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General Instructios:
(i) The question paper comprises three sections- A,B and C, Attempt all the sections.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Internal choice is given in each section.
(iv) All questions in section A are –mark questions comprising MCQ,VSA type and
assertion-reason type questions.They are to be answered in one word or in one
sentence.
(v) All questions in Section B are three-marks,short-answer type question.These are to
be answered in about 50-60 words each.
(vi) All question in Section C are five-marks, long –answer type questions.These are to
be answered in about 80-90 words each.
(Vii) This question paper consists of a total 30 questions.

SECTION- A
1.What is the common name of simplest acid and why?
2. Define the term oxidising agent.
3. Answer question numbers 3 (a)-3(d) on the basis of your understanding of the
following paragraph and the related concepts.
In house hold electric circuits, the mains supply is delivered to our home using three
core cable.The cable consists of three wires, live wire, neutral wire and earth wire.The
live wire is at potential difference of 220 V for the domestic supply and the potential
difference between live and neutral wirre is 220 volts. The live wire is connected to
electric meter through a fuse or a circuit breaker of higher rating.The neutral wire is
connected directly to the electric meter.

3.(a) What is a short circuit?

3.(b) How switches are connected in the circuit?
3.(c) What is usual current rating the fuse wire in the line if electric iron,geysers,room
heater etc,are in use?
3.(d) Why is earthing of all electrical appliances recommended?
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4. Question numbers 4(a)-4 (d) are based on the givengraph.Studay the graph
related to the changes in the volume of lungs of person at a rest over a period of
20 seconds and answer the questions that follow.

4.(a) How many breaths per minute is the person taking when at rest?
(i) 5 (ii) 15 (iii)17 (iv) 20
4.(b) Which two points in the graph (C,D, E or F ) shows inspiration and expiration?
(i) D,E (ii) D,F (iii) C,D (iv) E,F
4.(c) Which muscles help during inhalation?
4.(d) What controls the rate of breathing during expiration?
5. In a hydroelectric power plant more electrical power can be generated if water falls
from a greater height because
(i) its temperature increase
(ii) larger amount of potential energy is converted into kinetic energy
(iii) the electricity content of water increases with height
(iv) more water molecules dissociate into ions.

OR
Ocean thermal energy is due to
(i) energy stored by waves in the ocean
(ii) temperature difference at different levels in the ocean
(iii) pressure difference at different levels in the ocean
(iv) tides arising out in the ocean.
6. Which of the following is not a basic condition for combustion?
(i) Fuel (ii) Supporter of combustion
(iii) Ignition temperature (iv) presence of nitrogen
7. Which of the following circuit symbols correctly shows a wire joint?
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8.The pyramid shown here can be the pyramid of ---------------

(i) Biomass in a forest (ii) Energy in a grassland

(iii) Number in a pond (iv) Biomass in bond

OR
Select the incorrect statement.
(i) Economic development is linked to environmental conservation.
(ii) Sustainble development encourages development for current generation and
conservation of resources for future generations.
(iii) Sustainable development does not consider the view points of stakeholders.
(iv) sustainable development is a long,planned and persistent development.
9. Which of the following belong to the category of primary consumers?
(i) Eagle and snake (ii) Grasshopper and cattle
(iii) snake and frog (iv) Water beetle and fish
10.When solid potassium chloride is added to water,the temperature of the mixture
decreases.What conclusion can be made from this observation?

(i) The process is exothermic .(ii) The process is endothermic.

(iii) All solids dissolve with a fall in temperature. (iv) None of these

11.In the given series of reactions,what are y and z respectively?

NaCI+H2O+CO2+NH3 x+y

∆ - H2O,- CO2
+10𝐻2 𝑂
Q← Z
(i) NaHCO3,NaOCI2 (ii) NH4CI,Na2CO3
(iii) Na2CO3,NH4CI (iv) Na2CO3,NaHCO3
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12. The position of elements A and B are shown in the periodic table below.

B
A

Which of the following statements is correct about the two elements?

(i) A and B have the same electron structure.
(ii) A and B have the same number of filled electron shells.
(iii) A is a metal and B is a non-metal.
(iv) A is in period 2 and B is in group III.

OR
In the Modern pediodic Table, calcium (Z = 20) is surrounded by the elements with
atomic numbers 12,19, 21 and 38. Which of the following will have physical and
chemical properties resembling calcium?

(i) 12,38 (ii) 12,19,38

(iii) 19,38 (iv) 12,19

For question numbers 13 and 14, two statements are given-one labelled Assertion
(A) and the other labelled Reason (R).select the correct answer to these question
from the codes (i), (ii),(iii) and (iv) as given below:
(i) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(iii) A is true but R is false.
(iv) A is false but R is true.
13.Assertion: Soaps are sodium salts of fatty acids.
Reason: Soaps react with Mg2+ and Ca2+ of hard water to give insoluble precipitates.
14.Assertion: We can decide the nature of a mirror by observing the size of erect
image in the mirror.
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Reason: The minimum distance between a real object and its real image in a concave
mirror is zero.

SECTION- B
15.Give three differences between the displacement and the double displacement
reactions.
16. pH values for some solutions are given below:
(A) 6 (B) 10 (C) 1 (D) 7 (E) 13
(i) For each solution,say whether it is acidic,alkaline,or neutral.
(ii) Pick out the most acidic and most alkaline solutions.
(iii) What colour does universal indicator show,in a neutral solution?

OR
“pH has a great importance in our daily life”. Explain by giving three examples.
17.The elements X, Y and Z have the atomic numbers 9,12 and 15.Examine which of
these will have metallic character?
18.Label the parts ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘E’, and ‘F’ in the following figure.Assign the role played
by ‘B’ and ‘F’.

OR
Explain biogenetic law.
19. What is lymph?Write its important functions.
20. Burning of fossil fuel cause pollution.How can it be minimised?
21.Explain giving examples why plant growth hormones are used by the florist to
preserve the freshness of cut flowers.
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22. In the below set-up,the focal of the concave mirror is 4.0 cm.Where should the
screen be placed on the scale to obtain a sharp image?

23. State the meaning of the terms ‘live’, ‘neutral and ‘earth’.
24.Draw ray diagram to show the path of the refracted ray in each of the following
cases.A ray of light incident on a concave lens (i) parallel to its principal axis,(ii) is
passing through its optical centre and (iii) is directed towards its principal focus.

OR
(i) Define focal length of a spherical lens.
(ii) A divergent lens has a focal length of 30 cm. At what distance should an object of
height 5 cm from the optical centre of the lens be placed so that its image is formed 15
cm away from the lens? Find the size of the image also.
(iii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in the above situation.

SECTION- C
25.(i) What is aqua regia?Why are gold and platinum soluble in it?
(ii) An element E combines with oxygen to form an oxide E2O which is a good conductor
of electricity.
Give the following information:
(a) How many electrons will be present in the valence shell of element E?
(b) Write the formula of the compound formed when the element E combines with
chlorine.

OR
What happens when
(i) Calcium reacts with water
(ii) Iron reacts with steam
(iii) Magnesium reacts with hot water
(iv) sodium reacts reacts with water
Arrange the above metals in order of decreasing activity.
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26. (i) (a) What would be observed on adding 5% solution of alkaline potassium
permanganate drop by drop to some warm ethanol taken in a test tube?
(b) Write the name of the compound formed during the chemical reaction.
(ii) How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid
on the basis of a chemical property?
27.Describe the successive of cardiac cycle.
28. x,y and z are three animals.The animals X can fly,but animal y can only run on
ground or walls.The forelimbs of animals x and y have the same basic design,but they
are used for different purposes,such as flying and running, respectively. The animal z
became extinct a long time ago.The study of fossils of Z tells us that it had some
features like those of x and some like those of y. In fact,Z is said to form a connecting
link between the evolutionary chain of x and y.
(i) What would be the animal Z?
(ii) Name the animal groups to which x and y belong.
(iii) What name is given to the forelimbs like those of x and y ,which have the same
basic design,but different functions?
(iv) Name one feature in which Z resembled x.
(v) Name one feature in which Z resembled y.
(vi) Which is the correct evolutionary chain involving X,Y and Z: Z X Y or
Y Z X?

OR
(i) What do you know about Archaeoptery𝑥?
(ii) What is the result of small inaccuracies generated during DNA multiplication?
29.(i) Demonstrate an activity with a well labelled diagram to prove that white light is
made up of seven colours.
(ii) Which colour of light bends least and which one the most while passing out from the
prism? Also state the reason for the same.
30 (i) Write three points of difference between electric energy and electric power.
(ii) Out of 60 w and 40 w lamps,which one has higher electrical resistance when in use.
(iii) What is the commercial unit of electric energy? Convert it into joules.

OR
(i) Deduce the expression for the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of
three resistors R1, R2 and R3.
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(ii) Consider the following electric circuit

(a) Which two resistors are connected in series?
(b) Which two resistors are connected in parallel?
(c) If every resistors of the circuit is of 2Ω, what current will flow in the circuit?