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(Syllabus of the Test : Science & Mathematics of Class VIII)

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Q. 12 : In the Question Booklet is : Which one is known as ‘black gold’?
(Answer Sheet)
(1) Old gold Q.12.    
(2) Petroleum
(3) Silver
(4) Coal
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Integrated Classroom Course for Olympiads & Class IX - 2019 Sample Paper

SCIENCE
Choose the correct answer :
1. Which of the following forces is always attractive in 6. The process of transferring of charge from a
nature? charged object to the earth is called
(1) Electrostatic force (1) Lightning (2) Earthing
(2) Magnetic force (3) Charging (4) Insulating
(3) Gravitational force 7. When we say that a person has brown eyes, then
(4) Electrostatic force and Gravitational force the colour of which part of eye are we referring to
2. Two plane mirrors are inclined with each other at exactly?
an angle of 50°. A light ray incident upon mirror 1, (1) Iris (2) Pupil
as shown is reflected from mirror 2 at an angle
(3) Cornea (4) Ciliary muscles
Mirror-1 8. A compass needle kept on a table aligns in the
north-south direction. Which of the following forces
50° is responsible for this?
(1) Electrostatic force (2) Magnetic force
50° (3) Frictional force (4) Weak nuclear force
Mirror-2
9. The planet Venus is also called
(1) 10° (2) 20° (1) Evening star (2) Morning star
(3) 80° (4) 40° (3) Great bear (4) Both (1) and (2)
3. In which of the following cases, does a net zero
10. Match the following instruments with their
force act on the object?
respective ‘vibrating sound producing parts’.
(1) A ball rolling on the ground
a. Guitar (i) Air column
(2) A car taking a turn
b. Dholak (ii) Stretched membrane
(3) A speeding bus
c. Mouth organ (iii) Stretched string
(4) A bicycle moving straight with constant speed
(1) a(ii), b(iii), c(i) (2) a(iii), b(ii), c(i)
4. Friction between two surfaces in contact increases
(3) a(iii), b(i), c(ii) (4) a(i), b(ii), c(iii)
when
11. Raju slides a book on a table as shown in figure.
(1) A layer of grease is applied between them
Now, if he again slides the book over a few pencils
(2) They are pressed harder against each other as shown, he tends to
(3) They move over each other
(4) They are pulled apart F F
5. Which of the following sounds can be heard by us?
(1) Sound of a pendulum making 15 oscillations
every second (1) Increase friction
(2) Sound of a string vibrating 50 times in 5 seconds. (2) Decrease friction
(3) Sound of our heart beating 75 times every minute (3) Reduce the weight of the book
(4) Sound of a body vibrating 75 times every second (4) Increase the surface irregularities

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12. Sound cannot travel through 18. The colour of the hottest zone of a candle flame is
(1) Liquids (2) Vacuum
(1) Yellow (2) Black
(3) Solids (4) Gases
(3) Blue (4) Green
19. When a metal reacts with an acid, generally a gas
13. ‘X’ is evolved which burns with a pop sound. Gas
‘X’ is
(1) Oxygen (2) Carbon dioxide
(3) Hydrogen (4) Carbon monoxide
Container 20. A black coloured substance ‘X’ is obtained from
petroleum refining and is used in road surfacing.
Substance ‘X’ is
In the above diagram, if the bulb does not glow,
then liquid in the container can be (1) Bitumen (2) Coal-tar

(1) Vegetable oil (3) Paraffin (4) Coke

(2) Tap water 21. Which of the following substances cannot be used
(3) Lemon juice as a fire extinguisher?
(4) Copper sulphate solution (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Hydrogen
14. The increase in magnitude of 2 on Richter scale
(3) Water (4) Sand
means
(1) The earthquake is now 1000 times more 22. When the head of safety match is struck against
destructive the rubbing surface, one form of phosphorus gets
(2) The earthquake is now 10 times more converted to the other form of phosphorus. Identify
destructive the two forms of phosphorus involved in the
conversion
(3) The earthquake is now 1000 times less
destructive (1) Red phosphorus to white phosphorus
(4) The earthquake is now 10 times less (2) White phosphorus to red phosphorus
destructive
15. ____________ is the brightest planet in the night (3) Red phosphorus to yellow phosphorus
sky. (4) Yellow phosphorus to red phosphorus
(1) Venus (2) Mars 23. CNG stands for
(3) Jupiter (4) Saturn
(1) Complete Natural Gas
16. Which of the following is not a product of coal
processing? (2) Compressed Natural Gas
(1) Coke (2) Coal-tar (3) Coal Natural Gas
(3) Coal-gas (4) Bitumen
(4) Carbonised Natural Gas
17. PCRA is associated with
24. The correct increasing order of chemical reactivities
(1) Pests control
of the given metals is
(2) Pollution control
(3) Petroleum conservation (1) Fe < Cu < Zn (2) Zn < Fe < Cu
(4) Forest conservation (3) Cu < Zn < Fe (4) Cu < Fe < Zn

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25. Consider the following statements : 30. It is not advisable to wear synthetic clothes while
Statement 1 : Iron is a metal present in human body. cooking because
Statement 2 : Magnesium is an important metal (1) They are too expensive
present in plants.
(2) They catch fire easily
Choose the correct option.
(3) They are heat resistant
(1) Statement 1 is correct, statement 2 is incorrect
(2) Statement 2 is correct, statement 1 is incorrect (4) They are non-biodegradable

(3) Both the statements are correct 31. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
(4) Both the statements are incorrect (1) Methane (2) O2
26. Which of the following substances will take (3) Nitrous oxide (4) CO2
maximum time for degradation?
32. Large scale storage of grains is done in
(1) Paper (2) Wood
(3) Wool (4) Cotton (1) Silos (2) Jute bags

27. Read the following statements carefully. (3) Metallic bins (4) Gunny bags

(i) Rayon is used for making parachutes and 33. Select the correct sequence of the stages of binary
ropes for rock climbing fission taking place in Amoeba.
(ii) Bakelite is a synthetic fibre
(1)   
(iii) Naphthalene balls are obtained from coal tar
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
(2)   
(1) Only (iii) (2) Both (i) & (ii)
(3) Both (i) & (iii) (4) Both (ii) & (iii)
(3)  
28. When a copper vessel is exposed to moist air for
long, it acquires a coating, the colour of coating
and the substance present in coating respectively
(4)  
are
(1) Black and Cu(OH)2 + CuCO3
34. ___________promotes the formation of curd.
(2) Green and Cu(OH)2 + CuCO3
(1) Bacillus anthracis (2) Lactobacillus
(3) Black and Cu2O + CuCO3
(3) Rhizobium (4) Yeast
(4) Green and Cu2O + CuCO3
29. Which of the following statements is incorrect? 35. The species of plants and animals which are found
exclusively in a particular area are called
(1) All metals are hard solids with no exception
(1) Threatened species
(2) All non-metals are bad conductors of electricity
except graphite (2) Endangered species

(3) Metals are generally good conductors of heat (3) Endemic species
(4) Carbon is a non-metal (4) Extinct species

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36. All of the following are examples of fertilisers, 42. Statement 1 : Reforestation is restocking of the
except destroyed forests.
(1) Urea Statement 2 : Deforestation can lead to
(2) Potash desertification.
(3) Super phosphate Choose the correct option.
(4) Compost
(1) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false
37. Match the following columns and select the correct
option. (2) Both the statements are false
Column I Column II (3) Both the statements are true
a. White blood cell (i) Long and branched
(4) Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false
b. Red blood cell (ii) Spherical shaped
43. Which of the following are the examples of fauna of
c. Nerve cell (iii) Spindle shaped
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve?
d. Muscle cell (iv) Irregular shaped
a. Cheetal
(1) a(iii), b(ii), c(i), d(iv)
(2) a(iv), b(ii), c(i), d(iii) b. Arjun

(3) a(iv), b(ii), c(iii), d(i) c. Leopard

(4) a(iii), b(i), c(ii), d(iv) (1) a, b & c (2) a & c only
38. Release of ovum from the ovary is called
(3) c only (4) a only
(1) Ovulation (2) Fertilisation
44. Which of the following diseases can spread from a
(3) Reproduction (4) Transformation
diseased person to a healthy person?
39. Which of the following are rabi crops?
(1) Goitre
(1) Maize, soyabean and wheat
(2) Wheat, pea and mustard (2) Tuberculosis

(3) Groundnut, soyabean and linseed (3) Diabetes

(4) Pea, maize and wheat (4) Asthma
40. Which of the following is a common food
preservative? 45. In how many animal(s) given in the box, the young
ones look(s) very different from the adults?
(1) Hydrochloric acid
(2) Sulphuric acid Cow, Hen, Butterfly, Silkmoth, Dog,
(3) Sodium hydroxide Human, Frog, Mosquito

(4) Sodium benzoate (1) One

41. Which of the following structures is observed in (2) Three
onion cells but not in human cheek cells?
(3) Four
(1) Nucleus (2) Cytoplasm
(3) Cell membrane (4) Cell wall (4) Seven

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MATHEMATICS

46. If x = 0.235, then the value of 12x + 1 is 53. If 6A + B2 = 97, where A and B are the digits, then
(1) 3.8 (2) 3.82 the values of A and B respectively are
(3) 3.7 (4) 3.72 (1) 5 and 3 (2) 3 and 5
47. A unique quadrilateral cannot be constructed if (3) 2 and 3 (4) 5 and 4
(1) 3 angles and their 2 included sides are given 54. Which of the following is not a perfect square?
(2) 3 sides and both diagonals are given (1) 1225 (2) 5929
(3) 2 sides and 2 angles are given (3) 5103 (4) 8281
(4) All the 4 sides and one diagonal are given 55. The side view of the given solid is
48. The one's digit of the cube of 34 equals
Top
(1) 2 (2) 8
(3) 6 (4) 4
49. The probability of getting a multiple of 7 when a die Side
is rolled once, is
Front
1 1
(1) (2)
3 7
(3) 0 (4) 1
50. The marked price of an article is ` 60 and it is sold (1) (2)
for ` 54. The discount rate is
(1) 95% (2) 11.1%
(3) 19% (4) 10%
2
–
⎛ 1 ⎞ 3
(3) (4)
51. The value of ⎜ ⎟ is
⎝ 27 ⎠
1 1
(1) (2)
3 9 56. The curved surface area of a cylinder whose
(3) 3 (4) 9 diameter is 42 cm and height is 5 cm, is
1 1 (1) 330 cm2 (2) 660 cm2
52. If and are in inverse proportion, then a and b
a b (3) 1320 cm2 (4) 2640 cm2
are
57. Expanded form of (5x – 7y)2 is
(1) In direct proportion
(1) 25x2 – 49y2
(2) In inverse proportion
(2) 25x2 – 49y2 + 70xy
(3) Neither in direct nor in inverse proportion
(3) 25x2 + 49y2 + 70xy
(4) Sometimes in direct and sometimes in inverse
proportion (4) 25x2 + 49y2 – 70xy

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58. A shopkeeper purchased 2 articles for ` 5000 1

64. The wheel of a car 7 m in circumference makes
each. He sold first article at a profit of 20% and 2
second article at a profit of x%. If combined selling 7 revolutions in 9 seconds. The speed of the car is
price of both the articles is ` 13000, then the value (1) 7 km/h (2) 21 km/h
of x is
7
(1) 20 (2) 30 (3) 14 km/h (4) km/h
3
(3) 40 (4) 25
65. Number of diagonals in a hexagon is
59. The number of edges of a tetrahedron is
(1) 12 (2) 9
(1) 4 (2) 6
(3) 8 (4) 12 (3) 10 (4) 8

60. The coordinates of the point of intersection of the 66. The number of times a particular entry occurs in a
x-axis and the y-axis are given data is called its

(1) (0, –1) (2) (0, 0) (1) Class (2) Width

(3) (1, 1) (4) (1, 0) (3) Frequency (4) Bar

61. The closed curve which is also a polygon is

x2 y 2
67. One of the factors of  is
16 9
(1) (2)
x y x y
(1)  (2) 
2 3 2 3

x y x y
(3)  (4) 
8 3 4 3
(3) (4)
68. The sum of first 32 odd natural numbers is

(1) 1156 (2) 961

62. The value of
(3) 1024 (4) 1089
⎡ ⎤
⎢ 21  11  25 ⎥ × [(3 × 8 – 4) ÷ 4] is
–1
⎣ ⎦ 69. The length of the largest pole that can be placed
in a room of dimensions 12 m × 9 m × 8 m is
(1) 5 (2) 0
(1) 36 m (2) 144 m
(3) 25 (4) 1
(3) 17 m (4) 28 m
63. A rectangular tank 25 m long and 20 m wide
contains 1250 cubic metres of water, then the 70. If a number is divisible by 9 and 15, then it is
depth of the tank is always divisible by

(1) 1.32 m (2) 1.72 m (1) 30 (2) 45

(3) 2 m (4) 2.5 m (3) 135 (4) 27

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71. A streamer goes downstream from one point to 77. Observe the pattern :
another in 9 hours. It covers the same distance 12 + 22 + 22 = 32
upstream in 11 hours. If the speed of stream be
3 km/hr, then the distance between the points is 52 + 62 + 302 = 312

(1) 288 km (2) 297 km 192 + x + y = z

(3) 270 km (4) 279 km Here, the values of x, y and z respectively are

72. In the given figure, DCB equals (1) 192, 212, 3802 (2) 202, 202, 212

(1) 15° D C (3) 202, 212, 3812 (4) 202, 3802, 3812
90° 78. The diameter of a cylindrical jar is increased by
(2) 45°
25%. By what percent must the height of the jar
(3) 30° be decreased so that there is no change in its
90° 135°
(4) 60° volume?
A B
(1) 32% (2) 25%
73. 12340000 can be written in standard form as
(3) 36% (4) 28%
(1) 0.1234 × 109 (2) 1.234 × 10–7
79. Water is pouring into a cuboidal tank at the rate of
(3) 1.234 × 107 (4) 0.1234 × 10–8
100 litres per second. If the capacity of the tank is
180 m3, then the total number of hours in which
1 1
74. If x   8 (x  0), then the value of x 4  4 is the reservoir will be full is
x x
(1) 0.5 hour (2) 1 hour
(1) 1056 (2) 98
(3) 2 hours (4) 3 hours
(3) 983 (4) 4354
80. The difference between compound interest and
75. Which of the following is/are closed under simple interest on the sum of ` 7500 for 2 years
subtraction? at the same rate of interest is ` 108. The rate of
a. Integers interest per annum is

b. Natural numbers (1) 6% (2) 8%

(3) 12% (4) 15%
c. Rational numbers
81. Square root of abcdefghi, where a … i are digits,
d. Whole numbers
will contain x digits. The value of x is
(1) a, b & c (2) b & d (1) 3 (2) 4
(3) a & c (4) b, c & d (3) 5 (4) 6

76. Ishika bought a car for ` 450000. Next year its price 82. Which of the following are in ascending order?
decreased by 12% and further next year it
4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4
decreased by 15%. In the two years overall (1) , , , (2) , , ,
decrease percent in the price of the car is 5 7 5 3 3 5 7 5

(1) 27% (2) 23.4% 1 2 4 3 1 4 3 2

(3) , , , (4) , , ,
(3) 25.2% (4) 20% 3 5 5 7 3 5 7 5

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83. From a bag containing 15 red balls, 12 green balls, 87. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more
18 black balls and 9 blue balls, a ball is drawn at than a third number. What percentage is the first of
random. If the probability of drawing that specific the third?
5 (1) 80% (2) 100%
coloured ball is , then ball of which colour has
18
been drawn? (3) 120% (4) 150%
(1) Red (2) Green 88. Sahil types 300 words in 15 minutes. The number
(3) Black (4) Blue of words he would type in one hour is
84. The given figure consists of x faces. The value of x is (1) 900 (2) 1000
(1) 8 (3) 1200 (4) 600
(2) 10
89. The present age of father is 5 times the present age
(3) 12 of his son. If the age of son after five years will be
(4) 14 10 years, then the present age of the father is
85. In a pie-chart, if a component is represented by a (1) 40 years (2) 30 years
sector of angle 90°, then the percentage of the (3) 25 years (4) 35 years
component value in the total is 90. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(1) 24% (2) 20%
(1) 729 is a perfect cube
(3) 28% (4) 25%
(2) Cube of 84 ends with 4
86. A number whose fifth part when increased by 4 is
equal to its fourth part diminished by 10, is (3) Cube of any odd number is odd
(1) 90 (2) 180 (4) Cube of a two-digit number may be a three
(3) 260 (4) 280 digit number

  

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Answers

1. (3) 19. (3) 37. (2) 55. (3) 73. (3)

2. (1) 20. (1) 38. (1) 56. (2) 74. (4)
3. (4) 21. (2) 39. (2) 57. (4) 75. (3)
4. (2) 22. (1) 40. (4) 58. (3) 76. (3)
5. (4) 23. (2) 41. (4) 59. (2) 77. (4)
6. (2) 24. (4) 42. (3) 60. (2) 78. (3)
7. (1) 25. (3) 43. (2) 61. (2) 79. (1)
8. (2) 26. (2) 44. (2) 62. (4) 80. (3)
9. (4) 27. (2) 45. (3) 63. (4) 81. (3)
10. (2) 28. (2) 46. (2) 64. (2) 82. (2)
11. (2) 29. (1) 47. (3) 65. (2) 83. (1)
12. (2) 30. (2) 48. (4) 66. (3) 84. (1)
13. (1) 31. (2) 49. (3) 67. (4) 85. (4)
14. (1) 32. (1) 50. (4) 68. (3) 86. (4)
15. (1) 33. (2) 51. (4) 69. (3) 87. (3)
16. (4) 34. (2) 52. (2) 70. (2) 88. (3)
17. (3) 35. (3) 53. (1) 71. (2) 89. (3)
18. (3) 36. (4) 54. (3) 72. (2) 90. (4)