Model questions for Junior Talent Search Test:

1. Three filament bulbs A, B and C are connected with a cell as shown in figure 1. The bulb B is not glowing
while A is glowing brighter than C.
What conclusion can you draw about the filaments of the bulbs A, B and C? Justify your answer.
Now the bulbs are connected as shown in figure 2. How will the bulbs A, B and C glow now? Justify
your answer.

A
A B C B
C

aeV gmjV hm A, B J C 1 ew Rhl ja Ll HLV Lnl pb k BRz hm B SmR e, L A hm C hm Hl

QCa hn Em ih SmRz HC Ahu hm aeVl gmjV pfL aj L p ea fl? k pq El cJz Hhl
hm aeVL 2 ew Rhl ja Ll Lnl pb k Ll qmz A, B J C Hhl Lih Smh? k pq El cJz
2. In the diagram below

A = Small piece of stone

B = An iron weight
C = Uniform ruler (50 cm, calibrated)
D = Beaker full of water.

With given materials and set up do a suitable thought experiment and find out the ratio of the weight of
piece of stone and the weight of its equal volume of water by the measurement of length only. Expression
of the ratio will contain only measured lengths from the ruler.

Efll QVa
A = fbll RV VLl
B = mql hVMl
C = poj m (50 cm, Awna)
D = SmfZ hLl
fc Sepf J hhl pqk HLV flrl Q Llz HC flrl pqk Lhmj cO fljfl pqk fbll JSe Hhw
al pj Buael Sml JSel Aefa eZu Llz AefaVl hel (Expression) jd Lhm I m bL fljf Ll
cO Efa bLhz

1
3. (i) During hydrogenation of vegetable oil to produce solid fats, unsaturated plant oils are
treated with hydrogen in presence of a solid catalyst.

Unsaturated oil saturated fat

(ii) Nickel can be used in the form of thin wire or finely divided powder. In which case will
the reaction be faster, with the catalyst in thin wire or finely divided powder form?
Justify.
(iii) Can you put forward a quantitative model in support of your answer? Start with a Ni cube
of side 1cm and proceed.

qCXSene faa ioS am bL pf gV al Lll pju, HLV LWe AeOVLl Efaa qCXSel
p Apf ioS aml hu OVe quz

Apf am pf gV

eLm (Ni) L pl al Abh ys ys fEXl qph hhql Ll ka flz eLmL pl al Abh ys

ys fEXl qph hhql - HC cVl jd Le r hu a pf qh? k pq mMz
ajl Ell pjbe HLV fljZNa (quantitative model) jXm al Llz Hr 1cm cOl eLm OeL
dl eu l Llz

4. Suppose, in expense of 9.65 amperes of electricity you need to deposit a layer of metal coating
uniformly on a plate A of weight 5 g. You are allowed to choose any 3 metals from d-block of
the periodic table (atomic numbers between 21 to 30, where atomic wt. may be considered as
double of the atomic number of the respective metals). In order to coat, you are asked to perform
the experiment uniformly for 15 minutes for all the chosen metals separately and plate A.
(i) Now write the metal compounds you are going to choose and then calculate and show the
increasing order of weight of your coated plates used in your experiments.
(ii) Could you suggest a law based on which you could perform your work?

dl aju 9.65 Aful asv MlQ Ll 5 g JSe hn HLV fV A Hl Efl pojih HLV dal fmf
ca qhz aj fku plZl d-hLl (fljZhL pwM 21 bL 30, kMe fljZhL la fljZhL pwMl
Z dl ka fl) k Le aeV da hR ea flz dal fmf cJul Se ajl hR eJu daml
faLV Hhw fV A L eu Bmcih Ve 15 jeV dl flr Qmu ka hm qmz
(i) k dah kNm aj hR eh pm mM Hhw ajl flru hhqa fVma fmf cJul fl
acl JSe eZu Ll acl jhdje JSe Aepl pSJz
(ii) aj L Le HLV pl dlZ ca fl kl Efl i Ll aj ajl LSV Lla flh?

5. Show that the equation + + 1 = 0 does not have any real solution.

2
 cMJ k + + 1 = 0 pjLlZl Le hh pjde (real solution) eCz

6. Solve for and of the equation = 4 3 , where 0 < 90 .

= 4 3 pjLlZl Hhw Hl pjde hl Ll, kMe 0 < 90 z

7. Suppose a line segment is divided into two parts so that the area of the rectangle R formed by the
entire line and one of the parts is equal to the area of the square S1 drawn on the other part.
Consider the square S2 drawn on one of the diagonals of R. Show that the area of S2 is equal to
three times the area of S1.
dlkL HLV lMwnL Hjeih cih iN Ll quR, ka pj lMwnV J cV iNl HLV eu NWa
Buarl (R) rgm Ae iNV eu NWa hNrl (S1) rgml pje quz R Hl k Le HLV LZ eu
NWa hNr S2 qm, cMJ k S2 Hl rgm S1 Hl rgml aeZz

8. Look at the graphs of = and = and hence find the maximum and minimum values
of sin (cos( ) ) where 0 .

= Hhw = Hl mMQV cM sin (cos( )) Hl phdL J phej je eZu Ll, kMe

0
9. a) Write one morphological adaptation of a plant to warm wet climate.
b) How can a desert camel survive without drinking water or eating succulent food?
c) Plants of cold climates resemble those of deserts in that they are adapted to reduce
transpiration during the dry season, which is winter in a cold climate. How the leaves do
adapt in such climate?

a) Ecl r Nlj J pyapya flhn Mf Muu eJul Se k Le HLV ApweNa AikSe

mMz
b) jlija HLV EV Lih Sm h Le LR lpm Mc Rs hyQ bL?
c) nafde Aml NRcl p Njfde Aml NRcl AikSel jm mr Ll kuz Eiu rC L
Gaa, nafde cnl r naLm, hfihel j Ljel Se NRl AikSa quz NRl fal HC
dlel flhn Lih AikSa qu?

10. a) Two pots marked A and B are partially filled with soil. Now you are asked to fill the pot A
with plant waste & the pot B with some waste materials like plastic bags, glass bottle
broken plastic toys etc. They are allowed to remain in an identical atmosphere for few days.

3
 Do you expect to observe any difference in the resulting soils of the pot A and Pot B?
Explain.
b) How does the over doses of fertilizer causes harmful effect on nitrogen cycle?
c) What are the ways through which the pathogenic microbes enter into human bodies? What
will be the harmful effect of hypo and hyper doses of antibiotic application?

a) cV f A Hhw B eJu qm Hhw faLV Awnax jV l ia Ll qmz Hhl ajL A Qqa fVL
E hS l Hhw B Qqa fVL Aee hS fcb kje, fVL hN, LyQl ham, i fVLl
Mme Cac l ia Lla hm qmz fcVL HLC lLj BhqJuu LuLce lM qmz LuLce fl cV
fl jVl jd L Le fbL mr Ll kh? hM Llz
b) Aal pll hhql eCVSe QL Lih raN Ll?
c) Lih lN pLl ShZ jeol nll fhn Ll? ec jl Qu Af h AdL ju ShZ fald
(antibiotic) hhql Llm L L raLl fih cM ku?

11. State whether the following statements ate true or false. If false, correct the statement:
a) Ribosomes are made up of DNA and Lipid
b) The function of Meiosis II is to separate chromosome.
c) In plant cell the centriole is the centre of formation of Spindle fibre.
d) The longest phase of Mitotic cell division is anaphase
e) G1 is called pre mitotic phase.

eQl hhm im Abh eim mMz kc im qu, pWL Ll mM -

a) lChSj X He H Hhw mfX cu alz
b) jupp II Hl LS qm jSj mL Bmc Llz
c) EcLo pVJm qm fm gChl NWel Lcz
d) AegS qm jCVVL Lo hiSel cOaj fhz
e) G1 L fL-jCVVL fh hm quz

12. i. A boy is suffering from hyperacidity. Should he avoid protein rich foods? Explain.
ii. A middle aged woman has been recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Should she
eat/drink more bitter substances (such as: neem, karalla, kalmegh, chirata, etc.) in order to
cure this? Explain.

i. HLV Rm AdL Am (hyperacidity) lN iNRz al L EQ fVe k Mhl MJu EQv? hM

Llz
ii. HLSe jdhup jqml pfa XuhVp jmVp lN dl fsRz HC lN pl kJul Se ayl L HMe
hn ju aya Sep (EcqlZ lf ej, Llm, LmjO, Qla Cac) MJu EQv? hM Llz