Selfstudys Com File-5
Selfstudys Com File-5
Subject - Science
Sample Question Paper - 6
General Instructions:
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should in the
range of 30 to 50 words.
5. 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.
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these questions should be
Section A
1. Ram heats a beaker containing ice and water. He measures the temperature of the content of the beaker as a [1]
function of time. Which of the following would correctly represent the result?
a) III b) IV
c) I d) II
2. Lysosomes are formed by: [1]
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c) Displacement and velocity as ball B. d) Velocity and acceleration as ball B
4. Which of the following is micro–nutrient? [1]
a) Boron b) Nitrogen
c) Potassium d) Phosphorus
5. The tissue shown here is ________. [1]
a) steroids b) proteins
c) starch d) glycogen
7. Which of the following elements are present in Quick lime? [1]
A. Calcium, Oxygen
B. Sodium, Hydrogen, Oxygen
C. Calcium, Bromine
D. Calcium chloride
a) (B) b) (D)
c) (C) d) (A)
8. You are viewing a prepared slide of striated muscle fibres from a cockroach leg. When you focus the [1]
microscope, the striations appear pale and indistinct. To make the stations clearly visible, you would:
a) remove the mirror to cut out light b) change the eyepiece to increase
magnification
c) replace the objective to decrease the d) slowly close the diaphragm to reduce the
magnification light
9. Three students A, B and C determined the volume of a solid by immersing it in water in the overflow cans are [1]
set up as shown. The result obtained will be wrong for :
c) Student B d) Student C
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10. Which of the following is the characteristic of displacement of an object? [1]
ii. 59
27
Co and 59
28
Ni
iii. 113
55
Cs and 132
54
Xe
iv. 63
29
Cu and 65
29
Cu
a) Water b) Glycerine
c) Plasmolysis d) Endocytosis
14. Which of the following are physical changes? [1]
i. Melting of iron metal
ii. Rusting of iron
iii. Bending of an iron rod
iv. Drawing a wire of iron metal
a) Soil b) Sand
c) Starch d) Sugar
16. The poultry birds groomed for obtaining meat are called _______ [1]
a) Pork b) Growers
c) Broilers d) Poultry
17. Assertion (A): The speed of the car is constant, its velocity is not constant because the direction of the car is [1]
changing continuously.
Reason (R): The direction of velocity is the same as the direction of displacement of the body.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
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c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
18. Assertion (A): During evaporation of liquids, the temperature remains unaffected. [1]
Reason (R): Kinetic energy of the molecules is directly proportional to absolute temperature.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
A 10 10 10
B 11 12 11
C 12 12 12
D 13 14 13
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Solve the following questions.
i. Write the electronic distribution of atoms of elements A and D.
ii. Element A is an inert gas. Why?
iii. What is the valency of element C?
29. An electron moving with a velocity of 5× 104 ms-1 enters into a uniform electric field and acquires a uniform [3]
30. An automobile engine propels a 1,000 kg car A along a levelled road at a speed of 36 km h-1. Find the power if [3]
the opposing frictional force is 100 N. Now, suppose after travelling a distance of 200 m, this car collides with
another stationary car B of same mass and comes to rest. Let its engine also stop at the same time. Now, car B
starts moving on the same level road without getting its engine started. Find the speed of the car B just after the
collision.
31. The motion of a body of mass 5 kg is shown in the velocity-time graph. [3]
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36. i. Under which category of mixtures will you classify alloys and why? [5]
ii. Whether a solution is always liquid or not. Comment.
iii. Can a solution be heterogeneous?
Section E
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A few layers of cells beneath the epidermis are generally simple permanent tissue. Parenchyma is the most
common simple permanent tissue. It consists of relatively unspecialized cells with thin cell walls. They are
living cells. Collenchyma allows bending of various parts of the plant-like tendrils and stems of climbers without
breaking. Sclerenchyma tissue makes the plant hard and stiff. We have seen the husk of a coconut. It is made of
sclerenchymatous tissue. They are long and narrow as the walls are thickened due to lignin. The tissue is present
in stems, around vascular bundles, in the veins of leaves and in the hard covering of seeds and nuts.
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A farmer has grown wheat on his field consecutively two times but when the third time he grows wheat on the
same field the quality of the wheat was not up to the desired level. To improve the quality of his crops he uses
chemical fertilizer but the condition of the crop became worse. One of his friends told him to grow a different
variety of crops after wheat so as to grow two or three crops in a year with good harvests and use biological
manure in place of chemical fertilizers which he prepares by animal excreta and plant waste to get the good
quality of crops. He also told him about the good storage of his grains to protect them from the biotic and abiotic
losses as in agriculture storage losses are very high.
i. What are the bases on which the next crop is decided to grow in the same field also name the process? (1)
ii. What is the advantage of using biological manure over chemical fertilizers? (1)
iii. Is it possible for the farmer to grow two crops at the same time if yes what is the requirement? (2)
OR
Enlist the biotic and abiotic losses? (2)
39. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A suspension is a heterogeneous mixture in which the solute particles do not dissolve but remain suspended
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throughout the bulk of the medium. Particles of a suspension are visible to the naked eye. The particles of a
suspension scatter a beam of light passing through it and make its path visible. Due to the relatively smaller size
of particles, as compared to that of a suspension, the mixture appears to be homogeneous. The scattering of a
beam of light is called the Tyndall effect. The components of a colloidal solution are the dispersed phase and the
dispersion medium. The solute-like component or the dispersed particles in a colloid form the dispersed phase,
and the component in which the dispersed phase is suspended is known as the dispersing medium.
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Solution
Section A
1.
(b) IV
Explanation: Since ice and water in equilibrium, the temperature would be zero. When we heat the mixture, energy supplied is
utilised in melting the ice and the temperature does not change till all the ice melts because of the latent heat of fusion. On
further heating, the temperature of the water would increase.
2.
(b) Golgi apparatus
Explanation: Lysosomes are manufactured and budded into the cytoplasm by the Golgi apparatus with hydrolytic enzymes
inside. The enzymes that are within the lysosome are made in the rough endoplasmic reticulum, which are then delivered to the
Golgi apparatus to synthesise lysosomes.
3. (a) Position and acceleration as ball B
Explanation: Position and acceleration of ball A is same as that of ball B at the instant when ball A passes ball B.
4. (a) Boron
Explanation: Boron is an essential micronutrient which means it is essential for plant growth and development but is required
in very small quantities.
5. (a) Adipose tissue
Explanation: The figure shown here is of adipose tissue. It is primarily a fat storing tissue in which the matrix is packed with
adipocytes. The tissue is found beneath the skin, in the covering of heart, around the blood vessels and kidneys, etc.
6.
(b) proteins
Explanation: The ribosomes on the RER are synthesizing protein by definition, meaning that ribosomes do not exist in the cell
unless they are synthesizing a protein from an mRNA template.
7.
(d) (A)
Explanation: The chemical formula of the Quick lime is CaO. So, Calcium (Ca) and Oxygen (O) elements are present in
Quick lime.
8.
(d) slowly close the diaphragm to reduce the light
Explanation: To make the stations clearly visible slowly close the diaphragm to reduce the light. The reduction of light gives a
better contrast.
9.
(b) All of these
Explanation: The overflow can must always be filled upto its spout before using it to measure the volume displaced by the
immersed solid.
10.
(c) Displacement has magnitude as well as specific direction
Explanation: The shortest distance between the initial point and the final point is called displacement. Displacement has both
magnitude and direction while distance has only magnitude.
11. (a) iii only
Explanation: Number of neutrons in
Cd = 66, Sn = 69; Co = 32, Ni = 31
Cs = 78, Xe = 78; 63Cu = 34 , 65Cu = 36
12.
(b) Glycerine
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Explanation: Glycerine is a good dehydrating agent. It avoids the drying of the specimen. Besides, glycerine tends to reflect
light due to its refractive nature. As a result of it, the image appears clearer under the microscope. Due to these reasons,
glycerine is used while preparing a temporary mount of leaf peel.
13.
(d) Endocytosis
Explanation: Amoeba acquires its food by the process of endocytosis with the help of finger-like projections called
pseudopodia (Pseudo means false; podia means feet). The flexibility of the plasma membrane enables amoeba to use
pseudopodia to engulf food and other material from its environment.
14.
(d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Explanation: Melting of iron metal, bending of an iron rod and drawing wire of iron metal are all physical changes whereas
rusting of iron is a chemical change.
15.
(c) Starch
Explanation: Starch forms a colloidal solution. Colloidal solutions are translucent and their particles can pass through filter
paper to give a translucent filtrate.
16.
(c) Broilers
Explanation: An egg-laying poultry bird is called hen (layers) and the poultry birds groomed for obtaining meat are called
chicken or broilers.
17.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: When a body does not cover equal distances in equal intervals of time, the velocity is said to be variable or non-
uniform velocity. In this case, the speed of the body is not constant. Even if the speed of a body is constant but the direction is
changing, the velocity will not be uniform.
18.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Explanation: During the evaporation of liquids, the temperature decreases due to the escape of molecules with high energy.
The kinetic energy of the molecules is directly proportional to absolute temperature.
19.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Xylem and phloem are vascular tissues that conduct water, minerals and food to various parts of plants. Vascular
tissue is a distinctive feature of complex plants, one that has made their survival in terrestrial environments possible.
20.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Explanation: Isobars are not identical in chemical properties because they have same mass number and different atomic
numbers.
Section B
21. Given, Power of motor, P = 40 kW = 40 × 103 =
40,000 W
Here, Load to be lifted = Force applied (F) = 20,000 N
If v is the speed of load, then we know that, P = Fv
40,000
⇒ Speed, v = P
F
= 20,000
= 2 m/s
OR
Given, Mass, m = 200 kg, g = 10 m/s2 and
Distance, h = 6 m
Work in lifting the mass is done against gravity.
Therefore, the work done is W = Force × Displacement = mg × h = mgh
W = mgh= 200 × 10 × 6 = 12000 J.
22. The heat supplied to the solid, helps the particles to overcome the forces of attraction between them and increases their kinetic
energy, as a result of which particle break free the forces of attraction and changes to liquid state.
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23. As the sensation of sound persists in our brain for about 0.1 s.To hear a distinct echo the time interval between the original sound
and the reflected one must be at least 0.1s. Therefore the total distance covered by the sound from the point of generation to the
reflecting surface and back should be at least (344m/s) × 0.1s = 34.4 m. Thus, for hearing distinct echoes, the minimum
distance of the obstacle from the source of sound must be half of this distance, that is, 17.2 m. Speed of sound will increase with
increase in temperature. Therefore, on a hotter day speed of sound will be greater hence echoes may be heard more than once
because of multiple reflections of sound.
24. Because the inter-particle empty spaces are very large. When a gas is compressed, these spaces decrease. The particles or
molecules of gas come closer.
25. If the resultant of various forces acting on a body is zero, the forces are said to be ‘balanced forces’. These forces do not change
the speed but usually change the shape of an object. Examples:
a. Consider a wooden block lying on a table, the strings tied to its two opposite faces, as shown in the figure.
If we pull at point P, it begins to move towards left. If we pull at point Q, it begins to move towards the right. But if we pull
from both the sides with equal force, the block does not move. The two forces have now balanced each other
b. In a tug-of-war, the two teams pull the rope with equal effort; the rope is not moved in any direction. This is clearly because
the forces exerted by the two teams are equal and opposite and thus get balanced.
OR
It is on account of inertia of motion. The athlete runs a considerable distance so as to build up momentum, which is helpful in
throwing the javelin at a longer distance. However, sometimes the large momentum of athlete prevents him from stopping before
the marked line therefore the throw is declared foul.
26. The relative atomic mass is the average mass of the naturally occurring stable isotopes of an element.Chlorine exist as two stable
isotopes i.e. 35Cl and 37Cl in ratio 3:1 respectively.Therefore Relative atomic mass of chlorine is taken as average of both stable
isotopes.
Natural chlorine always contains about × C l and × C l
3
4
35
17
1
4
37
17
4
× 35 + 1
4
× 37 = 35.5
Section C
27. i. A megaphone works on the principle of multiple reflections of sound. When a person speaks into the narrow end of the
megaphone tube, the sound waves produced by his voice are prevented from spreading by successive reflections from the
wider end of the megaphone tube. Due to this, the sound of the person can be heard over a longer distance.
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k L M
A= 2, 8
D= 2, 8, 3
ii. The number of electrons in the outermost shell of element A is 8.
The outermost shell of this element is complete and the element does not need to gain or lose electrons to complete its
outermost shell. Hence, A is an inert gas.
iii. Valency of element C (2, 8, 2) is 2.
29. Given, initial velocity of electron, u = 5 × 104 ms-1 and acceleration, a = 104 ms-2
i. Final velocity of electron = v = 2 × u = 2 × 5 × 104 ms-1
4 4 4
a
=( 10× 10 −5× 10
4
) =
5×10
4
= 5s
10 10
2
at2
Distance covered by electron in the given time,S = (5 × 104) × 5 + 1
2
(104) × (5)2 = (25 × 104 + 25
2
× 104 ) = 37.5 × 104 m
OR
(a)An object with a constant acceleration can still have the zero velocity. For example an object which is at rest on the surface of
earth will have zero velocity but still being acted upon by the gravitational force of earth with an acceleration of 9.81 ms-2 towards
the center of earth. Hence when an object starts falling freely can have contant acceleration but with zero velocity.
(b)When an athlete moves with a velocity of constant magnitude along the circular path, the only change in his velocity is due to
the change in the direction of motion. Here, the motion of the athlete moving along a circular path is, therefore, an example of an
accelerated motion where acceleration is always perpendicular to direction of motion of an objectat a given instance. Hence, it is
possible when an object moves in a circular path.
30. mA = mB = 1000 kg. v = 36 km/h= 10 m/s
Frictional force = 100 N
Since, the car A moves with a uniform speed, it means that the engine of car applies a force equal to the frictional force.
Force×distance
time
Power =
= F.v
= 100 N × 10 m/s = 1000 W
after collision,
mAuA + mBuE = mAυA + mB
1000 × 10 + 1000 × 0 = 1000 × 0 + 1000 × υB
vB = 10 ms-1.
31. i. Acceleration = Slope of the line of the velocity-time graph,
= 2.5 m/s2
v2 − v1 5−0 5 10 15
a= = = = =
t−t1 2−0 2 4 6
Involved in the synthesis of protein. Involved in the synthesis of fat and lipid.
ER makes lipid and protein which are the two important constituents of the plasma membrane. The biogenesis of the plasma
membrane is dependent on the endoplasmic reticulum.
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33. The protective tissue or the outermost covering of cells in plants is known as the epidermis, which performs protective function
(protecting plants from adverse conditions). It is usually made up of a single layer of cells. In dry habitats, epidermis gets thicker
to protect the plant from undue loss of water.
On aerial parts of the plant, epidermal cells often secrete a waxy, water-resistant layer on their outer surface. This waxy covering
aids in protecting the plant against loss of water, mechanical injury and invasion by parasitic fungi. The cells of epidermal tissue
are present in a continuous layer without intercellular spaces.
Small pores are present on the epidermis of the leaf. These pores are called stomata. They are enclosed by two kidney-shaped cells
called guard cells. They help in gaseous exchange and transpiration.
As the plant grows older, a strip of secondary meristem replaces the epidermis of the stem. This forms several layers thick cork or
bark of the tree in which cells are dead and compactly arranged without intercellular spaces.
Section D
34. For the first stone :
Initial velocity, u = 0 ms-1, Height of cliff, h = 49 m, g= 9.8m/s2
As we know, S = ut + at2. 1
We, have, h = ut + 1
2
gt2
∴ 49 = 0 × t + 1
2
× 9.8 × t2
t2 =
9.8
⇒
9.8
= 10
−−
⇒ t= √10 = 3.16 s
i.e., first stone would take 3.16 s to reach the ground.
For the second stone:
The time taken by the second stone to reach the ground is one second less than that taken by the first stone as both the stones
reach the ground from the same height, h= 49m.
That is, for the second stone, time, t = (3.16 - 1) s = 2.16 s
∴ For the second stone,
We have, h = ut + 1
2
gt2
9.8 × (2.16)2
1
⇒ 49 = u × 2.16 + 2
×
2.16
= 12.1 ms-1
Therefore, the speed with which he threw the second stone = 12.1 ms-1
OR
Newton's Law of universal gravitation: Everybody in the universe attracts every other body with a force which is directly
proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Let us consider two bodies A and B of masses m1 and m2 which are separated by a distance d.
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Then the force of gravitation (F) acting on the two bodies is given by
F ∝ m1 × m2 ...........(1)
and F ∝ 1
2
...............(2)
d
Where, k= proportionality constant, known as universal gravitational constant, G having value = 6.67 × 10-11 Nm2 kg-2.
m1 m2
Therefore, F = G × , Which is required expression for force of attraction between two bodies.
2
d
Here, if the masses m1 and m2 of the two bodies are of 1 kg and the distance (d) between them is 1 m, then putting m1 = 1 kg, m2
= 1 kg and d = 1m in the above formula, we get
F=G× , 1
2
1
G=F
Definition of the gravitational constant G: Gravitational constant, G is numerically equal to the force of gravitation which
exists between two bodies of unit masses kept at a unit distance from each other.
35.
The process of plasma membrane formation is called membrane biogenesis. Following organelles are involved in this process:
The proteins and lipids are first synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum,
respectively. These are then transported to the Golgi complex for their modification. After modification, these are transported to
the cell surface through vesicles which bud off from the Golgi complex to fuse with the cell membrane and form a part of the
membrane.
OR
Golgi apparatus or Golgi bodies or Golgi complex is composed of membrane-bound fluid-filled vesicles, vacuoles and cisternae.
In animal cells they are larger and only one or two in number, while in plants they are smaller and more in number. Also, in plant
cells, they are distributed throughout the cytoplasm and are called dictyosomes.
Functions:
1. It is involved in the transport and modification of protein, lipids as well as carbohydrates.
2. It helps in the formation of cell plate during cell division.
3. It is also involved in the formation of lysosomes and peroxisomes.
4. The material synthesised near endoplasmic reticulum is packaged and dispatched to various targets and outside the cell through
the Golgi apparatus.
36. i. Alloys are a homogeneous mixture of metals or non-metals because
a. It shows the properties of its constituents, and
b. It has variable composition, e.g. brass is considered a mixture because it shows the properties of its constituents, copper
and zinc; and it has a variable composition.
ii. No, a solution is not generally a liquid always. For e.g. alloys are known to be solid solutions.
iii. The term solution is generally used for ‘true solution’. In this case, the solution is always homogeneous.
In the case of ‘colloidal solution’, that is not a true solution i.e. the solution is heterogeneous.
Section E
37. i. Collenchyma.
ii. No, aerenchyma helps aquatic plants to float.
iii. No, apical and intercalary meristems are not permanent tissue.
OR
Provides strength to the plant parts.
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38. i. The availability moisture and irrigation facilities decide the chose the crop to be cultivated after one harvest and the process
knows as crop rotation.
ii. Biological manure help in improving soil structure, enriching the soil with nutrient also reduce the risk of water pollution
which is a major problem with chemical fertilizers.
iii. Yes, it is possible to grow two crops simultaneously at the same but the two crops are chosen to grow should have a different
nutrient requirement.
OR
Biotic losses caused by - insects, rodents, fungi, mites, and bacteria and abiotic losses are inappropriate moisture and
temperature in place of quality.
39. i. Dispersion medium is a continuous medium in which the dispersed phase is distributed throughout. Dispersed phase is the
phase that is composed of particles that are distributed through another phase.
ii. Homogenous mixtures generally have a uniform composition throughout the mixture whereas Heterogeneous mixtures have
composition which may vary from point to point. In Homogenous mixtures, the whole mixture is in the same phase whereas in
Heterogeneous mixture, substances can be of two phases and layers may separate.
iii. An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are usually immiscible but under specific transforming processes will
adopt a macroscopic homogeneous aspect and a microscopic heterogeneous one.
OR
Coloured gemstone.
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