Heliodyssey 2008
6th to 8th Sample Paper
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| 1. A long sighted person cannot see objects which are? |
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| a. Far away |
b. Near |
| c. Both far and near |
d. Coloured |
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| 2. The most distant galaxy visible to the unaided eye is |
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| a. Milky way |
b. Andromeda |
| c. Orion |
d. Corona Australis |
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| 3. Which Indian state has the longest coast line? |
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| a. Maharashtra |
b. Gujrat |
| c. Orissa |
d. Andhra Pradesh |
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| 4. Ann is taller than Jill, and Kelly is shorter than Ann. Which of the following statements would be most accurate? |
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| a. Kelly is taller than Jill |
b. Kelly is shorter than Jill |
| c. Kelly is as tall as Jill |
d. It's impossible to tell |
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| 5. HAND is to Glove as HEAD is to |
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| a. Head |
b. Hat |
| c. Neck |
d. Earring |
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| 6. A solar eclipse always occurs on |
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| a. full moon day |
b. 15th of a month |
| c. new moon day |
d. 30th of a month |
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| 7. Time taken by light to travel from sun to earth is |
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| a. 8 mins |
b. 20 secs |
| c. 1 hr |
d. 10 mins |
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| 8. Heat travels in air by |
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| a. Convection |
b. Conduction |
| c. Radiation |
d. Electric waves |
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| 9. How much percent of earth surface could be used for growing food? |
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| a. 53 |
b. 1 |
| c. 25 |
d. 11 |
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| 10. What is the duration of Prime Minister’s post? |
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| a. 2 |
b. 4 |
| c. 5 |
d. 7 |
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| 11. How many players are there in a Basket Ball Team? |
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| a. 4 |
b. 8 |
| c. 5 |
d. 6 |
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| 12. One sidereal day of Earth is equal to |
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| a. 24 hrs |
b. 23 hrs 56 mins |
| c. 23 hrs 45 mins |
d. 24 hrs 01 mins |
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| 13. World AIDS day is on |
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| a. 30th Jan |
b. 7th April |
| c. 1st Dec |
d. 13th April |
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| 14. MS-Word document can be zoomed upto: |
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| a. 100% |
b. 150% |
| c. 200% |
d. more than 200% |
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| 15. Where was Mother Teresa born? |
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| a. Calcutta |
b. Vatican City |
| c. Rome |
d. Macedonia |
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| 16. In any of the Microsoft packages ‘CUT’ can be done through |
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| a. Ctrl+Y |
b. Ctrl+X |
| c. Ctrl+V |
d. None of the above |
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| 17. How many prominent stars are there in great bear? |
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| a. 7 |
b. 8 |
| c. 5 |
d. 6 |
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| 18. The dark patches on the surface of the sun are called _______ |
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| a. Dark spots |
b. spots |
| c. Sun spots |
d. None of these |
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| 19. Which of the following is the hottest star? |
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| a. Red |
b. Blue |
| c. Yellow |
d. White |
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| 20. Which direction is pole star located? |
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| a. East |
b. West |
| c. North |
d. North East |
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| 21. By what name are the coniferous forests known in North America and Europe? |
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| a. Taiga |
b. Boreal forests |
| c. Pampa |
d. Tundra |
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| 22. Which is the largest/ biggest snake? |
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| a. Anaconda |
b. Reticulated Python |
| c. King Cobra |
d. Viper |
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| 23. Why is sea salty? |
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| a. a. because some people put a kg of salt in it daily |
b. b. God made it like that |
| c. c. It has salt producing animals |
d. d. It is most abundant in minerals |
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| 24. Which metallic foil is used for packing chocolates? |
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| a. Silver |
b. Aluminium |
| c. Zinc |
d. Tin |
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| 25. Scurvy can be avoided by eating |
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| a. apple |
b. banana |
| c. orange |
d. pineapple |
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