Science General

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 1

Class 10 - Science
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

All questions are compulsory.

Section A
Question No. 1 to 4 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
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Salt of a strong acid and strong base is neutral with a pH value of 7. NaCl common salt is formed by a combination of
hydrochloride and sodium hydroxide solution. This is the salt that is used in food. Some salt is called rock salt, bed of
rock salt was formed when seas of bygone ages dried up. The common salt thus obtained is an important raw material
for various materials of daily use, such as sodium hydroxide, baking soda, washing soda, and bleaching powder.

1. If given acids are phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid, then which acid does not form an
acidic salt?
2. What is the formula of baking soda?
3. Name the substance which on treatment with chlorine to obtain bleaching powder.
4. Which salt is used for removing the permanent hardness of water?
Question No. 5 to 8 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
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Refer to the given table regarding results of F2 generation of Mendelian cross.

Plants with round and yellow coloured seeds (P) 315

Plants with round and green coloured seeds (Q) 108

Plants with wrinkled and yellow coloured seeds (R) 101

Plants with wrinkled and green coloured seeds (S) 32

5. What would be the phenotype of F1 generation regarding given data of F2 generation?

6. What would be the genotype of parental generation regarding the given result of F2 generation?
7. If a plant with wrinkled and green coloured seeds (S) is crossed with the plant having wrinkled and yellow coloured
seeds (R), what will be the probable phenotype of offspring?
8. What will result when plant YyRr is self-pollinated?
Section B
9. Balancing a chemical reaction follows: [1]

a) Law of Multiple proportions b) Law of Conservation of mass

c) Law of definite proportions d) Law of Reciprocal proportions

10. Fatty foods become rancid because of [1]
A. Oxidation

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 B. Reduction
C. Reaction with Hydrogen
D. Reaction with oxygen

a) B and C b) A and D

c) All of these d) A and C

11. As the pH value of solution increases from 7 to 14 , it represents [1]

a) a decrease on the concentration of OH– ions b) an increase in the concentration in OH– ion

c) no change in the concentration of OH– ions d) an increase in the concentration of H O+

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ions.
12. Which of the following salt is used in lab to seal air gaps in apparatus so as to make the air tight arrangement? [1]

a) CaSO 4. 2H2 O b) ZnSO4 . 7H2 O

c) MgSO 4. 7H2 O d) CaSO4 .

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H2 O

13. What happen when calcium is treated with water? [1]

a. It does not react with water.
b. It reacts violently with water.
c. It reacts less violently with water.
d. Bubbles of hydrogen gas formed during the reaction stick to the surface of calcium.

a) All of these b) B and C

c) A, B and D d) C and D
14. What happens when ammonia reacts with hydrogen chloride? NH3 + HCl → ? [1]

a) Both H2 and NH4Cl b) H2 gas is evolved

c) NH4Cl is formed d) Cl2 gas is evolved.

15. 2 mL each of concentrated HCl, HNO3, and a mixture of concentrated HCl and concentrated HNO3 in the ratio [1]

of 3:1 were taken in test tubes labelled as A, B and C. A small piece of metal was put in each test tube. No
change occurred in test tubes A and B but the metal got dissolved in test tube C respectively. The metal could be

a) Cu and Au b) Pt and Cu

c) Al and Au d) Au and Pt
16. The digestion of which food component begins in the stomach? [1]

a) Starch b) Fats

c) Proteins d) None of these

17. Temporary mount of a leaf peel is prepared in: [1]

a) Dilute glycerine b) 70% alcohol

c) Nail polish d) Canada Balsam

18. Match the following with correct response. [1]

Column A Column B

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 (i) Central nervous system (a) Brain

(ii) Peripheral nervous system (b) Sympathetic nervous system

(iii) Autonomic nervous system (c) Cranial and spinal nerves

(iv) Reflex action (d) Reflex arc

a) (i) - (c), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (a) b) (i) - (d), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b)

c) (i) - (b), (ii) - (d), (iii) - (a), (iv) - (c) d) (i) - (a), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (b), (iv) - (d)
19. Fertilisation is the process of [1]

a) transfer of male gamete to female gamete b) adhesion of male and female reproductive
organs

c) the formation of gametes by a reproductive d) fusion of nuclei of male and female gamete
organ
20. Which of the following statement is correct? [1]
A. For every hormone there is a gene
B. For every protein there is a gene
C. For every enzyme there is a gene
D. For every fat molecule there is gene

a) A and C b) B and C

c) A, B and C d) A, B and D
21. If the focal length of a spherical mirror is 12.5 less cm, its radius of curvature will be: [1]

a) 35 cm b) 20 cm

c) 15 cm d) 25 cm
22. If a person can see a doll at the far distance, but he cannot have the newspaper in his hands. What lens should he [1]
wear to make correct his eyesight?

a) Concave lens b) Prism

c) Convex lens d) Bi-focal lens

23. Identify the circuit (Figure) in which the electrical components have been properly connected.
[1]

a) (iv) b) (iii)

c) (i) d) (ii)
24. A piece of wire of resistance R is cut into five equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel. If the [1]
equivalent resistance of this combination is R', then the ratio R/R' is:

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 a) 1/25 b) 5

c) 25 d) 1/5
Section C
25. Assertion (A): In the following chemical equation,
[1]
CuO (s) + Zn (s) → ZnO (s) + Cu (s)

Zinc is getting oxidised and copper oxide is getting reduced.

Reason (R): The process in which oxygen is added to a substance is called oxidation whereas the process in
which oxygen is removed from a substance is called reduction.

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.

26. Assertion (A): Respiration is a biochemical process opposite to photosynthesis.
[1]
Reason (R): Energy is released during respiration.

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.

27. Assertion (A): The sex of a child in human beings will be determined by the type of chromosome he/she [1]
inherits from the father.

Reason (R): A child who inherits X chromosome from his father would be a girl (XX), while a child who
inherits a Y chromosome from the father would be a boy (XY).

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.

28. Assertion (A): Large concave mirrors are used to concentrate sunlight to produce heat in solar cookers.
[1]
Reason (R): Concave mirror converges the light rays falling on it to a point.

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 D
29. Write the equation and explain the action of heat on ferrous sulphate crystals. [2]
30. Give two points of difference between respiration in plants and respiration in animals. [2]
31. What is the role of glomerulus in the mechanism of excretion? [2]
32. What are the physiological effects of gibberellins? [2]
33. How does binary fission differ from multiple fissions? [2]
34. When and where do we see a rainbow? How is a rainbow formed? Draw a labelled diagram to illustrate the [2]
formation of a rainbow.
35. Aluminium is a reactive metal but is still used for packing food articles. Why? [3]
36. While eating food, you spill some curry on your white shirt. You immediately scrub it with soap. What happens [3]
to its yellow colour on scrubbing with soap? What happens to this stain when the shirt is washed with plenty of

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 water?
37. During respiration in an organism A, one molecule of glucose produces 2 ATP molecules whereas in respiration [3]
of another organism B, one molecule of glucose produces 38 ATP molecules.
i. Which organism is undergoing aerobic respiration?
ii. Which organism is undergoing anaerobic respiration?
iii. Which type of organism A or B can convert glucose into alcohol?
iv. Name one organism which behaves like A.
v. Name one organism which behaves like B.
38. Nervous and hormonal system together performs the functions of control and coordination in human beings. [3]
Justify the statement.
39. i. What should be the position of the object when a concave mirror is to be used [3]

a. as a shaving mirror and

b. in torches producing parallel beam of light?
ii. A man standing in front of a mirror, finds his image having a very small head and legs of normal size. What
type of mirrors are used in designing such a mirror?
40. "A concave mirror of focal length f can form a magnified, erect as well as an inverted image of an object placed [3]
in front of it." Justify this statement stating the position of object with respect to the mirror in each case for
obtaining these images.
41. i. A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220 V line has two resistance coils A and B, each of 24Ω [3]
resistance, which may be used separately, in series, or in parallel. What are the currents in the three cases?
ii. Calculate the resistance of an electric bulb that allows a 10A current when connected to a 220V power
source?

42. i. List in tabular form three chemical properties on the basis of which we can differentiate between a metal and [5]
a non-metal.
ii. Give reasons for the following:
a. Most metals conduct electricity well.
b. The reaction of iron (III) oxide [Fe2O3] with heated aluminum is used to join cracked machine parts.

43. What is placenta? Mention its role during pregnancy? [5]

44. What is the potential difference between two points in the electric field ? Name and define its SI unit. [5]
Section E
45. Read the following and answer any four questions:
[4]
When the ray of light travels from 1 transparent medium to another it will change the direction in the second
medium. The extent of change in direction that takes place in a pair of mediums is expressed in terms of the
refractive index. The value of the refractive index for a given pair of medium depends upon the speed of light in
the second medium.
i. The refractive index of 4 substance P, Q, R and S are 1.50, 1.36. 1.77 and 1.31 respectively. The speed of
light is maximum in the substance:
a. P
b. Q
c. R
d. S

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ii. If medium 1 is in a vacuum then the refractive index of medium 2 is considered with respect to it is called
________.
a. absolute refractive index
b. refractive index
c. magnification
d. none of the above
iii. The Refractive index of water is
a. 1.33
b. 1.50
c. 2.42
d. 1.36
iv. The speed of light in air is ________

a. 3 × 108 m/s
b. 3 × 107 mm/s
c. 3 × 1010 cm/s

d. 3 × 106 km/s
v. The Refractive index of quartz is ________ than/to alcohol.
a. less
b. more
c. equal
d. cannot be compared

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