SAMPLE
PAPER
MENTALABILITY
1.
2.
3.
What is 150% of 48 ?
(A) 72
(B) 32
(C) 7.2
(D) 3.2
Term 1 2 3 .... n
Value 5 7 9 .... ?
(D) 4n+1
The given table shows information about the members of a concert choir at a high school.
Grade NumberofMembers
th
6
9
th
12
10
15
11th
12th
27
Which of the following graphs best describes the choir's membership data ?
th
9
th
12
(A)
th
th
10
th
11
12
(B)
NumberofMembers
4.
9th th
10
th
11
th
9th
th
12 9
11th 10th
(C)
th
(D)
x
1 x
1
+
= 2 , then the values of x are _____.
1 x
x
6
5 7
7 9
9 4
,
,
,
(A)
(B)
(C)
13 13
13 13
13 13
10
th
11
NumberofMembers
NumberofMembers
NumberofMembers
th
12
If
(D)
5 9
,
13 13
5.
6.
4
1
(D) 1
7.
9.
(C) 255
(D) 258
13
6
(B) -
1
6
1
(C) 14
2
(D) 10
SetB
11. The set of real numbers shown below is a subset of which of the following ?
2
2
, 3, - , 0.57
3
5
(A) Rationals
(B) Irrationals
(C) Integers
(D) Wholenumbers
12. A 4th degree polynomial expression has the form shown below.
a4 x 4 + a3 x 3 + a2 x 2 + a1 x +a0
In the polynomial expression 5x4 7x3 3x2 + 8x 4, what is the value of 2a3 + a2
2 a4 ?
(A) 10
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 8
A
13. If the sum of the measures of two angles is 90, then the angles are
65
14. The first two terms in a sequence are shown below. Each term after the
first is found by rotating the arrow 45 clockwise.
What will be the 7th term in the sequence ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
SCIENCE
16. The balloon shown here is filled with water.Ashish wants to make a hole in the
balloon so that water comes out with maximum pressure.At which point should
he make the hole?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
P
R
Q
S
18. Two men are standing in front of a plane mirror as shown. When man X
looks into the mirror, how far away from him will man Y seem to be?
(A) 14m
(B) 16m
(C) 12m
(D) 10m
12m
manX
manY
19. The voice of which of the following is likely to have minimum frequency?
(A) Babygirl
SetB
(B) Babyboy
(C) Aman
3
(D) Awoman
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20. An object vibrates with a frequency 15 Hz. Which of the following is true?
(A) Itproducessoundwhichwecanhear.
(B) Itdoesnotproducesound.
(C) Itproducessoundwhichwecannothear.
(D) Itproducessoundwhichwecanhearifwestrainourears.
21. When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth, the rod ____.
(A) Andtheclothbothacquirepositivecharge
(B) Becomespositivelycharged,whiletheclothhasanegativecharge
(C) Andtheclothbothacquirenegativecharge
(D) Becomesnegativelycharged,whiletheclothhasapositivecharge
22. Phases of the moon occur because _____.
(A) Wecanseeonlythatpartofthemoonwhichreflectslighttowardsus
(B) Ourdistancefromthemoonkeepschanging
(C) Theshadowoftheearthcoversonlyapartofthemoon'ssurface
(D) Thethicknessofthemoon'satmosphereisnotconstant
23. Adriverisdrivinghiscaralongaroadasshowninfigure.
Thedrivermakessurethatthespeedometerreadsexactly
40km/h.WhathappenstothespeedofthecarfromPto
Q?
Q
R
(A) Speedremainsconstant
(B) Speedfirstdecreasesthenincreases
(C) Speedfirstincreasesthendecreases
(D) Nothingcanbedecided
24. When we use biomass to generate electricity the conversion of energy is from ____.
(A) Chemicaltoelectricalenergy
(B) Kinetictoelectricalenergy
(C) Nucleartoelectricalenergy
(D) Musculartoelectricalenergy
(A)
(B)
+
Rubber
(C)
+
+ A -
+ A-
+ A -
(D)
(B) Venus
(C) Saturn
(D) Mars
27. Which of the following diagrams shows correctly the refraction of light by a prism?
e
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
28. A ball placed ona table starts rolling when thetable is tilted. Which is theforce that causes this
motion ?
(A) Friction
(B) Pushbytable
(C) Rollingforce
(D) Gravitationalpullbyearth
SetB
29. We can cover the jewellery made of less expensive metals, with layer of gold or silver, by ____.
(A) Electroplating
(B) Earthing
(C) Charging
(D) Simplydippingingoldsolution
(B) Shapeoftheobject
(C) Natureofthefluid
(D) Noneofthese
(B) Polythene
(C) PVC
(D) Noneofthese
32. Given
Cu+2AgNO3 Cu(NO3)2 +2AgPb+Cu(NO3)2 Pb(NO3)2 +CuZn+Pb(NO3)2 Zn(NO3)2 +Pb
Themostreactivemetalis_____.
(A) Ag
(B) Cu
(C) Pb
(D) Zn
33. Thefigureshownbelowdepictsthedeposits
of petroleum, natural gas and water.Arrange
Wells
I,IIandIIIintheorderinwhichtheyaredrilled
from beneath the seas ?
I
II
III
(A) Gas
Oil
Water
(B) Gas
Water
Oil
(C) Water
Oil
Gas
(D) Oil
Gas
Water
Imperviousrock
II
III
Reservoirrock
Petroleumandnaturalgasdeposits
34. Goldsmiths blow the outermost zone of a flame with a metallic blow pipe to melt gold and silver
because_____.
(A) Theoutermostzonehastheminimumtemperature
(B) Theoutermostzoneisbluecoloured
(C) Theoutermostzonehasmaximumtemperature
(D) Theoutermostzoneisyellowcoloured
35. NehaperformedlitmustestwiththreedifferentsubstancesX,Y and Z.Sherecordedherobservations
in tabular form.
Which of the following observations made by her is correct?
X
(A) Acid
Base
Salt
(B) Base
Acid
Lemonjuice
(C) Base
Acid
Water
(D) Water
Acid
Base
SetB
36. Thetechniqueofwateringplantsbymakinguseofnarrowtubingswhich
deliver water directly at the base of the plant is known as ____.
lateral
(A) Bawris
wettedrootzone
(B) Waterharvesting
(C) Dripirrigation
(D) Noneofthese
37. What causes the candle flame to get extinguished?
(A) EvolutionofO2 gas
(B) EvolutionofCO2 gas
(C) FormationofCa(OH)2
CaCO3+HCl Candleflame
extinguishes
(D) FormationofCaCl2
(A)
(B)
X
(C)
X
(D)
X
41. Meghaobservesthatthewatersurfaceofthelakenearherlocalityisgraduallygettingcoveredwith
algae. She is curious to know the cause forsuch algal bloom. Which of the following can be the
cause for this?
(A) Disposalofconcreteandcementfromtheconstructionareaoflocalityintothelake
(B) Increasedpopulationofaquaticlifeinthelake
(C) Disposalofpollutanthavinghighleveloforganicmatterintothelake
(D) Highrainfall
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42. Thegiventableshowsthemonthlyclimaticinformationofacity.Whatistheclimateofthecityand
how do people adapt to it ?
MeantemperatureC
Meantotal
Month
Climate
Adaptations
Dailyminimum Dailymaximum rainfall(mm)
(A) HotandDry
(B) HotandWet
(C) CoolandWet
(D) CoolandDry
Wearcottonclothes January
February
Wearraincoats
March
April
Wearovercoats
May
June
Wearsweaters.
4.7
7.8
13.6
19.4
23.8
29.2
(A) Denitrification
Ammonification
Nitrification
(B) Ammonification
Nitrification
Denitrification
(C) Nitrification
Ammonification
Denitrification
(D) Denitrification
Nitrification
Ammonification
21
28
17
29
32
37
Nitrogenfixation
Atmosphericnitrogen
43. Referthegivenflowchartandidentify
X, Y and Z ?
X
2.3
0.6
3.8
7.7
10.7
14.7
44. Anil selected four equal sized seedlings and planted them separately in four glasses containing
differentcompositionofsoil.Hepouredsameamountofwater intoeachglassandexposedthem
to light forequal time.In whichof thefollowing glasses,the seedling will showfastest growth?
(A)
Soil
+
Compost
(B)
(C)
Soil
+
NPK
fertilizer
Soil
+
Compost
+
NPK
(D)
Soil
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
46. Afarmergrowspaddycropinhisfieldfortwoconsequentyears.Aftersecondyear,theyieldofpaddy
cropdecreasedmarkedly.Whichagriculturalpracticeshouldbeimplementedtoincreasetheyield?
(A) Fieldfallow
(B) Manuring
(C) Weeding
(D) Croprotation
ThepartlabelledPgivesrisetofruit.
(ii) ThepartlabelledRisresponsiblefortransferoffemalegamete.
(iii) ThepartlabelledQtransformsintoendosperm.
P
(iv) ThepartlabelledSisamalegamete.
(A) (i)only
(B) (i)&(iii)
(C) (iii)&(iv)
(D) (i)&(ii)
50. Which of the following is correct regarding passage of blood in the human heart ?
Leftauriclereceives
(A) Deoxygenated
bloodfromthebody
(B) Oxygenatedblood
fromlungs
(C) Oxygenatedblood
fromthebody
(D) Deoxygenatedblood
fromthebody
Right auriclereceives
Oxygenatedblood
fromthelungs
Deoxygenatedblood
fromthebody
Oxygenatedblood
fromthelungs
Deoxygenatedblood
fromthelungs
SPACEFORROUGHWORK
SetB
ANSWER KEYS
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