Class 8th Going to Class 9th

FIITJEE

Samacheer Talent Recognition Drive

CLASS - 8 (8th going to 9 th)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300

IQ, MATHS, PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY

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2. Answers have to be marked on the OMR sheet.

3. The Q uestion Paper contains blank spaces for your rough work. No additional sheets will be provided for rough work.

4. Blank papers, clip boards, log tables, slide rul e, calculator, cellular phones, pagers and electron ic devices, in any form, are not allowed

5. Write your Name, Reg. No. and Test Centre in the space provided at the bottom of this sheet.

6. You are advised to devote around 1 Hour on each Section as there will be minimum cutoff marks in each Section for qualifying.

7. The question paper consists of 4 Sections: Secti on - I……….IQ (30 questions) Sectio n- II……….Mathematics (30 questions) Section -III……….Physics (20 questions) Section -IV… ……Chemistry (20 questions).

8. Each question carries +3 marks for correct answe r and -1 mark for wrong answer.

STRD-2014- CLASS - 8 – P 2 IQ, Maths, Phy & Chem

Regional Head Quarters: : : : FIITJEE TOWERS, No.3, First Lane, (Next Apex Plaza), Nungambakkam High Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600 034.

IQ IQ IQ IQ Section Section Section Section –––– I I I I Directions (Q.No.1 – 3): Answer the following quest ions by using given Ven – Diagram.

Students studying Biology

Students studying Maths

Students studying Physics

H D

A

B

C

E

F

1. Students who study Maths & Physics but not Biology are represented by (A)A (B)D (C)H (D)None of these 2. Students who study Physics & biology but not Maths? (A)E (B)D (C)H (D)C 3. Students who study Maths, Physics & Biology are represented by? (A)B (B)C (C)E (D)F

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Directions (Q.No. 4 – 6) Identify which of the fol lowing combination of figures represents best relat ions of the given information 4. Which of the following combination of circles best represents athletes, sprinters and marathon runners?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

5. Which of the following combination of triangles best represent cubs, mules and monkeys?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D) 6. Which combination of rectangles best represents the relationship between Tehsil, District and State?

(A) (B) (C) (D)




Direction (Q.No.7): Study the following information and answer the ques tions given below (i) P ÷ Q means Q is father of P (ii) P × Q means P is sister of Q (iii) P + Q means P is brother of Q (iv) P – Q means Q is mother of P 7. Which of the following means L is nephew of M? (A)L + N – Q × M (B)L – Q × N × M (C)L – N × M (D)M + N ÷ L Directions (Q.No. 8 – 9) The following questions ar e based on Blood Relations 8. If A is a brother of B then how B is related to A ? (A)Brother (B)Cousin (C)Sister (D)Brother (or) Sister 9. Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Praveen told his friend “She is the only daughter of my mother. “How is

Praveen related to the lady in the photograph (A)Brother (B)Mother (C)Nephew (D)Niece 10. Sham travels 7 km North, then turns right and walks 3 km. He again turns to his right and side and moves 7 km

forward. How many km is Sham away from the place of his starting the journey? (A)7 km (B)3 km (C)6 km (D)14 km 11. Reeta drives to North of her place of stay at A and finds after traveling 25 km that she has driven in the wrong

direction. She then turns to the right and travels 2 km and then again turns right and drives straight another 25 km. How much distance she has now to cover to go back to the point from where she started?

(A)25 km (B)2 km (C)4 km (D)50 km 12. Rana travels 10 km North turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and coves another 5 km. He

then turns to right hand side and travels another 4 km. How far is he from the point of starting his journey? (A)15 km (B)4 km (C)5 km (D)10 km




Direcitons (Q.No. 13 – 15) The following questions are based on Age 13. The ratio of the ages of the father and son at present is 7: 1 After 7 years the ratio will become 5: 1 What is the

sum of the present ages of the father and the son. (A)112 (B)98 (C)100 (D)None of these 14. The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at present is 5: 1 After 10 years the ratio will become 3:1 What is

the sum of the present ages of the father and the son. (A)30 (B)32 (C)60 (D)None of these 15. The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at present is 7:1 After 4 years the ratio will become 4: 1 What is

the sum of the present ages of the father and the son. (A)32 (B)35 (C)29 (D)None of these Directions (Q.No. 16 – 18) Find the Missing part of the figure 16.

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)




17.

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)

Directions (Q.No. 19 – 21) : In each of the followi ng questions, there are six figures, the first and last of which are unnumbered and the remaining are as a, b, c and d. These six figures from a series. However, one of the four numbered figures does not fit into the series. The number of that figure is the answer . 19.

(A) (B) (C) (D)


18.

(X) (A) (B) (C) (D)



20.

(A) (B) (C) (D) 21.

(A) (B) (C) (D) Directions(Q.No. 22 – 24) : In each of the followin g questions, choose the correct water images of the fig(X) from amongst the four alternatives (A), (B), (C)and (D)given along with it. 22.

(X)

(A) (B) (C) (D)




23.

(X)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

24.

(X)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Direction (Q.No.25 – 27) : In each of the following questions, you are given a related pair of words (question pair) in capital letters. Each capitalized pair is followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair fr om the answer choices. (A – E) that best expresses the rel ationship similar to that expressed by the question pair. 25. EDITOR: MAGAZINE (A)Novel: Writer (B)Poem: Poet (C)Chair: Carpenter (D)Director: Film




26. DETERIORATE: RUST (A)Iron: Water (B)Emaciation: Debilitation (C)Depression: Unemployment (D)Recession: Inefficiency 27. INTELLIGENTSIA: ELITIST (A)I. Q .: Intelligent (B)Outer shell: Sea – shell (C)Rabble: Plebian (D)Gentry: Public Directions (Q.No.28 – 30) : In each of the questions below. a related pair of w ords in capital letters is followed by four pairs of words (a – d). Select tha t lettered pair that expresses the relationship tha t is most similar to that the capitalizes pair 28. STOOL: BENCH (A)Chair: Table (B)Carpenter: Chair (C)Painter : Paint (D)Wood: Steel 29. APPEAL: REFUSAL (A)Obesity: Over – eating (B)Deny: Affirmation (C)Try: Failure (D)Struggle: Victory 30. WEIGHT : KILOGRAM (A)Pint: Liquid (B)Distance: Kilometer (C)Mile: Length (D)Pound: Weight

MathematicsMathematicsMathematicsMathematics Section Section Section Section –––– I I I IIIII 1. If x + y + z = 1, xy + yz + zx = -1 find the value of 2 2 2x y z .+ + (A)3 (B)1 (C)2 (D)0

2. If 2 4x y+ = and 1

3 ,27

xy = then 3 3x y+ is equal to

(A)16 (B)26 (C)36 (D)none of these 3. If 2 3 3A 3x 4x 2x 5, B 2x 2x 9= − + − = − − and 2 3C 3x 2x 15,= − − then the degree of (A + B – C) is (A)0 (B)1 (C)3 (D)not defined 4. When 4 3 2x 2x 12x 1− + − is divided by x + 5, the remainder is (A)674 (B)1174 (C)774 (D)885

5. If x y a+ = and ,xy b= then the value of 3 3

1 1+x y

is

(A)3

3

3a ab

b

− (B)

3

2

3a ab

b

− (C)

3 3a

b

− (D)

3

2

3a

b

−




6. ( )3102 = _______

(A)1061028 (B)1016208 (C)1061208 (D)none of these 7. Factorize: ( )2 21 2xy x y− − +

(A) ( )( )1 x y 1 x y+ − + + (B) ( )( )1 x y 1 x y− − + + (C) ( )( )1 x y 1 x y− − − + (D) ( )( )1 x y 1 x y+ + − +

8. Find the factor(s) of 41 256x− (A)1 – 4x (B)1 + 4x (C) 21 16x+ (D)All the above

9. If 1

2xx

+ = then 100100

1x

x+ is

(A)2 (B)96 (C)1024 (D)255 10. In a class there are x seats. If each student occupies one seat, 9 students remain standing and if two students

occupy one seat, 7 seats are left empty. Then, the number of seats in the class is (A)23 (B)32 (C)18 (D)21

11. If ( )5

3 3 3 522 3 6 ,a + + = then a is equal to

(A)1 (B)– 1 (C)0 (D)6

12. Ram is 7 years younger than Ravi. In four years of time, Ram will be half of Ravi’s age. In the next year the

sum of their ages is _________ (A)15 (B)13 (C)17 (D)19




13. Product of two numbers is 2668, one number is 58, then second number is (A)46 (B)36 (C)56 (D)26 14. The square of 1001 is (A)10101 (B)1002001 (C)10200201 (D)none of these 15. If 3 312 a 1729,+ = then the value of 3a2 is (A)1 (B)31 (C)3 (D)11 16. Which of the following cannot be perfect square? (A)1681 (B)1849 (C)2116 (D)1762 17. The number of quadrants in a circle is _____

(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4

18. 2289

17

x

x= then value of x is

(A)17 (B)18 (C)16 (D)27 19. ( )8,15,x is a Pythagorean triplet then x is

(A)16 (B)17 (C)18 (D)19

20. If ABC PQR,∆ ≅ ∆ then A R

C P

∠ + ∠ =∠ + ∠

(A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3




21. The number of integer sided triangles whose two sides are 3 cm, 8 cm is (A)5 (B)6 (C)7 (D)8 22. If ABC BCA,∆ ≅ ∆ then it is

(A)scalene triangle (B)equilateral triangle (C)isosceles triangle (D)right angled triangle

23. In the adjacent figure, equal sides BA and CA are produced to Q and P

respectively such that AP AQ= then PB =

(A)PC (B)BQ (C)QC (D)BC

Q P

A

C B

24. If the diagonals of a rhombus are 12 cm and 16 cm, then the perimeter of the rhombus is (A)10 cm (B)40 2cm (C)40 cm (D)10 2cm 25. Base ‘BC’ of an isosceles ABC∆ is 20 cm and equal sides is 26 cm, then the length of altitude through the

vertex ‘A’ is (A)23 cm (B)24 cm (C)25 cm (D)26 cm 26. Perimeter of a semicircle is ________

(A)2

2π

r units+

(B) ( )2π r units+ (C) 2r units (D) ( )4π r units+




27. Divide the sum of 65

12 and

8

3 by their difference.

(A)31

233

(B)31

266

(C)31

366

(D)87

33

28. The value of 1

23

12

2

++

is:

(A)5

19 (B)

19

5 (C)

4

5 (D)

5

4

29. Multiplicative inverse of ‘– 1’ is (A)1 (B)– 1 (C)0 (D)– 2 30. The product of two rational numbers is 15. If one of the numbers is – 10, then the other is

(A)3

2 (B)

2

3 (C)

3

2

− (D)

2

3−

Physics Physics Physics Physics Section Section Section Section ––––IIIIII II II II 1. SI Unit of temperature is _____________ (A)ºC (B)ºF (C)Kelvin (D)Candela 2. A bullet is fired by a light rifle and the other with a heavy rifle by the same force. Which rifle will cause more

injury to the shoulder? (A)Light rifle (B)heavy rifle (C)Both cause same injury (D)Enough information not available




3. A force of 60 N is acted on a body of mass 1.5 kg at rest, the acceleration of the body is (A) 24ms− (B) 240ms− (C) 25cms− (D) 240cms−

4. If two equal weights of unequal volumes are completely dipped in water (A)They will displace equal volume of water (B)They will displace equal weight of water (C)The two weights will undergo equal loss in weight (D)The two weights will under go unequal loss in weight. 5. 1 nano second = ________________ sec. (A)10−6 (B)10−9 (C)10−12 (D)10−3

6. A constant force acts on body of mass 0.9 kg at rest for 10 s, if the body moves a distance of 250 m the

magnitude of force is (A)4.5 N (B)9.0 N (C)13.5 N (D)18 N 7. A ship moving in sea water can not be stopped quickly by applying brakes due to (A)left friction exerted by the water (B)due to large volume of the ship (C)Large bottom surface area of the ship (D)High mass of the ship 8. −40ºC = ____________ ºF (A)104 (B)313 (C)40 (D)−40 9. The action and reaction forces referred to in Newton’s third law: (A)must act on the same object (B)may act on different objects. (C)must act on different objects. (D)need not be equal in magnitude but must have the same direction.




10. ,A B CP P and P are the value of pressure exerted by the liquid at A,B and C of the container respectively. Which of the following is true for the container?

(A) A BP P< (B) C AP P>

(C) A B CP P P= = (D) C AP P=

A

B

C

11. When an object undergoes acceleration : (A)Its speed always increase (B)its velocity always increase (C)it always falls towards the earth (D)a force always acts on it 12. The estimation of inertia of a body is made with the help of a physical quantity, that is (A)weight (B)mass (C)momentum (D)force 13. A door of dimensions length 2 m, breadth 1.2 m is acted upon by a certain force due to the air inside the room.

The atmospheric pressure is 510 ,pa the magnitude force is

(A) 52.4 10 N× (B)240 N (C)2.4 KN (D)24 N 14. A body of man 10 kg has a momentum of 100 kgm/s. Its velocity is equal to, (A)1000 m/s (B)10 m/s (C)1 m/s (D)5 m/s 15. A force acts on an object which is free to move. If we know the magnitude of the force and the mass of the

object, Newton’s second law of motion enables us to determine the object’s: (A)Weight (B)speed (C)acceleration (D)position




16. When a net force acts on an object, the object will be accelerated in the direction of the force with an acceleration proportional to

(A)the force on the object (B)the velocity of the object (C)the mass of the object (D)the inertia of the object

17. A solid floats in water with 34 of its volume below the surface of water. The density of the solid will be

(A) 375 kgm− (B) 3750 kgm− (C) 2 375 10 kgm−× (D) 3 375 10 kgm−× 18. The density of a solid is 3 34.2 10 ,kg m−× the weight of that body whose volume is 32m will be ______________

(A)8.4 kgwt (B) 48.4 10× kgwt (C) 58.4 10 kgwt× (D) 78.4 10 kgwt×

19. On which of the following the buoyant force does not depend (A)Weight of the liquid displaced by the object (B)Loss in weight of the body in liquid (C)Density of the object immersed (D)Density of the liquid in which the object is immersed 20. A solid of mass 220 kg and density 31.1gcm− is completely immersed in water, then the buoyancy force acting

on it is (A)242 N (B)200 N (C)2000 N (D)2420 N

Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Section Section Section Section ––––IIIIVVVV 1. What is the symbol of the element mercury? (A) Mg (B)Hg (C)Pu (D)Ag 2. Among the following which is pure substance? (A)Milk (B)Sea water (C)Soil (D)24 carat Gold




3. What are the components present in quick lime? (A)Ca & H (B)Ca & O (C)Ca, H & O (D)Ca 4. Which is the formula for nitric oxide? (A) 2NO (B) 3NO (c) NO (d) 3HNO

5. Which the following elements exists in liquid state at 30� C? (A) sodium (B)chlorine (C)Bromine (D)Potassium 6. Find the metalloid from the following elements? (A)Bromine (B)Calcium (C)Germanium (D)Iodine 7. The substance which is not a compound is: (A)salt (B)water (C)Graphite (D)sand 8. The symbols of gold and silver are respectively (A)Au, S (B)Au, Ag (C)Ag, Au (D)G, Ag 9. Which of the following has charge? (A)a compound (B)a mixture (C)an element (D)ion 10. The substance that is not pure is (A)brass (B)copper wire (C)aluminium sheet (D)gold coin 11. Which of the following is not correct according to Dalton’s atomic theory? (A)Matter is made up of atoms (B)atoms of all substance are identical in all respects (C)Atoms combine in a simple whole number ratio (D)Atoms of two elements can combine to from more than one compound




12. Cathode rays are (A)stream of protons (B)stream of alpha particles (C)stream of electrons (D)high energy photons 13. The “plum pudding” model of the atom was devised by: (A) Dalton (B) Democritus (C) Rutherford (D) none of the above answers is correct 14. Cathode rays have (A)mass only without any charge (B)negative charge with negligible mass (C)neither mass nor charge (D)unit mass and unit charge 15. Electron was discovered by___________. (A)Chadwick (B)Thomson (C)Goldstein (D)Bohr 16. Cathode rays are deflected towards__________. (A)positive electrode (B)negative electrode (C)both electrodes (D)none of the electrodes 17. The mass of the atom is determined by________. (A)neutrons (B)neutron and proton (c)electron (D)electron and neutron 18. What is the valancy of chlorine? (A)1 (B)2 (C)4 (D)0




19. In the preparation of chalk pieces, which of the following compounds is used? (A)bleaching power (B)slaked lime (C)lime stone (D)washing soda 20. Which of the following is not a element? (A)Graphite (B)P4 (C)S8 (D)Salt

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Samacheer Talent Recognition Drive CLASS - 8 - (8 th going to 9 th)

ANSWER KEY

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

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

PhysicsPhysicsPhysicsPhysics

1.C 2.C 3. B 4.D 5. B 6.A 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.D 11. D 12.B 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. B 19.C 20 C

ChemistryChemistryChemistryChemistry

1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.B 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.D

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