FOUNDATION ASSESSMENT – JULY 2026
Date: 15/07/2026 Class: 9th M.M.: 100
Time: 2:00 Hours
Student Name: _______________________________________________ Roll No.: ________________ _________________
Instructions: All questions carry 1 mark. Questions are numbered 1–100 (subject-wise).
Note : Students who have Hindi subject should ignore Sanskrit subject and students who have Sanskrit subject should ignore Hindi subject.
नोट: जिन छात्रों के पास हिंदी विषय है, उन्हें संस्कृत विषय को अनदेखा करें तथा जिन छात्रों के पास संस्कृत विषय है, उन्हें हिंदी विषय को अनदेखा करें।
Subject Hindi / Sanskrit English Mathematics Science Soc. Sci + IT
Questions 15 15 20 20 15+15=30
Marks 15 15 20 20 15+15=30
SUBJECT: HINDI | Q. 1 – 15 | 15 Marks
Q.1. "पंखा" में कौन-सी संज्ञा है?
(A) जातिवाचक (B) व्यक्तिवाचक (C) भाववाचक (D) सभी विकल्प सही हैं
Q.2. "कमल" शब्द का पर्यायवाची नहीं है?
(A) पंकज (B) सरोज (C) मेघ (D) नीरज
Q.3. "अंधे की लाठी होना" मुहावरे का अर्थ क्या है?
(A) भाग जाना (B) एक मात्र सहारा (C) छुप जाना (D) कठिन कार्य करना
Q.4. "प्राचीन" का सही विलोम क्या होगा?
(A) नवीन (B) नया (C) पुराना (D) आधुनिक
Q.5. "सर्वनाम" के कितने भेद हैं?
(A) चार (B) पांच (C) छः (D) सात
Q.6. "स्वर्ण" का तद्भव क्या होगा?
(A) स्वप्न (B) सोना (C) स्वर्णकार (D) सुनार
Q.7. किस अलंकार में एक ही वर्ण कई बार आता है?
(A) यमक (B) रूपक (C) उपमा (D) अनुप्रास
Q.8. "पंचवटी" में कौन-सा समास है?
(A) अव्ययीभाव समास (B) तत्पुरुष समास (C) द्विगु समास (D) कर्मधारय समास
Q.9. "संवाद" का सही उपसर्ग क्या होगा?
(A) संव (B) सं (C) वाद (D) सम्
Q.10. "नैतिक" का सही प्रत्यय क्या होगा?
(A) इक (B) नै (C) ईक (D) नीति
Q.11. काला घोड़ा बहुत "तेज" दौड़ता है। "तेज" क्या है?
(A) प्रविशेषण (B) विशेषण (C) क्रिया (D) क्रिया विशेषण
Q.12. शुद्ध शब्द का चुनाव कीजिए –
(A) उज्जवल (B) उज्ज्वल (C) उज्वल (D) उजवल
Q.13. "देवेन्द्र" का सही संधि विच्छेद क्या होगा?
(A) देव+ईंद्र (B) देवा+इंद्र (C) देव+इंद्र (D) देवे+इंद्र
Q.14. "हाथी" का तत्सम शब्द क्या होगा?
(A) हस्ती (B) हाथ (C) हँसना (D) हस्त रेखा
Q.15. जिसके आने की कोई तिथि न हो – वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द चुनिए:
(A) आगमन (B) आराध्यदेव (C) तिथि (D) अतिथि
Section B – SANSKRIT (Q.1–15)
SUBJECT: SANSKRIT | Q.01 – 16 | 15 Marks
Q.1. "राजपुत्र" में कौन-सी संधि है?
(A) यण संधि (B) गुण संधि (C) वृद्धि संधि (D) अयादि संधि
Q.02. "सूर्योदय" में कौन-सी संधि है?
(A) गुण संधि (B) वृद्धि संधि (C) यण संधि (D) अयादि संधि
Q.03. "महर्षि" में कौन-सी संधि है?
(A) गुण संधि (B) वृद्धि संधि (C) यण संधि (D) अयादि संधि
Q.04. "विद्यार्थी" में कौन-सा समास है?
(A) तत्पुरुष (B) बहुव्रीहि (C) कर्मधारय (D) अव्ययीभाव
Q.05. "राजसभा" में कौन-सा समास है?
(A) तत्पुरुष (B) बहुव्रीहि (C) कर्मधारय (D) अव्ययीभाव
Q.06. "निशाचर" में कौन-सा समास है?
(A) तत्पुरुष (B) बहुव्रीहि (C) कर्मधारय (D) अव्ययीभाव
Q.07. "वसुधा" में कौन-सा समास है?
(A) तत्पुरुष (B) बहुव्रीहि (C) कर्मधारय (D) अव्ययीभाव
Q.08. "संधि" के कितने प्रकार हैं?
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
Q.09. "समास" के कितने प्रकार हैं?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7
Q.10. "देवेश" में कौन-सी संधि है?
(A) गुण संधि (B) वृद्धि संधि (C) यण संधि (D) अयादि संधि
Q.11. "पितृ + इच्छा" = ______?
(A) पितृच्छा (B) पितृइच्छा (C) पितृयिच्छा (D) पित्रिच्छा
Q.12. "महान् + जन" में संधि होगी:
(A) महाजन (B) महानजन (C) महाज्जन (D) महानज्जन
Q.13. "राजा + ईश" में संधि होगी:
(A) राजेश (B) राजीश (C) राजाईश (D) राजेशी
Q.14. "सूर्य + उदय" में संधि होगी:
(A) सूर्योदय (B) सूर्युदय (C) सूर्योदयः (D) सूर्योदयी
Q.15. "विद्या + आलय" में संधि होगी:
(A) विद्यालय (B) विद्यालई (C) विद्यालयम् (D) विद्यालयः
SUBJECT: ENGLISH | Q. 31 – 45 | 15 Marks
Q.16. ____ students are absent today.
(A) Much (B) Many (C) Little (D) Less
Q.17. I have ____ money left.
(A) many (B) few (C) little (D) several
Q.18. She has ____ friends in this city.
(A) little (B) much (C) few (D) less
Q.19. ____ milk is in the bottle?
(A) How many (B) How much (C) How few (D) How little
Q.20. He did not make ____ mistakes.
(A) much (B) many (C) little (D) less
Q.21. There is ____ water in the glass.
(A) few (B) many (C) little (D) several
Q.22. ____ of the boys are playing outside.
(A) Some (B) Any (C) Much (D) Little
Q.23. Do you have ____ questions?
(A) some (B) any (C) much (D) little
Q.24. She ate ____ apples.
(A) much (B) many (C) little (D) less
Q.25. ____ book on the table is mine.
(A) A (B) An (C) The (D) Some
Q.26. She is ____ honest girl.
(A) a (B) an (C) the (D) no article
Q.27. ____ sun rises in the east.
(A) A (B) An (C) The (D) No article
Q.28. He ran fast ____ he missed the bus.
(A) and (B) but (C) so (D) because
Q.29. I was tired ____ I went to bed early.
(A) but (B) so (C) and (D) because
Q.30. The cat is sitting ____ the table.
(A) in (B) on (C) at (D) under
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS | Q. 31 – 50 | 20 Marks
Q.31. x² – 7x + 2 is a polynomial in:
(A) One Variable (B) Two Variables (C) Three Variables (D) None of the above
Q.32. The coefficient of x² in 4x³ + 2x² – x + 15 is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) -1
Q.33. The degree of –2x² + x³ + 3x – 3 is:
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Q.34. x² – x is a ________ polynomial.
(A) Linear (B) Quadratic (C) Cubic (D) None of the above
Q.35. A coin is tossed once. The probability of getting a head is:
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 1/2 (D) 2
Q.36. A die is thrown once. The probability of getting an even number is:
(A) 1/6 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/2 (D) 2/3
Q.37. The probability of an impossible event is:
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 1/2 (D) –1
Q.38. The distance between point X(4, 5) and origin is:
(A) √41 units (B) √14 units (C) 9 units (D) 1 unit
Q.39. If coordinates of point B are (–3, 4), it lies in:
(A) First quadrant (B) Second quadrant (C) Third quadrant (D) Fourth quadrant
Q.40. Coordinates of midpoint of line joining P(–4, 7) and Q(6, 5) are:
(A) (–10, 2) (B) (2, 12) (C) (1, 6) (D) (6, 1)
Q.41. Points K(1,–1), L(2,–2), M(4,–5) and N(–3,–4):
(A) lie in II quadrant (B) lie in III quadrant (C) lie in IV quadrant (D) do not lie in the same quadrant
Q.42. The point of intersection of axes in Cartesian plane is called:
(A) Origin (B) X-axis (C) Y-axis (D) Quadrant
Q.43. The common difference of the Arithmetic Progression 3, 7, 11, 15, … is:
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 7 (D) 5
Q.44. The first term of an AP is 2 and the common difference is 5. The 6th term of the AP is:
(A) 22 (B) 27 (C) 32 (D) 17
Q.45. Which of the following sequence is an Arithmetic Progression?
(A) 2, 4, 8, 16 (B) 1, 3, 6, 10 (C) 5, 8, 11, 14 (D) 1, 4, 9, 16
Q.46. The nth term of an AP is given by aₙ = 4n – 1. The first term of this AP is:
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
Q.47. A card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a king is:
(A) 1/13 (B) 1/4 (C) 4/13 (D) 1/52
Q.48. The probability of a certain event is:
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1/2 (D) –1
Q.49. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of getting at least one head is:
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) 3/4 (D) 1
Q.50. A bag contains 5 red, 4 blue and 3 green balls. The probability of drawing a red ball is:
(A) 5/12 (B) 4/12 (C) 3/12 (D) 1/2
SUBJECT: SCIENCE | Q. 51 – 70 | 20 Marks
Q.51. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
(A) Velocity (B) Displacement (C) Speed (D) Acceleration
Q.52. The SI unit of velocity is:
(A) m (B) m/s (C) m/s² (D) km/h
Q.53. If a body covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, it is in:
(A) Accelerated motion (B) Uniform motion (C) Circular motion
(D) Random motion
Q.54. What does the slope of a distance-time graph represent?
(A) Acceleration (B) Velocity (C) Speed (D) Time
Q.55. The rate of change of velocity is called:
(A) Speed (B) Acceleration (C) Displacement (D) Motion
Q.56. A car moving with constant velocity has:
(A) Zero acceleration (B) Increasing acceleration (C) Decreasing acceleration (D) Infinite acceleration
Q.57. The longest cell in the human body is:
(A) Nerve cell (B) Muscle cell (C) Liver cell (D) Kidney cell
Q.58. The barrier between the protoplasm and its environment in an animal cell is:
(A) Cell wall (B) Nuclear membrane (C) Tonoplast (D) Plasma membrane
Q.59. The term "Cell" was given by:
(A) Leeuwenhoek (B) Robert Hooke (C) Flemming (D) Robert Brown
Q.60. Who proposed the cell theory?
(A) Schleiden and Schwann (B) Watson and Crick (C) Darwin and Wallace (D) Mendel and Morgan
Q.61. A plant cell differs from an animal cell in the absence of:
(A) Endoplasmic Reticulum (B) Mitochondria (C) Ribosome (D) Cell wall
Q.62. Centrosome is found in:
(A) Cytoplasm (B) Nucleus (C) Chromosomes (D) Nucleolus
Q.63. The powerhouse of a cell is:
(A) Chloroplast (B) Mitochondrion (C) Golgi apparatus (D) Nucleolus
Q.64. Within a cell, the site of respiration (oxidation) is the:
(A) Ribosome (B) Golgi apparatus (C) Mitochondrion (D) Endoplasmic Reticulum
Q.65. Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?
(A) Sand and water (B) Oil and water (C) Salt solution (D) Soil
Q.66. The smallest unit of an element is:
(A) Atom (B) Molecule (C) Compound (D) Ion
Q.67. Which method is used to separate cream from milk?
(A) Filtration (B) Sedimentation (C) Centrifugation (D) Evaporation
Q.68. Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy?
(A) Solid (B) Liquid (C) Gas (D) Plasma
Q.69. What is the chemical formula of water?
(A) H₂O (B) CO₂ (C) O₂ (D) H₂
Q.70. Which of the following particles has maximum intermolecular forces?
(A) Gas (B) Liquid (C) Solid (D) Plasma
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE | Q. 71 – 85 | 15 Marks
Q.71. Social Science is a study of:
(A) Plants and animals (B) Human beings and their society (C) Stars and planets (D) Chemicals and reactions
Q.72. Which of the following is NOT a branch of Social Science?
(A) History (B) Geography (C) Biology (D) Political Science
Q.73. History deals with the study of:
(A) Future events (B) Past events and human activities (C) Weather and climate (D) Mountains and rivers
Q.74. Economics is concerned with the study of:
(A) Production, distribution and consumption of goods (B) Stars and galaxies (C) Physical features of Earth (D) Plants and their growth
Q.75. Which subject in Social Science studies the Earth's surface and its features?
(A) History (B) Civics (C) Geography (D) Economics
Q.76. The outermost layer of the Earth is called:
(A) Mantle (B) Core (C) Crust (D) Magma
Q.77. Which agent is responsible for the formation of sand dunes?
(A) Running water (B) Glaciers (C) Wind (D) Sea waves
Q.78. The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is called:
(A) Erosion (B) Deposition (C) Weathering (D) Volcanism
Q.79. Rivers deposit sediments to form:
(A) Delta (B) Sand dunes (C) Moraines (D) Caves
Q.80. Which of the following is an endogenic (internal) force that shapes the Earth?
(A) Wind action (B) River erosion (C) Earthquake (D) Glacial movement
Q.81. Civics / Political Science is mainly concerned with:
(A) Study of soil and rocks (B) Government, laws and citizenship (C) Stars and space (D) Plants and animals
Q.82. Which of the following is an exogenic (external) force that shapes the Earth?
(A) Volcano (B) Earthquake (C) Glacial erosion (D) Mountain building
Q.83. The slow movement of a large mass of ice is called:
(A) Volcano (B) Glacier (C) Delta (D) Meander
Q.84. Sociology is the branch of Social Science that studies:
(A) Rocks and minerals (B) Human society and social behaviour (C) Weather and climate (D) Economic policies
Q.85. The V-shaped valley is formed by the action of:
(A) Glaciers (B) Wind (C) River erosion (D) Sea waves
SUBJECT: IT | Q. 86 – 100 | 15 Marks
Q.86. What is communication?
(A) Sleeping (B) Sharing information (C) Playing games (D) Writing only
Q.87. Which of the following is verbal communication?
(A) Gestures (B) Speaking (C) Facial expression (D) Body language
Q.88. Which is a non-verbal communication?
(A) Writing (B) Speaking (C) Eye contact (D) Listening
Q.89. What is the full form of ICT?
(A) Information Communication Technology (B) Internal Communication Tool (C) Internet Computer Technology (D) Information Control Technology
Q.90. Which device is used to input data?
(A) Monitor (B) Keyboard (C) Printer (D) Speaker
Q.91. Which of the following is an output device?
(A) Mouse (B) Scanner (C) Printer (D) Keyboard
Q.92. What is the full form of CPU?
(A) Central Process Unit (B) Central Processing Unit (C) Computer Processing Unit (D) Control Processing Unit
Q.93. What is an operating system?
(A) Hardware (B) Software that manages computer resources (C) Input device (D) Output device
Q.94. Which of the following is an example of an OS?
(A) MS Word (B) Windows (C) Excel (D) Paint
Q.95. What is a file?
(A) Collection of data stored on a computer (B) Device (C) Program (D) Folder
Q.96. Which extension is used for a Word file?
(A) .xls (B) .docx (C) .ppt (D) .txt
Q.97. Which software is used for typing documents?
(A) Excel (B) PowerPoint (C) Word (D) Paint
Q.98. What is the internet?
(A) Single computer (B) Global network of computers (C) Software (D) Hardware
Q.99. Which of the following is a web browser?
(A) Windows (B) Chrome (C) Excel (D) Paint
Q.100. What is email?
(A) Electronic mail (B) Internet call (C) Software (D) Hardware
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