SCI-QUEST COMPETITION
Class-X Boards Revision (2023-24)
General Instruction:
1. All the questions are compulsory.
2. Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it.
3. The question paper consists of 3 questions and it is divided into three
sections A, B, and C
4. Section A comprises of 21 questions carrying 1 mark each.
5. Section B comprises of 7 questions carrying 2 marks each.
6. Section C comprises of 3 questions carrying 5 marks each.
7. Internal option is there in SECTION-C.
Section – A (21 * 1 = 21) MCQ type
1. Which one of the following reactions is endothermic in nature?
a) Burning of Mg ribbon
b) Decomposition of vegetable matter
c) Ba(0H)2 reacts with NH4Cl
d) Respiration
2. Which one of these substances is the result of corrosion of silver?
a) Pyrargyrite
b) Dolomite
c) Argentite
d) Horn Silver
3. Which one the following is not an example of Anti-oxidants?
a) BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
b) Nitrogen (N2)
c) Sodium Benzoate
d) Sodium Bicarbonate
4. The following compound is-
Used for the manufacture of Borax.
Transparent Crystalline Solid.
a) Sodium Bicarbonate
b) Sodium Borate
c) Calcium Carbonate
d) Sodium Carbonate
5. Which of the following is a slow chemical reaction?
a) Mixing of NaOH and HCl
b) Slaking of lime
c) Rusting of Iron
d) Both (1) and (2)
6. Which one of these is not a method of concentration of ores?
a) Roasting
b) Levigation
c) Froth Floatation
d) Leaching
7.
This is the structure of -
a) Iso-Butane
b) Neopentane
c) 2-methylpropane
d) Both (1) and (3)
8. Starch Maltose
This is due to-
a) Lipase
b) Amylase
c) Trypsin
d) Pepsin
9. Select the incorrect match.
(Endocrine Glands) (Their Secretions)
A. Thymus gland ------ Somatotropin
B. Adrenal gland ------ Thymosin
C. Pituitary gland ------ Glucagon
D. Pineal gland ------ Melatonin
a) B
b) D
c) A
d) C
10.
This depicted figure illustrates the process of-
a) Budding in Hydra
b) Regeneration in Planaria
c) Spore formation in Rhizopus
d) Multiple Fission in Plasmodium
11. Stamen represents-
a) Male reproductive part
b) Egg producing part
c) Female reproductive part
d) Site of fertilization
12. What are the examples of major ODS (Ozone depleting Substances)?
a) Carbon Tetrachloride
b) Hydrogen
c) HCFs
d) Bio-insecticides
13. Neurotransmitters are present in-
a) Synaptic Cleft
b) Nodes of Ranvier
c) Axon
d) Synaptic Vesicles
14. In humans, the energy derived from the food we eat is stored as-
a) Cellulose
b) Glycogen
c) Starch
d) Maltose
15. The breakdown of pyruvate into carbon dioxide, water and energy takes
place in the -
a) Cytoplasm
b) Mitochondria
c) Chloroplast
d) Nucleus
16. The distance between an object and a divergent lens is x-times the focal
length of the lens. The magnification m produced by the lens will be-
1
a) x
b) x
c) x + 1
1
d) x+1
17. A ray of light is incident on a glass slab (n=1.5),thickness t, in such a
manner that the angle of refraction is 30°, then the sine of angle of
incidence will be –
√3
a) 4
1
b) 2
3
c) 4
3√3
d) 8
18. Select the wrong statement-
a) Light travels rectilinearly
b) Light is a wave in nature
c) Light has a greater speed than sound in air
d) Light cannot travel through vacuum
19. Magnetic field inside a solenoid carrying current is nearly _________.
20. If a person closes his one eye, the world appears to him as-
a) One Dimensional
b) Two Dimensional
c) Three Dimensional
d) All of these
21. SI unit of magnetic field intensity is-
a) Tesla
b) weber
c) Gauss
d) Both (1) and (2)
Section-B ( 2 * 7 = 14)
22. Why does dry HCl gas do not change the colour of the dry litmus paper? (2)
23. Name the -
i) Non-metal which is lustrous. (1)
ii) Any two allotropes of carbon. (1)
24. What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction? (2)
25. Define- (2)
a) Genes
b) Genome
c) Alleles
d) Dominant Allele
26. Explain-
a) Why the sky appears dark instead of blue to an astronaut? (1)
b) The reddish colour of sun at the time of sunrise and sunset. (1)
27. Show that a stick appears to be bent and short when immersed obliquely in
water. (2)
28. Draw magnetic field lines due to a circular coil carrying conductor. (2)
Section-C ( 5*3 = 15)
29. Explain double fertilization and triple fusion in flowering plants. (5)
Or
What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction? (5)
30. What are isomers? Explain chain isomerism with an example and complete
structure with IUPAC Nomenclature. (5)
Or
Why carbon forms covalent bond in almost all of its compounds? Explain
Catenation in brief. (5)
31.
Calculate the equivalent resistance between E and F. (5)
Or
A household uses the following electric appliances:
a) A refrigerator of rating 400 W for 10 hours each day
b) Two electric fans of rating 80 W each for 12 hours each day
c) Six electric tubes of rating 18 W each for 6 hours each day
Calculate the electricity bill for the household for the month of February (leap
year), if the cost per unit of the electrical energy is 5.00 /- (5)
