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SECTION-A

Select and write one most appropriate option out of the fo u r options given
for each of the questions 1 - 20.

1. Select the appropriate state symbols of t he products give n as X and Y in

the following chemical equation by choosing the correct option from table
given below : 1

Zn(s) + H 2SO 4(l) ~ ZnSO 4(X) + H 2 (Y)

(X) 00
(a) (s) (l)

(1eY v (aq) (g)

(c) (aq) (s)

(d) I (g)
I
(aq)

2. In the given diagram of a closed stomata : (1), (2), (3) and (4) respectively
are 1

(a) nucleus, chloroplast, guard cell, vacuole

~ nucleus, chloroplast,, vacuole, guard cell

(c) chloroplast, nucleus, vacuole, guard cell
(d ) vacuole, guard cell, nucleus, chloroplast
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3. Consider the following chemical equ
I. Mg + 2HCl - - t Mg C/2 + H 9

II. NaOH + HCl --t Na Cl+ H 2 0

atio ns is -
The correct sta tem ent abo ut the se equ
'II' is a decomposition rea ctio n.
(a) Tis a disp lac em ent rea ctio n and
'II' is double dis pla cem ent rea ctio n.
~ s a displacement rea ctio n and ,,..---~
. 1ace me nt rea c t 10n' ,
s.
(c) Both T and 'II' are dISP . J
dou ble -dis pla cem ent rea ctions.
(d) Both T and 'II' are

D wit h pH val ues as follow s :

4. There are four solutions A, B, C, and
Sol uti on A B C D

pH 2.0 7.0 8.0 12.0

rogen gas wit h zin c? . 1
Wh ich solution (s) would libe rate hyd
(a) A onl y

(b) D only r\
t
nd D

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(d) Ba nd C

' h are
e are the act ·IVI·t·ies w h IC
5. Walkin g in a stra igh t line and rid ing a bicycl
. e
oose the con ect loc ati on and nam
poss~ble due to a par t of the bra in. Ch
of this par t from the given tab le : 1
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Part of the Br ain Na me

(a) Fore brain Ce reb rum
(b)

(c)
~
Mid bra in
Hin d bra in
Hypot hal am us
Cerebe llu m
CD
(d) Hind bra in Me dulla
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nera lly re ac
ii
t with ac1:. cl s, but c.Lew oxides of m eta l also react
.

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c oxide s ar e :
with bflses. Su ch metJ:\IJi

I. MgO

IL ZnO

III. Al20 3
/ - ,,....,__

IV. CaO I
l,
I~ )
II an d III
(a) I an d II
(d) I an d IV
(c) III an d IV

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ed
s a nd he ad lig ht s of ve hicles, th e bulb is pl ac
7. In torch lig ht
tor.
d th e focus of th e reflec
r
(a) be tw ee n th e po le an

(b) /r Y ne ar to the focus of.the reflector.

r.
cu rv at ure of th e re fle cto
Lr
th e focus an d ce nt re of
(c) betw ee n
e of th e reflect or.
(d) at th e ce n tre of cu rva t ur

a
tio n of am m on iu m ch lo rid e ar e pu t on
s so lu
8. Few dr op s of aq ue ou
.
r. Th e pa pe r tu rn s pi nk
uni ve rs al in di ca to r pa pe
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ct op tio n.
le an d choo se th e co rre
St ud y th e following tab
Range of pH
loride is a sa lt of ....
Nature Ammonium ch
se le ss th an 7
(f1) acidic we ak ac id an d str on g ba
se m or e th an 7
(b) ba sic we ak acid an d str on g ba
se less th an 7
lJc~ idic str on g acid an d we ak ba
ba se
7
str on g acid an d str on g
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(d) ba sic
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9. Bronze is an alloy of

(a) Copp er an d Zinc (b) Aluminium an d Ti n

(c) Copper , Tin an d Zinc (d) Copper and Tin (J)

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rre ct m at ch in g th e ite m s given in Colum
giving co
10 . Choose the option 1
& II.
Column - II
Column - I
(i) Ozone la ye r depletio n
A. Physica l environmen t
i
io n (ii) Ba ct er ia an d Fu ng
B. Exposure to UV radiat
mpoun ds (iii) Abiotic components
C. Chlo rofluoro Ca rb on co
(iv) Skin Cancer
D. Decomposers

A B C D

(i) (iv) (ii)

(a) (iii)

~(bJ(ni) (iv) (i) (ii) ,0

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(iv ) (ii) (i)

(c) (ii i)
(i) (ii) (iv)
(d) (ii i)

I I 1. The th read like

str uc tu re s th at de velop on a moist \slic7 of
br ea d m
I
Rh izopus are
(b) Fila m en ts
(a) Spor angia
{c tY Hyp ha e
(c) Rhizoid s

is ca us ed by
cal le ngth of an eye lens in hu m an bein gs
fo
12 . Th e ch ange in th e I
th e actio n of
,AC {j
t;'\ .
(a ) op tic ne rves f Cb) cilia ry m uscles

(c) re tin a (d) co rn ea

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g str aig ht cur ren t car rying sol enoid :
13. The magnetic field inside a lon
(a) is zero.

end .
(b) decreases as we move toward s its
f
(c) increases as we mo ve towards jts
end .
(0
(d) is sa me at all points .

dispersion of white lig ht by a

gla ss
following dia gra m sho wing
14. In the
1
tively are -
pri sm. the colours 'P' ~nd 'Q' respec

r()
Q

(a) Red and Violet (b) -Violet and Re d

(c) Red and Blu e (d) Orange and Gre en

ssed wit h a
15. In an experiment with pea
pla nts, a pu re tall pla nt (TT) is cro
sho rt pla nts in F
pure short plant (tt) . ,.I'he ratio of pure tall pla nt to pu re 2
) II I
generabon will be

(a) 1 : .3 (b) 3:l

(c) 1: I (d) 2:1

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1G. Con::iider the following t hrec flower s nn mely X, Y nnd Z. Which 11owet (8)
would develop into n fruit ? 1

Flo'vver X Flower Y Flower Z

(n) ·x· only (b) ·z·only

(ck,. •x- nnd 'Y only (d) 'Y Gnd ,z,

Q. No. 17 to 20 are Assertion - Reasoning based question:,.

These consists of t.wo :,tntements -
As~ortion (A) nnd Ronso n (R). Answer Lhcsc questions selecting the
appropriate option given below :
(n) Both f\sscr hon (A) on<l Re.1s0 11 (R) nrc true and Ren.son (R) is the
co1·rcct
explmwtion of (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reaso n (R) is not the
correc t' explanation of (A).
(c) Assertion (A) iR true, but Reaso n (R) iRfalse .
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

17. Asser tion (A) : The energy which passes to the herbivores does not come
bnck to nutotrophs.
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Reaso n (R) : Tho flow of energy in a food chain is unidi rectional.

lH. Asser tion (A) : 1\Icltin g point and boilin g point of ethanol are lower than
that of ~odium chloride.
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Reason (R) : The forces of ntt ract ion between t b0 molecules of ionic
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rtion (A) : Te ste s in hu ma n males are located ou tsi de the
19. Asse
1
cavity in scrotum.
es a lower tem pe rat ure tha n the no rm al
Reason (R) : Scrotum provid
body temperature for sperm for
mation.
cJ:;
sho uld ad d
tio n (A) : It is adv ise d tha t while dil uti ng an acid one
20. Asser
y
pin g the sol uti on con tin uo usl
wa ter kee
wa ter to acid and not acid to
1
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stirred.

Re ason (R)
exothermic.
The process of dissolving an
acid int o wa ter is hig hly
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Answer Questions.
Q. No . 21 to 26 are Very Short
sta nt, while the
Le t the res ista nce of an electrical device rem ain con
21.
fou rth of its
two ends decreases to one
potential difference across its
Sta te the
value . vV hat cha nge will occur in the cu rre nt thr nu gh it?
initial
2
the above sta ted qu est ion .
law which helps us in solving

Ide nti fy
is an ele ctric im pul se cre ate d in hu ma n nervous system ?
22. (a) Ho w
2
ps the nerve impulse to tra vel
the par ts of a neuron which hel

(i) towards the cell body

(ii) away from the cell body

OR
ack
the hel p of an exa mp le, explain how does the feedb
(b ) With
ne secretion. 2
mech an ism re gul ate the hormo
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Z3. A light ray enter s from medi um A to medi um B as show
I

Medi um 'B': I

Medi um 'A'

Which one of the two medi a is dense r w.r.t . other medi um

? Justify
(a)
1
your answe r .
(b) If the speed of light in medi um A is ua and in medi um
Bis ub, what is
1
the refractive index of B with respect to A.
OR
the interf ace
(a) A ray of light starti ng from diamond is incid ent on
to show
separ ating diamond and water . Draw a labell ed ray diagr am
I
the refraction of light in this case.
(b) Absol ute refractive indice s of diamond and wate r are
2.42 and 1.33
r w.r .t.
respectively. Find the value of refractive index of wate
1
diamond.

24. State wheth er the given chemical react ion 1s a

redox react ion or not.
2
Justify your answe r.
MnO2 + 4HCl -----7 MnCl 2 + 2H 2O + Cl2

our mout h cavity.

25. Give the name of the enzyme prese nt in the fluid in
the diges tion
State the gland which produ ces it. What would happ en to
2
process if th~s gland stops secre ting this enzym e ?

curre nt carry ing

26. Draw magn etic field lines produ ced aroun d a straig ht
gth of the
condu ctor passi ng t hrough a cardb oard. How will the stren
field is to be
magn etic field change when the point wher e magn etic
2
deter mine d is moved away from the condu ctor ?
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S E C T IO
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7 to 33 ar e Sh or t An sw er Que stions
Q. No. _2 e
no id be ha ve as a m a gn et ? D ra w th
sole
no id ? \Vhen does a
27 . What is a so le io ns of
od uc ed in side it showin g th e di re ct
netic field pr
pa tte rn of the mag 3
es .
the magnetic field lin

in it
s an d ba se s ha ve in common ? E xp la
t pr op er ty do acid
28. (a) (i) Wha
with an example.
ed from gy ps um ha s th e pr np er ty of
hich is pr ep ar
(ii) A compound w
ed wit h w at er .
hard ening when mix m po un d
d w ri te it s fo rm ul a. H ow is th is co
und an
Id entify the compo ti on only . 3
ib e it in th e form of a chemical eq ua
prep ar ed ? Descr
OR
f to ot h
d M ol ecular fo rm ul a o
I (b) (i) Write the chemical
en am el.
na m e an

s ur e for
rrod ed ? Wha t is th e preven ti ve m ea
ge t co
(ii ) H ow does it 3

I this ?

en er gy ca pt ur ed by th e a ut ot ro ph s
of (i) so la r
29 . (a) Wri te the percentage a food
from au to tr op hs to th e next level in
sferred
and (ii) energy tran
chain.
ys te m
hy do di ff er en t food ch ai ns in an ecos
ve ls ? W
(b) What are trophic le
ason .
an fo ur to five tr op hic le vels ? Give re 3
not have more th

d in
ox yg en at ed an d deoxygen at ed bloo
ocess of tr an sp or t of
30 . Explain the pr
3
a hu m an body.

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see· cle ar ly a po ste r fix ed on a dis ta nt wa ll.
A person is un able to
31. wh en sta nd in g at
ti
a di sta nce of abou t 2 m ·om th e
howeve r sees it clear ly

wall. hi s eye len s

di ag ra m to show th e for m ati on of im ag e by
(a) Draw ray
the wa ll.
when he is far away from
vis ion .
(b) Li st two possible
reasons of th is defect of
defect us in g
y di ag ra m to sh ow th e correction of th is 3
(c) Draw ra
appropriate lens.
ns in
d th e ho rm on e sec re te d by it in sc ar y sit ua tio
32 . (a) Name the gland an n th is
Li st an y tw o re sp on se s sh ow n by ou r body w he 3
hu m an beings.
th e blood .
hormone is secreted into
OR

(b) In the given diagram

(i) Name the pa rts lab
elled A, B, an d C.

(ii) Writ e the functio

ns of A an d C.
3
an im al s? W hy ?
fle x arcs have ev olv ed in
(ii i) Re

th e following ca se s
e th e ch an ge in co lo ur ob se rv ed in ea ch of
33 . St at 3
me nt io ni ng the re as on :
(a) Si lv er chloride is exposed to su
nl ig ht .

(b ) A piece of zm · c is ' pe d in fe rro us su lp ha te solu tion .

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(c) Copper powder is str on gl y he at ed
in ai r.
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Q. No. 34 to 36 arc Lo11 g An swer Questions .
(J..) WhaL iAmeant by resistance of a conductor ? Define its SI unit.
34. (n)
(ii) List two factors on whi ch the resistance of a rectangul ar
conductor depends. 5

(iii) How will the resistance of a wire be affected if its

(1) length is doubled, and

(2) radius is also doubled?

Give justification for your answer .

OR

(b) In an electric circuit three bulbs of 100 W each are connected in

series to a source. In another circuit set of three bulbs of the same
wattage are connected in parallel to the same source . 5

(i) Will the bulb in the two circuits glow with the same brightnes s ?
Justify your answer.
(ii) Now, let one bulb in both the circuit s get fused. Will the rest of ,,.,.
tho bulbs continue to glow in each circuit ? Give reason for your ✓ ( ~ • ">

anRwer .

35. (a ) Name the two types of pollination and differentia te between them.
(b) Explain the post fertilizatio n changes that occur in the ovary of a
fl ower .
(c) Given below is a diagram of a germinati ng seed. Label the parts that 5
(i)
(ii)
gives rise to future shoot.
gives rise to fu ture root system.
(iii) stores food.
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~~- ~- A
~ ---J.-B
._______ _ c
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A compound 'A' with a molec ular formu la of C2H 40 2 r eact with
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36 e a nd
a base to give salt and wate r. Identify 'A', state its natur
the name of the funct ional group it posse sses. Write chem
equation for the react ion involved.
r
ical
l
(ii) When the above state d compound 'A' react s with a nothe
nce
compound 'B' havin g molecular formula C2H 6 0 in the prese
of an acid, a sweet smell ing compound 'C' is form_ed.

(1)
(2)
Identify 'B' and 'C'.
State the role of acid in this react ion.
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(3) Write chemical equat ion for t he react ion involved.
OR
in
(b) (i) Name the compound formed when ethan ol is heate d at 443 K
the presence of conc. H 2SO 4 and draw its electron dot struc ture.
State the role of conc.H 2SO4 in this reaction.
ical
(ii) What is hydrogenation ? Explain it with the help of a chem
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equation. State the role of this reaction in indus try.

SECTION - E
2 to 3 shor t
Q. No. 37 to 39 are case base d / data base d ques tions with
part s.
sub-parts. Internal choic e is prov ided in one of thes e sub-
l lengt hs and
37. A stude nt took three concave mirrors of differ ent foca
ng an object
perfo rmed the exper imen t to see the imag e forma tion by placi
ing table . 4
at differ ent dista nces with these mirrors as show n in t he follow
Case No. Object-di stan ce Foca l leng th

I 45 cm 20cm

II 30 cm 15 cm

III 20cm 30 cm

Now answer the following questions :

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(b) In which one of the cases given in the table, the mirror ·will form real
image of same size and why ? (!)
(c) Name the type of mirror used by dentists. Give reason why do they
use such type of mirrors. ' @"
OR

(c) Look at the table and identify the situation (object distance and focal
length) . which resembles the situation in which .concave mirrors are
used as shaving mirrors ? Draw a ray diagram to show the image
formation in this case.

38. All human chromosomes are not paired. Most human chromosomes have a
maternal and a paternal copy, and we have 22 such pairs. But one pair
called the sex chromosomes, is odd in not always being a perfect pair.
·w omen have a perfect pair of sex chromosomes. But men have a
mismatched pair in which one is normal sized while the other is a short
one. 4

(a) In humans, how many chromosomes are present in a Zygote and in

each gamete?

(b) A few reptiles rely entirely on environmental cues for sex

determination. Comment. cJ)
(c) "The sex of a child is a matter of chance and none of the parents are
considere d to be responsible for it" . Justify-it through flow chart only.
(1) ~
OR '- J
(c) Why do all the gametes formed in h uman females have an
Xchromosome ?

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are grouped into three categories_
39. On the basis of reactivity metals 4
(i) Metals of low reactivity
(ii) Metals of medium reactivity

(iii) Metals of high reactivity

Therefore metals are extracted in pure form from their ores on the basis of
their chemical properties.
Metals of high reactivity are extracted from their ores by electrolysis of
the molten ore .

Metals of low reactivity a re extracted from their sulphide ores, which are
converted into their oxides. The oxides of these metals are reduced to
metals by sirn~ple heating.

(a) Name the process of reduction used for a metal that gives vigorous
re action with air and water both.

(b) ~arbon cannot be used as a reducing agent to obtain aluminiu~·m(

its oxide? Why? (J)
(c) Describe briefly the method to obtain mercury from cinnabar. Write
the chemical equation for the reactions involved in the process.

OR
Differentiate between roasting and calcination givmg chemical
(c)
equation for each. (iJ)

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