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NTSE Mock Test Code: MK2015104
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SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST

Time: 90 Minutes Max. Marks: 100
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the next one. Time permitting, you can come back to the question, which you have left in the
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1. Mineral acids are stronger acids than carboxylic acids because

(i) mineral acids are completely ionised (ii) carboxylic acids are completely ionised
(iii) mineral acids are partially ionised (iv) carboxylic acids are partially ionised
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (ii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
2. Which of the following gas is known as illuminating gas?
(a) Ethane (b) Ethene (c) Ethyne (d) Propane
3. The following reaction is used for the preparation of oxygen gas in the laboratory
Heat
2KClO3 s Catalyst
2KCl(s) 3O2(g)
Which of the following statements(s) is (are) correct about the reaction?

(a) It is a decomposition reaction and endothermic in nature
(b) It is a combination reaction
(c) It is a decomposition reaction and accompanied by release of heat
(d) It is a photochemical decomposition reaction and exothermic in nature
4. Which reaction is an example of a redox reaction ?
(a) CuO + H2SO4 CuSO4 + H2O (b) H+ + OH– H2O
(c) Ag+ + Cl– AgCl (d) 2SO4 + O2 2SO3
5. In the double displacement reaction between aqueous potassium iodide and aqueous lead nitrate, a
yellow precipitate of lead iodide is formed. While performing the activity if lead nitrate is not availab le,
which of the following can be used in place of lead nitrate?
(a) Lead sulphate (insoluble) (b) Lead acetate
(c) Ammonium nitrate (d) Potassium sulphate
6. A long solenoid carrying a current produces a magnetic field B along its axis. If the current is doubled
and the number of turns per cm is halved, the new value of the magnetic field is
(a) 4B (b) B/2 (c) B (d) 2B
7. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) A convex lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(b) A convex lens has -4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(c) A concave lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
(d) A concave lens has-4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m
8. Double convex lenses are to be manufactured from a glass of refr active index 1.55, with both faces
having the same radius of curvature. What is the radius of curvature required if the focal length of the
lens is to be 20 cm?
(a) 44 cm (b) 22 cm (c) 11 cm (d) 4.4 cm
9. The eye lens is a

(a) transparent double – concave lens (b) transparent double – convex lens
(c) transparent concavo – convex lens (d) none of these
10. The blood calcium level is lowered by the deficiency of
(a) calcitonin (b) parathormone
(c) both calcitonin and parathormone (d) thyroxine
11. Which of the following statements are true for flowers?
(i) Flowers are always bisexual (ii) They are the sexual reproductive organs
(iii) They are produced in all groups of plants (iv) After fertilisation they give rise to fruits
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
12. Syngamy refers to
(a) fusion of one of the sperm with synergid
(b) fusion of one male gamete with female gamete
(c) fusion of male gamete with secondary nucleus
(d) fusion of one male gamete with egg and other male gamete with secondary nucleus
13. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) All metal carbonates react with acid to give a salt, water and carbon dioxide
(b) All metal oxides react with water to give salt and acid
(c) Some metals react with acids to give salt and hydrogen
(d) Some non-metal oxides react with water to form an acid
14. Which calcium compound does not increase the pH of acidic soils?
(a) Calcium carbonate (b) Calcium hydroxide
(c) Calcium oxide (d) Calcium sulphate
15. Two pea plants one with round green seeds (RRyy) and another with wrinkled yellow (rrYY) seeds
produce F 1 progeny that have round, yellow (RrYy) seeds. When F 1 plants are selfed, the F 2 progeny
will have new combination of characters. Choose the new combination from the following
(i) Round, yellow (ii) Round, green (iii) Wrinkled, yellow (iv) Wrinkled, green
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iii)
16. Which of the following are not examples of analogous structures?
(a) Wings of bat and butterfly (b) Wings of bat and forelimb of cattle
(c) Thorn and spine (d) Tendril of Lathyrus and tendril of Gloriosa
17. In nature, the process by which different organisms evolve similar traits is called
(a) genetic drift (b) artificial selection
(c) divergent evolution (d) convergent evolution
18. At noon the sun appears white as
(a) light is least scattered (b) all the colours of the white light are scattered away
(c) blue colour is scattered the most (d) red colour is scattered the most
19. An enzyme that acts only in an acidic medium is
(a) pepsin (b) trypsin (c) enterokinase (d) amylase
20. Excess amino acids in the body are broken down to form urea in
(a) kidney (b) liver (c) spleen (d) pancreas
21. The internal (cellular) energy reserve in autotrophs is
(a) glycogen (b) protein (c) starch (d) fatty acid
22. If a grass hopper is eaten by a frog, then the energy transfer will be from
(a) producer to decomposer (b) producer to primary consumer
(c) primary consumer to secondary consumer (d) secondary consumer to primary consumer
23. Upto which element, the Law of Octaves was found to be applicable
(a) Oxygen (b) Calcium (c) Cobalt (d) Potassium
24. In a hydroelectric power plant more electrical power can be generated if water falls from a greater
height because
(a) its temperature increases
(b) larger amount of potential energy is converted into kinetic energy
(c) the electricity content of water increases with height
(d) more water molecules dissociate into ions
25. In the figure given below, find the equivalent resistance of the circuit.
2 4
(a) 667 ohm (b) 332 ohm (c) ohm (d) ohm
3 3
26. A 100 W bulb is connected in series with a room heater of 750 W. What will happen if the bulb is
replaced by a 60 W bulb?
(a) Heater output will increase. (b) Heater output will decrease.
(c) Heater output will remain unchanged. (d) Bulb will not glow.
27. Siderite is an ore of ___________ .

(a) copper (b) silver (c) calcium (d) iron
28. Zinc blende is concentrated by
(a) chemical separation (b) magnetic separation
(c) froth floatation (d) hydraulic washing
29. In which of the following conditions, the distance between the molecules of hydrogen gas would
increase ?
(i) Increasing pressure on hydrogen contained in a closed container.
(ii) Some hydrogen gas leaking out of the container.
(iii) Increasing the volume of the container of hydrogen gas.
(iv) Adding more hydrogen gas to the container without increasing the volume of the container.
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
30. A mixture of sulphur and carbon disulphide is
(a) heterogeneous and shows Tyndall effect
(b) homogeneous and shows Tyndall effect
(c) heterogeneous and does not show Tyndall effect
(d) homogeneous and does not show Tyndall effect
31. A well-defined nucleus is absent in
(a) algae (b) diatoms (c) blue green algae (d) yeast
32. A boy drops a stone from a cliff, which reaches the ground in 16 seconds. Calculate the height of the
cliff.
(a) 1453. 4 m (b) 1254.4 m (c) 1678.4 m (d) 1432.4 m
33. A cyclist moves from a certain point X and goes round a circle of radius r and reaches Y, exactly at the
other side of the point X as shown in figure. The displacement of the cyclist would be
(a) r (b) 2 r (c) 2r (d) 2 /r

34. The main constituent of LPG is
(a) methane (b) butane (c) hydrogen (d) propane
35. Scurvy can be treated by
(a) immunizations (b) eating citrus fruits (c) eating a vegetarian diet (d) vitamin B12 shots.
36. Cork tissue is also called

(a) phellem (b) periderm (c) phelloderm (d) phellogen
37. Which of the following correctly represents 360 g of water?
(i) 2 moles of H2O (ii) 20 moles of water
(iii) 6.022 1023 molecules of water (iv) 1.2044 1025 molecules of water
(a) only (i) (b) (i) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
38. The ion of an element has 3 positive charges. Mass number of the atom is 27 and the number of
neutrons is 14. What is the number of electrons in the ion?
(a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 16
39. Plasmolysis in a plant cell is defined as
(a) break down (lysis) of plasma membrane in hypotonic medium
(b) shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic medium
(c) shrinkage of nucleoplasm
(d) None of the above
40. Elements with valency 1 are
(a) always metals (b) always metalloids
(c) either metals or non-metals (d) always non-metals
41. If x, y and z are positive real numbers and a, b and c are rational numbers, then the value of
1 1 1
b a c a a b c b b c
is
1 x x 1 x x 1 x xa c
(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) None of these

42. If p and q are the roots of the equation x 2 – bx + c = 0, then what is the equation if the roots are
(pq + p + q) and (pq – p – q)?
(a) x2 – 2cx + (c2 – b2) = 0 (b) x2 – 2bx + (b2 + c2) = 0
(c) 3cx2 – 2(b + cx + c2) = 0 (d) x2 + 2bx – (c2 – b2) = 0
5 1 5 1 a2 ab b2
43. If a = and b , then the value of 2 is
5 1 5 1 a ab b2
2 3 4 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 2 3 2
44. Twenty four men can complete a work in sixteen days. Thirty-two women can complete the same work
in twenty-four days. Sixteen men and sixteen women started working and worked for twelve days.
How many more men are to be added to complete the remaining work in 2 days?
(a) 18 men (b) 24 men (c) 36 men (d) 50 men
45. The area of triangle formed by the points (p, 2–2p), (1–p, 2p) and (–4–p, 6–2p) is 70 sq. units. How
many integral value of p are possible?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) None of these
46. The points A(–1, 4), B(5, 2) are the vertices of a triangle of which C(0, –3) is centroid, then the third
vertex C is
(a) 4, 15 (b) 4, –15 (c) –4, –15 (d) None of these
47. Man on a cliff observes a boat at an angle of depression of 30 0 which is approaching the shore to the
point immediately beneath the observer with a uniform speed. Six minutes later, the angle of
depression of the boat is founded to be 60 0. Find the time taken by the boat to reach the shore.
(a) 6 minutes (b) 7 minutes (c) 8 minutes (d) 9 minutes
48. If x = a cos and y = b sin , then b2x2 + a2y2 =
(a) ab (b) b2 + a2 (c) a2b2 (d) a4b4
49. A large cube is formed form the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of 3, 4 and 5 cm side.
What is the ratio of the total surface areas of the smaller cubes and the large cube ?
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 25 : 18 (d) 27 : 20
50. A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 12 cm contains a liquid. This liquid is to be filled in cylindrical
bottles of radius 3 cm and height 6 cm. How many bottles are required to empty the bowl.
(a) 84 (d) 48 (c) 96 (d) 72
51. In the fig., PQ = 36 cm and O is mid-point of PQ. Semicircles are drawn on PQ, OP and OQ as diameters.
A circle with centre C touches all the three circles. Find the area of the shaded region.
P O Q
(a) 54 (b) 90 (c) 50 (d) 45
52. Mean of 11 observations is 17.5. If an observation 15 is deleted, find the mean of the remaining
observations.
(a) 17.5 (b) 17.25 (c) 17.75 (d) None of these
53. The percentage of attendance of different classes in a year in a school is given below:
Class x ix viii vii vi vii
Attendance 38 60 90 92 74 56
What is the probability that the class attendance is more than 75%.
1 1 5 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 2 6 3
54. The figure obtained by joining the mid-points of the adjacent sides of a rectangle of sides 8 cm and 6 cm
is:
(a) a rectangle of area 24 cm2 (b) a square of area 25 cm2
(c) a trapezium of area 24 cm2 (d) a rhombus of area 24 cm2
55. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that AB is a diameter of the circle circumscribing it and ADC =
1400, then BAC is equal to:
(a) 800 (b) 500

(c) 400 (d) 300
56. The father’s age is six times his son’s age. Four years hence, the age of the father will be four times his
son’s age. The present ages, in years, of the son and the father are, respectively
(a) 4 and 24 (b) 5 and 30 (c) 6 and 36 (d) 3 and 24
57. A spherical balloon of radius r subtends an angle at the eye of an observer. If the angle of elevation of
its centre is , find the height of the centre of the balloon.
(a) r sin cosec (b) r sin cosec (c) r cosec sin (d) r cosec sin
2 2 2 2 2
58. In fig., if PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre O such that APB = 500, then OAB is equal
to
(a) 250 (b) 300 (c) 400 (d) 500

59. Find the sum of 11 terms of an A.P. whose middle term is 30.
(a) 300 (b) 330 (c) 360 (d) 320
60. Solve for x.
4x – 3.2x+3 + 128 = 0
(a) 2, 3 (b) 2, 4 (c) 3, 4 (d) 4, 5
61. Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development
than India?
(a) Bangladesh (b) Sri Lanka (c) Pakistan (d) Bhutan
62. In a SHG most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activates are taken by
(a) Bank (b) members
(c) Non-government organization (d) Parents
63. The consumer movement in India has led to the formation of various organizations locally known as
consumer forums or
(a) Consumer movement cells (b) Consumer organisations
(c) Consumer protection councils (d) Consumer parts
64. Who was the founder of the Hoa Hao movement?
(a) Liang Oichao (b) Phan Boi Chau (c) Huyunh Phau So (d) Ngyuyen Dinh Chieu
65. Khilafat committee was formed at
(a) Lahore (b) Bombay (c) Ahmadabad (d) Calcutta
66. What did the Napoleonic code of 1804 spell out
(a) Equality before the law (b) Right to property
(c) Wiping out all the privileges by birth (d) All of the above
67. East India company appointed a paid servant called the _______________ to supervise weaves, collect
supplies, and examine the quality of cloth.
(a) Bimarsakh (b) Gomastha (c) Greatin (d) Beatin
68. The earliest factories in England came up by the
(a) 1630 (b) 1830 (c) 1730 (d) 1700
69. The US also became a colonial power in the late 1890s by taking over some colonies earlier held by
(a) France (b) Italy (c) Spain (d) Bulgaria
70. Who was the chief architect of Paris?
(a) Baron Haussman (b) Charles Dickens (c) Charles Booth (d) None of these
71. Name the first Indian city to enact smoke nuisance legislation in 1863?
(a) Bombay (b) Calcutta (c) Surat (d) Jamnagar
72. A liberal colonial officer who formulated new rules to restore the freedom of the press in India was
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Willian Bentinck (c) Thomas Macaulay (d) Bendita Rany
73. Print technology of China was brought to Italy by the great explorer
(a) Macro Polo (b) Columbus (c) Vasco Da Gama (d) Magellan
74. In which one of the following states is the black soil found?
(a) J & K (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Jharkhand
75. Which one of the following Bio-reserves of India are not included in the world network of bio-reserves?
(a) Manas (b) Nilgiri (c) Gulf of Mannar (d) Nanda Devi
76. Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
(a) Joint forest management (b) Chipko movement
(c) Beej Bachao Andolan (d) Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries
77. What is the full form of “PAIS”?
(a) Professional Accidental Insurance Scheme (b) Personal Application Insurance Scheme
(c) Personal Accidental Insurance Scheme (d) Personal Accidental Insurance Subject
78. Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by Vinobha Bhave is also known as the
(a) Peaceful Revolution(b) Silent Revolution (c) Blood-less Revolution (d) Violet Revolution
79. Which mine is known as 100 percent export unit?
(a) Chitradurga (b) Tamkur (c) Kudermukh (d) Bellary
80. Most of the jute mills are located along the banks of Hugli river because of
(a) Proximity of the jute producing areas lying mainly in the basin of the Hugli river.
(b) Inexpensive water transport available
(c) Abundance of fresh-water for producing raw jute
(d) All of these
81. Which is not the national highway?
(a) Grand Trunk Road (b) Agra-Mumbai Road
(c) Mathura Road (d) Greater Noida Express Highway
82. Which political party came to power in Bolivia in 2006?
(a) Democratic Party (b) Socialist Party (c) Liberal Party (d) Conservative Party
83. When was CPI founded?
(a) 1984 (b) 1964 (c) 1980 (d) 1925
84. A very good example of sharing power among different social group is
(a) Pamchayati Raj system in India (b) Demond for separate Eelam by Tamils
(c) Community Government in Belgium (d) Federal arrangement in India
85. What does the “Civil Right Movement of USA” signify?
(a) A movement against the discrimination
(b) A reform movement for the Civil Right of the citizens
(c) A reform movement against social discrimination of Afro -Americans (d) None of the above
86. Consider the following statements on the meaning of communal politics. Communal politics is based on
the belief that:
A. One’s religion is superior to that of others
B. People belonging to different religions can live together happily as equal citizens.
C. Followers of a particular religion constitute one community.
D. State power cannot be used to establish the domination of one religious group over others.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) A, B, C and D (b) A, B and D (c) A and C only (d) B and D only
87. A democratic government is responsible to
(a) The President (b) The Prime Minister
(c) Chief Justice of India (d) The People
88. The challenge of making the transition to democracy from a non-democratic government is known as
(a) Foundational challenge (b) Challenge of Expansion
(c) Deepening of democracy (d) None of these
89. Which one of the following inputs is not a working capital?
(a) Machines (b) Raw-materials
(c) Money (d) None of these
90. Buffer stock is the stock of food grains, namely wheat and rice procured by the government through
(a) IFCI (b) FCI (c) IDBI (d) FICCI
91. After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were
(a) in need of land for their surplus populations
(b) competing of raw materials and markets
(c) determined to bring Christianity to the Moslem world
(d) interested in completing their geographic knowledge of the world
92. Which statement best describes the political situation in the Soviet Union immediately after Lenin’s
death in 1924?
(a) The nation adopted a constitutional monarchy.
(b) Trotsky and his followers assumed full control of the Communist Party.
(c) Popular elections were held to choose a new general secretary.
(d) A power struggle developed among Communist Party leaders.
93. The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was made between
(a) The Hindus and the Muslims (b) The Congress and the Muslim league
(c) The moderate and extremists (d) The British and the Indians
94. Who is the leader of ruling party in the Lok Sabha ?
(a) Prime minister (b) President (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) None of these
95. When was 1 election held in India ?
st
(a) 1951 (b) 1984 (c) 1971 (d) 1964

96. Who is a highest Law officer of the Government of India ?
(a) Attorney General (b) Advocate General (c) Solicitor General (d) Secretary General
97. The precipitation consisting of a mixture of snow and rain is
(a) sleet (b) smog (c) snow-line (d) fog
98. The wind system in the equatorial areas is known as
(a) Westerlies (b) Trades (c) Doldrums (d) Monsoon
99. The strait which separates Asia from North America is:
(a) The Bering Strait (b) The Palk Strait (c) The Strait of Gibraltar (d) The Strait of Malacca
100. Which of the following are wrongly matched ?
(a) Tropic of Cancer-23.5 degree N latitude (b) Tropic of Capricorn-66.5 degree S latitude
(c) International Date Line-0 degree longitude (d) Antarctic Circle-66.5 degree S longitude

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SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST

Instructions to the Candidates

1. Mineral acids are stronger acids than carboxylic acids because

Which of the following statements(s) is (are) correct about the reaction?

9. The eye lens is a

27. Siderite is an ore of ___________ .

(a) r (b) 2 r (c) 2r (d) 2 /r

36. Cork tissue is also called

(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) None of these

(a) 800 (b) 500

(a) 250 (b) 300 (c) 400 (d) 500

(a) 1951 (b) 1984 (c) 1971 (d) 1964

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