CAREER POINT

PRE FOUNDATION DIVISON

NSO Stage-II Exam.-2016

CLASS-4
SCIENCE Date : 14-02-2016
Q.1 Swati left two similar pots, X and Y, having Q.3 Select the action which involves a force
green plants near her window for a week different from the other three.
which she used to water regularly. Based on (A) Stretching a spring
the given diagrams, which of the following (B) Kicking a football
statement could be true ? (C) Pressing a button on keyboard
1. The plant in X grows faster than the (D) Shoving a friend
plants in Y.
2. The plants in Y complete for nutrients Q.4 Different plants have different edible parts as
and space. shown in the classification chart. Which one
3. The plant in X gets insufficient sunlight of the following can be a, b, c and d ?
and air.

a b c d
(A) Onion Ginger Cabbage Carrot
(B) Carrot Turmeric Broccoli Coconut
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 1 and 3 only
(C) Turnip Radish Cauliflower Potato
(C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3
(D) Radish Onion Cabbage Ginger
Q.2 Two students designed the experiment shown Q.5 Two similar pots with similar plants were set
here to study soil erosion. A steady stream of up as shown in the figure. Both pots were left
water flows from the faucet into the tray in the garden and watered daily with the same
holding sand and gravel. The water forms a amount of water. What will happen to the
channel by eroding some of the sand and plants X and Y after a month ?
gravel. How can the students increase the
amount of sand and gravel being eroded ?

(A) Both plants X and Y will flower, but

plant X will have more flowers than
plants Y.
(B) Plant X will grow taller than plant Y
because plant Y will not get sunlight.
(A) By increasing the water temperature. (C) Plant Y will become bushy and its stem
(B) By adding coarse gravel to the tray. will become woody while plant X will
(C) By increasing the tilt of the tray. remain as it is
(D) Plant Y will wither due to lack of air
(D) By reducing the amount of flowing water.
while plant X will grow normally.

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Q.6 Which of these leaves is most likely to be Q.9 Which one of the following appliances
from a desert plant ? changes electrical energy into both light and
sound energy ?
(A) Iron (B) Room-heater
(A) (B) (C) Television set (D) Tube light

Q.10 Select the option that correctly compares

clothes made from natural and synthetic
fibres.
Clothes made Clothes made
(C) (D)
of natural fibres of synthetic fibres
(A) Quick drying Slow drying
(B) Non-porous Porous
(C) Biodegradable Non-biodegradable
Q.7 Read the given statement and select the
(D) Non-waterproof Waterproof
option that correctly fills the blanks (i), (ii),
(iii) and (iv).
The set of temporary teeth has total …(i)… Q.11 Match column-I with column-II and select the
teeth in which …(ii)… teeth are absent while correct option.
the set of permanent teeth has …(iii)… teeth Column-I Column-II
in each jaw and includes …(iv)… molars in (a) Cockroach (1) Maggot
each jaw. (b) Butterfly (2) Caterpillar
(A) (i) – 20, (ii) – premolar, (iii) – 16, (iv) – 6 (c) Housefly (3) Tadpole
(B) (i) – 20, (ii) – premolar, (iii) – 32, (iv) – 12 (d) Frog (4) Nymph
(C) (i) – 32, (ii) – molar, (iii) – 20, (iv) – 6 (A) (a) - (1), (b) - (2), (c) - (3), (d) - (4)
(D) (i) – 32, (ii) – molar, (iii) – 16, (iv) - 12 (B) (a) - (3), (b) - (2), (c) - (4), (d) - (1)
(C) (a) - (1), (b) - (2), (c) - (4), (d) - (3)
Q.8 The given graph shows the amount of food (D) (a) - (4), (b) - (2), (c) - (1), (d) - (3)
eaten by a mealworm beetle at different
stages in its life. The stages are not in an Q.12 Name of some fibres can be obtained by
order but it is known that state X comes after using the letters given in the following box.
stages Y. Select the correct arrangement of
different stages of the beetle.
Which of the following objects CANNOT be
made using only these fibres ?
(A) Rugs (B) Curtains
(C) Raincoats (D) Both A and C

Q.13 Study the given flow chart carefully, Cotton

and metal are represented by the numbers
…………… and …………… respectively.
(A) Y  W  X  Z
(B) Y  Z  W  X
(C) Y  X  W  Z (A) (i), (ii) (B) (ii), (iii)
(D) W  Y  Z  X (C) (ii), (iv) (D) (iii), (iv)

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Q.14 Shruti took a syringe filled with water as Q.17 What is common between the fifth and eight
shown here. She applied large pushing force planet of our solar system ?
on the piston. What can be the level of water 1. They are made up of frozen gases.
in the syringe now ? 2. They are made up of rocks and iron.
3. They are neither hot nor cold.
4. They are called interior planets or inner
planets.
(A) 1 only (B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 2, 3 and 4 only (D) 1, 3 and 4 only

Q.18 Akshat arranged two magnets in a set up and

the outcome is shown in the given figure.
Select the option that correctly identities the
(A) 0 mL (B) 2 mL
pole a, b, c and d of the magnets.
(C) 4 mL (D) 6 mL

Thread
Q.15 Refer to the given figure showing digestive a
Magnet P
system. Where does the digestion of food b
begin and end respectively ?
Magnet Q d
c
Thread

a b c d
(A) North South North South
(B) South North North South
(C) North North South South
(D) South North South North
(A) b, e (B) c, d
(C) a, d (D) a, e Q.19 Which of these events are associated with the
land breeze ?
Q.16 A croton plant has colourful leaves. Which (A) Wind blows from areas of high pressure
one of the following statements is true of areas of low pressure.
regarding the croton plant ? (B) Cool air blows from the sea to the land.
(A) It can make food because it has yellow (C) Land gets heated up faster than the sea.
pigments in its leaves. (D) Warm air rises up over the land.
(B) It can make food because stems can
perform photosynthesis. Q.20 In modern time, …………… determine the
(C) It can make food because its leaves clothing of people living at a particular place.
contain chlorophyll. (A) Cultural beliefs
(D) It is a parasitic plant and cannot make (B) Climate
food, hence it obtains food from other (C) Easily available fibres
green plants. (D) Both A and B

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Q.21 The method of food preservation which Q.24 The movements of the hot and cold air set up
involves ………… in hidden in the given a convection current. The explains why …….
word grid. (A) An air conditioner is placed at the ceiling
end of the wall.
(B) A heater is placed as low as possible in
room.
(C) The back of a refrigerator is often painted
black.
(D) Both A and B

Q.25 Study the given diagram carefully wax was

(A) Adding excess sugar coated at different parts P, Q, R and S of the
(B) Adding excess salt metal rod. Which one of the following is the
(C) Heating the food for a period then cooling correct order in which the wax would melt ?
suddenly
(D) Storing food in microbe free container

Q.22 Megha observed the Moon on 5 th December

and drew its sketch as shown. What will be
the shape of the Moon on 2 nd January ? (A) P, Q, R, S (B) S, R, Q, P
(C) R, Q, P, S (D) R, Q, S, P

Q.26 IN order to save our environment, we should

prefer to use items with which of the
following signs ?

(A) (B) (A) (B)

(C) (D)
(C) (D)

Q.27 The given diagram shows a nutcracker.

Q.23 Match column I with column II and select the Identify the labels d, e and r and select the
correct option. option that correctly identities the
Column - I Column - II components denoted by these labels in other
(p) Sand (1) Tiny stones simple machines.
(q) Gravel (2) Soil erosion
(r) Clay (3) Fine powder
(s) Humus (4) Heavy and sticky
when wet
(t) Topsoil (5) Makes the soil
(A) d - The bend that joins two arms of a long
fertile.
(B) f - The screw that fixes the two parts of a
(A) p - (4), q - (3), r - (1), s - (5), t - (2) scissor together.
(B) p - (3), q - (1), r - (4), s - (5), t - (2) (C) e - The elbow of our hand.
(C) p - (3), q - (4), r - (1), s - (5), t - (2) (D) f - The front clawed end of a bottle
(D) p - (5), q - (2), r - (1), s - (4), t - (3) opener
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Q.28 Harshit wanted to find out among the four
locations - playground, science laboratory,
school garden and the bus stop outside his
school - which is the most polluted. He
placed four glass tiles smeared with
petroleum jelly at the four locations for the (A) Air moves things.
same period of time for one day and recorded
(B) Air has mass.
his observation. However, his teacher told
(C) Air has no fixed volume.
him that his experiment was not reliable
(D) Air occupies space
because he did not …………… .
(A) Wet the glass tiles
(B) Use tiles made of different materials Q.31 Refer to the given food web. If all the F
(C) Repeat the experiment over a few days organisms are killed, which one of the
(D) Examine the tiles with hand lens following will happen ?

Q.29 Which of the following graphs shows the

relationship between the number of death of
organisms in a canal and the amount of refuse
in it ?
(A) E would have to find new sources of
food.
(A) (B) Z would have more competitors for food.
(C) E would decrease in number.
(D) Z would eat more of E and G

Q.32 Rohit carried out an experiment to test the

(B) hardness of object 1, 2 and 3. The results of
the experiment are shown here.

(C)

Which of the following shows the correct

(D)
order of hardness of 1, 2 and 3, starting from
the hardest ?
(A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 1, 3, 2
(C) 2, 3, 1 (D) 3, 1, 2
Q.30 Which of the following can you deduce from
the given figure ?

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Q.33 Some animals are grouped according to their Q.35 Rati placed 3 gm each of food W, X, Y and Z
similarities in the given classification chart. in digestive juices E and F for 3 hours. After
Which option gives the correct information 3 hours, she recorded the amount of
for characters P, Q, R and S respectively ? undigested food left in each digestive juice
and plotted the graphs as shown below.

P Q R S Based on the information deduced from the

(A) Live in Live on Animals Animals given graphs :
water land with with scales (i) Which of these foods W, X, Y and Z is
hair rich in dietary firbes ?
(B) Animals Animals Live in Live on (ii) If digestive juice E is from Saliva then
with with water land which component in the given foods W,
hair scales X, Y and Z is being digested.
(C) Live in Live on Animals Animals (A) (i) - Z, (ii) - Starch
water land which which lay (B) (i) - W, (ii) - Starch
give eggs (C) (i) - Y, (ii) - Fats
birth to (D) (i) - W, (ii) - Fats
their
youngs
alive
(D) Animals Animals Live on Live in
with with land water
scales hair

Q.34 Study the given diagram carefully. Activities

occurring at which place could cause water
pollution and acid rain respectively ?

Water pollution Acid Rain

(A) P and Q S and U
(B) S and U Q, R and T
(C) Q and R S and T
(D) S and R P, Q and U

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