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National Science Olympiad 2013 - 14
Class - II
Mental Ability :
1. Look at the number sentence below.
27 + ? = 37
Which number is missing from the number sentence?
(A) 0 (B) 10 (C) 17 (D) 64
2. Dolly made the number pattern below.
3, 6, 9, ? , ? , 18
Which two numbers are missing from the pattern?
(A) 10, 11 (B) 12, 15 (C) 13, 15 (D) 19, 20
3. Raghu’s cat had 8 kittens as shown below. Anu kept 4 of Raghu’s kittens. How many kittens did Raghu have now?
(A) 1 kitten (B) 2 kittens (C) 4 kittens (D) 6 kittens

Science :
1. The given figure shows a black box containing an object. Kunal put his hand into the box and made the following comments.
It is cold.
It is rough.
It is hard.
Which sense organ is involved for Kunal to make these descriptions?
(A) Ear (B) Skin (C) Tongue (D) Nose
2. My father’s nephew or niece is my
(A) Cousin (B) Uncle (C) Aunt (D) Brotherinlaw
3. The person in the given figure is a/an
(A) Doctor (B) Soldier (C) Diver (D) Astronaut
4. Which of the following modes of transport does not have an engine and are not pulled by animals ?
(A) Cycle (B) Tonga (C) Jeep (D) Car
5. To which place of worship does Sikhs go to pray ?
(A) Temple (B) Mosque (C) Church (D) Gurudwara
6. If you face the rising Sun in the morning, the direction on your left is
(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West
7. The given figure represents which of the following seasons ?
(A) Spring (B) Summer (C) Monsoon (D) Winter
8. Which of the following is the correct order of planets from nearest the sun to farthest ?
(A) Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury (B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
(C) Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus (D) Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury

Class : X
Mental Ability :
1. Find the sum of first 30 terms of an A.P. whose second term is 2 and seventh term is 22.
(A) 1120 (B) 1480 (C) 1680 (D) 1520
2. The hypotenuse of rightangled triangle is 6 metres more than twice the shortest side. If the third side is 2 metres less than the hypotenuse, find the length of the longest side.
(A) 26 m (B) 24 m (C) 10 m (D) 28 m
3. Samay walks 20 metres North. Then he turns right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Then he agains turns left and walks 15 m. How many metres away is he from his original position?
(A) 35 m (B) 45 m (C) 55 m (D) 30 m

Science :
1. Transpiration has been described as a ‘necessary evil’ because it is inevitable, but potentially harmful.
Which of the following are the aftereffects of transpiration?
(i) Absorption of mineral salts. (ii) Regulation of plant temperature.
(iii) Wilting and injury in plants. (iv) Ascent of sap.
(A) (i) & (iv) (B) (i), (ii) & (iii) (C) (i), (ii) & (iv) (D) All of these
2. A virtual image is formed by a concave mirror when object is placed
(A) Between focus and centre of curvature (B) Beyond C (C) At infinity (D) Between focus and pole
3. No heat loss occurs during flow of charge in super conductors because
(A) Speed of charge is slow in it (B) It is bad conductor of heat (C) It offers zero resistance (D) It generates very small voltage
4. How do we know that fission isn't responsible for the sun’s energy ?
(A) Fission doesn't produce enough energy per gram of fuel
(B) If fission were going on in the sun, the sun would explode
(C) If fission were going on in the sun, the sun's mass would increase
(D) There isn't very much fissionable material in the sun.
5. During calcination of the ore
(A) The lower oxides are converted into higher oxides
(B) The metal gets oxidised to its highest oxide
(C) Volatile impurities are expelled (D) Sulphur present in the ore is converted into SO 2

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