1. art and entertainment
2. dance

MACRO VISION ACADEMY, BURHANPUR
Entrance Test - 2015 -16
Class: IX
ET2015/2 (Set-B)
Time: 1.30.hr.
M.M.: 60
 Each question carries 1 marks.
 No Negative marking.
 After submission of your OMR sheet, be at your own place for your result.
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English (10 marks)
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the
answer from the given option
Time has brought forth different classical and instrumental range of devices that serves
healing element to the awful and mentally distressed state of affair. Temperament
compatability matching is a reasonable trend of motion adhered with the concept of body
movement termed as dance therapy. Dance has mobilised different acknowledgment of its
noted culture proclaimed by experts and sensational aspirants. Vedas describe the dance
origin from Aryan culture to the creeping span of modern India. Archaeological Survey of
India has claimed the civilisation’s existence issue owing to excavation of past events
traced in the stone idols displayed in dance “mudra”.
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and
to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or
performance setting. Gymnastics, figure skating and synchronised swimming are sports
that incorporate dance. Motion in ordinarily inanimate objects may also be described as
dances (the leaves dance in the wind). Every dance, no matter what style, has something
in common. It not only involves flexibility and body movement, but also physics. If the
proper physics is not taken into consideration, injuries may occur. Choreography is the
art of creating dances. The person who creates (i.e. choreographs) a dance, is known as
the choreographer. Dance has certainly been an important part of ceremony, rituals,
celebrations and entertainment since the birth of the earliest human civilisations.
Archaeology delivers trace of dance from prehistoric times such as the 9,000 years old
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka painting in India and Egyptian tomb painting depicting
dancing figures from Circa 3300 BC. One of the earliest structured uses of dance may
have been in the performance and in the telling of myths. Before the production of written
languages, dance was one of the methods of passing these stories down from generation to
generation.
Dance does not necessarily involve :
(a) movement of the body
(b) face expression
(c) rhythmic movements
(d) costumes
_____________does not incorporate dance.
(a) Figure skating
(b) Gymnastics
(c) Chess
(d) Swimming
____________is not common in all the dances.
(a) Flexibility
(b) Body movement
(c) Music
(d) Physics
Physics in every dance is an important element to:
(a) master the art of dance
(b) perform it scientifically
(c) save oneself from injury
(d) get an award
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In prehistoric times dance was
(a) a substitute of written language
(b) a source of entertainment
(c) a necessary ritual
(d) not allowed in royal palaces
Choreographer is a term addressed to
(a) a sports trainer
(b) a gym coach
(c) a painting teacher
(d) a dance teacher
What does the term ‘the telling of myths’ refer to ?
(a) Pass on the stories from one generation to another
(b) Vedic convention
(c) Spiritual recitation
(d) reciting poems
One of the most important purposes of the dance therapy is
(a) to entertain
(b) to pass on the information
(c) to heal the distressed mind
(d) to teach dance well.
Fill up the blanks in the following passages by using the correct tense form of the
verbs given in brackets by choosing the appropriate alternatives from the ones given
below. (Q.9-10)
Arjun ___________ (be) a good friend of Lord Krishna.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) had
(d) had been
He never ___________ (want) to fight with his brother Duryodhan.
(a) had wanted
(b) wanted
(c) had been wanting
(d) has been wanted
Section – II Mathematics (20 marks)
The sum of the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of 2 is _______.
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1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
2
2
2
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3 x
The value of x for which the two rational numbers ,
are equivalent , is _______.
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(a) 18
(b) 15
(c) 12
(d) 10
Two years ago, Dilip was three times as old as his son and two years hence, twice his age
will be equal to five times that of his son. Then the present age of Dilip is —.
(a) 14 years
(b) 38 years
(c) 32 years
(d) 34 years
Two angles in a triangle are in the ratio 4: 5. If the sum of these angles is equal to the
third angle, then the third angle is —.
(a) 180°
(b) 40°
(c) 50°
(d) 90°
The age of a man is same as his wife’s age with the digits reversed. Then sum of their ages
is 99 years and the man is 9 years older than his wife. How old is the man?
(a) 50 years
(b) 49 years
(c) 54 years
(d) 44 years
If the selling price of a commodity is 440 with a profit of l0%. The cost price of the commodity
is
(a) 400
(b) 405
(c) 410
(d) 415
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If S.P. of an article is
of its C.P., then the profit % in the transaction is ______.
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(a) %
(b) 20 %
(c) 33 %
(d) 25 %
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The C.I. on a certain sum for 2 years is `410 and S.I. is ` 400. The rate of interest per
annum is
2
(a) 10 %
(b) 8 %
(c) 5 %
(d) 4 %
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19. What must be subtracted from x + 2x — 3x + 7 to get x + x2 + x  1 ?
(a) x 4  x3  x 2  4 x  8
(b) x3 x 2  4 x  8
(c) x 4  x3 x 2  4 x  8
(d) x 4  x 3 x 2  4 x  8
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 5, find the value of x 4 
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x4
(a) 144
(b) 400
(c) 236
(d) 527
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21. The two adjacent sides of a rectangle are 5x  3y and x + 2xy. Find the perimeter.
(a) 12x2 + 5xy + 9y2
(b) 12x2  6y2 + 4xy
(c) 7x2  3y2 + 4xy
(d) 8x2  8y2 + 3xy
22. Mohan gets 3 marks for each correct answer and loses 2 marks for each wrong answer. He
attempts 30 problems and obtains 40 marks. The number of problems solved correctly is
___________
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 25
20. If x 
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cm2. The length of each side is ;
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(a) 2 cm
(b) 1 cm
(c) 1 cm
(d) 2 cm
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24. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio : : and its perimeter is 94 cm. The length of the
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smallest side is
(a) 18.8 cm
(b) 23.5 cm
(c) 24 cm
(d) 31.3 cm
25. In parallelogram PQRS, SQP and QSP are
(a) 45°, 60°
(b) 60°, 45°
(c) 70°, 35°
(d) 35°, 70°
23. The area of a square field is 1
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In the figure, p || q and  a = 50°, then d is
(a) 120°
(b) 130°
(c) 180°
(d) 60°
27.
In the figure, AB and CD are two diameters of a circle. Then ACBD is
(a) square
(b) rectangle
(c) trapezium
(d) isosceles trapezium
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If 3x  y  81 and 81x y  38 , then find the values of x and y respectively.
(a) 3,1
(b) 1,3
(c) 1,3
(d) 1,3
If x:y =5 : 12, y : z = 8:3 and z : w = 9: 16 then find x : w.
(a) 5:16
(b) 5:9
(c) 5:10
(d) 5:8
One-third of Mohit’s marks in Mathematics exceeds a half of his marks in English by 30. If
he got 240 marks in the two subjects together, how many marks did he get in English?
(a) 42
(b) 50
(c) 60
(d) 180
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Section – III Science (20 marks)
Which of the following is absent is prokaryote
(a) Nuclear membrane
(b) Golgi bodies
(c) Endoplasmic
(d) All of the above
Cell wall is absent in
(a) Plants
(b) Amoeba
(c) Mucor
(d) Mango
Ribosoms factory of cell in
(a) Golgi bodies
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Ribosome’s
(d) Nucleosoms
In sun heat and light are produced by
(a) Chemical reaction (b) Ionic reaction
(c) Nuclear reaction (d) All of these
The head of safety match contain
(a) Antimony trisuplhide
(b) Potassium chlorate
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Yellow color in flame denotes
(a) Outermost part (b) Middle zone
(c) Innermost zone (d) None of these
Out of the following the most ductile metal is
(a) Al
(b) Cu
(c) Au
(d) Ag
Iron pillar near Qutub Minar in Delhi has not rusted till now due to coating of
(a) FeO3
(b) FeO
(c) FeCO3
(d) Fe3O4
Jaundice is a _________ disease, that causes damage to __________
(a) Bacterial, Liver (b) Bacterial, Kidney (c) Viral, Liver
(d) Viral, Kidney
Pick out the correct reason why only females mosquito act as vector and bite human being
(a) They need human blood protein to make their eggs.
(b) They need more blood in their body
(c) They are stronger than the males
(d) Female mosquito are more attracted to human being than males
Pressure = ?
(a) Area/force on which it acts
(b) Force/area on which it acts
(c) Volume/force on which it acts
(d) Force/volume on which it acts
Gravity is
(a) Repulsive force
(b) Attraction + Repulsive force
(c) Attractive force
(d) Not a force
A batsman hits the ball for a boundary past the bowler i.e. four runs. The batsman thus
(a) Changes the direction and speed of the ball
(b) Does not change the direction but speed only
(c) Does not change the speed but direction only
(d) Does not change either direction or speed.
When the amplitude of vibration is large sound produced is
(a) No sound
(b) Feeble
(c) Loud
(d) No relation between amplitude and sound
Sound cannot travel through
(a) Vacuum
(b) Air
(c) Water
(d) Solids
A bus travelling at a speed of 40 km/h reaches its destination in 8 minutes 15 seconds. How
far is the destination?
(a) 5.43 km
(b) 5.44 km
(c) 5.50 km
(d) 9.06 km
‘R’ walks 1 km to east and then turns to south and walks 5 km. Again he turns to east and
walks 2km. After this he turns to north and walks 9km. How far is he from his starting point?
(a) 3km
(b) 4km
(c) 5km
(d) 7km
A mixture of milk and groundnut oil can be separated by
(a) Sublimation
(b) Evaporation
(c) Separating funnel (d) Filtration
Rohit mixed starch with water boiled the mixture well and stirred it. He observed that
(a) Starch floats on the surface of water (b) Starch settles down at the bottom
(c) Starch forms a translucent mixture
(d) Starch forms a transparent mixture
Tarnishing of silver spoon
(a) Physical change (b) Chemical change (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
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Section – IV V-MAT (10 marks)
51. Richa travels 7 kms Eastwards, then she turns right and travels 3 kms and further turns
right again and travels 11 kms. How far is she from the starting point?
(a) 5 kms
(b) 14 kms
(c) 21 kms
(d) 23 kms
52. Find missing term :
(a) 519
(b) 81
(c) 100
(d) 529
53. In a certain code language, ‘581’ means ‘Apples are good’; ‘357’ means ‘Eat good food’ and
‘918’ means ‘Apples are ripe’. Which digit means ‘Ripe’ in that language?
(a) 2
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 7
54. If HOME is 2541; SHOP is 8256; WORK is 9573, what is SMOKE?
(a) 85431
(b) 84531
(c) 83451
(d) 84351
55. 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, _____
(a) 30
(b) 31
(c) 32
(d)33
56. ABZ, BCY, CDX, DEW,?
(a) EGL
(b) EFV
(c) EFL
(d) EGH
Study the following and answer the questions given below it.
Some friends are sitting on a bench. Sunil is sitting next to Sunita and Sanjay is next to
Bindu. Bindu is not sitting with Sumit. Sumit is on the left end of the bench and Sanjay is
on second position from right hand side. Sunil is on the right side of Sunita and to the
right side of Sumit. Sunil and Sanjay are sitting together.
Based on the above sitting arrangements, select the correct alternatives out of the five
given in the following questions.
57. Sunil is sitting between
(a) Sunita and Sanjay
(b) Sunita and Bindu
(c) Sanjay and Sumit
(d) Bindu and Sanjay
58. Bindu is sitting on the
(a) extreme right side
(b) extreme left side
(c) second from left side
(d) third from left side
Directions (Questions 59-60) : Study the following information and answer the
questions given below it:
Madan and Rohit are in the same team of hockey. Parth defeated Rohit in badminton but
lost to Sachin in tennis. Nitin teams with Sagar in football and with Sachin in hockey.
Rohit defeated Sachin in chess. Those who play cricket do not play badminton, volleyball
or tennis. Madan and Parth are in opposite team of basketball. Nitin represents his state
in cricket while Sagar does so at the district level. Boys who play chess do not play
football, basketball or volleyball. Madan and Parth are together in the volleyball team.
Boys who play football also play hockey.
59. Which is the most popular game with this group?
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Badminton
60. Which boy plays both badminton and hockey?
(a) Sachin
(b) Rohit
(c) Nitin
(d) Parth
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Answer Key – (IX) Set C
Q.No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Key:
D
C
C
C
A
D
A
C
B
B
Q.No.
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Key:
B
A
B
D
C
A
C
C
A
D
Q.No.
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Key:
B
A
B
D
C
A
D
C
D
D
Q.No.
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Key:
D
B
D
C
B
A
C
D
C
A
Q.No.
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Key:
B
C
A
C
A
C
C
C
C
B
Q.No.
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
Key:
A
D
C
B
B
B
A
A
B
B
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