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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, 5 in section III.
SYLLABUS
Section I (Logical Reasoning) : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section II (Computers and IT) : Programming in C++, Database Concepts, SQL, Boolean
Algebra, Networking & Topologies, Network Security Concepts, Cyber ethics, Viruses and Antiviruses,
Open Source Terminologies.
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: Electricity and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction,
AC, E.M. Waves, Optics, Modern Physics, Solids & Semiconductor Devices, Communication Systems.
Chemistry: Solid State, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry, General
Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements, p-Block Elements (Group 15 to 18), d- & fBlock Elements, Coordination Compounds, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Alcohols, Phenols and
Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids, Amines, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in
Everyday Life.
Section II (Achievers Section) : Syllabus as per Section I.
Section III (Mathematics) : Relations and Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Matrices
and Determinants, Continuity and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application
of Integrals, Differential Equations, Vector Algebra, Three Dimensional Geometry, Probability, Linear
Programming, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
OR
Section III (Biology) : Reproduction, Genetics and Evolution, Biology in Human Welfare,
Biotechnology, Ecology.
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
Relations and Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Matrices and Determinants, Continuity
and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application of Integrals, Differential Equations,
Vector Algebra, Three Dimensional Geometry, Probability, Linear Programming, Verbal and
Non-Verbal Reasoning.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH

OPEN SYLLABUS

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NationalCyberOlympiad
LOGICALREASONING
1. If standsforaddition<standsforsubtraction>standsformultiplication+standsfordivision
standsforequalto standsforgreaterthan=standsforlessthanthenwhichoneofthegiven
alternativesiscorrect?
(A) 8 <4 3 3 2 1
(B) 8 >4 < 3 3 > 2< 1
(C) 8 4 < 3 3 <2 <1
(D) 8+ 4 3 3 >2 1
2. FourpersonsAlok,Bhupesh,ChanduandDineshhaveatotalofRs.100amongthemselves.Alokand
BhupeshbetweenthemhaveasmuchmoneyasChanduandDineshbetweenthembutAlokhasmore
moneythanBhupesh,andChanduhasonlyhalfthemoneythatDineshhas.AlokhasinfactRs.5more
thanDinesh.Whohasthemostmoney?
(A) Alok
(B) Bhupesh
(C) Chandu
(D) Dinesh
3. Theletters L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S and T intheirorderaresubstitutedbynineintegers1to9butnotinthat
order.4isassignedto P.Thedifferencebetween P and T is5.Thedifferencebetween N and T is3.What
istheintegerassignedto N ?
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 6
4. WhichoneofthefollowingVenndiagramsrepresentstherelationshipamongstMusicians,Instrumentalists
andViolinists?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

5. Sixroadsleadtoacountry.Theymaybeindicatedbyletters X, Y, Z anddigits1,2,3.Whenthereisstorm,
Y isblocked.Whentherearefloods X,1and2willbeaffected.Whenroad1isblocked, Z alsoisblocked.At
atimewhentherearefloodsandastormalsoblows,whichroad(s)canbeused?
(A) Z and2
(B) Only Z
(C) Only3
(D) Only Y
6. Inacertaincodelanguage,neemukpicmeansgraveandconcern,illdicsomeanseverybody
elseandturmuksomeansbodyandsoul.Whichofthefollowingwouldmeaneveryconcern?
(A) dic pic
(B) picnee
(C) illnee
(D) Cannotbedetermined
COMPUTERS ANDINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
7. WhichofthefollowingbenefitsareofferedbyHomegroupNetworkingfeatureinWindows7?
(A) EasysharingoflibrariesandotherfilesthroughoutthehomegroupinWindowsExplorer.
(B) EasyaccesstosharedmedialibrariesinWindowsMediaPlayerandWindowsMediaCenter.
(C) Ability to stream media to devices (other computers, media extenders and players, digital
pictureframes,andsoon)usingPlayTo.
(D) Allofthese
8. _______isadevicethatwillonlysendamessagetothedevicethatneedsorrequestsitrather
thanbroadcastingittoalldevices.
(A) Router

(B) Hub

(C) Switch

(D) Bridge

9. InOSIlayer,endtoendconnectivityisprovidedfromhosttohostin______.
(A) Datalinklayer (B) Session layer
(C) Networklayer
(D) Transportlayer
10. Inobjectorientedprogramming,________occurswhenanobjectisstoredinmemorybutcannot
beaccessedbytherunningcode.
(A) Heap
(B) Stack
(C) MemoryLeak
(D) Queue
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11. _______isamethodofencryptionthatprovidestwodifferentkeys,asecretkeyandapublickey.
(A) Symmetricencryption

(B) Asymmetricencryption

(C) Authentication

(D) Detection

12. AeroshakefeatureofWindows7requires_______shakesonlyinordertoperformthetask.
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 10
(D) 7
13. Findtheminimizedformofthefollowingfunction.
xyz + xyz + xy
(A) xy + xz

(B) xz + xy

(C) xz + yz

(D) xz + xy

14. WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutC++aretrue?
Statement1: C++wasdevelopedbyBjarneStroustrupinearly1980s
Statement2: C++providesfollowingtokens(smallestindividualunitinprogram):keywords,identifiers,
literals,punctuator,operators
Statement3: C++allowsfollowingliterals:integerconstant(Decimal,Octal,Hexadecimal),character
constant,floatingconstant,stringliteral
Statement4: C++providestwotypesofdatatypes:fundamentalandderiveddatatypes.
(A) 1and2only
(B) 1only
(C) 1,3and4only
(D) Allofthese
15. Assertion(A): Antivirusprogramsprotectacomputerfromcomputervirus.
Reason(R): Theseprogramsworkbyexaminingallthefilesonadisk,lookingforthetelltalesignatures
ofviruscode
(A) AistruebutRisfalse
(B) BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectreasonofA
(C) AandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA
(D) AisfalsebutRistrue

NationalScienceOlympiad
MATHEMATICS
1. Alargewatermelonweighs20kgwith98%ofitsweightbeingwater.Itislefttostandinthesunandsome
ofthewaterevaporatessothatnowonly95%ofitsweightiswater.Whatisitsreducedweight?
(A) 17kg
(B) 19.4kg
(C) 10kg
(D) 8kg
2. Fourbagsweretobeweighedbutthescalecouldweighonlyweightsinexcessof100kg.Ifthebagswere
weighedinpairsandtheweightswerefoundtobe103,105,106,107and109,thentheweightofthe
lightestbagis
(A) 50kg
(B) 51kg
(C) 49kg
(D) 52kg
3. AplanefliesfromAtoBandbackagainwithaconstantenginespeed.Turnaroundtimemaybeneglected.
WillthetraveltimebemorewithawindofconstantspeedblowinginthedirectionfromAtoBthaninstillair?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Dependsontheengine
(D) Insufficientdata
4. Givenfourpointsinspacewhicharenotinaplane,thenumberofplaneswhichareequidistantfromallthe
fourpointsis
(A) 7
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 6
OR
BIOLOGY
1. Gametophyticselfincompatibilitydiffersfromsporophyticselfincompatibilityinthat
(A) Itallowsgerminationofpollens
(B) Itoccursduetoincompatibilityofstigma
(C) Itoccurs dueto incompatibilityof sporophytictissues
(D) Itoccursduetoincompatibilityofpollens.
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2. XOchromosomalabnormalityinhumanbeingscauses
(A) Turnerssyndrome
(B) Downs syndrome
(C) Klinefelterssyndrome
(D) Noneofthese.
3. Thebestdefinitionofanecosystemis
(A) Theinterrelationshipbetweenproducers,consumersanddecomposersofanenvironment
(B) Astablecoexistenceofdominantspeciesinanenvironment
(C) Anaturalunitincludingplants,animalsandnonlivingconstituentoftheenvironment
(D) Anumberofpopulationoforganismsofdifferentspecies
4. Themainreasonwhyantibioticscouldnotsolvealltheproblemsofbacteriamediateddiseasesis
(A) Insensitivity of the individual following prolonged exposure to antibiotics
(B) Inactivation of antibiotics by bacterial enzymes
(C) Decreased efficiency of the immune system
(D) The development of mutant strains resistant to antibiotics.
PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY
5. Ametalx ispreparedbytheelectrolysisoffusedchlorides.Itreactswithhydrogentoformacolourless
solidfromwhichhydrogenisreleasedontreatmentwithwater.Themetalis
(A) Al
(B) Ca
(C) Cu
(D) Zn
6. Mortarisamixtureof
(A) Ca(OH)2,SilicaandWater

(C) CaOandSilica

(B) CaCO3andSiO2
(D) CaCO3,SiO

2andWater

7. Arayoflightpassesfromvacuumintoamediumofrefractiveindex m,theangleofincidenceisfoundtobe
twicetheangleofrefraction.Thentheangleofincidenceis
(A) cos1(m/2)
(B) 2cos1(m/2)
(C) 2sin1 m
(D) 2sin1(m/2)
8. Whatcausesthetailofthecomet?
(A) Centrifugalforcepushesawaythegases
(B) Lightergasesareleftbehindduringtheorbitalmotion
(C) Tailofcometalwaysexistsbutbecomesvisiblenearthesun.
(D) Theradiationpressurefromthesuncausesthetail
9. Arayoflightinaliquidofrefractiveindex1.4,approachestheboundarysurfacebetweentheliquidandair
atanangleofincidencewhosesineis0.8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaboutthebehavior
ofthelight ?
(A) Itisimpossibletopredictthebehaviorofthelightrayonthebasisoftheinformationsupplied
(B) Thesineoftheangleofrefractionoftheemergentraywillbelessthan0.8
(C) Theraywillbeinternallyreflected
(D) Thesineoftheangleofrefractionoftheemergentraywillbegreaterthan0.8
10. Forthecircuitshowninfigure,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

WithS1 closed,V1 =15V,V2 =20V

WithS3 closed,V1 =V2 =25V
WithS1 andS2 closed,V1 =V2 =0
WithS1 andS3closed,V1 =30V,V2 =20V.
CH 3

11. TheIUPACnameof

CH 3

C1=2pF

CH 3
CHCH 2 CCH 2 CH

(A) 2,4dimethylhexanone3 (B)

(C) 2,6dimethylhexanone4 (D)

is
CH 3

2,6dimethylheptanone4
2,6dimethylheptanone5

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V =30V
V 2=20V
S3
S1 1
S2
+
+
C2=3pF

InternationalMathematicsOlympiad
LOGICALREASONING
1. TheGoldenRectangleoftheancientGreekswasconsideredtohavethemostpleasingproportionofany
rectangle.Theratioofwidth(w)toheight(h)oftherectangleisexpressedinthefollowingproportionand
isshowninthedrawingbelow.
w
=
h

2
5 - 1

JasonisplanningtopaintarectangularmuralusingtheproportionsoftheGoldenRectangle.Ifthemural
is15meterswide,howhighshoulditbe?
(A) 1.6meters
(B) 9.3meters
(C) 16.5meters
(D) 24.2meters
2. ThegiventableshowstheboilingpointsindegreesCelsiusfor
somedifferentelements.Whichofthefollowingelementshave
boilingpointsthatarelowerthan190C?
(A) ChlorineandOxygen
(B) Oxygenandnitrogen
(C) Chlorine,helium,andhydrogen
(D) Helium,hydrogen,andnitrogen
t

1 300 ,
3. Acertainradioactiveelementdecaysovertimeaccordingtotheequation y = A
where A =the
2

numberofgramspresentinitiallyandt=timeinyears.If1000gramswerepresentinitially,howmany
gramswillremainafter900years?
(A) 500grams
(B) 250grams
(C) 125grams
(D) 62.5grams
4. Whichisthefirstincorrectstepinsimplifying log4
Step1: log4 4 = log4 4 - log4 64
64
(A) Step1
(B) Step2

4
?
64

Step2:=116
(C) Step3

Step3:=15
(D) Eachstepiscorrect

MATHEMATICAL REASONING
5. Whichexpressionrepresents f(g(x))if f (x)= x21and g(x)= x +3?
(A) x3+ 3x2 x 3
(B) x2 +6x +8
(C) x2 +x +2

(D) x2 +8

6. Fromadeckofcardtwoaredrawn.Theprobabilitythatbothareofsamesuitis
1
4
2
1
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
13
17
17
2
7. Onarecenttest,Jyotiwrotetheequation
abouttheequationshewrote?
(A) Theequationisalwaystrue
(C) Theequationisnevertrue

x2 - 16
= x + 4. Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect
x - 4

(B) Theequationisalwaystrue,exceptwhen x =4
(D) Theequationissometimestruewhen x =4

8. Ifx isarealnumber,whichbestdescribesthevaluesof x forwhichtheinequality x > 0 istrue?

(A) Allx >0
(B) Allx 0
(C) Allvaluesof x
(D) Novaluesof x
9. Iftheequation y =2xisgraphed,whichofthefollowingvaluesof x wouldproduceapointclosesttothe xaxis?
(A) 1/4
(B) 3/4
(C) 5/3
(D) 8/3

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2
y
x
10. Thegraphof - = 1isahyperbola.Whichsetofequationsrepresentstheasymptotesofthe
3
2
hyperbolasgraph?
3
3
3
2
(A) y = x,y = - x
(B) y = x,y = - x
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
(C) y = x,y = - x
(D) y = x,y = - x
2
2
3
3
Y

11. Whatsystemofinequalitiesbestrepresentsthegraphshown?
(A) y>2andy >x +1

(B) y>2andy <x +1

(C) y < 2and y >x +1

(D) y<2andy <x +1

p/3

12. If

p/6

sinx
cos x +

(A) p/12

sinx

dx =

5
4
3
2
1
0
543210
1
2
3
4
5

2 3 4 5

k
thenvalueof k equals
4

(B) p/3

(C) p/2

(D) p/7

EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS
13. Mrs.Balladdecidedtoapplywallpaperononewallofherlivingroom.
Adiagramoftherectangularwallwithitswindowisshown.
8ft
4ft
window
Arollofwallpapercoversapproximately30squarefeet.Whatisthe
8ft
minimumnumberofrollsshewillhavetobuyinordertocoverthe
entirewallexcludingthewindow?
24ft
(A) 2rolls
(B) 5rolls
(C) 6rolls
(D) 7rolls
14. Aboxcontains7largeredmarbles,5largeyellowmarbles,3smallredmarbles,and5smallyellow
marbles.Ifamarbleisdrawnatrandom,whatistheprobabilitythatitisyellow,giventhatitisoneofthe
largemarbles?
(A) 5/12
(B) 7/20
(C) 5/8
(D) 1/5
15. Arestaurantmanagerbought20packagesofbagels.Somepackagescontained6bagelseach,andthe
restcontained12bagelseach.Therewere168bagelsinall.Howmanypackagesof12bagelsdidthe
managerbuy?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 12

InternationalEnglishOlympiad
WORDANDSTRUCTUREKNOWLEDGE\
A. Write one wordthat can beusedinall three sentences.
1.
a. Youcanstaywithusifyoulike,wevegota_____roominourhouse.
b. Itsverydifficulttoget_____partsforthisoldwashingmachine.
c. Ilikemyschoolbutthehoursaresolongitdoesntallowmemuch____time.
(A) spare
(B) extra
(C) new
(D) also
B. Readthetextbelowandthinkofthewordwhichbestfitseachgap.ChoosefromA,B,C
orD.
2. Withthecomingofthemotorcarattheendofthelastcentury,anewerainpersonaltransportwas
born.Theearlymotoristcertainly_____hisproblems.
(A) Is
(B) want
(C) had
(D) has
3. Perhapsthebiggestonebeing_______hisvehiclewouldstartornot.
(A) whether
(B) what
(C) when
(D) that

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4. Moretrafficandfastervehiclesmeanthat,__________safeandreliableacarmaybe,itsdriverhas
tohavemoredrivingskillthaneverbefore.
(A) though
(B) however
(C) also
(D) always
5. Todaysdriverscannotneglecttheirowndirectandpersonal_________fortheaccidentsthathappen
ontheroadeveryyear.
(A) responsibility
(B) risks
(C) dangers
(D) wellbeing
6. Agooddriverhasmanythingsinhismakeup.Someof________,suchasexperienceandskill,will
comeonly intime.
(A) them
(B) that
(C) this
(D) it
7. Butothersjustasimportantmust_____partofhimfromthestart.
(A) Get
(B) form
(C) being
(D) of
8. Thesequalitiesarea___________ofresponsibilityforthesafetyofothers.
(A) seeing
(B) sense
(C) felt
(D) being
9. Andadeterminationto________onthejobofdriving,patienceandcourtesy.
(A) Aim
(B) focus
(C) think
(D) succeed
10. Together,thesebecomewhatisgenerallyknown________thedriversattitude.
(A) All
(B) of
(C) as
(D) has
READING
C. Foreachsentencematchonehalfofthesentencewiththesecondhalfofthesentencefrom
AD.
11. Hardlyhadheputthephonedown.....
12. At no time in my life.......
13. Undernocircumstances.....
14. Little did I realise ........
(A) thattheteacherswerewatchingme.
(B) whenheheardthesoundofthefireengines.
(C) haveItakensomethingthatdidntbelongtome.
(D) wouldInotprotectafriendwhowasaccusedunfairly.
SPOKENANDWRITTENEXPRESSION
D. Read the extracts given and answer the question given. Choose the answer from A, B,
CorD.
Summerjobsforstudents
Employersaremoreandmoreinterestedintakingonstudentsduringtheirholidayperiods.Studentscan
dotheeasiertasksandfreeuptimefortheirpermanentemployeestoconcentrateonthemoredemanding
ones.Althoughthereislittlefinancialrewardforstudents,itisagreatchancetoexploretheirinterests
andaddtotheirCVs.However,fewstudentsknowwhatjobsmaybeavailable.
Schoolssometimesadvertisesummerjobsontheirnoticeboardsandinnewspapers,andtherearealso
wellknowninternationalorganisationswhichcanhelp.Studentscanalsosearchtheweb,findaninteresting
companyandemailthemanagertoaskwhattemporaryjobsexist.Thismaysoundtimeconsumingbut
thenstudentsgettoworkinthecompanyoftheirchoice,soitiswhatIrecommend.
15. Thewritersaysthebestwaytofindasummerjobis
(A) toasktheirschoolsforhelp
(B) toreadthejobadvertisementsinthepress
(C) tojoinanorganisedstudentprogramme
(D)tocontactpossibleemployersdirectly

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SAM PLEANSW ERSHEET

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

Y E R

2.FATHER'SNAME:Ifyourfather'snameisSATISHKUMARSHARMA,thenyoushouldwriteasfollows:
S A T

S H

K U M A R

SCHOOLCODE

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3.SCHOOLCODE
Writeyourschoolcode
i.e.ifyourschoolcode
isMH0547darkenas
follows:

4.CLASS
IfyouareinClass
10,thenyoushould
darkenasfollows:

5.ROLLNO.
Ifyourrollno.is587,
thenyoushouldwrite
anddarkenthecircles
asfollows:

CLASS

Darken
thecircle

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thecircle

6.GENDER
Ifyouareaboy,
thendarken
Malecircle

ROLLNO.

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waytodarken
thecircle

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7. IfyourchoiceforAnswer1isC,thenyoushoulddarkenthecircleasfollows:

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ANSWERS
NationalCyber Olympiad
1.
4.
7.
10.
13.

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

2.
5.
8.
11.
14.

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

3.
6.
9.
12.
15.

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

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)

International Mathematics
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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International English
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)