Class-2

Contents

S.No. Chapters Page No.

1. Plants ....................................................................... .....1

2. Animals........................................................................6

3. HumanBody ..............................................................10

4. Air ...............................................................................13

5. Water ..........................................................................16

6. Food ...........................................................................19

7. Up In The Sky..........................................................22

8. Where We Live .........................................................24

9. Revision Questions.................................................26

10. NBTO Sample Paper...............................................33

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SYLLABUS GUIDELINES
CLASS - II
BasedonCBSE,ICSE&GCSESyllabus
&NCFguidelines devisedbyNCERT
Plants
About Plants, Herbs, Shrubs, Trees, Life of Plants what we get
from plants.
Animal
Aboutdifferenttypesofanimals,household/petanimals,wildanimals,
behaviour of animals, young ones of different animals.
Air Around us
Air, features of air, what moving air can do, simple experiments
of air.
Water
How water is useful, how water move in nature water cycle,
work that moving water can do.
Up is the sky
Basic knowledge about Sun, Moon and stars, Indian astronaut.
Our Body
Various parts of our body. What work they do. How to keep clean
our body parts, bones and muscles.
Food and Nutrition
What we should eat. Which food is good. Good food habits.
Safety and FirstAid
Safety rules to be followed on roads, while playing. What to do
when injured. Precaution while playing indoor games.

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Chapter
1
Q.1. Allplantsaresame?
(a)True (b)False
(c)Cantsay (d)Noneofthese
Q.2. Plantsareofdifferentshapesandsizes.
(a)True (b)False
(c)Cantsay (d)Noneofthese
Q.3. Plantsaremostly_________incolour.
(a)Blue (b)Black
(c)Green (d)Noneofthese
Q.4. Treeshavehard,strongandwoody_________.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Q.5. Thehard,strongandwoodystemofatreeis

(a) (b)

(c) (d)Noneofthese

Q.6. Treeslivefor
(a)Fewyears (b)Manyyears
(c)Oneyears (d)Noneofthese
Q.7. Pipal,Mango,BanyanandNeemarenamesof
(a)Shrubs (b)Herbs
(c)Trees (d)Flowers
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Q.8. Roseisashrub.Doesitstandstraight? Q.14. Matchthefollowing.
(a)Yes (b)No
ColumnI ColumnII
(c)Cantsay (d)Noneofthese
Q.9. Whatarethese?
A. (gulmohar) 1.Climber

B. (peaplant) 2.Tree
(a)Shrubs (b)Herbs
(c)Trees (d)Noneofthese
Q.10. Thestemsofherbsaresoftandsmall.
(a)Yes (b)No C. (watermelonplant) 3.Herb
(c)Cantsay (d)Noneofthese
Q.11. Herbsarealways_________incolour.
(a)Green (b)Brown
(c)Red (d)White
D. (mint) 4.Creeper

(a) A1,B2,C3,D4 (b) A2,B1,C4,D3

Q.12. havelongand_______stems. (c) A4,B3,C2,D1 (d) Noneofthese
Q.15. Bigtreeslikebanyan,AshokaandNeemgivesus
(Climbers)
(a)Strong (b)Weak
(c)Thick (d)Noneofthese
Q.13. _______arethefoodfactoryofplants.
(banyan)(ashoka) (neem)
(a)Shade (b)Clothing
(a) (b) (c)Food (d)Noneofthese
Q.16. Thefollowingtreesare

(c) (d)

(mangotree)(bananatree)(appletree)
(a)Fruitbearingtrees (b)Medicinaltrees
(c)Treesusedforfurniture (d)Allofthese
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Q.17. Plantsalsogiveus (a)Typhoid (b)Malaria

(c)Jaundice (d)Noneofthese
Q.24. Matchthefollowing
(a) (walnut) (b) (almond)
A.TeakTree 1.Tea
B.TeaPlant 2.Door
C.JutePlant 3.Perfume
(c) (cashewnut) (d)Allofthese
D.JasminePlant 4.Sack
(a) A2,B1,C4,D3 (b) A3,B2,C1,D4
Q.18. Weeatthe_________ofTurnip,CarrotandRadish. (c) A4,B2,C1,D3 (d) A1,B2,C4,D3
(a)Stem (b)Root
Q.25. Matchthefollowing
(c)Leaves (d)Noneofthese
Q.19. The _______ of Potato, Ginger and Sugarcane are used
foreating.
(a) (grain) 1.Fruit
(a)Stem (b)Root
(c)Flower (d)Noneofthese
Q.20. The leaves of which plants can be used as a beverage
(drink)
(a)Tea (b)Coffee (b) (sugarcane) 2.Gram
(c)Both(a)and(b) (d)Noneofthese
Q.21. Fromwhichpartoftheplantfruitsorseedsareproduced

(c) (cabbage) 3.Stem

(a) (b)

(d) (mango) 4.Leaves

(c) (d)Noneofthese
(a) A3,B2,C1,D4 (b) A2,B3,C4,D1
(c) A4,B1,C2,D3 (d) A3,B2,C1,D4

Q.22. and arealsoasourceof

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(coconut)(groundnut) ANSWERS
(a)Oil (b)Cloth
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a)
(c)Gum (d)Noneofthese
9. (b) 10.(a) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15.(a) 16. (a)
Q.23. Quinine amedicineobtainedfromthebarkofcinchona 17.(d) 18.(b) 19. (a) 20. (a) 21. (c) 22. (a) 23.(b) 24. (a)
treeisusedtocure. 25.(b)
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Chapter Q.8. Thedogisafaithfulanimalanditguardsourhomes.

(a)No (b)Yes
(c)Cantsay (d)Noneofthese

Q.1. Animalsthatareusefultousandarekeptin andaround Q.9. Insectslikesilkwormandhoneybeegiveus

ourhomesareknownas (a)MilkandEggs (b)MilkandFruits
(c)SilkandHoney (d)Noneofthese
(a)Wildanimals (b)Domesticanimals
(c)Both(a)and(b) (d)Noneofthese Q.10. Matchthefollowing

A. 1 Wool
Q.2. Animalslike , and give

usmilkandsoarecalledas B. 2 Eggs
(a)Milchanimals (b)Wildanimals
(c)Ridinganimals (d)Noneofthese
Q.3. Henandducklays__________.
C. 3 Honey
(a)Fruits (b)Seeds
(c)Eggs (d)Noneofthese
Q.4. Somepeopleeatfleshormeatof D. 4 Leather

(a) A2,B1,C4,D3 (b) A4,B2,C1,D3

(a) (b) (c) A3,B4,C1,D1 (d) A1,B2,C4,D3
Q.11. Camelsareveryusefulin
(a) Deserts (b) Plains
(c) (d)Alloftheabove (c) Hillyareas (d) Noneofthese
Q.12. Animals that live in the forest or jungle are called as
Q.5. Silkisobtainedfromthesilkfibreof _________animals.
(a) Domestic (b) Pet
(c) Wild (d) Noneofthese
(a) (b)
Q.13. Matchthefollowingcorrectly

(c) (d)Noneofthese
A. 1. Awildbird
Q.6. Leatherisusedtomake
(a)ShoesandJackets (b)PursesandBags
(c)Suitcases (d)Alloftheabove
Q.7. The dung of Cow, Buffalo, Horse and Camel is used as
B. 2. Averybigwildanimal
_______andfuel.
(a)Manure (b)Decoration
(c)Makehouses (d)Noneoftheabove
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C. 3. Stable
C. 3. Abigwildanimal

D. 4. Den

D. 4. Smallwildanimal (a) A3,B1,C2,D4 (b) A4,B2,C1,D3

(c) A2,B3,C4,D4 (d) Noneofthese
Q.19. Ananimalthatcarriesashellonitsback
(a) A2,B1,C4,D3 (b) A3,B1,C2,D4
(c) A4,B2,C1,D3 (d) A1,B2,C4,D3
Q.14. Animalsthatfeedonthefleshofdeadanimalsarecalled (a) (b)
(a) Scavenger (b) Carnivore
(c) Herbivore (d) Noneofthese
Q.15. Animalslikebear,jackal,ratandcroweat
(a) Bothfleshandplants (b) Onlyflesh
(c) Onlyplants (d) Noneofthese
(c) (d)
Q.16. Animalsthatliveinhomesmadebymanare

Q.20. Findtheoddoneout.
(a) (b)

(a) (b)

(c) (d) Alloftheabove

(c) (d)
Q.17. Aswarmofbeesliveina__________.
(a) Hive (b) Den
(c) Burrow (d) Noneofthese
Q.18. Whichoneiscorrectlymatched Q.21. Thefishswimswiththehelpof____.
(a) Fins (b) Gills
(c) Feathers (d) Noneofthese
A. 1. Kennel
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ANSWERS
B. 2. Nest
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (b)
9. (c) 10.(a) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15.(a) 16. (d)
17.(a) 18.(b) 19. (a) 20. (d) 21. (a)
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 NATIONWIDEBIOTECHNOLOGY
Class2 33
OLYMPIAD(NBTO)
SAMPLEPAPER
Totalduration:40 Minutes TotalMarks: 25
GENERALKNOWLEDGE
1. Isitoktoburndryleavescollectedduringautumn?
(a) Yes,astheyburnwell
(b) No,theycausesmokepollution
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
2. Weshouldleavethetapwateronduringbrushing?
(a) Yes,aslotofwaterisneededforbrushing
(b) No,aswewastelotofwater
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
3. Whywebanplasticbags?
(a) Theyaredegradable(b) Wehavebetteralternatives
(c) Animalseatthemandfallsick
(d) Theycollectandblockthepublicwaterdrainscausing
flooding in cities
4. Canwaterberecycled
(a) Yes (b) No
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
5. WhydowesellNewspaper,bottles,canstoKabadiwala
because
(a) Theycanberecycled
(b) Theyareharmfultokeepathome
(c) Kabadiwalalikestocollecttheseitems
(d) Noneofthese
E.V.S.
6. Which is correctly matched?
Tree Fruit

(a)

(b)

(c)
(d) Noneofthese
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7. Whichofthefollowingistrue? 12. TheDungofcow,buffalo,horseisusedasmanure

(a) Bacteriaspoilourfood Thisstatementis
(b) Bacteriacause diseases (a) True (b) False
(c) Bacteriamakecurd (c) Incomplete (d) Noneofthese
(d)Allofthese Wild Domestic
8. What allliving things do? Flesheating
animals A B
(a) Makefood (b) Breath
13. Planteating
(c) Laugh (d) Noneofthese C D
animals
9. Whichofthefollowingisastem
Inwhichcategorydoestheelephantfall?
Carrot Turnip (a) A (b) B
(a) (b) (c) C (d) Noneofthese
14. Wholivesintheshownplace?
Potato

(c) (d) Noneofthese

10. Wegetoilfrom
(a) (b)
(a) (b)
Groundnut Egg

(c) (d) Noneofthese

(c) (d) Noneofthese
Papaya

15. Whathelpsyouinbodymovement?
11. (a) Liver&heart (b) Bones&muscles
(c) Eyes&Ears (d) Noneofthese
16. Germsarefoundin
(a) Air (b) Water
(c) Soil (d) Allofthese
Theanimalsshownabovearegroupedas
(a) Wild animals (b) Domestic animals 17.
(c) Milk giving animals (d)Noneofthese
Thefoodinthepictureis
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(a) Energygivingfood(b) Building food
(c) Protectivefood (d) Noneofthese (c) (d) Noneofthese
18. Whatyoumustdobeforeeatingfruits&vegetables?
(a) Cutthem (b) Wash them
(c) Cookthem (d) Noneofthese 24. Hmmm . . . This
tomato is very RED
but very SMALL.
19. Dustparticlescarrygerms.Thestatementis
And this tomato is
(a) True (b) False VERY BIG bu t
NOT VERY RED.
(c) Dontknow (d) Noneofthese What if I breed
th e to mat oes
together?
20. Whichofthefollowingisusefulforus?
If the farmer breeds both the tomatoes together he can
get
(a) (b)
(a) Verybigtomatobutnotred
Mosquito Earthworm (b) Veryredtomatobutnotbig
(c) Verybigandveryredtomato
(c) (d) Noneofthese (d) Noneofthese
25. Whatmakesairfresh?
Bug
INTERACTIVEQUESTIONS
(a) (b)
21. Seedisnotfoundin

(a) (b) (c) (d)Noneofthese

(c) (d) Noneofthese

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22. Youcanseeverytinythingswith

ANSWERS
(a) (b)
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a)
(c) (d) Noneofthese 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (b)
23. WhichofthefollowingdonothaveDNA? 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (b)
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