Q.1 |
Which of the following is the importance of the layer marked 'X' in the figure given below? |
a) |
It provides living things with oxygen. |
b) | It protects the earth from asteroids. |
c) | It gives out heat. |
d) | It is useful only to plants. |
Q.2 |
Leena was studying the different properties of matter. She observed that a big solid box can not be put in any other small box where as liquids like water, soda shift to fit inside the box they are in. It is due to _______. |
a) |
Air |
b) | Volume |
c) | Mass |
d) | Molecules are not tight packed |
Q.3 |
Tina was standing in front of a closed box. She wondered why she cannot see through the box where as she could see through the water. So, she asked her mother why she could not see through the box. Her mother replied due to the _______ characteristic of the box . |
a) |
Opaque |
b) | Dull |
c) | Mirror |
d) | None of the above |
Q.4 |
Deepshikha wrote two statements on the blackboard about types of force: 2. Gravity is the force with which objects are pulled downwards towards the centre of the earth. Choose the correct option about the above two statements. |
a) |
Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect |
b) | Statement 1 is incorrect but 2 is correct |
c) | Both the statements are correct |
d) | Both the statements are incorrect |
Q.5 |
When limestone quarries were blasted, fossils were found in the different layers of the rock. What type of stone is limestone? |
a) |
Igneous rock |
b) | Sedimentary rocks |
c) | Metamorphic rock |
d) | None of the above |
Q.6 |
Aman is a young boy and he does a lot of activities from going to school to playing football. He needs enough nutrients in his body to perform daily activities. Which nutrient is the one which provide our body with the required energy? |
a) |
Carbohydrates |
b) | Proteins |
c) | Amino acids |
d) | Vitamin A |
Q.7 |
Which of the following is true for the molecules of gases? |
a) |
They have fixed volume. |
b) | They have fixed shape. |
c) | They cannot move freely. |
d) | They can move around freely. |
Q.8 |
Which of the following rocks is porous like a sponge? |
a) |
Marble |
b) | Slate |
c) | Conglomerate |
d) | Pumice |
Q.9 |
Jaya took a glass of water and added a spoonful of sugar and then squeezed the juice of a lemon into it. She stirred it well and then poured this mixture through a strainer. What will remain in the strainer? |
a) |
Only water |
b) | Only lemon juice |
c) | Only lemon seeds |
d) | Lemon seeds and sugar |
Q.10 |
Moringa (drum stick) seeds are dispersed by wind as they possess |
a) |
Wings |
b) | Pappus |
c) | Hairy tuft |
d) | All of the above |
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Answers to Sample Questions from Olympiad Success:
Q.1 : a | Q.2 : d | Q.3 : a | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : d | Q.8 : d | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : a