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CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT - 2
CLASS : VIII
DATE : 28/06/2015
STUDENT NAME

: __________________

MAX. MARKS : 240(+3,-1)

SUBJECT

: P,C,M AND B

TIME ALLOTTED : 2 HR

QUE.
ATTEMPTED:
1.

CORRECT:

INCORRECT:

Opening a door is an example of

(a) Contact Force
(b) Non- Contact Force (c) Spring Force

MARKS OBTAINED:

(d) Magnetic Force

2.

What is the cause of change in motion or change in the state of motion?

(a) Pressure
(b) Acceleration
(c) Inertia
(d) Force

3.

A push or pull on an object is called

(a) Pressure
b) Push-pull

(c) Force

(d)All of the above

4.

If two forces act in the opposite directions on an object, the net force acting on it is the
(a) Sum of the two forces
(b) Difference between the two forces
(c) Multiplication of the two forces
(d)Division of the two forces

5.

Which of the following is proper example(s) to explain that force on an object may change its
shape
(a) A ball of dough rolled into chapati
(b)Pressing a rubber ball kept on table
(c) Making model using clay
(d)All of the above

6.

A ball rolling on the ground slows down and finally stops. This is because of
(a) Non-Contact Force (b)Less force applied (c) Friction
(d)None of the above

7.

If in a tug-o-war, when two teams are pulling a rope, and the rope does not move towards any
team, it implies that
(a) Equal force is being applied in the same direction
(b)Equal Force is being applied in opposite direction
(c) No force is applied in any direction
(d)Cannot be explained

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10.

An example of a non- contact force is

(a) Force exerted by us to lift a bucket
(c) Force exerted by magnet

(b) Push a stationary car

(d) Hit a cricket ball for a 6 run

Pressure =
(a) Area / force on which it acts
(c) Volume / force on which it acts

(b)Force / area on which it acts

(d)Force / volume on which it acts

Gravitational Force is
(a) Repulsive
(c) Attractive force

(b)Attraction + Repulsive force

(d) Not a force

11.

A batsman hits the ball for a boundary past the bowler i.e. four runs. The batsman thus
(a) Changes the direction & speed of the ball
(b)Does not change the direction but speed only
(c) Does not change the speed but direction only
(d) Does not change either direction or speed

12.

____ is an example of a scalar quantity

(a) velocity
(b) force
(c) volume

13.

___ is an example of a vector quantity

(a) mass
(b) force

(c) volume

(d) acceleration

(d) density

14.

A vector quantity
(a) can be a dimensionless quantity
(b) specifies only magnitude
(c) specifies only direction
(d) specifies both a magnitude and a direction

15.

A man walks 3 km north then turns right and walks 4 km east. The resultant displacement is:
(a) 1 km SW
(b) 7 km NE
(c) 5 km NE
(d) 5 km E

16.

Which of the following is not true.

(a) velocity can be negative
(b) velocity is a vector
(c) speed is a scalar
(d) speed can be negative

17.

According to the vector diagram below

Which is correct?
(a)F2 + F3 = F1
(c) F1 + F3 = F2

(b) F1 + F2 = F3
(d) F1 + F2 + F3 = 0

18.

Which of the following pairs are both vector quantities?

(a)weight and mass
(b)velocity and speed
(c) force and acceleration
(d) acceleration and speed

19.

Which one of the following statements is CORRECT?

The direction of vector AB on the sketch can be written as a bearing of.

(a) 2400
20.

21.

(b) Goldstein

(c) J.J. Thompson

(d) Dalton

Mass number of an element is the number of:(b) Neutrons

(c) Protons and neutrons

(d) Electrons

(b) Fl

(c) Fe

(d) Fn

(b) Potassium

(c) Kryptonian

(d) Kaolin

Fluorine is represented by :(a) F

24.

(d) 0600

Protons were discovered by :-

(a) Protons
23.

(c) 2100

Which of the following pairs are both scalar quantities?

(a)energy and force
(b)speed and mass
(c)temperature and velocity
(d)volume and weight

(a) Rutherford
22.

(b) 1200

K represents :(a) Krypton

25.

Valency of nitrogen in NH3 is:(a) 1

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27.

(b) 3

(a) H2 + O2

H2O

(b) 2Mg + O2

(c) Fe + H2O

Fe3O4 + H2

(d) C2H6 + O2 CO2 + H2O

31.

(d) Pentium

(b) +5

(c) +7

(d) +1

(b) -3

(c) -1/3

(d) +3

Cathode ray particles do NOT possess which of the following properties?

(a) They move in syraight lines

(b) They have a definite mass

(c) They are negatively charged

(d) They have different charge by mass ratios.

Which of the following is the formula for Sodium Nitrate?

(b) Na2NO3

(c) NaN2

(d) NaHNO2

(c) 2

(d) None

(c) 1.6022 X 10-19 kg

(d) 1.6022 X 10-19 g

Valency of Aluminium in Al2O3 is

(a) 6

33.

(c) Tritium

Oxidation state of Nitrogen in azide ion N3-:-

(a) NaNO3
32.

(b) Deuterium

Oxidation state of Mn in RbMnO4is :-

(a) -1
30.

2MgO

Which of the following is not an isotope of hydrogen?

(a) +3
29.

(d) 7

Which of the following is a balanced equation?

(a) Protium
28.

(c) 5

(b) 3

The mass of an electron is

(a) 9.1 X 10-31 kg

(b) 9.1 X 10-31 g

34.

The chlorine isotope having a mass number of 35 contributes to 75% of total chlorine. The rest is
chlorine 37. The average atomic weight of chlorine is :(a) 35
(b) 35.5
(c) 36
(d) 37

35.

Atomic number of Calcium is :(a) 20

(b) 40

36.

(c) 39

(d) 19

In which of the following compounds does bromine show an oxidation state of +7?
(a) NaBr
(b) NaOBr
(c) NaBrO4
(d) NaBrO3

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38.

The atomicity of S in S8 is:(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 194 amu

(d) None

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 5

(b) Lithium

(c) Liwrentium

(d) Lititium

(b) 134 amu

Valency of Phosphorous in PH3is :(a) 1

40.

(d) 8

Molecular weight of K2SO4 is:

(a) 174 amu

39.

(c) 6

Li represents:(a) Lithuanium

41.

Rams father age is 2 times as old as Ram. If sum of their ages is 48. Find Rams age.
(a) 16 years
(b) 17 years
(d) 18 years
(d) 19 years

42.

Sum of three consecutive number is 45. Find the larger number.

(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 15

43.
44.

Solve for x : 2(x + 1) + 3(x + 5) = 7(x + 2) + 4(x+ 3)

(a) 3/2
(b) -3/2
(c) 2/3

x2 2
Solve for x :

x3 3
(a) -11

45.

(b) 11

If x = 10, then find the value of

(a) 100
(b) 144

(d) 13
(d) -2/3

(c) 12

(d) 12

(c) 12

(d) 10

x2 4 x 4

46.

The denominator of a rational number is 4more than the numerator. If 2 is added to the numerator
and 3 is added to denominator then the new number becomes 3/4. Find the original number.
(a) 13/17
(b) 12/16
(c) 11/15
(d) 10/14

47.

If 30 = 6 + 2x, then the value of x is ____

(a) 15
(b) 14

(c) 13

(d) 12

Solve the linear equation: 12 = -2(-9 -3z

(a) -36
(b) -1

(c) 18

(d) 2

Solve the linear equation: 4(-2x + 9) = -2(3x - 7)

(a) -11
(b) 11
(c) 10

(d)12

Solve the linear equation: 2(h + 8) - 3h = h + 8

(a) 4
(b) -4

(d) -8

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(c) 8

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Solve for d:
(a) 5

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5
8

(c) 8

(b) 8

Solve for a: [-(a - 9)] = [3a + 17] .

(a)1
(b) -2

2
3

(d) 10
(c)-3

(d) -4

Solve for x : (3x + 2)/(2x - 3) = - 3/2

(a)

54.

3d 1
7
4 2

5
12

(b)

5
12

(c)

Find the factor of the polynomial: 64x2-4y2-12y-9

(a)(8x-2y-3) (8x+2y+3)
(c) (8x+2y-3) (8x+2y+3)
Find the factor the polynomial:
(a) (x-3)(x+7)
(c) (x+3)(x-7)

5
6

(d)

5
6

(b) (8x-2y-3) (8x-2y+3)

(d) None of these

x2+10x+21
(b)(x+3)(x+7)
(d) None of these

Find the factor of the polynomial: 6x2+5x-4

(a) (2x-1)(3x+4)
(c) (2x+1)(3x+4)

(b) (2x-1)(3x-4)
(d) None of these

Find the factor of the polynomial: 2x2+x-15

(a) (x+3)(2x-5)
(c) (x-3)(2x-5)

(b) (x+3)(2x+5)
(d) None of these

58.

In a class of 42 students, the number of boys is 2/5 of the girls. Find the number of girls in the
class.
(a)12
(b) 30
(c)24
(d) 15

59.

A 300 m long wire is used to fence a rectangular plot whose length is twice its breadth. Find the
breadth of the plot.
(a)70m
(b)100m
(c)50m
(d) 25m

60.

The denominator of a fraction is greater than the numerator by 8. If the numerator is increased by
17 and denominator is decreased by 1, the number obtained is 3/2, find the fraction.

9
10
11
13
(b)
(c)
(d)
17
18
19
21
Vector for dengue disease is_____________ mosquito.
(a)

61.

(a) Male aedes

62.

(b) Female aedes

(c) Male anopheles

(d) Female anopheles

A building chiefly made of glass/polythene for growing/sheltering plants is called

(a) Green House

(b) Blue House

(c) Glass House

(d) None of these

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UV ray exposure causes(a) Skin cancer

(b) Cataract

(c) Damage to immune system

(d) All of these

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a _________ disease.

(a) Water borne

(b) Vector borne

(c) Air borne

(d) Non-communicable

Which is not an antibiotic?

(a) Tetracycline

(b) Sodium chloride

(c) Penicillin

(d) Both a & b

Which is a disorder due to air pollution?

(a) Cholera

67.

(b) Stethoscope

(c) Telescope

(d) Spectacle

(b) Marine water

(c) Potable water

(d) All of these

The transfer of nitrogen between environment and organism is called

(a) Nitrogen cycle

70.

(d) Asthma

The water which is fit for drinking is called

(a) Sea water

69.

(c) Typhoid

Microorganism can be seen with the help of

(a) Microscope

68.

(b) Dysentry

(b) Nitrogen fixation (c) Nitrification

Earlier refrigerators used to have which gas as coolant?

(a) Carbon monoxide (b) Choloroflourocarbon

71.

(c) Carbon dioxide

(d) Methane

Which is a physical method of preservation of food?

(a) Oil

72.

(d) None of these

(b) Pasteurization

(c) Sugar

(d) All of these

Excessive algal growth results in

(a) Eutrophication

(b) Low Biological Oxygen demand

(c) Purification of water

(d) All of these

73.

Carbon monoxide binds to haemoglobin and forms

(a) Carboxyhaemoglobin

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75.

Who discovered vaccine?

(a) Alexander Fleming

(b) Louis Pasteur

(c) Robert Brown

(d) Edward Jenner

Yellowing of Taj Mahal is due to

(a) CFC

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(d) None of these

(b) Chicken pox

(c) HIV

(d) Small Pox

(b) Carbon dioxide

(c) Hydrogen

(d) Nitrogen

The organism which cannot be seen by unaided eyes are called

(a) Macroscopic organism

(b) Multicellular organisms

(c) Microorganisms

(d) Non-living organisms

Foot and mouth disease is found to occur in

(a) Birds

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(c) Acid Rain

The most abundant gas in the air is

(a) Oxygen

78.

(b) Smog

Which disease has been eradicated completely from the world?

(a) Polio

77.

(b) Oxyhaemoglobin (c) Carbhaemoglobin (d) Both a & b

(b) Cattles

(c) Plants

(d) All of these

(c) X-rays

(d) None of these

Ozone layer protects us from

(a) UltraViolet rays

(b) InfraRed rays

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