JVM CBSE & FOUNDATION
MURUD, DIST-LATUR
Class: 8
Topic: Exponents & Comparing Quantities Max Marks: 40
Note: All questions carry equal marks.
22001 +21999
Q.1 The value of 22000 −21998
is
(a) 2 (b) 10/3
(c) 21000 + 1 (d) 10
Q.2 When simplified, (𝑥 −1 + 𝑦 −1 ) −1 is equal to
𝑥𝑦
(a) 𝑥 + 𝑦 (b) 𝑥+𝑦
1
(c) 𝑥𝑦 (d) 𝑥𝑦
Q.3 The value of [𝑥 + 𝑥(𝑥 𝑥 )] when 𝑥 = 2 is
(a) 10 (b) 16
(c) 18 (d) 36
4
Q.4 The value of ( 243
32 )
−5
is
81
(a) 16 (b) 16
81
(c) 49 (d) 94
1
Q.5 The solution of 33𝑥−5 = 9𝑥 is
(a) 52 (b) 5
(c) 1 (d) 73
Q.6 Multiplicative inverse of 10−100 is
1
(a) (10) −100 (b) (10) −100
(c) (10) −10 (d) (10−50 ) 3
√3 √3 √3
Q.7 The value of 3 2 × 7 6 × 5 18 is
(a) 545 (b) 500
(c) 630 (d) 400
𝑥
Q.8 If 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑦 𝑥 then ( 𝑥𝑦 ) 𝑦 is equal to
𝑥 𝑥
(a) 𝑥 𝑦 (b) 𝑥 𝑦 −1
(c) 𝑥𝑦𝑥 (d) 𝑥𝑦𝑥 − 1
(5) 0.25 ×(125) 0.25
Q.9 The value of (256) 0.10 ×(256) 0.15
is
√
5
(a) 2 (b) 54
25
(c) 2 (d) 25
16
√
3 √
3 √
3
81+ −192+ 375
Q.10 The value of √
3 is
24
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
1
−2 (27) 3
Q.11 The value of {(8) 3 } 2 is
(a) 41 (b) 81
1
(c) 16 (d) 16
1 4−3𝑥 17𝑥
Q.12 If ( 16 ) × 8𝑥−2 = (0.25) 𝑥 , then find the value of 22 + 1.
39
(a) 2 (b) 22
(c) 1 (d) 22
17
2𝑏−3 2 𝑏+1
Q.13 If 𝑎 (𝑎×(𝑎
4 ) −3
)
= (𝑎 3 ) 3 ÷ (𝑎 6 ) −3 , then find the value of 2𝑏.
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 16 (d) 24
Q.14 Number of seconds in a year expressed in scientific notation is
(a) 3.1536 × 108 (b) 3.1536 × 106
(c) 3.1536 × 107 (d) 3.1536 × 10−7
Q.15 If 𝑥 = 𝑦 𝑧 , 𝑦 = 𝑧𝑥 and 𝑧 = 𝑥 𝑦 , then
(a) 𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 1 (b) 𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 1
(c) 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1 (d) 𝑥𝑧 = 𝑦
1 √
𝑚1
4𝑚+ 4√× 2·2𝑚
Q.16 The value of =
2 2−𝑚
(a) 2−3 (b) 22
(c) 23 (d) 2−2
Q.17 The compound interest on 1000 in 2 years at 4% per annum, the interest being compounded half yearly, is
(a) 6360.80 (b) 82.43
(c) 912.86 (d) 828.82
Q.18 The difference between the compound interest (compounded annually) and simple interest on a certain sum at
10% per annum for 2 years is 631. Find the sum.
(a) 80100 (b) 63100
(c) 60000 (d) 73100
Q.19 The present population of a city is 8000. If it increases by 10% during the first year and by 20% during the second
year, then population after two years will be
(a) 12400 (b) 14400
(c) 10560 (d) None of these
Q.20 A number exceeds 20% of itself by 40. The number is
(a) 50 (b) 60
(c) 80 (d) 320