DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL ASKED TO DO SO Name: = Section: SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FOUNDATION Inspiring Young Minds Contact No. ‘Through Knowledge Olympiads 19" SOF NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD STUER Mls icy Guideli eer, f up in n mye] or Re Oo a ve eeeas) Logical Reasoning (10 0 Peete Achievers Section (5 Ques Cea ee ee eaa A word-number arrangement machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement. Input: huge clephant 39 dog 57 42 small 23 Step I: small huge elephant 39 dog 57-42 23 Step II: small 23 huge elephant 39 dog 57 42 ‘Step III: small 23 huge 39 elephant dog 57 42 Step IV: small 23 huge 39 elephant 42 dog 57 Step IV is the last step of the given input. As per the rule followed in the above steps which is, the last step for the given below input? Input: Mission impossible 2 13 7 Oscar winner 19. AW BV © vi D. vil How many pairs of fetters are there in the word COMPENSATION which have the same number of letters between them as in English alphabets? A. Five B. Four a Si D._ Seven Choose the correct mirror image of Fig. (X) if mirror is placed vertically to the left @ re? Fig. e G ac) s a z a ai e ec M is sister of K. D is brother of K. F is mother of M. How is K related to F? A. Son B. C. Son or Daughter Daughter D. Wife A,B,C, D, E, F, Gand H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. A sits second to the left of D, who is third to the left of E. C sits third to the right of G, who is not an immediate neighbour of E. H sits third to the right of B, who sits second to the right of G, ‘What is the position of A with respect to E? A. Third to the left B. Third to the right C. Second to the left. Second to the right A set of three figures X, Y and Z showing a sequence of folding of a piece of paper is given. Fig. (Z) shows the mannet in which the folded paper has been cut. Select a figure from the options which would most closely resemble the unfolded form of Fig. (2) The six faces of a cube are colored black, brown, green, red, white and blue, such that (i) Red is opposite to black. (ii) Green is between red and black. (iii) Blue is adjacent to white. (iv) Brown is adjacent to blue. Which of the following colors is opposite to white? A. Black B Blue C. Brown D. Green ‘Two rows of numbers are given, The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following nules and the question below the rows of numbers is to be answered. The operations on numbers progress from left to right. Rules: (Ian odd mumber is followed by another composite ‘odd number, they are to be multiplied. ‘fan even number is followed by an odd number, they are to be added. (ii) Tfan even number is followed by a number which is-a perfect square, then even number is to be ‘subtracted from the perfect square. (iv) If an odd number is followed by a prime odd ‘number, the first number is to be divided by the second number. (9) Ifanodd number is followed by an even number, the second one is to be subtracted from the first one, 10 15 5 4 p Ifp is the resultant of the first row, what will be the resultant of the second row? A 6 B st Cas D. 24 68 150) Cla s5-10) Sot | Level 1 a ann12, = 19° NSO | Class-10 | Set-A | Level 1 |SQF The following letters are coded as follows: Letter: FPMREKDAIHTU IW Digit/Symbol: 65 4 * 812673S@%9 While coding the given letters following conditions are also to be observed. Conditions: (If the first letter is @ consonant and the last letter is « vowel, their codes are to be interchanged. (ii) Ifboth the first and the last letters are vowels, both are to be coded as the code for the last leter. (iii) If both the first and the last letters are consonants, both are to be coded as the code for the frst letter. HMUIWA A. 4@790 B. ©4@790 D, 3@793 C4@793 The given figure shows a converging lens. The focal length and centre of curvature of the lens are marked along with four random points, P, O,R and S. ‘Which of the following set of points correctly represents the position of object and corresponding position of image? Position of object, Position of image ‘Two resistance wires of the same material and of equal lengths and equal diameters are connected in series in a simple electric citcuit consisting of a voltage source of voltage V Now, the same wires are connected in parallel in the same circuit for the same time but voltage source is teplaced by another voltage source of voltage 2V. The ratio of heat produced in the two cases is ace B. 1:4 eaies DH 1216 A train starting from rest at one station, accelerates uniformly and attains a speed v efter sometime. Afier travelling at this speed for sometime, it retards ‘uniformly and stops at the next station. If R be the ‘uniform resistance of the given trackand the duration of the uniform motion is just half the total journey time, the average power supplied by the train engine ® ae 2 7 2 WR wR a D. - 16 In which of the following figures, Fig. (X) is exactly embedded as one of its part? Fig. (X) ‘Two plane mirrors are inclined to each other at some angle, A ray of light is incident on one of them at an angle of 35°. The light sfter reflection falls on the second mirtor and gets reversed. The angle between the mirrors is pa ine B. Fe Cu 525° D. 70° ‘Two identical spheres of radius R, made of a material of density p, are in contact with each other. If the ravitational attraction between them is F. then A Pek BOF pete D. Feptr! ‘A bar magnet is otated on a shaft near to coil which is connected to a resistor of resistance R as shown in the figure, Which of the following changes does not increase the induced current in the coil? ‘A. Moving the magnet closer to the coil. B. Taming the magnet in the opposite direction at ‘the same speed. C. Taming the magnet in the opposite direction at a greater speed. D. Using a coil with more tums. Read the given statements and sélect the correct option. Statement 1 : | atomic mass unit is equivalent to about 931 mega electron volts of energy. Statement 2: | electron volt = 1,602 * 10°? jouleA. Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1 B. Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement |. © Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false D. Both statements | and 2 are false 18. A body is thrown vertically upward in air and air resistance is taken into account. The time of ascent is #, and time of descent is , then which of the following is true ? AL hah B 4>h ish D._Cannot be predicted 19. A dish of mass 10 g is Kept floating horizontally air by firing bullets, each of mass 5 g, with the same velocity, at the rate of 10 bullets per second and the bullets rebound with the same speed in opposite directions. The velocity of each bullet at the time of impact is (Take g = 10 ms“) ACI ms! BL Sms" c.10m D._ 100ms* 20. Which of the following statements is/are correct ? (@)_Theratio of the speed of light to the speed of sound is called the Mach number, (i) Speed of sound increases with increase in temperature : (ii) For hearing a distinct echo, the minimum distance of the obstacle from the source of sound should be 34.4 m. (iv) Wavelength of sound audible to human lies between 17 mm to 17 m. A. (iii) only -B™ (ii) and (iv) only C._(@, iy and (iv) only. @, (i, Gi end iv) 21, In the given circuit, the total current supplied by the battery is lo | 3 ov ALIA B 2A GL 3A D. 6A 22. A long-sighted person cannot see objects clearly at a distance less than 40 cm from his eye The power of the lens needed to read an object at 25 em is A 25D B 425D © -625D D. +15D 23. The given diagram shows thi ie energy levels of the reactants and products for a particular reaction: Ener] Which of the following Produce, processes can be related to Progress of reaction the given diagram? A B, S D. -Ethyne gas burns in oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water along with evolution of heat When solid mereury (I) oxide is heated liquid ‘mereury and oxygen gas are produced. ‘Hydrogen gas combines with chlorine gas in the presence of light to form hydrogen chloride gas. Potassium chlorate decomposes in presence of heat to form potassium chloride and oxygen. 24. Which of the following statements are correct? i Solubility of solids in liquids usually decreases with decrease in temperature and the extra amount of solute erystallises out. The solubility of gases in liquids increases on increasing the temperature. TIL. Solubility of gases in liquids increases on increasing the pressure. IV. While expressing the solubility of a substance temperature is not specified. A. Land Ill only B. Wand Il only C._1, Mand IV only D. Mand 1V only 25, The given table shows a part of the periodic table. Groups] 1] 2] 3 [13] 14] 48] 16] 17] a8 Periods 1 to 2 2 o z 3 Pls Tr u P,Q,R, Tand U are respectively A. Mg,§, Ar, Al, and Ne B. O,Mg, Ar, Pand Ne C. Mg, 0, Ne, Pand Ar D._0,Mg, Ne, Pand Ar 26. Observe the given graph carefully and find the relative atomic mass of the isotopes. A a j 4 é m=, n=6 ne Tn=B, PoS p=6 p=Tp=7 ‘Atomic mass (x) 27.86 u B. 13.90 14.86 u D. 1598u S@F| 19° NSO | Ciass-10 | Set-A | Level 127. Daivik, aclass 10 student studied the reaction between 32. Some properties of substances P, O, Rand S are given carbonate and an acid in the lab. His results are inthe tabl shown in the given graph : [Sub- | M.ptcCG | BpECO | @ stance conductivity S| kxperimeot P 4 280 Good ‘ @ En 39 Poor i R =101 =35 Poot 3 ans Ss 39 357 ‘Good Fines) i Which of the following experimental conditions did eee he use? AP BOR Esperinent | Experiment? _ ae DS A|@ [Excess acid, 5g [Excess acid, Sz 33, Match column I with column II and select the correct carbonate, 20°C |earbonate, 40°C option using the given codes. {cap [Excess acid 4 Excess acid, 1 Column 1 Colum If eas ase ess eee P. Ametal that forms (@) Cu [200 cm? of 0.5 moan] 100 cm’ of | mov ae ms Eee acid, excess carbonate acid, excess carbonate at ie . D_|(i) [150 em? of 011 mol/ém’/30 em of 0.5 mold’) Re Ametalwhichcan (iil) Fe acid, excess carbonate _ acid, excess carbonate | Gana iairogin —— — from steam only 28. 8 g of 0, contains 5.6 g of “E”. How many moles of E docs 16.8 g of the element *£” contain? A Ol B. 02 C03 D._ 07s 29. In.anexperiment, 5 em’ of 1.0 mol/dm? NaOH solution is gradually added to 10 em’ of 1.0 mol/dm’ Geer HC! solution containing methyl orange ot cack “SZOM 10 of 10 ml Which of the following eae Niece eal eed Hel and meth orange mixture? ‘A. pHTof the resultant solution increases. B. The methyl orange indicator changes colour from red to yellow. €. Number of moles of water decreases and beaker ‘gets warmed up. D. _A precipitate is formed 30. The electronic configuration of an ion Z” is 2, 8. Ifthe mumber of neutrons present in the parent atom *Z’is 11 then the nucleon number of *2” is A 16 B. 19 c. 20 D. 21 31. The given diagram shows the arrangement of valence electrons in organie compound O, having molecular formula X3YZ.. ‘What could be the compound Q? A. Methanol B. Ethanol C. Methanoic acid D. Ethanoic acid S. Ametalthatdoes (iv) Zn not react with air ‘even at high temperature PGi), Q-(0, Rei), Sv) P-Cii), Q-(), R-Cii), (iv), S-Gi) P-Gv), Q-i), R-Gii), S-() P-Gii), Q-Gi), R-@), SHG), Gi) 34, Ms. Neelam, a class 10 teacher took Cu, Al, Pb and Zn strips respectively in four test tubes labelled as 1,1, Ml and IV and added 10 mL of freshly prepared ferrous sulphate solution to each test tube as shown in the figure : oot Black residue would be obtained in test tubes A. Land Il only B. Tand [Ml only C._ Wand If only D._Mard IV only. 35, Refer to the given table and select the incorrect statement regarding organelles X and ¥ pose Cell organelle ‘Funetion x Helps in intracellular digestion and autophagy ¥ “Modifies, sorts and packages the materials coming from ER ‘A. Organelle Yarises from join activity ofendoplasmic reticulum and organelle Y. B. The membrane and hydrolytic enzymes of ¥ are synthesised in ¥ — 19° NSO | Class-10 | Set-A| Level 1 [SOP ETEC. Organelle X is abundant in leucocytes and macrophages whereas it is absent in mammalian red blood corpuscles. D. Iforganelle ¥ is absent in tadpole of frog then it will never metamorphose into an adult frog. 36. Shown below is the diagrammatic representation of an animal tissue, X. Tissue X Which of the following holds true regarding this tissue? ‘A. Tissue Wiis abundantly present in fat bodies of frog and blubber of whale B. Tissue Y'is a type of dense connective tissue. C. Tissue 4 fills the spaces inside many organs and is commonly called packaging tissue of body. D. ‘Tissue X's very strong and non-flexible vertebrate tissve. 37. Ritu was suffering from high fever for many days. Doctor advised her some antipyretic which she took according to the prescribed doses. Her temperature went down to normal but reoccurrence of fever continued. Doctor then advised Ritu to get her blood test done to rule out the presence of some antibodies and then ‘gave her medications accordingly. She recovered soon. The given graphs show the result of her blood tests during illness (graph 1) and after recovery (graph I). i i Po oR” e Po R ae = a What could be inferred from the given graphs? A. Ritu suffered from three kinds of pathogenic infections simultaneously. B. This time Ritu suffered only from that pathogenic infection for which her body produced antibody 0. C. Ritu might be vaccinated or had contracted the actual diseases in her life for which her body produced antibodies P and R. D. Both B and C 38. Refertothe given figure showing three different organisms P, Q and R. Select the correct statement(s) regarding these organisms. .. Q (i) Organism 0 has true coelom whereas organisms P and R are pseudocoelomates. 39, 40. 4 (ii) Organisms P and Rate diploblastic whereas ‘organism Q is triploblastc. (iii) Bodies of organisms P and @ are metamerically segmented. (iv) Organism Q bears special paired locomotory appendages called parapodia however in organism R tube fect helps in locomotion. (v) Excretion in organisms P and Q takes place by flame cells and nephridia respectively. A. Gi) and (ii) only BL (v)only C._div)and (¥) only D. (only case of Which of the following is true intercropping? (i) Crops are grown in definite pattern of rows (ii) Fertilisers cannot be applied easity to different cops, (iii) Crops can be harvested and threshed separately. (iv) Spraying of pesticides for separate crops is not possible. (¥) Seeds are mixed before sowing. A. @, iv) and () only B. (and (ii) only CG) and (¥) only D._ (iv)and(y) only Which of the following statements are incorrect about vegetative propagation in plents? (i) Itmakes possible the propagation ofsome seedless fruit plants Tike banana, etc, It is the means to produce genetically identical offspring. It makes plants more adaptable to the changing environmental conditions (iv) Vegetative propagation by plant tissue culture can be used for the production of disease-free plants. (v) _ Itbrings adequate dispersal of vegetative propagules and thus reduces over-crowding, ‘A. Gi) and (iv) only B. (i), Gv) and (y) only C. (Gil) and Gv) only D. Gi) and (v) only ‘Some humans are able to roll their tongue, while others are not, Two parents (both tongue-rollers) have four children, all of whom are not tongue-rollers. Which of the following statements hold true regarding this? (The allele for tongue-rolling is dominam, i) The probability that their next child will be a tongue-roller is 0.5. ‘The probability that their next child will not be @ tongue roller is 0.75, (iv) Both parents have one allele for tongue-rolling ‘and one allele for non-tongue-rolling. A. (i) and (iti) only B. (i) and (iv) only C. Gi) and Git) only D. (ii) and (iv) onty S@F] 19" NSO| Class-10 | Set-A | Level 142. Refer to the given illustration. eet] Bathe | fen Fev bostes mune, develop ‘nherabl colocation std become be eal whine ihe ue calorol tes sunviveand proferate What could be inferred from the process illustrated Red coloured beetles pt crshed ander lpia ft above? A. The given process illustrates speciation through genetic drift B, The given process illustrates speciation through reproductive isolation. C. The given process depicts an example of natural selection. D. The given process depicts an example of artificial selection. 43. The given diagram shows ¢ normal 28 day menstrual eyele in a human female. Cycle stars here 46. ‘The given figure shows the /-V curve () fora nichrome wite of fixed length and cross-section. 1a) ny Which of the following will yield the curve (ii)? ‘A. _ Increase the length of nichrome wire. B. Decrease the thickness of nichrome wire. C. Replace the nichrome wie with a similar copper wire, D. None of these. —= 19" NSO | Cless-10 | Set-Aj Level 1] Select the correct statement regarding this ‘A. The hormone secreted in large amounts in phase A is also responsible for maintaining pregnancy in human females. B. Primary follicle of ovary matures into Graafian follicle in phase IL C. Corpus luteum secretes: progesterone in phase I however it degenerates completely in phase II D. Both A and B 44. Read the given paragraph. Photosynthesis in plants consists of two phases: X and ¥. Phase X requires light energy and occurs in granum of chloroplast whereas phase Y is light independent and occurs in stroma of chloroplast. Which of the following holds true regarding phases X and ¥ of photosynthesis? ‘A. In phase X, light energy is used up in photolysis of water and molecular oxygen is evolved. B. In phase ¥, electrons and protons are used up in synthesis of assimilatory power. C, _Assimilatory power generated in phase Yis used up in phase X to convert CO, into carbohydrates. D. Phase X utilises carbon dioxide gas of atmosphere ‘whereas phase ¥ evolves oxygen gas that escapes into atmosphere. 45. Refer to the given food chain operating in an aquatic ‘ecosystem. Fav aaa > By oh Shark <— Catfish When a new species X was introduced into this | community, the population of platy fish rose and population of catfish fell over subsequent two weeks. Species X is most likely to be A. Another herbivore like platy fish B, A predator of Daphnia only C. A ppredator of catfish only D. A predator of platy fish and prey of shark Direction: Refer to the given paragraph and answer the questions 47 and 48. An organic compound “4° on heating with concentrated H,SO, forms a compound *B” which on addition of one ‘mole of hydrogen in presence of Ni forms a compound *C”. ‘One mole of compound *C” on combustion forms two moles of CO, and three moles of H,0. 47. Which of the following represents the compound *C"? CH, a soturated hydrocarbon ‘GH, an unsaturated hydrocarbon HCOOH, an unsaturated acid CH.OH, a saturated alcoho! poe eee48. When “B" and ‘C” are added separately to the test tubes C. A reduction in the amount of oxygen brought to containing orange-brown liquid “2°, the colour disappears body cells in case of °B” but remains same in case of °C". The D. A reduction in the pressure of blood entering the name of the liquid “X" and the substance responsible Tongs. for colour change are respectively Wudiges Seeeceeroaa es, cae 50. Read the given statements each with one, two or three A. Alkaline KMaO, solution and ethanoiec acid oes eee correctly fills any Biles Seas blanks and select the option that correctly y C. Bromine water and 1, 2-dibromoethane tear (@ An ecological pyramid of numbers is upright D. Bromine water and 1, 1, 2, 24etrabromoethane, iF borate mad tiered food 49. The given diagram shows a congenital defect in which chain. the ventricular septum of the human heart fails to Gi) Pyramid of biomass is upright in_R and form fully resulting in a ‘hole in the heart. iniverted in_S_ ecosystem. (iii) Gases like CO, allow the 7 _wave heat radiations of sun to reach the earth's surface but do not allow the _U_wave heat radiations remitted by earth to escape, thereby causing V_flux. (iv) Large amount of __W___is added to the atmosphere by marshes, paddy fields and biogas Ventricular plants. septal defect A. P-Grassland, O-Aquatie, TLong, ‘Which of the following would not be a likely consequence W-Sulphur dioxide of this disease? B. Q-Parasitic, S-Pond, U-Long, #-Methane A. Areduetion in the ‘of blood leaving through C. Q-Detritus, R-Pond, ¥-Greenhouse, poe eee | o B. _Areduction in the percentage of oxygenated blood ‘D. 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