SELECTION TEST SAMPLE PAPER

10TH STD

Sample Paper

Class X
No. of Questions: 90

Instructions : Max. Marks: 360

1. Use blue/black ballpoint pen only to darken the appropriate circle.

2. Mark should be dark and should completely fill the circle.
3. Dark only one circle for each entry.
4. Each question carries 4 marks . No negative marking.

Topics Covered

Physics - Class 9 – Gravitation (Floatation only), Work and Energy,

Sound
Class 10 – Light-Reflection and Refraction, Electricity, Human
Eye-reflection and refraction

Chemistry - Class 9– Atoms and Molecules, Structure of the Atom

Class 10 – Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids, Bases
and Salts, Metals and Non-Metals

Class 10– Life Processes- Nutrition, Respiration,

Biology - Transportation, Excretion; Control and Coordination in
Animals and Plants, how do organisms reproduce

Class 9 & 10– Real Numbers, Polynomials, Triangles,

Class 9– Mensuration, number system, Quadrilaterals
Mathematics -
Class 10– Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables,
Quadratic Equations, Trigonometric Ratios and Identities,
Arithmetic progressions , Polynomials , Real numbers.

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – Series, Analogy,

Mental Ability - Classification, Coding and Decoding, General Logical and
Analytical Reasoning, Problems based on Figures, Data
Interpretation

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 11. The ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length is
Physics called
(A) Myopia (B) Presbyopia
1. The space around a charge in which its effect can be felt (C) Accommodation (D) hypermetropia
is called its
(A) Potential (B) Field 12. Twinkling of stars is due to
(C) Field intensity (D) Potential difference (A) Reflection of starlight
(B) Refraction of starlight
2. The device which measures electric potential difference (C) Tyndall effect
between two points is called (D) Dispersion of star light
(A) Ammeter (B) Voltmeter
(C) Potential difference (D) cell
13. Principal used for designing ships and submarines is :
(A) Archimedes principle
3. With increase in temperature, resistance of a conductor
(B) Pascal law
(A) Decreases
(C) Newton’s law of motion
(B) Increases
(D) Buoyancy
(C) May decrease or increase according to the
situation
14. When speed of a motor car increases six times, the
(D) No particular observation
kinetic energy increases by
(A) 6 times (B) 36 times
4. A body gets positively charged by losing
(C) 12 times (D) 24 times
(A) Neutrons (B) Protons
(C) Electrons (D) - particles
15. Which of the following waves require medium to travel?
(A) Microwaves (B) Short waves
5. Point on the mirror surface, where incident ray strikes
(C) Medium waves (D) Sound waves
the surface of mirror is called
(A) Point of reflection
(B) Point of refraction
(C) Point of incidence
(D) Angle of refraction
Chemistry
6. According to law of reflection which of the following is 16. Atomic number of an element is equal to the number of
correct (A) Electrons (B) Proton
(C) Neutrons (D) Electrons and protons
(A) i ≠ r (B) i = r
(C) i < r (D) i > r
17. Number of electrons in O2- are
7. Power of the lens is equal to (A) 8 (B) 6
(C) 10 (D) 12
(A) 2f (B)
18. Percentage of nitrogen in NH3 is given by expression
(C) (D) f
(A) ×100 (B) ×100

8. Image in human eye forms on (C) ×100 (D) ×100

(A) Cornea (B) Iris
(C) Ciliary muscle (D) retina
19. Number of atoms in H2SO4 are
9. Which of the following object will show dispersion of (A) 3 (B) 7
(C) 6 (D) 10
white light?
(A) O2 (B) CO2
20. Which of the following represent a double displacement
(C) Ice (D) Water droplet
reaction?
10. What type of lens can be used for correction of myopia (A) 2H2 + O2 2H2O
in human eye? (B) 2Mg + O2 2MgO
(A) Convex lens (C) AgNO3 + NaCl AgCl +NaNO3
(B) Concave lens (D) H2 + Cl2 2HCI
(C) Bifocal lens
(D) None of the above 21. The reaction C + O2 CO2 + Heat is a –
(A) Combination reaction
(B) Oxidation reaction
(C) Exothermic reaction
(D) All of the above

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22. What happens when dil hydrochloric acid is added to 32. Which of the following has the thickest walls?
iron fillings? (A) Right ventricle (B) Left ventricle
(A) Hydrogen gas and Iron chloride are produced. (C) Right auricle (D) Left auricle
(B) Chlorine gas and Iron hydroxide are produced
(C) NO reaction takes place 33. The instrument used to hear heart sound is :
(D) Iron salt and water are produced (A) Electrocardiograph
(B) Sphygmomanoter
23. When Iron nails are added to an aquous solution of (C) Stethoscope
copper sulphate, a chemical change occurs, which of the (D) Haemometer
following is not true about this reaction?
(A) Blue colour of the solution fades 34. Water movement against gravity is due to :
(B) Iron nails becomes brownish in colour. (A) Osmosis (B) Respiration
(C) Photosynthesis (D) Transpiration
(C) It is a displacement reaction
(D) Iron nails dissolves completely
35. The factors which affects the rate of transpiration is :
(A) Speed of wind
24. The best electrical conductor is –
(B) Temperature
(A) Gold (B) Copper
(C) Surface area of leaf
(C) Silver (D) aluminium
(D) All of these
25. Metals which occur in native state in nature-
(A) Are very reactive 36. Pollen grains are produced by :-
(B) Are not reactive (A) Ovary (B) Anther
(C) Stigma (D) petal
(C) Are noble
(D) Have low density
37. The transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma is
termed :-
26. An alloy is –
(A) Ovulation
(A) A element (B) A mixture
(B) Double fertilization
(C) An isomer (D) A metalloid
(C) Pollination
27. Which non-metal is the best conductor of electricity – (D) Fertilization
(A) Phosphorus (B) Fluorine
(C) Graphite (D) Bromine 38. In which of the following reproduction parental identity
is lost :
28. A solution turns red litmus blue, its pH is likely to be- (A) Budding (B) Binary fission
(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) Multiple fission (D) Meiosis
(C) 5 (D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
39. After fertilization ovule grows into :-
29. Which one of the following types of medicines is used (A) Seed (B) Fruit
for treatment indigestion- (C) Placenta (D) none
(A) Antibiotic (B) Analgesic
(C) Antacid (D) Antiseptic 40. Menopause is the stage in female when
(A) Menstruation starts
30. NaHCO3 represent the formula of which one of the (B) Puberty
following? (C) Reproduction capacity arrested
(A) Sodium carbonate (D) Ovaries enlarges
(B) Baking soda
(C) Sodium acetate 41. Which of the following ia a plant hormone?
(D) Washing soda (A) Insulin (B) Thyroxin
(C) Oestrogen (D) Cytokinin

42. Role of growth hormone is to

Biology (A) Stimulate growth in all organs
(B) Regulate metabolism for body growth
(C) Regulate blood sugar level
31. The smallest blood vessel in the body is : (D) Regulate menstrual cycle
(A) Capillary (B) Artery
(C) Vein (D) Vena cava
43. The smallest cell in the living world is
(A) Ostrich egg (B) Mycoplasma
(C) Nerve cell (D) Cork cell

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44. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is well developed in the 56. 2nd and 4th term of an AP are 7 and 11, the common
cells which synthesize difference is :
(A) Lipids (B) Proteins (A) 2 (B) 4
(C) Enzymes (D) Minerals (C) -2 (D) 3

45. “Suicidal bags” of the cell are

(A) Golgi bodies (B) ER 57. If sin = √ /2, find cosec
(C) Lysosomes (D) Mitochondria (A) ½ (B) 2
(C) 2/√ (D) 1/2

58. The value of 1-sin2 is :

Mathematics (A) sec2 (B) cos2
(C) tan2 (D) 2 sin cos
46. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162. If
one of the numbers is 81, what is the other number? 59. In a ABC, = 900, AB = 3, BC = 5, then the value of
(A) 52 (B) 54 cos c is:
(C) 63 (D) 72
(A) 3/5 (B) 5/3
(C) 4/5 (D) 5/4
47. Which of the following is a pair of co-primes?
(A) 17, 51 (B) 14, 35
(C) 18, 24 (D) 4, 9 60. How many rational numbers can be inserted between
and ?
48. According to Euclid’s hemma, for any positive integers
(A) 2 (B) 5
a and b, there exist unique integers q and r such that a =
(C) Infinitely many (D) None of these
bq + r, where r must satisfy :
(A) 1 < r < b (B) 0 < r ≤ b
(C) 0 ≤ r < b (D) 0 < r < b 61. The value of is :
(A) 0 (B) 2
49. is which of the following (C) 1 (D) 1/2
(A) a rational number (B) an irrational number
(C) an integer (D) none of these
62. Which of the following is a linear polynomial :
50. Zeros of p (x) = x2 – 4x – 5 are (A) 2x + x2 (B) x + 1
(A) -1, 5 (B) 1, 5 (C) x3 – x + 2 (D) 3
(C) 1, -5 (D) -1, -5
63. The zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x2 – 7x are :
(A) 0, 3 (B) -3, 3
51. If and are zeros of the polynomial x2 – 4x – 12, then (C) 0, 7 (D) -7, 0
value of + is :
(A) 4 (B) -12 64. The graph of the linear equation 2x - 7y = 10 meets the
(C) -4 (D) 12 x-axis at :
(A) (5, 0) (B) (0, 5)
52. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial kx 2 + 5x + 12 is (C) (-5, 0) (D) (0, -5)
-2 then the value of k is:
(A) 2 (B) -2
(C) 1 (D) -1 65. The pair of equations 2x + y = 5 and 8x + 4y = 20 has
(A) Unique solution (B) Two solutions
53. If the sum of roots of a quadratic equation is 6 and their (C) Infinite (D) No solution
product is 5, then the equation is :
(A) x2 – 6x + 5 = 0 (B) x2 – 5x + 6 = 0 66. The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 3:4:5:6 the
2
(C) x + 3x + 2 = 0 (D) x2 – 3x – 2 = 0 largest angle is which of the following
(A) 60 (B) 80
54. The nth term of the AP is 2n+1, then the second term is : (C) 120 (D) 240
(A) 5 (B) 3
(C) 7 (D) 9 67. If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other at
right angles, then the quadrilateral can be :
55. Find the sum of 10 terms of an AP. with first term 5 and (A) Trapezium (B) Rhombus
common difference 10 : (C) Parallelogram (D) Rectangle
(A) 275 (B) 500
(C) 225 (D) 300

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68. The length, breadth and height of a cuboid are 12 cm, 9 74. Statements : B @ V, K © C, C
cm and 8 cm. Its lateral surface area is : Conclusions : I. V @ C
(A) 336 cm2 (B) 432 cm2 II. B @ K
2
(C) 864 cm (D) None of these (A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
69. A solid cube of side 12 cm is cut into 8 cubes of equal
volume. What is the side of the new cube? 75. Statements : K @ T, S = K, T
(A) 12 (B) 6 Conclusions : I. S @ R
(C) 18 (D) 4 II. T = R
(A) A (B) B
70. The side BC of a ABC has been produced to a point D (C) C (D) D
as shown in the figure. If = 3x0, = y0, = 5x0
and = 7x0, then the value of x is :
76. =
I. Here (dot) represents multiplication
II. Every letter has unique value from 0-10
III. O<Y
Then the value of “O’ is
(A) 15 (B) 20 (A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 25 (D) 10 (C) 8 (D) 2

Direction (Q 77 to Q 80) : In each of the following

Mental Ability questions, one term in the number series is wrong. Find
out the wrong term.
71. In a certain code, GOODNESS is coded as
77. 1, 3, 10, 21, 64, 129, 256, 778
HNPCODTR. How is GREATNESS coded in that code
(A) 10 (B) 21
? (C) 129 (D) 256
(A) HQFZUODTR (B) HQFZUMFRT
(C) HQFZSMFRT (D) FSDBSODTR 78. 6, 14, 30, 64, 126
(A) 6 (B) 14
72. In a certain code, EXPLAINING is wriiten as (C) 64 (D) 126
PXEALNIGNI. How is PRODUCED written as
PXEALNIGNI. How is PRODUCED written in that 79. 445, 221, 109, 46, 25, 11, 4
code ? (A) 25 (B) 46
(A) ORPBUDEC (B) ROPUDECD (C) 109 (D) 221
(C) ORPUDECD (D) None of these
80. 11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54
73. If LINGER is 123456 and FORCE is 56789, then (A) 5 (B) 20
FIERCE is – (C) 40 (D) 26
(A) 345667 (B) 456678
(C) 345677 (D) 556789 81. Count the number of squares in the following figure :

Direction: (For Q. 74 & 75)

In the following questions the symbol @,
with following meaning : (A) 15 (B) 21
P @ Q → P is greater than Q (C) 24 (D) 26
P → P is either greater or equal to Q
P © Q → P is smaller than Q 82. How many triangles does the following figure contain?
P → P is either smaller than or equal to Q
P = Q → is equal to Q
Now in each of the following, assuming the given
statement, to be true, find which of the two conclusion
I and II given below them is / are definitely true.
Give answer (A) if only conclusion I is true, give (A) 11 (B) 10
answer (B) it only conclusion II is true, give answer (C) 6 (D) 12
(C) if either I nor II is true, give answer (E) if both I
and II are true.

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83. In the following questions problems, a square
transparent sheet with a pattern is given. Figure out from
amongst four alternatives as to how the pattern would
appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the dotted
line.

88. Total number of tickets sold by A, B and C is

(A) 45 (B) 44
(C) 42 (D) 40

89. The least number of tickets were sold by

84. Directions : In each of the following questions two (A) B (B) F
(C) A (D) D
statements are given followed by two conclusion I and
II.
90. Total number of tickets sold by D, E and F is
Statement :
(A) 47 (B) 46
(i) Without rains the crops will not be good. (C) 45 (D) 44
(ii) The crops were good
Conclusions :
I. There were rains Answer Key
II. Crops were good due to good fertilizers
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. C
(A) Only conclusion I is true 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. D
(B) Only conclusion II is true
9. D 10. B 11. C 12. B
(C) Both conclusions I and II are true
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II are true. 13. A 14. B 15. D 16. D
17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C
Directions (Q 85 to 87) : Studey the information
21. D 22. A 23. D 24. B
carefully and then choose the correct alternative to
answer the questions. 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. D
Five friends A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. B
(1) A is sitting next to B
33. C 34. D 35. D 36. B
(2) C is sitting next to D
(3) D is not sitting with E 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. C
(4) E is on the left end of the bench 41. B 42. B 43. B 44. A
(5) C is on second position from the right
(6) A is on the right side of B and to the right side of E. 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. C
(7) A and C are sitting together 49. B 50. A 51. A 52. A
53. A 54. A 55. B 56. A
85. Where is A sitting?
(A) Between B and D (B) Between D and C 57. C 58. B 59. B 60. C
(C) Between C and E (D) Between B and C 61. B 62. B 63. C 64. A
65. C 66. C 67. B 68. A
86. C is sitting between
(A) B and D (B) A and E 69. B 70. A 71. B 72. D
(C) D and E (D) A and D
73. B 74. B 75. D 76. D
87. What is the position of D 77. D 78. C 79. B 80. C
(A) Extreme left (B) Extreme right 81. C 82. D 83. B 84. A
(C) Third from left (D) Second from left
85. D 86. D 87. B 88. B
Directions (Q 88 to 90) : The bar graph, given here, 89. D 90. C
shows the number of tickets sold by 6 students A, B,
C, D, E and F during a fair. Observe the graph and
answer questions based on it