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HINDI C. घृणा, ई या, वैमन य, कटु ता से

अप ठत ग ांश-१ D. अपनी शुभ बुिध से

2. व ान क गित और संचार के
संसार म शांित, यव था और स ावना के
साधन क वृ का प रणाम या
सार के िलए बु , ईसा मसीह, मुह मद
हुआ है |
चैत य, नानक आ द महापु ष ने धम के
A. दे श म िभ नता बढ़ है ।
मा यम से मनु य को परम क याण के पथ
B. दे श म वैमन यता बढ़ है ।
का िनदश कया, कंतु बाद म यह धम
C. दे श क द ू रयाँ कम हुई है ।
मनु य के हाथ म एक अ बन गया। धम
D. दे श म वदे शी यापार बढ़ा है ।
के नाम पर पृ वी पर जतना र पात हुआ
3. दे श म आज भी कौन-सी सम या
उतना और कसी कारण से नह ं। पर धीरे -
है
धीरे मनु य अपनी शुभ बुिध से धम के
A. नफ़रत क
कारण होने वाले अनथ को समझने लग
B. वण-भेद क
गया है । भौगोिलक सीमा और धािमक
C. सां दाियकता क
व ासजिनत भेदभाव अब धरती से िमटते
D. अमीर -गर बी क
जा रहे ह। व ान क गित तथा संचार के
4. कस कारण से दे श म मानव के
साधन म वृ के कारण दे श क द ू रयाँ
बीच, घृणा, ई या, वैमन यता एवं
कम हो गई ह। इसके कारण मानव-मानव म
कटु ता म कमी नह ं आई है ?
घृणा, ई या वैमन य कटु ता म कमी नह ं
A. नफ़रत से
आई। मानवीय मू य के मह व के ित
B. सां दाियकता से
जाग कता उ प न करने का एकमा
C. अमीर गर बी के कारण
साधन है िश ा का यापक सार।
D. वण-भेद के कारण

1. मनु य अधम के कारण होने वाले 5. मानवीय मू य के मह व के ित

अनथ को कैसे समझने लगा है जाग कता उ प न करने का

A. संत के अनुभव से एकमा साधन है

B. वण भेद से A. िश ा का यापक सार

B. धम का यापक सार B. Week
C. Month
C. ेम और स ावना का यापक सार D. Short time
D. उपयु सभी 8. Researchers interviewed ________
A. 772 people
ENGLISH
B. 772 patients
UNSEEN PASSAGES-1 C. 772 residents
Read the following passage carefully D. 772 senior citizens
and answers the questions that follow 9. The onset of symptoms correlated
TINY AIR PARTICLES CAN with times of __________
CAUSE HEART ATTACK A. High annual air pollution
High levels of air pollution can trigger B. Low daily air pollution
heart attacks in at – risk people exposed C. High daily air pollution
for even a short time, a study has found. D. Medium daily air pollution
Researchers who interviewed 772 10. The new study focuses on _______
Boston – area patients about 4 days after A. Tiny invisible particles.
their attacks found that the onset of B. Short term effects on the heart
symptoms correlated with times of high C. Long term effects on the heart.
daily air pollution. Tiny, invisible D. Long term cardiovascular diseases
particles have long been thought to SCIENCE
cause long – term cardiovascular 11. The system of irrigation where in
diseases. The new study is the first to water is supplied drop by drop near
examine short – term effects on the the roots of plants, is called
heart, said senior author Dr. Murray A. pulley system
Mittleman, Director of Cardiovascular B. sprinkler system
Epidemiology at Boston‟s Beth Israel C. drip system
Deacomess Medical Centre. The study D. lever system
of 489 men and 283 women, conducted 12. The disease caused by a protozoan
from January 1995 to May 1996, and spread by an insect is
defined at – risk people as obese, _________.
inactive or with a history of heart A. dengue
problems. It appears in Circulation, B. polio
Journal of the American Heart C. malaria
Association. D. measles
6. Heart attacks can be caused by 13. The material which is commonly
A. Air pollution used for making kitchen containers
B. High levels of air pollution is
C. Low levels of air pollution A. PVC
D. Water pollution B. Teflon
7. At – risk people should not be C. Acrylic
exposed to air pollution even for a D. PET
_____
A. Day
14. Which of the following property is C. fertilisation, gamete formation,
not responsible for copper to be embryo, zygote
used as electrical conduction wires? D. gamete formation, fertilisation,
A. ductility embryo, zygote
B. good conductor of electricity 20. Structures present in a cell which is
C. colour responsible for determination of the
D. it is solid sex of a baby is
15. Which of the following is not a A. cytoplasm
constituent of petroleum? B. nucleus
A. paraffin wax C. cell membrane
B. petrol D. chromosome
C. lubricating oil 21. Two objects repel each other. This
D. coke repulsion could be due to
16. Which among the following is A. frictional force only
considered as the cleanest fuel? B. electrostatic force only
A. cow dung cake C. magnetic force only
B. kerosene D. either a magnetic or an electrostatic
C. petrol force
D. hydrogen gas 22. Which one of the following forces
17. In our country, large patches of is a contact force?
forests are being cleared for A. force of gravity
cultivation of crops. The B. magnetic force
environmental impact of such a C. force of friction
practice will lead to D. electrostatic force
A. soil erosion 23. A boy rolls a rubber ball on a
B. soil pollution wooden surface. The ball travels a
C. soil conservation short distance before coming to rest.
D. soil fertility To make the same ball travel longer
18. Which of the following statements distance before coming to rest, he
are true for eukaryotic cells? may
A. They do not have a nuclear A. spread a carpet on the wooden
membrane. surface.
B. They have a well organised nucleus. B. cover the ball with a piece of cloth.
C. They have a nuclear membrane. C. sprinkle talcum powder on the
D. Blue green algae are eukaryotic wooden surface.
cells. D. sprinkle sand on the wooden
19. In human beings, the correct surface.
sequence of events during 24. 8. In a large commercial complex
reproduction is there are four ways to reach the
A. gamete formation, fertilisation, main road. One of the path has loose
zygote, embryo soil, the second is laid with polished
B. embryo, zygote, fertilisation, marble, the third is laid with bricks
gamete formation and the fourth has gravel surface. It
 is raining heavily and Paheli wishes C. the inner core of the earth
to reach the main road. The path on D. the outer core of the earth
which she is least likely to slip is 31. The outermost layer of earth is
A. loose soil. called
B. bricks. A. mantle
C. polished marble. B. crust
D. gravel. C. outer core
25. 1 hertz is equal to D. inner core
A. 1 vibration per minute 32. Major earthquakes are less likely to
B. 10 vibrations per minute occur in
C. 60 vibrations per minute A. North East India
D. 600 vibrations per minute B. Rann of Kutch
26. Pitch of sound is determined by its C. Rajasthan
A. frequency D. Orissa
B. speed 33. Consider the list of terms given
C. amplitude below
D. loudness (i) Tsunami
27. 4. When electric current is passed (ii) Landslide
through a conducting solution, there (iii) Floods
is a change of colour of the solution. (iv) Lightning
This indicates
Earthquakes can cause
A. the chemical effect of current.
B. the heating effect of current. A. (i), (ii) & (iii)
C. the magnetic effect of current. B. (ii), (iii) & (iv)
D. the lightning effect of current. C. (ii) & (iv)
28. Which one of the following D. (iii) & (iv)
solutions will not conduct 34. Which of the following statements
electricity? is correct regarding rods and cones
A. lemon juice in the human eye?
B. tap water A. Cones are sensitive to dim light.
C. vinegar B. Cones are sensitive to bright light.
D. vegetable oil C. Rods are sensitive to bright light.
29. Which of the following metals is D. Rods can sense colour.
used in electroplating to make 35. Part of the eye which controls the
objects appear shining? light entering is called
A. iron A. iris
B. chromium B. lens
C. copper C. cornea
D. aluminium D. retina
30. The earth’s plate responsible for ENGLISH
causing earthquakes is
A. the crust of the earth UNSEEN PASSAGES-2
B. the mantle of the earth
Read the following passage carefully
and answers the questions that follow
About the year 1900, a small, dark-
haired boy named Charles Chaplin
was often seen waiting outside the
back entrances of London theatres.
He looked thin and hungry but his
blue eyes were determined. He was
hoping to get work in show
business. He could sing and dance.
His parents were music-hall
performers and he had been born
into the life of the theatre. And,
although his own boyhood was
painfully hard, he knew how to
make people laugh.
His own father had died from
drinking too much. And his mother
was not really able to look after
Charles and his older half-brother,
Sid. She was often sick in mind and
had to be sent to hospital.
Choose the right option.
36. The boy Charles Chaplin was
__________.
A. brown-haired
B. dark-haired
C. red-haired
D. light-haired
37. Chaplin thought to get a job in
__________.
A. soap business
B. hotel business
C. show business
D. hospital business
38. His parents were __________.
A. music-hall performers
B. actors
C. singers
D. directors
39. His father had died due to
__________.
A. an illness
B. accident
C. drinking
D. suicide
40. The meaning of ‘determined’ is
___________.
A. mind made up
B. mind turn up
C. mind fade up
D. mind turn down
MATHEMATICS
41. By observing the number line (Fig.),
state which of the following
statements is not true.
A. B is greater than –10
B. A is greater than 0
C. B is greater than A
D. B is smaller than 0
42. Which of the following statements
is not true?
A. When two positive integers are
added, we always get a positive
integer.
B. When two negative integers are
added we always get a negative
integer.
C. When a positive integer and a
negative integer is added we always
get a negative integer.
D. Additive inverse of an integer 2 is
(– 2) and additive inverse of (– 2) is
2.
43. Water level in a well was 20m
below ground level. During rainy
season, rain water collected in
different water tanks was drained
into the well and the water level
rises 5 m above the previous level.
The wall of the well is 1m 20 cm
high and a pulley is fixed at a height
of 80 cm. Raghu wants to draw
 water from the well. The minimum of interior angles on the same side
length of the rope that he can use is of the transversal is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
49. In Fig. , PQ is a mirror, AB is the
incident ray and BC is the reflected
ray.
If∠ ABC = 46°, then ∠ ABP is
A. 17 m equal to
B. 18 m
C. 96 m
D. 97 m
44. Which of the following is not true?
A. rational numbers are closed under
addition.
B. rational numbers are closed under A. 44°
subtraction. B. 67°
C. rational numbers are closed under C. 13°
multiplication. D. 62°
D. rational numbers are closed under 50. The angles x – 10° and 190° – x are
division. A. interior angles on the same side of
45. Between two given rational the transversal
numbers, we can find B. making a linear pair
A. one and only one rational number. C. complementary
B. only two rational numbers. D. supplementary
C. only ten rational numbers. 51. In an equilateral triangle ABC (Fig.
D. infinitely many rational numbers. ), AD is an altitude.
46. If 5 A + 25 is equal to B 2, then the Then 4AD2 is equal to
value of A + B is
A. 15
B. 10
C. 8
D. 7
47. If 5 × A = CA then the values of A
and C are
A. A = 5, C = 1
B. A = 4, C = 2 A. 2BD2
C. A = 5, C = 2 B. BC2
D. A = 2, C = 5 C. 3AB2
48. If two lines are intersected by a D. 2DC2
transversal, then the number of pairs
52. The top of a broken tree touches the 58. The expression for the number of
ground at a distance of 12 m from diagonals that we can make from
its base. If the tree is broken at a one vertex of a n sided polygon is:
height of 5 m from the ground then A. 2n + 1
the actual height of the tree is B. n – 2
A. 25 m C. 5n + 2
B. 13 m D. n – 3
C. 18 m 59. In a polynomial, the exponents of
D. 17 m the variables are always
53. For which of the following figures, A. integers
diagonals are perpendicular to each B. positive integers
other? C. non-negative integers
A. Parallelogram D. non-positive integers
B. Kite 60. An irreducible factor of 24x2y2 is
C. Trapezium A. x2
D. Rectangle B. y2
54. How many non-overlapping C. x
triangles can we make in a n-gon D. 24x
(polygon having n sides), by joining 61. A cube of side 5 cm is painted on all
the vertices? its faces. If it is sliced into 1 cubic
A. n –1 centimetre cubes, how many 1 cubic
B. n –2 centimetre cubes will have exactly
C. n –3 one of their faces painted?
D. n –4 A. 27
55. Which of the following can never be B. 42
the measure of exterior angle of a C. 54
regular polygon? D. 142
A. 22° 62. A regular hexagon is inscribed in a
B. 36° circle of radius r. The perimeter of
C. 45° the regular hexagon is
D. 30° A. 3r
56. The coefficient of xy in 3x2 zy + B. 6r
7xyz – 2z2x is C. 9r
A. 3z D. 12r
B. – 2 63. If the radius of a cylinder is tripled
C. 7yz but its curved surface area is
D. 7z unchanged, then its height will be
57. Identify the binomial out of the A. tripled
following: B. constant
A. 3xy2 + 5y – x2y C. one sixth
B. x2y – 5y – x2y D. one third
C. xy + yz + zx 64. Three cubes of metal whose edges
D. 3xy2 + 5y – xy2 are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm
 respectively are melted to form a 68. Which measures of central tendency
single cube. The edge of the new get affected if the extreme
cube is observations on both the ends of a
A. 12 cm data arranged in descending order
B. 24 cm are removed?
C. 18 cm A. Mean and mode
D. 20 cm B. Mean and Median
65. If R is the radius of the base of the C. Mode and Median
hat, then the total outer surface area D. Mean, Median and Mode
of the hat is 69. The range of the data : 21, 6, 17, 18,
12, 8, 4, 13 is
A. 17
B. 12
C. 8
D. 15
70. Which of the following is in direct
proportion?
A. πr (2h + R) A. One side of a cuboid and its volume.
B. 2πr (h + R) B. Speed of a vehicle and the distance
C. 2 πrh + πR2 travelled in a fixed time interval.
D. None of these C. Change in weight and height among
66. Given that 0 < p < q < r < s and p, q, individuals.
r, s are integers, which of the D. Number of pipes to fill a tank and
following is the smallest? the time required to fill the same
A. tank.
71. Both u and v vary directly with each
B.
other. When u is 10, v is 15, which
C. of the following is not a possible
pair of corresponding values of u
D.
and v?
67. Pictorial representation of 3 × is: A. 2 and 3
B. 8 and 12
C. 15 and 20
D. 25 and 37.5
A.
72. Both x and y vary inversely with
each other. When x is 10, y is 6,
which of the following is not a
B.
possible pair of corresponding
values of x and y?
C. A. 12 and 5
B. 15 and 4
C. 25 and 2.4
D. D. 45 and 1.3
73. In the word “MATHS” which of the 78. Which part of the Indian
following pairs of letters shows Constitution has been reffered to as
rotational symmetry the ‘Conscience’
A. M and T A. Secularism
B. H and S B. D.P.S.P.
C. A and S C. Fundamental Rights
D. T and S D. Fundamental Duties
74. The name of the given solid in Fig 79. Contitution of nation contains
is: A. Rules
B. Laws
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of these
80. 1.Which of the following
commissions in the British era had
made recommendations for a
B. triangular pyramid change in the pattern of dyarchy
C. rectangular pyramid introduced under Government of
D. rectangular prism India Act, 1919?
E. triangular prism A. Simon Commission
75. A solid that has two opposite B. Sapru Commission
identical faces and other faces as C. Butler Commission
parallelograms is a D. Muddiman Committee
A. prism 81. Who among the following was the
B. pyramid first president of Constituent
C. cone Assembly?
D. sphere A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
SCIENCE B. Sachidanand Sinha
76. Which of the following does not C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
belong to the family of solar D. B R Ambedkar
system? 82. August 9, 1925 is known in the
A. Planet Indian History for which of the
B. Galaxy following incidences?
C. Meteors A. Chauri Chaura incidence
D. Comet B. Kakori Train Robbery
77. Which unit is used to measure C. Jallianwallah Bagh Incidence
astronomical distances? D. The seize of Cawnpore
A. Leap year 83. At which among the following
B. Light year places, the Muslim League was
C. Century founded in 1906?
D. Sound year A. Kolkata
B. Murshidabad
C. Dhaka
D. Lucknow
84. Which of the following was the 91. The Governor of a State is
title given by British Government to appointed by the President on the
Mahatma Gandhi which, he advise of the
surrendered during the Non- A. Prime Minister
Cooperation Movement? B. Vice- President
A. Hind Kesari C. Chief Minister
B. Kaiser-e-Hind D. Chief Justice
C. Rai Bahadur 92. The President gives his resignation
D. Rt.Honorable to the
85. The northern most range of the A. Chief Justice
Himalayas is known as B. Parliament
A. Himadri C. Vice President
B. Lesser Himalaya D. Prime Minister
C. Shivalik 93. Who appoints the Prime Minister of
D. Himachal. India?
86. The Kangra and Kullu valley are A. Lok Sabha
located in B. President
A. Uttarakhand C. Parliament
B. Jammu and Kashmir D. Citizens of India
C. Himachal Pradesh 94. The first woman Governor of a state
D. Uttar Pradesh in free India was
87. Dudhwa National Park is located in A. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
the state of B. Mrs. Vijya Laxmi Pandit
A. Assam C. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
B. Uttar Pradesh D. Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani
C. Madhya Pradesh 95. Minimum age required to contest
D. Rajasthan for presidentship is
88. The soil containing calcareous A. 23 years
deposits is locally known as B. 21 years
A. Bhangar C. 35 years
B. Khadar D. 30 years
C. Bhabar HINDI
D. Kankar अप ठत ग ांश-२
89. Jaisalmer is in
A. Himachal Pradesh संघष के माग म अकेला ह चलना
B. Rajasthan पड़ता है । कोई बाहर श आपक
C. Gujarat
सहायता नह ं करती है । प र म, ढ़
D. Uttar Pradesh
90. Barchans are found in इ छा श व लगन आ द मानवीय
A. desert regions
गुण य को संघष करने और जीवन
B. plains
C. plateaus म सफलता ा करने का माग श त
D. hilly regions
करते ह। दो मह वपूण त य मरणीय D. प र म, ढ़ इ छा श व लगन
है – येक सम या अपने साथ संघष 97. येक सम या अपने साथ लेकर
लेकर आती है । येक संघष के गभ म आती है –
वजय िन हत रहती है । एक अ यापक A. संघष
छोड़ने वाले अपने छा को यह संदेश B. क ठनाइयाँ
दया था – तु ह जीवन म सफल होने C. चुनौितयाँ
के िलए सम याओं से संघष करने को D. सुखद प रणाम
अ यास करना होगा। हम कोई भी काय 98. सम त थ
ं और अनुभव का
कर, सव च िशखर पर पहुँचने का िन कष है
संक प लेकर चल। सफलता हम कभी A. संघष से डरना या वमुख होना
िनराश नह ं करे गी। सम त थ
ं और अ हतकर है ।
महापु ष के अनुभव को िन कष यह है B. मानव-धम के ितकूल है ।
क संघष से डरना अथवा उससे वमुख C. अपने वकास को बािधत करना है ।
होना अ हतकर है , मानव धम के D. उपयु सभी
ितकूल है और अपने वकास को 99. ‘मानवीय’ श द म मूल श द और
अनाव यक प से बािधत करना है । यय है
आप जािगए, उ ठए ढ़-संक प और A. मानवी + य
उ साह एवं साहस के साथ संघष पी B. मानव + ईय
वजय रथ पर च ढ़ए और अपने जीवन C. मानव + नीय
के वकास क बाधाओं पी श ुओं पर D. मानव + इय
वजय ा क जए। 100. संघष पी वजय रथ पर चढ़ने
96. मनु य को संघष करने और जीवन के िलए आव यक है
म सफलता ा करने का माग A. ढ़ संक प, िनडरता और धैय
श त करते ह B. ढ़ संक प, उ साह एवं साहस
A. िनभ कता, साहस, प र म C. ढ़ संक प, आ म व ास और साहस
B. प र म, लगन, आ म व ास D. ढ़ संक प, उ म च र एवं साहस
C. साहस, ढ़ इ छाश ,पर म