scert.kerala.gov.in NMMSE SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test Class VIII Previous Question Paper 2017 : National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Examination

Organisation : State Council of Educational Research & Training
Exam : National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Examination
Test : Scholastic Aptitude Test SAT
Document Type : Previous Question Papers
Year : 2017
Class : VIII STD
Website : http://www.scert.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153&Itemid=44

SCERT NMMSE SAT Previous Question Paper

Download Question Paper of National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Examination Scholastic Aptitude Test Class VIII Sample Question is now available in the official website of State Council of Educational Research & Training.

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Instructions

Read the following instructions before you answer the questions. Answers are to be given in a Separate Omr Answer Sheet provided inside this booklet. Break the seal and start answering the questions once asked to do so.

1. Please write your ROLL NUMBER very clearly (only one digit in one block) as given in your Admission Card.

2. There are 90 questions in this test. The questions are arranged in the following order :
Questions 1 to 35 belong to Social Science Subjects.
Questions 36 to 70 are on Science Subjects.
Questions 71 to 90 are on Mathematics.

3. Select the most suitable answer for each question and completely darken the circle corresponding to the correct alternative as shown below.
4. All questions carry ONE MARK each.
5. There is no negative mark. Every correct answer will be awarded one mark.
6. Do not write your name on any part of the question booklet or on the answer sheet.

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Model Questions

1. The Harappan site which is known as the “Mound of the Dead” ?
(1) Dholavira
(2) Lothal
(3) Mohenjodaro
(4) Rangpur

2. The town ‘Ur’ is related to
(1) Egyptian civilization
(2) Mesopotamian civilization
(3) Greek civilization
(4) Chinese civilization

3. ‘The Asiatic Society of Bengal’ was
founded by
(1) William Jones
(2) James Princep
(3) John Marshall
(4) Charles Wood

4. Who invented ‘The Spinning Jenny’ ?
(1) James Hargreaves
(2) Edmund Cartwright
(3) Richard Arkwright
(4) John Kay

5. Rearrange the following in chronological order.
a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
b) Ahmadabad Mill Strike
c) Second Round Table Conference
d) Non-cooperation Movement
(1) b, d, a, c
(2) a, d, b, c
(3) b, c, d, a
(4) b, a, d, c

6. Which among the following is wrongly related ?
(1) Brahma Samaj – Raja Rammohan Roy
(2) Rama Krishna Mission – Rama Krishna Paramahamsa
(3) Arya Samaj – Dayananda Saraswati
(4) Satya Shodak Samaj – Jyotiba Phule

7. The geographical feature of the ‘Neythal’ region is
(1) Hilly region
(2) River valley
(3) Coastal area
(4) Dry land

8. Examine the following statements and identify the correct response from the given options :
Statement I : Fatehpur Sikri was founded by Akbar.
Statement II : Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system in the Mughal empire.
(1) Statement I is true and statement II is false
(2) Statement I is false and statement II is true
(3) Both statements are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
(4) Both statements are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I

9. Village autonomy through ‘Sabhas’ was the administrative feature of
(1) Vijayanagar empire
(2) Chola kingdom
(3) Maratha kingdom
(4) Bahmani kingdom

10. ‘The Wardha Scheme of Education’ was suggested by
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) Annie Besant
(3) Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
(4) C. Rajagopalachari

11. Match the List I with List II and select the correct response from the options given there after.
List I List II
i) Johannes a) Physiology Gutenberg
ii) Michel Angelo b) Society of Jesus
iii) Andreas c) Pieta Vesalius
iv) Ignatius Loyola d) Printing
(1) i – d ii – a iii – c iv – b
(2) i – b ii – c iii – a iv – d
(3) i – d ii – c iii – a iv – b
(4) i – d ii – b iii – c iv – a

12. Who led the Revolt of 1857 at Arrah in Bihar ?
(1) General Bakht Khan
(2) Nana Sahib
(3) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(4) Kunwar Singh

13. The latitudinal circle which divides the earth into two equal halves
(1) Tropic of Cancer
(2) Tropic of Capricorn
(3) Equator
(4) Antarctic circle

14. Which one of the following is a sedimentary rock ?
(1) Slate
(2) Basalt
(3) Marble
(4) Limestone

15. If the temperature recovered in a place at an altitude of 1000 metres above mean sea level is 26.5°C, its sea level temperature will be
(1) 26.5°C
(2) 33°C
(3) 20°C
(4) 30.5°C

16. The layer in a partially molten state seen just beneath the lithosphere
(1) Aesthenosphere
(2) Inner core
(3) Barrysphere
(4) Outer core

17. The colour used to show the symbols that represent settlements in a topographical map
(1) Black
(2) Red
(3) Brown
(4) Blue

18. This river flows to the Bay of Bengal
(1) River Narmada
(2) River Godavari
(3) River Tapti
(4) River Indus

19. The distance between two places marked on a map is 5 cm. If the scale of the map is 1 cm to 10 km, what is the actual distance between these two places ?
(1) 5 km
(2) 10 km
(3) 50 km
(4) 0.5 km

20. The factor that does NOT influence the formation of soils
(1) Climate
(2) Population
(3) Plants and Animals
(4) Parent rock

21. A tributary of Bharathapuzha is
(1) Kunthipuzha
(2) Payaswini river
(3) Agalapuzha
(4) Bavalipuzha

22. Identify the wrong statement. (1) The temperature and pressure inside the earth increases as depth increases
(2) Inner core of the earth is in a solid state
(3) On the basis of their hardness rocks are classified into igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks
(4) Disintegration of rocks occurs due to physical weathering

23. Which of the following is NOT a function of the Election Commission of India ?
(1) Schedules the conduct of elections
(2) Settles the election petitions
(3) Appoints Polling Officers
(4) Grants recognition to political parties

24. Which of the following is a function ofthe State Election Commission ?
(1) Conducts election to the State Assembly
(2) Grants recognition to the State Political Parties
(3) Reorganization of State Assembly Constituencies
(4) Conducts elections to the Local Bodies

25. Identify the feature of the Republic.
(1) Head of the State is elected
(2) State ruled by a king
(3) A state with a Parliamentary form of Government
(4) State with separate governments at the Centre and the States

26. Country with an unwritten Constitution
(1) India
(2) USA
(3) China
(4) Britain

27. What is meant by Constitutional Amendment ?
(1) Making of a new Constitution
(2) Making additions to the Constitution
(3) Making additions and deletions in the Constitution
(4) Making deletions in the Constitution

28. The organ of the Government which is responsible for the making of Law
(1) Judiciary
(2) Executive
(3) Legislature
(4) None of these

29. Name the court empowered to settle inter-state disputes in India.
(1) High Court of the respective States
(2) Supreme Court
(3) High Court outside the disputingStates
(4) District Court

30. The President of India takes oath before
(1) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(2) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(3) Prime Minister
(4) Vice President

31. Why is the Rajya Sabha known as the Permanent House of the Country ?
(1) Term of office of the members is not defined
(2) It assembles all the days of the year
(3) One-third of the members of the House alone retire every second year
(4) Members of the House are elected by the State Legislative Assemblies

32. Which of the following is a responsibility of the Vice President of India ?
(1) Appoints the Prime Minister
(2) Presides over the Rajya Sabha Sessions
(3) Appoints the Governors of States
(4) Appoints the judges of the High Court and Supreme Court

33. Members of the Electoral College for electing the Vice President of India
(1) Members of the State Legislative Assemblies
(2) All members of the Indian Parliament
(3) Members of the State Legislative Councils
(4) Elected members of the Indian Parliament

34. One of the following statements is NOT true of the members of the Lok Sabha. Identify it
(1) Elected by the voters directly
(2) Tenure of five years
(3) Minimum age is 25 years
(4) Minimum age is 30 years

35. For which of the following sections does the Kerala Governor nominateto the Legislative Assembly ?
(1) Anglo Indian Community
(2) Scheduled Caste
(3) Other Backward Community
(4) Scheduled Tribe

36. Which of the following is a scalar quantity ?
(1) Displacement
(2) Mass
(3) Velocity
(4) Acceleration

37. A car travels 8 km towards East and then 6 km towards North. The magnitude of displacement of the car is
(1) Zero
(2) 14 km
(3) 10 km
(4) 2 km

38. An object moving at 30 m/s is brought to a halt in 15s by applying a force in a direction opposite to the motion. Find out the acceleration of the object in these 15s
(1) 2 m/s2
(2) –2 m/s2
(3) 1 m/s2
(4) – 1 m/s2

39. Find out the pressure produced by a force of 600 N acting on an area of 3m2.
(1) 200 pa
(2) 1800 pa
(3) 0.5 pa
(4) 66.6 pa

40. Two nails are hanging from the North and South poles of a horse shoe magnet as shown in the figure. Identify the poles formed at the ends P and Q.
(1) P-North, Q-North
(2) P-South, Q-South
(3) P-North, Q-South
(4) P-South, Q-North