Name of the Organization : IITIAN Tapasya
Exam : Talent Search Examination 2018
Category : Class IX
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Year : 2018
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Iitian’s Tapasya Talent Search Exam IX Question Paper
** Iitian’S Tapasya Talent Search Exam is an endeavor to identify the talented student and nurture them to reach the peak of their potential.
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Instructions
[A] General :
1. Attempt ALL the questions. Answer have to be marked on the OMR sheets
2. This question paper contains 45 questions.
3. The question paper consists of FIVE Parts Physics (Q.No. 1 to 5), Chemistry (Q.No.6 to 10), Biology (Q.No. 11 to 15), Mathematics (Q.No. 16 to 30), & Mental Ability (Q.No. 31 to 45)
4. Blank spaces are provided at the bottom of each page for rough work. No additional sheets will be provided for rough work.
5. Balnk paper, clipboard, log tabes, silde rules, calculators, cellular phones, pagers and electronic gadgets in any form are NOT allowed.
6. Do not Tamper / multilate the OMR sheet or this booklet.
7. Do not break the seals of the question-paper booklet before instructed to do so by the invigilator.
8. SUBMIT the OMR sheet to the invigilator after completing the test & take away the test paper with you.
[b] Filling of OMR Sheet :
9. In all the parts, each question will have 4 choices out of which only one choice is correct
10. Use only Black/Blue ball point pen for filling the OMR sheet.
11. On the OMR sheet, darken the appropriate bubble for each character of your name, Registration No., Phone No. etc.
[C] Marking Scheme :
12. For each correct response you will be awarded 4 marks and zero mark in all other cases
13. There is no negative marking in STAGE-1 exam.
Part I – Physics
** This section contains (1-5) multiple choice questions.
** Each questions has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Q.1 A car travels 1 th 4 of a circle with radius r. Find the ratio of its distance to displacement.
(A) 2 : 2
(B) 2 : 2
(C) 2 : 3
(D) 3 : 2
Q.2 A body travels 200 cm in the first 2 sec and 220 cm in the next 5 sec. Calculate the velocity of the body at the end of the 7th sec from the start, assuming uniform acceleration throughout the journey.
(A) 2 cm/ s
(B) 5 cm/ s
(C) 8 cm/ s
(D) 4 cm/ s
Q.3 A bullet of mass 4 g when fired with a velocity of 50 m/s, can enter a wall up to a depth of 10 cm. How much will be the average resistance offered by the wall ?
(A) 50N
(B) 50N
(C) 25N
(D) 100N
Q.4 A body of mass 5.0 kg is moving with a uniform velocity of 10 m/s. It is acted upon by a force of 20 N, what will be its velocity after 1.0 s ?
(A) 12 m/ s
(B) 7m/ s
(C) 14 m/ s
(D) 10m/ s
Q.5 The gravitational force between two objects is 49 N. How much distance between these objects be decreased so that the force between them becomes doubled.
(A) 1/2
(B) 2
(C) 2
(D) 2/2
Part II – Chemistry
** This section contains (6-10) multiple choice questions.
** Each questions has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Q.6 Which of the following has more heat content
(A) 10 g of ice at 0oC
(B) 10 g of water at 0oC
(C) both have same heat content
(D) their heat content cannot be compared
Q.7 A gas can be best liquefied
(A) by increasing the temperature
(B) by lowering the pressure
(C) by increasing the pressure and reducing the temperature
(D) None of these is correct
Q.8 Simple distillation can be best used to separate
(A) a mixture of benzene (boiling point 80oC) and toluene (boiling point 110oC)
(B) a mixture of ether (boiling point 35oC) and toluene (boiling point 110oC)
(C) a mixture of ethanol (boiling point 78oC) and water (boiling point 100oC)
(D) None of these
Q.9 Identify the false statement.
(A) colloids are homogeneous
(B) colloids show Tyndall effect
(C) colloids show Brownian movement
(D) The size of colloidal particles ranges between 1 – 100 nm.
Q.10 Purity of a solid substance can be checked by its characterstic
(A) boiling point
(B) melting point
(C) solubility in water
(D) solubility in a alcohol
Part III – Biology
** This section contains (11-15) multiple choice questions.
** Each questions has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Q.11 Detoxification is performed by –
(A) Plasma membrane
(B) Cell membrane
(C) SER
(D) RER
Q.12 Centriole is associated with –
(A) DNA synthesis
(B) Reproduction
(C) Spindle formation
(D) Respiration
Q.13 Microfilaments are composed mainly of a protein called –
(A) Actin
(B) Myosin
(C) Tubulin
(D) Keratin
Q.14 Which of the following tissues is composed of mainly dead cells ?
(A) Phloem
(B) Epidermis
(C) Xylem
(D) Endodermis
Q.15 Aerenchyma provides –
(A) Flexibility of plants
(B) Buoyancy to plants
(C) Mechanical strength to plants
(D) None of these
Part IV Mathematics
** This section contains (16-30) multiple choice questions.
** Each questions has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Q.16 The real number ? ? 2 3 75 12 when expressed in the simplest form is equal to
(A) 1/2
(B) 1/3
(C) 1/4
(D) 1/5
Q.17 Let ?XOY be a right triangle with ?XOY = 90°. Let M and N be the midpoints of legs OX and OY respectively. If XN = 19 and YM = 22, then XY equals
(A) 26
(B) 13 5
(C) 32.5
(D) 41
Q.19 Number of sides in a polygon if the sum of its interior angles is 2520°, is
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 20
Q.20 If the base of a triangle is increased 66.6% and the altitude to this base is decreased 40% then the change in the area of the triangle, is
(A) 1% increase
(B) 0% increase
(C) 1/2% decrease
(D) 1% decrease
Q.21 Knowing that 2 is a solution of the equation 6×3 – 25×2 + 32x – 12 = 0, the sum of the other two solutions, is
(A) – 12/5
(B) 12/5
(C) – 13/6
(D) 13/6
Q.22 If a + b = 1 and a2 + b2 = 85, then the value of (a3 + b3), is
(A) 127
(B) 173
(C) 154
(D) 321
Q.23 If a/b = 3/4 and b/c = 8/9 and c/d = 2/3, then ad/ b2 is equal to
(A)64/81
(B) 61/84
(C) 81/64
(D) 84/61
Q.24 Area of Quadrilateral formed by points A (1, 7), B (1, 2), C (4, 2), D (4, 6) is equal to
(A) 30 sq. units
(B) 14.5 sq. units
(C) 13.5 sq. units
(D) 15 sq. units
Q.25 In an equilateral triangle the incentre, circumcentre, orthocentre and centroid are
(A) Collinear
(B) forms a Quadrilateral
(C) lies outside the triangle
(D) Coincident
Q.26 Image of point (6, 0) with respect to line mirror y = 16 is
(A) (– 6, 0)
(B) (0, 6)
(C) (6, 32)
(D) (6, 16)
Q.27 The four triangles formed by joining the pairs of mid-point of the sides of a given triangle are congruent if the given triangle is
(A) an isosceles triangle only
(B) an equilateral traingle only
(C) a right angled triangle only
(D) of any shape
Part V – Mental Ability
** This section contains (31-45) multiple choice questions.
** Each questions has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct
Q.31 Botany : Plants : : Entomology : ?
(A) Snakes
(B) Insects
(C) Birds
(D) Germs
Q.32 Five bells begin to toll together and toll respectively at intervals of 6, 5, 7, 10 and 12 seconds. How many times will they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start ?
(A) 7 times
(B) 8 times
(C) 9 times
(D) 11 times
Q.33 Vikas walked 10m twoards north, took a left turn and walked 15m and again took a left turn and walked 10m and stopped walking. Towards which direction was he from starting point when he stopped walking
(A) south
(B) south-west
(C) south-east
(D) None of these
Q.34 Five three digit numbers are given as follows : 519, 378, 436, 624, 883 If 1 is added to second digit in each number and 1 is subtracted from the first digit in each number, which of the following will be the thrid digit of the second highest number ?
(A) 9
(B) 8
(C) 6
(D) 4
Q.35 Statements :
Some cars are roads
All cars are homes.
All rooms are roads
Conclusion :
(i) Some homes are roads
(ii) Some rooms are homes
(iii) All Roads are homes
(A) All conclusions follow
(B) only conclusion (i) follows
(C) only conclusion (ii) follows
(D) None of these
Syllabus For Class IX
Physics :
** Motion, Force and Law of Motion, Work and Energy, Gravitation, Sound, Friction, Light, Chemical Effects of Current.
Chemistry :
** Matter in Our surroundings, Is Matter Around up Pure, Atoms & Molecules, Structure of the Atoms, & Molecules, Structure of the Atoms, Materials and Non Metals.
Biology :
** The Fundamental Unit of Life, Tissues, Diversity in Living Organism, Why do we Fall ILL, Reproduction in Plants and Animals, Pollution of Air and Water.
Maths :
** Number System, Polynomials, Coordinate Geometry, Linear Equations and Two Variables, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles, Circles, Surfaces Areas and Volumes, Probability.