Organisation : Directorate of School Education Puducherry
Exam Name : NMMSS Examination National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme
Document Type : Previous Year Question Paper
Year : 2020-21
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School Education Puducherry NMMSS Exam Question Paper
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST – MARCH 2020-21
Duration: 90 minutes
Max Marks: 90
SCIENCE :
1. When you switch off the TV in your house after watching for some time, you can notice that hairs in your hands are getting attracted towards the screen. This is due to ———.
1) Magnetic force
2) Electrostatic force
3) Gravitational force
4) Electric force
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2. The electric appliances of our house are all connected in a ————- circuit.
1) Parallel
2) Series
3) Parallel or Series
4) Parallel and Series
3. Match the following
(i) Gold (a) Na
(ii) Silver (b) Hg
(iii) Sodium (c) Ag
(iv) Mercury (d) Au
1) i-c ii-a iii-b iv-d
2) i-b ii-c iii-a iv-d
3) i-d ii-c iii-a iv-b
4) i-d ii-c iii-b iv-a
4. Which chemical is used for sterilization of drinking water?
1) Calcium carbonate
2) Calcium Oxide
3) Calcium Oxychloride
4) Calcium Hydroxide
5. In water hydrogen and oxygen are combined in the ratio of ——— by mass
1) 8:1
2) 1:8
3) 2:1
4) 1:2
6. The metal with highest melting point is ________.
1) Copper
2) Gold
3) Platinum
4) Tungsten
7. The type of magnet used in the Loudspeaker of a Radio is
1) Natural magnet
2) Electro magnet
3) Artificial magnet
4) Bar magnet
8. Electric bell converts electrical energy into ___________.
1) Mechanical energy
2) light energy
3) heat energy
4) chemical energy
9. When mercury, water and kerosene are poured in a container which one will be at the bottom layer?
1) Water
2) Kerosene
3) Mercury
4) Air
10. The SI unit of Force is
1) Newton
2) Pascal
3) Kelvin
4) kilogram
11. The heat of the Sun reaches Earth by
1) Convection
2) conduction
3) radiation
4) evaporation
12. When a ball is thrown up vertically, its velocity
1) Increases
2) decreases
3) remains unchanged
4) zero
13. Excavators (JCB) work on the principle of
1) Pascal‟s law
2) Newton‟s law
3) Boyle‟s law
4) Charles‟ law
14.The electric fuse works on the principle of __________ effect of current.
1) magnetic
2) heating
3) chemical
4) mechanical
15. The most abundant element in human body is
1) Phosphorous
2) Hydrogen
3) Oxygen
4) Calcium
16. 1 nm is equal to _________.
1) 10-10 m
2) 10-9 m
3) 10-12 m
4) 109 m
17. Which is known as the „King of chemicals‟?
1) Sodium chloride
2) Sodium hydroxide
3) Sulphuric acid
4) Lactic acid
18. The acid present in Grapes is
1) Oxalic acid
2) Lactic acid
3) Citric acid
4) Tartaric acid
19. The symbol of mercury is
1) Hg
2) Mo
3) Au
4) Ag
20. The Intermolecular force is maximum in
1) Plasma
2) Liquid
3) Solid
4) Gas
21. Raju while drinking orange juice had a doubt whether it contains acid or base. So, he tested with a litmus paper which turned from blue to red. So, it contains
1) Acid
2) Base
3) Salt
4) Neutral
22. Kala prepared idly batter. After a few hours, she found bubbles on it. This is due to the action of _________.
1) Bacteria
2) yeast
3) algae
4) protozoa
23. The plant which has thick flat green stem and does the function of photosynthesis is
1) Sunflower
2) Opuntia
3) Water Lilly
4) Neem
24. Which one of the following shows vegetative propagation by the formation of buds in the margin of leaves?
1. 1) Rose
2) Ginger
3) Yeast
4) Bryophyllum
25. An unicellular fungus which undergoes anaerobic respiration to produce alcohol in the making of wine and beer is __________.
1) Chlorella
2) Agaricus
3) Mucor
4) Yeast
26. Which one of the following gets irritated when foreign particles such as dust or pollens into it?
1) Spiracle
2) Gills
3) Nasal cavity
4) Vacuole
27. Paddy mouse snake eagle In the above food chain the flow of energy _________.
1) increases
2) deceases
3) remains same
4) increases and then decreases
28. The end product of anaerobic respiration in plants are
1) Ethyl alcohol + Carbon-di-oxide + energy
2) Starch + Carbon-di-oxide + Oxygen
3) Water + Carbon-di-oxide+ energy
4) Glucose + water + energy
29. Which one of the following process will release more energy?
1) Aerobic respiration
2) Fermentation
3) Diffusion
4) Squatneous
30. Earthworm respires through
1) Lungs
2) skin
3) gills
4) spiracles
Instructions of NMMSS Examination
1. Answer all the questions. All questions carry one mark each
2. Since all questions are compulsory, do not try to read through the whole question paper before beginning to answer.
3. Begin with the first question and keep on trying one question after another till you finish all the question.
4. If you do not know the answer to any question, do not spend much time on it but pass on to the next one. Time permitting, you can come back to the questions which you have left in the first instance and try them again.
5. Since the time allotted to this question paper is very limited, you should make the best use of it by not spending too much time on any one question.
6. Separate sheets have been provided for rough work in the Question Booklet itself.
7. The answers should be marked on a separate answer sheet provided in the Examination Hall.
8. The answer sheet has two parts corresponding to Part – I and Part –II of the Test.
9. Answer to each question is to be indicated by shading the number of the correct choice in the answer sheet with black ballpoint pen from amongst the ones given for the corresponding question in the test booklet.
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