Section 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-metals, Carbon and its Compounds, Periodic Classification of Elements, Life Processes, Reproduction in Organisms, Heredity and Evolution, Light-Reflection and Refraction, Human Eye and Colourful World, Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Electric Current, Sources of Energy, Our Environment and its Management.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
Which environmental hazard is not contributed by the combustion of fossil fuels?
Q.2
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the grafting process?
Q.3
Consider the following reaction:
2CaO + C → CaC2 + 2CO 2CaC2 + 2H2O → X + Y
If X is involved in the neutralisation reaction with acid, then Y may be:
Q.4
Match the entries of Column I with those of Column II:
Column I
Column II
1.
Stomata
a.
Anaerobic respiration
2.
Mangrove trees
b.
Intake of CO2
3.
Wood stem
c.
Pneumatophores
4.
Yeast
d.
Lenticels
Q.5
It is possible to measure the passage of 50 electrons per sec with a certain sensitive device. This corresponds to a current of:
Q.6
Olivia measured the focal length of a convex lens by focusing a parallel beam of yellow, violet and green colours at the principal axis. If fy, fv and fg are the respective focal lengths, then which among the following is the correct relation?
Q.7
Identify the phenomenon by which a new set of the population is formed from the change in the frequency of some genes:
Q.8
In the following question, an assertion and a reason are given. Choose the correct option:
Assertion: According to Döbereiner's, a group of three similar elements arranged in their increasing atomic weights show that the atomic weight of middle is equal to the arithmetic mean of the other two elements.
Reason: Atomic weight is equal to one-twelfth of the mass of a carbon atom.
Q.9
Fill in the blank:
When a ray of light falls on a transparent glass plate, a part of it is reflected and a part is refracted. The reflected and refracted rays can be perpendicular to each other for ____________.
Q.10
Identify the correct sequence of fractions obtained when petroleum is subjected to fractional distillation:
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
c
Q.2
d
Q.3
b
Q.4
a
Q.5
a
Q.6
b
Q.7
a
Q.8
b
Q.9
c
Q.10
c
Students can find the most recent CREST Science Olympiad previous year paper pdf for class 10 on this page. The pdf is easily downloadable & answer key for all the questions is also provided on the last page.
CREST Science Olympiad previous year papers become quite useful while preparing for the CREST Science Olympiad exam. Below are some advantages of referring to the previous year papers -
Students get to understand the types of questions that come in the CREST Science Olympiad exam.
Practicing previous years’ papers help students to get to know their strengths and weaknesses.
Students become capable of effectively managing their time in the exam by practicing previous years' papers multiple times.
Additional Preparation Resources
Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) exam preparation for class 10 -
CREST Science Worksheets Package for class 10 - It is a package of 5 worksheets. The worksheets are in the same pattern as the previous year paper. Hence, very useful for preparation. Existing users can purchase additional practice worksheets by following these steps: Login at https://www.crestolympiads.com/login -> Dashboard -> Additional Practice -> Buy & new users can visit https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
CREST Science Olympiad book for class 10 - The book covers topic-wise reading material, chapter-wise practice questions with answer key & contains the previous year paper. The book is available in both physical and pdf formats. Proceed now to purchase the Olympiad book. Also, students can view & download the first chapter of the Science Olympiad book for class 10 for free.
Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Science Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 10.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : c | Q.2 : d | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : a | Q.6 : b | Q.7 : a | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : c
