Science Exp
Science Exp
* Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given [16]
for each of the questions
1. The food items like cheese that is shown in the given below image become unfit
for eating. This happens due to:
B.
C.
D.
(A) A, B and D (B) C and D (C) A and B (D) A and C
5. Aqueous solutions of zinc sulphate and iron sulphate were taken in test tubes I
and II by four students A, B, C and D. Metal pieces of iron and zinc were
dropped in the two solutions and observations made after several hours were
recorded in the form of table as given below:
Stude Met Colour change of Deposit/Coating
Solution
nt al solution obtained
Silvery grey
Fe ZaSO4 Turned green
A coating
Zn F eSO3 No change No change
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Fe 7ΩOO4 No change Black deposit
B
Zn F eSO4 Colour faded Grey coating
Fe ZnSO4 No change No change
C
Zn F eSO4 Turned colourless Black deposit
Fe ZnSO4 No change Grey deposit
D
Zn F cSO4 No change Black deposit
The correct reporting has been made in observations:
(A) Student A (B) Student C (C) Student D (D) Student B
6. Which of the following elements occurs in free state in nature?
(A) Fe (B) Ni (C) Pt (D) CO
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i. The secretion of the gland neutralises acids from urine.
ii. It decreases the number of sperms damaged during ejaculation.
iii. It stimulates uterine contraction to help sperms move forward into the
fallopian tube.
iv. Both (i) and (ii)
(A) Statement (iv) is correct. (B) Statement (iii) is correct.
(C) Statement (ii) is correct. (D) Statement (i) is correct.
11. In human males, all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one.
This/these unpaired chromosome is/are
i. large chromosome
ii. small chromosome
iii. Y-chromosome
iv. X-chromosome
(A) (iii) and (iv) (B) (i) and (ii) (C) (ii) and (iv) (D) (iii) only
12. In the experiment, to show CO 2 is given out during respiration. Atul put boil
gram seeds in a conical flask.
According to his observation, the water level in the bent tube:
(A) Rises
(B) Decreases
(C) Rise or decreases in water level depends on the room temperature
(D) Remains the same
14. Two LED bulbs of 10W and 5W are connected in series. If the current flowing
through 5W bulb is 0.005A, the current flowing through 10W bulb is:
(A) 0.0025A (B) 0.005A (C) 0.02A (D) 0.01A
15. How much of the net primary productivity of a terrestrial ecosystem is eaten
and digested by herbivores?
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(A) 0.1% (B) 10% (C) 100% (D) 1%
16. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation causes eye disease like:
(A) Conjunctivitis (B) Cataract
(C) Short-sightedness (D) Colour blindness
* Question consist of two statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer [4]
these questions by 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
21. What is a covalent bond? What type of bond exists in (i) CCl4 (ii) CaCl2?
22. Why are testes placed outside the abdominal cavity in the scrotal sac?
23. What would be the consequence of a deficiency of haemoglobin in our body?
OR
* What is meant by circulation?
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• rubber slippers
She then covers the pit with soil. Which item will decompose first?
OR
* Which of the following belong to the second trophic level?
i. Frog, butterfly, spider, rice weevil
ii. Parrot, frog, butterfly, spider.
26. In today's digital world, every human spends around a minimum eight hours
with the digital electronic items which make their eyes to strain more and
causes many eye problems. Still they undergo many exercises for their eyes
during their working hours what would be your medical suggestion to reduce
the stress and strain caused in the eyes?
27. Experime
Set up details
nt No.
2 iron nails in a cork capped test
1 tube + Tap water immersing the
nails +
2 iron nails in a cork capped test
2 tube + Boiled water immersing the
nails + Oil on top of water layer.
2 iron nails In a cork capped test
tube + Cotton wool on top of the
3
iron nails + Granules of calcium
chloride on cotton wool.
28. Give reasons for the following:
i. Ionic compounds have higher melting and boiling points.
ii. Sodium is kept immersed in kerosene.
iii. Reaction of calcium with water is less violent.
iv. Prior to reduction the metal sulphides and carbonates must be converted
into metal oxides for extracting metals.
OR
* Explain the following
a. Reactivity of Al decreases if it is dipped in HNO 3
b. Carbon cannot reduce the oxides of Na or Mg
c. NaCl is not a conductor of electricity in solid state whereas it does conduct
electricity in aqueous solution as well as in molten state
d. Iron articles are galvanised.
e. Metals like Na ,K, Ca and Mg are never found in their free state in nature.
29. Explain the process of digestion of food in mouth, stomach and small intestine
in human body.
30. Name the plant Mendel used for his experiment. What type of progeny was
obtained by Mendel in F1 and F2 generations when he crossed the tall and short
plants? Write the ratio he obtained in F2 generation plants.
31. Sudha finds out that the sharp image of window pane of her science laboratory
is formed at a distance of 15 cm from the lens. She now tries to focus the
building visible of her outside the window instead of the window pane without
disturbing the lens. In which direction will she move the screen to obtain a
sharp image of the building? What is the approximate focal length of this lens?
32. For the circuit shown in the given diagram:
34. What do you mean by multiple covalent bonding? Explain with the help of
examples.
OR
* A compound A (molecular formula C3H6O 2) reacts with sodium metal to form
compound B and evolves a gas which burns with a pop sound. The compound A on
treatment with alcohol C, found in beer, in presence of concentrated sulphuric
acid, forms a sweet smelling compound D (molecular formula C5H10O 2). On
addition of NaOH to A it also gives B and water. D on treatment with NaOH gives
back B and C. Identify A, B, C and D and write down the chemical equations of the
reactions involved.
35. i. Name the mode of reproduction of the following organisms and state the
important feature of each mode:
a. Planaria
b. Hydra
c. Rhizopus
ii. We can develop new plants from the leaves of Bryophyllum. Comment.
iii. List two advantages of vegetative propagation over other modes of
reproduction.
OR
* Name various plant hormones. Also give their physiological effects on plant
growth and development.
36. What are Cartesian sign conventions used in spherical mirror? What is the
mirror formula?
OR
* A student has three concave mirrors A, B and C of focal lengths 20 cm, 15 cm
and 10 cm, respectively. For each concave mirror, he performs the experiment of
image formation for three values of object distance of 30 cm, 10 cm and 20 cm.
Give reasons for the following:
i. For the three object distances, identify the mirror which will form an image equal
in size to that of object. Find at least one value of object distance.
ii. Out of the three mirrors, identify the mirror which would be preferred to be
used for shaving purpose.
iii. For the mirror B, draw ray diagram for image formation for any two given
values of object distance.
37. The strength of acid and base depends on the number of H+ and the number of
OH- respectively. If we take hydrochloric acid and acetic acid of the same
concentration, say one molar, then these produce different amounts of
hydrogen ions. Acids that give rise to more H+ ions are said to be strong acids,
and acids that give less H+ ions are said to be weak acids. Can you now say what
weak and strong bases are?
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(a) Fresh milk has a pH of 6. How do you think the pH will change as it turns
into curd?
(b) Is Gastric juice a weak acid?
OR
Milk of magnesia is an acid or base? For what purpose it can be used?
38. We have seen that the different parts of our body have specific functions. Our
mouth waters when we see the food we like without our meaning to. Our
heart's beat without our thinking about it. In fact, we cannot control these
actions easily by thinking about them even if we wanted to. So, in between the
simple reflex actions like change in the size of the pupil, and the thought out
actions such as moving a chair, there is another set of muscle movements over
which we do not have any thinking control. Many of these involuntary actions
are controlled by the mid-brain and hind-brain. All these involuntary actions
including blood pressure, salivation and vomiting are controlled by the medulla
in the hind-brain. Think about activities like walking in a straight line, riding a
bicycle, picking up a pencil. These are possible due to a part of the hind-brain
called the cerebellum. It is responsible for the precision of voluntary actions and
maintaining the posture and balance of the body. Imagine what would happen if
each of these events failed to take place if we were not thinking about it.
(a) Identify the part of the nervous system which controls the reflex action.
(b) Does reflex action involve all parts of the voluntary nervous system?
(c) Identify the part of the autonomic nervous system which controls involuntary
actions.
OR
Beating of heart muscles, which type of action is this? Out of voluntary and
involuntary action which is slower?
39. A student fixes a sheet of white paper on a drawing board using some adhesive
materials. She places a bar magnet in the centre of it and sprinkles some iron
filings uniformly around the bar magnet using a salt sprinkler.
On tapping the board gently, she observes that the iron filings have arranged
themselves in a particular pattern.
(a) What makes iron filings arrange in a definite pattern?
(b) Draw a diagram to show this pattern of iron filings.
(c) How is the direction of magnetic field at a point determined using the field
lines? Why do two magnetic
field lines not cross each other?
OR
How are the magnetic field lines of a bar magnet drawn using a small compass
needle? Draw one magnetic field line each on both sides of the magnet.
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