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ODISHA NTSE Stage I_2020-21 
SAT (SET – B) 
 
 
1. Which of the following types of soils have mostly come into existence due to weathering of ancient 
crystalline and metamorphic rocks? 
 (A) Regular and Black soils  (B) Red and yellow soils 
 (C) Arid and Semi-arid soils  (D) Peaty and Marshy soils 
 
2. Match the major types of vegetation in List I with their important trees in List II. 
  List I    List II 
 (p) Mangrove Forests   (i) Teak 
 (q) Montane Forests   (ii) Babool (Acacia) 
 (r) Tropical Thom Forests  (iii)Pine 
 (s) Tropical Deciduous Forests (iv) Sundari 
 (A) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (B) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (iv), (q) – (iii), (r) – (ii), (s) – (i) (D) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 
3. The experimental projects for generating which type of energy can be found in Puga valley in Ladakh and 
Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh? 
 (A) Solar energy (B) Wind energy (C) Atomic energy (D) Geothermal energy 
 
4. Match the rivers in List I with the state of their origin in List II. 
  List I  List II 
 (p) Mahanadi (i) Uttarakhand 
 (q) Godavari (ii) Chhattisgarh 
 (r) Kaveri (iii)Maharashtra 
 (s) Ganga (iv) Karnataka 
 (A) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) (B) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (D) (p) – (iv), (q) – (i), (r) – (ii), (s) – (iii) 
 
5. Chambal is a tributary of which of the following rivers? 
 (A) The Narmada (B) The Yamuna (C) The Godavari (D) The Tapti 
 
6. What is the full form of ITCZ? 
 (A) Indian Tropical Convergence Zone (B) Inter Tropical Climate Zone 
 (C) Inter Tropical convergence Zone (D) Inter Temperate Convergence Zone 
 
7. The cultivation of which plantation crop was initially introduced on the Baba Budan hills in Karnataka? 
 (A) Coffee (B) Tea (C) Rubber (D) Sugarcane 
 
8. Which of the following options is the youngest mountain range of India? 
 (A) Himalayan mountain range (B) Aravalli mountain range 
 (C) Vindhya mountain range  (D) Satpura mountain range 
 
9. Which mine is found in Khetri, situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, Rajasthan? 
 (A) Bauxite (B) Lignite (C) Coal (D) Copper 
 
10. What is the criteria to consider a person as a literate according to census of India 2001? 
 (A) 6 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (B) 7 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (C) 5 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (D) 9 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
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ODISHA NTSE Stage I_2020-21 
SAT (SET – B) 
 
 
1. Which of the following types of soils have mostly come into existence due to weathering of ancient 
crystalline and metamorphic rocks? 
 (A) Regular and Black soils  (B) Red and yellow soils 
 (C) Arid and Semi-arid soils  (D) Peaty and Marshy soils 
 
2. Match the major types of vegetation in List I with their important trees in List II. 
  List I    List II 
 (p) Mangrove Forests   (i) Teak 
 (q) Montane Forests   (ii) Babool (Acacia) 
 (r) Tropical Thom Forests  (iii)Pine 
 (s) Tropical Deciduous Forests (iv) Sundari 
 (A) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (B) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (iv), (q) – (iii), (r) – (ii), (s) – (i) (D) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 
3. The experimental projects for generating which type of energy can be found in Puga valley in Ladakh and 
Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh? 
 (A) Solar energy (B) Wind energy (C) Atomic energy (D) Geothermal energy 
 
4. Match the rivers in List I with the state of their origin in List II. 
  List I  List II 
 (p) Mahanadi (i) Uttarakhand 
 (q) Godavari (ii) Chhattisgarh 
 (r) Kaveri (iii)Maharashtra 
 (s) Ganga (iv) Karnataka 
 (A) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) (B) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (D) (p) – (iv), (q) – (i), (r) – (ii), (s) – (iii) 
 
5. Chambal is a tributary of which of the following rivers? 
 (A) The Narmada (B) The Yamuna (C) The Godavari (D) The Tapti 
 
6. What is the full form of ITCZ? 
 (A) Indian Tropical Convergence Zone (B) Inter Tropical Climate Zone 
 (C) Inter Tropical convergence Zone (D) Inter Temperate Convergence Zone 
 
7. The cultivation of which plantation crop was initially introduced on the Baba Budan hills in Karnataka? 
 (A) Coffee (B) Tea (C) Rubber (D) Sugarcane 
 
8. Which of the following options is the youngest mountain range of India? 
 (A) Himalayan mountain range (B) Aravalli mountain range 
 (C) Vindhya mountain range  (D) Satpura mountain range 
 
9. Which mine is found in Khetri, situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, Rajasthan? 
 (A) Bauxite (B) Lignite (C) Coal (D) Copper 
 
10. What is the criteria to consider a person as a literate according to census of India 2001? 
 (A) 6 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (B) 7 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (C) 5 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (D) 9 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 
         
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11. Which of the following Islands is the largest inhabited riverine island located in the Himalayan river 
system of India? 
 (A) Majuli Island (B) Teressa Island (C) Hope Island (D) Umananda Island 
 
12. Which of the following is the CORRECT classification of resources on the basis of origin? 
 (A) Biotic resources and Abiotic resources 
 (B) Renewable and Non-renewable resources 
 (C) National resources and International resources 
 (D) Individual resources and Community owned resources 
 
13. Who of the following became Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 and gave rise to fascism? 
 (A) Benito Mussolini (B) Victor Emmanuel (C) Dino Grandi (D) Marie Jose 
 
14. Who among the following leaders represented Great Britain in the Treaty of Versaimes that was signed at 
Paris and brought World War I to an end? 
 (A) Georges Clemenceau   (B) Woodrow Wilson 
 (C) Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (D) David Lioyd George 
 
15. Identify the first satellite completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-
3M rocket in 1975. 
 (A) Rohini (B) Bhaskara-I (C) INSAT-1A (D) Aryabhatta 
 
16. Which of the following options is INCORRECT with reference to the important aspects of the process of 
Urbanisation in India? 
 (A) Economic aspects   (B) Socio-cultural aspects 
 (C) The demographic and spatial aspects (D) Religious aspects 
 
17. Which of the following options listed amongst UNESCO World Heritage sites is known for its Kalinga 
Architecture? 
 (A) Black Pagoda (Sun Temple), Konark (B) Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya 
 (C) Jantar Matar, Jaipur   (D) Rani ki Vav, Patan 
 
18. Which of the following countries was formally granted independence in 1946 after being ruled by United 
States? 
 (A) Philippines (B) Sri Lanka (C) Egypt (D) China 
 
19. Who of the following was arrested at Chandol for having addressed a meeting during the civil disobedience 
movement in Odisha? 
 (A) Harekrushna Mahatab   (B) Surendranath Das 
 (C) Gopabandhu Choudhury  (D) Acharya Harihar 
 
20. Laxman Naik who was arrested from Koraput district of Odisha is associated with which of the following 
movements of freedom Struggle? 
 (A) Salt Satyagraha   (B) Quit India Movement 
 (C) Khilafat Movement   (D) Non-Coperation Movement 
 
21. Which eminent personality from Odisha was appointed as a member of the Royal Agricultural 
Commission in 1927? 
 (A) Karmaveer Gourlshankar Ray (B) Kashinath Das 
 (C) Maharaja Krushan Chandra (D) Sashi Bhusan Rath 
 
 
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ODISHA NTSE Stage I_2020-21 
SAT (SET – B) 
 
 
1. Which of the following types of soils have mostly come into existence due to weathering of ancient 
crystalline and metamorphic rocks? 
 (A) Regular and Black soils  (B) Red and yellow soils 
 (C) Arid and Semi-arid soils  (D) Peaty and Marshy soils 
 
2. Match the major types of vegetation in List I with their important trees in List II. 
  List I    List II 
 (p) Mangrove Forests   (i) Teak 
 (q) Montane Forests   (ii) Babool (Acacia) 
 (r) Tropical Thom Forests  (iii)Pine 
 (s) Tropical Deciduous Forests (iv) Sundari 
 (A) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (B) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (iv), (q) – (iii), (r) – (ii), (s) – (i) (D) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 
3. The experimental projects for generating which type of energy can be found in Puga valley in Ladakh and 
Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh? 
 (A) Solar energy (B) Wind energy (C) Atomic energy (D) Geothermal energy 
 
4. Match the rivers in List I with the state of their origin in List II. 
  List I  List II 
 (p) Mahanadi (i) Uttarakhand 
 (q) Godavari (ii) Chhattisgarh 
 (r) Kaveri (iii)Maharashtra 
 (s) Ganga (iv) Karnataka 
 (A) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) (B) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (D) (p) – (iv), (q) – (i), (r) – (ii), (s) – (iii) 
 
5. Chambal is a tributary of which of the following rivers? 
 (A) The Narmada (B) The Yamuna (C) The Godavari (D) The Tapti 
 
6. What is the full form of ITCZ? 
 (A) Indian Tropical Convergence Zone (B) Inter Tropical Climate Zone 
 (C) Inter Tropical convergence Zone (D) Inter Temperate Convergence Zone 
 
7. The cultivation of which plantation crop was initially introduced on the Baba Budan hills in Karnataka? 
 (A) Coffee (B) Tea (C) Rubber (D) Sugarcane 
 
8. Which of the following options is the youngest mountain range of India? 
 (A) Himalayan mountain range (B) Aravalli mountain range 
 (C) Vindhya mountain range  (D) Satpura mountain range 
 
9. Which mine is found in Khetri, situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, Rajasthan? 
 (A) Bauxite (B) Lignite (C) Coal (D) Copper 
 
10. What is the criteria to consider a person as a literate according to census of India 2001? 
 (A) 6 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (B) 7 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (C) 5 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (D) 9 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 
         
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11. Which of the following Islands is the largest inhabited riverine island located in the Himalayan river 
system of India? 
 (A) Majuli Island (B) Teressa Island (C) Hope Island (D) Umananda Island 
 
12. Which of the following is the CORRECT classification of resources on the basis of origin? 
 (A) Biotic resources and Abiotic resources 
 (B) Renewable and Non-renewable resources 
 (C) National resources and International resources 
 (D) Individual resources and Community owned resources 
 
13. Who of the following became Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 and gave rise to fascism? 
 (A) Benito Mussolini (B) Victor Emmanuel (C) Dino Grandi (D) Marie Jose 
 
14. Who among the following leaders represented Great Britain in the Treaty of Versaimes that was signed at 
Paris and brought World War I to an end? 
 (A) Georges Clemenceau   (B) Woodrow Wilson 
 (C) Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (D) David Lioyd George 
 
15. Identify the first satellite completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-
3M rocket in 1975. 
 (A) Rohini (B) Bhaskara-I (C) INSAT-1A (D) Aryabhatta 
 
16. Which of the following options is INCORRECT with reference to the important aspects of the process of 
Urbanisation in India? 
 (A) Economic aspects   (B) Socio-cultural aspects 
 (C) The demographic and spatial aspects (D) Religious aspects 
 
17. Which of the following options listed amongst UNESCO World Heritage sites is known for its Kalinga 
Architecture? 
 (A) Black Pagoda (Sun Temple), Konark (B) Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya 
 (C) Jantar Matar, Jaipur   (D) Rani ki Vav, Patan 
 
18. Which of the following countries was formally granted independence in 1946 after being ruled by United 
States? 
 (A) Philippines (B) Sri Lanka (C) Egypt (D) China 
 
19. Who of the following was arrested at Chandol for having addressed a meeting during the civil disobedience 
movement in Odisha? 
 (A) Harekrushna Mahatab   (B) Surendranath Das 
 (C) Gopabandhu Choudhury  (D) Acharya Harihar 
 
20. Laxman Naik who was arrested from Koraput district of Odisha is associated with which of the following 
movements of freedom Struggle? 
 (A) Salt Satyagraha   (B) Quit India Movement 
 (C) Khilafat Movement   (D) Non-Coperation Movement 
 
21. Which eminent personality from Odisha was appointed as a member of the Royal Agricultural 
Commission in 1927? 
 (A) Karmaveer Gourlshankar Ray (B) Kashinath Das 
 (C) Maharaja Krushan Chandra (D) Sashi Bhusan Rath 
 
 
 
         
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22. The famous Treaty of Tordesillas was signed between which of the following two European powers aimed 
at setting conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15
th
 
century voyagers? 
 (A) British and French (B) Portugal and Spain (C) Dutch and Denmark (D) Austrian and Germans 
 
23. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) came into existence to provide collective security against the 
threat posed by which of the following power blocks? 
 (A) West Germany (B) Imperial China (C) Arab League (D) Soviet Union 
 
24. The rule Qing Dynasty ended in 1911 in which of the following Asian countries? 
 (A) Thailand (B) Vietnam (C) North Korea (D) China 
 
25. Gymnosperms is a term made from two Greek words: Gymno and Sperma which means 
 (A) whip-like, flagella (B) hair-like, cilia (C) covered, seed (D) naked, seed 
 
26. Niacin is an important nutrient found in the fish which is an animal product. It is a form of 
 (A) vitamin B3 (B) vitamin B2 (C) vitamin B1 (D) vitamin B12 
 
27. Match the following three essential components of environment given in List I with their meaning given 
in List II. 
  List I  List II 
 (a) Reduce (i) plastic bottles can be used for storing things in the kitchen 
 (b) Recycle (ii) switching off unnecessary lights and fans 
 (c) Reuse (iii)segregation of wet and dry waste 
   (iv) buying individual plastic bottles of water every time after use 
 (A) a – (ii), b – (iii), c – (i)  (B) a – (i), b – (ii), c – (iii) 
 (C) a – (iv), b – (i), c – (iii)  (D) a – (iii), b – (iv), c – (i) 
 
28. Two healthy potted plants A and B were taken and kept in dark room for 3 days, they were placed in 
separate glass plates and a watch-glass containing potassium hydroxide was placed by the side of Plant A. 
Both the plants were covered with separate bell jars, and Vaseline has been used to seat the bottom of the 
jars and were set-up as air tight. Both the plants were kept in sunlight for 2 hours. Leaves were plucked 
from each plant and checked for the presence of starch. Due to the non-availability of which of the 
following components, photosynthesis did not occur in the plant A? 
 (A) Water (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Chlorophyll (D) Starch 
 
29. The endoskeleton of various animals are formed from it. It is incorporated into life forms through the basic 
process of photosynthesis which is performed in the presence of Sunlight by all life-forms that contain 
chlorophyll. This molecule ’s cycle process coverts itself from the atmosphere or dissolved in water into 
glucose molecules. Name the molecule. 
 (A) Nitrogen (B) Carbon (C) Water (D) Nitrate 
 
30. Diverse organism use different ways to break-down glucose completely into carbon dioxide and water. 
Sometimes when there is a lack of oxygen in our muscle cells, another pathway for the break-down of 
pyruvate is taken. Here the pyruvate is converted into lactic acid which is a 
 (A) six-carbon molecule   (B) two-carbon molecule 
 (C) three-carbon molecule   (D) five-carbon molecule 
 
31. Read the following statements regarding function of Golgi apparatus and choose the CORRECT option: 
 (A) It plays a central role in cellular reproduction, the process by which a single cell divides and forms two 
new cells 
 (B) It contains ribosome attached to its surface which are sites for protein manufacture 
 (C) It helps in storage, modification and packaging of products in vesicles 
 (D) It helps to keep the cell clean by digesting any foreign material as well as worn-out cell organelles 
 
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ODISHA NTSE Stage I_2020-21 
SAT (SET – B) 
 
 
1. Which of the following types of soils have mostly come into existence due to weathering of ancient 
crystalline and metamorphic rocks? 
 (A) Regular and Black soils  (B) Red and yellow soils 
 (C) Arid and Semi-arid soils  (D) Peaty and Marshy soils 
 
2. Match the major types of vegetation in List I with their important trees in List II. 
  List I    List II 
 (p) Mangrove Forests   (i) Teak 
 (q) Montane Forests   (ii) Babool (Acacia) 
 (r) Tropical Thom Forests  (iii)Pine 
 (s) Tropical Deciduous Forests (iv) Sundari 
 (A) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (B) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (iv), (q) – (iii), (r) – (ii), (s) – (i) (D) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 
3. The experimental projects for generating which type of energy can be found in Puga valley in Ladakh and 
Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh? 
 (A) Solar energy (B) Wind energy (C) Atomic energy (D) Geothermal energy 
 
4. Match the rivers in List I with the state of their origin in List II. 
  List I  List II 
 (p) Mahanadi (i) Uttarakhand 
 (q) Godavari (ii) Chhattisgarh 
 (r) Kaveri (iii)Maharashtra 
 (s) Ganga (iv) Karnataka 
 (A) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) (B) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (D) (p) – (iv), (q) – (i), (r) – (ii), (s) – (iii) 
 
5. Chambal is a tributary of which of the following rivers? 
 (A) The Narmada (B) The Yamuna (C) The Godavari (D) The Tapti 
 
6. What is the full form of ITCZ? 
 (A) Indian Tropical Convergence Zone (B) Inter Tropical Climate Zone 
 (C) Inter Tropical convergence Zone (D) Inter Temperate Convergence Zone 
 
7. The cultivation of which plantation crop was initially introduced on the Baba Budan hills in Karnataka? 
 (A) Coffee (B) Tea (C) Rubber (D) Sugarcane 
 
8. Which of the following options is the youngest mountain range of India? 
 (A) Himalayan mountain range (B) Aravalli mountain range 
 (C) Vindhya mountain range  (D) Satpura mountain range 
 
9. Which mine is found in Khetri, situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, Rajasthan? 
 (A) Bauxite (B) Lignite (C) Coal (D) Copper 
 
10. What is the criteria to consider a person as a literate according to census of India 2001? 
 (A) 6 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (B) 7 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (C) 5 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (D) 9 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 
         
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11. Which of the following Islands is the largest inhabited riverine island located in the Himalayan river 
system of India? 
 (A) Majuli Island (B) Teressa Island (C) Hope Island (D) Umananda Island 
 
12. Which of the following is the CORRECT classification of resources on the basis of origin? 
 (A) Biotic resources and Abiotic resources 
 (B) Renewable and Non-renewable resources 
 (C) National resources and International resources 
 (D) Individual resources and Community owned resources 
 
13. Who of the following became Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 and gave rise to fascism? 
 (A) Benito Mussolini (B) Victor Emmanuel (C) Dino Grandi (D) Marie Jose 
 
14. Who among the following leaders represented Great Britain in the Treaty of Versaimes that was signed at 
Paris and brought World War I to an end? 
 (A) Georges Clemenceau   (B) Woodrow Wilson 
 (C) Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (D) David Lioyd George 
 
15. Identify the first satellite completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-
3M rocket in 1975. 
 (A) Rohini (B) Bhaskara-I (C) INSAT-1A (D) Aryabhatta 
 
16. Which of the following options is INCORRECT with reference to the important aspects of the process of 
Urbanisation in India? 
 (A) Economic aspects   (B) Socio-cultural aspects 
 (C) The demographic and spatial aspects (D) Religious aspects 
 
17. Which of the following options listed amongst UNESCO World Heritage sites is known for its Kalinga 
Architecture? 
 (A) Black Pagoda (Sun Temple), Konark (B) Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya 
 (C) Jantar Matar, Jaipur   (D) Rani ki Vav, Patan 
 
18. Which of the following countries was formally granted independence in 1946 after being ruled by United 
States? 
 (A) Philippines (B) Sri Lanka (C) Egypt (D) China 
 
19. Who of the following was arrested at Chandol for having addressed a meeting during the civil disobedience 
movement in Odisha? 
 (A) Harekrushna Mahatab   (B) Surendranath Das 
 (C) Gopabandhu Choudhury  (D) Acharya Harihar 
 
20. Laxman Naik who was arrested from Koraput district of Odisha is associated with which of the following 
movements of freedom Struggle? 
 (A) Salt Satyagraha   (B) Quit India Movement 
 (C) Khilafat Movement   (D) Non-Coperation Movement 
 
21. Which eminent personality from Odisha was appointed as a member of the Royal Agricultural 
Commission in 1927? 
 (A) Karmaveer Gourlshankar Ray (B) Kashinath Das 
 (C) Maharaja Krushan Chandra (D) Sashi Bhusan Rath 
 
 
 
         
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22. The famous Treaty of Tordesillas was signed between which of the following two European powers aimed 
at setting conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15
th
 
century voyagers? 
 (A) British and French (B) Portugal and Spain (C) Dutch and Denmark (D) Austrian and Germans 
 
23. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) came into existence to provide collective security against the 
threat posed by which of the following power blocks? 
 (A) West Germany (B) Imperial China (C) Arab League (D) Soviet Union 
 
24. The rule Qing Dynasty ended in 1911 in which of the following Asian countries? 
 (A) Thailand (B) Vietnam (C) North Korea (D) China 
 
25. Gymnosperms is a term made from two Greek words: Gymno and Sperma which means 
 (A) whip-like, flagella (B) hair-like, cilia (C) covered, seed (D) naked, seed 
 
26. Niacin is an important nutrient found in the fish which is an animal product. It is a form of 
 (A) vitamin B3 (B) vitamin B2 (C) vitamin B1 (D) vitamin B12 
 
27. Match the following three essential components of environment given in List I with their meaning given 
in List II. 
  List I  List II 
 (a) Reduce (i) plastic bottles can be used for storing things in the kitchen 
 (b) Recycle (ii) switching off unnecessary lights and fans 
 (c) Reuse (iii)segregation of wet and dry waste 
   (iv) buying individual plastic bottles of water every time after use 
 (A) a – (ii), b – (iii), c – (i)  (B) a – (i), b – (ii), c – (iii) 
 (C) a – (iv), b – (i), c – (iii)  (D) a – (iii), b – (iv), c – (i) 
 
28. Two healthy potted plants A and B were taken and kept in dark room for 3 days, they were placed in 
separate glass plates and a watch-glass containing potassium hydroxide was placed by the side of Plant A. 
Both the plants were covered with separate bell jars, and Vaseline has been used to seat the bottom of the 
jars and were set-up as air tight. Both the plants were kept in sunlight for 2 hours. Leaves were plucked 
from each plant and checked for the presence of starch. Due to the non-availability of which of the 
following components, photosynthesis did not occur in the plant A? 
 (A) Water (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Chlorophyll (D) Starch 
 
29. The endoskeleton of various animals are formed from it. It is incorporated into life forms through the basic 
process of photosynthesis which is performed in the presence of Sunlight by all life-forms that contain 
chlorophyll. This molecule ’s cycle process coverts itself from the atmosphere or dissolved in water into 
glucose molecules. Name the molecule. 
 (A) Nitrogen (B) Carbon (C) Water (D) Nitrate 
 
30. Diverse organism use different ways to break-down glucose completely into carbon dioxide and water. 
Sometimes when there is a lack of oxygen in our muscle cells, another pathway for the break-down of 
pyruvate is taken. Here the pyruvate is converted into lactic acid which is a 
 (A) six-carbon molecule   (B) two-carbon molecule 
 (C) three-carbon molecule   (D) five-carbon molecule 
 
31. Read the following statements regarding function of Golgi apparatus and choose the CORRECT option: 
 (A) It plays a central role in cellular reproduction, the process by which a single cell divides and forms two 
new cells 
 (B) It contains ribosome attached to its surface which are sites for protein manufacture 
 (C) It helps in storage, modification and packaging of products in vesicles 
 (D) It helps to keep the cell clean by digesting any foreign material as well as worn-out cell organelles 
 
 
         
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32. They are found to be very sensitive to the levels contaminants like Sulphur dioxide in the air. They are 
commonly found growing on the bark of trees as a thin greenish-white crust. They are considered to be 
useful bioindicator for air pollution. Name the organism 
 (A) Mycorrhiza (B) Lichens (C) Amoeba (D) Euglena 
 
33. Which of the following gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere and it is also a part of many molecules 
essential to life like proteins, nuclei acids and some vitamins? 
 (A) Nitrogen (B) Carbon (C) Oxygen (D) Argon 
 
34. Match the following given in List I with their respective discovery given in List II. 
  List I    List II 
 (a) Robert Hooke   (i) Discovered the free-living cells in pond water 
 (b) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (ii) Observed the cells in a cork slice with the help of 
microscope 
 (c) Robert Brown   (iii)Discovered the nucleus in the cell 
 (d) J.E. Purkinje   (iv) Coined the term protoplasm for the fluid 
substance of the cell 
 (A) a – (ii), b – (i), c – (iii), d – (iv) (B) a – (iii), b – (i), c – (iv), d – (ii) 
 (C) a – (i), b – (iii), c – (ii), d – (iv) (D) a – (iv), b – (ii), c – (iii), d – (i) 
 
35. Choose the alternative that correctly matches the species in Group 1 with their features in Group 2. 
  Group 1  Group 2 
 (a) Hydra (i) Species live in colonies 
 (b) Corals (ii) Species have a solitary-like span 
 (c) Spongilla (iii)Organism with holes 
 (d) Roundworm (iv) Species found in the intestine 
 (A) a – (iii), b – (i), c – (iv), d – (ii) (B) a – (i), b – (iii), c – (ii), d – (iv) 
 (C) a – (ii), b – (i), c – (iii), d – (iv) (D) a – (iv), b – (ii), c – (iii), d – (i) 
 
36. Read the following statements regarding the function of Lymph in transportation within the human body 
and choose the CORRECT option: 
 (A) It carries the blood away from the heart to various organs of the body and it ensures that the blood 
flows only in one direction 
 (B) It is divided into smaller vessels to bring blood in contact with all the individual cells 
 (C) It circulates around the body and helps to clot the blood during the time of injury 
 (D) It carries digested and absorbed fat from intestine and drains excess fluid from extracellular space back 
into the blood 
 
37. It does not have a mouth for ingestion of food. It ingests the food by encircling it by forming pseudopodia. 
When the food is completely encircled, the food is engulfed in the form of a bag called food vacuole. The 
excess food absorbed is stored in the form of glycogen and lipids. The undigested food gets collected in 
the food vacuole and thrown out of the body by rupturing cell membrane. Identify the organism. 
 (A) Chlamydomonas (B) Amoeba (C) Hydra (D) Sea anemone 
 
38. Plants also require nutrients for growth and development. Which of the following nutrients are supplied 
to plants by air and water? 
 (A) Nitrogen (B) Argon (C) Helium (D) Oxygen 
 
39. The mean of five numbers is 30. A sixth number is added. The new mean of six numbers is found to be 
31. The sixth number is: 
 (A) 34 (B) 32 (C) 36 (D) 30 
 
40. A bag contains red, white and green balls in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. If the bag contains 80 green balls, then the 
total number of balls in the bag is 
 (A) 145 (B) 156 (C) 192 (D) 187 
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SAT (SET – B) 
 
 
1. Which of the following types of soils have mostly come into existence due to weathering of ancient 
crystalline and metamorphic rocks? 
 (A) Regular and Black soils  (B) Red and yellow soils 
 (C) Arid and Semi-arid soils  (D) Peaty and Marshy soils 
 
2. Match the major types of vegetation in List I with their important trees in List II. 
  List I    List II 
 (p) Mangrove Forests   (i) Teak 
 (q) Montane Forests   (ii) Babool (Acacia) 
 (r) Tropical Thom Forests  (iii)Pine 
 (s) Tropical Deciduous Forests (iv) Sundari 
 (A) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (B) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (iv), (q) – (iii), (r) – (ii), (s) – (i) (D) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 
3. The experimental projects for generating which type of energy can be found in Puga valley in Ladakh and 
Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh? 
 (A) Solar energy (B) Wind energy (C) Atomic energy (D) Geothermal energy 
 
4. Match the rivers in List I with the state of their origin in List II. 
  List I  List II 
 (p) Mahanadi (i) Uttarakhand 
 (q) Godavari (ii) Chhattisgarh 
 (r) Kaveri (iii)Maharashtra 
 (s) Ganga (iv) Karnataka 
 (A) (p) – (ii), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) (B) (p) – (iii), (q) – (ii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (i) 
 (C) (p) – (i), (q) – (iii), (r) – (iv), (s) – (ii) (D) (p) – (iv), (q) – (i), (r) – (ii), (s) – (iii) 
 
5. Chambal is a tributary of which of the following rivers? 
 (A) The Narmada (B) The Yamuna (C) The Godavari (D) The Tapti 
 
6. What is the full form of ITCZ? 
 (A) Indian Tropical Convergence Zone (B) Inter Tropical Climate Zone 
 (C) Inter Tropical convergence Zone (D) Inter Temperate Convergence Zone 
 
7. The cultivation of which plantation crop was initially introduced on the Baba Budan hills in Karnataka? 
 (A) Coffee (B) Tea (C) Rubber (D) Sugarcane 
 
8. Which of the following options is the youngest mountain range of India? 
 (A) Himalayan mountain range (B) Aravalli mountain range 
 (C) Vindhya mountain range  (D) Satpura mountain range 
 
9. Which mine is found in Khetri, situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, Rajasthan? 
 (A) Bauxite (B) Lignite (C) Coal (D) Copper 
 
10. What is the criteria to consider a person as a literate according to census of India 2001? 
 (A) 6 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (B) 7 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (C) 5 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 (D) 9 years old and above, and can read and write with understanding in any language 
 
         
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11. Which of the following Islands is the largest inhabited riverine island located in the Himalayan river 
system of India? 
 (A) Majuli Island (B) Teressa Island (C) Hope Island (D) Umananda Island 
 
12. Which of the following is the CORRECT classification of resources on the basis of origin? 
 (A) Biotic resources and Abiotic resources 
 (B) Renewable and Non-renewable resources 
 (C) National resources and International resources 
 (D) Individual resources and Community owned resources 
 
13. Who of the following became Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 and gave rise to fascism? 
 (A) Benito Mussolini (B) Victor Emmanuel (C) Dino Grandi (D) Marie Jose 
 
14. Who among the following leaders represented Great Britain in the Treaty of Versaimes that was signed at 
Paris and brought World War I to an end? 
 (A) Georges Clemenceau   (B) Woodrow Wilson 
 (C) Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (D) David Lioyd George 
 
15. Identify the first satellite completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-
3M rocket in 1975. 
 (A) Rohini (B) Bhaskara-I (C) INSAT-1A (D) Aryabhatta 
 
16. Which of the following options is INCORRECT with reference to the important aspects of the process of 
Urbanisation in India? 
 (A) Economic aspects   (B) Socio-cultural aspects 
 (C) The demographic and spatial aspects (D) Religious aspects 
 
17. Which of the following options listed amongst UNESCO World Heritage sites is known for its Kalinga 
Architecture? 
 (A) Black Pagoda (Sun Temple), Konark (B) Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya 
 (C) Jantar Matar, Jaipur   (D) Rani ki Vav, Patan 
 
18. Which of the following countries was formally granted independence in 1946 after being ruled by United 
States? 
 (A) Philippines (B) Sri Lanka (C) Egypt (D) China 
 
19. Who of the following was arrested at Chandol for having addressed a meeting during the civil disobedience 
movement in Odisha? 
 (A) Harekrushna Mahatab   (B) Surendranath Das 
 (C) Gopabandhu Choudhury  (D) Acharya Harihar 
 
20. Laxman Naik who was arrested from Koraput district of Odisha is associated with which of the following 
movements of freedom Struggle? 
 (A) Salt Satyagraha   (B) Quit India Movement 
 (C) Khilafat Movement   (D) Non-Coperation Movement 
 
21. Which eminent personality from Odisha was appointed as a member of the Royal Agricultural 
Commission in 1927? 
 (A) Karmaveer Gourlshankar Ray (B) Kashinath Das 
 (C) Maharaja Krushan Chandra (D) Sashi Bhusan Rath 
 
 
 
         
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22. The famous Treaty of Tordesillas was signed between which of the following two European powers aimed 
at setting conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15
th
 
century voyagers? 
 (A) British and French (B) Portugal and Spain (C) Dutch and Denmark (D) Austrian and Germans 
 
23. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) came into existence to provide collective security against the 
threat posed by which of the following power blocks? 
 (A) West Germany (B) Imperial China (C) Arab League (D) Soviet Union 
 
24. The rule Qing Dynasty ended in 1911 in which of the following Asian countries? 
 (A) Thailand (B) Vietnam (C) North Korea (D) China 
 
25. Gymnosperms is a term made from two Greek words: Gymno and Sperma which means 
 (A) whip-like, flagella (B) hair-like, cilia (C) covered, seed (D) naked, seed 
 
26. Niacin is an important nutrient found in the fish which is an animal product. It is a form of 
 (A) vitamin B3 (B) vitamin B2 (C) vitamin B1 (D) vitamin B12 
 
27. Match the following three essential components of environment given in List I with their meaning given 
in List II. 
  List I  List II 
 (a) Reduce (i) plastic bottles can be used for storing things in the kitchen 
 (b) Recycle (ii) switching off unnecessary lights and fans 
 (c) Reuse (iii)segregation of wet and dry waste 
   (iv) buying individual plastic bottles of water every time after use 
 (A) a – (ii), b – (iii), c – (i)  (B) a – (i), b – (ii), c – (iii) 
 (C) a – (iv), b – (i), c – (iii)  (D) a – (iii), b – (iv), c – (i) 
 
28. Two healthy potted plants A and B were taken and kept in dark room for 3 days, they were placed in 
separate glass plates and a watch-glass containing potassium hydroxide was placed by the side of Plant A. 
Both the plants were covered with separate bell jars, and Vaseline has been used to seat the bottom of the 
jars and were set-up as air tight. Both the plants were kept in sunlight for 2 hours. Leaves were plucked 
from each plant and checked for the presence of starch. Due to the non-availability of which of the 
following components, photosynthesis did not occur in the plant A? 
 (A) Water (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Chlorophyll (D) Starch 
 
29. The endoskeleton of various animals are formed from it. It is incorporated into life forms through the basic 
process of photosynthesis which is performed in the presence of Sunlight by all life-forms that contain 
chlorophyll. This molecule ’s cycle process coverts itself from the atmosphere or dissolved in water into 
glucose molecules. Name the molecule. 
 (A) Nitrogen (B) Carbon (C) Water (D) Nitrate 
 
30. Diverse organism use different ways to break-down glucose completely into carbon dioxide and water. 
Sometimes when there is a lack of oxygen in our muscle cells, another pathway for the break-down of 
pyruvate is taken. Here the pyruvate is converted into lactic acid which is a 
 (A) six-carbon molecule   (B) two-carbon molecule 
 (C) three-carbon molecule   (D) five-carbon molecule 
 
31. Read the following statements regarding function of Golgi apparatus and choose the CORRECT option: 
 (A) It plays a central role in cellular reproduction, the process by which a single cell divides and forms two 
new cells 
 (B) It contains ribosome attached to its surface which are sites for protein manufacture 
 (C) It helps in storage, modification and packaging of products in vesicles 
 (D) It helps to keep the cell clean by digesting any foreign material as well as worn-out cell organelles 
 
 
         
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32. They are found to be very sensitive to the levels contaminants like Sulphur dioxide in the air. They are 
commonly found growing on the bark of trees as a thin greenish-white crust. They are considered to be 
useful bioindicator for air pollution. Name the organism 
 (A) Mycorrhiza (B) Lichens (C) Amoeba (D) Euglena 
 
33. Which of the following gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere and it is also a part of many molecules 
essential to life like proteins, nuclei acids and some vitamins? 
 (A) Nitrogen (B) Carbon (C) Oxygen (D) Argon 
 
34. Match the following given in List I with their respective discovery given in List II. 
  List I    List II 
 (a) Robert Hooke   (i) Discovered the free-living cells in pond water 
 (b) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (ii) Observed the cells in a cork slice with the help of 
microscope 
 (c) Robert Brown   (iii)Discovered the nucleus in the cell 
 (d) J.E. Purkinje   (iv) Coined the term protoplasm for the fluid 
substance of the cell 
 (A) a – (ii), b – (i), c – (iii), d – (iv) (B) a – (iii), b – (i), c – (iv), d – (ii) 
 (C) a – (i), b – (iii), c – (ii), d – (iv) (D) a – (iv), b – (ii), c – (iii), d – (i) 
 
35. Choose the alternative that correctly matches the species in Group 1 with their features in Group 2. 
  Group 1  Group 2 
 (a) Hydra (i) Species live in colonies 
 (b) Corals (ii) Species have a solitary-like span 
 (c) Spongilla (iii)Organism with holes 
 (d) Roundworm (iv) Species found in the intestine 
 (A) a – (iii), b – (i), c – (iv), d – (ii) (B) a – (i), b – (iii), c – (ii), d – (iv) 
 (C) a – (ii), b – (i), c – (iii), d – (iv) (D) a – (iv), b – (ii), c – (iii), d – (i) 
 
36. Read the following statements regarding the function of Lymph in transportation within the human body 
and choose the CORRECT option: 
 (A) It carries the blood away from the heart to various organs of the body and it ensures that the blood 
flows only in one direction 
 (B) It is divided into smaller vessels to bring blood in contact with all the individual cells 
 (C) It circulates around the body and helps to clot the blood during the time of injury 
 (D) It carries digested and absorbed fat from intestine and drains excess fluid from extracellular space back 
into the blood 
 
37. It does not have a mouth for ingestion of food. It ingests the food by encircling it by forming pseudopodia. 
When the food is completely encircled, the food is engulfed in the form of a bag called food vacuole. The 
excess food absorbed is stored in the form of glycogen and lipids. The undigested food gets collected in 
the food vacuole and thrown out of the body by rupturing cell membrane. Identify the organism. 
 (A) Chlamydomonas (B) Amoeba (C) Hydra (D) Sea anemone 
 
38. Plants also require nutrients for growth and development. Which of the following nutrients are supplied 
to plants by air and water? 
 (A) Nitrogen (B) Argon (C) Helium (D) Oxygen 
 
39. The mean of five numbers is 30. A sixth number is added. The new mean of six numbers is found to be 
31. The sixth number is: 
 (A) 34 (B) 32 (C) 36 (D) 30 
 
40. A bag contains red, white and green balls in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. If the bag contains 80 green balls, then the 
total number of balls in the bag is 
 (A) 145 (B) 156 (C) 192 (D) 187 
 
         
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41. If the area of an equilateral triangle is 16 ?3 sq. units, then the length of each side of the triangle is 
 (A) 7 units (B) 8 units (C) 9 units (D) 10 units 
 
42. If a vertical pole of height 9 m casts a shadow 3 ?3 m long on the ground, then the angle of elevation of 
the Sun is 
 (A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90° 
 
43. Area of the rhombus whose length of the diagonals are 9 cms and 12 cms respectively is 
 (A) 45 sq. cms (B) 52 sq. cms (C) 54 sq. cms (D) 64 sq. cms 
 
44. If the complement of an angle is 1/5 times of its supplement, then the angle is 
 (A) 24.5 degrees (B) 67.5 degrees (C) 72.5 degrees (D) 86.5 degrees 
 
45. If the 8
th
 term of an arithmetic progression is 51 and 5
th
 term is 33, then the sum of the first 10 terms of 
the arithmetic progression is 
 (A) 312 (B) 320 (C) 345 (D) 360 
 
46. The value of the expression ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) sec 75 cosec 15 tan 55 cot 35 ? - ? - ? + ? - ? - ? + ? + ? ??
??
 is equal to 
 (A) 3/2 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) 1 
 
47. A pair of linear equations in two variables can be represented by two straight lines. In case of which pair 
of equations do the straight lines, coincide? 
 (A) 2x + 3y – 9 = 0 and 4x + 6y – 18 = 0 (B) 5x – 4y + 8 = 0 and 7x + 6y – 9 = 0 
 (C) 2x – y + 9 = 0 and 6x – 3y + 10 = 0 (D) 2x – 3y = 7 and 3x + 2y = 5 
 
48. If a and b are rational numbers and 
( )
( )
35
a b 5
35
+
=+
-
, then the values of a and b are 
 (A) 
53
a and b
22
==   (B) 
73
a and b
22
== 
 (C) 
15
a and b
22
==   (D) 
31
a and b
22
== 
 
49. Consider the following statements: 
 (i) If the angles subtended by the chords of a circle at the centre are equal, then the chords are equal 
 (ii) If two chords of a circle are equal, then their corresponding acrs are congruent. 
 Which of the following is CORRECT? 
 (A) Both (i) and (ii) are TRUE (B) (i) is TRUE and (ii) is FALSE 
 (C) (i) is FALSE and (ii) is TRUE (D) Both (i) and (ii) are FALSE 
 
50. Which are the 2 factors that we get when the below expression is factorized? 
 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
22
4 3a 2 3 3a 2 a 5 7 a 5 - - - + - + 
 (A) (a + 3) and (19a – 3)   (B) (4a + 8) and (19a + 43) 
 (C) (a + 3) and (a – 43)   (D) (4a + 3) and (5a – 43) 
 
51. The perimeter of a rectangle is 90 cms and its breadth is 15 cms. What is the area of the rectangle? 
 (A) 450 sq. cms (B) 400 sq. cms (C) 390 sq. cms (D) 320 sq. cms 
 
52. The quadratic equation 
2
2x 7x 1 0 - + = has 
 (A) more than two real roots  (B) no real root 
 (C) two equal real roots   (D) two distinct real roots