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CLASS X – SCIENCE

TIME: 3 hr SUBJECTIVE TEST - 3 Max.Marks: 80

General Instructions:-

1. This question paper comprises of three sections, A,B and C. You have to attempt all the sections.

2. All question are compulsory (except where options are given)

3. All questions of section- A,B and C are to be attempted separately.

4. Question numbers 1 to 20 in Section-A are one mark questions which include MCQ, VSA type and assertion-
reason type questions. These are to be answered in one word or once sentence.

5. Question number 21 to 30 in Section-B are three marks questions which include short answer type questions.
These are to be answered in about 50-60 words each.

6. Question number 31 to 36 in Section-B are five marks questions which include long answer type questions.
These are to be answered in about 80 - 90 words each.

7. Paper carried a total of 80 marks

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 SECTION – A

1. The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to:

(a) Its area of cross-section (b) density (c) melting point (d) length

2. Aladin had two lenses. a convex lens of power +2D and a concave lens of power -2D.
While playing he put the two lenses one after the other. He observes that the combination acts as

(a) convex lens of power 0 D (b) bi-focal lens of power 0 D

(c) prism (d) glass slab

3. The minimum speed of the wind which is required to run a windmill is:
(a) 5 km/h (b) 35km/h (c) 15km/h (d) 20 km/h

4. The colored light that refracts most while passing through a prism is
(a) Yellow (b) Violet (c) Blue (d) Red

5. While Verifying the experiment done by Hans Christian Oersted , Bella found out
that if the compass is placed above the wire , the needle shows deflection towards the
west direction. The wire lies along the north-south direction. Then the current in the wire is from
(a) North to south (b) south to north
(c) can be either (d) none of these.

6. Ethane, with the molecular formula C2H6 has

(a) 6 covalent bonds. (b) 7 covalent bonds.

(c) 8 covalent bonds. (d) 9 covalent bonds.

7. While cooking, if the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the outside, it means that
(a) The food is not cooked completely. (b) The fuel is not burning completely.
(c) The fuel is wet. (d) The fuel is burning completely

8. An element reacts with oxygen to give a compound with a high melting point. This compound is also
soluble in water. The element is likely to be
(a) Calcium (b) Carbon (c) Silicon (d) Iron

9. 10 mL of a solution of NaOH is found to be completely neutralised by 8 mL of a given solution of HCl.

If we take 20 mL of the same solution of NaOH, the amount HCl solution (the same solution as before)
required to neutralise it will be
(a) 4 mL (b) 8 mL (c) 12 mL (d) 16 mL

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10. Which of the statements about the reaction below are incorrect?

2PbO(s) + C(s) → 2Pb(s) + CO2(g)

(a) Lead is getting reduced. (b) Carbon dioxide is getting oxidised.

(c) Carbon is getting oxidised. (d) Lead oxide is getting reduced.

(i) (a) and (b) (ii) (a) and © (iii) (a), (b) and (c) (iv) all

11. Prominent leader of Chipko movement was:

(a) chandi Prasad bhatt (b) Sunderlal Bahuguna (c) Medha Patkar (d) Baba Amte

12. In natural ecosystem decomposers include :

(a) all microbes (b) Bacteria and fungi
(c) Both a and b (d) only bacteria

13.The hormone that regulates water and salt balance in body:

(a) Glucagon (b) Insulin (c) ADH (d) STH

14.The recessive character will express in

(a) F1 (b) F2 (c) both a and b (d) F3 only

15.Monohybrid ratio is
(a) 9:3:3:1 (b) 9:1 (c) 9:3:1 (d) 3:1

For the Questions (15-20) Each question contains Assertion and Reason. Each question has 4
choices (a),(b),(c) and (d) out of which only one is correct. So select the correct choice.
a. Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion
b. Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is NOT a correct explanation for Assertion.
c. Assertion is True, Reason is False .
d. Assertion is false, Reason is True.

16. Assertion: Insulators do not allow the flow of current through themselves.
Reason: They have no free charge carriers.
17. Assertion : The setting sun appears to be red.
Reason : Scattering of light is directly proportional to the wavelength

18. ASSERTION: Combustion reactions are also called exothermic oxidation reac

REASON: In these reactions oxygen is added and heat energy is released.

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19. Assertion : Transpiration lowers down plant temperature

Reason: transpiration reduces the concentration of minerals

20. Assertion : Walls of ventricles are thicker than atria

Reason: This prevents backflow of blood.

SECTION – B

21. i)What is potential difference? Give its unit with definition.

ii) A wire is 1m long, 0.2mm in diameter and has resistance of 10Ω. Calculate its resistivity.

22. Draw and explain the ray diagram formed by a concave lens when
a. Object is at infinity b. Object is at finite distance from the mirror
or
4.5 cm needle is placed 12 cm away from a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. Give the location of
image and magnification. Describe what happens to the image as the needle is moved farther from the
mirror.

23. Draw a well labelled diagram of a biogas plant. Why is slurry left behind considered useful?
Or
The far point of a myopic person is 150 cm in front of the eye. Calculate the focal length and the power
of a lens required to enable him to see distant objects clearly.

24. Compare and contrast the arrangement of elements in Mendeléev’s Periodic Table and the Modern
Periodic Table.

25. Nitrogen (atomic number 7) and phosphorus (atomic number 15) belong to group 15 of the Periodic
Table. Write the electronic configuration of these two elements. Which of these will be more
electronegative? Why?

26. Draw the structures for the following compounds.

(i) Ethanoic acid (ii) Bromopentane (iii) Butanone (iv) Hexanal (v) Propanone (vi)Propyne

27. Why do leaves of Touch me not plant droop when touched? Name the phenomenon involved in this
response.
28. What happens at the synapse between two neurons?
29. Describe process of digestion in human

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30. Give one word for :
a) Birth canal
b) Muscular sac that encloses testes
c) Site of fertilization

SECTION – C

31. (a) What is the role of fuse used in series with any electrical appliance?
(b) Why should a fuse with defined rating not be replaced by one with a larger rating?
(c) Name the three types of wires used in household circuits. Out of these three which wire is used as a

safety measure especially for those appliances that have metallic body? State the colour of insulation
used for this wire. How it ensures the safety of the user?

32. (a) Resistors are given as R1 = 10 ohm, R2 = 20 ohm, and R3 = 30 ohm. Calculate the effective resistance

when they are connected in series. Also calculate the current flowing when the combination is connected
to a 6 V battery.

(b) Two bulbs A and B are rated as 90 W -120V and 60 W -120 V respectively. They are connected in
parallel across a 120 V source. Find the current in each bulb. Which bulb will consume more energy?

(c) The filament of an electric lamp, which draws a current of 0.2 A, is used for 5 hours. Calculate the
amount of charge flowing through the circuit.

OR
(a) A person is able to see objects clearly only when these are lying at distance
between 50 cm and 300 cm from his eye.
i)What kind of defect of vision is he suffering from?
ii)What kind of lenses will he required to increase his range of vision from 25 cm to infinity?
Explain
(b) A 5cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 10 cm.
The distance of the object from the lens is 15 cm. Find the nature, position and size of the image.

(c) Differentiate between renewable and non – renewable sources of energy with one example for
each.(two points)

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33. Explain the mechanism of the cleaning action of soaps with suitable diagram.

34. Give reasons

(a) Platinum, gold and silver are used to make jewellery.

(b) Sodium, potassium and lithium are stored under oil.

(c) Aluminium is a highly reactive metal, yet it is used to make utensils for cooking.

(d) Carbonate and sulphide ores are usually converted into oxides during the process of extraction.

(e) why copper is used.

35. Draw labelled diagram of internal structure of human heart and describe the process of double circulation
36. What is bio gas? How is it formed ?what is its significance?
OR

Explain 5 R’s for sustainable development.

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