KENDRIYA VIDYALAY MEGHAHATUBURU
MONTHLY TEST
CLASS-X SUBJECT-SCIENCE F.M. =
40
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE (10X1=10)
(1)DIRECTION : The following questions consist of two statements
- Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting
the appropriate option given below (2x1=2)
(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.
(i) Assertion (A) : In a reaction of copper with oxygen, oxygen
serves as a reducing agent.
Reason (R) : The substance which gains oxygen in a chemical
reaction acts as a reducing agent.
(ii) Assertion (A) : Mushrooms are heterotrophic.
Reason (R) : Mushrooms can carry out photosynthesis .
2. The following reaction is used for the preparation of oxygen
gas in the laboratory:
Which of the following statement about the reaction is correct?
(a) It is a decomposition reaction and endothermic in nature.
(b) It is a combination reaction.
(c) It is a decomposition reaction and accompanied by release of
heat.
(d) It is a photochemical decomposition reaction and exothermic
in nature
3.Which option denotes a double displacement reaction?
(a) A → B + C (b) A + B → C (c) AC + BD → AD + BC
(d) AC + B → AB + C
4. What happens when copper rod is dipped in iron sulphate
solution :-
(a)Copper displaces iron (b)Blue colour of copper sulphate
solution is obtained
(c)No reaction takes place (d)Reaction is exothermic
5. In which group of the organisms the food material is broken
down outside the body ?
(a) Mushroom, green plants, amoeba (b) Yeast,
mushroom, bread mould
(c) Paramecium, amoeba, Cuscuta (d) Cuscuta, lice,
tapeworm
6. Fatty foods become rancid due to the process of
(a) oxidation (b) corrosion (c) reduction
(d) hydrogenation
7. The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a leaf is
(a) chloroplast (b) mitochondria (c) cytoplasm
(d) protoplasm
8. The mode of nutrition found in fungi is:
(a) Parasitic nutrition (b) Holozoic nutrition (c) Autotrophic
nutrition (d) Saprotrophic nutrition
9. We need to balance a chemical equation. Give reason to justify
the statement.
Answer the following (4x2=8)
10.Complete the missing components/variables given as ‘x’ and
‘y’ in the following reactions :
(i) CaCO3 x
CaO + y (ii) C (s) + O2 (x) → CO2 (g) +
y
11. State the type of chemical reactions that take place in the
following:
a) Magnesium wire is burnt in air to form magnesium oxide.
b) Iron nails become reddish brown in colour when left dipped in
blue copper sulphate solution and the blue colour of copper
sulphate fades away.
12. Observe the following chemical equations:
X + Y SO4 → X SO4 + Y
Y + X SO4 → No reaction
Of the two elements X and Y , which is more reactive and
why?
13. Differentiate between autotrophs and heterotrophs and give
one example of each.
Short Answer type (3x3=9)
14. What is a redox reaction? Identify the substances that are
oxidised and the substances that are reduced in the following
reactions:
(a) Fe2O3 + 2Al → Al2O3 + 2Fe (b) 2PbO + C → 2Pb +
CO2
15. Diffusion is insufficient to meet the oxygen requirement of
multicellular organisms like human. State reason.
16. Translate the following statements into chemical equations
and then balance :
(i) Barium chloride reacts with aluminium sulphate to give
aluminium chloride and a precipitate of barium sulphate.
(ii) Hydrogen gas combines with nitrogen to form ammonia.
(iii) Potassium metal reacts with water to give potassium
hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
CASE STUDY 4x2=8)
17.Observe the given image where electricity is passed through
water.
(i) Write balanced chemical equation for the process ?
(ii) Which type of reaction occurs in the experiment ?
(iii) Why is the amount of Hydrogen gas collected in the
test tube double the amount of oxygen ?
(iv)At which electrode Hydrogen gas is produced in the
experiment?
18. The figure shown below represents an activity to prove the
requirements for photosynthesis. During this activity, two healthy
potted plants were kept in the dark for 72 hours. After 72 hours,
KOH is kept in the watch glass in setup X and not in setup Y. Both
these setups are airtight and have been kept in light for 6 hours.
Then, the Iodine test is performed with one leaf from each of the
two plants X and Y.
i)This experimental setup is used to prove the essentiality of
which of the following requirements of photosynthesis?
a) Chlorophyll b) Oxygen c) Carbon dioxide d) Sunlight
ii) The function of KOH is to absorb
a) Oxygen b) Carbon dioxide c) Moisture d)
Sunlight
iii)Which of the following statements shows the correct results of
the Iodine test performed on the leaf from plant X and Y
respectively?
a) Blue-black colour would be obtained on the leaf of plant X and
no change in colour on the leaf of plant Y.
b) Blue-black colour would be obtained on the leaf of plant Y and
no change in colour on the leaf of plant X.
c) Red colour will be obtained on the leaf of plant X and brown
colour on the leaf of plant Y.
d) Red colour will be obtained on the leaf of plant Y and brown
colour on the leaf of plant X.
iv) Why are the plants kept in dark for 3 days?
(a)To protect the plants (b)To de-starch the plants
(c)To keep the plants undisturbed (d)To cool the plants
Long answer type (1x5)
19.( a)Draw a diagram to show open stomatal pore and label on
it:(2)
(i) guard cells (ii) chloroplast
(b) State two functions of stomata.(2)
(c) How do guard cells regulate the opening and closing of
stomatal pore?(1)
