SCIENCE
Roll No. Q.P. Code Science/1/1
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the title page of the answer book.
NOTE:
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(ii) Please check that this question paper contains 39 questions.
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page of the answer-book by the candidate.
(iv) Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the answer-book before attempting it.
(v) 15 minutes have been allotted to read this question paper. From 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the
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during this time. From 10:30 a.m., the student should start writing the answers in the provided
answer sheet and must complete the question paper by 1:30 p.m.
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Time allowed : 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
(i) This question paper consists of 39 questions in 3 sections. Section A is Biology, Section B is
Chemistry and Section C is Physics.
(ii) All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A
student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
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BIOLOGY
1. The energy released during cellular respiration 5. Which part of the male reproductive system
is used to synthesise. transports urine and semen outside the body?
(A) Ribosomes (A) Vas deferens
(B) ADP (B) Urethra
(C) ATP (C) Seminal vesicle
(D) mitochondria (D) Prostate gland
2. Failure or reduced insulin production causes 6. The correct order of the parts of a nerve cell
through which a nerve impulse is transmitted is.
(A) Goitre
(A) Nerve endings-dendrites-axon-cell body
(B) Dwarfism
(B) Cell body-axon-dendrites -nerve endings
(C) Cretinism
(C) Dendrites-nerve endings-cell body axon
(D) Diabetes
(D) Dendrites - cell body-axon-nerve endings
3. The decomposers in an ecosystem convert
7. Which one of the following is not a natural
(A) inorganic substance into organic substance
ecosystem?
(B) simpler substance into complex substance
(A) Pond ecosystem
(C) solar energy into chemical energy
(B) Grassland ecosystem
(D) organic substance into inorganic substance
(C) Forest ecosystem
4. Which of the following statements are correct in
(D) Cropland ecosystem
reference to the role of "A" (shown in the given
diagram) during a breathing cycle in human 8. Assertion (A): Food web is a network of
beings? several food chains operating in an ecosystem.
Reason (R): Food web decreases the stability
of an ecosystem.
(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.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.
(i) It helps to decrease the residual volume of
air in lungs. 9. Assertion (A): The small intestine has finger
(ii) If flattens as we inhale. like projection.
(iii) It gets raised as we inhale.
Reason (R): Villi increase the surface area for
(iv) It helps the chest cavity to become larger.
digestion.
(A) (ii) and (iv)
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct
(B) (iii) and (iv) explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true, and R is not the
(C) (i) and (ii)
correct explanation of A.
(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) (C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.
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10. (a) Why are the organisms of first trophic level 12. Sex chromosomes in human males and females
important in any food chain? are X Y and X X respectively. The statistical
probability of getting either a male or a female
(b) Justify the following statement: 'The flow of
child is 50%. Justify this statement giving a
energy in an ecosystem is unidirectional.
reason.
11. (a) Mention two components of blood.
(b) Trace the movement of oxygenated blood in
the body.
(c) Write the functions of valves present in
between atria and ventricles.
(d) Write one structural difference between the
composition of artery and veins.
OR
(a) Write the reaction that occurs when glucose
breaks down anaerobically in yeast.
(b) Name the balloon-like structures present in
the lungs. List its functions
13. (a) What are phytohormones? List four types of 14. With the help of Mendel’s experiments, show
phytohormones. Where are these hormones that:
synthesized?
(A) traits may be dominant or recessive, and
(b) What happens when a growing plant detects
(B) traits are inherited independently.
light? Explain in brief.
15. When a girl is born, the ovaries already contain thousands of immature eggs. One mature egg is released
every month by one of the ovaries. The two oviducts unite into an elastic-bag like structure known
as uterus.
Attempt either subpart A or B.
(A) How does the uterus prepare itself to receive and nurture the growing embryo? Explain.
OR
(B) How does the developing embryo get nutrition from the mother's blood? Explain.
(C) What happens when the egg is not fertilized?
(D) Write the site of fertilization in human female.
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16. Attempt either option A or B.
(A)
(i) There is a difference in the rate of breathing between aquatic organisms and terrestrial
[Link] reason.
(ii) Write the name and function of the basic filtering unit of the kidney.
(iii) What is the function of rings of cartilage present on Trachea.
(iv) Why it is necessary to separate oxygenated blood and de-oxygenated blood in mammals and
birds?
(v) why is the small intestine in herbivores longer than carnivores?
OR
(B)
(i) Draw a well labelled diagram of the human alimentary canal and label the following:
(a) Food pipe (b) Small intestine (c) Liver (d) Stomach.
(ii) How do guard cells regulates opening and closing of stomata?
(iii) How do desert plants perform photosynthesis?
CHEMISTRY
17. The equation 21. Which of the given features of carbon enables it
to form a large number of compounds ?
(A) Tetravalency
represents
(B) Catenation
a. decomposition reaction
b. displacement reaction (C) Atomic size
c. combination reaction (D) Both (A) & (B)
d. double displacement reaction
e. redox reaction
(A) a and b 22. Which of the following statements are usually
correct for carbon compounds? These
(B) c and d
(I) are good conductors of electricity .
(C) b and e (II) are poor conductors of electricity.
(III) have strong forces of attraction between
(D) d and e their molecules.
(IV) do not have strong forces of attraction
18. When Mg ribbon is burnt in air, the change is: between their molecules.
(A) Physical change (A) (I) and (III) (B) (II) and (III)
(B) Chemical change (C) (I) and (IV) (D) (II) and (IV)
(C) Both
(D) None
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19. Na2CO3.10H2O represent the formula of which 23. Reaction between X and Y, forms compound Z.
one of the following ? X loses electron and Y gains electron. Which of
the following properties is not shown by Z?
(A) Sodium carbonate
(A) Has high melting point
(B) Baking soda
(B) Has low melting point
(C) Sodium acetate
(C) Conducts electricity in molten state
(D) Washing soda
(D) Occurs as solid
20. An element X forms two oxides XO and XO2.
The oxide XO is neutral but XO2 is acidic in 24. Assertion (A): Iron gets rusted in moist air.
nature. The element X is most likely to be Reason (R): Rusting requires both oxygen and
(A) Sulphur moisture.
(B) Carbon (A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
Reason is the correct explanation of the
(C) Calcium Assertion.
(D) Hydrogen (B) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but
Reason is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
25. (i) While electrolyzing water before passing the current some drops of an acid are added why?Name
the gases liberated at the cathode and anode. Write the relationship between the volume of
gas collected at the anode and the volume of gas collected at the cathode.
(ii) What is observed when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight? Give the type of reaction
involved.
26. How is copper obtained from its ore (Cu2S)? 27. What is dilution? What precaution should be
Write only the chemical equations. How is taken during dilution of a strong acid like
copper thus obtained refined? Name and explain sulphuric acid?
the process along with a labelled diagram.
OR
A metal A, which is used in thermite process,
when heated with oxygen gives an oxide B,
which is amphoteric in nature. Identify A and B.
Write down the reactions of oxide B with HCl and
NaOH.
28. Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
The reaction between MnO2 with HCl is depicted in the following diagram.
It was observed that a gas with bleaching abilities was released.
(a) What type of the chemical reaction occurs between MnO2 and HCl?
(b) Which substance undergoes oxidation and which substance undergoes reduction?
(c) If zinc is used instead of MnO2 in the above reaction, what observation will be recorded?
(d) Identify the oxidising agent and reducing agent in the reaction given in passage.
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29. i. How is vinegar made?
ii. What is glacial acetic acid? What is its melting point?
iii. Why is butanoic acid a weak acid?
iv. Write the name and the formula of the two compounds formed when the ester, CH3COOC2H5 undergoes
saponification.
OR
A carbon compound 'P' on heating with excess of conc. H2SO4 forms another carbon compound Q which
on addition of hydrogen in the presence of nickel catalyst forms a saturated carbon compound 'R'. One
molecule of R on combustion forms two molecules of carbon dioxide and three molecules of water.
Identify P, Q and R and write the chemical equation involved.
PHYSICS
30. Short sightedness is also known as: 32. Assertion (A): Iron filings scattered around a
straight current carrying conductor in a plane
(A) Myopia
perpendicular to the length of the conductor
(B) Hypermetropia arrange themselves in concentric circles.
(C) Presbiopia Reason (R): Magnetic field has both magnitude
and direction.
(D) Cataract
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct
31. The near and far points are determined with explanation of A
regards to the function of which part of the eye? (B) Both A and R are true, and R is not the
(A) Pupil correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(B) Retina
(D) A is false but R is true
(C) Eye ball
(D) Ciliary muscles
33. (a) When does a fuse cut off current? 34. From the surface of the moon, astronauts could
not observe a rainbow. Give reason.
(b) What is the maximum number of 40 watt
bulbs that can be run from the main supply of
220 volts if you do not want to overload a 5A
fuse.
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35. (i) On what factors does the resistance of a 37. The figure shows two magnets X and Y kept
conductor of a wire depend on? near each other. Their poles are not marked,
but the magnetic field lines are shown in the
(ii) Why are metals good conductors of
figure.
electricity whereas rubber is a bad conductor of
electricity? Give reason.
(iii) Why are alloys commonly used in electrical
heating devices? Give reason.
36. (i) Write the relationship between focal length If magnet X is moved towards magnet Y as
and radius of curvature of a spherical mirror. indicated by the arrow, will the two magnets
(ii) Why is the refractive index of a medium attract or repel each other? Justify your answer
always greater than one? Draw the ray diagram by describing how you interpret the field lines.
for light traveling into glass from air.
(iii) A lens has –3D power. Find the focal length
of the lens and also describe the nature of the
lens?
38. The below image is that of a reflecting telescope. Reflecting telescopes revolutionised our
ways of looking into the sky. They employ mirrors to gather and focus light rather than relying
solely on lenses as in their refracting counterparts. These telescopes utilise precisely shaped and
polished mirrors to capture incoming light and reflect it to a focal point, where it forms an
image for observation.
(a) What kind of image of the star is seen by the observer at the eyepiece?
(b) What kind of mirror is used in this reflecting telescope?
(c) Explain with reason what kind of optical device (type of lens or mirror) that is used at the eyepiece.
OR
(d) What is the role of the plane mirror in the telescope?
39. (i) Deduce the expression for the equivalent resistance of three resistors R1, R2 and R3
connected in parallel in an electric circuit.
(ii) Consider the following electric circuit.
(a) Which two resistors are connected in series?
(b) Which two resistors are connected in parallel?
(c) If every resistors of the circuit is of 3 , what current will flow in the circuit?
OR
(a) What is meant by the statement, 'The resistance of a conductor is one ohm'?
(b) Define electric power. Write an expression relating electric power, potential difference
and resistance.
(c) How many 132 W resistors in parallel are required to carry 10 A on a 220 V line?
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