NSTSE TEST PAPER - 1 / Level - 2 / 25 - 10 - 2015 / SOLUTION

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Date: 25/10/2015

LEVEL - 2

SOLUTIONS

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MATHS
01. (B)
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48   48  4
1 1 1
  22  2 2  3  4   2 4  3  4  2  3  4
3

 rationalising factor will be 3  4 33  4 27 4

02. (D)
6n 3  32  6n 1
6n  2  2  6n 1
6n 1  36  32 

6n 1  6  2 

4
 1
4

03. (C)
3 2 3 2
x y
3 2 3 2

x
 3 2  3 2  y
 3 2  3 2 
 3 2  3 2  3 2  3 2

2 2
x  3 2  y  3 2 
x  3 22 6 y  3 2  2 6
x  5 2 6 y  52 6
x 2  xy  y 2  x 2  2xy  y2  xy
2
  x  y   xy
2

 52 6 5 2 6   5  2 6  5  2 6 
 100   25  24 
 99

04. (B)
x  3 2 2
x  1 2 2  2

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x  1  2  2  1   2 
2
x  1 2
1 1 1

x2  x 2

 1 2  1 2   
1
 1 2 
1 2

1 2 1
 2 1 
2 1 2 1
 2  1 2 1
2 2

05. (D)
Smallest 3-digit prime number is 101.
If A four digit number is formed by repeating a 2-digit number, then it is always divisible by 101.

06. (D)
Conceptual

07. (A)
Let the number is 119k + 19, where k is an integer.
 119 is divisible by 17.
 119k  19  17  7  k   17   2
 17  7k  1  2
 17q  2 q is an integer
So when the number is divided by 17, then remainder will be 2.

08. (D)
R is empty relation R  
R is transitive if  x, y   R,  y, 2   R, then  x, z   R
holds , is true for empty relation
R is symmetric  x, y  R   y, x   R .
It fails to be reflexive as set A is non empty set
 R    x  S : x  R

09. (D)
x  A   6, n  B   5

 n  A  B   n  A   n  B   6  5  30

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10. (C)
Conceptual

11. (D)
n  A   3, n  B  2
the number of relation from A to B  2mn  232  25  64

12. (B)
R is Reflexive as 1,1  R

 2, 2   R
 3,3  R
R is not Symmetric as  2,3  R

 3, 2   R
R is transitive as  2, 2   R,  2,3  R,  2,3  R

and  2,3  R,  3,3  R

  2,3  R

13. (C)
Conceptual

14. (C)
 1 
log10  0.0001  log10  
 10000 

 1
 log10 10 4 
 
 log10 104 
 4 log10 10
 4

15. (D)
Given that log a  ab   x
 log a a  loga b  x
 1  log a b  x ...(i)
So log b  ab   log b a  log b b
1
 1
log a b

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 1 (from equation i)
x 1
x

x 1

16. (D)
1 1 1
 
log p x log q x log r x
q r p

p q r

17. (C)
Given that a  bx b  cy c  az
loga  xlogb logb  ylogc logc  zloga
log a log b log c
 x y z
log b log c log a
log a log b log c
xyz   
log b log c log a
xyz  1

18. (B)
log x y  10
y  x10
and log 6x 32y  5
5
32y   6x 
5
 25 x10   6x 

65
 x5 
25
 x 5  35
x 3

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19. (A)
 A  M  G  M 
1 1
x
 1
x  x 2
 
2  x

1
x
x 1
2
1
x 2
x

20. (A)
xy 1
log   log x  log y 
3 2
xy
 2 log    log xy
 3 
2
 x  y  xy

9
 x 2  y2  2xy  9xy
 x 2  y 2  7xy

21. (D)
1 1
x  3
3 x 3 x
x  3 ( demominator can not be equal to zero)
so equation has no solution

22. (C)
Let the numbers are x and y
x  2y  3 ...(i) and x  y  7  37
x  y  30 ...(ii)
From (i) and (ii)
x  19 y  11

23. (B)
If a  b  c  0
then a 3  b3  c 3  abc
1 1 1
3 3 3
given that x  y  z  0
1 1 1
So x  y  z  3  x  3  y  3  z  3

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apply cube both side
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 x  y  z  27xyz

24. (A)
xy 2 z 2  x 2 yz 2  x 2 y 2 z
 xyz  yz  zx  xy 

x 2 y 2z2
x  xy  yz  zx 
xyz

 xy yz zx 
 x 2 y2 z 2    
 xyz xyz xyz 
1 1 1
 x 2 y2 z 2    
z x y
2
  2  1  4

25. (B)
461  462  463  464  461 1  4  16  64 
 461  85
 460  2  2  85
which is divisible by 10

PHYSICS

26. (C)
Retarding force is less on cement floor, so ball travels a longer distance.

27. (B)
Sphygmomanometer is put on the arm because it as same level as that of heart.

28. (B)
Painting a wall with rollers required a push and a pull.

29. (A)
Strength of a force is usually expressed by it magnitude.

30. (A)
When x aplied more force, the breaking limit is reached and it breaks a point nearer to x.

31. (B)
Fluid friction

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32. (D)
Atmosphere pressure is force applied by air on a surface of object normal to area.
33. (A)
Graphite is alos used as lubricant.
34. (C)
Force mg Px 3g
Pressure =  2  2
Area x x
Pressure = Pg x
Hence pressure  side (x)
Therefore if side nearers 4 times, then pressure also increases 4 times.

35. (A)
Water flowing from tap flows due to the force of gravity.

36. (C)
Roughing the surface increases friction increasing weight, increses normal reaction.
Hence friction.

37. (A)
Streamlining the plance, reduces air friction which inturn increase the speed of vehicles.

38. (D)

Ashwin needs to overcome.

39. (A)
Because of magnietic force between magnet and magnetic surbstance, change of position takes place.

40. (A)
Treading of vehicle tyres is done to increase friction.

41. (C)
Force Mg
Pressure = 
Area Area of contact
“Mg” is same in all cases. But area of contact is least in case - C, so pressure exerted will be greatest in
case - C.

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42. (D)
Pr ess Piston
P1 = P2
10g 100
 g
a A
1 a

10 A
2 a

20 A
43. (C)
Straight line path with uniform velocity
Average velocity = Instantaneous velocity
80 km/hr = Instantaneous velocity
44. (C)
For stable equilibrium, the centre of gravity must be below centre of buoyancy. Also the base area should
be made large.
45. (B)
The force of attraction between an electron and a nucleus is an electrostatic force.
46. (B)
Work done = mgh = 2 × 10 × 50 = 1000 J
47. (A)
(b) The weight of the test tube with lead shots in air (W1) is measured.
(d) The test tube is made to float in water.
(c) The depth of the test tube immersed in water (h) is determined.
(a) The test tube is made to float in the given liquid.
(e) Lead shots are added or removed from the test tube so that the test tube is immersed to the same depth
in the given liquid.
(g) The test tube is taken out from the liquid and its weight (W2) is measured.

W2
(f) The relative density of the liquid is measured as .
W1

48. (A)
As the volume of the test tube ‘A’ is greater than the volume of test tube B, the minimum density that can be
measured by A is greater than that of B.
49. (A)
At same depth, pressure will be same. So ratio of pressures 1 : 1.

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50. (D)
Taking both marbles as system and analysing the collision during the short time interval. The force between
two marbles are internal and form action - reaction. Hence the net external impulse on system of two
marbles is zero. So their momentum is considered.
Net momentum before collision = Net momentum after collision.

CHEMISTRY

51. (D)
(f) Fossil fuels
(d) CO2 in atmosphere
(a) Sea water
(c) Aquatic plants
(b) Dead remains
(e) Organic matter
52. (D)
Burning of potassium can be considered as spontaneous combustion.
53. (D)
To small quantity of X few drops of HCl are added, a colouless, odourless gas is produced. This gas on
passing through lime water turns it milky proving the presence of carbonate and bicarbonate in X.
54. (C)
Heating of methane in the absence of air is called pyrolysis.
55. (C)
CO2 builds up the green house effect.
56. (D)
2Pb  NO3 2  2PbO  4NO 2  O2

57. (A)
It is a combination as well as a synthesis reaction. Element - element combination reaction is called
synthesis reaction.
58. (C)
2SO 2  O 2  2SO3  heat
It is an exothermic as well as redox reaction. Since oxidation and reduction takes place simultaneously,
it is a redox reaction.
59. (C)
3BaCl2  Al2  SO4 3  3BaSO4  2AlCl3
The above reaction is an example of precipitation reaction because in this case we will get BaSO4 as
precipitate.
60. (B)
Formulae of compounds are

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(A) AlPO4
(B) Mg3(PO4)2
(C) Na2H PO4
(D) Al(H2PO4)3
Mg3(PO4)2 will produce maximum number of metal ions by dissolving in a suitable solvent.
61. (C)
Sulphuric acid is a strong acid.
62. (C)
Acetic acid has only one replaceable H+ ion and hence it is a monobasic acid and it is a weak acid.
63. (C)
SO3 of hydrolysis gives H2SO4 which is a strong acid.
SO3  H 2 O  H 2SO 4

64. (B)
Salt solutions are good conductor of electricity due to the formation of mobile ions.
65. (A)
Pickles are generally not stored in tin vessels as tin reacts with acids present in the pickles.
66. (A)
H11  1  proton  0  Neutron
D12  1  Proton+1  Neutron
T13  1  Proton  2  Neutron

67. (C)
X Y
K 2 2
L 8 8
M 18 7
N 6
________ _____
34 : 17
2 : 1
68. (B)
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69. (D) 20 X 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2  Valence

70. (A)
A B
K 2 2
L 8 8
M 14 18
N 9
______________
24 : 37  2 : 3
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BIOLOGY

71. (C)
As earthworm move through the soil of a garden, they make holes in the soil through which air, water can
pass easily and soil become soft and fertile.
72. (D)
Vermiculture means worm growing or worm farming.
73. (D)
Louis Pasture is associated with the ‘Germ theory of Disease - (1877)’ and the use of vaccines to
prevent these diseases.
74. (B)
Kharif crops grow in rainy season.
Rabi crops grow in winter.
zayed are grown in summer.
75. (D)
Decomposers help in breaking down the dead organisms into simpler substances thus nutriets can be put
back to the soil. This is how the decomposers help in cleaning the environment.
76. (D)
Crop transport management does not help in improvement of crop yield.
77. (C)
Fig. ‘C’ represents budding in Hydra.
78. (A)
Ovary is the female reproductive organ producing ‘egg’ whereas sperm is the male reproductive cell
79. (C)
Puberty in females brings the changes (Physiological and anatomical) like ovulation and broademing of
pelvis.
At puberty deepening of voice typically occurs in males.
80. (C)
The onset of puberty in boys and girls are due to the hormones testosterone and estrogen respectively.
81. (B)
A sickle is a curved, hand - held agricultural tool used for harvesting.
82. (C)
Poaching of tigers are for their skin, bones, mails and teeth

83. (C)
Wheat is a Ravi crop, sowing of wheat takes place in October to December and harvesting is done
during February to May.
84. (A)
Mixed farming is a system of farming where along with the crop production some other agriculture
practices like poultry, dairy farming etc. are held on the the same land.

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85. (B)

XX × XY
O+ O
X X X Y
Female
Male gametes
gametes
FERTILISAITION

Fertilized egg. XX XY

Fertilized egg.
for A baby boy.

86. (D)
Combine is the agricultural tool used to separate grain from the cut crops and also threshes grain.
87. (D)
Frog metamorphosis is regulated by thyroxine hormone.
88. (D)
Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system where land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned and
allowed to revert to their natural vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot.
89. (C)
Cell wall and chloroplast are absent in animal cell.
90. (B)
Genetic engineering is a the process used to change the genetic make up of cells, which indudes transfer
of genes with desirable features.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION

91. (B)
92. (A)
93. (A)
94. (B)
95. (A)
96. (C)
97. (C)
98. (B)
99. (C)
100. (D)

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