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CONTEST 21

ROUND 1

CHEMISTRY 1

Give the color and physical state of the following elements at STP. (1 mrk for state, 2
mrks for color)

a. Chlorine Gas, Yellowish-green

b. Bromine Liquid, Dark-red

c. Iodine Crystalline solid, Purple-black

CHEMISTRY 2

PREAMBLE: Give the systematic name of the given organic compound

a. CH3CH(C2H5) CHCH(Br)CHCOOH 3-bromo-5-ethylhexanoic acid

b. CH3CH(Cl)CH=C(CH3)CH3 4-chloro-2-methylpent-2-ene/4-chloro-2-methyl-2-
pentene

c. CH3C(CH3)2CH2C(CH3)(OH)CH3 2,4,4-trimethylpentan-2-ol/2,4,4-trimethyl-2-
pentanol

PHYSICS 1

Question: In October 1983, the meter was redefined as

Ans: the distance travelled by light in vacuum during a time of 1/299792458 second

Question : the basic SI unit of mass, the kilogram is defined as ?

Ans: the mass of a specific platinum-iridiun alloy cylinder kept at the international
bureau of weights and measures at Sevres, France.

Question: the basic SI unit of time, the second is defined as

Ans: 9192631770 times the period of vibration of radiation from the cesium-133 atom.

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PHYSICS 2

Question Preamble

Give the power for the SI prefix given

Yocto -24

Zetta 21

Atto -18

BIOLOGY 1

PREAMBLE = LEAD POLLUTION COMES MAINLY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST

GASES. GIVE ME ONE HARMFUL EFFECT OF LEAD POISONING IN CHILDREN

ANSWERS =

A. It causes mental retardation

B. It causes anaemia
C. It causes kidney failure

BIOLOGY 2

1. PREAMBLE : = NAME one protease and state the part of the alimentary
canal where it is found .
ANS =
 PEPSIN…………………….. STOMACH
 TRYPSIN …………………….. DUODENUM
 EREPSIN ……………………… ILEUM

MATHS 1

PREAMBLE: Find the derivative of the given function:

4. y = (1 – 3x)7
ANSWER: dy/dx = -21(1 – 3x)6
5. y = (1 +3x)-5
ANSWER: dy/dx = -15(1 + 3x)-6
6. y = (x2 + 1)10
ANSWER: y = 20x(x2 + 1)9

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MATHS 2

PREAMBLE: You are given the geometric figures RECTANGLE, PARALLELOGRAM, KITE,
TRAPEZIUM and RHOMBUS.
In which of these figures are …

1. The diagonals perpendicular?

ANSWER: Kite and Rhombus

2. The opposite sides parallel and congruent?

ANSWER: Rectangle, Parallelogram and Rhombus

3. The opposite angles not congruent?

ANSWER: KITE and TRAPEZIUM

ROUND 2 – SPEED RACE

BIOLOGY 1

Distinguish clearly between the placenta and the umbilical cord.

ANSWER = The placenta is the structure by means of which the embryo or baby is
attached to the uterus while the umbilical cord is the structure that connects the
embryo to the placenta

BIOLOGY 2

To which part of the brain is the pituitary gland connected to?

ANSWER = HYPOTHALAMUS

MATHS 1

1. Which of the following does not have two pairs of equal and parallel sides?

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a) Square b) Rhombus c) Trapezium d) Kite e)

Parallelogram

ANSWER: Trapezium and Kite

MATHS 2

2. If every horizontal line intersects the graph of a function in no more than one point
then the function is….

ANSWER: One to one

PHYSICS 1

Question: Find the sum and magnitude of two vectors lying in the xy plane and given
by A = (2.0i + 2.0j)m and B = (2.0i – 4.0j)m

Ans : AB = (4.0i – 2.0j) m , R= √20m = 2√5m = 4.5m

PHYSICS 2

Question: state the Zeroth law of thermodynamics

Ans: If objects A and B are separately in thermal equilibrium with a third object C then
A and D are in the thermal equilibrium with each other.

CHEMISTRY 1

How many protons are in the nuclei of the atom Cadmium? 48 protons.

CHEMISTRY 2

a. Who is an oncologist? A person who diagnoses various forms of

cancer and determines an appropriate treatment.

ROUND 3 – TRUE OR FALSE

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MATHS 1

4. For a constant function, the derivative is zero.

ANSWER: True

5. If at a point on a curve the derivative vanishes, then the point is a maximum

point.
ANSWER: False

6. A point on a curve at which the derivative is zero is a stationary point.

ANSWER: True

MATHS 2

4. If the sum of the angles of a triangle is less than 180°, then the sum of its
exterior angles exceeds 360°.
ANSWER: True
5. If the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360°, then the sum of its
exterior angles can be less than 360°.
ANSWER: False
6. If the sum of the angles at a point exceeds 360°, then a straight angle has
measure less than 180°.
ANSWER: True

CHEMISTRY 1

a. Every central metal ion has its unique coordination number irrespective of the
type of complex which it forms. True

b. Complexes with coordination number of 1 usually have linear shapes.

False

c. The coordination number of a central metal ion in a complex is directly

proportional to the angle between it and its surrounding ligand.
False

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CHEMISTRY 2

a. Carbon dioxide is insoluble in water. False

b. Carbon dioxide is heavier than air. True

c. Carbon dioxide neutralizes acids to form carbonates. False

PHYSICS 1

Question: Two kinds of charges occur in nature with the property that unlike charges
attract one another and like charges repel one another sometimes.

Ans: False

Question: Charge is conserved

Ans: True

Question: In 1909, Robert Millikan discovered that electric charge always occur in
integral multiples of a fundamental amount of charge

Ans: True

PHYSICS 2

Question: Electric lines of forces are continuous lines without breaks which start from
positive and ends on negative.

Ans: True

Question: Electric line of forces are parallel to the surface of the charged body

Ans: False

Question: Electric lines of force are in a state of tension and therefore they always
appear stretched

Ans: True

BIOLOGY 1

1. The kidney is responsible for the removal of nitrogenous wastes in the toad.
ANS = TRUE
2. The tadpole excretes its nitrogenous wastes as ammonia

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ANS = TRUE
3. Gaseous exchange through the skin is more efficient in the toad than in the frog
ANS = FALSE

BIOLOGY 2

1. Viruses cannot be seen under the light microscope

ANS = TRUE
2. Viruses are much bigger than bacteria and protozoans
ANS = FALSE
3. All groups f bacteria are disease causing organisms
ANS = FALSE

ROUND 4 – RIDDLES

PHYSICS

I am one of the six simple machines identified by renaissance scientist

I amplify an input push or pull to provide greater output force

The ratio of my output and push is to my own advantage

I have three children classified by the relative position of my three siblings

My law of operation was proven by Archimedes geometric reasoning

Basically I am a rigid body capable of rotating on a point on itself

Who am i?

Lever

CHEMISTRY

1. I am a collection of airborne solid, liquid and gases.

2. I am emitted when materials undergo pyrolysis.
3. I am released together with the quantity of air that is entrained or otherwise mixed
into the mass.

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4. Though I may be unwanted, I am useful in pest control, communication, and defense

and even in rituals.
5. In the food industry, I am sometimes as flavoring agent and a preservative.
6. If I am a component of internal combustion engines exhaust gas, WHO AM I?
ANS: SMOKE/SOOTH

BIOLOGY

1. My father was a naval surgeon who died when I was only six months old
2. I won the Utah state final in high jumping. Because of my sporting abilities, I went
to the university on a scholarship
3. I was an American Cardiothoracic surgeon born on the 19 th of December 1943
4. I performed the first transplant of total artificial heart using Javik – 7 – model
5. If the first two patients on which I performed these transplants died eventually
due to complications, then WHO AM I ?

ANSWER = WILLIAM De VRIES

MATHS

I am a sequence of partial sums of a given sequence

Roughly speaking am an operation of adding infinitely many quantities one after the
other to a given starting quantity

I am used in most areas of mathematics and for studying finite structures through
generating functions

Am a type of series in which my sequence of partial sums has a finite limit

WHO AM I? CONVERGENT SERIES

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