ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL KANPUR
PRACTICE PAPER
CLASS - X
SUBJECT: SCIENCE (086)
TIME: 3 hours M. M : 80
General Instructions:
I) This question paper consists of 39 Questions in 5 sections.
II) II) All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions.
A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
III) Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying one marks each.
IV) Section B consists of 6 very Short answer type questions carrying 2 marks each. Answers to
these questions should in the range of 30 to 50 words.
V) Section C consists of 7 short answer type questions carrying 3 marks each. Answer to these
questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
VI) Section D Consist of 3 long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to these
questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
VII) Section E Consists of 3 source based/case study units of assessment of 4 marks each with sub
parts.
Section – A
Q.1) Shivani performed reaction in which the addition and removal of oxygen takes place
simultaneously. Choose the correct name for the reaction-
A. Oxidation reaction B. Reduction reaction C. Redox reaction D. Precipitation reaction
Q. 2) Which of the following are exothermic processes?
i) Reaction of water with quick lime
ii) Dilution of an acid
iii) Evaporation of water
iv) Sublimation of Camphor
A. (i) and(ii) B. (ii) and (iii) C. (i) and (iv) D. (iii) and ( iv)
Q.3) Vishal took 3ml of potassium sulphate solution in a beaker and added approximately 3ml of
barium chloride solution. What would be observed?
A. Insoluble Yellow precipitate
B. Insoluble green precipitate
C. Insoluble white precipitate
D. The soluble become blue.
Q. 4) The PH value about four substances A, B, C and D is a below-
A- 8.7 B- 5.5 C- 1.7 D- 12.3
Identify the basic compound from the above given substances.
A. (A) and ( B) B. (B) and (C) C. (A) and (D) D. (C) and (D)
Q. 5) Chlor-alkali process is used for the manufacture of –
A. Chlorine B. NaOH C. Hydrogen D. All of these
Q. 6) The ability of metals to be drawn into thin wires is known as-
A. Ductility B. Malleability C. Sonorousity D. Conductivity
Q. 7) Identify the unsaturated compounds from the following-
I. Propane II. Propene III. Propyne IV. Chloropropane
A. I and II B. II and IV C. III and IV D. II and III
Q. 8) find out the incorrect statement given below :-
A. Length of small intestine in various animals depends upon the type of food they eat.
B. Enzymes for digestion of carbohydrates are not secreted in gastric juice.
C. In an Organism different enzymes have different pH.
D. Absorption of nutrients mostly occur in large intestine.
Q. 9) Trypsin Differ from pepsin in digestion of protein in-
A. Acidic medium B. Alkaline medium C. Neutral medium D. All of the above
Q. 10) Which of the following acts as both endocrine and exocrine glands-
A. Adrenal B. Pituatry C. Ovaries D. Pancreas
Q. 11) Which of the most common method of reproduction in majority of fungi and bacteria:-
A. Budding B. Spore formation C. Binary Fusion D. Multiple fission
Q. 12) Segments of DNA which are responsible for pairs of an individual is called-
A. RNA B. Gene C. Chromosome D. Any of the above
Q. 13) A torch bulb is rated at 1.5 V and 500 mA. Its resistance will be-
A. 2 Ω B. 2.5Ω C. 1 Ω D. 3 Ω
Q. 14) If a wire is stretched to make its length three time, it’s resistance will become –
A. Three time B. One third C. Nine times D. D. One tenth.
Q. 15) The magnetic field due to a straight conductor carrying current-
A. Increases with the current flowing through it.
B. Decreases with the thickness of the conductor.
C. Increases as we move away from it.
D. Does not change with the change of material of the conductor.
Q. 16) The magnetic field due to a current carrying solenoid is :
A. Independent of the material of the coil.
B. Uniform inside the solenoid
C. Independent of the number of turns per unit Length of the solenoid.
D. Independent of the strength of flowing current.
Question No. 17 to 20 are Assertion –Reasoning based questions. Read the statement carefully
and choose the correct alternative from the following:
A. Both the assertion and reason are correct and the reason is the correct explanation of the
assertion
B. Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C. Assertion is the true but the reason is false
D. Assertion Is false but reason is true
17. Assertion – zinc reacts with sulphuric acid to from zinc sulphate and hydrogen gas and it is
displacement reaction.
Reason- zinc reacts with oxygen to form zinc oxide.
18. Assertion- Aerobic respiration require less energy as compared to anaerobic respiration
Reason – Mitochondria is the Power House of the cell
19. Assertion - When a compass needle is moved away from a current carrying straight conductor
the deflection of the needle decreases.
Reason - The strength of the magnetic field decreases on moving away from the straight
conductor.
[Link] - Acquired trait cannot be passed on from one generation to next generation
Reason - Inaccuracy during DNA copying of acquired trait is minimum.
Section-B
Q.21 Generally when metals are treated with mineral acids hydrogen gas is liberated but when metals
(except Mn and Mg) treated with HNO3 hydrogen is not liberated why.
OR
Name the following:- 1) A metal which can melt when kept on palm.
2) A metal alloyed with any another metal to make an amalgam
Q.22) How would digestion of food be affected if the bile duct is completely blocked explain?
Q.23) State the role of the following in human digestive system:- I) Hydrochloric acid II) Villi
Q. 24) State one example of each- a) Positive phototropism b) Chemotropism
Q.25 Gas A found in the upper layer of atmosphere is a deadly poison but is essential for all living
beings. The amount of this gas started decreasing sharply in the 1980s
A) Identify Gas A
B) Why is it essential for all living beings.
Q. 26) Name the part of human eye :-
a. That controls and regulates the amount of light entering the eye.
b. Has delicate membrane and contain large number of light sensitive cells.
OR
Give reasons :-
A) The extent of deviation of a ray of light on passing through a glass prism depends on its colour.
B) Light of red colour is used for danger signals.
Section-C
Q. 27)
a) What changes in colour is observed When white silver chloride is left exposed to sunlight.
b) State the type of chemical reaction involved in this change.
c) Write the chemical equation for this change.
Q. 28) State reasons for the following.
A) Dry hydrogen chloride gas does not turn blue litmus red whereas dilute hydrochloric acid does.
B) During summer, a milk man usually adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk.
C) Ammonia is a base but does not contain hydroxyl group
Q. 29) Draw a diagram of human respiratory system and label trachea, lungs, diaphragm and alveolar
sac on it.
OR
The leaves of a plant were covered with Aluminum foil, how would it affect the physiology of the
plant?
Q. 30 A) What is understood by lateral displacement of light?
B) Illustrate it with the help of a diagram.
C) List any 2 factors on which lateral displacement of a particular substance depends?
Q.31) Ritu needs a lens of power -2D for correction of vision.
A) What kind of defect is she suffering from.
B) What are the possible causes of this defect.
C) What is the nature of corrective lens.
Q.32) State any 2 advantages and disadvantages of AC over DC.
OR
What is meant by solenoid? Draw magnetic field lines due to a current carrying conductor.
Q. 33) Explain biological magnification with the help of an example.
SECTION D
Q.34) Give reasons for the following:-
A) Carbon forms compounds mainly by covalent bonding.
B) Acetylene burns with a sooty flame.
C) Kerosene does not decolourise bromine water while cooking oils do.
D) Graphite is a good conductor of Electricity.
E) Soap form scum with hard water.
OR
Ethanoic acid reacts with absolute ethanol in the presence of Conc. H²SO⁴ to form a compound.
A) Write the smell and class of compound to which this compound belong.
B) Write the chemical equation for the reaction.
C) State the role of conc. H²SO⁴ in the reaction.
D) Write one use of the product of this reaction.
Q. 35) Write functions of the following:
A) Ovary
B) Uterus
C) Placenta
D) Seminal vesicles
E) Oviduct
OR
A) Name the two types of germ cells present in the human beings
B) How do they structurally differ from each other?
C) Why are testes located outside the abdominal cavity of the body.?
Q. 36) A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220 V has two resistance coils. A and b , each of
24 Ω resistance which may be use separately in series or in parallel .what are the current in the three
cases.
Section :- E
Q. 37) Atul and Riya were playing with a glass piece. They observe the image of a bird flying on the
wall of the room. The image formed on the wall was changing in size for the same bird as it’s distance
changes.
a) Which type of mirror is to be used to obtain the image of the bird on the wall?
b) Which type of lens can be used to obtain the image of the bird on the wall?
c) Two thin lenses of power 3.5 D and -2.5 D placed in contact. find the power and focal length of the
lenses in combination?
OR
State the laws of refraction of light.
Q.38) The girls have not vanished overnight; decades of sex determination tests and female foeticide
raised the sex ratio in India. All human beings have 23 pairs of chromosomes in the nucleus of their
sales out of these only 2 chromosomes named X&Y are sex chromosomes. These chromosomes
determine the sex of the foetus. No body is responsible for such a natural biological phenomenon. a)
What is the chromosomal difference between sperms and eggs of the human?
b) Why is sex determination banned?
c) How will the sex of the child be determined?
OR
What is meant by haploid and diploid?
Q. 39) The reactivity series offers a ranking of the metals in order of their reactivity. least reactive
metals are placed at the bottom while the highly reactive metals are at the top of the series. More
reactive metals can lose electrons more easily and form stable compound. More reactive metals are
difficult to extract from its ore.
a) Arrange the metals gold, copper, iron and magnesium in order of their increasing reactivity.
b) What will you observe when some silver pieces are put into green coloured ferrous sulphate
solution?
c) Common salt conduct electricity only in the molten state why?
OR
Why are Ionic compounds usually hard?