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Which of the following is hidden in the given word grid?


AA herb from which paper is made.
BA climber that gives bunches of tiny juicy fruits.
CA shrub that is used to make clothes.
DA water plant with big pink-coloured flowers.

In what way is the life cycle of a cockroach similar to the grasshopper?
(i) Both have three stages.
(ii) Their young ones look similar to adult.
(iii) Young ones of both of them are called nymph.
(iv) They moult a few times as they grow.

A(i), (ii) and (iii) only
B(ii) and (iii) only
C(ii), (iii) and (iv) only
D(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Which of the following is an INCORRECT match of modification of leaf and its example?

A – Spine
B – Food source
C – Threads to support climbing
D – Food source

A list of few plants is given in the box.
(i) Beans
(ii) Gram
(iii) Cuscuta
(iv) Wheat
(v) Rice
(vi) Lentil
(vii) Palm
How many of these are leguminous plants?

A 3
B 4
C 5
D 6

A car slides down on inclined surface WX and moves horizontally along XZ as shown in the figure. XY is a rough surface while WX and YZ are frictionless. The car moves with a constant speed on its path between which of the following two points?


A X and Y
B Y and Z
C W and X
D X and Z

Read the given passage.
In a flower, ____1_____ produces pollen grains. Pollen grains are deposited on ____2_____ of pistil. ____3_____ carries male gametes to the ovule. Fusion of male and female gametes is called ____4_____. After fertilisation, ____5_____ develops into fruit and ____6_____ develops into seed. Select the correct option which fills the blanks with atleast three correct answers.

A2 - Style, 4 - Fertilisation, 5 - Ovary
B1 - Anther, 3 - Pollen tube, 6 - Ovule
C2 - Stigma, 3 - Filament, 5 - Ovary
D1 - Anther, 2 - Stigma, 4 - Pollination

About ____________of Earth's surface is covered with water.

A³⁄₄^th
B²⁄₃^rd
C¹⁄₅^th
D¹⁄₄^th

Read the statements given below and choose the correct option.
Statement 1 :Thermosetting plastics which when moulded once, cannot be softened by heating.
Statement 2 : PVC is a thermosetting plastic.

ABoth statements are correct and statement 2 is correct explanation of statement 1.
BBoth statements are correct but statement 2 is not a correct explanation of statement 1.
CStatement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
DBoth statements are incorrect.

Anuj performed an experiment to compare the strength of different fibres. He arranged the set-up as shown in the figure :
Arrange the threads in order of their increasing strength.


ANylon < Silk < Cotton
BSilk < Cotton < Nylon
CCotton < Nylon < Silk
DCotton < Silk < Nylon

A student makes a drawing of the night sky as shown in the given figure. Which statement correctly explains the size of the objects in the figure?


AThe Moon is drawn smaller than the tree because it is smaller than the tree.
BThe Moon is drawn larger than the stars because it is farther away than the stars.
CThe stars are drawn smaller than the Moon because they are farther away than the Moon.
DNone of these