Class 8 – Mathematics
Direct & Inverse Proportion – Question Paper
Maximum Marks: 20 Time: 45 Minutes
Section A – MCQs (8 × 1 = 8 marks)
1. If 5 workers take 12 days to finish a job, how many days will 10 workers take?
a) 24 b) 6 c) 12 d) 3
2. If 8 notebooks cost ₹120, what will be the cost of 20 notebooks?
a) ₹250 b) ₹260 c) ₹300 d) ₹240
3. A car travels 150 km using 10 litres of petrol. How much petrol is needed for 375 km?
a) 20 L b) 25 L c) 30 L d) 15 L
4. Speed and time for a fixed distance are:
a) Direct proportion b) Inverse proportion c) Neither d) Both
5. If 4 men can paint a wall in 18 days, how many men are needed to paint it in 6 days?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12
6. The number of workers and the time taken to complete a job vary:
a) Directly b) Inversely c) Both d) None
7. If 12 pens cost ₹96, how many pens can be bought for ₹40?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 8
8. A truck covers 180 km in 3 hours. At the same speed, how long will it take to cover 450 km?
a) 5 hrs b) 6 hrs c) 7 hrs d) 4 hrs
Section B – Subjective Questions (2 Marks each)
9. A recipe needs 450 g of flour for 6 people. How much flour is needed for 15 people?
10. To print a book, 35 workers take 16 days. How many workers are required to finish it in 10 days?
11. A contractor employs 24 workers to complete a road construction in 45 days. Due to heavy rain,
work stops for 9 days. To finish the project on time, how many additional workers should be hired
after the rain?
12. A machine can fill 540 bottles in 9 minutes.
a) How many bottles will it fill in 25 minutes?
b) If a second machine works at 3/5 of the speed of the first, how long will it take to fill 900 bottles?
13. A school plans an educational tour. The bus cost for the trip is ₹9600.
a) If 48 students go, how much does each student pay?
b) 8 students cancel. How much extra does each remaining student pay?
c) If instead 6 new students join, how much will each pay?
14. A pump fills 840 litres of water in 14 minutes.
Another pump works at 4/7 of its speed.
How long will the second pump take to fill 900 litres?
Class 8 – Mathematics
Direct & Inverse Proportion – Question Paper
Maximum Marks: 20 Time: 45 Minutes
Section A – MCQs (8 × 1 = 8 marks)
1. If 5 workers take 12 days to finish a job, how many days will 10 workers take?
a) 24 b) 6 c) 12 d) 3
2. If 8 notebooks cost ₹120, what will be the cost of 20 notebooks?
a) ₹250 b) ₹260 c) ₹300 d) ₹240
3. A car travels 150 km using 10 litres of petrol. How much petrol is needed for 375 km?
a) 20 L b) 25 L c) 30 L d) 15 L
4. Speed and time for a fixed distance are:
a) Direct proportion b) Inverse proportion c) Neither d) Both
5. If 4 men can paint a wall in 18 days, how many men are needed to paint it in 6 days?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12
6. The number of workers and the time taken to complete a job vary:
a) Directly b) Inversely c) Both d) None
7. If 12 pens cost ₹96, how many pens can be bought for ₹40?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 8
8. A truck covers 180 km in 3 hours. At the same speed, how long will it take to cover 450 km?
a) 5 hrs b) 6 hrs c) 7 hrs d) 4 hrs
Section B – Subjective Questions (2 Marks each)
9. A recipe needs 450 g of flour for 6 people. How much flour is needed for 15 people?
10. To print a book, 35 workers take 16 days. How many workers are required to finish it in 10 days?
11. A contractor employs 24 workers to complete a road construction in 45 days. Due to heavy rain,
work stops for 9 days. To finish the project on time, how many additional workers should be hired
after the rain?
12. A machine can fill 540 bottles in 9 minutes.
a) How many bottles will it fill in 25 minutes?
b) If a second machine works at 3/5 of the speed of the first, how long will it take to fill 900 bottles?
13. A school plans an educational tour. The bus cost for the trip is ₹9600.
a) If 48 students go, how much does each student pay?
b) 8 students cancel. How much extra does each remaining student pay?
c) If instead 6 new students join, how much will each pay?
14. A pump fills 840 litres of water in 14 minutes.
Another pump works at 4/7 of its speed.
How long will the second pump take to fill 900 litres?