Q.1 |
Which of the following represents X and Y? |
a) |
X - Animal cell, Y - Plant cell |
b) | X - Plant cell, Y - Animal cell |
c) | X - Fungal cell, Y - Animal cell |
d) | X - Animal cell, Y - Fungal cell |
Q.2 |
Which of the following statements is not true about the given figure? |
a) |
P and Q have a nucleus |
b) | P and Q carry out life processes |
c) | P and Q are animal cells |
d) | P is a nerve cell |
Q.3 |
Two identical balls are at rest side by side at the bottom of a hill. Sometime after ball A is kicked up the hill, ball B is given a kick up the hill. Ball A is headed downhill when it passes ball B headed up the hill. At the instant when ball A passes ball B, it has the same |
a) |
Position and velocity as ball B |
b) | Position and acceleration as ball B |
c) | Velocity and acceleration as ball B |
d) | Displacement and velocity as ball B |
Q.4 |
To which of the following phylas does the animal given below belongs to? |
a) |
Porifera |
b) | Aschelminthes |
c) | Annelida |
d) | Arthropoda |
Q.5 |
An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.2 m s-2 for 32.8 s until it finally lifts off the ground. Determine the distance travelled before takeoff. |
a) |
1323.5 m |
b) | 1527.7 m |
c) | 1721.3 m |
d) | 1931 m |
Q.6 |
It has been found that major plant diseases and insect outbreaks are less likely to occur in a natural field than on a conventional farm because _____________. |
a) |
In conventional farming practices, use of pesticides, kill both useful and harmful insects indiscriminately. Therefore, insect outbreaks are often seen in conventional farms. |
b) | Fertilisers are used in conventional farming to increase yield. The increase in crop yield will consequently increase the diversity of pests. |
c) | In natural field, the biodiversity sustains a complex system which checks and balances insects at a manageable levels. |
d) | Both (a) and (c) |
Q.7 |
When a cell is put in a solution of higher concentration ______ occurs and the cell _____. |
a) |
Endosmosis, swells |
b) | Exosmosis, shrinks |
c) | Endosmosis, shrinks |
d) | Exosmosis, swells |
Q.8 |
Which of the following vectors carries the virus that causes yellow fever? |
a) |
Aedes mosquito |
b) | Culex mosquito |
c) | Blackfly |
d) | Putsi fly |
Q.9 |
There are four balls A, B, C and D which displace 10 mL, 24 mL, 15 mL and 12 mL of a liquid respectively, when immersed completely. Which ball will undergo the maximum apparent loss in weight? |
a) |
A |
b) | B |
c) | C |
d) | D |
Q.10 |
Identify the correct increasing order of molecular weights of the given compounds. |
a) |
H2O>CO2>SO2>H2S |
b) | H2O>H2S>CO2>SO2 |
c) | H2O>SO2>H2S>CO2 |
d) | H2S>CO2>SO2>H2O |
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Answers to Sample Questions from Olympiad Success:
Q.1 : c | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : d | Q.5 : c | Q.6 : d | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : a | Q.9 : b | Q.10 : b