CREST Science Olympiad Class 10 Sample Paper

Help your child excel in the Science Olympiad with the Class 10 sample paper. It's a great tool to practise important topics and understand the exam structure.

What's Included?

  • MCQs covering key concepts from the Class 10 science syllabus.
  • Two sections: Practical Science & Achiever's Section.
  • Answer key with detailed explanations for better understanding.

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Syllabus:

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

Sample Questions

Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6 Q.7 Q.8 Q.9 Q.10

Q.1

Which of the following statements about carbon is/are correct?

A. It has a small atomic size.
B. Its melting and boiling point is low as compared to other members of the group.
C. It shows the electropositive character.
D. It shows the maximum tendency of catenation.

Q.2

Why shouldn't we light a candle in a closed room with people?

Q.3

Identify the reaction which takes place at the anode when an aqueous solution of CuSO4 is electrolysed using platinum as anode:

Q.4

When a person walking in bright sunlight enters a dark room, he is not able to see clearly for a little while.

Identify the correct reason for the above statement:

Q.5

A convex mirror of focal length f produces an image 1/nth of the size of the object. Calculate the distance of the object from the mirror:

Q.6

Choose the correct option and complete the following sentence:

Sexual reproduction causes genetic variation because of _____________.

  1. blending of genes
  2. chromosomal changes
  3. shuffling of genes

Q.7

In the following question, an assertion and a reason are given. Choose the correct option:

Assertion: In a simple electric circuit, the positive terminal of the battery is a point of lowest potential.

Reason: The electronic current flow in a circuit is from a point of highest potential to a point of lowest potential.

Q.8

What volume of hydrogen gas at 273 K and 1 atm pressure will be consumed in obtaining 21.6 g of boron (At. mass: 10.8) from the reduction of BCl3 by hydrogen?

Q.9

Which of the following would stop evolution by natural selection from occurring?

Q.10

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

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Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1dQ.2dQ.3bQ.4dQ.5cQ.6dQ.7cQ.8cQ.9dQ.10a

Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1 : d | Q.2 : d | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : d | Q.5 : c | Q.6 : d | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : c | Q.9 : d | Q.10 : a

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