CBSE Class 8 Mathematics Area MCQs Set 03

Question. Important area formulas are summarized at the end of
(a) the book
(b) the chapter
(c) the school
(d) the street

Answer: B

Question. Triangle area formula is
(a) base + height
(b) base x height
(c) 1/2 x base x height
(d) base - height

Answer: C

Question. To find area of any region, we pack it with
(a) sand
(b) unit squares
(c) water
(d) stones

Answer: B

Question. One inch is equal to how many centimeters?
(a) 1 cm
(b) 2.54 cm
(c) 5 cm
(d) 10 cm

Answer: B

Question. One foot has how many inches?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 24
(d) 100

Answer: B

Question. Can different shapes have same area?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Never
(d) Only for circles

Answer: A

Question. Regular hexagon can be divided into
(a) 6 equal triangles
(b) 2 circles
(c) 1 square
(d) 10 lines

Answer: A

Question. 1 acre is equal to how many square feet?
(a) 1,000
(b) 43,560
(c) 10,000
(d) 500

Answer: B

Question. Any quadrilateral can be divided into
(a) five circles
(b) two triangles
(c) one square
(d) ten lines

Answer: B

Question. Trapezium area depends on height and sum of
(a) all sides
(b) parallel sides
(c) diagonals
(d) corners

Answer: B

Question. Area of an A4 sheet is found by its length and
(a) weight
(b) width
(c) color
(d) price

Answer: B

Question. Area is the measure of the
(a) boundary length
(b) surface region
(c) weight
(d) height

Answer: B

Question. Can we take any side of a parallelogram as base?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Only long side
(d) Only short side

Answer: A

Question. In the formula 1/2 h(a+b), h stands for
(a) heavy
(b) height
(c) home
(d) half

Answer: B

Question. Local Indian unit for land area is
(a) bigha
(b) katha
(c) cent
(d) all of the options

Answer: D

Question. To find area of shaded path, we subtract
(a) small area from big area
(b) big area from small area
(c) length from width
(d) 10 from 20

Answer: A

Question. Dissection means cutting and
(a) throwing away
(b) rearranging
(c) burning
(d) hiding

Answer: B

Question. To find area of pentagon, we need to divide it into
(a) 2 triangles
(b) 3 triangles
(c) 5 triangles
(d) 1 triangle

Answer: B

Question. Area of trapezium depends on height and
(a) sum of parallel sides
(b) product of sides
(c) corners
(d) color

Answer: A

Question. Unit to measure area of a big city is
(a) sq cm
(b) sq km
(c) sq mm
(d) inches

Answer: B

Question. If side of a square is 3, its area will be
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 3

Answer: B

Question. In triangle, the line from vertex to middle of opposite side is
(a) height
(b) median
(c) boundary
(d) corner

Answer: B