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Section 1 - PaperI-English Language

Passage Questions (1-5)

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

Tolk was tall, his head capped by woolly white-blond hair, with ashy brown skin and a patrician air not uncommon
for native-born Sarossans. Lodovik glanced over his shoulder and nodded a greeting. “Two more hours, after our
last Jump,” Captain Tolk said. “We should be on schedule.”
“Good,” said Lodovik. “I’m eager to get to work. Where will we land?”
“At Sarossa Major, the capital. That’s where the records you seek are stored. Then, as ordered, we remove as
many favoured families on the Emperor’s list as we can. The ship will be very crowded.”
“I can imagine.”“We have perhaps seven days before the shock front hits the outskirts of the system. Then, only
eight hours before it engulfs Sarossa.”
“Too close for comfort.”

1) Who was the captain?

A) Sarossa.
B) Sarossa Major.
C) Lodovik.
D) Tolk.

2) According to the passage , after the favoured families are removed according to the Emperor's list

A) The ship will sink causing death

B) The ship would get crowded.
C) The ship will safely dock on the land.
D) They ship would have emptied.

3) Where was the ship going to?

A) St. Patrick's Island.

B) The Mothership.
C) Sarossa Major.
D) The Republic of Sarossa.

4) Who is ready to work?

A) The favoured families.

B) Tolk.
C) Lodovik.
D) Sarossa.

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5) How long will the ship take before the shock engulfs Sarossa?

A) Seven days and eight hours.

B) Seven days after coming out of the system.
C) Two hours before the last shock.
D) Eight hours after coming out of the system.

6) Fill in the blank with the correct option:

The _________ thing he liked about the horse was his impressive ___________.

A) main, main
B) mane, mane
C) main, mane
D) mane, main

7) "An eager beaver" means

A) a person who is very lazy about work

B) a person who behaves like a fool
C) a person who behaves like a king or queen
D) a person who is very enthusiastic about work

8) Fill in the blank with correct prefix or suffix:

Doctor gave her a _________dermic injection to make her sleep

A) hyper
B) hypo
C) super
D) infra

9) Which of the following words is correctly spelt?

A) Luminosity
B) Luminocity
C) Luminousity
D) Luminasity

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10) Choose the option that best describes the idiom "In cahoots".

A) Working or conspiring together

B) Working or conspiring alone
C) Not working or conspiring
D) Working on loyalty and integrity

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Section 2 - PaperI-Education and General Awareness

11) For a moving charged particle in a magnetic field, the largest force occurs on the particle when

A) The angle between the direction of velocity and the direction of the magnetic field is equal to 90°
B) The angle between the direction of velocity and the direction of the magnetic field is less than 90°
C) The angle between the direction of velocity and the direction of the magnetic field is equal to 60°
D) The angle between the direction of velocity and the direction of the magnetic field is equal to 0°

12) Which among the following was last important act given by British government to the Indian people?

A) Charter Act of 1813.

B) Bengal Regulation Act, 1818.
C) Rowlatt Act, 1919
D) Government of india act 1935

13) The body that works at the grass-roots level for the success of programmes being undertaken in the areas of
elementary and adult education is -

A) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

B) National Council for Teacher Education
C) District Insitutes of Education and Training
D) Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti

14) The Secondary Education Commission was chaired by

A) Dr. Radhakrishnan
B) Principal John Christie
C) Dr. Kenneth Williams
D) Dr. Laxman Swami Mudaliar

15) The Pupil Teacher Ratio stipulated by the NEP 2019 at the early/elementary age is

A) under 40:1
B) under 30:1
C) under 45:1
D) under 35:1

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Section 3 - PaperI-Reasoning

16) Choose the conclusion/conclusions that logically follows the given statements, by selecting an appropriate
option.

Statements:

(a) Some bananas are oranges

(b) Some oranges are mangoes

Conclusions:

(I) Some bananas are mangoes

(II) All bananas are mangoes

A) Only conclusion (I) follows

B) Only conclusion (II) follows
C) Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
D) Both conclusions follow

17) In a certain code language, if WVUTS is coded as DEFGH, then how will SRQP be coded in that language?

A) HJIK
B) HIJK
C) HIKJ
D) HJKI

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18) In the following questions, mark:

1, if statement I alone is sufficient to answer the problem.

2, if statement II alone is sufficient to answer the problem.

3, if statements I and II both taken together are sufficient to answer the problem.

4, if statements I and II taken together are NOT sufficient to answer the problem.

If P is even, is S odd? (P, Q, R, and S are integers.)

I. The expression P – Q – R is even.

II. The expression Q – R – S is odd.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

19) In the following questions, mark:

1, if statement I alone is sufficient to answer the problem.

2, if statement II alone is sufficient to answer the problem.

3, if statements I and II both taken together are sufficient to answer the problem.

4, if statements I and II taken together are NOT sufficient to answer the problem.

Is P an even number?

I. P is a multiple of 3.

II. P has exactly three factors.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

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20) Satrudhan started to walk towards West. After walking for a while, he turned right and walked. Then he again
turned right and walked for a while. Then he again turned right. In which direction was he facing finally?

A) East
B) West
C) North
D) South

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Section 4 - PaperI-Teaching Aptitude

21) What is the main aim of ERIC which is a standing committee of NCERT?

A) To design Textbooks
B) To support and promote research
C) To undertake board examination
D) To conduct teacher selection process

22) A teacher pairs the younger children who are being introduced a new concpet with a group of older children
who are well aware of the concept. Which of the following concepts of learning is the teacher applying?

A) Team teaching
B) Group teaching
C) Peer mentoring
D) Co teaching

23) Where did the world’s first digital incubator for students,which will provide mentorship and guidance to young
entrepreneurs from all over the country has been launched?

A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Telangana
D) Assam

24) Who advocated strongly that in order for education to be useful, it must be according to the nature and need of
the child?

A) Aurobindo
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Gandhiji
D) Rabindranth Tagore

25) Which of the following methods is an instructional strategy that engages students in active discussion about
issues and problems inherent in practical application?

A) The case method

B) Game based learning
C) Note taking method
D) Inquiry based learning

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26) Read this case study and select the statement which indicates that the teacher's action was incorrect.

Gunjan disrupts the class by talking loudly during writing time. She cracks a joke or plays the fool. The teacher
sends her out of the class. But Gunjan's behaviour shows no improvement.

A) Gunjan's teacher has reinforced her unacceptable behaviour.

B) Gunjan's teacher has punished her and this has led to she disliking the teacher.
C) Gunjan's teacher has ignored that she is sensitive.
D) Gunjan's teacher has positively reinforced her behaviour.

27) A student fails in the class and misbehaves with the teacher and fellow classmates. The teacher observes that
this is a sudden change in his behaviour. Which of the following is the most appropriate course of action for the
teacher?

A) Teacher should punish the child and not let him in class for the remaining week
B) Teacher should ask all the other students to stay away from him throughout the week
C) Teacher should ask the child to stay at home and call the parents
D) Teacher should call the child and counsel him and if required, refer him to the counsellor

28) Select the learning difficulty that Shamli should be assessed for based on the teacher's notes. Shamli answers
orally . She mixes her 'B' and 'D'. She finds it very difficult to write.

A) Dyslexia
B) Dyscalculia
C) Dysgraphia
D) Dyspraxia

29) NASSCOM foundation has joined hands with which of the following firm to establish a rural digital literacy centre
in Peddashapur Village?

A) Capgemini
B) Infosys
C) Wipro
D) Arcesium

30) Which of the following would be the most appropriate approach to deal with a large mass of students with very
few resources?

A) Classroom teaching
B) Distance learning
C) Formal learning
D) Computer learning

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Section 5 - PaperII-Physical Science

31) Which among the following is the correct formula for Rydberg constant R in cm-1? (Symbols carry their usual
meaning)

A) R = π2me4ch3
B) R = 2π2me4/(ch3)
C) R = 2πme2/(ch2)
D) R = π2me4ch

32) When MnO2 reacts with HCl, the products MnCl2, H2O and Cl2 are formed in this reaction. Name the substance
oxidized.

A) HCl
B) MnCl2
C) H2O
D) MnO2

33) A heater wire and a fuse are different because

A) Heater wire is made up of iron, while fuse is made up of copper

B) Heater wire can have more resistance, while fuse can have least resistance
C) Heater wire can allow any current to pass through it, while fuses restrict current beyond a given threshold
D) Heater wire has low melting point, while fuse has high melting point

34) What would be the most likely theoretical value for CT, the molar heat capacity at constant temperature?

A) 0 < CT < CV
B) Zero
C) 0 < CT < CP
D) Infinity

35) A man is at rest in the middle of a pond on perfectly smooth ice. He can get himself to shore by use of Newton's

A) first law
B) second law
C) third law
D) viscous law

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36) Which among the following will be the decreasing basic character of different oxides of elements?

A) SO3 > P4O10 > SiO2 > Al2O3

B) Al2O3 > SiO2 > P4O10 > SO3
C) Al2O3 > P4O10 > SO3 > SiO2
D) Al2O3 > P4O10 > SiO2 > SO3

37) Which among the following type of molecular orbital will be formed when dyz combines with another dyz orbital
and x axis is taken as the molecular axis?

A) π
B) σ
C) s and p
D) δ

38) Write the chemical equation when water is put under electrolysis.

A) H2O(electric current) → 2H2 + O2

B) H2O(electric current) → 2H + O2
C) H2O(electric current) → H + O2
D) H2O(electric current) → H2 + O3

39) When copper metal immersed in zinc sulphate solution, then

A) copper sulphate is formed

B) oxygen is formed
C) zinc metal gets separated
D) no reaction takes place

40) All the edges of a block with parallel faces are unequal. Its longest edge is twice its shortest edge. The ratio of
the maximum to minimum resistance between parallel faces is

A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
D) indeterminate unless the length of the third edge is specified

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41) A charged particle describing a circle in a uniform magnetic field also is under the influence of a parallel uniform
electric field. At some instant, the velocity of the particle is perpendicular to the electric field direction. The path of
the particle will be a

A) circle
B) helix with uniform pitch
C) straight line
D) helix with non-uniform pitch

42) A standing wave is produced due to a superposition of the incident wave and the wave reflected from a
boundary. It is observed that the amplitude of an antinode is 9 times that at node. The percentage of the incident
intensity reflected from the boundary is

A) 36%
B) 64%
C) 72%
D) 81%

43) The frequency of the first overtone of a closed pipe is equal to that of the first overtone of an open pipe. It is
also found that a vibrating source resonates with the nth harmonic of the closed pipe and with the mth harmonic of
the open pipe. The ratio n/m is

A) 2/3
B) 3/2
C) 3/5
D) 5/3

44) A vehicle having a mass of 1000 Kg is moving with a uniform velocity of 20 m/s. Sand is dropped into it at the
rate of 5 Kg/min. The force needed to keep the vehicle moving with uniform velocity is

A) 5/3 N
B) 3 N
C) 5 N
D) 3/5 N

45) A lamp hangs from a light cord from the roof of an elevator when the elevator is descending, it decelerates at
2.5 m/s2 before coming to rest. If the tension in string is 25 N, calculate the mass of the lamp. (Given, g = 10 m/s2)

A) 2 kg
B) 1 kg
C) 3 kg
D) 4 kg

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46) What will be the percentage of ionic character if the electronegativity difference between A and B in a covalent
compound AB is 1.7? (Given, Use Hannay Smith equation to arrive at answer)

A) 37.32
B) 17.08
C) 56.64
D) 62.43

47) Write the balanced chemical equation for the following, Potassium bromide + Barium iodide → Potassium iodide
+ Barium bromide

A) 2KBr + BaI2 → 2KI + BaBr2

B) 2KBr + BaI2 → 2KI2 + BaBr2
C) 2KBr + BaI2 → 2KI + Ba2Br2
D) 2KBr + BaI2 → 2K2I + BaBr2

48) A beam of charged particles having kinetic energy 10^3eV and containing masses 8 x 10^-27 kg and 1.6 x 10^-
26 kg, emerges from the end of an accelerator tube. A plate perpendicular to this beam is kept at a distance of 10^-
2 m from the end of the tube. The magnitude of the smallest magnetic field, which can prevent the beam from
striking the metal plate is:

A) B > 1/√n ; n is an integer

B) B > √2/n ; n is an integer
C) B > 2/√n ; n is an integer
D) B > √(2/n) ; n is an integer

49) In a process V α T^2, temperature of 2 moles of a gas is increased by 200 K. Work done by the gas in this
process will be

A) 600 R
B) 800 R
C) 1000 R
D) 1200 R

50) Two trolleys of masses m1 and m2 are connected by a spring. They are compressed and released on a horizontal
surface. Then they move in opposite directions and come to rest after covering distances d1 and d2 respectively. If
the coefficient of friction is same for both on that surface then d1:d2 is

A) (m1/m2)^2
B) (m2/m1)
C) (m2/m1)^2
D) m1/m2

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Section 6 - PaperII-Biological Science

51) Select the odd one with respect to mobile element in plants.

A) Potassium
B) Phosphorus
C) Calcium
D) Magnesium

52) Which of the following statements is CORRECT as per fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane?

A) Proteins are embedded in the centre of the upper and lower layer of the plasma membrane
B) Lower layer is non-polar and hydrophilic in nature of the plasma membrane
C) Upper layer is partially polar and partially non-polar of the plasma membrane
D) A bilayer is produced by phospholipids in the middle layer of the plasma membrane

53) Whittaker's System of Classification divides the organisms into how many kingdoms?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9

54) Succession stages that occur on rock surface is called

A) Halosere
B) Lithosere
C) Hydrosere
D) Xerosere

55) The diversity of habitat over total geographical area is usually known as

A) beta diversity
B) gamma diversity
C) alpha diversity
D) delta diversity

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56) Which of the following enzymes in Krebs cycle is found attached to inner mitochondrial membrane?

A) Malate dehydrogenase
B) Succinate dehydrogenase
C) Citrate synthase
D) Isocitrate dehydrogenase

57) Which among the following pigment is called as shield pigments?

A) Pigment system I
B) Pigment system II
C) Xanthophyll
D) Carotenoids

58) What is the nature and name of the structure within the centromere where spindle fibres attach during cell
division respectively?

A) Porous, mitochondria
B) Granular, kinetochore
C) Porous, kinetochore
D) Fibrous, mitochondria

59) Read the following statements and choose the CORRECT option.

(i) Gram-Positive bacteria retain the crystal violet colour even after they are washed with acetone or alcohol and
appear as purple-coloured when examined under the microscope after gram staining.

(ii) Gram-Negative bacteria do not retain the stain colour even after they are washed with acetone or alcohol and
appear as pink-coloured when examined under the microscope after gram staining.

A) (i) is TRUE and (ii) is TRUE

B) (i) is TRUE and (ii) is FALSE
C) (i) is FALSE and (ii) is TRUE
D) (i) is FALSE and (ii) is FALSE

60) Which of the following taxonomical aids are used for identification of plants and animals based on similarities
and dissimilarities?

A) Herbarium
B) Key
C) Botanical garden
D) Museum

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61) The body organization and two basic body forms exhibited in animals categorized under phylum Cnidaria,
respectively are:

A) Triploblastic, (polyp and medusa)

B) Diploblastic, (gametophyte and sporophyte)
C) Diploblastic, (polyp and medusa)
D) Triploblastic, (gametophyte and sporophyte)

62) A substance that causes physical defects in a developing embryo is

A) Carcinogen
B) Teratogen
C) Mutagens
D) Neurotoxicant

63) Which is the most widely used device to remove particulate matters?

A) Mufflers
B) Electrostatic Precipitator
C) Catalytic Converter
D) Filter of 0.2 micron

64) Generally, what are the two main reasons for which cross breeding is done on plant resources?

A) Deterioration of traits and increase in soil fertility

B) Increase in leaching effect of soil and increase in soil fertility
C) Decrease in disease resistance and increase in genetic erosion
D) Increase in disease resistance and improvement of traits

65) Two major ecological hotspots of biodiversity in the World are:

A) (Northwest Australia) and Tundra

B) (North-East America) and Tundra
C) (Western Ghats, India) and Madagascar
D) (North-East China) and North African Forests

66) The process of formation of spermatozoa from spermatids is called

A) Spermiation
B) Spermatogenesis
C) Spermiogenesis
D) Primary spermatocytes

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67) The mesosome is a special membranous structure which is formed by the extensions of plasma membrane into
the plant cell. In this regard, which of the following is NOT a form of these extensions?

A) Vesicles
B) Tubules
C) Pili
D) Lamellae

68) Match the following Phyla in List I with their corresponding examples in List II.

A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)

B) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
C) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
D) (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)

69) A population has certain attributes that an individual organism do not have it. Which of the following attributes
is INCORRECT?

A) Birth rate, death rate and age distribution

B) Sex ratio
C) Population size
D) Cope with the environment changes

70) Read the following statements and choose the CORRECT option.

(i) Cryopreservation makes use of liquid nitrogen, for the conservation of species.

(ii) IUCN stands for International United for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

A) (i) is TRUE and (ii) is TRUE

B) (i) is TRUE and (ii) is FALSE
C) (i) is FALSE and (ii) is TRUE
D) (i) is FALSE and (ii) is FALSE

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Section 7 - PaperII-Mathematics

71)

A) AB:PQ=AC:PR
B) AB:QR=AC:PR
C) BC:PR=AB:PQ
D) AC:PR=BC:PQ

72) If 3/5th of a number exceeds 3/7th of the same number by 42, then what is the original number?

A) 245
B) 315
C) 364
D) 420

73) If a | b and a | c, then which of the following must be true?

(Note : For any 2 integers X and Y, X | Y implies that X divides Y completely without leaving any remainder.)

A) a | (bx + cy), where x and y are integers

B) a | (bx / cy), where x and y are integers
C) a | (cy / bx), where x and y are integers
D) a = 0

74) If A = {a,b,c}, B = {d,e}, C = {a,d}, then A X (B U C) is

A) {(a, a),(a, d),(a, e),(b, a),(b, e), (c, a),(c, d),(c, e)}
B) {(a, a),(a, d),(a, e),(b, a),(b, d),(b, e), (c, a),(c, d),(c, e)}
C) {(a, a),(a, d),(a, e),(b, a),(b, d),(b, e), (c, a),(c, e)}
D) {(a, a),(a, e),(b, a),(b, d),(b, e), (c, a),(c, d),(c, e)}

75)

A) -1
B) 1
C) -3
D) 3

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76) From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 30 degrees. If the tower is 200
m tall, then the distance (approximately) of the point P from the foot of the tower is

A) 400 m
B) 346 m
C) 282 m
D) 260 m

77) In ΔABC, line DE intersects AB and AC at D & E respectively and DE ǁ BC. If AD : DB = 3 : 1 and AE = 3.3 cm,
then AC =

A) 1.1 cm
B) 2.2 cm
C) 3.3 cm
D) 4.4 cm

78) What are the roots of the polynomial equation

A) 2, -1, 1/2
B) -1, -2, 1/2
C) 2, 1, -1/2
D) -2, 1, 1/2

79) For positive integers a, b, q and r, which of the following must hold true?

A) a = qb + r 0≤r<b
B) a = qb + r 0≤r<1
C) a = qb + r 0≤r<𝑎
D) a = qb - r 0≤r<𝑎

80) A = {3,6,9,x,y,z} and R is the relation defined on A*A such that R = {(3,3),(9,9),(3,x),(x,3),(9,3),(3,9),(x,x)}. The
relation R is

A) Symmetric
B) Transitive
C) Equivalence
D) Symmetric & Reflexive

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81)

A) 1/3
B) 0.064
C) -3
D) 3

82)

A) 1
B) 4
C) 8
D) 16

83) If tanA=1 and tanB=1/2, then what is the value of tan(A+B)?

A) 2/3
B) 3/2
C) 3
D) 4

84) If sinA=1/2 and sinB=√3/2, then what is the value of sin(A+B)?

A) 1
B) 1/4
C) √3/4
D) √3/2

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85) In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle ΔABC. What is the ratio of the height of the
triangle to the radius of the circle?

A) 3 : 1
B) 3 : 2
C) 2 : 1
D) 4 : 1

86) If a and b are the roots of , then what is the quadratic equation whose roots are 2a and 2b?

A)
B)
C)
D)

87) If gcd(a,b) = d, then

(Note : For any 2 integers X and Y, X | Y implies that X divides Y completely without leaving any remainder.)

A) d | a only
B) d | b only
C) d | a and d | b
D) d can not divide a and b completely

88) If f(0) = 2, f(1) = -1 and f(n) = f(n-2) - 3 x f(n-1) for n ≥ 2, then what is the value of f(6)?

A) -175
B) 578
C) 74
D) 228

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89) If , then what is the value of

A) 0
B) 3
C) 6
D) 9

90) What is the value of (1+cos2A)/sin2A ?

A) secA
B) cosecA
C) cotA
D) tanA

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Question Paper No: 62187_13

Answer Key:

1 D 31 B 61 C
2 B 32 A 62 B
3 C 33 C 63 B
4 C 34 D 64 D
5 A 35 C 65 C
6 C 36 B 66 C
7 D 37 D 67 C
8 B 38 A 68 A
9 A 39 D 69 D
10 A 40 B 70 B
11 A 41 D 71 A
12 D 42 B 72 A
13 C 43 B 73 A
14 D 44 A 74 B
15 B 45 A 75 D
16 C 46 A 76 B
17 B 47 A 77 D
18 C 48 B 78 B
19 C 49 B 79 A
20 D 50 C 80 A
21 B 51 C 81 D
22 C 52 D 82 D
23 B 53 B 83 C
24 B 54 B 84 A
25 A 55 B 85 A
26 A 56 B 86 A
27 D 57 D 87 C
28 C 58 B 88 B
29 D 59 A 89 D
30 B 60 B 90 C

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