SAMPLE PAPER FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (NSO)STAGE-II CLASS -V
Time : 1 Hr.
Max. Marks : 50
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1. The booklet given in the examination hall will be the Question Paper. An OMR Answer Sheet will also be provided along with the Question Paper. 2. A candidate has to write his/her answers in the OMR sheet by darkening the appropriate bubble with the help of HB Pencil as the correct answer(s) of the question attempted. 3. Paper carries 50 questions. There are 2 sections, 15 in Section I and 35 in Section II. 4. Blank papers, clip boards, log tables, slide rule, calculators, mobile or any other electronic gadgets in any form is not allowed. 5. Write your Name & Roll No. in the space provided in the bottom of this booklet. 6. Before answering the paper, fill up the required details in the blank space provided in the answer sheet. 7. There is no negative marking. Do not spend too much time on a particular question. 8. No rough sheets will be provided by the invigilators. All the rough work is to be done in the blank space provided in the question paper. 9. In case of any dispute, the answer filled in the OMR sheet available with the institute shall be final.
Name : ____________________________________________ Roll No. : _______________________________
MENTAL ABILITY 1.
What is the missing number in the blank ? 106.036 = 100 + 6 + _______ + 0.006 (A) 3 (B) 0.3
(C) 0.03
(D) 0.003
2.
A table was bought for Rs. 1000 and sold for Rs. 900. Then the loss percent is (A) 10% (B) 5% (C) 15% (D) 12%
3.
Rajeev wants to find out the distance between his house and his grandmothers house, which is in the next country. Which unit of measurement should Rajeev use to find the distance? (A) Feet (B) Kilometers (C) Pounds (D) Litres
4.
A tailor had 40 m of cloth. He sold 16.8 m of it and divided the remaining into 4 equal pieces. What was the length of each piece of remaining cloth? (A) 4.2 m (B) 11.6 m (C) 5.8 m (D) 23.2 m
5.
The length of a square field is 6 m. Parul ran 6 rounds around the fiel(D) The total distance that she covered, is(A) 216 m (B) 144 m (C) 176 m (D) 186 m
6.
Which group shows the prime factorization of the number 104? (A) 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 (B) 2 × 4 × 13 (C) 4 × 26
(D) 2 × 2 × 26
Convert 32340 seconds into minutes (A) 539 min (B) 593 min
(D) 609 min
7.
(C) 548 min
8.
A waiter receives a tip that equals 15% of a customer’s bill. If the meal costs Rs.6.50, about how much is the tip? (A) About Rs.0.15 (B) About Rs.0.25 (C) About Rs.0.65 (D) About Rs.1.00
9.
A planck, 12 m long, was cut into 6 equal pieces. Each of the 6 pieces was then cut into 2 equal pieces. The length of the smaller piece, is (A) 1m (B) 3m (C) 2m (D) 4m
10.
Find the odd one out (A) Book
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(B) Paper
(C) Pencil
(D) Pen
Vinit packed 1323 kg of sugar equally into 42 plastic bags. The weight of each bag of sugar, is (A) 315 kg (B) 31.5 kg (C) 34.5 g (D) 345 g
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12.
How many cubes are needed to make the solid shown below?
(A) 9 13.
(B) 14
(C) 18
(D) 21
If the day before yesterday is three days after Monday, then what day is it today ? (A) Monday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Saturday
14.
If A is to the south of B and C is to the east of B, in what direction is A with respect to C? (A) North-east (B) North-west (C) South-west (D) None of these
15.
A machine that is used to store, transfer and transform information at a very fast speed (A) Subway
(B) Computer
(C) Mouse
(D) Icon
SCIENCE 16.
Which of the following group has same respiratory organs? (A) Amoeba, cockroach (B) Frog, tadpole (C) Man, whale
(D) Fish, frog
17.
In humans, the system that carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body is (A) Circulatory system (B) Excretory system (C) Digestive system (D) Nervous system
18.
Coal is formed from (A) rocks
19.
(B) mountains
(C) stone
(D) vegetable matter
Which of the following is incorrect regarding Mendel ? (A) Mendel was born in 18th century (B) Mendel found the traits coming in pairs in pea plants (C) His work was understood many years after his death (D) He found that colour of seeds which are either green or yellow give rise to new seeds
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20.
Aman’s family is on a 10 days holiday trip. Which of the following food items can they carry with them throughout thetrip? (A) Chapati (B) Chutney (C) Pickles (D) Rasgullah
21.
Which of the following is an insectivorous plant?
(A)
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(B)
(C)
(D)
What does the given experiment depict ?
(A) Water will gain heat from the surrounding (B) Water will lose heat to the surrounding (C) The temperature of water will decrease to room temperature after some time (D) Both (B) & (C) 23.
Which of the following methods will be the best way to conserve water? (A) Drinking less water than the required amount everyday (B) Watering plants with the water that was used to wash rice (C) Using the garden hose freely to wash the car (D) Brushing your teeth under running water
24.
Three glasses P, Q, R having equal amounts.of water were taken and equal amount of salt was added to each one of them. After that, P was cooled, Q was heated and R was left undisturbed. The glass in which liquid will now taste most salty ?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) All will taste the same
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25.
Suppose the earth begins to rotate twice as fast. Which of these would happen in this condition ? (A) Days would be twice as long (B) The Sun would rise and set in the east (C) Days would be half as long (D) Some places would have eight seasons a year
26.
Which of the following is a fact about asteroids? (A) Asteroids do not revolve around the Sun the way that planets do (B) The asteroid belt is between Venus and Jupiter (C) Asteroids are planet like objects, but smaller and often irregularly shaped (D) Asteroids don’t exist in groups
27.
The process by which water vapours are changed into water by cooling is (A) Decantation
28.
(B) Evaporation
(C) Sublimation
(D) Condensation
Imagine that the earth is tilted on its axis, as shown in the figure. The tilt of Earth around its axis causes
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30.
(A) Spring season
(B) Frozen continent at North pole
(C) Day and Night
(D) None of these
Which is known as red planet ? (A) Jupiter
(B) Saturn
(C) Mars
(D) Venus
Water is called the universal solvent because (A) It dissolves in most of the liquids
(B) It can dissolve most of the substances
(C) It contains many salts and minerals
(D) It can exist in three states
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31.
The pure water used in medicine, car batteries and science laboratories is obtained through which of the following processes ? (A) Evaporation
32.
(B) Distillation
(C) Sedimentation
(D) Filtration
Which of the following is a non-conventional energy source? (i) Coal (ii) Petroleum (iii) Solar radiations (iv) Electricity from nuclear plants (A) (ii) & (iii)
33.
35.
(C) (ii) & (iv)
(D) (iii) only
(C) Landslide
(D) Adobo
A sudden movement of Earth’s crust is called (A) Earthquake
34.
(B) (i) & (iii)
(B) Glacier
What could be the result of a rapid change in a landscape? (A) A river delta
(B) Stalactites in a cave
(C) A volcanic island
(D) A new forest
For five nights in a row, Urvashi has observed the same constellation. One of the bright objects in the constellation seems to be moving out of place. What is the most likely explanation for the moving object? (A) The object is really a shooting star (B) The object is a spacecraft orbiting the Earth (C) The object is a planet (D) The object is a reflection of a star
36.
Latika’s parents can both play piano. When Latika grows up, she may not know how to play the piano. This is because (A) Playing the piano is automatic behaviour (B) Playing the piano is a learned behaviour (C) Playing the piano is an inherited trait (D) None of the above
37.
Which of the following foods will remain fresh for 1-2 days when kept in a dry open place? (A) Milk
(B) Onion, garlic
(C) Cooked rice
(D) Spinach
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38.
Which of the following cannot be prepared from unripe mangoes? (A) Aam choor
39.
(B) Chutney
(C) Pickles
(D) Mamidi tandra
In a small town, a number of new water pumps, concrete houses and new roads were constructed. The water table of that place will
40.
(A) Get lower
(B) Get higher
(C) Remain unaffected
(D) None of these
Two planets in our solar system have volcanoes. One is Earth, other is (A) Saturn
41.
(C) Neptune
(D) Venus
If your diet is deficient in sour fruits then you are supposed to suffer from (A) Rickets
42.
(B) Mercury
(B) Beri Beri
(C) Scurvy
(D) Night blindness
Grains must be stored in moisture free containers to prevent moulds from growing on them. Which container would be the best choice for storing grains?
43.
(A) Cardboard box with a top
(B) Paper bag folded and stapled
(C) Airtight plastic bag with a clip
(D) Glass jar with a screwed lid
Which of the following methods is suitable to keep green coriander fresh for 1-2 days? (A) By keeping it in a bowl containing water (B) By keeping it in open (C) By wrapping it in a damp cloth (D) By drying it
44.
45.
Chlorine is added to the water in the swimming pools to (A) Sterilise the water
(B) Clean the water
(C) Enhance the water
(D) Pollute the water
If there is no rain, crops fail to grow. This condition will lead to (A) Flood
46.
(B) Drought
(C) Famine
(D) Both (B) & (C)
(C) Harhi
(D) All of these
Shifting cultivation practiced in India is called (A) Sawani
(B) Jhum
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47.
Which of the following statements is true for Right to Forest Act 2007? (A) People living in forest for more than 25 years cannot be removed (B) These people have right over the forest land (C) The work of protecting the forest should be done by the Gram Sabha (D) All of the above
48.
Suppose the earth begins to rotate twice as fast. Which of these would happen in this condition ? (A) Days would be twice as long (B) The Sun would rise and set in the east (C) Days would be half as long (D) Some places would have eight seasons a year
49.
50.
Which of the following make use of magnetic materials to store information? (i) Computer floppy disks
(ii) Cassette tapes
(iii) Video tapes \
(iv) Cashcard
(A) (i) & (ii)
(B) (i), (ii) & (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv)
(D) All of these
Fishes know how to swim from birth onwards. This is an example of (A) Inherited behaviour
(B) Behavioural skill
(C) Recessive gene
(D) Learned behaviour
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Que s.
1
2
3
4
5
10
11
12
13
14
15
Ans
C
A
B
C
B
A
A
D
A
A
B
C
D
C
B
Que s.
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Ans
B
A
D
A
C
A
D
B
B
C
C
D
B
C
B
Que s.
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
Ans
B
D
A
C
C
B
B
D
A
D
C
C
C
A
D
Que s.
46
47
48
49
50
Ans
B
D
C
D
A
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