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NTSE Science Quiz

Practice quiz for NTSE covering physics, astronomy, chemistry, and biology concepts for competitive exam preparation.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

  1. Sound can travel through air.
  2. Sound can travel through solids.
  3. Sound can travel through liquid.
  4. Sound can travel through vacuum.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which part in human throat is responsible for producing sound in humans?

  1. Nostrils
  2. Lungs
  3. Larynx
  4. Epiglottis
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which pair of musical instruments is not alike?

  1. Tabla and dholak
  2. Guitar and sitar
  3. Flute and trumpet
  4. Veena and tabla
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What divides the angle of deviation into equal parts?

  1. The incident ray
  2. The reflected ray
  3. The normal
  4. The plane surface of mirror
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The second law of reflection states that

  1. The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are made on the normal.
  2. The incident ray, the relected ray and the normal lie in the same plane.
  3. The angle of incidence is equal to angle of reflection.
  4. The ray, which comes from the source falls on the mirror is called incident ray.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When on an object, forces are applied in opposite directions, the net force on the object is_________

  1. equal to the difference between the two forces
  2. equal to the sum of both the forces
  3. equal to the smaller force
  4. equal to the large force
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planets is not a terrestrial planet?

  1. Mercury
  2. Jupiter
  3. Venus
  4. Earth
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the difference between a planet and a star?

  1. Planets are bigger than stars.
  2. Planets do not twinkle.
  3. Planets do not emit light.
  4. Planets are stationary.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false?

  1. Distilled water is a bad conductor of electricity.
  2. Sea water is a good conductor of electricity.
  3. Tap water is a bad conductor of electricity.
  4. Water to which table salt is added becomes a good conductor of electricity.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following constellations is visible in Northern hemisphere only in winters and resembles the letter 'W'?

  1. Cassiopeia
  2. Orion
  3. Ursa major
  4. The great Bear
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A man went to an eye specialist. The doctor told him that his eye lens had become cloudy. The man is suffering from which disease?

  1. Myopia
  2. Glaucoma
  3. Cataract
  4. Colour blindness
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following household appliances are not electroplated?

  1. Bath taps
  2. Kitchen gas burners
  3. Utensils
  4. Cupboards
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the odd one out.

  1. Alcohol
  2. Steel
  3. Wood
  4. Petrol
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If an architect designs a house that has to be built in a high risk seismic zone. Which is the least important thing he will keep in mind?

  1. He will avoid the use of heavy construction material .
  2. He will keep the less constructed area of house.
  3. He will have fire-fighting equipment in the house.
  4. He will fit the cupboards and shelves tight into the walls .
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is considered to be the best fuel?

  1. Hydrogen
  2. Bio gas
  3. LPG
  4. Diesel
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the odd one out?

  1. Charcoal
  2. Petrol
  3. Diesel
  4. Kerosene
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planets is known as the morning and evening star?

  1. Mars
  2. Venus
  3. Jupiter
  4. Uranus
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What causes the seasons?

  1. The tilt of rotational earth's axis and revolution around sun
  2. Rotation of earth
  3. The gravitational pull of sun and moon
  4. The distance of sun from earth
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following examples shows that the force can change the shape of an object?

  1. A goal keeper applies force to stop a football.
  2. When a batsman hits a ball with his bat.
  3. Rolling the dough into round chapattis.
  4. To kick a small stone on the road.
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of surface reflects the maximum light?

  1. An opaque surface
  2. A transparent surface
  3. A translucent surface
  4. A smooth shiny surface
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the reason that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west?

  1. The earth revolves west to east around the sun.
  2. The earth rotates from west to east.
  3. The tilt of earth's axis.
  4. The elliptical orbit of earth.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the odd one out?

  1. Great Bear
  2. Saptarishi
  3. Hunter
  4. Big dipper
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which shape of moon is visible on a new moon day?

  1. The crescent moon
  2. The full moon
  3. The gibbous moon
  4. No moon
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which direction does the frictional force act on a car moving from left to right?

  1. From top to bottom
  2. From right to left
  3. From left to right
  4. From bottom to up
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is not a natural source of air pollution?

  1. Methane emitted by the digestion of food by animals.
  2. During summer season, some forests catch fire causing large amount of smoke in the atmosphere.
  3. Volcanic activities release large amount of harmful gases.
  4. The smoke released from vehicles.
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