CBSE Class 6 Mathematics The Other Side of Zero MCQs Set A

Question. Subtracting a negative number is the same as ________.
(a) adding a negative number
(b) adding a positive number
(c) subtracting a positive number
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. What are the numbers greater than zero called?
(a) Positive numbers
(b) Negative numbers
(c) Integers
(d) Fractions

Answer: A

Question. Which integer is 3 units to the left of 0?
(a) +3
(b) -3
(c) 0
(d) 6

Answer: B

Question. Numbers that are less than zero are called ________.
(a) natural numbers
(b) positive numbers
(c) negative numbers
(d) whole numbers

Answer: C

Question. Which number is neither positive nor negative?
(a) -1
(b) 1
(c) 0
(d) 2

Answer: C

Question. What is the sum of -9 and +5?
(a) -4
(b) 4
(c) 14
(d) -14

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following is the opposite of −7?
(a) −7
(b) 0
(c) 7
(d) 14

Answer: C

Question. What is the opposite of +5?
(a) -5
(b) 5
(c) 0
(d) -10

Answer: A

Question. What is the value of -3 - (-5)?
(a) 2
(b) -2
(c) 8
(d) -8

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following pairs are opposites of each other?
(a) 4 and 5
(b) −3 and 3
(c) 2 and −4
(d) −6 and −7

Answer: B

Question. Which number is neither positive nor negative?
(a) -1
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 100

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following is a positive integer?
(a) -2
(b) -3
(c) 0
(d) 4

Answer: D

Question. Which integer is closer to zero: -7 or 5?
(a) -7
(b) 5
(c) Both are equally close
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. On a number line, the opposite of 0 is ________.
(a) 1
(b) −1
(c) 0
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. If the temperature is -5°C and it drops by 3°C, what is the new temperature?
(a) -8°C
(b) -2°C
(c) 3°C
(d) 8°C

Answer: A

Question. What is the sum of +7 and -3?
(a) +4
(b) -4
(c) +10
(d) -10

Answer: A

Question. What is the result of subtracting -5 from -3?
(a) -8
(b) 8
(c) 2
(d) -2

Answer: C

Question. If you are at floor +3 and press the “–” button 5 times, where will you be?
(a) +8
(b) -2
(c) 0
(d) -3

Answer: B

Question. The result of adding −7 and −4 is ________.
(a) −3
(b) 3
(c) −11
(d) 11

Answer: C

Question. Which integer lies between -2 and 0 on a number line?
(a) 1
(b) -1
(c) -3
(d) 2

Answer: B

Question. Which integer is 2 units to the right of -1 on a number line?
(a) -2
(b) 0
(c) -3
(d) 1

Answer: B

Question. What is the inverse of +7?
(a) +7
(b) -7
(c) 0
(d) 1

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Negative numbers are less than zero
(b) Zero is smaller than every positive number
(c) −1 is greater than 0
(d) −3 is less than −2

Answer: C

Question. What is the additive inverse of -8?
(a) -8
(b) 0
(c) 8
(d) 1

Answer: B

Question. What is the value of -4 - (-2)?
(a) -6
(b) -2
(c) +2
(d) +6

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following real-life situations represents a negative integer?
(a) Deposit of ₹500 in a bank
(b) Climbing 20 m above sea level
(c) Withdrawal of ₹200 from an account
(d) Gaining 5 marks in a test

Answer: C

Question. Who is known as the first mathematician to use rules for zero and negative numbers?
(a) Aryabhata
(b) Brahmagupta
(c) Bhaskara II
(d) Euclid

Answer: B

Question. What is the sum of -5 and -3?
(a) -8
(b) -2
(c) 8
(d) 2

Answer: A

Question. What is the product of -4 and +3?
(a) 12
(b) -12correct
(c) 7
(d) -7

Answer: B

Question. The value of −(−12) is ________.
(a) 12
(b) −12
(c) 0
(d) −24

Answer: A