SAMPLE TEST PAPER

KISHORE VAIGYANIK PROTSAHAN YOJANA (KVPY) | STREAM (SA)

Duration : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• Immediately fill the particulars on this page of the Test Booklet with Blue / Black Ball Point Pen.
Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.
• The Test Booklet consists of 80 questions.
• There are Two parts in the question paper. The distribution of marks subjectwise in each part is as under
for each correct response.
• No candidate is allowed to carry any textual material, printed or written, bits of papers, paper, mobile
phone, any electronic device, etc., except the Admit Card inside the examination hall/room.
• On completion of the test, the candiate must hand over the Answer Sheet to the Invigilator on duty in the
Room/Hall. However, the candidates are allowed to take away this Test Booklet with them.
• Do not fold or make any stray marks on the Answer Sheet.

MARKING SCHEME :
PART-I :
MATHEMATICS
Question No. 1 to 15 consist of ONE (1) mark for each correct response.
PHYSICS
Question No. 16 to 30 consist of ONE (1) mark for each correct response.
CHEMISTRY
Question No. 31 to 45 consist of ONE (1) mark for each correct response.
BIOLOGY
Question No. 46 to 60 consist of ONE (1) mark for each correct response.
PART-II :
MATHEMATICS
Question No. 61 to 65 consist of TWO (2) marks for each correct response.
PHYSICS
Question No. 66 to 70 consist of TWO (2) marks for each correct response.
CHEMISTRY
Question No. 71 to 75 consist of TWO (2) marks for each correct response.
BIOLOGY
Question No. 76 to 80 consist of TWO (2) marks for each correct response.

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MATHEMATICS
One-Mark Questions

 b b  b
1. If a, b, c are in H.P., then log  a   , log , log  a   will be in :- {a > b > c > 0 and all log are defined}
 2 2  2
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these

2. The number of words that can be found from the letters a, b, c, d, e, f taken 3 at a time, each word containing
atleast one vowel is :-
(A) 96 (B) 84 (C) 106 (D) none of these

3. The number of divisers of 9600 which are divisible by 10 but not by 25

(A) 14 (B) 20 (C) 48 (D) none of these

4. Find sum of the requence 0. 1 + 0. 0 2 + 0. 00 3 + .............. 

(A) 0.1 2 3 4 ............ (B) 100/729 (C) 100/99 (D) none of these

5. If , are solutions of sin2x + a sinx + b = 0 as well that of cosx + c cosx + d = 0 then sin( + ) is equal to

2bd a2  c 2 b 2  d2 2ac
(A) 2 2 (B) (C) (D)
b d 2ac 2bd a  c2
2

1
6. In a square park of side 1 unit, a cow is tied at the center of each side of the park with rope of length unit.
2
Find the area of the region in which no two cows can meet each other
 
(A) (B)  (C) 2 – (D) none of these
2 2

7. Find the last 3 digits of the number 72004.

(A) 018 (B) 016 (C) 416 (D) 001

8. If a, b, c, d are root of equation x4 + 7x2 – 3x + 2 = 0. Find the value of

abc bcd c da abd

+ + + =
d 2
a 2
b 2 c2
(A) 5 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) none of these

9. If a, b, c are length of sides of a triangle, then (b + c – a) (c + a – b) (a + b – c) – abc is

(A) (b + c – a) (B) (c + a – b) (C) (a + b – c) (D) non-positive

10. If for all x  R, x2 –9x + 5 + 1 > 0, then  lies in the interval :

 4   4  4 
(A)   , 0  (B) 0,  (C) 0,  (D) none of these
 61   61  61 

11. The number of ways in which the letters of the word "PRINCE" can be arranged so that the vowels occupy
only even places is :
(A) 12 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) none of these

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12. The number of ways in which a mixed double game can be arranged from amongst 7 married couples if
husband and wife play in the same game
(A) 21 (B) 7C225 (C) 42 (D) none of these

x x
 1  1
13. The solution set of the inequation 372     > 1 is
3 3
(A) [0, 64) (B) [0, 8] (C) [0, 128] (D) (0, 64)

2 1 1
14. In a office of 360 employees, of the employees are men of the women are married and married have
3 2 3

3 2
children of of the men are married and of the married men have children, how many workers are without
4 3
children
(A) 300 (B) 140 (C) 220 (D) data inadequate

15. Tap 'A' fills an empty vessel in 42 hours and Tap 'B' empties the completely filled vessle in 56 hours. If both
the tapes are opened simultaneously, how much time will it take to completely fill an empty vessel
(A) 24 hours (B) 12 hours (C) 36 hours (D) None of these

PHYSICS
One-Mark Questions

16. A hall has the dimensions 10 m × 10 m × 10 m. A fly starting at one corner ends up at a diagonally opposite
corner. The magnitude of its displacement is nearly
(A) 5 3 m (B) 10 3 m (C) 20 3 m (D) 30 3 m

17. If R and h represent the horizontal range and maximum height respectively of an oblique projection whose

R2
start point (i.e. point of projecteion) & end point are in same horizontal level. Then + 2h represents
8h
(A) maximum horizontal range (B) maximum vertical range

(C) time of flight (D) velocity of projectile at highest point

18. A body is thrown up in a lift with a velocity u relative to the lift and the time of flight is found to be ‘ t ‘.
The acceleration with which the lift is moving up is :

u  gt 2u  g t u  gt 2u  g t
(A) (B) (C) (D)
t t t t
19. A flexible chain of weight W hangs between two fixed points A and B at the same level. The inclination
of the chain with the horizontal at the two points of support is . What is the tension of the chain at the
endpoint.
/ /
///
/ /
///
A // /// /// B
///
//
// ///
///
/
  ///
///
/
///

W W W
(A) cosec  (B) sec  (C) W cos  (D) sin 
2 2 3

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20. Two masses m and M are attached with strings as shown. For the system to be in equilibrium we have

2M 2m M m
(A) tan  = 1 + (B) tan  = 1 + (C) tan  = 1 + (D) tan  = 1 +
m M 2m 2M

21. A body is projected up along the rough inclined plane from the bottom with some velocity. It travels up the
incline and then returns back. If the time of ascent is ta and time of descent is td, then
(A) ta = td (B) ta > td (C) ta < td (D) data insufficient

22. A rigid body of mass m kg is lifted uniformly by a man to a height of one metre in 30 sec. Another man lifts
the same mass uniformly to the same height in 60 sec. The work done on the body against gravitation by
them are in ratio
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 1 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 4 : 1

23. The work done in slowly pulling up a block of wood weighing 2 kN for a length of 10m on a smooth plane
inclined at an angle of 15º with the horizontal by a force parallel to the incline is
(A) 4.36 kJ (B) 5.17 kJ (C) 8.91 kJ (D) 9.82 kJ

24. A Toy cart attached to the end of an unstretched string of length a, when revolved moves on a smooth
horizontal table in a circle of radius 2a with a time period T. Now the toy cart is speeded up until it moves in
a circle of radius 3a with a period T’. If Hook’s law holds then (Assume no friction) :

3  3 3
 
(A) T’ = T (B) T’ =  2  T (C) T’ =   T (D) T’ = T
2   2

25. A block of mass M with a semicircular track of radius R rests on a horizontal frictionless surface. A
uniform cylinder of radius r and mass m is released from rest from the top point A. The cylinder slips on
the semicircular frictionless track. The distance travelled by the block when the cylinder reaches the
point B is :

M (R  r ) m (R  r ) (M  m)R
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
Mm Mm M

26. A uniform thin rod of mass ‘m’ and length L is held horizontally by two vertical strings attached to the two
ends. One of the string is cut. Find the angular acceleration soon after it is cut :
g g 3g 2g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2L L 2L L

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27. Two points A & B on a disc have velocities v1 & v2 at some moment. Their directions make angles 60° and 30°
respectively with the line of separation as shown in figure. The angular velocity of disc is :

3v1 v2 v 2  v1 v2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
d 3d d d

28. A spring of force constant  has two blocks of same mass M connected to each end of the spring as shown
in figure. Same force f extends each end of the spring. If the masses are released, then period of vibration
is :

M M 2 M M2
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2
2  2 2

29. The bob in a simple pendulum of length  is released at t = 0 from the position of small angular displacement
. Linear displacement of the bob at any time t from the mean position is given by

g g g
(A)   0 cos t (B)  t cos  0 (C)  g sin  0 (D)   0 sin t
  

30. A sinusoidal wave with amplitude ym is travelling with speed V on a string with linear density . The
angular frequency of the wave is . The following conclusions are drawn. Mark the one which is correct.
(A) doubling the frequency doubles the rate at which energy is carried along the string
(B) if the amplitude were doubled, the rate at which energy is carried would be halved
(C) if the amplitude were doubled, the rate at which energy is carried would be doubled
(D) the rate at which energy is carried is directly proportional to the velocity of the wave.

CHEMISTRY
One-Mark Questions

31. To a solution of urea having molality 0.5, x g of urea is added furthur to increase its molality to 1. If the original
solution contained 100 g water, find mass of new solution.
(A) 100 g (B) 103 g (C) 101.5 g (D) 106 g

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32. The 'Z' of two hypothetical gases 'X' and 'Y' varies with temperature at a given pressure of 5 atm as follows :

Which of the following statements about gas X and Y is correct ?

(A) Gas X will be liquefied below 800 K.
(B) Gas Y can be liquefied at all temperature
6400
(C) The critical temperature of gas X may be K.
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(D) The Boyle's temperature of gas Y is 800 K.

33. A(g) + B(g) C(g) + D(g)

Above homogeneous reaction is carried out in a 2 litre container at a particular temperature by taking
1
1 mole each of A, B, C and D respectively. If KC for the reaction is then equilibrium concentration of
4
C is :
1 2 4 1
(A) M (B) M (C) M (D) M
3 3 3 2

34. Which is the correct order of 2nd .E.

(A) Si < S < P < Cl (B) Si < P < S < Cl (C) P < Si < Cl < S (D) Si < P < Cl < S

35. Which of the following statements is correct :

(A) Hydration energy of alkali metal ions increases down the group
(B) Solubility of sulphates of II A group decreases down the group
(C) Li does not form nitride on burning in air
(D) except Li2CO3 all the carbonates of alkali metals decompose on heating

36. For a real gas which of the following statements is false :

 p 
(A)  v  =0 (B) If Z = 1 ; then (b – a/RT) = 0
  TC ,PC
(C) z = f(T,P) (D) Z is never equal to unity

37. pKa of acetic acid is 4.74, which implies that :

(A) pH of 1N acetic acid is 4.74
(B) at pH 4.74, the dissociation of acetic acid is maximum
(C) at pH 4.74 half of acetic acid molecules are dissociated in the solution
(D) at pH 4.74, the dissociation of acetic acid is minimum.

38. Which of the following is wrong :

(A) XeO3 is an explosive substance
(B) Carbon, oxygen bond length is more in acetone than in COCl2
(C) H2O2 (aq.) can turn blue litmus red
(D) O–D- - - - - -O bond is stronger than O–H- - - - - -O bond

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39. Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
(A) The highest value of principle quantum number 'n' is 4 for ground state configuration of Cr.
(B) 5s, 4p and 3d have same value of (n + l) but different energy.
(C) Number of radial nodes in 4p and number of angular nodes in 3d are equal.
(D) In 29Cu+, 13 electrons have spin + 1/2 and 15 electrons have spin – 1/2

40. The pressure of large gas columns does vary with height due to gravitational influence given by barometric
distribution law. For gases the variation of pressure with height is given by P = P0exp (– Mgh/RT) where M–
molar mass of gas, T is temperature and h is height. According to above law which of following curves is
incorrect :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

41. A hydrocarbon C6H4 gives C3H2O3 on ozonolysis. The hydrocarbon is

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

42. Of the five isomeric hexanes,the isomer which can give two monochlorinated compounds is –
(A) n–Hexane (B) 2,3-Dimethylbutane
(C) 2,2-Dimethylbutane (D) 2-Methylpentane

43. Which will show geometrical isomerism ?

(A) I, II, III, IV (B) I, II, III (C) I, III, IV (D) II, III, IV

44. In the structures of 4-Isopropyl-2,4,5-trimethylheptane, number of 10, 20 & 30 H’s are respectively.
(A) 18, 5, 4 (B) 21, 4, 3 (C) 18, 4, 3 (D) 21, 5, 4

45. The correct decreasing order of preferance of functional group during the IUPAC nomenclature of polyfunctional
groups compound is :
(A) –CONH2, –COCl, –CN, –CHO (B) – COOH, – C – O – C – , –OH, –CHO
|| ||
O O

(C) –CHO, –CN, –NH2, –OH (D) –COOR, – C – X , - CN, – C – R (Ketone)

|| ||
O O

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 BIOLOGY
One-Mark Questions

46. Which one of the following characteristics is common both in humans and adult frogs ?
(A) Four - chambered heart (B) Internal fertilisation
(C) Nucleated RBCs (D) Ureotelic mode of excretion

47. Parthenocarpy is included by

(A) ABA (B) Auxins (C) Zeatin (D) Cytokinin

48. When a sea diver goes very deep he has to breathe on compressed air at high preseure. After sometime, he
loses his strength ot work and fell drowsy. This is because of
(A) Compressed air
(B) More caron dioxide diffusing into tissues
(C) More nitrogen diffusing in blood and body fats
(D) Nervous system does not work properly

49. If Henle's loop were absent from mammalian nephron, which of the following is to be expected
(A) The urine will be more dilute
(B) There will be no urine formation
(C) There will be hardly any change in the quality and quantity of urine formed
(D) The urine will be more concentrated

50. Blood cells that increase in number during allergic colditions like asthma are:
(A) Neutrophils (B) Basophils (C) Eosinophils (D) Iymphocytes

51. Which is not cancer

(A) Leukaemia (B) Glaucoma (C) Carcinoma (D) Sarcoma

52. Which of the following is true of all cancer cells? The rapid growth and division of cancer cells is caused by:
(A) Bacterial infection
(B) Breakdown of normal gene regulation
(C) Viruses
(D) Changes in the intracellular hormone receptors

53. Which one of the following is a pair of viral disease

(A) Tetanus and typhoid (B) Syphillis and AIDS
(C) Whooping cough and sleeping sickness (D) Measles and rabies

54. -amylase synthesis is promoted by

(A) IAA (B) GA (C) Cytokinin (D) NAA

55. In an accident the anterior pituitary of a four year old boy was severely damaged but the boy survived. What
is likely to happen
(A) High levels of thyroxin will be released (B) Spermatogenesis will be stimulated
(C) The boy will not grow much in height (D) The growth of mammary glands will be stimulated

56. Reabsorption of water in distal parts of kidney tubules/urine concentration is controlled by

(A) Vasopressin/ADH (B) Oxytocin (C) Calcitonin (D) Relaxin

57. A person is undergoing prolonged fasting. His urine will be found to contain abnormal quantities of
(A) Fats (B) Aminoacids (C) Glucose (D) Ketones

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58. A normal– visioned man whose father was colour– blind, marries a woman whose father was also colour–
blind. They have their first child as a daughter. what are the chance that this child would be colour– blind ?
(A) 100% (B) zero percent (C) 25% (D) 50 %

59. Widal test is used for the diagnosis of

(A) Pneumonia (B) Tuberculosis (C) Typhoid (D) Malaria

60. A kidney stone is

(A) Blockage by fats (B) Deposition of sand in kidney
(C) A salt such as oxalate crystallised in pelvis (D) Blockage by proteins

PART-II :

MATHEMATICS
Two-Marks Questions

61. If the line segment joining P(1, 3) and Q(5, 7) subtends a right angle at R(x, y) and area of PQR = 2, then
find the maximum number of such points R in the xy – plane
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

62. If  = , then find the value of tan tan2+ tan2tan4 + tan4 tan = ?
7
(A) 27 (B) 35 (C) 21 (D) –7

63. In a triangle the length of an altitude is 4 and this altitude divides the opposite side in two parts in the ratio
1:8. Find the length of a segment parallel to the altitude which divides the triangle into two parts of equal
areas.

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

64. Find numbers of ordered triplets (a, b, c) of positive integers for which LCM (a, b) = 1000, LCM (b, c) = 2000
and LCM (c, a) = 2000.
(A) 60 (B) 40 (C) 84 (D) 50

n(n  1)( 4n  5)
65. Sum of n terms of the sequance Sn = 12 + 3.22 + 32 + ............ is equal to if n is even. Find
6
Sn if n is odd

n 2 (n  1) n(n  1)( 4n  5) n
(A) (B) (C) (n  1)( 4n  1) (D) none of these
4 6 6

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 PHYSICS
Two-Marks Questions

66. Two sound sources produce progressive waves given by y1 =12 cos 100t and y2 = 4 cos 102t near the ear
of an observer. When sounded together, the observer will hear
(A) 2 beats per two sound source with an intensity ratio of maximum to minimum nearly 4 : 1
(B) 1 beat per second with an intensity ratio of maximum to minimum nearly 2 : 1
(C) 2 beats per second with an intensity ratio of maximum to minimum nearly 9 : 1
(D) 1 beat per second with an intensity ratio of maximum to minimum nearly 4 : 1

67. There is a set of four tuning forks, one with the lowest frequency vibrating at 550 Hz. By using any two
tuning forks at a time, the following beat frequencies are heard: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8. The possible frequencies
of the other three forks are:
(A) 552, 553, 560 (B) 557, 558, 560 (C) 552, 553, 558 (D) 551, 553, 558

68. A gas is contained in a metallic cylinder fitted with a piston. The gas is suddenly compressed by pushing
piston downward and is maintained at this position. After this process, as time passes the pressure of
the gas in the cylinder
(A) increases
(B) decreases
(C) remains constant
(D) increases or decreases depending on the nature of the gas.

69. Starting with the same initial conditions, an ideal gas expands from volume V1 to V2 in three different ways.
The work done by the gas is W 1 if the process is isothermal, W 2 if isobaric and W 3 if adiabatic, then :
(A) W 2 > W 1 > W 3 (B) W 2 > W 3 > W 1 (C) W 1 > W 2 > W 3 (D) W 1 > W 3 > W 2

70. Two water pipes P and Q having diameters 2 × 10–2 m and 4 × 10–2 m, respectively, are joined in series
with the main supply line of water. The velocity of water flowing in pipe P is
(A) 4 times that of Q (B) 2 times that of Q
(C) 1/2 times that of Q (D) 1/4 rimes that of Q

CHEMISTRY
Two-Marks Questions

71. The P-T graph as given below was observed for a process on an ideal gas, which of the following statement
is true.

(A) w = +ve, H = +ve (B) w = –ve, H = – ve

(C) w = –ve, H = + ve (D) w = +ve, H = –ve

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72. Which of the following order is incorrectly mentioned :
(A) Increasing polarising power : Na+ < Ca2+ < Mg2+ < Al3+
(B) Increasing dipole moment : BeCl2 = PCl5 < [IClBr]–
(C) decreasing bond length (NO)¯ > (NO)+ > (NO)
(D) Increasing bond energy H2 > H2+ > He2+

73. Column-A Column-B

(i) Br– + BrO3–  Br2 (a) disproportioation

(ii) S2O32–  SO2 + S
(iii) Cl– + Cr2O72–  CrO2Cl2
(A) (i) – (b) ; (ii) – (a) ; (iii) – (e)
(C) (i) – (a) ; (ii) – (c) ; (iii) – (e)
(b) Comproportiontion
(c) Metal displacement
(d) Non-metal displacement
(e) Not a redox reaction
(B) (i) – (a) ; (ii) – (b) ; (iii) – (e)
(D) (i) – (b) ; (ii) – (a) ; (iii) – (d)

74.

Compound X is
(A) H3C–CC–CH3 (B) CH2=CH–CH=CH2

(C) CH3–CH2–CCH (D)

75. Total number of stereoisomer of compound is :

Br Br
| |
CH3 — CH — CH  CH — CH — CH3

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

BIOLOGY
Two-Marks Questions

76. Which of the following statements are correct about excreted nitrogenous waste products ?
(I) Ammonia is more soluble in water than urea
(II) For each nitrogen atom urea requires more energy to be produced by animals than uric acid
(III) Birds and insects excrete uric acid
(A) (i) only (B) (iii) only
(C) (i) and (ii) only (D) (i) and (iii) only

77. Ethylene is employed for

(A) stimulation of cell division
(B) Ripening of fruit
(C) Increasing height
(D) None of the above.

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78. Which one of the following conditions in humans is correctly matched with its chromosomal abnormality /

linkage ?
(A) Erythroblastosis foetalis – X- linked

(B) Down’s syndrome – 44 autosomes + XO

(C) Klinefelter’s syndrome – 44 autosomes + XXY

(D) Colour blindness – Y-linked

79. Which is not true for glycolysis

(A) End product is CO2, H2O

(B) Substrate level phosphorylation

(C) Production of ATP

(D) Expenditure of ATP

80. A person entering an empty room suddenly finds a snake right in front on opening the door. Which one of the
following is likely to happen in his neuro-hormonal control system ?

(A) Sympathetic nervous system is activated releasing epinephrin and norepinephrin from adrenal medulla.

(B) Neurotransmitters diffuse rapidly across the cleft and transmit a nerve impulse.

(C) Hypothalamus activates the parasympathetic division of brain.

(D) Sympathetic nervous system is activated releasing epinephrin and norepinephrin from adrenal cortex.

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

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