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NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION

CLASS - 10
Question Paper Code : UN499

KEY

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOLUTIONS

MATHEMATICS 1
Area of ABC = × AB × CD
1. (B) ACB ~ ADC[ A.A. similarly] 2

AC BC AB 1 3
= = = × 13 × 6 units2
AD DC AC 2
= 39 square units
52 BC AB
= = [ 2 2
AC - 4 + 6 ] 2
02. (B) AC2 = AB2 + BC2
4 6 52
 AC = 10 cm
4AB = 52 × 2
a  b  c 24cm
S=   12 cm
52 2 2
AB = = 13
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 1 6051
× 6 cm × 8 cm = rs x y= =3
2 2017
24 cm2 1
=r 06. (C) If cos = then sec = 2
12 cm 2
1 5
r = 2 cm  sec + cos = 2 + =
2 2
1 22 1
= × 6 × 8cm2  × 2 × 2 cm2  cos = = cos60°   = 60°
2 7 2
2
= 24 cm2 – 12.57 cm2  3 3
= 11.43 cm2  sin2 = sin260° =   =
 2  4
03. (A) Let a1, a2, a3 .... an are the Am’s between (or)
a&b
1 5
 a, a1, a2, a3 .... an, b are in Ar Given + cos =
cos 2
 a1 = a + d an = b – d
1 + cos2 5
Sum of ‘n’ Am’s = a1 + a2 + a3 +.... + an  =
cos 2
n n
= (a1 + an) = [a + d + b – d]  2cos2 – 5cos + 2 = 0
2 2
 2cos2 – 4cos – cos + 2 = 0
n  2cos(cos – 2) –1(cos – 2) = 0
= [a + b]
2
1
04. (B) Const:- BD  AC  cos = 2 (or) cos=
2
B But cos never be greater than 1
 cos = 2 is refected
45° 1
A D C  cos = = cos60°
2
BD  = 60°
In ABD sin 45° =
AB
sin2 = (sin 60°)2
1 BD 2
  3 3
2 4 2 cm =   =
BD = 4 cm  2  4
07. (D) Given in ABC
1
Area of ABC = × BD × AC
2 B  90 & AC  3 10 cm
1 Let AB = x & BC = y
= × 4 cm × 7 cm = 14 cm2
2 A

05. (D) 3748 x + 5467 y = 10085

x 3 10 cm
1731 x + 7484 y = 4034
() () ()
__________________
2017 x  2017 y = 6051 B y C

2
2017 (x – y)= 6051  x2  y2  3 10    90  (1)

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 2  QST = 180° – 110° = 70°
2
Given  3 x    2 y   9 5
2
  In QST, 70° + 80° + SQT = 180°
2 2
 9x + 4y = 405  (2) SQT = 30°
2 2 2
eq (2) – eq (1) × 4  (9x + 4y ) – (4x +  SOT = 2 SQT = 60°
4y2) = 405 – 4 × 90
In SOT, SOT = 60° & OS = OT
5x2 = 45
OTS = 60°
2 45
x  9 But OTV = 90°
5
[ A tangent is perpendicular to radius]
x 9 3
 60° + x = 90°
9 + y2 = 90  (1) x = 90° – 60° = 30°
y2 = 90 – 9 = 81 10. (B) Given
y  81  9 (secA – tanA)(secB + tanB)(secC – tanC)
x + y = 3 + 9 = 12 cm = (secA + tanA)(secB – tanB)(secC +
tanC)
08. (A) Given Sn = (3n2 + 5n)
Multiplify
 Sn–1 = 3(n – 1)2 + 5 (n – 1) = 3(n2 – 2n + 1)
+ 5n – 5 (secA + tanA)(secB – tanB)(secC + tanC)
on both sides
= 3n2 – 6n + 3 + 5n – 5
 (secA + tanA) 2(secB – tanB) 2(secC +
sn – 1 = 3n2 – n – 2 tanC)2
 an = sn – s(n – 1) = (3n2 + 5n) – (3n2 – n – 2) = (sec2A – tan2A)(sec2B – tan2B)(sec2C –
tan2C)
 3n2  5n  3n2  n  2
=1
= 6n + 2
 (secA + tanA)(secB – tanB)(secC + tanC)
Given an = 152
 6n + 2 = 152 =± 1 =±1

6n = 152 – 2 = 150 11. (C) Given

2 2 2 2
150  a  b  x   b  a  y    a  b  x   a  b  y
n  25
6 Squaring on both sides
09. (D) Construction: - Join SQ. Join OS, OT.
a2  b2  x2  2ab  2bx  2ax  b2
Q
 a2  y2  2ab  2ay  2 yb
R 110° P
100°30°
O 60°
 a2  b2  x2  2ab  2bx  2ax
70°
Sx
80° U  a2  b2  y2  2ab  2by  2ay
T
V 2ay + 2ay = 2bx + 2bx

QRST is a cycle quadrilateral 4ay = 4bx

 STQ = 180° – R = 80°  bx = ay

QSTP is a cyclic quadrilateral

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 A
C 1  sinx 1  sinx
12. (C) 14. (D) p 
2.75 cm 15.25 cm 1  sinx 1  sinx
B
= (1  sinx)2
1  sin2 x
In ABC, BAC = 90°
= (1  sinx)2
[ A tangent is perpendicular to radius]
cos2 x
AC2 = BC2 – AB2
2
=  1  sinx 
= (15.25)2 – (2.75)2 
 cosx 


 232.5625 – 7.5625
1  sinx
p= = q and
= 225 cm = 15 cm cosx

a1 – a2 a – a3 1  sinx (1  sinx)cosx
13. (A) LHS =  2 =
a1 – a2 a2 – a3 cosx cos2 x

(1  sinx)(cosx)
a – a4 a – an =
 3  ..........  n – 1 (1 – sin2 x)
a3 – a4 an+ – an
( 1  sinx )(cosx)
a1 – a2 a – a3 = =r
=  2 (1  sinx )(1 + sinx)
–d –d
 p=q=r
a3 – a4 a – an
  ..........  n – 1 B
–d –d C

a1 – a2  a2  a3  a3  a4  .....  an – 1  an D
=
(–d) A
15. (A)

a1 – an a + an
  1
(–d) a1 + an
Given ACB = 30° and ABC = 90°
a1 – an
= AB
–d ( a1  an ) tanC =
BC

an – a1 AB
= tan30° =
d ( a1  an ) 6cm

a + (n – 1) – a 6 cm
= AB =  2 3 cm
d ( a1  an ) 3
Area of the shaded region = Area of
(n – 1) d ABC – Area of the sector ABD
=
d ( a1  an )

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 1 1 2 18. (B) Given area of (ABC) = 16 × area of PQR
=
2
 2 3  6cm2     2 3
6
 
Area of ABC 16
 
Area of PQR 1
= (6 3 – 2) cm2
16. (B) Given XAD = 30°  ADE = 30° AB2 BC2 AC2 16
 = = =
[ Alternative angles ] PQ 2 QR2 PR2 1

X AB BC AC 16 4
A Imaginary  = = = 
30° 60° PQ QR PR 1 1
horizontal line
30° D  Perimeters ratio of DABC and DPQR =
Minor E
(AB + BC + CD) = (PQ + QR + RP)
30 m Tower
60° = 12 : 3
B C
=4:1
XAC = ACB = 60°
19. (D) Given PQRS is a rectangle
[ Alternative angles]
 Mid point of PR = Mid point of QS
In ABC, B = 90° & ACB = 60°
 9 + m 2 + 13   15  5 5  n 
AB   2 , 2  =  2 , 2 
 tan 60° =    
BC
 m = 11 & n = 10
30 m m–n=1
3 = BC
20. (D) 2 + 8 = – a  a = –10
30 m 3 3×3=bb=9
BC = ×
3 3  x2 – 10x + 9 = 0
x = 9 (or) 1
BC = 10 3 metres
b
AE 21. (B) ++=  = – (–17) = 17 = –3+9+11
In ADE tan 60° = a
ED
 +  +  = 39
1 AE
= = –3 × 9 + 9 × 11 + (–3) (11) = 39
3 10 3
d
10 3 +=  = –297 = (–3)(9)(11)
AE = a
3
 –3, 9, 11 are the zeros
 CD = BE = 30 – 10 = 20 cm
2 × 5 + 2 2 × 0 + 3
17. (B) 6x2 + 17x + 12 = 6x2 + 8x + 9x + 12 22. (B) G=  , 
 3 3 
= 2x(3x + 4) + 3(3x + 4)
= (4, 1)
= (3x + 4) (2x + 3)
23. (D) 2x + y = 6 & y = 0 lines intersect at (3, 0)
2 2
12x + 7x – 12 = 12x + 16x – 9x – 12
2x – y + 2 = 0 & y = 0 lines intersect at (–1, 0)
= 4x(3x + 4) – 3(3x + 4)
2x + y = 6 and 2x – y = –2 lines intersect
= (3x + 4) (4x – 3) at (1, 4)
HCF of (6x2 + 17x + 12) and
(12x2 + 7x – 12) = (3x + 4)
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 3a(5a – 21) – 1(5a – 21) = 0
(1, 4)
A 1 21
a= or a =
3 5

=0

2x
+
+2
3 1

y=
–y  =
x 3

6C
2x

C
3 1
(–1, 0) B (3, 0) y=0 =
x 9
A(1, 4) B(–1, 0) C(3, 0) x = 27
Area of the ABC
3 21
1 =
= 1(0  0)  1(0  4) + 3(4  0) x 5
2
3 441
1 =
= 4 + 12 x 25
2
= 8 sq units 25
x=
147
14 cm
24. (A) Breadth = radius = = 7 cm PHYSICS
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26. (C) The voltmeter must be connected in
1
Area of ABD = × 7 cm × 14 cm = 49 cm2 parallel with the resistor while the
2 ammeter must be connected in series.
Area of unshaded part of ABD 27. (D) Refracting index of a medium is the ratio
between the speed of light in air or
1 45° 22
= × 7 × 7 cm2 – × × 7 × 7 cm2 vacuum and the speed of light in a
2 360° 7 medium.
= 24.5 cm2 – 19.25 cm2
1
= 5.25 cm2 28. (B) As f 
P
Area of shaded region = Area of
ABD – Area of unshaded part of ABD 1
 f   22.2 cm
= 49 cm2 – 5.25 cm2  4.5

= 43.75 cm2 29. (A) The reflected ray follows the laws of the
reflection. The refracted ray bends away
3 from normal because light is travelling
25. (C) Let be ‘a’ from optically denser (glass) to optically
x
less dense medium (air).
7 68
Given 5a + = 30. (A) An ideal electromagnet has very strong
a 3 magnetic strength when it is in operation
68a and zero magnetic strength when the
5a2 + 7 = flow of electric current is switched off.
3
To achieve that, the core of the
15a2 – 68a + 21 = 0 electromagnet must not retain any
15a2 – 63a – 5a + 21 = 0 magnetism when it is taken out from the
coil.

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 1 1 1 1 1 58 3 CHEMISTRY
31. (B)      
F f1 f2 40 25 200 200 36. (B) Following are the colours of the given
non-metals:
100 3
P   1.5 D Chlorine – Greenish yellow
F 2
Bromine – Reddish Brown
32. (B) Refractive index of glass
Iodine – Purple
0.438 0.629 Nitrogen – Colourless

sin i 0.267 0.383
  = 1.64 37. (D) We can balance a chemical equation by
sin r 2
adjusting the coefficients in front of the
33. (A) The magnitude of the force experienced chemical formulae.
by a current-carrying conductor when 38. (C) Hydrogen is used to convert unsaturated
placed in a magnetic field will be compounds into saturated compounds.
maximum if the directions of current and
magnetic field are perpendicular to each 39. (D) 20 cm3 of dil. HCl when added to 10 cm3
other. of dil. HCl will not change its pH.

34. (A) Here u = –25 cm, v = –100 cm, f = ? 40. (D) Metal gold is used in making jewellery
as it has high malleability, highly
1 1 1 1 1 3 lustrous in nature and non-reactive
    
f v u 100 25 100 towards atmospheric gases and
chemicals.
100
f cm 41. (B) An acidic gas turns universal indicator
3 paper red and oxygen gas relights a
glowing splinter.
100 100
P  3D 42. (C) Oxygen displaces hydrogen to form
f 100
3 ammonia. So, it is a displacement
reaction.
35. (C) The resistance of a wire is proportional
Nitrogen of ammonia (NH3) is getting
to its length. Hence, the 2.0 m wire has
oxidised by the addition of oxygen to
a resistance of 2(2.0) = 4.0  . Using form NO. It is a redox reaction.
Ohm’s law, the new current is halved,
i.e. 1.5 A, 43. (B) Isomerism is present at the second
carbon atom and the substituent OH is
present at the third carbon atom. Hence,
the name 2-methyl butan-3-ol.
44. (D) Sodium carbonate on reaction with dilute
nitric acid produces CO2 gas. This gas
dissolves in water to produce carbonic
acid whose pH is less than 7.
45. (C) The oxides formed by non-metals are
acidic and neutral in nature. Among the
given options only nitric oxide and
carbon dioxide are non-metallic oxides.
Nitric oxide is neutral whereas carbon
dioxide is acidic in nature. Potassium
oxide being a metallic oxide is basic in
nature.

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 BIOLOGY
46. (D) The process of photosynthesis takes
place in two phases-photochemical
phase and biosynthetic phase.
Photochemical phase involves
absorption of light energy, photolysis of
water with the release of O, and
production of assimilatory power
(ATP+NADPH). CO 2 fixation occurs
during biosynthetic phase of
photosynthesis.
47. (D) The left ventricle possesses a thicker wall
than the right ventricle because it pumps
the oxygenated blood at a higher
pressure to all areas of the body while
the right ventricle only has to pump blood
to the lungs which is a much shorter
distance, therefore less pressure is
required.
48. (B) The option (B), i.e., Medulla oblongata
– Temperature regulation is incorrectly
matched as the function of temperature
regulation is performed by
hypothalamus.Medulla oblongata
controls blood pressure,heart beat ect.
49. (B) The hormones secreted by the human
placenta are estrogen, progesterone
and human chorionic gonadotropin.
50. (C) The dominant traits studied by Mendel
are violet flower colour, green pod colour
and round seed shape.
51. (A) The correct matching is :
P-(iii),Q-(i),R-(iv),S-(ii)
Lungs: Removes large amount of CO2.
Liver: Removes bilirubin, bilivirdin,
cholesterol, degraded steroids,
hormones, vitamins, and drugs.
Skin: Sweat glands help in removal of
sweat containing NaCl, small amount of
urea, lactic acid, etc. Sebaceous glands
helps in removal of sterols, hydrocarbons
and waxes through sebum.
Kidneys: The kidneys filter out the waste
products and excess fluids from the body
and dispose them in the form of urine,
via the bladder.
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52. (D) Human beings have one pair of sex
chromosomes (XX in females; XY in
males).
53. (A) The first link in any food chain is green
plants because only they have the
capacity to trap sunlight and synthesise
food.
54. (B) The electrons released are used for
photophosphorylation. Oxygen released
during photosynthesis comes from
water and not from CO2. ATP and NADPH
molecules produced during light reaction
are utilized to convert CO 2 into
carbohydrates in the dark reaction.
The hydrogen ions are carried to NADPH
which are used to reduce CO2 in the dark
reaction.
55. (D) The organism shows holozoic nutrition,
as the organism feeds on complex
organic matter by the process of
ingestion which later gets digested and
absorbed.
CRITICAL THINKING
56. (B) The answer is B. Since the combined
weight of the two cars is twice as much
as that of the single car, the distance of
the left car from the fulcrum needs to
be twice the distance as the cars on the
right in order to balance.
57. (A) According to a statement (1), 5 percent
of the people who own an automatic
transmission vehicle also own a manual
transmission vehicle. The question also
indicates that 12 percent of the people
who own a manual transmission vehicle
also own an automatic transmission
vehicle. Both figures relate to the total
number who own both, so that means
that 5 percent of the automatic
transmission owners = 12 percent of the
manual transmission owners. The
overlap in ownership makes up a smaller
percentage of those who own automatic
transmission vehicles, so there must be
more people who own automatic
transmission vehicles. Statement (1) is
sufficient, so you can eliminate choices
(B), (C)
 Statement (2) indicates that 15 people
own both an automatic transmission
vehicle and a manual transmission
vehicle, so you know that 12 percent of
the people who own a manual
transmission is equal to 15 people. 12
/ 100 = 15, so x = 125. Thus, 125 people
own a manual transmission vehicle.
However, you have no further
information to allow you to calculate
the number of people who own
automatic transmission vehicles, so
statement (2) is insufficient.
58. (B) fig. (X), one of the dots lies in the region
common to the circle and the triangle
only, another dot lies in the region
common to the circle, the square and the
triangle only and the third dot lies in the
region common to the circle, the square
and the rectangle only. In each of the
figures (1) and (3) there is no region
common to the circle and the triangle
only. In fig. (4) there is no region common
to the circle, the square and the
rectangle only. Only fig. (2) consists of
all the three types of regions.
59. (A) Purple is combination of blue and red
together
Green is combination of blue and yellow
60. (D) According to the statement, 80% of the
total runs were made by spinners. So, I
does not follow. Nothing about the
opening batsmen is mentioned in the
statement. So, II also does not follow.

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