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

Question. What is the product of -6 and -2?
(a) -12
(b) 12
(c) 6
(d) -6

Answer: B

Question. The statement ‘When an integer is added to itself, the sum is greater than the integer’ is
(a) always true
(b) never true
(c) true only when the integer is positive
(d) true for non-negative integers

Answer: D

Question. On a number line, numbers to the right of zero are ________.
(a) negative
(b) positive
(c) whole
(d) zero

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following integers is less than -2?
(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) -3
(d) 2

Answer: C

Question. Amulya and Amar visited two places A and B, respectively in Kashmir and recorded the minimum temperatures on a particular day as – 4° C at A and -1°C at B. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) A is cooler than B.
(b) B is cooler than A.
(c) There is a difference of 2°C in the temperature.
(d) The temperature at A is 4°C higher than that at B.

Answer: A

Question. What is the result of subtracting 3 from -2?
(a) 1
(b) -1
(c) -5
(d) 5

Answer: C

Question. The opposite of a loss of ₹20 is ________.
(a) −₹20
(b) ₹20 gain
(c) ₹0
(d) −₹10

Answer: B

Question. In which of the following pair of integers, the first integer is not on the left of the other integer on the number line? Competency Based Question
(a) (-3, – 4)
(b) (-1, 10)
(c) (-6, 0)
(d) (-5, 3)

Answer: A

Question. What is the sum of +6 and -6?
(a) 12
(b) 0
(c) -12
(d) 1

Answer: B

Question. When a negative integer is subtracted from another negative integer, the sign of the result
(a) is always negative. Competency Based Question
(b) is always positive.
(c) is never negative.
(d) depends on the numerical value of the integers.

Answer: D

Question. The sum of -7 and -3 is closest to which of the following?
(a) -10
(b) 10
(c) -4
(d) 4

Answer: A

Question. What is the value of -10 + 10?
(a) -10
(b) 0
(c) 20
(d) 10

Answer: B

Question. (-1) + (-2) =?
(a) – 1
(b) – 2
(c) – 3
(d) + 3

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following is NOT true about integers?
(a) They include positive numbers
(b) They include zero
(c) They include fractions
(d) They include negative numbers

Answer: C

Question. On a number line, what is the distance between -3 and +2?
(a) 5
(b) -5
(c) 3
(d) 2

Answer: A

Question. The predecessor of the integer -1 is
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) -2
(d) 1

Answer: C

Question. What is the value of +7 - (-2)?
(a) 9
(b) -9
(c) 5
(d) -5

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) −5 is greater than −2
(b) −2 is greater than −5
(c) −5 = −2
(d) Both are equal to zero

Answer: B

Question. An integer with positive sign(+) is always greater than
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 0

Answer: D

Question. Which of the following is greater than -6?
(a) -8
(b) -7
(c) 0
(d) All of the options

Answer: C

Question. If you move 7 steps to the left from +2 on a number line, where will you end up?
(a) -5
(b) 5
(c) 9
(d) -9

Answer: A

Question. Which number is 2 units to the right of -5 on a number line?
(a) -7
(b) -3
(c) -4
(d) -6

Answer: C

Question. (+1) + (+2) =?
(a) +1
(b) + 2
(c) + 3
(d) – 3

Answer: C

Question. The distance between −8 and 5 on the number line is ________ units.
(a) 3
(b) 8
(c) 13
(d) 5

Answer: C

Question. What is the sum of -10 and -4?
(a) -14
(b) 14
(c) -6
(d) 6

Answer: A

Question. The integer ‘5 units to the right of 0 on the number line is
(a) +5
(b) -5
(c) +4
(d) -4

Answer: A

Question. What is the sum of +8 and +2?
(a) 6
(b) -10
(c) 10
(d) -6

Answer: C

Question. On the number line, the integer 47 is located
(a) to the left of 0
(b) to the right of 49
(c) to the right of 41
(d) to the left of -47

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following represents the correct inverse operation for subtracting -4?
(a) Adding +4
(b) Subtracting +4
(c) Adding -4
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. On the number line, the integer 47 is located
(a) to the left of 0
(b) to the right of 49
(c) to the right of 41
(d) to the left of -47

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following represents the correct inverse operation for subtracting -4?
(a) Adding +4
(b) Subtracting +4
(c) Adding -4
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. The sum of 3 and −3 is ________.
(a) 6
(b) 0
(c) −6
(d) 9

Answer: B

Question. The least integer lying between -10 and -16 is
(a) -13
(b) -12
(c) -15
(d) -11

Answer: C

Fill in the Blanks

Question. The additive inverse of +7 is _____.
Answer: -7

Question. The number of integers lying between -5 and 5 is ____________
Answer: 9

Question. When you subtract a negative number, it is the same as _____ the corresponding positive number.
Answer: Adding

Question. The additive inverse of -1 is ____________
Answer: 1

Question. The sum of a number and its inverse is always _____.
Answer: Zero

Question. The additive inverse of 0 is ____________
Answer: 0

True/False

Question. The number zero is considered neither positive nor negative.
Answer: True

Question. Every positive integer is greater than every negative integer.
Answer: True

Question. Subtracting a positive number is the same as adding its inverse.
Answer: True

Question. The sum of any two negative integers is always greater than both the integers.
Answer: False

Question. On the number line, -1 is closer to zero than -2.
Answer: True

Question. The difference between an integer and its additive inverse is always even.
Answer: True