International Hindu School

Class - VII
Scholarships Questions Paper
Subject-Science

Choose the correct answer from given options.

1) Edible part of spinach is……..

a) stem b) roots c) seeds d) leaves
2) Materials required to prepare a food item is called......
a) nutrients b) nutrition c) ingredients d) minerals
3) A component that is found in our food as “starch”, is a form of
a) Fat b) Protein c) Carbohydrate d) Vitamin
4) The vitamin that gets easily destroyed by heating while cooking is….
a) Vitamin A b) Vitamin B c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
5) Which of the following nutrients is not present in milk?
a) Protein b) Vitamin C c) Calcium d) Vitamin D
6) Separation of fibres of cotton from its seeds is known as
a) weaving b) spinning c) knitting
d) ginning
7) Which of the following is a plant fibre?
a) Wool b) Silk c) Cotton d) Nylon
8) The right time to cut jute plants is
a) matured stage b) before flowering stage
c) flowering stage d) any time after flowering
9) An oily thin paper sheet will be
a) transparent b) translucent
c) opaque d)none of the above
10) Pick one material from the following which is completely soluble in water.
a) chalk powder b) tea leaves c)glucose d)sawdust
11) Which of the following materials is not lustrous?
a) gold b) silver c) wood d) diamonds
12) Which of the following is correct about pure water?
a) It is a good conductor of electricity.
b) It is a bad conductor of electricity.
c) It is a semiconductor of electricity.
d) It behaves like superconductor.
 13) Butter is separated from milk by
a) sedimentation b) filtration
c) churning d) decantation
14) The components of a solution (say sugar in water) can be separated by
a) filtration b) evaporation
c) sedimentation d) decantation
15) The process of conversion of water vapours into liquid is called
a) condensation b) decantation
c) sedimentation d) evaporation
16) A mixture of ammonium chloride and sand is separated by
a) evaporation b) decantation
c) sublimation d) filtration
17) Which of the following changes cannot be reversed?
a) Milk to paneer b) Cold milk to hot milk
c) Yarn to knitted sweater d) Wet clothes to dry clothes
18) On heating metal rim
a) expands b) contracts
c) depends how much it is heated d) depends as the type of metal
19) Which of the following is a chemical change?
a) Evaporation of water b) Burning of fuels
c) Moving of a wheel d) Breaking of a brick
20) Which of the following is not a primary function of a stem?
a) Conduction of water b) photosynthesis

c)Formation of branches d) bearing flowers and fruits.

21) Which is not a part of a leaf?

a) Petiole b) Lamina
c) Veins d) Nodes

22) parallel venation is not found in

a) sugarcane b) peepal
c) maize b) wheat

23) Male reproductive part of flower is

a) sepals b) petals
c) stamens d) pistil

24) Which is a biotic component of environment?

a) Plants b) Animals
c) Microorganisms d) All of these.

25) Bending of a stem towards sunlight is called

a) geotropism b) phototropism
c) hydrotropism d) nasticism