SDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, BEKWAI TRIAL CONTEST QUESTIONS

FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS

1. PREAMBLE: Mention the stages of meiosis that the following events take place.

1. Homologous chromosomes pair up and form synapses to become bivalents

ANS: Prophase I (Don’t give if one is not stated)

2. Nuclear membrane begins to break down

ANS:Prophase I (Don’t give if one is not stated)

3. When sister chromatids get separated?

ANS:Chromatids are separated during anaphase II. (Don’t give if two is not stated)

2. PREAMBLE: Fishes, like other animal species, have intraspecies morphological and
physiological diversity, one of which is digestive. Each school should name one general
group of fishes, whose digestive tract is adapted to their dietary requirements.

ANS: (i) Herbivorous fish (ii) Carnivorous fish (iii) Omnivorous fish (iv) Detritivorous fish
(v) Planktivorous fish

3. PREAMBLE: Find the solution set of the rational inequality

1.
𝑥−3
2𝑥+3
<0 {
ANS: 𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 −
3
2
<𝑥<3 }
2.
4
(6𝑥−1)(5−3𝑥)
<0 {
ANS: 𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑥 <
1
6
𝑜𝑟 𝑥 >
5
3 } (Do not accept “and”
instead of “or”)
3.
5+4𝑥
𝑥−3
≤0 ANS: {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 −
5
4
≤𝑥<3 }
4. PREAMBLE: Identify the central atom, determine its hybridization and the spatial
arrangement of the following compound

1. PF3

ANS: Central atom- P (Phosphorus)

Hybridization- Sp3
Shape /Spatial arrangement- Trigonal Pyramidal
 2. SO3

ANS: Central atom- S (Sulphur)

Hybridization- Sp2
Shape /Spatial arrangement- Trigonal Planar

3. BF3

ANS: Central atom- B (Boron)

Hybridization- Sp2
Shape /Spatial arrangement- Trigonal Planar

5. PREAMBLE: Find the units of these into SI base units

1. Capacitance ANS: A2 s4 kg–1 m–2

2. Inductance ANS: kgm2s-2A-2

3. Resistance ANS: kg m2 s–3 A–3.

6. PREAMBLE: Determine the charge carried by Cr (Chromium) in the the following

compounds

1. CrC2O4 ANS: +2

2. C15H21CrO6 ANS: +3

3. KCrS2O8 ANS : +3

7. PREAMBLE: Find f(x) given;

1. f(x-3)= x3–4x2–2 ANS: f(x)= (x+3)3-4(x+3)2-2

𝑥−2 2
2. f(2-3x)= 4x2-6x+1 ANS: f(x)= 4( 3
) -2x+5

3. f(4-x2)=3x4-2x2+5 ANS: f(x) = 3(4-x)2+2x-3

8. PREAMBLE: A 3 kg object is projected in an easterly direction at an angle of 60° above the

horizontal with a speed of 20 m/s. Air resistance is negligible; sin 60° is approximately 0.87and
cos 60° is 0.50. Take upward and east directions as positive.
1. Find the vertical and horizontal components of its initial velocity.
ANSWER: 𝟏𝟕 𝐦/𝐬 vertical and 𝟏𝟎 𝐦/𝐬 horizontal
l
(𝑣𝑦 = 𝑣 sin 60° = 20 m/s × 0.87 = 17 m/s; 𝑣𝑥 = 20 m/s × 0.50 = 10 m/s)

2. Find the vertical and horizontal components of its velocity at the highest point of its trajectory.

ANSWER: 𝟎 vertical and 𝟏𝟎 𝐦/𝐬 horizontal

3. Find the vertical and horizontal components of its velocity when it returns to the launch
height.
ANSWER: −𝟏𝟕 𝐦/𝐬 vertical and 𝟏𝟎 𝐦/𝐬 horizontal

(𝑣𝑦 = 𝑣 sin −60° = −20 m/s × 0.87 = −17 m/s; 𝑣𝑥 = 20 m/s × 0.50 = 10 m/s)

SPEED RACE
PHYSICS
1. What is the density in SI units of a substance if 21 g of it has a volume of 20 cm3 ?

ANSWER: 1050 kg/m3 (Do not accept 1.05 g/cm3)

2. A radiological source contains 640 mg of a radioactive element whose half-life is 8

hours. What is the mass of the radioactive element that remains in the source after 72
hours?

Ans: 𝟏. 𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝐠

3. Two vessels are filled to equal depth, one with distilled water and the other with sea
water. A third vessel is filled to half the depth of the others with alcohol. Rank the vessels
of fluid in increasing order of pressure at the bottom.

ANSWER: Alcohol< distilled water< sea water

CHEMISTRY
1. What is the functional group in Alkanes?

ANSWER: Alkanes do not have any functional group.

2. An organic molecule is known to contain a number of ester groups. The number was
determined by treating 0.02 mol of the compound with 50.0cm3 of 1.0 moldm-3 NaOH
solution. The excess alkali required 10.0 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 of HCl solution for
complete neutralisation. Calculate the number of ester groups per molecule
ANS: 2 (ester group)

3. Find the sum of stoichiometric coefficients of all reactants and products from the
balanced equation of the reaction
𝐻2𝑂 + 𝐵𝑟2 + 𝑃4 → 𝐻𝐵𝑟 + 𝐻3𝑃04
ANS: 35

BIOLOGY
1. What is the ploidy of the embryo sac?

ANS: Haploid

2. Scientist who studies birds’ nests is called………….

ANS: Nidologist OR Caliologist

3. What is another name for Vitamin B12?

ANS: Cobalamin

MATHS

1. Find the completely factored cubic polynomial function f(x), given that
𝑓(5) = 𝑓(− 1) = 𝑓(2) = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(3) = − 16

ANS: 𝑓(𝑥) = 2(𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 2)

2
2. Given the quadratic equation 3𝑥 + (𝑘 + 4)𝑥 + 2𝑘 − 1 = 0, find the values of k for
which the equation has a double or repeated roots
ANS: k= 14 or 2

3. Evaluate, leave your answer in surd of 4+ tan 15°

ANS: 6-√3

TRUE/ FALSE

SET 1
1. 𝐼𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 𝝅/4
ANS: FALSE

2. 𝐼𝑓 𝑥 = 𝝅/4, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥

ANS: TRUE
 2
3. 𝐼𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 = 𝐴, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 = 1 −𝐴
ANS: FALSE

SET 2

1. Solid phosphorus is made up of P4 units held by electrostatic charges.

ANSWER: FALSE (P4 units held by Van der Waals forces.)

2. Argon exists as free atoms held by Van der Waals forces.

ANSWER: TRUE

3. The allotrope of sulphur stable below 98oC is α–sulphur, and it is of made up of

octagonal rings of sulphur
ANSWER: TRUE

SET 3

1. Hematite is one of the several ores of iron.

ANSWER: TRUE (Fe2O3)

2. Magnetite is an ore from which magnesium can be obtained.

ANSWER: FALSE (Magnetite is an ore of Fe i.e Fe3O4)

3. Bauxite and mica both contain aluminium.

ANSWER: TRUE (Bauxite Al2O3.xH2O; Mica/Feldspar K2Al2Si6O16f solvents)

SET 4
1. The acceleration of a particle moving in a circle is always directed towards the centre of
the circle.
ANS: FALSE

2. The magnitude of the acceleration of a particle moving at constant speed in a circle of

radius is proportional to the square of the speed of the particle.
ANS: TRUE

3. The acceleration of a particle moving at constant speed in a circle is always directed

towards the centre of the circle
ANS: TRUE
SET 5

1. The kWh is a unit of electrical power.

ANS: FALSE

2. The Ws (Watts-second) is a unit of mechanical power.

ANS: FALSE

3. The kWh—1 is a unit of power.

ANS: FALSE

SET 6
1. In most ant species, all army ants including males and females have wings
ANS: FALSE

2. Only Female ants have a stinger

ANS: TRUE

3. Some species of ants neither sting nor bite, but rather spray formic acid.
ANS: TRUE

SET 7

1. Prokaryotes have more ribosomes than eukaryotes

ANS: TRUE

2. Ribosomes are comprised entirely only proteins

ANS: FALSE (RNA is part)

3. Ribosome is composed of large ribosomal subunits, which read the mRNA

ANS: FALSE ( small subunits)

SET 8

1. Two figures with the same size are congruent

ANS: FALSE

2. Two figures with the same shape are congruent

ANS: FALSE

3. If two triangles are similar, then their corresponding angles are congruent.
ANS: TRUE

RIDDLE!!!

1ST RIDDLE
1. I am used to defining an object and its mirror image.
2. I define shape and size of of an object
3. If two geometrical objects exhibit me, there exists a transformation by which the two
objects can overlap each other perfectly
4. I am associated with line segments, triangles , angles and other geometrical figures.
Who am I?

ANS: CONGRUENCE

2ND RIDDLE
1. I am a vector quantity and there is no generally used term to describe my scalar
magnitude
2. I involve the rate of change with respect to time.
3. As velocity is to acceleration, acceleration is to me.
4. In physics, I am also called jolt or surge
5. I am the slope of acceleration graph
Who am I?

ANS: JERK

3RD RIDDLE

1.I am a white lustrous metal

2.I can have an oxidation state of +1, +2 or +3
3.I’m located in group 11b and period 5 of the periodic table.
4.I have the highest known electrical and thermal conductivity of all metals and mostly
used as vapour-deposited coating for electronic conductors
5. I am an atomic number of 47 on the periodic table
Who am I?

ANS: SILVER

4TH RIDDLE

1. I am always confused with mineralization

2. My process can be accelerated by vermicomposting
 3. While mineralisation involves recycling of inorganic nutrients, I involve the
transformation of organic matter into organic polymers.
4. I maintain the optimum pH in the soil for the growth of microorganisms and also
increase soil fertility and organic content of the soil.
Who am I?

ANS: HUMIFICATION