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 Series ARSP/06 Set ~ 6
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/6/6
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 07 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contains 39 questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

SCIENCE

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.

2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to

attempt only one of these questions.

3. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.

4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should in the

range of 30 to 50 words.

5. 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.

6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these questions should be

in the range of 80 to 120 words.

7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

Section A
1. The temperature-time graph given alongside shows the heating curve for pure wax. [1]

What is the melting point of the substance?

a) 110°C b) 90°C

c) 9°C d) 15°C
2. Most of the substances in the living world are transported across the cell membrane by the process of: [1]

a) osmosis b) diffusion

c) endocytosis d) plasmolysis

3. A body moving with uniform acceleration has velocities 20 ms-1 and 30 ms-1. when passing two points A and B. [1]
 Then the velocity midway between A and B is:

a) 25.5 ms-1 b) 24 ms-1

c) 25 ms-1 d) –
10√6 ms-1
4. The process of crossing genetically dissimilar plants of a species is called [1]

a) All of these b) interspecific cross

c) intervarietal cross d) intergeneric cross

5. The substance found in the cell wall of cork or bark that makes it impervious to water is [1]

a) cutin b) lignin

c) suberin d) lipids
6. Which cell organelle plays a crucial role in detoxifying many poison and drugs in a cell? [1]

a) Lysosomes b) Vacules

c) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum d) Golgi apparatus

7. Atomicity of Chlorine and Argon is: [1]

a) Monoatomic and diatomic respectively b) Diatomic and diatomic respectively.

c) Diatomic and monoatomic respectively. d) Monoatomic and monoatomic respectively.

8. The mineral elements found in our bone making it hard, are [1]

a) calcium and phosphorus b) sodium and potassium

c) phosphorus and sodium d) sodium and calcium

9. In the following figure the zero error is: [1]

a) 5 gwt b) – 5 gwt

c) 2 gwt d) – 2 gwt
10. The numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a moving object is [1]

a) always less than 1 b) equal or less than 1

c) always more than 1 d) always equal to 1

11. Rutherford's scattering experiment fails for very small scattering angles because [1]

a) whole nuclear charge of the target atom is b) the gold foil is thin.
not screened by its electrons at all.

c) the velocity of α-particles is large. d) the impact parameter between the α -

particle source and the nucleus of the target
 is very large as compared to the size of the
nucleus.
12. The tissue shown here is ________. [1]

a) Adipose tissue b) Striated muscle tissue

c) Ciliated columnar epithelial tissue d) Areolar tissue

13. Chlorophyll is present in ________. [1]

a) Thylakoid b) Matrix

c) Stroma d) Cristae
14. A student added only two drops of iodine to a rice extract in test tube 'A'. Another student added a little rice [1]
extract to iodine solution in test tube 'B'. They would then observe:

a) no change of colour in any test tube b) a change of colour to blue-black in both

tubes 'A' and 'B'

c) a change of colour to blue-black in test tube d) a change of colour to blue-black in test tube
'B' but not in test tube 'A' 'A' but not in test tube 'B'
15. Which of the following are chemical changes? [1]

a) Melting of ice b) The cooking of vegetables.

c) Freezing of water d) Drying of wet clothes in sun light

16. Which of the following poultry bird lays a maximum number of eggs annually? [1]

a) ILS-82 b) B-77

c) IBL-80 d) HH-260
17. Assertion (A): The displacement of an object can be either positive, negative or zero. [1]
Reason (R): Displacement has both the magnitude and direction.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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

18. Assertion (A): Liquids diffuse easily as compared to gases. [1]
Reason (R): Intermolecular forces are lesser in gas.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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

19. Assertion (A): The cells of non-striated muscles or smooth muscles are spindle-shaped, uni-nucleated, [1]
elongated, and have no striations.
 Reason (R): They are found within the walls of elementary canal, bladder, and blood vessels.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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

20. Assertion (A): For noble gases, valency is zero. [1]
Reason (R): Noble gases have 8 valence electrons.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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

Section B
21. Compare the power at which each of the following is moving upwards against the force of gravity? (given g = [2]
10 ms-2)

i. a butterfly of mass 1.0 g that flies upward at a rate of 0.5 ms–1.

ii. a 250-g squirrel climbing up on a tree at a rate of 0.5 ms–1.
OR
What is power? How do you differentiate kilowatt from kilowatt-hour? The Jog Falls in Karnataka state are nearly 20
m high. 2000 tonnes of waterfalls from it in a minute. Calculate the equivalent power if all this energy can be

utilized? (g=10 ms-2)

22. What are the factors which are responsible for bringing a change in the physical state of a substance? [2]
23. Sound requires a medium to travel? Justify experimentally. [2]
24. Osmosis is a special kind of diffusion. Explain. [2]
25. Two persons manage to push a motor car of mass 1,200 kg at a uniform velocity along a level road. The same [2]
motor car can be pushed by three persons to produce an acceleration of 0.2 ms −2
. With what force does each
person push the motor car? Assume that all persons push the motor car with the same muscular effort.
OR
A bullet fired against a glass window pane makes a hole in it, and the glass pane is not cracked. But on the other
hand, when a stone strikes the same glass pane, it gets smashed. Why is it so?
26. (i) State the method of determining the valency of an element if its number is given. [2]
(ii) Determine the valency of the following elements, the atomic number which are given in parenthesis:
Chlorine (17), Sulphur (16), Aluminium (13)
Section C
27. Draw a curve showing density or pressure variations with respect to distance for a disturbance produced by [3]
sound. Mark the position of compression and rarefaction on this curve. Also, define wavelengths and time period
using this curve.
28. In the following table, the mass numbers and the atomic numbers of certain elements are given. [3]

Element A B C D E

Mass no. 1 7 14 40 40

At. no. 1 3 17 18 20

i. Select a pair of isobars from the above table.

 ii. What would be the valency of element C listed in the above table?
iii. Which two sub-atomic particles are equal in number in a neutral atom?
29. Discuss the graphs A, B and C shown in the figure. Compare the total distance travelled and the displacements. [3]
Which graph represents a motion with negative acceleration?

OR
Two trains A and B of length 400 m each are moving on two parallel tracks with uniform speed of 72 kmh-1 in the
same direction with A ahead of B. The driver of B decides to overtake A and accelerates by 1 ms-2. If after 50s, the
guard of B just passes the driver of A, what was the original distance between them?
30. i. The potential energy of a freely falling object decreases progressively. What happens to its [3]

a. Kinetic energy,
b. total mechanical energy?
State the law on which your answer is based.
ii. A household consumes 1 kWh of energy per day. How much energy is this in joules?
31. The following is the distance-time table of an object in motion: [3]

Time (s) Distance (m)

0 0

1 1

2 8

3 27

4 64

5 125

6 216

7 343

a. What conclusion can you draw about the acceleration? Is it constant, increasing, decreasing, or zero?
b. What do you infer about the forces acting on the object?
32. Write main differences between plant cell and animal cell. [3]
OR
Differentiate between rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum. How is the endoplasmic reticulum important for
membrane biogenesis?
33. Briefly describe striated and smooth muscles with their functions. [3]
 Section D
34. What are the differences between the mass of the object and its weight? [5]
OR
A car falls off a ledge and drops to the ground in 0.5 s. Let g = 10 ms-2 (for simplifying the calculations).
i. What is its speed on striking the ground?
ii. What is its average speed during the 0.5 s?
iii. How high is the ledge from the ground?
35. Write the main function of each of the following. [5]
(a) Plasma membrane
(b) cell wall
(c) Ribosome
(d) Lysosome
(e) Nucleolus
(f) Endoplasmic reticulum
OR
Make a comparison and write down ways in which plant cells are different from animal cells.
36. i. Draw a neat and labelled diagram of the apparatus used to separate components of blue-black ink. Name the [5]
process and state the principle involved.
ii. Identify, the physical and chemical changes from the following.
a. Burning of magnesium in air.
b. Tarnishing of silver spoon.
c. Sublimation of iodine.
d. Electrolysis of water.
Section E
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Plant tissue is consists of meristematic tissue and permanent tissue. Meristematic tissue which is responsible for
the growth of plants they are dividing tissue and permanent tissue provides permanent shape, size, and function
to the plant they are also further classified as simple permanent tissue and complex permanent tissue. The plant
tissue is responsible for performing various functions such as providing flexibility to plant parts as to stalk which
can bend easily without breaking while some provide strength to the plant some of them have modified themself
to provide floatation in an aquatic plant.
i. Which part of the plant is responsible or growth of tip of stem and root? (1)
ii. Which type of tissue present in the aquatic plants how it helps the aquatic plant to float? (1)
iii. Which plant tissue provide flexibility? (2)
OR
Why husk of the coconut is hard and stiff? (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Ramesh has its own cattle husbandry in which he has 20 Indian cattle of local bread. He daily supply milk and
dairy products to approx 15 dairy shops. He was thinking of increasing his business but one day he noticed of
one his buffalo is suffering from some disease he was quiet concern about that the disease might spread to other
buffaloes also.
 i. Suggest the way by which Ramesh can increase his milk production and expand his business? (1)
ii. If you were in place of Ramesh what would you do to protect other buffaloes from the spread of diseases? (1)
iii. Enlist the daily requirement to maintain the hygiene of the animals? (2)
OR
Name any two Indian breed cattle? (2)
39. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Homogeneous mixtures are regarded as solutions or true solutions. Heterogeneous mixtures are of two types.
These are suspensions and colloidal solutions. These differ in the size of the particles responsible for the

difference in their properties. In a suspension, the particle size is more than 10-5 cm whereas in a colloidal
solution, it ranges between 10-5 cm to 10-7 cm. The two phases which constitute colloidal solutions, are
dispersed phase and dispersion medium. Based upon their nature, the colloidal solutions are classified into eight
types. The mixture of the non-reacting gases is always homogeneous irrespective of their nature. Therefore, it is
not a colloidal solution.
i. Scattering of light occurs when a beam of light is passed through Blood. Why? (1)
ii. What is Tyndall effect? (1)
iii. What is called colloidal solution? (2)
OR
Give an example of colloidal solution and identified their dispersed phase and dispersion medium? (2)