KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

CLASS X
Science (086)
Term 2 (2021-22)
Max. Marks:40 Time allowed: 2 hours
General Instructions:
I. All questions are compulsory.
II. The question paper has three sections and 15 questions. All questions are compulsory.
III. Section–A has 7 questions of 2 marks each; Section–B has 6 questions of 3 marks each; and
Section–C has 2 case-based questions of 4 marks each.
IV. Internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student has to attempt only one of
the alternatives in such questions.

SECTION A
1 Why does graphite conduct electricity, but not diamond? 2
2 In the modern periodic table, the element Calcium (atomic number = 20) is 2
surrounded by elements with atomic numbers 12, 19, 21 and 38. Which of these
elements has physical and chemical properties resembling those of Calcium and why?
3 a. Give example of two bacterial and two viral sexually transmitted diseases. 2
b. Name the most effective contraceptive which prevents spread of such diseases.
4 a. Write the name of the male reproductive organ that produces sperms and secrete a 2
hormone.
b. Name the hormone secreted and state its function.
5 How many contrasting characters did Mendel observed in garden pea? 2
Give the pair of contrasting traits of the following characters in pea plant and mention
which one is recessive and which is dominant?
a) Seed colour b) Seed shape
OR
Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments? Give any two reasons.
6 What are magnetic field lines? 2
Justify the following statements
(a) Two magnetic field lines never intersect each other.
(b) Magnetic field lines are closed curves.
OR
The given magnet is divided into three parts A, B, and C.

a) Name the parts where the strength of the magnetic field is:
(i) maximum (ii) minimum.
b) How will the density of magnetic field lines differ at these parts?
7 Give reason to justify the following: 2
a) The existence of decomposers is essential in a biosphere.
b) Flow of energy in a food chain is unidirectional.
OR
a) What are trophic levels in a food chain?
b) In the following food chain, plants provide 500 J of energy to rats. How much of
energy will be available to hawks from snakes?
Plants ———> Rats ———> Snakes ———> Hawks
 SECTION B

8 The elements of the second period along with their atomic numbers in parentheses are 3
given below:

B (5), Be (4), O (8), N (7), Li (3), C (6), F (9)

a) Arrange them in the same order as they appear in the periodic table.
b) Which element has the largest and smallest atom?
c) Why does atomic radius change as we move from left to right in a period?

9 a) Why homologous series of carbon compounds are so called? 3

b) Write chemical formula of two consecutive members of a homologous series
c)State the part of these compounds that determines their
(i) physical properties, and (ii) chemical properties.

OR

a)What are structural isomers?

b)Draw the structural isomers of
i. Butane, C4H10.
ii. Pentane : C5H12

10 In a cross between plants with purple flowers and plants with white flowers, the F1 3
had all white flowers. When F1 generation was self-bred, the F2 generation gave rise
to 100 individuals, 75 of which had white flowers. Make a cross and answer.

(а) What are the genotypes of F2 individual?

(b) What is the ratio of purple flowered plants in F2 generation?

11 An electric lamp of 100 Ω, a toaster of resistance 50 Ω, and a water filter of resistance 3

500 Ω are connected in parallel to a 220 V source. What is the resistance of an
electric iron connected to the same source that takes as much current as all three
appliances, and what is the current through it?

12 Two coils of resistance R1 = 3Ω and R2 = 9Ω are connected in series across a battery 3

of potential difference 14 V. Draw the circuit diagram. Find the electrical energy
consumed in 1 minute in each resistance.

OR
Two identical wires one of nichrome and other of copper are connected in series and
a current (I) is passed through them.
i)State the change observed in the temperatures of the two wires. Justify your answer.
ii)State the law which explains the above observation.

13 Explain phenomenon of “biological magnification”. How does it affect organisms 3

belonging to different trophic levels particularly the tertiary consumers? Name one
substance that shows biological magnification.
 SECTION C
14 Pea plants can have smooth seeds or wrinkled seeds. One of the phenotypes is 4
completely dominant over the other. A farmer decides to pollinate one flower of a
plant with smooth seeds using pollen from plant with wrinkled seeds. The resulting
pea pod has all smooth seeds.
a. What will be set of genes present in the F1 generation? (1 Mark)
b. Give reason why only smooth seeded plants are observed in F1 progeny. (1 Mark)
c. When F1 plants were self - pollinated, a total of 1200 plants were produced. How
many of these would be smooth seeded? Give the genotype of F 2 generation. (2
Marks)
OR
When F1 plants were cross - pollinated with plants having ss genes, a total of 1200
plants were produced. How many of these would be smooth and wrinkled seeded
plants? Give the genotype of F2 generation.

15 Two coils of insulated copper wire are wound over a non -conducting cylinder as 4
shown. Coil I have larger number of turns.
a) Write your observations when,
(i) key K is closed,
(ii) key K is opened.

b) When the current is passed continuously through coil I.

Give reason for your observations.
(c)State the phenomenon responsible for the above observation and write one
application of it.
OR
(d) State the rule that is used to determine the direction of current produced in this
phenomenon.