National Science Olympiad

Class - 8

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 SAMPLE PAPER SYLLABUS 2018-19 CLASS

Total Questions : 50
8 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 : Crop Production and Management, Microorganisms, Synthetic Fibres and Plastics, Metals and Non-metals, Coal and Petroleum, Combustion and
Flame, Conservation of Plants and Animals, Cell, Reproduction and Endocrine System, Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound, Chemical Effects of Electric Current,
Some Natural Phenomena, Light, Stars and the Solar System, Pollution of Air and Water.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

LOGICAL REASONING

1. A dice has numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on its 4. There is a set of three figures X, Y and Z,
faces. Four positions of the dice are as shown showing a sequence in which a paper is
below. The number on the face opposite to the folded and finally cut from a particular
face with number 2 is ____. section. Select the figure from the options
2 1 3 6
3 4 3 2 5 4 2 4
which most closely resembles the unfolded
form of fig(Z).
(A) 6 (B) 5
(C) 4 (D) 1

2. Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

X Y Z

(A) (B)
(A) 12 (B) 13
(C) 16 (D) 10

3. In the given diagram, R represents businessmen, (C) (D)

S represents rich men and T represents honest
men. Which number will represent honest rich
men ? S 5. If BJP is coded as DMK, how can RSS be
(A) 2 R 3 T written in that code?
(B) 3 1 2 4 5 (A) CPI (B) TVN
(C) 5
(C) SJP (D) TDP
(D) 4

SCIENCE

6. Which of these is likely a function of 7. Arrange the following planets in increasing order
centriole? of time required to complete one revolution
(A) To hold the fibres of spindle around Sun.
(B) To send messages to the nucleus to (i) Earth (ii) Uranus
divide (iii) Mars (iv) Jupiter
(C) To divide the cytoplasm (A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (B) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(D) To cause the chromosomes to become
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i) (D) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
shorter and thicker

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8. When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk 12. Some basic steps are needed in agricultural
cloth practice, which are listed here from 1 to 7.
(A) Both cloth and the rod acquire positive Which of the following options shows the right
charge sequence?
(B) Rod becomes positively charged while the (1) Preparation of the soil
cloth has a negative charge (2) Harvesting (3) Irrigation
(C) Rod becomes negatively charged while the (4) Broadcasting (5) Tilling
cloth has a positive charge (6) Weeding (7) Manuring
(D) Both cloth and the rod acquire negative (A) 1, 5, 7, 4, 3, 6, 2 (B) 1, 3, 5, 6, 4, 2, 7
charge. (C) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 6, 7 (D) 1, 5, 6, 2, 4, 7, 3

9. A body immersed in a fluid experiences an 13. Run-off pollution of a particular river resulted
upward thrust which depends on from overuse of chemical fertilizers by a nearby
(A) The weight of the fluid displaced by it farm. Which of the following graphs correctly
(B) The volume of the body shows the resulting changes in levels of oxygen
(C) The mass of the body and bacteria in this river?
(D) All of these. Oxygen

Concentration
Bacteria

Concentration
10. When Cu is exposed to moist air for a long
(A) (B)
time, which of the following is formed?
(A) Cu(OH)2 (B) CuCO3 Time
Time
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Cu2O Run-off pollution
Run-off pollution
11. Which of the following materials is the best for Concentration

Concentration
making garments and jackets that can be used
in wet or damp environments? (C) (D)
(A) Polyester (B) Wool Time Time
(C) Cotton (D) None of these. Run-off pollution Run-off pollution

ACHIEVERS SECTION

14. Anuj has performed Y Y

an experiment to
No. of yeast cells

No. of yeast cells

Hook
compare the strength Threads of same
length and thickness
of different fibres. He were taken
arranged the set-up as
shown in figure : Weight were put X X
P Q
Arrange the threads one by one till the
thread broke (A) The environmental factor studied in graph
in order of their
P can be pH and in graph Q can be
increasing strength.
temperature.
(A) Nylon < Silk < Cotton
(B) The environmental factor studied in graph
(B) Silk < Cotton < Nylon
P can be temperature and in graph Q can
(C) Cotton < Nylon < Silk
be sugar concentration in medium.
(D) Cotton < Silk < Nylon
(C) The environmental factor studied in graph
15. Swati was studying growth of yeast under P can be temperature and in graph Q can
different conditions of environment. She plotted be pH.
two graphs but forgot to label the X axes of the (D) The environmental factor studied in the
graphs. Analyse the given graphs and select graph P can be sugar concentration in
the correct option. medium and in graph Q can be pH.

SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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

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