Sample Question Paper - 16

Science (086)
Class- X, Session: 2021-22
TERM II

Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 40

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper has three sections and 15 questions. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section–A has 7 questions of 2 marks each; Section–B has 6 questions of 3 marks each; and
Section–C has 2 case based questions of 4 marks each.
4. Internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student has to attempt only one of
the alternatives in such questions.

Section A

1. What happens (write the chemical equation in each case)

(i) ethanol is burnt in air.
(ii) a piece of sodium is dropped into ethanol?

2. The electronic configuration of an element is 2, 8, 4. State its:

(a) group and period in the Modern Periodic Table.
(b) name and write its one physical property.

3. What will happen when :

(a) A mature Spirogyra filament attains considerable length?
(b) Planaria gets cut into two pieces?

4. (a) Identify the asexual method of reproduction in each of the following organisms :
(i) Rose, (ii) Yeast.
(b) What is fragmentation? Name a multicellular organism which reproduces by this method.

5. What is grafting? What do the terms ‘stock’ and ‘scion’ mean in grafting?


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Variations are important for the survival of species overtime. Justify this statement with reasons.
6. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow :

(a) Why do the iron filings arrange in such a pattern?

(b) What does this pattern demonstrate ?


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Diagram below shows a circuit containing a coil wound over a long and thin hollow cardboard
tube. Copy the diagram.

(i) Show the polarity acquired by each face of the solenoid.

(ii) Draw the magnetic field lines of force inside the coil and also show their direction.

7. Draw a diagram to show energy flow in the food chains.

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“Energy flow in a food chain is unidirectional.” Justify this statement.

Section B

8. The following questions refer to the elements of the Periodic Table with atomic numbers 3 to
18.
(a) Which of them are noble gases ?
(b) Which of them are halogens ?
(c) Which of them are alkali metals ?

9. Two elements X and Y have atomic numbers 12 and 16 respectively.

(a) To which period of the modern periodic table do these two elements belong ?
(b) What type of bond will be formed between them and why ?
(c) Give the chemical formula of the compound formed ?


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Account for the following :
(a) Noble gases are placed in a separate group.
 (b) All the elements of the same group have similar chemical properties.

10. Name the plant Mendel used for his experiment. What type of progeny was obtained by Mendel
in F1 and F2 generations when he crossed the tall and short plants? Write the ratio he obtained
in F2 generation plants.

11. (a) Write the mathematical expression for Joule’s law of heating.
(b) Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of charge in two hours
through a potential difference of 40 V.

12. In the given circuit, find :

(a) Total resistance of the network of resistors

(b) Current through ammeter A


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You are given two identical looking iron bars. Just using these two bars how will you identify
whether any or both of these bars is/are a magnet ?

13. (i) Create a terrestrial food chain depicting four trophic levels.
(ii) Why do we not find food chains of more than four trophic levels in nature?

Section C
This section has 02 case-based questions (14 and 15). Each case is followed by 03 sub-questions
(a, b and c). Parts a and b are compulsory. However, an internal choice has been provided in
part c.

14. Read the following case based passage and answer the questions given after passage.
The rules for inheritance of such traits in human beings are related to the fact that both the
father and the mother contribute practically equal amounts of genetic material to the child.
This means that each trait can be influenced by both parental and maternal DNA.
 (i) What is inheritance?
(ii) Who was the person who gave the three laws of inheritance?
(iii) What is the meaning of paternal and maternal DNA?


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What is the phenotypic ratio of the dihybrid cross?

15. Read the following case based passage and answer the questions given after passage.
When a current is passed through the circular loop of wire, a magnetic field lines near the coil
are nearly circular and concentric. At the centre of the circular loop, the magnetic field lines
are straight.
The strength of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying circular coil (or circular
wire) depends on :
(a) current flowing through the coil.
(b) radius of the circular coil.
(c) number of turns of wire in the circular coil.
The direction of the field lines can be found by applying Right-Hand Thumb Rule.

(i) State Right-hand Thumb rule.

(ii) A long horizontal power line is carrying a current of 100 A in the east-west direction.
What is the direction of magnetic field at a point 1.0 m below it?
(iii) What type of curve we get, between magnetic field and distance along the axis of a current
carrying circular coil?


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If a current carrying straight conductor is placed in east-west direction, then find the
direction of the force experienced by the conductor due to earth’s magnetic field.
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Solution

SCIENCE - 086

Class 10 - Science

Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 40

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper has three sections and 15 questions. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section–A has 7 questions of 2 marks each; Section–B has 6 questions of 3 marks each; and Section–C has 2 case
based questions of 4 marks each.
4. Internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in
such questions.

Section A new filament through fragmentation.

(b) If a Planaria is cut into two pieces each piece
regenerates into a new Planaria.
1. What happens (write the chemical equation in each
case) 4. (a) Identify the asexual method of reproduction in
(i) ethanol is burnt in air. each of the following organisms :
(ii) a piece of sodium is dropped into ethanol? (i) Rose, (ii) Yeast.


Ans : (b) What is fragmentation? Name a multicellular
organism which reproduces by this method.
(i) When ethanol is burnt in air, forms carbon-
dioxide gas and water vapour.

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CH 3 CH 2 OH + O 2 $ CO 2 + H 2 O + Heat (a)
(i) Vegetative propagation by stem
(ii) When a piece of sodium is dropped into ethanol,
(ii) Budding.
forms sodium ethoxide and hydrogen.
(b) Fragmentation is a method of asexual
reproduction in which a multicellular organism
2CH 3 CH 2 OH + Na $ 2CH 3 CH 2 O− Na+ + H 2 - breaks up into smaller pieces upon maturation.
Sodium ethoxide
These pieces or fragments grow into new
2. The electronic configuration of an element is 2, 8, complete individuals. A multicellular organism
4. State its: which reproduces by this method is spirogyra.
(a) group and period in the Modern Periodic Table.
(b) name and write its one physical property. 5. What is grafting? What do the terms ‘stock’ and


Ans : ‘scion’ mean in grafting?
(a) If the configuration is 2, 8, 4, it means that it

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belongs to 3rd period and 14th group. Grafting is a method in which two parts of two
(b) The name of element is Silicon. closely related plants are joined in such a way that
It is a non-metal so it is a poor conductor of they grow as one plant.
electricity. ‘Stock’ is the rooted plant in which grafting is
performed. ‘Scion’ is the portion of other plant
3. What will happen when : (bud, branch etc.) that is grafted on the stock.
(a) A mature Spirogyra filament attains

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considerable length? Variations are important for the survival of species
(b) Planaria gets cut into two pieces? overtime. Justify this statement with reasons.


Ans :

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(a) If a mature Spirogyra attains considerable Variations (change in DNA structure) help the
length, its filament breaks into smaller individuals to survive even after the drastic change
fragments and each fragment gives rise to a occur in nature due to accumulations of various new
 which leads to evolution of new species. Which is
more suitable to these new changes in environment.
These changes may be in the niche, temperature,
salinity or water levels, etc.

6. Study the diagram given below and answer the

questions that follow :

7. Draw a diagram to show energy flow in the food

chains.


Ans :

(a) Why do the iron filings arrange in such a

pattern?
(b) What does this pattern demonstrate ?


Ans :
(a) The iron fillings arrange themselves in a pattern
because they get attracted by the bar magnet.
The pattern that they form can also be called
the magnetic field lines of the bar magnet.
(b) The pattern is demonstrated that the magnetic
field is the strong at poles of the magnet and
the magnetic field becomes weaker if we goes
far from the magnet. Magnetic filed lines
emerge from the north pole of the magnet and

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ends at the south pole of the magnet. “Energy flow in a food chain is unidirectional.”


o Justify this statement.
Diagram below shows a circuit containing a coil

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wound over a long and thin hollow cardboard tube. In a food chain the energy moves progressively
Copy the diagram. through the various trophic levels. It is no longer
available to the previous level (autotrophs) and
the energy captured by the autotrophs does not go
back to the solar input and also quantity of total
available energy decreases gradually on each trophic
level due to 10% law. Hence, the flow of energy is
unidirectional.

Section B
(i) Show the polarity acquired by each face of the
solenoid.
(ii) Draw the magnetic field lines of force inside the 8. The following questions refer to the elements of the
coil and also show their direction. Periodic Table with atomic numbers 3 to 18.
(a) Which of them are noble gases ?


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(b) Which of them are halogens ?
(i) The polarity acquired by the two ends is as (c) Which of them are alkali metals ?
shown below. (A shows North and B shows

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South polarity).
(ii) (a) Noble gases : Elements having atomic numbers
10 and 18.
 (b) Halogens : Elements having atomic numbers 9 10. Name the plant Mendel used for his experiment.
and 17. What type of progeny was obtained by Mendel
(c) Alkali metals : Elements having atomic numbers in F1 and F2 generations when he crossed the tall
3 and 11. and short plants? Write the ratio he obtained in F2
generation plants.
9. Two elements X and Y have atomic numbers 12

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and 16 respectively. Mendel used pea plant (Pisum sativum). When
(a) To which period of the modern periodic table he crossed tall and short pea plants, the progeny
do these two elements belong ? obtained in F1 generation were tall. When the F1
(b) What type of bond will be formed between plants were self-crossed the F2 generations showed
them and why ? three tall and one dwarf plant. The genotypic ratio
(c) Give the chemical formula of the compound of F2 generation is 1 : 2 : 1 (TT : Tt : tt)
formed ? The phenotypic ratio is 3 : 1 (Tall : Dwarf)


Ans :

Element Atomic Electronic

number configuration
X 12 2, 8, 2
Y 16 2, 8, 6
(a) Both X and Y belong to 3rd period because
both have three shells.
(b) Ionic bond will be formed.
Reason: X is a metal while Y is a non-metal.
X has tendency to lose 2 electrons while Y
has tendency to gain 2 electrons to attain
the stable electronic configuration i.e., to
complete the octet. Therefore, due to transfer
of electrons from the outermost shell, an ionic
bond is formed between X and Y . 11. (a) Write the mathematical expression for Joule’s
(c) Chemical formula : X Y law of heating.
(b) Compute the heat generated while transferring
96000 coulomb of charge in two hours through
a potential difference of 40 V.


Ans :
(a) According to the Joule’s law of heating, heat
produced in a resistor is directly proportional


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Account for the following : (i) square of current I for a given resistance.
(a) Noble gases are placed in a separate group. (ii) resistance R for a given current.
(b) All the elements of the same group have similar (iii) the time t for which the current flows
chemical properties. through the resistor.


Ans : Mathematical form of Joule’s law of heating
(a) Noble gases like helium, neon and argon were is:
discovered very late because they are very inert H = I 2Rt
and present in extremely low concentrations (b) Given, charge,
in our atmosphere. Hence, they were placed in q = 96000 C
a new group without, disturbing the existing
order. Time, t = 2 hrs = 120 min = 7200 s
(b) All the elements of a group have similar Potential difference,
chemical properties because they have same V = 40 volt
number of valence electrons in their outermost We know that,
shell. Heat H = VIt , where I is current ...(1)
 q nothing much will change. If it is the magnet bar,
Also, I = t where q is charge and t is time in it will demagnetize a bit reducing the force between
seconds. ...(2) the two bars. If you get no effect after many taps,
q
Substituting I = t in equation (1) we get, you could switch to trying the other just to make
sure that you get some effect one way or the other.
H = dV # n # t
q
t
Vqt 13. (i) Create a terrestrial food chain depicting four
= = Vq
t trophic levels.
= 40 # 96000 = 3840000 Joule (ii) Why do we not find food chains of more than
= 3840 kJ
four trophic levels in nature?


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12. In the given circuit, find : (i) Terrestrial food chain

Grass $ Insec t $ Frog $ Bird
I II III IV

(ii) According to the 10% law, the amount of the

energy available will not be sufficient for the
survival of the organism in the 5th trophic level.

Section C
This section has 02 case-based questions (14 and 15). Each
case is followed by 03 sub-questions (a, b and c). Parts a
and b are compulsory. However, an internal choice has
(a) Total resistance of the network of resistors been provided in part c.
(b) Current through ammeter A


Ans : 14. Read the following case based passage and answer
the questions given after passage.
(a) In the given circuit diagram 4 Ω and 2 Ω
The rules for inheritance of such traits in human
resistances are connected in series combination
beings are related to the fact that both the father
and 3 Ω and 3 Ω resistance are also connected
and the mother contribute practically equal amounts
in the series combination.
of genetic material to the child. This means that
R1 = 4 + 2 = 6 Ω each trait can be influenced by both parental and
R2 = 3 + 3 = 6 Ω maternal DNA.
Now the equivalent resistance of circuit
1 = 1 + 1
R eq R1 R2

=1+1 =2

6 6 6

R eq = 6 = 3 Ω
2
(b) According to ohm’s law, (i) What is inheritance?
(ii) Who was the person who gave the three laws of
V = IR eq inheritance?
I = V = 6 = 2A (iii) What is the meaning of paternal and maternal
R eq 3 DNA?


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o What is the phenotypic ratio of the dihybrid
You are given two identical looking iron bars. Just cross?
using these two bars how will you identify whether


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any or both of these bars is/are a magnet ?


Ans : (i) Traits of organisms can pass from the parents
to their offspring and this mechanism is known
Repeatedly tap one of the bars. If it is the iron bar as an inheritance.
 (ii) Gregor Mendel was a monk and he discovered The direction of curl of fingers of the right-
three laws that describe the inheritance of hand gives the direction of magnetic field lines.
factors from parents to offsprings. (ii) The current flows in the east-west direction.
(iii) The parental DNA is defined as the DNA that From right-thumb rule, we get the direction
is received from the father while the DNA that of magnetic field as from north to south. The
is received by the mother is called the maternal direction of magnetic field will be same at every
DNA. point below the power line.


o (iii) At smaller distances, the magnetic field will be
Gregor Mendel discovered that the dihybrid described by concentric circles around the wire.
cross yields a phenotypic ratio of 9 : 3 : 3 : 1. As the distance increases, the circles become
larger and larger. At the centre of the loop/
coil, the magnetic field will appear as straight
15. Read the following case based passage and answer
line.
the questions given after passage.


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When a current is passed through the circular loop
The force will act in upward direction
of wire, a magnetic field lines near the coil are nearly
perpendicular to both, the direction of current
circular and concentric. At the centre of the circular
as well as to the field. The direction of force
loop, the magnetic field lines are straight.
experienced by the conductor gets reversed,
The strength of the magnetic field produced by
i.e., in the downward direction.
a current-carrying circular coil (or circular wire)
depends on :
(a) current flowing through the coil.
(b) radius of the circular coil.
(c) number of turns of wire in the circular coil.
The direction of the field lines can be found by
applying Right-Hand Thumb Rule.

(i) State Right-hand Thumb rule.

(ii) A long horizontal power line is carrying a
current of 100 A in the east-west direction.
What is the direction of magnetic field at a
point 1.0 m below it?
(iii) What type of curve we get, between magnetic
field and distance along the axis of a current
carrying circular coil?


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If a current carrying straight conductor is placed
in east-west direction, then find the direction of
the force experienced by the conductor due to
earth’s magnetic field.


Ans :
(i) According to right hand thumb rule, imagine a
straight conductor in your right-hand such that
the thumb points in the direction of current.