Class 10 Sci Cbse 2020 Sample Paper Science Sample Paper 1

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SCIENCE - Sample Paper 1
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1. All questions are compulsory. There are 36 questions in all
2. This question paper has three sections: Section A, Section B & Section C
3. Section A contains 20 questions of 1 mark each
4. Section B contains 10 questions of 3 marks each
5. Section C contains 6 questions of 5 marks each
Q- 1 [1 mark]
Will current flow more easily through a thick wire or thin wire of
the same material when connected to the same source ? Why ?
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Q- 2 [1 mark]
Name two main abiotic factors, which affect the human

environment.
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Q- 3 [1 mark]
What will happen when the leaf of a sensitive plant is touched ?
Q- 4 [1 mark]
How does the electronic configuration of an atom relate to its
position in the modern periodic table ?
Q- 5 [1 mark]
State two advantages of parallel circuit over the series circtuit.

Q- 6 [1 mark]
Acetic acid when dissolved in water, it does not dissociate
completely. Why ?
Q- 7 [1 mark]
Name a common nutrient that is absorbed in the small intestine and
then reabsorbed by the kidney tubules.
Q- 8 [1 mark]
State modern periodic law of classification of elements.

Q- 9 [1 mark]
Mention any one reason due to which most of the thermal power
plants are set up near coal or oil fields.
Q- 10 [1 mark]
Write the relation between electric power of a devices with potential
difference across its two ends and its resistance .
Q- 11 [1 mark]
Tomato is a natural source of which acid ?

(A) Acetic acid
(B) Citric acid
(C) Tartaric acid
(D) Oxalic acid
Q- 12 [1 mark]
Which of the following oxides of iron would be obtained on
prolonged reaction of iron with steam ?
(A) FeO
(B) F e2 O3
(C) F e3 O4
(D) F e2 O4
Q- 13 [1 mark]
Pick out the chemically most reactive elements from the given
triads.
Li,Na,K and F,Cl,Br
(A) Li & F
(B) Na and Cl
(C) K and Br
(D) K and F
Q- 14 [1 mark]
Which plant hormone promotes cell divisions ?

(A) Auxin
(B) Gibberellin
(C) Cytokinin
(D) Abscisic Acid
Q- 15 [1 mark]
The theory of evolution of species by natural selection was given by
(A) Mendel
(B) Darwin
(C) Lamarck
(D) Weismann

Q- 16 [1 mark]
Which mirror can produces a virtual,erect and diminished images of
an object ?
(A) Convex mirror
(B) Concave mirror
(C) Plane mirror
(D) Both concave and convex mirror
Q- 17 [1 mark]
The defect of vision in which the image of nearby object is formed
behind the retina is 1
(A) Myopia
(B) Hypermetropia
(C) Presbyopia
(D) Short-sightedness
Q- 18 [1 mark]
If the potential difference across the ends of a conductor is doubled,
the current flowing through it gets
(A) doubled
(B) halved
(C) four times
(D) no change

Q- 19 [1 mark]
Ocean thermal energy is due to :
(A) pressure difference at different level in the ocean
(B) temperature difference at different levels in the
ocean
(C) Energy stored by the waves in the ocean
(D) Tides rising out of the ocean
Q- 20 [1 mark]
Flow of energy in an ecosystem is always
(A) Unidirectional
(B) Bidirectional
(C) Multidirectional
(D) No specific direction
Q- 21 [3 marks]
(a) State joule's Law of heating.
(b) Name two devies where heating effect of current is utilised.
(c) What is the name given to the commercial unit of electircal
energy ? Express this unit in joules.
OR
Q- 21 [3 marks]
(a) Justify the following statements

(i) Tungsten is used exclusively for filament by electric lamps
(ii) We do not use series arrangement for domestic circuits.
(b) A wire of resistance 8Ω is bent in the form of a closed circle.
What is the effective resistance between two points A and B at the
ends of any diameter of the circle ?
Q- 22 [3 marks]
What is the chemical formula of GYPSUM ? Write chemical
equation for its preparation.
Q- 23 [3 marks]
Answer the following with respect to excretory system in humans
(a) What is the location of kidneys in the body ?

(b) What is glomerulus ? What role does it play during urine
formation ?
(c) What is the rate of fluid filtered out in Bowman's capsule ?
Q- 24 [3 marks]
A coil of insulated copper wire is connected to a galvanometer.
What will happen if a bar magnet is : (a) Pushed into the coil. (b)
Withdrawn from the coil. (c) held stationary near the coil. Draw
diagram to represent each situation and explain the deflection in the
galvanometer.
Q- 25 [3 marks]
Draw a circuit diagram of an electric circuit containing a cell, a key,

an ammeter, a resistor of 4Ω in series with a combination of two
resistors (8Ω each ) in parallel and a voltmeter across parallel
combination. Each of them dissipate maximum energy and can
withstand a maximum power of 16 W without melting. Find the
maximum current that can flow through the three resistors.
Q- 26 [3 marks]
When electrolysis of water is done then :
(a) Identify the gases evolved at cathode and anode. (write
equations also)
(b) Why is amount of gas collecte in one of the other ? Name this
gas .
OR
Q- 26 [3 marks]
Ethanol is used on a large scale at commercial level. This is very
useful chemical. It is commonly called alcohol and is the active
ingredient of alcoholic drinks. But consumption of alcohol also
causes drunkennes and this practice is socially condemned.
Read the text given and answer the following questions
(a) Give two chemical properties of ethanol
(b) As a responsible student of the class, what steps would you take
to discourage the use of alcohol ?
Q- 27 [3 marks]
(a) What is fertilzation ?
(b) Distinguish between internal and external fertilization.

(c) What is the site of fertilization in human beings ?
OR
Q- 27 [3 marks]
SURGICAL METHODS OF BIRTH CONTROL
Q- 28 [3 marks]
An object is kept in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm.
The image formed is three times the size of the object. Calculate the
two possible distances of the object from the mirror.

Q- 29 [3 marks]
(a) State Snell's law of refraction of light.
(b) A transparent medium A floats on another transparent medium
B. When a ray of light travels obliquely from A into B, the refracted
ray bends away from from the normal. Which of these two media A
or B are optically denser and why ?
Q- 30 [3 marks]
How do harmful chemicals enter the food chain ?
Q- 31 [5 marks]
(a) With the help of labelled diagram explain how will you refine
impure copper.
(b) What is anode mud ?
(c) What are the important uses of copper metal ?
Q- 32 [5 marks]
(a) What is reactivity series ? How does the reactivity series of
metals help in predicting the relative activities of various metals ?
(b) Suggest different chemical processes used for obtaining a metal
from its oxides for metals in the middle of the reactivity series and
metals towards the top of the reactivity series. Support you answer
with one example each.
Q- 33 [5 marks]
(a) What is an electric motor ? Write the principle on which its
working is based .
(b) What is short circuit ? Give its possible cause.
Q- 34 [5 marks]
Mention three advantages and three disadvantage of producing
hydroelectricity by building dams on rivers.
(b) given reason for the following
(i) A solar cooker box is covered with a glass plate
(ii) A solar cooker box is painted black from inside
OR
Q- 34 [5 marks]
What do you mean by linear magnification produced by mirrors ?
The power of a lens is +2.5 D . What kind of lens is it and what is
its focal length ? Draw a ray diagram of an image when an object is
placed on the principal axis of a convex lens between focus and
optical centre.
Q- 35 [5 marks]
(a) Write the name and symbol of group 17 element belonging to
second period.
(b) Write electronic configuration of K(19) . To which group of
periodic table does it belongs ?
(c) What are substitution reactions ? Give one example
(d) What happens when acetic acid reacts with sodium bicarbonate
? Give the chemical reaction involved.
(e) Why does carbon from covalent bonds ?
OR
Q- 35 [5 marks]
(a) write the name and molecular formula of an organic compound
having its name suffixed with -ol and having two carbon atoms in
the molecule. With the help of a balanced chemical equation
indicate what happens when it is heated with excess of conc.
H2 SO4 ?
(b) What is substitution reaction ? Give an example
Q- 36 [5 marks]
(a) give three important features of fossils which have helped in the
study of evolution.
(b) How does taxonomy support evolution ?
OR
Q- 36 [5 marks]
"Improvements in our lifestyle have resulted in greater amounts of
waste generation" Give tow examples to support the given
statement. Suggest one change that we can incorporate in our
lifestyle in order to reduce non-biodegradable waste.

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1. All questions are compulsory. There are 36 questions in all

3. Section A contains 20 questions of 1 mark each

4. Section B contains 10 questions of 3 marks each

5. Section C contains 6 questions of 5 marks each

the same material when connected to the same source ? Why ?

Watch Video Solution On Doubtnut App

Name two main abiotic factors, which affect the human

Watch Text Solution On Doubtnut App

What will happen when the leaf of a sensitive plant is touched ?

Watch Text Solution On Doubtnut App

How does the electronic configuration of an atom relate to its

position in the modern periodic table ?

Watch Text Solution On Doubtnut App

State two advantages of parallel circuit over the series circtuit.

Acetic acid when dissolved in water, it does not dissociate

Watch Text Solution On Doubtnut App

Name a common nutrient that is absorbed in the small intestine and

then reabsorbed by the kidney tubules.

Watch Text Solution On Doubtnut App

State modern periodic law of classification of elements.

plants are set up near coal or oil fields.

Watch Video Solution On Doubtnut App

Write the relation between electric power of a devices with potential

difference across its two ends and its resistance .

Watch Video Solution On Doubtnut App

Tomato is a natural source of which acid ?

(B) Citric acid

(C) Tartaric acid

(D) Oxalic acid

Watch Text Solution On Doubtnut App

Which of the following oxides of iron would be obtained on

prolonged reaction of iron with steam ?

Li,Na,K and F,Cl,Br

Watch Text Solution On Doubtnut App

Which plant hormone promotes cell divisions ?

(D) Abscisic Acid

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The theory of evolution of species by natural selection was given by

Watch Text Solution On Doubtnut App

Which mirror can produces a virtual,erect and diminished images of

(A) Convex mirror

(B) Concave mirror

(C) Plane mirror

(D) Both concave and convex mirror

Watch Text Solution On Doubtnut App

The defect of vision in which the image of nearby object is formed

behind the retina is 1

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If the potential difference across the ends of a conductor is doubled,

the current flowing through it gets

(C) four times

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Ocean thermal energy is due to :