Date : 03/11/2019 Test Booklet Code NE

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- 1 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) PART-I : MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)

Directions (Q.1 to Q.10) : There is a missing number 10. 3, 15, ?, 63, 99, 143 in series shown by question mark (?) (A) 27 (B) 35 Choose the correct number out of the four alternatives (C) 45 (D) 56 given. Answer (B) 1. 10, 100, 200, 310, ? (A) 400 (B) 410 11. If ‘ROHIT’ is coded as ‘SPIJU’, how will ‘MOHIT’ be coded? (C) 420 (D) 430 (A) NPIJU (B) LNGHS Answer (D) 2. 6, 12, 21, ?, 48 (C) ZATIU (D) None of the above Answer (A) (A) 33 (B) 38 (C) 40 (D) 45 12. If ‘MEAT’ is coded as ‘135120’, how will ‘TIME’ be coded? Answer (A) 3. 3, 7, 15, ?, 63, 127 (A) 209135 (B) 211395 (A) 35 (B) 31 (C) 26245 (D) None of the above (C) 30 (D) 33 Answer (A) Answer (B) 13. In a certain code, ‘ROAD’ is written as ‘URDG’. 4. 196, 169, 144, 121, ? How is ‘SWAN’ written in that code? (A) 100 (B) 110 (A) VXDQ (B) VZDQ (C) 64 (D) 81 (C) VZCP (D) UXDQ Answer (A) Answer (B) 5. 25, 49, 81, ?, 169, 225 14. If each letter in the English alphabet is assigned (A) 100 (B) 121 odd Numerical value beginning A = 1, B = 3, (C) 144 (D) 125 C = 5 and so on. What will be the value of the letters of word INDIAN? Answer (B) (A) 86 (B) 88 6. 325, 259, 204, 160, ?, 105, 94 (C) 89 (D) 96 (A) 120 (B) 125 Answer (D) (C) 127 (D) 130 15. In a certain language ‘LUTE’ is written as ‘MUTE’

Answer (C) and ‘FATE’ is written as ‘GATE’, then how will 7. 165, 195, 255, 285, 345, ? ‘BLUE’ be written? (A) 375 (B) 390 (A) CLUE (B) GLUE (C) 420 (D) 435 (C) FLUE (D) SLUE Answer (A) Answer (A) 8. 1, 3, 4, 8, 15, 27, ? Directions (Q.16 to Q.20) : Of the four alternatives, (A) 37 (B) 44 find the odd one out. (C) 50 (D) 55 16. (A) Fast – Slow (B) Bright – Dark Answer (C) (C) Day – Night (D) Valley - Depth 9. 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ? Answer (D) (A) 42 (B) 51 17. (A) Zebra (B) Lion (C) 81 (D) 91 (C) Tiger (D) Horse Answer (C) Answer (D)

- 2 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 18. (A) January (B) May 27. Rupee : : : Yen : ? (C) November (D) July (A) Turkey (B) Bangladesh

Answer (C) (C) Japan (D) Pakistan 19. (A) Radish (B) Carrot Answer (C) (C) Spinach (D) Potatoes 28. Air : Atmosphere : : Water : ? Answer (C) 20. (A) 333 (B) 153 (A) Hydrosphere (B) Ecosphere (C) 783 (D) 213 (C) Biosphere (D) Stratosphere Answer (D) Answer (A) 21. If ‘cook’ is called ‘butler’, ‘butler’ is ‘manager’, 29. Mumbai : : : Raipur : ? manager’ is ‘teacher’, ‘teacher’ is ‘clerk’ & ‘clerk’ is ‘principal’, who will teach in a class? (A) (B) Kerala (A) Clerk (B) Cook (C) Chhattisgarh (D) Jharkhand (C) Butler (D) Manager Answer (C) Answer (A) 30. Ship : Sea : : Camel : ? 22. If ‘Black’ means ‘Pink’, ‘Pink’ means ‘Blue’, ‘Blue’ means ‘White’, ‘White’ means ‘Yellow’, then what (A) Forest (B) Mountain is the colour of clear sky? (C) Land (D) Desert (A) Brown (B) Pink Answer (D) (C) Red (D) Blue 31. Thermometer : Temperature : : Barometer : ? Answer (B) (A) Pressure (B) Humidity Directions (Q.23 to Q.35) : One of the four Alternatives given under the each question satisfies (C) Electric current (D) Earthquake intensity the same relation as is found between two patterns to Answer (A) the left of the sign : : given in the question. Find the correct alternative. 32. Dog : Rabies : : Mosquito : ? 23. Virat Kohli : Cricket : : Mary Kom : ? (A) Sting (B) Malaria (A) Boxing (B) Badminton (C) Death (D) Plague (C) Cricket (D) Tennis Answer (B) Answer (A) 33. Tuberculosis : Lungs : : Cataract : ? 24. 81 : 3 : : 16 : ? (A) Ear (B) Throat (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) Eyes (D) Skin (C) 9 (D) 12 Answer (C) Answer (A) 34. AB : ZY : : CD : ? 25. Aeroplane : Hanger : : Car : ? (A) XW (B) WV (A) Port (B) Garage (C) XY (D) WX (C) Depot (D) Harbour Answer (B) Answer (A) 26. Bees : Swarm : : Cattle : ? 35. Cruel : Kind : : Lazy : ? (A) Mob (B) Flock (A) Alert (B) Sharp (C) Herd (D) Shoal (C) Interest (D) Shrewd Answer (C) Answer (A)

- 3 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) Directions (Q.36 to Q.39) : Four types of figures (a), 42. Pointing to a man, a woman said, “He is the son (b), (c) & (d) are given. One of the figure type of only son of my grandfather”. How is that man represents the relation of 3 types of things. Select the related to woman? right answer. (A) Uncle (B) Brother (C) Cousin (D) None of these Answer (B) 43. What is the product of all the Numbers in the Dial of a Telephone? (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 158480 (B) 0 36. Bus; Car; Vehicle (C) 159450 (D) 159480 (A) a (B) b Answer (B) (C) c (D) d 44. If ‘÷’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘+’ means ‘–’ and Answer (B) ‘–’ means ‘÷’ find the value of 16 × 3 + 5 – 2 ÷ 4. (A) 9 (B) 10 37. Week, Day, Year (C) 19 (D) None of these (A) a (B) b Answer (A) (C) c (D) d 45. If ‘<’ means ‘–’, ‘>’ means ‘+’ and ‘$’ means ‘÷’ Answer (A) then what would be the value of 27 > 81 $ 9 < 6? 38. Thief, Criminal, Judge (A) 6 (B) 33 (A) a (B) b (C) 36 (D) 30 (C) c (D) d Answer (D) th Answer (C) 46. If the seven (7 ) day of the month is Tuesday, what day will it be on the 19th day of the month? 39. Professor, Researcher, Scientist (A) Sunday (B) Monday (A) a (B) b (C) Wednesday (D) Friday (C) c (D) d Answer (A) Answer (D) 47. Rohan ranks 7th from the top and 26th from the 40. Which number is in all Geometrical figures? bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class? 1 (A) 31 (B) 32 6 5 4 2 8 (C) 33 (D) 34 7 3 Answer (B) 48. In the following Number series, how many (A) 3 (B) 4 alphabets are written twice, consecutively? (C) 5 (D) 8 G O S S R G M L G T O P Q Q R P P S O G Answer (B) (A) 3 (B) 5 41. Rohit travels 7 km to the North. He then turns right (C) 1 (D) 2 and walks 4 km. He again turns right and moves Answer (A) 4 km forward. How many km is he from the 49. You go North, turn right, then turn right again and starting point? then go to the left. In which direction you are now? (A) 6 km (B) 5 km (A) North (B) South (C) 9 km (D) 15 km (C) East (D) West Answer (B) Answer (C)

- 4 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 50. In the following words. Which word will come third 57. A and B together can do a piece of work in 6 days. in the English dictionary? A alone can do it in 9 days. In how many days can B alone do it? (A) Fallible (B) Faithfully (A) 18 (B) 14 (C) False (D) Follow (C) 16 (D) 20 Answer (C) Answer (A) 51. Which of the following words will cone third in 58. It’s 3 ‘O’clock in a wrist watch. If the minute hand English dictionary? points towards North-East direction, then the hour (A) Magnify (B) Magnetic hand will point towards which direction? (C) Magical (D) Martial (A) South-West (B) North-West (C) South (D) South-East Answer (A) Answer (D) 52. 66 × 83 = 8636 Directions (Q.59 to Q.62) : In a certain code ‘ca na 56 × 73 = 7635 da’ means ‘how are you’ ‘ta na co’ means ‘we are 46 × 63 = 6634 happy’; ‘ta po da’ means ‘we and you’ 36 × 53 = ? 59. What is the code for ‘happy’? (A) 5633 (B) 5643 (A) ca (B) co (C) po (D) na (C) 5655 (D) 5663 Answer (B) Answer (A) 60. What is the code for ‘how’? 53. If 9 – 3 – 1 = 913, 6 – 5 – 4 = 645, then 8 – 7 – 0 (A) ca (B) ta = ? (C) po (D) co (A) 708 (B) 780 Answer (A) (C) 807 (D) 804 61. What is the code for ‘you are happy’? Answer (C) (A) ca co na (B) ta an co 54. On subtracting 9 form this number its digits are (C) po ca da (D) da na co reversed. Point out the number. Answer (D) (A) 36 (B) 45 62. ‘how you happy’ will be coded as? (C) 54 (D) 27 (A) po ca da (B) ca da co Answer (C) (C) na da na (D) co ca po Answer (B) 55. How many 4’s are there in the series below which are preceded by 8 and followed by 0 Directions (Q.63 & Q.64) : Find the missing numerical value in following questions. 840480480480840804804840804 6 10 (A) 2 (B) 3 63. 8 (C) 4 (D) 5 Answer (B) 12 ? 56. An athlete runs 10 km in 30 min. Then his speed in km/h is 26 28 30 (A) 25 km/h (B) 20 km/h (A) 26 (B) 25 (C) 30 km/h (D) 10 km/h (C) 24 (D) 38 Answer (B) Answer (C)

- 5 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 64. 3 2 9 5 7 ? Directions (Q.71 & Q.72) : Arrange the given words as they occur in the dictionary. 71. 1. Inward, 2. Ion, 3. Iodine, 4. Invite, 5. Iodoform 5 56 24 (A) 4, 1, 2, 5, 3 (B) 4, 1, 3, 5, 2 (A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 (D) 5, 4, 1, 2, 3 (C) 3 (D) 2 Answer (B) Answer (A) 72. 1. Matter, 2. Meal, 3. Maze, 4. Maximum, 5. Mean 65. Arrange the following events in the order as they (A) 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 (B) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3 occur to form meaningful sequence (C) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5 (D) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5 1. Consultation, 2. Illness, Answer (C) 3. Treatment, 4. Recovery 73. In the digits of number 6492758 are written in (A) 2, 1, 3, 4 (B) 3, 2, 1, 4 ascending order, then how many digits will remain unchanged? (C) 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) 3, 1, 2, 4 (A) One (B) Two Answer (A) (C) None (D) Three 66. In a certain code ‘FISH’ is written ‘EHRG’, how will

‘JUNGLE’ be written in that code? Answer (B) Study the figure and (A) ITNFKD (B) ITMFKD Directions (Q.74 to Q.78) : answer the question given below : (C) IKMFKD (D) TIMFKD A A Artists Answer (B) D C B 67. If ‘A’ denotes ‘+’, ‘B’ denotes ‘÷’, ‘C’ denotes ‘-’, ‘D’ Scientist F L H Doctors (Circle) G Dancers (Square) donates ‘×’, then A

5 A 1 4 B 2 D 2 C 2 = ? 74. Which letter represents the artists who are (A) 20 (B) 17 doctors and dancers only? (C) 19 (D) 16 (A) A (B) D Answer (B) (C) G (D) H 68. If 9*4 = 169, then what is the value of 14 * 1? Answer (C) (A) 144 (B) 169 75. Which letter represents the Artists who are neither (C) 125 (D) 225 scientists nor doctors? Answer (D) (A) A and B (B) A and L 69. Divide ` 640 among A, B & C so that A have 30%, (C) B and G (D) L and H B have 45% and C have the rest. How much the Answer (A) C have? 76. Which letter represents the Artists who are (A) 160 (B) 232 dancers as well as doctors only? (C) 212 (D) 200 (A) A and D (B) C and G Answer (A) (C) C and D (D) G and H 70. ‘A’ is 3 years older than ‘B’ and 3 years younger Answer (B) to ‘C’ while ‘B’ and ‘D’ are twins. How many years 77. Which letter represents the Artists who are neither is C older than D? doctors nor scientists nor dancers? (A) 6 (B) 7 (A) A (B) D (C) 5 (D) 4 (C) F (D) G Answer (A) Answer (A)

- 6 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 78. Which letter represents the scientists only? 85. × × × × × × (A) B (B) D × × × × × × × × × × × (C) F (D) L

Answer (C) (A) A (B) B 79. A class of boys stands in a single line. One boy is (C) C (D) D nineteenth in order from both the ends. How many boys are there in the class? Answer (C) (A) 27 (B) 37 86. (C) 38 (D) 39 Answer (B) 80. In the following series, how many pairs of successive numbers have difference of 2 each? (A) A (B) B 6 4 1 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 5 3 8 6 2 1 7 1 4 1 (C) C (D) D

(A) Four (B) Five Answer (A) (C) Six (D) Seven 87. G D F E Answer (A) C 2 H 8 Z 26 A 1 Directions (Q.81 to Q.90) : Choose the odd figure out 5 4 6 5 of the given. 81. (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Answer (A) (A) A (B) B 88. (C) C (D) D 1 3 3 5 7 9 5 6 Answer (D) 5 7 7 9 11 13 8 10 82. (A) A (B) B

(C) C (D) D

(A) A (B) B Answer (D) (C) C (D) D 89. Answer (C) 83.

(A) A (B) B

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (C) C (D) D Answer (D) Answer (B) 90. 84.

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

- 7 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) Directions (Q.91 to Q.95) : Study the following 97. 5 6 6 7 4 8 information and answer the given questions : 120 210 ? (i) B and E are good in Dramatics and Computer 4 5 10 Science. (A) 310 (B) 320 (ii) A and B are good in Computer Science and (C) 330 (D) 300 Physics. Answer (B) (iii) A, D and C are good in Physics and History. (iv) C and A are good in Physics and Mathematics. 98. ? 14

(v) D and E are good in History and Dramatics. 5 10 91. Who is good in Physics, History and Dramatics? 7 9 (A) A (B) B (C) D (D) E (A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 18 (D) 2 Answer (C) Answer (C) 92. Who is good in Physics, History and Mathematics, but not in computer Science? Directions (Q.99 & Q.100) : In each of the following questions; find out which of the answer figure complete (A) A (B) B the matrix. (C) C (D) D 99. Question Figure Answer (C) 93. Who is good in Computer Science, History and Dramatics? (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) E Answer (D) Answer Figure 94. Who is good in History, Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics? (A) A (B) B A B C D (C) C (D) D (A) A (B) B Answer (A) (C) C (D) D 95. Who is good in Physics, Dramatics and Computer Answer (D) Science? 100. Question Figure (A) A (B) B (C) D (D) E R Answer (B) Directions (Q.96 to Q.98) : Find the missing number U from among the given alternatives : Answer Figure 96. 10080 2 ? 2 240 4 U 48 12 A B C D (A) 1440 (B) 2880 (A) A (B) B (C) 860 (D) 1140 (C) C (D) D Answer (A) Answer (A)

- 8 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) PART-II : SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT)

1. The value of acceleration due to gravity is : 8. Two parallel wires carrying current in opposite (A) Least on equator directions (B) Least on poles (A) Attract each other (C) Same on equator & pole (B) Repel each other (D) Increases from pole to equator (C) Do not affect each other Answer (A) (D) Get moved to perpendicular to each other 2. The numerical ratio of displacement to distance Answer (B) covered by a moving object is : 9. The magnetic field inside a solenoid is : (A) Always < 1 (B) Always = 1 (A) Non-uniform (C) Always > 1 (D) = or < 1 (B) Variable Answer (D) 3. According to third law of motion, action and (C) Same at all points except at its ends reaction: (D) Zero (A) Always act on the same body Answer (C) (B) Always act on different bodies in opposite 10. Inside a magnet lines of force move from : direction (A) North to south pole (C) Have same magnitude and direction (B) Away from north pole (D) Act on any one of the body at normal to each other (C) South to north pole Answer (B) (D) Away from south pole 4. The S.I. unit of retardation is Answer (C) (A) ms-1 (B) ms-2 11. The resistance of a conductor is directly (C) ms2 (D) m proportional to : Answer (B) (A) Its area of cross-section 5. ______is located behind a convex mirror : (B) Density (A) The focal point (B) A ray (C) Melting point (C) A real image (D) The object (D) Length Answer (A) Answer (D) 6. When white light passes through the prism colour 12. Light travels fastest in which of the following which deviates the least is : materials (A) Red (B) Blue (A) Diamond (B) Water (C) Violet (D) Green (C) Glass (D) Air Answer (A) Answer (D) 7. Two charged bodies having equal potential are 13. Acceleration always acts in the direction : connected through a conducting wire. In this case (A) Current will flow (A) Of displacement (B) Not flow (B) Of the initial velocity (C) Can't say (C) Of net force (D) Current will flow if a resistance is connected (D) Of final velocity Answer (B) Answer (C)

- 9 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 14. Which statements are correct regarding the sunlight 21. CH42+ Cl →CH3 Cl + HCl . This reaction is following reaction? (A) Substitution (B) Oxidation 2PbO(s) +C(s) 2Pb(s) + CO2(g) (C) Combination (D) Reduction (1) Lead is reduced → Answer (A) (2) Carbon dioxide is oxidised 22. R R H H Catalyst – – (3) Carbon is oxidised C = C R – C – C – R

H2 – – (4) Lead oxide is reduced R R R R (A) (1) and (2) (B) (3) and (4) The given reaction is (C) (1), (2) and (3) (D) All (A) Oxidation (B) Reduction

Answer (B) (C) Substitution (D) Decomposition 15. What will happen on putting dilute HCl on iron Answer (B) powder? 23. The structural formula of cyclopentane is :

(A) Hydrogen gas and FeCl2 will form (A) (B) (B) Chlorine gas and FeCl2 will form

(C) FeCl2 and H2O will form (C) (D) (D) Will be no reaction Answer (C) Answer (A) O 16. The number of covalent bonds in ethane are : || 24. The name of H– C– H is (A) 6 (B) 7 (A) Acetone (B) Acetic Acid (C) 8 (D) 9 (C) Ethanol (D) Formaldehyde Answer (B) Answer (D) 17. If electronic configuration of an atom is 2, 8, 7, then 25. Which among the following is/are saturated atomic number of atom will be : compound? (A) 15 (B) 16 (A) CH4 (B) C3H8

(C) 17 (D) 18 (C) C5H12 (D) All the above Answer (C) Answer (D)

18. Which functional group is present in Butanone? 26. XCl2 is a solid and high melting point compound. O O X will be (A) || (B) || – C− OH –C− H (A) Na (B) Mg (C) Al (D) Si (C) C = O (D) – C ≡ N Answer (B) Answer (C) 27. Which of the following is not a divisional stage? 19. Which will have electronic configuration 2, 8,2? (A) Telophase (B) Prophase (A) Na (B) Mg (C) Metaphase (D) Interphase (C) Al (D) Si Answer (D) Answer (B) 28. Cell Organelles are embedded in 20. Which element have two shells and both these (A) Cytoplasmic membrane shells are fulfilled with electrons? (B) Mucin (A) S (B) Ne (C) Protoplasm (C) N (D) He (D) Cytoplasm Answer (B) Answer (D)

- 10 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 29. Growth rings are formed by the activity of 38. The Anther contains (A) Xylem (A) Sepals (B) Ovules (B) Phloem (C) Pistil (D) Pollen-grains (C) Both Xylem and Phloem Answer (D) (D) Cambium 39. Cell Organelles essential for photorespiration is Answer (D) (A) Ribosome (B) Dictyosomes 30. Reserve Food Product of most of the algae is (C) Peroxisomes (D) Glyoxisome (A) Glycogen (B) Fat Answer (C) (C) Cellulose (D) Starch 40. Pollination in Maize held by Answer (D) (A) Insect (B) Water 31. Largest Ecosystem of the world are (C) Air (D) Animal (A) Forest (B) Grassland Answer (C) (C) Great lakes (D) Oceans 41. Which of the following cities in not related to the Answer (D) Indus civilization? 32. The Xylem in plants are responsible for (A) Mohenjo daro (B) Kalibangan (A) Transport of water (C) Lothal (D) Patliputra (B) Transport of oxygen Answer (D) (C) Transport of food 42. Which was the governor General during the 1857 (D) Transport of Amino acid the first war of independence? Answer (A) (A) Lord Dalhousie (B) Lord Ripon 33. Budding type of Reproduction is found in (C) Lord Curzon (D) Lord Canning (A) Peepal (B) Bryophyllum Answer (D) (C) Rose (D) Sugarcane 43. Who was the founder of Satya Shodhak Samaj? Answer (B) (A) Ram Mohan Roy (B) Dayanand Saraswati 34. Which of the following acid is also a vitamin? (C) Jyotiba Phule (D) Swami Vivekanand

(A) Ascorbic acid (B) Formic acid Answer (C) 44. Which of the following foreign travellers came to (C) Malic acid (D) Palmitic acid India during Chandra Gupta Maurya’s Period? Answer (A) (A) Fa-Xian 35. Which of the following plant tip has Quiescent (B) Arena centre? (C) XuanZang/Hiuen Tsang (A) Stem (B) Root (D) Megasthenes (C) Leaf (D) Sepal Answer (D) Answer (B) 45. Who among the following is called the “Bhoja of 36. Which of the following is a plant Hormone? Andhra”? (A) Insulin (B) Thyroxin (A) Krishnadeva Rai (B) Veer Narsimha (C) Cytokinin (D) Oestrogen (C) Immadi Narasimha (D) Rajendra Chola Answer (C) Answer (A) 37. Ribosomes are granules formed of 46. Kandariya Mahadev Temple is located at (A) Only m-RNA (B) Only Proteins (A) Khajuraho (B) Badami (C) r RNA + Proteins (D) Only DNA (C) Ajanta (D) Ellora Answer (C) Answer (A)

- 11 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 47. Where is the ancient coastal settlement Arikamedu 55. Ashvaghosha writer of Buddhacarita belonged to Located? the court of which Ruler? (A) Visakhapatnam (B) Chennai (A) Kanishka (C) Puducherry (D) Port Blair (B) Ashoka Answer (C) (C) Chandragupta Maurya 48. Who wrote “Humayun nama”? (D) Bimbisara (A) Gulbadan Begam (B) Abul Fazl Answer (A) (C) Badayuni (D) Barni 56. The largest area under mangroves is in which of the following state/union territory? Answer (A) (A) Andaman and Nicobar 49. Who wrote “Kiratarjuniya”? (B) Andhra Pradesh (A) Shudraka (B) Bharvi (C) West Bengal (C) Kalhan (D) Bilhan (D) Gujarat Answer (B) Answer (C) 50. Who founded Forward Bloc? 57. River in its last stage forms- (A) Subhas Chandra Bose (A) Water Fall (B) Flood Plains (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru (C) Delta or Estuary (D) OX-Bow lake (C) Gandhi Ji Answer (C) (D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah 58. Sundari trees are found in Answer (A) (A) Tropical Forest 51. Lothal the port city of Indus Valley civilization is (B) Himalayan Forest located (C) Mangrove Forest (A) Gujrat (B) Rajasthan (D) Tropical deciduous forest (C) Punjab (D) Haryana Answer (C) Answer (A) 59. Which scale is a Representative Fraction (R.F.)? 52. Rani Durgawati was the queen of _____ (A) One inch is equal to ten miles (A) Garha (B) Riwa (B) 1 cm = 1 km (C) One cm for ten km (C) Jaipur (D) (D) 1 : 1,00,000 Answer (A) Answer (D) 53. Who established “Khalsa” in 1699 A.D.? 60. Jim Corbett National Park is located in (A) Guru Gobind Singh (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Uttarakhand (B) Guru Angad (C) Jammu & Kashmir (D) Assam (C) Guru Arjan Dev Answer (B) (D) Guru Teg Bahadur 61. Yellow Revolution is related to Answer (A) (A) Fruit Production 54. Who was the author of Prayag Prashasti? (B) Sheep rearing (A) Kalidas (B) Harishena (C) Fish Production (C) Varahmihir (D) Shudrak (D) Edible Oil & Oil Seeds Answer (B) Answer (D)

- 12 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 62. Which of the following Indian States is also known 70. Where is Kalpakkam? as a ‘Land of Red river and Blue Hills’? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Maharashtra (A) Uttarakhand (B) Assam (C) Gujarat (D) Tamil Nadu (C) Meghalaya (D) Arunachal Pradesh Answer (D) Answer (B) 71. The word 'Democracy' is focused by "Demos" and 63. Which of the following is not a Metallic Mineral? "Kratia" which are (both) ____ words (A) Iron (B) Manganese (A) Greek (B) Latin (C) Gold (D) Coal (C) Spanish (D) English Answer (D) Answer (A) 64. The Clouded Leopard National Park is Situated in 72. Which Article of the constitution states about the which of the following States? working of an election in India? (A) Tripura (B) Uttar Pradesh (A) Article - 19 (B) Article - 300 (C) Assam (D) Mizoram (C) Article - 324 (D) Article – 368 Answer (A) Answer (C) 65. Silent Valley is located in 73. 'Fundamental Rights' can be suspended (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala (A) By Judiciary (C) Karnataka (D) Himachal Pradesh (B) By Parliament Answer (B) (C) In Emergency Period 66. River Brahmaputra in Tibet (China) is called (D) None of the above (A) Meghana (B) Tsangpo Answer (C) (C) Padma (D) Debanga 74. Who is responsible for the registration of the voter? Answer (B) (A) Governor (B) Voters 67. The largest Iron and Steel in Plants in India is (C) Political Parties (D) Election Commission (A) Tata Iron and Steel Company Answer (D) (B) Indian Iron and Steel Company (C) Hindustan Steel Ltd. 75. Indian constitution is ...... (D) Visvesvaraya iron and Steel Company (A) Rigid (B) Flexible Answer (A) (C) Rigid and flexible (D) None of the above 68. Which of the following Separates India and Sri Answer (C) Lanka? 76. What is marginal productivity of labour in disguised (A) The Gulf of Cambay employment? (B) The Rann of Kutch (A) Zero (B) Minimum (C) The Bay of Bengal (C) One (D) Maximum (D) The Gulf of Mannar Answer (A) Answer (D) 77. What the industrial unit is called which is run with 69. The best Quality of coal. the help of family members? (A) Bituminous (B) Anthracite (A) Village industry (B) Agricultural industry (C) Lignite (D) Peat (C) Cottage industry (D) Small industry Answer (B) Answer (C)

- 13 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 78. Where the first mobile bank was established? 85. Which of the following cannot be the probability of (A) In Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra an event? (B) In district of Madhya Pradesh 2 (A) 0.78 (B) (C) In Kota district of Rajasthan 5 (D) In Mysore district of Karnataka (C) 73% (D) 0.78 Answer (B) Answer (D) − 79. When Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana started? 86. Cube root of 328509 is (A) 15th august 1947 (B) 26th January 1950 (A) 65 (B) 66 (C) 2nd October 1993 (D) 15th august 2015 (C) 68 (D) 69 Answer (C) Answer (D) 80. Which of the following sector contributes maximum 87. The ratio of angles in a triangle is 1 : 2 : 3, then the in gross domestic product of India? largest angle is (A) Primary sector (B) Secondary sector (A) 60° (B) 90° (C) Tertiary sector (D) Foreign sector (C) 120° (D) None of these Answer (C) Answer (B) 81. If the sum of 14 terms of an A.P. is 1050 and its first 88. The point of intersection of lines 7x – 15y – 2 = 0 th term is 10, the 20 term will be and 6x + 1 2y 18 = 0 is (A) 140 (B) 160 –49 19 − 49 19 (A) , (B) , (C) 180 (D) 200 29 29 29 29 Answer (D) 49 –19 2 (C) , (D) None of these 82. The roots of quadratic equation ax +bx+c=0 are real 29 29 and distinct if Answer (B) (A) b2 = 4ac 89. Pair of equations 5x – 8y + 1 = 0 and (B) b2 – 4ac > 0 24 3 (C) b2 – 4ac < 0 3–xy+= 0 have 55 (D) None of these (A) No solution (B) Unique solution Answer (B) (C) Infinite solutions (D) None of these 83. If in a triangle, square of longest side is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, then the Answer (C) angle opposite the longest side is 90. The area of the triangle with vertices (1, –1), (–4, 6) (A) Acute angle (B) Right angle and (–3, –5) is (C) Obtuse angle (D) None of these (A) 20 square unit (B) 22 square unit

Answer (B) (C) 24 square unit (D) 28 square unit tan65° 84. = ? Answer (C) cot 25° 91. Tenth term of A.P. 2, 7, 12, …….. is (A) 1 (B) 0 (A) 42 (B) 47 1 (C) (D) None 2 (C) 37 (D) 52 Answer (A) Answer (B)

- 14 - NTSE (S-I) 2019-20 (Madhya Pradesh) 92. With usual meanings of notations, formula for 3 95. If, tanθ= , thensin θ ×cos θ= ? assumed mean method for A.M. is 4

N 10 11 (A) (B) ∑fdii 25 25 i =1 (A) xA=+= where dii x− A N 12 13 ∑fi (C) (D) i =1 25 25

xx++...... + z Answer (C) (B) x = 12 n N 96. Total two digit numbers completely divisible by 3 are

N (A) 29 (B) 30 ∑fxii (C) 31 (D) 32 (C) x = i =1 N Answer (B) ∑fi i =1 97. sin30° × tan30° × cot30° × cosec60° = ……… (A) tan30° (B) cot 60° (D) None of these (C) sin30° × cosec60° (D) All of the above Answer (A) Answer (D) cos30°× sin60 ° 93. The value of is 98. (3x + 6)(x + 1) + 2x = (x + 5)(x + 4) has cos60° (A) No roots (B) Imaginary roots (A) 0 (B) 0.5 (C) Real roots (D) None of these (C) 1 (D) 1.5 Answer (C) Answer (D) 99. When 2x2 + 3x + 1 is divided by x + 2 then quotient and remainder are : 94. For individual series 108, 64, 40, 57, 30, 54, 32, 52 Median is : (A) Q = 2x – 1, R = 3 (B) Q = x + 1, R = 3 (C) Q = 2x + 1, R = 3 (D) None of these (A) 52 Answer (A) (B) 53 100. The zeros of quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10 will be (C) 54 (A) 2 and –5 (B) –2 and 5 (D) 55 (C) –2 and –5 (D) None of these Answer (B) Answer (C)

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