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6. How did the children in the 22nd century get and do their homework? How was their progress evaluated?
7. One lie led to another. What different lies did Swami tell in the story?
8. Imagine you are Swami . Write a diary entry relating your experience with Samuel in the school.
9. What personal qualities of the mother does the child describe?
10. How did the struggle of childhood, affect the poets life in the long run?
11. Narrate Grannys experience during her confinement at home.
12. But I have had my revenge at last. Today , she weighs twenty one stone. Of which revenge is the
narrator talking about and why?
13. As Swami, write a diary entry about how you were caught in a dilemma between
your father and your teacher.
14. Who was held responsible for Margies poor performance?
15. Why did Tommy feel superior than Margie?
16.Give a brief character sketch of Swamis mother.
17. What made Swami restless in the last period?
18.Why did Swami think that Samuel liked him ?
19. How did the Second World War affect the poets life?
20. Why were the arrival of the peaches considered as terrible by the author?
Read the extract given below and answer the following questions:
21. My grandmother was a genius. You d like to know why?..................
a)Why was the poets granny a genius?
b) Mention the name of the poet.
i) Ruskin Bond ii) Joseph Rudyard Kipling iv) Sarojini Naidu
c) What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
i) aabb ii) abab iii) abcb
22. Sea waves, golden sand pilgrims faith, Rameshwaram Mosque Street, all merge
into one
My Mother!
You come to me like heavens caring arms.
a) Name the poem and the poet?
b) What images flash across the poets mind as he remembers his mother?
c) What has the poet compared his mothers care to?
d) Which figure of speech or literary device has he used?
23. When at midnight I woke with tears falling on my knees
You knew the pain of your child, my mother
Your caring hands tenderly removing the pain
a) Who does I refer to?
b) What pain is the speaker talking about?
c) How old was he at that time?
d) Which two qualities of his mother is the speaker talking about?
5. Define resources. State any four factors responsible for the utilisation of resources.
6.Define land use .What are the physical factors that determine land use pattern of any region of the world?
7.Describe three differences between tropical evergreen & tropical deciduous forest.
8. The trees of Mediterranean forest are able to retain moisture in dry season.- Give reasons.
9. Explain the classification of resources with examples.
10. Define water pollution? List down the reasons for the pollution of different river. Explain the ill effect of
river pollution on human being.
Q.12) List the main sources of information of the Modern Period. Explain any two sources briefly.
Q.13) Mention any three results of Battle of Buxar.
Q.14) Write a note on the First Anglo-Sikh War of 1845-46.
Q.15) What is Dual Government? How did it lead to public suffering?
Q.16) Describe the conflict between the British & Maratha from 1775 to 1818?
Q.17) How did the Third Carnatic war end the dreams of the French East India Company?
Q.18) How did the British destroy the Indian cotton industry?
Q.19) List any three features of Permanent Settlement.
Q.20) Write a note on the Birsa Movement.
Q.21) What was the immediate cause of the First War of Independence?
Q.22) In what ways was the revolt of 1857 unprecedented?
Q.23) List the reasons for the failure of revolt of 1857.
Q.24) Explain the meaning & significance of Directive Principles of State Policy.
Q.25) Describe any five key features of the Indian Constitution.
Q.26) India is a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic. Explain.
Q.27) What are Fundamental Rights? What is their importance? What safeguards have been provided in the
Constitution against the violation of Fundamental Rights?
Q.28) What is Secularism? How does it help in bringing communal harmony in the country?
Q.29) How does Indian Secularism work?
Q.30) State any three differences between the State List and Concurrent List.
Q.31) Examine the subjects given in the Union List and State list. Which one of the two lists is more important and
why?
Q.32) Explain any five powers and functions of the Union Parliament.
Q.33) Explain the powers and functions of the Lok Sabha Speaker.
Q.34) List the important Fundamental Duties.
Q.35) The Constitution is not merely a document but a living document.
DAYANAND ANGLO VEDIC PUBLIC SCHOOL, AIROLI
QUESTION BANK (2016-17)
SUBJECT- BIOLOGY
STD- VIII
1.Make a sketch of the human nerve cell. What function do nerve cells perform?
2.Write short notes on the following:
(a) Cytoplasm b) Nucleus of a cell
3.Which part of the cell contains organelles?
4.Make sketches of animal and plant cells. State three differences between them.
5.Where are chromosomes found in a cell? State their function.
6.Give two uses of microorganisms in the following areas:
i) Food Industry ii) Medicinal Use iii) Environment related
7.List few differences between Antibiotics and Antibodies?
8.How can we control the spread of diseases caused by mosquitoes?
9.Why milk in polypacks does not get spoiled?
10.Which common diseases do viruses cause?
11. What is global worming?
12. Write a note on endemic species.
13. What will happen if:
(a) we go on cutting trees.
(b) the habitat of an animal is disturbed.
(c) the top layer of soil is exposed.
14. Protected forests are also not completely safe for wild animals. Why? Why should we conserve biodiversity?
15. Define Afforestation?
16. What is desertification? What causes desertification?
17. What is the effect of deforestation on rainfall and climate?
18. Give one difference between endangered and vulnerable?
19. Name the first national park of India? When was it established?
20. What is the objective of project tiger?
Across
1. Species which have vanished.
3. Species found only in a particular habitat.
4. Variety of plants, animals and microorganisms found in an area.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
1. Some medicines obtained from micro-organisms are applied to kill or stop the growth of disease-
causing microorganisms. Such medicines are called ______.
Antibodies b) Antibiotics
Antiseptics d) All of the above
2. A common preservative used in jam and pickles is
a) Sodium benzoate b) Nitric acid
c) Sodium Chloride d) Copper Sulphate
7. Deliberately injecting weak microbes into a healthy body and producing antibodies to fight
against strong microbes is called _______
a) Medication b) Antibiotics
c) Vaccination d) All of the above
8. Deforestation means
a Planting more trees b Designing a forest
c Demanding a forest d Clearing of forests and using that land
for other purposes.
10. Increased level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere traps the heat rays reflected by
the earth causing an increasein the temperature on the earth. This is
a Local warming b House warming
c Global warming d Country warming
11. Part of the earth which supports life where living beings exists is called ____
a Atmosphere b Biosphere
c Biology d Biodiversity
12. Variety of organisms existing on the earth, their interrelationships and their
relationship with the environment is called
a Diversity b Biosphere
c Biology d Biodiversity
13. Which of the following combinations are present in plant cell but not in animal cell
a Cell Wall & Plastid b Cell wall and Cell membrane
c Plastid and Nucleus d Cell Membrane and Cytoplasm
16. Jelly-like substance present between the cell membrane and the nucleus is
a Water b Nucleoplasm
c Cytoplasm d oil
17. Chromosome carry _____ which transfers characters from parents to offsprings
a Riboso b Genes
c Plastid d Mitochondria
2 MARK QUESTIONS:
3 MARK QUESTIONS:
25. What are alternative sources of energy? Why should we use more alternative sources of energy?
26. Write any three methods to control fire.
27. What are conditions required for combustion?
28. How will you show presence of wax vapours in innermost zone of flame?
29. What will happen if white phosphorus is kept open in air? Give reason for your answer. And how can
we store white phosphorus?
30. How can we control global warming?
DAYANAND ANGLO VEDIC PUBLIC SCHOOL, AIROLI
QUESTION BANK-(2016-17)
STD-VIII SUBJECT-PHYSICS
Air exert pressure on the earth due to its ---------------( Mass or Weight)
MCQs
1. A batsman hits the ball for a boundary past the bowler i.e. four runs. The batsman thus
a) Changes the direction & speed of the ball
b) Does not change the direction but speed only
c) Does not change the speed but direction only
d) Does not change either direction or speed
2. I f two forces act in the opposite directions on an object, the net force acting on it is the
a) Sum of the two b) difference between the two forces
c) Multiplication of the two forces d) Division of the two forces
3. Which of the following is proper example(s) to explain that force on an object may change its shape
a) A ball of dough rolled into chapatti b) Pressing a rubber ball kept on table
4. A ball rolling on the ground slows down and finally stops. This is because of
a) Force b)Less force applied c)Friction d)None of the above
5. Force of friction always acts on moving objects and its direction shall be ____
a) On any direction b) Along the direction of motion
c)Perpendicular to the direction of motion d) Opposite to the direction of motion
6. If In a tug of war, two teams pulling a rope does not move towards any team, it implies that
a) Equal force is being applied in the same direction
b) Equal Force is being applied in opposite direction
c) No force is applied in any direction d) Cannot be explained
10. Four children were asked to arrange forces due to rolling, static and sliding frictions in a increasing order. Their
arrangements are given below. Choose the correct arrangement.
a)Rolling, Static, Sliding b)Static, Rolling, Sliding
c)Rolling, sliding, static d)Sliding, Static, Rolling
12. When electrodes are immersed in water and electricity passed, the bubbles formed on the positive terminal is
actually _______ gas.
a)Hydrogen b) Carbon di oxide c) Oxygen d) Nitrogen
13. Chromium plating is done on many objects such as car parts, bath taps, kitchen gas stove etc. Why?
a) It does not corrode but prevents scratches b) It looks beautiful
c) It costs less d) Articles can be sold at higher price
14. The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called
___________
15. Some liquids are good conductors of electricity and some are poor conductors. Which one is a poor conductor?
a)Acidic solution b)Alkaline solution c)Common Salt solutiond)Distilled water
17. Focus is
a) Origin of the earthquake
b) From where the shockwaves travel.
c) Instrument to measure the earthquake.
d) None of these.
DAYANAND ANGLO VEDIC PUBLIC SCHOOL, AIROLI
QUESTION BANK (2016-17)
SUB : HINDI
STD : VIII
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2. The marked price of a shirt is Rs.940 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 15% on it. Find the discount.
3.If two quantities x and y are related to each other in such a way that xy is a constant, then x and y
are said to be in
4. A trader allows a discount of 8% on an article and sells it for Rs.828, then the marked price of the article is
5.Sum of parallel sides of a trapezium is 90 m and its area is 1080 sq.m, then the distance between the parallel
side of the trapezium is
6.The height of a cylinder is 14 cm and its curved surface area is 704 sq.cm then its volume is
11. A metallic cuboids measuring 0.12x 0.09 x 0.02 is melted and formed into a cube. Find the side of the cube.
12. What length of cloth 3 m wide will be required to make a conical tent with height is 16m and radius of
whose base is 6m?
13. The curved surface area of a sphere is 2464 sq cm. Find its radius.
14. In the given figure l m and t is the transversal. If 1=65 0 , find x.
15.Find the least number that must be subtracted from 113578 to make it a perfect square.
16.A person sells an article for Rs 550, gaining 1/ 10 of its cost price. Find gain percent.
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17.Draw a line segment ST = 9 cm , find a point R on it such that SR= RT.
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18.A man bought oranges at the rate of 5 for Rs.15 and sold at the rate of 6 oranges for Rs.15.Find his gain or
loss percent.
19.If the sum of all the edges of a cube is 36cm then find its volume.
20.Find the smallest number by which 3072 must be multiplied so that it becomes a perfect square.
21.Find the square root of 6.24 correct upto two decimal places.
22.Three numbers are in ratio 1:2:3. The sum of their cubes is 98784. Find the numbers.
23. Plot the point A(5,5), B(2,2), C( 3,3) on a graph paper. Do all the points lie on a straight line?
24. A transversal cuts two parallel lines. The interior angles on the same side of the transversal are in
the ratio 2:3.Find the angles.
25. Draw a line segment of length 5.5 cm. Divide it into 2 parts so that their ratio is 2:3.What is the
length of each part ?
26. In a Camp 600 people had enough food for 30 days. After 6 days, some people were sent to another camp and
thus the food lasted a total of 40 days. How many people left for the other camp?
28.A train 100 m long is running at a speed of 36 Km/m. How much time it take to pass a man standing
on platform.
30. A shopkeeper bought wheat for Rs 35000.Due to leakage in the godown 1/7 of the total price of wheat
was spoiled. He sold the good wheat at a gain of 10% and the spoiled wheat at a loss of 25%. Find his
total gain or loss percent
DAYANAND ANGLO VEDIC PUBLIC SCHOOL , AIROLI
QUESTION BANK (2016-17)
SUBJECT - MARATHI
STD- VIII
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4 AQaaoilaiKt saMvaadM piz%vaa maHjaUYaat pdaina ica%vaa ir@t sqaanaaina pUryat
rama %vama\ ku~ 1__________
r%na Ahma\ tu AQaunaa2__________ gacCaima
rama 3__________ivaValayao 4_________AQyaaipka saint
r%na mama ivaValayao 5__________ Aip AQyaaipka na Aist.
rama prntu mama ivaValayao tu 6__________ AQyaaipka saint.
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r%na Ahma\ Aip t~ 9__________ [cCaima.
rama 10__________AagacC.
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