PART-A : GENERAL ENGLISH DEC 2011 :

Instructions.
1. Read all the 10 questions and their sub parts thoroughly before answering.
2. Write the answers on the sheet provided separately. Do not write answer on the question paper.
3. Write the answers on the sheet provided separately. Do not write answer on the question paper.
4. The paper consists of three sections
(1) Reading 10 marks (2) Writing 15 marks (3) Grammar 35 marks.

Section '1' Reading

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Elephants live in peace with other creatures. They graze comfortably alongside buffaloes, pigs and even
horses. Their large feet touch the ground causing the least possible disturbance. While small elephants
may intrude upon the space of the other animals, adult elephants usually avoid fights. They even relocate
to other areas to maintain peace. After many years of observing the elephants in Sri Lanka, one environ-
mentalist concluded that elephants live on terms of amity with every quadruped in the forest and that
elephants neither regard them as friends nor foes.
It is a commonly held belief that the sheer size of the elephants, combined with its enormous appetite
causes environmental destruction. But researchers have noted that in fact, in their natural habitat, el-
ephants actually help the environment. Because of their migratory habits elephants create pathways
which are useful to other creatures. During the dry season, elephants use their forefeet to dig holes,
tapping underwater springs , thereby providing new watering places for themselves and other animals.
The seeds spread by the elephant dung germinate, resulting in new plant and tress which enrich the
environment and produce new food supply. Removal of some parts of plants and trees by elephants has
a pruning effect which helps them grow in healthy manner. Last but not the least, elephants convert
woodlands into grasslands thereby creating new habitats for other species.
For many scientists, elephants are very important to the environement. Such scientists classify them as
‘Keystone Species’ By this they mean that the elephant’s ecological role is so significant that it is a key
factor to the maintenance and continuity of the ecosystem. According to their view if the elephant disap-
pears the entire ecosystem may be lost.
(A) On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions briefly.
(01 Mark Each = 5 Marks)
(i) What commonly held belief about the elephants have researchers proved wrong?
(ii) How are the elephants migratory habits useful to other creatures?
(iii) To what conclusion did one environmentalist come to after observing elephants in Sri Lanka?
(iv) How do elephants help enrich the environment ?
(v) Why do scientists classify elephants as 'Keystone Species'?
(B) Give the meaning of the words below. (05 Marks)
Graze Amity Habitat Germinate Pruning
2. Read the Following Poem and answer the questions that follow.
One is amazed
By a water-lily bud unfolding
With each passing day,
Taking on a richer colour
And new dimensions.
One is not amazed,
At a first glance,
By a poem
Which is as tight -closed as a tiny bud.
Yet one is surprised
To see the poem
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 Gradually unfolding.
Revealing its rich feelings
As one reads it
Again and over again.

(A) Given below is a summary of the poem. Complete it by writing words! phrases against the
correct blank number in your answer sheets. (08 Marks)
A _____________and a poem are both so different, yet according to the poet they resemble each other in
the manner in which they _____________ The water-lily bud is able to arrest one's attention as it gradu-
ally blooms and displays its beautiful _____________and _____________Similarly, a poem
_____________ gradually _____________a wealth of _____________as one _____________it again
and again. The appeal of both , the water -lily bud as well as the _____________increases, the more
closely and intently we look at them.

(B) On the basis of your reading of the above poem, complete the following statements using
the one word only. Write the correct answer in your answer sheets against the correct blank
number. (02 Marks)

(i) One feels _____________ observing the unfolding of the bud.

(ii) One is _____________ to see the poem gradually reveal its rich feelings as it is read over and over
again.

Section '2' Writing

3. Write an essay on anyone of the following. (Word Limit 200 Words) (10 Marks)
(a) India is a Land of Festivals
(b) My Role Model
(c) A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

4. Write a notice informing members of your dramatics club about the inter school dramatics
competition to be held at Performing Arts Centre of your city at the date and time to be finalised
later. (Maximum 150 Words) (10 Marks)

5. Write a letter to your Father apprising him regarding your preparation for the RlMC entrance
Examination. (10 Marks)

Section '3' Grammar

6. Rewrite the sentences as directed in the brackets without changing the meaning of the sen-
tence. (10 Marks)

(a) The enemy has defeated his army. (Begin with: His army)
(b) Amit is the best student in the class. (Use: Better)
(c) The patient fought bravely. (Use: Brave)
(d) He is handsome. He is smart also. (Combine the two sentences by using 'Not Only)
(e) If you do not come , I will not go to the movie. (Use 'Unless' for 'If)
(f) He is too tired to walk. (Rewrite the sentence by removing 'too')
(g) No one can doubt her sincerity. (Change into an interrogative sentence)
(h) As soon as they heard the bell, the students rushed out of the classroom. (Use: Hardly)
(i) My scooter has been stolen. (Rewrite using Active voice)
(j) The Act made the soldiers free. (Use the noun form of 'free')

7. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition. (05 Marks)

(A) My scooter is parked ____________the gate.

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 (B) He is envious ____________his brother's success.
(C) Cold climate is conducive ____________working conditions.
(D) This place is infected ____________rats.
(e) Someone is knocking ____________the door.
8. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable adverb given below. (05 Marks)
Hardly Rarely Ravenously Gracefully Furiously
(a) The beggars ____________ gulped down the food.
(b) She glared ____________ at me before storming out of the room.
(c) He ____________ makes a mistake.
(d) Reena ____________ accepted the farewell gift given to her by students.
(e) I was ____________ able to hear her.

9. Write the antonyms of (05 Marks)

(a) Start (b) Assemble (c) Decline (d) Native (e) Timid

10. Write the synonyms of (05 Marks)

(a) Immaculate (b) Anger (c) Enormous (d) Wicked (e) False
11. Complete the given sentences with the correct form of the words given in the brackets.
(05 Marks)
(a) I ____________my medicine before going to work. (take)
(b) The leader____________ his team smartly. (lead)
(c) All the cake has been ____________ (eat)
(d) Thanks, I have just ____________ coffee. (take)
(e) I wish I had not ____________her last year. (meet)

12. Complete the given sentences with the correct word from the brackets. (05 Marks)
(a) They listened to the speech of the Prime Minister with ____________ attention. (wrapt, rapt)
(b) The workers had to____________ to the cold climate of Kashmir. (adept, adapt)
(c) We offer ____________ to all who ask. (council, counsel)
(d) The medicine did not have any ____________(affect, effect)
(e) A ____________full of milk was lying in the kitchen. ( pail, pale)

13. Complete the following similes. (05 Marks)

(a) As black as ____________
(b) As fresh as a ____________
(c) As industrious as an ____________
(d) As sharp as a ____________
(e) As wide as the ____________

14. Frame questions for the following answers. (05 Marks)

(a) She is a clever girl.
(b) Rajat came home at 5 p.m.
(c) Mother is leaving for Delhi this evening.
(d) We travel to school by bus.
(e) Dr Manmohan Singh is the Prime Minister of India.

15. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions. (05 Marks)

(a) Please think of something ____________ it is too late.

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 (b) ____________ she is beautiful, she does not have a kind heart.
(c) Do not leave ____________ father returns.
(d) You cannot succeed ____________ you work hard.
(e) The thief ran away ____________ the police arrived.

16. Fill in the blanks by completing the idioms. (05 Marks)

(a) If you are straightforward, you make no ____________about the matter.
(b) If your attack does not work as per plan, it is likely to run into rough____________ .
(c) If a person does not earn enough, he can hardly make both____________ meet.
(d) He barely escaped by the skin of his ____________
(e) India-Pakistan relations are always at daggers ____________

17. Add a question tag after each of the following statements. (05 Marks)
(a) Dogs love bones,_____ ______ ?
(b) The painting is beautiful, _____ ______ ?
(c) The Farmers work hard, _____ ______ ?
(d) The sun rises in the east, _____ ______ ?
(e) The boys are naughty, _____ ______ ?

18. Change the following into indirect speech. (05 Marks)

(a) The girl said, " How tough the paper is !"
(b) The servant said to the master, "Pardon my fault, Sir."
(c) He said, " Let me have some water."
(d) Meera said to me "What are you doing?"
(e) She said, "It may rain tonight".

19. Rearrange the words given below to make meaningful sentences.

(a) like/ I / liars / do / not.
(b) was / by / she / taught / Mrs Sharma / music.
(c) Have / the / bought / you / apples.
(d) appeared / be / to / she / confident / very.
(e) sincere / we / be / should / our / work / in.

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 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
Time: 1 hr 30 min MM : 200
Instructions
1. Attempt all 30 questions. Write all your answer separately on the answer sheet provided at the Exam
Centre.
2. Part 'A' contains 20 questions and each question in this part carries five marks.
3. Part 'B' contains 10 questions and each question in this part carries ten marks.
4. Use of Calculator is Prohibited.

Part "A'
1. Find the least number which should be added to 9999 so that the number is exactly divisible by 347 ?

2. Convert 1.56 into a fraction.

3. If a : b = 1/6 : 1/5 and b : c = 3 : 7, then find a: b: c.

4. By how much does the difference between 9 and 3 (4/5) exceed the difference between 1(4/25) and 4/5?

5. In a camp, there is sufficient ration for 300 soldiers for 36 days. How many soldiers should leave the camp
so that the same rations may last for 45 days?

6. If x -1/x = 5, then find x4 + 1/x4.

7. A room is 8 m long, 6 m wide and 10 m high. Find the length of the longest pole that can be placed in the
room.

8. Find the value of x in the given figure.

9. Ram bought a bicycle, having marked price of 4600, at a discount of 5%. If tax is charged at the rate of
10% of the sales price, then find the amount, Ram paid to buy the bicycle ?

10. Simplify 1/2 + (-5/18) -7/24

11. Find the area of the shaded portion in the figure.

12. Find the product of (–7pqr), (3p2q) and (-2pr2). Verify your result by putting the values of p = 1, q = 2 and
r = 3.

13. Sum of the two numbers is 52. If one of the numbers is 10 more than the other, find the numbers.

14. The bases of a trapezium are 8 m and 6 m while its altitude is 4 m. What is the area of the trapezium?

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15. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle whose radius is 13 cm. OM is perpendicular to chord AB.
If OM is 5 cm, then what is the length of AB ?

16. If 17% of a number is 51, then find the number.

17. A path 3 m wide runs along the inside of a square park of side 100 m. Find the area of the path.

18. The ages of Yuvran and Suman are in the ratio 7 : 5. Ten years hence, the ratio of the their ages will be 9
: 7 . Find the present age.

19. Factorize a2 – 2ab – c2 + b2

20. A bag contains coins of denomination of Rs. 5 and Rs. 2. The total value of these coins is Rs. 1272. If the
number of two rupee coin is 15% of the five rupee coins, find the number of coins of each denomination.

Part - B

21. In a class of student, 1/4 of the students are in Pratap’s house and 3/10 are in Ranjit’s house. Out of the
remaining students, 1/3 are in Shivaji’s house and rest 18 students are in Chandragupta’s house. Find
the total number of students in the class.

22. What must be subtracted from 8x4 + 14x3 – 2x2 + 7x – 8 so that the resulting polynomial is exactly
divisible by x2 – 3x + 2 ?

23. Siddhartha and Tarun together can do a piece of work in 10 days. Tarun and Avnish can do the same work
together in 12 days. While Siddhartha and Avnish can do the same work together in 15 days. How long
each will take to do it separately ?

24. Draw a pie chart for the following data of monthly expenditure of a family. Mention the angle in degrees of
each of the sectors.
Items Re nt Clothing Education Food Electricity SAavings
Amount (Rs) 2000 1500 4000 5000 1000 500

25. How many bricks of size 22 cm × 10 cm × 7 cm are required to construct a wall of 33 m long, 3.5 m high
and 40 cm thick, if cement and sand used in the construction occupy 1/10 part of the wall ?

26. With the help of scale and compass only, construct a ABC in which BC = 6 cm, B = 45º and C = 75º.
Bisect BC at D. Join AD and measure the length of AD.

27. The length, width and height of a cuboid are in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2 and its total surface area is 6200 cm2.
Find the volume of the cuboid in sq. m.

28. A number has two digits, whose sum is 9. If 27 is added to the number, its digits get interchanged. Find
the numbers.

29. The simple interest on a sum of money is 1/9 of the principal and the number of years is equal to the rate
percent per annum. Find the rate per cent per annum.

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30. In the given figure ABC and DBC are isosceles. Find the following
(a) ABC and ACD (b) DBC and DCB (c) x
A

40º

70º
Xº

B C

SUBJECT: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Time: 1 hr Instructions
1. There are a total of 75 questions each carrying one mark. There is no negative marking for wrong
answer.
2. Avoid overwriting/dual answers - it shall not fetch you any marks.

Fill in the blanks

1. _____________continent has the highest number of countries.

2. _____________ is the world's largest Island.

3. _____________ is the largest religion.

4. _____________company produces the computer operating system Windows.

5. Half-2 short range surface to surface ballistic missile was recently successfully tested by _____________

6 _____________is the longest river in the world.

7. _____________is the longest highway in the world.

8. _____________ is also known as Country of Copper.

9. River Jordan flows into_____________

10. _____________line separates Pakistan and Afghanistan.

11. _____________ is the largest flower of the world.

12 _____________ was the first Woman Chief Minister ofIndia.

13 _____________ is the Governor of Reserve Bank ofIndia.

14. _____________ is the Indian Ambassador in US.

15. _____________ is the Argentina soccer team captain.

16. _____________ is the captain of the Indian Hockey team.

17. _____________heads the core committee of Jan Lokpal.

18. India's first formula one Race track is called _____________

19. The commando unit of IAF is known as_____________

20 _____________is the coach ofIndian Cricket team.

Section 'B'

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21. Which of the following rays are used in radiotherapy in curing of cancer ?
(A) X-rays (B) Alpha rays (C) Beta rays (D) Gamma rays

22. The combined mass of protons and neutrons in the nucleus is called as _____________
(A) molecular number (C) atomic mass (B) atomic number (D) none of these

23. Which of the following is a unit of measuring the computer memory ?

(A) Byte (B) Bug (C) Binary (D) RAM

24. Which of the following is commonly used as fire extinguisher ?

(A) Nitrogen (B) Oxygen (C) Carbon (D) Phosphorus

25. Which of the following processes is used for purifying the sea water ?
(A) Evaporation (B) Filtration (C) Distillation (D) Fractional distilation

26. Which part of human body is responsible for storing Glycogen ?

(A) Kidney (B) Lungs (C) Liver (D) Stomach

27. Which type of disease is ringworm categorised as ?

(A) Viral Disease (B) Bacterial Disease (C) Fungal Disease (D) Allergic Disease

28. Which chemical substance is vegetation ?

(A) Glycogen (B) Iron (C) Sugar (D) Chlorophyll

29. Which of the following gases cause maximum pollution ?

(A) Hydrogen (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Carbon dioxide

30. Who of the following scientist invented lightening rod ?

(A) Benjamin Franklin (B) Joseph Lister (C) Rolland Ross (D) Wilhelm

31. Lockheed Martin is a company which deals in

(A) Aircrafts (B) Books (C) Real Estates (D) None of these

32. Which of the following instrument is used for measuring altitude in aeroplanes ?
(A) Manometer (B) Altimeter (C) Barometer (D) Hygrometer

33. Who of the following is the Chief Minster of Kerala ?

(A) Mr N Rangaswamy (B) Mr. Oommen Chandy
(C) Mr Nitish Kumar (D) Mr. Tarun Gagoi

34. Which of the following countries does not make border with China ?
(A) Myanmar (B) Afghanistan (C) Kazakistan (D) Thailand

35. One ofthe following is a famous Right to Information activist ?

(A) Ms Aruna Roy (B) Ms Kiran Bedi (C) Ms Vandana Shiva (D) Ms Arundhati Roy

36. 'Cheshire Cat' is in

(A) English Nursery Rhymes (B) Winnie the Pooh
(C) Alice Adventure in Wonderland (D) The Wind in the Willows

37. Which team won FIFA world cup for Women of the year 2011?
(A) Japan (B) USA (C) Germany (D) Russia

38. Who of the following spiritual Guru is propagating 'Art of Living '?
(A) Baba Ramdev (B) Shri Shri Ravi Shankar
(C) Swamy Agnivesh (D) Braham Shri Shri Kumar Swamy

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39. Which of the following fiction books is written by Salman Rusdie?
(A) Two Leaves and a Bud (B) Midnight's Children
(C) The Guide (D) Hotel Riviera
40. Which country's National Flag is neither a circular and nor a rectangular in shape?
(A) Nepal (B) Bhutan (C) Bangladesh (D) Pakistan
41. Which of the following terms is used in Rifle-Shooting ?
(A) Trump (B) Smash (C) Bull's Eye (D) Punch
42. What are the vertebrates that live both under water and on land called ?
(A) Amphibians (B) Cats (C) Mammals (D) Semi Amphibious
43. Yen is the currency of which country ?
(A) Japan (B) China (C) Nepal (D) Bhutan
44. Which is the national flower of Australia ?
(A) Red Rose (B) Lotus (C) Tulip (D) Golden wattle
45. Where is Emperor Akbar's Tomb situated ?
(A) Delhi (B) Amarkot (C) Sikandara (D) Fatehpur Sikri
46. Which of the following cable can transmit date at high speed?
(A) Coaxial Cable (B) Optic Fibre Cable (C) Twisted Pair Cable (D) UTP Cable

47. Headquarters of UNESCO is situated in

(A) Paris (B) London (C) Geneva (D) New York
48. World environment day is celebrated every year on
(A) January 15 (B) August 26 (C) June 5 (D) July 10
49. RDX is a
(A) instrument to measure blood pressure (B) gene
(C) chemical used in the manufacture offertilize (D) explosive

50. 2,4, D is
(A) an insecticide (B) an explosive (C) a fungicide (D) a herbicide

51. Pulitzer Prize are awarded by Americans for excellence in -

(A) Films (B) Social work (C) Journalism (D) Medicine

52. Who was the top run getter in Cricket World Cup 2011?
(A) Kumar Sangakara (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) TM Dilshan (D) Gautam Gambhir

53. Who among the following won the Australia Open Women's Single Title 2011?
(A) Lina (B) Gisela Dulko (C) Flavia Pennetta (D) Kim Klijster

54. The 2012 Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in

(A) London (B) Delhi (C) Beijing (D) Paris

55. The author of the book 'My Experiments with truth' is

(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (B) Govind Vallabh Pant
(C) MK Gandhi (D) Tara Ali Beg

56. Which of the following cities of India is called the 'Silicon Valley of India'?
(A) Hyderabad (B) Bengaluru (C) Mumbai (D) Chennai
57. Present Vice Chairman of Planning Commission is -
(A) Manmohan Singh (B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

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 (C) Shivraj Patil (D) Kirit Parekh
58. The device used for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy is called a/an
(A) Cell (B) Transformer (C) Dynamo (D) Electric motor

59. What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite?

(A) A mini nuclear reactor (B) A dynamo
(C) A thermopile (D) Solar cells

60. Broad wooden sleepers are placed below the rails to

(A) act as shock absorber (B) fix the fish plates properly
(C) hold the rails parallel (D) reduce pressure exerted

61. Anemia occurs due to the lack of

(A) Iodine (B) Calcium (C) Potassium (D) Iron
62. The gas in atmospheric air that helps in burning is
(A) Nitrogen (B) Helium (C) Oxygen (D) Hydrogen
63. DDT is the name of a chemical that can be used as
(A) antiseptic (B) insecticide (C) antibiotic (D) fertilizer
64. Threat of 'Global Warming' is increasing due to increasing concentration of
(A) Ozone (B) Nitrogen (C) Sulpher dioxide (D) Carbon dioxide
65. The rate at which the heart beats per minute in an adult averages
(A) 60 (B) 72 (C) 84 (D) 96
66. The language of the discourses of Gautam Buddha was
(A) Bhojpuri (B) Magadhi (C) Pali (D) Sanskrit
67. In India how many sates share the coastline?
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) None of these
68. Swaraj Party was formed by
(A) CR Das (B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) CR Das and MotHal Nehru
69. Who among the following British Governor General shifted India's capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911?
(A) Lord Louis Mountbatten (B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord Hardinge (D) Warren Hastings
70. The narrow stretch of water connecting two seas is called
(A) Bay (B) Peninsula (C) Isthmus (D) Strait
71. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary is located in the state of
(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh
72. Which of the following is the youngest mountain of India?
(A) Aravallis (B) Himalayas (C) Nilgiris (D) Vindhyachal
73. Jan Lokpal Bill is a bill to fight against
(A) Corruption (B) Cheating (C) Spot fixing (D) All of these
74. Which Indian actor has acted in Mission Impossible-4 alongside Tom Cruise?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan (B) Sharukh Khan
(C) Anil Kapoor (D) Devesh Mukherjee
75. Jeev Milkha Singh is related to which sports?
(A) Cricket (B) Athletics (C) Kho-Kho (D) Golf

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 RIMC
SAMPLE TEST PAPER
ACADEMIC SESSION : 2012-13
CLASS - VII
Time : 2½ Hr. Maximum Marks : 200

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write the answers on the sheet provided separately. Do not write answer on the question paper.

2. Attempt all questions, Neatness has a suitable award.

3. Blank papers, clip boards, log tables, slide rule, calculators, mobile or any other electronic gadgets
in any form are not allowed to be used.

4. Write your Name & Application Form Number in the space provided in the bottom of this booklet.

5. The Paper consists of three Parts (General English, Mathematics & General knowledge)
Part-A (English)- 60 marks, Part-B (Mathematics)- 100 marks & Part-C (General knowledge)-40
marks.

Name : _________________________________ Application Form Number :

Member 1 __________________

Member 2 __________________

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