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Total Questions : 50

Level - 2

10 th

iOS INTERNATIONAL
Olympiad of
Science
2018-2019
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6. Section-A: Science (30 questions); Section-B: Reasoning and Aptitude (10 questions);
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 Section–A
Section–A(Science)
(Science)

1. Which one of the following options is correct? 8. Which one of the following statements is not true?
A. A virtual image is always formed behind the A. Vascular tissues are responsible for transportation
mirror. work in plants.
B. A virtual image of an object is always smaller B. Vascular tissues are not found in the roots of
than the object. flowering plants.
C. A virtual image is always erect. C. Xylem and phloem are not found in all plants.
D. Some virtual images can be obtained on screen. D. The process of transpiration generates the suction
E. None of these force in the xylem.
E. None of these
2. Magnetic effect of current was discovered by:
A. Thomas Jefferson 9. In which one of the following methods, new plant is
produced through the involvement of gametes?
B. Hans Christian Oersted
C. Walther Flemming A. Budding
D. Louis Pasteur B. Fission
E. None of these C. Fragmentation
D. Regeneration
3. A cyclist covers 25 km in first hour, 30 km in the second E. None of these
hour and 31 km in the third hour. The cyclist is in________.
A. Uniform motion 10. These animals have a highly developed sense of smell, can
run very fast, have long, strong and sharp claws in their
B. Non-uniform motion
front legs to catch their prey. Identify the animals.
C. Uniform acceleration
A. Toucans B. Big cats
D. All of these
C. Elephants D. Monkeys
E None of these
E. None of these
4. A simple pendulum takes 55 s to complete 50 oscillations.
What is the time-period of this pendulum? 11. The given characteristics best represent which of the
following zone?
A. 3.2 s
i. It is bounded on the north by Tropic of Cancer.
B. 2.1 s
ii. It receives maximum heat from the Sun.
C. 1.1 s
iii. It is the zone which has rainforests, dry deciduous
D. 0.9 s
forests, desert etc.
E. None of these
iv. It is bounded on the south by Tropic of Capricorn.
5. If radius of curvature of a concave mirror is X, what is the A. Polar zone B. Temperate zone
focal length of the concave mirror? C. Torrid zone D. Frigid zone
A. X B. 2X E. None of these
C. X/2 D. X+2
12. In which one of the following plants pollination is not done
E. None of these by insects?
6. Which one of the following types of soil contains least A. Sunflower
amount of humus? B. Marigold
A. Sandy soil B. Clayey soil C. Banana
C. Loamy soil D. All of these D. Banyan
E. None of these E. None of these
7. The trachea branches into two smaller tubes called: 13. Oxygenated blood first enters in which of the following
A. Bronchioles B. Bronchi parts of our heart, from the lungs?
C. Alveoli D. Larynx A. Right ventricle B. Right atrium
E. None of these C. Left ventricle D. Left atrium
E. None of these

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14. Which of the following seeds are dispersed by explosion 20. Woollen clothes keep us more warm than cotton clothes
of fruit? because:
A. Balsam B. Coconut A. Woollen clothes are produced from very long fibre.
C. Cotton D. Maple B. Woollen clothes have a greater bulk and trap
E. None of these more air.
C. Woollen clothes do not absorb air.
15. Which of the following characteristics belongs to the
D. Woollen clothes are obtained from animals living
B-Horizon layer of soil?
in deserts.
i. It is also known as sub-soil.
E. None of these
ii. It contains less amount of humus than topsoil.
iii. It consists of bed rocks. 21. Rising of mercury in the thermometer while measuring the
temperature of a patient suffering from the fever, is due
iv. It is rich in soluble minerals.
to:
A. i and ii only
A. contraction of mercury on heating.
B. i, ii and iv only
B. expansion of mercury on heating.
C. ii, iii and iv only
C. movement of the patient.
D. i, iii and iv only
D. glass covering of thermometer.
E. None of these
E. None of these
16. Which among the following is a breed of sheep?
22. A base contained in calamine solution which neutralises
A. Bakharwal the acidic liquid of the ant is:
B. Lohi
A. Mg(OH)2 B. ZnCO3
C. Patanwadi
C. HNO3 D. NaOH
D. All of these
E. None of these
E. None of these
23. Which among the following is the most appropriate reason
17. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? for making holes in hanging banners and hoardings?
A.  onduction is a method of transfer of heat in
C A. To beautify them.
solids.
B. To make designs on them.
B. In conduction, heat is transferred from hotter part
of a material to colder part by the movement of C. To let the high speed wind to pass through them
the material. easily.
C. Heat can not be transferred by the conduction D. To reduce the expenditure.
methods from one material to other if the E. None of these
materials are not in contact.
24. Name a natural calamity which does not involve wind.
D. All of these
A. Tornadoes B. Thunderstorms
E. None of these
C. Drought D. Cyclones
18. Which among the following is a poor conductor of heat? E. None of these
A. Bamboo B. Iron
25. Which one of the following statements is incorrect about
C. Silver D. Gold the herb layer of a forest?
E. None of these
A. Very little sunlight is available in the herb layer
19. Which one of the following particles are shared or of a forest.
exchanged from one atom to another during a chemical B. Most of the plants of herb have short life-span.
reaction? C. Herb layer of a forest is just below the shrub
A. Neutrons B. Protons layer.
C Electrons D. All of these D. Most of the plants of herb layer have height
between 3 to 4 metres.
E. None of these
E. None of these

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26. Which of the following is prepared from the wood obtained iii. Insectivorous plants do not perform photosynthesis
from forest? at all.
A. Paper B. Matchsticks iv. Insectivorous plants obtain some of its nutrients
from insects.
C. Plywood D. All of these
A. i and ii only B. ii and iii only
E. None of these
C. i and iii only D. i and iv only
27. When air is filled in a football, the football get inflated. It E. None of these
happens due to which property of air?
29. Which among the following cell organelle contains the
A.  ir molecules exerts pressure on the wall of the
A
football. chlorophyll?
B. Air has the density more than the football. A. Stomata B. Chloroplast
C. Air is more heavier than the football. C. Mitochondria D. Vacuole
D. Air is made up mostly of nitrogen and oxygen E. None of these
gas.
30. _______ is the process by which food moves forward in
E. None of these the alimentary canal.
28. Which combination of statements is correct? A. Hydrolysis B. Peristalsis
i. Parasitic nutrition is a kind of heterotrophic C. Proboscis D. Protruding
nutrition. E. None of these
ii. Saprophytic plants cannot grow without the host
plant.

Section–B (Reasoning and Aptitude)

31. Find the missing term to complete the given series. 34. If – means ÷, + means ×, ÷ means –, × means +, then which
2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 58, 65, 130, ? of the following equations is correct?
A. 131 B. 121 A. 52 ÷ 4 + 5 × 8 – 2 = 36
C. 143 D. 137 B. 43 × 7 ÷ 5 + 4 – 8 = 25
E. None of these C. 36 × 4 – 12 + 5 ÷ 3 = 420
D. 36 – 12 × 6 ÷ 3 + 4 = 60
32. Replace the question mark (?) with correct option.
E. None of these
Cockroach : Spiracles :: Turtle : ?
Direction for qu. 35: The triangle in the above figure depicts
A. Shell B. Gills women in villages, the square depicts the unemployed women
C. Aquatic D. Lungs and the circle depicts the educated women.
E. None of these
A
33. Find the missing number.
G
8 12 16 5 20 9
C
E D
F
B
9 7 ?
A. 1 B. 2 35. Educated employed women in village are represented by
C. 3 D. 11 A. D B. E
E. None of these C. F D. G
E. None of these

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36. A man is facing south. He turns 135° in anti clockwise 39. Find the missing number.
direction and then 180° in clockwise direction. Which
direction is he facing now? 8 6 15 77
A. North-east B. North-west
9 7 12 21
C. South-west D. South-east
E. None of these 5 4 8 15
37. If “INDIA” is coded as “BHEMJ”, “CHINA” is coded as
10 6 12 ?
“BMJGD” in certain language, then how will “GHANA”
be coded in that language?
A. 20 B. 8
A. BMBGH B. BHMEJ C. 56 D. 19
C. BMGBH D. HMBGB E. None of these
E. None of these
40. Mr. Johnson was to earn £ 300 and a free holiday for seven
38. Introducing “Nitu” to guest, Ram said, 'her brother is the weeks' work. He worked for only 4 weeks and earned £ 30
only son of my mother’s daughter'. How Ram is related and a free holiday. What was the value of the holiday?
to Nitu?
A. £ 300 B. £ 330
A. Father B. Brother C. £ 360 D. £ 420
C. Maternal uncle D. Brother-in-law E. None of these
E. None of these

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 Section–C (Scholar’s Zone)

41. Which combination of statements is incorrect with respect A. i → d, ii → c, iii → f, iv → e, v → a, vi → b

to human digestive system? B. i → c, ii → d, iii → f, iv → e, v → a, vi → b
i. The large intestine is longer and wider than the C. i → c, ii → d, iii → e, iv → f, v → a, vi → b
small intestine in human beings. D. i → c, ii → d, iii → f, iv → e, v → b, vi → a
ii. Pancreatic juice helps in the digestion of fats. E. None of these
iii. Mucus protects the stomach from its own secretions
of hydrochloric acid. 45. Which combination of statements is correct with respect
to following figure?
iv. In small intestine, proteins are broken down to form
fatty acids.
v. The role of villi in the small intestine is to increase
the surface area for the rapid absorption of
undigested food.
A. i and ii only B. ii, iii and iv only
C. ii and iii only D. i, iv and v only
E. None of these P R
Q
42. Which combination of statements is correct? Extreme Extreme
position Mean position
i. Current flows between two points in a wire only if position
both the points are at same potential.
i. Distance between P and R is called the length of the
ii. When current flows through a conductor, some of pendulum.
electrical energy get converted into heat energy.
ii. The complete movement of the bob from P to R then
iii. If a metal wire has greater electric resistance, it will back to P is called one oscillation.
produce more amount of heat when current flows
through it, than a wire of lower electric resistance. iii. Time taken by the bob in moving the distance
between P and R is always 0.1 s.
iv. Heating effect of current enables a fuse to do its
work. iv. Distance between points P and Q is equal to the
distance between points Q and R.
v. Strength of a solenoid can be increased by
increasing the amount of current flowing through it. v. Displacement of the bob from point Q to P represents
amplitude of the pendulum.
A. i and iii only B. ii and iv only
A. i, ii and iii only
C. i, iv and v only D. ii, iii, iv and v only
B. ii, iv and v only
E. None of these
C. iv and v only
43. Which combination of statements is correct?
D. i, ii, iii and v only
i. A base is a substance that reacts with acids and E. None of these
neutralize them.
ii. All bases are alkalis. 46. Which combination of statements is correct with respect
iii. A base that is soluble in water is called salt. to soil?
iv. All alkalis are bases. i. Loamy soil contains sufficient amount of humus.
v. NaHCO3 is an example of basic salt. ii. The fertility of clayey soil can be improved by
A. i and ii only B. ii, iii, iv and v only adding some sand and humus to it.
C. i, iv and v only D. iii and iv only iii. Sandy soil cannot hold much water in it.
E. None of these iv. Size of clay particles is smaller than those of silt
particles.
44. Match the following: v. Clayey soil is the best soil for growing lentil and
Column A Column B other pulses.
i. Pericardium a. Upper chambers of heart A. i, ii and v only
ii. Aorta b. Lower chambers of heart B. i and iii only
iii. Capillaries c. Protective layer C. ii, iii and v only
iv. Septum d. Main artery D. i, ii, iii and iv only
v. Atria e. Partition wall E. None of these
vi. Ventricles f. Very thin blood vessels

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47. Which combination of terms for P, Q, R and S will make 49. Which combination of statements is correct?
the following paragraph true?. i. If a plant is found to have seeds with hooks, its
When white crystals of P are heated strongly, seeds is most likely to be dispersed by animals.
yellow-colored Q is formed. A reddish-brown ii. Flower of a papaya plant is an example of
gas R is also given off along with S gas. incomplete flower.
A. P→lead nitrate, Q→lead dioxide, R→nitrogen iii. In most of the flowers, ovules are present in the
monoxide, S→oxygen upper part of the pistil .
B. P→lead nitrate, Q→lead monoxide, R→nitrogen, iv. Anther part of the stamen of a flower contains the
S→oxygen pollen grains.
C. P→lead nitrate, Q→lead monoxide, R→nitrogen v. Pistil of a flower is made of three parts, stigma,
dioxide, S→oxygen style and corolla
D. P→lead oxide, Q→lead monoxide, R→nitrogen A. i, ii, and iv only B. i, ii and iii only
dioxide, S→oxygen C. i, iii and iv only D. i, ii, iii and iv only
E. None of these E. None of these
48. Which combination of statements is correct? 50. Fill in the blanks with correct combination of words.
i. Silkworms are caterpillars of silk moth. When we L the muscles between the ribs relax causing
ii. In India, camels and goats are generally reared for the rib cage to move M and N and the diaphragm
obtaining wool. relaxes and moves O .
iii. The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called A. L→breathe in, M→downward, N→inward,
silviculture. O→upward
iv. In the process of obtaining wool from the fleece, B. L→breathe out, M→upward, N→inward,
sorting is done after scouring. O→downward
v. When natural silk is burnt, it gives a smell of C. L→breathe in, M→downward, N→outward,
burning hair. O→upward
A. i, ii and iii only B. i, iv and v only D. L→breathe out, M→downward, N→inward,
C. ii, iii and iv only D. i, ii, iii and iv only O→upward
E. None of these E. None of these

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 ANSWERS
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD OF SCIENCE 2019 (LEVEL 2) - CLASS 7

1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (E) 10. (B)
11. (C) 12. (E) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (D) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (B)
21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (C) 25. (D) 26. (D) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (B) 30. (B)
31. (D) 32. (D) 33. (D) 34. (A) 35. (D) 36. (C) 37. (A) 38. (C) 39. (A) 40. (B)
41. (D) 42. (D) 43. (C) 44. (B) 45. (B) 46. (D) 47. (C) 48. (B) 49. (A) 50. (D)