Science Sample Questions

1 Markers

1. Name the process of converting vegetable oil to vegetable ghee.

2. Give reason for the statement- Since the ovary releases one egg every month, the uterus also
prepares itself every month by making its lining thick and spongy.
3. Name the component of white light that has the greatest wavelength.
4. A student is given equal amount of three samples A, B and C of water with temporary hardness.
He keeps the three samples at different temperatures. A at room temperature, B at 50oC and C
at 80 °C. Which sample will give maximum amount of lather with soap solution?
a) A
b) Both B and C
c) Only C
d) Both A and B
5. Soaps are formed by alkaline hydrolysis of
a) Carboxylic acids
b) Esters of long chain fatty acids
c) Esters of small chain
d) Inorganic acids
6. On addition of Na2CO3 to hard water
a) the foaming capacity increases
b) the foaming capacity decreases
c) the foaming capacity increases then decreases
d) the foaming capacity decreases then increases
7. A convex lens forms a virtual image when an object is placed at a distance of 20cm from it. The
focal length
a) f = 40 cm
(b) f = 20 cm
(c) f > 20 cm
(d) f < 20 cm
8. In a dicot seed, the pore through which the seed absorbs water during seed germination is
called
a) Micropyle
b) Hilum
c) Funicle
d) Radical
9. For the experiment – To prepare temporary mount of yeast to study budding process; Yeast
granules are made to first grow by adding them to
a) Hydrochloric acid
b) Distilled water
 c) 10% sugar solution
d) Alcohol
10. Name the process of converting vegetable oil to vegetable ghee
11. List two secondary sexual characters of males that are different from that of females.
12. Write the main function of Ozone in the upper atmosphere
13. In the preparation of soap, sodium chloride causes:
(a) complete saponification.
(b) complete hydrolysis.
(c) complete neutralization.
(d) complete precipitation.
14. Vishakha carried out saponification reaction in the lab and she gave following comments as:
(i) Soap is salt of fatly acid.
(ii) Heat is absorbed in this reaction.
(iii) Reaction mixture is basic in nature
(iv) These are neutralization reaction
The correct statements are:
(a) (i) & (iii)
(b) (ii) & (iv)
(c) (i) & (ii)
(d) (i), (ii) & (iii)
15. Select from the following salts which may be used to prepare hard water required for the
experiment.
A. CaSO4
B. Na2SO4
C. CaCl2
D. K2SO4
E. NaHCO3
F. MgCl2

1. A, B and D
2. A, C and F
3. B, D and E
4. C, E and F
16. Four students A,B,C and D did their experiment of finding the focal length of convex lens by
obtaining image of a distant object as follows:
 Student A used the window grill in the laboratory as the object and a white paper sheet held in
hand as the screen.
 Student B used a distant tree in the shade and a white thick held in a stand as the screen.
 Student C used a well illuminated laboratory window grill as the object and a white paper
sheet held in a stand as the screen.
 Student D used a well illuminated distant tree as the object and a white thick board held in a
stand as the screen.

Which student has used the correct method for performing experiment out of the above
setups?
 (a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
17. In the experiment on refraction of light through a rectangular glass slab done by four students A,
B, C and D, the following observations were made:

(A) The emergent ray moves towards the normal after second refraction through glass slab with
 i = e
(B) The emergent ray moves away from the normal after second refraction through glass slab
i   e
(C) For any angle of incidence, always I ˃ e, always.
(d) The emergent ray moves away from normal after second refraction through glass slab with
i=e

The student who has made the correct observation is:

(a) (A)
(b) (B)
(c) (C)
(d) (D)
18. To trace the path of ray of light through the triangular glass prism, a student observes that the
emergent ray has
(a) bent away from the base of the prism
(b) bent towards the base of the prism
(c ) moved parallel to the direction of incident ray
(d) gone perpendicular to incident ray.
19. Give an example of a flower which contains both stamens and carpels.
20. Mention any one point of difference between Pepsin and Trypsin.
21. Name a common nutrient that is absorbed in the small intestine and reabsorbed by the kidney
tubules.
22. The presence of a particular group of bacteria in water bodies indicates contamination. Identify
the group.
23. Define catenation.
24. How does valency of an element vary across a period?
25. When we enter a dark room coming from outside, immediately the things inside the room do
not appear clear to our eyes. This is because
i) pupils do not open at all in the dark.
ii) pupils take time to adjust.
iii) light travels slower in a dark room.
iv) pupils open very quickly in the dark
26. The phenomena of light responsible for the working of the human eye is
i) reflection
ii) refraction
iii) power of accommodation
 iv) persistence of vision
27. When a 4V battery is connected across an unknown resistor there is a current of 100 mA in the
circuit. The value of the resistance of the resister is:
i) 4 Ω
ii) 40 Ω
iii) 400 Ω
iv) 0.4 Ω
28. Unit of electric power may also be expressed as:
i) volt-ampere
ii) kilowatt-hour
iii) watt-second
iv) joule-second
29. It was found that water from a river was contaminated with Coliform bacteria. Which one of the
following pollutant might have got mixed with the water?
i) Fertilizer run off
ii) Industrial waste
iii) Pesticides
iv) Human faecal matter
30. Which one of the following stakeholders of forests causes the maximum damage to forest?
i) People who live in or around the forest
ii) The forest department of the government
iii) The wildlife and native enthusiasts
iv) The industrialists
31. Which one of the following green house gases is a contributor due to incomplete combustion of
coal and petroleum?
i) Oxides of nitrogen
ii) Methane
iii) Carbon monoxide
iv) Carbon dioxide
32. Which of the following reactions is an endothermic reaction?
i) Burning of coal.
ii) Decomposition of vegetable matter into compost.
iii) Process of respiration.
iv) Decomposition of calcium carbonate to form quick lime and carbon dioxide.
33. Identify the basic salt from the following salts:
i) Na2CO3
ii) NH4Cl
iii) NaNO3
iv) KCl
34. Elements P, Q, R and S have atomic numbers 11, 15, 17 and 18 respectively. Which of them are
reactive non-metals?
i) P and Q
ii) P and R
iii) Q and R
iv) R and S
 35. Assertion: Following are the structural isomers of butane.
Reason: Structural isomers have the same molecular formula but they differ in their structures.

2 Marker
1. Which natural resource are the „biodiversity hot spots‟? Suggest what happens when there is a
loss of biodiversity?
2. Write the name and molecular formula of an organic compound having its name suffixed with „–
ol‟ and having two carbon atoms in the molecule. With the help of a balanced equation indicate
what happens when its heated with excess of conc. H2SO4.
3. A cube of edge 6 cm is placed over a printed page. At what distance from the top surface of
cube will the letters appear when seen from above? Refractive index of glass is 1.5
4. With regard to turnip, carrot, sweet potato and potato, three belong to the same category.
Identify those three modifications and mention whether they are homologous or analogous.
Also mention the reason why the fourth modifications do not belong to the same category.
5. A student has to perform an experiment on tracing the path of a ray of light passing through a
rectangular glass slab for three different angles of incidence. Two of his friends suggest the
following options to him:
(A) Draw the incident rays corresponding to 20o, 50o and 70o as angles of incidence and fix the
two pins on the incident ray just 2 cm apart.
(B) Draw the incident rays corresponding to 30o, 45o and 60o as the angles of incidence and fix
two pins on the incident rays nearly 8 cm apart. Which is the better option he should follow?
Give reason in support of your answer.
6. A student obtained a sharp image of a lighted candle on a screen using a convex lens. Now he
wants to focus a distant lamp on a far away electric pole. In which direction should the lens be
move for this purpose with respect to the screen, to get a sharp image on the screen? Justify
your answer.
7. If you find coliform bacteria in a sample of water collected from a river, what would you
conclude? Give reason for such kind of water pollution.
8. Which natural resources are called the “biodiversity hot spots”? How these hot spots maintain
ecological balance?
9. When you add sodium hydrogen carbonate to acetic acid in a test tube, a gas liberates
immediately with a brisk effervescence. None the gas and describe the method of its testing in
the laboratory.
10. Mention about the four events that occur during binary fission in amoeba.
11. A student obtained a sharp image of a lighted candle on a screen using a convex lens. Now he
wants to focus a distant lamp on a far away electric pole. In which direction should the lens be
moved for this purpose with respect to the screen, to get a sharp image on the screen? Justify
your answer.
12. An element “X” has mass number 35 and the number of neutrons, is 18. Identify the group
number and period of “X”.
13. An object of height 1.2m is placed before a concave mirror of focal length 20cm so that a real
image is formed at a distance of 60cm from it. Find the position of an object. What will be the
height of the image formed?
14. Why is there a need to harness non-conventional sources of energy? Give two main reasons.
15. What do you observe when you drop a few drops of acetic acid to a test tube containing:
a) Phenolphthalein
c) distilled water
b) Universal indicator
c) distilled water
d) sodium hydrogen carbonate
16. Riya performs two set of experiments to study the length of the foam formed which are as
follows:
Set I: she takes 10 ml of distilled water in test tube “A” and adds 5-6 drops of liquid soap in it
and shakes the test tube vigorously.
Set II: she takes 10 ml of distilled water in a test tube “A” and adds 5-6 drops of liquid soap with
half spoonful of CaSO4 in it and shakes the test tube.
Write your observation and reason.
17. A student observed a permanent slide showing asexual reproduction in yeast. Draw diagrams of
the observations he must have made from the slide. Name the process also.
18. A student conducted an experiment to show CO2 is released during respiration. List two
precautions that he/she must take for obtaining correct observations.
19. Draw a path of light ray passing through a prism. Label angle of incidence and angle of deviation
in the ray diagram.
20. How is Magnesium Chloride formed by the transfer of electrons? Why does the solution of
Magnesium chloride conduct electricity?
21. In a flowering plant, summarize the events that take place after fertilization.
22. A ray of light enters into benzene from air. If the refractive index of benzene is 1.50, by what
percent does the speed of light reduce on entering the benzene?
23. For the same angle of incidence in media A,B and C, the angles of refraction are 200, 300 and
400 respectively. In which medium will the velocity of light be maximum? Give reason in support
of your answer.
24. What happens when aqueous solutions of Sodium sulphate and Barium chloride are mixed?
Give a balanced equation for the reaction with state symbols. Name and define the type of
chemical reaction involved in the above change.
25. What will be the two observations made by the student when iron filings are added to copper
sulphate solution?
26. From an experiment to study the properties of acetic acid. Answer the following questions:
a) Name the substances which on addition to acetic acid produce carbon dioxide gas. Give
relevant chemical equation for the above?
b) How is CO2 gas tested in the laboratory?
27. In the experimental set up on ‘CO2 is released during respiration,’ if one forgets to keep the vial
with KOH in the conical flask, how will the result vary? Give details
28. You soak seeds of bean and observe them after 2-3 days. Lit four observations?
 29. The current flowing through a resistor connected in an electrical circuit and the potential
difference developed across its ends are shown in the given ammeter and voltmeter. Find the
least count of the voltmeter and ammeter .What is the voltage and the current across the given
resistor?
30. Consider the path of a ray of light passing through a rectangular glass slab for different angles of
incidence.
(i) Which one is greater: angle of incidence or angle of refraction?
(ii) What happens to the emergent angle on increasing the incident angle at air-glass interface?
(iii) State the conditions when no bending occurs.
31. Sunita takes a mirror which is depressed at the centre and mounts it on a mirror stand. An erect
and enlarged image of her face is formed. She places the mirror on a stand along a meter scale
at 15 cm mark. In front of this mirror, she mounts a white screen and moves it back and forth
along the meter scale till a sharp, well defined inverted image of a distant tree is formed on the
screen at 35 cm mark.
(i) Name the mirror and find its focal length.
(ii) Why does Sunita get sharp image of the distant building at 35 cm mark?

3 Marker
1. What is meant by isomers? “We can not have isomers of the first three members of alkane
series” give reason to justify this statement. Draw the structures of two isomers of pentane,
C5H12
2. Differentiate between combustion and oxidation reactions of ethanol.
3. In a germinating seed, which parts are known as future shoot and future root? Mention the
function of cotyledon.
4. What is placenta? Write any two major functions of placenta.
5. Different species use different strategies to determine sex of a newborn individual. It can be
environmental cues or genetically determined‟. Explain the statement by giving example for
each strategy.
6. A 2 cm high object is placed at a distance of 32 cm from a concave mirror. The image is real,
inverted and 3 cm in size. Find the focal length of the mirror and the position where the image is
formed?
7. A child while playing with his father‟s spectacles burnt a hole in a piece of paper by focusing a
small image of the sun on it.
(i) What defect of vision his father is suffering from?
(ii) Write two causes for this defect?
(iii) Draw a ray diagram to show image formation by the defective eye?
(iv) Draw a ray diagram showing corrected eye using proper lens.
8. Explain the formation of rainbow in the sky with the help of a diagram. List the three
phenomena involved in proper sequence.
9. Which types of people are benefited from the development of different resources? Why do we
need to use the resources carefully?
10. Write any three characteristics of a food chain. Dharmesh always treated the chemical effluent
before disposing it in the water body. Mention any three moral values possessed by Dharmesh.
11. What are isomers? “Isomers of the first three members of alkane series are not possible”. Give
reason to justify this statement and draw structures of two isomers of butane, C4 H10.
12. An organic compound ‘X’ is a liquid at room temperature. It is also a very good solvent and has
the molecular formula C2 H6 O. on oxidation ‘X’ gives ‘Y’ which give, break effervescence on
reacting with NaHCO3. X reacts with Y in the presence of conc.H2SO4to give another compound
‘Z’ which has a pleasant smell. Identify X, Y and Z. also write chemical equations to show the
formation of Y and Z.
13. An element ‘A’ belongs to 3rd period and 17th group of the periodic table.
a) Write atomic member and electronic configuration of ‘A’
b) State whether A is a metal or a non – metal.
c) Write the nature of bond formed if A reacts with another element B of electronic
configuration 2, 8, 1.
d) Write the chemical formula of the compound formed.
14. Consider the following elements 4Be, 9F, 19K, 20Ca
a) Select the element having one election in the outer most shell.
b) Select two elements of the same group.
c) Write the formula and state the nature of the Compound formed when the element K reacts
with an element X of electronic configuration 2, 8, 7
15. Explain with the help of labelled diagrams the development that takes place in each of the body
parts of a Planaria where body is cut into three pieces. None this process and give an example of
an organism in which a similar process can be observed.
16. List any four methods of contraception used by humans. How does the use of three methods
have a direct effect on the heath and prosperity of a family?
17. List two functions each of the following points of human female reproductive system
a) Ovaries
b) Fallopian tubes
c) Uterus
18. “Different species use different strategies to determine sex of a new born individual. It can be
environmental cues or genetically determined”. Justify this statement giving reason/example.
19. List in tabular form, two distinguishing features between the acquired traits and the inherited
traits with one example of each.
20. A student has to project a three times magnified image of a candle flame on a wall. Name the
type of the lens (converging/ diverging) required for the purpose. It the candle flame is at a
distance of 6 m from the wall, find the focal length of the lens.
21. A child while playing with his father’s spectacles burnt a hole in a piece of them tissue paper by
focusing the image of the Sun on at.
a) Name the defect of vision his father is suffering form.
b) List two causes of the defect.
c) Draw a ray diagram to show how this defect may be corrected using a suitable lens.
22. Some residents of your colony are planning to cut trees to create a place for parking vehicles.
You are upset by knowing all this and wanted to do something to create awareness about the
importance of trees.
(a) List any three reasons that you will use to convince residents of your colony not to cut the
existing trees.
(b) List any three values that would be inculcated amongst them with such approach.
23. Name the electric device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. Draw the
labelled diagram and explain the principle involved in this device.
OR
i) What is the function of earth wire in electrical instruments?
ii) Explain what is short circuiting an electric supply.
iii) What is the usual current rating of the fuse wire in the line to feed
(a)Lights and fans? (b) Appliances of 2kW or more power?
24. Draw a circuit diagram of an electric circuit containing a cell, a key , an ammeter , a resistor of
4Ω in series with a combination of two resistors (8Ω each) in parallel and a voltmeter across
parallel combination. Each of them dissipate maximum energy and can withstand a maximum
power of 16W without melting. Find the maximum current that can flow through the three
resistors.
25. In the electrolysis of water,
a) Name the gas collected at anode and cathode
b) Why is the volume of gas collected at one electrode double than the other?
c) What would happen if dil H2SO4 is not added to water?
26. Explain the ways in which glucose is broken down in absence of oxygen.
OR
27. List three differences between arteries and veins.
28. How do Mendel’s experiments show that traits may be dominant or recessive?
29. Rohit focused the image of a candle flame on a white screen using a convex lens. He noted down
the position of the candle , screen and lens as under :

Position of candle = 26.0 cm

Position of convex lens = 50.0 cm
Position of screen = 74.0 cm
i) What is the focal length of the convex lens?
ii) Where will the image be formed if he shifts the candle towards the lens at a position of 38
cm?
iii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image in case (ii) as said above?
30. “pH has a great importance in our daily life” explain by giving three examples.
OR
A compound which is prepared from gypsum has the property of hardening when mixed with a
proper quantity of water. Identify the compound and write its chemical formula. Write the
chemical equation for its preparation. Mention any one use of the compound.
31. Our government launches campaigns to provide information about AIDS prevention, testing and
treatment by putting posters, conducting radio shows and using other agencies of
advertisements.
a) To which category of diseases AIDS belong? Name its causative organism.
b) Which kind of value is government trying to develop in the citizens by conducting the above
kind of programs.
32. Identify the compound of calcium which is used for plastering of fractured bones. With the help
of chemical equation show how is it prepared and what special precautions should be taken
during the preparation of this compound.
33. Sweet tooth may lead to tooth decay’. Explain why? What is the role of tooth paste in
preventing cavities?
34. The electronic configuration of an element ‘X’ is 2,8,6. To which group and period of the modern
periodic table does ‘X’ belong .State it valency and justify your answer in each case.
35. Pertaining to endocrine system, what will you interpret if-
i) You observe swollen neck in people living in the hills
ii) Over secretion of Growth Hormone takes place during childhood
iii) Facial hair develops in boys aged 13.
36. A variegated leaf with green and yellow patches in used for an experiment to prove that
chlorophyll is required for photosynthesis. Before the experiment the green portions (A), and
the pale yellow portions (B), are observed. What will be the colour of ‘A’ just before and after
the starch test? Also write the equation of photosynthesis and mark, as well as validate from
which molecule the by-product is obtained.
37. The image of an object formed by a mirror is real, inverted and is of magnification -1. If the
image is at the distance of 30 cm from the mirror, where is the object placed? Find the position
of the image if the object is now moved 20 cm towards the mirror. What is the nature of the
image obtained? Justify your answer with the help of ray diagram.
38. What is meant by power of a lens? You have three lenses L1, L2 and L3 of powers +10D, +5D and
-10D respectively. State the nature and focal length of each lens. Explain which of the three
lenses will form a virtual and magnified image of an object placed at 15 cm from the lens. Draw
the ray diagram in support of your answer.
39. Two lamps, one rated 100 W at 220 V and the other 200 W at 220V are connected
(i) in series and
(ii) in parallel to electric main supply of 220V. Find the current drawn in each case.
40. How is ozone both beneficial and damaging? How can depletion of ozone layer be prevented?
41. The flow of energy between various components of the environment has been extensively
studied. List four findings.
42. (i) Write two observations when lead nitrate is heated in a test tube.
(ii) Name the type of reaction.
(iii) Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the above reaction.
43. A compound ‘X’ of sodium is used as an antacid and it decomposes on strong heating.
(i) Name the compound ‘X’ and give its chemical formula.
(ii) Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the decomposition of ‘X’.
(iii) Give one use of compound ‘X’ besides an antacid.
44. You are provided with 90 mL of distilled water and 10 mL of concentrated sulphuric acid to
prepare dilute sulphuric acid.
(i) What is the correct way of preparing dilute sulphuric acid? Give reason.
(ii) How will the concentration of H3O + ions change on dilution?
45. Two elements X and Y have atomic numbers 12 and 16 respectively. To which period of the
modern periodic table do these two elements belong? What type of bond will be formed
between them and why? Also give the chemical formula of the compound formed.
46. (i) Create a terrestrial food chain depicting four trophic levels.
47. (ii) Why do we not find food chains of more than four trophic levels in nature?
48. How will you create an artificial aquatic ecosystem, which is self-sustainable?
 49. Explain the processes of aerobic respiration in mitochondria of a cell and anaerobic respiration
in yeast and muscle with the help of word equations.
50. In a pea plant, the trait of flowers bearing purple colour (PP) is dominant over white colour (pp).
Explain the inheritance pattern of F1 and F2 generations with the help of a cross following the
rules of inheritance of traits. State the visible characters of F1and F2 progenies.
51. Explain giving reasons the bending of the shoot tip of a plant towards light source coming from
one side of the plant.
52. It is desired to obtain an erect image of an object, using concave mirror of focal length of 12 cm.
(i) What should be the range of the object distance in the above case?
(ii) Will the image be smaller or larger than the object? Draw a ray diagram to show the
formation of image in this case.
(iii) Where will the image of this object be, if it is placed 24 cm in front of the mirror?
53. Suppose your parents have constructed a two room house and you want that in the living room
there should be a provision of one electric bulb, one electric fan, a refrigerator and a plug point
for appliances of power up to 2 kilowatt. Draw a circuit diagram showing electric fuse and
earthing as safety devices.
54. In the figure given below, a narrow beam of white light is shown to pass through a triangular
glass prism. After passing through the prism, it produces a spectrum XY on the screen.
(i) Name the phenomenon.
(ii) State the colours seen at X and Y.
(iii)Why do different colours of white light bend at different angles through a prism?
55. (i) What is visible spectrum?
56. (ii) Why is red used as the stopping light at traffic signals?
57. (iii)Two triangular glass prisms are kept together connected through their rectangular side. A
light beam is passed through one side of the combination. Will there be any dispersion? Justify
your answer.

5 Marker
1. A. Draw a longitudinal section of a flower and label the following parts –
a) Part that develops into a fruit
b) Part that produces pollen grain
c) Part that transfers male gametes
d) Part that is sticky to trap
2. A. How does speciation take place?
B. Define the term GENE.
C. The gene for red hair is recessive to the gene for black hair. What will be the hair colour of a
child if he inherits a gene for red colour from his mother and a gene for black hair from his
father? Express with the help of flow chart.
3. A. Mention any two point of difference between acquired and inherited traits.
B. If the tail of a mouse is cut for twenty one generations, will the tail occur in the twenty second
generation of that mouse? Give reason to support your answer.
C. Define the term – Natural Selection.
4. (i) Rohit claims to have obtained an image twice the size of object with a concave lens. Is he
correct? Give reason for your answer.
(ii) Where should an object be placed in case of a convex lens to form an image of same size as
of the object? Show with the help of ray diagram the position and the nature of the image
formed.
(iii) With the help of ray diagram, illustrate the change in position, nature and size of the image
formed if the convex lens in case of (ii) is replaced by concave lens of same focal length.
5. (i) Which property of concave mirror is utilized for using them as shaving mirrors?
(ii) Light passes through a rectangular glass slab and through a triangular glass prism. Using
proper ray diagram, explain in what way does the direction of the two emergent beams differs
with respect to the incident beam of light.
(iii) A concave lens has a focal length of 50 cm Calculate its power.
6. a) State two main reasons for carbon forming a very large number of compounds.
b) Give reason why carbon forms compound
(i) Namely by Covalent bonding
(ii) Having low melting and boiling points
c) What happens when (Write chemical equations of the reactions)
(i) A piece of sodium metal is added to ethanol.
(ii) Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide.
7. A. Explain the formation of rainbow in the sky with the help of a diagram. List the three
phenomena of light involved. Which colour – violet or red appears at top of the rainbow?
B. What is the difference in colours of the sun observed during sunrise/sunset and noon? Give
explanation for each.
8. (i) Which property of concave mirror is utilized for using them as shaving mirrors?
(ii) Light passes through a rectangular glass slab and through a triangular glass prism. Using
proper ray diagram, explain in what way does the direction of the two emergent beams differs
with respect to the incident beam of light.
(iii) A concave lens has a focal length of 50 cm Calculate its power.
9. (i) Rohit claims to have obtained an image twice the size of object with a concave lens. Is he
correct? Give reason for your answer.
(ii) Where should an object be placed in case of a convex lens to form an image of same size as
of the object? Show with the help of ray diagram the position and the nature of the image
formed.
(iii) With the help of ray diagram, illustrate the change in position, nature and size of the image
formed if the convex lens in case of (ii) is replaced by concave lens of same focal length.
10. With the help of a labelled circuit diagram wire describe an activity to illustrate the pattern of
the magnetic field lines around a straight current carrying long conducting wire.
i) Name the rule that is used to find the direction of magnetic field associated with a current
carrying conductor.
ii) Is there a similar magnetic field produced around a thin beam of moving (a) alpha particles
and (b) neutrons? Justify your answer.
11. You are given balls and stick model of six carbon atoms and fourteen hydrogen atoms and
sufficient number of sticks. In how many ways one can join the models of six carbon atoms and
fourteen hydrogen atoms to form different molecules of C6H14.
12. Draw the structural formulae of all the possible isomers of the compound with the molecular
formula C3H6O and also give their electron dot structures.

13. a)
i) Draw a neat diagram of human brain and
ii) Label Medulla and Cerebellum
iii) Write the functions of the above mentioned parts
b) ”Both overproduction and underproduction of Growth hormone leads to disorders in the
body.” Explain
14. Noopur needs a lens of power -4.5D for correction of her vision.
a) What kind of defect in vision is she suffering from?
b) What is the focal length and nature of the corrective lens?
c) Draw ray diagrams showing the
(a) defected eye and
(b) correction for this defect.
(d) What are the causes of this defect?
15. a) What is reactivity series? How does the reactivity series of metals help in predicting the
relative activities of various metals?
b) Suggest different chemical processes used for obtaining a metal from its oxides for metals in
the middle of the reactivity series and metals towards the top of the reactivity series. Support
your answer with one example each.
16. a) “Improvements in our lifestyle have resulted in greater amounts of waste generation.” Give
two examples to support the given statement. Suggest one change that we can incorporate in
our lifestyle in order to reduce non biodegradable waste.
17. b) The following organisms form a food chain. Insect, Hawk, Grass, Snake, Frog Which of these
will have highest concentration of non-biodegradable chemicals? Name the phenomenon.
18. a) What do you understand by “Watershed Management”? List any two advantages of
watershed management.
19. b) “Human beings occupy the top level in any food chain.” What are the consequences of this on
our body?
20. a) How will you show experimentally that metals are good conductors of heat.
b) Describe the extraction of Mercury metal from its ore Cinnabar (HgS).
21. A compound A (C2H4O2) reacts with Na metal to form a compound ‘B’ and evolves a gas which
burns with a pop sound. Compound ‘A’ on treatment with an alcohol ‘C’ in presence of an acid
forms a sweet smelling compound ‘D’ (C4H8O2). On addition of NaOH to ‘D’ gives back B and C.
Identify A, B, C and D write the reactions involved.
22. a) Explain why carbon forms covalent bond? Give two reasons for carbon forming a large
number of compounds.
b) Explain the formation of ammonia molecule.
23. a) Draw the diagram of female reproductive system and match and mark the part(s):
i) Where block is created surgically to prevent fertilization.
ii) Where Copper-T is inserted?
iii) Inside which condom can be placed.
 Why do more and more people prefer to use condoms? What is the principle behind use of
condoms?
24. Name the phenomenon that governs the following: -
25. i) Green beetles living in green bushes are not eaten by the crows.
ii) Number of blue beetles in green bushes increases, only because the red beetles living there
were trampled by a herd of elephants. L A (a) A/3 3L (b) (c) L/3 3A
iii) No ‘medium height plants’ are obtained in F1 generation, upon crossing pure tall and dwarf
pea plants.
iv) Tails of mice were surgically removed for several generations; still mice had tails in the
following generations.
v) A migrant beetle reproduces with the local population; as a result genes of migrant beetle
enter the new population.
26. (a)What is meant by the term ‘power of accommodation’? Name the component of eye that is
responsible for the power of accommodation.
(b) A student sitting at the back bench in a class has difficulty in reading. What could be his
defect of vision? Draw ray diagrams to illustrate the image formation of the blackboard when he
is seated at the (i) back seat (ii) front seat. State two possible causes of this defect. Explain the
method of correcting this defect with the help of a ray diagram
27. (i) With the help of an activity, explain the method of inducing electric current in a coil with a
moving magnet. State the rule used to find the direction of electric current thus generated in
the coil.
28. Name a device which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. Explain the underlying
principle and working of this device with the help of a labelled diagram.
29. Metal X is found in nature as its sulphide XS. It is used in the galvanisation of iron articles.
Identify the metal X. How will you convert this sulphide ore into the metal? Explain with
equations.
30. State the reason for the following:
(i) Aluminium oxide is called an amphoteric oxide.
(ii) An iron strip dipped in a blue copper sulphate solution turns the blue solution pale green.
(iii) Hydrogen gas is not evolved when most metals react with nitric acid.
(iv) Calcium does not occur in free state in nature.
(v) Sodium or potassium metals are kept immersed under kerosene.
31. The formulae of four organic compounds are given below:
A C2H4
B CH3COOH
C C2H5OH
D C2H6
(i) Which one of these compounds A, B, C or D is a saturated hydrocarbon?
(ii) Identify the organic acid and give its structural formula.
(iii) Which of the above compounds when heated at 443K in the presence of concentrated
H2SO4 forms ethene as the major product? What is the role played by concentrated H2SO4 in
this reaction? Also write the chemical equation involved.
(iv) Give a chemical equation when B and C react with each other in presence of concentrated
H2SO4. Name the major product formed and mention one of its important use.
32. (i) Describe the various steps involved in the process of binary fission with the help of a diagram.
(ii) Why do multicellular organisms use complex way of reproduction?
33. (i) Consider a conductor of resistance ‘R’, length ‘L’, thickness‘d’ and resistivity ‘ρ’. Now this
conductor is cut into four equal parts. What will be the new resistivity of each of these parts?
Why?
(ii) Find the resistance if all of these parts are connected in:
(a) Parallel
(b) Series
(iii) Out of the combinations of resistors mentioned above in the previous part, for a given
voltage which combination will consume more power and why?
34. (i) A lens produces a magnification of -0.5. Is this a converging or diverging lens? If the focal
length of the lens is 6 cm, draw a ray diagram showing the image formation in this case.
35. (ii) A girl was playing with a thin beam of light from a laser torch by directing it from different
directions on a convex lens held vertically. She was surprised to see that in a particular direction,
the beam of light continues to move along the same direction after passing through the lens.
State the reason for her observation. Draw a ray diagram to support your answer.
36. (i) On entering in a medium from air, the speed of light becomes half of its value in air. Find the
refractive index of that medium with respect to air?
(ii) A glass slab made of a material of refractive index n1 is kept in a medium of refractive index
n2.
A light ray is incident on the slab. Draw the path of the rays of light emerging from the glass slab,
if (i) n1> n2 (ii) n1 = n2 (iii) n1< n2