OBJECTIVE TEST PAPER - 02

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Class 10 CBSE
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DURATION : 9090Minutes
DURATION: min DATE: 28/07/2024 M.MARKS: 100

Topics Covered
PHYSICS: Light- Complete Chapter
CHEMISTRY: Acid Bases and Salts- Introduction to Chapter, Acids, Bases and Salts in Our Daily Life.
Definition of Acids and Bases (Arrhenius Concept, Bronsted Lowry Concept), Common Acid
and Bases in Our Daily Life, Testing Acids and Bases (Artificial, Natural and Olfactory
Indicators), Physical Properties of Acids and Bases, Chemical Properties of Acids (Reaction
with Metals, Metal Oxide, Metal Carbonate, Metal Bicarbonate and Bases), Chemical
Properties of Bases (Reactions with Metal, Non-Metallic Oxides), Concept of Neutralisation
BIOLOGY: Life Processes (Complete Chapter)
MATHEMATICS: Pair of Linear Equation in two Variables (Complete Chapter)
SST: Forest and Wild Life Resources, Water Resources

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2. The test is of 90 minutes duration.
3. The test booklet consists of 50 questions. The maximum marks are 100.
4. All questions are compulsory.
5. Candidate will be awarded 2 marks for each correct answer and there is negative marking of 0.50 marks for every
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 PHYSICS
1. Match the Column I with Column II: 5. A concave lens has a focal length 15 cm. At what
Column I Column II distance should an object be placed from the lens so
1. Concave lens P. Shaving mirror that it forms an image at 10 cm from the lens?
2. Convex mirror Q. Slide projector (A) –30 cm
3. Convex lens R. Street light (B) –15 cm
reflector (C) –45 cm
4. Concave mirror S. Flash light (D) –60 cm

1 2 3 4
6. The magnitude of focal length of a convex lens is
(A) S Q R P
25cm. Calculate power of the lens.
(B) S R Q P
(A) 0.4 D
(C) S R P Q
(B) –0.4 D
(D) S Q P R
(C) 4 D
2. Observe the table given below and calculate (D) – 4 D
refractive index of diamond with respect to kerosene.
Medium Refractive Index 7. In case of refraction through a glass slab:
Kerosene 1.44 (A) Incident ray is parallel to the refracted ray
Diamond 2.42 (B) Incident ray is parallel to the emergent ray
(A) 2.42 (C) Angle of incidence is equal to the angle of
(B) 1.68 refraction
(C) 0.59 (D) Angle of refraction is equal to the angle of
(D) 1.44 emergence

3. Observe the diagram given below and select the

8. A mirror forms diminished, real and inverted image.
correct option.
Choose the type of mirror and position of object in
front of it to obtain such an image.
(A) Convex, between focus and center of curvature
(B) Concave, between focus and pole of mirror
(C) Concave, beyond centre of curvature
(D) Convex, beyond centre of curvature
(A) It is a convex mirror and X is pole of the mirror.
(B) It is a concave mirror and X is optical centre.
9. Speed of light will be maximum in:
(C) It is a concave mirror and X is the focus.
(D) It is a concave mirror and X is the centre of Material medium Refractive Index
curvature. (A) Kerosene 1.44
(B) Fused quartz 1.46
4. A ray of light is passing from air into a liquid as (C) Cartion disulphide 1.63
shown in the diagram. (D) Dense flint glass 1.65

10. Which one of the following materials cannot be used

to make a lens?
(A) Water
(B) Glass
(C) Plastic
What is the refractive index of liquid with respect to (D) Clay
air?
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) 5

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 CHEMISTRY
− 16. If a few drops of a concentrated acid accidentally
11. The conjugate acid of NH 2 – is spills over the hand of a student, what should be
(A) NH3 (B) NH2OH done?
(C) NH4 (D) NH3 (A) Wash the hand with saline solution
(B) Wash the hand immediately with plenty of
water and apply a paste of sodium hydrogen
12. Which of the following are present in a dilute carbonate
aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid? (C) After washing with plenty of water apply
(A) H3O+ + Cl– (B) H3O+ + OH– solution of sodium hydroxide on the hand
–
(C) Cl + OH –
(D) unionised HCl (D) Neutralise the acid with a strong alkali like
potassium hydroxide
13. How many of the following substances changes the
17. Hydrochloric acid reacts with a metal X to form a
colour of litmus paper red to blue? Dry HCl gas, gas Y which burns with a 'pop' sound. Sodium
Moistened NH3 gas, Lemon juice, Carbonated soft hydroxide solution also reacts with the same metal X
drink, Curd, Soap solution. (on heating) to form the same gas Y.
(A) 4 (B 5 (A) X = Na, Y = Cl2 (B) X= Mg, Y = H2
(C) 2 (D) 3 (C) X = Cu, Y = H2 (D) X = Zn, Y= H2

18. A few drops of ethanoic acid were added to solid

14. The compounds Na2O, ZnO and SO2 respectively sodium carbonate. The observation made was that
are (A) A hissing sound was produced
(A) Acidic, amphoteric and basic (B) Brown fumes evolved
(B) Amphoteric, basic and acidic (C) Brisk effervescence occurred
(D) A pungent smelling gas was evolved
(C) Basic, acidic and amphoteric
(D) Basic, amphoteric and acidic 19. What is the pH range of human body?
(A) 5 − 6 (B) 7.0 − 9.5
15. Which of the following is a dibasic acid? (C) 6 − 7 (D) 7.0 − 7.8
(A) HCl (B) CH3COOH
(C) HNO3 (D) H2SO4 20. Which of the following is not an Arrhenius base?
(A) KOH (B) NaOH
(C) Mg(OH)2 (D) BCl3
MATHEMATICS
21. For which values of p and q, will the following pair 24. One day, the National Museum of India, New Delhi
of linear equations have infinitely many solutions? admitted 321 adults and children and collected
4x + 5y = 2 ₹1590. The price of admission is ₹6 for an adult and
(2p + 7q) x + (p + 8q) y = 2q – p + 1. ₹4 for a child. How many adults and how many
(A) p = –1, q = 2 (B) p = – 2, q = 1 children were admitted to the museum on the day?
(C) p = 2, q = –1 (D) None of these (A) 150, 160 (B) 153, 168
(C) 157, 170 (D) None of these
22. Find the solution of the following pair of linear
equations. 25. A father is three times as old as his son. After twelve
2x + =
3y 0 and 3x − =
8y 0 years, his age will be twice as that of his son then.
Find their present ages.
(A) x = 2, y = 2 2 (B) x = 4, y = 3 2
(A) 33, 11 (B) 24, 18
(C) x = 0, y = 2 (D) x = 0, y = 0 (C) 52, 13 (D) 36, 12

23. Rajan combine 2 solutions to form a mixture that is 26. The boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km
40% acid. One solution A was 20% acid and the other downstream in 10 hours. In 13 hours, it can go 40 km
was B, 50% acid. If Rajan had 90 milliliters of the upstream and 55 km downstream. Determine the
mixture, how much of each solution was used to speed of stream and that of the boat in still water.
create the mixture. (A) 3km/hr and 6km/hr
(A) 30ml of A, 80ml of B (B) 3km/hr and 12km/hr
(B) 30ml of A, 50ml of B (C) 6km/hr and 12km/hr
(C) 30ml of A, 60ml of B (D) 3km/hr and 8km/hr
(D) None of the above
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27. For what value of k, do the equations 3x – y + 8 = 0 29. In a shop, the cost of 2 pencils and 3 erasers is ₹9 and
and 6x – ky + 16 = 0 represent coincident lines? the cost of 4 pencils and 6 erasers is ₹18. Find the
cost of each pencil and each eraser.
1
(A) (A) x = 18, y = 18
2 (B) x = 0, y = 18
−1 (C) x = 18, y = 0
(B) (D) we cannot find a unique cost of Pencil and an
2
eraser.
(C) 2
(D) –2 30. The solution of the following pair of linear equations
is:
7x – 15y = 2
28. If x = a, y = b is the solution of the system of x + 2y = 3
equations x – y = 2 and x + y = 4, then the values of a 29 19
and b are, respectively (A)= x = ,y
49 49
(A) 3 and 1 49 19
(B)= x = ,y
(B) 3 and 5 29 29
(C) 5 and 3 29 17
(C)= x = ,y
(D) –1 and –3 49 49
(D) None of the above

BIOLOGY
31. Identify the labels P, Q, R, S correctly and select the (iv) Atmospheric nitrogen
option that corresponds to them correctly. (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (iv)
34. The image below shows the human digestive system.

Digestion of food starts from which organ of the

digestive system?
(A) Mouth due to presence of saliva.
(B) Pancreas that releases juices for fat breakdown.
(C) Oesophagus that moves food in the gut.
(D) Stomach which helps in mixing of food with
digestive juices.

35. The image shows the structure of an artery.

32. Proteins after digestion are converted into:
(A) carbohydrates (B) small globules
(C) amino acids (D) starch

33. Choose the forms in which most plants absorb

nitrogen.
(i) Proteins
(ii) Nitrates and Nitrites
(iii) Urea

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 (A) Oxygen is exhaled during respiration.
Which statement supports the likely reason for thick (B) Water vapours are produced during respiration.
walls in arteries? (C) Carbon dioxide is exhaled during respiration
(A) To sustain the high-pressure blood from the (D) Glucose is produced during respiration.
heart.
(B) To carry a large amount of blood. 38. Assertion: Excretion is the biological process by
(C) To ensure blood flows in only one direction. which harmful waste is removed from an organism’s
(D) To allow easy exchange of gases with cells. body.
Reason: The mode of excretion is completely the
36. In the excretory system of human beings, some same in both unicellular and multicellular organisms.
substances in the initial filtrate such as glucose, (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason
amino acids, salts and water are selectively
reabsorbed in: is a correct explanation of Assertion.
(A) urethra (B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason
(B) nephron is not a correct explanation of Assertion.
(C) urinary bladder (C) Assertion is true, and Reason is false.
(D) ureters
(D) Assertion is false, and Reason is true.
37. A student sets up an experiment to study human
respiration using lime water, test tube and a straw. 39. The absorption of nutrients and exchange of
Lime water is colourless in the absence of carbon
respiratory gases between blood and tissues takes
dioxide and is milky in its presence. The student fills
a freshly prepared limewater in a test tube and blows place in ________.
air through straw into the limewater. It was observed (A) veins
that the solution turns cloudy as shown. (B) arteries
What can be evaluated from this observation?
(C) heart
(D) capillaries

40. Normal blood pressure (systolic/diastolic) of humans

is:
(A) 120/80 mm Hg
(B) 160/80 mm Hg
(C) 120/60 mm Hg
(D) 180/80 mm Hg

SOCIAL SCIENCE
41. The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was 44. Manas Tiger Reserve is located in which of the
implemented in following states?
(A) 1970 (B) 1972 (A) Rajasthan
(C) 1974 (D) 1976 (B) Assam
(C) Madhya Pradesh
42. India and ____________ provides habitat to about (D) Kerala
two-thirds of the surviving tiger population in the 45. Which of the following states has the largest area
world, these two nations became prime targets for under permanent forests, constituting 75 percent of
poaching and illegal trading. its total forest area?
(A) Bangladesh (A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bhutan (B) Bihar
(C) Sri-Lanka (C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Nepal (D) Arunachal Pradesh
43. The “Project Tiger”, one of the most well-publicized
wildlife campaigns in the world, was launched in the 46. Which of the following is not a source of fresh
year. water?
(A) 1973 (B) 1975 (A) Ground Water (B) Glaciers
(C) 1977 (D) 1981 (C) Icecaps (D) Oceans

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47. Which of the following are not causes of water (A) Manipur
scarcity? (B) Meghalaya
(i) Growing population
(ii) Growing of water-intensive crop (C) Mizoram
(iii) Expansion of irrigation facilities (D) Madhya Pradesh
(iv) Individual wells and tube wells in farms
(v) Water harvesting technique 50. The only State that has made rooftop rainwater
(vi) Industries
harvesting structures compulsory to all houses is:
(vii) Rooftop harvesting system
Choose the correct options (A) Andhra Pradesh
(A) i ii and iii (B) ii iii and iv (B) Karnataka
(C) v vi and vii (D) v and vii (C) Tamil Nadu
48. Agricultural fields that are used as rainfed storage (D) West Bengal
structures are called:
(A) Kuls
(B) Khadins/Johads
(C) Recharge pits
(D) None of the above

49. Bamboo drip irrigation system is prevalent in:

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