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NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION

CLASS - 9
Question Paper Code : UN478

KEY

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOLUTIONS
MATHEMATICS

01. (C) x=0 D C

0
x= =0 7.5 cm
q
04. (D) 7.5 cm
02. (B) QRS = 100°
A B
[ Corresponding angles]
 QRT = 180° – QRS = 80° Area of the parallelogram = 2(Area of
 QRU = 80° + 40° = 120°  QPV = 120° ABC)
03. (B) Volume of the box = Outer volume – 1
Inner volume 2  6.8  7.5 cm2
2
= 12 × 10 × 8 cm3 – (12 – 2) (10 – 2) (8 – 2) cm3
= 51 cm2
= 960 cm3 – 480 cm3
= 480 cm3
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05. (D) Given 2p – 3q = 16  100r + pr 2 2 
4   r 
squaring on both sides  100  
4p2 – 12 pq + 9q2 = 256....... (1)  10 , 000r2 + 200pr2 + p2r2 – 10,000r2 
2 2
Given 2p + 4.5 q = 80 = 4  
 10 , 000 
 2(2p2 + 4.5 q2) = 80 × 2
percentage of increased surface area
4p2 + 9q2 = 160 ....... (2)
 4p2 + pq2 – 12 pq = 256 ....... (1)  
 2 
(200 p + p )
160 – 12 pq = 256 =  4  r2   100
 10,000 
160 – 256 = 12 pq  4 π r2 
96
pq    8
12 200 p + p2

06. (C) Given P + Q + R + S = 3x + 7x + 100
6x + 4x = 360°
20x = 360°  p2 
  2p  
 100 
x = 18°
 3x = 54° & 7x = 126° 09. (B) Sum of the interior angles of a pentagon
= 360° + 180° = 540°
6x = 108° & 4x = 72°
Given 2x + 3x + 3x + 3x + 4x = 540°
 P + Q = 180° & R + S = 180°
15x = 540°
 PQRS is a trapezium
540
07. (C) PTR = 180° – PQR = 110° x= = 36°
15
But RTS = 180° – PTR = 180° – 110° = 70°
 2x = 36° × 2 = 72°
In TRS , given TR = TS  TRS = TSR = x
D C
 x + x + 70° = 180°
2x = 110° 10. (C)
x = 55° A B
P
08. (C) Given R = r + P% of r
1
Area of ADP = of quadrilateral APCD
pr  100r + pr  3
=r+ =  1
100  100  = × 36 cm2 = 12 cm2
3
New surface area  Area of parallelogram ABCD = 4 area of
2
ADP = 48 cm2
 100r + pr 
= 4R = 4 
2
 1
 100  Area of ABC = area of the
2
Increased surface area parallelogram ABCD
2 1
 100r + pr  2 = × 48 cm2
= 4    4 r 2
 100 
= 24 cm2

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 A   3  19  8 3

D E   3  19  2 48
11. (A)

B C
  3  16  3  2 16  3
F

Const:- Notice a point F on BC such that   3  42  32  2  4  3

BF = FC & Join DF & FE.
 Area of ADE : Area of ABC   3  (4  3)2

= Area of ADE 1 : 4 Area of ADE   3 4 3

=1:4
 4
12. (D) Const.: AQ||PO
=2
 OPQ + PQA = 180°
 3
[ Sum of the interior angles] 15. (B) M =  3 , 
 2
 PQA = 70°
But AQR = QRS 16. (D) Given 3a = 2cm
[ Alternative angles] 2
 PQA + PQR = 130° a= cm
3
70° + PQR = 130° Volume of the cube
PQR = 60° 3
 2  8
13. (D) In AOD, OA = OD  ODA = OAD = = a2 =  cm  = cm3
x° & AOD = 44°  3  3 3

 x° + x° + 44° = 180°
C
2x° = 136°
°
0

136 O
11

x° = = 68° 17. (B)

2
A B
 OAD = x = 68°

14. (B) LHS = BOC = 360° – 90° – 110° = 160°

 3  3  8 7  2 12
BOC
BAC = = 80°
  3  38 4 32 4  3 2
18. (A) Given 3x + 4x + 5x = 144 m
2 2
  3  3  8 2  ( 3)  2  2  3 12x = 144 m
x = 12 m
2
  3  3  8 (2+ 3) Given (5x)2 = (4x)2 + (3x)2 = The sides
are right angled triangle
  3  3  8(2+ 3)
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 Area of the given triangle 22. (A) Given l + b + h = 19 cm and

1 2 l2 +b+h2  11cm
=  4 x  3x
4 Squaring on both sides
= 6x2 l2 + b2 + h2 = 121 cm2
= 6 × 144 m2 (l + b + h)2 = (19 cm)2
= 864 m2 l2 + b2 + h2 + 2(lb + bl + hl) = 361 cm2
19. (D) Let the two numbers be x & y 121 cm2 + 2(lb + bh + hl) = 361 cm2
Given x + y = 68 ...........(1) & 2(lb + bh + hl) = (361 – 121) = 240 cm2
x–y=6 ...........(2)
E p F
Eq. (1) + (2) = x + y A B
2x = 74
23. (C) C D
x = 37
37 + y = 68 Q

y = 31 Const: CE  AP & DF  BP
xy = 31 × 37 = 1147 Proof: AE = EP & PF = FB
20. (B) LHS =
AB
(c+a) (a+b)  EF = = 10 cm
+ + 2
(a+b)(b+c)(c+a) (a+b)(b+c)+(c+a)
CDFE is a rectangle
(b+c)  CD = EF = 10 cm
(c+a)(a+b)(b+c)
D C
2a + 2b + 2c
=
(a+b)(b+c)(c+a) M
24. (B) N
2 0
=
(a+b)(b+c)(c+a) A E B
=0
Const: Join CN and extend upto E
21. (C) In PSQ’, PQ’ = 2PS & PSQ’ = 90°
Proof: CND  ENB
 (PQ’)2 = PS2 + (SQ’)2
[ ASA Congruency]
(2PS)2 = PS2 + (SQ’)2
 CN = NE  ‘N’ is the mid point of CE &
(SQ’)2 = 3(PS2)
CD = BE
SQ’ = 3(PS)2 = 3 PS 1 1
In ACE, MN = AE = (AB – BE)
2 2
In PSQ’, the sides ratio = PS : 3 PS : 2 PS
1
= (AB – CD) = 3 cm
=1: 3 :2 2
Angles ratio = 1 : 2 : 3 = 30° : 60° : 90°
SPQ’ = 60° Q’PQ = 30°
Q'PQ
Q'PX = = 15°
2
SP = 60° + 15° = 75°
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 1 1 94 5 94 5 160  0
   2 From R to T, a  = 160 km/h2
25. (C) 2.5  1.5
x 9  4 5 9  4 5 9  (4 5)2
 The maximum acceleration of a car is
=9–4 5 240 km/h2.

1 30. (C) Resultant of three forces represented

x  9  4 5  9  4 5  18 completely by three sides of a triangle
x
taken in the same order is zero.
Squaring on both sides Therefore, velocity of particle remains
2 unaffected.
 1 2
 x    18 31. (B) Given: m = 0.040 kg: v = 125 m/s
 x
KE =1/2 mv2 = 0.040 × (125)2 = 312.5 J
1 1
x2  2  x   2  324
x x 32. (D) t P : tQ = 2 : 1 ; uP = uQ = 0

1 v P tP 2
x2   324  2  322 = =  VP = 2 VQ
x2 vQ t Q 1

PHYSICS  Final velocity of car P > final velocity of

car Q
26. (B) As areal velocity is constant, hence
equal area is swept in equal time t1, the VP : VQ = 2 : 2
time taken to go from 3 to 4 = 2 t2, where
t2 is the time taken to go from 1 to 2. As S P tP 2 ( 2 ) 2
= = =
area S34 = 2x area S12. hence, t1 = 2t2. SQ t Q 2 (1)2 1
v – u 30  10 33. (D) The impulse delivered to the ball is equal
27. (C) Acceleration a  
t 16 to its change in momentum. The
momentum of the ball was mv before
 1.25 m s2
hitting the wall and m(-v) after.
The average resultant force Fave acting Therefore, the change in momentum is
on the bus when it is accelerating as per m(-v) — mv = –2mv. So, the magnitude
the Newton’s 2nd law, of the momentum change (and the
Fave = m × a = 12000 kg × 1.25 m s –2 impulse) is 2mv.
= 15000 N 34. (A) The cyclist converts the chemical energy
28. (C) The speed of the car is increasing and in food to set himself in motion. The
so kinetic energy increases. Going up kinetic energy produced by the cyclist is
the hill implies a gain in the vertical then converted to electrical energy by
height and so potential energy increases. the generator. The wires in the circuit
transfer the electrical energy to the lamp
29. (B) Acceleration = which produces light energy.
Change in velocity v2 – v1 35. (D) Given : W = 279 N; m = 62 kg

Time t2 – t1 W = mg
40  0 279 = 62 × g
From 0 to P, a  = 80 km/h2
0.5  0 g = 4.5 N/kg
Speed of the car from P to Q is constant. The unknown planet has a gravitational
160  40 force of 4.5 N/kg.
From Q to R, a  = 240 km/h2
1.5  1
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 CHEMISTRY 42. (B) Beaker (I) has a suspension. The particles
in it are large enough and visible to the
36. (D) naked eyes.
(i) 1 mole of water = 18 g Beaker (II) has undissolved solid and
2 moles of water = 2 × 18 g = 36 g liquid. After keeping the same for a long
period of time, the larger particles settle
(ii) 20 moles of water = 18 × 20 = 360 g down and form sediment.
(iii) 6.022 × 1023 molecules of water = 1 mole Beaker (III) is addition of solid solute and
= 18 g the pure liquid component is called solvent.
(iv) 1 mole of water = 6.022 × 1023 molecules Beaker (IV) with a solute and solvent is
6.022 × 1023 molecules = 1 mole called a solution.

1.2044 × 1025 molecules 43. (B) Given that out of 100 atoms of H and
He, 93 atoms are of H and 7 atoms are
1 of He, that is, the number of moles of H
= 23
× 1.2044 × 1025 and He atoms, out of 100 moles, are 93
6.022 × 10
and 7 respectively.
= 20 moles = 20 × 18 = 360 g
Mass of H = 93 × 1 = 93 g.
37. (A) Sample P contains both red and green
Mass of He = 7 × 4 = 28 g.
dyes as per the chromatogram shown.
 Mass percentage of
50 93
38. (D) No of moles of CaCO3 = = 0.5. H= × 100 = 76.86%
100 93 + 28
(Mol. wt. of CaCO3 = 100).  Mass percentage of He = 23.14%
1 molecule of CaCO3 contains 3 atoms 44. (D) The water from a river is pumped into a
of O. large reservoir. Coagulant alum is added
to the impure water and this water is
or 1 mole of CaCO3 contains 3 moles of O.
sent into the coagulation tank. The heavy
or 0.5 mole of CaCO3 contains 1.5 moles particles of dissolved alum deposit on
of O. the suspended clay particles in impure
No. of atoms of O = 1.5 × 6.022 × 1023 water. This water is allowed to stand in
= 9.033 × 1023. the sedimentation tank(1) for some time.
During this time, many of the insoluble
Wt. of atoms of O = no. of moles × at. substances present in water settle down
wt. of O. at the bottom of the tank.
= 1.5 × 16 = 24 g. The water is then passed through a
39. (D) Elements X and Y combine to form a filtration tank with three layers of fine
compound Z. X and Y being elements sand layer at the top, coarse sand layer
cannot be broken down into simpler in the middle and gravel of tiny stones
substances. Compound Z has a fixed is the bottom layer. This layers act as
composition. filters when water passes through them
and removes small suspended particles
40. (C) 35°C = 273 + 35 = 308 K
and other materials in water.
56°C = 273 + 56 = 329 K The clear water is then passed into a
118°C = 273 + 118 = 391 K chlorination tank(2). A little chlorine
powder or gas (disinfectant) is added or
41. (A) Atoms of inert gases exist in passed into water in this tank. Chlorine
monoatomic or independent form. gas is added to water to kill the germs
present in it. Process (1) is sedimentation
and Process (2) is chlorination.
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45. (C) The mass of 1 mole of an element is its 57. (C) Eight persons : Arun, Bharani, Charan,
atomic mass expressed in grams. As the Dinesh, Eshwar, Mohini, Gandhi and Harini.
atomic masses of sodium, sulphur,
1) A family of three generations such that
chlorine and calcium respectively are 23
there are three females and two married
g of sodium, 32 g of sulphur, 35.5 g of
chlorine and 40 g of calcium. couples in the family.
2) Bharani is grandmother of Gandhi who
BIOLOGY is nephew of Dinesh.
46. (D) Vacuole, Lysosome, Ribosome 3) Arun is father-in-law of of Mohini who
47. (C) Eagles are both secondary and teritiary is mother of two children. Harini is an
consumer. unmarried female.
48. (C) Lymph nodes contains lymphocytes a Hence, Dinesh and Charan are brothers
type of white blood cells which includes of Eshwar.
B and T cells. These cells produces 4) There are three females and two married
antibodies which destroys pathogens. couple in the family.
49. (B) CO, NO2, Lead, CFCs
Hence, Dinesh and Charan are brothers
50. (C) Y is lymphocyte. Lymphocyte produces of Eshwar.
antibodies to fight pathogen.
Symbol Meaning
51. (C) Xylem and phloem are complex tissues in diagram
composed of various types of cells that
performs various functions paranchyma Female
and collenchyma composed of a single
type of cells performs similar functions. Male
52. (D) Mosquito is called a vector. It is a carrier Married
of disease. couple
53. (A) The symbiotic microorganisms Siblings
Rhizobium is present in root nodules of
legume plants. Difference
of a generation
54. (A) Virus reproduces in a host cell.
55. (C) The given diagram is of adipose tissue.
Arun Bharani
CRITICAL THINKING

56. (B) Lasya age = x Dinesh Charan Eshwar Mohini

Lasya father age = 6x

1999  20/- Harini Gandhi

After 30 years
Hence Harini is grand daughter of Aruna.
Cost of dosa is 320/-
58. (B) anticlockwise direction
2029  320/-
(At this time Mohan age is 60 years)
 In 1999, the age of Lasya’s father is 30 years
6x = 30 59. (C) 
x=5
Lasya age = 5 years at 1999 60. (B) The big test will not be given today.
1999 + 55  2054
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