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| Class 9 | English
1) Which of these words is associated with 'topics' and a 'kingdom'?
A. present
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B. region
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C. subjects
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D. rules
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Correct
Answer : C
2) What is another word for 'arrogant'?
A. modern
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B. unpretending
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C. conceited
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D. unassuming
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Correct
Answer : C
3) A 'pacifist' is likely
to be one who is believes in
A. prestige.
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B. peace.
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C. principles.
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D. pleasantries.
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Correct
Answer : B
4) ''The old man had become shaky
with age.'' The underlined words can be replaced by:
A. electrocuted
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B. twisted
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C. doddering
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D. frazzled
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Correct
Answer : C
5) Each option is a
part of the sentence. The sentence can be read in the order of options,
A-B-C-D. Which option is an error in the sentence formed.
A. The english scientist
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B. Thomas Young set up
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C. an experiment to diffract
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D. light through a slit.
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Correct
Answer : A
6) Notorious
Burglar Held, 33 Cases Solved
A. Simple Present, Active Voice
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B. Simple Past, Active Voice
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C. Present Perfect, Passive Voice
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D. Present Perfect, Active Voice
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Correct
Answer : C
7) Which of these newspaper
headlines given below is in the Active Voice?
A. Several Found Dead in Rock Blasts
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B. Speaker Cannot be Questioned
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C. IA Help line Extended to all Cities
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D. School Students Lug 5 kg Bags to School
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Correct
Answer : D
8) When we learn how to do
something and gain experience from it, we are _________________.
A. armed to the teeth
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B. cutting our teeth
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C. showing our teeth
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D. gritting our teeth
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Correct
Answer : B
9) When we learn how to do
something and gain experience from it, we are _________________.
A. armed to the teeth
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B. cutting our teeth
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C. showing our teeth
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D. gritting our teeth
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Correct
Answer : B
| Class 9 | Maths
1) Shown here is a triangle with two of its sides
as 9 cm and 4 cm and a square of side 5 cm.
Both the figures have the same perimeter. What
would be the length of the third side of the triangle?
A. 5 cm
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B. 7 cm
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C. 8 cm
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D. 13 cm
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Correct
Answer : B
2) Rosy buys 6
mangoes for Rs. 20. How many mangoes should she sell for Rs. 20 if she
wants to make a profit of 50%?
Correct
Answer : B
3) Read the following
statements carefully.
Statement 1 - Every natural
number is a rational number.
Statement 2 - Every integer is
a rational number.
Statement 3 - Every whole
number is a rational number.
Which of the above statements
is/are true?
A. Only 3.
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B. Both 1 and 2.
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C. Both 1 and 3.
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D. All 1, 2 and 3.
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Correct
Answer : D
4)
For which of the above shaded
shapes, can we calculate the area using the given information in the figures?
A. for the triangle only
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B. for the circle only
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C. for the triangle and circle only
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D. For all of them - triangle, circle and parallelogram.
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Correct
Answer : D
5) The average of the ages of
three people - Raghav, Robert and Razia is 20. Three years later the average of
their ages will be____.
Correct
Answer : C
6) Increasing a
number by 100% is the same as
A. multiplying the number by itself.
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B. multiplying the number by 2.
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C. adding 2 to the number.
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D. adding 100 to the number.
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Correct
Answer : B
7) The smallest integer value of 'x' satisfying
the inequality 3x + 10 > 13 is
Correct
Answer : B
8) Numbers are arranged in a specific pattern in the
table below.
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Which of these could be the number in the box
marked 'M'?
Correct
Answer : D
9)Aluminium-coated dewars are
cylindrical flasks used to safely store and transport liquid nitrogen, dry ice
etc. A company manufactures such dewars of different sizes. Shown here are two
dewars, both of the same
height but of different diameters.
How much aluminium will be required to cover Dewar A compared to that required
for Dewar B?
(Note:
The base and the lid are NOT made up of aluminium.)
A. 1/3 times
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B. 3 times
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C. 9 times
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D. Same amount of aluminium will be required.
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Correct
Answer : B
10) What is the length of the
longest stick that can be packed in the box of the 
dimensions shown below?
A. 90 cm
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B. 70 cm
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C. √2900 cm
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D. √2400 cm
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Correct
Answer : C
11) If the piece of paper shown above is folded up
along the dotted lines, what will the cube formed look like?
A. 90 cm
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B. 70 cm
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C. √2900 cm
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D. √2400 cm
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Correct
Answer : B
12) The
following pie-chart shows the percentages of ingredients in a Biscotti (a
slightly sweet Italian snack like Indian toast or rusk).
Which of
the following graph represents the ingredients (amount in grams) in a 200 gm
Biscotti?
Correct
Answer : A
13) Three farmers
can reap a field in 6 hours. The owner wants the field to be reaped in 1 hour.
How many farmers should he have working on the field in all?
Correct
Answer : D
14) Which of
the following would be a rational number?
A. 21/2
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B. 41/2
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C. 61/3
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D. 81/6
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Correct
Answer : B
15) -100, -97,
-94, -91, -88,.....
If the above series is continued, which of the
following numbers would appear in it?
A. -3
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B. -41
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C. -52
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D. -66
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Correct
Answer : C
16) For which
of these values of y will 2y be an irrational number?
A. y = 49
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B. y = -2/13
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C. y = 22/7
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D. y =8
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Correct
Answer : D
17)
Which of
these shapes is/are trapeziums?
A. shape 3 only
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B. shapes 1 and 3 only
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C. shapes 1, 2 and 3 only
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D. shapes 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct
Answer : D
18) Which of
these numbers lies between 1/3 and 3/5?
A. 2/15
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B. 3/15
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C. 7/15
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D. 10/15
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Correct
Answer : C
19)
If the piece of paper shown above is folded up along the dotted lines, what
will the cube formed look like?
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| Class 9 | Science
1) Some organisms reproduce sexually while others
reproduce asexually. Which of these is usually true for organisms that
reproduce asexually and NOT true for organisms that reproduce sexually?
A. They never have a nucleus in their cells.
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B. They are almost exactly like their parents.
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C. They can only be plants and not animals.
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D. They grow up to have a large size.
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Correct
Answer : B
2) Mitochondria are known as the 'powerhouse' of the
cell. Which of the following cells are likely to contain most mitochondria?
A. Blood Cells
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B. Skin Cells
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C. Muscle Cells
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D. Stomach Cells
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Correct
Answer : C
3) A ball is thrown vertically upwards, and then
caught again after 10 seconds.
Which of these graphs shows how its SPEED changes
during its motion?
Correct
Answer : C
4) Which of these is/are conserved during a
chemical reaction?
A. mass only
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B. charge only
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C. both mass and charge
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D. neither mass nor charge
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Correct
Answer : C
5) When we are swimming in
water
A. we feel lighter because our mass decreases
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B. we feel lighter because the water exerts an upward
force on us
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C. we feel heavier because the water exerts a downward
force on us.
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D. we do not feel any change in our weight because there
is no new force.
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Correct
Answer : B
6) Study the picture of the
human heart. Some parts are marked on it.
Which letter represents the left ventricle?
Correct
Answer : A
7) In a shoe, the laces pass
through a set of holes in a regular crisscross manner in order to easily
tighten the shoe. Each hole helps change the direction of the lace thereby
making it easier to tighten the flaps. What simple machine does this mechanism use?
A. levers
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B. fixed pulleys
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C. inclined planes
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D. screws
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Correct
Answer : B
8) When people fall ill, their immune system fights
the disease and tries to restore the person to good health. Which disease is
known to attack the human immune system leaving the body susceptible to various
kinds of infection?
A. Chicken Pox
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B. Pneumonia
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C. Tuberculosis
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D. AIDS
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Correct
Answer : D
9)
The figure here
shows the position of a runner at one-second intervals as he moves from left
to right. Which of the following graphs will BEST represent the motion of the
runner in the figure?
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Correct
Answer : C
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10) ''Farm Fresh'' shop in Kolkata advertises that
they sell vegetables grown through organic farming methods. What is likely to
be special about such vegetables?
A. They are available at much cheaper prices.
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B. They remain fresh for longer periods of time.
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C. They are genetically modified for better taste.
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D. They are grown without chemical fertilizers.
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Correct
Answer : D
11) Why is it hotter in summer
than winter?
1. The earth is closer to the Sun in summer.
2. More sunlight is concentrated in any given area
in summer.
3. Ocean currents carry warm water to the shores
in summer.
4. The day is longer, so the Sun gets more time to
heat the earth.
A. 1 only
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B. 1 and 4 only
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C. 2 and 4 only
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D. 2, 3 and 4 only
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Correct
Answer : C
12) Which of these happens during a SOLAR eclipse?
A. The shadow of the moon falls on the earth.
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B. The shadow of the moon falls on the sun.
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C. The shadow of the earth falls on the moon.
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D. The shadow of the earth falls on the sun.
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Correct
Answer : A
13)
In the
diagram below, a 20 Newton
force is used to push a 2 kilogram toy cart a distance of 5 meters. The work
done on the cart is
A. 40 J
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B. 100 J
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C. 150 J
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D. 200 J
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Correct
Answer : B
14) The atmospheric pressure at
sea level is 1000 millibar. If the pressure at a place is 330 millibar and the
average temperature is minus 9 degree Celsius, which of the following places
could it be?
A. inside a house located in New Delhi
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B. on the top of a hill in the Western
Ghats
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C. on a beach in Goa
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D. on the top of Mount Everest
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Correct
Answer : D
15)
George is
running towards the finish line in a race. The sun is casting his shadow as
shown. In which direction is George running?
A. definitely north-west
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B. either north-east or south-west
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C. definitely south-west
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D. it is not possible to tell from the given information
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Correct
Answer : B
16) Potatoes are cut into many
parts, making sure that each part has at least one eye (bud). Each piece of
potato will usually grow into a new potato plant. Will a new potato plant grow,
if planted only with the eye?
A.
Yes,
a full new potato plant can grow from it. |
B.
Yes,
but the new plant will take a slightly longer time to germinate. |
C. No, a new potato plant will not grow because the food
needed for germination comes from the potato piece.
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D.
No,
a new potato plant will not grow because the leaves emerge only from the
potato piece. |
Correct
Answer : C
17) In many
countries including India,
petrol cars are expected to use unleaded petrol and not leaded petrol which was
used earlier. What is the reason for this?
A. Unleaded petrol is cheaper than leaded petrol.
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B. Unleaded petrol is less hazardous for human health.
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C. Unleaded petrol gives more mileage than leaded petrol.
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D. All of the above.
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Correct
Answer : B
