Science questionnaire
Class 10
Chapter 1: Chemical reaction and equation
Chapter 2: Acid, bases and salts
Chapter 3: Metals and non-metals
Chapter 6: Life process
Chapter 9: Heredity
Chapter 10: Light
Chapter 15: Our environment
21 A student took 2-3 g of a substance X in a glass beaker & poured water
over it slowly. He observed bubbles along with hissing noise. The
beaker becomes quite hot. Identify X. What type of reaction is it?
22 What is meant by environment? Name its components.
23 Give the pair of contrasting traits of the following characters in plant
and mention which one is recessive and which is dominant?
(a) yellow seed
(b) round seed
24 A beam of rays, parallel to the principal axis, is incident on a convex
mirror. Show diagrammatically, the path of these rays after reflection
from the mirror.
25 What is efflorescence? Give an example?
26 Which Gas is produced when a metal reacts with dilute hydrochloric
acid? Write the chemical reaction when iron reacts with dilute
27 What is the difference between arteries & veins? Any 3
Or
(a) An aqueous solution has a PH value of 7.0. Is this solution acidic,
basic or neutral?
(b) If H+ concentration of a solution is mol what will be its
P4 value?
(c) Which has higher PH value: or
28 (i) Write the electro-dot structures for sodium, oxygen, and
magnesium
(ii) Show the formation of Na2O and MgO by the transfer of electrons
(iii) What are the ions present in these compounds?
29 What is Ozone? How does it affect any ecosystem?
30 Make a sketch of human nerve cell. What function does it perform?
Or
A convex mirror used on a bus has a focal length of 200 cm. If a
scooter is located at 100 cm. from this mirror find the position, nature
and magnification of the image formed in the mirror.
31 Give one example each of
(a) Thermal decomposition
(b) Electrolytic decomposition
(c) Photo decomposition
32 Give schematic representation of different pathways of breakdown of
glucose molecule.
33 Define pH scale. Draw a figure showing variation of pH with change
in concentration of H+(aq) and OH- (aq) ions. b. Mention the pH of
acidic, basic and neutral solutions respectively.
34 Write word equations and then balanced equations for the reaction
taking place when:
(a) Dilute Sulphuric acid reacts with zinc granules.
(b) Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with magnesium ribbon.
(c) Dilute Sulphuric acid reacts with aluminum powder
(d) Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with iron fillings.
OR
You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, wires and switch.
(a) How could you use them to distinguish between samples of
metals and non- metals?
(b) Asses the usefulness of these tests in distinguishing between
metals and non- metals?
35 Observe the following activity answer the questions
a) Do you observe
anything happening
around the zinc
granules?
b) Is there any change in its
temperature?
c) Why is glass tube not
dipped in dil ?
d) How is gas collected by downward displacement or upward
displacement of water?
e) Is gas soluble or insoluble in water?
f) Is gas heavier or lighter than air?
36 Draw a sectional view of heart and label on its aorta, pulmonary vein,
vena cava, left ventricle. Why is double circulation of blood necessary
in human being?
Or
Draw a diagram of human excretory system and label kidney, ureter,
renal artery and urethra. state in brief the function of –
a) Renal artery b) kidney c) ureter d) urinary bladder
.
37 A metal (E) is stored under kerosene oil. When a small piece of it is
left open in air, it catches fire. When the product formed is dissolved
in water, it turns red litmus blue. a. Name the metal (E). b. Write the
chemical equation for the reaction when it is exposed to air and when
the product is dissolved in water. c. Explain the process by which
metal is obtained from its molten chloride.
38 A salt is produced by reaction between an acid and a base.
(a) Identify the acid and base from which the following salts have
been formed:
(i) Na2 SO4 , (ii) NH4 Cl, (Hi) KNO3 , (iv) NaCl
(b) Which one of these will have pH less than 7 and why?
OR
(a) Define optical Centre of a spherical lens.
(b) You are given a convex lens of focal length 30 cm. Where would
you place an object to get a real, inverted and highly enlarged
image of the object? Draw a ray diagram showing the image
formation,
(c) A concave lens has a focal length of 20 cm. At what distance an
object should be placed so that it forms an image at 15 cm away from
the lens?
39 Define the term decomposition reaction. Give one example each of
thermal decomposition and electrolytic decomposition reactions.
OR
How do Mendel’s experiment show that traits are inherited
independently?