DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GBN SESSION 2023-24 HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION CLASS X- SCIENCE SET DURATION; 3 Hours ‘a MM: 80 General Instructions; * This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections © All questions are computsory. However, an Inernal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying I mark each. * Section B consist of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should be in the range 0f30 fo 50 words Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each Answers to these qwestions should be i the range of $0 10 80 words. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 08 marks each. Answer to these questions should be im the range of 80 10 120 words Section E consists of 3 source-based/ease-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub= parts. Q.No | Part Question Marks No. ua An aqueous solution of sodium acetate will tum 1 4) Methyl orange yetlow b) Red litmus blue 6) Phenolphthalein solution pink All ofthese Which of he following statements about the given reaction are correet? [7 3Fe (5) + 4H20 (g) > Fe304 (s) +4 H2 (g) (i) Iron metal is getting oxidised (ii) Water is getting reduced (iii) Water is acting as reducing agent (iv) Water is acting as oxidising agent a) (i), Gi) and (iil) ) (ii) and (iv) 9) (i, (ii) and (iv) 4) (ii) and (iv) a A stadent while burning a magnesium ribbon in the air, collected the 1 products in a wet watch glass. The new product obtained was a) Magnesium oxide 'b) Magnesium carbonate ) Magnesium hydroxide 4) Magnesium chloride Page Lof 8Strong healing of ferovs fulphate Teas wo the formation of brown solid ‘and two gases. The reaction can be categorised as 4) Displacement and redox b) Decomposition and redox ) Displacement and endothermic 4) Decomposition and exothermic « The image shows the pH values of four solutions on a pH scale. «(2 [9/2 [2]2 u] t t © D Which solutions are alkaline in nature? a) AandB b) Bandc ) CandD 4) AandD Which of the following is not true ina balanced chemical equation? 8) Number of atoms of different elements on both sides are equal. b) Mass of both sides are equal 5) Number of charged ions on both sides are equal d) Total of charges on both sides are equal Baking powder isa mixture of ) Sodium carbonate and acetic acid b) Sodium carbonate and tartaric acid ©) Sodium hydrogen carbonate and tartaric acid 4) Sodium hydrogen carbonate and acetic acid Which part of the alimentary canal receives bile from the liver? a) Stomach b) Large intestine ¢) Oesophagus d) small intestine ‘Which of the following pair is correctly matched in terms-of parts of brain and their respective functions a) Cerebrum: Thinking and Memory ) Medulla: Balance and posture » €) Cerebellum: Involuntary Action ~ {) Medulla: Voluntary Action + Page 2 of 8‘After our nose senses a smell, which option shows the mechanism of the travelling of sense in our body? 2) Olfactory receptors-> dendrite tip of nerve cell axon nerve ‘ending-Prelease of signal-> dendrite tip of other nerve cell b) Olfactory receptors> dendrite tip of a nerve cell-Paxon->cell body-drelease of signal-ddendrite tip of other nerve cell <) Gustatory receptors > dendrite tip of anerve cell-cell body-daxon-> release of signal->dendrite tip of other nerve cell 4) Gustatory receptors-> dendrite tip of a nerve cell->axon->cell body->release of signalddendnte tip of other nerve cell Ht. The genotype ratio of monohybrid cross in F2 generation is oll a2 Single blood circulation is found ir a) Whale b) Fishes ¢) Frog d) Monkey we “The image Shows the path of incident rays to a concave mirror. Object ‘Where would the reflected rays meet for the image formation to take place? (a) Behind the mirror (b) Between F and O (c) Between C and FE (6) Beyond € Page 3088When light rays enter the eye, most of the refnaction occurs at the as. (@) Crystalline Jens ~ (©) The outer surface oF the comea (©) Iris @) Pupit da 110,000 Ki ight energy is available then how much energy would be 1 Present at the second trophic level? ) 100 Ky byoKs ©) L000Ks ork 46. Which rays strike on earth due to depletion of the ozone layer? a)visible light __b) microwaves c)infrared _d) ultraviolet ‘Question No. 17 to 20 consist of two statements — Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given ws @) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. b) Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A. ¢) Ais true but R is false. 4) Ais false but R is true. A Assertion (A); Silver salts are used in black and white photography. Reason (R): Silver salts-do not decompose in the presence of light. Assertion= Variation is beneticial to species. Reasoning- Variation enables a species for its survival. Assertion- Garden is an artificial ecosystem. Reasoning- Biotic and abiotic components are manipulated by humans. Assertion(A): A normal human eye can clearly see all the objects beyond a certain minimum distance. Reason (R) : The human eye has the capacity of adjusting the focal length of eye lens. SECTION B Q. no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions. Write the following statements into chemical equations and then balance: them. (a) Hydrogen gas combines with nitrogen to form ammonia. (b) Potassium metal reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. Page 4 of 8es [tt do you mean by residual valine OT How me the ancaw GOSS tomaximize the exchange of gases? OR ‘Though pepsin and trypsin are protein digesting enzymes but still pepsin an't function in the small intestine and trypsin in the stomach. Explain the reason behind it. or Define tropism. Explain any 2 types of tropiom with one example each: {Ag can you help in reducing the problem of waste disposal? Give any two methods. OR 8) Use of pesticides have been Testricted in the recent past. Give reason to ‘Support this statement. 'b) Which kind of consumer are herbivores and at what feve! will you place them in the food chain? |\Differentiate between reflection and retraction of light OR What is lateral displacement? What are the factors affecting it? ‘Which mirror is used by the dentist and why? Draw the ray diagram for the ase this mirror produces a virtual image. f SECTION C Quo. 27 to 33 are short answer questions. ‘a) Name the process in which gain of clectrons takes place. 'b) A zinc plate was put into a solution of copper sulphate kept in a glass Container. It was found that the blue colour of the.solution gets fader and. fader with the passage of time. Aficr a few days when the zine plate was taken out of the solution , a number of holes were observed on it. 1) State the reason for changes observed on the zine plate ii) Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved. 342) ry Write balanced equations forthe following, mentioning the type of reaction involved. Page Sof81) Aluminium + Bromine > Aluminium bromide Calcium carbonate > Calcium oxide + Carbon dioxide i) Silver chloride = Silver + Chlorine OR prwy. is respiration considered an exothermic reaction? +b) Define the terms- oxidation and oxidizing agent. ©) Identify the substance that is oxidised and reduced in the reaction: CUO (s) + 2n (s) > Cus) +2n0(3) ‘Ais a Chemical messenger responsible for controlling blood sugar evel: i Identify A and name the gland responsible for its secretion. i. Irregular secretion of A will cause which disease? Explain how the time and amount of secretion A is regulated in human system, ‘What is the difference between inherited and acquired characters? Why are acquired characters not inherited? ne “The image of a candle flame placed ata distance of 30 em from a mirror is formed on a sereen placed in front of the mirror-at a distance of 60 ¢m from its pole, What is the nature of the mirror? Find its focal length. If the height ‘of the flame is 2.4 cm, find the height ofits image. State whether the image formed is erect or inverted. ‘An object 4,0 em In size, is placed 25,0 em in front of a convex lens of focal length 15.0 em. (i) At what distance from the lens: should a screen be placed in order to ‘obtain a sharp image? (i) Find the size of the image. i Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image in this case. Which mirror isa diverging mirror? Draw a ray diagram to show its diverging nature? Write one application of it. Section-D ‘Question No, 34 to 36 are long answer questions. {Slate reason for the following statements: (i). Tap water conducts electricity whereas distilled water does not. Page 6 of &il) Dry hydrogen chloride gas does not turn blue litmus red whereas dilute hydrochloric acid does. Gil) During the summer season, a mitkrnan usual ly adds a very senall) amount of baking soda to fresh milk. (iy) Fora dilution of acid, acid is added into water and not water into acid. «¥) Basic solutions also have H” ions. OR (a) State the chemical properties on which the following uses of baking soda are based: i)as an antacid it) as soda-acid fire extinguisher iii) to make bread and cake soft and spongy (>) How is washing soda obtained from baking soda? Write a balanced ‘chemical equation. |S ieeer materials required for photosynthesis. Give a chemical ‘equation for the same. b). Write three events that occur during photosynthesis. Mention the adaptation shown by desert plants with reference to the steps of this process, oR a) Growth dependent movement is different from growth independent movement. Justify the statement giving suitable example for each one of them. b) Name growth inhibitor in plants and mention its two functions. ‘¢) Which hormonc synthesized when growing plants detect light? ii) Write two functions of cytokinin. 5(342) +S What is myopia? Write its causes. How can it be corrected? Draw the myopic eye and it's correction 2 SECTION-E ‘Question No. 37 to 39 are case-based/data -based questions with 2 103 short sub-parts. Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts, Rohit takes cold drinks everyday. Cold drinks contain Sugar and carbon dioxide which is dissolved in water along with preservatives like sodium Page7 of 8benzoate, Carbonic acid can cause tooth decay. It may also cause hyperacidity and weaken our bones, @) | What is the formula of acid present in cold drinks? ! 5) | How do cold drinks cause tooth decay? d ©) | Whats meant by hyperacidiiy? ! @__| What are the diseases caused by weak bones? J of sex chromosomes during gametic fusion. Depending on the nature of the sex chromosomes in male and female organisms, different Organisms exhibit different types of sex determination mechanisms. a) Ina few ar als’ environment also plays a role in sex determination. Mention the name of one such animal and how does environment play role in £) Why the number of chromosomes becomes half in the gamete during sexual reproduction? You are given three mirrors of different natures. Bah 4) How will you identify hem as concave, convex ot plane mirror? 5) Which of these will produce a magnification of +1 and-+1 2 Le¥ Draw the ray diagram for any one of the cases of real image. OR ©) Draw the ray diagram for any one of the cases of virtual image. ‘The progeny’s sex is determined by the inheritance or transmission | [+172 Page 8 of 8