IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 1 Questions(INJSO2011) SectionA:Questions1to60aremultiplechoicewitheverycorrectanswercarrying1markand everywronganswercarrying0.25mark.

1.Apotentialdifferencevsdistancegraphisgiven.Choosethecorrectoptionfortheelectricfield vs.distancegraphfromthegivenoptions:

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 2 2.SeparatesolutionsofHCl(aq)andH2SO4ofthesamemolarconcentrationandsamevolume werecompletelyneutralizedbyNaOH(aq).XKJandYKJofheatwereevolvedrespectively. Whichstatementiscorrect? a) b) c) d) X=Y Y=2X X=2Y Y=3X

3.Thefigurebelowgivesthelevelofovarianandgonadotropichormoneinabloodsampleofa normalhealthyfemaleof35years.

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a) b) c) d) Menstrualphase Proliferativephase Ovulatoryphase LutealorSecretoryphase a) b) c) d) marathonrunner 100msprinter highjumper gymnast

Accordingtoyou,whichphaseofmenstrualcyclewassheundergoingatthetimeofbloodtest?

4.MusclescontaininglargeamountsofMyoglobinarelikelytobefoundina...

5.ThemaximumnumberofHydrogenbondsinwhichhydrogenfluoridemoleculecanparticipate are: a)2 b)3 c)4 d)5

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 3 6.Aballisdroppedfromaheighthonafloorandsuffersmultipleperfectlyelasticbounces.The velocityvstgraphisasshown.HeretimeTdepictsthetimerequiredtocompleteonecycle.

Whichofthefollowinggraphcorrectlyshowsthecumulativedistancevstime?

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a)diamagnetic b)ferromagnetic

7.Whenunequalnumberofunpairedelectronsarealignedinoppositedirection,thenthenet magneticmomentisnotzero.Suchsubstancesaretermedas c)ferrimagnetic d)antiferromagnetic

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 4 8.Amanofheighthwalkingawayfromalamppostfindshisshadowtobeequaltohisheight whenheisatadistancexfromthelamppost.IftheheightofthelamppostisH,thenxis a)H+h b)Hh c)H.h d)H/h

9.Anil,an8thgradestudent,wasaskedtodrawafigureexplaininghowthemammalianeyecollects andfocuseslight,convertingitintoelectricalsignals.Whichofthefollowingflowcharts correctlyrepresentstheprocess? a) Light Cornea Aqueoushumor Pupil Lens Vitreoushumor Retina Actionpotentialsinneurons Opticnerve Brain. b) Light Sclera Vitreoushumor Pupil Lens Aqueoushumor Retina Action potentialsinneurons Opticnerve Brain. c) Light Sclera Cornea Aqueoushumor Pupil Lens Vitreoushumor Retina Actionpotentialsinneurons Opticnerve Brain. d) Light Cornea Aqueoushumor Iris Lens Vitreoushumor Retina Action potentialsinneurons Opticnerve Brain. 10.Inahousingsociety,awaterpumpofefficiency80%isusedtoliftwateruptotheoverhead tank.Itlifts3600kgwaterin10minutes.Thepumpisrunonanelectricmotorhaving efficiency75%.Calculatehorsepowerofthemotor.Watertankis30mabovethebasement tanklevel. a)4HP b)240HP c)3.2HP d)2.4HP

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a) b) c) d) a) b) c) d) 174 168 171 19

11.Whenacompressedgasisallowedtoexpandthroughasmallorificecoolingeffectiscausedif thetemperatureofthegasislessthantheinversiontemperature(Ti) thetemperatureofthegasisgreaterthantheinversiontemperature(Ti) thetemperatureofthegasisequaltothecriticaltemperature thetemperatureofthegasis273K.

12.Asweknow,acodeofthreenitrogenbasesisresponsibleforspecifyingoneaminoacid.Inan idealcase,howmanynitrogenbaseswouldbepresentonamessengerRNAthattranscribesa polypeptidecontaining57aminoacids?

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 5 13.Astudentadds5.85gmofNaClto1litreofwater(thepHofwhichwasmeasuredtobe7.0)ina flask(X)tomakea0.1Msolution.Hetransfers500mlintoanotherflask(Y).Hecoversthe flask(Y)withtissuepaperandtheoriginalflask(X)withawatchglassandgoestowatcha movie.Whenhereturnstothelabthenextmorning,hechecksthepHofboththesolutionsusing aperfectlycalibratedpHmeter.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect? a) b) c) d) XhaspH=7andYhaspH>7 XhaspH<7andYhaspH=7 XhaspH=7andYhaspH<7 BothXandYhavepH=7

a) b) c) d)

competewiththespeciesonwhichtheyaregrowingforfood. occupylargelandspace. takefoodandsupportfromtheplantonwhichtheyaregrowing. maychokethespeciessupportingthembytheirluxuriantgrowth.

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a) b) c) d) gameteisolation mechanicalisolation behavioralisolation hybridsterility

15.Perpetualmotionofabodycannotbeachievedonearthasitviolatesthelawof i)conservationofmomentum ii)conservationofenergy iii)lawofconservationofmass Whichoftheaboveis/areincorrect? a) onlyi b) onlyii c) iandii d) i,iiandiii

16.Twospeciesliveinthesamelocalebuteachonereproducesatdifferenttimeoftheyear&both donotattempttomateeachother.Thiscanbeconsideredasanexampleof:

17.Acrystallinesubstance'A'gaveaprecipitatewhentreatedwithbariumnitrate.Theaqueous solutionof'A'gaveyellowcolourwithmethylorangeindicator.Thesubstance'A'couldbe a)K3PO4 b)(NH4)2SO4 c)NaCl d)CaCl2

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14.Someepiphytesarealsoreferredtoasspaceparasitesbecausethey

 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 6 18.Avehicleismovingonaroad.Inkdropsarefalling,oneatatime,ontheroadfromthevehicle. Afterthevehiclehasmovedaway,whatoneobservesisshown(qualitatively)inthefiguregiven below.Fromthefigurewecanconcludeaboutthevehicletobemoving...

a)fromlefttorightwithincreasingspeed b)fromlefttorightwithdecreasingspeed c)fromrighttoleftwithincreasingspeed d)fromrighttoleftwithdecreasingspeed

a)W

20.Afewpairsoffruitsarementionedbelow.Usingthecriteriaofclassificationoffruits,findthe oddpairout. a)Pea,Bean b)Custardapple,Fig c)Pineapple,Jackfruit 21.WhichofthefollowingsolutionswillhavepHcloseto1.0? a)100mL0.1MHCl+100mL0.1MNaOH b)55mL0.1MHCl+45mL0.1MNaOH c)10mL0.1MHCl+90mL0.1MNaOH d)75mL0.2MHCl+25mL0.2MNaOH d)Coconut,Mango

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a)0,20 b)30,15 c)30,25 a) b) c) d)

22.Ablockofmass5kgistobedraggedalongaroughhorizontalsurfacehavings=0.5andk= 0.3.Thehorizontalforceappliedfordraggingitis20N.Accelerationoftheblockinm/s2and frictionalforceactingontheblockinNarerespectively d)0,15

23.ThepKaofaspirin,aweakacid,is3.5.ThepHofgastricjuiceinthehumanstomachisbetween 2and3,whilethatinthesmallintestineisabout8.Aspirinwillbe... unionizedinthesmallintestineandthestomach completelyionizedinthesmallintestineandthestomach ionizedinthesmallintestineandalmostunionizedinthestomach ionizedinthestomachandalmostunionizedinthesmallintestine

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b)W c)W d)4W

19.Aspacestationismadetospinaboutanaxissuchthattheastronautsinsidefeeltheirnormal weightWagainsttheoutermostwall.Whentheyareatalevelathalfthedistancefromtheaxis ofrotationastheoutermostwall,theywillfeeltheweightas

 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 7 24.Inthefollowingcross,thecharacterindicatedbymales(darkenedsquares)andfemales(circle) is...

a) b) c) d)

Xlinkeddominant Xlinkedrecessive anautosomaldominant anautosomalrecessive

25.HadNewtonandEinsteinshakentheirhands,whichfundamentalforcetheywouldhaveexerted oneachother(Duringshakingtheirhands)? a)Frictional b)Electromagnetic c)Gravitational d)Mechanical

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26.Thecompoundwhose0.1Msolutionisbasicis a) Ammoniumacetate b) Ammoniumchloride c) Sodiumacetate d) Sodiumsulphate a) b) c) d) GCATCATCAT GCATCATCAT Frameshiftmutation bothbandc

27.ADNAmoleculehasthesequenceCATCATCAT.Ifaguaninebaseisaddedatthebeginning ofthesequence,whichofthefollowingwouldbetheMOSTappropriateoption

28.WhatwillbethevolumeofCl2atSTPproducedduringelectrolysisofMgCl2whichproduces 6.5gMg(At.wt.ofMg=24.3g,Cl=35.5g) a)5.099litreb)5.99litrec)12.02litred)3.099litre

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 8 29.CalculateequivalentresistancebetweenpointsAandBinthefollowingcircuit.

a)6

b)2.5

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30.Itisknownthatamongcornplants,atallplant(T)traitisdominantoverdwarf(t),andthe colouredkernel(C)traitisdominantisoverwhite(c).Whichofthefollowingresultsrepresents theoutcomeofacrossbetweencontrastingdihybridparents? F2generationhas5homozygousand11heterozygousindividuals. F2generationhas4homozygous,4doubleheterozygousand8intermediates. F2generationhasalldominantformsofmorphologicalcharacters. F2generationhasallrecessiveformsofmorphologicalcharacters.

31.Eachofthefollowingfourvisualsrepresentfoodchains.Thelowermostdotineachofthe visualrepresentsautotrophs.Observethemcarefullyandselecttheonewhichrepresentsthe moststableecologicalcommunity.

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c)40 d)Noneofthese d)D

 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 9 32.Acertainquantityofagasoccupiesavolumeof0.1LWhencollectedoverwaterat10Canda pressure0.90atm.Thesamegasoccupiedavolumeof0.080LatSTPindryconditions. Calculatetheaqueoustensionat10C. a)0.061b)0.051c)0.071d)0.081 33.Force(F),velocity(v),time(T)andtemperature()arechosenasfundamentalquantities. Obtaindimensionsofspecificlatentheat. a) [v21] b) [v2] c) [FvT11] d) [FvT1]

34.Velocitytimegraphoffourathletesforagivenintervaloftimeareasgivenbelow.Whohas travelledmaximumdistance?

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a)A b)B c)C

35.Acertainsampleofconcentratedhydrochloricacidcontains50%HClbymassandhasdensity 1.20gcm3.Whatisthemolarityofthissample? a)16.4Mb)8.2Mc)32.8Md)13.4M

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 10 36.Thediagrambelowrepresentsthe'CentralDogma'ofmolecularbiology.Choosethecorrect combinationoflabeling.

a) b) c) d)

A=Protein,B=RNA,C=DNA,D=Translation,E=Transcription A=RNA,B=DNA,C=Protein,E=Transcription,D=Translation A=Translation,B=DNA,C=Protein,D=Transcription,E=RNA A=DNA,B=RNA,C=Protein,D=Transcription,E=Translation

37.Whichofthefollowingisanexsitumethodofconservation? a) b) c) d) Agroforestry Sanctuary Cryopreservation Biospherereserve

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a) b) c) d) 39.Inthereaction i)BaO2(s)+O3(g)BaO(s)+2O2(g) ii)ZnS(s)+4O3(g) ZnSO4(s)+4O2(g) a) b) c) d) O3isreducedbothini)&ii) O3isoxidizedbothini)&ii) O3isoxidizedini)&reducedinii) O3isreducedini)&oxidizedinii)

38.Threeplanemirrorsarekeptmutuallyperpendicular.Fromacertainpointinfrontofthem,aray oflightisincidenton1stmirrorinsuchawaythatitissuccessivelyreflectedfrom1st,2ndand 3rdmirror.Therayafterreflectionfrom3rdmirrorwillbe passingthroughthesamepoint. perpendiculartotheinitialray. paralleltotheinitialray. alonganydirectiondependinguponinitialangleofincidence.

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 11 40.Alumhelpsinpurifyingwaterby a) b) c) d) FormingSiliconcomplexwithclayparticles Sulphatepartwhichcombineswithdirtandremovesit CompoundofAluminiumwhichcoagulatesthemudparticles. Makingmudwatersoluble

Height Weight Bloodgroup Measureof intelligence Skincolour a)AB

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a) b) c) d) brighter dimmer withsameinitialintensity zero,asthosewillalsofuse.

42.Threeidenticalelectricbulbsareconnectedparalleltoeachother.Onconnectingtheir combinationacrossasourceofemfhavingstabilizedvoltageandnegligibleresistance,allbulbs glowwithfullbrightness.Suddenlyabulbfuses.Theotherbulbswillglow..

43.YouaregiventwoidenticalsteelpiecesAandBandonlyoneofthoseismagnetized.Inallthe followingarrangements,thereisattractionbetweenAandB.Whichofthefollowing arrangementshelpsusinidentifyingthemagnet?

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190cm 60Kg O 190cm 65Kg AB 180cm 75Kg O 135 140 125 White White Dark b)AC c)CB d)BC

41.Assumethatthereisasetoftripletsinwhichtwoofthemwereidentical,separatedatbirthand werebroughtupbydifferentfamilies.After25years,thethreeindividualsweretracedand broughttogether.Thefollowingdatawasrecorded.Studythedatacarefullyandinferwhichare theidenticaltwins. Traits PersonA PersonB PersonC

 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 12 44.Rustisamixtureof a) FeOandFe(OH)3 b) FeOandFe3O4 c) Fe2O3andFe(OH)3 d) Fe(OH)3andFe3O4 45.ShirinhadbeenonaholidaytoOoty.Inherschool,shehasstudiedabouttheinterestingworld ofplants.OnthedayofherreturnshecollectedfourgroupsofplantsI,II,IIIandIV.She carefullynotedsomeoftheirdetailsandarrangedtheinformationintheformofatableasgiven below.Herteacheragreedtotellherdescriptionsaboutallplantsifshecouldbylookingatthe informationinthetablesaywhichofthegroupsofplantsshecollectedrepresented pteridophytes.Takealookatthedataandsuggestwhichofthegroupscouldbeof pteridophytes. Sr Characters 1. Autotrophic 2. 3 Terrestrial Presenceof vasculartissue

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a) b) c) d) PlantgroupI PlantgroupII PlantgroupIII PlantgroupIV a) b) c) d) throughoutdecreases throughoutincreases decreasesuptof firstdecreasesthenincreases

4. Flowersproduced

46.IftheproductofthegasconstantRandNTPtemperature(inKelvin)is22.4,thecompressibility factorofthegasat1atmosphericpressureis a)greaterthanoneb)onec)lessthanoned)zero

47.Fromadistancemuchgreaterthan2R(R=Radiusofcurvature),arealobjectisbroughtcloseto aconvexmirror.Distancebetweenobjectandtheimage

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Plantgroup Plantgroup I II Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No Plantgroup III No Yes Yes Yes Plantgroup IV No Yes No No

 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 13 48.ApuredwarfPisumsativum(pea)plantwastreatedwithGibberrelicAcid(GA3).Itthen becomestall.Ifthisplantiscrossedwithapuretallplant,whatwillbethephenotypeinthe nextgeneration. a) b) c) d) 100%tall 50%talland50%dwarf 75%talland25%dwarf 100%dwarf

ColumnA A)Keratin B)Collagen C)Fibroin D)Globular a) b) c) d) A)(ii);B)(iv);C)(i);D)(iii) A)(ii);B)(iii);C)(iv);D)(i) A)(i);B)(iv);C)(ii);D)(iii) A)(iv);B)(ii);C)(i);D)(iii)

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Whichoftheaboveoptionsarecorrect? a) iiandiii b) onlyii c) onlyi d) iandiii

50.Inthefigureshownbelow,therearetwotanksIandIIwithcrosssectionalareaA1andA2, respectively.TherateofflowofwaterbetweenIandIIwilldependon i)h2h3 ii)h1h2 iii)A2/A1

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ColumnB (i)Silk (ii)Hooves (iii)Peroxidase (iv)Ligaments

49.Inthefollowingtable,columnArepresentsdifferentproteinsandcolumnBhasexamplesofthe proteins.ChooseamongthegivenoptionsthemostappropriatematchforproteinsincolumnA withexamplesincolumnB?

 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 14 51.IntheHaberprocessforthesynthesisofammonia,amountofammoniaformedwillbemoreif: a) pressureisdecreasedandtemperatureisincreased b) pressureisincreasedandtemperatureisdecreased c) bothpressureandtemperatureareincreased d) bothpressureandtemperaturearedecreased 52.Whichofthefollowingsequenceiscorrectintermsofthepolarityofbond a) NF>CF>BF b) BF>CF>NF c) CF>NF>BF d) BF=CF>NF 53.WhichofthefollowingdoesnothappenduringtheCalvincycle? a) RegenerationoftheCO2acceptor b) OxidationofNADPH c) Releaseofoxygen d) ConsumptionofATP

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A) Naturallyacquired ACTIVEIMMUNITY B) Artificiallyacquired ACTIVEIMMUNITY C) Naturallyacquired PASSIVEIMMUNITY D) Artificiallyacquired PASSIVEIMMUNITY i,B iii,B i,B iii,B iii,C i,C iii,C i,C i) a) b) c) d) A A A A ii,D iv iv,D ii iv,D ii ii,D iv

54.Twosolidcylinders1and2(massM1>M2andradiusR1>R2)rolldownfromtherestonan inclinedplanesuchthatthereisnolossofenergyduetofriction.Whichofthesphereswill reachatthebottomfirst a) cylinder1 b) cylinder2 c) cylinderwithgreatermomentofinertia d) bothwillreachatsametime

55.Immunitycanbegainedactivelyorpassively.Whentheantibodiestoantigensareproducedby ourownbodies,wecallitactiveimmunity.Weacquirepassiveimmunitybyreceiving antibodiesthatwerenotmadebyourownbodies.Whichofthefollowingoptionsisthecorrect matchofthetypeofimmunitywiththeappropriateexample. JasminewasvaccinatedforPoliotoprotecther againstthedisease. ii) Rohitwasbittenbyaviperandwasgiveninjections ofantivenom. iii) ImransufferedfromChickenpoxinchildhoodandis nowpossiblyimmunetoanotherchickenpoxattack. iv) Riawasadvisedbydoctorstobreastfeedhernew borninordertoimproveinfant'simmunity.

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 15 56.IfHClmoleculeiscompletelyionictheH+andClionswouldbearaunitchargeequalto 4.801010esuandthebonddistancebetweenHandClatomis1.27Athenthedipolemoment ofHClis a) b) c) d) 3.779D 7.742D 6.096D 2.976D

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a)i,ii,iii,v,vi b)ii,ivandvii c)ii,iii,iv,vii,viii d)i,iii,v,vi,viii a) b) c) d) [H+]inXishalfthatinY. [H+]inXistwicethatinY. [H+]inXistentimesofthatinY. [H+]inXishundredtimesthatinY.

58.ThepHofsolutionXis2andthatofYis4.Whichstatementiscorrectaboutthehydrogenion concentrationsinthetwosolutions?

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57.Arodrestsonafrictionlesssurface.TwoforceseachofmagnitudeFareappliedintheopposite directionontheedgesoftherodasshowninthefigurebelow. Whichofthefollowingquantities arenonzeroandconstant: (i)angularmomentum(ii)angularacceleration(iii)Totalforce(iv)totaltorque(v)totallinear momentum(vi)totalkineticenergy(vii)momentofinertia(viii)translationkineticenergy

 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 16 59.InthefiguregivenbelowwhatisthevalueofRbetweenpointsAandB?

a)

2R 3

60.Theaveragemolecularweightofastandardaminoacidis128dalton.Assumethatascientist hassynthesizedanewproteinmoleculewhichiscomposedof250oftheseaminoacids.Also, weknowthatmolecularweightofawatermoleculeis18.Thebestestimateofmolecularweight ofsynthesizedproteinwillbe... a) b) c) d) 32000dalton 27518dalton 27500dalton 27000dalton

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SectionB:Questions61to68areof5markseach.Markswillalsobeindicatedinthe questionsiftherearemorethanoneparttoit. SECTIONB(Longquestions)

61.Osmosisisthemovementofwatermoleculesfromaregionoftheirhigherconcentration(dilute solution)toaregionoftheirlowerconcentration(concentratedsolution)throughasemipermeable membrane.Waterpotentialisthetendencyofwatermoleculestomovefromoneplacetoanother throughmembranes.Itisdenotedby andismeasuredintermsoftheunitcalledpascals. Waterpotentialofaplantcellisaffectedby2factors,viz;soluteconcentration s andthepressure generatedwhenwaterentersandinflatesaplantcell.Whenasoluteisdissolvedinpurewater, concentrationofwatermoleculesreducesandhencewaterpotentiallowersdown.Theamountof thisloweringisknownasthesolutepotential.Thussolutepotentialisameasureofthechangein waterpotentialofasystemduetothepresenceofsolutemolecules.Ifapressureisappliedtopure waterorasolution,itswaterpotentialincreases.Thishappensbecausethepressureistendingto forcethewaterfromoneplacetoanother.Thuswecansaythatpressuregeneratedwhenwater

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 17 entersorinflatestheplantcellispressurepotential.Itisdenotedas p .Waterpotentialisaffected bybothsolutepotentialandpressurepotential.Therelationshipbetweenthemisgivenas = s + p Usingtheabovedescription,answerthefollowingquestions. 1.Whichofthefollowingstatementiscorrect?(1Mark) (a)Purewaterhasmaximumwaterpotentialwhichisalwayspositive. (b)Purewaterhasminimumwaterpotentialwhichisalwaysnegative. (c)Allsolutionshavehigherwaterpotentialsthanpurewaterandhavepositivevaluesof . (d)Allsolutionshavelowerwaterpotentialsthanpurewaterandhavenegativevaluesof . 2.Whatis p ofaflaccidcell?(0.5Mark) 3.Followingaretwoneighboringplantcellsincontactwitheachother.

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A)Whichcellhasthehigherwaterpotential?(1Mark) B)Inwhichdirectionwillwatermovebyosmosis?(1Mark)

4.Atequilibriumtwocellswillhavethesamewaterpotential.Whatwillbetheirwaterpotentialat equilibrium?(0.5Mark) 5.Assumingthat s doesnotchangesignificantly,whatwouldbe p atequilibriuminCellAand CellB.(1Mark)

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 18 62.a)Momentumofaballischangedto 3 timesitsinitialvaluebyanapplicationofaforce causingittodeflectby90.Calculatetheanglebetweenthedirectionofforceandtheinitial momentum. (3Marks) b)Inaspeciallydesigneddevice,forcevarieslinearlyfromzerotoamax.valueof10N,overa distanceof8m.Theforceremainsconstantfornext4mandthenreduceslinearlytozeroover anotherdistanceof2m.DrawaFvs.x(distance)graphandhencecalculateworkdonebytheforce overthisdistanceof2m.Usetheattachedgraphsheetattheendoftheanswerbooklet. (2Marks) 63.Anatomconsistsofanextremelysmallanddensenucleusandanextranuclearspace.The nucleuscontainspositivelychargedprotons,neutralneutronsandtheseparticlesarecollectively callednucleons.Intheextranuclearspacenegativelychargedelectronsrevolvearoundthenucleus. Aregionofspacearoundthenucleusoftheatomwheretheelectronismostlikelytobefoundis calledanorbital.Inanatomalargeno.ofelectronorbitalsarepresent.Theseorbitalsare designatedbyasetofnumbersknownasquantumnumbers.Thesequantumnos.describeelectronic configuration,energyofanelectronintheatom,size,shapeandorientationoftheelectronorbital. Anelementhas2K,8L,13Mand1Nelectrons. a) IdentifytheelementandwriteitselectronicconfigurationusingAufbauPrinciple. (1.5Marks) b) Howmanysubshells,orbitalsandunpairedelectronsithas? (1.5Marks) c) Howmanyelectronshavel=1andl=2? (1Mark) d) Howmanyelectronsindsubshellhavem=0inthegivenelement? (0.5Mark) e) Howmanyorbitalsarepossiblein4thenergylevelofthegivenelement?(0.5Mark) (2Marks)

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64.Findlastdigitof1!+2!+3!+4!+............+(95)!

65. A rise in the ocean level is expected on account ofthe melting of icebergs due toglobal warming.TheicebergR15brokeofftheRossIceShelfinAntarcticaandplungedintotheoceanin 2000.Weestimatetheriseinoceanlevelduetothisevent.Theicebergwasmadeoffreshwater andshapedasacuboidofcrosssectionalarea A =10000km2 andheight h =0.4km.Thetotal oceansurfaceareais3.61108km2andoceanwaterhasdensityo=1024kgm3. i. Whatistheriseintheoceanlevelduetoplungingoficebergintheocean? ii. TheicebergR15subsequentlymelted.Whatistheadditionalriseorfallifanyintheocean levelduetothemelting?Ignorethermalexpansion. iii. Estimatethepercentageoftheearthsurfacewhichiscoveredbyoceanwater. (5Marks)

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 19 66.a)Provethatasquareofanaturalnumberleaveseither0or1asremainderupondivisionby4. (3marks) b)Find,withproof,allpositiveintegersnsuchthatn!+2isthesquareofanaturalnumber. (5Marks) 67.a)Atitrationwascarriedouttodeterminetheconcentrationof25.0cm3ofanaqueoussolution ofnitricacid.ThepHvalueoftheliquidintheflaskwasmeasuredas0.100moldm3ofaqueous sodiumhydroxidewasadded.Theresultsareshownonthegraphbelow. (2Marks)

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(i)Usethegraphtodeterminethevolumeof0.100moldm3aqueoussodium hydroxidesolutionneededtoexactlyneutralizethenitricacid. (ii)DeterminethepHvaluewhenthevalueof[H+]hasdecreasedto1103moldm3 (iii)Usethegraphtodeterminethevalueof[H+]ofthenitricacidsolution.

b)Mr.RobertaskedMr.Robintocarryoutcontactprocessfortheproductionofoilofvitriol.It wasareactionwhichtheycarriedoutfirsttimeandtheywerenotawarethatlargeamountofheat willbereleased.Theyproducedonemoleofsulphurtrioxidefromsulphurandsulphurdioxideby oxidationindividually.Theyfoundenthalpychangevalueforthosereactionsas395kJand98kJ respectively.Theydecidedtofindoutheatofformationofsulphurdioxidefromthosetwooxidation reactions.Canyouhelpthemtocalculate? (3Marks)

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 IndianNationalJuniorScienceOlympiad29/01/2011 20 68.ThegraphshowstheactivityofthreeenzymesA,BandCatdifferentpHvalues.Studythe givengraphandanswerthefollowing. (5Marks)

1.WhatistheoptimumpHfortheactivityofenzymeB?

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2.Nametheenzymesfromthefollowinglistofenzymeswhichcouldrepresent a)activitycurveA b)activitycurveB Enzymes:Chymotrypsin,Pepsin,Sucrase,Salivaryamylase,Pancreaticlipase,Catalase. 3.WhatcouldbethereasonfordecreaseintheactivityofenzymeCforthepHbetween8and9? 4.1cm3ofcatalasesolutionwasaddedtohydrogenperoxidesolutionatdifferentpHvaluesandthe timetakentocollect10cm3ofoxygenwasmeasured.Theresultsaregivenbelow.Plotagraph usingthegivendataonthegraphsheetattachedattheendoftheanswerbooklet. Timetocollectgas/min

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