# MCQ Questions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 1 Rational Numbers with Answers

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## Rational Numbers Class 8 MCQs Questions with Answers

Choose the correct option.

Question 1.
What should be subtracted from $$\frac {-3}{4}$$ to get -4?
(a) $$\frac {13}{4}$$
(b) $$\frac {-13}{4}$$
(c) 13
(d) $$\frac {4}{13}$$

Answer: (a) $$\frac {13}{4}$$

Question 2.
Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Natural numbers are closed under division.
(b) Whole numbers are not closed under division.
(c) Integers are closed under division.
(d) Rational numbers are closed under division.

Answer: (c) Integers are closed under division.

Question 3.
Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Natural numbers are associative for division.
(b) Whole numbers are associative for division.
(c) Integers are associative for division.
(d) Rational numbers are not associative for division.

Answer: (d) Rational numbers are not associative for division.

Question 4.
‘0’ is not _____
(a) a natural number.
(b) a whole number.
(c) an integer.
(d) a rational number

Question 5.
Which of the following is the multiplicative identity for rational numbers?
(a) 1
(b) -1
(c) 0
(d) None of these

Question 6.
The additive identity for rational numbers is
(a) 1
(b) -1
(c) 0
(d) None of these

Question 7.
The additive inverse of $$\frac {7}{11}$$ is
(a) $$\frac {7}{11}$$
(b) $$\frac {11}{7}$$
(c) $$\frac {-11}{7}$$
(d) 1

Answer: (c) $$\frac {-11}{7}$$

Question 8.
The multiplicative inverse of $$\frac {-3}{5}$$ is
(a) $$\frac {-3}{5}$$
(b) $$\frac {-5}{3}$$
(c) $$\frac {5}{3}$$
(d) $$\frac {-7}{11}$$

Answer: (b) $$\frac {-5}{3}$$

Question 9.
The rational number that does not have a reciprocal is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) $$\frac {1}{2}$$

Question 10.
Which of the following is the product of ($$\frac {-7}{8}$$) and ($$\frac {2}{21}$$)
(a) 12
(b) $$\frac {-63}{16}$$
(c) $$\frac {-16}{147}$$
(d) $$\frac {-1}{12}$$

Answer: (d) $$\frac {-1}{12}$$

Question 11.
What should be added to $$\frac {-3}{4}$$ to get -1?
(a) $$\frac {1}{4}$$
(b) –$$\frac {1}{4}$$
(c) 1
(d) –$$\frac {3}{4}$$

Answer: (b) –$$\frac {1}{4}$$

Question 12.
What should be subtracted to $$\frac {-3}{4}$$ to get -1?
(a) $$\frac {1}{4}$$
(b) –$$\frac {1}{4}$$
(c) 1
(d) –$$\frac {3}{4}$$

Answer: (a) $$\frac {1}{4}$$

Fill in the blanks

Question 1.
The multiplicative inverse of a number is also called its ………………

Question 2.
The additive inverse of –$$\frac {3}{4}$$ is ………………..

Question 3.
The negative of a rational number is called its ……………..

Question 4.
The sum of $$\frac {-1}{7}$$ and $$\frac {-1}{7}$$ is ………………..

Answer: $$\frac {-2}{7}$$

Question 5.
The product of $$\frac {-27}{81}$$ and $$\frac {-81}{27}$$ is ……………

Answer: $$\frac {6}{2}$$