Question Class 8
Agriculture (25 Marks)
1. What is agriculture? What factors does it depend on? (2)
2. Why is Jute called Golden Fibre (1)
3. Differentiate between Arable and Arid Land (2)
4. Differentiate between Primitive Subsistence Farming and Intensive
Subsistence Farming (2)
5. Differentiate between Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Activities. (3)
6. Differentiate between Commercial farming and Plantation (2)
7. Define (2.5)
a) Cash Crops
b) Mixed Farming
c) Horticulture
d) Apiculture
e) Organic Farming
6. Write a note on (6)
a) Rice
b) Cotton
c) Tea
7. Mention disadvantages of Shifting Cultivation? (3)
8. What is Shifting Agriculture called in- (1.5)
a) North East India
b) Malaysia
c) Brazil
Question Class 8
Light (55 Marks)
1. Define (4)
a) light,
b) reflection,
c) refraction,
d) mirror
2. How is Myopia corrected (1)
3. How is Hypermetropia corrected (1)
4. What is power of accommodation? (1)
5. What is persistence of vision? (1)
6. What is yellow spot? (1)
7. What is blind spot? (1)
8. What is lateral inversion? (1)
9. Name the liquid found between the lens and the retina. (1)
10. Explain the phenomenon of dispersion of light. (1)
11. How do rod and cone cells help? (2)
12. Differentiate between virtual and real image (2)
13. A ray of light is incident on a mirror at an angle of 40°. What is the angle of
reflection? (2)
14. The distance between the object and its image formed by a plane mirror
appears to be 18 cm. What is the distance between mirror and the object? (2)
15. The angle between the incident ray and reflected ray is 120°. What is the value
of angle of incidence? (2)
16. If two plane mirrors are inclined to each other at an angle of 45°, find the
number of images formed. (2)
17. Mention the laws of reflection (2)
18. Differentiate between regular and diffused reflection? (3)
19. Write a short note on Braille system. (3)
20. Explain- Angle of incidence, Angle of reflection, Normal using a diagram (3)
21. Write characteristics of an image formed by a place mirror? (4)
22. Write the ways to protect your eyes. (5)
23. Explain 3 defects of vision. (5)
24. Explain the human eye with the use of a detailed diagram? (5)
Question Class 7
Major domains of the Earth (35 Marks)
1. Describe the four primary domains of the Earth. (4)
2. Identify the main layers of the Earth's atmosphere. (2)
3. What is the elevation of the Himalayan mountain range? (1)
4. What is the depth of the Mariana Trench? (1)
5. Which is the second-largest continent on Earth? (1)
6. Name the geographic features that separate the following regions: (4)
a. Asia and Europe
b. Asia and Africa
c. North America and South America
d. Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
7. Which continent is intersected by all three major latitudinal lines of the Earth? (1)
8. Name the world's longest river and indicate the continent it is located on. (1)
9. What is the largest hot desert in the world? (1)
10. Which continent ranks as the fourth-largest in terms of land area? (1)
11. What is the world's largest desert by geographical definition? (1)
12. Identify the longest mountain range on Earth. (1)
13. Name the world's largest river. (1)
14. Which continent is the smallest in terms of land area? (1)
15. Mention two research bases operated by India in Antarctica. (2)
16. Despite three-quarters of the Earth's surface being covered in water, why do we
still face water crises? (3)
17. Name the five major oceans on Earth. (2)
Name all the continents of Earth? (2.5)
18. Identify the S-shaped Ocean that happens to be the second-largest on Earth. (1)
19. List three significant movements of ocean waters. (1.5)
20. Where is the highest density of air found on Earth? (1)
21. Define the term "altitude." (1)
