Class 8 Maths MCQ – Mensuration

1. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 10 units and a width of 5 units?

a) 50 square units
b) 15 square units
c) 30 square units
d) 25 square units

Answer:

a) 50 square units

Explanation:

Area of a rectangle = length × width = 10 × 5 = 50 square units.

2. The formula for the area of a triangle is:

a) ½ × base × height
b) base × height
c) ½ × (base + height)
d) base + height

Answer:

a) ½ × base × height

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is given by half the product of its base and height.

3. The volume of a cube with a side of 3 units is:

a) 9 cubic units
b) 18 cubic units
c) 27 cubic units
d) 36 cubic units

Answer:

c) 27 cubic units

Explanation:

Volume of a cube = side^3 = 3^3 = 27 cubic units.

4. The perimeter of a square with a side of 4 units is:

a) 8 units
b) 12 units
c) 16 units
d) 4 units

Answer:

c) 16 units

Explanation:

Perimeter of a square = 4 × side = 4 × 4 = 16 units.

5. The area of a circle with a radius of 7 units (π = 22/7) is:

a) 154 square units
b) 44 square units
c) 22 square units
d) 77 square units

Answer:

a) 154 square units

Explanation:

Area of a circle = π × r^2 = 22/7 × 7^2 = 154 square units.

6. Which of the following shapes has the largest perimeter?

a) Square with side 5 units
b) Rectangle with length 6 units and width 5 units
c) Circle with radius 5 units
d) Triangle with all sides 5 units

Answer:

c) Circle with radius 5 units

Explanation:

The perimeter (circumference) of the circle is greater than the perimeters of the square, rectangle, and triangle given.

7. The volume of a cylinder with radius 2 units and height 5 units (π = 22/7) is:

a) 20 cubic units
b) 62.86 cubic units
c) 31.43 cubic units
d) 40 cubic units

Answer:

b) 62.86 cubic units

Explanation:

Volume of a cylinder = π × r^2 × h = 22/7 × 2^2 × 5 = 62.86 cubic units.

8. The area of a trapezium is calculated using:

a) Average of parallel sides × height
b) Sum of parallel sides × height
c) ½ × Average of parallel sides × height
d) ½ × Sum of parallel sides × height

Answer:

c) ½ × Average of parallel sides × height

Explanation:

The area of a trapezium is ½ times the product of the average of its parallel sides and height.

9. Which of the following is a 2D shape?

a) Cube
b) Cylinder
c) Rectangle
d) Cone

Answer:

c) Rectangle

Explanation:

A rectangle is flat and has only length and width, making it a two-dimensional shape.

10. The perimeter of a semicircle with radius 7 units (π = 22/7) is:

a) 22 units
b) 29 units
c) 44 units
d) 15.5 units

Answer:

b) 29 units

Explanation:

Perimeter of a semicircle = πr + 2r = (22/7 × 7) + 14 = 29 units.

11. The diagonal of a rectangle divides it into:

a) Two congruent rectangles
b) Two congruent squares
c) Two congruent triangles
d) Four congruent triangles

Answer:

c) Two congruent triangles

Explanation:

The diagonal of a rectangle divides it into two congruent right triangles.

12. If the side of a square is doubled, its area becomes:

a) Twice
b) Thrice
c) Four times
d) The same

Answer:

c) Four times

Explanation:

If side = s, Area = s^2. If side is doubled, new side = 2s, New Area = (2s)^2 = 4s^2.

13. The volume of a cuboid is given by:

a) Length + Breadth + Height
b) Length × Breadth + Height
c) Length × Breadth × Height
d) Length + Breadth × Height

Answer:

c) Length × Breadth × Height

Explanation:

The volume of a cuboid is the product of its length, breadth, and height.

14. The total surface area of a cylinder includes:

a) Two circular bases and one curved surface
b) Only the curved surface
c) Only two circular bases
d) One circular base and one curved surface

Answer:

a) Two circular bases and one curved surface

Explanation:

The total surface area of a cylinder includes two circular bases and one curved surface.

15. If the radius of a circle is halved, its area becomes:

a) Half
b) One-fourth
c) Double
d) Four times

Answer:

b) One-fourth

Explanation:

Area is proportional to the square of the radius.

16. The perimeter of a rhombus is given by:

a) 4 × side
b) 2 × (long diagonal + short diagonal)
c) 2 × side
d) Side + side

Answer:

a) 4 × side

Explanation:

The perimeter of a rhombus is four times its side.

17. The area of a parallelogram is:

a) Base + Height
b) Base × Height
c) ½ × Base × Height
d) Base × ½ × Height

Answer:

b) Base × Height

Explanation:

The area of a parallelogram is the product of its base and height.

18. The volume of a sphere with radius r is:

a) 2/3 × π × r^3
b) 3/4 × π × r^3
c) 4/3 × π × r^3
d) π × r^3

Answer:

c) 4/3 × π × r^3

Explanation:

The volume of a sphere is given by (4/3)πr^3.

19. The area of an equilateral triangle with side 'a' is:

a) √3/4 × a
b) a^2/4
c) a^2
d) √3/4 × a^2

Answer:

d) √3/4 × a^2

Explanation:

The area of an equilateral triangle is given by √3/4 times the square of its side.

20. The volume of a cone with radius r and height h (π = 22/7) is:

a) 1/3 × π × r^2 × h
b) π × r^2 × h
c) 2/3 × π × r^2 × h
d) 3/4 × π × r^2 × h

Answer:

a) 1/3 × π × r^2 × h

Explanation:

The volume of a cone is given by one-third the product of the base area (πr^2) and its height.

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