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Grade eight social model questions

I.Choose the correct answer and write the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
1. A shortage of rain fall results in
A. Air pollution B. Deforestation C. Drought D. None
2. One of the following is true about the earth. Which one is it?
A. It is very favorable for human beings C. It is the 3rd largest planet in the universe
B. It is the 5th farthest planet from the sun D. all of them
3. Which one of the following nature of rock is more exposed for folding?
A. Sedimentary rock B. Igneous rock C. Metamorphic rock D. A and B
4. Of the following which one is true?
A. Soil is made up of only inorganic materials.
B. Plants protect soil from erosion through their leaves and roots.
C. Non-organic materials are remains of dead bodies of plants and animals.
D human makes the soil to be eroded easily.
5. Which one of the following is not a cause for drought and famine?
A. Deforestation C. Farming the lands repeatedly
B. Forestation D. Back ward farming practice
6. The length between point A and point B on the map is measured as 6cm and its ground distance is 12,000
km. What would be the scale of the map?
A. 1:120,000 B. 1:60,000,000 C. 1:20,000,000 D. 1:200,000,000
7. Approximately ____________ of the earth is covered with water bodies.
A. 29% B. 71% C. 3/4th D. B and C
8. V-shaped valley waterfalls and gorges are created at ___________ course of the river.
A. Middle B. Lower C. Upper D. None
9. The map distance between town ‘A’ and town ‘B’ is measured as 6cm and its scale is 1:400,000, what
would be its ground distance?
A. 24km B. 12km C. 6km D. 32km
10. The largest rift valley system on the earth is called _____________.
A. The great North African rift valley C. The great west African rift valley
B. The great east African rift valley D. The great south African rift valley
11. Which one of the following method of showing location is more accurate and easier to get location?
A. Position by the use of geographical grids C. Position by the use of place names

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 B. Position by the use of direction and distance D. Position by the use of direction only
12. Which one is different from the others?
A. Volcanic eruption B. folding C. faulting D. weathering
13. Which one of the following is not true?
A. In areas where the temperature and moisture are high, the amount of vegetation is dense.
B. As we move north ward or south ward from the equator, the amount of rainfall decreases.
C. In areas where the temperature and moisture are low, the amount of vegetation is dense.
D. Distribution of vegetation in the world is similar to that of climatic regions.
14. Ocean and sea water are
A. Mineral water B. solar water C. fresh water D. none
15. Which one of the following is not a mechanical weathering?
A. Action of plants and animals C. lichens and mosses
B. Erosion by water D. change of temperature
16. Deforestation causes
A. Decrease in wild animal population C. soil erosion
B. Shortage of rain fall D. all
17. Which one of the following is true about the lower course of a river?
A. Meandering and ox-bow lake is the main feature C. It is an area of deposing and flood plain
B. It has low speed D. all
18. In the definition of map, the word simplified means ______________.
A. Reduced B. summarized C. vertically viewed D. all
19. Which one is different from the others?
A. Spring B. ocean C. well D. geothermal
20. Which one of the following rock is non-crystalline and contain fossil?
A. Metamorphic rock B. Igneous rock C. sedimentary rock D. all
21. Which one of the following is not true?
A. Volcanic eruption is an external force type C. Mount Zequala is an example of crater lake
B. Rocks are made up of minerals D. Metamorphic rock is the oldest type of rock
22. Which one is part of lithosphere?
A. Sea B. rock C. river D. lake
23. When magma reaches the surface of the earth it is called ______________.
A. Creator B. fissure C. lava D. vent
24. Which one of the following is an external force?
A. Erosion by running water B. Erosion by wind C. weathering D. all
25. Which planet has dense atmosphere?
A. Neptune B. Venus C. Earth D. Mercury

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26. Lines on maps that are drawn from North to South are called ______________.
A. Latitudes B. Longitudes C. Tropic of cancer D. Equator
27. Hydrosphere stands for
A. Water bodies B. The solid part of the earth C. the gas layer D. all
28. Natural objects like river, mountains, soil and vegetation can be shown on
A. Physical map B. cultural map C. political map D. none
29. What is the use of map?
A. To get direction of a place C. to get distances of a place
B. To find location on a place D. all
30. Of the following features are formed due to faulting (cracking) of the rock?
A. Rift valley B. fold mountain C. block mountain D. A and C
31. A part of water bodies surrounded by land mass is known as _______________.
A. Sea B. lake C. ocean D. river
32. The two nearest planets to the sun other than earth are _________ and ____________.
A. Mars and Jupiter B. mercury and Venus C. Pluto and Neptune D. Uranus and Saturn
33. Why the polar diameter is a little shorter than the equatorial diameter?
A. Because the earth is perfectly circle in shape.
B. Because the earth is flatter at the polar
C. because the earth is flat at the east and west ends
D. none
34. Which one of the following is different from the others?
A. Everest B. Kilimanjaro C. Ras Dashen D. Dallol Depression
35. If Atmosphere is for gas, then hydrosphere will be for ________________.
A. Solid part of the earth C. water bodies
B. the interior of the earth D. all
36. Which one of the following is larger in its water content?
A. Ocean B. lake C. river D. sea
37. In which part of the river is V-shaped, water falls and gorges can be created?
A. Upper course B. middle course C. lower course D. none
38. Which one of the following is not a mechanical weathering?
A. Change of temperature C. Erosion by water
B. Action of plants and animals D. Lichens and mosses
39. Which one of the following is not true about the lower course of a river?
A. Meandering and ox-bow lake is the main feature
B. It has low speed
C. it is an area of deposition and flood plain

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 D. Erosion is very high
40. Which one of the following is different from the others?
A. Volcanic eruption B. Faulting C. Earth quake D. Mechanical weathering
41. If the length between place on the map is 5cm, and the distance on the ground is 40km, the scale of the
map is
A. 1.80,000 B. 1:400,000 C. 1: 800,000 D. 1:10,000
42. The length between a and b is 10cm on the map. The scale of the map is 1:50,000. What could be the
ground distance?
A. 50 km B. 500km C. 20km D. 5km
43. Which one of the following is not an external force?
A. Erosion by running water C. Erosion by wind
B. Weathering of rocks D. Faulting
44. Which one of the following is true?
A. Plants protect soil from erosion through their leaves and roots.
B. Humus makes the soil to be eroded very easily.
C. Soil is only made up of organic materials.
D. Non organic materials are remains of dead bodies of plants and animals
45. Air pollution can cause
A. Increase in temperature C. Acidic rain
B. affects health of human beings and animals D. all of the above
46. A phenomenon that occurs due to shortage of rain is
A. Air pollution B. Drought C. Deforestation D. none
47. Deforestation or cutting trees causes
A. Animal population decrease C. shortage of rain tall
B. Soil erosion D. all
48. Which one of the following is not a cause for drought and famine?
A. Deforestation C. back ward farming practice
B. farming the lands repeatedly D. Aforestation
49. Lines that are drawn from North to South are called
A. Longitude B. Latitudes C. Equator D. All
50. Which one of the following method of showing location is more accurate and easier to get location?
A. Position by the use of place name
B. Position by the use of direction and distance
C. position by geographical grid
D. none
51. One of the following is different from the others in its type. Which one is it?

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 A. Valley B. depression C. mountain D. all
52. Which ore of the following is suitable for drinking?
A. Ocean water B. sea water C. river water D. all
53. All of the following are names of ocean except
A. Pacific B. Atlantic C. Mediterranean D. Indian
54. Which one tells us the purpose of the map?
A. The scale of the map C. the title of the map
B. the date of compilation D. all
55. The atmosphere of the earth is made up of
A. Gases B. dust C. water vapor D. all

For question 56-60 refer the table given below. consider it as it is a school.

Garden

Cafeteria

56. The scale of the map in a form of statement scale can be given as
A. 1 cm to 1.5km C. 1cm to 3km
B. 1cm to 12km D. 1cm to 6km
57. The actual distance from point ‘x’ to point ‘y’ is
A. 32km B. 24km C. 8km D. 16km
58. The area of the cafeteria on the ground is
A. 324km2 B. 364km2 C. 180km2 D. 48km
59. The school Garden is found ______________ of the cafeteria.
A. South East B. North west C. North East D. South west
60. The area of the school on the ground is
A. 600 km2 B. 1800 km2 C. 1000 km2 D. 200 km2