SSC (English Medium) इयत्ता ८ वी - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for General Science

Explain the construction of a calorimeter. Draw the necessary figure.

What must be the temperature in Fahrenheit so that it will be twice its value in Celsius?

A bridge is made from 20 m long iron rods. At temperature 18^∘C, the distance between two rods in 0.4 cm. Up to what temperature will the bridge be in good shape?

Two substances A and B have specific heats c and 2 c respectively. If A and B are given Q and 4Q amounts of heat respectively, the change in their temperatures is the same. If the mass of A is m, what is the mass of B?

When a substance having mass 3 kg receives 600 cal of heat, its temperature increases by 10^∘C. What is the specific heat of the substance?

State whether the following statement is true or false. Explain your statement.

Lactobacilli are harmful bacteria.

State whether the following statement is true or false. Explain your statement.

Cell wall of fungi is made up of chitin.

State whether the following statement is true or false. Explain your statement.

Organ of locomotion in amoeba is pseudopodia.

Explain the nutrition in fungi.

Which living organisms are included in the kingdom monera?

Who am I?

I don't have a true nucleus, cell organelles or plasma membrane.

Who am I?

I live on decaying organic matter.

Draw a neat and labelled diagram.

Paramoecium

The SI unit of force is ______.

Why does it happen?

If a stationary bus suddenly speeds up, passengers are thrown in the backward direction. 

In an electric circuit, electron flow a from of point of ______ potential to the point of ______ potential.

In an electric circuit, a battery and a bulb have been connected and the battery consists of two cells of equal potential difference. If the bulb is not glowing, then which tests will you perform in order to find out the reason for the bulb not glowing?

Draw a neat labelled diagram

Rutherford's scattering experiment

River, ponds, ocean are ______ ecosystem.