UPKAR PRAKASHAN, AGRA-2

BySanjay Gupta

&Kumar Pushkar

For Class IX

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Price : 235/-(Rs. Two Hundred Thirty Five Only)

Code No. 1667

Printed at : UPKAR PRAKASHAN (Printing Unit) Bye-pass, AGRA

Contents

● Previous Years’ Solved Papers

Section-IGeneral Science……………....…. 1–83

1. Coal and Petroleum 3–4

2. Reproduction in Animals 5–7

3. Conservation of Plants and Animals 8–11

4. Cell Structure and Function 12–15

5. Metals and Non-Metals 16–21

6. Sources of Energy (Burning and

Combustion) 22–26

7. Electricity and Magnetism 27–31

8. Light 32–39

9. Food Production and

Management : Basic Practices 40–45

10. Micro-Organisms 46–52

11. Air and Its Components 53–60

12. Stars and Solar System 61–68

13. Fuels, Combustion and Flame 69–74

14. Sound 75–78

15. Motion, Force, Friction and Pressure 79–83

Section-II

Mathematics…………………….. 1–79● Factorisation 3–9● Square and Square Root 10–21

● Visualising Solid Shapes 22–23

● Mensuration 24–28

● Linear Equations in one Variable 29–36

● Introduction to Graphs 37–38

● Co-ordinates 39–40

● Compound Interest 41–44● Comparing Quantities 45–47● Playing with Numbers 48–49

● Data Handling 50–53● Rational Numbers 54–57● Algebraic Expressions and Identities 58–63● Understanding Quadrilaterals 64–70● Exponents and Powers 71–75● Cubes and Cube Roots 76–79

Section-IIIGeneral English………………….. 1–59● Passages (1 to 22) 3–14

● Answers 14–19

● English Grammar 19–41

— Idioms and Phrases 19

— Antonyms, Synonyms andHomonyms 20

— Cries of Birds and Beasts 24

— Animals and their Young Ones 25

— Various Sounds 25

— One Word Substitution 25

— Vocabulary Bag 26

— The Tense 27

— Active and Passive Voice 28

— Direct and Indirect Speech 30

— Determiners 33

— Articles 34

— Clause Analysis 36

— The Preposition 37

— Conjunction 38

— Transformation of Sentences 39

— Subject Verb Concord 41

● Letter Writing 41– 44

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● Exercises (1 to 20) 45–56

● Answers 57–59

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General Information regarding Exam.

● INTRODUCTIONIn accordance with the National Policy on Education (1986) Govt. of India started JawaharNavodaya Vidyalayas all over the country except Tamil Nadu. These are co-educational, residentialschools, fully financed by Government of India and run by an autonomous organisation, NavodayaVidyalaya Samiti, under the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Though admission tothese Vidyalayas is at class VI level, in order to optimally utilise infrastructure facilities available,vacant seats at class IX level are filled through an All India level Selection Test. While education inthe Schools is free including boarding, lodging, uniforms and text books, a nominal fee of 200/-per month will have to be collected from the Children from IX to XII class. However, childrenbelonging to SC/ST, girls and from the families whose income is below poverty line are exemptedfrom payment of fees.

● OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME(a) To provide good quality modern education including a strong component of culture, incul-

cation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education tothe talented children from the rural areas, without regard to their family’s socio-economiccondition.

(b) To ensure that students attain a reasonable level of competency in three languages as envisagedin Three Language Formula; and

(c) To serve in each district as focal point for improvement of quality of school education ingeneral through sharing of experiences and facilities.

● ADMISSION TO IX CLASS AGAINST VACANT SEATSIn order to optimally utilise the infrastructure and facilities available in these Vidyalayas, it hasbeen decided by the Samiti to fill the vacant seats in IX Class through an All India level SelectionTest. The district-wise vacant seats in the Vidyalayas are separately notified in local news papers.

● ELIGIBILITY

(a) Only those candidates who have studied in class VIII during the Academic Session in one ofthe Govt./Govt. recognized schools of the district where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya isfunctioning and where admission is sought.

(b) Candidates appearing for the Selection Test must pass class VIII in the academic session froma Govt./Govt. recognized school in the same district where he/she is seeking admission.

(c) Candidates seeking admission must not be below 12 and above 16. This will apply tocandidates of all categories including those belonging to SC/ST. For more details see theJawahar Navodaya Vidyalays prospectus.

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(d) Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti reserves the right to refer any candidate to the MEDICALBOARD for confirmation of the age of the candidate in case a doubt arises on the agecertificate produced by the candidate before the admission is given.

● RESERVATIONThe existing vacant seats in the SC/ST category as notified are reserved for the SC/ST students.

● NATURE OF SELECTION TESTAdmission test consists of questions of VIII standard in the following subjects as per the weightagegiven :

Sr. No. Subject Total Marks

1. English 15

2. Hindi 15

3. Mathematics 35

4. General Science 35

Total 100

The Difficulty Level of the test shall be Class VIII. The test will be objective/descriptive with 03hours duration without any break. Centre for examination shall be in the JAWAHARNAVODAYA VIDYALAYA of the district concerned.

● SELECTION AND ADMISSION(a) Selection in the selection test will not vest any right upon candidate to secure admission into

JNV till the candidate produce all the relevant certificates such as date of birth, pass certificateof VIII class with mark sheets. SC/ST certificate as prescribed by NVS for the admission.

(b) Details of the marks obtained in the test are not communicated and there is no provisionfor rechecking/re-totalling.

(c) Candidate will be considered for the admission only into that Vidyalaya for which he/she hasappeared for Selection Test.

(d) At the time of admission, candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and ScheduledTribes (STs) categories will have to produce the required Scheduled Caste/Tribe Certificateissued by the Competent Authority.

(e) In case of any dispute the decision of NVS will be final and binding on the candidates.

● HOW TO APPLYThe prospectus-cum-application form containing detailed instructions can be obtained free of

cost from the office of Principal Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and Office of District and BlockEducation Officers of the District. Applications forms can also be downloaded from our officewebsite www.navodaya.nic.in. Neatly typed and Xeroxed copy of the application also can be usedfor applying.

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ENGLISHREADING1. COMPREHENSION PASSAGE (125 WORDS) – 5 Marks

There will be questions for local comprehension besides questions on vocabulary andcomprehension of higher level skills such as drawing, inferences and conclusions.

2. WRITING – 5 MarksParagraph writing based on verbal and/or visual stimulus (maximum words 50)

3. GRAMMAR – 5 MarksA variety of short questions involving the use of particular structure within a context. Text typeswill include gap filling, sentence completion, sentence reordering, dialogue completion andsentence transformation.The grammar syllabus will include the following areas :(i) Tenses(ii) Use of Passive Voice(iii) Subject-verb concord(iv) Determiners(v) Clauses.

MATHEMATICSMAX. MARKS-35

1. Square Root/square 2 Marks2. Cube Root/Cube 2 Marks3. Indices/Surds 2 Marks4. Algebraical Expressions/identities 3 Marks5. Factorisation of algebraic expressions 3 Marks6. Algebraic equations with one variable 2 Marks7. Parallel lines 3 Marks8. Quadrilaterals 3 Marks

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9. Circle—its parts

* Radius* Chord* Diameter

* Arc* Segments* Sectors

* Angles at centre* Angle at circumference* Tangents

] 5 Marks

10. Area of plane geometrical figures 5 Marks11. Area/Volume of solid geometrical objects 5 Marks

GENERAL SCIENCEMAX. MARKS-35

1. Elements, Compounds and Mixtures 3 Marks2. Carbon and its properties

Diamond and graphite—their propertiesFuels containing carbon 4 Marks

3. Ores and Minerals–Metals and their propertiesBasic principles involved in the extraction of metals like Iron, Copper and Aluminium 5 Marks

4. Man made materials like plastic, glass, synthetic fibre, soaps and detergents,fertilisers and cement. 4 Marks

5. Basic concepts of magnetism 3 Marks6. Pressure and atmospheric pressure 3 Marks7. Electric current 3 Marks8. Light 4 Marks9. Evolution of life, environmental protection useful plants and animals 2 Marks

10. Agriculture–Practices and Equipment 2 Marks11. Alternate sources of energy 2 Marks

Jawahar Navodaya VidyalayaEntrance Test (Class IX)

Solved Paper(Based on Memory)

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya EntranceTest Class IX

Publisher : Upkar Prakashan ISBN : 9788174829924 Author : Sanjay Gupta AndKumar Pushkar

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