Time: 3 hours Total Marks: 80

General Instructions:
i. All questions would be compulsory. However, an internal choice of approximately 33%
would be provided. 50% marks are to be allotted to competency-based questions.
ii. Section A would have 16 simple/complex MCQs and 04 Assertion-Reasoning type questions
carrying 1 mark each.
iii. Section B would have 6 Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 02 marks each.
iv. Section C would have 7 Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 03 marks each.
v. Section D would have 3 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 05 marks each.
vi. Section E would have 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment
(04 marks each) with sub-parts of the values of 1/2/3 marks.

SECTION -A
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the
questions 1-20. There is no negative mark for incorrect response.
1. The type of chemical reaction represented by [1]
the below image is

a) Thermal decomposition
b) Electrolytic decomposition
c) Photochemical decomposition
d) Double Displacement

2. Saponification of which of the following [1]

compounds gives soaps?
a) Alcohols
b) Glycosides
c) Simple esters
d) Carboxylic acids
3. Rohan kept calcium, magnesium ribbon, iron piece and a piece of zinc metal in cold water. The
test tube showing chemical reaction would be [1]
A B C D

Calcium Zinc
Magnesium Iron

a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) Only D

4. The objects which will corrode are [1]

A. B

• .

C D.

a) A and C
b) B and D
c) C and D
d) A and B

5. An instrument maker, Rehman needs to select a metal with the property used for making bells and
strings of musical instruments like sitar and violin. The property which the metal possess for this
purpose is: [1]
a) Malleability
b) Sonorousness
c) Ductility
d) Conductivity
6. Ethanol on heating with [1]
concentrated H2SO4 at 170 °C
give rise to:
a) Ethene
b) Ethanal
c) Ethane
a) Ethanoic acid

7. Detergents are long chains of [1]

Det
e1·ge11t

a) calcium salts of sulphonic acids

b) sodium salts of sulphonic acids
c) magnesium salts of carbonic acids
d) potassium salts of carbonic acids

8. Observe the given experimental test results. Figures (a) and (b) show variegated leaves
before and after the starch test, respectively. From this, what can you infer about the aim of
the experiment? [1]

(a)
(b)

a) To demonstrate that variegated leaves can undergo photosynthesis.

b) To demonstrate that water is necessary for photosynthesis.
c) To demonstrate that oxygen is necessary for respiration.
d) To demonstrate that chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis.
9. The below figure depicts a process which occurs in human beings. A similar process occurs in
plants. Name the corresponding structure in plants which carries out this process.
[1]

a) Chloroplast
b) Vacuole
c) Stomata
d) Nucleolus

10. If a pure tall pea plant is crossed with a pure dwarf pea plant, what percentage of F2
generation will be homozygous pure? [1]
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 100%

11. Which of the following statements is not true with respect to the event shown below?
[1]

a) Two neurons communicate with each other at synapse.

b) Certain chemicals called cytokinins are released at synapse.
c) Synapses ensure that the nerve impulses travel in one direction only.
d) The neuromuscular junction is responsible for transducting the excitatory electrical
impulse from the nervous system to the muscle fiber, resulting in a muscle fiber action.
12. The below adaptations in the flower assist in pollination. Identify the type of pollination based
on the given features. [1]

a) Ornithophily
b) Hydrophily
c) Malacophily
d) Anemophily
13. A convex lens can produce [1]
an image of magnification
i. less than 1
ii. more than 1
iii. equal to 1
a) i. and ii.
b) ii. and iii.
c) i. and iii.
d) i., ii. and iii.

14. A doctor has prescribed a corrective lens of power +2 D to Radhika. The focal length and the
nature of the lens used by Radhika is . [1]
a) 0.5 cm, converging
b) 5 cm, diverging
c) -0.5 cm, converging
d) 50 cm, converging

15. The given figure best represents a [1]

a) Parasitic food chain

b) Grassland food chain
c) Forest food chain
d) Aquatic food chain
16. Choose the waste management strategy that is matched with the correct example. [1]
a) Refuse Choose products that use less packaging
b) Reduce Give unwanted toys and books to hospitals or schools
c) Reuse Not using single use plastic
d) Repurpose Making flower pot from used plastic bottle

Question No. 17 to 20 consist of two statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer
these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and Rare true, and 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): Chips manufacturers usually flush bags of chips with nitrogen gas to prevent
the chips from getting oxidised. [1]
Reason (R): This enhances the taste of chips and helps us to digest the chips.
18. Assertion (A): Paramoecium reproduces by [1]
budding.
Reason (R): All unicellular organisms
reproduce by asexual methods.

19. Assertion (A): Greater number of individuals are present in lower trophic levels. [1]
Reason (R): The flow of energy is unidirectional.

20. Assertion (A): The compass placed near the current-carrying wire remains stationary.
[1]
Reason (R): The current flowing through a wire always gives rise to a magnetic field.
 SECTION - B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.

21. Minakshi added a solution of sodium sulphate to a solution of barium chloride taken in a test
tube. Write an equation for the chemical reaction involved and name the type of reaction in
this case. [2]

22. What causes the union of stock and scion during grafting? Additionally, identify one desirable
characteristic that each of the plants contributing to the stock and scion should possess to
ensure a successful graft. [2]

23. If you consume butter during lunch, how [2]

will it get digested in your body?
OR
The length of the small intestine differs in different animals. In which animal - deer or wolf,
this organ is found to be longer? Why?

24. Vidula is using a convex lens which forms a real image 2 times magnified at a distance of 30
cm from the lens. What will be the focal length and power of the convex lens used? [2]

25. Why does a current-carrying solenoid, when suspended freely, rest along a particular
direction? Explain. [2]
OR
Is it possible that a magnetic field be produced without using a magnet?

26. If Roshni is consuming curd/yogurt for lunch, which trophic level in a food chain should she
be considered as occupying? [2]
 SECTION - C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.

27. Answer the following: [3]

(a) While camping, Amrita lights a fire using wood as fuel. After some time, the wood burns
down to ashes, and heat is released. Explain whether this change is physical or chemical
change. Give reason for the same.
(b) In a chemistry class, Sanket learns that a compound on heating decomposes into simpler
substances. Explain why all the decomposition reactions are endothermic.
(c) Jyotika heats blue copper(II) sulphate crystals, and they turn white after heating. Explain
why the color change occurs.

28. Write six differences between oxidation and [3]

reduction.
OR
Distinguish between metals and non-metals
based on their physical properties.

29. Explain giving reasons the bending of the shoot tip of a plant towards a light source coming from
one side of the plant. [3]

30. Red green colour blindness is a sex-linked inherited character. Gene b for colour blindness is
recessive to gene B for normal vision. This gene b is carried only on the X chromosome. [3]

(a) Describe the phenotypes of (i), (ii) and (iii).

(b) Explain why red green colour blindness is more likely to occur in men than in women.

31. An electric lamp of resistance 20 𝛀 and a resistor of 4 𝛀 are connected to a 6 V battery as

shown in the circuit diagram. [3]
Calculate
(a) total resistance of the circuit
(b) current through the circuit
(c) potential difference across the electric lamp and the resistor.
32. The diagram below shows a bar magnet surrounded by two compasses numbered 2 and 4.
What directions will these compasses show? [3]

33. An erect image of an object is to be formed using a concave mirror of 15 cm focal length.
Find the range of distance of the object from the mirror. Draw a ray diagram and state the
nature and size of the image for the observer. [3]
 SECTION - D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.

34. Carbon cannot reduce the oxides of sodium, magnesium, and aluminium to their respective metals.
Why? Where in the reactivity series are these metals placed? How are these metals obtained from their
ores? Take an example to explain the process of extraction along with chemical equations. [5]
OR

(a) Meera set up an electric circuit as shown in the illustration below. She placed the metal to be
tested in the circuit between terminals A and B as shown.

(i) Does the bulb glow? What does this indicate?

(ii) Why are electric wires coated with PVC or rubber like materials?

(b) Write chemical equations to represent what happens when:

(i) Ethanol burns in the air.
(ii) Ethanol reacts with sodium metal.

35. [5]
(a) State the importance of chromosomal difference between sperms and eggs of humans.
(b) Give reasons for each of the following:

(i) Regeneration is not considered as a method of reproduction.

(ii) Blocking of the fallopian tube causes birth control.
(iii) Spores have a thick wall.
OR
(a) Why do people living in the low Himalayan hilly regions often suffer from goitre?
(b) During a street fight between two individuals, mention the effects on the following organs by the
autonomous nervous system, in the table given below: (one has been done for you as an example).
(c)
Organ Sympathetic System Parasympathetic System
Lungs Dilates bronchi and Constricts bronchi and
bronchioles bronchioles
1. Heart ……………………………………………… ………………………………………………
2. Pupil of the eye ……………………………………………… ………………………………………………
3. Salivary gland ……………………………………………… ………………………………………………
36. Draw the ray diagram and state the nature and position of the image formed when the object is
placed at
a) 2F in front of a convex lens
b) Anywhere between the optical centre and
infinity of the concave lens [5]
OR
(a) What is the nature of the image formed by a convex mirror when the object is placed between
the pole and infinity?
(b) What is diffused reflection of light?
(c) Which mirror is used as a rear-view mirror? Why?
 SECTION - E
Question No. 37 to 39 are case-based/data-based questions with 2 to 3 short sub -
parts. Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts.

37. Two allotropic forms of carbon that are crystalline in nature are represented by "A'' and "B''.
They are physically distinct, yet chemically identical. The hardest crystalline form of
carbon is ''A''. Covalent connections connect each carbon atom in "A'' to four other carbon
atoms. Each carbon atom in "B'' is covalently connected to three other carbon atoms. ''B'' is
a somewhat soft and oily material. It is also a good electrical conductor. The C - C bond
length in ''B'' is 141.5 pm, while it is 154 pm in ''A'' •

(a) Identify the name of carbon allotrope represented by A. Comment on its electrical
conductivity with reason. [2]
(b) Identify the name of carbon allotrope represented by B. Comment on its electrical
conductivity with reason. [2]
OR
(c) Draw the structures of A and B and name it. [2]

38. Two human beings who can both roll their tongues produced 11 children. 3 of these children
could not roll their tongues and 8 children could roll their tongues. [4]
a) Which trait (rolling or not rolling) is controlled by the recessive allele? [1]
b) State all possible genotypes of the F1 generation of the cross. [1]
c) Show the inheritance of the tongue rolling in humans in the given example using a suitable
cross. What percentage of offspring will show the same genotype as the parents? [2]
OR

c) If one of the parents could not roll their tongue, with the help of a cross, calculate the
ratio of tongue-rollers to non-tongue-rollers in the offspring.

39. Observe the diagrams (A) and (B) and answer the questions from (a) to (c) on the basis of
related studied concepts.

a) State the direction of current in metal wire XY. [1]

b) What happens when the cell across the metal wire XY is removed? [1]
c) Which devices are connected incorrectly in circuit diagram (B)? Why? [2]
OR
d) Draw the correct circuit diagram for replacing the incorrect circuit connections.