1 MARK

Who discovered natural radioactivity?

2. Which radioactive material is present in the ore of pitchblende?
3. Write any two elements which are used for inducing radioactivity?
4. Write the name of the electromagnetic radiation which is emitted during a natural radioactivity.
5. If A is a radioactive element which emits an α - particle and produces 104 Rf 259. Write the atomic number and
mass number of the element A.
6. What is the average energy released from a single fission process?
7. Which hazardous radiation is the cause for the genetic disease?
8. What is the amount of radiation that may cause death of a person when exposed to it?
9. When and where was the first nuclear reactor built?
10. Give the SI unit of radioactivity.
11. Which material protects us from radiation?

2 MARK
1 Classify the types of force based on their application.
2 If a 5 N and a 15 N forces are acting opposite to one another. Find the resultant force and the direction of action of
the resultant force
3 Define moment of a couple
4 State the principle of moments.
5 State Newton’s second law.
6. Why a spanner with a long handle is preferred to tighten screws in heavy vehicles?
7. While catching a cricket ball the fielder lowers his hands backwards. Why?
8. How does an astronaut float in a space shuttle
9 What is refractive index?
10. State Snell’s law.
11. Draw a ray diagram to show the image formed by a convex lens when the object is placed between F and 2F.
12. Define dispersion of light
13 State Rayleigh’s law of scattering
.14. What is power of accommodation of eye?
15 What are the causes of ‘Myopia’?
16 Why does the sky appear in blue colour?
17 Why are traffic signals red in colour
18 Define one calorie
19 What is co-efficient of cubical expansion?
20 State Boyle’s law
21. State-the law of volume
22 What is co-efficient of real expansion?
23 What is co-efficient of apparant expansion
24 Define the unit of current.
25 Why is tungsten metal used in bulbs, but not in fuse wires?
26. Name any two devices, which are working on the heating effect of the electric current
27 State Ohm’s law.
28 What is a longitudinal wave?
29 Why does sound travel faster on a rainy day than on a dry day?
30 Why does an empty vessel produce more sound than a filled one?
31 Explain why, the ceilings of concert halls are curved.
32 Mention two cases in which there is no Doppler effect in sound?
33 Write any three features of natural and artificial radioactivity.
34. Define critical mass.
35. Define one roentgen.
36. State Soddy and Fajan’s displacement law.
37. Give the function of control rods in a nuclear reactor.
38. In Japan, some of the new born children are having congenital diseases. Why?
39 What is stellar energy?
40 Give any two uses of radio isotopes in the field of agriculture?
41 'X – rays should not be taken often'. Give the reason.
42. Cell phone towers should be placed far away from the residential area – why?
43 Define: Relative atomic mass.
44. Write the different types of isotopes of oxygen and its percentage abundance.
45. Define: Atomicity
46. Give any two examples for heterodiatomic molecules.
47. What is Molar volume of a gas?
48. Find the percentage of nitrogen in ammonia.
49 What is rust? Give the equation for formation of rust.
50. State two conditions necessary for rusting of iron.
51 Name the acid that renders aluminium passive. Why?
52 What is Alloy why they are made
53 Define Amalgam
54 Uses of copper
55 Uses of aluminium
56 Define the term: Solution
57 What is mean by binary solution
58 Give an example each i) gas in liquid ii) solid in liquid iii) solid in solid iv) gas in gas
59 Define Volume percentage
60. The aquatic animals live more in cold region Why?
61. Define Hydrated salt.
62. A hot saturated solution of copper sulphate forms crystals as it cools. Why?
63. Classify the following substances into deliquescent, hygroscopic. Conc. Sulphuric acid, Copper sulphate penta
hydrate, Silica gel, Calcium chloride, and Gypsum salt
64 Define solubility
65 Can a nickel spatula be used to stir copper sulphate solution? Justify your answer.
66 Uses of ethanol
67 Uses of ethanoic acid
68 Give an account on vascular bundle of dicot stem.
69 Write a short note on mesophyll.
70 Draw and label the structure of Oxysomes.
71 Name the three basic tissues system in f lowering plants.
72 What is photosynthesis and where in a cell does it occur?
73 What is respiratory quotient?
74 Why should the light dependent reaction occur before the light independent reaction?
75 Write the reaction for photosynthesis
76 How is diastema formed in rabbit
77 Why is the teeth of rabbit called heterodont
78 Why are the rings of cartilages found in trachea of rabbit?
79 Leeches do not have an elaborate secretion of digestive juices and enzymes -Why?
80 .How is the digestive system of rabbit suited for herbivorous mode of feeding?
81 What causes the opening and closing of guard cells of stomata during transpiration?
82. What is cohesion
83 What would happen to the leaves of a plant that transpires more water than its absorption in the roots
84 Why is the circulation in man referred to as double circulation?
85. What are heart sounds? How are they produced?
86. What is the importance of valves in the heart?
87. Who discovered Rh factor? Why was it named so?
88 Why is the Sinoatrial node called the pacemaker of heart?
89 Minerals cannot be passively absorbed by the roots.
90 . Guard cells are responsible for opening and closing of stomata.
91. The movement of substances in the phloem can be in any direction.
92 Minerals in the plants are not lost when the leaf falls.
93. The walls of the right ventricle are thicker than the right auricles.
94 Mature RBC in mammals do not have cell organelles.
95 Why are the walls of the left ventricle thicker than the other chambers of the heart?
96. Doctors use stethoscope to hear the sound of the heart. Why?
97. How does the pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein differ in their function when compared to a normal artery
and vein?
98. Transpiration is a necessary evil in plants. Explain
99 Define stimulus.
100. Name the parts of the hind brain.
101. What are the structures involved in the protection of brain?
102. Give an example for conditioned reflexes.
103 Which acts as a link between the nervous system and endocrine system?
104. Define reflex arc.
105 What are synthetic auxins? Give examples.
106. What is bolting? How can it be induced artificially?
107 Bring out any two physiological activities of abscisic acid their effect
108. What will you do to prevent leaf fall and fruit drop in plants? Support your answer with reason.
109. What are chemical messengers? .
110 Why are thyroid hormones refered as personality hormone?
111. Which hormone requires iodine for its formation? What will happen if intake of iodine in our diet is low?
112 What is the role of parathormone?
113 What will happen if you cut planaria into small fragments?
114. Why is vegetative propagation practiced for growing some type of plants?
115. How does binary fission differ from multiple fission?
116 Define triple fusion.
117 . Write the characteristics of insect pollinated flowers.
118. Name the secondary sex organs in male
119. What is colostrum?
120 How is milk production hormonally regulated?
121 How can menstrual hygiene be maintained during menstrual days?
122 How does developing embryo gets its nourishment inside the mother's body?
123 Identify the parts A, B, C and D
124 Write the events involved in the sexual reproduction of a flowering plant. a. Discuss the first event and write the
types. b. Mention the advantages and the disadvantages of that event.
125. Why are the human testes located outside the abdominal cavity? Name the pouch in which they are present .
126. Luteal phase of the menstrual cycle is also called the secretory phase. Give reason.
127 Why are family planning methods not adopted by all the people of our country?
128 Why menstrual cycle does not take place before puberty and during pregnancy ?
129 List out the napkin hygiene measures taken during menstruation ?
130 Why did Mendel select pea plant for his experiments?
131 What do you understand by the term phenotype and genotype?
132. What are allosomes?
134 What are Okazaki fragments?
135. Why is euploidy considered to be advantageous to both plants and animals?
13 6. A pure tall plant (TT) is crossed with pure dwarf plant (tt), what would be the F1 and F2 generations? Explain.
137 The degenerated wing of a kiwi is an acquired character. Why is it an acquired character?
138. Why is Archaeopteryx considered to be a connecting link?
139. Define Ethnobotany and write its importance.
140 How can you determine the age of the fossils?
141 Discuss the method of breeding for disease resistance.
142. Name three improved characteristics of wheat that helped India to achieve high productivity
143. Name two maize hybrids rich in amino acid lysine
145 State the applications of DNA fingerprinting technique.
146. How are stem cells useful in regenerative process?
147 Organic farming is better than Green Revolution. Give reasons
148. Polyploids are characterised by gigantism. Justify your answer.
149 What are the various routes by which transmission of human immuno deficiency virus takes place ?
150 Why is a dietary restriction recommended for an obese individual ?
150. What precautions can be taken for preventing heart diseases ?
151 Men addicted to tobacco lead to oxygen deficiency in their body. What could be the
possible reason?
152. Name any three foods that are to be avoided and included in the diet of a diabetic patient.
Why should it be followed?
153 What is the importance of rainwater harvesting?
154 What are the advantages of using biogas?
155. What are the environmental effect caused by sewage?
156 What are the consequences of deforestation?
157 What will happen if trees are cut down?
158. What would happen if the habitat of wild animals is disturbed?
159. What are the agents of soil erosion?
160. Why fossil fuels are to be conserved?
161. Solar energy is a renewable energy. How?
161. How are e-wastes generated?
162. What is the importance of rainwater harvesting?
163. What are the advantages of using biogas?
164. What are the environmental effect caused by sewage?
165. What are the consequences of deforestation?
167 Why is it not possible to use solar cells to meet our energy needs? State three reason to support to your answer.
168 How would you dispose the following wastes? a. Domestic wastes like vegetable peels b. Industrial wastes like
metallic cans Can the disposal protect the environment? How?
169. List any three activities based on 4R approach to conserve natural resources.
170 define parathenocarpy
171 What is Scratch?
172. Write a short note on editor and its main parts?
173. What is Stage?
174. What is Sprite?
DIAGRAM
3 LAWS, F-2F,REAL AND APARENT EXPANSION,CHLOROPHYLL,OVULE,SPERM,ANTHER,NEWRON AND ITS TYPES
RABBIT MALE REPRODUCTIVE,THYRIOD ADRINAL GLANDS,BRAIN

4 AND 7 MARK
1 What are the types of inertia? Give an example for each type.
2. State Newton’s laws of motion?
3. Deduce the equation of a force using Newton’s second law of motion.
4. State and prove the law of conservation of linear momentum.
5. Describe rocket propulsion.
6. State the universal law of gravitation and derive its mathematical expression
7. Give the applications of universal law gravitation.
8 “Wearing helmet and fastening the seat belt is highly recommended for safe journey” Justify your answer using
Newton’s laws of motion
9 List any five properties of light
10. Explain the rules for obtaining images formed by a convex lens with the help of ray diagram.
11. Differentiate the eye defects: Myopia and Hypermetropia
12 Explain the construction and working of a ‘Compound Microscope’.
13 Derive the ideal gas equation.
14. Explain the experiment of measuring the real and apparent expansion of a liquid with a neat diagram
15 What is meant by electric current? b) Name and define its unit. c) Which instrument is used to measure the
electric current? How should it be connected in a circuit?
16. a) State Joule’s law of heating. b) An alloy of nickel and chromium is used as the heating element. Why? c) How
does a fuse wire protect electrical appliances?
16 What are the advantages of LED TV over the normal TV? b) List the merits of LED bulb
17 What are the factors that affect the speed of sound in gases?
18 What is mean by reflection of sound? Explain: a) reflection at the boundary of a rarer medium b) reflection at the
boundary of a denser medium c) Reflection at curved surfaces
19 What do you understand by the term ‘ultrasonic vibration’? b) State three uses of ultrasonic vibrations. c) Name
three animals which can hear ultrasonic vibrations.
20 What is an echo? a) State two conditions necessary for hearing an echo. b) What are the medical applications of
echo? c) How can you calculate the speed of sound using echo
21 Explain the process of controlled and uncontrolled chain reactions.
22. Compare the properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiations.
23 Give the salient features of “Modern atomic theory”.
24. Derive the relationship between Relative molecular mass and Vapour density
25 Identify the bond between H and F in HF molecule. b) What property forms the basis of identification? c) How
does the property vary in periods and in groups?
26 Methods of preventing corrosion
27 What are called thermolysis reactions?
28. Explain the types of double displacement reactions with examples.
29. Explain the factors influencing the rate of a reaction
30 How does pH play an important role in everyday life?
31. What is a chemical equilibrium? What are its characteristics?
32 What is called homologous series? Give any three of its characteristics?
33 How is ethanol manufactured from sugarcane?
34 How does the light dependent reaction differ from the light independent reaction? What are the end product and
reactants in each? Where does each reaction occur within the chloroplast?
35 List out the parasitic adaptations in leech.
36 Medicinal value of leech
37 How do plants absorb water? Explain.
38 What is transpiration? Give the importance of transpiration
39 Why are leucocytes classified as granulocytes and agranulocytes? Name each cell and mention its functions.
40. Enumerate the functions of blood
41 With a neat labelled diagram explain the structure of a neuron.
42 Illustrate the structure and functions of brain.
43 Classify neurons based on its structure
44 Write the physiological effects of gibberellins.
45. Where are estrogens produced? What is the role of estrogens in the human body
46 With a neat labelled diagram describe the parts of a typical angiospermic ovule.
47 What are the phases of menstrual cycle? Indicate the changes in the ovary and uterus
48 How is the structure of DNA organised? What is the biological significance of DNA?
49 The sex of the new born child is a matter of chance and neither of the parents may be considered responsible for
it. What would be the possible fusion of gametes to determine the sex of the child?
50 Natural selection is a driving force for evolution-How?
51 What are the effects of hybrid vigour in animals.
52 Biofortification may help in removing hidden hunger. How?
53. With a neat labelled diagram explain the techniques involved in gene cloning.
54. Discuss the importance of biotechnology in the field of medicine. Suggest measures to overcome the problems of
an alcoholic. Changes in lifestyle is a risk factor for occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Can it be modified ? If yes,
suggest measures for prevention
55 How does rainwater harvesting structures recharge ground water?
56. How will you prevent soil erosion
57 How does rainwater harvesting structures recharge ground water?
58. How will you prevent soil erosion?
59 What are the sources of solid wastes?
60 How are solid wastes managed?
61. Enumerate the importance of forest.
62. What are the consequences of soil erosion?