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10 th

iOS INTERNATIONAL
Olympiad of
Science
2018-2019
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 Section–A
Section–A(Science)
(Science)

1. Which among the following reactions is in accordance to 9. “Law of octaves” was given by:
the law of conservation of mass? A. Mendeleev
A. CaO + H2O → 2Ca(OH)2 B. Newland
B. 2HNO3 + Ca(OH)2 → Ca(NO3)2 + H2O C. Dobereiner
C. 3BaCl2 + Al2(SO4)3 → 2AlCl3 + 3BaSO4 D. Moseley
D. 2N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3 E. None of these
E. None of these
10. Which of the following two elements have similar chemical
2. In the following reaction identify the reducing agent. properties?
3MnO2 + 4Al → 3Mn + 2Al2O3
A.  lement with atomic number 3 and element with
E
A. MnO2 B. Al atomic number 11
C. Mn D. Al2O3 B. Element with atomic number 3 and element with
E. None of these atomic number 9
3. Which two products are formed when sodium carbonate C. Element with atomic number 11 and element
is dissolved in water? with atomic number 9
A. Sodium oxide and carbon dioxide D. Both B and C
B. Sodium oxide and carbon E. None of these
C. Sodium hydroxide and oxygen 11. Which gland controls the functioning of all the other gland?
D. Sodium and carbonic acid
A. Pituitary Gland
E. None of these
B. Thymus Gland
4. Acetic acid is: C. Thyroid Gland
A. monobasic acid B. dibasic acid D. Adrenal Gland
C. tetrabasic acid D. tribasic acid E. None of these
E. None of these
12. Which among the following is not the part of human brain?
5. Which one of the following is a semi-metal?
A. Cerebrum
A. Ge B. Si B. Medulla Oblongata
C. Sb D. All the above C. Amygdala
E. None of these
D. Corpus callosum
6. Number of valence electrons in an atom potassium is: E. None of these
A. 2 B. 1
13. The male reproductive organ which produces sperm is
C. 3 D. 4 called:
E. None of these
A. vas deferens B. scrotum
7. The given hydrocarbon is: C. testis D. epididymis
CH3─ CH2─ CH2─ CH2─ CH3 E. None of these
A. Butane B. Pentane
14. Our heart is enclosed in a double-walled sac called:
C. Pentene D. Pentyne
A. Placenta B. Epicardium
E. None of these
C. Pleura D. Pericardium
8. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
E. None of these
A. An unsaturated hydrocarbon containing a triple
bond is an alkyne. 15. Peristaltic movement refers to:
B. An unsaturated hydrocarbon containing a single A. contraction and expansion of lungs.
bond is an alkane. B. contraction and expansion of walls of food pipe.
C. An unsaturated hydrocarbon containing a double C. movement of limbs while walking.
bond is an alkene.
D. movement of blood throughout the body.
D. All the above
E. None of these
E. None of these

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16. Which among the following animals has the venous heart? 23. In which of the following mediums light will travel fastest?
A. Dog B. Fish A. Kerosene (µ = 1.44)
C. Lizard D. Monkey B. Turpentine (µ = 1.47)
E. None of these C. Water (µ = 1.33)
D. All of these
17. In human females, immature eggs are for the first time
seen in ovary: E. None of these
A. at puberty 24. Calculate the electrical energy consumed by a electric bulb
B. before birth at foetus stage of 100 watt in 40 hours.
C. during the first menstrual cycle A. 3 kwh
D. after the first year of birth B. 2 kwh
E. None of these C. 4 kwh
D. 6 kwh
18. Which of the following observations was not included in
Darwinism? E. None of these
A. Struggle for existence 25. Find the amount of energy given to each coulomb of charge
B. Natural selection passing through a 12 volt battery.
C. Use of vestigial organs A. 12 J B. 10 J
D. Overpopulation C. 8 J D. 6J
E. None of these E. None of these

19. The human species has genetic roots in: 26. Direction of a magnetic field is from west to east. If an
A. America electron moving from south to north direction in a straight
line enters into the magnetic field, the direction of force
B. Africa
acting on the electron will be:
C. Australia
A. vertically upward
D. Antarctica
B. vertically downward
E. None of these
C. towards left
20. An object is placed at a distance of 12 cm from a concave D. towards right
mirror of radius of curvature 16 cm. Find the distance
E. None of these
between the mirror and the image.
A. 24 cm 27. The main power supply of a house is through a 5-A fuse.
Find the maximum number of 100-W bulbs that can be
B. 12 cm
used in this house simultaneously.
C. 48 cm
A. 5 B. 7
D. 6 cm
C. 9 D. 11
E. None of these
E. None of these
21. What will be the position of the image formed, when an
object of 2 cm height is placed at a distance of 10 cm from 28. If 5 joules of energy is available at producer level then
a concave mirror, which produces a real image of 4 cm? find the energy transferred to the lion in the following food
chain.
A. – 20 cm B. + 24 cm
Plants → Deer → Lion
C. + 20 cm D. + 15 cm
A. 5 joules B. 0.5 joules
E. None of these
C. 0.05 joules D. 0.005 joules
22. Which part of our eye can alter the curvature and thickness E. None of these
of eye lens?
A. Sclera B. Iris
C. Ciliary muscle D. Cornea
E. None of these

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29. Which one of the following is an advantage of the 30. Which of the following is non-conventional source of
programme silviculture? energy?
A. I t produces a large quantity of raw materials for A. Coal
industry. B. Petroleum
B. It increases the area of Earth under forests. C. Natural gas
C. It maintains a perfect water cycle in nature. D. All of these
D. All the above E. None of these
E. None of these

Section–B (Reasoning and Aptitude)

31. Choose the missing term. 34. If the team is to consist of one advocate, two doctors, three
5, 4, 41, 33, 70, 43, 80, 16, ? teachers and C may not go with T, the members of the team
are
A. 53 B. 90
A. A, E, P, Q, S, U
C. 88 D. 102
B. A, E, P, Q, T, U
E. None of these
C. B, E, Q, S, T, U
32. Introducing Anu to a guest, Mukesh said ‘She is the mother D. E, Q, R, S, T, U
of sister of my mother’s brother’. If Narang is the only son E. None of these
of Anu, how Narang is related to Mukesh?
35. If 4 * 7 = 224, 6 * 8 = 576, 6 * 9 = 648, then 3 * 7 = ?
A. Father B. Uncle
C. Maternal uncle D. Brother A. 216 B. 126
E. None of these C. 98 D. 112
E. None of these
Direction: 33 and 34, Read the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below it: 36. If “STRICT” is coded as “RAGTVU”, and “PLAYER”
There are five men A, B, C, D and E and six women P, Q, R, is coded as “PCWCNR” in a certain language then
S, T and U. A, B and R are advocates; C, D, P, Q and S are “FABRIC” will be coded as_________.
doctors and the rest are teachers. Some teams are to be selected
A. AGDPCH B. ANPDCH
from amongst these eleven persons subject to the following
conditions: C. GAPDCH D. AGPDCH
i. A, P and U have to be together. E. None of these
ii. B cannot go with D or R.
37. Find the missing number.
iii. E and Q have to be together.
iv. C and T have to be together. 7 2 7 2
v. D and P cannot go together. 9 7 6 4
vi. C cannot go with Q. 5 8 1 6
59 63 30 ?
33. If the team is to consist of two male advocates, two lady
doctors and one teacher, the members of the team are A. 41 B. 33
A. A, B, P, Q, U B. A, B, P, U, S C. 64 D. 44
C. A, P, R, S, U D. B, E, Q, R, S E. None of these
E. None of these

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38. In a row of girls, Rita and Monika occupy the ninth place C. 5×3>2+1×5×3–1>2
from the right end and tenth place from the left end,
D. 1–3>2+1×5+3–1>2
respectively. If they interchange their places, then Rita
and Monika occupy seventeenth place from the right and E. None of these
eighteenth place from the left respectively. How many girls 40. Find the missing number.
are there in the row?
7 8 6 5
A. 25 B. 26
9 7 5 8
C. 27 D. 29
5 8 2 45
E. None of these
41 46 52 ?
39. If ÷ implies =, × implies <, + implies >, – implies ×, >
implies ÷, < implies +, = implies –, identify the correct A. 39 B.
61
expression. C. 99 D.
137
A. 1–3>2+1–5=3–1<2 E. None of these
B. 1–3>2+1×5=3×1>2

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 Section–C (Scholar’s Zone)

41. An electric iron consumes energy at the rate of 880 W when A. i, ii, iii and v only B. i, iii and v only
heating is at maximum rate and 330 W when the heating C. i, ii, and iii only D. ii, iii and v only
is at the minimum rate. The voltage is 220 V. What are the E. None of these
current and resistance in each case?
A.  hen heating is at maximum rate; I = 4 A, R =
W 45. Which combination of words is correct for P, Q, R and S
65 Ω. When heating is at minimum rate; I = 1.5 with respect to figure given below?
A, R = 146.67 Ω.
B. When heating is at maximum rate; I = 1.5 A, R = S
55 Ω. When heating is at minimum rate; I = 4 A,
R = 146.67 Ω.
C. When heating is at maximum rate; I = 1.5A, R = P
146.67. When heating is at minimum rate; I = 4
A, R = 55 Ω.
D. When heating is at maximum rate; I = 4 A, R = R Q
55 Ω. When heating is at minimum rate; I = 1.5
A, R = 146.67 Ω. A.  →cortex, Q→medula, R→ureter, S→renal
P
pelvis
E. None of these
B. P→medula, Q→cortex, R→ureter, S→renal
42. Which combination of terms is correct for P, Q, R and S pelvis
to make the following statement true?
C. P→cortex, Q→renal pelvis, R→ureter,
A convex mirror used for rear-view in an automobile S→medula
has a radius of curvature of P. If a bus is located at the
D. P→renal pelvis, Q→medula, R→ureter,
distance of Q from this mirror, the image of the bus will
be produced at the distance of R from the mirror and S→cortex
nature of the image will be S. E. None of these
A. P→4 m, Q→6 m, R→0.857 m, S→virtual and erect
46. The table given below has four blank spaces named as a,
B. P→2 m, Q→8 m, R→0.857 m, S→virtual and erect b, c and d.
C. P→2 m, Q→6 m, R→0.857 m, S→virtual and erect
Salt obtained from
D. P→2 m, Q→6 m, R→0.857 m, S→real and inverted
Name of the salt Formula Base Acid
E. None of these
i. Ammonium chloride NH4Cl NH4OH a
43. Which combination of terms is correct for L, M, N and O ii. Copper sulphate b c H2SO4
to make the following statement true?
iii. Magnesium nitrate Mg(NO3)3 d HNO3
When solid L is heated then it decomposes to
From the options given below choose the correct one to
give M along with N and O .
fill in the gap.
A. L→sodium hydrogencarbonate, M→sodium
carbonate, N→oxygen, O→water A. a: HCl, b: CuSO4, c: CuO, d: Mg(OH)2
B. L→sodium hydrogencarbonate, M→sodium B. a: HCl, b: CuSO4, c: Cu(OH)2, d: MgO
hydroxide, N→carbon dioxide, O→water C. a: HCl, b: Cu(OH)2, c: Cu, d: Mg(OH)2
C. L→sodium hydrogencarbonate, M→sodium D. a: HCl, b: CuSO4, c: Cu(OH)2, d: Mg(OH)2
carbonate, N→carbon dioxide, O→water
E. None of these
D. L→sodium carbonate, M→sodium
hydrogencarbonate, N→carbon dioxide, 47. Which combination of statements is correct?
O→hydrogen
i. CH3OH + CH3COOH H+ CH3COOCH3 + H2O
E. None of these is an example of esterification reaction.
44. Which combination of statements is correct? ii. CH2 = CH2 + H2 Ni CH3– CH3 is an example of
i. The simplest ketone is acetone. addition reaction.
ii. IUPAC name of the compound CH3COCH2CH3 is iii. CH4 + Cl2 Sunlight CH3Cl + HCl is an example
propanone. of substitution reaction.
iii. The common name of pentanone is methyl propyl iv. CH3COOH + NaOH → CH3COONa + H2O is an
ketone. example of neutralization reaction
iv. Ketone group always occur at the end of a carbon chain A. i, ii and iii only B. ii, iii and iv only
in a hydrocarbon. C. i, iii and iv only D. All i, ii, iii and iv
v. The general molecular formula of ketones is CnH2nO. E. None of these

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48. Which combination of statements is correct about B.  →cerebrum, M→corpus callosum, N→pons,
L
respiration? O→medula oblongata, P→cerebellum, Q→pituitary
gland
i. During inhalation, ribs move inward and diaphragm
is raised C. L→cerebrum, M→corpus callosum, N→cerebellum,
O→medula oblongata, P→pituitary gland, Q→pons
ii. In the alveoli, exchange of gases takes place i.e.,
oxygen from alveolar air diffuses into blood and D. L→cerebrum, M→corpus callosum, N→cerebellum,
carbon dioxide from blood into alveolar air O→medula oblongata, P→pons, Q→pituitary gland
iii. Haemoglobin has greater affinity for carbon E. None of these
dioxide than oxygen
50. Which combination of statements is correct?
iv. Alveoli increases surface area for exchange of
gases i. It is not possible to have a particle with charge 2.0
× 10-6 C.
A. i and iv only B. ii and iii only
ii. An electron released from rest at a point A moves
C. i and iii only D. ii and iv only towards a nearby point B. It means potential at
E. None of these point A is higher than the potential at B.
49. Which combination of words for L, M, N, O, P and Q is iii. Electric potential is a scalar quantity.
correct with respect to the figure given below? iv. The amount of current flows in a circuit depends
only on the resistance of the conducting wires.
L
M v. In series connection of resistors, the same current
flows through each resistor.
A. i, iii and v only B. iii and v only
Q C. iii, iv and v only D. i, iv and v only
P N
E. None of these
O
A.  →pituitary gland, M→pons, N→cerebellum,
L
O→medula oblongata, P→cerebrum, Q→corpus
callosum

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 ANSWERS
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD OF SCIENCE 2019 (LEVEL 2) - CLASS 10

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