NSAT-2024
CLASS – XI (Botany, Zoology, Physics & Chemistry)
(Class XI Moving to XII-PCB)
NARAYANA SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (NSAT)
SAMPLE PAPER
Time : 1 :0 0 H r. Ma ximu m ma rks : 1 60
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The test Booklet consists of 40 questions. The maximum marks are 160.
2. There are five parts in the question paper of Botany (Q. No. 1 to 10), Zoology (Q. No. 11 to 20),
Physics (Q. No. 21 to 30) & Chemistry (Q. No. 31 to 40) having 40 questions. Each question is
allotted +4 (four) marks for each correct response & -1 for each incorrect answer
3. Mark only one correct answer out of four alternatives.
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Answer Sheet.
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BOTANY
1. Cells acquire and use energy to synthesize, store, degrade and eliminate substances through
chemical reactions called
(A) metastasis (B) respiration
(C) metabolism (D) homeostasis
2. The term ‘Taxonomy’ was first proposed by the Swiss botanist:
(A) Lamarck (B) Nageli
(C) A.P. de Candolle (D) Linnaeus
3. Match the following
Column – I Column – II
(Group of bacteria) (Their shape)
a. Coccus (i) Rod-shaped
b. Bacillus (ii) Spherical
c. Spirillum (iii) Spiral
d. Vibrium (iv) Comma-shaped
(A) a – i, b – ii, c – iii, d - iv
(B) a – ii, b – i, c – iii, d – iv
(C) a – i, b – ii, c – iv, d - iii
(D) a – ii, b – i, c – iv, d - iii
4. Highly resistance nature of endospore is due to the presence of
(A) Dipicolinic acid and peptidoglycan in spore coat
(B) Peptidoglycan in exosporium
(C) Dipicolinic acid and Ca++ in cortex
(D) Dipicolinic acid and Ca++ in cell membrane
5. A swollen leaf base in some legumes is called :
(A) Pulvinus (B) Lamina
(C) Stipule (D) Ligule
6. Racemose inflorescence is identified by -
(A) Acropetal arrangement of flowers on peduncle
(B) Presence of sessile flowers
(C) Continuous growth of main axis
(D) Both (A) and (C)
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7. Stilt roots :
(A) Arise from horizontally placed aerial branches
(B) Develops from the basal node of the stem
(C) Are hygroscopic
(D) Act like pillars and provide support to aerial branches
8. Which of the following phases of the cell cycle is not a part of interphase?
(A) S (B) G1 (C) G2 (D) M
9. Ribosomes take part in protein synthesis in
(A) Viruses (B) Prokaryotes only
(C) Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes (D) Eukaryotes only
10. Subunits of 80S ribosomes are
(A) 40S (B) 60S (C) 40S and 60S (D) None of the above
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ZOOLOGY
11. The most common secondary structure of protein is
(A) β- Pleated sheet (B) β- Pleated sheet parallel
(C) β- Pleated sheet non-parallel (D) α-helix
12. Macromolecule chitin is
(A) Nitrogen containing polysaccharide
(B) Phosphorous containing polysaccharide
(C) Sulphur containing polysaccharide
(D) None of these
13. A spirometer cannot be used to measure :-
(A) IC (B) RV (C) ERV (D) IRV
14. Respiratory centre of brain is stimulated by –
(A) CO2 content in venous blood
(B) CO2 content in arterial blood
(C) O2 content in arterial blood
(D) O2 content in venous blood
15. Which of the following has least urea?
(A) Hepatic vein (B) Renal vein
(C) Pulmonary vein (D) Hepatic portal vein
16. Joint diastole phase of the cardiac cycle is in between
(A) ‘Dup’ and ‘Lubb’ sound
(B) ‘Lubb’ and ‘Dup’ sound
(C) Beginning of auricular systole and end of ventricular systole
(D) None of these
17. Value of cardiac output is
(A) Auricular volume × ventricular volume
(B) Stroke volume × rate of heat beat
(C) Blood pumped in one minute
(D) Both B and C
18. In which part of nephron, the glomerular filtrate becomes hypotonic?
(A) PCT (B) Descending limb of loop of Henle
(C) Ascending limb of loop of Henle (D) Both (A) and (B)
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19. Which of the following statements about the mechanism of muscle contraction are correct?
(i) Acetylcholine is released when the neural signal reaches the motor end plate.
(ii) Muscle contraction is initiated by a signal sent by CNS via a sensory neuron.
(iii) During muscle contraction, isotropic band gets elongated.
(iv) Repeated activation of the muscles can lead to lactic acid accumulation.
(A) (i) and (iv) (B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
20. Which one of the following is showing the correct sequential order of vertebrae in the vertebral
column of human beings?
(A) Cervical-Lumbar-Thoracic-Sacral-Coccygeal
(B) Cervical-Thoracic-Sacral-Lumbar-Coccygeal
(C) Cervical-Sacral-Thoracic-Lumbar-Coccygeal
(D) Cervical-Thoracic-Lumbar-Sacral-Coccygeal
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PHYSICS
21. ( ) ( )
A particle has an initial speed of 3iˆ + 4 ˆj and acceleration 0.4iˆ + 0.3 ˆj . Its speed after 10 s is
(A) 8.5 units (B) 10 units (C) 7 units (D) 7 2 units
22. Two bodies of mass m and 2 m have equal kinetic energy. What is the ratio of their momenta?
(A) 1: 2 (B) 1:3 (C) 1:1 (D) 1 : 2
23. A bullet of mass m moving with a speed ν strikes a stationary wooden block of mass M and gets
embedded into the block. The final speed is
M m m
(A) v (B) ×v (C) ×v (D) v/2
M +m M +m M +m
24. If the normal reaction is doubled, the coefficient of friction
(A) becomes doubled (B) becomes quadrupled
(C) remains the same (D) is halved
25. Three identical blocks, each of mass m = 2 kg , are drawn by a force F = 10.2 N on frictionless
surface. What is the tension (in N) in the string between the blocks A and B?
(A) 9.2 (B) 6.8 (C) 4 (D) 9.8
26. A solid sphere of mass M and radius R rolls on a horizontal surface without slipping. The ratio of
rotational kinetic energy to total kinetic energy is
(A) ½ (B) 3/7 (C) 2/7 (D) 2/10
27. The velocity of a particle (ν) at an instant t is given by v = at + bt2 . The dimension of b is
(A) [L] (B) [LT-1] (C) [LT-2] (D) [LT-3]
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28. Position-time graph for motion with zero acceleration is
(A) (B) (C) (D)
29. A block of mass 1 kg is pushed up a surface inclined to horizontal at an angle of 300 by a force of
10 N parallel to the inclined surface as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction between
block and the incline is 0.1. If the block is pushed up by 10 m along the incline, then the work
against gravity is (Take g =10 ms-2)
(A) 10 J (B) 50 J (C) 100 J (D) 150 J
30. The instantaneous angular position of a point on a rotating wheel is given by the equation
θ (t ) = 2t 3 − 6t 2 . The torque on the wheel becomes zero at
(A) t =1s (B) t = 0.5 s (C) t = 0.25 s (D) t = 2 s
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CHEMISTRY
31. Atomic weight of chlorine is 35.5 . It has two isotopes of atomic weight 35 and 37. What
is percentage of the heavier isotope in the sample?
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 25 (D) 20
32. Elements A and B form two compounds B2A3 and B2A. Given that 0.05 moles of B2A3
weight 9.0 g and 0.10 mole of B2A weight 10 g . Atomic weight of A and B are –
(A) 20 and 30 (B) 30 and 40 (C) 40 and 30 (D) 30 and 20
33. Among the following ions, the pπ - dπ overlap could be present in
(A) NO3− (B) SO32− (C) CO32− (D) NO2−
34. A ball of mass 200 gm is moving with velocity of 10 ms-1 . If the error in measurement of
velocity is 0.1%, the uncertainity in its position is
(A) 3.3×10-31 m (B) 3.3×10-27 m (C) 5.3×10-25 m (D) 2.62×10-32 m
35. If the uncertainty in the position of an electron is zero, the uncertainty in its momentum
would be
(A) zero (B) greater than h / 4 p (C) less than h / 4 p (D) infinite
36. In Bohr’s atomic model, radius and energy in orbit is related as :-
1 1
(A) rα n 2 , Eα − 2 (B) rα 2 , Eα − n 2
n n
1
(C) rα , Eα n (D) Eα n 2 , rα n 2
n
37. Molecule having maximum number of covalent bonds is
(A) NH4OH (B) NH4Cl (C) CO (NH2)2 (D) CH3OH
38. Which one of the following has been arranged in order of increasing covalent character?
(A) KCl < CaCl2 < AlCl3 < SnCl4 (B) SnCl4 < AlCl3 < CaCl2 < KCl
(C) AlCl3 < CaCl2 < KCl < SnCl4 (D) CaCl2 < SnCl4 < KCl < AlCl3
1 1
39. Given that Zn + O2 → ZnO + 35.25kJ . HgO → Hg + O2 − 9.11 KJ . The enthalpy of the
2 2
reaction Zn + HgO → ZnO + Hg is
(A) -26.14 KJ (B) 44.39 KJ (C) -44.39 KJ (D) 26.14 KJ
40. One mole of an ideal gas is allowed to expand reversibly and adiabatically from temperature of
270C. If the work done during the process is 3 KJ , the final temperature
will equal to (Cv = 20 JK-1)
(A) 100 K (B) 150 K (C) 295 (D) 26.85oC
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