Class-1

Contents

S.No. Chapters Page No.

1. Plants&Animals ..................................................... .....1

2. Air & Water .................................................................10

3. Food ...........................................................................14

4. Our Body ...................................................................19

5. Habitat.......................................................................23

6. Weather, Sky & Space .............................................28

7. NBTO Sample Paper...............................................31

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SYLLABUS GUIDELINES
CLASS - I
BasedonCBSE,ICSE&GCSESyllabus
&NCFguidelines devisedbyNCERT

1. AboutPlants
Whataretheirtypes,howdotheygrow,whattheygiveus.
Howtheyareusefultous.Whataremajorpartsofplants,
seed,flower,leaves.
2. AboutAnimals
Worldofanimals, typesofanimals,whattheyeat,wherethey
live,whataretheirgroupscalled,whatarethenamesoftheir
home,howtheygrow.
3. Air
WhatisAir,whyitisnecessary,funwithair,whatcanwe
dowith air.
4. Water
Whyweneedwater.Whataretheworkwhereweusewater.
Forms of water.
5. Weather
Day and night, Sunny day, Cold day, Rainy day, Summer,
Monsoon.
6. Sky & Space
GeneralideaaboutSun,Moon,Stars.Indianpeopleatmoon
and space.
7. Our needs & habits
Whatweneedtokeepourselveshealthy:cleanliness,Goodfood,
exercise,walk,clothingetc.Whatgoodhabitsweshouldfollow.
8. Safety First
PrecautionstotakewhileonRoads,whenplayingoutdoor
games,wheninhome.
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Chapter
1
Q.1. Matchthefollowing

A. Plants i.

B. Animals ii.

C.Humans iii.

D.Birds iv.

(a) Aii,Biii,Civ,Di (b) Ai,Bii,Civ,Diii

(c) Aiii,Bii,Civ,Di (d) Aiv,Bii,Cii,Di
Q.2. Matchtheanimalswiththesoundtheymake

A. i. Bray

B. ii. Buzz

C. iii. Trumpet
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D. iv. Moo
(a) (b)
(a) Aii,Biv,Ciii,Di (b) Aiii,Biv,Ci,Dii
(c) Ai,Biii,Civ,Di (d) Aiii,Bii,Ci,Div
Q.3. Whatsounddothesheepmake
(a) Croak
(b) Bleats (c) (d) Allofthese
(c) Hisses
(d) Roar
Q.7. Matchthefollowingwiththeirfirstalphabet.
Q.4. Matchthefollowingtotheirnames

A. i. Rose A. i. R

B. ii. H
B. ii. Marigold

C. iii. B
C. iii. Sunflower

D. iv. Lily
D. iv M
(a) Ai,Biv,Cii,Diii (b) Aii,Biv,Ci,Diii
(c) Aiii,Biv,Cii,Di (d) Aiv,Bi,Cii,Diii (a) Aiii,Biv,Cii,Di (b) Aii,Biii,Ci,Div
(c) Ai,Biv,Ciii,Dii (d) Noneofthese
Q.5. TheBirdmostlylikestofeedon
Q.8. Howmanylegsdoinsectshave?
(a) 8 (b) 7
(a) (b) (c) 6 (d) Noneofthese

Q.9. giveus?

(c) (d) Noneofthese

Q.6. Whichofthefollowinganimalsarevegetarians? (a) Milk (b) Honey

(c) Juice (d) Noneofthese
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Q.10. Plantsneed_____and____togrow
(a) Sunlight,milk (b) Sunlight,water
(c) Sunlight (d) Noneofthese
(a) (b)

Q.11. Wherecanyoufindthe plants?

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Rivers (d) Noneofthese (c) (d) Noneofthese
Q.12. Sheeparekeptinaapiary.TrueorFalse?
(a) True (b) False
Q.19. Treesgiveus
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
Q.13. Atreeorplanthasfriendsthathelpitgrow.
(a) Sun (b) Air (a) (b)
(c) Water (d) Soil
Q.14. What else is needed besides soil andwind for aplant to
grow?
(a) Waterandsalt (b) Waterandsugar (c) (d) Allofthese
(c) Waterandsun (d) Sunandmoon
Q.15. Whichanimalcanrunfasterthananyother? Q.20. Rawmaterialforbooks,housesandpencilscanbeobtained
from

(a) (b) (a) (b)

(c) (d) Noneofthese

(c) (d)

Q.16. GuessmynamefromwhatIsay?Mew.......Mew..... Q.21. Whatarewhales?

(a) Cat (b) Cow
(a) Animal (b) Fish
(c) Lion (d) Goat
(c) Birds (d) Noneofthese
Q.17. Whenmonkeytalktheyaresaidto_____.
Q.22. Livingthingscanlivebecauseof
(a) Chatter (b) Blabber
(a) Land (b) Air
(c) Bleat (d) Moo
(c) Water (d) Allofthese
Q.18. _____areourbestfriends.
Q.23. Areallplantsofthesamesizeorsomearebigandsome
aresmall
(a) Allplantsarebiginsize
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(b) Allplantsaresmallinsize (c) Aiv,Bii,Ciii,D1 (d) Noneofthese
(c) Plantsareofdifferentsizes Q.28. Plantswhichareweakandcannotstandontheirownare
(d) Noneofthese calledas
Q.24. Canyourecognizethistree?
(a) Coconut
(b) Mango (a) (b)
(c) Apple
(d) Noneofthese

(c) (d) Noneofthese

Q.25. Is smallerthan Q.29. Whichofthefollowingplantisaclimber?

(a) Yes (b) No

(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese (a) (Bean Plant) (b) (Pea Plant)
Q.26. _____areverysmallandhavesoftstems
(a) Trees (b) Shrubs
(c) Herbs (d) Noneofthese
Q.27. Matchthefollowing
(c) (MoneyPlant) (d) Allofthese

A. i. cottonplant
Q.30. Whichofthefollowinganimalsisthelargest?

B. ii. Rose (a) (b)

C. iii. Rice
(c) (d) Allofthese

Q.31. Whichofthefollowingcannotflyintheair?

D. iv. Brinjal

(a) Aiii,Biv,Ci,Dii (b) Aiii,Bii,Ci,Div (a) (b)

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Q.40. Livingthingsinclude:
(a) Man (b) Animals
(c) Plants (d) Allofthese
(c) (d) Allofthese
Q.41. Whichofthefollowingisanonlivingthing?

Q.32. Insectsareveryverysmallanimals
(a) True (b) False (a) (b)
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese

Q.33. arealsocalled________

(c) (d) Allofthese

(a) Microphone (b) Microbes
(c) Macroorganisms (d) Noneofthese
Q.34. Thoseorganismswhichwecannotseewithournakedeyes Q.42. Bacteriaisalsoknownas_____.
arecalled (a) Plants (b) Animals
(a) Microbes (b) Macroorganism (c) Germs (d) Noneofthese
(c) Microphone (d) Noneofthese Q.43. Thepicturegivenbelowisof
Q.35. WecanseeGermswiththehelpofa
(a) Telescope (b) Periscope
(c) Microscope (d) Noneofthese

(a) Beans (b) Bacteria

Q.36. A isa_________. (c) Buttons (d) Noneofthese

(a) Plants JJJ

(b) Bird
(c) Animal ANSWERS
(d) Noneofthese
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (c)
Q.37. Insectsare____animals 9. (a) 10.(b) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15.(c) 16. (a)
(a) Large (b) Small 17.(a) 18.(c) 19. (d) 20. (b) 21. (a) 22. (d) 23.(c) 24. (b)
(c) Invisible (d) Noneofthese 25.(a) 26.(c) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (c) 31.(a) 32. (a)
Q.38. Treesarebigand_______. 33.(b) 34.(a) 35. (c) 36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (a) 39.(a) 40. (d)
(a) Tall (b) Small 41.(c) 42.(c) 43. (b)
(c) Fall (d) Noneofthese JJJ
Q.39. Climbershave_________stems.
(a) Weak (b) Strong
(c) Hard (d) Noneofthese
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Chapter
2 (a) Airbecomesbetter
(c) Airbecomesclean
(b) Airbecomebad
(d) Noneofthese
Q.12. The smoke and other gases from factories make the
Q.1. Weshouldkeeptheairaroundus_________. air__________.
(a) Clean (b) Dirty (a) Healthy (b) Better
(c) Unhealthy (d) Noneofthese
(c) Weshouldnotbother (d) Noneofthese
Q.13. Theairthatwebreatheincontainsdiseasecausinggerms.
Q.2. Whathappenswhenthewaterisboiled?
(a) False (b) True
(a) Allthewaterbecomessweet
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
(b) Allthewaterbecomesalty
(c) Allthegermsinthewaterarekilled Q.14. Whatarethediseasethatwecancatchfromtheairthatwe
(d) Noneofthese breathein
(a) Cough (b) Cold
Q.3. Doesourbodyhavewaterinit?
(c) Conjunctivitis (d) Allofthese
(a) Yes (b) No
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese Q.15. Plantsproduceoxygenthroughtheprocessof____.
Q.4. Ifyouaddsugartowateritwillbecome_____. (a) Dancing (b) Photosynthesis
(c) Singing (d) Noneofthese
(a) Salty (b) Juicy
(c) Sweet (d) Sour Q.16. Whenplantgothroughtheprocessofphotosynthesisthey
giveout_____.
Q.5. Airformsaveryimportantpartofour__________.
(a)Oxygen (b) Nitrogen
(a) Culture (b) Environment
(c) Carbondioxide (d) Noneofthese
(c) Habitat (d) Noneofthese
Q.17. Whenwerideabicyclewehelptheairremain__________.
Q.6. Whatdoalllivingthingsbreathein?
(a) Dirty (b) Clean
(a) Water (b) Smoke
(c) Itisofnohelp (d) Noneofthese
(c) Air (d) Noneofthese
Q.18. Thepollutionfromcarsandtrucksmaketheairdirty.
Q.7. Humanbeingstakein________andgiveout_____.
(a) True (b) False
(a) Oxygen,Nitrogen (b) Oxygen,Smoke
(c) Oxygen,Water (c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
(d) Oxygen,Carbondioxide Q.19. Whatkindofsourcesofpollutionarevolcanoandwildfire?
Q.8. Whatsavesusfromthebadraysofthesun? (a) ManMade (b) Natural
(a) Ozonegas (b) Oxygengas (c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
(c) Laughinggas (d) Noneofthese Q.20. W___Risalsoaveryimportantpartofourenvironment.
(a) Water (b) Wafer
Q.9. Whatdoalllivingthingsbreatheout?
(c) Walls (d) Noneofthese
(a) Germs (b) Air
(c) Water (d) Noneofthese Q.21. Wecannotlivewithoutwater
(a) False (b) True
Q.10. Itisnotsafetotakebadairasithaslessoxygen.
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
(a) True (b) False
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese Q.22. Waterisusedinoureverydaylifefor______
(a) Drinking (b) Washing
Q.11. Whathappenswhenmoreandmoresmokeisreleasedout
ofvehicles? (c) Boating (d) Allofthese
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Q.23. Whenwaterisboiledallthe_____arekilled. Q.34. Whenthesundriesupthepuddleandthewaterturnsinto
(a) Germs (b) Crams watervapour__________takesplace.
(c) Grains (d) Noneofthese (a) Condensation (b) Evaporation
Q.24. Whatistheonlywaytosupplyearthwithfreshwater? (c) Nothinghappens (d) Cantsay
(a) Photosynthesis (b) Pollution Q.35. Whathappenswhenwetakewaterwithoutcleaningit.
(c) Watercycle (d) Foodchain (a) Webecomehealthy (b) Webecomeill
Q.25. Theheatfromthesunisthemostimportantpartofrenewing (c) Webecomesad (d) Noneofthese
ourwatersupply. Q.36. Vomitingandstomachachecanbecausedby
(a) True (b) False (a) Germsinwater (b) Saltinwater
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese (c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
Q.26. The f our parts of a water cycle are Condensation, Q.37. Watergetspolluteddueto
Precipitation,Accumulation andEvaporation. (a) Bythrowinggarbageinwater
(a) True (b) False (b) Bythebadtypesofgermsthrivinginwater
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese (c) Bythedisposaloffactorywasteinwater
Q.27. When the water moves up through plants it is known as (d) Allofthese
__________. Q.38. What happens when oil gets mixed in water bodies like,
(a) Condensation (b) Evaporation lakes,riversandoceans?
(c) Transpiration (d) Noneofthese (a) Thewaterbecomesrichinoil
Q.28. Whenthewaterrisesupintheformofvapouritisknown (b) Itsupportthefloraandfaunainwater
as____________. (c) Itkillstheanimalsandplantslivinginwater
(a) Evaporation (b) condensation (d) Noneofthese
(c) Precipitation (d) Noneofthese Q.39. Whatisthepercentageoffreshwateronearth
Q.29. Whenthewatervapourgetscollectedintheformofclouds (a) 100% (b) 50%
itiscalled_____________. (c) 10% (d) 0.01%
(a) Transpiration (b) Evaporation Q.40. Only0.01%ofwateronearthisfreshwater.Therestis
(c) Condensation (d) Noneofthese (a) Salty (b) Frozen
Q.30. The water falls back to the ground in the form of rain is (c) Underground (d) Allofthese
called________. JJJ
(a) Precipitation (b) Condensation ANSWERS
(c) Evaporation (d) Noneofthese
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (a)
Q.31. Cloudsandsteamareexamplesof___________.
9. (b) 10.(a) 11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15.(b) 16. (a)
(a) Condensation (b) Evaporation
17.(b) 18.(a) 19. (b) 20. (a) 21. (b) 22. (d) 23.(a) 24. (c)
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese 25.(a) 26.(a) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (a) 31.(a) 32. (b)
Q.32. Rain,snow,sleetandhailareexamplesof_________. 33.(a) 34.(b) 35. (b) 36. (a) 37. (d) 38. (c) 39.(d) 40. (d)
(a) Evaporation (b) Precipitation
(c) Condensation (d) Noneofthese JJJ
Q.33. Puddles,lakes,riversandoceansareexamplesof______.
(a) Accumulation (b) Precipitation
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
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NATIONWIDE BIOTECHNOLOGY
OLYMPIAD (NBTO)
SAMPLE PAPER
Totalduration: 40 Minutes TotalMarks: 25

GENERALKNOWLEDGE
1. HasmanpollutedthespacearoundEarth?
(a) Yes,withspacedebris (b) No
(c) Cannotsay (d) Noneofthese
2. Rainwateristhepurestformofwater
(a) Yes (b) No
(c) Cannotsay (d) Noneofthese
3. Weshouldswitchofflightwhennotinroom
(a) Yes (b) No
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
4. SeedlessgrapesareNatural.
(a) Yes (b) No,madebyman
(c) Cannotsay (d) Noneofthese
5. Bacteriahelpstomakecurd
(a) Yes (b) No
(c) Cantsay (d) Noneofthese
E.V.S.
6. Whichofthesefruit TASTESOUR?

(a) (b)

(c) (d) Noneofthese

7. Animalwhich EATSONLY PLANT MATERIAL is

(a) (b)
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(a) (Book) (b) (House)

(c) (d) Noneofthese

(c) (Curd) (d) Noneofthese
8. They CANMAKEFOODwithsunsenergy.Theyare
14. _______ofcowisusedas FUEL.
(a) AllAnimals
(a) Skin (b) Dung
(b) AllPlants
(c) Milk (d) Noneofthese
(c) Allplantsandanimals
(d) Noneofthese 15. Whichwateris SAFEFORDRINKING?
(a) Seawater (b) Pondwater
9. Roseplantisa
(c) Boiledwater (d) Noneofthese
(a) Herb (b) Shrub
(c) Tree (d) Noneofthese 16. WhichofthefollowingisDNA
10. The HABITAT OFLOTUS plantis
(a) Land (b) Pond
(a) (b)
(c) Sea (d) Noneofthese
11. Whichofthefollowingis LIVING? (c) (d) Noneofthese

(a) (b) 17. Whichofthefollowing POLLUTES THE AIR.

(c) (d) Allofthese (a) (b)

12. Findthe ODD onebasedonplacetheylivein? (c) Bothofthese (d) Noneofthese

18. Whatyougetfrom SKINOFDEAD ANIMALS?
(a) (b)
(a) Foam (b) Leather
(c) Cotton (d) Noneofthese
19. Whichis TRUE?
(a) Pollutionisgood
(c) (d)
(b) Donotkillanimals
(c) Cuttreestomaketallbuildings
(d) Alltheabove
13. Whatismadeusing BIOTECHNOLOGY?
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20. WhohaveDNA? 24. Whichofthefollowingistrue?

(a) (b)
(a) isaroot (b) isafruit

(c) (d) Allofthese

(c) areseeds(d)Allofthese
INTERACTIVEQUESTIONS
25. Whichisthedomesticanimal?
21. Whichgrowabovetheground?

(a) Potato (b) (a) Lion (b)

Ground nut Zebra

(c) Rabbit (d)

Apple Fox
(c) (d) Carrot

22. Whichofthefollowingisnotabird
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(a) (b)
ANSWERS

1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a)

(c) (d) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10.(b)
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15.(c)
23. Whocangiveyouthestrongestnaturalfibre?
16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20.(d)
21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25.(c)
(a) (b)
Mango JJJ
Spider

(d) (d) Noneofthese

Cow