POPE JOHN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL & MINOR SEMINARY

TRIAL CONTEST

ROUND 1 – FUNDAMENTAL

BIOLOGY 1
Preamble: Name the vitamin whose scientific or chemical name is given
1. Biotin
Answer: Vitamin B7
2. Folic acid or Pteroglutamic acid
Answer: Vitamin B9
3. Cyanocobalamine
Answer: Vitamin B12
4. Pantothenic acid
Answer: Vitamin B5

PHYSICS 1
1. A force 𝑭 = (𝟑𝒊 + 𝟒𝒋) 𝑵 is applied at a position 𝒓 = (𝟐𝒊 + 𝒋) 𝒎. Find the torque about the origin.
Answer: 𝟓𝒌 𝑵𝒎
2. A force of 𝐹 = (−𝟐𝒋 + 𝒌) 𝑵 acts at a point 𝑟 = (𝟑𝒊 + 𝟐𝒋 − 𝒌) 𝒎. Find the torque about the origin.
Answer: (−𝟑𝒋 − 𝟔𝒌) 𝑵𝒎
3. If a force 𝐹 = (𝟓𝒋 + 𝟐𝒌) 𝑵 is applied at a point𝑟 = ( 𝒊 − 𝟑𝒋 + 𝒌) 𝒎, what is the torque?
Answer: (−𝟏𝟏𝒊 − 𝟐𝒋 + 𝟓𝒌) 𝑵𝒎
4. A force 𝐹 = (𝟒𝒊 + 𝟐𝒋 − 𝟑𝒌) 𝑵 acts at a point 𝑟 = (𝟐𝒊 − 𝒋 + 𝟑𝒌) 𝒎. Find the resulting torque.
Answer: (−𝟑𝒊 + 𝟏𝟖𝒋 + 𝟖𝒌) 𝑵𝒎

MATHEMATICS 1
Preamble: A bias die is tossed once such that the probability that an even number appears is three times likely as the
probability that an odd number appears, find the probability of getting
1. 5 or 3
𝟏
Answer: 𝟔
2. 3 or 4
𝟏
Answer: 𝟑
3. 2 or 4
𝟏
Answer: 𝟐
4. 1 or 6
𝟏
Answer: 𝟑

CHEMISTRY 1
Preamble: How many neutrons are present in each of the following species:
1. P3-
Answer: 16
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 2. Neon
Answer: 10
3. Ca2+
Answer: 20
4. Cl-
Answer: 18

MATHEMATICS 2
𝒂 𝒃
Preamble: If 𝒂 ∗ 𝒃 = 𝒃 + 𝒂 find the least positive integer greater than
1. 2 ∗ 3
Answer: 3
2. 2 ∗ 5
Answer: 3
3. 2 ∗ 7
Answer: 4
4. 3 ∗ 6
Answer: 3

BIOLOGY 2
Preamble: Give me just one example of Hydrophilic or polar amino acid
Answer:
1. Asparagine
2. Cysteine
3. Glutamine
4. Glycine
5. Serine
6. Threonine
7. Tyrosine

PHYSICS 2
Preamble: Write the SI base unit expression for
1. Electric field strength
Answer: kgms−3A−1
2. Planck’s constant.
Answer: kgm2s−1
3. coefficient of viscosity.
Answer: kgm−1s−1
4. Gravitational potential
Answer: m2⋅s−2

CHEMISTRY 2
Preamble: A radioisotope has a half-life of 4.50 hours.
1. Find the fraction of the radioisotope that will remain after 9.0 hours if an initial amount of 0.025 g is present
Answer: ¼ or 0.25
2. Calculate the amount of the radioisotope that remains after 13.5 hours if an initial amount of 0.50 g is given.
Answer: 0.063 g
3. If 90% of the radioisotope remains after 22.5 hours, what fraction of the sample will remain?
Answer: 1/32 or 0.0313
4. What mass of 12 g of the radioisotope will remain after 18.0 hours?
Answer: 0.75 g

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ROUND 2 – SPEED RACE
MATHEMATICS
𝑥−2
1. For what value(s) of 𝑥 which make the function 𝑦 = 2 undefined?
𝑥 −5𝑥+6
Answer: 𝒙 = 𝟐 𝒐𝒓 𝟑
2. Find the equation of a circle with center 𝐶(3, 4) touching the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
Answer: (𝒙 − 𝟑)𝟐 + (𝒚 − 𝟒)𝟐 = 𝟏𝟔 or 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 − 𝟖𝒚 + 𝟗 = 𝟎
3. Find the point of inflexion of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2
Answer: (𝟏, −𝟒)

BIOLOGY
1. Which two factors determines cardiac output?
Answer: Stroke volume and Rate of heart beat
2. What name is given to related species which is reproductively isolated but morphologically similar?
Answer: - sibling species.
3. The Body of the lichen is made of a fungus partner called mycobiont and a photosynthetic algal partner called
Answer: photobiont or phycobiont

PHYSICS
1. A metal has a work function of 2.5 eV. If a photon of energy 3.2 eV strikes its surface, what is the maximum kinetic
energy of the emitted electron?
Answer: 0.7 eV
2. In a cyclic thermodynamic process, a gas undergoes multiple transformations and returns to its initial state. What is
the net change in internal energy?
Answer: 0 J
3. How does the anomalous expansion of water contribute to the weathering of rocks?
Answer: Water seeps into cracks in rocks, expands upon freezing, and exerts pressure, breaking the rock apart
over time.

CHEMISTRY
1. Calculate the mass of 0.10 mols of Al2(SO4)3. [Take Al = 27.0, S = 32.0, O = 16.0]
Answer: 34 g
2. How many moles of CO is released during the incomplete combustion of 2 mol of methane gas?
Answer: 2 mol
3. How many hydrogen atoms are present in the formula of propene?
Answer: 6

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ROUND 3 – TRUE OR FALSE
MATHEMATICS 1
Preamble: The following points satisfy 𝒙 + 𝒚 − 𝟐𝒙𝒚 > 𝟎
1. (1, 1)
Answer: False
2. (0, 1)
Answer: True
3. (−2, −3)
Answer: False
4. (−1, 1)
Answer: True

BIOLOGY 1
1. Individuals with Turner’s syndrome typically have normal fertility and reproductive function.
Answer: False [ Most individuals with Turner’s syndrome are infertile due to ovarian dysgenesis ]
2. Turner’s syndrome is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular abnormalities, such as coarctation of the
aorta.
Answer: True
3. Turner’s syndrome is equally common in males and females.
Answer: False [ Turner’s syndrome occurs only in females because it involves abnormalities of the X –
chromosome.]
4. Short stature in individuals with Turner’s syndrome is due to mutations in the SHOX gene located on the X –
chromosome.
Answer: True

PHYSICS 1
1. The far point of a normal human eye is located at infinity.
Answer: True
2. A person with myopia has a far point that is farther than normal.
Answer: False
3. The far point of a person with is closer than infinity.
Answer: False
4. Corrective lenses for myopia shift the far point back to infinity by diverging incoming light rays before they enter
the eye.
Answer: True

CHEMISTRY 1
1. Ionic bonds involve the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.
Answer: True
2. Ionic bonds are formed between two nonmetals.
Answer: False – Ionic bonds are typically formed between a metal and a nonmetal.
3. Compounds with ionic bonds usually have high melting and boiling points.
Answer: True
4. Ionic compounds conduct electricity in their solid state.
Answer: False – Ionic compounds conduct electricity when dissolved in water or molten, but not in their solid
state.

MATHEMATICS 2
Preamble: The following 𝟐 × 𝟐 matrix has inverses
2 3
1. [ ]
1 2
Answer: True
0 3
2. [ ]
0 2
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−12 −3
3. [ ]
4 1
Answer: False
1 0
4. [ ]
0 1
Answer: True

BIOLOGY 2
1. Convergent evolution occurs when unrelated organisms independently evolve similar traits in response to similar
environmental pressures.
Answer: True
2. The wings of bats and birds are examples of homologous structures resulting from convergent evolution.
Answer: False [The wings of bats and birds are analogous structures, not homologous structures, as they evolved
independently]
3. Convergent evolution demonstrates that similar adaptations can arise in unrelated lineages in different geographic
regions.
Answer: True
4. The streamlined shape of dolphins and sharks is an example of divergent evolution.
Answer: True

CHEMISTRY 2
1. The solubility of most solids increases with temperature.
Answer: True
2. Gases are more soluble in liquids at higher temperatures.
Answer: False
3. The solubility of a substance is the same in all solvents.
Answer: False
4. Pressure has a significant effect on the solubility of gases in liquids.
Answer: True

PHYSICS 2
1. The junction rule is a consequence of the conservation of energy in an electrical circuit.
Answer: False
2. In a circuit with three branches meeting at a junction, if two branches carry currents of 3 A and 5 A into the
junction, the third branch must carry 8 A out of the junction.
Answer: True
3. The junction rule applies only to DC circuits and does not hold for AC circuits.
Answer: False
4. If a circuit contains multiple junctions, Kirchhoff’s junction rule must be applied separately to each one.
Answer: True

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ROUND 4 – RIDDLE

MATHEMATICS
1. I am a Hungarian – American Mathematician born on the 13th of December, 1887
2. He was professor of Mathematics from 1914 to 1940 at Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich and Stanford
University from 1940 to 1953
3. I made contributions to combinatorics, number theory, numerical analysis and probability theory.
4. I am also noted for my work in heuristics and Mathematics education
5. If I am recognized for my four-step process in Mathematical Problem solving, then
Who am I?
Answer: George Polya

BIOLOGY
1. I am rich in blood supply
2. Growth pattern in me is bidirectional
3. My matrix is both organic and inorganic
4. My cells have protoplasmic process
5. Harvesian systems and Volkmann’s canals are present in me
6. If I am hard, inelastic and tough, then
Who am I?
Answer: Bone

PHYSICS
1. I am a physical quantity
2. I am measured relative to a fundamental reference that cannot be reduced any further.
3. Unlike my counterpart, I never take negative values, no matter how extreme the conditions.
4. I am preferred over my relative counterpart because I account for all contributions
5. My standard reference is the near-perfect vacuum of space, at approximately 10−12 Pa in the interstellar medium.
6. I am the sum of two components: one caused by molecular collisions with a surface and another from atmospheric
influence.
7. My name reflects my totality, incorporating atmospheric pressure rather than measuring deviation from it.
Who am I?
Answer: Absolute pressure

CHEMISTRY
1. I am a common term in both physics and chemistry
2. I come into mind when we talk about unstable atomic nuclei
3. I involve the loss of energy by radiation
4. I am a random process at the level of single atoms
5. There are 3 most common types of me; alpha, beta, gamma
6. I come into mind when you hear the terms ‘daughter nuclide’ or ‘parent nuclide’
Answer: Radioactive Decay / Nuclear Decay / Radioactive Disintegration / Nuclear Disintegration (do
not accept Radioactivity because of clue 5)

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