ASHANTI REGIONAL NSMQ MEGA TRIAL II : MAY 07, 2025
CONTEST 1
ROUND 1
MATHS
Set 1
Preamble : Find the back bearing of the following . . .
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Set 2
Preamble : Find the value of in the following . . .
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BIOLOGY
Set 1
Preamble: Macronutrients are nutrients needed in large quantities for the optimal development of plants.
Mention one macronutrient .
Ans : Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulphur
Set 2
Preamble: Give the designated name of the scientist who studies the following areas in biology . . .
1. Studies fungi Ans : Mycologist
2. Studies insects Ans : Entomologist
3. Studies birds Ans : Ornithologist
4. Studies animals Ans : Zoologist
CHEMISTRY
Set 1
Preamble: Mention one element in the Periodic Table named after a planet or heavenly body and name the
planet or heavenly body named after. (Award Partial cores)
Answers:
1. Selenium; Moon
2. Palladium; Asteroid Pallas
3. Tellurium; Earth
4. Mercury; Mercury
5. Uranium; Uranus
6. Neptunium; Neptune
7. Plutonium; Pluto
8. Cerium; Dwarf planet Ceres
9. Helium; Greek for Sun (accept it)
Set 2
PREAMBLE: Determine the total number of atoms in the empirical formula of the given compound :
1. 2-methylpropane Ans : 7 (the E.F = C2H5)
2. 2-methylbutane Ans : 17 (the E.F = C5H12)
3. 1-chloropropane Ans : 11 (the E.F = C3H7Cl)
4. 2,2-dimethylpropane Ans : 17 (the E.F = C5H12)
PHYSICS
Set 1
Preamble : Determine the net displacement of a body whose position changes as follows…
1. 70 m due north to 10 m due North. Ans : 60 m due South
2. 50m due east to 10 m due West. Ans : 60 m due West
3. 10 m due south to 15 m due South. Ans : 5 m due South
4. 100m due west to 15m due West Ans: 85 m due East
Set 2
1. Calculate the energy stored by a capacitor which stores a charge of 2.0 micro coulombs when the
potential difference across its plates is 7.9 mV.
Ans : 7.9 mJ
2. Calculate charge stored on each place of a capacitor of capacitance 3.0 mF which stores energy 6.0 nJ
Ans : 6.0 microcoulombs
3. Calculate the energy stored by a capacitor of capacitance 5.0 mF when the potential difference across its
plates is 4.0 V. Ans : 40 mJ
4. Calculate the voltage across the plates of a capacitor which stores energy 12 mJ when the charge stored on
each plate is 2.5 micro coulomb . Ans : 9.6 mV
ROUND 2 : SPEED RACE
PHYSICS (First Set : 30seconds)
1. undergoes an electron capture to form nuclide X , what is the mass number of nuclide X ?
Ans : 14
2. A projectile is launched to achieve a maximum range of 90m, what is its maximum height ?
Ans : 225 m
3. When a sound is made a distance from a wall, 3 echoes are heard in 12 s. Given the speed of sound in air
on this very day is 300 m/s, calculate the distance between the source of sound and the wall.
Ans : 600 m
BIOLOGY (Next Set: 10 seconds)
1. What is the flexible structure in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe?
Ans : Epiglottis
2. Which part of an insect’s body detects light and helps in navigation?
Ans : Compound eye
3. Which plant hormone promotes cell elongation and is involved in phototropism?
Ans : Auxin
CHEMISTRY (Next Set : 30 seconds)
1. Calculate the mass of hydrogen sulphide present in 500.0 cm3 of its solution if the pH is 3.0 .
Ans : 0.017 g
2. How many neutrons are present in a stable isotope of Vanadium-51 ? Ans : 28
3. During the combustion of ethane, how many moles of water is produced if the moles of ethane is two
from the balanced equation. Ans : 6 moles of water
MATHS (Last Set : 30 Second)
1. Find the equation of a straight line which passes through the points and
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2. Find the element whose image under the function is
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3. Given that and are vertically opposite angles, find the value of
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ROUND 3 : TRUE OR FALSE
1. The Ohm, which is the unit of electrical resistance was named after the Austrian physicist Georg Ohm.
Ans : False (German)
2. Ohm’s law does not apply to a diode. Ans : True
3. The electrical resistance of most conductors changes with temperature affecting the application of Ohm’s
law. Ans : True
4. Ohms law does not apply in electrical networks where Kirchoff’s laws are applicable.
Ans : False
5. Sound waves cannot be polarised . Ans : True
6. Light waves are transverse. Ans : True
7. Electromagnetic waves can travel only through vacuum. Ans : False
8. Points of minimum energy in a standing wave is an antinode. Ans : False
9. A pi (π) bond is formed by the side-by-side overlap of p orbitals.
Ans : True
10. Pi bonds are stronger than sigma (σ) bonds because they involve more electron density between nuclei.
Ans : False (Sigma bonds are stronger than pi bonds.)
11. Double bonds consist of one sigma bond and one pi bond.
Ans : True
12. Pi bonds allow free rotation around the bond axis, similar to single bonds.
Ans : False (Pi bonds restrict rotation due to electron density above and below the bond axis.)
13. A solution with a pOH of 7 is always neutral (pH = 7) at 25oC.
Ans : True
14. If the pH of a solution increases, its pOH must decrease.
Ans : True
15. A strong base has a high pOH value.
Ans : False (A strong base has a low pOH because it has a high [OH⁻].)
16. pOH is a measure of hydroxide ion (OH⁻) concentration in a solution.
Ans : True
17. Root hairs significantly increase the surface area for water absorption.
Ans : True
18. Water absorption occurs primarily through the process of active transport.
Ans : False (It’s mainly passive—osmosis)
19. The symplastic pathway allows water to move through the cytoplasm of root cells via plasmodesmata.
Ans : True
20. Minerals are absorbed by roots only when dissolved in water.
Ans : True
21. Cactus spines are modified leaves that reduce water loss.
Ans : True
22. Tendrils in peas are modified stems, not leaves.
Ans : False (They are modified leaves or leaflets)
23. Onion bulbs consist of modified leaves that store food.
Ans : True
24. The pitchers in pitcher plants are modified stems used for photosynthesis.
Ans : False (They are modified leaves for trapping insects)
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Ans : False
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Ans : False
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Ans : False
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Ans : True
29. A function may be one-to-one relation.
Ans : True
30. A function may be one-to-many relation.
Ans : False
31. A function may be many-to-many relation.
Ans : False
32. A function may be many-to-one relation.
Ans : True
ROUND 4 : RIDDLES
1) My name has been associated with shifting between power or speed.
2) I have been used since ancient times, considered then as an engineering marvel.
3) I work by locking together, turning in opposite directions but never disagreeing in purpose.
4) I am used in analogue clocks and machines with moving parts especially cars.
5) My turn ratio typically determines the speed and power.
6) If I am a simple circular mechanical device with teeth, so who am I ?
Ans : Gear (s)
1. I am a chemical element.
2. My name and my symbol have no relationship in English.
3. I am a soft, lustrous metal.
4. I have a high electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity.
5. In fact, I have the highest reflectivity of any metal.
6. I am a transition element.
7. If I am used in many coins production, then who am I ?
Ans : Silver (do not accept Ag)
1. I am a flowering plant
2. I am widely used as a spice and a folk medicine
3. I am a herbaceous perennial plant bearing narrow leaf blades
4. I have been used in traditional medicine in Ghana and as a dietary supplement
5. I am used in beverages such as soobolo and in making shito
6. If you know the rhizome, then you should know me. So, who am I ?
Ans : Ginger
1. I am a four digit even number.
2. My first and third digits are odd while my second and fourth digits are even.
3. My first digit is an identity and my third digit is a square.
4. I am the square of a square-number.
5. The sum of my digits is 18.
6. If I am the square of 36, then, who am I ?
Ans : One Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety-Six ( 1,296 )
TIE-BREAKER QUESTIONS
(One tie-breaker question answered correctly automatically produces the winner of the contest; read the
questions below one after the other until a School answers one correctly, that automatically ends the contest)
1) When the cell is ready to divide, the DNA forms condensed [Link] name is given to these structures ?
Ans : Chromosomes
2) A bullet of mass 5g is shot from a gun of mass 5kg . The muzzle velocity of the bullet is 500.0m/s. What is the
recoil velocity ? Ans : 0 . 5 m/s
3) Find the set of values of m for which the line y = mx + 4 intersects the curve y = 3x2 – 4x + 7 at two distinct
points.
Ans : { m : m > 2 or m < – 10 }
4) 1.70g of NaNO3 (Mr = 85) is dissolved in water to prepare 0.20 dm3 of solution. What is the concentration of
the resulting solution ?. Ans : 0.10 moldm-3
