SAMPLE PAPER - 08

Class 10 - Science
Time Allowed: 3 hours 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. To perform an experiment to identify the different parts of an embryo of a dicot seed, first of all you require a [1]
dicot seed. Select dicot seeds from the following group.
Wheat, gram, maize, pea, barley, ground-nut.

a) Maize, pea and barley b) Gram, maize and ground-nut

c) Gram, pea and ground-nut d) Wheat, gram and pea

2. Which plant was chosen by Mendel to work upon? [1]

a) All of these b) Gram

c) Rose d) Pea
3. In the diagram of the stomatal pore given below, the marking corresponding to the chloroplast is : [1]

a) C b) B

c) D d) A
4. The process represented in the diagram below is the [1]

a) identical gametes being formed in Amoeba b) Formation of bud taking place in Amoeba

c) formation of spores in Amoeba d) formation of daughter cells in Amoeba

5. Food web is constituted by [1]

a) relationship between plants and animals b) relationship between the organisms and the

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c) relationship between animals and d) various interlinked food chains in an

environment. ecosystem
6. The incorrect statement about placenta is: [1]

a) It is a disc embedded in the uterine wall. b) It has a very small surface area for glucose
and oxygen to pass from mother to the
embryo.

c) It contains villi on the embryo's side of the d) The embryo gets nutrition from the mother's
tissue. blood through it.
7. What is the cause of Dwarfism? [1]

a) Excess secretion of thyroxin b) Excess secretion of growth hormone

c) Less secretion of adrenaline d) Less secretion of growth hormone

8. Assertion (A): Chromosomes are known as hereditary vehicles. [1]
Reason (R): The chromosomes are capable of self-reproduction and maintaining morphological and
physiological properties through successive generations.

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.

9. Assertion (A) : Damage to the medulla oblongata causes death. [1]
Reason (R) : Medulla oblongata controls involuntary functions of the body.

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.

10. What is a food chain? Why is the flow of energy in an ecosystem unidirectional? Explain briefly. [2]
11. What are the characteristics of energy transfer in biosphere? [2]
OR
The improvement in our lifestyle has led to the generation of large amount of waste material. List two reasons
to justify this statement.
12. Why do stem and root move (grow) towards light and the centre of gravity of the Earth respectively? [2]
13. Mention three important features of fossils which help in the study of evolution. [3]
14. Why the leaf is boiled in alcohol for a few minutes using a water bath in an experiment to show that sunlight is [3]
necessary for photosynthesis?
15. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Nutrition is the process of taking food by an organism and the utilization of food for energy. This is a vital
process that helps living beings obtain their energy from various sources.
Nutrients are substances that provide nutrition.
The mode of nutrition varies from one species to another. Plants do photosynthesis to prepare their own food.

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 Animals depend on plants for food.

i. What do you understand by nutrition? (1)

ii. Mention how organisms like bread moulds and mushrooms obtain their food. (1)
iii. What do you understand by autotrophic nutrition? (2)
OR
What is common for Cuscuta, ticks, and leeches? (2)

16. i. What are dominant and recessive traits? [5]

ii. Is it possible that a trait is inherited but may not be expressed in the next generation? Give a suitable example
to justify this statement.
OR
What are hormones? State their role in the working of the human [Link] Define 'Hormone'. What are the general
functions of 'hormones'?
Section B
17. Which of the following is(are) true when HCl (g) is passed through water? [1]
i. It does not ionise in the solution as it is a covalent compound.
ii. It ionises in the solution
iii. It gives both hydrogen and hydroxyl ion in the solution
iv. It forms hydronium ion in the solution due to the combination of hydrogen ion with water molecule

a) (iii) only b) (iii) and (iv)

c) (i) only d) (ii) and (iv)

18. Which of the following reactions is not correct [1]

a) 2Ag + C u(N O 3 )2 → 2AgN O3 + C u b) M g + 2HC l → M gC l2 + H2

c) F e + C uSO 4 → F eS O4 + C u d) Zn + C uS O4 → ZnS O4 + C u

19. Statement 1: The molecular mass of every two adjacent members of a homologous series differ by 14 u. [1]
Statement 2: All compounds in a homologous series are composed of same elements and contain the same
functional group.

a) Both statements 1 and 2 are true but b) Both statements 1 and 2 are true and
statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 2 is the correct explanation of
statement 1. statement 1.

c) Both statements 1 and 2 are false. d) Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false
20. Match the following with the correct response: [1]

Column A Column B

(i) Copper is used in electrical appliances (a) Hydrogen sulphide

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 (ii) Sodium is very reactive (b) Good conductor

(iii) Silver is tarnished (c) Graphite

(iv) A non-metal and a good conductor (d) Stored in kerosene

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

c) (i) - (c), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (a) d) (i) - (a), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (b), (iv) - (d)
21. A metal X is used in thermite process. When X is burnt in air it gives an amphoteric oxide Y. X and Y are [1]
respectively:

a) Fe and Fe3O4 b) Fe and Fe2O3

c) Al and Al2O3 d) Al and Al3O4

22. C60 and C70 are important members of which type of allotrope of carbon? [1]

a) Diamond b) Graphite

c) Coal d) Fullerenes
23. A visually challenged student, has to perform a lab test to detect the presence of acid in a given solution. The [1]
acid-base indicator preferred by him will be:

a) Hibiscus extract b) Red cabbage extract

c) Blue litmus d) Clove oil

24. Assertion (A): Chips manufacturers usually flush bags of chips with gas such as nitrogen to prevent the chips [1]
from getting oxidised.
Reason (R): This increase the taste of the chips and helps in their digestion.

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.

25. Why acids are not stored in metal containers? [2]
26. Give reasons for the following observations: [3]
a. The element carbon forms a very large number of compounds.
b. Air holes of a gas burner have to be adjusted when the heated vessels get blackened by the flame.
c. Use of synthetic detergents causes pollution of water.
OR
i. Why do covalent molecules have definite shapes?
ii. What is meant by Functional group in the organic compound? Give the Structural formulae of the functional
groups in (i) Acetic acid (ii) Ethyl alcohol.
27. You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, wires and switch. [3]
(a) How would you use them to distinguish between samples of metals and non metals?
(b) Assess the usefulness of these tests to distinguish between metals and non-metals.
28. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Salts play a very important role in our daily life. Sodium chloride which is known as common salt is used almost

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salts is classified on the basis of cations and anions present in them.
a. Identify the acid and base from which Sodium chloride is formed. (1)
b. Find the cation and the anion present in Calcium sulphate. (1)
c. "Sodium chloride and washing soda both belong to the same family of salts." Justify this statement. (2)
OR
Define the term pH scale. Name the salt obtained by the reaction of Potassium hydroxide and Sulphuric acid
and give the pH value of its aqueous solution. (2)
29. How is a chemical equation balanced ? Discuss with the help of an example. [5]
OR
What are the types of combination reactions ? Give example of each type.
Section C
30. Find the incorrect statement: [1]
A. The direction of flow of negative charge was taken to be the direction of the electric current.
B. The P. D. for all the resistors in the parallel circuit remains constant.
C. The SI unit of electric charge is the coulomb.

a) B and C b) (A)

c) (C) d) (B)
31. As light IM is incident on the surface PQ, as shown the emergent ray has to be: [1]

a) NB b) NA

c) ND d) NC
32. Assertion (A): The curvature of the eye lens can be modified to some extent by the ciliary muscles. [1]
Reason (R): The ciliary muscles are used to modify the curvature of lens.

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.

33. What is an electromagnet? Draw a circuit diagram to show how a soft iron piece can be transformed into an [2]
electromagnet.
34. Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge. [2]
OR
In the experiment to study the dependence of current (I) on the potential difference (V) across a resistor, a student
obtained a graph as shown.
i. What does the graph depict about the dependence of current on the potential difference?

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 ii. Find the current that flows through the resistor when the potential difference across it is 2.5 V.

35. An object 5.0 cm in length is placed at a distance of 20 cm in front of a convex mirror of radius of curvature 30 [3]
cm. Find the position of the image, its nature and size.
36. Why do we observe difference in colours of the Sun during sunrise, sunset and noon? [3]
37. Sudha finds out that the sharp image of window pane of her science laboratory is formed at a distance of 15 cm [3]
from the lens. She now tries to focus the building visible of her outside the window instead of the window pane
without disturbing the lens. In which direction will she move the screen to obtain a sharp image of the building?
What is the approximate focal length of this lens?
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Take two different coils of copper wire having large number of turns, say 50 and 100 turns respectively. Insert
them over a non-conducting roll as shown in the given figure. Connect the Coil-1, having large number of turns,
in series with a battery and a plug key. Also connect the other Coil-2 with a galvanometer.

i. Explain the reason for the current which is responsible for the deflection in the galvanometer. (1)
ii. Define the phenomenon involved in this case. (1)
iii. State what is observed in the galvanometer, when (2)
1. the key is closed.
2. the key is opened.
OR
A coil AB of copper wire is connected to a galvanometer as shown in the figure. What is observed when N-
pole of a strong bar magnet is

a. pushed into the coil?

b. held stationary inside the coil?
State the reason for each observation. (2)
39. A household uses the following electric appliances: [5]

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 i. The refrigerator of rating 400 W for 10 h each day.
ii. Two electric fans of rating 80 W each for 6 h daily.
iii. Six electric tubes of rating 18 W each for 6 h daily
Calculate the electricity bill for the household for the month of June, if the cost of electrical energy is Rs 3
per unit.
OR
a. State Ohm's Law.
b. Name and define the physical quantity determined by the slope of V - I curve given in the diagram. Use this graph
to find the value of this physical quantity in SI units.

c. Establish the relationship between 1 kWh and 1 joule.

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