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NATIONAL SCIENCE OTYMPIAD

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO

2. The paperconsistsof two seotiohs ;

Mental Ability ( 1 OQuestions) and Science (25 Questions).
3. Allquestions are compulsoryandcarryequal marks.There is ng negative,r.narking. Useof calculatoris notpermitted.
4. WriteyourName, Roll No., and.Classclearlyon theAnswerShe}tand do notforgettosign.
5. There is only one cor!'ect answer hence mark one choice only. ,g
6. Darken your choice with HB Pencil or Blue / BIack Ball Point Pen only. For Example :

Q.16 : Which of the following is NOTtrue aboutthe Sun?

(A) lt looks bigger because it is the only big starfound in the galary.
(B) ltismadeupofahugemassofveryhotgases. i]
(C) lt provides heat and light energyforthe living things to.survive on Earth.
(D) lt is not safe to look directly at the Sun with our naked gyes. 16.o@o@
As the correct answer is option (A), the candidate should darken the cjrcle conesponding to option (A).

7. Rough work should be done in the blank space provided in this booklet.
8, Returntheanswersheettotheinvigilatorattheendoftheexam.Thequestionpapercanberetainedbythestudent.

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i. The nurnber of triangles in the given figure is

(A) 15
(Bl 14
(c) 22
(D) None of these

2. The shortest distance from Jaya's house to the

school is through

(A) Mall

(B) Temple

(C) Park

(D) Priya's House Jaya's House

3. Beena's class teacher wants to make pattern with tiles.

She asks for a tile with
right angles. The tile which appears to have right angles is
(A) F only
(B) H only
(C) G only
(D) I only
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4. Multiply the values given in Column Y by 10 and 100
to identify the value of
P, Q, R, S,TandU and then find the value of
[P x r] +lU:f]+ lR+s+ ot.
(A) 1007 (B) 1700
(c) 1070 (Dl 1270
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5. Garima helped her teacher to count the number of toys with all the students. She'made
a bar graph to show the toys that the students have.
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6. Megha's plane arrived at 6 p.m. The plane was 3 hours late
and the given clock is I hour slow. The correct time shown by 12

the clock when plane must have arrived (lf there was no delay)
is
(A)4:30p.m. (B) a p.m. 6

(C) 3 p.m. (D) 1 p.m.

7. The rectangle on the given grid shows the

size of pond in the citY Park.
tlYhat is the difference between the area of
pond and park ?
(A) 11 square feet
(Bl 22 square feet
(C) 28 square feet
(Dl 44 square feet
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8. priya counled the number of flowers in two parks. There were (3 tens x g ones)
flowers in the first park and (55 ones x 9 ones) flowers in the second park. How
many total flowers were there in two parks?
(A) 718 (B) 5e0 (c) 765 (D) 760
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9. Using all the digits 3, 1, 0 and 2 form the smallest 4-digit even number.
(A) 1023 (B) 1230 (c) 1032 (D) 3210
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11. llYhich of these birds feet has talons?

12. Sheetal has taken an empty botfle and fixed a

deflated balloon on its mouth. She placed the botfle
in a container filled with hot water. After sometime,
the balloon gets inflated as shown. What could be
the most appropriate reason for this?
(A) Air when gets heated becomes heavier and rises up.
(B) Air when gets heated becomes lighter and setfles down.
(C) Air when gets heated becomes heavier and setfles down.
(D) Air when gets heated becomes lighter and rises up.
13. select the coRREcr option retated with the given pattern.
NEST : CHEST : : HEART : GART )

(A) THIN:CHIN:: CHEST : CHECK (B) SYDNEY : KIDNEY : : KNEE : SEE

(c) DUMB : THUMB : : TONGUE : LUNG (D) ICE : EyES : : NOSE : TOES
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14. When ire see more than half of the Moon, it is called
(A) Gibbous Moon (B) New Moon (c) Crescent Moon (D) Full Moon

15. ln the given picture, a road sign is shown to

indicate speed breaker. What other road sign
should also have been Placed there?
(A)a (B)
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16. Latika has a block and a pebble. She placed each of
them in a measuring cylinder containing some volume
of water, and found the given results. What is the
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17. Which of these is the most appropriate precaution to avoid diseases like malaria,
dengue and chikungunYa?
(A) The rooms of house should be airy and well-lit.
(B) Doors and windows should be fitted with wire-netting.
(C) Garbage must be thrown in a proper dumping place.
(D) Curtains must be washed regularly.

18. What does the given picture show?

(A) Plants grow towards ground.
(B) Plants grow towards light.

(C) Plants grow towards fresh air.

(D) Plants grow towards shade.

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19. Study the given flowchart carefully.
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Cotton and metal are represented by the letters
and respectively.
(A) P, O (B) Q, R (c) Q, S (D) R, S
20. Which of the following plant parts plays the
role of ga seous exc hange?

(A)
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23. which of the following animals are examples of omnivores?
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1. Bear 2. Man 3. Crocodile 4. Horse

(A) 3 only (Bl 2 and 4 (C) 1 and 2 (D) 1,2,3 and4
24. Select the CORRECT option to fill the empty boxes of the given ftowchart.
(A) Turnip and Radish
(B) Sugarcane and Carrot
(G) Cabbage and Spinach
(D) Potato and Sugarcane
25. Which one of the following match is CORRECT?
(A) Stem - Absorbs water and mineral salts
(B) Roots - Transport water and mineral salts to.all parts of the plant
(C) Seeds - Grow into new plants
(D) Leaves - Absorb water fom air
26. A person who installs and repairs pipes, taps, etc. for water and drainage is known
as _.
(A) Architect (B) Plumber (G) Mason (D) Carpenter
27. The respiratory system in human consists of
1. Nose 2. Heart 3. Lungs 4. Wind pipe
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 1 and 4 (D) 1, 3 and 4

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28. which of the following food items are protein-rich foods?
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(C) 1 and 3
(D) 3 and 4
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29. which of these methods is used to preserve food?
(A) Keeping the food at high temperature. (B) Keeping the food in water.
(C) Keeping the food in open. (D) Salting and sugaring the food.
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30. Select the CORRECT match.

(A) Caravan (B) Kutcha house -

(C) House boat - (D) Tent -

31. Which of the following is an INCORRECT match?
(A) Christmas-Santa Claus (B) Diwati-Lakshmi puja
(C) Guruparva-Colour (D) Dussehra-Effigies burnt
32. Select the odd one out.

33. A man is standing in the Sun as shown. Can you tell from his
shadow, the approximate time of the day?
(A) 9:00 a.m.
(B) 12:00 noon €
(C) 6:00 p.m.
(D) Cannot be predicted
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x Y z
(A) Water Ice Steam
(B) Ice Steam Water
(c) Steam lce Water
(D) Steam Water lce

35. We can slip on wet floor because a speeial force that slows
down the movement
is very little on wet floor. What is that special force ?
(A) Gravitational force (B) Frictional force (C) Pulling force (D) Pushing force
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