SAMPLE PAPER SYLLABUS 2018-19 CLASS

Total Questions : 50
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME
9 Time : 1 hr.

Section (1) Logical Reasoning (2) Science (3) Achievers Section

No. of Questions 10 35 5
SOF NATIONAL
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Marks per Ques. 1 1 3
SYLLABUS
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Motion, Force and Laws of Motion, Gravitation, Work and Energy, Sound, Matter in Our Surroundings, Is Matter Around Us Pure, Atoms and
Molecules, Structure of Atom, Cell-The Fundamental Unit of Life, Tissues, Diversity in Living Organisms, Why Do We Fall III, Natural Resources, Improvement in
Food Resources.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

LOGICAL REASONING

1. A number series is given with one term missing. (A) 5 (B) 6

Choose the correct option that will continue the (C) 8 (D) 9
same pattern.
4. Which of the following options shows the
(2, 3), (3, 5), (5, 7), (7, 11), (11, 13), (....)
(A) (13, 15) (B) (15, 16) correct mirror image of the given combination
(C) (13, 17) (D) (13, 26) of letters and numbers, if the mirror is placed
vertically to the left?
2. In a certain code, EXPLAINING is written as A2N6Z8W9
PXEALNIGNI. How is PRODUCTION written in
(A) 9 W 8 6 N 2 A
Z
that code?
(B) 9 W 8 Z 6 2 A
N
(A) ORPUDTINOC (B) ROPUDTIONC
(C) 9 W 8 N 2 A
6Z
(C) ORPUDTCNOI (D) ORPUDTCNIO
(D) 9 W 8 Z 6 N2A
3. A set of figures carrying certain characters, is
given. Assuming that the characters in each 5. In the following series, how many 5’s are there
set follow a similar pattern, find the missing which are immediately preceded by 9 and
character. followed by 6?
93 27 79 38 67 16
969584329562359876594561
63 37 42 (A) 0 (B) 1
3 4 ? (C) 2 (D) 3

SCIENCE

6. Some statements about the Rutherford’s the atom.

a-particle scattering experiment are given : Select the correct statement(s).
I. As most of the a-particles passed through (A) I and II (B) I and III
the gold foil without getting deflected, the (C) II and III (D) III only
positive charge of the atom occupies the
entire space. 7. A metal sphere of mass 12 kg has the same
II. As very few particles were deflected from diameter as another sphere of mass 4 kg. Both
their path, very little space inside the atom spheres are dropped simultaneously from a
is empty. tower. When they are 8 m above the ground,
III. As a very small fraction of a-particles they have the same ____.
were deflected by 180°, all the positive (Neglect air resistance.)
charge and mass of the gold atom were (A) Kinetic energy (B) Potential energy
concentrated in a very small volume within (C) Momentum (D) Acceleration

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8. Read the given statements and mark the correct (C) Between –200°C and –160°C
option. (D) Between –195°C and –215°C
Statement 1 : Echo is always produced when
sound is incident on hard and polished rough 12. Taxon Y includes non-vascular plants whose
surface. plant body is not differentiated into true roots,
Statement 2 : Sound energy can be totally stems and leaves and they have unicellular
reflected by objects with soft and loose texture. and non-jacketed sex organs. These are
(A) Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true chlorophyllous plants which are autotrophic in
and statement 2 is the correct explanation of their mode of nutrition and may be of green,
statement 1. yellow, orange, red colour, etc.
(B) Both statement 1 and statement 2 are In the above passage Y is ________.
true and statement 2 is not the correct (A) Bryophyta (B) Thallophyta
explanation of statement 2. (C) Pteridophyta (D) Gymnosperms
(C) Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false. 13. Refer to the given figure and identify from
(D) Both statement 1 and statement 2 are false. the marked alphabets (a, b, c, d) which is
9. What happens to the inertia of an object when responsible for the following functions.
its velocity is doubled ? (I) Means of localisation of the chromosomes
(A) The object’s inertia becomes 2 times lesser within the cell
(B) The object’s inertia becomes 2 times greater (II) S e l e c t i v e b a r r i e r, a l l o w i n g c e r t a i n
(C) The object’s inertia becomes 4 times greater substances in or out of the nucleus
(D) The object’s inertia remains the same. (III) Means of sequestering many of the mRNA
processing activities from the cytosol
10. Filtration as a method of separation can be used
and separating nuclear and cytoplasmic
for mixtures that are
(A) Homogeneous and liquid-in-gas mixtures constituents
(B) Heterogeneous and liquid-in-liquid mixtures Endoplasmic
(C) Homogeneous and solid-in-liquid mixtures reticulum
(D) Heterogeneous and solid-in-liquid mixtures. a
Perinuclear space
11. The freezing and boiling points of a substance b
‘P’ are –220°C and –185°C respectively. c
Heterochromatin
At which of the following range of temperatures Chromatin net
will ‘P’ exist as a liquid? Chromocentre
d

(A) Between –175°C and –210°C (A) a (B)

b
(B) Between –190°C and –225°C (C) c (D)
a and d

ACHIEVERS SECTION

14. Fill in the blanks:

The (i) of a sound is determined by its (ii) . The (iii) of the sound wave depends upon the force
with which an object is made to vibrate. A sound of (iv) frequency is called a (v) .
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
(A) Amplitude Loudness Loudness Double Note
(B) Loudness Frequency Amplitude Single Tone
(C) Loudness Amplitude Amplitude Double Tone
(D) Amplitude Loudness Loudness Single Note
15. Four strips of fresh potato P, Q, R and S were
immersed in solutions of different concentrations.
Osmosis occurred according to the concentration
difference between cell sap and ambient solution.
A graph was plotted between initial length of strips
and the change in length after osmosis.
Which of these strips was placed in the most diluted
solution?
(A) S (B) Q
(C) R (D) P
ANSWERS
NSO – 1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (D) 10. (D) 11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (C)

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