Sample Question Paper 08

Science 10" (Code 086)

General nstructions
1. Allquestion would be compulsory. However, an internal choice of
approximately 33% would be provided. 50% marks are to be allotted to
competency-based questions.
2Section A would have 16 simple/complex MCQs and 04 Assertion-Reasoning
type questions carrying 1 mark each. Time: 3 Hrs.
3Section Bwould have 6Very Short Answer (VSA) typequestions carrying 02
marks each. Max. Marks: 80
4Section Cwould have 7Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 03 marks
each.
5. Section Dwould have 3Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 05 marks
each.
6. Section Ewould have 3source based/case based/passage based/integrated
units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of the values of 1/2/3 marks.

Section A Objective Answer Type Questions

1. Caustic soda is termed an alkali while ferric 2. What happens when calcium react with water
hydroxide is not because (H,0)?
(a) caustic soda is a strong base, while ferric (a) It does not react with water.
hydroxide is a weak base (b) It reacts less violently with water.
(b) caustic soda is a base which is soluble in water (c) Bubbles of hydrogen gas formed stick to the
while ferric hydroxide is also a base but it is not surface of calcium.
soluble in water (d) Both (b) and (c)
(c) caustic soda is a strong base while ferric 3.
hydroxide is a strong acid can be used as an acid-base indicator by
(d) caustic soda and ferric hydroxide both are strong avisually impaired student.
in
base but the solubility of sodium hydroxideferric (a) Litmus (b) Vanilla essence
water is comparatively higher than that of
(c) Turmeric (d) Petunia leaves
hydroxide
 4. Astudent performed the following four 8. Consider the following figure that
experiments. represents food web.
Foxes

Mice
Hawk
Rabbits
CuSO, (a4). CuSO, (a9)
Seeds Young trees Grass
AI
Zn t
Which of the following option depicts the
primary consumer in the food web?
(a) Rabbits and mice
(b) Foxes and grass
CuSO, (aq) CuSO, (aq) (c) Rabbits and fleas
(d)Seeds and foxes
Fe t Cu t
IV 9. The graph shows, how the amount of
carbon
Amount
carbon
of
dioxide taken by a plant.
(g/h)
dioxide
10
Which of the following observation is
correct?
(a) The displacement reaction occurs in all
experiments except II.
(b) The solid deposition is observed in 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 2 4 6 8 10 12
experiments I, II and III. am Noon pm Midnight
Time
(c) The solid deposition is observed in
experiments I and II.
(d) The displacement reaction is observed in
Why is the uptake ofCO, is more during
experiment IV. day time?
(a) Due to large number of structure in daytime
5. The reaction between potassium bromide (b) Due to photosynthesis
and silver nitrate is an example of
(a) combination reaction
(c) Due to transpiration
(d) Due to more water absorption
(b) decomposition reaction
(c) double displacement reaction 10. The result of a dihybrid cross between two
(d) displacement reaction individuals is recorded in table as

08 6. Aman added a few mL of conc. sulphuric Phenotypes of Numbers of seeds

obtained
acid to zinc granules. Which of the progeny
following reaction takes place when metal Round, A 315
zinc reacts with it?
Round, B 108
(a) Zn + 2H,SO, ’ ZnSO, + 2H,0 + 2
(b) Zn +2H,SO, Na,ZnO,+ H, Yellow, C 101

(c) Zn +2H,SO, ZnSO4 + SO, + Wrinkled, D 32

(d) Zn +HSO, ZnSO, + H

Choose the correct option for A, B,C
I. On adding some copper turnings to silver and D.
nitrate solution what will you observe? A B D
(a) Green Yellow Round Yellow
(a) The solution turned blue.
(b) Yellow Green Wrinkled Green
(b) Yellow precipitate was formed. Wrinkled Green
(c) Yellow Yellow
(c) White precipitate was formed. (d) Green Green Round Yellow
(d) The solution turned red.
11.Ina human brain, memory power is found (c) network of interlinked food chains
(d) display of food items on a website
16. The manufacturing of chlorofluorocarbons
free refrigerators is mandatory throughout
P
the world. How does this help prevent
ozone depletion?
(a) This will help convert oxygen molecules
R into ozone

S (b) This will help convert the CFCs into ozone

molecules
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S (c) This will reduce the production of CFCs
from oxygen molecules
12 Which of the following statements are not
true with respect to variation? (d) This willreduce the release of CFCs that
A. All variations ina species have equal reacts with ozone molecules
chances of survival.
Direction (Q. Nos. 17-20) These consist of two
B. Change in genetic composition results statements- Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
in variation.
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate
C. Selection of variants by environmental option given below.
factors forms the basis of evolutionary
processes. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation of A.
D. Variation is minimum is sexual
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
reproduction. correct explanation of A.
(a) A and B (b) B and C (c) A is true, but Ris false.
(c) CandD (d) A and D (d) Ais false, butR is true.
13. Which of the following expressions show 17. Assertion (A) Diamond does not conduct
the relation between , I and tand , V
electricity.
and Wrespectively are Reason (R) Diamond has high refractive
(a)i=,w (b)Q= Ixt, W=VxQ index.
18. Assertion (A) Positive phototropism
means movement towards light.
Reason (R) When sunlight falls on one SP-08
14. The image shows the path of incidernt rays side of plant, the auxin diffuses towards
to a concave mirror.
the sunny side of shoot. Auxin
concentration stimulate cells to grow
longer and stem appears bending towards
sunlight.
19. Assertion (A) The stars twinkle while the
planet do not.
Reason (R)The stars are much bigger in
Where would the reflected rays meet for size than the planets.
the image formation to take place?
(a) Behind the mirror (b) Between Fand O 20. Assertion (A)DNA copying is necessary
(c) Between Cand F (d) At C during reproduction.
15. Food web is the Reason (R) DNA copying leads to the
(a) food that a spider collects using its web transmission of characters from parents to
(b) network of interlinked trophic levels offspring.
 Section BVery Short Answer TypeQuestions
21. What is covalent bond? What type of 25. (a) What are magnetic field lines? Justify
bond exists in CCl, and CaCI, ? the following statements.
(i) The relative strength of the magnetic
22. In a pea plant, find the contrasting and field is shown by the degree of
dominant trait if the flower is violet in
closeness of the field lines
colour and shape of pod is constricted.
(ii) Magnetic field lines are closed curves
23. (a) Goitre is caused by which endocrine
gland? Write one primary prevention. Or (b) Draw the labelled diagramn to show
magnetic field lines due to current in a
Or straight wire and how to increase the
(b) Explain the functions of a neuron. current in the wire?

24. (a) With the help of labelled ray diagram, 26. Give reason,
show the path followed by a narrow (a) Why ozone layer in the stratosphere is
beam of monochromatic light when it considered useful? What destructive
passes through a glass prism. effect do chlorofluorocarbons bring
(b) What would happen if this beam is about in atmosphere?
replaced by anarrow beam of white (b) Explain why it is better to use paper
light? bags than plastic bags?

Section CShort Answer Type Questions

Or
27.
(b) How is the method of extraction of
metals high up in the reactivity series
different from that for metals in the
’ Pink coloured
Red coloured middle? Why can be same process not
solution solution
be applied for them? Name the process
used for the extraction of these metals.
(a) What is meant by pH?
(b) Two solutions A andB have pH values 29. What is the function of receptors in our
of 3.0 and 9.5 respectively. Which of body think of a situation where receptors
these will turn litmus solution from do not work properly. What problems are
blue to red and which will turn likely to arise?
phenolphthalein from colourless to 30. Analyse the image given below. Identity
pink? the type of pollination depicted and name
(c) Water is a neutral substance. What Also
other common agents of pollination.
colour willyou get when you add a explain the significance of this type of
few drops of universal indicator to a pollination.
test tube containing distilled water?
28. (a) Explain the reactions of different
metals with hot water, cold water and
steam. Give one example with a proper
balanced chemical equation. Name of
the two metals which donot react with
any form of water.
 31. A person needs a lens of power -5.5 D for 33. A circuit diagram is given as shown below
correcting his distant vision. For 2 S2
orrecting his near vision he needs a lens
of power + 1.5 D. 5 s2
(a) Define the defect of vision. 10 S2
(b) Find the focal length of the lens for
distant and near vision.
32. Two resistors with resistances 5 2 and
10S2 respectively, are to be connected to a A
battery of emf 6 V. 10 V K

How will you connect the resistances to

obtain Calculate
(a) maximum current? (a) the total effective resistance of the
circuit.
(b) Calculate the strength of the
total current in the circuit in the two (b) the total current in the circuit.
cases. (c) the current through each resistor.

SectionD Long Answer TypeQuestions

34. (a) Neha observed the following cases and (ii) Differentiate between fermentation
some questions arises in her mind listed in yeast and aerobicrespiration on
below. Help her to find them out. Why the basis of the end products
does calcium start floating when added formed.
to water? Also, why most of the metals
do not give hydrogen while reacting 36. (a) (i) An object of height h is kept at
with nitricacid. Write equation for the point P in front of a mirror as
reaction of iron with steam. Name the shown below. The height of the
compound of iron obtained. image produced is h'. In the
Or (b) (i) Combustion of coke is a combination
diagram, Fis the focus and Cis the
centre of curvature.
reaction. CO, isnot a pollutant. Then
why iscombustion of coke harmful?
(ii) Sneha observed that, ametal A, which
is used in thermite process, when SP
heated with oxygen gives an oxide B
which is amphoteric in nature.
Identify A and B Write down the
reactions of oxide Bwith HCland
NaOH.
1. If the object is now moved to point
C will the height of the image now
35. (a) (i) List the events in proper sequernce produced be less than, equal to, or
that take place during the process of greater tahn h? Give a reason for
photosynthesis. Also write the your answer?
balanced equation of photosynthesis. 2. If the focal length of the mirror is
(ii) Explain in brief two ways by which 20 cm and the distance between
leaves of a plant help in excretion. points P and C is 10 cm, determine
the distance between the images
Or (b) (i) Explain the events of double produced when the object is kept
circulation. at Pand C.
 (ii) An object is placed 40 cm from a concave 1. At infinity 2. At2 F,
mirror, and the image is found to be 20 cm (ii) Shyam wants to have twice in
in the front of the mirror. Calculate the size of a real image of an object
focal length of the mirror. placed at 25 cm from a convex
lens find the distance of image
Or (b) () Draw the ray diagram, when the lens is and focal length of lens.
Convex.

Section E Case-Based/Source Based Answer Type Questions

37. Abhishika observed that the cooking utensils Or
of her kitchen are becoming black in colour (c) How does device 'X prevent
and the flame of her burner becomes pregnancy?
yellowish. She complained this to the gas 39. PQ is a current carrying conductor in
company and they repair it. the plane of the paper as shown in the
(a) What was the reason for this type of figure below.
flame?
(b) How can this problem effect our R
environment?
(c) What are the three parts of flame?
Or
(c) What precaution should be taken to avoid
this process.
38. A married women 'Sita' used device 'X made
of common metal for preventing pregnmancy. (a) Find the directions of the magnetic
This device was put into her uterus by some fields produced by it at pointsR
trained medical professional. Unfortunately and S.
she got pregnant after two months of (b) Namne the rule that is used to find
insertion of device. She was in shock to learn
the direction of magneticfield in
that her birth control device has failed.
above diagram.
Answer the following questions on the basis (c) If the polarity of the battery
of above passage. connected to the wire is reversed,
how would the direction of the
(a) Namne the birth control device used by the
'Sita'. magnetic field be changed?
(b) Which metal is commonly used for Or
making device X? (c) Givern > h, Where will the strength
() What do you think Sita got pregnant even of the magnetic field be larger? Give
reasons.
after using device X?