Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · Science (सामान्य विज्ञान)
Chapter: Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: Inside the Atom
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What charge do protons have? [1]
(A) Positive
(B) Negative
(C) Neutral
(D) No charge
2. What charge do neutrons have? [1]
(A) Neutral
(B) Positive
(C) Negative
(D) Variable charge
3. What charge do electrons have? [1]
(A) Negative
(B) Positive
(C) Neutral
(D) No charge
4. Where are protons and neutrons found? [1]
(A) In the nucleus
(B) Orbiting the nucleus
(C) Outside the atom
(D) Nowhere in the atom
5. Where are electrons found? [1]
(A) Orbiting the nucleus in shells
(B) In the nucleus
(C) Outside the atom entirely
(D) Nowhere specific
6. What determines an element's atomic number? [1]
(A) The number of protons
(B) The number of electrons only
(C) The number of neutrons only
(D) Random assignment
7. In a neutral atom, how do electrons and protons compare? [1]
(A) They are equal in number
(B) Electrons always outnumber protons
(C) Protons always outnumber electrons
(D) No relationship exists
8. Why learn about atomic structure? [1]
(A) To understand chemical bonding and properties
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What charge do protons have? [1]
(A) Positive
(B) Negative
(C) Neutral
(D) No charge
10. What charge do neutrons have? [1]
(A) Neutral
(B) Positive
(C) Negative
(D) Variable charge
11. What charge do electrons have? [1]
(A) Negative
(B) Positive
(C) Neutral
(D) No charge
12. Where are protons and neutrons found? [1]
(A) In the nucleus
(B) Orbiting the nucleus
(C) Outside the atom
(D) Nowhere in the atom
13. Where are electrons found? [1]
(A) Orbiting the nucleus in shells
(B) In the nucleus
(C) Outside the atom entirely
(D) Nowhere specific
14. What determines an element's atomic number? [1]
(A) The number of protons
(B) The number of electrons only
(C) The number of neutrons only
(D) Random assignment
15. In a neutral atom, how do electrons and protons compare? [1]
(A) They are equal in number
(B) Electrons always outnumber protons
(C) Protons always outnumber electrons
(D) No relationship exists
16. Why learn about atomic structure? [1]
(A) To understand chemical bonding and properties
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests