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STATE COIiNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING (S.C.E.R.T.)
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National Talent Search Examination 2017
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State Level Test-2017
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tltEI er€T (Class X) '
I\{PXU.L A.BILITY AI\D SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
H.dfF4.ffdrsr,,fg fsfua{r g|} fiodrs'il t$firr,{r
Time : 3 hours Max. Marks : 200 rnr :s ut? iErttr: 2oo
3. Part-II relates to ScholasticAptitude Test.Itconsists f. gmV-o fiefua'd fraf3r E15f,tq-g'tf tsf ftig
ofnine subjects, details ofwhich are givenbelow:- f,6;ild, fi-fle'e6-f,i6fgigrt-
i) Physics iD Chemistry tl Jk*trfararra iil ar,fuotEtsra,r-c
drEs'
v) History vi) Geography v) fs6".dr' vi)
vii) civics viii) Economics ="r*.
vii) 6rdlfu{Ei'gd vili) aftI.IErEgir
ix) English ix) *ffi
!_ 4. Each question carries one mark All questions *" 4. uaffiu'se.ffifiatrniursrefiuat
. compulsory.
s' gf,6 y--* fra te=it ar6 it
5. You have beenprovided withaanswersheet(oMR) Y q *' YfdqFaura g rfi Fd 6
grd tre
for this question paper. Darken the correct option or t a'ggai gar€
each question in the answer sheer (oMR) with
a'drffi fr),{'-fi r
blaclc/blueink. e. E-3r*nffjlar6urg]S'3q?-6.tr
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Direction Question (14) there ls a number series fre& qrs 1l-l; fdv rrffi d rS f#t aEt t t rfEt
following a pattern one place is left blank. Find the
answer amotrg the options.
ffi rtq Es'rrs re& u'fr st rfi 66 fsiluut + rfr
l. 87,56,30,............. fgqoq€rii.Eqer
t. 26 2,20 l. 87,56,30,.............
3. t2 4.0 t. 26 2. 20
34 23 27 34 23 27
28 l4 'l 28 t4 ?
l. 46 2. 29 t. 46 2. 29
3. 23 4. 99 3. 23 4. 99
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121
4. I
2.64 .
6.
1. t2t
J. J
2. 64
4. I
7. ln a certain code languagc 'NAME' is written as 7. fi*i'isa'r.f*NAME g' oYPA fgfi{'r{' T.-e' t I
'OYPN then how will 'TEAM' be coded in that gR s'E fir€ TEAM s AJ il a-+dlt?
language?
I. UCDF 2. UCDH
I. UCDF 2. UCDH 3. UCDN 4. UCDI
3. UCDN 4. UCDI
i{d MINERAL Qnsrww T souxn 6
f i
If MINERAL is written as QRSTUVW and SOUND ABCSD fufi{,,T il+ 3t. READER E gi A' f€g
is written as ABCSD, the how will READER bc
fafffiirt{tH.+dI.?
wriften in same code?
I. QDZCDQ 2. SBFEFS l. QDZCDQ 2. SBFEFS
3. UTVDTU 4. TUDVI.'T 3. UTVDTU 4. TUDWT
9. On 26 January 1947 is SLNDA! then which day on 9. rrsfi
ea-d 26 I 947 6 )rtsr€-d A+ 31 2
F3sd tg47
2 Septembet I 947? gilfvaFarl
I. MONDAY 2. TI,IESDAY I. MONDAY 2. TIJESDAY
3. WEDNESDAY 4. SIJNDAY 3. WEDNESDAY 4. SUNDAY
10. What will be the angle b€tween the minute hand and t0. t'gr* it-* fi-a ur$ A i
e-cil Ed fu 3
hour hand ofa clockst7 :35? rrtts r{t <rd Egt fr bf&} e' Aa qtdrt ffi
r.22%" 2. t7%" 1.22%o 2. l1va"
3.72%" 4. 0. 3. l2%o 4. 00
il. A is son ofC, C and B are sisters, D is the mother of I l. A, cerlfJdt, c ar3n ia'usr D, B dHrtt E, D
B, E is the son of D, which one of the following is
correct?
. e' gsd+, iofgfifl:{t fdtk{fl *{A?
l. E,AgrHrHrt I
l. ofA
E is the rnaternal uncle
2. B,Aeigrert I
2. B is the grandfather ofA 3. c+ElE Tdr
3. C and E are sisters 4. ErrftiAgilu6t
!. E andA are brothers 12. s=futrt', A kgt&tfdgfd' fr rr'ft6 s?rs.d
12. In a row of children Teena is 5th from the left & 3 t i lfti. t'i u'fi{e e€ xe.r3i +f,d+r)rrqret
Meena is6th from the right. Ifthey interchange their irdJr ffiF i'rEi q-€l6&€.3T a.'r6'et6t t'i
places then Teena becomes l3th from the left. Now
what place will be occupied by Meena from the
rr'fir6 tr? i
rs6 rrr ed il fi ye )frd. ErEtdt
riCht.
it'iu'fEgfffiEswateafi?
1.4 2. t4
1.4 2. t4 3. 15 4. tE
3. 15 4. 18 ffict{E?' Os-l 4) ttfrrdt e? ud} 6' ya. alq sd? rfi
Direction (13-14) Study the letter series rnd answer the kacuEret
following questions. 13. ...........bca.........cca.........ca...........b........,c
13. ...........bca.........cca.........ca...........b.........c l. ailaaa 2. aabaa
"""Oo @ @ ".t@" @@
l. 2. 3. 4. t. 2. 3. 4.
tn the foUowtng 6gure' rectanglg rquare, clrcle and H itEI Elu Efu, DI'E, ifaitr, TaElrg i5ia
trlangle represent the rqfons of whest' gram' meiz: rrfii fCi) rdl trOa'a ilae rac, Et, x'idl ari ws
and rlce cultivations, rtspectively. Glve the enswer. StditEf=rdtgtgar€€ual
37. Which area is cultivated by rice and maize and 37. fda# +sdsrglt J rrfr Ode'tryJ ildffi
nothing else? frfisdr€r?
1.9 2.8 1.9 2.8
4.2 3.7 4.2
3.7
ffiffiffi ffiffi@
Observe the colours and answer the followingr tat el u:-c ai 3 iat f€ it qrr e Q?e H: -
38. Which coloured surface is opposite toyellowcolour. 38. rnt furA Fsid e x.dH-E Fsfo i fuaE tdr
l. Green 2. Orange ,rflgdr? =-cfi
3. Red 4. White l. ililf 2. frJfi
39. How many cubes are there in the givan figure? 3.58 4. E+s
l. 132 39. fif3arBFrdfdgf*tureue?
r. 132
2. l3E
2. 138
3. t40
3. 140
4. 142 4. t42
?
a ?
c s il a C s il V)
A B C D
A B c D
Answer Figure gs-dtrg-d
S x S ( ?, x s s x S ( Z x S
( x I x ( x I x
( ) I ( ) I
1_ 2. 3. 4. l. 2. 3. 4.
43. What is the minimum number of different colours 43. utr' urz fii& fu 6.8 fe-i fr fio:rd g aar fs' e'
required to paint the given fig. such that no. two ra-er t fa a's ffi'
(ffi gi a frsdi tEd trA
adjacent regions have the same colour? fie-drrd'C?
1. 5 2.4
1.5 2.4 J. J 4.2
3. 3 4.2
44. i.6t ff} fti?d feJ frdulr ffi x€'f,ii
44. How many triangles and parallelograms are there in
irEk Erfr06?
the following figure?
www WW ww w
l. 2.
46. Find the mirror image ofthe following.
3. 4. l. 2. 3.
'4.
fi Ff+s&rdAila'fi fs'fdsdfr Fs{tfei.dr?
NTSEscotrR' NTSEscoLeR
l. ZTV 2. fl.sJocaE?TV
.f,eJocs5 TI,{ 2. freJoczEZTV
1. .f,eJ oc s iI ?
3. f,el,ocsESNT 4. flsJoczAZTtI - 3. .f oLocsESNT 4. f,eJocz!I?TI,1
47. Which three figures among five figures A, B, C, D & 47 . trli dr} tfr ftuA, B, c, D 3 E k€' ffi f$d
Lv=/> Lr-,-/>
E will forms a complete squarc. furofro&ffiscerqe'ffir
A A c
I. ABC 2. BCD I. ABC 2. BCD
3. CDE 4. BCE 3. CDE, 4. BCE
A square transparcnt sheet with -a pattem
is given. 48. ffi <raq-o ffa irac.c re. n fifdt dr* A, fu?d
Fig. out from amongst the four altematives as.to how E? fdl sry kesu'ABcD fdt !r5;r€'(Er6)
the pat0ern would appear when the .transparent she€t ry"a u-O &rs <rgfr Htaf 3!1i[afl o'etdr r,r6grd
is folded at the dotted line.
frFs4{'Hre. a fuEs{' fewgt €trdfi I
I
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Response Sheet.
ffi
Response Sheet.
ffirc t. 2.
IErc ffi[E
1. 2.. 3. 4.
Dirrction Question (49). Pepcr hes been folded as firetu Wa (ol a-er* t fCr etrt f ftg tffir{tl
shown with the dotted lines ln the given 69. PXYZ & tqrE+ t rrs rrg' ttfglr,lf tler t I fir+ fe?e pxVZ
paper has been eut. How would the paper look like
when unfolded.
fds f#
t t foo ilue fi- a'far' *'tg' t r trro iirc t
farsEt fctdr"r€bdfsgt
Etr
49.
EHffiIM
49.
il
P X,
r_-ri
!fi
Y
iN z
50.
D3ffi03 1. 2. 3.
fdsr
x ffi03@
Afurr{r
l_
Huqr =[d'
3.
airirgfr frfn'fgesu
4.
giVenMatrix. )rIr+dr?
ea a .,a p a ...a
tr t& f, ?
tr t& tr ,l
e!
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3.
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4.
PHYSICS JfgafisfrP,{r
5r. A body of mass I kg initially
at resi is moved by a 51. l fuB-dl+r di{s *fi gud rrfr it fu
tfi €'d d-dr*
horizontal force of 0.5 N on a smooth frictionless
table. The work done by force in I 0 sec. is
9rro o.sN s' sg Fdre't ar3 fu ar$ fds m er'S
l. 10.5J 2. 12.5t
i use6r 6 ffigtdsfrsa-rst
r 1 t
r. 10.5J 2. ti.st
3.20t 4.22J 3. 20t 4.22t
52. A boy hears an echo of his own voice from a distant ffil LrJr unt-Et we-* d ft 6 fira pl-d I trd.S
hill after 2 seconds. The specd ofsound in air is 350
m/s. The distance ofthe hill from the boy is
i' 2 ifdg sn,re Ese' t ue tst gd d dr$ rso
r
2.20Om
3.350m 4. 250m 3. 350m 4. 250m
53. An electric heater consists of 20m length of 53. fE{ fufigfed i' krdrfrs d srd + Efu,r' a, feE
manganin wire of 0.23m' crossectional area. M65
el 3-d i uBrd d 6r'z
zom tsd Ed
Wattage of heater when potential difference across
the heater is 200 vis sf tsr<s 0.2 3 m' t fur fr*o dzo ct Ef,$ a -
r
1. 101il 2. l00w
l. lo'w 2. l00w
3. l0'w 4. l0!w
4. lo!w
3. l0'w
54. fr? rg'r d fura r€t ds d fi{f,}r ffi Erfrr9 }
54. A beam of white light when passes througb a glass
prism, a spectrum is observed. But when same beam
s' rlE fird Etd"{ fr+re' t rra *R fird f€ fq'r
r
oftight passes tkough hollow grass prism then d fdildt fE{ &rd dfu d ntrx fdii' qnrdm i g'
1. Spectrum is same r. Qmqtsrtt*alflrrstt
2. Spectnrm becomes brighter 2. Ert{4{A-d*c'i'aE'tt
3. fiere will beno spectrum 3. afEt{qrrfrf{rsl
4. Colours ofspectrum reverced 4. Ft-n{t{t tdr@i' e'i ua' t
.55. When a cunent carrying conductor is placed in a
direction parallel to the riragnetic field, force on
55. rE fw sE (Ersrr{) fer Et'ffia qrrce i'i,
conductor is €F6 ird tJd A Exrdtrd dfirarH'? gE qrd
. Znro
| 2_ l00N ufuims6t-
3 roN 4. 1000N l. #e 2. l00N
56. An object of size 4 cm placed perpendicular to 0re
3 loN 4. lmoN
principal axis ofconcave mirror. fie distance of the r*o id + rx I <rEr Dre=r6 e-are n fru gt i
object from the mirrqr equals radius of curvature. ,rffi's 3 uS A rrri fu d sarre J gd sarre i
The sizeofthe image willbe: seres' +sd fffi t ei r{Sft is e',rr.{.d6fr -+dr'-
l. lm 2.zrn l. llfr 2.zfit
3.3.5cm 4.4cm 3. 3.58H 4. 4tf,+
57. The most important safety method used for
protecting home appliances from_short circuiting or 57. Edhkr ry} ffi,Eor i wdg gl.r{d6'
Erda
t
overloading is w_'Seer*trrii'+qgcs#{.f6ra-J't?
l. Earthing 2. Useoffirse l. +ftre{ 2. BgEm<dS
3. Use ofstabi lizer 4. use ofelectric meter 3. E?ffirdgTd$ 4. ffi)trada€dg;
58. The equivalent resistance between the points A ard
B in the circuit as shown in the figure given below is
58. E aErraz t<s ftr A ori ftr B f<s fr
t{Saqfiia'i-+dr'?
2A
l. I ohm 2. lessthan I ohm
lfuir
3. morc than I ohm
1. 2. lfuH+uie
4. Sohm
59. The masses of l0 kg and 20 kg respectively are
3: rgzxiiq 4.8fuH
co r€cted by massless spring. A force of200 N acts 59. l0 kg a$ 26 tg lei fsc 9a afus rufior
O rs
on the 20 kg mass. At the instant shown, the l0 kg sz€€ 3 20 kg y* 3 zOo x Eu rrdtfE ,fr faEr
mass has an acceleration of l2nr/sec'. What is the t ri I 0 kg gfi ft? I 2mlsec'
acceleration of20 kg mass? @o*a6n-s'fapr{' I 20
kggrfrerlf+dflrsrdet
'10 kg 20 kg
l0 kg 20 kg
l. l2mlsec' 2. 4mlsec'
3. Z0mlse*' 4. Srr/sec' l. l2mlsec' 2- 4mlsecr
60. A bullet of rnass 0. I kg is fircd with a s@ of I fi) 3. 20mlsec' 4. 5m/sec'
m/sec., the mass of gun is 50 kg. The velocity of
recoilis
60. 0.1 kg e1 frfr 100 m/sec fr ar$ Flr osd drdt
i{d t-s{ e' !r* 50kg A'a gr yaa (Recoil) e ear
l. 0.2 m/sec 2: 0.1 m/sec qgrEIRI
3. 0.5 m/sec 4. 0.05 m/scc
1. 0.2 m/sec 2. 0.1 m/sec
61. Which of the following frequency of sound can be 3. 0.5 m/sec 4. 0.05 m/sec
generated by a vibrating simple pendulum as well as
by the vibrating vocal cords ofa rhinocerous? 61. ErF-d.'ksH et rrrfirdJt aE l E,rs fuE Ards' A
l. 8Hz 2. 25Hz Sdi-e.n'ffir
3. l0Hz
l. 8IIz 2. 25Hz
4. l5000Hz 3. l0Hz 4. 150008
l0
62. Which ofthe following isnotan example ofbiomass 62. t6ffio,{.fdtfuinrE E1€rflEgffirnisa-fi t t
enerly source? I. B?s, 2. gFrilf{e
l. Wood 2. Garbage
3 . Atomic energy 4. Coal 63.
63. A needle placed 45 cm from a ldns forms an image
on a screen placed 90 cm on the other side oflens,
focal length and t1'pe oflens is
1. +10cm, Convex lens 2. *30cm, Convex lens 4. + locm, rlr€=16&6r[
3. *30cm, Concave lens 4. +lOcm, Concave lens
arfwfisfurat"r
CHEMISTRY
il. If 1.5 moles of o.xygen gas combines with solid
64. i 1.5 trE ?rrdxttrr Ax, fipmru 6'-6 lrg *
dFrfEE fiEttrrrt'e, Allor lrg -r$'e ila. Bt fuF fufdr,{'
Aluminium to form Al,O,. What is the mass of
tor5 *on6|aorer ti6r BT d eEft ryr fuD{r?
Aluminium used in the reaction?
1. 27dP{ 2. 54irFH
1. 27grn 2. 54gm
. 3. 40.5 inrH 4. SlqH
3.40.5gm 4.81gm
65. fifa f<iear.od t dfrffi ud d pH d uotr ffi
65. A student test the pH ofdistilled water and found that ,rr3 9rt enllrr' fa pH Urro e. Srrrd'a fdTrrr. at
the colour of pH paper changed to green. He
checked the pH again after dissolving a pinch of
9r t u.e1 fe? rq.es 6ud ri.r ia' €tr d pH trs +q
common salt in water. The colour of pH paper this
ffi t 9s xff ps ftre e' t-dr 6fr i ilear?
6.6fudifuuEEeiu6'?
66. On electrolysis of brine solution the products 1. Nahflcl, 2. Il.,,O,Df3Cl,
fomled are:
3. H,,.Ct,,a6ipa611 4.NaOH,Cl,)rf3O,
1. Na and Cl, 2. II, O, and Cl,
67. qa{refifo}rrr t s <€ s? 6fr rfr A'iffrr fd?fi i+dfr ?
3. H,, Cl,, andNaOH 4. NaOH, Cl, ando, 1.2 2.8
67. What is the valancy of an element having atomic 3. ffi? . 4.6
number 18. 68. a.lrgra 18 aID{ rrri l8u rr"e1 fdE rr-cl t ff} ryg
1.2 2.E ffi?
3. Zero . 4.6 1. 6.023x10')rr3 I 2..5.023x10",rrgl8
68. Number of molecules ptesent in l8g and 18U of 3. 181136.023 x f0" , 4. 1,rr36.023x10"'
watet respectively 69. fifa rfl{dd fds rE oE rrsae x fdg)Hz{
l. 6.023x10'qnd 1
2. 6.023x10'and 18 *fn-g u,F 3 ffid rrr3 d,ctre &r v lM t t
y AE Ct t {.e1 f€'*urgd i gB et ud
3. l8and6.023x l0"
4. I and6.023xl0"
gfrlrfr i' Hrer A I x )r3 y fe,r{6' Fii fr T;.?
69. By adding acetic acid to solid '.X" a colorless and }r€'Y
1. X tr6i|rp{ dr-dE-&e Erdq63xfrrr{rdEretSr
odourless gas "Y' is evolved- The gas 'Y" tums
limewatermilky. Whatarc X andY tuir
2. x FfrrrIH ufrder{rdE€tg ari v a.urrad-
1. X is Sodium carbonate and Y is COr. .
,rfr6rFsJ.dlrtt
2. Xis Sodium hydro-oxide andY is COr. rtfr}e rr.r3 Y
3. X E-5frrr{r aT d66sret11rdgrfdl
3. X is Sodiumacetate andY isCO,. alrtt
4. Xis Sodium bicarbonate andYis SO,. 4. x i-strrH srffii-e }}{i Y rrresd-
70.. High meltingpoint ofa compound indicates ,,fT{EIfrJAFiI
1. Strong Intermolecular forces. 70. ffi Er e. F frrurre>ko m ean€f iu
2. Kinetic Energy ofmolecules is more. 1. ?,rPrEtHTsrsftrs'l
2. 8rarflg+rid efo atfy*$r*. t
3. Speedofmolecules ismore. .
3. u-€?rrt.€tdqdnitl
4. Compourid can diffitse easilY
+. Er iugurgtibl a'uqrre a-ar*i ua. t
n
71. A metal on heating in
yhich
presence of air gives 'l t. fir ue g u<. f<u *a aror a-e;' a''g u-A kg
compound is soluble in water and have high
meltingpoint. The metal is:
r$t€ e'is. IrrS fr firurre aro <ru ifam qget
trq'ss'dq{dtz
l. Calcium 2. Carbon
t. ffia+r 2. Er|irrrd
3. Silicon 4. Iron
3. frgt{r6 4. B-dr
An element which is essential constituent of all
organic compounds belongs to which group in 72. ,{rd*fra ffftrd+ er Fs + rlrd ss D{'<dd E'td
Periodic Table. i' fur a_tiir arr rtq drr€' tt
l. Group 2 2. Group 14 l. dr_drJ2 2. dEiu 14
2. XN, ..
l. x,N 2. xN,
1.xJ'I 3. )C{ 4.X,\
3. )GI 4.XrN, f$auarr*,rr':
76.
76. Three test tubes containing :
uarsdafebsfir.d.sct
TestTubeX: 5ml ofHCl
udrf56uFs5fi{.d.HNO,
TestTube Y; 5ml ofHNOt
rrarsrfrarfi+= t s fi+.d. Hct+s fir.rft. ttNo.
Test Tube Z: l5ml ofHCl+Smlof HNQ
itir lIdrrdd ft? qg e'fifa 3Tfl rrfE"r{" faPr{rr
A small piece of metal was added in all fte three test v-s et ge*' frer uflf66 dr e ui€r fde gro ste'
tubes.It dissolves only in TestTube Z. The metal is: itqgfdlrdfuifffii'€afii
l. Al 2. Au l. Al 2. Au
3. Cu 4.Ag 3. Cu 4. Ag
. BIOLOGY ;fefgfdlrr{ra
77. arsx I s fi.rF?5'ErEx U 6.Ed', I
77: Match the column I with the column II.
Column I Column II CT'iEHI ETE}{T
i. qrre'orel fwurrugqerdzargrr€
i. Reod artery a. It stores the urine untill ". iI ' g 3nr lfrtir Htnr IsF 5
it is relea.,,ed through
the Urethra. dsa,br
ii. Kidney b. It passes urine from ii. Erui' u. fw yro g qrdferrf a Lrrd
,
kidney to urinary xre'iEuffidtr
bladder.
iii.Hlrir€foel c. fuo ug g icreu re$ i rrr3
iii. Ureter It filterc the blood and yrare'QFdir
forms. urine.
iv. lCrd'HEnEr a.fer W U orre ra e.u_s
iv Urinary bladder It bring blood to the tferds' tr fsmz a-ea gf
kidney for filtedng
waste. furrttBit
t2
l. i-d , ii-c iii-b iv-a l. i-d ii-c iii-b iv-a
2. i-t ii-b iii-c iv{ 2. i-a ii-b iii-c ivd
3. i-b ii-a iiid iv+ 3. i-b ii-a iiid iv+
4. i-c ii-b iii-a iv-d 4. i-c ii-b iii-a ivd
Which one of the following is the function of the 78. t6 ffifl,f f+if frtrs. trilds' d-Ee ffiin et
enzymes of Pancreatic Juice? iil{a?
l. trypsin digests protein and lipasa digests l. terFdq# E ursdry3 s'fiifi drdE-ddcle
carbohydrat€s
2. tsypsin digests emulsified fats and lipasc digests
tqs;ofr
proteins 2. ErEd, Tdfr ,,r}sdtilst*a nuryss8
3. trypsin and lipasc digest fats 3. t4rrdrrrg E Ciiffr sofr iusaufr
4. trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests hrrtst# rriudt-sYafr i u'casd
4.
emulsifed fats. ze. tdfsftrrrr''f€if fur+rfi i"*rfi t t
2. Testosterone Test€s
3. Estrogen Ovary
3.,lirdird :ffis
4. Thyroxine Thyroid gland
4. srfirdrdfrd : srfd6J46
80. U.et6,rr3@eodaOfi g$e.dfaEd)rrr$eAeAUAt
80. Pine and Deodar are tbe example of
I'. Gymnosperms 2. Pteridophyta l. fqlr6'Ero{ 2. }fi3-66a.
3. Thallophyta 4. Bryophyta 3. tffiar l. qfuffie'
81. Khadins, Bunilhis and Ahars arc atrcient structures 81. Urfgr, tfoE ry} ryOtO fu,{.at- 65rEt 3i|itt
that are example of Mrst
l. Grain storage 2. Wood storage l. tgtifd
rrfdrfr 2. Ed=tfgtrd
3.Waterharvesting 4.Soilconservation 3. t6iirgtr5 4. nia€fi-sr5
82. Read the following statements 8nd select the comrt 82. frr{dfisfifsqq6t gr$w}rd f<cuu gE r
option
Eqr I : fr&ar}frrfrrrfr6'rq.udt
Statement I : Snails and Mussets arc Molluscans.
Statement II : Sea Urchins and Scorpions are EEl'.[ : fr ,{inrd,,fS fdEfiadBaotiaur t
echinodermates l. iiE6aqdlFfrir
l. only statement I is true 2. *?saqdflrfiAr
2. ooly statemeDt [I is true 3. Erqdl,rGf EIqS II grflUsr
3. Both statemcntsl & II ate true 4. ililrI rrflqridll gtaE su6 r
3@6
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K$=6 ,ffi
l.
4.
MATHEMATICS artsg
91. If ftq+r = 0 then the value of 91. *aEp+q+r=0i?vr
2pt(q+r) + 2q'(t +r) + 2/(p+q) 2p'(q+r) + 2q'1prr) + 2r'(p+q)
will be erfEttar:
.'tl
I
l. 3pqr
pqr 3.6 4.4 l. 3pqr 2.
pqr 3.6 4. -6
t4
92. A circle is inscribed in a square of side 2.5cm. 2.5 EH grir €rt €fi,I s,,i grfrr€r 6 Fe'afurlF
Another circle is circumscribing this square. The
ratio ofareas ofoutercircle and innercircle is
ffi fus i rrrgo firfury' iaprr i t <eo i g,i
q*a
mtfdi' 6 ffi' 6urg find qffd d{d fdfs,r{r tdrr{'
1. 1:{2 z. ^lz:l 3. 2:l 4. ./3:l it e5rd rr1-J )frg=ffi fu i ffi er Tr{6ur=r
93. If x=-L then find thevalue of4x'+2x'-8x-3. tlrra?r
\i3-l
l. 0 2.2
l. l:i2 2.
^lz:t 3.2:lgrfuustde
+. {::t
93. i*ax=J- g' 4x!+2x'-8x-3 t
3. -2 4. .12 {3-l
94. How many revolutions will a circular wheel of l. 0 2.2
.'12
radius r units will make to cover a distance of 100 3. -2 4.
times its diameter? 94. ffi u-fr} 6 fffier )rrdqfur11g r fgAr$rri i, Drer$
loo 2. fion 3. :
l.--r100L 4. g Fr,{.E d
100 qror
-u-fr
3rr a-es 6m f6rt d{d
rar'friteii'i
95. Iftan$ + cot$ = | 1[en the value ofsin$ +cos$ willbe l. loo z. ---'- It 4. jY
rco, 3. 100
equal to (where S is an acute angle)
L lt
15
l0l. If 'fOJ4 x 0,4r) = 0.4 x 0.04Jy . Then the value r0t. i{d {ol+ x o.n4 : o .4 x 0.04'ly ae a'
} u
-x
ol-ls
v lrsAi+dr?
l.0.0016 2. O.t6
2. 0.16
1.0.0016
3. 0.016 4. 1.6 3. 0.016 4. 1.6
102. One lite of water weighs I kg. How many cubic
millimeres of water weigh 0.1 gm? 102. fuzj: q-gi| er s-d r ffiar+r tr tiii ure
ft?
1. 100 2. to fl{cfufra qid er srd o. I dl+ri?
3. 1 4. 0.1 l. 100 2. t0
3. 1 4. 0.1
rol. rr r:trlzzfr, then the value of.r is:
- I qi
103. Fild.r-{ 2
--
u€gi.r ertf6ir€irlr:
D5
t2+f 2.tt 1A
3.3i 4.4+f t ,+ ,.r+ o.o+ t3+
lM. Ifr men can do apiece of work in 8 days and (r|-4) 104. *fiir r Dr.eln trq dx E 8 k fds rdi ilc rlri
men can do the same work in 6 days then.r is equal to: (:++1 11-g6qU*g 0 eP fds*e€i'cg'.r
1. 10 2.6 garrotiarr:
3. 12 4. 24 1. l0 2.6
105. If x'+yr+2r = r'where x = r sinAcos B, y= rsin Asin 3. t2 4.24
B then Z has one ofthe following values: 165. fi66:75'+y'+zr: r'lmx: r sin A cos B, y: r sin Asin
l. rsinB 2. rcosA B i+v A-6 firftfr{' i*'' z' d ffi drs Aeafr ?
1. rsinB 2. rcosA
3. rtanAcos B 4. r tanAtan B 4. rtanAtan B
3. rtanAcosB
106. Find the solutions for'x'in eqn.
I 06. E!fr{ile f<fu'x' rrdtiu d i-iar' :
I I I l. l I I l.
a+h+r -+=-+-ts:
a b x a+b+r a b x
1. -a,b 2. -a, -b
-cb 2. -a,-b
1.
3. a, -b 4. a,b 3. c-b 4. a,b
107. In the given figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilatical. If r 07. fs3 f€dfieE ABCD ffi ffi EE3:rfr A, nd-d
ZBAC:60", IBCA=2l" then find the value of IBAC = 60", 4BCA= 20" a.+ sr ZLDC s fu
/ADC2 uErrde I
r. 15. 2.50"
2. 50"
l. 15' 2.50'
2. 50'
3. 80' 4. 400
3. 80' 4.40"
108. ffi s't d sre re <ea t )rr.q'-d ftr? i'fEl},.r.
108. A copper wire when bent in the forrn of a square,
' RrE A si
6;
fE 484 €ddr FH t'Jd-68 uH ir irro
encloses an area of484 cm'. Ifthe same wire is bent
$i =.o
g drc e' )rrq-d f+ ifurr' il+ 3t fud
in the form ofcircle, the area enclosed by it is:
fefit''6tl-dfr?
l.2l0cm' 2. 616 cm'
l. 210 eirirrEH 2.616€finrD{
3.5l2cmr 4. 54 cm' 3.512=adrEH 4.54EiIiIIEH
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109. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday
If
109. FF€.d g g-qf,d fi g airsil g'ux.6 37'c ,rfi
was 37'C and ofTuesday to Thursday was 34'C.
the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that of
Itdr6€.d 3 +dE d fr g gnn{'a' s4'c fr , +{d
i
+if€r11 gr:IrU{r6 FrfE-U SrUtt S er4l5 d-g fr
Monday. Then the temperahre ofThursday was: gr qi|6r€-d e. g.ur{t79 f&f r fr ?
l. 35.5'C 2.34"C l. 35.5"C 2.34"C
3. 36.5'C 4.36"C 3. 36.s"C 4. 36'C
I10. In a box containing l0
are defective.
100 bulbs, I10. fitr ds'fRE Hs loo Ess u6, to uir'tl irdt 5
What is the ptobability that out of sample of 5
a t
Essr ft'd ilr6 f€if A6 Esq qiIrE 5r i-a A
bulbs none is defective. Fs-<d'tffitadfi?
t. 10-s ,eJ 1. lo-5 ,eJ
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HISTORY ..^
II l. rrfr6' )ril{ rif6 }rrg itr€ t n aEE for ezta' uE
lll. In IMF andWorldBank, thedecisionsare taken by-
e'€ra-
l. developing nations
l. f<{rEfrEfu
2. a joint council of developed and developing ixs
countries
z. igersryS frEqfrs# A $d
3. Westem industrial powers l. rr6lfig=dtar{rraaf'
4. leastdevelopednations 4. ufef<dFstF
112. What led to town planning of the city of Bombay in 112. 1880 fdE ffi sfuo d roro trfl-d.. sd krJ'
1880? d.d6,fif€rdfr-
[. The socialtension l. Elf'fudair
2. Poverty 2. drfif
3. Fear ofplague epidemics 3. qtErlrf,){rfr g sd
4. Riots 4. gii'
ll3. Which of the following novel deals with caste II 3 td 6s 6.h=6e.?tr<Itkff, A?
t6tlF
oppression?
l. E5sr6'rg+r 2. frgB'{'
l. Sultana's Dream 2. Indulekha
rdrq$f<tro{ 4. rrE}rrfirr
3.
3. Saraswati Vijayam
4. Padmarag
.the most drngerous ll4. ff6' t f{fitd F'x-at xx'n-* qe61 e're ?
ll4. Who described Mazzini as u.rdsr{gErfdfuf,fr-
enemy ofour social order?
l. VictorEmmanuelll 2. DukeMetterinich
l. k{edfir5€Eu 2. fs${H6u
3. i"fdd-etss 4.61irJSrB5
3. JohannGottfried 4. LordBYron
115. Why was the Vietnam war called the first television
t ts. {,rrgs'x ? dq 6 ufos' Hfffis Erq frg tfi'
war? ilera-
I . Brought home, stories from soldiers l. t rdff3iftfiFq.tet rt a-o.et'r'Aafe.
2. Ledto increased sale oftelevision sets z. 2dffidfscfreqr-ec'
3. Battle scenes were shown on daily news 3. afi'd' urdl' ft;t s-s€t e f_q.E E fer{' _e-d'
GEOGRAPIIY
122. 'Relief, 'Cyclonic' and 'Convectional' are t)?es of Tfi6
which ofthe following? I 22. udTA, E?il€rd+ri fi-<fue ArOar' fEsr+t usl
l. Soil 2. Water l. fiizt 2. urEl
3. Rainfall 4. Forests
3. gdur 4. f,dr6
123. To which ofthe following, the study of'Seismology'
is rclated?
I 23.'frEx€ql' fqxiaft*srsrtcs il
1. Ahnosphere 2. Floods ,. qrqffg6 2. t?t
l8
125. Which latitude passes approximately through the I 25. fqrfr )rtEEE iu' s.d's t Fdgdr )iq ffi' arfrdd
middle of India?
ti
l. Equator 2. Tropic ofCancer
l. g-tiqaur 2. di,irecf
3. Tropic ofCapricom 4. Prime Meridian 3. Ii.l"il{r 4. H-uHfo,rfdaHr
126. With which agent the features
'Stalagmite' are related?
like 'Stalactite' and
126.'fr2u,r.Eld ,rri 'r}rsn+# q*i ro'a far
il-d.r616Etqdtrgir6'?
l. Air 2. Sea
l. irgr 2. FiriI
3. Underground water 4. Glacier (River oflce)
3. 9-H-5 4. drtfr,rrd(ftiHF$)
127 . In which state oflndia the 'Kandla Port'is situated?
1. Punjab 2. WestBengal
1 27 ?iEur€eadrrdr s.dsifuEaqf?A?
AndhraPradesh 4. Gujarat
3.
l. itrlrs 2. tiBfr{-dr'6
CTvICS
133. Who was the Chairman of Drafting Commiftee of l'rdlrirrErFgd
Indian Constitution :
1 33. s-d$ fifuq'?s'fr xie' atrn i W.r*ersi
l. MotilalNehru 2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
r. trd6E&r 2. H-<trirFrdfor
B.R.Amb6dkar
3. 4.
Rajonder Prasad
3. fl.r,{rd. ri{tEf,d 4. drffud{Ee
134. Which of the following is a big challenge to
democracy? r 34. i6ffi, fqif ffi fud #sdsf gid ii
1. Leaders 2. PoliticalParties l. iig' 2. dH-dk{e5
3. Elections 4. Illiterate Citizens 3. €E 4. rf5tr{eed
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135. Which of the following is not the quality of ideal 1 3 5. t6 fufi frr,f. fe'il filf,ir rr{reqr 6rdItfd. er itrg 6fi
citizens:-
l. Good health 2. Patriotism
ti
l. vdfrfurs 2. *vdrg
3. Tolerance 4. Illiteracy
3. EfodfrFsr 4.}}rd.tf{3r
136. Seats are reserved for women in :-
l. Parliament
I 36. r,tdsi sfr t6 fiFn{td' fdf fdE f+o dnf€,,{. Eter
ir5?
2. Panchayati Raj Institutions
3. State Legislarure
l. frE-e
4. Rajya Sabha
2. tigffi driT)rfer}
143. GDP can be written as ................... -.. -..... -. 143. cDP 6 EFqrd Errr .........--..,.......... fsrri usr
I . General Domestic Product l. ffidEtr{eggsu.e
2. Gross Domestic Product 2. dTtregqsu.e
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3. Product
Gross Development 3. Eg tqqt6 g3{re
4. General Development Product 4. f5d{t ftr4,'F $31Irg
l50. whatisthe time-period ofl2th five yearplan? 159' Eril€t tt FBt d-if6t d EHt )}f€fr fr A?
2t
ENGLISH 2. "You wrap the potato in tin foil and put it under
the flames in thehotashes."
Q. (15f-153.) Read the followlng passage carefully and
answerthe questions that follow: 3. "Itisalso easy toroast foodovera campfire."
One easy campfire meal is a baked potato. You wrap l. you do not need much to cook a campfire meal
the potato in tin foil and put it under the flames in the
2. cooking over a campfire is more fun than in a
hot ashes. After an hour, the heat from the fire will
kitchen
cook the potato. Open up the tin foil package and
youhave a bakedpotato! 3. roasting food on astick or wrapping it intin foil is
theonlyway to cook a campfire meal
It is also easy to roast food overa campfire. You can
put hot dogs or sausages on sticks and hold them in 4. ifyou do not cook in a kitchen, you do not have
the fire. The flames will cook the meat. For dessert, any dishes to wash
you can roast marshmallows on sticks. Hold them
155. According to the author, the best part of these
near the fire until they tum golden and begin to melt.
campfire meals is that they
But do not leave anything in the fire too long, or it
will tum completely black and taste like ashes. l. are easy 2. aredelicious
There are manynice things about campfue meals. To 3. taste better outside 4. useno dishes
make these meals, you do not even need to know
anything about cooking. Some people also say that
food tastes better when cooked and eaten outside. Q. (156-f60.) Read the comprehension passage
But the best part ofthese campfire meals is there are carefully and answerthe following questions r
no dishes to wash afterwards.
Whatneeds to be setright is our approach to work. It
15 l. As used in paragraph 2, which is an example of a is a common sight in our country of employees
package?
reporting for duty on time and at the same time doing
littlc work. If an asscssmcnt is made of timc they
l. French fries are served on a tray in the cafeteria spent in gossiping, drinking tea, eating "pan" and
smoking cigarettes, it rvill be shocking to know that
2. Anew toy comes wrapped up inaplastic box the time dcvoted to actual work is negligible. The
problem is the standard which the leadership in
3. Cookies are easy to remove when thcre is tin foil administration sets for the staff. The ministers mix
on thecookie sheet politics and administration. What do top bureaucrats
4. You can use a knife to cut open an orange instead
do? What do the below down officials do? The
administration set up remains week mainly because
ofpeeling it
the employees do not have the right example to
152. The author wams that if you leave anything in the follow and they are more concerned about being in
fire too long, it the good books ofthe bosscs thatdoing work.
l. can get bumed 2. can be dangerous 156. The employees in our country
3. willmelt 4. will fall offthe stick l. are quite punctual but not duty conscious
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157. According to the writer, the administration in India l. RPQS 2. QRIS
l. The employer's outlook towards work isjustified S. : tried hard to central himself
2. The employee must change rheir outlook towards 6. :a show ofhis ternper
work l. SRPQ 2. QSRP
3. The employees would never change their work 3. QSPR 4. PQRS
culture
4. The employer employee relation is far from' 164. 1. : The important thing
healthy
P : winning
Q. : isnot
Q. (16f-164.) The lst and the last p.rts ofthe sentence R. : but
are numbered I and 6. The rest ofthe sentence 13 split
into four prrts and named B Q, R & S. These four S. : taking part
parts rre not given in their proper order. Read the
sentencc snd findoutwhich ofthe four comblnetlons is
6. : in the Olympic games
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B. l. Information is stored and managcd by
computers.
C. he used to give the cat a piece of meat from his
. ownplate. 2. We have really arrived into an era of global
' world.
l. One plate was for himself and other was for his
caL 3. The intemet is complicated web ofsatellites.
2. She <lrooped a mouse into her own plate and 4. That helps in boosting ourefficienc y'
another into her master plate.
3. In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her e. (ldlf7o.) Choose the word which best fills the '
mast&' blank from the four options given :-
4. The cat was nice to the master. 169. The President oflndia calledupon the people lo_
'
their religious differences and
166. A. Satyajit Ray made many films.for children. shengthen secularism in the country.
B. l. abolish 2. exhort
4. But today few think of Ray as a maker of Q. (l7l-173.) In the questions below, out of four
children's filrns. ultertrrtives, choose the one which can be substifuted
forthe given words:
167. A. Villages are usually thought as the places of 171. Govemmentby a king or queen.
peace andsolitude
l. Theocracy 2. Monarchy
B.
3. Danocracy 4. Republic
C. Life in a village is not as fast as in the city.
172. Child ofunusual or remarkable talent.
L There are fewer distractions for the villagers.
l. Talented 2. Distinguished
2. A iommon bond of brotherhood exists.in the
villagers of one another. 3. Reputed 4. Prodigy
3. Just like life in a city, a village. has its own 173. Scarcityofrain orwater
attractions and rcvulsions.
l. Drought 2. Draught
4. villagers are a home away
3. Tide 4. Barrcn
. ftom the busy life in cities.
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l Conducive 2. Reluctant 2. Whom were you beaten'l
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188. He said to me, "Where do you live?" 195. Affection
l. 2. hatred
. l. He told to me where I should live. 3. isolation 4. prbcision
2. He told to me where I live. 196. l. Artificial 2. Amiable
3. He asked to where I was lived. 3. Natural 4. Political
4. He asked me where I lived.
of living with companion animals. Animals have 198. The earliest books were not books in the modem
been used as an (190) form of
senseoftheword.
' heahent for many years. More recently it has been
discoverdd that owning a pet can help new
lower l 2. ancient
people's blood pressure, (l9l)_ the 3..c,rrent 4. latest
chances of living after a heart attack, keep people
more active and provide mote ( 192)
*it1if". l l, tiS:):_____ m1t tnis nappe* 199. T}e soldier was reprimanded for ruining his
immaculate uniforrn
t"tp p"opt" u*; ;*i'i%),
because pets
provide a means to give and receive (195) l. Shining 2.Dirry
and help connect us with the
(le6) world. 3. Useless 4. Worthy
189. l. evolve 2. discover 200. We should have cordial relations with our
neighbour'
3. provide 4. impart
l. Smooth 2. Friendly
190. l. attemative 2. secondary
3' Sophisticated 4' Reserved
3. maodatory 4. obliga.ory
l9l. l. Elaborate 2. elucidate
3. enhance 4. eradicate
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