30 Important questions

1. Shivi prepared the given flowchart for sorting the

materials into different groups. Fill the blanks left by from
the given options.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (V)

(A) Glass Sugar Rubber Honey Petrol
band
(B) Sugar Rubber band Glass Petrol Honey
(C) Rubber Glass Sugar Honey Petrol
band
(D) Rubber Sugar Glass Honey Petrol
band
Answer: The correct option is (C).
Explanation: Hollow, light material made up of rubber like
rubber band, rubber ball, swimming rubber tube float in water,
Glass sinks in water, and sugar dissolves in water. Honey
dissolves in water and petrol being insoluble in water, floats on
water.

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2. Rakhi took three beakers X, Y and Z containing cold,
warm and hot water respectively as shown in the figure. She
added two table spoons of sugar to each beaker and stirred
the solutions. After two minutes she observed the following.

Choose the correct statement (s) that explains her observation.

(i) The solubility of sugar decreases with increases in
temperature.
(ii) The solubility of sugar increases with increase in
temperature.
(iii) We can add some more sugar if we heat the water.
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i) and (iii)
(D) (iii) only
Answer: The correct option is (B).
Explanation: Form the observation, we can infer that on heating,
solubility of sugar increases and we can add some more sugar to
the saturated solution after heating it.

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3. Pooja burnt a candle. She collected the max and heated it
again in a dish.

Which of the following conclusions is correct?

(A) Burning of candle is a chemical change while melting of
max is a physical change.
(B) Both burning of candle and melting of max are physical
changes.
(C) Both burning of candle and melting of max are chemical
changes.
(D) Burning candle is a physical while melting of max is a
chemical change.
Answer: The correct option is (A).
Explanation: Burning of candle is a chemical change because
new substances are formed while melting of max is a physical
change because only state of matter is changing from solid to
liquid.

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4. Kirti has a material X whose molecules are separated by
large distances of spaces.
Neha has a material Y which takes the shape of its container.
Gagan has a material X which has no definite volume.
Which of the three materials is/are in gaseous state?
(A) X
(B) Y
(C) Both X and Y
(D) Both X and Z
Answer: The correct option is (D).
Explanation: Water is a liquid having fixed mass and volume
but takes up the shape of the container so, the shape and the level
of water change.

5. Given figure shows various changes in the states of

matter.

Which of the following processes occur on cooling?

(A) 1 and R
(B) 2 and P
(C) 3 and P
(D) 2 and Q
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Answer: The correct option is (A).
Explanation: Vinegar, orange juice and cold drink, all mix well
with water i.e., these are miscible liquids. Whereas coconut oil
and kerosene do not mix well with water i.e., these are
immiscible liquids.

6. Which of the following is not an example of reversible

change?
(A)Melting
(B)Freezing
(C)Boiling
(D) Burning
Answer: The correct option is (D).
Explanation: Burning is not an Example of reversible change.
The burning is a chemical/irreversible change.

7. If P represents the fibre and Q represents the fabric, find

out the correct in which Q is made from P.
(A) P, Weaving, Spinning, Obtained from source, Yarn, Q
(B) P, Obtained from source, Spinning, Weaving, Yarn, Q
(C) P, Obtained from sources, Spinning, Yarn, Weaving, Q
(D) None of these
Answer: The correct option is (D).
Explanation: Night blindness is the inability to see in dim light or
at night. It is due to a disorder of the cells in the retina that rare

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responsible for vision in dim light and can result dietary
deficiency of vitamin A.

8. Ritika mixed lemon juice with water to prepare lemonade.

She added ice to cool it. After adding a few spoons of sugar to
this solution, she found that _____ sugar can be dissolved.
The solution is now said to be _____. This is because ______
amount of sugar dissolves in water on ______.
(A) More, pure, high, heating
(B) Less, saturated, low, heating
(C) Large, impure, more cooling
(D) No more, saturated, less, cooling
Answer: The correct option is (B).
Explanation:
Insectivorous plants are partial heterotrophs. They can produce
carbohydrates by the process of photosynthesis in their green
leaves like any other autotrophic plant, but they grow in soil which
is deficient in nitrogen. To fulfill their nitrogen requirements, they
capture and digest insects.

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9. Some changes are classified as given below:
Change Reversible Physical
change change
I Melting of  
butter
II Burning of  
diesel
III Wool  
knitted to
sweater
IV Dissolving  
‘ENO’ in
water
V Cooking of  
food
VI Souring of  
milk
Which of the above changes are correctly matched?
(A) I, II, III and V only
(B) II, IV and VI only
(C) I, III and V only
(D) All are correct
Answer: The correct option is (C).
Explanation:
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I, II and V are correctly matched.

II: Burning of diesel is chemical and

irreversible change.
IV: Dissolving ‘ENO’ in water is chemical
and irreversible change.
VI: Souring of milk is a chemical and irreversible change.

10. Ravi wrote two terms ‘X’ and ‘Y’ about a solution
‘X’ means ‘no more will dissolve’
‘Y’ means ‘how much will dissolve’
Identify the terms X and Y respectively.
(A) Insoluble, Amount
(B) Saturated, Solubility
(C) Solubility, Volume
(D) Insolubility, saturated
Answer: The correct option is (B).
Explanation:
Saturated solution is the solution in which no more substance can
be dissolved in the fixed
amount of water.

11. An electric bulb is produced light due to the glowing of

(A)The glass of the bulb.
(B)Gases inside glass of the bulb.
(C)The thick wires of the filament.
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(D)The thin filament of the bulb
Answer: The correct option is (D).
Explanation: When electric current flows within the electric
bulb. The filament heats up and starts glowing, converting
electrical energy to light energy.

12. When white light strikes on Karan shirt, the shirt looks
blue. Why does the shirt look blue?
(A) It absorbs all the white light and turns most of it into blue
light.
(B) It reflects the blue part of the light and absorbs most of the
rest.
(C) It absorbs only the blue part of the light.
(D) It gives off its own blue light.
Answer: The correct option is (B).
Explanation:
If white light strikes on a shirt then blue part of light will be
reflected and absorbs most of the light.

13. Choose the correct list

p(A) (u) Electric cell
q(B) (v) Bulb
q(C) (w) Switch

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 A

+
– B

(A) P  W, Q  U, R  V
(B) P  U, Q  V, R  W
(C) P  W, Q  V, R  U
(D) None of these
Answer: The correct option is (A).
Explanation:
P  W, Q  U, R  V

14. A region of darkness which is formed when path of light is

blocked is called
(A) Shadow
(B) Opaque image
(C) Inverted picture
(D) Pinhole
Answer: The correct option is (A).
Explanation:
A region of darkness which is formed when path of light is
blocked is called shadow.

15. Each of the following material displays magnetic

properties at room temperature except
(A) Cobalt
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(B) Steel
(C) Nickel
(D) Manganese
Answer: The correct option is (D).

Manganese does not display magnetic properties

16. Match Column I with Column II (One option of A can

match with more than one option of B)
Column I Column II
(a) Magnet attracts (i) rests along a particular
direction
(b) Magnet can be repelled (ii) iron
(c) Magnet if suspended (iii) by another magnet
freely
(d) Poles of the magnet can (iv) iron filings
be identified by

(A) (a - ii, iii, iv), (b-iii), (c-i), (d-ii)

(B) (a - iv), (b-ii, iii), (c-i), (d-ii)
(C) (a - iv), (b-ii, iii), (c-i), (d-i, ii, iii)
(D) None of these
Answer: The correct option is (A).

17. Anita observed the shadow of a tree at 8: 00 a.m., 12: 00

noon and 3: 00 p.m. Which of the following statements is
closest to her observation about the shape and size of the
shadow?
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(A) The shape of the shadow of the tree changes but the size
remains the same.
(B) The size of the shadow of the tree changes but the shape
remains the same.

(C) Both the size and shape of the shadow of the tree change.
(D) Neither the shape nor the size of the shadow changes.
Answer: The correct option is (C).
Explanation:
Sun light on tree is different at different, so shape and size of the
tree change

18. A object goes from point X to Y and then come back from
Y to X. What is the displacement?
(A) 2 XY
(B) Half of XY
(C) Zero
(D) None of these
Answer: The correct option is (C).
Explanation:
Displacement is zero as it come back to it initial point.

19. A car stopped at traffic lights and then drove off with
constant acceleration of 2 m/s². What is the speed of the car
after 8 seconds?
(A) 10 m/s
(B) 1 m/s
(C) 4 m/s
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(D) 16 m/s
Answer: The correct option is (C).

20. In ancient times, people used different units of

measurement of length and distance. Some of them are
P. Cubit Q. Footstep
R. Handspan S. Arm length
The correct arrangement in terms of their increasing length
is
(A) R, Q, P, S
(B) R, P, Q, S
(C) R, P, S, Q
(D) R, S, P, Q
Answer: The correct option is (A).
Explanation:
Cubit is the length between the tip of the middle finger and the
elbow. Footstep is the length between the great toe and the heal
of the foot. Hand span is the length between the tip of the thumb
and the little finger, when stretched. Arm length is the length
between the shoulder and the middle finger. So, the correct
order in terms of their lengths is Handspan < Footstep < Cubit
< Arm length.

21. Which of the following statement is correct about an

ovum?
(A) It is the smallest cell in the human body.
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(B) It contains a head and a tail.
(C) Its nucleus is located at the head section.
(D) It contains only 23 chromosomes.
Answer: The correct option is (D).

Explanation:
It only has half the number of chromosomes compared to other
body cells.

22. Which of the following does not share similar

characteristics as the others?
(A) Pine tree
(B) Club moss
(C) Bird’s nest fern
(D) Morning glory plant
Answer: The correct option is (D).
Explanation:
Morning glory plant is flowering plant while other plants are non-
flowering.

23. Structure M present in animal cell is different from that of

a plant cell because

K
M

(A) It is filled with cell sap.

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(B) It is small and numerous.
(C) It stores liquid in the cell.
(D) It often reduces cytoplasm to a single lining.
Answer: The correct option is (B).

Explanation:
Vacuoles in animal cells are small and numerous, in plant cells
vacuoles occur from one to a few and from the biggest part of a
plant cell.

24. Which of the following make up the vascular bundle?

(A) Xylem and phloem
(B) Epidermis and mesophyll
(C) Mesophyll and chloroplast
(D) Chlorophyll and epithelium
Answer: The correct option is (A).
Explanation:
The vascular bundle is made up of xylem and phloem, epidermis
is the surface epithelium of the skin. Mesophyll cells are cells
which contain many chloroplasts and are specialised cells for
photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is the pigment found in the
chloroplast.

25. Study the characteristics of organism W.

i. It lays eggs
ii. It is cold blooded
iii. It breathes through skin

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What could be organism W?
(A) Frog
(B) Dove
(C) Snake

(D) Elephant
Answer: The correct option is (A).
Explanation:
Frog is a cold blooded animal which lay eggs and breathe through
skin.

26. Which of the following components of a cell contains

hereditary information which is passed down from parents to
their offspring?
(A) Nucleus
(B) Vacuole
(C) Cell wall
(D) Cell membrane
Answer: The correct option is (A).
Explanation:
Nucleus contain chromosome.

27. Which of the following statements describes the advantage

of division of labour in a multicellular organism?
(A) Cells do less work.
(B) Cells need less food.
(C) Cells can grow faster.
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(D) Different processes can occur at the same time.
Answer: The correct option is (D).

Explanation:
Division of labour allows many different processes to occur at the
same time, thereby increasing efficiency in multicellular
organisms.

28. The diagram below shows how energy from the Sun is
transferred from one organism to another in an eco-system.
Plant  P  Q  R  S
Based on the food chain above, which one of the following bar
graphs represents the population size of the four organisms?
Population size

(A)

P Q R S
Population size

(B)

Q S P R

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 Population size
(C)

Population size R P S Q

(D)

Q P S R

Answer: The correct option is (C).

Explanation:
Here P is primary consumer, Q is secondary consumer, R is
omnivorous and S is apex predator that is S, it is less in number.

29. Decomposers enrich the soil with nutrients for the plants.
The diagram below shows the role of decomposers in the
balance of life on the Earth.
Animal eater
X Z

Y
Green plants Nutrients in soil

At which point(s) of the food web will decomposition occur?

(A) Z only
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(B) Y and Z only
(C) X and W only
(D) W, Y and Z only
Answer: The correct option is (B).
Explanation:

Decomposition will occur when green plants will be converted

into soil nutrients and when animal wastes will be converted into
soil nutrients.

30. What is the mode of reproduction in the organism shown

in the figure?

(A) Sexual reproduction.

(B) Budding.
(C) Binary fission.
(D) Conidia formation.
Answer: The correct option is (B).
Explanation:
Hydra reproduces by budding. Budding is a form of asexual
reproduction in which a new organism develops from an
outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site. The
new organism remains attached as it grows, separating from the

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tissue.

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