CBSE Class 8 Mathematics Fractions in Disguise MCQs Set A

Question. Cost price 300 and profit 130, profit percentage is
(a) 130%
(b) 30%
(c) 43.3%
(d) 100%

Answer: C

Question. IfSP is more than CP, the result is
(a) Loss
(b) Profit
(c) Discount
(d) Tax

Answer: B

Question. 1% of 1 hour in minutes is
(a) 1 minute
(b) 0.6 minutes
(c) 60 minutes
(d) 10 minutes

Answer: B

Question. 25 per cent means 25 out of every
(a) 10
(b) 50
(c) 100
(d) 1000

Answer: C

Question. Equivalent fraction of 24/100 is
(a) 12/50
(b) 6/25
(c) 48/200
(d) All of these

Answer: D

Question. Relationship (20% of y) + (5% of y) is equal to
(a) 15% of y
(b) 25% of y
(c) 100% of y
(d) 4% of y

Answer: B

Question. Money on which the bank calculates interest is called
(a) Profit
(b) Principal
(c) Rate
(d) Time

Answer: B

Question. "p.a." is the short form of the Latin words
(a) Per amount
(b) Per annum
(c) Per account
(d) Personal account

Answer: B

Question. Petrol price was 60 rupees and became 100 rupees, the increase in price is
(a) 100
(b) 60
(c) 40
(d) 160

Answer: C

Question. A bank gives 10% interest p.a., for 100 rupees deposit for 1 year, interest is
(a) 1 rupee
(b) 5 rupees
(c) 10 rupees
(d) 100 rupees

Answer: C

Question. 30% + 20% discount on a cake is not the same as
(a) 50% discount
(b) Two discounts
(c) Compounding discount
(d) Cakely’s offer

Answer: A

Question. In compounding, the principal amount for the second year
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Stays same
(d) Becomes zero

Answer: A

Question. If you deposit 6000 at 10% p.a. for one year, interest will be
(a) 60
(b) 100
(c) 600
(d) 6000

Answer: C

Question. A 25% discount on a 300 rupees shirt means Anwar will pay
(a) 300 rupees
(b) 25 rupees
(c) 225 rupees
(d) 75 rupees

Answer: C

Question. Items like TV or bikes lose value over time, this is called
(a) Profit
(b) Interest
(c) Depreciation
(d) Inflation

Answer: C

Question. Interest rate 6% 'p.a.' means the interest is for every
(a) Month
(b) Day
(c) Year
(d) Week

Answer: C

Question. To find 50% of a value, we can multiply it by
(a) 0.5
(b) 2
(c) 10
(d) 0.05

Answer: A

Question. In Kautilya's Arthaśhāstra, the idea of ‘per hundred' was found in
(a) 15th century
(b) 4th century BCE
(c) 2022
(d) Roman times

Answer: B

Question. Percentages are just fractions where the denominator is
(a) 1
(b) 10
(c) 100
(d) 50

Answer: C

Question. Ratio of rava to sugar to ghee is 40% : 40% : 20%, total percentage is
(a) 80%
(b) 100%
(c) 60%
(d) 200%

Answer: B