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Maximum Marks : 100

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Total Question : 50
Test Paper Type : AD

Level - 2

9 th

iOS INTERNATIONAL
Olympiad of
Science
2017-2018
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5. The Question Paper Cum Answer sheet Booklet consists of 50 questions, divided into three
sections.
6. Section-A: Science (30 questions); Section-B: Mental Ability and Reasoning (10 questions);
Section –C: Scholar’s Zone (10 questions).
7. Each question of Section-A carries 1.5 marks; Section-B, 2.5 marks each; and that of
Scholar’s Zone, 3 marks each.
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 Section–A
Section–A(Science)
(Science)

1. Which one of the following planets is closest to the Sun 5. Which one of the following alphabets represents ribs in
in our Solar System? the picture given below?

P
R

A. Mercury Q
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn S
D. Uranus
A. P B. Q
E. None of these
C. R D. S
2. ________ is caused when it does not rain for long time. E. None of these
A. Flood
6. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
B. Tsunami
C. Drought
A. –– Egg laying
D. Volcano
E. None of these
B. –– Giving birth to young ones
3. Identify the safety sign.

C. –– Egg laying

A. School ahead D. –– Giving birth to young ones

B. Men at work
C. Falling rocks E. None of these
D. Cycle crossing 7. Which one of the following activities helps us in keeping
E. None of these our environment clean?

4. Which one of the following does not need air to live?

A. Burning petrol or diesel

A. B. Deforestation

C. Growing plants
B.

D. Disposing chemical waste in the river

C. E. None of these

8. Which abiotic component is used by plants for making

food?
D. A. Water B. Carbon dioxide
C. Sunlight D. All the above
E. None of these E. None of these

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9. Which one of the following instruments is used to see the C. Moon is the Sun’s natural satellite which revolves
Moon and the stars in the night sky? around it.
D. Craters are the satellites which move around the
Jupiter.
A. Stethoscope E. None of these
14. The day-to-day conditions of atmosphere at a place is
known as:
A. weather B. condensation
B. Telescope C. evaporation D. rotation
E. None of these
15. Which one of the following sequences is correct for the
different stages in the lifecycle of a butterfly?
C. Thermometer A. Egg → Pupa → Caterpillar → Adult
B. Pupa → Adult → Caterpillar → Egg
C. Egg → Caterpillar → Pupa → Adult
D. Adult → Caterpillar → Pupa → Egg
D. Microscope
E. None of these
E. None of these 16. I am a planet and I am so light, that I can float on water.
Identify me.
10. In the process of condensation:
A. Jupiter B. Saturn
A. liquid state changes into gaseous state.
C. Venus D. Earth
B. gaseous state changes into liquid state.
E. None of these
C. solid state changes into liquid state.
D. liquid state changes into solid state. 17. Wilting is the characteristic feature of which one of the
E. None of these following types of living things?

11. Movement of the Earth around the Sun is an example of:

A. Plant

A. Non-uniform motion B. Animal

B. Rectilinear motion
C. Both rectilinear and circular motion
D. Irregular motion C. Bacteria
E. None of these

12. Which one of the following is correctly matched? D. All the above

A. Petrol – Renewable resource E. None of these

B. Wind – Non - renewable resource 18. Which one of the following statements is correct?
C. Water – Renewable resource
A. Liquids cannot flow.
D. Sunlight – Non - renewable resource
B. Gases can flow faster than liquids.
E. None of these
C. Liquids can flow faster than gases.
13. Which one of the following statements is correct?
D. Most of the liquids cannot flow.
A. There are ten planets in our Solar System.
E. None of these
B. People who study objects in the sky are called
architect.

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19. Which one of the following is not a component of the 24. The amount of oxygen present in the atmosphere of the
environment? Earth is approximately:
A. 21% B. 78%
C. 50% D. 1%
A. B.
E. None of these

25. Which statement is not true about adaptation?

A. Animals adapt themselves to live in a particular
area.
C. D.
B. Animals adapt themselves to protect from
enemies.
C. Animals adapt themselves to extinct.
E. None of these
D. Animals adapt themselves to overcome food
20. Which one of the following makes up the nervous system? scarcity.
A. Mouth, Food pipe, Intestine E. None of these
B. Nerves, Windpipe, Lungs 26. Which is the best solution to get rid of non-biodegradable
C. Spinal cord, Brain, Nerves wastes?
D. Heart, Blood, Blood vessels A. Burning B. Dumping
E. None of these C. Burying D. Recycling
21. I am a non-green plant and I depend on dead parts of plants E. None of these
for food. Guess my name.
27. A car is travelling with a uniform motion. In the first hour
A. Croton it travels 50 km. How much distance will it travel in the
B. Pitcher next one hour?

C. Mushroom A. 30 km
D. Pea B. 40 km
E. None of these C. 50 km
D. 60 km
22. The moistness of wafers and biscuits gets removed in the
presence of sunlight by the process of: E. None of these
A. condensation 28. Gaseous exchange takes place through which of the
B. evaporation following parts of the leaf ?

C. freezing A. Midrib B. Veins

D. melting C. Stomata D. Leaf blade
E. None of these E. None of these

23. Which one of the following should we follow to keep 29. Which one of the following is a natural resource?
ourself safe? A. Coal B. Water
A. We should always use blade to sharpen our C. Diesel D. All the above
pencil.
E. None of these
B. We should always switch off the knob of the gas
cylinder if it is not in use. 30. When water changes into vapours, this process is called:
C. We should play with matchstick. A. freezing B. condensation
D. We should always touch electric appliances with C. melting D. evaporation
wet hands. E. None of these
E. None of these

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 Section–B (Mental Ability and Reasoning)

31. Which one of the following is similar to the figure given 36. Identify the letter which will end the first word and start
below? the second word.
SHOWE___ACKET
A. C B. D
C. R D. S
E. None of these

37. Find the matching pair.

A. B.

C. D.
A. B.

E. None of these
C. D.
32. Insert the missing number.
E. None of these
9 4 12 7 13 3
38. Which one of the following is similar to the figure given
13 4 9 2 8 ?
below?
A. 3 B. 4
C. 5 D. 6
E. None of these

33. Find the next term in the series given below. A. B.

DWD, FUF, HSH, JQJ, ?
A. LOK B. KOK
C. LOL D. LML C. D.
E. None of these
E. None of these
34. Form a meaningful word by arranging given numbers
corresponding with the letters given below. 39. If Olivia is taller than Maria and Maria is taller than Jacob
but shorter than Aden, then who is the shortest among
U P B I R L E C them?
4 2 1 6 3 5 8 7 A. Jacob B. Maria
A. 3, 2, 5, 8, 7, 6, 4, 1 C. Olivia D. Aden
E. None of these
B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
40. Find the figure in place of the question mark (?).
C. 3, 8, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7
D. 3, 8, 4, 5, 2, 1, 6, 7
E. None of these

35. How many triangles are there in the figure given below?
?
A. B.
A. 12 B. 14
C. 13 D. 10 C. D.
E. None of these E. None of these

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 Section–C (Scholar’s Zone)

41. Fill in the blanks with the correct combination of words. A. L – Scratching bird, M – Perching bird,
Soil is formed by the breaking of a . b is made up N – Wading bird, O – Preying bird
of the remains of dead c and d . Formation of soil B. L – Wading bird, M – Scratching bird,
is a e process. N – Preying bird, O – Perching bird
A. a – rocks, b – Soil, c – animals, d – plastic, e – rapid C. L – Scratching bird, M – Wading bird,
B. a – rocks, b – Humus, c – animals, d – plants, e – slow N – Perching bird, O – Preying bird
D. L – Wading bird, M – Perching bird,
C. a – rocks, b – Plastic, c – animals, d – plants, e – rapid
N – Scratching bird, O – Preying bird
D. a – humus, b – Soil, c – animals, d – plastic, e – slow
E. None of these
E. None of these
45. Choose the correct option to label the picture given below.
42. Match the following.
Column A Column B 4
3

I. a. Skeletal system
2
1

A. 1 – Intestine, 2 – Mouth, 3 – Food pipe,

II. b. Respiratory system 4 – Stomach
B. 1 – Mouth, 2 – Intestine, 3 – Food pipe,
III. c. Digestive system 4 – Stomach
C. 1 – Intestine, 2 – Stomach, 3 – Food pipe,
4 – Mouth
IV. d. Nervous system D. 1 – Food pipe, 2 – Stomach, 3 – Intestine,
4 – Mouth
E. None of these
A. I → c, II → d, III → b, IV → a
46. Match the following.
B. I → d, II → c, III → a, IV → b
C. I → c, II → d, III → a, IV → b Column A Column B
D. I → c, II → b, III → d, IV → a
E. None of these I. a. Slippery road ahead

43. X possesses the following characteristics:

I. They have dry skin.
II. Skin is covered with scales. II. b. Left turn prohibited
III. They lay eggs.
IV. They breathe through their lungs.
Which one of the following groups does X belong to?
III. c. One way
A. Aerial B. Arboreal
C. Mammal D. Reptile
E. None of these
IV. d. No horn
44. Replace L, M, N and O in the table given below with the
correct terms.
A. I → a, II → b, III → c, IV → d
B. I → d, II → c, III → a, IV → b
C. I → d, II → c, III → b, IV → a
D. I → c, II → d, III → b, IV → a
L M N O
E. None of these

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47. Classify the following into biotic and abiotic. 49. Choose the incorrect statement for the picture given below.
Micro-organisms, plants, animals, water, sunlight, wind
A. Biotic: animals, wind, sunlight
Abiotic: plants, water, microorganisms
B. Biotic: water, plants, animals
Abiotic: microorganisms, wind, sunlight
C. Biotic: microorganisms, plants, animals
Abiotic: water, sunlight, wind
D. Biotic: microorganisms, sunlight, wind
Abiotic: plants, animals, water I. It is the framework of muscles.
II. It gives proper shape and form to the body.
E. None of these
III. There are 206 bones present in the human body.
48. Which one of the following statements is correct for the
IV. It is responsible for circulating oxygen throughout
bird given below? our body.
A. I and III B. II and IV
C. III and IV D. I and IV
E. None of these
50. Which one of the following statements is correct?
I. It has very sharp claws known as webbed feet.
I. Flax and silk are examples of plant fibres.
II. It has sharp hooked beak for tearing flesh.
II. Silk, wool and cotton are examples of natural fibres.
III. It is a scratching bird who digs out food using its
toes. III. Wool, linen and silk are examples of animal fibres.
IV. Using talons, it picks up small animals such as IV. Nylon, acrylic and polyester are examples of
toads, mice and rats. man-made fibres.
A. I and III B. II and III A. I and II B. II and IV

C. II and IV D. III and IV C. III and IV D. I and IV

E. None of these
E. None of these

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INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD OF SCIENCE 2017 (LEVEL 2)
CLASS 3
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