Class 8 Maths MCQ – Understanding Quadrilaterals

1. Which of the following is NOT a quadrilateral?

a) Rectangle
b) Pentagon
c) Parallelogram
d) Trapezium

Answer:

b) Pentagon

Explanation:

A pentagon has five sides, while a quadrilateral has four sides.

2. The sum of all interior angles of a quadrilateral is:

a) 90°
b) 180°
c) 270°
d) 360°

Answer:

d) 360°

Explanation:

The sum of all interior angles of any quadrilateral is always 360°.

3. Which of the following quadrilaterals has only one pair of opposite sides parallel?

a) Square
b) Rectangle
c) Rhombus
d) Trapezium

Answer:

d) Trapezium

Explanation:

A trapezium is defined as a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.

4. A parallelogram with all sides of equal length is called:

a) Rectangle
b) Square
c) Rhombus
d) Kite

Answer:

c) Rhombus

Explanation:

A rhombus is a parallelogram where all four sides are of equal length.

5. Which quadrilateral has diagonals that are equal and bisect each other at right angles?

a) Rectangle
b) Square
c) Rhombus
d) Trapezium

Answer:

a) Rectangle

Explanation:

In a rectangle, the diagonals are equal in length and bisect each other at right angles.

6. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel but not all sides equal is:

a) Square
b) Rectangle
c) Kite
d) Rhombus

Answer:

b) Rectangle

Explanation:

A rectangle has both pairs of opposite sides parallel and opposite sides equal, but all four sides are not necessarily equal.

7. In which of the following quadrilaterals are the diagonals perpendicular bisectors of each other?

a) Rectangle
b) Square
c) Rhombus
d) Parallelogram

Answer:

c) Rhombus

Explanation:

In a rhombus, the diagonals are perpendicular bisectors of each other.

8. Which quadrilateral has only one line of symmetry?

a) Square
b) Rectangle
c) Rhombus
d) Kite

Answer:

b) Rectangle

Explanation:

A rectangle has only one line of symmetry, which is its median.

9. In a kite, the diagonals:

a) Are equal in length
b) Bisect each other
c) Are perpendicular
d) Are parallel

Answer:

c) Are perpendicular

Explanation:

In a kite, the diagonals are perpendicular to each other.

10. A quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of adjacent sides equal is:

a) Rectangle
b) Square
c) Trapezium
d) Kite

Answer:

d) Kite

Explanation:

A kite has two distinct pairs of equal adjacent sides.

11. In which quadrilateral are opposite angles equal?

a) Kite
b) Trapezium
c) Parallelogram
d) Rectangle

Answer:

c) Parallelogram

Explanation:

In a parallelogram, opposite angles are always equal.

12. Which quadrilateral has all angles equal to 90°?

a) Square
b) Rectangle
c) Rhombus
d) Parallelogram

Answer:

a) Square and b) Rectangle

Explanation:

Both square and rectangle have all angles equal to 90°.

13. The diagonals of which quadrilateral are equal but do not bisect each other at right angles?

a) Square
b) Rhombus
c) Parallelogram
d) Rectangle

Answer:

c) Parallelogram

Explanation:

In a general parallelogram, the diagonals are equal but do not bisect each other at right angles.

14. Which of the following cannot have all its sides equal?

a) Square
b) Rhombus
c) Parallelogram
d) Trapezium

Answer:

d) Trapezium

Explanation:

A trapezium does not have all sides equal by definition.

15. In a quadrilateral, if each pair of opposite angles are equal, then it is a:

a) Square
b) Rhombus
c) Parallelogram
d) Rectangle

Answer:

c) Parallelogram

Explanation:

If opposite angles of a quadrilateral are equal, it is a parallelogram.

16. In a rhombus, the angle between the diagonals is:

a) 60°
b) 90°
c) 45°
d) 120°

Answer:

b) 90°

Explanation:

The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular, so the angle between them is 90°.

17. A square is a type of:

a) Trapezium
b) Kite
c) Parallelogram
d) Both b) and c)

Answer:

d) Both b) and c)

Explanation:

A square is both a kite and a parallelogram with special properties.

18. The sum of the exterior angles of any polygon is always:

a) 90°
b) 180°
c) 270°
d) 360°

Answer:

d) 360°

Explanation:

The sum of the exterior angles of any polygon, taken one at each vertex, is 360°.

19. If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then the quadrilateral is:

a) A kite
b) A trapezium
c) A parallelogram
d) A rectangle

Answer:

c) A parallelogram

Explanation:

If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, it is a characteristic property of a parallelogram.

20. In a rectangle, if one angle is 90°, then the other three angles are:

a) 30°, 60°, and 90°
b) 45°, 45°, and 90°
c) 90°, 90°, and 90°
d) 60°, 120°, and 90°

Answer:

c) 90°, 90°, and 90°

Explanation:

All angles in a rectangle are 90°.

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