Important Instructions for the School Principal

(Not to be printed with the question paper)

1) This question paper is strictly meant for the use in School Based Summative AssessmentII, March-2012 only. This question paper is not to be used for any other purpose except mentioned above under any circumstances. 2) The intellectual material contained in the question paper is the exclusive property of Central Board of Secondary Education and no one including the user school is allowed to publish, print or convey (by any means) to any person not authorised by the Board in this regard. 3) The School Principal is responsible for the safe custody of the question paper or any other material sent by the Central Board of Secondary Education in connection with School based SA-II, March-2012, in any form including the print-outs, compact-disc or any other electronic form. 4) Any violation of the terms and conditions mentioned above may result in the action criminal or civil under the applicable laws/byelaws against the offenders/defaulters.

Note:
Please ensure that these instructions are not printed with the question paper being administered to the examinees.

Page 1 of 14

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II, 2012 II, 2012

SCIENCE /

67007

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

Page 2 of 14

SECTION-A / 1. Name the product formed when hydrogen is added to ethene.

2.

State the cause of formation of rainbow in the sky.

3.

Identify producers from the following Frog, blue green algae, grass hopper, fish, grass.

4.

Draw a line diagram to show flow of solar energy in ecosystem.

5.

How would the tendency to gain electrons change as we go from left to right across a period in the modern periodic table ? Give reason.

6.

What is meant by the term valency ? How does it change on moving down a group ? Justify your answer.

7.

Leaves of Bryophyllum fallen on the ground produced new plants, whereas the leaves of rose do not. Why ?

8.

How do oral contraceptives work ? What is their role ?

9.

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

Define refractive index. State the laws of refraction.

10.

Explain the reason due to which red colour is chosen for showing STOP signal at a traffic crossing. Mention any one advantage of this choice. STOP

Page 3 of 14

11.

(i) (ii) (i)

The defect of vision in a persons eye is identified as Presbyopia. What does it imply ? State two causes due to which this defect in vision occurs.

(ii)

12.

Name any two fossil fuels. Why are they so - called ?

13.

Mention the role of forests in conserving the environment. How do the forest get depleted ?

14.

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

Give a test that can be used to differentiate chemically between butter and cooking oil. Name the product obtained when ethanol is oxidised by either acidic potassium dichromate or alkaline potassium permanganate. Explain why soap is not suitable for washing clothes with hard water.

15.

An element A reacts with oxygen to form A2O. (i) State the number of electron in the outermost orbit of A. (ii) To which group of periodic table does A belong ? (iii) State whether A is a metal or a non-metal. A A2O (i) (ii) (iii) A A A

16.

State in brief the role of human male reproductive system. Why is it called the urinogenital system ?

Page 4 of 14

17.

(a) (b) (c)

Define a Fossil. Identify this fossil of invertebrate from this diagram and write its name. What evidence does it provide in favour of evolution ?

(a) (b) (c)

18.

Study the given diagram and answer the following question

Why do traits of thin and low body weight not inherited to the next generation ? Answer in detail.

19.

A round seeded plant (RR) is crossed with a wrinkled seeded plant (rr). Find out the phenotypes and genotypes of F1 and F2 generation. (RR) F1 F2

20.

(a) (b)

Define one dioptre power of lens. How will you identify whether a given lens is concave or convex without touching it ? Also mention one use of each of the lens. Page 5 of 14

(a) (b)

21.

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

A real image 4/5 size of object is formed 18 cm from a lens. Calculate the focal length of the lens. Draw the ray diagram to show the image formation for the above case. 4/5 18 cm

22.

Explain the refraction of light through a triangular glass prism using a labelled ray diagram. Hence define the angle of deviation with the help of figure.

23.

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

Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated carbon compound. Write one example of each of such compounds and give their structural formula. Draw electron dot structure of methane and ethane.

OR/ (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 24. (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) OR/ Give an example of a bisexual flower. What is its female reproductive part known as ? Draw a diagram of its longitudinal section showing the process of germination of pollen on stigma and label the following on it : (i) male germ cell. Page 6 of 14 Describe the human female reproductive organ system with the help of a labelled diagram. What happens when egg is not fertilized ? Define Hydrocarbons. Mention the general name of saturated hydrocarbons and the hydrocarbons containing double and triple bonds respectively. What is an heteroatom in the context of hydrocarbons ? Write names of any two functional groups and give their formula too.

(c) (a) (b)

(ii) female germ cell. (iii) ovary (iv) pollen tube List any two differences between pollination and fertilization.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (c) 25. (a) (b) Identify the type of mirror which should be used to obtain a diminished and erect image. Identify the type of lens which should be used to obtain real and highly diminished image. Draw labeled diagrams to show the formation of required image in each case.

(a) (b)

OR/ Draw labeled ray diagram in each of the following cases to show the position and nature of the image formation when the object is placed : (a) At the centre of curvature of a concave mirror. (b) Between optical centre and focus of a convex lens. (c) Between f and 2f of a convex lens.

(a) (b) (c) f 2f SECTION - B / 26. Four different test tubes were filled with aluminium sulphate solution. Different metals were introduced into these test tubes in following manner. Test tubes 1 2 3 4 metal introduced Zn Fe Cu Al Observation No change No change No change No change Page 7 of 14

The correct inference which we draw from here is : (a) Zn is more reactive than Al (b) Cu is more reactive than Al (c) (d) Zn is more reactive than Cu Al is more reactive than Zn, Fe and Cu

- - 1 2 3 4 Zn Fe Cu Al

(a) Zn Al (b) (c) (d) 27.

Cu Al

Zn Cu

Al Zn, Fe Cu Red brown

An iron nail has been introduced into CuSO4 solution. deposition of Cu on the iron nail will take place : (a) from the bottom of the nail (b) from the head of the nail (c) on the immersed part of the nail (d) deposition will not take place CuSO4 (a) (b) (c) (d)

28.

John put 2 mL of acetic acid in each of the following test tubes each containing different salt. If burning candle is brought near each of the following test tube, in which of the following, candle will get extinguished.

(a)

(b)

II

(c)

III

(d)

IV Page 8 of 14

2 mL

(a) 29.

(b)

II

(c)

III

(d)

IV

A student took 5 mL of acetic acid in three test tubes A, B and C. He then added 5 mL., 10 mL. and 15 mL. water in each test tube respectively. He observed that a clear solution is obtained in (a) test tube A only (b) test tubes A and B only. (c) test tubes B and C only (c) all the test tubes. A, B 15 mL (a) (c) A B C (b) (c) A B C 5 mL 5 mL, 10 mL

30.

Blue and red litmus paper are successively dipped in acetic acid taken in a test tube. A student would observe (a) Red litmus turns blue (b) Blue litmus turns red (c) Red litmus turns colourless (d) Blue litmus turns colourless.

(a) (c) 31.

(b) (d)

A student obtains image of sun by a convex lens at a distance of 10 cm from lens. From this he infers that the approximate focal length of the lens is : (a) (c) 20 cm 5 cm (b) (d) 10 cm 15 cm

10 cm : (a) (c) 20 cm 5 cm (b) (d) 10 cm 15 cm

32.

A student wanted to pick up a concave mirror from three mirrors A, B, C lying on a table to find its focal length. He looks into mirror A, he finds his image enlarged and erect. When he looks in mirror B, his image is diminished and erect. When he looks in mirror C, his image is erect and of Page 9 of 14

same size. The correct identification of A, B, C in respective order will be : (a) (b) (c) (d) convex, concave, plane. concave, plane, convex. concave, convex, plane. plane, concave, convex.

A, B, C

A A, B C : (a) (b) (c) (d) 33. , , , ,

, B C

, , , ,

Four students A, B, C, D were asked to record their observations on the nature of image of a distant object as formed by a convex lens. They recorded their observations as : (A) (B) (C) inverted, virtual and magnified. virtual, magnified and erect. virtual, diminished and erect.

(D) real, diminished and inverted. The correct observation recorded is by : (a) (c) A C (b) (d) B D

A, B, C, D - - : (A) (B) (C) (D) : (a) A (c) 34. C , , , , (b) (d) B D

A student traces the path of a ray passing through a rectangular glass slah . For measuring angle of incidence he should position the protractor (Dee) in the manner shown in figure.

Page 10 of 14

(1) (3)

A C

(2) (4)

B D

( ) ?

(a) (c) 35.

A C

(b) (d)

B D

Four students A, B, C and D traced the path of a ray of light passing through a glass slab placed in air. Their observations about the incident and emergent ray were as given below.

The student who made the correct observation is : (a) A (b) B (c) C (c) D A, B, C D

Page 11 of 14

 : (a) (c) A C (b) (c) B D

36.

Binary fission in amoeba and budding in yeast are respectively shown in figures

(a)

A and B

(b)

C and B

(c)

C and D

(d)

D and A

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

37.

A student was given two permanent slides, one of binary fission in amoeba and other of budding in yeast. He was asked to identify any one difference in the nucleus of the two. One such difference, he identified correctly was : (a) (b) Presence of one nucleus in amoeba, two in yeast cell and one in bud. Presence of two nuclei in centrally constricted amoeba, one in yeast cell and one in its bud. (c) (d) Presence of two distant nuclei in amoeba, one in yeast cell and two in bud. Presence of a single nucleus each in amoeba, yeast cell and its attached bud.

Page 12 of 14

(a) (b) (c) (d) 38. Following diagrams were drawn by four students after observing the prepared slides of budding in yeast.

The correct diagrams are : (a) I and II (b)

II and III

(c)

III and IV

(d)

IV and I

(a) 39.

II

(b)

II

III

(c)

III

IV

(d)

IV

A student observes a slide and states his observations as There is a cell and there is another similar cell of comparatively smaller size attached to the top of the first cell This slide could be that of : (a) Amoeba with bud (b) Two daughter cells of amoeba (c) Two buds of yeast (d) Yeast with bud (a) (c) (b) (d)

40.

For determining the percentage of water absorbed by raisins in given time apart from water, Page 13 of 14

raisins and a watch, the following materials are required : (a) a graduated cylinder, a thermometer and a filter paper (b) a watch glass, a graduated cylinder, a thermometer, a weighing balance (c) a beaker, a thermometer, a filter paper, a weighing balance (d) a graduated cylinder, thermometer and a weighing balance

(a) (b) (c) (d) 41. While performing an experiment to determine the percentage of water absorbed by raisins, the following data was obtained : Mass of water in the beaker = 50g Mass of raisins before soaking in water = 5g Mass of raisins after soaking in water for 2 hours = 8g. Then the percentage of water absorbed by raisins would be : (8 5) g100 (8 3) g100 (a) (b) 8g 8g (8 3) g100 (8 5) g100 (c) (d) 5g 5g = 50g = 5g 2 = 8g

(a) (c)

(8 5) g100 8g (8 3) g100 5g

(b) (d) -o0o-

(8 3) g100 8g (8 5) g100 5g

Page 14 of 14