Atomic Energy Central School No.

4 Rawatbhata
Multiple Choice Questions Test ( April – May 2019-20)
MM: 100 Class VIII ( Mathematics, Science, Social Science) Time: 90 Minutes

Note: Marks the most suitable option in OMR.

1 What should be added to -5/4 to get -1?
A) -1/4 B) 1/4 C) 1 D) -3/4
2 What should be subtracted from -5/4 to get -1?
A) -1/4 B) 1/4 C) 1 D) -3/4
3 Which of the following is the identity element (addition of rational numbers)?
A) 1 B) -1 C) 0 D) None of these
4 Which of the following is the Multiplicative identity for rational numbers?
A) 1 B) -1 C) 0 D) None of these

5 Which of the following is neither a positive nor a negative rational number?

A) 1 B) 0 C) Such a rational number D) None of these
does not exist

6 Which of the following lies between 0 and -1?

A) 0 B) -3 C) -2/3 D) 4/3
7 Which of the following is the reciprocal of ‘a’?
A) -a B) a C) 1/a D) -1/a
8 Which of the following is the product of 7/8 and -4/21?
A) -1/6 B) 1/12 C) -16/63 D) -147/16
9 Which of the following is the product of (-7/8) and 4/21?
A) -1/6 B) 12 C) -63/16 D) -16/147
10 Which of the following is the reciprocal of the reciprocal of a rational number?
A) -1 B) 1 C) 0 D) The number itself
11 The additive inverse of a/b is
A) -b/a B) b/a C) a/b D) -a/b
12 Addition is associative for
A) Natural numbers B) Whole numbers C) Rational numbers D) All of these
13 Rational numbers are not closed under
A) Addition B) Subtraction C) Multiplication D) division
14 Associative property for subtraction is not followed in _____
A) Whole numbers B) integers C) natural numbers D) All of these
15 The additive inverse of 7/5 is
A) 1 B) 0 C) –7/5 D) 7/5

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16 Zero has ________ reciprocal.
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) no
17 The numbers ________ and ________ are their own reciprocals
A) 1 and 0 B) 1 and –1 C) –1 and 0 D) none of these.
18 The reciprocal of –5 is ________.
A) 5 B) 1 C) –1/5 D) 1/5
19 Reciprocal of 1/x, where x not equal to 0 is ________.
A) 1 B) x C) 0 D) none of these
20 The product of two rational numbers is always a _______.
A) whole numbers B) integers C) natural numbers D) rational numbers
21 Simplify: -4/5 X 3/7 X 15/16 X (-14/9)
A) 1 B) 0 C) 2 D) 1/2
22 The sum of the rational numbers 5/16 and 7/12 is
A) 7/48 B) 11/30 C) 13/48 D) 1/3
23 What number should be added to 7/12 to get 4/15?
A) -21/60 B) 11/30 C) 51/60 D) 1/20
24 The reciprocal of a positive rational number is ________.
A) negative B) positive C) zero D) none of these
25 What number should be subtracted from 3/5 to get –2?
A) –7/5 B) –13/5 C) 13/5 D) 7/5
26 Which of the rational numbers 11/28,5/7, 9/14, 29/42is the greatest?
A) 11/28 B) 5/7 C) 9/14 D) 29/42
27 Which of the rational numbers 5/16, 13/24, 3/4, 7/12 is the smallest?
A) 5/16 B) 13/24 C) 3/4 D) 7/12
28 Simplify: 2/4 + -4/5 + 7/15 + -11/20
A) -1/5 B) -23/60 C) -4/50 D) -7/30
29 Rational number 3/40 is equal to:
A) 0.75 B) 0.12 C) 0.012 D) 0.075
30 A rational number between 3 and 4 is:
A) 3/2 B) 4/3 C) 7/2 D) 7/4
31 A rational number between 3/5 and 4/5 is:
A) 7/5 B) 7/10 C) 3/10 D) 4/10
32 A rational number between 1/2and3/4 is:
A) 2/5 B) 5/4 C) 4/3 D) 1/4
33 The multiplicative inverse of 3/40 is:
A) 1 B) 0 C) Any number D) none of these
34 Which of the following number lies in middle of 3/4 & 7/4

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 A) 5.0 B) 3.0 C) 2.5 D) 1.25
35 The additive identity of natural numbers is
A) 0 B) 1 C) -1 D) None of these
36 Watering the crops is called:
A) sowing B) manuring C) tilling D) irrigation
37 Weeds are the:
A) main crop plants B) insects and pests C) unwanted plants growing D chemical substances
along the crop )
38 Combines are used for:
A) sowing of seeds B) harvesting the C) threshing D) harvesting and threshing
crops both
39 Separating grains from chaff is called:
A) winnowing B) threshing C) fallow D) harvesting.
40 Weedicides are used to destroy:
A) insects B) weeds C) pests D) none of these
41 Kharif crops are sown in
A) March, April B) May, June C) October, D) Any time
November
42 Wheat and gram belong to
A) Rabi crops B) Kharif crops C) Both of these D) None of these
43 Examples of kharif crops are
A) Wheat and maize B) Gram and maize C) Paddy and maize D) All of these
44 2-4D is a
A) Pesticides B) Insecticides C) Fungicides D) Weedicides
45 Seed drill is used to
A) sow the seeds B) remove the weeds C) remove the pest D) mix manure in the soil.
46 Antibiotics are prepared by :
A) protozoa & fungus B) virus & fungus C) virus and algae D) bacteria & fungus
47 Diarrhoea & malaria are caused by :
A) bacteria B) protozoa C) fungus D) virus
48 The status of algae in aquatic food chain is :
A) producer B) host C) decomposer D) consumer
49 Malaria is caused by
A) protozoa B) fungi C) virus D) bacteria
50 The carrier of dengue is
A) male Anopheles B) female Anopheles C) male Aedes D) female Aedes mosquito
mosquito mosquito mosquito

51 The disease spread due to bacteria is

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 A) malaria B) polio C) chicken pox D) tuberculosis
52 The rod shaped bacteria are called
A) bacillus B) vibrio C) coccus D) spirillum
53 The microorganism which contain chlorophyll is
A) algae B) fungi C) virus D) bacteria
54 Which of the following is not used for food preservation
A) salt B) vinegar C) sugar D) water
55 Watering the crops is called:
A) sowing B) manuring C) tilling D) irrigation
56 Spyrogyra is
A) An algae B) A fungi C) A protozoa D) A bacteria
57 Vaccine for small pox is discorvered by
A) Louis Pasteur B) Alexander C) Edward Jenner D) John Mendal
Fleming
58 Mushroom belongs to
A) Algae B) Virus C) Fungi D) protozoa
59 Amoeba belongs to
A) Fungi B) Algae C) protozoa D) bacteria
60 Scientist who discovered fermentation is
A) Alexander Fleming B) Louis Pasteur C) Edward Jenner D) Robert Koch
61 Rhizobium becteria
A) Help in digestion B) Help in nitrogen C) Causes plant D) Causes animal diseases
fixation diseases
62 Penicillium is a
A) A fungi B) Algae C) A bacteria D) A protozoa
63 Plant disease Citrus canker is caused by
A) A bacteria B) A fungi C) A protozoa D) A virus
64 The temperature and time for pasteurizing milk is
A) 80ºC & 10 min B) 75ºC & 15 min C) 70ºC & 15 min D) 60ºC & 10 min
65 Which of the following helps in making curd from milk?
A) Lactobacillus B) Plasmodium C) Yeast D) Salmonella
66 Antibiotics are effective against which of the following?
A) Bacteria B) Fungi C) Virus D) All of the above
67 The common most carrier for diseases is
A) Mosquito B) Housefly C) Ant D) Dragonfly
68 Who became head of the Government in Nepal in 2005?
A) King Birendra B) King Gyanendra C) King Narendra D) King Vijendra
69 In 1934 the Indian national Congress made the demand for a

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 A) Temporary B) Interim C) Democratic D) Constituent assembly
Government Government Government
70 Calligraphist are specialized in the art of:
A) Preparing maps B) Beautiful writing C) Beautiful painting D) None of these
71 James Mill divided Indian history into:
A) Three parts B) two parts C) four parts D) Six parts
72 Who asked Rennel to produce the map of India?
A) Irwin B) James Mill C) Robert Clive D) Bentinck
73 Botanical Garden was established in India by:
A) Britain B) America C) England D) Canada
74 Murshid Quli Khan was the nawab of:
A) Awadh B) Bengal C) Calcutta D) Bombay
75 The famous Battle of Plassey was fought between:
A) Lord Dalhousie and B) Lord Dalhousie C) Rebert Clive and D) Robert Clive and Tipu
Siraj-ud-daulah and Tipu Sultan Siraj-ud-daulah Sultan
76 Battle of Plassey was fought in the year:
A) 1757 B) 1857 C) 1654 D) 1754
77 The founder of the Doctrine of Lapse was _____________
A) Lord Wellesley B) Lord Mountbatten C) Lord Dalhousie D) Warren Hastings

78 Which of the following was not a presidency?

A) Bombay B) Calcutta C) Jhansi D) Madras
79 Rani Channamma was the ruler of:
A) Kittoor B) Kalikata C) Jhansi D) Mysore
80 The first British factory was set up in:
A) Calcutta B) Madras C) Bombay D) Bihar
81 The successor of Haider ali was
A) Tipu Sultan B) Siraj-ud-daulah C) Mir Jafar D) Aurangzeb
82 The organ which is responsible for implementing laws-
A) Legislature B) Executive C) Judiciary D) All of these
83 In India, what does secularism mean?

A) Islam and hinduism B) Hinduism is C) All religion is D) No official religion

is official religion official religion official
84 This right gives freedom to practice any profession, occupation or business within the pretext of the constitution of
India.
A) Right to Equality B) Cultural & C) Right to Freedom D) Right against Exploitation
Educational Right
85 The first Governor – General of India was:
A) Lawrence B) Warren Hastings C) Load Curzon D) Bentinck
86 India is a democratic country because-

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 A) All religions are B) People can do C) People do not pay D) People enjoy equal
treated equally whatever they wish taxes political rights
87 When did Nepal become a Monarchy?
A) 2001 B) 2002 C) 2004 D) 2006
88 The right to vote given to all adult citizen is known as
A) Universal adult B) Universal adult C) Universal adult D) Universal men suffrage
suffering suffrage voting
89 Panchayati Raj is ____________ tier of system of governance
A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd D) None
90 The task of preparing India’s map was given to:
A) Irwin B) James Mill C) Lawrence D) James Rennel
91 The most powerful Moghul ruler in India was:
A) Aurangzeb B) Akbar C) Shah Jahan D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
92 The battle of Buxar took place in:
A) 1757 B) 1756 C) 1764 D) 1765
93 The new system of justice was setup in the year:
A) 1774 B) 1771 C) 1772 D) 1781
94 Who issued a farman to East India Company granting it the right to trade duty free?
A) Queen Elizabeth B) Mir Quasim C) Lord dalhousie D) Aurangzeb
95 Tipu sultan died in:
A) 1799 B) 1774 C) 1742 D) 1781
96 Bahadur Shah Zafar was arrested by:
A) Captain Hudson B) Captain Robert C) Wellesely D) Bentick
97 Robert Clive committed suicide in
A) 1802 B) 1701 C) 1774 D) 1849
98 Who discovered the sea route to India?
A) Vasco-da-Gamma B) Columbus C) Chehgaj Khan D) Mughals
99 Who deceived Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in battle of Plassey?
A) Mir jafar B) Mir Quasim C) Mir Sulaj D) Mir Hukum
100 Who is a Maratha soldiers and statesmen of the late 18th century?
A) Ranjit Singh B) Nana Phadnis C) Bithal Pater D) Alivardi Khan

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 Answer Key

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B A C A B C C A A D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D D D D C D B C D B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
D C A B B B A B D C
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A B D D D D C D A B
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
B A A D A D B A A D
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
D A A D D A C C C B
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
B A A C A A B B D B
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
A C A B C B C C A A
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
A B D C B D D B C D
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
A C C D A A C A A B