PSA - CLASS - IX - FORMAT

Target No. Per Test Form

Test Context Domain/ No. of
Item Type Items No. of Passages Total No. of Items

Qualitative

* Stand Alone MCQ 6 6

* Passage Based MCQ 6 2 12

SUB TOTAL 18

Quantitative

* Stand Alone MCQ 10 10

* Passage Based MCQ 4 2 8

SUB TOTAL 18

Language Conventions

* Grammar & Usage MCQ 8 8

* Vocabulary in Context MCQ 8 8

* Passage Completion MCQ 8 8

SUB TOTAL 24

TOTAL 60

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QUANTITATIVE
Passage Based MCQ

Passage No. 1
Rachna has in her kitchen 17 spoons, 3 serving spoons, 22 quarter plates, 25 full plates, 11
forks, 2 lighters and 42 boxes. Some of these boxes contain spices, 7 of the boxes contain
pulses and 4 boxes contain rice. Two boxes have ghee and three boxes have oil in them. In this
way Rachna’s kitchen is full of variety of things.

On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the questions given below :

1. How many utensils are there in Rachna’s kitchen?

(i) 78

(ii) 87

(iii) 68

(iv) 86

2. What percentage of boxes of pulses are there in the kitchen?

(i) 17/3

(ii) 7

(iii) 11

(iv) 50/3

3. What is the ratio of rice boxes to the remaining boxes in the kitchen?

(i) 3:19

(ii) 2:21

(iii) 5:21

(iv) 2:19

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4. How many more boxes of pulses are there other than rice boxes in the
kitchen?

(i) 7

(ii) 3

(iii) 4

(iv) 11

jpuk dh jlksbZ esa 17 pEeps] 3 peps] 22 IysVs]a 25 Fkkyh] 11 dkaVs] 2 ykbVj] 42 fMCcs gSaA bu fMCcksa esa dqN
elkyksa ds fMCcs gSa rFkk 7 fMCcs nkyksa ds gSaA lkFk gh bu fMCcksa esa 4 pkoy ds fMCcs gSaA bu lHkh lkeku ds
lkFk&lkFk 2 fMCcs ?kh ds gSa vkSj 3 fMCcs rsy ds gSaA bl izdkj fofHkUu lkekuksa ls mldk jlksbZ?kj Hkjk gqvk
gSA
bl x|ka”k ds vk/kkj ij fuEu iz”uksa ds mRrj nks %&
1- jpuk dh jlksbZ esa dqy fdrus crZu gSa\
(i) 78
(ii) 87

(iii) 68

(iv) 86

2- jlksbZ esa nkyksa ds fMCck aका प्रतिशि क्मा gSa\

(i) 17/3

(ii) 7

(iii) 11

(iv) 50/3

3- यसोई घय भं चावर के fMCcksa vkSj शेष fMCcksa का अनुऩाि क्मा है ?\

(i) 3:19

(ii) 2:21

(iii) 5:21

(iv) 2:19

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4- pkoy ds fMCcksa ls nkyksa ds fMCcksa dh la[;k fdruh vf/kd gS\

(i) 7
(ii) 3

(iii) 4

(iv) 11

Passage No. 2
A survey was conducted among 1200 people of Delhi speaking different languages, which is
shown in the given figure. Calculate the following as per given figure.

1. Number of Hindi speaking people are :

(i) 150

(ii) 45

(iii) 500

(iv) 60

2. How many people speak Punjabi?

(i) 150

(ii) 45

(iii) 90

(iv) 300

3. How many people speak Hindi and Tamil both together?

(i) 180
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(ii) 600

(iii) 280

(iv) 380

4. How many more people speak English than Malyalam?

(i) 25

(ii) 50

(iii) 76

(iv) 67

fnYyh ds fofHkUu Hkk’kk,a cksyus okys yksxksa dk los{k.k fd;k x;k] ftlesa dqy 1200 yksx “kkfey gq, ftUgsa
mudh la[;k ds vuqikr esa fp= esa n”kkZ;k x;k gSA fp= dh lgk;rk ls crkb, fd %&

1. fgUnh cksyus okys yksx fdrus gSa\

(i) 150

(ii) 45

(iii) 500

(iv) 60

2. iatkch cksyus okys yksxksa dh la[;k D;k gS\

(i) 150

(ii) 45

(iii) 90

(iv) 300

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3. fgUnh vkSj rfey ckyus okys yksxksa dh la[;k crkvksA

(i) 180

(ii) 600

(iii) 280

(iv) 380

4. ey;kye cksyus okyksa ls vaxzsth cksyus okyksa dh la[;k fdruh vf/kd gS\

(i) 25

(ii) 50

(iii) 76

(iv) 67

Passage No. 3
The phenomenon of change of a liquid into its vapour at any temperature below its boiling
point is called evaporation. Wet clothes dry up in air due to the evaporation of water. Rate of
evaporation increases with increase in temperature. The particles in a liquid have different
kinetic energies. Some particles have lower kinetic energies and other have higher kinetic
energies. The particles having higher kinetic energies at the surface of the liquid overcome the
forces of attraction of other particles, leave the surface and get converted into vapour.
Evaporation is continuous process and particles keep on escaping the surface of the liquid.

1. At what temperature evaporation takes place?

(i) At boiling point

(ii) Above boiling point

(iii) At room temperature

(iv) Below boiling point

2. How do wet clothes dry-up?

(i) Due to condensation

(ii) Due to evaporation

(iii) Due to surface tension

(iv) Due to temperature

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3. What is the effect of temperature on evaporation?

(i) Increases with temperature

(ii) Decreases with temperature

(iii) No effect of temperature

(iv) None of these

4. What type of energy do the particles have in a liquid?

(i) Electrical energy

(ii) Potential energy

(iii) Kinetic energy

(iv) Radiation energy

Ok’ihdj.k og izfØ;k gS ftlds }kjk dksbZ nzo vius DoFkukad ls Hkh de rki ij ok’i esa ifjofrZr gks tkrk
gSA xhys diM+s ty ds ok’ihdj.k ds dkj.k gok esa lw[k tkrs gSaA ok;qeaMy dk rki vf/kd gksus ij
ok’ihdj.k dh nj vf/kd gks tkrh gSA nzo voLFkk esa d.kksa dh xfrt ÅtkZ vyx&vyx gksrh gSA dqN d.kksa
dh xfrt ÅtkZ vf/kd vkSj dqN dh xfrt ÅtkZ de gksrh gSA nzo dh lrg ds d.kksa dh xfrt ÅtkZ vf/kd
gksus ds dkj.k ;g d.k vkd’kZ.k cy ls eqDr gksdj nzo dh lrg dks NksM+dj ok’i esa ifjofrZr gks tkrs gSaA
ok’ihdj.k ,d yxkrkj gksus okyh fØ;k gS vkSj nzo ds d.k nzo dh lrg dks NksM+rs jgrs gSaA
1- ok’ihdj.k fdl rki ij gksrk gS\

(i) DoFkukad ऩय
(ii) DoFkukad से ऊऩय
(iii) कभये के िाऩभान ऩय
(iv) DoFkukad से नीचे

2- xhys diM+s fdl dkj.k lw[k tkrs gSa\

(i) सॊघनन के कायण

(ii) वाष्ऩीकयण के कायण
(iii) सिह िनाव के कायण
(iv) िाऩभान के कायण

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3- rkieku dk ok’ihdj.k ij D;k izHkko iM+rk gS\

(i) िाऩभान के साथ फढ़ जािी है

(ii) िाऩभान के साथ कभ हो जािी है
(iii) िाऩभान का कोई प्रबाव नहीॊ
(iv) इनभं से कोई नहीॊ

4- nzo ds d.kksa esa fdl izdkj dh ÅtkZ gksrh gS\

(i) ववद्युि ऊजाा

(ii) सॊबाववि ऊजाा
(iii) काइनेटिक ऊजाा
(iv) ववटकयण ऊजाा

Passage No. 4
The measures adopted in health arena have increased the life expectancy to over 64
years in 2000. Infant mortality rate (IMR) has come down from 147 in 1951 to 75 in
2000. Crude birth rates have dropped to 26.1 and death rate to 8.7 within the same
duration of time. Increase in life expectancy and improvement in childcare are useful in
assessing the future progress of the country.

1. How much did the life expectancy increase in the year 2000?

(i) 47

(ii) 75

(iii) 26

(iv) 64

2. What percentage of the infant mortality rate fell during 1951 to 2000?

(i) 48.9 %

(ii) 50 %

(iii) 51 %
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(iv) 51.9 %

3. How much has been the growth rate between 1951 to 2000?

(i) 8.7

(ii) 17.4

(iii) 26.1

(iv) 64

4. How much did the death rate reach in 2000?

(i) 7.5

(ii) 8.7

(iii) 6.4

(iv) 6.2

LokLF; {ks= ds fofHkUu mik;ksa ds viukus ls thou izR;k”kk c<+dj o’kZ 2000 esa 64 ls vf/kd gks
x;hA f”k”kq e`R;q nj 1951 ds 147 ls ?kVdj 2000 esa 75 ij vk x;h gSA blh vof/k esa v”kksf/kr
tUenj fxjdj 26-1 vkSj e`R;qnj 8-7 ij vk x;h gSA thou izR;k”kk esa o`f) vkSj f”k”kq ns[kHkky eas
lq/kkj ns”k ds vkRefo”okl dks Hkkoh izxfr ds lkFk vk¡dus ds fy, mi;ksxh gSA
1- o’kZ 2000 esa thou izR;k”kk c<+dj fdruh gks x;h\
(i) 47

(ii) 75

(iii) 26

(iv) 64

2- f”k”kq e`R;qnj esa 1951 ls 2000 ds vUnj fdruh तगयावि आ;h\

(i) 48.9 %

(ii) 50 %

(iii) 51 %

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(iv) 51.9 %

3- 1951 ls 2000 ds e/; o`f)nj D;k jgh\

(i) 8.7

(ii) 17.4

(iii) 26.1

(iv) 64

4- 2000 esa e`R;qnj fdruh gks x;h\

(i) 7.5

(ii) 8.7

(iii) 6.4

(iv) 6.2

Passage No. 5
The expenditure on education in 1951- 52 increases from 0.64% to 3.98% in 2002-03
(Budgetary estimate). The literacy rate have increased from 18% in 1951 to 65% in
2001. Literacy is not only a right, it is also needed if the citizen are to perform their
duties and enjoy their right properly. However, a vast difference is noticed across
different sections of population. Literacy among males is nearly 50% higher than
females and it is about 50% higher in urban areas as compared to the rural areas.
Literacy rates vary from 96% in some district of Kerala to below 30% in some parts of
Madhya Pradesh.

1. How much is the education budget after increasing in 2003?

(i) 18%

(ii) 64%

(iii) 96%

(iv) 3.98%

2. Find the increase in the education budget from 1951 to 2003.

(i) 47%

(ii) 96%
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(iii) 3.34%

(iv) 50%

3. How much has the literacy rate increased from 1951 to 2001?

(i) 25%

(ii) 42%

(iii) 47%

(iv) 60%

4. In how many districts of Karela the percentage of literacy rate is more as compare to
Madya Pradesh?

(i) 30

(ii) 66

(iii) 65

(iv) 90

izfr”kr ds :i esa f”k{kk ij O;; 1951&52 ds 0-64 izfr”kr ls c<+dj 2002&03 esa 3-98 izfr”kr
¼ctVh; vuqeku½ gks x;k gSA blls lk{kjrk nj 1951 ds 18 izfr”kr ls c<+dj 2001 esa 65 izfr”kr
gks x;hA efgykvksa dh vis{kk iq:’kksa esa lk{kjrk nj djhc 50 izfr”kr vf/kd gS vkSj xzkeh.k {ks=ksa dh
vis{kk uxjh; {ks=ksa esa iq:’kksa esa lk{kjrk nj djhc ipkl izfr”kr vf/kd gSA dsjy ds dqN ftyksa esa
lk{kjrk nj 96 izfr”kr gS tcfd e/; izns”k ds dqN Hkkxksa esa ;g 30 izfr”kr ls uhps gSA
1- 2003 esa f”k{kk ctV c<+dj fdrus izfr”kr gks x;k\
(i) 18%

(ii) 64%

(iii) 96%

(iv) 3.98%

2- 1951 ls 2003 esa f”k{kk ctV esa o`f) izfr”kr crkb,A

(i) 47%

(ii) 96%

(iii) 3.34%

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(iv) 50%

3- 2001 esa lk{kjrk nj c<+dj fdrus izfr”kr gks xbZ\

(i) 75%

(ii) 65%

(iii) 30%

(iv) 96%

4- dsjy ds dqN ftyksa esa भध्म प्रदे श की िुरना भं fdrus izfr”kr lk{kjrk अतधक gS\

(i) 30

(ii) 66

(iii) 65

(iv) 90

Passage No. 6
The government of a state is in the process of deciding how to spend its limited income. It
has 7 crore left in its budget and eight programs to choose among. There is no provision in
the constitution to have a surplus, and each program has requested the minimum amount
they need; in other words, no program may be partially funded. The programs and their
funding requests are:

*Disaster management: 2.5 crore

* Road Construction: 1 crore
* School Building: 0.5 crore
* Govt. Office building: 1.5 crore
* Agricultural subsidy program: 2 crore
* LPG Subsidy: 0.5 crore
* Housing loan program: 3 crore
* Drainage : 4 crore

1. MLA’s from urban areas are very concerned about assuring that there will be
funding for a new drainage. MLA’s from rural areas refuse to fund anything until
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money for agricultural subsidies is appropriated. If the legislature

funds these two programs, on which of the following could they spend the rest of
the money?

(i) The school building and LPG subsidy.

(ii) Disaster management
(iii) Road construction and LPG subsidy
(iv) Housing loan program

2. If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, LPG subsidy, and
the Housing loan program, what two other programs could they fund?

(i) Road construction & drainage

(ii) Road construction and school building
(iii) Disaster management & School building
(iv) Disaster management & Drainage

3. If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, LPG subsidy, and
the Housing loan program, the only other single program that can be funded for

(i) Disaster management

(ii) Road construction
(iii) school building
(iv) Govt. office building

4. If the Govt. decides to fund the Disaster management and drainage which of the
following program can be funded?

(i) LPG subsidy

(ii) Road construction
(iii) Govt. office building
(iv) Housing loan

याज्म सयकाय अऩने सीतभि आम 7 कयोड़ को आठ कामाक्रभं ऩय फजि खचा कयने का की प्रटक्रमा भं है .
सॊववधान भं कोई अतधशेष आम का प्रावधान नहीॊ है , औय प्रत्मेक कामाक्रभ न्मूनिभ यातश की जरूयि है,
दस
ू ये शब्ददं भं, कोई कामाक्रभ आॊतशक रूऩ से ववत्त ऩोवषि नहीॊ टकमा जा सकिा है . कामाक्रभं औय उनके
धन खचा का फजि हं !
आऩदा प्रफॊधन: 2.5 कयोड़
* सड़क तनभााण: 1 कयोड़
* स्कूर बवन: 0.5 कयोड़
* सयकाय. कामाारम बवन: 1.5 कयोड़

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* कृ वष सब्ब्दसडी कामाक्रभ: 2 कयोड़

* एरऩीजी सब्ब्दसडी: 0.5 कयोड़
* आवास ऋण कामाक्रभ: 3 कयोड़
* ड्रे नेज: 4 कयोड़

1. ववधामक शहयी ऺेत्रों से फहुि आश्वस्ि है टक वहाॉ जर तनकासी के तरए धन खचा टकमा जाएगा. ववधामक
ग्राभीण ऺेत्रों से कृ वष सब्ब्दसडी के तरए ऩैसे ववतनमोब्जि कयिा है , मटद इन दो कामाक्रभं ऩय यकभ खचा कये ,
िो फाकी की यकभ टकस ऩय खचा कय सकिे हं ?

(i) स्कूर की इभायि औय एरऩीजी सब्ब्दसडी.

(ii) आऩदा प्रफॊधन
(iii) सड़क तनभााण औय एरऩीजी सब्ब्दसडी
(iv) आवास ऋण कामाक्रभ

2. मटद ववधातमका कृ वष सब्ब्दसडी कामाक्रभ, यसोई गैस सब्ब्दसडी, औय आवास ऋण कामाक्रभ तनतध ऩय खचा
का पैसरा टकमा है, वे टकन दो अन्म कामाक्रभं ऩय खचा कय सकिा है ?

(i) सड़क तनभााण औय जर तनकासी

(ii) सड़क तनभााण औय स्कूर की इभायि
(iii) आऩदा प्रफॊधन एवॊ स्कूर की इभायि
(iv) आऩदा प्रफॊधन एवॊ ड्रे नेज

3. मटद ववधातमका कृ वष सब्ब्दसडी कामाक्रभ, यसोई गैस सब्ब्दसडी, औय आवास ऋण कामाक्रभ तनतध ऩय खचा
का पैसरा टकमा है, वे टकसी एक कामाक्रभ ऩय खचा कय सकिा है ?

(i) आऩदा प्रफॊधन

(ii) सड़क तनभााण
(iii) स्कूर की इभायि
सयकाय (चिुथ)ा . कामाारम की इभायि

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4. सयकाय मटद. आऩदा प्रफॊधन औय जर तनकासी ऩय खचा कय सकिी है तनम्नतरब्खि भं कौन सा

कामाक्रभ ववत्त ऩोवषि टकमा जा सकिा है ?
(i) एरऩीजी सब्ब्दसडी
(ii) सड़क तनभााण
(iii) सयकाय. कामाारम की इभायि
(iv) आवास ऋण

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Passage No. 7
Cell body is the main art of a nerve cell. A large nucleus is present in the middle of the
cell body. It also contains cytoplasm. Dendron are hair-like parts arises from the cell
body. Various branches come out of the Dendron and these are called dendrites. Each
neuron has a long, thick and cylindrical part, which is called axon. The nerve endings
attached to the lateral braches of the axon, known as synapse. Dendrites receive
impulses and axon takes away from the cell body.

1. What is the main part of nerve cell?

(i) Nucleus

(ii) Cell body

(iii) Cytoplasm

(iv) Dendrites

2. Name the hair-like part arising from the cell body.

(i) Dendron

(ii) Axon

(iii) Synapse

(iv) None of these

3. What is the shape of axon?

(i) Rectangular

(ii) Cylindrical

(iii) Circular

(iv) Spherical

4. What is attached to the lateral branch of axon?

(i) Nucleus

(ii) Axon

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(iii) Synapse

(iv) Dendrites

dksf”kdk dk; raf=dk dksf”kdk dk eq[; Hkkx gksrk gSA blds e/; Hkkx esa cM+k dsUnzd gksrk gSA blesa
dksf”kdknzO; gksrk gSA dksf”kdkdk; ls vusd cky tSls izo/kZ fudys gksrs gSa] ftUgsa o`f{k ;k MsUMªkWu
dgrs gSaA o`f{kdk ls fudys gq, vusd “kk[kh; o`f{kdkUr gksrs gSaA dksf”kdkvksa ls fudyk gqvk izo/kZ
yEck] eksVk] csyukdkj gksrk gSA ftls ,DlkWu dgrs gSaA ,DlkWu dh ik”oZ “kk[kkvksa ls tqM+k vUr% xzaFku
flusIl gksrk gSA o`f{kdkUr lwpukvksa dks izkIr djrs gSa vkSj ,DlkWu bu lwpukvksa dks dksf”kdk dk; ls
nwj ys tkrh gSA
1- raf=dk dksf”kdk dk eq[; Hkkx dkSu&lk gS\
(i) dsUnzd
(ii) dksf”kdk dk;

(iii) dksf”kdk nzO;

(iv) o`f{kdkUr

2- dksf”kdk dk; esa cky tSlh izo/kZ dks D;k dgrs gSa\
(i) o`f{kdkUr
(ii) ,DlkWu

(iii) flusIl

(iv) इनभं से कोई बी नहीॊ!

3- dksf”kdkvksa ls fudyk izo/kZ dk D;k vkdkj gksrk gS\

(i) आमिाकाय
(ii) फेरनाकाय
(iii) वृत्तkकाय
(iv) गोराकाय

4- ,DlkWu dh ik”oZ “kk[kkvksa ls D;k tqM+k gksrk gS\

(i) dsUnzd
(ii) ,DlkWu

(iii) flusIl

(iv) o`f{kdkUr
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Passage No. 8
In the word ZEBRA – Z stands for 26, E for 5, B for 5, R for 18 and A for 1. Find out the
numbers which stand for the following alphabets:

1. H :

(i) 6

(ii) 8

(iii) 4

(iv) 10

2. K :

(i) 9

(ii) 10

(iii) 11

(iv) 12

3. W :

(i) 26

(ii) 24

(iii) 21

(iv) 23

4. T :

(i) 19

(ii) 20

(iii) 21

(iv) 22

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;fn “kCn ZEBRA esa Øe”k% Z – 26, E – 5, B – 2, R – 18 rFkk A – 1 vad n”kkZrk gS rks crkb, fd fuEu
v{kj fdl vad dks n”kkZ;saxs\
1. H :

(i) 6

(ii) 8

(iii) 4

(iv) 10

2. K :

(i) 9

(ii) 10

(iii) 11

(iv) 12

3. W :

(i) 26

(ii) 24

(iii) 21

(iv) 23

4. T :

(i) 19

(ii) 20

(iii) 21

(iv) 22

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Answer Key Quantitative Passage Based MCQ’s

Passage No. 1 Passage No. 5

1. (i) 1. (iv)

2. (iv) 2. (iii)

3. (iv) 3. (iii)

4. (ii) 4. (ii)

Passage No. 2 Passage No. 6

1. (iii) 1. (ii)

2. (i) 2. (i)

3. (ii) 3. (ii)

4. (ii) 4. (iv)

Passage No. 3 Passage No. 7

1. (iv) 1. (ii)

2. (ii) 2. (i)

3. (i) 3. (ii)

4. (iii) 4. (ii)

Passage No. 4 Passage No. 8

1. (iv) 1. (ii)

2. (i) 2. (iii)

3. (ii) 3. (iv)

4. (ii) 4. (ii)

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