HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION - 2023-24 BY : DEEPAK JAIN

CLASS – X SCIENCE (SUBJECT CODE – 086) 9891155976

Max. Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 3 hours
General Instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
ii. All questions are compulsory.
iii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
v. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80
words.
vi. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120
words.
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub_parts.
Section-A
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1 - 20.
1. Calcium oxide reacts vigorously with H2O. Which of the following is the incorrect observation of the reaction ?
(a) It is an endothermic reaction. (b) Slaked lime is produced.
(c) It is an exothermic reaction. (d) It is a combination reaction.
2. What happens when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to iron fillings? Tick the correct answer:
(a) Hydrogen gas and iron chloride are produced. (b) Chlorine gas and iron hydroxide are produced.
(c) No reaction takes place. (d) Iron salt and water are produced
3. Arrange the following in the increasing order of pH values according to given pH scale.
A. NaOH solution B. Blood C. Lemon juice D. Milk of magnesia
(a) C < B < D < A (b) A < B < C < D (c) D < C < B < A (d) A < B < D < C
4. Identify the substances that is oxidized and the substances that is reduced in the following reactions:
CuO(s) + H2(g) --------> Cu(s) + H2O(l)
(a) H2, CuO (b) H2, H2O (c) H2, Cu (d) Cu, H2
5. An element reacts with oxygen to give a compound with a high melting point. This compound is also soluble in water. The element is likely to be
(a) calcium (b) carbon (c) silicon (d) iron
6. A metal is treated with dilute sulphuric acid. The gas evolved is collected by the method shown in the figure. The name of the gas is

(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Nitrogen (d) Helium

7. A student require hard water for an experiment in his laboratory which is not available in the neighbouring area. In the laboratory there are
some salts, which when dissolved in distilled water can convert it into hard water. Select from the following groups of salts, a group, each salt of
which when dissolved in distilled water will make it hard.
(a) Sodium chloride, Potassium chloride (b) Sodium sulphate, Potassium sulphate
(c) Sodium sulphate, Calcium sulphate (d) Calcium sulphate, Calcium chloride
8. A few drops of iodine solution were added to rice water. The solution turned blue-black in colour.
This indicated that rice water contains
(a) Complex proteins (b) Simple proteins (c) Fats (d) Starch
9. Select the appropriate equation which shows the summary of photosynthesis
a) 6CO2 + 12H2O --------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
b) 6CO2 + H2O + Sunlight --------> C6H12O6 + O2 + 6H2O
c) 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight --------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
d) 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight --------> C6H12O6 + 6CO2 + 6H2O
10. Find X. Where X is a small test tube suspended inside the flask during experiment contains

a) Water b) Lime water c) Brine water d) Concentrated KOH solution

11. What is the correct direction of flow of electrical impulses?
12. Which of the following statements are true?
(i) Sudden action in response to something in the environment is called reflex action.
(ii) Sensory neurons carry signals from spinal cord to muscles.
(iii) Motor neurons carry signals from receptors to spinal cord.
(iv) The path through which signals are transmitted from a receptor to a muscle or a gland
is called reflex arc.
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iv) (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
13. The main function of abscisic acid in plants is
(a) to promote cell division. (b) to inhibit growth.
(c) to promote growth of stem. (d) to increase the length of cells
14. Image formed by reflection from a plane mirror is
(a) real and inverted (b) virtual and erect
(c) real and erect (d) virtual and inverted
15. Magnifying power of a concave lens is
(a) always > 1 (b) always < 1 (c) always = 1 (d) can have any value
16. One cannot see through the fog, because
(a) refractive index of the fog is very high (b) light suffers total reflection at droplets
(c) fog absorbs light (d) light is scattered by the droplets

Question No. 17 to 20 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions
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, and 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): Precipitation reactions produce insoluble salts.
Reason (R): Precipitation reaction is a double decomposition reaction.
18. Assertion (A): The thickest muscles are present in left atrium.
Reason (R): Left atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the lungs.
19. Assertion (A) : The acid must always be added to water with constant stirring.
Reason (R) : Mixing of an acid with water decreases the concentration of H+ ions per unit volume.
20. Assertion (A) : A ray passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror after reflection, is reflected back along the same path.
Reason (R) : The incident rays fall on the mirror along the normal to the reflecting surface.
Section-B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions

21. A clear solution of slaked lime is made by dissolving Ca(OH)2 in an excess of water. This solution is left exposed to air. The solution slowly goes
milky as a faint white precipitate forms. Explain why a faint white precipitate forms, support your response with the help of a chemical equation.
or
21. Keerti added dilute Hydrochloric acid to four metals and recorded her observations as shown in the table given below :
Metal Gas Evolved
Copper Yes
Iron Yes
Magnesium No
Zinc Yes
Select the correct observation(s) and give chemical equation(s) of the reaction involved.
22. How is the mode of action in beating of the heart different from reflex actions? Give four examples.
23. Patients whose gallbladder are removed are recommended to eat less oily food. Why?
24. How will you use two identical prisms so that a narrow beam of white light incident on one prism emerges out of the second prism as white
light? Draw the diagram.
25. The industrial process used for the ma ufacture of caustic soda involves electrolysis of an aqueous solution of compound 'X'. In this process, two
gases 'Y' and 'Z' are liberated. 'Y' is liberated at cathode and 'Z', which is liberated at anode, on treatment with dry slaked lime forms a compound
'B'.name X,Y,Z and B.
26. (a) Define optical centre of a spherical lens.
 (b) Define principal focus of concave mirror.
Section - C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions

27. Mention the three kinds of vessels present in blood. Write one function of each.
or
27. How do small intestine tissues help the digestion of fats, protein and starch?
28. Rohit wants to have an erect image of an object using a converging mirror of focal length 40 cm.
(a) Specify the range of distance where the object can be placed in front of the mirror. Justify.
(b) Draw a ray diagram to show image formation in this case.
(c) State one use of the mirror based on the above kind of image formation.
29. (a) A lens of focal length 5 cm is being used by Debashree in the laboratory as a magnifying glass. Her least distance of distinct vision is 25 cm.
(i) What is the magnification obtained by using the glass?
(ii) She keeps a book at a distance 10 cm from her eyes and tries to read. She is unable to read. What is the reason for this?
(b) Ravi kept a book at a distance of 10 cm from the eyes of his friend Hari. Hari is not able to read anything written in the book. Give reasons for
this?
or
29. A divergent lens has focal length of 20 cm. At what distance should the object from
the lens be placed so that an image is formed 10 cm away from the lens? What is the
magnification produced, by the lens
30. Describe an activity to illustrate the phenomenon of phototropism and explain why does this occur.
31. (i) While electrolyzing water before passing the current some drops of an acid are added why? Name the gases liberated at the cathode and
anode. Write the relationship between the volume of gas collected at the anode and the volume of gas collected at the cathode.
(ii) What is observed when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight? Give the type of reaction involved.
32. (i) Name the electrolyte used in refining of copper.
(ii) Which of the reactions occur at cathode and anode?
(iii) What is anode mud?

33. The rainbow is a natural spectrum appearing in the sky after a rain shower .
(a) Is it correct to say that rainbow is always formed in the direction opposite to sun ?
(b) Can it be seen on sunny days ?
(c) Arrange the sequence in correct sequencial order : Refraction , Internal reflection , Refraction & Dispersion
Section - D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.

34. Equal length of magnesium ribben are taken in two test tubes ‘A’ and ‘B\ H2SO4 is added to test tube ‘A’ and H2CO3 in the test tube ‘B’ in equal
amounts:
(a) Identify the test tube showing vigorous reaction.
(b) Give reason to support your answer.
(c) Name the gas liberated in both the tubes. How will you prove its liberation?
(d) Write chemical equations for both reactions.
(e) Out of the two acids taken above
(i) which one will have lower pH value.
(ii) lowerH+ concentration respectively.
or
34. (i) Explain why is hydrochloric acid a strong acid and acetic acid, a weak acid. How can it be verified?
(ii) Explain why aqueous solution of an acid conducts electricity.
(iii) You have four solutions A, B, C and D. The pH of solution A is 6, B is 9, C is 12 and D is 7,
(a) Identify the most acidic and most basic solutions.
(b) Arrange the above four solutions in the increasing order of H+ ion concentration.
(c) State the change in colour of pH paper on dipping in solution C and D.
35.(a) Why is nutrition necessary for the human body?
(b) What causes movement of food inside the alimentary canal?
(c) Why is small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores?
(d) What will happen if mucus is not secreted by the gastric glands?
(e) What is the term Haemodialysis?
or
35.(a) In the process of respiration, state the function of alveoli.
(b) Rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than that in terrestrial organisms. Give reasons.
(c) Create the difference between Respiration & Transpiration. (1.5+1.5+2)
36. A student focussed the image of an object on a white screen using a converging lens. He noted down the positions of the object, screen and the
lens on a scale as given below:
Position of object = 10.0 cm; Position of lens = 50.0 cm; Position of screen = 90.0 cm
(a) Find the focal length of the converging lens.
(b) Find the position of the image if the object is shifted towards the lens at a position of 30.0 cm.
(c) State the nature of the image formed if the object is further shifted towards the lens
or
36. A spherical mirror ‘A’ always forms an erect image of an object and another spherical mirror ‘B’ forms erect as well as inverted image of an
object. State with reasons the type of spherical mirrors ‘A’ and ‘B’ and draw ray diagrams showing formation of images to justify your answer.
Section-E
Question No. 37 to 39 are case-based/data -based questions.

37. Silver articles become black after some time when exposed to air. This is because it reacts with sulphur in the air to form a coating of silver
sulphide.
Copper reacts with moist carbon dioxide in the air and slowly loses its shiny brown surface and gains a green coat. This green substance is copper
carbonate.
Iron when exposed to moist air for a long time acquires a coating of a brown flaky substance called rust. Let us find out the conditions under which
iron rusts.

i) Write a chemical reaction occur during the rusting of iron.

ii) Give three methods to prevent the corrosion of metals.
iii) What do you meant by the alloy? Give one example.
iv) What is amalgam?
38. Heterotrophic nutrition is a mode of nutrition in which organisms obtain readymade organic food from outside sources. The organisms that
depend upon outside sources for obtaining organic nutrients are called heterotrophs. Heterotrophic nutrition is of three types: saprophytic,
parasitic and holozoic nutrition.

(i) Which of the following is a parasite?

(a) Yeast (b) Taenia (c) Amoeba (d) Earthworm
(ii) Which of the following is an example of saprotroph?
(a) Grass (b) Mushroom (c) Amoeba (d) Paramecium
(iii) Heterotrophic nutrition involves
(a) production of simple sugar from inorganic compounds
(b) utilisation of chemical energy to prepare food
(c) utilisation of energy obtained by plants
(d) all of these.
(iv) In Paramecium, food enters the body through
(a) mouth (b) pseudopodia (c) cilia (d) cytostome
39. The Tyndall effect is related to scattering of light. The blue colour of the sky, colour of water in the deep sea, the reddish colour of sun at
sunrise and sunset are the colourful phenomenon of light related to scattering. The spreading of light when it strikes to small dust particles, smoke
particles which are present in the air is called as scattering of light. When we will send the beam of light through the true solution we will observe
the path of beam is not visible. While in case of colloidal solution the path of the beam is visible because of colloidal particles which are somewhat
larger in size. We know that atmosphere contains large number of very small particles it means it is a heterogeneous mixture which contains smoke
particles, tiny water droplets, suspended particles of dust and air. When light passes through such a heterogeneous mixture the path of the light
becomes visible because it strikes with such particles. This effect is called as Tyndall effect. Sometimes we can see the visible beam of light entering
into the smoke filled room through a small hole. In canopy of dense forest also, the light coming shows the visible path. Here the scattering of light
is due to the water droplets present in the mist. In case of scattering of light, if the particles are having very small size then the light scattered more
is of shorter wavelength that is blue colour and scattered red light is less of longer wavelength.

1) The reddening of the sun at sunset and sunrise is because of

a) Dispersion of light b) scattering of light
c) refraction of light d) total internal reflection of light
2) Which colour is having longest wavelength?
3) The advance sunrise and delayed sunset are because of
a) Scattering of light b) dispersion of light
c) reflection of light d) atmospheric Refraction of light
4) Which coloured light scatter more ?