NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION-2016 (GUJARAT) | 08-11-2015

SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST(SAT) PAPER

Maths
1.

Which is the smallest number that divides 1512 is the complete the Cube?
(A) 5

2.

5
8

( )
10

(B)
4

What is the co-efficient of

(A) 3

6.

7.

2
5

8
5

(C) 1

(D) 1

(C) 12

(D) 5

(D)

(B) 29

(x + y )

in the expansion of

(B) 4

x2y 2 ?

(C) 5

(D) 6

The proportion of the angles a quadrilateral is 2:5:7:4. What type of quadrilateral is that?
(A) Parallelogram

(C) Rhombus

(B) Cyclic quadrilateral

(D) Trapezium

What is the formula for finding the area of an open cylinder with base?
(A) 2 rh

8.

(C) 2

16 + 4 625 , than what is x = ?

(A) 7
5.

5
?
8

( 6 )5 ?

If x =

(D) 9

3
5

(B) 1

What is value of

(A)

4.

(C) 7

Which number is the inverse of the opposite of

(A)

3.

(B) 6

(B)

r 2h

(C)

r (24 + r )

(D) 2 r (4 + r )

The diameter of roller is 1 meter and length is 2.8 meter. If it roles 100 rounds in a same direction,
how many square meter does it press?

9.

(A) 440 Sq meter

(B) 220 Sq meter

(C) 880 Sq meter

(D) 4400 Sq. meter

If universal set U= {3, 4, 5, 6, 7} set A = {5, 7, 8} and B = {4,5,8} then what is A B ?

'

(A) {4,6}

(B) {3,6}

(C) {3,7}

'

(D) {3,4}

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10.

The printed prize of a sari is Rs. 2000. If after discount of 10% the profit is 20%. Then what is the
net price of the Sari?
(A) Rs. 1600

11.

(B) Rs. 1200

(B) 11

lf

(B) x2- 7x + 12

(D) 9

(C) x2 + 7x -12

(D) x2 - 7x 12

(C) x = 21

(D) x = 18

x
x
+ 7 = 15 then find the solution ?
3
5

(A) x = 20
14.

(C) 12

Zeros of which quadratic polynomial are 4 and 3.

(A) x2+7x+12

13

(D) Rs. 1800

The median of 7, 5, 8, X, 12, 17 is 10. Then what is the value of X

(A) 10

12.

(C) Rs. 1500

(B) x = 15

There are 5 red, 2 yellow and 7 white roses in a flower vase. If a rose is selected randomly , the
probability of the selection of white rose ?
(A)

15.

16.

5
14

(B)

1
2

(A) (3x 4y)

(C) (9x2 + 12xy 16y2)

(B) (3x2 + 12xy + 4y2)

(D) (9x2 - 12xy + 16y2)

(D) 1

The HCF is 6x2y2 and LCM 36x3y3 of two terms. If one term is 12x3y2 what is the second term?
(B) 18x3y2

(C) 36x2y3

(D) 36x3y2

If p(x) = 2x3 3x2 + 5x -4 is divided by (X - 2) ,what is remainder?

(A) 12

18.

(C)

If one factor of 27x3+64y3 is (3x + 4y) what is the second factor?

(A) 18x2y2
17.

1
7

(B) 15

(C) 10

(D) -10

Two concentric circles are (P, 5) and (P, 13) The tangent of the small circle is the chord of
the big circle. What is the length of it?
(A) 12

19.

(B) 15

(C) 20

(D) 24

Mother was at the age of 30 when the son was born. Now the sum of the age mother and son, is
40 years. So after 10 years what is the age of the son?
(A) 5 Years

20.

(B)10 Years

(C) 15 Years

(D) 20 Years

Which is not the identity true for trigonometric ratios?

(A) sin2 + Cos2

=1

(B) tan = Cot (90 -

(C) Sec2 + tan2 = 1

(D) Cosec2 - cot2 = 1

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Physics
21.

How many meters is equal to 1 neno meter (m.m.) ?

(A) 10-9 meter

22.

(B) 10-10 meter

(C) 109 meter

(D) 1010meter

A light ray enters from denser medium to rarer medium. What is the angle of incidence
called that has 90 angle of refraction ?
(A) Angle of refraction

(C) Angle of deviation

(B) Critical angle

(D) Angle of reflection

23.

Which motion does the graph of distance and time shows for accelerated motion?

24.

(A) Non uniformly accelerated

(C) Uniformly accelerated

(B) Constant accelerated

(D) Uniformly retarded motion.

Which law of Newton gives the value of force?

(A) First law

25.

(C) Scattering

(D) Dispersion

(B) >1

(C) <1

(D) 0

(B) Proton

(C) Neutron

(D) All the three

(C) P.N.G

(D) All

What is a gaseous fuel used at home called ?

(A) L.P.G

29.

(B) Refraction

Which fundamental particles did Chadwick invent in 1932?

(A) Electron

28.

(D) All

The absolute refractive index of any medium is______________ .

(A) 1

27.

(C) Third law

Due to which motion light does the Tyndall effect occur?

(A) Incidence

26.

(B) Second law

(B) C.N.G

What is the measuring equipment called that measures the electric current passing through
conductors?
(A) Watt Mater

30.

(B) Ammeter

(C) Galvanometer

(D) Voltmeter

What are the names of the two Moons of the Mars?

(A) Titan and Sheron

(C) Phobos and Demos

(B) Titan and Demos

(D) Sheron and Phobos

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31.

Earthquak Waves are of shich type?

(A) Infrasonic

32.

(B) Ultrasonic

(C) Supersonic

(D) lntrasonic

Which branch of science is associated with the use of X-Rays and the Gamma Rays for the
diagnosis and treatment?
(A) Urology

33.

(B) Radiology

(C) Histology

(D) Pathology

(C) zero

(D) 9.8rn/s

The initial velocity of the free falling object is _____?

(A) More

(B) Less

Chemistry
34.

During a chemical reaction between acid and base, salt and water are formed . What is the
Process called ?
(A) Neutralization

35.

37.

38.

(B) Citric Acid

(C) Nitric Acid

(D) Oxalic Acid

(A) Magnetic separation

(C) Froth Flotation Method

(B) Centrifugation

(D) Calcination

Which of the following pairs is not suitable for organic functional group of the carbonic compound ?
(A) Carboxylic acid -COOH

(C) Aldehyde - -CHO

(B) Ketone - >C= O

(D) Ester - -OH

What is the chemical name of the quick lime ?

(B) Calcium Carbonate (C) Calcium Hydroxide

(D) Carbon Dioxide

Which of the following is a compound?

(A) Iron

40.

(D) Ionization

Which method is used for concentration of those ores obtained in the Sulphide form ?

(A) Calcium Oxide

39.

(C) Hydrolysis

Which of the following is a strong acid ?

(A) Acetic Acid

36.

(B) Corrosion

(B) Air

(C) Washing Soda

(D) Mercury

While preparing CO2 in laboratory, on which of the following substances hydrochloride acid
is poured?

41.

(A) Pieces of Zinc

(C) The particles of Copper Sulphate

(B) Pieces of marble

(D) Ammonium Chloride

Which of the following gases is used to show the clouds or artificial smoke in film or drama ?
(A) Carbon Dioxide

(B) Oxygen

(C) Nitrogen

(D) Hydrogen

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42.

Which of the following relations between mole and mass correct ?

(A) Mass=

43.

44.

45.

Weight
Mass

Mass
Mole

(C) Mole=

Weight
(D) All of them
Atomic weight

From which compound are the tablets made that are used for conservation of grain?
(A) Aluminum Phosphide

(C) Manganese Dioxide

(B) Zinc Phosphide

(D) Potassium Permanganate

Which are the components of stainless steel?

(A) Copper, Zinc, Nickel

(C) Iron, Carbon, Tin

(B) Iron, Chromium, Nickel

(D) Copper, Chromium, Tin

What is the electronic configuration of Sulphur?

(A) 2,6,8

46.

(B) Weight=

(B) 2,4,8

(C) 2,8,6

(D) 2,6,4

(C) 6.022 X 1023

(D) 6022 X 1023

How many atoms are there in a compound of a mole?

(A)60.22 X 10-23

(B) 602.2 X 10-23

Biology
47.

Which of the following factors does a plant use for the process of photosynthesis?
(A) Sunlight

48.

49.

51.

(A) Oesophagus

(B) Stomach

(C) Small lntestine

(D) Large Intestine

(D) All of them

Which of the following living being has a three chambered heart?

(B) The bat

(C) Human

(D) The mouse

What is the name of the blood vessels that provide nutrition to the heart Wall?
(A) Pulmonary Arteries

(C) Coronary arteries

(B) Pulmonary Veins

(D) Descending arota

Which organelie is considered as a suicide bag?

(A) Centrosome

52.

(C) CO2 and H2O

Which is the longest organ of the digestive system?

(A) Frog
50.

(B) Chlorophyll

(B) Mesosomes

(C) Lysosomes

(D) Chromosome

Which one of the following pairs is not correct?

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53.

(A) The pituitary gland - Adrenalin

(C) Pancreas -- Insulin

(B) Ovary Estrogen

(D) Testis - Testosterone

Which is the common method of artificial reproduction in plants?

(A) Cutting

54.

56.

(D) Fungi

(C) Sclerenchyma

(D) Chlorenchyrna

Which plant leaves have a parallel venation?

(B) Hibiscus leaves

(C) Banana leaves (D) Banyan tree leaves

For which of the following diseases vaccine has not been invented yet?
(B) Cholera

(C) Typhoid

(D) Chikungunya

The inner layer of the pharynx of a frog is made of --------------Epitheliurn.

(B) Cuboidal

(C) Ciliated

(D) Columnar

Which of the following gases mainly increases global Warming?

(A) Carbon monoxide

60.

(C) Parasites

(B) Collenchyrna

(A) Squamous
59.

(B) Virus

(A) Parenshyrna

(A) Jaundice
58.

(D) All of them

Living mechanical tissue is:

(A) Peepal leaves

57.

(C) Grafting

With what are the dieses like Swine Flu; Dengue and chikungunya Fever spread?
(A) Bacteria

55.

(B) Layering

(B) Nitrous oxide

(C) Carbon dioxide

(D) Sulphur dioxide

Which of following is the example of the waste bio-decomposition of living beings?

(A) Vegetable

(B) Glass

(C) Plastic

(D) Metal

SOCIAL SCIENCE
61.

Which method is used to know the time line of the orchalological remains?
(A) Dropping method

(C) Metric Dating Method

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With which Governor Generals efforts did the teaching of English language begin in india?

62.

(A) Lord Cornwallis

63.

(B) Allaucldin Khilji

(C) Razia Sultana (D) Mohd.Tuglak

(B)

(C)

(D)

(C) Washington

(D) New York

Where is the headquarters of the United Nation (UN)?

(A) Rome

66.

(D)Lord Hastings

Which of the following symbols in map indicates Railway?

(A)

65.

(C) Lord Macaulay

Who started the `Dak Chouki` Tapal method which means `Ghodesvar Sathe tapali no' halkaro?
(A) Gyasuddin Tugluk

64.

(B) Lord Ripon

(B) Paris

By which pass of the Himalayas can we easily travel for the pilgrimage of the Kailash Mansarovar
?

67.

68.

(A) The Shitkila Ghat

(C) The Nathula Ghat

(B) The Jelapala Ghat

(D) The Karakoram Ghat

Which institution has been formed by justice Mahadev Govind Ranade for social reform?
(A) The Brahmosamaj

(C) The Aryasamaj

(B) The Prarthanasamaj

(D) The Satyasodhaksamaj

Which of the following rivers does not meet the Ganga?

(A) The Koshi

69.

70.

(C) The Shon

(D) The Gandak

Whose statue is there in front of the Vidhan Sabha of Gujarat in sitting posture?
(A) Vitthalbhai Patel

(B) Vallabhbhai Patel

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Dr. Jivraj Mehta

Which of the following rivers meets the river Krishna?

(A) The Tungbhadra

71.

(B) The Chambal

(B) The Koyna

(C) The Ghatprabha

(D) All of them

ln which states there is `Amravrishti` at the end of the summer and just before the setting of the
monsoon?

72.

(A) Tamilnadu and Telangana

(C) Kerala and Karnataka

(B) Andrapradesh and Tamilnadu

(D) Andrapradesh and Telangana

By which name is the Bhagirathi Ganga known as after it originates from the Gangotri?
(A) Padma

73.

(B) Jamuna

(C) Meghna

(D) All of three

Which country has the largest written contitution?

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(A) Britain
74.

(B) France

(C) India

(D) America

What was the name of the inspiring guru of Harihar and Bukkaray that had setup the Hindu
Maharajya- Vijayanagar on the shore of Tungbhadra?

75.

(A) Acharya Shilbhadra

(C) Swami Ramtirtha

(B) Vidyaranya Swami

(D) Guru Virjanand Swami

What is the position of lndia in the world with reference to area ?

(A) 6th

76.

(C) 8th

(D) 9th

Which country is called the land of `Midnight Summer?

(A) Sweden

77.

(B) 7th

(B) Norway

(C) Spain

(D) Portugal

Where did Vastupal and Tejpal, the ministers of the Rana Vir Dhaval of Dholka, built the jain
temples?
(A) Delwara (Abu)

78.

80.

(C) Girnar

(D) All of them

Which Veda of the Aryas is called the `Gangotri` of music?

(A) The Rigveda

79.

(B) Palitana

(B) The Yajurveda

(C) The Samveda (D) The Athrvaveda

In which state of lndia was the Panchayati Raj was established first?
(A) Gujarat

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Of which Indian Classical dance is the 'plaited green coloured petticoat`, kumin, `silk blouse and
`belt around the waist` the clracterstics?
(A) Manipuri

81.

82.

(A) Abhigyan Shakuntalam

(C) Kadambari

(B) Rutusamhar

(D) Kumarsambhava

(B) Ellora

(C) Elephanta

(D) Bagh

(C)Iran

(D) Srilanka

(C) Air Chief Marshall

(D) Lt. General

Which of the following is not our neighbor country?

(B) Bhutan

Which is the highest position in the Indian Army?

(A) Field Marshall

85.

(D) Kathakali

In which caves is the great piece of the Indian sculpture Kailash temple situated?

(A) Nepal
84.

(C) Bharatnatyam

Which of the followings is not written by Mahakavi Kalidas in Sanskrit?

(A) Ajanta
83.

(B) Kathak

(B) Admiral

Which is the state of India that has the largest area?

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(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Madhya Pradesh

What amount of the nation income of lndia is obtained from agriculture?

(A) 65%

87.

88

90.

91.

92.

(A) Neelarn Sanjeev Reddy

(C) Mirakumari

(B) Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar

(D) Sumitra Mahajan

94.

(D) 22%

Of which religion is the `Tripitika` the Holy Book belongs?

(B) Hindu

(C) Bauddha

(D) Islam

What is the `Mahabhinishkrarnana ?

(A) The renunciation of Mahavir

(C) The shankaracharya became Sanyasi

(B) The renunciation of Buddha

(D) The renunciation of Guru Nanak

Which Indian state has been given special rights in our contitution?
(A) Kerala

(B) .Assam

(C) Nagaland

(D) Jammu & Kashmir

Which right is not enlisted the list of the Fundamental rights?

(A) Right to Protection against Exploitation

(C) Right to Property

(B) Right to Liberty

(D) Right to Education and Culture

What is the duration (Time limit) for the member of the Rajya Sabha?
(A) 4 Years

93.

(C) 62%

Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha in india?

(A) Jain
89.

(B) 26%

(B) 5 Years

(C) 6 Years

(D) 10 Years

Who was the first chairman of the Indian Constitution Assembly?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Dr. Rajendraprasad

(B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(D) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

The river Tsangpo flows throuigh Tibet, in which state does it enter after taking `U` turn from
Namcha Barva`?

95.

(A) Assasm

(C) Meghayala

(B) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Nagaland

The 16th October is observed as Mourning day` which occurrence is the reason of it?
(A) The Jaliyawala Bag Massacre

(C) The Dandi Kuch

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(D) All of them

(B) Bhang Bhang

96.

How many are the factors of production?

(A) 3

97.

(B) UNO

(C) UNDP

(D) UNICEF

(B) 2002

(C) 1990

(D) 2001

The Indian Standard Time line passes from the city. Which is that?
(A) Aurangabad

100.

(D) 5

Which year was declared `The Internation Women`s Year` by the UNO?
(A) 1975

99.

(C) 2

The concept of Human development number was accepted by ___

(A) WHO

93.

(B) 4

(B) Lucknow

(C) Allahbad

(D) Hyderabad

In which state is the Kanchenjunga park situated?

(A) Manipur

(C) Nagaland

(B) Sikkim

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

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