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Name of the Exam : Student Talent Reward Test – STaRT
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Year : 2017
Class : VIII
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RESO STaRT VIII Sample Paper

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Time : 120 Minutes
Max. Marks : 300

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Section – A Conceptual Section

Part – I Physics

This section contains (1-10) multiple choice questions. Each question has choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
1. How many electrons constitute a charge of 4.8 coulombs ?
(A) 3 × 1019 (B) 4.8 (C) 4.8 × 1019 (D) 3

2. The cause of formation of cyclones is
(A) Air rotates at low pressure with high speed (B) Air rotates at high pressure with high speed
(C) Air rotates at high pressure with low speed (D) Air rotates at low pressure with low speed

3. Which is not true for a wave ?
4. Two light rays A and B incident on a plane mirror as shown in figure. Find the best match of reflected rays among the following figures

5. Phases of the moon are observed because
(A) The moon does not reflect sunlight
(B) The relative position of the sun, earth and the moon changes
(C) The shadow of earth falls on the moon
(D) Only some parts of the moon can emit light

6. A plank is supported on the steps of a stair case as shown in figure, How many forces are acting on the plank ?
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

7. Ice blocks are covered with sawdust because
(A) sawdust lowers the temperature of the ice
(B) the sawdust, together with the air trapped within it, acts as a heat insulator and prevents the heat outside from getting to the ice and melting it
(C) the sawdust absorbs excess water from the ice.
(D) None of these

8. Rocket works on the principle of conservation of
(A) Mass (B) Linear momentum (C) Energy (D) Angular momentum

9. The pressure at the bottom of a tank containing a liquid does not depend on
(A) Acceleration due to gravity (B) Height of the liquid column
(C) Area of the bottom surface (D) Nature of the liquid

Part – II Biology

1. The correct statement about fungi is that
(A) Mushrooms and yeasts are types of photosynthetic fungi.
(B) Fungi have chlorophyll in them.
(C) Some fungi are used in medicines.
(D) Fungi can make their own food.

2. ‘Physical basis of life’ is the term used for
(A) Protoplasm (B) Nucleoplasm (C) Ribosome (D)None of these
3. Which of the cell organelle is/are semiautonomous cell organelle–
(A) Golgibody (B) Mitochondria
(C) Endoplasmic recticulum (D) All of these

4. Nitrogen fixation can occur
(A) By prokaryotes (B) Through physical processes
(C) Both (A)&(B) (D) None of these

5. Scion is the term used in relation to-
(A) Embryology (B) Grafting (C) Agamospermy (D) Emasculation

6. Soil fertility is reduced by
(A) Crop rotation (B) Nitrogen fixing bacteria
(C) Decaying organic matter (D) Intensive agriculture

7. The substance which is used for preservation of food for longer time is
(A) Sodium chloride
(B) Sodium benzoate
(C) Potassium chloride
(D) Citric acid

Section – B Brilliance Section

Part – III Chemistry

1. Tungsten is used in electric bulbs because –
(A) it has high melting point (B) it is metallic in nature
(C) it has high tensile strength (D) it has high density

2. Which of the following substances is added to petrol to improve its quality ?
(A) Calcium carbonate (B) Ethylene dibromide
(C) Tetraethyl lead (D) Ethyl Mercaptan

3. Statement – 1 -> Graphite is used as an electrode in an electrolytic cell. Statement – 2 -> Graphite is an example of non-metal .
Choose the correct statement :
(A) Statement 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1
(B) Statement 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
(C) Statements 1 and 2 are false
(D)Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

4. A, B, C are three elements such that A on reaction with air produces dazzling white flame, B is used in rubber industry for hardening and C acts as a conductor with rise in temperature. Then A, B, C are –
(A) metals
(B) metalloid, metal, and non-metal respectively
(C) non-metal, metal, metalloid respectively
(D) metal, non-metal, metalloid respectively

5. Some common changes are classified in given table
(i) Stritching a shirt – Irreversible
(ii) Breaking of an egg – Chemical change
(iii) Lighting an electric bulb – Reversible
(iv) Occurance of new moon – Non-periodic
(v) Dissolving sugar in water – Physical
Which of the following are correctly matched
(A) ii, iv, v (B) i , iii , v (C) ii , v (D) All