SCIENCE – Code no. 086 6 Which are the correct statements related to ozone?

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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER* (i) Ozone layer helps in increasing the UV radiations reaching earth.
CLASS – X (2025-26) (ii) Ozone is a deadly poison.
(iii) Ozone layer shields the earth from UV radiations.
Max. Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 3 hours
(iv) Ozone layer prevents UV rays which cause skin cancer.
General Instructions: (v) Ozone is formed with the help of Chloroflurocarbons.
(i) This question paper consists of 39 questions in 3 sections. Section A is Biology, A. (i), (ii), (iii)
Section B is Chemistry and Section C is Physics. B. (ii), (iii), (iv)
(ii) All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some C. (iii), (iv), (v)
questions. A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions. D. (i), (iv), (v)

Section – A Marks 7 Which of the following human activities has resulted in an increase of non- 1
biodegradable substances?
1 Select the group in which all organisms have the same mode of nutrition. 1
A. Organic farming
A. Cuscuta, yeast, legumes, leeches and tapeworm
B. Increase in tree plantation
B. Cactus, ticks, lice, leeches and cow
C. Use of plastic as packaging material
C. Cuscuta, ticks, lice, leeches and tapeworm
D. Composting of kitchen waste
D. Cactus, grass, lice, lion and tapeworm
The following two questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
2 Which of the following options indicates the products formed after breakdown 1
Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
of the glucose in our muscle cells when there is lack of oxygen?
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
A. Ethanol + carbon dioxide + Energy B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
B. Lactic acid + Energy C. A is true but R is false.
C. Lactic acid + carbon monoxide + Energy D. A is false but R is true.
D. Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy
8 Assertion (A): Tallness of a pea plant is controlled by an enzyme. 1
3 Which of the following is a correct combination of function and part of the 1 Reason (R): The gene for that enzyme makes proteins which help the plant to
brain? be tall.
A. Posture and balance: Cerebrum
B. Salivation: Medulla in midbrain 9 Assertion (A): Vulture will always have the least amount of pesticides in a food 1
C. Hunger: Pons in hindbrain chain.
D. Blood pressure: Medulla in hindbrain Reason (R): Vulture occupies the last trophic level and it gets only 10% of
energy of the previous trophic level.
4 The blood glucose level in a patient was very high. It may be due to 1
inadequate secretion of: 10 Unlike animals, plants do not have any excretory products as they do not eat 2
food. Comment upon the statement with justification.
A. growth hormone from pituitary gland
B. oestrogen from ovary 11 Students to attempt either option A or B. 2
C. insulin from pituitary gland A. How many chambers are there in the heart of the following organisms?
D. insulin from pancreas How is mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood prevented in their
body?
5 In a cross between black furred rabbit (B) and white furred rabbit (b), all 1 (i) Fishes
offspring were found to have black fur. What can be inferred about the genetic (ii) Humans
makeup of the parent rabbits? OR
A. BB X bb B. Explain the mechanism by which the water is transported in plants?
B. Bb X Bb 12 About 100 acres of forest land was declared as Natural reserve park. The 2
C. Bb X bb following organisms were predominant in the Natural reserve park:
D. bb X bb
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 rabbit, frog, grass, fish, fox, water insects, zebra, peacock, snake, trees, bird, For visually impaired students
owl, insects, tiger, vulture, duck.
D. How will the digested food be taken up by the alimentary canal?
Create a food web comprising two separate food chains with different
producers by using the above data. 16 Attempt either option A or B. 5

13 Draw and explain how the nerve cells help in transmission of impulses? 3 A. Puneet wanted to grow banana plants.
(i) Based on your knowledge on plant reproduction should he opt for seeds
14 In a genetic experiment, plants with pure round green seeds (RRyy) were 3 or any alternate method of reproduction. Justify your answer.
crossed with plants with wrinkled yellow seeds (rrYY). (ii) Offsprings of a banana plant usually show very little variation. What
(i) Show the gametes formed when F1 was self-pollinated. causes variation and are variations good or bad? Justify.
(ii) A total of 144 seeds were produced which developed into saplings.
OR
Show the ratio in which these traits are independently inherited in
these144 sapling. B. Annie was conducting research on the number of fruits produced by
watermelon under different conditions. She grew 25 watermelon plants
15 Neha consumed boiled sweet potatoes and boiled eggs for breakfast. Help her 4 each in both glass house A and B. She introduced pollinators in glass
to understand some steps in the process of digestion of the food taken by her house A only.
by answering the questions given below. (i) What difference will she observe in the number of fruits produced in the
Attempt either subpart A or B. two glass houses? Explain with reason.
(ii) List 3 changes that will occur in a flower once it gets fertilized.
A. Which of these food items is rich in proteins? In which part of the
alimentary canal is the digestion of this component initiated? Name the Section – B
enzymes, conditions required and the glands associated with the
digestion here. 17 Which of the following equations represent redox reactions and what are the
values for ‘p’ and ‘q’ in these equations? 1
OR
Equation 1: Fe2O3(s) + 2Al(s) Al2O3 (s) + p Fe(l) + heat
B. Which of these food items contains fats? How is it digested? Equation 2: 2C4H10(g) + 13O2(g) △ 8CO2(g)+ q H2O(g)
C. Which of these food items is rich in starch? How is its digestion initiated?
A. Only equation 1 is a redox reaction, p =1 and q=3
D. The figure given below represents parts of the human alimentary canal.
B. Both equations 1 and 2 are redox reactions, p= 2 and q=4
Which of these parts will have the maximum amount of digested food as
C. Only equation 2 is a redox reaction, p= 2 and q= 10
soon as the process of digestion is completed?
D. Both equations 1 and 2 are redox reactions, p= 2 and q=10

18 Four statements about the reactions of oxides with dilute hydrochloric acid and
aqueous sodium hydroxide are listed. 1
I. Aluminium oxide reacts with both dilute hydrochloric acid and aqueous
sodium hydroxide.
II. Calcium oxide reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid and aqueous sodium
hydroxide.
III. Zinc oxide reacts with both dilute hydrochloric acid and aqueous sodium
hydroxide.
IV. Sulphur dioxide does not react with either dilute hydrochloric acid or
aqueous sodium hydroxide.
Which statements are correct?
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and IV
D. III and IV

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19 An iron nail is added to each of the two test tubes ‘P’ and ‘Q’ containing C. A is true but R is false.
aqueous copper (II) sulphate, and aqueous silver nitrate respectively. Which of 1 D. A is false but R is true.
the following observation is correct?
24 Assertion (A): C4H8, C4H6 and C4H10 are members of the same homologous 1
A. In test tube ‘P’ iron nail is coated with a blue coating and in test tube ‘Q’
there is no reaction. series
B. Iron nail is coated with a brown coating in test tube ‘P’ and silver coating Reason (R): C4H8, C4H6, C3H4, C3H6, C2H4, C2H2 are unsaturated
in test tube ‘Q’. hydrocarbons.
C. There is no reaction in either of the test tubes ‘P’ or ‘Q’.
D. There is no reaction in test tube ‘P’ but a silver coating on iron nail is 25 The following activity is set-up in the science lab by the teacher. 2
He clamped an aluminium wire on a stand and fixed a pin to the free end of
seen in test tube ‘Q’.
the wire using wax. Then he heated the wire with a burner from the end where
20 Methyl orange is added to dilute hydrochloric acid and to aqueous sodium the wire is clamped. Students observed the pin fall off.
hydroxide. What is the colour of the methyl orange in each solution? 1

Sample colour in dilute colour in aqueous

hydrochloric acid sodium hydroxide
A Orange Red
B Red Yellow
C Red Orange
D Yellow Red

21 Which of the following substances when dissolved in equal volume of water,

will have the highest pH value? 1
A. Sulphuric acid A. If the teacher replaces aluminium wire by silver wire, will the students’
B. Acetic acid observation change? Justify your answer.
C. Magnesium hydroxide B. Will the aluminium wire melt? Give reason for your answer.
D. Sodium hydroxide
26 Attempt either option A or B.
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22 When excess of carbon dioxide is passed through lime water, the milkiness A. An element ‘X’ is stored in kerosene, and cannot be extracted from its ore
disappears because 1 using a reducing agent. ‘X’ forms an ionic compound on reaction with
A. water soluble calcium carbonate converts to water soluble calcium chlorine.
bicarbonate. (i) Can we store ‘X’ in water? Give reason to support your answer.
B. insoluble calcium carbonate converts to water soluble calcium (ii) Identify element ‘X’. Name the process used and write the equation for
bicarbonate. extraction of ‘X’ from its ore.
C. water soluble calcium carbonate converts to insoluble calcium OR
bicarbonate. B. The domes of many building in Europe are made of copper. These domes
D. insoluble calcium carbonate converts to insoluble calcium bicarbonate. now appear greenish in colour.
(i) Why do the domes appear greenish though copper is orange-red in
23 In the reaction of aqueous solution of barium chloride with aqueous solution of 1 colour?
sodium sulphate, the aqueous solution formed will be: (ii) In your opinion, should the copper domes be replaced by iron domes to
A. BaCl2 overcome the problem of change of colour of copper domes?
B. BaSO4 (iii) Domes used to be made from thin sheets of metals. Why did the ancient
C. Na2SO4 architects use copper to make domes?
D. NaCl 27 Amrita electrolysed distilled water using the set-up shown in figure 1. She was 3
expecting two gases to be evolved at the anode and cathode respectively
The following question consists of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer
these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
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 colour from pink to colourless. When Sara added a drop of NaOH to the
solution, the colour changed to back to pink again.
Sara now tried the activity with different volumes of NaOH and recorded her
observation in the table given below:

S. No. Volume of dil. Drops of dil.

NaOH taken (mL) H2SO4 used
1 2 20
2 3 30
3 4 40
Fig.1
Answer the following questions based on the above information:
Suddenly, she realised that the bulb in the circuit did not glow when she used
distilled water (figure 2) A. If Sara used concentrated H2SO4 in place of dilute H2SO4, how many drops
will be required for the change in colour to be observed?
(a) 40
(b) < 40
(c) >40
Justify your answer.
B. Sara measured 20 drops of dil. H2SO4 and found its volume to be 1 mL. If
Sara observed a change in colour of NaoH solution by using 3 mL of
H2SO4, how many mL of NaOH did she add to the test tube initially?
OR
Fig. 2 Sara takes 10 drops of dilute H2SO4 in the test tube and adds two drops of
After this realization, she added a substance to the distilled water for phenolphthalein solution to it. Then she adds NaOH dropwise. Sara
electrolysis to take place. observes a change in colour after adding 20 drops of NaOH. What change
Answer the following questions based on the information given above: in colour would she observe and why?
C. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction taking place in the
A. Which gas was she expecting to be formed at the anode and which one
above experiment. Which of the following is true and why? The reaction is
at the cathode respectively?
B. Why did the bulb not glow when Amrita passed electricity through a
distilled water? (a) neutralisation and double displacement reaction
C. Which substance was added by Amrita to distilled water to get the (b) neutralisation and precipitation reaction
expected result? (c) precipitation and double displacement reaction
------------------- (d) neutralisation, double displacement as well as precipitation reaction.
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Identify the type of reaction: A. A hydrocarbon with the formula CxHy undergoes complete combustion as
A. ZnO + C Zn + CO shown in the following equation:
B. ZnCO3 heat ZnO + CO2 2CxHy + 9O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O.
C. 2Mg + O2 2 MgO + heat (a) What are the values of ‘x’ and ‘y’?
(b) Give the chemical (IUPAC) name of the hydrocarbon.
28 Sara took 2 mL of dilute NaOH solution in a test tube and added two drops of 4
(c) Draw its electron dot structure.
phenolphthalein solution to it. The solution turned pink in colour. She added
(d) Name the alcohol which on heating with conc. H2SO4 will produce the
dilute H2SO4 to the above solution drop by drop until the solution in the test
above hydrocarbon CxHy.
tube became colourless. 40 drops of dilute H2SO4 were used for the change in

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 (e) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of CxHy with Section – C
hydrogen gas in presence of Nickel.
Arnav was making notes and he wrote down the following statements from his 1
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understanding of reflection from curved surfaces.
B. The electronic structures of atoms P and Q are shown below
I. Concave mirrors can produce both real and virtual images depending on
the position of the object.
II. Convex mirrors always produce real, inverted images regardless of the
object’s position.
III. In both concave and convex mirrors, the image location can be
1 1 1
determined using the mirror formula = + where f is the focal length,
𝑓 𝑣 𝑢
v is the image distance, and u is the object distance.
Choose from the following the correct option that lists the correct statements
about reflection from curved surfaces.
Based on the information given above, answer the following questions:
A. I and II
(a) If P and Q combine to form a compound, what type of bond is formed
B. I, II and III
between them?
C. II and III
(b) Give the chemical formula of the compound formed.
D. I and III
(c) The compound so formed is dissolved in water. Is the resultant solution
acidic or basic in nature? Justify your answer.
31 Choose the correct option from the below which explains the reason for us to 1
(d) Write the chemical equation for the reaction between ‘Q’ and ethanol.
perceive the day sky as blue.
(e) What will be the formula of the compound formed when ‘P’ undergoes
A. As sunlight passes through the atmosphere, shorter wavelengths, such
bonding with carbon?
as blue are scattered more than other colors.
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B. The sky appears blue because all colors are scattered equally, but
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blue light is stronger and more visible to the human eye.
A. A hydrocarbon with the formula CxHy undergoes complete combustion as C. The blue color of the sky is due to longer wavelengths like red and
shown in the following equation: orange scattering more than shorter wavelengths, making blue stand
2CxHy + 9O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O. out more.
D. The atmosphere contains blue-colored particles that give the sky its
(a) What are the values of ‘x’ and ‘y’? blue appearance.
(b) Give the chemical (IUPAC) name of the hydrocarbon.
(c) Is CxHy a saturated or an unsaturated hydrocarbon? The following question consists of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer
(d) Name the alcohol which on heating with conc. H2SO4 will produce the these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
above hydrocarbon CxHy. A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(e) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of CxHy with B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
hydrogen gas in presence of Nickel. C. A is true but R is false.
OR D. A is false but R is true.
B. Oxygen can combine with both metals and non-metals. It combines with 32 Assertion (A): A point object is placed at a distance of 26 cm from a convex 1
Calcium to form CaO and with carbon to form CO2. mirror of focal length 26 cm. The image will not form at infinity.
(a) What type of bond is formed between carbon and oxygen? 1 1 1
Reason (R): For above given system the equation 𝑓 = 𝑣 + 𝑢 gives v = ∞.
(b) Identify the type of bond formed between Calcium and oxygen.
(c) Which of the above compounds will be a good conductor of electricity
in molten state and why?
(d) Comment on the physical state (solid, liquid or gas) of CaO and CO2.
(e) What is the valency of carbon in CO2?

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The above image shows the formation of an image with an optical instrument.
A. Identify the optical instrument (shown schematically as a rectangle) in
the image.
B. What type of image is formed in this case?
C. Based on the measurements given in the image, calculate the focal
length of the instrument. Study the circuit and find out-
(i) Current in 12 ohm resistor
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(ii) Difference in the readings of ammeter A1 and A2 if any
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A. Under what conditions can a convex lens form a virtual image?
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through a convex lens onto the paper? A. You are given four resistors each having resistance of R ohm. Find the
maximum and minimum resistance that can be made with these four
34 Attempt either option A or B. 2 resistors.
A. OR
B. A copper wire has a length L=2 m, a cross-sectional area A=0.5 mm2, and
resistivity ρ=1.7×10−8 Ω-m. Calculate the resistance of another wire made
of the same material whose length is twice the length of the wire but has
the same cross-sectional area.

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The above image shows a corrective measure for a particular defect of vision.
(i) Identify the defect of vision and state what kind of lens is used to correct
this deficiency.
Find out the following in the electric circuit given in the figure- (ii) Draw and label a ray diagram that shows the defect of vision in the above
(i) Effective resistance of two 8 ohm resistors in the combination. case before correction.
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(i) What is dispersion of light?
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 (ii) Explain the condition under which dispersion happens? OR
(iii) Give one reason that causes presbyopia. D. A photographer is using a DSLR camera to take a picture of a flower.
The flower is positioned 150 mm away from the camera lens. The actual
36 A student needs to make a 0.12 Ω resistor. She has some copper wire of 0.80 3 height of the flower is 80 mm, and the image height formed on the
mm diameter. Resistivity of copper is 1.8 × 10–8 Ωm camera’s sensor is measured to be 20 mm. Calculate the focal length of
(i) Determine the cross-sectional area of the wire. the camera lens.
(ii) Calculate the length of wire required for the 0.12 Ω resistor.
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37 Magnetic field lines are shown in the given diagram. A student makes a 3
Zarina worked as an apprentice in a factory where flashlights and solar cookers
statement that the magnetic field at X is stronger than at Y.
(i) Explain with reason if the student’s claim is correct. are made. She learnt to make the circuits, the design of the light-box and light
(ii) Also redraw the diagram and mark the direction of magnetic field lines. concentrators of the solar cookers as well. She learnt the uses of lenses in
making all those tools. Based on your understanding of lenses, answer the
following questions.
A. What kind of lenses are used in the flashlight and light concentrator of the
solar-cooker?
B. Give reasons for your choices in your answer for part A.
Attempt either subpart C or D.
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C. An object is placed 40 cm away from a lens which is normally used in a
solar-cooker. The image formed is twice the size of the object. Calculate
the focal length of the lens.
OR
D. An object is placed 20 cm in front of a lens which is used in a flashlight,
and the image is formed 10 cm away from the lens on the same side as
the object. Calculate the focal length of the lens.

39 Attempt either option A or B. 5

A.

The above image is that of a Digital Single Lense Reflector (DSLR) Camera
which are used to take high resolution photographs by professional
photographers. The second image of the above two is a schematic diagram of
how an image is formed on the sensor of the camera. Based on your
understanding of the lenses, answer the following questions.
A. What type of lens is used in the DSLR camera shown in the image?
B. What type of image is formed on the sensor?
Attempt either subpart C or D.
The arrangement of resistors shown in the above figure is connected to a
C. A photographer is using a DSLR camera with a lens of focal length battery.;
f=50 mm to take a close-up photograph of a small object. The lens The power dissipation in the 100 Ω resistor is 81 W. Calculate
projects an image onto the camera sensor that is located 60 mm behind (i) the current in the circuit
the lens. Calculate the object distance (i.e., the distance between the (ii) the reading in the voltmeter V2
object and the lens). (iii) the reading in the voltmeter V1

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B.

An electric heater consists of three similar heating elements A, B and C,

connected as shown in the figure above. Each heating element is rated as 1.2
kW, 240 V and has constant resistance. S1, S2 and S3 are respective
switches.
The circuit is connected to a 240 V supply.
(i) Calculate the resistance of one heating element.
(ii) Calculate the current in each resistor when only S1 and S3 are
closed.
(iii) Calculate the power dissipated across A when S1, S2 and S3 are
closed.
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A.
(i) Explain why in household circuits only the fuse is connected in series
with all the rest of the appliances but all appliances are connected in
parallel to each other.
(ii) In a household circuit, an electric heater of power 1500 Wand a fan of
power 500 W are connected in parallel to a 220 V supply. A fuse rated
for 10 A is connected to the circuit to protect it from excessive current.
(a) Calculate the total current drawn by the heater and the fan.
(b) Determine whether the 10 A fuse is appropriate for this circuit or
if it will blow.
OR
B. Two resistors, R1=6 Ω and R2=12 Ω, are connected in parallel to a 24V
battery. The circuit operates for 5 minutes.
(i) Calculate the total heat generated in both resistors.
(ii) If each resistor has a power rating of 100 W, determine whether it is safe
to use these resistors in the circuit.

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