ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, AHMEDNAGAR

Q.BANK (2021 – 2022)

P.T - I
CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: SCIENCE
CHAPTER 1. CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

QI. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. If you were a farmer, which of the following methods will you use to separate
good quality and viable grains from a heap of grains after harvest?

A. Checking the weight of grains.

B. Checking grains under sunlight for pores.
C. Immersing the grains in water.
D. Sowing seeds and waiting for germination.

2. Arrange the following agricultural practices in the order in which they are
followed.

1. Harvesting
2. Sowing
3. Storage
4. Irrigation
5. Preparation of soil

A. 1→2→3→4→5
B. 5→2→4→1→3
C. 2→1→3→5→4
D. 5→3→4→1→2

3. Name the Irrigation method used in the below picture

a. Sprinkler b. Canal c. Drip d. None of these

ASSERTION AND REASON DIRECTION:

 In each of the following questions, a statement of Assertion is given and a
corresponding statement of Reason is given just below it. Of the statements, given
below, mark the correct answer as:

(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.

(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.

(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.

(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Q4. Assertion (A): Seeds must be sown at proper depth.

Reason (R): Only healthy seed can give good yield.
Q5. Assertion: Usage of manure is advantageous for our environment.
Reason: Manure contains chemical substances like nitrogen, phosphorus and
potassium.
Q6. Assertion: To replenish the lost nutrients in the soil, quick acting, handy
nutrients are applied in the form of fertilizers.
Reason: Chemical fertilizer contains the necessary plant nutrients.

Q II. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

Q7. What is biological control of pest? How is it beneficial?
Q8. The government usually maintain a buffer stock of grains. Why?
Q9. How can nitrogen be replenished in soil naturally?

QIII. APPLICATION BASED:

Q 10. As a part of eco-club activity students were asked to raise a kitchen garden in
the school premises. They were provided with some materials given in the box. List
the other materials you would require. How will you plan the garden? Write the
steps. khurpi, water-can, spade, shovel
Q11. A farmer was growing only paddy in a particular field for five successive
generations. He found that the yield decreases every time. Give reasons and how
can this problem be solved?
Q12. Meera, wants to practice crop rotation in his field. Suggest a Rabi crop and a
Kharif crop which will replenish his field with nitrogen. Which crop replenishes
nitrogen and why?

QIV. PARAGRAPH BASED

Ravi felt worried about the condition of water scarcity in his village during the
cropping season. He went to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of his area
to get the solution of this problem. There he came to know about effective method
of irrigation and drought resistant varieties of crop.
He requested the head of department of the ministry to arrange some workshop on
this topic to educate the farmers in these methods.

Q 13. Name modern methods of irrigation that help us to use water economically.

Q 14. What is drought resistant varieties of crop?

Q15. Name some crops that require less amount of water?

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CHAPTER 2: MICRO ORGANISM FRIEND AND FOE

QI. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Q1.

A mosquito R is a carrier of protozoan S that spreads a disease called T.

Select the option which correctly identifies P, Q, R, S and T.

A) R-Aedes, S-Plasmodium, T-Malaria

B) R-Anopheles, S-Plasmodium, T-Malaria
C) R-Anopheles S- Entamoeba, T-Amoebic dysentery
D) R-Aedes, S-Entamoeba, T-Amoebic dysentery

Q2.

Observe the given figure and identify P, Q, R and S.

A) P-Coccus, Q-Bacillus, R-Vibrio, S-Spirillum

B) P-Bacillus, Q-Coccus, R-Spirillum, S-Vibrio
C) P-Bacillus, Q-Vibrio, R-Coccus, S-Spirillum
D) P-Bacillus, Q-Spirillum, R-Vibrio, S-Coccus
Q3. There are some characteristic features of T.B. patients. Choose the incorrect
one.
A) Tuberculosis is infectious airborne disease.
B) We should avoid standing when the any person cough.
C) It is caused by lactobacillus bacteria.
 D) All the above.

ASSERTION AND REASON DIRECTION:

 A - Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

 B - Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
 C - A is true but R is false.
 D – both are false

Q4. Assertion (A): When a disease-carrying microbe enters our body, the body
produces antibodies to fight the invader.
Reason (R ): the body fights and kills them by producing suitable antibodies.

Q5. Assertion: Bacteria and fungus are used to make medicines.

Reason- These medicines kill or stop the growth of disease-causing
microorganisms.
Q6. Assertion- Partial sterilization of a product such as milk at a high
temperature is known as pasteurisation.
Reason- It was discovered by Alexander Fleming.

Q II. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

Q7. What is the difference between antibiotics and vaccines?
Q8. Define communicable diseases. Give some examples.
Q9. What is pasteurisation?

QIII. APPLICATION BASED:

Q10. Why do Farmers grow beans and peas after cereal crops like wheat, maize or
rice?

Q11.Mango gets spoilt or rotten after few days but a mango pickle does not spoil for
a long time, Justify?
Q12. While returning from the school, Ajay ate chaat from a street hawker. When he
reached home, he felt ill and complained of stomach ache and fell ill. What could be
the reason?

QIV. PARAGRAPH BASED

Nitrogen Cycle is a biogeochemical process through which nitrogen is converted into
many forms, consecutively passing from the atmosphere to the soil to organism and
back into the atmosphere. It involves several processes such as nitrogen fixation,
nitrification, denitrification, decay and putrefaction. Certain plants have knob like
structure, which helps in converting atmospheric nitrogen in nitrate or nitrite, to
increase the nitrogen content of the soil. Such plants are called leguminous plants.
These plants contain bacteria in its roots, which helps in this work.
Q13.Write Significance of nitrogen fixation in brief.

Q14. Explain relation between Leguminous plants and Rhizobium bacteria.

Q15. What is importance of microbes those convert Nitrates and Nitrites into
atmospheric nitrogen?
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CHAPTER 03: SYNTHETIC FIBERS AND PLASTICS

QI. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Q1. A polymer is a large molecule composed of many repeated units. What is a

polyester composed of?
A. Ether
B. Cellulose
C. Amino acids
Q2. Fibres of _______ resemble that of silk and hence, it is popularly known as
‘artificial silk’.
A. acrylic
B. polyester
D. nylon
Q3. Modern non-stick cookware and the flat end of an electric iron has a coating of a
polymer. Identify the name of the polymer.
A. PVC
B. Rayon
D. Polyester

ASSERTION AND REASON DIRECTION:

Following are pairs of Assertions (A) and their Reasons (R) read them carefully and
choose most correct option for them. Options are as follows.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) Both A and R are false
Q4. Assertion (A): Rayon is the first man-made semi-synthetic fibre.
Reason (R ): Rayon is not 100% natural but it is made using natural raw material
like wood pulp.
Q5. Assertion (A): Plastic is an eco-friendly material.
Reason (R ): If plastics are burnt, they evolve oxygen gas.
Q6. Assertion (A): Bakelite and melamine are thermoplastics.
Reason (R ): Bakelite and melamine are used for making handles of kitchen
utensils.

Q II. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

Q7. Can natural fibers like cotton also be called polymer? Justify.
Q8. Why is it advised not to wear synthetic clothes while working in a laboratory or
working with fire in the kitchen?
Q9. Why Melamine used for making floor tiles, kitchenware and fabrics which resist
fire?

QIII. APPLICATION BASED QUESTIONS

Q10. After getting influenced by Reeva decided to live plastic free life but after lot of
intense efforts, she finds that plastic free life is practically impossible. Justify Reeva’s
conclusion.
Q11. Recycling the plastic will help us to very large extent in getting rid of clusters of
plastic wastes. Justify.
Q12. Sameer find that his mother advises him to use cotton cloths during summer
and synthetic cloths during monsoon. Please help Sameer to understand the reason
behind his mother’s advice.

QIV PARAGRAPH BASED QUESTIONS

Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the questions given
below.
Have you ever seen a garbage dump where animals are eating garbage? In the
process of eating the food waste they swallow materials like polythene bags and
wrappers of food. Can you imagine the consequences? The plastic material chokes
the respiratory system of these animals, or forms a lining in their stomachs and can
be the cause of their death. The polybags carelessly thrown here and there are
responsible for clogging the drains, too. Sometimes we are very careless and throw
the wrappers of chips, biscuits and other eatables on the road or in parks or picnic
places. Should we not think twice before doing so? As a responsible citizen what
measures do you suggest to keep public places clean and free of plastic?
Q13. Justify how the excessive use of plastic is harmful for the animals?
Q14. Is it correct if I will say “Floods in Mumbai is an adverse effect of plastic.”
Explain.
Q15. What measures can be taken to protect our environment from the hazardous
effects of the plastic waste?

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