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 MATHEMATICS
x 3  y 3
1. is equal to :
x 3 y 1  ( xy )  2  y 3 x 1
1 1 1 1
(1) x + y (2) y – x (3) – (4) +
x y x y

2. If a = 1.1039, then the value of 3a  4a 2  4a  1 is :

(1) 0.1039 (2) 0.2078 (3) 2.1039 (4) 2.1039

3. Akbar and Birbal who purchased the shares for the cost of their basic salaries which are in the ratio of
5 : 6. Later on company gave them 40 additional shares to each, due to which the ratio changed to 7: 8.
If the worth of each share is Rs. 75, what is the basic salary of the person who got less shares?
(1) Rs. 10500 (2) Rs. 7500 (3) Rs. 8800 (4) Rs. 9000

4. If 13  x 10  8  5 , then the value of x is :

(1) –5 (2) –6 (3) –4 (4) –2

5. If a = 1 + 2+ 3 and b = 1 + 2– 3 , then a2 + b2 – 2a – 2b =
(1) 11 (2) 8 (3) 152 (4) 15

6. ‘x’ men joined to purchase a gift for Rs. y. If 2 more men joined them, by how much would the share of
each be reduced?
y y 2y 2y
(1) (2) (3) (4)
x  2x
2
x  2x
2
x  2x
2
x  2x
2

7. If 5x–3. 32x – 8 = 455625, then the value of x is :

25
(1) 7 (2) 0 (3) 18 (4)
7

8. If (a – 5)2 + (b – c)2 + (c – d)2 + (b + c + d – 9)2 = 0, then the value of (a + b + c)(b + c + d) is :

(1) 0 (2) 11 (3) 33 (4) 99

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9. The ratio of copper and nickel by weight in the two alloys X and Y are 2 : 7 and 5 : 4. How many
kilogram of the alloy X and Y are required to make 42 kg of new alloy Z in which the ratio of copper
and nickel is same?
(1) 6 kg and 36 kg (2) 10 kg and 32 kg (3) 7 kg and 35 kg (4) none of these

10. 113 + 213 + 313 + .....+ 6013 is divisible by :

(1) 61 (2) 63 (3) 65 (4) 59

11. A and B are friends and their age differs by 2 years. A's father D is twice as old as A and B is twice as
old as his sister C. The age of D and C differ by 40 years. Find the ages of A and B :
(i) A's age = 26 years, B's age = 24 years
(ii) A's age = 24 years, B's age = 26 years
1 1
(iii) A's age = 27 years, B's age = 29 years
3 3
(1) Only (i) (2) (ii) and (iii) both (3) only (iii) (4) (i) and (iii) both

12. If
 a  b 2
 4 ab 5
= , then the value of a : b is :
ab 3
(1) 1 : 16 (2) 1 : 4 (3) 4 : 1 (4) 16 : 1

13. The centre of a circle is at O. AB and CD are two chords of length d and l respectively. If P is the mid
point of CD, then the length OP is ......
B
O
D
A P
C
1 2 2 1 2 2
(1) d2  l 2 (2) d2 – l 2 (3) d l (4) d –l
2 2

14. If x2 + y2 + z2 = xy + yz + zx, then the triangle is :

A

z y

B x C
(1) isosceles (2) right angled (3) Equilateral (4) Scalene

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15. Statement I : If a line is perpendicular to one of the two given parallel lines then it is also perpendicular
to the other line.
Statement II : Lines which are parallel to the same line are parallel to each other.
(1) Both statements I and II are correct
(2) Both statements I and II are incorrect
(3) Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect
(4) Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct

16. Which one of the following statements is not false :

(1) if two angles forming a linear pair, then each of these angles is of measure 90°.
(2) angles forming a linear pair can both be acute angles.
(3) one of the angles forming a linear pair can be obtuse angle.
(4) bisectors of the adjacent angles form a right angle.

17. In figure, AB, CD and EF are three parallel lines, if 4y = 5x and z = y – 30, then the value of q is :

x
A B
y G
C p
D q
E z F
H

(1) 100° (2) 70° (3) 110° (4) 140°

18. If base of a right angled is twice the base of another right angled triangle and height of first right angled
triangle is 1/4th of other’s height, then what will be ratio of areas of first triangle to second triangle.
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 1: 2 (4) 3 : 2

19. ABC is a triangle in which D is the mid-point of BC and E is the mid-point of AD, such that the area of
BED = K area of ABC. Find K :
A

B D C
1 1
(1) 2 (2) (3) 4 (4)
4 2

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20. In figure ABCD and FECG are parallelogram equal in area. If ar( AQE) = 12 cm2, then ar(||gm FGBQ)
is equal to :
F G

A
Q B

D E C
(1) 12 cm2 (2) 20 cm2 (3) 24 cm2 (4) 36 cm2

PHYSICS
21. Which part of human ear converts sound vibrations into electrical signals
(1) Hammer (2) Stirrup
(3) Tympanic membrane (4) Cochlea

22. Speed of sound depends upon

(1) Temperature of the medium (2) Pressure of the medium
(3) Temperature of source producing sound (4) Temperature and pressure of medium

23. When the velocity achieved by a body is directly proportional to the time , the body is said to have a :
(1) zero velocity (2) zero speed (3) uniform speed (4) uniform acceleration

24. Clock A based on oscillations of spring and clock B is based on pendulum motion. Both the clocks keep
the same time on earth. If they are taken to a planet having half the density of earth and twice the radius
(1) then A runs faster than B (2) B runs faster than A
(3) both will run at equal faster rate than earth (4) both will run at same rate as earth

25. A body freely falling from rest has a velocity V after it falls through a height h. The distance it has to
fall further for its velocity to become double is :
(1) 3 h (2) 6 h (3) 8 h (4) 10 h

26. The time period of a seconds pendulum inside a satellite will be :

(1) zero (2) 1 s (3) 2 s (4) infinite

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27. Four blocks are kept in a row on a smooth horizontal table with their centres of mass collinear as shown
in the figure. An external force of 60 N is applied from left on the 7 kg block to push all of them along
the table. The forces exerted by them are :
P Q R S
60N
7 kg 5 kg 2 kg 1 kg

(I) 32 N by P on Q (II) 28 N by Q on P (III) 12 N by Q on R (IV) 4 N by S on R

(1) I, III and IV (2) III and IV
(3) I, II and III (4) All

28. When longitudinal wave propagates through a medium, then the physical quantities propagating in the
direction of wave are :
(1) Energy (2) Energy, Momentum and mass
(3) Energy and mass (4) Energy and momentum

29. In the given figure. What is the reading of the spring balance

(1) 10 N (2) 20 N (3) 5 N (4) Zero

30. Relative density of a solid is 0.6. It floats in water with :

(1) whole of its volume inside water (2) 60% volume inside water
(3) 60% volume outside water (4) 40% volume inside water.

CHEMISTRY
31. How many unpaired electrons are there in Ni2+ (Z = 28 ) ?
(1) 0 (2) 8 (3) 2 (4) 4

32. Among the following groups which represents the collection of isoelectronic species ?
(1) NO+, C 22 – , O2–, CO (2) N2 , C 22 – , CO, NO
(3) CO, NO+, CN–, C 22 – (4) NO, CN–, N2, O2–

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33. A mixture of sulphur and carbon disulphide is
(1) heterogeneous and shows Tyndall effect
(2) homogeneous and shows Tyndall effect
(3) heterogeneous and does not show Tyndall effect
(4) homogeneous and does not show Tyndall effect
34. The maximum no. of electrons in a subshell with = 2 and n = 3 is -
(1) 2 (2) 6 (3) 12 (4) 10
35. Which of the following species has the same number of electrons in the outermost and penultimate
shells ?
(1) O2– (2) K+ (3) Al3+ (4) F–
36. According to Aufbau principle the 19th electron in an atom goes into the -
(1) 4s-orbital (2) 3d-orbital (3) 4p-orbital (4) 3p-orbital
37. The empirical formula of a compound is CH2O and its vapour density is 30, then the molecular formula
of the compound will be -
(1) CH2O (2) C2H4O2 (3) C4H8O4 (4) C3H6O3
38. Amount of BaSO4 formed on mixing the aqueous solutions of 2.08 g BaCl2 and excess of dil. H2SO4 is
[atomic weights : Ba = 137, Cl = 35.5, S = 32, O = 16].
(1) 2.33 g (2) 2.08 g (3) 1.04 g (4) 1.165 g

39. In an experiment 1.288 g of copper oxide was obtained from 1.03 g of Cu. In another experiment 3.672
g of copper oxide gave on reduction 2.938 g of copper. Which law of chemical combination can be
illustrated by this example ?
(1) Law of conservation of mass (2) Law of constant proportion
(3) Law of multiple proportion (4) None of these

40. The first vertical line in the diagram represents a thermometer with the boiling and freezing points for a
pure solvent. The numbered lines represent possible boiling and freezing points for a solution of a
nonvolatile solute in the same solvent. Which line best represents the boiling point and freezing point of
a solution relative to values for the pure solvent ?
Note : The differences in temperatures are not to scale.
Solvent 1 2 3 4
bp

fp

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

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 BIOLOGY
41. Which of the following statements is not true for plasma membrane ?
(1) It is present in both plant and animal cells.
(2) Lipid is present as a bilayer in it.
(3) Proteins are present integrated as well as loosely associated with the lipid bilayer.
(4) Carbohydrates is never found in it.

42. Match the following and choose the correct option :

(1) Adipose tissue (i) Nose
(2) Stratified epithelium (ii) Blood
(3) Hyaline cartilage (iii) Skin
(4) Fluid connective tissue (iv) Fat storage
(1) A-(i), B – (ii), C –(iii), D –(iv)
(2) A-(iv), B – (iii), C –(i), D –(ii)
(3) A-(iii), B – (i), C –(iv), D –(ii)
(4) A-(ii), B – (i), C –(iv), D –(iii)

43. What is the scientific name of Italian bee ?

(1) Apis indica (2) Apis dorsata
(3) Apis mellifera (4) Apis florae

44. The phylum of animal kingdom where no coelom is found :

(1) Annelida (2) Nematoda
(3) Platyhelminthes (4) Mollusca
45. Although in beehive all individuals are closely related to one another, inbreeding is rare since-
(1) Drone rarely engage in copulation with queen of their own hive
(2) Queen evades drones of her colony
(3) Queen copulates with drone from many hives
(4) Drones exhibit excessively high rate of mutation
46. Addition of chemical fertilizer claims increased irrigation to avoid development of-
(1) Air spaces that may cause oxidation of fertilizers
(2) Excessive solute potential in soil
(3) Bacteria that may decompose useful salts
(4) Larger root caps on the tender tips branches of roots

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47. In which of the following situation infection of AIDS do not occur ?
(1) Breast feeding to children by AIDS infected mother.
(2) Foetus of AIDS infected mother
(3) Utilization of clothes used by AIDS patient
(4) Utilization of syringe used by AIDS patient

48. Which of the following is an example of endosymbiosis?

(1) Amoeba (2) Bacreria (3) Macrophage (4) Eukaryotic cell

49. Which one is correct for X & Y ?

X – Rhino virus cause common cold
Y – It infects nose, respiratory passage & lungs
(1) X & Y both are correct and Y is correct explanation of X
(2) X & Y both are correct and Y is not correct explanation of X
(3) X is right but Y is wrong
(4) X is wrong but Y is right

50. The support staff in a zoology lab mixed up the description charts of the following organisms :
X : Ascaris
Y : Sea anemone
Z : Spider
Description charts :
I. Coelomate with segmented body.
II. Pseudocoelomate with alimentary canal.
III. Diploblastic with gastrovasuclar cavity.
Description charts that match X, Y and Z, respectively are :
(1) I, II and III (2) II, III and I
(3) III, I and II (4) I, III and II

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 MAT
Directions : (Q.51 to Q.53) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it :
There are five friends A, B, C, D and E. Two of them are businessmen while the other three belong to different
occupations viz. medical, engineer and legal. One businessman and the lawyer stay in the same locality S, while
the other three stay in three different localities P, Q and R. Two of these five persons are Hindus while the
remaining three come from three different communities viz. Muslim, Christian and Shikh. The lawyer is the
oldest in age while one of the businessmen who runs a factory is the youngest. The other businessman is a cloth
merchant and agewise lies between the doctor and the lawyer. D is a cloth merchant and stays in locality S while
E is a Muslim and stays in locality R. The doctor is a Christian and stays in locality P, B is a Shikh while A is a
Hindu and runs a factory.

51. Who stays in locality Q ?

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) E

52. What is E’s occupation ?

(1) Business (2) Engineer (3) Lawyer (4) Doctor

53. Agewise who among the following lies between A and C ?

(1) Lawyer (2) Doctor (3) Cloth merchant (4) Engineer

54. A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3189 digits in all. How many pages does
the book have ?
(1) 1000 (2) 1074 (3) 1075 (4) 1080

55. A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10
pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes ?
(1) 32 rolls (2) 54 rolls (3) 108 rolls (4) 120 rolls

56. On what dates of April, 2001 did Wednesday fall?

(1) 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th (2) 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
rd th th th
(3) 3 , 10 , 17 , 24 (4) 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

Directions : (Q.57 to Q.60) A solid cube has been painted yellow, blue and black on pairs of opposite faces.
The cube is then cut into 36 smaller cubes such that 32 cubes are of the same size while 4 others are of bigger
sizes. Also no faces of any of the bigger cubes is painted blue.

57. How many cubes have at least one face painted blue ?
(1) 0 (2) 8 (3) 16 (4) 32

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58. How many cubes have only one faces painted ?
(1) 24 (2) 20 (3) 8 (4) 12

59. How many cubes have only two faces painted ?

(1) 24 (2) 20 (3) 16 (4) 8

60. How many cubes have atleast two faces painted ?

(1) 36 (2) 34 (3) 28 (4) 24

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 ANSWER KEY

Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 4 3 1 1 4 4 3 1 3 3 3 2 3
Ques. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 2 3 3 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 4
Ques. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 4 2 3 4 4 3 2 3

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