as P, A as B, M as

6. If in a cert ain cod e, 0 is wri tten

ts a man Q who is
I. Wh ile goin g to his offi ce P mee N, S as T and so on, then how
will CO MP AN IES be
son , who is mar ried
rela ted to P, bec aus e P has R,
a
T has a dau ghte r A. writ ten in that cod e?
to T. T is the dau ghte r of Q.
How is P rela ted to A? A. DPN QB OJE T
B. DPO QBP IES
A. Gra ndfa ther
Gra ndm othe r C. DPN QBJ OFT
B.
C. Unc le D. DPN QBO JFT
D. Fath er-i n-la w the opti ons whi ch has
7. Sele ct a pair of figu res from
es in the give n solid. nt of dots .
2. Cou nt the num ber of unit cub the sam e con diti on of plac eme

A. 10
B. 15
c. 18 (Q) (R) (S) (T)
(P)
D. 22 A. P, Q
ima ge of the giv en Q,R
3. Fin d the CO RR ECT mir ror B.
figu re. c. R,S

ＱＺｾ＠
D. S, T
er a whi le he turns
8. A man wal ks nor thw ard s. Aft
ight then he moved
tow ards his righ t and wal ks stra
Mir ror afte r wal king a distance
littl e furt her to his left. Fina lly,
left aga in. In which
of one kilo met re he turn s to his
dire ctio n is he mov ing now ?
A. Nor th
B. Sou th
C. Eas t
ten in reve rse ord er D. West
4. If the Eng lish alph abe ts arc writ
from 'C to M' with
afte r inte rcha ngin g alph abe ts res will com plet e the
, whi ch lette r wou ld 9. Wh ich of the foll owi ng figu
thos e from 'P to Z' resp ecti vely
in the new ord er? give n figu re mat rix?
be mid way betw een F and T
A. Z A.
+ m) ? )K
B.
C.
M
N
B. [g) (ffi EB +
D. X c. ｾ＠ A £ 0

5. The re is a defi nite rela tion ship

betw een figu res (i) and D. ｾ＠ - --
ship betw een figures Ｍ ｾ Ｍ
Ｍ

(ii). Esta blis h a sim ilar rela tion

Ｍ

cha ract ers is given.

able figu re from the 10. A set of figu res carr ying cert ain
(iii) and (iv) by sele ctin g a suit ow a sim ilar pattern,
the (?) in fig (iii). If the cha ract ers in eac h set foll
opti ons whi ch wou ld repl ace
find the mis sing cha ract er.

ｾＱ＿Ｚ＠ 0_

ｾ＠
(i) (ii) (iii)

B.
(iv)

rrJl1l A.
ｾ＠ 78
EJ
A. ｾ＠ B. 126
fCI1il
ｃＮｾ＠
C. 140
D.
ｾ＠ D. 132

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 ll. 583 is related to 295 in the same way as 488 is related
14. Count the numbe r of triangl es in the given figure.
to _ __
A. 291 A. 26
B. 497 B. 17
C. 487
D. 581 C. 18

12. Which of the following elements satisfies D. None of these

the Venn diagram given here?
A. Judge, Thief, Criminal
B. Father, Mother, Parents
C. Teacher, College, Student
G0 15. A square sheet of paper is folded in a particu lar
manne r and punche d in the manne r shown . Select the
figure among st the options , that would most closely
resemb le the unfold ed form of given sheet.
D. Polygons, Rectangles, Squares

13. Which of the follow ing parts will comple te the

pattern in figure (X)?
f--l = L

A.
ｾ＠
Figure (X) h = r
ａＮｾ＠ ｂＮｾ＠
｣Ｎｾ＠ ｄＮｾ＠

SCIENCE

16. Read the given statem ents and mark the correc t
C. When the surface area of the tyres in contact with
option.
the road increases.
(i) A metal coin of 10 gram is heavie r than a feather D. When there are more passengers in the car.
of the same mass.
(ii) The inertia of an object depend s on the size of 19. Which of the follow ing iron cores has more strengt h
the object. as compa red to others?

(iii) When the mass of an object increas es, the weight IIIII- ----- -,
of the object always increas es.
A.
A. (i) only
B. (ii) and (iii) only Iron core
C. (iii) only
D. None of these

17. An image that is not produc ed by light rays coming B.

from the image but is the result of your brain's
interpretations of these light rays is called a/an _ . Iron core

A. Real image
B. Vi1tual image c.
C. Imagined image
D. None of these
- - ------------ Iron core
18. In which of the followi ng cases, the friction al force
between the tyres of a car and the road increas es?
D.
A. When the road is wet.
B. When the speed of the car increases.
Iron core

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 it 28 . Th e
om e red hot, and all ow
B. He at the ma gn et to bec tig l
is pla ced th dir ect ion .
BU LB wr itte n on it, to coo l in the nor th- sou
A car d wi th the wo rd A.
20. sho wn in the fig ure . lin g wa ter , and all ow it to
in fro nt of a pla ne mi
rro r, as C. He at the ma gn et in boi B.
dir ect ion .
coo l in the nor th- sou th
Mirror
Card D. Bo th A and B. c.
sam e
VI hav e per for me d the
BU LB
25 . Tw o stu den ts of Cl ass me tho ds
of Su ga r' by dif fer ent D
exp eri me nt 'Se par ati on
as sho wn be low : Sug ar solution 29 . v.
mi rro r is I
rd BU LB see n in the
Th e im age of the wo aJ

A. 8J U8 A
B. 8U J8 E
c. an Ja (

D. 8L fl8 I
e by on e
an d Z we re dip pe d on
21 . Th ree ma gn ets X, Y ou nt of 30 .
. Fig ure sho ws the am
in a hea p of iro n fili ngs
d to the m. Method 2
the iro n fili ngs sti cke Method l
X sta tem s are co rre ct?
ent
Wh ich of the fol low ing

ｾ＠
n me tho d 2.
r. Me tho d I is fas ter tha dec om po sit ion of sug ar
to the
II. Me tho d 2 lea ds
y to car bo n. d I.
app rop ria te tha n me tho
HI. Me tho d 2 is mo re is ob tam ed
bu t pu re sug ar
IV Me tho d 2 is slo w
po sed .
wi tho ut get tin g dec om
z A. I and II
ｾ＠ B. I, III and IV
ｾ＠ ord er C. III and IV
ma gn ets wi ll be in the
Th e str eng th of the se D. All of the se
on their
A. X> Y > Z ent ma ter ial s bas ed
26. Su nit a cla ssi fie d dif fer s arc cor rec tly
X< Y< Z the fol low ing set
B. pro per tie s. Wh ich of
C. X= Y= Z ma tch ed ? Insoluble
Ｍｾ ｆｩｯ｡ｴ［ Ｍ
D. X< Y > Z Se t Ｍ ｈ｡ｲ､ Ｍ ［＼ｬｰ｡ｱ･
te ha nd of __ __ _ -t ｾｮ＠ wa ter-i in '!_ate!_ J
22. Co nsi de r the mo tio n
of the tip of the mi nu Ｍ Ｍｾ＠
: I Sp ong e 1 Bu tte r 1
Gla ssi Ho ney 31
a clo ck. In on e ho ur pap er ma rbl e 1

A. Th e dis tan ce cov

ere d is zer o
o
I

II Steel !
1

Wooden Ice I Mu sta rd

oil 1
B. Th e dis pla cem ent is zer 1 boa rd 1 I
Th e ave rag e spe ed is
zer o ' I
Gla ss II
Gr ass! I
Su gar candy I
C. III Iron nail '
D. No ne of the se Th erm oco l l Ha ir :
Gla ss l
IV Lu mp _j
by a len gth of ｟ｐｾＮｶ､･＠
a bat ter y are joi ne d L __ Lo ! ｟Ｚ［ｴｧＡＮｾ＠ __ __ __ J _ _ __ _!_
23 . Th e ter mi nal s of ing cha ng es wi ll 3
of the fol low
res ist anc e wir e. Wh ich A. II and IV
in the cir cu it?
inc rea se the cur ren t B. I and II
ide nti cal ｾｩｲ･＠ in ser ies wi th the
A. Co nn ect ing an C. III and IV
first on e D. All of the se
atu re of the wir e
B. Inc rea sin g the tem per and do ne som e pre par ati on
s for her
of the sam e ma ter ial Re em a's mo the r has ng es can
C. Us ing a sho rte r wi re 27.
of the fo!IO\vin g cha
'Bi rth day Pa rty '. Wh ich
sam e thi ckn ess
of the sam e ma ter ial
and be rev ers ed' ?
D. Us ing a thi nn er wi re ove n
sam e len gth A. Ba kin g cak e in an
Bu rni ng of a can dle
tin g me tho d. B. ke
a ma gn et usi ng the hea h an d bak ing it to ma
24. To dem agn eti se C. Ro llin g a bal l of do ug
g is the cor rec t ste p?
wh ich of the fol lo\ vin kulcha
all ow it
to bec om e red hot , and Blo win g of a bal loo n
A. He at the ma gn et D.
dir ect ion .
to coo l in the eas t-w est
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 28. The transmissio n lines should not be stretched more 33. Refer to the given flowchart and select the correct
tightly between the towers because _ __ option.
t to A. Expansion takes place in winter Sources of fibres
B. Expansion takes place in summer and contraction
takes place in winter
C. Expansion and contraction do not depend on
me
>ds temperature
D. Contraction takes place in summer

29. Which of the following items has definite volume

and shape?
[EJ GD [I] rn
A. X- Flax, Y- Silk
A. Water vapour
B. W - Cotton, Y Silk
B. Milk
C. Aluminium foil
C. w Flax, 2- Wool
D. X Jute, 2 Wool
D. Oxygen
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30. Shreya made a cup of hot tea and put a metal spoon 34. What is the main reason that some places on Earth
in the cup so that the tea would cool down faster. are warmer than others?
Metal spoon A. Sun is closer to some places than others.
B. Sun stays above the horizon 24 hours a day at
ｾ｡ｲ＠ some places.
Cup of hot tea C. The rays of the sun are more direct at some places
and more slanting at others.
ed
D. Some places experience warm seasons because of
Which of the following statements best describes the
undergroun d heat.
cooling of tea faster?
A. The metal spoon absorbs the coldness from the 35. Refer to the given Venn diagram and select the
surrounding s and transfers the coldness to the hot correct option regarding energy resources.
tea.
:ir B. The metal spoon absorbs heat from the hot tea
ly and transfers the heat to the surrounding s.
C. The metal spoon absorbs heat from the cup and
transfers the heat to the surrounding s.
D. None of these

31. Which of the following mixtures cannot be separated X y

by the method of winnowing ? A. Coal Petroleum
A. Kidney beans and chickpeas B. Water Petroleum
B. Potato wafers and biscuits c. Coal Solar radiations
C. Rice flakes and corns D. Wind Petroleum
D. Sawdust and sand 36. Jatin prepared the following set-ups to 'make rain'.
32. The same amount of water was used for each set-up.
Four identical towels were hung out to dry under
Study them carefully to find out which set-up will
different conditions.
form the most 'rain'?
500 gm of 500 gm of 500 gm of

er Rainy day
(22°C)
Sunny day
icc shaving Dbh]di:::: ｄｩｳＩ､ｾ］ｧ＠
m (32°C)
Arrange them in order, beginning with the towel that
Water a Water at Water at -
would take the longest time to dry.
40°C 80°C 6WC
A. P, Q, R, S X Y Z
A. X
·e B. P, R, Q, S
B. y
C. R. P, Q, S
c. l
D. S, Q, R, P D. None of these

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 37. Which of the follow ing joints 1s presen t betwe
en A. (iii) only
thigh bone and shin bone?
B. (i), (ii) and (iii)
A. Hinge joint
C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
B. Pivot joint
D. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
C. Fixed joint
D. Ball and socket joint 41. Which of the follow ing statem ents 1s incorr ect for
the given food item?
38. Ritu has 500 cm3 of oxyge n in a small tank and
she wants to transfe r all of it to anothe r contai ner.
Which of the follow ing contai ners would be able
to
hold all the oxyge n gas?

Kheer bowl
(i)The ingred ients used to prepar e this food are
obtain ed from both plant and anima l source s.
(ii) The major nutrien ts in this food are carboh ydrate
Volume= 250 cm3 Volume = 400 cm3 Volume= 550 cm3 s
and protein s.
A. R only (iii) This food is also a source of vitami n C.
B. Q and R (iv) The ingred ient source d from plants is actuall y
a
C. P, Q and R seed.
D. None of these A. (i) and (ii)
B. (iii) only
39. Refer to the given graph.
C. (ii) and (iv)

ＺｴＡｾｩ＠
D. None of these

larvae
\ｾ＠ . 42. Refer to the given chart.

Comm unities
Number of days
What can he the possib le reason for the chang e Mount ain region
in
the popula tion of mosqu ito larvae in the pond? y
(i) There is a layer of oil over pond. • Snake s • Yak • Koala
(ii) New fish are introdu ced into the pond. • Deer • Snow leopar ds • Cactus
• Rabbit s • Conife rs • Lizard s
(iii) There is a period of dry weathe r.
• Pines • Acacia • Kanga roo rats
(iv) Many of the mosqu ito larvae have change d into
mosqu itoes. Whic h of the organ isms ha ve been group ed
A. (i) and (iii) incorr ectly?
B. (ii) and (iv)
C.
X y z
(i), (ii) and (iii) A. Snake s Acacia Lizard s
D. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) B. Pines Acacia Koala
40. Shash ank wante d to test the level of pollut ion
in
c. Rabbit s Yak Lizard s
two locatio ns. He plucke d some leaves from plants D. Deer Yak Koala
in a Nature Reserv e and some leaves from plants
43. Study the food web shown below.
near a factory . He then soaked them in two beaker
s
contai n ing Soluti on Y. The colour of Soluti on
chang ed. accord ing to the level of pollut ion in the
Y .......... ｾＢＭＮ＠
lnl '-( Ij
ｾＧﾷ＠
area.
In order to carry out the experi ment, which of the
follow ing variab les should Shash ank keep the same LB..J--·0
to ensure a fair test? How is organi sm P in the food web differe nt from
the organi sms Q, R, S and T?
(i) The type of leaves
A. It causes decom positio n.
(ii) The amoun t of Solutio n Y added
B. It feeds on plants.
(iii) The numbe r of leaves in each beaker
(iv) The place from where the leaves were plucke d
C. It feeds on animal s.
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 44. A science teacher took her students out for a practica l C. Student P
activity to teach them more about the aquatic plants.
D. Student Q
She showed the students an underw ater leaf and told
that underw ater leaves do not have waxy waterpr oof
45.
coating . She asked them the reason for the same.
for Given below are the replies of the student s :
Student P: Unwaxe d leaf surface can float easily.
Student Q: Unwax ed leaf surface facilita tes
gaseous exchan ge betwee n the plant
and water.
Student R: Unwax ed leaf surface can reduce
transpir ation. The arrows in the diagram above show the movem ent
re Studen tS : Unwax ed leaf su rface can transpo rt of
water. A. Air in the plant
es Which of these students correctl y replied? B. Food to all parts of the plant
A. Studen tS C. Water to all parts of the plant
B. Student R D. Carbon dioxide to all parts of the plant
a

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46. Which of the followi ng graphs correctl y shows the

and citrus fruits and its deficien cy may cause wounds
change in volume with tempera ture of water? to take longer time for healing . R is formed in our
Volume Volume body in presenc e of sunligh t and its deficien cy in
toddlers may cause deform ity of legs.
Now select the incorrec t option regardin g this.
A. B.
A. P can be found in spinach but not R.
Temperature Temperature
B. In absence of R our body will show calcium
deficien cy even if it is abundan t in our food.
Volume Volume
C. Q is also called B-comp lex as many of its varieties

d
c.
Temperature
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -
D.

47. Study the given flowcha rt careful ly and fill in the

lL Temperature
49.
D.
are availabl e.
P cannot be dissolve d in water.

Beena sets up two experim ents, as shown in the diagram

below. She placed both the set-ups in sunligh t for
9 hours. On noting down her observa tions for both
blanks. set-ups she found that there was more oxygen collecte d in
ｴ ｾ［Ｚｌｴｵ｢･＠ X as compar ed to test tube Y. What conclus ion
Is it transparent? Yes R
could she best draw from this experim ent?

Test tube X

_E_ _g_
p Q R
A. Rubber band Steel Electric bulb
B. Electric bulb Rubber band Steel Normal
n water
C. Electric bulb Steel Rubber band
D. Steel Electric bulb Rubber band to water
Set-up I Set-up 2
48. Read the followi ng passage carefull y.
A. The rate of photosy nthesis decreas es when there
Pis found abunda ntly in cod liver oil and is importa nt is more carbon dioxide.
for visual efficiency. Q is sourced from amla, tomato
B. Baking soda is required for photosy nthesis.
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 C. Ca rbon dioxide is require d by the plant for 2. (i) Fibre obtained from plants ---------------- [E)
photosynthesis. (ii) Fibre obtained from animals -------------- [ill
D. The rate of photosy nthesis increase s when there 3. (i) Shrinks away from flame on burning ---- !BJ
is more carbon dioxide. (ii) Leaves hard beads on burning ------------[I]

50. Refer to the given key carefull y and identify fabrics

p Q R s Thr<
A. Cotton Polyest er Silk Nylon
P, Q, RandS .
B. Acrylic Wool Rayon Nylon
I. (i) Fabric made from natural fibres ----Go to 2
(ii) Fabric made from man-ma de fibres ------ Go
c. Cotton Wool Silk Polyest er
D. Cotton Silk Nylon Polyest er
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 1. Four friends M, N, 0 and P are playing cards. If C. R, S
P faces towards North and M faces towards West, D. S, Q
then who faces towards South?
7. If the digits of a watch are replaced by every alternate
A. 0
letter in alphabets starting from I 2, in the reverse 1.
N
c.B. p order, i.e. 12 is replaced by A, I 1 is replaced by C
and so on, then at which letter would be the hour
D. Data inadequate
hand when it is 5:00 pm?
2. Pointing towards a man, Radhika said, "His sister A. p
is my daughter's brother's mother." How is the man B. N
related to Radhika? C. 0
A. Brother D. Q
B. Father
8. Count the number of rectangles tn the given
C. Uncle
D. Grandfather figure.

ｾ＠
A. 20
3. Select the option which wil l replace the question B. 18
mark in the given number series.
198, 194, 185, 169, ?
c. 16
D. 14
A. 92
B. 112 9. Find the mirror image of the given Figure (X), if
C. 136
the mirror is placed vertically to the left.
D. 144

4. Which of the following Venn diagrams represents the

best relationship amongst "Men, Trees and Living
ｾ＠ Figure (X)
beings"?
A.
ｾ＠ llliiill
B.
ｾ＠ llliiill

c. t3t ｾ＠
.._,
D.
D
c.QOO
I 0. Arrange the given units in a meaningful sequence.
l. Hecto 2. Centi 3. Deca 4 . Kilo
5. Which of the following numbers w ill complete the
5. Deci
given figure?
A. I, 3, 4, 5, 2
A. 90
B. 1,5,3,4,2
B. 97 C. 2, 5, 3, l, 4
c. 107 D. 5, 2, I, 4, 3
D. 11 7
11. Two positions of a dice are given below. Find the
6. Select a pair of figures from the options which bas number at the bottom, when number 6 is at the
same condition of placement of dots. top.

ｾﾮｑ＠
c®J 0?Q) (P) (R) (S) (T)
A.
B. 4
I
A. P,Q
c. 5
I B. Q,R
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 12. 121 is related to 12 in the same way as 25 is related 3 D 6 $ C 4 E 8 # N 5 F I A P *9 M@ K 2 B
to - - %7 H U
A. I
A. A
B. 2
B. 1
C. 6 C. F
nate D. 7 D. %
erse
13. A bird shooter was asked how many birds he had 15. Which of the following options will complete the
'Y C in his bag. He replied that there were all sparrows
lOUr pattern in Figure (X)?
but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six.

m
How many birds did he have in all in his bag? A. []
A. 9
B. 18
B. [] : ?
c. 27 t _____ _
D. 36 Figure (X)
ven
14. Which of the following is exactly in the middle of
c.[]
the I 7'h from the right end, and 181h from the left
end, in the given arrangemen t? ｄＮｾ＠

SCIENC E

' if 16. A ray of light parallel to the floor strikes a plane A. P is brighter than before, but Q does not light up.
mirror, which is inclined at an angle 40° as shown B. P does not light up, but Q is brighter than
in figure. What is the angle of reflection? before.
A. C. Both P and Q are brighter than before.
40°
D. P and Q both will not light up.
B. 80°
mirror
C. 50° 20. Two magnets, P and Q attract four soft iron bars,
W, X, Y and Z at their poles, as shown in the given
D. 90°
figure. What will happen to the iron bars, when the
two magnets move towards each other, and attract
17. When you heat a system, its temperatur e _ _ .
each other?
A. Always increases
B.
p Q
Sometimes decreases

fl fl
ｾ･Ｎ＠ C. May stay the same
D. Always goes up or down, depending on the heat

18. Two boys, P and Q are running along the same path.
P is I 0 m ahead of Q initially. However, Q catches w X y z
up with P, after running 50 m. Assuming that both A. Nothing will happen.
boys are running at a constant speed, what is the B. X and Y will drop off.
ratio of the speeds of P and Q? C. X and Y will repel away each other.
the A. 6: 5 D. Wand Z will attract X and Y respectively.
:he B. 5: 6
21. A laboratory thermomet er gave the reading of - 1oc
C. 4: I
and 99°C when inserted into melting ice and boiling
D. 4:5
water respectivel y, both at standard atmospher ic
19. The given figure shows a pressure. What is the error when the same thermomete r
circuit which contains two is used to measure the difference between two arbitrary
identical lamps. When the temperatur es?
switch is closed, which of A. 1°C
the following statements best B. l°C
describes, what happened C. ooc
to lamps P and Q? D. 2°C

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 ent 2 30.
ce outsi de A. Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statem
22. Meta l pots are often made shiny on surfa is the corre ct explanatio n of statem ent I.
and side and that make s sense
espec ially on the top Both statements I and 2 are true but statem
ent 2
_ _ _ . B.
therm ally beca use this natio n of statem ent 1.
is not the correct expla
A. Conducts heat bette r State ment 1 is true and statem ent 2 is false.
C.
B. Radiates less energy out from the pot Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
D.
C. Lowers the loss due to cond uctio n
s glass es in
D. Appreciably decreases convection losse 27. Reya nsh place d three diffe rent types of
stree t (the front of letters as show n below :
23. Kom al and Kavi ta start at one end of a

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back . On

WB
origi n), run to the other end, and then head
of Kavi ta. Whic h of
the way back, Kom al is ahead R
regar ding the dista nce
the given state ment s is corre ct,
the origi n at the
cove red and the displ acem ent from I II Ill
corre ct?
mom ent? Whic h of the follo wing obser vatio ns is
her A. Glass l is trans paren t and uncle ar.
A. Kavi ta has run a grea ter dista nce, but
displacement is less than that of Komal. B. Glass I is trans lucen t and clear. 31
her
B. Kavi ta has run a grea ter dista nce and C. Glas s II is opaq ue and frosted.
displacement is great er than that of Komal. D. Glass III is translucent and frosted.
her
C. Kom al has run a grea ter dista nce, but
kitch en :
displacement is less than that of Kavita. 28. Preet i has colle cted some items from her
and her ii. Baki ng soda
D. Kom al has run a grea ter dista nce i. Am/a
of Kavit a. Soap
displ acem ent is great er than that Tamarind
111. IV.

----- v. Lime water VI. Com mon salt

r vapo urs
24. Duri ng the form ation of rain, when wate vii. Suga r
of rain drop s,
chan ge back to liqui d in the form She class ified them as acidi c, basic and
neutr al
class ificat ion
subst ance s. Whic h of the follo wing
A. Heat is absor bed
is corre ct?
B. Heat is relea sed Acid ic Basic Neutral
C. Heat is first absorbed, and then released A. (i), (ii) (iv), (vii) (iii), (v), (vi)
D. Ther e is no excha nge of heat B. (iv), (vi) (i), (ii), (iii) (v), (vii)
set-u p c. (i), (iii) (ii), (v), (vi) (iv), (vii)
25. Obs erve the follo wing expe rime ntal (vi), (vii)
D. (i), (iii) (ii), (iv), (v)
caref ully.
sets of
29. A scien ce teach er arran ged the follo wing
rent indic ators to the

-o
test tubes and adde d diffe
Aluminium
Beak er
solut ions.
ＱｾＶｌ＠ tray

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hydroxide
IOm
Nitric acid L{ j
"' 5 mL
Window
3

+ SmL
cleaner

-o
ue ( Y) left Spinach
Ident ify liqui d (X) in the test tube, resid juice
in the beak er, proce ss (Z) invol ved. (1) (2)
Z
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X Y 1
A. Sea wate r Suga r Sedim entat ion and decantation ｐｾｴ［ｳｩｭ＠hydroxide + 10 mL
B. Water Salt Evap oratio n and filtration + 10 mL Lemo n
juice
c. Sea wate r Salt Condensation and evaporation Vinegar
D. Water Salt Evaporation and condensation (3) (4)
rect result
the corre ct She asked the stude nts to find out the incor
26. Read the given state ment s and selec t
from the follo wing .
optio n. red.
ings, Test tubes 1 and 3 tum turmeric solut ion to
State ment 1: Acid rain cause s dama ge to build A.
indic ator to
anim als. B. Test tubes 2 and 4 turn Chin a rose
histo rical monu ment s, plant s and
dioxi de,
State ment 2: Air pollu tants such as carbo n green.
3.
sulph ur dioxi de and nitro gen dioxi de disso
lve in rain C. Methyl orange turns yellow in test tubes l and
n rema ins colou rless in test tubes
II
drop s to form carbo nic acid, sulph uric acid
and nitric D. Phenolphthalei
2 and 4.
acid respe ctive ly.

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pt 2 30. Som e exa mp les of cha
nge s are giv en bel ow
a. Cu tting a log of wo od int : 33. Re ad the giv en pas sag
nt 2 o pie ces . e.
b. Bre aki ng dow n of ozo ne. Th e wa ter -be ari ng lay
er of the ear th cal led
c. Meltin g of gla cie rs. ma de up of two com pon ___p__ is
ent s _Q _ and ｾ＠ Th
d. Lim e wa ter tur ns milky. lev el of lay er __E _ is e top
cal led _£ _. Wh en too
e. Dig est ion of food. tub ew ell s are use d in ma ny
f. an are a, the lev el of __3
Pun chi ng a hol e in a pap tha t are a goe s dow n. __ in
in er.
Cla ssi fy the abo ve cha Sel ect the cor rec t seq
nge s int o uen ce of wo rds to fill
I. Irre ver sib le phy sic al cha up the
nge bla nks in the abo ve pas
II. Ch em ica l cha nge sag e.
p
III. Re ver sib le phy sic Q
A.
al cha nge
A. Sea Per me abl e
R s
I - a, f II - b, d, e Soil Aq uif er
III - c
B. I - a, b, e II - d, f roc ks
III - c B.
C. I-a II - b, d Water Soi l
III - c, e, f Per me abl e Aq uif er
D. I - f II - c, e tab le
lif - a, b, d roc ks
c. Lak e Per me abl e Soi l
31 . 50 mL of wa ter at Wa ter
25° C wa s pou red int o roc ks
the thr ee con tain ers as eac h of
sho wn in the giv en fig D. tab le
ure. Aq uif er Soi l
Th e con tai ner s we re the Per me abl e Wa ter
n lef t in a clo sed roo m.

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Dir ect ion : Re ad the giv
en pas sag e car efu lly and
Q. No. 34 and 35. ans we r
(I) (ll) Th e phe nom eno n in wh
Wh ich of the fol low
(Ill) ich a bir d or oth er ani
ing gra ph s cor rec tly fro m one pla ce to ano the ma l mo ves
the vol um e of wa ter sho ws r in one sea son , and ret
m eac h con tai ner aft in a dif fer ent sea son is urn s aga in
hou rs? er five cal led mig rat ion . It is an
to esc ape the har sh con ada pta tio n
dit ion s of the ir nor ma
l hab

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ita t so

jｾ＠
B as to sur viv e.
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A.
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II
I
34. Th e __ill_ flies fro m its nat
_i liL in Ra jas tha n and
ive pla ce in Ru ssia to pla
ces like
＠ｾ "
-J _L iliL in Ha rya na dur ing
par tic ula r sea son . It sta a
Time ys in Ind ia for a few mo
Tim e and the n goe s bac k in _(j_ nth s

ｾｴＺｬ＠ｾ＠
y}_ sea son . Th e gen era l

lｬｾ＠ｩ
giv en to bir ds lik e the nam e
C. ｾ＠ ｾ＠ se is _( yL bir ds.
'- I D. II

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Ill
lii
Sel ect the cor rec t seq
bla nks in the abo ve pas
uen ce of wo rds to fill
sag e.
up the I
II
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Time (i) (ii) (iii )
Time (iv ) (v)
A. Toucan Sultanpur Bharatpur Au
32. Wh ich of the fol low tumn Adaptatory
ing sta tem ent s is/a re tru B. Siberian Bharatpur Sultanpur Wi
e (T) or nter Migratory
false (F) reg ard ing nut crane
riti on in org ani sm s?
(i) Ph oto syn the sis als C. Arcllc
o occ urs in lea ves hav Bharatpur Sultanpur Spr
ing ing Migratory
col our oth er tha n gre en. tern
(ii) Th e pro ces s of pho D. Siberian Sultanpur Bharatpur Sum
tos ynt hes is firs t pro duc mer Adaptatory
es a crane
sim ple car boh ydr ate cal --------
led glu cos e wh ich the n -------
get s con ver ted int o a 35. Wh ich of the fol low ing
com ple x car boh ydr ate is the pro bab le me tho d
cal led sta rch . mi gra tor y bir ds use to the se
tra vel to the sam e pla ce
(iii) Cuscuta is a yel low aft er yea r? yea r
-co lou red pla nt but it
can
syn the siz e its ow n foo A. Th ey hav e bui lt-i n sen se
d by pho tos ynt hes is. of dir ect ion and pro bab ly
(iv) In a sym bio tic ass
oci atio n, Rhizobium bac use lan d-m ark s to gui de
ter ia the ms elv es.
der ive the ir nut riti on B. Th ey are gu ide d by
fro m fun gus . the pos itio n of the sun
(i) (ii) (iii ) (iv ) dur ing the day and by
A. F the pos itio n of sta rs at
T T T nig ht.
B. T T T F C. Th ey use the ma gne tic
c. F F F T
field of ear th to fin d the
dir ect ion so as to rea ch
D. T T F the sam e pla ce.
F D. All of the se
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 36. A teacher showed the following plants to students and 39. Which of the following
asked them to write their methods of reproduction. statements best describe
the organism growing
on the given piece of
bread?
(i) It belongs to flowering plants.
(ii) It reproduces by spores. --1
(iii) It is a chlorophyllous organism.
4
(iv) It prepares its own food.
w X y z (v) It obtains food from dead and decaying
Given below are answers written by the students : organic matter.
Student P : W, X and Y propagate vegetatively A. (ii), (iii) and (iv) B. (i), (ii) and (v)
through stem. C. (ii) and (v) D. (iii) and (iv)
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Student Q : Wand X are rhizomes which propagate
40. The given diagram shows blood
vegetatively through roots.
Student R : Z is called bulbi! which propagates
circulation pathway in the heart. p s
Which of the following correctly
vegetatively through stem.
shows the relative amount of
Student S : Y vegetatively propagates through
oxygen and carbon dioxide at P,
roots. Q, RandS?
Which student(s) wrote the correct answer? More COz More Oz
A. Students P and S A. R P,Q,S
B. Only Student S B. Q and R P and S
C. Students Q and R c. s R
D. Only Student Q D P and Q RandS
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3 7. Refer to the given flow chart showing the characteristics 41. Which of the following statements arc correct regarding
P, Q and R which are present in some animals and the given animals?
absent in others.
lorganismsl Ｐｾｈｵｭ｡ｮｳ＠
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ｃｦＬｾｶ＠ X y 4(
Cockroaches Spiders (i) Both X and Y possess streamlined body and
Identify P, Q, R and select the correct option. webbed feet.
p Q R (ii) Both are good swimmers.
(iii) Y has a thick layer of fat under its skin with fur
A. Diaphragm Book lungs Operculum
on its body, while X has thick skin and a layer
B. Throat Spiracles Book lungs
of fat under its skin.
c. Lungs Book lungs Spiracles
(iv) Both live together in large numbers and huddle
D. Diaphragm Operculum Spiracles
together to keep themselves warm.
38. Match column I with column 11 and select the correct (v) Y has very strong sense of smell unlike X.
option from the codes given below. A. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Column - I Column - II B. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(a) Clothing material (i) Nylon C. (ii), (iii) and (v)
(b) Twisted fibre D. (i) and (iv)
(ii) Fabric
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(c) Synthetic fibre (iii)Yarn 42. Jayesh placed 3 potted plants in an airtight glass tank
(d) Animal fibre (iv) Cotton as shown in the given diagram.
(e) Plant fibre (v) Silk
A. (a) - (i), (b)- (ii), (c) -(iii), (d)- (iv), (e)- (v)
B. (a) - (ii), (b) -(iii), (c)- (v), (d) - (i), (e) - (iv)
(a) - (ii), (b) -(iii), (c)- (i), (d)- (v), (e) - (iv)
Limewater
(a) - (i), (b)- (iv), (c)- (iii), (d) - (ii), (e)- (v)

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 If he place d the set-up in a dark cupbo ard for
a few P meat, fish, eggs
hours , what woul d happe n to the limew ater,
after a Q - butte r, ghee, marg arine
few hours ?
A.
R - bread , biscu its, potat oes
It would turn dark blue.
S - amla, tomat o, orang e
B. There would be slightly less limewater left.
C. Selec t the incor rect statem ent regar ding them.
It would turn milky.
D. A. Deficiency of P cause s Marasmus in children and
There would be no change.
Kwashiorkor only in adults.
43. Refer to the given figures and answ er the B. Amongst P, Q, R and S, I gram of Q produces the
quest ion
that follows. maxim um energy.
ag
C. Excess of R gets stored in body cells, and is used
for production of energy, whenever required.
D. Deficiency of S leads to a disease, in which
gums
swell up and bleed.

s 45. Stud y the given diagr am

caref ully. A pump conta ining
50 cm 3 of air is conne cted to
What are the main funct ions of X, Y and Z?
the glass jar. The capac ity
X Y Z of the jar is 200 cm3 and it
A. Supports the Transports Gaseous conta ins 200 cm 1 of air.
plant food exchange
B. Transports water Transports The plung er is pushe d all the
Release water way into the pump and all the
and minerals food vapour
c. Transports water Supports the Take in C02 air from the pump goes into the
jar. What will be the volum e
and minerals plant
D. Transports food Transports water Gaseous of air in the jar now? Jar
tg
and minerals exchange A. 250 cm3 200 cm 3 of a•r
3
B. 200 cm
44. Given below are the four food comp onent 3
s (P-S) and C. 50 cm
their corre spond ing sourc es. D. Cann ot be calculated

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46. A fish sees the face of a scuba diver through

d a thin _b_ , or by depos iting a layer of a metal
bubble, as shown in figure. Compared to the like _.£
face of on iron.
'" y z a b c
If A.
Mg Oz MgO low water coppe r
:r B. Ca C02 CaC0 3 high oil magnesiUm
C. Fe 02 & H20 Fe203 high grease chrom
ium
e D. Fe H20 &02 FeO low paint
Bubble ---- zinc
Fish
A. Small er and erect 48. A leaf litter comm unity has wood lice
as prima ry
B. Smaller and inverted consu mers and centipedes and millipedes as secon
dary
C. Larger and erect consu mers. The given graph shows the chang
es in
D. Cannot predict the popu lation of wood lice over a perio d of
time.
Whic h of the follow ing is the incor rect possi
47. Fill in the blank s by obser ving the follow ing bility,
chem ical as per given graph ?
k proce ss.

"
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:0
0
0
;;:

The above proce ss becom es faster when humi

dity is
_a_ and can be preve nted by apply ing a coat
of
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 A. The number of centipedes in the habitat increases (iv) X and Z show pollinati on that will result in
fruit formation.
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at point X.
B. There is an increase in the quantity of dead leaves (v) W, X and Y show cross pollinati on.
in the habitat at point Z. Which of the given statemen ts are true or false?
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C. The number of millipedes in the habitat decreases A. (i) and (iv) are true; (ii), (iii) and (v) are false. Ins
at point X. B. Only (v) is true; rest are false. Throug

D. There is a shortage in the quantity of dead leaves C. (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) are true; (iv) alone is false.
in the habitat at point X. D. (i), (ii) and (v) are false;. (iii) and (iv) are true.
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49.

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pH on the activities of three enzymes , X, Y and Z.

The given figure shows the longitud inal section of

two flowers of the same type. Study the following
statemen ts with referenc e to the given figu re. 2 4 6 8 10 12
pH
(i) Z and U show self pollinatio n, whereas Y shows
The three enzyme samples, X, Y and Z are taken
cross pollination.
from which parts of the human alimenta ry canal?
(ii) W, X and Z show transfer of pollen grains that X Y Z
will result in fruit formatio n. A. Duodenum Mouth Stomach
(iii) Z shows self pollinati on, while X shows cross B. Mouth Stomach Duodenum
pollinati on. c. Stomach Duodenum Mouth
D. Stomach Mouth Duodenum

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 1. Four friends M, N, 0 and P are playing cards. If C. R, S
P faces towards North and M faces towards West, D. S, Q
then who faces towards South?
7. If the digits of a watch are replaced by every alternate
A. 0
letter in alphabets starting from I 2, in the reverse 1.
N
c.B. p order, i.e. 12 is replaced by A, I 1 is replaced by C
and so on, then at which letter would be the hour
D. Data inadequate
hand when it is 5:00 pm?
2. Pointing towards a man, Radhika said, "His sister A. p
is my daughter's brother's mother." How is the man B. N
related to Radhika? C. 0
A. Brother D. Q
B. Father
8. Count the number of rectangles tn the given
C. Uncle
D. Grandfather figure.

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A. 20
3. Select the option which wil l replace the question B. 18
mark in the given number series.
198, 194, 185, 169, ?
c. 16
D. 14
A. 92
B. 112 9. Find the mirror image of the given Figure (X), if
C. 136
the mirror is placed vertically to the left.
D. 144

4. Which of the following Venn diagrams represents the

best relationship amongst "Men, Trees and Living
ｾ＠ Figure (X)
beings"?
A.
ｾ＠ llliiill
B.
ｾ＠ llliiill

c. t3t ｾ＠
.._,
D.
D
c.QOO
I 0. Arrange the given units in a meaningful sequence.
l. Hecto 2. Centi 3. Deca 4 . Kilo
5. Which of the following numbers w ill complete the
5. Deci
given figure?
A. I, 3, 4, 5, 2
A. 90
B. 1,5,3,4,2
B. 97 C. 2, 5, 3, l, 4
c. 107 D. 5, 2, I, 4, 3
D. 11 7
11. Two positions of a dice are given below. Find the
6. Select a pair of figures from the options which bas number at the bottom, when number 6 is at the
same condition of placement of dots. top.

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A.
B. 4
I
A. P,Q
c. 5
I B. Q,R
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 12. 121 is related to 12 in the same way as 25 is related 3 D 6 $ C 4 E 8 # N 5 F I A P *9 M@ K 2 B
to - - %7 H U
A. I
A. A
B. 2
B. 1
C. 6 C. F
nate D. 7 D. %
erse
13. A bird shooter was asked how many birds he had 15. Which of the following options will complete the
'Y C in his bag. He replied that there were all sparrows
lOUr pattern in Figure (X)?
but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six.

m
How many birds did he have in all in his bag? A. []
A. 9
B. 18
B. [] : ?
c. 27 t _____ _
D. 36 Figure (X)
ven
14. Which of the following is exactly in the middle of
c.[]
the I 7'h from the right end, and 181h from the left
end, in the given arrangemen t? ｄＮｾ＠

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' if 16. A ray of light parallel to the floor strikes a plane A. P is brighter than before, but Q does not light up.
mirror, which is inclined at an angle 40° as shown B. P does not light up, but Q is brighter than
in figure. What is the angle of reflection? before.
A. C. Both P and Q are brighter than before.
40°
D. P and Q both will not light up.
B. 80°
mirror
C. 50° 20. Two magnets, P and Q attract four soft iron bars,
W, X, Y and Z at their poles, as shown in the given
D. 90°
figure. What will happen to the iron bars, when the
two magnets move towards each other, and attract
17. When you heat a system, its temperatur e _ _ .
each other?
A. Always increases
B.
p Q
Sometimes decreases

fl fl
ｾ･Ｎ＠ C. May stay the same
D. Always goes up or down, depending on the heat

18. Two boys, P and Q are running along the same path.
P is I 0 m ahead of Q initially. However, Q catches w X y z
up with P, after running 50 m. Assuming that both A. Nothing will happen.
boys are running at a constant speed, what is the B. X and Y will drop off.
ratio of the speeds of P and Q? C. X and Y will repel away each other.
the A. 6: 5 D. Wand Z will attract X and Y respectively.
:he B. 5: 6
21. A laboratory thermomet er gave the reading of - 1oc
C. 4: I
and 99°C when inserted into melting ice and boiling
D. 4:5
water respectivel y, both at standard atmospher ic
19. The given figure shows a pressure. What is the error when the same thermomete r
circuit which contains two is used to measure the difference between two arbitrary
identical lamps. When the temperatur es?
switch is closed, which of A. 1°C
the following statements best B. l°C
describes, what happened C. ooc
to lamps P and Q? D. 2°C

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 ent 2 30.
ce outsi de A. Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statem
22. Meta l pots are often made shiny on surfa is the corre ct explanatio n of statem ent I.
and side and that make s sense
espec ially on the top Both statements I and 2 are true but statem
ent 2
_ _ _ . B.
therm ally beca use this natio n of statem ent 1.
is not the correct expla
A. Conducts heat bette r State ment 1 is true and statem ent 2 is false.
C.
B. Radiates less energy out from the pot Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
D.
C. Lowers the loss due to cond uctio n
s glass es in
D. Appreciably decreases convection losse 27. Reya nsh place d three diffe rent types of
stree t (the front of letters as show n below :
23. Kom al and Kavi ta start at one end of a

ｘｾ＠
back . On

WB
origi n), run to the other end, and then head
of Kavi ta. Whic h of
the way back, Kom al is ahead R
regar ding the dista nce
the given state ment s is corre ct,
the origi n at the
cove red and the displ acem ent from I II Ill
corre ct?
mom ent? Whic h of the follo wing obser vatio ns is
her A. Glass l is trans paren t and uncle ar.
A. Kavi ta has run a grea ter dista nce, but
displacement is less than that of Komal. B. Glass I is trans lucen t and clear. 31
her
B. Kavi ta has run a grea ter dista nce and C. Glas s II is opaq ue and frosted.
displacement is great er than that of Komal. D. Glass III is translucent and frosted.
her
C. Kom al has run a grea ter dista nce, but
kitch en :
displacement is less than that of Kavita. 28. Preet i has colle cted some items from her
and her ii. Baki ng soda
D. Kom al has run a grea ter dista nce i. Am/a
of Kavit a. Soap
displ acem ent is great er than that Tamarind
111. IV.

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r vapo urs
24. Duri ng the form ation of rain, when wate vii. Suga r
of rain drop s,
chan ge back to liqui d in the form She class ified them as acidi c, basic and
neutr al
class ificat ion
subst ance s. Whic h of the follo wing
A. Heat is absor bed
is corre ct?
B. Heat is relea sed Acid ic Basic Neutral
C. Heat is first absorbed, and then released A. (i), (ii) (iv), (vii) (iii), (v), (vi)
D. Ther e is no excha nge of heat B. (iv), (vi) (i), (ii), (iii) (v), (vii)
set-u p c. (i), (iii) (ii), (v), (vi) (iv), (vii)
25. Obs erve the follo wing expe rime ntal (vi), (vii)
D. (i), (iii) (ii), (iv), (v)
caref ully.
sets of
29. A scien ce teach er arran ged the follo wing
rent indic ators to the

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test tubes and adde d diffe
Aluminium
Beak er
solut ions.
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hydroxide
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Ident ify liqui d (X) in the test tube, resid juice
in the beak er, proce ss (Z) invol ved. (1) (2)
Z
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X Y 1
A. Sea wate r Suga r Sedim entat ion and decantation ｐｾｴ［ｳｩｭ＠hydroxide + 10 mL
B. Water Salt Evap oratio n and filtration + 10 mL Lemo n
juice
c. Sea wate r Salt Condensation and evaporation Vinegar
D. Water Salt Evaporation and condensation (3) (4)
rect result
the corre ct She asked the stude nts to find out the incor
26. Read the given state ment s and selec t
from the follo wing .
optio n. red.
ings, Test tubes 1 and 3 tum turmeric solut ion to
State ment 1: Acid rain cause s dama ge to build A.
indic ator to
anim als. B. Test tubes 2 and 4 turn Chin a rose
histo rical monu ment s, plant s and
dioxi de,
State ment 2: Air pollu tants such as carbo n green.
3.
sulph ur dioxi de and nitro gen dioxi de disso
lve in rain C. Methyl orange turns yellow in test tubes l and
n rema ins colou rless in test tubes
II
drop s to form carbo nic acid, sulph uric acid
and nitric D. Phenolphthalei
2 and 4.
acid respe ctive ly.

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pt 2 30. Som e exa mp les of cha
nge s are giv en bel ow
a. Cu tting a log of wo od int : 33. Re ad the giv en pas sag
nt 2 o pie ces . e.
b. Bre aki ng dow n of ozo ne. Th e wa ter -be ari ng lay
er of the ear th cal led
c. Meltin g of gla cie rs. ma de up of two com pon ___p__ is
ent s _Q _ and ｾ＠ Th
d. Lim e wa ter tur ns milky. lev el of lay er __E _ is e top
cal led _£ _. Wh en too
e. Dig est ion of food. tub ew ell s are use d in ma ny
f. an are a, the lev el of __3
Pun chi ng a hol e in a pap tha t are a goe s dow n. __ in
in er.
Cla ssi fy the abo ve cha Sel ect the cor rec t seq
nge s int o uen ce of wo rds to fill
I. Irre ver sib le phy sic al cha up the
nge bla nks in the abo ve pas
II. Ch em ica l cha nge sag e.
p
III. Re ver sib le phy sic Q
A.
al cha nge
A. Sea Per me abl e
R s
I - a, f II - b, d, e Soil Aq uif er
III - c
B. I - a, b, e II - d, f roc ks
III - c B.
C. I-a II - b, d Water Soi l
III - c, e, f Per me abl e Aq uif er
D. I - f II - c, e tab le
lif - a, b, d roc ks
c. Lak e Per me abl e Soi l
31 . 50 mL of wa ter at Wa ter
25° C wa s pou red int o roc ks
the thr ee con tain ers as eac h of
sho wn in the giv en fig D. tab le
ure. Aq uif er Soi l
Th e con tai ner s we re the Per me abl e Wa ter
n lef t in a clo sed roo m.

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Q. No. 34 and 35. ans we r
(I) (ll) Th e phe nom eno n in wh
Wh ich of the fol low
(Ill) ich a bir d or oth er ani
ing gra ph s cor rec tly fro m one pla ce to ano the ma l mo ves
the vol um e of wa ter sho ws r in one sea son , and ret
m eac h con tai ner aft in a dif fer ent sea son is urn s aga in
hou rs? er five cal led mig rat ion . It is an
to esc ape the har sh con ada pta tio n
dit ion s of the ir nor ma
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bla nks in the abo ve pas
uen ce of wo rds to fill
sag e.
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Time (i) (ii) (iii )
Time (iv ) (v)
A. Toucan Sultanpur Bharatpur Au
32. Wh ich of the fol low tumn Adaptatory
ing sta tem ent s is/a re tru B. Siberian Bharatpur Sultanpur Wi
e (T) or nter Migratory
false (F) reg ard ing nut crane
riti on in org ani sm s?
(i) Ph oto syn the sis als C. Arcllc
o occ urs in lea ves hav Bharatpur Sultanpur Spr
ing ing Migratory
col our oth er tha n gre en. tern
(ii) Th e pro ces s of pho D. Siberian Sultanpur Bharatpur Sum
tos ynt hes is firs t pro duc mer Adaptatory
es a crane
sim ple car boh ydr ate cal --------
led glu cos e wh ich the n -------
get s con ver ted int o a 35. Wh ich of the fol low ing
com ple x car boh ydr ate is the pro bab le me tho d
cal led sta rch . mi gra tor y bir ds use to the se
tra vel to the sam e pla ce
(iii) Cuscuta is a yel low aft er yea r? yea r
-co lou red pla nt but it
can
syn the siz e its ow n foo A. Th ey hav e bui lt-i n sen se
d by pho tos ynt hes is. of dir ect ion and pro bab ly
(iv) In a sym bio tic ass
oci atio n, Rhizobium bac use lan d-m ark s to gui de
ter ia the ms elv es.
der ive the ir nut riti on B. Th ey are gu ide d by
fro m fun gus . the pos itio n of the sun
(i) (ii) (iii ) (iv ) dur ing the day and by
A. F the pos itio n of sta rs at
T T T nig ht.
B. T T T F C. Th ey use the ma gne tic
c. F F F T
field of ear th to fin d the
dir ect ion so as to rea ch
D. T T F the sam e pla ce.
F D. All of the se
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 36. A teacher showed the following plants to students and 39. Which of the following
asked them to write their methods of reproduction. statements best describe
the organism growing
on the given piece of
bread?
(i) It belongs to flowering plants.
(ii) It reproduces by spores. --1
(iii) It is a chlorophyllous organism.
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(iv) It prepares its own food.
w X y z (v) It obtains food from dead and decaying
Given below are answers written by the students : organic matter.
Student P : W, X and Y propagate vegetatively A. (ii), (iii) and (iv) B. (i), (ii) and (v)
through stem. C. (ii) and (v) D. (iii) and (iv)
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Student Q : Wand X are rhizomes which propagate
40. The given diagram shows blood
vegetatively through roots.
Student R : Z is called bulbi! which propagates
circulation pathway in the heart. p s
Which of the following correctly
vegetatively through stem.
shows the relative amount of
Student S : Y vegetatively propagates through
oxygen and carbon dioxide at P,
roots. Q, RandS?
Which student(s) wrote the correct answer? More COz More Oz
A. Students P and S A. R P,Q,S
B. Only Student S B. Q and R P and S
C. Students Q and R c. s R
D. Only Student Q D P and Q RandS
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3 7. Refer to the given flow chart showing the characteristics 41. Which of the following statements arc correct regarding
P, Q and R which are present in some animals and the given animals?
absent in others.
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Cockroaches Spiders (i) Both X and Y possess streamlined body and
Identify P, Q, R and select the correct option. webbed feet.
p Q R (ii) Both are good swimmers.
(iii) Y has a thick layer of fat under its skin with fur
A. Diaphragm Book lungs Operculum
on its body, while X has thick skin and a layer
B. Throat Spiracles Book lungs
of fat under its skin.
c. Lungs Book lungs Spiracles
(iv) Both live together in large numbers and huddle
D. Diaphragm Operculum Spiracles
together to keep themselves warm.
38. Match column I with column 11 and select the correct (v) Y has very strong sense of smell unlike X.
option from the codes given below. A. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Column - I Column - II B. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(a) Clothing material (i) Nylon C. (ii), (iii) and (v)
(b) Twisted fibre D. (i) and (iv)
(ii) Fabric
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(c) Synthetic fibre (iii)Yarn 42. Jayesh placed 3 potted plants in an airtight glass tank
(d) Animal fibre (iv) Cotton as shown in the given diagram.
(e) Plant fibre (v) Silk
A. (a) - (i), (b)- (ii), (c) -(iii), (d)- (iv), (e)- (v)
B. (a) - (ii), (b) -(iii), (c)- (v), (d) - (i), (e) - (iv)
(a) - (ii), (b) -(iii), (c)- (i), (d)- (v), (e) - (iv)
Limewater
(a) - (i), (b)- (iv), (c)- (iii), (d) - (ii), (e)- (v)

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 If he place d the set-up in a dark cupbo ard for
a few P meat, fish, eggs
hours , what woul d happe n to the limew ater,
after a Q - butte r, ghee, marg arine
few hours ?
A.
R - bread , biscu its, potat oes
It would turn dark blue.
S - amla, tomat o, orang e
B. There would be slightly less limewater left.
C. Selec t the incor rect statem ent regar ding them.
It would turn milky.
D. A. Deficiency of P cause s Marasmus in children and
There would be no change.
Kwashiorkor only in adults.
43. Refer to the given figures and answ er the B. Amongst P, Q, R and S, I gram of Q produces the
quest ion
that follows. maxim um energy.
ag
C. Excess of R gets stored in body cells, and is used
for production of energy, whenever required.
D. Deficiency of S leads to a disease, in which
gums
swell up and bleed.

s 45. Stud y the given diagr am

caref ully. A pump conta ining
50 cm 3 of air is conne cted to
What are the main funct ions of X, Y and Z?
the glass jar. The capac ity
X Y Z of the jar is 200 cm3 and it
A. Supports the Transports Gaseous conta ins 200 cm 1 of air.
plant food exchange
B. Transports water Transports The plung er is pushe d all the
Release water way into the pump and all the
and minerals food vapour
c. Transports water Supports the Take in C02 air from the pump goes into the
jar. What will be the volum e
and minerals plant
D. Transports food Transports water Gaseous of air in the jar now? Jar
tg
and minerals exchange A. 250 cm3 200 cm 3 of a•r
3
B. 200 cm
44. Given below are the four food comp onent 3
s (P-S) and C. 50 cm
their corre spond ing sourc es. D. Cann ot be calculated

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46. A fish sees the face of a scuba diver through

d a thin _b_ , or by depos iting a layer of a metal
bubble, as shown in figure. Compared to the like _.£
face of on iron.
'" y z a b c
If A.
Mg Oz MgO low water coppe r
:r B. Ca C02 CaC0 3 high oil magnesiUm
C. Fe 02 & H20 Fe203 high grease chrom
ium
e D. Fe H20 &02 FeO low paint
Bubble ---- zinc
Fish
A. Small er and erect 48. A leaf litter comm unity has wood lice
as prima ry
B. Smaller and inverted consu mers and centipedes and millipedes as secon
dary
C. Larger and erect consu mers. The given graph shows the chang
es in
D. Cannot predict the popu lation of wood lice over a perio d of
time.
Whic h of the follow ing is the incor rect possi
47. Fill in the blank s by obser ving the follow ing bility,
chem ical as per given graph ?
k proce ss.

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0
0
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The above proce ss becom es faster when humi

dity is
_a_ and can be preve nted by apply ing a coat
of
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 A. The number of centipedes in the habitat increases (iv) X and Z show pollinati on that will result in
fruit formation.
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at point X.
B. There is an increase in the quantity of dead leaves (v) W, X and Y show cross pollinati on.
in the habitat at point Z. Which of the given statemen ts are true or false?
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C. The number of millipedes in the habitat decreases A. (i) and (iv) are true; (ii), (iii) and (v) are false. Ins
at point X. B. Only (v) is true; rest are false. Throug

D. There is a shortage in the quantity of dead leaves C. (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) are true; (iv) alone is false.
in the habitat at point X. D. (i), (ii) and (v) are false;. (iii) and (iv) are true.
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49.

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pH on the activities of three enzymes , X, Y and Z.

The given figure shows the longitud inal section of

two flowers of the same type. Study the following
statemen ts with referenc e to the given figu re. 2 4 6 8 10 12
pH
(i) Z and U show self pollinatio n, whereas Y shows
The three enzyme samples, X, Y and Z are taken
cross pollination.
from which parts of the human alimenta ry canal?
(ii) W, X and Z show transfer of pollen grains that X Y Z
will result in fruit formatio n. A. Duodenum Mouth Stomach
(iii) Z shows self pollinati on, while X shows cross B. Mouth Stomach Duodenum
pollinati on. c. Stomach Duodenum Mouth
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