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MM : 240 Practice Test-01A_CF+OYM(P1)-2024 Time : 60 Min.

Topics Covered:
Physics : Electric Charges & Fields: Introduction, Electric charges, Conductors and insulators, Charging by induction,
Basic properties of electric charges, Coulomb’s law, Force between multiple charges, Electric Field, Electric field due to
system of charges
Chemistry : The Solid State: General characteristics of solid-state, Amorphous and crystalline solids. Classification of
crystalline solids : Molecular, ionic, metallic and covalent solids, Crystal lattices and unit cells : Primitive and centered unit
cells, Number of atoms in simple cubic, body centered and face centered cubic unit cell, Close packed structures in 2D and
3D ccp and hcp arrangements, Formula of a compound and number of voids filled, Locating tetrahedral and octahedral
voids
Botany : Reproduction in Organisms
Zoology : Reproduction in Organisms, Human Reproduction-I : Sex organs, Male reproductive system: Testes, epididymis,
Vas deferens, penis, accessory glands of male reproductive system, seminal plasma and semen.

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PHYSICS

1. Magnitude of electric field intensity E is such 3. An α-particle is moving with constant velocity
that, an electron placed in it would along z-axis. If a uniform electric field is
experience an electrical force equal to its applied along x-axis, then its path will be
weight, then E is (1) A circle
(1) mg/e (2) A parabola
(2) 2mg/e (3) An ellipse
(3) mg/2e (4) A straight line
(4) 4mg/e
4. Largest unit of charge is
2. A force of 2.25 N acts on a charge of 15 × (1) abcoulomb
10–4 C. Calculate the intensity of electric field (2) frankline
at that point.
(3) coulomb
(1) 1500 NC–1
(4) faraday
(2) 150 NC–1
(3) 15000 NC–1
(4) 15 NC–1

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5. A conductor has 14.4 x 10–19 C positive 11. If a neutral body is given a positive charge,
charge. The conductor has then its mass
(1) 27 electrons in excess (1) Decreases
(2) 9 electrons in excess (2) Increases
(3) 9 electrons in short (3) Remains same
(4) 27 electrons in short (4) Either (2) or (3)

6. Select incorrect statement regarding 12. If the speed of a point charge increases,
Coulomb’s law and Coulomb’s force then charge on it
(1) It is a conservative force (1) Increases
(2) It follows Newton's third law (2) Decreases
(3) It is a central force (3) Remains same
(4) It is independent on the medium in (4) Either (1) or (2)
which charges are placed
13. Force between two point charges separated
7. There are two charges + 6 μC and –10 μC by a distance r, varies as
kept 20 cm apart, the ratio of magnitude of (1) 1
r
forces acting on them will be
(2) 1
(1) 3 : 5 2
r

(2) 9 : 25 (3) 1

(3) 25 : 9 r

(4) 1
(4) 1 : 1 4
r

8. Force between two point charges kept at a 14. When a polythene is rubbed with wool, it
fixed separation is F. If distance between develops a charge – 3.2 × 10–7 C. The
point charges is made 1.5 times of initial number of electrons transferred is
value then new force of attraction/repulsion
(1) 2 × 106
acting between them becomes
(1) 3 F (2) 8 × 1016
2
(3) 106
(2) 9
F
4
(4) 2 × 1012
(3) 4
F
9

(4) 2
F 15. The number of electron for one coulomb of
3
charge is
(1) 6.25 × 1023
9. Regarding electrostatic force which of the
following statement is correct? (2) 6.25 × 1021
(1) The electrostatic force is much stronger (3) 6.25 × 1019
than the gravitational force.
(4) 6.25 × 1018
(2) Electrostatic force can be attractive or
repulsive.
(3) Electrostatic force is central force
(4) All of these

10. If a body is charged by rubbing it, its weight

(1) Remain precisely constant
(2) Increases slightly
(3) Decreases slightly
(4) May increase slightly or may decrease
slightly

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CHEMISTRY

16. A compound is formed by cation A and 23. Incorrect statement about amorphous solids
anion B. The anions form hexagonal close is
packed (hcp) lattice and the cations occupy (1) They are isotropic in nature
50% of tetrahedral voids. The formula of the
(2) They have short range order
compound is
(3) They are also called super cooled
(1) AB
liquid
(2) AB2
(4) They have sharp melting point
(3) AB4
(4) A2 B 24. Which among the following represents the
correct location(s) of octahedral voids in fcc
unit cell?
17. Short range ordered solid among the
following is (1) Edge centre only
(1) Quartz (2) Body centre only
(2) Diamond (3) Both edge centre and body centre
(3) Glass (4) Face centre only
(4) Boron nitride
25. For tetragonal crystal system, axial angles 
18. CaF2 is      are  
(α, β, γ )

(1) Ionic solid (1) α =  β = 90° and    γ   = 120°

(2) Metallic solid (2) α =  β =  γ ≠ 90°

(3) Covalent solid (3) α =  β =  γ = 90°
(4) Molecular solid
(4) α =  γ    
= 90° and β ≠ 120°

19. The unit cell present in ABCABC closed

packing of metal atoms is 26. Contribution of an atom present at the corner
(1) Simple cubic of FCC unit cell is
(2) Face centred cubic (1) 1
8

(3) Hexagonal (2) 1

3
(4) Body centred cubic
(3) 1

20. Which among the following is called (4) 1

covalent or network solid? 4

(1) SiC
(2) Cu 27. The simplest formula of a compound whose
cubic unit cell contains A atoms on all
(3) NaCl corners, B atoms on alternate face centre
(4) Ice and C atoms on one third of edge centre is   
(1) ABC2
21. Effective number of atom(s) in primitive cubic (2) AB3 C3
unit cell is
(3) ABC
(1) 4
(4) A4 B4 C3
(2) 3
(3) 1
28. The ratio of number of closed packed atoms
(4) 2
to the number of tetrahedral holes in cubic
closed packing is 
22. Most unsymmetric crystal system is (1) 1 : 1
(1) Triclinic (2) 1 : 2
(2) Monoclinic (3) 1 : 3
(3) Tetragonal (4) 2 : 3
(4) Hexagonal

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29. On the body diagonal of fcc unit cell, the

types of voids present are
(1) 2 octahedral voids and 1 tetrahedral
void
(2) 1 octahedral void and 1 tetrahedral
void
(3) 1 octahedral void and 2 tetrahedral
voids
(4) 2 octahedral voids and 2 tetrahedral
voids

30. The coordination number of 2 D-square

close packing arrangement is
(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 3
(4) 2

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BOTANY

31. Bryophyllum asexually reproduces by 37. The plant part in Eichhornia that helps in the
(1) Axillary buds propagation of this plant is 
(2) Bulbils (1) Bulb
(3) Adventitious buds (2) Rhizome
(4) Bulbs (3) Offset
(4) Bulbil
32. Select incorrect statement about asexual
reproduction.   38. Asexual  structures in Penicillium are  
(1) Only one parent is involved – (1) Zoospores
uniparental (2) Gemmules
(2) Gametic fusion is present (3) Conidia
(3) Mitotic division takes place (4) Buds
(4) Simple & quick method of reproduction
39. Which of the following is not a pre-
33. Select the incorrect statement w.r.t. life- fertilisation event?
span. (1) Gametogenesis
(1) It is the period from birth to natural (2) Embryogenesis
death of an organism
(3) Gamete Transfer
(2) Life-span of organisms are necessarily
(4) Formation of antherozoids and ova
correlated with their sizes
(3) A mango tree has much shorter life-
span as compared to a peepal tree 40. In banana, vegetative reproduction occurs
(4) It may be as short as a few days or as through
long as a few thousand years (1) Runner
(2) Rhizome
34. The given vegetative propagule is   (3) Offset
(4) Tuber

41. Select the pair of plants in which male and

female flowers are produced by separate
plants?
(1) Coconut and papaya
(2) Cucurbit and coconut
(3) Papaya and Date palm
(4) Date palm and cucurbit

(1) Bulb of onion 42. Unisexual flower, having only male part is
(2) Rhizome of turmeric called  
(3) Tuber of potato (1) Pistillate
(4) Bulbil of Agave (2) Pedicellate
(3) Staminate
35. Water hyacinth  (4) Homothallic
(1) Is an invasive aquatic weed
(2) Increases amount of oxygen in water 43. The vital link that ensures continuity of
(3) Grows in running water species between organisms of one
generation and the next is 
(4) Is essential for growth of fishes
(1) Gamete
(2) Zygote
36. Post-reproductive phase in the life cycle of a
plant is  (3) Embryo
(1) Vegetative phase (4) Egg
(2) Flowering phase
(3) Juvenile phase
(4) Senescent phase

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44. In which of the given plant, inter-flowering

period can be seen?
(1) Wheat
(2) Apple
(3) Rice
(4) Marigold

45. Select the odd one w.r.t plant groups that use
water as a medium for male gamete
transfer. 
(1) Algae
(2) Bryophytes
(3) Pteridophytes
(4) Gymnosperms

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ZOOLOGY

46. During unfavourable conditions, Amoeba 53. Which of the following set of male sex
forms a cyst. When favourable conditions accessory glands are paired? 
return, the encysted Amoeba reproduces by  (1) Seminal vesicle and prostate gland
(1) Fragmentation (2) Seminal vesicle and bulbourethral
(2) Binary fission gland
(3) Budding (3) Prostate and bulbourethral gland
(4) Multiple fission (4) Prostate and Cowper's gland

47. Which of the following does not exhibit 54. The secretion of bulbourethral glands help
parthenogenesis?  in the lubrication of
(1) Honeybees (1) Epididymis
(2) Turkey (2) Penis
(3) Rotifers (3) Ureters
(4) Crow (4) Cervix

48. Chromosome number in meiocytes of fruit fly 55. Select the correct pathway of sperms
is  transport. 
(1) 4 (1) Rete testis → Vas deferens →
(2) 8 Epididymis → Ejaculatory duct
(3) 12 (2) Rete testis → Vasa efferentia →
Epididymis → Vas deferens
(4) 6
(3) Vasa efferentia → Rete testis →
Epididymis → Ejaculatory duct
49. The period from birth to the natural death of (4) Epididymis → Vas deferens → Vasa
an organism represents its life span. It is efferentia → Ejaculatory duct
about
(1) 1-2 years for Butterfly
56. Secretion of male accessory glands
(2) 60 years for Crocodile
constitute the seminal plasma which is rich
(3) 100 years for Elephant in 
(4) 25 years for Crow (1) Fructose, potassium and protein
(2) Sucrose, calcium and no enzymes
50. Hydra carries out __________ as a mode of (3) Fructose, calcium and certain enzymes
reproduction. (4) Glucose, potassium and numerous
Choose the option that fills the blank enzymes
correctly. 
(1) Multiple fission
57. Temperature in scrotum necessary for sperm
(2) Gemmule formation
formation in humans should be 
(3) Budding (1) 2°C above body temperature
(4) Spore formation
(2) 2°C – 2.5°C below body temperature
(3) 4°C below body temperature
51. During embryogenesis, a human zygote (4) 5°C below the body temperature
undergoes 
(1) Mitosis and meiosis both
58. Seminiferous tubules of the testis open into
(2) Mitosis and cell differentiation
the vasa efferentia through
(3) Meiosis and cell differentiation (1) Epididymis
(4) Reductional division and cell
(2) Vasa deferens
differentiation
(3) Rete testis
(4) Ejaculatory duct
52. The nutritive cells found in seminiferous
tubule of testis are 
(1) Meiocytes
(2) Primary spermatocytes
(3) Interstitial cells
(4) Sertoli cells

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59. Which of the following statement is incorrect

regarding penis? 
(1) The enlarged tip is called glans penis
(2) The loose skin fold covering the tip is
called foreskin
(3) It is a part of male external genitalia
(4) It plays no role in insemination

60. How many highly coiled, sperm producing

tubules are found in the human male
reproductive system? 
(1) 250 - 500
(2) 500 - 1500
(3) 250 - 750
(4) 500 - 2000