Friday 27 November 2015

Objections & Official Answer Key of NTSE Stage I (Chandigarh) 2016

The Answer Keys of State Talent Search Examination (Chandigarh) 2015 is uploaded on institute website. Any objections regarding questions and their answers may be submitted in writing to the Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, UT Chandigarh up to 30.11.2015

http://www.siechd.nic.in/stse_nmms/Answer%20Key%202015%20STSE%20NMMSS.pdf

seems answer of following questions are wrong in the official answer key
answers of 48, 51, 58 & 73
Q.48. Choose the correct chronological order for the following
(i) Jallianwala massacre  (ii) Rowlat Act    (iii) Poona Pact     (iv) Lucknow Pact
(A) a,c,b,d    (b) b,a,d,c           (c) c,b,a,d        (d) d,b,a,c
Official answer key says (2) b,a,d,c
the correct answer should be (4) d, b, a ,c
Lucknow Pact was held in 1916, Rowlat Act came in 1919 was followed by Jallianwala Massacre (13.April.1919) and Poona Pact was held in 1932

Q.51. Read the following statements and select the correct option thereafter
Statement I - Among its sporting ancestors hockey can count the Scottish game called shinty, the English and Welsh game called bandy and Irish hurling
Statement II - Hockey like many other modern games was invented by the colonial officials in India and soon gained popularity
(A) Statement 1 is wrong, Statement II is true       (B) Statement 1 is true, Statement II is wrong
(C) Both Statement 1 & Statement II are true        (D) Both Statement 1 & Statement II are wrong
Official answer given is  (2) i.e Statement I is true and Statement II is wrong
I think option (3) i.e. Both statement I & II are true should be the correct answer
Chapter Cricket of Class IX, NCERT Book, Page No. 156, Box 2 clearly says -
Hockey, India's National Game
Modern hockey evolved from traditional games once current in Britian. Amongst its sporting ancestors, hockey can count the Scottish game called shinty, the English and Welsh game called bandy and Irish hurling.
Hockey, like many other modern games, was introduced into India by the British army in Colonial times. India was represented in the hockey competition of the Olympic Games for the first time in 1928

Q.58. Tropical Evergreen Forests appear green all the year round becouse
(A) It has luxuriant vegetation of all kinds trees, shrubs and creepers
(B) The trees in these forests do not shed their leaves
(C) The Forest receive heavy rainfall
(D) There is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves
Official answer given in (D)
I think both (A) & (D) should be correct, hence it should be a Bonus
Page No. 46 of NCERT Book, Contemporary India - I, Class IX, Chapter - Natural Vegetation & Wildlife clearly says
Since the region is warm and wet throughout the year, it has a luxuriant vegetation of all kinds - trees, shrubs and creepers giving it a multilayered structure. There is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves. As such, these forests appear green all the year round

Q.61. Which language is spoken next to Hindi terms of number of people in India ?
(A) Bengali       (B) Marathi         (C) Tamil            (D) Telgu
Official answer given is (D) i.e Telgu
I think answer should be (A) i.e Bengali
Page No. 22, List Scheduled Languages of India, Chapter - Federalism, Democratic Politics - II, Civics, NCERT Book of Class X
Proportion of Bengali speakers (%) - 8.11, Marathi - 6.99, Tamil - 5.91, Telgu - 7.19
so the answer should be Bengali

Thursday 26 November 2015

Official Answer Key of NTSE Stage I (Punjab) 2016

Department of School Education (Punjab)
has came up with the answer key of NTSE Stage I 2016
objections in the key can be sent to stse.punjab@yhaoo.com
maximum by 30.11.15

please follow the link, Question Paper followed by Answer key

http://download.ssapunjab.org/sub/instructions/2015/November/NationalTalentSearchExamination201510th_24_11_2015.pdf

revised answer key
http://download.ssapunjab.org/sub/instructions/2015/December/RevisedAnswerKeyForNTSE2015_02_12_2015.pdf

Saturday 21 November 2015

Objections & Answer key of NTSE Stage I (Gujarat) 2016

Gujarat NTSE Stage I Provisional Key issued by sebexam.org
last date to file objections is 30.11.2014

http://www.sebexam.org/AdvertiseFiles/NTSE-PRO-KEY-FINAL.pdf

objections are to be submitted in a hardcopy to GESB, Sector 10B, Near Old Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382043
maximum by 30.11.15

I think answers of  Q 72 & 98 are wrong in SAT
and Q. No 16 & 26 in MAT are wrong

In SAT
Q.62. With which Governor General's efforts did the teaching of English language begin in India ?
(A) Lord Cornwallis          (B) Lord Ripon        (C) Lored Macaulay      (D) Lord Hastings
Official answer key says (C) Lord Macaulay
I think this question should be Bonus
Lord Macaulay was never a Governor General.
Macaulay was Secretary to the Board of Control under Lord Grey from 1832 until 1833. After the passing of the Government of India Act 1833, he was appointed as the first Law Member of the Governor-General's Council. He went to India in 1834, and served on the Supreme Council of India between 1834 and 1838. Later on he introduced English-medium education in India through his famous Minute on Indian Education of February 1835. Macaulay called for an educational system to create a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indians, and brought to an end a lively debate on the appropriate language for education and administration. Macaulay thereby succeeded in implementing ideas previously put forward by Lord William Bentinck, the governor-general from 1829, who, inspired by utilitarian ideas and calling for "useful learning," had favoured the replacement of Persian with English as the official language, the use of English as the medium of instruction, and the training of English-speaking Indians as teachers

Q.72. By which name is the Bhagirathi  Ganga known as after it originates from the Gangotri
(A) Padma     (B) Jamuna         (C) Meghna       (D) All three
Official answer given is (D) 


On Page No. 20 of 'Drainage' Chapter, Class IX, NCERT book its written
The Ganga River System
   The headwaters of the Ganga, called the ‘Bhagirathi is fed by the Gangotri Glacier and joined by the Alaknanda at Devaprayag in Uttarakhand. At Haridwar the Ganga emerges from the mountains on to the plains.
So its clear that at its origination at Gangotri, Ganga is known by the name of 'Bhagirathi'
which is not in the options given.
Hence this question should be a BONUS

Q.98. Which year was declared as 'The International Women's Year' by UNO
(A) 1975         (B) 2002          (C) 1990               (D) 2001
official answer given is (D) 2001, correct answer should be (A) 1975
NTSE Stage 1 Gujarat Objections in official answer key
Chapter 20, Class X Social Science Book of GSEB -
United Nations had declared 1975 as "Women's Year"

UN Women Watch | International Women's Day - History

www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/history.html

In 1975, during International Women's Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March. Two years later, in December 1977, ...

In MAT 


Option B & D both will be the correct solution for the given pattern
Explantion :    POUND ––––––––– DNUOP (written in reverse order)
in the same way
MEGIK –––––––––KIGEM Option B & D both are same.


Answer is not available in ?option. Explanation :  From the figure, 
3 × 4 = 12 take only tens place digit = 1
6 × 5 = 30 take only tens place digit = 3
9 × 6 = 54 take only tens place digit = 5

7 × 8 = 56 take only tens place digit = 5. By mistake 56 given in the place of 5.


Thursday 19 November 2015

Official answer key of NTSE Stage I (Delhi) 2016


Official answer key was issued on 9.11.16
and the last date to file objections was 13.11.16
all these days were Diwali holidays,
Delhi Govt. wld be knowing better how students wld have filed the ojections

http://www.edudel.nic.in/upload_2015_16/1425_dt_09112015.pdf

revised answer key
http://www.edudel.nic.in/upload_2015_16/1663_dt_01012016.pdf

Objections & Official Answer Key of NTSE Stage I (MP) 2016

objections can be sent till 28.11.15 at
ntse2011@gmail.com
for answer key of NTSE Stage I (MP) 2016 please visit

http://www.educationportal.mp.gov.in/Portal/Public/View_Circular.aspx?id=38559

Objections in S.St
Q.45 Which city was established by Harihar-Bukka ?
(A) Bahmani                 (B) Delhi                (C) Vijyanagar           (D) Mohammad Nagar
Official answer given (B) i.e. Delhi
Correct answer should be (C) i.e. Vijyanagar
Vijayanagar Empire. When Muhammad Tughlaq was losing his power in Deccan, the two Hindu princes, Harihar and Bukka founded an independent kingdom in the region between the river Krishna and Tungabhadra in 1336.

Objections in MAT Questions

    Vijayanagar Empire - Know India

    knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/culture_heritage.php?id=11

Tuesday 17 November 2015

Objections in the Official answer key of NTSE Stage I (UP) 2016

Official answer key of
NTSE Stage I (UP) 2016

please follow the link
http://www.examregulatoryauthorityup.in/pdf2/Ans.KeyN.T.S(1).pdf

objection in S.St part
Q.143. Which city was founded by Sikandar
(1) Allahabad   (2) Sikandarabad  (3) Jaunpur         (4) Agra
Official answer (4)
    Though the heritage of Agra city is linked with the Mughal dynasty, numerous other rulers also contributed to the rich past of this city. Modern Agra was founded by Sikandar Lodhi(Lodhi dynasty; Delhi Sultanate) in the 16th century.

    About District - Agra

    agra.nic.in/aboutdistrict.html

    Sikandrabad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikandrabad

    Jump to History - Sikandrabad is a historical city which was built by Sikandar Lodhi in around 1498. Chishti and some other old monuments in the area ...



Sikandrabad - India Mapped, Map of India

www.indiamapped.in/map-of-uttar-pradesh/bulandshahar/sikandrabad

Sikandrabad is an ancient city, which was set up by King Sikandar Lodhi of 1498.Sikandrabad is ... The total population of Sikandrabad was around 69,902 according to 2001 census of India. Men represent ... The main important monument of this city is Chishti Saheb however, there are some historical monuments existed.

Accordingly both answers are correct, this question should go as Bonus

Q.150. Sankhya Darshan is related with
(1) Kapil           (2) Gautam           (3) Jaimini           (4) Patanjali
Official answer (3)

Indian Philosophy - Page 81 - Google Books Result

https://books.google.co.in/books?isbn=8190995634
The Sankhya Darshana propounded by Sage Kapil is called 'Nirishvara Sankhya' (Atheistic Sankhya or Sankhya without Ishvara). This is because in their ...

Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali - Samkhyayoga-darshana.com


www.samkhyayoga-darshana.com/philosophy.html


Samkhya-yoga, the oldest cogent philosophy in the world is basically the ... The great rsi Kapila was the first to attain it and propound this science of liberation.
this question should go as Bonus
Q.166. How many seats are there in Rajya Sabha
(1) 250          (2) 245           (3) 233             (4) 145
Official answer given is (1)
  • What is the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha?

    Ans: Two hundred and fifty (250), of which 238 are to be elected and 12 are to be
    nominated by the President of India.
  • What is the actual strength of Rajya Sabha?

    Ans: Two hundred and forty five (245), of which 233 are elected and 12 are nominated.
  • frequently asked questions about rajya sabha

    rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/faq/freaq1.asp

    Ans: Two hundred and forty five (245), of which 233 are elected and 12 are nominated. How many members does each state have in Rajya Sabha? Ans: The allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha to the States is based on population.
This question should also go as Bonus
objections in the answer key can be sent to
secretarypnp.up@gmail.com

Monday 16 November 2015

Entrance Test of IESO 2016

Entrance Test on 16. January
For Application Form or Syllabus and other information related to entrance test of IESO 2016
please visit

http://www.geosocindia.org/index.php/ieso/pages/view/Entrance%20Exam

Sunday 15 November 2015

Objections in the Official Answer key of NTSE Stage I (Haryana) 2016

The key for all the five sets are being uploaded for objections(if any).This will remain available for 10 days 10th Nov to 19th Nov 2015.No objections in this regard will be entertained after 19th Nov 2015

http://scertharyana.in/?page_id=177

please file your objections by writing a mail to
examwing3@gmail.com

Objections in the Answer key of  SET C
Q.140 The speed of the earth movement at the equator is :
(1) 1665 km/h         (2) 1680 km/h          (3) 1669 km/h          (4) 1660km/h
official answer given is (4)
The answer should be (3) 1669 km/h
The Earth is spinning around its axis. At the equator, the Earth's surface moves 40,000 kilometers in 24 hours. That is a speed of about 1040 miles/hr (1670 km/hr or 0.5 km/sec). This is calculated by dividing the circumference of the Earth at the equator (about 24,900 miles or 40,070 km) by the number of hours in a day (24). 

Earth Speeds - EnchantedLearning.com

www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/.../earth/Speeds.shtml

The Earth is spinning around its axis. At the equator, the Earth's surface moves40,000 kilometers in 24 hours. That is a speed of about 1040 miles/hr (1670 ...

Quickie Questions - Earth - Movement of the Earth

www.windows2universe.org/php/ask/quickie_questions.php?topic=1

Let's look at a particular motion of Earth's axis, the precession or axial ... Atheequator, where the circumference of the Earth is greatest, the speed is about 1 670 ...

Q. 146. Choose the correct pair
(A) Jammuna Pari                  (i) Sheep
(B) Jefarabadi                        (ii) Cow
(C) Bhakherwal                      (iii) Buffalo
(D) Tharparkar                       (iv) Goat
Official answer given is 1. A(iv), B(iii), C(ii), D(i)
It should be a Bonus Question
(A) Jammuna Pari is a Goat 

Jamunapari - A Dairy Goat Breed in India by P.K. Rout et al ...

www.dairygoatjournal.com/82-3/pk_rout/

In this issue, a study and description of the Jamunapari, a dairy goat breed found in India (and ancestor of the modern Nubian), was provided by Dr. George F.W. ...

Jamnapari goat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamnapari_goat

Jamnapari (or Jamunapari) is a breed of goat originating from Indian subcontinent. Since 1953 they have been imported to Indonesia (popular as Etawa goat, ...

Goat Breeds - Welcome to Goat India

goatindia.com/category_goat-breeds.html

Jamunapari Distribution : Its home is between Jamuna, Ganges and Chambal Rivers of U.P.. Breed Characteristics Size (Average) Adult Male Adult…More ...

(B) Jefarabadi is a Buffalo

Jaffarabadi | Dairy Knowledge Portal

www.dairyknowledge.in › ... › Buffalo Breeeds

Jaffarabadi is one of the heaviest buffalo breeds and is a native of Saurashtra region of Gujarat around Gir forest. It is also known as Bhavanagri, Gir or Jaffari.

Prevalence of bluetongue virus antibodies in buffaloes of ...

ibic.lib.ku.ac.th/e-Bulletin/2007-15.htm

by AR Patel - ‎Cited by 2 - ‎Related articles
Keywords: bluetongue virus, antibody, Navsari, Mehsani, Jafarabadi , India .... As far as Surti and Jafarabadi breeds of buffalo are concerned, no published report is .... Second International Symposium on Orbiviruses, Paris , 17-21 June, 1991.

(D) Tharparkar is a Cow

Tharparkar

dahd.nic.in/cowspages/tahrparkar.htm

Name of the breed :- Tharparkar. Habitat :- Tharparkar is an important dual purposebreed raised primarily for its milking potential. The name "Tharparkar" has ...

Q.148. Choose the correct pair
(A) Veld                   (i) Venezuela
(B) Llanos                (ii) Asia
(C) Compass           (iii) Africa
(D) Steppe               (iv) Brazil
official answer given is 3. A(ii), B(i), C(iv), D(iii)
According to the information given on Page. N0.44, Book- Our Enviornment, Chapter 6 - Natural Vegetation & Wildlife, Class VII, NCERT Book


according to the above information
Veld are found in S.Africa, Llanos in Venezuela, Compass in Brazil, Steppe in C.Asia
So this question should also go as Bonus