Sample Paper (VII Studying) Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

(For VII Studying)
(The questions given in sample paper are indicative of the level and
pattern of questions that will be asked in ANTHE-2016)

SECTION-A : SCIENCE
1. A man puts his hand in water at 30 °C for a while. 4. A stopwatch records the successive positions
He will feel colder if he puts the same hand in another [B → C → B → A and so on] of the motion of a
vessel containing water at simple pendulum. The readings in seconds of the
stopwatch with the corresponding position of the bob
(1) 20 °C (2) 30 °C
is as shown in the table.
(3) 35 °C (4) 40 °C
2. The odometer of a car reads the following distances
at the given instants. The ratio of average speed of
the car in the first and the second intervals is

Time Odometer reading A C

B
9 : 45 AM 4404 km
10 : 15 AM 4449 km Position of bob
20 B
10 : 30 AM 4469 km
24 C
(1) 9 : 8 (2) 8 : 9 28 B

(3) 9 : 2 (4) 2 : 1 The time taken to complete two oscillations is

3. The bulb connected across which of the following (1) 4 s (2) 8 s

terminals will not glow?
(3) 16 s (4) 32 s
1 2 3 4
5. Identify the product 'P' in the following reaction :

A B C D

5 6 7 8 (1) Carbon dioxide

[Given all cells are identical] (2) Mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide

(1) 1 and 3 (2) 1 and 6 (3) Oxygen

(3) 2 and 8 (4) 1 and 8 (4) Mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide

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Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior) Sample Paper (VII Studying)

6. A gas 'X' is evolved when baking soda is added to 9. Match the following and choose an appropriate option.
vinegar. When 'X' is passed through lime water, the
Column-I Column-II
colour of the solution turns milky due to the formation
of a new substance 'Y'. 'X' and 'Y' respectively are a. Cuscuta (i) Insectivorous plant
(1) Carbon dioxide and calcium carbonate b. Pitcher plant (ii) Symbiotic relationship
(2) Hydrogen and calcium oxide c. Mushroom (iii) Parasitic plant
(3) Carbon dioxide and calcium oxide
d. Lichen (iv) Saprotrophic
(4) Hydrogen and calcium carbonate
(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
7. Which of the following conditions are essential for
(2) a(i), b(iii), c(iv), d(ii)
rusting?
(3) a(iii), b(ii), c(i), d(iv)
(i) Presence of air
(4) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)
(ii) Presence of moisture
10. In buffaloes, cellulose of grass is digested in a sac
(iii) Presence of sunlight
like structure called 'X' with the help of a certain
Mark the correct option. bacteria. 'X' is located between

(1) (i) & (ii) (2) (ii) & (iii) (1) Oesophagus and rumen

(3) (i), (ii) & (iii) (4) (i) & (iii) (2) Small intestine and large intestine

8. Consider the given Venn diagram. (3) Rumen and small intestine
(4) Stomach and small intestine
11. In cockroaches, exchange of gases occurs through

Substances (1) Gills

obtained A Acids
from fruits (2) Tracheae
(3) Spiracles
(4) Skin
On the basis of given Venn diagram, substance 'A' 12. Which of the following organs is not a part of human
cannot be respiratory system?
(1) Ascorbic acid (1) Trachea
(2) Citric acid (2) Lung
(3) Tartaric acid (3) Oesophagus
(4) Hydrochloric acid (4) Nasal passage

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SECTION-B : MATHEMATICS
13. In the given figure, the value of x is 18. After 35 years, Rohan will be 8 times as old as he is
now. The present age of Rohan is
(1) 5 years
(2) 7 years
(3) 4 years
(4) 8 years

(1) 45° (2) θ 19. In the given figure, if COD is a straight line, OM is
the bisector of ∠COB and AB || PQ, then a – b is
(3) 90° – θ (4) 90° equal to
14. Which of the following is not true?
A
(1) 5 : 25 = 20% P
C
(2) 0.27% = 0.0027 45°
(3) 7.4% = 37 : 50
O M
(4) 18 : 72 = 25% a
b
15. –42 × 3 × (–5) × (–7) is equal to
(1) (–3) × (15) × (–294) D B Q
(2) (–15) × 294
(1) 22.5°
(3) (–3) × (–5) × 7 × 42
(2) 45°
(4) (–3) × 35 × 42 × 3
(3) 135°
16. The median of set of numbers : 13, 19, 8, 5, 14 is
(4) 67.5°
(1) 8 (2) 5
20. The largest of the following is
(3) 13 (4) 14
(1) 0.0001 + 0.01
1 x −1
17. If x − = , then the value of x is
3 3 1 1
(2) −
(1) –1 100 1000

(2) 1 (3) (0.1)2

(3) 3
1
(4) ÷ 0.001
(4) 0 10

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SECTION-C : MENTAL ABILITY

21. A tourist reached New Delhi railway station and hired 23. Find the water image of PQRST.
a taxi. From the railway station, the taxi driver took
the tourist towards north for 1 km after which the taxi (1) (2)
turned by 270° clockwise at a round about and moved (3) (4)
by 3 km to reach a T-point. The taxi then took a left 24. Find the missing number.
turn and travelled further by 2 km to reach the
destination. The direction, in which the destination 5 5
lies with respect to the railway station, is
5 4 6 10 5 5
(1) North-West (2) South-East
(3) North-East (4) South-West 4 5

22. In the following figure, how many triangles are 3 3

possible?
4 3 6 2 ? 2

2 3
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4
25. If 5 = 23 and 9 = 79, then 12 = ?
(1) 14 (2) 18 (1) 145 (2) 142
(3) 19 (4) 20 (3) 144 (4) 146

  

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Sample Paper (VIII Studying) Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

(For VIII Studying)
(The questions given in sample paper are indicative of the level and
pattern of questions that will be asked in ANTHE-2016)

SECTION-A : SCIENCE
1. The base areas of the 6 kg and the 4 kg blocks in 3. Which of the following is the good conductor of
the given figures are in the ratio 4 : 1. The pressure electricity?
exerted on the ground in case A is
(1) Wood (2) Plastic
(3) Distilled water (4) Sea water
4. A pendulum oscillates y times in x seconds. Its time
period and frequency respectively are

(1) Four times of that in case B x x x y

(1) s, Hz (2) s, Hz
y y y x
(2) Twice of that in case B
(3) One fourth of that in case B
y x 1
(3) s, Hz (4) xy s, Hz
(4) Same as that in case B x y xy
2. A bottle is designed in a way as shown in figure. Three
5. C + BSO4 → CSO4 + B
identical balloons are fixed on the three glass tubes
of same cross-sectional area. When the bottle is A + BSO4 → No reaction
completely filled with water, the amount of the bulge
of the balloons will be in order CSO4 + A → No reaction
The correct order of decreasing reactivity of A, B and
C is
(1) A > B > C (2) C > B > A
C (3) C > A > B (4) B > A > C
B
6. Which of the following is not a cause of the formation
A
of a green coloured coating over the surface of copper
metal?
(1) A < B < C (2) A > B > C (1) Sulphur dioxide (2) Moisture
(3) A = C > B (4) A = B = C (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Oxygen

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Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior) Sample Paper (VIII Studying)

7. ‘A’ and ‘B’ are the two different varieties of plastics. 9. A method of preservation in which the milk is heated
‘A’ is used for manufacturing toys, combs etc. and to about 70 °C for 15 to 30 seconds and cooled
‘B’ is used for making electrical switches. Plastic ‘A’ suddenly is called
and ‘B’ respectively are
(1) Nitrogen fixation (2) Pasteurisation
(1) PVC, bakelite (3) Fertilisation (4) Fermentation
(2) Polythene, melamine 10. Identify the agricultural process on the basis of the
(3) Bakelite, melamine given information.

(4) PVC, melamine (i) It helps in turning and loosening of soil.

8. Match the following. (ii) It helps in proper mixing of manure.

(1) Harvesting (2) Weeding
Column-I Column-II
(3) Tilling (4) Sowing
a. Rayon (i) Natural fibre
11. Identify the scientist who coined the term ‘cell’.
b. Nylon (ii) Coal, water and air
(1) Robert Koch (2) Robert Hooke
c. Acrylic (iii) Artificial silk
(3) Edward Jenner (4) Louis Pasteur
d. Cotton (iv) Artificial wool 12. Which of the following shows the least biodiversity?
(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iv), b(ii), c(iii), d(i) (1) Biosphere reserve (2) Wildlife sanctuary
(3) a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i) (4) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii) (3) Huge crop field (4) National park

SECTION-B : MATHEMATICS
13. Which of the following is greatest? 15. A bag has 5 blue balls and 3 white balls. A ball is
23 drawn from the bag without looking into the bag. The
(1) % (2) 0.6% probability of getting a white ball is
36
3 3
(3) 7 % (4) 13 % 1
8 4 (1)
8

{( x ) }
c
a
14. If x ( 3a )
bc
b
= (a, b, c ≠ 0), then the value of
1
(2)
3a bc –1 3
is
bc
3
3bc (3)
5
(1) (2) 3
3
1 3
(3) bc (4) 31– bc (4)
8
3

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Sample Paper (VIII Studying) Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

16. In the given figure, AECD is a parallelogram and

1
∠DAB + ∠DCB = 180°. The measure of ∠AEC is 18. Out of 300 marks, Reena scored th of it. If she had
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equal to
scored x more marks, then she would have scored
B
2
th of the total marks. The value of x is
30° 5
A E
(1) 30 (2) 70
(3) 90 (4) 50
10° 19. In a parallelogram ABCD, if DO and CO are the
bisectors of ∠ADC and ∠BCD respectively, then
D C reflex ∠DOC is equal to
(1) 105° (2) 40°
(1) 270° (2) 200°
(3) 110° (4) 100°
(3) 210° (4) 205°
17. The cube of 2.1 a2 b3 c5 is
20. Which of the following numbers is a palindromic
2 5 2 5 number as well as a perfect square?
(1) 92.61 a 3 b c 3 (2) 9.261 a 3 b c 3
(1) 98789 (2) 56765
6 9 15 6 9 15
(3) 9.261 a b c (4) 92.61 a b c (3) 123454321 (4) 17161

SECTION-C : MENTAL ABILITY

21. 100 students of a class are picked randomly and 22. Select a suitable figure from the answer figures that
would replace the question mark (?).
instructed to make a human chain such that every
prime number position and perfect square positions
are occupied by girls only and the rest are occupied
by boys only. The ratio of the girls in the first 50
?
students to that of the number of girls in the next 50
students is
(1) (2)
(1) 21 : 13

(2) 22 : 13

(3) 23 : 14
(3) (4)
(4) 3 : 2

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Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior) Sample Paper (VIII Studying)

23. 325 : 16 :: 713 : 10 :: 526 : ?

(1) 4

(2) 8
(1) (2)
(3) 20

(4) 22

24. Which of the given options cannot be formed by using

the following parts of the figure?
(3) (4)
(B)

(A) 25. Choose the odd one out from the following.
Baby elephant, Calf, Puppy, Duckling
(C)
(1) Baby elephant (2) Calf
(D)
(3) Puppy (4) Duckling

  

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Sample Paper (IX Studying) Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

(For IX Studying)
(The questions given in sample paper are indicative of the level and
pattern of questions that will be asked in ANTHE-2016)

SECTION-A : SCIENCE
1. Which of the following measures the distance travelled 2h h
by a uniformly accelerated body in time t? [Symbols (1) (2)
g 2g
have their usual meaning]
(v − u )t ⎛v +u ⎞ h mh
(1) (2) ⎜ ⎟t (3) 2 (4)
a ⎝ 2 ⎠ g g
2v 5. The compressibility of Z is less than that of Y and
(3) 2 (4) 2(v 2 − u 2 ) t higher than that of X. If X, Y and Z are the different
a
states of the same substance, then the kinetic energy
2. The displacement-time graph of a uniformly
in the increasing order will be
accelerating body of mass 2 kg, initially at rest, is
shown below. (1) Y > X > Z (2) Z < Y < X
(3) Y < Z < X (4) X < Z < Y
Displacement (m)

6. On adding 'x' g of the solute to 100 g aqueous

50 solution, the concentration in terms of mass by mass
percentage changes from 50% to 60%. Amount of
solute 'x' is
(1) 20 g (2) 10 g
0
10 (3) 35 g (4) 25 g
Time (s)
7. A, B and C represent the three states of matter.
The magnitude of force acting on the body is
(1) 0.5 N (2) 1 N A B C
(3) 2 N (4) 4 N
3. A bullet of mass 50 g is fired horizontally with a speed
of 540 km/h from a gun of mass 5 kg. The recoil
speed of the gun is
(1) 5.4 m/s (2) 1.5 m/s The state that will show maximum interparticle forces
(3) 1.5 km/h (4) 5400 km/h of attraction and the one that will show maximum
diffusion respectively are
4. A ball of mass m is dropped from height h. The time
taken by the ball to reach the ground is [Take g as (1) B and A (2) B and C
acceleration due to gravity] (3) A and B (4) A and C

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Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior) Sample Paper (IX Studying)

8. The final step involved in a water purification system is

(1) Loading (2) Filtration
(3) Chlorination (4) Sedimentation Hypertonic
solution
9. Which of the following are common to both animal
cells and plant cells? (1)
(i) Cell wall The cell would swell
and become turgid
(ii) Cell membrane
(iii) Ribosome
(iv) Chloroplast
(v) Mitochondria Hypertonic
solution
(1) (i), (iii) & (iv) (2) (iii), (iv) & (v)
(3) (i), (ii) & (iii) (4) (ii), (iii) & (v) (2)
10. Identify the plant tissue depicted below. The cell would be
plasmolysed

Hypertonic
solution
(3)
(1) Collenchyma (2) Parenchyma
(3) Sclerenchyma (4) Chlorenchyma The cell would shrink

11.

Hypertonic
solution
(4)
Beaker containing
Plant cell
Hypertonic solution The cell would burst
The plant cell was introduced into the beaker
containing hypertonic solution. 12. 'X' and 'Y' are the two types of connective tissues. 'X'
contains Haversian canal and 'Y' contains
chondrocytes and hyaline matrix. 'X' and 'Y'
Hypertonic respectively are
solution
? (1) Bone and cartilage
After 3 hours
(2) Bone and adipose tissue
Plant cell
What will happen to the plant cell after 3 hours in the (3) Cartilage and bone
above given situation? (4) Areolar tissue and cartilage

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Sample Paper (IX Studying) Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

SECTION-B : MATHEMATICS
13. If n is a natural number, then which of the following
17. If x = 0.1234 , y = 0.1234 and z = 0.1234 , then
is not always divisible by 2?
which of the following is correct?
(1) n2 – n (2) n3 – n
(1) x > y > z
(3) n2 – 1 (4) n3 – n2
(2) y < z
14. In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle. If
ΔABF ≅ ΔDCE, then the measure of ∠AGD is equal (3) z > x
to
(4) x > z > y

A D 1 1 1
18. If + + = 0 , where a, b and c are non-zero real
45° a b c
G a2 + b2 + c 2 − ab − bc − ca
numbers, then is equal to
(a + b + c )2
B C
E F (1) 2 (2) –2

(1) 45° (2) 75° (3) 1 (4) –1

(3) 80° (4) 90° 19. If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio
6 : 11 : 15 and its perimeter is 96 cm, then the height
15. The greatest prime factor of 48 – 38 is
corresponding to the longest side is
(1) 7 (2) 13
(1) 8 cm (2) 4 2 cm
(3) 337 (4) 5

16. In the given figure, if ΔDAC ≅ ΔEBC, ∠CDA = 35° (3) 16 2 cm (4) 8 2 cm
and ∠EBC = 43°, then the measure of ∠BCD is
20. In the given figure, ED is a straight line such that
E D ∠ABE = 139° and ∠ACD = 156°. The measure of
∠BAC is
A

139° 156°
A B
C E B C D

(1) 78° (2) 35° (1) 110° (2) 120°

(3) 102° (4) 43° (3) 115° (4) 105°

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Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior) Sample Paper (IX Studying)

SECTION-C : MENTAL ABILITY

21. 22. Find the missing number.

13 2 5
8 7
? 9
3 8
1 2 9

? (1) 5
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
23. An engineer wife called her scientist husband saying
(1) that she has forgotten the ATM password. The
scientist replied, "Add your year of birth to the
smallest 4-digit perfect square number". If the
engineer was born in 1988, then "****" stands for

(2) ****
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
(3)
0
Cancel

(1) 3010
(2) 3013
(4)
(3) 3012
(4) 3011

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Sample Paper (IX Studying) Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)
24. Choose the correct figure from options which
contains following figure as its part.

(3) (4)

25. In a row of girls, A is 13th from the left end and B is

6th from the right end. If they interchange their
positions, B becomes 24th from the right end. How
many girls are there in the row?

(1) (2) (1) 24 (2) 36

(3) 29 (4) 40

  

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Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam 2016 (Junior)

(For VII, VIII & IX Studying)

ANSWERS
Class VII Studying Class VIII Studying Class IX Studying
1. (1) 1. (3) 1. (2)
2. (1) 2. (2) 2. (3)
3. (2) 3. (4) 3. (2)
4. (4) 4. (2) 4. (1)
5. (3) 5. (2) 5. (4)
6. (1) 6. (1) 6. (4)
7. (1) 7. (1) 7. (4)
8. (4) 8. (3) 8. (3)
9. (4) 9. (2) 9. (4)
10. (2) 10. (3) 10. (1)
11. (2) 11. (2) 11. (2)
12. (3) 12. (3) 12. (1)
13. (3) 13. (4) 13. (3)
14. (3) 14. (4) 14. (4)
15. (2) 15. (4) 15. (3)
16. (3) 16. (4) 16. (1)
17. (4) 17. (3) 17. (1)
18. (1) 18. (2) 18. (3)
19. (4) 19. (1) 19. (4)
20. (4) 20. (3) 20. (3)
21. (3) 21. (2) 21. (4)
22. (4) 22. (1) 22. (3)
23. (1) 23. (4) 23. (3)
24. (2) 24. (4) 24. (4)
25. (2) 25. (4) 25. (2)