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A n I S O 9 0 0 1 : 2008 C e r t i f i e d O r g a n i s a t i o n

NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION - UN401 (UPDATED)

Solutions for Class : 7
Mat hemat ics
1.

(C)

From the figure,

o

4.

(A)

AB + BC = 10 cm
BC + CA = 12 cm
CA + AB = 16 cm

(150 x) + (70 x) + x = 180

(+)

x 220 180 40

2 (AB + BC + CA) = 38 cm

Since AE BD, y x as they are alternate

angles.

AB + BC + CA = 19 cm

In BCD, BDC = x as BE CD.

5.

(D)

6.

(B)

7.

(A)

70 o x x z 180o
70o z 180 o

z 110
The required sum is

x y z 40 40 110 190 o .

2.

(C)

Mean weight of the boys

(48 6) (49 8) (50 9) (51 14)
(52 13)
(6 8 9 14 13)

288 392 450 714 676

50

(B)

2520
50.4 kg
50
The mean weight of the boys is 50.4 kg.
Let the required number be x.
From the problem,

8.

(C)

1
4 + 25
2
= 10
3

9.

1
%
9
1800
The length of the hour hand = 4.5 cm (= r).
The distance it covers in 12 hours = The
circumference of the circle with radius 4.5 cm
200

(D)

100 % = 11

22
4.5 cm = 28.28 cm
7

3p 2 4 p 3 p 1

4
5
7
35
Multiplying throughout by 35, we have

Given

7(3 p 2) 5(4 p 3) ( p 1) 140

7
3
=1
4
4

The required number is 1

Quantity of sugar
100%
Total quantity of ingredients

4x 2 + 25 = 30
4x = 7
x=

Percent of sugar in the pudding

Perimeter of ABC is 19 cm.

Commutative property of integers is satisfied
under addition and multiplication.
e.g., Consider 3 and 4.
Their sum is 3 + 4 = 1 = 4 3.
Their product is (3) 4 = 12
= 4(3)
Hence integers are commutative under
addition and multiplication.
The numbers which are divisible by 1 and
iteself are prime numbers. 13 is the only
such number between 1 and 1000 divisible
by 13.

3.

(Given)

21 p 14 20 p 15 p 1 140

3
.
4

2 p 28 140 2 p 112

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p = 56

10. (A)

Since AC = AB,

ADC ADB, and AD = AD,

ADC ADB .
11. (A)

15. (D)

(By S.A.S condition)

Let the required number be x. Then,
4
8
x =
15
9

x=

8 4

9 15

The number of eggs he buys for 5 rupees

12
=
5 = 12
5
Length of wire = 2 42 = 84 cm
Let x be the side of the square.
As the circumference of the circle and
perimeter of the square are equal,
4x = 84
x = 21
Area of the circle : Area of the square
2

= 42 : 21

8 15
8 15

=
x=
9 4
9
4

12. (B)

42 42 : 21 21

8 15 10
1

3
9 4
3
3

22
= 14 : 11
7
Let the sum of four numbers be y and the

=4: =4:
16. (A)

1
Hence, the other number is 3 .
3

excluded number be x. Then

Perimeter of the right angled triangle

= [2a + (2a + 2) + (4a 2)] cm
= 8a cm = 24 cm

y
= 25.
4
(or) x + y = 135 and

a3

y = 100 x = 35
The tips of the leaves form the vertices of a
regular pentagon which has 5 lines of
symmetry, as shown.

17. (B)

2a = 6 cm
2a + 2 = 8 cm and
4a 2 = 4(3) 2 = 12 2 = 10 cm
The area of the triangle

a
b

1
2
2
= 6 8 cm 24cm
2

9m

6m

13. (B)

3m

14. (A)

Area of Jais garden = 9 3 m2 = 27 m2

Area of Rohits garden = 6 6 m2 = 36 m2
Rohits garden is (36 27) m2 = 9 m2 larger
in area than Jais garden.
Take unit price
S.P. = `

18. (B)

a = 63% =
c=

63
= 0.63
100

3
0.375
8

0.63
1.680
0.375
Each interior angle of pentagon = 108o
TPQ = 108o
Ratio of a to c =

5
1
=` ;
10
2

19. (A)

C.P. = ? ; Gain% = 20%

Gain % =

y+ x
= 27 and
5

TPB = 180o TPQ

= 180o 108o = 72o
A

S.P. C.P.
100%
C.P.

1
C.P.
20 = 2
100%
C.P.
20 C.P. = 50 100 C.P.
120 C.P. = 50

T
O x
B

R
Q C

Given ABC is equilateral triangle

50
5
=
ABC = 60o
120 12
BOP = 180o 60o 72o = 48o
The number of eggs he buys for 1 rupee is
12
Hence, x = 180o 48o = 132o
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C.P. =

20. (D)

25. (D)

Area of the square ABCD = 50 sq. units

(Given)

In 3 years' time, son's age = (x + 3) years and

father's age = (26 + x + 3) years
= (x + 29) years.
Given that son's age will be one-third the
father's age.

So, the side of the square is

50 units.
Diagonal AC divides the square into two
isosceles right triangles whose sides are
50 units and hypotenuse is AC.

So, AC =

50

Let the son's present age be x years. Then

the father's age is (26 + x) years.

100 10 .
x3

But, AC is a diameter of the circle with

centre O.
The circumference of the circle is
d = (10)
= 10 units

1
( x 29)
3

3 x 9 x 29
2 x 20
x 10

21. (A)

Let the required number be x.

Then according to the problem,
x 4 = 80% of x

x4=

Physics

80
x
100

x
= 4 x = 20
5

22. (C)

The present age of the son is

10 years.

Let the number of children be x.

26. (B)

Metals are good absorbers of heat. Copper

being a metal absorbs maximum heat from
the hot water in which it is placed. Copper
spoon is the hottest after 5 minutes.

27. (B)

Speed of the horse

distance

Then (x 3)16 = 144

28. (D)

144
x
3
16
9 3 12

23. (A)

8
is not in lowest terms,
p
since both p and 8 are divisible by 2.
The only possibilities are 31, 33, 35, 37 and
39.
If p is even, then

If p = 35, then

24. (A)

29. (C)

Cartridge fuse is generally used in electrical

appliances for domestic use.

30. (C)

Total distance covered = (20 + 25 + 45) m

= 90 m
Total time = 3 s

5
is not in lowest terms, and
p

12 1 1 5

7 4 9 4

90
30 m/s
3

31. (B)

Among the given metals, copper is the best

conductor of electricity followed by
aluminium, zinc and iron.

32. (B)

Hand in a stop watch exhibits both circular

and uniform motion.
Light rays travel through the steel tube and
fall on mirror 1 which get reflected and fall
on mirror 2. As light rays travel in a straight
line, John can see box W only as shown
below.

33. (A)

5 1 1 1
1 1
7 4 9 4

1200
10 m/s
2 60
The light rays incident on object Z got
reflected due to its shiny and smooth surface.

Average speed
Total distance covered
=
Total time taken

13
if p = 39, then
is not in lowest terms.
p
So, the required integers are 31, 33 and 37
which are 3 in number.
Substituting the giv en values in
a(b c) d

distance
time

Steel Tube

12 9 4

7 36 4

Mirror 1

12
7

5
36

4
5

wall

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Mirror 2

34. (B)

35. (C)
36. (A)

A concave mirror and convex lens can form

a real and inverted image when an object is
placed in front of them.

37. (A)

Convection plays a major role in causing sea

breeze and land breeze.
The time period of a pendulum depends only
on the length of the pendulum.

38. (C)
39. (B)

40. (C)

49. (A)

As per the given graph, the squirrel

remained at rest on the ground between
5 s and 8 s.
Both air and snow act as insulators and
protect the eskimoes from cold winds.

(ii) It forms an erect, virtual image of the

object with lateral inversion.
(iii) Image size is the same as that of the
object.
50. (C)

Nichrome, an alloy of nickel and chromium,

made in the form of coils by using nichrome
wire is used as the element in an electric
heater.

51. (A)

Wind speed is measured with an

anemometer on a Beaufort scale, named
after Rear Admiral Beaufort of Royal Navy.
The wind with a speed on Beaufort scale
(i) upto 4 km/h is called breeze.
(ii) upto 8 km/h is called strong wind.
(iii) upto 11 km/h and above is called storm.
(i) The burning of a cracker is a fast
chemical change.

Chemist ry

The heating element produces heat, which

is transferred to the water in which it is
immersed. The heat is then transferred from
the hot water to the kettle body through
which the hot water is in contact with. The
kettle body then transfers the heat to the
surroundings.
(i) Appliances used for heating purpose and
cooling purpose require electricity.

52. (A)

(ii) Electric bulbs, tube lights, CFL etc

produce lighting effect for which current
is needed.

(ii) The burning of a wax candle is a slow

chemical change.

(iii) Magnetic effect of electricity helps in

running our motors to pump water into
overhead tanks.

41. (C)

53. (A)

(iv) Sunlight (and not electricity) is needed

in the working of solar cookers.
Speed = 2 m/s

54. (D)

Time = 30 minutes
= 30 60 seconds = 1800 s

55. (B)

Distance = Speed Time

= 2 m/s 1800 s = 3600 m
42. (A)
43. (B)
44. (C)

45. (D)
46. (C)
47. (B)

48. (C)

The given characteristics are those of a plane

mirror.
(i) It has a flat surface.

Vacuum does not help to reduce loss of heat

by radiation in a thermos flask.
Strong electromagnets are made of ALNICO
(aluminium, nickel and cobalt).
When white light falls on white paper, white
wall and white curtain, it reflects white light
without the formation of images.
A chocolate is wrapped in a shiny, metal foil
to conduct heat from the chocolate.
Heat is transmitted by conduction in solids
and not by convection.
When a body moves with constant speed, the
change in position of the body remains the
same for a particular interval of time. If you
break the time axis into small parts, the
distance travelled in each of these parts is
the same.
Statements (A), (B) and (D) do not provide
reasons for a tubelight to glow brightly.
Fluorescent materials produce bright light
without any loss of electrical energy as
filament is absent in the tubelight.

56. (B)

57. (B)

58. (C)
59. (A)

The sting from a wasp is always basic or alkaline. To neutralise its effect vinegar can
be applied or a piece of onion can be kept on
the affected part.
We can overcome the problem of water
scarcity universally when all citizens adopt
better water management practices.
Calcium, magnesium and zinc are metals.
When the oxides of these metals dissolve in
water form respective hydroxides CaOH2,
Mg(OH)2 and Zn(OH2).
Carbon is present in organic acids but absent in inorganic acids.
The essential factors that cause a cyclone
are:
(i) High temperature in the atmosphere.
(ii) High speed of spiral winds.
Conversion of milk to curd, flour to chapathi
and digestion of food are examples of chemical changes.
A tornado is a violent, twisting funnel of
wind.
Sulphur trioxide on hydrolysis forms
sulphuric acid which is called the king of
acids.

SO3 + H2O H 2SO 4

60. (C)

Thatched roofs are laid on bamboo rafters

covered with straw and palm leaves without
fixing screws. As these roofs are temporary
and very light in weight, they are blown off
due to strong winds during a storm.

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61. (A)

75. (C)

Milk is considered to be a complete food. It

is rich in proteins, fats and calcium. It lacks
fibres and vitamin C.

62.

76. (C)

Humus is the abiotic component of a habitat.

77. (B)

The process of oxidising food within a living

body for the release of energy is called
respiration.

78. (C)

Vitamic C prevents scurvy (bleeding gums).

It is found rich in lemons and citrus fruits.

79. (A)

These plant parts can grow into new plants.

80. (B)

A cockroach and a grasshopper have three

stages in their life cycles. Their young ones
resemble the adults, their young ones moult
many times before they become the adults.

63.
64.

65.

66.

67.
68.

69.
70.

A fruit salt is a mixture of dry organic acid

(tartaric or citric acid) and dry baking soda
(Sodium bicarbonate).
(D) To preserve fish, common salt is added to
the ice to down the melting of the ice.
(D) Hydrofluoric acid is stored in teflon bottles
or plastic containers.
(C) In the given process, an iron bar is rubbed
with a bar magnet from one end to the other
end. This induces magnetic properties into
the iron bar.
The magnetised iron bar starts attracting
iron pins.
Magnetised iron bar behaves as a temporary
magnet, it loses this property after
sometime. Hence, it is a reversible, physical
change.
(C) A fire extinguisher has two parts, a cylinder
with sodium carbonate and a bottle of
sulphuric acid which act as reactants.
(D) Both tyrosinase and phenol oxidase cause
browning when cut fruits and vegetables are
exposed to air.
(A,B) Statements (A) and (B) are false.
(D) When wax is burnt in a vessel, it undergoes
chemical change and the products formed are
CO2 gas and water vapour.
(A) Pure water has a pH of 7, i.e. it is neutral.
(C) Metallic oxides dissolve in water to form a
basic solution.
e.g., Sodium oxide + Water
Na2O + H2O
Sodium hydroxide (base)
(2NaOH)

egg., nymph and adult.

Biology
71. (D)

In respiration oxygen is taken in and carbon

dioxide is given out. In photosynthesis
carbondioxide is taken in and oxygen is given
out.

81. (C)

The cell that is observed is of yeast. It is a

single celled microorganism. It reproduces
by budding and the buds have the same
identical genetic material.

82. (C)

Food synthesised in the leaves is transported

to the stem through the phloem or food
carrying tubes. As the food carrying tubes
are removed it is accumulated at the upper
part of the stem.

83. (B)

Xylem are special tube like cells. They help

in transportation of water from the roots to
the different parts through the stem.

84. (B)

The transfer of pollengrains from anther to

stigma results in the pollination.
Fertilisation of male nucleus with female
nucleus results in the development of a fruit.

85. (C)

Saliva contains the enzyme ptyalin in it.

86. (C)

Shahtoosh is one of the finest of wools made

from the hair of the Tibetan antelope also
called chiru.

87. (D)

The union of male and female gamete to form

a zygote is called fertilization. Fertilisation
initiates the formation of a new individual.

88. (D)

A camels hump stores fat reserve food,

having long eye lashes to save eyes from
blowing dust and bright sun. It toes are broad
and padded maks it easy for the animal to
move in desert. Unlike most mammals, a
healthy camels body temperature fluctuates
this allows the camel to conserve water by
not sweating.

89. (C)

Process P is pollination, Q is fertilization

ovary becomes fruit and ovules mature into
seeds.

90. (D)

Frog is an amphibian. It is able to live both

on land and in water. A frog has lungs to
breathe in air while on land. Moist and soft
skin helps it in taking in oxygen from the
water. Webbed feet help them to swim in
water and leap on land.

P = Oxygen
Q = Carbon dioxide
R = Carbondioxide
S = Oxygen
72. (C)

In the given figure, R represents ovary.

Fertilization takes place in Ovary.

73. (B)

Plant Z is cactus. It is a desert plant. The

stem is fleshy, flat and green to take up the
function of leaves. True leaves are modified
into spines.

74. (A)

Microbes like bacteria and fungi live on the

dead organic matter and convert it into manure. Hence, they are called decomposers.

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