Avanti - Grade/BL/Batch11/2021 - Set A

Test Code: SB-FT-36-18 Set A

Instructions:
1. This paper has 100 questions. Batch 11 Baseline Test
2. Each question has four options, out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
3. Each question carries 4 marks.
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SECTION I-PHYSICS

Q1. A water tanker filled up to two-thirds of its tank with water is running with a uniform speed. When the brakes are
suddenly applied, the water in its tank would :
A) move backward. B) move forward.
C) remain unaffected. D) None of these.

Q2. Rockets work on the principle of conservation of :

A) mass B) energy
C) momentum D) velocity

Q3. T wo lamps ' ' rated Watt and ' ' rated Watt are connected in series to electric
main supply of . T he ratio of heat produced in lamp ' ' to the lamp ' ' would be
A) B)
C) D)

Q4. A concave lens always gives a virtual image. In optical lenses worn by humans which of the following
statements is true?
A) T he lens can never be concave. B) In some cases the lens can be concave if the
focal length is large.
C) All focal length concave lenses are D) All focal length convex lenses are possible.
possible.

Q5. To estimate the height of a bridge over a river, a stone is dropped freely in the river from the bridge. T he stone
takes seconds to touch the water surface in the river. Calculate the height of the bridge from the water level

A) metres B) metres
C) metres D) metres

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Q6. T he strength of the magnetic field between the poles of an electromagnet would be unchanged if :
A) current in the electromagnet winding is B) direction of the current in electromagnet
doubled. winding is reversed.
C) distance between the poles of D) None of the above
electromagnet is doubled.

Q7. A car weighing and travelling at stops at a distance of decelerating uniformly.

What is the force exerted on it by the brakes?
A) B)
C) D)

Q8. Which part is responsible for passing the sound after it is being collected from surroundings?
A) B B) D
C) A D) C

Q9. T he fission of one uranium nucleus releases energy of amount joules. Find the number of fissions
required to produce energy at the rate of for hours in a nuclear power plant.
A) yt / x B) x / yt
9
C) yt / x D)

Q10. A red rose when seen in green light appears

A) yellow B) red
C) green D) black

Q11. A heavy mass and a lighter mass are dropped from the same height. Let be the acceleration due to
gravity. Pick the correct alternative from the following statements.(Assume there is no air friction present)
A) for mass will be higher than that of B) for mass will be lower than that of
mass mass
C) for both the masses will be same but will D) for both the masses will be same and
reach the ground earlier both will reach the ground at the same time

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Q12. T he velocity-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is shown below:

Which one of the following graphs represents the acceleration (a)- time graph for the above motion

A) B)

C) D)

Q13. T he figure shows an object placed in front of a plane

mirror , and are the three positions where the image of
object may be seen. Observer is able to see the image at .
Where does the observer see the image of the object?

A) B)
C) D) and

Q14. A mass falls from a height of into a sand box. If it travels a distance of into the sand before
coming to rest, what is the average retarding force exerted by the sand?
A) B)
C) D)

Q15. T he sound of an explosion on the surface of a lake is heard by a boat man away and by a
diver who is below a ship. If the ship is away from the point of explosion, who would hear the
sound first: boat man or diver and at what time interval? (Given, the speed of sound in
air = and speed of sound in water = )
A) Boatman; B) Diver;
C) Diver; D) Reaches both at the same time

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Q16. A cricket ball of mass is moving with a velocity of towards a bat. After collision
from the bat, it moves back with a velocity of . T he force exerted by the bat on the ball
acts for . T he magnitude of the force is
A) B)
C) D)

Q17. T he devices given below are needed to generate electricity in a nuclear power station.

P. Boiler
Q. Dynamo
R. Reactor
S. T urbine
Identify the correct sequence in which these devices should be arranged to generate electricity.
A) S,Q,R,P B) R,S,P,Q
C) R,P,S,Q D) P,S,Q,R

Q18. When blue light is used in a thin convex lens then the focal length is found to be . If red light is used, then
the focal length will be
A) equal to B) less than
C) greater than D) nothing can be predicted

Q19. A mass of a planet is half that of the Earth and its radius is twice that of the earth. What is the acceleration due
to gravity on the planet in terms of (where g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth)?

A) B)

C) D)

Q20. In which of the following cases will electromagnetic induction

NOT occur for the given setup?

A) Coil and magnet both moving towards left B) Only magnet moving towards the coil with same
velocity
C) Coil and magnet moving away from each other D) Coil and magnet moving towards each
with same velocity other with same velocity
Q21. If a boat is moving with a constant speed, it may be assumed that

A) a net force is pushing it forward B) the sum of only vertical forces is zero
C) buoyant force is more than gravity D) the sum of all forces is zero

Q22. How will the image formed by a convex lens be affected if the upper half of the lens is wrapped
with a black paper?

A) T he size of the image is reduced to one B) T he upper half of the image will be absent
half
C) T he brightness of the image is reduced D) T here will be no effect

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Q23. A particle of mass is initially at rest. A force starts acting on it whose magnitude
changes with time but direction remains same. T he force-time graph is shown in figure.
Find the velocity of the particle at the end of

A) B)
C) D)

Q24. A man of mass climbs up a flight of steps to reach the

spring board. T he spring board is above the water surface in a
swimming pool as shown in the given figure. He jumps up
into air, above the spring board, before falling into water in the
swimming pool. If the average resisting force exerted by
water on the man is then the maximum depth of the man in
water will be

A) B)
C) D)

Q25. A charged particle placed in an electric field falls from rest through a distance in time . If the charge on the
particle is doubled, the time of fall through the same distance will be
A) B)
C) D)

SECTION II-CHEMISTRY

Q26. has

A) protons and neutrons B) neutrons and protons

C) electrons and protons D) protons and neutrons

Q27. Magnesium ribbon is rubbed with sand paper before burning. T he reason of rubbing the ribbon is to:

A) remove moisture condensed over the B) generate heat.

surface of ribbon.
C) remove magnesium oxide formed over the D) mix silicon from sand paper (silicon
surface of magnesium. dioxide) with magnesium to lower ignition
temperature of the ribbon.

Q28. T he compound in the given equation is

A) B)
C) D)

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Q29. grams of calcium will react with hydrochloric acid to form _____ molecules of . ( Atomic
weight of )
A) B)
C) D)

Q30. Which of the following is a feasible reaction?

A) B)

C) D)

Q31. A salt can be produced by reaction between

I. a weak acid and weak base II.

metal oxide and water
III. metal and a mineral acid
IV. metal oxide and a mineral acid

A) I, II and III B) II, III and IV

C) I, III and IV D) I, II and IV

Q32. A drop each of two non-corrosive and non-irritating liquids and at a temperature of are placed on the
skin. Liquid gives a more cooling sensation than liquid . Which of the following can be said about the liquids
and ?
A) Liquid has higher boiling point than that B) Liquid has higher latent heat of
of liquid . vaporisation than that of liquid .
C) Liquid has lower latent heat of D) T he boiling points of liquid and are
vaporisation than that of liquid . equal.

Q33. Which of the following oxides will have maximum basic character?

A) B)
C) D)

Q34. Four substance were thoroughly mixed with water separately to obtain mixtures and .
Some of their properties give below:

I. Path of beam of light passing through it was visible in and but invisible in .
II. On leaving undisturbed, the particles of the substance settle down in but not in and .

III. T he solute particles are visible to naked eye in h but invisible in and .

Which of the following is correct about and ?

A) and are colloids. is a solution B) is a suspension. and are colloids. is a

solution.
C) is a colloid. and are solutions. D) is a suspension and are
colloids.

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Q35. A student added a few drops of ethanoic acid to test tubes and containing aqueous solutions of
sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate, respectively. If he now brings a burning splinter
near the mouth of the test tubes immediately after adding ethanoic acid in each one of them, in which of the
test tubes will the flame be extinguished?
A) and B) and
C) and D) Only

Q36. A metal carbonate on treatment with a mineral acid liberates a gas which when passed through aqueous
solution of a substance gives back . T he substance on reaction with the gas obtained at anode during
electrolysis of brine gives a compound which can decolorise coloured
fabrics. T he compounds and respectively are
A) B)

C) D)

Q37. An atom of phosphorus is represented as T he number of protons, neutrons and electrons in a neutral
atom of phosphorus are respectively
A) B)
C) D)

Q38. of and of are heated till the reaction is complete. Assume that it is an irreversible
reaction, the final composition will be
A) of & of B) only
C) of only D) of & some

Q39. T he adjacent diagram represents the arrangement of the atoms of an element (having
valency forming giant covalent network. Identify the heavy metal which belongs to same
group as the element discussed above.

A) B)
C) D)

Q40. What happens when ferrous sulphate crystals are heated?

I. A gas having the smell of burning sulphur is evolved II. No

gas is evolved
III. Brown coloured gas is evolved
IV. T he colour of crystals changes to brownish-black
V. No change in colour of crystals is observed

A) I and IV B) II and V
C) III and IV D) I and V

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Q41. DIRECT ION Refer: the given passage and answer the following questions.
Strength of an acid solution or a basic solution can be determined by knowing the hydrogen ion
concentrations in them, using a scale.

i. Neutral solution has .

ii. Acidic solution has less than .
iii. Basic solution has more than .
T he of a solution is inversely proportional to hydrogen ion concentration in it.

Five students, ankit, Nitin, Deepika, Gunja and Pooja were given test tubes having
solutions with and respectively.
T he correct order of decreasing ion concentration in these solutions is.

A) Ankit>Pooja>Gunjan>Deepika>Nitin B) Nitin>Gunjan>Ankit>Pooja>Deepika
C) Deepika>Gunjan>Pooja>Nitin>Ankit D) Nitin>Deepika>Gunjan>Pooja>Ankit

Q42. Direction : Read the given passage and answer the following question.
When an alcohol is heated with excess of conc. at about , it gets dehydrated to
form alkene(s). In this reaction, conc. acts as a dehydrating agent.
Which of the following statements is/are correct when -butanol undergoes dehydration?

I. Only one alkene having same number of carbon atoms as in -butanol is formed.
II. T wo alkenes having different structural formulae but same molecular formula are formed.

III. Only one alkene having one carbon atom less than -butanol is formed.
IV. T wo alkenes are formed out of which one is terminal and other is non-terminal.
V. T wo alkenes having the same percentage composition by mass are formed.

A) II, IV and V only B) III only

C) II and IV only D) I only

Q43. A glass tumbler containing hot water is kept in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator
(temperature ). If the temperature of the tumbler is measured continuously, which of the following
graphs would correctly represent the change in its temperature with time?
A) B)

C) D)

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Q44. A white coloured compound ' ' is used in photochromic lenses. Choose the incorrect statement from the
following:
A) T he compound ' ' decomposes into a B) T he compound ' ' is completely soluble
metal and a non-metal on exposure to in eq. ammonia solution
sunlight
C) T he metal part of ' ' is grey coloured in D) T he non-metal part of ' ' is violet coloured
elemental form in elemental form

Q45. Which of the tubes in Figure , and will be most effective as a

condenser in the distillation apparatus?

A) B)
C) D) All will be equally effective

Q46. Which one of the following depicts the correct representation of atomic radius of an atom?

A) I and II B) II and III

C) III and IV D) I and IV

Q47. Which of the following gases is known as tear gas?

A) Methyl isocyanide B) Sulphur dioxide
C) Chloropicrin D) Nitrous oxide

Q48. Nuclear radius is of the order of while atomic radius is of the order of . Assuming the nucleus
and the atom to be spherical, what fraction of the atomic volume is occupied by the nucleus ?

A) B)
C) D)

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Q49. DIRECT ION Refer: the given passage and answer the following questions.
Strength of an acid solution or a basic solution can be determined by knowing the hydrogen ion
concentrations in them, using a scale.

i. Neutral solution has .

ii. Acidic solution has less than .
iii. Basic solution has more than .
T he of a solution is inversely proportional to hydrogen ion concentration in it.

Teacher told three students Renuka, Bhawana and Seema to test their saliva with paper
before and after having their lunch.

A) Bhawna observed that paper turned red B) Seema observed that paper turned yellow
and recorded value of before and recorded value of after having
having lunch. lunch.
C) Renuka observed that paper turned D) Observations made by both Renuka and
green recorded value of before Seema were correct.
having lunch.

Q50. of sucrose ( ) is dissolved in atoms of water in a beaker. T he number of oxygen

in the solution are
A) B)
C) D)

SECTION III-BIOLOGY

Q51. Which of the following is an example of chronic disease?

A) Cold B) Cough
C) T yphoid D) Cancer

Q52. Which one of the following demonstrates the characteristics of cardiac muscle cells?
A) Involuntary and multinucleated B) Unbranched and uninucleated
C) Cylindrical and uninucleated D) Unbranched and involuntary

Q53. Pancreas is composed of:

A) Only exocrine cells B) Only endocrine cell
C) Both endocrine and exocrine cells D) Nephrons

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Q54. Venus and Mars have no life because

A) they have no atmosphere. B) their atmosphere has oxygen.

C) their atmosphere has only oxygen. D) their atmosphere has carbon
dioxide.

Q55. An animal cell, a plant cell and a bacterium share the following structural features:
A) Cell membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, B) Cell wall, plasma membrane, mitochondria
vacuoles
C) Cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm D) Plasma membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes
Q56. In the human body, which of the below cells do not divide?

A) Neural cells B) Cardiac cells

C) Hepatic cells D) WBCs

Q57. Amita is five year old. She has short, brown hair and blue eyes. She is very good at studies. Her favourite colour
is blue and loves swimming. What is a trait that Amita inherited from her parents?
A) Swimming B) Favourite colour
C) Blue eyes D) Length of hair

Q58. How much energy will be available to frog in the food chain comprising of hawk, snake, frog,
grasshopper, grass and the source of energy would be sunlight of energy?
A) B)
C) D)
Q59. Reproduction is essential for living organisms in order to:

A) keep the individual organ alive B) fulfil their energy requirements

C) maintain growth D) continue the species for ever

Q60. Cow has a special stomach as compared to that of a lion in order to:
A) absorb food in better manner B) digest cellulose present in the food
C) assimilate food in a better way D) absorb large amount of water

Q61. Uric acid is the main excretory product of

I. Insects
II. Birds
III. Terrestrial reptiles IV.
Human being

A) I, II and III are correct B) I and II are only correct

C) Only II and IV are correct D) Only I and III are correct

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Q62. It is often advised to use alternative source of energy rather than the conventional sources that increase air
pollution. Out of the following measures, which of them can help to reduce air pollution?

I. Use of windmills II.

Use of solar cells
III. Use of insecticides and pesticides IV.
Use of hydroelectric power station

A) I and IV B) I, II and IV
C) II and III D) I, II, III and IV

Q63. Genetic drift is more likely in

A) Small population with variation B) Large population with variation
C) Small population without variation D) Large population without variation

Q64. In an accident, two long bones of a person are dislocated. T he possible reason may be the:

A) Breakage of Skeletal muscles B) Breakage of Tendon

C) Breakage of Smooth muscles D) Breakage of Ligament

Q65. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts are similar because

A) Both have nuclei B) Both have ribosomes

C) Both have DNA D) Both have single membrane envelope

Q66. Why do we find dew drops on leaves in the dawn?

A) T hese droplets are secreted by plant after B) Water vapour present in atmosphere gets
respiration. converted into water droplets.
C) Fog formed during dawn influences the D) All of the above
formation of dew drop.

Q67. Bolting in some plants is induced by artificial treatment with which of the following plant hormones?

A) Ethylene B) Auxin
C) Abscisic acid D) Gibberellin

Q68. Which of the following will not pass through the placenta?
A) oxygen B) blood
C) glucose D) waste substances

Q69. In the given food chain, humans form the topmost consumers. Which among the given food chains will make
the efficient use of the solar energy?

A) Both 1 and 4 B) Both 2 and 3

C) Both 3 and 4 D) Both 2 and 1

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Q70. During budding in yeast,

A) Outgrowth develops earlier than nuclear B) Nucleus divides earlier than development
division of outgrowth
C) Both occur simultaneously D) There is no fixed sequence

Q71. The direction of movement of sap in Phloem of higher plants can be

A) Unidirectional B) Multidirectional
C) Bidirectional D) Direction less

Q72. Carbon dioxide chemically reacts with water vapour in the atmosphere to form carbon reason
rainwater is naturally slightly acidic.
Which set of symbols best shows this reaction?
A) B)

C) D)

Q73. A verbally challenged person is not able to tell his doctor that he is sick. The doctor with the help of gestures
and seeing his present condition observes following problems
I. Persistent coughing
II. Chest pain
III. Fever
IV. Extremely weak and fatigued
What preventive measures do you think the patient should have taken in order to avoid this problem?

A) Antibiotics B) The house should be well ventilated

C) Drink boiled water D) Wear covered clothes

Q74. Poultry farming is undertaken to raise

I. Egg production
II. Feather production
III. Chicken meat
IV. Milk production

A) I and III B) I and II

C) II and III D) III and IV

Q75. Assertion: Presently, the global atmosphere is warming up.

Reason: The depletion of stratospheric ozone layer has resulted in increase in ultraviolet
radiations reaching the earth.
A) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason B) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason
is a correct explanation for Assertion. is NOT a correct explanation for
Assertion.
C) Assertion is True, Reason is False. D) Assertion is False, Reason is True.

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 SECTION IV-Mathematics

Q76. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation is equal to the
product of the roots, then the value of is
A) B)
C) D)

Q77. is:

A) Always zero B) Never zero

C) Positive if and only of D) Positive only if

Q78. Find the value of , if is a solution of .

A) 14 B) 12
C) 10 D) 16

Q79. T wo A.P.s have the same common difference. T he difference between their millionth terms is
. What is the difference between their terms?
A) B)
C) D)

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Q80. In Fig- coordinates of are

A) B)
C) D)

Q81. T he length and breadth of a rectangle figure are in the ratio . If the diagonal measures
then the perimeter of the rectangle is
A) B)
C) D)

Q82. T here are collinear points on a plane. A circle lying on the same plane passes through of
them. T hen, the value of can be
I. 0 II. 1 III. 2 IV. 3
A) I B) III
C) I, II, III D) I, II, III, IV

Q83. If is a point inside the scalene triangle such that have the same
area, then must be
A) Incentre of B) Circumcentre of
C) Centroid of D) Orthocentre of

Q84. On dividing as well as by a -digit number , we get the same remainder in each case. T he sum
of the digits of is-
A) B)
C) D)

Q85. Find the value of and respectively in the following frequency distribution table, if and median is .
Marks obtained 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total
No. of students 10 25 30 10 100

A) B)
C) D)

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Q86.
Statement I: No. of spherical balls that can be made out of a solid cube of lead
Statement II: If the radius of a cone is halved and volume is not changed, then height must become four times of
the original height.
A) Both statements are true B) Only statement I is true
C) Only statement II is true D) Both statements are false

Q87. T he probability that a non leap year selected at random will contain sundays is
A) B)

C) D)

Q88. If Anish is moving along the boundary of a triangular field of sides and and you are moving
along the boundary of a circular field whose area is double the area of the triangular
field, then the radius of the circular field is (Take ):

A) B)
C) D)

Q89. T he hypotenuse of a right triangle has length and the radius of the inscribed circle is . T he ratio of the
area of the circle to the area of the triangle is
A) B)

C) D)

Q90. What is the length of the longest pole which can be kept in a room long, broad and high?

A) B)
C) D)

Q91.
T he value of is
A) B)
C) D)

Q92. How many digits are required for numbering the pages of a book having pages?
A) B)
C) D)

Q93. In a circular playground of radius , what is the probability that a person is standing closer to the centre
than the circumference?
A) B)

C) D)

Q94. T he height and radius of the cone, of which the frustum is a part, are and respectively. If
and are the height and radius of the smaller base of the frustum respectively and
, then is equal to
A) B)
C) D)

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Q95. Let and . T he quadratic equation whose roots are and will
be
A) B)
C) D)

Q96. T he angle of elevation of a bird from a point metres above a lake is and the angle of T he
depression of its reflection in the lake is height of the bird above the lake is
A) B)
C) D) none of these.

Q97. can finish a work in days and can do the same work in half the time taken by . T hen,
working together, what part of the same work can they finish in a day?
A) B)

C) D)

Q98. T he first term in a sequence is . Each term in the sequence after the first term is equal to half the previous
term, plus .
Which of the following statements best describes the terms in the sequence as it progresses?

A) T he terms get closer to 8 B) T he terms get closer to 12

C) T he terms increase at a constant rate D) T he terms decrease at a constant rate

Q99. In divides the side such that is a point in such that

Find the ratio of the areas of and trapezium
A) B)
C) D) None of these

Q100. Let be a pole whose coordinates are and and be the position of a
man whose coordinates are . If the pole makes an angle of elevation at the point , then
the angle if we shift the origin at will be:
A) B)
C) D)

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