Class-VIII (2023-2024)

Mathematics
Chapter – Comparing Quantities
Objective Assignment

 Choose the correct option from the following:

1. 40% of [100 – 20% of 300] is equal to

(a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 140 (d) 64
2. If 20% of x is 25, then find x.
(a) 125 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 20
3. A bag is available for Rs 90. The shopkeeper allows 10% discount on the market price. What is
the marked price of the bag ?
(a) 100 (b) 90 (c) 110 (d) 120
4. There are 24% of boys in a school. If the number of girls is 456, find the total number of students
in the school.
(a) 600 (b) 76 (c) 544 (d) 144
5. For calculation of interest compounded half-yearly, keeping the principal same, which one of the
following is true?
(a) Double the given annual rate and half the given number of years
(b) Double the given annual rate as well as the given number of years
(c) Half the given annual rate as well as the given number of years
(d) Half the given annual rate and double the given number of years
6. _________ is a reduction on the marked price of the article.
(a) Tax (b) Discount (c) Profit (d) Loss
7. 40% of 50 students of a class are good at science. How many students are not good at science?
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 40
8. 50% of 4 days.
(a) 48 hours (b) 12 hours (c) 45 hours (d) 62 hours
9. The time period after which the interest is added each time to form a new principal, is called
_______.
(a) time period (b) conversion period (c) duration (d) interest

10. Aparna has Rs 200 with her. She spent 80% amount she had. How much money is left with her ?
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40
11. The marked price of a book is Rs 100. The shopkeeper gives 25% discount on it. What is the sale
price of the book?
(a) 100 (b ) 25 (c) 125 (d) 75
12. Karan purchased a sewing machine for Rs 2000. She sold it at a loss of 40%. Find the selling
price.
(a) 1200 (b) 400 (c) 800 (d) 2800
13. A sofa-set was bought for Rs 10000. Its value depreciated at the rate of 10% per annum. Find its
value after one year.
(a) 11000 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 9000
14. A shopkeeper purchased 2 refrigerators for Rs 9800 and Rs 8200 respectively. He sold them for
Rs 16920. Find loss%.
(a) 2% (b) 5 % (c) 4% (d) 6%
15. The salary of Manish is Rs 10000. His salary gets increased by 10%. Find his increased salary.
` (a) Rs 9000 (b) Rs 11000 (c) Rs 8000 (d) Rs 12000.