INTSO EDUCATION

SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH OLYMPIAD (STSO) 2015-16

Instructions:
= Fill the OMR sheet completely and carefully.
= Each question carries one mark and has only one correct answer. No negative marks
= The question paper contains 50 questions to be answered in 60 minutes.

PHYSICS
1. The earth’s magnetic field is caused by the [ ]
1) circulation of liquid parts of the earth’s core which results in electrical current
2) circulation of water within the earth’s crust
3) presence of a huge bar magnet embedded inside the earth
4) earth’s orbital motion
2. Which of the following is not a magnetic material [ ]
1) steel 2) cobalt 3) iron 4) manganese
3. Which of the following are properties of a magnet [ ]
1) attractive property 2) repulsive property 3) inductive property 4) all the above
4. In the given figure, single touch method of magnetisation is shown. The end A acquires
1) north pole S
2) south pole
Bar Magnet
3) may be north pole
4) none A N B
5. Lighting conductor is made of Iron bar [ ]
1) copper 2) glass 3) ebonite 4) plastic
6. In a filament type light bulb, the filament is made of [ ]
1) bronze 2) nichrome 3) iron 4) tungsten
7. Which circuit gives out the maximum light, if bulbs and cells are identical [ ]

1) 2) 3) 4)
+ - + - + -
+ -

8. Statement (A) : Substances which allow the flow of electricity are known as conductors of electricity
Statement (B) : Substances which do not allow the flow of electricity are known as insulators of
electricity [ ]
1) Both A and B are false 2) Both A and B are true
3) A is true, B is false 4) A is false, B is true
9. The substances which pass most of the incident light through them are called [ ]
1) translucent 2) transparent 3) opaque 4) luminous

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10. Shadows are formed due to ________ of light [ ]
1) Rectilinear propagation 2) Dispersion
3) Refraction 4) Absorption
11. Statement (A) : When moon comes in between sun and earth, it obstructs the sunlight from
reaching earth, resulting in solar eclipse.
Statement (B) : When moon comes in between sun and earth, it obstructs the sunlight from
reaching earth, resulting in lunar eclipse. [ ]
1) Both A and B are false 2) A is true, B is false
3) Both A and B are true 4) A is false, B is true
12. It is desired to photograph the image of an object placed at a distance of 3m from a plane mirror.
The camera, which is at a distance of 4.5 m from the mirror, should be focused for a distance of
1) 3 m 2) 4.5 m 3) 6 m 4) 7.5 m [ ]
13. See the following figure, which of the object shown in figure will not form its image in the mirror
1) O1 O2 O3 [ ]
2) O2 O1
3) O4
4) O3 O4
14. How many seconds are equal to 6 hours 8 min ? [ ]
1) 22080 sec 2) 43200 sec 3) 129648 sec 4) 648240 sec
15. One nautical mile is 6080 ft, convert 18 nautical mile per hour in metre per second [ ]
22
1) ms–1 2) 9.26 ms–1 3) 4.28 ms–1 4) 7.36 ms–1
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16. 1 cm3 = ___________ ml [ ]
1) 100 2) 1000 3) 10 4) 1
17. Ramu’s father had a nearly circular plot of radius 100 ft. He built a house occupying length 100 ft
of the plot and breadth 100 ft and in the remaining area he planned for a garden is _____ ft2
1) 21400 2) zero 3) 2140 4) 10000 [ ]
CHEMISTRY
18. Pick up the odd thing from the following based on the property given
Property : - Method of separation
1) Bran from flour 2) Stones from sand
3) Small germs from wheat flour 4) Chaff from grain
19. P + Q → S . ‘P’ is the pure from of substance which cannot be brokendown into simpler
substance.
Molecule of Q contains two kinds of atoms which are chemically combined in a fixed proportion
by mass.
‘S’ is only the product obtained by reaction between ‘P’ and ‘Q’.
Which of the following reaction satisfy the above data [ ]
N 2 + O2 → 2NO 2CO + O2 → 2CO 2
1) (P) ( Q) (S) 2) (P) (Q ) (S)

O2 + 2S O2 → 2SO3 SO2 +H 2 O → H 2 SO4

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20. Formation of a compound from its constituent elements is a [ ]
1) Physical change
2) Chemical Change
3) Neither Physical change nor chemical change
4) Can not be predicted
21. Hydrogen and oxygen can combine in different ratios to form two compounds A and B. The ratio
of number of hydrogen atoms to numbers of oxygen atoms in one molecule of A and one molecule
of B respectively are 2 : 1 and 1 : 1.
Now the ratio of number of hydrogen atoms in one molecule of A to number of hydrogen atoms
in one molecule of B is [ ]
1) 1 : 1 2) 2 : 1 3) 1 : 2 4) can not be predicted
22. Observe the venn diagram carefully

C Compound
Matter
A
D B

Exist as gas
at room
temperature

Correct match among the following which are suitable to A, B, C, D respectively are [ ]
A B C D A B C D
1) SO 2 O 2 Fe Ne 2) NaCl SO 2 HCl O 2
3) H 2O N 2O N 2 Br2 4) CO 2 NH 3 H 2O He
23. Which of the following is a diatomic molecule of compound [ ]
1) O2 2) CO 3) Ne 4) H2SO4
24. 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO
According to the above equation, number of oxygen molecules required form the formation of 6
molecules of MgO is [ ]
1) 6 2) 2 3) 3 4) 1
25. What happens when excess common salt is added to a glass of water at room temperature
1) water can dissolve any amount of salt [ ]
2) common salt crystals remain as sediment after forming a saturated solution
3) common salt is not soluble in water 4) It forms an unsaturated salt solution.
26. Pick up the odd one from the following based on the chemical composition [ ]
1) pure water 2) the gas which we exhale
3) milk 4) sugar
27. Column - I Column - II
i) Na p) Chemical equation
ii) CaCO 3 q) Physical change
iii) 2H2 O + O2 → 2H2 O2 r) Symbol
iv) NaCl + H2 O → Aq NaCl s) Chemical formula
i ii iii iv i ii iii iv
1) r s q p 2) r s p q
3) s r q p 4) q r p s

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28. Solution is a homogeneous mixture of a solute and solvent. Harish dissolved 10 g of a solid ‘X’ in
100 g of water to prepare a saturated solution. Then he tried to dissolve some more amount of
solute i.e. 5 g but it is not dissolved. Now if he wants to separate solid ‘X’ from water suggest him
a separation technique and how much amount of solid ‘X’ can be separated [ ]
1) Distillation, 10 g of solid ‘X’ 2) Filtration, 10 g of solid ‘X’
3) Evaporation, 15 g of solid ‘X’ 4) Filtration, 15 g of solid ‘X’
29. Kavitha and Mamatha are the students of VI class. When they are in the science lab their science
teacher asked them to separate the liquid mixture of three components A, B and C. They tried to
separate out the components of mixture by fractional distillation method and noted their observations
Liquid A - collected at the top of fractionating column
Liquid B - collected at bottom of fractionating column
Liquid C- collected at the middle of fractionating column
Then arrange these three liquids in decreasing order of their boiling points [ ]
1) A > B > C 2) B > A > C 3) C > B > A 4) A > C > B
30. Take water containing fine particles of clay in a beaker. Put a big crystal of alum in the beaker.
The alum will dissolve in water. The particles of alum will load the fine clay particles. Then clay
particles become heavier and settle down forming a sediment very rapidly. This process of separation
of insoluble suspended particles in a solution is called [ ]
1) Sedimentation 2) Decantation 3) Filtration 4) Loading
31. Which of the following combinations of mixture and its separation technique is correct [ ]
1) Husk and grain - Hand picking 2) Fine sand and gravel - hand picking
3) Iron and sulphur - by adding CS2 4) Coal and rock - sieving
32. The main factors involved in the separation of sand from water by sedimentation method is
1) Density 2) Volume 3) Gravitational force 4) Pressure [ ]
33. A fine spray of milk is injected from the top of a vessel. From bottom of this vessel rises a very hot
current of air. The hot air removes water from milk and the dry powder collects at the base of
vessel. This is because of [ ]
1) Distillation 2) Evaporation 3) Filtration 4) Centrifugation
34. Chromatography is a novel method of separation technique which is used to separate coloured
components of mixture and to study the purity of the substances. A standard chromatogram of
three substances X, Y and Z is given and the experimental chromatogram of X, Y and Z when a
student performed chromatography to study the purity of X, Y, Z is also given. [ ]

X Y Z X Y Z
(Standard) (Expermental)

By observing above chromatograms identify the impure sample among X, Y and Z.

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 BIOLOGY
35. Read the following Food components [ ]
I. Carbohydrates II. Proteins III. Fats
Arrange them in an order based on their energy requirement to the body.
1) III - II - I 2) I - II - III 3) I - III - II 4) II - I - III
36. Identify the mismatch [ ]
1) Beet root : Carbohydrates 2) Tomatoes : Vitamin - D
3) Peanut : Protein 4) Onion : Antioxidant
37. I am the Vitamin present in milk [ ]
I will keep the bones and teeth strong
I am available in Fish meat
Who am I
1) Vitamin - C 2) Vitamin - D 3) Vitamin - E 4) Vitamin - K
38. Which of the following is incorrect [ ]
1) The food with all essential nutrients is called balanced diet
2) Eating food with carotenoids can lower the risk of cancer
3) Fruits are the good source of roughages.
4) Spoiled food cannot show any effect on our health
39. Which of the following organisms use the sense of hearing to identify the prey . [ ]
1) Chamaeleon 2) Vulture 3) Bat 4) Snake
40. Which of the following is correct representation of Food chain [ ]
1) Plant → Grasshopper → Snake → Frog → Peacock
2) Worm → Hen → Fox → Deer → Lion
3) Seeds → Rat → Snake → Eagle
4) Plant → Deer → Rabbit → Fox
41. Assertion (A) : Desert animals are Diurnal animals [ ]
Reason (R) : They move actively during night, time and during day time they hide in dark places.
1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
3) A is correct and R is incorrect
4) A is incorrect and R is correct.
42. Which of the following teeth are well developed in carnivore animals to tear the flesh. [ ]
1) Incisor 2) Premolar 3) Canine 4) Molar
43. Identify the similar organisms based on their feeding habit [ ]
1) Cow, Goat, Tiger, Lion 2) Frog, Snake, Rabbit, Lizard
3) Fox, Wolf, Tiger, Lion 4) Grasshopper, Frog, Snake, Bird
44. Which of the following is the correct method of Fish preservation [ ]
1) Drying, Pickling, adding Sugar - syrup 2) Drying, Salting, Smoking
3) Pickling, Honey syrup 4) All the above
45. Which of the following are the world’s most diverse habitats. [ ]
1) Trees 2) Grass lands 3) Desert 4) Coral reefs
46. Farmers grow single variety of fruit yielding trees in a [ ]
1) Grassland 2) Orchard 3) Forest 4) Agricultural land

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47. Surface of the pond P
Mid water of pond Q
Margins of pond R
Bottom of the pond S
R & S .From the above table represents [ ]
1) Frog & Leech 2) Maggot & Snail
3) Crabs & Mussels 4) Pond skater & Great water boatman
48. Which of the following is incorrect regarding habitat. [ ]
1) It is the dwelling place for organisms
2) It provides optimum conditions for life.
3) Fields, forest and deserts are terrestrial habitats.
4) Ponds, water tanks & lakes comes under arboreal habitats.
49. Certain birds and fishes migrate from one place to another place. Which of the following is correct
regarding the migration of pulasa fish ? [ ]
1) It migrates from fresh water to salt water for food.
2) It migrates from sea to river for reproduction
3) It migrates from river to sea for reproduction
4) It do not migrate
50. Which of the following migratory bird can be seen in Kurnool district. [ ]
1) Pelicans 2) Siberian crane 3) Batta meka Pitta 4) Swan.

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