FIITJEE

Samacheer Talent Recognition Drive

CLASS - 8
(8 going to 9th)
th

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300

IQ, MATHS, PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

1. Caution: Question Paper CODE as given above MUST be correctly marked in the answer OMR sheet
before attempting the paper. Wrong CODE or no CODE will give wrong results.
2. Answers have to be marked on the OMR sheet.
3. The Question Paper contains blank spaces for your rough work. No additional sheets will be
provided for rough work.
4. Blank papers, clip boards, log tables, slide rule, calculator, cellular phones, pagers and electronic
devices, in any form, are not allowed
5. Write your Name, Reg. No. and Test Centre in the space provided at the bottom of this sheet.
6. You are advised to devote around 1 Hour on each Section as there will be minimum cutoff marks in
each Section for qualifying.
7. The question paper consists of 4 Sections:
Section - I……….IQ (30 questions)
Section-II……….Mathematics (30 questions)
Section -III……….Physics (15 questions)
Section -IV………Chemistry 15 questions).
Section -V…….…Biology (10 questions).
8. Each question carries +3 marks for correct answer and -1 mark for wrong answer.

Name of the Candidate :

Registration Number :
Date of Examination : Centre :
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IQ Section – I
Directions: (Q.No. 1 - 5): In each of the following questions, a number series is given with one term
missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark
in the given series.

1. 22, 24, 28, ?, 52, 84

(A) 36 (B) 38 (C) 42 (D) 46

2. 325, 259, 204, 160, 127, 105, ?

(A) 94 (B) 96 (C) 98 (D) 100

3. 48, 24, 96, 48, 192, ?

(A) 72 (B) 90 (C) 96 (D) 98

4. 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, …….?

(A) 99 (B) 85 (C) 91 (D) 90

5. 11, 10, ?, 100, 1001, 1000, 10001

(A) 101 (B) 110 (C) 111 (D) None of these

Directions: (Q.No. 6 - 8): In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two
given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be
found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair
bear: Choose the correct alternative.

6. College : Dean : : Museum : ?

(A) Curator (B) Warden (C) Custodian (D) Supervisor

7. Bird : Fly : : Snake : ?

(A) Hole (B) Crawl (C) Clatter (D) Stroll

8. Muslims : Mosque : : Sikhs : ?

(A) Golden Temple (B) Medina (C) Fire Temple (D) Gurudwara

9. In a certain code, CALANDER is written as CLANAEDR. How is CIRCULAR written in that code?
(A) ICCRLURA (B) CRIUCLRA (C) ICRCLUAR (D) CRIUCALR

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10. In a certain code, CONVENTIONAL is written as NOCNEVOITLAN. How is ENTHRONEMENT is written in that
code?
(A) TNEROHEMNTE (B) TNEROHEMNNTE
(B) TNEORHMENTNE (D) NTEROHEMNNTE

11. In a certain code, CONDEMN is written as CNODMEN. How will TEACHER be written in that code?
(A) TAECEHR (B) TCAEHER (C) TAECHER (D) TAEECHR

12. If in a certain code, CORPORATIONS is written as PROCTAROSNOI, then how is JUDICIAL written in that
code?
(A) IDUJLAIC (B) UJIDLAIC (C) UJIDICLA (D) IDUJICLA

13. In a certain code language, COMPUTRONE is written as PMOCTUENOR. How is ADVANTAGES written in
that code?
(A) SEGATNAVAD (B) AVDATNSEGA (C) AVDATASEGN (D) NAVDASEGAT

14. If ’sand’ is called ’air, ’air’ is called ’plateau’, ’plateau’ is called ’well’, ’well’ is called ’island’ and ’island’ is called
’sky’, then from where will a woman draw water?
(A) Well (B) Island (C) Sky (D) Air

15. If ‘black’ means ‘pink’, ‘pink’ means ‘blue’, ‘blue’ means ‘white’, ‘white’ means ‘yellow’, ‘yellow’ means ‘red’ and
‘red’ means ‘brown’, then what is the colour of clear sky?
(A) Brown (B) Red (C) Blue (D) Pink

16. If ‘water’ is called ‘food’, ‘food’ is called ‘tree’, ‘tree’ is called ‘sky’, ‘sky’ is called ‘wall’, on which of the following
grows a fruit?
(A) Water (B) Food (C) Sky (D) Tree

17. If ‘train’ is called ‘bus’, ‘bus’ is called ‘tractor’, ‘tractor’ is called ‘car’, ‘car’ is called ‘scooter’, ‘scooter’ is called
‘bicycle’, ‘bicycle’ is called ‘moped’, which is used to plough a field?
(A) Train (B) Bus (C) Tractor (D) Car

18. If, in a language, ‘finger’ is called ‘toe’, ‘toe’ is called ‘foot’, ‘foot’ is called ‘thumb’, ‘thumb’ is called ‘ankle’,
‘ankle’ is called ‘palm’ and ‘palm’ is called ‘knee’, then in that language, what will an illiterate man put to mark
his signatures?
(A) Toe (B) Knee (C) Thumb (D) Ankle

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Directions (Q.No. 19 - 21) : Read the following information and answer the questions given below it:
Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in the field. A and B are from Nehru House while the rest belong to
Gandhi House. D and F are tall while the others are short. A, C and D are wearing glasses while the others are not.

19. Which two students, who are not wearing glasses, are short?
(A) A and F (B) C and E (C) B and E (D) E and F

20. Which short student of Gandhi House is not wearing glasses?

(A) F (B) E (C) B (D) A

21. Which tall student of Gandhi House is not wearing glasses?

(A) B (B) C (C) E (D) F

Directions (Q.No. 22 to 27): Study the following information and answer the questions given below it:
A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.
(i) A weighs twice as much as B.
(ii) B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
(iii) C weighs half as much as D.
(iv) D weighs half as much as E.
(v) E weighs less than A but more than C.

22. Which of the following is the lightest in weight?

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

23. E is lighter in weight than which of the other two articles?

(A) A, B (B) D, C (C) A, C (D) D,B

24. E is heavier than which of the following two articles?

(A) D, B (B) D, C (C) A, C (D) A, B

25. Which of the following articles is the heaviest in weight?

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

26. Which of the following represents the descending order of weights of the articles?
(A) A, B, E, D, C (B) B, D, E, A, C (C) E, C, D, A, B (D) C, A, D, B, E

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27. Which of the above given statements is not necessary to determine the correct order of ariticles according to
their weights?
(A) (ii) (B) (iii) (C) (iv) (D) (v)

28. A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that
distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and
reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is
(A) 12 km (B) 15 km (C) 16 km (D) 18 km

29. Sanjeev walks 10 metres towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 metres and then moves to his
right. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns to the right and walks 20 metres. Finally, he turns to the
right and moves a distance of 10 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
(A) 10 metres North (B) 20 metres South
(C) 10 metres South (D) None of these

30. I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 10 m. Then I turn left and walk 10
m and then turning right walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 60 m. In which direction am I from the
starting point?
(A) North (B) North-west (C) East (D) North-east

Mathematics Section – II
II
1. 0.123 can be expressed in rational form as
900 111 123 121
(A) (B) (C) (D)
111 900 10 900
−1/ 4
 256 x16 
2.  
 81y 4 
3y 2y 3y 4y
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4x4 6 x4 8x4 5x4

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3. Which of the following sets of fraction is in ascending order?

7 9 11 11 9 7 11 7 9 9 7 11
(A) , , (B) , , (C) , , (D) , ,
9 11 13 13 11 9 13 9 11 11 9 13

cab
4. If m = , then b equals
a −b
mCa − b Cab − ma 1 ma
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ca −m 1+ C m + Ca
2
 3 
5. The value of  6 27 − 6  equals
 4 
3 3 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 4 4
2
 1 1
6. If a +  = 9, then a 3 + 3 equals
  a a
10 3
(A) (B) 3 3 (C) 18 (D) 7 7
3

1 1
7. If x = 2 − 3, then the value of x 2 + 2
and x 2 − 2 is
x x
(A) 14, 8 3 (B) −14, − 8 3 (C) 14, − 8 3 (D) −14, 8 3

8. 2.6 − 0.82 is equal to

182 181 99
(A) (B) (C) (D) None
99 99 182

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9. One of the diagonals of a rhombus is equal to a side of the rhombus. The pair of unequal angles of the
rhombus are
(A) 60º,80º (B) 60º ,120º (C) 120º , 240º (D) 100º ,120º

10. In quadrilateral ABCD, BM and DN are drawn perpendicular to AC

such that BM = DN. If BR = 8cm, then BD is D C
M
(A) 4 cm (B) 2 cm
(C) 12 cm (D) 16 cm
R
N

A B

11. In the given figure BD ⊥ AC , the measure of ∠ABC is A

(A) 60º (B) 30º

D
(C) 45º (D) 90º

B C

12. In a ∆ABC , if 2 A = 3 B = 6 C the measure of ∠A, ∠B, ∠C respectively are

(A) 90º, 60º, 30º (B) 45º , 60º ,85º (C) 30º , 60º ,90º (D) 35º , 55º ,90º

1 1
13. If x + = 4, then x 4 + 4 = _______
x x
(A) 196 (B) 194 (C) 192 (D) 190

14. Which of the rational number have terminating decimal?

16 15 2 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
225 18 21 250

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15. If p and q are two co-prime numbers then their H.C.F. is equal to
(A) p (B) q (C) 1 (D) pq

16. Which of the following real number is not rational?

(A) 0.30100200040000….. (B) 0.123
(C) 0.1231437 (D) None of these

17. If the perimeter of a square is (4 y + 12) m, then the length of its diagonal is
y +3 4 y + 12
(A) m (B) 2 ( y + 3)m (C) 2 (4 y + 12)m (D) m
2 2

18. The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square drawn on its diagonal is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 3 (D) 1 : 4

19. If the area of the square is 72 sq. units. What is the length of its diagonal?
(A) 12 Units (B) 13 Units (C) 14 Units (D) None of these

20. Angles in a right angled triangle are 30º ,60º ,90º. Find the ratio of the corresponding sides?
(A) 1:2:3 (B) 1: 3 : 2 (C) 1: 2 3 (D)
1: 2 : 3

21. In a triangle, the angles are 30º ,60º ,90º. If the length of the shortest side is 6 cm. Find the area of the
triangle.
(A) 6 3 sq. cm (B) 10 3 sq. cm (C) 18 3 cm (D) 19 3 cm

22. The area of a circle is 616 cm 2 . Find its radius

(A) 7 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 14 cm (D) None of these

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23. The perimeter of a semicircle is 132 mts. Find its radius?

2
(A) 25 mts (B) 32 mts (C) 30 mts (D) 25 mts
3
24. If the radius of a circle is increased by one unit, what is the ratio of the circumference to its diameter.
(A) 7:22 (B) 1:7 (C) 22:7 (D) None of these

25. The area of a right angled isosceles triangle is 32 sq. cms. Length of its equal sides is ___________
(A) 16 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 8 cm (D) None of these

26. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 10% and the area is unchanged them the corresponding breadth
must be decreased by
1 1
(A) 9 % (B) 10% (C) 11% (D) 11 %
11 9

27. The area of the quadrilateral whose sides measure 9 cm, 40 cm, 28 cm and 15 cm and in which the angle
between the first two sides is a right angle is
(A) 206 cm 2 (B) 306 cm 2 (C) 356 cm 2 (D) 380 cm 2

28. The bicycle wheel makes 5000 revolutions in moving 11 km. The diameter of the wheel is
(A) 50 cm (B) 60 cm (C) 70 cm (D) 80 cm

29. A paper is in the form of a rectangle ABCD in which AB = 18 cm. and BC = 14 cm. A semicircular position with
BC diameter is cut off. The area of the remaining paper is
(A) 160 cm 2 (B) 165 cm 2 (C) 175 cm 2 (D) 180 cm 2

30. The diagonal of a square A is ( x + y ). The diagonal of a square B with twice the area of A is
(A) x + 2 y (B) 2 x + y (C) 2( x + y ) (D) x+ y

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Physics Section – II
III
1. Two balls of masses m1 and m2 are thrown vertically upward with the same speed u. If air resistance is
neglected, they will pass through their point of projection in the downward direction with a speed
mu
(A) 1
mu
(B) 2
( m + m2 ) u
(C) 1 (D) u
m2 m1 ( m1 − m2 )
–1 –1
2. A train covers half of its journey with a speed of 20 ms and the other half with a speed of 30 ms . The
average speed of the train during the whole journey is
–1 –1 –1 –1
(A) 24 ms (B) 25 ms (C) 26 ms (D) 27 ms

3. If a body starts from a point and returns back to the same point, then its
(A) average velocity is zero but not average speed (B) average speed is zero but not average velocity
(C) both average speed and velocity are zero (D) none of these

4. If a body moves with a constant velocity, then

(A) its acceleration is positive (B) its acceleration is negative
(C) its acceleration is zero (D) its speed is zero

5. Which one of the following is not a vector quantity?

(A) Velocity (B) Acceleration (C) Kinetic energy (D) Force

6. Buoyant force arises due to

(A) liquid properties (B) pressure difference (C) gravitational force (D) all

7. A sample of metal weighs 210 N in air, 180 N in water. Then the buoyant force on the metal is
(A) 30 N (B) 180 N (C) 210 N (D) 390 N

8. As shown in figure,( PC -- Means pressure of point ‘c’)

(A) PC in ‘A’ = ‘PC’ in ‘B’ = PC in ‘c’
(B) PC in ‘A’ > ‘PC’ in ‘B’ < PC in ‘c’ ●
X cm
●
X cm X cm ●

(C) PC in ‘A’ < ‘PC’ in ‘B’ > PC in ‘c’ c c c

(D) PC in ‘A’ > ‘PC’ in ‘B’ > PC in ‘c’

A B C

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9. Hydraulic Lift works based on ,

(A) Archimedes principle (B) Bernoulli’s theorem (C) Pascal’s law (D) Newton’s law

10. Find the wavelength of a wave whose time period is 0.05s and speed is 200m/s
(A) 5m (B) 10m (C) 15m (D)20m

11. If in a Vernier calipers 10 VSD coincides with 8 MSD , then the least count of Vernier calipers is ( given 1MSD
= 1mm)
(A)0.02 cm (B)0.01 cm (C) 0.2 cm (D)0.1 cm

12. If the measured value is greater than the actual value then it is called
(A)Negative Error (B) Positive Error (C) No Error (D) Least Error

13. A ball is released from the top of a tower of height h metres. It takes T seconds to reach the ground. What is
the position of the ball in T/3 seconds?
h
(A) metres from the ground (B) 7h/9 metres from the ground
9
(C) 8h/9 metres from the ground (D) 17h/18 metres from the ground
2
14. A body moving along a straight line at 30 m/s undergoes an acceleration of – 5 m/s . After two seconds its
speed will be:
(A) – 5 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) 20 m/s (D) 25 m/s

15. If the amplitude of waves at a distance r from a point source is A, the amplitude at a distance 2r will be:
(A) 2A (B) A (C) A/2 (D) A/4

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Chemistry Section –IV

1. The number of electrons present in an atom denotes
(A)Mass number (B)Atomic number (C)Abundance (D)Reactivity

2. Proton was discovered by

(A)J. J. Thomson (B)Chadwick (C)Goldstein (D)Mullikon

3. Valency of Ar is
(A)One (B)Two (C)Zero (D)Six

4. The symbol of Beryllium and Antimony respectively

(A)Be, As (B)Be, Sb (C)Ba, As (D)Ba, Sb

5. The term nucleons represents

(A)Protons (B)Neutrons
(C)Protons and neutrons (D)Electrons

6. Formula of calcium carbonate is CaCO3. Formula of calcium sulphate

(A)CaSO4 (B)Ca2SO4 (C)Ca(SO4)2 (D)CaSO3

7. The trivial name of Na2CO3 10H2O is

(A)Soda ash (B)Washing soda (C)Soda (D)Baking soda

8. Qualitative meaning of a formula

(A)Tells about the name of the compound (B)Represents one molecule of the compound
(C)Both a & b (D)Tells about the quality of the compound

9. Which of the following elements does not have neutron

(A)H (B)He (C)Mg (D)Li

10. Find the odd one out

(A)Li (B)K (C)Na (D)Mg

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11. Compounds of oxygen with other elements are called

(A)Bromides (B)Oxides (C)Chlorides (D)Sulphides

12. Which one of the following is a compound

(A)He (B)H2O (C)O3 (D)N2

13. Electrons, protons and neutrons are called

(A)Subatomic particle (B)Atomic particle
(C)Sub molecules (D)None of these

14. Atomicity of Ozone is

(A)Two (B)One (C)Three (D)Zero

15. Valency of sodium ion is

(A)Two (B)Three (C)One (D)Zero

Biology Section – V
1. It helps to protect the brain
(A) skull (B)rib cage (C) backbne (D) eye socket

2. Which of the following bones protects the lungs and heart?

(A)Cranium (B)Pectoral girdle (C)Pelvic girdle (D)Rib-cage

3. The process of loosening and turning the soil is called ______

(A)broadcasting (B) irrigation (C) tilling (D) leveling

4. The organic substance obtained from dead plants an animal wastes is _________
(A)Manure (B)Fertilizer (C) Irrigation (D) Agriculture

5. When a sperm containing Y chromosome fertilizes an egg with X chromosome, the zygote develops into a
_____ child
(A)Female (B)Either a male or female
(C).Male (D)no child

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6. Testosterone is a hormone found in human ___

(A)Children (B)males and females
(C)Females only (D)Males only

7. The first menstrual flow is called

(A)Menstruation (B)Mensuration
(C)Menarche (D)Menopause

8. Menopause occurs at the age of

(A)10-12 years in boys (B)45-50 years in men
(C) 10-12 years in girls (D)45-50 years in women

9. The amphibians of Plant Kingdom

(A) Bryophytes (B) Pteridophytes (C) Gymnosperms (D) Thallophytes

10. The plants with primitive vascular tissue

(A) Bryophytes (B) Pteridophytes (C) Gymnosperms (D) Thallophytes

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SAMACHEER TALENT RECOGNITION DRIVE

CLASS - 8 - (8th going to 9th)
ANSWER KEY
IQ
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A

6. A 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. C

11. A 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. D

16. C 17. D 18. D 19. C 20. B

21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A

26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. D

Mathematics
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. D

6. C 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D

11. D 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C

16. A 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. B

21. C 22. C 23. D 24. C 25. C

26. A 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. C

Physics
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C

6. B 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. B

11. A 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. B

Chemistry
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. C

6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D

11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C

Biology
1.A 2.D 3.C 4. A 5.C
6.D 7. C 8. D 9. A 10.B

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