GOVT URDU HIGH SCHOOL YELLAGONDAPALYA

Time: Subject : SCIENCE Code: 83 – E

Date: PREPARATORY QUESTION PAPER 3 Marks: 80

II. Four alternatives are provided for each of the following questions or
incomplete statements. Choose the most appropriate alternative and write
with its alphabet. 1x8=8
1.You are given a hammer, battery a bulb, wires, switch and samples of metals and nonmetals. The
properties of metals you can distinguish using these are,
a. Malleability, ductility, Thermal conductivity.
b. Malleability, electrical conductivity, ductility,
c.Malleability, electrical conductivity, Thermal conductivity.
d.Malleability, Shining, Thermal conductivity.
2,Which of the given elements A,B,C,D and E with atomic number 2, 3, 7, 10 and 30 respectively belong
to the same period.
a. A,B,C b. B,C,D c. A,D,E d. B,D,E
3.Observe the following figure. The image formed in the figure is,
a.Real, inverted, diminished

b.Virtual, erect, enlarged

c.Virtual, erect, enlarged
d.Real, inverted, enlarged
4.Which of the following is characteristic of binary fission in Amoeba?
a. Nucleus divides first b.Cytoplasm divides first
c.Both nucleus and cytoplasm divides simultaneously
d.In unicellular organism cytoplasm does not divide
5.Identify the false statement in the following
a.An electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
b.An electrical generator works on the principle of electromagnetic induction.
c.The field at the center of a long circular coil carrying current will be parallel straight line
d.A wire with green insulation is usually the live wire of an electric supply.
6.Silver article become black on prolonged exposure to air. This is due to the formation of
a.Ag3N b. Ag2O c. Ag2S d. Ag2S and Ag3N
7.A student sitting on the last bench can read the letter written on the blackboard but is not able to read
the letters written in his text book. Which of the following statements is correct?
a.The near point of his eyes has receded away

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
b.The near point of his eyes has come closer to him
c.The far point of his eyes has receded away
d.The symbolic representation of device used to regulate electric current without changing the voltage
source.
1x8=8
II.Answer the following question.
9.What is chemotropism?
10.Does a neutron moving in magnetic field experience force? Why?
11.What is meant by functional group? Give example.
12.Biogas is also known as gobar gas. Justify.
13.Define Heridity.
14.Why do acids not show acidic behavior in the absence of water?
15.Name the part of the brain which controls posture and balance of the body?
16.What will be the colour of the sky, when it is observed from a place in the absence of any atmosphere?
III. Answer the following questions 2 x 8 = 16
17.Three resistors 3Ω, 6Ω,4Ω are connected in series calculate total resistance of the circuit.
18.Give one example of a plant growth promoter and a plant growth inhibitor. OR
18. How brain is protected inside a human body?

19.Draw a diagram showing the position of the object and image to get the real inverted image whose size
is highly enlarged as object using a convex lens.
20.Why don’t two magnetic lines of force intersect each other?
21.What is solar energy? List any two solar devices and their functions.
22.A person can see nearby objects clearly but cannot see distant objects distinctly. Identify the defect of
vision ad mention remedies for this.
OR

Explain presbyopia.

23.Draw neat labeled diagram of electrolysis of water.

24. Write any two uses of washing soda.
IV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 3 x 9 = 27
25. Give the steps involved in the extraction of metals of low and medium reactivity from their
Reactivity from their respective sulphide ores name four moderterately reactive metal.
26. Draw the diagram of human alimentary canal and lebel the following parts

[i] Liver [ii] small intestine.

27. Name the type of mirror used in the following situations.

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
A] Head lights of a car.

B] rear view mirror of a vehicle.

[c] Solar furnace OR

[a] State the laws of refraction .

[b] Mention the reason for the refraction of light.

28. Name the following:

[a] Part of the solar cooker is responcible for greem house effect.

[b]The main constituent of biogas.

[c] Fuel used in thermal power plants is OR

What is Ozone and how does it affect any ecosystem ?

29. Give reason:

[a] size of sodium atom is more than chlorine atom.

[b] Silicon is a metalloid.

[c] Non-metals are electro megative.

30. Write the balanced equation for the following reaction.

[a] Copper reacts with oxygen to form copper oxide.

[b] Sodium reacts with water to from sodium hydroxide and Hydrogen.

[c] Zinc oxide is reduced by coke to get zinc metal and carbon monoixde.

31. Draw the diagram of importatnt products from the chlor alkali process with uses.

32. Draw a neat labelled diagram of electric circuit for studying ohm’s law

33. Differentiate between inherited and acquired characters. Give one example for each type.

OR

[a] How is the sex of a newborn is determined in humans.

[b]A very small population of a specific faces a greater threat of extincition that a larger population.

Provide a suitable genetic explanation.

V. Answer the following: 4 x 4 = 16

34. Draw a neat diagram of human brain and label the following parts:

[a] cerebrum [b] mid brain [c] cranium [d] Hypothalamus.

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
35. [a] Traits acquired during the life time of an individual are not inherited why?

[b] How do Mendel’s experiment show that the traits are inherited independently ? Explain.

36.[a] Explain substitution reation with an exmple and chemical equation.

[b] Explain the cleaning action of Soap.

37. [a] Why do stars blinked ?

[b] Why planets do not twinkle ?

5 x 1 =5
VI. Answer the following: 16

38. Draw the structures for the following compounds.

[a] Propane [b] Proparnoic acid [c] Propyne {d] Propanone

Draw dot structure of H2 molecule

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
Key Answers

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
B B A A D C A C
9.What is chemotropism?
The movement of plant in response to a chemical stimulus is called chemotropism?

10.Does a neutron moving in magnetic field experience force? Why?

A neutron is moving in a magnetic field. ... The neutron has no net charge, so it does not, by virtue of the
interaction of moving charges with magnetic fields, experience any net force.

11.What is meant by functional group? Give example.

Functional groups are specific atoms, ions, or groups of atoms having consistent properties. A functional group
makes up part of a larger molecule. For example, -OH, the hydroxyl group that characterizes alcohols, is an
oxygen with a hydrogen attached. It could be found on any number of different molecules.

12.Biogas is also known as gobar gas. Justify.

Biogas is produced from cow dung in the waste water treatment plant that's why it is known as gobar gas. Biogas is used
as a fuel.

13.Define Heridity.
Heredity, also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of traits from parents to their
offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction,

14.Why do acids not show acidic behavior in the absence of water?

Acids do not show acidic behaviour in the absence of water because the dissociation of hydrogen ions from an acid
occurs in the presence of water only. It is the hydrogen ions that are responsible for the acidic behaviour.

15.Name the part of the brain which controls posture and balance of the body?

The "Cerebellum" is positioned at the "posterior part" of the brain which controls the "postures" and"
balance of the body".

16.What will be the colour of the sky, when it is observed from a place in the absence of any atmosphere?
the color of the sky when observed in the absence of atmosphere will appear black in color because there are no
particles to scatter the light colors of shorter wavelength like blue etc during day and light colors of longer
wavelength like red during sunrise or sunsets . 2 x 8 = 16
17.Three resistors 3Ω, 6Ω,4Ω are connected in series calculate total resistance of the circuit.

R1=3ohm R2=4ohm,R3=6ohm

As the resistors are connected in parallel

1/Rtotal=1/3+1/4+1/6

1/Rtotal=(4+3+2)/12

1/Rtotal=9/12

Rtotal=12/9

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
Rtotal=4/3 ohm

Total current=Voltage /Rtotal

Itotal=2/(4/3)

Itotal=6/4

Itotal=3/2 Ampere

18.Give one example of a plant growth promoter and a plant growth inhibitor. OR

Answer:growth promoter- auxin

growth inhibitor- Absisic acid(ABA)

18. How brain is protected inside a human body?

How is brain protected in our body? The skull well protects the human brain. Inside the skull, the brain is covered
by cranial meninges consisting of an outer layer called dura mater, a very thin middle layer called arachnoid and
the inner layer(which is in contact with the brain tissue) called piameter.

19.Draw a diagram showing the position of the object

and image to get the real inverted image whose size is highly
enlarged as object using a convex lens.
20.Why don’t two magnetic lines of force intersect each other?
The two magnetic field lines do not intersect each other because if they
do it means at the point of intersect the compass needle is showing two different directions which is not possible.

21.What is solar energy? List any two solar devices and their functions.
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies
such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy

 Photovoltaic solar technology, which directly converts sunlight into electricity. using panels made of
semiconductor cells.
 Solar thermal technology, which captures the sun's heat.

22.A person can see nearby objects clearly but cannot see distant objects distinctly. Identify the defect of
vision ad mention remedies for this.

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
Myopia is also known as near-sightedness. A person with myopia can see nearby objects clearly but cannot see
distant objects distinctly. A person with this defect has the far point nearer than infinity. Such a person may see
clearly upto a distance of a few metres. In a

myopic eye, the image of a distant object is formed in front of the retina [Fig. 11.2 (b)] and not at the retina
itself. This defect may arise due to (i) excessive curvature of the eye lens, or (ii) elongation of the eyeball. This
defect can be corrected by using a concave lens of suitable power. This is illustrated in Fig. 11.2 (c). A concave
lens of suitable power will bring the image back on to the retina and thus the defect is corrected.

OR

Explain presbyopia.

Presbyopia is the gradual loss of your eyes' ability to focus on nearby objects. It's a natural, often annoying part of
aging. ... You may become aware of presbyopia when you start holding books and newspapers at arm's length to
be able to read them. A basic eye exam can confirm presbyopia

23. Draw neat labeled diagram

of electrolysis of water.

24. Write any two uses of washing soda.

1. Sodium carbonate (washing soda) is used in glass, soap, and paper industries. 3 x 9 = 27
2. It is used in the manufacture of sodium compounds such as Borax.
3. Sodium hydrogen carbonate is also ingredient in antacids. ...
4. It is also used in soda-acid fire extinguishers.

IV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

25. Give the steps involved in the extraction of metals of low and medium reactivity from their
Reactivity from their respective sulphide ores name four moderterately reactive metal.

Extraction of less reactive metals: The less reactive metals are extracted by the reduction of their oxides by
heating alone.

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
For example: Extraction of Mercury: Mercury’ is a metal oflow reactivity. Cinnabar, i.e. mercury (II) sulphide
is the ore of mercury. It is heated in air so that it is oxidized to produce mercury (II) oxide. After that, mercury
oxide is reduced to obtain mercury. The following reactions are involved in this process:

Similarly,

Extraction of metals of medium reactivity series : The moderately’ reactive metals are extracted by the
reduction of their oxides with carbon, aluminium, sodium or calcium. The concentrated ores can be converted
into metal oxide by the process of calcination or roasting.

For example : Extraction of Zinc : Zinc is in the middle of the reactivity series. It is found in the form of zinc
blende which is Zinc Oxide. It is first heated in the presence of air to obtain Zinc Oxide. This process can be
shown by following equation:

After that, Zinc Oxide is reduced to obtain pure zinc metal. The reduction is done in the presence of carbon.
This can be shown by following equation:

26. Draw the diagram of human alimentary canal

and lebel the following parts

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
[i] Liver [ii] small intestine.

27. Name the type of mirror used in the following

situations.

A] Head lights of a car.

B] rear view mirror of a vehicle.

[c] Solar furnace

(a) The concave mirrors are used in the headlights of a

car to get powerful beams of light.

(b)Convex mirrors are used as side/rear view mirror

of a vehicle as convex mirrors always gives an errect,

though disminished image. Also, they have a wider view

as they are curved outward.

(c)Large concave mirrors are used to concentrate sunlight to produce heat in solar furnaces.

OR

[a] State the laws of refraction .

aws of refraction states are...

1. the incident ray, the refracted ray and the normal to the interface of two media at the point of
incidence all lie in the same plane.

2. For the light of a given color and for given pair of media, the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence
to the sine of the angle of refraction is constant.

sin i/ sin r = constant

[b] Mention the reason for the refraction of light.

Refraction is one of several possible boundary behaviors in which the light wave behaves when it
encounters the new medium or obstacle in the path.

Refraction of light occurs as the light passes across boundary between two media.

Normally, Transmission of the light across boundary between two media is accompanied by change in
speed as well as wavelength of the wave.

28. Name the following:

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
[a] Part of the solar cooker is responcible for greem house effect.

In solar cooker, glass sheet is responsible for greenhouse effect because glass sheet in solar cooker is used for
capturing the energy by sun which results in trapping of energy and the energy gets accumulated inside which
increases the increase in temperature resulting in greenhouse effect. It helps in generation of heat which can be
used for various purposes.

[b]The main constituent of biogas.

Biogas comprises primarily methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) and may have small amounts of hydrogen
sulphide (H2S), moisture and siloxanes.

[c] Fuel used in thermal power plants is

Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel on the planet, and widely used as the source of energy in thermal power
stations and is a relatively cheap fuel. OR

What is Ozone and how does it affect any ecosystem ?

Ozone (O3) is a molecule, made up of three atoms of oxygen.

Ozone (O3) forms a layer in the upper atmosphere. It is very essential for the life on this planet. It shields
the surface of the earth from ultra-violet radiation (UV) coming from sun as these radiations are very
harmful causing skin cancer and cataract in humans. It also does harm to the crops.

29. Give reason:

[a] size of sodium atom is more than chlorine atom.

The effect of more protons in chlorine than in sodium has the effect of increasing the pull of electrons towards the
nucleus resulting in a smaller radius. This is why sodium has a greater atom size than chlorine.

[b] Silicon is a metalloid.

Silicon is in - between metals and non metals. Silicon has 4 electrons in its outer orbitals which it can donate like a
metal or it can also accept 4 electrons like a non metal. So, it shows both the properties of metals and non metals.
Hence, it is called a metalloid or semi conductor.

[c] Non-metals are electro megative.

Because their valence shells have the capability of gaining electrons, thus they are mostly electronegative
in nature.

Eg→ Cl has7 electrons in its outer most shell and thus it can gain 1 electron to be stable, therefore it is an
electronegative non-metal.

30. Write the balanced equation for the following reaction.

[a] Copper reacts with oxygen to form copper oxide.

2Cu + O2 2CuO

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
[b] Sodium reacts with water to from sodium hydroxide and Hydrogen.

2Na + 2H2O 2NaOH + H2

2Na + 2H2O = 2NaOH + H2.

[c] Zinc oxide is reduced by coke to get zinc metal and carbon monoixde.

ZnO(s) + C (s) Zn (s) + CO (g)

31. Draw the diagram showing

chlor- alkali process mention its

by products along with uses.

The three products of the chlor-alkali

process are

Sodium Hydroxide(NaOH),

chlorine(Cl) and hydrogen(H).

Uses of sodium hydroxide (NaOH):

1.It is used in the manufacturing of paper.

2.It is used for making soaps and detergents.

3.It is used for making rayon an artificial textile fibres.

Uses of chlorine(Cl):

1.It is used in the production of bleaching powder.

2. It is used in the production of hydrochloric acid (HCl).

3. It is used to make plastics(PVC), pesticides chlorofluorocarbon(CFCs), chloroform carbon

tetrachloride , Paints e.t.c.

Uses of hydrogen (H):

1.It is used as a fuel for rockets.

2. It used to make Ammonia for fertilizers.

3. It is used in the hydrogenation of oils to obtain vegetable ghee.

32. Draw a neat labelled diagram of electric circuit for studying ohm’s law

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
33. Differentiate between inherited and acquired characters.

Give one example for each type.

Characters that are passed on from parents to offspring are

inherited characters e.g., colour of seeds, colour of eyes.

Characters appearing in an individual's life time but cannot be

transmitted to next generation are acquired characters

e.g., obese body, loss of a finger in an accident.

OR

[a] How is the sex of a newborn is determined in humans.

Provide a suitable genetic explanation.

Men determine the sex of a baby depending on whether

their sperm is carrying an X or Y chromosome.
An X chromosome combines with the mother's
X chromosome to make a baby girl (XX) and a
Y chromosome will combine with the mother's to
make a boy (XY).

V. Answer the following: 4 x 4 = 16

34. Draw a neat diagram of human brain and

label the following parts:

[a] cerebrum [b] mid brain

[c] cranium [d] Hypothalamus.

35. [a] Traits acquired during the life time of an individual are not inherited why?

The traits acquired during life time of an individual are not inherited.

The traits acquired during life time of an individual include his unique hair styles, different type of dressing,
consumption of different types of foods, etc. Such traits are not inherited by their progeny it is because these are
the changes which does not have any effect on DNA of the germ cells.

Any change which affects the DNA arrangement of the germ cell may leads to transfer of the mutation to the
progeny cells. The traits acquired by the individual during his life time are practiced by him due to the situation
and the environment in which he/she lives after his birth.

As the traits acquired during life time of an individual does not interfere with the genetic makeup of the DNA of
the germ cells, they are not inherited.

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
[b] How do Mendel’s experiment show that the traits are inherited independently ? Explain.

Mendel performed an experiments in which he took a tall plant with round seeds and a short plant with wrinkled-
seeds. In F1, They were all tall and had round seeds. Tallness and round seeds were thus dominant traits. When,
he used these F1 progeny to generate F2 progeny by self-pollination, he found that some F2 progeny were tall
plants with round seeds, and some were short plants with wrinkled seeds. At the same time there tall plants, but
had wrinkled seeds, while others were short, but had round seeds. Thus, Mendel’s experiments show that the
tall/short trait and the round seed/wrinkled seed trait are independently inherited.

36.[a] Explain substitution reation with an exmple and chemical equation.

Substitution reaction, any of a class of chemical reactions in which an atom, ion, or group of atoms or ions in a
molecule is replaced by another atom, ion, or group. An example is the reaction in which the chlorine atom in the
chloromethane molecule is displaced by the hydroxide ion, forming methanol.

[b] Explain the cleaning action of Soap.

Cleansing Action of Soaps and Detergents. ... In the case of soaps, the carbon chain dissolves in oil and the ionic
end dissolves in water. Thus the soap molecules form structures called micelles. In micelles, one end is towards the
oil droplet and the other end which is the ionic faces outside.

37. [a] Why do stars blinked ?

[b] Why planets do not twinkle ?

The twinkling of a star is due to atmospheric refraction of starlight. Since the stars are very distant, they
approximate point-sized sources of light. As the path of rays of light coming from the star goes on varying slightly,
the apparent position of the star fluctuates and the amount of starlight entering the eye flickers – the star
sometimes appears brighter, and at some other time, fainter, which is the twinkling effect.

The planets are much closer to the earth, and are thus seen as extended sources. If we consider a planet as a
collection of a large number of point-sized sources of light, the total variation in the amount of light entering our
eye from all the individual point-sized sources will average out to zero, thereby nullifying the twinkling effect.

VI. Answer the following:

5 x 1 =5
16
38. Draw the structures for the following compounds.

[a] Propane [b] Proparnoic acid [c] Propyne {d] Propanone

Draw dot structure of H2 molecule

Use E-Papers, Save Trees

Above line hide when print out
Use E-Papers, Save Trees
Above line hide when print out