QUARTERLY REVISION TEST
SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 03.00 Hours Maximum Marks:75
Read the instructions properly
PART - I
Answer all the questions 12 x 1 = 12
1. Impulse is equal to ___________
a) rate of change of momentum
b) rate of force and time
c) change of momentum
d) rate of change of mass
2. If VB, VG, VR be the velocity of blue, green, and red light respectively in a
glass prism, then which of the following statement gives the correct
relation?
a) VB = VG = VR b) VB > VG >VR
c) VB < VG < VR d) VB < VG > VR
3. The value of universal gas constant
a) 3.81 Jmol–1 K–1 b) 8.03 Jmol–1 K–1
c) 1.38 Jmol–1 K–1 d) 8.31 Jmol–1 K–1
4. Which of the following represents 1 amu?
a) Mass of a C – 12 atom
b) Mass of a hydrogen atom
c) 1/12th of the mass of a C – 12 atom
d) Mass of O – 16 atom
5. A solution in which no more solute can be dissolved in a definite amount
of solvent at a given temperature is called _______
a) Saturated solution
b) Unsaturated solution
c) Supersaturated solution
d) Dilute solution
6. Solubility of NaCl in 100 ml water is 36 g. If 25 g of salt is dissolved in 100
ml of water how much more salt is required for saturation _________?
a) 12g b) 11g
c) 16g d) 20g
7. Kreb’s cycle takes place in
a) chloroplast
b) mitochondrial matrix
c) stomata
d) inner mitochondrial membrane
8. The body of leech has
a) 23 segments b) 33 segments
c) 38 segments d) 30 segments
9. Which one of the following shows the correct composition of blood
a) Plasma - Blood + Lymphocyte
b) Serum - Blood + Fibrinogen
c) Lymph - Plasma + RBC + WBC
d) Blood - Plasma + RBC+ WBC +Platelets
10. Dendrites transmit impulse ________ cell body and axon transmit
impulse ________ cell body.
a) away from, away from
b) towards, away from
c) towards, towards
d) away from, towards
11. Which one is referred to as “Master Gland”?
a) Pineal gland b) Pituitary gland
c) Thyroid gland d) Adrenal gland
12. Male gametes in angiosperms are formed by the division of _______.
a) Generative cell
b) Vegetative cell
c) Microspore mother cell
d) Microspore
PART - II
Answer any seven questions
Question No.22 is compulsory 7 x 2 = 14
13. Define inertia. Give its classification.
14. Draw a ray diagram to show the image formed by a convex lens when the
object is placed between F and 2F.
15. State Boyle’s law.
16. Define Relative atomic mass.
17. What is rust? Give the equation for the formation of rust.
18. Give an example of each
i) gas in liquid
ii) solid in liquid
iii) solid in solid
iv) gas in gas
19. Why should the light dependent reaction occur before the light
independent reaction?
20. Differentiate Medullated and non-medullated nerve fibre.
21. What are synthetic auxins? Give examples.
22. Identify the parts A, B, C and D
PART - III
Answer any seven questions
Question No.32 is compulsory 7 x 4 = 28
23. Fill in the blanks
a) Passengers lean forward when a sudden brake is applied in a moving
vehicle. This can be explained by ___________.
b) By convention, the clockwise moments are taken as
___________ and the anticlockwise moments are taken
as__________.
c) ___________ is used to change the speed of a car.
d) A man of mass 100 kg weights ___________ at the surface of the
Earth
24. a) State Rayleigh’s law of scattering.
b) List any three properties of light
25. a) State whether the following statements are true or false, if false
explain why?
i) According to Charles’s law, at constant pressure, the temperature is
inversely proportional to volume.
ii) Thermal energy always flows from a system at a higher
temperature to a system at a lower temperature.
b) Distinguish between linear, arial or superficial expansion.
26. a) Metal A belongs to period 3 and group 13. A in red hot condition
reacts with steam to form B. A with strong alkali forms C. Find A, B, and C
with reactions
b) A is a reddish brown metal, which combines with O2 at < 1370 K
gives B, a black coloured compound. At a temperature > 1370 K, A gives C
which is red in colour. Find A, B, and C with reaction.
27. a) Define solubility
b) Write notes on various factors affecting solubility.
28. Differentiate the following
a) Monocot root and Dicot root
b) Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration
29. a) Why are the rings of cartilages found in trachea of rabbit?
b) List out the parasitic adaptations in leech.
30. Classify neurons based on its structure.
31. Write the physiological effects of gibberellins.
32. a) Write the events involved in the sexual reproduction of a flowering
plant.
i) Discuss the first event and write the types.
ii) Mention the advantages and the disadvantages of that event.
b) How can menstrual hygiene be maintained during menstrual days?
PART - IV
Answer all the questions
Draw diagram wherever necessary 3 x 7 = 21
33. i) a) State the universal law of gravitation and derive its
mathematical expression
b) Give two applications of universal law gravitation.
(OR)
ii) a) What are the causes of ‘Myopia’?
b) Differentiate the eye defects: Myopia and Hypermetropia
34. i) Calcium carbonate is decomposed on heating in the following
reaction
CaCO3 → CaO + CO2
a) How many moles of Calcium carbonate are involved in this
reaction?
b) Calculate the gram molecular mass of calcium carbonate
involved in this reaction
c) How many moles of CO2 are there in this equation?
d) Calculate the % of each element in calcium carbonate. (Atomic
mass: C-12, O-16, Ca -40)
(OR)
ii) a) Metal A belongs to period 3 and group 13. A in red hot condition
reacts with steam to form B. A with strong alkali forms C. Find A, B, and C
with reactions
b) Explain the smelting process with diagram.
35. i) a) Name three stages of cellular respiration that aerobic organisms
use to obtain energy from glucose.
b) Explain the male reproductive system of rabbit with a labeled
diagram.
(OR)
ii) a) Name the gaseous plant hormone. Describe its three different
actions in plants.
b) Which hormone is known as stress hormone in plants? Why?