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 Series ARSP/05 Set ~ 5
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/5/5
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. Analyse the temperature versus time graph of water, given below. [1]

Which region contains all liquid?

a) A b) D

c) C d) B
2. The energy currency of the cell is: [1]

a) AMP b) GTP

c) ATP d) ADP
3. What does the area of the velocity-time graph give? [1]
 a) Displacement b) Speed

c) Acceleration d) Average speed

4. Poultry farming is undertaken to raise the following: [1]
i. Feather production
ii. Egg production
iii. Milk Production
iv. Chicken production

a) (ii) and (iv) b) (i) and (ii)

c) (ii) and (iii) d) (iii) and (iv)

5. Tendons help to connect [1]

a) muscle to muscle b) muscle to bone

c) bone to cartage d) bone to bone

6. Plasmolysis in a plant cell is defined as [1]

a) shrinkage of nucleoplasm b) shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic

medium

c) break down (lysis) of plasma membrane in d) shrinkage of nucleolus

hypotonic medium
7. The chemical symbol for sodium is [1]

a) Sd b) K

c) So d) Na
8. Select the correct statement regarding meristematic tissues. [1]
i. They are made up of mature cells and are fully differentiated.
ii. They have cells with thick secondary walls.
iii. They perform the function of growth and division.
iv. Both they are made up of mature cells and are fully differentiated and they perform the function of growth
and division.

a) Statement (iv) is correct b) Statement (i) is correct

c) Statement (iii) is correct d) Statement (ii) is correct

9. Three students A, B and C determined the volume of a solid by immersing it in water in the overflow cans are [1]
set up as shown. The result obtained will be wrong for :

a) Student A b) All of these

c) Student B d) Student C
10. The maximum speed of a train is 90 km/h. It takes 10 hours to cover a distance of 500 km. The ratio of its [1]
average speed to maximum speed is:

a) 9:5 b) 5:9

c) 1: 5 d) 5:1

11. The isotope of carbon which has same number of neutrons as 8O16, is used in radiocarbon dating to determine [1]

age of old samples of living organisms?

a) C15 b) C12
6 6

c) 6C14 d) 6C13

12. Which of the following cells is found in the cartilaginous tissue of the body? [1]

a) Osteocytes b) Mast cells

c) Basophils d) Chondrocytes
13. The cell organelles with membrane-bound cisternae located near the nucleus of the cell are [1]

a) Lysosome b) Mitochondria

c) Plastids d) Golgi apparatus

14. The substance which does not form a true solution in water is: [1]

a) alum b) egg albumin

c) common salt d) sugar

15. The particles of the colloidal solution are: [1]

a) visible with a powerful microscope b) not visible with a powerful microscope

c) visible with the naked eye d) visible with a simple microscope

16. Which of the following is natural insecticide? [1]

a) All of these b) Neem

c) Nicotine d) Pyrethrum
17. Assertion (A): A car is said to have a uniform speed of say, 60 km per hour, if it travels 30 km every half hour, [1]
15 km every quarter of an hour, 1 km every minute, and 1/60 km every second.
Reason (R): The SI unit of speed is metres per second.

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): The diffusion rate of oxygen is smaller than nitrogen. [1]
Reason (R): Molecular size of nitrogen is smaller than oxygen.

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): If a potted plant is covered with a glass jar, water vapours appear on the wall of a glass jar. [1]
 Reason (R): Voluntary muscles are present in our limbs as skeletal muscles and can be moved by our conscious
will.

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): Isotopes of an element show different valencies. [1]
Reason (R): Isotopes have different atomic numbers.

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. Calculate the work done in lifting 200 kg of a mass through a vertical distance of 6 m. Assume g = 10 m/s2. [2]
OR
How is the power related to the speed at which a body can be lifted? How many kilograms will a man working with
the power of 100 W, be able to lift at constant speed of 1 ms-1 vertically? (g = 10 ms-2)
22. Why is it that on increasing the wind speed the rate of evaporation increases? [2]
23. A stone is dropped from the top of a tower 500 m high into a pond of water at the base of the tower. When is the [2]

splash heard at the top? Given, g = 10 ms-2 and speed of sound = 340 ms-1.
24. Discuss the role of pressure and temperature in the liquefication of a gas [2]
25. A bullet of mass 10 g is fired with a rifle. The bullet takes 0.003 s to move through its barrel and leaves with a [2]

velocity of 300 ms-1. What is the force exerted on the bullet by the rifle?
OR
A javelin throw is marked foul if an athlete crosses over the line marked for throw. Explain why the athletes often fall
to stop themselves before the line.
26. An electron is regarded as a universal particle. Explain. [2]
Section C
27. i. What is meant by frequency of sound waves? [3]
ii. Give the range of frequencies of sound waves that an average human ear can detect.
iii. A source of wave produces 20 crests and 20 troughs in 0.2 s. The distance between a crest and next trough is
50 cm. Find the
a. wavelength
b. frequency
c. time period of the wave.
28. An old man and a scientist were talking about a deserted house. The old man was sure that it was haunted by [3]
ghosts, but the scientist discarded the view saying no one had ever seen a ghost. The old man was annoyed and
challenged the scientist about existence of atoms, sub-atomic particles which also could not be seen.
i. Name the three sub-atomic particles and their discoverers.
ii. Whose viewpoint do you support and why?

29. A driver of a car travelling at 52 km h-1applies the brakes and accelerates uniformly in the opposite direction. [3]

The car stops in 5 s. Another driver going at 3 km h-1 in another car applies his brakes slowly and stops in 10 s.
 On the same graph paper, plot the speed versus time graphs for the two cars. Which of the two cars travelled
farther after the brakes were applied?
OR
A train is travelling at a speed of 90 kmh-1. Brakes are applied so as to produce a uniform retardation of 0.5 ms-2.
Find how far the train will go before it is brought to rest.
30. Shyam and his friends were playing with a catapult (gulel) in his garden. Several mangoes were dislodged and [3]
fell with the help of catapult. One of his friend was aiming the catapult on a bird. Shyam prevented him from
doing so.
a. Name the energy possessed by the stretched string of the catapult.
b. What will happen if the stone is thrown without stretching the string of a catapult?
c. Why did Shyam prevent his friend from aiming at the bird? Which quality is highlighted in Shyam's
behaviour?
31. The motion of a body of mass 5 kg is shown in the velocity-time graph. [3]

Find from the graph

i. The acceleration.
ii. The force acting on the body.
iii. The change in momentum of the body in 2 s after the start.
[3]
32.

a. Label X and Y
b. What is the function of X?
c. What is the composition of Y?
d. Identify the above diagram and what is its common name?
OR
A solution of 3% glucose and a solution of 8% glucose are kept in a trough separated by a semipermeable membrane.
What will you observe after 1 hour?
33. Write a note on the protective tissue in plants. (Give appropriate diagram also). [3]
Section D
34. Define acceleration due to gravity. Derive an expression for acceleration due to gravity in terms of mass of the [5]
earth (M) and universal gravitational constant (G).
OR
i. At some moment, two giant planets Jupiter and Saturn of the solar system are in the same line as seen from the
earth. Find the total gravitational force due to them on a person of mass 50 kg on the earth. Could the force due to
the planets be important?
 Mass of the Jupiter = 2 × 1027 kg
Mass of the Saturn = 6 × 1026 kg
The distance of Jupiter from the earth = 6.3 × 1011 m
The distance of Saturn from the earth = 1.28 × 1012 m
ii. A bag of sugar weighs 'w' at a certain place on the equator. If this bag is taken to Antarctica, then will it weigh the
same or more or less. Give a reason for your answer.

35. i. State what will happen when human red blood cells are placed in a hypotonic salt/sugar solution. [5]
ii. Why plant cell shrinks when kept in a hypertonic solution.
iii. Why lysosomes are known as suicidal bags?
OR
Draw a plant cell and label the parts which
i. determines the function and development of the cell
ii. packages materials coming from the endoplasmic reticulum
iii. provides resistance to microbes to withstand hypotonic external media without bursting
iv. is site for many biochemical reactions necessary to sustain life.
v. is a fluid contained inside the nucleus
36. Classify each of the following as a physical or a chemical change. Give reasons. [5]
i. Drying of a shirt in the sun.
ii. Rising of hot air over a radiator.
iii. Burning of kerosene in a lantern.
iv. Change in the colour of black tea on adding lemon juice to it.
v. Churning of milk cream to get butter.
Section E
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
In older plants, the outer protective layer that is epidermis undergoes certain changes the epidermis of the stem is
replaced. There is cork cambium which is simple tissue having one type of the cell. The cell of cork cambium
are rectangular and their protoplast is vacuolated contain tannins. The cork cambium gives off new cell from its
both side. The cell of the cork cambium is dead and compactly arranged without the intercellular space and there
is suberin deposition.
i. The epidermis of the cell is replaced by? (1)
ii. How does a cork acts as a protective tissue? (1)
iii. There is suberin deposition what is the main disadvantage? (2)
OR
When cork cambium gives off new cells what does it form on its inner and outer side? (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Culture fishery is rearing and harvesting of fish in small water bodies. The best method of culture fishery is
composite fish culture, Here, fishes are selected on the basis of their growth rate, palatability, area of feeding and
tolerance towards others. All of them have their exclusive zone and type of feeding. There are three zones-
surface, middle zone and bottom. Each zone can have 2 or even 3 feeding options.
You have studied the various fishes that can be accomodated in different zones of pond culture.
i. How many fishes can be accommodated at the bottom zone? (1)
 ii. What types of fish can occur on the surface zone of fresh water fish ponds? (1)
iii. Where is fish Catla found in a fresh water culture pond? (2)
OR
Which fish feeds on filamentous algae and decaying vegetation? (2)
39. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Mixtures are constituted by more than one kind of pure form of matter. Sodium chloride is itself a pure
substance matter. The solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. Lemonade, soda water etc.
are all examples of solutions. Alloys are mixtures of two or more metals or a metal and a non-metal and cannot
be separated into their components by physical methods. A solution has a solvent and a solute as its components.
The component of the solution that dissolves the other component in it (usually the component present in a
larger amount) is called the solvent. The component of the solution that is dissolved in the solvent
(usually present in lesser quantity) is called the solute.

i. In a water-sugar solution: Identify solute and solvent? (1)

ii. What is the size of the particles of a solution? (1)
iii. What is pure substance? (2)
OR
What do you mean by Alloy? (2)