DATE : 17/01/2021 Question Paper Code:

55

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Time : 2 Hrs.
Questions & Answers Max. Marks : 100

for
Indian Olympiad Qualifier in
Junior Science 2020-21 (IOQJS) Part-II
Important Instructions :
1. Use of non-programmable scientific calculator is allowed.
2. The answer-sheet must be returned to the invigilator. You can take this question paper with you.
3. Section I of this question paper has 12 questions
• For each question in this section, only one of the four options is a correct answer.
• For each question in this section, a correct answer will earn 3 marks, a wrong answer will earn (–1)
mark, and an un-attempted question will earn 0 marks.
• If you mark more than one option, it would be treated as a wrong answer.
4. Section II contains 9 questions with multiple parts.
• For questions requiring detailed solution or reasoning, an appropriate box is provided in the answer
booklet. For such questions, marks will be awarded for showing the process involved in arriving at
the answer, along with the final answer. Valid assumptions/approximations are perfectly acceptable.
Please write your method clearly, explicitly stating all the reasoning / assumption / approximations.
• Each question involving marking a statement as True/False carries 1 mark for correct answers and
–0.5 mark for a wrong answer.
Useful Data
Acceleration due to gravity g ≈ 10.0 m/s2
Avogadro constant NA ≈ 6.022 × 1023/mol
Atmospheric pressure 1 atm ≈ 101 325 Pa
Radius of the Earth RE = 6.37 × 106 m
Population of India NP(Ind) ~ 140.0 crores
Latent heat of vaporization of water at 288 K L = 2.46 × 106 J/kg
Density of water ρ (water) = 103 kg/m3
Density of Ethyl alcohol ρ (C2H5OH) = 789 kg/m3
Density of Carbon tetrachloride ρ (CCl4) = 1,590 kg/m3
Density of 0.15 M aqueous Potassium iodide ρ (0.15 M KI)  1,200 kg/m3
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INDIAN OLYMPIAD QUALIFIER IN JUNIOR SCIENCE (IOQJS) PART-II

SECTION : I
1. The autonomous nervous system regulates involuntary functions of the body and can be subdivided
into the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous system. Both of these systems control the same
group of body functions, but have opposite effects on the function they regulate. The sympathetic
nervous system prepares the body for intense physical activity like the fight-or-flight response. The
parasympathetic nervous system has the opposite effect and relaxes the body and inhibits or slows
many high energy functions. Which of the following involuntary effects in the body are brought about
by the sympathetic nervous system during a fight-or-flight situation?
i. Increased salivation
ii. Increased digestion
iii. Loss of bowel and bladder control
iv. Body shivering
v. Crying
vi. Pupil dilation
(A) i, ii and vi
(B) i, iv and v
(C) iii, iv and vi
(D) iii and v
Answer (C)
2. When a person starts exercising, many body parameters change from the original state of rest. The
trends in two such parameters are shown in the graph during the initial phase of exercise.
High P

Q
Low

O
Time since start of exercise
P and Q most likely represent:
(A) P : carbon dioxide level in vein Q: oxygen level in artery.
(B) P: breathing rate Q: carbon dioxide level in artery.
(C) P: oxygen level in artery Q: carbon dioxide level in vein.
(D) P: oxygen level in artery Q: oxygen level in vein.
Answer (A)
3. Descriptions of four biological samples (I - IV) are given below.
I. Can be viewed using a light microscope with a total magnification of 1000X; possesses cell wall
and does not possess mitochondria.
II. Can be seen using a light microscope with a total magnification of 100X; possesses cell wall and
has a nucleus.
IlI. Needs electron microscope for viewing; can be found attached to the membrane system in the
cytoplasm.

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IV. Needs electron microscope for viewing; cannot replicate on its own, needs other specific cells
for replication.
I, II, III, and IV respectively represent:
(A) virus; plant cell; ribosome; bacteria
(B) plant cell; bacteria; vacuole; virus
(C) bacteria; plant cell; ribosome; virus
(D) bacteria; protist; plant cell vacuole; mitochondria
Answer (C)
4. Raja's mother collects all the kitchen waste every day and puts it in a pot. She then adds a few cut
pieces of old papers, a spoonful of sour buttermilk and some soil. She covers the pots, and keeps it
aside with intermittent mixing. After several days, it turns into a nutrient-rich compost to grow plants.
In the context of decomposition in this composting process, the most appropriate statement among
the following is
(A) Paper acts as a good source of carbon while buttermilk gives the correct acidity to the mixture.
(B) Soil acts as a good source of inorganic nitrogen while buttermilk is a good source of proteins.
(C) Paper is a good source of carbon while buttermilk is a good source of starter bacteria.
(D) Paper is a good source of fibre while buttermilk is a good source of fat.
Answer (C)
5. A girl (G) walks into a room along the path shown by the dashed line (see figure). She tries to observe
images of small toys numbered 1, 2 and 3 in the plane mirror on the wall.

Mirror

1 2

G
The order in which she will see images of the toys is:
(A) 3, 2, 1 (B) 3, 2
(C) 1, 2, 3 (D) 2, 3
Answer (B)
6. A heating element in the form of a wire with uniform circular cross sectional area has a resistance
of 310 Ω, and can bear a maximum current of 5.0 A. The wire can be cut into pieces of equal length.
The number of pieces, arranged suitably, so as to draw maximum power when connected to a
constant voltage of 220 V, is
(A) 7 (B) 8
(C) 44 (D) 62
Answer (A)
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7. Consider the following two statements:

Statement S1: If you put 100 g ice at 0°C and 100 g water at 0°C into a freezer, which is maintained
at –10°C, the ice will eventually lose the larger amount of heat.
Statement S2: At 0°C, water is denser than ice.
Choose the correct statement among the following.
(A) Both S1 and S2 are true and S2 is the correct explanation of S1
(B) Both S1 and S2 are true but S2 is not the correct explanation of S1
(C) S1 is true but S2 is false
(D) S1 is false but S2 is true.
Answer (D)
8. Consider the paths of (1) Halley's Comet near the sun, and (2) an alpha particle scattered by a
nucleus. In the figures below, the dots represent the Sun/Nuclei, and the curves with arrows mark the
paths of the comet/alpha particles schematically.

II III
I

The correct statement about the trajectories is:

(A) I represents trajectory for Halley's Comet and II for the scattering of alpha particles
(B) Ill represents trajectory for Halley's Comet and II for the scattering of alpha particles
(C) II represents trajectory for Halley's Comet and I for scattering of alpha particles
(D) Il represents trajectory for Halley's Comet and IIl for scattering of alpha particles
Answer (D)
9. When water changes phase from liquid to vapor, some bonds are broken. The correct statement
relating to this change is:
(A) New bonds are formed between nearby H/H and O/O while H – O bonds break
(B) Hydrogen bonds between H2O molecules are broken
(C) Covalent bonds existing within the H2O molecules are broken
(D) Ionic bonds existing between H+ ions and OH– ions are broken
Answer (B)
10. Jyoti was asked by her mother to add a pinch of potassium permanganate to water in a container to
disinfect it. As she added the crystals and observed the changes in water, the phenomena of diffusion
came to her mind. She wrote the following statements. Identify the statement made by Jyoti that is
incorrect.
(A) When the entire liquid is of uniform color, no further diffusion can be observed
(B) The diffusion gets completed almost instantaneously
(C) Diffusion will take place slower if the water is colder
(D) Maximum color in liquid originates from the bottom of the flask
Answer (B)

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11. Ramen collected rain water and measured its electrical conductivity. He boiled the water or a few
minutes. Then he covered the container and allowed the water to cool to room temperature.
Electrical conductivity of water now measured was lower than that measured before boiling. The
reason for this most likely is:
(A) precipitation of CaCO3 from the water during boiling
(B) removal of dissolved oxygen from the water
(C) removal of dissolved carbon dioxide from the water
(D) reaction of cationic species in the water with atmospheric oxygen
Answer (A)
12. Consider a setup in which two graphite rods are immersed in a 2 M NaCI (aq.) solution. The rods are
connected to two terminals of a 9 V battery with a bulb in series as shown in the figure. Of the
following, the change that will NOT be observed when the circuit is closed for a few minutes is:
Battery Bulb
– +
( ) Switch

Graphite Rod

Beaker

Salt Solution

(A) The bulb will glow

(B) The pH of solution near the cathode will increase
(C) Oxygen gas would be generated near the +ve electrode which will oxidize the graphite electrode.
(D) Total mass of liquid in the beaker will decrease
Answer (C)

SECTION : II
13. (3 marks) A student was given 2.89 g of a mixture containing anhydrous MgCl2 and KNO3. and had
to quantify amount of MgCl2 in the mixture. The student uses excess AgNO3 (aq) to precipitate the
chloride ion as AgCl(s), and finds the mass of the AgCl precipitate to be 5.32 g. Calculate the
mass percentage of MgCl2 in the original mixture. (Atomic masses should be taken as per the data
given.)
Answer (60.93%)
14. (12 marks) Iodine, an essential element for humans, is naturally present in some marine fishes, plants
and ecosystems at large. Solubility of elemental iodine in water is negligible but is high in non-polar
organic solvents. The most common form of iodine used in the diet of humans and animals is
potassium iodide (KI), a white solid powder at room temperature, which is highly soluble in water.

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14.1. In a chemistry laboratory period, 36 students of a class had to perform the following tests.
i. 0.5 gram KI is dissolved in about 5 cm3 distilled water. A drop of this solution is put on a
moist pH paper.
ii. 0.5 gram KI is dissolved in about 5 cm3 distilled water. Part of this solution is mixed with
lead (II) nitrate solution. The colour changes in the mixture are observed.
iii. 0.5 gram KI is put in a test tube containing about 5 cm3 distilled water. Then they are to
observe whether the test tube becomes hot or cool on mixing.
In test ii, a yellow precipitate is observed. In test iii, the test tube becomes colder as KI
dissolves.
(a) Identify the colour imparted on pH paper in test i.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
(b) Being very expensive, KI should be economically used. What is the minimum amount of KI
(in grams) required for the complete class for carrying out the above three tests
procedures?
Write necessary calculations/reasoning needed to arrive at your answer.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
14.2. An aqueous solution of KI treated with acidified solution of hydrogen peroxide (in sulphuric
acid) gives a precipitate of Iodine crystals.
(a) Write the balanced molecular equation for the reaction.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
(b) Identify the reducing agent in the reaction.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
(c) The most appropriate option to separate iodine from the above mixture is:
A. filtration, B. distillation, C. steam distillation, D. chromatography, E. using a magnet
Answer (A)
14.3. When solid KI is heated in an open dry test tube, a gas is liberated from the test tube.
(a) What is the colour of the gas?
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
(b) After the gas evolution stops, what remains in the test tube? Write its chemical symbol/
formula (if mixture, write formulae of components) and its state (solid/liquid).
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
(c) The reaction can be classified as (identify the correct option(s)):
A. thermal combination
B. thermal decomposition
C. double displacement
D. displacement reaction
Answer (D)
14.4. Tincture iodine is an antiseptic, also effective in inactivating the novel coronavirus. It is
prepared by dissolving 20 g of Iodine and 25 g Kl in 500 mL alcohol and then adding distilled
water to make the volume 1000 mL. In this process, iodine combines with I– to produce I3–
species. Sumit and Rekha were separately preparing tincture iodine using the above procedure.
Sumit was working hurriedly, as he wanted to join a birthday party. By mistake, he added carbon
tetrachloride in the flask instead of alcohol. At the end of the procedure, two immiscible liquid
layers appeared in his flask. Sumit shook the flask vigorousIy and kept it for some time. The two
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upper layer had a faint colour different from the lower layer. Rekha followed the protocol
perfectly and got a homogenous mixture.
Identify the compositions of the top and the bottom layers in Sumit's flask.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
15. (8 marks) Flame is a hot bright stream of burning gases. Flames have different structures and
properties depending on fuel and burning conditions. The attached figure (drawn approximately to
scale) shows a candle flame burning in open air in which three regions are distinctly visible
surrounding a dark zone: an innermost zone that is pale yellow in colour, surrounded by a red zone,
with a bluish envelop at the outside. Points 1 - 6 represent different locations in the inside and
surrounding region of the flame. Consider wax to have chemical formula C24H50.

6•

• Blue
5
•
4 Red
3• Yellow
1•
Dark
2• zone

15.1. Among points 1 -6, identify

(a) the hottest point.
(b) the coldest point.
(c) the point where water vapour concentration is the highest.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
15.2. From the following list, identify two substances that are present at point 3 but not at point 6.
Also write chemical equations for the reactions causing removal of these substances.
List: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, Wax, Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Water.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
15.3. The space at point 2 prominently has (identify the correct option):
A. only air.
B. air with freshly evaporating wax vapour.
C. air with extra carbon dioxide released from combustion.
D. oxygen rich air (as oxygen concentration has locally increased due to diffiusion).
Answer (A)
15.4. Another flame used in laboratories is produced from Bunsen burner. It is used for heating
combustion, sterilisation processes, etc. By adjusting the ratio of gas (fuel) and air in Bunsen
burner, it is possible to get a stable blue flame, which is largely non-luminous. Shlok was given
two different organic compounds: naphthalene (C10H8) and citric acid (C6H8O7). He burned 1.0 g
of each compound separately in a porcelain piece in a blue Bunsen burner flame.
For which of the two compounds, the flame would emit more yellow light? Write reason for your
answer, along with necessary supporting calculations/arguments.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)

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16. (8 marks) A famous experiment performed by Tolman and Honzik (in 1930) studied the behaviour of
rats in a complex maze (shown in the figure) for a period of 17 days. The rats had to find their way
around the maze once every day. All rats were healthy and were given regular meals throughout the
experiment.
8

7
10

5
9
12
6
11

4 3
14
1
13
End
Start
2

The rats were divided into 3 groups, which were treated as follows on reaching the end of the maze.
Group 1:
Day I -l 7; every time the rats reached the end. they were given additional food.
Group 2:
Day I -10: every time the rats reached the end, they were removed from the maze.
Day 11-17: every time the rats reached the end. they were given additional food.
Group 3:
Day 1-17: every time the rats reached the end, they were removed from the maze.
The average number of errors (any deviation from the shortest correct path to reach the end)
observed for each group of rats is shown in the graph below.

10 Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Average Error

6
3
4
1
2
2
0
1 11 17
Days
16.1. A few statements are listed below. Based on the results of the experiment, identify each of the
statements as True or False.
(a) Rats need good nutritional status to perform well in the maze.
Answer (True)
(b) Result shows characteristic stimulus (maze) - response (reaching the end) behavior which
is genetically determined and hence not changeable.
Answer (False)
(c) The find of end of the maze is by trial and error method and not due to learning.
Answer (False)
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(d) Rewarding the rats has improved the end results.

Answer (True)
(e) There was active learning happening in rats in group 2 even before day 11.
Answer (True)
16.2. What response can be expected if the rats in the group 1 were kept hungry before the
experiment? Assume that all other conditions in the above experimental setup remain the same.
Choose the most appropriate option from choices below and justify your choice based on the
experimental observations presented above (only). Also give reasons for rejecting the other
three options.
A. Overall rise of line 1 above line 3.
B. Increase in errors as the experiment proceeds.
C. Steeper decrease in the line 1 in lesser time.
D. Same response as line 3 in the graph.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)
17. (7 marks) In the early nineteenth century, two scientists Payen and Persoz ground barley seeds in
water to prepare a crude extract (A). The scientists then carried out a series of treatments on the
extract A. At every step, iodine tests were carried out as follows.
Iodine test: Mixture (Starch + sample) → Wait for 10 mins → Add iodine → Check for colour changes
The different steps of treatment and the results recorded are shown in the flow chart below.

Step 1: Starch (1000 parts) + A (10 parts) →

Iodine test → No blue colour observed

Step 2: Crude extract (A) was filtered

Insoluble residue (B) Filtrate (C)

Starch (1000 parts) + B (10 parts) → Starch (1000 parts) + C (10 parts) →
Iodine test → Blue colour observed Iodine test → No blue colour observed

Step 3: Part of filtrate C was heated at 70°C and then

filtered. Heating led to formation of a precipitate.

Precipitate (D) Filtrate (E)

Starch (1000 parts) + D (10 parts) → Starch (1000 parts) + E (10 parts) →
Iodine test → Blue colour observed Iodine test → No blue colour observed

Step 4: Remaining part of filtrate C was heated at 100°C

and then filtered. Heating led to formation of a precipitate.

Precipitate (F) Filtrate (G)

Starch (1000 parts) + F (10 parts) → Starch (1000 parts) + G (10 parts) →
Iodine test → Blue colour observed Iodine test → Blue colour observed

Step 5: Part of filtrate E + Alcohol → Filtered

Alcohol addition led to formation of a precipitate.

Precipitate (H) Filtrate (I)

Starch (1000 part) + H (1 part) → Starch (1000 parts) + I (1 part) →
Iodine test → No blue colour observed Iodine test → Blue colour observed
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17.1. Blue colour indicates: (identify the correct option)

A. that starch is a polymer of glucose units.
B. that starch is digested into small units of glucose.
C. glucose units released from starch have formed a complex with iodine.
D. iodine is trapped in the intact polymer of starch.
Answer (D)
17.2. Based on the observations, identify each of the following statements as True or False.
(a) Barley seeds contain a substance that converts glucose to starch.
Answer (False)
(b) Barley seed coat contains a substance that can convert starch to glucose but it gets
destroyed by heat.
Answer (False)
(c) The substance present in barley seeds is water soluble and breaks starch into small units.
Answer (True)
(d) The process of heating up to 70°C enhances the chemical activity of the barley filtrate but
heating above 70°C inactivates it.
Answer (False)
17.3. Which of the preparation/s (A to I) indicate/s the presence of the 'active substance' being
analyzed in barley?
Answer (B, D, F, G, I)
18. (7 marks) Different types of respiratory organs in animals occupying different habitats are
represented in the figures (W – Z) below.

W X

Y Z

18.1. The organs most likely belong to: (choose from the options) cockroach, prawn, tadpole, and
rabbit?
The Fick's law of diffusion shows how various factors influence the rate of diffusion and is
represented as:
Q = DA (P1 - P2) / L
Where, Q = rate at which a gas such as O2 diffuses between two locations
D = diffusion coefficient, which is characteristic of the diffusing substance (e.g., a
gas), the medium and the temperature

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A = cross sectional area over which the gas is diffusing

P1 and P2 are the partial pressures of the gas at the two locations
L = path length or distance between the two locations
Answer (W - Tadpole, X - Prawn, Y - Rabbit, Z - Cockroach)
18.2. If the temperatures of the habitats, in which the four animals having the organs of type W – Z
live, are the same, then, based on the medium used for gas exchange, the value of D would be
higher for animals possessing respiratory organs of the types (a) _______ as compared to
animals with organs of types (b) _________ (choose from W – Z).
Answer (a) - Y, Z; (b) - W, X)
18.3. Two features of respiratory organs in animals are listed in Column I in the given table. Fill in
- column II with the appropriate factor from Fick's law equation that will be affected by the
feature mentioned in column I,
- column III with the effect that the feature will have on the factor mentioned in Column II, and
- column IV with the corresponding effect on the rate of diffusion (Q).
(Marks will be given only for completely correct row.)

Column I Column II Column III Column IV

Feature Factor affected Effect (increase / Effect on Q
(D / A / P1 or P2 / L decrease / no (increase / decrease /
or none) change) no change)

1. Highly branched and

— — —
folded extensions

2. Presence of very
— — —
thin-walled tissues

Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)

19. (7 marks) Four identical beakers, as shown below, contain the same amount of water. Beaker 'a'
contains only water. A steel ball (mass 0.800 kg) is held submerged in the beaker 'b' by a string from
above. A same-sized plastic TT ball (mass 0.020 kg) is held submerged in beaker 'c' by a string
attached to a stand from outside, as shown in the figure. Beaker 'd' contains same sized TT ball held
submerged from a string attached to the bottom of the beaker. The volume of each ball is 10–4 m3.
These beakers (without stands) are placed on weighing pans and register readings Wa, Wb, Wc and
Wd for a, b, c and d, respectively.

Steel TT TT

a b c d
If Wa = 1 kg, then obtain Wb, Wc and Wd. Show the main steps of your calculations. For calculation
purpose, ignore the part of stand and the thread submerged in water.
Answer (Fig. (a) 10 N, Fig. (b) 11 N, Fig. (c) 11 N, Fig. (d) 10.2 N)

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20. (6 marks) Smartphones can be used to perform simple experiments related to sound. There are various
apps which record the intensity of an audio signal. An app (WaveEditorTM here) displays the audio signal
in the form of a wave, whose amplitude is proportional to the loudness of the audio signal.
Time (s)
Time (s)
6.615 8.723
3.037 5.099

F B

d
Two students Fatima (F) and Bharat (B) conduct a simple experiment using smartphones. In an open
field, both place their smartphones at a distance d from each other as shown in the figure. They stand
next to their smartphones, and clap one after another. The audio signals from the claps are digitally
recorded by WaveEditorTM and the output produced on their smartphone screens are shown next to
their sketches. Note that the figure is not to scale. The time mentioned above the screen image is the
time of the peak amplitude for each clap's audio signal received in their phones, respectively. They
determine the speed of sound from this experiment to be 363 m/s.
Calculate the distance d (in m). Show the main steps of your calculation.
Answer (1315.5 m)
21. (6 marks) With about half of its surface always having day, Earth constantly receives heat from the
Sun and maintains an average temperature of 288 K. From this heat, an average power of 4.3 × 1016 W
goes into the evaporation of water. The water evaporated from the Earth finally precipitates over its
surface. Suppose one collects this water for one year and the thickness of this water shell is h over
the surface of the Earth; this value in meters is the well-known average annual rainfall on the globe.
For the following two questions, make suitable assumptions wherever needed.
21.1. Estimate h.
Answer (1.07 m)
21.2. The fresh water requirement is about 6800 l/day per head, which includes domestic water
usage and water used for irrigation and industry. Estimate the ratio of water requirement for
the population of the world and the total water received through rain over the land annually.
Answer Descriptive type (Refer to text Solution)

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