Class 8 Maths MCQs on Area of Trapezium and Special Quadrilaterals
Class 8 Maths MCQs on Area of Trapezium and Special Quadrilaterals
Class: 8 | Subject: Mathematics
Chapter 14: Area (Mensuration – Trapezium & Special Quadrilaterals)
These MCQs are strictly designed as per CBSE curriculum based on NCERT textbooks.
Ideal for CBSE Board Examinations preparation.
1. The formula for the area of a trapezium is:
Correct Answer: A
Area of trapezium = ½ × (sum of parallel sides) × height.
Area of trapezium = ½ × (sum of parallel sides) × height.
2. Find area of trapezium with parallel sides 10 cm and 6 cm, height 5 cm.
Correct Answer: A
Area = ½ × (10+6) × 5 = ½ × 16 × 5 = 40 cm².
Area = ½ × (10+6) × 5 = ½ × 16 × 5 = 40 cm².
3. A rhombus has diagonals 8 cm and 6 cm. Area is:
Correct Answer: B
Area = ½ × d1 × d2 = ½ × 8 × 6 = 24 cm².
Area = ½ × d1 × d2 = ½ × 8 × 6 = 24 cm².
4. Area of parallelogram is:
Correct Answer: B
Area of parallelogram = base × height.
Area of parallelogram = base × height.
5. If base = 12 cm and height = 7 cm, area of parallelogram:
Correct Answer: A
Area = 12 × 7 = 84 cm².
Area = 12 × 7 = 84 cm².
6. Area of kite formula is:
Correct Answer: A
Area of kite = ½ × d1 × d2.
Area of kite = ½ × d1 × d2.
7. Diagonals of kite are 10 cm and 12 cm. Area:
Correct Answer: A
Area = ½ × 10 × 12 = 60 cm².
Area = ½ × 10 × 12 = 60 cm².
8. A trapezium becomes a parallelogram when:
Correct Answer: C
Parallelogram has both pairs of opposite sides parallel.
Parallelogram has both pairs of opposite sides parallel.
9. Area of square with side 9 cm:
Correct Answer: B
Area = side² = 9² = 81 cm².
Area = side² = 9² = 81 cm².
10. Area of rectangle 15 cm × 4 cm:
Correct Answer: A
Area = length × breadth = 15 × 4 = 60 cm².
Area = length × breadth = 15 × 4 = 60 cm².
11. Diagonals of rhombus are perpendicular. True or False?
Correct Answer: A
Diagonals of rhombus bisect each other at right angle.
Diagonals of rhombus bisect each other at right angle.
12. Area of triangle formula:
Correct Answer: B
Area of triangle = ½ × base × height.
Area of triangle = ½ × base × height.
13. If trapezium parallel sides are equal, it becomes:
Correct Answer: C
If both parallel sides are equal and parallel, it forms parallelogram.
If both parallel sides are equal and parallel, it forms parallelogram.
14. Area of rhombus with diagonals 14 cm and 10 cm:
Correct Answer: A
Area = ½ × 14 × 10 = 70 cm².
Area = ½ × 14 × 10 = 70 cm².
15. Area of parallelogram equals area of rectangle when:
Correct Answer: A
Area depends only on base and height.
Area depends only on base and height.
16. Area of square with diagonal 10 cm:
Correct Answer: A
Area = ½ × diagonal² = ½ × 10² = 50 cm².
Area = ½ × diagonal² = ½ × 10² = 50 cm².
17. A quadrilateral with equal diagonals and right angles is:
Correct Answer: B
Rectangle has equal diagonals and right angles.
Rectangle has equal diagonals and right angles.
18. Area of trapezium is zero when:
Correct Answer: A
If height = 0, area becomes zero.
If height = 0, area becomes zero.
19. A rhombus is a special type of:
Correct Answer: B
Rhombus is a parallelogram with all sides equal.
Rhombus is a parallelogram with all sides equal.
20. Area of parallelogram with base 20 cm and height 15 cm:
Correct Answer: B
Area = 20 × 15 = 300 cm².
Area = 20 × 15 = 300 cm².
