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A - 7, Netaji Subhash Place,

Pitam Pura, Delhi - 110034 Phone: 011-45221190 - 93. Fax : 25222953

QUESTIONS
for
CLASS-VIII

PHYSICS
Topic- Force and Pressure
Objective Questions
1. If the net force on a body is zero, will it definitely be at rest?
(a) Yes
(b) Not necessary. This is possible that the body moving with accelerating velocity
(c) Not necessary. This is possible that the body is moving with decelerating velocity
(d) Not necessary. This is possible that the body is moving with constant velocity
2. When a force is exerted on a body, it can change its:
(a) Momentum (b) Kinetic Energy (c) Velocity (d) Direction of motion
3. Which of the following statements is/are true? No net force act on:
(a) A rain drop falling vertically with a constant speed
(b) A car moving with uniform velocity on a rough road
(c) A car moving with uniform velocity on a circular track
(d) A cork floating on water surface
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4. The distance s covered in time t by a body having a constant acceleration a is given by s  ut  at
2
This result follows from:
(a) Newton’s first law of motion (b) Newton’s second law of motion
(c) Newton’s third law (d) None of these
5. There are three Newton’s laws of motion namely, first, second and third laws, we can derive:
(a) Second and third laws from first law (b) First and second laws from third law
(c) First and third laws from second law (d) All the laws are independent of each other
6. Three blocks of masses 3kg, 2kg and 1kg are placed side by side on a smooth surface as shown in figure. A
horizontal force of 12 N is applied to 3 kg block. The net force on 2 kg block is

(a) 2N (b) 4 N (c) 6 N (d) 12 N

7. A car of mass 1200 kg moving at 20 m/s is brought to rest over a distance of 50 m. The breaking force
required to stop the car is:
(a) 2400 N (b) 4800 N (c) 7200 N (d) 1200 N
8. In Q. No. 7, the time required to stop the car is:
(a) 2s (b) 3s (c) 4s (d) 5s
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9. Two blocks of masses 1kg and 2kg are in contact on frictionless table. A horizontal force of 3N is applied on
2kg mass as shown in the figure. Find the force of contact between the two masses:

(a) 1N (b) 2 N (c) 3N (d) 0.5 N

10. With what minimum acceleration, can a fireman slide down a rope whose breaking strength is two–third of his
weight ?
2 g
(a) g (b) (c) g (d) Zero
3 3
11. A player caught a cricket ball of mass 150gm moving at a rate of 20 m/s. If the catching process is completed
in 0.1 s, the force of the blow exerted by the ball on the hand of the player is equal to
(a) 150 N (b) 3 N (c) 30 N (d) 300 N
12. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): A table cloth can be pulled from a table without dislodging the dishes.
Reason (R): To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Of these statements:
(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) A is false but R is true.
13. A block of mass M is pulled along a smooth horizontal surface with a rope of mass m. The acceleration of the
block will be
(a) F / (M  m) (b) F / (M  m) (c) F / M (d) F / m
14. Two blocks of mass 4 kg and 6 kg are placed in contact with each other on a frictionless horizontal surface. If
we apply a push of 5N on the heavier mass, the force on the lighter mass will be
(a) 2 N (b) 4 N (c) 5 N (d) None of these
15. A force of 5 Newton acts on a body of weight 9.8 Newton. What is the acceleration produced in ms–2 ?
(a) 0.51 (b) 1.46 (c) 49.00 (d) 5.00
16. A block is lying on the table. What is the angle between the action of the book on the table and the reaction of
the table on the book ?
(a) 1800 (b) 900 (c) 450 (d) 00
17. A parachute of weight w strikes the ground with his legs fixed and comes to rest with an upward acceleration
of magnitude 3g. Force exerted on him by ground during landing is
(a) 4w (b) 3w (c) 2w (d) w
18. When we kick a stone, we get hurt. Due to which one of the following properties does it happens ?
(a) Velocity (b) Momentum (c) Inertia (d) Reaction
19. A cricket player catches a ball of mass 100 g and moving with a velocity of 25 ms–1. If the ball is caught in 0.1
s, the force of the blow exerted on the hand of the player is
(a) 4N (b) 40N (c) 25N (d) 250N
20. A body of mass m at rest is subjected to a constant force F for time t. The kinetic energy at time t is given by:
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) F t / 2m (b) F t / 3m (c) 2 F t / m (d) F t / m
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(a) The horse on the ground (b) the horse on the cart
(c) the ground on the horse (d) the ground on the cart
22. Which of the following statements for an object in equilibrium is not true?
(a) The object must be at rest (b) The object can be at rest
(c) The object is moving at constant speed (d) The acceleration of the object is zero
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23. A ship of mass 3  10 kg initially at rest is pulled by a force of 5  10 N through a distance of 3m. Assuming
that the resistance due to water is negligible, what will be the speed of the ship?
(a) 0.1 ms–1 (b) 5 ms–1 (c) 1.5 ms–1 (d) 60 ms–1
24. A constant force acts on a body of mass of 0.9 kg at rest for 10 s. If the body moves a distance of 250m, the
magnitude of the force is
(a) 3N (b) 5 N (c) 4.0 N (d) 4.5 N
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25. The average resisting force that must act on a 5kg mass to reduce its speed from 65 cms to 15 cms in 0.2
s is
(a) 12.5 N (b) 25 N (c) 50 N (d) 100N
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26. A railway engine (mass 10 kg) is moving with a speed of 72 kmh . The force which should be applied to bring
it to rest over a distance of 20 m is
(a) 3600 N (b) 7200N (c) 10000 N (d) 100000N

ANSWERS
1. d 2. abcd 3. abd 4. d 5. c 6. b 7. b
8. d 9. a 11. b 12. c 13. b 14. a 15. a
16. d 17. a 18. a 19. d 20. a 21. c 22. A
23. a 24. d 25. a 26. d

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Very Short Answer Questions
(a) Name the substance whose weight produces atmospheric pressure.
(b) What makes a balloon get inflated when air is filled in it ?
(c) Name any two devices used in everyday life which work on the existence of atmospheric pressure.
(d) Name the quantity whose one of the units is pascal (Pa) ?
(e) What name is given to the force acting on a unit area of an object ?
(f) A small device pulls iron nails from a distance. Which type of force is involved in this process ?
Very Short Answer Questions
(a) Explain why, the walls of a dam are thicker near the bottom than at the top.
(b) What is meant by atmospheric pressure ? What is the cause of atmospheric pressure ?
(c) Why are our bodies not crushed by the large pressure exerted by the atmosphere ?
(d) Explain why, school bags are provided with wide straps to carry them.
(e) Define pressure. What is the relation between pressure, force and area ? State the units in which pressure is
measured.
(f) Explain why, porters place a thick, round piece of cloth on their heads when they have to carry heavy loads.
(g) Why does a sharp knife cut objects more effectively than a blunt knife ?
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(i) What is meant by gravitational force (or force of gravity) ? Give its one example.
(j) Why do mountaineers usually suffer from nose-bleeding at high altitudes ?
(k) What is muscular force ? Give one example of muscular force.
(l) What is force ? State the various effects of force.
Short Answer Questions
1. What force will you use to sort out pins easily from garbage ? Whether it is a contact force or non contact
force ?
2. Name the force responsible for the wearing out of bicycle tires.
3. When an object is thrown vertically upwards why does it’s what force will you use to sort out pins easily from
garbage ? Whether it is a contact force or non-speed decrease ?
4. Define force.
5. Is force has only magnitude or both direction and magnitude ?
6. What will be the net force on an object when two forces act on an object in the same direction ?
7. What is atmospheric pressure ?
8. On the basis of interaction what are the two categories of forces ?
9. What is muscular force ? Why it is called a contact force ?
10. What is pressure ?
Long Answer Type Questions
11. We know that there is a huge amount of atmospheric pressure on us. But we do not experience its effect whey
?
12. Name some non-contact forces.
13. What do you know by the state of motion ?
14. How an applied force does changes the speed of an object ?
15. On what factors does the effect of force depend ?

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QUESTIONS
for
CLASS-VIII

PHYSICS
Topic- Sound
Objective Questions
1. Which of the following statements is wrong.
(a) Sound travels in straight line (b) Sound is a form of energy
(c) Sound travels in the form of waves (d) Sound travels faster in vacuum than in air
2. The relation between frequency ‘n’ wavelength ‘’ and velocity of propagation ‘v’ of waves is
(a) n = v (b) n = /n (c) n = v/ (d) n = 1/v
3. The distance between two consecutive crests in a wave train produced in a string is 5 cm. If 2 complete waves
pass through any point per second, the velocity of the wave is
(a) 10 cm/sec (b) 2.5 cm/sec (c) 5 cm/sec (d) 15 cm/sec
4. A tuning fork makes 256 vibrations per second in air. When the velocity of sound is 330 m/s, then wavelength
of the tone emitted is
(a) 0.56 m (b) 0.89 m (c) 1.11 m (d) 1.29 m
5. Sound waves have the following frequencies that are audible to human beings
(a) 5 c/s (b) 27000 c/s (c) 5000 c/s (d) 50,000 c/s
6. A hospital uses an ultrasonic scanner to locate tumours in a tissue. The operating frequency of the scanner is
–1
4.2 MHz. The speed of sound in a tissue is 1.7 km s . The wavelength of sound in the tissue is close to
(a) 4 × 10–4m (b) 8 × 10–3 m (c) 4 × 10–3m (d) 8 × 10–4m
7. The frequency of a rod is 200 Hz. If the velocity of sound in air is 340 ms–1, the wavelength of the sound
produced is
(a) 1.7 cm (b) 6.8 cm (c) 1.7 m (d) 6.8 m
8. Frequency range of the audible sound is
(a) 0 Hz–30 Hz (b) 20 Hz–20 kHz (c) 20 kHz–20,000 kHz (d) 20 kHz–20 MHz
9. In a medium sound travels 2 km in 3 sec and in air, it travels 3 km in 10 sec. The ratio of the wavelength of
sound in the two media is
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 1 : 18 (c) 8 : 1 (d) 20 : 9
10. A stone is dropped into a lake from a tower 500 metre high. The sound of the splash will be heard by the man
approximately after.
(a) 11.5 seconds (b) 21 seconds (c) 10 seconds (d) 14 seconds.
11. When sound waves travel from air to water, which of the following remains constant
(a) Velocity (b) Frequency (c) Wavelength (d) All the above
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12. A stone is dropped in a well which is 19.6m deep. Echo sound is heard after 2.06 sec. (after dropping) then
the velocity of sound is
(a) 332.6 m/sec (b) 326.7 m/sec (c) 300.4 m/sec (d) 290.5 m/sec
13. Velocity of sound is maximum in
(a) Air (b) Water (c) Vacuum (d) Steel
14. A man is standing between two parallel cliffs and fires a gun. If he hears first and second echoes after 1.5s
and 3.5s respectively, the distance between the cliffs is (Velocity of sound in air = 340 ms–1)
(a) 1190m (b) 850m (c) 595m (d) 510m
15. The echo of a gun short is heard 8 sec. after the gun is fired. How far from him is the surface that reflects the
sound (velocity of sound in air = 350 m/s)
(a) 1400m (b) 2800m (c) 700m (d) 350m
16. The speed of a wave in a certain medium is 960 m/s. If 3600 waves pass over a certain point of the medium in
1 minute, the wavelength is
(a) 2 metres (b) 4 metres (c) 8 metres (d) 16 metres
17. What will be the wave velocity, if the radar gives 54 waves per min and wavelength of the given wave is 10 m
(a) 4 m/sec (b) 6 m/sec (c) 9 m/sec (d) 5 m/sec
18. The minimum distance of reflector surface from the source for listening the echo of sound is
(a) 28m (b) 18m (c) 19m (d) 16.5m
19. A man stands in front of hillock and fires a gun. He hears an echo after 1.5 sec. The distance of the hillock
from the man is (velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s)
(a) 220 m (b) 247.5m (c) 268.5m (d) 292.5m
20. The speed of a wave in a medium is 760 m/s. If 3600 waves are passing through a point, in the medium in 2
minutes, then its wavelength is
(a) 13.8 m (b) 25.3 m (c) 41.5 m (d) 57.2 m
21. The frequency of a tuning fork is 384 per second and velocity of sound in air is 352 m/s. How far the sound
has traversed while fork completes 36 vibration
(a) 3m (b) 13m (c) 23m (d) 33m
22. A man, standing between two cliffs, claps his hands and starts hearing a series of echoes at intervals of one
second. If the speed of sound in air is 340 ms–1, the distance between the cliffs is
(a) 340m (b) 1620m (c) 680m (d) 1700m
23. The waves in which the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of wave
motion is known as
(a) Transverse wave (b) Longitudinal waves
(c) Propagated waves (d) None of these
24. Which of the following is the longitudinal wave
(a) Sound waves (b) Waves on plucked string
(c) Water waves (d) Light waves
25. The nature of sound waves in gases is
(a) Transverse (b) Longitudinal (c) Stationary (d) Electromagnetic
26. Sound waves in air are
(a) Transverse (b) Longitudinal (c) De–Broglie waves (d) All the above

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27. A big explosion on the moon cannot be heard on the earth because
(a) The explosion produces high frequency sound waves which are inaudible
(b) Sound waves required a material medium for propagation
(c) Sound waves are absorbed in the moon’s atmosphere
(d) Sound waves are absorbed in the earth’s atmosphere.
28. Sound waves of wavelength greater than that of audible sound are called
(a) Seismic waves (b) Sonic waves (c) Ultrasonic waves (d) Infrasonic waves
29. An observer standing near the sea shore observes 54 waves per minute. If the wavelength of the water is 10m
then the velocity of water wave is
(a) 540 ms–1 (b) 5.4 ms–1 (c) 0.184 ms–1 (d) 9 ms–1.
30 Ultrasonic signal sent from SONAR returns to it after reflection from a rock after a lapse of 1 sec. If the velocity
–1
of ultrasound in water is 1600 ms , the depth of the rock in water is
(a) 300m (b) 400m (c) 500m (d) 800m
31. What helps us distinguish between the same note of the same loudness produced by two musical instruments
?
(a) Pitch (b) Frequency (c) Harmonics (d) Amplitude
32. The frequencies of harmonic are
(a) Not related to the frequency of the fundamental
(b) Constants
(c) Multiples of the frequency of the fundamental
(d) Less than the frequency of the fundamental
33. Sound travels
(a) The fastest in air (b) The fastest in vacuum
(c) Faster in air than in water (d) Faster in solids than in air
34. The decibel is a unit that measures
(a) Loudness (b) Pitch (c) Frequency (d) Quality
35. Women are more high pitched than men because their vocal cords
(a) Are tauter (b) Are shorter (c) Are thicker (d) Vibrate less

ANSWER KEY
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. c 6. a 7. c
8. b 9. d 10. a 11. b 12. b 13. d 14. b
15. a 16. d 17. c 18. d 19. b 20. b 21.d
22. a 23. a 24. a 25. b 26. b 27. b 28.d
29. d 30. d 31. a 32.c 33. d 34. a 35. b

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The sound from a mosquito is produced when it vibrates its wings at an average rate of 500 vibrations per
second. What is the time period of vibration ?
2. Identify the part which vibrates to produce sound in the following instruments.
(A) Dholak (B) Sitar (C) Flute
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4. List sources of noise pollution in your surroundings.
5. Explain in what way noise pollution is harmful to human.
6. Do all animals produce sound by vocal cords ?
7. Define amplitude.
8. What is called time period ?
9. Define frequency ?
10. What are different ranges of sound ?
11. The maximum displacement of an oscillating object is called the_____
12. The number of oscillations per second made by the object is called the _______
13. What do you mean by the term loudness ?
14. We hear sound only if its frequency is greater than_____ and lower than ______
15. What is the normal length of vocal cords in man ?
16. What is called musical sound ?
17. Define sound.
18. What is an Echo ?
19. Define Hertz.
20. What is pitch of the sound ?
21. What frequencies are heard and produced by dogs and cats respectively ?
22. What is the range of audible frequencies for a normal human ear ?
23. Give two applications of ultrasound in medical sciences.
24. Give two applications of ultrasound in industries.
25. What is noise ?
26. What do you understand by stringed instruments ?
27. Why does a table with tight membrane vibrates at a higher pitch that a table with a loose membrane ?
28. Why do out steps do not produce loud sound if we walk on a carpet floor ?
29. How loud sound is harmful to us ?
30. Define vocal cords.
31. What sources in the home may lead to noise ?
32. On which principle, the Indian musical instrument “Jai Tarang” works ?
39. How the muscles attached to vocal cords regulate sound ?
40. Why the voice of men, women and children are different ?
41. On which property of vibrations does the loudness of sound depends ?
42. How does the loudness of sound depend upon the amplitude ? Explain giving example.
43. What is noise pollution ? What are its major causes ?
44. How can we control noise ?
45. Pendulum A makes 14 oscillations in five seconds and pendulum B makes 10 oscillations in three seconds.
Which has a higher frequency ? Express the frequency of each pendulum in hertz.
46. How is sound produced in humans ?
47. How can the noise pollution be controlled in a residential area ?
48. What is the audible range of frequencies for human beings ? Explain.
49. What is the unit of the loudness of sound ? Explain giving the loudness of few sounds.
50. Which property of vibrations determines the pitch of the sound ? Explain giving some examples?

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Pitam Pura, Delhi - 110034 Phone: 011-45221190 - 93. Fax : 25222953

QUESTIONS
for
CLASS-VIII

PHYSICS
Topic- Friction
Objective Questions
1. A force of 98 N is required to just start moving a body of mass 100 kg over ice. The coefficient of static friction
is
(a) 0.6 (b) 0.4 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.1
2. The maximum static frictional force is
(a) Equal to twice the area of surface in contact
(b) Independent of the area of surface in
(c) Equal to the area of surface in contact (d) None of the above
3. Maximum value of static friction is called
(a) Limiting friction (b) Rolling friction
(c) Normal reaction (d) Coefficient of friction
4. The limiting friction is
(a) Always greater than the dynamic friction
(b) Always less than the dynamic friction
(c) Equal to the dynamic friction
(d) sometimes greater and sometimes less than the dynamic friction
5. Which is a suitable method to decrease friction
(a) Ball and bearings(b) Lubrication (c) Polishing (d) All of the above
6. A 20 kg block is initially at rest on a rough horizontal surface. A horizontal force of 75 N is required to set the
block in motion. After it is in motion, a horizontal force of 60 N is required to keep the block moving with
constant speed. The coefficient of static friction is
(a) 0.38 (b) 0.44 (c) 0.52 (d) 0.60
7. To avoid slipping while walking on ice, one should take smaller steps because of the
(a) Friction of ice is large (b) Larger normal reaction
(c) Friction of ice is small (d) Smaller normal reaction
8. A block of mass 2kg is kept on the floor. The coefficient of static friction is 0.4. If a force F of 2.5 Newton’s is
applied on the block as shown in the figure, the frictional force between the block and the floor will be

(a) 2.5 N (b) 5 N (c) 7.84 N (d) 10N

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9. Which one of the following is not used to reduce friction
(a) Oil (b) Ball bearings (c) Sand (d) Graphite
10. A body of mass 2kg is kept by pressing to a vertical wall by a force of 100N. The coefficient of friction between
wall and body is 0.3. Then the frictional force is equal to:
(a) 6N (b) 20 N (c) 600 N (d) 700 N
11. A horizontal force of 10N is necessary to just hold a block stationary against a wall. The coefficient of friction
between the block and the wall is 0.2, the weight of the block is
(a) 2N (b) 20N (c) 50N (d) 100N
12. A block of mass 5 kg is on a rough horizontal surface and is at rest. Now a force of 24N is imparted to it with
negligible impulse. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.4 and g = 9.8 m/s2, then the acceleration of the block
is
2 2 2 2
(a) 0.26 m/s (b) 0.39 m/s (c) 0.69 m/s (d) 0.88 m/s
13. A body of mass 2 kg is being dragged with uniform velocity of 2 m/s on a rough horizontal plane. The
coefficient of friction between the body and the surface is 0.20. The amount of heat generated in 5 sec is (J =
4.2 joule/cal and g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 9.33 cal (b) 10.21 cal (c) 12.67 cal (d) 13.34 cal
14. Two carts of masses 200 kg and 300 kg on horizontal rails are pushed apart. Suppose the coefficient of
friction between the carts and the rails are same. If the 200 kg cart travels a distance of 36m and stops, then
the distance traveled by the cart weighting 300 kg is

(a) 32 m (b) 24m (c) 16m (d) 12m

15. A body of 10 kg is acted by a force of 129.4 N if g = 9.8 m/sec . The acceleration of the block is 10 m/sec2.
2

What is the coefficient of kinetic friction?

(a) 0.03 (b) 0.01 (c) 0.30 (d) 0.25
16. On a rough horizontal surface a body of mass 2 kg is given a velocity of 10 m/s. If the coefficient of friction is
2
0.2 and g = 10 m/s , the body will stop after covering a distance of
(a) 10 m (b) 25 m (c) 50 m (d) 250 m
17. Consider a car moving along a straight horizontal road with a speed of 72 km/h. If the coefficient of kinetic
friction between the tyres and the road is 0.5, the shortest distance in which the car can be stopped is [g = 10
ms–2]
(a) 30 m (b) 40 m (c) 14 m/s (d) 11 m/s
18. A vehicle of mass m is moving on a rough horizontal road with momentum P. If the coefficient of friction
between the tyres and the road be , then the stopping distance is
P P2 P P2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2mg 2mg 2m 2 g 2m 2 g
19. A body of weight 64 N is pushed with just enough force to start it moving across a horizontal floor and the
same force continues to act afterwards. If the coefficients of static and dynamic friction are 0.6 and 0.4
respectively, the acceleration of the body will be (Acceleration due to gravity = g)
g g
(a) (b) 0.64 g (c) (d) 0.2 g
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20. When a body is moving on a surface, the force of friction is called
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21. A block of mass 10kg is placed on a rough horizontal surface having coefficient of friction
 = 0.5. If a horizontal force of 100N is acting on it, then acceleration of the block will be
(a) 0.5 m/s2 (b) 5 m/s2 (c) 10 m/s2 (d) 15 m/s2
22. It is easier to roll a barrel than pull it along the road. This statement is
(a) False (b) True (c) Uncertain (d) Not possible
23. A marble block f mass 2 kg lying on ice when given a velocity of 6 m/s is stopped by friction in 10s. Then the
coefficient of friction is
(a) 0.01 (b) 0.02 (c) 0.03 (d) 0.06
24. A horizontal force of 129.4N is applied on a 10 kg block which rests on a horizontal surface. If the coefficient
of friction is 0.3, the acceleration should be
(a) 9.8 m/s2 (b) 10 m/s2 (c) 12.6 m/s2 (d) 19.6 m/s2
25. A car having a mass of 1000 kg is moving at a speed of 30 metre/sec. Brakes are applied to bring the car to
rest. If the frictional force between the tyres and the road surface is 5000 newtons, the car will come to rest in
(a) 5 seconds (b) 10 seconds (c) 12 seconds (d) 6 seconds
26. If s, k and r are coefficients of static friction, sliding friction and rolling friction, then
(a)  s   k   r (b)  k   r   s (c)  r   k   s (d)  r   k   s

27. A body is moving along a rough horizontal surface with an initial velocity 6 m/s. If the body comes to rest after
traveling 9m, then the coefficient of sliding friction will be
(a) 0.4 (b) 0.2 (c) 0.6 (d) 0.8
28. Consider a car moving n a straight road with a speed of 100 m/s. The distance at which car can be stopped is
[  k  0.5 ]

(a) 100m (b) 400 m (c) 800 m (d) 1000 m

29. A cylinder of 10 kg is sliding in a plane with an initial velocity of 10 m/s. If the coefficient of friction between
2
the surface and cylinder is 0.5 then before stopping, it will cover. (g = 10 m/s )
(a) 2.5 m (b) 5 m (c) 7.5 m (d) 10 m
30. When a body is placed on a rough plane inclined at an angle  to the horizontal, its acceleration is
(a) g (sin  – cos ) (b) g (sin  –  cos) (c) g( sin 1 – cos) (d) g(sin –cos )

ANSWER KEY
1. d 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. d 6. a 7. c
8. a 9. c 10. b 11. a 12. d 13. a 14. c
15. c 16. b 17. b 18. d 19. d 20. b 21. b
22. b 23. d 24. b 25. d 26. c 27. b 28. D
29. d 30. c

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
A. Very Short Answer Type Question
1. Define friction.
2. What is meant by sliding friction ?
3. What is rolling friction ?
4. What is meant by air resistance ?
5. When does static friction come into play ?
6. Which force is responsible for wear and tear of machinery ?

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7. Which is greater–rolling friction or sliding friction ?
8. What are lubricants ?
9. What are fluids ?
10. Do fluids exert friction ?
B. Short Answer Type Question
11. You spill a bucket of soapy water on a marble floor accidently. Would it make easier or more difficult for you to
walk on the floor? Why
12. Explain why sportsmen use shoes with spikes.
13. Iqbal has to push a lighter box and Same has to push a similar heavier box on the same floor. Who will have
to apply a larger force and why ?
14. Explain why sliding friction is less than static friction.
15. Explain why objects moving in fluids must have special shapes.
16. Why are the soles of shoes grooved ?
17. Give examples to show that friction is both a friend and a foe.
18. Why does friction increase if the two surfaces are pressed ?
19. A labourer has to push a heavy trunk. What should be do to reduce his effort in pushing it and why ?
20. Why is friction essential ? Give three examples.
C. Long Answer Type Question
21. Give five examples to show that friction is increased deliberately.
22. Why are heat resistant tiles laid along the surface of spaceships ?
23. What is meant by lubrication ? Why do we lubricate the moving parts of our vehicles? Name some lubricants
and where they are used.
24. What is meant by "streamlined shape" ? Where and why is this shape used ? To whom has nature provided
streamlined body?

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QUESTIONS
for
CLASS-VIII

PHYSICS
Topic- Light
Objective Questions
1. A mirror is rotated through angle  about an axis passing through the point of incidence and in the plane of
the mirror. The reflected ray will be rotated through
(a) /2 (b)  (c) 2 (d) 4
2. Which of the following is not the case with the image formed by a plane mirror?
(a) It is erect (b) It is virtual (c) It is diminished
(d) It is at the same distance as the object
3. Which of the following sets of letters do not suffer lateral inversion on reflection from a plane mirror?
(a) HGA b) CEP (c) HOX (d) KUL
4. A plane mirror is approaching you at 20 centimeter per second. You can see your image in it. At what speed
will your image approach you?
(a) 20 cm/s (b) 25 cm/s (c) 40 cm/s (d) 50 cm/s
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5. A man runs towards the plane mirror at 2 ms . The relative speed of his image w.r.t. him will be:
(a) 2 ms–1 (b) 4 ms–1 (c) 8 ms–1 (d) 10 ms–1
6. A thick mirror produces a number of images of the object. Which image is the brightest?
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Last one
7. A small plane mirror is placed at the centre of a spherical screen of radius r. A beam of light is incident on the
mirror. If the mirror makes n revolutions per second, what will be the speed of the reflected light spot on the
screen?
(a) nr (b) 2nr (c) 3nr (d) 4nr
8. The angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray from a plane mirror is 60o. Through what angle is the
reflected ray deviated with respect to the incident ray?
(a) 150o (b) 120o (c) 90o (d) 60o
9. A lamp is placed between two plane mirrors inclined to each other at 30o. How many images can be seen?
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 11
10. Two mirrors inclined to each other produce five images of an object placed between them. If the angle
between them is reduced by 30o, what will be the number of images seen in the two mirrors?
(a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 11
11. Ability of the eye to see objects at all distances is called:
(a) Binocular vision (b) Myopia (c) Hypermetropia (d) Accommodation
12. Where is the image of the distant objects formed by a long sighted eye?
(a) In front of retina (b) At the retina (c) Behind the retina (d) None of these
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13. Where is the image of the distant object formed by a short sighted eye?
(a) At yellow spot (b) At blind spot (c) In front of retina (d) Behind the retina
14. The far point of a normal eye is at:
(a) Infinity (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 25 cm
15. The amount of light reaching the retina of the eye is controlled by
(a) Cornea (b) Pupil (c) Iris (d) Ciliary muscle

ANSWER KEY
1. c 2. c 3. c 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. d
8. b 9. d 10. d 11. d 12. b 13. c 14. A
15. c

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
A. Very Short Answer Type Question
1. Define friction.
2. What is meant by sliding friction ?
1. What is reflection ?
2. What is incident ray ?
3. What is reflected ray ?
4. Define normal.
5. Define angle of incidence.
6. What is laws of reflection
7. What is lateral inversion.
8. What do you mean by diffused or irregular reflection ?
9. Define regular reflection.
11. What do you mean by multiple images ?
12. What are the uses of kaleidoscope ?
13. Define dispersion of light.
14. Give an example of natural dispersion.
15. What is the function of rods and cones in our eye ?
16. What is blind spot ?
17. What is the function of eyelids.
18. What is the Braille system ?
B. Short Answer questions
1. What is the angle of incident of a ray if the reflected ray is at an a of 900 to the incidence ray ?
2. How many images of a candle will be formed if it is placed between two parallel mirrors separated by 40 cm ?
3. Boojho stands at A just on the side of a plane mirror as shown in figure. Can he see himself in the mirror ?
Also can he see the image of objects situated at P, Q and R ?
C. Long Answer Questions.
1. What is reflection of light ? State the laws of reflection.
2. What are the characteristics of image formed by plane mirror ?
3. Explain the structures and working of human eye.
4. How will you take care of your eye from any problem ?

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QUESTIONS
for
CLASS-VIII

PHYSICS
Topic- Chemical Effects of Electric current
Objective Questions
1. Laws of electrolysis was first given by:
(a) Joule (b) Faraday (c) Oersted (d) Seebeck
2. What is the name of the positive electrode in a voltameter?
(a) Anode (b) Cathode (c) Anion (d) Filament
3. What is the name of the negative ion in a voltameter?
(a) Electron (b) Cation (c) Anion (d) Atom
4. Which of the following is an electrolyte?
(a) Mercury (b) Petrol (c) Distilled water (d) common salt solution
5. Molten sodium – chloride conducts electricity due to the presence of
(a) Free electrons (b) Free ions (c) Free molecules (d) Free atoms of Na and Cl
6. The mass of a substance liberated during electrolysis in a given time depends upon
(a) Electric current (b) Resistance (c) Working temperature (d) Electric power
7. In an electroplating experiment m g of silver is deposited when 4 ampere of current flows for 2 minutes. The
amount (in gram) of silver deposited by 6 ampere of current flowing for 40 seconds will be:
(a) 4 m (b) (m/2) (c) (m/4) (d) 2m
8. In electroplating, the article to be electroplated serves as :
(a) Cathode (b) anode (c) Electrolyte (d) Conductor
9. On passing the current in water – voltameter the hydrogen’
(a) Is liberated at anode (b) Is liberated at cathode
(c) Remains in the solution (d) None of these
10. In a copper voltameter experiment a current is decreased to one – fourth of the initial value but it is passed for
four times the earlier duration. Amount of copper deposited will be
(a) Same (b) One – fourth the previous value
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(c) Four times the previous value (d) of the previous value
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ANSWER KEY
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. d
5. b 6. a 7. d 8. a
9. b 10. a
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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
A. Very Short Answer Type Question
1. What are conductors ?
2. What are insulators ?
3. Why is distilled water conductor or an insulator ?
4. What are electrodes ?
5. What is an electrolyte ?
6. What happens when an electric current is passed through a conducting solution ?
7. Define electroplating.
8. Apart from chemical effect, which other effect electric current produce ?
9. Name one non-metal which a good conductor of electricity ?
10. What is electrolysis ?
11. How can distilled water be made a good conductor of electricity ?
12. In what proportion the two products from electrolysis of water are obtained ?
B. Short Answer Type Questions
13. Explain the process of electroplating of copper.
14. In case of a fire, before the firemen use the water hoses, they shut off the main electrical supply for the area.
Explain why they do this.
15. Is it safe for the electrician to carry out electrical repairs outdoors during heavy downpour ? Explain.
16. A child staying in a coastal region tests the drinking water and also the seawater with his tester. He finds that
the compass needle deflects more in the case of seawater. Can you explain the reason ?
17. Why should you not touch electrical appliances with wet hands ?
18. How are bridges and automobiles prevented from rusting ?
19. What is the disadvantage of electroplating done in the factories ?
20. Why is chromium used for electroplating ?
21. Why the iron cans are electroplated with tin?
22. After the electroplating of a spoon with silver, it was found that the anode has become thin why ?
23. During electrolysis of water, why does hydrogen collect on cathode and oxygen collect on anode ?
24. The liquid is a conductor and the circuit is also complete, but the bulb does not glow. Why ?
25. How can the magnetic effect be used as a tester ?

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QUESTIONS
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CLASS-VIII

PHYSICS
Topic- Natural Phenomena
Objective Questions
1. Charges are of :
(A) Two types (B) One types (C) Many types (D) None of these
2. When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, silk attains a :
(A) Positive charge (B) Negative charge
(C) Remains neutral (D) Either positive or negative
3. The safest place during a thunderstorm is :
(A) Under a tree (B) Near electricity poles (C) Inside a car (D) Lying on the ground
4. An earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale causes :
(A) No damage (B) Little damage (C) Tremendous damage (D) Devastation
5. Lightning ocurs because of :
(A) Rain (B) Electric discharge (C) Wind (D) Angry Gods
6. Electric charges are :
(A) Only positive (B) Only negative
(C) Either positive or negative (D) Insulators
7. In a neutral object, there are :
(A) Equal number of atoms (B) More positive charges than negative charge
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Wind
8. The air in the path of lightning goes up to a temperature of about :
(A) 300°C (B) 3,000°C (C) 300,000°C (D) 30,000°C
9. A lightning conductor :
(A) Conducts light
(B) Stops lightning
(C) Protects buildings from the damagking effects of lightning
(D) Prevents clouds from coming near a building and thus protects it
10. If you are caught in a thunderstorm you should :
(A) Go and stand on a high ground (B) Stand under a tree
(C) Take shelter indoors (D) All of the above
11. Charged objects exert a ________ on each other :
(A) Cloud (B) Lightning (C) Force (D) Power
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12. We hear a thunder because :
(A) A lot of charge goes in lightning
(B) Because lightning is very bright
(C) Because the air heats up and expands all of a sudden
(D) Clouds bang against each other
13. Lightning always follows :
(A) A straight path (B) The easiest path (C) A thunder (D) Rain
14. Two objects rubbed against each other :
(A) Will lose electrons (B) Will repal each other
(C) Will attract each other (D) A thunder
15. The gold leaf electroscope can be used to :
(A) Detect charge only (B) Detect or measure charge only
(C) Detect, measure and find the nature of charge (D) Stand under a tree
16. Which of the following can be used to find out whether a body is charged or uncharged?
(A) Lightning conductor
(B) Gold leaf electroscope
(C) Turning fork
(D) The easiest path
17. Atmospheric electricity was discovered by :
(A) Hertz (B) Benjamin Franklin (C) William Gilbert (D) All of these
18. When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk piece, then the glass rod :
(A) Loses electrons (B) Gains electrons
(C) Neither loses nor gains electrons (D) None of these
19. When an ebonite rod is rubbed with flannel, then the ebonite rod :
(A) Loses electrons (B) Gains electrons
(C) Neither loses nor gains electrons (D) All of these
20. The gold leaf electroscope has two strips of foils made of _______ which are fixed to the inside of the glass
jar.
(A) Gold (B) Silver (C) Tin (D) Steel
21. The lightning conductor is :
(A) Erected on the building (B) Buried inside the earth
(C) Installed near the window (D) All of these
22. The study of earthquakes is called :
(A) Seimology (B) Phonology (C) Richter scale (D) Both (A) & (B)
23. Magnitude of destructive earthquake generally measures ________on Richter scale :
(A) > 7 (B) < 7 (C) = 7 (D) ± 7
24. When two bodies P and Q are rubbed against each other and P acquires a charge +q, then the charge on Q is
(A) Greater than + q (B) – q (C) Less than – q (D) More than +q
25. Bodies can be charged by :
(A) Conduction only (B) Induction only
(C) Both conduction and induction (D) None of these

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26. When a body is charged by induction, the end farther away from the charged body acquires the :
(A) Positive charge (B) Negative charge (C) Same charge (D) All of these
27. Which of the following is a very good conductor of electricity?
(A) Wood (B) Rubber (C) Graphite (D) None of these
28. Lightning is a heavy flow of charges between two oppositively charged :
(A) Clouds (B) Particles (C) Atoms (D) Graphite
29. Which of the following cannot be charged easily by friction?
(A) Plastic scale (B) Inflated balloon (C) Woollen cloth (D) All of these
30. Earthquake is major :
(A) Richter scale (B) Seismology (C) Phonology (D) None of these

ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D
5. B 6. C 7. A 8. B
9. C 10. C 11. B 12. C
13. C 14. A 15. C 16. B
17. B 18. A 19. B 20. A
21. A 22. C 23. A 24. B
25. C 26. C 27. D 28. A
29. B 30. A

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
A. Very Short Answer Type Question
1. Who had shown the presence of electric charges in the clouds?
2. What kind of charge is produced in silk cloth when it is rubbed against a glass rod?
3. What is teh electrostatic charges?
4. Name the kinds of charges.
5. What happens when a body loses or gains electrons?
6. State two uses of an electroscope.
7. Who discovered the phenomenon of static electricity?
8. What is the use of lightning conductor?
9. What is the focus of an earthquake?
10. What is the meaning of the word tsunami?
B. Very Short Answer Type Question
1. What causes lightning? What happens when lightning strikes a tree or a high building?
2. What is the crust of the earth?
3. What is the use of a Richter scale?
4. What is the use of a Seismograph?
5. What is the cause of a volcanic eruption?
6. What do you mean by soil liquefaction?
7. What do you mean by 'charging by induction'?
8. What do you mean by 'charging by conduction'?
9. When two bodies are rubbed together, what is the relation between the charges acquired by them?
10. What kind of charges does a rod charged by induction acquire?

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C. Long Answer Type Question
1. What do you mean by electric charge? How can you detect a charge on a body?
2. With the help of an experiment, show that when two bodies are rubbed, they attract each other.
3. What is the cause of an earthquake?
4. What is lightning? Can it be dangerous? State the principle of the lightning conductor.
5. What are the effects of an earthquake?
6. What are the precautions one should take durig lightning and thunderstorm?
7. Explain how charge can be transferred from one body to another.
8. What is an electroscope? Explain how will you use it to detect charge?
9. Explain briefly how lightning occurs in nature.
10. How does an earthquake occur in nature. List some destructive and some constructive consequences of the
earthquake.

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QUESTIONS
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CLASS-VIII

PHYSICS
Topic- Stars and Solar System
Objective Questions
1. The distance of the star Alpha Centauri from the Earth
(A) 4.3 light years (B) 3.26 light year
(C) 2 million light years (D) 4.3 light minutes
2. The nearest Planet to the sun is
(A) Earth (B) Jupiter (C) Mercury (D) Venus
3. The Indian name of Cassiopeia constellation is
(A) Kruttika (B) Sharmishtha (C) Vyadha (D) Vrishchika
4. Moon completes one revolution around the Earth in
(A) 24 hours (B) 30 days (C) 27.3 days (D) 1 Year
5. The first artificial satellite launched was
(A) Insat 1-A (B) Insat 1-8 (C) Sputnik 1 (D) None of the above

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
A. State whether True or False:
1. The sun reflects the light of other nearby stars.
2. The Halley's comet can be seen from the Earth every 86 years.
3. Light year is the unit of distance travelled by light in 10 years.
4. The first artificial satellite sent by USSR was Aryabhatta.
5. Meteors that finally reach the earth surface are called meteorites.
B. Very Short Answer Type Question
1. How far is the Sun from the Earth?
2. Name the planet nearest to the Earth.
3. What is a comet?
4. Differentiate between stars and planets.
5. Define a constellation.
6. How many natural satellites do Jupiter and Saturn have?
7. How many kilometre equal 1 light year?
C. Short Answer Type Question
1. Write a short note on the sun and the solar system. Also mention the sun's composition and temperature.
2. Define a constellation and write a short note on two constellations.
3. Give a brief description of all the planets.
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4. What are stars? Give examples.
5. Differentiate between natural and artificial satellites. Write the importance of artificial satellites.
6. Why is life not possible on Venus?
7. Why do scientists expect life on the Mars?
D. Long Answer Type
1. Define the unit in which astronomical distances are measured.
2. What distinguishes Pole Star from other Stars ? Explain.
3. Differentiate between ‘a star’ and ‘a shooting star’.
4. What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite ?
5. What is the solar system ? What are its constituents ?