SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1
Class – X
Session -2021-22 (TERM 1) Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Subject- Science Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
1. The question paper contains three parts A, B and C
2. Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted
3. Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted
4. Section C consists of 10 questions based on two Case Studies. Attempt any 8 questions.
5. There is no negative marking.
SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.
1. You are provided with two lenses of focal length 20 cm and 40 cm respectively. Which
lens will you use to obtain more convergent light? [1 mark]
(a) Focal length of 40 cm (b) Focal length of 20 cm
(c.) Both lenses (d) None of these
2. Which of these outside raw materials are used by an organism to gain energy?
[1 mark]
(a) Food, water and air (b) Electricity, coal, air
(c.) Metal, water, acids (d) None of these
3. Which of the following statements about the given reaction are correct?
3𝐹𝑒(𝑠) + 4𝐻2𝑂(𝑔) → 𝐹𝑒3𝑂4(𝑠) + 4𝐻2(𝑔)
(i) Iron metal is getting oxidised
(ii) Water is getting reduced
(iii) Water is acting as reducing agent
(iv) Water is acting as oxidising agent [1 mark]
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) (iii) and (iv) (c.) (i), (ii) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iv)
4. Which of the following is an incorrect statement? [1 mark]
(a) Organisms grow with time
(b) Organisms must repair and maintain their structure
(c.) Movement of molecules does not take place among cells
(d) Energy is essential for life processes
5. Which of the following is acidic in nature? [1 mark]
(a) Lime juice (b) Human blood (c.) Lime water (d) Antacid
6. Which of the following is a correct example of a respiratory substrate? [1 mark]
(a) Glucose (b) Cellulose (c.) Carbon monoxide (d) Red blood cells
7. What would be the nature of an image formed by a concave mirror when the object is
placed at focus? [1 mark]
(a) Real and inverted (b) Virtual and erect (c.) Real and erect (d) Virtual and inverted
8. What is the function of Platelets? [1 mark]
(a) Excretion (b) Translocation of food (c.) Clotting of blood (d) Deoxygenated blood
9. What is the color of the ash formed, when a magnesium ribbon is burnt in air? [1 mark]
(a) Blue (b) Orange (c.) White (d) Pink
10. What is the angle between two lateral surfaces of a prism known as? [1 mark]
(a) Refracting angle (b) Reflecting angle (c.) Angle of prism (d) None of these
11. What is the advantage of having a four chambered heart? [1 mark]
(a) Clear cut division of labour among different chambers
(b) Separation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the heart
(c.) Efficiency of heart increases
(d) All of the above
12. Assertion : Human body produces highly toxic substances, which if not eliminated
may cause death.
Reason : Excretory substance removes nitrogenous waste from the body. [1 mark]
(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.) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
13. What is the action on the litmus of Solution of ammonia gas in water?What is the
action on the litmus of Solution of ammonia gas in water? [1 mark]
(a) Red litmus changes to blue (b) Blue litmus changes to red
(c.) No change (d) Both (a) & (b)
14. What is correct about aerobic respiration? [1 mark]
(a) Breakdown of food takes place in presence of nitrogen
(b) Breakdown of food takes place in presence of oxygen
(c.) Breakdown of food takes place in presence of sulphur dioxide
(d) Breakdown of food takes place in presence of carbon dioxide
15. What ions are present in the solutions of magnesium hydroxide? [1 mark]
2+ − + − 2+ + 2− −
(a) 𝑀𝑔 , 𝑂𝐻 (b)𝐻 , 𝑁𝑂3 (c.) 𝑀𝑔 , 𝑂𝐻 (d)𝑀𝑔 , 𝑂𝐻
16. Assertion: The centre of curvature is not a part of the mirror. It lies outside its
reflecting surface.
Reason: The reflecting surface of a spherical mirror forms a part of a sphere. This
sphere has a centre. [1 mark]
(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.) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
17. What does the arrowhead point in a chemical reaction, which shows the direction of
the reaction? [1 mark]
(a) Reactant (b) Product
(c.) Both reactant and product (d) Neither reactant nor product
18. What colour will the universal indicator show if you add it to Potassium hydroxide, pH
= 12? [1 mark]
(a) Dark purple (b) Orange yellow (c.) Red (d) None of these
19. We can see the sun about ______ minutes before the actual sunrise and _______
minutes after the actual sunset because of atmospheric refraction. [1 mark]
(a) 2, 2 (b) 2, 4 (c.) 4, 4 (d) 8, 8
20. Tooth decay starts when the pH of acid formed in the mouth falls below ___. [1 mark]
(a) 5.5 (b) 12.5 (c.) 10.5 (d) None of these
SECTION B
Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Any 16 questions are to be attempted.
1. The ray of light which bends when passed through the second medium is known as
____. [1 mark]
(a) Normal ray (b) Incident ray (c.) Refracted ray (d) None of these
2. The pH of the gastric juices released during digestion is ______. [1 mark]
(a) less than 7 (b) more than 7 (c.) equal than 7 (d) equal than 0
3. The nature of image formed by a plane mirror is: [1 mark]
(a) Real (b) Virtual (c.) Erect (d) Both virtual and erect
4. State whether the statement is true or false: Scattering of light means to throw light
in various random directions. [1 mark]
(a) True (b) False
5. Name the metallic property where the metals exist in their pure state with a shining
surface. [1 mark]
(a) Lustre (b) Ductility (c.) Malleability (d) Conductivity
6. Metallic oxides are said to be ______ oxides. [1 mark]
(a) Acidic (b) Basic (c.) Salty (d) Sweet
7. In a thermite reaction, a compound of iron reacts with a metal. After completion of this
reaction, a metal is obtained in the molten state. Identify the metal. [1 mark]
(a) Aluminium (b) Sodium (c.) Iron (d) Potassium
8. If the refractive index of water for light going from air to water is 1.33, what will be the
refractive index for light going from water to air ? [1 mark]
(a) 1.33 (b) 1.75 (c.) 0.75 (d) 0.33
9. Identify heterotrophs from the following: [1 mark]
(a) Humans (b) Cows (c.) Squirrels (d) All of the above
10. Five solutions A, B, C, D, and E when tested with universal indicators showed pH of 4, 1,
11, 7 and 9, respectively. Which solution is : strongly acidic? [1 mark]
(a) A (b) B (c.) C (d) D
11. Find the power of a concave lens of focal length 2 m. [1 mark]
(a) +1.2D (b) -2D (c.) -2.5D (d) -0.5D
12. Find the focal length of a concave mirror whose radius of curvature is 32 cm. [1 mark]
(a) 64 cm (b) 16 cm (c.) 32 cm (d) 4 cm
13. Assertion : The total mass of the elements present in the products of a chemical
reaction has to be equal to the total mass of the elements present in the reactants.
Reason : Mass can be created and destroyed in a chemical reaction. [1 mark]
(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.) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
14. Arrange the following metals in the order of their decreasing reactivity: Fe, Cu, Mg,
Ca, Zn, Ag [1 mark]
(a) Ca > Mg > Zn > Fe > Cu > Ag
(b) Ca > Mg > Zn > Fe > Ag > Cu
(c.) Mg > Ca > Zn > Fe > Ag > Cu
(d) Ag > Cu > Fe > Zn > Mg > Ca
15. A convex mirror used for rear-view on an automobile has a radius of curvature of 3.00
m. If a bus is located at 5.00 m from this mirror, find the position of the image. [1 mark]
(a) 0.23 m in front of mirror (b) 1.15 m behind the mirror
(c.) 3.21 m behind the mirror (d) 2.5 m in front of mirror
16. Assertion : Excretory unit of the kidneys is nephrons.
Reason : It has no role in secretion of urine. [1 mark]
(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.) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(d) A is false but R is true.
17. __________ are bio-catalysts used for breaking down the complex substances into
simpler ones. [1 mark]
(a) Carbohydrates (b) Enzymes (c.) Proteins (d) None of these
18. _______ showed that the reverse of dispersion of light is also possible. [1 mark]
(a) Edison (b) Nikola Tesla (c.) Galileo (d) Isaac Newton
19. ______ is a compound formed from an acid by the replacement of the hydrogen in
the acid by a metal. [1 mark]
(a) Acid (b) Alkaline (c.) Salt (d) Alcohol
20. Rohit claims to have obtained an image twice the size of an object with a concave
lens. Is he correct? Give a reason. [1 mark]
(a) No, a concave lens does not form a magnified image.
(b) Yes, a concave lens forms a magnified image.
(c.) Depends on the situation
(d) None of the above
SECTION C
Case Study Based Questions
Section C consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each. Any 8 questions are to be attempted.
Case Study 1 -
In the above image, a small amount of quick lime is taken in a beaker and water is added to it
slowly. When we touch the beaker we feel that the temperature of the beaker changes.
1. The temperature of the beaker [1 mark]
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
2. What is the chemical name of the quick lime ? [1 mark]
(a) Calcium hydroxide (b) Calcium oxide
(c.) Calcium sulphate (d) Calcium phosphate
3. Which of the following types of reaction takes place inside the beaker ? [1 mark]
(a) Decomposition reaction
(b) Precipitation reaction
(c.) Displacement reaction
(d) Combination reaction
4. Which of the following reactions represent a combination reaction? [1 mark]
(a) CaO(s) + H2O(l) ---> Ca(OH)2(aq)
(b) CaCO3(s) ---> CaO(s) + CO2(g)
(c.) Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) ---> ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
(d) 2FeSO4(s) ---> Fe2O3(s) + SO2(g) + SO3(g)
5. State true or false: Quick lime reacts vigorously with water to produce slaked lime
releasing a large amount of heat. [1 mark]
(a) TRUE (b) FALSE
Case Study 2- Refer to the below figure. Neha took two test tubes, labelled them as A and B.
Then she took about 0.5 g of sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) in test tube A and about 0.5 g of
sodium hydrogencarbonate (NaHCO3) in test tube B. She added about 2 mL of dilute HCl to
both the test tubes.
1. Which gas is evolved when HCl is passed through test tube A? [1 mark]
(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide (c.) Nitrogen (d) Carbon monoxide
2. Which gas is evolved when HCl is passed through test tube B? [1 mark]
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Nitrogen (c.)Carbon monoxide (d) Oxygen
3. On passing the carbon dioxide gas evolved through lime water, then lime water-
[1 mark]
(a) Turns greenish (b) Turns yellow (c.) Turns milky (d)No change
4. All metal carbonates and hydrogen carbonates react with acids to give a
corresponding ______. [1 mark]
(a) Salts (b) Carbon dioxide (c.) Water (d) All of these
5. What are the different forms of calcium carbonate? [1 mark]
(a) limestone (b) Chalk (c.) Marble (d) All of these
x-x-x- End of Question Paper -x-x-x
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 2
Class – X
Session -2021-22 (TERM 1) Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Subject-SCIENCE ANSWER SCRIPT Maximum Marks: 40
Section A Section B Section C
[Link]. ABCD [Link]. ABCD [Link]. ABCD
1 OOOO 21 OOOO 41 OOOO
2 OOOO 22 OOOO 42 OOOO
3 OOOO 23 OOOO 43 OOOO
4 OOOO 24 OOOO 44 OOOO
5 OOOO 25 OOOO 45 OOOO
6 OOOO 26 OOOO 46 OOOO
7 OOOO 27 OOOO 47 OOOO
8 OOOO 28 OOOO 48 OOOO
9 OOOO 29 OOOO 49 OOOO
10 OOOO 30 OOOO 50 OOOO
11 OOOO 31 OOOO
12 OOOO 32 OOOO
13 OOOO 33 OOOO
14 OOOO 34 OOOO
Examiner's Signature
15 OOOO 35 OOOO
16 OOOO 36 OOOO
17 OOOO 37 OOOO
18 OOOO 38 OOOO
19 OOOO 39 OOOO
Invigilator's Signature
20 OOOO 40 OOOO
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 2
Class – X
Session -2021-22 (TERM 1) Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Subject-SCIENCE Maximum Marks: 40
ANSWER KEY
Section A Section B Section C
1. B 21. D 41. A
2. A 22. A 42. B
3. C 23. A 43. D
4. C 24. B 44. A
5. A 25. C 45. A
6. A 26. C 46. B
7. A 27. D 47. A
8. C 28. B 48. C
9. C 29. D 49. D
10. C 30. B 50. D
11. D 31. A
12. A 32. C
13. B 33. B
14. A 34. C
15. B 35. A
16. A 36. B
17. A 37. B
18. A 38. D
19. C 39. C
20. A 40. A