R K INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ASSIGNMENT-1 (2025-26)

SECTION-A
Q1. A student performed the experiment of tracing the path of light through a
glass slab as shown. Which is the angle of refraction out of the following?

(a) PQN1 (b) N2QR (c) DQR (d) M2RE

[Link] temperature of a conductor is increased. The graph best showing the
variation of its resistance is

[Link] of copper wire is 10 Ohm and that of nichrome wire is 15 ohms.

Both the wire has same length and same area. Select the correct option.
(a)Nichrome wire has more resistivity
(b)both wire has more resistivity than nichrome
(c)copper wire has more resistivity than nichrome
(d) resistivity depends upon the nature of material
[Link] formed by a convex spherical mirror is:

(a) virtual (b) real (c) enlarged (d) inverted

Q5. A child holding a current carrying conductor in his right hand. What does the
direction of thumb indicate?
(a) Magnetic field (b) current (c)circular loop (d) solenoid
Q6. Current flows in a circular loop appears to be anticlockwise, the magnetic
polarity of that face is
(a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South
[Link] formula of ethyne is

[Link] copper is kept open in air; it slowly loses its shining brown surface and
gains a green coating. It is due to the formation of
(a) CuSO4 (b) CuCO3 (c) Cu(NO3 )2 (d) CuO
Q.9. Sodium and chlorine are reacted, and as a result, sodium chloride is formed,
which is also called table salt. What option gives the reactants and products of the
reaction?

(a) Reactants – sodium; products – chlorine

(b) Reactants – sodium and table salt; products – chlorine

(c) Reactants – table salt; products – sodium and chlorine

(d) Reactants – sodium and chlorine; products – sodium chloride

Q.10Which of the following is used for dissolution of gold?

(a) Hydrochloric acid (b) Sulphuric acid (c) Nitric acid (d) Aqua regia
[Link] many chambers does the bird and human heart have respectively?
(a) 1;4 (b)2;4 (c) 3;4 (d) 4;4
[Link] the correct pair:
(a) Ultra filtration – glomerulus (b) Reabsorption - collecting duct
(c) Transport of urine –kidney (d) Storage of urine –uterus
[Link] food travels in the soluble form from the leaves to different parts of the
plant by phloem tissue using energy in the form of ATP. Identify the process.
(a) transpiration (b) translocation (c) transportation (d) transcription
[Link] help in the maximum absorption of the digested food in small intestine
because they-
(a) have maximum surface area (b) are richly supplied with blood capillaries
(c) are very thin walled (d) all of the above
Q15. Which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be affected if salivary
amylase is lacking in the saliva?
(a) Starch breaking down into sugars.
(b) Proteins breaking down into amino acids.
(c) Absorption of vitamins.
(d) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol.
Q.16 Pepsin and trypsin enzymes both act on proteins to digest them but are
produced by different organs and act in different medium respectively. Select
the correct option providing the correct information about the enzymes.
a) Stomach -acidic; pancreas -alkaline
b) Pancreas -alkaline; stomach -acidic
c) Stomach -alkaline; pancreas- acidic
d) Pancreas -acidic; stomach –alkaline
Q17 to Q20: The Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read the
statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.

(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
17. Assertion: On stepping on a sharp object, we quickly retract our foot
dueto reflex action.
Reason: These responses are quick, sudden and voluntary in nature.
18. Assertion: The direction of flow of positive charges is taken to be the direction of
conventional current.
Reason: In an electric circuit the direction of electric current is taken as opposite to the
direction of the flow of electrons, which are negative charges.
19. Assertion: The rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is faster than that of
terrestrial organisms.
Reason: The amount of dissolved oxygen in water is low as compared to that in air.
20. Assertion: Decomposition of vegetable matter into compost is an
endothermic reaction.
Reason: Decomposition reaction involves breakdown of a single reactant into
simpler products.

SECTION – B
Q21. What is atmospheric refraction? Explain with the help of a labelled diagram that
the position of a star as seen by us is not its true position.
Q22. Show how would you join three resistors, each of resistance 9 ohm so that the
equivalent resistance of the combination is (i) 13.5 ohm, (ii) 6 ohm?
OR
Two lamps, one rated 100 W; 220 V, and the other 60 W; 220 V, are connected in
parallel to electric mains supply. Find the current drawn by two bulbs from the line, if
the supply voltage is 220 V.
Q23. How would you bring about the following conversions? Write the reactions
involved.
(a) Ethanol to ethene (b) Propanol to propanoic acid.
Q24. A magnesium ribbon is burnt in oxygen to give a white compound X accompanied
by emission of light. If the burning ribbon is now placed in an atmosphere of
nitrogen, it continues to burn and forms a compound Y.
(a) Write the chemical formulae of X and Y.
(b) Write a balanced chemical equation, when X is dissolved in water.
OR
Can oxidation and reduction take place alone? why or why not? What are such
reactions called?
[Link] constitutes central nervous system? How are they protected?
Q26. Differentiate between:
(a)self pollination and cross pollination
(b)Binary fission and Multiple fission
OR
What are testes? List two functions performed by testes in human beings?

SECTION- C
Q27. (a) For the same angle of incidence in media P, Q and R, the angles of refraction
are 45°, 35° and 15° respectively. In which medium will the velocity of light be (i)
minimum (ii) maximum? Give reason for your answer.
(b)Define 1 D power of lens.
(c) Find the focal length of a lens of power +0.5D.
OR
A 5 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal-
length 20 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 30 cm. Find the:
(i) position
(ii) nature
(iii) size of the image formed.
Q28. Kaveri conducted an experiment to study the energy efficiency of different bulbs.
She connected a bulb A having a resistance of 100 ohms to a 240 V power supply in a
laboratory.
(a) How much energy will be consumed by the bulb, if it is kept ON for 4 hours each
day for a week? Express your answer in kJ.
(b) Kaveri connects another similar bulb B in series with bulb A and connects the
combination to a 240 V supply. Will there be any change in the brightness with which
bulb A glows now? Explain mathematically.
Q29. 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,
brisk effervescence on reacting with NaHCO3. X reacts with Y in the presence of
conc.H2SO4 to 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.
Q30. Of the three metals X, Y and Z. X reacts with cold water, Y with hot water and Z
with steam only. Identify X, Y and Z and also arrange them in order of increasing
reactivity.
Q31. a) Taking an example of insulin describe hormonal feedback mechanism.
b) Which organs in the squirrel get affected and how, when it is in the situation of
either to fight or run away? Name the hormone involved.
Q32. Draw a well labeled diagram of the structural and functional unit of kidney and
explain it.
OR

Draw a diagram of a germinating pea seed and label cotyledons radical and plumule
and explain the function of each.
Q33. Explain the birth control methods in detail.
SECTION- D
Q34 Give reasons:
A. Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does?
B. Plaster of Paris should be stored in a moisture-proof container. Explain why?
C. Why should curd and sour substances not be kept in brass and copper vessels?
D. Metals like Na, K, Ca and Mg are never found in their free state in nature. Why?
E. Silver chloride is stored in dark coloured bottles. Why?
OR
a) Write the chemical formula of hydrated copper sulphate and anhydrous copper
sulphate.
How will you illustrate that these two are interconvertible?
b) what is the chemical name and formula of bleaching powder and plaster of paris.
Q35. (a) Rupal suffers from myopia. Where would the image form in her eye?
(b) Name the type of lens that is generally used to correct myopia.
(c) Rupal underwent cataract surgery and her eye lens was replaced with an artificial
lens with a fixed focal length, made of a plastic material, silicone. State one likely visual
disadvantage that Rupal is likely to experience as compared to a person who has
normal eyesight.
(d) Identify the parts of the eye labeled in the diagram from the descriptions given
below by writing the labels as your answer.

(i)It helps in changing the focal length of the lens.

(ii) It causes most of the refraction of the light entering the eye.
(iii) It controls the amount of light entering the eye.
(iv) It acts as a screen on which the image is formed
OR
In the given circuit, A, B, C and D are four lamps connected with a battery of 60V.
Analyse the circuit to answer the following questions.
(i) What kind of combination are the lamps arranged in (series or parallel)?
(ii) Explain with reference to your above answer, what are the advantages (any two) of
this combination of lamps?
(iii) Explain with proper calculations which lamp glows the brightest?
(iv) Find out the total resistance of the circuit.
Q36 (a) what will be the consequences of UV rays penetration in earth atmosphere?
(b)Why are the vegetable wastes produced in the kitchen considered as biodegradable
wastes?
(c) Now a days the humans are getting many physiological disorders due to the
consumption of the crops grown by the overuse of fertilizers and pesticides. Explain the
process behind this effect.
SECTION- E
Q37. In some families, either rural or urban, females are tortured for giving birth to a
female child. They do not seem to understand the scientific reason behind the birth of a
boy or a girl. Infact the mother is not responsible for the sex of the child and it has been
genetically proved that the sex of a newborn is determined by what the child inherits
from the father.
(a) State the basis on which the sex of a newborn baby is determined in humans.
(b) Why is the pair of sex chromosomes called a mismatched pair in males?
(c) How is the original number of chromosomes present in the parents restored in the
progeny?
OR
(c) Explain by giving two examples of the organisms in which the sex is not genetically
determined.
Q38. In resistance for a system of the resistor, there are two methods of joining the
resistors together as shown below:
It showed an electric current in which 3 resistors having resistors R1, R2 and
R3 respectively are joined end to end i.e series. While the combination of the resistor in
which 3 resistors are connected together which points X and Y are said to be parallel.
1. Write two advantages of parallel connection and disadvantages of series
connection. (2)
2. Write the factors on which resistance and resistivity depends. (1)
3. An electric kettle consumes 1kW of electric power when operated at 220 V. The
minimum rating of the fuse wire to be used for it is -------------? (1)

[Link] the following and answer the questions:

In the electrolytic refining of copper. The electrolyte is a solution of acidified copper
sulphate. There are an anode and cathode. Refining is carried out by passing an electric
current.

1. Define anode mud.

2. Differentiate between calcination and roasting.
3. Write the reactions involved in the extraction of copper.
4. Name the metals obtained from anode mud.