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The actual test paper has 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 3 sections: 10 questions in section I, 10 in section II and 30 in section III.

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Section I (Mental Ability) : Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Constructions, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability. Section II (Logical and Analytical Reasoning) : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Section III (Computers and IT) : Basics of IT, Operating System, Word Processing Tool, Networking, Multimedia, MS-PowerPoint, HTML, Internet, MS-Excel, Hardware, Software, Input & Output Devices, Memory & Storage Devices, Latest Developments in the field of IT. Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010. The actual test paper has 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 2 sections: 15 questions in section I and 35 in section II. SYLLABUS

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NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Section I (Mental Ability) : Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Constructions, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability, Direction Sense Test, Mathematical operations, Number Ranking & Time Sequence Test, Coding-Decoding, Distance, Speed, Time and General Reasoning Based on Prescribed Syllabus. Section II (Science) : Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-metals, Carbon and its Compounds, Periodic Classification of Elements, Life Processes, Reproduction in Organisms, Heredity and Evolution, Light-Reflection and Refraction, Human Eye and Colourful World, Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Electric Current, Sources of Energy, Our Environment and its Management. The actual test paper has 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 3 sections: 20 questions in section I, 20 in section II and 10 in section III. SYLLABUS

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INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD

Section I (Logical Reasoning) : Direction Sense Test, Mathematical Operations, Number Ranking & Time Sequence Test, Coding-Decoding, Distance, Speed, Time and General Reasoning Based on Prescribed Syllabus. Section II (Mathematical Reasoning) : Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Constructions, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, Probability. Section III (Everyday Mathematics) : The Syllabus of this section will be based on the syllabus of Mathematical Reasoning. The actual test paper consists of 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 3 sections. SYLLABUS Section-I: Word and Structure Knowledge : Concord, Question forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones, Words related to weather, Countries, Language and people, Global problems, etc. Section-II: Reading : Search for and retrieve information from various text types like Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc., Understand information presented in instruction manual format, Message format and others , Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in longer texts like editorials, Essays, etc., Make inferences from advanced texts Section-III: Spoken and Written Expression : Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Giving/accepting compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking information, etc.

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MENTALABILITY 1. Abagcontains5redballsandsomeblueballs.Iftheprobabilityofdrawingablueballisdoublethatof aredballthenthenumberofblueballsinthebagis________. (A) 10 (B) 5 (C) 8 (D) 7 2. Solveforx andy: 2 2 1 3 2 + = and + = 0 x 3 y 6 x y (A) x=4,y =6 (B) x=2,y=2 (C) x=6,y = 4 (D) x=4,y= 6

2 3. Acopperwire,whenbentintheformofasquare,enclosesanareaof484cm .Ifthesamewireisbent 22 intheformofacircle,findtheareaenclosedbyit. p = 7 2 2 2 2 (A) 416cm (B) 516cm (C) 216cm (D) 616cm

4. Thesumoffirst24termsofthesequencewhosenth termis a n =3+ (A) 275 (B) 272 (C) 280

2 n,is_______. 3 (D) 270

LOGICALANDANALYTICALREASONING 5. Inagroupoffivepeople,K,LandMareambitious,M,NandRarehonest,L,MandNareintelligentand K,MandRareindustrious.Amongthese,neitherindustriousnorambitiousperson(s)wouldinclude (A) Kalone (B) LandR (C) MandN (D) Nalone 6. Onanotherplanet,thelocalterminologyforearth,water,light,airandskyaresky,light,air,water andearthrespectively.Ifsomeoneisthirstythere,whatwouldhedrink? (A) Sky (B) Water (C) Air (D) Light 7. Step1: Multiplyby2 Step2: Subtract1 Step3: Iflessthan10,jumptostep1andcontinuefromthereotherwiseproceedtostep4 Step4: Add7 Step5:Divideby2 Step6: Add2 Step7: Multiplyby2 Ifyoustartwithavalueof6thencalculate howmanytimes youhadtojumptostep1. (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 0 8. A,B,C,D,E,FandGaremembersofafamilyconsistingoffouradultsandthreechildren,twoofwhom, FandGaregirls.AandDarebrothersandAisadoctor.Eisanengineermarriedtooneofthebrothers andhastwochildren.BismarriedtoDandGistheirchild.WhoisC? (A) Gsbrother (B) Fsfather (C) Esdaughter (D) Asson COMPUTERSANDINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY 9. <SCRIPT>...</SCRIPT>tagcanbeplacedwithin_________. (A) Header (B) Body (C) Both(A)and(B) 10. Theprocessingspeedofacomputerismeasuredin (A) Megabyte (B) 16bit (C) Megahertz (D) Noneofthese (D) Milliseconds

11. WhileworkinginMSExcelcelladdress$A4inaformulameansitisa________. (A) Mixedcellreference (B) Absolutecellreference (C) Relativecellreference (D) Initialcellreference
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12. Whatisthefunctionofanoperatingsystem? (A) Managescomputersresourcesveryefficiently. (B) Takescareofschedulingjobsorexecution. (C) Managestheflowofdataandinstructions. (D) Allofthese. 13. InMSPowerPoint,thedefaultlinespacingis__________. (A) 1.0 (B) 1.5 (C) 2.0 (D) 2.5 14. InMSWord,endnotesandfootnotesareavailablein________tab. (A) Home (B) References (C) Insert (D) Margins

15. Whichofthefollowingis NOT ahardwarecomponent? (A) Mouse (B) MSOffice (C) Chip (D) Semiconductormemory.

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NationalScienceOlympiad
MENTALABILITY
1 1 1. If a and b arethezerosofthequadraticpolynomialp(y)=5y2 7y +1,findthevalueof a + b . (A) 7/5 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 1/5

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Findthesumoffirst30termsofanA.P.whosesecondtermis2andseventhtermis22. (A) 1120 (B) 1480 (C) 1680 (D) 1520 12 2 sin q cos q , evaluate 2 13 cos q - sin2q (B) 13 25 (C) 24 25 (D) 312 25

3. If tan q = (A) 5 24

4. Thehypotenuseofrightangledtriangleis6metresmorethantwicetheshortestside.Ifthethirdsideis 2metreslessthanthehypotenuse,findthelengthofthelongestside. (A) 26m (B) 24m (C) 10m (D) 28m 5. Samaywalks20metresNorth.Thenheturnsrightandwalks30m.Thenheturnsrightandwalks35m. Thenheturnsleftandwalks15m.Thenheagainsturnsleftandwalks15m.Howmanymetresawayis hefromhisoriginalposition? (A) 35m (B) 45m (C) 55m (D) 30m SCIENCE 6. Transpirationhasbeendescribedasanecessaryevilbecauseitisinevitable,butpotentiallyharmful. Whichofthefollowingaretheaftereffectsoftranspiration? (i) Absorptionofmineralsalts. (ii) Regulationofplanttemperature. (iii) Wiltingandinjuryinplants. (iv) Ascentofsap. (A) (i)&(iv) (B) (i),(ii)&(iii) (C) (i),(ii)&(iv) (D) Allofthese 7. Avirtualimageisformedbyaconcavemirrorwhenobjectisplaced (A) Betweenfocusandcentreofcurvature (B) BeyondC (C) Atinfinity (D) Betweenfocusandpole 8. Noheatlossoccursduringflowofchargeinsuperconductorsbecause (A) Speedofchargeisslowinit (B) Itisbadconductorofheat (C) Itofferszeroresistance (D) Itgeneratesverysmallvoltage
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9. Howdoweknowthatfissionisn'tresponsibleforthesunsenergy ? (A) Fissiondoesn'tproduceenoughenergypergramoffuel (B) Iffissionweregoingoninthesun,thesunwouldexplode (C) Iffissionweregoingoninthesun,thesun'smasswouldincrease (D) Thereisn'tverymuchfissionablematerialinthesun. 10. Duringcalcinationoftheore (A) Theloweroxidesareconvertedintohigheroxides (B) Themetalgetsoxidisedtoitshighestoxide (C) Volatileimpuritiesareexpelled (D) SulphurpresentintheoreisconvertedintoSO 2 11. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruewithrespecttodiamond ? (A) Thecarbonatomsareconnectedtoeachotherbymetallicbonds. (B) Inthediamondcrystal,thecarbonatomsareverylooselypacked. (C) Eachcarbonatominthecrystalissurroundedbyfourothersformingarigid3D. (D) Diamondcanbesynthesisedbysubjectingpurecarbontoverylowpressureandtemperature. 12. Whenthestopperofabottlecontainingcolourlessliquidwasremoved,thebottlegaveasmelllikethat ofvinegar.Theliquidinthebottlecouldbe: (A) Hydrochloricacidsolution (B) Sodiumhydroxidesolution (C) Aceticacidsolution (D) Saturatedsodiumbicarbonatesolution. 13. Whichofthefollowingstatementsregardingnaturalselectionistrue? (A) Itisaprocessinwhichmembersofapopulationinherittraitsthatenablethemtobettersurviveand produceoffspring (B) Itisbasedontheisolationofnaturalpopulationsandselectivebreedingoforganisms (C) Itprovidesdiversitywithoutanyadaptation (D) Alloftheabove. 14. Whichoneyieldsmoreenergy? (A) Directburningofcowdung (B) Burningofbiogasderivedfromcowdung (C) Burningofmanurederivedfromcowdung (D) Burningofsemidecayedcowdung 15. Inwhichlabelledpartofthegivenfiguredoesthefertilizationofan ovumbyaspermtakeplace? (A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S
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LOGICALREASONING 1. Arrangethegivenwordinthesequenceinwhichtheyoccurinthedictionaryandthenchoosethecorrect sequence. 1. Page 2. Pagan 3. Palisade 4. Pageant 5. Palate (A) 1,4,2,3,5 (B) 2,4,1,3,5 (C) 2,1,4,5,3 (D) 1,4,2,5,3 2. Whatshouldcomeattheplaceof?sothateverycolumnordiagonal hasthesamesum? (A) 19 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 15
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3. Mohitwaslookingforhisfather.Hewent90metresintheEastbeforeturningtohisright.Hewent 20metresbeforeturningtohisrightagaintolookforhisfatherathisunclesplace30metresfromthis point.Hisfatherwasnotthere.Fromherehewent100metrestotheNorthbeforemeetinghisfatherin astreet.Howfardidthesonmeethisfatherfromthestartingpoint? (A) 80metres (B) 100metres (C) 140metres (D) 260metres 4. If+standsfordivision,standsforaddition,standsformultiplicationand standsforsubtraction, thenwhichofthefollowingequationsiscorrect? (A) 366+7 26=20 (B) 36 6+353=45 (C) 36+635 3=24 (D) 366+35 3=74 MATHEMATICAL REASONING 5. IfOisthecentreofthecircle,findthevalueofx inthegivenfigure. (A) 75 (C) 65 (B) 40 (D) 90
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6. Inthefollowingsystemsofequationsdeterminethevalueofk forwhichthegivensystemofequations hasauniquesolution: 2x 3y =1 kx +5y =7 5 10 3 2 (A) (B) (C) (D) 3 3 5 3 7. Giventhat CAB =90andAD ^ BC.IfAC =75cm,AB=1mandBD=1.25m,findAD. (A) 81.83cm (B) 125cm (C) 75cm (D) 93.75cm 8. Ifthemeanofthefollowingdistributionis54,findthevalueofp :
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9. IftheHCFof210and55isexpressibleintheform2105+55y,find y. (A) 5 (C) 14 (B) 15 (D) 19

10. Ifsumofthesquaresofzerosofthequadraticpolynomialf(x)=x2 8x +k is40,findthevalueofk. (A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 10 (D) 9 11. ThesumofthreenumbersinA.P.is3,andtheirproductis8.Findthenumbers. (A) 2,1, 4 (B) 4, 1,2 (C) 4,1,2 (D) Both(A)and(B) 12. Acoppersphereofdiameter18cmisdrawnintoawireofdiameter4mm.Findthelengthofthewire. (A) 240m (B) 242m (C) 243m (D) 245m EVERYDAYMATHEMATICS 13. Threeducksandtwoducklingsweigh32kg.Fourducksandthreeducklingsweigh44kg.Allducks weighthesameandallducklingsweighthesame.Whatistheweightoftwoducksandoneduckling? (A) 20kg (B) 40kg (C) 60kg (D) 64kg 14. Whatistheprobabilitythatanumberselectedfromthenumbers1,2,3,....,25isaprimenumber,when eachofthegivennumbersisequallylikelytobeselected? (A) 2/7 (B) 9/25 (C) 11/25
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15. Acerealcompanydecidedtoincreasetheheightofitsboxesby30percentandreducethewidthinorder tomaintainthesamevolume.Initially,length=20cm,height=40cm,width=30cm. Whatwillthenew widthbeifthelengthstaysthesame? (A) 52cm (C) 23.08cm (B) 20cm (D) 23cm

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WORDANDSTRUCTUREKNOWLEDGE Direction(Q.No.1and2):Choosethemostsuitableword/phraseforeachblank. 1. Wehavetoletthelaw_____________andwaitforthecourtverdictinthismatter. (A) Takeitcourse (B) Makeitscourse (C) Takeacourse (D) Takeitscourse 2. Thiscolourhasgone_______________fashion. (A) Outfrom (B) From (C)Outof 3. Choosethecorrectspelling. (A) Pseudonym (B) Pseuodnym 4. Selectthecorrectphrase. (A)Takeitandleaveit (C)Takeitorleaveit (C)Pseudoname (B)Takeit orgiveit (D)Leaveitortakeit (D) Off (D) Seudonum

Direction(Q.No.5and6):Fillintheblanksinthefollowingsentencesbychoosingoneofthe fouroptionsgivenbelowthesentence. 5. Mr.Prasannais_____________________andheworksforawellknowncomputerfirm. (A) DarktallmanwithanMBAfromaGujarat (B) AtalldarkmanfromGujaratwithanMBA (C) AntalldarkmanfromGujaratwithaMBA (D) WithanMBAfromGujaratatalldarkman 6. TheDirectorwasso_______________histeamthathewasatalossforwords. (A) Angrywith (B) Angryby (C) Angryabout (D) Angryon 7. Readthesentencesgivenbelowdecideifthereisanerrorinoneoftheunderlinedparts, markedasA,BandC.Ifyes,markthatletter.Ifnoerror,markD. Hesaidthathewouldnotbeable/tocomewithallofus/becauseofhisunclesvisit/Noerror. (A) (B) (C) (D) READING Direction(Q.No.8to10):Readthepassagegivenbelowandthenanswerthequestionsthat follow. Onceuponatime,everybodydidscience,fortheirownamusementandexcitement.Allofus,as children,arescientiststootestingsubstancesonourtongues,discoveringgravity,peeringunder rocks,seeingpatternsinthestars,wonderingwhatmakesthenightscaryandtheskyblue. Partlybecausetheeducationalsystemhastaughtscienceonlyinareductionist,leftbrainstyleand partlybecauseofsocietysdemandsforpracticalapplicationsoftechnology,theromanceofscience fadesquicklyformostyoungsters.Thosewholovenaturebutdislikedissectingsmallanimalssoon learntoavoidhighschoolbiology.Studentswhoenrollinpsychologycourses,hopingtolearnsomething abouthowpeoplethinkandfeel,findthemselveslearningmoreaboutratsandstatisticsthanthey everwantedtoknow. 8. Accordingtotheauthor,allchildrenarescientistsbecause (A) Theyareamusedandexcitedbyscience. (B) Theyarecuriousaboutsomethings. (C) Theyaretaughtscienceinschool. (D) Theyenjoypeepingintothings,tastingandwondering.
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9. Childrendonotenjoyscienceinschoolbecause (A) Theyaremadetostudytechnology. (B) Theyareforcedtodissectanimals. (C) Itistaughtinaboringmanner. (D) Itisnottaughtinaromanticstyle. 10. Accordingtotheauthorapsychologycourseshouldfocuson (A) Thestudyofrats. (B) Problemsin statistics. (C) Ananalysisofnature. (D) Understandinghumanbeings. SPOKENANDWRITTENEXPRESSION Spok Direction(Q.No.11and12):Findonesentencetocompletetheparagraph. enandWritten 11. Namrata:Hey,comeon,letsgoandhavesomeicecreambeforethetest. Sujana:Sorry,Icant.Ihaveabadcold. Namrata:____________________________________ (A) Haveabiscuit. (B) Comeon,icecreamisgoodforacold. (C) Whatswrongwithyou? (D) Comeon,youcanstudylater. 12. Kartik:WeregoingtrekkingtotheNarmadavalley.Pleasecome. Nisha:IwishIcouldcome.________________________. (A) ThetripsoundsfantasticandIamsurewillbegreatfun. (B) TheNarmadaisariverthatmustbeseen. (C) ButmygrandparentswillbevisitingusandIhavetobehome. (D) Itwillbelovelytobewithallofyouforsomanydays. Direction(Q. No.13to 15):Youneedtoselectthetwo sentencesthatwill completethe paragraph.Lookatthechoicesgivenbelowandselectthebestoption. 13. Sentence1:Whatismeantbeneficialforthebodyatoneageispoisonatanother. Sentence2: ________________________________________ Sentence3: ________________________________________ Sentence4:After50,thetoxicityofthesemetalscomesintoplayandcandamagecells,leading to diseases. P. Forexample,ironandcopperarenutrionallyessentialminerals. Q. Irondeficiencycanleadtoanaemiaandcoppermaintainshaircolourandisapartofseveral hormones. R. Butlargeramountsoftheirintakearegoodonlyforyoungerpeople. (A) QR (B) PR (C) PQ (D) QP 14. Sentence1:Ifthereisaneemorjamuntreeinyourbackyard,checkitregularlyandjustnotedown whentheyflowerandfruit. Sentence2: ________________________________ Sentence3: ________________________________ Sentence4:ThedatabaseisimportantasIndiahasseveralclimaticzonesandbiodiversity. P. TheNationalCentreforBiologicalSciencesplanstoropeinpeopleforcreatinganonlinedatabase onthelifecycleofplantspeciesacrossthecountry. Q. Youmaysoonrealizethatyouarenotjustwhilingtime,butcollectingdataforscientificresearch. R. Thereisnoinformation,however,thatshowswhenaspeciesflowersandfruitsinaparticular location. (A) PR (B) QP (C) PQ (D) QR 15. Sentence1:SatnamSinghdetestswheatchapattis. Sentence2: ________________________________ Sentence3: ________________________________ Sentence4: Heactuallysuffersfromadiseaseknownasceliacorwheatallergy. P. ThefouryearoldhailsfromasmallvillageinPunjab,fromAmbala. Q. Ifforcefed,heshoutsandcriesloudly. R. Theboyisnotthrowingatempertantrum,orsufferingfromanorexia. (A) PR (B) QP (C) PQ (D) QR

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ANSWERS NationalCyber Olympiad 1. 4. 7. 10. 13. (A) (B) (D) (C) (A) 2. 5. 8. 11. 14. (C) (D) (D) (A) (B) 3. 6. 9. 12. 15. (D) (D) (C) (D) (B) National Science Olympiad 1. 4. 7. 10. 13. (C) (A) (D) (C) (A) 2. 5. 8. 11. 14. (C) (B) (C) (C) (B) 3. 6. 9. 12. 15. (D) (D) (D) (C) (A) International Mathematics Olympiad 1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (B) 11. (D) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (C) International English Olympiad 1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (D)

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