CBSE Class 8 Mathematics Area MCQs Set H

Question. Area of triangle with base 4 cm and height 3 cm will be
(a) 12 sq cm
(b) 6 sq cm
(c) 7 sq cm
(d) 1 sq cm

Answer: B

Question. 1 inch is equal to
(a) 2.54 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 12 cm
(d) 1 cm

Answer: A

Question. Number of unit squares in 8 cm by 3 cm rectangle is
(a) 11
(b) 24
(c) 5
(d) 20

Answer: B

Question. 1 foot is equal to
(a) 10 inches
(b) 12 inches
(c) 24 inches
(d) 100 cm

Answer: B

Question. Very large area like a city is measured in
(a) sq cm
(b) sq m
(c) sq km
(d) inches

Answer: C

Question. If we double the side of a square, area becomes
(a) 2 times
(b) 4 times
(c) same
(d) half

Answer: B

Question. In formula 1/2 x b x h, the letter b is
(a) big
(b) base
(c) boy
(d) back

Answer: B

Question. Changing one shape to another with same area is given in
(a) Sulba-Sutras
(b) Euclid's Elements
(c) both a and b
(d) only school books

Answer: C

Question. Diagonal of a rectangle divides it into two
(a) circles
(b) congruent triangles
(c) big squares
(d) lines

Answer: B

Question. We can change a parallelogram into a rectangle using
(a) glue
(b) dissection
(c) painting
(d) water

Answer: B

Question. Height of the triangle is also called
(a) base
(b) altitude
(c) side
(d) area

Answer: B

Question. If rectangle area is 20, the triangle inside is
(a) 10
(b) 40
(c) 5
(d) 2

Answer: A

Question. For area of quadrilateral, join two corners to make
(a) squares
(b) triangles
(c) circles
(d) lines

Answer: B

Question. We can change any parallelogram into a rectangle of
(a) more area
(b) same area
(c) less area
(d) zero area

Answer: B

Question. We can change a parallelogram into a rectangle of
(a) bigger area
(b) equal area
(c) smaller area
(d) zero area

Answer: B

Question. Area of each triangle in a rectangle is
(a) full area of rectangle
(b) half the area of rectangle
(c) double the area
(d) zero

Answer: B

Question. Area of an A4 sheet is
(a) 21 cm x 29.7 cm
(b) 10 cm x 10 cm
(c) 5 cm x 5 cm
(d) 50 cm x 50 cm

Answer: A

Question. Median of a triangle divides it into two triangles of
(a) unequal area
(b) equal area
(c) half perimeter
(d) double area

Answer: B

Question. 1 foot has how many inches?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 24
(d) 5

Answer: B

Question. Area of parallelogram formula is
(a) side x side
(b) base x height
(c) length + width
(d) base + height

Answer: B