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

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

Assertion: The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying solenoid is independent of its length and cross-section area.

Reason: The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.

Q.2

An air bubble in a glass slab (μ = 3/2) is 6 cm deep when viewed from one face and 3 cm deep when viewed from the opposite face. Determine the thickness of the slab:

Q.3

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

Assertion (A): Generally, the colour of indicators changes in a particular pH range.

Reason (R): Indicators are weak acids or weak bases and exhibit different colours in molecular form and ionic form.

Q.4

What happens when 1 mole of ethyne undergoes complete combustion?

Q.5

If I1 is the first ionization potential, I2 is the second ionization potential, I3 is the third ionization potential and I4 is the fourth ionization potential of an element, then which of the following has the least value?

Q.6

Fill in the blank:

Bronze is often used to make statues and medals whereas brass is used in making utensils, scientific apparatus and cartridges. Both brass and bronze are copper-containing alloys, yet they differ in their chemical composition for additionally containing ___________.

Q.7

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

Assertion (A): In any food chain, the number of organisms in any trophic level should always be less than that in its previous trophic level.
Reason (R): Only 10 percent of total energy present in a trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level in any food chain.

Q.8

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.9

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

Assertion (A): Children necessarily possess the same blood group as either of the parents.

Reason (R): The gene corresponding to the blood group has three alleles.

Q.10

Fill in the blank:

Neutral water with pH of about 7 becomes slightly acidic when aerated. This is because ________________.

Your Score: 0/10

Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

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