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086/X/SA2/30/A1
Class - X
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SCIENCE
Time : 3 to 3 hours
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Maximum Marks : 80
80
Total No. of Pages : 17
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General Instructions :
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The question paper comprises of two sections, A and B, you are to attempt both the sections.
2.
All questions are compulsory.
3.
There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in all the three questions
of five mark category. Only one option in such question is to be attempted.
4.
All questions of section A and all questions of section B are to be attempted separately.
5.
Question numbers 1 to 4 in section A are one mark questions. These are to be answered in
one word or one sentence.
6.
Question numbers 5 to 13 are two mark questions, to be answered in about 30 words.
7.
Question numbers 14 to 22 are three mark questions, to be answered in about 50 words.
8.
Question numbers 23 to 25 are five mark questions, to be answered in about 70 words.
9.
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 choose one most appropriate response
out of the four provided to you.
10. An additional 15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper only. Candidates
will not write any answer on the answer sheet during this time interval.
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Which one of the following belonging to a food chain is likely to have maximum
concentration of harmful non-biodegradable chemicals in its body ?
5.
To get a real and inverted image of same size as that of the object by a thin convex lens
of focal length 29 cm, where should the object be placed ? Draw ray diagram to show
image formation in this case.
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While sitting in the last row, a student has difficulty in reading the black board clearly.
State the defect of vision the student is suffering from. Mention two causes of this
defect. Suggest a suitable lens for the correction of this defect.
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State the main role of decomposers in the ecosystem. Name any two decomposers.
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Name the hormone secreted by testis. The testis are situated out side the abdomen in
human male. Give reason .
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Two elements X (atomic number 7) and Y (atomic number 15) belong to group 15 of
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will be more electronegative and why ?
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Burning of Coal and petroleum pollute the environment . Justify this statement.
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The sky appears reddish during sunrise and bluish in the day time. Why ?
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An object is kept in front of a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm. The image is three
times the size of the object. Calculate two possible distances of the object from the
mirror.
A ray of light is incident at an angle of 450 at the interface of medium. (1) and
medium (2) as shown in the above diagram. Redraw this diagram in the answer
book and complete it. If the angle of refraction is 300 find the refractive index of
medium (2) with respect to medium (1).
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What is the homology between fore limb of frog, fore limb of lizard and wing of a bird?
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(i) human being, (ii) birds.
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What are fossils ? How are they formed ? Write their one significance.
22.
When a plant with purple flower was crossed with a plant having white flower, in F1
generation all flowers appeared were purple. If F1 generation plants are self fertilised,
what is expected in F2 progeny ? Explain with the help of a flow chart.
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SECTION - B
Four students measured focal length of a concave mirror while performing an experiment
as shown.
Four students reported the following observation tables for the experiment to trace
path of a ray of light passing through a glass slab for different angles of incidence.
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A student does the experiment on tracing the path of a ray of light passing through a
rectangular glass slab for different angles of incidence.
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In the above experiment the reaction will take place in the test tubes
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A student dissolves CuSO4, FeSO4,ZnSO4 and Al2(SO4)3 in water in four different test
tubes. He would observe that the solutions obtained appear respectively as
(a) blue, pale green, yellow, colourless
(b) blue, pale green, colourless, colourless
(c) blue, dark green, pinkish, colourless
(d) pale green, blue, green, yellow
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Following diagram was drawn by a student on having seen a prepared slide under a
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