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TALENT TEST - 2013

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Mental Aptitude

Max. Marks: 50

2013 1 1P
Duration: 60 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS

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1. This question paper is in five parts Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and
Mental Aptitude. There are 50 questions in all.
2. All are objective type questions.
3. Student name is to be entered in CAPITALS only.
4. Test ID of the question paper should be entered in the OMR sheet at the appropriate
place.
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6. Each question carries 1 mark. No negative marks.
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8. Use of calculators and log tables is prohibited.
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you. Once marked, the answer cannot be changed. Any corrections or modifications will
automatically result in wrong scanning.
10. Questions will be assigned zero marks if the OMR Sheet is left blank, mutilated, torn,
whitened or scratched.
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Physics
1. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it simply changes form from one to
another. This is known as the law of conservation of energy. Keeping this in mind,
answer the following question. The potential energy of a freely falling object
(a) decreases progressively
(c) remains constant

(b) increases progressively

(d) cannot be determined

2. A given sound wave has two consecutive compressions spaced by 2 m. If one

complete wave passes through a point in 5 x 10 -3 s, what is the distance the wave
travels in 10 min?
(a) 120 m

(b) 240 m

(c) 240 km

(d) 120 km

3. A ball thrown up reaches a maximum height of h and falls down. Choose the correct
graph which properly describes the motion for this period.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

4. There are two

specific forces of equal

magnitude that

can be applied to a

heavy block. The first force F1 is a pushing force while the second force F 2 is a pulling
force. The box is supposed to move in the direction shown. Which of the given
options best describes the application of the forces for the desired effect?

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(a)
Side 2:
F2 and Side 1:F1
(c) Side 1: F2 and F1

(b) Side 2: F2 and F1

(d) Side 1: F2 and Side 2:F1

5. A train was moving at the rate of 90 km/hr. When the brakes were applied, it came to
rest with a displacement of 250 m. Calculate the retardation produced by the brakes.
(a) 0.75 ms-2
(b) 0.8 ms-2
(c) 1 ms-2
(d) 1.25 ms-2
6. Analyse the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement A : Acceleration due to gravity is different for different planets.
g

Statement B :
depends on the mass of the planet under consideration.
(a) Both the given statements are incorrect
(b) Only statement A is correct
(c) Both the statements are right with (B) contradicting (A)
(d) Both the statements are right with (B) corroborating (A)
7. A man walks around a park 4 times in a span of 20 min every evening. The park is of
square shape with each side being 350 m long. If he starts the walk at 5:30:00 p.m.,
what is his displacement at 5:42:30 p.m.?

2 1.4

1
0.7
2

3 1.7

1
0.6
3

(Given,
)
(a) 490 m
(b) 700 m
(c) 249 m
(d) 0 m
8. The velocity with which a gun moves back when a bullet is fired is known as recoil
velocity. This is calculated by applying the law of
(a) rate of change of momentum
(b) conservation of momentum
(c) inertia
(d) action and reaction
9. By the use of a pulley, a man raises a weight of 10 kg to a height of 120 m in 6 min
40 sec. What is the average power required? [Given g = 10 ms -2]
(a) 15 W
(b) 30 W
(c) 40 W
(d) 120 W
Chemistry
10. A gas is filled in a closed cylinder. Which of the following processes would increase
the intermolecular force of attraction between the gas molecules?
(i) Adding more gas in the cylinder

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(ii) Increasing the volume of the cylinder

(iii) Increasing the pressure on the gas
(iv) Making a small hole in the cylinder
(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (i) and (iii)

(c) (ii) and (iii)

(d) (i) and (iv)

11. Carbon disulphide is a non-aqueous solvent which dissolves phosphorus, sulphur,

selenium and bromine etc. A mixture of common salt, sulphur and iron filings is
shaken with carbon disulphide and filtered through a filter paper. The filtrate is
evaporated to dryness in a china dish. What will be left in the dish after evaporation?
(a) Sand

(b) Common salt

(c) Iron filings

(d) Sulphur

12. Analyse the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement A: Liquids diffuse less easily as compared to gases.
Statement B: Intermolecular forces are greater in gases.
(a) Both the given statements are incorrect
(b) Only statement A is correct
(c) Both the given statements are correct
(d) Statement A is false but the statement B is true
13. An unused flashbulb contains magnesium and oxygen. After use, the contents are
changed to magnesium oxide but the total mass does not change. Which law best
explains the observation?
(a) Law of constant composition

(b) Law of multiple proportions

(c) Avogadro's law

(d) Law of conservation of mass

14. Element X is metal and Y is a non-metal. X forms compounds like X 3P2, X(HSO4)2 and Y
forms Zn3Y2, CrY etc. What will be the formula for the compound consisting of X and
Y?
(a) XY

(b) X2Y3

(c) X3Y2

(d)

XY2
15. The atomic mass of lead is 208 and its atomic number is 82, the atomic mass of
bismuth is 209 and its atomic number is 83. The ratio of the neutrons/protons
(a) is higher in lead than bismuth
(b) is lower in lead than bismuth
(c) is equal in both lead and bismuth
(d) does not depend upon the above data

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16. Sodium atom and sodium ion differ in all of the following except
(a) net electrical charge

(b) number of electrons

(c) number of protons

(d) radius
19
9

17. How many electrons, protons and neutrons are present in

(a) 10, 9, 10

(b) 9, 8, 10

(c) 9, 9, 10

(d) 9, 8, 9

Biology
18. Xylem and phloem are the two conducting tissues found in plants. The xylem tissue
transports water and minerals whereas the phloem tissues help in the transportation
of food. These two tissues differ from one another in which other aspect?
(a) Xylem is bidirectional and phloem is unidirectional
(b) Xylem is unidirectional and phloem is bidirectional
(c) Phloem provides mechanical strength whereas xylem does not
(d) Xylem is a living tissue whereas phloem is a dead tissue
19. Antibacterials are a class of antibiotics that selectively target the bacteria with no
significant negative effect on the cells of the mammalian host. Antibiotics are often
categorized

according

to

their

mechanism

of

action.

Identify

the

principle

mechanism/s by which antibacterials inhibit bacterial infection.

(a) Cell wall inhibition

(b) Organelle membrane inhibition

(c) Nuclear membrane inhibition

(d) Both option (a) and option

(b)
20. It is indeed amazing to see an amoeba capture and engulf its food. Amoeba is
unicellular and has no definite shape. Can you identify one other cell that can change
shape and hence said to be amoeboid in shape?
(a) RBC

(b) WBC

(c) Nerve cell

(d) Muscle cell

21. Eutrophication is the enrichment of an ecosystem with chemical nutrients. This leads
to a lush growth of algae and other aquatic plants. What will be the immediate
consequence of the algal growth in the water bodies?

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(a) Increased activity of decomposers (b) Algae die and begin to rot
(c) Lack of sunlight and oxygen

(d) Death of aquatic species

22. A protein synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum is transported by a vesicle

to the target site. But the delivered protein has been modified and is not the same as
the one synthesized by the ribosomes over ER. In which organelle do you expect the
modification of the protein to have occurred?
(a) Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Nucleolus

(b) Ribosomes
(d) Golgi apparatus

23. Certain plants like sun hemp and guar are grown and then ploughed back into the
soil. This is done in order to increase the soil nutrients and to meet the requirements
for the proper growth of the next crop. This method of adding nutrients is called as
(a) leaching
(b) merging
(c) mulching

(d) lurching

24. Maize or corn is a cereal crop that is grown widely throughout the world. Identify the
right group of characteristics which corresponds to the maize plant.
(a) Vascular, flowering, parallel venation
(b) Avascular, reticulate venation, nonflowering
(c) Taproot, naked seeds, parallel venation
(d) Flowering, enclosed seeds, avascular
25. Cardiac muscle fibres differ from skeletal muscles because these are
(a) striated, involuntary, uninucleate
(b) non-striated, voluntary, uninucleate
(c) non-striated, involuntary, multinucleate
(d) striated, voluntary, uninucleate
Mathematics

x 3 y 10 0
26. The number of solutions of the equation
(a) two

is

(b) four

(c) ten

(d) infinite

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27. Two cubes each with 6 cm edge are joined end to end. The surface area of the
resulting cuboid is

864cm 2

360 cm 2

(a)

432 cm 2

576cm 2

(b)

(c)

(d)

(c) 30

(d) 10

12 , 2 2 ,32 , 4 2 ,52 , 6 2 , 7 2
28. The arithmetic mean of

is

(a) 40

(b) 20

0.3333... 1.333....
29.

will be equal to
(a) 0.50

(b) 0.75

(c) 0.25

(d)

1.00
30. If each side of a triangle is doubled, what will be the increase in the area of the
triangle?
(a) 100%

(b) 200%

(d) 400%

31. In

20

92

(c) 300%

the

given

figure,
ABCD

is

cyclic
quadrilateral.

AE

is

drawn

ABC 92, FAE 20,

parallel

to

BCD

find

132
(a)

108
(b)

CD

and

BA

is

produced

to

F.

If

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112
(c)

62
(d)
32. How many diameters can be drawn from any one point on the circumference of a
circle?
(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) infinite

x 50 , 3x 30 ,

x 70
2

33. The angles of a quadrilateral are

2 x 10
and

the quadrilateral.
(a) Trapezium

(b) Concave

(c) Rectangle

(d) Kite

(c) 165

(d) 100

a 2 3,
34. If

find the value of a3 + a-3

(a) 64

(b) 52

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35. A toy is in the form of a cone mounted on a hemisphere with the same radius. The
diameter of the base of the conical portion is 12 cm and its height is 8 cm. What is
3.14

the volume of the toy? (Take

(a) 414.48 cm

(b) 603.45 cm3

(c) 753.6 cm3

(d) 523.85 cm3

36. A key bunch contains 10 keys of which only one key can open a door. A man tries to
open the door by choosing a key at random and discarding the wrong key after each
trial. The probability that the door is opened only in the fifth trial is

1
10

1
5

1
2

(a)

(b)

5
9

(c)

(d)

(c) 3n + 2

(d) 3n + 10

16 8n 2 2 m ,
37. If

then m is equal to
(a) n + 8

(b) 2n + 10

38. In many parties, flowers are used to decorate the display on the stages. The table
given below shows the number of flowers used in each row of the display in a
particular party.
Row number, r
1
2
3
4

Number of flowers, n
54
58
62
66
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E 144
A

Which equation best describes these data?

(a) n = 2r +52

(b) n = r +54

(c) n = 4r +50

(d) n = 4r

+54

A 128, E 144.
39. In the given figure, AB || CD,

FCD
If EC is produced to F, then

is

equal to
91

92

(a)

(b)

93

94

(c)

(d)

40. The greatest possible area for an isosceles triangle, whose equal sides are each 4
units long, is

4 3
(a) 2 sq. units

(b) 8 sq. units

(c)

sq. units

(d) 4sq. units

GMAT

CD C 2 CD D 2 (C D),
41. If

(a) 169

then
(b) 154

78
will be equal to
(c) 133

(d) 172

42. A clock is so placed that at 2 p.m. the minute hand points towards north-west. In
which direction will the hour hand point at 6.00 p.m.?
(a) North-west
(b) West
(c) North-east

(d) South-east

43. Rajan is the brother of Sachin and Monick is the father of Rajan. Jagat is the brother
of Priya and Priya is the daughter of Sachin. Who is the uncle of Jagat?

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(a) Rajan

(b) Sachin

(c) Monik

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(d) Jagat

44. In a code CORNER is written as GSVRIV. How can CENTRAL be written in that code?
(a) DFOUSBM
(b) GIRXVEP
(c) GJRYVEP
(d) GNFJKER
45. Find the missing number in the series
67, 71, 73, 79, 83, ________
(a) 87
(b) 89
(c) 93
th

46. In a queue, Vijay is 14 from the front and Jack is 17

(d) 91
th

from the end, while Mary is in

between Vijay and Jack. If Vijay is ahead of Jack and there are 48 persons in the
queue, how many persons will be there between Vijay and Mary?
(a) 8
(b) 7
(c) 6

(d) 5

47. In the following number sequence, how many such even numbers are there which are
exactly divisible by its immediate preceding number but not exactly divisible by its
immediate following number?
38415728348939421582
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three

(d) Four

Direction: In question 48, a part of the figure is missing. Identify the missing part from
among the choices given under the question and mark the correct option on the answer
sheet.

48.

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 5

Direction: In question 49, a sheet of paper is folded and punched as shown by the given
figures. If the paper is unfolded how will it appear? Select the correct answer from among
the choices given and mark it on the answer sheet.
49.

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(b) 4

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(d) 3

Direction: In question 50, the numbers inside the figure are related to the numbers
outside the figure. Identify the relationship that exists among the numbers in the figure
from among the given choices and mark the correct option on the answer sheet.

33

36

50.

8 (a) 42

(b) 44

(c) 27

12

(d) 28

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