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NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION
CLASS - 6
Question Paper Code : UN494
KEY
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B
11. B 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. A
21. D 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. B
31. B 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. A 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. B
41. B 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. C
51. D 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. B 56. A 57. A 58. C 59. B 60. C
SOLUTIONS
MATHEMATICS
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01. (C) 90 = 9 × 10 1
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02. (B) (a+b) – (a–b) = 2
05. (B) 10 millions = 10 × 1 million
a+b–a+b=2
= 10 × 10 lakhs = 100 lakhs = 1 crore
2b = 2
06. (D) PQ || RS
b = 1 then a & b are coprimes
07. (B) III is perpendicular to AB.
03. (C) A regular pentagon has ‘5’ lines of
08. (D) X = 5 ; Y = –20
symmetry
X – Y = 5 – (–20) = 5 + 20 = 25
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04. (A) 09. (A) Only 2 pupils in 6 Lotus scored 5As
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10. (B) 3000 × 30 = 90,000 0.5 + 0.6 + 0.7 + 0.8 + 0.9 +1 + 1.1 +1.2 + 1.3 +1.4 +1.5
21. (D) 0.1 + 0.2 + 0.3 + 0.4 + 0.5 + 0.6 + 0.7 + 0.8 + 0.9 +1
diameter 8.12 cm
11. (B) Radius = 11 10
2 2 = 2
5.5 10
= 4.06 cm
22. (C) 2l = 2000 ml
12. (C) No. of waiters = 25 + 10 + 25 + 10 = 70
Required ratio = 250 : 2000
6 +12 +18 +........+ 60
13. (D) =1:8
120 +108 + 96 +.......+ 36 + 24 +12
23. (D) LCM of 3, 5, 8 & 12 = 120
6 1+ 2 + 3+ ........ + 10 1
Greatest 5 digit number 99999
12 10 9 8 ........ 2 3 1 2
120 99999 833
14. (B) 960
15. (A) 5x + 8x = 91 399
360
13x = 91
399
x=7 360
8 × 7 = 56 ; 5 × 7 = 35 39
56 – 35 = 21
Greatest 5 digit number which is exactly
16. (D) 47 × 53 = 2491 divisible by 3, 5, 8, 12 = 99999 – 39 =
17. (C) After 10 years from now, Mr. Vijay's age 99960
= 42 + 10 years = 52 years Required number = 99960 + 2 = 99962
Son's age = 14 + 10 = 24 years 24. (B) 2, 3, 4 & 5 LCM is 60
The required ratio = 52 : 24 = 13 : 6 2+3=5
18. (C) Given 3A = 4B = 5C = k 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 14
k 25. (A) LHS = 10 – 11 + 12 – 13 + .... – 99 + 100
3A = k A =
3 – 101 + 102
k = (10 – 11) + (12 – 13) + .... + (98 – 99) +
4B = k B =
4 (100 – 101) + 102
k = – 1 – 1 – 1 .... – 1 (46 minus 1) + 102
5c = k C =
5
= – 46 + 102 = 56
k k k
A :B : C : :
3 4 5
1 1 1
60: 60 : 60
3 4 5
[ LCM of 3, 4 & 5 = 60]
= 20 : 15 : 12
1 10
19. (A) 3
3 3
20. (A) 5(4 + 3) – 3(3 + 2) = 35 – 15 = 20
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PHYSICS 32. (B) A pencil lead shown in option (B) is
sharpened on both the sides. This pencil
26. (B) The brightness of the lamps increases lead when placed in the gap closes the
when there are more batteries or there electric circuit and enables the bulb to
are fewer lamps used in an electric glow.
circuit.
In options (A) and (C) one side is
Lamp R, which has 2 batteries and 1 bulb conducting and the other side is
1 insulating so, current will not flow
is the brightest, Lamp P will have the
2 through it. In option (D), both the sides
brightness of lamp R. Lamp Q will have are insulating.
2 33. (D) Student P measured the most accurate
the brightness of lamp P. Lamp S will
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1 long measuring tape which is longer than
have the brightness of lamp P..
2 the table. So, he measured the length of
27. (D) Thickness, breadth, depth, diameter and the table in one go accurately. While in
height are all the measurements of the other cases the chance of making
length. an error is higher due to multiple
measurements. In case of Student M,
28. (A) Shadows are formed when light is only those lengths that can be measured
blocked by objects. As no shadow was which are exact multiples of half a metre.
formed by the two sheets P and Q, no
light was blocked. Hence, we can 34. (A) The correct order of the length of a boy’s
conclude that both the sheets P and Q shadows from the longest to the
allowed all the light to pass through. shortest is S, P, Q and R.
29. (B) When electric current flows through the The length of a boy’s shadow depends
following appliances, electrical energy on how far he is from the lamp above
is converted to heat energy in a water him. The more is the distance from the
heater, sound energy in a CD player, light lamp, the longer his shadow will be.
energy in a bulb and mechanical energy Hence, when the boy is at point S, his
in a fan. shadow is the longest. The length of his
shadow decreases as he moves from P
30. (B) From the tabulated results of students to R.
‘X’ and ‘Y’ with respect to the use of their
finger spans to measure the length of The shortest length of his shadow will
their teacher’s table, statement (B) is be when he is directly below the lamp
correct. i.e., at R.
(i) 25 finger spans of student ‘X’ indicate 35. (A) Electrical insulators are plastic, wood,
that he has long fingers. paper, clay, rubber, etc.
(ii) 31 finger spans of student ‘Y’ indicate Electrical conductors are metals like
that he has short fingers. mercury, tungsten, carbon(graphite),
steel, iron, copper, gold, nickel, silver etc.
We can conclude that different students
have different sized body parts.
31. (B) Statements (ii) and (iv) are correct about
a pinhole camera. It has no single lens .
It has screen. It produces a real and
inverted image of an object. No
colourless shadows are formed as light
travels in a straight line.
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CHEMISTRY 43. (D) Water exists in liquid state in all water
bodies like rivers, lakes, ponds,
36. (A) The correct matching is reservoirs, seas, oceans etc.
P-iv ; Q-i ; R-ii ; S-iii 44. (A) Salt is soluble in water. Hence, it cannot
Saw dust and chalk powder - Insoluble in be separated by filtration. Sand is
water insoluble in water. It can be separated
by filtration not evaporation.
Wood and paper - Float on water
45. (C) Tissue paper is made up of paper and a
Vinegar and Water - Miscible liquids
shawl is made up of woollen threads
Stone and Metal plate - Sink in water only. So, both are made up of one
37. (B) ‘X’ is melting of wax which is a physical material only.
and reversible change. When solid wax
BIOLOGY
is heated, it melts and changes to liquid.
On cooling, it changes to solid again. 46. (B) Gliding joint is present between the
There is only a change in state. Hence, it bones of wrist and ankle.
is a physical and reversible change. ‘Y’ is
making of ice from water. There is change 47. (D) Rice is a source of starch. When iodine
of state from liquid water to solid ice. It solution is added, it will turn blue-black
is a physical and reversible change. in colour.
38. (D) Among the four containers, container S 48. (B) Glucose is a simple form of carbohydrate
(a flask) has the smallest surface area which gives quick supply of energy
exposed to the atmosphere. Thus, the when consumed.
rate of evaporation will be the slowest 49. (C) Omnivores eat both plants and animals.
in container S. Rat is an omnivore.
39. (A) Copper is a metal. Metals are good 50. (C) The leaves are succulent as they
conductors of heat and electricity. become fleshy or swollen to store water.
40. (B) As per the given passage, suitable words This kind of adaptation help plants to
are smaller (i), heated (ii), expansion (iii) conserve very limited supply of water
and contraction (iv). and resist to drying up. They are found
in xerophytic leaves.
41. (B) When a solution does not dissolve any
more solute (sugar) in water, it is said 51. (D) The missing parts in preparation of ghee
to be saturated. from cow are : P is milk, Q is cream and
R is butter.
Option (A): A solid that will not dissolve
in a particular solvent is said to be 52. (B) Bread mould is a fungus.
insoluble. 53. (A) Breathing roots bear minute pores called
Option (C): A solid that will dissolve in a pneumatophores through which
solvent is said to be soluble. exchange of gases takes place. Such
roots absorb atmospheric air for
Option (D): A solution in which more respiration. These are found in plants
solute will dissolve in a solvent is said which grow in marshy places. Epiphytes
to be unsaturated. roots cling to the plant for support.
42. (B) X is partly soluble in liquid Y. On mixing 54. (D) P – Anther
equal volumes of each liquid, the
resultant volume will be slightly less than Q – Ovule
the total volume obtained on adding the R – Petals
sum of the volumes of two liquids.
S – Stigma
55. (B) Bending of a stem towards sunlight is
called phototropism.
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CRITICAL THINKING 58. (C) Charan is three months younger than
Tarun and four months younger than John.
56. (A) The smaller wheel will always turn Also, Charan is two months younger than
faster than the larger wheel. The small Pankaj. So, John is the oldest, and he will
wheel turns in the same direction as the get the extra piece of pizza.
large wheel and in the opposite direction
as the medium wheel. The smaller wheel 59. (B) The correct answer is (B) Sports can boost
turns faster and larger wheel turns physical health and teamwork skills. This
slowest. option supports the statement by
indicating the benefits of including sports
57. (A) In every image, the dots and the stripes in school curricula.
keep alternating between the inner
figure and the outer figure. Therefore 60. (C) Stealing some thing is a crime. So, all
after the third figure, the dots will be in thieves are criminals. Therefore, theives
the inner figure. Therefore option A and is in the category of criminals and Judge
C are possible. is totally different from them. Hence,
option (A) is correct.
Now we see that the inner figure and
outer figure get alternated after 2 steps
i.e. once the outer circle has seen both
dots and stripes, it is then made the inner
circle in the third image. Therefore in the
fourth image the outer hexagon will stay
till it has seen both circles and stripes.
Hence option A is the right answer.
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