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National Science Talent Search Exam

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Class-IX PAPER 2
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Maximum Marks: 135

Instructions:

1. Answers have to be marked on the OMR sheet. 2. This Question Paper has 45 questions. Science (Physics: 1 to 9, Chemistry: 10 to 18, Biology: 19 to 23 questions) Mathematics (24 to 45 questions) 3. All the questions are multiple choice questions having only one correct answer and each question carries +3 marks for correct answer and -1 mark for wrong answer. 4. The Question Paper contains blank spaces for your rough work. No additional sheets will be provided for rough work. 5. Blank papers, clip boards, log tables, slide rule, calculator, cellular phones, pagers and electronic devices, in any form, are not allowed. 6. Write your Name, Reg. No. and Test Centre in the space provided at the bottom of this sheet.

Name of the Candidate Registration Number Test Centre

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Science

(Physics)
Straight Objective Type

Physics part contains 9 multiple choice questions numbered 1 to 9. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct. 1. A man goes 1m due north, 2m due east and then 3m due south. What is the magnitude of displacement by him? (A) 1m (B) 2 m (C) 2m (D) 2 2 m 2. An insect flies from the corner A to the corner B of a cubic room in 5s, where A and B are diagonally opposite corners. The side of the room is 5m. The speed of the insect is (B) 3 m/s (A) 2 m/s (C) 2 2 m/s (D) 2 3 m/s During morning jogging, I walk 10 turns of a rectangular ground (30 m 15 m) in 15 minutes. My speed is (A) 1 m/s (B) 2 m/s (C) 3 m/s (D) 5 m/s The velocity-time graph of a particle is shown below. The acceleration of the particle is highest at (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

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4.

Velocity B A

D C

Time t

5.

A person traveling on a straight line moves with a uniform velocity v1 for some time and with uniform velocity v2 for the next equal time. The average velocity v is given by

v1 + v 2 2 2 1 1 = + (C) v v1 v 2
(A) v =

(B) v = (D)

v 1v 2

1 1 1 = + v v1 v 2

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A body of mass m is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 2v. Another body of mass 2m is thrown upward with a velocity v, the ratio of the times for the two bodies to reach their maximum height is (A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4 A displacement time graph of particle is shown in figure. The particle must necessarily have (A) uniform velocity (B) uniform acceleration (C) variable velocity (D) None
S

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A body of mass 2 kg and density 8000 kg/m3 is completely dipped in a liquid of density 800 kg/m3. Find the force of buoyancy on it. (g = 10 m/s2) (A) 2 N (B) 3N (C) 4 N (D) 6 N The brakes of a car can provide a maximum retardation of 10 m/s2. The least distance in which the car can be stopped, if the velocity is 30 m/s, will be (A) 20 m (B) 45 m (C) 54 m (D) 62 m
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Science

(Chemistry)
Straight Objective Type

Chemistry part contains 9 multiple choice questions numbered 10 to 18. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct. 10. Identify the correct Statement(s): Statement I: Metals posses silvery grey or golden yellow colour. Statement II: Non-metals display a variety of colours. Statement III: Boron, silicon and aluminium are examples of metalloids. (A) I and III only (B) I and II only (C) II and III only (D) All (I), (II) and (III) 11. Match column I with column II and choose the correct option: Column I Column II (a) Diamond (p) Liquid at room temperature (b) Mercury (q) Produced by destructive distillation of coal (c) Bromine (r) Allotrope of carbon (d) Coke (s) Liquid non-metal (A) (a) (r); (b) (p); (c) (p, s); (d) (q) (B) (a) (s); (b) (p, s); (c) (r); (d) (q) (C) (a) (r, s); (b) (p, s); (c) (p); (d) (q, r) (D) (a) (r); (b) (p); (c) (s); (d) (q) Read the following statements: Statement I: Ratio of % air by volume of oxygen and nitrogen is 20.9 : 78.1. Statement II: Since boiling point of oxygen is less than nitrogen, therefore, it condenses before nitrogen during separation of different gases from air. (A) Statement (I) and statement (II) both are correct and statement (II) is the correct reason for statement (I) (B) Statement (I) and statement (II) both are correct but statement (II) is not the correct reason for statement (I) (C) Statement (I) is correct and statement (II) is incorrect (D) Statement (I) is incorrect and statement (II) is correct Purification of salt that we get from sea water is done by (A) evaporation (B) evaporation followed by crystallization (C) crystallization (D) none of them What can be concluded for the following figure regarding evaporation?

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(A) Rate of evaporation is highest in (P) (C) Rate of evaporation is highest in (R)

(B) Rate of evaporation is highest in (Q) (D) Rate of evaporation is equal in (A, B, C)

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15.

Identify (X) and (Y):

Cotton Plug

Vapours of (X)

(Y) remains in solid state upon heating slowly

Mixture of a solid substance (X) and solid substance (Y)

(A) (B) (C) (D) 16.

(X) Sodium chloride; (Y) Ammonium chloride (X) Ammonium chloride; (Y) Gallium (X) Camphor; (Y) Bromine (X) Ammonium chloride; (Y) Sodium chloride

With an increase in temperature, (A) The kinetic energy of the particle increases (B) The kinetic energy of the particle decreases (C) The intermolecular distance tend to increase slowly (D) Both (A) and (C) Chromatography process can be applied to separate: (A) pigments from natural colour (B) colours in a dye (C) drugs from blood (D) all the above Which property is not shown by colloids? (A) coagulation (C) cataphoresis (B) Tyndall effect (D) homogeneity

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Science

(Biology)

Straight Objective Type Biology part contains 5 multiple choice questions numbered 19 to 23. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct. 19. Which of the following is a list of entirely abiotic factors? (A) Soil pH, temperature, viral infections. (B) Viral infections, predators, competition for resources. (C) Sunlight levels that penetrate the canopy, soil pH, number of species. (D) Temperature, soil pH, oxygen content of soil. Which of the following is NOT a function of blood? (A) Delivery of nutrients to tissues. (B) Repair of damaged tissues. (C) Defence against infectious disease. (D) Production of hormones such as insulin and glucagon. A cell contains enzymes, DNA, ribosomes, mitochondria and a plasma membrane. The cell could be from: (A) bacteria. (B) an animal but not a plant. (C) a plant but not an animal. (D) a plant or an animal The diagram below shows two solutions that are separated by a semi-permeable membrane. In which direction will most water molecules move?

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22.

(A) From X to Y, decreasing the concentration gradient of sucrose. (B) From X to Y, increasing the concentration gradient of sucrose. (C) From Y to X, decreasing the concentration gradient of sucrose. (D) From Y to X, increasing the concentration gradient of sucrose. 23. The graph below shows the effect of x on the rate of reaction of an enzyme-catalysed reaction. Which one of the following could be x?

Rate of Photosynthesis

(A) Either substrate concentration or temperature. (B) Either enzyme concentration or pH. (C) Either pH or substrate concentration. (D) Either temperature or pH.
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Mathematics
Straight Objective Type Mathematics part contains 22 multiple choice questions numbered 24 to 45. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct. 24. The value of ( 0.000027 ) (A) (.009) (C) (.003) 25.
2/3

is (B) (.0009) (D) (.03)

If f(x) = px2 + qx + p is divided by (x q), p, q 0, remainder is p , then p is equal to (A) q2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) p + 1 12x2 x 6 is equal to (A) (x 2) (12x + 3) (C) (3x + 2) (4x 3) (B) (2x + 3) (6x 3) (D) (3x 2) (4x + 3)

26.

27.

(x 2 1)(x 2 4) is equal to (x 2 + x 2)(x 2 x 2)

(A) 0 (C) x + 2 (B) 1 (D) none of these

28.

The value of x which will make 2 (x + 3) + 3 (x + 6) = 54 is (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 3 The radius of a circle with area 1.54 cm2 is (A) 0.7 cm (C) 49 cm (B) 3 cm (D) 14 cm

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How many 6m cubes can be cut from a cuboid measuring 18 m 15 m 8 m? (A) 360 (B) 10 (C) 60 (D) none of these The side of a right angle isosceles triangle is 2a cm. Its hypotenuse is (A)

31.

2a cm
2

(B) 2 2a cm (D) a 2 cm

(C) 2 2a cm 32.

From the given figure, the area of the shaded portion is equal to (given OC = 13, AC = 5) (A) 169 + 60 (B) 169 60 (C) 169 + 30 (D) 169 30

O 13 B

33.

In the given figure y is equal to (A) 10 (B) 5 (C) 15 (D) none of these

D y E 110
0

200

400 600 A 20
0

110

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34.

In the isosceles ABC, AB = BC; BO and CO are the bisectors of B and C respectively. BOC is equal to (A) 900 (B) 1150 0 (C) 120 (D) 1000

A 50 O C
0

35.

If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then it must be a (A) trapezium (B) rectangle (C) rhombus (D) parallelogram The number 10n 1 is divisible by 9 for, where n I (A) all values of n (B) odd values of n (C) even values of n (D) n = multiple of 9 L.C.M. of (A) 1/2 (C) 1/4
1 1 1 is , , 2 6 4

36.

37.

(B) 1/8 (D) none of these

38.

The largest number which exactly divides 70, 80, 160, 105 is (A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) none of these The least perfect square number divisible by 3, 4, 5, 7 is (A) 4410 (B) 44100 (C) 8820 (D) none of these The average of four consecutive even numbers a, b, c, d is (A) a + 3 (B) 4 (a + b + c + d) (C) 4a + 12 (D) none of these The sum of two numbers is 16 and their difference is 4, the product of numbers is (A) 60 (B) 80 (C) 64 (D) 45 The sum of squares of two numbers is 52 and the square of their sum is 100. The product of two numbers is (A) 24 (B) 32 (C) 18 (D) 15 The area of a square with perimeter 60 metres is (A) 225 sq. m (B) 900 sq. m (C) 3600 sq. m (D) 450 sq. m A parallelogram, the lengths of whose sides are 12 cm and 8 cm has one diagonal 10 cm long. The length of the other diagonal is (A) 8.89 cm (B) 17.78 cm (C) 18.18 cm (D) 9.00 cm The ratio of numerical values of area and perimeter of a square is 2 : 1, then area of circle with diameter equal to diagonal of square is (A) 16 (B) 8 (C) 32 (D) 64

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FIITJEE
National Science Talent Search Exam
for students presently in

Class-IX PAPER 2

ANSWERS
SCIENCE (PHYSICS)
1. 5. 9. D A B 2. 6. B A 3. 7. A C 4. 8. C A

SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY)
10. 14. 18. B C D 11. 15. A D 12. 16. C D 13. 17. C D

SCIENCE (BIOLOGY)
19. 23. D D 20. D 21. D 22. A

MATHEMATICS
24. 28. 32. 36. 40. 44. B B B A A B 25. 29. 33. 37. 41. 45. B A A A A C 26. 30. 34. 38. 42. C B B B A 27. 31. 35. 39. 43. B C D B A

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