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Test Paper (XI Diploma / Entrance)

Physics
1. A liquid has a critical angle of 60 with respect to air. Its refractive index will be (a) 2/3 (b) 1/2 (c) 3 (d) 3/2 The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 4/3, and that of water with respect to air is 5/4. The refractive index of water with respect to glass will be (a) 2 (b) 9/8 (c) 5/3 (d) 8/9 In general, when the temperature of a semiconductor increase, its resistance (a) increases (b) decrease (c) remains the same In order to measure current in a resistance present in a circuit, the voltmeter is connected (a) in series (b) in parallel (c) in series or parallel (d) nothing can be decided The unit of specific resistance is not (a) ohm-meter (b)( 1/ohm-metre)-1 -1 (c) (siemen) -metre (d) ohm per metre If a wire of resistance 25 is stretched to double its length, then the resistivity will become (a) double (b) three times (c) 4 times (d) remain the same Flemings right hand rule gives (a) the magnitude of the induced emf (b) the magnitude of the magnetic field (c) the direction of the induced current (d) magnitude of the induced emf The focal length of a convex is F. It is cut into two equal parts along its lenth. The focal length of each part will be (a) F/2 (b) 2F (c) 3F (d) F 14. 10.

A plane mirror is rotated through 34 . The reflected ray will be rotated through (a) 16 (b) 68

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Two plane mirrors are inclined at 80 . The number of images of a ball placed in between the mirrors will be (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6 The refractive index of a given piece of transparent quartz is the minimum for (a) Red light (b) Violet light (c) Green light (d) Yellow light The nuclear radiations produced during natural radioactivity consist of (a) alpha particles only (b) beta particles only (c) gamma rays only (d) all the above. Which amongst the following can cause the fission of U-235 to yield a chain reaction? (a) Slow electrons (b) Slow protons (c) Slow neutrons (d) Fast neutrons The fuel used in nuclear power plants is (a) U-235 (b) U-238 (c) U-236 (d) enriched U-235 Which of the following types of energy is produced in a nuclear reactor? (a) Nuclear energy (b) Electrical energy (c) mechanical energy (d) heat energy In the modern periodic table, elements are arranged in (a) increasing mass (b) increasing volume (c) increasing atomic number (d) alphabetically Mendeleefs periodic law is based on (a) Atomic number

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(b) Atomic weight (c) Number of neutrons (d) None of the above 18. Most active metal known is (a) Na (b) Fe (c) Hg (d) Cs

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Vulcanization is the process in which natural rubber is heated with (a) carbon (b) sulphur (c) phosphorus (d) acetic acid Soap are the ester of (a) fatty acid only (b) glycerol (c) fatty acid or glycerol (d) wax and glycerol

30. 19. Elements of zinc group (Zn, Cd and Hg) are called (a) noble metals (b) coinage metals (c) volatile metals (d) precious metals Element with lowest melting and boiling point is (a) hydrogen (b) helium (c) neon (d) none Which of the following is a metalloid? (a) Tin (b) Germanium (c) Silicon (d) Carbon The alkene group is not present in (a) ethyne (b) propene (c) ethene (d) butene The functional group in propene is (a) C C (b) > C = < C (c) C C (d) none of these The carboxylic group is (a) OH (b) CHO (c) > C = O (d) COOH The process of conversion of sugar into glucose and fructose in presence of enzyme is called (a) yeast (b) lactose (c) fermentation (d) zymase Ethanol contains how much percent of water to become rectified sprit? (a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 10% (d) 5% Consumption of which of the following even in small quantity loses eye sight? (a) C2H5OH (b) CH3CHO (c) CH3OH (d) HCHO Which of the following is an example of an addition polymer? (a) rubber (b) polyester 34. 33. 32.

Maths
31. There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the field, while Ravi takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the same point and at the same time, and go in the same direction. After how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 38 Obtain all other zeroes of 3x 4 + 6x 2x 10x 5, if two of its zeroes are 5 5 and . 3 3 (a) (- 1, - 1) (b) (- 1, 1) (c) (2, 3) (d) None
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A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for each day thereafter. Saritha paid Rs. 27 for a book kept for seven days, while Susy paid Rs. 21 for the book she kept for five days. Find the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day. (a) 12, 9 (b) 12, 6 (c) 15, 3 (d) 3, 15 For which value of k will the following pair of linear equations have no solution? 3x + y = 1 (2k 1)x + (k 1)y = 2k + 1 (a) 7 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 2 Solve
1 1 3 + = 3x + y 3x y 4

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Root of the equation x + 7x + 5 2 = 0 52 3 , 2 , 2 (a) (b) 5 52

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In PQR , right angled at Q, PR + QR = 25 cm and PQ = 5 cm. Determine the values of sin P, cos P and tan P. 12 5 9 13 3 17 , , , , (a) (b) 5 7 11 4 13 4 13 13 5 12 5 12 , , , , (c) (d) 12 5 12 13 13 5 A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes a car at an angle of depression of 30 0, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform speed. Six seconds later, the angle of depression of the car is found to be 600. Find the time taken by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point. (a) 1 second (b) 2 seconds (c) 7 seconds (d) 3 seconds A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the sides AB and AC. (a) AB = 14 cm, AC = 16 cm (b) AB = 13 cm, AC = 12 cm (c) AB = 15 cm, AC = 13 cm (d) AB = 17 cm, AC = 13 cm A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side 15 m by means of a 5 m long rope. Find the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze (a) 21.526 m2 (b) 18.256 m2 (c) 17.625 m2 (d) 19.625 m2 A cubical block of side 7 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the greatest diameter the hemisphere can have? Find the surface area of the solid. (a) 6 cm, 332.5 cm2 (b) 7 cm, 332.5 cm2 (c) 8 cm, 332.5 cm2 (d) 9 cm, 332.5 cm2 Metallic spheres of radii 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm, respectively, are melted to form a single solid spheres. Find the radius of the resulting sphere. (a) 14 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 12 cm

44. Find the roots of the equation 1 1 11 = , x 4, 7 x + 4 x 7 30 (a) 1, - 2 (b) 3, 4 (c) 2, 1 (d) 1, 2 In a flower bed, there are 23 rose plants in the first row, 21 in the second, 19 in the third, and so on. There are 5 rose plants in the last row. How many rows are there in the flower bed? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 11 Find the sum given below - 5 + (- 8) + (- 11) ++ (- 230) (a) 8930 (b) 9830 (c) 8240 (d) 8930 Find the values of y for which the distance between the points P(2, - 3) and Q(10, y) is 10 units. (a) 9, 3 (b) 3, - 9 (c) 7, 4 (d) 12, 11 If A and B are (- 2, - 2) and (2, - 4), respectively, find the coordinates of P such 3 that AP = AB and P lies on the line 7 segment AB. 20 7 20 , (a) ,7 (b) 7 2 9 7 20 20 7 , (c) , (d) 7 2 2 7 In triangle ABC, right angled at B, if tan A =
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(d) All of these 49. The slant height of a frustum of a cone is 4 cm and the perimeters (circumference) of its circular ends are 18 cm and 6 cm. Find the curved surface area of the frustum. (a) 48 cm2 (b) 50 cm2 2 (c) 52 cm (d) 54 cm2 Savita and Hamida are friends. What is the probability that both will have the same birthdays? (a) 1/ 364 (b) 2 / 364 (c) 1 / 365 (d) 2 / 265

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The amount of light falling on the eye lens is controlled by (a) lens capsule (b) cilliary body (c) iris (d) cornea Endocrine glands those put secretions directly into (a) ducts (b) blood (c) both (d) none of the above their

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Biology
51. Select the correct pair (a) Round / green (b) Wrinkled / yellow (c) Round / wrinkled (d) Round / terminal When white flowered dominant pea plant crossed with red (Recessive) then what will be the ratio of the white : Red in F2 generation. (a) 2 : 2 (b) 3 : 1 (c) 1 : 3 (d) None of these In principle of Independent assortment (a) Two or more genes are consider at a time (b) Distribution of genes in the gametes is independent (c) Distribution of genes in progeny of subsequently generations is independent. (d) All of these At which trophic level in food chain maximum energy is available (a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth The number of individuals at trophic levels in an ecosystem (a) Greater at higher trophic level (b) Same at each trophic level (c) Greater at lower trophic level. (d) Greater at middle trophic level Which statement is not true for a food web (a) The net work of large number of food chains (b) Relationship between a series of branching lines of food chain (c) The length and complexity of food chains vary greatly.

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Which one of the following statements about hormone is correct? (a) Hormone produced by the ovary affects uterine contractions (b) Hormone produced by intestine stimulates heartbeat (c) Hormone produced by kidney regulates general blood pressure (d) Hormone produced by thyroid regulates general metabolism
The optimal temperature for formation of sperms is (a) 1 30 higher than body temperature (b) 1 30 less than body temperature (c) 10 150C temperature (d) 1 30 temperature A pair of ovaries are located in the (a) Throasic cavity (b) Scrotum (c) Abdominal cavity (d) Urethra In woman fertilization takes place in (a) Ovary (b) Urethra (c) Uterus (d) Stomach Which of the following has no muscular walls (a) Artery (b) Vein (c) Ateriole (d) Capillary Oxygenated blood is carried by (a) Pulmonary vein (b) Pulmonary artery (c) Renal vein (d) Hepatic portal vein A vein differs from artery in having (a) Narrow lumen (b) Strong muscular walls (c) Valves to control direction of flow

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(d) Pigmented wall to give it a darker appearance

(d) Royal Challengers, Charu Sharma 75. What was the day & date of Benazir Bhuttos (a) 28 Dec 2007 Thursday (b) 29 Dec 2007 Friday (c) 27 Dec 2007 Thursday (d) 27 Dec 2007 Friday The passive voice of the sentence, I said her to sing a song. is (a) She was said to sing a song. (b) She is said to sing a song. (c) She has been said to sing a song (d) None The passive voice of the sentence where did you buy this pen? is (a) Where was this pen bought by you? (b) Where is this pen bought by you? (c) Where did you buy this pen? (d) None The passive voice of the sentence, Do they speak Malayalam? (a) Is Malayalam spoken by them? (b) Did Malayalam spoken by them? (c) Is Malayalam spoke by them? (d) None The passive voice of the sentence, Did they hire a bus? is (a) Was a bus hired by them? (b) Were a bus hired by them? (c) Are a bus hired by them? (d) They hired a bus? A letter will have been written by him. The voice and the tense of the sentence is(a) Active, Past perfect (b) Passive, future perfect (c) Active, past indefinite (d) None Let this work be done. The voice and the sentence is (a) Active, Present Indefinite (b) Passive, Imperative (c) Negative, Active (d) None

G.K.
66. Who wrote India Wins Freedom? (a) Dr. Zakir Hussain (b) Abul Kalam Azad (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) None of these Who is the first lady President of India (a) Indira Gandhi (b) Sarojni Naidu (c) Partibha Patil (d) Kasturba Gandhi The torch for Olympic games 2008 has been named (a) Light of promise (b) Cloud of promise (c) Land of promise (d) Torch of promise Mohammad Hamid Ansari is elected (a) The 10th Vice President (b) The 11th Vice President (c) The 12th Vice President (d) The 13th Vice President Human Right Day is celebrated on (a) 10th December (b) 11th December th (c) 9 December (d) 12th December Roger Federer who was crowned as top player of the year 2007 is related to which game (a) Foot ball (b) Cricket (c) Tennis (d) Basket ball The headquarter of WHO (a) New York (b) Washington (c) Geneva (d) The Hague Secretary General of United Nation organization (a) Hamid Karzai (b) Ban ki moon (c) Ruud Lubbers (d) Angel Gurria Of which IPL team CEO resigned in the midway. (a) Bangalore, Vijay Mallya (b) Royal Challengers, Vijay Mallya (c) Rajasthan Royal, Charu Shama

English
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He died of fever is example of (a) Interrogative (b) Declarative (c) Assertive (d) B, C 89. The subject of the sentence He opens the door. is (a) The door (b) He (c) Opens (d) None Indirect speech of the sentence The teacher said to me, do it at once (a) The teacher ordered me to do it at once (b) The teacher said that to do it at once (c) a and b (d) None Indirect speech of the sentence Do you know him? said he to me is (a) He asked me if I knew him. (b) He asked me if I was knew him. (c) He talks me that I knew him. (d) None Indirect speech of the sentence ----- The beggar said to the passerby, please give me five rupees. (a) The beggar requested the passer by to give him five rupees. (b) The beggar said that to give him five rupees. (c) a & b (d) None Indirect speech of the sentence ---- He said to his son, Have you seen the Taj Mahal? (a) He told his son had he seen the Taj Mahal? (b) He asked his son if he had seen the Taj Mahal? (c) He asked his son whether had he seen the Taj Mahal? (d) None The teacher said to the girls, Keep away from the wall ! --- the indirect narration is -----(a) The teacher told the girls for keeping away from the wall. (b) The teacher requested the girls for keeping away from the wall.

(c) The teacher instructed the girls to keep away from the wall. (d) None Indirect speech of the sentence ---Tarmesh said to me, Will you keep shut? (a) Tarmesh asked me for I will keep shut. (b) Tarmesh told me if I shall keep shut. (c) Tarmesh asked me if I shall keep shut. (d) Tarmesh asked me whether I will keep shut. She .. doing her job since 1948 (a) has been (b) was being (c) is (d) None My servant..Have a month a go. (a) has gone (b) has been going (c) went (d) goes She .. doing her job since 1948 (a) has been (b) was being (c) is (d) None I didnt know : (a) what he mean. (b) what did he mean. (c) what did he meant. (d) what he meant. He told us : (a) that he enjoy the movie. (b) he enjoyed the movie. (c) he be enjoying the movie. (d) that he enjoyed the movie. The man you met yesterday died. The predicate of the sentence is (a) you met yesterday died. (b) yesterday died. (c) died. (d) man you met yesterday died.

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Attempt the following passage:Bansilals train was late and it reached Bombay a little after midnight. It was his first visit to the city, and he didnt know where to go. He thought he would go to a choultry where he would not have to pay rent, but he did not know how to find one at that

hour. He asked a porter to get him a cheap room. The porter said that if Bansilal gave him three rupees, he would take him to one. But Bansilal waved him away and walked out of the station. He wandered through the streets and asked a number of people, but could not find a room cheap enough for him. He sat down on a park bench to think what he should do next. He was very tired and fell asleep on the bench. He woke up the next morning stiff in every limb-but he smiled when he realized that it was the cheapest nights lodging that he had ever had. 96. In the passage, the word choultry should mean (a) A free resting place (b) A roadside eating shop (c) A highway motel (d) An expensive hotel. The porter refused to help Bansilal because (a) He had no previous acquaintance with the porter (b) He was rude to the porter (c) He refused to pay the porter any tips (d) He spoke a language which the porter could not understand

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Bansilal could not get any accommodation for the night because (a) All the hotel rooms were booked (b) The hotels were too expensive for him to afford (c) He wanted to spend the night in the open (d) All the hotels in the city were closed. The night long in the open (a) Gave him aches all over his body (b) Refreshed Bansilal (c) Did not affect him at all (d) Made his limbs stronger From the passage, Bansilal emerges as (a) An extravagant spender (b) A thrifty person (c) A fun-loving person (d) An adventure-seeking person.

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1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. d 6. d 7. c 8. b 9. b 10. b 11. a 12. d 13. c 14. d 15. b 16. c 17. b 18. d 19. c 20. d 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. d 6. d 7. c 8. b 9. b 10. b 11. a 12. d 13. c 14. d 15. b 16. c

21. b 22. a 23. b 24. d 25. c 26. d 27. c 28. b 29. b 30. a 31. b 32. b 33. c 34. d 35. a 36. c 37. d 38. a 39. a 40. a 21. b 22. a 23. b 24. d 25. c 26. d 27. c 28. b 29. b 30. a 31. b 32. b 33. c 34. d 35. a 36. c

41. c 42. b 43. d 44. d 45. c 46. d 47. b 48. d 49. a 50. c 51. c 52. b 53. d 54. a 55. c 56. d 57. c 58. b 59. d 60. d 41. c 42. b 43. d 44. d 45. c 46. d 47. b 48. d 49. a 50. c 51. c 52. b 53. d 54. a 55. c 56. d

61. c 62. c 63. b 64. d 65. c 66. b 67. c 68. b 69. d 70. a 71. c 72. c 73. b 74. b 75. c 76. a 77. a 78. a 79. a 80. b 61. c 62. c 63. b 64. d 65. c 66. b 67. c 68. b 69. d 70. a 71. c 72. c 73. b 74. b 75. c 76. a

81. b 82. d 83. b 84. a 85. a 86. a 87. b 88. c 89. c 90. a 91. a 92. a 93. d 94. d 95. c 96. a 97. c 98. b 99. a 100. b 81. b 82. d 83. b 84. a 85. a 86. a 87. b 88. c 89. c 90. a 91. a 92. a 93. d 94. d 95. c 96. a

1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. d 6. d 7. c 8. b 9. b 10. b 11. a 12. d 13. c 14. d 15. b 16. c 17. b 18. d 19. c 20. d 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. d 6. d 7. c 8. b 9. b 10. b 11. a 12. d 13. c 14. d 15. b 16. c

21. b 22. a 23. b 24. d 25. c 26. d 27. c 28. b 29. b 30. a 31. b 32. b 33. c 34. d 35. a 36. c 37. d 38. a 39. a 40. a 21. b 22. a 23. b 24. d 25. c 26. d 27. c 28. b 29. b 30. a 31. b 32. b 33. c 34. d 35. a 36. c

41. c 42. b 43. d 44. d 45. c 46. d 47. b 48. d 49. a 50. c 51. c 52. b 53. d 54. a 55. c 56. d 57. c 58. b 59. d 60. d 41. c 42. b 43. d 44. d 45. c 46. d 47. b 48. d 49. a 50. c 51. c 52. b 53. d 54. a 55. c 56. d

61. c 62. c 63. b 64. d 65. c 66. b 67. c 68. b 69. d 70. a 71. c 72. c 73. b 74. b 75. c 76. a 77. a 78. a 79. a 80. b 61. c 62. c 63. b 64. d 65. c 66. b 67. c 68. b 69. d 70. a 71. c 72. c 73. b 74. b 75. c 76. a

81. b 82. d 83. b 84. a 85. a 86. a 87. b 88. c 89. c 90. a 91. a 92. a 93. d 94. d 95. c 96. a 97. c 98. b 99. a 100. b 81. b 82. d 83. b 84. a 85. a 86. a 87. b 88. c 89. c 90. a 91. a 92. a 93. d 94. d 95. c 96. a

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