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IIT-JEE/NEET/BOARDS(8th-12th)

TERM 1 - REVISION TEST

Class 10 - Science
Time Allowed: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50

Section A
1. The following reaction is used for the preparation of oxygen gas in the laboratory [1]
2KClO3 (s)
Heat
2KCl(s) + 3O2 (g)
Catalyst

Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct about the reaction?

a) It is a combination reaction. b) It is a decomposition reaction and

endothermic in nature.

c) It is a photochemical decomposition d) It is a decomposition reaction and

reaction and exothermic in nature. accompanied by release of heat.
2. In which of the following, the identity of initial substance remains unchanged? [1]

a) Formation of crystals by process of b) Curdling of milk

crystallisation

c) Fermentation of grapes d) Digestion of food

3. Refer to the given figure of heart and select the correct statement. [1]

a) Q receives deoxygenated blood from Y. b) Y receives blood from lungs.

c) The blood from Y reaches lungs. d) The blood from body enters heart through P.
4. Water in the root enters due to: [1]

a) difference in the concentration of ions b) diffusion of water in the roots.

between the root and the soil.

c) excess water present in the soil. d) the function of the root to absorb water.
5. Refraction cannot cause bending as light moves from one surface to another if the incident and refraction angles [1]
i and r are related as:

a) i = r = 90o b) i = 0o = r = 90o

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 c) i ≠ r = 0o d) i = r = 0o

6. A student wants to obtain an erect image of an object using a concave mirror of 10 cm focal length. What will be [1]
the distance of the object from mirror?

a) Less than 10 cm b) 10 cm

c) more than 20 cm d) between 10 cm and 20 cm

7. Which of the following pictures depict the correct image formation [1]

a) b)

c) d)

Section B
8. Translate the following statements into chemical equations and then balance them. [2]
i. Hydrogen gas combines with nitrogen to form ammonia.
ii. Hydrogen sulphide gas burns in air to give water and sulphur dioxide.
iii. Barium chloride reacts with aluminium sulphate to give aluminium chloride and a precipitate of barium
sulphate.
iv. Potassium metal reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. hydrogen

9. a. Define oxidation. [2]

b. Identify the oxidising agent in the following reactions and balance the chemical equations:
i. Pb3O4 + HCl → PbCl2 + Cl2 + H2O

ii. MnO2 + Al → Mn + Al2O3

10. i. State the role of ATP in cellular respiration. [2]

ii. What ensures sufficient exchange of gases in plants?
iii. State the conditions on which the direction of diffusion of gases in plant depend upon.

11. i. What is double circulation? [2]

ii. Why is the separation of the right side and the left side of the heart useful? How does it help birds and
mammals?
12. The power of a lens is +5 diopters. What is the nature and focal length of this lens? At what distance from this [2]
lens should an object be placed so as to get its inverted image of the same size?
13. A student wants to project the image of a candle flame on a screen 80 cm in front of a mirror by keeping the [2]
candle flame at a distance of 20 m from its pole.
i. Which type of mirror should the student use?
ii. Find the magnification of the image produced.
iii. Find the distance between the object and its image.

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14. Silver chloride kept in a china dish turns grey in sunlight. [3]
a. Write the colour of silver chloride when it was kept in the china dish.
b. Name the type of chemical reaction taking place and write the chemical equation for the reaction.
c. State one use of the reaction. Name one more chemical which can be used for the same purpose.
15. Write the balanced chemical equations for the following reactions and identify the type of reaction in each case. [3]
i. In thermite reaction, iron (III) oxide reacts with aluminium and gives molten iron and aluminium oxide.
ii. Magnesium ribbon is burnt in an atmosphere of nitrogen gas to form solid magnesium nitride.
16. Name the following [3]
i. The process in plants that links light energy with chemical energy.
ii. Organisms that can prepare their own food.
iii. The cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs.
iv. Cells that surround a stomatal pore.
v. Organisms that cannot prepare their own food.
vi. An enzyme secreted from gastric glands in the stomach that act on proteins.

17. a. Define focal length of a divergent lens. [3]

b. A divergent lens of focal length 30 cm forms the image of an object of size 6 cm on the same side as the
object at a distance of 15 cm from its optical centre. Use lens formula to determine the distance of the object
from the lens and the size of the image formed.
c. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in the above situation.
18. Write balanced chemical equations to explain what happens, when [5]
i. Mercuric oxide is heated.
ii. Mixture of cuprous oxide and cuprous sulphide is heated.
iii. Aluminium is reacted with manganese dioxide.
iv. Ferric oxide is reduced with aluminium.
v. Zinc carbonate undergoes calcination.
19. Given below is a well-labelled diagram of the human respiratory system. [5]

Using the above diagram, answer the following questions:

i. Why nasal hair and mucus are present in the nasal chamber?
ii. Why trachea does not collapse even when there is no air?
iii. Where the exchange of respiratory gases take place?

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 iv. What happens when we breathe in?
v. Why the lungs always contain a residual volume of air?

20. a. An object is placed in front of a convex lens of focal length f. If the distance of the object from the lens is 2f, [5]
draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image. State two characteristic of image formed.
b. A student has focussed the image of a candle flame on a white screen using a convex lens. The situation is as
given below:
Length of the flame = 1.5 cm
Focal length of the lens = 12 cm
Distance of the flame from the lens = 18 cm
If the flame is perpendicular to the principal axis of the lens, calculate the values of the following:
a. Distance of the image from the lens
b. Length of the image formed
Section C
21. Read the following and answer any four questions: [4]
Ayush experienced muscular cramps during the training session for his upcoming cricket match. His coach
advised him on a schedule of aerobic exercises to overcome this problem. Ayush followed his coach's advice and
did not experience any muscular cramps during the game.
i. Lack of oxygen in muscles often leads to cramps due to
a. conversion of pyruvate to ethanol
b. non-conversion of glucose to pyruvate
c. conversion of pyruvate to glucose
d. conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid
ii. Which substances are produced by anaerobic respiration in yeast?

Lactic acid Carbon dioxide

a Yes Yes

b Yes No

c No Yes

d No No

iii. The two graphs show the oxygen uptake and the lactic acid concentration in the blood of a man before,
during and after a short period of physical exercise:

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 Why there is an increase in lactic acid concentration in the blood at the beginning of exercise?
a. Lack of oxygen
b. Excess of oxygen
c. Lack of carbon dioxide
d. Excess of carbon dioxide
iv. The diagram shows an experiment to investigate anaerobic respiration in yeast cell:

What is the purpose of liquid paraffin in tube A?

a. To prevent evaporation
b. To stop air from getting in
c. To stop the temperature from going up
d. To stop water from getting in
v. The indicator colour in tube B shows changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide If tube B contains lime
water. What will be the colour after sometimes?
a. Milky
b. Black
c. Yellow
d. Blue

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