Class 10

Time: 3 Hours Science Maximum Marks: 80

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

 All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A
student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
 Section A consists of 20 objective-type questions carrying 1 mark each.
 Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 2 marks each. Answers to these questions
should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
 Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 3 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
 Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 5 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
 Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 4 marks each with sub-
parts.

Question 1.Metals are refined by using different methods. Which of the following metals are
refined by electrolytic refining?
(a) Au
(b) Ca
(c) Na
(d) K

Question 2.__________ can be used as an acid-base indicator by a visually impaired student.

(a) Litmus
(b) Vanilla essence
(c) Turmeric
(d) Petunia leaves

Question 3.The reaction between potassium bromide and silver nitrate is an example of
(a) combination reaction
(b) decomposition reaction
(c) double displacement reaction
(d) displacement reaction

Question 4.Which of the following represents the correct balanced chemical equation?
(a) AlCl3 + NH4OH → Al(OH)3 + NH4Cl
(b) AlCl3 + 3NH4OH → Al(OH)3 + 3NH4Cl
(c) 2AlCl3 + 3NH4OH → 2Al(OH)3 + 2NH4Cl
(d) 3AlCl3 + 4NH4OH → Al(OH)3 + NH4Cl
Question 5.An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm in front of a plane mirror, then the
distance of the image from the mirror will be
(a) 5 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 0

Question 6 Which of the following substances breaks down starch?

(a) Lipase
(b) Amylase
(c) Complex sugars
(d) Trypsin

Question 7.Which one of the following sets of options correctly depicts reproduction in
Amoeba and yeast, respectively?
(a) Budding and binary fission
(b) Binary fission and budding
(c) Multiple fission and binary fission
(d) Fragmentation and grafting

Question 8 Which of the following compounds do not cause the thinning of the ozone
layer?
(a) Chlorofluorocarbon
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Nitrogen oxide
(d) Methane

Question 9 In circuit
(a) ammeter and voltmeter both are connected in series.
(b) ammeter is connected in parallel and the voltmeter in series.
(c) ammeter is connected in series and voltmeter in parallel.
(d) ammeter and voltmeter both are connected in parallel.

Question 10 The splitting of white light into seven colours on passing through a glass
prism is due to
(a) dispersion
(b) refraction
(c) scattering
(d) reflection
Question 11 At the time of puberty, both boys and girls show lots of changes in
appearance. Select the hormone responsible for these changes in boys.
(a) Oestrogen
(b) Adrenaline
(c) Testosterone
(d) Thyroxine

Question 12 Which structure among the following options forms villi towards the
embryo, creating a large surface area for the exchange of nutrients, gases, etc.
between the mother and the embryo?
(a) Placenta
(b) Lacteals
(c) Oviduct
(d) Cervix

Question 13.The ability of metals to be drawn into thin wire is known as

(a) ductility
(b) malleability
(c) sonorousity
(d) conductivity

Question 14.Which of the following is an example of an amorphous form of carbon?

(a) Wood
(b) Oil
(c) Chalk
(d) Coke

Question 15 The bleaching powder gives the smell of chlorine due to

(a) formation of chlorine on exposure to the atmosphere
(b) instability of bleaching powder
(c) formation of excess of chlorine
(d) displacement reaction

Question 16.Name the type of movement that helps the food to move through the
digestive tract.
(a) Amoeboid movement
(b) Peristaltic movement
(c) Ciliated movement
(d) Pseudopodial movement
Question 17.Assertion (A): Tungsten metal is selected for making filaments of
incandescent lamps.
Reason (R): Tungsten has a high melting point.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

Question 18.Assertion (A): A fuse is connected in series with the circuit.

Reason (R): Fans, lamps, etc, are connected in parallel in household wiring.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

Question 19.Assertion (A): Carbon reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide which is
an acidic oxide.
Reason (R): Non-metals form acidic oxides.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

Question 20.Assertion (A): Urethra in the human male acts as a urinogenital canal.
Reason (R): The Urethra carries only urine, while sperms are carried by the vas
deferens only.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

Section B

Question 21.
Compound A oxidizes in the presence of a strong oxidizing agent to produce an acid
that is present in ants. Write the formula and IUPAC names of both compounds. Give
the formula and IUPAC names of the next two members of their homologous series.

Question 22.
Name the hormones secreted by the thyroid and pituitary glands and specify one
function of each.

Question 23.
Rishi went to a palmist to show his palm. The palmist used a special lens for this
purpose. (2)
(a) Where should the palmist place/hold the lens, to have a real and magnified image of
an object?
(b) If the focal length of this lens is 10 cm and the lens is held at a distance of 5 cm from
the palm, use the lens formula to find the position and size of the image.

Question 24.
What is meant by electric current? Write its SI unit. Calculate the amount of charge that
flows through a conductor when a current of 5A flows through it for 2 min.

Question 25.
How does the study of the food chain in an area or habitat help us? Give an example of
a food chain operating in a large lake.

Question 26
Carbon monoxide is dangerous when inhaled. Explain

Section C

Question 27. An electric lamp of 100 Ω, a toaster of 50 Ω, and a water filter of

resistance 500 Ω are connected in parallel to a 220 V source.
(a) What is the resistance of an electric iron connected to the same source that takes as
much current as all three appliances?
(b) What is the current through it?

Question 28..Manoj has taken a thin converging lens to form a real magnified image of an object
in front of it.
(a) Write the position of the object.
(b) Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation.
(c) If the power of the lens is +2D, then what will be the focal length of the lens?

Question 29.What is a homologous series of substances? Explain, why carbon forms

compounds mainly by covalent bonds.

Question 30Name the type of carbon compounds that can be hydrogenated. With the help of a
suitable example explain the process of hydrogenation.
Question 31‘In humans, there is a 50% probability that a boy will be born and 50% probability
that a girl will be born’. Justify the statement based on the mechanism of sex determination in
human beings.

Question 32 An object of height 5 cm is placed on the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal
length 20 cm. If the virtual image is formed by the concave mirror at a distance of 10 cm from its
pole, then find
(a) the size of the image.
(b) magnification produced by the mirror.

Question 33.State whether an a-particle will experience any force in a magnetic field, if (α-
particles are positively charged particles)
(a) it is placed in the field at rest.
(b) it moves in the magnetic field parallel to field lines.
(c) it moves in the magnetic field perpendicular to field lines.
Justify your answer in each case.

Section D

Question 34 (a) Hormones are needed by our body in an appropriate amount, slightly more or
less secretion causes disorders in our body. Illustrate this by using three examples.
(b) Why do we call the pituitary gland a master gland? Where is it located?

Question 35 (a) Calcium reacting with water starts floating. Give the reason behind this and write
the balanced chemical equation of the reaction.
(b) Rashmi was studying about CH3Cl compound. Show the bond formation in this compound.

Question 36 A student wants to project the image of a candle flame on the walls of a school
laboratory by using a lens.
(a) Which type of lens should he use and why?
(b) At what distance in terms of focal length F of the lens should he place the candle flame, to get
(i) a magnified and
(ii) a diminished image respectively, on the wall?
(c) Draw ray diagrams to show the formation of the image in each case.

Section E

Question 37. If we cross pure-breed tall (dominant) pea plants with pure-breed dwarf (recessive)
pea plants, we get pea plants of F1 generation. If we now self-cross the pea plant of the
F1 generation, then we obtain the pea plant of the F2 generation.
(i) What do the plants of the F1 generation look like?
(ii) What is the ratio of tall plants to dwarf plants in F 2-generation?
(iii) Statement type of plants not found in F 1-generation but appeared in F2-generation
mentioning the reason for the same.
Or
Write the phenotypic and genotypic ratio of plants in F 2-generation.
Question 38.
How does a metal conductor conduct electricity? You would think that a low-energy electron has great
difficulty passing through a solid conductor. Inside a solid, the atoms are packed together with very little
spacing between them. But it turns out electrons can ‘travel’ through a perfect solid crystal smoothly
and easily, almost as if they were in a vacuum.
The motion of electrons in a conductor, however, is very different from that of charges in space. When a
steady current flows through a conductor, the electrons in it move with a certain average ‘drift speed’.
One can calculate this drift speed of electrons for a typical copper wire carrying a small current and it is
found to be very small of the order of 1 mms-1.
How is it then that an electric bulb lights up as soon as we turn the switch ON? It cannot be that a
current starts only when an electron from one terminal of the electric supply physically reaches the
other terminal through the bulb because the physical drift of electrons in the conducting wires is a very
slow process.
(a) The electrons move with a certain speed inside the conductor when a battery is connected across it,
is called ___________
(b) The order of drift speed of electrons in copper wire is ___________
(c) Do the drift speed and thermal speed of electrons inside a metal conductor remain the same?
Or
How does an electric bulb light up as soon as we turn the switch ON?

Question 39.
Abhishika observed that the cooking utensils of her kitchen are becoming black and the flame of
her burner becomes yellowish. She complained about this to the gas company and they
repaired it.
(a) What was the reason for this type of flame?
(b) How can this problem affect our environment?
Or
What precautions should be taken to avoid this process?