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1. Consider the following decimal numbers:

(1) 1.16666666…. (2) 1.181181118…. (3) 2.210010001… (4) 1.454545….
Which of the above numbers represent(s) rational number(s)?
(a) 4 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 4 (d) none of the above

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2. For what value of k, will the expression 3x 2 + kx 2 + 6x + 16 be divisible by ç x - ÷?
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(a) 4 (b) –4 (c) 2 (d) 0

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3. How many real values of x satisfy the equation x 3 + x 3 - 2 = 0?
(a) Only 1 value (b) 2 values (c) 3 values (d) No value

4. A scooterist completes a certain journey in 10 hrs. He covers half the distance at 30 kmph. And the
rest at 70 kmph. What is the total distance of the journey?
(a) 210 km (b) 400 km (c) 420 km (d) 500 km.

5. 42 men take 25 days to dig a pond. If the pond would have to be dug in 14 days, then what is the
number of men to be employed?
(a) 67 (b) 75 (c) 81 (d) 84

6. An amount at a certain rate of compound interest doubles itself in 4 years. In how many years will
this amount become 8 times?
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 24

7. A trader marked a watch 40 % above the cost price and then gave a discount of 10%. He made a net
profit of Rs. 468 after paying a tax of 10% on the gross profit. What is the cost price of the watch?
(a) Rs. 1, 2000 (b) Rs. 1,800 (c) Rs.2,000 (d) Rs. 2,340

8. Consider circle C of radius 6 cm with centre at O. What is the difference in the area of the circle C
and the area of the sector of circle C subtending an angle of 80o at O?
(a) 26pcm 2 (b) 16pcm 2 (c) 28pcm 2 (d) 30pcm 2

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9. Triangles ABC and DEF are similar such that = . The area of DABC is 16 cm 2 and that of
DE EF
DDEF is 49 cm . If BC = 2 2 cm then what is EF equal to?
2

(a) 3.5 cm (b) (3.5) 2 cm (c) (3.5) 3 cm (d) 7.0 cm

10. If the distance from the vertex to the centroid of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm, then what is the area
of the triangle?
(a) 24 cm 2 (b) 27 3cm 2 (c) 12 cm 2 (d) 12 3cm2

11. In a DABC , AB = AC. A circle through B touches AC at D and intersects AB at P. If D is the mid-
point of AC, Which one of the following is correct?

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(a) AB = 2AP (b) AB = 3AP (c) AB = 4AP (d) 2AB = 5AP

12. If the diameter of a wire is decreased by 10%, by how much percent (approx.) will the length be
increased to keep the volume same?
(a) 5% (b) 17% (c) 23% (d) 20%

13. The volume of cuboid whose sides are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 4 is the same as that of a cube. What is the
ratio of length of diagonal of cuboid to that of cube?
(a) 7 :1 (b) 7 : 2 (c) 7 : 3 (d) 7 : 4

14. What is the least number which when divided by 7,9 and 12 leaves the remainder 1 in each case?
(a) 253 (b) 352 (c) 505 (d) 523

15. A man borrowed Rs. 40000 at 8% simple interest per year. At the end of the second year he paid back
certain amount and at the end of fifth year he paid back Rs. 35,960 and cleared the debt. What amount
did he pay back after the second year?
(a) Rs. 16,200 (b) Rs. 17,400 (c) Rs. 18,000 (d) None of these

16. Two numbers have 16as their HCF and 146 as their LCM. How many such pair of numbers are there
?
(a) No such pair (b) Only 1 (c) Only 2 (d) More than 2

17. What is the angle which equals one-fifth of its supplement?

(a) 15o (b) 30o (c) 36o (d) 75o

18. What is the unit digit of the product of all prime numbers between 1 and 100?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

19. Which one of the following is the factor of x 4 + xy3 + xz3 + x 3 y + y4 + yz3 ?
(a) x + y +z (b) x 2 + y 2 + z 2 (c) x 3 + y3 + z3 (d) x 2 + y2

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÷ + x + 2x + x ?
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20. What is the square root of ç
è x -1 ø
(a) x 2 + x + 1 (b) x 2 - x + 1 (c) x 2 - x -1 (d) x 2 + x -1

21. The displacement of the particle is proportional to first power of time. Its acceleration is
(a) Infinite (b) Zero (c) Finite but small (d) Finite but large

22. A body of mass 2kg has initial velocity of 3 ms -1 along x-axis. It is subjected to a force of 4N in a
direction perpendicular to X-axis. The displacement of the body after 4s is given by
(a) 12 m (b) 20 m (c) 28 m (d) 48 m

23. A particle goes round a circular path of radius r with uniform speed v. After describing half the circle,
the average acceleration of the particle is:

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v2 v2 2v 2 2v 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
pr r pr r

24. In the above question 23, what is the change in its centripetal acceleration?
v2 v2 2v 2 2v 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
pr r pr r

25. A jet engine works in the principle of

(a) Conservation of mass (b) Conservation of linear momentum
(c) Conservation of energy (d) All the above

26. Work done by the force of friction is

(a) Always positive but not unity (b) Always negative
(c) Always unity (d) Always infinity

27. A body weight 400 N at the surface of the earth. When taken at the centre of the earth, its weight will
be
(a) 400 N (b) 800 N (c) 4000 N (d) Zero

28. The velocity of sound is greatest in

(a) Water (b) Air (c) Vacuum (d) Metal

29. Which of the following lenses, would you prefer to use while reading small letters found in a
dictionary?
(a) A convex lens of focal length 50 cm (b) A concave lens of focal length 50 cm
(c) A convex lens of focal length 5 cm (d) A concave lens of focal length 5cm

30. Linear magnification of a plane mirror is

(a) Zero (b) Less than unity (c) Equal to unity (d) Greater than unity

31. What is the equivalent resistance between A and B in the following network?
1W
1W
2W
2W 1W

1W 2W
A B
(a) 1W (b) 2W (c) 4W (d) 8W

32. One-half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper. Then it will
(a) Not produce any image of the object (b) Produce half image of the object
(c) Produce complete image of the object (d) Produce magnified image of the object,
irrespective of the position of the another

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33. When light goes from one medium to another medium, which of the following physical quantities
remains same?
(a) Speed of light (b) Wavelength of light (c) Frequency of light (d) All the above

34. Magnetic field inside a solenoid is

(a) Non-uniform and strong (b) Uniform and strong
(c) Uniform and strong (d) Non-uniform and weak

35. At the time of short circuit, the current in the circuit

(a) Reduced substantially (b) Increases heavily
(c) Varies continuously (d) Does not change

36. Non-metals are used in making

(a) Aeroplanes (b) Machinery (c) Water boilers (d) Fertilizers

37. Which non-metal reacts with air vigorously but not with water?
(a) Sulphur (b) Phosphorous (c) Carbon (d) Nitrogen

38. Fe2O3 + 2AI ® AI2O3 + 2Fe The above reaction is an example of

(a) Combination reaction (b) Decomposition reaction
(c) Double displacement reaction (d) Displacement reaction

39. Choose the correct option for the given metals Mercury, Iron, Sodium and Potassium:
(a) Highly reactive metals (b) Low reactive metals
(c) They have high melting and boiling points (d) They are all solids

40. When sodium kept open in air, it reacts with

(a) O2, CO2 and moisture (b) O2 and moisture
(c) O2 and CO2 (d) O2only

41. Metal which does not produce their hydroxide with water is
(a) Sodium (b) Zinc (c) Magnesium (d) Calcium

42. Metal behave as a good reducing agent, because

(a) They have low ionisation energy (b) They can loose electrons easily
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

43. The valence shell in potassium is

(a) ‘K’ shell (b) ‘L’ shell (c) ‘M’ shell (d) ‘N’ shell

44. An element having electronic configuration 2, 8, 1 os more reactive than the element having
electronic configuration
(a) 2,8,2 (b) 2,8,3 (c) 2,8,4 (d) All of the above

45. Which of the following methods is suitable for preventing an iron frying pan from rusting?
(a) Applying grease (b) Applying paint
(c) Applying a coating of zinc (d) All of the above
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46. To make bed sheets, Rayon is mixed with

(a) Cotton (b) Acrylic (c) Polyester (d) Plastic

47. The process which is not taking place on the principle of electrolysis is
(a) Electroplating (b) Galvanisation
(c) Purification of impure copper (d) Decomposition of water

48. Air pollution can be reduced by

(a) Planting more trees (b) Using less fossil fuels
(c) Decomposing vegetable wastes (d) All of the above

49. Nali, Ravi, Surti and Murrah are the Indian breeds of
(a) Sheep (b) Goats (c) Buffaloes (d) Camels

50. Bordeaux mixture, a mixture of copper sulphate and calcium hydroxide, has been used for
(a) Control of diseases of poultry birds (b) Control of plant diseases caused by viruses
(c) Control of malaria (d) Control of plant diseases caused by fungi

51. Mycorrhiza is the term referring to

(a) Parasitic association of fungi with important crops
(b) Symbiotic association of fungi with the roots of certain seed bearing plants
(c) Fungi growing on plant wastes lying in the farm after harvest
(d) Fungi growing on cattle feed making it poisonous

52. Asbestos and soot are considered dangerous because they

(a) Can damage the cement concrete structures leading to a gradual collapse
(b) Can cause cancer of the lungs
(c) Can enter the food chain leading to elimination of endangered species
(d) Are poisonous compounds for the agricultural plants

53. This gland plays a major role in the development of immune system:
(a) Thymus gland (b) Pineal gland (c) Adrenal gland (d) Testes

54. In vitro fertilization is the technique of

(a) Substituting the nucleus of ovum by nucleus from a vegetative cell and inducing it to develop into
an embryo and subsequently into an individual organism in laboratory conditions
(b) Fertilization of ovum by sperms collected from selected male
(c) Fertilization of ovum in laboratory conditions outside the female body
(d) Transfer tube of another female into the fallopian tube of another female

55. Autogamy is a kind of

(a) Pollination within the same flower
(b) Pollination in which pollen grains are transferred to another flower of the same plant
(c) Pollination in which pollen grains are transferred to flower of a different plant
(d) Pollination between two non compatible

56. Bagging of the female flower is done to

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(a) Prevent the insects from visiting the flowers
(b) Prevent contamination of its stigma with unwanted pollen
(c) Protect the flower from being destroyed by birds
(d) Prevent the flower from drying out under the hot sun

57. Thorns are actually the modifications of

(a) Stems (b) Leaves (c) Leaf bases (d) Tendrils

58. The phototrophic response of plant towards unidirectional light is due to the plant hormone
(a) Auxin (b) Cytokinin (c) Gibberellin (d) Abscisic acid

59. The cell walls of root cells help in water absorption by the process of
(a) Exosmosis (b) Endosmosis (c) Imbibition (d) Plasmolysis

60. The nutritive tissue that is present in the seeds of some plants is called
(a) Endosperm (b) Food tissue (c) Mother tissue (d) Nutritive back up tissue

61. Which of the following Medieval Indian rulers was the first to introduce major reforms in the
Land-Revenue system?
(a) Alauddin khilji (b) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
(c) Sher Shah (d) Akbar

62. Which Sate is associated with the Revolt of 1857?

(a) Satara (b) Jaipur (c) Lahore (d) Jaiselmer

63. Who of the following are the examples of individuals who represented to the ideas coming from
revolutionary France?
(a) Gandhi and Nehru (b) Tilak and Gokhale
(c) Tipu Sultan and Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Tagore and Vivekananda

64. A new form of organization developed in the 1905 Revolution was called_
(a) Trade Union (b) Triple Alliance (c) Soviets (d) Mensheviks

65. Hitler was imprisoned in 1923 for a term of :

(a) Seven years (b) Six years (c) Five years (d) Ten years

66. In this type of cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. Seeds are sown in the ashes
after the first monsoon rains, and the crop is harvested by October-November.
(a) Shifting cultivation (b) Commercial cultivation
(c) Intensive cultivation (d) None of the above

67. Which of the following is the term used for Bismark’s policy?
(a) Steel and Iron policy (b) Hand Shake policy
(c) Blood and Iron policy (d) Golden Goose policy

68. Who was the main architect of unification of Germany?

(a) Chancellor Bismarck (b) Napoleon
(c) Habsburg Empire (d) Louis Philippe
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69. Which nationalist journal did the students publish?

(a) The French Students (b) The china student
(c) The Vietnamese students (d) The Yaman student

70. Who was allowed to enroll in the French school?

(a) The Chinese elite (b) The Vietnamese elite
(c) The German elite (d) The Japanese elite

71. When did Trieu Au live?

(a) In the 3rd century (b) In the 4th century (c) In the 2nd century (d) In the 5th century

72. Who was called the ‘Frontier Gandhi?

(a) Subhas Chandra Bose (b) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Jawaharla Nehru (d) M.A. Jinnah

73. Who composed the song Vande Mataram?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(c) Alluri Sitaram Raju (d) Baba Ramchandra

74. Which movement was joined by Gandhiji to promote Hindu –Muslim unity?
(a) None cooperation movement (b) The Khilafat movement
(c) Satyagraha movement (d) Peasants and worker movement

75. Who was the founder of ford company ?

(a) Mark ford (b) John ford (c) Henry ford (d) Peter ford

76. The Allies consisted of

(a) Britain, Germany, France& U.S.A (b) Britain, France, Russia & U.S.A
(c) Russia, Germany, France &U.S.A (d) Russia, ltaly, Germany & Japan

77. The southernmost point of India that was submerged after the 26 December 2004 tsunami was :
(a) Rajiv point (b) Indira point (c) India point (d) Andaman point

78. Match the following-

(a) Ganga River (i) Sand Dune
(b) Wind (ii) Delta
(c) Levees (iii) Sedimentary Rocks
(d) Soil (iv) River
(a) (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii) (b) (a) – (i), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iii), (d) – (iv)
(c) (a) – (iv), (b) – (iii), (c) – (ii), (d) – (i) (d) (a) – (ii), (b) – (iv), (c) – (iii), (d) – (i)

79. What is the length of the land boundary of India?

(a) 5200 km (b) 15200 km (c) 45200 km (d) 52000 km

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80. Part of the Northern Plains, which was a thickly forested region full of wildlife, where the forests
have been cleared to create agricultural land and to settle migrants from Pakistan after partition.
(a) Bhabar (b) Terai (c) Bhangar (d) Khadar

81. Which one of the following is the largest river of the Peninsular India?
(a) Narmada (b) Krishna (c) Godavari (d) Mahanadi

82. Which soil is the widespread soil of India?

(a) Alluvial (b) Black (c) Laterite (d) Desert

83. Which of the following is not an area of Mountain soil?

(a) Meghalaya (b) Uttranchal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Jammu and Kashmir

84. How much forest area was converted into agricultural land between 1951and 1980?
(a) 62,000 sq. km (b) 26,000 sq. km (c) 26,200 sq. km (d) 62.200 sq. km

85. In which Tiger Reserve, villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act?
(a) Ranthambore (b) Manas (c) Sariska (d) Corbett

86. The total _____ water resources of India are estimated at 1897 sq. km per annum.
(a) Renewable (b) Underground (c) Perennial (d) River

87. Post – independent India witnessed _________ industrialization and urbanisation, creating vast
opportunities for us.
(a) Decreasing (b) Increasing (c) Intensive (d) None of the above

88. What is the position of India in the production of sugarcane?

(a) First (b) Second (c) Fourth (d) third

89. Human capital includes-

(a) The working population of the country
(b) All those places where human live
(c) All that capital which is produced by humans
(d) All that capital which is used in production by only humans

90. Which of following is a Non-Market Activity?

(a) Production for exchange (b) Production for self consumption
(c) Production for trade (d) Production for exports

91. National income of a country divided by its total population-

(a) Gross Domestic product (b) Per Capita income
(c) Net Domestic product (d) Depreciation

92. Which of the following neighboring countries has better performance in terms of human development
than India?
(a) Bangladesh (b) Sir Lanka (c) Nepal (d) Pakistan

93. The sectors are classified into public and private sectors on the basis of :
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(a) Employment conditions (b) The nature of economic activity
(c) Ownership of enterprises (d) Number of workers employed in the enterprise

94. Which was the largest producing sector of India in 2003?

(a) Tertiary sector (b) Service sector (c) Primary sector (d) Private sector

95. Currency is accepted as a medium of exchange because-

(a) it is easy to carry
(b) paper doesn’t cost’s more to be printed in the form of currency
(c) it is authorized by the government of the country
(d) none of the above

96. Select the correct sequence of evolution of Panchayati Raj from the following:
(i) National Extension Service
(ii) Baleant Rai Mehta Committee Report
(iii)Ashok Mehta committee Report
(iv) 73rd Amendment of the constitution of India.
The correct sequence is
(a) ii, iii, i, iv (b) i, ii, iii, iv (c) i, iii, iv, ii (d) iv, iii, ii, i

97. Election photo Identity card in India is issued by:

(a) Collector of the district (b) Superintendent of police
(c) Chief Minister (d) Election Commission

98. A council consisting of several ward members, often called panch, and a president of sarpanch.
(a) Gram Sabha (b) Gram Panchayat (c) Gram Parishad (d) None of these

99. Movement which emerged in 1966 and lasted till 1975, which was a more militant anti racist
movement, advocating even violence. If necessary to end racism in the US.
(a) Black movement (b) The Black Power
(c) Anti-white-movement (d) Non-discriminatory movement

100. Radical women’s movements which aimed at equality in personal and family life as well, were
called-
(a) Women’s movement (b) Biological difference movement
(c) Girls movement (d) Feminist movement

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Answer Key

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c b b c b b c c b b c d b a b
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
a b a c a b b c d b b d d c c
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
a c c c b d d d c a b c d d d
46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
a b d c d b b a c a b a a c a
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
a a c c c a c a c b a b b b c
76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
b b a b b c a c c c a c b a b
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b b c a c b d b b d

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