Two natural numbers p and q are picked from the number line, on which p lies to the right of q.
Then, $\frac{p}{q}$ is a/an ___.

proper fraction

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improper fraction

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even fraction

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zero

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Solution

The correct option is B
improper fraction

A fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator is called an improper fraction. As $p$ lies to the right of $q$ , $p > q$ and therefore, the fraction obtained is an improper one.

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