SOF NATIONAT SCIENCE

0IYMPIAD 2019-20

Total Questions: 35 lTime: t hr.

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The Question Paper comprises three sections:
Logical Reasoning (5 Questions), Science (25 Questions) and Achievers Section (5 Questions)

Each question in Achievers Section carries 2 marks, whereas all other questions carry one mark each.
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Q. 16: Raj goes to school on a bicycle. Which of these safety rules he should follow?
A. He should give signals before taking turns. B. He should keep to the right of the road.
C. He should cross the road by using zebra crossing. D. All of these
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1. Which of the following items costs the most?

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3. is the shortest and is the longest item in the given figure.

Ribbon
Pen
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!q. Ribbon, Marker B. Pen, Marker C. Pen, Ribbon D. Ribbon, pen

4. Which of the following options will complete the pattern in the given figure?

A.

C.

5. groups of 4 squares each can be formed fronr the given shapes.

A. 4

B. 1

C. 3

D. 2 - f ;, O i
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 6. Which of the following festivals is being celebrated in the picture shown here?
,A" Religious festival - Festival of lights
B. National festival - Gandhi Jayanti
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C. National festival - Republic Day
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D. Religious festival - Festival of colours
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7. Whiih part of the potato plant is used to makl potato chips?

A. Seed B. Fruit C. Root D. Stem
8 The conversation among three friends is given as follows.
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Who among these children show good habits? ,-

A. Sneha and Neetu E.rSneha and Rohan

C. Rohan and Neetu M Sneha, Rohan and Neetu

9. Select the option that can be placed in the same group where object X can be
placed.

B.

D.

,1'0. Which of the following is a correct match?

Grows crops B. Farmer Delivers letters
Stitches clothes D. Postman Mends shoes

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/fi. I am present all around you. I am needed for burning. I also help in/- .

A. Playing flute B. Breathing ' C.^ Flying kites V Al of these

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12. Which of the following animals gives birth to young ones?

B.

V{. Which sense organ is being used by the child shown in the picture?

pi Which plant can be grouped with plant X?

Payal is looking at the sky and observes that bright and yellow Sun is gradually turning
-45. orange. What time of the day does it most likelyrinficate?
A. 6:00 in the morning {a:00 in the evening
' C. 12:OO in the afternoon D. 10:00 in the morning

6. Unscramble the given letters to find the names of animal homes and then select the
correct match of the animal and its home.

A. - BEW - DHES

C. - ETABLS - POOC

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 l/Wni"n of the foilowing should we do?
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A. 2, 4 and 5 only B. 2, 3 and 5 only

things can ___. -

Select the option that correctly fills the blanks in the above sentence.
A. \latural, reproduce B. Man-made, grow
{rrrtnn, reproduce D. Non-living, feel

{p. Which of these needs both water and air?

B. Seed growing into a plant
8/ Orying of wet floor D. Both A and B

Which of the followiryg is a correct pair?

A. Cycling Walking

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For crossing the road D. None of these

21. Select the animal whose sound is called 'trumpet'.

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22. ln a plant, X absorbs waly,and minerals from the soil. X is edible in

A. Cabbage d Cautiflower C. Onibn D. Carrot

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 /23. The shape of the Crescent Moon looks'like while the shape of Full Moon looks

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like ,,

D. None of these

24. Riya made four groups of animals that eat plants only but in one of the groups, she
mistakenly placed one animal that eats both plants and animals. ldentify this group and
select the correct option.
/ A. Giraffe, Elephant, Horse B. Rabbit, Sheep, Goat
C. Zebra, Yak, Buffalo D. Bear, Cow, Deer
25. Which of the following show the characteristics of a living thing?
! A football decreases in size when deflated. 2. A caterpillar turns into pupa.
3. A flower grows into fruit. 4. A ship moves in water.
A. land4only -B. land3only C. 2 and 3 only D. 2 and 4 only
26. _Unscramble the given letters and then select the word that is NOT a form of air.
A. DINW B. EEERZB C. NDAS :D. MOTRS
27. The boy shown here CANNOT identify
A. Soft and hard objects
B. Different fragrances
C. A strawberry and vanilla ice-cream
D. White and pink flowers.
28. Match the columns and select the correct option.
J Column I Column Il
(a) Nr,- 1. MovinE air
(b) Wind-. 2. Air takes up space
(c) Blown up balloon- - 3. Fast and strong wind
(d) Storm 4. All around us
A, (a)-3, (b)-1, (c)-4, (d)-2 B. (a)-4, (b)-1, (c)-2, (d)-3
C. (a)-4, (b)-3, (c)-1, (d)-2 D. (a)-2, (b)-3, (c)-4, (d)-1

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Eat healthy meals
Play with fire
C. Wear seat belt in the car Wash your hands before eating
D. Both B and C
30. Which of the following comes from a living thing?
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-6. Refer to the given figure showing White''walking, cross the road
road safety rules. when the traffic light is yellow

How many of these safety rules

should-we follow?
Before crossing,
.,/_ to your left only
fr,lwo then cross Never cross the road at
zebra crossing
B. Three

C. One Stop at the green light

Always walk on the
footpath
D. Five

One sense organ of each of the following children has been covered. Which of these
children CANNOT sense the
X : Sounds of guitar and piano?
Y : Tastes of spicy and tangy food?
Z : Picture quality of a movie?
Y Z Rahul Sam Tina

Rahul Naman
Tina Naman
Sam Tina
Tina Rahul

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Select the set-up in which if a rabbit'is put, it will live for the shortest time.
Container with holes Container with holes Container with holes
B.

34. Look at the given picture of a plant. Select the INCORRECT

statement for parts W, X, Y and Z.
A. PprlZ transports food and water to all parts of the plant.
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{ part X can sometimes store food, as in broccoli.
C. Part Y can store food as in radish.
D. Part W absorbs water from air.

Study the given figure.

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What could be B Q and R?
P o R Animal with Animal
Cockroach Duck six legs with wings
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Buttedly Hen
C. Penguin Ladybug Ostrich
D. Bed bug Spider Bat

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