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01. The pressure which is exerted by air around us is known as

(1) force (2) atmospheric pressure

(3) muscular force (4) friction

02. Force changes the

(1) direction of motion of body

(2) speed of body

(3) shape of body

(4) all of these

03. A container is filled with water as shown in the given

figure. Which of the following statements is correct about

pressure of water?

(1) Pressure at A > Pressure at B > Pressure at C

(2) Pressure at A = Pressure at B = Pressure at C

(3) Pressure at A < Pressure at B > Pressure at C

(4) Pressure at A < Pressure at B < Pressure at C

01.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

02.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

03.

(1) A > B > C

(2) A = B = C

(3) A < B > C

(4) A < B < C


04. A force of 50 N is applied normally on a table top of

area 2m2. Then the pressure exerted on the table top is:

(1) 25 Nm–2 (2) 50 Nm–2

(3) 10 Nm–2 (4) 100 Nm–2

05. Lubricants are used to:

(1) Reduce friction

(2) Increases friction

(3) Make a surface oily

(4) Make a surface shiny

06. Friction can be increased by :

(1) Making the surface rough

(2) Increasing the mass of object

(3) Both (1) and (2)

(4) None of these

07. Sodium metal is dipped in which of the following sub-

stances for storage?

(1) Vaseline (2) Kerosene

(3) Petrol (4) Sulphuric acid

08. Which of the following order is correct for the reactivity

of metals?

(1) Na > Au > Fe > Mg (2) Na > Mg > Fe > Au

(3) Mg > Fe > Na > Au (4) Mg > Na > Fe > Au

09. Metals like zinc and aluminium react with sodium hy-

droxide to produce ___ gas.

(1) Hydrogen (2) Hydrogen sulphide

(3) Oxygen (4) Sulphur dioxide

10. Which of the following pairs of compounds undergo dis-

placement reaction when they react with each other?

(1) Cu and AgNO3 solution

(2) Ag and FeSO4 solution

(3) Cu and NaCl solution

(4) Mg and NaCl solution

11. Polycot is made by mixing two types of fibres namely

(1) Silk + Cotton

(2) Polythene + Cotton

(3) Silk + Polyester

(4) Polyester + Cotton

04.

(1) 25 Nm–2 (2) 50 Nm–2

(3) 10 Nm–2 (4) 100 Nm–2

05.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

06.

(1)

(2)

(3) (1) (2)

(4)

07.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

08.

(1) Na > Au > Fe > Mg (2) Na > Mg > Fe > Au

(3) Mg > Fe > Na > Au (4) Mg > Na > Fe > Au

09.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

10.

(1) Cu AgNO3

(2) Ag FeSO4

(3) Cu NaCl

(4) Mg NaCl

11.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)


12. Which of the following is Non-biodegradable:

(1) Woolen clothes (2) Plastic bag

(3) Cotton cloth (4) Wood

13. The coating on modern non-stick cookware and electric

iron is of:

(1) Terrycot (2) Rayon

(3) Polyester (4) Teflon

14. Vermicomposting involves:

(1) Cockroach (2) Earthworm

(3) Leech (4) Roundworm

15. Proteins are synthesized on:

(1) Cytoskeleton (2) Mitochondria

(3) Ribosomes (4) Golgi apparatus

16. Tissues combine to form

(1) Nucleus (2) Cells

(3) Organism (4) Organs

17. Cells which lack nuclear membrane are:

(1) Eukaryotic cells (2) Prokaryotic cells

(3) Single cells (4) Multicells

18. The management of rearing of animals for food and other

products in known as:

(1) Granaries (2) Animal husbandry

(3) Poultry (4) Warehouse

19. Which of the following is not provided to the soil by a

chemical fertiliser?

(1) Nitrogen (2) Humus

(3) Potassium (4) Phosphorus

20. The branch of science that deals with growing plants

and raising livestock for human use is:

(1) Agriculture (2) Horticulture

(3) Pisciculture (4) Animals husbandry

12.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

13.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

14.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

15.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

16.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

17.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

18.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

19.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

20.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)


21. What should be subtracted from3

4to get –4?

(1) 13

4(2)

13

4

(3) 13 (4) 4

13

22. What should be added to3

5to get –2?

(1) 6

5(2)

7

5

(3) 8

5(4)

9

5

23. The product of37

81 and

243

111 is:

(1) 0 (2) –1

(3) 1 (4) None of these

24. The root of the equation (x + 5) 4 + 8 = 0 is:

(1) –4 (2) –5

(3) –6 (4) –7

25. If 20

3x – x7

, then x is:

(1) 10 (2) 20

21

(3) 5

7(4)

5

7

26. When 5 is added to three times a number, we get 140.

The number is:

(1) 30 (2) 40

(3) 45 (4) 35

27. If the length of a side of a rhombus is 6 cm, then the

perimeter of the rhombus is:

(1) 20 cm (2) 24 cm

(3) 28 cm (4) None of these

21.3

4–4 ?

(1) 13

4(2)

13

4

(3) 13 (4) 4

13

22.3

5–2 ?

(1) 6

5(2)

7

5

(3) 8

5(4)

9

5

23.37

81

243

111:

(1) 0 (2) –1

(3) 1 (4)

24. (x + 5) 4 + 8 = 0 :

(1) –4 (2) –5

(3) –6 (4) –7

25.20

3x – x7

, x :

(1) 10 (2) 20

21

(3) 5

7(4)

5

7

26.

(1) 30 (2) 40

(3) 45 (4) 35

27.

(1) 20 cm (2) 24 cm

(3) 28 cm (4)


28. In a parallelogram A : B = 1 : 2. Then A is:

(1) 30º (2) 60º

(3) 45º (4) 90º

29. All the angles of a regular polygon are of:

(1) 90º (2) 60º

(3) Equal measure (4) None of these

Observe the pie chart and answer the questions

from (30 – 32)

45°Yellow

Green

uhyk

gjk

yky

ihyk

Blue

Red45°

30. Which two colours have the same central angles?

(1) Red, Yellow (2) Red, Green

(3) Yellow, Green (4) Blue, Red

31. Which colour has the greatest central angle?

(1) Red (2) Yellow

(3) Green (4) Blue

32. The proportion of sector for red is:

(1) 1

2(2)

1

4

(3) 1

8(4) None of these

33. The one's digit of the cube of the number 347 is:

(1) 3 (2) 7


34. Find the smallest number by which the number 2401 must

be divided to obtain a perfect cube:

(1) 6 (2) 7


35. The S.I. of Rs. 100 of 1 year at the rate of 3 paise per

rupees per month is:

(1) Rs 36 (2) Rs 30

(3) Rs 24 (4) None of these

28. A : B = 1 : 2 A :

(1) 30º (2) 60º

(3) 45º (4) 90º

29.

(1) 90º (2) 60º

(3) (4)

(30 – 32)

45°Yellow

Green

uhyk

gjk

yky

ihyk

Blue

Red45°

30.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

31.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

32.

(1) 1

2(2)

1

4

(3) 1

8(4)

33. 347 :

(1) 3 (2) 7

(3) 6 (4)

34.

(1) 6 (2) 7

(3) 3 (4)

35.

(1) Rs 36 (2) Rs 30

(3) Rs 24 (4)


36. In selling a plot of land for Rs. 61200, a profit of 20% is

made. The cost price of the plot is:

(1) Rs. 49,000 (2) Rs 50,000

(3) Rs. 51,000 (4) None of these

37. Teena purchase a cycle for Rs. 1000 and sold it for Rs.

1200. Find her gain %.

(1) 15% (2) 20%

(3) 25% (4) None of these

38. Evaluate2

325 343 –140

(1) 12 (2) 0


39. Sqare root of 51.84 is:

(1) 7.12 (2) 8.2

(3) 7.2 (4) None of these

40. Write pythagorean triplet whose one mumber is 18 :

(1) 18,81,82 (2) 18,20,24

(3) 18,25,7 (4) None of these

36.

(1) Rs. 49,000 (2) Rs 50,000

(3) Rs. 51,000 (4)

37.

(1) 15% (2) 20%

(3) 25% (4)

38.2

325 343 –140

(1) 12 (2) 0

(3) 4 (4)

39. 51.84 :

(1) 7.12 (2) 8.2

(3) 7.2 (4)

40.

(1) 18,81,82 (2) 18,20,24

(3) 18,25,7 (4)


Direction : In each of the questions some of the letters are

missing in the given series with one term missing shown

by question mark (?).This term is one of the alternatives

among the four groups of letters given under it.Find the

right alternative.

41. D, G, J , M, P, ?

(1) R (2) S

(3) T (4) U

42. JE, LH , OL, SQ, ?

(1) XW (2) XU

(3) YW (4) YU

43. A2R, D3T, G4V, ?

(1) J5U (2) J5X

(3) K5U (4) K5W

44.D G J M

, , ,5 9 14 20

, ..?...

(1) Q

26(2)

O

26

(3) Q

27(4)

P

27

45. Which will be the letter in english alphabet, which is 6th

at right from 22nd from right?

(1) L (2) M

(3) N (4) K

46. How many letters are there in english alphabet between

10th letter from left and 7th letter from right ?

(1) 8

(2) 9

(3) 6

(4) 7

47. If 'A' means '+', 'B' means '–', 'C' means 'X', 'D' means

' ' , then what is the value of 100 D 20 C 3A 10 B 5?

(1) 15 (2) 25

(3) 30 (4) 20

:

41. D, G, J , M, P, ?

(1) R (2) S

(3) T (4) U

42. JE, LH , OL, SQ, ?

(1) XW (2) XU

(3) YW (4) YU

43. A2R, D3T, G4V, ?

(1) J5U (2) J5X

(3) K5U (4) K5W

44.D G J M

, , ,5 9 14 20

, ..?...

(1) Q

26(2)

O

26

(3) Q

27(4)

P

27

45.

(1) L (2) M

(3) N (4) K

46.

(1) 8

(2) 9

(3) 6

(4) 7

47. 'A' '+', 'B' '–', 'C' 'X', 'D'

' ' 100 D 20 C 3A 10 B 5

(1) 15 (2) 25

(3) 30 (4) 20


Direction : (48-51) In each of the questions some of the

numbers are missing in the given series with one term

missing shown by question mark (?). This term is one of

the alternatives among the four groups of numbers given

under it. Find the right alternative.

48. 25, 49, 81, 121, 169, ?

(1) 196 (2) 225

(3) 289 (4) 193

49. 7, 18, 40, ? , 117, 172

(1) 63 (2) 71

(3) 73 (4) 61

50. 10, 100, 200, 310, ?

(1) 410 (2) 420


51. 12, 36, 108, 324, ?

(1) 972 (2) 672

(3) 772 (4) 872

52. If ' ' means '×', '–' means '+', '×' means '–' and '+'

means ' ', then what will be the value of 20 + 4 × 6–

5 7=?

(1) 28 (2) 32

(3) 34 (4) 36

53. In a coded language the word 'GOLD' is written as

'IQNF', then in the same code language ' WIND' will be

written as -

(1) YKPF (2) XKPF

(3) YKPG (4) XKPG

54. In a coded languate the word 'EDITION' is written as

'3891965', then in the same code language 'TIDE' will

be written as

(1) 1893 (2) 3119

(3) 1983 (4) 18930

55. A person goes 5km towards the East and then he goes

4km after turning to the right.Then he turns to the left

and goes 5km. In which direction is he going now?

(1) North (2) South

(3) East (4) West

: (48-51)

48. 25, 49, 81, 121, 169, ?

(1) 196 (2) 225

(3) 289 (4) 193

49. 7, 18, 40, ? , 117, 172

(1) 63 (2) 71

(3) 73 (4) 61

50. 10, 100, 200, 310, ?

(1) 410 (2) 420

(3) 430 (4)

51. 12, 36, 108, 324, ?

(1) 972 (2) 672

(3) 772 (4) 872

52. ' ' '×', '–' '+', '×' '–' '+'

' ', 20 + 4 × 6–5 7

(1) 28 (2) 32

(3) 34 (4) 36

53. 'GOLD' 'IQNF'

'WIND'

(1) YKPF (2) XKPF

(3) YKPG (4) XKPG

54. 'EDITION' '3891965'

'TIDE'

(1) 1893 (2) 3119

(3) 1983 (4) 18930

55. 5km

4km 5km

(1) (2)

(3) (4)


56. Ram walked 16km towards the West. Then he turned to

the left and walked 10 km. Again he turned to the left

and walked 16 km. How far is he from the starting point?

(1) 16 km (2) 26 km

(3) 10 km (4) 6 km

Instruction :(57-60)

In each of the following questions, there is certain

relationship between two given number on left side of

sign (: :) and one number is given on the right side of sign

(: :) while another number is to be found from the given

alternatives having the same relationship with the numbers

of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternatives.

57. 5 : 30 : : 8 : ?

(1) 14 (2) 50

(3) 69 (4) 80

58. 19 : 37 : : 26 : ?

(1) 52 (2) 51

(3) 46 (4) 43

59. 1 : 8 : : ? : 64

(1) 14 (2) 65

(3) 27 (4) 80

60. 50 : 65 : : 101 : ?

(1) 12 (2) 117

(3) 122 (4) 145

56. 16 km

10 km 16 km

(1) 16 (2) 26

(3) 10 (4) 6

(57-60)

(: :)

(: :)

57. 5 : 30 : : 8 : ?

(1) 14 (2) 50

(3) 69 (4) 80

58. 19 : 37 : : 26 : ?

(1) 52 (2) 51

(3) 46 (4) 43

59. 1 : 8 : : ? : 64

(1) 14 (2) 65

(3) 27 (4) 80

60. 50 : 65 : : 101 : ?

(1) 12 (2) 117

(3) 122 (4) 145


FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CORRECT WORDS-

61. Both players in the tennis match have been warned by

the referee but —— of them seems to take it seriously.

(1) neither (2) either

(3) every (4) None

62. Very —— people fly just because of terrorist activities.

(1) few (2) much

(3) little (4) None of these

63. Unfortunately, I haven’t got —— time for watching TV.

(1) much (2) few

(3) many (4) little

64. My uncle ………….. me a pen on my birthday. (give)

(1) has given (2) gave

(3) will gave (4) none of these

65. Where did you …………… yesterday? (go)

(1) went (2) going

(3) go (4) gone

66. If you ______ your eyes you will hurt them.

(1) squeeze

(2) squeezing

(3) squeezed

(4) squeezes

67. Although it ___ (rain) heavily this monsoon, there is a

deficit of rainfall in some parts of the state.

(1) raining

(2) rained

(3) been raining

(4) has been raining

68. I am busy today. You ______ meet me tomorrow after

the class.

(1) must

(2) could

(3) would

(4) shouldn’t

69. ‘I usually take my dog out for a walk when I come home

from work’, he said.

(1) He said that he usually took his dog out for a walk

when he had come home from work.

(2) He said that he usually takes his dog out for a work

when he comes home from work.

(3) He said that he usually took his dog out for a walk

when he came home from work.

(4) He said that he used to take his dog out for a walk

when he came home from work.

70. She shouted, “I am going home”.

(1) She shouted to them that she is going home.

(2) She shouted at them that she was going home.

(3) She shouted to them that she was going home.

(4) She shouted them that she is going home.

71. Geeta said, “I did not do this deliberately

(1) Geeta said that she has not done this deliberately.

(2) Geeta said that I have not done this deliberately

(3) Geeta said that she had not done that deliberately.

(4) Geeta said that I had not done that deliberately.

72. He said, “My parents are arriving tomorrow.”

(1) He said that his parents are arriving tomorrow.

(2) He said that his parents have arrived the next day.

(3) He said that his parents were arriving the next day.

(4) He said that his parents are arriving the next day.

73. Ann told my brother, “I will meet you in your class”

(1) Ann told my brother that she would meet him in his

class.

(2) Ann told my brother that she would meet him in herclass.

(3) Ann told my brother that I would meet you in your

class.

(4) Ann told my brother that he will meet her in herclass.


74. Nathan is finishing his chores early so he can enjoy the

rest of the day.

(1) conjunction (2) interjection

(3) pronoun (4) verb

75. Honesty is a desirable characteristic trait.

(1) conjunction (2) noun

(3) pronoun (4) preposition

76. Samantha forgot to bring her homework to school.

(1) adjective (2) interjection

(3) noun (4) pronoun

77. If you had not been there, I ________ differently.

(1) might have acted (2) might act

(3) might acted (4) may have acted

78. Calamities such as earthquakes _______ by human

being.

(1) would not be controlled

(2) may not be controlled

(3) should not be controlled

(4) cannot be controlled

79. You ________ obey the advice of your teacher.

(1) could (2) are

(3) should (4) can

80. For a better future, we ________ our forests.

(1) must conserve (2) conserve

(3) cut (4) may conserve


81. Which of the following combinations is wrong?

(1) Petroleum-Bombay High Basein, Digboi, Ankaleshwar

(2) Cement - Katni, Lakheri, Jabalpur, Guntur

(3) Manganese - Orissa

(4) Uranium - Bihar

82. The main reason for land degradation in Uttar Pradesh

is ______.

(1) Mining

(2) Excessive irrigation

(3) Salinity

(4) Dense population

83. Which of the following is a famous bird sanctuary?

(1) Kaziranga National Park

(2) Tiger park at Dudhwa

(3) Gir forest

(4) Bharatpur sanctuary

84. _______is the primary source of all energies on the earth.

(1) Moon (2) Planet

(3) Sun (4) Stars

85. The National Metallurgical laboratory of India located at

__________.

(1) Jamshedpur (2) Dhanbad

(3) Roorkee (4) Ranchi

86. From a layman's point of view, which one of the follow-

ing option is synonymous with the study of History and

very difficult to memorise?

(1) Dates (2) Census

(3) Surveys (4) Artefacts

87. When did Tipu Sultan became the ruler of Mysore?

(1) 1781 (2) 1780

(3) 1779 (4) 1782

88. Where in India did the British establish a fortified fac-

tory called Fort William?

(1) Delhi (2) Bombay

(3) Calcutta (4) Madras

81.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

82.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

83.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

84.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

85.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

86.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

87.

(1) 1781 (2) 1780

(3) 1779 (4) 1782

88.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)


89. Who among the following introduced the Ryotwari settle-

ment system?

(1) Thomas Munro (2) Holt Mackenzie

(3) Lord Dalhousie (4) Lord Cornwallis

90. From the given possibilities, which year did the British

introduce the permanent settlement of Bengal?

(1) 1793 (2) 1800

(3) 1815 (4) 1780

91. What does the word dikus refer to in the Chhota Nagpur

region?

(1) Natives (2) Outsiders

(3) Citizens (4) Communities

92. Name the Indian soldier who tried to rebel against the

British at Barrackpoore, but was arrested and hanged to

death on 8th April 1857

(1) Nana Saheb (2) Bahadur Shah Zafar

(3) Tantia Tope (4) Mangal Pandey

93. Name the ruler of Kanpur who called himself Peshwa?

(1) Nana Shaeb (2) Balaji Rao I

(3) Baji Rao II (4) Bahadur Shah Zafar

94. The Indian Constitution was enforced on:

(1) 15th Aug, 1947 (2) 26th Nov., 1949

(3) 26th Jan, 1950 (4) 30th Jan, 1950

95. The right provided by constitution are called?

(1) Governmental Right (2) Optional Right

(3) Economic Right (4) Fundamental Right

96. EVM means?

(1) Equal vote measure

(2) Election voting machine

(3) Electronic voting machine

(4) None of the above

97. Who makes laws for a country?

(1) Representatives in the court

(2) Representatives in the Parliament

(3) Representatives in the Red Fort

(4) None of these

89.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

90.

(1) 1793 (2) 1800

(3) 1815 (4) 1780

91. (dikus)

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

92.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

93.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

94.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

95.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

96.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

97.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)


98. In which age judge of the High Court get retired?

(1) 62 years (2) 65 years

(3) 60 years (4) 64 years

99. The idea of the Public Interest Litigation was given by

whom?

(1) President of India

(2) Prime Minister of India

(3) Supreme Court of India

(4) Parliament

100. Unsatisfied from which court an individual go to the Su-

preme Court?

(1) Lok Adalats (2) Nyaya Panchayats

(3) High Court (4) District Court

98.

(1) 62 (2) 65

(3) 60 (4) 64

99.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

100.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)



Que 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans 2 4 4 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 4 2 4 2 3 4 2 2 2 1

Que 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Ans 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 4

Que 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

Ans 2 1 2 4 4 2 4 2 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3

Que 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

Ans 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 3 1

Que 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Ans 3 2 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 2 4 1 3 4 3 2 1 3 3

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