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Quiz Format

• Quiz to be conducted with 5 teams

• Each team to have 1 teacher and 1 student (from classes 5 - 9)

• Quiz to have 3 rounds

• If there is a tie between teams, then Tie Breaker round will be conducted

Round 1

• Teams to be asked 4 questions each - 2 of Science and 2 of Maths each team

• Questions not answered can not be transferred

• Each correct answer to carry 10 marks

• Each transfer question to carry 5 marks

Round 1

Question 1 - Maths

Question 2 - Science

Look at the figure below:

Which of the following would be almost similar for all of themA.the size of the food they ingestB.the amount of energy required to surviveC.the size of their cellsD.(There is nothing similar between all these organisms.)

Question 3 - Maths

Look at the pattern of numbers on this caterpillar.

Which of the following numbers will be in this pattern?A. 1800B. 1760C. 1660D. 1640


Which of the following simple machines has the fulcrum between the load and the effort?

Question 5 - MathsA paper is folded into half 3 times as shown below. And a circle is then CUT OFF from the centre of the folded sheet.

If the sheet is now opened out, how many circles will be seen on the sheet?A. 1B. 2C. 4D. 8


Which of the following diseases can be caused by eating the pastry infected by germs from this fly?

A. DiarrhoeaB. MalariaC. MeaslesD. Cold

Question 7 - MathsMrinalini's grandfather gives her three choices for collecting pocket money every TEN WEEKS :

Choice 1 :Starting with Re. 1 in the first week, take double the previous week's amount the next week (up to the tenth week).Choice 2: Starting from the first week, take Rs.150 every alternate week.Choice 3: Take Rs. 700 once every ten weeks.

Which choice will give Mrinalini the greatest amount?A. Choice1B. Choice2C. Choice3D. All choices given equal amounts


Which of the following could be placed in a glass tumbler before pouring hot milk into it to reduce the chances of the tumbler cracking due to the heat?

Question 9 - Maths

In a shooting game at a funfair, balloons of four different colours - Red(R), Green(G), Yellow(Y) and Blue(B), have been stuck in different arrangements on 3 different boards as shown:

On which of the boards will you have equal chances of shooting a balloon of any the 4 colours? A. only 1B. 1 and 2C. only 3D. 1, 2 and 3


Kaustubh and his friends were asked to draw a figure of the earth with people on it. Here is what each one of them has drawn. Who has drawn it correctly?

Question 11 - Maths

Shivangi and Anar are playing a game with a book, with pages numbered 1 to 80. Each girl takes turns to open the book at a page and adds the page numbers of the opposite pages. This

becomes her score for that turn. For example: 34+35=69. They play the game for some rounds, and keep adding their scores after each round. So if Shivangi opens pages 34-35 in the first turn and 68-69 in the second, her total score after 2 rounds would be 206. After some turns if Anar's score is 531, what could be the total number of turns she has taken so far?A. 3B. 4C. 8D. 9


According to this poster, you would reduce weight if you cycled to school or work. What else would you be able to do?

A.use recycled materials B.use fossil fuel reserves C.reduce distance to be travelled D.reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Question 13 - Maths

Shown here are two bowls. Both of them contain the same number of marbles.

Rajiv takes some marbles from bowl I and puts them in bowl II. Which of these COULD be the difference between the number of marbles in the two bowls?A. 29B. 36C. 39D. 41


Most rear-view mirrors use plane mirrors. Mohan is sitting on the passengerseat in an autorickshaw and the driver is adjusting the rear-view mirror. IfMohan sees the driver's face in the mirror, what will the driver see?

A. Mohan’s FaceB. His own faceC. The cars on the roadD. The seat at Mohan’s side

Question 15 - Maths

Adil has some stamps.1/4 of his stamps are Indian.He now sells 1/4 of his stamps which are of Singapore.

What fraction of the stamps REMAINING with him are Indian stamps?

A.1/2B.1/3C.1/4D. 3/4


An empty glass is placed inside a larger jar containing muddy water as shown.Then a dry plastic sheet is tied around the mouth of the jar, which is thenplaced out in the sun on a hot summer day. By evening, what is likely to be

found in the empty glass?

A. The glass is likely to have pure waterB. The glass is likely to have muddy waterC. The glass is likely to remain emptyD .The glass is likely to have only mud

Question 17 - Maths

What is the quotient obtained on dividing 700700700700700 by 700?

A. 11111B. 77777C. 1001001001001D. 100100100100100


When you ride a cycle and want to slow down, you apply the brakes that are near the handle bar and the wheels slow down. How does this happen?

A. The friction between the two wheels of the cycle slows it downB. The friction between the handle bar and the wheels slows down the cycleC. The friction between the cycle and the air around it slows down the cycleD. The friction between the brake pads and the wheels slows down the cycle

Question 19 - Maths

A cylindrical solid is cut into two pieces as shown. The cut pieces are joined to form a solid as shown in the figure.

Which of these is true about the surface area of the solid 2?

A. use recycled materials B. use fossil fuel reserves C. reduce distance to be travelled D. reduce carbon dioxide emissions


Into which of these boxes would the disease polio fit?

A. AB. BC. CD. D

Round 2

Buzzer Round

Round 2

• 15 questions - mix of Maths and Science to be asked in this round

• This is a Buzzer Round

• Questions can not be transferred

• Every correct answer to carry 10 marks

• Every incorrect answer to carry - 5 marks


What is the most likely temperature of ice cubes stored in a refrigerator's freezer compartment?

A. -10° CB. 0°CC. 5°CD. It depends upon the size of the cube.

Question 2 - Maths

Rahul has to write 4 papers-English, Science, Maths and Social Studies, for his mid-term exam. The maximum score possible in each paper is 40. To get an average score of 36 in the exam, what is the minimum possible score he can get in any of the papers ?

A. 20B. 24C. 30D. (This cannot be determined using the given information.)


At which of these times would a plant be making its own food?

A.9:00 AMB.3:00 AMC.8:00 PMD.All time during day & night

Question 4 - Maths

A shopkeeper has only a 1 kg weight with him and a simple balance. He has to weigh 31 kg of rice. What is the least number of times he will have to use his balance to measure out 31 kg?

(Hint- He can weigh the maximum amount of rice in each turn, by using the rice already weighed and the 1 kg weight on the other side!)

A. 5B. 16C. 30D. 31


A gasoline-powered vehicle goes up a hill from lower point X to a higher point Y. What energy transformation must occur in the car's engine?

A.Chemical energy to Heat & Mechanical energyB.Chemical energy to Electrical energyC.Heat energy to Mechanical energyD.Chemical energy to Mechanical energy & Light energy

Question 6 - Maths

Saket is calculating 56 × 50 mentally. He first calculated 56 × 100 as 5600. What should he do now to get the answer?

A. 5600 – 50B. 5600 × 2C. 5600 ÷ 50D. 5600 ÷ 2


Roma has 3 solid metallic balls, all of equal weight. The sizes of the three balls are as shown below.

If the ball 2 sinks in water, which of the other balls will DEFINITELY sink in water?A. only ball 1B. only ball 3C. both ball 1 and ball 3D. cannot be sure

Question 8 - Maths

A group of 4 children is playing in the park. Before leaving, each of them shakes hands once with every other group member. How many handshakes altogether?

A. 3B. 6C. 12D. 16


Which of these molecules is composed of EXACTLY 5 atoms?

A. NaHCO3B. Ba(OH)2C. K2SO4D. N2O5

Question 10 - Maths

What is the largest remainder that can be got when an even number is divided by 6?

A. 6B. 5C. 4D. 2


A circuit has five bulbs connected to a battery. Initially they all glow. After some time one of them fuses, but the other four continue to glow. Which of the following circuits could it be?

Question 12 - Maths

The sum of all the whole numbers from 1 to 45 is subtracted from the sum of all the whole numbers from 1 to 50 as shown:

(1 + 2 +....+ 50) − (1 + 2 +.....+ 45)

What will be the result?

A. 5B. 50C. 240D. 285


A patient with cancer of the food pipe, cannot eat and swallow. So to feed him, a tube is inserted directly into his stomach. Properly mashed food is now given to the patient directly through the pipe.

Now that the food is going directly to the stomach instead of through the food pipe, which of these is likely to happen?

A. water will not be absorbedB. the kidney will stop workingC. carbohydrates will not be digestedD. (no major problem will arise)

Question 14 - Maths

5 ÷ ____ = 25

Which number should come in the blank space to make the above number sentence true?

A. 125B. 25C. 5D. 1/5


George is running towards the finish line in a race. The sun is casting his shadow as shown. In which direction is George running?

A. definitely north-westB. either north-east or south-westC. definitely south-westD. it is not possible to tell from the given information

Round 3Buzzer Round with Negative marking

Round 3• This round to have 10 questions without any options



• Incorrect answer to carry -10 marks

• Question if not answered to be transferred to the next team

• Correct answer of the transferred question to carry 10 marks

Question 1 - Maths

Viral bought a bottle of Tomato Ketchup on the 1st of May 2011. Shown below is part of the label on the bottle.

For how many MORE months can she use the ketchup, if she wants it to finish it by the "Best Before" date?


In the clock shown above, the hands of the clock and the pendulum follow certain types of motion. Which are they?

Question 3 - Maths

A hollow cylinder is cut along a slant line as shown and opened out.

What is the area of the sheet?


I am one of the major nutrients in food.- Compared to other major nutrients, I am required in small amounts.- However, if I am not taken in adequate amounts, it can result in a disease.

Who am I?

Question 5 - Maths

23 tens + 19 hundreds is equal to


Which of the above are ANIMALS?

Question 7 - Maths

6 stuffed monkeys can be balanced by 4 stuffed tigers.

How many stuffed tigers will be required to balance 9 stuffed monkeys?


Dogs urinate to mark territories.

They can recognise their territories even after many days. Which sense could they mostly be using to identify their own and other dogs' territories?

Question 9 - Maths

The average height of Radhika, Gopu, Ashish and Komal shown above, is 118 cm. What is the SUM of their heights?


The largest body in our solar system is..

Tie Breaker Round

Tie Breaker Round

• 3 questions - mix of Maths and Science to be asked in this round


• Questions can not be transferred


• Every incorrect answer to carry - 10 marks

Tie Breaker Questions

3 feet of film is required to screen 2 SECONDS of a movie.

What is the length of the film required to screen the trailer of Ghajini movie that is of 1 MINUTE (60 seconds)?


Three gases found in Earth's atmosphere are carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen. What is their order of abundance from

greatest to least?


I am a 2-digit odd number.The product of my digits is 36.

What is my last digit?

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