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NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION (UPDATED)

CLASS - 12 (PCB)
Question Paper Code : UN449

KEY

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. C

11. B 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. A

21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. D

31. C 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. C 36. A 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. D

41. D 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. A 48. A 49. C 50. C

51. A 52. B 53. B 54. A 55. D 56. C 57. D 58. B 59. B 60. B

SOLUTIONS
BIOLOGY
5. (D) Due to non disjunction of
1. (C) Mitosis ends with two genetically extrachromosome result in down and
identical diploid cells. klinefilter syndrome.

2. (B) Clostridium sps respires by anaerobic 6. (D) Proteins are made up of amino acids.
respiration. 7. (B) A rise in the levels of estrogen towards
3. (D) The main purpose of DNA replication is the end of the follicular phase caused a
to copy genetic information surge in level of L + 1 and FSH to release
nocytes to be released from ovary.
4. (C) Insects (such as bees and butterflies)
and wind help in pollination 8. (D) When excess fertilisers containing
nitrates and phosphates are washed into
Earthworms are unable to help in a river, the concentration of these
pollination. They help to loosen and nutrients will increase by the growth of
aerate the soil and speed up algae and aquatic plants. Eventually, an
decomposition. Their droppings enrich algal bloom develops on the surface but
the soil it will deprive submerged plants of
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 sunlight. When the submerged plants
die, they will be decomposed by
bacterial cells, which use up oxygen in
the river. Eventually, other organisms
such as fish and aquatic animals will
die.
9. (D) The pollen grains from the male parts
of the flower land on the stigma. Each
pollen grain produces a tube. Pollen
tubes grow downwards through the
style to reach the ovule in the ovary. The
male reproductive cells are inside the
tips of the pollen tubes.
There is an egg cell inside each ovule.
When a male reproductive cell in a
pollen tube enters the ovule and fuses
with the egg cell, fertilization takes
place.
10. (C) Anatropous ovule is found in
Ranunculus.
11 (B) During photosynthesis green plants use
carbon dioxide to synthesise food.
12. (D) As DDT is insoluble in water, it will be
stored in the fatty tissues of organisms
that have consumed DDT. Hence the
accumulation of DDT occurs in the
bodies of the consumers and it will be
passed down along the food chain,
increasing the concentration along the
trophic levels.
13. (A) The rat poison acts as a selection
pressure and rats which are resistant to
the poison will be selected for by
natural selection. Overtime, the allelic
frequency for resistant genes against
the rat poison will increase in the
population.
14. (C) Since bacterial cell are used, yeast cells
are not required.
15. (C) ADH and Oxytocin are released from
the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
16. (B) Homologous chromosomes behave
independently during mitosis.
17. (D) Wind- Pollinated flowers are well
adapted for pollination by having
feathery stigma (to increase the surface
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area for capturing pollen a grains),
small and winged pollen grains (which
increases their buoyancy in the air) and
a pendulous filament (that allows the
pollen grains to be dispersed by the air
currents).
18. (B) Fact. During puberty, the hormone
testosterone causes development of
pubic and facial hair in males.
19. (A) Wings of a bird and wings of an insect
are analogous organs.
20. (A) Varicella virus causes chicken pox
21. (B) Changes in heritable characteristics of
population over successive generations
support evolution.
22. (C) In the ovary of a chicken,special
cellsundergo mitosis producing identical
cells. The daughter cells then start to
divide by Meiosis. In leaf cell of a plant
and in a human cheek cell,mitosis cell
division takes place.
23. (B) Amniotic fluid acts as a shock absorber
and helps to protect the foetus from
mechanical injury.
24. (D) Chromosomes have DNA, Histone,
Protein and Centromere.
25. (C) The fusion of a male gamete with the
ovum in the embryo sac to form a diploid
zygote is considered fertilisation.
PHYSICS
26. (D) The points 0, 1 and 4 have same
potential and the points 5 and 6 have
same potential. Therefore, the circuit
may be reduced as shown below.
r
4
r
5
r
1
r
0 6
r
Thus, R16 =
4
27. (B) Magnitude of the other field
 1.2 × 10−2 × sin 15o Erms
= o
= 4.4 × 10−3 T 1rms =
sin 45 Total resis tance
28. (D) Speed of infrared radiation in vacuum = 14.14
= = 0.1414 A
3 × 108 m s–1 30 + 70
v = fl Power developed across R2
3 × 10 f(2 × 10 )
8 –5
= Irms2 × R2 (0.1414)2 × 70 = 1.4 W.
f = 1.5 × 1013 Hz 33. (B) Magnetic field due to ADB is
29. (C) Intensity at the centre of bright fringe,
⎛ θ ⎞µ i
B1 = ⎜ ⎟ 0
I0 = I + I + 2 I I cos 0o ⎝ 2π ⎠ 2a
(Perpendicular to paper outwards)
I 0 = 2I + 2 I
and magnetic field due to ACB is
I0 = 4 I
⎛ 2π − θ ⎞ µ 0 i
B2 = ⎜ ⎟
Intensity at a point distant b/4 (with a ⎝ 2π ⎠ 2a
phase difference = 2p/4 = p/2) is (Perpendicular to paper inwards)
π ⎛ π − θ ⎞ µ0 i
I' = I + I + 2 I I cos ∴ Bnet = B2 − B1 = ⎜ ⎟
2 ⎝ π ⎠ 2a

I' = 2I + 2 I I × 0
(Perpendicular to paper in wards)
I' = 2I
1 q1 q2
34. (C) F= ⋅ 2 or q1 q2 = 4π ε 0 F r2
I0 4 I 4 π ε0 r
∴ = =2
I ' 2I
Setting F = 0.075 N and r = 3 m, we get
30. (D) The energy of the incident photons is q1 q2 = 7.5 × 10–11 .... (i)
E = hf = (4.14 × 10–15 eV . s) (7.2 × 1015 Also, q1 + q2 = 20 mC = 20 × 10–6 C ..(ii)
Hz) = 30 eV
From the equations (i) and (ii), it can be
Since E > f, photoelectrons will be obtained that
produced, with maximum kinetic energy
q1 = 15 × 10–6 C and q2 = 5 × 10–6 C
Kmax = E – f = 30 eV – 6 eV = 24 eV
35. (C) m = 0.254 kg, I = 100 A, t = ?
31. (C) No.emf is induced in the parallel
m E M
horizontal wires. Equal emf of same t= , z= =
polarity is induced in the two parallel z.1 F pF
vertical wires. Hence, induced current is Atomic mass of copper = M = 63.5 ×
zero as two equal and opposite emf’s 10–3 kg
are present in the loop.
Valency = p = 2
32. (A) R1 = 30 W, R2 = 70 W
1 Faraday = F = 96500 C
E0 = 20 V,
M 63.5 × 10 −3
E0 20 z= = = 3.29 × 10 −7 kg C −1
Erms = = = 14.14 V pF 2 × 96500
2 2
m 0.254
t= = = 7720.3 second.
z.1 3.29 × 10 −7 × 100
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36. (A) R = ρ(4 l / πd2 ) nm = Refractive index of medium.
In case of double concave lens, R1 is
Therefore, R µ l/d2
negative and R2 is positive. Therefore,
Hence, R1 :R2 :R3 ⎛1 1⎞
⎜ R − R ⎟ will be negative.
2 3 4 2 3 4 ⎝ 1 2 ⎠
= 2
: 2: 2:= : :
3 4 5 9 16 25
For the lens to be diverging in nature,
Currents are in the inverse ratio of focal length ‘f’ should be negative or
resistances.
⎛ nL ⎞
9 16 25 ⎜ n − 1 ⎟ should be positive or nL > nm
E1 : E2 : E3 = : : = 54 : 64 : 75 ⎝ m ⎠
2 3 4
but since n2 > n1 (given), therefore the
or i1 = 54k, i2 = 64k and i3 = 75k lens should be filled with L 2 and
Where k is the common ratio. immersed in L1.
But i1 + i2 + i3 = 5 1 1 1
40. (D) Series = + +. . . . .
54k + 64k + 75k = 5 or k = 5/193 C S C1 C 2
270 320 375 Effective capacitance
E1 = A, E2 = A, E3 = A
193 193 193
37. (C) In steady state the following charges C 5µ F
= CS = = = 1 µF
will appear on different faces of the n 5
plates. Parallel CP = C1 + C2 + . . . .
q –q 2q –2q Effective capacitance = CP = nC
+ ` + `
+ ` + `
+ ` + `
+
+
`
`
`
+
+
`
`
`
= 5 × 5 mF = 25 mF.
+ ` + `
+ ` + `
+ ` + `
+
+
`
`
+
+
`
`
`
CHEMISTRY
+ ` + `
+ ` + `
+ ` + `
41. (D) 4Zn + 10HNO3 ® 4Zn (NO3)2 + NH4NO3
Netcharge on central plate is +q. Thus, + 3H2O.
+q charge will flow through the switch. 42. (A) Here, Mn is in +7 state. The atomic
38. (B) The distance of closest approach is number of Mn is 25. So, the electronic
configuration of Mn7+ is 1s2 2s2 3s2 3p6.
1 2 Z e2 Thus, there is no electron in its d
given by r0 = ⋅
4 π ε 0 12 m u2 orbital.
43. (D) Difluoroacetic acid is the strongest acid
1
Here, Z = 79; m u2 = 5 MeV = 5 × 1.6 out of the given acids. Hence, it ionizes
2 maximum and therefore, has highest
× 10 J
–13
electrical conductivity.
We know, e = 1.6 × 10–19 C 44. (C) Ethyl chloride and acetyl chloride react
with alc. KCN by nucleophilic substitution
2 × 79 × (1.6 × 10 −19 )2 reaction while benzaldehyde undergoes
∴r0 = 9 × 109 ×
5 × 1.6 × 10 −13 benzoin condensation.
= 4.55 ×10–14 m KCN (alc.)
C2H5Cl ⎯⎯⎯ ⎯→ C2H5CN + KCl
39. (D) The lens maker’s formula is : KCN (alc.)
CH3COCl ⎯⎯⎯ ⎯→ CH3COCN + KCl
1 ⎛ nL ⎞⎛ 1 1 ⎞ KCN (alc.)
2C6H5CHO ⎯⎯⎯ ⎯→ C6H5CHOHCOC6H5
⎜ − 1 ⎟⎜ − ⎟
f ⎝ nm ⎠⎝ R1 R2 ⎠ Thus, only chlorobenzene does not
Where nL =Refractive index of lens and
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 react. the negative sign, the rate of the
45. (A) NaCl changes into CsCl type (6:6 to 8:8) reaction is 0.005 mole/litre/minute.
on applying pressure. 54. (A) SO2+O2+2H2O+ NO → 2H2SO4 + NO
Catalyst Catalyst
46. (C) Addition of an electron to a negatively
charged species is not a favourable O O
process. So, energy is absorbed in such 55. (D) CH! − C − O −H + Na+ −O − C − OH →
a step. Sod. bicarbonate

47. (A) Only Na reacts with both ethanol and

O O
phenol. In contrast, NaOH/I2 reacts only
with ethanol while neutral FeCl3 and CH! − C − O−Na+ + [H − O − C − OH]→CO +H O
Br2/H2O react in the presence of conc.
Thus, C of CO2 comes from bicarbonate.
H2SO4 with phenol only.
CRITICAL THINKING
48. (A) Number of moles of acetic acid
56. (C) The year 2008 is a leap year. So, it has
0.6 mL × 1.06g mL−1
= 2 odd days.
60 g mol−1
1st day of the year 2008 is Tuesday
= 0.0106 mol = n
(Given)
0.0106 mol So, 1st day of the year 2009 is 2 days
Molality =
1000 mL × 1 g mL−1 beyond Tuesday.
= 0.0106 mol kg–1
Hence, it will be Thursday.
DTf = 1.86 K kg mol–1 × 0.0106 mol kg–1
57. (D) If Geetha is older than Manish and
= 0.0197 K Rohan is older than Geetha, then
van’t Hoff factor (i) Manish has to be the youngest of the
three. Choice b is clearly wrong because
Observed freezing point 0.0205 K Rohan is the oldest. There is no
= =
Calculated freezing point 0.0197 K information in the paragraph to support
either choice a or choice c.
= 1.041
49. (C) Heats of adsorption in physisorption lie 58. (B) Clearly, damage to crops due to high
in the range 10 – 40 kJ mol–1. temperature may have resulted in a
short supply fo vegetables and hence
Condensation
50. (C) C 6H 5CH = O+H 2N–C 6H 5 ⎯⎯⎯⎯→
Reaction
an increase in their prices.
C6H5CH = NC6H5 + H2O 59. (B) The women is the mother of sharikh
(Benzylideneaniline) granddaughter. Hence, the woman is
51. (A) Both Zn and Hg react with air (oxygen) teh daughter-in-law of sharukh.
on heating to form ZnO and HgO. All 60. (B) To cell A : 1 way
other properties are shown by Zn but
not Hg. To cell B : 2 ways: A–B, B

52. (B) SN1 reaction leads to racemisation. To cell C : 3 ways: A–C, A–B–C, B–C

53. (B) Rate = rate of disappearance of A per To cell D : 5 ways: A–C–D, A–B–C–D
mole. B`D, B`C`D, A`B`D
...
1 ∆ [A ] 1 (0.5 − 0.4 ) 1, , 3, 5, 8, 13, 1, ...
=− =− = − 0.005
2 ∆t 2 10
Cell G
The negative sign simply indicates the
fall in concentration of A. Thus ignoring The bee can reach cell G in 21 ways.

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