Vidya Bal Bhawan Sr.

Sec school
Half yearly examination (2020-21)
Class X Subject-Science (086)
Level-B
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
(i) The question paper comprises four sections A, B, C and D. There are 36 questions in the question paper.
(ii) Section–A - question no. 1 to 20 - all questions and parts thereof are of one mark each. These questions
contain multiple choice questions (MCQs), very short answer questions and assertion - reason type
questions. Answers to these should be given in one word or one sentence.
(iii) Section–B - question no. 21 to 26 are short answer type questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answers to
these questions should in the range of 30 to 50 words.
(iv) Section–C - question no. 27 to 33 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answers to
these questions should in the range of 50 to 80 words.
(v) Section–D – question no. - 34 to 36 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to
these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
(vi) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student
has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
(vii) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.

Section - A
Q1. List any two observations when a highly reactive metal is dropped in water?
OR
Identify the products formed if an iron nail is placed in silver nitrate solution?
Q2. Name the functional group which always occur in the middle of a carbon chain? Also give an example
of this functional group having four carbon atoms.
Q3. Which of the following is having alternate single and double bond arranged in the form of a ring? Also
draw its structure
a) Cyclobutane b) Benzene c) Butene d) Hexene
Q4. How does the metallic character change along the period?
Q5. Which sex chromosome are found in male and female human beings?
Q6. The image formed by a convex lens is observed to be virtual, erect and larger than the object. Where is
the object placed?
OR
What is the angle of reflection when a ray of light falls normally on a plane mirror?
Q7. Magnetic field lines are shown in the given figure. A student makes a statement that magnetic fields at
X is stronger than at Y. Justify this statement. Also redraw the diagram and mark direction of magnetic field
lines

Q8. Give any two methods to increase the magnitude of induced current in a coil?
Q9. A lens has A has a focal length of 25 cm whereas another lens B has a focal length of 60 cm. Giving
reason state, which lens has more power: A or B?
Q10. Why is the color of the clear sky blue?
OR
Why does the sky appear dark to astronauts?
Q11. Is the position of a star as seen by us in its true position? Justify your answer.
Q12. Should the resistance of an ammeter be low or high? Give reason.
 OR
Why is resistance more in series combination?
Q13. Why is improper disposal of waste a curse to environment?
OR
What destructive effect do chlorofluorocarbons bring about in the atmosphere?
For question numbers 14, 15 and 16, two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the other
labeled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below:
a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c) A is true, but R is false. d) A is false, but R is true.

Q14. Assertion: Red color appears dark in the yellow light.

Reason: Red color is scattered less.
Q15. Assertion: Following are the structural isomers of butane.

Reason: Structural isomers have the same molecular formula, but they differ in their structures.
OR
Assertion: Acetic acid has six single bond and one double bond.
Reason: It is unsaturated organic compound.
Q16. Assertion: Abiotic component of an ecosystem involves cycling of material and flow of energy.
Reason: This is important to keep biotic factors alive.

Answer Q. No 17 - 20 contain five sub-parts each. You are expected to answer any four subparts in
these questions.
Q17. Read the following and answer any four questions from 17 (i) to 17 (v).
Reactive metals can displace less reactive metals from their compounds in solution or molten form.
Displacement reaction gives better evidence about reactivity of metals.
Four A,B,C,D are added to the following aqueous solution one by one. The observation made are tabulated-
Iron(II) sulphate Copper (II) Zinc sulphate Silver sulphate
sulphate
A No Reaction Reddish brown ……………. …………….
deposit
B Grey deposit ……………. No Reaction …………….
C No Reaction No Reaction No Reaction White shining
deposit
D No Reaction No Reaction No Reaction No Reaction
(i) The most reactive metal is-
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
(ii) Container of which metal can be used to store both silver nitrate as well as zinc sulphate solutions?
(a) Metal A (b) Metal B (c)Metal C (d) Metal D
(iii) Which of the above solutions can be easily stored in a container made up of any of these metals?
(a) Iron sulphate (b) Copper sulphate (c) Zinc sulphate (d) Silver nitrate
(iv) What would be observed if B is added to copper (II) sulphate solution?
(a) B will not be able to displace Cu from copper sulphate solution.
(b) B will displace Cu from copper sulphate solution.
(c) No reaction will occur. (d) Precipitate formation will occur.
(v) Arrange the metals A, B, C and D in order of increasing reactivity.
(a) D<C<A<B (b) D<A<C<B (c)A<B<C<D (d)B<D<C<A
Q18. Study the diagram and answer any four questions from 18(i) to 18(V)
 The refractive index can be linked to an important physical quantity, the relative speed of propagation of
light in different media. The path of a light ray from three different media A, B and C for a given angle of
incidence is shown below.

(i)Which media has maximum optical density-

(a) Medium A. (b) Medium B. (c) Medium C. (d) Medium A and B both
(ii) Through which of the media speed of light be maximum-
(a) Medium A (b) Medium B (c) Medium C (d) Medium A and B both
(iii)Absolute refractive index is –
(a)Ratio of speed of light in air/vacuum to the speed of light in medium.
(b)Ratio of speed of light in medium to the speed of light in air/vacuum
(c)Ratio of speed of light in air to the speed of light in vacuum
(d) Ratio of speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in air.
(iv)Units of refractive index is-
(a)ms-1 (b) No units (c) ms-2 (d) m
(v) Refractive index of B relative to C will be
(a)More than unity (b) less than unity (c) Equals to 1 (d) Equals to zero
Q19. Read the following and answer any 4 questions from 19 (i) to 19 (v).

A solenoid is a long helical coil of wire through which a current is run in order to create a magnetic field.
The magnetic field of the solenoid is the superposition of the fields due to the current through each coil. It is
nearly uniform inside the solenoid and close to zero outside and is similar to the field of a bar magnet having
a north pole at one end and a south pole at the other depending upon the direction of current flow. The
magnetic field produced in the solenoid is dependent on a few factors such as, the current in the coil, number
of turns per unit length etc.
The following graph is obtained by a researcher while doing an experiment to see the variation of the
magnetic field with respect to the current in the solenoid. The unit of magnetic field as given in the graph
attached is in milli-Tesla (mT) and the current is given in Ampere.

(i) If the direction of the electric current in a solenoid when viewed from particular end is anticlockwise ,
then this end of solenoid will be:
(a) West pole (b) South pole (c) East pole (d) North pole
(ii)The magnetic field lines in the middle of the solenoid are
(a) Circles (b)Spirals. (c) parallel to the axis of tube (d) Perpendicular to the axis of the
tube
(iii) From the graph deduce which of the following statements is correct.
(a) For a current of 0.8A the magnetic field is 13 mT
(b) For larger currents, the magnetic field increases non-linearly.
(c) For a current of 0.8A the magnetic field is 1.3 mT
(d) There is not enough information to find the magnetic field corresponding to 0.8A current.
(iv) A soft iron bar is inserted inside a current carrying solenoid. The magnetic field inside the solenoid :
(a) Will increase (b) Will decrease (c) Will become zero. (d) Will remain the same
(v) The magnetic field lines produced inside the solenoid are similar to that of-
(a) a bar magnet (b) a straight current carrying conductor
(c) a circular current carrying loop (d) electromagnet of any shape
Q20. Read the following and answer any 4 questions from 20 (i) to 20 (v).
One of the most beautiful examples of spectrum formed by the nature is rainbow. We can see the rainbow if
we stand with our back towards the sun and rain Infront of us. Each raindrop act as a tiny glass prism
splitting the light into spectrum. As white sunlight enters and leaves these raindrops, the various colored rays
present in the white light are refracted by different amounts due to which an arch of seven colors called
rainbow is formed in the sky.

(i)Which phenomenon is behind the rainbow formation:

(a) Scattering of light (b) Dispersion of light. (c) Tyndall effect (d) Atmospheric refraction
(ii)The colored light having maximum speed in glass prism:
(a)violet (b) Red (c) yellow (d) orange
(iii) What is happening at point B in the figure:
(a)Refraction (b) Internal reflection (c) Focusing (d) Deviation
(iv) Which color appears at the top of the rainbow :
(a)Blue (b) Red (c) Violet (d) White
(v) )What is happening at point C in the figure:
(a)Refraction (b) Internal reflection (c) Incidence of light (d) Deviation
Section – B
Q21. Why do metals not evolve hydrogen gas with nitric acid? Also give example of two exceptional metals
which gives out hydrogen gas when reacted with very dilute nitric acid.
Q22.Give two reasons for the appearance of variations among the progeny formed by sexual reproduction.
OR
Trace the path of sperm during ejaculation and mention the gland and their functions associated with the
male reproductive system.
Q23. What are the possible values of resistances which one can obtain by using resistors of values 2 ohm, 3
ohm and 6 ohm? (any two) Justify your answer.
OR
In a series electrical circuit comprising of a resistor having a metallic wire, the ammeter reads 5A. The
reading of the ammeter decreases to half when the length of the wire is doubled. Why? Explain.
Q24.
A B
Ethene C2H4
Ethyne C2H2
Ethane C2H6
Refer the table mentioned above and answer the following questions-
(a) What is the molecular formula of the alcohol which can be derived from ethane?
(b) Identify the saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon from the Table given above.
Q25. In the given figure, a narrow beam of white light is shown to pass through a triangular glass prism.
After passing through the prism it produces a spectrum XY on a screen.
(a) State the colour seen at X and Y.
(b) Why do different colours of white light bend through different angles with respect to the incident
beam of light?
Q26. Study the following circuit and answer the following questions:

(a) State the type of combination of the two resistors in the circuit?
(b) How much current would flow through 10 ohm and 15 ohm resistors?
Section – C
Q27.(a) Show the formation of MgCl2 by the transfer of electrons.
(b)Why is aluminium oxide considered an amphoteric oxide?
Q28. Explain why carbon forms compounds mainly by covalent bond? Explain in brief two main reasons for
carbon forming a large number of compounds. Why does carbon form strong bonds with most other
elements?
Q29. The positions of four elements A, B, C and D in the modern periodic table are shown below.

(a) Which element is most likely to form an acidic oxide? 

(b) Which element is a non-metal with valency one?
(c) Which element is least reactive?
Q30. After self-pollination in pea plants with round, yellow seeds, following types of seeds were obtained
by Mendel:
Seeds Number
Round, yellow 630
Round, green 216
Wrinkled, Yellow 202
Wrinkled, green 64
Analyze the result and describe the mechanism of inheritance which explains these results.
Q31. Two lamps, one rated 100 W at 220 V, and the other 60 W at 220V, are connected in parallel to
electric mains supply. What current is drawn from the line if the supply voltage is 220V?
OR
A heater coil is rated 100W, 200V. It is cut into two identical parts. Both parts are connected together in
parallel to the same source of 200V. Calculate the energy liberated per second in the new combination.
Q32. (a) Refractive index of diamond with respect to glass is 1.6 and absolute refractive index of glass is
1.5. Find out the absolute refractive index of diamond.
(b)Draw the ray diagram for concave mirror for real, inverted and same sized image formation.
Q33. (a) Explain how the pesticides enter a food chain and subsequently get into our body?
(b)” Flow of energy in a food chain is unidirectional.” Give reason to justify your answer.
 Section- D
Q34. (a)Write the names given to the vertical columns and horizontal rows in the Modern Periodic Table.
How does the metallic character of elements vary on moving down a vertical column? How does the size of
atomic radius vary on moving left to right in a horizontal row? Give reason in support of your answer in the
above two cases.
(b)What do you understand by periodicity? Does the periodicity in properties is a function of valence
electrons?
OR
(a)An element ‘X’ has mass number 35 and number of neutrons 18. Write atomic number and electronic
configuration of X. Also write the group number, period number and valency of X.
(b)An element Z (2,8,2) combines separately with (NO3)-, (SO4)2- and (PO4)3- radicals. Write the formula of
the three compounds formed. To which group of the periodic table the element ‘Z’ belongs to? Will it form
covalent or ionic compound?
Q35. Draw well labelled diagram of female reproductive system and also explain function of any four
labeling.
Q36. (a)Which phenomenon is depicted by the given figure, Explain that?
(b)Write your observation when –
(i) Current in the coil P is started by closing the key.
(ii) Current continues to flow in the coil P.
(iii) Current in coil P is stopped by removing the key.
Explain the reason for such observations.

OR
(a) Identify the diagram given below and tell the principle behind its working?
(b) What is the role of split ring in this device? (c) Mention any two commercial uses of this device.
(d) State the rule behind the working of this device?

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