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L SS : VIII M T H E M T IC S

1 E ach of the numbe rs 1 , 2, 3 a nd 4 is s ubstitu ted . in som eorde r for p , q, r and s . T he gr eate st possible va l uo ofpq + r 8 is

A ) 1 4 B ) 1 9 C) 6 6 D 83

2. D e termine all order ed pair s tha t sati sfy x - y) 2 x 2 = 5 ,wh e r e x n d y a r e in tege rs an d T he nu m be r ofd ifferent v alues of y t ha t o ccu r is :

A)3 B)4 C)5 D ) 6

3. ·The pie c ha rt show s a percent a ge breakd o wn of 1000 votesi n s t uden t elect ions. How m an y votes d id Susha n threcei ve?

A) 550 B 3 50 C ) 3 3 0 D) 4 5 0

4. In th e dia gram , DA =C B . What is the meas ure o f D C ?

A) 70 ° B ) 1 0 0 ° C ) 9 5 ° D ) 125 °

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5. n t h e d i a g r a m , D E F G i s a s q u a r e a n d A B C D i s a e c t a n g l e . s t r a i g h t l i n e i s d r a w n f r o m A'', p a s s e s h r o u g h C a n d m e e t s F G a t H . T h e a r e a of t h e s h a d e d e g i o n i s :

A 2 D 4 G

A ) 8 B ) 8 .5 C ) 1 0 ( D ) 9 6 . 1 0 + 1 0 3 e q u a l s

A) 2 . 0 x 1 0 3 B ) 8 .0 x 1 0 3 C ) 4 . 0 x 1 0 1 D ) l . O l x 1 0 3 7 . S o l v e : X 1 = x

- 1 1 A) 1 B ) 3 C D )-3 2

8 . T h e d i f f e r e n c e o f t w o n u m b e r s i s 2 . I f h e d i f f e r e n c e o f h e i r s q u a r e s i s 1 8 , w h a t i s t h e i r s u m ?

9.

A ) 2 0

B ) A n u m b e r b e t w e e n 8 a n d 1 6 C ) A n u m b e r b e t w e e n 5 a n d 8 D ) TI1is v a l u e c a n n o t b e d e t e r m i n e d

1 f 4)( + 4x + 4x + 4x + 4x + 4x + 4x + 4x = - t h e n w h a t i s t h e 1 2 - 3 v a l u e o f - ? X

A ) 0 .5 0 B ) 0 .7 5 ( C ) - 0 .7 5 D ) -4 . 2 5

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10. T he a rea o f a circle t h a t is inscr ibe d i:r, a r ight t r ian g lewith s id es of leng th 8 m , 15 m and 1 7m i s :

(A) 9 7t m 2

x c11 . I f = c + 1 th en x = _ _

x 1 '

A ) - 1c

B) c 2 c

Cc

c 1D -

c l

12 . A bag contain s a numbe r o f marbl es o f which 80 are r ed,2 4 a r e wh ite and the re s t ar e blue . I f the pr oba bility o f

1 r an domly sele cting a blu e marble fr om this ba g is

5how

many b lu e ma rbles a re there i n the b ag?

A)25 B 2 6 C ) 27 · D ) 2 8

1 3 . Each a ngle of a re ctangle i s b isected. L et P , Q R a n d S b eth e points o f n tersectio n of the ~ s of bisec t ors adja cen tto t h e same si de of the re cta ngle. T hen PQRS is a:

(A) r ec tang ie

(B) rh o m b u s

(C ) paral le l o g ram with un eq ual ad j ac en t s ides

D) q u ad r i l a te ra l with n o s pec ia l p ro p ert ies

14. n the equa ti on: 4x + y ::; 10, i f th e v alue of x is increas ed by 3, the n what wo uld b e the e ffect on th e cot Tespo ndin gvalue of y ?

(A ) T he value o f y w i l l d ec re ase by 1 2.

(B) T he v a l u e of ''y'' will dec r ea se by 2.

(C) The v a l u e o f y w il l in crease .b y 3.

D) Th e v a l u e of y will be 3 t im es as la rg e .

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n i f i e d o a n c U 1 5 . I f x + y = 7 a n d x 2 + y 2 = 1 6 7 , t h e n w h a t i s t h e v a l u e o f x y ?

A ) 1 7 + 4 J 1 1 4 B ) 6 C ) 4 8 + J 6 7 D ) 1 2 2 1 6 . I f i =

t h e n w h a t d o e s x2

e q u a l t o ? A) Vs l B ) 3 C ) 9 ~ D ) {/§

1 7 . A p r i m e n u m b e r i s c a l l e d a S u p e r p r i m e , i f : ' ' d o u b l i n g i t , n d t h e n s u b t r a c t i n g 1 , r e s u l t s i n a n o t h e r p r i m e n u m b e r ' ' . h e n u m b e r o f S u p e r p r i m e s l e s s t h a n 1 5 a r e : A ) 2 B ) 3 (C) 4 (D ) 5

18. W h i c h o f t h e g i v e n g e o m e t r i c s o l i d s h a s t h e m a x i m u m u m b e r o f v e r t i c e s ? (A ) C o n e (B ) C yl i n d e r (C ) C u boid ( D ) Sp h e r e . 1 9 . W h a t w i l l b e t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n s i m p l e a n d o m p o u n d i n t e r e s t s a t t h e r a t e o f 1 0 % p e r a n n u m o n a u m o f R s . l O O O a f t e r 4 y e a r s ?

(A ) R s . 6 4 .1 0 (B ) R s . 4 0 .4 0 (C ) R s . 3 2 .1 0 (D ) R s . 3 1 20 . T h e s u m o f t w o r a t i o n a l n u m b e r s i s 3 . 1: o n e o f t h e

7 n u m b e r s i s 5 , t h e n t h e o t h e r n u m b e r i s :

8 A 5

8 B ). 5

- 6 C -

5 6

(D ) -5 21. T h e f i g u r e s h o w s a c u b o i d w i t h a v o l u m e o f 1 8 0 c m 3 •

p + 3 ) e m

W h a t i s t h e v a l u e o f p ''? (A) 2 (B )1 8 (C )36 (D ) 7 2

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The di agonal o f a r ectangle i s thr i ce i t s smaller t t ide . T h era t io o f i ts sides is:

(A ) J2: 1 B ) 2- 2: 1 C ) 3 : (D) J3 : 1

4I f S P o f a n ar ticle is

3 o f i t s CP t h e n th e pr of i t in th e

t r a nsac t ion i s:

1A) 3 %

1 4 124. I f 2x - 2x = 3 then t he value o f 16 x + lG x is:

A) 11 B ) 1 17 C )1 1 9 D ) 1 21

25 . The s ha pe formed b y ro ta t ing a r ight t r iangle ab o ut i t sh eight is:

(A ) cubo id B) c one (C ) cyl inder (D ) spher e

CL ASS : V III PHYSIC S· . . .

2 6. T h e weight o f a n as t ron a u t i n o ut e r space is: A) le ss th an his a ctual w e i g h t

B) mo r e than his ac tual w e igh t

C) sa me as his a c tual weight

(D) zero

27 . W hi ch o ne o f t h e followi ng ac tivit ie s will prod uce ·leastam ount o f fr ic t ional forc e? A) W a lk ing (B ) Rnnning

(C) Ic e - ska t ing (D ) R owing a boa t

28. The f re qu ency of a s o urce i s 15 KHz. Th e f requ encie s of

t h e sou nd w a ve p roduc ed b y t in w a ter and a i r will:A) be the s ame as tha t of the so u r c e

B ) be differe n t. F r e que n c y in water w il l be mo r tha n that ofarr

C) b e differen t. F r e que nc y in air will b e m ore th an t hat of wate r

D ) depend upon the v elo cities of s ound in the se media

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U n i f i e d o ~ n c i l 2 9 . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e l a w s o f r e f l e c t i o n w h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g t a t e m e n t s i s c o r r e c t ?

A) A n g le o f n c id e n c e i s g r e a t e r t h a n t h e a n g l e o f re f le c t io n B ) A n g le o f in c id e n c e i s l e s s t h a n t he a n g l e o f r e f lec t io n C ) A n g le o f in c id e n c e i s e q u a l t o t h e a n g l e o f r e f le c t io n

D ) A n g le o f in c id e n c e is n o t e q u a l t o t h e a n g l e o f r e f le c t io n 30 . T h e e x p e r i m e n t a l s e t u p s h o w n i n t h i s f i g u r e i s f o r :

n

S t r i p o f c o p p e r

V e r y d i l u t e s o l ) . l t io n o f

c o p p e r s u l p h a t e ~ r o n p l a t e

A) c h e c k in g c o n d u c t iv i ty o f c o p p e r s u l p h a t e s o lu t io n B ) e l e c t ro p la t in g o f i r o n C ) c h e c k in g t h e c o n t in u i ty o f c i r c u i t D ) g lo w in g t h e e le c t r ic b u l b

3 1 . T h e c r u s t o f e a r t h i s t h i c k e r : A) u n d e r t h e c o n t i n e n t s C ) u n d e r t h e p o le s

B ) u n d e r t h e o c e a n D) n e a r f a u l t s

3 2 . W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i s n o t a p r e c a u t i o n t o b e t a k e n u r i n g l i g h t e n i n g ? A) B a t h i n g .s h o u ld b e a v o id e d d u r i n g t h u n d e rs t o r m

B ) E le c tr ic a l a p p lia n c e s l ik e co m p u te rs , T V s sh o u ld b e n p l u g g ~ d C ) M e t a l p ip e s in s i d e t h e h o u s e s h o u ld n o t b e to u c h e d D ) E le c t r i c a l l ig h t s s h o u ld n o t b e s w i tc h e d o n

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83. We d on t fe el th e at mosph eric press u re bec ause :(A) i t i s s m al l in m agnit ude

(B) i t d o e sn t ac t o n us . t o nly acts on a tm o sphe r e

C) our inte rn al b ody pre s s u r e is e qu a l to that of h e atmoMphe ricpressu re

D) it d oe sn t act at sea level

34. In which o f the follo wing case s frictio n i s useful ?

A) I onl y

(C) I , II a nd V o nly

35 . Decibe l (dB) is an expressio n /unit used for:(A ) l oudne s s and ampli tude o f so un d

(B ) lo ud ne s s and p i t c h o f so und

(C) a mplit ude an d p i t c h of so u n d

(D) fre quen cy of so u n d

36. Th e image for med by pla nP - m ir ro r is al ways:

A) rea l and e rec t (B) virtual an d e r e c t

(C) virtua l and i nve r t e d (D) real and in v e r t e d

37. Whi c h o f the f ol lo wing l i quid i s a b a d cond u ctor o felec tricity ?A) Le mon juice B V inegar C) Sea wate r (D ) D i sti l led w ate r

38. M a tch th e i tem s und er c olum n A w ith colum n B .

(A ) a -1 b-2 c -3 d -4 (B) a -2 b-3 c-4 d- 1

(C) a- 3 b -4 , c-1, d-2 (D) a- 4 , b -1, c-2, d-3

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C L A S S : V t l l

39 . T h e p i n - h o l e c a m e r a w o r k s o n t h e p r i n c i p l e o f : A) R e c ti l i n e a r p r o p a g a t i o n o f l i g h t (B) r e f r a c t i o n o f l i g h t ( C ) i n t e r f e r e n c e o f l i g h t (D ) h i g h e s t s p e e d o f l i g h t 0 . A s p i r i t l e v e l i s u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e s u r f a c e l e v e l . A s h o w n i n t h e f i g u r e , t h e i r b u b b l e w ill b e a t c e n t r e o f t h e u b e i f t h e s u r f a c e i s h o r i z o n t a l . T h i s i s s o b e c a u s e of

P o s i t i o n o f b u b b l e

S p i r i t l e v e l

(A) e q u i l ib r i u m o f fo rce s o n t h e a i r b u b b le B ) b a l a n c e d p r e s s u r e o n t h e a i r b u b b le

(C ) t h e p r o p e r t y o f a i r b u b b le (D ) g r a v i t a t i o n a l fo rces

I n c l i n e d p l a n e ,

41 . W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i s N O T a n e f f e c t o f f r i c t i o n a l f o r c e ? A) F l a t t e n i n g o f g ro o v e s o f t y r e d u e to u s e (B ) A ro l l in g b a l l c o m in g t o a h a l t (C) L e a v e s f a l l in g f ro m t r e e o n t o g r o u n d

D ) H o ld in g a p e n c i l i n y o u r h a n d 42. T h e t e r m t h a t d e s c r i b e s h o w t h e b r i n i n t e r p r e t s t h e r e q u e n c y o f a s o u n d , i s c a l l e d :

A) l o u d n e s s (B ) f r e q u e n c y (C ) p i t c h (D ) a u d i t o r y 4 3 . M a t c h t h e f o l l o w i n g .

1 C h a r g e 2 L ig h t e u iD g S E a r t h q u a k e 4 8 e illlll0 g l 8 p h

A ) 1 - Q , 2 - S , 3 - P , 4 - R (C ) 1 - R , 2 -· P , 3 - 8 , 4 Q

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t Richt.eJ s c a le S T h u n d e r stO r m B) 1 - 8 , 2 - Q , 3 - R 4 - P D ) 1 - 8 , 2 - R , 3 - P , 4 - Q

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C LASS VI J I

4 4. A can a s shown h ere , u ~ e f or stor ing s oft d r ln lu o r f oodi tems is usual ly el ectroplat e d w ith t in b eca use:

A) t in is less reacti ve than the b as e metal wit h w h i h the c a n is m l(k•

B) tin is ch ea p

C ) t in is s t ro n ger and sh in y in ap p e a r ance

D ) t in i s l igh te r than ot h er m etals45 . W hich of th e f ol lowin g s ta t eme nts o n M oon is NO T

correct ?

A) The M oo n orbits th e Eart h kee p ing th e sam e s ide faci ng us

B ) he gravi ta t i o na l pu l l o f M oon caus e s high tide i n oceans

C ) T h e c ra te rs on M oon, cau se d long t im e ago are s ti ll exis t ingbecause M o on has no atm os p h e r e

D ) Th e su n lights up the c omplete M o on a t an y o n e tim e

46. H arish ro lle d a small s teel ball a t on e edge· of the gla ssbowl as shown. C o nsider th a t the re is no fricti on be twee nth e surface s o f the ball a n d th e b ow l, what w ill happen?

. A

A) T he ball w ill roll out o f the g la ss b owl n ear e d ge •B•

B ) I t w il l sto p a t c en t re po in t · after a n umber of to -a n d-from ot ions

C ) It w ill k eep m oving b etween po in t A and Ba nd w l l never st op

D) It will not mo ve at al l s ince fric tio n is r eq u i re d for m o v e m ent

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4 7 . I n a s t e t h o s c o p e , s o u n d o f h e a r t b e a t t r a v e l t h r o u g h i t s u b e :

A ) b y b e n d in g a lo n g t h e t u b e

B ) i n a · s t r a i g h t l i n e

C ) b y u n d e rg o in g m u l t i p l e re f le c t io n s D ) a s u l t r a s o n ic f r e q u e n c y

48 . T h e d i a g r a m s h o w s t h e p a t h o f a l i g h t r a y , X, d i r e c t e d a t p l a n e m i r r o r .

T h e c o r r e c t r e f l e c t e d r a y i s : A ) M . · B ) N C ) O D ) P

49. W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t s i s N O T c o r re c t ? ) A ll v e g e ta b le s a r e good c o n d u c to rs o f e le c t r ic i ty

B ) T h e so lu t io n u s e d fo r e le c t ro p la t in g i s a p o l lu t i n g w a s t e C ) A c id s a r e b a d c o n d u c to rs o f e le c tr ici t y D ) A n e le c tr ic b u lb g low s d u e to h e a t i n g e ffe c t o f c u r r e n t

50. R e a r o f b u s e s a n d t r u c k s a r e p r o v i d e d w i t h d o u b l e w h e e l s t y r e s o r e v e n m o r e . T h i s i s p r o v i d e d t o : A ) in c r e a s e p r e s s u r e o n g r o u n d B ) d e c r e a s e p r e s s u r e o n g r o u n d · C ) r e d u c e f r ic t io n

i n c r e s e f r ic tio n fo r e f f ic ie n t b r a k in g

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CLAS S:VIII UI\ IHM C o u n ci l~

C L SS : VI II C H E MISTR Y

5 1 . Which of th e fo llo wing is NO T a pr ope r ty of meta ls?

A) Ductile B ) M a ll eable C) I n su la to r D) Sonorous 52. T h e t r app in g o f hea t r adia t ion b y e ar th s a t mosphere is

known as :

· A global wa rm i n g

(C ) green hous e effect

B ) marb l e c an cer

D) ozone h ole

53 . The differ ence betwee n co al a n d cok e is:

A) co a l is a mine ra l whi le co k e is a res idu e

B) coal is an impur e fofm o f c ar bon , coke i s a p ure f o r m o fcarbo n

C ) co a l co n s i s ts of atoms of carbon , h y d ro g en , ox ygen and s ulphu r w h ile coke i s 98 carbon

D) a l l o f the above

5 4. The e ssential r eq uirement s f or a fire to sta rt and co ntinu e is:

A ) fuel

(C ) heat

B) ai r oxyge n)

D ) all o f th e abo v e

55. W h i c h o f t h e fo l lo w ing s t t e m e n t s r e g r d i n g the rmopla stic s a n d therm oset ts is /are t ru e? . .

Th erm o T h . erm oset t s

nl l N o cross l in k ag es ·

A ) I only

C ) I an d I I I o n ly

C a nnot with s ta nd heat

B ) I a nd onl y

D) I , and II I

5 6. Which o f t he follow ing electr oni c config u ration of a n atomcoul d be th a t of a non -m e tal?

A ) 2 , 8 , 1 B) 2, 8, 2 C) 2, 8, 3 (D ) 2 , 8, 5

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Unlfted Cot.tndt

57. In orde r of qual i ty of coal the four main variet ies of coalcan be graded from super ior to infer ior as:·

A) peat , bituminous, lignite, anthracite

B) bituminous, peat, lignite, anthracite

C) anthracite, bituminous, lignite, peat

D) lignite, anthracite, bitmninous, peat

58. Which o f the following is NOT t rue?

A) Spontaneous combustion takes place without any apparentcause

B) Luminous zone of the flame has a hig·h temperature

C) Carbon dioxide gas causes global warming

D) Calorific value of a fuel is expressed in kJ/kg

59. I f there was no carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, theear th 1s temperature would be:

A) less than the present

B) same as present

C) higher than the present

D) dependent on oxygen content of air

60. Arrange the following fuels in o rder o f the i r calorificvalue star t ing from lower to higher.

~

HydrogellJ LPG,. Kerosene, PetltolA) L.P.G, kerosene, petrol, hydrog·en

B) Petrol, kerosene, L.P. G, hydrogen

C) Petrol, L.P.G, hydrogen, kerosene

D) Kerosene, petrol , L.P.G., hydrogen

61. Which of the following chemical reactions is correct?

A) 2 A l + Fe 20

3_ _a t ~ l 0 3 + 2 Fe+ Heat

B) 2 Na + Cl2~ 2 NaC1 2

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D ) 2 b S + 3 0 2 h e at b o + 3 8 0

2

W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i s a n e x a m p l e o f a l i q u i d :fu e l?

(A P a r a f f in w a x (B ) C o a l g a s

(C ) L . P .G (D ) A lcoh o l

63. A c i d r a i n i s d u e t o t h e o x i d e s o f :

(A) s u l p h u r a n d o x y g e n

(C ) s u l p h u r a n d n i t r o g e n

(B) n i t ro g e n a n d o xyge n

(D ) l e a d a n d n i t r o ge n

64 . W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t s i s N O T t r u e

(A ) A n y a t o m w h ic h lo se s a n e le c tro n i s s a id t o be o x id is e d a n d is

a r e du c in g ag ·en t

(B ) A n y a t o m w h ic h g a ins a n e le c tr o n i s s a i d t o be r e d u c e d a n d

t h e e le m en t is s a id t o b e a n o x id is in g a g e n t

(C) A ll m in e r a l s a r e o r e s

(D ) T h e o x id es o f n o n - m e ta l s a r e n ( ;u tr a l o r a cid ic n n a t u r e

6 5 . Wh i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f n y l o n m a k e i t m o s t

c o n v e n i e n t t o u s e ?

(A ) I t i s so f t , s t r o n g a n d h e a v y

(B ) I t i s s t ron g , e l a s t i c a n d l i g h t

(C ) I t i s h a r d in e x p e n s iv e a n d s tr o n g

(D ) n o n e o f t h e ab o v e

66 . F o a m i t e f i r e e x t i n g u i s h e r s c a n n o t b e u s e d t o p u t o u t

e l e c t r i c a l f i r e s d u e t o t h e p r e s e n c e o f :

(A H C l w h ic h b u r n s w i t h e le c tr ic i ty

(B) b a k i n g so d a w h ic h a c ts a s a n elec tro ly-te

(C d isso lvt:d N a 2S 4 w h ic h a c t s a s a n e le c tro ly te

(D ) n o n e o f t h e s e

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67. Methane burns in a i r to form:

A) C0 2 + H 20 B) C0 2 + H 2

C) CO+ 02

D) C02

+ 02

+heat

68. Polythene is produced by:

A isomerizationC) hydrogenation

B) polymerisationD) all of the above

69. Which of the following statements is NOT t rue for sodiumand potassium?

A) Both are metals

B) o ~ hare hard

C) Both ar e solids a t room temperature

D) Both react with oxygen to form oxides70. The burning of synthet ic polymers such as plastic is no t

permi t t ed because they pol lu te t h e envi ronment byreleasing:

A) smoke and toxic gases B) water vapour and hazeC) water vapour and smoke D) none of these

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71. Which one of these four st ructures is par t of the o the rthree?A) Chromosome B) Gamete C) Nucleus D) Gene

72. What determines the sex of a child?

A) Chromosome content of the ovumB) Chromosome content of th e sperm

C) Number of days between ovulation and fertilisationD) Number of days between fertilisation and imp lantation

73. Which of the following is the use ofthe g r i c u l t ~ a ltool given below?A) .I t is used to put manure or fertiliser

near the roots of trees

B) I t is used to sow the seeds a t equaldistances

C) I t is useful to remove weed s in a field(D)BothA B

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74 . T h e t a b l e g i v e n b e l o w s h o w s a l i s t o f orgaJ:dN m N a n d t h e i r

m e t h o d s o f r e p r o d u c t i o n . ~ d o P , Q a n d R r e p r e a c n t . ?

N t h o d o f f Pt OI J ~i

= = = ~ ~ = : : : : : : = = -

P ltlfiGfitl

Hyd ra

p

Q

R

A) P F is s io n , Q B u d d in g , R - R e g e n e r a t io n

B ) P S p o ru la t io n , Q - R e g e n e ra t io n , R - B u d d i n g

C ) P B i n a r y f is s io n , Q - - s p o ru la t io n , R R e g e n e r a t io n

D ) P - G e m m u l e s , Q - R e g e n e ra t io n , R - B u d d i n g

75 . n t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n , a s t a t e m e n t o f a s s e r t i o n i s g i v e n

f o l l o w e d b y a c o r r e s p o n d i n g s t a t e m e n t o f r e a s o n j u s t ·

b e l o w i t . O f t h e s t a t e m e n t s , m a r k t h e c o r r e c t n s w r .

A .Arfio n : W ild life ts tJ u n e w a b le resource

Rea son u m tu t a c ti itie s h d v• m a d e sever tllp ltmts a n d

tm lm a ls eJ ttlnct . . -

A) B o t h a s s e r t i o n a n d r e a s o n a r e t r u e a n d r e a s o n i s t h e c o r r e c t

e x p l a n a t io n o f a s s e r t i o n

B B o t h a s s e r t i o n a n d r e a s o n a r e t r u e b u t r e a s o n i s no t t h e

c o r r e c t e x p l a n a t i o n o f a s s e r t i o n

C) A s s e r t io n is t r u e b u t r e a s o n i s f a l s e

D B o t h a s s e r t i o n a n d ~ a s o n a r e fa ls e

7 6 . W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p a r i s o n s b e t w e e n a b a c t e r i u m

a n d a v i r u s i s N O T c o r r e c t ?

A r e a o f c o m p a r i s o n B a c t e r i u m V i r u s

. A) S iz e B e t w e e n 0 .2 1 m 6 n m - 4 0 0 n m

- 1 0 J l m

B ) A n e e d fo r n u t r i e n t s Y e s N o

( C ) A b ili ty to fo rm s p o re s Y e s No

D) O r g a p j s m s t h a t a re A n im a ls o n ly P l a n t s o n ly

in fe c te d b y i t

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I I I II I I II I I II I I II I

I I I II I

.___ ___ _ _ .L __.Age ye m ·s 3 1 3 18 6 5

Ba sed on t he given fi gure, w hic h s ta teme nt is NOT t ru ea b out the gr owt h of a h um an?

A) G r o w t h occ urs at d iffer en t r a tes a t differe n t s ta g e s

B ) O l d me n show n ~ t i v g r o w t h r ate

C) The g r ow t h r ate d uring infa nc y is s lo w e r c omp ared to duringc h i ld h ood

D) T he g ro w t h rate during adoles cence is faste r co mpa r e d tod uring chi ldhood

78 Wh ich of the follow ing c rops are g rown from Oc tober t oM arc h?

A ) W heat B) Pe a C) Musta rd . D ) A ll of the ab ove

79 Fi gure below show s th e po sition o f layer i n the Ear th satm osphere th a t pr otect s the Ear th from over -ex posure t o harm ful ult raviolet r adiat ion .

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8 3 Which o f h e cell or ganell es ca rry th e fu nc tions g iven below ?echanic al support

Pr oteinsy

nthesis

A ) R i b oso m es

C ) M itocho n d r i a

Enzyme c irculation

eto xification o drugs

(B ) C hlor oplast

D ) E nd op las mic r etic u lu m

84. Th e d i agram sh ows a ph eno menon o f a natu r al disaste r

W hich of the follow ing is an ef fect of the disaster?

A) A ir po ll u ti o n

(B ) G r ee nho u se e f fe ct

C) O u t b rea k o f d i seas es

D ) E x t in c t ion of a qua t ic life

85. The diagr am sh ows some stag e s n t he n i t rogen cyc le

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~ t about by bacteria ?

' t ; ) R and S (D ) S a n d P

c defore stat ion a n d the

.n i d ity of air

2n r u r

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. T h e d i a g r a m s h o w s t h e f e m a l e r e p r o d u c t i v e HyN te m .

W h e r e d o f e r t i l i s a t i o n a n d i m p l a n t a t i o n o c c u r?

A) F e r ti li s a t i o n P , i m pl a n t a t i o n R

(B ) F e r t i l i s a t i o n R , i m p la n t a t ion S

(C ) F e r t i l i s a t i o n P , i m p l a n t a t i o n Q

(D ) F e r t i l i s a t i o n Q , i m p l a n t a t i o n S

8 8 . M a t c h t h e f o l l o w i n g w i t h t h e c o r r e c t a n s w e r s .

a E nta moeba h isto lytlca

b G ia r d ia c Trypa nosoma

d P la smodium

(A a - i b - ii c - i ii d - iv

(C ) a - i b - iv c - i d -

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i . Sleeping sickness

ii M a la r ia

Iii Amo ebicd ysen tr y

iv G ia r d ia sis

(B ) a - iv, b - iii, c - ii , d - i

(D ) a - i i i b - i c · i i d - iv

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89. Energy conversion within a plant cell would be severelylimited by removal o f which of the labelled cell organelles?

A)P B)Q C)R D) S

90. Which sequence is correc t about the menstrual cyclebased on the information given below?

W he ovum dies within 24 hours after ovulationX he uterus wall thickens with blood vesselsY The uterus wall breaks down

he ovary discharges an ovum

A) Z,X, Y, W

C)Y, W,Z,X

B)X, Z, W,Y

D)W, Y,X,Z

CL SS : VIII GENER L Q U E S T I O N S

91. What comes next in the sequence given below?

B) @ <C)I

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I f iu . a c e r t a i n l a n g u a g e , F I E L D i s c o d e d a (i :.JFM E , h o w

i s S I C K L E c o d e d i n t h a t c o d e ?

(A ) T J L D M F

(C ) T J D L M F

(B ) R JJB K D

(D ) T J D M L F

0 0 . W h i c h n u m b e r s h o u l d c o m e n e x t n t h e s e r i e s g i v e n b e lo w ?

(A) 1 2 4 (B) 1 2 6 C) 13 2 D ) 14 2

9 4 . T o w h a t d i s t a n c e d o t e r r i t o r i a l w a t e r s o f I n d i a e x t e n d i n

t h e s e a ?

A ) 20 n a u t i c a l m i l e s B ) 1 8 n a u t i c a l m i le s

(C ) 1 2 n a u t i c a l m ile s ~ u t i c a l m i l e s

9 5 . r o ~ w h o s e r u l e w a s G o a l i,b e r a t e \ i n 1 9 6 1 ?

A ) B r i t i s h B ) P o r tu g u e s e

(C ) F r e n ch (D ) D u t c h

96. T h e A j a n t h a p a i n t i n g s d e p i c t t h e e v e n t s n t h e l i f e o f :

(A ) B u d d h a (B ) M a h a v i r a

C) G u r u N a n a k D ) M u g h a l s

1 7 . W h a t d o e s a C h r i s t m a s T r e e s y m b o l i s e ?

(A ) F e s t i v i t y (B ) C h a r i t y

(C) E v e r g r e e n life (D ) T h a n k s-g iv in g

98 . W h o w a s t h e l a s t v i c e r o y o f I n d i a ?

(A ) L o rd D a v id (B ) L o r d W a v e l l

(C) L o r d M o u n t b a tt e n (D ) W e ll in g to n

99. N u m m a r y i s r e l a t e d t o : (A ) n u n s (B ) p r i e s t s (C) t h e M oon (D ) co i n s

100. O n e W o r l d , O n e D r e a m i s t h e s l o g a n o f t h e :

A) L o n d o n O ly m p ic s (B ) B e i j in g O ly m p ic s

(C) A s i a n G a m es (D ) N o n e o f t h e s e

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1 D 2 c 3 B 4 B 5 D 6 D 7 D 8 B

9 A 10 A 11 A 12 B 13 A 14 A 15 B 16 c17 B 18 c 19 A 20 A 21 A 22 B 23 c 24 c25 B 26 D 27 c 28 A 29 c 30 B 31 A 32 D

33 c 34 D 35 A 36 8 37 0 38 c 39 A 40 B

41 c 42 c 43 A 44 A 45 D 46 c 47 c 48 8

49 c 50 B 51 c 52 c 53 D 54 D 55 c 56 D

57 c 58 8 59 A 60 B 61 A 62 D 63 c 64 c65 B 66 c 67 A 68 B 69 B 70 A 71 D 72 B

73 B 74 D 75 B 76 D 77 c 78 D 79 c 80 B81 A 82 B 83 D 84 c 85 c 86 D 87 A 88 c89 A 90 B 91 A 92 c 93 B 94 c 95 8 96 A

97 c 98 c 99 D 100 8

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