FIITJEE

Samacheer Talent Recognition Drive

CLASS - 7
(7th going to 8th)
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300

IQ, MATHS, PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

1. Caution: Question Paper CODE as given above MUST be correctly marked in the answer OMR sheet
before attempting the paper. Wrong CODE or no CODE will give wrong results.
2. Answers have to be marked on the OMR sheet.
3. The Question Paper contains blank spaces for your rough work. No additional sheets will be
provided for rough work.
4. Blank papers, clip boards, log tables, slide rule, calculator, cellular phones, pagers and electronic
devices, in any form, are not allowed
5. Write your Name, Reg. No. and Test Centre in the space provided at the bottom of this sheet.
6. You are advised to devote around 1 Hour on each Section as there will be minimum cutoff marks in
each Section for qualifying.
7. The question paper consists of 4 Sections:
Section - I……….IQ (30 questions)
Section -II……….Mathematics (30 questions)
Section -III……….Physics (15 questions)
Section -IV………Chemistry 15 questions).
Section -V………Biology (10 questions).
8. Each question carries +3 marks for correct answer and -1 mark for wrong answer.

Name of the Candidate :

Registration Number :
Date of Examination : Centre :
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IQ Section – I

Directions (Q.No. 1 – 3) In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given
words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from
the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose
the correct alternatives.

1. Moon : Satellite : : Earth : ?

(A) Sun (B) Planet (C) Solar system (D) Asteroid

2. Forecast : Future : : Regret : ?

(A) Present (B) Atone (C) Past (D) Sins

3. Influenza : Virus : : Typhoid : ?

(A) Bacillus (B) Parasite (C) Protozoa (D) Bacteria

Directions (Q.No. 4 – 6) In each of the following questions, a number series is given with one term missing.
Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces.

4. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ….
(A) 35 (B) 36 (C) 48 (D) 49

5. 20, 19, 17, …., 10, 5

(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15

6. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ….., 17
(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15

Directions (Q.No. 7 – 9) In each of the following questions, various terms of a letter series are given with
one term missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives.

7. U, O, I, ?, A
(A) E (B) C (D) S (D) G

8. A, B, D, G, ?
(A) M (B) L (C) K (D) H

9. Z, U, Q, ?, L
(A) I (B) K (C) M (D) N

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10. If in a certain language, MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY coded in that code?
(A) CPNCBX (B) CPNCBZ (C) CPOCBZ (D) CQOCBZ

11. In a certain language, TRIPPLE is Written as SQHOOKD. How is DISPOSE written in that code?
(A) CHRONRD (B) DSOESPI (C) ESJTPTF (D) ESOPSID

12. If in a code language, COULD is Written as BNTKC and MARGIN is written as LZQFHM, how will Moulding be
written in that code?
(A) CHMFINTK (B) LNKTCHMF (C) LNTKCHMF (D) NITKHCMF

13. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code?
(A) QDFHS (B) SDFHS (C) SHFDQ (D) UJHFS

14. Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said, “He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband”. How is
the man on the stage related to Rita?
(A) Son (B) Husband (C) Cousin (D) Nephew

15. Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother”. How is the woman related to
the man?
(A) Mother (B) Daughter (C) Sister (D) Grandmother

16. Pointing to a photograph, a person tells his friend, “She is the grand daughter of the elder brother of my father”.
How is the girl in the photograph related to his man?
(A) Niece (B) Sister (C) Aunt (D) Sisters in law

17. Pointing to a photograph, Vipul said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son”. How is Vipul related to
the girl in the photograph?
(A) Father (B) Brother (C) Cousin (D) Data inadequate

18. A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to the woman?
(A) Nephew (B) Son (C) Cousin (D) Uncle

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Directions (Q.No. 19 – 23) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow
Madhu and Shobha are good in Dramatics and Computer Science
Anjali and Madhu are good in Computer Science and Physics
Anjali, Poonam and Nisha are good in Physics and History
Nisha and Anjali are good in Physics and Mathematics
Poonam and Shobha are good in History and Dramatics

19. Who is good in Computer Science, History and Dramatics?

(A) Anjali (B) Madhu (C) Shobha (D) Nisha

20. Who is good in Physics, Dramatics and Computer Science?

(A) Shobha (B) Poonam (C) Madhu (D) Anjali

21. Who is good in Physics, History and Dramatics?

(A) Poonam (B) Shobha (C) Madhu (D) Anjali

22. Who is good in History, Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics?

(A) Poonam (B) Nisha (C) Madhu (D) Anjali

23. Who is good in Physics, History and Mathematics but not in Computer Science?
(A) Madhu (B) Poonam (C) Nisha (D) Anjali

24. Four girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Shikha is to the left of Reena. Manju is to the right of
Reena. Rita is between Reena and Manju. Who would be second from the left in the photograph?
(A) Reena (B) Shikha (C) Manju (D) Rita

25. There are five different houses, A to E, in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of C and right of A. B is
to the right of D. Which of the houses is in the middle?
(A) A (B) B (C) D (D) E

26. In a March Past, seven persons are standing in a row. Q is standing left to R but right to P. O is standing right
to N and left to P. Similarly, S is standing right to R and left to T. Find out who is standing in the middle
(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) O

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27. Five children are sitting in a row. S is sitting next to P but not T. K is sitting next to R who is sitting on the
extreme left and T is not sitting next to K. Who are sitting adjacent to S?
(A) K and P (B) R and P (C) Only P (D) P and T

Directions (Q.No. 28 – 30) Read the following information and answer the questions given below
There are five friends – Sachin, Kunal, Mohit, Anuj and Rohan
Sachin is shorter than Kunal but taller than Rohan
Mohit is the tallest
Anuj is a little shorter than Kunal and little taller than Sachin

28. Who s the shortest?

(A) Rohan (B) Sachin (C) Anuj (D) Kunal

29. If they stand in the order of their heights, who will be in the middle?
(A) Kunal (B) Rohan (C) Sachin (D) Anuj

30. If they stand in the order of increasing heights, who will be the second?
(A) Anuj (B) Sachin (C) Rohan (D) Kunal

Mathematics Section – II
II
1. The number ‘x’ equals one fourth of its own reciprocal, then the value of ‘x’ is equal to
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 4
2 4

2. What should be added to the sum of x – 2y + z and 3y – 4x + 2z to yield 4x – y + 6z?

(A) – 3x + y + z (B) 7x – 2y + 3z (C) 3x – y – 3z (D) 7x + 2y – 3z

3. The value of a 2 − b 2 , if a = 1, b = 2 is
(A) 1 (B) – 3 (C) 3 (D) 0

4. find the mean of 1, 5, 8, - 2, 3

(A) 5 (B) 19/5 (C) 3 (D) – 19 /5

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5. What is the median of the following data 37, 31, 42, 43, 46, 25, 39, 45, 32
(A) 35 (B) 39 (C) 5 (D) 8

6. Mean of the data x + 5, -x + 7, 4, 5, 2x + 6, -2x + 5, 7, 8 is

(A) 5.175 (B) 5.782 (C) 5.875 (D) 5.674

7. Division of rational number is

(A) commutative (B) associative
(C) neither commutative nor associative (D) none of these

8. The product of two rational numbers is 15. If one of the numbers is – 10, then the other is
3 2 −3 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) −
2 3 2 3
1 1 1
9. What should be added to  + +  to get 3?
2 3 5
58 59 59 59
(A) (B) (C) (D)
30 32 30 95

−10 1 1
10. Subtract from the sum of and
11 2 11
2 4 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 4 2

11. Side of an equilateral triangle is 2.5 m, then its perimeter is

(A) 5 m (B) 10 m (C) 15 m (D) 7.5 m

12. If side of a square is an integer, its perimeter could be

(A) 33 (B) 44 (C) 55 (D) 66

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13. Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 10 cm and 15 cm. The altitude corresponding to the side 15 cm is 9
cm. Find the altitude corresponding to the side 10 cm.
(A) 9 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 13.5 cm (D) 9.5 cm

14. The area of a square and a parallelogram are 441 sq. cm each. If the base of the parallelogram is twice the
side of the square, find the height of the parallelogram.
(A) 10.5 cm (B) 21 cm (C) 42 cm (D) insufficient data

15. The area of a rhombus is 80 sq. cm. One of its diagonals is 16 cm. The other diagonal is
(A) 5 cm (B) 8 cm (C) 16 cm (D) 10 cm

16. A trapezium with parallel sides of length 5 cm and 7 cm has area 96 sq. cm. Its height is then
(A) 16 cm (B) 8 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 9 cm

17. ( 301 + 302 + 303 + ... + 325 ) − (1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 25 ) =

(A) 25 (B) 2500 (C) 5000 (D) 7500

18. 0 × 1 + 1×10 + 0 × 0 + 1 =
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 11

19. By how much does the sum 19 + 28 + 37 + 46 + 55 + 64 + 73 + 82 + 91 exceed the sum

18 + 27 + 36 + 45 + 54 + 63 + 72 + 81 + 90?
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 90 (D) 100

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20.  4 − 4 − 4 − 4 − 5  =
 
(A) 9 (B) 13 (C) 5 (D) 3

21. Number of non-negative integers which are less than 1000 and end with only one zero is
(A) 90 (B) 99 (C) 91 (D) 100

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22. A student is ranked 10 from the top and 40 from the bottom in a class. Then the number of students in the
class is
(A) 46 (B) 49 (C) 48 (D) 45

23. Supplement of a right angle is

(A) a right angle (B) a cute angle (C) obtuse angle (D) straight angle

24. Which of the following has all the divisors of 12 ?

(A) 2, 6 (B) 1, 2, 6 (C) 1, 3, 4, 6, 12 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

25. 45 is the multiple of

(A) 3 (B) 25 (C) 7 (D) 11
0 0
26. Two angles of a triangle are50 and 60 . Then the third angle =
(A) 70 (B) 80 (C) 60 (D) 90

27. The radius of a circular park is 112m, then the area of the park is
(A) 39444 (B) 32944 (C) 39424 (D) 39244

28. The mode of the following data : 11,12,16,15,1,19,15,16,16,15,18,15,17,16,15,15,11,13,15,17,15,13, is

(A) 15 (B) 14 (C) 13 (D) 12

29. The side of an equilateral triangle is ‘5’ cms. Then its height is (in cm)
3
(A) 5 2 (B) 2.5 (C) 5 3 5 (D)
2
30. Area of a trapezium is A cm , Parallel sides are 5cm, 8cm then the distance between the parallel sides
is ________
2A A 13 13
(A) (B) (C) (D)
13 13 2A A

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Physics Section – II
III
1. Among the following, the unit of force is
(A) Newton (B) n (C) N (D) All the above

2. 10 cm = _______________ mm
1
(A) 100 (B) (C) 10 (D) 1000
100

3. 1 cent = ________________ sq. ft.

(A) 100 (B) 2400 (C) 30.48 (D) 435.60

4. SI unit of luminous intensity is

(A) Mole (B) Candela (C) Ampere (D) Kelvin

5. 100º F = ______________ º C.
(A) 37.7 (B) 373 (C) 122.4 (D) None of these

6. 37 º C = ___________ º F .
(A) 200 (B) 98.6 (C) 52.6 (D) None of these

7. Among the following, the smallest temperature is

(A) 1 k (B) 1º c (C) 1º F (D) All are equal

8. At this temperature both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales show the same value
(A) +400 C (B) +1000 C (C) −1000 C (D) −400 C

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9. SI unit of temperature is
(A) 0 C (B) 0 F (C) K (D) none of these

10. Among the following, the correct way of writing units in plural form is
(A) 10 kg (B) 10 kgs (C) 10 kilograms (D) All the above

11. Atmospheric pressure at sea level is _____________

(A) 103 N / m 2 (B) 104 N / m 2 (C) 105 N / m 2 (D) None of these

12. A rectangular storage tank is filled with Paraffin. The height of the tank is 2m. Density of paraffin is 800
Kg / m3 . The value of g is 10 m / s 2 . The pressure at the bottom is
(A) 16,000 N / m 2 (B) 4000 N / m 2 (C) 8000 N / m 2 (D) 105 N / m 2

13. Swetha is wearing a sharp edged high heeled footwear. Madhu is wearing a flat footwear. If both the girls are
having same weight and both are stepping over your foot, whose footwear will cause more pain to your foot.
(A) Swetha (B) Madhu
(C) Both will give same amount of pain (D) Data insufficient

14. A liquid gives force of 100 N over an area of 1 cm 2 . The pressure exerted by the liquid is
(A) 106 N / m 2 (B) 100 N / m 2 (C) 104 N / m 2 (D) 10−2 N / m 2

15. A force of 16 N is distributed uniformly on one surface of a cube of side 2 m. The pressure on this surface is
(A) 8 N / m 2 (B) 4 N / m 2 (C) 10 N / m 2 (D) 6 N / m 2

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Chemistry Section –IV

1. Which of the following is not a matter?
(A)Salt (B)water (C)Dream (D)Hydrogen

2. The formation of pure solid particles of a substance from a solution is called __________.
(A) filtration (B) crystallization (C) distillation (D) chromatography

3. Quick lime is the common name of

(A)Calcium oxide (B)Calcium sulphate (C)Magnesium oxide (D)Sodium chloride

4. Which of the following is a chemical change?

(A) Melting of glass (B) formation of clouds
(C) cooking of food (D) mixing of iron fillings and sand

5. Diffusion of particles is faster in

(A)Gases (B)Liquids (C)Solids (D)None of the above

6. Identify the substance that has definite shape among the following.
(A)Iron (B)Mercury (C)Oxygen gas (D)Petroleum

7. Which of the following is a pure substance?

(A) soil (B) graphite (C) milk (D) sea water

8. Which of the following is the characteristic property of Liquids?

(A)Definite volume (B)Definite shape (C)one free surface (D)High density

9. Fluid among the following is

(A)Oil (B)Nitrogen gas (C)Water (D)All the above

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10. In gases, particles vibrate _________.

(A)about their mean position (B)about a vertical axis
(C)about a horizontal axis (D)in any direction

11. Which has the least energetic particles?

(A)solids (B)liquids (C)gases (D)Plasmas

12. The principle used in squeezing out water from wet clothes is
(A) Filtration (B) Centrifugation (C) Decantation (D) chromatography

13. Inter particle spaces are maximum in

(A)Solids (B)Liquids (C)Gases (D)Both a and b

14. The acid present in Tomatoes is

(A)Maleic acid (B)Oxalic acid (C)Tartaric acid (D)Citric acid

15. Rate of evaporation does not depend on

(A) temperature (B) surface area (C) wind speed (D) none

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Biology Section –V
1. The rate of photosynthesis in green light is
(A)Very high (B)very less
(C)zero (D) light has no role to play

2. The largest organ in the human body is

(A)Skin (B)liver (C)heart (D)lungs

3. Constipation is a problem of difficulty in egestion of undigested and unabsorbed food materials. What nutrients
are mostly deficient according to you.
(A)Carbohydrates (B) proteins (C) fats (D)fibres

4. The organ known as Grave yards of RBC

(A)Lymph nodes (B)thymus gland (C) spleen (D)liver

5. The blood pressure in humans is expressed as 120/80. What does 120 represents.
(A)Systolic blood pressure (B) diastolic blood pressure
(C) both (D) hypotension

6. Deficiency of vitamin D causes

(A) Rickets (B) osteomalacia
(C) malabsorption of calcium (D) all the above

7. Nucleated blood cells in human body are

(A)RBC (B) WBC (C)platelets (D)thrombocytes

8. Filteration of blood in human body occurs in

(A) Lungs (B) heart (C) kidney (D)liver

9. Dionea is an insectivorous plants commonly known as

(A) Sundew (B)bladder wart (C)pitcher plant (D) venus fly trap

10. The second most widely used fibre after cotton is

(A) Jute (B)hemp (C)coir (D)silk cotton

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SAMACHEER TALENT RECOGNITION DRIVE

CLASS - 7 - (7th going to 8th)
ANSWER KEY

IQ
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.C

6.B 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.B

11.A 12.C 13.A 14.A 15.A

16.A 17.B 18.C 19.C 20.C

21.A 22.D 23.C 24.D 25.A

26.B 27.D 28.A 29.D 30.B

Mathematics
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.B

6.C 7.C 8.C 9.C 10.D

11.D 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D

16.A 17.D 18.D 19.A 20.C

21.C 22.B 23.A 24.D 25.A

26.A 27.C 28.A 29.D 30.A

Physics
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A

6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. A

11. C 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. B

Chemistry
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A

6.A 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.A

11.A 12.B 13.C 14.B 15.D

Biology
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.A

6.D 7. B 8.C 9.D 10.A

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