MENTALABILITY

1.

2.

3.

What is 150% of 48 ?
(A) 72

(B) 32

(C) 7.2

(D) 3.2

The table given here shows a linear pattern.

Which of the following expressions represents the value
of the nth term in the pattern ?
(A) n+2
(B) 2n+3
(C) 3n+2

Term 1 2 3 .... n
Value 5 7 9 .... ?

(D) 4n+1

The given table shows information about the members of a concert choir at a high school.
Grade NumberofMembers
th
6
9
th
12
10
15
11th
27
12th
Which of the following graphs best describes the choir's membership data ?
th

9
th

12

(A)

th

th

10

12

(B)

th

11

NumberofMembers

4.

9th th
10
th
11

th

9th

th

12 9

11th 10th

(C)

th

(D)

x
1 x
1
+
= 2 , then the values of x are _____.
1 x
x
6
5 7
7 9
9 4
,
,
,
(A)
(B)
(C)
13 13
13 13
13 13

10
th

11

NumberofMembers

NumberofMembers

NumberofMembers

th

12

If

(D)

5 9
,
13 13

5.

Let n be any integer. Which of the following is always true about (n + 5) ?

(A) (n+5)isanoddinteger
(B) (n+5)isaneveninteger
(C) (n+5)isaprimeinteger
(D) (n+5)and(n5)areatequaldistancefromn

6.

The number cube shown here is numbered 1 to 6 on its faces.

Whenthecubeistossedonce,whatistheprobabilitythatanumber
divisible by three will be on the top face ?
1
1
1
(A)
(B)
(C)
3
6
2

4
1

(D) 1

7.

Which of the following are inverse operations ?

(A) Multiplicationandaddition
(B) Squarerootanddivision
(C) Subtractionandsquareroot
(D) Additionandsubtraction

Look at the given pattern.

3, 7, 15, 31, 63, .....
What is the 7th term in the pattern ?
(A) 127
(B) 128

9.

(C) 255

(D) 258

InarowofgirlsifSheetal whois10th fromleftandHina whois9th fromright,changetheirseats,

Sheetal becomes 15th from the left. How many girls are there in the row?
(A) 16
(B) 32
(C) 25
(D) 23

10. IfLdenotes,Mdenotes ,Pdenotes+andQdenotes,then16P24M8Q6M2L3=?

13
1
1
(A)
(B) (C) 14
(D) 10
6
6
2

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11. The set of real numbers shown below is a subset of which of the following ?
2
2
, 3, - , 0.57
3
5
(A) Rationals
(B) Irrationals
(C) Integers
(D) Wholenumbers

12. A 4th degree polynomial expression has the form shown below.
a4 x 4 + a3 x 3 + a2 x 2 + a1 x +a0
In the polynomial expression 5x4 7x3 3x2 + 8x 4, what is the value of 2a3 + a2
2 a4 ?
(A) 10
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 8
A

13. If the sum of the measures of two angles is 90, then the angles are

65

complementary.IntriangleABC,m C=25,m A=65,m B=90.

25
Which valid conclusion follows directly from the previous statements ?
B
(A) Bisacomplementaryangle
(B) Aand Barecomplementaryangles
(C) Band Carecomplementaryangles
(D) Aand Carecomplementaryangles

14. The first two terms in a sequence are shown below. Each term after the
first is found by rotating the arrow 45 clockwise.
What will be the 7th term in the sequence ?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

15. Which rulecouldbe usedtofindeach term,afterthesecond,inthe recursive sequenceshownbelow?

2, 3, 6, 18, 108, .....
(A) Multiplythetwoimmediatelyprecedingterms
(B) Multiplytheimmediatelyprecedingtermby2
(C) Addthetwoimmediatelyprecedingterms,thenadd1
(D) Squaretheimmediatelyprecedingtermandsubtract3

SCIENCE
16. The balloon shown here is filled with water.Ashish wants to make a hole in the
balloon so that water comes out with maximum pressure.At which point should
he make the hole?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S

P
R

Q
S

17. The motion of a striker across a carom board is an example of

_____________ type of motion.
(A) Periodic
(B) Oscillatory
(C) Circular
(D) Rectilinear
2m

18. Two men are standing in front of a plane mirror as shown. When man X
looks into the mirror, how far away from him will man Y seem to be?
(A) 14m
(B) 16m
(C) 12m
(D) 10m

12m

manX
manY

19. The voice of which of the following is likely to have minimum frequency?
(A) Babygirl

(B) Babyboy

(C) Aman
3

(D) Awoman

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20. An object vibrates with a frequency 15 Hz. Which of the following is true?
(A) Itproducessoundwhichwecanhear.

(B) Itdoesnotproducesound.

(C) Itproducessoundwhichwecannothear.
(D) Itproducessoundwhichwecanhearifwestrainourears.
21. When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth, the rod ____.
(A) Andtheclothbothacquirepositivecharge
(B) Becomespositivelycharged,whiletheclothhasanegativecharge
(C) Andtheclothbothacquirenegativecharge
(D) Becomesnegativelycharged,whiletheclothhasapositivecharge
22. Phases of the moon occur because _____.
(A) Wecanseeonlythatpartofthemoonwhichreflectslighttowardsus
(B) Ourdistancefromthemoonkeepschanging
(C) Theshadowoftheearthcoversonlyapartofthemoon'ssurface
(D) Thethicknessofthemoon'satmosphereisnotconstant
23. Adriverisdrivinghiscaralongaroadasshowninfigure.
Thedrivermakessurethatthespeedometerreadsexactly
40km/h.WhathappenstothespeedofthecarfromPto
Q?

Q
R

(A) Speedremainsconstant
(B) Speedfirstdecreasesthenincreases
(C) Speedfirstincreasesthendecreases

(D) Nothingcanbedecided

24. When we use biomass to generate electricity the conversion of energy is from ____.
(A) Chemicaltoelectricalenergy

(B) Kinetictoelectricalenergy

(C) Nucleartoelectricalenergy

(D) Musculartoelectricalenergy

25. In which of the following circuits does the current flow?

+ A -

(B)

(A)
+

Rubber

(C)
+

+ A -

+ A-

+ A -

(D)

26. The planet of the solar system having no satellite is _____.

(A) Jupiter

(B) Venus

(C) Saturn

(D) Mars

27. Which of the following diagrams shows correctly the refraction of light by a prism?
e

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

28. A ball placed ona table starts rolling when thetable is tilted. Which is theforce that causes this
motion ?

(A) Friction

(B) Pushbytable

(C) Rollingforce

(D) Gravitationalpullbyearth

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29. We can cover the jewellery made of less expensive metals, with layer of gold or silver, by ____.
(A) Electroplating

(B) Earthing

(C) Charging

(D) Simplydippingingoldsolution

30. Frictional force on an object in a fluid does not depend on

(A) Speedoftheobjectrelativetofluid

(B) Shapeoftheobject

(C) Natureofthefluid

(D) Noneofthese

31. Riyafoundkitchenwarewhichwasresistantto fireandwasabletotolerateheatbetterthanother

plastics, she wondered as to what could the material be. Can you guess the material ?
(A) Melamine

(B) Polythene

(C) PVC

(D) Noneofthese

32. Given
Cu+2AgNO3 Cu(NO3)2 +2AgPb+Cu(NO3)2 Pb(NO3)2 +CuZn+Pb(NO3)2 Zn(NO3)2 +Pb
Themostreactivemetalis_____.
(A) Ag

(B) Cu

(C) Pb

(D) Zn

33. Thefigureshownbelowdepictsthedeposits
of petroleum, natural gas and water.Arrange
I,IIandIIIintheorderinwhichtheyaredrilled

Wells

from beneath the seas ?

I

II

III

(A) Gas

Oil

Water

(B) Gas

Water

Oil

(C) Water

Oil

Gas

(D) Oil

Gas

Water

Imperviousrock

II
III

Reservoirrock

Petroleumandnaturalgasdeposits

34. Goldsmiths blow the outermost zone of a flame with a metallic blow pipe to melt gold and silver
because_____.
(A) Theoutermostzonehastheminimumtemperature
(B) Theoutermostzoneisbluecoloured
(C) Theoutermostzonehasmaximumtemperature
(D) Theoutermostzoneisyellowcoloured
35. NehaperformedlitmustestwiththreedifferentsubstancesX,Y and Z.Sherecordedherobservations
in tabular form.
Which of the following observations made by her is correct?
X

(A) Acid

Base

Salt

(B) Base

Acid

Lemonjuice

Redlitmus turnsblue nochange nochange

(C) Base

Acid

Water

Bluelitmus nochange turnsred nochange

(D) Water

Acid

Base

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36. Thetechniqueofwateringplantsbymakinguseofnarrowtubingswhich
deliver water directly at the base of the plant is known as ____.

lateral

(A) Bawris
wettedrootzone

(B) Waterharvesting
(C) Dripirrigation
(D) Noneofthese
37. What causes the candle flame to get extinguished?
(A) EvolutionofO2 gas
(B) EvolutionofCO2 gas
(C) FormationofCa(OH)2

CaCO3+HCl Candleflame
extinguishes

(D) FormationofCaCl2

38. Statement I : Breaking of a bone china plate is a chemical change.

StatementII:Whenabonechinaplatebreaks,thepiecescannotbejoinedtogetbacktheoriginalplate.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationof statementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIisfalseandstatementIIistrue.
(D) BothstatementsIandIIarefalse.
39. Intheconditionshowninthegivenfigure,whichofthefollowing
diseases is mostly likely to spread ?
(A) Typhoid
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Malaria
(D) Cholera
40. Inaforest,duetoheavyhunting,thepopulationoflionshasreachedextinction.Thiswillhaveamajor
effecton the population ofdeer. Whichof thefollowing graphswill correctly depict this effect ?
Y Number of deer, X Time
Y

(A)

(B)
X

(C)
X

(D)
X

41. Meghaobservesthatthewatersurfaceofthelakenearherlocalityisgraduallygettingcoveredwith
algae. She is curious to know the cause forsuch algal bloom. Which of the following can be the
cause for this?
(A) Disposalofconcreteandcementfromtheconstructionareaoflocalityintothelake
(B) Increasedpopulationofaquaticlifeinthelake
(C) Disposalofpollutanthavinghighleveloforganicmatterintothelake
(D) Highrainfall

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42. Thegiventableshowsthemonthlyclimaticinformationofacity.Whatistheclimateofthecityand
how do people adapt to it ?
MeantemperatureC
Meantotal
Month
Climate
Adaptations
Dailyminimum Dailymaximum rainfall(mm)
(A) HotandDry
(B) HotandWet
(C) CoolandWet
(D) CoolandDry

Wearcottonclothes January
February
Wearraincoats
March
April
Wearovercoats
May
June
Wearsweaters.

4.7
7.8
13.6
19.4
23.8
29.2

(A) Denitrification

Ammonification

Nitrification

(B) Ammonification

Nitrification

Denitrification

(C) Nitrification

Ammonification

Denitrification

(D) Denitrification

Nitrification

Ammonification

21
28
17
29
32
37

Nitrogenfixation

Atmosphericnitrogen

43. Referthegivenflowchartandidentify
X, Y and Z ?
X

2.3
0.6
3.8
7.7
10.7
14.7

44. Anil selected four equal sized seedlings and planted them separately in four glasses containing
differentcompositionofsoil.Hepouredsameamountofwater intoeachglassandexposedthem
to light forequal time.In whichof thefollowing glasses,the seedling will showfastest growth?

(A)

Soil
+
Compost

(B)

(C)

Soil
+
NPK
fertilizer

Soil
+
Compost
+
NPK

(D)

Soil

45. Which of the following trees will form denser canopy ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

46. Afarmergrowspaddycropinhisfieldfortwoconsequentyears.Aftersecondyear,theyieldofpaddy
cropdecreasedmarkedly.Whichagriculturalpracticeshouldbeimplementedtoincreasetheyield?
(A) Fieldfallow

(B) Manuring

(C) Weeding

(D) Croprotation

47. Which of the following statements are true/false?

(i) Ininsects,trachealfluidsservetodistributeoxygentotissues.
(ii) Yeastsrespireaerobically,therefore,theyareusedtomakewineandbeer.
(iii) Onanaverage,ahealthyhumanbreathes26timesperminute.
(iv) Capacityofhumanlungsforairinahealthypersonis1500mL.
(v) Sneezingexpelstheforeignparticlesfromtheinhaledair.
(A) (i),(ii)&(v)arefalse(iii)&(iv)aretrue
(B) (i),(ii)&(iii)arefalse(iv)&(v)aretrue
(C) (ii)&(iv)arefalse(i),(iii)&(v)aretrue
(D) (ii)&(v)arefalse(i),(iii)&(iv)aretrue

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48. Why is reproduction the most important characteristic of a living organism ?

(A) Itallowsorganismtobeimmortal.
(B) Itreducescompetitionamongorganismsforvariousresources.
(C) Itisessentialforthecontinuationofthespecies.
(D) Itisessentialforthegrowthanddevelopmentoforganism.
49. Whichofthefollowingstatementsis/arecorrectregardingthegivenfigure?
(i)

ThepartlabelledPgivesrisetofruit.

(ii) ThepartlabelledRisresponsiblefortransferoffemalegamete.
(iii) ThepartlabelledQtransformsintoendosperm.
P

(iv) ThepartlabelledSisamalegamete.

(A) (i)only

(B) (i)&(iii)

(C) (iii)&(iv)

(D) (i)&(ii)

50. Which of the following is correct regarding passage of blood in the human heart ?
Leftauriclereceives
(A) Deoxygenated
bloodfromthebody
(B) Oxygenatedblood
fromlungs
(C) Oxygenatedblood
fromthebody
(D) Deoxygenatedblood
fromthebody

Right auriclereceives
Oxygenatedblood
fromthelungs
Deoxygenatedblood
fromthebody
Oxygenatedblood
fromthelungs
Deoxygenatedblood
fromthelungs

Right ventricle pumps

Oxygenatedblood
tothelungs
Deoxygenatedblood
tothelungs
Deoxygenatedblood
tothebody
Oxygenatedblood
tothebody

Left ventricle pumps

Deoxygenatedblood
tothelungs
Oxygenatedblood
tothebody
Deoxygenatedblood
tothelungs
Deoxygenatedblood
tothebody

SPACEFORROUGHWORK

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ANSWER KEYS

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