01. Large Numbers Around Us Chapter short and Long Answer Questions

Q1: Write in numerals: twelve crore thirty-four lakh fifty-six thousand seven hundred eighty-nine. 

Ans: 12,34,56,789
Explanation: In the Indian system we group digits as crore, lakh, thousand, and hundreds. 
Here, “twelve crore” gives 12 in the crore place, “
thirty-four lakh” gives 34 in the lakh place, 
“fifty-six thousand” gives 56 in the thousand place, and “seven hundred eighty-nine” fills the last three digits .

Q2: Convert the number 9,45,32,106 into words in the Indian system. 

Ans: Nine crore forty-five lakh thirty-two thousand one hundred six

Q3: Using the digits 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, form the greatest and the smallest seven-digit numbers. 

Ans: Greatest number:

To form the greatest number, we arrange the digits in descending order:

9, 8, 6, 5, 3, 1, 0
So, the greatest seven-digit number is:
9,865,310

Smallest number:

To form the smallest number, we arrange the digits in ascending order, but a number cannot start with 0. So, we start with the smallest non-zero digit, which is 1, and then arrange the remaining digits in ascending order:

1, 0, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
So, the smallest seven-digit number is:
10,35,689

Q4: Express 7,56,83,291 in the international system and write it in words. 

Ans: 75,683,291; seventy-five million six hundred eighty-three thousand two hundred ninety-one
Explanation: In the international system we group digits by threes from the right: 75 | 683 | 291. 
Reading: 75 million 683 thousand 291; in words: seventy-five million six hundred eighty-three thousand two hundred ninety-one.

Q5: Identify the digit in the ten-thousands place of 4,28,75,160 and state its place value. 

Ans: Digit = 7; place value = 7 × 10,000 = 70,000
Explanation: In 4,28,75,160 the digits from right are units (0), tens (6), hundreds (1), thousands (5), ten-thousands (7). 
Thus the ten-thousands digit is 7, whose value is 70,000. .

Q6: Compare using “>” or “<”: 2,34,56,789 ___ 2,43,56,789. 

Ans: 2,34,56,789 < 2,43,56,789
Explanation: Compare place by place from the left: 
Both have 2 crore, but in the lakh place 34 < 43, 
so 2,34,56,789 is less than 2,43,56,789. .

Q7: Arrange in descending order:

• 12,34,56,789

• 12,345,678

• 1,23,45,678

• 1,234,567

Ans: To arrange the numbers in descending order, we compare them based on the number of digits and place value.

Let’s write the numbers in standard international format for better comparison:

  1. 12,34,56,789 = 123,456,789
  2. 12,345,678 = 12,345,678
  3. 1,23,45,678 = 12,345,678
  4. 1,234,567 = 1,234,567

Now, arrange them from greatest to smallest:

123,456,789 > 12,345,678 = 12,345,678 > 1,234,567

So, in the original Indian number format:

Final Answer (Descending Order):
12,34,56,789 > 12,345,678 = 1,23,45,678 > 1,234,567

Q8: Which is greater, 0.345 million or 34.5 lakh, and by how much? 

Ans: 34.5 lakh is greater by 3,105,000
Explanation: 0.345 million = 345,000. 
34.5 lakh = 3,450,000. 
Subtracting: 3,450,000 − 345,000 = 3,105,000. 
So 34.5 lakh exceeds 0.345 million by 3,105,000. 

Q9: True or False: 1 billion is equal to 100 crore in the Indian system. 

Ans: True; 1 billion = 1,000 million = 100 crore
Explanation: Since 1 million = 10 lakh, 1 billion = 1,000 million = 10,000 lakh = 100 crore. 

Q10: Round off 6,24,894 to the nearest thousand.

Ans: 6,25,000
Explanation: Check the hundreds digit (8) in 894 is greater than 5, so thousands place (24 thousand) rounds up to 25 thousand. 
Other digits become zeros: 6,25,000. .

Q11: Round off 8,23,49,161 to the nearest ten lakh. 

Ans: Step 1: Identify the ten lakh place.
In 8,23,49,161, the ten lakh digit is 2 (in 23 lakh).

Step 2: Look at the digit in the lakh place, which is 3.

  • Since 3 < 5, we do not increase the ten lakh digit.
  • Replace all digits after the ten lakh place with zeros.

So, 8,23,49,161 rounded to the nearest ten lakh is:

8,20,00,000

Q12: Round off 7,68,429 to the nearest ten thousand

Ans: 7,70,000
Explanation: Check the thousands digit (8) in 8,429 is greater than 5, 
so ten-thousands place (6 ten-thousands) rounds up to 7 ten-thousands. 
Result: 7,70,000. 

Q13: How many lakhs make a billion?

Ans: 10,000
Explanation: 

We know that:

  • 1 billion = 1,000,000,000
  • 1 lakh = 1,00,000

Now, to find how many lakhs make 1 billion, we divide:

1,000,000,000 ÷ 1,00,000 = 10,000

Q14: A delivery van travels 56,789 km in Year 1 and 67,890 km in Year 2. What is the total distance covered in two years? 

Ans: 1,24,679 Km
Explanation: 56,789 + 67,890 = 1,24,679 km

Q15: A museum receives a donation of ₹ 3.27 crore. Express this amount in rupees and in the international system (with words). 

Ans: ₹ 32,700,000; thirty-two million seven hundred thousand

Explanation: Since 1 crore = 10,000,000, 
3.27 crore = 3.27 × 10,000,000 = 32,700,000 rupees. 
In international grouping that is 32 | 700 | 000 → 32 million 700 thousand, read as thirty-two million seven hundred thousand.