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Genesis Talent Search Exam Question Paper

A. General :
1. This booklet is your question paper containing 100 questions. The booklet has 10 pages.
2. The question paper contains blank space on back for your rough work. No additional sheets will be provided for rough work.

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3. It is mandatory to use Blue or Black Ball Point Pen to darken to appropriate circle in the answer sheet.
4. Blank papers, clipboards, log tables, slide rules, calculators, cellular phones, pagers and electronic gadgets in any form are not allowed to be carried inside the examination hall.
5. Fill in the boxes provided below on this page and also write your Name and Roll Number in the space provided.

6. 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 :
7. On Side-1 of Answer Sheet write your name, Enrollment Number and Name of the centre in the respective boxes. Do not write anything on Side-2.
8. Put your signature space provided on the Answer Sheet affirming that you have verifed this.
9. All question carry +3 Marks for Right Answer and -1 for Wrong Answer.

Mathematics

Part-I- :
1. If a > 0 and b < 0, the point (a, -b) lies in which of the following quadrants?
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV

2. The age of Sita is 8 years more than twice the age of Sonu. If after n years the age of Sita will be twice the age of Sonu, then the value of n is
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) cannot be determined

3. A cone is within the cylinder and cylinder is within a cube touch, by all vertical faces with same base and height, then the ratio of their volume will be
(a) 14 : 11 : 13
(b) 42 : 33 : 11
(c) 56 : 36 : 22
(d) None of these

4. What is the relation between x and y, if cot ? + cosec ? = x and cosec ? – cot ? = – y?
(a) xy =0
(b) xy = 1
(c) xy2 = 1
(d) xy = -1

5. 4 years back, A’s age was 4 times that B’s age. What is A’s present age, if after 3 years, B’s age will be 1
3 rd of A’s age?
(a) 56 (b) 60
(c) 63 (d) 66

6. The number of real roots of quadratic equation x2 – 5 |x| – 6 = 0 is
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

Science

Part-II  :
1. If we cut the converging lens perpendicular to the principle axis, then what will be change in focal length.
(a) half of the focal length of the normal lens
(b) double of the focal length of the normal lens.
(c) one fourth of the focal length of normal lens
(d) quadruple of the focal length of the normal lens.

2. Which is correct for photon
(a) Its rest mass is non zero
(b) its rest mass is zero
(c) It is charged particle
(d) N.O.T.

3. A uniform conducting rod which length is ?mt and resistance R ohm. Its half length is streched 40% length wise. What is the percentage change in Resistance.
(a) 56%
(b) 60%
(c) 96%
(d) 40%

4. Temperature is increasing of a coducting material, then which is correct.
(a) Relaxation time will increases
(b) Resistance will decreases
(c) Conductance will increases
(d) Resitivity will increases

5. When a coil is moved towards stationary magnet, the induced emf does not depend on
(a) number of turns
(b) strength of magnet
(c) speed with which the coil is moved
(d) resistance of the coil.

6. Oxygen liberated during photosynthesis comes from-
(a) Water
(b) Chlorophyll
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Glucose

7. The internal (cellular) energy reserve in autotrophs is
(a) glycogen
(b) protein
(c) starch
(d) fatty acid

8. Which reaction will occure in Neuclear reactor.
(a) Neuclear fission
(b) Nuclear fussion
(c) Electric sparking
(d) Chemical Reaction

9. Sparkling of diamond is due to
(a) Reflection
(b) Refraction
(c) Difraction
(d) Total internal Reflection

10. A charge particle moves along a circle under the action of possible constant electric and magnetic field. Which of the following are possible
(a) E = 0, B = 0
(b) E = 0, B = 0
(c) E – 0, B = 0
(d) E – 0, B = 0

Reasoning

Part-III  :
1. If a standard-sized cigaratte can be rolled out of 6 standard-sized cigaratte butts (filters). How many cigarattes will a person be able to smoke if he has 200 cigarattes.
(a) 200
(b) 239
(c) 233
(d) 238

2. Suppose a clock strikes as many no. of gongs as is the time for eg. – 1 gong at 1 O’clock, 2 gongs at 2 O’clock and so on. If this same clock takes 7 seconds to strike 7 O’clock. How long will the clock take to strike 10 O’clock?
(a)21/2 seconds
(b) 10 seconds
(c) 7 seconds
(d)35/3 seconds

3. A cement block balances evenly on the scales with three quarters of a kg. and three quarters of a block. What is the weight of the whole block.
(a) 1 kg.
(b) 2 kg.
(c) 2.5 kg.
(d) 3 kg.

4. Rohit said to Mayank that he was ten years old two days back and next year he will be thirteen. How old is Rohit?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 13

5. If 5 tyres were used on a car which has travelled 20,000 miles, how many miles did each tyre sustain, if all the tyres were used equally in sustaining this mileage?
(a) 16,000
(b) 4,000
(c) 20,000
(d) 8,000