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SHARADA VIDYANIKETHANA PUBLIC SCHOOL
&
PU COLLEGE
PRATIBHA PRAVEENA SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTIONS
1. The booklet is your Question Paper. Do not break the seal of this booklet before being instructed to do
so by the invigilator.
2. The question paper Series CODE is printed on the right hand top corner of this sheet.
3. Blank spaces and blank pages are provided in the question paper for your rough work. No additional
sheets will be provided for your rough work.
4. Blank papers, clipboards, log tables, slide rules, calculators, camera, cellular phones, papers and
electronic gadgets are NOT allowed inside the examination hall.
5. Write your name and Form number in the space provided on the back cover of this booklet.
6. The answer sheet, a machine – readable Optical Mark Recognition (OMR), is provided separately.
7. DO NOT TAMPER WITH/MUTILATE THE OMR OR THE BOOKLET
8. On breaking the seal of the booklet check that it contains 9 pages and all the 90 questions and
corresponding answer choices are legible.
9. A candidate has to write his/ her answer in the OMR sheet by appropriate bubble with the help of
Black/Blue ball point pen as the correct answer (s) of the question attempted.
10. Write all information and sign in the box provided on part of the OMR.
11. The duration of test is 2 Hours and question paper contains 90 questions. The Max marks are 360.
Question Paper consists of 4 parts (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology). Physics, Chemistry ,
Biology consists of 20 questions and Mathematics consists of 30 questions.
12. All questions are multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.
13. Each correct answer carries 4 Mark, while 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. [Guessing
of answer is harmful]
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SHARADA VIDYANIKETHANA PUBLIC SCHOOL & PU COLLEGE
Devinagara, Talapady , Mangaluru – 23
PRATIBHA PRAVEENA EXAM 2017 – 18
1. A body at rest is acted upon by a force F such that it acquired a speed V while moving with an acceleration ‘a’.
The work done by force is
a. 1
2 (
𝐹
𝑉2) 𝑎 b. 𝐹
𝑉2 . 𝑎 c. 1
2(
𝐹
𝑎) 𝑉2 d. 2𝑉2 𝐹𝑎
2. Two springs have force constants 𝑘1 and 𝑘2. These are extended through the same distance 𝑥. If their elastic
energies are 𝐸1 and 𝐸2 then 𝐸1
𝐸2
a. 𝑘1 : 𝑘2 b. 𝑘2 : 𝑘1 c. √𝑘1 : √𝑘2 d. 𝑘12 : 𝑘2
2
3. A force 𝐹 = 𝐴𝑦2 + 𝐵𝑦 + 𝐶 acts on a body in the Y – direction. The workdone by this force during a
displacement from 𝑦 = −𝑎 to 𝑦 = 𝑎 is
a. 2 𝐴𝑎3
3 b.
2 𝐴𝑎3
3+ 2𝑐𝑎 c.
2 𝐴𝑎3
3+
𝐵𝑎3
2+ 𝐶𝑎 d. None of these
4. The nature of force is
a. Alternative always
b. Repulsive always
c. May be alternative or repulsive
d. Cannot predict
5. A uniform conductor of resistance R is cut into 20 equal pieces. Half of them are joined in series and the
remaining half of them is connected in parallel. If the two combination are joined in series, the effective
resistance of all the pieces is
a. R b. 𝑅/2 c. 101 𝑅
200 d.
201 𝑅
200
6. For which of the following substances, resistance decrease with increase in temperature
a. Platinum b. Carbon c. Copper d. Mercury
7. Five resistors each 3 Ω are connected as shown in the figure. The equivalent resistance between X and Y is
a. 3 Ω
b. 8 Ω
c. 6 Ω
d. 15 Ω
X Y
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8. The distance ‘V’ of the real image formed by a convex lens is measured for various object distance ‘u’ . A graph
is plotted between ‘V’ and ‘u’. Which one of the following graphs is correct
9. An object in denser medium when viewed from a rarer medium appears to be raised. The shift is maximum for
a. Green light b. Yellow light c. Violet light d. Red light
10. In change of phase of substance at a constant temperature, the energy supplied is used up in
a. Increasing the average kinetic energy of its molecules
b. Increasing the potential energy of its molecules
c. Decreasing the potential energy of its molecules
d. Decreasing the average kinetic energy of its molecules
11. A clock with an iron pendulum keeps correct time at 150C. What will be the error in seconds per day. If the
room temperature is 200C? ( The coefficient of linear expansion of iron is 0.0000120C-1)
a. 2.6 s b. 6.2 s c. 1.3 s d. 3.1 s
12. Which of the following has its working based on electromagnetic induction
a. d.c motor alone
b. a.c motor alone
c. transformer alone
d. both a.c generator and transformer
13. A cable carrying a direct current is buried in a wall which stands in a north – south plane. A horizontal campus
needle on the west side of the wall is found to point towards south instead of north. The coil is laid
a. Vertically upwards and the current is also flowing upwards
b. Vertically upwards and the current is also flowing downwards
c. Horizontal with current from South to North
d. Horizontal with current from North to South
14. The velocity of two 𝛼 − particles A and B in a uniform magnetic field is in the ratio of 1 : 3. They move in
different circular orbits in the magnetic field. The ratio of radius of curvature of their paths is
a. 1 : 2 b. 1 : 3 c. 3 : 1 d. 2 : 1
a.
u
V
u
V
u
V
u
V
c.
b. d.
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15. A charged particle is moving along a magnetic field line. The magnetic force on the particle is
a. Along its velocity
b. Opposite to its velocity
c. Perpendicular to its velocity
d. Zero
16. Which of the following quantities remains constant in a step – down transformer
a. Current b. Voltage c. Power d. None of these
17. A window whose area is 2 m2 opens on a street where the street noise results in an intensity level at the
window of 60 dB. Now if a sound absorber is fitted at the window, how much energy from the street will it
collect in a day
a. 0.73 J b. 0.173 J c. 2.73 J d. 1.73 J
18. An electrical appliance has a rating 100 W, 120 V. The resistance of element of appliance which in use is
a. 100 Ω b. 120 Ω c. 1.2 Ω d. 144 Ω
19. The specific heat capacity of copper is 0.1 cal g-1 0C-1. Its va;ue in J kg-1 k-1 will be
a. 0.84 x 103 b. 0.42 x 103 c. 0.24 x 103 d. 4.2 x 103
20. Two sounds A and B are of frequencies f and 2f respectively. Then
a. Both sounds are identical
b. B is grave , A is shrill
c. B is shrill , A is grave
d. B is louder than A
21. Calculate the number of atoms in a 3.50 mol of atoms?
a. 2.11 x 10^24 b. 4.11 x 10^24 c. 3.11 x 10^24 d. 5.11 x 10^24
22. The mole fraction of alcohol in water is 0.100 Calculate its molality.
a. 5.23 m b. 6.17 m c. 4.32 m d. 3.90 m
23. Calculate the number of moles of gas in a sample occupying 245 mL at 409 torr at 38 C
a. 0.0516 mol b. 0.516 mol c. 0.00516 mol d. 5.16 mol
24. What gas is likely to behave as an ideal gas when subjected to high temperature and low pressure?
a. Krypton b. Hydrogen c. Oxygen d. Helium
25. The oxidation number of a simple ion
a. Is equivalent to its charge
b. Is equal to zero
c. Ranges from 0 to 1
d. Ranges from -1 to 1
26. Insoluble salts can be prepared by
a. Filtration b. Distilation c. Precipitation d. Evaporation
27. What is the range of carbon content for medium steel?
a. 0.6 - 1.0 % b. 0.2 - 0.6 % c. C. 1.0 -1.5 % d. < 0.2 %
28. A siren emits a sound which returns to the source in 4 s. how far away is the object which caused echo from the
source? assume the temperature to be 30 C
a. 1,589 m b. 1,472 m c. 1,267 m d. 1,328 m
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29. What is the color of solid magnesium oxide?
a. Black b. Brown c. White d. Gray
30. The hardness of margarine formed is dependent on the amount of _________ added.
a. Hydrogen b. Salt c. Milk d. Fat
31. Who coined the term plasma in 1928?
a. William Crookes b. Irving Langmuir c. Albert Einstein d. Eric Cornell
32. Bitumen is used in
a. Electronic generators b. Road surfacing c. Coat tar d. Natural gas
33. Which of the following is not a crystalline allotropic form of carbon
a. Diamond b. Coke c. Graphite d. Fullerene
34. The hydroxide, which is used for treatment of acidity in stomach is
a. Ca (OH)2 b. Mg (OH)2 c. Sr (OH)2 d. Ba(OH)2
35. Switch board and electric plugs are made of
a. Bakelite b. PVC c. Melamine d. Teflon
36. What is the composition of soap?
a. Sodium salt with fatty acids
b. Potassium salt with fatty acids
c. Both a and b
d. Sodium and potassium salt mixed with chemicals
37. Formula of blue vitriol
a. CuSO4 .5H2O b. FeSO4.5H2O c. MgSO4 .7H2O d. ZnSO4.7H2O
38. Electronic configuration of an element X having atomic number 24 is
a. [Ar]3d54s1 b. [Ar] 3d44s2 c. [Ne]2p53s1 d. [Ar]3d64s2
39. S-2 Is iso electronic with
a. Ar b. Cl- c. HS- d. Ti+3
40. Gelena [PbS] on heating in limited supply of air gives lead metal. This is known as
a. Smelting b. Calcination c. Self reduction d. Sulphatizing roasting
41. If be the roots of the equation p(x2 + n2) + pnx + qn2x2 = 0 then the value of p (2 + 2)+ p+ q22 is
a. + b. 0 c. p + q d. + + p + q
42. If the first term of a G.P. be 5 and common ratio be – 5, then which term is 3125 –
a. 6th b. 5th c. 7th d. 8th
43. Fourth term in the expansion of 10
b93
a
is-
a. 40 a7 b3 b. 40a3b7 c. 1890 a6b4 d. 1890a4b6
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44. Second term in the expansion of (2x + 3y)5 will be -
a. 46 x2y3 b. 30 x3y2 c. 240 x4 y d. 810 xy4
45. The 5th term of the expansion of (x – 2)8 is -
a. 8C5x3( –2)5 b. 8C5x3 25 c. 8C4x4 (–2)4 d. 8C6x2 (–2)6
46. The number of ways in which 3 persons can occupy 6 rooms separately is-
a. 2 b. 20 c. 120 d. 216
47. Find the total number of ways of answering 5 objective type questions, each question having 4 choices.
a. 46 b. 54 c. 63 d. 45
48. A = {a, e, i, o, u} and B = {i, o} then the true statement is-
a. A B b. B A c. A B d. A is equivalent B
49. Let n (U) = 700, n(A) = 200, n(B) = 300 and n(A B) = 100, then n(Ac Bc) is -
a. 400 b. 600 c. 300 d. 200
50. The mean of discrete observations y1, y2,....yn is given by-
a. n
yn
1ii
b.
n
1i
n
1ii
i
y
c. n
fyn
1iii
d.
n
1ii
n
1iii
f
fy
51. If A – B =4
, then (1 + tan A) (1 – tan B) =
a. 1 b. 2 c. – 1 d. – 2
52. If the length of the shadow of a vertical pole on the horizontal ground is equal to its height, find the angle of
elevation of the sun -
a. 60º b. 30º c. 45º d. 90º
53. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point 20 m away from its base is 45º. The height of the
tower is -
a. 10 m b. 20 m c. 49 m d. 320 m
54. A person walking along a straight road observes that a two points 1 km apart, the angles of elevation of a pole
in front of him are 30º and 75º. The height of the pole is,
a. 250 )13( m b. 250 )13( m c. 225 )12( m d. 225 )12( m
55. If P, Q, R are collinear points such that P(7, 7), Q(3, 4) and PR = 10, then R is -
a. (1, 1) b. (1, –1) c. (–1, 1) d. (–1, –1)
56. The ratio in which the point (8, 4) divides the line segment joining the points (5, –2) and (9, 6) is -
a. 2 : 1 b. 3 : 1 c. 2 : 3 d. 1 : 2
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57. The ratio in which x-axis divides the join of the points (2, –3) and (5, 6) is -
a. 2 : – 1 b. 1 : 2 c. 2 : 1 d. None of these
58. A coin is tossed three times. The probability that in the second toss head does not occur, is-
a. 1 b. 1/2 c. 1/3 d. 1/4
59. The probability of coming up an even (odd) number in the throw of a die is-
a. 1/6 b. 1/2 c. 1/3 d. 2/3
60. If p and q are simple statement, then p q is false when-
a. p is true and q is true
b. p is false and q is true
c. p is true and q is false
d. both p and q are false
61. Which of the following is the equation of a circle?
a. x2 + 2y2 – x + 6 = 0
b. x2 – y2 + x + y + 1 = 0
c. x2 + y2 + xy + 1 = 0
d. 3(x2 + y2) + 5x + 1 = 0
62. If and are the root of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then the value of
ba
1
ba
1 is-
a. bc
a b.
ca
b c.
ab
c
d. None of these
63. The coefficient of x5 in the expansion of (2 + 3x)12 is-
a. 12C525, 37 b. 12C62
6.36 c. 12C527.35 d. None of these
64. Two finite sets have m and n elements respectively. The total number of subsets of first set is 56 more than the
total number of subsets of the second set. The values of m and n respectively are -
a. 7,6 b. 6,3 c. 5,1 d. 8,7
65. If for three disjoint sets A, B, C; n(A) = 10, n(B) = 6 and n(C) = 5, then n(A B C) is equal to-
a. 21 b. 11 c. 1 d. 9
66. If 5 tan = 4, then
cos2sin
cos3sin5=
a. 5/9 b. 14/5 c. 9/5 d. 5/14
67. If a matrix B is obtained by multiplying each element of a matrix A of order 2 × 2 by 3, then relation between A and B
is-
a. A = 3B b. 3A = B c. 9A = B d. A = 9B
68. Which of the following is a statement-
a. May you live long!
b. May God bless you!
c. The sun is a star
d. Hurrah! we have won the match
69. A matrix A = (aij) m x n is said to be a square matrix if-
a. m = n b. m n c. m n d. m < n
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70. A factory employs 100 workers of whom 60 work in the first shift and 40 work in the second shift. The average
wage of all the 100 workers is Rs.38. If the average wage of 60 workers of the first shift is Rs.40, then the
average wage of the remaining 40 workers of the second shift is-
a. 35 b. 40 c. 45 d. None of these
71. The rate of photosynthesis is maximum in -
a. Blue light b. Green light c. Far red light d. Red light
72. Main function of lenticel is
a. Transpiration b. Gaseous exchange c. Guttation d. Bleeding
73. A lake with nutrients is called
a. Trophic b. Euphotic c. Oligo throphic d. Eutrophic
74. Suspensory ligaments is found in
a. Brain b. Heart c. Lungs d. Eye
75. Mendelian ratio 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 is due to
a. Law of segregation
b. Law of purity of gametes
c. Law of independent assortment
d. Law of unit characters
76. Ptylin is another name of
a. Chymotrypsin b. Pepsin c. Salivary amylase d. Renin
77. Which of the following is excreted in human urine?
a. Ammonia b. Urea c. Uric acid d. Amino acid
78. A person with blood group AB has which of the following antigen in his RBC’s
a. A b. B c. AB d. None of these
79. Saliva cannot reach the tooth surface to neutralize the bacterial acids because tooth surface is covered by
a. Plaque b. Enamel c. Dentine d. Bone
80. The function of kidney is
a. Excretion b. Osmoregulation c. Oxygenation d. a and b
81. Orinthine cycle operates in
a. Kidney b. Liver c. Heart d. Muscles
82. Filtration of the blood takes place at
a. PCT b. DCT c. Collecting ducts d. Malphigian body
83. Which part of human brain is largest?
a. Cerebellum b. Thalamus c. Cerebrum d. Medulla
84. Mark the vitamin present in Rhodopsin
a. Vit A b. Vit B c. Vit C d. Vit D
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85. Size of the pupil is controlled by the
a. Ciliary muscles b. Suspensory ligaments c. Cornea d. Iris muscles
86. Disease caused by hyposecretion of thyroxine is
a. Goitre b. Critinism c. Axomegaly d. Addison’s disease
87. The functional unit of testis is
a. Seminiferous tubules b. Epididymis c. Prostate gland d. Sertoli cells
88. Chordae tendinae are found in
a. Atria of heart b. Ventricles of heart c. Joints of Legs d. Joints of hands
89. Light reaction in photosynthesis occurs in
a. Stroma b. Lamella c. Grana d. Outer membrane
90. What is large unit of land having different communities called
a. Biome b. Ecosystem c. Niche d. Biosphere