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Total Marks: 50
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Guidelines for the Candidate
1. Additional 10 (Ten) minutes will be given to the students to fill up the students'
information before the start of the exam.
2. The paper consists of two sections Mental Ability (15 Questions) and Science Section
(35 Questions).
3. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks. There is no negative marking. Use
of calculator is not permitted.
4. Write your Name, Roll No., and Class clearly on the Answer Sheet and do not forget to
sign.
5. There is only one correct answer hence mark one choice only.
6. Darken your choice with HB Pencil or Blue / Black Ball Point Pen only.
For Example:
Q.16: In the water cycle, condensation is the process of
(A) Water vapour cooling down and turning into a liquid
(B) Ice warming up and turning into a liquid
(C) Liquid cooling down and turning into ice
(D) Liquid warming up and turning into water vapour
As the correct answer is option No. (A), the candidate should darken the circle
corresponding to option No. (A)
16.
7. Rough work should be done in the blank space provided in this booklet.
8. Return the answer sheet to the invigilator at the end of the exam. The question paper
can be retained by the student.
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MENTAL ABILITY
1. If x = 5 +2 6, then
A.
(x-1)
x
is equal to __________.
B. 2 2
C.
D. 2 3
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A. 3
B. 6
C. 7
D. 9
4. The difference between simple interest and compound interest on a certain sum of
money for 2 years at 4% per annum is 20. Then the sum is __________.
A. 13,500
B. 12,500
C. 11,500
D. 15,200
5. The squares which should be shaded to make the adjoining figure symmetric is
______________.
P
S
R
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B.
C.
D.
9. The area of the adjoining polygon (not drawn to scale) is ______________.
A. 109 cm2
B. 280 cm2
C. 322 cm2
D. 900 cm2
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11. In a certain code language, 'put tir fin' means 'delicious juicy fruit', 'tie dip sig' means
'beautiful white lily' and 'sig Ion fin' means 'lily and fruit'. Which of the following stands
for 'and' in that language?
A. Ion
B. sig
C. fin
D. None of these
12. The given pie-chart shows the percentage of Literate and Illiterate-Males and Females
in a city.
The difference between the number of Literate Males and Literate Females is __________.
A. 75,000
B. 1,500
C. 5,000
D. 500
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40x 4 y 3
17x5y 5
9xy
3y 6 2x6 2 2
(x y )
A.
3y 7 2x7 2 2
(x y )
B.
C.
D.
14. In the set of problem figures, there is a definite relationship between figures P and Q.
Establish a similar relationship between figure R and S by selecting a suitable figure
from the options that would replace the question mark (?) in the Problem Figures.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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SCIENCE
16. A thin tube contains a thread of mercury which traps air at the end of the tube. The
other end of the tube is open to the atmosphere. When the tube is turned upside down,
the volume of the trapped air increases. It is because _______________.
A. The air gets hotter when the tube is turned upside down.
B. The atmosphere pushes less when it acts upwards on the mercury.
C. The pressure in the trapped air is reduced.
D. The trapped air molecules hit the mercury harder when travelling downwards.
17. Which of the following does not produce a sound wave?
A. A silencer fixed gun fired
B. A bell ringing under water
C. A hammer hitting a block of rubber
D. An explosion on the moon
18. A candle is placed before a thick plane mirror. When looked obliquely in the mirror a
number of images are seen from the surface of the plane mirror. Which of the following
statements is correct?
A. First image is brightest
B. Second image is brightest
C. Third image is brightest
D. All images are equally bright
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Which feature of the graph represents the distance travelled by the object moving at a
constant speed?
A. Area S
B. Area S + area T
C. Area T
D. The gradient at point X
22. Sonic vibrations were sent down from a ship return after 2 seconds. What is the depth
of the sea, if the speed of sound in water is 1.5 kms-1?
A. 150 m
B. 3 km
C. 1.5 km
D. 750 m
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A. Air is a good conductor of heat and conducts the heat away from the ice cream.
B. Air is a poor conductor of heat and stops the heat from reaching the ice cream.
C. The metal dish is a good conductor of heat and conducts the heat away from the ice
cream.
D. The metal dish is a poor conductor of heat and stops the heat from reaching the ice
cream.
25. Read the given statements and mark the correct option.
Statement 1: When a bicycle is in motion, the force of friction exerted by the ground on
the two wheels is always in forward direction.
Statement 2: The frictional force acts only when the bodies are in contact.
A. Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of
statement 1.
B. Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of
statement 1.
C. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
D. Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
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B.
C.
D.
Circumference of washer
Increases
Increases
Decreases
Increases
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
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A.
B.
C.
D.
P
Copper
Copper
Magnesium
Zinc
Q
Magnesium
Zinc
Zinc
Magnesium
R
Zinc
Magnesium
Copper
Copper
33. Ramesh mixed some iron filings with sulphur powder in a China dish. In another dish he
mixed iron filings and sulphur powder and heated the mixture.
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Can be stored in tanks
and transported through
pipes
Moderately polluting
What is the correct order of reactivity (most reactive least reactive) for these three
metals?
A. Chromium, Manganese, Nickel
B. Manganese, Chromium, Nickel
C. Manganese, Nickel, Chromium
D. Natural gas, Cow dung, LPG
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Which two experiments can be used to show that air is needed for iron to rust?
A. 1 and 3
B. 1 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 2 and 4
38. If Raman opened the air-hole of a Bunsen burner fully and lighted the burner, he will
get __________________.
A. A luminous flame which is orange-yellow in colour.
B. A non-luminous flame which is pale blue in colour.
C. A flame that strikes back which is thin blue or green-yellow in colour.
D. A smoky flame which gives off a lot of soot.
39. Select the correct option which on rearranging gives the term for the ground-water
stored between layers of hard rock below the water table.
A. Duclos
B. Refquai
C. Ragclei
D. Pwmas
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What would be the observation for T1 and T2 test tubes and its correct explanation?
[(+) indicates milky colouration in limewater]
T1
T2
Explanation
A.
+++
++
CO2 content is a little higher in inhaled air
B.
++++
+
CO2 content is considerably higher in inhaled
air
C.
+
++++
CO2 content is considerably higher in exhaled
air
D.
++
++
CO2 content is same in both inhaled and
exhaled air
41. A schematic representation of the blood circulation is given. Which circulatory parts are
incorrectly placed in it?
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A. W
B. X
C. Y
D. Z
43. Namita's mother does not allow her to lie on the abdomen immediately after having
food. What could most likely be the reason for this?
A. In stomach, food gets processed into a thick liquid called chyme.
B. Peristaltic movement gets affected throughout the digestive tract especially small
intestine where digestion and absorption chiefly occurs, hence food does not
properly mix with enzymes and stays undigested.
C. The small intestine, on compression, releases intestinal juices which restrict the
action of digestive enzymes in the small intestine.
D. The peristaltic movement gets affected throughout the digestive tract especially large
intestine where poor motility may result in greater absorption of water and thereby
may cause diarrhoea.
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