Junior Science Talent Search Exam.

(2014-2015)
Subject: Mathematics

Time: ------

M.M. 30

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully before you answer the questions. Answers are to be given
on a separate answer sheet. Use only blue/black point pen.
Write your roll no. very clearly (one digit in one block) on this booklet and on the answer
sheet (OMR sheet)
This question paper comprises four Parts I, II, III and IV and you. See that parts I, II and III
contain forty questions each and Part IV contains 30 questions. Answer all the 150 questions.
Answer each question by filling the correct alternative among the four choices on the answer
sheet as shown in example below:
Example:

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Separate sheet has been provided for rough work in this test booklet.
Now turn to the next page and start answering the questions.

Mathematics
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51. If abc = 1, then the value of:
is:
1
1
1+ a + b
1+ b + c
1 + c + a 1
a) 0
b) -1
c) 1
d) 1+a+ab
52. Factors of x 4 + x 2 + 1 are:
a)
b)
c)
d)

(x
(x
(x
(x

2
2
2
2

)(
)
x + 1)( x + x + 1)
x + 1)( x + x 1)
+ 1)( x 1)

+ x +1 x + x 1
2
2
2

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53. Ajay wanted to type the first 180 natural numbers. Find the number of times he had to press
the numbered keys:
a) 416
b) 430
c) 432
d) 448
4 2
( a + 2) a + 2 2 is
then the value of
54. If a =
2 +1
( a 2) a 2 2

(
(

)
)

a) 12 + 8 2
b) 12 8 2
c) 2
d) -2
55. If 52 x 1 100 = 25x 1 , then the value of 6 x :
a) 6
1
b)
6
c) 36
1
d)
36
56. If 3a 2b + c = 0 , then the value of 9a 2 4b 2 + c 2 + 6ac is:
a) -1
b) 1
c) 2
d) 0
3+2 5
= b + a 15 , then the value of a and b are:
57. If
32 5
23
4
, b=
a) a =
17
17
23
4
b) a = , b =
17
17
4
23
, b=
c) a =
17
17
4
23
, b=
d) a =
17
17
1/3
2/3
58. If x = 3 + 3 + 3 , then the value of x3 9 x 2 + 18 x 12 is:
a) B0
b) -1
c) 1
d) 2
59. In figure, AC=CB=AD, then the value of x is:

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a) 49.5
b) 30
c) 33
d) 49
60. One interior angle of a regular polygon is 165 , then the number of sides of the polygon is:
a) 15
b) 25
c) 24
d) 18
61. If
a)
b)
c)
d)

9n 32 3 n / 2

3 2
3m

(27) n

1
, then the value of (m-n) is:
27

-1
1
2
-2
1 2 x

3
17
62. If
= 4 , then the value of x is:
5
27
2
a)
7
2
b)
7
7
c)
2
7
d)
2
63. The sum of five consecutive odd natural numbers is 65. The sum of the extreme numbers is:
a) 24
b) 26
c) 28
d) 30
64. In figure, 0 is the centre of the circle, then:

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x + y + z = 180
z = 2x + y
y= z+x
z = x+ y
65. The value of 0.20 + 0.23 is
a) 0.43
b) 0.43
c) 0.45
d) 0.45
5x + 8 y
4
x
= 5 , then the value of :
66. If
6x 7 y
9
y
5
a)
3
3
b)
5
5
c)
3
3
d)
5
67. The mean of 5 observations is 15. If the mean of first three observation is 14 and last three
observation is 17, then the third observation is:
a) 18
b) 19
c) 17
d) 20
68. The area of a semi-circle is 308m2 . The perimeter of the semi-circle is:
a) 44 m
b) 72 m
c) 58 m
d) 88 m
3m 4
m7
13
, y=
and x + y = , then the value of m is:
69. If x =
5
3
3
a) 6
b) 8
c) -8
a)
b)
c)
d)

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d) -4
70. If the numbers 28, 25, 20, 19, 15, x, 10, 7, 6, 3 are in descending order and their median is 13,
then the mean is:
a) 14.4
b) 15.4
c) 16.4
d) 14.6
71. In figure, CD and BD are bisectors of C and ABE respectively. If BDC = 28 , then the
value of ( ABC + ACB ) is:

a) 28
b) 56
c) 84
d) 124
72. The area of a square, if the sum of its diagonals is 100 cm, is:
a) 5000cm2
b) 125cm2
c) 100 2cm 2
d) 1250cm2
4
73. Travelling at
th of his usual speed, man is 15 minutes late. His usual time to cover the
5
same distance is:
a) 45 minutes
b) 60 minutes
c) 75 minutes
d) 90 minutes
1 1
1 1
74. The equations + = 15 and = 5 are such that ax = 1 and by = 1. The values of a and b
x y
x y
respectively are:
a) 10, 5
b) 10, -5
c) -5, 10
d) 5, 10
75. A conical tent is 12 m high and radius of its base is 9 m. what is the cost of canvas required to
make the tent, if the cost of 1m2 canvas is Rs. 14?
a) Rs. 5840
b) Rs. 5940

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c) Rs. 4950
d) Rs. 5960
76. The perimeter of a rectangle whose length is 60 cm and a diagonal is 61 cm is:
a) 120 cm
b) 242 cm
c) 121 cm
d) 142 cm
77. The coefficient of x 2 in ( x + 3)( x 5)( x + 7 ) is:
a) 28
b) 1
c) -5
d) 5
987
is:
78. Decimal expression of
10500
a) 0.976
b) 0.094
c) 0.940
d) 0.0094
79. If ( x + 3) and ( x + 2) are factors of 2 x3 + mx 2 + 7 x + n , then the values of m and n are:
a) m =9, n =-6
b) m = -9, n = 6
c) m = -9, n = -6
d) m = 9, n = 6
80. In figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and ADC = 80, ACD = 50 , then CBD is:

a)
b)
c)
d)

60
130
50
40

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