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CBSE Science Class 10 Sample Paper 25 Page 1

Sample Paper 25
Class X (TERM – II) 2021-22
Science (086)
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. (a) Label (1) and (2) in the given diagram showing sex determination in human beings.
(b) If a child inherits X-chromosome from the father, what will be his/her gender ?

2. “Carbon forms strong bonds with most other elements and making the compounds exceptionally stable”. Give
reason to justify this statement.

3. Define the term pollination. What is the significance of pollination ?

4. What is the law of dominance of traits ?

or
Why are variations produced during asexual reproduction very less ?

5. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow :

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

(b) What does this pattern demonstrate ?
or
List two ways of increasing the strength of an electromagnet if the material of the electromagnet is fixed.

6. The position of certain elements in the Modern Periodic Table are shown below.

Group " 1 2 3 to 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Period .
1
2 A B C
3 D E
Using the above table answer the following questions :
(i) Which element will form only covalent compounds ?
(ii) Which element is a non-metal with valency 2 ?

7. In the given food chain, maximum energy is available at producers level and only 10% is passed to the next level.
What happens to the rest of the energy ?
Producers $ Herbivores $ Carnivores
or
What are consumers ? Name any two categories under which the consumers are further classified.

SECTION-B
8. Differentiate between biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances with the help of one example each. List
two changes in habit that people must adopt to dispose non-biodegradable waste, for saving the environment.

9. (a) Make a structure of:

(i) a saturated cyclic carbon having 6 carbon atoms.
(ii) an unsaturated cyclic carbon with 6 carbon atoms.
(b) What name is given to these structures ?
(c) Out of two cyclic hydrocarbons which one is more reactive ?
or
Write the molecular formula of the fourth and fifth member of the homologous series of carbon compounds
represented by the general formula Cn H2n + 1 OH . How do the fourth and fifth member of the homologous series of
carbon compounds differ form each other ? Mention any two characteristics of the compounds of a homologous
series.

10. Find the equivalent resistance between point A and B in the given circuit.

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11. A plant has two varieties, one with red petals and the other with white petals. When these varieties are cross –
pollinated, all the flowers obtained have red petals.
(a) Identify the gene which is (i) dominant (ii) recessive.
(b) How will you differentiate between dominant and recessive genes ?

12. An element ‘M’ has atomic number 12.

(i) Write its electronic configuration and valency.
(ii) Is ‘M’ a metal or a non-metal ? Give reason in support of your answer.
(iii) Write the formula and nature (acidic/basic) of the oxide of M.

13. Draw a labelled circuit diagram of the circuit used to show the variation of potential difference across the ends of a
resistor with current flowing through it. If you use this circuit, what relation would you find between the voltmeter
reading, V and the ammeter reading, I ?
or
A V - I graph for a nichrome wire is given below. What do you infer from this graph ? Draw a labelled circuit
diagram to obtain such a graph.

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. The diagram shows a beam of electrons about to enter a magnetic field. The direction of the field is into the page.

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(a) What will be the direction of current as electron beam enters from left to right and magnetic field is into
the field as shown in diagram ?
(b) A positive charge is moving upwards in a magnetic field directed towards north. In which direction the
particles will be deflected ?
(c) Which rule is applied to determine the direction of deflection, if any, as the beam passes through the
magnetic field (as shown in diagram) ?
or
By which rule direction of rotation of a coil in electric motor is determined and why ?

15. If we cross-bred tall (dominant) pea plant with pure-bred dwarf (recessive) pea plant, we will get plants of F1
generation. If we now self-cross the pea plant of F1 generation, we obtain pea plants of F2, generation.
(a) What name is given to such type of cross.
(b) Make a flow diagram cross between the parents showing F1 and F2, generation.
(c) Write the genotype of (i) parents (ii) F2 generation.
or
If we take round and wrinkled seeds, what will be the phenotypic ratio and genotype ratio of F1 and F2, generation.

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