NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN JUNIOR SCIENCE

(NSEJS 2023)

Time: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 216

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1. The candidates should not write their Roll Number anywhere else (except in the specified space)
on the Test Booklet/Answer Sheet.
2. This Test Booklet consists of 60 questions.
3. Question paper contains (Biology, Chemistry and Physics).
4. (I) For Part A1, each correct answer carries 3 marks whereas 1 mark will be deducted for each
wrong answer.
(II) In Part A2, you get 6 marks if all the correct alternatives are marked. No negative marks in
this part.
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S. No. Subjects Number of Single Correct Multiple Correct
Questions Type Type
1. Biology 20 16 4
2. Chemistry 20 16 4
3. Physics 20 16 4
Constants you may need....
Mass of electron m𝑧 = 9.10 × 10−31 kg Magnitude of charge on electron e = 1.60 × 10−19 C
Mass of proton mp = 1.67 × 10−27 kg Planck's constant h = 6.625 × 10−34 Js
Acceleration due to gravity g = 9.8 ms−2 Density of water at 𝜌 = 1.0 × 103 kgm−3
Universal gravitational constant (1 + 𝑥)𝑛 = 1 + 𝑛𝑥, if |𝑥| ≪ 1
G = 6.67 × 10−11 Nm2 Kg −2
Universal gas constant R = 8.31Jmol−1 K −1 1eV = 1.6 × 10−19 J
Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 × 10−15 JK −1 sin⁡(A − B) = sin⁡ Acos⁡ B − cos⁡ Asin⁡ B
Avogadro's constant A = 6.02 × 10 25
mol−1
E = mc 2 , It's an equation which gives mass and energy
equivalence.
Speed of light in free space c = 3.0 × 108 ms−1 One unit of electric power = 1kWh
 ATTEMPT ALL SIXTY QUESTIONS
A-1
ONLY ONE OUT OF FOUR OPTIONS IS CORRECT. BUBBLE THE CORRECT OPTION.
1. Stomatal movements are influenced by a number of environmental factors. Which of the following
statements are incorrect regarding this?
(i) Blue light keeps stomata open during the day promoting the movement of K+ ions into the
guard cells.
(ii) Increased Carbon di oxide concentration reduces the pH of guard cells which promotes
conversion of sugar into starch, ultimately causing closure of stomata.
(iii) Abscisic acid, under stress conditions, causes rapid movement of K+ ions into guard cells.
(iv) Highly concentrated sucrose or salt solution when applied over to stomata, results in stomatal
opening.
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (iii) and (iv) (C) (iii) only (D) (iv) only

2. Two adjacent cells A and B are being studied. Cell A has OP of 10 atm and TP of 6 atm. B has OP of
10 atm and TP of 4 atm.
Movement of water will be from
(A) Cell A to cell B (B) Cell B to cell A
(C) No movement of water (D) Cannot be determined

3. Read the following statements and answer correctly:

Statement 1: Photorespiration interferes with the successful functioning of Calvin cycle.
Statement 2: Photorespiration oxidises ribulose-1,5 biphosphate which is an acceptor of carbon di
oxide in Calvin cycle.
(A) Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is correct explanation of statement 1.
(B) Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
(C) Statement 1 correct and Statement 2 is incorrect.
(D) Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect.

4. In addition to the normal process of oxidation of carbohydrates through glycolysis and krebs’ cycle,
there is another process by which plants could oxidise carbohydrates to obtain energy. In this
process, hexose sugars undergo oxidative degeneration through 5-C sugar intermediates and hence
it is known as Pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). Which of the following statements is not true with
regard to PPP?
(A) It is an alternative to glycolysis and also acts as a safety valve or shunt glycolysis.
(B) It is common in plants and occurs in certain specialized tissues of animal body e.g., liver, adipose
tissue, testes, ovary, eye, lens, cornea, etc.
(C) It occurs only in cytoplasm but not in any cell organelle.
(D) It is also called as HMP pathway (Hexose monophospahte shunt)

5. Read the following statements and select the correct option:

Statement 1: Almost all bacteria possess lipo-proteinaceous plasma membrane.
Statement 2:The plasma membrane of archaebacteria as well as eubacteria have same types of
lipids.
(A) Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is correct explanation of statement 1.
(B) Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
(C) Statement 1 correct and Statement 2 is incorrect.
(D) Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect
6. Read the following statements and select the correct option:
Statement 1: Main plant body of bryophytes is sporophytic.
Statement 2: Main plant body of pteridophytes is gametophytic.
(A) Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is correct explanation of statement 1.
(B) Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
(C) Statement 1 correct and Statement 2 is incorrect.
(D) Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect.

7. The characteristics given below are associated with

(i) Body is covered by dry and cornified skin, epidermal scales or scutes.
(ii) They have no external ear.
(iii) Crawling, creeping habit.
(iv) 3 chambered heart
(A) Reptile (B) Bird (C) Amphibian (D) Mammals

8. In gymnosperms, the endosperm is formed by the

(A) Fusion of one male gamete with two polar nuclei.
(B) Fusion of one male gamete with one polar nuclei.
(C) Germination of megaspore
(D) None of the above.

Direction: Refer the given family tree and answer question number 9 and 10

9. If A= normal allele, a= albino allele, then genotypes of father and mother are respectively:
(A) Aa and Aa (B) AA and Aa (C) Aa and AA (D) Aa and aa

10. What are the chances of this couple’s fifth child being an albino?
(A) 1 in 1 (B) 1 in 2 (C) 1 in 3 (D) 1 in 4

11. In the diagram of T.S. of Stele of Dicot Root, the different parts have been indicated by alphabets.
Choose the answer in which these alphabets correctly match with the parts they indicate
 (A) A=Endodermis B=Conjunctive tissue
C=Metaxylem D=Protoxylem
E=Phloem F=Pith
(B) A=Endodermis B=Pith
C=Protoxylem D=Metaxylem
E=Protoxylem F=Conjunctive tissue
(C) A=Pericycle B=Conjunctive tissue
C=Metaxylem D=Protoxylem
E=Phloem F= Pith
(D) A=Endodermis B=Conjunctive tissue
C=Protoxylem D=Metaxylem
E=Phloem F=Pith

12. Crocodile and penguin are similar to whale and dog fish in which one of the following features?
(A) Possess a solid single stranded central nervous system.
(B) Lay eggs and guard them till they hatch.
(C) Possess bony skeleton.
(D) Have gills slits at some stage.

13. Protonema is:

(A) Haploid and found in mosses (B) Diploid and found in liverworts
(C) Diploid and found in pteridophytes (D) Haploid and found in pteridophytes

14. Increased asthmatic attacks in certain seasons are related to

(A) eating fruits preserved in container (B) inhalation of seasonal pollen
(C) low temperature (D) hot and humid temperature

15. How many male and female gametes participate in syngamy in humans after meiosis in germinal
epithelial cells respectively
(A) 2, 1 (B) 1, 4 (C) 4,1 (D) 1,1

16. Organelle which contain enzymes related with oxidation of fatty acids is
(A) Peroxisome (B) Glyoxysome (C) Mitochondria (D) Lysosome

17. Nature of bond in magnesium oxide is -

(A) covalent (B) ionic (C) co-ordinate (D) None of these

18. Which of the following has greater bond length?

(A) P–O (B) S–O (C) Cl–O (D) O=O

19. ‘a’ moles of PCl5 undergo thermal dissociation as PCl5 PCl3 + Cl2, the mole fraction of PCl3 at
equilibrium is 0.5. The total pressure is 2.0 atmosphere. The partial pressure of Cl 2 at equilibrium
is
(A) 2.5 (B) 1.0 (C) 0.5 (D) None

20. Which out of the following gas is obtained when ammonium dichromate is heated -
(A) Oxygen (B) Ammonia (C) Nitrogen (D) Nitrous oxide
21. An ideal gas expand against a constant external pressure at 2.0 atmosphere from 20 litre to 40 litre
and absorb 10 kJ of energy from surrounding. What is the change in internal energy of the system?
(A) 4052 J (B) 5948 J (C) 14052 J (D) 9940 J

22. Adipic acid, a compound used in making nylon, is 43.8% oxygen. There are four oxygen atoms per
molecule. What is the molecular weight of hexamethylenediamine ?
(A) 36 (B) 116 (C) 292 (D) 146

23. Which of the following substances on heating does not liberate carbon dioxide ?
(A) calcium carbonate (B) copper (II) carbonate
(C) sodium hydrogen carbonate (D) sodium carbonate

24. Magnesium reacts with acids producing hydrogen and corresponding magnesium salts. In such
reactions magnesium undergoes:
(A) Oxidation (B) Reduction
(C) Neither oxidation nor reduction (D) Simple dissolution

25. Radioactive decay is a reaction of:

(A) First order (B) Second order (C) Third order (D) Zero order

26. Which of the following sequence represents atomic number of onlys representative elements ?
(A) 55, 12, 48, 53 (B) 13, 33, 54, 83 (C) 3, 33, 53, 87 (D) 22, 33, 55, 66

27. Which of the following set of elements mostly occur as sulphide ores :
(A) Zn, Cu, Na (B) Zn, Cu, Pb (C) Fe, Al, Ti (D) Cu, Ag, Au

28. Total number of structural isomers of C4H10 are-

(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 2 (D) 4

29. Equal weights of Zn metal and iodine are mixed together and the iodine is completely converted to
ZnI2. What fraction by weight of the original zinc remains unreacted ? (Zn = 65 , I = 127)
(A) .70 (B) .85 (C) .90 (D) .74

30. Which does not have pyramidal geometry?

(A) SO 32− (B) NO3− (C) NH3 (D) C(C6H5 )3−

31. Which of the following will not give H+ ions in aqueous solution?
(A) H2CO3 (B) CO2H2 (C) C2H6O (D) C2O4H2

32. Write IUPAC name of the following compound -

CH3 – CH2 – C – CH2 – C – CH 3
|| ||
CH2 CH2
(A) 2-Ethyl-4-methylpenta-1,4-diene (B) 2-Ethyl-2-methylpenta-1,4-diene
(C) 1-Ethyl-4-methylpenta-1,4-diene (D) 2-Ethyl-4-methylpenta-2,4-diene
33. If velocity of a particle is given by v = 10+2t2. The average acceleration between 2s and 5 s is
(A) 2 m/s2 (B) 4 m/s2 (C) 12 m/s2 (D) 14 m/s2

34. A particle moves along a straight line such that its displacement at any time t is given by
s = t3 – 6t2 + 3t + 4 metresThe velocity when the acceleration is zero is :
(A) 3 ms–1 (B) – 12 ms–1 (C) 42 ms–1 (D) – 9 ms–1

35. A particle starting from rest moves along a straight line with constant acceleration.For this motion
velocity-displacement graph will have the form-
V V V V

(A) (B) (C) (D)

S S S S
O O O O

36. A moving train is stopped by applying brakes. It stops after travelling 80 m. If the speed of the train
is doubled and retardation remains same, it will cover a distance-
(A) Same as earlier
(B) Double of the distance covered earlier
(C) Four times of the distance covered earlier
(D) Half of the distance covered earlier

37. A particle moves along a path ABCD as shown in the figure. Then the magnitude of net displacement
of the particle from position A to D is :
D
5m
) 37º
C
4m

A 3m B

(A) 10 m (B) m (C) 9 m (D) 7 2 m

38. Drops of water fall at regular intervals from the roof of a building of height H = 5 m, the first drop
strikes the ground at the same moment when the fifth drop detaches itself from the roof. Then
ratio of distances between the consecutive drops in air as the first drop reaches the ground are :
(A) 1 : 5 : 7 : 3 (B) 1 : 3 : 5 : 7 (C) 1 : 3 : 7 : 5 (D) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4

39. A battery of e.m.f. 10 V is connected to resistance as shown in figure. The potential difference
V A − VB between the points A and B is
1 A 3
3

3 B 1
10V

20
(A) −2 V (B) 2 V (C) 5 V (D) V
11

40. Two sound waves in air have wavelengths differing by 2 m at a certain temperature 𝑇. Their notes
have musical interval 1.4. Period of the lower pitch note is 20 ms. Then, speed of sound in air at
this temperature (𝑇) is
(A) 350 m/s (B) 342 m/s (C) 333 m/s (D) 330 m/s
41. Two plane mirrors M1 & M2 have their reflecting faces inclined at 𝜃. Mirror M1 receives a ray 𝐴𝐵,
reflects it at 𝐵 and sends it as BC. It is now reflected by mirror M2 along CD, as shown in the figure.
Total angular deviation 𝛿 suffered by the incident ray AB is:

 
o
C

(A) 𝛿 = 90∘ + 2𝜃 (B) 𝛿 = 180∘ + 2𝜃 (C) 𝛿 = 270∘ − 2𝜃 (D) 𝛿 = 360∘ − 2𝜃

42. Image is obtained on a screen by keeping an object at 25 cm and at 40 cm in front of a concave

mirror. Image in the former case is four times bigger than in the latter. Focal length of the mirror
must be
(A) 12 cm. (B) 20 cm. (C) 24 cm. (D) 36 cm.

43. A glass cube of refractive index 1.5 and edge 1 cm has a tiny black spot at its center. A circular dark
sheet is to be kept symmetrically on the top surface so that the central spot is not visible from the
1 1 1
top. Minimum radius of the circular sheet should be (Given: = 0.707, = 0.577, = 0.447 )
√2 √3 √5
(A) 0.994 cm (B) 0.447 cm (C) 0.553 cm (D) 0.577 cm

44. A metal rod of length 𝐿 at temperature 𝑇, when heated to temperature 𝑇 ′ , expands to new length
𝐿′ . These quantities are related as 𝐿′ = 𝐿(1 + 𝛼[𝑇 ′ − 𝑇]) where 𝛼 is a constant for that material and
called as coefficient of linear expansion. Correct SI unit of 𝛼 is
(A) m − K −1 (B) m − K (C) K −1 (D) 𝛼 is a pure number

45. Each resistance in the adjacent circuit is RΩ . In order to have an integral value for equivalent
resistance between A & B, the minimum value of R must be:

(A) 4  (B) 8  (C) 16  (D) 29 

46. The masses and radii of the earth and moon are M 1 , R1 and M 2 , R 2 respectively. Their centres are
distance d apart. The minimum velocity with which a particle of mass m should be projected from
a point midway between their centres so that it escapes to infinity is
G 2G
(A) 2 (M1 + M2 ) (B) 2 (M1 + M2 )
d d

Gm Gm(M1 + M2 )
(C) 2 (M1 + M2 ) (D) 2
d d(R1 + R2 )
47. Refer the adjacent circuit. The voltmeter reads 117 V and ammeter reads 0.13 A. If the resistance
of voltmeter and ammeter are 9kΩ and 0.015Ω respectively, the value of R is

(A) 500 Ω (B) kΩ (C) .5kΩ (D) kΩ

48. Suppose our scientific community had chosen force, speed and time as the fundamental
mechanical quantities instead of length, mass and time respectively and they chose the respective
1
units of magnitudes 10 N, 100 m/s and s. Then the unit of mass in their system is equivalent to
100
in our system.
(A) 103 kg (B) 10−3 kg (C) 10 kg (D) 10−1 kg
 A-2
ANY NUMBER OF OPTIONS 4, 3, 2 or 1 MAY BE CORRECT MARKS WILL BE AWARDED ONLY IF ALL THE
CORRECT OPTIONS ARE BUBBLED.

49. Consider the following statements and choose the correct statement(s)
(A) Viruses are excluded from five kingdom classification of Whittaker.
(B) Nutritional diversity is found in Monera.
(C) In five kingdom classification, Euglena is included under Protista.
(D) Contractile vacuoles regulate osmoregulation in marine protozoans.

50. Read the following statements and select the incorrect statement(s):
(A) PS I is involved in non cyclic photophosphorylation only.
(B) PS II is involved in both cyclic and non cyclic photophosphorylation.
(C) Stroma lamellae membranes possess PS I only, whereas grana lamellae membranes possess
both PS I and PS II.
(D) PS II is located on the inner side of thylakoid membrane.

51. Which of the following statement/s regarding eutrophication are correct?

(A) Eutrophication is the natural ageing of a lake by nutrients enrichment of water.
(B) Pollutants from human activities like effluents from the industries and homes can radically
accelerate the aging process of a lake. This phenomenon is called as cultural or accelerated
eutrophication.
(C) The plants nutrients responsible for eutrophication are nitrates and phosphates.
(D) These phosphates and nitrates accelerate the growth of algae, which utilize oxygen and may
deoxygenate the water to kill the fish and other aquatic animals.

52. Lichens do not like to grow in cities

(A) Because of absence of the right type of algae and fungi
(B) Because of lack of moisture
(C) Because of SO2 pollution
(D) Because natural habitat is missing

53. Which of the following is/are amphoteric oxide/ oxides?

(A) BeO (B) SnO (C) ZnO (D) Al2 O3

54. Which of the following graphs represent Boyle's law:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

55. The factors that influence the ionisation energies are:

(A) the size of the atom
(B) the charge on the nucleus
(C) how effectively the inner electron shell screen the nuclear charge
(D) the type of electrons involved (s, p, d f)
56. A vessel of uniform cross-section of length 500 as shown figure is divided in two parts by a
weightless & frictionless piston one part contains 5 moles of N2 ( g) and other part contains 2 moles
of H2 (g) & 1 mole of He(g) gaseous mixture at the same temperature and pressure.

What is the length of N2 compartment?

(Assume volume of piston to be negligible)
(A) 187.5 cm (B) 300 cm (C) 312.5 cm (D) None of these

57. A carpenter of mass 50 kg is standing on a weighing machine placed in a lift of mass 20 kg. A light
string is attached to the lift. The string passes over a smooth pulley and the other end is held by
the carpenter as shown. When carpenter keeps the lift moving upward with constant velocity,
(g = 10 m/s ) 2

(A) the reading of weighing machine is 15 kg

(B) the man applies a force of 350 N on the string
(C) net force on the man is 150 N
(D) net force on the weighing machine is 150 N

58. A particle is moving on the x - axis. If u > 0, a < 0 and a is constant then number of possible value
of the time for which the particle is at distance 'd' from its starting point may be:
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

59. The value of the resistance R in figure is adjusted such that power dissipated in the 2Ω resistor is
maximum. Under this condition

(A) R = 0
(B) R = 8Ω
(C) power dissipated in the 2 Ω resistor is 72 W.
(D) power dissipated in the 2 Ω resistor is 8 W.

60. Which of the following is/are conservative force(s)?

5 2
𝑥 𝑦 2
(A) 𝐹⃗ = 2𝑟 3 𝑟ˆ (B) 𝐹⃗ = − 𝑟ˆ (C) 𝐹⃗ = 𝑖ˆ + 𝑗ˆ (D) 𝐹⃗ = 𝑦𝑖ˆ + 𝑥𝑗ˆ
𝑟 𝑦 𝑥