Name of the Organization : Rao IIT Academy
Name Of The Exam : Rao IIT StartSmart Contest Exam
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Grade : Std X
Year : 2016

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StartSmart Contest STD X Question Paper :
Section - I :
** Q.No. 1 to Q.No. 25 Single correct answer type - In this type there is only one correct answer.
** Choose only one option for an answer - (Correct Answer : +3, Wrong Answer : –1, Unattempted: 0)

Mental Ability :
1. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18 % profit is
(A) 400kg
(B) 560 kg
(C) 600 kg
(D) 640 kg

2. Neena returned house 3 days earlier than the time she had told mother, Neen’s sister Veena reached fine days later than the day Neena was supposed to return. If Neena returned on Tursday, on what day did Veena return___
(A) Friday
(B) Saturday
(C) Wednesday
(D) None

3. Which of the following animal is different from the rest
(A) Chicken
(B) Snake
(C) Frog
(D) Crocodile

4. Choose the correct Venn diagram for the following. Musician, Scientist, Artist.
5. Anil, introducing a girl in a party , said she is the wife of the grandson of my mother. How is anil related to the girl ?
(A) Father
(B) Grandfather
(C) Husband
(D) Father-in-law

6. Identify the missing term 9,19, 40,_____170.
(A) 80
(B) 82
(C) 83
(D) 84

7. If 11th January 1997 was a sunday. What day of the week was on 7th January 2000?
(A) Friday
(B) Sunday
(C) Monday
(D) Saturday

8. EARN is related to RANE and BON is related to NODB in the same way as TEAR is related to
(A) AERT
(B) ATRE
(C) ARET
(D) REAT

9. A,B,C,D,E are sitting around a circle. If D is an right of A, B is second to the left of C, then who is second to the right of D?
(A) B
(B) C
(C) E
(D) A

10. Rahul puts his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 PM hour hand points to north. In which direction the minute hand will point at 9 : 15 PM?
(A) South -East
(B) South
(C) North
(D) West

12. 4,18,48,100,____. ?
(A) 150
(B) 163
(C) 180
(D) 210

13. Two position of dice are shown dice and cube below. Identify the number opposite to face numbered 2?
(A) 6
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) 4

14. Identify next number in the sequence 15, 29, 56, 108, 208, ?
(A) 404
(B) 400
(C) 416
(D) 410

15. The length and breadth of a rectangle were measured using an instrument and the area was determined as 28.83 cm2. The instrument used could be _______.
(A) a vernier caliper whose least count is 0.1 mm
(B) a metre scale
(C) a vernier caliper whose least count is 0.3 mm
(D) none of the above