{"id":162991,"date":"2026-03-26T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.gyankatta.org\/?p=162991"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:53:47","slug":"class-8-mathematics-question-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.gyankatta.org\/?p=162991","title":{"rendered":"Class 8 \u2013 Mathematics Question Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Section A \u2013 MCQs (1 \u00d7 10 = 10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The additive inverse of \u22127\/9 is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) 7\/9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) \u22127\/9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) 9\/7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   d) 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. 2\u00b3 \u00d7 2\u2074 =<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) 2\u2077<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) 4\u2077<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) 2\u00b9\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   d) 2\u00b9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The HCF of 36 and 54 is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   d) 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. (a + b)\u00b2 =<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) a\u00b2 + b\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) a\u00b2 + 2ab + b\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) a\u00b2 \u2212 2ab + b\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   d) 2a\u00b2 + 2b\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Profit % =<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) (Profit\/SP) \u00d7 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) (Profit\/CP) \u00d7 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) (CP\/SP) \u00d7 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   d) (SP\/CP) \u00d7 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides is a:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) Parallelogram<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) Rhombus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) Trapezium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   d) Rectangle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Area of trapezium =<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) \u00bd \u00d7 base \u00d7 height<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) \u00bd \u00d7 (sum of parallel sides) \u00d7 height<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) length \u00d7 breadth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   d) side\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Volume of cube of side a =<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) 3a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) a\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) a\u00b3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   d) 6a\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Probability of a sure event is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) 1\/2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   d) 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Total angle of a circle in pie chart is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    a) 90\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    b) 180\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    c) 360\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    d) 270\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section B \u2013 Fill in the Blanks (1 \u00d7 10 = 10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Reciprocal of 5\/8 is ________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. 10\u207b\u00b2 = ________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. (a \u2212 b)\u00b2 = ________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. LCM of two numbers is always ________ or equal to the numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. If CP = \u20b9800 and SP = \u20b9750, there is a ________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Opposite sides of a parallelogram are ________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Surface area of cuboid = ________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Graph of linear equation in one variable is a ________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Sum of interior angles of quadrilateral is ________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Probability lies between ________ and ________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section C \u2013 Very Short Answer Questions (2 \u00d7 5 = 10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Find: 3\/5 + (\u22127\/10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Simplify: (3x)(4x\u00b2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Find the compound interest on \u20b91000 for 1 year at 10% per annum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Find area of trapezium with parallel sides 10 cm and 6 cm, height 5 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Find probability of getting an even number when a die is thrown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section D \u2013 Short Answer Questions (3 \u00d7 5 = 15 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Factorize: x\u00b2 \u2212 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Divide: 6x\u00b3 \u00f7 2x<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. A shirt costs \u20b91200 and is sold at 15% profit. Find SP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Find total surface area of cube of side 7 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Draw a pie chart for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Study \u2013 4 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Play \u2013 2 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Sleep \u2013 8 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Others \u2013 10 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section E \u2013 Long Answer Questions (5 \u00d7 4 = 20 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Simplify using identities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   (2x + 3)\u00b2 \u2212 (2x \u2212 3)\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Find compound interest on \u20b95000 at 8% per annum for 2 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Marks obtained by students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marks<\/td>10<\/td>20<\/td>30<\/td>40<\/td>50<\/td><\/tr>
Students<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td>8<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

(a) Find mean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b) Represent data by bar graph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. A cylinder has radius 7 cm and height 10 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   (a) Find curved surface area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   (b) Find volume<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section F \u2013 Constructions (2 \u00d7 5 = 10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Construct quadrilateral ABCD where:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   AB = 5 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 6 cm, DA = 5 cm, diagonal AC = 7 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Construct a regular hexagon of side 4 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section G \u2013 HOTS (1 \u00d7 5 = 5 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. A rectangular field is 50 m long and 40 m wide. A path of 5 m width is built outside all around it.  Find the area of the path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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