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SAMPLE PAPER
2014-15

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The actual test paper has 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 3 sections :
15 questions in section I, 30 in section II and 5 in section III.
SYLLABUS
Section I (Logical Reasoning) : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section II (Computers and IT) : History, Generation and Types of Computers, Working with OS,
Input, Output & Memory Devices, Data Representation, Basics of IT, Internet Services and Protocols,
Introduction to XML, Networking, Viruses and Antiviruses, Introduction to C++ till Data Structures.
Section III (Achievers Section) : Syllabus as per Section II.
The actual test paper has 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 3 sections: 25 questions
in section I (Physics and Chemistry), 5 in section II (Achievers Section) and 20 questions in section III
(Mathematics or Biology)
SYLLABUS
Section I (Physics & Chemistry) : Physics: Units & Measurements, Mechanics, Properties of
Matter, Heat & Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves.
Chemistry: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Structure of Atom, Classification of Elements and Periodicity
in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, States of Matter, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium,
Redox Reactions, Hydrogen, The s-Block Elements, The p-Block Elements (Groups 13 and 14), Organic
Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques, Hydrocarbons, Environmental Chemistry.
Section II (Achievers Section) : Syllabus as per Section I.
Section III (Mathematics) : Sets, Relations and Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction,
Logarithms, Complex Numbers & Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequations, Sequences and Series,
Trigonometry, Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem,
Statistics, Mathematical Reasoning, Limits and Derivatives, Probability, Introduction to 3-D Geometry,
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
OR
Section III (Biology) : Diversity in the Living World, Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals,
Cell : Structure and Functions, Plant Physiology, Human Physiology.
The actual test paper has 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 4 sections, 15 questions
in section I, 20 in section II, 10 in section III and 5 in section IV.
Section I : Logical Reasoning
Section II : Mathematical Reasoning
Section III : Everyday Mathematics
Section IV : Achievers Section
SYLLABUS
Sets, Relations and Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction, Logarithms, Complex Numbers &
Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequations, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Straight Lines, Circles,
Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Statistics, Mathematical Reasoning,
Limits and Derivatives, Probability, Introduction to 3-D Geometry, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

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NationalCyberOlympiad
LOGICALREASONING
1.

Pointingtoaperson,Madhusays,Heisthesonofmyfathersbrothersonlysisterinlaw.How
isthepersonrelatedtoMadhu?
(A) Son

(B) Brother

(C) Nephew

(D) Uncle

2. If1iscodedasY,2iscodedasM,3asD,4asH,5asT,6asL,7asP,8asVand9asN,whichofthe
followingisthecodedformof3972465?
(A) DNPMHLP
(B) DNPMHNT
(C) DNPMHLT
(D) DNPMNLT
3. Whichletterwillbethesixthtotherightofthenineteenthletterfromtherightendofthefollowing
alphabets?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
(A) N
(B) M
(C) Y
(D) F
4. Bablurankedsixteenthfromthetopandtwentyninthfromthebottomamongthosewhopassedan
examination.Sixboysdidnotparticipateinthecompetitionandfivefailedintheexamination.Howmany
boyswerethereinthatclass?
(A) 44
(B) 50
(C) 55
(D) 40
5. HowmanysuchpairsoflettersarethereinthewordEXPERIMENT,eachofwhichhasasmany
lettersbetweentheminthewordastheyhaveintheEnglishalphabet?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
6. If+standsforsubtractionstandsformultiplicationandstandsfordivision,
thenwhichoneofthefollowingequationsiscorrect?
(A) 265+11 214=22
(C) 4610+105=92

(B) 2144+11=16
(D) 66311+12=230

COMPUTERS ANDINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
7. Adevicethatuseslaserbeamscanningtechnologytoreadacombinationofadjacentverticallines
basedontheirvaryingwidthandspacesbetweenthemis______.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

8. Whichofthefollowingisapointtopointserialstorageinterfaceinwhichcontrollersarelinked
directlytodrives?
(A) SCSI

(B) RARP

(C) IGMP

(D) IMAP

9. Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
(A) Ecommerceincludesallbusinessactivitiesinvolvedinthe development,facilitation and implementation
ofbusinesscommunicationsandtransactionthroughelectronicmedia
(B) TheIntranetisarestrictedversionoftheInternetwithinagroupofusers
(C) TheExtranetisaclosedonlinenetworkconnectingtwoormoreorganisations
(D) Noneofthese.
10. Anelementcancontain________inXML.
(A) Otherelements (B) Text

(C) Attributes

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(D) Allofthese

11. Computerscanbeprotectedfromvirusbyusing
(A) Software
(B) Hardware
(C) Softwareandhardware
(D) Cannotbeprotectedatall
12. InMSExcel2010,howwillyourestrictthevaluesofacellsothatonlywholenumbersbetween
9and99canbeenteredinacell?
(A) Formulastab DataToolsgroup Datavalidation
(B) Viewtab DataToolsgroup Datavalidation
(C) Datatab DataToolsgroup Datavalidation
(D) Formulastab DataToolsgroup DataRestriction
13. (2AB)16 =(__________)2
(A) 001010101011
(B) 0010101011

(C) 111000110101

(D) 001010101010

14. WhichofthefollowingaresupercomputersdevelopedbyIndianScientists?
1. PARAM
2. ANURAG
3. GIST
4. CDAC
Answerchoices
(A) 1&2only
(B) 1only
(C) Allexcept3
(D) 1and4
15. Inprintingprocess,whentheoutputlines temporarilygetstoredinthediskdriveuntiltheyare
printediscalled______.
(A) Buffering

(B) Spooling

(C) Paging

(D) Indexing

NationalScienceOlympiad
MATHEMATICS
1. Amanmovingonaparabolicpathfindstheangleofelevationofapole,standingonthefocusofpath,to
be75.Ifthedirectrixofpathisatadistanceof7metresfromhimthenheightofpoleis

(A) (14 + 7 3) m

(B)

(2 + 3 )
m
7

(C) (14 - 7 3 ) m

(D)

(2 - 3)
m
7

2. Threeladieshaveeachbroughtachildforadmissiontoaschool.Theheadoftheschoolwishesto
interviewthe sixpeople onebyone, takingcare thatno childisinterviewed beforeits mother.The
numberofwaysofdoingthisis
(A) 6
(B) 36
(C) 72
(D) 90
3. A refrigeratorisofferedforsaleatRs. 250.00withsuccessivediscountsof20%and15%. Thesaleprice
oftherefrigeratoris
(A) 35%lessthanRs. 250.00
(B) 65%ofRs. 250.00
(C) 77%ofRs. 250.00
(D) 68%ofRs. 250.00
4. Thenumberofrevolutionsofawheel,withfixedcentreandwithanoutsidediameterof6 m,requiredto
causeapointontherimtogoonekmis
(A) 880
(B) 440/p
(C) 500/3p
(D) 440 p
OR
BIOLOGY
1. Whichofthefollowingstatementsaretrueforphotosyntheticbacteria(PB)andchemosyntheticbacteria
(CB)?
(a) obtainenergyfromtheoxidationofinorganicmoleculesuchasammoniumsalt
(b) obtainenergyfromsunlight
(c) containphotosyntheticpigments
(d) areautotrophs.
(A) PBb,c,d CBa,d
(B) PBa,cCBb,d
(C) PBb,dCBa,b
(D) PBa,b,cCBb,c,d
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2. Anaerobicrespirationreleaseslessenergythanaerobicrespirationbecause
(A) Energyfromoxygenisnotmadeavailable
(B) Ethylalcoholisasourceofenergy
(C) Carbondioxideisreleased
(D) Lessenergyisrequiredbyfermentingorganisms
3. Threebeanseedlingsweregrowninthreeculturesolutions.Aftersixweeks, X hadyellowleavesandshort
internodes, Y hasredpatchesonthestemand Z hadgreenleavesandstem.Itcanbededucedthat
(A) X lackedmagnesium, Y lackedcalciumand Z lackedmolybdenum
(B) X lackedcalcium, Y lackednitrogenand Z lackschlorine
(C) X lackedcalcium, Y lackednitrogenand Z hadallnutrients
(D) X lackedmagnesium, Y lackednitrogenand Z hadallnutrients
4. Inthelifecycleofafernthemeiosisoccursduringthe
(A) Formationofspores
(B) Formationofgametes
(C) Germinationofaspore
(D) Developmentofazygote
PHYSICS&CHEMISTRY
5. Hydrogensulphide(H2S)contains94.11%sulphur,water(H

2O)contains11.11%hydrogenandsulphur

dioxide(SO2)contains50%oxygen.Findtheratioofallgivenelements.Afteryourcalculationswhichlaw

hasbeenverified?
(A) Lawofmultipleproportion
(B) Lawofreciprocalproportion
(C) Lawofconstantcomponents
(D) Lawofcombiningvolumes
6. Anastronautinthespaceshuttleorbitingtheearthperformsatrickforatelevisionaudience.Sheinflates
aheliumfilledballoonwithintheshuttle'scontrolledatmosphereandletsgoofit.Totheastonishmentof
allwatching,theballoon
(A) Hoversinplacewhereitwasreleased.
(B) Risesnoticeablyawayfromtheearth.
(C) Fallsnoticeablytowardstheearth.
(D) Driftsbackwardsoppositetothedirectionoftheshuttle'svelocity.
7. Aboythrowsatabletennisballofmass20gupwardswithavelocityof u0=10m/satanangle q0withthe
vertical.Thewindimpartsahorizontalforceof0.08N,sothattheballreturnstothestartingpoint.Then,
theangle q0 mustbesuchthat,tan q0 is
(A) 0.2
(B) 0.4
(C) 2.5
(D) 1.2
8. Aweightisattachedtothefreeendofasonometerwire.Itgivesresonanceatalength40cmwhenitis
resonancedwithatuningforkoffrequency51Hz.Theweightisthenimmersedwhollyinwater,theresonant
lengthisreducedto30cm.Therelativedensityinwhichweightsuspendedis
(A) 16/9
(B) 16/7
(C) 16/5
(D) 16/3
9. Atank ofwaterhas apinholeleakin theside,1 mbelowthe waterline.Ifthe tankisopen tothe
atmosphere(airpressure=1.013 105pa),howfastisthewaterleavingthepinhole ?
(A)
(B)
g/ 4
g/ 0.1
(C)
(D)
2g
g
10. OnemoleofanidealmonatomicgasexpandstillitstemperaturedoublesundertheprocessV2T=
constant.Iftheinitialtemperatureis400K,theworkdonebythegasis
(A) 400 R
(B) 200 R
(C) 200 R
(D) Indeterminate
11. Inthereaction,
4NH3(g)+5O2(g) 4NO(g)+6H2O
(l)
when1moleofammoniaand1moleofO2 aremadetoreacttocompletion :
(A) 1.0moleofH2Oisproduced
(B) 2.0moleofNOwillbeproduced

(C) Alltheoxygenwillbeconsumed
(D) Alltheammoniawillbeconsumed
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InternationalMathematicsOlympiad
LOGICALREASONING
1. TonyandSunilareparticipatinginajogathontoraisemoneyforcharity. TonywillraiseRs. 20,plusRs. 2for
eachlaphejogs.SunilwillraiseRs.30,plusRs.1.50foreachlaphejogs.Thetotalamountofmoneyeachwill
raisecanbecalculatedusingthefollwingexpressionswhere n representsthenumberoflapsrun :
Tony:20+2n Sunil:30+1.50n
Afterhowmanylapswilltheyhaveraisedthesameamountofmoney?
(A) 3
(B) 6.5
(C) 14.5
(D) 20
2. Aformulaforcomputingavalue r is r =

mx + my
,where m, x, y, w and z arepositiveintegers.Anincrease
wz

inwhichvariablewouldresultinacorrespondingdecreasein r ?
(A) m
(B) x
(C) y
3. TheVenndiagrambelowshowsthetypesofnovelstheliteratureclub
membersreadduringtheirsummerbreak.
WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedbytheinformationintheVenn diagram?
(A) 21membersreadbothanadventurenovelandaromancenovel
(B) 64membersreadonlyanadventurenoveloramysterynovel
(C) 26membersreadallthreetypesofnovels
(D) 67membersreadaromancenovel

(D) z
LiteratureClubSummerReading

Adventure Romance
36 14 43
7
2 3
28
Mystery

4. Aguitarmanufacturerusesacomputercontrolledmachinetomakeelectricguitars.
Thetableshowsthetotalnumberofguitarsmadeafter2,4,8and16hours. If g
representsthetotalnumberofguitarsmadeafterhhours,whichequation
representsthepatternshowninthetable?
(A) g =12h 6
(C) g

=3h2 6

(B) g =12h
(D) g=3h2 +6

Hours TotalNumberof
(h)
GuitarsMade
( g)

2
4
8
16

18
42
90
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MATHEMATICAL REASONING
5.

Whatisthesolutiontothesystemofequationsshownbelow?
2 x - y + 3 z= 8

x - 6 y - z= 0
-6 x + 3 y - 9 z = 24

(A) (0,4,4)

10

(B) 1, 4,

(C) Nosolution

6. Whatisthe nthterminthearithmeticseriesbelow?
3+7+11+15+19.....
(A) 4n
(B) 3+4n
(C) 2n +1

(D) Infinitelymanysolutions

(D) 4n 1

7. Atrainismadeupofalocomotive,7differentcars,andacaboose.Ifthelocomotivemustbefirst,andthe
caboosemustbelast,howmanydifferentwayscanthetrainbeordered?
(A) 5040
(B) 181,440
(C) 362,880
(D) 823,543
8. IfA + B =
(A) 1

p
thenvalueof(1+tan A)(1+tan B)equals
4
(B) 2
(C) 2

(D) 1

9. Whatarethecoordinatesoftheimageofpoint P(3,7)afterareflectionabouttheline y =2?

(A) (3,9)
(B) (3,11)
(C) (5,7)
(D) (7,7)

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10. Lookatthisfunction
Asthevalueof x increases,the yvaluesformarepeatingpattern.
Ifthispatterncontinues,whatisthe yvaluewhen x =26?
(A) 2

(B) 1

(C) 1

(D) 2

y
3
2
1
1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8x
2
3

11. Whatistherangeofthefunction f(x)= x2 +3ifthedomainis{3,0,3}?

(A) {3,12}
(B) {6,3,12}
(C) Allrealnumbers
(D) Allrealnumbersgreaterthanorequalto3
12. Thesumofthreeconsecutiveoddintegersis21.Ifxistheleastoftheseoddintegers,whichequation
mustbetrue?
(A) 3x =21
(B) 3x +3=21
(C) 3x +4=21
(D) 3x +6=21
EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS
13. Julieworksattheamusementparkwiththemaintenancecrew.Sheneedstoreplace
astringofburnedoutlightsalongthearcshownbetweenseat1andseat6.Thearc
makesup1/4oftheGiantWheel.
The20seatsofthewheelareequallyspaced,andthesupportsfromthecentreofthe
wheeltoeachseatare15feetinlength.Howlong,tothenearestfoot,doesthe
stringofreplacementlightsneedtobe?
(A) 24feet
(B) 30feet
(C) 47feet
(D) 90feet

GiantWheel

Seat6
15feet

Seat1

14. The typicalwingspanofthelittleblueheronis4inchesmorethanhalfthetypicalwingspanofthegreat

blueheron.If g representsthetypicalwingspanofthegreatblueheron,whichexpressionrepresentsthe
typicalwingspanofthelittleblueheron?
1
1
1
g+ 4
(g+ 4)
(A) 4 g
(B)
(C) 2g +4
(D)
2
2
2
15. ThisdiagramshowstheangleofinclinationofthetriangularfacesoftheGreat
PyramidinEgypt.
Whenitwasbuilt,thelengthofeachsideofthesquarebasewas230meters.
Whichequationrepresentstheheight, h,oftheGreatPyramidwhenitwasbuilt?
(A) h =115sin52
(B) h =115tan52
(C) h=

115
sin52

(D) h =

h
52

115
tan52

230m

InternationalEnglishOlympiad
WORDANDSTRUCTUREKNOWLEDGE
Choosethecorrectoption.
1. Theprojectmanagerwantedtoknowthe_____oftheprojectIwasworkingon.
(A) Hunkydory
(B) Spicandspan
(C) Nookandcranny (D) Nittygritty
2. Ateetotallerisonewho
(A) Sellstotaltea
(C) IsaTshirtmanufacturer

(B) Isanaccountantinateashop
(D) Doesnotdrinkalcoholicdrinks

3. Thefamishedbeggar______thefood.
(A) nibbled
(B) gobbled

(C) pecked

4. Themeeting______duetotheheavyrains.
(A) postponed
(B) waspostponed (C) ispostpone

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(D) drank
(D) ispostponing

5. Identifytheerrorandmarkthepart.
MichaelPhelpis/thefastestswimmer/ whileBoltis/thefastrunner
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
6. Myfatheralways______mymothersdecision.
(A) standup
(B) stands by
(C) callsoff

(D) takesafter

7. Chooseonewordthatwouldfitinboththeblanks.
(i) Duringthecyclonethe______ofthetreefelloff.
(ii) Thenewbankhasopenedthree______inruralareas.
(A) leaves
(B) offices
(C) branches
Choosethebestanswer,A,B, CorD,to completesentence.

(D) routes

8. Intheyear2013,_____automaticpaymentsystemsinsteadofcash.
(A) Wellbeusing
(B) wereusing
(C) Weuse
(D) wemustbeused
Foreachpairofwords,findtwowordswiththesamesoundbutdifferentspelling.Choosefrom
A,B,C orD.
9. Icannot ___ toseeanyanimalsuffering.Thegiantpulledtheroofoffthe housewithhis ____ hands.
(A) bare,beer
(B) bare,bear
(C) bear,bare
(D) bear,beer
Completethesentenceusingtherightformoftheverb.ChoosefromA,B,CorD.
10. Ididntknowwhere____thebook,soIleftitonyourdesk.
(A) sending
(B) send
(C) tosend

(D) sent

READING
11. Studythepiechartandanswerthequestions.

11. WhichEuropeancountryhastheleastno.ofteensonFacebook?
(A) India
(B) USA
(C) Japan
(D) Germany
12. WhichcountryfollowsIndiaclosely?
(A) Japan
(B) USA

(C) Germany

(D) Noneofthem

13. JapanandGermanyputtogetherhavemoreteensontheFacebookthanIndia.
(A) True
(B) False
(C) Cannotsay
(D) Partlytrue
SPOKENANDWRITTENEXPRESSION
Whichistherightwordineachofthesesentences?ChoosefromA,B,CorD.
14. Whatdoesyourmiddle_____standfor ?
(A) letter
(B) name

(C) initial

15. Hisfirstbookwaspublishedundera________.
(A) pseudonym
(B) homonym
(C) synonym

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(D) title

SAM PLEANSW ERSHEET

1.NAME:IfyournameisSACHITAIYER,thenyoushouldwriteasfollows:
S A C H

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2.FATHER'SNAME:Ifyourfather'snameisSATISHKUMARSHARMA,thenyoushouldwriteasfollows:
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i.e.ifyourschoolcode
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4.CLASS
IfyouareinClass
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5.ROLLNO.
Ifyourrollno.is587,
thenyoushouldwrite
anddarkenthecircles
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ANSWERS
NationalCyber Olympiad
1.
4.
7.
10.
13.

(B)
(C)
(C)
(D)
(A)

2.
5.
8.
11.
14.

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(A)
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3.
6.
9.
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(A)
(D)
(D)
(C)
(B)

National Science Olympiad

MATHEMATICS

1. (A)
4. (C)

2. (D)

3. (D)

BIOLOGY,PHYSICS&CHEMISTRY

1.
4.
7.
10.

(A)
(A)
(B)
(C)

2.
5.
8.
11.

(A)
(B)
(B)
(C)

3. (D)
6. (B)
9. (C)

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Olympiad
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (C)
4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (D)
7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (B)
10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (D)
13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (B)

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Olympiad
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (B)
4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (B)
7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (C)
10. (C) 11. (D) 12. (B)
13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (A)