MOTION OPEN SCHOLARSHIP TEST

SESSION - 2020-21

MOVING CLASS : 10th

SAMPLE PAPER

CANDIDATE’S NAME : ______________________________________________

DURATION: 90 MINUTES TOTAL QUESTIONS: 60 MAXIMUM MARKS : 120

INSTRUCTION: 3. There is only one correct answer hence mark

1. The paper consists of Five sections :- one choice only.
Science (30 Questi ons), Mathemati cs
4. Darken your choice in OMR Sheet with Blue/
(10 Questions), Social Studies (10 Questions),
Black Ball Point Pen.
English (5 Questions) and Mental ability
(5 Questions). 5. Return the OMR Sheet to the invigilator at
2. All questions are compulsory and carry the end of the exam.
2 marks each.

SCIENCE 3. The potential energy of a freeely falling

object decreases continously. What happens
1. Velocity-time (v-t) graph for a moving object to the loss of potential energy?
is shown in figure. Total displacement of the (A) It is continuously converted into sound
object during the time interval when there is energy
non-zero acceleration and retardation is: (B) It is continuously converted into kinetic
energy
4 (C) It is continuously destroyed
V(m/s) (D) None of these
3
2 4. A body is just floating on the surface of a
1 liquid. The density of the body is same as
that of the liquid. The body is slightly pushed
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 down. what will happen to the body?
t(sec) (A) It will slowly come back to its earlier
(A) 60m (B) 50m position
(C) 30m (D) 40m (B) It will remain submerged, where it is left
(C) It will sink
2. A particle moving in a straight line covers (D) It will come out violently
half the distance with speed of 3 m/s. The
other half of the distance is covered in two 5. A sound wave is travelling from east to west.
equal time intervals with speed of 4.5 m/s In which direction do the molecules of the
and 7.5 m/s respectively. The average speed air vibrate ?
of the particle during this motion is: (A) West-east (B) North - south
(A) 4.0 m/s (B) 5.0 m/s (C) Up–down (D) None of these
(C) 5.5 m/s (D) 4.8 m/s
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6. A particle moves on a rough horizontal ground 11. The standard room temperature is taken as
(A) 0°C (B) 298 K
th
3 (C) 273 K (D) 20°C
with some initial velocity v0. If   of its
4
12. Which of the following statements does not
kinetic energy is lost due to friction in time t0
go with the liquid state?
then coefficient of friction between the (A) Particles are loosely packed in the liquid
particle and the ground is: state
v0 v0 (B) Fluidity is maximum in the liquid state.
(A) (B) (C) Liquids cannot be compressed much.
2gt 0 4gt0
(D) Liquids take up the shape of any container
3v0 v0 in which they are placed.
(C) (D)
4gt0 gt 0
13. A mixture of common salt, sulphur, and iron
fillings is shaken with carbon disulphide and
7. The net force acting on a body of mass of filtered through a filter paper. The filtrate is
1 kg moving with a uniform velocity of evaporated to dryness in a China dish. What
5 ms–1 is: will be left in the dish after evaporation?
(A) 5 N (B) 0.2 N (A) Sand (B) Sulphur
(C) 0 N (D) None of these (C) lron filings (D) Common salt

8. A body of mass m is moving in a circle of 14. We can separate a pure solid from its solution
radius r with a constant speed v. The force by
mv2 (A) crystallization (B) simple distillation
on the body is and is directed towards
r (C) sedimentation (D) both (A) and (B)
the centre. What is the work done by this
force in moving the body over half the 15. The mass of a molecule of water is:
circumference of the circle?
(A) 3 × 10–26 kg (B) 3 × 10–25 kg
2
mv
(A) (B) Zero (C) 1.5 × 10–26 kg (D) 2.5 × 10–26 kg
r 2
mv2 r 2
(C) 2 (D) 16. Chemical formula of ferric oxide is
r mv2
(A) FeO (B) Fe2O3
(C) Fe3O4 (D) none of these
9. On a rainy wet day, a thunder is heard 6
second after lightening. If speed of sounds 17. The atomic mass of calcium (Ca) is 40 g.
is 350 m/s the altitude of the clouds is The number of moles in 60 g of calcium are
(A) 1.8 km (B) 1.9 m (A) 0.5 mol (B) 2.0 mol
(C) 2.1 km (D) 2.5 km (C) 1.5 mol (D) 0.75 mol

10. An apple falls from a tree because of
gravitational attraction between the earth
and apple. If F1 is the magnitude of force
exerted by the earth on the apple and F2
is the magnitude of force exerted by apple
on earth, then
(A) F1 is very much greater than F2
(B) F2 is very much greater than F,
(C) F1 is only a little greater than F2
(D) F1 and F2 are equal
18. Rutherford’s experiment which established the
nuclear model of the atom used a beam of
(A) -particles which impinged on the metal
foil and got absorbed.
(B) -rays which impinged on a metal foil and
ejected electrons.
(C) hydrogen atoms, which impinged on a
metal foil and got scattered.
(D) -particles nuclei, which impinged on a
metal foil and got scattered.

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19. Which of the following shows the electronic 26. Binomial system of nomenclature means that
configuration of Ca2+? every organism has:
(A) He (B) Ne (A) two names one scientific and the other
(C) Ar (D) Xe popular
(B) one name given by two scientists
20. Neutron is a fundamental particle which has: (C) one scientific name consisting of a generic
(A) +1 unit charge and 1 unit mass and specific name
(B) No charge and 1 unit mass (D) an number in an international catalogue
(C) have no charge and mass by which it can be identified
(D) have –1 unit charge and 1 unit mass
27. Which of the following is a mismatch?
21. Normally, in the process of osmosis the net (A) AIDS - Bacterial infection
flow of water molecules in or out of the cell (B) Polio - Viral infection
depends upon differences in the: (C) Malaria - Protozoan infection
(A) concentration of solute molecules inside (D) Elephantiasis - Helminth infection
and outside the cell
(B) concentration of enzymes on either side 28. Which of the statements listed below is true
of the cell membrane about a common cold?
(C) rate of molecular motion on either side of (A) Common cold is not contagious
the cell membrane (B) The common cold virus does not have its
(D) rate of movement of insoluble molecules own RNA
inside the cell (C) Common cold usually takes two months
to clear up
22. Which of the following cell organelles liberate (D) The common cold virus can leave the
heat for the maintenance of constant body body through the mucus of infected people
temperature in aves and mammals?
(A) Lysosomes 29. Some bacteria have the ability to ‘fix’ nitrogen.
(B) Ribosomes This means:
(C) Endoplasmic reticulum (A) they convert ammonia into nitrites and
(D) Mitochondria nitrates
(B) they break down useful nitrogen-rich
23. A long tree has several branches. The tissue compounds and release ammonium ions
that helps in the side ways conduction of (C) they convert nitrates into nitrogen gas
water in the branches is: (D) they convert atmospheric nitrogen gas
(A) collenchyma (B) xylem parenchyma into biologically useful forms of nitrogen
(C) parenchyma (D) xylem vessels
30. Ozone layer of atmosphere protects the living
24. Which of the following cells is found in the organism from:
cartilaginous tissue of the body? (A) high temperature
(A) Mast cells (B) Basophils (B) harmful radiations of sun
(C) Osteocytes (D) Chondrocytes (C) hail and snow
(D) water pollution
25. Diploblastic, aquatic animals with tissue grade
of organization belong to the phylum:
(A) Protozoa (B) Porifera
(C) Cnidaria (D) Helminthes

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MATHS 37. Two sides of a triangle are of lengths 6 cm
and 3 cm. The length of third side can be
31. The king, queen and jack of clubs are (A) 8 cm (B) 9 cm
removed from a deck of 52 cards and then (C) 10 cm (D) 3 cm
well shuffled. One card is selected from
the remaining cards. The probability of 38. In the figure, if PQ  RS , then what is the
getting a club is _______ . value of x?
13 10
(A) (B)
49 49
3 1
(C) (D)
49 12

32. The mean of x1 + x 2 +... + x n is M. When (A) 280°

(B) 80°
xi , i = 1, 2, ....., 10, is replaced by x i +
(C) 360°
10, the mean is M 1, then
(D) cannot be termined
(A) M (B) M + 10
(C) 10 M (D) M + 100
x3  3x2
39. Simplify .
33. Area of the base of a cone is 25 cm2 and 9x2  x 4
its curved surface area is 65 cm2. Find 1 1
(A) (B)
the volume of the cone. x3 x3
(A) 300 cm2 (B) 200 cm2 1 1
(C) (D)
(C) 100 cm 2 (D) 150 cm2 3x  3 3x  3

34. In the figure, O is the center, PQ=RS, and

A and B are the midpoints of PQ and RS, 1
respectively. Which one is true? 40. If x= 7  4 3 then value of x is
x

(A) 4 (B) 2 3

(C) 3 (D) 2

SOCIAL SCIENCE

(A) OBS=90° (B) OAP=90° 41. The book ‘Two Treatise of the Government’
(C) OAB=OBA (D) All of these was written by :
(A) Rousseau (B) John Locke
35. In a tri ang l e ABC , D, E and F are
(C) Montesquieu (D) Karl Marx
mi d-points of sides BC, AC and AB,
respectively. If perimeter of DEF is 32 cm
then perimeter of ABC is 42. When did Economic Depression occur in
(A) 16 cm (B) 32 cm U.S.A. ?
(C) 64 cm (D) 48 cm (A) 1926 (B) 1927
(C) 1928 (D) 1929
36. The perimeter of a rhombus is 100 cm and
one of the diagonals is 40 cm. Then, the
area of the rhombus in square centimeters 43. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow
is channel of sea called:
(A) 1200 (B) 300 (A) Gulf of Kachchh
(C) 600 (D) 2500 (B) Palk Strait
(C) Colombo Gulf
(D) Gulf of Khambhat

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44. The only large river of Rajasthan is : 54. The population of India is_______ than
(A) Luni (B) Teesta the U.S.A.
(C) Satluj (D) Dihang (A) great (B) greatest
(C) greater (D) greatter
45. The area drained by a single-river system
is called: 55. Work hard _____ you will not pass.
(A) Water divide (B) Drainage basin (A) otherwise (B) while
(C) Valleys (D) River basin (C) therefore (D) because

46. Apartheid was the name of a system of

MENTAL ABILITY
_______ unique to South Africa.
56. Find the missing term.
(A) Economic discrimination
36, 157, 301, 470, ?, 891
(B) Social discrimination
(C) Racial discrimination (A) 646 (B) 695
(D) Political discrimination (C) 666 (D) 669

47. Who i s t he C hai rman of Pl anni ng

2 5 1 6
Commission in India ? 5 2 6 4
4 1 5 5
(A) President (B) Prime Minister 57.
(C) Planning Minister (D) Vice-President (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Which number is opposite to number 1 ?
48. Jowar and Bajra are: (A) 4 (B) 6
(A) Kharif crops (B) Rabi crops (C) 2 (D) 3
(C) Zaid crops (D) All of these
58. Authors, Teachers, Men -
49. The full form of GNP is :
(A) Gross National Product
(B) Green Nation People (A) (B)
(C) Green National Project
(D) Gross National Performance

50. Slogan of ‘Garibi Hatao’ was given by the

(A) Janta Party (B) Congress (C) (D)
(C) Left Front (D) Telegu Desam

ENGLISH
59. Statements :
51. That is Antonio, the duke's _____ son. All lamps are books
(A) oldest (B) eldest No book is coloured
(C) older (D) old Conclusions :
I. Some lamps are coloured.
52. This is the ________ Institute to my house.
II. No lamps is coloured.
(A) Further (B) Farther
(C) Nearest (D) Next (A) Only (I) follows
(B) Only (II) follows
53. ________ tourists come to visit India (C) Both (I) and (II) follows
during holidays. (D) Neither (I) or nor (II) follows
(A) Much (B) Many
(C) Some (D) Any

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

(A) 27 (B) 23
(C) 21 (D) 25

ROUGH WORK

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