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DAV PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ODISHA ZONE

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EXAMINATION (2023-24)

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CLASS- VIII

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. The question paper consists of five sections.

• Section I Question No. 1 to 12 are of one mark each. (10 are MCQ and 2 are Assertion
reasoning type Questions).
• Section II Question No. 13 to 14 are of case study based questions. Each case study has
3 case based sub parts, two of them are MCQ type(1 mark each) , the third sub part is a
short answer type(2 marks) having internal choice.
• Section III Question No. 15 to 22 are short answer type questions of 2 marks each.
• Section IV Question No. 23 to 30 are short answer type-II questions of 3 marks each.
• Section V Question No. 31 to 34 are long answer type questions of 5 marks each.
2. Please write the serial number of the question before attempting it.
3. In the questions of construction/graph, the drawing should be neat, clean and
exactly as per the given measurement. Use ruler and compass only.
4. All the questions are compulsory. However, internal choices have been given in
some questions.
 SECTION-I

1. Number of natural numbers lying between 902 and 912 is

(a)182 (b)181 (c)180 (d) 179

2. The unit digit of square of 35789 is

(a)1 (b)9 (c)3 (d)8

3. The length of edge of a cube having volume 64 cm3 is

(a)8 cm (b)16 cm (c) 4 cm (d)12 cm

4. If x is inversely proportional to √𝑦 and x=6 when y=9. The value of y when x=9 is

(a)2 (b)13.5 (c)6 (d)4

5. 14 pumps of equal capacity can fill a tank in 6 days. If the tank has to be filled in
4 days, the number of extra pumps needed is:
(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 21 (d)28
6. If 49𝑥 2 − 𝑘 = (7𝑥 − 2)(7𝑥 + 2), then the value of 𝑘 is

(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1

7. Expanded form of (m + 4n)2 using suitable identity is

(a) m2 + 4n2 – 8mn (b) m2 + 16n2 + 4mn
(c) m2 + 16n2 + 8mn (d) m2 + 4n2 + 8mn
8. Distance of point P(5,7) from x- axis is
(a) 5 units (b)7 units (c)2 units (d)12 units
9. The point whose ordinate is 4 and which lies on y-axis is
(a)(4, 0) (b) (0, 4) (c) (1, 4) (d) (4, 2)
10. The number of edges a tetrahedron has
(a)14 (b)12 (c)6 (d)4
𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: In the following questions (Qn no.11and 12), a statement of Assertion (A) is
followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
11. Assertion(A): If two cardboard boxes occupy 500 cm3 space, then space required to
keep 200 such boxes is 50000 cm3.
Reason(R): Two quantities x and y are said to be in inverse proportion if
xy=constant.
12. Assertion(A): The area of a rectangle is (x2 − 7x + 12) sq units. If its breadth is (x −
3) units, then its length is (x + 4) units.
Reason(R): (x + a) (x + b)= x2 + (a+b)x + ab

SECTION-II

13. On his birthday Raman’s father decided to take him to a nearby orphanage and
celebrate his son’s birthday with the orphan children. He decided to distribute gifts ,
food packets and fruit juice to the children. The gifts are packed in cubical boxes of
edge 8 cm, the food packets are of dimensions 15cm×8cm×5cm and cylindrical juice
cans having base radius 7cm and height 12 cm.

Based on the above case study answer the following questions:

(i) If the food packets are made up of cardboard, then the area of cardboard required
to make one such box is
(a)470 cm2 (b) 470 cm3 (c)600 cm3 (d)600 cm2
(ii) The area of decorative paper required to cover one gift box is
(a)512 cm2 (b) 512 cm3 (c)384cm3 (d)384 cm2
(iii) Which has more capacity, the gift box or the food packet and how much?
Or

If the 3/4th of each cylindrical can is filled with juice, find the quantity of juice
filled in 30 such cans.

14. GST is known as the Goods and Services Tax. It is an indirect tax which has replaced
many indirect taxes in India such as the excise duty, VAT, services tax, etc. GST has
brought many benefits to the Indian economy, including increased revenues,
uniformity in taxation, elimination of cascading of taxes, reduced compliance burden,
online system of taxation, abolition of check posts and improved efficiency of
logistics.
Mr Ram Lal brought the following items .
• A pair of Nike shoes for ₹6000 .
• Suit for ₹12000.
• An AC for ₹ 22000 including GST of 28%.

Based on the above case study answer the following questions:

(i) If the GST charged on the purchase of the shoe is 18%, the amount of GST
paid by Mr Ram Lal for the pair of Shoes was
(a) ₹1000 (b)₹7080 (c) ₹1080 (d)None of these
 (ii) If the GST charged on the purchase of Suit is 12%, the amount paid by Mr
Ram Lal for the suit was
(a) 12120 (b) 12440 (c) 13440 (d) 13220
(iii) Find the cost of AC before GST was added.
Or

He also purchased fertiliser for his farm at ₹23600 including GST. If the cost
of fertiliser was ₹ 20000, find the % of GST he has paid.

SECTION-III

15.Factorise: 3𝑥 4 − 243
OR

Factosise: 𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 + 33

16. Evaluate: 3√216 × (−125)

17. If the price of 10 m of cloth is ₹ 950, find the price of 15 m of cloth.
18. If 40 workers can finish a job in 15 days, how many workers should be
employed to finish it in 8 days.
19. My income is 25 % more than Ram’s income. By how much per cent is
his income less than my income?
OR

Shreya bought a fridge for ₹ 8400 and sold it at a gain of 6 %. At what

price did she sell the fridge?

20. Draw a line segment AB = 5 cm and divide it internally into 6 equal

parts.
21. Co-ordinate of two points P and Q respectively are (2, 3) and (4, 5). Find
the value of (abscissa of P – ordinate of Q).
22. Find the cube root of 0.003375.
SECTION-IV

23. Find the square root of 4401604 by long division method.

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24. Evaluate: √288 √72 √27.
3

OR
By which smallest number must 5400 be multiplied to make it a perfect cube?
25. A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/h. What time will it take to cross a
140 m long bridge?
26. The marked price of a pant is ₹1,250 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 8 % on
it. Find the discount and selling price of the pant.
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27. If 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 = 6, find the value of 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 4 .
28. (i) Plot the points (-5, -7), (-4, -6), (-3, -5), (2, 0), (3, 1) and (6, 4) on the cartesian
plane.
 (i) Describe the pattern in words.
(ii) Find the rule that connects x and y.
29. A metal pipe 154 cm long has an outer radius 5.5 cm and an inner radius of 4.5 cm.
What is the volume of metal used to make the pipe?
OR
The dimensions of a cube are doubled. By how many times will its volume and suface
area increased?
30. In the given figure 𝑙 ∥ 𝑚. Find ∠𝑥, ∠𝑦, and ∠𝑧.

SECTION-V

31. The area of a square field is 5184 m2. A rectangular field, whose length is twice its
breadth, has its perimeter equal to the perimeter of the square field. Find the area of
the rectangular field.
32. In the diagram given below, find the angles 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑝 and 𝑤.

OR

In the figure AB || CD || EF and AE || BF. Find ∠𝑥, ∠𝑦, ∠𝑤, ∠𝑝, and ∠𝑞.
33. (a) The sum of (𝑥 + 3) observations is (𝑥 4 − 81). Find the mean of the
observations.
(b) Express as square of a binomial and evaluate for the given values.
4𝑥 2 + 12𝑥𝑦 + 9𝑦 2 ; 𝑥 = −2, 𝑦 = 2
34. The volume of a right circular cylinder is 448𝜋 cm3 and height is 7 cm. Find the
lateral surface area and total surface area.
OR

Find the area of the following polygon.