THE UMANG CLASSES, SHAHPUR, AURANGABAD
SAMPLE PAPER FOR BOARD EXAM 2025
SUBJECT: SCIENCE MAX. MARKS: 80
CLASS : X DURATION: 3 HRS
General Instruction:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks
and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the
2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. Match the labelled parts of the given figure with the correct option.
A B C D E
(a) Fallopian tube Oviduct Uterus Cervix Vagina
(b) Oviduct Vas deferens Ovary Vagina Cervix
(c) Ovary Oviduct Uterus Cervix Vagina
(d) Ovary Fallopian tube Uterus Vagina Cervix
2. When a big fish eats a small fish, which eats water fleas supported by phytoplankton, the water
fleas are
(a) primary consumers (b) secondary consumers (c) top consumer (d) producers.
3. Given a point source of light, which of the following can produce a parallel beam of light?
(a) Concave lens (b) Two plane mirrors inclined at 90° to each other
(c) Convex mirror (d) Concave mirror
4. The trachea is prevented from collapsing by
(a) complete cartilaginous rings (b) incomplete cartilaginous rings
(c) bony rings (d) chitinous rings.
5. Refer to the given figures (i), (ii) and (iii).
Which of these appears more accurate?
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (ii) only (c) (i) only (d) (ii) and (iii)
6. The magnetic field produced due to a circular wire at its centre is
(a) at 45° to the plane of the wire (b) at 60° to the plane of the wire
(c) in the plane of the wire. (d) perpendicular to the plane of the wire
7. Which among the following is(are) double displacement reaction(s)?
(i) Pb + CuCl2 → PbCl2 + Cu
(ii) Na2SO4 + BaCl2 → BaSO4 + 2NaC1
(iii) C + O2 → CO2
(iv) CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
(a) (i) and (iv) only (b) (ii) only (c) (i) and (ii) only (d) (iii) and (iv) only
8. The given diagram represents a __________ reaction.
(a) photodecomposition (b) electrolysis (c) displacement (d) thermal decomposition
9. A magnetic field exerts no force on
(a) a stationary electric charge (b) a magnet
(c) an electric charge moving perpendicular to its direction (d) an unmagnetised iron bar
10. Which of the following is true about point P?
(a) Current is flowing in direction 4.
(b) Electron is flowing in direction 4.
(c) Electrons is flowing in either direction 1 or direction 3.
(d) Electron is flowing in direction 2.
11. An object 20 cm from a spherical mirror give rise to a
virtual image 15 cm behind the mirror. The type of the
mirror and its focal length is
(a) concave, 8.5 cm (b) convex, 30 cm (c) concave, 60 cm (d) convex, 60 cm
12. What are (X), (Y) and (Z) in the given figure?
X Y Z
(a) H2 Cl2 NaOH
(b) NaOH H2 Cl2
(c) NaOH Cl2 H2
(d) Cl2 H2 NaOH
13. Observe the given figure and answer the question that follows:
Bulb glows when _________ wire is placed between the terminals A and B.
(i) Copper (ii) Aluminium (iii) Iron (iv) Silver
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii) (c) Only (iv) (d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
14. Select the correct statement(s) regarding the given allotropes of carbon.
(i) A crystal of (II) is a giant molecule consisting of only carbon atoms.
(ii) The density of (II) is much lower than that of (I).
(iii) Allotrope (III) is the softest one.
(a) (i) only (b) (i) and (iii) only (c) (ii) only (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
15. In the given series of reactions, what are Y and Z respectively?
H 2O , CO2 10 H 2O
NaCl + H2O + CO2 + NH3 → X + Y; X
Z Q
(a) NaHCO3, NaOCl2 (b) NH4Cl, Na2CO3 (c) Na2CO3, NH4Cl (d) Na2CO3, NaHCO3
16. pH of different solutions are given in the table below:
Solution pH
P 2.2-2.4
Q 13.8-14.0
R 6.5-7.5
S 8.0-9.0
Arrange these solutions in the increasing order of OH ion concentration.
(a) S<R<Q<P (b) P<R<S<Q (c) R<S<Q<P (d) Q<S<R<P
DIRECTION: In the question number 17 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A)
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
17. Assertion (A): A current carrying wire should be charged.
Reason (R): The current in a wire is due to flow of free electrons in a definite direction.
18. Assertion (A): 2, 4-Dimethylhept-5-ene is
Reason (R): The double bond gets preference to the alkyl group.
19. Assertion (A): Capillaries are the thinnest blood vessels.
Reason (R): Capillaries connect the branches of arteries and veins.
20. Assertion (A): Monohybrid cross deals with inheritance of one pair of contrasting characters.
Reason (R): Dihybrid cross deals with inheritance of two pairs of contrasting characters.
SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 26 carry 2 marks each.
21. (a) Which of the following flowers will have higher possibility of self-pollination?
Mustard, Papaya, Watermelon, Hibiscus
(b) List the two reproductive parts of a bisexual flower.
22. What is variation? List two main reasons that may lead to variation in a population.
OR
Is it possible that a trait is inherited but not expressed in an organism? Explain on the basis of
Mendel experiment.
23. Explain the formation of a rainbow in the sky.
24. A rectangular coil ABCD is placed between the pole pieces of a horse-shoe magnet as shown in
figure.
(i) What is the direction of force on each arm?
(ii) What is the effect of the forces on the coil?
OR
A current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field now answer the following :
(i) List the factors on which the magnitude of force experienced by conductor depends.
(ii) When is the magnitude of this force maximum?
25. The electronic configurations of two elements A and B are 2, 8, 1 and 2, 8, 7 respectively.
Which one of them is a metal and which is a non-metal?
26. How does chemical coordination take place in animals?
SECTION – C
Questions 27 to 33 carry 3 marks each.
27. How do germ cells make a single set of genes from two normal copies of genes?
28. 1000 cm3 of propane is burnt completely in oxygen.
(a) What is the full structural formula of propane?
(b) Draw the electronic structure of propane.
(c) Write the balanced chemical equation for the complete combustion of propane.
29. A yellow brittle element on burning produces a suffocating gas. The solution of this gas in water
turns blue litmus paper red. Answer the following questions :
(a) Is the solution of gas in water acidic or basic?
(b) Is the yellow substance a metal or a non-metal?
(c) Name the gas and the yellow brittle element.
30. Write about power of accommodation of human eye. Explain why the image distance in the eye
does not change when we change the distance of an object from the eye?
31. Write three points of difference between respiration in plants and respiration in animals.
OR
Explain giving any three reasons the significance of transpiration in plants.
32. Design an activity to demonstrate that a bar magnet has a magnetic field around it.
33. (a) What happens to the zygote after fertilization in flowering plants?
(b) What is germination?
(c) Identify the labelled parts A, B and C of the given figure.
SECTION – D
Questions 34 to 36 carry 5 marks each.
34. The diagram given below shows the apparatus that can be used for electrolysis of water. This is
done by passing electricity through acidified water.
(a) Name the gas A.
(b) Name the gas B.
(c) What type of reaction is taking place? Give a reason for your answer.
(d) Write the chemical equation for this reaction.
(e) Give one test to detect the gas produced at cathode.
OR
(i) A green salt on heating decomposes to produce a colourless suffocating gas and leaves
behind a reddish brown residue. Name the salt and write the decomposition reaction.
(ii) Old oil paintings get blackened over the years due to reactions with pollutant gases in the
air.
(a) Name the gas responsible for discolouration of the paintings.
(b) Give the formula of the black substance formed.
(c) How can the original colour of paintings be restored?
35. (a) A concave mirror of focal length 10 cm can produce a magnified real as well as virtual
image of an object placed in front of it. Draw ray diagrams to justify this statement.
(b) An object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex mirror of focal length 10
cm. The distance of the object from the pole of the mirror is 10 cm. Find the position of the
image formed.
OR
The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of 30 cm from a mirror is formed on a screen
placed in front of the mirror at a distance of 60 cm from its pole. What is the nature of the
mirror? Find its focal length. If the height of the flame is 2.4 cm, find the height of its image.
State whether the image formed is erect or inverted.
36. (a) Draw a well labelled diagram of stomata.
(b) Explain the structure of stomata. Write the function of guard cells.
OR
(a) What are the functions of stomach?
(b) What are the constituents of gastric juice? Write one function of each.
SECTION – E(Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 37 to 39 carry 4 marks each.
37. Case Study – 1
Some harmful non-biodegradable chemicals enter the bodies of organism through the food chain
and go on concentrating at each trophic level. This phenomenon is called bio-magnification or
biological magnification. It is simply the increase in concentration of a substance in a food
chain, not an organism. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are compound that biomagnifies.
Example is of DDT (Pesticide) mercury, Zinc, Lead, Cadmium and other persistent organic
pollutants.
The concentration effect occurs because these pollutants are metabolised and excreted much
more slowly than the nutrients that are passed from one trophic level to the next. Therefore, they
accumulate in the body (especially in the fat as pollutants have more affinity towards tal). The
accumulation of insecticides (pollutant) Increase try 10 times. Example: If the goat gets
partimillion of DDT from the grasses, it might have 10 ppm in its tissue. The man eating the
goat, will have 100 pm. If the food chain is still greater, the accumulation would still be higher
(Bioamplification). The most common example of blomagnification is of mercury. Large
quantity of mercury is used throughout the world in industries and it is estimated that more than
half of this quantity finds its way two natural ecosystems.
(a) Why maximum concentration of DDT is found in the human beings?
(b) Refer to the given food chain.
Phytoplankton → Zooplankton → Small fish → Large fish → Fish eating birds
If concentration of DDT in small fish is estimated to be 0.5 ppm, then what will be amount of
DDT in zooplankton and large fish?
OR
Explain how pesticides and heavy metals enter the food chain.
38. Case Study – 2
A series of organic compounds having same functional group, with similar or almost identical
chemical characteristics in which all the members can be represented by the same general
formula and the two consecutive members of the series differ by -CH2 group or 14 mass unit in
their molecular formulae is called a homologous series. For example, all the members of alcohol
family can be represented by the general formula, CnH2n+2OH where, n may have the values 1,
2, 3, ... etc. The various members of a particular homologous series are called homologues. The
physical properties such as density, melting point, boiling point, solubility, etc. of the members
of a homologous series show almost regular variation in ascending or descending the series.
(a) What is the general formula of the homologous series of alkynes?
(b) The table shows the formulae of three organic compounds that belong to the same
homologous series.
First member of the homologous series CH3 – O – CH3
Second member of the homologous series CH3CH2 – O – CH3
Third member of the homologous series CH3CH2CH2 – O – CH3
What is the general formula of this series?
(c) Write down the molecular formula of the initial four members of CnH2n+2 homologous series.
OR
Write down the molecular formula of the initial four members of alcohol homologous series.
39. Case Study - 3
Andre Marie Ampere suggested that a magnet must exert an equal and opposite force on a
current carrying conductor, which was experimentally found to be true. But we know that
current is due to changes in motion. Thus, it is clear that a charge moving in a magnetic field
experience a force, except when it is moving in a direction parallel to it. If the direction of
motion is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field, the magnitude of force experienced
depends on the charge, velocity (v), strength of magnetic field (B), and sine of the angle
between v and B. Direction of magnetic force is given by Fleming's left hand rule.
(a) If an electron is travelling horizontally towards east, what is the direction of force
experienced by the electron for a magnetic field in vertically downward direction exerts a force
on the electron along?
(b) If a charged particle is moving along a magnetic field line, then what is the magnetic force
on the particle?
(c) What is magnetic lines of force?
OR
A uniform magnetic field exists in the plane of paper pointing from left to right as shown in
figure. In the field an electron and a proton move as shown. Find the forces experienced by the
electron and the proton.
