CBSE Class 8 Mathematics The Baudhayana Pythagoras Theorem MCQs Set E

Question. 9 is the 5th odd number. Using n = 5, we get the triple.
(a) (1, 2, 3)
(b) (4, 3, 5)
(c) (5, 6, 7)
(d) (9, 10, 11)

Answer: B

Question. For sides 5 cm and 12 cm, the hypotenuse will be.
(a) 17 cm
(b) 13 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 7 cm

Answer: B

Question. For how many years did mathematicians try to prove Fermat's theorem?
(a) 10 years
(b) 50 years
(c) more than 300 years
(d) 2 years

Answer: C

Question. Andrew Wiles first read about Fermat's theorem when he was
(a) 10 years old
(b) 50 years old
(c) 25 years old
(d) 5 years old

Answer: A

Question. Lower bound for square root of 2 is
(a) 2
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 1.5

Answer: C

Question. In Lilavati's problem, the lotus was peeping out
(a) 1 unit
(b) 3 units
(c) 4 units
(d) 5 units

Answer: A

Question. Euclid was a mathematician from
(a) India
(b) Greece
(c) China
(d) America

Answer: B

Question. Value of 1.42 squared is
(a) 1.9881
(b) 2.0164
(c) 2.2500
(d) 1.9600

Answer: B

Question. If we double the side of a square, the area becomes
(a) 2 times
(b) 3 times
(c) 4 times
(d) same

Answer: C

Question. In the lotus problem, the depth of lake was
(a) 3 units
(b) 4 units
(c) 5 units
(d) 1 unit

Answer: B

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

Answer: B

Question. Vertical lines are also called
(a) east-west lines
(b) north-south lines
(c) tilted lines
(d) long lines

Answer: B

Question. Area of square on hypotenuse is sum of areas of
(a) other two squares
(b) four squares
(c) circles
(d) triangles

Answer: A

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

Answer: B

Question. The lotus tip touches water how many units away?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

Answer: B

Question. 1.5 squared value is
(a) 1.96
(b) 2.25
(c) 2.00
(d) 1.55

Answer: B

Question. Another example of a triple from the Sulba-Sutra is.
(a) (3, 4, 5)
(b) (7, 24, 25)
(c) (12, 35, 37)
(d) all of the options

Answer: D

Question. Is square root of 2 a fraction m/n?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Sometimes
(d) for big numbers only

Answer: B

Question. How many years did it take to prove Fermat's Last Theorem?.
(a) 10 years
(b) 50 years
(c) More than 300 years
(d) 2 years

Answer: C

Question. The lotus problem forms a right triangle with sides.
(a) 3, x, and x + 1
(b) 1, 3, and 4
(c) x, x, and x
(d) 3, 4, and 5

Answer: A