AP 8th Class Biology Bits Chapter 1 What is Science? with Answers

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AP State Syllabus 8th Class Biology Bits 1st Lesson What is Science? with Answers

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Question 1.
The way that was followed by scientists is called
A) Enlightenment Method
B) Questioning Method
C) Scientific Method
D) Supportive Method
Answer:
C) Scientific Method

Question 2.
Science is a tool for searching
A) Truths of nature
B) Amazing to think
C) Many problems
D) History of nature
Answer:
A) Truths of nature

Question 3.
A Geologist examines the …………..
A) Territorial behaviours
B) Distribution of fossils
C) Rate of reaction
D) Angular momentum
Answer:
B) Distribution of fossils

Question 4.
Science is an organized study of knowledge which is based on
A) Controlled conditions
B) Phenomena
C) Experimentation
D) Observation
Answer:
C) Experimentation

Question 5.
Which language does the word ‘science’ come from?
A) English
B) Persian
C) Greek
D) Latin
Answer:
D) Latin

Question 6.
Who tries to understand how certain conditions are passed from one generation to another generation?
A) Geologist
B) Biologist
C) Geneticist
D) Ecologist
Answer:
C) Geneticist

Question 7.
Marigold seeds sprout best in a combination of which soil?
A) Clay, sandy and potting soil
B) Red, clay and black
C) Black, sandy and potting soil
D) In all soils
Answer:
A) Clay, sandy and potting soil

Question 8.
What are the good ways to display data so that it can he interpreted by others?
A) Graph
B) Tables
C) Charts
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 9.
“Study of birds”
A) Paleo Botany
B) Zoogeography
C) Physiology
D) Ornithology
Answer:
D) Ornithology

Question 10.
It helps in exploring the secrets of nature
A) Social studies
B) Commerce
C) Economics
D) Science
Answer:
D) Science

Question 11.
‘Scientia’ is a word that belongs to
A) Greek
B) Latin
C) French
D) English
Answer:
B) Latin

Question 12.
The word ‘Scientia’ mean
A) Truth
B) Experiment
C) Knowledge
D) Intelligence
Answer:
C) Knowledge

Question 13.
Scientists use this skill in data analysis
A) Work skill
B) Language
C) Experiment
D) Hypothesis
Answer:
C) Experiment

Question 14.
This is the first step in Scientific method
A) Display of results
B) Observing
C) Experiment
D) Hypothesis
Answer:
B) Observing

Question 15.
Tables, charts, graphs are useful in
A) Hypothesis
B) Experiment
C) Display of data
D) Observing
Answer:
C) Display of data

Question 16.
A possible answer that can be tested is
A) Generalisation
B) Theory
C) Hypothesis
D) None
Answer:
C) Hypothesis

Question 17.
The primary or fundamental step in scientific thinking
A) Experimentation
B) Investigation
C) Questioning
D) Information
Answer:
C) Questioning

Question 18.
Identify the mismatched pair from the following.
i) Classify – Scientific method
ii) Scientia – Knowledge
iii) Planning an experiment – Process skill
A) i, ii
B) ii, iii
C) i, iii
D) i, ii, iii
Answer:
C) i, iii

Question 19.
We can see ‘Kiwi’ in
A) Canada
B) U.S.A
C) India
D) New Zealand
Answer:
D) New Zealand

Question 20.
‘Kangaroo’ is confined to this continent
A) Africa
B) South America
C) North America
D) Australia
Answer:
D) Australia

Question 21.
The ‘National bird of India’
A) Sparrow
B) Parrot
C) Peacock
D) Eagle
Answer:
C) Peacock

Question 22.
The place where a scientist works in a
A) Library
B) Laboratory
C) Classroom
D) Forest
Answer:
B) Laboratory

Question 23.
The secret of inventions lies in identifying the
A) Change
B) Theory
C) Problem
D) Analysis
Answer:
C) Problem

Question 24.
The persons observing the rates of chemical reaction is
A) Ecologist
B) Chemist
C) Geologist
D) Biologist
Answer:
B) Chemist

Question 25.
“Science is a history of corrected mistakes”. This was said by
A) Albert Einstein
B) Darwin
C) Edison
D) Karl Popper
Answer:
D) Karl Popper

Question 26.
The average rainfall of a desert is less than
A) 20 cm
B) 24 cm
C) 23 cm
D) 28 cm
Answer:
C) 23 cm

Question 27.
The following one is an endemic species of India
A) Kangaroo
B) Kiwi
C) White tiger
D) Peacock
Answer:
D) Peacock

Question 28.
The following one is considered as safety rule in laboratory.
A) Never eat or drink anything in the science lab.
B) Always clean up when you have finished the experiment
C) Wear safety goggles while doing experiments.
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 29.
Thermometer is used to measure
A) Mass
B) Temperature
C) Pressure
D) Gravitation
Answer:
B) Temperature

Question 30.
The following one is used to measure time in the laboratory.
A) Wall clock
B) Time clock
C) Wrist watch
D) Stop clock
Answer:
D) Stop clock

Question 31.
‘Supersonics’ are
A) Instruments
B) Jet planes
C) Missiles
D) None
Answer:
B) Jet planes

Question 32.
The following one is used to measure liquids in laboratory
A) Measuring Cylinder
B) Spring Balance
C) Buret
D) Both A and C
Answer:
D) Both A and C

Question 33.
Heliocentric theory was proposed by
A) Albert Einstein
B) Robert Clins
C) Copernicus
D) F. Cojori
Answer:
C) Copernicus

Question 34.
“History of Science” was written by
A) Robert Hook
B) F. Cojori
C) Newton
D) Copernicus
Answer:
B) F. Cojori

Question 35.
“The theory of gravitation” was discovered by
A) Einstein
B) Newton
C) Aristotle
D) Galileo
Answer:
B) Newton

Question 36.
Choose the correct matching from the following.
List – A — List – B
i) Galaxies — a) Climatology
ii) Climate — b) Ecologist
iii) Environment — c) Astrophysicist
A) i – a, ii – b, iii – c
B) i – c, ii – a, iii – b
C) i – b, ii – a, iii – c
D) i – a, ii – c, iii – b
Answer:
B) i – c, ii – a, iii – b

Question 37.
Match the following:
List – A — List – B
i) An ecologist — a) Records the results of angular momentum
ii) An astrophysicist — b) Observes the reaction of a tissue
iii) A chemist — c) Observes the territorial behaviours
iv) A nuclear physicist — d) Distribution of fossils
V) A biologist — e) Photographs distant galaxies
vi) A geologist — f) Observes the rates of a chemical reaction
A) i – a, ii – b, iii – c, iv – d, v – f, vi – e
B) i – b, ii – c, iii – d, iv – a, v – f, vi – e
C) i – c, ii – e, iii – f, iv – a, v – b, vi – d
D) i – d, ii – e, iii – a, iv – b, v – f, vi – c
Answer:
C) i – c, ii – e, iii – f, iv – a, v – b, vi – d