Future skills and sustainability

GRADE 8

Question Bank

1.Name the forces A,B,C and D.

a)A: Drag, B: Lift, C: Thrust, D: Weight

b)A: Lift, B: Thrust, C: Drag, D: Weight

c)A: Thrust, B: Lift, C: Weight, D: Drag

d)A: Lift, B: Drag, C: Thrust, D: Weight

2.Analyse the table given below and mark the most efficient blade.

a)A

b) B

c) C

d)D

3. Which design parameter will not affect the propeller efficiency?

Type Length of blades (cm)

Flight time (seconds)

Distance traveled (m)

A 8 1.6 2.7

B 10 1.9 3.2

C 12 2.7 4.8

D 15 3.2 5.5

A

B C

D

a) Length of blades

b) Twist Angle

c) Speed of rotation

d) Number of blades

4. In the online mode of Future Skills and Sustainability programme, you will least work with:

a) Problem solving skills

b) Teamwork and collaboration

c) Life skills

d) Technical skills

5. What are 4-C’s?

a) Creativity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking

b) Computational thinking, collaboration, communication, critical thinking

c) Creativity, collaboration, communication, computational thinking

d) Creativity, collaboration, conclusion, critical thinking

6. Which is the correct sequence for engineering drawing process in sketching?

a) Sketch – Visualize – Geometric drawing – Detailed drawing & 3D modelling

b) Sketch – Visualize – Detailed drawing & 3D modelling – Geometric drawing

c) Visualize – Sketch – Detailed drawing – 3D modelling

d) Visualize – Sketch – Geometric drawing – Detailed drawing & 3D modelling

7. Which is not used as an element of dimensioning in engineering drawing?

a) Dimension line

b) Extension line

c) Hidden line

d) Construction line

8. The scale of a map is 6 km = 4 cm. The actual distance is 40 km. Find the distance on the map.

a) 0.66 cm

b) 26.66 cm

c) 1.5 cm

d) 60 cm

9. An orthographic view will not have:

a) Top view

b) Side view

c) Bottom view

d) Front view

10. Read the paragraph and answer the question:

This aims to raise some critical questions on water issues, food security, energy viability, rights of people, and most importantly, water security in the context of sustainable development.

From the given options, spot the SDG which is not linked to the above case study.

a) Affordable and Clean Energy

b) Clean Water and Sanitation

c) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

d) Quality Education

11. Read the paragraph and answer the question:

To ensure a balanced development when there is less than one acre per capita of cultivable landholding and over 14000 villages out of 18563 are suffering from water scarcity.

How much percentage of villages are suffering from water scarcity in Gujarat?

a) 1.32 %

b) 75.41 %

c) 24.58 %

d) None of the above

12. Read the paragraph and answer the question:

Gujarat State falls in a water stressed zone of the country and is also the victim of intra-state asymmetric water availability leading to an unwanted socio-economic disparity, with the following results: a poor literacy rate in water-deficit districts; concentration of industry and housing in regions with better water resources endowment; and demographic change.

Considering agricultural sector as maximum water user in the state of Gujarat, this impacts adversely on:

a) People becoming poor.

b) Gender inequality.

c) Decreased ground water levels.

d) Increased population in the state.

13. Which appliance does not have any star ratings?

a) Geyser

b) LED

c) Mobile phone charger

d) Washing machine

14. Which statement is correct for the following analysis?

a)All types of Incandescent lamps are energy efficient.

b) LED provides the light of high color temperature because it is cost effective.

c)CFL is most efficient and affordable lamp.

d)LED has maximum lifetime and low cost of operation.

15. Which of the following is false regarding why a SWOT Analysis is used?

a) To build on the strengths of a business

b) To minimise the weaknesses of a business

c) To reduce opportunities available to a business

d) To counteract threats to a business

16. Light intensity is measured in which of the units given below? a) Meter b) Lux c) Decibel d) Lux per meter

17.What is a dangerous lux level for the human eye? a)Above 2000 lux b)Above 20000 lux c)Above 2500 lux d)Above 25000 lux

18. A lux meter does not consist of:

a) Optical filter

b) Photo Diode

c) Spectral correction factor

d) Photoelectric sensor

19. When we a(ach a paper cutout to a helicopter model it _______.

a) It increases flight time

b) Reduces flight time

c) Does not affect flight time

d) None of the above

20. Which of the following is not a Sustainable Development Goal as listed in the SDGs chart?

a) Gender Equality

b) Zero hunger

c) Space research

d) Good health and Wellbeing

21. Which Ministry is mainly responsible for research and development in renewable energy sources such as wind power, small hydro, biogas and solar power?

a) Human Resource Development

b) Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

d) Health and Family Welfare

22. How many people in India do not have access to electricity?

a) 25.5 %

b) 30.5 %

c) 15.5 %

d) 12.5 % 23. How is efficiency related to star rating?

a) Inversely proportional

b) Directly proportional

c) Equal to

d) No relation

24. Which of the following is a source of light pollution? a) Sun b) Moon c) Stadium lighting d) Firefly lights

25. A rotor & a wing create a lift while a propeller creates

a) Force

b) Drag

c) Thrust

d) Pressure

26. Real life examples of lift and thrust respectively are

a) Drone and submarine

b) Windmill and Propeller aircraft

c) Crane and boat

d) None of the above 27. In a rubber band powered helicopter, _________ energy is converted into ______________ energy which turns propeller and generates lift.

a) Kinetic , Potential

b) Potential, Kinetic

c) Chemical, potential

d) Potential, mechanical 28. Name the dimensioning system used in the given image

a) Combined dimensioning

b) Unidirectional dimensioning

c) Aligned Dimensioning

d) Engineering dimensioning 29. Which of the following is the Front view of this image

a)

b)

c)

e) None of the above 30. You are an engineer who has been asked to make a model of Eiffel Tower on a paper. Which scale factor are you going to use?

a) Enlarged

b) Reduced

c) Same dimensions as real object

d) Both a & b 31. Star rating system for electrical appliances was devised by BEE, which stands for

a) Bureau of Efficient Energy

b) Bureau of Electrical Energy

c) Bureau of Energy Efficiency

d) Bureau of Emission Energy 32. S.I unit for measurement of Electricity Consumption is

a) Watt (W)

b) Watt-hour (WH)

c) Mega Watt hour (MWH)

d) Kilo Watt Hour (KWH) 33.Which of the following could be a threat?

a)Changes in technology

b) A market vacated by an ineffective competitor

c)Location of your business

d)Poor marketing 34. How many goals and targets are there in SDGs?

(a) 15 and 129

(b) 16 and 149

(c) 17 and 169

(d) 18 and 189

35. Skills are something that people

a) must work to learn

b) Are born with

c) Pick up sooner or later

d) Are given to us

36. _________ helps us to deal constructively with problems in our lives.

a) Creative thinking

b) Self- awareness

c) Self- empathy

d) Problem Solving

37. (A) Creativity is an ability,

(B) Creativity is also an attitude

a) A only true

b) B only true

c) Both are true

d) Both are false

38. The ability to perform a certain activity well is a/an

a)Aptitude

b)Skill

c)Hobby

d)Interest

39. A required form of (output / total input energy) X 100 is equal to

a) % power

b) % efficiency

c) % stress

d) % strain

40. The first step in scientific approach to problem solving is:

a) Make an observation

b) Ask a question

c) Make a hypothesis

d) Conduct your experiment

41. Sustainable energy is: a) Clean b) Renewable c) Both a and b d) None of above

42. In isometric projection, all horizontal lines are drawn at ______ degrees. a) 45 degrees

b) 30 degrees

c) 60 degrees

d) 90 degrees

43. How many countries have signed the SDGs? a) 163 b) 173 c) 183 d) 193

44. Engineering drawing does not show:

a. Free hand drawing

b. Scaled drawing

c. With proper measurement

d. Dimensioning

45. What type of engineering technologies could not be put in place to reduce light pollution? a) Turn extra lights off at your home. b) The use of automatic systems to turn off streetlight at certain times. c) Reduce the use of decorative lights. d) Use halogen light bulbs as streetlights on highways.

46. What will happen if we do not meet our goal 7 by 2030? a) People will die due to hunger and poor quality of living. b) Sex-ratio will increase. c) Most of the World will be exposed to harmful air pollution. d) Children will not get vaccination

47. Which of the following is not a human value?

a)Empathy

b)Justice

c)Kindness

d)Self – awareness

48. How does light pollution affect the behavior of migratory birds?

a) They nest in cities instead of in the wild.

b)They are drawn into cities where they fly into buildings.

c)They take longer to reach their destination.

d)They start their migration later.

49. Extremely small sized components are drawn with

a)Reduced scale

b)Enlarged scale

c)Full scale

d)Any of the above

50. In the orthographic projection, projection lines are____to each other.

a)Parallel

b)Perpendicular

c)Inclined

d)Near