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Secondary School Examination
March 2019
Marking Scheme – SCIENCE (SUBJECT CODE 086)
(PAPER CODE – 31/1/3)
General Instructions: -
1. You are aware that evaluation is the most important process in the actual and correct assessment of the candidates. A
small mistake in evaluation may lead to serious problems which may affect the future of the candidates, education system
and teaching profession. To avoid mistakes, it is requested that before starting evaluation, you must read and understand
the spot evaluation guidelines carefully. Evaluation is a 10-12 days mission for all of us. Hence, it is necessary that
you put in your best efforts in this process.
2. Evaluation is to be done as per instructions provided in the Marking Scheme. It should not be done according to one’s
own interpretation or any other consideration. Marking Scheme should be strictly adhered to and religiously followed.
However, while evaluating, answers which are based on latest information or knowledge and/or are innovative,
they may be assessed for their correctness otherwise and marks be awarded to them.
3. The Head-Examiner must go through the first five answer books evaluated by each evaluator on the first day, to ensure
that evaluation has been carried out as per the instructions given in the Marking Scheme. The remaining answer books
meant for evaluation shall be given only after ensuring that there is no significant variation in the marking of individual
evaluators.
4. If a question has parts, please award marks on the right-hand side for each part. Marks awarded for different parts of the
question should then be totaled up and written in the left-hand margin and encircled.
5. If a question does not have any parts, marks must be awarded in the left hand margin and encircled.
6. If a student has attempted an extra question, answer of the question deserving more marks should be retained and the
other answer scored out.
7. No marks to be deducted for the cumulative effect of an error. It should be penalized only once.
8. A full scale of marks 1 to 80 has to be used. Please do not hesitate to award full marks if the answer deserves it.
9. Every examiner has to necessarily do evaluation work for full working hours i.e. 8 hours every day and evaluate 25
answer books per day.
10. Ensure that you do not make the following common types of errors committed by the Examiner in the past:-
• Leaving answer or part thereof unassessed in an answer book.
• Giving more marks for an answer than assigned to it.
• Wrong transfer of marks from the inside pages of the answer book to the title page.
• Wrong question wise totaling on the title page.
• Wrong totaling of marks of the two columns on the title page.
• Wrong grand total.
• Marks in words and figures not tallying.
• Wrong transfer of marks from the answer book to online award list.
• Answers marked as correct, but marks not awarded. (Ensure that the right tick mark is correctly and clearly indicated. It
should merely be a line. Same is with the X for incorrect answer.)
• Half or a part of answer marked correct and the rest as wrong, but no marks awarded.
11. While evaluating the answer books if the answer is found to be totally incorrect, it should be marked as (X) and awarded
zero (0) Marks.
12. Any unassessed portion, non-carrying over of marks to the title page, or totaling error detected by the candidate shall
damage the prestige of all the personnel engaged in the evaluation work as also of the Board. Hence, in order to uphold
the prestige of all concerned, it is again reiterated that the instructions be followed meticulously and judiciously.
13. The Examiners should acquaint themselves with the guidelines given in the Guidelines for spot Evaluation before
starting the actual evaluation.
14. Every Examiner shall also ensure that all the answers are evaluated, marks carried over to the title page, correctly totaled
and written in figures and words.
15. The Board permits candidates to obtain photocopy of the Answer Book on request in an RTI application and also
separately as a part of the re-evaluation process on payment of the processing charges.

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SET 31/ 1 / 3
Total
Q. Value Point/Expected Answer Value Marks
No

SECTION-A
1. • Fuel energy / microwave / hot plate / solar energy
• Easily available
(Or any other source of energy with reason) 1 1
2. To measure potential difference across two points. 1 1
SECTION-B
3. • Image distance remains the same. 1
• It is the distance between the eye lens and retina, which remains the same. 1 2
4. • (i) Pancreas act as a gland by secreting pancreactic juice which contains
enzymes. 1
• (ii) Secretes hormones like insulin / glucagon 1 2
5.

Modern periodic table consists of groups and periods. Where number of valence
electrons determines the group and number of shells determines the period. 1, 1

OR

(a) Group – 14, Period – 3 ½+½

(b) Silicon ½
Non – metallic / poor conductor of electricity ½ 2
(or any other property)
6.
Segregation of waste; Recycling; Composting: Reducing the use of non – 1x3
biodegradable material: Reuse (Any Three)

OR

The system where all the living organisms in an area together interact with the 1
non – living constituents of the environment.

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2 3

7. Three advantages of exploiting resources with short term aims: ½x3

(i) Immediate benefit to few people.
(ii) Progress in science and technology for development in a country.
(iii) Urbanisation and Industrialisation of an area.

Three advantages of using a long time perspective:

(i) Resources will be made available for sustainable development.
(ii) Provides valuable contribution to the socio-economic development.
(iii) Quality of environment will be conserved. ½x3 3
8.
Rainbow – A natural spectrum of sunlight appearing in the sky after a rain shower 1

2 3
9. For nervous and hormonal systems to control and coordinate in human beings, 1
hypothalamus plays an important role in receiving the neural / nerve signals from
brain and release hormones.
Ex – In situation of iodine deficiency, hypothalamus releases hormones to stimulate
pituitary gland, it further sends stimulating hormone to thyroid gland to secrete
thyroxine that regulates carbohydrate metabolism. 1+1 3
10.
Receptor Cells of eyes/retina Sensory Neuron Brain / CNS

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Pupil contracts / Eye lids close/blink Eye Muscles Motor ½x6 3

Neuron

( Note: If a child writes spinal cord in place of brain give full credit to him/her )

11. A process in which green plants takes carbon dioxide and water and convert them into
carbohydrates / food in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. 1
Mechanism:
(i) Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll.
(ii) Conversion of light energy to chemical energy.
(iii) Splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.
(iii) Reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrate. ½x4 3
12.
• Pea Plant / Garden pea / Pisum sativum 1
• F1 – All tall; F2- Tall and short ½+½
• Ratio – Tall : Short
3: 1 / 1:2:1 1

OR

Acquired Traits Inherited Traits

1. These traits are not transferred from 1. These traits are transferred from one
1
one generation to the next generation generation to the next
2. They do not bring about change in 2. They bring about changes in DNA 1
DNA
Example: Acquiring any skill Example: Eye colour 1 3
( or any other relevant point and example)

13.

• White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight 1

• 2AgCl Sunlight 2 Ag + Cl2 1

• Decomposition reaction / Photolytic decomposition 1

OR

a) Displacement reaction
½
Zn + 2 AgNO3 Zn (NO3)2 + 2 Ag
1
b) Double displacement reaction ½ 3
2 KI + Pb (NO3)2 PbI2 + 2KNO3 1
(deduct ½ mark for non balanced equation)
14.
i. A2O – Valency of group one is 1 and of oxygen is 2 ½+½
ii. AX3 – Valency of group 13 is 3 and of halogen is 1 ½+½
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iii. AB2- Valency of element A of group 2 is 2 and of element B of group ½+½ 3

seventeen is 1.
15. (a) In molten state, due to heat the electrostatic forces of attraction between the ½
oppositely charged ions are overcome. So ions move freely and conduct electricity.
In aqueous solutions ions are free and conduct electricity. ½
(b) Due to the formation of a coating of aluminium oxide / Al2O3.
(c) Reactive metals like calcium and magnesium react easily with different elements 1
and occur in the form of ores. 1 3
SECTION -D
a)
16

From figure:
I = I1+I2+I3 1
௏ ௏ ௏
I1 = , I2 = , I3 =
ோభ ோమ ோయ

௏ ௏ ௏ ௏
∴ோ =ோ +ோ +ோ
ು భ మ య

1 1 1 1 1
= + +
R P R1 R2 R3

1
b) R1 = R2 = 12 Ω V= 6 V
ଵ ଵ ଵ ଵ ଵ
= + = +
ோ௣ ோଵ ோଶ ଵଶ ଵଶ
½
∴ Rp= 6 Ω
½
௏ ଺௩
I= = = 1A
ோ௣ ଺௩

OR

a) R = R1 + R2 1
= 20 Ω + 4 Ω = 24 Ω

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௏
b) I=
ோ

଺௏
= = 0.25 A 1
ଶସ Ω

c) (i) For electric lamp:

V = IR
଺
= x 20 = 5 V
ଶସ 1

(ii) For Conductor:

V = IR
଺
= x4 =1V
ଶସ
1
d) P= VI
଺
=5Vx A = 1.25 W 1 5
ଶସ
17 a)

Diagram : 1
Direction : ½
• Rule – Right hand thumb rule ½
Imagine that you are holding a current-carrying straight conductor in your
right hand such that the thumb points towards the direction of current. Then
your fingers will wrap around the conductor in the direction of the field lines
of the magnetic field. 1
b) • Strength decreases 1
• Reason - the concentric circles representing the magnetic field around a
current-carrying straight wire become larger and longer as the distance
increases. 1 5

18. i) u = -60 cm f = -30 cm v = ?

ଵ ଵ ଵ
= -
௙ ௩ ௨

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½
ଵ ଵ ଵ
∴ ௩
= +
௙ ௨

ଵ ଵ ିଷ
= + =
(ିଷ଴ ௖௠) (ି଺଴ ௖௠) ଺଴

∴ v = -20 cm 1
ିଶ଴ ௖௠ ଵ
m = v/u = = ½
ି଺଴ ௖௠ ଷ
ii) Nature:- Virtual ½
Position:- 20 cm from lens on the same side as the object ½
Size:- Diminished ½
Erect/Inverted:- Erect ½

(iii)

1 5

19. • Pollination – Transfer of pollen from anther / stamen to stigma of the flower 1
• Type of Pollination –
a) Self pollination – Transfer of pollen from anther / stamen to stigma occurs ½+½
in the same flower
b) Cross pollination – Pollen is transferred from anther / stamen of one ½+½
flower to stigma of another flower
• Agents of pollination – Wind, Water, Insects and Animals (any 2) ½+½
• A tube grows out of the pollen grain and travels through the style, to reach
the female germ cell in the ovary to cause fertilization 1

OR

• Female reproductive system ½

• Name of parts –
1: Fallopian tube/Oviduct
2: Ovary
3: Uterus
4: Cervix
5: Vagina
½x5

• Method to avoid pregnancy ½

• Advantages
- Proper gap between two pregnancies
- Avoiding unwanted pregnancy
- Keeping population under control ½x3 5
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20.
• C2H5OH, Ethanol/Ethyl alcohol ½+½
• Good solvent; used in medicines (Any other) ½+½
i) 2C2H5OH + 2 Na 2C2H5ONa + H2 1

Sodium ethoxide ½

ii) C2H5OH Hot Conc. H2SO4 CH2ൌCH2+ H2O 1

443 K
½
Ethene

OR
½
• CH4/Simplest hydrocarbon

• Covalent bonds ½
i) No ions or charged particles are formed 1
ii) Due to weak covalent bonds 1

• Carbon dioxide and water are produced/ 1 5

CH4 + 2O2 CO2 + 2H2O

21.
Acid Base
1) An acid produces H+ions in aqueous A base produces OH–ions in aqueous
solution solution
2) Acids are sour in taste. Bases are bitter in taste
3) Acids change the colour of blue Bases change the colour of red litmus to
litmus to red. blue.
1
(Any one)
• Neutralization – A reaction of an acid with a base to produce salt and water. 1
(i) Acidic – NH4OH + HCl
NH4Cl + H2O 1
(ii) Basic – NaOH + H2CO3
Na2CO3 + H2O 1
(iii) Neutral – KOH + HNO3
KNO3 + H2O 1 5
(or any other example)

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SECTION - E
• Substance taken: KOH ½
22. ½
• Function: It absorbs CO2 produced by the germinating seeds
Consequence: The water level rises in the test tube dipped in the beaker 2
/ partial vacuum is created. 1

23.

(Any one diagram with any two labellings) ½x2

OR

Drawing in proper sequence 1

Labelling – Bud 1 2

24. Precautions:
1) Lens should be held in vertical position with its faces parallel to the screen
2) Clear and sharpest image should be obtained by adjusting the position of lens
3) Three observations should be taken at least.
4) Base of lens, screen and measuring scale should be in straight line ½x4 2
(or any other)
25. • Potential difference (V) is directly proportional to current (I) or V∝I 1
• Method: Finding slope of the graph 1

OR

• Measure the zero error 1

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• Value of zero error should be adjusted to the observed values 1

2
26. • In test tube A 1
• As distilled water contains no salts 1 2
27.
• Test Tube A ½
• It changes the colour from blue to red ½
Hydrochloric acid turns blue litmus red. 1

OR

• Brisk effervescence is produced

1
• Na2CO3 + 2HCl 2 NaCl + H2O + CO2
1 2

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