CLASS 7

SET-1
HINTS AND SOLUTIONS
1. (D) : Iron is a conductor of heat and due to heat in summers, 15. (C) : Distilled water is neutral in nature. To verify it, take
the railway tracks expand. a small amount of distilled water in two test tubes. Add
2. (C) : Gas expands more than liquid and liquid expands blue litmus paper to one test tube and red litmus paper to
more than solid. the other test tube. It is observed that there is no change
in colour of either blue or red litmus paper which shows
3. (C)
distilled water is neither acidic nor basic, hence neutral.
4. (B)
16. (D) : Curd contains lactic acid hence it turns blue litmus
5. (C) : If the Earth's surface (a region) is heated up by the sun, paper red and does not affect red litmus paper.
the air over it becomes lighter and rises up. This produces
Spinach contains oxalic acid, hence has same effect as
a region of low pressure on the earth's surface. Cooler air
curd.
from surrounding areas rushes in to take its place. This
causes winds to blow. This causes convention current to Milk of magnesia is magnesium hydroxide which is a base
be set up in the air. and turns red litmus paper blue. It does not affect the blue
litmus paper.
A : B : C
6. (B) : Ratio = 10 : 25 : 1000 17. (C)
18. (B)
= 1 : 2.5 : 100
19. (B) : Process X is a physical change while process Y is a
7. (D)
chemical change.
Total displacement
8. (B) : Average velocity = 20. (A) : On heating iron reacts with sulphur and a new
Time
Total displacement = 2 + 2 = 4 cm (From A to B in a circle) compound iron sulphide is formed. Since iron sulphide does
4 not contain iron in free form, it is not attracted by magnet.
\ Average Velocity = 2 = 2 m s–1 Heat
Fe + S FeS
9. (D) : In the given circuit, when switch M is closed, then Iron Sulphur Iron sulphide
current will flow to switch N and switch O. If switch N is 21. (B) : Fe + CuSO4 → FeSO4 + Cu
kept open, whether O be closed or open, the circuit will (Iron nail) M N (Shining brown)
not be complete and hence current will not flow.
22. (C) :When milk changes to curd, it becomes semi-solid.
So, for the current to flow atleast switches M and N should The taste of milk changes and the change is irreversible
be closed. but there is no change in colour. It remains white only.
10. (B) 23. (C) : In penguins, feathers, thick skin and fat layer (blubber)
11. (A) provide insulation against the cold. Small ears of penguins
12. (D) : The distance between Manu and her image = 6 m help them to retain as much heat as possible. Heavy, solid
bones help penguins to stay underwater effortlessly and
\ The distance between the mirror and the image = 3 m
streamlined body and webbed feet help in swimming.
( The image is at the same distance behind the mirror as the
24. (D)
object is in front of it).
25. (D) : Weather changes over very short periods of time. It
 Manu moves 2 m towards the mirror, then the distance
changes almost everyday. It may even change during the
between mirror and Manu's image = (3 – 2) m = 1 m
course of the day, e.g., it may rain for an hour in the morning
13. (A) : When an object is placed very close to concave mirror, and then become sunny and clear right after that.
the image formed is virtual, erect and magnified.
26. (B) : Wool is natural animal fibre. It is biodegradable. It is
14. (A) : a perfect insulator, as gaps between the fibres are filled with
air, which heat up as the moisture in centre of fibre heats
up. It does not catch fire easily as it is resistant to fire.
27. (D)
28. (A)
29. (A) : Mohair is extremely lightweight wool obtained from
fleece of Angora goat, found in hilly regions like Jammu
and Kashmir.
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30. (B) : Ruminant stomach is divided into four compartments, mustard, china rose, etc. Onion is a type of modified shoot.
rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. Reticulum is the It contains bulb with thick, succulent leaves. Reproduction
second muscular chamber which receives partially digested occurs with the help of these bulbs. The pollen grains of
food called cud. the plants which are light are blown away by the wind e.g.,
31. (B) : Amylase converts starch into sugars and pepsin is wheat and maize. So, here X is mustard, Y is onion and Z
protein digesting enzyme secreted by stomach. HCl makes is wheat.
the medicines of the stomach acidic and kills many harmful 42. (B) : A method of propagating plants in a special nutrient
bacteria in the pod. Bile is responsible for breaking down medium under sterile conditions is known as tissue culture.
of fat. In this method, exact copies of plants with desired qualities
32. (C) : Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants are produced.
prepare their food using carbon dioxide and water in the 43. (D)
presence of sunlight. The food is prepared in the form of 44. (A)
glucose by the plant.
45. (C) : Pollen tube carrying pollen grains passes through the
33. (C) : During the process of inhalation, the diaphragm style of the pistil. However, part 'R' represents filament of
muscles contract and move downward. The ribs are pulled the stamen.
upwards. This increases the volume of chest cavity which in
46. (C) : The big bowl was at room temperature at first. When
turn increases the volume of lungs. The increase in volume
the boiled soup was poured into it, the temperature of the
of lungs decrease the air pressure inside lungs so the air
bowl slowly rose close to the 100°C as it gained heat. As
moves into the lungs.
time passed, the temperature of the soup decreased because
34. (D) : Earthworm and Hydra respire through skin only. Frog it started to lose its heat to the surrounding air and the big
respires through skin and lungs, while lizard, snake, whale bowl. Gradually, the temperature of the bowl declined till
and dolphin respire through lungs only. Fish respire through it reached room temperature again.
gills.
47. (C) : 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO
35. (B) : The lime water turned milky due to the formation of
Magnesium Oxygen Magnesium oxide
calcium carbonate (CaCO3). This shows that exhaled air
contains carbon dioxide.
MgO + H2O → Mg(OH)2
36. (D) Magnesium oxide Water Magnesium hydroxide
37. (A) : The aorta is the biggest blood vessel in human body. It Mg(OH)2 turns red litmus blue and methyl orange yellow
has thick walls and a narrow lumen. It divides into several which shows that MgO is basic in nature.
branches that reach all body parts to provide oxygen to all
48. (B)
cells of body.
49. (B) : X represents parasitic mode of nutrition, in which an
38. (C) : Urine consists of 95% water, 2.5% urea and 2.5%
organism called parasite lives in or on another organism
other waste products.
known as host and derives nutrients from it. P represents
39. (A) : Osmosis is the process of passage of water across a examples of parasitic plant and may be Cuscuta or Rafflesia.
semipermeable membrane from an area where there are Q represents a saprophytic plant which can be a mushroom.
more water molecules to an area where there are less. Y represents insectivorous mode of nutrition and R represents
Water is absorbed by the roots from soil by the process of examples of plants that are insectivorous. R can be a pitcher
osmosis. plant, venus flytrap or sundew plant.
40. (B) : X represents the egg cell or female gamete. The ovary 50. (C) : P represents right auricle and receives carbon dioxide
contains one or more oval bodies called ovule, inside which rich blood from various parts of the body. Q is right ventricle
female gamete or egg cell is formed. This egg cell on fusion which receives blood from right auricle and pumps the blood
with male gamete forms zygote which further develops into to the lungs, for oxygenation. R represents left auricle which
embryo. receives oxygen-rich blood from lungs through pulmonary
41. (C) : In plants, the flowers which have both stamens and vein. S is left ventricle that pumps oxygenated blood into
pistils in a single flower are called bisexual flowers e.g., aorta from where it is supplied to rest of the body.

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