CLASS 10th

DURATION
DURATION:: 60
90Minutes
Minutes Sample Paper M.MARKS: 160

Topics Covered
Physics: Light – Reflection and Refraction, Human Eye and Colourful World
Chemistry: Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids, Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-Metals
Biology: Life Processes, Control and Coordination
Mathematics: Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations,
Arithmetic Progressions, Coordinate Geometry, Triangles

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2. The test is of 60 minutes duration.
3. The test booklet consists of 40 questions. The maximum marks are 160.
4. All questions are compulsory.
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 PHYSICS
Section A Section B
1. VI, VG, VO are the velocities of indigo, green and 7. Consider the figure and select the correct option
orange light respectively, in a glass prism. Which from the following:
among the following is a correct relation? Medium 1
n1
(A) VI = VG = VO i
(B) VI > VG > VO
glass r2 Medium 2
(C) VI < VG < VO n2 r1
(D) VI < VO < VG
Medium 3 i2
n3
2. A convex lens of focal length 0.2m and a concave
lens of focal length 0.5m are placed in close contact (A) sin i = sin i2 (B) n1 = n3
with each other. Calculate the power of this lens (C) n2 > n3 (D) n3 > n1
combination.
(A) 3 D (B) –7 D 8. If two plane mirrors are placed with the reflecting
(C) 7 D (D) –3 D surfaces perpendicular to each other, which of the
following statement is true?
3. Assertion: Light travels faster in glass than air. (A) The rays incident on the first mirror and the
Reason: Glass is denser than air. rays reflected from the second mirror are
(A) Both assertion and reason are true, and reason perpendicular.
is correct explanation of assertion. (B) The rays incident on the first mirror and the
(B) Both assertion and reason are true, but reason rays reflected from the second mirror are
is not the correct explanation of assertion. always parallel.
(C) Assertion is false, but reason is true (C) The angle of deviation lies between 90° and
(D) Both assertion and reason are false 150°.
(D) None of the above.
4. The focal length of the eye lens increases when eye
9. Match the following with correct response.
muscles __________.
(A) are relaxed and lens becomes thinner Column I Column II
(B) contract and lens become thicker R
1. Mirror formula (A)
(C) are relaxed and lens becomes thicker 2
(D) contract and lens become thinner 1 1 1
2. Lens formula (B) − −
v u f
5. Assertion: The magnification of the real image is 1 1 1
3. Magnification (C) + =
negative. v u f
Reason: Real image is inverted in nature. v
(A) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is 4. Focal length (D) −
u
correct explanation of assertion. (A) 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A
(B) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is (B) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A
not the correct explanation of assertion. (C) 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
(C) Assertion is false but reason is true (D) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A. 4-D
(D) Both assertion and reason are false
10. The adjoining figure shows the path of a light ray
travelling from a transparent medium A to another
6. A person gets out in the sunlight from a dark room. transparent medium B. The refractive index B w.r.t.
How does his pupil regulate and control the light A is:
entering in the eye?
(A) The size of pupil will decrease, and less light
will enter the eye
(B) The size of pupil will decrease, and more light
will enter the eye
(C) The size of pupil will remain the same, but
3
more light will enter the eye (A) (B) 2
2
(D) The size of pupil will remain the same, but less
1
light will enter the eye (C) (D) 3
2

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 CHEMISTRY
Section A Section B
11. A student took solid quicklime in a china dish and 17. A beaker contains a base and a few drops of
added a small amount of water to it. He would hear: phenolphthalein were added. The pink colour
(A) A pop sound appeared. Now an acid was added drop by drop in
(B) A crackling sound the solution. The instant at which the colour
(C) A hissing sound disappears can be inferred as the
(D) No sound at all (A) The maximum amount of acid required for
neutralisation
12. Which of the following statements is/are true? (B) The minimum amount of acid required for
(A) The total mass of the system remains the same neutralisation
(C) The minimum amount of indicator required for
in a chemical change.
neutralisation
(B) A chemical change is permanent and
(D) The maximum amount of indicator required for
irreversible.
neutralisation
(C) A physical change is temporary and reversible.
(D) All of the above
18. On adding 2 mL of acetic acid to 2 mL of water in a
test tube, it was observed that
13. In the given reaction, xNH3 + yO2 → 4NO + 6H2O.
(A) a clear and transparent solution is formed
Identify the type of reaction and calculate the sum of (B) a white precipitate is formed almost
the coefficients x and y. immediately
(A) Decomposition reaction, (x + y) = 11 (C) two separate layers were formed
(B) Redox reaction, (x + y) = 11 (D) a colourless and odourless gas is evolved
(C) Redox reaction, (x + y) = 9
(D) Displacement reaction, (x + y) = 8 19. A student takes about 2 mL ethanoic acid in a dry
test tube and adds a pinch of sodium hydrogen
14. The colour of the pH paper strip turned red when it carbonate to it. He reports the following
was dipped into a sample. The sample could be: observations:
(A) Dilute sodium bicarbonate I. Immediately a colourless and odourless gas
(B) Tap water evolves with a brisk effervescence.
(C) Dilute sodium hydroxide II. The gas turns lime water milky when passed
(D) Dilute hydrochloric acid
through it.
III. The gas burns with an explosion when a burning
15. A metal X is placed below Al and above Pb. The
extraction of metal is done by reacting carbon with splinter is brought near it.
its oxide. Metal oxide is used to join cracks of IV. The gas extinguishes the burning splinter that is
machine parts and rail lines by reacting it with Al. brought near it.
The metal is: The correct observations are
(A) Zn (A) I, II and III
(B) Cu (B) II, III and IV
(C) Fe (C) III, IV and I
(D) Mg (D) I, II and IV

16. Which alloy of aluminium is used for making

20. Which of the following statement is true?
aircraft?
(A) Cu metal reacts with dil. H2SO4 to give H2
(A) Alnico
(B) CO is a neutral oxide
(B) Y-Alloy
(C) Duralumin (C) Galvanisation means a coating of Fe on Zn
(D) Aluminium Bronze pipes
(D) German silver is an alloy of iron.

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 BIOLOGY
Section A 24. Select the correctly matched pair.
21. Refer to the given figure and select the incorrect (A) Gibberellin- Induces seed dormancy
statement regarding it. (B) Cytokinin- Cell division
(C) ABA- Ripening of fruits
(D) Auxin- Promotes Abscission

25. In the following diagram showing axon terminal and

synapse, parts A, B, C, D and E respectively
represent.

(A) A−Axon terminals, B−Synaptic cleft,

(A) It transmits messages in the form of nerve C−Synaptic vesicles, D−Neurotransmitters
impulses. E−Receptors
(B) It is not repaired when injured. (B) A−Axon terminals, B−Synaptic vesicles,
(C) It is the longest cell in the human body. C−Synaptic cleft, D−Receptors,
E−Neurotransmitters
(D) It uses both amino acids and fatty acids as a
(C) A−Axon terminals, B−Synaptic vesicles,
respiratory substrate.
C−Neurotransmitters, D−Synaptic cleft,
E−Receptors
22. Identify the statements as true or false and choose the (D) A−Synaptic cleft, B−Axon terminals,
correct option. C−Synaptic vesicles, D−Neurotransmitters,
I. Translocation is the transportation of the E−Receptors
products of photosynthesis.
II. Generally, digestion is simply conversion of 26. Assertion: Fermentation is the incomplete oxidation
simple monomers to complex polymers. of glucose into lactic acid or ethanol.
III. Pepsin digests protein into amino acids Reason: Fermentation takes place under anaerobic
conditions in prokaryotes only.
IV. The liquid portion of the blood is called plasma.
(A) Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is
I II III IV correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is
(A) T F T T not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is false, but reason is true.
(B) T F F T (D) Assertion is true, but reason is false.

(C) T T T T Section B
27. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the
(D) T T F T regulation of urine concentration?
(A) In winters, there is less concentration of
23. Which of the following statements is correct about vasopressin, therefore less reabsorption of water
receptors? into the DCT and collecting duct and more urine
is formed.
(A) Gustatory receptors detect taste, while olfactory
(B) In winters, less water is used for metabolism
receptors detect smell.
and more urine is formed.
(B) Both gustatory and olfactory receptors detect (C) In summers, less water is used for metabolism,
smell. there is more concentration of vasopressin and
(C) Auditory receptors detect smell, and olfactory therefore, more reabsorption of water into blood
receptors detect taste. capillaries and less urine is formed.
(D) Olfactory receptors detect taste, and gustatory (D) In summers, more water is used for metabolism
receptors detect’ smell. and less urine is formed.

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28. Select the incorrect difference between a dendrite 29. Refer to the given graph which shows the effect of
and an axon. pH on the activities of three enzymes X, Y and Z.

Dendrites Axon

(A) Carry nerve Carry nerve impulses

impulses towards away from the cell
the cell body. body.

(B) Nissl's granules Contain Nissl's

are absent. granules. Select the correct option regarding enzymes X, Y
and Z.
(C) Number of A single axon arises (A) Enzyme X is secreted from the part where
dendrites arise from the discharging digestion of proteins starts.
(B) Enzyme Y is secreted from the part where
directly from the end of cell body.
digestion of carbohydrates starts.
receiving surface (C) Enzyme Z is secreted from the part where
of cell body. digestion of proteins, carbohydrates and fats is
complete.
(D) Do not possess Terminal branches (D) All of the above.
knobs at the tip of enlarge to form
branches. knobs. 30. Select the incorrect difference between nervous and
hormonal coordination.
(A) Information travels rapidly in milliseconds in
nervous coordination while information travels
slowly in hormonal coordination.
(B) Response is usually slow in nervous
coordination whereas response is immediate in
hormonal coordination.
(C) Response is short lived in nervous coordination
while in hormonal coordination, the response is
generally more prolonged.
(D) In nervous coordination, information is sent as
an electrical impulse along axons while in
hormonal coordination, the information is sent
as chemical messenger through blood and
lymph.

MATHEMATICS
Section A 32. If the sum of first n even natural numbers is 420,
31. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeros are find the value of n.
reciprocals of the zeros of the polynomial (A) 10 (B) 30
f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a ≠ 0, c ≠ 0. (C) 20 (D) 40
 bx a 
(A) g(x) = k  x 2 + −  , where k is any non-
 c c 33. Through the mid-point M of the side CD of a
zero constant. parallelogram ABCD, the line BM is drawn
intersecting AC in L and AD produced in E. Find
 bx a 
(B) g(x) = k  x 2 + +  ,where k is any non-zero EL = ?
 c c
BL
constant. (A) BL (B)
2
 bx a 
(C) g(x) = k  x 2 − +  ,where k is any non-zero BL
 c c (C) (D) 2BL
3
constant.
 bx a 
(D) g(x) = k  x 2 − −  ,where k is any non-zero 34. The number of two digits numbers which are
 c c divisible by 3 is:
constant. (A) 33 (B) 31
(C) 30 (D) 29

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35. Assertion: HCF of 6, 72 and 120 is 6. 38. A swimming pool is filled with three pipes with
Reason: LCM of 6, 72 and 120 is 360. uniform flow. The first two pipes operating
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and simultaneously, fill the pool in the same time during
Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. which the pool is filled by the third pipe alone. The
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason second pipe fills the pool five hours faster than the
is not the correct explanation of Assertion. first pipe and four hours slower than the third pipe.
(C) Assertion is true, and Reason is false. Find the time required by each pipe to fill the pool
(D) Both Assertion and Reason are false. separately.
(A) 20 hours, 10 hours and 5 hours
36. Two poles of height a metres and b metres are p (B) 18 hours, 12 hours and 6 hours
metres apart. Find the perpendicular height of the (C) 15 hours, 10 hours and 6 hours
point of intersection of the lines joining the top of (D) 5 hours, 10 hours and 12 hours
each pole to the foot of the opposite pole.
a+b 39. The ratio of the sum of n terms of two A.P's is
(A) metres (B) a + b metres
ab (7n + 1) : (4n + 27). Find the ratio of their mth terms.
ab (A) (14m – 6) : (8m + 23)
(C) metres (D) ab metres
a+b (B) (11m – 5) : (9m −20)
(C) (4m – 8) : (7m + 25)
Section B (D) None of the above
37. If three times the larger of the two numbers is
divided by the smaller one, we get 4 as quotient and 40. What is the sum of the reciprocals of the roots of the
3 as the remainder. Also, if seven times the smaller equation
number is divided by the larger one, we get 5 as 2003 1
x +1+ = 0?
quotient and 1 as remainder. Find the numbers. 2004 x
(A) 23, 47 (B) 52, 81 2004
(A) − (B) –1
(C) 32, 74 (D) 25, 18 2003
2003
(C) (D) 1
2004

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