GOOD SHEPHERD PUBLIC SCHOOL, SRIGANGANAGAR
English Medium, Co-Educational, Senior Secondary School, Affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi
Half Yearly Examination -2023
(Session-2023-24)
Class - X M.M. - 80
Sub. – Science Date-03.10.2023
Student's Name - Roll No. Sec. - Inv. Sign.
General Instructions:
This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
All questions are compulsory.
Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each.
Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each.
Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.
Section – A
Q.1 During the preparation of Hydrogen chloride gas on a humid day, the gas is usually passed
through the guard tube containing calcium chloride. The role of calcium chloride taken in the
guard tube is to:
(a) Absorb the evolved gas (b) Moisten the gas
(c ) Absorb moisture from the gas (d) Absorb Chloride ions from the gas.
Q.2 The difference of water molecules is gypsum and Plaster of Paris is
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
2 2 2
Q.3 Which of the following statements about the autotrophs is incorrect?
(a) They store carbohydrates in the form of starch.
(b) They constitute the first Trophic level in food chains.
(c) They convert CO2 and water into carbohydrates in the absence of sunlight.
(d) They synthesize carbohydrates from CO2 and water in the presence of sunlight &
Chlorophyll.
Q.4. What is the correct direction of flow of electrical impulses.
Q.5 An object is kept at a distance more than twice the focal length (F) from a concave mirror. The
distance the image formed will be
(a) less then F (b) equal to F (c) between F and 2 F (d) More than 2 F
Q.6 Beams of light are incident through the holes C and D respectively as shown in the figure.
Which of the following could be inside the box?
(a) A rectangular glass slab (b) Convex lens
(c) Concave lens (d) Prism
Q.7 Some crystals of copper sulphate were dissolved in water. The colour of the solution obtained
would be
(a) Green (b) Red (c) Blue (d) Brown
Q.8 An aqueous solution with pH-zero is
(a) Acidic (b) Alkaline (c) Neutral (d) Amphoteric
Q.9 During contraction of heart, what prevents backflow of blood?
(a) Thin walls of atria (b) Thick muscular walls of ventricles
(c) Valves in heart (d) All of the above
Q.10 Dwarfism results by –
(a) Excess secretion of thyroxin
(b) Less secretion of growth hormone
(c) less secretion of adrenaline
(d) Excess secretion of growth hormone.
Q11 In torches, search lights and head lights of vehicles the bulb is placed
(a) Between pole and focus (b) Very near to the focus
(c) Between focus and centre of curvature (d) At centre of curvature
Q.12 The focal length of the eye lens increases when eye muscles.
(a) Are relaxed and lens becomes thinner
(b) Contract and lens becomes thicker
(c) Are relaxed and lens becomes thicker
(d) Contract and lens becomes thinner.
Q.13 Which of the following limits the number of trophic levels in a food chain?
(a) Water
(b) Polluted air
(c) Deficient food supply
(d) Decrease in energy at higher trophic levels
Q.14 The decomposers in an ecosystem-
(a) Convert organic material to inorganic forms
(b) Convert inorganic material to simpler forms
(c) Convert inorganic material into organic compound
(d) Do not break down organic compound
Q15 Which one of the following types of medicines is used for treating indigestion?
(a) Antibiotics (b) Analgesic
(c) Antacid (d) Antiseptic
Q16 Trachea do not collapse when there is not much air because they are –
(a) Thick and muscular (b) Having cartilaginous rings
(c) Have valves (d) Supported by larynx.
Directions: Each of the following questions(q17 to 20) contains an assertion followed by a reason.
Read them carefully and answer the questions on the basis of the following options.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the
assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and the reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and the reason is true.
Q.17 Assertion (A) : Decomposition of vegetable matter into compost is an example of exothermic
reaction.
Reason (R) : Exothermic reaction are those reactions in which heat is evolved.
Q.18 Assertion (A) : Human heart is four-chambered.
Reason (R) : Vena cava is the only artery that supplies deoxygenated blood to the heart
Q.19 Assertion(A) : White light is dispersed into its seven-colour components by a prism.
Reason (R) : Different colours of light bend through different angles with respect to the
incident ray as they pass through a prism.
Q20. Assertion(A) : Cyton region of nerve fibre collects information for the brain.
Reason (R) : Nerve fibres can either have or lack myelin sheath.
Section B
Q.21 Differentiate between abiotic and biotic components of ecosystem.
Q.22 What happens chemically when quick lime is added to water?
Q.23 Why does not an acid show any acidic behavior is the absence of water?
Q.24 Name substrates for the following enzymes
(a) trypsin (b) amylase (c) pepsin (d) lipase
Q.25 Name the fluid filled between the meninges of the brain. What are its functions?
Q.26 In what S.I unit is the power of lens stated? A convex lens has a focal length of 50 cm. calculate
its power?
Section C
Q.27 The refractive indices of three media are given below:
Medium Refractive Index
A 1.6
B 1.8
C 1.5
A ray of light is travelling from A to B and another ray is travelling from B to C.
(a) In which of the two cases the refracted ray bends towards the normal?
(b) In which case does the speed of light increase in the second medium?
Give reasons for your answer.
Q.28 A student dropped few pieces of marble in dilute hydrochloric acid contained in a test tube.
The evolved gas was then passed through lime water. What change would be observed in lime
water? Write balanced chemical equation for both the change observed?
Q.29 A compound X of sodium is commonly used in kitchen for making crispy pakoras. It is also used
for curing acidity in the stomach. Identify ‘X’. What is its chemical formula? State the reaction
that takes place when it is heated during cooking?
Q.30 (a) Explain why the refractive index of any material with respect to air is always greater 1.
(b) In the figure below a light ray travels from air into the semi-circular plastic block. Give
a reason why the ray does not deviate at the semi-circular boundary of the plastic
block.
(c) Complete the ray diagram of the above scenario when the light ray comes out of the
block.
Q.31 List three pathways by which oxidation of food takes place in different organisms.
Q.32 List the function of testosterone and oestrogen. Where are they secreted?
Q.33 What is ozone? How it is formed? Name the chemical responsible for its depletion.
Section D
Q.34 A 14 year old student is not able to see clearly the questions written on the black board placed
at a distance of 5 m from him.
(a) Name the defect of vision he is suffering from?
(b) Draw the diagram to show this defect?
(c) Name the type of lens used to correct this defect?
(d) Name two possible causes of this defect.
(e) Draw the diagram to show how this defect can be corrected.
Q.35 Describe the structure and functioning of nephron.
Q.36 A reddish brown metal ‘X’ when heated in presence of oxygen forms a black compound ‘Y’,
which is basic in nature. When ‘Y’ is heated with hydrogen gas, it gives back ‘X’.
Identify X & Y. Write the chemical reaction between Y & H2. Identify the substance being
oxidized & Reduced.
Section E
Q.37 A scale for measuring hydrogen ion concentration in a solution, called pH scale has been
developed. The p in pH stands for ‘potenz’ in German, meaning power. On the pH scale we can
measure pH generally from 0 to 14. pH should be thought of simply as a number which
indicates the acidic or basic nature of a solution.
(a) What does the scale represent when pH value increases from 7 to 14?
(b) What is the pH value of milk of magnesia?
(c) What happens when the pH of mouth is lower than 5.5?
(d) Two solutions X&Y. The pH of X is 4 and the pH of Y is 7. What is the nature of two
solution?
Q.38 There are various natural phenomenon associated with light. Refraction of light is the
Phenomenon in which when light travels from one transparent medium to another
transparent medium it changes its direction. The change in direction of light is due to the
change in velocity of light in different media. We can see the pencil immersed in water as bent
at the water air interface only because of the refraction of light. Again second phenomenon is
dispersion of light in which white light when passed through the prism it splits into seven
coloured spectrum. And these seven colours are VIBGYOR. We can see here the angle of
deviation is different for different colour because different wavelengths of different colour.
Also, Newton observed that when second prism is placed inverted to first prism the white light
incident on the first prism will come out as white light only when emerges out from second
prism. The phenomenon of formation of rainbow is also because of the dispersion of light. In
that case the tiny water droplets acts as prism.
But most importantly, the refraction of light occurs only because of the change in refractive
index of medium. The twinkling of stars is due to the atmospheric refraction of light.
(a) Rainbow formation takes place because of which phenomenon related to light?
(b) Why stars twinkle?
(c) Why atmospheric refraction occurs?
(d) For which colour the angle of deviation is more in case of dispersion?
Q.39 The alimentary canal is basically a long tube extending from the mouth to the anus. We can
see that the tube has different parts. Various regions are specialised to perform different
functions.
We eat various types of food which has to pass through the same digestive tract. Naturally the
food has to be processed to generate particles which are small and of the same texture. This is
achieved by crushing the food with our teeth.
(a) Which enzyme is present in our mouth to digest starch?
(b) What are the types of enzymes released by our stomach?
(c) Which is the longest part of our alimentary canal in our body?
(d) What are villi?
