SAMPLE PAPER FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (NSO)STAGE-II CLASS -VI 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
Harish does 15 sit-ups every morning for 120 consecutive days. How many sit-ups does he do? (A) 180
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3.
(B) 720
(C) 1,800
(D) 12,600
Expanded form of 37034 is (A) 3000 + 700 + 0 + 30 + 4
(B) 30000 + 700 + 0 + 10 + 4
(C) 30000 + 10000 + 0 + 70 + 4
(D) 30000 + 7000 + 0 + 30 + 4
There are 36 sixth graders in art class. The art teacher wants to arrange their pictures on the wall so that one is in the first row, two are in the second row, three are in the third row and so on. How many rows of pictures will there be ? (A) 8 rows
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(B) 9 rows
(C) 10 rows
(D) 11 rows
The librarian is setting up tables in the media center. He can place 4 chairs around one table. If he pushes 2 tables together he can place six chairs around the table. If 10 people need to sit around the table, how many tables should the librarian push together ?
(A) 3 5.
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
A cloth merchant bought 20 sarees at the rate of Rs. 250 per saree. If he sold them for Rs. 4800, his loss will be (A) Rs. 20
(B) Rs. 1000
(C) Rs. 200
(D) Rs. 2000
(C) 48
(D) 60
Direction : (6) Find the missing term(s) : 6.
3, 18, 12, ?, 66 (A) 36
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(B) 72
Which one number can be placed at the sign of interrogation ?
10
(A) 6
4
8
5
6 14 8
6 14 8
6 ? 4
(B) 8
18
14
22
11
(C) 10
15
(D) 14
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8.
Pointing to an old man, Kailash said, “His son is my son’s uncle.” How is the old man related to Kailash? (A) Brother
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(B) Uncle
(C) Father
(D) Grandfather
(C) 4
(D) 5
Twenty percent of 25% of 20 is (A) 1
(B) 1/4
Direction : (10 to 11) In the following questions choose the missing word/letter/number in place of sign ? On the basis of the relationship between the word/letter/number given on the left right side of sign :: 10.
3 : 24 : : 5 : ? (A) 125
11.
(B) 1628
(C) 1528
(D) 8152
(B) ETHER
(C) ETHPQ
(D) ESHDR
Sarika is 37 years older than Payal. If Sarika is 55 years old now, how old is Payal? (A) 12 years old
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(D) 27
If GOOD is written HQRH how will you write DREAM ? (A) ESPBN
13.
(C) 42
1236 : 6321 : : 8251 : ? (A) 1358
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(B) 122
(B) 18 years old (C) 28 years old
(D) 92 years old
Two positions of a dice are given below. When 1 is at the top, which number will be at the bottom
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) None of these
Direction : (15) Out of the four given figures, three are similar in a certain way. One figure is not like the other three. Which one of the figures does notbelong to this group ?
15.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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SCIENCE 16.
Rubber is (A) Conductor
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21.
(D) Cell
(B) translucent object
(C) opaque object
(D) None of these
(D) All of these
Motion of minute hand of clock is (B) non - periodic
(C) linear
(D) vibratory
(C) constant motion
(D) None of these
Sound can be produced by (B) constant force
North end of a compass needle is attracted by one end of a bar magnet. This end of the magnet is (B) south pole.
(C) positive pole.
(D) negative pole.
(B) centigram.
(C) milligram.
(D) tonne
The S.I. unit of mass is
The constituent of air that supports combustion is(A) oxygen
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(C) Battery
(C) of a size larger than object
(A) kilogram. 25.
(B) BuLb
(B) of a size smaller than object
(A) north pole. 24.
(D) None of these
(A) of the same size as the object
(A) constant vibrations 23.
(C) Best conductor
The image on a plane mirror is -
(A) periodic 22.
(B) Bad conductor
Objects that allow the partial passage of light through them are called (A) transparent object
20.
(D) None of these
this symbol represents -
(A) Switch 19.
(C) Source of current
Glass is (A) Good conductor
18.
(B) Insulator
(B) nitrogen
(C) carbon dioxide
(D) (A) and (B) both
(C) Helium
(D) Krypton
Which gas makes up major part of the air ? (A) Nitrogen
(B) Argon
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______________ is a cellulose fibre. (A) Cotton
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39.
(C) Italians.
(D) French.
(C) pond water.
(D) sea water.
(C) Matter cycle
(D) Carnot cycle
(C) 4.5 %.
(D) 10 %.
(C) owl.
(D) cockroach.
(B) Romans.
(B) river water.
(B) Heat cycle
(B) 2.5 %.
(B) cat.
(B) vernier caliper.
(C) measuring cylinder. (D) stop watch.
(B) frog.
(C) lizard.
(D) snake.
Nectar is (A) a place where bees live.
(B) processed honey.
(C) sweet juice of flowers.
(D) name of queen bee.
Hair, nails, skin and muscles are made of mainly (A) fats.
40.
(D) None of these
All of the given can feed on insects except (A) crocodile.
38.
(C) Rayon
(B) Nylon
The instrument used to measure the volume of milk is (A) metre scale.
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(D) -2 0C.
The animal which hunts to feed in daytime is (A) bat.
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(C) 4 0C.
Salinity of sea water is about (A) 1.5 %.
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(B) 0 0C.
Air plays an important role for: (A) Water cycle
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(D) None of these
The purest form of natural water is (A) rain water.
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(C) cotton
Standard unit of measurement was created by (A) Indians.
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(B) wool
Which fibre burns with a yellow flame ? (A) Silk
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(D) None of these
Ice melts at (A) 100 0C.
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(C) Silk
Eri is a type of (A) silk
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(B) Wool
(B) carbohydrates.
(C) proteins.
(D) calcium.
(C) sponge.
(D) wood.
Example of a soft material is (A) iron.
(B) plastic.
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41.
The source of fats obtained from animals is (A) coconut oil.
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(B) butter.
(B) iodine.
(B) heated
(B) skull.
(B) blue
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(D) cartilage.
(D) green.
(C) camera.
(D) terminal.
The part of plant that bears leaves, flowers and fruits is (A) primary root.
(B) stem.
(C) secondary root.
(D) nodes.
A windmill used to draw water from tube wells and to run flour mills is rotated by the action of (B) wind.
(C) oxygen.
(D) electricity.
(B) potato.
(C) carrot.
(D) onion.
An edible root is (A) ginger.
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(C) backbone.
(C) red.
(B) portable generator.
(A) water. 49.
(D) melted.
An example of a device which requires electricity is a (A) cell.
47.
(C) freezed
The colour of the dustbin used for collecting re-usable garbage is (A) black
46.
(D) water.
The outer skeleton of a snail is called (A) shell.
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(C) NaOH.
Vapourisation occurs only when water is (A) cooled
44.
(D) mustard oil.
The chemical used to test the presence of starch is (A) spirit.
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(C) groundnut oil.
The colour obtained in a chemical test using copper sulphate solution that confirms the presence of proteins in a given food item is (A)blue.
(B) purple.
(C) violet.
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(D) yellow.
Que s.
1
2
3
4
5
10
11
12
13
14
15
Ans
C
D
A
B
C
B
C
C
A
B
C
B
B
D
D
Que s.
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Ans
B
B
B
B
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
A
C
C
Que s.
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
Ans
D
A
A
B
B
C
A
C
C
C
B
B
B
A
B
Que s.
46
47
48
49
50
Ans
C
B
B
C
C
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