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1.

A mutually beneficial relationship is called ……………(a) symbiosis(b) parasitism (c) autotropism (d) none of these

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Correct answer is: (a) symbiosis

2.

Bacteria found in the root nodules of leguminous plants are ……………(a) clostridium (b) streptococcus (c) Lactobacilli (d) Rhizobium

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Correct answer is: (d) Rhizobium

3.

What are the reference points in thermometer with Celsius scale?

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The thermometers with Celsius scale are calibrated form 0° to 100° where there two temperatures are the freezing and boiling of water.

4.

The chief ore of iron is - A. Fe3O4 B. FeCO3 C. Fe2O3 D. None of these.

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Correct Answer is: C. Fe2O3 

Ferruginous rock containing one or more minerals from which metallic iron may be profitably extracted. The chief ores of iron consist mainly of the oxides: hematite, Fe2O3; goethite, alpha -FeO (OH); magnetite, Fe3O4; and the carbonate, siderite FeCO3.

5.

Define cleaning. What are its advantages?

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The production of one individual organism or a group of organisms of identical genotype or cells that have been derived from a single parental organism or cell. cloning is of two types: gene cloning and organism cloning.

Cloning is very beneficial in DNA finger printing. DNA-probe, genetherapy and genetic engineering.

6.

A catalyst is a substance which :(A) Increases the equilibrium concentration of the product(B) Change the equilibrium constant of the reaction(C) Shortens the time to reach equilibrium(D) Supplies energy to the reaction

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The correct option is (C) Shortens the time to reach equilibrium.

7.

What is the SI unit of density?

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The SI Unit of density is Kg m-3 or kg/m3.

8.

CH3COOH is a(A) Mono basic acid(B) Di-basic acid(C) tri basic acid(D) All of the above

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Answer is (A) Mono basic acid

9.

For a zero order reaction:(A) t1/2 ∝ a(B) t1/2 ∝ 1/a(C) t1/2 ∝ a2(D) t1/2 ∝ 1/a2

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The correct option is (A) t1/2 ∝ a.

10.

What is the difference between mass & weight? How is mass measured in laboratory?

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Mass of a substance is the amount of matter present in it while weight is the force exerted by gravity on am object the mass of a substance is determined with the help of an analytical balance in laboratory.

11.

The oxidation state of sulphur in peroxy disul- phuric acid is : (a) +2 (b) +3 (c) +4(d) +6

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Option : (d) +6

12.

The atomicity of sulphur in orthorhombic sulphur is – (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2

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Option : (a) 8

13.

If ∫f(x) dx, for x ∈ [0,a] = 10, then value of ∫f(a - x) dx, for x ∈ [0,a]  = (A) 5/2(B) 10(C) 6(D) 5

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Answer is (B) 10

14.

(d/dx)∫f(x) dx = (a) f'(x)(b) f(x)(c) f''(x)(d) f(x) + c

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Answer is (b) f(x)

15.

If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A then(1 + A)3 - 7A is equal to :(a) A(b) 1 - A(c) 1(d) 3A

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Answer is (a) A

16.

∫f(x)/(f(x) + f(1 - x)) dx, for x ∈ [0,1] =(a) 0(b) 1/2(c) 1(d) none of these

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Answer is (b) 1/2

17.

If P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.5 and P(B/A) = 0.4 then P(A/B) = (a) 0.32(b) 0.64(c) 0.16(d) 0.25

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Answer is (b) 0.64

18.

Let A = {1,2,3} and B = {a,b} then total number of relation from A to B will be (A) 64(B) 32(C) 128(D) 6

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Answer is (A) 64

19.

What are the physical properties of H2SO4?

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  • It is a colourless, dense, oily liquid having specific gravity 1.84 at 298 K. 
  • It has freezing point 283 K and boiling point 611 K. 
  • It is a strong dehydrating agent and dissolves in water with the evolution of a large amount of heat. 
  • It is a strong dibasic acid and acts as an oxidising agent. 
  • Due to hydrogen bonding, it is viscous. It is highly corrosive and produces severe bums on skin. 
20.

The product obtained when silica reacts with hydrogen fluoride is- (a) SiF4 (b) H2SiF6 (c) H2SiF4 (d) H2SiF3

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Correct Answer is: (b) H2SiF6 

H2SiF6 is formed when Si and hydrogen fluoride reacts.

21.

A dilute aqueous solution if sodium fluoride is electrolysed; the product at the anode and cathode are- (a) F2, Na (b) F2, H2 (c) O2, Na (d) O2, H2

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Correct Answer is: (d) O2, H2

(OH-) – e = OH

OH + OH = H2O + O

O + O = O2 (Oxygen gas)

Therefore,

Products formed:

• Hydrogen at cathode 

• Oxygen at anode

22.

R-OH + CH2N2 → leaving group in this reaction is- (a) CH3 (b) R (c) N2 (d) CH2

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Correct Answer is: (c) N2 

• Wiles dealing with the Esterification of diazomethane you will come across the nitrogen group that is "N2" in CH2N2

• Diazomethane as the name denotes there is a simple methylene carbon which is attached to the dinitrogen molecule that gets reduced while chemical reactions.

23.

Rate of hydration in aqueous acid will be in the order-(a) I < II < III (b) III < II < I (c) I < III < II (d) II < I < III

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Correct Answer is: (c) I < III < II 

24.

Give reasons:There is mixed economy in Brazil and India.

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  • In a mixed economy there is a co-existence of public sector and private sector.
  • In Brazil, sectors like health, banking, telecommunications, railways and airways are owned and managed by both public and private sectors.
  • In India railways is largely a public sector whereas all the other sectors are owned and managed by both private and public sectors.
  • So it is said that there is a mixed economy in Brazil and India.
25.

Soil is useful for us in many ways. What are they?

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1. Soil is needed for agriculture. 

2. It is needed for construction of buildings. 

3. It is needed for extraction of minerals from mines. 

4. oil is very useful for making utensils and pottery. 

5. For making toys and idols soil is useful. 

6. Multani soil is used in making cosmetics.

26.

Is soil useful to us in any other way?

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Yes, soil is also needed. 

1. For agriculture 

2. For constructing buildings 

3. For making toys and idols 

4. For making utensils and pottery 

5. For making cosmetics (multani soil)

27.

The correct order of equivalent conductance at infinite dilution of LiCl, NaCl and KCl is- (a) LiCl &gt; NaCl &gt; KCl (b) KCl &gt; NaCl &gt; LiCl (c) NaCl &gt; KCl &gt; LiCl (d) LiCl &gt; KCl &gt; NaCl

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Correct Answer is: (b) KCl > NaCl > LiCl 

The correct order is KCl > NaCl > LiCl .in case of Alkali metals, hydration energy decreases with increase atomic number e.g., order of hydration energy is Li+ > Na+ > K+ > Rb+ > Cs+. Now, equivalent conductance is directly proportional to mobility

28.

Study the following graph and analyse in short.

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(i) This is a compound bar graph showing the contribution of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors to the national income of India and Brazil.

(ii) It also shows the percentage of population engaged in these sectors.

(iii) The contribution of primary, secondary and tertiary sector to India’s national income is about 17%, 26% and 57% respectively.

(iv) Whereas the contribution of primary, secondary and tertiary sector to Brazil’s national income is about 5%, 28% and 67% respectively.

(v) The population engaged in primary, secondary and tertiary sector of India is about 49% 24% and 27% respectively.

(vi) The population engaged in primary, secondary and tertiary sector of Brazil is about 10%, 19% and 71% respectively.

(vii) Thus it is understood clearly from the graph that Brazil is not an agrarian economy like India.

29.

Is water from seas and oceans useful for drinking and agriculture?

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No, the sea water is not useful for drinking and agriculture. But by desalinating the sea water we can use them for consumption.

30.

What is Ground water?

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The rainwater moves down through the soil and fills the spaces and cracks deep below the ground as Ground water.

31.

Fresh water is scarce. What is your contribution to make your family members aware of the need to save water?

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I shall see that my family members follow the following methods of using water. 

1. Pick up water that is required for drinking. Donot throw away the water left out in the glass. 

2. Water used for cleaning rice and vegetables will be sent to the garden in the backyard. 

3. For bath, required water is to be used 

4. I suggest the members to use mild soaps as the water after bath can be sent to plants in the garden of the house. 

5. No spill out of water from the tap must be seen by every family member. 

6. ‘Think’ before you use every drop of water is the suggestion I put before the family members.

32.

How does the water reach the ground?

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The water reach the ground by infiltration.

33.

Where is fresh water available from?

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From rivers, lakes, streams and ravines.

34.

Which gas is absorbed strongly by charcoal? (a) CO (b) NH3 (c) NCl3 (d) H2

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Correct Answer is: (b) NH3 

The reason behind this is that NH3 is easily liquefiable. Charcoal strongly absorbs those compounds that are easily liquefiable, which is the case with ammonia or NH3

35.

How much percentage of fresh water is available?

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only 1% percentage of fresh water is available.

36.

The percentage of fresh water is A) 1% B) 2% C) 3% D) 97%

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The correct answer is C) 3%.

37.

What is service marketing?

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Service marketing denotes the processing of selling service goods like telecommunication, banking, insurance, car rentals, healthcare, tourism, professional services, repairs et

38.

What is green marketing?

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Green marketing involves developing and promoting products and services which satisfy customers wants and needs for quality, performance, affordable pricing and convenience – all without causing a detrimental impact on the environment.

39.

Identify any two aspects of India’s foreign policy that you would like to retain and to change if you were the decision maker.

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India’s Foreign Policy focus on the following:

1. Preservation of national interest 

2. Achievement of world peace 

3. Disarmament 

4. Maintaining cordial relationship with other countries 

5. Anti – colonialism, Anti – Imperialism and Anti – Racism.

If I imagine myself as a decision maker of India’s foreign policy, I would like to retain the following two aspects of foreign policy.

1. Maintaining world peace, Disarmament. 

2. Anti – colonialism, Anti – Imperialism and Anti – Racism.

The two aspects of foreign policy that I would like to change are:

1. Fostering cordial relationship with other countries. We can maintain cordial relationship with all countries, but if they tries to attract us, we should be ready to defend ourselves.

2. Equality in conducting International relations. We can maintain an equality in International relations along with the improvement in scientific economic aspects.

So, it can be enhancement in scientific and economic aspects in relation with other countries

Note: The answer given is purely a sample answer, students should understand the answer, analyse, and think to give their personal views on the activity and submit to their teacher.

40.

What is the coordination number of sodium in sodium oxide (Na2O)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 2

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Correct Answer is: (b) 4 

The coordination number of Na in Na2O is 4. Na+ ion is surrounded by four oxide ions and O2- ion is surrounded by eight Na+ ions hence the coordination number of Na in Na2O is 4.

41.

Henry Fayol suggested that there should be one head and one plan fora group of activities having the same objective.(a) Identify the management principle referred to here.(b) Compare the same with the principle of unity of command.

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(a) Unity of direction

(b) Unity of Command :

The principle of unity of command states that each employee should receive orders from one superior only. It helps to avoid confusion and conflict in the employees.

Unity of Direction :

Each group of activities having the same objective must have one head and one plan. This ensures unity of action and co-ordination.

42.

In to which six parts, Henry Fayol divided his entrepreneur activities – Explain.

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Henri Fayol was a French engineer and an industrialist. He contributed much in the management thoughts and principles. In 1961, he gave 14 principles of management. He presented these principles in his book ‘Industrial and General Management’.

For better management, ease and clarification of these 14 principles he divided activities of industrial units in 6 parts. The six parts are:

Industrial activity Inclusions

Industrial activityInclusions
(1) Technical activitiesThese activities include factory machineries and activities related production.
(2) Commercial activitiesActivities like purchasing, sales, exchange of units
(3) Financial activitiesActivities like procurement of capital, use of capital, fund maintenance, re investment
(4) Safety activitiesThese include safety of employees, safety of assets, safety of goods (raw materials)
(5) Accounting activitiesThese include financial statements and performing necessary statistical analysis
(6) Management activitiesThese include planning, organization, direction, co ordination control activities
43.

The name of the compound  is - A. Phenol B. Phenyl C. Benzene hydroxide D. Benzene

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The Correct option is A. Phenol

44.

The hybridisation of carbon atom in Diamond is A. sp3 B. sp2 C. sp D. d2sp3 

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The Correct option is A. sp3

45.

Write a note on W3C?

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W3C stands for "World Wide Web Consortium." The W3C is an international community that includes a full-time staff, industry experts, and several member organizations. These groups work together to develop standards for the world wide web.

It is made up of several hundred member organizations from a variety of related IT industries. W3C sets standards for the world Wide Web (WWW) to facilitate better communication ability and cooperation among all web stakeholders.

46.

The hybridisation of carbon atom in Diamond is A. sp3 B. sp2 C. sp D. d2sp3

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Correct Answer is: A. sp3 

In diamond, each carbon combines with 4 other carbon atoms with four sigma bonds. Hence, the hybridization of carbon is sp3 

47.

The hybridisation present in diamond is A) sp B) sp2 C) sp3D) dsp2 

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Correct option is  C) sp3

48.

A courier agent is a ……………… (a) professional (b) businessman(c) employee

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Correct option is (c) employee

49.

What are Advantages of e-mail?

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(i) Free delivery :

Sending an e - mail is virtually free, outside the cost of Internet service. There is no need to buy a postage stamp to send a letter.

(ii) Global delivery :

E-mail can be sent to nearly anywhere around the world, to any country.

(iii) Instant delivery:

An e-mail can be instantly sent and received by the recipient over the Internet.

(iv) File attachment :

An e-mail can include one or more file attachments, allowing a person to send documents, pictures, or other files with an e-email.

50.

What is a network?

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A network is a collection of interconnected devices. (Eg: Computers, printers, etc…).