ANSWER KEY (Broad & Brief)
SCIENCE (086)
Series: JPR_PBI/25-26/10/086 – SET No. 1
SECTION A – BIOLOGY
1. Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from aerial parts of plants and helps in regulation of
temperature. Answer: (b)
2. Correct matching of blood vessels with their functions is option A.
3. Cytokinin delays ageing of leaves; hence option C is incorrect.
4. Flame acts as a stimulus that initiates a response. Answer: (b).
5. In a monohybrid cross (Tt × Tt), 50% offspring are heterozygous. Answer: (B).
6. The food web contains 3 primary consumers and 2 secondary consumers. Answer: (C).
7. According to 10% law, energy at producer level = 5000 kJ. Answer: (d).
8. Sex is decided by chromosomes. X chromosome of male comes from mother, so Reason is
false. Answer: (c).
9. Food chains cause biomagnification of harmful chemicals. Answer: (b).
10. Nephrons are present in kidneys. Each nephron consists of Bowman’s capsule, glomerulus,
tubules and collecting duct. It filters blood and forms urine.
11. Peristaltic movements occur throughout the gut. They push food forward and mix it with
digestive juices.
12. Ozone layer damage allows harmful UV rays to reach Earth causing skin cancer. CFCs are
being banned to prevent this damage.
13. Adrenaline hormone is released during danger. It increases heart rate, breathing rate and
prepares body for emergency.
14. It is a monohybrid cross. F■ generation shows dominant trait. Parents are TT × tt and F■ is Tt.
15. Rice is rich in carbohydrates. Digestion starts in mouth by salivary amylase and completes in
small intestine. Bile helps in fat digestion and nutrients are absorbed in small intestine.
16. After implantation, uterine wall thickens to nourish embryo. If fertilization does not occur, uterine
lining breaks and menstruation occurs. Contraception helps family planning and better health.
SECTION B – CHEMISTRY
17. H■S acts as reducing agent and SO■ as oxidising agent. Answer: (C).
18. Correct matching is option (B).
19. No reaction occurs in test tubes II and IV. Answer: (C).
20. The gas evolved is CO■. It turns lime water milky, extinguishes fire and dissolves in NaOH.
Answer: (b).
21. Antacid is basic and turns pH paper greenish-blue. Answer: (d).
22. Ionic compounds have high melting point, so low melting point is incorrect. Answer: (b).
23. Slaking of lime is exothermic and solution is basic. Answer: (b).
24. Ethene is unsaturated, so it undergoes addition reaction. Answer: (a).
25. Sodium chloride and washing soda are both neutral salts formed from strong acid and strong
base.
26. The metal is copper. It is extracted by roasting, self-reduction and electrolytic refining.
27. Gas turns wet blue litmus red showing acidic nature. The gas is HCl.
28. Zinc dust increases rate, copper does not react, NaOH produces hydrogen gas.
29. A is ethanol, B is ethene and C is ethane. Ethanol on combustion produces CO■ and water.
SECTION C – PHYSICS
30. Parallel emergent rays indicate a rectangular glass slab. Answer: (a).
31. Correct statements are (ii) and (iv). Answer: (B).
32. Myopia is corrected by concave lens, not converging lens. Answer: (c).
33. Normally incident ray passes undeviated. Oblique ray bends towards normal in glass.
34. Effective resistance is calculated using series-parallel rules. Current is found using Ohm’s law.
35. Mayank is correct. Due to atmospheric refraction, star appears higher than its actual position.
36. Total energy consumed = 194.4 units. Electricity bill = ■1166.4.
37. Right hand thumb rule gives direction of magnetic field. Fleming’s left hand rule gives direction
of force.
38. Net power = +2D (converging). Focal length of –2.5D lens is –0.4 m.
39. Bulbs glow brighter in parallel. In series, other bulbs go off if one fuses; in parallel others
continue glowing.