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Date: 7th December 2024

Category: School (VIII, IX & X)
Class: 9th STD (IX)
Language: English
Instructions for Examination:
3. Find the missing number.
This paper is for the 9th Std School Category
This paper is in English

1. Please fill all the details on OMR Sheet

carefully
2. The examination comprises of Objective
type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
a. 53 b. 14 c. 19 d. 45
3. All questions are compulsory
4. What is related to ‘Leaves’ in the same way as
4. Each question has only one correct answer
‘Teeth’ is related to ‘Chatter’?
5. There is NO NEGATIVE MARKING
a. Whistle b. Ripple c. Rustle d. Cackle
6. The total number of questions is 100
5. A watch reads 4 : 30. If the minute hand points to
7. Total marks are 100
East, in which direction does the hour hand
8. Each question carries 1 mark
point?
9. Total number of sections is 2
a. North-East b. South-East
10. Each section has 50 questions
c. North-West d. North
11. Duration of NTS 2024 exam is 11:00 AM
to 12:30 PM (90 minutes) 6. Facing towards North, Sumit walked 30m. He then
turns left and walks 50m. He again turned left and
Section - I
walked 50m. How far was he from his original
Mental Ability Test (MAT)
position?
1. There are two sets of figures. One set is that of a. 50m b. 40m
the problem figures and the other set is that of
c. 30m d. None of the above
the answer figures. The problem set figures
form a certain sequence. Select one figure from 7. Find the missing number.
the answer set figures which will continue the
sequence as shown in the problem set figures.

( ) ( ) ) ) ) ) a. 74 b. 144 c. 20 d. 21
8. If MACHINE is coded as 19-7-9-14-15-20-11, how
a. b. c. d. will you code DANGER?
a. 13-7-20-9-11-25 b. 11-7-20-16-11-24
c. 13-7-20-10-11-25 d. 10-7-20-13-11-24

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9. If all the words are removed after reversing the 16. Which figure is a rearrangement of the shaded
following alphabetical series, then which will be the parts of the given figure?
8th letter from the right side? A B C D …………. Z
a. K b. J c. L d. H
10. Today is Wednesday. What will be the day after
94 days?
a. Monday b. Tuesday
c. Wednesday d. Sunday
11. Carpenter: Saw:: _______:________
a. Child: Toy b. Writer: Pen
c. Typist : Paper d. Cloud : Rain
Direction For Questions 12 to 14
The following questions are based on the given
diagram in which the triangle stands for graduates, a. a b. b c. c d. d
rectangle stands for membership of professional 17. Which dice among A, B, C and D are equivalent to
organizations and circle stand for membership of x?
social organizations.
Read each of the given statements carefully and find
the appropriate number that represents the people
covered under the given statement.

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7 5 a. A & B only b. A & D only
2 4 c. C & D only d. B and C Only
3 18. Select the answer figure in which the question
12. What is the number of the regions covered by figure is hidden.
graduates in professional organizations?
a. 5 & 7 b. 5, 6 & 7 c. 6 & 7 d. 4, 5 & 6
13. What is the number of the region(s) covered by
graduates in social organizations?
a. 1 b. 5 c. 6 d. 5 & 6
a. a b. b c. c d. d
14. What is the number of the region(s) covered by
graduates in only in social organizations? 19. Select the answer figure in which the question
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 figure is hidden. Which of the following group of
letters will appear exactly the same in a mirrorplaced
15. Which figure is the rearrangement of the parts of to the immediate right of the word?
the given figure? a. AHIMOST b. VOAMAOV
c. HVRTRVH d. YVMOVMY
20. The following information was given at a bus
station. “The bus for Surat left 15 minutes ago before.
As per schedule, after every 45 minutes, there is a bus
for Surat. The next bus will leave at 8: 30 A.M.” At
what time was this information given?
a. 9:15 A.M b. 9:00 A.M c. 8:00 A.M d. 7:45 A.M

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Direction For Questions 21 to 24 30. How will the given block look like after rotation?
If a boy is asked to put in a basket one mango when
ordered ‘1’, one orange when ordered ‘2’, one apple
when ordered ‘3’ and is asked to take out from the
basket one mango and one orange both when ordered
‘4’.
Sequence Order: 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 3
234
21. How many total fruits will be in the basket at the
end of the above order sequence? a. a b. b c. c d. d
a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13
22. How many total apples were there in the basket at 31. A Cylinder is painted in 6 colours – Green, Blue,
the end of the above order sequence? Yellow, Violet, Red and Orange. It is shown below in
a. 2 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 three positions. What is the colour in the zone marked
with a question mark?
23. How many total oranges were there in the basket
at the end of the above-order sequence?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
24. How many total Mangoes were there in the basket
at the end of the above order sequence?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5
25. Which number can be placed at the? Sign?

3 a. Green b. Violet c. Yellow d. Blue

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32. A class starts after lunch at 1:00 p.m. and lasts
6 2 4 till 3:52 p.m. In this duration four periods are held.
Before every period 4 minutes are allowed for going
from one room to another. What is the exact
a. 5 b. 8 c. 12 d. 14 duration for each period?
a. 42min b. 39min c. 41min d. 40min
26. If the following names are arranged in alphabetic
order which one of them will occupy the middle 33. Which option would complete the given
position? sequence?
a. Surendra b. Shrundera
c. Surindra d. Surender

27. Complete the sequence.

a. a b. b c. c d. d
34. Five person A, B, C, D and E are standing in a
row. B is between A and C and D is between C and E.
28. Genuine : Authentic :: Mirage : ? If the distance of C from B is equal to the distance of
a. Illusion b. Hideout D from C, what is the relation between the distance
c. Image d. Reflection of A to B and B to E?
a. Nothing can be said about it
29. Which one is the same as Yellow, Orange and b. A B is smaller than B E
Green? c. there is no relation between A B and B E
a. Grass b. Purple c. Leaf d. Tree d. A B is larger than B E
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35. How many squares are there in the figure given
below?

a. A b.B c. C d. D
a. 12 b. 13 c. 16 d. 17 40. In the following diagram, the rectangle represents
women, and the triangle represents Sub. The
36. Select the cube that can be formed by folding the
Inspector of Police and Circle represents graduates.
given sheet along the lines.
Which area represents women, graduates, Sub.
Inspector of Police?

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5 1

6 3 8
4

a. 5 b. 13 c. 8 d. 3
41. Which number should be placed at the sign of
a. Only D b. Only A & C interrogation?
c. Only C & D d. Only B
37. The table below shows the percentage of total
population of a place by age- group. If there are 250
million people in the place, how many million people
are there above the age of 45?
Age group Population in percentage
a. 20 b. 25 c. 26 d. 75
Upto 15 8 42. The accused is more powerful than the dead. The
16-13 10 police is less powerful than the court but more
26-36 10 powerful than the lawyer. The accused bows his head
in presence of the police. Who is the most powerful?
36-45 16 a. Police b. Lawyer c. Court d. Accused
46-55 22
43. A told B that C is his father’s nephew, D is A’s
56-65 20 cousin but not brother of C. How is D related to C?
66 and above 14 a. Father b. Sister c. Mother d. Aunt
a. 56 b. 112 c. 140 d. 55 44. Which number is like the numbers: 282, 354, 444?
a. 255 b. 336 c. 417 d. 453
38. Which letters are hidden in the following
monogram? 45. Which one number can be placed at the question
mark?

a. COSL b. BOET c. ICBN d. MCSL

a. 69 b. 49 c. 50 d. 60
39. Different designs can be made by placing a
maximum of nine matchsticks. Which is the design
that cannot be made at all in the above constraints?

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Direction: Read the following information 54. The mean of three numbers is 10 more than the
carefully and answer, the questions (46 – 50) least number and 15 less than the greatest number. If
given below: the median of three numbers is 5, then the sum of
squares of these number is
i. Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting face to
a. 625 b. 650 c. 675 d. 725
face in two rows, three in each.
ii. Q is the neighbour of U.
55. The product of two 2 – digits numbers is 2160 and
iii. T is not at the end of any row. their HCF is 12. Then, sum of the numbers is
iv. S is second to the left of U. a. 72 b. 84 c. 96 d. 60
v. R, the neighbour of T, is sitting diagonally
opposite to S.
56. If the perimeter of a square is same as that of a
46. Which of the following are in one row? rectangle whose length is 24m is double of its
a. UQR b. SQU c. RTQ d. PQR breadth, then area of square will be
a. 324m2 b. 342m2 c. 224m2 d. 330m2
47. Which of the following are sitting diagonally
opposite to each other? 57. If the sum of two numbers is 25 and sum of their
a. P and R b. S and P c. U and R d. P and U square is 425, then what will be their product?
48. Who is facing Q? a. 200 b. 300 c. 100 d. 400
a. P b. S c. T d. R
58. In the given figure the measure of ∠A+ ∠B+ ∠C+
49. After interchanging the seats with T, who will be ∠D+ ∠E+ ∠F is
the neighbours of S in the new position?
a. R and P b. U and Q c. only Q d. only R
50. Which of the following are in the same row?
a. P and Q b. T and S c. R and Q d. P and T
Section – II
SCHOLASTIC ABILITY TEST (SAT)
51. In the given figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle
a. 120° b. 720° c. 360° d. 540°
with AB=AC. If AE=AF and ∠ BAE = 40° then the
measure of the angle FEC is
59. A shopkeeper sold two bicycles for Rs. 15000
each, on first he gains 50% and on the other a loss of
25%. His profit or loss is
a. 0 b. 162 c. 125 d. 632

60. The area of trapezium ABCD, where AB = 52 cm,

BC = 12cm, CD= 39cm and DA= 5 cm and AB ∥ CD, is

a. 15° b. 20° c. 40° d. 60°

52. In an Equilateral ∆ ABC side BC is produced to D

and DF⊥AB such that DF is intersecting AC at E. If BC
= 2 CD and AF = 6cm, then the length (in cm) of BC is
a. 210 sq cm b. 234 sq cm
a. 9 b. 12 c. 15 d. 18
c. 260 sq cm d. 280 sq cm
53. If the largest possible area of ∆ ABC with AB =5
61. Eukaryotic cells contain several membranes
cm and the sum of other two sides as 7cm, is
5 bound subcellular structure called Organelles. The
a. 5√6cm2 b. 2√6cm2 vacuole is one such organelle found in both animal
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c. 2√3cm2 d. 5√6cm3 and plant cells.
A. Contain cell sap.
B. Provide turgidity to the plant cell.
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 C. Plant cell vacuoles are smaller than animal’s 66. Which of the following is not correct for magnetic
cells vacuoles. field lines?
D. Vacuoles store amino acids, sugar, acids and a. The direction of magnetic fields lines outside the
contain protein. magnet is from North pole to South pole.
a. A,B,C and D b. A,B and C only b. The direction of magnetic fields lines inside the
c. A, B and D only d. B,C and D only magnet is from South pole to North pole.
c. The degrees of closeness of magnetic fields lines
62. What would happen to Earth if carbon dioxide tells the relatives strength of magnetic field.
was absent from its atmosphere. d. Magnetic field lines never form closed loop.
a. The earth would be a pleasant place.
b. Absence of carbon dioxide would not make any 67. Aqua – regia is a mixture of conc. hydrochloric
difference to earth. acid and conc. Nitric acid in ratio.
c. Earth would be devoid of life a. 3: 1 b. 2: 11 c. 1: 5 d. 2: 3
d. Earth would have only animal life.
68. Which one of the following is not a greenhouse
63. Two beakers A and B contain Iron (II) sulphate gas?
solution. In the beaker A and B, small pieces of copper a. CH4 b. O3 c. CO2 d. SO2
and Zinc are placed respectively. It is formed that a
grey deposit forms on the Zinc but not on the copper. 69. Which of the following Elements does not show
From this observation, It can be concluded that allotropy?
a. Zinc is most active metal followed by iron and then a. Phosphorus b. Sulphur
copper. c. Oxygen d. Aluminum.
b. Zinc is most active metal followed by copper then
iron. 70. Nethra, who is a back bencher, discovers one day
c. Iron is most active metal followed by Zinc and then in the class that she is unable to discern the details on
copper. the blackboard very well. When she visits an Optician,
d. Iron is most active metal followed by copper and he prescribed glasses for her.
then Zinc. Which of the following statements is/are false?
I. She suffers from myopia, where the far point is
64. Which of the following statements are true? nearer than the blackboard.
I. On heating the kinetic energy particles in II. A concave lens with a suitable power can help
solids does not change because they have a correct her vision.
fixed position. III. Her eye is defective and is forming images in
II. Sublimation is the change of gaseous state front of the retina.
directly to solid state without going through IV. A concave lens or a convex lens may be used to
liquid state and vice versa. correct her vision.
III. The movement of particles from an area of a. Only I b. I, II and III
higher concentration to lower concentration is c. I, II and IV d. Only IV
called diffusion.
IV. The rate of evaporation is not affected by 71. In the modern democracies, political power is
increasing the temperature. distributed. The power sharing arrangements can
a. I, II, and III b. II and IV take many forms. In the context of India, which
c. II, III and IV d. II and III statements is/are not true?
I. Arrangements of distribution of power
65. Two different Instruments (Say, guitar and between organs of the government.
harmonium), playing same music, their sound II. Arrangements of sharing of power among two
appears different though they paly same frequency, or more political parties.
because III. Arrangements of the division of power
a. They have different loudness. between different religious communities.
b. They are played by different persons and hence IV. Arrangements of the division of power
difference in tuning. between different levels of the government.
c. They have different quality. a. I and II b. I, II and IV
d. They create different pitch. c. II only d. III only

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72. When no party or coalition gets a majority in the a. Visakhapatnam is the deepest land locked and well-
Lok Sabha, the president exercises his/her discretion developed port.
in the appointment of the prime Minister. Which of b. Chennai is an inland riverine port.
the following statement conveys the correct use of c. Mumbai the biggest port and spacious natural and
discretion of the President under constitutional well-developed harbor.
provisions? d. Tuticorin port in Tamil Nadu has a natural harbor
a. The president may appoint the leader of largest and rich hinterland.
majority party in the Lok Sabha as Prime Minister.
b. The president appoints a leader who in his/her 78. The first world war and unusual war because
opinion can muster majority support in Lok Sabha I. It involved the world’s leading Industrial nation.
and can prove majority support in the Lok Sabha. II. Weapons of mass destruction were used at a large
c. The president may appoint the Senior most scale.
member of Lok Sabha as Prime Minister. III. British policies were responsible for the outbreak
d. The president may appoint the leader of largest of the war.
majority party in the Rajya Sabha as Prime Minister. IV. The world was divided into two power blocks.
a. I and II b. II, III and IV
73. Freedom means absence of constraints. In c. III and IV d. I, II and IV
practical life it means absence of interference in our
affairs by others be it other individuals or the 79. Which of the following is not related to
government. Under the Indian Constitution, Citizens agriculture marketing?
do not have which one of the following freedoms a. Storage b. Use of Chemical fertilizers
a. Freedom of speech and expressions. c. Processing d. Preservation
b. Freedom to move freely throughout the country.
c. Freedom of assembly in peaceful manner. 80. In case of conflict between the Centre Government
d. Freedom to acquire Hold and dispose any property and the state Government over subject in the
anywhere in the country. concurrent list.
a. Supreme court decides which of the two should be
74. Hannah is attending the voting age and his happy considered.
that she can vote. In her country, citizens can elect b. The State Government should be Obeyed.
representatives but cannot share any observations c. The central Government should be Obeyed.
about the leader of the country. which of the d. Both governments should be Obeyed.
following democratic right is restricted for Hannah?
a. Right to equality 81. Which figure of speech is used in the following
b. Right to be treated fairly sentence? "The wind whispered through the trees as
c. Right to freedom the moonlight danced on the water."
d. Right to information a. Simile b. Metaphor
c. Personification d. Hyperbole
75. Which one of the following is not true about
understanding the Indian monsoon? 82. Choose the sentence written in active voice:
a. low pressure over the Indian land mass and a. The cake was baked by my grandmother.
relatively high pressure over the sea. b. The project was completed by the students.
b. Shift of monsoon through during summer. c. My brother drove the car to the store.
c. Formation of high-pressure over Tibetan plateau. d. The letter was written by Sarah.
d. The presence of easterly jet stream over Indian
peninsula. 83. What is the antonym of "Optimistic"?
a. Hopeful b. Confident
76. What is common factor among Wular Lake, Harike c. Pessimistic d. Cheerful
Sambhar Lake and Keibul lamjao1?
a. Wildlife sanctuary b. Wetland 84. "The early bird catches the worm. “What does this
c. National Park d. Biosphere reserve proverb mean?
a. Birds catch worms early in the morning.
77. Which of the following is not true about sea ports b. Early efforts often lead to success.
of India? c. Always wake up early.
d. Being early guarantees success.
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85. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. “What does 94. Polio is yet to be eradicated in which South Asian
this proverb mean? country?
a. Follow local customs and traditions when in a a. Nepal b. Bhutan
different place. c. Bangladesh d. Pakistan
b. Always follow Roman traditions.
c. Travel frequently to different places. 95. National Sports Day is celebrated to
d. It’s good to adapt to others' habits. Commemorate the memory of legendary hockey
player.
86. What does the idiom "bite the bullet" mean? a. Gyan Chand b. Dyan Chand
a. To do something difficult or unpleasant that cannot c. Prem Chand d.Ram Chand
be avoided
b. To avoid a problem 96. Which is the largest country in Africa?
c. To take things lightly a. Zimbabwe b. Ethiopia
d. To shoot a gun c. Algeria d. Somalia

87. What does the idiom "let the cat out of the bag" 97. Which institution has developed a portable device
mean? to determine the quality of water and soil?
a. To free an animal b. To let out a secret a. IIT Madras b. IIT Kanpur
c. To lose a bet d. To misplace c. IIT Mumbai d. IIT Delhi
something.
98. What was the relation between Prophet Musa
88. Lightning danced across the sky. (AS) and Prophet Haroon (AS).
a. Alliteration b. Personification a. Cousin b. Brother
c. Hyperbole d. Imagery c. Father and Son d. Friends

89. Get out of the car!" Said the policeman. (write in 99. In Jannah, what is Tuba?
the reported speech) a. A Fruit b. A Tree
a. The policeman told him to come out of the car. c. A River d. A Door
b. The policeman ordered him to get out of the car.
c. The policeman suggested that he comes out of the 100. What 2 things does a person lose if He / She
car. misses Asr Salah Intentionally?
d. The policeman advised him to come out of the car. a. Friends and Family
b. Family and Property
90. My mom ______ for two days by the time I see her. c. Friends and Property
a. has been travelling d. None of the above
b. will have been travelling
c. will has been travelling
d. was travelling

91. Malaysia allows palm oil buying countries to

adopt this animal that is critically endangered.
a. Gorilla b. Orangutan
c. Monkey d. Chimpanzee

92. Which state has the highest number of EV stations

in India?
a. Andhra Pradesh b. Tamil Nadu
c. Karnataka d. Kerala

93. Which species has taste buds on its head and

chin?
a. Blind cave fish b. Ray fish
c. Electric fish d. Sting fish