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Name of the Organization : IITIAN Tapasya
Exam : Talent Search Examination 2018
Category : Class X
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Year : 2018
Website : iitianstapasya.com/talent-search/previous-question-paper
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Iitian’sS Tapasya Talent Search Exam X 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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Instruction

[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 100 watt electric bulb is lighted for 2 hours daily, and four 40 watt bulbs are lighted for 4 hours everyday. The energy consumed (in kWh) in 30 days is
(A) 24.2 kWh
(B) 25.2 kWh
(C) 20 kWh
(D) 27 kWh

Q.2 An electron is moving with velocity 103 m/ s parallel to the magnetic field of intensity 15 Tesla. The force on the electron is
(A) – 1×10-15N
(B) – 16 ×105 N
(C) – 8 ×10-19N
(D) Zero

Q.3 A positively charged particle projected towards east is deflected towards north by a magnetic field. The field may be
(A) towards west
(B) towards south
(C) downward
(D) upward

Q.4 The value of the current I in the circuit shown in figure below is :
(A) 0.1 A
(B) 0.5 A
(C) 1.5 A
(D) 0.2 A

Q.5 The rise in temperature of 10 litres of water when it is heated for 30 minutes by an immersion rod rated 220 V & 1.5 kW will be, (Sp. heat of water = 4200 J/kg/°C) (Assume no loss of heat to surroundings)
(A) 60.2°C
(B) 64.2°C
(C) 62.5°C
(D) 58.7°C

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.7 The raw materials required for the manufacture of NaHCO3 by Solvay process are
(A) CaCl2, (NH4 )2CO3,NH3
(B) NH4Cl, NaCl, Ca(OH)2
(C) NaCl, (NH4 )2CO3,NH3
(D) NaCl, NH3, CaCO3,H2O

Q.8 Anode mud is obtained in which process ?
(A) Roasting
(B) Zone refining
(C) Electrolytic refining
(D) Calcination

Q.9 In thermite process, reducing agent is
(A) C
(B) CO
(C) Al
(D) None of these

Q.10 Which of the following statement is correct
(A) Bauxite is an ore of aluminium
(B) Magnetite is an ore of manganese
(C) Haematite is an ore of mercury
(D) Pyrites is an ore of phosphorus

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 Dark reaction is also called –
(A) Hill reaction
(B) Calvin-benson cycle
(C) Both
(D) None of these

Q.12 Alcohol is produced in –
(A) Aerobic respiration
(B) Anaerobic respiration
(C) Photosynthesis
(D) None of these

Q.13 Oxygenated blood is found in –
(A) Right auricle
(B) Pulmonary vein
(C) Pulmonary artery
(D) All the above

Q.14 Ammonia is converted into urea in –
(A) Heart
(B) Spleen
(C) Liver
(D) Brain

Q.15 The growth regulator that retards ageing of plant organ is–
(A) Abscisic acid
(B) Auxin
(C) Cytokinin
(D) Gibberellin

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 If 7x + 6y = 420, x and y are natural numbers, then what can be said about x ?
(A) x is always odd
(B) x is always even
(C) x is even only if y is odd
(D) x is odd only if y is even

Q.17 A number N gives 5 as remainder when divided by 148. When the same is divided by 37 the remainder is
(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 0

Q.18 Which of the following is true
(A) 11 – 5 > 19 – 15
(B) 11 – 5 < 19 – 15
(C) 11 – 5 = 19 – 15
(D) 11 – 5 = 19 – 15

Q.19 P = a4 – ab and Q = b2 – a4, a and b are natural numbers and a is factor of b (a > 1, b > 1) . Find HCF of P and Q.
(A) a3
(B) b2
(C) ab
(D) a2

Q.22 Construction of a cumulative frequency table is useful is determining the
(A) mean
(B) median
(C) mode
(D) all three measures as given in A,B,C

Q.24 The number 18 + 308 can be written in the form a + b where a and b are whole numbers and a > b. The value of (a – b), is
(A) 4
(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 18

Q.25 In an equilateral triangle ABC, the side BC is trisected at D. Find value of AD2 : 9 2 7 2 3 2 3 2
(A) AB 7
(B) AB 9
(C) AB 4
(D) AB 4

Q.26 If a sin x + b cos x = 1 and a2 + b2 = 1 (a, b > 0), then consider the following statements: I sin x = a II tan x = a/b III tan x = b
(A) only III is false
(B) only I is true
(C) All of I, II, III must be true
(D) None of I, II or III is correct.

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 Which sequence of letters when placed at the blank space, one after other will complete the given letter series _ ha _ hach _ c _ _
(A) c c a h a
(B) a c h a c
(C) c h a a a
(D) a a a c h

Q.32 In a certain code language 389 means “run very fast”. 964 means “come back fast” and 487 means “run and come”. Which number in the language means “come fast”
(A) 44
(B) 94
(C) 74
(D) 87

Q.33 If > denote +, < denote – , + denote ÷ , ? denotes x, – denotes = , x denotes > and = denotes < , choose correct statement
(A) 1 > 8 + 3 = 1+ 4 < 9
(B) 4 > 3 ? 8 < 1- 6 + 2 > 24
(C) 3 < 6 ? 4 > 25 = 8 + 4 > 1
(D) 12 < 9 ? 3 < 6 × 25 + 5 > 6

Directions : for Q.37 to Q.39
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions give below :
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows-three on each row, facing north and south are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
(ii) Q gets a north facing flat and is not next to S.
(iii) S and U get diagonally opposites flats.
(iv) R next to U, gets a south facing flat and T gets a north facing flat.

Q.37 Whose flat is between Q and S ?
(A) T
(B) U
(C) R
(D) P

Q.38 The flats of which of the other pairs than SU is diagonally opposite to each other ?
(A) PT
(B) QP
(C) QR
(D) TS

Q.39 If the flats of T and P are interchanged, whose flat will be next to that of U ?
(A) Q
(B) T
(C) P
(D) R

Syllabus For Class X

Physics :
** Motion, Force and law of Motion, Gravitation, Work and Energy, Sound, Light Reflection and Refraction, Electricity, Magnetic Effect of Electric Current.

Chemistry :
** Atoms & Molecules, Structure of the Atoms, Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acid, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-Metals, Carbon and its Compounds, Periodic Classification of Elements.

Biology :
** Life Processes, Control and Coordination, How do Organisms Reproduce, Heredity and Evolution, Tissue, Why do we fall ILL.

Maths :
** Real number, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Polynomials, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry Circles, Constructions, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics Probability.