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NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

The actual test paper has 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 2 sections, 20 questions in
section I and 30 in section II.
SYLLABUS
Section I (Mental ability) : Number Systems, Polynomials, Coordinate Geometry, Linear Equations in
Two Variables, Introduction to Euclid s Geometry, Lines and Angles, m Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Areas of
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Parallelograms and Triangles, Circles, Constructions, Heron s Formula, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics,
Probability. .c.c
Section II (Science) : Motion, Force and Laws of Motion,lala Gravitation, Work, Power & Energy, Sound,
Matter, Atoms, Molecules and Bonding, Structure of the
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 MENTALABILITY
1. Apersonisstandingonastaircase.Hewalksdown4steps,up3steps,down6steps,up2steps,
up9steps,anddown2steps.Whereishestandinginrelationtothesteponwhichhestarted?
(A) 2stepsabove (B) 1stepabove (C) Thesameplace
(D) 1stepbelow (E) Noneofthese.

2. Onacertainday,anewsvendorbeganthedaywithPpapers.Betweenopeningandnoon,hesold
40percentofthepapers,andbetweennoonandclosing,hesold60percentofthepaperswhich
remained.WhatpercentoftheoriginalPpapersdidhesell?
(A) 0% (B) 20% (C) 24% (D) 76% (E) Noneofthese.

3. Acertainliquidfertilizercontains10percentmineralXbyvolume.Ifafarmerwishestotreatacrop
with3/4ofalitreofmineralXperacre,howmanyacrescanbetreatedwith300litresoftheliquid
fertilizer?
(A) 40 (B) 24 (C) 18 (D) 16 (E) Noneofthese.

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4. Chandraspent2/5ofherincomeofJanuaryforrent,and3/4oftheremainderonotherexpenses.
IfsheputtheremainingRs.180inhersavingsaccount,howmuchwasherincomeinJanuary?
(A) Rs.1,000 (B) Rs.1,200 (C) Rs.1,400 .c c Rs.1,600 (E) Noneofthese.
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25percent,thenthedifferencebetweentheresultingandtheoriginalfractionsrepresentwhatpercentage
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(A) 40% (B) 45% (C) 50% (D) 60% (E) Noneofthese.
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youbackwardjustashardooasyoupushforwardonthecart
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(C) Youpushbeforethecarthastimetoreact,so thecartmovesforward
(D) Youareincontactwiththeearththroughyourhighfrictionshoes,whilethecartisfreetorollon
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itsroundwheels,sothecartmoves (E) Noneofthese.

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Thespeedcofsurfacewavesofwavelength l travellingindeepwaterisgivenbytheequation
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c= wheregistheaccelerationduetogravity.Whichoneofthefollowingoptionwouldgive
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astraightlinegraph,giventhatfisthefrequencyofthewaves?
(A) fagainst l1 (B) fagainst l (C) fagainst l2 (D) f2 against l1 (E) Noneofthese.

8. Foraparticleexecutingsimpleharmonicmotion,theequilibriumpositionisat x =0andtheamplitude
atx=A.Thekineticenergyoftheparticlewillbeequaltothepotentialenergy
(A) Atx=0 (B) Atx=A (C) Atx=A/2
(D) WhenxisgreaterthanA/2butlessthanA (E) Noneofthese.

9. Elementshavingthesamenumberofvalenceelectronsintheiratomshave
(A) Similaratomicsizes (B) Similarcombiningcapacities
(C) Similarmetalliccharacter (D) Similarchemical properties (E) Noneofthese.

10. Whathappenstotheinertiaofanobjectwhenitsvelocityisdoubled?
(A) Theobjectsinertiabecomes 2 timesgreater
(B) Theobjectsinertiabecomes2timesgreater
(C) Theobjectsinertiabecomes4timesgreater
(D) Theobjects inertiaisunchanged (E) Noneofthese.

11. IfapieceofrockisbroughtfromthemoontotheEarth,its
(A) Volume,densityandweightwillremainthesameasitwasonthemoon
(B) Volumeandweightwillremainthesameasitwasonthemoon
(C) Densityandweightwillremainthesameasitwasonthemoon
(D) Volumeanddensitywillremainthesameasitwasonthemoon
(E) Noneofthese.
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12. NewtonsFirstLawisbasedinpartontheworkof:
(A) Dalton (B) Davy (C) Galileo (D) Joule (E) Noneofthese.

13. Ascomparedtocovalentcompounds,electrovalentcompoundsgenerallyhave
(A) Lowmeltingpointsandlowboilingpoints
(B) Lowmeltingpointsandhighboilingpoints
(C) Highmeltingpointsandlowboilingpoints
(D) Highmelting pointsandhigh boiling points (E) Noneofthese.

14. Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
(A) Thechargeonanelectronandonaprotonareequalandopposite
(B) Neutronhasnocharge (C) Electronsandprotonshavethesameweight.
(D) Themassofaprotonandaneutronarenearlyidentical (E) Noneofthese.

15. Moltensodiumchlorideconductselectricityduetothepresenceof
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(A) FreemoleculesofNaCl (C) FreeNa+ andClions
(D) Freeatomsofsodiumandchlorine (E) Noneofthese.
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green,yellow,orange&redcolouretc.SpeciesXbelongstoYwhicharenonvascularplantsand
whose plantbody is not differentiatedinto true roots, stems& leaves and haveunicellular and
nonjacketedsexorgans.IntheabovepassagespeciesY is
(A) Bryophyta (B) Thallophyta (C) Pteridophyta (D) Gymnosperms(E) Noneofthese

19. Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?
(A) Anatomanditsionhaveunequalnumberofprotons.
(B) Thesizeofananionisbiggerthanthatofthecorrespondingatom.
(C) Anatomiselectricallyneutral.
(D) Thesizeofacationissmallerthanthatofthecorrespondingatom (E) noneofthese.

20. Referthefigureandidentifyfromthemarkedalphabets(a, b, c, d)
whichisresponsibleforthefollowingfunctions.
(I) Meansoflocalizationofthechromosomeswithinthecell Endoplasmic
reticulum
(II) Selectivebarrier,allowingcertainsubstancesinoroutofthe a
nucleus Perinuclearspace
(III) MeansofsequesteringmanyofthemRNAprocessingactivities b
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(A) a (B) b (C) c Chromocentre
(D) aandd (E) Noneofthese.

ANSWERKEY
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (D)
11. (D) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (A)

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