LAT Phase 1 class 8 Year 2025-2026 (Previous Year Question paper)

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General Instructions:

1. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
2. This question paper contains 45 questions. All the questions are multiple-choice questions (MCQs), each carrying 1 mark.
3. This question paper is divided into two sections: Section I and Section II.
4. Section I contains 20 questions from languages English, Hindi and Sanskrit. Section II contains 25 questions from the subjects Mathematics, Science and Social Science.

Section I Languages

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Question 1

Read the text about the boots the narrator has received and answer the question.

One by one I tried them on. In shape and fit, in finish and quality of leather they were the best he had ever made. I flew downstairs, wrote a cheque and posted it at once with my own hand.
What does the text suggest about the speaker’s emotion?

1. impulsive
2. delighted
3. cautious
4. anxious

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Question 2

Read the text and answer the question based on the underlined sentences.

Ravi, Mridu, and Meena silently watched Lalli and the music-master search every corner of the verandah. He scurried around, looking over the railing and crouching near the flower pots to look between them. “Brand new, they were! I went all the way to Mount Road to buy them!” he went on saying. “They cost a whole month’s fees, do you know?”
What do the underlined sentences suggest about the music-master?

1. He was impatient.
2. He was a miser.
3. He was frustrated.
4. He was proud.

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Question 3

Read the text and answer the question.

Meadows have surprises,

You can find them if you look;

Walk softly through the velvet grass,

And listen by the brook.

You may see a butterfly

Rest upon a buttercup

And unfold its drinking straws

To sip the nectar up.

What is the butterfly doing?

1. resting through the velvet grass
2. unfolding its drinking straws
3. listening by the brook
4. finding the nectar

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Question 4

Read the text and answer the question.

We are choosing martyrs to make presentations depicting their courageous stories. Our teacher has also advised us to share our experience during the school assembly. I am delighted that all the students of our school will get to know about the National War Memorial and the soldiers it commemorates.

Which quote represents the idea of the text?

1. Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.
2. Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.
3. Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay.
4. We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

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Question 5

Choose the sentence with past perfect tense.

1. The students understood the experiment perfectly.
2. Everyone was praising the paintings in the art exhibition.
3. I had gone to the market with my mother the previous Sunday.
4. d. Children had been enjoying themselves in the zoo when the toy train arrived.

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Question 6

Choose the sentence that uses articles correctly.

a. The train to Jaipur was late by another hour.

b. The mariners sailed across Pacific Ocean.

c. The wisdom is greater than the strength.

d. The iron is heavier than the wood.

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Question 7

Choose the correct abstract noun to complete the given sentence.

The most blissful period of one’s life is their ____________.

1. leadership
2. childhood
3. partnership
4. brotherhood

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Question 8

पद्यांश पढ़कर सही उत्तर चुनें-

रजनी बीती, भोर भयो है, घर-घर खुले किंवारे।
गोपी दही मथत, सुनियत हैं कंगना के झनकारे॥
उठो लालजी! भोर भयो है, सुर-नर ठाढ़े द्वारे।
ग्वाल-बाल सब करत कुलाहल, जय-जय सबद उचारै।।
माखन-रोटी हाथ मँह लीनी, गउवन के रखवारे।
मीरा के प्रभु गिरधर नागर, सरण आयाँ को तारै।।

सवाल -पद्य में किसे जगाया जा रहा है?

a. ग्वालों को
b. गोपियों को
c. गउवन को
d. गिरिधर को

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Question 9

पेड़ और खंभे की बातचीत पर आधारित गद्यांश पढ़कर उत्तर चुनें-
तुम शुरू-शुरू में मुझसे बोलने को ही तैयार नहीं थे। मैंने बहुत बार कोशिश की, पर तुम्हारी अकड़ जहाँ थी वहीं कायम!
बाद में मैंने भी सोच लिया, इसकी नाक इतनी ऊँची है तो रहने दो। मैंने भी कभी आवाज नहीं लगाई, हाँ! अपना भी स्वभाव
ज़रा ऐसा ही है।

सवाल-रेखांकित वाक्य के आधार पर पेड़ का स्वभाव कैसा है?

a. स्वाभिमानी
b. मिलनसार
c. अभिमानी
d. वाचाल

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Question 10

निम्नलिखित पद्यांश को पढ़कर प्रश्न का उत्तर चुनें।

मैं घमंडों में भरा ऐंठा हुआ, एक दिन जब था मुंडेरे पर खड़ा।
आ अचानक दूर से उड़ता हुआ, एक तिनका आँख में मेरी पड़ा।।
मैं झिझक उठा, हुआ बेचैन सा, लाल होकर आँख भी दुखने लगी।
मूँठ देने लोग कपड़े की लगे, ऐंठ बेचारी दबे पाँवों भागी।।

सवाल-पद्यांश से हमें क्या संदेश दिया गया है?
a. संघर्ष
b. सुरक्षा
c. विनम्रता
d. स्वाभिमान

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Question 11

पद्यांश को पढ़कर पूछे गए प्रश्न का उत्तर चुनें-

नीड़ न दो, चाहे टहनी का
आश्रय छिन्न-भिन्न कर डालो,
लेकिन पंख दिए हैं,
तो आकुल उड़ान में विघ्न न डालो।

सवाल- पद्यांश के अनुसार क्या सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण है?

a. आश्रय
b. स्वतंत्रता
c. सरल जीवन
d. पंखों का प्रयोग

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Question 12

किस वाक्य में उपमा अलंकार का प्रयोग हुआ है?

a. वह जैसे-तैसे सूरज की चिलम खींचता है।
b. हिमालय के घुटनों पर नदी चादर-सी पड़ी है।
c. पलाश के जंगल की अँगीठी धीरे-धीरे दहक उठी।
d. वह आकाश का साफ़ा जल्दी-जल्दी बाँधकर जाता है।

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Question 13

‘रसोईघर’ शब्द में कौन-सा समास है?

a. तत्पुरुष
b. बहुब्रीहि
c. कर्मधारय
d. अव्ययीभाव

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Question 14

निम्नलिखित विच्छेद के लिए संधिपद चुनें-

कवि + इच्छा

a. कविच्छा
b. कवीच्छा
c. कवेच्छा
d. कवैच्छा

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Question 15

गद्यांशं पठित्वा प्रश्नस्य उत्तरं चिनुत।

अथ एकदा धीवराः तत्र आगच्छन्। ते अकथयन् “वयं श्वः मत्स्यकूर्मादीन् मारयिष्यामः।” एतत् श्रुत्वा कूर्मः अवदत् “मित्रे!
किं युवाभ्यां धीवराणां वार्ता श्रुता? अधुना किम अहं करोमि?” हंसौ अवदताम् “प्रातः यद् उचितं तत्कर्त्तव्यम्।” कूर्मः
अवदत् “मैवम्। तद् यथाऽहम् अन्यं हृदं गच्छामि तथा कुरुतम्।”

सवाल – रेखांकितवाक्ये कूर्म: कीदृशः प्रतिभाति?

a. उत्साहितः
b. आशान्वितः
c. भयाक्रान्तः
d. संशयात्मकः

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Question 16

गद्यांशं पठित्वा प्रश्नस्य उत्तरं चिनुत।

इयं महती आवश्यकता वर्तते यत् एक: देशः अपरेण देशेन सह निर्मलेन हृदयेन बन्धुतायाः व्यवहारं कुर्यात्। विश्वस्य जनेषु
इयं भावना आवश्यकी। ततः विकसिताविकसितयोः देशयोः मध्ये स्वस्था स्पर्धा भविष्यति।

सवाल – गद्यांशस्य प्रमुखः संदेश: कः अस्ति?

a. विकसितः देशः एव स्पर्धा कारयेत्।
b. सर्वे देशा: परस्परं मैत्रीभावनया वर्तेयुः।
c. राष्ट्राणां मध्ये विद्वेषभावः आवश्यकः अस्ति।
d. अविकसिता: देशाः विकसितदेशम् आश्रिताः भवेयुः।

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Question 17

श्लोकं पठित्वा प्रश्नस्य उत्तरं चिनुत।

सर्वदा व्यवहारे स्यात् औदार्यं सत्यता तथा।
ऋजुता मृदुता चापि कौटिल्यं न कदाचन ।।

सवाल- व्यवहारे किं न स्यात्?

a. मृदुता
b. सत्यता
औदार्यम्
d. कौटिल्यम

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Question 18

अधोलिखितवाक्यस्य कृते उचितं क्रियापदं चिनुत।

मम शरीरे द्वौ हस्तौ

a. स्तः
b. स्थ:
c. अस्ति
d. सन्ति

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Question 19

अधोलिखितवाक्येषु उचितं वाक्यं चिनुत।

a. बालिका चत्वारः चित्राणि पश्यति।
b. एका बालकः विद्यालयं गच्छति।
c. चतस्ः बालकाः ईक्षुं खादन्ति।
d. बालिका एकं पुस्तकं पठति।

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Question 20

प्रदतस्य पदस्य उचितं सन्धि-विच्छेदं चिनुत।

‘मैवम्’

a. मा + एवम्
b. म + ऐवम्
c. मै + एवम्
d. मै+ऐवम्

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Section II Mathematics, Science and Social Science

Question 21

An amusement park has a giant swing made of a large ball with two seats inside. The large ball is attached to cables. To start the ride, the ball is pulled back such that the cables are parallel to the ground and then released. As it swings back and forth, air resistance causes its speed to decrease.
Each time the ball completes one swing (forwards and backwards), its speed reduces to one-third of its previous speed.

The maximum speed attained in the first swing is 121.5 km/h. In which swing will the speed of the ride be less than 5 km/h?

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Question 22

Two friends, Raju and Farhan, bought a car together for ₹10,64,857. They formulated the following plan for the payment:

• They made a down payment of ₹4,00,000 and took a loan for the remaining amount.
• They agreed to repay the loan in equal monthly instalments (EMIs) at an interest rate of 10% per annum for 4 years.
  How much will they pay over the course of one year?

a. ₹19,391.66
b. ₹22,161.90
c. ₹2,32,699.90
d. ₹2,65,942.80

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Question 23

Meera runs a bakery where she uses two ovens daily.
● The first oven consumes p units of electricity per day.
● The second oven consumes q units of electricity per day.
● The electricity rate is ₹7 per unit.
Which of the following algebraic expressions represents the total electricity cost for 30 days?
a. (30𝑝𝑝+𝑞𝑞)×7
b. 30𝑝𝑝+(30𝑞𝑞×7)
c. 30(𝑝𝑝+𝑞𝑞)×7
d. (𝑝𝑝+30𝑞𝑞)×7

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Question 24

A scientist is studying the growth of bacteria in two dishes.
In Dish A, the bacteria double every hour. Initially, there were 2³ bacteria.
In Dish B, the bacteria triple every hour. Initially, there were 3² bacteria.
What is the ratio of bacteria count in Dish A to Dish B after 4 hours?

a. 128 : 729
b. 64 : 243
c. 16 : 81
d. 8 : 9

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Question 25

A child arranges three wooden square planks to make a right-angled triangle as shown below.
● The smallest square, P, has a side length of 12 inches.
● The middle-sized square, D, has an area of 256 sq. inches.
● The largest square, W, fits perfectly along the longest side of the triangle.
What is the area of the largest square?

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Question 26

The table below shows a delivery application’s active users (in thousands) across different regions, where it was launched in different months.

Region	Quarter 1 (in thousands)	Quarter 2 (in thousands)	Quarter 3 (in thousands)	Quarter 4 (in thousands)
North	52	48	56	50
South	Not launched yet	62	58	55
East	Not launched yet	Not launched yet	51	47
West	57	59	61	53

Based on the recorded data, which region performed the best regarding monthly user engagement?
a. East

b. West

c. North

d. South

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Question 27

Anita plans to gift smartphones to her twin daughters as they start college. While browsing a shopping application, she selects two same smartphones and adds them to her cart. Additionally, she purchases two earphones, each priced at ₹799. She receives a discount of ₹200 on the total bill. The final amount Anita pays is ₹48,918.
What is the listed price of one smartphone on the shopping application?
a. ₹47,520.00
b. ₹24,159.50
c. ₹23,760.00
d. ₹23,660.00

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Question 28

Ravi is working on a model car for his school project. To make the tyres:
● He cuts the circles out of a rectangular sheet of cardboard with length 20 cm and breadth 10 cm. The area of each circle is 28(2/7)𝑐m².
● He pastes two circular cutouts together to increase thickness.
How many sheets of cardboard will Ravi need to create 4 tyres for his model car?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 7

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Question 29

A mother carefully plans a healthy diet for her son to ensure proper growth and nutrition. She follows a meal plan with different protein sources as shown in the table below.

Food Source	Protein per Serving	Son’s Daily Meal Intake
Chicken	30g per 100 g	160 g
Eggs	6.3 g per egg	4 eggs
Protein Shake	24 g per scoop	1.5 scoops

The doctor advises her to limit her son’s daily protein intake to 100g to 102g. She realises that his intake exceeds this limit and considers the following adjustments.

Adjustment 1	Reduce eggs to 2 instead of 4
Adjustment 2	Reduce protein shake to 1 scoop instead of 1.5
Adjustment 3	Reduce chicken to 130 g
Adjustment 4	Reduce chicken to 100 g and protein shake to 1 scoop

Which of the following adjustments should the mother make to her son’s meal plan to achieve the advised protein intake?
a. Adjustment 4
b. Adjustment 3
c. Adjustment 2
d. Adjustment 1

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Question 30

Amit conducts an experiment. He sets up four conical flasks, as shown below.

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Question 31

The table shows two groups of organisms based on their mode of nutrition.

Group A	Group B
Grass	cuscuta
Neem	algae
Wheat	musroom
China Rose	pitcher plant

Which of these can be moved from one group to another?

a. Cuscuta
b. Wheat
c. Algae
d. China rose

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Question 32

The table shows the nutrients present in four different food items.

Which of these statements is correct?

a. Pancreatic juice helps in the digestion of ‘W’.
b. Saliva helps in the digestion of ‘X’.
c. Bile juice plays an important role in the digestion of ‘Y’.
d. Hydrochloric acid helps in the digestion of ‘Z’ in the stomach.

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Question 33

The table given below shows the effect of three solutions on two different indicators.

Solution	Effect on blue litmus paper	Effect on turmeric paper
X	No Changes	Turns Red
Y	No Changes	No Changes
Z	Turns Red	No Changes

Which of the following is true?
a. Z gives pink colour with phenolphthalein.
b. Z and X neutralise each other.
c. Y gives pink colour with phenolphthalein.
d. X and Y neutralise each other.

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Question 34

The picture shows some changes that take place around us:

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Question 35

After the rain, Siya looked through a water droplet. She got excited and clicked a photo of the image seen through the droplet (shown below).

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Question 36

Karuna wants to develop a camera that can obtain a clear image on screen, even for a small pearl. She tested 4 optical instruments to develop this camera. The given table shows her observations:

Optical instrument	Character of the image	Character of the image
	Erect/Inverted	Size
P	Erect	Bigger than the object
Q	Inverted	Bigger than the object
R	Erect	Same size as that of the object
S	Inverted	Smaller than the object

Which optical instrument is best suited for her camera?
a. P
b. Q
c. R
d. S

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Question 37

The diagram shows a pendulum oscillating between points P and Q.

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Question 38

During a scientific expedition on the African continent, scientists collected a mineral sample from the Earth’s interior. The composition of the sample showed the presence of silica and alumina.

From the given image, choose the layer of the Earth in which the mineral sample was found.

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Question 39

A scientist studying coastal erosion observes that over time, sea waves have formed a large opening in a rock, creating a passage through it. Later, the top of this passage collapses, leaving a tall rock standing in the water.
Which sequence shows the formation of this landform?

a. Stack → Sea arch → Sea cave
b. Sea arch → Sea cave → Stack
c. Sea cave → Sea arch → Stack
d. Sea cave → Stack → Sea arch

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Question 40

The given table shows weather conditions for four different regions.

Region	Temperature (°C)	Wind Speed (km/h)	Rainfall (mm/month)
A	42°C	50 km/h	5 mm
B	35°C	20 km/h	80 mm
C	45°C	30 km/h	150 mm
D	22°C	48 km/h	10 mm

Determine the region which is most prone to forest fires.
a. Region A
b. Region B
c. Region C
d. Region D

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Question 41

Observe the following data on the workforce in country A, from 2010 to 2025.

Category	2010	2015	2020	2025
Male workforce (%)	68.7%	63.3%	76.0%	71.8%
female workforce (%)	31.3%	36.7%	24.0%	28.2%

What conclusion can you draw regarding gender equality in the country?
a. The workforce becomes balanced in gender representation.
b. The uneven distribution of workforce weakens female representation.
c. The male workforce constantly declines, leading to gender equality.
d. The workforce distribution will not impact the overall gender equality.

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Question 42

Javed, a lifelong resident of State A, visits his cousins in State B, in India. While exploring their neighborhood, he spots a state-funded park and wishes to play there. However, a group of girls along with Javed’s cousin, already playing there, informs him that he is not allowed to enter as the entry is restricted to locals.
Recognise the constitutional violation that is reflected in the above scenario.
a. Discrimination on the basis of race
b. Discrimination on the basis of religion
c. Discrimination on the basis of gender
d. Discrimination on the basis of place of birth

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Question 43

Delhi/NCR has been experiencing a surge in pollution levels, leading to severe health concerns among residents. In response, the court has issued strict directives, including imposing fines on those violating air pollution regulations. These measures aim to ensure cleaner air and a healthier environment for all citizens, regardless of their place of residence.
Which principle aligns with the court’s response to the pollution crisis?
a. Reducing prejudices between residents of different areas of the city
b. Ensuring that all residents are able to access public places in the city
c. Establishing that all resident citizens are equal
d. Upholding the right to life of all residents

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Question 44

The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela is a large religious gathering where people from all backgrounds
unite for a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, reflecting the belief in equal rights to worship.
Which of the following Bhakti practitioners upheld similar beliefs?
a. Virashaivas
b. Ramanuja
c. Nayanars
d. Kabir

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Question 45

During the medieval period, royal relatives or political allies were given key positions in the administration of the kingdom even if they lacked the necessary qualifications.
What does this system indicate about the kingdom?
a. The traditional system of appointing leaders led to equal opportunities.
b. The poor administration would lead to unrest in the kingdom. c. A similar mindset among the leaders would lead to an efficient system.
d. The instability caused by the loyal people in the leadership positions

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Answer Key

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
b	d	b	c	c	a	b	d	c	c
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
b	b	a	c	c	b	d	a	d	a
21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
b	c	c	a	D	d	c	b	b	a
31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
c	a	b	a	d	b	d	d	c	a
41	42	43	44	45
b	d	d	d	b

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