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INSTRUCTIONS: Read each ques琀椀on carefully and select the best answer for each. Mark only
one answer for each item by shading the circle corresponding to the le琀琀er of your choice on the
answer sheet provided.
1. The tendency of an atom to a琀琀ract electrons shared in a covalent bond is called:
A. electronega琀椀vity B. electron mobility
C. electron a昀케nity D. electron ability
2. The isotopes of an element di昀昀er in the number of
A. electrons B. neutrons
C. protons and neutrons D. both
3. The human body consists of ___ % of carbon.
A. 12 B. 16 C. 18 D. 22
4. According to this law, “The force between two charges varies directly as the magnitude of
each charge and inversely as the square of the distance between them.”
A. Law Universal Gravita琀椀on B. Newton’s Law
C. Inverse Square Law D. Coulomb’s Law
5. Normal range of the frequency of sound, which the human beings can hear, is:
A. less than 20 Hz B. more than 25,000 Hz
C. 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz D. all of these
6. At what temperature do both the cen琀椀grade and Fahrenheit thermometers show the same
reading?
A. -38o B. -40o C. -42o D. -50o
7. When bullet is 昀椀red from a ri昀氀e, the force that accelerates the bullet is equal in magnitude to
the force that makes the ri昀氀e recoil. But, compared with the ri昀氀e, the bullet has a greater:
A. iner琀椀a B. poten琀椀al energy
C. kine琀椀c energy D. momentum
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8. A singer holds a high note and sha琀琀ers a distant crystal glass. This phenomenon best
demonstrates:
A. a forced vibra琀椀ons B. Doppler e昀昀ect
C. interference D. resonance
9. One light-year is equal to:
A. 5.8785 x 1012 miles B. 9.4607 x 1015 meters
C. 0.307 parsec D. all of the above
10. Which of the following statements is correct concerning the passage of white light into a
glass prism?
A. The violet color travels faster than the red color.
B. The violet color travels slower than the red color.
C. All the colors of white light travel with the same speed.
D. Greater the wavelength, slower the speed of color.
11. The power of a lens is measured in:
A. ampere B. candela C. meter D. diopter
12. Which of the following collisions is an elas琀椀c collision?
A. Two bodies move towards each other, collide and then move away from each other.
There is a rise in temperature
B. Two bodies collide and the sound of collision is heard by a blind man
C. Two steel balls collide such that their kine琀椀c energy is conserved
D. A man jumps on to a moving cart
13. Twenty-昀椀ve grams of sodium chloride were dissolved in 225 grams of water. What is the
mass percent of NaCl in the solu琀椀on?
A. 10% B. 11% C. 12.5% D. 25%
14. The escape velocity from the earth’s surface is:
A. 1.7 km/sec B. 1.2 km/sec C. 11.2 km/sec D. 10.2 km/sec
15. What is the mass of 7.50 mol of nitrogen gas?
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A. 210 g B. 105 g C. 120 g D. 250 g
16. What are found in the nucleus of an atom?
A. electrons and protons B. protons and neutrons
C. ca琀椀ons and anions D. electrons and neutrons
17. A very 昀椀ne par琀椀cle of soil when mixed to water will form a cloudy mixture. How is this
mixture classi昀椀ed?
A. colloid B. suspension C. solu琀椀on D. compound
18. What is the property of metals that allow them to be rolled without breaking?
A. duc琀椀lity B. malleability C. luster D. elas琀椀city
19. The net e昀昀ect of photosynthesis, chemically, is reduc琀椀on, leading to the forma琀椀on of which
products?
A. carbon dioxide and carbohydrates
B. carbon dioxide and protein
C. oxygen and carbohydrates
D. oxygen and ATP
20. When sexual reproduc琀椀on occurs in mul琀椀cellular organisms, a process takes place before
cells fuse whereby a cell is le昀琀 with half of its chromosomes, enabling the crea琀椀on of a cell with
a characteris琀椀c chromosome number. What is this process called?
A. osmosis B. meiosis C. anabolism D. di昀昀eren琀椀a琀椀on
21. In humans, how do the sex chromosomes di昀昀er between males and females?
A. Males have two X chromosomes and females have two Y chromosomes
B. Females have two X chromosomes and males have two Y chromosomes
C. Males have two X chromosomes and females have one X chromosome
and one Y chromosome
D. Females have two X chromosomes and males have one X chromosome
and one Y chromosome
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22. If a 昀氀y collides with the windshield of a fast-moving bus, which of the following statement is
CORRECT?
A. The 昀氀y experiences an impact force with a larger magnitude than the bus.
B. The bus experiences an impact force with a larger magnitude than the 昀氀y.
C. The same force is experienced by both.
D. None of the above
23. It is a disaccharide sugar that is found most notably in milk and is formed from galactose and
glucose.
A. lactose B. fructose C. sucrose D. maltose
24. Newton’s second law of mo琀椀on states that accelera琀椀on is:
A. directly propor琀椀onal to the net force and inversely propor琀椀onal to the mass
B. inversely propor琀椀onal to the net force and directly propor琀椀onal to the mass
C. directly propor琀椀onal to the net force and the mass
D. inversely propor琀椀onal to the net force and the mass
25. According to Kepler’s 昀椀rst law, “All the planets revolve around the sun in ellip琀椀cal orbits
having the sun at one of the foci”. This law is also known as:
A. Law of Universal Gravita琀椀on B. Law of Orbits
C. Law of Revolu琀椀on D. Law of Ellipse
26. The following are the half-lives of four ac琀椀ve isotopes. Which one of the following is the
most dangerous to handle?
A. 13 days B. 100 years C. 3 billion years D. 0.01 minute
27. Which two substances can be mixed together to form a new substance through a chemical
reac琀椀on?
A. baking soda and water B. water and vinegar
C. baking soda and vinegar D. baking soda and baking powder
28. The existence of microorganisms in the human gastric system is an example of:
A. parasi琀椀sm B. mutualism C. phylesis D. commensalism
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29. The living material comprising the bulk of a cell is called the:
A. genes B. chloroplast C. protoplasm D. cytosome
30. Metamorphic rock can form from:
A. sedimentary rock only B. igneous rock only
C. igneous or sedimentary rock D. magma
31. Of the planets below, which has the largest number of satellites?
A. Jupiter B. Saturn C. Uranus D. Neptune
32. Ptyalin is an enzyme produced in the:
A. salivary glands B. pancreas C. thyroid glands D. pituitary glands
33. When velocity is doubled:
A. kine琀椀c energy is doubled B. momentum is doubled
C. accelera琀椀on is doubled D. poten琀椀al energy is doubled
34. Radioac琀椀vity is a phenomenon of the spontaneous emission of:
A. protons (alpha par琀椀cles) B. electrons (beta par琀椀cles)
C. gamma rays D. all of the above
35. What is the name of the solid that forms a昀琀er some solu琀椀ons react chemically?
A. mixture B. precipitate C. colloid D. solute
36. The weight of a body is:
A. the same everywhere in the surface of the Earth
B. maximum at the equator
C. more on the hills than on the plains
D. maximum at the pole
37. Which correctly places the stages of mitosis in order?
A. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
B. metaphase, prophase, interphase, telophase
C. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, cytokinesis
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D. metaphase, prophase, interphase, telophase
38. One 昀椀nds it more di昀케cult to walk on ice than on a concrete road because:
A. The fric琀椀on between the ice and the feet is less than that between the concrete and feet.
B. Ice is so昀琀 and spongy whereas concrete is hard.
C. There is more fric琀椀on on the ice than on concrete.
D. None of the above
39. A body is taken from the earth to the moon:
A. both mass and weight will be di昀昀erent
B. its mass and weight will be di昀昀erent
C. its mass will remain the same but weight will be di昀昀erent
D. its mass will be di昀昀erent but weight will remain the same
40. Which of the following items could best be called biodegradable?
A. polystyrene cups B. cellulose
C. polyvinylchloride pipes D. phosphate detergents
41. The ________________ determines how many energy levels are used in an element.
A. group number B. protons
C. period number D. atom
42. A person weighs more in an elevator, which is:
A. accelera琀椀ng downward
B. accelera琀椀ng upward
C. moving down with constant velocity
D. moving up with constant velocity
43. Vitamin D can be obtained from _______________.
A. wholegrain foods B. carrots C. sunlight D. cereal
44. The force of __________________ is a type of fric琀椀on that works against the mo琀椀on of
falling objects.
A. air resistance B. gravity C. terminal velocity D. free fall
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45. A woman li昀琀s 20 bricks, each of weight 6N. What other informa琀椀on is needed to calculate
the useful work done in li昀琀ing the bricks?
A. the volume of the bricks
B. the 琀椀me taken to li昀琀 the bricks
C. the mass of the bricks
D. the distance she li昀琀s the bricks
46. Which one of the following is not a chemical change?
A. diges琀椀on of food B. rus琀椀ng of iron
C. conversion of milk to curd D. magne琀椀za琀椀on of iron
47. A student mixes apple juice, water, and cinnamon together. Did a chemical reac琀椀on occur?
A. Yes, because the temperature stayed the same.
B. Yes, because the apple juice changed the color of the water.
C. Yes, because dissolving is always a chemical reac琀椀on.
D. No, because the proper琀椀es stayed the same.
48. Deep blue color is imparted to glass by the presence of:
A. cobalt oxide B. cupric oxide C. nickel oxide D. iron oxide
49. Which of the following is an example of a homozygous dominant genotype?
A. BB B. bB C. bb D. Bb
50. It is easier to roll a barrel than to pull it because:
A. The surface area of the barrel in contact with the road is more in case of pulling.
B. Rolling fric琀椀on is much less than sliding fric琀椀on.
C. The full weight of the barrel comes into play when it is pulled.
D. There is supernatural phenomenon ac琀椀ng on the barrel.
