CBSE Class 8 Mathematics The Baudhayana Pythagoras Theorem MCQs Set D

Question. Square root of 2 lies between
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1.414 and 1.415
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1.4 and 1.41

Answer: B

Question. In a right triangle, side opposite to 90 degree is
(a) base
(b) height
(c) hypotenuse
(d) diagonal

Answer: C

Question. To combine two squares, we make a
(a) circle
(b) right-angled triangle
(c) long rectangle
(d) dot

Answer: B

Question. Who proved Fermat's Last Theorem in 1994?
(a) Pythagoras
(b) Andrew Wiles
(c) Bhaskara
(d) Euclid

Answer: B

Question. Hypotenuse for side 12 is between
(a) 10 and 11
(b) 16 and 17
(c) 20 and 21
(d) 12 and 13

Answer: B

Question. A triple with no common factor greater than 1 is
(a) scaled
(b) primitive
(c) even
(d) big

Answer: B

Question. In the equation (n-1) squared + (2n-1) = n squared, if 2n-1 is a square, we get a
(a) circle
(b) triple
(c) line
(d) point

Answer: B

Question. How many Baudhāyana triples can we construct?
(a) Only 10
(b) Only 100
(c) Infinitely many
(d) Zero

Answer: C

Question. Andrew Wiles proved the theorem in the year
(a) 1994
(b) 1963
(c) 1700
(d) 800

Answer: A

Question. Every Baudhāyana triple is either primitive or a
(a) square version
(b) scaled version
(c) wrong version
(d) circle version

Answer: B

Question. Pythagoras lived about how many years after Baudhāyana?.
(a) 100 years
(b) 200 years
(c) 500 years
(d) 1000 years

Answer: B

Question. The problem about the lotus in the lake is from the book
(a) Elements
(b) Līlāvatī
(c) Śulba-Sūtra
(d) Elements

Answer: B

Question. If the nth odd number is a square, we can find a new
(a) circle
(b) triple
(c) square root
(d) line

Answer: B

Question. 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 is equal to
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 15
(d) 5

Answer: B

Question. Fermat wrote about his "marvellous proof" in the.
(a) blackboard
(b) margin of a book
(c) Sulba-Sutra
(d) newspaper

Answer: B

Question. How many Baudhāyana triples are there?.
(a) Only ten
(b) One hundred
(c) Infinitely many
(d) Exactly five

Answer: C

Question. Bhaskaracharya wrote the book
(a) Elements
(b) Lilavati
(c) Sulba-Sutra
(d) Ganita

Answer: B

Question. Sum of areas of two squares is the area of square on the
(a) base
(b) height
(c) hypotenuse
(d) corner

Answer: C

Question. The value of c squared is 2. Then c is
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) square root of 2
(d) 4

Answer: C

Question. To combine squares of side 3 and 4, we use hypotenuse
(a) 7
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 12

Answer: B