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Year 2010
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MENTAL ABILITY
1. Select a Pythagorean triplet whose one member is 18.
(A) 18, 80, 82 (B) 18, 83, 102 (C) 80, 102, 112 (D) 18, 72, 92
2. If the diameters of the Sun and the Earth are 1.4 × 10 9 metres and 1.275 × 10 7 metres respectively.
Then the diameter of the Sun is about how many times the diameter of the Earth ?
(A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 300 (D) 400
3. Jasmine needs ` 30 to buy a sweater. She uses the following plan to save money. The first day she
sets aside ` 1. The second day Jasmine sets aside ` 1.50. The third day she sets aside ` 2, and on
the fourth day she sets aside ` 2.50. If Jasmine continues this pattern, on which day will she have
enough money to buy the sweater ?
(A) Day 30 (B) Day 35 (C) Day 10 (D) Day 60
4. Find the number of triangles in the given figure.
(A) 18 (B) 20
(C) 24 (D) None of these
5. David's teacher asked him to solve the problem shown below.
(–125 + 175) + (–125 + 165) + 110
David's answer is 190 which is incorrect. What is the correct answer?
(A) 150 (B) 160 (C) 200 (D) 210
6. In the given question, 'D' means 'is greater than', '%' means 'is lesser than', ' ' means 'is equal to',
'=' means 'is not equal to', '+' means 'is a little more than';
If a b and b + c, then _______
(A) a % c (B) c % a (C) c + a (D) c a
7. A box of identically shaped light bulbs contains the following:
• 11 red light bulbs • 13 blue light bulbs • 10 green light bulbs • 16 orange light bulbs
If a light bulb is chosen at random from the box, what is the probability that it will be green?
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 5 10 50
8. In a certain code, FAVOUR is written as EBUPTS. How is DANGER written in that code?
(A) CBFFDS (B) CBMHDS (C) EBFHDS (D) EBHHFS
9. The given chart shows the number of goals Goals scored by Sharks and Opponents
by the Sharks soccer team and their opponents Number of goals Number of goals
Game
for 5 games. scored by the Sharks scored by Opponents
In what percent of the games did the Sharks st
1
score more goals than their opponents ? 5 3
nd
2 4 0
(A) 40%
rd
(B) 50% 3 3 2
th
(C) 80% 4 4 6
th
(D) 100% 5 5 1
10. Find the missing characters from the given series.
A, CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY
(A) LMNO (B) MNO (C) MNOP (D) NOPQ
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11. Choose the correct mirrorimage of the Fig. (X) from amongst the four given
options.
Fig. (X)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12. Three different positions of a dice are shown. How many dots lie opposite 2 dots?
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 5 (D) 6 (i) (ii) (iii)
13. Aisha had an original square with a side length of y units. She cut out a smaller square with a side
length of x units from the original square.
Which of the following expressions represents the remaining area of the original square after the
smaller square was cut out?
(A) y 2 – x 2 sq. units (B) (y – x)(x) sq. units (C) (y – x)(x – y) sq. units (D) (y – x) 2 sq. units
14. The total area of Alaska is 591,000 square miles. Which of the following is 591,000 expressed in
scientific notation?
(A) 591 ´ 10 4 (B) 5.91 ´ 10 5 (C) 59.1 ´ 10 5 (D) 5.91 ´ 10 6
15. Dev wants to enlarge a photograph that measures 3 inches by 5 inches. If both dimensions are
doubled, what happens to the area of the photograph?
(A) It is doubled (B) It is multiplied by 4 (C) It remains the same (D) It is multiplied by 8
SCIENCE
16. With the help of given figure, find which of the following options is correct ?
(A) The apple pulls with greater force than the earth pulls the apple.
(B) The apple pulls with smaller force than the earth pulls the apple.
(C) The apple pulls the earth with the same force that the earth pulls the apple.
(D) All of these.
17. The oscilloscope traces for sound waves with different frequencies are shown below. The noises
shown in the diagram in the increasing order of frequency are a
(A) Car engine, Scream, Dentist's drill, Road drill
(B) Road drill, Car engine, Dentist's drill, Scream
(C) Scream, Car engine, Dentist's drill, Road drill
Car engine Scream Dentist's drill Road drill
(D) Dentist's drill, Road drill, Scream, Car engine
18. Pankaj took a photo at night by leaving the shutter of his camera open
for about a few hours. The diagram on the right shows the picture he
got. What causes the stars in Pankaj's photo to look like they are spinning
around the night sky ?
(A) The rotation of earth (B) The rotation of moon (C) The rotation of sun (D) None of these
19. When pressure is applied through a piston at the top of a closed tube containing water, the pressure
is transmitted to
(A) Only the bottom of container (B) All directions
(C) Only the side faces and the bottom of the container (D) None of these
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20. A toy car is released from point X of the ramp and travels towards point Y. What is/are the forces
responsible for pulling the car towards point Y ?
(i) Weight of the car X
(ii) Earth's magnetic field
(iii) Frictional force between the wheels and the ramp p
Ram
(A) (i) only (B) (i) and (ii) only
(C) (ii) and (iii) only (D) All of these Y Angle of ramp
21. In which of the following will the bulb light up?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Sugar solution Salt solution Kerosene Distilled water
22. A negatively charged balloon is brought near a neutral metal sphere. Which one of these diagrams
correctly shows the distribution of charges on the metal sphere?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
23. A spring balance was used to measure the force needed to Floor surface Force needed to
pull a wooden block across different surfaces. The table just start moving
shows the results. The force is expressed in newton. In which Carpet 8 N
of the following surfaces is the friction greatest ? Glazed tiles 5 N
(A) Carpet (B) Glazed tiles Polished wood 4 N
Door mat 10 N
(C) Wood (D) Door mat
Glass jar
24. A scientist performed an experiment as shown in the figure. What happened
when air was pumped out of the jar completely and he rang the bell ? Ringing
electric bell
(A) The sound became louder.
(B) The sound became fainter first and then louder once all the air was pumped out.
(C) The sound could not be heard anymore.
To vacuum pump
(D) The sound was the same as before.
25. Which of these represents the correct order of planets in the solar system in relation to the Sun?
(A) Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
(B) Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
(C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
(D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
26. Which of the following doesn't reduce friction?
(A) Ball bearing (B) Lubricant (C) Rolling (D) Grooving and treading
27. The figure shows what happens to a ray of light as it strikes a plane mirror. Point of incidence
Which statement is not true about this figure? O
Mirror
(A) ÐAON = ÐBON.
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(B) AO is the incident ray.
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(D) If BO is the incident ray, then OA will be the reflected ray. N
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28. A building is protected from the effect of lightning by using _____
(A) Seismograph (B) Electroscope (C) Lightning conductors (D) Anemometer
29. When a force is applied to a stationary object, several effects are possible. Which of the following
effects is not possible?
(A) The object moves (B) The object rotates
(C) The object remains stationary (D) The mass of the object increases.
30. Air or liquid always moves from a region of high pressure to low pressure. When we press the bulb
of a dropper and dip the nozzle in water container (bulb still pressed), and then remove the pressure_____
(A) Level of water rises up in the container (B) Water rises in the dropper
(C) Water level remains same in the container (D) Can't be said
31. Study the table carefully :
Sample Blue litmus to red Red litmus to blue
(i) Tamarind juice ü ´
(ii) Sugar syrup ´ ü
(iii) Lime water ´ ü
(iv) Soap solution ü ´
Which of the above are correctly matched ?
(A) (i) & (iii) (B) (ii) & (iv) (C) (i), (ii) & (iii) (D) (i), (iii) & (iv)
32. Out of the total water present on earth, more than 97% is in seas and oceans, which is saline water.
This cannot be utilised for human needs as humans can use only fresh water. How much fraction
of the total water is available for our use?
(A) 3% (B) 2.1% (C) 1.14% (D) 0.006%
33. Observe the given flowchart carefully and mark the appropriate
option correctly representing I, II and III.
I II III SUBSTANCES
(A) Sweet Calamine Formic acid
Sour in taste I in taste
(B) Bitter Formic acid Baking soda
When ants bite III Neutralises
(C) Bitter Baking soda Calamine II is injected the effect of ant bite
(D) Sweet Formic acid Baking soda into the skin
34. Pick the incorrect option.
Physical Change Chemical Change
(A) Cutting vegetables into small pieces Cooking vegetables
(B) Heating an iron object Rusting of iron
(C) Making chapattis from dough Kneading dough from flour
(D) Stretching of spring Digestion of food
35. Read the given statements and mark the correct option.
Statement 1 : Metals are sonorous.
Statement 2 : Metals are generally brittle in the solid state, they break into pieces when hammered.
(A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
(B) Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
(C) Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false. (D) Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
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36. Match the items given in column A with the synthetic fibres from which they are obtained in column
B and mark the correct option.
Column A Column B
(P) (i) Bakelite
(Q) (ii) Nylon
(R) (iii) PET
(S) (iv) PVC
(A) (P)(ii); (Q)(i); (R)(iv); (S)(iii) (B) (P)(iv); (Q)(ii); (R)(i); (S)(iii)
(C) (P)(iii); (Q)(ii); (R)(i); (S)(iv) (D) (P)(i); (Q)(iii); (R)(ii); (S)(iv)
37. 'P' is processed in industries to get some useful products such as 'Q', 'R' and 'S'. 'S' is obtained
during the processing of 'P' to get 'Q', 'R' is a mixture of about 200 substances. Identify 'P', 'Q', 'R'
and 'S'.
P Q R S
(A) Coal Coal tar Coke Coal gas
(B) Coke Coal Coal tar Coal gas
(C) Coal Coke Coal tar Coal gas
(D) Coke Coal Coal gas Coal tar
38. Match the following :
Column I Column II
1. Rapid combustion (p) Materials get ignited without any apparent cause
2. Spontaneous combustion (q) Fuel burns rapidly and produces heat and light
3. Explosion (r) Fire extinguisher
4. Sodium carbonate (s) Evolution of large amount of heat, light and sound
(A) 1 – (q); 2 – (p); 3 – (s); 4 – (r) (B) 1 – (p); 2 – (q); 3 – (r); 4 – (s)
(C) 1 – (r); 2 – (s); 3 – (q); 4 – (p) (D) 1 – (s); 2 – (r); 3 – (q); 4 – (p)
39. The shape of the bacteria shown in the figure is
(A) Bacilli
(B) Cocci
(C) Vibrio
(D) Spirillum
40. Which of the following is not a forest product ?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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41. Which of the following methods will reduce air pollution ?
(A) Planting trees (B) Use of LPG and CNG
(C) Use of catalytic converter (D) All of these
42. Sumana prepared maida dough by taking ½ kg flour to which she added some sugar, mixed with
warm water and at the end added a small amount of yeast powder. After two hours, she observed
that the dough got raised. Which of the following is correct regarding this?
(A) Flour undergoes fermentation that results in raised dough.
(B) Yeast reproduces rapidly in number which increase volume of the dough.
(C) Yeast produces carbon dioxide during fermentation that fills the dough and increases its volume.
(D) Water vapour formed from warm water raises the volume of the dough.
43. In which of the following agricultural methods, the nutrient needs of one crop are fulfilled by the
other crop ?
= Ground nut = Rice
t = Wheat v = Soyabeans
vv v v t tt t
vv v v t t t t
vv v v t t t tv v v v
(A) vv v v
(B) (C) t t t tv v v v
(D)
vv v v t t t t v v v v
44.
a b c d
Which of the following is the correct sequence of use of the above given tools in the agricultural
practices ?
(A) a, b, c, d (B) d, c, b, a (C) d, b, a, c (D) c, a, d, b.
45. A habitat change may result in the decline of the numbers of a given species. Such species slowly
become P. This means that the species are on the verge of becoming Q. Some animals whose number
has gone down to critically low levels are called R. A species is considered S when no member of
the species is still alive.
Which of the following is correct sequence for P, Q, R and S in the above paragraph.
P Q R S
(A) Vulnerable Endemic Extinct Endangered
(B) Endangered Vulnerable Threatened Extinct
(C) Vulnerable Endangered Critically endangered Extinct
(D) Endangered Critically endangered Extinct Vulnerable
46. Anil wants to see microscopic view of the organelle which takes part in
P
the transmission of hereditary characters from one generation to the
Q
next. Which labelled part will his teacher focus to make a microscopic
R
view of the organelle ?
(A) P (B) Q S
(C) R (D) S
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47. The given figures show the feet of four
different birds. T hey are variously adapted
according to their respective functions.
Which of the following is correct regarding this ? a b c d
To run on flat ground To walk on muddy ground To grip prey To scratch for worms
(A) c a b d
(B) b d a c
(C) a c d b
(D) c a d b
48. Ritu, Shweta and Urvashi want to find out who among them has the largest lung capacity. They decide
to blow air into a balloon in one breath and see how big it becomes. Which of the following factors
must they keep same to make the test a fair one?
(i) Colour of the balloon (ii) Size and shape of the balloon
(iii) Whether to breathe in before blowing (iv) Material of the balloon
(A) (i) & (ii) (B) (ii) & (iii) (C) (i), (iii) & (iv) (D) (ii), (iii) & (iv).
49. Which of the following is not the adaptation of polar bear for the extreme climate in polar regions ?
(A) Long curved and sharp claws – Help to walk on ice
(B) Thick layer of fur – Keeps it warm
(C) Large ears and long legs – Conserve body heat
(D) Fat layer beneath the skin – Insulates the body from cold.
50. Megha and Farheen were performing an experiment on plant reproduction. They both placed a potato
in the soil and observed the changes after few days. Which of the following will they observe?
(A) Young roots will rise from the potato (B) Young shoots will rise from the potato
(C) Potato will increase in number (D) Both (A) & (B)
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