CBSE Class 7 Mathematics Working with Fractions MCQs Set 08

Question. In the Pāṭīgaṇita problem, the value of 1 divided by 1/13 is
(a) 1/13
(b) 1
(c) 13
(d) 0

Answer: C

Question. The sum obtained by adding 1 ÷ 1/6, 1 ÷ 1/10, 1 ÷ 1/13, 1 ÷ 1/9, and 1 ÷ 1/2 is
(a) 40
(b) 38
(c) 1/40
(d) 42

Answer: A

Question. Mira read 1/5 and 3/10 of her novel. The total fraction of the novel she read is
(a) 4/15
(b) 1/2
(c) 2/5
(d) 4/10

Answer: B

Question. What is 1/12 × 1⁄18 equal to?
(a) 1/30
(b) 1/216
(c) 1/6
(d) 1/90

Answer: B

Question. Mira's novel has 400 pages. She read 1/2 of the pages. How many more pages must she read to finish the novel?
(a) 100 pages
(b) 200 pages
(c) 400 pages
(d) 0 pages

Answer: B

Question. A car runs 16 km using 1 litre of petrol. How far will it go using 2 3/4 litres of petrol?
(a) 16 km
(b) 22 km
(c) 44 km
(d) 32 km

Answer: C

Question. Amritpal's train journey takes 5 1/6 hours and plane takes 1/2 hour. How much time does the plane save?
(a) 5 hours
(b) 4 hours
(c) 4 2/3 hours
(d) 5 1/2 hours

Answer: C

Question. Mariam and cousins finished 4/5 of a cake. The remaining part of the cake is
(a) 4/5
(b) 1/5
(c) 5/5
(d) 3/5

Answer: B

Question. Which number is a reciprocal of 4?
(a) 1/4
(b) 0
(c) 4
(d) 2

Answer: A

Question. The remaining 1/5 cake was shared equally by 3 friends. The fraction of the whole cake each friend got is
(a) 1/5
(b) 1/15
(c) 3/5
(d) 5/3

Answer: B

Question. When multiplying (565/465 × 707/676), since both fractions are greater than 1, the product is
(a) Less than 1
(b) Less than both numbers
(c) Greater than both numbers
(d) Equal to 1

Answer: C

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

Answer: B

Question. 3/4 ÷ 2/5 equals:
(a) 6/20
(b) 15/8
(c) 5/6
(d) 8/15

Answer: B

Question. The calculation of the miser's donation showed he gave 1/1280th part of a dramma. This meant the beggar received only one
(a) Gold coin
(b) Silver coin
(c) Dramma
(d) Cowrie shell

Answer: D

Question. In ancient Indian kingdoms, the lowest denomination used for very small transactions and change was the
(a) Gold dinar
(b) Silver dramma
(c) Copper pana
(d) Cowrie shell

Answer: D

Question. The general notion of non-unit fractions, along with arithmetic operations, developed largely in which region?
(a) Europe
(b) Africa
(c) Arab world
(d) India

Answer: D

Question. Which is true about the product of two proper fractions?
(a) It is always greater than both
(b) It is less than each fraction
(c) It equals 1
(d) It is always zero

Answer: B

Question. Brahmagupta codified the general rules for arithmetic operations on fractions in the year
(a) 1150 CE
(b) 499 CE
(c) 628 CE
(d) 800 BCE

Answer: C