Chandigarh: State Level Question Answer Paper (SAT) - 2018-19 | NTSE for Class 10 PDF Download

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Time: 120 Minutes Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2018 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Instructions to the Candidates 
Read the following instructions carefully before you answer the questions: 
 
1. Answer are to be given on a SEPRATE ANSWER SHEET. 
2. Please write your twelve digits Roll Number very clearly on the Test-booklet and Answer Sheet 
as given in your admission card. 
3. Please note and follow the instructions given on the answer sheet for writing the answers. 
4. Darken the CIRCLE with pen for answering the question in the appropriate space against the 
number corresponding to the question you are answering. 
5. There are 100 question in the test. 
6. Since all questions are compulsory, do not try read the whole question paper before beginning 
to answer it. 
7. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to 
the next one. Time permitting, you can come back to the question, which you have left in the 
first instance and try them again. 
8. Since the time allotted for this question paper is very limited you should make the best use of 
it by not spending too much time on any one question. 
9. Rough work can be done anywhere in the booklet but not on Answer sheet/loose paper. 
10. Every correct answer will be awarded one mark. 
11. Please return the answer sheet to the invigilator after the test.  
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Time: 120 Minutes Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2018 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Instructions to the Candidates 
Read the following instructions carefully before you answer the questions: 
 
1. Answer are to be given on a SEPRATE ANSWER SHEET. 
2. Please write your twelve digits Roll Number very clearly on the Test-booklet and Answer Sheet 
as given in your admission card. 
3. Please note and follow the instructions given on the answer sheet for writing the answers. 
4. Darken the CIRCLE with pen for answering the question in the appropriate space against the 
number corresponding to the question you are answering. 
5. There are 100 question in the test. 
6. Since all questions are compulsory, do not try read the whole question paper before beginning 
to answer it. 
7. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to 
the next one. Time permitting, you can come back to the question, which you have left in the 
first instance and try them again. 
8. Since the time allotted for this question paper is very limited you should make the best use of 
it by not spending too much time on any one question. 
9. Rough work can be done anywhere in the booklet but not on Answer sheet/loose paper. 
10. Every correct answer will be awarded one mark. 
11. Please return the answer sheet to the invigilator after the test.  
   
   
 
 
1. A cell is having tow boundaries, the outer being cell wall and the inner being plasma membrane. The inherent 
property of this pair moving from outside to inside is: 
 (1) Semi-permeable and Permeable (2) Semi-permeable and Semi-permeable 
 (3) Permeable and Semi-permeable (4) Permeable and Permeable 
 
2. The process of osmosis is the movement across the cell membrane of : 
 (1) Salts from a hypotonic solution to hypertonic solution  
 (2) Salts from a hypertonic solution to hypotonic solution  
 (3) What from a hypotonic solution to hypertonic solution  
 (4) Water from a hypertonic solution to hypotonic solution  
 
3. A poorly developed zone in the center of a cell that has DNA molecule is called as: 
 (1) Nucleolus of prokaryote (2) Nucleoid of prokaryote 
 (3) Nucleus of prokaryote  (4) Nucleus of eukaryote 
 
4. In a practical laboratory, a student while observing the slide of tissue with the help of a microscope, found a bunch 
of cylindrical shaped cells having interconnections belong to the category of:  
 (1) Adipose tissue (2) Heart muscle 
 (3) Smooth muscle (4) Skeletal muscle 
 
5. Pteridophyte plants can be better described as: 
 (1) Non vascular, non seed producing  (2) Vascular, non seed producing  
 (3) Vascular seed producing  (4) Nonvascular seed producing 
 
6. If a potted plant and a dish containing potassium hydroxide are covered by a sealed container made up of glass 
are kept in sunlight for a week, what will happen: 
 (1) Plant will grow taller  
 (2) Leaf turn yellow due to no photosynthesis 
 (3) Leaf turn green due to excess photosphynthesis 
 (4) Leaf turn yellow due to no oxygen in the jar 
 
7. Rings of cartilage are present in the throat 
 (1) To keep the throat erect (2) To produce the voice 
 (3) To prevent the air passage from infection  (4) To prevent air passage from collapse 
 
8. The process of excretion involves a sequential arrangement of following organs: 
 i.  Urinary bladder  
 ii. Kidney 
 iii.  Ureter 
 iv. Urethra 
  
 (1) i, iii, ii, iv (2) ii, i, iii, iv 
 (3) ii, iv, iii, i (4) ii, iii, I, iv 
 
9. The part of a brain concerned with the precise voluntary muscle coordination is: 
 (1) Cerebrum (2) Cerebellum 
 (3) Pons (4) Medulla oblongata 
 
10. Sex determination in humans is due to the presence of: 
 (1) Presence of X-chromosome in female (2) Presence of only Y-chromosome in male 
 (3) Formation of two types of eggs by female (4) Formation of two types of sperms by male  
 
11. The arm of humans, leg of horse, leg of a lizard and wing of birds are linked to each other because: 
 (1) Structures having similar development but different functions 
 (2) Structures having similar function bud different development  
 (3) Structures having similar development and similar functions 
 (4) Structures having different development and different functions 
 
12. In one experiment showing Mendelian inheritance, a tall pea plant with purple flowers was crossed with short pea 
plant with white flower. All the progeny in the next generation was seen to have purple flowers but half of them 
were short. What will be the genetic makeup of tall parent: 
 (1) TTPP (2) TtPP 
 (3) TTpp (4) TtPp 
 
13. A solid cube of silver has a mass of 84g. What is the resistance between the opposite faces. Given that density of 
silver is 10.5 g/cm3 and resistivity is 1.6 x 10
–4
? ?m. 
 (1) 0.4 x 10
–4
? (2) 0.8 x 10
–4
? 
 (3) 0.4 x 10
–8
 ? (4) 0.8 x 10
–8
? 
 
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Time: 120 Minutes Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2018 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Instructions to the Candidates 
Read the following instructions carefully before you answer the questions: 
 
1. Answer are to be given on a SEPRATE ANSWER SHEET. 
2. Please write your twelve digits Roll Number very clearly on the Test-booklet and Answer Sheet 
as given in your admission card. 
3. Please note and follow the instructions given on the answer sheet for writing the answers. 
4. Darken the CIRCLE with pen for answering the question in the appropriate space against the 
number corresponding to the question you are answering. 
5. There are 100 question in the test. 
6. Since all questions are compulsory, do not try read the whole question paper before beginning 
to answer it. 
7. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to 
the next one. Time permitting, you can come back to the question, which you have left in the 
first instance and try them again. 
8. Since the time allotted for this question paper is very limited you should make the best use of 
it by not spending too much time on any one question. 
9. Rough work can be done anywhere in the booklet but not on Answer sheet/loose paper. 
10. Every correct answer will be awarded one mark. 
11. Please return the answer sheet to the invigilator after the test.  
   
   
 
 
1. A cell is having tow boundaries, the outer being cell wall and the inner being plasma membrane. The inherent 
property of this pair moving from outside to inside is: 
 (1) Semi-permeable and Permeable (2) Semi-permeable and Semi-permeable 
 (3) Permeable and Semi-permeable (4) Permeable and Permeable 
 
2. The process of osmosis is the movement across the cell membrane of : 
 (1) Salts from a hypotonic solution to hypertonic solution  
 (2) Salts from a hypertonic solution to hypotonic solution  
 (3) What from a hypotonic solution to hypertonic solution  
 (4) Water from a hypertonic solution to hypotonic solution  
 
3. A poorly developed zone in the center of a cell that has DNA molecule is called as: 
 (1) Nucleolus of prokaryote (2) Nucleoid of prokaryote 
 (3) Nucleus of prokaryote  (4) Nucleus of eukaryote 
 
4. In a practical laboratory, a student while observing the slide of tissue with the help of a microscope, found a bunch 
of cylindrical shaped cells having interconnections belong to the category of:  
 (1) Adipose tissue (2) Heart muscle 
 (3) Smooth muscle (4) Skeletal muscle 
 
5. Pteridophyte plants can be better described as: 
 (1) Non vascular, non seed producing  (2) Vascular, non seed producing  
 (3) Vascular seed producing  (4) Nonvascular seed producing 
 
6. If a potted plant and a dish containing potassium hydroxide are covered by a sealed container made up of glass 
are kept in sunlight for a week, what will happen: 
 (1) Plant will grow taller  
 (2) Leaf turn yellow due to no photosynthesis 
 (3) Leaf turn green due to excess photosphynthesis 
 (4) Leaf turn yellow due to no oxygen in the jar 
 
7. Rings of cartilage are present in the throat 
 (1) To keep the throat erect (2) To produce the voice 
 (3) To prevent the air passage from infection  (4) To prevent air passage from collapse 
 
8. The process of excretion involves a sequential arrangement of following organs: 
 i.  Urinary bladder  
 ii. Kidney 
 iii.  Ureter 
 iv. Urethra 
  
 (1) i, iii, ii, iv (2) ii, i, iii, iv 
 (3) ii, iv, iii, i (4) ii, iii, I, iv 
 
9. The part of a brain concerned with the precise voluntary muscle coordination is: 
 (1) Cerebrum (2) Cerebellum 
 (3) Pons (4) Medulla oblongata 
 
10. Sex determination in humans is due to the presence of: 
 (1) Presence of X-chromosome in female (2) Presence of only Y-chromosome in male 
 (3) Formation of two types of eggs by female (4) Formation of two types of sperms by male  
 
11. The arm of humans, leg of horse, leg of a lizard and wing of birds are linked to each other because: 
 (1) Structures having similar development but different functions 
 (2) Structures having similar function bud different development  
 (3) Structures having similar development and similar functions 
 (4) Structures having different development and different functions 
 
12. In one experiment showing Mendelian inheritance, a tall pea plant with purple flowers was crossed with short pea 
plant with white flower. All the progeny in the next generation was seen to have purple flowers but half of them 
were short. What will be the genetic makeup of tall parent: 
 (1) TTPP (2) TtPP 
 (3) TTpp (4) TtPp 
 
13. A solid cube of silver has a mass of 84g. What is the resistance between the opposite faces. Given that density of 
silver is 10.5 g/cm3 and resistivity is 1.6 x 10
–4
? ?m. 
 (1) 0.4 x 10
–4
? (2) 0.8 x 10
–4
? 
 (3) 0.4 x 10
–8
 ? (4) 0.8 x 10
–8
? 
 
   
   
 
14. Farsighted people, who have lost their spectacles, can still read a book by looking through a small (3–4 mm) hole 
in a sheet of a panel because 
 (1) Because the fine hole produces an image of the letters at a longer distance.  
 (2) Because in doing so, the distance of the object is increased. 
 (3) Because in doing so, the focal length of the eye lens is effectively decreased. 
 (4) Because in doing so, the focal length of the eye-lens is effectively increased. 
 
15. The equivalent resistance of network of three 2 ? resistors can not be 
 (1) 0.67 (2) 2 ? 
 (3) 3 ? (4) 6 ? 
 
16. The displacement of body as a function of time is shown in figure. The figure indicates that  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) The body starts with a certain velocity, but the motion is retarded and finally the body stops 
 (2) The velocity of the body is constant throughout  
 (3) The acceleration of the body is constant throughout  
 (4) The body starts with a constant velocity, the body moves with another constant velocity 
 
17. A bird is in a wire cage hanging from a spring balance. The reading of the balance is taken when the bird is flying 
about in the cage, and when the bird is at rest in the cage. The first reading will be 
 (1) Much greater than the second (2) Greater than the second 
 (3) Less than the second  (4) Same as the second 
 
18. A concave mirror is placed on a table with its pole touching the bable. The mirror is rotated about its principle axis 
in clockwise direction. The image of a person looking straight into it 
 (1) Rotates in clockwise direction  (2) Rotates in anti-clockwise direction  
 (3) Is inverted (4) Does not rotate 
 
19. A man standing in a swimming pool looks at a stone lying at the bottom. The depth of the swimming pool is h. At 
what distance from the surface of water is the image of the stone formed? Take ? as refractive index of water. 
 (1) h  (2) ?h 
 (3) 
h
?
 (4) 
h
?
 
 
20. “Metal dishes” (Dish Antennas) are used for receiving TV signals from distance communication satellites. These 
‘Metal Dishes’ are 
 (1) Convex Reflectors (2) both convex and concave reflectors 
 (3) Concave reflector (4) Convex refractors 
 
21. Linear magnification (m) Produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles 
 (1) Is equal to one (2) is infinity 
 (3) Is more than one  (4) Is less than one  
 
22. Which of the following ray diagrams, show the correct refraction of ray of light  
 
 
 
 
 (1)  (2)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (3)  (4)  
 
 
1 2 3 4 Time  
Displacement 
air 
glass air 
glass 
water 
glass 
water 
glass 
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Time: 120 Minutes Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2018 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Instructions to the Candidates 
Read the following instructions carefully before you answer the questions: 
 
1. Answer are to be given on a SEPRATE ANSWER SHEET. 
2. Please write your twelve digits Roll Number very clearly on the Test-booklet and Answer Sheet 
as given in your admission card. 
3. Please note and follow the instructions given on the answer sheet for writing the answers. 
4. Darken the CIRCLE with pen for answering the question in the appropriate space against the 
number corresponding to the question you are answering. 
5. There are 100 question in the test. 
6. Since all questions are compulsory, do not try read the whole question paper before beginning 
to answer it. 
7. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to 
the next one. Time permitting, you can come back to the question, which you have left in the 
first instance and try them again. 
8. Since the time allotted for this question paper is very limited you should make the best use of 
it by not spending too much time on any one question. 
9. Rough work can be done anywhere in the booklet but not on Answer sheet/loose paper. 
10. Every correct answer will be awarded one mark. 
11. Please return the answer sheet to the invigilator after the test.  
   
   
 
 
1. A cell is having tow boundaries, the outer being cell wall and the inner being plasma membrane. The inherent 
property of this pair moving from outside to inside is: 
 (1) Semi-permeable and Permeable (2) Semi-permeable and Semi-permeable 
 (3) Permeable and Semi-permeable (4) Permeable and Permeable 
 
2. The process of osmosis is the movement across the cell membrane of : 
 (1) Salts from a hypotonic solution to hypertonic solution  
 (2) Salts from a hypertonic solution to hypotonic solution  
 (3) What from a hypotonic solution to hypertonic solution  
 (4) Water from a hypertonic solution to hypotonic solution  
 
3. A poorly developed zone in the center of a cell that has DNA molecule is called as: 
 (1) Nucleolus of prokaryote (2) Nucleoid of prokaryote 
 (3) Nucleus of prokaryote  (4) Nucleus of eukaryote 
 
4. In a practical laboratory, a student while observing the slide of tissue with the help of a microscope, found a bunch 
of cylindrical shaped cells having interconnections belong to the category of:  
 (1) Adipose tissue (2) Heart muscle 
 (3) Smooth muscle (4) Skeletal muscle 
 
5. Pteridophyte plants can be better described as: 
 (1) Non vascular, non seed producing  (2) Vascular, non seed producing  
 (3) Vascular seed producing  (4) Nonvascular seed producing 
 
6. If a potted plant and a dish containing potassium hydroxide are covered by a sealed container made up of glass 
are kept in sunlight for a week, what will happen: 
 (1) Plant will grow taller  
 (2) Leaf turn yellow due to no photosynthesis 
 (3) Leaf turn green due to excess photosphynthesis 
 (4) Leaf turn yellow due to no oxygen in the jar 
 
7. Rings of cartilage are present in the throat 
 (1) To keep the throat erect (2) To produce the voice 
 (3) To prevent the air passage from infection  (4) To prevent air passage from collapse 
 
8. The process of excretion involves a sequential arrangement of following organs: 
 i.  Urinary bladder  
 ii. Kidney 
 iii.  Ureter 
 iv. Urethra 
  
 (1) i, iii, ii, iv (2) ii, i, iii, iv 
 (3) ii, iv, iii, i (4) ii, iii, I, iv 
 
9. The part of a brain concerned with the precise voluntary muscle coordination is: 
 (1) Cerebrum (2) Cerebellum 
 (3) Pons (4) Medulla oblongata 
 
10. Sex determination in humans is due to the presence of: 
 (1) Presence of X-chromosome in female (2) Presence of only Y-chromosome in male 
 (3) Formation of two types of eggs by female (4) Formation of two types of sperms by male  
 
11. The arm of humans, leg of horse, leg of a lizard and wing of birds are linked to each other because: 
 (1) Structures having similar development but different functions 
 (2) Structures having similar function bud different development  
 (3) Structures having similar development and similar functions 
 (4) Structures having different development and different functions 
 
12. In one experiment showing Mendelian inheritance, a tall pea plant with purple flowers was crossed with short pea 
plant with white flower. All the progeny in the next generation was seen to have purple flowers but half of them 
were short. What will be the genetic makeup of tall parent: 
 (1) TTPP (2) TtPP 
 (3) TTpp (4) TtPp 
 
13. A solid cube of silver has a mass of 84g. What is the resistance between the opposite faces. Given that density of 
silver is 10.5 g/cm3 and resistivity is 1.6 x 10
–4
? ?m. 
 (1) 0.4 x 10
–4
? (2) 0.8 x 10
–4
? 
 (3) 0.4 x 10
–8
 ? (4) 0.8 x 10
–8
? 
 
   
   
 
14. Farsighted people, who have lost their spectacles, can still read a book by looking through a small (3–4 mm) hole 
in a sheet of a panel because 
 (1) Because the fine hole produces an image of the letters at a longer distance.  
 (2) Because in doing so, the distance of the object is increased. 
 (3) Because in doing so, the focal length of the eye lens is effectively decreased. 
 (4) Because in doing so, the focal length of the eye-lens is effectively increased. 
 
15. The equivalent resistance of network of three 2 ? resistors can not be 
 (1) 0.67 (2) 2 ? 
 (3) 3 ? (4) 6 ? 
 
16. The displacement of body as a function of time is shown in figure. The figure indicates that  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) The body starts with a certain velocity, but the motion is retarded and finally the body stops 
 (2) The velocity of the body is constant throughout  
 (3) The acceleration of the body is constant throughout  
 (4) The body starts with a constant velocity, the body moves with another constant velocity 
 
17. A bird is in a wire cage hanging from a spring balance. The reading of the balance is taken when the bird is flying 
about in the cage, and when the bird is at rest in the cage. The first reading will be 
 (1) Much greater than the second (2) Greater than the second 
 (3) Less than the second  (4) Same as the second 
 
18. A concave mirror is placed on a table with its pole touching the bable. The mirror is rotated about its principle axis 
in clockwise direction. The image of a person looking straight into it 
 (1) Rotates in clockwise direction  (2) Rotates in anti-clockwise direction  
 (3) Is inverted (4) Does not rotate 
 
19. A man standing in a swimming pool looks at a stone lying at the bottom. The depth of the swimming pool is h. At 
what distance from the surface of water is the image of the stone formed? Take ? as refractive index of water. 
 (1) h  (2) ?h 
 (3) 
h
?
 (4) 
h
?
 
 
20. “Metal dishes” (Dish Antennas) are used for receiving TV signals from distance communication satellites. These 
‘Metal Dishes’ are 
 (1) Convex Reflectors (2) both convex and concave reflectors 
 (3) Concave reflector (4) Convex refractors 
 
21. Linear magnification (m) Produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles 
 (1) Is equal to one (2) is infinity 
 (3) Is more than one  (4) Is less than one  
 
22. Which of the following ray diagrams, show the correct refraction of ray of light  
 
 
 
 
 (1)  (2)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (3)  (4)  
 
 
1 2 3 4 Time  
Displacement 
air 
glass air 
glass 
water 
glass 
water 
glass 
   
   
 
 
23. If a symmetrical convex lens of focal length ‘f’ is cut into two parts along the principal axis as shows in the figure, 
the focal length of each part will be 
 
 
 
 
  
 (1) f/2 (2) f/4 
 (3) f (4) ? 
 
24. Which statement is true for an eye donor 
 i.  Eye donor can belong to any age group or gender 
 ii. People who use spectacles can not donate eye 
 iii.  Eye must be removed within 4-6 hours after death 
 iv. eye removal process takes only 10-15 minutes 
 
 (1) i, ii, iii (2) i, iii, iv 
 (3) i,ii, iv (4) ii, iii, iv 
 
25. Electric bulb B1 (100W –250V) and electric bulb B2 (100 W –200V) are connected across source of 250v as 
shown in figure what is the potential drop across electric bulb B2? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) 200V (2) 250V 
 (3) 98V (4) 48V 
 
26. A beam of alpha particles moving towards east is deflected towards south by magnetic field. The direction of 
magnetic field is 
 (1) towards south (2) towards east 
 (3) downward (4) upward 
 
27. What is the formula for ferric Oxide? 
 (1) Fe O (2) Fe O3 
 (3) Fe3 O4 (4) Fe2O 
 
28. In the presence of concentrated H2SO4 acetic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol to produce  
 (1) Aldehyde (2) Carboxylic Acid 
 (3) Sulphur Dioxide (4) Ester 
 
29. Which of the following is also known as laughing gas? 
 (1) Methyl isocyanate (2) Sulphur Dioxide 
 (3) Nitrous Oxide (4) Methyl phosphate 
 
30. The ion of an element has 3 positive charge, 27 mass number and 14 neutrons. Find the number of electrons in 
this ion. 
 (1) 13 (2) 10 
 (3) 14 (4) 16 
 
31. The of the following is responsible for the blackening of silver jewellery on prolonged exposure to air? 
 (1) Ag3N (2) Ag2O 
 (3) Ag2S and Ag3N (4) Ag2S 
 
 
32. A metal is strongly heated in the presence of air to form a black mass. The metal is …………….. 
 (1) Copper (2) Potassium 
 (3) Silver (4) Zinc 
 
33. Which of these shows Tyndall effect? 
 (1) Common Salt Solution  (2) Lemon Juice 
 (3) Milk (4) Copper Sulphate Solution  
 
  
f’ 
B1 B2 
250 V 
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Time: 120 Minutes Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2018 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Instructions to the Candidates 
Read the following instructions carefully before you answer the questions: 
 
1. Answer are to be given on a SEPRATE ANSWER SHEET. 
2. Please write your twelve digits Roll Number very clearly on the Test-booklet and Answer Sheet 
as given in your admission card. 
3. Please note and follow the instructions given on the answer sheet for writing the answers. 
4. Darken the CIRCLE with pen for answering the question in the appropriate space against the 
number corresponding to the question you are answering. 
5. There are 100 question in the test. 
6. Since all questions are compulsory, do not try read the whole question paper before beginning 
to answer it. 
7. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it and pass on to 
the next one. Time permitting, you can come back to the question, which you have left in the 
first instance and try them again. 
8. Since the time allotted for this question paper is very limited you should make the best use of 
it by not spending too much time on any one question. 
9. Rough work can be done anywhere in the booklet but not on Answer sheet/loose paper. 
10. Every correct answer will be awarded one mark. 
11. Please return the answer sheet to the invigilator after the test.  
   
   
 
 
1. A cell is having tow boundaries, the outer being cell wall and the inner being plasma membrane. The inherent 
property of this pair moving from outside to inside is: 
 (1) Semi-permeable and Permeable (2) Semi-permeable and Semi-permeable 
 (3) Permeable and Semi-permeable (4) Permeable and Permeable 
 
2. The process of osmosis is the movement across the cell membrane of : 
 (1) Salts from a hypotonic solution to hypertonic solution  
 (2) Salts from a hypertonic solution to hypotonic solution  
 (3) What from a hypotonic solution to hypertonic solution  
 (4) Water from a hypertonic solution to hypotonic solution  
 
3. A poorly developed zone in the center of a cell that has DNA molecule is called as: 
 (1) Nucleolus of prokaryote (2) Nucleoid of prokaryote 
 (3) Nucleus of prokaryote  (4) Nucleus of eukaryote 
 
4. In a practical laboratory, a student while observing the slide of tissue with the help of a microscope, found a bunch 
of cylindrical shaped cells having interconnections belong to the category of:  
 (1) Adipose tissue (2) Heart muscle 
 (3) Smooth muscle (4) Skeletal muscle 
 
5. Pteridophyte plants can be better described as: 
 (1) Non vascular, non seed producing  (2) Vascular, non seed producing  
 (3) Vascular seed producing  (4) Nonvascular seed producing 
 
6. If a potted plant and a dish containing potassium hydroxide are covered by a sealed container made up of glass 
are kept in sunlight for a week, what will happen: 
 (1) Plant will grow taller  
 (2) Leaf turn yellow due to no photosynthesis 
 (3) Leaf turn green due to excess photosphynthesis 
 (4) Leaf turn yellow due to no oxygen in the jar 
 
7. Rings of cartilage are present in the throat 
 (1) To keep the throat erect (2) To produce the voice 
 (3) To prevent the air passage from infection  (4) To prevent air passage from collapse 
 
8. The process of excretion involves a sequential arrangement of following organs: 
 i.  Urinary bladder  
 ii. Kidney 
 iii.  Ureter 
 iv. Urethra 
  
 (1) i, iii, ii, iv (2) ii, i, iii, iv 
 (3) ii, iv, iii, i (4) ii, iii, I, iv 
 
9. The part of a brain concerned with the precise voluntary muscle coordination is: 
 (1) Cerebrum (2) Cerebellum 
 (3) Pons (4) Medulla oblongata 
 
10. Sex determination in humans is due to the presence of: 
 (1) Presence of X-chromosome in female (2) Presence of only Y-chromosome in male 
 (3) Formation of two types of eggs by female (4) Formation of two types of sperms by male  
 
11. The arm of humans, leg of horse, leg of a lizard and wing of birds are linked to each other because: 
 (1) Structures having similar development but different functions 
 (2) Structures having similar function bud different development  
 (3) Structures having similar development and similar functions 
 (4) Structures having different development and different functions 
 
12. In one experiment showing Mendelian inheritance, a tall pea plant with purple flowers was crossed with short pea 
plant with white flower. All the progeny in the next generation was seen to have purple flowers but half of them 
were short. What will be the genetic makeup of tall parent: 
 (1) TTPP (2) TtPP 
 (3) TTpp (4) TtPp 
 
13. A solid cube of silver has a mass of 84g. What is the resistance between the opposite faces. Given that density of 
silver is 10.5 g/cm3 and resistivity is 1.6 x 10
–4
? ?m. 
 (1) 0.4 x 10
–4
? (2) 0.8 x 10
–4
? 
 (3) 0.4 x 10
–8
 ? (4) 0.8 x 10
–8
? 
 
   
   
 
14. Farsighted people, who have lost their spectacles, can still read a book by looking through a small (3–4 mm) hole 
in a sheet of a panel because 
 (1) Because the fine hole produces an image of the letters at a longer distance.  
 (2) Because in doing so, the distance of the object is increased. 
 (3) Because in doing so, the focal length of the eye lens is effectively decreased. 
 (4) Because in doing so, the focal length of the eye-lens is effectively increased. 
 
15. The equivalent resistance of network of three 2 ? resistors can not be 
 (1) 0.67 (2) 2 ? 
 (3) 3 ? (4) 6 ? 
 
16. The displacement of body as a function of time is shown in figure. The figure indicates that  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) The body starts with a certain velocity, but the motion is retarded and finally the body stops 
 (2) The velocity of the body is constant throughout  
 (3) The acceleration of the body is constant throughout  
 (4) The body starts with a constant velocity, the body moves with another constant velocity 
 
17. A bird is in a wire cage hanging from a spring balance. The reading of the balance is taken when the bird is flying 
about in the cage, and when the bird is at rest in the cage. The first reading will be 
 (1) Much greater than the second (2) Greater than the second 
 (3) Less than the second  (4) Same as the second 
 
18. A concave mirror is placed on a table with its pole touching the bable. The mirror is rotated about its principle axis 
in clockwise direction. The image of a person looking straight into it 
 (1) Rotates in clockwise direction  (2) Rotates in anti-clockwise direction  
 (3) Is inverted (4) Does not rotate 
 
19. A man standing in a swimming pool looks at a stone lying at the bottom. The depth of the swimming pool is h. At 
what distance from the surface of water is the image of the stone formed? Take ? as refractive index of water. 
 (1) h  (2) ?h 
 (3) 
h
?
 (4) 
h
?
 
 
20. “Metal dishes” (Dish Antennas) are used for receiving TV signals from distance communication satellites. These 
‘Metal Dishes’ are 
 (1) Convex Reflectors (2) both convex and concave reflectors 
 (3) Concave reflector (4) Convex refractors 
 
21. Linear magnification (m) Produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles 
 (1) Is equal to one (2) is infinity 
 (3) Is more than one  (4) Is less than one  
 
22. Which of the following ray diagrams, show the correct refraction of ray of light  
 
 
 
 
 (1)  (2)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (3)  (4)  
 
 
1 2 3 4 Time  
Displacement 
air 
glass air 
glass 
water 
glass 
water 
glass 
   
   
 
 
23. If a symmetrical convex lens of focal length ‘f’ is cut into two parts along the principal axis as shows in the figure, 
the focal length of each part will be 
 
 
 
 
  
 (1) f/2 (2) f/4 
 (3) f (4) ? 
 
24. Which statement is true for an eye donor 
 i.  Eye donor can belong to any age group or gender 
 ii. People who use spectacles can not donate eye 
 iii.  Eye must be removed within 4-6 hours after death 
 iv. eye removal process takes only 10-15 minutes 
 
 (1) i, ii, iii (2) i, iii, iv 
 (3) i,ii, iv (4) ii, iii, iv 
 
25. Electric bulb B1 (100W –250V) and electric bulb B2 (100 W –200V) are connected across source of 250v as 
shown in figure what is the potential drop across electric bulb B2? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) 200V (2) 250V 
 (3) 98V (4) 48V 
 
26. A beam of alpha particles moving towards east is deflected towards south by magnetic field. The direction of 
magnetic field is 
 (1) towards south (2) towards east 
 (3) downward (4) upward 
 
27. What is the formula for ferric Oxide? 
 (1) Fe O (2) Fe O3 
 (3) Fe3 O4 (4) Fe2O 
 
28. In the presence of concentrated H2SO4 acetic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol to produce  
 (1) Aldehyde (2) Carboxylic Acid 
 (3) Sulphur Dioxide (4) Ester 
 
29. Which of the following is also known as laughing gas? 
 (1) Methyl isocyanate (2) Sulphur Dioxide 
 (3) Nitrous Oxide (4) Methyl phosphate 
 
30. The ion of an element has 3 positive charge, 27 mass number and 14 neutrons. Find the number of electrons in 
this ion. 
 (1) 13 (2) 10 
 (3) 14 (4) 16 
 
31. The of the following is responsible for the blackening of silver jewellery on prolonged exposure to air? 
 (1) Ag3N (2) Ag2O 
 (3) Ag2S and Ag3N (4) Ag2S 
 
 
32. A metal is strongly heated in the presence of air to form a black mass. The metal is …………….. 
 (1) Copper (2) Potassium 
 (3) Silver (4) Zinc 
 
33. Which of these shows Tyndall effect? 
 (1) Common Salt Solution  (2) Lemon Juice 
 (3) Milk (4) Copper Sulphate Solution  
 
  
f’ 
B1 B2 
250 V 
   
   
 
 
34. Which substance is chemically resistant and can hold aqua regia? 
 (1) Ceramics (2) Glass 
 (3) Plastic (4) Fibre 
 
35. What mass of Oxygen is required to react completely with 15g of Hydrogen gas to form water? 
 (1) 120g (2) 107.5g 
 (3) 132.5g (4) 112g 
 
36. On which of the following substance will you pour Hydrochloric acid if you wish to prepare carbon dioxide gas in 
laboratory? 
 (1) Zinc particles (2) Copper sulphate particle 
 (3) Pieces of marbles (4) Ammonium chloride 
 
37. Solder is an alloy of____________ 
 (1) Copper and Mercury  (2) Copper and lead 
 (3) Lead and Mercury (4) Lead the Tin 
 
38. What is the formula of propanal? 
 (1) CH3CH2CHO (2) CH3CH2CH2CHO 
 (3) CH3COCH2 (4) CH3CH2CO CH2 
 
39. Shweta went for a journey by train in June 2018. Her train was to depart at 7 am. Her mother packed ‘Bread 
Pakedas’ For her lunch. However Sheweta did not eat them till evening. In the evening when she opened her 
lunch box, she felt an unpleasant smell. The taste of Pakods was also sour. This happened due to _______ 
 (1) Thermal Decomposition  (2) Calcinations 
 (3) Isomerism (4) Rancidity 
 
40. Which of the following elements will be in Group 16 of periodic table? 
  Symbol  Atomic Number 
  Te  52 
  Re  75 
  Se  34 
  Xe  54 
 (1) Te and Xe (2) Se and Te  
 (3) Re and Se (4) Te and Re  
 
41. Who wrote the ‘Two Treatises of Government’? 
 (1) Jean Jacques Rousseau (2) John locke 
 (3) Montesquieu (4) Louis XVl 
 
42. Louis Blanc wanted to encourage cooperatives and replace capital enterprises, Name the country to which he 
belong?  
 (1) Russia (2) Germany  
 (3) France (4) Italy 
 
43. Name the economist who had once advised Hitler against, in vesting in rearmament 
 (1) Pastor Niemoeller (2) Hjalmar Schacht  
 (3) Ernst Hiemer (4) Erna Kranz 
 
44. Who was the first Inspector General of Forests appointed by the British in India? 
 (1) George Yule (2) Verrier Elwin  
 (3) Dietrich Brandis  (4) H.S. Gibson 
 
45. ‘Chapkan’ means   
 (1) a long buttoned coat  (2) a type of turban  
 (3) a western three piece suit  (4) phenta (hat) 
 
46. Who introduced opium into china in the early sixteenth century?  
 (1) Britishers  (2) Japanese  
 (3) Russians  (4) Portuguese  
 
47. Who was the Austrian chancellor when Congress of Vienna (1815) was held?  
 (1) Giuseppe Mazzini (2) Duke Metternich  
 (3) Giuseppe Garibaldi  (4) Otto Von Bismarck  
 
48. Name the two imperialist, countries against, which the nationalist Vietnamese fought?  
 (1) France and Britain  (2) Britain and Japan  
 (3) Japan and France  (4) France and Germany