Physics
Syllabus
Units and Measurements; Motion in a Straight Line; Motion in a Plane; Laws of Motion; Work, Energy and Power; System of Particles and Rotational; Motion; Gravitation; Mechanical Properties of Solids; Mechanical Properties of Fluids; Thermal Properties of Matter; Thermodynamics; Kinetic Theory; Oscillations; Waves
Marking scheme
| Section |
Number of Questions |
| Physics |
50 |
- The Olympiad exam will have a total of 50 questions as per
the table above.
- 1 Mark shall be given for every correct answer.
- There shall be no Negative marking.
- Students shall be given 60 minutes to complete the test.
- Percentile Ranks shall be given to all students.
- Toppers shall be decided from the top percentile ranks on the basis of raw scores and
time taken by the student to complete the exam.
Sample Questions
Q.1- A body covers half the distance with a speed of 20 m/s and the other half with a speed of 30 m/s. The average velocity of the body during the whole journey is:
- a. zero
- b. 24 m/s
- c. 25 m/s
- d. none of these
Q.2- The speed of a boat is 5 km/h in still water. It crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest possible path in 15 min. The velocity of the river water is_____
- a. 1 km/h
- b. 3 km/h
- c. 4 km/h
- d. 5 km/h
Q.3- A particle of mass 100 g is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 5 m/s. The work done by the force of gravity during the time the particle goes up is:
- a. -1.25 J
- b. 1.25 J
- c. 0.5 J
- d. -0.5 J
Q.4- A block of mass 50 kg slides over a horizontal distance of 1m. If the coefficient of friction between their surfaces is 0.2, then work done against friction is____
- a. 98 J
- b. 45 J
- c. 90 J
- d. 75 J
Q.5- The number of significant figures in 0.06900 is:
Q.6- The numbers 2.745 and 2.735 on rounding off to 3 significant figures will give:
- a. 2.75 and 2.74
- b. 2.74 and 2.73
- c. 2.75 and 2.73
- d. 2.74 and 2.74
Physics
Syllabus
Electric Charges and Fields; Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance; Current Electricity; Moving Charges and Magnetism; Magnetism and Matter; Electromagnetic Induction; Alternating Current Electromagnetic waves; Ray optics and Optical Instruments; Wave Optics; Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter; Atoms; Nuclei; Semiconductor Electronics; Communication Systems;
Marking scheme
| Section |
Number of Questions |
| Physics |
50 |
- The Olympiad exam will have a total of 50 questions as per
the table above.
- 1 Mark shall be given for every correct answer.
- There shall be no Negative marking.
- Students shall be given 60 minutes to complete the test.
- Percentile Ranks shall be given to all students.
- Toppers shall be decided from the top percentile ranks on the basis of raw scores and
time taken by the student to complete the exam.
Sample Questions
Q.1- A point charge +q is placed at a distance d from an isolated conducting plane. The field at a point P on the other side of the plane is:
- a. directed perpendicular to the plane and away from the plane.
- b. directed perpendicular to the plane but towards the plane.
- c. directed radially away from the point charge.
- d. directed radially towards the point charge.
Q.2- A positively charged particle is released from rest in an uniform electric field. The electric potential energy of the charge:
- a. remains a constant because the electric held is uniform.
- b. increases because the charge moves along the electric field.
- c. decreases because the charge moves along the electric field.
- d. decreases because the charge moves opposite to the electric field.
Q.3- The Electric field at a point is:
- a. always continuous.
- b. continuous if there is no charge at that point.
- c. discontinuous only if there is a negative charge at that point.
- d. discontinuous if there is a charge at that point.
Q.4- Equipotential surfaces:
- a. are closer in regions of large electric fields compared to regions of lower electric fields.
- b. will be more crowded near sharp edges of a conductor.
- c. will be more crowded near regions of large charge densities.
- d. will always be equally spaced.
Q.5- Two heater wires of equal length are first connected in series and then in parallel. The ratio of heat produced in the two cases is:
- a. 2:1
- b. 1:2
- c. 4:1
- d. 1:4
Q.6- The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased by 100%. Due to the consequent decreases in diameter the change in the resistance of the wire will be___
- a. 300%
- b. 200%
- c. 100%
- d. 50%