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GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

CENTRALLY SPONSORED NATIONAL MEANS-CUM-MERIT SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION, 2014

(FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN CLASS VIII)

Mental Ability Test

Class-VIII Code State Code Year Code Centre Code Serial No.

Roll No. D IT]IT][ill [illFull Marks: 90 9f.¢r1;:rg ~o

Time: 90 minutes (10-30 AM to 12 Noon) ~g ~o fitfiW(~ )O-l!)ortrc~Tff.9}Jf )~rtr)

Instructions to Candidates

Read the instructions carefully before you startanswering the questions. Answers are to be given on aOMR Answer-Sheet provided.

1. In this Paper you are to answer 90 questions.Each question carries 1(one) mark. You are to answer allthe questions.

2. Before you proceed to mark in the OMRAnswer-Sheet, find out the correct answer from thefour alternatives (a), (b), (c) and (d) against eachquestion in the Question Booklet. Darken the circlewith a Black Ball Point Pen, to the correspondingcorrect answer for the item in the OMR Answer-Sheet.

Example: @ • 0 @)(Here 'b' is the correct answer.)

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against a particular answer, it will be treated as awrong answer.

4. There will be no penalty marks or negativemarking for a wrong answer.

5. You are to start recording answers with the'start' instruction from the Officer-in-Charge of yourroom/hall.

6. You are to write your Name and Roll No.in the space prevlded with for this purpose on theOMR Answer-Sheet.

7. The OMR Answer-Sheet should be handedover to the Invigilator before leaving the ExaminationHall. You may take away the used QuestionBooklet after completion of the examination.

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MENTAL ABILITY TEST(Questions 1-10)DIRECTION: In each of the questions 1 to 10,there are four items, three of which are alike bysome means or other while one is out of the class.Find out the odd item and give the answer byfilling the circle of the letter denoting your selectedanswer on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet.

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1. (a) Moon (trq)(b) Saturn (oc@f~(c) Venus (~~~(d) Earth (~)

2. (a) Elephant (~)(b) Horse (~)(c) Honey bee (~)(d) Donkey (<;ft~)

3. (a) Africa (~)(b) Australia ('6l~M~t)(c) Asia (\£lfitm)(d) Sri Lanka (~)

4. (a) Den(~~~~~(b) Deer (~'t)(c) Kennel (~ <WIT)(d) Nest (~ <WIT)

5. (a) Soft (~)(b) Salty (~~)(c) Sweet (~)(d) Bitter (~)

6. (a) Coal (~)(b) Cowdung (c~)

(c) Mustard oil (~ ~)(d) Petrol (c~)

7. (a) Iron (~)(b) Copper (~)(c) Silv~r (~9\i)(d) Mercury (~)

8. (a) Circle (<fe)

(b) Sphere (C~)

(c) Prism (f~)(d) Pyramid (~)

9. (a) Hepatitis (~'9f1Uf~Jr.;J'j)(b) Measles (~)(c) Polio (c~)

(d) Typhoid (f;~(JI\S)

10. (a) Football (~)(b) Cricket (~)(c) Hockey (~) .(d) Badminton (<1JI\Sfi!13o:j)

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(d) Lahore (~)

12. 'Allergist' is related to 'Allergy', in thesame way as 'Cardiologist' is related to __ .

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13. 'Watt' is related to 'Power', in the sameway as 'Pascal' is related to __ 0

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14. 'Newton' is related to 'England', in thesame way as 'Einstein' is related to __ 0

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16. 'Kathak' is related to 'Uttar Pradesh', inthe same way 'Odissy' is related to __ 0

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17. 'Jupiter' is related to 'Planet', in the sameway 'Moon' is related to __ 0

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(a) Orbit(~~~~).•(b) Star (o:r1l>"CQ)

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18. 'Scales' is related to 'Fish', in the sameway 'Feathers' is related to 0

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19. 'Eiffel Tower' is related to 'Paris', in thesame way as 'Empire State Building' is related to

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20. 'Diamond' is related to 'Graphite', in thesame way as 'Molecular Oxygen' is related to

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(a) Iron (C~)(b) Fullerene (=<tc=il'jrBR1="'l)(c) Gold(~)(d) Ozone ('8~)

(Questions 21-30)DIRECTION: In each of the questions 21 to 30,some codes have been used to write words. Try tofind out the rule of coding in each case and answeras per direction in the Answer-Sheet by filling thecircle of the letter denoting your selected answer onthe O.M.R. Answer-Sheet.

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21. If A = E, B = F, C = G and H = L, how willyou code 'GO AHEAD'?

(a) KSELIEH(b) KSFKIFH(c) HPBIFBE(d) KSGLIGH

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22. If 'SELDOON' means 'NOODLES',what does 'SPUOS' means

(a) DOMED(b) BOMED(c) TOMED(d) SOUPS

23. If BOOK = 43 and PEN = 35, COpy = ?(a) 48(b) 60(c) 59(d) 79

24. If RUST = 9-6-8-7 and BOARD =25-12-26-9-23, how will you code 'BEAT'?

(a) 25-23-24-7(b) 25-22-26-7(c) 25-21-26-7(d) 25-22-25-7

25. If 'TEACHER' is coded as 'UDBBIDS',how is 'HONOUR' coded?

(a) INOLVQ(b) INOPTQ(c) ll~ONVQ(d) INOMVQ

26. If 'NEAR'is written as 'OPFGBCST',how will you code 'IJVWHI'?

(a) HAG(b) KEG(c) HUG(d) HUT

27. If 'BAD' is written as '7', then 'CAT' willbe coded as

(a) 15(b) 21(c) 24(d) 23

28. If in a certain code language 'BAD' iswritten as '514', 'GIVE' is written as '3068' and'FOR' is written as '729', the 'VIDEO' will becoded as

(a) 60482(b) 60487(c) 40687(d) 40682

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29. In a certain code language '643' means'She is beautiful', '593' means 'He is handsome',and '567' means 'Handsome meets beautiful',which of the following is the code for 'Meets'?

(a) 3(b) 5(c) 6(d) 7

30. If 'Red' is known as 'Air', 'Air' is knows as'Black', 'Black' is known as 'Sky', 'Sky' is knownas 'Blue', 'Blue' is known as 'Wind', 'Wind' isknown as 'White', then birds will fly in

(a) Air(b) Sky(c) Blue(d) Wind

(Questions 31--40)DIRECTION: In each of the following Questions,a number of series is given with one of the termsmissing. Choose the correct alternative that willcontinue the same pattern and answer on theO.M.R. Answer-Sheet by filling the circle.

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32. 12, 15, 18, 24, '1(a) 28(b) 32(c) 30(d) 34

33. 18, 10,6,4, '1(a) 4(b) 3(c) 2(d) 1

34. 60, 40, 22, '1(a) 6(b) 10(c) 12(d) 14

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35. 78, 56, 30, 1.(a) 25(b) °(c) 20(d) 15

36. 24, 84, 144, 204, 264, 1.(a) 304(b) 324(c) 334(d) 384

37. 3,10,24,45,73,1.(a) 108(b) 98(c) 118(d) 128

38. 4,29,45,54,58,1.(a) 59(b) 61(c) 63(d) 68

39. 2,3,10,15,26,35,50,1.(a) 72(b) 81(c) 68(d) 63

40. 3,12,48,192,768,1(a) 3072(b) 2952(c) 3112(d) 3032

(Questions 41-50)DIRECTION: In each of the following questions,arrange the given five words in a meaningfulsequence and then choose the most appropriatesequence from amongst the alternative. Mark theright alternative on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet.~g ~ ~ mlf! ~ ~ ~ ~I Ifl~~~ c~ Ifl~ ~~~9~ ~ ~ ~~ I ~ ~m ~<1J c<rfU Ifl~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ 'ft-e Ifl<f\'6.Ifl~.~. ~~ Flm ~ ~'t~~mf.kl1m~l]

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(a) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1(b) 5,4,3, 1,2(c) 5,4,2, 1,3(d) 5,4, 1,3,2

42. 1. Snake 2. Grass 3. Eagle 4. Frog5. Insect

(a) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5(b) 2,5,4,1,3(c) 5,2, 1,4, 3(d) 2,4,5,3, 1

43. 1. Table 2. Tree 3. Wood5. Plant

(a) 4, 5, 3, 2, 1(b) 1,2,4,5,1(c) 4,5, 1,3,2(d) 4,5,2,3, 1

4. Seed

44. 1.J\pplication 2. Selection 3. Interview4. Appointment 5. Advertisement

(a) 5, 3, 1,2,4(b) 5, 1,3,2,4(c) 5,3,2, 1,4(d) 1,5,3, 2,4

45. 1. Decameter 2. Meter 3. Kilometer4. Centimeter 5. Milimeter

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46. 1. District . -2', Village4. Town 5. Country

(a) 2, 1,4,3,5(b) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5(c) 2,4, 1,3,5(d) 3,2, 1,4,5

3. State

47. 1. Elephant 2. Cat4. Tiger 5. Whale

(a) 3,2,4, 1,5(b) 2,5, 1,4,3(c) 1,3,5,4,2(d) 5,3, 1,2,4

3. Mosquito

48. I.Key 2. Door 3. Lock 4. Room5. Switch on

(a) 5, 1,2,4,3(b) 4,2, 1,5,3(c) 2, 1, 3, 5, 4(d) 1, 3: 2, 4, 5

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49. 1. Postbox 2. Letter 3. Envelope4. Delivery 5. Clearance

(a) 3,2,4, 5, 1(b) 3,2,4,1,5(c) 3,2, 1,5,4(d) 2, 3, 1,4,5

(Questions 51-60)DIRECTION: In each of the questions 51 to 60, afigure or a set of figure is given, each of whichbears certain numbers following a certain pattern.YQU have to decipher this pattern and accordinglyfind the missing number in the figure and denotingyour selected answer on the b.M.R. Answer-Sheet.

50. 1. Family 2. Community 3. Member4. Locality 5. Country

(a) 3, 1,2,4, 5(b) 3,1,2,5,4(c) 3,1,4,2,5(d) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

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61. If '-' means 'x', 'x'means '+', '+' means'+' and '+' means '-', the value of 27 +3 - 3 x 11+8=?

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62. If '+' means plus, 'x'rneans subtraction,then (15 x 9) + (12 x 4) x (4 + 4) is equal to

(a) 6(b) 5(c) 4(d) 8

63. If '-' means 'x', '+' means '+' 'x' means'+' and '+' means '-', then 4 - 14 + 7 x 10 + 3 =?

(a) 17

(b) 15

(c) 23

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64. If 'A' represents '+', 'B' represents '-',/

'C' represents 'x' and 'D' represents '+', thewhich of the following statement is true

(a) 8B 6D 2A 4C 3 = 15(b) 9C9B9D9A9=19(c) 8A 8B 8C 8 = - 48(d) 3A 3B 3C 3A 3D 3 = 4

65. If 'A' denotes 'x', 'B' denotes '-', 'C'denotes '+' and 'D' denotes '+', then the value ofthe expression 8B 3C lOA 2D 4 is

(a) 8(b) 6(c) 9(d) 10

66. If '*' denotes '+', ' , denotes 'x', '1:1'denotes '-' and '.' denotes '+', then the value ofthe expression 4 15.61:117 * 8 is

(a) 1(b) ~(c) 6(d) 8

67. If 'J...' denotes '+', ,t, denotes 'x', '~'denotes '+', 'f--' denotes '-', then the value of25 J... 5 ~ 3 t 6 f-- 8 is

(a) 11(b) -12

8(c) 5(d) 15

68. If '+' means '+', '+' means '-', '-' means'x', 'x' means '+', then 12+6+3-2x8=?

(a) -2(b) 4(c) 2(d) 8

69. If '+' stands for 'x', '-' for '+', 'x' for '-'and '+' for '+', then find the value of the followingexpression (26 + 74 - 4 x 5 + 2)

(a) 220(b) "376(c) 488(d) 478

70. If 'P' denotes 'x', 'Q' denotes '+', 'R'denotes '+' and'S' denotes '-', then the value of21 R 3 S 6 P 10 Q 5 is

(a) - 14(b) 10(c) 12(d) 14

(Questions 71-75)DIRECTION: Read the questions carefully andanswer the questions by filling the circle of theletter denoting your selected answer on the O.M.R.Answer-Sheet.

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71. If 17th May, 2015 is Sunday, then whatday of the week will be 26th October that year?

(a) Monday(b) Saturday(c) Sunday(d) Tuesday

72. At exact 11: 00 the hour hand is at number11 on the clock. How many degrees would thishour hand move at 11 : 20?

(a) 25°(b) 21°(c) 16°(d) 10°

73. How many triangles are there in the givenfigure?

(a) 7(b) 13(c) 8(d) 16

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74. Select the diagram that best represents therelation of terms given below:

Animals, Cows, Dogs

(a) (]I) (b)

(e) § (d) @O75. In a row pla ers facing North. Raja is

twelfth from the left end. Arpan who is twentysecond from the right end is fourth to the right ofRaja. Total how many players are there in the row?

(a) 35(b) 36(c) 37(d) 34

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Parminder, Iqbal, Ramesh, Shubham, Tilakand Usha are six students procuring their Master'sdegree in six different subjects-Bio-technology,History, Punjabi, Physics, Statistics andMathematics. Two of them stay in Hostel-A, twostay in Hostel-B and the remaining two stay athome. Usha and Shubham stay in Hostel-A, Tilakstays in Hostel-B and Iqbal stays at home. Rameshdoes not stay in Hostel-B and studies Punjabi.Tilak studies Mathematics and Shubham studiesPhysics. The students studying Statistics andHistory do not stay in Hostel-B.

76. Which of following pairs of students stayone each at Hostel-A and at nome?

(a) Usha and Shubham"(b) Shubham and Ramesh

(c) Iqbal and Ramesh(d) None of them

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77. Who studies Bio-technology?(a) Shubham(b) Tilak(c) Usha(d) None of them

78. Which of the following pairs of studentsstay at home?

(a) Parminder and Iqbal(b) Iqbal and Ramesh(c) Ramesh and Shubham(d) None of them

79. Which of the following combination ofsubjects and place of stay is not correct?

(a) Physics- Hostel-A(b) Bio-technology- Hostel-A(c) Punjabi- Home(d) All are correct

80. Which subject does Parminder study?(a) Bio-technology(b) Statistics(c) History

, (d) None ofthe above

(Questions 81-90)DIRECTION: In each of the question 81 to 90,three out of four figure are alike in same respectand one is different from others. Find out the oddfigure in each question and indicate your answerby filling the circle of the letter denoting yourselected answer on the O.M.R. Answer-Sheet.~ g 81 c~ 90 ~ ~m ~C~J<firo'$l(J1'{3mg~lfC~~~OTf~~~~I!l~~I!l<t$ ~m c~ ~I ~ ~ ~ ~Q c<rn<ruf • mfij ~ ~ I!l~\ 'S.I!l~.~.

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GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

CENTRALLY SPONSORED NATIONAL MEANS-CUM-MERIT SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION, 2014

(FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN CLASS VIII)

Scholastic Aptitude Test

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Full Marks: 90

Time: 90 minutes (1-00 PM to 2-30 PM)

Instructions to Candidates

Read the instructions carefully before you startanswering the questions. Answers are to be given on aOMR Answer-Sheet provided.

1. In this Paper you are to answer 90 questions.Each question carries 1(one) mark. You are to answer allthe questions.

2. Before you proceed to mark in the OMRAnswer-Sheet, find out the correct answer from the/our alternatives(a), (b), (c) and (d) against each question in the QuestionBooklet. Darken the circle with a Black Ball Point Pen,to the corresponding correct answer for the item in theOMR Answer-Sheet.

Example: 0 • 0 @)(Here 'b' is the correct answer.)

3. If more than one circle is encoded or darkenagainst a particular answer, it will be treated as a wronganswer.

4. There will be no penalty marks or negativemarking for a wrong answer.

5. You are to start recording answers with the'start' instruction from the Officer-in-Charge of yourroomlhall.

6. You are to write your Name and Roll No. inthe space provided with for this purpose on the OMRAnswer-Sheet

7. The OMR Answer-Sheet should be handed overto the Invigilator before leaving the Examination Hall.You may take away the used Question Booklet aftercompletion of the examination.

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~ 1 \Q;qsf(;~ ~ \Qm c<MT ~ fb&>~<tS~~~m<ftG'f~~1

81 ~~~~~I

~ 1 9j~"*I<tSC"*~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~'~ ~'<t ~'<t ~'@l'f~ ~~ ~ 1

~I '(3.~.~.~~~~~,~~~ '6IiJ1l~ ~ OR I

't 1 9j~"*I<tS"*~~t;f9j~"lf><tSC<tS'{3.\Q~.~. m~~ ~ 1~ ~~ 9j~"*IC~ ~ f.mT ~ 9fBf 1

Mathematics1'. If a = 2, b = 3, c = 4, the value of

234i - abc~ isoo.o(b) 210

3(c) 2104(d) 216i

2. The simplified value of[(0·87)3 + (0·13)3 + (0·87) (0·39)]1.5 is

(a) 0(b) 1(c) 10(d) 0·1

3. Iff(x + ~)= x3+ ~, thenf(x) is equal to(a) x3(b) x3+3(c) x3-3(d) None of the above

1 14. If Tn = Ii - n+l ' the value of(T1+ T2+ T3+ T4 + Ts) is

(a) ~(b) !

3

(c) ~(d) 1

5. For what value(s) of 'a', the system ofequations (a - 2) x + 27y = 4·5, 2x + (a + l)y =-1have infinite number of solutions?

(a) -7(b) 7(c) 5(d) -5

6. The greatest number among the numbers228,321,514, 77 is

(a) 22!

(b) 321

(c) 514

(d) 77

1. ~ a = 2, b = 3, c = 4 ~ ~2341- abc ~ -JIll' 1I1it

(a) 0(b) 210(c) 210i(d) 216i

2. [(0·87)3 + (0·13)3 + (0·87) (0·39)]1.5~'5r.:>j~I'Il!i. "m'l!)mll 1I1it

(a) 0(b) 1(c) 10(d) 0·1

3. ~f(x +~) =x3 +~ ~~f(x)-JI~1I1it~(a) x3(b) x3+3(c) x3-3(d) ~9\m C<PICiil~ ~

~ 1 14. <.II.,. Tn=li-n+l'~~

(T1+T2+T3+T4+ Ts)~~~(a) ~(b) !

3

(c) ~(d) 1

5. 'a'~~~~~(a-2)x+27y=4·5,2x+(a+ l)y=-l ~~~~~~~~?

(a) -7(b) 7(c) 5(d) -5

6. 228,321,514, 77 'f~~m ~~~ 'f~~~

(a) 228

(b) 321

(c) 514

(d) 77

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1 1 1 1 1 127. If 3(a2 + b2 + c2) = (li +E+c) (where a :;to,b:;t0, c:;t 0), the value of (2a - b - C)2 is

(a) 1(b) 4(c) 9(d) 0

8. If 4a + != 4, the value of 8a3 + -4 is,r a a. 1

. ~•...~a) 88(b) 9

1(c) 98(d) 8

. 189. One of the factor ofr-56 19 x -3 is

(a) x+ 19(b) x- 19

.,:- c) x -l9~l'I>(d) x +..!..

19

10. If x + y = 10 and x, y are real, the greatestvalue of.xy is

(a) 50(b) 100(c) 75(d) 25

11. J1In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times ofthe quotient and 5 times of the remainder. Ifremainder is 46, the divident is

(a) 4236(b) 4306(c) 4336(d) 5336

12. Three years ago, the average age of A andB wa~18 yrs. If present age of C is added withtheir age, the said average becomes 22 yrs. Thepresent age of C is

(a) U.yrs.(b) 22 yrs.(c) 26 yrs.(d) 28 yrs.

...G 1 1 1 1 1 127. <U"f 3(a2+ b2+ c2) = (li+ E+ c) ~,(2a - b - cf~~~

(a) 1(b) 4(c) 9(d) 0

8. <iN 4a + ! = 4, ~ 8a3 + -4 ~~ ~a a

(a) 8i(b) 9

(c) 9i(d) 8

9. X2 - 56~!x - 3 ~ -!l~ ~~~ ~

(a) x+19(b) x-19(c) x - 119

(d) x+l~

10. <iN x, y ~ -!l<f,x + Y = 10 ~ ~ .xy~~~~~

(a) 50(b) 100(c) 75(d) 25

11. ~ ~'if ~ ~ ~~ 10 ~'f -!l<f,~~5~'f1~~46~~~

(a) 4236(b) 4306(c) 4336(d) 5336

12. ~~~A\8B~~~~~18~1C~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~'<t ~ ~ ~ fi~~~22~IC--!l~~~

(a) 24~(b) 22~(c) 26~(d) 28~

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, 13. The selling price of 10 pens is the same asthe cost price of 12 pens. The profit per cent is

(a) 2%(b) 12%(c) 20%(d) 25%

14. A person deposited some money in aPost Office. After four years, the amount becameRs. 66,000. He found that the amount of interest is:5th of the principal. The rate of interest was

(a) 10%(b) 8%(c) 12%(d) 6%

15. Each of two equal sides of an isoscelestriangle is 'a' unit and base is 'b' unit. If thevertical angle is 45°, a2 : b2 is

(a) 1: ~2(b) 1: 2

(c) (~2 + 1) : ~2

(d) 1: 4

16. AD is the altitude of ~ABC. If AB > AC,th AB2-AC2en =

BD2-CD21(a) 2

(b) ~3

(c) 1(d) 2

17. If in a polygon, sum of the interior anglesis double the sum of the exterior angles, thenumber of sides of the polygon is

(a) 5,(b) 6(c) 8(d) 12

13. 1@ ~ M\!f>~~G1J~I~~$

(a) 2%(b) 12%(c) 20%(d) 25%

I~ i

€i=- I.14. ~~~C~~I~·~U1<Ist~~I~~ ~ ~ ~ 66,000 U1<Istc~ ~<f\ ~ ~

'5l1J1C'1'!l:5 ~\<et ~ C~ I~ $ ~ ..)(a) 10%(b) 8%(c) 12%(d) 6% ) .\

15. ~<t$ :>!~N<ll~Q~Ci91'!l~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ 'a' ~~ ~<f\ ~ ~ 'b' ~~I ~'11t 45°~,a2:b2~~~

(a) 1: ~2(b) 1: 2

(c) (~2 + 1) : ~2

(d) 1: 4

16. ~ABC~~~ADIWTAB>AC~~AB2_AC2 ':::::::----::=_ = ourBD2_CD2

(a) !2

(b) z3

(c) 1(d) 2

17. ~<t$ <I!.f:~Ci91'!l'5l~gC<tSl~m • ~~m~ ~'1~, <I~~i91t&'!l~\~

(a) 5 1f1

(b) 6(c) 8(d) 12

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18. In .6.ABC,LA + LC = 1400 andLB + 2LC = 180°. Then

(a) AB <AC(b) AB =AC(c) AB >AC(el) BC=AC

19. 0 is the orthocentre of .6.ABC. ThenLBOC + LBAC=

..(a) 900'7(b) 1200

(c) 1350

(d) 1800

20. The radius of circle A is twice that ofcircle B and the radius of circle B is also twice thatof circle C. The area of the circles A, B, C are inthe ratio

(a) 16: 4 : 1(b) 4: 2: 1(c) 1: 2: 4(d) 1: 4 : 16

..

18. .6.ABC-~ LA + LC = 1400 I!l~~LB + 2LC = 1800~

(a) AB <AC(b) AB =AC(c) AB >AC(d) BC =AC

19. .6.ABC-I!l~~ 0 I LBOC + LBAC =(a) 900

(b) 1200

(c) 1350

(d) 1800

20. A~.~(B~~~~'f~~~B~~(C ~~~~'fl A, B '{3 C~CIJIi\!l~Ca,~~~ ~

(a) 16: 4 : 1(b) 4: 2 : 1(c) 1: 2 : 4(d) 1: 4 : 16

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Physical Science21. Unit of acceleration is

(a) m/s

(b) ms-(c) m/s2

(d) none of the above

22. Which of the following physical quantityhas no unit?

(a) Relative density

(b) Mass

(c) Pressure

(d) Velocity

23. The bottom of dam is made thick because

(a) the water exerts low pressure onbottom wall.

(b) it is a custom.

(c) it looks beautiful.

(d) the water exerts more pressure onbottom wall.

24. At what temperature will the Celsius andthe Fahrenheit scale indicate the same reading?

(a) 40DC(b) _40DC

(c) lOODC

(d) ODC

25. Which of the following element IS ametalloid?

(a) Lead

(b) Tin

(c) Antimony

(d) Barium

~~.1I'

)

21. ~~<I5<IS~

(a) m/s n

(b) ms2:J)

I)(c) m/s2

(d) f$9\m~-.rn 0~

22. ~ ~ ~m C<fil1t&~~~ 1f-?(a) ~~~

. 41

(b) ~(c) Dt9f

(d) ~'i'f 'T .r> •

f '.') f, .!

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23. -.m~~ ~~xt -w~ ~~, <ml'f )-n(a) ~ ~ ~wct ~ Dt9f om I )

(b) ~fU~~~ml

(c) ~Ut~~G1tt,*1(d) ~ ~ ~~V't ~ Dt9f om I

24. ~ ~~ 0'\ffi$S ~<l~~1C'!l"'l~ ~~9fils~?

(a) 40DC(b) _40DC

(c) lOODC

(d) ODC

25. ~~~~?

(a) ~

(b) ~

(c) ~IR;~H

(d) ~

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26. Which of the following is a di-basic acid? 26. ~N"*I~hl~?(a) H3P04 (a) H3P04

(b) HCI (b) HCI(c) H2SO4 (c) H2SO4

(d) HN03 (d) HN03

27. !etween the temperatures OOCand O°F 27. O°C~~, O°F~ ~ ~~(~) O°Cis less than O°F. (a) O°C~ O°F~9f'll>t ~ I

(b) O°Cis greater than O°F. (b) O°C~ O°F~9f'll>t ~ I

(c) OOCand O°Fare equal. (c) O°C~~,O°F~~~I

(d) None of the above Cd) ~~~om

28. Which of the following is an acidic oxide? 28. ~~~~?(a) CO2 (a) CO2(b) CO (b) CO

(c) Na20 (c) Na20

(d) H2O (d) H2O

29. Noble metals can be dissolved in 29. <@~~~~

(a) dilute HN03 (a) ~HN03(b) concentrated HN03 (b) '>IW HN03

(c) aqua ngia (c) '5UI<.O~HIIB®rnt(d) concentrated HCI (d) '>IW HCI

;, "

30. Dry ice is 30. ~~~

(a) Solid H2 (a) .H2(b) Graphite (b) ~(c) Diamond (c) ~(d) Solid CO2 (d) .C02

31. In which of the following cases thechemical energy is converted to electrical energy?

(a) Electric motor..(b) Electric cell(c) Electric bell(d) Dynamo

31. ~ ~ ~ ~1>jI~H<tSfi ~~~~~~?

(a) (.q'iJ~<tS ~(b) ~~ C<tS1<f

(c) (.q'iJ~<tS '(f~

(d) \5t~~tOlI

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32. The unit of electromotive force is(a) Ohm

(b) Volt(c) Ampere

(d) Newton

33. In which of the following seasons therusting of iron is fastest?

(a) Rainy Season

(b) Spring

(c) Summer

(d) Winter

34. Fill in the blank:NaOH + HN03 = __ + ~O

(a) NaN02

(b) NaN03

(c) NaH

(d) N02

35. The magnetic length of a magnet is 11.Itsgeometric length is 12•Then

(a) 1/12= 1

(b) //11> 1

(c) 1/12> 1

(d) 1/12= 2

36. Which is not a vector quantity?

(a) Momentum

(b) Velocity(c) Displacement

(d) Speed

32. \!if\$tlbla<1<p ~ ~<p<p ~

(a) '€~

(b)~(c)~(d) ~

'Ir

b)

33. ~~~~~~~~? . ~)

(a) <I(1<pla<1 r~ ,

(b) <I>ti!<pla<1

(c) ~"iI<Pta<1

(d)~

,s :

34. ~~'1~gNaOH + HN03 = __ + ~O J)

~~)(a) NaN02

(b) NaN03

(c) NaH

(d) N02

~)

$)

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35. ~ ~ ~ ~ 11~~' ISfJl~~<p ~

12~1

(a) 1/12= 1':.)

(b) //11> 1

(c) 1/12> 1 )

(d) 1/12= 2 ,}

36. ~~mfir-rn? I

(a) ~'>f)

(b) c<f'>f i)

(c) ~'1 )

(d) ~

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37. Which of the following is radioactive?(a) 6Ci4

(b) 2He4

(c) 8016

(d) 7N14

38. Formula of sodium aluminate is(a) Na2AI02(b) NaAl20

(c) NaAl02(d) NaAI03

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37. ~~C\!Setf$"~?(a) 6C14

(b) 2He4

(c) 8016

(d) 7N14

38. CS1If\5"I~~1~Cii~~ 'S1~~~?(a) N~AI02(b) NaAl20

(c). NaAI02(d) NaAI03

Life Science39. In which group of the following the viruses

belong?(a) Monera(b) Protista(c) Ftmgi(d) None of the above

40. Glucagon is a hormone which(a) increases the insulin secretion.(b) decreases the insulin secretion.(c) increases the absorption of glucose from

the blood.(d) decreases the absorption of glucose from

the blood.

41. The culture of only fish is called(a) Sericulture(b) Apiculture(c) Verrniculture(d) Pisciculture

42. Which of the following gland is called MasterGland?

(a) Thyroid gland(b) Liver(c) Pituitary gland(d) Adrenal gland

43. What is the amount of salt dissolved in lOOOgmof sea water?

(a) About 20-25gm(b) About33-38gm(c) About 15-20gm(d) About40-45gm

44. Kelp is(a) Atypeofalgae,(b) A type of fungi(c) A type of small fish(d) A type of small tortoise

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~J.7

)

39. ~-~~~~~?' .(a) ~ ))

(b) c~ .)

(c) ~(d) ~~ c~~t~"iffi

40. ~'ij;t ~ ~~~<rt ')

(a) '~''jl~lc~~r~~"p~Ni<mfI ,I)

(b) '~~C~~P1l>~'f~ <mfI

(c) ~C~~Wst~~~<mfII)

(d) ~ C~ ~C<tlWsgl ~'f ~ <ffif I

41. ~~~~<W1

(a) C>1ffi<tltiijf)~

(b)~~(c) ~t~~<tl1iij5t'!1

(d) f9lPt<tltiiff)~

42. ~~~~~<ID1?

(a) ~~(b) ~~(c)~~(d) \b{Jt~"'1tiij ~

43. 1000 $Pl~?lt~r~ca1~~'fG'j<f'f~~?

(a) $T 20-25 $T

(b) $T 33-38 $T

(c) $T 15-20 $T

(d) $T 40-45 $T

44. ~~(a) ~~~(b) ~~~(c)~~~~(d) ~~~~9f

45. In the ocean Algal bloom is caused due to(a) increase of zooplankton in the ocean.(b) increase ofbacteria in the environment.(c) increase of phytoplankton in the ocean.(d) increase of algae in the ocean.

46. Habitat of Rhizobium is(a) Leguminousplant(b) Root of Leguminous plant(c) Root nodule of Leguminous plant(d) Roots of gymnosperm

47. Which plant absorbs much greater quantity oflead, mercury from polluted water in order to clear thewater?

(a) Eichhornia(b) Marsilea(c) Ipomea(d) Volvox

48. Which bacteria helps in preparation of curd?(a) Acetobactor(b) Rhizobium(c) Azatobactor(d) Lactobacillus

49. Name the Protein which helps Inbioluminescence of bioluminescent?

(a) Glycogen(b) Luciferin(c) Glycoprotein(d) Nucleoprotein

50. Coenobium is formed by(a) Chlamydomonas(b) Volvox(c) Spirogyra(d) Ulothrix

51. Which one of the following is the largestendocrine gland in our body?,

(a) Thyroid gland(b) Pancreas gland(c) Adrenal gland(d) Pituitary gland

45. ~ '~t;fIaf~"~~~'t~-(a) ~~~I\$ijC"'l~~1(b) ~ 1Jl«&ffi~l~ ~ I

(c) ~~~I\$ijC"'l~~1(d) ~C"1<UCG1~ ~ I

46. ~~ClStlM~IOl~~~(a) ~~~(b)~~~~(c)~~~~~(d) 1J'C'~~ ~~

47. c<*{_~~c~~~~m'{3~~~?

(a) Eichhornia(b) Marsilea(c) Ipomea(d) Volvox

48. ~ ~ c<*{1Jl<1SC&ffi~1~~?

(a) Acetobactor(b) Rhizobium(c) Azatobactor(d) Lactobacillus

49. <UC~I~C"'1011;~C<tC~~<tl(JJ1~C"'lC>iC~>il~~J<1S1~c.~?

(a) ~"w:~nc<p.••••l...".CISt=~(b) ~Pt~ffi"'l(c)~~(d)~t.

50. PtC"'lIM~~~ ~(a) *Jl~1911.)jjifl'>t

(b) ~(c)~$(d)~

51. ~~\bll~lC~'!t~~~~~'i5Rlg~~

(a) ~~'!lC~\5 ~(b) ~~~(c) ~1~"'lIG1 ~(d)~~

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52. Droneisa 52. ~~

(a) diploid fertile female of honey bee. (a)f\S~~i~(b) diploid sterile worker honey bee. (b)f\S~~~~(c) diploid fertile male honey bee. (c) f\S~~1\~(d) haploid fertile male honey bee. (d)~mms~~~

53. The causal organism of Kal-a-zar is 53. <pIQjI~'lI~fkl;l1~'l ~(a) Leishmania donovani (a) Leishmania donovani(b) Trypanosoma cruzi (b) Trypanosoma cruzi(c) Plasmodium vivax (c) Plasmodium vivax(d) Neisseria meningitides (d) Neisseria meningitides

54. Which of the following is ex-situ conservation? 54. ~ C<PI~C'!>"1!fJf-~" ~\~ ~

(a) Nationalpark (a)~~(b) Biosphere Reserve (b) <lIC{lIN{lI'll ~(c) Sanctuaries (c) 'OI'S{lI'll'1J(d) Botanical garden (d)_~

55. A duel breed variety of poultry birds is 55. ~<I$~c~~~(a) Leghorn (a) (.G'f~(b) Minorka (b)~(c) Kochin (c) ~(d) New Hampshire (d)~~

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History

56. At the time of accession, Iltutmish was theGovemorof

(a) Bengal(b) Multan(c) Sind(d) Badaun

57. The capital of Bahmani Kingdom, was(a) Warangal(b) Devagiri(c) Ahmedabad(d) Gulbarga

58. Kabir was the disciple of(a) Ramananda

r (b) Chaitanya(c) Vallabhacharya(d) Shankaracharya

59. 'Biwi ka Moqbara' is the tomb of(a) Nurjahan(b) Jahanara(c) Mumtaz(d) Aurangzeb' s wife

60. The 'Jaziya' was abolished by

(a) Ala-ud-din Khalji

(b) Babur

(c) Akbar

(d) Aurangzeb

61. In which year was the 'Dual Government'abolished in Bengal?.•

(a) 1765(b) 1770(c) 1772(d) 1774

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56. ~~~~~~~~~(a) <n~~~1

(b) ~d1\!)lC'i~ ~ ~ I

(c)~~~1

(d) <1l'fl?LC'i~~~I

57. ~~miSf~~

(a) '8~

(b) ~~(c) \5l1~0ll'ff<q~

(d) ~Gif<f'ift

58. ~~(a) ~~I'iCitf~ iiI<rr(b) Cb~O{jO'fC<1~iiI<rr(c) <1t1~lblc<l~ iiI<rr(d) "1!$~lblc<l~ iiI<rr

59. AA~~~(a) 1<j:1i&il~C"'l~~

(b) i&il~"'lrnrn ~

(c) ~~~WST~ ~

(d) ~~'lQ8r(A~ ~ ~

60. ~~'~~(a) ~-~-~~(b) <ft<Rl

(c)~

(d)~~

61. ~~<rt~~~~~?

(a) ~'\~([~

(b) ~'\'\o~

(c) ~'\'\~ ~

(d) ~'\'\8 ~

62. From whom did the English East IndiaCompany obtain the Dewani of Bengal?

(a) Farruksiars(b) Muhammad Shah(c) Ahmad Shah(d) Shah Alam II

63. 'Asiatic Society' was founded by(a) William Carey(b) William Ward(c) William Jones(d) William Bentinck

64. Who wrote 'Nildarpana'?(a) Dinobandhu Mitra(b) Nabagopal Mitra(c) Amritalal Basu(d) Nabin Chandra Sen

65. Between whom was the 'Treaty of Salbai'(1782) signed?

(a) Mysore and English(b) Maratha and English(c) Sikh and English(d) French and English

66. Who introduced Parmanent Settlement ofBengal?

(a) Lord Hastings(b) Lord Carnwallis(c) Lord Wellesley(d) Lord Dalhousie

67. Who among these was a 'Moderate'?(a) Lala Lajpat Rai(b) Bipin Chandra Paul(c) Aurobindo Ghosh(d) Feroze Shah Mehta

68. Mahatma Gandhi first used 'Satyagraha' in(a) India, .(b) South Afnca(c) England(d) South-East Asia

62. ~~c~l.~~~~~~(if'ell'lfi{ ~ ~ ?

(a) ~HI"<lSIi1~I'l1(b) ~lC\~

(c) ~lC\~

(d) ~lC\~~

'\

63. ~1iI1111~<t5 C1It~~ ~ ~(a) ~l.fij~l)l~(b) ~l:filllt)l'C~

(c) ~l.fij~\)l~(d) ~l.fiI~1ll~

64. ~a'ftf9f'~' C<t5 ~ ~ ?(a) ~~(b) ~"1t9fM ~

(c) '5l~,!a'jM ~(d) "'l~"'l5tl't (JfOl

r

65. ~ ~~ '~a'j<t~(Jl~ ~' (~'\ b-~) ~I~R'!~?

(a) ~'C~~~

(b) ~'C~~~

(c) m'C~\~

(d) ~'8~~~

66. <rt~G1Br~ <tCOVfI<f(g C<t5~ ~ ?

(a) ~~~~(b)~~~(c) ~ '8C~Ca'j>1~(d) ~ \S1a'jC~Pt

67. I!l~ ~~ C<t5~'9ftt' ~ ?

(a) ~G'ftiS'f~ ~(b) ~9\Il DO{9fM

(c)~~(d)~~~

68. ~ fi ~~' ~~mm'if ~(a) ~(b) ~ '5l1f®s<fSffi(c) ~~~(d) ~~-~I!l~

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69. Who founded the 'Forward Block'?(a) Subhash Chandra Bose(b) Jayprakash Narayan(c) Muzaffar Ahmed(d) Manabendra Nath Roy

70. Who was the 'Chairman' of the ConstituentAssembly of India?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(d) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

71. The last viceroy of India was(a) Lord Canning(b) C. Raja Gopalachari(c) Lord Mountbatten(d) Lord Wavell

72. Which day is celebrated as 'Republic Day'in India?

(a) 26 February, 1930(b) 26 November, 1949(c) 26 January, 1950(d) 15 August, 1947

69. '~"!mll' ~' ~ ~ ~?(a) >i'~I~bQf<f'l.(b) ~~ ommT'f(c) ~'Stl~~'!l~(d) ~1~'<lQfifl1<t ~

70. tSl'!lC'b'!l~~~~ 'Cb{lI'!l~I~' c:<fi~?

(a)~~~

(b) 15.~. ~ ~l''if~cp'!l

(c) 15.~~

(d) 15.~~m~

71. tSl'!l~'!l ~ tS~>t'!l{l~(a) ~ <ISJ1R~(b) ~~C<;ff~(c) ~ ~1~oU<lJIt'G~

(d)~~~

72. ~~W'~rn'~~~?(a) ~~ c~S>{llR ~.,,\!)O

(b) ~~ ~, ~"'8'"(c) ~~ 1St1"i{lI~,~"'<to

(d) ~<t ~~, ~"'8<\

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II

Geography73. The contact zone of the crust and mantle is

called(a) GutinbergDiscontinuity(b) Mohorovicic Discontinuity(c) Conrad Discontinuity(d) Repetti Discontinuity

74. G P S-Global Positioning System is amodem system to know the latitude and longitude of aparticular place. It is not widely used in

(a) ships(b) aeroplanes(c) mobile phones(d) our schools

75. In northern hemispherewesterly wind blowsfrom the

(a) eastto the west(b) north-east to the south-west(c) west to the east(d) south-west to the north-east

76. The famous architectural building built withmetamorphic rock is

(a) Taj Mahal(b) Shahid Minar(c) Lalkella(d) All of the above

77. As per hardness, which is the mineral ofleasthardness?

(a) Talk(b) Diamond(c) Calcite(d) Corandam

78. Which,.ofthe following is not precipitation?(a) Sleet(b) Fog(c) Drizzle(d) Snowfall

73. ~-~IS~~~~~H~~~~

(a) ~~'>f~(b) 00IIC~(3U~Pt<P~

(c)~~(d) ~~~

)

I. .

74. G P S-~ ~~ ~ I!l<pjt ~~

~<mf~~~~~~IS~~~<mT1~~~~~~1it .

(a) ~(b) ~C¥t~I~Ci$f .~

(c) ~~(d) ~I~IC'BI M"fJtG1C~

75. mc~9fmt<mr~~~<mT(a) 9J:f c'<lt<p~(b) m-9J:f c'<lt<pm-~(c) ~C'<lt<p~(d) m-~c'<lt<pm"~

76. ~~~.~~~~~(a) 'l!)1~~~"1

(b) ~~(c) G1tG1C<M!It

(d) \;~~

77. ~~~~<plfbc-u~~~(a) ~(b) ~(c) <fSJ1G1~~(;

(d) C:<pI'!!lI~\5I~

78. ~m~~~~9f~om?(a) ~(b) ~(c) ~~~~~(d) ~~

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79. The famous Niagara Falls are found betweentwo lakes

(a) Superior and Erie(b) Huron and Michigan(c) Michigan and Erie(d) Erie and Ontario

80. 'Gran chaco' is a region of(a) Mixed vegetation(b) Tropical grassland(c) Coniferous forest(d) Desert vegetation

81. In the Pampas region of Argentina, cattle arereared on large farms which are known as

(a) Estencias(b) Canopy(c) Chacras(d) Paddocks

82. Marshall, a famous island is under the groupof ij,

(a) i\~esia(b) Melanesia(c) Micronesia(d) Polynesia

83. type of climate prevails in thesouth-western coast of Australia,

(a) Monsoon(b) Savanna(c) Tropical aried and Semi aried(d) Mediterranean

84. The medium in which'S' waves flow is.•(a) Solid(b) Liquid(c) Semi-liquid(d) None of the above

79. ~ rmr~ ~!I~ ~ ~ lf~ ~wct~I!!T~~

(a) ~~'C~

(b) QCt 'C fi$'51ti{(c) fi$'51ti{ 'C ~

(d) ~'C~

80. '~1"i6Ic<l$t'~ ~(a) ~~~~(b) ~~~~(c) ~~~~(d) ~~

81. ~toeTfiij"im~ \5i~'Cirn~ ~mGf ~~~

(a) 1!1CJUlif1ilm

(b) ~(c) ~(d) 9fj1(;\5tc:Pi

82. ~,1!1~ ~ ~9f, 1!1~ __ ~9f'1C@ffl

~~I

(a) I6lC1!CCif1ilm

(b) ()l Ci!CIiP'rn1(c) ~~C\!I"rc-M

(d) 9j~Clim

83. I6lc1!~{lrn~-~~~ ~~<ffifl

(a) ~(b) ~(c) ~~'e~$l(d) ~~~

84. 'S'~C~<lG'l~IJI~~~~~~~~

~~~(a) ~(b)~(c) \5i~(d) ~~C ~~"""'!Cli~!~i'l'rrrn

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85. 'The Slaughter house of the world' is(a) Chicago(b) Duluth(c) Kolkata(d) Bafello

86. The main tree in Mediterranean climaticregion is

(a) Olive(b) Teak(c) Sal(d) Sundari

87. "I am famous as Doldrums" Who am I?(a) Equatorial low pressure belt(b) Subtropical high pressure belt(c) Temperate low pressure belt(d) Polar high pressure belt

88. Mediterranean region receives rain(a) by trade wind(b) by polar wind(c) by westerlies(d) by monsoon wind

89. The longest continental glacier in the world is(a) Lambert(b) Siachen(c) Malaspina(d) Hubbered

90. What type of weather indicated by'Mackerel sky'?

(a) Sunny clear weather(b) Stormy weather(c) Forecasts the low pressure conditions(d) Forecasts the stormy weather

85. '~~'~(a) fiCIcm~(b) 'P1~(c) <F1~l"!lc~-(d) <IlWCQijlC~

86. ~l:f?ftm~~~!1~~~(a) ~~(b) ~~(c) "iCfIai(d) ~

87. ~C~la,i!~~~',~~?

(a) ~m9f~(b) ~~~9f~(c) ~~m9f~(d) ~iim~9f~

88. ~~~~~~~~(a) ~<mr~(b) ~<mr~(c)' ~<mr~(d) ~<mr~

89. "1f~~~~~(a) ~(b) ~(c) ~~(d) _

90. '~JI<tsl<3la,~' ~ ~ ~~ ~<rol'?

(a)~~(b) ~~'1{~m(c) ~~~(d)~~

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