Genesis Classes Talent Search Exam for VIII Sample Question Paper : genesiskarnal.com

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Year : 2015
Category or Subject : Class – VIII

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Genesis Talent Search Exam Sample Question Paper

Instructions :
A. General :
1. This booklet is your question paper containing 100 questions. The booklet has 8 pages.
2. The question paper contains blank space on back for your rough work. No additional sheets will be provided for rough work.

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3. It is mandatory to use Blue or Black Ball Point Pen to darken to appropriate circle in the answer sheet.
4. Blank papers, clipboards, log tables, slide rules, calculators, cellular phones, pagers and electronic gadgets in any form are not allowed to be carried inside the examination hall.
5. Fill in the boxes provided below on this page and also write your Name and Roll Number in the space provided.

6. Do not use white-fluid or any other rubbing material on answer sheet. Before handing over the answer sheet to the invigilator, candidate should check that Roll No, Test code and Book Code have been filled and marked correctly. Immediately after the prescribed examination time is over, the Answer sheet is to be returned to the invigilator.

B. Filling the Answer Sheet :
7. On Side-1 of Answer Sheet write your name, Enrollment Number and Name of the centre in the respective boxes. Do not write anything on Side-2.
8. Put your signature space provided on the Answer Sheet affirming that you have verifed this.
9. All question carry +3 Marks for Right Answer and -1 for Wrong Answer.

Part-I – Mathematics

1. If a and b are consecutive natural numbers then find number of Natural numbers lie exactly between a2 and b2.
(a) a – b + 1
(b) a + b – 1
(c) a + b + 1
(d) none

2. Which of the following numbers can be a perfect square of a Natural Number?
(a) 5242
(b) 7744
(c) 3388
(d) 9203

3. Three Numbers a, b, c are in ratio a : b : c = 1 : 2 : 3 such that sum of their cubes equal to 4500. find the value of 2b – a.
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) none

4. A die is tossed 3 times. Number of possible outcomes
(a) 36
(b) 212
(c) 128
(d) 216

5. A 117 1/3 m rope is cut into equal pieces measuring 7 1/3 m each. How many such small pieces are there?
(a) 14
(b) 16.7
(c) 18
(d) None

6. Arpita’s present age is thrice of shilpa. If shilpa’s age three years ago was x. Then age of arpita 9 years ago was
(a) 3 (x – 3)
(b) 3x + 9
(c) 3x
(d) 3x – 9

Part-II – Science

1. Sun is continuously releasing energy due to
(A) nuclear fusion
(B) radiation
(C) nuclear fission
(D) None of these.

2. Light Year means the
(A) distance light travels in a year
(B) intensity of light
(C) bright light
(D) time which light takes to travel in a year.

3. The power of a lens is expressed in
(A) metre
(b) dioptre
(C) watt
(D) number.

4. Which of the following colours is best deviated by a prism ?
(A) Violet
(B) Red
(C) Blue
(D) Indigo.

5. If there was no atmosphere, what would be the colour of sky ?
(A) White
(B) Black
(C) Blue
(D) Red.

6. Telescope is used for
(A) measuring minute details.
(B) observing distant objects
(C) observing small objects
(D) None of these.

7. A well-cut diamond appears bright because
(A) it is radio-active
(B) it emits light.
(C) of total internal reflection
(D) of high density.

8. Magnetic effect of current was discovered by
(A) Fleming.
(B) Ampere
(C) Oersted.
(D) Faraday.

9. The value of ‘g’ on the equator is
(A) maximum.
(B) least.
(C) zero.
(D) None of these.

10. The Kharif crops are harvested in :
(a) March
(b) September
(c) October
(d) March

Part-III – Reasoning

1. If a standard-sized cigaratte can be rolled out of 6 standard-sized cigaratte butts (filters). How many cigarattes will a person be able to smoke if he has 200 cigarattes.
(a) 200
(b) 239
(c) 233
(d) 238

2. Suppose a clock strikes as many no. of gongs as is the time for eg. – 1 gong at 1 O’clock, 2 gongs at 2 O’clock and so on. If this same clock takes 7 seconds to strike 7 O’clock. How long will the clock take to strike 10 O’clock?
(a) 21/2 seconds
(b) 10 seconds
(c) 7 seconds
(d) 35/3 seconds

3. A woman drives her husband every morning to Howrah station and picks him up from the station and takes him home. She picks him up at 5 p.m.one day the man was let off at work an hour earlier and he arrived at the station at 4 p.m. He started walking home and met his wife enroute to the station and got into the car. They arrived 10 min. earliear. How long did the man walk before he was picked up by his wife?
(a) 55 min.
(b) 50 min.
(c) 65 min.
(d) 60 min.

4. Rohit said to Mayank that he was ten years old two days back and next year he will be thirteen. How old is Rohit?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 13

5 . A cement block balances evenly on the scales with three quarters of a kg. and three quarters of a block. What is the weight of the whole block.
(a) 1 kg.
(b) 2 kg.
(c) 2.5 kg.
(d) 3 kg.