Series APSSA/1 SET-1

Question paper code 4/1/1

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(i) Please check that this question paper contains 10 printed pages.
(ii) Q.P code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the tittle page
of the answer book of the candidate.
(iii) Please check that this question paper contains 39 questions.
(iv) Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer book before attempting it.
(v) 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be
distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the candidate will read the question
paper only and will not write any answer on the answer book during this period.

ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL LALGARH JATTAN

SAMPLE PAPER I (2023-24)
SCIENCE (086)
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HRS MAXIMUM MARKS: 80

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
(i) This question paper contains 39 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 16 is multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questionsnumber17 to
20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no.21to26 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying2 marks
each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no.27 to33 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 3marks each.
(vi) In Section D, Questions no.34to36 is long answer (LA) type questions carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) In Section E, Questions no.37 to39 are case study-based questions carrying 4 marks each. There is
no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided.
(viii) Draw neat diagrams where ever required.

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 SECTION A
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1-20.
There is no negative marking for incorrect response.

1.The graph given below depicts a number of electrons in an atom of different elements A, B, C, and D.

Which of the following element is a metal?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
2. Which of the following will contain a covalent double bond between its atoms?
(a) H2 (b) O2 (c) NaCl (d) Cl2
3. Which three allotropes of carbon, do the given figures represent?

4. Which of the following is the correct representation of the electron dot structure of nitrogen?

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5. Alkalis are generally soluble in water, based on this which among the following hydroxides is not an
alkali?
(a) Ammonium hydroxide (b) Calcium hydroxide
(c) Copper hydroxide (d) Sodium hydroxide
6. __________ is the first member of the alkyne homologous series.
(a) ethane (b) propyne (c) ethyne (d) methane

7. Ajay took calcium oxide in an iron container. He slowly added some water to it. What would he observe?
(a) The container becomes cold
(b) The container becomes hot
(c) Green coloured solution is formed
(d) White precipitate is formed

8.In the following given food chain, organisms are labelled as A to D. Match the labelling referred to in
Column I with their most suitable feature in Column II.

9. Select the correct option.

(a) Liver – It stores bile
(b) Small intestine – Maximum absorption of water occurs
(c) Stomach – Digestion of proteins begins here
(d) Large intestine – Absorption of digested food takes place

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10. The following results were obtained by a scientist who crossed the F1 generation of pure breeding
parents for round and wrinkled seeds.

From these results, it can be concluded that the actual number of round seeds he obtained was
(a) 1881
(b) 22572
(c) 2508
(d) 5643

11. Which phytohormone is responsible for the growth of the plant when light is shown from one side?
(a) Gibberellins (b) Ethylene (c) ABA (d) Auxin

12. The figure given below shows a female reproductive system in humans with labels A to D.

Match the labelling referred to in Column I and correlate with the function in Column II.

13.An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm in front of a plane mirror, then the distance of the image from
the mirror will be
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 (a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 0

14. If a beam of red light and a beam of violet light are incident at the same angle on the inclined surface of
a prism from an air medium and produce angles of refraction r and v respectively, which of the following is
correct?
(a) r = v
(b) r > v
(c) r = 1v
(d) r < v

15.The arrangement of organisms into a series of groups based on physiological, biochemical, anatomical,
and other relationships is
(a) hierarchy
(b) categorization
(c) taxonomy
(d) classification

16.The maleness of a child is determined by

(a) X-chromosome in the zygote
(b) Y-chromosome in the zygote
(c) the cytoplasm of germ cells which determines the sex
(d) sex is determined by chance

Direction (Q. Nos. 17-20) these consist of two Statement – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these
questions by selecting the appropriate option given below.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

17. Assertion (A): HCl produces hydronium ions (H3O+) and chloride ions (Cl–) in aqueous solution.
Reason (R): In the presence of water, bases give H+ ions.

18. Assertion (A): In human beings, the respiratory pigment is haemoglobin.

Reason (R): It is a type of protein that has a high affinity for CO2.

19.Assertion (A): The uterus prepares itself every month to receive a fertilized egg.
Reason (R): The ovary releases one egg every month.

20.Assertion (A): The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying solenoid is independent of its length
and cross-sectional area.
Reason (R): The magnetic field inside the solenoid has a variable value.
SECTION B

Question number 21 to 26: are very short answer questions:

21. Give a test that can be used to differentiate between butter and cooking oil.

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22. Write a short note on male and female chromosomes.
Or
How is the sex of a child determined in human beings

23. Draw a diagram showing the correct positions of the pancreas, thyroid gland, pituitary gland, and adrenal
gland in human beings.

24. A student-focussed the image of a candle flame on a white screen by placing the flame at various
distances from a convex lens. He noted his observation in the following table.

Analyse the above table and give the s to the following s.

(i) What is the focal length of a convex lens?
(ii) Which set of observations is incorrect and why?

25.What is meant by electric current? Write its SI unit. Calculate the amount of charge that flows through a
conductor when a current of 5A flows through it for 2 min.
Or
AB is a current-carrying conductor in the plane of the paper as shown in the figure. What are the directions
of magnetic fields produced by it at points P and Q?

Given r1 > r2, when will the strength of the magnetic field be larger?

26. How are water and minerals transported in plants?

SECTION C

Question number 27 to 33 : are short answer questions:

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27.

Define the given series. State any two characteristics of this series.
Or
Choose the kind of chemical bonding (ionic bond, covalent bond, both ionic and covalent bonds) present in
the following compounds. Potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, sulphuric acid, ammonium hydroxide, zinc
sulphide, and phosphorus trichloride (PCl3).

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(a) Identify the gases that evolved.

(b) Name the type of reaction shown in the figure.
(c) What is the formula of crystalline ferrous sulphate? Write the equation involved.

29.How does the embryo get nourishment inside the mother’s body?

30.Observe the following cross between tall plants having round seeds and dwarf plants having wrinkled
seeds. The individuals obtained in the F1 generation were thereafter self-crossed.

(i) What would be the phenotypes of the individuals obtained in the F2 generation? Give their ratios.
(ii) Why do you think all the individuals of the F1 generation were tall with round seeds?
31.

The above figure shows an incomplete ray diagram of an object, where the image A’ B’ is formed after
refraction. All the rays parallel to the principal axis pass through the principal focus of the lens. O is the
optical center of the lens.
(a) Based on the text and the data given in the above paragraph, what is the position of the object AB in
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front of the lens?
(b) What will be the size of image A B’ concerning the size of the object AB?
(c) What is the sign of linear magnification produced by the lens?

32.An electric lamp of 100 Ω, a toaster of 50 Ω, and a water filter of resistance 500 Ω are connected in
parallel to a 220 V source.
(a) What is the resistance of an electric iron connected to the same source that takes as much current as all
three appliances?
(b) What is the current through it?

33.Justify.
(a) Two circular coils A and B are placed close to each other. If the current in coil A is changed, will some
current be induced in the coil B? Give a reason.
(b) When magnetic field lines are drawn around a current-carrying circular loop, it has been observed that
they are close to its axis. But these lines keep on diverging as we move away from the center. Explain this
observation

Section D

Question number 34 to 36: are long answer questions:

34.Arshdeep took two iron salts. First iron salt A reacts with NaOH to form a green precipitate. Another iron
salt B reacts with NaOH to form a brown precipitate. Identify the iron salts, A and B alongwith their colours,
and write the reactions involved.
OR
(a) A student mixes sodium sulphate powder in barium chloride. What change would the student observe in
mixing the two powders? Justify your and explain how he can obtain the desired change. (2)
(b) List two observations you would record in your 30 minutes after adding iron filings to copper sulphate
solution.

35.(a) Write the equations and steps involved in photosynthesis. In which way are the steps of
photosynthesis different in desert plants?
(b) What is ‘translocation’? Why is it essential for plants? Where in plants are the following synthesized?
(i) Sugar
(ii) Hormones
Or
Give reasons:
(a) The placenta is essential for foetal development.
(b) Blocking of vas deferens prevents pregnancy.
(c) Wind acts as a pollinating agent.
(d) Use of condoms prevents pregnancy.
(e) Blocking of Fallopian tubes prevents pregnancy.

36.(a) Define the following terms in the context of spherical mirrors.

(i) Pole
(ii) Centre of curvature
(iii) Principal axis
(iv) Principal focus
(b) Draw a ray diagram to show the principal focus of a
(i) concave mirror and
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(ii) convex mirror
(c) Consider the following diagram in which M is a mirror and P is an object 1 and Q is its magnified image
formed by the mirror.

State the type of the mirror M and one characteristic property of the image Q.
Or
A 6 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 25 cm. The
distance of the object from the lens is 40 cm. By calculation determine
(a) the position and
(b) the size of the image formed.

Section E

Question no. 37 to 39 is case-based/data-based questions with 2 to 3 short sub-parts. Internal choice is

provided in one of these sub-parts.

37. A student decided to observe the conductive nature of ionic compounds in, different physical states. He
took two samples of compounds. In the first case, solid common salt was taken to make a circuit in which
the bulb did not glow. Secondly, he dissolved the same salt in water and completed the circuit as given in the
figure. In this case, the bulb glows.

(a) What conclusion can you draw from this activity?

(b) Why does salt conduct electricity in an aqueous solution but not in the solid state?
Or
If we take the sugar solution in water and test the conductivity, will the bulb glow?

38.Sheenu took three different types of solid wastes R, S, and T. She buried them under the soil in a pit, as
she wanted to study their rate of decomposition. Her findings are shown in the given graph.

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(a) Among R, S, and T, which of the following wastes will not decompose at all?
(b) What are the safe methods of disposal of the non-biodegradable waste?
(c) What type of solid waste comes under the category of R?
Or
What are the other artificial methods of waste disposal?

39.

The V-I graphs for two wires A and B are shown in the figure above. This graph is based on Ohm’s law. The
slope of the V-I graph gives resistance to the conductor.
(a) If wires A and B are of the same materials having equal length, then which wire is thicker?
(b) If wires A and B are of the same materials and have the same diameter, then which wire is shorter?
(c) If both wires are of the same length and the same diameter, then which wire has maximum resistivity?
Or
If the temperature of wire A is more than the temperature of wire B, then which one has the least resistance?

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