Talent Search Exam.

2023
for class-X
Duration:1:30Hr Max. Marks 240

INSTRUCTIONS
A. General :
1. This booklet is your Question Paper. DO NOT break seal of Booklet until the invigilator instructs to do so.
Total Questions to be Attempted 60: Physics : 10, Chemistry : 10, Biology : 10, Mathematics : 20 & MAT
: 10 Questions.

2. The Answer Sheet is provided to you separately which is a machine readable Optical Response Sheet
(ORS). You have to mark your answers in the ORS by darkening bubble, as per your answer choice, by
using black & blue ball point pen.

3. Things NOT ALLOWED in EXAM HALL : Blank Paper, clipboard, log table, slide rule, calculator, camera,
mobile and any electronic or electrical gadget. If you are carrying any of these then keep them at a place
specified by invigilator at your own risk.

4. Do not use white-fluid or any other rubbing material on answer sheet. Before handing over the answer sheet
to the invigilator, candidate should check that Roll No, Test code and Book Code have been filled and
marked correctly. Immediately after the prescribed examination time is over, the Answer sheet is to be
returned to the invigilator.

B. Filling the Answer Sheet :

5. On Side-1 of Answer Sheet write your Name and Roll Number in the respective boxes. Do not write anything
on Side-2.

6. Marking Scheme:
a. If darkened bubble is RIGHT answer : 4 Marks.
b. If no bubble is darkened in any question: No Mark.
c. If darkened bubble is WRONG answer: –1 Mark (Minus One Mark).

7. Think wisely before darkening bubble as there is negative marking for wrong answer

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 [Science ]
1. The ratio of powers dissipated respectively in R and 7. Two plane mirrors L1 and L2 are parallel to each other
3R, as shown is and 3 m apart. A person standing x m from the right
mirror L2 looks into this mirror and sees a series of
images. The distance between the first and second
image is 4m. Then the value of x is

(a) 9 (b) 27/4

(c) 4/9 (d) 4/27
2. In the circuit shown, the resistances are given in
ohms and the battery is assumed ideal with emf equal
to 3.0 volts. The resistor that dissipates the most (a) 2 m (b) 1.5 m
power is (c) 1 m (d) 2.5 m
8. An endoscope is employed by a physician to view
the internal parts of body organ. It is based on the
principle of
(a) refraction
(b) reflection
(c) total internal reflection
(a) R1 (b) R2 (d) dispersion
(c) R3 (d) R4 9. A plane glass slab is placed over various coloured
3. If X, Y and Z in figure are identical lamps, which of letters. The letter which appears to be raised the least
the following changes to the brightnesses of the is
lamps occur when switch S is closed? (a) violet (b) yellow
(c) red (d) green
10. The refractive index of water is 4/3. The speed of
light in water is
(a) 1.50 × 108 m/s (b) 1.78 × 108 m/s
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(c) 2.25 × 10 m/s (d) 2.67 × 108 m/s
11. Which is acidic in nature-
(a) SO2 (b) SO3
(c) CO2 (d) All of the above
(a) X stays the same, Y decreases 12. Sodium carbonate is a basic salt because it is a salt of
(b) X increases, Y decreases (a) Strong acid and strong base
(c) X increases, Y stays the same (b) Weak acid and weak base
(d) X decreases, Y increases (c) Strong acid and weak base
4. Three voltmeters all having different resistances are (d) Weak acid and strong base
joined as shown. When some potential difference is 13. When two mole of lead nitrate is heated then:
applied across A and B, then readings in voltmeter (a) 4 moles of NO2 gas are produced
are V1, V2 and V3. (b) 1 moles of O2 gas produced
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) 2 moles of NO2 gas are produced
14. aK2Cr2O7  bKCl  cH2SO4 
xCrO2Cl2  yKHSO4  ZH2O . The above equation
balances when
(a) V1 = V2 (b) V1 < V2 (a) a = 2, b = 4, c = 6 and x = 2, y = 6, z = 3
(c) V1 + V2 = V3 (d) V1 + V2 > V3 (b) a = 4, b = 2, c = 6 and x = 6, y = 2, z = 3
5. What is potential difference across AB? (c) a = 1, b = 4, c = 2 and x = 2, y = 6, z = 3
(d) a = 1, b = 4, c = 6 and x = 2, y = 6, z = 3
15. The oxidizing agent and reducting agent in the given
(a) 24 V (b) 0 V reaction respectively are:
(c) 6 V (d) 18 V SnCl2  HgCl2  SnCl4  Hg2Cl2
6. A concave mirror cannot form (a) SnCl2 and HgCl2 (b) HgCl2 and SnCl2
(a) virtual image of virtual object (c) SnCl4 and Hg2Cl2 (d) HgCl2 andSnCl4
(b) virtual image of real object
(c) real image of real object
(d) real image of virtual object
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16. NH3 is not a base according to: (b) Ammonia
(a) Bronsted – Lowry theory (c) Uric Acid
(b) Lewis theory (d) Urea
(c) Arrhenius theory 25. Waste product produced during respiration in plant:
(d) All the theories (a) CO2 (b) Water
17. The Basicity of H3BO3 respectively is: (c) Oxygen (d) (a) and (b)
(a) 1 (b) 2 26. Factors affecting transpiration rate are
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) Wind
18. Which of the following oxides of iron would be (b) Temperature
obtained on the prolonged reaction of iron with (c) Atmospheric humidity
steam? (d) All (a), (b) & (c) are correct
(a) FeO (b) Fe2O3 27. Controls puberty in males by
(c) Fe3O4 (d) Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 (a) Luteinizing hormone (LH)
19. Which of the following metal oxide contains metal in (b) Testosterone hormone
two different valencies? (c) Insulin
(a) Al2O3 (b) Fe3O4 (d) Estrogen hormone
(c) MnO2 (d) PbO2 28. Identify the given image and select the correct option
20. In stainless steel alloy, iron metal is mixed with: which indicates the mode of nutrition used by the
(a) Cu and Cr (b) Cr and Ni given organism.
(c) Cr and Sn (d) Cu and Ni
21. Double fertilization is
(a) fusion of two male gametes with egg
(b) fusion of one male gamete with egg and the other
male gamete with the polar bodies
(c) both are correct
(d) both are incorrect
22. In a given food chain if frog has 100 J of energy then
the energy available with plants and snake
respectively will be; (a) parasitic nutrition
Plants  Insect  Frog  Snake (b) Autotrophic nutrition
(a) 1000 J and 10 J (b) 10000 J and 10 J (c) Saprotrophic nutrition
(c) 10 J and 1000 J (d) 1000 J and 100 J (d) Symbiotic nutrition
23. Plants can get along without respiratory organs 29. Blood from superior vena cava flows into
because of the following except (a) right atrium (b) right ventricle
(a) Each plant part takes care of its own gas exchange (c) left atrium (d) left ventricle
needs 30. “Peristalsis” helps in movement of food between
(b) Plants do not present great demands for gas which 2 organs?
exchange (a) From large intestine to rectum
(c) Gas diffusion in plants occurs easily over long (b) From Oesophagus to stomach
distances in plants (c) From large intestine to small intestine
(d) Each living cell in a plant is located quite close to (d) From small intestine to large intestine
the surface of the plant
24. Nitrogenous wastes excreted through urine in
humans is
(a) Trimethylamine oxide
[Mathematics ]
31. If x, y are rational numbers such that 8 n
xi  60  ? where xi  x1 x2 x3 ....xn
( x  y)  ( x  2 y) 2  2 x  y  ( x  y  1) 5 then  
i 1 i 1
(a) x  1, y  1 (a) 320 (b) 316
(b) x  2, y  1 (c) 324 (d) none of these
(c) x  5, y  1 34. Find value of
(d) x and y can take infinitely many values 1 1 1 1
32. The number of real roots of the equation 4 4 4 .....
3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
( x  1)2  ( x  2)2  ( x  3)2  0 is
4 4
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) (b)
(c) 2 (d) 3 7 9
2 3 4  3 3
33. Let x1  97, x2  , x3  , x4  ...., x8  then (c) (d)
x1 x2 x3 x7 8 4

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35. If the expression x2  11x  a and x2  14 x  2a must C
(c) sin   (d) none of these
have a common factor and a  0 , then the common 2
factor is
44. If sin 2   sin   1 , then find value of
(a) x  3 (b) x  6
(c) x  8 (d) none of these cos6   cos4   cos 
(a) sin  (b) 3sin 
36. If  ,  are roots of x  p( x  1)  c  0 then
2
(c) 2sin  (d) none
 2  2  1  2  2  1 45. If sin   tan   P , then sin   cos 
 is equal to
 2  2  c  2  2  c P2  2P  1 P2  2P  1
(a) (b)
(a) 0 (b) 1 P2  1 P2  1
(c) 2 (d) none of these
P2  2P  1 P2  2P  1
37. If  ,  be the roots x  px  q  0 and  ,  be the
2 (c) (d)
P2  1 P2  1
(   )(   ) 46. The ratio of the incomes of two persons is 4 : 3 and
roots of x 2  px  r  0 then 
(    )(    ) their expenses in 17 : 12. If each of them saves Rs.
(a) 1 (b) q 12000, find their monthly incomes
(c) r (d) q + r (a) 80,000, 60,000 (b) 70,000 and 50,000
(c) 30,000, 40,000 (d) none of these
38. 2 x  7  3x  18  7 x  1 solve for x
47. The sum of a two digit number and the number
(a) 7 (b) 9
obtained by reversing the order of its digit is 66 and
18 the two digits differ by 2. Find the number
(c) (d) both (b) & (c)
5 (a) 42 (b) 24
39. The first, second and middle terms of an AP are (c) 36 (d) both (a) & (b)
a, b, c respectively. Their sum is 48. Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 2 :1:1 find the
2(c  a) 2c(c  a)
(a) (b) c largest angle of triangle
ba ba (a) 90o (b) 120o
2c(b  a) 2b(c  a) (c) 80 (d) none of these
(c) (d)
ca ba 49. A peacock sitting on the top of a tree observes a
40. The interior angles of a polygon are in arithmetic serpent in the ground making an angle of depression
progression. The smallest angle is 120o and common 30o. If the peacock with a speed of 300 m per minute
difference is 5o find number of sides of polygon. catches the serpent in 12 seconds then the height of
(a) 9 (b) 10 the tree is:
(c) 11 (d) 12 (a) 30m (b) 30 3 m
41. If (1, 6),(2, 4) and (a, b) are collinear then find the 30
relation between a and b. (c) m (d) 15 m
3
(a) 3a  b  8 (b) 2a  b  8
50. ABC is a right angled triangle, right angled at B. If D
(c) a  b  4 (d) none of these and E are points on side AB such that AD = DE =
42. If (5, 0) and (– 5, 0) are the two vertices of an
equilateral triangle, then find its third vertex. AC2  EC2
EB, then the value of is
(a) (0,5 3) (b) (0, 5 3) DC2  BC2
3 5
(c) (0,3) (d) both (a) & (b) (a) (b)
43. If A, B and C are the interior angles of ABC then 1 2
9 2
 BC  (c) (d)
sin   4 1
 2 
 A  A
(a) sin   (b) cos  
2 2

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 [Mat]
51. Choose the letters which will replace the question II. No apple is a frog
mark (?) III. Some snakes are apples
BEGK : ADFJ : : PSVY : ? IV. All birds are snakes
(a) ROUK (b) ORUX (a) Either I or II; and III follows
(c) LQUT (d) LOQT (b) III and IV follows
52. In the following diagram the boys who are athletic (c) Either I or II follows
and are disciplined are indicated by which number? (d) Either I or II; and IV follows
58. Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) 18 (b) 20

(c) 10 (d) 6 (c) 24 (d) 27
53. The following questions, a number series is given 59. The second figure of the problem figures bears a
with one of the terms missing. Choose the correct certain relationship to the first figure. Similarly, one
alternative that will continue the same pattern and of the figures in the answer figures bears the same
replace the question mark (?). relationship to the third figure. You have to select the
1 2 5 2 2 figure from the set of answer figures which would
7 ,8 ,9 ,12 ,16 ,?
7 6 5 4 3 replace the sign of the question mark (?).
2 4
(a) 15 (b) 16 Problem figures
4 4
50
(c) 35 (d)
2
54. If DEMOCRATIC is written as EDMORCATCI,
then how CONTINUOUS will be written in the same Answer figures
code?
(a) OCTINNIOUSU (b) OTCNINUOUS
(c) OCNTNIUOSU (d) OTNCINUOSU
55. Six persons are seated around a hexagonal table. (a) (b)
Arup is seated opposite Belal, who is between Chirag
and Deepak. Arup is between Ela and Farook. Ela is
to the left of Deepak. Which of the following pairs is
facing each other? (c) (d)
(a) Ela and Farook (b) Deepak and Ela 60. Select a figure from amongst the answer figures
(c) Chirag and Ela (d) Chirag and Deepak which will continue the same series as established by
56. Identify the diagram that best represents the the five problem figures.
relationship among the given classes. Problem figures
Males, Doctors, Brothers

(a) (b)
Answer figures

(c) (d)
57. Take the given statements as true and decide which of (a) (b)
the conclusions logically follow from the statements.
Statements:
All frogs are snakes
Some snakes are birds (c) (d)
All birds are apples
Conclusions:
I. Some apples are frogs

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