CBSE Class 8 Mathematics A Story of Numbers MCQs Set G

Question. Presence of a counter above a line in abacus contributed a value of
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 0

Answer: B

Question. What are the marks cut on a surface like a bone or cave wall, used for number representation, called?
(a) Cuneiforms
(b) Tally marks
(c) Pictograms
(d) Hieroglyphs

Answer: B

Question. Yajurveda Samhita mentioned names of numbers based on powers of
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 20

Answer: C

Question. Ancient Indian name for number ten is
(a) Eka
(b) Shata
(c) Dasha
(d) Sahasra

Answer: C

Question. The name shata was used for
(a) 10
(b) 100
(c) 1000
(d) 1

Answer: B

Question. Third landmark number in Mayan system was 360 instead of
(a) 100
(b) 400
(c) 500
(d) 1000

Answer: B

Question. Humans needed counting in Stone Age for
(a) Food quantity
(b) Playing games
(c) Watching TV
(d) Reading story books

Answer: A

Question. The system used throughout the world today is
(a) Roman system
(b) Hindu number system
(c) Mayan system
(d) Egyptian system

Answer: B

Question. According to the chapter, when did humans first have the need to count?
(a) With the rise of modern civilization
(b) As early as the Stone Age
(c) After the invention of writing
(d) During the Bronze Age

Answer: B

Question. Symbol representing nothingness is called
(a) One
(b) Zero
(c) Ten
(d) Many

Answer: B

Question. Mayan system used a dot for number
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 0

Answer: A

Question. Mayan system used a bar for number
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 20

Answer: B

Question. Mesopotamian system symbol for number 1 is
(a) Wedge shape
(b) Dot
(c) Shell
(d) Line

Answer: A

Question. Mesopotamian symbol for number 10 is
(a) I
(b) Horizontal wedge
(c) Dot
(d) Stick

Answer: B

Question. Higher powers of 60 in Mesopotamian system were written to the
(a) Right
(b) Left
(c) Top
(d) Bottom

Answer: B

Question. What was the notation for the digit 0 in the Bakhshali manuscript (c. 3rd century CE)?
(a) A square
(b) A dot
(c) A dash
(d) A circle

Answer: B

Question. For no occurrence of a power of 60, Mesopotamians used a
(a) Zero symbol
(b) Blank space
(c) Dot
(d) Cross

Answer: B

Question. Placeholder symbol used to denote a blank space is like our
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 0
(d) 9

Answer: C

Question. Symbols in Mayan system were written one below the other with 1s at the
(a) Top
(b) Middle
(c) Lowermost position
(d) Left side

Answer: C

Question. Set of numbers closed under add, subtract and multiply is called a
(a) Box
(b) Ring
(c) Chain
(d) Group

Answer: B