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I Thebestexpression fnationalism sa)FrenchRevolutionb)GermanUnificationc) GreekRevolutiond) Amen'canWarof tn

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13.Which oneof the followingdescribes systern fagriculhrewhereasinglecrop sgrownon a argearea?a)Shiftingagdculture b) Horticulturec) Plantation griculhre d) tntensive gricuiture

14.Sources fenergythathasbeen n usesincea ongperiodoftime arecalledas

SAT '12/ Page2l . \l&ich staten Indiahas tsou,nconstitution

a) N{eghalayac) \agaland

a) 3JPc) NCP

b)Sikkimd)Jammu&Kashmir

b)RJDc) BSP

a)Renewablec) l*on-conventioua;

15.Bauxitesanoreofa)Ahrniniunc) Copper

b) Non-renervabled)Conventional

b) Manganesed) iron

16.Which oneof the followingdoesnot contnbute oconservationfenergy esourcesa)Usingpublichanspoflsystemb) Switchingelectricity vhennot requirecic) Jsingndividual ehiclesd) Usingpowersavingdevices

17. On thebasisof ownership,ndustries recategorisedas . .a)Large-scale ndsmall-scalendustriesb) PublicsectoE rivatesector,oint sector ndcorporate ectorc) Basicndustriesnd Consumerindustriesd)Agro-based ndMineral-basedndustries

I 8. Whichoneofthe following s hemost mportantmodeoftransportationn India?a)Pipeline b)Railwaysc) Roadways el)AirwaysI 9. Whichoneofthe follolving s notapersonalmeans fcommunication?

a)Lettersc) e-mail20. TheNorth-South orridor inks

a)Srinagarwlth Kanyakumarib) Srinagarwith Tuticorinc) Porbandar ndSilchard) Delhi andCochin

22. \\&at isthe ennused odescribeheuseofrelision asa ool fordividingpeopiea)Ccmrnunalism li) Diversityc)Commrurism d)Regionalisnl

23 Vihichoneofthe foi owing snot a nationaiparty ,

b) Telephoned)Magazine

24. Who s empoweredo rnakeawsonUnion List ?a) Pr esident b)PrimeMinisterci CentraiGovemment d) Vice-President

25. Whichof the bllowing snotanessentialeature fDemocracya) Freeand aireiectionb)Centralization fpowerc) UniversalAdult Franchi ed) Ruleof lau' and espectbr rights

26.The ConstituentAssemlrly hat wrote the IndiaConstitution ada)299members b) 305 rnembcrsc) 388members d) 399members

27. \\trat is factionalisma) Raisingvoiceagairrsthegovemmentb,1Creatingawarenessrnong hemassesc) Raidingpeoplewith immense 'ealthd) Creatingpartywithin pafiy

28. Whichofthe followingstatemenrsbout udiciary'isfalse?a)Every awpassed ytheParliament eedsudicialapprovalb) Judiciarycan trike lo.,ma aw fit goesagainsthe

spiritof IndianConstitritir:Lrc) Judiciaryisndependent}fii1c aecutived)Any citizencanapproachhecourt fhisiherrightsareviolated

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SAT '12/ Pase36. The elationamong , v andf for amirror s9. TheNationalHumanRightsCommissions headexlbythe:a)President

c) ChiefJusticeb) Vice-Presidentd)PrimeMinister

30. When any of our rights get violated, we can seekredressalunder :a)Rightto nformationb) Rightto freedomc) Right to constitutional emediesd) Noneofthe above '

31. Whichofthe following s not a rightprovided o theconsumersa) Right to beheardb) Rightto be nformedc)Right to consumers'educationd) Right to seek edressal

32. What does SO stand or?a) IntemationalOrganisationor Securityb) Indian Organisationor Standardisationc) IndianOrganisationor Securityd) lrtemational Organisationor Standardisation

33. Globalisationefers o ?a) diflerent economic eformsb) theprocess frapid integrationor interconnectionbetween ountries.c) theprocess f allowingprivatesectorso setupmore ndustriesd) theprocess f removing hadebarriersby

government.34. GDP is the total valueof - producedduring aparticularyear.

a)All final goodsandservices.b)All goodsandservices.c)All intermediate oodsandservicesd)All intermediate nd inal goodsandservices.

35. What is the main criterion for comparing thedevelopmentof differentcountries?a) Population b) Education

37. Ifthe raysconstitutinghebeam ctuallymeet t apointor appear o meet at apoint, then he beam s

a ) f : u v (u +v )c) u: fv(f+t')

a) divergentc)parallel

a)choroidsc) retina

a) electriccurrentc) electricpower

a)thumbc) secondinger

a) dynamoc) electricmotor

b)v:fu(u+fld) all ofthese

b) convergentd) equal

b) r3.3Dd) 1.33

b) risd) ens

b) presbyopicd) heterophoria

b ) s 0 wd) 112W

b) resistanced)magneticfield

b) forefingerd)middlefinger.

b) electromagnetd) generator

38.What s thepowerofa concaveenswhose ocal engthis - 75.0 m?a)1.33c) 13.3

b) realanderectd) virtual andinverted

39. The mage ormed by a convex enswhen theobjectlies at hefocus sa) virtual anderectc) real and nverted

40. ln thehuman eye, he opaquediaphragmbehindthecomea s called he

41.A eyecannotdistinctlyseetheobiectsthaare oo near.a)myopicc) hlpermetropic

42. Anelectric ron is corurectedo a 200 V mainssupplyanddrawsacurrentof4.0A. What s thepowerratingofthe ron ?a) 800 Wc) 106W

43. A voltmeter sused or measurine

44. According to Fleming'sLeft HandRule, thepoints n thedirectionof themagnetic ield.

45 A devicewhich convertshe electricalenergynto themechanicalenergyscalledc) Familybackgraound d) Income

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SAT - '12 / Page546. Thepercentageofmethaneinbiogasisapproximately 57. There are _periods in the Modern Periodica)30%c) 35%

a) butanec) propane

a)heliumc) nitrogen

b) 40%d)6s%

b)methaned) ethane

b) 64d) 84

b)oxygend)hydrogen

Thble.a ) 7c ) 9

a) Pepsinc)Tr1,psin

a)synapsec) dendrites62. Theanthercontains

a) sepalsc) carpel

a)Darwinc)Mendel

b)Chymotrypsind)Ptlalin

b) axond) noneofthese

b)owlesd)pollengrains

b) Lamarckd) de Vries

b) 18d ) 247. Themain constituent f LPG s58. Organismscapableof synthesizingheir own food arecalleda) heterotrophs b) autotrophsc) decomposers d) parasites59. The otal volumeofblood in an adultbody s abouta) 6 to 7 litres b) 4 to 5 litres49. What s thechemical ormulaofPlasterofParis ? c) 5 to 6 litres d) 7 to 8 litres

a) (CaSO), .H,O b) (CaSO), . HrOc) (CaSO)2. zHzO d) (CaSOo) HrO 60.Whichofthefollowingenzymesispresentinsaliva?

48. Sodiumcarbonates alsocalleda)baking soda b) washingsodac)bleachingpowder d) bread soda

50. Of more han114elements nown so ar.aremetals.a) 74c) 94

51.About 88.6%of theuniverses madeup of

61 Thefunctional tmction between wo neuronss called

52. Complete he chemical eactionMg(s) + H2SO4aq) -+ ? 63. Which oneofthe followins is not a sexuallvtznsmitteda)Gonorhoea b) Syphilisc)AIDS d)Typhoid

64. Thebook'Origin of Species'waswrittenby

a) MgSO, + H2O b) MgSO + H2O+ 02 disease?c) MgSOo+ H, d)noreaction53._ is theprocessn which there s lossofelectrons.

a)Oxidation b)Reductionc) Redox reaction d) both (a) and(b)54. The eaction fan alcoholwith carboxylic cid s called 65. The transmissionof traits from parents o offspringa) combustion b) esterification throughgametesiscalledc) saponification d) noneof these a)variation b) heredityc) both (a) and(b) d) neither a)nor (b)55 An organiccompoundwhichcontains -OH ftnctionalgoup is called 66._are alsocalledsaprophytes.a) aldehyde b) alcohol a) Producers b) Consumersc) carboxyl d) ester c) Decomposers d) Parasites

56. Whichoneofthesegroupofelementss alsocalled he 67. Extensiveplantingof trees o increaseorestcover shalogenfamily? calleda) Group t6 b) Group 18 a)afforestation b) agroforestryc) Group 10 d) Group 17 c) deforestation d)plantation

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68. A large ecosystemwith its associated lants andanimalsiscalleda)habitat b)biomec) biomass d) biota

69. How many spinalnervesare here n humanbody?

SAf - '12/ Page77 If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is sivenbv

S, = lt + 3r , then hc first ermoftheAP sa ) lc ) 3

a) 10pairsc) 21 pairs

a) mcc) m2c

b) 12pairsd) 31pairs

b) mc2d) n1c' a) lA= lDc l z B = l E

b ) 2d ) 4

b) Zt:/Fd ) Z B = l D

78. n aABCandaDEF wehave 9 = BC .TrianglesDH F'DABCandDEFwill besimiiarf70. According o theEinstein'smassenergy elation,E: ?

71 A polynomial fdegree is calleda)Linearpolynomial b)Quadraticpolynomialc)Cubicpolynomial d)Biquadraticpolyr:romial

72. Thedecimalexpansionof isa) awholenumberb)teminatingc) non-terminatingbut repeatingd)nonterminatingbut non-repeating

73. The sumofrational and nationalnumber sa)Rationalc)Zero b)

In'ationald) Integers

74. A pair of equations :a and y=b gaphicallyrepresentines which area) ntersecting t(ab) b) intersecting t(b,a)c)parallel d) coincident

75. Thequadraticequationx2+bx *c = 0 willhaverealanddistinct oots fa ) b ' - 4 a c < o b ) b ' - 4 a c > 0c) b2 4ac = 0 d) all the above

76. Which ofthe following is not aquadratic quation?a ) 2 (x - l ) t = 4x22x+ I

/ I r lb ) x -+ l ) = x -+ 3 x + 9

) ( ' + z x ) t =x o+3+4x3d ) x t + 9 = 3 x 2 - 5 x

79. Thedistance forigin {icrn hepointP(3, 2) is :a,\J'c) JiJ

b) -1d ) 2

a ) 2c) - l

b ) 1d ) 0

80. Thecoordinates f aproint hich isequidistantromthe hree ertices (0,2y),O(0.0) andB(2x, 0; of a

81. f sec'e(l sinO)(1sin0)= fr then he alue f&t 5 .a ) 0c ) 1

82. In a right angled riangleABC, right angledat B, iftanA: 1 then hevalueof 2 sinA cosA is :

b)VGd) ,,,TT

triaigleAOB area) (x,y) b) (y ,r )

( x r ' ) / y x )' r[z ' ;J d)lr ' t )

83. Which ofthe following statementss nottrue?a) There s onlyone angent t apoint ofthe circleb) The engthsoftangentsdrawn rom the anexternalpoint to circle areequalc) Therecanbe many angentso a circle througha

point lying outside he circled) No tangentcanbedrawn o thecircle from apointinside he circle

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SAT'- 12 I Page84. A solid sphereof radiusx cm is meltedandcast nto 88. TheKing, QueenandJackofclubs are emoved romthe shape f asolid coneof heightx cm, he aclius f adeckof 52cards nd henwell shuffled.Onecard sthebaseof the cone s : selectedrom he emaining ards. heprobabilifyof

a) ,r cir] b) ,lx cnr gefiinga e uh s :c) 3;rcm d) Zr cm 13 l085.A cone s divided nto wopartsbyrlrawingaplane

a) qg b) 49through hemid-pointof its axisparallel o its base. 3 -. IThen he ratioof volumesofthe two parts s : ) 49 d) 49a ) 1 : 7 b ) 2 : 7c) 7 : Z dy3: 2 89.For heclass-intervals-10, 10-20,2A40,....whichofthe following statementsstrue?

86. Ifthe modeof thedata s 45 andmeans 2T,thenthe a) 20 s ncluded n theclass 0-20medians : b) 20 ncludedn the class20-30a) 36 b) 33 c) i 0 is not ncluded n any classc) 30 d) 28 d) 20 s included n both 10-20and20-3087. Whichofthe following is true? 90.The anglesof a triangle are n the ratio 1 : 5 : 3, thea) Probabilityof an event s alwaysgreaterhan 1. smallest ngleofthe triangle s :b) Probabilityof an eventcanbe anypositivenumber a) 20 b) 60c) Probabilityofaneventcannotbenegative c) 90o d) 100d) Probabiliwof aneventcanno be zero

Space or RoughWork

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