Science Revision

1. The optical phenomenon that is responsible for the 7. Statement I - Sound waves can Travel through
propagation of light signal through an optical fibre is vacuum.
(a) interference Statement II -Light is an electromagnetic wave and
(b) scattering can travel through vacuum.
(c) total internal reflection (a) Both the statements are individually true and
(d) refraction Statement II is the correct explanation of
2. Which one of the following processes is not a part of Statement I
long-wave radiation? (b) Both the Statements individually true but
(a) Conduction (b) Scattering Statement II is not the correct explanation of
(c) Convection (d) Radiation Statement I
3. Which one of the following statements about blood (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
elements is correct? (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
(a) Red blood cells' number is same as that of white 8. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
blood cells and platelets. (a) Bacteria contain cytoplasm but viruses do not
(b) The number of white blood cells is more than red (b) Bacteria contain mitochondria but viruses do not
blood cells. (c) Viruses contain mitochondria but bacteria do not
(c) The number of red blood cells is the highest. (d) Viruses have a cell membrane but bacteria do not
(d) The number of red blood cells is lower than 9. Which one of the following will happen if the
platelets. medium surrounding the cell has a higher
4. Which one of the following statements regarding concentration than the cell ?
digestion is correct? (a) The cell will gain water
(a) Fat present in the food is digested by trypsin and (b) The cell will die
chymotrypsin. (c) There will be no change
(b) Starch of food is digested by lipases. (d) The cell will lose water
(c) Fat of food is digested by lipases. 10. Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) looks rough
(d) Nucleic acid is digested by amylases. under the microscope because of the attachment of
5. Which one of the following statements is correct? which one of following cell organelles to its surface ?
(a) In photosynthesis by green plants, carbon dioxide (a) Centrioles (b) Plastids
is used for making carbohydrate. (c) Lysosomes (d) Ribosomes
(b) During photosynthesis, plants use oxygen for 11. The increase in length of stems and roots in plants is
making carbohydrate. due to
(c) The carbohydrate generated by plants comes (a) lateral meristem (b) intercalary meristem
from soil.
(c) apical meristem (d) secondary growth
(d) The carbohydrate generated by plants comes
12. In plant cells, the turgidity and rigidity is provided by
from urea.
(a) ribosomes
6. Which one of the following statements regarding
(b) mitochondria
insulin hormone is correct?
(c) golgi apparatus
(a) Insulin is a protein hormone which is not
(d) vacuoles full of cell sap
produced in human body.
13. Which of the following are the most favourable
(b) Insulin is a steroid hormone which is produced in
conditions for liquefying a gas ?
human body.
(c) Insulin is a cholesterol-driven hormone given to (a) Low pressure and high temperature
human. (b) Low pressure and low temperature
(d) Insulin is a protein hormone which is produced (c) High pressure and high temperature
in human body. (d) High pressure and low temperature

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14. Aluminium, Iron, Copper and Zinc are extracted from 22. Which one of the following is used for water
(a) Bauxite, Magnetite, Malachite and Calamine softening ?
respectively (a) Na3PO4 (b) Na3P6O18
(b) Magnetite, Bauxite, Malachite and Calamine (c) Mg(HCO3)2 (d) Na2HPO4
respectively 23. When a beam of white light is allowed to fall on a
prism, the maximum deviation of the emerging light
(c) Calamine, Malachite, Magnetite and Bauxite
occurs for
respectively (a) red light (b) violet light
(d) Malachite, Magnetite, Bauxite and Calamine (c) yellow light (d) blue light
respectively 24. Which one of the following phenomena CANNOT be
15. The Soda-acid fire extinguisher contains exhibited by sound waves ?
(a) sulphuric acid and solution of sodium (a) Reflection (b) Refraction
hydrogencarbonate (c) Interference (d) Polarisation
(b) nitric acid and solution of sodium 25. The principle involved in paperchromatography is
hydrogencarbonate (a) Absorption (b) Partition
(c) sulphuric acid and solution of sodium carbonate (c) Solubility (d) Volatility
26. The alkali metals have relatively low melting point.
(d) sulphuric acid and solution of potassium
Which one of the following alkali metals is expected
carbonate to have the highest melting point?
16. When a longitudinal wave moves through a certain (a) Li (b) Na
medium, the quantity which is transmitted through the (c) K (d) Rb
medium is 27. Bleaching powder is added in water used for drinking
(a) material of the medium only purpose.The role of bleaching powder in this case is-
(b) energy only (a) of bleaching agent (b) of disinfecting
(c) both material of the medium and energy (c) to remove impurity (d) to decrease the pH
(d) none of the above 28. A child receives a tall beautiful plant as a birthday gift
17. Which one of the following is NOT an from his father with a quiz. The father asked her how
she would verify whether this tall plant was the
electromagletic wave ?
progeny of both the tall parents or one tall and one
(a) Light wave (b) Radio wave short parent plant. She could verify this through
(c) Sound wave (d) Micro wave (a) cross-pollination (b) self-pollination
18. Which one of the following is NOT true for an (c) tissue culture (d) negative propagation
electromagnetic wave ? 29. Osmosis is the process of movement of water
(a) Electromagnetic wave transports energy and molecules from its
momentum (a) higher concentration to its lower concentration
(b) Electromagnetic wave can be polarized and through a cell wall.
reflected (b) lower concentration to its higher concentration
(c) Electromagnetic wave is longitudinal through a fully permeable membrane.
(c) higher concentration to its lower concentration
(d) Electromagnetic wave propagation is described
through a fully permeable membrane.
by the varying electric and magnetic fields (d) higher concentration to its lower concentration
19. Brilliance of diamond is due to through a semi-permeable membrane
(a) interference of light 30. Which of the following statements about ‘fission' is
(b) diffaction of light correct ?
(c) polarization of light 1.It is related with the creation of new individuals by
(d) total internal reflection of light means of cell division in unicellular organism.
20. Bending of shoot of a plant towards light can be 2.It is related with the transformation of heavier
referred to as nuclei into smaller nuclei.
(a) photonasty 3.It is related with the creation of a heavier nuclei by
means of combining two higher nuclei.
(b) positive phototropism
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(c) negative phototropism
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(d) photoperiodism
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1 and 3 only
21. Epidermal cells of plant roots increase their
31. Which one of the following is an electric conductor ?
absorption surface by having
(a) A plastic sheet (b) Distilled water
(a) Scales (b) Root harrs
(c) Human body (d) A wooden thin sheet
(c) Endodernus (d) Stomata

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32. 'Sleeping sickness' is caused by 40. In vertebrates, smooth endoplasmic reticulum in cells
(a) Trypanosoma (b) Leishmania of which organ plays a crucial role in detoxification
(c) Plasmodium (d) Paramecium of toxic compounds ?
33. Which one of the following is the structure of a (a) Spleen (b) Intestine
cardiac muscle cell ? (c) Kidney (d) Liver
(a) Cylindrical, Unbranched and Multinucleate 41. The rate of an enzyme catalyzed reaction depends :
(b) Spinal shaped, Unbranched and Uninucleate (a) Upon substrate temperature and PH.
(c) Spinal shaped, Branched and Uninucleate (b) only on substrate concentration and PH, but not
(d) Cylindrical, Branched and Uninucleate on temperature.
34. Calcium oxide reacts vigorously with water to (c) only on pH and temperature, but not on substrate
produce slaked lime whose solution is used for white- concentration.
washing walls. This slaked lime reacts with (d) only on temperature, but not on pH and substrate
component (A) in air to form a thin layer of concentration.
component (B) to give a shiny finish. What are the 42. Both starch and glycogen are made up of glucose,
components (A) and (B) ? however :
(a) A-O2 ; B – CaCO3 (b) A-CO2 ; B-Ca(OH)2 (a) starch is present in liver and glycogen is present
(c) A-O2 ; B-Ca(OH)2 (d) A-CO2 ; B-CaCO3 in red blood cells.
35. The weight of an object is due to (b) glycogen is made in animal cells, but starch is
(a) the net force acting on it. made in plant cells.
(b) the total of all forces acting on it irrespective of (c) both starch and glycogen are present in animal
their directions.
and plant cells.
(c) the force that it exerts on the ground.
(d) both starch and glycogen are present inplant cells
(d) its inert property.
36. Pure, demineralized water, free from all soluble only.
mineral salts is obtained by which of the following 43. In some viral infections, number of platelets are
method ? reduced quickly. Platelets are essential because :
(a) Passing water through microfiltration membrane (a) they along with red blood cells carry oxygen.
(b) Calgon's method (b) platelets are important to carry food to cells
(c) Passing water through a cation exchange and an through blood.
anion exchange resin bed (c) platelets remove carbon dioxide from blood.
(d) By boiling (d) platelets have a role in blood clotting.
37. Which one of the following statements is not correct 44. Which one of the following conservation laws is a
regarding the setting of cement ?
consequence of the Newton's third law of motion ?
(a) The addition of a small percentage of gypsum
(a) Conservation of energy
(CaS04) lengthens the setting period of cement.
(b) According to the colloidal theory, gels of (b) Conservation of momentum
hydrated silicates are formed and when these gels (c) Conservation of charge
harden, the set cement loses strength. (d) Conservation of mass
(c) Tricalcium silicate is responsible for initial 45. Which one of the following holds true or a freely
setting of cement. falling object ?
(d) Dicalcium silicate and tricalcium silicate are (a) It moves with a uniform velocity.
responsible for the final strength which occurs in (b) It moves with a uniform speed.
about a year. (c) It moves with a non-uniform acceleration.
38. Which one of the following metals does not react with (d) It moves with a uniform acceleration.
oxygen directly ? 46. A sound wave of frequency of 2 kHz has a
(a) Zn (b) Ti wavelength of 35 cm in a given medium. How long
(c) Fe (d) Pt will it take to travel a distance of km through the
39. For protein synthesis, the amino acids are recognized medium ?
and carried by : (a) 30 s (b) 2.1 s
(a) mRNA (b) nRNA (c) 3.0 s (d) 4.1 s
(c) miRNA (d) tRNA

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47. The method used in separating a mixture of two 55. Which of the following best represents the cells of a
miscible liquids having sufficient difference in their meristem of plant?
boiling points is : (a) Dense cytoplasm, thin cell wall, large nuclei and
(a) Filtration (b) Solvent Extraction absence of vacuoles
(c) Centrifugation (d) Simple Distillation (b) Dense cytoplasm, thin cell wall, large nuclei and
48. Which one of the following statements is correct ? large vacuoles
(a) Alloys are mixtures. (c) Dense cytoplasm, thin cell wall, small nuclei and
(b) All alloys contain carbon as one of their absence of vacuoles
components. (d) Dense cytoplasm, thick cell wall, small nuclei
(c) Alloys are compounds. and large vacuoles
(d) Alloys are always made up of metals. 56. One way of incorporating desired characters into crop
49. For the digestion of carbohydrate, protein and fat, varieties is hybridization. In this process, there is
enzymes such as amylase, trypsin and lipase are crossing between genetically dissimilar plants. Which
one of the following crossings will not refer to
required. It is secreted into the duodenum through :
hybridization?
(a) Bile (b) Plasma
(a) Intervarietal (b) Interspecific
(c) Lymph (d) Pancreatic juice
(c) Intergenic (d) Intragenic
50. The lymph is mainly formed from the plasma of 57. Depending on the requirements, plant nutrients are
blood and it surrounds the cells. The main difference classified as micronutrients and macronutrients.
between blood and lymph is : Which one of the following is an example of a
(a) Lymph does not contain red blood cells. macronutrient?
(b) Lymph does not contain white blood cells. (a) Manganese (b) Copper
(c) Lymph contains both red blood cells and white (c) Magnesium (d) Chlorine
58. Buds produced in the notches along the leaf margin of
blood cells.
Bryophyllum fall on soil and develop into new plants.
(d) Lymph does not contain any cells. This is an example of which one of the following
51. Lactic acid is formed in the muscles during exercise types of reproduction?
or running. It is formed : (a) Vegetative propagation
(a) to give extra energy from fat. (b) Budding
(b) to give extra oxygen from lungs. (c) Spore formation
(c) to give extra energy from glucose. (d) Regeneration
59. Two objects, x and y, have equal mass and are
(d) to give extra energy from vitamins.
moving with speeds u and 3u respectively. Their
52. A wire of resistance R is cut into four equal parts. kinetic energies kx and ky are related as
These parts are then connected in parallel. If the (a) 9kx = ky (b) 2kx=ky
equivalent resistance of this R' combination is R', then (c) kx=ky (d) 3kx =ky
the ratio — is : 60. Which one of the following materials cannot be used
(a) 1/16 (b) 1/4 to make a convex lens?
(a) Aluminium (b) Glass
(c) 4 (d) 16
(c) Sapphire (d) Water
53. Which of the following combinations correctly
61. The optical phenomenon responsible for The blue
represents the genetic and materials in prokaryotes
colour of sky is
eukaryotes respectively?
(a) dispersion (b) reflection
(a) Nucleoid and Chromatin (c) refraction (d) scattering
(b) Chromatin and Nucleoid 62. At the time of short circuit, the current in an electric
(c) Nucleoid and Nucleolus circuit
(d) Nucleolus and Chromatin (a) becomes zero (b) remains same
54. Lysosomes are sacs of the cell filled with digestive (c) increases sharply (d) decreases sharply
enzymes. These digestive enzymes are synthesized by 63. If the linear momentum of a moving object changes
(a) Golgi bodies by two times, then its kinetic energy' will change by a
(b) smooth endoplasmic reticulum factor of-
(c) rough endoplasmic reticulum (a) 2 (b) 4
(d) lysosome itself (c) 6 (d) 8

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64. Which of the following makes bread soft and sponge 72. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
when baking soda is added? (a) Bleaching powder is prepared by the action of
(a) Sodium salt of acid (b) NaHCO3 Chlorine on dry slaked lime
(c) CO2 (d) H2O (b) Bleaching powder acts as a reducing agent in
65. Borax is prepared from many chemical industries
(a) calcium carbonate (c) Bleaching powder is also known as chlorinated
(b) magnesium carbonate lime
(c) potassium carbonate (d) Bleaching powder is used for disinfecting
(d) sodium carbonate drinking water
66. White gold is an alloy of 73. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(a) gold, nickel and palladium (a) Acceleration due to gravity decreases with the
(b) gold, cobalt and palladium increase of altitude
(c) gold, titanium and platinum (b) Acceleration due to gravity increases with the
(d) gold, magnesium and palladium increase of depth (assuming earth to be a sphere
67. Calcium oxide reacts with water to produce slaked ofuniform density)
lime. It is an example of (c) Acceleration due to gravity decreases with the
(a) combination reaction increase of latitude
(b) decomposition reaction (d) Acceleration due to gravity is independent of the
(c) oxidation reaction mass of the earth
(d) addition reaction 74. A piece of stone tied to a string is made to revolve in
68. Consider the following statements : a circular orbit of radius r with other end of the string
1. Aluminium powder is used as a solid fuel for as the centre. If the string breaks, the stone will -
rocket engines. (a) move away from the centre.
2. Compared to liquid fuel propelled rocket (b) move towards the centre.
engines, the thrust per amount of fuel burned is (c) move along a tangent.
higher in solid fuel propelled rocket engines. (d) stop
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 75. Which one of the following statements regarding
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only baking powder is NOT correct ?
(c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) It is a mixture
69. The process of using microbes to treat areas of land or (b) It forms bubbles in a wet mixture
sea that have been contaminated by pesticides, oil or (c) It can be used instead of using yeast
solvents is known as : (d) It does not contain sodium bicarbonate
(a) Eutrophication (b) Nitrification 76. Which one of the following statements iscorrect ?
(c) Ammonification (d) Bioremediation (a) Iron sulphate and copper sulphate crystals have
70. Water at 273 K is less effective in cooling than ice at same number of water of crystallization
the same temperature. It is because : (b) Iron sulphate and zinc sulphate crystals have
(a) water is difficult to handle same number of water of crystallization
(b) water at 273 Khas less energy than ice at the (c) Zinc sulphate and copper sulphate crystals have
same temperature same number of water of crystallization
(c) water at 273 K has more energy than ice at the (d) Iron sulphate, copper sulphate and zinc sulphate
same temperature crystals each have same number of water of
(d) water is not a cooling agent crystallization.
71. Which one of the following statements is not correct ? 77. It is reported that there is an ongoing decrease in the
(a) The rate of evaporation depends on temperature pH value of ocean water because of global. warming.
(b) The rate of evaporation does not depend on It happens due to.
surface area exposed to the atmosphere but on (a) larger uptake of C02 by ocean water
volume ofthe liquid (b) lesser uptake of C02 by ocean water
(c) The rate of evaporation depends on humidity of (c) larger uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean
the surroundings water
(d) The rate ofevaporation depends on the wind (d) lesser uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean
speed water

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78. Heavy water of an atomic reactor is . 81. Match list 1 and list 2 and choose the correct
(a) deionised water sequence-
(b) an oxide of heavier isotope of oxygen A. Aldosteron 1. sleep-wake cycle and
(c) a mixture of ice and water circadian rhythm.
(d) an oxide of heavier isotope of hydrogen B. Oestrogen 2.Regulate your BP
79. In a radioactive decay of a nucleus, an electron is also C. Melatonin 3. To prepare the endometrium
emitted. This may happen due to the fact that :
D. Progesteron 4. female secondary sexual
(a) electrons are present inside a nucleus
characteristics.
(b) an electron is created at the time of conversion of Code :
a neutron into proton A B C D A B C D
(c) an electron is created at the time of conversion of (a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 2 3 1 4
a proton into a neutron (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 4 3 1 2
(d) electrons need to be emitted for conservation of 82. Which of the following are not chemical changes ?
momentum 1. Tempering of iron
80. Methane is a very potent green house gas. It is 2. Conversion of iron piece into an electro-magnet
converted to carbon dioxide to ease its overall effect by passing the current around the iron
on global warming. This process is known as 3. Melting of iron
4. Rusting of iron
(a) Blocking (b) Ceiling
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
(c) Flaring (d) Stooping
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4

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