NCERT Question 3 - Chapter 11 Class 8 - Force And Pressure

Fill in the blanks in the following statements:

(a) To draw water from a well we have to ________at the rope.

Answer

pull

We need to pull the rope to move the bucket

(b) A charged body _________an uncharged body towards it.

Answer

attracts

Charged body attracts an uncharged body towards it

(c) To move a loaded trolley we have to ________ it.

Answer

push or pull

We can move a trolley away from us by pushing, 

Or towards us by pulling

(d) The north pole of a magnet _________ the north pole of another magnet.

Answer

repels
In a magnet, opposite poles attract and same poles repel.
Thus, North Pole attracts the South Pole.
And North Pole repels the South Pole