EXPECTED SCIENCE QUESTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC EXAM 2025

1. ACHIEVEMENT TEST ( 2 & 3 ) 100 QUESTIONS – SURELY MINIMUM - 5 MARKS

CAN GET.
2. IF STUDIED WELL, THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS MINIMUM 20 MARKS CAN GET.

1. Define inertia. Give its classification.

2. Differentiate mass and weight. .
3. Differentiate convex lens and concave lens.
4. Differentiate the eye defects: Myopia and Hypermetropia
5. Why does the sky appear in blue colour?
6. Why are traffic signals red in colour?
7. Name three animals which can hear ultrasonic vibrations.
8. List the merits of LED bulb.
9. Define one calorie..
10. State Boyle’s law
11. State Snell’s law.
12. Explain why, the ceilings of concert halls are curved?
13. Write any three features of natural and artificial radioactivity.
14. Mention two cases in which there is no Doppler effect in sound?
15. Describe rocket propulsion.
16. List any five properties of light.
17. Compare the properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiations.
18. Give any two uses of radio isotopes in the field of agriculture?
19. State Joule’s law of heating.
20. An alloy of nickel and chromium is used as the heating element. Why?
21. How does a fuse wire protect electrical appliances?
22. (a) What is meant by electric current? b) Name and define its unit.
23. What is an echo?
24. State two conditions necessary for hearing an echo
25. Define: Atomicity.
26. State Avogadro’s law.
27. Mention any two applications of Avogadros law
28. Give the salient features of “Modern atomic theory”.
29. Give any two examples for heterodiatomic molecules.
30. What is rust? Give the equation for the formation of rust.
31. State two conditions necessary for rusting of iron.
32. Define the term: Solution.
33. What is aqueous and non-aqueous solution? Give an example.
34. The aquatic animals live more in cold region Why?
35. Define Hydrated salt.
36. What happens when MgSO4 .7H2O is heated? Write the appropriate equation.
37. Define solubility.
38. What is mean by binary solution?
39. In what way hygroscopic substances differ from deliquescent substances?
40. Differentiate reversible and irreversible reactions.
41. How does pH play an important role in everyday life?
42. Differentiate soaps and detergents.
43. What is called a homologous series? Give any three of its characteristics.
44. What is mean by Esterification reaction?
45. Write notes on i) saturated solution ii) unsaturated solution.
46. What is a chemical equilibrium? What are its characteristics?
47. Name the simplest ketone and give its structural formula.
48. Explain the mechanism of cleansing action of soap.
49. Why does the reaction rate of a reaction increase in raising the temperature?
50. What are the methods used to prevent corrosion?

Prepared By: P.Loganathan, M.H.S. P.Mariyamman Koil, Salem.

51. What is an Alloy? Give an example for it..
52. What is neutralization reaction? Give an example.
53. Write any 2 uses of ethanol.
54. What are Okazaki fragments?
55. What are allosomes?
56. What is colostrum? How is milk production hormonally regulated?
57. Where are estrogens produced? What is the role of estrogens in the human body?
58. What is bolting? How can it be induced artificially?
59. CNS,HIV,TFM –Write the Expansions
60. Why is Archaeopteryx considered to be a connecting link?
61. What are the various routes by which transmission of human immuno deficiency virus takes
place ?
62. Name the tests for diagnosing and conformatory of HIV.
63. State the applications of DNA fingerprinting technique.
64. What are the structures involved in the protection of brain?
65. What are synthetic auxins? Give examples..
66. Write the physiological effects of gibberellins.
67. Enumerate the functions of blood.
68. What is the importance of rainwater harvesting?
69. Enumerate the importance of forest.
70. What are the consequences of deforestation?
71. What do you understand by the term phenotype and genotype?
72. What is the biological significance of DNA?
73. What are the factors affecting Photosynthesis?
74. How is a cancer cell different from a normal cell?
75. Why is the colour of the blood red?
76. What is respiratory quotient?
77. What is the importance of valves in the heart?
78. Define triple fusion.
79. Name the types of stem cells.
80. Write the dental formula of rabbit.
81. List out the parasitic adaptations in leech.
82. How does locomotion take place in leech.
83. Define Ethnobotany and write its importance.
84. What are the contributing factors for Obesity?
85. Discuss the importance of biotechnology in the field of medicine..
86. What are the effects of hybrid vigour in animals?
87. What precautions can be taken for preventing heart diseases
88. Name two maize hybrids rich in amino acid lysine.
89. What are psychotropic drugs ?
90. Define genetic engineering.
91. Suggest measures to overcome the problems of an alcoholic
92. What is Sprite?
93. What is Scratch?
94. Write the events involved in the sexual reproduction of a flowering plant.
a. Discuss the first event and write the types.
b. Mention the advantages and the disadvantages of that event.
95. What is photosynthesis and where in a cell does it occur?
96. What is metastasis ?
97. Why is euploidy considered to be advantageous to both plants and animals?
98. Write the reaction for photosynthesis.
99. Differentiate between Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes mellitus.
100. What is transpiration? Give the importance of transpiration.

Prepared By: P.Loganathan, M.H.S. P.Mariyamman Koil, Salem.