National Science Olympiad (Level – 2) NSO – Level 2

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Exam Pattern
Pattern: Paper Based exam with multiple choice questions Total Questions: 50
Total Marks: 60 Duration: 60 minutes
Section 1: 45 Questions from Mathematics, 1 Mark each
Section 2: 5 Questions as Achievers Section, 3 Marks each

Syllabus
Motion and Measurement of Distances, Light, Shadows and Reflections, Electricity and Circuits, Fun with
Magnets, Our Environment, Sorting and Separation of Materials, Changes Around Us, Living Organisms
and Their Surroundings, Food and its Components, Fibre to Fabric.

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Section 1 – Science (1 Mark / Question)

1. Where does Kerb's cycle takes place?
A. Cytoplasm B. Chloroplast
C. Mitochondria D. None of these

2. The best conditions for growth of cotton plants are

A. warm weather and loamy soil. B. warm climate and black soil.
C. hot weather and sandy soil. D. cold climate and black soil.

3. The diagram shows a magnet being used to pick up a steel bar North pole of the magnet is close to
the center Y of the steel bar as shown. What are the poles induced in the steel bar at X, Y and Z ?

4. In the given diagrams, compasses are used to plot the magnetic field around a bar magnet with
poles marked N(North) and S(South). Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the expected
field pattern?

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A. B.

C. D.

5. In the given figure, A, B and C are identical bulbs. What changes occur in
the brightness of bulbs A and B, when the switch S is closed?

A. Brightness of A increases but that of B. Brightness of A remains the same but that of B
B decreases. decreases.
C. Brightness of both A and B D. Brightness of both A and B increases.
decreases.

6. Pooja stands at position X as shown in figure. Which object can Pooja see?

A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4

7. Which is a not TRUE statement among the following?

A. Salt particles in salt solution pass through the B. Most of the compounds are less soluble
filter paper because they are so small at a higher temperature than at lower
compared to the temperature.
pores of the paper.
C. Solubility data for water are given between 0 D. All of the above
– 100ºC because that's the only temperature
range we use in laboratory experiments.

8. Which one of the following types of reaction takes place during the process of photosynthesis?

A. Dark reaction B. Light reaction.

C. Catalytic reaction D. All the above.
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9. A pure substance is made up of only one kind of atoms or one kind molecule. It has fixed melting
and boiling point. Which one among the following is the pure substance?

A. Air B. Water
C. Milk D. Petroleum

10. What happens when a beam of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 30°?

A. The angle of reflection will be equal B. The angle of reflection will be greater than 30°
to 30°
C. The angle of reflection will be less D. All of these
than 30°

11. A muscle which is located in the shoulders and helps to move it when you shrug or swing a bat is?

A. deltoid muscle. B. pectoralis (pectorals) muscle.

C. quadriceps (quads). D. gluteus maximus

12. A gravitational force of 70 newtons acts on a body on the surface of the earth. If the earth were
replaced by a heavier body, what would happen to the gravitational force experienced by the body?

A. It would become zero B. It would reduce.

C. It would increase. D. It would remain the same.

13. Govinda cuts out thin pieces of wood into different shapes
of the same weight. Each piece of wood is tied by a string
and placed at the 'start' of the water channel. The time
taken to reach ‘finish’ is noted with the help of a stopwatch.
The weight pulls the wood to the 'finish' of the water
channel. The same procedure is repeated for the other
pieces.
What question is Govinda most probably trying to answer?

A. What is the reason for wood to B. Does the floating of wood depend on the angle of
float? the channel?
C. Do some shapes of wood sink in D. Does the speed of movement depend on the
water? shape of wood?

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14. Manu filled one third of a glass with water and poured some oil on top of the water. The oil formed
the upper layer and water the lower layer.

He then placed an ice cube on top of the layer of oil and allowed it to
melt. As the ice melts where will the melted water go? (Note that no
liquid overflowed in this experiment).

A. It will float on the oil. B. It will sink down to the layer of water.
C. It will be suspended as a drop in the D. It will stick to the cube of ice and float above the
layer of oil. oil.

15. Sanket and his friends were making a tool that rotated due to wind. For that they were given a base
with a cross over it that could rotate (as shown below).

Answer the question the based on this.

They put the tool in an open ground and counted the number of
times it rotated in a minute. What were they trying to find out?

A. the four directions - north, south, B. how many seconds are there in a minute
east and west
C. which cups were not fixed properly D. how fast the wind was blowing

16. Sumanth and Ganesh are standing at two opposite ends of the diameter
of a circular path as shown in the figure. Both of them start running
towards their right along the path with the same speed. Then by looking
at each other

A. Sumanth feels that Ganesh is running faster B. Ganesh feels that Sumanth is running
faster
C. each feels that the other is moving faster D. each feels that the other is not moving

Section 2 – Achievers Section (3 Marks / Question)

17. In which of the following arrangements of electrical circuits will the bulb(s) be the brightest,
assuming that all the bulbs and dry
cells are identical?

A. A B. B
C. C D. D

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18. The given figure represents a section of a tree trunk. Find out how old this
tree was?

A. Three years old B. Five years old

C. Six years old D. Seven years old

19. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column I Column II
a Ovary i Lower most swollen part of pistil
b Filament ii Slender stalk of the stamen
c Style iii Small bead-like structure
d Ovule iv Knob-like structure on the top of stamen
e Anther v Elongated tube connecting ovary and stigma

A. (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv), (e) - (v) B. (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (v), (d) - (iii), (e) - (iv)
C. (a) - (iv), (b) - (v), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii), (e) - (i) D. (a) - (iii), (b) - (v), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i), (e) - (iv)

20. Shadow moves on screen when

(i) The source moves parallel to the screen.
(ii) The object moves parallel to the screen.
(iii) The source moves away from the screen.
(iv) Colour of the source of light changes.

A. (i) & (ii) B. (ii) & (iii)

C. (iii) & (iv) D. (i), (ii) & (iii)

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ANSWERS KEY:
1–C 2-B 3-B 4-D 5-B 6-C 7-C 8-D 9-B 10 - A
11 - A 12 - C 13 - D 14 - B 15 - D 16 - C 17 - C 18 - D 19 - B 20 - D

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