KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, BHOPAL REGION
MONTHLY TEST – APRIL 2026
SCIENCE Code No. 086
CLASS – X ( SET -1 )
General Instructions
Read the instructions carefully .
1. This question paper consists of 18 questions. All the questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper is divided into five sections A ,B , C, D and E.
3. Section A – Question nos ( 1 to 8 ) are Multiple choice questions. Each question carries 1
mark .
4. Section B - Question nos. ( 9 to 12 ) are Very short answer type questions. Each question
carries 2 marks.
5. Section C- Question nos. ( 13 to 14 ) are Short answer type questions. Each question carries
3 marks.
6. Section D - Question nos. ( 15 to 16) are Long answer type questions. Each question
carries 5 marks.
7. Section E- Question nos .( 17 to 18 ) are case based questions. Each question carries 4
marks.
SECTION A
Q.1- The function not performed by villi is
A) to increase the surface area for absorption B) to enrich supply of blood vessels
C) absorption of food D) egestion of food
Q. 2- An organism which breaks down the food material outside the body and then absorbs it
is
A) a plant parasite, cuscuta B) an animal parasite , tapeworm
C) a bacteria , rhizobium D) a fungi, rhizopus
Q.3- Select from the following a decomposition reaction in which source of energy for
decomposition is light
A) 2FeSO4---------> Fe2O3+ SO2+SO3
B) 2 H2O --------> 2H2+O2
C) 2 AgBr --------> 2 Ag + Br2
D) CaCO3 -------> CaO+ CO2
Q.4- You are given the following chemical equations
Mg + CuO ------> MgO + Cu
This equation represents
A) decomposition reaction as well as displacement reaction
B) combination reaction as well as double displacement reaction
C) redox reaction as well as displacement reaction
D) double displacement reaction as well as redox reaction
Q.5- Which of the following does not involve a chemical reaction
A) Digestion of food in our body B) process of respiration
C) burning of candle wax when heated D) melting of candle wax on heating
Q.6- The values of a, b, c and d in the following balanced chemical equation are respectively
a Pb(NO2)3 -------> b PbO + c NO2 + d O2
A) 1,1,2,1 B) 1,1,1,2 C) 2,2,1,4 D ) 2,2,4,1
Direction ( Q.7 and Q.8 ) in each of the following questions a statement of Assertion ( A ) is
given by the corresponding statement of Reason ( R ). In the given statements mark the
correct answer as
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
( b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Q.7- Assertion ( A ) Iron articles are painted so as to prevent them from rusting.
Reason ( R ) When the surface of iron is coated with paint it's surface does not come in
direct contact with oxygen and water, therefore rusting does not take place.
Q.8- Assertion ( A ) food is moved into the stomach by the help of peristaltic movement .
Reason ( R ) Peristaltic movement occurs only in oesophagus.
SECTION B
Q.9- A solution of a substance 'X' is used for white washing.
( I ) Name the substance 'X' and write it's formula.
( II ) Write the reaction of the substance 'X' named in ( I ) above with water
Q.10- Draw labelled diagram to show steps of nutrition in Amoeba.
Q.11- A copper wire on burning in flame gets coated with a black substance. Write the
chemical equation of the reaction that takes place. How can this chemical change be
reversed?
Q.12- Two green plants are kept separately in oxygen free containers, one in the dark and
other in sunlight . It was observed that plant kept in dark could not survive longer. Give
reason for this observation.
SECTION C
Q.13- A metal nitrate ‘A’ on heating gives a metal oxide along with evolution of a brown
coloured gas ’B’ and a colourless gas which helps in burning . Aqueous solution of ‘A’ when
reacted with potassium iodide forms a yellow precipitate .
a) Identify A and B.
b) Name the types of both the reactions involved in the above statement.
Q.14- Write the function of the following in the human alimentary canal
a) saliva
b) HCl in stomach
c) Bile juice
SECTION D
Q.15- A shiny metal M on burning gives dazzling white flame and changes to a white
powder N
a) Identify M and N
b) Represent the above reaction in form of balanced chemical equation.
c) Does M undergo oxidation or reduction in this reaction. Justify
d) Why does metal M is rubbed with sand paper before burning ?
e) Name the type of reaction .
Q.16- I) Draw a labelled diagram of stomata.
II) List two functions of stomata.
III) What are the raw materials required for photosynthesis to occur ? Write the chemical
equation of the process.
Iv ) What causes guard cell to open or close ?
SECTION E
Case based questions
Q.17- Chemical reaction involves chemical changes in which new substances with new
properties are formed ,when two or more substances react with each other. Combination,
Decomposition (thermal ,electrical and photochemical ), displacement, double displacement
(precipitation), redox are various types of chemical reactions.
A) State the type of chemical reactions with chemical equation that take place in the
following
a) electric current is passed through water .
b) ammonia and hydrogen chloride gases are mixed .
B) Identify the oxidizing agent in the following-
MnO2 + 4HCl-----> MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O
C) Which chemical reaction is involved in the rancidity of food ?
Q.18- Human digestive system is a tube running from mouth to anus . Its main function is to
break down complex molecules present in the food which cannot be absorbed as such ,into
smaller molecules . These molecules are absorbed across the walls of the tube and the absorb
food reaches each and every cell of the body where it is utilised for obtaining energy .
Now answer these questions
a) Name the glands present in the buccal cavity .
b) Two organs have a sphincter muscles at their exit . Name them
c) What will happen if mucus is not secreted by the gastric glands ?
d) At which part of the alimentary canal digestion starts? Name the enzyme secreted by that
part.