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 Series ARSP/03 Set ~ 3
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/3/3
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 07 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contains 39 questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

SCIENCE

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.

2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to

attempt only one of these questions.

3. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.

4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should in the

range of 30 to 50 words.

5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these questions should in
the range of 50 to 80 words.

6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these questions should be

in the range of 80 to 120 words.

7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

Section A
1. A glass tumbler containing hot water is kept in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator. If you could measure [1]
the temperature of the content of the tumbler, which of the following graph would correctly represent the change
in its temperature as a function of time?

a) IV b) III

c) I d) II
2. A cell will swell up if [1]

a) The concentration of water molecules in the b) The concentration of water molecules is the
surrounding medium is higher than water same in the cell and in the surrounding
molecules concentration in the cell. medium.

c) The concentration of water molecules does d) The concentration of water molecules in the
not matter. cell is higher than the concentration of water
molecules is the surrounding medium.
 3. Two cars A and B race each other. The Car A ran for 2 min at a speed of 7.5 km/h, slept for 56 min and again ran [1]
for 2 min at a speed of 7.5 km/h. The average speed of the car A in the race is:

a) 10 km/hr b) 5 km/hr

c) 0.5 km/hr d) 50 km/hr

4. Blue revolution refers to the drastic increase in the production of ________. [1]

a) Fish b) Water

c) Creals d) Milk
5. The columnar epithelial cells possess cilia in [1]

a) intestine b) digestive tract

c) stomach d) respiratory tract

6. Lysosomes are the reservoirs of: [1]

a) steroid hormones b) glycogen

c) digestive enzymes d) oxidising enzymes

7. The maximum amount of sodium that can be obtained by electrolysis of 117 g of sodium chloride is [1]
[Atomic mass of Na = 23 u, Cl = 35.5 u]

a) 40 g b) 52 g

c) 23 g d) 46 g
8. The plant tissue provides mechanical strength and consists of living cells, is [1]

a) sclerenchyma b) parenchyma

c) collenchyma d) aerenchyma
9. Three students used three different containers (A) (B) and (C) of different shapes, for finding the loss in weight [1]
of solid when dipped in water. On dipping a solid sphere in these containers they would observe that the loss in
weight is:

a) Minimum in [A] b) Maximum in [A]

c) Maximum in [B] d) Same in all

10. The displacement of a body is proportional to the cube of the time lapsed. The magnitude of the acceleration is: [1]

a) decreasing with time b) increasing with time

c) constant d) zero
11. An atom with 3 protons and 4 neutrons will have valency of [1]

a) 4 b) 1
 c) 7 d) 3
12. On observing onion peel slide under low power of compound microscope which set of structures are clearly [1]
seen.

a) Nucleus, cell membrane, vacuole, b) Cell Wall, vacuole, nucleus, cytoplasm

chromosomes

c) Cell wall, cell membrane, mitochondria, d) Cell wall, nucleus, vacuole, chromosomes.
vacuole
13. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding endoplasmic reticulum? [1]

a) None of these b) SER helps in detoxification in the liver of

vertebrates.

c) ER helps in the transport of materials from d) RER helps in the synthesis of proteins.
one part of the cell to another.
14. Which one is a physical change? [1]

a) Mixing BaSO4 + NaCl b) Mixing NH3 and HCl

c) Burning magnesium in air d) Adding NaCl to water

15. Boiling points of a few gases are given below: [1]

Gas W X Y Z

Boiling point (oC) -152 -246 -196 -183

If liquid mixture of these gases is fractionally distilled, the order of gases distilling out from first to last is

a) Z, X, Y, W b) X, Y, Z, W

c) W, X, Y, Z d) Y, X, Z, W
16. Which of the following have been artificially selected? [1]

a) Broccoli b) Cauliflower

c) All of these d) Cabbage

17. Assertion (A): The speedometer of a car measures the instantaneous speed of the car. [1]
Reason (R): Average speed is equal to the total distance covered by an object divided by the total time taken.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

18. Assertion (A): A gas can be easily compressed by applying pressure. [1]
Reason (R): Since the inter-particle spaces in the gaseous state are very small, they cannot be decreased by
applying pressure.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A): Student of class IX covered the potted plant with a glass jar, water vapour appears on the wall of [1]
 the glass jar.
Reason (R): Desert plants, the epidermis has a thick waxy coating of cutin chemical substance with waterproof
quality on its outer surface.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): Rutherford postulated that the atom must contain large empty spaces. [1]
Reason (R): He concluded that the positively charged particles in an atom must be concentrated in a very small
space.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. An engine can pump 30,000 litres of water a vertical height of 45 metres in 10 minutes. Calculate the work done [2]
by the machine and its power. [g = 9.8 m/s2; Density of water = 103kg/m3, 1000 litre = 1 m3].
OR
A battery lights a bulb. Describe the energy changes involved in the process.
22. Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than a cup? [2]
23. How are the wavelength and frequency of a sound wave related to its speed? [2]
24. Solids are normally not compressible. Why can a sponge be readily pressed? [2]
25. A truck starts from rest and rolls down a hill with a constant acceleration. It travels a distance of 400 m in 20 s. [2]
Find its acceleration. Find the force acting on it if its mass is 7 metric tonnes.
OR
A batsman hits a cricket ball which then rolls on a level ground. After covering a short distance, why does the ball
come to rest?
26. An element 'X' contains 6 electrons in 'M' shell as valence electrons: [2]
(a) What is the atomic number of 'X'?
(b) Identify whether 'X' is a metal or non-metal.
Section C
27. How do stethoscope and megaphone work on the principle of multiple reflections of sound? [3]
28. Justify the statement, 'Protons are constituents of all atoms'. [3]
29. A train travels the first 15 km at a uniform speed of 30 kmh-1, the next 75 km at a uniform speed of 50 kmh-1, [3]

and the last 10 km at a uniform speed of 20 kmh-1. Calculate the average speed for the entire train journey.
OR
The velocity of a body in motion is recorded every second as shown-

time (s) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

velocity (m/s) 60 54 48 42 36 30 24 18 12 6

Calculate the -
a. acceleration
b. distance travelled and draw the graph.
30. Give reason : An iron nail sinks in water, but a ship made of iron floats. [3]
31. The velocity-time graph of an object of mass m = 50 g is shown in the figure. Observe the graph carefully and [3]
answer the following questions.
i. Calculate the force on the object in time interval 0 to 3 s.
ii. Calculate the force on the object in the time interval 6 to 10 s.
iii. Is there any time interval in which no force acts on the object? Justify your answer.

32. How are the following related to each other? [3]

i. Chromatin network and chromosomes
ii. Chloroplast and chlorophyll
iii. Genes and DNA
OR
What happens when cell is placed in -
(a) Hypertonic solution
(b) Hypotonic solution
(c) Isotonic solution
33. Differentiate between various types of muscular tissues. Draw appropriate diagrams. [3]
Section D
34. i. A steel needle sinks in water but a steel ship floats. Explain, how? [5]
ii. Why do you prefer a broad and thick handle of your suitcase?
OR
i. Suppose the mass of the earth somehow increases by 10% without any change in its size. What would happen to
your weight?
ii. Suppose the radius of the earth becomes twice of its present radius without any change in its mass. What will
happen to your weight?
35. Grass looks green, papaya appears yellow. Which cell organelle is responsible for this? [5]
OR
Write the main functions of atleast ten cell components.
36. i. Under which category of mixtures will you classify alloys and why? [5]
ii. Whether a solution is always liquid or not. Comment.
iii. Can a solution be heterogeneous?
Section E
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Animal tissues are of many types such as epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscular tissue and nervous tissue.
Blood is a type of connective tissue, and muscle forms muscular tissue. The nature of the matrix differs in
concordance with the function of the particular connective tissue. Blood has a fluid (liquid) matrix called
plasma, in which red blood corpuscles, white blood corpuscles and platelets are suspended. Blood flows and
transports gases, digested food, hormones and waste materials to different parts of the body. Bone is another
 example of connective tissue. It forms the framework that supports the body. It also anchors the muscles and
supports the main organs of the body. Another type of connective tissue, cartilage, has widely spaced cells.

i. Identify the following tissue. (1)

ii. Are the cells of connective tissues loosely spaced? (1)

iii. What are the components of the matrix of bone? (2)
OR
Where is cartilage found in the human body? (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Fish is a cheap source of animal protein for our food. Fish liver oil is rich in vitamin A and D. Basically fisheries
are of two types:
i. Fin fishery: It includes capturing, management and exploitation of cartilaginous and bony fishes.
ii. Shell fishery: It includes capturing, management and exploitation of crustaceans (prawns, crabs) and
molluscs (oysters, mussels etc.).
Depending upon the mode of obtaining fish, fisheries are of two types: Capture fishing and Culture fishing.

i. Mention the two types of fisheries depending upon the mode of obtaining fish. (1)
ii. Which fatty acid is exclusively found in fish? (1)
iii. Is Rohu a bony fish or not? In which type of fisheries it is used? (2)
OR
What is the difference between capture fishery and culture fishery? (2)
39. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A suspension is a heterogeneous mixture in which the solute particles do not dissolve but remain suspended
throughout the bulk of the medium. Particles of a suspension are visible to the naked eye. The particles of a
suspension scatter a beam of light passing through it and make its path visible. Due to the relatively smaller size
of particles, as compared to that of a suspension, the mixture appears to be homogeneous. The scattering of a
beam of light is called the Tyndall effect. The components of a colloidal solution are the dispersed phase and the
dispersion medium. The solute-like component or the dispersed particles in a colloid form the dispersed phase,
and the component in which the dispersed phase is suspended is known as the dispersing medium.

i. Differentiate between Dispersed phase and Dispersion medium? (1)

ii. Differentiate between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous mixture? (1)
iii. What is emulsion? (2)
OR
Give an example of solid sol? (2)