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MENTALABILITY
1.

(A) 4.9units

4
5

(C) 57

(C) SNRUEMB

4
, 80%, 0.801 and (0.9)2 is ____.
5

(B) 80%

(D) (0.9)2

(C) 0.801

(B) 2.83grams

(C) 102grams
32

(B) 54

(D) 283grams
14

21

23

18

55
41

(D) 44

(B) 16<w<21

15

43

12

33

(C) 19<w<24

1
13

(B)

1
12

(C)

23
77
34

(D) 35<w<45

6
13

(D)

In the given figure, AB is parallel to DC.

Which of the following statements about the figure must be true ?
(A) DAB+ ABC=180
(C) AB @ DC

9.

(D) SNRUMEB

Rajat is holding a trivia contest. The 13students who are participating randomly draw cards that
are numbered with consecutive integers from 1 to 13.
The student who draws number 1 will be the host.
The students who draw the other odd numbers will be on the Red Team.
The students who draw the even numbers will be on the Blue Team.
OnestudenthasalreadydrawnacardandisontheBlueTeam.IfPartikisthenextstudenttodraw
a card, what is the probability that he will be on the Red Team?
(A)

8.

Aditya is designing a rectangular mirror. Let w = the width, in centimetres, of the mirror.
The length of the mirror will be 6 centimetres more than the width.
The perimeter of the mirror will be less than 96 centimetres and greater than 76 centimetres.
Which of the following inequalities shows the possible widths, in centimetres, of the mirror ?
(A) 13<w<18

7.

(B) SNRUBME

In the following question, select the missing number.

(A) 32

6.

The label on a cereal states the following :

One serving of cereal contains 17 grams of carbohydrates.
Thisnumberofgramsis6%ofthemaximumamountofcarbohydratesthatapersonshouldeatin
a day.
Basedonthisinformation,whichofthefollowingisclosesttothemaximumamountofcarbohydrates
that a person should eat in a day?
(A) 1.02grams

5.

13
G F

(D) 12.5units

The largest value among

(A)

4.

Inacertaincodelanguage'PROBLEM'iswrittenas'MPERLOB'.Howwill'NUMBERS'bewrittenin
thatcode?
(A) SNUREMB

3.

6
12

(B) 7.4units

(C) 11.0units
2.

A
3
B

Ingiventriangle ADG,thelengthofsideDGis18units.LinesegmentsAG,BF
andCEareallparallel.WhatistheapproximatelengthofthelinesegmentEG?

6
12
A

(B) DAB+ CDA=180

(D) AD @ BC

Which of the following is equivalent to the expression given below ?

x2 + 3x 28
(A) (x4)(x+7)

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(B) (x+4)(x7)

(C) (x14)(x+2)
2

(D) (x+14)(x2)
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10. Thegiven tableshowsthenumber of pointsDev earnedplaying

a game on each of the first 5 days of the week.
WhatisthenumberofpointsDevmustearnonSaturdaysothat
the mean of points over the 6 days is exactly 1250 ?
(A) 1020

GamePointsEarned
NumberofPoints
Earned

Day
Monday

800

Tuesday

1200
1500

Wednesday

(B) 1220

Thursday

(C) 1300

Friday

(D) 1400

Saturday

11. The given diagram shows the dimensions of a garden.

In the diagram all intersecting line segments intersect at right
angles. What is the area of the garden?

1000
1600
?
60m

10m
15m

15m 30m

20m

(A) 1200sq.m

(B) 1300sq.m

(C) 1500sq.m

(D) 1800sq.m

10m

10m

20m

20m

12. Amechanichastwopiecesofsandpaperofdifferent sizes.Each piece isin theshapeofacircle.

Theradiusofthelargercircleis4timestheradiusofthesmallercircle.Theareaofthelargercircle
is how many times the area of the smaller circle ?
(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 8

(D) 16

13. Ifthesecondhalfofthefollowingalphabetsiswritteninthereverseorder,whichwillbethe10th letterto

theleftof9th lettercountingfromtherightend?
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(A) I

(B) C

(C) J

14. Intheadjoiningfigure, CBP+ BCQ=250, ACR+ CAS=230.

DeterminetheanglesofthetriangleABC.
(A) A=70, B=50, C=60
(B) A=60, B=70, C=50
(C) A=50, B=60, C=70

(D) H

S
A
C
P

R
Q

(D) A=60, B=50, C=70

15. If one of the trigonometric ratios ofan ___________ is known, theremaining trigonometric ratios
of the angle can be easily determined.
(A) Acuteangle

(B) Obtuseangle

(C) Rightangle

(D) Straightangle

SCIENCE
16. When a number of resistors are connected end to end such that the tail end of one resistor is
connected to head end of other resistor so as to form a closed circuit then such a circuit is
called_____.
(A) Parallelcircuit

(B) Seriescircuit

(C) Mixedcircuit

(D) Noneofthese

17. You see a rainbow formation. Then the Sun is ____.

(A) Behindyou

(B) Infrontofyou

(C) Onyourlefthandside

(D) Onyourrighthandside

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18. Parallelrays,fromthetopofadistanttree,incidentonaconcavemirror,formanimageonthescreen.

The diagram correctly showing the image of the tree on the screen is ____.
(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

19. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively correspond to _____.

(A) Theshortsightedeye,thecorrectionoflongsight,thelongsightedeyeandthecorrectionofshortsight
(B) Theshortsightedeye,thecorrectionofshortsight,thelongsightedeyeandthecorrectionoflongsight
(C) Thelongsightedeye,thecorrectionofshortsight,theshortsightedeyeandthecorrectionoflongsight
(D) Noneofthese
20. Aballoonfilledwithairisweighed(W)sothatitjustfloatsinwaterasshown
in the figure. When it is further pushed by a short distance in to the water
and then released it will _____.
(A) Comebacktoitsoriginalposition

(B) Stayatthedepthwhereitstandssubmerged
(C) Sinktothebottom

(D) Sinkdownalittlefurtherbutwillnotreachthebottom

21. Inertia is the property of a body which preserves its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight
line. Thefollowing factors tell moreabout inertia.
(i) Greaterthemassofabody,greaterisitsinertia
(ii) Greatertheinertiaofabody,thelesswillbetheaccelerationproducedbyagivenforce.
(iii) ThelawofinertiaisthesameasNewton'sfirstlawofmotion.
Which combination is true ?
(A) (i)&(iii)

(B) (i)&(ii)

(C) (i),(ii)&(iii)

(D) (ii)&(iii)

22. If we go inside a mine and drop a 10 kg iron ball and 1 kg aluminium ball from the top of a high
platform______.
(A) Bothwillreachtheflooratthesametime
(B) 1kgweightwillreachthefloorfirst
(C) 10kgweightwillreachthefloorfirst
(D) Itisnotpossibletoindicatewhichofthetwowillreachthefloorfirstwithoutfurtherdata
23. Read the given statements and mark the correct option.
StatementI : Anormalhumaneyecanclearlyseealltheobjectsatdifferentdistances.
StatementII : Thehumaneyehasthecapacitytosuitablyadjustthefocallengthofitslenstoacertain
extent.
(A) BothstatementIandstatementIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementIandstatementIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue.
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DIRECTION : Read the passage carefully and answer Q. nos. 24 and 25.
Threespecimensofmagneticmaterialsweretested usingtheapparatus
shown inthe diagram. Whenthe switch isclosed, the specimen
picks up some of the iron nails but when the switch is opened,
manyormostofthenailsfalloff.Thenumberofnailspickedup
and left sticking on were found for three specimens. The table
showsthe results.
Specimen

Number of nails picked up

X
Y
Z

35
20
40

Specimenunder
test

Number of nails retained

by the specimen
4
10
3

Ironnails

24. Which material is the best electromagnet among the three?

(A) X

(B) Y

(C) Z

(D) Allofthese

25. What does the number of nails left sticking on the material indicate ?
(A) Abilitytoretainmagnetismwhencurrentisremoved (B) Abilitytoinducee.m.f.
(C) Abilitytoretaincurrent

(D) Abilitytochangestrengthofmagneticfield

26. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)

ColumnI
Electriccurrent
E.m.f
Resistance
Resistivity
aiv,bii,ci,diii

ColumnII
(i)
Volts
(ii)
Ohm
(iii) Ohmmeter
(iv) Ampere
(B) aiii,biv,ci,dii
(C) aiv,bi,cii,diii
Temperature(K)

27. What is the physical state of A, C and E ?

(A) Asolid,Cliquid,Egas
(B) Asolid,Cgas,Eliquid
(C) Aliquid,Cgas,Esolid
(D) Aliquid,Csolid,Egas

(D) aiii,bi,cii,div

373

D
C

273
A

B
Changeofstate

28. Oxygengasisenclosedinacontainer. Variousconditionsareappliedonthegasandthechange

isstudied.Underwhichofthefollowingconditions,thedistancebetweenthemoleculesofoxygen
gas would decrease?
(i) Increasingpressureonoxygenintheenclosedcontainer
(ii) Leakingoutsomeoxygenfromthecontainer
(iii) Increasingthevolumeofthecontainer
(iv) Addingmoreoxygengastothecontainerwithoutincreasingvolumeofthecontainer
(A) (i)and(ii)
(B) (i)and(iii)
(C) (ii)and(iii)
(D) (i)and(iv)
29. The weight of a molecule of the compound C60H122 is ____.
(A) 1.41021 g

(B) 1.091021 g

(C) 5.0251023 g

30. Thegivendiagramrepresentstwoisotopesofanelement.
What is the element ? What is th eir symbo lic
representation?
(A) Chlorine,35
Cl,37
Cl
17
17

17p
18n

(D) 16.0231023 g

17p
20n

(B) Chlorine, 35
Cl, 35
Cl
18
20
(C) Fluorine,35
F, 37
F
17
17
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(D) Bromine, 35
Br,37
Br
17
17
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31. ColumnsIandIIcontainthetypeofmixturesandthemethodtoseparatethem.Givenbelowisthekey
to the matchingof the columns. In which optioncolumn I is correctly matched tocolumn II ?
A.
B.
C.
D.

ColumnI
Commonsaltfromseawater
Suspensionofoilandwater
Creamfrommilk
Dyesinblackink

(A) ApBqCrDs

ColumnII
Separatingfunnel
Chromatography
Evaporation
Centrifugation

p.
q.
r.
s.

(B) AqBpCrDs

(C) ApBrCs,Dq

(D) ArBpCsDq

32. Asolutionwithamassofonekgcontains3mgofsolute.Whatwillbetheconcentrationofthesolution
in ppm andppb?
(A) 3106 ppm,3ppb
(B) 3ppm,3103 ppb
(C) 3ppm,3ppb
(D) 3103 ppm,3106 ppb
33. InRutherford's aparticlescatteringexperiments,athin
gold metal foil was bombarded by high speed
aparticles.

Electron

Rutherfordobservedthat____.
i.

Smalldeflection

Mostofthe aparticles(nearly99%)passedthrough

Nodeflection

thegoldfoilundeflected.
ii.

Largedeflection

Someofthe aparticlesweredeflectedbysmallangles. Backdeflection

iii. Veryfew aparticles(1in20000)wereeitherdeflectedbyverylargeanglesorwereactuallyreflected

backalongtheirpath.
These observations led tothe discovery of _____.
(A) Nucleus
(B) Electrons
(C) Neutrons

(D) Protons

34. Bariumchloridereactswithaluminiumsulphateto givealuminiumchlorideand precipitateofbarium

sulphate. The equation for this reaction can bewritten as _____.
pBaCl2 +qAl2(SO4)3

rAlCl3 +sBaSO4

Whatisthevalueofcoefficientsp,q,randstowriteabalancedequation?
p
q
r
s
p
q
r
s
(A) 2
3
3
1
(B) 2
1
3
3
(C) 1
2
3
4
(D) 3
1
2
3
35. A doublebond between twocarbon atoms is formedby _____.
(A) Transferoftwoelectronsfromonecarbonatomtotheother
(B) Transferofoneelectronfromonecarbonatomtotheother
(C) Sharingtwopairsofelectrons

(D) Sharingtwoelectrons

36. Placeafew piecesofgranulatedzincinaconicalflask.

Pourdilutesulphuricacidintheflaskandcloseitproperly.
Whatobservationsarecorrectregardingtheexperiment?

Paleblueflame
Glasstubing
Rubbercork

(A) Thechemicalreactionbetweenzincanddilute sulphuricacid

takesplacewithchangeinstate.
(B) Thechemicalreactionproceedswithevolutionofagas.

Conicalflask

(C) Thechemicalreactionproceedswithevolutionofheatenergy.
Dilutesulphuricacid
Zincgranules

(D) Alltheobservationsarecorrect.
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37. Afewdropsofphenolphthaleinindicatorwereaddedtoanunknownsolution P.Itacquiredpinkcolour.

Nowanotherunknownsolution Q wasaddedtoitdropwiseandthesolutionultimatelybecamecolourless.
Predictthe natureof solutionsP and Q.
(A) SolutionPisbasicandQisanacid.
(B) SolutionQisbasicandPisanacid.
(C) SolutionsPandQbotharebasic.
(D) SolutionsPandQbothareacidic.
38. ThepositionsofthreeelementsX,YandZintheperiodictableare
shownbelow.
(A) YisametalandXislesselectropositivethanZ
(B) YisanonmetalandXismoreelectropositivethanZ
(C) YisametalandXismoreelectropositivethanZ
(D) YisametalandXisaselectropositiveasZ

Period Group1 Group2

2
3
4
5

39. Thegivenflowchartshowsthreestepsofglucosebreakdownindifferentconditions.Whichofthe
following steps takes place in the mitochondria ?
I
Ethanol+CO2 +Energy
(A) StepI
II
(B) StepII
Glucose
Pyruvate
Lacticacid+Energy
(C) StepIII
III
(D) Both(B)&(C)
CO2+H2O+Energy
40. Which of the following types of blood cells are associated with blood clotting?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

41. The sensitiveplant Mimosapudica showsseismonasticmovementasaresultof which thewhole

leaf droops down. The drooping is due to _____.
(A) Lossofturgidityofthebasalpartoftheleaf
(B) Swellingofthebasalpartoftheleaf
(C) Changeindirectionoftheleafgrowth
(D) Noneofthese
42. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(i) CerealcropsSorghum
(ii) PulsecropsLentil
(iii) OilseedcropsSesame
(iv) FoddercropsCastor
(A) (i)&(ii)
(B) (ii)&(iv)
(C) (i),(ii)&(iii)
(D) (iii)&(iv)
43. Mendel used a number of contrasting visible characters of garden pea. Which of the following is
incorrect pair of contrasting characters ?
(A) Tall / Dwarf Height of stem
(B) Round / Wrinkled Shape of seed
(C) White/RedColourofflower
(D) Yellow/GreenColourofseed
44. Which ofthe following modes of asexual reproduction is observedin Hydra ?
(A) Binaryfissionandbudding
(B) Multiplefissionandregeneration
(C) Regenerationandbudding
(D) Buddingandfragmentation
45. Select theincorrect statementregarding the malereproductive system.
(A) The formation of germ cells or sperms takes place in the testes
(B) Testes secrete the hormone oestrogen
(C) Testes are located in scrotum
(D) The sperms are carried through the vas deferens
46. Farmershavecultivatedwildcabbageasafoodplantandgenerateddifferentvegetablesfromitbyselection.
Givenbelowaresomeofitsevolvedtypesalongwiththeircharacteristics.Selecttheincorrectmatch
amongthem.
(A) SterileflowersCauliflower
(B) SwollenpartsKohlrabi
(C) ArrestedflowerdevelopmentBroccoli
(D) SmallerleavesKale
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47. Which ofthe followingmuscles areinvoluntary in action ?

(A) Muscles of limbs
(B) Muscles of heart
(C) Muscles of iris

(D) Both (B) & (C)

48. Pulsepolioimmunisationprogrammewaslaunchedin19951996withanaimtoeradicatepoliodisease
fromtheworld.Itinvolvessimultaneousadministrationofpoliodrops(poliovaccine)towholeofthehigh
riskpopulation(i.e.,childrenunderthreeyearsofage)onasingledaythroughoutthenation.Whatisthe
basicaimofthisprogramme?
(A) Toimmunisethosechildrenwhowerenotearlierimmunisedorarepartiallyimmunised
(B) Toboosttheimmunityofchildrenalreadyimmunised
(C) Toreplacethediseasecausingvirusbyharmlessvaccinevirusintheenvironment
(D) Alloftheabove
49. Thegivenfigureshowsthedifferenttrophiclevelsofafoodchaininagrasslandecosystem.Selectthe
correct sequence of organismsthat will occupy the pyramid from its base to apex.
(A) c, b, d, a

4th
Trophic
Level

(B) c, b, a, d

3rdTrophicLevel

(C) c, d, b, a
(D) d, a, b, c

2ndTrophicLevel

1stTrophicLevel

50. Read the given statements and mark the correct option.
Statement I : Fossil fuels are nonrenewable sourcesof energy.
Statement II: Excessive use offossil fuels causespollution and leads toglobal warming.
(A) Both statements I & II are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
(B) Both statements I & II are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.
(C) Statement I is true but statement II is false.
(D) Statement I is false but statement II is true.
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