NEST Exam 2016 solved previous year question paper

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Download the previous year question paper of NISER NEST exam 2016. National Entrance Screening Test for Admission to 5 year integrated M.Sc programmes in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics from NISER Bhubaneswar and other participating institutes

Sample questions from NEST 2016 question paper


Qn. 1 There was a depository of gold bars at the centre of a bank vault, which was protected by seven concentric, concrete walls with exactly one door in each wall. Each door was protected by a guard. One day a man made a deal with the first guard, which allowed him to pass on the condition that he would give the guard half of the gold bars that he was carrying back with him. However, the guard was required to return one gold bar to him. He made the same deal with the remaining guards at each door. How many gold bars should he have originally taken if he ended up getting two for himself?

(A) 2 (B) 6 © 66 (D) 130

Qn. 2 The recently published results of the LIGO experiment are related to 

(A) sequencing of the human genome. 
(B) discovery of gravitational waves.
© comprehensive model of geomagnetism. 
(D) identification of greenhouse gasses.

Qn. 3 - A protective protein that is produced in humans in response to a bacterial infection is called

(A) Haemoglobin. (B) Antigen. © Antibody. (D) Serum albumin.

Q. 4: The Chicxulub meteor impact event, believed to have caused the mass-extinction of the Cretaceous dinosaurs, is estimated to have occurred

(A) 100 million years ago. 
(B) 78 million years ago.
© 65 million years ago. 
(D) 43 million years ago.

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[marfooa]

Thanks a lot for the question paper and key

[RajniPatil]

Nest 2016 solution is not available pl provide