Delhi Public School,Sushant Lok
Problem Solving Assessment (class IX )
Compiled Questions
Language Conventions
Read the following passage carefully.
(1)
There are ways and ways of tackling a problem, but governments all over
the world prefer only the one from the old style book; the carrot and stick
system.The latest addition to this style of governance comes from the
Taiwanese government. Alarmed at the rising obesity levels in the island,
the government plans to introduce a ‘fat tax’. The Apple Daily , no pun
intended here, has reported that the Taiwanese Bureau of Health Promotion
is in the process of drafting a special tax on foods that are seen as unhealthy,
like sugar, candy, cakes, fast food and alcohol. The funds generated from
this tax on junk foods will go to finance Health awareness programmes and
bankroll the island’s health insurance programmes.
(2)
Taiwan is not the only one in this fight against fat; in Britain recently, there
was a proposal to introduce chocolate fat tax. But the plan, thankfully, did
not manage to get the British Medical Association’s approval.
(3)
Later, a British doctor correctly said that such taxes on junk food only lead
to lighter wallets, and not thinner waist. When did any tax encourage us into
giving up so –called harmful habits? Every day we are swamped with
reports about research that enlightens us about the negatives of everything
that is available on this earth. Yes, junk food is bad. But then what is pure?
Let’s get that debate right first. Meanwhile, let not such matters spoil the
holiday season for us. Eat, drink and make merry! Everything in moderation
is okay. Isn’t life all about choices?
A Passage from the Hindustan Times
Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given
below.
1. The passage shows that the author
(a)
appreciates Taiwan’s efforts to check the consumption of unhealthy food
(b)
believes that junk food is not harmful
(c)
advises people to avoid junk food
(d)
is critical of the way most governments often tackle the problem
2. The main purpose of the Taiwanese government’s decision to tax unhealthy foods is
(a)
to promote their consumption
(b)
to generate funds
(c)
to fight against rising obesity
(d)
to use the carrot and stick policy
3. “Such taxes on junk food only lead to lighter wallets, and not thinner waist.” Which of
the following best summarize the meaning of this statement?
(a)
taxes on junk food are useless
(b)
merely taxing junk food cannot check rising obesity
(c)
taxing junk food will leave people poorer and thinner
(d)
taxing junk food can be effective in checking obesity
4. “Lets get the debate right first.” Which debate is the author talking about?
(a)
Whether junk food should be heavily taxed
(b)
Whether heavy taxes on junk food can help check rising obesity
(c)
Whether there is anything called pure healthy food
(d)
Whether one should eat junk food
5.”When did any tax stop us from giving up so called harmful habits? In this statement the
author
(a) wants to know the date the date when taxes were first introduced to check people’s
harmful habits
(b) doubts the imposing taxes can effectively check harmful habits of people
(c) believes that taxes should be imposed to check people’s harmful habits
(d) wonders when taxes will be imposed to check people’s harmful habits
6.The word ‘Swamped’ can be best replaced by which word of the following without
changing the meaning?
(a) flooded
(b) supplied
(c) fed
(d) hit.
7. ‘no pun intended..’. Pun is a literary device that involves
(a) use of comparison
(b) use of witticism
(c) use of pathos
(d) use of irony
Quantitative Reasoning
1. In a 200 m race, if A gives B a start of 25 metres, then A wins the race by 10 seconds.
Alternatively, if A gives B a start of 45 metres the race ends in a dead heat. How long
does A take to run 200m?
(a) 100 sec
(b) 112.5 sec
(c) 77.5 sec
(d) 87.5 sec
2. A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job
in 12 days. With the help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then C alone can do the
job in
(a) 9(1/5) days
(b) 9(2/5) days
(c) 9(3/5) days
(d) 10 days
3. 50 men can dig 40 holes in 30 days. How long will 25 men take to dig 20 holes ?
(a) 15 days
(b) 20 ½ days
(c) 30 days
(d) 45 days
4. A is B’s brother, C is A’s mother, D is C’s father, F is A’s son. How is B related to F’s
child.
(a) Aunt
(b) Cousin
(c) Nephew
(d) Grandfather
5. With 4/5 full tank vehicle travels 12 miles, with 1/3 full tank how much distance travels :
(a) 10 miles
(b) 5 miles
(c) 4 miles
(d) 12 miles
6. The sum of the ages of father and his son is 50 years. When the son will attain the
father’s present age then the sum of their ages will be 102 years. The present age of the
son is
(a) 8 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 12 years
(d) 15 years
In the above given figure, the triangle represents people who can speak
English, the circle represents who can speak Hindi and rectangle represents
People who can speak Sanskrit. Answer question on the basis of the diagram :
(1) The portion representing people who know only two language is
(a) B + E + D+ F
(b) B + C + D + E + F
(c) B + D + F
(d) E
(2) Which of the alternatives represents people who know at least two languages ?
(a) A + B + F
(b) B + E + D + F
(c) B + D
(d) None of these
Qualitative Reasoning
1. All the trees in the park are flowering trees.
Some of the trees in the park are dogwoods.
All dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
If the first two statements are true, then third statement is
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Uncertain
2. All Lamels are Signots with buttons.
No yellow Signots have buttons.
No Lamels are Yellow.
If the first two statement are true, the third statement is
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Uncertain
3. Five boys were climbing a hill. J was following H. R was just ahead of S. K was between
S and H. They were climbing up in a column. Who was the second ?
(a) H
(b) S
(c) J
(d) K
Too Hot to Handle!!!
A two degree rise in the average global temperature is considered the danger line beyond which climate
change will have intense impacts. A new research by climate scientists at the Indian Institute of Science
says India will experience a 1.7 to 2 degree Celsius rise in temperatures as early as the 2030s. The study
also projects that precipitation in India is likely to increase by 4 to 5% by the 2030s.
Such a rise in temperature in India means extreme warm periods across the country. These projections
are made under a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario which means if the world’s green house gases emissions
continue to pollute at the current levels.
Many scientists feel that India is more vulnerable to such a climatic disaster because of a variety of
reasons like our vast size and presence of hot spots like the Himalayas and the coastal areas. Then there
is poverty. The poor are not resilient enough to deal with intense impacts like very warm periods or
even floods. That’s why its time we reacted faster to this impending disaster.
Report from Times of India 9.9.12
Answer the following questions
1. What is the average increase in temperature known as?
(a) Precipitation
(b) Green house effect (c) global warming
(d) both (b) and (c)
2. Name the phenomenon which is/are responsible for the average increase in temperature.
(a) Pollution
(b) Green house emission
(c) desertification
(d) none of the above
3. Which compounds would aggravate this situation?
(a) CO2
(b) SO2
(c) CH4
4.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(d) all of the above
Some of the consequences of this situation would be:
Plenty of rainfall
No snowfall
Sub zero temperatures
Both (a) and (b)
5. What measures can be taken to prevent such a situation?
(a) Planting more trees
(b) buying more cars
(c) setting up of industries
deforestation
6. Why should Indians react swiftly to this grim situation?
(d)
(a) Tropical climate (b) vast geographical size
above
(c) presence of Himalayas
(d) all of the
More Qualitative Reasoning Questions
1.Consider the following properties of the element mercury
(i) Mercury liquid can not be broken down by a chemical change
(ii) Mercury oxide can be heated to give mercury and oxygen gas.
( iii) Mercury ,in the form of cinnabar ore,is found in Spain and Italy
(iv) Mercury and silver compose the alloy used for dental fillings
Which of the following mercury samples is ,a homogeneous mixture
(a) Mercury oxide (b) Mercury (c) Dental alloy (iv)C cinnaar
2. The smell of fish is due to a basic organic compound related to ammonia.What common
kitchen chemical can be used to neutralize an unpleasant odour ?
(a) Common salt (b) Sugar (c ) Baking soda (d) Pepper
3.Match the items of column A with suitable choices in column B and select the correct answer:
Column A
a.
b.
c.
d.
Column B
A.
Non Market Activities
1.
B.
Literacy Rate
2.
Average number of years that a person is
expected to live
C.
Tertiary Sector
3.
Production for Self Consumption
D.
Life Expectancy
4.
Percentage of people who can read or write
A
B
C
D
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
Transport, Health, Education
4.Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
a. Physical Capital – Factor of Production
b. 2100 calories per person per day – Rural Areas
c. Buffer Stock – Food Corporation of India (FCI)
d. Disguised Unemployment – Rural Sector
5. Consider the following statements:
1.
Educated unemployment exists only in the urban sector.
2.
Women with high education and skill are paid at par with men.
3.
Issue price is the same as minimum support price.
4.
Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or
quality.
Which of the above statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 2 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 4
6.What is the correct chorological sequence of how is food security affected during a calamity?
1. Prices go up
2. It may cause starvation and hence famine
3. Total production of food grains decreases
4. People cannot afford to buy food
a. 3-1-4-2
b. 1-2-3-4
c. 2-4-3-1
d. 3-1-2-4