Match column I with column II and select the correct option:
Column I
Column II
1. Dolphin
a. Mammal with a beak like a duck
2. Platypus
b. A fish-like mammal that lives in water
3. Ostrich
c. Lays the smallest egg
4. Hummingbird
d. Lays the largest egg
Q.2
A plant leaf was taken as shown in the picture below and a strip of black chart paper was placed in the middle of a big leaf at the centre. The plant was kept outdoors for 24 hours after which the black strip was removed and tested for starch presence by adding iodine solution. Which of the following statement is correct related to the below-shown experiment?
Q.3
What do grasshoppers and chameleons have in common?
Q.4
Two students were having a classroom discussion on earth and universe and this is what they said: Ana: An imaginary line about which earth rotates is called its pole. Sara: Earth takes 365 days to complete one rotation.
Who among them was/were wrong?
Q.5
The given diagram shows two animals namely X and Y. Select the correct option regarding the difference between the two:
Q.6
The name of which of the following CANNOT be obtained by using the letter in the wonder box below:
G M A T E I C
N F O B U R Y
Q.7
The rock shown below is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone. Name the rock:
Q.8
Read the clues given below and identify the planet:
Clue 1: It is the coldest planet of our solar system. Clue 2: It is one of the outer planets. Clue 3: It is covered with a thick layer of beautiful blue-green gas.
Q.9
Consider the statements given below:
1. Reusing materials after they have been changed into another form is called reusing. 2. Glass items are non-biodegradable wastes. 3. Wet waste such as fruit and vegetable waste, used coffee powder and tea leaves, flowers, eggshells and so on, can be composted and converted into manure. 4. Machines that are used to burn hospital waste at low temperatures are called incinerators. However, this causes noise and soil pollution.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q.10
Which of the following rocks is not grouped correctly?
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic rocks
1. Sandstone
Slate
2. Marble
Shale
3. Flint
Gneiss
4. Coal
Quartzite
Your Score: 0/10
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
a
Q.2
b
Q.3
d
Q.4
c
Q.5
b
Q.6
c
Q.7
c
Q.8
b
Q.9
b
Q.10
b
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Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : a | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : c | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : b | Q.10 : b
