three friends A, B and C in such a way that B gets 5 sweets
more than A and C gets 7 sweets more than A. How many sweets have each of them got?
Q26. The altitude of a triangle is five- thirds of its corresponding base. If the altitude be increased
by 4 cm and the base decreased by 2 cm, the area of the triangle remains the same. Find the
base and altitude of the triangle.

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Q27. A motor boat covers a certain distance downstream in a river in 5 hours. It covers the same
distance upstream in 6 hours. The speed of water is 2km/hr. Find the speed of the boat in
still water.
CASE STUDY QUESTIONS
Q28. A lady went for shopping and spent half of what she had on buying hankies and gave a rupee
to a begger waiting outside the shop. She spent half of what was left on lunch and followed
that up with two-rupee tip. She spent half of the remaining amount on a book and three
rupees on the bus fare. When she reached home, she found that she had exactly one rupee
left. Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(a) How much money she spent on lunch?
(i)Rs.10 (ii) Rs.20
(iii)Rs.11 (iv)Rs.21

(b) The total money spent on buying a book and on shopping is

(i)Rs.21 (ii)Rs.24
(iii)Rs.25 (iv)Rs.26

(c) The money left with her after giving two rupees tip is
(i)Rs.7 (ii)Rs.8
(iii)Rs.9 (iv) Rs.10

(d) The amount she had in the beginning is

(i)Rs.22 (ii)Rs.32
(iii)Rs.42 (iv)Rs.52

Q29. Rahul went to a zoo with his father on a weekend. He started counting the pigeons and
rabbits. He said to his father, ‘if their heads are counted, these are 90 and if I count the legs,
there are 224.”
a) If the number of pigeons is ‘p’, indicate the number of rabbits in terms of p.
b) Form linear equation according to the question.
c) Find the number of pigeons Rahul connected.
d) How many rabbits were there in the zoo?
Q30. A train starts with full number of passengers. At first station, the train drops on-third of the
passengers and takes in 96 more. At the next station, half of the passengers on board get
down while 12 new passengers get on board. The passenger on board now are 240.
a) Find the number of passengers in the beginning of the journey.
b) How many passengers were there in the train when it left the first station?
c) How many passengers got down in the second station?

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