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Amit, Rahul and Naveen were given three glass slides I, II and III respectively and a white paper with a cross mark (×). Amit painted his glass slide with a light blue colour. Rahul painted his glass slide with a black paint and Naveen left his slide as it is. They put each of these slides over the mark.


--------(p)---------------(q)-----------(r)
Atransparent---translucent---opaque
Btranslucent---transparent---opaque
Ctranslucent---opaque--------transparent
Dopaque-------translucent----transparent

Which of the following statements is correct?

AScales in frogs help them to move easily through water.
BThe eyes on the sides of the head of a lion allow it to have a correct idea about the location of its prey.
CLeaves of submerged aquatic plants are usually narrow and do not possess stomata.
DIn desert plants, roots are poorly developed and are of secondary importance.

The table given below shows the amount of water used by four different families in January, February, March and April. All four families watched a 'Water Conservation (Save Water) Programme' in March. Which family is likely to have understood the objective of conservation of water?


AFamily 1
BFamily 2
CFamily 3
DFamily 4

Which amongst the given planets takes the longest time in going around the Sun once?

AMercury
BUranus
CJupiter
DSaturn

Which among these animals are more closely related than the others?


Aa and d
Bb and c
Cc and d
Da and b

Which of the following statements are correct about planet Venus?
(i) It rotates from west to east while the Earth rotates from east to west.
(ii) It shows phases just like the Moon.
(iii) It appears in the eastern sky before sunrise and in the western sky just after sunset.
(iv) It has no satellite of its own.
(v) It is the second brightest star in the night sky.

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

Ravi set up an experiment as shown below.

Which of the following holds true regarding set ups P and Q?

AIn set up P, the solution inside Visking tubing will become blue black at step II as all the starch is converted to simple sugars.
BIn set up Q, the solution inside Visking tubing will become blue black at step II as starch is not digested at all.
CIn set up P, the solution inside Visking tubing will become blue black at step II as starch is not digested by boiled amylase.
DIn set up Q, the solution inside Visking tubing will become blue black at step II as all the starch is converted to simple sugars by amylase.

Rati placed 3 gm each of food W, X, Y and Z in digestive juices E and F for 3 hours. After 3 hours, she recorded the amount of undigested food left in each digestive juice and plotted the graphs as shown below.

Based on the information deduced from the given graphs :
(i) Which of these foods W, X, Y and Z is rich in dietary fibres?
(ii) If digestive juice E is from saliva then which component in the given foods W, X, Y and Z is being digested?

A(i) - Z, (ii) - Starch
B(i) - W, (ii) - Starch
C(i) - Y, (ii) - Fats
D(i) - W, (ii) - Fats

Refer to the given food web. If all the F organisms are killed, which one of the following will happen?


AE would have to find new sources of food.
BZ would have more competitors for food.
CE would decrease in number.
DZ would eat more of E and G.

Rohan flicked the same coin with equal force on three different surfaces X, Y and Z. The distance travelled by the coin on different surfaces in one stroke is tabulated as shown.


Now, select the correct option regarding it.

A X could be glass and Z could be cardboard.
B Y could be cardboard and Z could be polished plane mirror surface.
C X could be laminated plastic sheet and Y could be sandpaper.
D X could be marble floor and Z could be jute mat.