Oxford Public School

Term - I

Class: X Time: 3 hours

Subject: Social Science Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 3 sections. Section A is Biology, Section B is Chemistry and
Section C is Physics.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected
to attempt only one of these questions.

Section A
1. An organism which breaks down the food material outside the body and then absorbs it is [1]
a) a bacteria, Rhizobium b) a plant parasite, Cuscuta
c) an animal parasite, Tapeworm d) a fungi, Rhizopus
2. A cross made between two pea plants produces 50% tall and 50% short pea plants. The gene combination of
theparental pea plants must be [1]
a) Tt and Tt b) TT and Tt c) Tt and tt d) TT and tt
3. Match the following with correct response. [1]

Column A Column B

(i) Junction between neuron (a) Thermoreceptors

(ii) The largest cell in the human body (b) Neuron

(iii) Sense organs for smell (c) Synapse

(iv) Sense organs for touch (d) Olfactory receptors

a) (i) - (d), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b

) b) (i) - (b), (ii) - (d), (iii) - (a), (iv) - (c
)
c) (i) - (a), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (b), (iv) - (d) d) (i) - (c), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (a)
4. Sensory nerve of a reflex arc carries information from the receptor cells to the: [1]
a) brainb) bones of the receptor organ
c) spinal cordd) muscles of the effector organ
5. Which one of the following is not an advantage of building large dams? [1]
a) Generation of electricity b) Use in growth of water intensive crops
c) Adequate storage of water d) Decrease in biological diversity
6. During vigorous exercise, the occurrence of cramps in the outer muscles of an athlete is due to the conversion
of pyruvate to:[1]
a) Lactose b) Glucose c) Lactic acid d) Ethanol
7. The part of seed which is a source of food during germination of seed is: [1]
a) Radicle b) Plumule c) Cotyledon d) Embryo
8. Slides A and B show stages of asexual reproduction in two different organisms. [1]

The slides A and B are depicting

a) Binary fission in Yeast and budding in b) Budding in both Amoeba and Yeast
Amoeba
c) Binary fission in Amoeba and budding in d) Binary fission in both Amoeba and Yeast
Yeast
9. Assertion (A): Each human trait is influenced by both paternal and maternal DNA. [1]

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Reason (R): As compared to the father, the mother contributes more amount of genetic material to the child.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of but Reason (R) is not the correct the Assertion (A).
explanation of the Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is false. true.
10. i. What is meant by pollination? [2]
ii. Name and differentiate between the two modes of pollination in flowering plants.
11. i. From the following group of organisms create a food chain which is the most advantageous for Human [2]
beings in terms of energy.

ii. State the possible disadvantage if the cereal plant is growing in soil rich in pesticides.
iii. Construct a food web using the organisms mentioned above.
OR
List two reasons to show that the existence of decomposers is essential in an ecosystem.
12. Trace the sequence of events which occur when a bright light is focused on your eyes. [2]
13. A red-eyed individual is crossed with a white-eyed individual to produce F 1 progeny with red eyes. When F1 [3]
individuals are intercrossed, F2 progeny is formed with both red as well as white-eyed individuals.
a. How is the dominant trait identified?
b. What are recessive traits?
c. If 12 individuals are produced in F2 generation, then how many white-eyed individuals would be obtained?
Calculate the ratio of red-eyed individuals to white-eyed individuals.
14. a. Explain the surgical method of contraception used by (i) males, and (ii) females to prevent fertilisation. [3]
b. Write the role of oral pills taken by women as a contraceptive.
15. If a plant is releasing carbon dioxide and taking in oxygen during the day, does it mean that there is no [4]
photosynthesis occurring? Justify your Answer.
16. a. List three different categories of contraception methods.[5]
b. Why has Government of India prohibited prenatal sex determination by law? State its benefits in the long
run.
c. Unsafe sexual act can lead to various infections. Name two bacterial and two viral infections caused due to
unsafe sex.
OR
What constitutes the central and peripheral nervous systems? How are the components of central nervous
system protected? Which signals will get disrupted in case of a spinal cord injury?

Section B
17. Find the incorrect statement: [1]
A. The pH of the stomach is approximately 4.5
B. Plants grow well in natural soil
C. The pH of acid rain is nearly 5.6
D. The pH of rainwater is nearly 7
a) Statement (B) b) Statement (D)
c) Statement (C) d) Statement (A)
18. Which of the given statement is true or false: [1]
Statement A: Valeric acid is the common name of hexane.
Statement B: Glycerol is added in the manufacturing of soap.
a) Statement B is true and statement A is false b) Neither statement A nor statement B is false
c) Both the statements A and B are false d) Statement A is true and statement B is false
19. A metal X is used in thermit process. When X is heated with oxygen, it gives an oxide Y, which is amphoteric
in [1]
nature. X and Y respectively are:
a) Fe, Fe2O3b) Mg, MgO
c) Mn, MnO2d) Al, Al2O3

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 20. Match the following with the correct response:

Column A Column B

(i) Welding (a) Ethyl alcohol

(ii) Fuel in a spirit lamp (b) Ester

(iii) Lime water turns milky (c) Carbon dioxide

(iv) Fruity smell (d) Ethyne and oxygen

[1]
a) (i) - (c), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (a) b) (i) - (a), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (b), (iv) - (d)
c) (i) - (b), (ii) - (d), (iii) - (a), (iv) - (c) d) (i) - (d), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b)
21. The following diagram shows the electrolytic refining of copper: [1]

Which of the following statements is incorrect description of the process?

a) The impure metal from the anode dissolves b) Insoluble impurities settle down at the into the
electrolyte. bottom of the anode.
c) On passing the current through the d) The pure metal from the electrolyte is electrolyte,
the pure metal from the anode deposited on the cathode. dissolves into the
electrolyte.
Consider the structures of the three cyclic carbon compounds A, B and C given below and select the correctoption
from the following: [1]

a) A and C are isomers of hexane and B is b) A is a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon and B benzene. and
C are unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons.
c) A is an isomer of hexane, B is benzene and d) A is cyclohexane and B and C are the
C is an isomer of hexene. isomers of benzene.
22. Which of the following gives the correct increasing order of acidic strength? [1]
a. Sodium chloride < Acetic acid < Hydrochloric acid
b. Sodium chloride < Hydrochloric acid < Acetic acid
c. Acetic acid < Sodium chloride < Hydrochloric acid
d. Hydrochloric acid < Sodium chloride < Acetic acid
a) Sodium chloride < Acetic acid < b) Acetic acid < Sodium chloride <
Hydrochloric acidHydrochloric acid
c) Hydrochloric acid < Sodium chloride < d) Sodium chloride < Hydrochloric acid <
Acetic acidAcetic acid
23. Which of the following substances produce hydrogen on reacting with metals? [1]
a) Water (H2O) b) C2H5OH c) H2SO4 d) All of these
24. What will be the action of the following substances on litmus paper? [2]
i. Dry HCl gas ii. Moistened NH3 gas iii. Curd iv. Soap solution.
25. Silver chloride kept in a china dish turns grey in sunlight. [3]
a. Write the colour of silver chloride when it was kept in the china dish.

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b. Name the type of chemical reaction taking place and write the chemical equation for the reaction.
c. State one use of the reaction. Name one more chemical which can be used for the same purpose.
OR
Explain the following in terms of gain or loss of oxygen with two examples each:
a. Oxidation [Link]
Pratyush took sulphur powder on a spatula and heated it. He collected the gas evolved by inverting a test tube
over it. [3]
What will be the action of gas on
i. Dry litmus paper? ii. Moist litmus paper?
Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction taking place.

28. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:
More than three million carbon compounds have been discovered in the field of chemistry. The diversity of
these compounds is due to the capacity of carbon atoms for bonding with one another as well as with
other atoms. Most of the carbon compounds are poor conductors of electricity and have low melting and
boiling points.
a. Write the molecular formula of first two members of homologous series having functional group -Br. (1)
b. Given below are the formulae of some functional groups: (1)

Write the name of these functional groups.

c. What would be observed on adding a 5% alkaline potassium permanganate drop by drop to some warm ethanol
taken in a test tube? State the role of KMnO4 in the reaction and write the chemical equation for the reaction
involved. (2)
OR
Write the name of the compound formed when ethanol is heated at 443 K temperature with excess of conc.
H2SO4. What is the role of conc. H2SO4 in the reaction? Write the chemical equation for the reaction
involved. (2)
OR
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Two allotropic forms of carbon which are crystalline in nature, are diamond and graphite. They differ physically
but
chemically they are similar. Diamond is the hardest crystalline form of carbon. In diamond, each carbon atom is
linked to four other carbon atoms by covalent bonds. In graphite, each carbon atom is linked to three other
carbon atoms by covalent bond. Graphite is relatively soft and greasy. It is also a good conductor of electricity.
The C-C bond length in graphite is 141.5 pm while in diamond it is 154 pm.
i. Which is a good conductor of heat and electricity- graphite or diamond? Explain. (1)
ii. Which binding force is present in the structure of diamond? (1)
iii. Why Diamond is not a good conductor of electricity and heat? (2)
OR
Draw the structure of diamond showing bond between carbons. (2)
29. In an industrial process used for the manufacture of sodium hydroxide, a gas A is formed as a by-product. The
gas A reacts with lime water to give a compound B which is used as a bleaching agent in the chemical
industry. [5]
Identify A and B. Also give the chemical equations of the reactions involved.
OR
Explain chlor-alkali process and write balanced chemical equations for the reactions that occur. Name the gases
obtained at the anode and cathode respectively. Mention two uses each of the two gases obtained in the
above process.
Section C
30. An old person is unable to see clearly nearby objects as well as distant object. To correct the vision, what kind
of lens will he require? [1]
a) Concave lens b) Convex lens
c) Bifocal lens whose upper portion is convex d) Bifocal lens whose upper portion is concave lens and
lower portion is concave lens lens and lower portion is convex lens
31. Assertion (A): As the temperature of a medium increases the refractive index decreases. [1]

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Reason (R): When a ray travels from a vacuum to a medium, then μ is known as the absolute refractive index
of the medium. (μvacuum = 1).
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the explanation of A.
correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
32. Figure shows the magnetic field lines between the two faces A and B of two magnets. [1]

a) Both faces A and B of two bar magnets are b) Face A is south pole while face B is north
North pole. pole.
c) Both faces A and B of two bar magnets are d) One direction at any point in space South pole.
33. A teacher gives a convex lens and a concave mirror of focal length of 20 cm each to his student and asks him
to [2]
find their focal lengths by obtaining the image of a distant object. The student uses a distant tree as the
object and obtains its sharp image, one by one, on a screen. The distances d 1 and d2 between the
lens/mirror and the screen in the two cases and the nature of their respective sharp images are likely to
be
a) (20 cm, 40 cm) and (erect and erect)
b) (20 cm, 40 cm) and (inverted and inverted)
c) (20 cm, 20 cm) and (inverted and inverted)
d) (20 cm, 40 cm) and (erect and inverted)
Give reason for your answer.
34. An electric lamp, whose resistance is 20 Ω, and a conductor of 4 Ω resistance are connected to a 6 V battery.
[2] Draw the circuit diagram. Calculate (a) the total resistance of the circuit, and (b) the current through
the circuit.
OR
The rest position of the needles in a milliammeter and voltmeter, not in use, are as shown in Figure A. When a
student uses these instruments in his experiment, the readings of the needles are in the positions shown in
Figure B.
Determine the correct values of current and voltage the student should use in his calculations.

35. 1. Write the function of each of the following parts of human eye : cornea, iris, crystalline lens, ciliary muscles.
[3]
2. Millions of people of the developing countries of world are suffering from corneal blindness. These people
can be cured by replacing the defective cornea with the cornea of a donated eye.
A charitable society of your city has organised a campaign in your neighbourhood in order to create
awareness about this fact.
If you are asked to participate in this mission how would you contribute in this noble cause?
1. State the objective of organising such campaigns.
2. List two arguments which you would give to motivate the people to donate their eyes after death.
3. List two values which are developed in the persons who actively participate and contribute in such
programme.
36. Find out the following in the electric circuit given in Figure [3]

i. The effective resistance of two 8 Ω resistors in the combination

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ii. Current flowing through 4 Ω resistor
37. a. Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines produced by a current carrying circular loop showing the direction
[3]
of current in the loop and the direction of the magnetic field lines.
b. State the rule which can be applied to know the direction of magnetic field lines in the above case.

38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:
How do we express electric current? Electric current is defined by the amount of charge flowing through a
particular area in unit time. In other words, it is the rate of flow of electric charges. In circuits using metallic
wires, electrons constitute the flow of charges. However, electrons were not known at the time when the
phenomenon of electricity was first observed. So, electric current was considered to be the flow of positive
charges and the direction of flow of positive charges was taken to be the direction of electric current.
Conventionally, 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.

i. If a net charge Q, flows across any cross-section of a conductor in time t, then the current I, through the
cross-section is given by which formula? (1)
ii. What is the SI unit of electric charge? It is equivalent to how many numbers of electrons? (1)
iii. The electric current is expressed in which unit? Define the unit used to measure electric current. (2)

OR
If the amount of charge passing through the cell in 4 seconds is 12 C then find the current supplied by a cell.
(2)
39. a. List four characteristics of the image formed by a concave lens of focal length 20 cm when the object is
[5]
placed at a distance of 40 cm from its optical centre.
b. The size of image of an object by a convex lens of focal length 20 cm is observed to be reduced to 13 rd of its
size. Find the distance of the object from the optical centre of the lens.
OR
i. A concave mirror of focal length 10 cm can produce a magnified real as well as virtual image of an object
placed in front of it. Draw ray diagrams to justify this statement.
ii. An object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex mirror of focal length 10 cm. The distance
of the object from the pole of the mirror is 10 cm. Find the position of the image formed.

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