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RELIABLE APTITUDE TEST

FOR STUDENTS MOVING TO CLASS IX
TIME : 1 Hr. 30 Min. M.M. : 180

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1. Each question carr y 3 marks.

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other electronic gadgets in any form is not allowed.
3. Before answering the paper, fill up the required details in the blank space
provided in the OMR sheet.
4. Do not forget to mention your roll number neatly and clearly in the blank
space provided in t he OMR sheet.
5. There is a negative marking of –1 for each wrong answer. So attempt
each question carefully.
6. In case of any dispute, the answer filled in the OMR sheet available with the
institute shall be final.
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 MATHEMATICS
1. ABCD is a rhombus in which the altitude from D to side AB bisects AB. Then A and B, respectively
are ______.
(1) 60º, 120º (2) 120º, 60º (3) 80º, 100º (4) 100º, 80º

0.027 0.09
2. Evaluate : 3  – 1.
0.008 0.04
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 9 (4) 4

3. ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 4 3 cm. P, Q and R are midpoints of AB, CA and BC
respectively. The area of triangle PQR (in cm2) is :

3 3
(1) (2) 3 3 (3) 2 3 (4)
4 2

4. In the given figure, RSTV is a square inscribed in a circle with centre O and radius r. The total area of
shaded region is _______.
R S
r

V T
(1) r2( – 2) (2) 2r2(2 – ) (3) (r2 – 2) (4) 8r2 – 8r

5. A merchant buys goods at 25% off list price. He desires to mark the goods so that he can give a discount
of 20% on the marked price and still get a profit of 25% on the selling price. What percent of the list
price must he mark the goods?
(1) 125% (2) 100% (3) 120% (4) 80%

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6. Two years ago, Dilip was three times as old as his son and two years hence, twice his age will be equal
to five times that of his son. Then the present age of Dilip is ______.
(1) 14 years (2) 38 years
(3) 32 years (4) 34 years

7. PQRS is the diameter of a circle of radius 6 cm. The lengths PQ, QR and RS are equal. Find the area of
the shaded portion. O is the centre of outer circle and R is the centre of inner circle.

3 5
(1) 7  cm2 (2) cm2 (3) cm2 (4) 10  cm2
2 2

8. A tanker contains 500 litres of water. Due to a small hole in the tanker, the quantity of water is
decreasing at the rate of 9 litres every hour. What will be the quantity of water in the tank after 10
hours?
(1) 410 litres (2) 491 litres (3) 400 Iitres (4) 90 Iitres

9. I ll m ll n, PQL MNL, PQ = MN, PL = LM, QL = NL, MN = NO = 2.2 cm, PL = 3.2 cm.

Then the length of PQ is
P O I
Q L
m
N
n
R M
(1) 3.2 cm (2) 4 cm
(3) 7.2 cm (4) 2.2 cm

1 1
10. If x + = a + b and x – = a – b, then
x x
(1) ab = 1 (2) a = b (3) ab = 2 (4) a + b = 0

11. 5  8  + 3 – 2  –  2 – 6 when simplified is :

(1) positive and irrational (2) negative and irrational
(3) positive and rational (4) negative and rational

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  22 
12. What is the area of the shaded part in the given figure    ?
 7 

(1) 72 cm2 (2) 108 cm2 (3) 324 cm2 (4) 648 cm2

 (a2  b2 )3  (b2  c 2 )3  (c 2  a2 )3 
13. The value of 3  ?
 (a  b)  (b  c)  (c  a)
3 3 3

(1) 3 (a + b)(b + c)(c + a) (2) 3(a – b)(b – c)(c – a)
(3) (a – b)(b – c)(c – a) (4) 1

14. Which of the following statements(s) is/are false ?

(1) Two triangles having same area are congruent.
(2) If two sides and one angle of a triangle are equal to the corresponding two sides and the angle of
another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
(3) If the hypotenuse of one right triangle is equal to the hypotenuse of another triangle then the
triangles are congruent.
(4) All the above

15. A child walked 5 m to cross a rectangular field diagonally. If breadth of field is 3 m, its length is
_______ .
(1) 4 m (2) 3 m (3) 10 m (4) 6 m

16. If value of 15625 = 125, then the value of 156.25  1.5625 is __ .

(1) 137.5 (2) 1.375 (3) 13.75 (4) 0.1375

17. Two cyclist start from same place in opposite directions. One goes towards north at 18 km/hr and other
goes towards south at speed of 20 km/hr. What time will they take to be 95 km apart ?
(1) 4 hrs 45 mins (2) 2hrs 30 mins (3) 5 hrs 16 mins (4) 2 hrs 20 mins

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18. In the given figure, RSTV is a square inscribed in a circle with centre O and radius r. The total area of
shaded region is _______ .
R S
r

V T
(1) r2( – 2) (2) 2r2(2 – ) (3) (r2 – 2) (4) 8r2 – 8r

19. Salary of an officer increases every year by 20%. His salary in the year 2001 was Rs. 26640. What was
his salary in 1999?
(1) Rs. 20, 000 (2) Rs. 19,028 (3) Rs. 18,500 (4) Rs. 19,528

20. Length of a rectangle is 8 m less than twice its breadth. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 56 m. Find its
length and breadth.
(1) Length = 16 m and breadth = 12 m (2) Length = 13 m, breadth = 15 m
(3) Length = 14 m, breadth = 17 m (4) Length = 18 m, breadth = 21 m

PHYSICS
21. The length of the milky way (in light year) is:
(1) 103 (2) 104 (3) 105 (4) 106

22. Voice of a friend is recognised by its :

(1) wavelength (2) quality (3) intensity (4) velocity

23. Audible frequency range is :

(1) Below 20 Hz (2) 20 Hz to 20 kHz (3) Above 20 kHz (4) No limit

24. The outermost layer of the earth is called :

(1) Mantle (2) Core (3) Crust (4) Centre

25. External forces are :

(1) always balanced (2) never balanced
(3) may or may not be balanced (4) none of these

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26. The range of a clinical thermometer is :
(1) 0-100°C. (2) 32-202°C
(3) 0-273°C. (4) 35-42°C.

27. An instrument used for measuring Earthquake is ___________

(1) Telescope (2) Electroscope
(3) Tunning (4) Seismograph

28. Lunar eclipse occurs when the :

(1) Sun comes between the earth and the moon
(2) Moon comes between the earth and the sun.
(3) Earth comes between the sun and the moon.
(4) Earth and the moon collide with each other.

29. A kaleidoscope is
(1) an optical toy. (2) a magnetic toy.
(3) an electrical toy. (4) an electromagnetic toy.

30. The nature of the image of an object formed by a concave lens is –

(1) Virtual, Inverted, Small (2) Virtual, erect, Big
(3) Virtual, erect, Small (4) Virtual, Inverted, Big

CHEMISTRY
31. In a chemical formula more electronegative element is written on the -
(1) right side (2) left side (3) either side (4) None of these

32. The percentage of hydrogen in H2O is

(1) 8.88 (2) 11.11 (3) 20.60 (4) 80.0

33. Incomplete combustion gives

(1) CO2 (2) CO (3) Carbon (4) None of these

34. The total number of atoms in a mole of aluminium oxide is -

(1) 42.161 × 1023 (2) 36.138 × 1023
(3) 30.115 × 1023 (4) 24.092 × 1023

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35. What are the products of electrolysis of one mole of pure distilled water ?
(1) 2g of H2 gas and 16g of O2 gas are produced
(2) 8g of H2 gas and 8g of O2 gas are produced
(3) 4g of H2 gas and 32g of O2 gas are produced
(4) None of these

36. Carbon monoxide is not used in -

(1) fire extinguishers.
(2) the manufacture of water gas.
(3) the manufacture of methanol and synthetic petrol
(4) metallurgical operations as a reducing agent

37. Which kind reaction has always negative value for enthalpy ?
(1) exothermic reactions (2) endothermic reactions
(3) reduction reactions (4) redox reactions

38. ‘Density’ is a -
(1) Fundamental unit (2) Derived unit
(3) Both of these (4) None of these

39. In the mountains area, at high altitude water boils -

(1) at 100ºC (2) below 100ºC
(3) above 100ºC (4) above 200ºC

40. During evaporation of liquid -

(1) the temperature of the liquid rises
(2) the temperature of the liquid falls
(3) the temperature of the liquid remains unaffected
(4) None of the above is correct

BIOLOGY
41. Raghu is a farmer. He grew maize on the same field for many years. He noticed that the yield of wheat
is decreasing every year. What do you think he should do to rectify this?
(1) He should put more water in the field to provide adequate irrigation.
(2) He should leave field free for one or more season.
(3) He should grow legume crop in next season to replenish nitrogen in the soil.
(4) Both 2 & 3

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42. Sperms contribute to the development of zygote by providing:
(1) cytoplasm (2) centrioles
(3) nutrients (4) required activation enzymes.
43. Which of the following structures facilitate the transport of materials between two cells ?
i. Desmosome ii. Tight junction iii. Gap junction iv. Plasmodesmata
(1) i & ii only (2) ii & iv only (3) i, iii & iv only (4) i, ii & iii only
44. Viruses exist on the border line between living and non-living matter. They cause diseases in animals,
plants and human beings. They are made of biochemical known as.
(1) Enzymes (2) Peptones (3) Carbohydrates (4) Nucleo proteins
45. According to the extent of threat to a species and its population in its natural habitat, four categories
have been identified which are given below :
I. Extinct in wild II. Critically endangered species
III. Vulnerable species IV. Endangered species
Select the correct order of these species according to their conservation priority?
(1) II > IV > I > III (2) I > II > IV > III (3) III > I > II > IV (4) I > IV > III > II
46. Chickenpox : Virus : : Malaria : …………….
(1) Fungus (2) Protozoa (3) Bacteria (4) Virus
47. Which of the following gases is /are produced by decomposers during the decaying process?
(1) Only carbon dioxide gas (2) Only carbon dioxide and nitrogen gas
(3) Only oxygen gas (4) Only carbon dioxide and oxygen gases
48. The role of lutenizing hormone (LH) in human male is:
(1) blocking the release of GnRH from pituitary.
(2) stimulating sertoli cells to promote spermatogenesis.
(3) stimulating Leydig's cells to produce testosterone.
(4) modifying the signal produced by FSH in seminiferous tubule.

49. Match the column-I with column –II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column-I Column-II
(a) Jim Corbett National park (i) Karnataka
(b) Kanha National park (ii) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary (iii) Tamil nadu
(d) Bandipur Sanctuary (iv) Uttranchal
(e) Madumalai Sanctuary (v) Assam
(1) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii),(c)-(iv),(d)-(ii),(e)-(v) (2) (a)-(v), (b)-(iv),(c)-(ii),(d)-(i),(e)-(iii)
(3) (a)-(iv), (b)-(v),(c)-(i),(d)-(iii),(e)-(ii) (4) (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii),(c)-(v),(d)-(i),(e)-(iii)

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50. The process of nutrient enrichment of water bodies is called as :
(1) Pollution (2) Eutrophication (3) Acceleration (4) None of these

MAT
Directions (51 to 54) : Find the missing terms
51. 10, 30, 68, 130, 222, ?
(1) 442 (2) 350 (3) 343 (4) 291

52. 1, 4, 15, ? 157, 480

(1) 45 (2) 50 (3) 55 (4) 65
53.

(1) 40 (2) 47 (3) 51 (4) 61

54.

(1) 24 (2) 27 (3) 29 (4) 33

Directions (55 to 56) : Answer the questions based on the following information. All the roads of a city are
either perpendicular or parallel to one another. The roads are all straight. Roads A, B, C, D and E are parallel to
one another . Roads G, H, I, J, K, L and M are parallel to one another.
I. A is 1 km east of road B.
II. B is 1/2 km west of C.
III. D is 1 km west of E.
IV. G is 1/2 km south of H
V. I is 1 km north of J.
VI. K is 1/2 km north of L.
VIII.K is 1 km south of M.

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55. Which among the following is necessarily true?
(1) E and B intersect
(2) D is 2 km west of B
(3) D is at least 2 km west of A
(4) M is 1.5 km north of L.

56. If E is between B and C, then which of the following is false?

(1) D is 2 km west of A.
(2) C is less than 1.5 km from D
(3) Distance from E to B added to distance from E to C is 1/2 km.
(4) E is less than 1 km from A.

57. How many triangles are there in the following figure ?

(1) 15 (2) 20 (3) 24 (4) more than 24

58. In the given figure, the total number of cubes is :

(1) 51 (2) 35 (3) 55 (4) 65

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Directions : (Q. 59 to 60) There are five men A, B, C, D and E and six women P, Q, R, S, T and U. A, B and R
are advocates; C, D, P, Q and S are doctors and the rest are teachers. Some teams are to be selected from
amongst these eleven persons subject to the following conditions:
A, P and U have to be together.
B cannot go with D or R.
E and Q have to be together.
C and T have to be together.
D and P cannot go together.
C cannot go with Q.
59. If the team is to consist of two male advocates, two lady doctors and one teacher, the members of the
team are
(1) A B P Q U (2) A B P U S (3) A P R S U (4) B E Q R S

60. If the team is to consist of one advocate, two doctors, three teachers and C may not go with T, the
members of the team are :
(1) A E P Q S U (2) A E P Q T U (3) B E Q S T U (4) E Q R S T U

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 ANSWER KEY

Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 1 3 4 1 4 1 3 2 3 3 1
Ques. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Ques. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 4 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 4 3 2 1

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