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STATE LEVEL E X AMINATION – QUESTION BOOKLET

SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST

CLASS: - X

MEDIUM: - ENGLISH

Date: 17 November 2013, Day: Sunday

Ma x imum Marks: 90

Time 90 Minutes


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SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST

1. For magnification in spherical mirrors object height is:

(1) Negative (2) Positive

(3) For real images positive (4) For virtual images negative

2. Nipermag is an alloy of:

(1) iron, nickel, aluminum, cobalt

(2) iron, titanium, nickel, cobalt

(3) iron, nickel, aluminum, titanium

(4) iron, nickel, cobalt, titanium

3. If 6.4 A current flows continuously for 4 seconds through a circuit, find the number of electronsflowing:

(1) 4.8 x 10 -19 (2) 4.8 x 10 19

(3) 1.6 x 10 -19 (4) 16 x 10 19

4. After refraction of light through a glass slab, incident ray and refracted are:

(1) perpendicular (2) parallel

(3) in a straight line (4) (1) and (3)

5. Conve x lens is not used in:

(1) simple microscope (2) spectacles

(3) telescope (4) flood lights


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6. Magnetic field due to current carrying conductor depends on:

(1) current flowing through conductor

(2) distance from the conductor

(3) length of the conductor

(4) (1) and (2)

7. Correct order of resistivity of materials at 20 oC:

(1) Conductors Insulators Alloys

(2) Alloys Insulators Conductors

(3) Alloys Conductors Insulators

(4) Conductors Alloys Insulators

8. If sum of velocities of light in two media is 3.25 x 108 m/s and their difference is 0.75 x 10 8 m/s, find the refractive inde x of the second medium with respect to one:

(1) 1.25 (2) 1.6

(3) 1.5 (4) 1.3

9. The ability of a lens to converge or diverge light rays depends on:

(1) principal a xis (2) focal length

(3) object distance (4) image distance

10. the frequency of direct current is:

(1) 0 Hz (2) 50 Hz


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(3) 100 Hz (4) 25 Hz

11. As the thickness of the atmosphere increases colour of scattered light is found in the ……………order.

(1) blue, violet, yellow, red

(2) violet, blue, yellow, red

(3) red, yellow, blue, violet

(4) violet, blue, red, yellow

12. Value of acceleration due to gravity of earth is ma ximum:

(1) At centre of earth

(2) At surface of earth

(3) At a height of 50 km from earth’s surface

(4) At a height of 12 km from earth’s surface

13. ………………………. is obtained by heating Gypsum.

(1) Alum (2) Unhydrous CuSO 4

(3) Burnt alum (4) Plaster of Paris

14. S-block elements are:

(1) Elements of group I-A and III-B

(2) Elements of group I-A and II-A

(3) Elements of group I-A and I-B


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(4) Elements of group I-A and II-B

15. Chemical formula of Bleaching powder is:

(1) Ca 2OCl 2 (2) Ca (OCl 2)2

(3) Ca OCl 2 (4) Ca Cl2

16. The elements in the same group have:

(1) Same number of shells

(2) Atomic size decreases

(3) Same number of valence electrons

(4) Metallic properties decreases

17. 2H 2S + SO 2 3S + 2H 2O

In the above reaction:

(a ) H 2S gets o xidized

(b) SO 2 gets reduced

(c) H 2S gets reduced

(d ) SO 2 gets o xidized

(1) ( a ) & ( c) (2) ( b) & ( c)

(3) ( a ) & ( b) (4) ( b) & ( d )

18. Which of the following metals e xist in their native state?

(a ) Calcium

(b) Au

(c) Zn

(d ) Ag

(1) ( b) & ( c) (2) ( a ) & ( b)


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(3) ( a ) & ( c) (4) ( b) & ( d )

19. Which of the solution will remain colourless with phenolphthalein indicator?

(1) Soap solution (2) Ca (OH) 2 solution

(3) Vinegar solution (4) Baking soda solution

20. Aquaregia is a mi xture of :

(1) 3 : 1 conc. HCl and conc. HNO 3

(2) 3 : 1 conc. HNO 3 and conc. H 2SO 4

(3) 3 : 1 conc. HNO 3 and conc. HCl

(4) 1 : 3 conc. HCl and conc. HNO 3

21. The correct structural formula of benzene is:


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22. Identify the functional group pr

23. Amongst the following, which

(a ) Salt solution

(b) Milk

(c) Cuso 4 solution

(d ) Starch solution

esent in Acetic Acid:

olution shows Tyndall effect?


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(1) ( a ) & ( d ) (2) ( c) & ( d )

(3) ( a ) & ( c) (4) ( b) & ( d )

24. Which is the largest gland in the body?

(1) Liver (2) Pancreas

(3) Salivary gland (4) Stomach

25. Find the correct order of blood circulation through heart:

(1) Right atrium Right ventricle Lungs Left atrium Left ventricle Body

(2) Right ventricle Right atrium Lungs Left atrium Left ventricle Body

(3) Left atrium Left ventricle Lungs Right atrium Right ventricle Body

(4) Left ventricle Left atrium Lungs Right atrium Right ventricle Body

26. Of the following which plant hormone inhibits growth?

(1) Cytokynins (2) Gibberelins

(3) Au xins (4) Abscisic acid

27. Where are refle x arcs formed?

(1) Brain (2) Spinal Chord

(3) Muscle (4) Skin

28. Two individuals produced from a single zygote are:

(1) Two girls looking similar

(2) Two girls not looking similar


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(1) Diplomatic Groupism in E

(2) The assassination of Franc

(3) Rebuilt and repaired the k

(4) 14 points scheme had plan

40. Arrange the following events in

(I) Warsaw Treaty

(II) SEATO Treaty

(III) Paris Summit

(IV) NATO Treaty

(1) (IV), (I), (II), (III)

(3) (III), (IV), (I), (II)

41. Which ta x on salt was to be pai

(1) Crown ta x

(3) Wainstam

42. The French were defeated due tbetween the British and the Fre

(1) Robert Clive

urope

is Ferdinand

il canal

ned

cbronological order:

(2) (IV), (II), (I), (III)

(4) (III), (II), (I), (IV)

by the French people?

(2) Tally

(4) Gabble

o diplomacy of …………………….. in Second Kar ch.

(2) Lord Dalhousie

natic War


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(3) Lord Ripon (4) Lord Wellesley

43. Who is considered to be first communist revolutionary in the world?

(1) Kerensky (2) Karl Mar x

(3) Lenin (4) Trotski

45. From which movement Ras Behari Bose got inspiration to establish Azad Hind Sena?

(1) The Civil Disobedience Movement

(2) Quit India Movement

(3) Home Rule Movement

(4) The Nao-co-operation Movement

46. Which is the correct order of districts of Maharashtra from East to West?

(1) Chandrapur Amravati Aurangabad Nasik

(2) Nasik Aurangabad Amravati Chandrapur

(3) Aurangabad Amravati Nasik Chandrapur

(4) Chandrapur Amravati Nasik Aurangabad

47. ……………………. Soil is known as regure.

(1) Laterite (2) Red

(3) Black (4) Brown

48. In the map of India, the shaded portion shows:


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(1) Northern plain region

(3) Coastal region

49. Which group has correct match

Group ‘A’

(A) Tea

(B) Pineapple

(C) Betel nut

(D) Mulberry

(1) (A)—(I) (B)—(II)

(2) (A)—(IV) (B)—(III)

(3) (A)—(II) (B)—(III)

(4) (A)—(III) (B)—(IV)

50. The cold desert in Himalaya is:

(1) Karakoram range

(2) Southern plateau region

(4) Coastal region and Ghat regi

ing, choose the correct answer from the codes given

Group ‘B’

(I) Tripura

(II) Manipur

(III) Meghalaya

(IV) Assam

(C)—(III) (D)—(IV)

(C)—(I) (D)—(II)

(C)—(IV) (D)—(I)

(C)—(II) (D)—(I)

(2) Ladakh range

n

below :


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(3) Kailas range

51. Which of the following is a famplain?

(1) Amritsar

(3) Kurukshetra

52. Which alphabet represents gulf

(1) A

(3) C

53. In India, the state celebrates Bi

(1) West Bengal

(3) Assam

54. The temple shown below is loc

(4) Siwalik range.

ous place associated with Mahabharat from Punjab-

(2) Gurudaspur

(4) Panipat

in the given map of India?

(2) B

(4) D

u festival is:

(2) Bihar

(4) Rajasthan

ted in which state?

Haryana


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(1) Andhra Pradesh

(3) Kerala

55. The river Bhagirathi originates

(1) Man Sarovar

(3) Gangotri

56. After partition how many mem

(1) 399

(3) 299

57. In which form of the democracalternatives?

(1) Direct democracy

(3) Presidential democracy

58. Find out the person from the pi

(2) Tamil Nadu

(4) Karnataka

at:

(2) Dev Prayag

(4) Yamunotri

ers were there in Indian Constitution?

(2) 389

(4) 289

people could directly rule over themselves from gi

(2) Parliamentary democracy

(4) Indirect democracy

ture and mention to which work he is related?

ven


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(1) Voting Rights for Women

(2) Status of Women in law c

(3) Caste system is alike a hie

(4) Eradication of caste inequ

59. According to “one person one vregards to the following domai

(1) Economic

(3) Social

60. He / She can be called back withadopted this method?

(1) Australia

(3) United Arab Emirates

61. Which of the following is elect

(1) President

(3) Member of Rajya Sabha

62. Which one of the following cou

(1) Qatar

(3) Oman

uncil

rarchy he e xclaimed

lity

ote” principle, where do we see equality in our cou?

(2) Political

(4) Cultural

the written request of specific number of voters, wh

(2) Fiji

(4) Switzerland

d by direct voting ?

(2) Member of Lok Sabha

(4) Member of Vidhan Parishad

ntries is not banded political parties?

(2) America

(4) United Arab Emirates

try with

ich country is


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63. In Asia and Africa continents women account in legislature is ……………….. percent.

(1) 40 (2) 20

(3) 16.5 (4) 4.9

64. …………………..means accepting that opinions of others can be different from one’s ownopinion and so allowing other opinions to be e xpressed.

(1) Tolerance (2) Vigilance

(3) Equality (4) Unity

65. Which one of the following is not a national party?

(1) Indian National Congress (2) Nationalist Congress Party

(3) Trunmul Congress (4) Bahujan Samaj Party

66. Which of the following is not a feature of human wants?

(1) Wants are complementary

(2) Wants are competitive

(3) Wants are limited

(4) Wants are variable

67. When did the ‘Consumer Protection Act’ come into force?

(1) 1 st June, 1986 (2) 1 st July, 1989

(3) 1 st June, 1968 (4) 1 st July, 1987

68. How does inflation effect saving and capital formation?

(1) Decreases (2) Increases

(3) Stabilises (4) E xpends

69. Hoarding of goods is a / an :


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(1) Effect of inflation (2) Cause of inflation

(3) Effect of production (4) Effect of distribution

70. Which of the following statements is not applicable to the capitalist economic system?

(1) Economic system is based on large production

(2) Means of production are owned by Government

(3) Economic system is based on huge e xchange

(4) Only to get ma ximum profit is the objective

71. If α + β = 3 and α3 + β3 = 9, find the quadratic equation whose roots are α or β :

(1) x ( x-2) = 3 (2) x + + 3 = 0

(3) x2 – 2 x + 3 = 0 (4) x + = 3

72. What type of graphs of the equation x + y = 5 and x – y = 1 will be ?

(1) Parallel lines (2) Intersecting lines

(3) Lines coincide (4) Concurrent lines

73. Find the incorrect formula from the following:

(1) Median = L + (2) Mode = L + (3) Mean =

Σ

Σ (4) = Σ

74. In a 400 m running race, there are ‘n’ competitors and they are numbered at random. Find theprobability that Sujata, numbered 12, will get 6th rank in the race?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)


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75. A person got a job with a fi xed salary and a certain yearly increment. After 2 year his salary wasRs. 10,000 and after 4 years it was Rs. 15,000. Find his salary after 10 years.

(1) Rs. 32,500 (2) Rs. 27,500

(3) Rs. 27,250 (4) Rs. 30,000

76. Multiply

×

(1) (2) (3) (4)

77. An obtuse angle of a rhombus is greater than twice the acute angle by 30 o. Find the measure ofeach angle.

(1) 50 o (2) 130 o

(3) 80 o (4) 60 o

78. Find the sum of the cubes of the roots of the equation 3y 2 – 14y + 8 = 0 :

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

79. Find the factors of the polynomial 8a 3 + 27b 3 + 64c 3 – 72abc.

(1) (2a + 3b + 4c) (4a 2 + 9b 2 + 16c 2 – 6ab + 12bc – 8ac)

(2) (2a + 3b + 4c) (4a2

+ 9b2

+ 16c2

+ 6ab – 12bc – 8ac)

(3) (2a + 3b + 4c) (4a 2 + 9b 2 + 16c 2 – 6ab – 12bc – 8ac)

(4) (2a + 3b + 4c) (4a 2 + 9b 2 + 16c 2 – 6ab – 12bc + 8ac)

80. In a class there are 60 students. The following pie diagram shows the number of studentsaccording to blood-group. There are 8 students having blood-group ‘A’, 18 students having


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blood-group ‘O’. Students havi

students having ‘AB’ bloo

(1) 14

(3) 18

81. Which of the following hedrons

(1) Right circular cylinder

(3) Prism with square base

82. In the figure given below, pointAC = 5, then A ( ∆ADC) : A( ∆

g ‘B’ group are represented by 120 o. find the nu-group :

(2) 16

(4) 20

have only three rectangular faces ?

(2) Triangular prism

(4) Tringular pyramid

D is on side BC of ∆ABC such that ABC DAAC) =

ber of

. If AD = 4,


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(1) 81 : 16 (2) 9 : 4

(3) 4 : 9 (4) 16 : 18

83. The angle of elevation and the angle of depression are 30 o and 30 o respectively when seen fromthe top of the first building to the top and base of the second building. If the distance between thebases of two building is 12 m, then find the height of big building.

(1) 16 m (2) 12 m(3) 14 m (4) 20 m

84. The equations of line AB and line PQ are y = – x and x = 2y r espectively. Find the measure of

angle BOQ which is formed by intersection of line AB and line PQ.

(Point P and point A are in first and second quadrant respectively)

(1) 60 o (2) 150 o

(3) 90 o (4) 120 o

85. The area of triangle formed by joining the centres of three congruent e xternally touching circles,

is 49 sq-cm, then find the radius of circle.(1)

cm (2) 7 cm

(3) 7 cm (4) 4 cm

86. If the angle bisectors of DAB and CBA of any quadrilateral ABCD intersect at the point,then find 2m APB :


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(1) C + D

(3) A + B

87. In figure, For ∆ABC, chord ABintersects the circle in point D,

(1) 100 o

(3) 18 o

88. What is the value of sin 2 0 + si

(1) 0

(2) C + B

(4) A + D

chord BC, ABC = 72 o and the angle bisector ohen what is the measure of angle BEA?

(2) 36 o

(4) 54 o

2 2 + ………. + sin 2 90?

(2) 45

ABC


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(3)

89. In trapezium PQRS, seg PQpoint O. if PO = x + 4; QO = x

(1) 3 : 2

(3) 4 : 9

90. One solid hemisphere melted inhemisphere?

(1) : 1 (3) 1 :

(4)

seg SR. diagonal PR and diagonal QS intersects ea2; RO = x + 10 and SO = x + 7, then PQ : RS = ?

(2) 2 : 3

(4) 9 : 4

to solid sphere, then what is the ratio of radius of so

(2) 8 : 1

(4) 1 : 8

h other at

lid sphere

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