Preamble: A linear transformation is defined by T: (x, y)→(3x + 2y, 3x – 2y).

Find the coordinates

of a point P(x, y) if its image under T is,

1. (5, 1) Answer: P(1, 1)

2. (1, -7) Answer: P(-1, 2)
3. (-3 , 9) Answer: P(1, -3)
4. (-2 , 6) Answer: P(2/3, -2)

Preamble: Find in the form (x – a)2 + (y – b)2 = R2, the equation of the circle touching the x-axis
and passing through the points,

1. A(0, 0) and B(0, 6)

Answer: x2 + (y – 3)2 = 9
2. A(2, 0) and B(2, 10)
Answer: (x – 2)2 + (y – 5)2 = 25
3. A(-1, 0) and B(-1, 8)
Answer: (x + 1)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16
4. A(0, 0) and B(0, 8)
Answer: x2 + (y – 4)2 = 16

Preamble: The electrical resistivity of an alloy is 𝟑. 𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟖 𝛀 m. Find the resistance of alloy wire
of the given dimensions.

1. Length equals 5.0 m and cross-sectional area equals 4.0 × 10−6 m2 .

Ans: 𝟎. 𝟎𝟑𝟖 𝛀
2. Length equals 7.0 m and cross-sectional area equals 5.0 × 10−7 m2 .
Ans: 𝟎. 𝟒𝟐 𝛀
3. Length equals 0.80 m and cross-sectional area equals 2.0 × 10−8 m2 .
Ans: 𝟏. 𝟐 𝛀
4. Length equals 4.0 m and cross-sectional area equals 7.0 × 10−7 m2 .
Ans: 𝟎. 𝟏𝟕 𝛀

Preamble: Find the magnitude of the acceleration of a particle of mass 𝒎 when the net force on it
is 𝑭 given that:

1. 𝑚 = 3.0 kg and 𝐅 = (−16î + 15ĵ) N Ans: 𝟕. 𝟎 m s−𝟐

2. 𝑚 = 3 kg and 𝐅 = (18î − 24ĵ) N Ans: 𝟏𝟎 m s−𝟐
3. 𝑚 = 2.0 kg and 𝐅 = (10.0î + 24.0ĵ) N Ans: 𝟏𝟑 m s−𝟐
4. 𝑚 = 2.5 kg and 𝐅 = (10.0î + 7.5ĵ) N Ans: 𝟓. 𝟎 m s−𝟐
Preamble: The gaseous equilibrium reaction: 4NO2 + O2 ⇌ 2N2O5 is exothermic and has an
equilibrium constant of 1.5 × 102. Indicate the direction of equilibrium given that...

1. Pressure in the reaction vessel is increased

Answer: Equilibrium shifts towards the product (right)
2. Temperature is increased
Answer: Equilibrium shifts towards the reactant (left)
3. The volume of the reaction vessel is increased
Answer: Equilibrium shifts towards the reactant (left)
4. Increasing the concentration of NO2
Answer: Equilibrium shifts towards the product (right)

Preamble: State the strongest intermolecular forces/bonding present in the given compound

1. Propanone Answer: Dipole-dipole forces

2. Ethylamine Answer: Hydrogen bonding
3. Nitrogen trichloride Answer: Dipole-dipole forces
4. Diethyl ether Answer: Dipole-dipole forces
5. Methanoic acid Answer: Hydrogen bonding

Preamble: The ecosystems, which are exclusively land-based are called the Terrestrial
ecosystems. There are four different types of terrestrial ecosystems and are distributed around
various geological zones. Name one of these terrestrial ecosystems

1. Desert Ecosystems.
2. Forest Ecosystems.
3. Tundra Ecosystems.
4. Grassland Ecosystems.

Preamble: Name one influence played by the hormone gibberellins in seed germination
Answer:
1. Dormancy breaking
2. Stimulating of enzyme production
3. Sugar release (breaking down of starch by 𝛼 − 𝑎𝑚𝑦𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑒 in seed endosperm)
4. Embryo growth
Round 2

1. The sum total of the population of the same kind of organisms is known as
Answer: Specie
2. What is the name of the enzyme that is involved in the initial step in the digestion of milk in
the human body
Answer: Renin
3. What is the final product of the conjugation in spirogyra
Answer: Zygospore
4. Two masses 𝑚1 = 5.0 𝑘𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚2 = 4.8 𝑘𝑔 are tied to the ends of a string hanging over a
light frictionless pulley. What is the acceleration of the masses when the pulley moves
freely?
𝑚 −𝑚 5.0−4.8
Answer: 0.20 m/s2 𝑎 = (𝑚1 +𝑚2 ) 𝑔 = (5.0+4.8) 9.8 = 0.20
1 2

5. Find the focal length of a spherical mirror whose optical power is +4.0 diopter.
Ans: 𝟎. 𝟐𝟓 m
6. The objective lens of a compound microscope has a focal length of 1.2 cm and its eyepiece
has a focal length of 2.5 cm. The lenses are arranged so that the tube length is 24 cm. Find
the angular magnification of the microscope assuming a near point of 25 cm.
Answer: −𝟐𝟎𝟎
7. What is the mass of oxygen in 7.1 g of P2O5 ?
Answer: 4.0 g
8. Given that the molar mass of the 3rd member of a homologous series is 56 g/mol, what will
be the molar mass of the 6th member?
Answer: 98 g/mol
9. Given Avogadro’s number as 6.02 ×1023, determine the total number of carbon atoms
contained in 1.4 g of 1-butene?
Answer: 6.0 × 1022 atoms
10. The 3rd term of a linear sequence is 6 and the sixth term is 15. Find the first term a, and the
common difference d.
Answer: a = 0, d = 3 [a + 2d = 6, a + 5d = 15, 3d = 9, d = 3, a = 0]
11. Find the image of the point A(3, - 2) after a reflection in the point P(-1, 3)
Answer: (-5, 6)
12. Find the range of the function y = (x – 3)/(2x + 1).
Answer: {y: y ϵ R, y ≠ ½}
Round 3

Preamble: competition for light, nutrient and space is most severe between
1. closely related organism growing in different niche
Answer: False
2. distantly related organism growing in different niche
Answer: False
3. distantly related organism growing in the same habitat
Answer: False
4. closely related organism growing in the same niche
Answer: True

5. Maltose is a reducing carbohydrate Answer: True

6. Sucrose is a reducing carbohydrate Answer: False
7. Lactose is a reducing carbohydrate Answer: True
8. Gluconic acid is a reducing carbohydrate Answer: False

Preamble: An implication is true whenever,

9. the conclusion is false, Answer: False

10. the conclusion is true, Answer: False
11. the hypothesis is true, Answer: False
12. the hypothesis is false. Answer: True

13. All prime numbers are odd numbers.

Answer: False
14. The number of prime numbers is finite.
Answer: False
15. The number of even prime numbers is finite.
Answer: True
16. The product of 2 prime numbers is a prime number.
Answer: False

Preamble: A current flows along an infinitely long, straight, thin-walled pipe. Then,

17. The magnetic field is zero only on the axis of the pipe
Answer: False
18. The magnetic field is different at different at different points inside the pipe
Answer: False
19. The magnetic field at all points inside the is the same
Answer: True
20. The magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero
Answer: True
Preamble: Which of the following accounts for mirage formation?

21. Air molecules reflect light and can behave as a plane mirror.
Answer: False
22. The refractive index of air is unity.
Answer: False
23. The refractive index of warm air is different from the refractive index of cool air.
Answer: True
24. Surfaces often creates temperature gradient which aid in the refraction of light
Answer: True

25. Majority of elements on the period table are gases

Answer: False
26. About 80% of the elements on the Periodic Table are metals
Answer: True
27. Elements on the Periodic Table were discovered based on atomic number
Answer: False
28. Mendeleev's Periodic Table of elements was arranged based on atomic mass of elements
Answer: True

29. The equilibrium constant of a chemical equilibrium in the gaseous phase cannot be altered
by pressure or volume changes.
Answer: True.
30. For a chemical equilibrium whose forward reaction is exothermic, addition of a catalyst
will lower the enthalpy of reaction.
Answer: False
31. The equilibrium constant of a heterogeneous chemical equilibrium can be altered by
addition of a solid catalyst.
Answer: False.
32. The equilibrium constant of a chemical equilibrium in the solid or liquid phase is taken as a
unit because their concentrations are found to be constant in equilibrium reactions.
Answer: False
Round 4

I am an organic compound
I am less dense than water.
I am highly soluble in water and various organic compounds
I am a colourless, flammable liquid with a distinct, sweet odour
I am a versatile solvent, a key intermediate in the production of some polymers
I am used in various industries and household applications
If I am a ketone with the formula (CH3)2CO, what is my IUPAC name?
Answer: Propanone

I am numerical method used to evaluate integrals.

I am commonly used in engineering, physics and computational mathematics for numerical
solutions
I am employed when an integral cannot be computed analytically
I am an approximation method for finding the area under a curve
I work by approximating the region between the curve and the x-axis as series of connected
trapezoids and summing their areas
Who am I?
Answer: Trapezium Rule

I am a type of movement
I was first recorded by Leonardo da Vinci.
Albert Einstein's first scientific paper in 1900 was written on me.
I am a vertical movement but often acts opposite to gravity
I am a motion that occurs when the intermolecular bonding of a liquid is substantially inferior to a
substances’ surface of interaction
I am simply defined as the spontaneous flow of a liquid into a narrow tube or porous material
Who am I?
Answer: Capillary Action, Capillarity, or Wicking

I am a chemical produced from living organisms for lethal means

My name was coined by Selman Wakman in 1942
But I have been in used since ancient times
About 2300 of me are discovered currently, with most between 1940 and 1980
My mass production revolutionized medicine
I was first extracted in 1928, at the St Mary’s Hospital, London by Alexander Fleming
We are simply chemicals that kills or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
Who am I?
Answer: Antibiotics