CBSE Class 8 Mathematics A Story of Numbers MCQs Set H

Question. Place value system represents unending numbers using only a
(a) Infinite symbols
(b) Finite number of symbols
(c) Single symbol
(d) No symbols

Answer: B

Question. Humans likely used base 10 because we have 10
(a) Toes
(b) Fingers
(c) Eyes
(d) Teeth

Answer: B

Question. What are the most commonly used terminologies for the numbers we use today?
(a) Hindu numerals, Indian numerals, Hindu-Arabic numerals
(b) Modern numbers, Universal numbers, Decimal numbers
(c) Counting numbers, Natural numbers, Whole numbers
(d) Arabic numbers, Roman numbers, European numbers

Answer: A

Question. Indian system spread to the world because it has no
(a) Symbols
(b) Numbers
(c) Ambiguity
(d) Rules

Answer: C

Question. Calculating tool used with decimal system lines is called
(a) Calculator
(b) Abacus
(c) Ruler
(d) Stick

Answer: B

Question. Number of animals in livestock is called
(a) Drawing
(b) Counting
(c) Writing
(d) Mapping

Answer: B

Question. To track passing days, humans wanted to predict
(a) Rainfall
(b) New moon
(c) Wind speed
(d) Snow

Answer: B

Question. Modern oral and written numbers had origin in
(a) Europe
(b) Africa
(c) India
(d) America

Answer: C

Question. Sahasra number name is given for
(a) Ten
(b) Hundred
(c) Thousand
(d) One

Answer: C

Question. The Gumulgal people of Australia counted in groups of which number?
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 2
(d) 0

Answer: C

Question. Digits 0 to 9 were developed in India around
(a) 5000 years ago
(b) 2000 years ago
(c) 500 years ago
(d) 100 years ago

Answer: B

Question. Lebombo bone is estimated to be how many years old?
(a) 2000 years
(b) 10,000 years
(c) 44,000 years
(d) 5,000 years

Answer: C

Question. Gumulgal people from Australia counted in
(a) 1s
(b) 2s
(c) 5s
(d) 10s

Answer: B

Question. Gumulgal name for number 1 is
(a) Ukasar
(b) Urapon
(c) Ras
(d) Tokale

Answer: B

Question. Italian mathematician who told Europe to use Indian numerals is
(a) Laplace
(b) Fibonacci
(c) Al-Khwarizmi
(d) Al-Kindi

Answer: B

Question. European scholars called Indian numerals as
(a) Hindu numerals
(b) Arabic numerals
(c) Roman numerals
(d) English numerals

Answer: B

Question. What was a key shortcoming of the Egyptian number system despite its relative efficiency?
(a) It lacked symbols for numbers greater than 1000.
(b) It required inventing an unending sequence of symbols for higher and higher powers of 10 for larger numbers.
(c) Its symbols were ambiguous and easily confused.
(d) It was difficult to represent very small numbers.

Answer: B

Question. Hindu term in number system refers to
(a) Religion
(b) Language
(c) Geography
(d) Symbol

Answer: C

Question. Associating each cow with one stick is called
(a) One-to-one mapping
(b) Double mapping
(c) Zero mapping
(d) No mapping

Answer: A

Question. Symbols used in a written number system are called
(a) Letters
(b) Sounds
(c) Numerals
(d) Sticks

Answer: C