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(2) Copyright © 2015 Science Olympiad Foundation. Printed with the permission of Science Olympiad Foundation. No part. of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Ownership of an ebook does not give the possessor the ebook copyright. All disputes subject to Delhi jurisdiction only.. Disclaimer : The information in this book is to give you the path to success but it does not guarantee 100% success as the strategy is completely dependent on its execution. And it is based on last years papers of NCO exam.. Published by : MTG Learning Media (P) Ltd. Corporate Office : Plot 99, 2nd Floor, Sector 44 Institutional Area, Gurgaon, Haryana. Phone : 0124 - 4951200 Web: mtg.in Email: [email protected] Regd. Office : 406, Taj Apt., Ring Road, Near Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029. Visit. www.mtg.in for buying books online..

(3) CLASS 9. Contents ªª 10th NCO 2010 ªª 11th NCO 2011 ªª 12th NCO 2012 - SET A ªª 12th NCO 2012 - SET B ªª 13th NCO 2013 - SET A ªª 13th NCO 2013 - SET B ªª 14th NCO 2014 - SET A ªª 14th NCO 2014 - SET B.

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(11) Class 9 10th. Year 2010. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(12) Class 9 | 10th NCO - 2010. 2 . MENTAL ABILITY  1. . A father tells his son, "I was of your present age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how  old  was  the  boy  5  years  back?  (A)  13 . 2. . (B)  15 . (C)  17 . (D)  20 . Study the following  number  sequence.  5  1  4  7  3  9  8  5  7  2  6  3  1  5  8  6  3  8  5  2  2  4  3  4  9  6  How many odd numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately followed by an odd number ?  (A)  5 . 3. . 4. . (B)  2 . (C)  3 . (D)  6 . If '× ' stands for –, '¸' stands for +, '+' stands for ¸ and '–' stands for  × , which one of the  following  equations  is  correct  ?  (A)  15 – 5 ¸ 5 × 20 + 10 = 6 . (B)  8 ¸ 10 – 3 + 5 × 6 = 8 . (C)  6 × 2 + 3 ¸ 12 – 3 = 15 . (D)  3 ¸ 7 – 5 × 10 + 3 = 10 . Which  of  these  statement  best  describes  a  polynomial  ?  (A)  A decimal that is non­terminating or non­repeating  (B)  An algebraic expression containing one or more terms  (C)  A closed­plane figure formed by three or more line segments  (D)  A number greater than one that has exactly different factors . 5. . Farah  drew  the  picture  shown  here  on  a  piece  of  poster  board.  Farah plans  to colour  the interiors  of the circle and  the  triangle.  What is the approximate area  of the  parts  of the  picture that she  will colour  ? . 8 cm . 8 cm . 2 . (A)  57 cm . (B)  82 cm 2 . 10 cm . (C)  114 cm 2  (D)  233 cm 2  6. . Which  point  lies  on  the  y­axis  on  a  coordinate  plane  ?  (A)  (0, 12) . 7. . 8. . 8 cm . (B)  (1, 12) . (C)  (12, 0) . (D)  (12, 12) . If  the  circumference  of  a  circle  is  doubled,  how  does  the  diameter  of  the  circle  change  ?  (A)  The diameter stays the same . (B)  The diameter becomes half as long . (C)  The diameter becomes twice as long . (D)  The diameter becomes four times as long . A triangle is plotted on the coordinate plane as shown in the figure.  Which of the following coordinates represent, in order, the locations  of  point  R,  point  S,  and  point  T  ?  (A)  (3, 2), (7, 5) and (5, 8)  (B)  (2, 3), (7, 5) and (8, 5)  (C)  (2, 3), (5, 7) and (8, 5)  (D)  (3, 2), (5, 7) and (5, 8). Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). y  10  9  8  S  7  6  5  T  4  3  R  2  1  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10  x .

(13) Class 9 | 10th NCO - 2010. 9. . 3  Top Row . Bricks were stacked in the pattern shown in the figure. If the pattern  continued  and  there  were  49  bricks  in  all,  how  many  bricks  would  be  in  the  bottom  row  ?  (A)  11 . (B)  12 . (C)  13 . (D)  14 . 10.  One card is drawn from a well­shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability of drawing an ace is ____.  (A) . 1 13 . (B) . 4 13 . (C) . 2 13 . (D) . 9  13 . Face Diagonal . 11.  A vertical cut is made through the cube along the diagonal of the top  face as shown in figure. Which two identical solids will be produced ?  (A)  Rectangular pyramids . (B)  Rectangular prisms . (C)  Triangular pyramids . (D)  Triangular prisms . 12.  The  following  represent Binny's  algebra  scores  :  74,  76,  83,  90  If  the  highest  and  lowest  scores  are  removed,  which  measure  of  data  will  change  ?  (A)  Median . (B)  Mode . (C)  Range . (D)  None of these . 13.  In the repeating decimal equivalent to 15/111, there is a pattern. The first 6 digits after the decimal  point  are  shown  below.  0.135135 .....  Based  on  this  information,  which  digit  is  in  the  12 th  position  after  the  decimal  point  ?  (A)  1 . (B)  3 . (C)  5 . 14.  In  this  figure,  the  area  of  shaded  portion  is  ____  .  (A)  98 cm 2 . (D)  0  P . 12  c m   16  c. m  . (B)  480 cm 2  2 . (C)  384 cm . (D)  380 cm 2 . 52 cm  R . S  48 cm . Q . 15.  Mrs. Asha  is  ordering  tiles  to  cover  a  wall.  •  Each  tile  is  in  the  shape  of  square  of  side  40  cm.  •  The  tiles  cost  Rs.  2.25  each.  •  The  wall  is  20  m  long.  What  additional  information  does  Mrs. Asha  need  to  determine  how  many  tiles  to  order  ?  (A)  The size of the tiles she will use . (B)  The height of the wall . (C)  The colour of the tiles . (D)  The material used to manufacture the tiles . LOGICAL  AND  ANALYTICAL  REASONING  16.  From  the  original  position,  D  and  B move  one  and  a  half  length  of  sides,  clockwise  and  anticlockwise  respectively.  Which  one  of  the  following . A  S . statements  is  true  ?  (A)  B and D are both at the midpoint between A and C . . D  W  E . N . C . B . (B)  D is at the midpoint between A and C, and B is at the corner originally occupied by C.  (C)  B is at the midpoint between original position of A and D, and D is at the midpoint between original positions  of B and C.  (D)  B is at the midpoint between A and C, and D is at the midpoint between original positions of B and C.. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(14) Class 9 | 10th NCO - 2010. 4 . 17.  246  is  related  to  (36,  16,  04)  in  the  same  way  as  357  is  related  to  (A)  (09, 49, 25) . (B)  (49, 16, 04) . (C)  (49, 25, 09) . (D)  (36, 16, 04) . 18.  According  to  given  diagram  which  one  of  the  following  statements  is  true  ?  (A)  All historians are magicians . Magicians . (B)  Some magicians are philosophers as well as historians  (C)  All historians are either philosophers or magicians  Philosophers . Historians . (D)  Some historians are philosophers . 19.  Five  persons  are  sitting,  facing  centre  of  a  circle.  Pramod  is  sitting  to  the  right  of  Rajan.  Raju  is  sitting between Brejesh and Naveen. Raju is to the left of Brejesh, and Rajan is to right of Brejesh.  Who  is  sitting  to  the  left  of  Naveen  ?  (A)  Pramod . (B)  Raju . (C)  Brejesh . (D)  Rajan . 20.  What  should  come  in  place  of  (?)  in  the  following  sequence  ?  BZA,  DYE,  GXI,  KWM,  __?_____  (A)  OVT . (B)  NUQ . (C)  PVQ . (D)  QVR . 21.  Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and then choose the  correct sequence.  1.  Pestle                      2.  Pestilence                      3.  Pester  4.  Pest                      5.  Pessimist  (A)  5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . (B)  4, 3, 1, 5, 2 . (C)  3, 4, 2, 5, 1 . (D)  4, 5, 1, 2, 3 . 22.  If 'rose' is called 'poppy', 'poppy' is called 'lily', 'lily'  is called 'lotus' and 'lotus' is called 'gladiola',  which  is  the  king  of  flowers  ?  (A)  Gladiola . (B)  Lotus . (C)  Poppy . 23.  Complete  the  series . (D)  Lily . _____?  ____ . + . (A) . + . (B) . (C) . (D) . 24.  If  REASON  is  coded  as  5  and  BELIEVED  as  7,  what  is  the  code  number  for  GOVERNMENT  ?  (A)  6 . (B)  8 . (C)  9 . (D)  10 . 25.  Which  answer  figure  will  complete  the  given  figure  ?  (A) . (B) . (C) . (D) . 26.  How  many  triangles  are  there  in  the  given  figure  ?  (A)  16 . (B)  20 . (C)  12 . (D)  22. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). ?  Fig. (X) .

(15) Class 9 | 10th NCO - 2010. 5 . 27.  This  net  is  folded to  produce  a  three­dimensional  object.  Which  object  will  this  net  produce  ?  (A) . (B) . (C) . (D) . 28.  A man is facing South. He turns 135° in the anticlockwise direction and then 180º in the clockwise  direction.  Which  direction is  he  facing  now?  (A)  North­east . (B)  North­west . (C)  South­east . (D)  South­west . 29.  A,  B,  C,  D,  E  and  F  are  seated  in  a  circle  facing  the  centre.  D  is  between  F  and  B. A  is  second  to  the  left  of  D  and  second  to  right  of  E.  B  is  to  the  left  of  E.  Who  is  facing  A  ?  (A)  B . (B)  C . (C)  D . (D)  E . 30.  A set of figures carrying certain characters, is given. Assuming that the characters in each set follow  a  similar  pattern,  find  the  missing  character.  25  17  6 . 38  18  8 . 1 (A)  13 . 2. 89  16  ? . 3  (B)  15 . (C)  17 . (D)  19 . COMPUTERS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  31.  A  kilobyte  has  ___  .  (A)  8000 bits . (B)  10000 bits . (C)  8192 bits . (D)  10240 bits . 32.  The  button on  the status  bar that  you would  select in  order to  see the  slides of  a presentation  in  small  size  on  the  screen,  is  ____.  (A) . (B) . (C) . (D) . 33.  Which  of  the  following  is  not  an  example  of  system  software  ?  (A)  Windows . (B)  Compilers . (C)  Device drivers . (D)  School management software . 34.  Identify  the  following component of  word processor. . File. Edit . (A)  Title bar . View. Insert Format   Tools    Table   Window    H elp  (B)  Menu bar . (C)  Tool bar . 35.  Identify  the  cell  with  border  in  the  image.  (A)  Status Bar . (B)  Active cell . (C)  Print area . (D)  Name box. A 1  2 . Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). (D)  Status bar  B .

(16) Class 9 | 10th NCO - 2010. 6 . 36.  Shortcut  key  to  centre  the  text  in  MS­Word  is  ___  .  (A)  Ctrl+C . (B)  Ctrl+N . (C)  Ctrl+E . (D)  Ctrl+R . 37.  Which  of  the  following  is  an  example  of  non­volatile  memory  ?  (A)  SDRAM . (B)  ROM . (C)  DRAM . (D)  SRAM . 38.  Which  of  the  following  is  not  a  transmission  medium  ?  (A)  Telephone lines . (B)  Broadband cable . (C)  Modem . (D)  Fibre optics . 39.  Identify  the  following component of  word processor.  (A)  Scale . (B)  Vertical ruler . (C)  Horizontal ruler . (D)  Scroll bar . 40.  When  you  perform  cut  on  a  selected  text  it  will  be  placed  into  an  area  in  memory  called  ____  .  (A)  Whiteboard . (B)  Blackboard . (C)  Clipboard . (D)  Display board . (C)  Pound sign . (D)  Dollar sign . 41.  A  formula  in  MS­Excel  starts  with  ____  .  (A)  ( ) brackets . (B)  Equal sign . 42.  Identify  the  following  view  in  a  presentation  graphics  software.  (A)  Normal view . 1. 2. 3 . 4. 5. 6 . 7. 8. 9 . (B)  Slide sorter view  (C)  Slide show  (D)  Notes layout  43.  IP  is  an  abbreviation  for  which  of  the  following  ?  (A)  Internet Printer . (B)  Internet Ping . (C)  Internet Person . (D)  Internet Protocol . 44.  Which of these  does  not  have  the  ability  to  allow a  user  to  communicate  with  another  computer  ?  (A)  Network Card . (B)  Serial Port . (C)  VGA Port . (D)  Modem . 45.  A file format designed to enable printing and viewing of documents with all their formatting appearing  regardless  of  the  operating  system  used  is  ______  .  (A)  Word . (B)  PDF . (C)  PFD . (D)  DFP . (C)  3 GLs . (D)  0 GLs . 46.  High  level  languages  may  be  classified  as  ___  .  (A)  1 GLs . (B)  2 GLs . 47.  To  insert  linked  data  from  MS­Excel  to  MS­Word  (A)  MS­Excel, copy the selected cells ® go to MS­Word ® place mouse pointer at desired location ® edit ® paste special ® Ok  (B)  MS­Excel, copy the selected cells ® go to MS­Word ® place mouse pointer at desired location ® paste ® edit option ® Ok  (C)  Select data in Excel ® Ctrl + C ® go to MS­Word ® Ctrl + V  (D)  All of the above. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(17) Class 9 | 10th NCO - 2010. 7 . 48.  Which  of  the  below  HTML  tags  is  correct  for  inserting  an  image  ?  (A)  <a img = " "> . (B)  <img src = " "> . (C)  <image source=" "> . (D)  <image=" "> . 49.  URL  stands  for  ____  .  (A)  Unique Research Location  (C)  Uniform Resource Locator . (B)  Unique Research Locator  (D)  Uniform Research Locator . 50.  WWW  is  ____  .  (A)  (World Wide Web) Usually means the universe of hypertext servers (HTTP servers) which allows text, graphics,  sound files, etc. to be mixed together.  (B)  (Internet Relay Chat)­ Basically a huge multi­user live chat facility.  (C)  Refers to the fact that Black widow spiders are found in all parts of the world and therefore have a world wide  web.  (D)  Browser  SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(18) Class 9 11th. Year 2011. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(19) Class 9 | 11th NCO - 2011. 2 . MENTAL ABILITY  1. . Sandy  has  the  following  scores  on  her  science  tests.  88, 91, 89, 85, 92  If she wants to  increase her current test mean by  at least 1 point, what is  the minimum  score  she  must  make  on  her  next  test  ?  (A)  89 . 2. . 3. . (B)  90 . Look  at  this  number  line.  If  point  P  represents  closest  to  the  value  of  x  ? . (B)  Point B . (C)  Point C . (D)  Point D . P  A  0 . B  5 . C . D . 10 . 15 . Pia is a sales representative for a printer company. She sells two models of printers ­ Model P and  Model  Q.  Last  month  she  sold  a  total  of  120  printers.  The  ratio  of  Model  P  printers  sold  to  Model  Q  printers  sold  was  3:5.  If  Pia  is  paid  a  `  25  commission  for  every  Model  P  printer  sold  and  a  `  20  commission  for  every  Model  Q  printer  sold,  what  was  her  total  commission  last  month  ?  (B)  ` 2475 . 3. 1. 2. (1 / 2) – (1 / 3). (C)  ` 2625  1. (D)  ` 2760 . 5 . Simplify  : 4 ÷ 2 4 of 3 - (1 / 2) + (1 / 3) × 3 3 + 6  = ?  (A) . 5. . (D)  95 . x ,  which  point  is . (A)  Point A . (A)  ` 1480  4. . (C)  92 . 7  18 . (B) . 49  54 . (C) . 2  3 . (D) . 1  6 . 243 ft . The  dimensions  of  3  connected  stores  are  shown  in  the  figure.  How  many  square  feet  of  floor  space  are  used  by  the  3  stores  ? . Video Arcade . 215 ft . (A)  9,600 ft 2  275 ft . 128 ft Galore  188 ft . (C)  21,141 ft 2 . 75 ft . 2 . (D)  42021 ft  6. . (B)  LK . (C)  LJ . J  K  H . L  (D)  HJ . An  article  was  sold  for  `  144.  If  the  percentage  of  profit  was  numerically  equal  to  the  cost  price,  the  cost  of  the  article  was  ______.  (A)  ` 72 . 8. . 60 ft . The  given  cube  is  constructed  so  that  the  sphere  shown  would  fit  inside it, touching the centre of each face of the cube at exactly one  point. Which of the following lengths best represents the diameter of  the  sphere  ?  (A)  HK . 7. . Sports . (B)  11,280 ft 2 . (B)  ` 80 . (C)  ` 90 . (D)  ` 100 . What  is  the  order  of  these  numbers  from  least  to  greatest?  11  3.3, 3.3, 10 ,  3  11  11  11  11  < 10  < 3.3 < 3.3 < 10  (D)  3.3 < 3.3 < 10  < (A)  10 < 3.3 < 3.3 < (B)  3.3 < 3.3 < (C)  3 3 3 3. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(20) Class 9 | 11th NCO - 2011. 9. . 3  y  6  5  4  3  2  1 . Look at  the given  figure. What  will  be  the new  coordinates of  the  figure  when  it  is  reflected  across  the  y­axis  ?  (A)  (1, 1), (3, 4), (5, 2) . –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0  1 2 3 4 5 6  –1  –2  –3  –4  –5  –6 . (B)  (1, 1), (4, 3), (2, 5)  (C)  (–1, –1), (–3, –4), (–5, –2)  (D)  (–1, –1), (–4, –3), (–2, –5) . x . 10.  A  cuboidal  tank  of  base  dimensions  220  cm  ×  20  cm  is  full  of  water.  If  11  litres  of  water  is  drawn  out,  the  water  level  in  the  tank  will  drop  by  _____.  1  cm  2 . (A)  2 11.. 3  (B)  11 cm  2 . (C)  12. 1  cm  2 . (D)  14 cm . 2 2 a 3 + 27 b 3 + 125c 3  - 45 2 abc  is  expressed as  a product  of a  linear factor  and a  quadratic factor.  .  The  linear  factor  is  ______. . (A) . (B) . 2a - 3b + 5 c. (C)  - 2a + 3b + 5 c. 2a + 3b + 5 c. (D)  None of these . 12.  Which  of  the  following  could  be  the  graph  of  ax  +  by  =  c  where  c ¹ 0  ?  y  y  y  (A)  x¢. x . (B)  x¢. (C)  x¢. x . y¢. x . y¢. (D)  None of these . y¢. A . 13.  Which  of  the  following  is  correct  ?  (A)  AB = AC . (B)  AC > AB . (C)  BC < AB . (D)  None of these . 108°  C . 122°  B . 14.  Given  a  circle with  centre  O. A  chord  AB  is  drawn  and  C  is  its  midpoint.  Then ÐACO  will  be  ____  .  (A)  More than 90° . (B)  Less than 90° . (C)  90° . (D)  None of these . O  A . C . B . 15.  The length of the longest pole that can be kept in a room of dimensions 10 m ´ 10 m ´ 5 m is ____.  (A)  12 m . (B)  12.5 m . (C)  25 m . (D)  15 m . LOGICAL  AND  ANALYTICAL  REASONING  16.  Out  of  the  five  figures,  four  are  similar  in  a  certain  way.  Find  out  the  odd  figure. . J F MA T 1 . (A). J. (B). F. 2 . 3 . 4 . (C). 5. M. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). (D). T.

(21) Class 9 | 11th NCO - 2011. 4 . 17.  The given question contains problem figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Select a figure from the options which  will  continue  the  same  series  as  given  in  the  problem  figures.  Problem Figures . ? . ?  1 . (A) . (B) . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . (C) . (D) . ? . 18.  How  many  triangles  are  there  in  the  given  figure  ?  (A)  10  (B)  14  (C)  12  (D)  11  19.  A part of the figure (x) is missing. Find out from the given options the right figure to fit in the missing  part.  (A) . (B) . (C) . (D) . ?  Fig. (x) . 20.  Four positions  of the same  dice have been shown.  Which number will come opposite to 3 ?  (A)  2  (B)  5  (C)  1 . (D)  6 . 3 1  (i) . 3 5 . 5  (ii) . 2 . 4  6 . 3  (iii) . 6 . 6 . 5 . (iv) . 21.  Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and then choose the  correct sequence.  1.    Brook      2.    Bandit      3.    Boisterous      4.    Baffle      5.    Bright  (A)  2, 4, 3, 1, 5  (B)  2, 4, 3, 5, 1  (C)  4, 2, 3, 1, 5  (D)  4, 2, 3, 5, 1  22.  In  the  given  question,  a  set  of  five  figures  (a,  b,  c,  d  and  e)  are  followed  by  four  alternatives  (A,  B,  C  and  D).  Select  the  alternative which  represents  the  combination  of  figures  which  if  fitted  together,  will  form  a  complete  square  ?  (A)  cda  (B)  bcd  (C)  acd  (e)  (d)  (a)  (b)  (D)  bce  23.  Choose  the  correct  mirror  image  of  figure  (X)  if  a  mirror  is  placed  along  PQ.  (A) . (B) . (C) . (D). P . Fig. (X) . Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). Q .

(22) Class 9 | 11th NCO - 2011. 5 . 24.  In  the given q uestion , a figu re  marked o n a transparent sh eet is g iven ,  followed  by  four  answer  figures.  One out  of  these  four  options  resembles  the  figure which is obtained by folding the transparent sheet along the dotted line. . Transparent  Sheet . Which  option  shows  the  correct  response  ? (A) . (B) . (C) . (D) . 25.  If  by  following  certain  rearrangement  code,  'When  And  Why  Did  You  Take  Dip  In  The  Lake'  gets  decoded as 'Did And Take Why Lake The When In Dip You.' Which of the following would be decoded  as  'Came  They  Frightened  If  Wish  Here And  Out  There  Through'?  (A)  And They If Came Through There Frightened Out Here Wish  (B)  And They Came If Through Frightened There Out Here Wish  (C)  Out They If Came Through Frightened And There Here Wish  (D)  And They If Came Through Frightened There Out Here Wish  26.  Ms. Ridhima goes for her morning walk at 6 O'clock in the direction of the rising sun for 2 km. Then  she turns to her right and walks 3 km. She again turns to her left and walks 2 km.  Finally she turns  to her left to walk another 6 km. In which direction is she moving and at what distance from the last  turn, she  is standing  ?  (A)  6 km, East . (B)  9 km, East . (C)  6 km, North . (D)  9 km, North . 27.  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F  and  G  are  sitting  in  a  line  facing  the  east.  C  is  to  the  immediate  right  of  D.  B  is  at one of the extreme ends and has E as his neighbour. G is between E and F. D is sitting third from  the  south  end.  Who  are  the  persons  sitting  at  the  extreme  ends  ?  (A)  A and E . (B)  A and B . (C)  F and B . (D)  C and D . 28.  Dilip's position from the left in a row of students is 10 th  and Jagdish's position is 20 th  from the right.  Both  of  them  interchange  their  positions  and  Jagdish  becomes  23 rd  from  the  right.  How  many  students  are  there  in  the  row  ?  (A)  33 . (B)  44 . (C)  42 . (D)  32 . 29.  Observe the  following notations  :  A ¢¢ B  means  'add  B  to  A'  A ¢ B  means  'subtract  B  from  A'  A  @    B  means  'divide  A  by  B'  A  *  B  means  'multiply  A  by  B'  The  time taken by two running trains for crossing each other is  calculated by dividing the sum of  the  lengths  of  two  trains  by  the  total  speed  of  the  two  trains.  If  the  length  of  first  train  is  L 1 ,  the  length of  second  train  is  L 2, the speed of  first train is  V 1 , and the  speed of the second  train is  V 2 ,    which  of  the  following  expressions  would  represent  the  time  taken  ?  (A)  [(L 1 ¢¢ L 2 ) @ (V 1 ¢¢ V 2 )]  * 60 . (B)  [(L 1 ¢¢ L 2 ) * (V 1 ¢ V 2 )] . (C)  [(L 1 ¢¢ L 2 ) @ (V 1 ¢¢ V 2 )] . (D)  None of these . 30.  Find the  missing number.  (A)  34  (B)  42  (C)  44  (D)  45. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). 4  7  6  9 . 5  3  4  6 . 3  4  4  5 . 2  4  5  5 . 0  21  22  ? .

(23) Class 9 | 11th NCO - 2011. 6 . COMPUTERS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  31.  For a social studies report, Farhan needs to illustrate the products of Big Bazaar with pictures and  comparison  graphs.  He  would  most  likely  use  which  software  programs  ?  (A)  Spreadsheet and statistical . (B)  Spreadsheet and database . (C)  Graphing and clip art . (D)  Clip art and drawing . 32.  This  spreadsheet  is  used  to  record  the rental fee for each  student in  the  middle  school  band.  How  would  the  total cost per year for all the instruments  be calculated? . A. B. C. D. E . 1 . Name . 2 . Debbie . Fee Per  Number of  Total Cost  Month  Months  ` 450.00  Saxophone  ` 45.00  10 . 3 . Kia . Clarinet . ` 35.00 . 10 . ` 350.00 . 4 . Samrat . Trumpet . ` 60.00 . 5 . ` 300.00 . 5 . Rohan . Drums . ` 55.00 . 0.00 . (C)  By adding cells E2 through E6 . 6 . Ben . Flute . ` 42.00 . 0.00 . (D)  By adding cells D2 through D6 . 7 . Instrument . (A)  By adding cells C7 through E7  (B)  By adding cells C2 through C6 . ` 1100.00 . Total Rental Fee . 33.  Which  term  refers  to  the  speed  at  which  information  is  telecomputed  ?  (A)  Megabyte load . (B)  Interface speed . (C)  Cycles per second . (D)  Baud rate . 34.  In  order  to  use  an  online  database  service,  Sasha  would  need  which  of  the  following  ?  (A)  Computer, phone line, printer, CD­ROM drive  (B)  Phone line, telecomputing software, modem, computer  (C)  Computer, telecomputing software, printer  (D)  Telecomputing software, phone line, modem  35.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  an  attribute  of  BASEFONT  tag  ?  (A)  SIZE . (B)  PRE . (C)  FACE . (D)  COLOUR . (C)  Duke Nukem . (D)  Douglas Engelbart . 36.  The  computer's  mouse  was  invented  by  _____  .  (A)  Jean­Daniel Nicoud . (B)  Andre Guignard . 37.  What  function is  used to  make  sure that  all  conditions  are true  before  showing  a  TRUE answer  ?  (A)  = AND( ) . (B)  = OR( ) . (C)  = Vlookup( ) . (D)  = If ( ) . 38.  This  type of  port  is  used  to  connect to  graphic  card that  provides  high­speed video  performance  typically required  in games and other  multimedia applications.  (A)  Serial port . (B)  Parallel port . (C)  USB port . (D)  AGP port . 39.  You've got a bunch of digital holiday photos you want to put into a slide show. In PowerPoint 2007,  what's  the  quickest  method  ?  (A)  Apply a multiple­picture layout to several slides, and use Clip Art icon on the slides to import your pictures.  (B)  On the Insert menu, point to Picture, click from file, and select your pictures in a group for each slide.  (C)  On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and click New Photo Album.  (D)  None of these.. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(24) Class 9 | 11th NCO - 2011. 7 . 40.  ______  are  usually  emails  that  contain  bogus  warnings  intended  to  frighten  or  mislead  people.  (A)  Spams . (B)  Hoaxes . (C)  Junk . (D)  None of these . 41.  Vani  has  been  using  her  computer  for  several  years  and  is  facing  slower  performance  of  her  computer.  She should  use  _____.  (A)  Disk Defragmenter . (B)  Scan Disk . (C)  Control Panel . (D)  Delete files from removable drive . 42.  USENET  is  ____.  (A)  A set of tools reserved exclusively for Internet administrators.  (B)  Short of United States Electronic Network.  (C)  A bulletin board system that allows for posting and responding to messages on the Internet.  (D)  A precursor to the internet that is now obsolete.  43.  In  a  flowchart,  what  is  a  parallelogram  used  for?  (A)  Denotes a decision to be made  (B)  To show input or output  (C)  The beginning or end of a program  (D)  Denotes stored data  44.  An  algorithm  is  ____.  (A)  A flowchart  (C)  Solving problems that cannot be solved . (B)  Any problem solving method  (D)  Artificial intelligence . 45.  Word  wrap  is  ____.  (A)  When a word is deleted because it is too long to fit on a file.  (B)  When MS­Word hyphenates a word at the end of a line.  (C)  When MS­Word determines if there is room for a word at the end of a line or if it must go on the next line.  (D)  When the typist determines if there is room for a word at the end of a line or if it must go on the next line.  46.  Pentium  III/500  MHz  is  a  ______  .  (A)  Pentium computer having 500 MB memory  (B)  Pentium computer running at a speed of 500 MHz  (C)  Computer which has a speed 500 times that of Pentium III Processor  (D)  None of these  47.  Which  of  these  are  not  the  advantages  of  using  Flash  ?  (A)  Flash loads much faster than animated images.  (B)  Flash does not require programming skills, java applets do.  (C)  Flash allows interactivity, animated images do not.  (D)  Flash is a free software.  48.  In  Flash,  buttons  have  four  states  :  up,  over,  down  and  ____  .  (A)  Vertical  (B)  Horizontal  (C)  Hit . (D)  Footer . 49.  In  Flash,  you  can  add  layers,  delete  layers,  and  change  the  _____  of  the  layers.  (A)  Position . (B)  Animation . (C)  Ruler Units . (D)  Action . 50.  The  command  to  insert  a  GIF  image  called  "mypic.gif,"  saved  in  the  same  directory  as  the  HTML  document  is  _____  .  (A)  <I MG SRC = "mypic.gif" >  (B)  <  IMG SRC = "mypic.gif">  (C)  <IMG SRC = "mypic.gif">  (D)  < I MG SRC = "mypic.gif"  >. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

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(26) 12th NCO - Set-A. 2. MENTAL ABILITY 1.. Which of the following is equal to x ? 9. 3. (B). (A) x 16 − x 4 . 3 12. 1. (x 4 )3. 2. 2   ( x 3 ) 3  . (C). (D). 2. (x. 12 7. ×. ). 7 4 12 x. 2.. Let P and Q are the remainders when the polynomial y3 + 2y2 – 5ay – 7 and y3 + ay2 – 12y + 6 are. divided by y + 1 and y – 2 respectively. If 2P + Q = 6, then the value of a is _____. (A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1. 3.. Priya is of same age as Megha. Chinu is also of same age as Megha. Which of the following. statements correctly illustrates the relative age of Priya and Chinu ? (A) If equals be subtracted, remainders are equal. (B) If equals are added, remainders are equal. (C) If things are equal to the same thing they are equal. (D) Things which coincide are equal to each other.. 4.. One of the elephants in the zoo is on a special diet and eats every day a portion of carrots which is equal to what one of the rabbits eats in one year (365 days). Together, in one day, the elephant and the rabbit eat 111 kilograms of carrots. How many kilograms of carrots does the rabbit eat in. 5.. one day? 1. (A) 2. (B). 111. 165. (C). 37. 122. (D). 19 61. In the pattern of circles shown the largest circle has radius r. The area of the shaded part is ______.. 1 2 2 πr (B) (p – 2)r 2. (C) 2r 2 . (D) (4 – p)r 2. 6.. 1 The sides of a triangle have lengths, in centimetres, of 7 , 11 and x, where x is a whole number. 2 What is the smallest possible value of x? (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 2. 7.. The diagram represents a circular cylinder of circumference 6 cm and height 4 cm. Point P on the. (A). top rim is diametrically opposite to point Q on the bottom rim. What is the shortest distance, in centimetres, from P to Q along the surface of the cylinder ? 52 6 4+ π 5 7. (A). (B). 8.. Solve for x : 8 6 + x 3 =. (A) 2 2 . (C) (D). 1. 1. 7 . 3− 2 (B) 4. (C) 8. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). (D) 27.

(27) 12th NCO - Set-A. 3. 9.. In the given diagram there is a linear relationship between the two integers occupying opposite. sectors. The value of the missing integer is ____. (A) 23 (B) 27 (C) 35 (D) 41. 10. At a party there is an equal number of boys and girls. One quarter of the boys have part-time jobs. Twice as many of the girls have part-time jobs. Altogether 30 of those present are without. part-time jobs. The number of people at the party is in the range _____. (A) 100 – 124 (B) 60 – 72 (C) 34 – 38. (D) None of these. Logical and Analytical Reasoning 11. Mr. and Mrs. Aggarwal were married in November and their children Sahil and Sonia are November born too. Sahil's birthday is celebrated 10 days before Sonia's birthday and 7 days after the marriage anniversary of parents. The marriage anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Aggarwal was celebrated on second Sunday of the November month and last day of the month also happened to be Sunday.. On which day and date of month Sonia celebrated her birthday ? (A) 2 Nov, Sunday (B) 6 Nov, Thursday (C) 9 Nov, Sunday. (D) 26 Nov, Wednesday. 12. Out of the given five figures, four are similar in a certain way. However, one figure is not like the other four. Find that odd figure.. (A). (B). (C). (D). 13. According to a certain code, 'min fin bin gin' means 'trains are always late'; 'gin din cin hin' means 'drivers were always punished'; 'bin cin vin rin' means 'drivers stopped all trains'; and 'din kin fin. vin' means 'all passengers were late'. Then now 'Drivers were late' would be written as _____. (A) min cin din (B) fin cin din (C) fin din gin (D) gin hin min. 14. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are eight friends sitting around a circle facing towards the centre.. W is on the immediate left of P but is not the neighbour of T or S. U is on the immediate right of Q and V is the neighbour of T and R is between T and U.. Which of the following statements is true ? (A) T is between U and Q. (B) U is the neighbour of V. (C) V is between W and T. (D) W is between P and S.. 15. If a stands for 'equal to'; b for 'greater than'; g for 'less than' and d for 'not equal to' and abxyac2z,. bxbay & b2aac are ture then which of the following is true? (B) a2x2bcz (C) b2xbc2z (A) ax2bcz. (D) bx2bc2z. 16. There is a letter leaving two letters of the alphabet in order, after the letters placed at odd-numbered positions and leaving one letter of the alphabet in order after the letters placed at even-numbered. positions. Find that arrangement of letters from the given options. (A) ADFIKN (B) BEGJLN (C) CFHKLO. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). (D) DFIKNP.

(28) 12th NCO - Set-A. 4. 17. Mr. X, a mathematician, defines a number as 'connected with 6' if it is divisible by 6 or if the sum of its digits is 6, or if 6 is one of the digits of the number. Other numbers are all 'not connected with 6'. As per this definition, the number of integers from 1 to 60 (both inclusive) which are not connected with 6 is ______.. (A) 18. (B) 24. (C) 42. (D) 43. 18. Nitin was counting down from 32. Sumit was counting upwards the numbers starting from 1 and he was calling out only the odd numbers. What common number will they call out at the same time if they were calling out at the same speed?. (A) 19 . (B) 21. (C) 22 . (D) They will not call out the same number. 19. There are five men A, B, C, D and E reading a newspaper. The one who reads first gives it to C. The one who reads last had taken from A. E was not the first or last to read. There were two readers between B and A. Then B passed the newspaper to whom?. (A) A. (B) C. (C) D. (D) E. 20. The matrix of certain characters is given. These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column-wise. Find out this trend and choose the missing. character from the given options. (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16. Computers and information technology 21. Which of the following can hold the most amount of data ?. (A) DVD (B) CD-ROM (C) CD-R. (D) Floppy Disk. 22. In Visual Basic 6.0, the hot key to display the Properties Window is _______.. (A). F2. (B). F4. (C). F5. (D). F7. 23. Match the following MS-Excel 2007 operations with the corresponding key strokes. . Column-I . I.. Insert the current time . a.. Shift. +. II.. Insert the current date . b.. Shift. +. III. To move from bottom to top within the. . Column-II. c.. Ctrl. Ctrl. Enter F11. Shift. +. current column cell by cell : ;. IV. Insert a new worksheet . d.. (A) I – c, II – d, III – b, IV – a . (B) I – d, II – c, III – b, IV – a. (C) I – c, II – d, III – a, IV – b . (D) I – d, II – b, III – a, IV – c. +. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). +. : ;.

(29) 12th NCO - Set-A. 5. 24. Match the following. . Column-I . Column-II. I.. Forms. a.. Forms and controls collectively. II.. Controls. b.. Values associated with VB objects. III. Objects. c.. Windows that you create for user interface. IV. Properties d. Graphical features drawn to allow user interaction (A) I – d, II – c, III – a, IV – b (B) I – c, II – d, III – a, IV – b (C) I – d, II – a, III – c, IV – b (D) I – d, II – c, III – b, IV – a. 25. Match the component with the corresponding type and usage. . Component . Type and Usage. a.. It processes the data or instructions in the specified way. b.. It is used for storing data and instructions. c.. It prints quality documents. d.. It is a pointing device used for moving a cursor on the screen. I.. II.. III.. IV.. (A) I – c, II – d, III – a, IV – b (C) I – d, II – b, III – c, IV – a . (B) I – c, II – a, III – d, IV – b (D) I – d, II – c, III – b, IV – a. 26. In MS-Excel 2007, the given image shows some values entered in an MS-Excel worksheet. What result will be displayed in A5 when the formula shown is applied ?. (A) (B) (C) (D). 21 3 4 1. 27. Match the following. . Column-I . Column-II. I.. Indent. a.. The general arrangement of text in the document. II.. Word Wrap. b.. The distance between text boundaries and page margins. III. Formatting. c.. A temporary storage area used generally for cut/copy text or . . graphics. IV. Clipboard. Placing text going past the right margin to the next line. (A) I – a, II – b, III – d, IV – c . (B) I – a, II – d, III – b, IV – c. (C) I – b, II – a, III – d, IV – c . (D) I – b, II – d, III – a, IV – c. d.. 28. In MS-Word 2007, the alignment buttons are available in the Paragraph group in _____.. (A) Insert Tab (B) Formatting Tab (C) View Tab (D) Home Tab. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(30) 12th NCO - Set-A. 6 29. Which one of the following is a communication software?. (A) MS-PowerPoint (B) MS-Outlook (C) MS-Access. (D) MS-Excel. 30. Match the following. . Column-I . Column-II. I.. cps. a.. Denotes the density or quality of printing. II.. dpi. b.. Small blocks of coloured light on the monitor. III. Pixel. c.. Can be programmed to store information. IV. PROM. d.. Denotes the speed of the early printers. (A) I – d, II – a, III – c, IV – b . (B) I – a, II – d, III – b, IV – c. (C) I – a, II – b, III – d, IV – c . (D) I – d, II – a, III – b, IV – c. 31. In this type of mouse, the movement of the mouse pointer is relative to the movement of the ball. at the bottom. Identify the mouse. (A) Mechanical mouse (B) Optical mouse. (C) Laser mouse. (D) Scanner mouse. 32. A Universal Product Code can be read by which of the following I/O devices?. (A). (B). (C). (D). 33. In the given MS-Excel 2007 worksheet, what will be displayed in the cell A6 when the Enter key is pressed?. (A) +77+A2 . (B) Error message. (C) 104. (D) 50. 34. The following body tag is used to :. <body bgcolor=blue text="#CCFFCC"> (A) Only set the text color to blue (B) Only set the page background to blue (C) Set the text color to blue and the page background to CCFFCC (D) Set the page background to blue, and text color to CCFFCC. 35. Which of the following is not a type of symbol available in Adobe Flash CS3?. (A) Movie clip (B) Template (C) Graphic (D) Button 36. You have scanned three pages as 3 different .png file. This scanned document you want to include in a project report you are preparing using MS-Word 2007. Which feature of MS-Word 2007 will. you (A) (C) (D). use to enter each .png file into your project report? In the Insert Tab, click ‘clip Art’ (B) In the Insert Tab, click ‘Picture’ In the View Tab, click ‘Two Pages’ In the Mailings Tab, click ‘Start Mail Merge’ and follow the procedure.. 37. Of the given flowchart symbols, which type of box should be used to feed in the following statement?. SUM = SUM + 1 (A). (B). (C). Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). (D).

(31) 12th NCO - Set-A. 7. 38. Ethernet, Wireless 802.11b, HomePNA 2.0 are the _________.. (A) Popular networks (B) Web browsers (C) Operating systems. (D) ISPs. used?. 39. In MS-Excel 2007, why is Print Area. (A) To print the whole worksheet. (B) To select / unselect a part of the worksheet. (C) Mark a specific area of a sheet for printing, or clear such marked areas. (D) To set the page-settings for printing.. 40. In Visual Basic 6.0, _______________ is used to display some text.. (A) Label (B) Toolbox (C) Properties 41.. (D) IDE. Identify the given type of Transmission channel. (A) Coaxial cable (B) Twisted pair cable (C) Fiber Optics cable (D) Wi-Fi. 42. Which of the following is not a mode to draw lines in Adobe Flash CS3 using the Pencil Tool?. (A) Curve (B) Straighten (C) Smooth (D) Ink 43. Match the following: . Column-I . Column-II. Password. Detects and removes viruses and other malicious software from the . I.. a.. . computer. II.. Obscuring important data in a database to prevent unauthorized . Antivirus software b.. . access.. III. Firewall. Protects information by converting it into unreadable code that cannot . c.. . be deciphered easily by unauthorized people.. IV. Disk Encryption. Secret sequence of characters that enable a user to control. d.. access to a computer, program or file.. V.. Data Masking. e.. A security system designed to protect a computer from hacker . attacks. (A) I – d, II – a, III – c, IV – b , V – e (C) I – d, II – c, III – a, IV – b , V – e. 44. Which of the following is not a search engine?. (A) Hotbot (www.hotbot.com) . (C) Gmail (www.gmail.com) . (B) I – d, II – a, III – e, IV – c , V – b (D) I – c, II – d, III – a, IV – e , V – b (B) Lycos (www.lycos.in) (D) Google (www.google.co.in). 45. Arrange the following in the ascending order of their data storage capacity:. Blu Ray Disc, CD-R, DVD, 2GB Pen Drive (A) Blu Ray Disc, DVD, 2GB Pen Drive, CD-R (B) DVD, Blu Ray Disc, 2GB Pen Drive, CD-R (C) CD-R, DVD, 2GB Pen Drive, Blu Ray Disc (D) CD-R, 2GB Pen Drive, DVD, Blu Ray Disc. 46.. Which of the following is not true for the MARK I computer? (A) It was an electro-mechanical computer. (B) Built at IBM, it was also called the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator. (C) It was manufactured in the 1980s. (D) It was devised by Howard H. Aiken.. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(32) 12th NCO - Set-A. 8 47. In MS-PowerPoint 2007, identify the use of buttons I, II, III, and IV. . (A) (B) (C) (D). I I I I. – – – –. I II III Normal View, II – Slide Sorter View, III – Slide Show, Normal View, II – Slide Show, III – Slide Sorter View, Slide Show, II – Normal View, III – Slide Sorter View, Slide Show, II – Slide Sorter View, III – Normal View,. IV IV IV IV. – – – –. IV Fit slide to current window Reading View Zoom Out Reading View. 48. By which of following file extension virus can be sent as an e-mail attachment?. (A) .exe, .com (B) .pif, .scr (C) .vbs, .bat (D) All of these 49. In Adobe Flash CS3, which of the following acts as a Symbol Store House?. (A) Library (B) Key frame (C) Animation (D) Movie 50. In Visual Basic 6.0, Second (Now) function returns _________.. (A) Same value as Second(Now()) (B) A number between 0 and 59. (C) The second of the day (D) Both (A) and (B) SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(33) Class 9 12th. Set B Year 2012. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(34) 12th NCO - Set-B. 2. MENTAL ABILITY 1.. In a game Kamini scored 199 and this raised her average over a number of games from 177 to. 178. To raise her average to 179 with the next game she must score _______. (A) 179 (B) 180 (C) 199 (D) 201. 2.. A bag contains 20 marbles coloured red, white, blue, green. There is one more red than white, 4. more white than blue and one more blue than green. The number of red marbles is ___. (A) 8 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) 10. 3.. OPQ is a quadrant of a circle and semi-circles are drawn on OP and OQ.. Areas a and b are shaded. Then a/b is _____. 1 (A) 12. 1 2 π (D) 3 (B). (C) 1 . 4.. A deck of 16 cards contains the four aces, four kings, four queens and four jacks. The 16 cards are thoroughly shuffled and my opponent draws two cards simultaneously and at random from the deck. The chance that he holds two aces in his hand is ______. 1. 5. (B). 3. 16. (C) . 1. 6. (A). 5.. When this 16 units by 9 units rectangle is cut in the manner shown, the. (D). 1 20. pieces, when rearranged, form a square of perimeter ______.. (A) 32 units . (B) 36 units. (C) 40 units . (D) 48 units. 6.. The triangle PQR, right-angled at Q,. has semi-circles drawn with its. sides as diameters. The sides of the square STUV touches the semicircles and are parallel to PQ or QR, as shown in the figure. If PQ = 6 cm and QR = 8 cm then the area of STUV, in square centimetres, is ______.. (A) 121 . (B) 132 . (C) 144 . (D) 156. 7.. Which is equivalent to. (A). 8.. What is the ratio of the area of the larger equilateral triangle PQR. a+b. 9. (a + b )2 2 + ? 18 (a + b)2 (B). (a + b )2. 9. (C). (a + b )5. 36. to that of the smaller equilateral triangle LMN if ratio of their sides. is 8 : 5? (A) 36 : 25          . (B) 12 : 5. (C) 64 : 25 (D) 12 : 7. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). (D) None of these.

(35) 12th NCO - Set-B 9.. 3. There are two coins, one is double-headed and the other is normal. Shilpi tosses both coins. How many possible outcomes are there?. (A) 2. (B) 1. 10. Value of x if 9x – 2x2 =. (A). 1. 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. 5 . 2 (B) 1. (C) . 1. 3. (D) 0. Logical and Analytical Reasoning 11. Prashant Jain has three children – Gauri, Vaibhav and Arun. Arun married Kanika, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mittal. The Mittal's married their youngest daughter to the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Sharma and they had two children named Akash and Shreya. The Mittal’s have two more children, Shan and Rinki, both elder to Vanshika. Sameer and Ajay are sons of Arun and Kanika. Rashmi is the daughter of Akash.. What is the surname of Rashmi ________ .. (A) Sharma. (B) Mittal. (C) Jain. (D) None of these. 12. Six children B, D, C, M, J and K are split into two groups of three each and are made to stand in two rows in such a way that a child in one row is exactly facing a child in the other row. M is not at the ends of any row and is to the right of J, who is facing C. K is to the left of D, who is facing M. Which of the following groups of children is in the same row?. (A) BDC. (B) BMD. (C) MJK. (D) BMJ. 13. Komal faces towards north. Turning to her right, she walks 25 metres. She then turns to her left and walks 30 metres. Next, she moves 25 metres to her right. She then turns to her right again and walks 55 metres. Finally, she turns to the right and moves 40 metres. In which direction is she now from her starting point?. (A) South-west. (B) South. (C) North-west. (D) South-east. 14. In a row of girls, Rita and Monika occupy the ninth place from the right end and tenth place from the left end, respectively. If they interchange their places, then Rita and Monika occupy seventeenth place from the right and eighteenth place from the left respectively. How many girls are there in the row?. (A) 25. (B) 26. (C) 27. (D) Data inadequate. 15. If 'X $ Y' means 'X is not greater than Y'; 'X % Y' means 'X is not smaller than Y'; 'X * Y' means 'X is neither smaller than nor equal to Y'; 'X @ Y' means 'X is neither greater than nor equal to Y'; then which of the following are the best conclusions for statements below ? Statements : D $ K, H * B, K @ H Conclusions : I. B % K . II.. B @ K. (A) Only I and II are true . (B) Either I or II is true. (C) Only I and III are true . (D) None of these. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). III. H * D.

(36) 12th NCO - Set-B. 4. 16. Figure given in which of the following options will continue the same series as established by the five problem figures.. Problem Figures. ?. . (A). (B). (C). (D). 17. Select the figure from the options which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dot as in figure (X).. Figure (X). (B). (A). 18.. Find the number of triangles in the given figure. (A) 22 (B) 24 (C) 26 (D) None of these. (C). (D). . 19. Following are the eligibility criteria for applying for the post of officer in a bank : I. The candidate should be a graduate with at least 65 % marks. II. The candidate should have at least 60% marks in graduation if he has post-graduate with at least 65% marks III. The candidate should have at least 55% marks in graduation and at least 60% marks in postgraduation if he holds a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) IV. The candidate should have at least 55% marks in both graduation and in post-graduation if he has at least five years work experience after post-graduation. V. The candidate should have at least 60% marks in graduation if he has at least ten years work experience after graduation.. Mansi Roy has secured 65% marks in graduation and 50% marks in post-graduation. She has been working for ten years after completing her Ph.D. Which of the given above eligibility criteria is match with Mansi's eligibility for Bank.. (A) I only (B) I and II only (C) I and III only (D) I and V only 20. A bowl of sweets was placed on a table to be distributed among three brothers – Rohan, Sahil and Keshav. Rohan arrived first and ate what he thought was his share of sweets and left. Then, Sahil arrived. He thought that he was the first one to arrive and ate the number of sweets, he thought was his share and left. Lastly, Keshav arrived. He again thought he was the first one to arrive and he took what he thought was his share. If 16 sweets are left in the bowl finally, how many sweets did the bowl contain initially?. (A) 27 (B) 36 (C) 48 (D) 54. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF).

(37) 12th NCO - Set-B. 5. Computers and information technology 21. Which of the following is not an MS-Excel 2007 Function?. (A) AVERAGE. (B) MAX. (C) COUNT. (D) ADD. 22. A fully qualified URL that specifies the exact location of a resource residing on the internet is. called ____ URL. (A) Relative. (B) Absolute. (C) Resource Location. (D) Service Provider. 23. The given HTML tag indicates that ________ . <table border=0>. (A) The table has no border. (B) The table has a border of default thickness. (C) There is no table . (D) The table has zero rows and zero columns. 24. The special effect in animation that changes one shape into another shape through seamless transitions is called ________ .. (A) Tweening. (B) Morphing. (C) Selecting. (D) Transitioning. 25. This software not only interrupts the normal working of a computer but also steals important data from the computer. Identify this software.. (A) Antivirus software. (B) Operating System. (C) Boot Virus. (D) Malware. 26. Given below is a price list and quantity of items sold at a grocery store.. Which one MS-Excel 2007 function can be used to find the value of total sales as shown in cell D7?. (A) = SUM(C2:D6) . (B) = PRODUCT(C2:D6). (C) = SUMPRODUCT(C2:C6, D2:D6). (D) It cannot be calculated using a single function. 27. What is the output of the following HTML code?. <BODY>. <H3> Fruits</H3>. <OL type ="A">. <LI>Apple </LI>. <LI>Orange </LI>. <LI>Pineapple </LI>. <LI>Water Melon </LI>. </BODY>. (A). (B). (C) . Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). (D).

(38) 12th NCO - Set-B. 6 Direction(28-31) : A picture of the Layer Window in Adobe FLASH CS3 is shown here. Answer the questions based on the picture : 28. Which button is being shown by ‘V’? . (A) Insert layer . (B) Delete Layer. (C) Lock Layer . (D) Add Guide Layer. 29. Which is the Show/Hide layer Button?. (A) I. (B) II. 30. What item in the layer is being shown by ‘I’?. (A) Add Guide Layer (B) Layer Name. (C) III. (D) IV. (C) Layer Lock. (D) New Layer. 31. The Pencil icon in the layer window is for ________ .. (A) Indicating that the layer is locked (C) Modifying the name of the active layer. (B) Indicating that it is an inspector layer (D) Indicating that the current layer is the active layer. 32.. Which of the following is the procedure to add organization charts in a Ms-Word 2007 document? (A) View Tab → click ‘Smart Art’ → click list – select type (B) View Tab → click ‘Picture’ → click ‘Hierarchy’ – select type (C) Insert Tab → click ‘Picture’ → click ‘Hierarchy’ – select type (D) Insert Tab → click ‘Smart Art’ → click ‘Hierarchy’ – select type. 33. Match the following MS-Word 2007 icons with their utility.. Column A . Column B. I.. a.. Colours the background behind the selected text or paragraph.. II.. b.. Changes the set of styles, colours, and fonts used in a document.. III.. c. Inserts symbols that are not available on the keyboard like the copyright symbols, trademark symbols, paragraph marks and Unicode characters.. IV.. d.. Replaces the text in the document.. V.. e. Inserts common mathematical equations or build your own equations using a library of math symbols.. (A) I – e, II – c, III – a, IV – b, V – d (C) I – c, II – e, III – d, IV – b, V – a. (B) I – e, II – c, III – d, IV – a, V – b (D) I – c, II – e, III – a, IV – b, V – d. 34. Which feature of MS-Excel 2007 allows you to view multiple distant parts of your worksheet at once?. (A) Cascade Windows. (B) Split. (C) Hide Window. (D) Switch Window. 35. Which of the following is NOT a mode of a Visual Basic program?. (A) Intermediate Mode. (B) Design Mode. (C) Run Mode. Copyright©2015. Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF). (D) Break Mode.

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