Class 10
Science
Section ‘A’ ( Multiple Choice Questions)
1.Choose the best alternative of the following questions and write in the
answer sheet: (10×1=10)
(a) In the life cycle of a honeybee, which stage is the voracious eater?
(i) Egg
(ii) Larva
(iii) Pupa
(iv) Adult
(b) How many pairs of chromosomes are there in a human somatic cell?
(i) 21 pairs
(ii) 22 pairs
(iii) 23 pairs
(iv) 24 pairs
(c) Which of the following blood vessels carries blood from the heart to the
lungs?
(i) Pulmonary vein
(ii) Vena cava
(iii) Pulmonary artery
(iv) Aorta
(d) Why is water used to cool the hot engines of vehicles?
(i) As water is available enough
(ii) As water is a liquid substance
(iii) As the specific heat capacity of water is the least compared to other
substances
(iv) As the specific heat capacity of water is the maximum
(e) In which block do the elements of group IIA (2) lie?
(i) S-block
(ii) P-block
(iii) D-block
(iv) F-block
(f) Which suffix is present in the name of hydrocarbons with the general
formula ?
(i) -ane
(ii) -ene
(iii) -ol
(iv) -yne
(g) Which pair of living beings and its characteristics are correct in the
given table?
(h) What is the weight of a body having a mass of 100 kg on the moon?
(i) 2500 N
(ii) 1000 N
(iii) 980 N
(iv) 167 N
(i) Which fundamental unit of the following represents the proper relation
for joule?
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(j) What is the thrust exerted by water on a given body?
(i) 0.03 N
(ii) 3 N
(iii) 30 N
(iv)0.3 N
Section ‘B’
2.Write very short answers to the following questions: (9×1=9)
(a) Define netizenship.
(b) Define blood pressure.
(c) What should be done mainly for the conservation of one-horned
rhinoceros?
(d) Write the type of catalyst used in the given chemical reaction:
2KclO₃ → 2KCl + 3O₂ (in the presence of MnO₂)
(e) Why do moist red litmus papers change into blue when inserted into a
jar containing ammonia?
(f) Why are food preservatives used?
(g) In which phylum of classification of living beings can an organism with
a cylindrical body that secretes through nephridia be placed?
(h) In which medium shown in the diagram is the critical angle for total
internal reflection smaller?
(i) A person is using spectacles with a lens power of -2.5D. What could be
the problem in the eye of the person?
Section ‘C’
Write short answers to the following questions: (14×2=28)
3.Write any two functions of queen bee.
4.Mention any two natural processes that cause climate change.
5.A student has to test the change in effort applied and efficiency of
pulleys used in a dependent variable from the number of pulleys, load,
and effort applied. In this experiment, identify:
Controlled variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
6.Why did Mendel select mustard plants for his experiment? Mention any
two points.
7.What is the frequency of DC? Why?
8.Consider you have to use a life jacket in the braking system of a four-
wheeler and to make an immersed substance float in water. What changes
will you make in air pressure for them?
9.“Role of gravitational force is very important for the birth and death of a
star.” Justify the statement.
10.A student used powder of calcium carbonate rather than marble pieces
for the laboratory preparation of CO₂ gas.
a.Write a balanced chemical reaction for the action mentioned above.
b.Why did he/she use powder of marble instead of marble chips?
11.A gold ring weighing 5 gm is heated. On heating it is found not to
change in its weight, why?
12.Cement, glass, detergent, fertilizers, pesticides, and soaps are
chemical pollutants. Write any two ways to minimize the adverse effects
of chemical pollutants.
13.Consider you are suffering from high fever and there is no nearby
health center. What can you apply to lower the fever? Also, explain the
reason.
14.The luster of metallic heritage in Kathmandu valley is fading day by
day. What is its main cause? Also, write any one chemical equation
supporting your answer.
15.A homologous series of alcohol is given in the table. In serial no. 2, X is
written instead of the real compound.
a.Write the molecular formula of X.
b.Write the structural formula of the compound formed by the removal of
one H and one OH from the compound X.
16.How do the chordates without vertical columns link the classification of
evolution with organisms? Mention two points.
Section ‘D’
Write long answers to the following questions: (7×4=28)
17.What are the positive aspects of the modern periodic table relative to
Mendeleev’s periodic table? Mention any four points.
18.A family has got only two daughters . Does it mean that the husband
doesn’t produce sperm bearing ‘Y’ chromosomes? Explain it by showing
sex determination chart.
19.Students sitting in the last bench cannot read the letters on a
blackboard clearly but can read the textbook. Write the type of defect of
vision he is suffering from, its two causes, and sketch a suitable ray
diagram showing its remedy.
20.Study the given figure of blood and answer the following questions:
a. Which type of them covers 55% of blood?
b. Which of them is concerned with leukemia?
c. What is the abnormality called when the number of A decreases
below normal level?
d. Which of them forms a fiber-like structure during its function?
21.An electric material production company saw the demand for
transformers in the market.
a. If the company manufactures transformers with the number of
primary coils: 200 turns and secondary coils: 100 turns, what type of
transformer is formed?
b. If 50 V DC is passed in the primary coil in a transformer
manufactured by the company, what will be the secondary voltage?
c. What is the use of a transformer given in No. I, in our daily life?
d. What is the relation between input and output energy in the
transformers?
22.Different types of cell division are shown in the diagram:
a. Which of them can form gametes?
b. Which of them forms daughter cells having identical characteristics
of the mother cell?
c. Write the importance of figure A.
d. Which of them helps to make the number of chromosomes similar to
the mother cell in sexual reproduction?
23.The acceleration due to gravity of three heavenly bodies are given in
the table alongside:
a. Calculate the velocity of an object falling freely towards the surface
of B in 5th second.
b. If a man can lift a 50 kg mass on the surface of the earth, how much
mass can he lift on the surface of C?
c. Why are there big craters on the surface of heavenly body C?
d. Although the mass of Jupiter is 319 times that of the mass of the
earth, its acceleration due to gravity does not increase in the same
ratio. Why?
