CONTEST 1

PHYSICS 1

1. Calculate the resistivity of a conductor when 2.5V𝑚−1 of electric field is applied to a current
density of 0.1A𝑚−2 Ans : 25Ω
2. Calculate the electric field, If the resistivity of a material is 2.5Ωm and the current density is
0.25 A𝑚−2. Ans : 0.625 V𝑚−1
3. Calculate the resistivity of a conductor when 5.0 V𝑚−1of the electric field is applied to a current
density of 0.25 A𝑚−2 Ans : 20 Ωm
4. Calculate the current density of resistivity 12 Ωm and electric field of 6 𝑉𝑚−1

Ans : 0.5A𝑚−2

CHEMISTRY 1

1. What do members of Group in the Periodic Table have in common?

ANSWER: Members have the same number of electrons in their outermost/valence shell.

2. What do elements in Period of the Periodic Table have in common?

ANSWER: They have the same number of (electron) shells OR Electrons occupy the same shell.

3. What do d-transition elements have in common?

ANSWER: They have partially filled d-subshells.

4. What is the fourth element in the first transition series?

ANSWER: Chromium

MATHS 1

Preamble: Solve for the value of 𝑥 given that

1. 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2 = 0
𝑥 2 − 𝑦 = 10
Ans: 𝑥 = −3 𝑜𝑟 4
2. 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 12 = 0
𝑥2 + 𝑦 = 8
Ans: 𝑥 = −4 𝑜𝑟 5
3. 𝑦 − 2𝑥 = −6
𝑥2 + 𝑦 = 9
Ans: 𝑥 = −5 𝑜𝑟 3
4. 𝑦 − 2𝑥 = 6
𝑥2 − 𝑦 = 2
Ans: 𝑥 = −2 𝑜𝑟 4
BIOLOGY 1

PREAMBLE: Based on where bacteria inhabit, state one classification of bacteria

ANS
➢ Thermophiles
➢ Acidophiles
➢ Halophiles
➢ Methanogens

PHYSICS 2

5. What is the colour code of the following

a. 150Ω ± 10% ans: Brown, Green, Brown orange
b. 10kΩ ± 10% ans: brown, black, orange , silver
c. 47kΩ ±5% ans : yellow, violet, orange, gold
d. 1kΩ ± 10% Ans : brown, black, red, silver

CHEMISTRY 2

. Calculate the oxidation number of each element in the compound

1. Na2Cr2O7 ANSWER: Na = +1, Cr = +6, O = -2

2. Fe(NO3)3 ANSWER: Fe = +3, N = +5 , O = -2
3. Na2SO3 ANSWER: Na = +1, S = +4 , O = -2
4. Ca(ClO)2 ANSWER: Ca = +2, Cl = +1, O = -2

MATHS 2

Preamble: Find the value of 𝑘 given that the polynomial

1. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑘𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 6 leaves a remainder of 6 when divided by (𝑥 − 1)

Ans: 𝑘 = 3
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑘𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 2 leaves a remainder of −10 when divided by (𝑥 − 1)
Ans: 𝑘 = −5
3. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 8 leaves a remainder of 4 when divided by (𝑥 + 1)
Ans: 𝑘 = 8
4. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑘𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 4 leaves a remainder of 12 when divided by (𝑥 − 2)
Ans: 𝑘 = 3
 BIOLOGY

Give the names to which the following descriptions refer

1. A flower whose male and female parts mature at different times

Ans: Protandrous flower
2. A plant whose male and female flowers appear separately on the same plant
Ans: Monecious plant

3. A bisexual flower in which the female part matures first before the male part.
Ans: Protogynous flower
4. A plant that has the male and female flowers occurring on separate plants.

Ans: Dioecious Plant

SPEED RACE

PHYSICS

1. Find the magnitude of a magnetic force on a 50cm long wire carrying a current in a uniform 6.0T
magnitude of magnetic field with an angle of 30° to the wire when a current of 8A is flowing
Ans: 12N
2. Calculate the extension of a 2.5kJ of work done on a spring which has a spring constant of
1.5kN𝑚−1 Ans : 1.83m
3. A uniform solid sphere rolls down at an inclined plane at 30° to the horizontal without slipping.
Find the speed of the centre of the mass of sphere when it travelled 7m down
Ans : 7m/s

MATHS

1. The ratio of the interior angle to the exterior angle of a regular polygon is 9: 2. Find the number
of sides of the polygon.

Ans: 11 sides

2. Input three numbers between 12 and 28 such that the five numbers forms a linear sequence.
Ans: 16, 20,24
3. Factorize completely; 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥𝑦 − 21𝑦 2
Ans: (𝑥 − 3𝑦)(𝑥 + 7𝑦)

CHEMISTRY

. 8g of pure calcium reacts with excess oxygen to give calcium oxide. If the methods gives
100% yield, what mass of calcium oxide is expected? [Ca=40.0, O=16.0]

ANSWER: 11.2g
2. Propane is being burnt in an enclosed vessel in excess oxygen until equilibrium is established.
Explain how increase in volume of the vessel affect equilibrium position.

ANSWER: Increase in volume leads to a corresponding decrease pressure. This favours the
forward reaction to produce more products and hence equilibrium shifts to the right.

3. What is the degree of unsaturation of cyclohexene?

ANSWER: 2

BIOLOGY

1. The skipping of the impulse at the nodes of Ranvier is called….

Ans. Saltatory Movement
2. The brown pigment present on brown algae is known as….
Ans. Fucoxanthin
3. Why is the skeleton of adult mammal such as humans fragile and more likely to
experience fracture than that of the young individual.
Ans. The skeleton of a young mammal is mostly cartilage whiles that of an adult
mammal is mostly bone which is harder and brittle hence more likely to break or
experience fracture.

ROUND 3 (TRUE/FALSE)

PHYSICS 1

1. The reciprocal of resistivity is conductance FALSE

2. The reciprocal of resistance is conductivity False
3. The reciprocal of the resistivity is conductivity True
4. The inverse of the product of the resistivity and the resistance described as the conductance
False

CHEMISTRY 1

1. Addition of NH3 solution to an aqueous solution of Pb2+ ions produces a white

precipitate.
ANSWER: True

2. Addition of NaOH solution to an aqueous solution of Cu2+ produces a blue precipitate.

ANSWER: True
 3. Addition of NaOH solution to an aqueous solution of Ca2+ gives no observable reaction.
ANSWER: False

4. Addition of NaOH solution to an aqueous solution of NH4+ gives no observable reaction>

ANSWER: False.

MATHS 1

1. All equal vectors are parallel

Ans: T
2. All parallel vectors are equal
Ans: F
3. The magnitude of two parallel vectors are equal
Ans: F
4. Parallel vectors move in the same direction
Ans: false

BIOLOGY

1. Diabetes mellitus refers to the elimination of Vitamins through urine – F

2. Diabetes mellitus refers to the elimination of Proteins through urine – F
3. Diabetes mellitus refers to the elimination of hormones through the urine – F
4. Nephritis refers to the elimination of proteins through the urine – T

PHYSICS 2

1. The power a converging lens of focal length 5.0cm is +0.2 𝐷𝑖𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑟𝑒 False
2. The power of diverging lens of focal length 5m is +0.2 𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑟𝑒 false
3. The power of a converging lens of focal length is +20 𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑟𝑒 True
4. The power of a converging lens is real and assigned negative false

CHEMISTRY 2

1. The heat added to a gas equals the sum of the change in internal energy of the gas and the
work done by the gas
ANSWER: True

2. The internal energy of a gas always remains unchanged if no heat energy is added to or
extracted from the gas.
ANSWER: False

3. The work done by a gas decreases its internal energy.

 ANSWER: True

4. The internal energy of a system can be changed by a flow of work, heat or both.
ANSWER: True

MATHS 2

Preamble: In a linear sequence

1. The terms can be determined if the first term and the common ratio are given
Ans: F
2. If only two terms of the sequence are given, the terms in the sequence cannot completely be
determined.
Ans: F
3. If each term in the sequence is decreased by a constant, the resulting sequence has the same
common difference as the original sequence.
Ans: T
4. If the terms in the sequence are increased by a constant, the common difference is increased by
that constant.
Ans: F

BIOLOGY

1. There are 12 lumbar vertebrae in rat – T

2. There are 6 thoracic vertebrae in rat – T
3. There are 7 cervical vertebrae in rat – T
4. There are 4 sacral vertebrae in rat – T

ROUND 4 RIDDLES

CHEMISTRY

1. I am the simplest in my family.

2. But I am not simple to describe accurately,
3. Even though I am made of two particles,
4. One of which is fundamental.
5. The first somewhat successful model of me was constructed by Niels Bohr
6. Who calculated my energy spectrum.
Who am I?

ANSWER: Hydrogen atom

PHYSICS

1. I am a property of an electric circuit

2. I am characterized by the electrical behavior of the circuit
3. I am a frequency dependent property
4. I describe resistance –inductance – capacitance circuits
5. I am reduced to reactance when resistance is zero

Who am I

Ans: Impedance

MATHS

1. I am a three-digit number
2. I am an odd number
3. I am an exact square
4. My last digit is also an exact square
5. my first digit is two less than my last digit
6. My second digit is the base of the binary number system
Who am ?
Ans: 729

BIOLOGY

1. In vesicles, we patiently wait,

2. Released on cue, determining fate.
3. Excitement or calm, we dictate the mood,
4. A molecular maestro, not to be subdued.
5. Our name might sound like a chemical tune.
6. We bind to receptors, a delicate key in the synaptic symphony, crucial to decree.
7. If we are chemical substances responsible for the transmission of nerve impulses across a
synapse.

Then, who are we?

Ans. Neurotransmitters