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Time for marking all 90 Questions : 1:30 Hours Maximum Marks : 90

NOTE 1. This question booklet contains 90 questions numbered from 1 to 90 and each question carries 1 mark. All questions are compulsory. There is no-negative marking. 2. Tally the number of pages along with no. of questions printed on cover page of the booklet. Also check that question booklet contains the questions of all relevant subjects/topics, as required and stated above and no repetition or omission of questions is evident. 3. If any discrepancy is found in the Question Booklet, the same can be replaced with another correct Question Booklet within first 15 minutes. 4. Before answering the questions please read carefully the instructions printed on the back cover page of the question booklet and strictly follow them. Indicate your answers by blacking bubbles carefully only on the O.M.R. Answer Sheet provided. 5. Use of any type of calculator, mobile phone or any other electronic equipment and log table etc. is strictly prohibited.

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MAT Directions (Q. Nos. 1- 4) To answer the questions, read the information carefully : The six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are married coupple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. 1. Ans. 2. Ans. 3. Ans. 4. Ans. How many male members are there in family ? (A) 1 (B)2 (C) 3 D Who is the mother of B ? (A) D (B) F A How many children does A have ? (A) One (B) Two C Which of the following is a pair of females ? (A) AE (B) BD D (C) DF (D) AD (C) Three (D) Four (C) E (D) A

(D) 4

Directions (Q. Nos. 5-8): Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below : (i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting on wall and facing east. (ii) C is on the immediate right to D. (iii) B is at an extreme end and has E as his neighbour. (iv) G is between E and F. (v) D is sitting third from south end. 5. Ans. 6. Ans. 7. Ans. 8. Ans. Who is sitting to the right of E ? (A) A (B) C A Which of the following pairs of people is sitting at the extreme ends ? (A) AB (B) AE (C) CB A Name the person who should change the place with C such that he gets the third place from north end (A) E (B) F (C) G (D) D D Immediately between which of the following pairs of people is D sitting ? (A) AC (B) AF (C) CE D (D) CF (D) FB

(C) D

(D) G

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Directions (Q. Nos. 9-12): Read the information carefully and answer the questions given below : (i) Seven students P, Q, R, S, T, U and V take a series of tests, (ii) No two students get similar marks, (iii) V always scores more than P. (iv) P always scores more than Q. (v) Each time either R scores the highest and T gets least, or alternatively S scores highest and U or Q spores (east. If S is ranked sixth and Q is ranked fifth, whion of the following can be true ? (A) V is ranked first or fourth (B) R is ranked second or third (C) P is ranked second or fifth (D) U is ranked third or fourth B If R is ranked second and Q is ranked fifth, which of the following must be true ? (A) S is ranked third (B) T is ranked sixth (C) P is ranked sixth (D) V is ranked fourth B If S is ranked second, which of the following can be true ? (A) U gets more than (B) V gets more than S (C) P gets more than R V (D) P gets more than V A If V/s ranked fifth, which of the following must be true ? (A) S scores the highest (B) R is ranked second (C) T is ranked third (D) Q is ranked fourth A

9.

Ans. 10. Ans. 11.

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Directions (Q. Nos. 13-15): Read the information carefully and answer the questions given below : The sum of the income of A and B is more than that of C and D taken together. The sum of the income of A and C is same as that of B and D taken together. Moreover, A earns half as much as the sum of the income of B and D. 13. Ans. 14. Whose income is highest ? (A) A (B) B Which of the following statements is not correct ? (A) A earns more than B (B) B earns more than D (C) C earns more than D (D) B earns more than C A If A's income be Rs. 80,000 per annum and the difference between the income of B and D be the same as A's income, B's income is : (A) Rs. 40,000 (B) Rs. 60,000 (C) Rs. 80,000 (D) Rs. 1,20,000 B A man is facing North-West. He turns 90 in clockwise direction and then 135 in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now ? (A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South B

(C) C

(D) D

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17. Ans. 18.

I am facing East. I turn 100 in the clockwise direction and the 145 in anticlockwise direction. Which direction am i facing now ? (A) East (B) North-East (C) North (D) South-East B Vinay goes 30 m North, then turns right and walks 40 m, then again turns right and waiks 20 m, then again turns right and walks 40 m. How many metres is he from his original position ? (A) 0 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 40 B A man walks 1 km towards East and then turns towards South and walks 5 km. Again he turns to East and walks 2 km. After this he turns to North and walks 9 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point ? (A) 3km (B) 4km (C) 5km (D) 7km C A and B starts moving towards each other from two places 200 m apart. After walking 60 m, B turns left and goes 20 m, then he turns right and goes 40 m. He then turns right again and comes back to the road on which he had started walking. If A and B walk with the same speed, what is the distance between A and B now ? (A) 20 m (B) 30 m (C) 40 m (D) 50 m C If A is to the South of B and C is to the East of B, in what direction is A with respect to? (A) North-East (B) North-West (C) South-East D A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards North-East. In which direction does its hour point at 1.30 p.m. ? (A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West C (D) South-West

Ans. 19.

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Ans. 21. Ans. 22.

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Directions (Q. Nos. 23-27): In each of the following questions, find which word cannot be made from the letters of the given word ? 23. Ans. 24. Ans. 25. Ans. 26. Ans. 27. Ans. CARPENTER (A)Y NECTAR C TRIBUNAL (A) LATIN D ORGANISATION (A) NATION D DEPARTMENT (A) ENTER B CONSTITUTIONAL (A) LOCATION C (B) TUTION (C) TALENT (D) CONSULT (B) PERMIT (C) TEMPER (D) RENTED (B) GRANT (C) RECOGNISE (D) SATAN (B) BRAIN (C) URBAN (D) TRIBLE

(B) CARPET

(C) PAINTER

(D) REPENT

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Directions (Q. No. 28-32): In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and then choose the correct sequence : 28. (1) Preach Precede (A) Ans. 29. A (1) (5) (A) Ans. 30. C (1) Liver (5) Luminous (6) Letter (A) Ans. 31. D (1) Page Palate (A) Ans. 32. Ans. 33. C Which name will be in second place if given names arranged as they appear in telephone directory ? (A) Avdash (B) Avadhesh (C) Awadesh (D) Awdjiesh B In a queue, Amrita is 10th from front while Mukul is 25th from behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50 persons in queue, what position does Mamta occupy from front ? (A) 26th (B) 19th (C) 18th (D) 17th C Raman ranks sixteenth from top and forty-ninth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ? (A) 64 (B) 65 (C) 66 (D) None of these A Manisha ranked sixteenth from top and twenty-ninth from the bottom among those passed an examination. Six boys did not appeared in examination and five failed. How many boys were there in the class ? (A) 40 (B) 44 (C) 50 (D) 55 D 1,4,2,3,5 (2) Pagan (3) Palisade (4) Pageant (5) 3,1,6,2,4,5 (2) Long, (3) Late (4) Load Select Seller 1,2,4,5,3 (2) Seldom (3) Send (4) Selfish 2, 1, 5, 4, 3 (2) Praise (3) Precinct (4) Precept (5)

(B) 2,1,3,4,5

(C) 2, 5, 1,4,3

(D)

1,2,5,4,3

(B) 2,1,5,4,3

(C) 2,1,4,5,3

(D) 2,5,4,1,3

(B) 3,1,6,2,5,4

(C) 3,6,1,2,4,5

(D) 3,6, 1,4, 2, 5

(B) 2,4,1,3,5

(C) 2,1,4,5,3

(D) 1,4,2,5,3

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Ans. 35.

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36.

In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Kama! ranked seventeenth from the top ? If there are 9 girls ahead of Kamal, how many boys are after him in rank ? (A) 3 (B) 7 (C) 12 (D) 23 C In a row of ten boys, when Rohit was shifted by two places towards the left, he became seventh from the left end. What was his earlierposition from the right end of the row ? (A) First (B) Second (C) Fourth (D) Sixth B

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Directions (Q. No. 38-42): In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in meaningful sequence and then choose the most appropriate sequence from amongst the alternative provided below : 38. (1) Site Building (A) 4,1,2,5,3 Ans. 39. A (1) Cutting Cooking (A) Ans. 40. C (1) Poverty (5) Disease (A) 3,4,2,5,1 Ans. 41. B (1) Rainbow Child (A) 2,1,4,3,5 B (1) Index Introduction (A) 3,2,5, 1,4 A (2) (B) 2,3,4,5,1 Contents (3) Title (4) (D) 3,2,5,4,1 Chapters (5) (2) (B) 2,3,1,5,4 Rain (C) 4,2,3,5,1 (3) Sun (D) 4,5,1,2,3 (4). Happy (5) (2) Population (3) Death (4) Unemployment 1,2,4,5,3 (2) Plan (3) Rent (4) Money (5)

(B) 3,4,2,5,1

(C) 2,3,5,1,4

(D) 1,2,3,5,4

(2)

Dish

(3)

Vegetable

(4)

Market

(5)

(B) 3,2,5,1,4

(C) 4,3, 1,5,2

(D) 5,3,2,1,4

(B) 2,4, 1,5,3

(C) 2,3,4,5,1

(D) 1,2,3,4,5

Ans. 42.

(C) 5,1,4,2,3

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Directions (Q. Nos. 43-46) : In each question, a number series is given. In each series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number. 43. Given series 5531, 5506, 5425, 5304, 5135, 4910, 4621 : (A) 5531 (B) 5425 Ans. A

(C) 4621

(D) 5135

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44.

Given Aeries 6,7,9, 13, 6, 37, 69 : (A) 7 B

(B) 26

(C) 69

(D) 37

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45. Ans. 46. Ans.

Given series - 1,3,10, 36, 152, 760, 4632 : (A) 3 (B) 36 D Given series - 4,3, 9, 34, 96, 219, 435 : (A) 4 (B) 9 A

(C) 4632

(D) 760

(C) 34

(D) 435

Directions (Q. Nos. 47- 49): Study the information given below and answer the questions. An article was purchased for Rs. 5,600. Its price was marked up by 12%. It was sold at 5% discount on the marked price. 47. Ans. 48. Ans. 49. Ans. The marked price of article will be : (A) Rs. 6,207 (B) Rs. 6,242 D What was the per cent profit on the transaction ? (A) 6.8% (B) 6.3% (C) 6.4% B What was the amount of discount given ? (A) Rs.319.6 (B) Rs. 303.6 D (D) 6.6%

(C) Rs. 6,292

(D) Rs. 6,272

(C) Rs. 306.3

(D) Rs. 313.6

Directions (Q. Nos. 50-52): What value should come in place of question mark (?) in the questions given below ? 50. Ans. 51. Ans. 52. Ans. 25 x 43 5 = ? (A) 215 A + 729 = ? (A) 758 A 2850 ? = 75 (A) 31 C (B) 34 (C) 38 (D) 39 (B) 763 (C) 741 (D) 751

(B) 220

(C) 205

(D) 251

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Directions (Q. Nos. 53-57): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below : P, T, V, R, M, D, K and W are sitting around a round table. V is second to the left of T. T is fourth to the right of M. D and P are not immediate neighbours of T. D is third to the right of P. W is not an immediate neighbour of P. P is to the immediate left of K, 53. Ans. 54. Ans. 55. Ans. 56. Ans. 57. Who is second to the left of K ? (A) P (B) R B Who is to the immediate left of V ? (A) D (B) M A Who is third to the right of V ? (A) T (B) K D What is R's position with respect to V ? (A) Third to the right (B) Fifth to the right A Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above sitting arrangement and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group ? (A) DW (B) TP (C) VM (D) RD D (C) Second to the left (D) Fourth to the left (C) P (D) None of these (C) W (D) None of these

(C)

(D)

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Directions (Q. Nos. 58-62): There is certain Veialroriship between two words on left side of ::. One word is given on right side of::. Find the word from given alternative, having same relationship as the pair of words has on left side. 58. Ans. 59. Ans. 60. Ans. 61. Ans. 62. Ans. Paw : Cat:: Hoof: ? (A) Horse A Race : Fatigue :: Fast: ? (A) Food (B) Fruit C Hot: Oven :: Cold : ? (A) IceCream D Cunning : Fox :: Timid :? (A) Horse (B) C College : Student:: Hospital: ? (A) Nurse (B) Doctor D (C) Treatment (D) Patient Ant (C) Rat (D) Lion (B) Air Conditioner (C) Fan (D) Refrigerator (C) Hunger (D) Water

(B) Lion

(C) Lamb

(D) Elephant

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Directions (Q. Nos. 63-65): Read the following questions carefully and answer. 63. Ans. 64. Ans. 65. Ans. Mathematics is related to Numbers in the same way History is related to : (A) People (B) Events (C) Dates (D) Wars B Accident is related to Carefulness in the same way Disease is related to : (A) Sanitation (B) Treatment (C) Medicine (D) Doctor A Oriya is related to Orissa in the same way Dogri is related to ; (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Sikkim (C) Jammu C (D) Assam

Directions (Q. Nos. 66-68): In each of the following questions, a group of three interrelated words is given. Choose a word from the given alternative, that belongs to same group. 66. Ans. 67. Ans. 68. Ans. 69. Ohm : Watt: Volt:? (A) Light D Potato : Carrot: Radish : ? (A) Tomato (B) Spinach D Clutch : Brake : Horn : ? (A) Scooter (B) Steering B Four words are given below out of which three are alike in some manner and fourth one is different. Choose out the odd one : (A) Walk (B) Run (C) Ride (D) Crawl C Four words are given below out of which three are alike in some manner and fourth one is different. Choose out the odd one : (A) Barauni (B) Trombay (C) Neyveii (D) Mettur D Four words are given below out of which three are alike in some manner and fourtl one is different. Choose out the odd one. (A) Circle (B) Ellipse (C) Sphere (D) Cube D Choose odd pair of the words : (A) Volume : Litre (B) Time : Seconds D (C) Length: Metre (D) Pressure : Barometer (C) Car (D) Accident (C) Sesame (D) Groundnut

(B) Electricity

(C) Hour

(D) Ampere

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73. Ans. 74. Ans. 75.

Choose odd pair of the words : (A) Hard : Soft (B) Long : High B Choose odd pair of the words : (A) Taiwan : Taipei (B) China : Mongolia B

(C) Sweet: Sour

(D) Pointed : Blunt

(C) Iran : Tehran

(D) Japan : Tokyo

Four numbers are given below out of which three are alike in some mariner and fourth is different. Choose the different number: (A) 11 (B) 13 (C) 15 (D) 17 C Four numbers are given below out of which three are alike in some manner and fourth is different. Choose the different number: (A) 7 (B) 15 (C) 31 (D) 57 A Four numbers are given below out of which three are alike in some manner and fourth is different. Choose the different number : (A) 144 (B) 168 (C) 196 (D) 256 B If HEATER is written as KBDQHO, how will you writs COOLER . (A) ALRHV (B) FLRIHO (C) FLIRHO B In certain code PAPER is written as SCTGW, how will MOTHER written in that code ? (A) ORVLGW (B) PQVJGT (C) PQXJJT (D) PQXKJV C If in certain code POPULAR is coded as QPQVMBS, which word would be coded as GBNPVT ? (A) FAMOSU (B) FAMOUS (C) FASOUM (D) FOSAUM B If in certain code CALCUTTA is coded as GEPGYXXE, which word would be coded as^SQFCE ? (A) BOMBYA (B) BOMBAY (C) BOMYAB (D) BOBAYM A (D) FRLIHO

Ans. 76.

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Ans. 78. Ans. 79. Ans. 80. Ans. 81. Ans.

Directions (Q. Nos. 82-84): If MISTAKE is coded as 9765412 and NAKED is coded as 84123, how the words will be coded in the following questions ; 82. Ans. 83. Ans. DISTANT: (A) 3765485 A STAIN: (A) 98175 D (B) 89483 (C) 68194 (D) 65478

(B) 4798165

(C) 3697185

(D) 4768296

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84. Ans. 85. Ans. 86. Ans. 87.

ASSIST: (A) 166762 B

(B) 466765

(C) 488976

(D) 435985

If REASON is coded as 5, BELIEVED as 7, what is the code number of GOVERNMENT? (A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10 C If rain is water, water is road, road is cloud, cloud is sky, sky is sea and sea is path, where do aeroplanes fly? (A) Road (B) Sea (C) Cloud (D) Water B If a man is called girl, girl is called woman, woman is called boy, boy is called butler and butler is called rogue, who will serve in restaurant ? (A) Butler (B) Girl (C) Man (D) Rogue D A man said to a lady "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt." How is the lady related to man ? (A) Daughter (B) Grand-daughter (C) Mother (D) Sister D A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl's; (A) Cousin (B) Son (C) Uncle (D) Son-in-law A Arun said, "This girl is the wife of the grand-son of my mother." Who is Arun to the girl? (A) Father (B) Grand-father (C) Husband (D) Father-in-law D

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Time for marking all 90 Questions : 1:30 Hours

Maximum Marks : 90

SAT
NOTE 1. This paper has Three sections, Science : Q. Nos. 1-35, Social Science : Q. Nos. 36-70 and Mathematics : Q. Nos. 71-90. 2. This question booklet contains 90 questions numbered from 1 to 90 and each question carries 1 mark. All questions are compulsory. There is no-negative marking. 3. Tally the number of pages along with no. of questions printed on cover page of the booklet. Also check that question booklet contains the questions of all relevant subjects/topics, as required and stated above and no repetition or omission of questions is evident. 4. If any discrepancy is found in the Question Booklet, the same can be replaced with another correct Question Booklet within first 15 minutes. 5. Before answering the questions please read carefully the instructions printed on the back cover page of the question booklet and strictly follow them. Indicate your answers by blacking bubbles carefully only on the O.M.R. Answer Sheet provided. 6. Use of any type of calculator, mobile phone or any other electronic equipment and log table etc. is strictly prohibited.

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SECTION - A SCIENCE
1. Ans. Sol. Ribosomes are the centre for : (A) Respiration (B) Protein synthesis B Ribosomes are also known as Protein Factories of Cell Mitochondria is responsible for Respiration. Chloroplast helps in photosynthesis Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum helps in fats synthesis Binomial nomenclature was introduced by : (A) John Ray (B) Aristotle (C) Photosynthesis (D) Fat synthesis

2. Ans. Sol.

(C) A.P. DeCandolle

(D) Carolus Linnaeus

D Carolus Linnaeus is also known as Father of Binomial Nomenclature. The term species was coined by John Ray. Father of Biology is Aristotle. A.P. Decandolle introduced the term taxonomy. Which of the following is rich in vitamin A ? (A) Carrot (B) Amla

3. Ans. Sol. 4. Ans. Sol.

(C) Apple

(D) Green vegetables

A Carrot is rich in carotene, Amla is a rich source of Vitamin-C. Typhoid is caused by : (A) Streptococcus (B) Salmonella

(C) Giardia

(D) Mycobacterium

B Typhoid is a bacterial disease caused by Salmonella typhi. Streptococcus sp. are responsible for meningitis, pneumonia, endocarditis etc. Giardia is an anaerobic flagellate protozoans causes giardiasis. Mycobacterium sp. causes tuberculosis and leprosy. The percentage of oxygen in air is : (A) 78% (B) 0.03% C The percentage of oxygen in air is about 21% by volume Which of the following is the high milk yielding variety of cow ? (A) Holstein (B) Sahiwal (C) Red Sindhi

5. Ans. Sol. 6. Ans. Sol. 7. Ans. Sol. 8.

(C) 21%

(D) 80%

(D) Mehsana

A Holstein is a breed of cattle known today as the worlds highest production dairy animal. In the year 1984, the Bhopal gas tragedy was caused by the leakage of : (A) Carbon monoxide (B) Methyl isocyanate (C) Nitrogen oxide

(D) Sulphur oxide

B Methyl isocynate gas (CH3NCO) was leaked from the union carbide plant of Bhopal (M.P.) The ceptre of curvature of a concave mirror (A) lies in front of it (C) lies on the surf ace of mirror A

(B) lies behind it (D) is apart of mirror

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9.

Ans. Sol.

If a lens has power -2.5D, then it is a : (A) convex lens, with a focal length of 40 cm (B) concave lens with a focal length of 40 cm (C) convex lens with a focal length of 0.4 cm (D) concave lens with a focal length of 0.4 cm B 1 P f(in meter) 1 1 10 1000 f f cm 40 cm P 2.5 25 25 Which of the following substances has lowest electrical resistivity at room temperature ? (A) Aluminium (B) Iron (C) Nichrome (D) Diamond A Lowest Resistivity = Highest Conductivity An electric current through a horizontal metal wire flows in East to West direction, direction of magnetic field at point directly above it is from : (A) East toWest (B) West to East (C) North to South (D) South to North D By Right Hand thumb rule One atomic mass unit (a.m.u.) is equal to: (A) 1 eV of energy (B) 931 eV of energy D E = mc2 (Einsteins equation) mass defect 1 amu = 1.66 1027 kg E = 1.66 1027 (3 108)2 = 1.66 9 1011 J 1.66 9 10 11 MeV 1.6 10 19 106 The planet nearest to Sun is : (A) Mercury (B) Mars A If the displacement-time graph for the motion of a car is parallel to the time axis, the velocity of that car is :(A) constant but not zero (B) zero (C) infinite (D) linearly increasing B As slope of displacement-time graph represents velocity S.I. unit of momentum is : (A) kg ms1 (B) kg ms2 A
p mv

10. Ans. Sol. 11.

Ans. Sol. 12. Ans. Sol.

(C) 1 MeV of energy

(D) 931 MeV of energy

13. Ans. 14.

(C) Saturn

(D) Venus

Ans. Sol. 15. Ans. Sol. 16. Ans. Sol.

(C) kg ms2

(D) kg m1s-1

The density of a substance is 7100 kg m 3 . Its relative density is : (A) 7100 (B) 71 (C) 7.1 C

(D) 71 x105

R.D.

Density of body Density of water


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17. Ans. Sol. 18. Ans. Sol. 19. Ans. Sol. 20.

The mass of a body on earth is 60 kg. Its mass on moon will be : (A) 360kg (B) 60kg (C) 10kg

(D) 1/6kg

B As mass is a property so it doesnt changes If the difference of temperature of two bodies is 5C, then the difference of temperature on Kelvin scale is : (A) 268 K (B) 278 K (C) 5K (D) 54.6 K C K

273 C

Which of the following sound of given frequencies can be heard by us ? (A) 10 Hz (B) 10kHz (C) 10MHz B 20

(D) 10 GHz

Audiblefreq.

20 kHz

Which statement is correct about a proton ? (A) It is nucleus of deuterium (C) It is ionised hydrogen atom C Hydrogen atom contain 1 proton and 1 electron. 1 H1 H e , Hence H+ is a proton
2 1 (Deuterium)

(B) It is ionised hydrogen molecule (D) It is - particle

Ans. Sol.

2 1 (Deuterium Nucleus)

( H)

21.

Which of the following statements is incorrect ? (A) Charges on an electron and proton are equal and opposite (B) Neutron have no charge (C) Electron and proton have same mass (D) Masses of proton and neutron are nearly the same C Mass of a proton is about 1840 times mass of an electron. me = 9.1 1031 kg mp = 1.67 10-27 kg Oxidation is defined as : (A) loss of electron (B) gain of electron

Ans. Sol.

22. Ans. Sol. 23.

(C) loss of proton

(D) gain of proton

A Oxidation involve the loss of electron(s) and reduction involve gain of electron(s) In periodic table generally following similarity is found in elements of same group : (A) atomic number (B) number of electrons in outermost orbit of an atom (C) number of isotopes (D) atomic volume B Eleements belonging to the same group of the periodic table have similar valence shell electronic configuration When two atoms combine to form molecule then : (A) energy is released (B) energy is absorbed (C) energy is neither released nor absorbed (D) energy may either be released or absorbed A Generally bond formation is an exothermic process.

Ans. Sol. 24.

Ans. Sol.

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25.

The electronic structure of four elements a, b, c, d respectively are : (a) 1s2 (b) 1s2 2s2 2p2 (c) 1s2 2s2 2p5 (d) 1s2 2s2 2p6 The tendency to form electrovalent bond will be largest in : (A) a (B) b (C) c

(D) d

Ans. Sol. 26. Ans. Sol. 27. Ans.

C Element C is most electronegative element. It form electrovalent bond with metal, by gaining one electron to complete its octet. Method used for purifying Petroleum is : (A) Simple distillation (B) Steam distillation

(C) Vacuum distillation (D)

Fractional distillation

D Crude petroleum is mainly a mixture of many hydrocarbons, with a wide range of boiling points. Unsaturated hydrocarbon is : (A) CH4 C
H H C H H H H C H

(B) C2H6
H C H H
H

(C) C2H4
H H
H

(D) C2H5OH
H C H O H

H C C

C H

Sol. 28.

If 0.5 g of any substance is completely transformed into energy, then how much energy in kilo-joule will be obtained ? (A) 1.5 x1010 kilo-joule (B) 3.0 x 1010 kilo-joule (C) 4.5 x 1010 kilo-joule (D) 6.0 x 1010 kilo-joule C Using E = mc2 m = 0.5 g = 5 104 kg 8 c = 3 10 m/s Hence E = 5 104 (3 108)2 J = 45 1012 J = 4.5 1010 kJ Brass contains : (A) Cu and Sn

Ans. Sol.

29. Ans. Sol. 30.

(B) Cu and Ni

(C) Cu and Zn

(D) Mg and Al

C Brass is an alloy of Zn and Cu On passing CO2 in excess in aqueous solution of sodium carbonate the substance obtained is : (A) NaOH (B) NaHCO3 (C) Na2CO3 .10H2O (D) Na2CO3.H2O B Na2CO3

Ans. Sol. 31. Ans. Sol.

CO2

H2O

2NaHCO3

Botanical name of amla is : (A) Medicago sativa (B) B Emblica officinalis Zingiber officinale Ocimum sanctum Medicago sativa

Emblica officinalis (C) Zingiber officinale

(D) Ocimum sanctum

Amla Ginger Tulsi Alfalfa

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32. Ans. 33. Ans. Sol. 34. Ans. Sol. 35. Ans. Sol.

Example of fossil energy is : (A) Alcohol (B) Hydrogen C

(C) Petrol

(D) Gobar gas

Hormone which stimulate initiation of flowering process is : (A) Gibberellin (B) Ethylene (C) Vernalin D Florigen is also known as flowering hormone. What happens when a cell placed in hypertonic solution ? (A) Endosmosis (B) Exosmosis (C) Deplasmolysis

(D) Florigen

(D) Imbibition

B Osmosis is the movement of solvent(water) particles from low concentrated solution to high concentrated solution through a semipermeable membrane. Organisms lacking nuclear membrane and cell organelles is called as : (A) Prokaryotes (B) Eukaryotes (C) Protozoa

(D) Virus

A Prokaryotes are the organisms lacking nuclear membrane and membrane bound cell organelles. SECTION - B SOCIAL SCIENCE

36. Ans. 37. Ans. 38. Ans. 39. Ans. 40. Ans. 41. Ans. 42. Ans.

In which year Reserve Bank was set up ? (A) 1930 (B) 1935 B

(C)

1940

(D) 1945

Which Bank was merged with Punjab National Bank in 1993 ? (A) New Bank of India (B) Bank of Maharashtra (C) Kashi Nath Bank (D) lndus Bank A Where is the headquarters of Life Insurance Corporation situated ? (A) Kolkata (B) Chennai (C) Mumbai C Which was the capital of Mahajanpad Vatsa in 6th century B.C. ? (A) Champa (B) Kaushambi (C) Varanasi B How was Jamil related to Swami Mahavir ? (A) Son (B) Friend C Who is regarded as Light of Asia ? (A) Gautam Buddha (B) Gandhiji A God Rudra mentioned in Rigveda is : (A) Brahma (B) Vishnu C (B) Swami Mahavir (D) Mao-Tse Tung (C) Son-in-law (D) Father (D) New Delhi

(D) Mathura

(C) Mahesh

(D) Yamraj

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43. Ans. 44. Ans. 45. Ans. 46. Ans. 47. Ans. 48. Ans. 49. Ans. 50. Ans. 51. Ans. 52. Ans. 53. Ans. 54. Ans.

When was Hajrat Mohammad born ? (A) 550 A.D. (B) 560 A.D. C Who was the author of the book 'Divine Comedy' ? (A) Acquinas (B) Marsilio D

(C) 570 A.D.

(D) 580 A.D.

(C) John of Paris

(D) Dante

Who was the founder of British colonial empire in America ? (A) James I (B) Edward I (C) George V A Who said, "I am the state, and my words are law" ? (A) Louis XIV (B) Louis XV C Who is regarded as father of Italian unification ? (A) Mazini (B) Cavour C Who led Russian revolution of 1917 ? (A) Stalin (B) Brezhnev C Who is egarded chief of solar system ? (A) Sun (B) Moon A Which is the nearest planet of sun ? (A) Venus (B) Jupiter C How much part of Earth is covered by land ? (A) 26% (B) 27% D In which continent, there is no active volcano ? (A) Asia (B) Africa D Which country of Europe is called 'Playground of Europe' ? (A) England (B) Holland (C) Switzerland C Areawise what is the position of India in the world ? (A) Third (B) Fourth D (C) Sixth (C) Europe (C) 28% (C) Mercury (C) Earth (C) Lenin (C) Garivaldi (C) Louis XVI

(D) Charles II

(D) Rousseau

(D) None of these

(D) Karl Marx

(D) Sky

(D) Mars

(D) 29%

(D) Australia

(D) Belgium

(D) Seventh

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55. Ans. 56. Ans. 57. Ans. 58. Ans. 59. Ans. 60. Ans. 61. Ans. 62. Ans. 63.

Which State of India does not have common boundary with Myanmar ? (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Tripura (C) Nagaland B Which of the following countries is not in Indian sub-continent ? (A) Maldives (B) Pakistan (C) Bangladesh A Which State has Satpuda hills (A) Utter Prades D Rajsamand lake is in the Indian province of : (A) Chhattisgarh (B) Jharkhand C Who was the author of the book 'Republic' ? (A) Aristotle (B) Socrates D "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Who said it ? (A) Lord Acton (B) Abraham Lincoln (C) Garner A Which of the following is not an essential element of the State ? (A) Population (B) Political Party (C) Definite Territory B In which year India's rule was given to the British Crown ? (A) 1773 (B) 1813 (C) D 1833 (C) Machiavelli (C) Rajasthan (B) Bihar (C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Manipur

(D) Nepal

(D) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Uttarakhand

(D) Plato

(D) Easton

(D) Sovereignty

(D) 1858

By which Act, Communal Electoral System was introduced in India ? (A) Indian Councils Act, 1892 (B) Indian Councils Act, 1909 (C) Indian Councils Act, 1919 (D) Indian independence Act, 1947 B In which year the first meeting of Constituent Assembly took place ? (A) 1945 (B) 1946 (C) 1947 B By which country India was inspired to include Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution? (A) Britain (B) United States of America (C) Russia (D) Ireland D In which year IX Schedule was included in the Indian Constitution ? (A) 1950 (B) 1951 (C) 1952 A (D) 1953 (D) 1948

Ans. 64. Ans. 65.

Ans. 66. Ans.

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67. Ans. 68. Ans. 69. Ans. 70. Ans.

Which part became 22nd State of India on 26th April, 1975 ? (A) Nagaland (B) Tripura (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Sikkim D In which year the tenure of the present President will come to an end ? (A) 2016 (B) 2017 (C) 2018 B By which Five Year Plan, Community Development Programme was launched in India ? (A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Fourth A Who is the Chairman of Planning Commission in India ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Planning Minister B SECTION - C MATHEMATICS (D) Vice-President (D) 2019

71. Ans. Sol. 72. Ans. Sol.

The probability of getting a number greater than 2 by throwing a fair dice is : (A) 2/3 (B) 1/3 (C) 1 A

(D) 3/5

P(E)

n(E) = 4/6 = 2/3 n(S)

Which one of the following is a factor of the expression (a + b) 3 (a b)3 ? (A) a (B) 3a2 - b (C) 2b C (a b)3
a3 b3

(D) (a + b) (a - b)

(a b)3 3a2b 3ab2 (a3 b3 3a2b2 3a2b)

2b3

6a2b

2b(b2

3a2 )

73. Ans. Sol.

If a number with 12 has the same ratio as 8 having with 10 then the number is : (A) 15 (B) 9.6 (C) 7.5 A 12 x

(D) 10

8 10

15

74. Ans. Sol.

If the sum of the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to product of their reciprocal, then: (A) a2 + bc = 0 (B) b2 + ca = 0 (C) c2 + ab = 0 (D) b + c = 0 A

b/a

c/a

1
b a a c a2

c/a

bc

a2

bc

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75.

In the figure, triangle ABC is similar to triangle EDC :


A D B C E

If we have AB = 4 cm, ED = 3 cm, CE = 4-2 cm and CD = 4-8 cm, then the values of CA and CB respectively are (A) 6 cm, 6.6 cm (B) 4.8 cm, 6.6 cm (C) 5.4 cm, 6.4 cm (D) 5.6 cm, 6.4 cm Ans. Sol. D AB BC AC DE DC CE 4 BC AC 3 4.8 4.2 BC = 6.4 AC = 5.6 If two circles are such that one is not contained in the other and are non-intersecting, then number of common tangents are : (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four D

76.

Ans. 77.

1 sin2 (A) 1
A
1 sin2

cot 2

is equal to : (8) -1 (C) 2 (D) -2

Ans. Sol. 78.

cos2 sin2

1 cos2 sin2

sin2 sin2

On the level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30. On moving 20 metres nearer to it the angle of elevation becomes 60. The height of the tower is : (A) 10m (B) 15m (C) 20m (D) m D

Ans. Sol.

h 20 x 1 h 3 20 x 20 x h 3 h tan60 x h 3x 20 x 3x 3 tan30
3x = 20 + x h 3 10 x = 10

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79.

A sphere of diameter 12.6 cm is melted and cast into a right circular cone of height 25.2 cm. The diameter of the base of the cone is : (A) 158.76 cm (B) 79.38 cm (C) 39.69 cm (D) 69.39 cm No Option is correct V1 = V2 4 1 2 (6.3)3 (r ) 25.2 3 3 4 6.3 (6.3)2 r2 25.2 r = 6.3 2r = 12.6 If the mean of x and is M, then the mean of x2 and is : M2 (A) M2 (B) (C) 2M2 1 4 C 1 1 x2 x x M x2 ? 2 2 1 1 2 x 2M x 2 4M2 x x2 1 x2 2 1 2 x 2 4M 2 2M2 1 x2 4M 2 Mean = 2 2 x2 Positional mean is : (A) Arithmetic mean C Number of zero's in the product of 5 x 10 x 25 x 40 x 50 x 55 x 65 x 125 x 80 (A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 13

Ans. Sol.

80.

(D) 2M2 + 1

Ans. Sol.

81. Ans. 82. Ans. 83.

(B) Geometric mean

(C) Median

(D) Harmonic mean

B 3 and y 3 5 , then its rationalising factor is : If in 3 3 5, x (A) x + y (B) x - y (C) x5 + x4y + x3y2 + x2y3 + xy4 + y5 (D) x5 x4y + x3y2 x2y3 + xy4 y5 D If one root of x2 4x + k = 0 is 6, then the value of k is : (A) -12 (B) 2 (C) -2 (D) 12

Ans. 84. Ans. 85.

D A farmer divides his herd of x cows among his 4 sons so, that first son. gets-one-half of the herd, the second son gets one-fourth, the third son gets one-fifth, and the fourth son gets 7 cows, then the value of x is : (A) 100 (B) 140 (C) 160 (D) 180 B

Ans. Sol.

x x x B C 2 4 5 x x x 7 x 2 4 5 10x 5x 4x x 7 20 19x = 20x 140 A

140 = x

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86.

If sin (A) 0

cos

1 , then sin cos

is equal to : (C) 1 (D)

(B)

1 3 1

1 1

2 3

Ans. Sol.

A sin cos 1 2 2 sin cos 2sin cos sin cos 0

87.

Ans. Sol.

If A merchant purchases 9 pens and sells 8 pens at the cost price of 9 pens, then his profit percent is : 15 1 2 1 (A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 11 17 2 3 9 C Let CP of 1 pen = x CP of 9 pen = 9x CP of 8 pen = 8x SP of 8 pens = 9x 9x 8x 100 % profit = 8x 100 1 12 8 2 Marked price of a Saree is Rs. 600 and is available on Rs. 450. Rate of discount is : (A) 25% (B) 30% (C) 15% (D) 40% A MP = 600 SP = 450 150 100 25% Disc. = 600 PQRS is a parallelogram and M, N are the mid-points of PQ and RS respectively. Which of the following is not true ?

88. Ans. Sol.

89.

(A) RM trisects QS (C) PSN QMR Ans. 90. C

(B) PN trisects QS (D) MS is not parallel to QN

The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to : (A) The ratio of corresponding medians (B) The ratio of corresponding sides (C) The ratio of the squares of corresponding sides (D) None of these C

Ans.

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