SESSION : 2019-20

NTSE Support Program

Daily Practice Problems
Duration : 60 Min. Total Marks: 60
Class : X DPP : 01
General instructions :
1. The practice paper contains 60 questions.
(a) 1-10 questions from Mathematics
(b) 11-20 questions from Physics
(c) 21-30 questions from Chemistry
(d) 31-40 questions from Biology
(e) 41-60 questions from Social Science
2. Every correct answer will be awarded 1 mark. There will be no negative marking.

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11. A bullet fired into a fixed target loses half of its velocity after penetrating 3 cm. How much further it will
penetrate before coming to rest assuming that it faces constant resistance to motion?
(A) 1.5 cm (B) 1.0 cm (C) 3.0 cm (D) 2.0 cm

12. A man walks on a straight road from his home to a market 2.5 km away with a speed of 5 km/h. Finding the
market closed, he instantly turns and walks back home with a speed of 7.5 km/h. The average speed of the
man over the interval of time 0 to 40 min. is equal to
25 30 45
(A) 5 km/h (B) km/h (C) km/h (D) km/h
4 4 8

13. The variation of velocity of a particle with time moving along a straight line is illustrated in the following
figure. The distance travelled by the particle in four seconds is

30
Velocity (m/s)

20

10

0
1 2 3 4
Time in second

(A) 60 m (B) 55 m (C) 25 m (D) 30 m

14. A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed of 3 m/s. The other half of the
distance is covered in two equal time intervals with speed of 4.5 m/s and 7.5 m/s respectively. The average
speed of the particle during this motion is
(A) 4.0 m/s (B) 5.0 m/s (C) 5.5 m/s (D) 4.8 m/s

15. A ball is dropped vertically from a height d above the ground. It hits the ground and bounces up vertically
to a height d / 2 . Neglecting subsequent motion and air resistance, its velocity v varies with the height h
above the ground is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

16. A 100 m long train is moving with a uniform velocity of 45 km/hr. The time taken by the train to cross a
bridge of length 1 km is
(A) 58 s (B) 68 s (C) 78 s (D) 88 s

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17. Which of the following options is correct for the object having a straight line motion represented by the
following graph
D
C

B
t

A
O
s

(A) The object moves with constantly increasing velocity from O to A and then it moves with constant
velocity.
(B) Velocity of the object increases uniformly
(C) Average velocity is zero
(D) The graph shown is impossible

18. The v − t graph of a moving object is given in figure. The maximum acceleration is

80
Velocity (cm/sec)

60

40

20

0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Time (sec.)

(A) 1cm / sec c 2 (B) 2cm / sec 2 (C) 3 cm / sec 2 (D) 6 cm / sec 2

th th
19. If a car covers 2/5 of the total distance with v1 speed and 3/5 distance with v2 then average speed is
1 v1 + v 2 2v1v 2 5v1v 2
(A) v1v 2 (B) (C) (D)
2 2 v1 + v 2 3v1 + 2v 2

20. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius R in 40 sec. What will be his displacement at
the end of 2 min. 20 sec
(A) Zero (B) 2R (C) 2πR (D) 7πR

21. In the balanced equation : a Fe2O3 + bH2 → cFe + dH2O

The value of a, b, c, d are respectively –
(A) 1, 1, 2, 3 (B) 1, 1, 1, 1 (C) 1, 3, 2, 3 (D) 1, 2, 2, 3

22. Which one of the following reaction will not take place ?
(A) Zn + FeSO4 → ZnSO4 + Fe (B) 2 Al + 3MgSO4 → Al2(SO4)3 + 3 Mg
(C) Fe + NiSO4 → FeSO4 + Ni (D) Cu + 2AgNO3 → Cu(NO3)2 + 2 Ag

23. Fill in the blank in the chemical equation : ……. + 4HNO3 →Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO2 + 2H2O
(A) Cu (B) 2Cu (C) CuO (D) 2CuO

24. Which of the following statements is not true for the chemical equation ?
2N2O5 → 4NO2 + O2
(A) 2 mol of N2O5 on dissociation gives 4 mol of NO2 and 1 mol of O2
(B) 1 mol of N2O5 on dissociation gives 2 mol of NO2 and 0.5 mol of O2
(C) 2 g of N2O5 on dissociation gives 4 g of NO2 and 1 g of O2
(D) 216 g of N2O5 on dissociation gives 184 g of NO2 and 32 g of O2

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25. A balanced chemical equation is in accordance with –
(A) Avogadro's law (B) Dalton's atomic theory
(C) the law of conservation of mass (D) the law of constant proportion

26. In the reaction Ca(OH)2 + CO2(g) → CaCO3(s) + H2O(↑). The possible physical state of Ca(OH)2 is –
(A) liquid (B) aqueous (C) gaseous (D) solid

27. Which of the following is(are) an endothermic process(es) ?

(i) Dilution of sulphuric acid (ii) Sublimation of dry ice
(iii) Condensation of water vapours (iv) Evaporation of water
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (ii) only (C) (iii) only (D) (ii) and (iv)

28. Which of the statements about the reaction below are correct ?
2PbO(s) + C(s) → 2Pb(s) + CO2(g)
(i) Lead is getting reduced.
(ii) Carbon dioxide is getting oxidised.
(iii) Carbon is getting oxidised.
(iv) Lead oxide is getting reduced.
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (iii) and (iv) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) All of these

29. When copper turnings are added to silver nitrate solution, a blue coloured solution is formed after some
time. It is because, copper –
(A) oxidizes silver from the solution (B) forms a blue colured complex with AgNO3
2+ 2+
(C) is oxidized to Cu (D) is reduced to Cu

30. False statement regarding corrosion is :

(A) Metals get decayed. (B) Corrosion of iron is called rusting.
(C) Rusting of iron is a redox reaction. (D) Corrosion of metals is not harmful.

31. The energy change in photosynthesis is from

(A) Light energy to electrical energy (B) Light energy to molecular energy
(C) Light energy to chemical energy (D) Light energy to activation energy

32. Grana are present inside

(A) Mitochondria (B) Golgi bodies (C) Chloroplast (D) Ribosome

33. Stomata controls

(A) The loss of food material from the plant (B) The loss of water from the plant
(C) The loss of air from the plant (D) The loss of energy from the plant

34. Each stoma is guarded by

(A) Guard cells (B) Palisade cell (C) Mesophyll cell (D) Parenchyma cell

35. Each guard cell contains

(A) Leucoplasts (B) Chloroplasts (C) Starch (D) Oil and protein granules

36. In dark, the guard cells are

(A) More turgid (B) Not turgid (C) Less turgid (D) None of these

37. First true and oxygenic photosynthesis starts in

(A) Protists (B) Fungi (C) Cyanobacteria (D) None of these

38. Photosynthesis proceeds in sequence of

(A) Dark phase and light phase (B) Light phase alone
(C) Light phase and dark phase (D) Dark phase alone

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39. In light phase of photosynthesis there is formation of
(A) ATP (B) NADPH2
(C) Both ATP and NADPHz (D) Carbohydrates.

40. The oxygen in photosynthesis is released from

(A) CO2 (B) H2O (C) Carbohydrate (D) Chlorophyll

41. Who was the Author of the book ‘Spirit of Law’?

(A) Rousseau (B) Montesquieu (C) Voltaire (D) St. Jacob

42. When did Louis XVI become the king of France?

(A) 1770 (B) 1774 (C) 1776 (D) 1778

43. The national anthem of France, 'Marseilles' was written by-

(A) John Locke (B) Jacques Rousseau (C) Voltaire (D) Roget de L'Isle

44. Who among the following reintroduced Slavery in France after it was abolished by Jacobin regime ?
(A) Louis XIV (B) Robespierre (C) Napoleon (D) Marat

45. In the context of France, What was 'Taille'?

(A) An Indirect tax (B) Direct tax (C) Custom duties (D) None of these

46. In France, the eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of a social group, termed as the :
(A) Working class (B) Middle class (C) Aristocratic class (D) Noble class

47. Identify the statement which is wrong with reference to Robespierre.

(A) He banned the use of white flour
(B) He rationed meat and bread
(C) He exempted his party men from punishment
(D) He converted churches into barracks or offices

48. The term 'Old Regime' (France) refers to :

(A) The society and institution under an old Emperor
(B) Society and institution of France before 1789
(C) The society and institution of France after 1789
(D) The society and institution of France under Jacobins

49. What was the main object of the constitution drafted by the National Assembly in France ?
(A) To give all powers to the Third Estate (B) To give more powers to women
(C) To limit the powers of the monarch (D) To limit the powers

50. Louis XVI was married to ___________ .

(A) Josphine Beauharnais (B) Madame Bovary
(C) Maria Teresa (D) Marie Antoinette

51. Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India ?

(A) Jharkhand (B) Punjab (C) Rajasthan (D) Himachal Pradesh

52. Why do the farmers of Palmapur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer?
(A) Because the water consumption is less in this method
(B) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers
(C) Because this method doesn't require fertile soils
(D) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production

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53. Which is the most abundant factor of production in India?
(A) Land (B) Capital (C) Labour (D) Tools

54. Which one among the following is a non-farm activity?

(A) Multiple cropping (B) Crop rotation (C) Dairy farming (D) Modern farming

55. The first requirement of factor of production is

(A) land (B) labour (C) entrepreneurship (D) capital

56. Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to

(A) fixed amount of land (B) lack of irrigation
(C) lack of labour (D) none of the above

57. Crop produced basically to feed cattle is

(A) bajra (B) channa (C) wheat (D) sugarcane

58. Which one of the following is not an effect of the modern farming ?
(A) Soil degradation (B) Deforestation
(C) Decrease in groundwater (D) Water pollution

59. At present, what is the percentage of the people who are engaged in the rural areas in Non-farming
activities :
(A) 14% (B) 25% (C) 34% (D) 44%

60. Human resources are superior to other resources because

(A) human beings are gift of God (B) human resource can make use of land and capital
(C) Human resources make a firm profitable (D) Human beings are more productive

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