MCQs for Class 3 Science
Question. Which item is the heaviest ?
(A) Eraser
(B) Pen
(C) Stapler
(D) Bag
Answer
D
Question. Match the multiplications given in Column-I with their results in Column-II.
Column-I Column-II
(a) 49 × 31 (i) 1197
(b) 63 × 19 (ii) 3496
(c) 42 × 29 (iii) 1519
(d) 92 × 38 (iv) 1218
(A) (a) – (iii); (b) – (i); (c) – (ii); (d) – (iv)
(B) (a) – (iii); (b) – (i); (c) – (iv); (d) – (ii)
(C) (a) – (iii); (b) – (ii); (c) – (i); (d) – (iv)
(D) (a) – (iii); (b) – (iv); (c) – (i); (d) – (ii)
Answer
B
Question. Select the correct match.
(A) Spinal cord – Reproductive system
(B) Aorta – Circulatory system
(C) Heart – Nervous system
(D) Windpipe – Digestive system
Answer
B
Question. Select the incorrect statement.
(A) Planets reflect the light of the Sun that falls on them.
(B) Rotation of the Earth on its axis causes days and nights.
(C) The group of planets are called constellations.
(D) A satellite is an object that moves around a planet.
Answer
D
Question. Which of the following has 1/3 of its contents shaded?
(A) Q
(B) P
(C) R
(D) S
Answer
A
Question. Which of the following options makes the given number sentence true ?
(A) Add 5
(B) Divided by 5
(C) Minus 5
(D) No need of any operation
Answer
c
Question. If
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 6
Answer
A
Question. Find the correct mirror image of the figure (x), if mirror is placed vertically to the left.
Answer
D
Question. Ritesh drove and reached his home at about 4.00 pm. He wanted to find a park that would have the most shade. Which of the car parks should he choose to park his car?
(A) Park P
(B) Park Q
(C) Park R
(D) Park S
Answer
c
Question. Study the given classification chart. Which of the following sets of headings for groups D, E and F is/are correct?
(A) X only
(B) Y only
(C) X and Y
(D) Y and Z
Answer
B
Question. Study the given family tree. X and Y are Adi’s maternal grandparents. He has ________ sibling(s).
(A) No
(B) One
(C) Three
(D) Four
Answer
A
Question. Which of the following diagrams shows the correct way of reading a thermometer?
Answer
D
Question. Why do you think stone pebbles are placed around trees in urban area instead of paving solid concrete around the trees?
(A) The stone pebbles help to support the roots of the trees.
(B) The stone pebbles allow the trees to grow neatly.
(C) The stone pebbles allow air and water to get to the roots of the trees.
(D) The stone pebbles allow the leaves to fall through the gaps and fertilize the trees.
Answer
C
Question. Which one of the following statements is true for the given plant?
(A) The plant has strong and thick stem.
(B) The plant has tendrils to get support.
(C) The plant can live in dry conditions.
(D) The plant does not make its own food.
Answer
B
Question. In order to grow a new money plant, you should cut the plant at the place indicated by line ______.
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
Answer
A
Question. In winters, you must have observed that people rub their hands together to generate heat in the hands. How does heat generate?
(A) Movement of hands gains heat from the surroundings.
(B) Friction against movement of hands generates heat energy.
(C) Heat travels from the surrounding to the hands.
(D) All of these
Answer
C
Question. In addition to stem, branches and leaves, the shoot of a plant bears _______.
(A) Fruits
(B) Flowers
(C) Buds
(D) All of these
Answer
D
Question. Sandhya observed the Moon from 14 January to 28 January. She noted that the Full Moon appeared on 18th January. Which of the following options most correctly shows the phases of the Moon Sandhya observed on 14th January and 28th January respectively?
Answer
B
Question. Which beak belongs to the bird that drinks nectar from flowers ?
Answer
C
Question. Richa has prepared a model to create coloured smoke as shown in the figure.
Working of this model depends upon which of these principles?
(A) Hot water is lighter than cold water.
(B) Hot water is heavier than cold water.
(C) Cold water rises over hot water.
(D) Cold water expands more than hot water.
Answer
A
Question. The given picture shows a river flowing downstream towards the sea. Situated near the river is a factory which occasionally discharges waste water into the river and, a farm where pesticide is used. A water treatment plant which supplies water for home use is to be built. The water treatment plant treats water which is pumped into it from the river. Which position would be suitable for the treatment plant?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
Answer
D
Question. Which one of the following questions could all these pupils answer?
(A) Is the orchid purple or blue?
(B) Is the watch ticking or not?
(C) Is the coffee cold or hot?
(D) Is the soap scented or not?
Answer
C
Question. Select the odd one out based upon their life forms.
(A) Silkmoth
(B) Dragonfly
(C) Mosquitoes
(D) Housefly
Answer
B
Question. Digit at the tens place in the number that comes as a difference between 5 hundreds 6 tens 13 ones and 7 hundreds 2 tens 15 ones is _________.
(A) 7
(B) 6
(C) 5
(D) 4
Answer
B
Question. _______ are needed to make ₹ 595.
(A) Five ₹ 100 note and nine ₹ 5 note
(B) Ten ₹ 50 note and nine ₹ 10 note
(C) Ten ₹ 5 note and one ₹ 100 note
(D) Five ₹ 100 note and nineteen ₹ 5 note
Answer
D
Question. Which of these actions will help in keeping environment clean?
Answer
C
Question. Which of these actions requires both push and pull forces?
Answer
C
Question. Study the given food web and select the correct number of food chains that consist of only three organisms.
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 8
Answer
D
Question. Refer the given diagram of the human digestive system and answer the following question.
Which of the labelled parts
(i) contains digestive juices?
(ii) contains semi-solid wastes called faeces?
(i) (ii)
(A) E H
(B) F G
(C) F H
(D) I G
Answer
B
Question. A man standing 150 m away from a cliff fires a gun. A second man who is standing 300 m further away from first man hears the gun 1 second after he sees the flash. The second man will hear the echo from the cliff _______.
(A) 1 second after seeing the flash
(B) 2 seconds after hearing the gun
(C) 2 seconds after seeing the flash
(D) 4 seconds after hearing the gun
Answer
C
Question. A plastic bin has a capacity of 1500 cm3. 2500 cm3 of air is pumped into it. What will be the volume of air inside the plastic bin?
(A) 1000 cm3
(B) 1500 cm3
(C) 2500 cm3
(D) 3500 cm3
Answer
B
Question. A note is shown which Shekhar made about different types of houses. Unfortunately, when he had finished writing, accidentally some water spilt over the page and smudged
some of the keywords. Select the correct sequence of smudged words to complete the note.
(A) Nomads, Tent, Caravans, Kutcha
(B) Igloo, Caravans, Tent, Pucca
(C) Igloo, Caravans, Tent, Kutcha
(D) Nomads, Tent, Caravans, Stilt
Answer
D
Question. Select the incorrect comparison between solid and liquid. Solid Liquid
(A) It has definite size. It doesn’t have any definite size.
(B) It doesn’t have definite volume. It has definite volume.
(C) It doesn’t flow easily. It flows easily.
(D) It doesn’t take the shape of the container. It takes the shape of the container.
Answer
C
Question. What was the time 3 hours 50 mins ago, if the current time shown by the clock is 10:30?
(A) 5:40
(B) 6:40
(C) 6:30
(D) 7:40
Answer
B
Question. The given figures show four different fruits. Which of the following plants will NOT reproduce by seeds?
Answer
A
Question. How many food chains are there in this food web?
A. Two
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
Answer
C
Question. Which of the following weather conditions would make you put on both raincoat and gumboots?
Answer
D
Question. Rishee placed a cup containing ice cubes on the table. After 20 minutes, he noticed that the ice cubes were melting in the cup and there were droplets of water on the outer side of the cup. These droplets of water are a result of __________.
A. Evaporation
B. Freezing
C. Melting
D. Condensation
Answer
B
Question. ‘X’ is a strong and waterproof material. Which of these can be made from ‘X’?
A. Raincoat
B. Tissue paper
C. Sponge
D. Cotton T-shirt
Answer
B
Question. Select the option that correctly identifies a, b, c and d in the given flow chart.
Answer
B
Question. Five students made the following statements about birds.
Divya : Bird’s body is made up of hollow bones.
Arpita : All birds can fly.
Diksha : Most birds lay eggs, while some give birth to young ones.
Prince : Birds use teeth to eat food.
Ashish : Some birds eat flesh while some eat grains, seeds and fruits.
Which among the following made INCORRECT statement about the birds?
A. Divya, Prince and Ashish
B. Arpita, Diksha and Prince
C. Divya, Diksha and Arpita
D. Arpita, Diksha and Ashish
Answer
C
Question. Study the given Venn diagram.
Select the correct statement regarding X, Y and Z.
A. X could be turnip whereas Z could be onion.
B. Y could be rice whereas Z could be mustard.
C. X could be onion whereas Y could be wheat.
D. X could be turnip whereas Y could be Hibiscus.
Answer
C
Question. Study the given flow chart carefully. Where would nylon and wool could be placed?
Answer
C
Question. Rohit placed a teacup in between a lighted torch and the wall.
Answer
B
Question. Study the given Venn diagram carefully and select the correct option.
A. X-Cardboard, Y-Rubber band
B. W-Paper towel, X-Cardboard
C. W-Cotton cloth, Y-Swimsuit
D. X-Rubber band, Z-Sponge
Answer
C
Question. Select the correct option which on unscrambling gives the name of an animal that gnaws its food.
A. WAERTOMHR
B. QUSOTIOM
C. QUSRIERL
D. PLEHEATN
Answer
B
Question. Select the INCORRECT option.
A. Digestive system — Large intestine
B. Skeletal system — Skull
C. Circulatory system — Heart
D. Nervous system — Nostril
Answer
D
Question. Select the option which on unscrambling gives the name of an organ used to taste different food items.
A. GOTUNE
B. EOSN
C. ADNH
D. MTSOCAH
Answer
B
Question. What happens when Moon, Earth and Sun come in a straight line ?
A. Eclipse of the Moon
B. Eclipse of the Sun
C. Full Moon phase
D. Meteor showers
Answer
C
Question. Select the INCORRECT statement from the following.
A. Humus makes the soil infertile.
B. Water exists in three forms.
C. Moving air is also called wind.
D. Clayey soil is used to make pots.
Answer
C
Question. Identify the constellation shown in the given figure.
A. Leo
B. The Big Dipper
C. Ursa Major
D. Scorpius
Answer
C
Question. Select the tool that measures in the unit of centimeter.
Answer
A
Question. The food item shown in the picture belongs to the group ‘X’. Which of the following statements is true for this group?
A. It is body building food.
B. It keeps us healthy and free from diseases.
C. It can get stored in form of energy in the body.
D. It does not provide us energy but helps in digestion of food.
Answer
A
Question. How many food items are hidden in the given word grid?
A. Six
B. Seven
C. Eight
D. Nine
Answer
B
Question. Read the given conversation between two friends carefully and complete the sentence that follows.
Tina : The temperature is very low in this season.
Pinki : People wear gloves and sweaters.
They are talking about __________ season.
A. Winter
B. Summer
C. Spring
D. Autumn
Answer
D
Question. Which of the following is a temporary house?
Answer
D
Question. Which of the following is correct about the place shown in the given picture?
A. It is a parking zone.
B. Honking is not allowed here.
C. Post office is near to the given place.
D. None of these.
Answer
D
Question. Rohan sets up an experiment to study the properties of light as shown. He cannot see any light from the torch. Which of the following properties of light can be inferred from this?
A. Light reflects back.
B. Light from the torch is too far from his eye.
C. Light travels in a straight line.
D. Light from the torch is not bright enough.
Answer
C
Question. Select the INCORRECT statement.
A. Blue whale is bigger than the largest dinosaur that lived on the Earth.
B. A baby whale is called a cub.
C. A mother whale feeds milk to its baby under the water.
D. None of these
Answer
D
Question. Select the INCORRECT match for the function performed by beaks of the given birds.
Answer
B
Question. Meetu was asked to label the parts of a plant. She labelled them as shown in the figure. Select the correct statement regarding the labelled parts.
A. Stem was labelled correctly while root was incorrectly labelled.
B. Both bud and root were correctly labelled.
C. Leaf was labelled incorrectly.
D. Both fruit and flower were labelled incorrectly.
Answer
D
Question. Which of the following vehicles is used to carry victims of accident?
Answer
D
Question. The given figure shows the human digestive system. In which labelled part does the complete digestion of food takes place?
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
Answer
B
Question. Which of the following can happen to water after it falls on the Earth?
1. It evaporates.
2. It will not be available to plants.
3. It seeps into the ground.
4. It runs off into lakes and rivers.
A. 1, 2 and 4 only
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 3 and 4 only
Answer
C
Question. Mohit tried to push a stool but failed to move it. Which of the following could be a reason for it?
A. The force of push is greater than the friction.
B. The force of friction is greater than the force of push.
C. Mohit is not tall enough to push the stool.
D. None of these
Answer
A
Question.
Answer
D
Question. Read the given statement and select the correct option.
A. X could be Sun whereas Z could be Moon.
B. X could be Earth whereas Y could be Sun.
C. Y could be Mercury whereas Z could be Mars.
D. X could be Venus whereas Z could be Sun.
Answer
B
Question. I am known as the helicopter of the bird world. I am the only bird that can also fly backward. Who am I?
A. Tailor bird
B. Weaver bird
C. Humming bird
D. Swallow
Answer
D
Question. Astronauts use walkie-talkies for talking in the space. Which among the following is the correct explanation for this?
A. Sound cannot travel in vacuum.
B. Sound cannot travel in the air.
C. Astronauts wear sound proof helmets.
D. None of these
Answer
D