POST MIDTERM EXAMINATION – NOVEMBER 2022

SUBJECT: SCIENCE
Class: 10 Max. Marks: 80
No. of Pages: 06 SET 1 Time Allowed: 3 hrs.

General Instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 section
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student
is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions
should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
v. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these
questions should in the range of 50 to 80 words
vi. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-
parts.

SECTION A
Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given for
each of the questions 1 – 20.

1) An element X on exposure to moist air turns reddish brown and a new

compound Y is formed. The substances X and Y are:
a) X – Cu, Y – CuCO3 b) X – Fe, Y – Fe2O3
c) X – Ag, Y – Ag2S d) X – Al, Y – Al2O3

2) The pH of the solution is 7. How can you increase its pH?

a) By passing CO2 through it. b) By adding hydrochloric acid.
c) By adding milk of magnesia. d) By adding table salt.

3) The poorest conductor of heat among metals is:

a) Lead b) Mercury c) Calcium d) Sodium

4) Identify the metal and compound formed when it reacts with cold water:
a) Fe, Fe3O4 b) Ca, Ca(OH)2 c) Mg , MgO d) Mg, Mg(OH)2

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 5) At what temperature does gypsum turn to dead burnt plaster?
a) 373K b) 375K c) 273K d) 100K

6) Which of the reactions is used in black and white photography?

a) Combination Reaction b) Decomposition Reaction
c) Displacement reaction d) Oxidation reaction

7) Which of the following salts does not contain water of crystallisation?

a) blue vitriol b) Baking soda
c) washing soda d) Gypsum
8) Vegetatively propagated plants:
a) do not bear roots b) do not bear buds
c) are genetically similar d) are genetically dissimilar

9) Which option correctly shows the transport of oxygen to the cell?

a) Lungs →pulmonary vein →left atrium →left ventricle →aorta → body cells
b) Lungs →pulmonary vein →right atrium →right ventricle → aorta → body cells
c) Lungs →pulmonary artery →left atrium → left ventricle → vena cava → body cells
d) Lungs →pulmonary artery →right atrium → right ventricle→ vena cava → body cells

10) Increase in stem length in Sugarcane is controlled by:

a) Auxin b) Gibberellin c) Ethylene d) Cytokinin

11) When a few drops of iodine solution are added to rice water, the solution
turns blue- black in colour. This indicates that rice water contains:
a) fats b) complex proteins c) starch d) simple proteins

12) Posture and balance of the body is controlled by:

a) Pons b) Medulla oblongata c) Cerebellum d) Cerebrum

13) If the length of a conductor and its radius is increased twice, how will the
resistance change?
a) Resistance will remain unchanged. b) Resistance increases twice
c) Resistance will become half d) Resistance will increase 4 times

14) An alpha particle directed towards west is deflected towards north by a

magnetic field. What will be the direction of the field?
a) towards south b) towards east c) downward d) upward

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15) Earth wire carries:
a) current b) voltage c) no current d) heat

16) An object at a distance of 15 cm is slowly moved towards the pole of a convex

mirror. The image will get:
a) shortened and real b) enlarged and real
c) enlarged and virtual d) diminished and virtual
In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:
a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation
of assertion (A).
b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

17) Assertion (A): In asexual reproduction, only one parent is required to produce
a new organism.
Reason (R) : Regeneration is a type of asexual reproduction.

18) Assertion: A receptor is a specialized group of cells in a sense organ that

perceive a particular type of stimulus.
Reason: Different sense organs have different receptors for detecting stimuli.

19) Assertion(A): Zinc oxide is amphoteric in nature.

Reason (R): Zinc oxide reacts with both acids and bases.

20) Assertion(A): A current carrying conductor experiences a force in a magnetic field.

Reason (R): The force acting on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field is due
to interaction between the magnetic field produced by the current carrying conductor
and the external magnetic field in which the conductor is placed.

SECTION B
21) Name two metals that start floating after sometime when immersed in water
and why?

22) How do the shoots and roots of a plant respond to the pull of the gravity?

23) Colonies of Yeast fail to multiply in water but multiply in sugar solution.
a) Give one reason supporting the statement.
b) Identify the mode of multiplication in Yeast.

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 24) How do we detect the smell of agarbatti? Trace the path taken by the impulse.
25) List the steps involved in fat digestion in the human digestive system.
26) a) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of images when the object is placed
in front of a concave mirror between C and F.
b) Define the pole of a spherical mirror.

SECTION C

27) a) How is washing soda prepared from baking soda?

b) Write any two uses of washing soda.

28) a) Show the formation of magnesium chloride from magnesium and chlorine atoms.
b) Name the constituent elements of alloy Brass.

29) a) How does water enter continuously into the root xylem? 1m
b) Explain why plants have low energy needs as compared to animals.
2m
OR
Explain how the translocation of materials in phloem tissue in plants is
achieved by utilising energy. 3m

30) With the help of a neat labelled diagram, explain the process of spore formation
in bread mould.

31) The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of 30 cm from a mirror is formed
on a screen placed in front of the mirror at a distance of 60 cm from its pole.
What is the nature of the mirror? Find its focal length. If the height of the flame
is 2.4 cm, find the height of its image. State whether the image formed is erect
or inverted.
OR
The linear magnification produced by a spherical mirror of focal length 15cm is
+1/5. (i)Analysing this value, state the type of mirror (ii) Find the position of the
object. (iii) Find the position of the image. (iv) Find the size of the image, if the
height of the object is 3 cm.

32) A current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field. Answer the following:
a) List the factors on which the magnitude of force experienced by the
conductor depends.
b) When is the magnitude of this force maximum?
c) State the rule which helps in finding the direction of motion of the conductor.
d) If this force was acting from right to left, how will the direction of force
change if the direction of magnetic field is reversed?

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33) a) Define power.
b) A torch bulb is rated 5 V and 500 mA. Calculate its
(i) Power (ii) Resistance
(iii) Energy consumed when it is lighted for 2 ½hours in kWh.

SECTION D

34) a) Explain how copper is extracted from its sulphide ore. Give equations of the
reactions involved.

b) Draw a neat labelled diagram showing electrolytic refining of copper.

OR

a) What is the thermite process? Where is this process used?

b) Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction involved.

35) a) Differentiate between the following terms:

i)Tropic and nastic movements ii) Hormonal and nervous control

b) Which hormone is released into the blood when sugar level rises? Name the
gland which produces this hormone? Why is this gland also called an
exo-endocrine gland?

36) a) What is a solenoid? Draw magnetic field lines showing the magnetic field
inside and outside the current-carrying solenoid?
b) State two factors on which magnetic field produced by a current-carrying
solenoid depends. How does a solenoid behave like a magnet?
c) Give any two points of difference between alternating current and direct
current.
SECTION E

Q.no. 37 to 39 are case - based/data -based questions with 2 to 3 short sub - parts.
Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts.

37) In a concave mirror, the nature, position and size of the image formed depends on the
position of the object in relation to the pole, the centre of curvature and focus. The
image is real for some positions of the object and virtual for another position. The
image is either magnified, reduced, or has the same size, depending on the object's
position. In a convex mirror, irrespective of the position of the object, the image will
be behind the mirror.

a) Give reason: convex mirrors are used as rear-view mirrors. 1m

b) Define linear magnification of a mirror.

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 OR 1m
b) Define focal length of a spherical mirror.
c) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of an image by the mirror used by a
dentist. 2m

38) On the basis of reactivity of different metals with oxygen, water and acids as well
as displacement reactions, the metals have been arranged in the decreasing order
of their reactivities. This arrangement is known as the activity series or reactivity
series of metals.

The basis of reactivity is the tendency of metals to lose electrons. If a metal can
lose electrons easily to form positive ions, it will react readily with other
substances. Therefore, it will be a reactive metal. On the other hand, if a metal
loses electrons less rapidly to form a positive ion, it will react slowly with other
substances. Therefore, such a metal will be less reactive.

a) Name any two metals which cannot displace hydrogen from dilute acids. 1m
b) Arrange the metals in the ascending order of their reactivity. 1m
Na , Al , Cu, Fe, Zn
OR
b) What are ionic compounds?
c) Why are metals generally not found in their free state? Name a metal and a
non-metal which exist in their free state. 2m

39) Tissue culture is an important tool in plant research laboratories and industries to
produce plants and plant-based compounds on a large scale. The technique uses
a small fragment of plant or plant tissues to grow a whole plant out of it.

Tissue culture uses a property of plant cells, called “totipotency”. Each plant cell
has the power to develop into any type of cell and a complete plant provides all
essential requirements and a suitable environment.

a) Define totipotency. 1m
b)‘Tissue culture can be considered a type of asexual reproduction’. Justify. 2m
c) List any two parts of the plant that can be used for tissue culture.
OR 1m
c) List any two advantages of tissue culture.

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