17-11-2024
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PHYSICS
SEC-I (1 Mark) VSA
1) During electrolysis, reduction occurs at which electrode?
2) Write any two applications of electroplating.
3) Name two types of electrochemical cells.
SEC-II (2 Marks) SA
1) Why tin cans are used for storing food?
2) The given setup shows electrolysis of water. Label the diagram as shown in figure.
SEC-III (3 Marks) SA
1)
Explain the process of electroplating in detail with neat diagram.
OR Why is chromium used for electroplating? Why the objects have chromium plating are not made
of chromium itself.
CHEMISTRY
SEC-I (1 Mark) VSA
1) What is the composition of natural gas?
2) Name the different places in India, where oil is found?
3) Which substance is added to detect the smell of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)?
SEC-II (2 Marks) SA
1) Why petroleum is also known as black gold?
2)
Give two uses of the following -
(a) Petroleum ether
(b) Petroleum coke
SEC-III (3 Marks) SA
1) Describe the process of refining of petroleum?
BIOLOGY
SEC-I (1 Mark) VSA
1) Which cell organelle is known as “kitchen of the cell”?
2) Why mitochondria is known as “powerhouse of the cell”?
3) Where is the chromatin material found in cell?
SEC-II (2 Marks) SA
1) Draw a well labelled diagram of nucleus.
2) How is RER different from SER?
SEC-III (3 Marks) SA
1) (a) Write any two functions of cell membrane?
(b) Mention any two differences between plant cell and animal cell.
(c) Mention any two differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
ENGLISH
SEC-I (READING)
Common Content for Question No. 1 to 2
Read the passage carefully.
Rajasthan is India’s largest state, located on its north-western border with Pakistan. It is surrounded
by the states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. Rajasthan is bisected
by the Aravalli hills, dividing it into two distinct landscapes. In the west is Rajasthan’s unique
feature, the Thar Desert, an area of sand, scrub and thorn. The other is the region to the east of the
Aravallis, which is more rain-fed and hospitable.
The culture of Rajasthan is defined by the Rajputana kingdoms that ruled it for centuries; the word
Rajput meaning sons of royalty. The Thar Desert region saw the Desert Kingdoms of Marwar;
modern Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, and Bikaner. The east saw the kingdoms of Mewar; modern Chittor and
Udaipur, Amber; modern Amber and Jaipur and Hadoti: modern Bundi, Kota and Jhalawar among
many others. As a result, Rajasthan has a larger concentration of forts, palaces, and royal riches
than any other place in India. This is the reason why tourism is a primary pillar of the economy;
apart from agriculture and cattle rearing. Several palaces or abandoned fortresses have been
converted to Heritage Hotels to attract visitors and provide an income for the erstwhile princes.
The capital Jaipur, with its many imposing buildings made of rosy sandstone, is called Pink City. The
City Palace Complex and the Hawa Mahal are examples of Rajasthani-Mughal architecture. The old
parts of town offer shopping such as jewellery, hand-dyed clothes, precious stones and craftwork.
Jaipur has an international airport. Udaipur has many lakes, lakeside palaces, and the largest palace
complex (City Palace) in Rajasthan. Jaisalmer Fort is made of yellow sandstone and thus it’s called
the Golden Fort. Jaisalmer also gives access to pristine sand dunes of Sam and Khuri, with camel
safaris and nomadic music. The Amber Fort (near Jaipur, 16th century); the Chittor Fort; Junagarh
Fort (at Bikaner); Mehrangarh Fort, (at Jodhpur, 15th century) are among the main fortress
attractions. The Shekhawati region in the north-east offers painted havelis belonging to old business
families. Ranthambore and Sariska National Parks are for tiger reserves while Keoladeo Ghana
National Park (Bharatpur) is a bird-rich wetland, where over 375 species of migratory birds visit
every year.
Mt Abu is the only hill station in Rajasthan. Home to over 500 temples of all sizes, Puskhar is
revered for its spiritual significance. Brahma Temple is the main attraction here. Pushkar being the
only place in the world where Lord Brahma is worshipped. The hilltop temple has a red spire with a
symbol of hans or swan at the entrance. The one hour trek uphill offers good views of the lake.
On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the following questions.
(7 × 1 = 7 Marks)
1) How many species of migratory birds visit Ghana every year?
2) Name the states which surround Rajasthan.
3) Describe the culture and kingdoms of Rajasthan.
4) What does Udaipur offer?
5) How Puskar is described in the passage?
6) Which national park in Rajasthan is famous for being a bird-rich wetland?
(1) Ranthambore National Park
(2) Sariska National Park
(3) Keoladeo Ghana National Park
(4) Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
7) Find the words from the passage which means the same as:
(i) to leave somebody/something permanently (Para 2)
(ii) belonging to the earliest period or state (Para 3)
SEC-II (WRITING)
1) Rakesh had the following conversation with Mohit, a friend of his elder brother:
Mohit : Hello! Is it 23967509?
Rakesh: Yes.
Mohit : May I talk to Rahul, please? I am his friend.
Rakesh: Oh! Sorry. In fact Rahul isn’t at home. He will be back in an hour. By the way, I am his
brother. Can I do anything for you?
Mohit: Oh. Sure. In fact I have a message for Rahul. Could you please tell him?
Rakesh: Sure, with pleasure. Tell me, please.
Mohit: Today we have planned to go to a movie at PVR, Saket in the evening. We have booked ticket
in advance. So please ask Rahul to join us at 5pm at the PVR.
Rakesh: OK, I’ll inform him as he comes back.
As Rakesh had to leave for his coaching classes, he left this message for Rahul. Write the message
on his behalf in not more than 50 words. OR You are Rahul/Ria. Your father is not at home, and your
uncle called to inform him about a family gathering at their house next Sunday at 5 p.m. Write a
message to your father about the call and the details.
SEC-III (GRAMMAR-1)
1) Let’s go somewhere for a holiday this weekend.
2) The bus was nearly overcrowded.
3) Where has the beggar gone?
4) The plane landed safely in the storm.
SEC-IV (GRAMMAR-2)
1) He was driving ________ and crashed into the car in front. (carefully/carelessly)
2) The plane flew________ above the clouds. (high/highly)
3) The grandmother told a ______ interesting story to the children. (very/much)
4) That boy is ______ rich to buy a big car. (rather/fairly)
5) The dancers performed _______ and we all clapped. (gracefully/clumsily)
6) We met after a very long time. We ________ recognize each other. (rather/hardly)
7) The state is ________ beautiful to be sculpted by an average sculpture. (rather/too)
8) [Link] is _______ right about this girl. (quiet/quite)
SEC-V (LITERATURE-1)
Common Content for Question No. 1 to 2
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow. (4 × 1 = 4 Marks)
But to go to school in a summer morn,
O! it drives all joy away;
Under a cruel eye outworn,
The little ones spend the day,
In sighing and dismay.
1) What drives away all the joy?
2) Explain ‘under a cruel eye outworn’.
3) How do children spend their day at school in a summer morning?
4) Find a word from the extract which means the same as ‘gloominess’.
SEC-VI (LITERATURE-2)
1) What was the boy’s plea to his parents?
2) Who was Paresh Chanda? What did Bepin Babu tell him?
3) Why did Bepin Babu hesitate to visit Mr. Mukerji? Why did he finally decide to phone him?
4) What happened when Bepin went to Hundru falls?
ANSWER KEYS
PHYSICS
SEC-I (1 Mark) VSA
Q. 1 2 3
A.
SEC-II (2 Marks) SA
Q. 4 5
A.
SEC-III (3 Marks) SA
Q. 6
A.
CHEMISTRY
SEC-I (1 Mark) VSA
Q. 7 8 9
A.
SEC-II (2 Marks) SA
Q. 10 11
A.
SEC-III (3 Marks) SA
Q. 12
A.
BIOLOGY
SEC-I (1 Mark) VSA
Q. 13 14 15
A.
SEC-II (2 Marks) SA
Q. 16 17
A.
SEC-III (3 Marks) SA
Q. 18
A.
ENGLISH
SEC-I (READING)
Q. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
A. 3
SEC-II (WRITING)
Q. 26
A.
SEC-III (GRAMMAR-1)
Q. 27 28 29 30
A.
SEC-IV (GRAMMAR-2)
Q. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
A.
SEC-V (LITERATURE-1)
Q. 39 40 41 42
A.
SEC-VI (LITERATURE-2)
Q. 43 44 45 46
A.
SOLUTIONS
PHYSICS
1) Reduction occurs at cathode.
2)
(i) Chromium plating on car parts, bath taps
(ii) In making artificial jewellery in which maker electroplate silver and gold on less expensive
metals.
3) Electrochemical cells are of two types (a) Electrolytic cell (b) Galvanic cell (or voltaic cell).
4)
Platinum electrode is used because
(i) it does not dissolved into electrolyte.
(ii) it does not react with products of electrolysis.
5) (i) Oxygen (O2),
(ii) Hydrogen (H2),
(iii) Pt anode,
(iv) Pt cathode
6) The process of depositing a thin and uniform layer of a metal on any conducting surface is
called ‘electroplating’.
(i) In this process, the conducting material to be electroplated is made ‘cathode’ and the metal
whose coating is required on the cathode material is used as anode.
(ii) A soluble salt which contains ions of anode material is taken as electrolyte when the
current is passed through the circuit, following reactions take place.
(iii) At anode, oxidation of metal atom to be coated on cathode material takes place.
The Mp+ ions moves towards the negatively charged cathode
through the electrolyte.
(iv) At cathode, reduction of these ions takes place and their atoms get deposited on cathode.
Thus, anode material decreases gradually and this material gets deposited on the cathode
material
OR
Chromium plating is done on many objects such as car parts, bath taps, kitchen gas burners,
bicycle handlebars, wheel rims and many others. This is because chromium has a shiny
appearance and it does not corrode. Also, it resists scratches. Chromium is an expensive metal
thus; it may not be economical to make the whole object out of chromium. So the object is
made from a cheaper metal and only a coating of chromium over it is deposited.
CHEMISTRY
7)
Composition of natural gas are → methane, ethane, propane and butane.
8) In India, oil is found in Assam, Gujarat, Mumbai high and in the river basins of Godavari and
Krishna.
9) Ethyl mercaptan is added to detect the smell of LPG.
10) Many useful substances are obtained from petroleum which can be used for the
manufacture of detergents, fibres, polythene and many other plastics.
Due to its great commercial importance, petroleum is also called black gold.
11) (a) Petroleum ether → Solvent, dry cleaning
(b) Petroleum coke → Fuel, electrodes.
12) Petroleum is a mixture of several hydrocarbons. It cannot be used in this crude form either
as a fuel or a basic material to produce other useful components.
The process of separating the various components of petroleum from one another is known as
the refining of petroleum. This is done by a process called fractional distillation.
BIOLOGY
13) Chloroplast
14) Mitochondria
15) Nucleus
16)
17)
RER SER
(i) ER on which ribosomes are present. ER on which ribosomes are not present.
(ii) Function : Protein synthesis Function : Lipid synthesis
18)
(a) (i) It protects the internal components of the cell.
(ii) It provides shape to the cell.
(iii) It allows materials to enter and leave the cell through the tiny holes called
pores.
(b)
Animal cell Plant cell
(1) Cell wall Absent Present
Plant cells have
Animal cells don't chloroplast because
(2) Chloroplast
have chloroplasts they make their own
food
(c) Prokaryotic cell : The genetic material is not enclosed within nuclear membrane. It lacks
all membrane bound cell organelles (Golgi bodies, ER, lysosomes), but it has ribosomes.
Eukaryotic cell : The genetic material is enclosed in a nuclear membrane. It has all
membrane bound cell organelles (golgi bodies, ER, lysosomes).
ENGLISH
19) Over 375 species of migratory birds visit Ghana every year.
20) The states which surround Rajasthan are Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Haryana and Punjab.
21) The culture of Rajasthan is defined by the Rajputana kingdoms that ruled it for centuries;
the word Rajput meaning sons of royalty. The Thar Desert region saw the Desert Kingdoms of
Marwar; modern Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, and Bikaner. The east saw the kingdoms of Mewar;
modern Chittor and Udaipur, Amber; modern Amber and Jaipur and Hadoti: modern Bundi,
Kota and Jhalawar among many others.
22) Udaipur offers many lakes, lakeside palaces and city palace (largest palace complex).
23) Puskhar is revered for its spiritual significance. Brahma Temple is the main attraction
here. Pushkar being the only place in the world where Lord Brahma is worshipped. The hilltop
temple has a red spire with a symbol of hans or swan at the entrance. The one hour trek uphill
offers good views of the lake.
24) (3) Keoladeo Ghana National Park
25) (i) abandoned
(ii) pristine
26) Answer may vary.
27) Somewhere – adverb of place
28) Nearly - adverb of degree
29) Where – interrogative adverb
30) Safely – adverb of manner
31) carelessly
32) high
33) very
34) fairly
35) gracefully
36) hardly
37) too
38) quite
39) Going to school in the summer morning drives away all the joy.
40) The child hates to be under scrutiny. He dislikes the fact that he had to spend his day
under the supervision of an inconsiderate person.
41) In a summer morning, children spend their day at school sighing and in utter
disappointment as they do not like to learn under the strict supervision of a teacher with
outdated ideas about schooling.
42) Dismay
43) The boy appears to his father and mother that his youth had shortened by the pressure of
school and books, he was not been able to enjoy his life yet and if he has not been able to do so
now he would never get a chance to enjoy his childhood life as he become old man. So, he
wants to get out of this situation.
44) Paresh Chanda was a physician who had bright eyes and a sharp nose. Further, Bepin told
him about his situation and mental illness and asked him to cure this illness. He later
elaborated on how it affected his work.
45) Bepin Babu hesitated to visit Mr. Mukerji thinking that it would be ridiculous if he had
really visited Ranchi. Mukerji would think Bepin Babu had gone mad. Hence, Bepin Babu
finally decided to phone him.
46) Around five o’clock in the afternoon, two men found Bepin lying on the ground. He lost his
conscious state beside a boulder. After he gained consciousness, he thought there was no hope
left for him. Later, he returned to Calcutta the following day and was very upset that he may
have lost his memories. Afterwards, he called his doctor and asked him to make a house visit.