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SECTION - I - III
SINGLE ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
This section contains multiple choice questions. Each question
has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Each correct answer carries 4 marks. No negative marks. Zero
marks if not attempted.
Direction (Questions 1 to 5) : The following questions are based
on the diagram given below :

3 10 7
6
13
12
4

11

14

5
1)
2)
3)
4)
01.

Rectangle represents males.

Triangle represents educated.
Circle represents urban.
Square represents civil servants.

Who among the following is neither a civil servant nor

educated but is urban and not a male ?
A) 2

02.

D) 10

B) 3

C) 11

D) 12

Who among the following is only a civil servant but not a

male nor urban oriented and uneducated ?
A) 7

04.

C) 6

Who among the following is uneducated and also an urban

male ?
A) 2

03.

B) 3

B) 8

C) 9

D) 14

Who among the following is a male, urban oriented and

also a civil servant but not educated ?
A) 13

B) 12

C) 6

D) 10

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Who among the following is a male civil servant, who is

neither educated not belongs to urban area ?
A) 7

B) 13

C) 4

D) 1

Directions (Questions 6 to 10) : Read the following information

carefully and answer the questions given below it :
From a group of six boys M, N, O, P, Q, R and five girls, G, H, I,
J, K, a team of six to be selected. Some of the criteria of
selection are as follows :
M and J go together.

O cannot be placed with N.

I cannot go with J.

N goes with H.

P and Q have to be together.

K and R go together.
Unless otherwise stated, these criteria are applicable to all
the following questions :
06.

If the team consists of two girls and I is one of them, the

other members are
A) GMRPQ

07.

B) HNOPQ

C) KOPQR

D) KRMNP

If the team has four boys including O and R, the members

of the team other than O and R are
A) HIPQ

08.

B) GKPQ

C) GJPQ

If four members are boys, which of the following cannot

constitute the team ?
A) GJMOPQ B) HJMNPQ C) JKMNOR

09.

D) GJMP

D) JKMPQR

If both K and P are members of the team and three boys in

all are included in the team, the members of the team other
than K and P are
A) GIRQ

10.

B) GJRM

C) HIRQ

D) IJRQ

IF the team has three girls including J and K, the members of the team other than J and K are
A) GHNR

B) MNOG

C) MORG

D) NHOR

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First bunch of bananas has

1
again as many bananas as a
4

second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than

the first bunch, then the number of bananas in the first
bunch are
A) 9
12.

B) 10

C) 12

D) 15

In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these
constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of
boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class,
what is the number of girls in the class ?

A) 6
13.

B) 12

C) 18

D) 24

A bird shooter was asked how many birds he had in the

bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all
pigeons but six, and all docks six. How many birds had he
in all ?
A) 9

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C) 27

D) 36

I have a few sweets to be distributed. If I keep 2, 3 or 4 in

a pack, I am left with one sweet. If I keep 5 in a pack, I am
left with none. What is the minimum number of sweets I
can have to pack and distribute ?
A) 25

15.

B) 18

B) 37

C) 54

D) 65

In a caravan in addition to 50 hens, there are 45 goats and

8 camels with some keepers. If the total number of feet be
224 more than the number of heads in the caravan, the
number of keepers is
A) 5

B) 8

C) 10

D) 15

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SECTION - IV
SINGLE ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
This section contains 5 multiple choice questions. Each
question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY
ONE is correct. Each correct answer carries 4 marks. No negative
marks. Zero marks if not attempted.
16.

17.

Rusting of ion can be chemically called as _________

A) Combination

B) Displacement

C) Decomposition

D) Metattesis

All combustion reactions

A) are endothermic

B) are exothermic

C) may be endothermic or exothermic

D) physical changes
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19.

Law of definite proportions when expressed in volumes becomes

A) Daltons law

B) Berzelius hypothesis

C) Gay - lussacs law

D) Avogadros law

In a balanced chemical equation mass on either side

is same because
A) moles are conserved

B) molecules are conserved

C) atoms are conserved

D) one element is conserved to the other
20.

An example of non - stoichiometric compound is

A) Al 2O 3

B) Fe 3O 4

C) NiO2

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SECTION V
MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
This section contains 5 multiple correct answer (s) type
questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out
of which ONE OR MORE is/are correct. Each correct answer
carries 4 marks. No negative marks. Zero marks if not attempted.
21.

22.

Types of allotropy exhibited by sulphur is

A) enantiotropy

B) monotropy

C) dynamic allotropy

D) isomeric allotropy

Oxygen is given by heating

A) H 2O2

23.

C) H 2SO4

D) Pb3O 4

Phosphorite, Ca 3 PO 4 2 , is chief constituent of

A) shells

24.

B) O 3

B) bones

C) chalk

D) teeth

Chlorine can be used

A) for extraction of Ag, Cu
B) in sterilisation
C) as a bleaching agent
D) in preparation of antiseptic

25.

ClO 2 is a mixed anhydride of

A)

HClO4

B) HClO2 C) HClO3

D)

HOCl

SECTION - VI
INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS
This section contains 5 questions. The answer to each question
is a single digit integer ranging from 0 to 9. The correct digit
below the question number in the OMR is to be bubbled. You
will be awarded 4 marks for the correct answer and zero mark if
no bubbles are darkened. No negative marks.
26.

Caffeine has a molecular weight of 194. If it contains

28.9% by mass of nitrogen, number of atoms of nitrogen
in one molecule of it is (Atomic weight of nitrogen is 14)
___________.

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27.

Oxidation number of W in Na 2W4O13 .10H 2O is _____

28.

An oxide of sulphur contains 50% of S in it. It empirical

formula is given by SmOn . Then n/m = ________. [m.w of
S is 32 & 0 is 16].

29.

C 6H 6 (g ) O 2 CO2 (g ) H 2O (l ) . The ratio of coefficients of CO2 and H 2O is found to be 2 : x. The value of

x is ___________.

30.

In 2H 2 O2 2H 2O , if 12 L of H 2 and 8 L of O 2 are
allowed to react, the excess of O 2 left unreacted will be
____ L.

SECTION - VII
MATRIX MATCHING
This Section contains 5 questions. Each question has four statements (A, B, C and D) given in Column I and four statements (P,
Q, R and S ) in Column II. Any given statement in Column I can
have correct matching with one or more statement(s) given in
Column II. For example, if for a given question, statement B
matches with the statements given in Q and R, then for that
particular question, against statement B, darken the bubbles
corresponding to Q and R in the ORS. You will be awarded 1
marks for each correct answer. There is no negative marks
awarded for incorrect answer(s).
31.

Column I

Column II

A) Synthesis

P) 2KClO 3 2KCl 3O 2

B) Decomposition

Q) KBr Cl 2 KCl Br2

C)Single replacementR) AgNo3 + Nacl --> Agcl +NaNo3

D) Metathesis

S) 2SO2 O2 2SO3

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Column I

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Column II

A) Endothermic

P) 2HI H 2 I 2

B) Exothermic

Q) C S 2 CS 2 H

C) Thermal

R) HCl NaOH NaCl H 2O

dissociation
D) Neutralization
33.

S) C O2 CO 2 H

Column I

Column II

A) Law of conservation of mass

34.

35.

P) Lavoiser

B) Law of definite proportions

Q) Ritcher

C) Law of reciprocal proportions

R) Prouse

D) Law of multiple proportions

S) Dalton

Column I

Column II

A) 1 GmW of H 2O

P) 1.8 g

B) 1 mole of oxygen

Q) 3.6 g

C) 0.02 g molecules of glucose

R) 18 g (C 6 H12O 6 )

D) 20 L of H 2 gas

S) 32 g

Column I

Column II

A) Oxygen

P) Life process

B) Sulphur

Q) Sterilisation

C) Chlorine

R) Gun powder

D) Nitrogen

S) artificial respiration

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SECTION- VIII
COMPREHENSION TYPE
This section contains a paragraphs. Based upon the paragraph,
5 multiple choice questions have to be answered. Each question
has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Each correct answer carries 4 marks. No negative marks. Zero
marks if not attempted.
Consider a reaction, N 2 3H 2 2NH 3 , which is the final
reaction of Habers process. Let us see what can we
interpret from this.
(i) Mole relation : - 1 mole of N 2 consumes 3 moles of H 2 to
produce 2 moles of NH 3 .
(ii) Weight relation : - 28 g of N 2 consumes 6 g of H 2 to
produce 34 g of NH 3 .
(iii) Volume relation : - 22.4 L of N 2 consumes 67.2 L of H 2
to from 44.8 L of NH 3
(iv) Mole 0 wt. relation : - 1 mole of N 2 consumes 3 moles of

H 2 to produce 34 g of NH 3 .
Similarly we can write relation among mole volume,
wt. - volume and also number of molecules.
36.

37.

Which of the following contains largest number of

atoms ?
A) 4 g of H 2

B) 16 g of O 2

C) 28 g of N 2

D) 18 g of H 2O

If M is the molecular weight of a gas, what volume of

it would be occupied at NTP if its weight is M/4 g ?
A) 89.6 L

38.

B) 2.24 L

C) 5.6 L

D) 22.4 L

To get 1.12 L of O 2 at STP, weight of KClO3 to be

heated is ___________. (m.w of KClO3 122.5 g )

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A) 408 g
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B) 4.08 g

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C) 40.8 g

D) 0.408 g

By strongly heating 17.0 g of certain H 2O2 (m.w =

34 g) solution 1.120 mL of O 2 at STP was obtained.
Percentage by weight of H 2O2 in that solution is
A) 10%

40.

B) 20%

C) 12%

D) 34%

1 L of a mixture of CO and CO2 is passed over red hot

charcoal. The volume becomes 1.6 L. The original composition of the mixture is
A) 0.4 L CO + 0.6 L CO2

B) 0.5 L CO + 0.5 L CO2

C) 0.6 L CO + 0.4 L CO2

D) 0.7 L CO + 0.3 L CO2

SECTION IX
ASSERTION & REASONING
This section contains 5 reasoning type questions. Each question
has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Each correct answer carries 4 marks. No negative marks for
wrong answers. Zero marks if not attempted.
Codes:
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the
Reason is correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the
Reason is not correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, but the Reason is true.
41.

Assersion : Chlorine gas bleaches the articles

permanently.
Reasin : Cl 2 is a strong reducing agent.

42.

Assersion :

HClO4 is a stronger acid than HClO3 .

Reason : Oxidation state of Cl in

HClO4 is + 7 and in

HClO3 is +5.
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A :- Sulphuric acid is more viscous than water.

R :- conc. H 2SO4 has a strong affinity for water.

44.

A :- PCl5 is covalent in gaseous and liquid states but

ionic in solid state.
R :- PCl5 is tetrahedral in PCl 4 and octahedral in

PCl 6 ion.
45.

A :- In the reaction between AgNO3 and

KCl solu

tion, K and NO 3 ions do not undergo any change.

R :- Some ions do not undergo any change as a result of
the reaction. Such ions are called spectator ions.
SECTION X
CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS
This section contains 5 reasoning type questions. Each question
has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Each correct answer carries 4 marks. 1 mark will be deducted
for wrong answer. Zero marks if not attempted.
46.

47.

The conversion

KMnO 4 K 2MnO4

is an example of

A) oxidation

B) reduction

C) oxidation and reduction

D) neither oxidation,
nor reduction

The volume occupied by 6.023 1022 molecules of

H 2S at STP is
A) 11.2 L
48.

B) 22.4 L

C) 2.24 L

D) 1.12 L

The mixture containing the same number of molecules as that of 14 g of CO is

A) 14 g of N 2 + 16 g of O 2

B) 7 g of N 2 + 16 g of O 2

C) 14 g of N 2 + 8 g of O 2

D) 7 g of N 2 + 8 g of O 2

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1 L of a gas is twice as heavy as 1 L of CH 4 under the

same conditions. The gas is

50.

A) Ozone (O 3 )

B) Oxygen (O 2 )

C) Carbon dioxide (CO2 )

D) Sulphur dioxide (SO2 )

Ramu thinks that a mole contains 6.023 1023 molecules. Hence the mass of Ramus mole of oxygen is
A) 1.6 g

B) 16 g

C) 160 g

D) 0.16 g

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