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Sample Paper

Total Questions : 50
SYLLABUS 2015-16 10 Time : 1 hr.
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME
Section (1) Logical Reasoning (2) Computers & IT (3) Achievers Section
No. of Questions 10 35 5
SOF National cyber olympiad
Marks per Ques. 1 1 3
Syllabus
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer IT, Operating System, Word Processing Tool, Networking, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Excel, HTML, Internet, Database
Management System(Functions, Types, MS-Access) , Latest Developments in the field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.

Total Questions : 50 Time : 1 hr.

PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME
Section (1) Logical Reasoning (2) Science (3) Achievers Section
No. of Questions 10 35 5
SOF National
science olympiad Marks per Ques. 1 1 3
Syllabus
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : 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.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Total Questions : 50 Time : 1 hr.

PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME
(1) Logical (2) Mathematical (3) Everyday (4) Achievers
Section
Reasoning Reasoning Mathematics Section
SOF International No. of Questions 15 20 10 5
mathematics olympiad Marks per Ques. 1 1 1 3
Syllabus
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : 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 – 3 : The Syllabus of this section will be based on the syllabus of Mathematical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

Total Questions : 50 Time : 1 hr.

PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME
(1) Word and (2) Reading (3) Spoken and (4) Achievers
Section
Structure Knowledge Written Expression Section
SOF International No. of Questions 45 5
ENGLISH olympiad Marks per Ques. 1 1 1 3
In association with
Syllabus
Section – 1 : Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word order, Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions,
Punctuations, Voices, Narration. 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 – 2 : 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 – 3 : Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Giving/accepting compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking
information, Pronunciation etc.
Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.
 National Cyber Olympiad
logical reasoning

1. In a group of five people, K, L and M are ambitious, (A) G’s brother (B) F’s father
M, N and R are honest, L, M and N are intelligent (C) E’s daughter (D) A’s son
and K, M and R are industrious. Among these,
4. How many such vowels are there in the
neither industrious nor ambitious person(s) would
given arrangement which are immediately
include _____.
preceded as well as immediately followed by
(A) K alone (B) L and R
a consonant?
(C) M and N (D) N alone
THAJKRBTAEMDGSOJKUMBD
2. How many such pairs of digits are there in the LUHYACM
number 95137248 each of which has as many (A) One (B) Two
digits between them in the number as when (C) Three (D) More than four
they are arranged in ascending order?
5. Five students participated in an examination
(A) One (B) Two
and each scored different marks. Nidhi scored
(C) Three (D) More than three
higher than Mamta. Kavita scored lower than
3. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family Prashant but higher than Nidhi. Anil’s score
consisting of four adults and three children, two was between Mamta and Nidhi. Which of the
of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers following pairs represents the highest and the
and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one lowest scorers respectively?
of the brothers and has two children. B is married (A) Nidhi, Kavita (B) Kavita, Mamta
to D and G is their child. Who is C? (C) Prashant, Mamta (D) Anil, Kavita

computers and information technology

6. Identify the following : 9. __________ attribute allows you to specify

– These printers use CIJ and Drop-on- which portion of a table’s border will display
demand printing method. on a webpage in HTML.
– Its cartridges dry out if left unused for a long (A) Frame (B) Height
period of time. (C) Width (D) None of these
– It is a type of non-impact printer. 10. The processing speed of a computer is
(A) Inkjet Printer measured in ________.
(B) Laser Printer (A) Mega byte (B) 16 bit
(C) Dot-Matrix printer (C) Mega hertz (D) Milli seconds
(D) Daisy Wheel Printer
11. While working in MS-Excel 2010 cell address
7. Which of the following formulas in MS-Excel $A4 in a formula means it is a ________ .
2010 rounds a number to a specified number (A) Mixed cell reference
of decimals and returns the result as text with (B) Absolute cell reference
or without commas? (C) Relative cell reference
(A) Find (B) Fixed (D) Initial cell reference
(C) Round (D) Lower
12. What is the function of an operating system?
8. A high end graphics card used for power
(A) Manages computer’s resources very efficiently.
gaming can be installed on the motherboard
in _______. (B) Takes care of scheduling jobs or execution.
(A) PCI slots (B) AGP slots (C) Manages the flow of data and instructions.
(C) DIMM slots (D) Both (A) and (B) (D) All of these

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13. Which of the following is NOT a hardware (B) MS-Office
component? (C) Chip
(A) Mouse (D) Semiconductor memory

achievers section

14. Which of the following process management 15. Given below is the FTP service diagram. Identify
technique has been illustrated in the given the area marked as P and Q respectively.
diagram? GUI
Main memory Protocol Protocol
Interpreter P Interpreter
Operating system
Client Server
in progress

User program
Execution

(Job A) Data Trans- Data Trans-

Q
fer Proces- fer Proces-
CPU sor User sor Server
File System File System

(A) Multiprogramming (A) P-Control channel, Q-Data channel

(B) Uniprogramming (B) P-Data channel, Q-Control channel
(C) Multithreading (C) P-Response channel, Q-Data channel
(D) Double Threading (D) P-Command channel, Q-Response channel

National Science Olympiad

logical reasoning

1. Vinay starts walking towards East. After walking (A) Son (B) Son-in-law
35 km, he turns to his right and walks another (C) Brother-in-law (D) Husband
40 km. He then turns right and walks another
4. Find the mirror image of Fig. (X) from amongst
35 km. Finally, he turns right and walks 20 km.
the options, if the mirror is placed to the right
How far is he from the starting point and in of Fig. (X).
which direction?
(A) 20 km, North (B) 35 km, South
(C) 20 km, South (D) 35 km, North
Fig.(X)
2. Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting
around a circle facing the centre. V is third to (A) (B) .
the right of Q and is second to the left of R. Q
is second to the left of T and on the immediate
right of S. U is between Q and T. P is not on (C) (D)
the left of R.
Which of the following is the correct position
of W? 5. The given question is based on the 5 three-digit
numbers given below:
(A) On the immediate left of V
(B) On the immediate right of V 517 394 823 976 465
(C) Between U and V If the position of the first and the second digits
in each of the above numbers are interchanged,
(D) On the immediate right of R
which of the following will be the third digit of
3. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, “He is the highest number?
the only son of the wife of my husband’s father”. (A) 7 (B) 4
How is the man related to the woman? (C) 3 (D) 6

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 science

6. Read the given statements and select the correct 10. Which of the following statements regarding
option. natural selection is true?
Statement 1 : A concave mirror and a convex (A) It is a process in which members of a
lens both have the same focal length in air. population inherit traits that enable them to
better survive and produce offspring.
When they are submerged in water, they will
(B) It is based on the isolation of natural
still have the same focal length.
populations and selective breeding of
Statement 2 : The refractive index of water is organisms.
greater than the refractive index of air. (C) It provides diversity without any adaptation.
(A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true and (D) All of the above
statement 2 is the correct explanation of
statement 1. 11. Strips of metal X Metal X
were dipped into
(B) Both statements 1 and 2 are true but
two solutions as
statement 2 is not the correct explanation
shown :
of statement 1.
A greyish metallic Silver nitrate Zinc nitrate
(C) Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is
deposit was found solution solution
false.
on both strips.
(D) Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is
Which of the following could be metal X?
true.
(A) Cu (B) Mg
7. No heat loss occurs during flow of charge in (C) Pb (D) Fe
superconductors because
12. A constant current flows in a horizontal wire
(A) Speed of charge is slow in it
in the plane of the paper from west to east
(B) It is a bad conductor of heat as shown in the given figure. The direction of
(C) It offers zero resistance magnetic field will be north to south, at a point
(D) It generates very small voltage. __________.
N
8. How do we know that fission isn’t responsible
for the sun’s energy ?
W E
(A) Fission doesn’t produce enough energy per
gram of fuel
(B) If fission were going on in the sun, the sun S
W E
would explode
(A) Directly above the wire
(C) If fission were going on in the sun, the sun’s
(B) Directly below the wire
mass would increase
(C) Located in the plane of the paper, on the
(D) There isn’t very much fissionable material in
north side of the wire
the sun.
(D) Located in the plane of the paper, on the
9. Which of the following statements is true with south side of the wire
respect to diamond ? 13. In which labelled part of the given figure does
(A) The carbon atoms are connected to each the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm take
other by metallic bonds. place?
(B) In the diamond crystal, the carbon atoms P
are very loosely packed. Q
(C) Each carbon atom in the crystal is R
surrounded by four other carbon atoms S
forming a rigid 3-D structure.
(D) Diamond can be synthesised by subjecting
pure carbon to very low pressure and (A) P (B) Q
temperature. (C) R (D) S

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 achievers section

14. Which of the following statements about the consequence of swapping S

given reaction are not correct? and T i.e., from the stomach,
Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2 food will pass through T to S? P
(A) The digestive enzymes Q
I. Fe2O3 is getting oxidised to Fe. R
would be denatured.
II. Fe2O3 is acting as a reducing agent. S
(B) The intestinal contents T
III. CO is acting as a reducing agent.
would be highly alkaline
IV. CO is getting reduced to CO2.
and would damage the wall
(A) III only (B) I, II and IV
of T.
(C) II and IV (D) I and III
(C) The intestinal contents would be too dry and
15. Refer to the diagram of the human digestive unable to pass through S properly.
system to answer the following question. (D) Water absorption would be highly
What would be the likely reduced.

International Mathematics Olympiad

logical reasoning

1. Arrange the given word in the sequence in which He went 20 metres before turning to his right
they occur in the dictionary and then choose again to look for his father at his uncle’s place
the correct sequence. 30 metres from this point. His father was not
1. Page 2. Pagan 3. Palisade 4. Pageant there. From here he went 100 metres to the
5. Palate North before meeting his father in a street.
(A) 1, 4, 2, 3, 5 (B) 2, 4, 1, 3, 5 How far did the son meet his father from the
(C) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3 (D) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3 starting point?
(A) 80 metres (B) 100 metres
2. What should come 3
19 17 (C) 140 metres (D) 260 metres
at the place of ‘?’ so 16 7 18
that every column 2 1 4. If + stands for ‘division’, × stands for ‘addition’,
? 5 11
or diagonal has the 4 6 – stands for ‘multiplication’ and ÷ stands
10 8 9
same sum? 13 14 for ‘subtraction’, then which of the following
15
(A) 19 Magic Hexagon equations is correct?
(B) 12 (A) 36 × 6 + 7 ÷ 2 – 6 = 20
(C) 13 (D) 15 (B) 36 ÷ 6 + 3 × 5 – 3 = 45
3. Mohit was looking for his father. He went 90 (C) 36 + 6 – 3 × 5 ÷ 3 = 24
metres in the East before turning to his right. (D) 36 – 6 + 3 × 5 ÷ 3 = 74

mathematical reasoning

5. Find the value of x in the 2x – 3y = 1

B D
given figure. kx + 5y = 7
(A) 75°
°

10
(A) - 5
40

(B) 40° O (B) -

3 3
(C) 65° 65° x
C 2
(C) - 3
(D) 90° A
(D)
5 3
6. In the following system of equations, determine
the value of k for which the given system of 7. If the mean of the following distribution is 54,
equations has a unique solution: find the value of p :

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 9. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is –3, and
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
their product is 8. Find the numbers.
Frequency 7 p 10 9 13 (A) 2, –1, – 4 (B) – 4, –1, 2
(A) 9 (B) 11 (C) 4, –1, –2 (D) Both (A) and (B)
(C) 8 (D) 10
10. A copper sphere of diameter 18 cm is drawn
8. If the HCF of 210 and 55 is expressible in the into a wire of diameter 4 mm. Find the length
form 210 × 5 + 55y, find y. of the wire.
(A) 5 (B) –15 (A) 240 m (B) 242 m
(C) 14 (D) –19 (C) 243 m (D) 245 m

Everyday mathematics

11. Three ducks and two ducklings weigh 32 kg. (A) 2/7 (B) 9/25
Four ducks and three ducklings weigh 44 kg. All (C) 11/25 (D) 2/5
ducks weigh the same and all ducklings weigh
13. There is a circular path around a sports field.
the same. What is the weight of two ducks and
Priya takes 18 minutes to drive one round of
one duckling?
the field, while Ravish takes 12 minutes for the
(A) 20 kg (B) 40 kg
same. Suppose they both start at the same
(C) 60 kg (D) 64 kg
point and at the same time, and go in the same
12. What is the probability that a number selected direction. After how many minutes will they meet
from the numbers 1, 2, 3, ...., 25 is a prime again at the starting point?
number, when each of the given numbers is (A) 54 (B) 24
equally likely to be selected? (C) 36 (D) 72

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14. The graph of ax2 + bx + c is shown here and 15. Fill in the blanks:
æ -b y
Dö Every (a) number can be expressed
A çç ,- ÷÷÷ .
çè 2a 4a ø (factorised) as the product of (b) factors
Identify the signs of a, b x  and this factorisation is (c) except for
x
and c. O the order in which the prime factor occur.
a b c P (a) (b) (c)
A
(A) +ve +ve –ve y (A) Prime Composite Unique
(B) +ve –ve –ve (B) Composite Prime Unique
(C) +ve –ve +ve (C) Odd Even Universal
(D) –ve +ve –ve (D) Even Odd Universal

International English Olympiad

word and structure knowledge

Direction (Q. No. 1 and 2) : Choose the most 2. This colour has gone ____________ fashion.
suitable word/phrase for each blank. (A) Out from (B) From
1. We have to let the law _____________ and (C) Out of (D) Off
wait for the court verdict in this matter. 3. Choose the correct spelling.
(A) Take it course (B) Make its course (A) Pseudonym (B) Pseuodnym
(C) Take a course (D) Take its course (C) Pseudoname (D) Seudonum

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4. Select the correct phrase. 6. The Director was so _______________ his
(A) Take it and leave it (B) Take it or give it team that he was at a loss for words.
(C) Take it or leave it (D) Leave it or take it (A) Angry with (B) Angry by
(C) Angry about (D) Angry on
Direction (Q. No. 5 and 6) : Fill in the blanks.
5. Mr. Prasanna is _____________________ and 7. Read the sentences given below and find the
he works for a well-known computer firm. error.
(A) Dark tall man with an MBA from a Gujarat (A) He said that he would not be able
(B) A tall dark man from Gujarat with an MBA (B) to come with all of us
(C) An tall dark man from Gujarat with a MBA (C) because of his uncle’s visit.
(D) With an MBA from Gujarat a tall dark man (D) No error.

reading

Direction (Q. No. 8 to 10) : Read the passage given 8. According to the author, all children are scientists
below and answer the questions that follow. because __________
Once upon a time, everybody “did” science, (A) They are amused and excited by science.
for their own amusement and excitement. All (B) They are curious about some things.
of us, as children, are scientists too—testing (C) They are taught science in school.
substances on our tongues, discovering gravity, (D) They enjoy peeping into things, tasting
peering under rocks, seeing patterns in the and wondering.
stars, wondering what makes the night scary
and the sky blue. 9. Children do not enjoy science in school because
_________
Partly because the educational system has
taught science only in a reductionist, left-brain (A) They are made to study technology.
style and partly because of society’s demands (B) They are forced to dissect animals.
for practical applications of technology, the love (C) It is taught in a boring manner.
of science fades quickly for most youngsters. (D) It is not taught in a romantic style.
Those who love nature but dislike dissecting
10. According to the author, a psychology course
small animals soon learn to avoid high-school
should focus on __________
biology. Students who enroll in psychology
(A) The study of rats.
courses, hoping to learn something about how
people think and feel, find themselves learning (B) Problems in statistics.
more about rats and statistics than they ever (C) An analysis of nature.
wanted to know. (D) Understanding human beings.

spoken and written expression

Direction (Q. No. 11 and 12) : Find the sentence Nisha: I wish I could come. ______________
to complete the paragraph. (A) The trip sounds fantastic and I am sure will
11. Namrata: Hey, come on, let’s go and have some be great fun.
icecream before the test. (B) The Narmada is a river that must be seen.
(C) But, my grandparents will be visiting us and
Sujana: Sorry, I can’t. I have a bad cold.
I have to be home.
Namrata: _____________________________
(D) It will be lovely to be with all of you for so
(A) Have a biscuit.
many days.
(B) Come on, ice cream is good for a cold.
(C) What’s wrong with you? 13. Sentence 1 : If there is a neem or jamun tree
(D) Come on, you can study later. in your backyard, check it regularly and just
note down when they flower and fruit.
12. Kartik: We’re going trekking to the Narmada
valley. Please come. Sentence 2 : _________________________

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 Sentence 3 : _________________________ Q. You may soon realize that you are not just
Sentence 4 : The data base is important as India whiling time, but collecting data for scientific
has several climatic zones and biodiversity. research.
P. The National Centre for Biological Sciences R. There is no information, however, that
plans to rope in people for creating an online shows when a species flowers and fruits in
database on the life-cycle of plant species a particular location.
across the country. (A) PR (B) QP
(C) PQ (D) QR

achievers section

Direction (Q. 14 and 15) : Choose the best word 15. I’m sure you’II have no ________ the exam.
to complete the sentence. (A) Difficulties to pass
14. A perfume usually consists __________ a (B) Difficulty to pass
substance that are generally known ________
(C) Difficulty passing
essential oils.
(A) Of, As (B) In, By (D) Difficulty to passing
(C) Of, An (D) In, An

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ANSWERS

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

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