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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II, 2012 II, 2012

SCIENCE /

67006

Class X /
Time allowed : 3 hours 3 General Instructions :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix)

X
Maximum Marks : 80 80

The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You are to attempt both the sections. All questions are compulsory. There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in all the five questions of five marks category. Only one option in such questions is to be attempted. All questions of Section-A and all questions of Section-B are to be attempted separately. Question numbers 1 to 4 in Section-A are one mark questions. These are to be answered in one word or in one sentence. Question numbers 5 to 13 in Section-A are two marks questions. These are to be answered in about 30 words each. Question numbers 14 to 22 in Section-A are three marks questions. These are to be answered in about 50 words each. Question numbers 23 to 25 in Section-A are five marks questions. These are to be answered in about 70 words each. Question numbers 26 to 41 in Section-B are multiple choice questions based on practical skills. Each question is a one mark question. You are to select one most appropriate response out of the four provided to you.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) 1 5 14 23 26 4 13 22 25 41 30 50 70

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SECTION-A / 1. Name the gases which are burnt as a mixture for welding. 2. State the range of normal vision.

3.

Mention a harmful effect of depletion of ozone layer at the higher level of atmosphere.

4.

What is 10% law in the context of energy transfer in food chains ? 10% Mention the factor that decides the number of elements in I, II, III and IV period. What is the number of elements in second and third period. I, II, III, IV

5.

6.

(i) (ii) (i) (ii)

What is meant by periodicity in properties of elements with reference to periodic table ? Why do all elements of the same group have similar properties ?

7.

List the modes of pollination and define each of them.

8.

(a) (b) (a) (b)

Differentiate between unisexual and bisexual flowers. Which of the following plants produce unisexual flower ? Watermelon, Hibiscus, Mustard, papaya.

9.

Explain why is the coin lying at the bottom of a bucket of water appear at less depth, than its actual depth ?

10.

What is long-sightedness ? Mention its causes.

11.

A myopic eye is not able to see distinctly the objects placed beyond 2 m from it. Determine the nature, the focal length and the power of lens used to correct the defect. 2m Page 3 of 14

12.

Name the fossil fuels. Why are they so-called ?

13.

What does Chipko Movement refer to ? Write its two aims.

14.

Identify the functional group present in the following compounds and give their name. CH3CH2CH2COOH CH3COCH2CH2CH3 CH3CH2CHO CH3CH2CH2COOH CH3COCH2CH2CH3 CH3CH2CHO

15.

Given below is a part of the periodic table : Li Be B C N Na Mg Al Si P As we move horizontally from left to right, what happens (i) to the metallic character of the elements ? (ii) to the atomic size of the elements ? (iii) to the valency of the elements. Give reasons for your answer. Li Na (i) (ii) (iii) Be Mg B Al C Si N P

O S

F Cl

O S

F Cl

16.

(a) (b) (a) (b)

Explain the process of budding. Show in sequence the process of budding in Hydra with the help of diagram.

17.

What is meant by speciation? List four factors which could lead to the formation of new species.

18.

Explain the mechanism of sex determination of a newborn in humans genetically.

19.

Name two homologous structures in vertebrates. Why are they so called ? How do such Page 4 of 14

organs help in understanding an evolutionary relationship ?

20.

(i) (ii)

Mention any two uses of a concave mirror. An object 2.5 cm long is placed on the axis of a concave mirror of 30 cm radius of curvature at a distance of 10 cm from it. Find the position, size and nature of the image formed. 2.5 cm 30 cm 10 cm

(i) (ii)

21.

(a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c)

Define refractive index of one medium with respect to the other in terms of angle of incidence and angle of refraction. Express absolute refractive index in terms of velocity of light in the concerned media. Refractive index of water is 1.33 and of carbon disulphide is 1.63. Which one is optically denser ?

1.33

1.63

22.

(a) (b) (a) (b)

Explain why Sun is visible two minutes before the actual sunrise ? What is Tyndall effect ? Explain.

23.

Give one reason for the following observations : (a) (b) The element carbon (C) forms a large no. of compounds. Bottom of the vessel sometimes get blackened during cooking

II

A cyclic compound 'X' has molecular formula C6H6. It is an unsaturated compound and burns with sooty flame. Identify 'X' and write its structural formula. Is X more reactive than its saturated homologue and why ? (a) (b)

(C)

II

(cyclic) 'X' C6H6 ? OR/

'X' X

(a)

Write the chemical name of absolute alcohol. Page 5 of 14

(b) Identify the compounds A, B, X, Y in the following reaction sequence. (i)

CH3CH2 OH

KMnO 4KOH AH2 Heat

(ii) (iii) (iv) (a)

Conc. H2SO4 CH3CH2 OH BH2 A Heat

BNaOH XCH3 CH2OH
A NaHCO3 CO2 Y H2 O

(b)

: (i)

A,

B,

X,

CH3CH2 OH

KMnO 4KOH AH2 Heat

(ii)

Conc. H2SO4 CH3CH2 OH BH2 A Heat

BNaOH XCH3 CH2OH
A NaHCO3 CO2 Y H2 O

(iii) (iv)

24.

(a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b)

Female and male germ cells are respectively present in Ovary and pollen grains of a flowering plant. Draw a labelled diagram to show germination of pollen on stigma. Explain post fertilization changes that occur in a flower.

OR Draw a neat labelled diagram of a human female reproductive system and label (i) Uterus (ii) Oviduct (iii) Ovary (iv) Cervix Mention two roles of placenta in the process of reproduction. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

25.

(a)

(b) (c)

Name the type of lens that should be used to obtain : (i) A virtual and magnified image. (ii) A diminished and virtual image of an object. Draw labelled ray diagrams to show the formation of the required image in each of the above two cases. Which of these lens could also form a magnified and real image of the object ? State the position of the object for which this could happen and draw a ray Page 6 of 14

diagram to explain the formation of image. (a) (i) (ii) (b) (c) OR/ Draw a labelled diagram in each of the following cases to show the position and nature of the image formed when the object is placed : (i) Between pole and focus of a concave mirror. (ii) Between 'F' and 'C' of a concave mirror. (iii)At C of concave mirror. (iv) In front of a convex mirror. If the angle of incidence (i) for a light ray in air be 45 and the angle of refraction (r) in glass be 30. Find the refractive index of glass with respect to air. (given that sin 30 (a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) 30 sin 30 (i) 45 (r) 'F' C 'C'

(a)

(b)

1 1 , sin 45 ) 2 2

1 1 ; sin 45 ) 2 2
SECTION - B /

26.

While performing displacement reaction, three students A, B, C were provided with four types of containers each of iron, zinc, glass and copper and were asked to choose the correct one for storing CuSO4. A kept it in glass container, B in iron container and C in copper container. The right choice was made by : (a) (c) Both A and B Both B and C (b) (d) Both A and C All of them

CuSO4 : , , A , B C : (a) A B (b) A C Page 7 of 14

(c) 27.

B C

(d)

A, B C

Four test tubes containing solutions (I), (II), (III) and (IV) are shown below along with their colours. Zinc sulphate is contained in :

(a) (c)

(I) (III)

(b) (d)

(II) (IV)

(I), (II), (III) (IV) :

(a) (c) 28.

(I) (III)

(b) (d)

(II) (IV)

A student dips litmus papers in solutions A and B observes that the litmus paper turns blue in solution A and orange in solution B. He infers that : (a) A is Acetic acid and B is sodium carbonate (b) A is sodium carbonate and solution B is acetic acid (c) A is HCl solution and B is NaOH solution (d) A is oxalic acid solution and B is sodium carbonate A B A B (a) (b) (c) (d) A A A HCl A B B B NaOH B

29.

On adding acetic acid to sodium hydrogen carbonate, a student observes the liberation of : (a) Greenish yellow gas with pungent smell (b) Colourless and odourless gas (c) Yellow coloured and odourless gas (d) Colourless gas with smell of rotten eggs (a) Page 8 of 14

(b) (c) (d) 30. Four students observed the colour and odour of acetic acid and its reaction with sodium hydrogen carbonate. They tabulated their observations as given below : Students Colour Odour Action with sodium hydrogen carbonate a gas evolved without bubbles Effervescence gas evolves without bubbles Effervescence

A B C D

Blue Colourless Light green Light brown

Fruity Smell of vinegar Odourless Rotten eggs

The correct set of observation is that of : (a) A (b) B

(c)

(d)

A B C D

(a) 31.

(b)

(c)

(d)

Which one of the following is a set of minimum material required for the determination of focal length of a convex lens by obtaining the image of distant object? (a) (b) (c) (d) A candle, a match box, a convex lens, a lens holder, a screen with stand. A burning candle, a convex lens, a screen with stand, a lens holder A convex lens with holder, a screen with stand, a metre scale A convex lens, a concave mirror, a lens holder, a metre scale.

? (a) , , , , Page 9 of 14

(b) (c) (d)

, , , , , , , ,

32.

To determine the focal length of a concave mirror four students A, B, C, and D obtained the image of a grill of the distant window on a wall. They measured the distances as given below between the : (A) wall and the window only. (B) (C) mirror and window only. wall and the mirror only.

(D) wall and the window and also between the mirror and the window. Correct result will be obtained by (a) (c) A C (b) (d) B D

A, B, C, D (A) (B) (C) (D)

- -

(a) (b)

A C

(b) (d)

B D

33.

A student determines the focal length of a device 'X' by focussing the image of a distant object on a screen as shown in the figure below.

The device X is : (a) (b) concave lens concave mirror Page 10 of 14

(c) (d)

convex lens convex mirror

X : (a) (b) (c) (d) 34.

A student traces the path of a ray of light passing through a rectangular glass slab. For measuring the angle of incidence and the angle of emergence, the correct setting of the protractor (D), corresponds, to diagrams :

(a)

A and D

(b)

A and C

(c)

B and D

(d)

B and C

(D)

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(a) 35.

(b)

(c)

(d)

Four students performed the experiment on tracing the path of a ray of light passing though a glass slab. They tabulated their observations as given below. Student i r e A 45 30 52 B 45 25 44 C 45 15 48 D 45 25 35 The student who performed the experiment most correctly is : (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

A B C D

45 45 45 45 (b) B

30 25 15 25

52 44 48 35 (c) C (d) D

(a) 36.

Among the figures given below, which of them shown binary fission ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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(a) 37.

(b)

(c)

(d)

From the following diagrams, select the correct ones showing stages of binary fission in amoeba and budding in yeast in their proper sequence :

(a) (c)

7, 4, 1 and 3, 6, 8 7, 4, 1 and 3, 8, 6

(b) (d)

7, 1, 4 and 3, 8, 6 4, 1, 7 and 2, 8, 6

(a) (c) 38.

7, 4, 1 7, 4, 1

3, 6, 8 3, 8, 6

(b) (d)

7, 1, 4 4, 1, 7

3, 8, 6 2, 8, 6

Among the figures given below, which of them show budding ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a) 39.

(b)

(c)

(d)

After observing a slide of yeast culture a student was asked to identify whether budding is a mode of. (a) sexual reproduction (b) asexual reproduction (c) gamete formation (d) fertilization

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(a) (c) 40.

(b) (d)

Three students A, B and C were given 10 raisins of equal mass. The raisins were soaked in water at room temperature. A removed the raisins after 15 minutes, B after 45 minutes and C after 30 minutes. They calculated the percentage of water absorbed by raisins as PA, PB and PC then, (a) PA > PB > PC (b) PA < PB < PC (c) PA < PB > PC (d) PA PB PC A, B C 10 - 10 A PA, PB (a) (c) PA > PB > PC PA < PB > PC PC (b) PA < PB < PC (d) PA PB PC 15 B 45 C 30

41.

Raisins are wiped off gently before final weighing with the help of : (a) dry cotton wool (b) dry cotton cloth (c) a filter paper (d) a hot air blower (a) (c) (b) (d) -o0o-

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