CBSE

SAMPLE PAPER 4
Class 10 - 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 be 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
be in the range of 50 to 80 words.

6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answers 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. What happens in the test tube shown here? [1]

a) H2O will produce b) SO2 will produce

c) No reaction d) FeO will produce

2. We will observe white ppt in which of the following reaction? [1]

a) Barium chloride is mixed with hydrochloric b) Barium chloride is mixed with sodium
acid chloride solution

c) Barium chloride is mixed with sodium d) Barium carbonate is mixed with sodium
sulphate solution sulphate solution
3. Select a pair of olfactory indicators from the following: [1]

a) Clove oil and vanilla essence b) Onion and turmeric

c) Vanilla and methyl orange d) Clove oil and litmus solution

4. The odour of ethanoic acid resembles which one of the following: [1]

a) Kerosene b) Pungent

c) Rose d) Vinegar

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 5. Aqueous solutions of zinc sulphate and iron sulphate were taken in test tubes I and II by four students A, B, C [1]
and D. Metal pieces of iron and zinc were dropped in the two solutions and observations made after several
hours were recorded in the form of table as given below:

The correct reporting has been made in observations:

a) Student A b) Student C

c) Student D d) Student B
6. Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets? [1]

a) Zinc b) Oxygen

c) Sulphur d) Phosphorus
7. The formulae of two organic acids X and Y are C10H21COOH and C19H39COOH. Which of them exists in the [1]
liquid state at room temperature?

a) Neither X and Y b) Both X and Y

c) Y d) X
8. Which of these is not a part of the small intestine? [1]

a) Jejunum b) Rectum

c) Duodenum d) Ileum
9. If a round, green seeded pea plant (RRyy) is crossed with wrinkled, yellow seeded pea plant (rrYY) the seeds to [1]
be produced is F, generation will be:

a) Wrinkled and yellow b) Round and yellow

c) Round and green d) Wrinkled and green

10. Select from the following the conditions responsible for the rapid spread of bread mould on a slice of bread: [1]
i. Formation of large number of spores
ii. Presence of moisture and nutrients in bread
iii. Low temperature
iv. Presence of hyphae

a) (iii) and (iv) b) (ii) and (iv)

c) (i) and (ii) d) (ii) and (iii)

11. A zygote is formed by the fusion of a male gamete and a female gamete. The number of chromosomes in the [1]
zygote of a human is

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 a) 46 b) 23

c) 92 d) 44
12. Instead of water, we use glycerine as a mounting medium: [1]

a) To enlarge the material b) To clean the material

c) To colour the material d) To prevent the material from drying

13. The pattern of the magnetic field produced inside a current carrying solenoid is: [1]

a) b)

c) d)

14. If the current through a flood lamp is 5A, what charge passes in 10 seconds? [1]

a) 50 C b) 2 C

c) 5 C d) 0.5 C
15. A food chain consists of: [1]

a) Producers, consumers and decomposers b) Producers and primary consumers

c) Producers, herbivores and carnivores d) Producers, carnivores and decomposers

16. The relationship between biotic and abiotic environment is called: [1]

a) Ecosystem b) Atmosphere

c) Community d) Biosphere
17. Assertion (A): Exposure of silver chloride to sunlight for a long duration turns grey due to the formation of [1]
silver by decomposition of silver chloride.
Reason (R): In this process, sublimation of silver chloride takes place.

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) : XX chromosome give rise to female child whereas XY give rise to male child. [1]
Reason (R) : The Y chromosome in males is small than X chromosome.

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): In electric circuits, wires carrying currents in opposite directions are often twisted together. [1]
Reason (R): If the wire are not twisted together, the combination of the wires forms a current loop. The
magnetic field generated by the loop might affect adjacent circuits or components.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the

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 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): In an ecosystem, the function of producers is to convert organic compounds into inorganic [1]
compounds.
Reason (R): Green plants, the producers, transduce solar energy.

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. i. State reasons why [2]

a. Carbon forms strong bonds and stable compounds with most other elements.
b. The melting and boiling points of covalent compounds are low.
ii. Draw the electron dot structure for the molecule of Chlorine (Atomic number 17).
22. What changes are observed in the uterus subsequent to implantation of young embryo? [2]
23. Draw the diagram of an excretory unit of a human kidney and label the following: [2]
i. Bowman's capsule
ii. Glomerulus
iii. Collecting duct
iv. Renal artery
OR
a. Why is it important to prevent oxygenated and deoxygenated blood from mixing in birds and mammals?
b. Which animals can tolerate some mixing of the oxygenated and deoxygenated blood streams? On what factor
does the body temperature of these animals depend?
24. In the figure given below, a narrow beam of white light is shown to pass through a triangular glass prism. After [2]
passing through the prism, it produces a spectrum XY on the screen.

i. Name the phenomenon.

ii. State the colours seen at X and Y.
iii. Why do different colours of white light bend at different angles through a prism?
25. Study the picture given below showing three food chains (a), (b) and (c) and answer the following questions: [2]

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 i. Name the type of ecosystems that exist in food chains (b) and (c).
ii. The first trophic level in all food chains are producers. Why? What percentage of solar energy do these
producers capture for their use?
iii. Why are the arrows shown in the diagram in one direction only and not vice versa? Justify.
OR
Use of pesticides to protect our crops affect organisms at various trophic levels especially human beings. Name the
phenomenon involved and explain how does it happen.
26. A person keeps the reading material much beyond 25 cm from the eye for comfortable reading. Name the defect [2]
of vision he is suffering from. How can it be corrected? Draw ray diagrams for (i) the defective eye and (ii) its
correction.
Section C
27. You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, wires and switch. [3]
(a) How would you use them to distinguish between samples of metals and non metals?
(b) Assess the usefulness of these tests to distinguish between metals and non-metals.
28. i. Which types of metals can be obtained in their pure form by just heating their oxides in air? Give one [3]
example.
ii. Consider the reaction given below used to obtain Manganese metal in pure form:
3MnO2(s) + 4Al(s) ⟶ 3Mn(l) + 2Al2O3(s) + Heat

a. What type of reaction is it?

b. What is the role of aluminium in this reaction?
OR
'M' is an element which may be one out of Cu, Fe, Al, Na. It shows the following properties:
(i) One of its ore is rich in M 2 O3 .
(ii) M2 O3 is not affected by water.

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 (iii) It corrodes easily.
(iv) It form to chlorides M C l and M C l . Identify 'M'.
2 3

29. "If there were no algae there would be no fish in the sea." Comment. [3]
30. i. In humans, if gene B gives brown eyes and gene b gives blue eyes, what will be the colour of eyes of the [3]
persons having the following combination of genes? (a) Bb (b) bb (c) BB
ii. What do you class this trait of eye colour in human? Explain.
31. One-half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper. Will this lens produce a complete image of the object? [3]
Verify your answer experimentally. Explain your observations.
32. Two lamps, one rated 100 W at 220 V and the other 60 W at 220 V, are connected in parallel to electric mains [3]
supply of 220 V. Draw a circuit diagram to show this arrangement and calculate the current drawn by the two
lamps from the mains.
33. Draw a schematic diagram of a circuit consisting of a battery of three cells of 2 V each, a 5 Ω resistor, an 8 Ω [3]
resistor, and a 12 Ω resistor and a plug key, all connected in series. Now, connect the ammeter to measure the
current through the resistors and a voltmeter to measure the potential difference across the 12 Ω resistors. What
would be the readings in the ammeter and the voltmeter?
Section D
34. What are alcohols? What is its general formula? Give the names and molecular formula of first three members of [5]
the homologous series of alcohols.
OR
i. Name a commercially important carbon compound having functional group -OH and write its molecular formula.
ii. Write chemical equation to show its reaction with
1. Sodium metal
2. Excess conc. sulphuric acid
3. Ethanoic acid in the presence of an acid catalyst
4. Acidified potassium dichromate
iii. Also write the name of the product formed in each case.

35. i. Explain by giving one example each: [5]

a. Unisexual flowers
b. Bisexual flowers
ii. Name the labelled parts A, B, C and D in the diagram given below.

iii. Pollination may occur without fertilisation but fertilisation will not take place without pollination. Give
reason to justify this statement.

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 OR
i. Distinguish between hormonal co-ordination in plants and animals.
ii. Which part of the brain is responsible for -
1. intelligence
2. riding a bicycle
3. vomiting
4. controlling hunger
iii. How is brain and spinal-cord protected against mechanical injuries?

36. i. Define principal axis of a lens. Draw a ray diagram to show what happens when a ray of light parallel to the [5]
principal axis of a concave lens passes through it.
ii. The focal length of a concave lens is 20 cm. At what distance from the lens should a 5 cm tall object be
placed so that its image is formed at a distance of 15 cm from the lens? Also calculate the size of the image
formed.
OR
a. Upper half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image of
an object placed at a distance of 2 F from such a lens. Mention the position and nature of the image formed. State
the observable difference in the image obtained if the lens is uncovered. Give reason to justify your answer.
b. An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from the optical centre of a concave lens of focal length 15 cm. Use
lens formula to determine the distance of the image from the optical centre of the lens.
Section E
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The strength of acid and base depends on the number of H+ and the number of OH- respectively. If we take
hydrochloric acid and acetic acid of the same concentration, say one molar, then these produce different amounts
of hydrogen ions. Acids that give rise to more H+ ions are said to be strong acids, and acids that give less H+
ions are said to be weak acids. Can you now say what weak and strong bases are?

i. Fresh milk has a pH of 6. How do you think the pH will change as it turns into curd? (1)
ii. Is Gastric juice a weak acid? (1)
iii. Milk of magnesia is an acid or base? For what purpose it can be used? (2)
OR
What is the pH value of saliva after the meal? (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Animals have a nervous system for controlling and coordinating the activities of the body. But plants have
neither a nervous system nor muscles. So, how do they respond to stimuli? When we touch the leaves of a chhui-
mui (the ‘sensitive’ or ‘touch-me-not’ plant of the Mimosa family), they begin to fold up and droop. When a
seed germinates, the root goes down, the stem comes up into the air. What happens? Firstly, the leaves of the
sensitive plant move very quickly in response to touch. There is no growth involved in this movement. On the
other hand, the directional movement of a seedling is caused by growth. If it is prevented from growing, it will
not show any movement. So plants show two different types of movement - one dependent on growth and the

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 other independent of growth.

i. Plants neither have nervous system nor muscles, then how does chemical coordination occur in plants? (1)
ii. Why Mimossa pudica leaves drop down when we touched? Write its another name also. (1)
iii. What is turgor movement? (2)
OR
What is a tropic movement? Explain with an example. (2)
39. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A student was asked to perform an experiment to study the force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic
field. He took a small aluminum rod AB, a strong horse shoe magnet, some connecting wires , a battery and a
switch and connected them as shown. He observed that on passing current, the rod gets displaced. On reversing
the direction of current, the direction of displacement also gets reversed. On the basis of your understanding of
this phenomenon, answer the following questions:

i. i. In the above experimented set up, when current is passed through the rod, it gets displaced towards the
left. What will happen to the displacement if the polarity of the magnet and the direction of current both
are reversed?
ii. Name any two devices that use current carrying conductors and magnetic field. (1)
ii. Why does the rod get displaced on passing a current through it? (1)
iii. State the rule that determines the direction of the force on the conductor AB. (2)
OR
Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines produced around a current carrying straight conductor held vertically
on a horizontal cardboard. Indicate the direction of the field lines as well as the direction of current flowing
through the conductor. (2)

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