NSTSE Class 8 Solved Paper 2009
NSTSE Class 8 Solved Paper 2009
NSTSE Class 8 Solved Paper 2009
(A ) 14 (B ) 19 (C) 66 (D)83
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Determine all ordered pairs that satisfy (x- y) 2 + x 2 25,
where x andy are integers and ク セ o N@ The number of
different values of "y" that occur is:
(A)3 (B)4 (C)5 (D ) 6
3. ·The pie chart shows a percentage breakdown of 1000 votes
in student elections. How many votes did Sushanth
receive?
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5. In th e di ag ra m , D EF
G is a sq ua re an d A
re ct an gl e. A st ra ig ht BC D is a
lin e is dr aw n fr om "A
th ro ug h "C" an d m ee ts
FG at H . Th e ar ea of
'', pa ss es
re gi on is: th e sh ad ed
A 2 D 4 G
(A )8 (B ) 8.5 (C) 10 (D )9
6. 10 + 103 eq ua ls
(A ) 2. 0x 103 (B ) 8. 0x 103 (C )4 .0 x 101 (D) l.O lx 103
7. So lv e: 2X+ = 1
sx
(A ) 1 (B )3 -1 1
(C) - (D )-
3 2
8. Th e di ff er en ce of tw o
nu m be rs is 2. If th e di
th ei r sq ua re s is 18 , w ha ff er en ce of
t is th ei r su m ?
(A )2 0
(B) A nu m be r be tw ee n 8
an d 16
(C) A nu m be r be tw ee n 5
an d8
(D) TI1is va lu e ca nn ot be
de te rm in ed
9. If 4)( + 4x + 4x + 4x + 4x +
4x + 4x + 4x = - 1 th en
51 2' w ha t is th e
va lu e of --3 ?
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10. The area of a circle that is inscribed i:r, a right triangle
with sides of length 8 m, 15m and 17m is:
(A) 9 7t m 2
x+c
11. If - - = c + 1 then x = ___ _
x+1 '
(A ) -1 c- 1 c-1
(B) c -2 (C) - - - (D ) -
c c c+ l
12. A bag contains a number of marbles of which 80 are red,
24 are white and the rest are blue. If the probability of
1
randomly selecting a blue marble from this bag is , how
5
many blue marbles are there in the bag?
(A)25 (B)26 (C) 27· (D )28
13. Each angle of a rectangle is bisected. Let P , Q, RandS be
the points of intersection of the ーセウ@ of bisectors adjacent
to the same side of the rectangle. Then PQRS is a:
(A) rectangie
(B) rhombus
(C) parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides
(D) quadrilateral with n o special properties
14. In the equation: 4x + y::; 10, if the value of xis increased
by 3, then what would be the effect on the cotTesponding
value ofy?
(A) The value of "y" will decrease by 12.
(B) The value of ''y'' will decrease by 2.
(C) The value of "y" will increase.by 3.
(D) The value of "y" will be 3 times as large.
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15. If x + y =17 an d x 2
+ y = 167, th en w ha t is
2
th e va lu e of xy ?
(A ) 17 + 4J114 (B ) 61
(C ) 48 + J 16 7 (D ) 122
16. If Ji = セL@ th en w ha t do es x 2 eq ua
l to ?
(A) Vsl (B )3 HcIYセ@
(D) {/§
17. A pr im e nu m be r is
ca lle d a "S up er pr im e" , if:
an d th en su bt ra ct in g 1, re ''d ou bl in g it,
su lts in an ot he r pr im e nu
Th e nu m be r of Su pe rp rim m be r'' .
es le ss th an 15 ar e:
(A ) 2 (B ) 3 (C) 4 (D ) 5
18. W hi ch of th e gi ve n
ge om et ric so lid s ha s th
nu m be r of ve rti ce s? e m ax im um
(A) Co ne (B ) Cylin de r
(C) Cu boid (D) Sp he re
. 19. W ha t w ill be th
e di ff er en ce be tw ee n
co m po un d in te re st s at si m pl e an d
th e ra te of 10% pe r an nu
su m of Rs .lO OO af te r 4 ye m on a
ar s?
(A) Rs . 64.10 (B ) Rs. 40
.40 (C) Rs . 32 .10 (D ) Rs
. 31
20. Th e su m of tw o ra
tio na l nu m be rs is -3 .
1:( on e of th e
-7
nu m be rs is 5 , th en th
e ot he r nu m be r is:
-8 8
(A ) - -6 6
5 .(B ) -5 (C ) -
(D) -
5 5
21. Th e fig ur e sh ow s a
cu bo id w ith a vo lu m e of
18 0 cm3•
(p + 3) em
W ha t is th e va lu e of "p''?
(A) 2 (B)18 (C)36 (D )7 2
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The diagonal of a rectangle is thrice its smaller ttide. The
ratio of its sides is:
1 4 1
24. If 2x - 2x =3, then the value of 16x + lGx" is:
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29. Ac co rd ing to th e law s of ref
lec tio n, wh ich of th e fol low ing
sta tem en ts is co rre ct?
(A) Angle of inc ide nc e is gre ate
r tha n the an gle of reflection
(B) Angle of incidence is les s tha
n the an gle of reflec tio n
(C) Angle of incidence is eq ua l to
the an gle of reflection
(D) Angle of incidence is no t eq
ua l to the an gle of reflection
30. Th e ex pe rim en tal se t up
sh ow n in th is fig ur e is fo r:
Str ip of
cop per
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83. We don't feel the atmospheric pressure because:
(A) it is small in magnitude
(B) it doesn't act on us. It only acts on atmosphere
(C) our internal body pressure is equal to that of the atmoMpheric
pressure
(D) it doesn't act at sea level
34. In which of the following cases friction is useful?
(A) I only
(C) I, II and IV only
35. Decibel (dB) is an expression/unit used for:
(A) loudness and amplitude of sound
(B) loudness and pitch of sound
(C) amplitude and pitch of sound
(D) frequency of sound
36. The image formed by planP- mirror is always:
(A) real and erect (B) virtual and erect
(C) virtual and inverted (D) real and inverted
37. Which of the following liquid is a bad conductor of
electricity?
(A) Lemon juice (B) Vinegar (C) Sea water (D) Distilled water
38. Match the items under column 'A' with column 'B'.
(A) a-1 b-2 c-3 d-4 (B) a-2 b-3 c-4 d-1
' ' ' ' ' '
(C) a-3, b -4, c-1, d-2 (D) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
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39. Th e pi n- ho le ca m er a
w or ks on th e pr in ci pl e of
(A) Re cti lin ea r pr op ag ati on :
of lig ht (B) re fra cti on of lig
(C ) in ter fe re nc e of lig ht ht
(D ) hi gh es t sp ee d of lig ht
40. A sp iri t le ve l is us ed
to de te rm in e th e su rf ac e
sh ow n in th e fig ur e, th e ai le ve l. As
r bu bb le w ill be at ce nt re
tu be if th e su rf ac e is ho riz of th e
on ta l. Th is is so be ca us e
of!
Po sit io n of bu bb le
1. Ch ar ge
.P. Sei.smic セョ・@
2. Li gh te ui Dg
Q. El ec tr os eo pe
S. Ea rt hq ua ke
lt Richt.eJ" sc al e
4. 8eilllll0gl'8ph
S. Th un de r stOrm
(A ) 1 - Q, 2 - S, 3 - P, 4 -
R (B) 1 - 8, 2 - Q, 3 - R, 4 - P
(C) 1 - R, 2 -·P, 3 - 8, 4- Q
(D ) 1 - 8, 2 - R, 3 - P, 4 -
Q
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44. A can as shown here, オセ・、@ for storing soft drlnlu or food
items is usually electroplated with tin b ecause:
(A) tin is less reactive than the base metal with which the can is m!l(k•
(B) tin is cheap
(C) tin is stronger and shiny in appearance
(D) tin is lighter than other metals
45. Which of the following statements on Moon is NOT
correct?
(A) The Moon orbits the Earth keeping the same side facing us
(B ) The gravitational pull of Moon causes high tide in oceans
(C) The craters on Moon, caused long time ago are still existing
because Moon has no atmosphere
(D ) The sun lights up the complete Moon at any one time
46. Harish rolled a small steel ball at one edge· of the glass
bowl as shown. Consider that there is no friction between
the surfaces of the ball and the bowl, what will happen?
. A
c
(A) The ball will roll out of the glass bowl near edge •B•
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47. In a ste tho sc op e, so un d
of he ar tb ea t tra ve l th ro ug h
tub e: its
(A) by be nd ing alo ng the tub e
(B) in a·s tra igh t lin e
(C) by un de rgo ing mu lti ple reflec
tions
(D) as ult ras on ic fre qu en cy
48. Th e di ag ra m sh ow s th e
pa th of a lig ht ra y, X, di re cte
a pl an e mi rro r. d at
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(D) 2 PbS + 3 0 2
heat Pbo + 3 802
of a liq uid :fuel?
Wh ich of the fol low ing is an exa mp le
(A) Par aff in wa x (B) Coal gas
(A) sul phu r and oxy gen (B) nitr oge n and oxygen
(C) sul phu r and nitr oge n (D) lea d and nitr oge n
s is NO T tru e?
64. Wh ich of the fol low ing sta tem ent
to be oxidised and is
(A) An y ato m wh ich los es an ele ctro n is said
a reduci ng ag·ent
sai d to be red uce d and
(B) An y ato m wh ich gai ns an ele ctro n is
nt
the ele men t is sai d to be an oxidising age
(C) All min era ls are ore s
or acidic in nat ure
(D) The oxides of non -me tals are n(;utral
s of nyl on ma ke it mo st
65. Wh ich of the fol low ing pro per tie
con ven ien t to use ?
(A) It is sof t, stro ng and hea vy
(B) It is strong, ela stic and ligh t
(C) It is har d, ine xpe nsi ve and stro ng
(D) non e of the above
no t be use d to pu t ou t
66. Fo am ite fire ext ing uis her s can
of:
ele ctr ica l fire s, du e to the pre sen ce
(A) HC l wh ich bur ns wit h ele ctri city
y-te
(B) bak ing sod a wh ich acts as an elec trol
ctro lyte
(C) dissolvt:d Na2S04 wh ich act s as an ele
(D) non e of these
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67. Methane burns in air to form:
(A) C02 + H2 0 (B) C0 2 + H2
(C) CO+ 0 2 (D) C02 + 0 2 +heat
68. Polythene is produced by:
(A) isomerization (B) polymerisation
(C) hydrogenation (D) all of the above
69. Which of the following statements is NOT true for sodium
and potassium?
(A) Both are metals
(B) bッセィ@ are hard
(C) Both are solids at room temperature
(D) Both react with oxygen to form oxides
70. The burning of synthetic polymers such as plastic is not
permitted because they pollute the environment by
releasing:
(A) smoke and toxic gases (B) water vapour and haze
(C) water vapour and smoke (D) none of these
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74. Th e tab le giv en bel ow sho ws a lis
me tho ds of rep rod uct ion . セ。@ do P, Q and R rep rea cnt .?
NH tho dofャGヲApエoijセゥ セ@
M]セZᆳ p
PltlfiGfitl Q
Hydra R
rati on
(A) P- Fis sio n, Q- Bud din g, R- Reg ene
Bu ddi ng
(B) P- Spo rula tion , Q - Reg ene rati on, R-
Reg ene rati on
(C) P- Bin ary fission, Q --sp oru lati on, R-
- Bu ddi ng
(D) P - Ge mm ule s, Q - Reg ene rati on, R
ent of ass ert ion is giv en
75. In the fol low ing que stio n, a sta tem
ent of rea son jus t·
fol low ed by a cor res po nd ing sta tem
cor rec t ans we r.
bel ow it. Of the sta tem ent s, ma rk the
e
A$. Arfi on: Wildlife tstJ une wab le resourc
mts and
Reason: Humtut actiVities hdv • madesevertllplt
tmlmals.. .eJtt.lnct -
rea son is the cor rec t
(A) Bo th ass erti on and rea son are tru e and
exp lan atio n of ass erti on
(B) Bo th ass erti on and rea son are
tru e but rea son is not the
cor rec t exp lan atio n of ass erti on
(C) Ass erti on is tru e but rea son is fals e
(D) Bo th ass erti on and イセ。ウッョ@ are false
ns bet we en a bac ter ium
76. Wh ich of the fol low ing com par iso
and a vir us is NO T cor rec t?
Vir us
Ar ea of com par iso n Ba cte riu m
. (A) Siz e Bet we en 0.2 )1 m 6 nm - 400 nm
- 10 J.l m
Yes No
(B) A nee d for nut rie nts
No
(C) Ability to for m spo res Yes
An ima ls only Pla nts only
(D) Org apj sm s tha t are
infe cte d by it
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(B ) Su lp hu r dioxide
(A) Ca rb on monoxide
(C ) Chlorofluorocar
bons (D ) Bo th A & C
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ac ti vi ti es he lp to m ai nt ai n bi od iv er si ty ?
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(D) I, II セ、@ II I
(C ) II an d II I only
uc ti on in so m e fi sh oc cu rs w he n th e fe u
82. Se xu al re pr od e m al e fi sh lo ca te s th e eg gF
fi sh la ys eg gs an d th n
th em . W ha t is an ad va nt ag e in fe rt ili si
fe rt il is es
dy ?
ou ts id e th e fe m al e' s bo
(A ) M an y sp er m s ca
n fe rti lis e th e sa m e eg g
sa m e t
(B ) M an y of th e eggs
ca n be fe rti lis ed at th e
(C ) Few er eggs an d sp
er m s ar e ne ed ed
n produce offspring id en ti'
(D) Th e fertilised eggs ca
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83. Which of the cell organelles carry the functions given below?
Mechanical support Enzyme circulation
Protein synthesis Detoxification ofdrugs
(A) Ribosomes (B ) Chlor oplast
(C) Mitochondria (D ) Endoplasmic reticulum
84. The diagram shows a phenomenon of a natural disaster.
Which of the following is an effect of the disaster?
"
.nidity of air
12 1n rur
J:Oves soil
)h ed away
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di ag ra m sh ow s th e fe m al e re pr od uc tiv e HyNtem .
. Th e
d im pl an ta tio n oc cu r?
W he re do fe rti lis at io n an
at io n- R
(A) Fe rti lis at io n- P, impla nt
ta tion- S
(B) Fe rti lis ati on - R, implan
ta tio n- Q
(C) Fe rti lis ati on - P, impl an
ta tio n- S
(D) Fe rti lis ati on - Q , im pl an
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1. D 2. c 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. B
9. A 10. A 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. c
17. B 18. c 19. A 20. A 21. A 22. B 23. c 24. c
25. B 26. D 27. c 28. A 29. c 30. B 31. A 32. D
33. c 34. D 35. A 36. 8 37. 0 38. c 39. A 40. B
41 . c 42. c 43. A 44 A 45. D 46. c 47. c 48. 8
49. c 50. B 51 . c 52. c 53. D 54. D 55. c 56. D
57. c 58. 8 59. A 60. B 61. A 62. D 63. c 64. c
65 . .B 66. c 67. A 68. B 69. B 70. A 71. D 72. B
73. B 74. D 75. B 76. D 77. c 78. D 79. c 80. B
81. A 82. B 83. D 84. c 85. c 86. D 87. A 88. c
89. A 90. B 91 . A 92. c 93. B 94. c 95. 8 96. A
97. c 98. c 99. D 100.8
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