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Ajmal National Talent Search Examination, 2009

Class : VIII
Full Marks 1 (25+25+25+25)=100

Time/

a]^ : 2 hours (HO)

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Attempt All Questions. 1 M1 1
2. There are four options to every question. Choose the correct option by putting any one of a, b, c or d,
in the box 1 1 M1 qX M1 a, b, c d

General Knowledge 1 :
1.

Who among the following has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests ? 1 1 S

S1 1
a) Rahul Dravid 1U ^
c) V.V.S Laxman
2.

Udaipur 1

b)

Amber 1

Iqbal

Tripura S1

d)

d)

Jaipur 1

Mirza Ghalib

d)

Meghalaya

b)

Gulzar &1

d)

A. R. Rehman 1 1

d)

Brazil

Dogri is spoken in 1
a) Himachal Pradesh

b)

Jammu

Both (a) & (b) (a) 1n (b)

d)

None of these

c)
8.

Jodhpur 1

Which countrys news agency is called Reuters 1 k 11

a) U.S.A. 1 M1
b)
Britain
c)

7.

c)

The Lyricist of the Oscar Award song Jai Ho of the film Slumdog Millionaire is 1 5 1

1 1 1
a) Javed Akhtar 1
c) Sameer 1
6.

Virendra Sehwag 1f

The state that does not share its boundary with Bangladesh is 1 1 1 1
a) Arunachal Pradesh 1n
b)
Mizoram 1
c)

5.

d)

Saare Jahan se Achcha was written by 1 26

a) Mulk Raj Anand 1
b)
Munsi Premchand k
c)

4.

Sachin Tendulkar G1

Jodhabai, the Hindu wife of Akbar was the princess of 11 P 11 11

a)

3.

b)

India 1

Indira Point, the southernmost part of India, is in 11 1KI

a) Tamilnadu
b)
Andaman & Nicobar Island 1n 1 Z?
c)

Puduchery 1

d)
[1]

None of these

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9.

Cosmos is presently known as

a) Solar System 1
b)
Universe -pG
c)

10.

Galaxies

d)

Stars 1

The Asian Country that has not sent a spacecraft to the Moon 1 f
a) India 1
b) China
d)

11.

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Japan

d)

South Korea 1

Which of the following disease is not caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin B ? 1 1 -1

12.

a)

Beri-beri 11 b)

Photo-phobia

c)

Scurvy 1

Diarrhoea 1

LSI (Large Scale Integration) is applied in LSI 1

a) 2G mobile networking 2G
b)
3G mobile technology 3G
c)

13.

Cricket S

b)

Chess 1?

New York b)

Chicago

d)

c)

Los Angels ? d)

Lawn Tennis

Washington

b)

Vijay Laxmi Pandit G

c)

Lalkrishna Advani

Bikaner 1

b)

Jaisalmer 1 c)

Jodhpur 1

d)

CPI (M) . . . []

d)

None of these

Avian influenza is commonly known as v ? 1

a) Viral Fever 1 ;1
b)
Malaria 1
c)

19.

Billiards

Sikkar 1

Somnath Chatterjee, the speaker of Lok-sabha, belongs to , 1 1

a) INC 1
b)
BJP 1
c)

18.

c)

The Desert Festival in India is celebrated in 11 1n 1

a)

17.

5G mobile technology 5G

The first person to address the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi in 1977 1977 11

1
a) Atal Behari Vajpayee 1
c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ... s
16.

d)

Hollywood, the entertainment capital of the world, is in 1 f

a)

15.

4G mobile networking 4G

The game which is known as Royal Game is 1 1

a)

14.

d)

Bird-flu ;1

d)

Common cold ;1

ISO 9000 is related with ISO 9000 1

a) International Standard of product / organisation L G1
b) Export Quality 15 G
c) International Price L 1
d)

International Market L 1
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20.

All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) is located at 1 : [AIIMS]

a)

21.

Delhi ~

Brother

a)

Sister

b)

d)

Chennai i

c) Nephew ,

d)

c)

d)

None of these

: ?

b)

Supreme Court 2

The freezing point of water is 1

a) 4C 4
c)

25.

Mumbai

Who appoints the Governor ? 1 M

a) The Chief Minister La
b)
The President 1
c)

24.

c)

Problem figure 1 --:

23.

Kolkata

b)

If A is Bs brother and B is Cs sister while C is Ds father, then D is As B-1 A 1n B, C-1 1n C D1 L D 1n A 1

a)

22.

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100C 100

d)

The Speaker

b)

0C 0

d)

None of these

c)

Fill in the blank 1 --

a)

b)

d)

General English 1 1
Only one option out of the four given, i,e [ ( a) , (b) , (c) and (d) ] applies correctly to the blank space. Put the
correct option in the box on the right hand side.
26.

There is an exception _______________ every rule.

a)

27.

b)

for

c)

on

d)

to

The waiter has not brought the coffee _______________. Ive been here an hour already.
a)

28.

in

still

b)

till

c)

up

d)

yet.

Instead of firing _______________ the thief, the police fired _______________ the mob.
a)

on, on

b)

on, at

c)
[3]

at, upon

d)

upon, at

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29.

I am very fond of collecting _______________ objects.

a)

30.

d)

ancient

did

b)

should

c)

will

d)

could

cleared up

b)

cleared away

c)

cleared off

d)

cleared out

upon

b)

on

c)

against

d)

into

snakes and apes

b)

rabbits and monkeys c)

birds and bees

d)

birds and apes.

A trial with Photographers present

Hearing in public

b)
d)

A trial in which no camera will be allowed.

Hearing in private

Something said or done at once without preparation beforehand is called:

a)

36.

vintage

There will be an in camera hearing of the terrorist. The Latin phrase in camera means:
a)
c)

35.

c)

Mr Banik has an aviary and an apiary in his garden, which means, he keeps _______________ in his garden.
a)

34.

antique

History records seventeen incursions of Sultan Mahmood _______________ India.

a)

33.

b)

After the rain the weather _______________ and the sun came out..
a)

32.

antic

Just now I heard the news, it is so strange that you _______________ not believe it.
a)

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Impromptu

b)

Extempore

c)

Prologue

d)

Verbatim.

c)

canowe

d)

canoie.

The word correctly spelled in the following options is:

a)

cannoe

b)

canoe

In the following question, a sentence has been given in active voice. Select the choice which best expresses the
sentence in passive form.
37.

I know him
a)
c)

He has been known by me

He is known by me

b)
d)

He is known to me
He was known to me.

In the following question, a question has been given in Direct Speech. Select the choice which best expresses the
sentence in Indirect speech.
38.

Are you alone, my son? asked a soft voice close behind me.
a)
b)
c)
d)

A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.

A soft voice behind me asked if I was alone.
A soft voice from my back asked if I was alone.
A soft voice said to me are you alone son.

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The following sentences are divided in to three parts and each part is underlined and marked a,b,c. Only one part
contains an error. Identify the error part. If there is no error, mark it (d)..
39.

He was advised
a

to be more cautious
b

lest he is robbed again.

c

No error.
d

40.

One of the members

a

expressed doubt if
b

the minister was an atheist.

c

No error.
d

41.

The number of people applying were so large

a
stop issuing application forms
c

that the college had to

b
No error.
d

In each of the following questions, an incomplete statement followed by some fillers are given. Pick out the best
one which can complete the sentence correctly and meaningfully.
42.

To succeed in a difficult task, _______________.

43.

a) Persistent is what one needs.

b)
Persistent is needed.
c) One needs to be persistence
d)
One needs to be persistent.
How much a man earns is as important as _______________.
a)
c)

How he does it
How well he spends it

b)
d)

Where does he earn

When does he do so.

In the following questions the beginning of the sentence is given and the remaining part of the sentence is broken
in to four parts represented by P,Q,R and S. Choose the correct option in which the sentence is reconstructed by
properly arranging the parts in sequential order so as to form a meaningful sentence.
44.

The doctors offer

P- Not only saved Julie
Q- But enabled her to blossom in to a happy woman
R- From the Jaws of death
S- Of marriage
a)

45.

SPRQ

b)

SPQR

c)

PQRS

d)

PSQR

c)

QRPS

d)

QRSP

Athens
P- It was also at its height
Q- The first democracy in the world,
R- Was not only
S- An almost perfect democracy.
a)

RQPS

b)

PSRQ

In the following sentences you are required to find synonyms for the italicized word in the sentence. Choose the
option which best expresses the meaning in the context.
46.

No one is allowed to transgress beyond the line of control.

a)

Exceed

b)

Trespass

c)
[5]

Wander

d)

Confine.

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The man was so tall that his presence seemed to dwarf the rest of the people in the room..
a)

Elongate

b)

Decrease

c)

Dwindle the height

d)

Render tall

In the following sentences you are required to find antonyms for the italicized word in the sentence. Choose the
option which best expresses the opposite meaning.
48.

His urbane attitude won him many friends.

a)

49.

Violent

b)

Indifferent

c)

Rude

d)

Rustic.

d)

correct.

Some students are in the habit of doing their exercises in a slovenly manner.
a)

planned

b)

dirty.

c)

Neat

Choose the option that gives the correct sense of the idioms / phrases in the following sentences
50.

He does his work by fits and starts.

a)

Regularly

b)

Sincerely

c)

inattentively

d)

Irregularly

General Mathematic 1
51.

9.261 = ?

a)

3.15

a)

d)

2.1

0.075

b)

0.0075

c)

0.000075

d)

None of these [ ]

3, 2

b)

5, 4

c)

2, 6

d)

None of these [ ]

(6)12 (35) 28 (15)16

(6)12 (35) 28 (15)16
The number of prime factors in
is [
1 ]
(14)12 (21)11
(14)12 (21)11
a)

55.

c)

If a 2 + b 2 = 45 and b 2 + c 2 = 40 , and if a, b, c are intergers, then a and c are respectively. [ a 2 + b 2 = 45 1n

b 2 + c 2 = 40 1n a, b 1n c G L a 1n c 1 S---]
a)

54.

2.15

0.0025 2.25 0.0001 = ?

52.

53.

b)

56

b)

66

c)

112

d)

None of these [ ]

If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as [ a 1 20% = b L 20 1 b% ]

b)
5% of a [a 1 5%]
a) 20% of a [a 1 20%]
c)

4% of a [a 1 4%]

d)

None of these [ ]

c)

0.0025

6.25 ? = 10 1

56.
a)

25

b)

0.25

[6]

d)

None of these [ ]

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57.

58.

If 0 < x < 1, then the value of x +

a)

greater than 2 [2 1]

c)

can not be determined []

c)

15

d)

12

32 cm []

(a + 2b) 2

b)

70 cm []

c)

55 cm []

d)

17 cm []

1
1
1
1
+ 2 = a , then (x + y)2 equals : [ xy = b 1n 2 + 2 = a , L (x + y)2 1 --]
2
x
y
x
y
b)

a2 + b2

c)

b(ab + 2)

d)

ab(b + 2)

9 m []

b)

4 m []

c)

8 m []

d)

5 m []

a > b

b)

1 1
>
a b

c)

1 1
<
a b

d)

None of these [ ]

11

b)

14

c)

20

d)

21

d)

If 8.2 x = 5 y +8 , then, when y = 8, x = [ 8.2 x = 5 y +8 1n y = 8 L x =]

a)

65.

18

Let R = gS 4. When S = 8, R = 16. When S = 10, R is equal to [1 R = gS 4 S = 8, R = 16 L

S = 10 R = ?]
a)

64.

b)

If a, b R and a > b then choose the correct one [ a, b R 1n a > b L 1 qX]

a)

63.

None of these [ ]

A 25m ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building. The foot of the ladder is 7m from the base of the building. If
the top of the ladder slips 4 m, then the foot of the ladder will slide. [25 A1 1
&1 A1 &11 1 7 1 1 4 L 1 &1 1
]
a)

62.

24

If xy = b and
a)

61.

d)

A wire is in the form of a circle of radius 35 cm. If it is bent into the shape of a Rhombus, what is the side of the
Rhombus? [ 1 35 X M1 1+ 1 11 1+ L M 11 U1
]
a)

60.

1
1
is .......... [ 0 < x < 1 L x + 1 ]
x
x
b)
less than 2 [2 1n]

OA, OB, OC are 3 lines in a plane which meet at O. If the angles AOB, BOC , COA are 2x, 5x, 8x respectively
(where x is a positive angle) then x equals [ OA, OB, OC 1 O
AOB, BOC , COA 1 S 2x, 5x 1n 8x L x 1 -- [x R ]]
a)

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b)

c)

The value of the product (3 x 2 5 x + 6) and (8 x 3 ) when x = 0 is [x = 0 (3 x 2 5 x + 6) 1n (8 x 3 ) 1 1

--]
a)

1
2

b)

c)

[7]

d)

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66.

There were only two candidates in an election, One got 62% votes and was elected by a margin of 144 votes. The total
number of voters were. [ 1 62% 144 1 1 1
11 --]
a)

67.

77 cm2 [ ] b)

X+5

b)

A = Cr

b)

c)

700

a)

147 cm2 [ ]

154 cm2 [ ]

c)

X + 2 X +1

X 2 + 2X

c)

2A = Cr

c)

A = 2 Cr

d)

None of these [ ]

d)

b)

c)

d)

29,484

b)

28,696

c)

24,576

d)

30,184

abc

b)

a || b || c

c)

AND b || c

d)

a || b AND

X and Y can together finish a work in 12 days. X can finish it alone in 20 days. In how many days can Y alone finish it?
[ X 1n Y 12 1 1 X 20 1 1 L Y 1---]
a)

30 days []

b)

20 days []

c)

The irrational number is the ratio of [1

b)
a) area to circumference [ 1n 11]
c)

75.

210 cm2 [ ]

b(aa++1cb2bC++nc2)(ab + bc + ca)
= l,= then
2 which of the following is true ? [ a, b 1n c 1
If each of the three lines a, b and c is perpendicular to the xA
line
xr
l 1 1 L 1 ]
a)

74.

d)

1 L m + n 1 --]

73.

800

The present population of a town is 25,000. It grows at 4%, 5% and 8% during first year, second yeard and third year
respectively. The popultion after 3 years is [ 11 25,000 , Z 1n 1 X1
1 S 4%, 5% 1n 8% L 11 11 ---]
a)

72.

d)

If the factors of a 2 + b 2 + 2(ab + bc + ca) are (a+b+m) and ( a + b + nc ) , then the value of m + n is [ (a+b+m)

1n

71.

600

If A denotes the area and C denotes the circumference of a circle, then the relation between them is ( r = radius) [
M1 A 1n 1 C L 1 g [r = X]]
a)

70.

b)

If X is a square number then the next immediate square number is [ X L 1 1 ]

a)

69.

500

The length of a minute hand on a wall clock is 7 am. The area swept by the minute hand in 30 minutes is [ 1
1 7 30 1 S 1 S ---]
a)

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circumference to radius [1 1n X1]

4
then the value of x +

If
a)

b)

c)

12 days []

d)

None of these [ ]

1 ]
diameter to radius [ 1n X1]
circumference to diameter [1 1n 1]

1
1
1
x = 2 , L x 4 + 4 1 ]
4 is [
x
x
x

c)

[8]

12

d)

34

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Science :
76.

When light travels from one medium to another, the property that does not change is 1 1 1

1 1 1
a) wave legnth 1
c) frequency
77.

total internal reflection L1

iron

b)

d)

d)

aluminium c)

convex lens M
reflection
aborption

steel

d)

copper

i
R

R=

b)

conductor 1

d)

none of the above

Coulomb is a unit of 1
a) charge

b)

current

potential difference

d)

resistance 1

V = iR

b)

i = VR

Bakelite is a
a) semi conductor 1
insulator 1

d)

Electromagnetic induction was discovered by 1 1

a) Michael Faraday 1
b)
Hans Oersted k 1
c)

85.

concave lens

V=

c)
84.

None of above

c)

c)
83.

d)

Which of the following equations correctly represent ohms law ? 1 1 1 S

a)

82.

at infinity

The most suitable metal for making permanent magnets is 1 -a)

81.

amplitude 1

Diamond shines because of 1 1 1

a) refraction 1
b)
c)

80.

d)

Magnified virtual image can be created with 1n d 1 1 1

a) concave mirror
b)
convex mirror M
c)

79.

wave velocity 1

The focus of a plain mirror lies at 1

a) the pole of the mirror 1 1n
b)
10 cm away from the mirror 1 1 10 1
c)

78.

b)

James Maxwell '

d)

Ozone is a compound containing

a) oxygen ' b) nitrogen C
c)
d)

carbon and oxygen 1n '

[9]

Isaac Newton
carbon

i
V

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An aircraft flies for 3 hours and covers 2130 km. calculate its speed in m/s 3 KI 2130 S

1, 1 ^n
a) 179.22 m/s []
c) 197.22 m/s []
87.

Ca

b)

Al

Nickel

b)

Silver 1+

Zn<Mg<Ca>Li

b)

Cu<Pb<Ni<Fe

d)

Fe

c)

Gold

d)

Sodium

Carbonic acid

Nitric acid C

d)

Sulphuric acid 1

Lysosomes are -a) digestive centres f

b)

respiratory centres f

d)

energy centres M f

excretory centres 1 f

d)

All the above

b)

CO2 + H2O
?
a) Hydrochloric acid Ev1

Bacteria are considered more as plants than animals beacuse of the presence of "1

1 --small nucleus f
c) cell wall 1

b)

plasma membrane 1

d)

spore formation 1

The yellow and orange colour of petals and fruits are due to 1n 1n 1 11 1 1
a) chloroplasts 1
b)
chromoplasts S
c)

96.

Zn

Some ores are mineral 1

a)

95.

c)

Sn<Ag<Cu<Pb

c)
94.

500,000 N/m2 [ ]

c)

c)
93.

d)

Which one of the following is incorrect 1 qX

a)

92.

500 N/m2 [ ]

Which of the following statement is true 1 M

a) All minerals are ores 1
b)
All minerals are not ores 1
c) All ores are not minerals 1
d)

91.

710 m/s []

Metal which is the best conductor of electricity 1 M 1 -a)

90.

d)

The metal which can replace magnesium from its salt is 1 1 1 1 1 1 -a)

89.

127.99 m/s []

A force of 5 N is applied on a nail. The area of its point is 0.1 cm2. Calculate the pressure on the nail. 1 1
5 1 S 1 1 S 0.1 L S 1 --
a) 0.5 N/m2 [ ]
b)
50 N/m2 [ ]
c)

88.

b)

leucoplasts

d)

anthocyanin

The smallest of all living organisms with a cellular organisation are -a)

virus 1

b)

protozoans c)
[10]

algae

d)

bacteria "1

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Bacteria living in the intestines of herbivorous animals help in the digestion of 1 La "1 1

1 1
a) cellulose
b) proteins

c)

fats

98.

As the tree grows 1 X -a) xylem cells remain constant

b) xylem cells grow X
c) Cambium does not grow 1 X
d) root tips become dormant 5

99.

The word Tsunami is originated from s 1

a) English 1
b) Japanese
c)
French k

d)

vitamins

d)

Arabic 1

100. Only organ in the human beings which shows regeneration is 1 1 1 S -a) liver
b) brain
c)
pancrease d) lungs
OOOOO

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