Subject Code: 0865

SQP-1
Hours
SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 3
General Instructions: Maximum Marks: 80
i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is
to attempt only one of these questions.
provided in some questions,
uestions. A
A
student is
ii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each. expected
iv. Section B consists of 6
Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questioe
V.
range of 30 to 50 words.
Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
stions shouldi the
in the range of 50 to 80 words Answers to these e

Vi. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 estions should
marks each. Answer
be in the range of 80 to 120 words. to these questions shou
atso

vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 should

marks each with suh.
-parts

SECTION A
Select and write one most
appropriate option out of the four options given for each
of the
questions
1. Select the correct matching in the
1
1-20.
following table in connection with the
given chemical reaction
CuSO4+ Fe> FeSO4 + Cu ction
Initial colour Final colour Final colour of
of solution of solution Type of
iron nail
(a) Pale green reaction
Blue Grey
(b) Blue Pale green Brownish Displacement
(c) Blue Light blue Double displacement
(d) Blue
Grey Double displacement
Pale green Brownish
2. Study the given diagram carefully.
Displacement
lastic mug
-Y
Test tube -

Graphite rod -
Water

-Rubber stopper
Anode
Cathode
Switch 6V
Wbattery
Identify X, Y and the type of reaction occurring.
(a) H2, O2, Decomposition
(b) O2, H2, Displacement
(c) H2, O2, Displacement
(d) O2, H2, Decomposition
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 3. In the balanced equation, Cu + xHNO,> Cu(NO,)2 + yNO, + 2H,O the values ofx andy are
(a) 3 and 5 (b) 8 and 6 (c) 4 and 2 (d) 7 and 1

Which of the options in the given table are correct?

4.
Option Natural Source Acid Present
Oxalic acid
(i) Orange
(ii) Sour milk Lactie acid

(ii) Ant sting Methanoic acid

Tamarind Acetic acid
(iv)
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (ii) (d) (ii) and (iv)

the given diagram illustrating an industrial process. Select the

5. Refer to

correct statement about this industrial process.

Iron Silver
(a) Impure iron is refined by electrolysis.

(b) Pure iron is deposited on the silver electrode.

(c) Pure silver is deposited on the iron electrode.
Aqucous
(d) The reaction at the silver electrode is Fe(Fe{ag) + 2e
silver nitrate

6. The diagram shows a chemical cell. Voltmeter

Which statement about this chemical cell is correct?

Cu metal
(a) The copper metal is the negative electrode. Mg metal

(b) The electrons flow from the magnesium metal to the copper metal.

(c) At the magnesium metal, bubbles of hydrogen gas are formed. NaCla)
(d) At the copper metal, copper(1) ions are produced.

7. Clothes do not get cleaned when hard water is used for washing them. This is because
(a) hard water reacts with fibres of clothes
(b) the scum formed by reaction of soap with hard water sticks to the fibres of clothes
(c) hard water itself is dirty
(d) fibres of clothes do not get wetted by hard water so they do not get cleaned.

S. Refer to the given graph which shows the effect of pH on the

activities of three enzymes X, Y and Z.
Select the correct option regarding enzymes X, Y and Z.
(a) Enzyme X is secreted from part where digestion of
proteins start.
(b) Enzyme Y is secreted from part where digestion of
carbohydrates start.
(c) Enzyme Z is secreted from part where digestion of
6 8 10 12
proteins, carbohydrates and fats complete. PH
(d) All of these

9. The given diagram shows a potato

plant forming new tubers.
Which route would be taken by most of the food at this
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 6 523
time?
6

Ma
(c) 1 45>6 New tuber
(d) 6 541
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 10, In an experiment with pea plant, one tall plant was crossed with one dwarf plant T
ohtained were 50% tall and 50% dwarf. What could be the genotype of parental plants? resultant progeny
(a) Tt, Tt (b) TT, tt (c) Tt, tt (d) t, tt
11. Refer to the given figure illustrating anexperimentalset-up and answer the followino estion.

Light Light

Shoot
I Hour

A shoot is grown in box so that light is shown onto it from only one side. The
a
given figure showe the result of
t
the experiment. It is found that X causes growth of plant. (i) What is X? (ii)
(i At which
point P, Qor R
was maximum?
(a) (i) - Auxin, (ii) R (b) () - Ethylene,
growth
(i) Q
(c) i) - Auxin, (i) P (d) (i) - Gibberellins,
(i))R
12. Which of the following materials is not exchanged between mother and fetus in the
the womhth.
womb through the
placenta?
(a) Urea and carbon dioxide (b) Nutrients and blood
(c) Oxygen and blood (d) Hormones of mother

13. Current flows through a conductor connected across a voltage source. Now the resistance of the sn.
is reduced to one fourth to its initial value and connected across the same voltage source. The heakor
in the conductor will become
(a) half (b) double (c) four times (d) one fourth

14. An electric current passes througha long straight wire. At a distance 5 cm from the wire, the magneticfaa
is B. The field at 20 cm from the wire would be
(a) 2B (b) B/4 (c) B/2 (d) B.

15. Consider a thin square sheet of side x and thickness y made of a material of resistivity p. The resistanrs
nce
between two opposite faces, shown by the shaded areas in the figure is
(a) directly proportional to x
(b) directly proportional to y
(c) independent of x
(d) independent of y.
16. Three vertical conducting wires have the same amount of current flowing

through them in the direction shown.

Given that the distance between the wires are the same, what is the direction
of the resultant magnetic force acting on the middle wire?
(a) To the left (b) To the right
(c) Perpendicular to the plane of the paper (d) Resultant electromagnetic force is zero
[Link]. 17 to 20 are Assertion Reasoning based questions.
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the
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting
These consist of two
statements

appropriate option given below:

(a) Both A and R are true explanation of A.
and R is the correct
A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of
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 A is true but R is false.
(c)
(d) A is false but R is true.

is lower than 5.5.

17. Assertion:
Tooth decay starts when the pH of the mouth
Reason: Enamel starts corroding below pH of 5.5.

sex determination is dependent on environmental factors.

18. Assertion:
In some organisms,
Reason Genetic determination of sex of the new born is present in all organismns.

19. Assertion: Transpiration lowers down plant temperature.

Reason: Transpiration reduces the concentration of mineral salts.

will be circular.
20. Assertion:
When current is a straight line, the magnetic field
represented by
to the magnetic field.
left hand rule, direction of force is parallel
Reason: According to Fleming's

SECTION B

Q. no. 21 to 26 are very short

answer questions.

21. Why are most carbon compounds poor conductors of electricity?

OR
in ring. Give the
and of a hydrocarbon in which five carbon
structure
atoms are arranged a
Write the name

number of single bonds present in this compound.

22. How does chemical

coordination take place in plants?
secretions for digestion of food. Write the
that release
23. Name the glands present in the wall of the stomach
three components of secretion that are released by these glands.

Is it essential that these steps take place o n e

24. State the events occurring during the process of photosynthesis.
after the other immediately?
beam of white light incident on one prism
25. How will you use two identical glass prisms so that a narrow
as white light? Draw and label the ray diagram.
emerges out of the second prism
OR

Why does a ray of light splits into different colours on passing through a glass prism?
of energy available to the peacock. How much energy would have
26. In the following food chain, only 2J was

been present in grass? Justify your answer.

Grass> Grasshopper > Frog Snake Peacock

SECTION C
Q. no. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.

27. Ethanol is an organic compound found in alcoholic drinks.

(a) How many different types of elements are there in ethanol?

b) (6) How many valence electrons are there in one molecule of ethanol?
i) Identify the type of bonds and number of bonds in ethanol.
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 28. Below are given two chemical reactions:
(i) 2KBr(ag) + Cl2(ag)- 2KCl\aq) + Br2(aq)
(ii) Fe() +S() FeS()
Which is combination reaction and which is
29.
displacement reaction? Explain.
(a) In the process of respiration, state the
functions of alveoli.
(b) Rate of breathing in aquatic
organisms is much faster than that in terrestrial
(c) Complete the following organisms. Give
pathway showing the breakdown of rea.
cason.
in glucose.
Glucose cytoplasm,>i)- Presence of O,
(6-carbon
molecules)
(3-carbon
molecule)
in mitoclhondria
(ii)-+H,O+ Energy
+encrgy

OR
(a) Write two water
conducting tissues present in plants. How does water enter
xylem? continuously into t
(b) Explain why plants have he
low energy needs
30. A concave mirror is used for
as
compared to animals.
image formation for different
positions of
drawn about the following when an object is placed at an
object. What inferenc
of focal length 15 cm? a distance of 10 cm from the inferences can be
pole of a concave m
(a) Position of the image mirror
(b) Size of the
image (c) Nature
Draw a labelled ray ot the
diagram to justify your inferences. image
31. A person may suffer from both
myopia and
hypermetropia defects
(a) What is this condition called?
(b) When does it happen?
(c) Name the type of lens often required the
by persons from suffering this defect. Draw
such lenses. labelled diapram
of
32. Briefly explain an
activity to plot the
Sketch the field pattern for the same, magnetic
field lines
around a straight current
specifying current and field directions. What carrying conduchos
(i) if the strength of the current is decreased? happens to the field
(ii) if the direction of the current is
reversed?

OR
) Name and state the rule used for
determination of direction of induced current
due to a changing
magnetic field and give one practical application of this produced in a conductaror
(ii) What is the role of fuse, used in series with phenomenon in everyday lite
any electrical appliance? Why should a fuse with
not be replaced by one with a defined ratin
larger rating?
33. (a) Write two harmful effects of using plastic
bags on the environment. Suggest alternatives to the
plastic bags. usage oi
(b) List any two practices that can be followed to
dispose off the wastes produced in our homes.
SECTION - D
Q. no. 34 to 36 are Long answer questions.
34. (a) Write down the electronic configuration of
magnesium and oxygen.
(b) Give two general properties of the compound formed
by combination of magnesium and oxygen.
(c) Show the formation of this compound by the transfer of electrons.

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o)List in tabular form three chemical properties on the basis ol which we can differentiate between a metal

and a non-metal.

for the following:

(b) Give reasons well.
Most metals
conduct electricity
(i) with heated aluminium is used to join cracked machine parts.
of iron (1I) oxide |Fe,O3|
(ii) The reaction
methods.
different categories of contraceptive
(a) List three the lana
35. sex determination by law? State its bencfits in
Government of India prohibited prenatal
(b) Why has
run.
Name two bacterial and two viral infections which could
(e) Unsale sexual act can lead to various intections.
to unsafe sex.
be caused due
OR
organisms and state the important feature of each
Nanme the mode
of reproduction of the lollowing
(a)
mode:

(i) Planaria

(ii) Hydra
(iii) Rhizopus Comment.
plants from the leaves of Bryophyllum.
(b) We can develop
new

o v e r other modes
of reproduction.
(c) List two advantages of vegetative propagation
resistance of the parallel combination of three resistors Ri, Rz
36. (a) Deduce the expression for the cquivalent
and R3.

R3
R4
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(b) Consider the following electric circuit.

(i) Which two resistors are connected in series?
(ii) Which two resistors are connected in parallel ?
(ii) If every resistors of the circuit is of 2 2, what current will flow in the circuit?

SECTION - E

Q. no. 37 to 39 are case - based/data -based questions with 2 to 3 short sub - parts. Internal choice is

provided in one of these sub-parts.

37. The acidic behaviour of acids is due to the presence of hydrogen(H*) ions in them. They produce hydrogen
ions in the presence of water. Water is a polar solvent and this property of water helps in weakening the
bond between the ions and makes them soluble. Hence, acids and bases
produce ions in aqueous solutions.
It may be noted that a dry HCl gas or a solution of
hydrogen chloride in organic, non-polar solvents like
toluene or benzene do not show acidic properties. This is because
hydrogen chloride does not undergo
ionization in toluene.

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 The reason why HCl splits into H* and C ions in presence of water lies in the fact that wat
being polar, pull the H" and Cl ions apart and thus, the bond in HCl is broken. molecules.

0 = Water molecule

H'

Dissociation of HCl into H' and Cl ions in presence of water

(a) Higher the hydronium ion concentration, lower is the pH value. Explain.
(b) What is the concentration of [H'] ion if the pH of the solution is 8?
(c) Which of the following compounds does not give H ions in an aqueous solution and
arrange them in increasing order of acidity. why? Ako
ul

H,PO CH,OH, H,CO3, CH,COOH

OR
(c) Four solutions labelled as P, Q, R and S have pH values 1, 9, 3 and 13
order of decreasing basicity. Give reasons.
respectively. Arrange th.

38. Gregor Mendel conducted hybridisation experiments on garden peas for several years and
of inheritance in living organisms. He proposed th.e laws t
investigated characters in the garden pea plant that were
were manid
manifested
as two opposing traits, e.g., tall or dwarf plants, yellow and green seeds, etc.
(a) How many among the seven
pairs of contrasting traits in pea plant studied
flower, pod and seed?
as
by Mendel were rela.
elated to
b) Name the dominant traits studied by Mendel on the pea plant.
OR
(b) How will you justify selection of pea plant by Mendel for heredity experiments?
39. The spherical mirror forms different types of images when the object is placed at
different locations
When the image is formed on screen, the image is real and when the
is virtual. When the two reflected
image does not form on screen,
the image
rays meet actually,
the is real and when
image they appear to meet, the imaoe
is virtual.
A concave mirror
always forms a real and inverted image for different positions of the
is placed between the focus and pole, the image formed is virtual and erect.
object. But if the obiect
A convex mirror always forms a virtual, erect and diminished image. A concave mirror is used as doctor's
head mirror to focus light on body parts like eyes, ears, nose etc., to be examined
because it can form erect and
magnified image of the object. The convex mirror is used as a rear view mirrors in automobiles because it can
form an small and erect image of an object.
(a) What will be the nature of the image formed when an
object is placed at the centre of curvature of a
concave mirror?
(b) No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. Name the type of mirror.
(c) A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of her head bigger, the midle
portion of her body of the same size and that of the legs smaller. What will be the order of combinations
for the magic mirror from the top?
OR
(c) Why a convex mirror has wider field of view?

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