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Time Type
Questions Segregation Correct Negative
Physics (1-10)
Chemistry (11-20)
Biology (21-30)
Mathematics (31-55) Objective 1 0.25
90 Minutes 1-90
Social Science (56-65) Question Mark Mark
Mental Ability (66-80)
English (81-90)

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 1. PHYSICS
Straight Objective
This section contains 10 questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. Image formed in a concave lens is :

(A) Real and of same size. (B) Real and enlarged.
(C) Virtual and diminished. (D) Virtual and enlarged image.

2. The angle of deviation between incident ray & reflected ray , if light strikes to a surface along the normal is
(A) 0° (B) 90° (C)180° (D) Depends on type of surface.

3. The current in the adjoining circuit will be

1 1 1 1
(A) ampere (B) ampere (C) ampere (D) ampere
45 15 10 5

4. Three resistances of magnitude 2, 3 and 5 ohm are connected in parallel to a battery of 10 volts and of
negligible resistance. The potential difference across 3  resistance will be
(A) 2 volts (B) 3 volts (C) 5 volts (D) 10 volts
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5. 62 .5  1 0 18 electrons per second are flowing through a wire of area of cross-section 0.1 m , the
value of current flowing will be
(A) 1 A (B) 0.1 A (C) 10 A (D) 0.11 A

6. The refractive index of water with respect to air is 5/3 and the refractive index of air with respect to glass is
2/3. The refractive index of water with respect to glass is
(A) 9/10 (B)10/9 (C) 3/2 (D) 2/3
7. If I is the current through a wire and e is the charge of electron, then the number of
electrons in the second will be given by :
(A) e/t (B) te (C) e/t (D) It/e

8. Electrical conductivity is :
(A) To measure of the ability of a substance to resist electric current.
(B) To measure of the ability of a substance to oppose electric current.
(C) To measure of the ability of a substance to carry electric current.
(D) To measure of the ability of a substance to stop electric current.

9. The focal length of a concave mirror is 30cm. Where an object be placed so that its image is erect.
(A) 75 cm (B) 40 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 60 cm
10. Light enter from a medium of RI 5/3 to a medium of RI 4/3 , what is the value of critical angle for these
mediums.
(A) 37º (B) 45º (C) 53º (D) 60º

2. CHEMISTRY
Straight Objective Type
This section contains 10 questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.

11. Neutralization reaction is an example of

(A) Exothermic reaction (B) Endothermic reaction
(C) Oxidation reaction (D)None of these
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12. The reaction in which two compounds exchange their ions to form two new compound is
(A) Displacement reaction (B) Decomposition reaction
(C) Addition reaction (D) Double displacement

13. In the reaction Mg + Cl2  MgCl2chlorine may be regarded as

(A) Oxidising agent (B) Reducing agent (C) A catalyst (D) Providing an inert medium

14. Oxidation is a process which involves

(A) Addition of oxygen (B) Removal of hydrogen
(C) Loss of electron (D) All of above

15. Which of the following salts has no water of crystallization?

(A) Blue vitriol (B) Washing soda (C) Baking soda (D) Gypsum

16. The metals that float when treated with water are:
(A) Manganese and sodium (B) Sodium and calcium
(C) Magnesium and sodium (D) Magnesium and calcium

17. Which of the following is the most reactive halogen?

(A) F (B) Cl (C) Br (D) I

18. Which of the following is the weakest base?

(A) NaOh (B) NH4OH (C) KOH (D) Ca(OHl2

19. An aqueous solution turns the red litmus solution blue. Excess addition of which of the following solutions
would reverse the change?
(A) Baking powder (B) Lime
(C) Ammonium hydroxide solution (D) Hydrochloric acid

20. Which of the following is/are oxide ore(s)?

(A) Buxite (B) Cuprite (C) Haematite (D) All of these

3. BIOLOGY
Straight Objective Type
This section contains 10 questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.

21. The dark reaction in photosynthesis is called so because it

(A) Cannot accur during day time (B) Is light dependent
(C) Is light independent (D) Occurs rapidly at night

22. For the process of photosynthesis all except one of the following items are essential. Point out the
exception
(A) CO2,optimumtemperature (B) Glucose and oxygen
(C) Water and minerals (D) Light and chlorophyll

23. Dental formula of an adult man is

2,1,2,3 2,1,2,3 2,1,2,3 2,1,3,2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2,1,23 2,1,2,2 2,1,2,4 2,1,3,2
24. Bilirubin and bilivirdin are found in
(A) Blood (B) Bile (C) Saliva (D) None of these

25. Rate of respiration is directly affected by

(A) CO2concentration (B) O2 in trachea (C) Concentration of O2 (D) Diaphragm expansion

26. When CO2 concentration in blood increases, breathing becomes

(A) Slow and deep (B) Faster and deeper
(C) Shallower and slow (D) There is no effect on breathing
27. A respiratory pigment is absent in
(A) Bird (B) Frog (C) Rabbit (D)Cockroach

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28. The basic functional unit of human kidney is
(A) Henle’s loop (B) Nephron (C) Nephridia (D) Pyramid
29. All veins have deoxygenated blood except
(A) Renal artery (B) Hepatic vein (C) Hepatic portal vein (D) Pulmonary veins

30. Residual air mostly occurs in

(A) Alveoli (B) Bronchus (C) Nostrils (D) Trachea

4. MATHEMATICS
Straight Objective Type
This section contains 25 questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.
31. For any two positive integers a and b ,there exist unique integer q and r such that a = bq + r. If b = 4 then
which is not the value of r ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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32. If f(x) = x + px + q is divisible by x + x – 2, then the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x + 1)
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) -4 (D) 1

33. Which of the following is a trinomial ?

2 3 2 2 2 2 2
(A) x + 2x + x (B) 3x + 2x – x (C) (x + 2) – x (D) x + x + 1

34. Two numbers are in the ratio of 9 : 5. If their LCM is 900, then HCF is :
(A) 30 (B) 20 (C) 15 (D) 60

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35. If abx2 = (a –b)2 (x + 1), then the value of 1+ + 2 is :
x x
2 2 2 2
ab ab  a   b 
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
ab ab ab ab

36. If 1 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = ax2 – 3 (a – 1) x – 1, then the value of a is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

37. Zeroes of which quadratic polynomial are 4 and 3.

(A) x2 + 7x + 12 (B) x2 – 7x + 12 (C) x2 + 7x – 12 (D) x2 – 7x – 12

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38. If two zeroes of the polynomial x + x – 9x – 3x + 18 are 3 and – 3 , then the other zeroes are
(A) –3, 2 (B) –3,–2 (C) 3,2 (D) –2,3

39. If P (A) denotes the probability of an event then:

(A) P(A) < 0 (B) P(A) > 0 (C) 0  P(A)  1 (D) -1  P(A)  0
40. The probability than a non-leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays is:
1 2 3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 7 7 7
41. When a die is thrown, the probability of getting an odd number less them 3 is:
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
6 3 2
42. 5.2463636363………….is
(A) An integer (B) A rational number (C) An irrational (D) None of these
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43. The decimal expansion of the rational number 2
will terminate after
2 5
(A) One decimal place (B) Two decimal places
(C) Three decimal places (D) More than three decimal places

44. Raj wanted to type 200 natural numbers, how many times does he have to press the keys
(A) 489 (B) 492 (C) 400 (D) 365

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45. If , ,  are the zeroes of x3 – 5x2 + 6x – 1, then value of 3 + 3 + 3 =?
(A) 38 (B) – 38 (C) 19 (D) – 19
46. Find the other zero of the polynomial x3 + 3x3 – 2x – 6, if two of its zeroes are  2 and 2 .
(A) – 3 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) None of these

47. If ,  are the zeroes of x2 – 6x + k = 0, what is the value of k if 3 + 2 = 20

(A) – 16 (B) 8 (C) – 2 (D) – 8

48. The number of zeroes for the curve

(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2

49. The quadratic equation whose one rational root is 3 + √2 is

(A) x² – 7x + 5 = 0 (B) x² + 7x + 6 = 0 (C) x² – 7x + 6 = 0 (D) x² – 6x + 7 = 0

50. If the system of equations kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0, 12 x + ky – k = 0 has infinitely many solutions, then K= ?

(A) 6 (B) – 6 (C) 0 (D) None of these.

51. Ved travels 600 km to his home partly by train and partly by car . He takes 8 hours if he travels 120 km
by train and the rest by car . He takes 20 minutes longer if he travels 200 km by train and rest by car .
Find the speed of train and that of the car ?
(A) 60,80 (B) 100,80 (C) 100,60 (D) 80,100

52. The equation 2x² + kx + 3 = 0 has two equal roots, then the value of k is
(A) ±√6 (B) ± 4 (C) ±3√2 (D) ±2√6

53. The roots of the quadratic equation 2x² – 2√2x + 1 = 0 are

1 1 1 1 1
(A) , (B) 2 , 2 (C) , (D) 2,
2 2 2 2 2

54. A 6 feet tall man finds that the angle of elevation of a 24 feet high pillar and the angle of depression of its
base are complementary angles. The distance of man from the pillar is:
(A) 4√3 feet (B) 6√3 feet (C) 8√3 feet (D) 10√3 feet
55. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point P on the ground is . After walking a distance d
towards the foot of the tower, angle of elevation is found to be . Then
(A)  <   (B)  >   (C)  =   (D) None of these

5. SOCIAL SCIENCE
Straight Objective Type
This section contains 10 questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.

56. The store-house of minerals in India is

(A) Deccan plateau. (B) Northern plains (C) Himalayan mountains. (D) Thar desert.

57. The land left without cultivation is

(A) gross cropped area (B) fallow land (C) barren land (D) net sown area

58. The state with black soil is

(A) Rajasthan. (B) Gujrat. (C) Bihar. (D) Delhi

59. In Belgium, 40% people living in the Wallonia region speaks

(A) French language (B) German language (C) English language (D) Dutch language

60. Which one of the following latitudinal extent is relevant for the extent of India’s area ?
(A) 8°41’N – 35°7’N (B) 8°4’N – 35°6’N (C) 8°4 N – 37°6’N (D) 6°45’N – 37°6’N

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61. Which one of the following countries is larger in area than India ?
(A) China (B) France (C) Egypt (D) Iran
62. Which one of the following countries shares the longest land frontier with India ?
(A) Bangladesh (B) Pakistan (C) China (D) Myanmar

63. The Anai Mudi is located in the

(A) Western Ghats. (B) Central Highlands. (C) Chotanagpur Plateau. (D) Eastern Ghats.

64. Rajasthan receives scanty rainfall because

(A) it has lot of sanddunes.
(B) it is far away from bay of Bengal.
(C) it is closer to tropic of cancer.
(D) the moisture laden winds from the Arabian sea blows parallel to the Aravallis and hence do not shed
their moisture over Rajasthan.

65. The temperature decreases from

(A) east to west. (B) west to north. (C) north to south. (D) south to north.

6. MENTAL ABILITY
Straight Objective Type
This section contains 15 questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.

66. Which name will come at 3rd place in a telephone directory from the following given names:
(A) AMIT (B) AMINA (C) ALOK (D) ABHIMAN

67. If the following scrambled letters are rearranged to form the name of a city, which letter will appear in the
middle?
WILGARO
(A) R (B) I (C) L (D) W

68. Find the missing number.

1, 2, 2, 4, 16, ?, 65536
(A) 276 (B) 256 (C) 198 (D) 64

69. In the alphabet series which letter is midway between 22nd letter from the left and 21st letter from the
right?
(A) L (B) M (C) O (D) None of these
70. How many pairs of letters in the word BRIGHTER have as many letters between them in the word as in the
alphabet series?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) more than 4

Directions : (71 to 72) Find the missing term.

71. 6C7, 8F10, 11J14, 15O19, ?

(A) 19U24 (B) 20U25 (C) 19U25 (D) 20U24

72. CGJL, FJMO, IMPR, LPSU, ?

(A) ORUW (B) OSVX (C) JMPR (D) KORS

73. BYCXA, EVFUD, HSIRG, KPLOJ, ?

(A) MNLOL (B) NMOLM (C) QJRIP (D) PKQJO

74. UTRQU, QPNMT, MLJIS, IHFER, ?

(A) EDCAQ (B) EDBAQ (C) IHFGP (D) KJHGP
75. ?, DBGI, ZXCE, VTYA, RPUW
(A) HFMK (B) JMO (C) HFKM (D) QTOQ

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76. BZCY, FVGU, JRKQ, NNOM, ?
(A) RJSI (B) OMPL (C) HTIS (D) QKRJ
77. If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related to A?
(A) Brother (B) Sister (C) Nephew (D) Cannot be determined

78. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father of B.
Which of the following means that C is the son of M?
(A) M  N x C + F (B) F C + N x M (C) N + M  F x C (D) M x N  C + F

79. A boy rode his bicycle northwards, then turned left and rode one km and again turned left and rode 2 km .
He found himself exactly one km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northwards initially
(A) 1 km (B) 2 km (C) 3 km (D) 5 km

80. Six students are sitting in a row. K is sitting between V and R. V is sitting next to M. M is sitting next to B
who is sitting on the extreme left and Q is sitting next to R.
Who are sitting adjacent to V ?
(A) R and Q (B) B and M (C) K and R (D) M and K

7. ENGLISH
Straight Objective Type
This section contains 10 questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer selecting from the given options.

81. Ludhiana ………. on the bank of the Sutlaj.

(A) stand (B) stands (C) stood (D) standing

82. When the siren goes off, he ……….. at this machine for four hours at a stretch.
(A) will be working (B) will have been working
(C) will work (D) was working

83. At the foot of the mountain ……….. two enormous vineyards, both owned by the same woman.
(A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were

84. Here ………. the papers you required.

(A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were

85. You can give me ……….. pen you can spare.

(A) any (B) some (C) few (D) little

86. His body was …….. the water.

(A) under (B) upon (C) into (D) over

87. You ……… catch cold if you go out in the rain.

(A) would (B) must (C) will (D) should

88. I ………. swim across this channel in ten minutes..

(A) could (B) does not (C) may (D) can

89. The trainer said to the athletes, “ Run as fast as you can.”
(A) The trainer told the athletes that run as fast as you can.”
(B) The trainer asked the athletes to run as fast as they can.
(C) The trainer ordered the athletes to run as fast as they could.
(D) The trainer requested the athletes to run as fast as they could.
90. Manav said to Manan, “We can study together if you wish. “
(A) Manav asked Mananif they could study together if they wishes.
(B) Manav told Manan that they can study together if they wish.
(C) Manav told Manan that they could study together if they wished.
(D) Manav told Manan that they could study together if he wished.

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SAMPLE PAPER

ANSWER KEY
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. C C C D C B D C C C A D A D C
Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. D A B D D C B A B A B D B D A
Ques. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. D A D B B B B A C A A B B B A
Ques. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. A A A D A A D A B A A B B A C
Ques. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
Ans. A A A D D B C B D B B B B B C
Ques. 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Ans. A D D B D B B D B A A C D C D