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Higher Primary Science Quiz

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What phenomena keep the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

Force

b)

Tidal wave

c)

Gravity

d)

Aurora

2.

What is the largest organ in the human body?

a)

Brain

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Skin

3.

“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” is an example of one of these.

a)

Newton's Law

b)

Hooke's' Law

c)

Dalton's Law

d)

Boyle's Law

4.

Which city in Italy is famous for its canals?

a)

Rome

b)

Naples

c)

Venice

d)

Florence

5.

What is the name of the theory that Albert Einstein proposed which is most famous?

a)

Cell Theory

b)

Theory of Relativity

c)

Theory of Evolution

d)

Quantum Field Theory

6.

Water freezes at what temperature?

a)

10°C

b)

100°C

c)

0°C

d)

-10°C

7.

What theory shows the beginning of the universe?

a)

The core accretion theory

b)

The Bigbang theory

c)

The disk instability theory

d)

Biochemical theory of evolution

8.

How many laws does Laws Of Motion have?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

9.

What two elements is water made of?

a)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

b)

Helium and Oxygen

c)

Holmium and Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen and Osmium

10.

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Fred Haise

c)

Viktor Patsayev

d)

Harrison Schmitt

11.

What is the largest bone in the human body?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Femur

d)

Humerus

12.

At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?

a)

-30

b)

-40

c)

-50

d)

-60

13.

On what continent will you not find bees?

a)

Australia

b)

Antartica

c)

Africa

d)

North America

14.

What does DNA stand for?

(a)  

15.

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

16.

Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Apollo 13

c)

Apollo 15

d)

Apollo 17

17.

The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Georg Ohm

d)

Blaise Pascal

18.

What is a material that will not carry an electrical charge called?

(a)  

19.

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

a)

Quarts

b)

Topaz

c)

Diamond

d)

Feldspar

20.

What is the study of mushrooms called?

a)

Ornithology

b)

Mycology

c)

Dendrology

d)

Agrostology

21.

How many vertebrae does the average human possess?

a)

33

b)

44

c)

55

d)

66

22.

Roughly how long does it take for the sun's light to reach Earth - 8 minutes, 8 hours or 8 days?

a)

6 minutes

b)

8 minutes

c)

10 minutes

d)

12 minutes

23.

What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?

(a)  

24.

How many teeth does an adult human have?

a)

28

b)

30

c)

32

d)

34

25.

Which animal never drinks water in its entire life?  

a)

Kangaroo

b)

Hippopotamus

c)

Rat

d)

Kangaroo Rat

26.

The largest cell is ________________

a)

Nerve Cell

b)

Ovum

c)

The egg of an Ostrich

d)

None of the Above

27.

There are _____ number of muscles in human.

a)

638

b)

637

c)

639

d)

640

28.

Hormones are produced by _____________

a)

Endocrine glands

b)

Pituitary glands

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Pancreas

29.

If a metal can be drawn into wires relatively easily it is called:

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

extractic

d)

tactile

30.

In which country was a method for making rust-resistant iron discovered in the fifth century B.C.?

a)

Sumeria

b)

Egypt

c)

India

d)

Babylon

31.

At room temperature, most elements are in which phase of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

32.

The science of weights and measures is called:

a)

metrology

b)

meteorology

c)

mineralogy

d)

morphology

33.

Yeast, used in making bread is a:

a)

plant

b)

fungus

c)

bacteria

d)

seed

34.

The word atom is from a Greek word meaning:

a)

small

b)

indivisible

c)

unseen

d)

visible

35.

A device used to measure the amount of moisture in the atmosphere is called a:

a)

hydrometer

b)

hygrometer

c)

anemometer

d)

barometer

36.

Which is the longest?

a)

a kilometer

b)

a centimeter

c)

a dekameter

d)

a terameter

37.

Which of the following is a large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart?

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Capillary

d)

Nerve

38.

A yellow dust appears on the fingers, whenever we touch the middle of a flower. These tiny yellow grains are one of the most precious substances in nature because they contain the secret of plant life.  What is this dust called?

a)

pollen

b)

sperm

c)

spore

d)

sporocyst

39.

Which of the following is not a type of elements?

a)

metals

b)

non metals

c)

metalloids

d)

gases

40.

Heart is made up of

a)

Non-striated muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Adipose tissue

d)

Striated muscle

41.

The planet where there exists a situation like pressure cooker:

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

42.

Which of the following nerves connected from the eyes to ears?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla

d)

Spinal Cord

43.

Eating tobacco and throwing on the road can produce______pollutant.

a)

Air

b)

Soil

c)

Noise

d)

Water

44.

The behavioural pattern of which one of the following organisms may upset when DOT is used as pesticide?

a)

earthworm

b)

snake

c)

fish

d)

frog

45.

Which of the following treatment is used for removal of biological impurities?

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Boiling

c)

Sterilization

d)

Distillation

46.

If the radius of the earth is reduced by half, then the day-night on the earth would be of:

a)

6 hrs.

b)

12 hrs.

c)

18 hrs.

d)

36 hrs.

47.

Who among the following considered as the 'father of artificial intelligence'?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Lee De Forest

c)

John McCarthy

d)

JP Eckert

48.

Select the example of application software of computer:

a)

MS Word

b)

MS Excel

c)

MS Word and MS Excel

d)

MS DOS

49.

Select correct match of the Biological theories or laws and Scientists.

a)

Laws of Inheritance

- Lamarck

b)

Theories of Organic Evolution

- Darwin

c)

Theories of Natural Selection

- Mendel

d)

Germplasm Theory

- Weismann

50.

The mass number of an atom is:

a)

Number of nucleons in the nucleus

b)

Number of protons in the nucleus

c)

Number of neutrons in the nucleus

d)

None of these

51.

Fathometer is used to measure:

a)

earthquake

b)

rainfall

c)

ocean depth

d)

sound intensity

52.

Which of the following is one of the contribution of Scientist Adberd Charles in Physics?

a)

Photometer

b)

Electric bulb

c)

Revolver

d)

All of these

53.

The telephone was invented by:

a)

Einstein

b)

Robert Hook

c)

John Napier

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

54.

The rusting of the iron is the example of:

a)

Oxidation

b)

Reduction

c)

Polymerization

d)

Galvanization

55.

Which of the following teeth of child (3-4 Years) is not a part of the milk teeth?

a)

Incisors

b)

Canines

c)

Molars

d)

Premolars

56.

Who had invented zero?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Greeks

c)

Indians

d)

None of these

57.

Name the Glands associated with the Human Digestive System?

a)

Salivary Glands and Pancreas

b)

Salivary Glands and Liver

c)

Liver and Pancreas

d)

Salivary Glands, Liver & Pancreas

58.

Why it is not advisable to sleep under a tree at night?

a)

Release of less oxygen

b)

Release of more oxygen

c)

Release of carbon dioxide

d)

Release of carbon monoxide

59.

Blaise Pascal is associated with:

a)

bicycle

b)

speed

c)

calculator

d)

electricity

60.

Complete digestion of food occurs in:

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

pancreas

d)

large intestine

61.

What phenomena keep the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

Force

b)

Tidal wave

c)

Gravity

d)

Aurora