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 National Merit Scholarship Exam 2020

Important Instructions
❖ This is a sample question paper containing a total of 15 MCQs questions.

❖ There are 5 questions from each Science, math and Mental Ability.

❖ The Actual Exam will consist of a total 45 MCQs questions, 15 ques. from each subject.

❖ There is no negative marking.

Science
1. Which one of the following has no unit–
(A) Force

(B) Velocity

(C) Acceleration

(D) Relative density

2. Which of the following is an example of alkali?

(A) Fe(OH)2

(B) Mg(OH)2

(C) Al(OH)3

(D) NH4OH

3. Wheels of vehicle are stopped by using brake that works on property of

(A) Retardation

(B) Friction
 (C) Acceleration

(D) Pressure

4. The force by which earth attract the other body is called

(A) Contact force

(B) Muscular force

(C) Gravitational force

(D) Magnetic force

5. Which of the following have a cell wall?

(1) Plant

(2) Bacteria

(3) Fungi

(4) All of these

6. Three numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The sum of their cubes is 33957. Find the largest number.

(A) 28

(B) 21

(C) 32

(D) 14

7. Mohit is thinking of two numbers. Their greatest common factor is 6. Their least common multiple is 36. One
of the numbers is 12. What is the other number?

(A) 18

(B) 16

(C) 6

(D) 24
8. Three consecutive integers are such that when they are taken in increasing order and multiplied by 2, 3 and

4 respectively, they add up to 74. Find these numbers.

(A) 6, 7, 8

(B) None of the

(C) 7, 8, 9

(D) 9, 10, 11

9. Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram have equal measure. Find the measurement of each of the angles of
the parallelogram.

(A) 60°
(B) None of these
(C) 30°
(D) 90°

10. 1681 plants are to be planted in a garden in such a way that each row contains as many plants as the

number of rows. Find the number of rows.

(A) 43

(B) 47

(C) 49

(D) 41

11. Complete the given pattern.

6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ( ? )

(A) 42

(B) 51

(C) 81

(D) 91

12. Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

 (A) 12

(B) 13

(C) 16

(D) 10

13. By looking in a mirror, it appears that it is 6:30 in the clock. What is the real time?

(A) 6:30

(B) 5:30

(C) 6:00

(D) 5:30

14. Arun facing East, he turns 90o clockwise then again turns 45o clockwise.

Now ‘Arun’ is facing which direction.

(A) South-West

(B) North-East

(C) North-West

(D) East

15. Curd : Milk :: Table : ?

(A) Wood

(B) Chair
(C) Coat

(D) Tree

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