Prepared by Neeraj Singh Kanwar (Science Master)

G.H.S. Bhagowal, Hoshiarpur

REVIEW TEAM
SR NO TEACHER'S NAME DESIGNATION NAME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
1 SHRI ABHINAV JOSHI SCIENCE MASTER G.S.S.S. (GIRLS) SANOUR PATIALA
2 SHRI HARMANDEEP SINGH SCIENCE MASTER G.M.S BATTRIANA SANGRUR
3 SHRI NARESH KUMAR SCIENCE MASTER G.S.S.S. KALAR KHERA FAZILKA
4 MR. SANJEEV SHARMA SCIENCE MASTER G.S.S.S. DHIRA PATHANKOT
5 SHRI HARJIT SINGH SCIENCE MASTER G.H.S. BURAJ MEHMA BATHINDA

Simplified material: Class_8th (Session 2023-24) Subject: Science

Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark Questions)
1. Broadcasting is one method of:
(a) Weeding (b) Sowing (c) Irrigation (d) Harvesting
2. Which type of irrigation is best suited for the place where there is
scarcity of water?
(a) Furrow irrigation (b)Sprinkle irrigation (c) Drip irrigation (d) Basin irrigation
3. Earthworms are used for the preparation of……..
(a) Compost (b)Manure (c) Green manure (d) Vermicompost
4. The process of growing crops without the use of chemical fertilizers
is called
(a) Organic farming (b) Hybridization (c) Mixed cropping (d) Crop rotation
5. The three macro nutrients are:
(a) Phosphorus, Carbon and Iron (b)Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium
(c) Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium (d) Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Chlorine
6. The process of separating grains from chaff is called:
(a) Harvesting (b) broadcasting (c) threshing (d) Winnowing
7. Which of the following is not caused by bacteria?
(a)Typhoid (b) Tetanus (c) Cholera (d) Malaria
8. Which one of the following cannot definitely be considered living or
nonliving?
(a) Virus (b) Algae (c) Bacteria (d) Fungi
9. Which of the following can make its own food?
(a) Algae (b) Bread mould (c) Diatoms (d) Amoeba
10. Which of these diseases can be prevented by vaccination?
(a) Malaria (b) Polio (c) Ringworm (d) Cholera
11. Example of best quality coal is:
(a) Peat (b) Lignite (c) Bituminous (d) Anthracite
12. An example of inexhaustible source of energy is:
(a) Coal (b) Petroleum c) Air (d) Natural gas

13. There are no coal mines in this State:

(a) Odissa (b) Punjab (c) Jharkhand (d) West Bengal
14. Which Coal product is used to repel moths?
(a) Coal tar (b) Coke (c) Naphthalene (d) Benzene
15. Which of the following gas is used in combustion?
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Nitrogen (d) Carbon dioxide
16. The burning of CNG (Compressed natural gas) is an example:
(a) Rapid combustion (b) Spontaneous combustion
(c) Slow combustion (d) none of the above
17. Which of the following is an example of spontaneous combustion?
(a) Burning of petrol (b) Burning of magnesium ribbon
(c) Burning of camphor (d) Burning of white phosphorus.
18. Minimum temperature at which fuel catches fire:
(a) Melting temperature (b) Boiling temperature
(c) Ignition temperature (d) none of these
19. Biodiversity Day is celebrated on:
(a) 22nd February (b) 22nd March (c) 22nd April (d) 22nd May.
20. 100% of the following species of animals is found in India.
(a) Elephants (b) Tigers (c) Asian Lions (d) Wild buffaloes
21. Flying squirrel is an endemic species of:
(a) Gir Forest Gujarat (b) Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve
(c) Kaziranga National Park (d) Jim Corbett National Park
22. This species has become extinct from India:
(a) Cheetah (b) Bengal tiger (c) Wild dog (d) Wild Ass
23. This species is endemic to the state of Gujarat:
(a) Wild Ass (b) Bengal tiger (c) Rhinoceros (d) Elephant
24. Which of this is the male reproductive organ in humans?
(a) Sperm (b) Ova (c) Testes (d) Ovaries
25. Which among the following is a hermaphrodite animal?
(a) Frog (b) Cow (c) Dog (d) earthworm
26. Where does fertilization take place in humans?
(a) Oviduct (b) Uterus (c) Ovary (d) Vagina
27. In a mosquito, the eggs hatch to produce:
(a) Pupa (b) Embryo (c) Larva (d) Adult mosquito
28. The fusion of sperm and egg produces:
(a) Zygote (b) Gamete (c) Embryo (d) Oviduct
29. Reproductive age in women starts when their……..
(a) Menstruation starts (b) Height increases
(c) Weight increases (d) Menopause starts
30. The right meal for the adolescents is……
(a) Noodles, coke and chips (b) Pizza, chips and coke
(c) Pizza, Noodles and Burgers (d) Chapatti, pulses and vegetables.
31. Testes in the males produce:
(a) Estrogen (b) Testosterone (c) Insulin (d) Progesterone
32 Deficiency of iodine in the diet causes:
(a) Goiter (b) Diabetes (c) Anemia (d) A.I.D.S
33. The hormone whose deficiency may cause diabetes is:
(a) Estrogen (b) Testosterone (c) Insulin (d) Thyroxin
34. Which type of friction is greatest out of the following?
(a) Sliding friction (b) Rolling friction (c) Static friction (d) None of these
35. We use these measures to minimize friction:
(a) Make the surfaces smooth (b) use ball bearings
(c) Applying oil or grease (d) All the above.
36. We adopt following measures to increase friction:
(a) Use rollers (b) Treads on tyres
(c) Use oil or grease (d) make surfaces smooth
37. Which of the following is an example of sliding friction?

(a) Dragging on the floor (b) Use of rollers in a trolley

(c) Use of ball bearings (d) laborers use rollers to pull logs of wood
38. This shape help aquatic animals to swim in the water:
(a) Flat body (b) Streamlined body (c) broad body (d) Rough body
39. The amplitude of the sound decides it’s:
(a) Speed (b) loudness (c) Pitch (d) Source
40. Sound can travel in .
(a) Gases only (b) Liquids only (c) Solids only (d) Solids, liquids and gases
41. When you hold the ringing bell with hand:
(a) Bell stops vibrating and stops ringing (b) Bell starts vibrating faster
(c) No change in vibration (d) Amplitude increases.
42. This is a good conductor of electricity:
(a) Bakelite (b) Rubber (c) PVC (d) Graphite
43. The coating of this metal on iron surface is called galvanization:
(a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Zinc (d) Mercury
44. Which of the following liquid is not a good conductor of electricity?
(a) Lemon juice (b) Distilled water
(c) Common salt solution (d) Copper sulphate solution
45. It is based on the chemical effect of electricity:
(a) Electroplating (b) Glowing of bulb (c) Sublimation (d) Distillation
46. Rims of vehicles are usually coated with:
(a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Chromium (d) Copper
47. Which of these are epidemic diseases?
(a) Dengue (b) Swine flu (c) Cholera (d) All the above
48. It is not an epidemic, but a pandemic:
(a) Dengue (b) Covid-19 (c) Plague of Bengal (d) Draught in Ethiopia
49. The frequency of earthquake is measured by:
(a) Barometer (b) Anemometer (c) Seismograph (d) Lactometer
50. Charge is produced by the transfer of
(a) Electrons (b) Protons (c) Atoms (d) Neutrons
51. During lightning and thunder we should take shelter of:
(a) Under a tall tree (b) Near an electric tower
(c) Inside a building (d) under an umbrella
52. Which of the following carry the sensation of sight to brain:
(a) Rainbow (b) Yellow spot (c) Blind spot (d) Optic nerve
53. The least distance of distinct vision of a normal human eye is:
(a) Infinity (b) 50m (c) 25cm (d) 5 cm
54. Eye fluid present behind the lens in eye ball is known as:
(a) Aqueous humor (b) Vitreous humor (c) Tears (d) Saliva
55. It can rotate one eye towards backside and other towards front side:
(a) Butterfly (b) Chameleon (c) Housefly (d) Owl
56. It is used to see different beautiful patterns:
(a) Microscope (b) Mirror (c) Telescope (d) Kaleidoscope
Answer Key: 1.(B), 2.(C), 3.(d), 4.(A), 5.(B), 6.(C), 7.(d), 8.(A), 9.(A), 10.(B), 11.(d),
12.(c), 13.(b), 14.(c), 15.(a), 16.(a), 17.(d), 18.(c), 19.(d), 20.(c), 21.(b), 22.(a),
23.(a), 24(c), 25,(d), 26.(a), 27(c), 28(a), 29.(a), 30(d), 31.(b), 32. (a), 33(c), 34.
(c), 35.(d), 36.(b), 37.(a), 38(b), 39(b), 40.(d), 41.(a), 42(d), 43.(c), 44.(b), 45.
(a), 46.(c), 47(d), 48(b), 49.(c), 50.(a), 51(c), 52(d), 53(c), 54(b), 55.(b), 56(d).

2. Fill in the blanks (Questions carrying 1mark)

1. Any microorganism or animal that attacks on crops is called a…………….
2. Only one type of plants, grown in a field is called .
3. Crops grown in winter are called crops.
4. Production and management of fish is called .
5. Selling of crop yield in market is called .
6. Grains are also stored at homes in iron sheets, called…………
7. …………..can be seen with the help of a microscope.
8. …………….. the organism that helps in the formation of curd.
9. Fungi like cause food poisoning.
10. During pasteurization, milk is heated from to and then
suddenly chilled and stored.
11. Coal and petroleum are fuel.
12. Air and sunlight which cannot be totally consumed by human beings are
called……………..natural resources.
13. Conversion of buried dead vegetation into coal is called .
14. Burning of coal in air or oxygen produces gas.
15. Calorific value of LPG is .
16. Part of flame is the hottest part of the flame.
17. Is necessary for combustion.
18. Burning of wood and coal causes of air.
19. An example of liquid fuel used in homes is, .
20. Fuel must be heated to its before it starts burning.
21. Fire produced by oil cannot be controlled by .
22. Migratory birds come to India in season.
23. ……………species are found only in a particular area.
24. …………….the state mammal of Punjab is also an endangered animal.
25. The first week of is celebrated as Wildlife Protection week.
26. Kanjli wetland is situated in district of Punjab.
27. The process of converting fertile land into is called
desertification.
28. The process of fusion of sperm and ovum is known as
29. Union of gametes does not take place during reproduction.
30. Binary fission occurs in .
31. In humans, fertilization is .
32. The zygote, after repeated divisions, gives rise to ..
33. If the ovum is fertilized by a sperm is formed.
34. Endocrine glands release hormones directly into the .
35. The sex chromosome of determine the sex of the unborn baby.
36. The chemical substances secreted by glands are called .
37. Acne and pimples are common during puberty due to the increased activity of:
38. Pressure is ………….per unit area .
39. Gravitational force is a force.
40. South Pole of a magnet north pole of another magnet.

41. To draw water from the well, we have to …………..it.

42. A charged object ............. an uncharged object towards it.
43. …………… is an opposing force which comes into play when one surface
moves over another surface..
44. Friction on the bodies moving through fluids is called .
45. Rubbing both hands produces due to friction.
46. The time taken by an object to complete one vibration is called .
47. Sound requires a to travel.
48. Sound travels fastest in .
49. Hertz (Hz) is a unit of .
50. Unwanted sound is called .
51. A sound with a frequency greater than 20, 000Hz is called .
52. Shrillness of the sound is called
53. Metals are conductors of electricity.
54. A magnetic tester uses the effect of electric current.
55. An electrical tester uses the effect of electrical current.
56. An electrolyte dissociate into when direct current passes through it.
57. During galvanization, Iron is coated with metal.
58. Covid-19 is a disease.
59. On rubbing two bodies, we get and charges..
60. An is the rapid spread of a disease in a large population in a particular
area.
61. Air in motion is called .
62. An uncharged object can be charged by .
63. Absence of light is called
64. Light can pass through medium.
65. Sunlight is made up of colours.
66. In human eye, image is formed at……………….
67. …………….can rotates its eyes in various directions.
68. Production and management of honey is called .
Answer Key: 1: Pest, 2: Crop, 3: Rabi, 4: Pisciculture, 5: Marketing, 6: Silos,
7: Microorganism, 8: Lactobacillus, 9: Aspergillus, 10: 700C to 1000C,
11: Fossil, 12: Inexhaustible, 13: Carbonization, 14: CarbonDioxide,
15: 55000Kj/Kg, 16: Outermost, 17: Oxygen gas or air, 18: Pollution, 19: LPG,
20: IgnitionTemperature, 21: Water, 22.Winter, 23.Endemic, 24.Blackbuck,
25.October, 26: Kapurthala, 27: Drought, 28: Fertilization, 29: Asexual, 30:
Amoeba,
31: Internal, 32: Embryo, 33: Zygote, 34: Blood, 35: Male, 36: Hormones, 37: Oil
and sweat glands, 38: Force,area, 39: Non-contact, 40: Attracts, 41: Pull, 42:
Attracts, 43: Frictional force, 44: Fluid Friction, 45: Heat, 46: Time Period, 47:
Medium,
48: Solids, 49: Frequency, 50: Noise, 51: Ultrasound, 52: Pitch, 53: Good,
54: Magnetic, 55: Electric, 56: Ions, 57: Tin, 58: Epidemic, 59: Positive, negative,
60: Pandemic, 61: Wind, 62: Rubbing, 63.Darkness (dark), 64: Transparent,
65: Seven, 66: Retina, 67: Chameleon, 68: Apiculture.
3. Mark (√) for true and (x) for false (Questions carrying 1mark)
1. Pisciculture deals with growing of fruits and vegetables.
2. Excessive use of fertilizers can turn soil acidic or basic.
3. Manure contains more nutrients than chemical fertilizers.
4. A wooden plank is used for digging the soil.
5. A plough is an agricultural tool used for tilling the soil.
6. All living things can be seen with the naked eye.
7. Antonie VanLeeuwenhoek was the first person to observe and describe single
celled organisms.
8. Penicillin is prepared from Penicillium notatum.
9. Microorganisms that are beneficial to plants and animals are called
pathogens.
10. Fossil fuels can be prepared in the laboratory.
11. CNG is more polluting than diesel.
12. Coke is almost purest form of carbon.
13. Coal and petroleum are inexhaustible natural resources of energy.
14. Coal-tar is a mixture of various substances.
15. The burning of camphor is an example of rapid Combustion.
16. Combustion is a physical change.
17. Air is essential for combustion.
18. Fire caused due to oil can be extinguished by water.
19. Cutting of trees is a natural cause of deforestation.
20. Wetlands of international level are called Ramsar wetlands.
21. RehmapurTakhni wildlife sanctuary is situated in Hoshiarpur district of
Punjab..
22. Panda is the endemic animal of Rajasthan.
23. Camel is the state animal of Punjab.
24. The fauna of a place includes herbs, shrubs and trees.
25. The animals, which lay eggs, are called oviparous.
26. Each sperm is a single cell.
27. Hydra reproduces by binary fission.
28. Zygote is formed as a result of fertilization.
29. In humans, external fertilization takes place.
30. Balanced diet is not essential for adolescents.
31. The stoppage of mensuration is termed as menarche.
32. Ovaries produce testosterone hormone.
33. The change from larva to an adult frog is known as metamorphosis.
34. Hormones have no role in the growth and development of the body.
35. Liquid pressure is least at the bottom of the container.

36. Force of friction is a non contact force.

37. North Pole of the magnet repells theSouth pole of another magnet
38. Gravitational force is a contact force.
39. A force can change the state of motion of an object.
40. Use of rollers in trolley bags makes it difficult to pull the trolley.
41. Oiling and greasing minimize the friction.
42. We throw sand on a slippery path to increase the friction.
43. Sound having frequency less than20Hertz is known as infrasonic.
44. Sound can travel in vacuum.
45. Sound having frequency more than 80dB is harmful.
46. Sound of lion has more frequency than the sound of a mosquito.
47. The pitch of a sound depends on the amplitude of its vibrations.
48. Sound cannot travel through a string.
49. Electric current does not pass through liquids.
50. Electroplating uses heating effects of current..
51. An electric tester is used to check if a wire or appliance carries current.
52. Artificial jewellery is costlier than gold jewellery.
53. Coating of chromium over iron is called galvanization.
54. Cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons are all tropical storms.
55. During lightning and thunder, we should stand under a tall tree or an
electric pole.
56. Lightning Conductor is used to save tall buildings and towers from
lightning.
57. The speed of wind is measured by seismograph.
58. Do not use umbrella during lightning.
59. A candle is a natural source of light.
60. The retina is the outermost layer of the eyeball.
61. The central hole of iris is called pupil.
62. Creatures of darkness (Nocturnal animals) can only see in bright light.
63. The Braille system of writing for blinds was invented by Helen Keller. Answer
Key:- 1.X, 2.√, 3. X, 4. X, 5.√, 6. X, 7.√, 8.√, 9. X, 10. X, 11. X, 12.√, 13. X, 14. X, 15.
X, 16. X, 17.√, 18. X, 19. X, 20.√, 21.√, 22. X, 23. X, 24 X, 25.√, 26.√, 27. X, 28.√, 29.
X, 30. X, 31. X, 32. X, 33.√, 34. X, 35. X, 36. X, 37. X, 38. X, 39.√, 40. X, 41.√, 42.√,
43.√, 44. X, 45.√, 46. X, 47.√, 48. X, 49. X, 50. X, 51.√, 52. X, 53. X, 54.√, 55. X,
56.√, 57. X, 58.√, 59. X, 60 X, 61. √, 62 X, 63. X.
4 .Match column ‘A’ and ‘B’ (1mark Questions)
(A) (B)
1. Agricultural machine a.Urea
which can reap and thresh grains.
2. Keeping birds for meat and eggs b.Rabi crops
3. Nitrogen rich fertilizer c.Kharif crops
4. Barley and Mustard d.Poultry
5. Maize and paddy e.Combine
Answer Key: 1.e, 2.d, 3.a, 4.b, 5.c

(A) (B)
1. Streptococcus a. Algae
2. Penicillium b. virus
3. Chlamydomonas c. bacteria
4. HIV d. fungi
Answer Key: 1.c, 2.d, 3.a, 4.b

(A) (B)
1. State animal of Punjab a. Red Data Book
2. Goat like wild deer found in Kandi area b. Biodiversity
of Punjab and lower Himachal
3. A book having record of endangered c. extinct
species of organisms.
4. Presence of so many species of plants d. Barking deer
animals and microorganisms.
5. Species which have totally vanished. e. black buck

Answer Key: 1.e, 2.d, 3.a, 4.b, 5.c

 (A) (B)
1. The process of producing young a. oviparous animals
ones of own kind.
2. A method of asexual reproduction in hydra b. Zygote
3. Its fertilization takes place inside water. c. Reproduction
4. Egg laying animals d. Frog
5. Sperm and egg/ovum fuse to form e. Budding
Answer Key: 1.c, 2.e, 3.d, 4.a, 5.b

(A) (B)
1. Pancreas a. Goiter
2. Thyroid gland b. Insulin
3. Testes c. Estrogen
4. Pituitary gland. d. Testosterone
5. Ovary e. Growth hormone
Answer Key: 1.b, 2.a, 3.d, 4.e, 5.c

(A) (B)
1. Pressure a. Pull or push
2. Gravitational force b. working of a dropper.
3. Atmospheric pressure c. force/area
4. Force d. opposes the motion of the body.
5. Frictional force e. Non-contact force
Answer Key: 1.c, 2.e, 3.b, 4.a, 5.d

(A) (B)
1. Ships Boats and Airplanes a. Ball bearing
are made in this shape
2. The sole of shoes of the athletes b. Atmospheric friction
have special feature called
3. The opposing force due to c. grooves
fluid friction.
4. This phenomenon saves us from d. streamlined
meteors or shooting stars.
5. Machinery parts having least e. drag
friction due to
Answer Key: 1.d, 2.c, 3.e, 4.b, 5.a

(A) (B)
1. Noise a. The unit of frequency
2. Larynx b. The human organ that produces sound
3. Hertz c. unit of measuring loudness
4. Decibel d. musical instrument
5. Flute e. Unwanted sounds
Answer Key: 1.e, 2.b, 3.a, 4.c, 5.d

(A) (B)
1. Flow of charge a. Chromium
2. Source of electric current b. Electroplating
3. Cycle handles are coated with this metal. c. Galvanization
4. Coating of superior metal over inferior d. Current
metal using electric current.
5. Zinc coating on iron plates e. Electric cell
Answer Key: 1.d, 2.e, 3.a, 4.b, 5.c
(A) (B)
1. In 2020, the pandemic that hit the a. Gold leaf electroscope
whole world
2. Cyclone that hit Orissa in May 2020. b. Lightning

3. When two charged clouds approach c. hypocenter

each other, it causes.
4. It is used to detect the charge on body d.Covid-19
5. Point inside the earth where earthquake e. Amphan
Originates.
 Answer Key: 1.d,2.e, 3.b, 4.a, 5.c

(A) (B)
1. During reflection through mirrors the a. Cornea
angle of reflection is equal to
2. This part of eye gives colour to eyes b. Sun
3. It is a natural source of light c. Owl
4. It is the front transparent part of d. angle of incidence
eye.
5. It is a nocturnal animal. e. Iris
Answer Key: 1.d, 2.e, 3.b, 4.a, 5.c

(A) (B)
1. LPG a. KJ/Kg
2. Calorific value b. Rapid combustion
3. Fire extinguisher uses c. Non-combustible
4. Glass d. CO2 gas
Answer Key: 1.b, 2.a, 3.d, 4.c

(A) (B)
1. Used as fuel in kitchens a.CNG
2. Least polluting fuel for vehicles. b. Coal gas
3. This gas is produced during burning of coal. c. L.P.G
Answer Key: 1.c, 2.a, 3.b