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 Series ARSP/08 Set ~ 8
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/8/8
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 06 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contains 39 questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

SCIENCE

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.

2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to

attempt only one of these questions.

3. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.

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

in the range of 80 to 120 words.

7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

Section A
1. Coolie A takes 1 min to raise a box of mass m through a height of 2.0 m. Another coolie B takes 30 s for the [1]
same job. Which one has greater power?

a) Both Coolie A and Coolie B b) Coolie B

c) Cannot say d) Coolie A

2. Choose the correct statements about the plasma state of matter. [1]
I. Plasma state consists of super energetic and super excited particles.
II. The particles of plasma state are in the form of ionised gases.
III. The plasma is created on stars.
IV. Colour of plasma glow depends on the temperature of gas only.

a) I, II and III only b) I and II only

c) II and III only d) I, II, III and IV

3. Silver nitrate solution is used to study [1]

a) Mitochondria b) Golgi apparatus

c) Nucleus d) Endoplasmic reticulum

4. A ball is rolling down a slope at a steady speed. Which of the following statements is correct? [1]

a) There is an unbalanced force downwards. b) The forces acting on the ball are balanced.
 c) There are no forces acting on the ball. d) Frictional force is greater than the forward
force.
5. While verifying the laws of reflection of sound, out of following precautions which one should not be followed? [1]

a) The reflecting surface should be smooth and b) Ear should not be placed close to the pipe
hard

c) The table top should be horizontal d) Length of pipes should be sufficiently long
6. No work is done when: [1]

a) textbook is lowered diagonally at a constant b) there is no component of force, parallel to

velocity the direction of motion

c) a box is pushed along horizontal floor d) a nail is hammered into a wooden box
7. Living cells were discovered by [1]

a) A.V. Leeuwenhoek b) Robert Brown

c) Robert Hooke d) R. Virchow

8. Which of the following tissues divide continuously and are found on growing regions of the plants? [1]

a) Phloem b) Parenchyma

c) Meristematic d) Xylem
9. Which of the following is the high milk yielding variety of a cow? [1]

a) Red sindhi b) Holstein

c) Dorset d) Sahiwal
10. A submarine emits a SONAR pulse which returns from an under water cliff in 1.05 second. If the speed of sound [1]
in salt water is 1531 m s-1, how far away is the cliff?

a) 803.8 m b) 1568 m

c) 765.5 m d) 1607.4 m
11. In the relation F = , the quantity G [1]
Gmm

2
d

a) is greater at the surface of the earth b) depends on the value of g at the place of
observation

c) is universal constant of nature d) is used only when the earth is one of the two
masses
12. Choose the correct observation about a solution of sugar in water prepared by you in the laboratory. [1]

a) Solid particles settle at the bottom after b) Its particles are seen by naked eyes
sometimes

c) It is transparent d) Its components can be separated by

filtration
13. The number of electrons in an element x is 15 and the number of neutrons is 16. Which of the following is the [1]
correct representation of the element ?

a) 31
16
X b) 31
15
X
 c) 15
16
X d) 16
15
X

14. Which of the following is a dead cell? [1]

a) Sieve tube b) Tracheid

c) Parenchyma d) Companion cell

15. The site of detoxification in liver cells is: [1]

a) SER b) lysosome

c) ribosome d) RER
16. When a stone of mass 'm' falls through a vertical height 'd', the decrease in the gravitational energy is: [1]
mg
a) b)
md

d g

c) mgd d) mg

17. Assertion (A): The grains should be washed before storage. [1]
Reason (R): They should be filled in new gunny bags before keeping in godowns, warehouses, or stores.

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.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

18. Assertion (A): Waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water are both longitudinal and transverse in nature. [1]
Reason (B): The longitudinal and transverse waves cannot be produced simultaneously.

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.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A): The weight of a body on earth is equal to the force with which the body is attracted towards the [1]
earth.
Reason (R): The weight of a body is independent of the mass 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.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): If the resultant of all the forces acting on a body is zero, then the forces are called balanced [1]
forces.
Reason (R): The forces acting on a stationary box is an example of balanced forces.

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.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. Give reasons for the following observation: [2]
The smell of hot sizzling food reaches you several metres away, but to get the smell from cold food you have to
go close.
OR
 Why it is that to smell cold food, we have to go close but smell of hot food reaches us several meters away?
22. What are ionic and molecular compounds? Give examples. [2]
23. Why is the epidermis present as a thick waxy coating of cutin in desert plants? [2]
24. How do substances like CO2 and water move in and out of the cell? Discuss. [2]
25. Which wave property determines [2]
a. loudness,
b. pitch?
OR
A stone is dropped in a well 44.1 m deep. The sound of splash is heard, 3.13 s after the stone is dropped. Find the
velocity of the sound in air. (Take g = 9.8 ms-2)

26. A car acquires a velocity of 72 kmh-1 in 10 second after starting from rest. Find (a) the acceleration (b) the [2]
average velocity and (c) the distance travelled in this time.
Section C
27. Differentiate between a saturated and unsaturated solution. How will you test whether a given solution is [3]
saturated or not?
28. A ball thrown up vertically returns to the thrower after 6s.Find [3]
a. the velocity with which it was thrown up.
b. the maximum height it reaches and
c. its position after 4s.
29. Liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids. But you must have observed that ice floats on water. [3]
Find out why.
OR
Differentiate between physical and chemical change?
30. Describe the functions of epithelium tissue. [3]
31. Akhtar, Kiran and Rahul were riding in a motor car that was moving with a high velocity on an express way [3]
when an insect hit the windshield and got stuck on the windscreen. Akhtar and Kiran started pondering over the
situation. Kiran suggested that the insect suffered a greater change in momentum as compared to the change in
momentum of the motor car (because the change in the velocity of the insect was much more than that of the
motor car). Akhtar said that since the motor car was moving with a larger velocity, it exerted a larger force on
the insect and as a result ,the insect died. Rahul while putting an entirely new explanation said that both the
motor car and the insect experienced the same force and a change in their momentum. Comment on these
suggestions.
32. Four cars A, B, C and D are moving on a leveled road. Their distance versus time graphs are shown in figure. [3]
Which car is the slowest.
 OR
An iron ball of density 7800 k gm-3 and volume 200 cm-3 is totally immersed in water.
i. Calculate the weight of the iron ball in the air.
ii. Calculate the upthrust.
iii. Its apparent weight in water.
iv. Its apparent density in water.
33. Differentiate between a true solution and a colloid. [3]
Section D
34. i. What will happen if cells are not properly organised in tissue? [5]
ii. Under certain circumstances squamous epithelium is known as stratified squamous epithelium. Justify.
OR
Diagrammatically show the difference amongst three types of muscle fibres.
35. i. Write two differences between isotopes and isobars. [5]
ii. Write uses of Co-60 and U-235.
OR
Write an experiment to show that cathode rays travel in straight line?
36. Write the main functions of atleast ten cell components. [5]
Section E
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Work is done whenever a force moves something over a distance. You can calculate the energy transferred, or
work done, by multiplying the force by the distance moved in the direction of the force. Energy transferred =
work done = force × distance moved in the direction of the force.

Four men lift a 250 kg box to a height of 1 m and hold it without raising or lowering it.
i. Define work done. (1)
ii. How much work is done by the men in lifting the box? (1)
iii. How much work do they do in just holding it? (2)
OR
Why do they get tired while holding it? (g = 10 ms-2) (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The phenomenon of change of a liquid into vapours at any temperature below its boiling point is called
evaporation. In the case of liquids, a small fraction of particles at the surface, having higher kinetic energy, is
able to break away from the forces of attraction of other particles and gets converted into vapour. If the amount
of water in the air is already high, the rate of evaporation decreases. In an open vessel, the liquid keeps on
evaporating. The particles of liquid absorb energy from the surrounding to regain the energy lost during
evaporation. After a hot sunny day, people sprinkle water on the roof or open ground because the large latent
 heat of vaporisation of water helps to cool the hot surface. And we prefer cotton clothes.

i. What is evaporation? (1)

ii. Why clothes dry faster on a windy day? (1)
iii. why do we prefer cotton clothes during hot sunny day? (2)
OR
What happens when acetone is poured on palm? (2)
39. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Cropping pattern refers to the proportion of land under cultivation of different crops at different points of time.
Intercropping is the practice of growing more than one crop on the same field at the same time in a definite row
pattern. It is much superior to mixed cropping. Intercropping can incorporate crop rotation. The technique makes
the farmers busy throughout the year. Productivity is increased. Soil erosion is prevented. Pests and weeds
remain under control.

i. What is Inter-cropping? (1)

ii. Why intercropping is superior to all other means of cropping? (1)
iii. Which method of cropping prevents soil erosion by checking soil creep after harvesting a crop? (2)
OR
Modern cropping is based on machines from sowing to harvesting. Which is the best method of cropping for
this? (2)