AUM AMRITESWARYAI NAMAH

AMRIT A VIDY ALA YAM PALAKKAD

TERM II MODEL EXAMINATIQN,IV
CLASS: X SCIENCE MARKS:40
. TIME: 2Hrs
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper has three sections and 15 questions. All
questions are compulsory.
3. Section-A has 7 questions of 2 marks each; Section-B has 6
questions of 3 marks each; and Section-C has 2 case-based
questions of 4 marks each.
4. Internal choices have been provided in some questions. A
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student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such

questions.

SECTION A
1. What are isomers? Draw the structures of two iso1ners of
butane (C4H10).
2. An element has electronic configuration 2, 8, 7.
(a)To which group and period of Modern Periodic Table does it
belong?
(b) Is it metallic or non-metallic? Give reason.
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(a) Name and define this surgical method.

(b) Why is this surgical method adopted?
 4. Draw a diagram showing germination of pollen on stigma of a
flower. Label pollen grain, male germ- cells, pollen tube and fema 1e
germ-cell in the above diagram.
5. (a) Why are testes placed outside the abdominal cavity?
(b )List two functions perfonned by testes in hum ah beings.
OR
Explain vegetative propagation with the help of two examples.

6. Suppose a 6 volt battery is connected across a lamp whose resistance

is 20 ohm through a variable resistor as shown in the given figure. If
the current in the circuit is 0.25 A, find out the resistance.

7'=20 n

OR
A piece of wire of resistance 20 n is drawn out so that its length is
increased to twice its original length. Calculate the resistance of the wire in
the new situation.

7. Rahul and his friends went to a nearby orchard to see how different
fruits are cultivated. However, they /observed that pesticides were
being sprayed on fruits without adhering to any guidelines. How can
excessive use of pesticides to protect the crops from diseases cause
long term damage to mankind?
OR
What is meant by trophic level in a food chain? Construct a terrestrial
food chain with four trophic levels. The energy flow in a food chain
is unidirectional. Why?
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SECTION B
8. A part of the Periodic Table has been shown below:

1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18
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2 A C E G
3 B D F

Answer the following questions on the basis of position of elements

in the above table:
(a) Which element is a noble gas? Give reason.
(b) Which element is most electro-negative? Give reason. ·
(c) Write the electronic configurations of (a) B, and (b) E.
9. An element X belongs to 3rd period, group 16 of the Modern
Periodic Table: /
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(a)Determine the number of valence electrons and the valency

of X.
(b) Molecular formula of the compound when X reacts with
hydrogen and write its electron dot structure.
( c) Name the element X and state whether it is metallic or non-
metallic.
OR
You are given balls and stick model of six carbon ato1ns and fourteen
hydrogen atoms and sufficient number of sticks. In how many ways
one can join the models of six carbon atoms and fourteen hydrogen
atoms to form different molecul~s of C6H14.
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l 0.Raghu often taunts his wife for having only daughters and no son.
(a) As a science student how will you convince Raghu that his wife
has no role in giving birth to girls only?
(b) A couple has six daughters. What is the possibility of them
having a girl next time?

11. Three resistors of 2ohm each are connected to a battery of 3V as

shown. Calculate the a) Current drawn from the battery b) Voltage
across the 2ohm resistor
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12. Draw a neat diagram and explain the working of an· electric motor.

13. (a) Explain the role of UV radiation in producing ' ozone layer.
(b) Mention the reaction involved.
(c) Name the organization which succeeded in forcing an agreement
to freeze CFC production. Also mention the year.

SECTION C

This section has 02 case-based questions 14 and 15.

I 4. Mendel was educated in a monastery and went on to study science
and mathematics at the University of Vienna. Failure in the
examinations for a teaching certificate did not suppress his zeal for
scientific quest. He went back to his monastery and started growing
peas. Many others had studied the inheritance of traits in peas and
other organisms earlier, but Mendel blended _his knowledge of science
and mathematics and was the first one to keep count of individuals
exhibiting a particular trait in each generation. This helped him to
arrive at the laws of inheritance. Based on the above information,
answer the following questions.
(a) Why did Mendel selected pea plants for his experiments?
( b) The given colour represents alleles for flower colour in pea
plants.
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Flower 'Y' has same colour as that of 1 X' . Why? ,

(c) Mention the dominant traits in seed colour and flower position.

15. Read the following case based passage and answer the questions given after
passage.
When a current is passed through the circular loop of wire, a magnetic field
lines near the coil are nearly circular and concentric. At the centre of the
circular loop, the magnetic field lines are straight.
The strength of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying circular
coil (or circular wire) depends on:
(i) . current flowing through the coil.
(ii) radius of the circular coil.
(iii) number of turns of wire in the circular coil. '
The direction of the field lines can be found by applying Right-Hand
Thumb Rule.

(a) State Right-hand Thumb rule.

(b) A long horizontal power line is carrying a current of I 00 A in the
east-west direction. What is the direction of magnetic field at a point
l.O below it? / . . .
(c) Give any two factors on which the magnetic field produced by a
current carrying circular wire depends.
(d) At the centre of the circular loop, the magnetic field lines are
straight. Why?