Chandigarh: State Level Question Paper & Answer Key (SAT) - 2016-17 | NTSE for Class 10 PDF Download

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Time: 90 Minute Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2016 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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: 90 Minute Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2016 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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. Kidneys in human beings are a part of the system for 
 (1) Nutrition (2) Respiration   
 (3) Excretion (4) Transportation 
 
2. In a neuron, conversion of electrical signal to a chemical signal occurs at/in 
 (1) Axon (2) Dendrite end 
 (3) Axonal end (4) Cell body 
 
3. Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which hormone? 
 (1) Auxin (2) Thyroxin 
 (3) Adrenaline (4) Insulin 
 
4. Name the plant hormone responsible for falling of senescent leaves 
 (1) Gibberelin (2) Auxin 
 (3) Cytokinin (4) Abscisic Acid 
 
5. Characters transmitted from parents to offspring are present in 
 (1) Cytoplasm (2) Ribosome 
 (3) Golgi Bodies (4) Genese 
 
6. Break down of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in 
 (1) Cytoplasm (2) Mitochondria  
 (3) Chloroplast (4) Nucleus 
 
7. In human males, all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/these unpaired chromosome is/are 
 (1) Large chromosome (2) Small chromosome 
 (3) Y-chromosome (4) X-chromosome 
 
8. The main cause of abundant coliform bacteria in the river Ganga is 
 (1) Disposal of unburnt corpses into water  
 (2) Discharge of effluents from electroplating industries  
 (3) Washing of clothes  
 (4) Immersion of ashes  
 
9. Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level 
is known as 
 (1) Eutrophication (2) Pollution 
 (3) Biomagnification (4) Accumulation 
 
10. Out of the following endrocine glands which are unpaired? 
 (1) Ovary (2) Testes 
 (3) Pancreas (4) Adrenal 
 
11. How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from spinal cord? 
 (1) 31 Pairs (2) 30 Pairs 
 (3) 40 Pairs (4) None of these  
 
12. What is the information source for making proteins in the nucleus of a cell? 
 (1) IUCD (2) DNA 
 (3) ER (4) ATP 
 
13. Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in 
 (1) Amoeba (2) Yeast 
 (3) Plasmodium (4) Leishmania 
 
14. Which of the following is an example of homologous organs is? 
 (1) Our arm and a dog’s foreleg (2) Our teeth and an elephant’s tusk 
 (3) Potato and runners of grass (4) All of the above   
 
15. An object is placed at 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 20 cm, find the position of image? 
 (1) 3.33 cm behind the mirror (2) 3.33 cm in front of the mirror 
 (3) 6.67 cm in front of the mirror (4) 6.67 cm behind the mirror  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Time: 90 Minute Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2016 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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. Kidneys in human beings are a part of the system for 
 (1) Nutrition (2) Respiration   
 (3) Excretion (4) Transportation 
 
2. In a neuron, conversion of electrical signal to a chemical signal occurs at/in 
 (1) Axon (2) Dendrite end 
 (3) Axonal end (4) Cell body 
 
3. Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which hormone? 
 (1) Auxin (2) Thyroxin 
 (3) Adrenaline (4) Insulin 
 
4. Name the plant hormone responsible for falling of senescent leaves 
 (1) Gibberelin (2) Auxin 
 (3) Cytokinin (4) Abscisic Acid 
 
5. Characters transmitted from parents to offspring are present in 
 (1) Cytoplasm (2) Ribosome 
 (3) Golgi Bodies (4) Genese 
 
6. Break down of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in 
 (1) Cytoplasm (2) Mitochondria  
 (3) Chloroplast (4) Nucleus 
 
7. In human males, all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/these unpaired chromosome is/are 
 (1) Large chromosome (2) Small chromosome 
 (3) Y-chromosome (4) X-chromosome 
 
8. The main cause of abundant coliform bacteria in the river Ganga is 
 (1) Disposal of unburnt corpses into water  
 (2) Discharge of effluents from electroplating industries  
 (3) Washing of clothes  
 (4) Immersion of ashes  
 
9. Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level 
is known as 
 (1) Eutrophication (2) Pollution 
 (3) Biomagnification (4) Accumulation 
 
10. Out of the following endrocine glands which are unpaired? 
 (1) Ovary (2) Testes 
 (3) Pancreas (4) Adrenal 
 
11. How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from spinal cord? 
 (1) 31 Pairs (2) 30 Pairs 
 (3) 40 Pairs (4) None of these  
 
12. What is the information source for making proteins in the nucleus of a cell? 
 (1) IUCD (2) DNA 
 (3) ER (4) ATP 
 
13. Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in 
 (1) Amoeba (2) Yeast 
 (3) Plasmodium (4) Leishmania 
 
14. Which of the following is an example of homologous organs is? 
 (1) Our arm and a dog’s foreleg (2) Our teeth and an elephant’s tusk 
 (3) Potato and runners of grass (4) All of the above   
 
15. An object is placed at 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 20 cm, find the position of image? 
 (1) 3.33 cm behind the mirror (2) 3.33 cm in front of the mirror 
 (3) 6.67 cm in front of the mirror (4) 6.67 cm behind the mirror  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
16. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in figure below. The refractive index of medium B relative 
to A will be 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) Greater than unity  
 (2) Less than unity 
 (3) Equal to unity  
 (4) Zero 
 
17. Which of the following defects can be rectified by using cylindrical lenses? 
 (1) Myopia (2) Presbyopia 
 (3) Astigmatism (4) Hypermetropia  
 
18. Splitting of white light into its component is called 
 (1) Dispersion (2) Scattering 
 (3) Total internal Reflection (4) Spectrum 
 
19. Formation of Rainbow is due to 
 (1) Scattering (2) Dispersion 
 (3) Atmospheric Refraction (4) Total internal Reflection  
 
20. Speed of light is maximum in a medium whose refraction index with respect to air is 
 (1) 1.33 (2) 1.5  
 (3) 1.2 (4) 1.67 
 
21. In a hydro-Power Plant 
 (1) Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity  
 (2) Kinetic energy possessed by stored water is converted into potential energy  
 (3) Electricity is extracted from water  
 (4) Water is converted into steam to produce electricity  
 
22. Right hand Thumb Rule is used for 
 (1) Direction of induced current  
 (2) Direction of force acting on a current-carrying conductor inside the magnetic field 
 (3) Direction of magnetic field due to current carrying conductor 
 (4) direction of force on a moving charge inside magnetic field 
 
23. A positively charged particle projected towards west is deflected towards north by a magnetic field then the 
direction of magnetic field is 
 (1) Towards South (2) Forwards East  
 (3) Downward (4) Upward  
 
24. Phenomenon of electromagnetic induction is 
 (1) Process of charging a body  
 (2) Process of generating magnetic field due to a current passing through a coil  
 (3) Producing induced current in a coil due to relative motion between a magnet and the coil  
 (4) Process of rotating a coil of an electric motor  
 
25. Two electrical appliances are connected in series. If their powers are P1, P2, then the power of combinations will 
be 
 (1) P1 + P2 (2) 
12
11
PP
?  
 (3) 
12
12
PP
PP ?
 (4) None  
 
26. Which of the following is not a use of electrolysis? 
 (1) Electroplanting (2) Printing 
 (3) Purification of metals (4) Photography  
 
27. Ratio of resistivities of two materials A and B is 1:2, ratio of their length is 3:4. If the ratio of their radii is 2:3, find 
the ratio of resistance of A and B, 
 (1) 3:4 (2) 4:3 
 (3) 32:27 (4) 27:32 
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Time: 90 Minute Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2016 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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. Kidneys in human beings are a part of the system for 
 (1) Nutrition (2) Respiration   
 (3) Excretion (4) Transportation 
 
2. In a neuron, conversion of electrical signal to a chemical signal occurs at/in 
 (1) Axon (2) Dendrite end 
 (3) Axonal end (4) Cell body 
 
3. Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which hormone? 
 (1) Auxin (2) Thyroxin 
 (3) Adrenaline (4) Insulin 
 
4. Name the plant hormone responsible for falling of senescent leaves 
 (1) Gibberelin (2) Auxin 
 (3) Cytokinin (4) Abscisic Acid 
 
5. Characters transmitted from parents to offspring are present in 
 (1) Cytoplasm (2) Ribosome 
 (3) Golgi Bodies (4) Genese 
 
6. Break down of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in 
 (1) Cytoplasm (2) Mitochondria  
 (3) Chloroplast (4) Nucleus 
 
7. In human males, all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/these unpaired chromosome is/are 
 (1) Large chromosome (2) Small chromosome 
 (3) Y-chromosome (4) X-chromosome 
 
8. The main cause of abundant coliform bacteria in the river Ganga is 
 (1) Disposal of unburnt corpses into water  
 (2) Discharge of effluents from electroplating industries  
 (3) Washing of clothes  
 (4) Immersion of ashes  
 
9. Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level 
is known as 
 (1) Eutrophication (2) Pollution 
 (3) Biomagnification (4) Accumulation 
 
10. Out of the following endrocine glands which are unpaired? 
 (1) Ovary (2) Testes 
 (3) Pancreas (4) Adrenal 
 
11. How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from spinal cord? 
 (1) 31 Pairs (2) 30 Pairs 
 (3) 40 Pairs (4) None of these  
 
12. What is the information source for making proteins in the nucleus of a cell? 
 (1) IUCD (2) DNA 
 (3) ER (4) ATP 
 
13. Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in 
 (1) Amoeba (2) Yeast 
 (3) Plasmodium (4) Leishmania 
 
14. Which of the following is an example of homologous organs is? 
 (1) Our arm and a dog’s foreleg (2) Our teeth and an elephant’s tusk 
 (3) Potato and runners of grass (4) All of the above   
 
15. An object is placed at 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 20 cm, find the position of image? 
 (1) 3.33 cm behind the mirror (2) 3.33 cm in front of the mirror 
 (3) 6.67 cm in front of the mirror (4) 6.67 cm behind the mirror  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
16. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in figure below. The refractive index of medium B relative 
to A will be 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) Greater than unity  
 (2) Less than unity 
 (3) Equal to unity  
 (4) Zero 
 
17. Which of the following defects can be rectified by using cylindrical lenses? 
 (1) Myopia (2) Presbyopia 
 (3) Astigmatism (4) Hypermetropia  
 
18. Splitting of white light into its component is called 
 (1) Dispersion (2) Scattering 
 (3) Total internal Reflection (4) Spectrum 
 
19. Formation of Rainbow is due to 
 (1) Scattering (2) Dispersion 
 (3) Atmospheric Refraction (4) Total internal Reflection  
 
20. Speed of light is maximum in a medium whose refraction index with respect to air is 
 (1) 1.33 (2) 1.5  
 (3) 1.2 (4) 1.67 
 
21. In a hydro-Power Plant 
 (1) Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity  
 (2) Kinetic energy possessed by stored water is converted into potential energy  
 (3) Electricity is extracted from water  
 (4) Water is converted into steam to produce electricity  
 
22. Right hand Thumb Rule is used for 
 (1) Direction of induced current  
 (2) Direction of force acting on a current-carrying conductor inside the magnetic field 
 (3) Direction of magnetic field due to current carrying conductor 
 (4) direction of force on a moving charge inside magnetic field 
 
23. A positively charged particle projected towards west is deflected towards north by a magnetic field then the 
direction of magnetic field is 
 (1) Towards South (2) Forwards East  
 (3) Downward (4) Upward  
 
24. Phenomenon of electromagnetic induction is 
 (1) Process of charging a body  
 (2) Process of generating magnetic field due to a current passing through a coil  
 (3) Producing induced current in a coil due to relative motion between a magnet and the coil  
 (4) Process of rotating a coil of an electric motor  
 
25. Two electrical appliances are connected in series. If their powers are P1, P2, then the power of combinations will 
be 
 (1) P1 + P2 (2) 
12
11
PP
?  
 (3) 
12
12
PP
PP ?
 (4) None  
 
26. Which of the following is not a use of electrolysis? 
 (1) Electroplanting (2) Printing 
 (3) Purification of metals (4) Photography  
 
27. Ratio of resistivities of two materials A and B is 1:2, ratio of their length is 3:4. If the ratio of their radii is 2:3, find 
the ratio of resistance of A and B, 
 (1) 3:4 (2) 4:3 
 (3) 32:27 (4) 27:32 
   
   
 
 
28. Chemical reaction between quick lime and water is characterized by 
 (1) evolution of Hydrogen gas (2) formation of slaked lime precipitate  
 (3) change in temperature of mixture (4) change in colour of the product  
 
29. Process of respiration is 
 (1) an oxidation reaction which is endothermic (2) a reduction reaction which is exothermic  
 (3) a combination reaction which is endothermic (4) an oxidation reaction which is exothermic  
 
30. The discomfort caused by indigestion due to over eating can be cured by taking 
 (1) vinegar (2) lemon juice 
 (3) baking soda (4) caustic soda 
 
31. Which of the following is treated with chlorine to obtain bleaching powder? 
 (1) CaSO4 (2) Ca(OH)2 
 (3) Mg (OH)2 (4) KOH 
 
32. Which of the following is the most reactive metal ……….. 
 (1) aluminium (2) copper 
 (3) tin (4) calcium 
 
33. Which of the following pair of reactants can undergo a displacement reaction under appropriate conditions? 
 (1) MgSO4 + Fe (2) ZnSO4 + Fe 
 (3) MgSO4 + Pb (4) CuSO4 + Fe 
 
34. Calamine ore can be converted into ZnO by the process of 
 (1) Dehydration (2) Roasting 
 (3) Calcinations (4) Sulphonation 
 
35. Which of the following always contains mercury as one of the constituents? 
 (1) Stainless steel (2) Solder 
 (3) Duralumin (4) Zinc Amalgam 
 
36. Property of self-combination of the atoms of the same element to form long chains is known as 
 (1) Protonation (2) Carbonation 
 (3) oronation (4) Catenation 
 
37. Hydrocarbon 2-methylbutane is an isomer of 
 (1) n-pentane (2) n-butane 
 (3) propane (4) iso-butane 
 
38. Chlorine reacts with saturated hydrocarbons at room temperature in the   
 (1) absence of sunlight  (2) presence of sunlight  
 (3) absence of moisture (4) presence of H2SO4 
 
39. On moving from left to right in a period of the periodic table, the atomic number of elements increases. What 
happens to the size of atoms of elements on moving from left to right in a period?  
 (1) Increases (2) Decreases 
 (3) Remains the same (4) First increases then decreases  
 
40. When a student put some copper turnings in a colourless solution, he observed that the solution gradually turned 
blue. The solution is most likely to be: 
 (1) Ferrours sulphate solution (2) Magnesium nitrate solution  
 (3) Silver nitrate solution (4) Copper sulphate solution 
 
41. A narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in width laying parallel to the slopes of the Shivalik is known as 
 (1) Doab (2) Bhangar 
 (3) Bhabar (4) Terai 
 
42. The soil in the northern plain region of India consists of calcareous deposits and is locally known as 
 (1) Khadar (2) Black soil 
 (3) Doab (4) Kankar 
 
43. A narrow belt of high attitude (above 12000 m) where westerly wind in the troposphere flows is known as 
 (1) Ozone layer (2) EI Nino 
 (3) EVSO (4) Jet stream 
 
44. A warm ocean current that flows past the Peruvian coast in place of cold Peruvian current is known as 
 (1) ENSO (2) LA NINA 
 (3) EL Nino (4) Western Disturbance 
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Time: 90 Minute Maximum Marks: 100 
 
SCHOLASTIC APTITUTE TEST - 2016 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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. Kidneys in human beings are a part of the system for 
 (1) Nutrition (2) Respiration   
 (3) Excretion (4) Transportation 
 
2. In a neuron, conversion of electrical signal to a chemical signal occurs at/in 
 (1) Axon (2) Dendrite end 
 (3) Axonal end (4) Cell body 
 
3. Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which hormone? 
 (1) Auxin (2) Thyroxin 
 (3) Adrenaline (4) Insulin 
 
4. Name the plant hormone responsible for falling of senescent leaves 
 (1) Gibberelin (2) Auxin 
 (3) Cytokinin (4) Abscisic Acid 
 
5. Characters transmitted from parents to offspring are present in 
 (1) Cytoplasm (2) Ribosome 
 (3) Golgi Bodies (4) Genese 
 
6. Break down of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in 
 (1) Cytoplasm (2) Mitochondria  
 (3) Chloroplast (4) Nucleus 
 
7. In human males, all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/these unpaired chromosome is/are 
 (1) Large chromosome (2) Small chromosome 
 (3) Y-chromosome (4) X-chromosome 
 
8. The main cause of abundant coliform bacteria in the river Ganga is 
 (1) Disposal of unburnt corpses into water  
 (2) Discharge of effluents from electroplating industries  
 (3) Washing of clothes  
 (4) Immersion of ashes  
 
9. Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level 
is known as 
 (1) Eutrophication (2) Pollution 
 (3) Biomagnification (4) Accumulation 
 
10. Out of the following endrocine glands which are unpaired? 
 (1) Ovary (2) Testes 
 (3) Pancreas (4) Adrenal 
 
11. How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from spinal cord? 
 (1) 31 Pairs (2) 30 Pairs 
 (3) 40 Pairs (4) None of these  
 
12. What is the information source for making proteins in the nucleus of a cell? 
 (1) IUCD (2) DNA 
 (3) ER (4) ATP 
 
13. Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in 
 (1) Amoeba (2) Yeast 
 (3) Plasmodium (4) Leishmania 
 
14. Which of the following is an example of homologous organs is? 
 (1) Our arm and a dog’s foreleg (2) Our teeth and an elephant’s tusk 
 (3) Potato and runners of grass (4) All of the above   
 
15. An object is placed at 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 20 cm, find the position of image? 
 (1) 3.33 cm behind the mirror (2) 3.33 cm in front of the mirror 
 (3) 6.67 cm in front of the mirror (4) 6.67 cm behind the mirror  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
16. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in figure below. The refractive index of medium B relative 
to A will be 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) Greater than unity  
 (2) Less than unity 
 (3) Equal to unity  
 (4) Zero 
 
17. Which of the following defects can be rectified by using cylindrical lenses? 
 (1) Myopia (2) Presbyopia 
 (3) Astigmatism (4) Hypermetropia  
 
18. Splitting of white light into its component is called 
 (1) Dispersion (2) Scattering 
 (3) Total internal Reflection (4) Spectrum 
 
19. Formation of Rainbow is due to 
 (1) Scattering (2) Dispersion 
 (3) Atmospheric Refraction (4) Total internal Reflection  
 
20. Speed of light is maximum in a medium whose refraction index with respect to air is 
 (1) 1.33 (2) 1.5  
 (3) 1.2 (4) 1.67 
 
21. In a hydro-Power Plant 
 (1) Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity  
 (2) Kinetic energy possessed by stored water is converted into potential energy  
 (3) Electricity is extracted from water  
 (4) Water is converted into steam to produce electricity  
 
22. Right hand Thumb Rule is used for 
 (1) Direction of induced current  
 (2) Direction of force acting on a current-carrying conductor inside the magnetic field 
 (3) Direction of magnetic field due to current carrying conductor 
 (4) direction of force on a moving charge inside magnetic field 
 
23. A positively charged particle projected towards west is deflected towards north by a magnetic field then the 
direction of magnetic field is 
 (1) Towards South (2) Forwards East  
 (3) Downward (4) Upward  
 
24. Phenomenon of electromagnetic induction is 
 (1) Process of charging a body  
 (2) Process of generating magnetic field due to a current passing through a coil  
 (3) Producing induced current in a coil due to relative motion between a magnet and the coil  
 (4) Process of rotating a coil of an electric motor  
 
25. Two electrical appliances are connected in series. If their powers are P1, P2, then the power of combinations will 
be 
 (1) P1 + P2 (2) 
12
11
PP
?  
 (3) 
12
12
PP
PP ?
 (4) None  
 
26. Which of the following is not a use of electrolysis? 
 (1) Electroplanting (2) Printing 
 (3) Purification of metals (4) Photography  
 
27. Ratio of resistivities of two materials A and B is 1:2, ratio of their length is 3:4. If the ratio of their radii is 2:3, find 
the ratio of resistance of A and B, 
 (1) 3:4 (2) 4:3 
 (3) 32:27 (4) 27:32 
   
   
 
 
28. Chemical reaction between quick lime and water is characterized by 
 (1) evolution of Hydrogen gas (2) formation of slaked lime precipitate  
 (3) change in temperature of mixture (4) change in colour of the product  
 
29. Process of respiration is 
 (1) an oxidation reaction which is endothermic (2) a reduction reaction which is exothermic  
 (3) a combination reaction which is endothermic (4) an oxidation reaction which is exothermic  
 
30. The discomfort caused by indigestion due to over eating can be cured by taking 
 (1) vinegar (2) lemon juice 
 (3) baking soda (4) caustic soda 
 
31. Which of the following is treated with chlorine to obtain bleaching powder? 
 (1) CaSO4 (2) Ca(OH)2 
 (3) Mg (OH)2 (4) KOH 
 
32. Which of the following is the most reactive metal ……….. 
 (1) aluminium (2) copper 
 (3) tin (4) calcium 
 
33. Which of the following pair of reactants can undergo a displacement reaction under appropriate conditions? 
 (1) MgSO4 + Fe (2) ZnSO4 + Fe 
 (3) MgSO4 + Pb (4) CuSO4 + Fe 
 
34. Calamine ore can be converted into ZnO by the process of 
 (1) Dehydration (2) Roasting 
 (3) Calcinations (4) Sulphonation 
 
35. Which of the following always contains mercury as one of the constituents? 
 (1) Stainless steel (2) Solder 
 (3) Duralumin (4) Zinc Amalgam 
 
36. Property of self-combination of the atoms of the same element to form long chains is known as 
 (1) Protonation (2) Carbonation 
 (3) oronation (4) Catenation 
 
37. Hydrocarbon 2-methylbutane is an isomer of 
 (1) n-pentane (2) n-butane 
 (3) propane (4) iso-butane 
 
38. Chlorine reacts with saturated hydrocarbons at room temperature in the   
 (1) absence of sunlight  (2) presence of sunlight  
 (3) absence of moisture (4) presence of H2SO4 
 
39. On moving from left to right in a period of the periodic table, the atomic number of elements increases. What 
happens to the size of atoms of elements on moving from left to right in a period?  
 (1) Increases (2) Decreases 
 (3) Remains the same (4) First increases then decreases  
 
40. When a student put some copper turnings in a colourless solution, he observed that the solution gradually turned 
blue. The solution is most likely to be: 
 (1) Ferrours sulphate solution (2) Magnesium nitrate solution  
 (3) Silver nitrate solution (4) Copper sulphate solution 
 
41. A narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in width laying parallel to the slopes of the Shivalik is known as 
 (1) Doab (2) Bhangar 
 (3) Bhabar (4) Terai 
 
42. The soil in the northern plain region of India consists of calcareous deposits and is locally known as 
 (1) Khadar (2) Black soil 
 (3) Doab (4) Kankar 
 
43. A narrow belt of high attitude (above 12000 m) where westerly wind in the troposphere flows is known as 
 (1) Ozone layer (2) EI Nino 
 (3) EVSO (4) Jet stream 
 
44. A warm ocean current that flows past the Peruvian coast in place of cold Peruvian current is known as 
 (1) ENSO (2) LA NINA 
 (3) EL Nino (4) Western Disturbance 
   
   
 
45. Which one is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats 
 (1) Nilgiri (2) Mahendragiri 
 (3) Parasnath (4) Doda Beta 
 
46. Ganga plain lies between which river  
 (1) Yamuna and Teesta (2) Ghaggar and Teesta 
 (3) Yamuna and Brahmaputra (4) Teesta and Sarda 
 
47. Non-metallic minerals are found in 
 (1) Igneous rocks (2) Metamorphic rocks  
 (3) Sedimentary rocks (4) Mixed rocks  
 
 
48. Silicon used in the computer industry is obtained from 
 (1) Bauxite (2) Quartz 
 (3) cuprite (4) Magnetite 
 
49. Which is the extreme south western port located at the entrance of lagoon with a natural harbor? 
 (1) Tuticorin (2) Chennai 
 (3) Kochi (4) Karwar 
 
50. The national water ways no. 1 is located on the river 
 (1) Ganga (2) Brahmaputra 
 (3) Kaveri (4) Yamuna 
 
51. The larger occurrence of minerals of igneous and metamorphic rocks are called 
 (1) Veins (2) Loads 
 (3) Layers (4) Beds 
 
52. “Rat-hole” mining is found in 
 (1) Jharkhand (2) Nagaland 
 (3) Meghalaya (4) Odisha 
 
53. In the context of France the fall of Bastille took place on 
 (1) 20
th
 August 1789 (2) 14
th
 August 1789  
 (3) 14
th
 July 1789 (4) 14
th
 August 1798  
 
54. “The Spirit of Laws” book was written by 
 (1) Rousseau (2) John Locke  
 (3) Montesquieu (4) Nelson Mandela  
 
55. Who led the Bolshevik group in Russia during Russian Revolution? 
 (1) Karl Marx (2) Friedrich Engels  
 (3) Leon Trotsky (4) Vladimir Lenin 
 
56. Which incident led to the start of World War II? 
 (1) Russian invasion of Poland (2) German invasion of Russia  
 (3) German invasion of Poland (4) Japans sinking of ship at Pearl Harbour  
 
57. When as the first world cup cricket successfully staged 
 (1) 1975 (2) 1947 
 (3) 1974 (4) 1976 
 
58. Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act? 
 (1) It increased the taxes on land  
 (2) It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial  
 (3) It put a ban on the congress party  
 (4) All of the above  
 
59. Who said ‘When France sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold? 
 (1) TT.S. Eliot (2) Metternich 
 (3) Count Cavour (4) Bismarck 
 
60. Who was the founder of Hoa Hao movement? 
 (1) Huynh Phun So (2) Liang Oichad 
 (3) Phan Boi Chan (4) Ngyuagen Dinchien  
 
61. During French colonization Thailand was known as 
 (1) Mekong (2) Yunnan 
 (3) Sagon (4) Siam