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ENGLISH
1. A government controlled by the rich is:
a) Oligarchy b) Plutocracy
c) Aristocracy d) Meritocracy
2. The word which is nearly opposite in meaning to ‘obstinate’ is:
a) stubborn b) wise
c) foolish d) studious
3. __________ Rara Lake is popular all over the world.
a) The b) A
c) An d) None
4. He, as well as I, _______ already completed today’s assignment.
a) have b) has
c) had been d) none
5. I’m interested ______ cricket but I’m not good ________it.
a) in, in b) in, at
c) in, for d) with, at
6. The two boys shook hands with _______________.
a) each other b) one another
c) themselves d) all of above
7. The question tag of ‘Do come tomorrow.’ is, _________?
a) will you b) won’t you
c) willn’t you d) don’t you
8. Although they are not rich, they always wear_______ clothes.
a) respectful b) respected
c) respective d) respectable
9. ________ pen was broken and ________ was too.
a) My, her b) My, her’s
c) My, hers d) Mine, her
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10. Which one of the following is correct?

a) We, you and they must work together.
b) He has returned back from London.
c) I look forward to meet my best friend.
d) None of the above

PHYSICS
11. 1 J is equal to
a) 107 erg b) 10-7 erg
c) 105 erg d) 10 –5 erg
12. Two bodies of masses 4kg and 5kg are acted upon one after the other
by the same force. If the acceleration of the heavier body is 2ms–2,
the acceleration of the lighter body is
a) 4 ms–2 b) 2.5 ms–2
c) 2 ms–2 d) 3.5 ms–2
13. The relative density of a brick is 2.5. Its density is
a) 2.5 kg/m3 b) 250 kg/m3
c) 25 kg/m3 d) 2500 kg/m3
14. A person standing on a moving lift feels weightlessness if :
a) The acceleration of the lift is equal to acceleration due to gravity.
b) The lift moves upward.
c) The lift moves downward.
d) All of the above
15. Which of the following is unit less quantity?
a) Density b) Mass
c) Force d) Relative density
16. The temperature of sun is measured with
a) Platinum thermometer b) Gas thermometer
c) Pyrometer d) Vapour pressure thermometer

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17. The specific heat capacity of water is

a) 4200 JKg–1K–1 b) 2100 JKg–1K–1
c) 570 JKg–1K–1 d) 470 JKg–1K–1
18. A person uses a concave lens for his eye. If he removes his lens, the
image is formed
a) At retina b) In front of retina
c) Behind retina d) At conjunctive
19. One unit of electricity is equal to
a) 36 × 106J b) 3.6 × 106J
–6
c) 36 × 10 J d) 3.6 × 10–6J
20. A stone of weight 10N displaces water of weight 2N, the up thrust
provided by water is
a) 10 N b) 2 N
c) 8 N d) 5 N

CHEMISTRY
21. Which of the following metal is a p-block element
a) Gold b) Iron
c) Copper d) Aluminium
22. When water is added pH of acidic solution is…
a) Remains same b) Increases
c) Decreases d) becomes zero
23. In aqueous medium ammonia,
a) Accepts electron from water b) Accepts proton from water
c) Donate proton to water d) Donate electron to water
24. The chemical used for cooling in refrigeration is
a) Carbon dioxide b) Ammonia
c) Nitrogen d) Methane
25. Which of the following metal is often found in pure state?
a) Iron b) Copper
c) Gold d) Aluminium

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26. Which of the following has highest conductivity:

a) Copper b) Silver
c) Aluminium d) Gold
27. Vital force theory was given by:
a) Lavoiser b) Berzelius
c) Wholer d) Berthlot
28. Methanol is:
a) Absolute alcohol b) Wood spirit
c) Grain alcohol d) Rectified spirit
29. Which of the following glass is called soda lime glass
a) Hard glass b) Water glass
c) Flint glass d) Ordinary glass
30. Total number of lanthanide elements are:
a) 7 b) 14
c) 21 d) 28

MATHEMATICS
31. A flexible wire of length 66 cm is used to form various shapes. Which
of the following shape encloses the greatest area?
a) Equilateral triangle b) Square
c) Rhombus d) Circle
⎯→ ⎯→ ⎯→
32. G is centroid of a triangle ABC, then OA + OB + OC
a) zero b) zero vector
⎯→ ⎯→
c) OG d) 3OG
33. Angle between a pair of lines xy = 0 is
a) 0° b) 45°
c) 90° d) 180°

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34. Two dice are rolled together. The probability that both dice have
same numbers up is
1 1
a) b)
6 3
1 1
c) d)
18 36
35. Tan 15° + Tan 30° + Tan 15°. Tan 30° = ?
a) –1 b) 2
c) –2 d) 1
x–1
36. If = 1 then x is equal to
x+1
a) 2 b) 3
c) 4 d) 9
Q
037. In the adjoining figure, O is center of the circle
of area 9 cm2. What is the area of POQ ?
P O
a) 9 cm2 b)  cm2
c) 4.5 cm2 d) 9 cm2
38. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game the run rate was only 3.2. What
should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the forget
of 282 runs.
a) 6.25 b) 6.50
c) 6.75 d) 7
39. The percent decrease from 12 to 9 is equal to percent decrease from
40 to the number.
a) 35 b) 30
c) 25 d) 20
40. If x, y, z are non zero digits, which one is a three digits number ?
a) xyz b) 10x + 10y + z
c) 100z + 10y + x d) all of these

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BIOLOGY
41. Which of the following is the major source of chlorofluorocarbon?
a) Vehicle b) refrigerators
c) domestic wastes d) pesticides
42. Lichen represents the symbiotic association between
a) algae& mosses b) algae and bryophytes
c) algae and fungi d) fungi and gymnosperm
43. Autoecology is the study of
a) Population b) Community
c) Human beings
d) Inter-relationship between organism and their environment
44. In binomial nomenclature, two names are
a) Generic and specific name b) Common & scientific names
c) Genetic and sub specific name d) All
45. Amphibians of plant kingdom are
a) Fungi b) Bryophytes
c) Algae d) Pteridophytes.
46. Life saving hormone is
a. Calcitonin b. Adrenalin
c. Thyroxine d. Aldosterone
47. Blood is a:
a. Connective tissue b. Muscular tissue
c. Epithelial tissue d. Nervous tissue
48. The major cause of Lung cancer is
a. Alcohol b. Use of oral contraceptives
c. Smoking d. None
49. Gambusia is a
a. Pest on fish b. Pathogenic fish
c. Parasitic fish d. Fish predator of mosquito larva
50. Darwin’s experimental finches are:
a. Turtles b. Birds
c. Snakes d. Elephants
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1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. a
11. a 12. b 13. d 14. a 15. d 16. c 17. a 18. b 19. b 20. b
21. d 22. b 23. b 24. b 25. c 26. b 27. b 28. b 29. a 30. b
31. b 32. d 33. c 34. a 35. d 36. c 37. c 38. a 39. b 40. c
41. b 42. c 43. a 44. a 45. b 46. d 47. a 48. c 49. d 50. b

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11. a) 1 J = 107 erg

I N = 105 dyne
12. b) m1a1 = m2a2 (Force is same)
m 5
∴ a1 = (m2 ) × a2 = × 2 = 2.5 ms –2
1 4
13. d) Density = relative density × 1000 kg/m3 (density of water at 4°C is
1000 kg/m3) so, density = 2500 kg/m3
14. a) If a body is in the state of free fall, the acceleration of falling body
is equal to the value of acceleration due to gravity i.e. a = g.
 mg – R = ma
R = m (g – a)
R=0
Person lying in a freely falling lift feels weightlessness.
Density of substance
15. d) Specific gravity (S.G.) =
Density of water at 4oC
It is a dimensionless quantity and has no units.
16. c) Platinum thermometer-used to measure temperature inside a motor
engine.
Gas thermometer –it is most sensitive and used to calibrate other
thermometer.
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Pyrometer -used to measure very high temperature.

Vapour pressure thermometer-used to measure very low
temperature.
17. a) Specific heat capacity of water and ice are 4200 JKg–1K–1 and
2100 JKg–1K–1 in SI respectively.
18. b) Myopic eye can see nearer objects but not the far objects and forms
image of objects in front of retina and corrected by using concave
lens.
Hypermetropic eye can see far objects clearly but not near objects
and forms image of nearer object behind retina and corrected by
using convex lens.
19. b) One unit of electricity = 1KWhr
= 1000×Js –1 × 60 × 60 s = 3.6 × 106J
20. b) Up thrust = weight of water displaced = 2N

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21. d) Aluminium
22. b) Increases: In acidic solution strength of acid is decreases on
dilution. Thus pH increases.
23. b) Accepts proton from water: Ammonia is base and it accepts proton
from water and forms NH4+
NH3 + H2O ⎯→ NH4+ + OH-
24. b) Ammonia : Ammonia is used in refrigeration for cooling purpose.
25. c) Gold : It is also called noble metal and is less reactive so it is found
in native or free state.
26. b) Silver
27. b) Berzelius
28. b) Wood spirit
29. d) Ordinary glass: Soda lime glass is also known as ordinary glass.
30. b) 14 : Lanthanides series started from atomic number 58 (Cerium) to
71 (Lutetium )
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31. d) for equilateral triangle, length = 22 cm and area = 4 × 222 and so
on.
⎯→ 1 ⎯→ ⎯→ ⎯→
32. d) OG =
3
( OA + OB + OC )
⎯→ ⎯→ ⎯→ ⎯→
 OA + OB + OC = 3OG
33. c) xy = 0 means either x = 0 (Y-axis), or y = 0 (X-axis) angle between
them is 90°.
34. a) favorable cases are (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)
no. of exhaustive cases is 36
6 1
Required probability = 36 = 6
35. d) tan 45° = tan (30° + 15°)
tan 30° + tan 15°
=
1 – tan 30° . tan 15°
 1 = tan 15° + tan 30° tan 15°. tan 30°.
36. c) Put the values of x from the options.
37. c) Area of circle = r2
9 = r2
r = 3
1
area of  = 2 × 3 × 3
= 4.5 cm2
38. a) Total runs in first 10 overs = 10 × 3.2 = 32
282 – 32
Required run rate =
40
= 6.25
x
39. b) 12 × = 9
100
x = 75
again 40 × 75% = 30.
40. c) obvious
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41. b) • Refrigerators use CFC as cooling substance.

42. c) • Lichen are natural symbiotic association between algae and
fungi in which both gets benifitted and relationship is
obligatory.
43. a) • study of population is autoecology,
• Study of human beings is called anthropology,
• Interrelationship between organism and their relationship is
called ecology.
44. a) • In binomial nomenclature is scientific naming system in
which each organism is given genus and specific name.
45. b) • pteridophytes are non- flowering but vascular bundle bearing
plant hence called vascular cryptogams.
46. d) • Aldosterone of the adrenal cortex is life - saving
hormone because it serves to retain sodium and water to
maintain a sufficient blood volume
47. a) • Blood is connective tissue fluid.
48. c) • Smoking causes lung cancer by damaging the cells that line
the lungs.
49. d) • Gambusia can eat mosquito larvae as fast as the larvae hatch
from eggs, as many as 100 per day.
50. b) • The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds.

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