Sample Questiorn Paper 02

Science 10" (Code 086)

General Instructions
1. Allquestion would be compulsory. However, an internal choice of
approximately 33% would be provided. 50% marks are to be allotted to
competency-based questions.
2. Section A would have 16 simple/complex MCQs and 04 Assertion-Reasoning
type questions carrying 1mark each.
3. Section Bwould have 6 Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions carrying 02 Time:3 Hrs.
marks each.
4. Section C would have 7 Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 03 marks Max. Marks:80
each.
5. Section D would have 3 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 05 marks
each.
6. Section Ewould have 3source based/case based/passage based/integrated
units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of the values of 1/2/3marks.

Section A Objective Answer Type Questions

1. Achemical compound used in glass, soap as 4. Which metallicoxides reacts with both acid and
laboratory reagent and in paper industries is base is
(a) washing soda (b) baking soda (a) Mg (b) ZnO
(c) bleaching powder (d) common salt (c) Al,0, (d) CaO

2. Carbon can use four hydrogen atoms to form 5. Gold is used for making jewellery. What are the
methane (CH, ) because properties of gold that make it a suitable metal
(a) valency of carbon is four for making jewellery?
(b) valency of hydrogen is one (a) Ductility
(c) Both (a) and (b) (b) Malleability
(d) carbon gets noble gas configuration by making (c) Lustrous
four covalent bonds with hydrogen (d) Allof the above
3. Amolecule of ammonia (NH, )has 6. Due to the formation of silver
(a) only single bonds particles become black on prolonged exposure
(b) only double bonds to air.
(c) only triple bonds (a) AggN (b) Ag0
(d) two double bonds and one single bond (c) AgS (d) AgSand Ag;N
 7. Which among the following are
unsaturated hydrocarbons? What are the colours of Qand R, when the
leaf is tested for starch, using iodine
(i) CH,CH,-CH, solution?
(ii) CH, CH=
CH-CH, R
CH3 (a) Blue/black Brown
(ii) CH,-C-CH,
(b) Brown Brown

CH, (c) Blue/black Blue/black

(iv) CH,-C= CH, (d) Brown Blue/black

CH, 10. Across between a tall pea plant (TT) and

(a) (i) and (ii) short pea plant (tt) resulted in progeny
that were all tall plant because
(b) (ii) and (ii)
(a) tallness is the dominant trait
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(b) shortness is the dominant trait
(d) (ii), (i) and (iv) (c) tallness is the recessive trait
8. Which of the following
(are) true about heart?
statement(s) is/ (d) height of pea plant is not governed by gene
T ore
A. Left atrium receives oxygenated blood 11. The correct sequence of organs in the male
from different parts of body, while reproductive system for transport of
right atrium receives deoxygenated sperms is
blood from lungs. (a) testis ’ vas deferens’urethra
B. Left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood (b) testis’ureter ’urethra
to different body parts, while right (c) testis ’ urethra ’ ureter
ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood (d) testis ’ vas deferens ’ ureter
to lungs.
C. Left atrium transfers oxygenated blood 12. Which among the following are not the
to left ventricle which sends it to functions of the ovary at puberty in
female?
different body parts. A. Formation of germ cells
D. Right ventricle pumps deoxygenated
B. Secretion of testosterone
blood to lungs through pulmonary
vein. C. Development of placenta
(a) C and D (b) B and D D. Secretion of oestrogen
(c) A and D (d) B andC (a) A and B SP-O
(b)B and C
9. Aplant is kept in the dark for two days.
Aleaf from this plant, is used in an (c) C and D
experiment to investigate the effect of two (d) B and D
factors on photosynthesis as shown in the
diagram. Cork cut so leaf
13. An object is placed in front of a convex
can pass through
mirror. Its image is formed
(a) at a distance equal to the object distance in
front of the mirror

Green
(b) at twice the distance of the object from the
mirror
leaf
Leaf renmoved and (c) at half the distance of the object in front of
Exposed. tested for starch the mirror
to light
for
(d) at behind the mirror and it's position varies
Substance to absorb
8 hours carbon dioxide
according to the object distance
 14. Observe the given diagram carefully. What (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
could be the cause of this defect? explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
17. Assertion (A) Graphite is slippery to
(i) The focal length of the eye lens is too long. touch.
(i) The eye ball becomes too smal. Reason (R) The various layers of carbon
(ii) The focal length of the eye lens is too atoms in graphite are held together by
small. weak van der Waals' forces.
(iv) The eye ball becomes too long.
(a) i and ii (b) iand iv
18. Assertion (A)Plants lack the nervous
(c) ii and iii system but they do coordinate.
(d) ii and iv
15. Which of the following two organisms are Reason (R) Plants contain hormones
producers? that regulate growth and development.
(a) Plants and phytoplanktons 19. Assertion (A)The magnetic field
(b) Plants and consumers produced by a current carrying
(c) Zooplanktons and phytoplanktons solenoid is independent of its length
(d) Phytoplanktons and chlorophyll and cross-sectional area.
16. How much of the net primary productivity of
a terrestrial ecosystem is eaten and digested Reason (R) The magnetic field inside
by herbivores? the solenoid has variable value.
(a) 1% (b) 10%
(c) 40%
20. Assertion (A) Blood pressure is much
(d) 90%
greater in arteries than veins.
Direction (Q. Nos.17-20) consist of twO statements
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions Reason (R)The force exerted by blood
by selecting the appropriate option given below against the wall of the vessel is called
blood pressure.

-02 Section B Very Short Answer Type Questions

21. A solid limestone is burnt to form 72° and the angle of refraction be 40°, thern
quicklime and a gas. Define the reaction calculate the refractive index of substance X.
involved and also write its chemical (Given : sin 72° = 0951 and sin 40° =0642)
equation.
25. (a) AB is a current carrying conductor in the
22. Explain how the movement of leaves of a plane of the paper as shown in figure.
sensitive plant differ from movements of What are the direction of magnetic field
shoots towards light? produced by it at points PandQ?
23. (a) An acid is secreted in our stomach. A
Why? P
Or (b) Differentiate between respiration in
plants and respiration in animals.
24. A beam of light passes from air into a
substance X. If the angle of incidence be B
 Given ;>h, When will the
the magnetic field be larger? strength of
Or (b) For the current
carrying
shown below, draw magneticsolenoid
as
lines and give reason to explainfield
that
out of the three points A, Band Cat
which point the field strength is
maximum and at which point it is 26. How does reproduction help in providing
minimum. stability to population of a species?

Section CShort Answer Type Questions

27. P. Q and R are 3 elements
which undergo Or (b) An organic compound A is a
chemical reactions according to the constituent of many medicines and
following equations. used as an antifreeze and has the
+
20 Q,o,) + 2(P) molecular formula C,H;0.
Upon reaction with alk. KMnO,, the
(ii) 3(RSO, + 2(Q) Q, (SO,, compound A is oxidised to another
compound Bwith formula C,H,0,.
-3 R) Identify the compounds Aand B.
(iüi) 3(RO) + 2(P Write the chemical equation for the
B0,)+ 3R reaction which leads to the formation
of B.
Answer the following questions.
(a) Which element is most reactive? 29. (a) Can you name any two modes of
(b) Which element is least reactive? asexual reproduction which help an
(c) State the type of reaction listed above. organism to survive in adverse
conditions?
28. (a) Ravi performed an activity by taking
(b) Give two reasons for the appearance of
ethanoic acid and sodium hydrogen
carbonate as shown in the diagram variations among the progeny formed
given below. by sexual reproduction.
He observed that a salt X is formed 30. Explain, how pesticides get accumulated
with the evolution of gas Y. Identify the in the environment?
salt X and evolved gas Y. Also, write 31. (a) Explain the phenomenon of light SP
the chemical equation of the reaction which results that the clear sky appears
involved. blue.

Ygas
(b) Explain the phenomenon of light which
results that the sun appears white at
Stand -Delivery tube noon.
CO2 gas
-Test tube 32. In the circuit given below.
25W 40W 60W

Ethanoic
acid
Lime water
-NaHCO3
 (a) Will arnyof the bulb light up when the 33. Acurrent is allowed to flow through a
switch is in the open position? solenoid. State your observations for the
(b) When the key is closed, how would following cases and give reasons for the
you rank the brightness of the bulbs? same in each case.
Give reason. (a) The solenoid behaves like a magnet.
(b) The solenoid is a temporary magnet.

Section D Long Answer Type Questions

34. (a) (i) The carbonate of metal Xisa white (i) Label the parts A, B, Cand D. Why
solid. It decomposes when heated to part Ahas many folds?
form carbon dioxide and a yellow (i) What is the function of the parts A,
solid oxide. What is metal X? B and C?
(i)What happens when Rakesh passed
hydrogen gas over the heated 36. (a) (i) (1)An object 5 cm tall is placed at a
distance of 10 cm from a convex
copper oxide? Write the chemical mirror with a focal length of 15
equation involved in this reaction.
cm.Calculate the position of the
Or image.
(b) Write three physical properties each of (2) Determine the nature and size of
acids and bases. How will you show the image.
with an example that metal oxides are
basic in nature? Give chemical (i) A 2.0cm long object is placed
equation also. perpendicular to the principal axis
of a concave mirror. The distance of
35. (a) (i) Hormones are needed by our body the object from the mirror is 30 cm
in an appropriate amount, slightly and its image is formed 60 cm from
more or less secretion causes the mirror, on the same side of the
disorders in our body. Illustrate this mirror as the object. Find the height
by using three examples. of the image formed and draw the
(ii) Why do we call pituitary gland as a the ray diagram.
the master gland? Where is it Or
located? (b) (i) Draw the ray diagram to show the
SP-02 Or (b) Given below is a figure of the human image formation of each part and
brain in vertical section. write the positions of the object
A
Athin converging lens
(1) a real magnified image.
(2) a virtual magnified image.
(ii) How will the following be affected
on cutting this lens into two halves
along the principal axis?
(1) Focal length
D
(2) Intensity of the image formed by
half lens.
Section E Case-Based/Source Based Answer Type Questions
37. (a) The table given below shows the hints F;-generation, mentioning the
given by the quiz master in a quiz. reason for the same.
S.No. Hints
Or

Compound 'A is widely used as a

(c) Write the phenotypic and genotypic
ratio of plants in F,-generation.
preservative in pickles.
II. 'A reacts with ethanol to form a 39. Vinita and Roshan demonstrated acircuit
sweet smelling compound B. that operates the two headlights and the
Based on the above hints answer the two sidelights of a car, in their school
following questions. exhibition. Based on their demonstrated
() Identify the compound Aand circuit, answer the following questions.
compound B A 1

(i) Which gas is produced when

compound 'A reacts with washing
soda? Write the chemical equation. 4.0 2 4.0 gl12a12 Ql
(iii) Write two uses of ethanol
Or (b) How the compoundA' isformed from
ethanol?
(a) State what happens when switch A is
38. If we cross pure-breed tall (dominant) pea connected to
plants with pure-breed dwarf (recessive) ()position 2?
pea plants, we get pea plants of (i) position 3?
F-generation. If we now self-cross the pea (b) Find the potential difference across
plant of E-generation, then we obtain pea each lamp.
plant of F,-generation. (c) Calculate the current
(a) What do the plants of F-generation (i) in each 12 2lamp.
look like?
(ii)in each 42 lamp.
(b) What is the ratio of tall plants to dwarf
Or
plants in Fgeneration?
(c) Statement type of plants not found (c) Show, with calculations, which type of
in F-generation, but appeared in lamp, 40 S2or 12 2has the higher 8P
power.