Sample Paper (IX Studying) Aakash National Young Talent Search Exam 2014

Aakash National Young Talent Search Exam 2014

(For IX Studying)
Time : 2 Hours MM : 320
SECTION-A : SCIENCE
1. The velocity-time graph of a body is given below. 5. The direction of momentum of an object is always
What is the displacement of body from time t = 0 along the direction of
to t = 2 seconds?
(1) Its velocity (2) Its acceleration
v (m/s) (3) Force acting on it (4) Its weight
2 6. If two bodies A and B of masses m and 2m are
moving with velocities 2v and v respectively, then
1
(1) A requires more force to stop in a given time
t (s) (2) B requires more force to stop in a given time
0 1 2
(1) 1 m (2) 3 m (3) Both require same force to stop in a given time

(3) 4 m (4) 5 m (4) Same force will accelerate them equally

2. A body describing circular path at uniform speed of 7. A block of mass 750 g occupies a volume of
2 m/s takes 33 seconds to complete 3.5 revolutions. 250 cm3. The relative density of the block is
The radius of the circular path is
(1) 3 (2) 3.5
(1) 3 m (2) 5 m
(3) 1.5 (4) 2.5
(3) 2 m (4) 1 m
8. A bullet stops after travelling a distance of x m, under
3. The mass of a planet is 4 times while its radius is the action of a uniform retarding force. How far will
8 times that of the earth. If the weight of an object it go before being stopped by the same force if its
is 640 N on earth, what will be its weight on the velocity is doubled?
planet?
(1) x (2) 3 x
(1) 40 N (2) 80 N
(3) 4 x (4) 2.5 x
(3) 160 N (4) 120 N
9. A box is moving with constant velocity towards right.
4. A car accelerates uniformly from rest to attain a
The net force acting on the box is
speed of 20 m/s after covering a distance of 80 m.
It then decelerates uniformly and comes to rest after (1) Rightwards
covering further a distance of 160 m. The total time
taken for this journey is (2) Zero

(1) 8 s (2) 16 s (3) Towards the centre of gravity

(3) 24 s (4) 12 s (4) Leftwards

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10. Which of the following graphs correctly shows the 15. The correct molecular formula of sodium sulphite is
variation of universal gravitational constant G with the (1) Na2SO4 (2) Na2S
acceleration due to gravity g ?
(3) Na2SO3 (4) Na2S2O3
16. The ratio by mass of carbon to oxygen in carbon
G G monoxide is
(1) (2) (1) 3 : 8 (2) 8 : 3
g g (3) 1 : 4 (4) 3 : 4
17. Match the following :
Element Valency
G G a. Nitrogen (i) 1
(3) (4) b. Sodium (ii) 2
g g c. Carbon (iii) 3

11. A solution is prepared by addition of 10 g salt in d. Calcium (iv) 4

100 g water. To make the concentration of the (1) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii) (2) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)
solution 15% (w/w), the amount of salt added to the
(3) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i) (4) a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i)
solution is approximately
18. The rate of evaporation does not increase with
(1) 5.8 g (2) 5.0 g
increasing
(3) 6.9 g (4) 7.6 g
(1) Surface area (2) Temperature
12. Which of the following colloids does not have the
(3) Humidity (4) Wind speed
same dispersion medium as that in the remaining
three? 19. Consider the following process :
(1) Milk of Magnesia (2) Mud X


Liquid 
 Gas
Y
(3) Butter (4) Milk
X and Y are respectively
13. A gas jar contains 10 g of oxygen gas. In which
condition, the interparticle space between oxygen (1) Vaporisation and sublimation
molecules would decrease? (2) Vaporisation and condensation
(1) Removal of 5 g gas from gas jar (3) Condensation and sublimation
(2) Decreasing pressure (4) Fusion and vaporisation
(3) Addition of more oxygen gas to the same gas jar 20. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(4) Transferring gas to another gas jar having double (1) Formula unit mass of sodium chloride is 58.5 u
volume
(2) Ammonium ion is a polyatomic anion
14. Which of the following is not an element?
(3) Sulphur molecule is octa-atomic
(1) Diamond (2) Brass
(4) The smallest constituent of matter with
(3) Mercury (4) Sulphur independent existence is a molecule

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21. Which of the following taxa comes before family and 25. Statement 1 – Mitochondria and chloroplasts can
after class? produce their own proteins as they contain
ribosome.
(1) Order (2) Genus
Statement 2 – Energy currency of the cell is
(3) Phylum (4) Division produced by RER.
22. The rod like structure visible during cell division is (1) Both the statements are true
made up of
(2) Both the statements are false
(1) RNA and lipids
(3) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false
(2) DNA and proteins (4) Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true
(3) DNA and phospholipids 26. What is common to both Marsilea and Ipomoea?
(4) Proteins and phospholipids (1) Both are aquatic plants
23. Which of the following is true for the elements (2) Both are cryptogamae
depicted in the given diagram? (3) Both produce naked seeds
(4) Both are vascular plants
27. Which of the following organisms possess jointed
legs and blood filled coelomic cavity?
(1) Nereis, Leech, Antedon and Asterias
(2) Scolopendra, Musca, Nereis and Leech
(3) Musca, Chiton, Pila and Echinus
(4) Scolopendra, Musca, Aranea and Butterfly
(i) Dead
28. Which of the following are egg laying mammals?
(ii) Contain pits
(1) Anabas and Draco
(iii) Transport water in both directions
(2) Whale and Ostrich
(1) Only (iii) (2) (i) & (ii)
(3) Kangaroo and Pigeon
(3) (i), (ii) & (iii) (4) (i) & (iii)
(4) Platypus and Echidna
24. Which of the following is incorrectly matched? 29. The term protoplasm was coined by
Animal Class Characteristic (1) Purkinje (2) Leeuwenhoek
(1) Ostrich Aves Exoskeleton of feathers (3) Schwann (4) Virchow
(2) Hyla Amphibia Shiny skin 30. __________provides flexibility to plants.
(3) Exocoetus Pisces Breathing through gills (1) Chlorenchyma (2) Sclerenchyma
(4) Draco Reptilia Exoskeleton of hair
(3) Parenchyma (4) Collenchyma

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SECTION-B : MATHEMATICS

2 36. If 22 x  256 , then the value of x is

31. The decimal representation of is
11
7
(1) (2) 8
(1) 0. 1 (2) 0.17 2
(3) 4 (4) 2
(3) 0.18 (4) 0.19 37. If P(x) = 3x2 + 2x – 4, then P(–1) is equal to
32. The expression 27x3 – 125y3 on factorisation gives (1) –3 (2) 3
(1) (3x – 5y)3 (3) 1 (4) 0
(2) (3x – 5y)(9x2 + 25y2 + 15xy) 38. In parallelogram PQRS, T and U are any two points
on the sides QR and PQ respectively. The ratio of
(3) (3x – 5y) (9x2 + 25y2 – 15xy) ar(PST) to ar(RSU) is
(4) (3x + 5y)3 S R
33. In ABC and PQR, if B = Q and C = R,
then for ABC to be congruent to PQR by ASA
congruence rule, we must have T
(1) BC = PQ (2) AB = PR
(3) AC = PQ (4) BC = QR P Q
U
34. A quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram if and only (1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 3
if
(3) 1 : 1 (4) 3 : 2
(1) Its diagonals are perpendicular
39. If a  9  4 5 , then the value of a is
(2) Its diagonals bisect each other
(3) One pair of its opposite sides is parallel (1) 3 − 2 5 (2) 5 5

(4) One pair of its opposite angles is equal 2 5

(3) 5 2 (4)
35. If in ABC, E is the mid-point of median AD, then 40. The expression (2a – 3b)3 + (3b – 5c)3 + (5c – 2a)3
area of BEC is equal to is equal to

1 1 (1) 3(2a – 3b) (3b – 5c) (2a – 5c)

(1) ar (ABC ) (2) ar (ABC )
4 2 (2) 3(2a – 5c) (5c – 3b) (3b – 2a)
(3) –3(2a – 3b) (3b – 5c) (2a – 5c)
1 1
(3) ar (ABC ) (4) ar (ABC )
3 5 (4) 3(a – 3b) (3b – 2c) (2c – a)

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41. A quadrilateral in which diagonals are equal and 1 1
bisect each other at right angles is a 45. A rational number between and can be
3 2
(1) Rectangle (2) Square 1 2
(1) (2)
(3) Rhombus (4) Kite 5 5
3 4
42. The decimal 0.27 can be expressed in the form (3) (4)
5 5
p
, where p and q are integers and q  0, as 46. The expression 343x3 – 64y3 – 588x2y + 336xy2 is
q
equivalent to
27 5 (1) (4y – 7x)3 (2) (4x – 7y)3
(1) (2)
100 18
(3) (7x – 4y)3 (4) (7y – 4x)3
25 3 47. If area of a parallelogram with sides m and n is P
(3) (4)
99 11 and that of a rectange with sides m and n is R, then

43. The expression (1) P > R (2) P < R

2x 2  3 y 2  z 2  2 6 xy  2 3 yz  2 2 xz (3) P  R (4) P = R

can be factorised as 48. If ABC  PQR and A = 60º, then Q + R is

equal to
(1) ( 2x  3y  z )2 (2) ( 2x  3y  z )2
(1) 30º (2) 120º
2 2
(3) ( 3 x  2y  z ) (4) ( 2 x  3 y  6z ) (3) 60º (4) 300º

44. In the given figure, quadrilateral PQRS is formed by 49. For a square ABCD, BAC + ACD is equal to
the angle bisectors of interior angles of a (1) 45º (2) 60º
parallelogram ABCD. If PS = 6 cm and QS = 10 cm,
then area of quadrilateral PQRS is (3) 90º (4) 130º
50. ABCD is a parallelogram in which BAC = 30° and
D C DOC = 110°. The measure of ODC is
P A B
S 30°
Q
O
R
A B 110°
D C
(1) 80 cm2 (2) 60 cm2 (1) 35° (2) 30°
(3) 48 cm2 (4) 40 cm2 (3) 60° (4) 40°

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51. The expression 57. The figure formed by joining the mid-points of the
sides of a quadrilateral, taken in order, must be a
(2 x  3y )2  (2x  3y )2  (2x  3y )(2 x  3y )
(1) Square (2) Rhombus
is equal to
(3) Parallelogram (4) Rectangle
(1) 27 x 2  4y 2 (2) 4 x 2  27y 2
58. In the given figure, E is the mid-point of DF and
(3) 12 x 2  9 y 2 (4) 4 x 2  27y 2 AD = DB. If AB = 10 cm, then CF is equal to
52. In the given figure, if PT = VR, RTP = RVP and A
SPT = QRV, then SP is equal to

P V Q

cm
D E
F

10
B C
S R 10
T (1) 2.5 cm (2) cm
(1) VR (2) QR 3
(3) TR (4) PV (3) 5 cm (4) 7.5 cm
53. ABCD is a parallelogram and E is the mid-point of 59. In the given figure, if ABCD is a parallelogram, then
AD. CE and BA are produced to meet at F. If the length of CD is
ar(ABCD) = 36 cm2, then ar(AEF) is equal to
A D
(1) 12 cm2 (2) 9 cm2
8 cm
(3) 36 cm2 (4) 18 cm2 E
54. If AD is the median on side BC of an equilateral 6 cm
ABC, then ADB is equal to
(1) 90º (2) 45º B C
M
(3) 30º (4) 60º 10 cm
55. The expression x 2  (3  2)x  3 2 can be (1) 6 cm (2) 13.3 cm
factorized as (3) 5.5 cm (4) 7.5 cm
(1) ( x  3)( x  2) (2) ( x  3)( x  2) 60. (a  b )( a  b ) is equal to

(3) ( x  3)( x  2) (4) ( x  3)( x  2) (1) a3  b3  ab

56. In ABC, if B > A, then which of the following is (2) a3/2  ab  (ab)1/2  b3/2
always true?
(3) a3/2  b3/2  (ab)3/2
(1) BC > AC (2) AB > AC
(3) AC > BC (4) BC > AB (4) a1/2  b1/2  (ab)1/2  ab

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SECTION-C : MENTAL ABILITY

61. Look carefully for the number patterns given below Directions for Q.64 & Q.65 : If '+' means '×' , '–' means
and then choose the number that comes at last. '+', '×' means '÷', '÷' means '–' then find the solution of the
2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ? following questions.
64. 16 – 21 × 7 ÷ 10 + 2 = ?
(1) 95 (2) 90
(1) 1 (2) –1
(3) 97 (4) 82
(3) 0 (4) 10
62. Find the mirror image of the following figure as given
below. 1
65. 222 – 22 + 5 ÷ 32 × =?
4

P T (1) 204 (2) 12

R U (3) 1 (4) 198

V
S 66. Five boys took part in a race. Roshan finished before
Zafar but behind Saurav, Devesh finished before
Sohan but behind Zafar. Who won the race?

(1) (2) (1) Roshan (2) Zafar

(3) Saurav (4) Devesh
Directions for Q.67 & Q.68 : The figure (Q) given as the
question figure in each of these problems is folded to
(3) (4) form a cube. Choose from the given alternatives (1), (2),
(3) and (4) the correct answer for these questions.
67. 4 2
Directions for Q. 63 : In the following question arrange
the words in a meaningful logical order and thereby select 1
the appropriate answer option. 6
63. A. Fly B. Elephant 3 5
(Q)
C. Cat D. Whale
Find the number contained in the face opposite to
E. Lion the face containing 3.
(1) ADCEB (2) ACEBD (1) 1 (2) 5
(3) ABCED (4) AECBD (3) 4 (4) None of these

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68. Find the number contained in the face opposite to 74. Where is Sarla serving?
the face containing 6. (1) Yorkshire (2) Abu Dhabi or Paris
(1) 1 (2) 4 (3) Jakarta (4) Bangkok
(3) 2 (4) 3 75. Where is Shalini working?
69. Find the missing term from the given sequence. (1) Yorkshire (2) Abu Dhabi or Paris
AC, EG, IK, ? (3) Jakarta (4) Bangkok
(1) MO (2) OM Directions for Q.76 & Q.77 : In the following figure, the
smaller triangle represents doctors, the bigger triangle
(3) NP (4) PN
represents teachers, the circle represents females and
Directions for Q.70 & Q.71 : the rectangle represents citizens of Delhi.
A C F J C
L N Q x
G I L P
A B
O Q T y D E H
70. x = ? F G

(1) T (2) M I
(3) U (4) V
71. y = ? On the basis of the above diagram, answer the following
(1) W (2) X questions :
76. Who among the following are doctors but not
(3) R (4) S
females?
72. Find the missing term.
(1) D, E (2) F, G
GFH : EGG : : ? : FSS
(3) A, B (4) C, H
(1) GHF (2) HGF 77. Who among the following teachers are neither
(3) HRT (4) GEF females nor doctors?
Directions for Q.73 to 75 : Five girls Sheela, Sarla, Shalini, (1) C, H (2) F, I
Vini and Usha are serving in Yorkshire, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta, (3) E, G (4) A, I
Paris and Bangkok. The places of service are not in the
78. How many squares are there in the given figure?
serial order as the names are mentioned. Sheela and Usha
do not serve in Jakarta or Bangkok. Sarla and Shalini are
not serving in Abu Dhabi or Paris. Vini has nothing to do
with Jakarta or Abu Dhabi. Shalini is not in Jakarta and
Vini is neither in Bangkok nor in Paris.
73. Where is Sheela serving?
(1) Yorkshire (2) Abu Dhabi or Paris (1) 20 (2) 22
(3) Jakarta (4) Bangkok (3) 30 (4) 34

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79. If animals that live on land and the animals that live 80. Find the correct option that best completes the figure.
in water are represented by two circles and there are
animals that live on land and in water both. The
relationship between all the three classes of animals
can be best represented in figure as ?

(1) (2)

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
(3) (4)

  

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