IIT Bombay

CLASS QUESTION

3
PAPER SET

C
SOF NATIONAL SCIENCE
OLYMPIAD 2023-24

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL ASKED TO DO SO

Total Questions: 35 | Time: 1 hr.

Guidelines for the Candidate
1. You will get additional ten minutes to fill up information about yourself on the OMR Sheet, before the start of the exam.
2. Write your Name, School Code, Class, Section, Roll No. and Mobile Number clearly on the OMR Sheet and do not forget to sign
it. We will share your marks / result and other information related to SOF exams on your mobile number.
3. The Question Paper comprises three sections:
Logical Reasoning (5 Questions), Science (25 Questions) and Achievers Section (5 Questions)
Each question in Achievers Section carries 2 marks, whereas all other questions carry one mark each.
4. All questions are compulsory. There is no negative marking. Use of calculator is not permitted.
5. There is only ONE correct answer. Choose only ONE option for an answer.
6. To mark your choice of answers by darkening the circles on the OMR Sheet, use HB Pencil or Blue / Black ball point pen only. E.g.
Q. 16: Raj goes to school on a bicycle. Which of these safety rules he should follow?
A. He should give signals before taking turns. B. He should keep to the right of the road.
C. He should cross the road by using zebra crossing. D. All of these
As the correct answer is option A, you must darken the circle corresponding to option A on the OMR Sheet.
7. Rough work should be done in the blank space provided in the booklet.
8. Return the OMR Sheet to the invigilator at the end of the exam.
9. Please fill in your personal details in the space provided before attempting the paper.
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 LOGICAL REASONING

1. Find the missing number, if same rule is followed in all the three figures.

8 15 17 12 14 ?
23 29 35

A. 11 B. 14 C. 25 D. 21

2. If yesterday was Sunday, then eighth day from today will be __________.
A. Tuesday B. Sunday
C. Monday D. Wednesday

3. Select the odd one out.

A. B.

C. D.

4. 5 groups of __________ pizza slices each can be formed from the given pizza slices.

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

5. Select the correct mirror image of the given figure.

Mirror

A. B. C. D.

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 SCIENCE

6. Ruchi placed an alarm clock in a box in which there was no air. The clock was set to
ring after 2 minutes.
Which of the following will be Ruchi’s observation after 2 minutes?
A. Ruchi will hear a loud sound of the ring.
B. Ruchi will hear a very low sound of the ring.
C. Ruchi will not hear the sound of the ring.
D. Cannot be predicted

7. Read the given statements made by three friends about plants. Who among them has
made a correct statement?

Banana plant has Pine tree has

A. tap root. B. needle-like leaves.
Ayesha Karan

Yam stores food in

C. its roots. D. None of these
Ramya

8. Clothes that we wear in summer season are made with the material obtained from
_____________.

A. B. C. D.

9. Unscramble the given letters and select the option that gives the name of an omnivore.
A. PAHTELEN B. RAWRPOS C. COOILCRED D. FREAFGI

10. Select the INCORRECT statement regarding the given figure.

A. Gravitational force is acting on the cylinder, that the woman is carrying
on her head.
B. While walking, the woman is overcoming frictional force imposed by
the Earth’s surface.
C. Magnetic force is helping the woman to hold the bag.
D. Earth’s gravitational force is pulling the woman, the cylinder and the
bag towards it.

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11. Why is Sun important to Earth?
1. It provides light energy to green plants to make food.
2. It provides heat to enable living things to survive on Earth.
3. It rotates around the Earth to give us seasons.
A. 1 and 2 only B. 1 and 3 only C. 2 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3

12. Sonia is searching a place X in the map. Her friend told her, it is near to a famous hospital.
In the map, the place X must be located close to which of the following symbols?

A. B. C. D.

13. Bharat poured the milk from a bottle into a glass

as shown in the given figure.
If all the milk was completely poured into the glass, mL

which of the following statements about the glass 80

75 mL of 70
of milk is correct? milk 60

A. The volume of milk in the glass will be 50 mL.

50
40

B. The volume of milk in the glass will be 75 mL. 30

20

C. The volume of milk in the glass will be 80 mL. 10

D. The volume of milk in the glass will be 90 mL. Milk bottle Glass

14. Refer to the given figure. Which of the following labelled parts digest
V
the food we eat using digestive fluids?
A. V and X only
B. V, W and Y only W
C. V, W and X only X
Y
D. W, X and Y only Z

15. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the Moon in ___________.
A. 1967 B. 1980 C. 1969 D. 1950

16. The nest shown here is made by__________.

A. Tailor bird B. Weaver bird
C. Humming bird D. Owl

17. At times when you need extra energy or when you do not get enough food to eat for a
long time, stored _________ is/are used up to give you energy.
A. Minerals B. Roughage C. Fats D. Vitamins

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18. Which of the following food items is prepared by grilling?

A. B. C. D.
Puri Idli Cake Paneer tikka

19. Mehndi is a dye used to make designs on our hands. It is obtained from the leaves of
________ plant.
A. Henna B. Jasmine C. Bamboo D. Rubber

20. Select the correct match.

A. Dog - Hutch B. Rabbit - Kennel C. Pig - Sty D. Sheep - Stable

21. Reema is walking with her pet cat in a park as shown in the picture.
The shadow of her pet cat cannot be seen because
A. Reema is reflecting the sunlight
B. Reema is blocking the sunlight
C. The cat is transparent
D. None of these.

22. Match column I with column II and select the correct option.
Column I Column II
a. Kidneys 1. Help in breathing
b. Lungs 2. Helps us to think
c. Brain 3. Form urine
d. Stomach 4. Digests the food
a b c d
A. 2 3 4 1
B. 4 2 1 3
C. 1 3 4 2
D. 3 1 2 4

23. Aryan wants to become a body builder when he grows up. Which of the following foods
will help him in becoming so?

A. B. C. D.

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24. Akshit lives in a place where it rains heavily and floods are very common. In which of
the following states is Akshit living?
A. Punjab B. Assam C. Gujarat D. Madhya Pradesh

25. Read the following statements related to the festival X.

1. It is the harvest festival of Kerala.
2. It is celebrated for ten days.
3. People make pookalams in front of their homes.
Festival X is ___________.
A. Bihu B. Pongal C. Baisakhi D. Onam

26. Refer to the given family tree and select the correct statement regarding it.
Key :
Mukesh Sarita Man
Anjali Raghav
Woman
Rohan

Manu

A. Rohan and Anjali are siblings. B. Mukesh is the uncle of Manu.

C. Sarita is the mother of Manu. D. Both B and C

27. Which of the following is a good habit?

A. We must go to bed early at night.
B. We should exercise once a month.
C. We should always keep our back straight while walking.
D. Both A and C

28. Rishabh is sending a letter in an envelope to his cousin. Which of the following is NOT
required to be written on the envelope?
A. Name of his cousin
B. Full address of his cousin
C. PIN code of the place where his cousin lives
D. Height of his cousin

29. Rubina saw a waning Crescent Moon on 7th February, 20XX. Which phase of the Moon
will she see on 20th February 20XX?

A. B. C. D.

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30. Mineral X is used to make talcum powder while mineral Y is used in pencil leads. Select
the option that correctly identifies X and Y.
X Y
A. Talc Graphite
B. Pumice Granite
C. Graphite Talc
D. Sandstone Marble

ACHIEVERS SECTION

31. Arushi carried out an experiment in a dark room as shown in the given figure.
Screen

Torch
Toy soldier

Distance between the torch

and the toy soldier

She varied the distance between the torch and

Distance between Height of
the toy soldier by changing the position of the
the torch and the the shadow
torch and noted the corresponding shadows cast
toy soldier (cm) (cm)
on the screen.
The given table shows the results. 80 W
Which of the shadows will have the greatest height? 70 X
A. W B. X 50 Y
C. Y D. Z 40 Z

32. Yami observed four fabric materials, P, Q, R and S. She recorded her observations in the
given table.
Which one of these materials is most suitable
Fabric material
for making summer t-shirts? Characteristic
A. P P Q R S
B. Q Waterproof    

C. R Transparent    
D. S Flexible    

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 33. Refer to the given word grid and select the option that S F D P F A P
CANNOT be found in it.
I L Q K S B E
A. A bird that makes its nest with pebbles. E A G L E U N
B. A bird whose nest is called eyrie. N M V M P L G
C. A bird that makes its nest by scraping piles of R I B A J B U
mud. G N L P R U I
D. A bird whose nest hangs from the branch of a O G E W H L N
tree. T O R U W O C

34. Study the given flow chart and identify P, Q, R and S. Planet
Yes
P Q R S Hottest planet
Yes
P
A. Pluto Jupiter Uranus Mercury No
Yes
Called Red Planet Q
B. Venus Saturn Mars Uranus No
Yes
Largest planet R
C. Venus Mars Jupiter Mercury
No
Yes
D. Jupiter Neptune Jupiter Earth Smallest planet S

35. Study the given Venn diagram and identify W, X, Y and Z.

W X Y Z Can chew
Herbivore W
its food
A. Rabbit Deer Snake Hyena X
Z
B. Mosquito Squirrel Dog Giraffe Y
C. Snail Snake Crocodile Cow Carnivore
D. Sheep Butterfly Frog Wolf

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