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InstructionsforthisTest

1) Durationoftestis120Minutes.
2) There are 120 MCQs; 30 each in biology, chemistry, and physics, 15 each in English and mathematics. All
questionsarecompulsory.
3) SelectONEoutoffourpossibleoptionsgivenwitheachquestion.Allquestionscarryequalmarks.
4) Pleasemarkyouranswersontheanswersheetwithaballpointorfelttippen.
5) Donotstayfortoolongonanyonequestion;maintainarateofroughlyaminuteperquestion.
6) Eachcorrectanswergetsyou+4score,eachwronganswer1,andeachunansweredquestiona0score.
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relyentirelyonyourownunderstandingofthepaper.
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Chemistry

1. Therateofachemicalreactionis:

A. determinedfromabalancedchemicalequation
B. thechangeinconcentrationofproductsandreactantsinacertainamountoftime
C. notpossibletodetermineexperimentally
D. expressedinunitsoftime

2. Inneutralization:

A. thebaseisneutralized
B. theacidisneutralized
C. asaltisformed
D. alloftheabove

3. Analkenewith16carbonshasamolecularformulaof:

A.
16 16
H C

B.
34 16
H C

C.
8 16
H C

D.
32 16
H C

4. In80gramsofNaOH,thereare:

A. 2molesofNaOH
B. 1moleofNaOH
C. 3molesofNaOH
D. 0.5molesofNaOH

5. rays(Alpha)are:

A. fastmovingelectrons
B. protons
C. neutron
D. positivelychargedheliumnuclei

6. Isopentaneandneopentanearetheexamplesof:

A. Functionalgroupisomerism
B. Positionisomerism
C. Chainisomerism
D. Metamerism

Physics

7. Asthetemperatureofasolidincreases,itsspecificheat:

A. increases
B. decreases
C. increases,thendecreases
D. decreases,thenincreases
E. remainsthesame

8. Radiationisthechiefmethodofenergytransfer:

A. fromtheSuntoanEarthsatellite
B. fromagasflametowaterinateakettle
C. fromasolderingirontometalsbeingsoldered
D. fromwatertoanicecubefloatinginit
E. fromamammaltothesurroundingair

9. Ifavibratingbodyistobeinresonancewithanotherbody,itmust:

A. beofthesamematerialastheotherbody
B. vibratewiththegreatestpossibleamplitude
C. haveanaturalfrequencyclosetothenaturalfrequencyoftheotherbody
D. vibratefasterthanusual
E. vibratemoreslowlythanusual

10. Whichpairincludesascalarquantityandavectorquantity?

A. Kineticenergyandmomentum
B. Potentialenergyandwork
C. Velocityandacceleration
D. Weightandforce

11. Aparticleperformssimpleharmonicmotionofamplitude0.020mandfrequency2.5Hz.Whatisits
maximumspeed?

A. 0.008
1
ms

B. 0.050
1
ms

C. 0.125
1
ms

D. 0.157
1
ms

E. 0.314
1
ms

12. Ageneratorproduces100kWofpoweratapotentialdifferenceof10kV.Thepoweristransmitted
throughcablesoftotalresistance5 .Howmuchpowerisdissipatedinthecables?

A. 50W
B. 250W
C. 500W
D. 1000W
E. 50000W

Biology

13. Endofmenstrualcycleinoldageiscalled:

A. Andropause
B. Menopause
C. Gametopause
D. Alloftheabove

14. GenotyperatioofMendelsLawofindependentassortmentis:

A. 3:1
B. 1:2:1
C. 9:3:3:1
D. Noneoftheabove

15. Whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicoflandplants?

A. Multicellularplantbody
B. Heterogamy
C. Alternationofgenerations
D. Alloftheabove

16. Moldsandyeastareclassifiedas

A. Rhodophytes
B. Bryophytes
C. Fungi
D. Ciliates
E. Flagellates

17. Whichcompoundcaptureslightenergyinplants?

A.
2
O

B.
2
CO

C.
O H
2

D. Chlorophyll
E. Noneoftheabove

18. Whichiscorrectlyassociated?

A. RNA:thymine
B. DNA:uracil
C. RNA:replication
D. mRNA:picksupaminoacids
E. RNA:ribosesugars

Mathematics

19. 180.04=?

A. 4.5
B. 45
C. 450
D. 4,500
E. 45,000

20. Whatis0.1percentexpressedasadecimal?

A. 0.001
B. 0.01
C. 0.1
D. 1
E. 10.0

21. 30 isclosestto:

A. 5
B. 5.4
C. 5.5
D. 5.6
E. 5.7

22. Aboytakes3minutestoreadastoryof315words.Howmanyminuteswillittakehimtoreada
storyof945wordsatthesamerate?

A. 2
B. 8
C. 6
D. 3
E. 9

23. Thecircumferenceofacirclewhosediameteris7inchesisapproximately:

A. 22inches
B. 28inches
C. 38inches
D. 154inches
E. 14inches

English

Completethesentencesbychoosingthemostappropriateword,fromthegivenletteredchoices(AtoD)
beloweach.

24. Sensorycells_______impulsesbyproducingelectricalsignals.

A. responding
B. torespond
C. respondto
D. respond

25. Thefirstengine______heattodriveamachinewasthesteamengine.

A. madeuseof
B. tomakeuseof
C. ofusing
D. ofmakinguse

Choosetheletteredwordorphrasethatismostnearlyoppositeinmeaningtothewordincapital
letters.

26. SIMULATED:

A. real
B. contrived
C. unassuming
D. false

27. MONOTHEIST:

A. psychologist
B. analyst
C. polytheist
D. physicist

Identifythewordorphrasethatneedstobechangedforthesentencetobecorrect:

28. Yesterdayoneoftheteacherwascalledbytheprincipal.Noerror.
A B C D E

29. Alifindsitdifficulttoputhisideaintowords.Noerror.
A BCD E

Choosethewordmostsimilarinmeaningtothecapitalizedones.

30. DESPAIR:

A. dejection
B. confidence
C. encouragement
D. expectation
E. hope

31. FEEBLE:

A. faint
B. strong
C. vigorous
D. sane

Readthepassagetoanswerthequestion910

Itisimportantthatweshoulddevelopanattitudeofobjectiveandclearthinkinginthestudyofscience.
Itwillopenandenlargeourmindswhicharetheverysoulofscience.Experimentsandresearchwork
havebroughtaboutgreatadvancementinscience.Therefore,wemustrealizethatscienceisacreative
activity.

32. Objectiveandclearthinkingmakethestudyofscience

A. Easier
B. Difficult
C. Fruitful
D. Enjoyable

33. Experimentsandresearchworkare

A. Different
B. Related
C. Unrelated
D. Opposite