CBSE Class 8 Mathematics The Baudhayana Pythagoras Theorem MCQs Set 10

Question. Fermat was a mathematician from.
(a) India
(b) Greece
(c) France
(d) England

Answer: C

Question. A triple with no common factor bigger than 1 is called.
(a) scaled triple
(b) primitive Baudhāyana triple
(c) primary number
(d) simple triple

Answer: B

Question. The new 4-sided figure obtained by joining triangles T, U, and V is a.
(a) rectangle
(b) square
(c) rhombus
(d) circle

Answer: B

Question. Can square root of 2 be written as a fraction?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) only for 1
(d) only for 2

Answer: B

Question. If hypotenuse is 17 and one side is 8, other side is
(a) 15
(b) 9
(c) 25
(d) 10

Answer: A

Question. If equal sides are a, then c squared is
(a) a + a
(b) 2 multiplied by a squared
(c) a squared
(d) 4a

Answer: B

Question. Area of a square with side c is written as
(a) c + c
(b) c - c
(c) c multiplied by c
(d) c divided by 2

Answer: C

Question. Bhāskarāchārya II wrote the famous book.
(a) Elements
(b) Līlāvatī
(c) Sulba-Sutra
(d) Physics

Answer: B

Question. In halving a square by paper folding, creases pass through
(a) corners
(b) midpoints
(c) center only
(d) nowhere

Answer: B

Question. In a right triangle, the longest side is
(a) base
(b) height
(c) hypotenuse
(d) any side

Answer: C

Question. Andrew Wiles was how old when he first read about the problem?
(a) 20
(b) 10
(c) 50
(d) 5

Answer: B

Question. The nth odd number is
(a) n + 1
(b) 2n - 1
(c) 2n
(d) n - 1

Answer: B

Question. In the lotus problem, the part of the stem above water is.
(a) 1 unit
(b) 3 units
(c) 4 units
(d) 5 units

Answer: A

Question. If c squared is 2, then c is called
(a) square root of 2
(b) square of 2
(c) double of 2
(d) half of 2

Answer: A

Question. For side a = 12, the value of a squared is
(a) 24
(b) 144
(c) 122
(d) 100

Answer: B

Question. Integer triples are also called
(a) Pythagorean triples
(b) Greek triples
(c) Number lines
(d) Simple sets

Answer: A

Question. The decimal for square root of 2 is
(a) terminating
(b) non-terminating
(c) short
(d) ending at zero

Answer: B

Question. All the four triangles used in the construction (T, U, X, W) are.
(a) different
(b) congruent
(c) very large
(d) very small

Answer: B

Question. The triple (3, 4, 5) is.
(a) primitive
(b) scaled
(c) non-primitive
(d) factorized

Answer: A

Question. Fermat's Last Theorem deals with the equation.
(a) x + y = z
(b) x squared + y squared = z squared
(c) x to power n + y to power n = z to power n
(d) x multiplied by y = z

Answer: C