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Indices and Cube Root (घातांक आणि घनमूळ) MCQ Test — Class 8 Maharashtra SSC
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Indices and Cube Root (घातांक आणि घनमूळ) — MCQ Questions
1Simplify: $2^3 \times 2^4$
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Answer: $2^7$
Hint: When multiplying powers with the same base, add the exponents.
Solution:
Using the law $a^m \times a^n = a^{m+n}$:
$2^3 \times 2^4 = 2^{3+4}$ — = 2^7
2What is the value of $5^0$?
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Answer: 1
Hint: Any non-zero number raised to the power 0 equals a specific value.
Solution:
By definition, any non-zero number raised to the power 0 is 1.
$a^0 = 1$ for all $a \neq 0$ — 5^0 = 1
3Simplify: $(3^2)^3$
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Answer: $3^6$
Hint: When raising a power to another power, multiply the exponents.
Solution:
Using the law $(a^m)^n = a^{mn}$:
$(3^2)^3 = 3^{2 \times 3}$ — = 3^6
4What is $2^{-3}$?
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Answer: $\frac{1}{8}$
Hint: A negative exponent means take the reciprocal.
Solution:
By definition, $a^{-n} = \frac{1}{a^n}$:
$2^{-3} = \frac{1}{2^3}$ — = \frac{1}{8}
5Simplify: $\frac{7^5}{7^3}$
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Answer: $7^2$
Hint: When dividing powers with the same base, subtract the exponents.
Solution:
Using the law $\frac{a^m}{a^n} = a^{m-n}$:
$\frac{7^5}{7^3} = 7^{5-3}$ — = 7^2
6Express 10000 as a power of 10.
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Answer: $10^4$
Hint: Count how many times you multiply 10 to get 10000.
Solution:
$10000 = 10 \times 10 \times 10 \times 10$ — = 10^4
7What is $(-1)^{50}$?
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Answer: $1$
Hint: Think about whether the exponent is even or odd.
Solution:
When $-1$ is raised to an even power, the result is $1$.
Since 50 is even: — (-1)^{50} = 1
8Simplify: $4^2 \times 4^{-2}$
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Answer: $1$
Hint: Add the exponents when multiplying same bases.
Solution:
$4^2 \times 4^{-2} = 4^{2+(-2)} = 4^0$ — = 1
9Express 0.001 as a power of 10.
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Answer: $10^{-3}$
Hint: 0.001 = 1/1000. Express 1000 as a power of 10 first.
Solution:
$0.001 = \frac{1}{1000} = \frac{1}{10^3}$ — = 10^{-3}
10Simplify: $(2 \times 3)^2$
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Answer: $36$
Hint: First multiply inside the bracket, then square.
Solution:
$(2 \times 3)^2 = 6^2$ — = 36
Or equivalently: $2^2 \times 3^2 = 4 \times 9 = 36$
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