Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) 2016

Dwitiya Senior Group (Class IX, X & XI)

Model Question Paper
(for practice purposes only)

Time: 90 Min

Total number of questions: 50

Max Marks: 100

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01. A train is travelling with 10 m/s with a constant acceleration of 1m/s2, in the direction of
velocity, for 20 sec. How far will it travel during this time?
(a) 400 m
(b) 200 m

(c) 600 m
(d) 100 m

02. If the distance between two bodies becomes 4 times initial, their mutual force of gravitation (f)
becomes
(a) 16 times
(b) 4 times

(c) 1/4 times

(d) 1/16 times

03. If an incident ray passes through the centre of curvature of a spherical mirror, the reflected ray
will
(a) Pass through the pole
(b) Pass through focus

(c) Retrace its path

(d) Be parallel to the principal axis

04. A current of 0.5A passes through a conductor for 2s. How many electrons flow through any
cross section of the conductor during this interval?
(a) 6.25 1018 electrons
(b) 1.60 1019 electrons

(c) 1.60 10-18 electrons

(d) 6.0 10-18 electrons

05. Energy conversion occuring in the case of a refrigerator is .

(a) Electrical Energy into heat Energy
(b) Heat Energy into Electrical Energy

(c) Electrical Energy into Machanical Energy

(d) Hot Energy into cold Energy

06. Which of the following quantities have different dimensional formula?

(a) Momentum and impulse
(b) Energy and angular momentum

(c) Stress and pressure

(d) Tension and surface tension

07. Orbital radius of a planet is doubled; then its time period becomes
(a) 2 times
(b) Remains the same

(c) 41/3 times

(d) 1/41/3 times

08. The number of molecules in 32 g of Oxygen gas is....

(a) 3.2 1016
(b) 6.02 1023

(c) 3.2 1023

(d) 6.02 1010

09. Isomers which can be interconverted through rotation around a single bond are....
(a) Conformers
(b) Diastereomers

(c) Enantiomers
(d) Positional isomers

10. Oxidation state of O in OF2 and Na2O are....

(a) +2, 2
(b) 2, +2

(c) 1, +1
(d) +1 , 1

11. Milk of magnesia is......... type of colloid

(a) Aerosol
(b) Foam

(c) Sol
(d) Emulsion

12. Which element was unknown when Mendeleev proposed classification

(a) Hydrogen
(b) Sodium

(c) Germanium
(d) Copper

13. Gold and Platinum are soluble in the mixture of

(a) Conc HCl + Conc HNO3
(b) Conc HBr + Conc H2SO4

(c) Conc H2SO4 +ConcHNO3

(d) Conc HCl + Conc H3PO4

14. If p and q are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + x + 1 = 0. Then how many of the
following statements are true?
i) p2 = q
(a) 1
(b) 2

ii) p = q2

iii) pq = 1

iv) p3 = q3
(c) 3
(d) 4

15. The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 45 cm and 28 cm. Find the sum of the squares of its
diagonals.
(a) 809
(b) 4212

(c) 5618
(d) 5816

16. If 100.3010 = 2; 100.4771 = 3 and 10k = 7.2 then the value of k is ................
(a) 0.8257
(b) 0.8527

(c) 0.8572
(d) 0.8752

17. The GCD of two numbers is 25% of one of the numbers. The other number is seven times the
GCD. If the sum of those numbers is 1375, then find out the difference between them.
(a) 375
(b) 500

(c) 875
(d) 1125

18. AB and AC each of length 6 cm are the chords of a circle of radius 5 cm. Find the length of
chord BC?
(a) 10.2 cm
(b) 9.6 cm

(c) 8.4 cm
(d) 5.6 cm

19. Consider the equation: (11x2+33x+15) / (22x2+33x-8) = (x+3) / (2x+3)

The number of roots of this equation is
(a) 2
(b) 1

(c) 4
(d) 3

20. Which tissue will function better for diffusion?

(a) squamous epithelium
(b) smooth muscles

(c) columnar epithelium

(d) cartilage

21. What is true for a fish?

(a) it has two chambered heart
(b) it has limbs

(c) it shows absence of bones

(d) it has three chambered heart

22. AIDS (HIV) can be transmitted by_____________.

(a) sports
(b) sexual contact

(c) hugging
(d) sharing meals

23. The main three ingredients (elements) which chemical fertilizers normally supply to plants
are________________, __________ and _____________.
(a) nitrogen, potassium and cadmium
(b) nitrogen, phosphorus and iron

(c) nitrogen, carbon and oxygen

(d) nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium

24. The developmental stage between egg and adult frog is _______.
(a) fish like larva
(b) cocoon

(c) worm like body

(d) caterpillar

25. The first product of deamination is ____________.

(a) methane
(b) ammonia

(c) urea
(d) uric acid

26. Benjamin Franklin, who was a politician and a diplomat, proved that lightning was
manifestation of electric discharge and he also invented ____________
(a) Lightning conductor
(b) Current Transformer

(c) Bifocal lenses

(d) Laser Rays

27. Louis Pasteur graduated with honours in Physics and Mathematics but worked mainly in the
field of ________________
(a) Bio-Informatics
(b) Zoology

(c) Chemistry
(d) Astronomy

28. The concepts of astronomy and metaphysics are all described in ___________, an ancient
Hindu text of Vedic era.
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Atharva Veda

(c) Vishnu Puran

(d) Upnishad

29. The Iron Pillar of Delhi is famous for its __________

(a) Mechanical Properties
(b) Metallurgical Properties

(c) Height
(d) Use as a time machine

30. Medieval Arabs purchased their boats from India because:

(a) Indian Boats were cheaper

(c) Indian boats were bigger and more

sophisticated
(d) Indian boats were available in vibrant
colors and designs

(b) Indian boats were made of

non-corrosive steel

31. Dr. Venu Bappu is very much respected and honoured name. His contribution was in the field
of
(a) Green Revolution
(b) White revolution

(c) Nuclear Science

(d) Astronomy

32. GMRT is very well known facility in India. It is related with

(a) Road transport
(b) Remote sensing

(c) Radiation therapy

(d) Radio astronomy

33. The University of Cambridge offered C V Raman a professors job which he declined stating
that_______________
(a) He was a vegetarian and it was not
possible for him to live in another country
(b) Salary offered was less

(c) He was not interested in teaching job

(d) He was an Indian and wanted to serve his
country

34. Which of the following is NOT true for Ayurveda?

(a) Ayurveda is one of the four basic
Vedas in ancient Vedic literature.
(b) Ayurveda is a compilation of
knowledge about ailments, symptoms,
diagnosis and cure.

(c) Ayurveda is not a book to recite; it is a

system of medical practice.
(d) Charak Sanhita was written prior to
Ayurveda

35. Which of the following is named as Jawahar Sthal (tokgj LFky)?

(a) A building in Allahabad i. e. the birth
place of Jawaharlal Nehru.
(b) A museaun of on Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru.

(c) A small area on moon in relation with

Chandrayaan-1 mission.
(d) Nehru's residence in New Dehli.

36. The motivational slogan used by Dr Kalam I can do it was inspired from Cesar Chavez. Who
was Chavez?
(a) A labour leader
(b) A Professor

(c) Actor
(d) A Scientist

37. Dr Kalam joined his first service in Directorate of Technical Development and Production
(Air). This organization was mandated to carry out inspection of which field?
(a) Military aircraft
(b) Civil aircraft

(c) Missiles maintenance

(d) Medicine

38. Which city gave Dr Kalam the first exposure to North Indian winter?
(a) Delhi
(b) Lucknow

(c) Kanpur
(d) Meerut

39. According to Dr Kalam, the King of Tibet reached the Indian border on 30 March 1959 due to
Chinese Military atrocities. Who was he?
(a) Huan Hu
(b) Zion Zee

(c) Dalai lama

(d) Foo Doorjee

40. Which country conducted nuclear test code-named Gerboise Bleue in the year 1960?
(a) France
(b) India

(c) Russia
(d) USA

41. Who is Indias first woman Director General of Police?

(a) Kanchan C. Bhattacharya
(b) Kiran Bedi

(c) Kavita Choudhary

(d) Merin Joseph

42. If (pq) = 6 and p & q are positive integers, then which of the following cannot be a value of
(p-q)?
(a) 0
(b) 9

(c) 5
(d) 8

43. In the following number series, one number is wrong. Find the wrong number.
1, 7, 16, 2, 8, 15, 3, 9, 18.
(a) 7
(b) 2

(c) 15
(d) 9

44. In 30 litre of mixture, the ratio of milk to water is 7:3. To make their ratio 3:7, how much water
should be added to the mixture?
(a) 10
(b) 21

(c) 40
(d) 49

45. A can do a work in 6 days and B in 8 days. With the help of a boy, they complete the work in 3
days and get Rs.200/-. What is the boys share if the money is distributed in ratio of work done
by them?
(a) Rs.75
(b) Rs.45

(c) Rs.30
(d) Rs.25

46. Find the least number to be subtracted from 1850 so that when the result is divided by 8, 12
and 15 will leave a remainder 5 in each case?
(a) 42
(b) 49

(c) 45
(d) 40

47. Who of the following does not belong to the group?

I. Charak

II. Sushrut

III. Varahmihir

(a) Charak
(b) Sushrut

IV. Dhanwantari
(c) Varahmihir
(d) Dhanwantari

48. What is Kinesiology?

(a) Study of kinetics
(b) Study of kinematics

(c) Study mechanics of body movements

(d) There is no such term

49. Who authored the book titled The Road Ahead?

(a) Warren Buffet
(b) Mother Teresa

(c) Ratan Tata

(d) Bill Gates

50. The country in which, worlds first oil painting have been found is . .
(a) Iran
(b) Egypt

(c) China
(d) Afganistan