NTSE Stage I-2019

Analysis

Rajasthan NTSE - 2019

A Detailed Analysis by Resonance
NTSE 2019: The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a national level examination cum scholarship
program. The scholarship program is conducted by NCERT and the students who are studying in class X are
eligible for NTSE 2019 examination and selection procedure.

Eligibility: As per the eligibility criteria of NTSE 2019, all the students who are studying in X standard are eligible
to apply for this scholarship program. A student from any state of the country can register for this examination
and scholarship scheme. Whether a student is from a government or a private school, he/she is eligible.

Pattern/ Syllabus: The National Talent Search Examination is conducted for the students studying in the

Class X. The examination consists of two tests:

1. Mental Ability Test (MAT)

2. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

NTSE Mental Ability Test (MAT) Syllabus

This test is given to judge the power of reasoning, to evaluate and discriminate the ability of thinking,
judging and visualizing etc. A variety of questions, for example - analogies, classification, series, pattern
perception, hidden figures, coding decoding, block assembly, problem solving, etc. are used for this
purpose.
NTSE Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Syllabus (Maths, Science & Social Science)

This Section Is Conducted To Judge That How Much Of Text-Book Knowledge You Have Gained. As India
Doesn't Has Any Single Unified Board System, NCERT Has Not Prescribed Any Particular Syllabus For The
State Level Examination Or For National Level Examination.
You Can Expect Questions That Are Asked At The National Level (Stage-I) According To The Standard Of
Classes IX And X Level.

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Question Paper: The Medium Of Test Is English And Regional Languages And It Comprised Of 200 Question. The
Students Have To Select And Mark One Right Answer From The Given Options. Each Right Answer Carries One
Point Each, Thus Making The Total Score Of The Candidate In A Test Is Equal To The Number Of Questions
Answered Correctly.

Merit Clause: All The Students Who Achieve Requisite Scores At This Level Automatically Qualify For
Scholarships That Are Handed Over By NCERT.

OVERALL MARKS DISTRIBUTION

The NTSE 2018 Exam Pattern Was An Objective Type Test Based On Paper-Pen Format.

Test No. Of Questions Maximum Marks Time Allotted

MAT 100 Questions 100 Marks 120 minutes
SAT - Maths, Science, Social Sciences 100 Questions 100 Marks 120 minutes

Subject Class IX Class X Total

No of Questions No of Questions No of Questions
Mental Ability 100 100
Mathematics 10 10 20
Biology 7 7 14
Chemistry 6 7 13
Physics 7 6 13
Social Science 19 21 40
Grand Total 49 151 200

OVERALL DIFFICULTY LEVEL ANALYSIS

In this analysis, we have rated every question on a scale of 1 to 3. The ratings are done by expert
faculty of Resonance. The individual ratings are averaged to calculate overall difficulty level.

 1: Easy  2: Moderate  3: Difficult

Subject Difficulty Level

Difficulty Level
Mental Ability 1.21 Grand Total
Social Science
Mathematics 1.30 Physics
Biology 1.64 Chemistry
Chemistry 1.62 Biology
Mathematics
Physics 1.23
Mental Ability
Social Science 2.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50
Grand Total 1.44

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Difficulty Level Analysis: No of Questions

Subject Easy Medium Diffcult Total

No of Total No of Total No of Total No of Total
Questions Marks Questions Marks Questions Marks Questions Marks
Mental Ability 81 81 17 17 2 2 100 100
Mathematics 14 14 6 6 0 0 20 20
Biology 7 7 5 5 2 2 14 14
Chemistry 6 6 6 6 1 1 13 13
Physics 11 11 1 1 1 1 13 13
Social Science 16 16 8 8 16 16 40 40
Grand Total 135 135 43 43 22 22 200 200

Following points were observed by expert analysts of Resonance:

 Paper of Mental Ability was slightly easy than last year.

 Papers of Social Science and Bio were on the tougher side as compared to last year.
 34 questions came from RBSE syllabus.

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Question Wise Difficulty Breakup

120

100 2
17
80

60
Tough
Medium
40 81
Easy
16

20 0 8
6
2 1 1
14 5 6 16
7 6 11
0

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SUBJECT WISE ANALYSIS
SCIENCE ANALYSIS
Science
UNIT & TOPIC NAME NO OF QUESTIONS TOTAL MARKS (%) WEIGHTAGE
Biology 14 14 35.00%
Adaptation & Habitat Of Plant 1 1 2.50%
DiVERSITY(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Apiculture 1 1 2.50%
Improvement Of Food resources 1 1 2.50%
Asexual Reproduction 1 1 2.50%
Reproduction 1 1 2.50%
Bacterial Disease 1 1 2.50%
Why Do We Fall Ill 1 1 2.50%
Biosphere reserve 1 1 2.50%
Biodiversity & It's Conservation(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Blood Group 1 1 2.50%
Transportation 1 1 2.50%
Cell Organelles 1 1 2.50%
Cell 1 1 2.50%
Deficiency Disease 1 1 2.50%
Why Do We Fall Ill 1 1 2.50%
Female Reprodutive System 1 1 2.50%
Reproduction 1 1 2.50%
India In space 1 1 2.50%
Search Of Life Out side The earth(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Medicinal Plant 1 1 2.50%
Economical Importance Of Plants And Animal(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Musculer Tissue 1 1 2.50%
Tissue 1 1 2.50%
Non Chordates 1 1 2.50%
Diversity 1 1 2.50%
Reproduction In Plant 1 1 2.50%
Reproduction 1 1 2.50%
Chemistry 13 13 32.50%
Application Of pH In Daily Life 1 1 2.50%
Acid Bases and Salts 1 1 2.50%
Catalyst 1 1 2.50%
Chemical Reactions and Chemical Equations(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Chemical Formula 1 1 2.50%
Atoms & Molecules 1 1 2.50%

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Coordinate Bond 1 1 2.50%
Atoms & Molecules(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Isotopes 1 1 2.50%
Structure of Atom 1 1 2.50%
IUPAC Nomenclature 1 1 2.50%
Carbon and its compounds 1 1 2.50%
Mixture 1 1 2.50%
Matter 1 1 2.50%
Mole Concept 1 1 2.50%
Atoms & Molecules 1 1 2.50%
Periodic Trends 1 1 2.50%
Periodic Table and Periodicity 1 1 2.50%
pH 1 1 2.50%
Acid Bases and Salts 1 1 2.50%
Plaster Of Paris 1 1 2.50%
Acid Bases and Salts 1 1 2.50%
Polymer 1 1 2.50%
Carbon and its compounds(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Sublimation 1 1 2.50%
Matter 1 1 2.50%
Physics 13 13 32.50%
Combination Of Resistances 1 1 2.50%
Electricity 1 1 2.50%
D.C. Generator 1 1 2.50%
Magnetic Effect of Electric Current 1 1 2.50%
Electric Appliances 1 1 2.50%
Electricity 1 1 2.50%
Gravitational Acceleration 1 1 2.50%
Gravitation 1 1 2.50%
Gravitational Force 1 1 2.50%
Gravitation 1 1 2.50%
Human Eye 1 1 2.50%
Light 1 1 2.50%
Inertia 1 1 2.50%
Newtion's Law Of Motion 1 1 2.50%
P.E. Spring 1 1 2.50%
Work, Energy And Power 1 1 2.50%
Power Of Lens 1 1 2.50%
Light 1 1 2.50%
Relation Between V,F And l 1 1 2.50%

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Sound 1 1 2.50%
Sonar 1 1 2.50%
Sound 1 1 2.50%
Symbols 1 1 2.50%
Electricity 1 1 2.50%
V-T Graph 1 1 2.50%
Motion 1 1 2.50%
Grand Total 40 40 100.00%
MATHEMATICS ANALYSIS

Mathematics
UNIT & TOPIC NAME NO OF QUESTIONS TOTAL MARKS (%) WEIGHTAGE
Mathematics 20 20 100.00%
algebraic identity 1 1 5.00%
Polynomial 1 1 5.00%
Angle Made By Transversal 1 1 5.00%
Lines And angles 1 1 5.00%
angle related to triangle 1 1 5.00%
Lines And angles 1 1 5.00%
Classification of numbers 2 2 10.00%
Number System 2 2 10.00%
condition of solvability 1 1 5.00%
Simultaneous Linear Equation In Two Variable 1 1 5.00%
Cube 1 1 5.00%
Mensuratuion 1 1 5.00%
Dice Test 1 1 5.00%
Probability 1 1 5.00%
distance 1 1 5.00%
Coordinate Geomatry 1 1 5.00%
height and distance 1 1 5.00%
Height And distance 1 1 5.00%
mean 1 1 5.00%
Statistics 1 1 5.00%
nature of root 1 1 5.00%
Quadratic Equation 1 1 5.00%
nth term 1 1 5.00%
Arithmetics Progression 1 1 5.00%
Remander Theorm 1 1 5.00%
Polynomial 1 1 5.00%
rhombus 1 1 5.00%

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Herons Formula 1 1 5.00%
segment area 1 1 5.00%
Area Realted To Circle 1 1 5.00%
triangle inequality 1 1 5.00%
Congurent Triangle 1 1 5.00%
trigonometic ratio 1 1 5.00%
Trignomentry 1 1 5.00%
Unit Converstion 1 1 5.00%
Mensuratuion 1 1 5.00%
Word Problem(Digit Based) 1 1 5.00%
Simultaneous Linear Equation In Two Variable 1 1 5.00%
Grand Total 20 20 100.00%

MENTAL ABILITY ANALYSIS

Mental Ability
UNIT & TOPIC NAME NO OF QUESTIONS TOTAL MARKS (%) WEIGHTAGE
Mental Ability 100 100 100.00%
Analogy 3 3 3.00%
Analogy 3 3 3.00%
Arithmetical Reasoning 3 3 3.00%
Arithmetical Reasoning 3 3 3.00%
Blood Relation 4 4 4.00%
Blood Relation 4 4 4.00%
Blood Relation Based Puzzle 1 1 1.00%
Puzzle 1 1 1.00%
Calendar-Test 3 3 3.00%
Calendar-Test 3 3 3.00%
Classification 4 4 4.00%
Classification 4 4 4.00%
Cube Test 2 2 2.00%
Cube Test 2 2 2.00%
Dice Test 2 2 2.00%
Dice Test 2 2 2.00%
Direction Sense 1 1 1.00%
Direction Sense 1 1 1.00%
Embedded Figure 4 4 4.00%
Embedded Figure 4 4 4.00%
Figure Completion 2 2 2.00%
Figure Completion 2 2 2.00%

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Figure Partition & counting 3 3 3.00%
Figure Partition & counting 3 3 3.00%
Inequlity 1 1 1.00%
Mathematical Operational 1 1 1.00%
Letter Letter Coding 2 2 2.00%
Coding - Decoding 2 2 2.00%
Letter Number Coding 1 1 1.00%
Coding - Decoding 1 1 1.00%
Logical Sequence of words 2 2 2.00%
Logical Sequence of words 2 2 2.00%
Mirror Image 4 4 4.00%
Mirror Image 4 4 4.00%
Missing term 16 16 16.00%
Alphabet Series 8 8 8.00%
Number Series 8 8 8.00%
Non-Verbal Classification 3 3 3.00%
Non-Verbal Classification 3 3 3.00%
Non-Verbal Series 8 8 8.00%
Non-Verbal Series 8 8 8.00%
Ordering- Test 1 1 1.00%
Ranking & Ordering- Test 1 1 1.00%
Paper Folding 4 4 4.00%
Paper Cutting & Folding 4 4 4.00%
Ranking & Ordering- Test 2 2 2.00%
Ranking & Ordering- Test 2 2 2.00%
Sitting arrangement 1 1 1.00%
Sitting arrangement 1 1 1.00%
Solving By Substitution 1 1 1.00%
Mathematical Operational 1 1 1.00%
Statement & Argument 1 1 1.00%
Statement & Argument 1 1 1.00%
Statement & Conclusion 1 1 1.00%
Statement & Conclusion 1 1 1.00%
Substitution 2 2 2.00%
Mathematical Operational 2 2 2.00%
Syllogim 2 2 2.00%
Syllogim 2 2 2.00%
Venn Diagram 12 12 12.00%
Venn Diagram 12 12 12.00%
Water Image 4 4 4.00%
Water Image 4 4 4.00%
Grand Total 100 100 100.00%

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SOCIAL SCIENCE ANALYSIS

Social Science
UNIT & TOPIC NAME NO OF QUESTIONS TOTAL MARKS (%) WEIGHTAGE
Social Science 40 40 100.00%
Agriculture in Indian Economy/ Agriculture 1 1 2.50%
ECONOMICS(RBSE+CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Ancient Civilization of the World 2 2 5.00%
History(RBSE) 2 2 5.00%
Central Government 1 1 2.50%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Central Government/ Working of the
Institutions 2 2 5.00%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(RBSE+CBSE) 2 2 5.00%
Characteristics of Indian Economy 1 1 2.50%
ECONOMICS(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Climate 1 1 2.50%
GEOGRAPHY(CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Constitution of India/ Working of the
Institutions 1 1 2.50%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(RBSE+CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Consumer Rights 1 1 2.50%
ECONOMICS(CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Democracy 1 1 2.50%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Democratic rights 1 1 2.50%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Development 1 1 2.50%
ECONOMICS(CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Economic Concepts and Planning 1 1 2.50%
ECONOMICS(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Economics and Economy 1 1 2.50%
ECONOMICS(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Foreign Relations 1 1 2.50%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Glorious Incidence of the World, Russian
Revolution 1 1 2.50%
History(RBSE+CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Glorious India 1 1 2.50%
History(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Human resources 1 1 2.50%

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GEOGRAPHY(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
India during period of struggle 1 1 2.50%
History(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Local Self Government 1 1 2.50%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Local Self Government/Federalism 1 1 2.50%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(RBSE+CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Major Philosophies of the World 1 1 2.50%
History(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Manufacturing Industries 1 1 2.50%
GEOGRAPHY(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Mineral and Energy Resources 1 1 2.50%
GEOGRAPHY(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Money and Credit 1 1 2.50%
ECONOMICS(CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Nationalism in India 2 2 5.00%
History(CBSE) 1 1 2.50%
History(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Natural vegetation and Soil of India 1 1 2.50%
GEOGRAPHY(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Physical Features of India 1 1 2.50%
GEOGRAPHY(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Retaliatioin and Struggle of British Empire 1 1 2.50%
History(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Rivers and Lakes of India/ Drainage 2 2 5.00%
GEOGRAPHY(RBSE+CBSE) 2 2 5.00%
Social Reformers and Religoius Renaissance in
India 1 1 2.50%
History(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
State Government 1 1 2.50%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
The Constitution of India 1 1 2.50%
POLITICAL SCIENCE(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Transport and Communication 1 1 2.50%
GEOGRAPHY(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Water Resources 2 2 5.00%
GEOGRAPHY(RBSE) 2 2 5.00%
World History 1 1 2.50%
History(RBSE) 1 1 2.50%
Grand Total 40 40 100.00%

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EXPECTED CUTOFF
Resonance Experts feel that as the Pattern Has Been Changed From previous year and Maximum
Questions In Social science are From RBSE Syllabus, the cutoff is expected Between 170 to 175

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