GENERAL SCIENCE

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
WORKSHEET-1
CLASS-8

Select the correct answer: 1 each

1. Which of the following is absent in animal cells and present in a plant cell?

(a) Cell wall

(b) Cytoplasm
(c) Vacuoles
(d) Mitochondria

2. Which of the following cell organelles does not contain DNA?

(a) Nucleus

(b) Lysosomes

(c) Chloroplast

(d) Mitochondria

3. Which of the following statements is true about the cell wall?

(a) The cell wall is mainly composed of lipid

(b) The cell wall is mainly composed of starch

(c) The cell wall is mainly composed of protein

(d) The cell wall is mainly composed of cellulose

4. Which of the following statements is true about cell theory?

(a) The Cell theory does not apply to fungi

(b) The Cell theory does not apply to virus

(c) The Cell theory does not apply to algae

(d) The Cell theory does not apply to microbes

5. ___________ is a jellylike substance found floating inside the plasma membrane.

(a) Cell sap

(b) Cytoplasm

(c) Karyoplasm

(d) Mitochondria

6. Friction is a
(a) non-contact force
(b) contact force
(c) magnetic force
(d) electrostatic force

7. Whenever the surfaces in contact tend to move or move with respect to each other, the
force of friction comes into play
(a) only if the objects are solid.
(b) only if one of the two objects is liquid.
(c) only if one of the two objects is gaseous.
(d) irrespective of whether the objects are solid, liquid or gaseous.

8. Friction due to fluids is called

(a) force
(b) pressure
(c) friction
(d) drag

9.Force of friction depends on

(a) roughness of surface
(b) smoothness of surface
(c) inclination of surface
(d) all of these

10.Which is a streamlined object?

(a) Boats
(b) Aeroplanes
(c) Ships
(d) All of these
11.This is a fraction of petroleum and is used for lubricating machine parts:
(a) Diesel
(b) Bitumen
(c)Lubricating oil
(d)Gasoline
12. The different components of petroleum are separated on the basis of:
(a) Difference in the melting point
 (b) Difference in density
(c) Difference in boiling point
(d) None of the above.
13. This was used for lighting streets in London:
(a)Coke
(b) Coal gas
(c )Coal
(d) Both (a) and (b)
14. Natural gas is mainly consists of:
(a) Ethane
(b) Propane
(c) Methane
(d) All of the above.
15.Which of the following is also referred to as black gold?
(a) Petroleum
(b) CNG
(c) Coal
(d) Diesel