RAHUL COACHING ACADEMY

10/11/22 IIT-JEE | BITSAT | OLYMPIADS |BOARDS

CLASS-10 TH
M.M. : 50
SUBJECT- SCIENCE TIME: 2 Hrs

Q 1) Calcium oxide reacts vigorously with water to produce slaked lime. This reaction can be classified as
what types of reactions? (2)
Q 2) Baking Soda is a mixture of ___________________ . (2)
Q 3) What type of image is formed when an object is kept within the focus of a concave mirror and an (2)
enlarged image is formed behind the mirror?
Q 4) Two bulbs of 100 W and 40 W are connected in series. What will be the current through the 40 W (4)
bulb if the current through 100 W bulb is 1 A?
Q 5) List the important products of chlor-alkali process. Write one important use of each. (4)
Q 6) a) Write the mathematical expression for Joule’s Law of Heating.
b) Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulombs of charge in two hours through a
potential difference of 40 V. (4)
Q 7) a) Why is there a difference in the rate of breathing between aquatic and terrestrial organisms?
b) Draw a diagram of human respiratory system and label- pharynx, trachea, lungs, diaphragm and
alveolar sac. (5)
Q 8) An object 4 cm in size, is placed 25 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm.
a) At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain a sharp image?
b) Find the size of the image.
c) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in this case. (5)
Q 9) “Nervous and hormonal systems together perform the function of control and coordination in human
beings”. Justify this statement. (5)
Q 10) A student is unable to see clearly the words written on a black board placed at a distance of 3 m (5)
from him. Name the defect of the vision the boy is suffering from. State the possible causes of his
defect and explain the method of correcting it.
Q 11) a) Mention any two components of blood. (5)
b) Trace the movement of oxygenated blood in the body.
c) Write the function of the valves present in between atria and ventricles.
d) Write one structural difference between the composition of artery and vein.
Q 12) 2 mL of sodium hydroxide solution is added to few pieces of granulated zinc metal taken in test (4)
tube. When the contents ware warmed, a gas evolves which is bubbled through a soap solution
before testing. Write the equation of the chemical reaction involved and the test to detect the gas.
Name the gas that will be evolved when the same metal reacts with dilute solution of a strong acid.
Q 13) Show how would you join three resistors, each of 9 ohms so that the net resistance is: (3)
a) 13.5 ohms
b) 6 ohms