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NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION

CLASS - 10
Question Paper Code : UN465

KEY

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOLUTIONS
MATHEMATICS

1: (B) Let the point on Y – axis be P(0, y) 2: (D) Given In ABD, B = 90°
P(0, y) divided the join of A(2, 3) and D =  & ACB = 90° – 
B(–5, 7) in the ratio m1 : m2 BC = a mts & BD = b mts
 5m1  2m2 7m1  3m2  [ given D & ACB are
 P(0, y)   ,  complementary angles]
 m1  m2 m1  m2 
AB
5m1  2m2 In ABD tan   b mts  (1)
  0  5m1  2m2  0
m1  m2
AB
2 m1 In ABC tan (90 – )  a mts

5 m2
 m 1 : m2 = 2 : 5
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 A 18
198  5
y
 55 11

y = –18
90 –    y2 = (–18)2 = 324
B a mts C D 5: (D) Let the three sides of a right angled
b mts triangle be a, a + d, a + 2d respectively
AB [ Given sides are in AP]
Cot  
a mts  (a + 2d)2 = a2 + (a + d)2

1 AB a2  4ad  4d2  a2  a2  2ad  d2

 
tan  a mts
 a2 – 2ad – 3d2 = 0
a mts a2 – 3ad + ad – 3d2 = 0
tan    (2)
AB
a(a –3d) + d(a – 3d) = 0
AB a mts  (a – 3d) (a + d) = 0
From (1) & (2) b mts  AB
a – 3d = 0 or a + d = 0
 AB2 = ab mts2  a = 3d & a = –d rejected because side of
triangle is always positive
Height of tower (AB)  ab mts
 3d, 4d and 5d are the sides of a right
3: (C) OQS = 90° – 50° = 40° angled triangle
 OSQ = OQS = 40°  80 Unit is the side of a right angled
triangle because 80 is multiple of 4 as
well as 5
T S
6: (A) If a circle inscribed in a quadrilateral
O then sum of opposite angles made at the
70° 50°
centre are supplimantary
P Q R  115° + COD = 180°
COD = 180° – 115° = 65°
 OQS = 180° – 40° – 40° = 100°
7: (C) Given shaded region becomes like this
OQS
 QTS   50
2
7 cm
TQP = 70°
[ Given ]  TQO = 20°
7 cm
 OTQ = TQO = 20°
14 cm
 OTS = QTS – OTQ = 50° – 20° Area of shaded region = Area of square
 OTS = x = 30° [ OT = OS] – Area of two quarter circle
4: (A) 210 = 5 × 7 × 2 × 3 2 1
  14cm   2  r2
65 = 5 × 13 42

 HCF of 210 & 65 = 5 11

1 22
2
Given 199 × 5 + 55y = 5  196cm    7  7cm2
2 7
199 × 5 – 5 = –55y
= (196 – 77 ) cm2 = 119 cm2
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8: (A) Given  +  = m + n + n – m = 2n 13: (C) Given AB = BC & B = 90°
 = (m + m) (n – m) = (n2 – m2) A
 Required quadratic equation is x2 – x (
+ ) +  = 0
 x2 – 2nx + n2 – m2 = 0

B C
9: (D) Given Cos   Sin  2 Cos
Let
Squaring on both sides
AB AB
2 C    tan     1  tan45
2
  Cos   Sin    2 Cos  BC AB

  = 45°
 Cos2 + sin2 + 2SinCos = 2Cos2
2 Sin Cos = 2 Cos2 – Cos2 – Sin2 AD DE AE
14: (B) Given ADE ~ ABC   
AB BC AC
 Cos2 – Sin2 = 2 Sin Cos
(Cos + Sin) (Cos – Sin) = 2 Sin Cos 3cm
2
1.2cm
 
 
2 Cos  Cos  Sin   2sin  Cos BC 7.5cm 5

0.6
2Sin Cos 1.2 cm  5
Cos  Sin   2 Sin  BC 
2 Cos 21
1 = 3 cm
10: (A) Given ab  16 squnits
2 15: (C) Given 3x + y = 1 and (2K – 1) n + (k – 1)y
1 = (2k + 1) are inconsistent lines
  8  b  16
2 a1 b1 c1
  
b=4 a2 b2 c2
 P = (0, 4)
3 1 1
3 1 2 LCM of numerators   
11: (B) LCM of , and  2k  1 k  1 2k  1
14 14 7 HCF of denominators
 3(k – 1) = 2k – 1
6 3k – 3 = 2k – 1

7
3k – 2k = –1 + 3
12: (A) Given 2 r  14  cm k=2
3 1 1
14cm If k = 2 then  
r  7cm 3 1 4
2
16: (D) Degree of (x2 + 1)3 is 6
 Height = 2r = 14 cm
Degree of (x3 + 1)4 is 12
2 22  Degree of (x2 + 1)3 (x3 + 1)4 = 6 + 12 = 18
Volume  r h   7  7  14cm3
7
= 2156 cm3

2156
 Litres = 2.156 Litres
1000
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 21: (B) x2 – y2 = (a Sec + b tan)2 – (a tan + b
81 6.3cm
17: (A) Given  sec)2
49 x
= (a2 Sec + b2 tan2 + 2ab Sec tan) –
9 6.3cm (a2 tan2 + b2 Sec2 + 2ab Sec tan)

7 x
 a2 Sec2  b2 tan2   2ab Sec tan   a2 tan2 
0.7
7  6.3 cm  b Sec2  2ab Sec tan 
x
91
= a2(Sec2 – tan2) – b2(Sec2 – tan2)
= 4.9 cm
x2 – y2 = a2 – b2
18: (C) Construction :- Join OC 22: (D) In ABC given B = 90°
In AOC, OAC = 40° [ given]  AC2 = AB2 + BC2
A
A O
40° B
8 cm 32.5 cm
T C S
 OCA = 40° B C
But TCO = 90°
(32.5)2 = 82 + BC2
 40° + ACT = 90°
ACT = 90° – 40° = 50° BC  1056.25  64  992.25  31.5
19: (B) Diagonal of a Cube = Diameter of a sphere Area of ABC
1 1 4
 3a  3cm   AB  BC   8 cm  31.5cm
2 21
3 3 3 3 cm = 126 cm2
a cm    3 cm
3 3 3 23: (C) Construction :- Join PA, PS & PC
 Volume of Cube AL2 + BM2 + CN2 = AP2 – PL2 + BP2 – PM2
3 + CP2 – PN2
 a3   
3 cm  3 3 cm3
= BP2 – PL2 + CP2 – PM2 + AP2 – PN2
20: (C) Given a = 2b  x + 2y = 2(2b) – 6b = –2b
A
2bx + by = 2(2b)2 – 3b2
12 cm
2bx + by = 8b2 – 3b2 L N
b  2x  y   b  8b  3b   5b 3 cm P

 a1 = 1, b1 = 2, c1 = –2b, B M 4 cm C

a2 = 2, b2 = 1, c2 = 5b
= BL2 + CM2 + AN2 = (3 cm)2 + (4 cm)2 +
a1 b1 c1 (12 cm)2
  
a2 b2 c2 = 9 cm2 + 16 cm2 + 144 cm2 = 169 cm2

This lines are intersecting having unique

i.e one solution

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24: (D) Given in ABC PHYSICS

B  90 & AC  3 10 cm RA
26: (C) Specific resistance (ρ) = l For ρ = R
Let AB = x & BC = y
A A = 1 m2 or 1 cm2, l = 1 m ; 1 cm
 Specific resistance is numerically equal
x 3 10 cm to resistance offered by 1 cm length of
a conductor of 1 cm2 of cross section.
B y C 27: (A) A convex mirror produces always only
2
virtual and diminished image of an

 x2  y2  3 10   90  (1) object.
28: (A) If µ be the refractive index of glass with
2
respect to air, then according to Snell’s
2 2
Given  3 x    2 y   9 5   law for the refraction of light,
 9x2 + 4y2 = 405  (2) sin i
2 2 2
µ
eq (2) – eq (1) × 4  (9x + 4y ) – (4x + sin r
4y2) = 405 – 4 × 90
(At the point of incidence)
2
5x = 45
Because, for minimum deviation
45
x2  9 i = i', hence r = r'.
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29: (D) All the three statements are true of
x 9 3 principal focus.
9 + y2 = 90  (1) 30: (B) Magnetic field inside a current carrying
y2 = 90 – 9 = 81 solenoid is directly proportional to the
flow of current.
y  81  9 31: (B) When white light passes through a
x + y = 3 + 9 = 12 cm dispersive medium it breaks up into
various colours because velocity of light
25: (A) Given Sn = (3n2 + 5n)
for different colours is different as they
 Sn–1 = 3(n – 1)2 + 5 (n – 1) = 3(n2 – 2n + 1) differ in wavelength. Secondly, velocity
+ 5n – 5 of light for violet is less than the velocity
= 3n2 – 6n + 3 + 5n – 5 of light for red.
sn – 1 = 3n2 – n – 2 32: (B) μ = 1.54; c = 3 × 108 ms 1
 an = sn – s(n – 1) = (3n2 + 5n) – (3n2 – n – 2)
c
μ=
v
 3n2  5n  3n2  n  2
3 × 108
= 6n + 2 1.54 =
v
Given an = 152
3 × 108
 6n + 2 = 152 v= = 1.94 × 108 ms1
1.54
6n = 152 – 2 = 150 33: (B)  = 90°, sin = 1 ,  F = BIl
150 Maximum force is experienced by a
n  25 conductor when it is placed
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perpendicular to a magnetic field.

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34: (C) Human beings have a horizontal field of During electrolysis, chlorine gas is
view of 150° with one eye open but with produced at the anode (positive
two eyes open, the field of view is 180°. electrode) and hydrogen gas is produced
With our two eyes open, we can see a at the cathode (negative electrode).
much larger area in front of us. Sodium hydroxide solution is formed
35: (C) R = 4.6  near the cathode. All the products of
electrolysis of sodium chloride solution,
Radius
chlorine, hydrogen and sodium
Diameter 0.642 hydroxide, are collected and stored
=r= = = 0.321 mm = 0.321 × 103m
2 2 separately.
Area of cross-section = A = r2, Length The process of electrolysis of sodium
=l=1m chloride solution is called chlor-alkali
Resistivity process because of the products formed
: chlor for chlorine and alkali for sodium
R A Rπr2 4.6 × 3.14 × (0.321 × 10 3 )2
=ρ= = = hydroxide.
l l 1
40: (C) Element X being a yellow coloured solid
= 1.49 × 10–6 -m
is Sulphur (S). The melting point and
CHEMISTRY boiling point relate to the above element
along with the given characteristic flame
36: (B) X is sodium Na+(11). It loses an electron. when it burns in the presence of oxygen
Y is chlorine Cl –(17). It gains an electron to form sulphur dioxide gas (SO2).
from Na to form NaCl (Z), a solid ionic Sulphur dioxide being an acidic gas turns
compound. Ionic compounds have high blue litmus paper red and finally
melting and boiling points. They conduct becomes colourless. So, X is sulphur and
electricity in molten state. So, Z is a solid Y is sulphur dioxide gas.
ionic compound. It does not have a low
41: (C) Among the given equations, only 2KClO3
melting point.
represents a decomposition reaction.
37: (B) To balance the given equation the
42: (B) The density of graphite is 2.3 g cm–3.
number of atoms of each element should
be same on both the sides. Hence, the 43: (B) 2NaOH + H2 SO4  Na2SO4 + 2H2O (Salt of
‘X’ value should be 3. a strong base and a strong acid)
2Al + 3H2SO4  Al2(SO4)3 + 3H2 2NH4OH+H2SO4  (NH4 )2 SO4 + 2H2O (Salt
38: (C) A diamond-toothed saw is usually used of a weak base and a strong acid)
for cutting marble slabs.
NH4OH  CH3COOH  CH3COONH4 + H2O
39: (B) When concentrated solution of sodium (Salt of a weak base and a weak acid)
chloride is electrolysed, chlorine and
2KOH+H2CO3  K2CO3 + 2H2O (Salt of a
hydrogen gases are evolved along with
strong base and a weak acid)
sodium hydroxide. So, totally three
products are formed in chlor-alkali 44: (C) Isomerism is possible only with
process as given below : hydrocarbons having 4 or more carbon
atoms.
Electricity
2NaCl(aq)  2H2O(l) 
(Electrolysis)
 45: (C) As silver is less reactive than hydrogen,
Sodium chloride Water
(Brine)
it will not displace hydrogen from dilute
hydrochloric acid.
2NaOH(aq)  Cl2 (g)  H2 (g)
Sodium hydroxide Chlorine Hydrogen
(Caustic soda)

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 BIOLOGY CRITICAL THINKING

46. (B) 1 - Style; 2 - Anther; 3 - Sepal.

47. (D) In the given diagram S is ventricle.
Blood reaches highest pressure at 56: (B)
ventricle.
48. (B) In the given figure part labelled 2 is
57: (D)
phloem. Phloem transports sugar to
different parts of the plant. By decoding given information with symbols of
family diagram, we get
49. (B) Fat emulsification is the process of
increasing the surface area of fats in the P  Q  P  P  Q  P  P  Q   P  
Brother Sister
 Q P  Q   P   Q
small intestine by grouping them into Father 
Q
Mother 
Q

small clusters. This is the responsibility

By applying above decoding method, we
of bile, a liquid created by the liver and
check all the options for the required
stored in the gallbladder.
relationship
50. (D) Structure (D) is the alveoli (air sacs) and
(T + J + H)
it has the largest surface area to
increase the efficiency of exchange of +
H
gases.
Father
51. (C) (i) - kidney; (ii) - ureter; (iii) - bladder; +
(iv) - urethra. J H is the paternal
grandfather of T
52. (D) None of the plants inherit the chewed Father
T
leaf pattern.
53. (B) Insectivores or carnivores like frog are 58: (D)
secondary consumers.
54. (D) The neutrophils and lymphocytes are
different types of white blood cells which top
help to fight infection. The antibodies
are produced by white blood cells and
they will recognise and bind to foreign front side

particles. 59: (D) All information's are required to know

the positions of all the students in row.
55. (B) In the TS of the plant part labelled Q
represents mesophyll tissue. Mesophyll
tissue are rich in chloroplasts. Hence E K A J B I G C H D F
part Q contains most starch after the
60: (C) Gear 2 and gear 4 are moved
period of bright light.
anticlockwise

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