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Sample Paper-1 for 2 Year Admission Test

Time : 2 Hrs. M.M. : 200

Read the following Instructions very carefully before you proceed.

1. The paper contains 40 Objective Type Questions divided into three sections: Section - I, Section - II and
Section - III.

2. Section I contains 10 Multiple Choice Questions based on Mental Aptitude. Each question has 4 choices
(A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE CHOICE is correct.

Marking scheme [5 Marks for All Correct answers & 1 NEGATIVE MARKING for wrong answer]
3. Section - II contain 10 questions based on Science. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out
of which ONLY ONE CHOICE is correct.
Marking scheme [5 Marks for All Correct answers & 1 NEGATIVE MARKING for wrong answer]
4. Section - III contain 20 questions based on Mathematics. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D),
out of which ONLY ONE CHOICE is correct.
Marking scheme [5 Marks for All Correct answers & 1 NEGATIVE MARKING for wrong answer]

5. Before starting the paper, spend 2-3 minutes to check whether all the pages are in order and report
any issue to the invigilator immediately.
6. Try to attempt the Sections in their respective order.
7. Do not get stuck on a particular question for more than 6-8 minutes. Move on to a new question as
there are 40 questions to solve.

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SECTION - I [MENTAL APTITUDE]

DIRECTIONS FOR QUESTIONS 1 - 2
In each question, two statements and four conclusions I, II, III and IV are given. The given statements may be
contrary to the universal opinion, even then you have to assume them as true. Then decide which conclusion on
the basis of given statements is logically valid.

1. Statements : All rich are poor.

All poor are priests.
Conclusions :
I. All poor are rich. II. All rich are priests.
III. Some priests are poor. IV. No priest is poor.
The correct choice is :
(A) Only I comes (B) All come
(C) Only II and III come (D) Only III and IV come

2. Statements : All books are tables.

All books are stools.
Conclusions:
I. All tables are stools. II. All tables are books
III. Some tables are stools. IV. Some stools are books.
The correct choice is :
(A) All (B) Only I and III (C) Only II and IV (D) Only III and IV

3. Kilogram is related to Quintal in the same way as Paisa is related to :

(A) Coin (B) Money (C) Cheque (D) Rupee

4. What should come in the place of (?) in the given series ?

ACE, FGH, ?, PON
(A) KKK (B) JKI (C) HJH (D) IKL

5. Air is to Bird as Water is to :

(A) Drink (B) Fish (C) Wash (D) Swim

6. Select the one which is different from the other three.

(A) Cheese (B) Milk (C) Curd (D) Ghee

7. Find out the correct alternative of the question based on the Dias figures.

The number opposite side of the face having the number 5 will be :
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

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8. The following figures are converted in a cube. Its incorrect shape will be :

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

9. In the following diagram "I" represents Indians, 'S' represent Scientists and 'P' represents Politicians.

Indians those are politicians but not scientists will be :

(A) a (B) b (C) d (D) f

10. In the following question, visualize the image of the correct item.

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

SECTION - II [SCIENCE]

11. Two electrical heaters are used to boil a bucket of water. Time taken when two heaters are connected in
series and parallel is ts & t p respectively. Then choose the correct option.
(A) ts t p (B) ts t p
(C) ts t p (D) Relation depends upon the resistances of heaters

12. An AC generator can be converted into DC generator by replacing :

(A) Armature with coil
(B) Slip rings with split rings
(C) Concave magnets with horse shoe magnets
(D) All of the above

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13. Water drops fall at regular intervals from a roof. At an instant when a drop is about to leave the roof,
the separations between 3 successive drops below the roof are in the ratio:
(A) 1: 2: 3 (B) 1: 4: 9 (C) 1: 3: 5 (D) 1: 5: 13

14. A time-velocity graph of two vehicles A and B starting from rest at

the same time is given in the figure. The statement that can be
deduced correctly from the graph is:
(A) Acceleration of A is greater than that of B
(B) Acceleration of B is greater than that of A
(C) Acceleration of A is increasing at a slower rate than that of B
(D) Velocity of B is greater than that of A

15. If a charged particle is projected in a magnetic field and is parallel to field. Then the path followed by
the particle is :
(A) Straight line (B) Circle
(C) Ellipse (D) None of these

16. The articles of silver metal become dark on exposure to air. This is due to the formation of layer of:
(A) Sulphate (B) Carbonate (C) Oxide (D) Sulphide

17. Which of the following is a sulphide ore?

(A) Copper glance (B) Calamine (C) Haematite (D) Bauxite

18. What is the value of x, y and z in the following reaction respectively?

SO 2 ( x)H 2S
( y ) H 2 O (z)S
(A) 2, 2, 4 (B) 2, 1, 3 (C) 3, 2, 1 (D) 2, 2, 3

19. Which of the following is Decomposition Redox Reaction?

(A) CaCO3
CaO CO 2

(B) Zn CuSO 4
Cu ZnSO 4

(C) 2KMnO 4 10FeSO 4 8H 2SO4

K 2SO4 2MnSO 4 5Fe 2 (SO4 )3 8H 2O

(D) 2KClO3
2KCl 3O 2

20. Which of the following is termed as the pure substance ?

(A) Sodium Chloride (B) Soft Drink
(C) Aerosol (D) Stainless steel

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SECTION - III [MATHEMATICS]

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21. If one of the roots of the equation x 2 px q 0 is m times the other root, then is equal to :
1 m 2

q p q p
(A) 2
(B) 2
(C) 2
(D) 2
p 2q q 2p q 2p p 2q

22. Three circles each of radius r units are drawn inside an

equilateral triangle of side 'a' units, such that each circle
touches the other two and two sides of the triangle as shown
in the figure. (P, Q and R are the centres of the three circles).
Then relation between r and a is :
(A) a2
3 1 r (B) a 3 1 r
(C) a 2 3 2 r (D) a 3 2 r

23. The value of the expression 34 24 2 4 3 2 is :

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

24. AD is a diameter of a circle. Two more circles pass through A and intersect AD in B and C respectively,
such that AB and AC are diameters of these circles and AD > AC > AB. If the circumference of the
middle circle is average of the circumference of the other two, then given AB = 4 units and CD
= 2 units, what is the area, in sq. units of the largest circle?
(A) 128 (B) 64 (C) 48 (D) 16

25. The value of 11 11 11 11....... is equal to :

(A) 16 1114 (B) 16 114 (C) 11 (D) 16 1115

3.75 3.75 1.25 1.25 2 3.75 1.25

26. The value of is equal to :
3.75 3.75 1.25 1.25
(A) 5.0 (B) 0.5 (C) 2.5 (D) 1.5

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27. Let x 2 3 , then the value of x 2 is:
x2
(A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 16 (D) 10

28. If p x x 4 k 2 x 2 3 x k , then the value of k for which x + k is a factor of p(x), is :

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

29. If 2 1, is a solution of 9 y 10 x 12 , then is equal to :

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

30. The mean of 10 numbers is 20. If 5 is subtracted from each number, then the new mean is equal to :

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(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 15

31. If each edge of a cuboid of surface area 54cm2 is doubled then surface area of new cuboid is :
(A) 212cm 2 (B) 216cm 2 (C) 218cm 2 (D) 222cm 2

32. If 13 a 10 8 5 , then a is the zero of the polynomial :

(A) x 2 3x 2 (B) x 2 7 x 12 (C) x 2 7 x 12 (D) x 2 3x 2

33. If x 2 y 2 z 2 20 and x + y + z = 0, then xy + yz + zx is equal to :

(A) 10 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 8

34. What is the missing number X in the series 2, 3, 10, 15, X, 35 ?

(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) 28

35. The time at which hands (minute and hour hand) of clock are together between 3 pm and 4 pm is :
(A) 3/11 hour past 3 (B) 4/11 hour past 3
(C) 5/11 hour past 3 (D) 6/11 hour past 3

36. Consider two mixtures, one containing milk, water and an unknown miscible liquid in the ratio
2 : 5 : 13, and other mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 3 : 7. Two litres of first mixture and
5 litres of second mixture are mixed. What will be the fraction of water in resulting mixture ?
(A) 30/53 (B) 40/83 (C) 20/83 (D) 40/70
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37. If Nitin and Jitin work together, they will complete a job in days. If Nitin works alone and
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completes half the job and then Jitin takes over and completes the rest half of the job, then the total time
taken by both of them is 30 days. How long will it take Jitin to complete the job alone, if Nitin is more
efficient than Jitin?
(A) 40 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 10

38. Prof. Rao walks to the market and comes back in an auto. It takes him 150 min. to make the round trip.
If he takes an auto both ways it takes him 50 minutes. On Sunday, he decides to walk both ways. How
long would it take him?
(A) 200 minutes (B) 250 minutes (C) 300 minutes (D) 60 minutes

39. While travelling from A to B, wheels of a bus makes 1250 revolutions. Distance between A and B is
2.2 km. Find the radius of wheels.
(A) 30 cm (B) 32 cm (C) 28 cm (D) 26 cm

40. Siddharth got 40% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 10 marks. However, Udit
who took the same examination got 60% of total marks and got 15 marks more than the passing marks.
What were the passing marks in the examination?
(A) 50 (B) 55 (C) 60 (D) 65

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Answers to Sample Paper-1 for 2 Year Admission Test

Class X

SECTION - I

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

C D D A B B C D B C

SECTION - II

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

A B C A A D A D D A

SECTION - III

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

A A B D C B B C B D

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

B C B C A D A B C C

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