SAMPLE PAPER

DPS Science & Maths

TALENT EXAMINATION
2013-14

Time:2hrs.

TotalMarks:100

1. Thepaperconsistsoffoursections
Physics(20Questions),Chemistry(20Questions),Biology(20Questions)andMathematics(40Questions)
2. Allquestionsarecompulsoryandcarryequalmarks.Thereisnonegativemarking.Useofcalculatorisnotpermitted.
3. WriteyourName,SchoolNameandRollNo.clearlyontheAnswersheetanddonotforgettosign.
4. Thereisonlyonecorrectanswerhencemarkonechoiceonly.
5.

Answersheetisgivenonthelastpage.DarkenyourchoicewithHBPencilorBlue/BlackBallPointPenonly.
ForExample :
Q.16: Inthewatercycle,condensationistheprocessof
(A) Watervapourcoolingdownandturningintoaliquid
(B) Icewarmingupandturningintoaliquid
(C) Liquidcoolingdownandturningintoice
(D) Liquidwarmingupandturningintowatervapour

16.

AsthecorrectanswerisoptionNo.(A),thecandidateshoulddarkenthecirclecorrespondingtooptionNo.(A)

6. Roughworkshouldbedoneintheblankspaceprovidedinthebooklet.

SYLLABUS
Science : Motion, Force and Laws of Motion, Gravitation, Work and Energy, Sound, Matter, Atoms and Molecules, Structure of the
Atom, Cell & Tissue, Diversity in Living Organisms, Ecology, Biology in Human Welfare, Health & Disease.
Mathematics : Mathematical Operations, Series Completion, Arithmetical Reasoning, Problems on Cubes and Dice, Number
Ranking & Time Sequence Test, Inserting Missing Character and General Reasoning based on Prescribed Syllabus.
Number System, Polynomials, Ratio and Proportions, Co-ordinate Geometry, Linear Equation in Two Variables, Percentage and its
Applications, Compound Interest, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Circles, Quadrilaterals, Area of Parallelograms and Triangles,
Mensuration of Plane and Solid Figures, Statistics, Probability, Herons Formula.

PHYSICS

(i)

Time

(A) (i)and(ii)

(ii)

Time

Velocity

Velocity

Distance

Whichofthefollowinggraphsrepresentuniformmotion?
Distance

1.

(iii)

(B) (i)and(iv)

Time

(C) (iii)and(ii)

(iv)

Time

(D) (i)and(iii)

2.

Astoneistiedtooneendofastring,andisrotatedinahorizontalcirclewhosecentreliesattheother
fixedendofthestring.Ifthestoneisreleasedduringitsmotionbylettingthefixedendfree.Thepath
describedbythestoneis
(A) Alongastraightlinetowardsthecentreofthecircle
(B) Alongastraightline(radially)awayfromthecentreofthecircle
(C) Alongastraightlinetangentialtothecircularpath
(D) Itdoesn'tchangeitspath.

3.

Ajetengineworksontheprincipleof
(A) Conservationoflinearmomentum
(C) Conservationofangularmomentum

(B) Conservationofkineticenergy
(D) Conservationofinertia.

4.

Inanisolatedsystem
(A) Someexternalforceactsonthesystem
(B) Velocityoftheparticlesofthesystemdoesn'tchange
(C) Totalmomentumremainsconserved
(D) Allofthese.

5.

Aspaceshipbringsarockofmasstotheearth.Onthesurfaceofearth
(A) Massofrockchangesbutnot theweight
(B) Weightofrockchanges butnotthe mass
(C) Massandweight ofthe rockremain same
(D) Bothmassandweightoftherockchange.

6.

A ball thrown up vertically returns to the thrower after 6 seconds. The velocity with which it was
thrownis
(A) 30 m/s

(B) 30 2 m/s

(C)

27
m/s
4

(D) 30 2 m/s

7.

Acricketballweighing100gandmovingwithaspeedof20ms1 strikesabatandremainsincontact
withitfor0.1s.Theaverageforceexertedby theballonthebatis
(A) 100N
(B) 40N
(C) 20N
(D) 1 N

8.

Aliquidistakenindifferentshapedvesselsasshowninthefigure.
1

Thevesselsarefilledwiththeliquiduptosamelevel.Weknowthat
(i) Pressureisinverselyproportionaltotheareaonwhichforceacts.
(ii) Pressuredependsonthedepthofliquidcolumn.
Whichvesselwillhavethehighestpressureatthebottom?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
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9.

MatchtheitemsofColumnAwiththecorrespondingitemsofColumnB.
1.
2.
3.
4.
(A)
(C)

ColumnA
Soundwavesoffrequencylessthan20Hz
Audiblerangeoffrequency
Distancebetweentwosuccessivecompressions
Speedofsoundwavesinair
1(d)2(a)3(b)4(c)
1(a)2(b)3(c)4(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(B)
(D)

ColumnB
20 Hzto 20,000Hz
Wavelength
About340 ms1
infrasonicwaves
1(b)2(c)3(d)4(a)
1(c)2(d)3(a)4(b)

10. Whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrueregardingcircularmotion?
(A) Thebodymoveswithauniformspeed.
(B) Thebodymoveswithavariablevelocity.
(C) Thebodyhasauniformacceleration.
(D) Thebodyhasauniformvelocity.
11. Anironballandaglassballofsamesizeareimmersedinwater.Whichofthefollowingstatement
iscorrect?
(A) Theweightlossin ironballismore.
(B) Theweightlossin glassball ismore.
(C) Thebuoyantforceonironballismore.
(D) Thebuoyantforceissameonboth theballs.
12. Choosethecorrectstatement.
(A) Alowpitchsoundhashighfrequency.
(C) Softsoundhaslargeamplitude.

(B) Ahighpitchsoundhashighfrequency.
(D) Loudersoundhassmallamplitude.

13. Inthegivengraphtheworkdoneduringthefirst5secondis
15
F(N) 10

(A) 10J
(B) 12.5J

(C) 15J

0 1 2 3 4 5
t(seconds)

(D) 17.5J

14. ThevelocityofaparticleincreasesfromutovinatimetduringwhichitcoversadistanceS.Ifthe
particlehasauniformacceleration a,whichoneofthefollowingequationdoesnotapplytothemotion?
(A) 2S= (v+u)t

(B) a =

v - u
t

(C) v2 = u2 2aS

1
(D) S = u + at t
2

15. Whichtypeofenergyconversiontakingplacewhenacompressedspringisreleased?
(A) Molecularenergytopotentialenergy.
(B) Kineticenergytopotentialenergy.
(C) Potentialenergytokineticenergy.
(D) Potentialenergytomolecularenergy.
16. Abodythrownverticallyup,atthemaximumheight
(A) Thevelocityisnotzerobutaccelerationiszero
(C) Bothaccelerationandvelocityarezero

(B) Theaccelerationisnotzerobutvelocityiszero
(D) Bothaccelerationandvelocityarenotzero.

17. If'X'representtheproductofthemassesoftwobodiesandFbetheforceofattractionbetweenthetwo
bodies,thenF varieswith X as

(A)

(B)
X

(C)
X

(D)

18. Pressureatapointinsidealiquiddoesnotdependson
(A) Thedepthofthepointbelowthesurfaceoftheliquid(B) Thenatureoftheliquid
(C) Theaccelerationduetogravityatthatpoint
(D) Theshapeofthecontainingvessel.
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19. Threeblocks A,B and C ofmasses10kg,3kg,and5kgrespectivelyareconnectedbyalightinextensible

smoothhorizontalplane.Ifaforceof36Nisappliedtothestringconnectedto C.
3kg

10kg
A

TheratioofT2 andT1 is
(A) 10:13

T1

T2

(B) 10:2

5kg
T3

36N

(C) 13:10

(D) 1:5

20. Asharpknifecancutfoodmuchmoreeasilybecause
(A) Itproducesagreaterpressureonthefood
(B) Frictionbetweenthebladeandthefoodisreduced
(C) Itproducesagreaterforcethanabluntknife
(D) Itsmassislessasthebladeisthinner.
CHEMISTRY
21. Types of solutions in boxes P, Q and R respectively are _____.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

P
Suspension
Solution
Solution
Suspension

Q
Colloidal
Colloidal
Suspension
Solution

R
Solution
Suspension
Colloidal
Colloidal

22. Matchboththecolumnsandselectthecorrectoptionfromthecodesgivenbelow.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
(C)

ColumnI
ColumnII
Mercury
(i) Acidicoxide
CO2
(ii) Liquidmetal
Gold
(iii) Basicoxide
MgO
(iv) Malleable
(a)(i),(b)(ii),(c)(iii),(d)(iv)
(a)(iv),(b)(ii),(c)(iii),(d)(i)

(B) (a)(ii),(b)(i),(c)(iv),(d)(iii)
(D) (a)(ii),(b)(i),(c)(iii),(d)(iv)

23. Considerthefollowingstatements:
Assertion(A):Gunpowderisanexampleofmixture.
Reason(R):Thecomponentsofgunpowderarenotpresentinafixedratio.
Ofthesestatements:
(A) BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA
(B) BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationofA
(C) AistruebutRisfalse
(D) AisfalsebutRistrue.
24. Favourableconditionsforevaporationare_____.
I. Increase in surface area
III. Increaseinhumidity
(A) IandIIonly
(C) I,IIandIV

25. Water

Addsalt
Water

Stir

II.
IV.
(B)
(D)

Increase in temperature
Increase in wind speed
IIandIIIonly
I,II,IIIandIV

Water
Salt

Salt

The conclusion we can draw from the above experiment is that _____.
(A) natureofmatteriscontinuous
(B) matterismadeupofparticles
(C) particlesofsaltgetintothespacesbetweentheparticlesofwater
(D) both(B)and(C)
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26. If2.5gofasoluteisdissolvedin25gofwatertoformasaturatedsolutionat298K,thesolubilityofthe
soluteis_____
(A) 0.1
(B) 10
(C) 100
(D) 50
27. Choosethecorrectcomparisonbetweensolutionandsuspension.
Suspension

Solution
(A)

Homogeneous

(B)

Homogeneous

(C)

Nonhomogeneous

(D)

Nonhomogeneous

separatedby
filtration
notseparatedby
filtration
separatedby
filtration
notseparatedby
filtration

notseparated
byfiltration
separated
byfiltration
notseparated
byfiltration
separated
byfiltration

nonhomogeneous
nonhomogeneous
homogeneous
homogeneous

Glassrod
Paperclips

28. Nehasetsupanexperimentasshowninthefigure.
Stripoffilter
paper

She is trying to ______.

(A) checkthesolubilityofinkinwater
(B) findoutthenumberofcomponentsofink
(C) observetheeffectofgravityontheprocess
(D) observeabsorptionofinkonpaper

Jar
Stripoffilterpaper
Spotofink

Linedrawn
bypencil
(a)

Spotofink

Water
(b)
plunger

29. Inthediagram,airiscompressedwhentheplungermovesfromPtoQ.Thisis
becauseair
(A) ishighlycompressible
(B) hasparticleswhichareconstantlymoving
(C) hasparticleswhichhaveintermolecularforces
(D) hasparticlesofnegligiblemass.

P
Q
air

30. The option showing the correct relative mass and relative charge of a proton, neutron and electron
respectivelyis
Proton

Neutron

Electron

relativemass relativecharge relativemass relativecharge relativemass relativecharge

(A)

+1

verysmall

(B)

+1

(C)

(D)

+1

verysmall

31. Whatweightofoxygengaswillcontainthesamenumberofmoleculesas56gofnitrogengas ?
(A) 64g
(B) 32g
(C) 56g
(D) 28g
32. Matchboththecolumnsandselectthecorrectoptionfromthecodesgivenbelow.
ColumnI(Fuel)
ColumnII
(a) LPG
(i) Paints
(b) Bitumen
(ii) Ointments
(c) Paraffinwax
(iii) Aviationfuel
(d) Petrol
(iv) Fuelforhome
(A) (a)(i),(b)(iii),(c)(iv),(d)(ii)
(C) (a)(iv),(b)(i),(c)(ii),(d)(iii)
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(B) (a)(ii),(b)(i),(c)(iii),(d)(iv)
(D) (a)(iv),(b)(i),(c)(iii),(d)(ii).
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33. StatementI:

Numberofmoleculesofwaterin18uofwaterissameasthenumberofmoleculesofSO2
in64uofSO2.

Statement II : Number of molecules of water in 18 g of it is same as the number of molecules of

SO2 in 18 g of SO2.
(A) Both statements I and II are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue.

34. Concentrationofasolution, in massby volumepercentage, when 36gof sodiumchlorideisdissolvedinwater

toform145mLofsolutionis______.
(A) 24.8

(B) 32.9

(C) 0.248

(D) 0.329

35. Lioccursinnatureintwoisotopicformswithmasses6.015uand7.016uintheratio7.42:92.58.The
averageatomicmassofLiatomis_____
(A) 6.94

(B) 6.12

(C) 7.12

(D) 7.00

36. StatementI: Theatomsofdifferentelementshavingsamemassnumberbutdifferentatomicnumbers

areknownasisobars.
Statement II : Thesumofprotonsandneutrons,intheisobarsisalwaysdifferent.
(A) Both statements I and II are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
37. Solid
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Liquid

(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue.

Gas .Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?

Conversionofgastoliquidcanbedonebyincreasingpressureandtemperature.
Conversionofliquidtosolidcanbedonebyincreasingtemperatureandreducingpressure.
Conversionofsolidtogascanbedonebydecreasingtemperatureandincreasingpressure.
Conversionofliquidtogascanbedonebyincreasingtemperatureandreducingpressure.

38. Followingarethreebeakerscontainingmixturesasgivenbelow.
2g
NaCl+
100c.c.
H2O

(X)

2drops
ofmilk+
100c.c.
H 2O

2g
powdered
chalk+
100c.c.
H2O

(Y)

(Z)

Identifythecorrectstatement.
(A) (X)and(Z)representsuspension,(Y)representscolloid.
(B) (X)and(Y)representtruesolution,(Z)representssuspension.
(C) (X)representstruesolution,(Y)representscolloidand(Z)representssuspension.
(D) (X)representstruesolution,(Y)representssuspensionand(Z)representscolloid.
39. MatchColumnIwithColumnIIandselectthecorrectoptionfromthecodesgivenbelow.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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ColumnI
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
BoseEinsteincondensate

(p)
(q)
(r)
(s)

ColumnII
Highlycompressible
Definitevolume
Superlow density
Superenergetic

(A) (a)(p),(b)(q),(c)(r),(d)(s)

(B) (a)(q),(b)(p),(c)(r),(d)(s)

(C) (a)(q),(b)(p),(c)(s),(d)(r)

(D) (a)(r),(b)(p),(c)(q),(d)(s)
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40. Choosethecorrectstatement.
(A) Componentsofaircannotbeseparatedatdifferentheights.
(B) Theconstituentsofaircanbeseparatedbyphysicalmeans.
(C) Airisaheterogeneousmixture.
(D) Allofthese.
BIOLOGY
41. Xylemconsistsoftracheids,vessels,xylemparenchymaandxylemfibres.Oneofthesecomponents
helps in sideways conduction of water, stores food and is living. Which of the following figures
representsthatcomponent?

(A)

(B)

(C)

42. Meristematictissuesofplantsinclude
(A) Maturefruits,tipsofstemandroot,corkcambium
(C) Vascularcambium,corkcambium,matureleaves

(D)

(B) Stemandroottips,vascularcambium,corkcambium
(D) Tipsofmatureleavesandmaturefruits

43. MatchcolumnIwithcolumnIIandselectthecorrectoptionfromthecodesgivenbelow.
ColumnI
ColumnII
(a) Areasofprotectedlandfor
(i) NationalPark
conservationofwildlife,plantand
animalresourcesandtraditionallife
ofthetribalslivinginthearea
(b) Areareservedforwildlifewhere
(ii) BiosphereReserve
theycanfreelyusethehabitatsand
naturalresources
(c) Areaswhereanimalsareprotected
(iii) Sanctuary
fromanydisturbancetothemand
theirhabitat
(A) (a)(ii),(b)(i),(c)(iii)
(B) (a)(i),(b)(ii),(c)(iii)
(C) (a)(ii),(b)(iii),(c)(i)
(D) (a)(iii),(b)(ii),(c)(i).
44. Thediagramshowsaplantcellasseenunderamicroscope.Matchthe
functions of the organelles mentioned as a, b, c, d, e.

b
c

Controlofentry Keepthe Detoxification Photosynthesis Rigidityand

shapeofcell
ofsubstances cellclean
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

d
e

45. MatchcolumnIwithcolumnIIandselectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow.
ColumnI
ColumnII
(a) Squamousepithelium
(i) Irisofeye
(b) Columnarepithelium
(ii) Fallopiantube
(c) Cuboidalepithelium
(iii) Stomach
(d) Ciliatedepithelium
(iv) Alveoliofthelungs
(v) Internalear
(vi) Pancreaticduct
(vii) Gallbladder
(A) (a)(iii),(b)(ii,vi),(c)(i),(d)(iv,vii)
(B) (a)(iv,v),(b)(iii,vii),(c)(i,vi),(d)(ii)
(C) (a)(iv,v),(b)(iii,vi),(c)(ii),(d)(i,vii)
(D) (a)(i),(b)(ii,v),(c)(iii),(d)(iv,vi)
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46. Inwhichofthegivenplantsthereisrequirement
ofwatertocompletetheirlifecycle?
(A) (i)and(ii)
(B) (i),(ii)and(iii)
(C) (ii)and(iii)
(D) (ii)and(iv)

(i)

(ii)

47. Crotolariajuncea, Sesbaniaaculeata and Cyamopsistetragonoloba are

(A) Greenmanure
(B) Farmyardmanure
(C) Compost

(iii)

(iv)

(D) Mixedinfertilizers

48. Theseanimalsarecoldblooded,havescalesandbreathethroughlungs.Theyhavefourchamberedheart.
Theylayeggswithtoughcoveringanddonotneedtolaytheireggsinwater.
Whichofthefollowinganimalsisreferredtointheaboveparagraph?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

49. Microorganismsareusedforthelargescaleproductionofalcohol,wineandaceticacid.Xisusedfor
commercialproductionofalcoholandwine.TheprocessofconversionofsugarintoalcoholisknownasY.
WhatareXandYrespectively?
(A) Lactobacillus,Decantation
(B) Streptococcus,Distillation
(C) Yeast,Fermentation
(D) Penicillium,Aerobicrespiration
50. Whichofthefollowingstatementsaretrue/false?
(i) Oviparousanimalsgivebirthtoyoungones.
(ii) Externalfertilizationtakesplaceinfrog.
(iii) Anembryoismadeupofasinglecell.
(iv) Anewhumanindividualdevelopsfromacellcalledgamete.
(v) Amoeba reproducesbybinaryfission.
(vi) Azygoteisformedasaresultoffertilization.
(A) (i),(iii)&(iv)arefalse,(ii),(v)&(vi)aretrue
(B) (i)&(iii)arefalse,(ii),(iv),(v)&(vi)aretrue
(C) (iii)&(iv)arefalse,(i),(ii),(v)&(vi)aretrue
(D) (iii)&(v)arefalse,(i),(ii),(iv)&(vi)aretrue.
51. X is a phylum. The organisms belonging to X are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and possess
pseudocoelom.Identify X.
(A) Platyhelminthes
(B) Annelida
(C) Coelenterata
(D) Nematoda
52. Selectthecorrectstatement(s).
(i) Helicobacterpyloriisthecausalagentofpepticulcer.
(ii) Staphylococciisresponsibleforacne.
(iii) Trypanosomacauseskalaazar.
(iv) Leishmaniadonovaniisabacterium.
(A) (i)and(ii)
(B) (ii)and(iii)
(C) Only(iv)
(D) Only(ii)
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53. Thegivenfigureshowsthecarboncycleinnature. Identifycorrectly theprocesseslabelledasI,II,III

andIV.
CO2inwater

R
n
o
esp
i
t
irat
bus
m
o
ion
C

Coaldeposits,
Aquatic
Volcanicactivity
organisms
I II
IV
III
Death

Greenplants

Animals

Decomposers

Death

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

I
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis

II
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Combustion
Combustion

III
Respiration
Respiration
Respiration
Combustion

IV
Decomposition
Decomposition
Decomposition
Decomposition

54. Plantsgettheirnitrogen
(A) Byabsorbingnitrogencompoundspresentinthesoil (B) Bytakinginnitrogengasfromtheairintotheleaves
(C) Fromdissolvednitrogengasinthewaterinthesoil (D) Fromphotosynthesis
55. Thegivenfigureshowsthepositionofpepticulcers.Theseulcerscauseacidityrelatedpainandbleed
ing.Identifythenamesoftheseulcersfromthecodesgivenbelow.
R
P
Q
R
Q
(A) Oesophageal Gastric
Duodenal
P
(B) Gastric
Gastric
Gastric
(C) Duodenal
Oesophageal Gastric
(D) Duodenal
Gastric
Oesophageal
56. StatementI:

UVradiationcausesphotodissociationofozoneintoO2 andO,thuscausingdamageto
ozonelayer.
Statement II : Ozone hole is resulting inglobal warming and climatic change.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse

(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue

57. MatchcolumnI(commonname)withcolumnII(scientificname)andselectthecorrectoptionfromthe
codesgivenbelow.
ColumnI
ColumnII
(a) Featherstar
(i) Draco
(b) Climbingperch
(ii) Hyla
(c) Ostrich
(iii) Hemidactylus
(d) Flyinglizard
(iv) Ranatigerina
(e) Treefrog
(v) Anabas
(vi) Struthiocamelus
(vii) Antedon
(A) (a)(vii),(b)(v),(c)(vi),(d)(iii),(e)(iv)
(B) (a)(i),(b)(v),(c)(vi),(d)(ii),(e)(vii)
(C) (a)(vii),(b)(v),(c)(vi),(d)(i),(e)(ii)
(D) (a)(i),(b)(ii),(c)(iii),(d)(iv),(e)(v)
58. Whichofthefollowingisnotagreenhousegas?
(A) Sulphurdioxide
(C) Carbondioxide
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(D) Nitrousoxide
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59. LabeoandCatla are

(A) Freshwaterfishes
(C) Brackishwaterfishes

(B) Marinefishes
(D) Allofthese

60. StatementI:Chemicalpesticidesaremorehazardousascomparedtobiopesticides.
StatementII:Chemicalpesticidesaremostlynonspecificandpollutetheatmosphere.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse
(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue
MATHEMATICS
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61. Thevalueof 1+ 2 +

2+ 3

(A) 0

1
3+ 4

1
4+ 5

1
5+ 6

(B) 1

1
6+ 7

1
7+ 8

1
8+ 9

(C) 2

(D) 4

(C) 3

(D) 4

is ______ .

n
2
n
2 -2
62. If 9 3 (3 ) - (27) = 1 thenmnis ______ .
27
33m 23

(A) 1

(B) 2
40

63. Evaluate

2 10 + 20 +

(A) 10.796

40 - 2 5 - 80

whenitisgiventhat 5 = 2.236 and 10 = 3.162

(B) 10.976

(C) 10.679

64. Findthevalueofkif(x1)isafactorof4x3 +3x2 4x+k.

(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 5

(D) 10.769

(D) 3

DIRECTION(6566):Studythefollowinggraphandanswerthegivenquestions:
ResultofAnnualExamination
InaHighSchool
90
80

80

80
70

70
60

60

70

Numberofgirls
60

60

Legend

Numberofboys
40

VI

VII
VIII
Standard

IX

65. Inwhichstandardisthedifferencebetweentheresultsofgirlsandboysmaximum?
(A) V

(B) VII

(C) X

(D) VIII

66. Inwhichstandardistheresultofboyslessthantheaverageresultofthegirls?
(A) VII
(B) IX
(C) VI
(D) VIII
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67. Thetaxifareinacityisasfollows:Forthefirstkilometre,thefareis ` 10andforthesubsequentdistance

itis`7perkilometre.Takingthedistancecoveredasxkmandtotalfareas`y,alinearequationforthis
informationis
(A) 7x+y+3=0
(B) 7xy+3=0
(C) 7x+y3=0
(D) 7xy3=0
68. WhichofthefollowingisEuclid'saxiom?
(A) Thethingswhichcoincidewithoneanotherarenotequaltooneanother.
(B) Ifequalsaresubtractedfromequals,theremaindersarenotequal.
(C) Thewholeisgreaterthanthepart.
(D) Noneofthese.
69. Studythegivennumberseries:
7 89 765 3428972459297647
Howmany7'sareprecededby9andfollowedby6?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

70. If2x =3y =6z,then

1 1 1
= +
is
z x y

(A) True

71. Findthevalueof R :
(A) 109

(B) False

(C) Can'tsay

(D) Dataisinsufficient.

(C) 84

(D) 64

a2 - 19a - 25
R
= a- 12+
a-7
a - 7
(B) 88

72. Agameofchanceconsistsofspinninganarrowwhichisequallylikelytocome
torestpointingtooneofthenumber,1,2,3,....,12asshowninfigure.What
istheprobabilitythatitwillpointtomultipleof4.
(A)
(C)

1
2

(B)

1
4

(D)

1
3

10

11

12

1
4

1
6

73. Awoodenarticlewasmadebyscoopingoutahemispherefromeachendofasolidcylinder,asshown
inthefigure.Iftheheightofthecylinderis10cm,anditsbaseisofradius3.5cm,findthetotalsurface
areaofthearticle.
(A) 280cm2
(B) 72.68cm2
(C) 195.46cm2
(D) 374cm2
74. Themeasurementofawindowis 3.6m1.8m.If6doorsaretobefixedinthatwindowintworows,
measurementsofeachdoorshouldbe
(A) 120cm90cm
(B) 60cm60cm
(C) 24cm18cm
(D) 240cm180cm
75. In the given diagram the triangle represents doctors, the circle represents players and the rectangle
representsartists.
8
Whichnumberedspaceinthediagramrepresentsdoctorswhoarealso
3
4
7
playersandartists?
6 5

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4
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andADarerespectively9cmand11cm.FindAD.
108
cm
(A)
11

108
cm
(B)
10

99
cm
(C)
10

108
cm
(D)
17

12cm

9cm
N

11cm

D M

77. IfPdenotes'',Tdenotes'',Mdenotes'+'andBdenotes'',thenwhatwillthevalueoftheexpression
28B7P8T6M4B2P8
23
-9
(A)
(B) 42
(C) 32
(D)
9
2
78. Infigure,ifl||m,m||n, w =(3p+5)and q =(2p),thenfindx+y+z+ w + q.

(A) 390

x
z
w

(B) 420
(C) 360

m
q

(D) 180
79. Ifabc=1,then
1

1 + a +
b

-1

+ 1 + b +

(A) 1

-1

+ 1+ c+

-1

(B) 0

(C) 1

(D) Notdefined

80. Theaverageof n numbers x1, x2, x3,........, xn isA.If x1 isreplacedby(x +a)x1, x2 isreplacedby(x +a)x2,.....
thenthenewaverageis ______ .
(A) (x+a)A

(B)

( x - 1)A + nxn
n

(C)

nA + ( n + 1)xn
n

(D)

( n + 1)A + xn
n

81. Betweentworationalnumbers
(A) Thereisexactlyonerationalnumber
(B) Thereareexactlytworationalnumbers
(C) Thereareinfinitelymanyrationalnumbers
(D) Thereareonlyrationalnumbersandnoirrationalnumber
82. Inanexperiment,acoinistossed500times.Iftheheadturnsup280timesthentheexperimentalprobability
ofgetting(i)ahead(ii)atailis ______ .
(A)

14 11
,
25 25

83. If N =

(B)

5 +2 +

5 - 2

11 12
,
20 20

(C)

12 10
,
25 25

(D)

9 11
,
25 25

- 3 - 2 2 thenNequalsto ______ .

5 + 1
(A) 1

(B)

84. Ifaandbarerationalnumbersand
(A) 4
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2 2 - 1
2 + 3
2 - 3

5
2

(D) Allofthese

= a + b 3,thenb=

(B) 7

(C) 6
12

(D) 8
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Whatisthelengthof NQ(inunits
s)?

2x
+

85. Intheadjoiningfigure,NPQRisarectangle.

(C) 7units

4y
+

(B) 3units

+
2y

(A) 1units

(D) 14units

86. Asphericalballoflead,3cmindiameterismeltedandrecastintothreesphericalballs.Thediameterof
twooftheseare1.5cmand2cmrespectively.Thediameterofthethirdballis ______ .
(A) 2.66cm

(B) 2.5cm

(C) 3cm

(D) 3.5cm

87. Pointofintersectionofthelinesx+y=1and2x+2y=4are ______ .

(A) (1,1)

(B) (2,2)

(C) Nointersectionpoint (D) Manypoint

1
88. Aswimmingpoolisbeingfilledwithwateratarateof 2 cm/minute.Theownersstartedfillingthepool
2
at6.00a.m.Whattimewasitwhenthewaterwas2metres?

(A) 7:10a.m.

(B) 7:20a.m.

(C) 7: 30a.m.

(D) 8:00a.m.

89. The altitude drawn to the base of an isosceles triangle is of length 8 cm and the perimeter is
32 cm. The area of the triangle is _______
(A) 32cm2

(B) 40cm2

(C) 48cm2

(D) 56cm2

90. Asumofmoneybecomes `6690afterthreeyearsand ` 10,035aftersixyearsoncompoundinterest.The

sumis ______ .
(A) `4400
(B) `4445
(C) `4460
(D) `4520
91. Conicalglassinfigureisfilledwithsoftdrinkuptothebrim.Thequantity
ofsoftdrinkrequiredtofill30suchglassis
(A) 3.8L
(B) 3.85L
(C) 4.5L
(D) 2.56L

3.5cm 3.5cm
10cm

92. Inthefigure AB =AC, CH = CB and HK ||BC.Iftheexteriorangle CAX is140then

theangleHCKis
(A) 45

(B) 70

(C) 110

(D) 30

A
H

140
K

93. Infigure,AB||CD,findanglex.
F

155

C
45

x
E

(A) 20
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(C) 30
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is18inches,thenmeanofparallelsidesofthetrapezoidis ______ .
(A) 36inches

(B) 9inches

(C) 18inches

(D) Datainsufficient

95. Thediagrambelowshowsthecrosssectionofsixidenticalmarblestouchingeachotheronahorizontal
9p
cm3,calculatethelengthofPQ,incm.
surface.Ifthevolumeofamarbleis
2
(A) 9cm
(B) 27cm
(C) 18cm

(D) 36cm

96. Themeanofthedatax1,x2,...,xn is102,thenmeanofthedata5x1,5x2,...,5xn is

(A) 102

97. If a =

(B) 204

(C) 606

(D) 510

(C) 7

(D) Noneofthese

3+ 5
1
, then a2 + 2 =
2
a

(A) 14

(B) 10

98. Whichisalwaysacorrectconclusionaboutthequantitiesintheequationy=x+4?
(A) Itislinearequationintwovariable
(B) Whenthevalueofxisnegative,thevalueofyisalsonegative
(C) Thevariableyisalwayslessthanx
(D) Asthevalueofxincreases,thevalueofydecreases
99. Rohanrankseighthfromthetopandthirtyeightfromthebottomintheclass.Howmanystudentsare
theseintheclass?
(A) 46
(B) 49
(C) 45
(D) 38
100.Themean,medianandmodeofthefollowingnumbers
7,4,3,5,6,3,3,2,4,3,4,3,3,4,4,3,2,2,4,3,5,4,3,4,3,4,3,1,2,3are ______ .
(A) 3.47,3,3

(B) 3,3,3

(C) 4,3,3

(D) 5,4,3

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