NTSE Sample Questions : 2016 Chandigarh State (SAT)

1. Kidneys in human beings are a part of the system for
(1) Nutrition
(2) Respiration
(3) Excretion
(4) Transportation

2. In a neuron, conversion of electrical signal to a chemical signal occurs at/in
(1) Axon
(2) Dendrite end
(3) Axonal end
(4) Cell body

3. Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which hormone?
(1) Auxin
(2) Thyroxin
(3) Adrenaline
(4) Insulin

4. Name the plant hormone responsible for falling of senescent leaves
(1) Gibberelin
(2) Auxin
(3) Cytokinin
(4) Abscisic Acid

5. Characters transmitted from parents to offspring are present in
(1) Cytoplasm
(2) Ribosome
(3) Golgi Bodies
(4) Genese

6. Break down of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in
(1) Cytoplasm
(2) Mitochondria
(3) Chloroplast
(4) Nucleus

7. In human males, all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/these unpaired chromosome is/are
(1) Large chromosome
(2) Small chromosome
(3) Y-chromosome
(4) X-chromosome

8. The main cause of abundant coliform bacteria in the river Ganga is
(1) Disposal of unburnt corpses into water
(2) Discharge of effluents from electroplating industries
(3) Washing of clothes
(4) Immersion of ashes

9. Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level
is known as
(1) Eutrophication
(2) Pollution
(3) Biomagnification
(4) Accumulation

10. Out of the following endrocine glands which are unpaired?
(1) Ovary
(2) Testes
(3) Pancreas
(4) Adrenal

11. How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from spinal cord?
(1) 31 Pairs
(2) 30 Pairs
(3) 40 Pairs
(4) None of these

12. What is the information source for making proteins in the nucleus of a cell?
(1) IUCD
(2) DNA
(3) ER
(4) ATP

13. Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in
(1) Amoeba
(2) Yeast
(3) Plasmodium
(4) Leishmania

14. Which of the following is an example of homologous organs is?
(1) Our arm and a dog’s foreleg
(2) Our teeth and an elephant’s tusk
(3) Potato and runners of grass
(4) All of the above

15. An object is placed at 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 20 cm, find the position of image?
(1) 3.33 cm behind the mirror
(2) 3.33 cm in front of the mirror
(3) 6.67 cm in front of the mirror
(4) 6.67 cm behind the mirror

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