CBSE Class 7 Mathematics Working with Fractions MCQs Set A

Question. Amritpal's train journey is 5 1/6 hours and plane journey is 1/2 hour. The plane saves this much time compared to the train:
(a) 5 1/6 hours
(b) 1/2 hour
(c) 4 2/3 hours
(d) 4 hours

Answer: C

Question. Which method helps visualise fraction multiplication?
(a) Pie chart
(b) Line segment
(c) Unit square
(d) Number line

Answer: C

Question. Mariam and cousins finished 4/5 of a cake. The fraction of the cake remaining is
(a) 4/5
(b) 1/5
(c) 5/4
(d) 1

Answer: B

Question. The remaining 1/5 cake was shared equally by 3 friends. The fraction of the whole cake each friend got is calculated as
(a) 3 divided by 1/5
(b) 1/5 multiplied by 3
(c) 1/5 divided by 3
(d) 3 minus 1/5

Answer: C

Question. The fraction of the whole cake each of the 3 friends got, after sharing the remaining 1/5 part, is
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/5
(c) 3/15
(d) 1/15

Answer: D

Question. The product of (565/465 × 707/676) will be greater than both the numbers because both fractions are
(a) Equal to 1
(b) Improper fractions (greater than 1)
(c) Proper fractions (between 0 and 1)
(d) Mixed fractions

Answer: B

Question. The product of (565/465 × 707/676) is described by which statement?
(a) Greater than 565/465
(b) Less than 707/676
(c) Greater than 1
(d) Less than 1

Answer: A

Question. The product of two fractions 5/12 and 7/18 is:
(a) 12/30
(b) 12/35
(c) 35/12
(d) 35/216

Answer: D

Question. The miser's donation problem is found in which book written by Bhāskara II?
(a) Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta
(b) Śhulbasūtra
(c) Līlāvatī
(d) Pāṭīgaṇita

Answer: C

Question. Bhāskara II wrote his book *Līlāvatī* in which year?
(a) 628 CE
(b) 750 CE
(c) 1150 CE
(d) 800 BCE

Answer: C

Question. In Bhāskara II's time, 1 dramma was equivalent to how many cowrie shells?
(a) 100
(b) 500
(c) 1280
(d) 6

Answer: C

Question. The miser gave a fraction of a dramma equal to 1/1280. This value is equal to
(a) 1 dramma
(b) 1 cowrie shell
(c) 1 gold dinar
(d) 1 silver coin

Answer: B

Question. The phrase "apavartana" refers to which process in mathematics?
(a) Addition of fractions
(b) Multiplication of fractions
(c) Reducing a fraction to its lowest terms
(d) Division of fractions

Answer: C

Question. The use of non-unit fractions is found in humanity's oldest geometry texts from India, which are called
(a) Vēdas
(b) Śhulbasūtra
(c) Siddhāntas
(d) Pāṭīgaṇita

Answer: B

Question. The ancient Indian geometry texts dealing with the construction of fire altars for rituals were composed as far back as
(a) 628 CE
(b) 1150 CE
(c) 150 BCE
(d) 800 BCE

Answer: D

Question. The general rules for arithmetic operations on fractions, in essentially modern form, were codified by Brahmagupta in his *Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta* in
(a) 499 CE
(b) 628 CE
(c) 750 CE
(d) 860 CE

Answer: B

Question. The definition for multiplication of two or more fractions is obtained by taking the product of the numerators divided by the product of the denominators. This definition is given in which text?
(a) Pāṭīgaṇita
(b) Līlāvatī
(c) Āryabhaṭīyabhāṣhya
(d) Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta

Answer: D

Question. Brahmagupta's formula for division says we interchange the numerator and denominator of the divisor, and then use
(a) Subtraction
(b) Addition
(c) Multiplication
(d) Division

Answer: C

Question. Bhāskara II's clarification on fraction division states that division is equivalent to multiplication of the first fraction by the ______________ of the second fraction.
(a) Numerator
(b) Denominator
(c) Reciprocal
(d) Sum

Answer: C

Question. Bhāskara I described the geometric interpretation of fraction multiplication, dividing a square into rectangles, in his commentary called
(a) Līlāvatī
(b) Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta
(c) Āryabhaṭīyabhāṣhya
(d) Pāṭīgaṇita

Answer: C

Question. In the ant colony problem, the fraction of the original group that reached the mango tree is
(a) 1/32
(b) 3/32
(c) 29/32
(d) 1

Answer: C

Question. The value of the product (1 - 1/2) multiplied by (1 - 1/3) multiplied by (1 - 1/4) multiplied by (1 - 1/5) is
(a) 1/2
(b) 1/3
(c) 1/4
(d) 1/5

Answer: D