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SAMPLE PAPER
(ADMISSION TO GRADE – XI SCIENCE)

REASONING

1. A cube of edge 4 cm is painted externally with green colour. If it is cut into 1 cm cubes, how many
of these do not have green paint on any face?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) Insufficient data

2. Choose the word which is least likely the other words:

(A) January (B) May (C) August (D) November

3. Find the missing term:

5, 10, 17, 26, 37, ?
(A) 42 (B) 50 (C) 53 (D) 65

4. In the given figure, the lines represent different roads. A person starts from place A and has to reach
the place B. In how many different ways he can reach B if he has to move only in downward
direction?

(A) 8
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) None of these

5. Which one of the following is true?

Statement I : If A is a brother of B, then B is a brother of A.
Statement II : If A likes B and B likes C, then A likes C.
Statement III : If A  B and B  C, then A  C.
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) Both I and III

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6. For an integer n, a student states the following:
(i) If n is odd, (n + 1)2 is even.
(ii) If n is even, (n – 1)2 is odd.
(iii) If n is even, n  1 is irrational
Which of the above would be true?
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (iii) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) All of the above

7. How many different words with or without meaning can be formed using all the letter of the word
‘GEM’?
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 24

8. How many parallelograms are there in the figure?

(A) 8 (B) 11
(C) 12 (D) 15

9. The figures given below show the two

different positions of a dice. Which number
will appear opposite to number 2?

(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

10. Find the missing term:

(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 14

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 PHYSICS

11. A comb run through one’s dry hair attracts small bits of paper. This is due to:
(A) comb is a good conductor
(B) paper is a good conductor
(C) the atoms in the paper gets polarized by the charged comb
(D) the comb possesses magnetic properties

12. A wire of resistance R is stretched to twice of its original length. Its new resistance will be:
(A) 4R (B) R/4
(C) 2R (D) R/2

13. If current through a resistance is increased by 100% simultaneously reducing resistance value to 25%,
the new power dissipated will be:
(A) No change
(B) increased by 100%
(C) decreased by 400%
(D) increased by 400%

14. The net current in the circuit is:

4
(A) 2A (B) A
3

2
(C) 1 A (D) A
3

15. Amount of light entering into the camera depends upon:

(A) focal length of objective lens
(B) product of focal length and diameter of objective lens
(C) distance of objective from camera
(D) aperture setting of the camera

16. Power of a lens is measured in _________.

(A) Meter (B) Centimeter
(C) Kilometer (D) Dioptre

17. The sky appears blue due to:

(A) reflection of light (B) Refraction of light
(C) total internal reflection of light (D) Scattering of light

18. An object of mass 2 kg is sliding with a constant velocity of 4 ms–1 on a frictionless horizontal table.
The force required to keep the object moving with the same velocity is:
(A) 32 N (B) 0 N
(C) 2 N (D) 8 N

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19. Law of gravitation gives the gravitational force between:
(A) the earth and a point mass only
(B) the earth and sun only
(C) any two bodies having some mass
(D) two charged bodies only

20. A girl is carrying a school bag of 3 kg mass on her back and moves 200 m on a levelled road. The
work done against the gravitational force will be: (g = 10 ms–2)
(A) 6 × 103 J (B) 6 J
(C) 0.6 J (D) Zero

CHEMISTRY

21. In which of the following solutions irons get oxidized?

I. Silver nitrate II. Zinc sulphate
III. Magnesium sulphate IV. Copper sulphate
(A) II and IV (B) I and III
(C) II and III (D) I and IV

22. Which of the following pairs will give displacement reactions?

(A) NaCl solution and Copper metal
(B) MgSO4 solution and Aluminium metal
(C) FeSO4 solution and Silver metal
(D) AgNO3 solution and Copper metal

23. The difference in number of crystalline water molecules in a molecule of gypsum and a molecule of
Plaster of Paris is:
5
(A) (B) 2
2
1 3
(C) (D)
2 2

24. The pH of 0.1 M NaOH is:

(A) 13 (B) 12
(C) 11 (D) 10

25. When CO2 gas is passed through lime water, the solution turns milky. This is due to the formation of:
(A) CaCO3 (B) CaO
(C) Ca(HCO3)2 (D) Ca(OH)2

26. The pH of pure water at 25°C is 7. If water is heated to boil, then:

(A) pH will decrease and water will become acidic
(B) pH will increase and water will become basic
(C) pH will decrease but water will remain neutral
(D) pH will remain 7

27. Tincture of iodine has antiseptic properties. This solution is made by dissolving:
(A) iodine in potassium iodide (B) iodine in vaseline
(C) iodine in water (D) iodine in alcohol

28. Which of the following always contains mercury as one of the constituents?
(A) Stainless steel (B) Solder (C) Duralumin (D) Zinc Amalgam

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29. Identify the elements which are very less reactive:
I. X (2) II. Y (2, 8, 1)
III. Z (2, 6) IV. W (2, 8, 8)
(A) I and II (B) II and III
(C) I and IV (D) II and IV

30. Total number of neutrons in dipositive zinc ion (Zn2+) with mass number 70 is:
(A) 30 (B) 40
(C) 50 (D) 20

MATHEMATICS

3 6
31. The value of is:
8 3  2 12  32  50  27
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 18

32. The number of positive integer solutions of ab – 24 = 2a is:

(A) 0
(B) 2
(C) 8
(D) 12

33. If P(x) = x + 3, then P(x) + P(–x) is equal to:

(A) 3
(B) 2x
(C) 0
(D) 6

x y
34. If   1 (x, y  0), the value of x3 – y3 is:
y x
(A) 0
(B) –1
(C) ½
(D) 1

0.83  0.83  0.83  0.17  0.17  0.17

35. is equal to:
0.83  0.83  0.83  0.17  0.17  0.17
(A) 1
(B) (0.83)3 + (0.17)3
(C) 0
(D) None of these

36. A leap year started on a Monday. The days appearing 53 times are:
(A) Sunday and Monday
(B) Monday and Tuesday
(C) Tuesday and Wednesday
(D) Saturday and Sunday

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37. In the given figure,

A + B + C + D + E = _____.

(A) 90° (B) 150°

(C) 180° (D) 360°

3 3
38. If x is of 250, then of x is ____.
5 5
(A) 90
(B) 150
(C) 250
(D) 2250

39. If the lengths of the perpendiculars from the point (3, 4) on x-axis and y-axis are a and b respectively,
then a2 + 2b = _______.
(A) 17
(B) 22
(C) 29
(D) 33

40. The ratio of the circumference of two circles is 2 : 3. What is the ratio of their areas?
(A) 2 : 3
(B) 3 : 2
(C) 4 : 9
(D) 9 : 4

41. The area of four walls of a room is 120 m 2. The length is twice the breadth. If the height of the room
is 4 m, then the area of the floor is:
(A) 48 m2
(B) 49 m2
(C) 50 m2
(D) 900 m2

42. In the given figure, PQR is:

(A) equilateral (B) isosceles

(C) right anlges (D) cannot be determined

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43. If a + 2a + 3a + … + 5000a = 2b + 4b + 6b + …. + 10000b = 3c + 6c + 9c + … + 15000c, then a
: b : c is:
(A) 1 : 2 : 3
(B) 3 : 2 : 1
(C) 2 : 3 : 6
(D) 6 : 3 : 2

44. a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 are pair of linear equations in two variables. They have no
solution, if :
a b c a b
(A) 1  1  1 (B) 1  1
a 2 b2 c2 a 2 b2
a b c a b
(C) 1  1  1 (D) 1  1
a 2 b2 c2 a 2 b2

45. The ages of A and B are in the ratio 9 : 4. Seven years hence the ratio of their ages will be 5 : 3, then
their present ages are:
(A) 18 years, 8 years
(B) 27 years, 12 years
(C) 36 years, 16 years
(D) 98 years, 49 years

46. The value of ‘k’ if 2xk + x3 – 3x2 – 26 leaves a remainder of 226 when it is divided by x – 2 is:
(A) 0 (B) 5
(C) 7 (D) 9

47. If ax = by = cz, abc = 1, then the value of xy + yx + zx is:

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) None of these

48. The area of the triangle ABC with vertices A(0, 8), B(3, 8), C(3, 0) is _____ square units.
(A) 0 (B) 12
(C) 22 (D) 24

49. The bisectors of the angles of a parallelogram encloses a:

(A) square (B) rhombus

(C) rectangle (D) None of these

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50. In the figure given below, there are two concentric circles with centre ‘O’. If OA = AQ and AB = 3cm,
the length of CD = ______ cm.

(A) 3 (B) 4

(C) 5 (D) Insufficient data

BIOLOGY

51. Plasmolysis in a plant cell is defined as:

(A) breakdown (lysis) of plasma membrane in hypotonic medium
(B) shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic medium
(C) shrinkage of nucleoplasm
(D) none of them

52. Silver nitrate solution is used to study:

(A) endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Golgi apparatus
(C) nucleus
(D) mitochondria

53. A person met with an accident in which two long bones of hand were dislocated. Which among the
following may be the possible reason?
(A) Tendon break
(B) Break of skeletal muscle
(C) Ligament break
(D) Areolar tissue break

54. Corals are:

(A) poriferans attached to some solid support
(B) cnidarians, that are solitary living
(C) poriferans present at the sea bed
(D) cnidarians that live in colonies

55. Which is correct sequence of air passage during inhalation?

(A) Nostrils  Larynx  Pharynx  Trachea  Lungs
(B) Nasal Passage  Trachea  Pharynx  Larynx  Alveoli
(C) Larynx  Nostrils  Pharynx  Lungs
(D) Nostrils  Pharynx  Larynx  Trachea  Alveoli

56. During respiration, gaseous exchange takes place in:

(A) Alveoli (B) Pharynx
(C) Trachea (D) Nasal cavity

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57. Read the following statements and choose the correct answer:
I. Two polar nuclei are fused to form secondary nucleus
II. Male gamete and secondary nucleus form endosperm nucleus
(A) Both, I and II are correct
(B) Both I and II are wrong
(C) I is correct and II is wrong
(D) I is wrong and II is correct

58. Which one of the following contributes to the formation of placenta?

(A) uterus and ovary
(B) ovary and embryo
(C) uterus and fallopian tube
(D) embryo and uterus

59. Which of the following is associated with Corpus Luteum?

(A) Testis
(B) Ovary
(C) Pancreas
(D) Duodenum

60. The nasal openings in human beings are comparable to:

(A) gills of fish
(B) blood vessels in an earthworm
(C) spiracles of the cockroach
(D) root hairs of plants

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