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NTSE Sample Questions : Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Posted: 31 Jul 2018 12:48 AM PDT

NTSE Sample Questions : Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

LANGUAGE TEST

Language Test is designed to judge the power of reading comprehension, logical sequencing; interpretative, evaluative, predictive and creative components of language. The candidates may please carefully note that language test is to be attempted either in English or in Hindi (as per option of the candidate) in the national level NTSE.

Sample Questions in English Language

I. Read the following passage about the people of Coorg and answer the questions that follow.

The fiercely independent people of Coorg are possibly of Greek or Arab descent. As one story goes, a part of Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled here when return became impractical. These people married amongst the locals and their culture is apparent in the martial traditions, marriage and religious rites, which are distinct from the Hindu mainstream. The theory of Arab origin draws support from the long, black coat with an embroidered waist-belt worn by the Kodavus known as kuppia, it resembles the kuffia worn by the Arabs and the Kurds.

1.The word ‘possibly’ means…

1.The writer has good reasons to believe that the Coorgs are of Greek or Arab descent.

2.The writer is not sure.

3.The writer is stating a fact.

4.The writer says that it is unlikely.

2. Return became ‘impractical ‘ means

1. The Greeks could not go back.

2. The Greeks wanted to stay back.

3. They found it difficult to go back.

4. They found it frivolous to go back.

3. ‘distinct from the Hindu mainstream’ means

1. Clear

2. Differentiated

3. Similar

4. Obscure

4. The Arab origin of the Coorg implies

1. How the Arab originated

2. How the idea that the Coorgs are of Arab origin originated

3. How a theory originated among Arabs

4. Living in Coorg is same as living in Iraq

5. Find the adjective that describe the Coorg

1. Independent

2. Impractical

3. Protective of their identity

4. Distinct

II. The following five sentences come from a paragraph. First and last sentences are given. Choose from the given three sentences (P,Q,R) the order in which they appear to complete the paragraph.

S1 Many new government buildings in Delhi will have cool roofs

S2 ___________________________________________________

S3____________________________________________________

S4 ____________________________________________________

S5 A white wash of a dark roof is one cheap and simple option.

P This will help reduce energy use by air conditioners.

Q They will reflect sunlight and heat unlike conventional dark ones.

R Cool roofs do not require high level ‘rocket technology’.

Choose from the option given below.

1. PQR

2. RQP

3. QPR

4. PRQ

III.Rearrange the words into meaningful sentences.

1. /we / since / my brother / in this place / have been living /was born. /

2. /are /many ways / theorem /where /a mathematical / can be/ proved./

3. /on/stay/ their seats / passengers/ has opened / conductor / door / requested/ are/ the /until/ the /

4. / before / diseases / known / 18th century / some / not / were / of / these / the/ common/

5. /cancer/ her / had / family/ knew/even/Anand/ but / did not / tell / he /his/

IV. Find the word which best completes the sentence.

1. Apart from the _____________ cough and cold, I have been remarkably healthy all my life.

1. odd

2. opportune

3. irregular

4. timely

2. Our hosts had prepared a ___________meal with five courses to celebrate our arrival.

1. Generous

2. profuse

3. lavish

4. extraordinary

V. There are different names for the word ‘storm’ depending on their nature. Choose from the box below which suits the definition of the word.

1. A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle.

2. An extremely strong wind.

3. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds.

4. A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel.

5. A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic ocean.

6. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage.

a. Gale
b. Whirlwind
c. Cyclone
d. Hurricane
e. Tornado
f. Typhoon

VI.Choose the correct phrase from the given options to complete the sentences.

1. It requires such depth of oppression ________________________

1. not to create a fear.

2. to create such heights of character.

3. for a free country.

4. to lead to unpleasantness.

2. Courage was not the absence of fear ______________________

1. but the triumph over it.

2. but the fight over it.

3. but the feel of it.

4. but an act of self preservation.

Sample Questions in Social Sciences

1. Trace the growth of different strands of National Movement in India in time sequence.

a. Establishment of Depressed Classes Association

b. Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress

c. “Purna Swaraj”

d. Non-cooperation and Khilafat Movement

1. a, c, d, b

2. d, b, c, a

3. c, a d, b

4. d, c, b, a

2 Match the natural vegetation in Column I with the State in Column II

Column I	Column II
A.Tropical Evergreen Forest	1.Rajasthan
B.Tropical Deciduous Forest	2.Kerala
C.Montane Forest	3.Uttarakhand
D.Tropical Thorn Forest	4.Jharkhand

1. A2, B1, C3, D4

2. A2, B3, C4, D1

3. A2, B4, C3, D1

4. A4, B2, C3, D1

3 Ford Motors, an MNC wants to invest in India for manufacturing automobiles because

1. they can hire cheap labour.

2. tax laws are very stringent.

3. industrial licensing policy is applicable.

4. foreign companies are regulated.

1. I-B, II-D, III-C, IV-A

2. I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A

3. I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D

4. I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D

4 Which of the following situations is the example of violation of the Principle of ‘free and fair election’?

1. A candidate openly supports reservation on the caste basis and gets overwhelming support of the voters of a particular caste.

2. A party promises in its election manifesto that if it wins, it will make a policy to give every household a free TV set.

3. A Leader declares that if his party forms the government it would waive the loans of small farmers.

4. A candidate distributes motorcycles to all those who manage more than one hundred votes in his favour.

Sample Questions in Sciences and Mathematics

1 An element ‘A’ reacts with oxygen to form a protective layer of compound ‘B’. The component ‘B’ is also obtained by the reaction of ‘A’ with rust. The compound ‘B’ is known to react both with acids and bases. Identify the element ‘A’.

1. Silver

2. Aluminium

3. Copper

4. Magnesium

2In a fight and flight situation, adrenaline hormone is secreted to enable to deal with, the responses include:-

A. Increase in blood supply to skeletal muscle and contraction of diaphragm.

B. Increase in blood supply to digestive system and contraction of rib muscle.

C. Supply of more oxygen to muscle and reduced blood supply to skin.

D. Increase in heart beats, breathing rate and increase blood supply to digestive system.

1. A & D

2. B & D

3. B & C

4. A & C

3A horse pulls a carriage with a force P. Which two among the following statements are correct?

a) The carriage also pulls the horse back with a force P.

b) Since the carriage pulls the horse back with a equal force P, the system does not move at all.

c) The system moves because the horse can hit the ground with its hoofs; the horizontal component of whose reaction is greater than the total frictional and other forces of resistance offered by the ground.

d) The acceleration of the horse and the carriage are unequal.

1. a and b

2. a and c

3. a and d

4. c and d

4 .ABCD is a quadrilateral, and AB² + BC² + CD² + DA² = AC² + BD². Then

1. All angles of ABCD are equal.

2. All sides of ABCD are equal.

3. ABCD must be a parallelogram.

4. ABCD is a trapezium.

5. There are two cups filled with equal amount of tea and coffee. A spoonful of coffee is first transferred from coffee-cup to the tea-cup and then a spoonful from the tea-cup is transferred to the coffee-cup, then

1. Amount of tea in the coffee-cup is more than the amount of coffee in the tea-cup.

2. Amount of coffee in the tea-cup is more than the amount of tea in the coffee-cup.

3. Amount of coffee in the tea-cup is the same as the amount of tea in the coffee-cup.

4. These amounts cannot be compared unless the volume of spoon and that of the cups are known

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(Download) CBSE: Class XII Database Management Application Question Paper - 2018

Posted: 30 Jul 2018 10:34 PM PDT

Question Papers For Board Examinations 2018

Class – XII

Subject – Database Management Application

Subject : Database Management Application

Class : XII

Year : 2018

General Instructions :

Please check that this question paper contains 4 printed pages.
Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
Please check that this question paper contains 4 questions.
Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it.
15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period.

Questions :

SECTION A

1. Multiple Choice Questions (Choose the most appropriate option) : 1x6=6
(a) Consider the statement :
Employee (Employee_id, Emp_name, designation)
Here the Employee_id, Emp_name and designation are _______ and Employee is a ___________ . 1
(i) Tuples, Relation
(ii) Attributes, Relation
(iii) Tuples, Attribute
(iv) Relations, Attribute

(b) A group of statements which get executed based on a condition is called 1
(i) Selection
(ii) Sequential
(iii) Iteration
(iv) None of these

(c) Which SQL command is used to modify the structure of any table ? 1
(i) MODIFY TABLE
(ii) ALTER TABLE
(iii) UPDATE TABLE
(iv) CHANGE TABLE

(d) Which of the following is true regarding Referential Integrity ? 1
(i) Each primary key value must match a primary key value in a related table.
(ii) Each primary key value must match a foreign key value in a related table.
(iii) Each foreign key value must match a primary key value in a related table.
(iv) Each foreign key value must match a foreign key value in a related table.

(e) Which segment do eBay and Amazon belong to ? 1
(i) B2B (Business to Business)
(ii) C2C (Consumer to Consumer)
(iii) C2B (Consumer to Business)
(iv) B2C (Business to Consumer)

(f) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true in relation to B2C (Business to Consumer) commerce ? 1
I. Business gets a wide reach to customers.
II. Availability 24 hours a day seven days a week.
III. Privacy of transaction is always maintained.
(i) I and II
(ii) II and III
(iii) I and III
(iv) I only

SECTION B

2. Short Answer Questions : 2x8=16
(a) State any two advantages of using DBMS over traditional file system. 2

(b) Find the output of the following code. How many times will the loop be executed ? 2
for (int count = 1; count <= 10; count = count + 2)
{
System.out.println (count);
}

(d) What is NULL value ? Write the query to retrieve all the records from table ‘Result’ where marks are NULL. 2

(e) What do you mean by Work Integrated Learning ? Give example. 2

(f) Why is Java known as a Platform independent language ? 2

(g) Write any two advantages of Online learning. 2

(h) What do you mean by Entity and its attribute ? 2

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(Download) CBSE: Class XII Printed Textile Question Paper - 2018

Posted: 30 Jul 2018 10:17 PM PDT

Question Papers For Board Examinations 2018

Class – XII

Subject – Printed Textile

Subject : Printed Textile

Class : XII

Year : 2018

General Instructions :

(i) Attempt all sections.
(ii) Illustrate your answers, wherever possible.

Questions :

SECTION A

1. Fill in the blanks :
(i) _________ fiber was used by ancient Egyptian cultures around 5000 BC for producing fabric.
(ii) Indian hand printed cottons known as _________ were exported to Europe in the late 16th century.
(iii) Industrial _________ printing was developed in 1785 in England.
(iv) Floral prints have been used a lot by designers like _________ in their collections.

(v) Patchwork prints are also known as _________ cloth.
(vi) _________ prints are appropriate for kidswear.
(vii) Printing is done on both sides of the fabric in _________ printing method.
(viii) _________ method of printing is not suitable for large scale production.