Set-2

CLASS – VIII
MATHEMATICS

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:

i. Question paper consists of sections A, B, C and D.

ii. Section A consists of 6 questions of 1 mark each, sections B consists of 6 questions of 2
marks each, section C consists of 10 questions of 3 mark each and section D consists
of 4 marks each.
iii. All questions are compulsory, however internal choices are provided in section B, C
and D.
iv. Write serial number of questions before attempting it

SECTION-A (1 x 6)

Q1. Find the cubes of 0.06 ?

Q2. The cube of even number is always an

a) Odd b)even c)any natural number d) none of these

Q3. The cube of any multiple of 2 is always devided by

a) 8 b)6 c)12 d) 24

Q4. Profit = S.P - ___. (fill in the blank.)

𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠
Q5. Loss %= 𝑥 100. (fill in the blank.)
___

Q6. If S.P is Rs. 640, profit is Rs.40, then find C.P.

SECTION-B (2 x 6)

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Q7. Evaluate : √8 𝑥 125

4913
Q8. Find the cube root of rational number 3375

Q9. Find the cube root of -3375

Q10. If M.P = Rs. 650 and discount = 10 %, then find S.P?

Q11. Kamal bought a wrist watch for Rs. 2200 and sold it for Rs. 1980. What is his loss % ?

Q12. By selling a bed sheet for rs. 640, a shopkeeper earns a profit of 28%. How much did it cost
the shopkeeper?
 SECTION-C (3 x 10)

Q13. By which smallest number must 5400 be multiplied to make it a perfect cube?

3
Q14. Evaluate √(−1728)𝑥 (−2197)

Q15. Find the volume of a cube whose surface area is 150 𝑚2 .

Q16. Find the value of 3√216 𝑥 (−125)

Q17. Prove that if a number is tripled, then it’s cube is 27 times the cube of the given number.

Q18. An article is sold for Rs. 3120 at a loss of 4%. What will be the gain or loss percent, if it is
sold for Rs. 3640?

Q19. If oranges are bought at 11 for Rs. 30 and sold 10 for Rs 31. Find the loss and gain per cent.

Q20. Ankit sold two jeans for Rs. 990 each. On one , he gains 10% and on other he lost 10%. Find
his gain or loss per cent in the whole transaction.

Q21. Find the marked price of a washing machine which is sold at Rs. 8400 after allowing a
discount of 16%.

Q22. Samita purchased a dress for Rs. 5400 including 8% VAT. Find the price of the dress before
VAT was added.

SECTION-D (4 x 8)

Q23. Three numbers are in the ratio 2:3:4. The sum of their cubes is 33957. Find the numbers.

3 3
Q24. Evaluate √288 √72 √27
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Q25. A school decided to award prizes to students for three values- discipline, cleanliness of
environment, regularity in attendance. The numbers of students getting prizes in the three
categories are in the ratio of 1:2:3. If the product of the ratios is 162, then find the number of
students getting prizes for each value.

Q26. Is 53240 a perfect cube? If not, then by which smallest natural number should 53240 be
divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube.

Q27. Mr. Thapa went to shoping with his family to a mall. Mrs Thapa bought a saree for Rs.
12500, clothes for the kids for Rs. 9280 and a mobile for Mr. Thapa for Rs. 32638. If the VAT
charged on their purchases is 10%, then what is the total amount that Mr. Thapa has paid?
Q28. The marked price of an article is Rs. 3500 and rate of VAT is 8%. A shopkeeper allows a
discount of 20% and still makes a profit of 10%. Find the original cost price of the article and the
selling price including VAT.

Q29. A shopkeeper fixed the marked price of an item 35% above its cost price. Find the discount
percent so as to gain 8%.

Q30. Rohan bought some cricket balls at the rate of Rs. 250 for 4 balls and sold them at the rate of
Rs. 340 for 5 balls. Find his gain or loss percent.