APPLEPERKSINTERNATIONALSCHOOLCBSE

SCIENCE
UNITTEST(2021–2022)
Grade-X
Timeallowed:1.30hr MaxMarks:40

GeneralInstructions:
1.Allthequestionsarecompulsory.
2.Thequestionspaperconsistsof18questionsdividedinto3sectionsA,BandC.3.SectionAcomprisesof5questi
onsof1markeach(MCQ,VSQ,Assertion&Reasonings).SectionBcomprisesof05questionsof2markseach(20t
o30words).
SectionCcomprisesof03questionsof3markseach(50to60words).
SectionDcomprisesof03questionsof5markseach(80to90words).
4.Answershouldbebriefandtothepoint.Also,theabove-mentionedwordlimitbeadheredtoasforas
possible.
5.Thereisnooverallchoice.However,thereisaninternalchoiceisprovidedinsomequestionsineach
section.Onlyoneofthequestionsshouldbeattempted. 6.Useofcalculatorsisnotpermitted.
(Papercarriedatotalof80marksandadditional20marksarekeptforInternalAssessment)_________________
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Section–A

(1)2PbO(s)+C(s)→
2Pb(s)+CO2(g)Whichofthefollowingstatementsarecorrectfortheabove?a)Leadisreduced.b)Carbondioxideiso
xidized. c)Carbonisoxidized.d)Leadoxideisreduced.

i) (a)and(b)ii)(a)and(c)iii)(a),(b),and(c)d)all.

[OR]

Bariumchlorideonreactingwithammoniumsulphateformsbariumsulphateandammoniumchloride.Whichofth
efollowingcorrectlyrepresentsthetypeofthereactioninvolved?(i)Displacementreaction(ii)Precipitationreactio
n(iii)Combinationreaction
(iv)Doubledisplacementreaction (a)(i)only(b)(ii)only(c)(iv)only(d)(ii)and(iv)

(2)Whatdoyouunderstandbythetermthermolysis.

(3)Twostatementsaregiven-onelabelledAssertion(A)andtheotherlabelledReason(R).Selectthecorrectansw
ertothesequestionsfromthecodes(i),(ii),(iii)and(iv)asgivenbelowi)BothAandRaretrueandRiscorrectexplanat
ionoftheassertion.ii)BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationoftheassertion.iii)AistruebutRisfalse
.iv)AisfalsebutRistrue.

(i)Assertion:Whitesilverchlorideturnsgreyinthepresenceofsunlight.
Reason:Inthepresenceofsunlight,silverchloridedecomposesintosilvermetalandchlorinegas.

(ii) Assertion:Rawmaterialsneededforphotosynthesisarecarbondioxide,waterandsunlight

Reason:Nutrientsprovideenergytoanorganism.
(4)IfSalivaryamylaseislackinginthesaliva,whichofthefollowingeventsinthemouthcavitywillbeaffected
(a)Proteinsbreakingdownintoaminoacid (b)Starchbreakingdownintosugar
(c)Fatsbreakingdownintofattyacidandglycerol (d)Absorptionofvitamins

(5)Whichpartsofalimentarycanaldonottakepartinthedigestionoffood

[OR]

Inanexperimentsalivaisaddedtothetesttubecontainingpieceofbread.Whatwillbetheresultifad
dingIodinesolutiontoit?

Section–B

(6)Ashinybrowncolouredelement“X”onheatinginairbecomesblackincolour.Nametheelement“
X”
Andtheblackcolouredcompoundformed.

(7)Statethekindofchemicalreactionsinthefollowingexamples:
(a)Digestionoffoodinstomach(b)Combustionofcoalinair

[OR]

(a)Whatisthedifferencebetweendisplacementanddoubledisplacementreactions?Writeequationsforthes
ereactions.

(8)Listouttheeventsthatoccurduringtheprocessofphotosynthesis.Explaintheroleofstomata.

(9)Statethefunctionofthefollowinginthealimentarycanal.
(a)Villi(b)Liver

[OR]

Tabulateandwritethedifferencebetweenautotrophicandheterotrophicnutrition

(10)Arayoflighttravelinginairentersobliquelyintowater.Doesthelightraybendtowardsthenormalor
awayfromthenormal?Why?

[OR]

Findthefocallengthofaconvexmirrorwhoseradiusofcurvatureis32cm.

Section–C

(11)Agasisliberatedimmediatelywithabriskeffervescence,whenyouaddaceticacidtosodiumHydrogen
carbonatepowderinatesttube.Namethegasanddescribethetestthatconfirms
theidentityofgas.
(12)Ineachofthefollowingsituationwhathappenstotherateofphotosynthesis(a)Cloud
ydays
(b)Norainfallinthearea
(c)Goodmanuringinthearea

(13)Anobject5cminlengthisplaced25cmawayfromaconverginglensoffocallength10cm.Drawthe
raydiagramandfindposition,sizeandnatureofimageformed.

Section–D

(14)Statechemicalreaction.ExplainwithexamplesofCharacteristicsofChemicalreactions.[OR]

Writechemicalequationsforthefollowingwordequations.(a)Potassiumchl
orate Potassiumchloride+Oxygen(b)Nitrogen+Oxygen
Ammonia(c)Calciumcarbonate Calciumoxide+Carbondioxide
(d)Graphite+Oxygen Carbondioxide(e)Quicklime+Water
Calciumhydroxide

(15)DescribeholozoicnutritioninAmoebawithwell-labelleddiagram.

[OR]

(a)Drawadiagramofhumanalimentarycanalandlabelonit:oesophagus,gallbladde
r,liverandpancreas.
(b)Explainthestatement,‘biledoesnotcontainanyenzymebutitisessentialforDigestio
n.

(16)Definethefollowingtermsincontextofsphericalmirrors (a)Pole
(b)Centreofcurvature
(c)Principalaxis
(d)Principalfocus
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