Several of our students
and teachers have problems with the first level examination. To our
great dismay we found that the second level examination in junior
science (INJSO 2014) was atrociously bad. Some obvious errors
1.
on very first page a table of constants are given, several units of
quantities (say speed of light) are wrongly given. In Table of chemical
elements atomic number is written in place of atomic mass.
2. Data insufficient - in Que 3 (distances between planets), Que 8 (Ca mass). There are other.
2. Data insufficient - in Que 3 (distances between planets), Que 8 (Ca mass). There are other.
3. In Q 3, there is no case iv but it is in the option.
4. Official answers of Que 11, 23, 59 ,56, 60 are wrong.
5.
Many questions are out of syllabus. for example Q 16 (photon concept) ,
33 (error analysis), 52 (torque). 64 (titration) and many more.
6.
Many questions are poorly framed. for example 28, 44, 45, 60,68. Just
glance at Q 45- force curve does not go to zero. Hence none of the
answer is correct.
Many questions are based on laughable assertions. Have a look at Q 68 (last question of the paper).
There
are many issues with the paper. I urge you to look at the paper and try
to solve some of the questions. Therefore we request that this paper
which is a shame on Indian science be withdrawn and another exam of
INJSO 2014 be recounducted. There is enough time to do this since IJSO
is to be conducted in December 2014.