Fiitjee: Samacheer Talent Recognition Drive

FIITJEE
Samacheer Talent Recognition Drive

CLASS - 9
(9 going to 10th)
th
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 :
STRD – 2014- CLASS - 9 - P 2 IQ, Maths, PCB
IQ Section – I
Directions (Q.No. 1 – 4) Choose the correct alternative:
1. Which term of the series 5,10, 20, 40.... is 1280?
th th th
(A)10 (B)9 (C)8 (D)None of these
2. m n o n o p q o p q r s _ _ _ _ _
(A)m n o p q (B)o q r s t (C)p q r s t (D)q r s t u
3. Dog : Bark : : Goat : ?

(A)Bleat (B)Howl (C)Grunt (D)Bray
4. Menu : Food :: Catalogue : ?

(A)Rack (B)News paper (C)Library (D)Books
Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions 5 to 7:

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5. How many symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number
and immediately followed by a letter?
(A)None (B)1 (C)2 (D)3
6. If all the symbols are dropped in the above arrangement which of the following will be the twelfth from the left
end?
(A)4 (B)K (C)2 (D)U
7. How many consonants are there in the arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and
not followed by a symbol.
(A)None (B)1 (C)2 (D)3
8. A’s mother is the only daughter of B’s father. How is B’s husband related to A?
(A)Uncle (B)Brother (C)Father (D)Grand father
9. A is brother of B. B is the son of C. D is C’s father then what is A to D.

(A) Brother (B)Son (C)Grandson (D)Grandfather
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10. The value of 13 term in the series 1, 1+2, 1+2+3, …..
(A)97 (B)91 (C)89 (D)85
11. A man walks 1 km towards East and then he turns to South and walks 5 km. Again he turns to East and walks
2 km, after this he turns to North and walks 9 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point?
(A)3 km (B)4 km (C)5 km (D)7 km
12. Rasik walks 20 m North. Then he turns right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he
turns left and walks 15 m. Then he again turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many metres
away is he from his original position?
(A)15 metres West (B)30 metres East (C)30 metres West (D)45 metres East
13. A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres in the East before turning to his right. He went 20 metres
before turning to his right again to look for his father at his uncle’s place 30 metres from this point. His father
was not there. From here he went 100 metres to the North before meeting his father in a street. How far did
ther son meet his father from the starting point?
(A)80 metres (B)100 metres (C)140 metres (D)260 metres
14. When the bus reaches Shivani’s house, it faces South. After starting from Shivani’s house to the school it turns
twice to its left and once to its right. In which direction it is running now?
(A)North (B)West (C)East (D)South
15. A watch is so placed that at 4 pm the minute hand points towards North-West. In which direction does the hour
hand points at 7 pm?
(A)North-East (B)South-East (C)North-West (D)South-West
Directions (Q. No. 16 – 20) : Given below are questions of letters and numbers followed by four
alternatives, which is most appropriate as mirror image of each group?
16. G a y A T R I s u t r A
(A)A r t u s I R T A y a G (B)A R t u s I R T A y a G
(C)A r t u s I R T A y a G (D)A r t u s I R T A y a G
17. M o C K t e s t
(A) t s e t K C o M (B)t s e t K C o M
(C)t s e t K C o M (D)t s e t K C o M
18. Q U A N T I T A T I V E
(A) Q U N A T I T T A I V E (B) E V I T A T I N T A U Q
(C) Q U A N T I T A T I V E (D) E V I T A T I T N A U Q
19. A G R A F O R T
(A) T R O F A R G A (B)T R O F A R G A
(C)T R O F A R G A (D)T R O F A R G A
20. T 3 S 4 P b 5 H 6
(A)6 H 5 P 4 S 3 T (B)H 6 P 5 S 4 T 3
(C)9 H 5 P 4 S 3 T (D)6 H 5 P 4 S 3 T
21. If + means × , − means + and × means ÷ find the value of 5 + 4 −18× 3 :

(A)26 (B)6 (C)14 (D)15
22. If '+ ' means '÷ ', '÷ ' means '× ', '× ' means '− ' and '− ' means '+ ' then 24 + 6 × 2 ÷ 3 − 4 = ?
(A)6 (B)4 (C)8 (D)2
23. If ‘+’ means ‘divided by’ ; '− ' means ‘multiplied by’ ; '× ' means ‘minus’ and '÷ ' means ‘plus’; then
8 + 6 − 2 ÷ 4× 4 = ?
8 52 1
(A)12 (B) (C) − (D) 1
3 9 2
24. If 3× 6 = 18; 4 × 7 = 22; 9 ×1 = 20, then 5× 2 = ? Find the value of ? from the following:
(A)7 (B)10 (C)14 (D)3
25. If a, b means '÷ ' or '+ ', c, d means '_' or '× '; b, c means '+ ' or '_' and a, c means '÷ ' or '− ' then 10a 2b
4c 8d 6 = ?
Directions (Q. 26 – 29): The following problems are based on pattern completion test. A problem figure is
given whose one part/quarter is missing or left blank with some choices, you are required to select the best
choice from answer figures, which completes the figure.
26.
27.
28.
29.
?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
30.
Mathematics Section – II
II
1. Points (0,1) (0,7) (0, −8)
(A)lie on x-axis (B)lie on y-axis (C)forms a triangle (D)none of these
2. Area of the triangle formed by points (0,2) (2,0) and (0,0) equals
(A)2 sq. units (B)4 sq. units (C)8 sq. units (D)none of these
3. The relation between x and y such that the points P ( x, y ) is equi distant from the points A(7,1) and (3,5)
(A) x + y = 3 (B) x − y = 4 (C) x − 2 y = 1 (D) x − y = 2
4. The value of x if the distance between the points ( x, −1) and (3, −2) is x + 5
15 −15 15 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 16 2 15
5. y
x
O
y = f ( x)
In the figure above how many roots does f ( x ) = 0 have

1 1
6. x+ = 3 then value of x 2 + 2 =
x x
(A)7 (B)9 (C)6 (D)3
7. Zero’s of 2 x 2 + 7 x + 6 are
(A) 2, 4 (B) −2, − 3/ 2 (C)2, 4 (D)None of these
8. One of the factors of 8 x 3 + 27 y 3 + 18 xy − 1 is 2 x + 3 y −1, then the second factor will be

(A) 4 x 2 + 9 y 2 + 1 (B) 4 x 2 + 9 y 2 − 1
(C) 4 x 2 + 9 y 2 + 1 − 6 xy + 2 x + 3 y (D)None of these
a 2 b2 c 2
9. If a + b + c = 0 then + + =
bc ca ab
10. l and m are || lines in the figure, p is the transversal value of xº

70º
l
xº
m
(A) 70º (B) 110º (C) 180º (D) 20º
11. P
2 1
l
3 4
m 6 5
7 8
If l is parallel to m and p is transversal in the figure ∠3 + ∠6 equals

(A) 180º (B) 360º (C) 90º (D)None of these
12. There exists one and only one circle through 3 non-collinear points
(A)False (B)True (C)Some times-true (D)None of these
13. In a circle length of the longest chord is 14 cm then its radius (in cm) equals
(A)4 (B)2 (C)8 (D)7
14. The circle passing through the 3 vertices of a triangle is called

(A)in circle (B)ex circle (C)circumcircle (D)none of these
15. In the figure, the orthocentre of the ∆ABC is

A
90º
C
B
(A)A (B)C (C)B (D)None of these
16. In the Venn diagram

A B
a s
p q t
r m
A – B equals
(A) {s, t , m} (B) {s, t , q} (C) {a, p, q} (D) {a, p, r}
17. If n( AUB) = 60 , n( A) = 25 n( B ) = 45 then n( A ∩ B ) is

(A)5 (B) φ (C)10 (D)0
18. A = { x / x ∈ N and 0 < x < 5} writing this in Roster form

A = {0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
B = {1, 2, 3, 4}
C = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
D = {0, 5}
19. If (a, a + b) = (4,1) then

(A) b = 2 (B) b = 1 (C) b = 3 (D) b = −3
20. 0.125 is rational form is

125 125 124 124
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1000 99 1000 990
21. The successor of −5 is

(A) −6 (B) −4 (C) 5 (D) −7
22. 27 × 36 is not a perfect square, the least number with which it is to be multiplied to make perfect square.
(A) 7 (B)6 (C)3 (D)2
23. If n is a positive integer 5n will end in

24. Co-efficient of x3 is ( x 2 − 2 x + 1) ( x 2 + 2 x + 1) is
25. A man walks up a mountain at the rate of 2 km an hour and down by a way 6 km longer at the rate of 3 1 2 km
an hour he is out eight hours altogether how far has he walked.
(A)21 km (B)20 km (C)22 km (D)25 km
26. Positive integral solution of 13 x + 15 y = 189 for which y is largest

(A)3, 11 (B)3, 9 (C)2, 8 (D)3, 10
27. A floral design on the floor of a building consists of 280 titles, each tile is in the shape of a parallelogram of
altitude 3 cm and base 5 cm. The cost of polishing the design at the rate of 50 paise per cm 2 .
(A)Rs. 2105 (B)Rs. 2100 (C)Rs. 2108 (D)Rs. 2107
28. If y = 6 + 6 + 6...... ∞ then y =

(A)3 (B)2 (C)5 (D)4
3+ 2 x− y
29. If x = and y = 1 then value of is
3− 2 x − 3y
6 +4 5 5 6 −4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 6 −4 6 +4 5
30. There are 2 concentric circles of radii 13 cm and 12 cm. Then the length of the chord of the outer circle which
touches the inner circle is
(A)10 cm (B)13 cm (C)12 cm (D)12.5 cm
Physics Section
Section – II
III
1. While measuring diameter of a wire using Screw Meter the main scale reading is 4 mm and 14’th division of
circular scale coindices with main scale line. What is the diameter of wire? (given Least count of Screw gauge
is 0.01mm)
(A)4.014 mm (B)14 mm (C)4 mm (D)4.14 mm
2. In Screw gauge If the zero of the head scale lies above the pitch scale axis, the zero error is
(A)positive. (B)Negative (C)Neutral (D)both(A)& (B)
3. A cricket ball of mass 0.5 kg strikes a bat normally with a velocity of 30 ms–1 and rebounds with a velocity of 20
1
ms in the opposite direction. The impulse of the force exerted by the ball on the bat is
(A)0.5 Ns (B)1.0 Ns (C)25 Ns (D)50 Ns
4. A body of mass 2 kg moves with an acceleration of 20 ms −2 . The rate of change of momentum in SI units is:
(A) 40 kg ms −2 (B) 10 kg ms −2 (C) 20 kg ms −2 (D) 1kg ms −2
5. A boy sitting in a car moving at constant velocity throws a ball straight up into the air. Where will the ball fall?
(A)Behind him (B)into his hands (C)in front of him (D)towards the left
6. If a body weighing 40 kg is taken inside the earth to a depth to ¼ th radius of the earth, the weight of the body
at that point is:
(A)40 N (B)10 N (C)300 N (D)zero
7. A body of mass m is taken from earth’s surface to a height equal to radius of earth. The change in potential
energy will be
1 1
(A)mgR (B) mgR (C)2mgR (D) mgR
2 4
8. Two spheres of masses 100 kg and 200 kg are separated by a distance of 50 cm. Find the force of attraction
between them ( G = 6.6×10-11 Nm -2 Kg -2 )
(A) 52.8×10-7 N (B) 58.2×10-7 N (C) 22.4×10-7 N (D) 8.4×10-7 N
9. The equivalent resistance between points A A

R R
B
and B is :
3 R R
(A) 2 R (B) R
4
4 3
(C) R (D) R
3 5
10. Find Current passing through 1Ω resistance 1Ω

(A)8 A (B)6 A 2Ω
6V
(C)4 A (D)12 A
11. A wire of length ℓ is having resistance R. If this wire is stretched such that its length is increased by 20%, then
the resistance of the wire is
(A)R (B)1.2 R (C)1.44 R (D)None
12. On flowing current in a conducting wire the direction of magnetic field produces around it can be found by
(A)lenz law (B)ampere’s law
(C)ohm’s law (D)Maxwell’s right hand thumb rule
13. An electron is moving in the north direction. It experiences a force in vertically upward direction. The magnetic
field at the position of the electron is in the direction of
(A)East (B)west (C)North (D)South
14. A current I is flowing through a circular coil of radius 2 r and a current of 2I is flowing through a circular coil of
radius r, then the ratio of their magnetic fields at the centre of the coil is:
(A) 1:1 (B) 1: 2 (C) 1: 4 (D) 2 : 3
15. When we see an object , the image on the retina is

(A)Real (B)Virtual (C)Erect (D)None
Chemistry Section –IV

1. Number of free surfaces a gas exhibit are:
(A)1 (B)5
(C)Zero (D)Any number
2. One of the following is neither an element nor a compound. Pick it out.

(A)Bronze (B)mercury
(C)HCl (D)Table salt
3. Gun powder consists of

(A)Sulphur (b)Charcoal
(C)Nitre (D)all the above
4. A heterogeneous mixture is stable. Its particles can’t pass through filter paper. It shows Tyndall effect. The
mixture is
(A)a colloid (B)a suspension
(C)a true solution (D)an alloy
5. Pure copper sulphate can be obtained from its solution by

(A)Distillation (B)Evaporation
(C)Crystallization (D)Sublimation
6. The percentage of impurity in 18 carat gold is:

(A)75% (B)25% (C)18% (D)4%
7. The specific charge value is maximum in the case of

+ 2+
(A)H (B)He
+
(C)Li (D)all have same value
8. α – particle is
(A)Uni-positive helium ion (B)Di-positive helium ion
(C)Uni-positive hydrogen ion (D)Di-positive lithium ion
2-
9. The no. of neutrons in O ion (atomic mass of O is 16) are
(A)16 (B)8 (C)10 (D)2
10. Iso-electronic species among the following are

12 14 40 40
(A)6C , 6C (B)18Ar , 19K
16 14
(C)CO2 , N2O (D)8O , 6C
11. The maximum no. of electrons that can be accommodated in the third shell of an atom are
(A)32 (B)36 (c)18 (D)8
12. Elliptical orbits were proposed by

(A)Neil’s Bohr (b)Rutherford (c)Sommerfeld (D)Max Plank
13. Orbit with lowest energy among the following is

(A)K (B)L (C)M (D)N
14. Which among the following is not a limitation of Bohr’s atomic model?
(A)Bohr couldn’t explain Zeeman effect.
(B)Bohr couldn’t justify quantization of angular momentum.
(C)Bohr couldn’t explain Hydrogen spectrum.
(D)Bohr couldn’t explain concept of orbitals.
15. In the chemical reaction C8 H18 + O2 → CO2 + H 2 O the coefficient of CO2 in the balanced equation is.
(A)16 (B)28 (C)18 (D)25
Biology Section –V
1. L.S.(D)is
(A)hallucinogenic (B)sedative (C)stimulant (D)tranquilliser.
2. Nicotine acts as a stimulant, because it mimics the effect of

(A)testosterone (B)dopamine (C)thyroxine (D)acetylcholine.
3. The endocrine gland regulates hormones that control metabolism and energy related reactions.
(A)Pancreas (B)Pituitary (C)Thyroid (D)Adrenal
4. The ___________ makes urea and breaks down old red blood cells
(A)Pancreas (B) Kidneys (C)urethra (D)liver
5. Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchi tubes in the lungs:
(A)villi (B) alveoli (C)clavicle (D)phlanges
6. Choose the complex fertilizer.

(A)Potassium sulphate (B)Calcium ammonium nitrate
(C)Triple super phosphate (D)Urea ammonium phosphate
7. Pick the odd one out

(A)Hand hoeing (B).Herbicides (C)Weeding (D)Interculture
8. An exotic breed of poultry is

(A).Peela (B)White leghorn (C)Kajal (D)Nurie
9. Which of the following is not a simple tissue?

(A)xylem (B)parenchyma (C)collenchyma (D)sclerenchyma
10. Which type of tissue has lignified cell walls?

(A)Parenchyma (B)Collenchyma (C)Sclerenchyma (D)cambium
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SAMACHEER TALENT RECOGNITION DRIVE

CLASS - 9 - (9th going to 10th)
ANSWER KEY
IQ
1.B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. B
16. A 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. D
21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. D
26. D 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. D

Mathematics
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. A 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B
11. A 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. C
16. D 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. D
21. B 22. D 23. D 24. C 25. C
26. D 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. A
Physics
1. D 2. B 3.C 4.A 5.B
6. C 7. B 8.A 9. D 10. B
11. C 12.B 13.A 14.C 15. A
Chemistry
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.C
6.B 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.C
11.A 12.C 13.A 14.C 15.A
Biology
1. A 2. D 3.C 4.B 5.B
6.D 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.C

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Samacheer Talent Recognition Drive

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300

IQ, MATHS, PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Name of the Candidate :

3. Dog : Bark : : Goat : ?

4. Menu : Food :: Catalogue : ?

Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions 5 to 7:

9. A is brother of B. B is the son of C. D is C’s father then what is A to D.

Space for rough work

Space for rough work

21. If + means × , − means + and × means ÷ find the value of 5 + 4 −18× 3 :

Space for rough work

Space for rough work

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Space for rough work

In the figure above how many roots does f ( x ) = 0 have

Space for rough work

8. One of the factors of 8 x 3 + 27 y 3 + 18 xy − 1 is 2 x + 3 y −1, then the second factor will be

10. l and m are || lines in the figure, p is the transversal value of xº

(A) 70º (B) 110º (C) 180º (D) 20º

Space for rough work

If l is parallel to m and p is transversal in the figure ∠3 + ∠6 equals

14. The circle passing through the 3 vertices of a triangle is called

15. In the figure, the orthocentre of the ∆ABC is

Space for rough work

16. In the Venn diagram

17. If n( AUB) = 60 , n( A) = 25 n( B ) = 45 then n( A ∩ B ) is

18. A = { x / x ∈ N and 0 < x < 5} writing this in Roster form

19. If (a, a + b) = (4,1) then

20. 0.125 is rational form is

Space for rough work

21. The successor of −5 is

23. If n is a positive integer 5n will end in

26. Positive integral solution of 13 x + 15 y = 189 for which y is largest

28. If y = 6 + 6 + 6...... ∞ then y =

Space for rough work

Space for rough work

9. The equivalent resistance between points A A

10. Find Current passing through 1Ω resistance 1Ω

Space for rough work

15. When we see an object , the image on the retina is

Chemistry Section –IV

2. One of the following is neither an element nor a compound. Pick it out.

3. Gun powder consists of

Space for rough work

5. Pure copper sulphate can be obtained from its solution by

6. The percentage of impurity in 18 carat gold is:

7. The specific charge value is maximum in the case of

10. Iso-electronic species among the following are

12. Elliptical orbits were proposed by

Space for rough work

13. Orbit with lowest energy among the following is

2. Nicotine acts as a stimulant, because it mimics the effect of

Space for rough work

6. Choose the complex fertilizer.

7. Pick the odd one out

8. An exotic breed of poultry is

9. Which of the following is not a simple tissue?

10. Which type of tissue has lignified cell walls?

Space for rough work

SAMACHEER TALENT RECOGNITION DRIVE

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