BHAVAN’S PUBLIC SCHOOL –DOHA, QATAR

SAMPLE PAPER I (2023-‘24)

Time: 3hrs
CLASS: X SCIENCE (086) Marks:80

General Instructions:
(i) The question paper comprises four sections A, B, C and D. There are 36 questions
in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Section–A - question no. 1 to 20 - all questions and parts thereof are of one mark
each. These questions contain multiple choice questions (MCQs), very short answer
questions, case-based questions and assertion - reason type questions. Answers to
these should be given in one word or one sentence.
(iii) Section–B - question no. 21 to 26 are short answer type questions, carrying 2
marks each. Answers to these questions should in the range of 30 to 50 words.
(iv) Section–C - question no. 27 to 33 are short answer type questions, carrying 3
marks each. Answers to these questions should in the range of 50 to 80 words.
(v) Section–D – question no. - 34 to 36 are long answer type questions carrying 5
marks each. Answer to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
(vi) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some
questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
(vii) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
SECTION A
1.In which of the following test tube rusting takes place? (1)

(a)(i) and (ii) (b)(ii) and(iii) (c)(i) and (iii) (d)(iii) only

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2.When Ag is exposed to air it gets a black coating of (1)
(a)AgNO3 (b)Ag2S (c)Ag2O (d)Ag2CO3

3.The figure given below represents the experiment carried out between conc. Sulphuric acid and
sodium chloride, which react with each other to form HCl gas. Blue litmus paper is brought near the
mouth of the delivery tube to check the presence of HCl acid but no change is observed in the litmus
paper because (1)

(a)The litmus paper used is moist

(b)The litmus paper used is dry
(c)Blue litmus paper does not change its color with an acid
(d)The litmus paper is kept very close to the mouth of the delivery tube.
4. While performing the experiment on the determination of focal length of a convex lens, four
students obtained the image of the same distant tree on the screen: (1)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Which diagram shows the formation of image correctly?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
5. A student was given the following suggestions by his classmates for performing the experiment on
finding the focal length of a convex lens : (1)
(A) Select any object very far away from the laboratory window
(B) Select a well illuminated object far (but not very far) from the laboratory window
(C) Keep all the lights of the laboratory on
(D) Place the lens between the object and the screen

(E) Place the screen between the object and the lens

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 (F) Obtain the sharpest image of the object on the screen
He can perform the experiment better by following the suggestions:
(a) A, D, F (b) B, C, E (c) C, F, B (d) D, F, B

6. A student performed the experiment of glass slab and with different angles of incidence measured
the angles of refraction and emergence in each case. He then recorded his observations as given in
the table.
The correct observation is : (1)

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

OR
The parallel rays from the top of a distant tree are incident on a concave mirror forming its image on
a screen.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

The diagram which shows the image of the tree on the screen correctly is :
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
7. If we use a concave mirror of focal length 2.5 cm as a dentist’s mirror, the distance of tooth from
the mirror should be (1)
(a) less than 2.5 cm than the focal length
(b) more than 2.5 cm than the focal length
(c) less than 5 cm than the focal length
(d) more than 5 cm than the focal length
8. Which of the following lenses would you prefer to use while reading small letters found in
dictionary? (1)
(a) A convex lens of focal length 50 cm
(b) A concave lens of focal length 30 cm
(c) A convex lens of focal length 5 cm
(d) A concave lens of focal length 5 cm

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9. Consider a light ray travel from medium I to medium II to medium III of refractive indices 1,
1.23 and 2.12, respectively. Arrange the speed of light through them in decreasing order. (1)
(a) Speed of light in medium I > Speed of light in medium II > Speed of light in medium III
(b) Speed of light in medium III > Speed of light in medium II > Speed of light in medium I
(c) Speed of light in medium I > Speed of light in medium III > Speed of light in medium II
(d) Speed of light in medium III > Speed of light in medium I > Speed of light in medium II
OR
The part of a lens through which a ray of light passes without suffering any deviation is called
(a) centre of curvature
(b) pole
(c) focus
(d) optical centre
10- What is “Fermentation”? (1)
(a) The process of break-down of glucose, a six-carbon molecule, into a three-carbon molecule
pyruvate.
(b) The breakdown of organic substances by organisms to release energy in the absence of oxygen.
(c) The breakdown of organic substances by organisms to release energy in the presence of
oxygen.
(d) None of the above
11. How does photosynthesis takes place in desert plants? (1)
12. Give the functions of stomata.
OR
Name the components of blood. (1)
13.Life processes are various essential processes which take place in the body of living beings for
their survival. They are also called metabolic processes. These processes are nutrition, respiration,
transportation, excretion and reproduction. Nutrition is the breakdown of complex food nutrients
into simpler forms and their utilisation to get energy for various processes taking place in the body.
Various organism breakdown the complex substances into simpler one with the help of: (1)
(a) Multiple organs
(b) Small and large intestine
(c) Enzymes
(d) Bacteria
For question numbers 14, 15 and 16, two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and
the other labeled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a),
(b), (c) and (d) as given below:
a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

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 c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.

14.Assertion: The organic compounds such as alcohol and glucose contain hydrogen but they do
not conduct electricity in water. (1)
Reason: Acids will produce H3O+ ions.

15. Assertion: Diffusion is unable to meet high energy requirements in a multicellular organism.

Reason: Diffusion is a fast process but only occurs at the surface of body.

OR

Assertion The purpose of making urine is to filter out undigested food.

Reason: Kidneys filter the waste and produce urine. (1)

16.Assertion: Aerobic animals are not truly aerobic. (1)

Reason: Anaerobically they produce lactic acid.
17. Read the following passage and answer any four questions from 17 (i) to 17 (v). (4X1=4)
Carbon and energy requirements of the autotrophic organism are fulfilled by photosynthesis. It is the
process by which autotrophs take in substances from the outside and convert them into stored forms
of energy. This material is taken in the form of carbon dioxide and water which is converted into
carbohydrates in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. Carbohydrates are utilised for providing
energy to the plant. The carbohydrates which are not used immediately are stored in the form of
starch, which serves as the internal energy reserve to be used as and when required by the plant. A
somewhat similar situation is seen in us where some of the energy derived from the food we eat is
stored in our body in the form of glycogen. That means the complex substances have to be broken
down into simpler ones before they can be used for the upkeep and growth of the body. To achieve
this, organisms use biocatalysts.
(I) Heterotrophs depend for energy on
(a) autotrophs
(b) producers
(c) herbivores
(d) both (a) and (b)
(II) Explain the major events in photosynthesis.
(III) The water which is lost through the stomata is replaced by
(a) water from the xylem vessels in the leaf

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 (b) water from the phloem vessels in the leaf
(c) water from the veins in the leaf
(d) none of the above
(IV) Define the term ‘translocation’.
(V) Define photolysis.

18. Read the following and answer any four questions from 18 (i) to 18 (v). (4X1=4)
Haritha is the student of class X in a city school. One day she was sitting in the school garden with
her friends during the recess. There was a tall tree at the edge of the garden having a large
honeycomb attached to it. Some students were playing cricket in the school playground. Suddenly
the cricket ball hit the honeycomb due to which a large number of honey-bees started flying here and
there. Haritha was stung on her face by a honey bee. The sting was so painful that Haritha started
crying. She was immediately rushed to the science laboratory. One of her classmates Shanta gave
her vinegar solution to rub on the stung area to get relief from pain. Another classmate Amarjit,
however, asked Haritha to rub baking soda solution on the stung area of face. On rubbing baking
soda solution, Haritha felt a lot of relief from pain.
(I)What kind of liquid is injected into the skin when a honey-bee stings a person?
(a)Chromic acid (b)Acetic acid (c)lactic acid (d)Methanoic acid
(II)Why did rubbing baking soda solution on the stung area of skin give relief from pain
(a)Neutralization takes place(b)It removes bee sting
(c)Displacement reaction (c)Ionisation takes place
(III) Wasp sting can be treated with :
(a) baking soda (b)vinegar (c)washing soda (d)milk of magnesia
(IV)Neetle plant leaves contain _________acid.
(a)Formic acid (b) oxalic acid (c)Tannic acid (d)Mallic acid
(V)Chemical formula for baking soda is
(a)NaHCO3 (b)Na2CO3 (c)NaHCO3.2H2O (d)Na2CO3.10H2O
OR
(V) a) Name one plant whose stinging hair on leaves inject a similar liquid to that injected by honey-
bee sting and can be treated by rubbing baking soda solution?
(b)Does ant sting contains acid? Name the acid.

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19. Read the following and answer any four questions from 19 (i) to 19 (v) (4X1=4)
A student is demonstrating the dispersion of white light by a glass prism. When white light is
incident on one refracting surface of the prism, the light splits up into its constituent colours. She
observes that when this dispersed white light falls on a screen, a band of seven colours is seen. This
band is called the spectrum of white light. Red colour bends the least on passing through the prism
and violet colour bends the maximum on passing through the prism.

19(i) Which of the following gives the colours in the correct order from A to B?

a) Red, green, violet

b) Red, violet, green
c) Violet, red, green
d) Violet, green, red
19 (ii) Which colour has the maximum angle of deviation on passing through a prism?
a) Indigo b) Orange c) Blue d) Yellow
19(iii) Which of the following statement/s describe/s dispersion?
(i) The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another
(ii) A ray of light falls on a surface and bounces back
(iii) The splitting of light into its component colours
(a) only i (b) both i and ii (c) both ii and iii (d) only iii
19(iv) A prism ABC (with BC as base) is placed in different orientations. A narrow beam of white
light is incident on the prism as shown in below Figure. In which of the following diagrams, after
dispersion, the third colour from the top of the spectrum corresponds to the colour of the sky?

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 a (i) b. (ii) c. (iii) d. (iv)
19(v) The ray which is least deviated by a prism is:
(a) Violet ray (b) Green ray (c) Red ray (d) Yellow ray
20. Read the following and answer any four questions from 20 (i) to 20 (v) (4X1=4)
When a beam of light strikes such fine particles, the path of the beam becomes visible. The light
reaches us after being reflected diffusely by these particles. The phenomenon of scattering of light
by the colloidal particle is known as Tyndall effect. Tyndall effect can be observed when sunlight
passes through a canopy of dense forest.
20(i) If the size of the scattering particles is large then:
(a) The scattered light may appear red
(b) The scattered light may appear blue
(c) The scattered light may appear white
(d) The scattered light may appear yellow
20(ii). The colour of scattering light depends upon:
(a) Nature of particles
(b) Size of particles
(c) Volume of particles
(d) Density of Particle
20(iii) The phenomenon of scattering of light by colloidal particles is known as:
(a) Tyndall effect
(b) Corona effect
(c) Dispersion effect
(d) Both (a) and (c)
20(iv) The clear sky appears blue because
(a) blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere
(b) ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere
(c) violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere

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 (d) light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and blue colour lights by the
atmosphere
20(v) What will be the colour of sky when it is observed in the absence of any atmosphere?
(a) White (b) Blue (c) Red (d) Black
SECTION B
21. Describe the mechanism of gaseous exchange in tissues and lungs.
OR
How is oxygen and carbon dioxide transported in human being? (2)
22.Explain the mode of nutrition in amoeba. (2)
23.Identify the type of the reaction mentioned below. Give one example for that type of reaction. (2)

OR
A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk.
(a)why does he shift the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline?
(b)why does this milk take long time to set as curd

24.What type of chemical reactions take place when (2)

(a) a magnesium wire is burnt in air.
(b)Limestone is heated. Write the chemical equation involved.
25. State the function of pupil and ciliary muscles. (2)
26. Name the part of the eye where image is formed by the eye lens. What is the nature of the image
formed? How is this image sent to the brain? (2)
SECTION C
27.Give schematic representation of different pathways of breakdown of glucose molecule.
OR
Explain the steps in the formation of urine in human beings. (3)
28.Give reasons: (3)
a. Veins are provided with valves.
b. Pancreas helps in digestion and also regulates blood sugar level.
c. Ventricles have thicker walls then auricles.
29. Draw a neat labelled diagram of internal structure of leaf. (3)

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30. Study the figure given below and answer the following questions :

(a) Name the process depicted in the diagram.

(b) Write the composition of the anode and the cathode.

(c) Write the balanced chemical equation of the reaction taking place in this case.

(d) The reaction does not take place if a few drops of dilute sulphuric acid are not added to water.
Why?

31.(a)Look at the figure which shows solutions taken in test tubes A, B,C and D. What colour is
expected, when a piece of red litmus paper is dropped in each test tube? (3)

(b) a metal x when dipped in aqueous solution of aluminium sulphate, no reaction was observed
whereas when it was dipped in the aqueous solution of ferrous sulphate the pale green solution turns
colourless. Identify metal x and justify your answer by giving chemical equations for reactions
32. Answer the following: (3)
(a) Respiration is an exothermic reaction? Give reason.

(b) In the refining of silver, the recovery of silver from silver nitrate solution involved displacement by copper
metal. Write down the reaction involved.
(c) You are provided with two containers made up of copper and aluminium. You are also provided with
solutions of dilute HCl, dilute HNO3​, ZnCl2​ and H2​O respectively. In which of the above containers these
solutions can be kept respectively?

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33. If the image formed by a lens for all positions of the object placed in front of it is always virtual,
erect and diminished, state the type of the lens. Draw a ray diagram in support of your answer. If the
numerical value of focal length of such a lens is 20 cm, find its power in new cartesian sign
conventions. (3)
SECTION D

34. (a) A compound ‘A’ is used in the manufacture of cement. When dissolved in water, it evolves a
large amount of heat and forms compound ‘B’.

(i) Identify A and B.

(ii) Write chemical equation for the reaction of A with water.

(iii) List two types of reaction in which this reaction may be classified.

(b) Balance the following reactions:

(i) HNO3 + Ca(OH)2  Ca(NO3)2 + H2O

(ii) MnO2 + HCl  MnCl2 + Cl2 + H2O

(5)

OR
(a)Three acidic solutions A, B and C have pH = 0, 3 and 5 respectively.
(i) Which solution has highest concentration of H+ ions?
(ii) Which solution has the lowest concentration of H+ ions?
(b) How concentrated sulphuric acid can be diluted? Describe the process
35. (a) Explain the parts of the excretory system in humans.
(b) Give an account of blood circulation. (5)
36. What is meant by the power of a lens? What is its S.I. unit? Name the type of lens whose power
is positive.
The image of an object formed by a lens is real, inverted and of the same size as the object. If the
image is at a distance of 40 cm from the lens, what is the nature and power of the lens? Draw ray
diagram to justify your answer. (5)
OR
(a) Explain the working of human eye with the help of a well labelled diagram.

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(b) Draw the following diagram, in which a ray of light is incident on a concave convex mirror, on
your answer sheet. Show the path of this ray, after reflection, in each case.

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