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Sample Paper (VII Studying) Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

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1. A man puts his hand in water at 30 °C for a while.

He will feel colder if he puts the same hand in another

vessel containing water at

(1) 20 °C (2) 30 °C

(3) 35 °C (4) 40 °C

2. The odometer of a car reads the following distances

at the given instants. The ratio of average speed of

the car in the first and the second intervals is

Time Odometer reading

9 : 45 AM 4404 km

10 : 15 AM 4449 km

10 : 30 AM 4469 km

(1) 9 : 8 (2) 8 : 9

(3) 9 : 2 (4) 2 : 1

3. The bulb connected across which of the following

terminals will not glow?

AB

CD

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

[Given all cells are identical]

(1) 1 and 3 (2) 1 and 6

(3) 2 and 8 (4) 1 and 8

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SECTION-A : SCIENCE

(The questions given in sample paper are indicative of the level and

pattern of questions that will be asked in ANTHE-2016)

4. A stopwatch records the successive positions

[B → C → B → A and so on] of the motion of a

simple pendulum. The readings in seconds of the

stopwatch with the corresponding position of the bob

is as shown in the table.

A

B

C

Position of bob

20

24

28

B

C

B

The time taken to complete two oscillations is

(1) 4 s (2) 8 s

(3) 16 s (4) 32 s

5. Identify the product 'P' in the following reaction :

(1) Carbon dioxide

(2) Mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide

(3) Oxygen

(4) Mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide


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6. A gas 'X' is evolved when baking soda is added to

vinegar. When 'X' is passed through lime water, the

colour of the solution turns milky due to the formation

of a new substance 'Y'. 'X' and 'Y' respectively are

(1) Carbon dioxide and calcium carbonate

(2) Hydrogen and calcium oxide

(3) Carbon dioxide and calcium oxide

(4) Hydrogen and calcium carbonate

7. Which of the following conditions are essential for

rusting?

(i) Presence of air

(ii) Presence of moisture

(iii) Presence of sunlight

Mark the correct option.

(1) (i) & (ii) (2) (ii) & (iii)

(3) (i), (ii) & (iii) (4) (i) & (iii)

8. Consider the given Venn diagram.

Substances

obtained

from fruits

AcidsA

On the basis of given Venn diagram, substance 'A'

cannot be

(1) Ascorbic acid

(2) Citric acid

(3) Tartaric acid

(4) Hydrochloric acid

9. Match the following and choose an appropriate option.

Column-I Column-II

a. Cuscuta (i) Insectivorous plant

b. Pitcher plant (ii) Symbiotic relationship

c. Mushroom (iii) Parasitic plant

d. Lichen (iv) Saprotrophic

(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)

(2) a(i), b(iii), c(iv), d(ii)

(3) a(iii), b(ii), c(i), d(iv)

(4) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)

10. In buffaloes, cellulose of grass is digested in a sac

like structure called 'X' with the help of a certain

bacteria. 'X' is located between

(1) Oesophagus and rumen

(2) Small intestine and large intestine

(3) Rumen and small intestine

(4) Stomach and small intestine

11. In cockroaches, exchange of gases occurs through

(1) Gills

(2) Tracheae

(3) Spiracles

(4) Skin

12. Which of the following organs is not a part of human

respiratory system?

(1) Trachea

(2) Lung

(3) Oesophagus

(4) Nasal passage


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SECTION-B : MATHEMATICS

13. In the given figure, the value of x is

(1) 45° (2) θ

(3) 90° – θ (4) 90°

14. Which of the following is not true?

(1) 5 : 25 = 20%

(2) 0.27% = 0.0027

(3) 7.4% = 37 : 50

(4) 18 : 72 = 25%

15. –42 × 3 × (–5) × (–7) is equal to

(1) (–3) × (15) × (–294)

(2) (–15) × 294

(3) (–3) × (–5) × 7 × 42

(4) (–3) × 35 × 42 × 3

16. The median of set of numbers : 13, 19, 8, 5, 14 is

(1) 8 (2) 5

(3) 13 (4) 14

17. If 1 1

,3 3

xx

−− = then the value of x is

(1) –1

(2) 1

(3) 3

(4) 0

18. After 35 years, Rohan will be 8 times as old as he is

now. The present age of Rohan is

(1) 5 years

(2) 7 years

(3) 4 years

(4) 8 years

19. In the given figure, if COD is a straight line, OM is

the bisector of ∠COB and AB || PQ, then a – b is

equal to

A

O

D

b

45°

B

C

a

P

Q

M

(1) 22.5°

(2) 45°

(3) 135°

(4) 67.5°

20. The largest of the following is

(1) 0.0001 + 0.01

(2)1 1

100 1000−

(3) (0.1)2

(4)1

0.00110

÷


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SECTION-C : MENTAL ABILITY

21. A tourist reached New Delhi railway station and hired

a taxi. From the railway station, the taxi driver took

the tourist towards north for 1 km after which the taxi

turned by 270° clockwise at a round about and moved

by 3 km to reach a T-point. The taxi then took a left

turn and travelled further by 2 km to reach the

destination. The direction, in which the destination

lies with respect to the railway station, is

(1) North-West (2) South-East

(3) North-East (4) South-West

22. In the following figure, how many triangles are

possible?

(1) 14 (2) 18

(3) 19 (4) 20

23. Find the water image of PQRST.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

24. Find the missing number.

5 4

5 5

5 5

4 3 6 2 ? 2

2

3 3

3

54

6 10

(1) 1 (2) 2

(3) 3 (4) 4

25. If 5 = 23 and 9 = 79, then 12 = ?

(1) 145 (2) 142

(3) 144 (4) 146

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Sample Paper (VIII Studying) Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

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Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)(For VIII Studying)

SECTION-A : SCIENCE



1. The base areas of the 6 kg and the 4 kg blocks in

the given figures are in the ratio 4 : 1. The pressure

exerted on the ground in case A is

(1) Four times of that in case B

(2) Twice of that in case B

(3) One fourth of that in case B

(4) Same as that in case B

2. A bottle is designed in a way as shown in figure. Three

identical balloons are fixed on the three glass tubes

of same cross-sectional area. When the bottle is

completely filled with water, the amount of the bulge

of the balloons will be in order

A

B

C

(1) A < B < C (2) A > B > C

(3) A = C > B (4) A = B = C

3. Which of the following is the good conductor of

electricity?

(1) Wood (2) Plastic

(3) Distilled water (4) Sea water

4. A pendulum oscillates y times in x seconds. Its time

period and frequency respectively are

(1) s, Hz

x x

y y(2) s, Hz

x y

y x

(3) s, Hz

y x

x y(4)

1 s, Hzxy

xy

5. C + BSO4 → CSO

4 + B

A + BSO4 → No reaction

CSO4

+ A → No reaction

The correct order of decreasing reactivity of A, B and

C is

(1) A > B > C (2) C > B > A

(3) C > A > B (4) B > A > C

6. Which of the following is not a cause of the formation

of a green coloured coating over the surface of copper

metal?

(1) Sulphur dioxide (2) Moisture

(3) Carbon dioxide (4) Oxygen


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7. ‘A’ and ‘B’ are the two different varieties of plastics.

‘A’ is used for manufacturing toys, combs etc. and

‘B’ is used for making electrical switches. Plastic ‘A’

and ‘B’ respectively are

(1) PVC, bakelite

(2) Polythene, melamine

(3) Bakelite, melamine

(4) PVC, melamine

8. Match the following.

Column-I Column-II

a. Rayon (i) Natural fibre

b. Nylon (ii) Coal, water and air

c. Acrylic (iii) Artificial silk

d. Cotton (iv) Artificial wool

(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iv), b(ii), c(iii), d(i)

(3) a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i) (4) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)

9. A method of preservation in which the milk is heated

to about 70 °C for 15 to 30 seconds and cooled

suddenly is called

(1) Nitrogen fixation (2) Pasteurisation

(3) Fertilisation (4) Fermentation

10. Identify the agricultural process on the basis of the

given information.

(i) It helps in turning and loosening of soil.

(ii) It helps in proper mixing of manure.

(1) Harvesting (2) Weeding

(3) Tilling (4) Sowing

11. Identify the scientist who coined the term ‘cell’.

(1) Robert Koch (2) Robert Hooke

(3) Edward Jenner (4) Louis Pasteur

12. Which of the following shows the least biodiversity?

(1) Biosphere reserve (2) Wildlife sanctuary

(3) Huge crop field (4) National park


13. Which of the following is greatest?

(1)23

36% (2) 0.6%

(3)3

78

% (4)3

134

%

14. If ( ) ( ){ }3

bcc

aa b

x x= (a, b, c ≠ 0), then the value of

–1

3bc

a

bc is

(1)3

3

bc

(2) 3

(3)1

3bc (4)

1–3

bc

15. A bag has 5 blue balls and 3 white balls. A ball is

drawn from the bag without looking into the bag. The

probability of getting a white ball is

(1)1

8

(2)1

3

(3)3

5

(4)3

8


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16. In the given figure, AECD is a parallelogram and

∠DAB + ∠DCB = 180°. The measure of ∠AEC is

equal to

A

B

CD

E30°

10°

(1) 105° (2) 40°

(3) 110° (4) 100°

17. The cube of 2.1 a2

b3

c5 is

(1)

2 5

3 392.61a b c (2)

2 5

3 39.261a b c

(3) 9.261 a6 b

9 c

15(4) 92.61 a

6 b

9 c

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18. Out of 300 marks, Reena scored 1th

6 of it. If she had

scored x more marks, then she would have scored

2

5th of the total marks. The value of x is

(1) 30 (2) 70

(3) 90 (4) 50

19. In a parallelogram ABCD, if DO and CO are the

bisectors of ∠ADC and ∠BCD respectively, then

reflex ∠DOC is equal to

(1) 270° (2) 200°

(3) 210° (4) 205°

20. Which of the following numbers is a palindromic

number as well as a perfect square?

(1) 98789 (2) 56765

(3) 123454321 (4) 17161


21. 100 students of a class are picked randomly and

instructed to make a human chain such that every

prime number position and perfect square positions

are occupied by girls only and the rest are occupied

by boys only. The ratio of the girls in the first 50

students to that of the number of girls in the next 50

students is

(1) 21 : 13

(2) 22 : 13

(3) 23 : 14

(4) 3 : 2

22. Select a suitable figure from the answer figures that

would replace the question mark (?).

?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)


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23. 325 : 16 :: 713 : 10 :: 526 : ?

(1) 4

(2) 8

(3) 20

(4) 22

24. Which of the given options cannot be formed by using

the following parts of the figure?

(A)

(B)

(D)

(C)

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

25. Choose the odd one out from the following.

Baby elephant, Calf, Puppy, Duckling

(1) Baby elephant (2) Calf

(3) Puppy (4) Duckling

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Sample Paper (IX Studying) Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

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Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)(For IX Studying)

SECTION-A : SCIENCE



1. Which of the following measures the distance travelled

by a uniformly accelerated body in time t? [Symbols

have their usual meaning]

(1)( )v u t

a

−(2)

2

v ut

+⎛ ⎞⎜ ⎟⎝ ⎠

(3) 2

2v

a(4)

2 22( )v u t−

2. The displacement-time graph of a uniformly

accelerating body of mass 2 kg, initially at rest, is

shown below.

Dis

pla

cem

ent (m

)

50

Time (s)10

0

The magnitude of force acting on the body is

(1) 0.5 N (2) 1 N

(3) 2 N (4) 4 N

3. A bullet of mass 50 g is fired horizontally with a speed

of 540 km/h from a gun of mass 5 kg. The recoil

speed of the gun is

(1) 5.4 m/s (2) 1.5 m/s

(3) 1.5 km/h (4) 5400 km/h

4. A ball of mass m is dropped from height h. The time

taken by the ball to reach the ground is [Take g as

acceleration due to gravity]

(1)2h

g(2)

2

h

g

(3) 2h

g(4)

mh

g

5. The compressibility of Z is less than that of Y and

higher than that of X. If X, Y and Z are the different

states of the same substance, then the kinetic energy

in the increasing order will be

(1) Y > X > Z (2) Z < Y < X

(3) Y < Z < X (4) X < Z < Y

6. On adding 'x' g of the solute to 100 g aqueous

solution, the concentration in terms of mass by mass

percentage changes from 50% to 60%. Amount of

solute 'x' is

(1) 20 g (2) 10 g

(3) 35 g (4) 25 g

7. A, B and C represent the three states of matter.

A B C

The state that will show maximum interparticle forces

of attraction and the one that will show maximum

diffusion respectively are

(1) B and A (2) B and C

(3) A and B (4) A and C


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8. The final step involved in a water purification system is

(1) Loading (2) Filtration

(3) Chlorination (4) Sedimentation

9. Which of the following are common to both animal

cells and plant cells?

(i) Cell wall

(ii) Cell membrane

(iii) Ribosome

(iv) Chloroplast

(v) Mitochondria

(1) (i), (iii) & (iv) (2) (iii), (iv) & (v)

(3) (i), (ii) & (iii) (4) (ii), (iii) & (v)

10. Identify the plant tissue depicted below.

(1) Collenchyma (2) Parenchyma

(3) Sclerenchyma (4) Chlorenchyma

11.

Beaker containingHypertonic solution

Plant cell

The plant cell was introduced into the beaker

containing hypertonic solution.

Plant cell

Hypertonicsolution

After 3 hours?

What will happen to the plant cell after 3 hours in the

above given situation?

(1)

The cell would swelland become turgid

Hypertonicsolution

(2)

The cell would beplasmolysed

Hypertonicsolution

(3)

The cell would shrink

Hypertonicsolution

(4)

The cell would burst

Hypertonicsolution

12. 'X' and 'Y' are the two types of connective tissues. 'X'

contains Haversian canal and 'Y' contains

chondrocytes and hyaline matrix. 'X' and 'Y'

respectively are

(1) Bone and cartilage

(2) Bone and adipose tissue

(3) Cartilage and bone

(4) Areolar tissue and cartilage



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13. If n is a natural number, then which of the following

is not always divisible by 2?

(1) n2 – n (2) n3 – n

(3) n2 – 1 (4) n3 – n2

14. In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle. If

ΔABF ≅ ΔDCE, then the measure of ∠AGD is equal

to

A

B

D

C

G

45°

E F

(1) 45° (2) 75°

(3) 80° (4) 90°

15. The greatest prime factor of 48 – 38 is

(1) 7 (2) 13

(3) 337 (4) 5

16. In the given figure, if ΔDAC ≅ ΔEBC, ∠CDA = 35°

and ∠EBC = 43°, then the measure of ∠BCD is

A B

D

C

E

(1) 78° (2) 35°

(3) 102° (4) 43°

17. If 0.1234x = , 0.1234y = and 0.1234z = , then

which of the following is correct?

(1) x > y > z

(2) y < z

(3) z > x

(4) x > z > y

18. If 1 1 1

0a b c

+ + = , where a, b and c are non-zero real

numbers, then

2 2 2

2( )

a b c ab bc ca

a b c

+ + − − −+ +

is equal to

(1) 2 (2) –2

(3) 1 (4) –1

19. If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio

6 : 11 : 15 and its perimeter is 96 cm, then the height

corresponding to the longest side is

(1) 8 cm (2) 4 2 cm

(3) 16 2 cm (4) 8 2 cm

20. In the given figure, ED is a straight line such that

∠ABE = 139° and ∠ACD = 156°. The measure of

∠BAC is

A

B C DE

139° 156°

(1) 110° (2) 120°

(3) 115° (4) 105°


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21.

?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

22. Find the missing number.

2 5

7

9

8

92

1

3

?

8

13

(1) 5

(2) 2

(3) 3

(4) 4

23. An engineer wife called her scientist husband saying

that she has forgotten the ATM password. The

scientist replied, "Add your year of birth to the

smallest 4-digit perfect square number". If the

engineer was born in 1988, then "****" stands for

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

0

Cancel

****

(1) 3010

(2) 3013

(3) 3012

(4) 3011



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24. Choose the correct figure from options which

contains following figure as its part.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

25. In a row of girls, A is 13th from the left end and B is

6th from the right end. If they interchange their

positions, B becomes 24th from the right end. How

many girls are there in the row?

(1) 24 (2) 36

(3) 29 (4) 40

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