Date:16.12.2022 December Examination-2022-23 M.

M: 80
Class: 10 Science Time: 3 Hrs

General Instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A
student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
v. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to
these questions should in the range of 50 to 80 words
vi. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answers to
these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with
sub-parts.

SECTION A
Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1 – 20

Q.No Question Marks

1 Which of the following types is the correct representation of the decomposition of 1

vegetable matter into compost?
a. Exothermic reaction
b. Endothermic reaction
c. Displacement reaction
d. Double displacement reaction

2 Which of the following reactions is an example of a photodecomposition reaction? 1

a. Decomposition of calcium carbonate.
b. Decomposition of silver bromide.
c. Decomposition of sodium chloride.
d. Decomposition of water

3 2 ml of dilute NaOH solution was taken in a test tube and two drops of 1
phenolphthalein were added. The colour of the solution was noted. An aqueous
solution of HCl was added in drops and the colour of the solution was noted again.
 Which of the following options represents the correct change of colours mentioned
in the above process?
a. i. Remained colourless. ii. Colourless to pink.
b. i. Colourless to pink ii. Remained Pink .
c. i. Colourless to pink iii. Pink to colourless.
d. i. Remained colourless iv. Remained colourless.

4 A farmer treated the soil of his field with calcium carbonate before sowing the 1
seeds. Which of the following options represents the correct nature of the soil
before adding calcium carbonate?
a. Acidic.
b. Mildly basic.
c. Neutral
d. Strongly basic

5 A dilute solution of HCl was taken in four different test tubes. Small pieces of 1
magnesium, iron, zinc and copper were added to each one. Which of the
following options represent the correct observation of the above activity?
a. The reactions were endothermic, and CO2 gas was released.
b. No change in temperature was observed and hydrogen gas was released.
c. The reactions were exothermic and hydrogen gas was released in all test
tubes.
d. The reactions were exothermic and hydrogen gas was released in test tubes
except the one in which copper was added.

6 Which of the following options represents the correct functional group present in 1
C2H5CHO?
a. Ketone
b. Aldehyde
c. Alcohol
d. Carboxylic acid

7 Which of the following options represent the correct pair of oxidising and reducing 1
agents for the reaction Pb3O4 + 8HCl → 3PbCl2 + Cl2 + 4H2O?
a. Pb3O4 is the reducing agent and HCl the oxidising agent.
b. Pb3O4 is the reducing agent and Cl2 is the oxidising agent.
c. Pb3O4 is the oxidising agent and HCl is the reducing agent.
d. PbCl2 is the oxidising agent and HCl is the reducing agent.

8 Which of the following pairs of brain part and its function are not correctly 1
matched?
a. Pons -consciousness
 b. Cerebrum-memory and intelligence
c. Cerebellum -balancing and posture
d. Medulla -involuntary actions

9 To perform an experiment to identify the different parts of an embryo of a dicot 1

seed, first of all you require a dicot seed. Select seeds from the following group.
Wheat, gram, maize,pea,barley,ground-nut.
a. Gram, maize and groundnut
b. Wheat, gram and pea
c. Gram, pea and groundnut
d. Maize, pea and barley

10 Which one of the following does not respire through the lungs? 1
a. Duck
b. Frog
c. Whale
d. Tadpole

11 The correct sequence of organs in the male reproductive system for transport of 1
sperms is
a. Testis - Urethra - Ureter
b. Testis - Ureter - Urethra
c. Testis - Ureter - Vas deferens
d. Testis - Vas deferens - Urethra

12 Which of the following statements is correct regarding bile? 1

a. Secreted by liver and stored in bile duct
b. Secreted by gall bladder and stored in liver
c. Secreted by gall bladder and and stored in bile duct
d. Secreted by liver and stored in gall bladder

13 Two identical copper wires A and B of resistances R A and RB and same diameter 1
have lengths 3 cm and 5 cm respectively. If ⍴A and ⍴B are the resistivities of A and
B respectively, the identify the CORRECT statement:
a. RA > RB, ⍴A > ⍴B
b. RA < RB, ⍴A > ⍴B
c. RA > RB, ⍴A < ⍴B
d. RA < RB, ⍴A = ⍴B

14 Magnetic Field around a conductor is NOT associated with: 1

a. a charge in uniform velocity
b. an accelerated charge
c. a stationary charge
d. a decelerated charge

15 Two parallel conducting wires are carrying current in the opposite diagram as 1
shown in the figure.
 Using Right Hand Thumb Rule it can be proved that the wires will:
a. attract each other
b. repel each other
c. create gravitational field
d. not affect each other

16 The following diagram shows a solenoid wrapped around an iron core (base) and 1
further connected to a battery, allowing current to flow through it.

To increase the magnetic field in the solenoid we should:

a. increase the current in the coil
b. cut the coil in half
c. decrease the current in the coil
d. change the iron core to a insulator core

Q. no 17 to 20 are Assertion - Reasoning based questions.

These 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 R are 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): The iron nails are rubbed with sandpaper before putting them in a 1
ferrous sulphate solution to demonstrate the single displacement
reaction.
Reason(R): The sandpaper helps clean dust from the iron nail's surface.
18 Assertion (A): In woody plants, gaseous exchange occurs through lenticels. 1
Reason (R): Lenticels are specialized cells found along with stomata on the stem of
woody plants

19 Assertion (A): Our body maintains blood sugar levels. 1

Reason (R): Pancreas secrete insulin which helps to regulate blood sugar levels in
the body.

20 Assertion(A): The needle of a magnetic compass, kept close to a current carrying 1

wire, will show deflection till the current is allowed to pass through
the wire.
Reason(R): Magnetic field is developed around a conducting wire when current
flows through it.

SECTION-B
Q. no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.

21. The diagram below shows the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of hydrochloric 2
acids. The same experiment is repeated with an aqueous solution of Glucose and an
aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide. In which solution(s) will the bulb glow and
why?

OR

Write balanced chemical equations to represent the following reactions.

a. Sodium carbonate and dilute hydrochloric acid.
b. Aluminium oxide and dilute sodium hydroxide.
22 2

Identify the structure and explain sequentially the steps involved in transmitting the
information (stimulus) from the neuron to the part labeled as ‘A’.

OR
Answer the following:
a. Name the endocrine gland associated with brain.
b. Which gland secretes digestive enzyme as well as hormones.
c. Name the endocrine gland associated with kidneys.
d. Which endocrine gland is present in males but not in females?

23 What is lymph? Name one function that is exclusively performed by lymph and not 2
by blood.

24 Name the enzymes that help in the digestion of proteins. How does pH in the 2
duodenum become 8.5 when it is 4 in the stomach?

25 2

State the phenomenon observed in the figure given above. Explain with reference
to the diagram, why the incident ray shifts from its original path and becomes
parallel to the final emergent ray?

26 Name and distinguish in a tabular form the three types of blood vessels. 2
 SECTION-C
Q.no. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.

27 The compound ‘A’ is prepared from sodium chloride and is used in the soap and 3
paper industry. Write the name and molecular formula of ‘A’. Explain the method
of preparation of compound ‘A’ from sodium chloride. Write the chemical
equations involved in the process. What is the nature (acidic/basic) of compound
‘A’? Write two applications of compound ‘A’ other than the soap and paper
industry.

28 Quicklime after reaction with water forms a compound ‘X’, which is used for 3
whitewashing. The shiny finish of the wall comes only two to three days after the
whitewashing is done. Explain the reason. Write balanced chemical equations
representing the reaction of quicklime with water and, representing the change
after the coating of compound ‘X’ on the wall is applied.

29 Write down two methods of transmission of AIDS. Which contraceptive device can 3
help in preventing the spread of the disease? What is the underlying principle of
this contraceptive device?
OR
What are sexually transmitted diseases? Name any four such diseases. Which one
of them damages the immune system of the body?

30 An object 2 cm long is placed at a distance of 16 cm from a convex lens of focal 3

length 12 cm.
a. Find the position, size and nature of the image
b. Draw a ray diagram to show image formation in this case.

31 Gia places an object of height 2 cm at a distance of 20 cm from a spherical mirror. 3

She obtains a real image at a distance of 40 cm from it.
a. Which mirror did she use in this case
b. What is the focal length of the mirror she used
c. Draw the ray diagram supporting the image formation in this case

32 Dhairya performs an experiment to demonstrate the magnetic field due to a closed 3

loop. He takes a straight insulated copper wire and bends it to form a circular loop.
He then places this loop on a sheet of paper and allows current of 2A to pass
through it in the anti-clockwise direction.
a. Sketch the shape of the magnetic field lines due to this current carrying
loop.
b. Mark the North and South pole for this loop.
c. What will happen if the direction of the current is reversed. Justify your
answer.
OR
Arnav took a bar magnet and placed it under a thin and transparent plastic sheet.
 He sprinkled some iron filings uniformly over the sheet and gently tapped it.
a. Draw the pattern in which the iron filings arrange themselves around the bar
magnet.
b. What difference in the pattern will be observed if the bar magnet is replaced
with a solenoid connected to a battery?
c. Suggest any two ways by which the strength of the magnetic field due to the
solenoid can be increased.

33 Name the parts A,B and C shown in the following diagram and state one function 3
of each.

SECTION - D
Q.no. 34 to 36 are Long answer questions.

34 a. Draw structures of all isomers of pentane. 5

b. i. Name the fifth member of the alkene series and write the molecular
formula.
ii. An organic compound has the molecular formula C3H6O. Write the
molecular formula of the next member of the same homologous
series.
iii. Write the equation representing the reaction between methane and
chlorine in the presence of sunlight.

OR

a. Draw dot structures of CO2 and C2H6.

b. Draw the bond structure of cyclohexane.
c. Which of the following compounds are in the same homologous series?
C2H6O, CH2O, CH2O2, and CH4O
d. Write a chemical equation to represent the oxidation of ethanol with
alkaline KMnO4.

35 (a) Draw a well labeled diagram of a nephron. 5

(b) Explain the process of information of urine in the human kidney.
OR
 (a) What is role of followings in photosynthesis-
(i) Chloroplast
(ii) Water
(iii) Carbon dioxide
(b) Draw a cross section of leaf and label stomata.

36 The following circuit diagram illustrates a domestic circuit consisting of a LED, 5

Bulb and a Fan connected through individual switches to a power supply.

If the resistance offered by LED, Bulb and Fan is 2 ohm, 4 ohm and 6 ohm
respectively and the power supply is of 12 V then answer the following:

a. In what combination are these components arranged?

b. Calculate the total resistance and total current flowing through the circuit.
c. What should be the closest value of fuse used in this circuit.
d. What difference will it make if switch 1 and switch 2 are kept OFF and only
switch 3 is turned ON.

SECTION - E
Q.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 Ionic compounds have a regular and orderly arrangement of ions in the crystal 4
lattice. The arrangement of ions and the inter-ionic force of attraction are
responsible for the physical properties of the ionic compounds. A few physical
properties of ionic compounds are depicted in the pictures below. Answer the
following questions based on the changes shown below.
 a. Ionic compounds conduct electricity in a molten state but not in a solid
state. Explain.
b. The density of ionic compounds is usually high, and they are brittle.
c. Show the formation of sodium chloride with the help of dot representation.

38 Environmental factors such as light or gravity will change the direction that plant 4
parts grow in. These directional or tropic movements can be either towards the
stimulus or away from it. So, in two different kinds of phototropic movement,
shoots respond by bending towards light while roots respond by bending away from
it. Plants show tropism in response to other stimuli as well. the roots of a plant
always grow downwards while the shoots usually grow upwards and away from the
Earth. This upward and downward growth of shoots and roots respectively in
response to the pull of earth gravity is obviously geotropism.

a. Where does negative phototropism occur in plants?

b. Phototropism in shoots is attributed to which plant hormone?
c. If the stem grows towards sunlight and the root grows just opposite to it, then
what type of movement of the stem is it?
d. Tendrils exhibit which type of tropic movement?
OR
Give an example of chemotropism in plants.

39 The eye is an important and one of the most complex sensory organs in the human 4
body. It helps in seeing objects around us and further helps in the perception of
light, colour and depth. Due to several reasons, the eye can loosen its strength to
focus an object properly which introduces defects in the eye which can be
eliminated by using either convex, concave or a bifocal lens in the spectacles.
The following figure shows a human eye and its various parts.

a. A camera functions similar to a human eye. Which part of the human eye
acts like a shutter of the camera?
b. If an eye is suffering from myopia, which corrective lens should be used to
remove the defect?
c. An object of size 2 cm is placed at a distance of 15 cm from a convex lens
of focal length 10 cm. Calculate the image distance and its magnification.
OR
A box is placed at a distance of 20 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius
of curvature 20 cm. Find the distance at which the image should be formed.
Also find its magnification.