SHANTADEVI SITARAM MUNDRA
MAHESHWARI PUBLIC SCHOOL
PERIODIC ASSESSMENT-1 (2025-26)
SUBJECT–SCIENCE (086)
Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Roll No. _______ Maximum Marks: 40
Class: X Time: 1 ½ Hrs.
General Instructions:
● All questions are compulsory.
● The question paper consists of 19 questions divided into the sections A, B, C, D, E & F.
● Section-A comprises 05 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each.
● Section-B comprises 4 questions of 1 mark each objective.
● Section-C comprises 4 questions of 2 marks each.
● Section-D comprises 3 questions of 3 marks each.
● Section-E comprises 2 questions of 5 marks each.
● Section- F comprises 1 question of 5 marks.
● There is no overall choice. However, some internal choices are there.
SECTION-A [ MCQs]
1. Bio 1
2. Chem 1
3. What unit is used to measure the power of a lens? 1
(a) Dioptre (b) Meter (c) Kilogram (d) Newton
4. Assertion (A): Bio 1
Reason (R) :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
5. Assertion (A): A ray passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror after reflection, 1
is reflected back along the same path.
Reason (R) : The incident rays fall on the mirror along the normal to the reflecting surface.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
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SECTION-B
6. Chem 1
7. Chem 1
8. Chem 1
9. Bio 1
SECTION-C
10. Bio 2
11. Chem 2
12. Define following: Aperture, Principle Axis, Real Image, Refraction 2
13. Define Refractive index. Also write its dependency factors. 2
SECTION-D
14. Bio OR 3
15. A concave mirror is used for image formation for different positions of an object. What 3
inferences can be drawn about the following when an object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from
the pole of a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm?
(a) Position of the image
(b) Size of the image
(c) Nature of the image
Draw a labelled ray diagram to justify your inferences.
16. Chem 3
SECTION-E
17. Chem OR 5
18. A student wants to project the image of a candle flame on a screen 48 cm in front of a mirror by 5
keeping the flame at a distance of 12 cm from its pole.
(a) Suggest the type of mirror he should use.
(b) Find the linear magnification of the image produced.
(c) How far is the image from its object?
(d) Draw ray diagram to show the image formation in this case.
OR
Draw a ray diagram to show the path of the reflected ray in each of the following cases. A ray of
light incident on a convex mirror :
(a) strikes at its pole making an angle 0 from the principal axis.
(b) is directed towards its principle focus.
(c) is parallel to its principal axis.
SECTION-E
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19. Case study: Read the following paragraph and answer the questions: 4
Bio
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