TEST ID: E/Sample Paper/L1

VIDYALANKAR SCHOLARSHIP CUM ADMISSION TEST (Level 1)

(For Engineering Aspirant)
Note : i) Do not make any marks in this booklet.
ii) Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

Section I : Aptitude Test

1. Find the odd term out.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

2. In the following question there is a specific relationship between the first and second term. The
same relationship exists between the third and fourth term which will replace the question mark
(?). Select the correct term from the alternatives given.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. ambccmamcbcamcabacamcmamcb. In the given alphabet series how many times ‘m’ is

immediately preceded by ‘a’ and immediately succeeded by ‘c’
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 4

4. In a certain code language if D = 4 and DEAR = 7, then how will then word HOTEL be
written?
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 20

5. A, B, C, D, E and F are six families living in different houses in a row. F and D are neighbors
of B. E is neighbor of A and C. A is not a neighbor of F or D. Also C is not a neighbor of D.
Who is the neighbor of F?
(A) B and C (B) B and F (C) B and D (D) Only B

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6. Find the correct alternative which will replace the question mark.

(A) 5 (B) 19 (C) 27 (D) 89

7. Birthday of three siblings falls on 1st August. Ages of Kshama and Rama on 1st August 2002
were seven years and three years respectively. If Uma is neither elder to Kshama, nor younger
to Rama, then among the following, which is the birth year of Uma?
(A) 1995 (B) 1994 (C) 1997 (D) 1999

8. Find the odd term out.

(A) R22D (B) P36T (C) M29G (D) V24B

9. In the following question figures changes in a particular order. Find out the correct figure from
the alternatives which will replace the question mark (?).
Question Figures:

Answer Figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

10. Vivek is standing at the centre of a row of boys. Subhash is sixth to the right of Vivek. Niwas is
standing fifteenth to the left of Subhash. Niwas is standing eleventh to the right of Yogesh and
Yogesh is standing at one end of the row. Find the total number of boys standing in a row.
(A) 38 (B) 41 (C) 40 (D) 42

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Q. 11 and 12 → Directions : Two tables are given below, in which two groups of alphabets are
written. In table I the rows and column are numbered 0−4 and in table II the rows and columns are
numbered 5−9. The alphabets in the tables are represented first by their row number and then by
their column number e.g. A is represented as A = 12, 44.
Table I Table II

11. Which group of numbers represents DRAW?

(A) 41, 66, 23, 55 (B) 14, 89, 12, 78 (C) 23, 57, 30, 68 (D) 32, 75, 44, 76

12. Which group of numbers represents LOAN?

(A) 95, 33, 12, 58 (B) 77, 10, 42, 97 (C) 68, 42, 03, 56 (D) 59, 24, 12, 67
13. In the following question there is a specific relationship between the first and second terms. The
same relationship exists between the third and the fourth term. Understanding the relation find
the term which will replace the question mark (?).
82 : 40 : : 36 : ?
(A) 19 (B) 15 (C) 74 (D) 17

14. Prakash is standing facing East. After turning 180 in anticlockwise direction, he travels
straight for 8 km. Turning to right he travels 2 km, then again turn right and travels 11 km,
again turns right and covers 6 km. how far is he from his starting point?
(A) 10 km (B) 3 km (C) 5 km (D) 13 km

Section II : Subject Test

PHYSICS

15. The image of an object formed by a convex lens is of the same size as the object. If the image
is formed at a distance of 40 cm from the lens; what is the power of the lens?
(A) 5D (B) 10D (C) 2.5D (D) 20D

16. A ray of light travelling in air is incident on the surface of a plastic slab at some angle. If the
angle of refraction is 30 and the refractive of plastic is 3 , what is the angle of incidence?
(A) 30 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) 90

17. An object is placed at focus of a concave lens. The image distance and its magnification will be
respectively
f f 1
(A) Infinity, infinity (B) f, (C) , (D) 2f, 2
2 2 2

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18. What will be the energy dissipated as heat in 10 s in the following circuit?
10 
5 5
10 

15 V
(A) 100 J (B) 150 J (C) 200 J (D) 300 J

19. Three equal resistors connected in series across a voltage source together dissipate 10 W
power. If the same resistors are connected in parallel across the same source then the power
dissipated will be
10
(1) 30 W (B) 10 W (C) 90 W (D) W
3

20. Two long current carrying straight conductors C1 and C2 are placed near each other as shown in
figure. Force on C2 due to the magnetic field produced by C1 will be
(A) towards right
(B) towards left I1 I2
(C) pointing out of the plane of the paper
(D) pointing into the plane of the paper
C1 C2

21 Two wires of same dimension but resistivities 1 and 2 are connected in series. The equivalent
resistivity of the combination is:
1
(A) 1 + 2 (B) (1 + 2) (C) 12 (D) 2(1 + 2)
2

22. Light takes 8 min 20 s to reach from sun to earth. If the space is filled with water, the time
4
taken by light will be nearly (Refractive index of water = )
3
(1) 8 min 20 s (B) 9 min 50 s (C) 6 min 11 s (D) 11 min 7 s

CHEMISTRY

23. Which of the following statements is not a correct statement about the trends when going from
left to right across the periods of periodic table?
(A) The elements become less metallic in nature.
(B) The number of valence electrons increases.
(C) The atoms lose their electrons more easily.
(D) The oxides become more acidic.

24. Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement?

(A) Roasting is a process of heating the concentrated ore to a high temperature in absence of air.
(B) Calcination is a process in which carbonate ores are strongly heated in a limited supply of
air to transform them into oxides.
(C) Sulphide ores like zinc blende and galena are lighter than the impurities present. Hence,
they are concentrated by froth floatation process.
(D) The process of separating gangue from the ores is called concentration of ores.

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25. Identify an INCORRECT reaction from following.

(A) Substitution reaction : CHCl3 + Cl2 ⎯⎯⎯ ⎯
Sunlight
→ CCl4 + HCl
H H OH
(B) Addition reaction : C O + HCN ⎯⎯ → C
H H CN
(C) Oxidation reaction : CH3CH2OH + 3O2 ⎯⎯ → 2CO2 + 3H2O + Heat + Light
170 C
(D) Dehydration reaction : CH3CH2OH ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
conc. H2SO4
→ CH2=CH2 + H2O

26. What is CORRECT about the chemical reaction between potassium chloride and silver nitrate?
(A) Silver nitrate and potassium chloride undergo a decomposition reaction to form silver
chloride and potassium nitrate.
(B) Silver nitrate and potassium chloride undergo a neutralization reaction to form silver
chloride and potassium nitrate.
(C) Silver nitrate and potassium chloride undergo a combination reaction to form silver chloride
and potassium nitrate.
(D) Silver nitrate and potassium chloride undergo a double displacement reaction to form silver
chloride and potassium nitrate.

27. Refer below table carefully.

Group No. 1−IA 2−IIA 13−IIIA 14−IVA 15−VA 16−VIA 17−VIIA 18−O
nd
2 period Li D O J Ne
3rd period A Mg E Si H M
4th period R T I Q U Y

In the above table, H does not represent hydrogen. Some elements are given in their own
symbol and position in the periodic table while others are shown with a letter. Answer the
following questions.
(i) Identify the most electronegative element.
(ii) Identify the most reactive element of group 1.
(iii)Identify the element from period 3 with least atomic size.
(iv) How many valence electrons are present in Q.
(v) Which element from group 2 would have the least ionization energy?
(A) (i)−J, (ii)−A, (iii)−M, (iv)−7, (v)−T
(B) (i)−M, (ii)−Li, (iii)−A, (iv)−5, (v)−Mg
(C) (i)−O, (ii)−R, (iii)−H, (iv)−3, (v)−Mg
(D) (i)−J, (ii)−R, (iii)−M, (iv)−5, (v)−T

28. Sequence the following steps involved generally in the extraction of a metal in pure form from
its ore.
1. The metal obtained from its oxide requires further purification for end ore.
2. The ore should be converted to its oxide form.
3. The ore is beneficial to us if it is hand - picked then metal crushed and ground, and later
subjected to pulverization as per the requirement.
4. The ore in the form of oxide is required to be reduced.
5. Dressed ore is required for it to be concentrated.
(A) 5 3 2 4 1 (B) 3 5 2 4 1 (C) 3 5 2 1 4 (D) 3 5 4 2 1

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29. Identify the gases liberated at cathode (X) and anode (Y) respectively during electrolysis of
water.

(A) H2 is liberated at cathode and

O2 is liberated at anode in 2 : 1
ratio.
(B) O2 is liberated at cathode and
H2 is liberated at anode in 1 : 1
ratio.
(C) H2 is liberated at cathode and
O2 is liberated at anode in 1 : 2
ratio.
(D) O2 is liberated at cathode and
H2 is liberated at anode in 2 : 1
ratio.

30. Match the following columns.

Column I Column II
(a) Natural gas (i) Polymerization of ethene
(b) Coke (ii) Benzene
(c) CnH2n (iii) Methane
(d) Kerosene (iv) Destructive distillation of coal
(e) C6H6 (v) Refining of petroleum
(f) Polythene (vi) General formula of Alkene
(A) (a)−(i), (b)−(ii), (c)−(vi), (d)−(iii), (e)−(iv), (f)−(v)
(B) (a)−(ii), (b)−(i), (c)−(iii), (d)−(v), (e)−(iv), (f)−(vi)
(C) (a)−(vi), (b)−(i), (c)−(ii), (d)−(iv), (e)−(iii), (f)−(v)
(D) (a)−(iii), (b)−(iv), (c)−(vi), (d)−(v), (e)−(ii), (f)−(i)

MATHEMATICS
31. The number of real roots of the equation (x2 + 1)2 – x2 = 0 is
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 3

32. A man standing on a top of 100 m high tower sees a car moving towards the tower at an angle
of depression of 30°. After some time, the angle of depression becomes 60°. Find the distance
travelled by car in this time interval.
200 100
(A) 100 3 m (B) 200 3 m (C) m (D) m
3 3

33. In an A.P. if a = 1, an = 20 and Sn = 399, then n =

(A) 19 (B) 21 (C) 38 (D) 42

34. Unit place of 7 400 is

(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 7 (D) 1

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35. In an election the supporters of two candidates A and B were taken to polling booth in two
different vehicles, capable of carrying 10 and 15 voters, respectively. If 90 vehicles were
required to carry a total of 1200 voters, then find the number of votes by which the election was
won by a candidate.
(A) 900 (B) 600 (C) 300 (D) 500

36. A triangle is formed by points (6, 0), (0, 0), and (0, 6). How many points with the integer
coordinates are in the interior of the triangle?
(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10

37. In a class of 20 students, 10 boys brought 11 books each, and 6 girls brought 13 books each.
Remaining students brought atleast one book each and no two students brought the same
number of books. If the average number of books brought in the class is a positive integer, then
what could be the total number of books brought by the remaining students?
(A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 14 (D) 8

38. Diagonal AC of a rectangle ABCD is produced to the point E such that AC : CE = 2 : 1.

AB = 8 cm and BC = 6 cm. Find the length of DE.
(A) 2 19 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 3 17 cm (D) 13 cm

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