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Sample Paper 21
Class X 2023-24
Science (086)
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected
to attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 Objective Type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should in the
range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these questions should
in the range of 50 to 80 words.
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these questions should
be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

SECTION-A

Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1 – 20.

1. In a neuron, conversion of electrical signal to a chemical signal occurs at in

(a) cell body

(b) axonal end
(c) dendritic end
(d) axon

2. The maintenance functions of living organisms must go on even when they are not doing
(a) Anything particular
(b) Sleeping
(c) Moving at constant speed
(d) Hibernation

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3. The soap molecule has a

(a) hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail
(b) hydrophobic head and a hydrophilic tail
(c) hydrophobic head and a hydrophobic tail
(d) hydrophilic head and a hydrophilic tail

4. Advanced sunrise and delayed sunset are explained on the basis of

(a) Tyndall effect
(b) scattering of light
(c) dispersion of light
(d) atmospheric refraction

5. Which of the following are correctly matched in the given table?

1. Acid + salt metal + hydrogen

2. Acid + metal carbonate salt + carbon dioxide + water
3. Metal oxide + acid salt + water
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

6. Which of the following statement for chromosomal theory of inheritance is incorrect?

(a) Pairing and separation of a pair of the chromosomes would lead to segregation of a factor they carried.
(b) Behaviour of chromosomes is parallel to the behaviour of genes.
(c) The two alleles of a gene pair are located on homologous sites on homologous chromosomes.
(d) Chromosomes as well as genes occur in pair

7. Which one of the following is the example of oxidation?

Burning
(a) 2Mg (s) + O 2 (g) 2MgO (s)
Heat
(b) CuO (s) + H 2 (g) Cu (s) + H 2 O (g)
(c) Fe 2 O 3 (s) + 2Al (s) $ Al 2 O 3 (s) + 2Fe (s)
(d) None of these

8. Which among the following is (are) double displacement reaction(s)?

1. Pb + CuCl 2 $ PbCl 2 + Cu
2. Na 2 SO 4 + BaCl 2 $ BaSO 4 + 2NaCl
3. C + O 2 $ CO 2
4. CH 4 + 2O 2 $ CO 2 + 2H 2 O
(a) 1 and 4
(b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 3 and 4

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9. Which of the following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a lens shown in Figure?

10. The reaction 2Na + Cl 2 $ 2NaCl is an example of

(a) combination reaction
(b) decomposition reaction
(c) displacement reaction
(d) double displacement reaction

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11. The table shows the characteristics of blood in one blood vessel of the body.

Oxygen concentration Carbon dioxide concentration Pressure

High Low High
Which blood vessel contains blood with these characteristics?
(a) Vena cava
(b) Pulmonary vein
(c) Aorta
(d) Pulmonary artery

12. In the list of organisms given below, those that reproduce by the asexual method are
(i) Banana
(ii) Dog
(iii) Yeast
(iv) Amoeba
(a) (ii) and (iv)
(b) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

13. A solution turns red litmus blue, its pH is likely to be

(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 10

14.

Here X and Y indicates:

(a) Green colour, violet colour
(b) Red colour, violet colour
(c) Violet colour, red colour
(d) Green colour, red colour

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15. A child standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of her head bigger, the middle portion of her body
of the same size and that of the legs smaller. The following is the order of combinations for the magic mirror from
the top.

(a) Plane, convex and concave

(b) Convex, concave and plane
(c) Concave, plane and convex
(d) Convex, plane and concave

16. Generally metals react with acids to give salt and hydrogen gas.

Which of the following acids does not give hydrogen gas on reacting with metals (except Mn and Mg)?
(a) H 2 SO 4
(b) HCl
(c) HNO 3
(d) All of these

Question no. 17 to 20 are Assertion-Reasoning based questions.

17. Assertion : The following chemical equation,

2C 6 H 6 + 7O 2 $ 4CO 2 + 6H 2 O
is a balanced chemical equation.
Reason : In a balanced chemical equation, the total number of atoms of each element may or may not equal on
both side of the equation.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are True and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are True but Reason is not the Correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is True but the Reason is False.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are False.

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18. Assertion : Units which make up the nervous system are called neurons.
Reason : Nerve impulses are carried by dendrites towards the cell body.
(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 but 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.

19. Assertion : Excretion is the biological process by which harmful wastes are removed from an organism’s body.
Reason : The mode of excretion is completely same in both unicellular and multicellular organisms.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but Reason is true.

20. Assertion : All electric devices shown in the circuit are ideal. The reading of each of ammeter (a) and voltmeter
(V) is zero.

Reason : An ideal voltmeter draws almost no current due to very large resistance, and hence (V) and (a) will read
zero.
(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 but 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.

SECTION-B

Question no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.

21. Metal oxides are basic in nature. But some metal oxides show both acidic as well as basic behaviour. What are
these oxides called ? Name one such oxide and write the reaction with an acid and a base.


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Aluminium occurs in combined state whereas gold is found in free state. Why ?

22. What name is given to the movement of a plant in the direction of stimulus ? Give any three examples.

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23. How do proteins control the characteristics that are inherited ? Explain with the help of an example.

24. What are sexually transmitted diseases? Name few of them.

25. An object is placed at a distance of 40 cm infront of a convex mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm. List four
characteristics of the image formed by the mirror.


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An object is 2 m away from a lens, which forms an erect image one-fourth the size of the object. Determine the
focal length of the lens. What type of lens is this ?

26. Observe the food chain :

(a) If autotrophs occupying the first trophic level are called producers, what are herbivores called as ?
(b) How much energy does the lion get in the above food chain ?

SECTION-C

Question no. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.

27. What is an oxidizing agent ? What happens when an oxidizing agent is added to propanol ? Explain with the help
of a chemical equation.

28. In an experiment 20 g of zinc (A) was reacted with 20 g of iodine (B) in a 250 ml beaker containing 50 ml water.
Reaction proceeded with evolution of heat and at the end, reaction mixture did not give any colour on adding
starch solution, but some zinc was found settling at the bottom.
Zn (s) + I2 (s) $ ZnI2 (s) + heat
(i) Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic ?
(ii) Out of the two reactants, Zn(s) and I2 (s) , which one is left unreacted ? Why?
(iii) How much of (A) and (B) should he taken so that no reactant is left out at the end of the reaction ?

29. Name the types of sex chromosomes present in

(i) human male and
(ii) human female.
What will be the sex of the child produced if a sperm carrying Y-chromosome fertilizes the egg ? Name an insect
in which similar type of sex determination takes place.


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In humans, genetically the sex of a child is determined by the father and not by the mother. Explain.

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30. A person cannot see clearly objects beyond a distance of 1.2 m. Name the defect of vision he is suffering from.
What would be the power of correcting lens used to restore proper vision ?

31. A child is able to read his book comfortably but is unable to read the matter written on the blackboard at certain
distance.
(a) Name the defect of vision he is suffering from.
(b) With the help of labelled ray diagram show :
(i) The above mentioned defect of vision.
(ii) Correction of the above mentioned defect using a suitable lens.

32. While studying the dependence of potential difference V across a resistor on the current I passing through it,
in order to determine the resistance of the resistor, a student took 5 readings for different values of current and
plotted a graph between V and I . He got a straight line graph passing through the origin. What does the straight
line signify? Write the method of determining resistance of the resistor using this graph.


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A wire of resistance 6 Ω is bent to form a closed square. What is the resistance across a diagonal of the square ?

33. (a) What is the difference between self-pollination and cross-pollination ?

(b) What happens to the pollen which falls on a suitable stigma ? Explain.

SECTION-D

Question no. 34 to 36 are Long answer questions.

34. (a) Compare soaps and detergents on the basis of their composition and cleansing action in hard water.
(b) What happens when ethanol is treated with sodium metal? State the behaviour of ethanol in this reaction.
(c) Draw the structure of cyclohexane.
(d) Name the following compound.

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(i) Design an activity to show the conditions needed for iron nails to rust.
(ii) Why do we apply paint on iron articles ?

35. Differentiate between :

(a) Plumule and radicle
(b) Pollination and fertilization


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Answer the following questions :
(a) What happens if an egg is not fertilized?
(b) Why do we need to adopt contraceptive measures?
(c) Name one bacterial and one viral sexually transmitted disease.

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36. (a) List two disadvantages of using a series circuit in homes.

(b) Calculate the effective resistance between A and B in the circuit given below:

SECTION-E

Question no. 37 to 39 are case-based/data-based questions with 2 to 3 short sub-parts. Internal choice is provided in
one of these sub-parts.

37. A metal carbonate X on heating with an acid gives a gas which when passed through a solution Y gives the
carbonate back. On the other hand, a gas G that is obtained at anode during electrolysis of brine is passed on dry
Y , it gives a compound Z , used for disinfecting drinking water.
(i) Identify X , Y , G and Z .
(ii) What is the nature of the gas evolved when X is heated ?
(iii) Write the reaction involved in the formation of G ?


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(iv) Write the reaction involved when G reacts with Y .

38. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of your neck just below the Adam’s apple.
It is part of an intricate network of glands called the endocrine system. The endocrine system is responsible for
coordinating many of your body’s activities. The thyroid gland manufactures hormones that regulate your body’s
metabolism.
Several different disorders can arise when your thyroid produces too much hormone (hyperthyroidism) or not
enough (hypothyroidism). Four common disorders of the thyroid are Hashimoto’s disease, Graves’ disease, goitre
and thyroid nodules.
In hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland is overactive. It produces too much of its hormone. Hyperthyroidism affects
about 1 percent of women. It’s less common in men.
Graves’ disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, affecting about 70 percent of people with an
overactive thyroid. Nodules on the thyroid – a condition called toxic nodular goitre or multinodular goitre can also
cause the gland to overproduce its hormones.
Excessive thyroid hormone production leads to symptoms such as : restlessness nervousness, racing heart, irritability,
increased sweating, shaking, anxiety, trouble sleeping, thin skin, brittle hair and nails, muscle weakness, weight
loss, bulging eyes (in Graves’ disease).
(i) What is thyroid gland ?
(ii) What is the function of the thyroid gland ?
(iii) Name some common disorders of the thyroid.


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(iv) Give some symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

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39. Rajesh’s father Mr. Jayesh runs a cosmetics and perfumes shop in a crowded market place. Mr. Jayesh i usually
complains at home that there is lot of ‘shop-lifting’ in his shop which was causing loss to him. Rajesh used to hear
such complaints of his father. One day Rajesh went to the market and purchased one big mirror of a special kind.
He then went to his father’s shop and fixed the mirror at strategic positions inside the shop as shown in the figure.
Mr. Jayesh found that after the installation of the mirror, the shop-lifting almost stopped. He was very happy and
thanked Rajesh for making this possible.

(i) What type of mirror was fixed by Rajesh in the shop?

(ii) Place three ticks in the table for image formed by such mirror due to which it helps in preventing shop-
lifting.

Diminished
Inverted
Real
Enlarged
Same size
Upright
Virtual

(iii) What special name/names is/are given to such mirror which help in preventing shop-lifting?


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(iv) After few days that mirror becomes dirty. During cleaning, Rajesh held the mirror inside the water. So, what
should be the change in the focal length of the mirror?

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