Saraswati Vidhya Mandir, Gandhinagar

Chapters : 1,2 Std 10 : Science Date : 11/02/26

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Marks : 80marks Unit Test Time : 03 Hour
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A Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 1 Mark] [26]
1. Magnesium ribbon burns with which coloured flame in presence of air ?
(A) Bright white (B) Bright blue coloured (C) A bright purple (D) Bright green
2. By which symbol aqueous state of reactants and products are shown in a chemical equation ?
(A) l (B) aq (C) g (D) lq
3. In a chemical equation, either reactant or product, the solution made in what is called aqueous ?
(A) Alcohol (B) Ether (C) Water (D) Air
4. In whose presence can photosynthesis become possible ?
(A) Sunlight and chloroplast (B) Water and oxygen
(C) Water and nitrogen (D) Sunlight and air
5. Calcium hydroxide reacts slowly with the carbon dioxide in air to form a thin layer of ......... on the walls.
6. If during chemical reaction, heat is required to break the bonds of reactants is called ......... reaction.
7. In a redox reaction, the substance which is reduced is called .......... agent.
8. Silver chloride is insoluble in water.
9. The formula of sodium sulphite is Na2SO4.
10. The balanced equation of chemical reaction is called skeletal chemical equation for that
reaction.
11. The total mass of elements present in products of any chemical reaction is equal to the
mass of elements present in the reactants.
heat
2FeSO4(s) ¾¾
12. ¾® Fe2O3(s) + SO2(g) + SO3(g) is which kind of reaction ?
13. Write a thermal decomposition reaction whose product is used in preparation of cement.
14. Write a chemical equation for balanced electrolysis of acidified water.
15. The reaction between magnesium and oxygen of the air forms ..........
16. In word equation for chemical reactions reactants are written towards .......... with putting + sign between
them.
17. Give two uses of Quick lime.
18. Calcium hydroxide very strongly reacts with water and forms slaked lime. Which type of reaction is this ?
(A) Displacement reaction (B) Precipitation reaction (C) Combination reaction (D) Oxidation reaction
19. What is the chemical formula of marble ?
(A) Na2CO3 (B) CaCO3 (C) BaCO3 (D) Ca(OH)2
20. The chemical formula of copper sulphate is CuSO4.
21. CaCO3 solution is used to whitewash the wall.
22. Zn + sulphuric acid ® zinc sulphide + Hydrogen.
23. Explain : Respiration.
24. Which changes occur in the flower after fertilization ?
25. Give explanation of two types of pollination.
26.
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B Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 2 Marks] [44]
Column - I Column - II
Metal (Colour of rust due to corrosion)
(i) Silver (a) Black colour
27. (ii) Copper (b) Green colour
(c) Brown colour

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 Column - I Column - II
(i) Decomposition of (a) Exothermic
Ferrous sulphate
28. (ii) Dilution of sulphuric (b) Endothermic
acid
(c) Oxidation

29. What is metallic lustre ? Explain with examples.

30. Explain : Metals have lustre using proper activity / experiment.
31. Metals are hard. Explain with example.
32. Metals possess the property of malleability. Explain with example.
33. Metals possess property of Ductility. Explain with example.
34. Explain : Molecular movements are necessary for life.
35. Explain : It is necessary for molecules to move.
36. What are called life processes ? Give explanation in brief.
37. Find out, from Table-9.3 the medium having highest optical density. Also find the medium with lowest
optical density.
38. You are given kerosene, turpentine and water. In which of these does the light travel fastest ? Use the
information given in Table-10.3.
39. Light enters from air to glass having refractive index 1.50. What is the speed of light in the glass ? The
speed of light in vacuum is 3 ´ 108 ms–1.
40. Define 1 dioptre of power of a lens.
41. Write the uses of convex mirror.
42. A current of 0.5 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb for 10 minutes. Find the amount of electric
charge that flows through the circuit.
43. How much work is done in moving a charge of 2 C across two points having a potential difference
12 V ?
44. Write Ohm’s law.
45. Explain : Garden is an ecosystem.
46. What is mirror formula ? Explain.
47. What is nutrition ? Explain its usefulness.
48.
//X Draw a chart of break down of Glucose molecule in presence and absence of oxygen.
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C Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 3 Marks] [18]
49. Metals are good conductors of heat and have high melting points. Explain this matter with an example.
50. Answer the following questions from the given diagram.

E
N
F i1
Air
A B
O Glass
r1
N'
Glass slab

M
i2
L
C D
O' G Air
r2
H
M' P

v Answer the following questions correctly :

1) Which is incident ray ? Wish You - All The Best
2) Which is emergent ray ?
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v Answer the following questions correctly :

1) Which is incident ray ?
2) Which is emergent ray ?
3) What happens when a ray of light passes from air to glass ?
4) From which angle is the lateral displacement occurring ?
51. What is ecosystem ? Give types of ecosystem and explain about it.
52. Give an explanation of electric resistance and electric resistivity by writing what is on the electrical
resistance depends ?
53. Why alloys are used in electrical heating devices ?
54. Explain the magnification produced by spherical mirrors.

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