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SECTION-B : CHEMISTRY
This section contains 20 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out
of which ONLY ONE is correct.

41. Identify true and false statement ?

(A) The relationship between pH and hydrogen ion concentration is inverse one.
+
(B) By the dilution of an acidic solution concentration of H ion increases continuously
(C) pH of aqueous solution of basic salt is always greater than 7.
(1) TFT (2) TFF (3) FFT (4) TTF
42. Which of the following is not a compound ?
(1) Marble (2) Washing soda (3) Quick lime (4) Brass
43. Suppose the temperature of surroundings is –2°C. then
(1) The substance having melting point 5°C exits as both liquid and gas.
(2) The substance having boiling point –3°C exists as only solid.
(3) The substance having melting point –5°C exits as liquid.
(4) None of these
44. How much water should be added to 50 gm of glucose so as to obtain 12% glucose solution ?
(1) 366.67 gm (2) 416.66 gm (3) 350 gm (4) 376.67 gm
45. Bleeding from a cut can be immediately stopped by applying ferric chloride because
(1) Ferric chloride block the surface of cut.
(2) Blood contain negative charged colloidal particle and they are precipitated with FeCl3.
(3) FeCl3 prepare the membrane over the cut.
(4) None of these
46. Cloud is an example of
(1) Solid dispersed in gas (2) Liquid dispersed in gas
(3) Liquid dispersed in solid (4) Solid dispersed in liquid
47. The compound whose aqueous solution has highest pH is
(1) NaCl (2) NH4 Cl (3) CH3COONH4 (4) Na2 CO 3
48. X and Y are two elements which form X 2 Y3 and X 3 Y4 . If 0.20 mol of X 2 Y 3 weighs 32.0 g and
0.4 mol of X3 Y4 weighs 92.8 g, the atomic masses of X and Y are, respectively
(1) 16.0 u and 56.0 u. (2) 8.0 u and 28.0 u. (3) 56.0 u and 16.0 u. (4) 28.0 and 8.0 u
49. For the following reaction


2Pb(NO3 ) P 
 2PbO Q  RNO 2  ZO2

P×R
is
Q+Z
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 1 (4) 5
50. Colour of blue vitriol and green vitriol compound is because of
(1) Anhydrous nature of compound. (2) Loss of water when they are heated.
(3) Water molecule of Crystallisation. (4) They are naturally coloured.
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51. Ratio of two unknown gases which released on heating aqueous solution of ferrous sulphate is :
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 3 (4) 1 : 1
52. Which of the following is neither Arrhenius acid nor Bronsted acid ?
(a) NH3 (b) HSO4 – (c) HPO3 2– (d) HPO4 2–
(1) Only a (2) a & c (3) a & d (4) b & d
53. Four students were asked to study the reaction between barium chloride and sodium sulphate. They
reported their experiment as follows. Which one is a correct report ?
(1) On mixing the powder of barium chloride and sodium sulphate, the colour of the mixture changes
to brown.
(2) On adding powdered sodium sulphate to barium chloride solution; solution becomes white.
(3) On adding the powder of barium chloride and sodium sulphate solution; solution turns white.
(4) On mixing solution of barium chloride and sodium sulphate, white solid substance is formed.
54. A metal compound ‘A’ react with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce effervescence. The gas evolved
extinguishes a burning candle. The balanced chemical equation for the above reaction is :
(1) NaHCO3 + HCl (dilute)  NaCl + H2O + CO2 (2) Na2CO3 + HCl (dilute) NaCl + H2 () + CO2
(3) CuSO4 + 2HCl  CuCl 2 + H2SO4 (4) None of these
55. The ratio of number of electrons in N shell of A and M shell of B with atomic numbers 40 and 32
respectively is
(1) 5 : 3 (2) 9 : 5 (3) 5 : 9 (4) 5 : 4
56. The inference drawn by the temperature versus time graph are:

100
80 C D
60 Conversion of water
temp. in °C

into steam
40
(Increase in temperature
20 of water)
0°C
0 B
A Conversion of ice into water
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314 151617 1819 20
(time in min.)

(1) During the melting, temperature of substance does not change

(2) Temperature rises after all amount of ice melts.
(3) At a specific temperature, water starts boiling and temperature remains the same during the
conversion of water into steam.
(4) All of these
57. 100 gm of ethylene polymerizes to polythene according to the equation

n CH 2  CH 2 
 [ CH 2  CH 2 ]n
The mass of polythene produced will be
(1) 100 n gm (2) 100/n gm
(3) 100 n/2 gm (4) 100 gm

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58. As we increase the temperature of liquid, its properties change. Which of the following would not
be an expected change in the properties of a typical liquid as we increase its temperature ?

(1) Decrease in viscosity. (2) Decrease in molecular force.

(3) Increase in surface tension. (4) Increase in vapour pressure.

59. Calculate the number of oxygen atoms required to combine with 7.0 g of N2 to form N2 O3 if 80%
of N2 is converted into products?

3
N2 + O  N2 O3
2 2

(1) 3.24 × 1023 (2) 3.6 × 1023

(3) 18 × 1023 (4) 6.02 × 1023

60. Which one of the following figures correctly describes the process of electrolytic refining ?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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SECTION-D : MATHEMATICS
This section contains 20 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out
of which ONLY ONE is correct.

81. The gong shown below is 30 cm in diameter and hangs by a chain from a nail. The total length of
the chain is 18 cm. The lengths of chain on each side of the nail are equal to each other and form
a tangent to the gong.

Note : The diagram shown above has not been drawn to scale.
How far above the top of the gong is the nail, to the nearest tenth of a centimetre ?
(1) 2.3 cm (2) 2.5 cm
(3) 12.0 cm (4) 17.5 cm
82. P, Q and R are on AB, BC and AC of the equilateral triangle ABC respectively.
AP : PB = CQ : QB = 1: 2. G is the centroid of the triangle PQB and R is the mid point of AC.
Find BG : GR
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 3 : 4 (4) 4 : 5
83. ABC is an isosceles triangle and AC, BC are the tangents at M and N respectively. DE is the diameter
of the circle. ADP = BEQ = 100°. What is value of PRD ?

P Q

R
A B
D O E

M N
C

(1) 60° (2) 50°

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84. ABCD is a rectangle of dimensions 6 cm × 8 cm. DE and BF are the perpendiculars drawn on the
diagonal of the rectangle. What is the ratio of the area of shaded to that of unshaded region?

(1) 7 : 3 (2) 16 : 9

(3) 4 : 3 2 (4) data insufficient

85. The value of tan 100º + 4 sin 100º is equal to

(1) – 3 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 3 tan 10°

86. If n is any positive integer, then (34n – 43n) is always divisible by :
(1) 7 (2) 17 (3) 112 (4) 145
87. In the figure AD is the external bisector of EAC, intersects BC produced to D. If AB = 12 cm,
AC = 8 cm and BC = 4 cm, find CD.
E
(1) 10 cm A

(2) 6 cm

(3) 8 cm B D
C
(4) 9 cm
88. The quadratic equation 3x2 + 2(a2 + 1) x + a2 – 3a + 2 = 0 possesses roots of opposite sign then
a lies in :
(1) (– , 0) (2) (– , 1)
(3) (1, 2) (4) (4, 9)
89. If a, b, c are all positive integers, then the minimum value of the expression

(a 2  a  1)(b2  b  1)(c 2  c  1) is :
abc

(1) 3 (2) 9 (3) 27 (4) 1

90. A confused bank teller transposed the rupees and paise when he cashed a cheque for Shailaja, giving
her rupees instead of paise and paise instead of rupees. After buying a toffee for 50 paise, Shailaja
noticed that she was left with exactly three times as much as the amount on the cheque.
Which of the following is a valid statement about the cheque amount ?
(1) Over rupees 22 but less than rupees 23 (2) Over rupees 18 but less than rupees 19
(3) Over rupees 4 but less than rupees 5 (4) Over rupees 13 but less than rupees 14

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91. f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, where abc(a – b) (b – c) (c – a)  0

If f(a) = b, f(b)= c, f(c) = a, then given c > 0

Column-I Column-II
3
(P) a (1)
2
1
(Q) b (2)
2

(R) c (3) –1

(S) a + b+ c (4) 2

Code :
P Q R S
(1) 3 2 4 1
(2) 3 1 4 2
(3) 1 2 3 4
(4) 3 1 2 4
92. If sin  + sin  = 2, Then the value of cos2  + cos2  =
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3
93. If the orderd pair (sin , cos ) satisfies the system of equations mx + ny + a + b = a – b and
nx + my + 2b = 0, then find the value of  where 0   90o (m  n)
(1) 30 o (2) 45 o
(3) 50 o (4) Can’t be determined
94. If a, b and c are roots of x 3 – 6x 2 + 11x – 6 = 0 and the roots of the equation x 3 – px 2 + qx – r = 0 are
a + b, b + c and c + a, then r equals
(1) 40 (2) 50 (3) 60 (4) 70
95. Along a road lie an odd number of stones placed at intervals of 10 metres. These stones have to be
assembled around the middle stone. A person can carry only one stone at a time. A man carried the
job with one of the end stones by carrying them in succession. In carrying all the stones he covered
a distance of 3 km. Find the number of stones.
(1) 20 (2) 24 (3) 25 (4) 27
96. An electrician can be paid under two schemes as given below:
Scheme I : Rs. 500 and Rs. 70 per hour.
Scheme II : Rs. 120 per hour.
If the job takes x hours, for what value of x does the scheme I give the electrician better wages ?
(1) 5 (2) 11 (3) 13 (4) 12

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97. Two identical right circular cones each of height 2 cm are placed as shown in diagram (each is vertical,
apex downward). At the start, the upper cone is full of water and lower cone is empty. Then water
drips down through a hole in the apex of upper cone into the lower cone. The height of water in the
lower cone at the moment when height of water in upper cone is 1 cm is.

1
(1) 1 cm (2) cm
2

1
(3) 3 cm (4) 3
7 cm
4

98. The remainder obtained when 52009 + 132009 is divided by 18 is

(1) 0 (2) –1 (3) 10 (4) None

1 3 2
99. If x  , the value of x – 2x – 7x + 10 is equal to:
2 3

(1) 2  3 (2) 10 (3) 7  2 3 (4) 8

1 1 1
100. If a and b are positive integers such that   then total number of pair of (a,b) are?
a b 5
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 1 (4) 0

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PART-I
IQ (MENTAL ABILITY)
This section contains 20 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out
of which ONLY ONE is correct.
1. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘–’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’ and ‘×’ means ‘–’, then what will be the value of
16 ÷ 64 – 4 × 4 + 3 = ?
(1) 20 (2) 15.12 (3) 52 (4) None of these
2. How many odd numbers are there in the following number series, which are immediately followed
by an odd number?
732 9574136495 4652724167 213
(1) 4 (2) 6 (3) more than 6 (4) 3
3. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 65 min. How much in a day does
the clock gain or lose?

8 8 10 10
(1) Gains 56 min (2) Loses 32 min (3) Loses 10 min (4) Gains 10 min
77 11 143 143

4. Which figure will continue the following pattern of question figure from the answer figure?
Question Figure Answer Figure

A B C D E (1) (2) (3) (4)

5. Imagine a clock where the hour hand makes only one revolution in 1 day (i.e., 24 hr) whereas the
minute hand completes one revolution in one hour. What is the angle between the two hands at
14:50 hr as per this clock?
(1) 90° (2) 120° (3) 77.5° (4) 162.5°
6. Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in the field. A and B are from Delhi while the rest are
from Bangalore. D and F are tall while others are short. A, C and D are girls while others are boys.
Who is the tall girl from Bangalore ?
(1) C (2) D (3) E (4) F
7. Three positions of the same dice are given below. Observe the figures carefully and tell which
number will come in place of (?).

1 3 4
6 3 5 4 2 ?

(i) (ii) (iii)

(1) 1 (2) 6 (3) 3 (4) 5

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8. There are two pairs of figures. In the first pair, one figure is related to the other in a certain manner. If
the same relation have to exist in the second pair, which answer choice should come in place of “?”

: :: : ?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

9. A cube of 5 cm has been painted on its surfaces in such a way that two opposite surfaces have been
painted blue and two adjacent surfaces have been painted red. Two remaining surfaces have been
left unpainted. Now the cube is cut into smaller cubes of side 1 cm each. Then how many cubes will
have only two side painted ?
(1) 16 (2) 18 (3) 19 (4) 24
10. Two Statements are given followed by four conclusions. Assume these statements to be true and then
check which of the conclusions are true and select the correct alternative :
Statements:
I. Yaks are heavier than cows but lighter than horses.
II. Birds are heavier than donkeys but lighter than cows.
Conclusions :
I. Donkeys are lighter than cows. II. Cows are lighter than horses.
III. Birds are lighter than yaks. IV. Donkeys are the lightest.
(1) Only I, II and III follow (2) Only II, III and IV follow
(3) Only I and IV follow (4) All follow
11. I. There are six students (A, B, C, D, E and F) in a group. Each student can opt for only three
choices out of the six which are music, reading, painting, badminton, cricket and tennis.
II. A, C and F like reading.
III. D does not like badminton, but like music.
IV. Both B and E like painting and music.
V. A and D don't like painting, but they like cricket.
VI. All student except one like badminton.
VII. Two students like tennis.
VIII. F does not like cricket, music and tennis.
Which pair of students has the same combination of choices?
(1) A and C (2) C and D (3) B and E (4) D and F
12. Find out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part.

X (1) (2) (3) (4)

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13. Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take
the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts
and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding
commonly known facts.
Statements :
All tigers are jungles.
No jungles are birds.
Some birds are rains.
Conclusions :
I. No rain is jungle.
II. Some rains are jungles.
III. No birds is tiger.
(1) Only I and II follow (2) Only III follows
(3) Only either I or II, and III follow (4) Only II follows
14. Sandip’s mother is the only daughter of Rekha’s father. How is Rekha’s husband related to Sandip ?
(1) Uncle (2) Brother (3) Grandfather (4) Father
15. How many triangles are in the given figure ?
(1) 20
(2) 21

(3) 26
(4) None of these

16. Pointing at the girl in the park, Rajesh said, ‘She is the daughter of my paternal grandfather's only
son’. How is Rajesh related to that girl?
(1) Cousin (2) Relative (3) Uncle (4) Brother
17. If it was Saturday on 17th November, 1962, then what will be the day on 22nd November, 1964?
(1) Monday (2) Tuesday (3) Wednesday (4) Sunday
18. Mitali walked towards North from a point. She took a turn to the right after a while. Then she turned
to left and after sometime again to her left. Then after a while she took a turn to her right and after
sometime again took a turn to the right. Give the direction in which she was walking at the last point
of time ?
(1) East (2) West (3) South (4) North
19. Find the missing character (?).

5 3 7 5 6 5
72 120 ?
4 3 4
(1) 112 (2) 145 (3) 135 (4) 102
20. In a certain code language SUN is written as 27 then how is MOON coded in that language ?
(1) 45 (2) 51 (3) 55 (4) 58

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SECTION-C : BIOLOGY
This section contains 15 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4)
out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
31. Which of the following diagrams shows hydrotropism ?

(1) (2)

pollen grain

pollen tube Water

(3) ovule (4)

Carpel
32. Which bacterial disease affects the nervous system and causes muscle contraction of the jaw and neck?
(1) Diphtheria (2) Plague (3) Tetanus (4) Rabies
33. Which of the following is correct explanation about cell X and Y in the given images?

(1) Detect changes in the biotic factors present in the environment.

(2) Maintain homeostasis by controlling water loss.
(3) Store excess heat during the day and remove the heat at night.
(4) Absorb light energy necessary for cellular respiration.
34. Two arteries and two veins are labelled in the diagram given below. Which of the following are arteries?

B
A C
D

(1) A and B (2) B and C (3) B and D (4) C and D

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35. Look at the diagram given below and identify the position from where nerves to the upper limb
originate.
Cerebral
hemispheres

Cervical
enlargement
(P)

Lumber
enlargement
(Q)

(1) P (2) Q (3) Both P and Q (4) None of these

36. A girl was walking slowly to the school. One day suddenly she began breath [Link] do you
think may have caused her breathing rate to increase?
(1) too much minerals in her blood. (2) too much salt in her blood.
(3) too much nitrogen in her blood. (4) too much carbon dioxide in her blood.
37. The arrows in the diagram below represent the movement of materials. This movement of materials
indicated by the arrows is most directly involved in the processes of

(1) Respiration (2) Photosynthesis (3) Digestion (4) Circulation

38. Which of the following is human excretory system ?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

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39. The following table shows selected characters used in analyzing the Phylogenetic relationship of four
plant taxa: (YES means present that character)
Characters
Taxon Xylem /
Wood Seed Flowers
Phloem
A1 YES NO NO NO
A2 YES YES YES YES
A3 YES YES YES NO
A4 NO NO NO NO
So, Taxa A1, A2, A3 and A4 are respectively
(1) Ferns, Oaks, Pines, Hornworts (2) Oaks, Pines, Hornworts, Ferns
(3) Ferns, Pines, Oaks, Hornworts (4) Hornworts, Pines, Oaks, Ferns
40. Which of these best describes carbon as it travels through the carbon cycle ?
(1) Carbon is totally removed from the cycle when an animal dies.
(2) Carbon exists as a gas throughout the cycle.
(3) The total mass of carbon remains constant throughout the cycle.
(4) The carbon atoms are only found in living organisms in the cycle.
41. Study the experimental setup given below in which water level rises in the test tube then which of
the following option correctly depicting this experiment ?

Potassium
Hydroxide

Conical
flask

Water
Germinating
seeds
(1) Aerobic respiration by germinating seed. (2) Anaerobic respiration by germinating seed.
(3) Potassium hydroxide is necessary for respiration. (4) None of these
42. Which of the following is a set of viral diseases ?
(1) AIDS, influenza, T.B. (2) AIDS, influenza, common cold
(3) Influenza, Typhoid, T.B. (4) Influenza, cholera, typhoid
43. The diagram below shows the main organs of nitrogenous waste excretion and their blood supply.
Arrows in the diagram below show blood flow direction then labelled structure '1' represents
'2' '1'

(1) Renal vein (2) Vena cava (3) Dorsal aorta (4) Hepatic vein
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44. The table below lists ways that four organisms obtain energy.
Organism Method
1. Oak tree Make food by photosynthesis.
2. Mushroom Absorbs nutrients from dead plants and animals.
3. Cotton tail rabbit Eats grasses.
4. Mountain lion Eat deer, fox etc.
Which organism obtain energy without depending on other organism?
(1) Oak tree (2) Mushroom (3) Cotton tail rabbit (4) Mountain lion
45. Which of the following phylums contains malpighian tubule as a excretory system?
(1) Cnidaria (2) Arthropoda (3) Porifera (4) Both (2) and (3)
SECTION-D : MATHEMATICS
This section contains 15 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4)
out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
46. How many positive integers less than 100 have reciprocals with terminating decimal
representations?
(1) 13 (2) 14 (3) 21 (4) 25
47. Ram, Shyam,Tarun and Varun together had a total amount of Rs 240 with them. Ram had half of
the total amount with the others. Shyam had one-third of the total amount with the others. Tarun had
one-fourth of the total amount with the others. Find the amount with Varun (in Rs).
(1) 64 (2) 70 (3) 52 (4) 58
48. The condition that x3 – ax2 + bx – c = 0 may have two of the roots equal to each other but of
opposite signs is
2
(1) ab = c (2) a bc (3) a2b = c (4) None of these
3
49. The total number of propositions in the book ‘Elements’ are
(1) 460 (2) 465 (3) 13 (4) 55
50. Find the value of x in the figure given below.
C

30°

A 48° D x

40°

B
(1) 118° (2) 20° (3) 72° (4) 223°
51. In the figure given below, ABC is an equilateral triangle and PQRS is a square of side 6 cm. By how
many cm 2 is the area of the triangle more than that of the square?
A

P Q

B C
S R
21
(1) (2) 21 (3) 21 3 (4) 63
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SECTION-A : PHYSICS
This section contains 20 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out
of which ONLY ONE is correct.
1. A force produces an acceleration of ‘a1’ in a body ‘A’ and the same force produces an acceleration
of ‘a2’ in another body ‘B’. If the two bodies are combined and the same force is applied on
the combination of two bodies ‘A’ & ‘B’, then the acceleration produced in it is ______

a1  a2
(1) a1 + a2 (2)
2a1 a2

a1 a2
(3) (4) a1 a2
a1  a2
2. A plane mirror forms a virtual, erect and same size image as that of the object. The magnification
of plane mirror is
(1) +1 (2) –1
(3) greater than 1 (4) lesser than 1
3. The slope of the distance-time graph gives
(1) Distance (2) Speed (3) Acceleration (4) Displacement
4. A particle falls from rest under gravity. Its potential energy (PE) with respect to ground and its kinetic
energy (KE) are plotted with time t. Choose the correct graph.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

5. An object of height 10 cm is placed at a distance of 40 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 40

cm, then find position and size of the image.
(1) Real, v = 200 cm, h’ = 15 cm (2) Real, v = , h’ = 
(3) Virtual, v = 20 cm, h’ = 15 cm (4) Virtual, v = , h’ = 15 cm

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6. Before playing the orchestra in a musical concert, a sitarist tries to adjust the tension and pluck the
string suitably. By doing so, he is adjusting
(1) intensity of sound only
(2) frequency of the sitar with the frequency of the other musical instruments
(3) amplitude of sound only
(4) loudness of sound only
7. The gravitational force between two masses on the earth is 600 N. What will be the gravitational force
between the same masses on the moon, if the separation between them is same on the earth and the
moon?
(1) 100 N (2) 600 N (3) 200 N (4) 400 N
8. When the momentum of a body is constant, then net external force on the body is
(1) zero (2) non-zero constant
(3) zero or non-zero (4) force does not depend on momentum
9. A ray of light incedent on a planemirror normally. How much angle the plane mirror must be rotated by
keeping the incedent ray constant, so that an angle of deviation would be 160°.

(A) 10° (B) 20° (C) 30° (D) 40°

10. Which of the following situations is true and possible?
(1) If the velocity of a body is zero, then the acceleration can be non-zero.
(2) A body moving at a constant velocity can have acceleration.
(3) The magnitude of distance and displacement are equal in a circular motion.
(4) All of the above
11. The gravitational force between two spheres of masses m and M is F. When these masses are kept in liquid
of specific gravity 5, then the new gravitational force is

F
(1) F (2) 5F (3) (4) 25 F
5
12. If an object is moving towards convex lens from 2F1 to F1 , then its image will move from
(1)  to 2F2 (2) 2F2 to F2 (3) 2F2 to  (4) F2 to 2F2

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