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 General Instruction s:

· , ct.ions ve,y care1·u y an strict y I allow them :

Read the following instru ll d . l I-",
(i) This question pap . . . .
er comprises 39 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Tl .
us question paper is divided into five sections - A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) s .
ec~ion A - Questions No. 1 to 20 are multiple choice questions. Each question
carries 1 mark.

(iv) Secti~n B - Questions No. 21 to 26 are very short answer type questions. Each
que st wn carries 2 marks. Answer to these questions should be in the range of
30 to 50 words. ·

(v) Section C - Questions No. 27 to 33 are short answer type questions. Each
question carries 3 marks. Answer to these questions should in the range of
50 to 80 words.
(vi) Section D - Questions No. 34· to 36 are long answer type questions. Each
que st ion carries 5 marks. Answer to these questions should be in the range of
80 to 120 words.
/
(vii) Section E - Questions No. 37 to 39 are of 3 source-base d/case-based units of
assessment carrying 4 marks each with sub-parts.
(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal ch(?ice has been provided in
some sections. Only one of the alternatives has to be attempted in such
questions.

SECTION A

Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for
each of the questions no. 1 to 20. 20 x 1=20

l. Which of the following is not a thermal decomposition reaction ?

(A) 2 FeS0 4 Fe 2 0 3 + S0 2 + S0 3

(B) CaC0 3 CaO + CO 2

1,

(C) 2 AgCl 2 Ag+ Cl 2

(D) Pb(N0 3 ) 2 · 2 PbO + 4 N0 2 + 0 2

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t.:tk('~ pi:.ll'(' in pluni s il'.i known :t ~ :

( H) (i~Vll f)Ol'tl Lion
CA' Trn11:,; pirnt.i.on
( J)) Trnnr,docu l.ion
(C ) Cond11d .it111
ont iH :
nrgnn in which olfod()l'Y rnct pt.or11 uro p1·08
1
SNl ~l'

~ ( Nu:, e
l Id ) Skin
l , ~) TOllg'U<:'
(1) ) lmw r ear

is :
4. Tht~inc orr ect stnt emcnt about p]acenta
wall.
u\.) It is a disc emb edded in the uterine
tiss ue .
(B) It cnnta.ins villi on the embryo's side of the
d r1 tc> pass
,c)
, It, lms n very smalJ surface area for glucose an oxyge-
from mother to the embryo.
s blood thro ugh it.
(Ij) The e.mbryo gets nutr itio n from the mot her'
bin atio n
the following is a redo x reac tion , but not a com
5. Which of
reac tion '?
(B) 2 H + 0 ➔ 2 H 20
fJ21 C + 0 2 ➔ CO 2 --- 2 2 CO ➔ 2 Fe + 3 CO 2
✓

(C) 2 Mg + 0 2 ➔ 2 MgO '-IDJ - Fe 20 3 + 3

6. The salt pre sen t in toot h ena mel is :

(B) Ma gne sium pho sph ate
(A) Cal cium pho sph ate
(D,) Alu min ium pho sph ate
(C) Sodium pho sph ate

following :
7. Iden tify an inv olu ntar y acti on from the

(A) Rid ing a bicycle

(B) Pick ing up a pen cil

~ Reg ular bea ting of hea rt

(D) Wa lkin g in a stra igh t line

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8. An a queous solu tion
The pH of tl .
f
1 .· o. sodm m
11s so u t1on 18 :
.. , . .
chloride is prepared in distilled water . ., r
,-·'

(A ) 6
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 3
9. · thermit process. When 'X' is heated with oxygen, it
A. met al 'X' .1·s used m
gives an oxide 'Y', which is amphoteric in nature. 'X' and 'Y' respectively
are:
(A) Mn, Mn0 2 (B) Al, Al 20 3
(C) Fe, Fe 2 o3 (D) Mg, MgO

10.
Which one of the following is not a natural ecosystem ?
(A ) Pond ecosystem (B) Grassland ecosystem
CC) Forest ecosystem Cropland ecosystem
11. '"
-,
.,
e- , p+ Uniform
-, magnetic field
-
,

,1,

A uniform magnetic field exists in the plane of paper as shown in the

diagram. In this field, an electron (e-) and a positron (p+) enter as shown.
The electron and positron experience forces:
(A) both pointing into the plane of the paper.
(B) both pointing out of the plane of the paper.
(~ ) pointing into the plane of the paper and out of the plane of the
paper respectively.
(D) pointing out (?f the plane of the paper and into the plane of the
paper respectively .

12. The current carrying device which produces a magnetic field similar to
that of a bar magnet is :
(A) A straight conductor (i3) A circular loop
(C) A solenoid (D) A circular coil

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13. . cond1t10
· g the · for the rapi•d spre ad
. . ns responsible
Sele ct from the f0 11 0 wm
.
of bread mould on a slice of bread :
(i) Formation of large number of spores
(ii) Presence of moisture and nutr ient s in bread
(iii) Low tem pera ture
(iv) Presence of hyphae
(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (ii) and (iv) \

(C) (ii) and (iii)

(D) (iii) and (iv)

be affected, if the upp er half

14· How will the image formed by a convex lens
of the lens is wrapped with a black paper ?

(A~ The size of the image formed

will be one-half of the size of the
image due to complete lens.
be formed.
The image of upper half of the object will not

The brightness of the image will reduce.

be formed.
The lower half of the inverted image will not

ation of rainbow are :

15. The phe nom ena of light involved in the form

(A) Refraction, reflection and dispersion

(B) Refraction, dispersion and inte rnal reflection

(C1 Reflection, dispersion and inte rnal reflection

rnal reflection
(D) Refraction, dispersion, scat teri ng and tota l inte

x of glass is min imu m, is :

· 16. The colour of ligh t for which the refractive inde

(A) Red (.B) Yellow

(C) Green (D) Violet

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 s are given . - one llibe lled as
For Ques tions num ber 17 tu 20. two stafo ment
on (R). Sele d tlw corr; :,cl
Asse rtion (A) a11d the othe r labe lled as Jlpas .,) l (D) as give n
to these ques tions from the code s (A), · , (c anc
(B) · · ·
arisu:er
below .

son (R) is th e
{A) Both Asse rtion (A) aud Reas on ( R) urP tru e and Rea
corre ct expla natio n of tlw Asse rt ion lA ).
son (R) is not
\B ) Both Asse rtion (A) and Reas on (R) are true, but Rea
the corre ct expla natio n of th e Asse rtion (A).

(C ) Asse rtion tA ) is true, but Reas on (R) is false .

(D ) Asse rtion (A) is faJ se, but Reas on (R) is true.

of the Eart b from

17. Asse rtion (A ) : Ozon e layer prote cts the surfa ce
harm ful UV radia tions .
etion
Reas on (R) : Chlo roflu oroca rbon s (CFC s) are respo nsibl e for depl
of ozon e layer .

18. Asse rtion (A ) : Som e vege table oils aTe healt hy.
Vege table oils gene rally have long unsa tura ted
carb on
Reas on (R) :
chain s.

ed by wha t they
19. Assertion (A) : Sex of the children will be dete rmin
inhe rit from their mother.

Reas on (R): Women have XX sex chromosomes.

high er pote ntia l in

20. Asse rtion (A) : Electrons move from lower pote ntial to
a conductor.
ss
Reason (R) : A dry cell main tains electric pote ntial diffe renc e acro
the ends of a cond ucto r.

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(b) ('; . fl

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2:t Coppor powdor i1-1 tnkon in n chinn diH
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NrrnHJ IJH, pr(,duct forrnod n11d Ht.11to
(Jqt J fl ti<,n fort .h o r·o11t:tion inv
ulv od.
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OR
Wr iit: chornic11I N(uution for lho
chomical roa d.ion which on;ur~
(b)
ium rhloriLh nnd Hod ium
wlwn tho uqL tonLJ H ,wlutinnH of bar
1

mhol s of the ion ~ pro~o nt in

1-wlpht1to r(mct to~othnr. Writ.u th o i,y
C'tiun .
t.lw corn pourid pn:cipitated in tho l'(m

i
chnnno l-lonwH pre~o nt in tlw pn n~nt!-
24•. f~x pls1in how the orlijinnJ numb,,r of
mo
are n~!it.Or<!d in th<· progony. Na
nio lho coll divi~jou by wh ith ehromo:4o
2
num bfir iNmrtintHitH!d in t.h,i prog<
ny. 1

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' . " . 2
.
Define pow er of a 1e ns . Fmd powe r of a Ien!:i whos e foca l leng th 1s ,>0 c.m .

An electi·ic "source can sup ply a ch arge of 750 coulomb. If t he curr ent
. .
.
· 18 - . . . . ·u
diawn by a de, rice 15 mA, find the time in whic h th e elect. n c sour ce Wl
b . · 2
. e disch arged completely.

SEC TIO NC

Ques tions no· 27 t0 33 are short answ er type questions.

th
8tudy . the diag ram given below and answer the questions at
follow:

N N'

stati ng
(i) Name the defect of vision depicted in this diag ram
the part of the eye responsible for this condition.

(ii) List two causes of this defect. ~

,.,
Vj
....
stat e
(iii) Name the type of lens used to correct this defect and -._J
'-. J
3
its role in this case.

OR

Draw a diag ram

(b) vv'hat is dispersion of white ligh t? Stat e its cause.
s pris m. 3
to show dispersion of a beam of white light by a glas

chemical prop erties

28. Sug gest an activity to differentiate between the
on burn ing a met al
(acidic or basic char acte r) of the product obtained
3
(mag nesi um) and a non-metal (sulp hur>'.

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 ,____ Test tube
t - + - - - - Thread
W-,:;;CO,~ab
.! ' t - - - Copper sulphate solution

- - - Iron nail

~tudy the experimental set-up shown in the diagram and write chemical
equation for the chemical reaction involved. Name and define the type of
reaction. List two other metals which can be used in place of iron to show
th,e same type of reaction with copper sulphate solution. 3

~ A plant with violet flowers (VV) was crossed with a plant with white
flowers (vv). ·
(a) What colour of flowers was obtained in the plants of F 1 generat ion
and w~y?
(b) Write the percentage of plants with white flowers in F 2 generat ion
plants, if F 1 plants were self-pollinated. Give reason why this trait
was not expressed in F 1 generation.
(c) In what ratio did we get the plants with (VV) and (Vv) gene
combination in the F 2 generat ion? 3

31. Taking the example of any two animal hormones along with their gland of
secretion, explain how these hormones help (i) in growth and develop ment
and (ii) regulate metabolism, in the body. 3
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Fe + ( tSo y
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32 "Ear th wir .
e is a S·:lfi t
c e ·y 1 ~· s~ •
st atem ent ex 1 • . · n1:.a ure rn domestic elect
. P a 1n1ng· it . I •
ric
.
circu
-
its.
8 10 e m case of accid enta l leaka
Tu
~ st,-·ify
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_ge Ot· e1.e ctnc
h.
· t 1s
.
app l1 ances. .3
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33. / Diffe renti ate b t isting
V of deer gras 8 eand Ween food chain and food web . In a food chain cons ·11
' t· ·
1f the population of deer decreases, wha t wi
happ en to th 0 Pula t·iger, • h. d
e P _ ging to the first and t ir
troph ic level s'? 1011 of orga nism s belon .3

SEC TIO ND
Ques tions no. 34 to 36 are z
ong answ er type questions.
.
34. (a ) Expl ain chlo r lk . ss and write balan ced chem ical equa tions
-a ah proce h d
fior t h e reac tio th
ns at occur. Name the gases obta ined at t e ano e
and cath ode r espective .
. . ly. Mention two uses each of the two gase s 5
obta ined m the abov e process.
OR
y com poun ds
(b) Com mon salt is a very impo rtant raw mate rial as man
g chem ical
of indu stria l use can be prep ared from it. Expl ain, givin
from sodi um
equa tions , the meth od of prep arati on of wash ing soda 5
soda .
chlo ride. List four indu stria l/dom estic uses of wash ing

circu it
~a)
(i) The pote ntial difference across the two ends of a
e, whil e
com pone nt is decr ease d to one- third of its initi al valu
will be ·
its resis tanc e rema ins cons tant. Wha t chan ge
and state
obse rved in the curr ent flowing thro ugh it ? Nam e
the law whic h help s us to answ er this ques tion.
a batt ery
(ii) Draw a sche mati c diag ram of a circu it cons istin g of
of four 1·5 V cells, a 5 n resis tor, a 10 n resis tor and
a 15 0
Now find
resis tor and a plug key, all conn ecte d in serie s.
(I) the elec tric curr ent pass ing thro ugh the
circu it, and
(II) pote ntial diffe renc e acro ss the 10 n resis tor
whe n the
5
plug key is closed.

OR

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 (b) (i)
When is the P t t· I .d to
be 1
volt?
° en Ia difference between two points sai
(ii)
A copper . h . f
16 wire as a diameter of 0·2 mm and resistivity 0
. · x l0-8 nm. What will be the length of this wire to make
~ts resi stance 14 n? How much does the resistance change,
1fth d' 5
e iameter of the wire is doubled ?
36. (a)
Design an . . .d .
expenment to demonstrate that carbon d10xi e is
essential for photosynthesis. Write the observation and conclusion
of the experiment. 5

OR
(b) (i)

Syringe-.....

..,___ Lime water

Lime water ---1•

(I) (II)

In the experimental set-up shown above in diagram (I)

atmospheric air is being passed into lime water with a
syringe while in diagram (II) air is being exhaled into lime
water. The time taken for the lime water to turn milky in
both the test tubes is different. Give reason.
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 Draw th .
e diagr am of
(I) Gua d an open stoma tal pore and label
r cells, and (II) Chlor oplas t on it. Ment ion two
funct·
ions p f'orme d. by stoma ta. 5
er

SEC TION E
Ques tions no 37
b . to 39 are c b
u P rts. Inter nal ch . . ase- ased / data- based quest ions with 3 short
·
oice is Prov id ed in

l
one of these sub-p arts.
. .
A high ly polis hed su a mirro r reflec ts most of the hght
e: . rface such as
1a111ng · In our d ·1 1· d
on it. ai Y ife we use two types of mirro rs - plane an d
.
sphe ncal. The refl .
. · ectm g surfa ce of a spherical mirro rs may be curve
th
Inwa rds or outw ard s. I n concave mirro rs reflection takes place from e
. .
'
place from the
Inne r surfa ce, while in convex mirro rs reflection takes
oute r surfa ce.
1
(a) Defin e the princ ipal axis of a concave mirro r.
llel to its
(b) A ray of light is incid ent on a concave mirro r, para
or pass es
princ ipal axis. If this ray after reflec tion from . the mirr
10 cm from
throu gh the princ ipal axis from a point at a dista nce of
mirr or. 1
the pole of the mirro r, find the radiu s of curv ature of the

a
(c) (i) An objec t is place d at a dista nce of 10 cm from the pole of
of the
conv ex mirr or of focal leng th 15 c~. Find the posit ion
2
image.

OR

(c) (ii) A mirr or forms a virtual, erect and diminished imag e of an

object. Identify the type of this mirror. Draw a ray diag ram
2
to show the image formation in this case.
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whnt i-n-. e hydro curbon i.:; '?
a lar ge
th)
o pro pe rti es by vir tue of which ca rbo n ca n form 1
Li~ t tw
nu mb er of com po un ds.
t in
fun cti on al gro up pr es en
( c) ( i)
W rit e the formula of the
for
yd es, an d (2) ke ton es. W rit e ch em ica l eq ua tio n
U) ald eh
an ol
tw ee n eth an oic ac id an d eth
the rea cti on th at occurs be \l 2
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in the pre sen ce of a ca tal ys \.\ ,1 '· l,.
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OR
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two
str uc tur al isomers ? Write the str uc tu re s of
(~ (ii) What are
2
isomers of butane (C 4H 10).

rta nt pro ce ss in se xu al rep roduction of pl an ts. It is

39 . Pollination is an im po
at fac ili tat es fer til isa tio n in pl an ts. Po lli na tin g
an es se nt ial process th
pl ac e
be wi nd , wa ter , ins ec ts an d birds. Several ch an ge s ta ke
ag en ts can
tion ha s tak en place.
in th e flower af ter th e fertiliza

difference between self-pollination an d

~ W ri te the main
1
cross-pollination.
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(b) . .
Name the p a rt Of the flower which attracts insects for polhnation.

What happe ns t o t h"1s part after fertilisation? 1

(c) (i)
Define fertilisation. What is the fate of ovules and. the ovary
2
in a flower after fertilisation ?

OR

(c) (ii) In a germinating seed, which parts are known as future

shoot and future root? Mention the function of cotyledon. 2