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NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION

CLASS - 12 (PCM)
Question Paper Code : UN456

KEY

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

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATIONS
MATHEMATICS
g(x) is increasing function
1. (B) For f(x) to be defined,
f(x) is one-one
1 – x > 0 and x 2 – 1  0
Now, Range of f(x) is (0, e 4 ], but
 x < 1 and (x – 1) (x + 1)  0 codomain is (0, e5]
 x < 1 and (x  – 1 or x > 1) f(x) is into function
 x  –1
    32  1  
 Domain of f = (– , –1] 3. (B) cot   2 cot1 3  = cot   cot1  
3
4  4  2  3 
2. (D) We have, f(x) = e x 3 x+2
Let g(x) = x3 – 3x + 2  4 4
cot . +1 +1
 1 4  4 3 = 3
g'(x) = 3x2 – 3 = 3(x2 – 1) = cot   cot = 4 =7
 4 3   4
 cot 1
g'(x) = > 0, for x (– , –1] 3 4 3

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4. (D) tan (cos–1 x) = tan , where  = cos–1 x 11 1 11 1 11 1
sin  1  x2 =1  1  =1 
= = ( x  0) ( cos  = x)
cos  x 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
2
 i 0   i 0   i 0   1 0  On expanding, we get
5. (C) A2 =   =
  2
=  2 2 2
 0 i   0 i  0 i   0  1   = 1    1        
2 2 2
 1 0 
4  1 0  1 0  Hence; K  1     1        
A =   0  1  =  0 1
 0 1     2 2
=  1    1        
2

1 0  1 0  1 0   K=1
 0 1 0 1 .....  0 1 1 0
 A4n =     = 
8. (A) Given, y = sec (tan–1 x)
 0 1
n times  
Let tan–1 x = 
b2  ab b  c bc  ac  x = tan 
6. (B) We have, ab  a2 a  b b2  ab  y = sec 
bc  ac c  a ab  a2 = 1+ x2

b b c c
2
= b  a a a  b b x
c ca a

[Taking (b – a) common from C1 and C3]
1
b c bc c On differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
2
= b  a a  b a  b b dy 1
c a c a a = .2 x
dx 2 1 + x2
 Applying C1  C1  C3  dy 1
At x = 1, =
= 0 [ C1 and C2 are identical] dx 2

3 1 + f(1) 1 + f(2) 9. (C) We have, x2 + xy + y2 = 7

7. (C) Let  = 1 + f(1) 1 + f(2) 1 + f(3) On differentiating (1) w.r.t. ‘x’, we get
1 + f(2) 1 + f(3) 1 + f(4) dy dy dy 2 x + y 
2x + x + y + 2y =0 =
dx dx dx  x + 2y
3 1+  + 1 + 2 + 2 Length of subtangent
  = 1 +  +  1 + 2 + 2 1 + 3 + 3
1 + 2 + 2 1 + 3 + 3 1 + 4 + 4
y  y  x + 2 y
= =
1.1 + 1.1 + 1.1 1.1 + 1. + 1. dy 2x + y
= 1.1 + .1+ .1 1.1 + . + . dx
1.1+1. 2 +1.2 1.1 +  2 . + 2 .  Length of subtangent at (1, –3) = 15.
1.1 + 1. 2 +1. 2
1.1+  . 2 + .2
1.1+ 2 . 2 + 2 .2

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10. (B) Let f(x) = x 3 – px + q 13. (C) For the point of intersection, solve y2 =
Then, f’(x) = 3x2 – p 4x and x2 = 4y.
Put f’(x) = 0 2
 x2 
   = 4x
p p  4 
 x= ,
3 3
 x4 = 43 x  x = 0, 4
Now, f’’(x) = 6x
Y
p
 At x = , x² = 4y y² = 4x
3
(4, 4)
p
f’’ (x) = 6 0
3 X’ X
(0, 0) D (4, 0)
p
and at x =  ,
3
f’’(x) < 0
Y’
dx dx  Area bounded between curves
11. (A)  3
= 3
x 1 + x
2 4 4
 5 1 4
x  1+ 4  4  x2 
 x  =  4 x   dx
0
 4 
1 dt  1 dx 1   3 
=  3 
Putting 1+ 4 =t  5 = dt 
4  x x 4   x 2 x3 
t4 = 2. 
3 12 
1 1  
1 t  4
1 4  2 
= . + C =  1 + 4  + C 3
4 1  x  4 (4)3
= .(4)2 
4 3 12
1
32 16 16
=
1 + x 4  4 + C
=
3

3
=
3
x 14. (B) We have, xy = cex + be–x + x2
2 x
 x  Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
12. (C) 0 sin  2 + 4  dx =
e 2

dy
x + y  ce x  be x + 2 x
2 x
dx
 x   
Differentiating again,
=  e  sin cos + cos sin  dx
2

0  2 4 2 4
d2 y dy
2 x x +2  ce x + be x + 2 = xy  x2 + 2
1  x x dx 2
dx
= e 2
 sin 2 + cos 2  dx
2 0   Hence, the required differential

equation is
2  x 
= et (sint + cos t) dt Putting = t  dx = 2dt
2 0  2  d2 y dy
x 2
+2  xy + x2  2 = 0
 dx dx
 d 
= 2  et  sint + sint   dt The order of this differential equation
 dt 
0
is 2.

= 2 e t sint   2 e  sin   e 0 sin0  = 0
0

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15. (A) Let the directrix be x = – 2a and latus 19. (C) We know that, the sum of thre vectors
rectum be 4a. Then, the equation of the of a triangle is zero.
parabola is AB + BC + CA = 0

(distance from focus = distance from  BC = AC – AB
directrix),
[ AC = – CA]
x2 + y2 = (2a + x)2 or y2 = 4a (a + x)
AC  AB
Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get  BM =
2
Putting this value of a in (1), the A
differential euqation is

dy  y dy 
y2 = 2y  + x
dx  2 dx 
2
 dy   dy 
or y   + 2x    y = 0 B C
 dx   dx  M
[ M is a mid-point of BC]
dp 1
16. (A)  p(t) =  200 Also, AB + BM + MA = 0
dt 2
[by properties of a triangle]
1 t
   dt
2
IF = e =e 2
AC  AB
 AB + = AM [ AM = – MA]
t t 2
Hence, p(t). e 2 = 200.e 2 dt
  AM =
AB + AC
t t 2
p(t). e = 400 e
2 2
+K 3i + 4k + 5i  2j + 4k
=
2
 p (0) = 100
= 4i – j + 4k
 K = – 300
t t  AM = 42 +12 +42 = 33
 p(t)e 2
= 400e 2
 300
20. (B) Let A  (1, 2, 3) and B  (–3, 4, –5).
t
Let the point P where the line AB meets
 p(t) = 400  300e 2
the xy-plane divides it in the ratio k : 1.
17. (Deleted)  The co-ordinates of P are
18. (B) Here a = 2i + j – k, b = i – j + 0. k, c
 3k + 1 4k + 2 5k + 3 
= 5i – j + k.  , , 
 a + b – c = 2i + j – k + i – j – (5i – j + k)  k +1 k +1 k +1 
Since the point P lies upon xy-plane
= – 2i + j – 2k
 z-co-ordinate of P must be ZERO.
 a+b c =  2 2 2
+ 1 +  2 
2
=3 5k + 3
= 0   5k + 3 = 0  k =
3

 Unit vector in the direction of a + b – c k+1 5

a +b  c 2i + j  2k 1 3
= = =  (2i  j+2k) Hence required ratio is : 1 i.e., 3 : 5
a +b  c 3 3 5
internally.
 1 
So the desired unit vector =    (2i  j + 2k)
 3 
1
= (2i  j + 2k)
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21. (C) The given lines are 1 1 1
x 2 y  3 z 4
24. (A)  6

P A  B = , P A  B = , P A =
4 4
 
= = ..... (i)
1 1 k  P  A  B = 1 P A  B  
x 1 y  4 z  5
and = = ..... (ii) 1 5
k 2 1 = 1 =
6 6
Condition for two lines are coplanar.
x1  x2 y1  y2 z1  z2
and P (A) = 1  P A  
l1 m1 n1 =0 1 3
=1 =
l2 m2 n2 4 4
P (A  B) = P (A) + P (B)  P (A  B)
where, (x 1. y 1, z 1) and (x 2, y 2, z 2) are any
points on the lines (i) and (ii), respectively and 5 3 1
< l1, m1, n1 > and < l2, m2, n2 > are direction  = + P (B) 
6 4 4
cosines of lines (i) are (ii), respectively.
1
P (B) =
2  1 3 4 4  5 3
 1 1 k = 0  A and B are not equally likely.
k 2 1
Also, P  A  B  = P (A).P(B) = 1
4
 1(1 + 2k) + (1 + k2) – (2 – k) = 0
k2 + 2k + k = 0 So, events are independent.

k2 + k = 0  k = 0, – 3 25. (A) Following figure will be obtained on

drawing the graph of given inequations.
22. (C) Number of ways of selecting 2 good
mangoes = 6C2 = 15 x y
from 3x – y  3 + =1
The number of ways that at least one 1 3
of the two selected mangoes is to be
x y
good from 4x – y  4 + =1
1 4
= 6C1 × 9C1 = 6 × 9 = 54
Clearly the common region of both is
15 5 true for positive value of (x, y). It is also
Required probability = =
24 18 true for positive-values of x and
23. (A) Total ways of selecting 2 persons = 13C2 negative values of y.
ways. Favourable ways for selection of
Y
no woman i.e., both selected are men
in 8C2 ways.
 Probability of selecting two persons
without a single woman is
8
X
C 14 (0, –3)
= 13 2 =
C2 39
Hence required probability
PHYSICS
= P (at least one woman is selected)
14 25 26. (D) Here I = 10 A; n = 9 × 1028 m–3;
=1 =
39 39 A=10–4 m2 and e = 1.6 × 10–19 C
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 I 10 This means, the image is formed behind
vd   the convex mirror, at a distance of 10
n e A 9  10  1.6  10 19  10 4
28
cm, because, OP = 20 cm.
= 6.94 × 10–6 m s–1
u = – (20 + 10) = –30 cm, v = + 10 cm, f = ?
27. (B) B = 8 × 10–7 T. c = 3 × 108 m/s. E = ?
1 1 1 uv
E = c × B = 3 × 108 × 8 × 10–7 = 240 V/m.   or f =
f u v u+v
28. (C) Here, qA = 10 C = 10–5 C; qB = 5 × 10–6
C; 30  10 300
–6
f   15 cm
qC = –5 × 10 C and AB = BC = AC = 0.1 m 30  10 20
Now, 30. (D) q0 = 5 C, VA = +20 volt, VB = V = volt
1 qA qB 9  109  105  5  10 6 WAB = 60 joule, Now, VB – VA = WAB
FAB  .  2
40 AB2  0.1 60
q0 or V – (+20) = = 12 or V = 32 V
or FAB  45 N (repulsive) 5
31. (D) Of all, C and N + have got the same
Also, electronic configuration. There are 2
1 qA qC 9  109  10 5  5  106 electrons in first orbit and 4 in the second
FAC  .  2 orbit.
4 0 AC2  0.1
32. (D) Here, B = 0.3 T;  = 30°;  = 0.06 N m
or FAC = 45 N (attractive)
Now,  = M B sin 
The forces FAB and FAC are inclined at an
angle of 120° as shown below. τ 0.06
M= =  0.4 A m2
A’ B sin θ 0.3 × sin 30°
F AB 33. (B) The intensity of light at a point obeys
10 C A 120°
F P inverse square law. Since number of
FAC electrons emitted per second is directly
C
proportional to intensity of light, the
number of electrons emitted will
0.1 m 0.1 m become 4 times on decreasing distance
from 1 m to 0.5 m.
34. (D) Frequency = f = 50 Hz, Period = T =
B C
5 C 0.1 m –5 C 1 1
 = 2 × 10–3 s
If F is the resultant force on the charge f 50
qA, then
Time taken to reach the peak value from
2 2
F = FAB + FAC + 2FAB .FAC cos 120° 1
zero = T
4
= 452  452  2  45  45  (0.5)
1
 45 1  1  1  45 N   2  10 3  0.5  10 3 s .
4
The resultant force acts on the charge
35. (B) Note that the direction of magnetic field
10 C charge along AP i.e., parallel to
B at the position of the rod is outwards
side BC of the ABC. 
29. (C) The distance between the object and  . Therefore, the direction of dl is
  
plane mirror downward so that (dl  v ). B is positive.
= The distance between image and Hence, the terminal P is negative and Q
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I R I
P– O

 v The current rotates around O in the
I B 
dl clockwise sense, therefore, the direction
+ of magnetic field is inwards 
Q
o I
Hence, B  .
36. (D) Total emf of battery = 6 × 2.0 = 12.0 V 4R

Internal resistance of the battery = 6 × 40. (C) A photocell employs the photoelectric
0.25 = 1.5  effect to convert change in the intensity
of illumination of the incident light into
Charging current a change in photoelectric current.
230 – 12 218 CHEMISTRY
=   4.0 A
Total resistance 53  1.5
41. (B) Charge in coulombs = current in amperes
Power supplied by the mains = VI = 230 × time in seconds
× 4.0 = 920 W
= 0.36 × 35.3 × 60
Power dissipated as heat = I2 (R + r) = 42
(53 + 1.5) = 872 W. 0.36  35.3  60
 F = 0.0079 F
37. (C) Position of fourth maxima 96500

4D 1 mole of electric charge (1 F) produces

x0  1 equivalent of the substance.
d
or x   Eq. of Ni which should be deposited for
100% current efficiency
x (blue) < x (green)
= 0.0079
38. (C) q = 5 C = 5 × 10–6 C
2l = 1.5° A = 1.5 × 10–10 m 0.0079  58.7
 g  0.2318 g
2
Dipole moment P = 2lq = 1.5 × 10–10 × 5
× 10–6 = 7.5 × 10–16 C.m 42. (D) CrO2Cl2 = x + 2 × (–2) + 2 × (–1) = 0
5 –1
Electric intensity = E = 5 × 10 Vm or x – 4 – 2 = 0
Potential energy of the dipole in its or x = 4 + 2 = + 6
equilibrium position
U = – pE = – (7.5 × 10–16) × 5 × 105 = 3.75 r 94
43. (A)   0.644 which lies in the range
× 10–10 J r 146
Work required to turn the dipole through 0.414 – 0.732. Hence, the ionic solid has
180° = W octahedral, i.e., NaCl type, or rock salt
W = 2 pE = 2 × 7.5 × 10–16 × 5 × 105 = 7.5 type structure.
× 10–10 J 44. (B) The basicities of H3PO3, H3PO4 and HPO3
39. (B) The contribution of straight wires is zero. are respectively 2, 3 and 1.

The contribution of semi-circular wire is 45. (B) H3PO2 serves both as an acid as well as
a reducing agent. In other words, the
o I diazonium salt initially formed is
.
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 55. (A) Aldol condensation in carbonyl

H3PO2 /NaNO2 – compounds is due to presence of -
C6H5NH2 
 C H N HPO
6 5 2 2
Aniline Benzene diazonium
hypophosphate
hydrogen atom. Hence, HCHO does not
H3PO2
  C6H6 + N2 give aldol condensation due to absence
Benzene Nitrogen
of -hydrogen.
46. (D) The nitroalkanes are then treated with CRITICAL THINKING
HNO2, i.e., NaNO2 + dil. HCl.
47. (C) Acidified KMnO4 will oxidise Fe2+ to Fe3+ 56. (C) The given hexagon solves the criteria
and its pink colour will be discharged. that one dot is inside each of the figure,
On the other hand if only ferric ions are two squares and one circle and the other
present in solution, KMnO4 colour will dot is inside two squares.
remain as such.
48. (C) For the first order reaction. Inside two Inside the
squares three figures
0.693
t1/2  Now, if we had a dot in figure (c), then
k
we will have the same relation as in the
k = 200 s–1 above figure.

0.693 Added dot

t1/2   3.465  10 3 s inside two
200 Dot inside
squares
three figures
49. (D) Enzymes have nucleophilic groups, i.e.,
statement (i) is not true. Hence, option (C) is correct.
50. (C) In Fe(CO)5, Fe atom is dsp3 hybridized 57. (A) (I) is strong on the basis of
giving a trigonal bipyramidal structure. constitutional provisions. (II) is a weak
argument because it is not true that
12 only compulsory military training for
51. (A) 12 g urea = mol = 0.2 mol,
60 each college student of a country will
make it strong and powerful.
68.4
68.4 g sucrose = = 0.2 mol. 58. (A) The vacation was 20 days long. We can
342 have rainy mornings followed by clear
As mole fraction of solute is same. afternoons, clear mornings followed by
Hence, lowering of V.P. is same. rainy afternoons, or clear mornings
followed by clear afternoons, we just
52. (D) Glucose does not give cations to can’t have any totally rainy days.
precipitate or coagulate negative As2S3
sol. Let M represents the number of rainy
mornings. Then, the total number of
53. (A) The reaction occurs only in the presence
mornings in the trip was 12 + M. Let A
of peroxides because hydroquinone and
represents the number of rainy
diphenylamine are, in fact, radical
afternoons. The total number of
scavengers
afternoons was 13 + A. Since, the
CH3 CH3 number of mornings in the trip is equal
|
HBr
| to the number of afternoons in the trip,
CH3 – C = CH2  
Peroxide
 CH3 – CH – CH2Br we have 12 + M = 13 + A
Isobutylene Isobutyl bromide
M–A=1
54. (C) H2S (93.3°) < NH3 (107.8°) < SiH4 (109.5°)
< BF3 (120°). There are no totally rainy days, and it
rained on 15 days, so M + A = 15.

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 Solving the system of equations, we 260 min in the ratio 3 : 1, which is 195 : 65.
have M = 8 and A = 7. The vacations was Which means the 5 h between 2 : 00 and
12 + 8 = 20 days long. 7 : 00 are made up of 195 min + 40 min
59. (D) I is the sister of C, C is the daughter of + 65 min.
N, N is the brother of J. Which means it is currently 65 min
I is the daugher of N, N is the brothe of J. before 7:00. So, it is now 5:55 (65 min
I is the neice of ‘J’. before 7:00).

60. (B) x + 3x + 40 = 5 × 60 To double check, 40 min ago it was 5:15,

which is 195 min after 2:00, as required
4x = 300 – 40 (as 65 × 3 = 195).
4x = 260
3 shares 1 share
x = 65
2:00 7:00
40 min
(or)
• There are 300 min between 2:00 and Hence, the required answer is 65 min.
7:00 and we can ignore the ‘40 min ago’
for a little while and share the remaining

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