Name of the Organization : National Institute of Science Education and Research
Type of the Exam : NEST National Entrance Screening Test
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Year : 2017
Website : https://www.nestexam.in/
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NEST Exam Test Question Paper
SET A :
Total Marks: 180
Time: 3 hours
Related / Similar Question Paper :
NEST Nationwide Education And Scholarship Test Question Paper
General instructions
1. This question booklet contains five sections.
2. Section 1 is the General section and is compulsory. This section carries 30 marks.
3. Sections 2 to 5 are for the subjects Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, respectively. Each of these sections carries 50 marks. You should attempt at least three of these four subject sections.
4. Read the instructions given at the beginning of each section carefully.
5. Calculator, cell phone, log table, etc. are NOT permitted in the examination hall.
6. Answers to the questions are to be marked on the OMR sheet provided.
7. Please make sure that the question booklet code (A or B) matches with the OMR sheet code (A or B). In case of any discrepancy, inform the invigilator immediately.
8. Return the OMR sheet to the invigilator at the end of the examination.
Instructions for writing on OMR sheet :
1. Read and follow the instructions given on the OMR sheet.
2. As far as possible, fill in the answers only after you are sure that you do not need to change them. In case you do have to change the answer after filling, erase the mark completely so that no black spot is left inside the bubble.
3. Check that you are filling the correct answers for the correct section on the OMR sheet.
4. Your examination number (as given in the admit card) MUST BE ENTERED CORRECTLY. If entered incorrectly or not entered at all, the OMR sheet shall be treated as invalid and shall not be assessed.
Sample Questions
Section 1: General :
Marks for Section 1: 30
** This section contains 10 questions.
** For each question, only one of the four options is a correct answer. For each question, a correct answer will earn 3 marks. For this GENERAL section, a wrong answer or an unattempted question will earn 0 marks.
1.1 My friend saw a movie recently and said, “it was great!” She gave the following reasons
to support her claim. The reason that is NOT based on facts is:
(A) It ran house-full for four weeks in a row.
(B) Critics have rated it as the best movie of the year.
(C) The government has exempted it from tax.
(D) No one will ever make a better movie.
1.2 An astronomer, a biologist, a chemist, a dentist, an engineer, a farmer, a geologist and a historian sit at a round table. The astronomer is second to the right of the engineer who is the neighbour of the chemist and the geologist. The dentist is neither a neighbour of the astronomer nor of the farmer. The geologist is the neighbour of the farmer. The biologist is not sitting between the dentist and the historian. The historian is not between the farmer and the dentist. Choose the correct statement.
(A) The farmer is sitting opposite to the chemist.
(B) The dentist is sitting opposite to the engineer.
(C) The biologist is sitting opposite to the geologist.
(D) The historian is sitting opposite to the astronomer.
1.3 A businessman instituted an annual award in a city school, with a part of the award given to the school itself to improve its facilities. It was stated that if a student from a wealthy family were to top the annual examination, the school would receive twice the amount awarded to the student. On the other hand, if a student from a poor family were to top the annual examination, the student would be awarded twice the amount that the school would receive. In one year, two students, one rich and one poor, jointly topped the annual examination. What fraction of the award money did the school receive in this case?
(A) 1/2
(B) 1/3
(C) 2/7
(D) 2/9
1.4 The British scientist credited with experimentally demonstrating Albert Einstein’s the- ory of general relativity was
(A) Arthur Stanley Eddington.
(B) Alan Mathison Turing.
(C) Bertrand Arthur William Russell.
(D) Joseph John Thomson.
1.5 A set of four switches W, X, Y and Z are connected to four lights 1, 2, 3 and 4. Each switch operates in the following way: (i) X toggles (changes from on to off or from off to on) the state of lights 1 and 2 (ii) Y toggles the state of lights 1 and 3 (iii) Z toggles the state of lights 1 and 4 (iv) W toggles the state of lights 2 and 4. All lights were switched off initially. The switches are now flipped in the order YXZW. Choose the correct status of all 4 lights after the operation in the order 1-2-3-4.
(A) On-Off-On-Off
(B) Off-On-On-On
(C) Off-On-Off-On
(D) Off-Off-Off-Off
1.6 Kangchenjunga is located to the
(A) South-west of Manaslu.
(B) North-west of Lhotse.
(C) North-east of Cho Oyu.
(D) South-east of Everest.
1.7 Based on the data above, choose the correct statement.
(A) The difficulty in scaling a peak depends on the height.
(B) The difficulty in scaling a peak increases with the number of attempts.
(C) Cho Oyu is the easiest peak to scale.
(D) Makalu is the hardest peak to scale.