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Vijay Talent Search Exam VIII Question Paper
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Class VIII Sample Question
** Students who are moving to Class IX in 2018
Section 1 – Science
1. Which of the following is related to sexual reproduction ?
(a) Vegetative reproduction
(b) Fertilization
(c) Binary fission
(d) Multiple fission
2. Which of the following is not a unicellular organism
(a) Yeast
(b) Euglena
(c) Plant
(d) Paramecium
3. The male sex hormone secreted by testis is
(a) Progesterone
(b) Oestrogen
(c) Testosterone
(d) Thyroxine
4. The cell organelle that is known as the power house of the cell is called
(a) Ribosome
(b) Lycosomes
(c) Leucoplast
(d) Mitochondria
5. Which of the following can be charged with static electricity
(a) Metal
(b) Wood
(c) Insulator
(d) Semiconductor
6. An incident ray makes an angle of 60º with the surface of plane mirror. The angle of reflection will be
(a) Less than 60º
(b) 60º
(c) 90º
(d) 180º
7. Like charges
(a) Always attract each other
(b) Always repel each other
(c) Can repel or attract each other depending on conditions
(d) Can repel or attract each other depending on quantity of charge
8. Which of the following is the hottest planet in the solar system
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Earth
(d) Mars
9. The instrument which is used to measure current flowing through a circuit is
(a) Voltmeter
(b) Ammeter
(c) Voltameter
(d) Galvanometer
10. Which one of the following is not a combustible substance
(a) Paper
(b) Wood
(c) Glass
(d) Coal
Section 2 – Mathematics
21. If 3x+1 + 3x+1 = 90, then the value of (x + 2)
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 0
(d) 1
22. If 32x+ y + 27 and 3x+ y + 729, then (2x) is
(a) 3
(b) 0
(c) 6
(d) 4
23. If x? 1x ? 2, find the value of 22 x 1? x
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 16
(d) 8
24. Sum of rational number 4 7 and its reciprocal is
(a) 28/65
(b) 65/28
(c) -28/65
(d) -65/28
25. 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + ….. up to n terms is equal to
(a) n2 -1
(b) (n+1)2
(c) n2 -1
(d) n2
26. The smallest number by which 162 should be multiplied to make it a perfect square is
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
27. In the adjoining figure ABCD is a parallelogram of perimeter 21. It is subdivided into smaller parallelograms by drawing lines parallel to the sides the numbers shown are the respective perimeters of the parallelograms in which they are marked. (For example the perimeter of the parallelogram LMNP is 11). Find the perimeter of the shaded parallelogram.
(a) 4
(b) 15
(c) 7
(d) 12
37. Ramesh owns a plot worth Rs 10, 000. He sells it to Mukesh at a profit of 10%. After sometimes, Mukesh sells it back to Ramesh at a loss of 10%, then Ramesh.
(a) loses Rs 100
(b) loses Rs 900
(c) gains Rs 100
(d) gains Rs 1100
38. The compound interest on Rs 2, 000 at the rate of 20% p.a. for 112 years compounded half yearly will be
(a) Rs 662
(b) Rs 664
(c) Rs 760
(d) Rs 762
39. What is the remainder when (x4 + 1) is divided by (x – 2) ?
(a) 17
(b) 15
(c) 7
(d) 1
40. A tree 12 metre high casts a shadow of length 8 metre. Height of the tree, whose shadow is 6 metre in length is
(a) 6 m
(b) 9 m
(c) 15 m
(d) none of these
Section 3 – Social Science
41. Which of the following is the most important natural resource :
(a) Land
(b) Water
(c) Air
(d) All of these
42. The resources whose quantities are know, named as :
(a) Potential
(b) Actual resources
(c) Stock
(d) All of these
43. Cultivation of grapes is called :
(a) Sericulture
(b) Viticulture
(c) Floriculture
(d) Horticulture
44. The word colonial means :
(a) Neighbourhood
(b) Neighbourhood country
(c) The country which is under another country
(d) Neighbourhood state
45. The last powerful Mughal ruler was :
(a) Shahajahan
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Sirajuddin
(d) None of these
46. Which of the following was not the Presidency :
(a) Bengal
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Poona
47. Under this system of revenue settlement, revenue was fixed according to the fertility of the soil :
(a) Permanent settlement
(b) Ryotwari system
(c) Mahalwari system
(d) Dahsala
48. The last Mughal Emperor was deported to :
(a) Rangoon
(b) Timbaktu
(c) London
(d) Paris
49. The revolt of 1857 started from :
(a) Meerut
(b) Mathura
(c) Jhansi
(d) Awadh
50. Who is known as the father of the Indian constitution :
(a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Dr. Babasaheb bhimrao Ambedkar
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Babu Jagjivan Ram
Section 4 – Logical Reasoning
Direction (61 & 62) : In each of the following questions, a number series is given which is in accordance with some certain rule. Find out the correct answer for the place of sign of interrogation out of the given alternatives
61. 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, ?
(a) 50
(b) 58
(c) 60
(d) 74
62. 1, 8, 3, 16, 5, 32, 7, ?, 9
(a) 49
(b) 64
(c) 68
(d) 44
Direction (63) : In each question below are given two statement followed by two conclusion numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decided which of the given conclusion logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
63. Statement : Morning walks are good for health.
Conclusion : I. All healthy people go for morning walks.
II. Evening walks are harmful.
(a) if only conclusion I follows
(b) if only conclusion II follows
(c) if either conclusion I or II follows
(d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows
Direction (64) : In the following question, a series of letters and number is given, the terms of which follows certain definite pattern in groups. However, some terms in the series are missing, which are given in the same order as one of the alternatives below the series. Choose the correct alternative.
64. F __ U 6 ___ 9 I ___ T 7 ___ 20 4 D 23
(a) 11, G, 16, K, U
(b) 13, H, 15, L, M
(c) 17, J, 19, R, S
(d) 21, R, 18, G, W
Direction (65) : In following questions, four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner,
while the fourth one is different. Choose out the odd one.
65. (a) Fox (b) Yak (c) Bear (d) Kangaroo
66. If in a certain code, DECEMBER is written as ERMBCEDE. Which word will be written as ERMBVENO in that Code?
(a) OVEMBERN
(b) REBMEVON
(c) VEERNOMB
(d) NOVEMBER
67. Five friends A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row facing South but not necessarily in the same order. Only B is between A and E, C is immediate right to E and D is immediate left to A. On the basis of above information, which of the following statements is definitely true?
(a) B is to the left to A
(b) D is third to the left of E
(c) B is to the right of E
(d) A is second to the left of C
Section 5 – General Knowledge
81. Date on which demonetisation started in India.
(a) Dec 31, 2016
(b) March 31, 2017
(c) Nov 8, 2016
(d) Dec 1, 2017
82. What is meaning of GST.
(a) Geo Stationary Telescope
(b) Good & Simple Tax
(c) Great Secure Tower
(d) Goods & Services Tax
83. Who is current Miss World.
(a) Priyanka Chopra
(b) Susmita Sen
(c) Neha Dhupia
(d) Manushi Chhillar
84. Who is the current Indian President of India.
(a) Ram Nath Kovind
(b) Pranav Mukherjee
(c) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(d) Sumitra Mahajan
85. Which is the latest Version of Android operating system for mobiles.
(a) Nougat
(b) OREO
(c) Marshmallow
(d) Kitkat