UPKAR PRAKASHAN, AGRA-2

By

Dr. M. B. Lal&

T. S. Jain

(For Students Studying in Class IX)

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CONTENTS

•••• PREVIOUS YEAR’S SOLVED PAPERS

SCHOLASTIC ABILITY TEST (SAT)

Physics…………………………………………………………………………………………… 1–46

Objective Type Questions ……………………………………………………………… 10

Answers with Explanation .…………………………………………………………….. 39

Chemistry………………………………………………………………………………………… 47–80

Objective Type Questions ……………………………………………………………… 52

Answers with Explanation .…………………………………………………………….. 77

Biology…………………………………………………………………………………………… 81–112

Objective Type Questions ……………………………………………………………… 87

Answers with Explanation .…………………………………………………………….. 109

Mathematics………………………………………………..…………………………………… 1–56

Objective Type Questions ……………………………………………………………… 3

Answers with Explanation .…………………………………………………………….. 25

History…………………………………………………………………………………………… 1–36

Objective Type Questions ……………………………………………………………… 9

Answers with Hints ………………………………………………………………….… 34

Geography…………………………………………………………………………………….… 37–64

Objective Type Questions ……………………………………………………………… 43

Answers with Hints …………………………………………………………………..… 62

Civics…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 65–96

Objective Type Questions ……………………………………………………………… 70

Answers with Hints ………………………………………………………………….… 95

MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)

Mental Ability Test Questions ………………………………………………………… 3–39

Answers with Hints ………………………………………………………………….… 39–56

Miscellaneous Exercise ………………………………………………………………… 57–65

Answers with Hints ………………………………………………………………….… 65–68

Necessary Informations about Examination

Human Resource Development Ministry hasproposed a scheme of National Means-cum-MeritScholarship for financially weak children. Eachstudent from Class IX to XII will be paidRs. 6000/- annually. A selection-examination isbeing conducted for this. Students selected in thisexamination will be eligible to get the scholarshipas per rule.

● Eligibility

Those students are eligible to appear inNational Means-cum-Merit Scholarship(NMMS) examination who have been study-ing in class IX of some government school,government-aided school or school of local-self government, obtained minimum 55%mark i n Class VIII (5% relaxation will begiven to reserved category candidates) andwhose guardian’s gross annual income is lessthan Rs. 1·5 lakh.

● Examination FeeThere is no fee for the examination.

● Medium of ExaminationStudents may appear in Hindi or Englishmedium. Students should follow the format ofapplication form given in the advertisement,fill them up completely and submit them tothe respective Principal till the fixed date.

Application form can be downloaded fromState Education Centre’s website.

● Details of ExaminationS. N. Question

PaperTotal

QuestionsTimePeriod

TotalMarks

1. First Part–GeneralMentalAbilityTest

90 Objective 1·30 Hrs. 90

2. SecondPart–ScholasticAptitudeTest

90 Objective 1·30 Hrs. 90

There will be 90 questions in the paper ofScholastic Aptitude Test, out of which, 35questions from Social Sciences, 35 fromGeneral Science and 20 from Mathamtics.

● Admit Card for ExaminationAdmit Card will be provided by the Superin-tendent of the examination centre of theconcerned district.

● Travelling AllowanceNo to-and-fro travelling allowance is permis-sible to the examinee.

State LevelNational Means-cum-Merit

Scholarship Exam.(For Class IX Students)

Solved Paper(Based on Memory)

2008Part–I

General Mental Ability TestDirections—(Q. 1–15) In each question has

four terms. Three terms alike in someway. Oneterm is different from others. Find out the correctterm and write its letter on your answer sheetagainst the proper question number.61. (A) Scooter (B) Car

(C) Bicycle (D) Truck

62. (A) Crow (B) Koel(C) Bat (D) Parrot

63. (A) Carbon (B) Iron(C) Gold (D) Copper

64. (A) Cricket (B) Foot Ball(C) Hockey (D) Boxing

65. (A) B, C (B) L, M(C) R, S (D) X, T

66. (A) O (B) R(C) S (D) P

67. (A) I H G (B) E D C(C) V U T (D) W X Y

68. (A) 81 (B) 99(C) 109 (D) 1017

69. (A) 2, 2, 0 (B) 8, 5, 3(C) 12, 7, 5 (D) 9, 6, 7

10. (A) 100 (B) 125(C) 169 (D) 196

11. (A) 2, 3, 5 (B) 1, 3, 4(C) 2, 5, 9 (D) 6, 1, 7

12. (A) 1, 3, 4, 5 (B) 2, 3, 7, 1(C) 3, 2, 5, 4 (D) 6, 4, 2, 1

13. (A) D F H (B) S U W(C) J L O (D) I K M

14. (A) J 10 E 5 (B) L 12 C 3(C) P 16 G 7 (D) N 15 A 1

15. (A) E, Z (B) P, T(C) O, M (D) I, D

Directions—(Q. 16–30) There are four termsin each questions. Right to the symbol the termshave some relationship as the two terms of the leftof the symbol : : out of four terms, one term ismissing, which is one of the four alternativesgiven below. Find out the correct alternative andwrite its letter against the corresponding questionon your answer sheet.16. Wednesday : Monday : : ? : Saturday

(A) Tuesday (B) Sunday(C) Thursday (D) Friday

17. Table : Wood : : Wall : ?(A) Cement (B) Sand(C) Iron (D) Brick

18. Tea : Cup : : Water : ?(A) Bowl (B) Glass(C) Spoon (D) Plate

19. Thirst : Water : : Hunger : ?(A) Food (B) Medicine(C) Sugar (D) Utensil

20. 10 : 100 : : ? : 169(A) 15 (B) 12(C) 14 (D) 13

21. 8 : 62 : : 9 : ?(A) 76 (B) 83(C) 79 (D) 81

22. DH : 12 : : AE : ?

(A) 9 (B) 7

(C) 8 (D) 6

23. 35 : 5 : : 49 : ?

(A) 7 (B) 6

(C) 4 (D) 3

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24. D8 : 17 : : C6 : ?(A) 18 (B) 9(C) 3 (D) 15

25. FHJ : GIK : : ? : IKM(A) LNP (B) JLN(C) HJL (D) MOQ

26. 71 : 8 : : 25 : ?(A) 3 (B) 7(C) 9 (D) 6

27. 248 : 3612 : : 124 : ?(A) 2482 (B) 4816(C) 2496 (D) 4926

28. B : 2 : : D : ?(A) 2 (B) 3(C) 4 (D) 5

29. BAT : TAB : : NIB : ?(A) PIN (B) TIN(C) NET (D) BIN

30. A C : E G : : I K : ?(A) K L (B) M O(C) L M (D) N O

Directions—(Q. 31–41) There are equationshave become wrong order of signs. Choose thecorrect order of signs in the four alternatives givenbelow. So that the equations become right. Writeit on your answer sheet against the correspondingquestion number.31. 3 + 4 × 9 = 3

(A) + × = (B) × – =(C) × + - (D) + = ×

32. 40 × 8 = 5(A) = + (B) × ×(C) + = (D) = ×

33. 3 = 1 – 1 – 1(A) – = – (B) = + –(C) – – = (D) = – –

34. 6 – 4 – 8 × 16

(A) × = – (B) = × –

(C) – × = (D) × – =

35. 14 ÷ 6 – 2 = 11

(A) – = – (B) ÷ = –

(C) ÷ – = (D) – ÷ =

36. 12 = 6 + 18(A) + + (B) + =(C) – = (D) – –

37. 61 = 16 + 7 7(A) – + (B) + =(C) + + (D) + –

38. 21 = 6 × 3 + 9(A) + = × (B) = + ×(C) + × = (D) + + =

39. 72 + 9 ÷ 56 = 7(A) ÷ + = (B) ÷ ÷ =(C) × = ÷ (D) ÷ = ÷

40. 7 = 6 + 5 + 18(A) + = + (B) + + =(C) + – = (D) = + –

41. 1 – 2 = 5 × 3(A) = × – (B) – × –(C) × – = (D) × = –

Directions—(Q. 42–53) These questions arebased on number. One term is missing in eachseries and indicated by question mark (?). Find outthe missing term out of the four alternatives givenbelow and write its alternative letter against theproper question on your answer sheet.42. 1, 3, 9, 27, ?

(A) 45 (B) 81(C) 36 (D) 72

43. 3, 9, 16, 24, 33, ?(A) 40 (B) 43(C) 53 (D) 63

44. 7, 10, 13, 16, ?, 22(A) 17 (B) 18(C) 19 (D) 21

45. 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ……

(A) 94, 193 (B) 95, 188

(C) 95, 191 (D) 93, 186

46. 10, 11, 13, 17, 25, ?

(A) 31 (B) 32

(C) 41 (D) 33

47. 2, 4, 8, ?, 32, 64

(A) 28 (B) 24

(C) 20 (D) 16

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48. 2, 10, 3, 15, 4, ?, 5(A) 18 (B) 20(C) 16 (D) 17

49. 66, 57, 49, ?, 36, 31(A) 42 (B) 43(C) 40 (D) 38

50. d, h, l, ?, t, ?(A) i, u (B) m, v(C) n, w (D) p, x

51. A, Z, C, Y, E, X, G, ?, ?(A) W, I (B) U, H(C) I, V (D) V, J

52. ·49, ·36, ·25, ?, ·09, ·04(A) ·17 (B) ·19(C) ·16 (D) ·22

53. 109, ?, 127, 136, 145(A) 112 (B) 118(C) 133 (D) 117

54. If in any code language FIVE is written asEVIF. What will be code of NINE ?(A) NEIN (B) ENIN(C) IENN (D) NNIE

55. If in any code language CAT is written asDBU. What will be code of FOX ?(A) EPX (B) EPZ(C) GPX (D) GPY

56. If in any code language DESK is written asKSED. What will be code of CHAIR ?

(A) IRHAC (B) CAHRI(C) HACIR (D) RIAHC

57. If in any code language BAD is written as214. What will be code of BEG ?

(A) 267 (B) 257

(C) 256 (D) 357

58. If in any code language KANPUR is writtenas LBOQVS. What will be code of RAMPUR ?

(A) SBNQVS (B) NBSQVS

(C) SNPQVS (D) QVSNSP

59. If in any code language ROME is written asSPNF. What will be code of CHINA ?

(A) DIJOB (B) BOJID

(C) JOBID (D) OJBID

60. If in any code language EGG is written as577. What will be code of BED ?(A) 254 (B) 772(C) 472 (D) 442

Directions—(Q. 61–70) These questions arebased on series. In given question some symbolsare missing shown by (–) the missing symbols aregiven in proper sequence as one of the fouralternatives given under each question. Find outthe correct alternative letter on the answer sheetagainst the question number.61. A – C – B – A – C

(A) B B C A (B) C A B B

(C) A B C C (D) B A C B

62. C – A I – C H – I R – H A

(A) H A C R (B) R C H A

(C) H R A C (D) A H C R

63. F – U R – O U – F O – R

(A) O F U R (B) R U F O

(C) F R U O (D) O F R U

64. – AN – HA – DH – ND

(A) H D N A (B) N D H A

(C) A N D H (D) D A H N

65. AB, EF, IJ, OP, ……

(A) V W (B) U V

(C) Y Z (D) S T

66. – NO – MN – PM – OP

(A) N P M O (B) P M O N

(C) N M P O (D) M P O N

67. FH – L – – R – – XZ

(A) J N O S V (B) I M O T V

(C) K O Q S W (D) J N P T V

68. cd – ec – d – – dd –

(A) c d e d c (B) d d e c e

(C) d e c d c (D) d d e d c

69. W V – T – – Q P – N M –

(A) X U R O K (B) U S R O L

(C) S U V W X (D) U X R P L

70. G – RL – IR – GI – L

(A) L I R G (B) I G L R

(C) R L G I (D) G R I L

State Level National Means-cum-MeritScholarship Exam. (For Students

Studying in IX Class)

Publisher : Upkar Prakashan ISBN : 9788174829566 Author : Dr. M.K Lal & T.SJain

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