Total Questions: 55 Max.

Marks: 115
Physics HOTS in
Mathematical Chemistry Physics
Section
Reasoning (I) Biology Chemistry
International Standard (II) Biology (III)
Science Olympiad Number of
10 30 13
Questions
Marks 1 2 3
Syllabus:
PHYSICS: Heat; Motion and Time; Electric Current and Its Effects; Light
CHEMISTRY: Fiber and Fabrics; Acids Bases and Salts; Physical and Chemical
Challenges; Water
BIOLOGY: Nutrition in Plants; Nutrition in Animals; Respiration in Organisms;
Transportation in Animals and Plants; Reproduction in Plants; Forests: Our Lifeline;
Soil
SECTION-I: MATHEMATICAL REASONING
01. How many 3’s in the following sequence of numbers are there such that both its
immediate neighbors are even numbers?
1527032498530963482910928326284903842104829
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
02. What comes next: 3, 6, 4, 8, 6, 12, 10, 20, ___?
a) 18
b) 22
c) 35
d) 40
03. Pick the odd one out:

a)

b)

c)
 d)

04. Which of the following diagrams have the same condition for the dot placement as the
given figure?

(a)

b)

c)

d)

05. If the following four words are arranged in the dictionary order, which word comes 3rd
from the beginning?
a) CRIMSON b) CRIB c) CRINGE d) CRICKET

SECTION-II: SCIENCE
PHYSICS
06. A frog walking in a narrow lane takes 6 leaps forward and 4 leaps backward, then
again 6 leaps forward and 4 leaps backward and so on. Each leap is 1m long and
 requires 1s. Determine how long the frog takes to fall in a pit 14m away from the
starting point.
a) 70 s b) 46 s c) 37 s d) 67 s
rd rd
1 1
07. A car covers part of total distance with a speed of 20km/hr and second part
3 3
rd
1
with a speed of 30 km/hr and last part with a speed of 60km / hr . The average
3
speed of the car is
a) 55km / hr b) 30km / hr c) 45km / hr d)
37.3 km / hr
08. Body temperature of an animal is 104°C. If boiling water is poured on it, then
a) Heat is transferred from animal to water and sensation felt by animal is hot.
b) Heat is transferred from animal to water and sensation felt by animal is cold.
c) Heat is transferred from water to animal and sensation felt by animal is hot.
d) Heat is transferred from water to animal and sensation felt by animal is cold.
09. When electric current passes through a wire, the amount of heat produced in a wire
depends on
A) nature of material of wire
B) length of the wire
C) thickness of the wire
a) Only A and B
b) Only B and C
c) Only A and C
d) A, B, C.
CHEMISTRY
10. A solution reacts with marble chips to produce a gas which turns lime water milky.
The solution contains :
a) Na2SO4 b) CaSO4 c) H2SO4 d) K2SO4
11. A gas: X when passed through blue litmus solution turns it to red. Another gas Y when
passed through either blue litmus or red litmus does not change the colour of the litmus.
Identify the true statement regarding X and Y.
a) X is basic while Y is neutral b) Y is neutral while X is acidic
c) Y is basic while X is acidic d) Y is acidic while X is neutral.
12. The chemical equations are balanced to satisfy one of the following laws in chemical
reactions. This law is known as :
a) law of conservation of momentum
b) law of conservation of mass
c) law of conservation of motion
d) law of conservation of magnetism
BIOLOGY
13. In nepenthes plant, leaves are modified in to which of the following structures
a) Leaf tendrils for mechanical support
b) Spines to reduce the loss of H 2O
c) Pitcher’s to trap the insects
d) Fleshy leaves to store the food and water
14. Which word completes the statement given in the box
Sugar + Microbes 
a) Starch b) enamel c) Acids d) Dentine
15. The given formula
amount of water (ML)
is used to calculate, which of the following processes?
timein (min)
a) Humidity b) Climate c) Percolation rate d)
Evaporation
SECTION-III: HOTS
16. A ray of light is incident on a horizontal plane mirror at an angle of 60°. After reflection
from this horizontal plane mirror, some of the light is incident on another plane mirror
which is at angle  with respect to horizontal plane mirror. If the ray reflected by the
second plane mirror travels horizontally, then the angle  between the mirrors is
______.
a) 60° b) 30° c) 75° d) 67 ½°

17. The commonly used temperature scales are the Celsius scale(°C) and the Fahrenheit
scale (°F). The relation between them is
C F  32
 where, C and F are temperature in Celsius & Fahrenheit scale
100 180
respectively.
A difference of temperature of 25°C is equivalent to a difference of
 a) 45°F b) 13.89°F c) 77°F d) 25°F
18. Column-A Column-B

I. Atom ( ) (p) Takes the shape of the container

II. Solid ( ) (q) Smallest particle of the matter

III. Liquid ( ) (r) Highly compressible

IV. Gas ( ) (s) Rigid

V. Molecule ( ) (t) Basic building block of the matter

a) I  s; II q; III  p; IV  r; V  t b) I  r; II  p; III  s; IV  q; V

t

c) I  q; II  s; III  p; IV  r; V  t d) I  t; II  s; III  p; IV  r; V
q

19. What is the correct sequence for the air to exhaled out from the lungs?
R- Bronchus S- Trachea T- Alveolus U-
Bronchiole
a) S  U  R  T b) S  R  U  T
c) T  U  R  S d) T  R  U  S
20. Priyanka took a destarched potted plant and set up an experiment as shown in the figure.
She left the plant in sunlight for few hours and then tested the leaves X and Y for starch.
Leaf X did not give starch test while leaf Y showed presence of starch.

What is proved by this experiment?

a) Chlorophyll is necessary for photo-synthesis.
b) Carbon dioxide is necessary for photo- synthesis.
c) Light is necessary for photosynthesis.

d) Oxygen is given out during photo-synthesis.

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ANS A A A C A B B B D C B B C C C C A C B B