Questions & Answers: NTSE (Stage-I) 2019-20
Questions & Answers: NTSE (Stage-I) 2019-20
Questions & Answers: NTSE (Stage-I) 2019-20
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6. Rohan’s score on the mid-term exam was 75, and 11. Some equations are based on the basis of a
his score of the final exam was 90. If the weight of certain system. Using the same pattern solve the
the final exam is twice that of mid-term, what is unsolved equation. If 10 – 3 = 12, 12 – 4 = 13, 14
Rohan’s final score in the course? – 5 = 14, what is 16 – 6 = ?
7. A grandmother, mother and daughter wish to 12. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is
arrange themselves in a row in order to be 54kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph.
photographed. How many different ways can they For how many minutes does the bus stop per
arrange themselves? hour?
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19. If area of any triangle is 384 cm3 and its sides are (1) 69 (2) 75
in Ratio 3 : 4 : 5, then perimeter of triangle will be? (3) 80 (4) 90
(1) 60 cm Answer (3)
(2) 48 cm 24. 4, 7, 12, 19, 28, 39, ?
(3) 64 cm (1) 48 (2) 52
(4) 96 cm (3) 55 (4) 58
Answer (4) Answer (2)
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25. 10080, 1680, ?, 84, 28, 14 32. The accompanying figure shows right triangle
(1) 840 (2) 168 ABC and isosceles triangle ABD(AB = AD).
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36. Of the three number, the sum of first two is 55, 42. For a business lunch in a certain restaurant, you
third is 65, and sum of third with thrice of the first may choose one of 3 different first courses and
is 110. The third number is? one of 4 different main course. In addition to first
(1) 25 (2) 30 course and the main courses, you have a choice
of a soup or dessert. How many different
(3) 35 (4) 28 combinations of three course business lunch
Answer (3) does this restaurant offer?
Directions: (37 to 40) Study the following table and (1) 12
answer questions given below: (2) 14
EMPLOYEES SOURCE OF INCOME (Rs.) (3) 18
K L M N O
(4) 24
Salary 12000 6000 21000 9000 12000
Answer (4)
Bonus 2400 1200 4500 2400 3000
Overtime 5400 2100 6000 5100 6000 43. If the length of a rectangular plot of land is
Arrers 6000 5400 12000 4200 7500 increased by 12½% and the breadth is decreased
Miscellaneous 1200 300 1500 300 1500 by 10%, its area is
Total 27000 15000 45000 21000 30000 (1) Decreased by 1.25%
37. The employee who has minimum ratio of income (2) Decreased by 2.5%
from arrear to income from salary is. (3) Increased by 2.5%
(1) K (2) L (4) Increased by 1.25%
(3) M (4) N Answer (4)
Answer (4) 44. K is an even number and P is an odd number.
Which of the following statement is not correct?
38. The employee who earns maximum bonus in
comparison to his total income? (1) P – K – 1 is an odd number
(1) M (2) N (2) P + K + 1 is an even number
(3) L (4) K (3) P × K + P is an odd number
Answer (2) (4) P2 + K2 + 1 is an even number
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47. What is the coefficient of a2b2 in the expansion of 54. In a certain language ‘PRINCIPAL’ is written as
(a + b)4? ‘MBOQSOMVW’ and ‘TEACHER’ is written as
(1) 1 (2) 6 ‘FDVSZDB’. Then how is ‘CAPITAL’ written in that
(3) 2 (4) 3 code?
Answer (2) (1) SVMOFVW (2) SVMODVW
48. In a class composed of x girls, y boys. What part (3) BVMODVM (4) SVMIDVW
of the class is composed of girls? Answer (1)
x
(1) y(x + y) (2) 55. In a certain language ROPE is written as %57$,
xy DOUBT is written as 35#8* and LIVE is written as
x y @24$. How is TROUBLE is written in that code?
(3) (4)
(x + y) xy (1) *%5#8@$ (2) *%#58@$
Answer (3) (3) *%5#8@4 (4) *%#58$@
49. The expression 26n
– 42n,
where n is a natural Answer (1)
number is always divisible by
56. If $ means ‘Plus(+)’, # means ‘minus(-)’, @ means
(1) 15 (2) 18
multiplied(×), and * means ‘divided(÷)’ then what
(3) 36 (4) 48 is the value of 16$4@5#72*8?
Answer (4)
(1) 29 (2) 25
50. If x = 2 – 21/3 + 22/3 then the value of x3 – 6x2 + 18x
(3) 27 (4) 36
+ 18 is
(1) 22 (2) 33 Answer (3)
(3) 40 (4) 45 57. In the number ‘5321648’ how many digit will be as
Answer (3) far away from the beginning of the number if digit
arranged in ascending order as they are in the
51. In this given figure how many triangle are there?
number?
(1) None (2) One
(3) Two (4) Three
Answer (2)
58. In a class of 35 students Kunal is placed seventh
(1) 12 (2) 10
from the bottom, whereas Sonali is placed ninth
(3) 14 (4) 8
from top. Pulkit is placed exactly in between the
Answer (1) two. What is Kunal’s position from Pulkit?
52. If Amit’s father is Ketan’s father’s only son and (1) 9th (2) 10th
Ketan has neither a brother nor a daughter. What
is the relation between Ketan and Amit? (3) 11th (4) 12th
(1) Uncle-Nephew (2) Father-Daughter Answer (2)
(3) Father-Son (4) Cousin 59. In a row of girls facing north, Reena is 10th to the
Answer (3) left of Pallavi. Who is 21st from the right end. If
53. In a certain code language ‘si po re’ means ‘book Malini, who is 17th from the left and is fourth to the
is thick’, ‘ti na re’ means ‘bag is heavy’, ‘ka si’ right of Reena, how many girls are there in a row?
means ‘interesting book’ and ‘de ti’ means ‘that (1) 37
bag’ what should stand for ‘that bag is interesting’
(2) 43
in that code language?
(1) ka re na ti (2) de si re ka (3) 44
(3) ti po ka na (4) de ti re ka (4) Data Inadequate
Answer (4) Answer (2)
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60. Anupriya was born on 29th Nov, 1970, which was 65. Question figure
Sunday. When her next birthday will fall on
Sunday?
(1) 1975 (2) 1976
(3) 1981 (4) 1982
Answer (3)
61. Which one will replace the question mark?
Answer (1)
66. Question figure
Answer (1)
64. Question figure
Answer figure
68. What is the total number of Biharis?
(1) 5 (2) 6
(3) 7 (4) 8
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69. What is the total number of Punjabis? Direction: (77 to 79) are based on given
(1) 22 (2) 28 information: A solid cube is painted red on all
faces. The side of the cube is 8 cm. It is cut into
(3) 29 (4) 35
smaller cubes of side 2 cm. Answer the following
Answer (1) question.
70. What is the total number of Marathis? 77. How many cubes have three faces coloured?
(1) 20 (2) 15 (1) 4 (2) 6
(3) 22 (4) 21 (3) 8 (4) 12
Answer (4) Answer (3)
71. How many Bihari which are not Punjabi? 78. How many cubes have two faces coloured?
(1) 1 (2) 2 (1) 8
(3) 3 (4) 4 (2) 16
Answer (2) (3) 36
72. How many Punjabi which are not Marathi? (4) 24
(1) 10 (2) 11 Answer (4)
(3) 12 (4) 13 79. How many cubes have only one face coloured?
Answer (4) (1) 16 (2) 24
73. India became a Republic on 26th January, 1950. (3) 32 (4) 36
Which day of the week was it? Answer (2)
(1) Monday (2) Tuesday 80. Choose the correct option to complete the matrix?
(3) Thursday (4) Saturday
Answer (3)
74. At what angle (larger) are two hands of a clock
inclined at 48 minute past 12?
(1) 264° (2) 263° (1) 15A
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Direction: (82 to 84) study the letter series given 88. Choose the correct mirror image of figure (x) from
below and answer the questions that follows. given alternatives?
HDYSMWNBQPOCRTBLZVEGUF
82. Which two neighbours in the given arrangement
are farthest in the alphabetical order?
(1) B and Q (2) D and Y
(3) U and F (4) V and E
Answer (2)
83. Which letter has the same neighbours as in the
alphabetical order through they have change Answer (2)
places? 89. Choose the correct water image of figure (x) from
(1) M (2) N given alternatives:
(3) O (4) F
Answer (3)
84. Which three letters have the same distance as
they have in the alphabetical order through they
have changed places?
(1) HMP (2) NQZ
(3) QOE (4) YLF
Answer (4) Answer (1)
85. A and B are sisters. R and S are brothers. 90. Which is the minimum number of straight lines
Daughter of A is the sister of R. Then which needed to construct the following figure?
relation between B and S?
(1) Aunt (2) Grandmother
(3) Sister (4) Mother
Answer (1)
86. Abhay is the husband of Neena and Sunita is the
mother of Abhay. Sohan is the uncle of Neeraj.
Who is the relation between Sohan and Neena?
(1) Jeth (2) Dever (1) 13 (2) 15
(3) Bhatija (4) Jeth/Devar (3) 16 (4) 17
Answer (Data insufficient/Data missing) Answer (3)
87. Which one will replace the question mark? Direction: (91 to 95). A cube is coloured red on all
of its faces. It is then cut into 64 smaller cube of
equal size. The smaller cube so obtained are now
separated.
91. How many smaller cubes have no surface
coloured?
(1) 8 (1) 24
(2) 14 (2) 16
(3) 10 (3) 8
(4) 6 (4) 10
Answer (3) Answer (3)
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92. How many smaller cube will have atleast two 96. If P + Q – R ÷ T, how is T related to P?
surfaces painted with red coloured?
(1) Aunt
(1) 4
(2) Brother
(2) 18
(3) Father
(3) 32
(4) Cousin
(4) 24
Answer (4)
Answer (3)
97. Which of the following means that R is the wife of
93. How many smaller cubes have two surfaces
P?
painted with red coloured?
(1) P × R – Q – T
(1) 24
(2) 8 (2) P ÷ T + R – Q
(3) 12 (3) P ÷ R – Q + T
(4) 20 (4) P × T – Q + R
(3) Brother
Answer (2)
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111. When four equal resistors are connected in series 118. The pH of acid rain is
with battery they dissipate a power of 10 W. The (1) Less than 5.6 (2) More than 5.6
power dissipated through any of them if connected
across the same battery will be (3) Equal to 5.6 (4) More than 6.6
(1) 40 W (2) 10/3 W Answer (1)
(3) 90 W (4) 10 W 119. IUPAC name of the following compound will be :
Answer (1) O
112. An electron move with velocity v in a uniform CH3 - C -CH2 -CH2 -CH2 -COOH
magnetic field B. The magnetic force experienced
by the electron is (1) 2 – Keto hexan – 6 oic acid
(1) Always zero (2) 5 – Keto hexanoic acid
(2) Never zero (3) Methyl Ketone butanoic acid
(3) Zero if v is perpendicular to B (4) 5 – Aldo hexanoic acid
(4) Zero if v is parallel to B Answer (2)
Answer (4) 120. Products obtained on electrolysis of brine are :
113. In the given circuit the voltmeter reads 5 V. The (1) NaHCO3, H2, Cl2
resistance of the voltmeter in Ohm is
(2) H2, NaOH, NaHCO3
(3) Cl2 NaOH, Na2O2
(4) NaOH, H2, Cl2
Answer (4)
121. In balanced chemical equation
(1) 200 (2) 100
aKMnO4 + bH2SO4 → cK2SO4 + dMnSO4+ eH2O + f[O]
(3) 10 (4) 50
Answer (2) Which of the following alternative are correct?
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125. A student added a drop of universal indicator to 131. Choose the correct option to complete ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’
1.00 mL of given solution and found that a green and ‘D’ in the following table.
colour is produced. The pH value of the solution will
be : Hormone Function
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134. DDT is non-biodegradable chemical when it enters 141. Find the area of the square ABCD.
food chain it gets accumulated in each tropical level.
This phenomenon is called as -
(1) Eutrophication (2) Chemical amplification
(3) Biomagnification (4) Chemical magnification
Answer (3)
135. Presence of _________ is an indicator of pollution
level in water.
(1) 160 m2 (2) 140 m2
(1) Colour (2) Coliform bacteria
(3) 125 m2 (4) 120 m2
(3) Rhizo bacteria (4) Spiral bacteria
Answer (1)
Answer (2)
142. If (2x – 4)3 + (4x – 2)3 = (4x + 2x – 6)3, then the sum
136. Leaves of tendu are the source of income of large
of all real values of x is
number of people in India. These leaves are used
to make (1) 0.5 (2) 1.5
137. Maximum number of trophic levels supported in any 20196x − 2019 −6x
is :-
ecosystem is 2019 x − 2019 − x
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147. If cosec x + cot x = a, then the value of cos x is 154. The area of trapezium ABCD where AB = 52 cm,
BC = 12 cm, CD = 39 cm and DA = 5 cm and
1 a2 + 1
(1) a 2 + (2) AB CD, is
a2 a2 − 1
a2 − 1 a2 + 1
(3) (4)
a2 + 1 2a
Answer (3)
148. In an AP 2, 5, 8, 11, .... 452. The mean of 15th, 16th,
136th and 137th terms is
(1) 120 (2) 227
(3) 220 (4) 454 (1) 210 sq. cm. (2) 234 sq. cm.
Answer (2) (3) 260 sq.cm. (4) 280 sq. cm.
149. The minimum value of tan2 x + cot2 x is :- Answer (1)
(1) 1 (2) 0 155. The difference between areas of a triangle of largest
(3) 2 (4) 3 area inscribed in a circle of radius ‘r’ units and a
triangle of largest area inscribed in a semicircle of
Answer (3)
redius ‘r’ units is.
150. If f(x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d is a polynomial such
2 3 − 1 2
that f(1) = 5, f(2) = 10, f(3) = 15, f(4) = 20, find the (1) r sq. units
4
f (12) + f ( − 8)
value of
100 4−2 3 2
(2) r sq. units
(1) 198 (2) 198.4 4
(3) 198.6 (4) 199.2 3 3 + 4 2
(3) r sq. units
Answer (No option is correct) 4
151. The product of two 2 digits numbers is 2160 and
3 3 −4 2
their H.C.F. is 12. Then sum of the number is (4) r sq. units
4
(1) 72 (2) 84
Answer (4)
(3) 96 (4) 60
156. If p, q, r and s are distinct prime numbers such that
Answer (3)
p + q + r = 72, p + r + s = 74, q + r + s = 89, The
152. The angles of a pentagon are in arithmetic largest of these p, q, r and s is
progression. The sum of the smallest and largest
(1) r = 53 (2) q = 53
angle is
(3) s = 53 (4) s = 49
(1) 172°
Answer (1)
(2) 108°
157. In the given figure, the value of m is :-
(3) 180°
(4) 216°
Answer (4)
153. If 20 ,
p− q = then the maximum value of
p − 5q
is :
100
(1) 5 (2) 10 (1) 5 (2) 10
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158. Find the sum of all real values of x which satisfy 165. Who wrote the Book “Hind Swaraj”?
1 1 2 (1) Subhash Chandra Bose
2
+ 2 = 2
x − 10 x − 45 x − 10 x − 29 x − 10 x − 69
(2) J.L.Nehru
(1) 7 (2) 10
(3) Kamla Nehru
(3) 13 (4) –3 (4) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer (2) Answer (4)
1 3 3 166. Which country was known as “Siam”?
159. If N = 3 4 + 3 2 + 1 , then the value of 3 + 2 + is:-
N N N
(1) England (2) Thailand
(1) 2
(3) Holand (4) Swaziland
(2) 4
Answer (2)
(3) 7
167. Which of the following Prime Minister Constituted
(4) 1 “Simon Commission?
Answer (4) (1) Robert Walpole
160. In a class average height of all students is ‘p’ cm. (2) Stanley Baldwin
Among them, average height of 10 students is ‘q’ (3) Ramsay Mac Donald
cm and the average height of the remaining
(4) Winston Churchil
students is ‘r’ cm. The number of students is the
class is :- Answer (2)
p(q − r ) q−r 168. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar formed the “Depressed Classes
(1) (2) Association” in
(p − r ) p−r
q−r 10(q − r )
(1) 1928 (2) 1929
(3) (4)
10(p − r ) (p − r ) (3) 1930 (4) 1931
Answer (4) Answer (3)
161. What are the National colours of France? 169. ‘Jeevita Samaram’ is the autobiography of
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173. Traditional rain water harvesting is called in 181. Which one of the figures represents the working age
Rajasthan. groups of the population
(1) Tank (2) Tanka (1) 15-65 years (2) 15-66 years
(3) Pond (4) Lake (3) 15-59 years (4) 15-64 years
Answer (2) Answer (3)
174. Which of the state has most sugar mills in India? 182. Chemical Industry usually are located near:
(1) Haryana (2) Punjab (1) Iron & steel Industries
(3) Maharashtra (4) Bihar (2) Thermal Power Plant
Answer (3) (3) Oil refineries
175. In which industry Bauxite is used as raw material? (4) Automobile Industry
(1) Steel (2) Cement Answer (3)
(3) Aluminium (4) Jute 183. BAMCEF mean
Answer (3) (1) Backward and minority community employees
federation
176. Roof top rain water harvesting is the most common
practise in which of the following cities: (2) Backward and mining community employees
federation
(1) Shillong (2) Imphal
(3) Backward and majority community employees
(3) Guwahati (4) Patna
federation
Answer (1) (4) Backward and Malabar coastal employees
177. Which of the following groups constitute the basic federation
rock form: Answer (1)
(1) Sandy, Igneous, Metamosplic 184. General Election are called as
(2) Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamosplic (1) On death of any member
(3) Lignite, Volcanic, Sedimentary (2) Election before specific time in whole country
(4) Sandy, Volcanic, Igneous and states
Answer (2) (3) On completing five years
178. Mango showers occur in which one of the following (4) Empty seat due to any reason
group of two states: Answer (3)
(1) Bihar & West Bengal 185. In 44th Amendment which fundamental right has
(2) Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh been removed from the list of fundamental rights.
(3) Karnataka & Kerala (1) Freedom of speech
(4) Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh (2) Freedom of make groups
Answer (3) (3) Right to work
179. Topic of Cancer does not pass through (4) Right to property
(1) Chhattisgarh (2) Odisha Answer (4)
(3) Rajasthan (4) Tripura 186. Which of the following statement is correct?
Answer (2) (1) Union list – 66 subject; state list-97 subjects;
Concurrent list – 47 subjects
180. AMUL milk scheme is an example of which type of
industry: (2) Union list – 47 subjects; state list – 97 subjects;
Concurrent list – 66 subjects.
(1) Basic Industry
(3) Union list – 97 subjects; state list – 47 subjects;
(2) Agro based Industry Concurrent list – 66 subjects
(3) Joint Industry (4) Union list – 97 subjects; state list – 66 subjects;
(4) Co-Operative Industry Concurrent list – 47 subjects
Answer (4) Answer (4)
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187. A person who is not a member of any house of 193. In which year “Universal Adult Franchise” was
Parliament, if he is appointed as minister. He has to implemented in India?
get elected to the one of the house of Parliament (1) 1947 (2) 1950
with in
(3) 1919 (4) 1935
(1) A month
Answer (2)
(2) Six month
194. In which year, consumer protection act was
(3) Three month enacted?
(4) Stipulated time is fixedly the President (1) 1986 (2) 1988
Answer (2) (3) 1985 (4) 1987
188. Why is “Power sharing” reganded as good? Answer (1)
(1) Reduces poverty 195. Which among the following is considered to be most
(2) Maximises wealth liquid assets?
(3) Provides employment (1) Gold (2) Demand Deposites
(4) Reduces social conflict (3) Land (4) Money
Answer (4) Answer (4)
189. Main feature of “Pressure Groups” is 196. Food security is ensured in a country only if-
(1) Direct control on political power (1) Enough food is available for all the person
(2) Try to influence the politics of Government (2) All persons have the capacity to buy food of
(3) Lax organisation acceptable quality
(4) Direct participation in political powers (3) There is no barrier on access to food
Answer (2) (4) All above
190. Among the following which are is the main aim of Answer (4)
starting civil rights movement in America: 197. The headquarter of world trade organisation is
(1) Adult franchise situated in
(2) Vote to right for women (1) New York (2) China
(3) Abolishing social discrimination (3) Japan (4) Geneva
(4) Fan direct election of Congress Answer (4)
Answer (3) 198. Under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(2005), How many days of work are Guaranteed in
191. President can declare emergency when:
a year?
(1) Prime minister advise him to do so
(1) 80 days (2) 100 days
(2) Parliament advises him to declare emergency
(3) 200 days (4) 300 days
(3) The counsil of minister, in writing advises him
Answer (2)
to do so
199. Who is the founder of Grameen Bank of
(4) Home Minister asks him to do so
Bangladesh?
Answer (3)
(1) Abdul Rehman (2) M.Yunis
192. Amnesty International is an international
(3) Mujibur Rehman (4) Amartya Sen
organisation which works for
Answer (2)
(1) Work peace
200. From the following in which state of India the use of
(2) Justice
the chemical fertiliser is highest?
(3) Restoration of democracy
(1) Punjab (2) Haryana
(4) Human Rights
(3) Rajasthan (4) Himachal Pradesh
Answer (4)
Answer (1)
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