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NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION

CLASS - 9
Question Paper Code : UN459

KEY

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

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATIONS

MATHEMATICS  34  2 253  34  2 264  34  2 273  34  2 285

1. (C) AC + CB = AB
2
  
23  11 is the greatest
2. (C)  19  15  = 34  2 285 or 19  15  4.35  3.87  0.48
2
 21  13  = 34  2 273 21  13  4.58  3.6  0.98
2
 23  11  = 34  2 253 23  11  4.79  3.31  1.48
2
22  12  4.69  3.46  1.23
 22  12  = 34  2 264
1 1 1
2 253  2 264  2 273  2 285 3. (D) LHS = + + +
1 4 4  7 7  10
 2 253   2 264   2 273   2 285

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 1 = 2x + 2y = 2(x + y) = 2 × 70°
..... +
 3n  2  3n  1 = 140°
 DOC = 180°  BOD = 40°
3 1 1 1 1 
=  + + +..... +  In COD, OC = OD  ODC = OCD = z
3  1 4 4  7 7 10  3n  2  3n + 1 
In COD, z + z + 40° = 180°
1 3 3 3 3 
z = 70°
=  + + +..... + 
3  1 4 4  7 7 10  3n  2  3n + 1 
 BCD = z = 70°
1 1 1 1 1 1
= 1  +  +  ..... +
1

1  8. (A) Given h = 2r
3 4 4 7 7 10 3n  2 3n + 1 
1 2 2
1  3n + 1  1  Volume of cone = r h = r 3 = x
=  3 3
3  3n + 1 
Volume of cylinder = r 2 h = 2r 3 = y
1  3n 
=  
3  3n + 1  4 3
Volume of sphere = r = z
n 3
=
 3n + 1 3

2019  x + z = 2 r3 + 4 r 3 = r 2+ 4  = 2r3 = y

4. (A) Given p(x) = x + 1 is divided by (x+1) 3 3 3
then the remainder is p(–1)  x– y+ z= 0
2019
p(–1) = (–1) + 1 = –1 + 1 = 0
9. (B) A
5. (B) Verify from options
Option B = –(a – b) (bc – ab – c2 + ac)
10 cm

=  abc  a2b  ac2 + a2c  b2c + ab2 + bc2  abc 
= a2b + ac2 – a2c + b2c – ab2 – bc2 30°
B C
= ab(a – b) + bc(b – c) + ca(c – a)
6. (C) 3(3) + 4(–1) = 9 – 4 = 5 In ABC angles ratio = 30° : 60° : 90°
= 1 : 2 : 3 then their opposite sides ratio
7. (D) A
= 1: 3 :2
x y
C  AB = x, BC = 3x , CA = 2x
O z
z
2x 2y Given CA = 2x = 10 cm
B E D
x = 5 cm
‘O’ is circumcentre of ABC  AB = x = 5 cm
BAD & BAC are angles in the same 10. (B) Given 2 x + 3 y = 17  (1)
segment  BCD = BAD = 70°
3 x 7 y = 9  (2)
Const:- External AO up to E (or)
In AOB, given OA = OB eq (1) × 3  6 x + 9y = 51
eq (2) × 2  6 x – 14y = – 18
 OBA = OAB = x (–) (+) (+)
In AOD given OA = OD 23y = 69
 ODA = OAD = y y = 3
 BOE = x + x = 2 x y=9
DOE = y + y = 2 y 2 x + 3  3 = 17  (1)
 BOD = BOE + DOE
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 2 x =8 3
 p1 + p2 + p3 = a
x =4 2
x = 16 3
(OR) Substitute options in the given
7 3 + 10 3 + 3 3 cm =  2
a

equations. 2
3 2 3 2 2
20 3  cm = a
11. (C) Given p(x) = x q – x pt + 4x pt – 4x 3
q2 + 3xq2 – 3x pt a = 40 cm
 p(1) = q2 – pt + 4pt – 4q2 + 3q2 – 3pt = 0 Area of equilateral triangle
(x–1) is a factor of p(x)
3 2
p(3) = 27q2 – 27pt + 36pt – 36q2 + 9q2 = a
4
– 9pt = 0
3
 (x–3) is a factor of p(x) = × 40 × 40 cm2
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12. (C) 10 + 12 = 10 + 2 3 = 2 5 + 3   = 400 3 cm2
12  2 = 2 3  2 = 2  3 1  15. (D) Given A + C = 180°
x + y + 10° + x + y – 30° = 180°
 LHS =   
3 +1 2 5 + 3  2
    
3 1  5 3
  2(x + y) = 200°

=4 5+ 3  5  3   3 +1  3 1  x + y = 100°
= 4 × 22 × 2 A = x + y + 10° = 110°
= 176 16. (B) Total surface area of the solid

2
= 5a2 + rh + r2
1  1
13. (D) a2 + 2
= a   + 2 2 22 7 22 7 7
a  a = 5  7 cm  + × × 7 cm2 + × × cm2
7 2 7 2 2

1
2 = 245 cm2 + 77 cm2 + 38.5 cm2

  a   is a perfect square = 360.5 cm2
 a

2 17. (A) P 85 cm S
 minimum value of  a  1  is zero
 a
12 cm 13 84 cm
c m
2
  1
a   + 2  2 Q R
 a 5 cm

A In PQR Q = 90°
14. (C)
 PR2 = PQ2 + QR2 = (12 cm)2 + (5 cm)2
F E
= (13 cm)2
PR = 13 cm

B D C 1 1
Area of PQR = × PQ × QR = × 12 cm × 5 cm
2 2
1 1 1 3 2 = 30 cm2
ap1 + ap2 + ap3 = a
2 2 2 4
Area of PRS = S  s  a  s  b  s  c 
1 3 2
a p1 + p2 + p3  = a
2 4
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 = 91 × 6 × 7 × 78 y = 20°

= 546 cm2 23. (B) EOH = 2EKH = 144°

 Area of the quadrilateral 144°
 EOF = FOG = GOH = = 48°
3
PQRS = 546 cm2 + 30 cm2
In EOF, OE = OF
= 576 cm2
 OFE = OEF = x
18. (C) Given BOC = 2A
 x + x + 48° = 180°
In BOC, BOC + OBC + OCB = 180°
2x = 180° – 48° = 132°
 2A + OBC + OBC = 180°
x = 66°
 2BAC + 2OBC = 180°
 2 BAC + OBC  = 180° 24. (D)
(–7.5, 4)
BAC + OBC = 90° P
4
1 2
19. (D) Given h  a + b  = 70 cm O
2 Q 7.5

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 7 cm  8 cm + b  = 70 cm2 Given P = (–7.5, 4)
2
8 cm + b = 20 cm PO = PQ 2 + QO2
b = 12 cm
= 42 + 7.52
20. (B) P M = 8.5
17
=
2
3P – 4° P + 4°
25. (C) Given incomes ratio of A & B = 3 : 4 =
J U
3x : 4x
Given 3P – 4° + P + 24° = 180° Expendature ratio of A : B = 7 : 11 = 7y : 11y
4P = 160° Given 3x – 7y = 10,000  (1)
P = 40° 4x – 11y = 10,000  (2)
 J = 3P – 4° = 120° – 4° = 116°=M
eq (1) × 11  33x – 77y = ` 1,10,000
21. (B) Given in ABC, AB = AC eq (2) × 7  28x – 77y = ` 70,000
 ABC = ACB = 2 x (–) (+) (–)
2x 5x = ` 40,000
 DBC = DCB = = x°
2 x = ` 8,000
 ABC : ACD = 2 x : x = 2 : 1  A’s income = 3x = 24,000
22. (B) Given PS || TU  UTP + TPS = 180°
100° + TPS = 180°
TPS = 80°
In PQS, given PQ = QS
 S = P = 80°
In PSQ, 80° + 80° + y = 180°

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 PHYSICS 33. (B) Resultant force = 20.0 N + (–12.0 N) =
8.0 N
26. (C) If the gravitational field strength value
Given: F = 8.0 N; m = 5.0 kg
is the same, then it indicates the same
planet location. F 8.0
a= = =1.6 m / s2
W = mg m 5.0
100 = 50(gP) 34. (C) Given m = 0.25 kg; g = 10 N/kg; h = 18 m

gP = 2 m/s2 PE = mgh = 0.25 × 10 × 18 = 45 J

1400 =70(gR) The minimum energy required is 45 J.

gR = 20 m/s2 35. (B) The nail has a very small area of contact.
Hence, it exerts greatest pressure.
600 = 60(gQ)
gQ = 10 m/s2 CHEMISTRY

500 = 50(gs) 36. (A) No. of moles in p = 35.5 / 71 = 0.5 P

gs = 10 m/s2 37. (B) The water molecule ‘X’ at the surface
Astronauts Q and S arrived on the same can easily escape to form water vapour.
planet. 38. (A) Each pure substance has a fixed melting
point and boiling point.
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27. (B) K.E = mv2 39. (B) The number 14 stands for atomic mass
2
in 147N.
72000 m 40. (D) Condensation process involves change
72 km/h =
3600 s of state from gas to liquid. Energy is
= 20 m/s given out to the surroundings to allow
the formation of strong attractive force
1 500 between the particles.
=   202
2 1000 41. (A) Boiling of eggs leads to the formation
= 100 J of a new substance and also the change
is permanent. Therefore, it is a chemical
v  u 2200 – 1500 change.
28. (D) a= = = 87.5 m / s2
t 8 42. (B) Formula of glucose = C6H12O6
29. (D) Mass remains constant regardless of Molecular weight of glucose = 180 g
location. Mass of C12 × 6 + mass of H1 × 12 +
Mass mass of O16 × 6 = 72 + 12 + 96 = 180 g
Density 
Volume 180 g of glucose contains
where mass and volume are both 1 mole of glucose
constant. Therefore, density remains 540 g of glucose contains
constant.
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30. (B) When a stone is thrown up vertically, the = × 540 g = 3 moles
180g
P.E. increases till it becomes maximum.
43. (C) Eventually, as particles of both the
31. (C) An external force will cause the moving
gases were free to move throughout the
object to move faster in the same
two gas jars, they were observed as a
direction of the motion.
homogeneous cloudy mixture due to
32. (C) Resultant force = 18 – 12 = 6 N diffusion of two gases as given below.

F 6 NH 
3 HCl  NH Cl
4
a   1.2 m / s2 Ammonia Hydrogen chloride Ammonium chloride
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44. (B) An emulsion is a type of colloidal
solution of a liquid dispersed in another
liquid which is not miscible with it.
e.g., milk , face cream, etc.
45. (B) Atomicity means total number of atoms
present in one molecule of a substance.
Atoms present in water (H2O)= 2 atoms
of hydrogen + 1 atom of oxygen = 3 at-
oms
Atoms present in ammonia (NH3) = 1
atom of nitrogen + 3 atoms of hydrogen
= 4 atoms
Atoms present in methane (CH4) = 1 atom
of carbon + 4 atoms of hydrogen = 5
atoms
Atoms present in carbon dioxide (CO2)
= 1 atom of carbon + 2 atoms of oxygen
= 3 atoms
Out of the given molecules, only ammo-
nia has an atomicity of 4.
BIOLOGY
46. (C) (iii)  (v)  (iv)  (i)  (ii)
In the given figure (i) is xylem and (ii)
red blood cells.
47. (A) Xylem vessels transport water in plants,
while red blood cells transport oxygen
around the animal body.
48. (D) Skin, tears, mucus are a part of
defensive in functions these defend the
body from infection.
49. (C) Structure C is the chloroplast which
synthesises carbohydrates during
photosynthesis. The starch produced
from photosynthesis will turn iodine blue
black (starch test).
50. (C) Green plants absorb carbon dioxide
during photosynthesis, and carbon
dioxide dissolves in seawater to form
carbonates. These processes remove
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Respiration and volcanic eruptions
release carbon dioxie into the
atmosphere.
THE END
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51. (D) A group of individuals of the same
species occupying certain area is called
population.
52. (D) A pulse crop grown in an time interval
between two cereal crops is to
compensate for the loss of nitrogen.
53. (A) Plant P is a monocot and it has
fibrous roots.
54. (B) Species is a basic unit of classification
from the following.
55. (D) Hypertension is a chronic disease.
CRITICAL THINKING
56. (B) We know from the first two statements
that Lily runs fastest. Therefore, the third
statement must be false.
57. (D) ‘M’ is the father of N and N is the son
of V. Hence, ‘V’ is the mother of N.
P is brother of K and K is the daughter
of N means P is also son of N. M is the
grand father of P & K. Both statements
are required.
58. (A) Mr. Tony has the most seniority, but he
does not want the job. Next in line is
Mr. Rohan, who has more seniority than
Mr. Wilson or Ms. Brown.
59. (A) Girdhar and his wife  2 members
3 sons and their wives  6 members
‘2’ sons have two childrens and ‘1’ son
has 3 childrens  7 childrens.
1 unmarried daughter  1
daughter and her son  2
old aunt and son-in-law  2
2 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 2  20 members
60. (A)