01 VVM Junior Set 2 20 11 2024
01 VVM Junior Set 2 20 11 2024
01 VVM Junior Set 2 20 11 2024
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SECTION A
MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE
(MATHEMATICS)
1. Find the greatest number that can divide 246 and 279 leaving remainders 2 and 3, respectively.
(a) 4 (b) 40 (c) 6 (d) 60
2. 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 shared a total of ₹6024. Share of 𝐴 is one-third of the total money and share of 𝐵 is half of
the total money. Find the share of 𝐶.
(a) ₹ 1004 (b) ₹ 104 (c) ₹ 1000 (d) None of these
3. Twelve persons can make 360 toys in 8 days. If three more persons join them, then how many toys
can be made in 8 days?
(a) 370 (b) 369 (c) 450 (d) 359
4. 𝐴 can do a piece of work in 16 days and 𝐵 can do the same work in 20 days. In how many days can
they do the same work, working together?
1 8 8 1
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 9
9 9 9 8
5. In the figure given below, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a rectangle. 𝐸𝐷 = 16 cm, 𝐵𝐹 = 20 cm, and 𝐹𝐺 = 𝐹𝐶 = 8 cm,
and 𝐹𝐺 is perpendicular to 𝐵𝐶. If 𝐶𝐷 is half of 𝐴𝐷, then find the area of the shaded region (in cm2 ).
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6. There are three house-hold articles. The cost of the first article is two-fifth the cost of the third article
and the cost of the third article is twice the cost of second article. If the total cost of the three articles
is ₹ 228 , then find the cost of the first article (in ₹).
(a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 54
7. In the given figure, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a rectangle inscribed in a semi-circle. If the length and the breadth of the
rectangle are in the ratio 2: 1. What is the ratio of the perimeter of the rectangle to the diameter of the
semicircle?
8. In the following figure, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a rectangle with 𝐴𝐵 = 9 cm and 𝐵𝐶 = 6 cm. 𝑂 is the centre of the
circle. Find the area of the shaded region. (in cm2)
9. A shopkeeper marks the cost of two identical articles, one 100% above the cost price and the other
50% above the cost price. If a discount of 20% is allowed on each of them, then find the overall
profit percentage.
(a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 30% (d) 40%
10. The profit made in selling 5 m of a cloth equals the cost price of 2 m of that cloth. Find the profit
percentage.
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(a) 30% (b) 40% (c). 33 3 % (d) 45%
11. If the ratio of mean and median of a certain data is 5: 7, then find the ratio of its mode and mean.
(a) 2: 5 (b) 11: 5 (c) 6: 5 (d) 2: 3
12 Year 𝑋 is not a leap year. Find the probability of 𝑋 containing exactly 53 Sundays.
1 2 3 1
(a) 7 (b) 7 (c) 7 (d) 14
13 In the following figure, 𝐷𝐸 and 𝐹𝐺 are equal chords of the circle subtending ∠𝐷𝐻𝐸 and ∠𝐹𝐻𝐺 at the
1∘
point 𝐻 on the circle. If ∠𝐷𝐻𝐸 = 23 2 ,
then find ∠𝐹𝐻𝐺.
1 1
(a) 27 2 ∘ (b) 30∘ (c) 23 2 ∘ (d) 60∘
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SCIENCE
(PHYSICS)
14. The least dense planet in our solar system is
(a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
15. Orbital radius of a planet is doubled; then its time period becomes
(a) 2 times (b) Remains the same (c) 23/2 times (d) 1/23/2times
17. The two planets of our solar system from which the sun appears to rise from west and set in the east
are :
(a) Uranus, Mercury (b) Uranus, Venus (c) Mercury, Venus (d) Mercury, Jupiter
18. A body is lying static on the floor. The maximum value of static frictional force on the body is 5N. If
a horizontal force of 3N is applied on the body, the frictional force on the body is
(a) 2 N (b) 8 N (c) 3 N (d) 5 N
23. Time period of a simple pendulum is 1.5 second. How much time will it take to complete 9
oscillations?
(a) 12 second (b) 9 second (c) 13.5 second (d) 1.5 second
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25. An ultrasonic wave is sent from a ship towards the bottom of the sea. It is found that the time interval
between the sending and receiving of the wave is 1.6 second. What is the depth of the sea, if the
velocity of sound in the seawater is 1400 m/s
(a) 1120 m (b) 550 m (c) 1400 m (d) 112 m
26. A car travels for 15 minutes with speed of 40 kmph and then for 10 minutes with 60 kmph. Total
distance travelled by the car is
(a) 20 km (b) 100 km (c) 25 km (d) 15 km
(CHEMISTRY)
27. Refer to the given flowchart and select the correct option :
Sources of Fibres
Plants Animals
W X Y Z
(a) X-Flax, Y-silk (b) W-cotton, Y-silk (c) W-Flax, Z-wool (d) X-Jute, Z-wool
containing cold, warm and hot water respectively as shown in the figure. She added two table spoons
of sugar to each beaker and stirred the solutions. After two minutes she observed the following:
Choose the correct statement(s) that explains her observations.
(i) The solubility of sugar decreases with increase in temperature.
(ii) The solubility of sugar increases with increase in temperature.
(iii) We can add some more sugar if we heat the water.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (iii) only
29. What is the process by which ammonium chloride changes into gas?
(a) Decantation (b) Sublimation (c) Condensation (d) Sedimentation
32. An iron nail was put in a dilute solution of blue vitriol. What change took place?
(a) The solution changed from bright blue to greenish black
(b) The solution changed from bright blue to bright yellow
(c) The colour of nails changed to blue
(d) The colour of nails changed to green
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33. Match the statements of Columns-I and II and tick-mark () the correct matching, given as one of the
four alternatives A, B, C and D.
Column-I Column-II
(A) Condensation (i) seeping of water into the ground
(B) Evaporation (ii) loss of water from plants through stomata
(C) Infiltration (iii) process of conversion from liquid state to vapour state
(D) Precipitation (iv) process of conversion from gaseous state to liquid state
(E) Transpiration (v) growing of water vapour into mist, snow or rain, etc., and
falling under gravity
(a) (A) - iv, (B) - ii, (C) - i, (D) - v, (e) - iii
(b) (A) - iii, (B) - iv, (C) - i, (D) - v, (e) - ii
(c) (A) - iv, (B) - iii, (C) - i, (D) - v, (e) - ii
(d) (A) - iv, (B) - iii, (C) - v, (D) - i, (e) - ii
36. Which of the following elements has an isotope that does not have a neutron in its nucleus?
(a) Helium (b) Hydrogen (c) Beryllium (d) Magnesium
38. In anodising process, which metal is coated with its oxide to prevent corrosion?
(a) Platinum (b) Aluminium (c) Pure silver (d) Gold
(BIOLOGY)
39. The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve consists one national park named
(a) bori (b) satpura (c) anand (d) dudhwa
40. Sugam wants to pick out the incorrect sentences from the given statements:
(a) Foot and mouth disease is caused in human by a virus.
(b) Rust of wheat is a bacterial disease in plants.
(c) Yellow vein mosaic of bhindi okra is a fungal disease in plants.
(d) All the above.
42. Which of the following would not be a characteristic seen in all living organisms?
(a) Reproduction (b) Respiration (c) Excretion (d) Photosynthesis
43. A yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), glucose and water are mixed in a test tube.
The diagrams show the test tube at the start and after one hour.
Which process causes this change?
44. What factors may influence the type of balanced diet needed?
(a) Age and physical activity levels (b) Dietary restrictions and preferences
(c) Cultural background and traditions (d) Availability of food items
45. What happens if a person's diet lacks both carbohydrates and proteins over an extended period?
(a) Enhanced physical performance
(b) Rapid muscle growth
(c) Complete cessation of growth and severe weakness
(d) Increased metabolic rate.
SECTION B
CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE AND SCIENTIST
51. Where was Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar born?
(a) Madras (b) Delhi (c) Lahore (d) Cambridge
54. In what year did Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar complete his PhD at Cambridge?
(a) 1930 (b) 1933 (c) 1936 (d) 1940
55. According to the Chandrasekhar Limit, what happens to a star whose mass exceeds 1.44 times the
solar mass?
(a) It becomes a white dwarf
(b) It continues to collapse into a neutron star or black hole
(c) It stops its gravitational collapse
(d) It explodes into a supernova
57. In which year did Khorana obtain his Master's degree in science from Punjab University, Lahore?
(a) 1943 (b) 1945 (c) 1948 (d) 1960
58. For which scientific achievement did Khorana receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in
1968?
(a) Discovery of the structure of DNA
(b) Interpretation of the genetic code and protein synthesis
(c) Invention of the polymerase chain reaction
(d) Discovery of nucleic acids
59. Which prestigious award did the Government of India bestow upon Khorana in 1969?
(a) Bharat Ratna (b) Padma Bhushan
(c) Padma Vibhushan (d) National Medal of Science
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60. Where did Khorana work as the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Biology and Chemistry Emeritus until
his death?
(a) University of Wisconsin
(b) MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
(c) University of Liverpool
(d) British Columbia Research Council
64. To which country did Venkataraman Ramakrishnan migrate for higher studies in physics?
(a) United Kingdom (b) Canada
(c) United States of America (d) Germany
65. What field did Venkataraman Ramakrishnan change to after studying physics?
(a) Chemistry (b) Biology
(c) Mathematics (d) Computer Science
66. At which institution did Venkataraman Ramakrishnan conduct his research on ribosomes?
(a) University of California
(b) Harvard University
(c) Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge
(d) Indian Institute of Science
67. For what discovery did Venkataraman Ramakrishnan win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
(a) Discovery of DNA structure
(b) Study of ribosomes' complex functions and structures
(c) Development of the genetic code
(d) Protein synthesis
68. In which year did Venkataraman Ramakrishnan receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
(a) 2008 (b) 2009 (c) 2010 (d) 2011
69. Who were Venkataraman Ramakrishnan's co-recipients for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009?
(a) Thomas E. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath
(b) Sir C.V. Raman and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
(c) Har Gobind Khurana and Watson Crick
(d) Homi Bhabha and Abdus Salam
70. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan became the fourth scientist of Indian origin to win a Nobel Prize. Who
were the first three?
(a) Homi J. Bhabha, Har Gobind Khurana, Vikram Sarabhai
(b) Sir C.V. Raman, Har Gobind Khurana, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
(c) Homi Bhabha, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Meghnad Saha
(d) Amartya Sen, Satyendra Nath Bose, Venkat Raman
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71. In which year was Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar appointed a Foundation Fellow of the National
Institute of Sciences of India (now INSA)?
(a) 1935 (b) 1941 (c) 1936 (d) 1943
72. For which of the following contributions was Dr. Bhatnagar knighted with the title "Sir" in 1941?
(a) His work in applied physics
(b) His advancements in chemistry
(c) His role in establishing the National Institute of Sciences
(d) His invention in engineering
73. Which prestigious scientific society elected Dr. Bhatnagar as a Fellow (FRS) in 1943?
(a) Royal Institute of Chemistry (b) Society of Chemical Industry
(c) Royal Society, London (d) Institute of Physics
75. Which prestigious position did Dr. Bhatnagar hold that reflects his leadership in the Indian scientific
community?
(a) Vice-President of the Royal Society (b) President of the Indian Chemical Society
(c) Director of the Royal Institute of Chemistry (d) Secretary of the British Science Society
76. In which year was Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar honored with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest
civilian award in India?
(a) 1954 (b) 1945 (c) 1947 (d) 1960
77. In recognition of his birth centenary, when did the Government of India release a postal stamp in
honor of Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar?
(a) 1984 (b) 1974 (c) 1994 (d) 2004
78. What role did Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar play in forming India’s Science and Technology (S & T)
policies?
(a) He was a consultant to international bodies.
(b) He was the Founder and Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
(c) He served as a professor of chemistry.
(d) He led a private industrial research firm.
79. When was the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) established under Dr. Bhatnagar?
(a) 1939 (b) 1940 (c) 1942 (d) 1945
80. Who was responsible for appointing Dr. Bhatnagar as an Advisor on Scientific and Industrial
Research to the Government of India?
(a) Sir Ramaswamy Mudaliar (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Viceroy Lord Mountbatten
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81. Why did Dr. Bhatnagar take up the position as Director of Scientific and Industrial Research in 1940?
(a) He was motivated by high-paying opportunities.
(b) He saw it as an opportunity to contribute to national service.
(c) He was directed by the Viceroy.
(d) He wanted to focus on private industry.
82. Which of the following was a key industrial process developed under BSIR by the end of 1940?
(a) Manufacture of synthetic rubber
(b) Development of vegetable oil blends as fuel and lubricants
(c) Creation of solar energy panels
(d) Development of satellite communication systems
83. What was the purpose of the Industrial Research Utilisation Committee (IRUC) established in 1941?
(a) To enhance military defense research
(b) To allocate research funding to universities
(c) To translate research results into industrial applications
(d) To oversee education policies
84. Which national laboratory was NOT among the five proposed by Dr. Bhatnagar in 1943?
(a) National Physical Laboratory (NPL) (b) National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)
(c) Central Fuel Research Institute (CFRI) (d) Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
85. How much did the Tata Industrial House donate to establish chemical, metallurgical, and fuel research
laboratories?
(a) Rs. 5 million (b) Rs. 2 million (c) Rs. 1 million (d) Rs. 10 million
86. According to Dr. Bhatnagar, what is essential for the future of science in India?
(a) More universities (b) Development of agriculture and industry
(c) Government policies (d) More research funds
87. What was Dr. Bhatnagar's vision for the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), as mentioned in his
speech?
(a) To promote international collaborations
(b) To bridge the gap between science and its application
(c) To focus exclusively on theoretical research
(d) To concentrate on environmental studies
88. In his Presidential Address at the Indian Science Congress in 1945, what did Dr. Bhatnagar emphasize
as a key factor for scientific and industrial research?
(a) Expanding the educational system
(b) Applying research for material benefit and to existing industries
(c) Creating more scientific institutions
(d) Developing renewable energy sources
89. What freedom did Dr. Bhatnagar stress as being important for universities, according to his address at
Andhra University?
(a) Freedom to experiment (b) Freedom to learn, speak, and write
(c) Freedom to collaborate internationally (d) Freedom to commercialize research
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90. What convinced Dr. Bhatnagar to leave the university and take up the post of Director of Scientific
and Industrial Research?
(a) A larger salary
(b) A promise of international collaborations
(c) The opportunity to help build India's scientific research and inspire young scientists
(d) The assurance of a long-term position
LOGICAL REASONING
92. Which of the following Venn-diagram correctly illustrate the relationship among the classes (Bus, Car
and Vehicle)?
93. Direction : Find the odd word pair from the given responses.
(a) Insurance (b) Provident Fund (c) Salary (d) Shares
96. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark in the
given series : 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ?
(a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 81 (d) 91
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98. The two positions on a dice are shown below. If one dot is at the bottom then how many dots will be
at top?
99. Select a suitable figure from the answer figure that would replace the question mark?
100. In a certain code, ARMY is written as ASOB. How is JUDGE written in that code?
(a) KVEHF (b) JVFJI (c) ITCFD (d) JWGKJA
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51. (c) 52. (b) 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (b)
56. (b) 57. (b) 58. (b) 59. (c) 60. (b)
61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (a) 64. (c) 65. (b)
66. (c) 67. (b) 68. (b) 69. (a) 70. (b)
71. (a) 72. (b) 73. (c) 74. (b) 75. (b)
76. (a) 77. (c) 78. (b) 79. (c) 80. (a)
81. (b) 82. (b) 83. (c) 84. (d) 85. (b)
86. (b) 87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (b) 90. (c)
LOGICAL REASONING
91. (d) 92. (c) 93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (b)
96. (c) 97. (d) 98. (b) 99. (c) 100.(b)
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