Class 3 - Page :1 REF/iOS16/AD/Level 2-Set-A

Section–A (Science)

1. Which one of the following aquatic animals gives 4. Which planet has the highest number of moons in our
birth to its babies? solar system?
(A) Saturn (B) Jupiter
(A) (B) (C) Earth (D) Mars
(E) None of these
5. Oxygen constitutes what percent of air?
(C) (D) (A) 10% (B) 78%
(C) 50% (D) 1%
(E) None of these (E) None of these
6. Which of the following causes the breaking of rocks?
2. Which of the following is an example of biotic
(A) Rain (B) Sun’s heat
resource?
(C) Wind (D) All of these
(E) None of these
(A) Sun
7. Which of the following is true about bones of human
body?
(B) Tree (A) There are 206 bones in an adult human body.
(B) The smallest bone in human body is present
in ears.
(C) Water (C) In human body, the longest bone is present
in thigh.
(D) All of these
(D) Gold
(E) None of these
(E) None of these
8. Consider the statements given below:
3. Which of the following bird can fly, swim under water Tom: Air is essential for the existence of life.
and walk on land? Jerry: Air becomes thinner as we go up high in the sky.
Scooby: Oxygen do not support burning.
Who is correct?
(A) Emu (A) Only Tom
(B) Tom and Jerry
(C) Jerry and Scooby
(D) Tom, Jerry and Scooby
(E) None of these
(B) Ostrich
9. Which of the following body organs is protected by
rib cage?

(C) Penguin (A) (B)

(D) Puffin (C) (D) All of these

(E) None of these (E) None of these

Class 3 - Page :2 REF/iOS16/AD/Level 2-Set-A

10. Which of the following birds has the longest beak?
(A) Crow (C) (D)
(B) Finch (E) None of these
(C) Australian Pelican 16. Which of the following protects the brain?
(D) Kingfisher (A) Skull (B) Rib cage
(E) None of these (C) Backbone (D) All of these
11. I am primarily a fresh water animal but can also reside (E) None of these
in salt water for some time. Guess who I am? 17. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) Soil is a part of our environment
(A) (B) (B) Animals are biotic component of environment
(C) Plants are also part of our environment
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
(C) (D)
18. A man cannot survive without:
(E) None of these (A) Teeth (B) Hair
12. Name the process shown in the following figure. (C) Nail (D) Heart
(E) None of these
19. Speed of a car is 40 km/h. What distance will it cover
Water in 2 hours?
(A) 30 km (B) 40 km
(C) 60 km (D) 80 km
(A) Melting (B) Evaporation
(E) None of these
(C) Freezing (D) Condensation
(E) None of these 20. Identify the tap root from the given choices.
13. Which of the following statements is false about
birds? (A) (B)
(A) Birds have hollow bones.
(B) Birds skin is covered with feathers.
(C) Birds have four chambered heart.
(C) (D) All of these
(D) Birds forelimbs are modified as wings which
helps them to fly. (E) None of these
(E) None of these 21. Ozone layer, which protects us from harmful
ultraviolet radiations of the Sun is mainly present in
14. Which of the following actions pollutes the
which region of the following diagram?
environment?
(A) Throwing plastic bags on the street
(B) Burning kitchen waste
(C) Disposing chemical wastes in river bodies
(D) All of these
(E) None of these

15. Which of the following animals lay eggs?

(A) Region 1 (B) Region 2
(C) Region 3 (D) Region 4
(A) (B)
(E) None of these

Class 3 - Page :3 REF/iOS16/AD/Level 2-Set-A

22. Which of the following activities can be dangerous? 26. Which of the following statements is not correct about
1. A boy leaning out of the window of a moving car. the animal shown below?
2. Children playing in the park.
3. Boarding a moving bus.
(A) Only 2 (B) 1 and 2
(C) 1 and 3 (D) 2 and 3 (A) Its body is covered with scales
(B) Its body is covered with shell
(E) None of these
(C) It does not chew its food
23. Complete the following: (D) It has teeth
(E) None of these
Kidney : Excretory system : : Bones : ____
27. Which of the following statements is not true?
(A) Nervous system
(A) Uranus is an outer planet
(B) Muscular system
(B) Europa is the largest of all moons in our
(C) Skeletal system solar system
(D) Respiratory system (C) Mars has two moons
(E) None of these (D) Venus is also called the evening star
(E) None of these
24. Which of the following statement is false about
octopus? 28. Which one of the following is an aerial animal?
(A) Dog (B) Snake
(A) It has three hearts.
(C) Fish (D) Pigeon
(B) It does not have brain. (E) None of these
(C) Its blood is blue in colour. 29. Ice cubes are formed by _______ of water.
(D) It has a beak. (A) Condensation (B) Evaporation
(E) None of these (C) Freezing (D) Melting
(E) None of these
25. Which of the following is a renewable natural
resource? 30. Cataract is a/an
(A) Coal (B) Natural gas (A) skin disease (B) eye disease
(C) lung disease (D) ear disease
(C) Petroleum (D) All of these
(E) None of these
(E) None of these

Section–B (Mental Ability and Reasoning)

31. In a row of 15 students Jack is third from left end and 32. Find the missing number.
Codi is second from right end. How many students
are there between Jack and Codi? 5 8 7 3 5 7 7 4

(A) 7 (B) 8 10 3 2 8 9 3 6 ?
(C) 9 (D) 10
(A) 5 (B) 3
(E) None of these
(C) 12 (D) 18
(E) None of these

Class 3 - Page :4 REF/iOS16/AD/Level 2-Set-A

33. Find the missing number. 36. If A + B = 12, B + C = 16 and C + C + C = 12,
13 7 2
then find the value of A + B + C.
(A) 8 (B) 12
12 10 3 8 12 5 9 ? 3
(C) 16 (D) 18
2 4 11 (E) None of these
(A) 3 (B) 4 37. If the alphabet is written backwards, which letter
(C) 5 (D) 6 is in the 21st position?
(E) None of these (A) G (B) F
34. Complete the following series (C) S (D) T
ABCE, FGHJ, KLMO ? (E) None of these
(A) PQRS (B) QPRS
38. If X is taller than Y but shorter than Z, then who
(C) RSPQ (D) PQRT
is the shortest among them?
(E) None of these
(A) X
35. Complete the following series. (B) Y
5, 12, 26 ? (C) Z
(A) 54 (B) 56
(D) Cannot be determined
(C) 58 (D) 60
(E) None of these (E) None of these

Space for Rough Work

Class 3 - Page :5 REF/iOS16/AD/Level 2-Set-A

39. What comes next? 40. How many triangles are there in the following figure?

(A) (B) (A) 11

(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 19
(C) (D) (E) None of these

(E) None of these

Section–C (Scholar’s Zone)

41. Which of the following statements is correct? A first-aid box contains which of the above things?
(A) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 (B) 2, 3, 5 and 6
(i) Plants take in water and nutrients from soil.
(C) 1, 2, 5 and 6 (D) 3, 4, 5 and 6
(ii) Soil can be made fertile by adding manure to it.
(E) None of these
(iii) Soil is home for many animals.
(A) only (i) (B) (i) and (ii) 44. Fill in the blanks with the correct combination of
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) all (i), (ii) and (iii) words.
(E) None of these The moon is a natural p of the earth. It is about
q km away from the earth and It completes one
42. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
rotation on its axis in about r .
(i) Most of the aquatic plants do not require
(A) p-planet, q-453000, r-28 days
sunlight for photosynthesis.
(B) p-satellite, q-384400, r-365 days
(ii) More than 70 % of rose plants cannot perform
the process of photosynthesis. (C) p-satellite, q-150000000, r-28 days

(iii) More than 30% of the grasses do not require (D) p-satellite, q-384400, r-28 days
water for photosynthesis. (E) None of these
(A) Only (i) (B) Only (ii) 45. Fill in the blanks with the correct combination of words.
(C) All (i), (ii), (iii) (D) (i) and (ii) only Our nervous system consists of m , n and the
(E) None of these
o .
(A) m-brain, n-vertebral column, o-nerves
43. Look at the list of things given below.
(B) m-brain, n-spinal cord, o-nephrons
1. Antiseptic lotion 2. Bandage
3. Vinegar 4. Medical dictionary (C) m-brain, n-spinal cord, o-nerves
5. scissors 6. cotton (D) m- lungs, n-nerves, o-spinal chord
7. hammer (E) None of these

Class 3 - Page :6 REF/iOS16/AD/Level 2-Set-A

46. Match the following: combinations of animals is correct for A, B and C?
(i) Stomach (a) Respiratory system (A) A-hen, B-ostrich, C-crocodile
(ii) Lungs (b) Nervous system (B) A-eagle, B-crocodile, C-deer
(iii) Blood (c) Circulatory system (C) A-eagle, B-ostrich, C-cat
(iv) Brain (d) Digestive system (D) A-cat, B-penguin, C-python
(A) (i – d), (ii – a), (iii – c), (iv – b) (E) None of these
(B) (i – d), (ii – c), (iii – a), (iv – b)
49. A, B and C are three different types of aquatic plants. A
(C) (i – b), (ii – a), (iii – d), (iv – c) and B are floating plants whereas C is an underwater
(D) (i – c), (ii – d), (iii – a), (iv – b) plant. Which of the following Combination of plants
(E) None of these are correct for A, B and C?

47. Who of the following is correct? (A) A-hydrilla, b-lotus, C-waterlily

(B) A- tape grass, B-hydrilla, C- lotus
Jack: Eagle and hawk have strong and sharp claws
called talons. (C) A-duckweed, B-water hyacinth, C- Hydrilla
Codi: A duck has broad and flat beak. (D) A-duckweed, B-Waterlily, C-lotus
John: Eagle and vultures have strong and chisel- (E) None of these
shaped beak to tear flesh.
Peter: Different birds have different beaks. 50. Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Only Jack i. Ice, water and water vapour are the three forms
of water.
(B) John and Peter
ii. Water cycle does not include the process of
(C) Only Codi condensation.
(D) Jack, Codi and Peter iii. Water changes its form on heating or cooling.
(E) None of these iv. Water cannot be changed from one form to
other.
48. A, B and C are three different animals. A is a
(A) i and iii (B) ii and iv
carnivorous animal and it has two legs. B is a bird
and the largest among the three. C is a mammal and (C) i and ii (D) iii and iv
feed its baby with milk. Which of the following (E) None of these

Space for Rough Work

Class 3 - Page :7 REF/iOS16/AD/Level 2-Set-A

 ANSWERS
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD OF SCIENCE 2016 (LEVEL 2)
CLASS 3

1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (C)
11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (E) 14. (D) 15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (D) 18. (D) 19. (D) 20. (A)
21. (D) 22. (C) 23. (C) 24. (B) 25. (E) 26. (B) 27. (B) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (B)
31. (D) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (D) 35. (A) 36. (C) 37. (B) 38. (B) 39. (B) 40. (B)
41. (D) 42. (C) 43. (C) 44. (D) 45. (C) 46. (A) 47. (D) 48. (C) 49. (C) 50. (A)

Class 3 - Page :8 REF/iOS16/AD/Level 2-Set-A