IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

CHAPTER : 01

1. WHAT CHANGES CAN DETERMINE WHETHER THE CHEMICAL REACTION

HAS TAKEN PLACE OR NOT ?
2. WHAT CHANGES CAN BE OBSERVED WHEN MAGNESIUM REACTS WITH
OXYGEN.
3. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DILUTE HCL IS ADDED TO THE IRON FILLINGS
4. Identify ‘p’, ‘q’ and ‘r’ in the following balanced reaction Heat p Pb
(NO3)2(s) ------> q PbO(s) + r NO2(g) + O2(g)
5. When 50g of lead powder is added to 300 ml of blue copper sulphate
solution, after a few hours, the solution becomes colourless. This is an
example of
6. Why should a magnesium ribbon be cleaned before burning in air?
7. Write the balanced equation for the following chemical reactions
. (i) Hydrogen + Chlorine → Hydrogen chloride
(ii) Barium chloride + Aluminium sulphate → Barium sulphate +
Aluminium chloride
(iii) Sodium + Water → Sodium hydroxide + Hydrogen
8. WHY CALCIUM OXIDE REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH WATER
9. SILVER CHLORIDE TURNS GREY IN SUNLIGHT ?
[Link] BETWEEN EXOTHERMIC AND ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS
11.A solution of a substance ‘X’ is used for whitewashing. (i) Name the
substance ‘X’ and write its formula. (ii) Write the reaction of the
substance ‘X’ named in (i) above with water.
[Link] does the colour of copper sulphate solution change when an iron
nail is dipped in it?
[Link] is respiration considered an exothermic reaction? Explain.
[Link] the refining of silver, the recovery of silver from silver nitrate solution
involved displacement by copper metal. Write down the reaction
involved.
[Link] of the following equations represent redox reactions and what
are the values for ‘p’ and ‘q’ in these equations? Equation 1: Fe2O3(s) +
2Al(s) Al2O3 (s) + p Fe(l) + heat Equation 2: 2C4H10(g) + 13O2(g) △
8CO2(g)+ q H2O(g)
[Link] an activity Aishu was given two substances; Copper Sulphide (Cu2S)
and Copper Oxide (Cu2O) to obtain copper from these compounds. She
was able to extract Copper successfully. Illustrate with the help of
chemical equations how Aishu might have completed the activity
[Link] a balanced chemical equation for the reaction taking place in the
above experiment. Which of the following is true and why? The reaction
is a (a) neutralisation and double displacement reaction (b)
neutralisation and precipitation reaction (c) precipitation and double
displacement reaction (d) neutralisation, double displacement as well as
precipitation reaction.
18.“All combustion reactions are oxidation but all oxidation reactions are
not combustion.” Justify.
19.A clear solution of slaked lime is made by dissolving Ca(OH)2in an excess
of water. This solution is left exposed to air. The solution slowly goes
milky as a faint white precipitate forms. Explain why a faint white
precipitate forms, support your response with the help of a chemical
equation
[Link] are oil/fat foods flushed with Nitrogen?

CHAPTER 2 : LIFE PROCESSES

a. Neha consumed boiled sweet potatoes and boiled eggs for breakfast.
Help her to understand some steps in the process of digestion of the
food taken by her by answering the questions given below
Which of these food items is rich in proteins? In which part of the
alimentary canal is the digestion of this component initiated? Name
the enzymes, conditions required and the glands associated with the
digestion here.
 Which of these food items contains fats? How is it digested? C. Which
of these food items is rich in starch? How is its digestion initiated? D.
The figure given below represents parts of the human alimentary
canal. Which of these parts will have the maximum amount of
digested food as soon as the process of digestion is completed

b. Unlike animals, plants do not have any excretory products as they do

not eat food. Comment upon the statement with justification
c. How is lymph an important fluid involved in transportation? If
lymphatic vessels get blocked, how would it affect the human body?
Elaborate
d. The leaves of a plant were covered with aluminium foil, how would it
affect the physiology of the plant?
e. Patients whose gallbladder are removed are recommended to eat
less oily food. Why?
f. Gastric juice is secreted by gastric glands and contains hydrochloric
acid, mucus, and pepsin. Which activity will be affected in the
absence of hydrochloric acid?
g. . Patient X was suffering from a pancreatic condition due to which
the pancreas was not functioning adequately. Which of the
following is a doctor likely to suggest to such an individual?
h. Have you noticed hiccups tend to occur more frequently after
consuming large meals quickly? Why do you think it happens?
i. What are the role of cartilaginous rings. Where are they present
j. How do plant excrete their waste
k. How the stomach lining is protected
l. What happens to the rate of breathing during vigorous exercise and
why?
m. How anaerobic respiration occurs in different form
n. Explain the structure of heart with the help of a diagram
o. Explain double circulation
p. What are the role of nephrons explain it with the help of diagram
q. What are the role of phloem and xylem
r. How do individuals with kidney failure continue to live, and what
role does dialysis play in their survival? Is dialysis a permanent
solution?
s. The length of the small intestine in a deer is more as compared to
the length of the small intestine of a tiger. The reason for this is
t. Why do carnivores have small intestine in compare to the
herbivores animals
u. Give reasons for the following:
v. (a) (i) Alveoli in the lungs are richly supplied with blood capillaries.
(ii) Respiratory pigment in the blood takes up oxygen and not
carbon dioxide.
(iii) During anaerobic respiration, a 3-carbon molecule is formed
as an end product instead of CO₂ in human beings

PHYSICS IMPORTANT QUESTION OVERALL

• (i) Explain why in household circuits only the fuse is connected in

series with all the rest of the appliances but all appliances are
connected in parallel to each other. (ii) In a household circuit, an
electric heater of power 1500 Wand a fan of power 500 W are
connected in parallel to a 220 V supply. A fuse rated for 10 A is
connected to the circuit to protect it from excessive current. (a)
Calculate the total current drawn by the heater and the fan. (b)
Determine whether the 10 A fuse is appropriate for this circuit or
if it will blow.
• . Two resistors, R1=6 Ω and R2=12 Ω, are connected in parallel to a
24V battery. The circuit operates for 5 minutes. (i) Calculate the
total heat generated in both resistors. (ii) If each resistor has a
power rating of 100 W, determine whether it is safe to use these
resistors in the circuit
• An electric heater consists of three similar heating elements A, B
and C, connected as shown in the figure above. Each heating
element is rated as 1.2 kW, 240 V and has constant resistance. S1,
S2 and S3 are respective switches. The circuit is connected to a
240 V supply. (i) Calculate the resistance of one heating element.
(ii) Calculate the current in each resistor when only S1 and S3 are
closed. (iii) Calculate the power dissipated across A when S1, S2
and S3 are closed.
• An object is placed 20 cm in front of a lens which is used in a
flashlight, and the image is formed 10 cm away from the lens on
the same side as the object. Calculate the focal length of the lens.
• . An object is placed 40 cm away from a lens which is normally
used in a solar-cooker. The image formed is twice the size of the
object. Calculate the focal length of the lens
• The diagram above is a schematic diagram of a household circuit.
The house shown in the above diagram has 5 usable spaces where
electrical connections are made. For this house, the mains have a
voltage of 220 V and the net current coming from the mains is
22A. (a) What is the mode of connection to all the spaces in the
house from the mains? (b) The spaces 5 and 4 have the same
resistance and spaces 3 and 2 have respective resistances of 20Ω
and 30Ω. Space 1 has a resistance double that of space 5. What is
the net resistance for space 5. (c) What is the current in space 3?
(d) What should be placed between the main connection and the
rest of the house’s electrical appliances to save them from
accidental high electric current
• A student fixes a white sheet of paper on a drawing board. He
places a bar magnet in the centre and sprinkles some iron filings
uniformly around the bar magnet. Then he taps gently and
observes that iron filings arrange themselves in a certain pattern.
(a) Why do iron filings arrange themselves in a particular pattern?
(b) Which physical quantity is indicated by the pattern of field lines
 around the bar magnet? (c) State any two properties of magnetic
field lines
• A compass needle is placed near a current carrying wire. State
your observations for the following cases and give reasons for the
same in each case- (a) Magnitude of electric current in wire is
increased. (b) The compass needle is displaced away from the wire
• ) A lens of focal length 5 cm is being used by Debashree in the
laboratory as a magnifying glass. Her least distance of distinct
vision is 25 cm. (i) What is the magnification obtained by using the
glass? (ii) She keeps a book at a distance 10 cm from her eyes and
tries to read. She is unable to read. What is the reason for this? 3
(b) Ravi kept a book at a distance of 10 cm from the eyes of his
friend Hari. Hari is not able to read anything written in the book.
Give reasons for this?
• Rohit wants to have an erect image of an object using a
converging mirror of focal length 40 cm. (a) Specify the range of
distance where the object can be placed in front of the mirror.
Justify. (b) Draw a ray diagram to show image formation in this
case. (c) State one use of the mirror based on the above kind of
image formation
• Name a device that you can use to maintain a potential difference
between the ends of a conductor. Explain the process by which
this device does so
21.A student plots V-I graphs for three samples of nichrome wire with
resistances R1, R2 and R3. Choose from the following the statements that
holds true for this graph. (2020)

(a) R1 = R2 = R3
 (b) R1 > R2 > R3
(c) R3 > R2 > R1
(d) R2 > R1 >

22.f a person has five resistors each of value 15 Ω, then the maximum
resistance he can obtain by connecting them is

[Link] Joules law of heating.

BIOLOGY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OVERALL

A. Most of the digestion and absorption of the food takes place in the?
WHY ?
B. State the role played by the following in the process of digestion :
(i) Enzyme trypsin
(ii) Enzyme lipase-
(b) List two functions of finger-like projections present in the small
intestine.
C. Explain the significance of photosynthesis. Writd the balanced
chemical equation involved in the process.
D. Differentiate between autotrophs and hetero- trophs and give one
example of each
E. What is peristaltic movement?
(b) ‘Stomata remain closed in desert plants during daytime’. How do
they do photosynthesis?
F. Why is nutrition necessary for the human body?
(b) What causes movement of food inside the alimentary canal?
(c) Why is small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores?
(d) What will happen if mucus is not secreted by the gastric glands?
G. State the form in which the following are stored:
(i) Unused carbohydrates in plants.
 (ii) The energy derived from food in humans,
(b) Describe the process of nutrition in Amoeba with the help of
diagram
H. Write two different ways in which glucose is oxidised to provide
energy in human body. Write the products formed in each case.
I. In the process of respiration, state the function of alveoli.
(b) Rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than that in
terrestrial organisms. Give reasons.
(c) Complete the following pathway showing the breakdown of
glucose.
J. rite three points of difference between breathing and respiration
K. Draw a flow chart to show the breakdown of glucose by various
pathways.
L. Write three points of difference between respiration in plants and
respiration in animal
M. Draw a diagram of human respiratory system and label – pharynx,
trachea, lungs, diaphragm and alveolar sac on it.
N. State reasons for the following:
(i) Herbivores need a longer small intestine while carnivores have
shorter small intestine.
(ii) The lungs are designed in human beings to maximise the area for
exchange of gases.
(b) The rate of breathing in aquatic organisms’is much faster than
that seen in terrestrial organisms
O. Define translocation in reference to plants
P. Write three types of blood vessels. Give one important feature of
each
Q. All the variations in a species do not have equal chances of survival.
Why?

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS CHEMISTRY OVERALL

[Link] heated Ethanol with a compound A in presence of a few drops of
concentrated sulphuric acid and observed a sweet smelling compound B
is formed. When B is treated with sodium hydroxide it gives back Ethanol
and a compound C. (a) Identify A and C (b) Give one use each of
compounds A and B. (c) Write the chemical reactions involved and name
the reactions
25.) What is the role of concentrated Sulphuric acid when it is heated with
Ethanol at 443 K. Give the reaction involved. (b) Reshu by mistake forgot
to label the two test tubes containing Ethanol and Ethanoic acid. Suggest
an experiment to identify the substances correctly? Illustrate the
reactions with the help of chemical equations
[Link] students decided to investigate the effect of water and air on iron
object under identical experimental conditions. They measured the mass
of each object before placing it partially immersed in 10 ml of water. After
a few days, the object were removed, dried and their masses were
measured. The table shows their results. Student Object Mass of Object
before Rusting in g Mass of the coated object in g A Nail 3.0 3.15 B Thin
plate 6.0 6.33 (a) What might be the reason for the varied observations of
the two students? (b) In another set up the students coated iron nails with
zinc metal and noted that, iron nails coated with zinc prevents rusting.
They also observed that zinc initially acts as a physical barrier, but an extra
advantage of using zinc is that it continues to prevent rusting even if the
layer of zinc is damaged. Name this process of rust prevention and give
any two other methods to prevent rusting.
27.A hydrocarbon with the formula CxHy undergoes complete combustion as
shown in the following equation: 2CxHy + 9O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O. (a) What
are the values of ‘x’ and ‘y’? (b) Give the chemical (IUPAC) name of the
hydrocarbon. (c) Is CxHy a saturated or an unsaturated hydrocarbon? (d)
Name the alcohol which on heating with conc. H2SO4 will produce the
above hydrocarbon CxHy. (e) Write a balanced chemical equation for the
reaction of CxHy with hydrogen gas in presence of Nickel.
28.. Oxygen can combine with both metals and non-metals. It combines with
Calcium to form CaO and with carbon to form CO2. (a) What type of bond
is formed between carbon and oxygen? (b) Identify the type of bond
formed between Calcium and oxygen. (c) Which of the above compounds
will be a good conductor of electricity in molten state and why? (d)
Comment on the physical state (solid, liquid or gas) of CaO and CO2. (e)
What is the valency of carbon in CO2?
29.A hydrocarbon with the formula CxHy undergoes complete combustion as
shown in the following equation: 2CxHy + 9O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O. (a) What
are the values of ‘x’ and ‘y’? (b) Give the chemical (IUPAC) name of the
hydrocarbon. (c) Draw its electron dot structure. (d) Name the alcohol
which on heating with conc. H2SO4 will produce the above hydrocarbon
CxHy
[Link] element ‘X’ is stored in kerosene, and cannot be extracted from its ore
using a reducing agent. ‘X’ forms an ionic compound on reaction with
chlorine. (i) Can we store ‘X’ in water? Give reason to support your answer.
(ii) Identify element ‘X’. Name the process used and write the equation for
extraction of ‘X’ from its ore. OR
[Link] domes of many building in Europe are made of copper. These domes
now appear greenish in colour. (i) Why do the domes appear greenish
though copper is orange-red in colour? (ii) In your opinion, should the
copper domes be replaced by iron domes to overcome the problem of
change of colour of copper domes? (iii) Domes used to be made from thin
sheets of metals. Why did the ancient architects use copper to make
domes?
[Link] did Mendeleev leave some gaps in the Periodic table?
[Link] electropositivity
[Link] it can be proved that the basic structure of the Modern Periodic
Table is based on the electronic configuration of atoms of different
elements?
[Link] element X has atomic number 13 :
(a) Write its electronic configuration.
 (b) State the group to which ‘X’ belongs?
(c) Is ‘X a metal or a non-metal?
(d) Write the formula of its bromide
[Link] on the group valency of elements write the molecular formula of
the following compounds giving justification for each:
(i) Oxide of first group elements
(ii) Halide of the elements of group thirteen, and
(iii) Compound formed when an element, A of group 2 combines with an
element, B of group seventeen.
[Link] of the following chemical reaction is not possible:
Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
Justify this statement with reason.
38. An element ‘X’ displaces iron from the aqueous solution of iron sulphate.
List your observations if the element ‘X’ is treated with the aqueous
solutions of copper sulphate, zinc sulphate and silver nitrate. Based on the
observations arrange X, Zn, Cu and Ag in increasing order of their
reactivities.
39.A metal ‘X’ combines with a non-metal ‘Y’ by the transfer of electrons to
form a compound Z.
(i) State the type of bond in compound Z.
(ii) What can you say about the melting point and boiling point of
compound Z?
(iii) Will this compound dissolve in kerosene or petrol?
(iv) Will this compound be a good conductor of electricity?
40.a) (i) Write two properties of gold which make it the most suitable metal
for ornaments.
(ii) Name two metals which are the best conductors of heat.
(iii) Name two metals which melt when you keep them on your palm.
(b) Explain the formation of ionic compound CaO with electron-dot
structure. Atomic numbers of calcium and oxygen are 20 and 8
respectively
[Link] balanced chemical equations to explain what happens, when
(i) Mercuric oxide is heated.
(ii) Mixture of cuprous oxide and cuprous sulphide is heated.
(iii) Aluminium is reacted with manganese dioxide.
(iv) Ferric oxide is reduced with aluminium.
(v) Zinc carbonate undergoes calcination
[Link] a schematic diagram of the various steps involved in the extraction
of metals from ores for metals of medium reactivity and for metals of low
reactivity
[Link] under which iron rusts.
[Link] three differentiating features between the processes of galvanisation
and alloying.
[Link] 32.
(a) Define corrosion.
(b) What is corrosion of iron called?
(c) How will you recognise the corrosion of silver?
(d) Why corrosion of iron is a serious problem?
(e) How can we prevent corrosion of iron?