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CBSE MOCK TEST – IV

ALL XTH STUDYING BATCHES

SCIENCE
Time: 1:30 Hours Max Marks: 45

Instructions:

1. The question paper comprises two sections A and B. You are to attempt both the sections.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. All questions of Section A and B are to be attempted separately.
4. Question number 1 to 3 in Section A are one mark question. They are to be answered in
one word or in one sentence.
5. Question number 4 to 9 in Section A are two marks questions. These are to be answered in
30 word each.
6. Question numbers 10 to 12 in Section A are three marks questions. These are to be answer
in about 50 word each.
7. Question numbers 13 to 15 in Section A are 5 marks questions. These are to be answer in
70 words each.
8. Question number 16 to 18 in Section B are based on practical skills. Each question is a two
marks question. These are to be answered in brief.

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 SECTION – A

Very Short Answer type (1 mark each)

1. What is the valency of silicon with atomic number 14?

2. What is the charge on an electron

3. How is the brain protected from shocks?

Short Answer type- (2 marks each)

4. How and why does the atomic size vary as you go :

(i) From left to right along a period.
(ii) Down a group

5. (i) Name the parts of neuron. Where information is acquired?

(ii) Through which information travels as an electrical impulse?
(iii) Where this impulse must be converted into a chemical signal for onward transmission?

6. Should the resistance of an ammeter be low or high? Give reason.

7. How does use of a fuse wire protect electrical appliances?

8. Explain Newland law of octane and its limitation.

9. Explain ‘reflex action’ with a suitable example.

Short Answer type- (3 marks each)

10. What are hormones? Name the hormone produced by thyroid gland and state its function.

11. (a) State Ohm’s law? [1½ + 1½]

(b) What is electrical resistivity of a material? What is its unit?

12. Write the number of groups and periods in Modern Periodic Table. Mention the criteria of placing
elements in the (i) same group and (ii) same period. Illustrate your answer with an example for each
case.

Long Answer type (5 marks each)

13. Find out the following in the electric circuit given in figure.
(a) Effective resistance of two 8  resistors in the combination
(b) Current flowing through 4  resistor
(c) Potential difference across 4  resistance
(d) Power dissipated in 4  resistor
(e) Difference in ammeter readings, if any

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14. The atomic number of an element is 16. Predict
(i) the number of valence electrons in its atom
(ii) its valency
(iii) its group number
(iv) whether it is a metal or a non-metal
(v) Nature of its oxide

15. Name the hormones required for the following:

(i) Functioning of mammary glands.
(ii) Regulation of calcium and phosphate in blood
(iii) Lowering of blood glucose.
(iv) Development of moustache and beard in human male.
(v) Maturation of graafian follicle

SECTION – B

Short Answer type- (2 marks each)

16. (a) If 2 elements with atomic number 6 and 16 react, then nature of compound will be:
(b) An element X (atomic number 20) burns in presence of oxygen to form ______ oxide.

17. Mr. Kapoor has a habit to iron his shirt every morning before going to office. One morning he forgot
to keep the hot iron in proper place and left for office. His two year old daughter touched the iron
and her hand got burnt. Mrs. Kapoor immediately put the hand of her daughter under a running tap
as a first aid. On the basis of above passage answer the below question.
(a) How do we react when we touch a hot object?

18. The values of current I flowing in a given resistor for the corresponding values of potential difference
V across the resistor are given below
I (Ampere) 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
V (Volt) 1.7 3.4 6.8 10.2 13.6
Plot a graph between V and I and calculate the resistance of the resistor.

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