CBSE Class 7 Mathematics Working with Fractions MCQs Set I

Question. The geometric interpretation of fraction multiplication, using the division of a square, was described by
(a) Bhāskara II
(b) Brahmagupta
(c) Bhāskara I
(d) Umasvati

Answer: C

Question. An ant colony splits equally at the first point (Fig. 8.7). What fraction of the original group moves along each path immediately after the first split?
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/8
(c) 1/2
(d) 1/16

Answer: C

Question. In the ant colony splitting problem (Fig 8.7), the fraction of the original group that reached the sugarcane field is
(a) 29/32
(b) 1/2
(c) 3/32
(d) 1

Answer: C

Question. 1/2 ÷ 1/4 = ?
(a) 1/8
(b) 1/6
(c) 2
(d) 4

Answer: C

Question. The second fountain fills a cistern in half a day. To find the number of times it fills the cistern in one day, we calculate 1 divided by 1/2, this value is
(a) 1/2
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4

Answer: C

Question. The first fountain fills a cistern in 1 day. In one day, the number of times it fills the cistern is calculated as 1 divided by 1, which is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 1/2

Answer: B

Question. The number of times the third fountain fills a cistern in a day, if it takes 1/4 of a day to fill it once, is
(a) 1/4
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 2

Answer: C

Question. The fourth fountain fills a cistern in 1/5 of a day. How many times it fills the cistern in one day is
(a) 1/5
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 10

Answer: B

Question. What is 1 - 1/2?
(a) 0
(b) 1/2
(c) 2
(d) –1

Answer: B

Question. Four fountains together fill a cistern 12 times in a day. The total time in days they need to fill the cistern is
(a) 1 day
(b) 12 days
(c) 1/12 days
(d) 24 days

Answer: C

Question. The problem about the four fountains filling a cistern was posed by which scholar in his commentary on Brahmagupta's work?
(a) Bhāskara II
(b) Śhrīdharāchārya
(c) Caturveda Pṛithūdakasvāmī
(d) Umasvati

Answer: C

Question. The year in which Brahmagupta first explicitly stated the general formula for division of fractions was
(a) 1150 CE
(b) 499 CE
(c) 628 CE
(d) 800 BCE

Answer: C

Question. Bhāskara II clarified Brahmagupta's statement on fraction division in terms of the concept of
(a) Numerator
(b) Denominator
(c) Reciprocal
(d) Square

Answer: C

Question. The product of 1/2 and its reciprocal is:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) 1/2

Answer: A

Question. What is the reciprocal of the divisor 4/15?
(a) 15/4
(b) 4/15
(c) 1
(d) 0

Answer: A

Question. The quotient of 8/2 divided by 4/15 is 15. The dividend is
(a) 4/15
(b) 2
(c) 8/2
(d) 15

Answer: C

Question. When we divide a whole number 6 by a number between 0 and 1, like 1/4, the quotient (24) is always
(a) Equal to the dividend
(b) Less than the dividend
(c) Greater than the dividend
(d) Equal to the divisor

Answer: C

Question. When the divisor is between 0 and 1, the quotient is ___________ the dividend.
(a) Less than
(b) Greater than
(c) Equal to
(d) Zero

Answer: B

Question. Which product is equal to 3/10?
(a) 1/2 × 1/2
(b) 3/5 × 1/2
(c) 2/3 × 3/2
(d) 1/4 × 3/4

Answer: B

Question. When the divisor is greater than 1, the quotient is ___________ the dividend.
(a) Less than
(b) Greater than
(c) Equal to
(d) Double

Answer: A