Class 6 Maths Chapter 7 MCQ

NCERT CLASS 6 | MATHEMATICS | GANITA PRAKASH

Chapter 7: Fractions MCQs

1. What does a fraction tell us when a whole is shared equally?
A. The total number of objects
B. The size of each equal share
C. The number of groups only
D. The weight of the whole
Answer: B. The size of each equal share

2. If one roti is divided equally between two children, how much does each child get?
A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 1/2
D. 2/1
Answer: C. 1/2

3. If one roti is shared equally among four children, what fraction does each child receive?
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/4
D. 1/5
Answer: C. 1/4

4. Which fraction is greater?
A. 1/4
B. 1/5
C. 1/6
D. 1/8
Answer: A. 1/4

5. What happens to each person’s share when the same quantity is shared among more people?
A. The share increases
B. The share decreases
C. The share remains the same
D. The share becomes zero
Answer: B. The share decreases

6. What is a fractional unit?
A. A whole number divided into unequal parts
B. One of several equal parts of a whole
C. The sum of two whole numbers
D. A number greater than one
Answer: B. One of several equal parts of a whole

7. Which of the following is a unit fraction?
A. 3/4
B. 5/6
C. 1/7
D. 4/5
Answer: C. 1/7



8. Three guavas of roughly equal size together weigh 1 kg. What is the approximate weight of each guava?
A. 1/2 kg
B. 1/3 kg
C. 1/4 kg
D. 1/5 kg
Answer: B. 1/3 kg

9. One kilogram of rice is packed equally into four packets. What is the weight of each packet?
A. 1/2 kg
B. 1/3 kg
C. 1/4 kg
D. 1/5 kg
Answer: C. 1/4 kg

10. Four friends share three glasses of sugarcane juice equally. How much does each friend get?
A. 1/4 glass
B. 2/4 glass
C. 3/4 glass
D. 4/3 glasses
Answer: C. 3/4 glass

11. What fraction of a whole chikki does each piece represent when it is divided into three equal parts?
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/4
D. 1/5
Answer: B. 1/3



12. A whole chikki is divided into six equal parts. What fraction does each part represent?
A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 1/5
D. 1/6
Answer: D. 1/6

13. If a whole is divided into eight equal parts, what is the fractional unit of each part?
A. 1/4
B. 1/6
C. 1/8
D. 1/10
Answer: C. 1/8

14. A paper strip of one unit length is folded into two equal parts. What is the length of each part?
A. 1/3 unit
B. 1/2 unit
C. 1/4 unit
D. 2 units
Answer: B. 1/2 unit

15. If a paper strip is folded into four equal parts, what fraction represents each part?
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/4
D. 1/5
Answer: C. 1/4



16. What is the result of adding four times 1/4?
A. 1/2
B. 3/4
C. 1
D. 2
Answer: C. 1

17. In the fraction 5/6, what is the numerator?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 11
D. 1
Answer: A. 5

18. In the fraction 5/6, what is the denominator?
A. 1
B. 5
C. 6
D. 11
Answer: C. 6

19. On a number line, if the interval from 0 to 1 is divided into two equal parts, what is the value of the first division?
A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 1/2
D. 2/3
Answer: C. 1/2

20. If one unit on a number line is divided into five equal parts, what is the length of each part?
A. 1/2 unit
B. 1/3 unit
C. 1/4 unit
D. 1/5 unit
Answer: D. 1/5 unit

21. Which statement is correct about a fraction greater than 1?
A. Its numerator is always smaller than its denominator
B. Its numerator is greater than its denominator
C. Its numerator is always zero
D. Its denominator is always one
Answer: B. Its numerator is greater than its denominator

22. How many whole units are contained in 7/2?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: C. 3

23. What is the mixed number form of 8/3?
A. 1 1/3
B. 2 1/3
C. 2 2/3
D. 3 1/3
Answer: C. 2 2/3

24. What is a mixed number?
A. A number containing only a whole number
B. A number containing a whole number and a fraction less than 1
C. A fraction with numerator zero
D. A fraction with equal numerator and denominator
Answer: B. A number containing a whole number and a fraction less than 1

25. Which of the following is the improper fraction form of 3 1/4?
A. 7/4
B. 10/4
C. 12/4
D. 13/4
Answer: D. 13/4

26. What are equivalent fractions?
A. Fractions with different values
B. Fractions that represent the same share or number
C. Fractions with different numerators only
D. Fractions having denominator 1
Answer: B. Fractions that represent the same share or number

27. Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 1/2?
A. 1/3
B. 2/3
C. 2/4
D. 3/4
Answer: C. 2/4

28. Which of the following is equivalent to 2/3?
A. 3/5
B. 4/6
C. 5/6
D. 2/5
Answer: B. 4/6

29. One roti is shared equally between two children. Which situation gives each child the same share?
A. Two rotis shared among three children
B. Two rotis shared among four children
C. Three rotis shared among four children
D. Four rotis shared among six children
Answer: B. Two rotis shared among four children

30. What is the simplest form of 4/6?
A. 1/2
B. 2/3
C. 3/4
D. 4/5
Answer: B. 2/3

31. When is a fraction said to be in its lowest terms?
A. When its numerator is greater than its denominator
B. When its denominator is zero
C. When numerator and denominator have no common factor except 1
D. When both numbers are even
Answer: C. When numerator and denominator have no common factor except 1

32. What is the simplest form of 16/20?
A. 2/5
B. 3/5
C. 4/5
D. 5/4
Answer: C. 4/5

33. What is the simplest form of 36/60?
A. 2/5
B. 3/5
C. 4/5
D. 5/6
Answer: B. 3/5

34. Which method is used to compare fractions having different denominators?
A. Convert them into equivalent fractions with the same denominator
B. Add their denominators
C. Subtract their numerators
D. Multiply their numerators only
Answer: A. Convert them into equivalent fractions with the same denominator

35. Which fraction is greater?
A. 4/5
B. 7/9
C. Both are equal
D. Cannot be compared
Answer: A. 4/5

36. Which of the following is the ascending order of 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4?
A. 3/4, 1/2, 1/4
B. 1/2, 1/4, 3/4
C. 1/4, 1/2, 3/4
D. 1/4, 3/4, 1/2
Answer: C. 1/4, 1/2, 3/4

37. What is the sum of 2/5 and 1/5?
A. 1/5
B. 2/5
C. 3/5
D. 3/10
Answer: C. 3/5

38. What is the sum of 4/7 and 6/7?
A. 10/7
B. 10/14
C. 2/7
D. 24/7
Answer: A. 10/7

39. What is the mixed number form of 10/7?
A. 1 1/7
B. 1 2/7
C. 1 3/7
D. 2 1/7
Answer: C. 1 3/7

40. What should be done before adding fractions with different denominators?
A. Subtract the numerators
B. Convert them into equivalent fractions with a common denominator
C. Add the denominators
D. Multiply the numerators only
Answer: B. Convert them into equivalent fractions with a common denominator

41. What is the sum of 1/4 and 1/3?
A. 2/7
B. 5/12
C. 1/12
D. 4/12
Answer: B. 5/12

42. Who first explicitly described the general method for adding fractions in the year 628 CE?
A. Aryabhata
B. Euclid
C. Brahmagupta
D. Mahaviracharya
Answer: C. Brahmagupta

43. What is the first step in Brahmagupta’s method for adding fractions?
A. Add the denominators
B. Convert fractions into equivalent fractions with a common denominator
C. Subtract the numerators
D. Multiply the denominators by zero
Answer: B. Convert fractions into equivalent fractions with a common denominator

44. What is the result of 6/7 − 4/7?
A. 1/7
B. 2/7
C. 3/7
D. 10/7
Answer: B. 2/7

45. What is the result of 3/4 − 2/3?
A. 1/12
B. 2/12
C. 3/12
D. 5/12
Answer: A. 1/12

46. What is the first step when subtracting fractions with different denominators?
A. Add the denominators
B. Convert them into equivalent fractions with the same denominator
C. Subtract the denominators
D. Multiply the numerators
Answer: B. Convert them into equivalent fractions with the same denominator

47. What was a fraction called in ancient India in Sanskrit, meaning ‘broken’?
A. Bhaga
B. Ansha
C. Bhinna
D. Pada
Answer: C. Bhinna

48. Which ancient Indian manuscript, dating from around 300 CE, is mentioned in the chapter for its fraction notation?
A. Rig Veda
B. Bakshali manuscript
C. Arthashastra
D. Brahmasphuṭasiddhānta
Answer: B. Bakshali manuscript

49. Who introduced the line segment between the numerator and denominator in fraction notation in the 12th century?
A. Aryabhata
B. Brahmagupta
C. Al-Hassar
D. Sridharacharya
Answer: C. Al-Hassar

50. Which of the following is the correct sum of three different fractional units that add up to 1?
A. 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/6
B. 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8
C. 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/5
D. 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4
Answer: A. 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/6

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