Fiitjee: Talent Reward Exam - 2020

FIITJEE Talent Reward Exam - 2020
for students presently in
Class 10 (Paper 1)
(27th December 2020)
Time: 3 Hours (9:30 am – 12:30 pm) Code 1000 Maximum Marks: 204
Instructions:
Caution: Class, Paper, Code as given above MUST be correctly marked on the answer OMR sheet
before attempting the paper. Wrong Class, Paper or Code will give wrong results.
1. You are advised to devote 60 Minutes on Section-I, 60 Minutes on Section-II and

60 Minutes on Section-III.
2. This Question paper consists of 3 sections. Marking scheme is given in table below:
Marking Scheme for each question

Section Subject Question no.
Correct answer Wrong answer
SECTION – I APTITUDE 1 to 30 +3 0
PHYSICS (PART-A) 31 to 42 +2 0
SECTION – II CHEMISTRY (PART-B) 43 to 54 +2 0
MATHEMATICS (PART-C) 55 to 66 +2 0
PHYSICS (PART-A) 67 to 80 +1 –0.25
SECTION – III CHEMISTRY (PART-B) 81 to 94 +1 –0.25
MATHEMATICS (PART-C) 95 to 108 +1 –0.25
3. Answers have to be marked on the OMR sheet. 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. Before attempting paper write your OMR Answer Sheet No., Registration Number, Name and Test
Centre in the space provided at the bottom of this sheet.
Note: Please check this Question Paper contains all 108 questions in serial order. If not so, exchange for the correct Question Paper.
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Recommended Time: 60 Minutes for Section – I
Section – I
APTITUDE TEST
This section contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions number 1 to 30. Each question has 4
choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Directions (Q. 1 to 4): In each of the following questions, various terms of an alphabet/number series are
given with one term missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives.
1. A, G, L, P, S, ?
(A) U (B) W
(C) X (D) Y
2. Y, B, T, G, O, ?
(A) N (B) M
(C) L (D) K
3. 240, ?, 120, 40, 10, 2

(A) 180 (B) 240
(C) 420 (D) 480
4. 2, 3, 8, 27, 112, ?
(A) 226 (B) 339
(C) 452 (D) 565
5. A's son B is married with C whose sister D is married to E the brother of B. How D is related to A?
(A) son's-in-law (B) daughter's-in-law
(C) mother's-in-law (D) none of these
6. In a chess tournament each of six players will play every other player exactly once. How many
matches will be played during the tournament ?
(A) 12 (B) 15
(C) 14 (D) 17
Space for Rough Work
7. The Average marks obtained by 45 students in an examination is 12. If the average marks of
passed students are 14 and that of failed students are 5, then find the number of students who
passed the examination?
(A) 35 (B) 36
(C) 37 (D) 38
8. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my
father's son." Whose photograph was it ?
(A) his wife (B) his son
(C) his father (D) his grandfather
9. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
10. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.
Question figure: Answer figures:
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
11. Substitute the correct mathematical symbols in place of * in the following equation:
16 * 4 * 5 * 14 * 6
(A) ÷ – = x (B) – x + =
(C) ÷ x = + (D) ÷ + = –
12. Which one of the four interchanges in signs in the L.H.S. and numbers would make the given
equation correct?
Given equation: 6 × 4 + 2 = 16
(A) + and ×, 2 and 4 (B) + and ×, 2 and 6
(C) + and ×, 4 and 6 (D) + and x, 4 and 16
(Directions Q. 13 to 15): Five people are numbered and have some characteristics. Study the diagram to
answer correctly.
Smart
4
3 5 Polite
1
Cute
13. Which number person is smart and cute?

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
14. Which number person is smart but neither polite nor cute?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
15. Which number person is smart, polite and cute?

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) None of the above
16. In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the
dictionary and then choose the correct sequence.
1. Credential 2. Creed
3. Crease 4. Cremate
5. Credible
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (B) 1, 5, 3, 4, 2
(C) 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) 3, 1, 5, 2 4
17. Which should be the 9th letter to the right of 17th letter from the right, if second half of the
alphabet is reversed?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
(A) V (B) T
(C) U (D) S
18. Ramu ranks 5th in the class. Raju is 8th from the last. If Rani 6th after Ramu and just in the
middle of Ramu and Raju. How many students are there in the class?
(A) 25 (B) 26
(C) 23 (D) 24
19. If you count 21 letters in the English alphabet from the end and 20 letters from the begining.
Which letter will appear exactly in the middle of the sequence thus formed?
(A) N (B) M
(C) L (D) K
20. 1. A + B means A is the brother of B

2. A × B means A is the father of B
3. A ÷ B means A is the mother of B
Which of the following would mean "G is the son of H"?
(A) H × I × G (B) H + G × I
(C) H ÷ G ÷ I (D) H × G + I
21. Amit started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After some time, he turned left, then
turned right and towards the left again. In which direction is he going now?
(A) North or South (B) East or West
(C) North or West (D) South or West
22. Parth runs 20 m towards East and turns to right and runs 10 m. Then he turns to the right and
runs 9 m. Again he turns to right and runs 5 m. After this he turns to left and runs 12 m and finally
he turns to right and 6 m. Now to which direction is Parth facing?
(A) East (B) West
(C) North (D) South
23. Choose the correct water image of the given figure (X) from amongst the four alternatives.
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
24. Find out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part.
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
25. Choose the figure which is different from the rest
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
26. Which one will replace the question mark?

4 5 6
2 3 7
1 8 3
21 98 ?
(A) 94 (B) 76
(C) 16 (D) 73
(Directions Q. 27 to 30): Study the flowing information and answer the given questions.
Six friends, A, B, C, D, E, and F, are living in a six-storey building, but not necessarily in the same order.
The ground floor is numbered 1; the floor above it is numbered 2; and so on, until the topmost floor is
numbered 6. F lives on the topmost floor. Only three people live between C and F. Only two people live
between E and D. The number of persons living between A and B is equal to the number of people living
between C and D. Only two people live between B and C.
27. Who lives on the lowermost floor?

(A) A (B) C
(C) D (D) E
28. How many people are living between E and B?

(A) 3 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) 4
29. Who among the following lives on the 5th floor?

(A) B (B) C
(C) A (D) E
30. Who among the following is exactly below A?

(A) E (B) D
(C) C (D) B
Recommended Time: 60 Minutes for Section – II
Section – II
PHYSICS – (PART – A)
This part contains 12 Multiple Choice Questions number 31 to 42. Each question has 4
31. The effective resistance between P and Q is :–

6Ω
3Ω 3Ω 5Ω
P Q
2Ω
4Ω
(A) 23 Ω (B) 10 Ω
(C) 7 Ω (D) 16 Ω
32. If an electric appliance of rating (1000 W, 220 V) is used across 220 V for 1 hr, then the amount
of energy it will consume is
(A) 1 kWH (B) 1 Joule
1
(C) kWH (D) 4 kWH
2
33. Lamps used for house lightening are connected in –

(A) Series (B) Parallel
(C) Mixed grouping (D) Arbitrary manner
34. If the length of conductor is doubled, the specific resistance will be :–

(A) Doubled
(B) Become four times of it’s initial value
(C) Halved
(D) Doesn’t change at all
35. The current flowing out of the junction (O) as in figure is :–

(A) 4 A (B) 14 A 2A
(C) 10 A (D) 0 A 5A
7A
36. If a conducting wire of length  is placed in a uniform magnetic field of B Tesla along the
direction of field with i amount of current flowing across it. Then the magnetic force acting on
conductor is :–
iB
(A) iB (B)
2
2
(C) zero (D) i B
37. If the current through a resistance is halved, then potential difference across the resistance will :–
(A) Doubled (B) Became one fourth
(C) Halved (D) Doesn’t change
38. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of incidence 30°. The ray after reflection is
deviated through :
(A) 30° (B) 60°
(C) 90° (D) 120°
39. The image of an object, kept in front of convex mirror, is formed:

(A) At position of object (B) At double distance of position of object
(C) At half distance of position of object (D) Behind the mirror
40. The focal length of plane mirror is:

(A) Zero (B) Infinite
(C) 25 cm (D) 25 cm
41. The object is placed at distance 5 cm in front of a plane mirror. The distance of image from mirror
will be:
(A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm
(C) 20 cm (D) 0 cm
42. If refractive index of glass with respect to air is 1.5, then the refractive index of air with respect to
glass will be:
(A) 1/1.5 (B) 1.5
(C) 1.5 + 1 (D) 1.5 – 1
CHEMISTRY – (PART – B)
43. Which among the following is true for carbon.

(1) Carbon shows catenation
(2) Carbon forms multiple bonds among themselves
(3) Carbon is a soft metal
(A) (1) and (2) only (B) 2 only
(C) (1) and (3) only (D) (1), (2) and (3)
44. Oxidation does not refer to

(A) Gain of oxygen (B) Loss of hydrogen
(C) Gain of hydrogen (D) Loss of electrons
45. Which among the following are hydra acids

(1) HCN
(2) HCl
(3) H2SO4
(4) HBr
(A) (1), (2) and (3) only (B) (2), (3) and (4) only
(C) (1), (2) and (4) only (D) (3) only
46. Which of the following is not a metalloid?

(A) Germanium (B) Silicon
(C) Solder (D) Boron
47. Which among the following is an Arrhenius acid.

(A) NaOH (B) KOH
(C) BF3 (D) H2SO3
48. Group I elements in modern periodic table are called as alkali metals because :
(A) They form soluble acids (B) They are less reactive
(C) They form soluble bases (D) They form soluble salts
49. In free state, the oxidation number of an element is equal to

(A) its group number (B) its valency
(C) zero (D) one
50. The false statement among the following is :–

(A) Tartaric acid is found in tamarind (B) HCl is present in gastric juice
(C) Citric acid is present in vinegar (D) Orange juice contains ascorbic acid
51. Law of octaves was given by

(A) Newland (B) Mosley
(C) Dalton (D) Berzelius
52. Periodic property among following is :

(A) Isomerisation (B) Allotropism
(C) Disproportionation (D) Electronegativity
53. Acids :–
(A) are bitter in taste (B) have pH more than 7 on pH scale
(C) turn red litmus paper blue (D) turn phenolphthalein to colourless
54. The acid turns litmus indicator

(A) Green (B) Blue
(C) Red (D) Colourless
MATHEMATICS – (PART – C)
55. If HCF of (96, 404) = 4, then LCM of (96, 404) is

(A) 9669 (B) 6996
(C) 9600 (D) 9696
56. Given positive integers a and b, then there exist unique integers q and r satisfying the condition a
= bq + r then which of the following is correct
(A) 0  r < b (B) 0 < r  b
(C) 0 < r < b (D) 0  r  b
57. If the zeroes of polynomial x 3 – 3x2 + x + 1 are a – b, a, a + b then value of a is

(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) 3
58. In the polynomial x2 – 3, the value of product of zeroes is

(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) 3 (D) – 3
59. If the zeroes of polynomial 3x 3 + 2x2 – 4x + 3 are ,  and , then value of  +  +  is

2 4
(A) (B) –
3 3
(C) 3 (D) – 3
60. The value of 4. 12 is equal to

103 138
(A) (B)
25 47
136 140
(C) (D)
33 33
61. In ABC, B = 90°, AB = 5, AC = 13 then value of secC + tanC is

3 2
(A) (B)
2 3
3 4
(C) (D)
4 3
62. In a right triangle ABC, right angled at B, if tanA = 1, then value of 2sinA.cosA is
1
(A) (B) 2
2
(C) 0 (D) 1
63. If sin3A = cos(A – 26°) where 3A is an acute angle then the value of A is
(A) 30° (B) 29°
(C) 45° (D) 60°
64. BL and CM are medians of a ABC right angled at A. If BL = 3, CM = 4, then value of BC is

(A) 3 5 (B) 5 2
(C) 2 5 (D) 5 3
65. P is any point inside a rectangle ABCD then which of the following is the value of PB2 + PD2
(A) PA2 + PC2 (B) PA2 – PC2
2 2
(C) PC – PA (D) PA2 + PB2
66. ABC  PQR, also AD and PS are the medians form points A and P respectively. If
ar  ABC  121 AD
 then is
ar  PQR  25 PS
25 121
(A) (B)
121 25
5 11
(C) (D)
11 5
Recommended Time: 60 Minutes for Section – III
Section – III
67. Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) The conducting material conduct the electricity because of presence of free electron
(B) All the electron in conductor are free electron
(C) Some of the electron in conductor behave as free electron
(D) Both (A) and (C)
68. If the amount of current flowing across the appliance is doubled then the energy consumed by the
appliance will be :–
(A) Double of initial value (B) Half of initial value
(C) Four times of initial value (D) Doesn’t charge
69. Two bulbs, one of 50 Watt and another of 25 Watt are connected in series to the mains, the ratio
of the current through them is :–
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 4 : 1
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 1 : 2
70. The magnitude of magnetic field produced by the current carrying / 3

straight wire of length  carrying a current i, at point P is :– P
 3i  i
(A) 0 (B) 0
4  4 
  3i   3i 
(C) 0   (D) 0
4  2  2 
71. Two charged particle with same mass and charge in the ratio of 1 : 2 enter in a uniform magnetic
field with equal speed perpendicular to it’s direction. Then the ratio of magnetic force acting on
charged particle will be :–
(A) 1 : 4 (B) 4 : 2
(C) 1 : 2 (D) 2 : 1
72. If the ideal ammeter reads 4 A, the reading of ideal voltmeter will be :–
5Ω
P Q
A
12 Ω
3Ω
V
(A) 15 V (B) 12 V
(C) 10 V (D) 3 V
73. The direction of magnetic field at point (P) situated

midway between the two conducting wire will be :–
(A) Inside the plane
(B) Net magnetic field will be zero
(C) Outside the plane
(D) Vertically upward i i
P
74. A convex lens of power +5 D is placed in contact with a concave lens of power 4 D. What is the
nature and focal length of the combination?
(A) concave, 25 cm (B) convex, 50 cm
(C) concave, 20 cm (D) convex 100 cm
75. If an image is formed erect on putting object near the mirror but image is formed inverted on
putting object far from the mirror, the mirror will be:
(A) Plane (B) Concave
(C) Convex (D) Plano convex
76. Focal length of a convex mirror is 10 cm. The radius of convex surface will be:
(A) 5 cm (B) 20 cm
(C) 15 cm (D) 24 cm
77. If angle of incidence is 40° and angle of refraction is 30°, then refracted ray is deviated by an
angle:
(A) 10° (B) 70°
(C) 1.4° (D) sin 40°/sin 30°
8
78. Speed of the light in air is 3 × 10 m/s. The speed of the light in water. (refractive index 4/3) will
be:
(A) 2.25 × 108 m/s (B) 4.0 × 108 m/s
8
(C) 2.0 × 10 m/s (D) 2.55 × 108 m/s
79. If the incident ray and emergent ray in glass slab are parallel then
:– 1
  3
(A) 1  2 (B) 1  2
2
(C) 1  2 (D) 1  3
2
3
80. If a ray incident normally on a reflecting surface then angle of reflection will be :–
(A) 90° (B) 0°
(C) 45° (D) 30°
81. The pH of solutions made by mixing equal volumes having pH = 1.5 and pH 2.5, will be :
(A) 1.00 (B) 1.25
(C) 1.76 (D) 2.26
82. H3BO3 is
(A) Monobasic and weak lewis acid (B) Monobasic and weak Bronsted acid
(C) Tribasic and weak Bronsted acid (D) Monobasic and strong lewis acid
+ –6
83. At 90°C, pure water has [H3O ] = 10 M. What is the value of kw at 90°C.
–6 –8
(A) 10 (B) 10
–12 –14
(C) 10 (D) 10
84. Disproportionation Reaction will not be shown by :

(A) BrO– (B) BrO4
(C) H2 O2 (D) Cl2
85. Number of water molecule of crystallization present in a washing soda molecule is

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 5 (D) 10
86. Which of the following metal does not reacts with hot water?
(A) Calcium (B) Magnesium
(C) Sodium (D) Iron
87. Which among the following is a halide ore:–

(A) Horn silver (B) Calcite
(C) Haematite (D) Magnesite
88. SiO2 is known by the name :–

(A) Silica (B) Selenium
(C) Limestone (D) All of the above
89. Ag2S is
(A) Galena (B) Argentite
(C) Sphalerite (D) Clinnabar
90. Metals form
(A) Acidic oxides only (B) Basic oxides
(C) Neutral oxides (D) Both (B) and (C)
91. The element belonging to Alkaline earth metal group is :

(A) Mn (B) Rb
(C) Sr (D) Cs
92. Conjugate base of hydrazoic acid is :–

(A) HN3 (B) N-2
(C) N3  (D) N-3
93. Compound which is not a lewis acid is :–

(A) Na+ (B) BF3
(C) F– (D) AlCl3
94. Which is the correct order of melting point among following.

(A) AlCl3 > KCl > NaCl (B) NaCl > AlCl3 > KCl
(C) KCl > NaCl > AlCl3 (D) KCl > AlCl3 > NaCl
BC2 C
95. In the give figure ACB = 90°, CD  AB then value of is
AC2
BD AD
(A) (B)
AD BD
BD2 AD2
(C) (D)
AD2 BD2
A D B
96. In ABC, AD is the median from A to BC then which of the following is value of AB2 + AC2
(A) 2BD2 – 2AD2 (B) 2AD2 + 2BD2
2 2
(C) AD + BD (D) AD2 – BD2
2
1  AD 
97. In an equilateral ABC, D is a point on BC such that BD = BC. Then value of   is
3  AB 
7 9
(A) (B)
9 7
3 4
(C) (D)
4 3
98. The value of sec(1 – sin)(sec + tan) is

(A) 2 (B) 2
(C) 0 (D) 1
B  C
99. If A, B and C are interior angles of ABC, then value of sin   is
 2 
A A
(A) cos (B) sin
2 2
A A
(C) tan (D) sec
2 2
2 tan30o
100. The value of is
1  tan2 30o
(A) sin60° (B) cos60°
(C) tan60° (D) cot60°
Q
101. In OPQ, P = 90° (as shown is figure) also OP = 7 cm, OQ – PQ
= 1 cm, then value of sinQ is
8 16
(A) (B)
25 25
9 7
(C) (D)
25 25
P 7 O
102. If ax = b, by = c and cz = a, then value of x.y.z is

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) – 1 (D) 2
5x  3 5y  3 5z  3 1 1 1
103. If   = 0, then value of   is
x y z x y z
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 4 (D) 5
104. If p and q are two co-prime numbers, then their HCF is

(A) p (B) q
(C) 1 (D) pq
105. If polynomial 3x3 – 2x2 + 4x + 1 is divided by x – 2, then remainder is

(A) 25 (B) 24
(C) 21 (D) 22
106. The ratio of sum of zeroes and product of zeroes of polynomial 2(x – 1)(x – 3) is
3 3
(A) (B)
4 2
2 4
(C) (D)
3 3
1 1 1
107. If x2 = y + z, y2 = z + x, z2 = x + y then the value of   is
x 1 y 1 z 1
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 0
108. If sec + tan = 2 then value of sec – tan is

1
(A) 2 (B)
2
1
(C) 2 (D)
2
(FTRE – 2020)
ANSWERS
CLASS – X (PAPER-1)
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D
5. B 6. B 7. A 8. B
9. C 10. B 11. C 12. C
13. B 14. D 15. D 16. D
17. C 18. D 19. B 20. D
21. A 22. C 23. D 24. A
25. C 26. A 27. D 28. A
29. A 30. C 31. C 32. A
33. B 34. D 35. B 36. C
37. C 38. D 39. D 40. B
41. A 42. A 43. A 44. C
45. C 46. C 47. D 48. C
49. C 50. C 51. A 52. D
53. D 54. C 55. D 56. A
57. C 58. D 59. B 60. C
61. A 62. D 63. B 64. C
65. A 66. D 67. D 68. C
69. C 70. C 71. C 72. B
73. A 74. D 75. B 76. B
77. A 78. A 79. D 80. B
81. C 82. A 83. C 84. B
85. D 86. D 87. A 88. A
89. B 90. B 91. C 92. D
93. C 94. C 95. A 96. B
97. A 98. D 99. A 100. C
101. D 102. B 103. D 104. C
105. A 106. D 107. A 108. B
FIITJEE Talent Reward Exam - 2020

for students presently in
Class 10 (Paper 2)
(27th December 2020)
Time: 3 Hours (1:45 pm – 4:45 pm) Code 1010 Maximum Marks: 246
Instructions:
Caution: Class, Paper, Code as given above MUST be correctly marked on the answer OMR sheet
before attempting the paper. Wrong Class, Paper or Code will give wrong results.
1. You are advised to devote 20 Minutes on Section-I, 40 Minutes on Section-II, 60
Minutes on Section-III and 60 Minutes on Section-IV.
2. This Question paper consists of 4 sections. Marking scheme is given in table below:
Marking Scheme for each question
Section Subject Question no.
Correct answer Wrong answer
PHYSICS (PART-A) 1 to 5 +2 –0.5
SECTION – I CHEMISTRY (PART-B) 6 to 10 +2 –0.5
MATHEMATICS (PART-C) 11 to 15 +2 –0.5
PHYSICS (PART-A) 16 to 23 +3 –1
SECTION – II CHEMISTRY (PART-B) 24 to 31 +3 –1
MATHEMATICS (PART-C) 32 to 39 +3 –1
PHYSICS (PART-A) 40 to 45 +3 –1
CHEMISTRY (PART-B) 46 to 51 +3 –1
MATHEMATICS (PART-C) 52 to 57 +3 –1
SECTION – III PHYSICS (PART-D) 58 to 59 +3 0
CHEMISTRY (PART-E) 60 to 61 +3 0
MATHEMATICS (PART-F) 62 to 63 +3 0
PHYSICS (PART-A) 64 to 68 +3 0
CHEMISTRY (PART-B) 69 to 73 +3 0
MATHEMATICS (PART-C) 74 to 78 +3 0
SECTION – IV
PHYSICS (PART-D) 79 to 81 +3 0
CHEMISTRY (PART-E) 82 to 84 +3 0
MATHEMATICS (PART-F) 85 to 87 +3 0
3. Answers have to be marked on the OMR sheet. 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. Before attempting paper write your OMR Answer Sheet No., Registration Number, Name and Test
Centre in the space provided at the bottom of this sheet.
6. See method of marking of bubbles at the back of cover page for question no. 58 to 63 and 79 to
87.
Note: Please check this Question Paper contains all 87 questions in serial order. If not so, exchange for the correct Question Paper.
OMR Answer Sheet No. : ____________________________________________________________
Registration Number : ____________________________________________________________
Name of the Candidate : ____________________________________________________________
Test Centre : ____________________________________________________________
For questions 58 to 63 and 79 to 87

Numerical based questions single digit answer 0 to 9
Example 1:
If answer is 6.
Correct method:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Example 2:
If answer is 2.
Correct method:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Recommended Time: 20 Minutes for Section – I
Section – I
This part contains 5 Multiple Choice Questions number 1 to 5. Each question has 4 choices
(A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
1. A wire of Resistance 4 Ω is stretched to twice its original length. The resistance of stretched wire
could be :–
(A) 2 Ω (B) 4 Ω
(C) 8 Ω (D) 16 Ω
2. What is the unit of E.m.f. (Electromotive force) of the cell?

(A) Volt (B) Ampere
(C) Ohm (D) Joule
3. A particle of mass m, charge q and kinetic energy K enters perpendicular to a uniform magnetic
field of magnitude B. After 3 seconds the kinetic energy of the particle will be :–
(A) 3 K (B) 2 K
(C) K (D) 4 K
4. An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a plane mirror. What is the distance between
image of this object and plane mirror?
(A) 20 cm (B) 10 cm
(C) 5 cm (D) 40 cm
5. A concave mirror gives real, inverted and same size image if the object is placed
(A) At focus of the mirror (B) At infinity
(C) At centre of curvature of the mirror (D) Beyond centre of curvature
6. The correct statement among the following is

(A) Dolomite is an ore of zinc (B) Cassiterite is an ore of Tin
(C) Galena is an ore of mercury (D) Pyrolusite is an ore of Iron
7. Which process among the following will involve maximum amount of energy :–
(A) M–  M + e– (B) M–  M+ + e–
+ 2+ – 2+ 3+ –
(C) M  M + e (D) M  M + e
8. The ionic radius of Cr is minimum in which of the following compounds.

(A) CrF3 (B) CrCl3
(C) Cr2O3 (D) K2CrO4
9. The five successive ionisation energy of the elements are 800, 2227, 2590, 15009, and 27829
KJ/mol respectively. The number of valence electrons is
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 0
10. The correct formula of bleaching power is :–

(A) CaOCl (B) CaOCl2
(C) Ca2OCl (D) CaO2Cl2
11. Find the HCF of polynomial f(x) = x 3 + x2 + x + 1 and g(x) = x 3 – x2 + x – 1

(A) x(x + 1) (B) x – 1
(C) x2 + 1 (D) x + 1
1 1
12.  is equal to
1  sin  1  sin 
2 2
(A) 2sec  (B) 2cos 
(C) 0 (D) 1
13. If sin + cos = p, then find the value of |sin – cos|

(A) 2  p2 (B) 2  p2
(C) p – 2 (D) p2  2
1
14. In an equilateral triangle ABC, D is a point on side BC such that BD = BC. Find the value of
3
AD2
3 5
(A) AB2 (B) AB2
9 9
7
(C) AB2 (D) AB2
9
15. Find the remainder when 2100 is divided by 3

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) none of these
Recommended Time: 40 Minutes for Section – II
Section – II
16. The electrical resistance of insulator is

(A) zero (B) very low
(C) low (D) infinitely high
17. Three resistors of 1 Ω, 2 Ω, and 3 Ω are connected in parallel. The combined resistance of this
combination will be :–
(A) greater than 3 Ω (B) less than 1 Ω
(C) equal to 2 Ω (D) between 1 Ω and 3 Ω
18. The force exerted on a current carrying wire placed is a magnetic field is zero. The angle between
the wire and the direction of magnetic field is :–
(A) 45° (B) 60°
(C) 90° (D) 180°
19. The shape of magnetic field lines produced by a current carrying straight long conductor are :–
(A) straight lines (B) circles
(C) ellipse (D) parabolas
20. The direction of force on a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field is given by :–
(A) Fleming’s left hand rule (B) Fleming’s right hand rule
(C) Right hand thumb rule (D) Left hand thumb rule
21. Material of the core of a strong magnet is

(A) Aluminium (B) Soft iron
(C) Copper (D) Steel
22. An object is placed at a distance of 0.25 meter in front of a plane mirror. The distance between
the object and image will be :–
(A) 0.25 meter (B) 1 meter
(C) 0.5 meter (D) 0.125 meter
23. For a real object, which of the following can produce a real image?
(A) Plane mirror (B) Concave mirror
(C) Concave lens (D) Convex mirror
24. The gas released when CaC2 reacts with water is :

(A) CO2 (B) CO
(C) C2H4 (D) C2H2
25. In which of the following reactions does H2 acts as an oxidising agent.

(A) H2 + F2 (B) Na + H2
(C) CuO + H2 (D) H2 + SiCl4
26. Which one of the following compounds is a peroxide.

(A) KO2 (B) BaO2
(C) MnO2 (D) NO2
27. Which of the property of alkali metals is not correctly listed.

(A) Least electronegative metal  Cs
(B) Natural Radioactive metal  Fr
(C) Alkali metal with lowest density  K
(D) Most abundant alkali metal in earth’s crust  Na
28. Washing soda is

(A) K2CO3 (B) KHCO3
(C) Na2 CO3  10H2 O (D) NaHCO3
29. Aqua Regia is

(A) 1 Conc. HNO3 : 2 Conc. HCl (B) 1 Conc. HNO3 : 3 Conc. HCl
(C) 1 Conc. HNO3 : 1 NO2 (D) 1 Conc. HNO3 : 1 Conc. H2SO4
30. Which elements of group 15 are metalloids.

(A) P (B) As
(C) N (D) Bi
31. The element belonging to d-block is

(A) Ba (B) Ru
(C) Eu (D) Dy
32. The area of two similar triangles are in ratio 7 : 11 find the ratio of their corresponding medians
7 4
(A) (B)
11 11
121 49
(C) (D)
49 121
4 4
33. The maximum value of sin x + cos x is
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) can not be determined
34. Find the value of x, if (x + 1)(x + 3)(x + 5)(x + 7) = 5760

(A) 5, – 13 (B) – 5, 13
(C) – 5, – 13 (D) 5, 13
35. If 2p3 – xp2 – yp – 14 has (p + 2) as a factor and leaves a remainder – 26 when divided by p + 3.
find x and y.
(A) x = 1, y = – 17 (B) x = – 1, y = – 17
(C) x = – 1, y = 17 (D) x = 1, y = 17
36. In a PQR, PR2 – PQ2 = QR2 and M is a point on side PR such that QM  PR then QM2 is equal
to
(A) PM  PQ (B) PM2
(C) PM  MR (D) PQ2
df f b bd
37. If three points (a, b), (c, d) and (e, f) are collinear then the value of   is equal to
ce ea ac
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 0
38. Find remainder when x100 is divided by x2 – 3x + 2

(A) (2100 – 1)x (B) (2100 – 1)x + (2 – 2100)
100
(C) (2 – 2) (D) none of these
39. The count of two digit numbers which are both a perfect square and also a perfect cube is
(A) 0 (B) 2
Recommended Time: 60 Minutes for Section – III

Section – III
40. An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm in front of a concave mirror and gets its image at the
same point. The focal length of the mirror is :–
(A) 30 cm (B) 20 cm
(C) 60 cm (D) 15 cm
41. An object is placed at a distance of 25 cm in front of a concave mirror. The virtual image of the
object formed by the concave mirror is 1.5 times the size of the object then find the focal length of
the mirror.
(A) 75 cm (B) 25 cm
(C) 15 cm (D) 60 cm
42. Magnetic field lines inside a current carrying long solenoid are :–
(A) Circular and they intersect each other
(B) Straight lines and they intersect each other
(C) Along the axis and parallel to each other
(D) All of these
43. A wire of length ‘  ’ made of material of resistivity ‘  ’ is cut into two equal parts. The resistivity of
the each parts are equal to
p 
(A) (B)
2 2

(C) (D) 
2p
44. Find the value of current ‘i’ in this circuit shown in figure. 4Ω
(A) 80 A (B) 20 A i
(C) 5 A (D) 24 A i
i i
20 V
45. Find current in 3 Ω resistance. 3Ω

10
(A) A
3 2Ω
20 6Ω
(B) A
3
(C) 10 A
(D) None of these
40 V
46. When KOH is dissolved in water, heat is evolved. If the temperature is raised, the solubilillity of
KOH :–
(A) Increases (B) Decreases
(C) Remains the same (D) First increases and then decreases
M M
47. When 20 mL of NaOH, is added to 10 mL of HCl, the resulting solution will.
20 10
(A) Turns blue litmus red
(B) Turns phenolphthalein solution pink
(C) Turns methyl orange red
(D) Will have no effect on either red or blue litmus
48. A salt is dissolved in water having pH = 7. After addition, the pH becomes greater than 7, then
salt is made by neutralisation of.
(A) a strong acid and strong base (B) a strong acid and weak base
(C) a weak acid and weak base (D) a weak acid and strong base
49. In the following reaction

SO 2  2H2 S  3S  2H2O
The substance oxidised is :–
(A) H2S (B) SO2
(C) S (D) H2O
50. Monobasic acid is

(A) H3PO3 (B) H3PO4
(C) H3PO2 (D) H3 AsO4
51. Mixed salt among the following is :

(A) K 2SO 4  Al2  SO 4 3  24H2 O (Potash alum)
(B) CaOCl2 (Bleaching Powder)
(C) NaCl (Common salt)
(D) K4 [Fe(CN)6] (Potassium ferrocyanide)
52. BL and CM are median of triangle ABC right angle at A. The value of (BL2 + CM2) is
1 3
(A) BC2 (B) BC2
4 4
5 2 7
(C) BC (D) BC2
4 4
53. If p is divided by q then the maximum possible difference between the minimum possible and
maximum possible remainder can be
(A) p – q (B) p – 1
(C) q – 1 (D) none of these
54. If origin is the mid-point of line segment joining points (2, 3) and (x, y) find (x + y)
(A) 5 (B) 1
(C) – 5 (D) – 1
55. Which is not the factor of 46n – 64n for any positive integer ‘n’
(A) 5 (B) 25
56. The value of cot – tan is

(A) sin2 (B) 2tan2
(C) 2cos2 (D) 2cot2
57. If n is any natural number then 6n – 5n always ends with digit

(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 5 (D) 7
PHYSICS – (PART – D)
This part contains 2 Numerical Based Questions number 58 to 59. Each question has Single
Digit Answer 0 to 9.
58. Two resistances having resistance 3 Ω and 4 Ω are connected with each other in series. What is
the equivalent resistance of this series combination in ohm?
59. Two resistances having resistance 3 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in parallel with each other. What is
the equivalent resistance of this combination in ohm?
CHEMISTRY – (PART – E)
60. The pH value of 10–5 M aqueous solution of NaOH solution at 25° will be
61. The pOH value of a solution when 0.4 g of NaOH is dissolved in 1 L solution at 25°C
MATHEMATICS – (PART – F)
p2  1
62. If p = 7 – 4 3 then the value of is?
7p
63. If (x2 – 1) is factor of ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e then the value of a + c + e is?
Recommended Time: 60 Minutes for Section – IV
Section – IV
64. What is the value of current in 5 Ω resistance? 4Ω 5Ω

(A) 10 A
(B) 20 A
(C) 30 A
(D) 40 A
90 V
65. An electrical appliance has a resistance of 25 Ω. When this electrical appliance is connected to a
230 V supply line, the current passing through it will be :–
(A) 0.92 A (B) 2.9 A
(C) 9.2 A (D) 92 A
66. What happens to the current in short circuit?

(A) Reduces substantially (B) Does not change
(C) Increases heavily (D) Vary continuously
67. An object is placed 20 cm in front of a plane mirror. The mirror is moved by 2 cm towards the
object. The distance between the positions of the original and final images seen in the mirror is :–
(A) 2 cm (B) 4 cm
(C) 10 cm (D) 22 cm
68. A ray of light that strikes a plane mirror PQ at an angle of incidence of 30°, is reflected from the
plane mirror and then strikes a second plane mirror QR placed at right angles to the first mirror.
The angle of reflection at the second mirror is
(A) 30° (B) 45°
(C) 60° (D) 90°
69. The aqueous solution of baking soda has a pH

(A) Equal to 7 (B) Less than 7
(C) Greater than 7 (D) Cannot be predicted
70. Which of the following is an alkali metal?

(A) Sodium (B) Lithium
(C) Cesium (D) All the above
71. In which of the following compounds, the oxidation number of transition metal is zero.
(A) CrO5 (B) Fe3O4
(C) FeSO4 (D) Fe(CO)5
72. Which among the following is a double salt ?

(A) Cryolite (B) Fluorspar
(C) Carnalite (D) Galena
73. Which of the following is NOT a redox reaction?

(A) Thermal decomposition of limestone
(B) Neutralisation of an acid (HCl) by a base (NaOH)
(C) Precipitation of BaSO4 (BaCl2 + Na2SO4  BaSO4 + NaCl)
(D) All of the above
74. The factors of (a + b + c)3 – (a3 + b3 + c3) can be

(A) (a + c) only (B) (a + b) only
(C) (b + c) only (D) all of these
75. The value of ‘’ for which 3 cos + sin = 1 is


(A) 0 (B)
3
 
(C) (D)
6 2
76. Maximum value of 2sin + cos is

(A) 2 (B) 3
1 2
77. If x = 1 + 5 3  5 3 , then the value of x 3 – 3x2 – 12x – 16 is
(A) 2 (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) 4
78. The unit digit of (6717)103 is

(A) 3 (B) 7
(C) 9 (D) 2
PHYSICS – (PART – D)
79. Focal length of a convex lens is 20 cm. What is the power (in diopter) of the lens?
80. Three resistances each of resistance 2 Ω are connected in series. What is the equivalent
resistance (in ohm) of this combination?
81. Light travel in a medium with a speed of 1.5 × 108 m/sec. What is the refractive index of this
medium?
CHEMISTRY – (PART – E)
82. The value of (x + y) will be

xCl2  6OH-  ClO-3  yCl-  3H2 O
83. xZn  y HNO3  aZn NO3  2  bH2 O  cNH4NO3 . The sum of co-efficients (a + b + c) will be.
84. The number of elements in between Cr and Cu are.

MATHEMATICS – (PART – F)
2
85. If difference of roots of equation x + kx + 7 = 0 is 6, then find k?
86. The distance between points (2k + 4, 5k) and (2k, – 3 + 5k) in units is?
cos4 x  cos2 x sin2 x  sin2 x

87. The value of .
cos2 x  sin2 x cos 2 x  sin4 x
(FTRE – 2020)
ANSWERS
CLASS – X (PAPER-2)
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B
5. C 6. B 7. D 8. D
9. A 10. B 11. C 12. A
13. B 14. C 15. B 16. D
17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A
21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D
25. B 26. B 27. C 28. C
29. B 30. B 31. B 32. A
33. B 34. A 35. D 36. C
37. D 38. B 39. D 40. D
41. A 42. C 43. D 44. C
45. B 46. B 47. D 48. D
49. A 50. C 51. B 52. C
53. C 54. C 55. D 56. D
57. A 58. 7 59. 2 60. 9
61. 2 62. 2 63. 0 64. A
65. C 66. C 67. B 68. C
69. C 70. D 71. D 72. C
73. D 74. D 75. D 76. C
77. C 78. A 79. 5 80. 6
81. 2 82. 8 83. 8 84. 4
85. 8 86. 5 87. 1

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1. You are advised to devote 60 Minutes on Section-I, 60 Minutes on Section-II and

Marking Scheme for each question

OMR Answer Sheet No. : ____________________________________________________________

Registration Number : ____________________________________________________________

Name of the Candidate : ____________________________________________________________

Test Centre : ____________________________________________________________

Recommended Time: 60 Minutes for Section – I

3. 240, ?, 120, 40, 10, 2

Question figure: Answer figures:

(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

13. Which number person is smart and cute?

15. Which number person is smart, polite and cute?

20. 1. A + B means A is the brother of B

(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

25. Choose the figure which is different from the rest

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

26. Which one will replace the question mark?

27. Who lives on the lowermost floor?

28. How many people are living between E and B?

29. Who among the following lives on the 5th floor?

30. Who among the following is exactly below A?

Recommended Time: 60 Minutes for Section – II

31. The effective resistance between P and Q is :–

33. Lamps used for house lightening are connected in –

34. If the length of conductor is doubled, the specific resistance will be :–

35. The current flowing out of the junction (O) as in figure is :–

39. The image of an object, kept in front of convex mirror, is formed:

40. The focal length of plane mirror is:

43. Which among the following is true for carbon.

44. Oxidation does not refer to

45. Which among the following are hydra acids

46. Which of the following is not a metalloid?

47. Which among the following is an Arrhenius acid.

49. In free state, the oxidation number of an element is equal to

50. The false statement among the following is :–

51. Law of octaves was given by

52. Periodic property among following is :

54. The acid turns litmus indicator

55. If HCF of (96, 404) = 4, then LCM of (96, 404) is

57. If the zeroes of polynomial x 3 – 3x2 + x + 1 are a – b, a, a + b then value of a is

58. In the polynomial x2 – 3, the value of product of zeroes is

59. If the zeroes of polynomial 3x 3 + 2x2 – 4x + 3 are ,  and , then value of  +  +  is

60. The value of 4. 12 is equal to

61. In ABC, B = 90°, AB = 5, AC = 13 then value of secC + tanC is

64. BL and CM are medians of a ABC right angled at A. If BL = 3, CM = 4, then value of BC is

Recommended Time: 60 Minutes for Section – III

67. Which of the following statement is correct?

70. The magnitude of magnetic field produced by the current carrying / 3

Space for Rough Work

73. The direction of magnetic field at point (P) situated

84. Disproportionation Reaction will not be shown by :

85. Number of water molecule of crystallization present in a washing soda molecule is

87. Which among the following is a halide ore:–

88. SiO2 is known by the name :–

91. The element belonging to Alkaline earth metal group is :

92. Conjugate base of hydrazoic acid is :–

93. Compound which is not a lewis acid is :–

94. Which is the correct order of melting point among following.

98. The value of sec(1 – sin)(sec + tan) is

102. If ax = b, by = c and cz = a, then value of x.y.z is

104. If p and q are two co-prime numbers, then their HCF is