A Story of Numbers MCQ: 8th Math Chapter 3 Quiz

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8th Math: A Story of Numbers

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1. How many flocks of 10,000 starlings can exist if global population is 1.3 × 10⁹?

Option: 1.3 × 10⁵

Option: 1.3 × 10⁴

Option: 1.3 × 10³

Option: 1.3 × 10⁶

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2. Which early system used bars for 5 and dots for 1 in a place-value manner?

Option: Egyptian numerals

Option: Roman numerals

Option: Mesopotamian numerals

Option: Chinese rod numerals

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3. How did Greeks later refer to the numeral system originating from India?

Option: Arabic numerals

Option: Roman numerals

Option: Chinese numerals

Option: Babylonian numerals

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4. Which civilisation used a shell-shaped symbol for zero?

Option: Mayan

Option: Egyptian

Option: Chinese

Option: Roman

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5. Why was zero crucial in the evolution of place-value systems?

Option: It removes ambiguity in position blanks

Option: It acts as a fifth landmark

Option: It denotes negative numbers

Option: It shortens numerals

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6. Egyptian numerals used which base?

Option: Base-10

Option: Base-12

Option: Base-5

Option: Base-60

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7. What power of 5 is the landmark number used for the third place in a base-5 system?

Option: 25

Option: 5

Option: 125

Option: 625

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8. What is 0.001 written in scientific notation?

Option: 1 × 10⁻³

Option: 1 × 10³

Option: 0.1 × 10⁻²

Option: 10⁻²

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9. In the Hindu system, what is the landmark number for the tens place?

Option: 10

Option: 100

Option: 1000

Option: 5

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10. In one-to-one mapping, each object counted is associated with exactly how many counters?

Option: One

Option: Two

Option: Zero

Option: Many

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