GRADE-7

1. Bromothymol blue is a pH indicator in liquid form. It turns yellow in an C

acidic solution; green in a neutral solution; and changes color to blue in an
alkaline solution. There are two test tubes as shown, which are to be tested
using this indicator.

Identify the correct option that represents the correct color combination of
various test tubes.
Test tube1 Test tube2 Test tube3
Yellow Blue Blue
Blue Blue Yellow
Blue Green Yellow
Blue Yellow Yellow
2. In the beginning of June, you one-daywake up with a headache, sore throat D
anda runny nose.

Your doctor takes a cellswab of your throat and he sends it to a pathologist.

He phones you the next day and tells you that taking an antibiotic will not
help you to feel better. Which one ofthe following may be a reason for your
doctors’ recommendation?
You need a vaccination instead of antibiotics.
The doctor has insufficient training.
You are infected by bacteria.
You are infected by a virus.
3. Two electro-statically charged objects X(50 protons and 40 electrons)and Y D
(50 protons with and an unknown number of electrons) are brought closer to
one another and allowed to make contact with one another. The number of
electrons on X after contact increased to 46. What was the number of
electrons on Y before contact?
34
36
38
40
4. The cell diagrams below are derived from the contents of a salad bowl A
 containing lettuce leaves, carrot, raw fish fillet and olive oil.

Which statement below is correct?

C represents a cell from a carrot while B represents a cell from a fish fillet.
B represents a cell coming from a fish fillet, A represents a cell from a carrot and
D represents a cell from a lettuce leaf.
C represents a cell coming from olive oil, D represents a cell from a carrot and A
represents a cell from a fish fillet.
A represents a cell from a carrot, B represents a cell from the fish fillet and C
represents a cell from the lettuce leaf.
5. Stem cells, as they have the potential to become any type of cell in the body, B
are also known as mother cells. Stem cells are well known for their
characteristic to renew themselves or multiply into other types of cells.

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Stem cells can be used to re-create a rat which will differ completely from the
donor.
Stem cells cannot be used in cloning animals.
Stem cells can be used to treat a wide range of diseases and chronic ailments.
There are no ethical issues related to stem cell use.
6. Consider plant A and plant B: D

Which one of the following is correct?

Plant A is a monocotyledon angiosperm.
Plant B is a dicotyledonous angiosperm.
Plant A is a dicotyledonous gymnosperm.
Plant A is a dicotyledonous angiosperm and Plant B is a gymnosperm.
7. The incomplete table below shows how organisms are classified: C

Identify the letters X, Y and Z.

X- Order, Y- Genus, Z- Phylum
X- Organism, Y- Order, Z- Phylum
X- Genus, Y- Order, Z- Phylum
X- Phylum, Y- Order, Z- Genus
8. The process of fracturing rock by a pressurized liquid is called Fracking, or C
hydraulic fracturing. It is done to extract natural gas from deep shale rock
layers from theEarth. Even though the major oil producers in the
conventional oil reserves are scarce in India, still in the Cambay basinit has
got a huge potential in shale oil.

Some people are opposed to possible fracking because it is suspected that:

Fracking will not create jobs.
Fracking will pollute the air.
Fracking will badly affect water resources in the region.
Fracking might cause veld fires
9. One major reason behind deaths, injuries and property damage in India is A
traffic accidents every year. In 2018, reported India-wide average fatality
rate is of 11.6 per 100,000 people.The Road Management Corporation issued
astatement of advice to parents not to carry children on them when travelling
because the weight of a child can increase five fold during an accident
involving a moving vehicle. A person will not be able to hold onto a child if an
accident happens.
The statement is correct because weight increases with an increase in the speed of
an object.
The statement is not correct because weight decrease with an increase in the speed
of an object.
The statement is not correct because weight does not change with a change in the
speed of an object.
The statement is not correct because weight decrease with a decrease in the speed
of an object.
10. Consider the following three houses. Determine which house will be cooler in C
 summer and warmer in winter.

House A because wood is a good insulating material.

House B because corrugated iron is a good insulating material.
House C because stone is a good insulating material
All the houses will be cool in summer and warm in winter.
11. Which one of the following electric light source will you prefer considering A
the energy efficiency, etc..?

LED light bulb.

CFL light bulb.
Incandescent light bulb.
CFL Tube.
12. Consider the four charged objects in the figures below and choose the correct C
answer.

The total charge on object A is the same as the total charge on object D.
The total charge on object A is the more than total charge on object D.
Object C will be repelled by object D.
Object B is negatively charged.
13. Consider all energy conversions taking place in the picture: B
 Which one of the following combinations of energy conversions, in the correct
order, is taking place in the picture?
Thermal →Chemical→Kinetic→Light→Kinetic
Chemical→Thermal→Kinetic→Electrical→Light
Thermal→Kinetic→Potential→Electrical→Light
Chemical→Thermal→Electrical→Light→Heat
14. Choose the correct method of heat transfer in 1, 2 and 3 indicated in the
diagram.

Method 1- Convection, Method 2- Radiation, Method 3- Conduction

Method 1- Radiation, Method 2- Convection, Method 3- Conduction
Method 1- Conduction, Method 2- Radiation, Method 3- Freezing
Method 1- Conduction, Method 2- Radiation, Method 3- Convection
15. Which of the following circuits will have the same ammeter readings? D

Note that all bulbs are identical and the all cells are identical.
Circuits 1 and 2.
Circuits 2 and 3
Circuits 3 and 4
Circuits 1 and 4
16. Which one of the following gives the correctdescription of the substances C
shown in the pictures below, respectively?
 Element, Compound, Heterogeneous Mixture, Homogenous Mixture.
Compound, Homogenous Mixture, Heterogeneous Mixture, Element.
Element, Compound, Homogenous Mixture, Heterogeneous Mixture.
Element, Heterogeneous Mixture, Homogenous Mixture, Compound.
17. What is the phase change of matter called when matter changes state from C C
directly to A?

Solidification
Freezing
Deposition
Gasification
18. An unknown solid was gently heated in a container.The change in D
temperature was recorded for a period of 22 minutes. A graph of
temperature against time (phase change diagram) was then plotted as shown
below:

Which state(s) of matter was (were) present in the container after 6 minutes
of heating?
Solid
Solid and gas
Liquid and gas
Liquid
19. At a temperature of 60℃ the substance in question 18 would be ……… C
Gas
Solid
Liquid
Mixture of liquid and solid
20. Consider the following food web. A disease broke out that killed a large B
number of wild cats.

Which of the responses A, B, C or D shows what happened tothe populations

of organisms there after?

21. In the diagram below, the leaf contains starch. What colour will be observed B
after the leaf is treated with iodine solution?

Yellow
Black-blue
Red
Pink
Look at the picture of the atom and answer Q 22 and Q23:
22. Identify the atom. C
Helium
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
23. The atom shown here belongs to which group? B
8
16
32
4
24. Raman is making a circuit outlay of a typical household. Which one of the A
following symbols can he use to indicate the device which is used to protect
load or source from over current?

25. An overloaded electric outlet shown below can cause serious electric danger B
due to the increase in the …

Voltage in the supply circuit.

Electric current in the supply circuit.
Total resistance of the supply circuit.
Static charge on the electric outlet.
26. The diagram denotes the concept of rainbow formation as seen by an C
observer. Study the diagram and select the correct procedure that results in
forming rainbow.

Refraction of light takes place at points P and dispersion of light takes place at
point Q.
At point R, reflection of light takes place and at point Q refraction of light takes
place.
Dispersion of light takes place at point R and reflection of light takes place at
point Q.
No light is reflected by the raindrop because it is transparent.
27. In the process of photosynthesis to occur, which one of the visible colours of D
light is not required?

Red
Violet
Yellow
Green
Use the following diagram to answer questions 28, 29 and 30.
28. Which organisms do not belong to the kingdom shown in the diagram? A
Tree and Mushroom
Human Being and Snake
Bird and Snake
Human Being and Cockroach
29. Since human beings do not have tails and walk on two legs they are classified C
as:
Mammal
Chordata
Hominids
Homo Sapiens
30. Identify the statement which is correct? D
The organism shown in A above is a monocotyledon angiosperm whose female
sex organ is a flower.
The organism shown in A above is a dicotyledon angiosperm whose female sex
organ is a flower.
The organism shown in D above is a plant whose sex organ is a spore.
The organism shown in F (cockroach) is an animal belonging to phyla anthropoda.
The graph below shows the maximum altitude of the Moon, measured by an
observer during June in a particular year. At the top of the graph, the names

and appearance of the four major Moon phases are shown, along with the
date on which the phase occurred.
Read the graph and answer Q 31 to Q 35:
31. What was the maximum altitude of the Moon on the 22nd of June? C
42
44
46
50
32. On which day was the Moon closest to the horizon? D
28th June
10th June
13th June
15th June
33. Which of the following graph correctly represent the visibility of the moon’s
phase throughout the half of the month? (Ignore climatic factors, pollution, A
smoke clouds etc.)
34. Exact last quarter of the moon can be clearly seen on which day? C
8th June.
15th June.
23rd June.
Cannot determine.
35. The phase of the Moon on 1st of July would be ….. B
Full moon.
New moon
First quarter
Last quarter
Read the given diagram of Earth’s atmospheric layers and answer Q36 to
Q39:

36. Identify the atmospheric region where Ozone layer is generally found. C
 A
B
C
Both A and B.
37. Which layer contains only the faintest wisps of hydrogen and other D
atmospheric gases?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposhere
Exosphere
38. The peak of Mount Everest lie in which of the following layers? C
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposhere
Exosphere
39. Which one of the following is the correct order of the Earth's atmospheric D
layers from the lowest tothe highest layer?
Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere,Thermosphere, Exosphere.
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere,Thermosphere, Exosphere.
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere,Mesosphere, Exosphere.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere,Thermosphere, Exosphere.
40. Which set of planets indicated below consists of hydrogen and helium gases B
with traces of methane, ammonia, water, and other gases in their
atmospheres and with no solid surface?

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus.
Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
41. The Universe is made up of matter and energy in the proportions shown in B
the chart below. Which one of the proportions given below gives the correct
composition of the universe?
 X represents dark matter, Y represents dark energy and Z represents normal
matter.
X represents normal matter, Y represents dark matter and Z represents dark
energy.
X represents dark energy, Y represents dark matter and Z represents normal
matter.
X represents normal matter, Y represents dark energy and Z represents dark
matter.
42. Majority part out of the “Normal matter” is …..(see picture of previous C
question)
Dust
Stars
Free hydrogen and helium
Moons
The following graph denotes certain numbers in Astronomical units along X-
axis and planets of our solar system along Y-axis. Try to identify what the
graph states and simultaneously answer the questions that follows:

43. Which planet is five times(approximately) as far from the Sun as the planet C
Earth is?
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
Neptune
44. What is the approximate distance of Planet Neptune from the Sun? D
15 AU
20 AU
25 AU
30 AU
45. D

Read the passage carefully and idenify a typical G-star.

Zeta Orionis
 A3-4III
A3-4IV
Our Sun
46. From the image below, you can see that the distance to the star can be A
derived by knowing the size of Earth's orbit and the angles of the light
measured from the star at two different points in the orbit. The smaller the
angles, the farther the star is.

The method fails when we cannot measure any shift. This happens when
Stars are more than about 100 light-years from Earth.
Stars are less than about 100 light-years from Earth.
Stars are more than about 10,000 light-years from Earth.
Stars are more than about 10,000 light-years from Earth.
47. Which one of the following graphs correctly represents the relationship D
between frequency and wavelength of photons of electromagnetic radiation?

48. Given is a photo of the Big Dipper, showing the angles between the stars of D
 the big dipper:

How can the angles of such hude and distant stars be measured?
Using protractors.
Instruments attached to a telescope for accurate pointing.
The width of your fist.
All of the above.
49. A & B are the two optical telescopes used to observe the same celestial object. B
Both the optical telescopes have the same rate of transmission.

In order to have the same amount of photons as obtained by telescope B,

what would be the exposure of telescope A?
2 times
4 times
8 times
10 times
50. Dating impact craters from time to time, the planets are struck by bodies C
coming from the space. Thecircular structures known as an impact craters
are formed due to the impact of these bodies on Mercury’s surface. The
relative dating of these structures can be observed by super imposing
relationships between craters. Analyze the photo below carefully. Which of
the options is the correct sequence from oldest to youngest?

A-B-C
C-B-A
A-C-B
B-C-A