Science Sample paper

CH-5 Biology

1. The chlorophyll in photosynthesis is used for

I. Absorbing light
II. Breaking down water molecule
III. No function
IV. Reduction of CO 2
2. Proteins after digestion are converted into
I. Carbohydrates
II. Small globules
III. Amino acids
IV. starch
3. Carbohydrates in the plants are stored in the form of
I. Glycogen
II. Starch
III. Glucose
IV. Maltose
4. Main site of photosynthesis
I. Leaf
II. Stem
III. Chloroplast
IV. Guard cells
5. The small pores present of leaf’s surface are called
I. Stomata
II. Chlorophyll
III. Guard cells
IV. None of these
6. Photosynthesis is a
I. Catabolic process
II. Parabolic process

III. Amphibolic process

IV. Photochemical lprocess
7. Opening and closing of pores is a function performed by
I. Stomata
II. Chlorophyll
III. Chloroplast
IV. Guard cells
8. Which element is used in the synthesis of proteins?
I. Hydrogen
II. Oxygen
III. Nitrogen
IV. Carbon dioxide
9. Temporary finger like extensions on amoeba are called
I. Cell membrane
II. Cell wall
III. Pseudopodia
IV. Cilia
10. Bile juice is secreted by
I. Stomach
II. Pancreas
III. Small intestine
IV. Liver
11. Which of these juices is secreted by pancreas?
I. Trypsin
II. Pepsin
III. Bile juice
IV. Both I and II
12. Lipase acts on
I. Amino acids
II. Fats
III. Carbohydrates
IV. All of these
13. Respiratory pigment in human body is
I. Chlorophyll
II. Water
III. Blood
IV. haemoglobin
14. Blood consist of what fluid medium?
I. Lymph
II. Platelets
III. Plasma
IV. All of these
15. One cell-thick vessels are called
I. Arteries
II. Veins
III. Capillaries
IV. Pulmonary artery

ANS
1. I 15.III
2. III
3. II
4. III
5. I
6. IV
7. IV
8. III
9. III
10. IV
11. IV
12. II
13. IV
14. III
 1. In human alimentary canal, name the site of complete digestion of various
components of food. Explain the process of digestion.

2. List in tabular form, three differences between arteries and veins.

3. List the three kinds of blood vessels of human circulatory system and write
their functions in tabular form.

4. (a) "The breathing cycle is rhythmic whereas exchange of gases is a

continuous process". Justify this statement.

(b) What happens if conducting tubes of circulatory system develops a leak?

State in brief, how could this be avoided?

(c) How opening and closing of stomata takes place?

5. How is ‘respiration’ different from ‘breathing’? Explain the process of aerobic

and anaerobic respiration.

6. I) Name the blood vessel that brings oxygenated blood to the human heart.

II) Which chamber of the heart received oxygenated blood?

III) Explain how is the oxygenated blood from this particular chamber sent to
all the body parts?

7. Explain the schematic representation of gaseous exchange in tissues.

8. List down the raw materials for photosynthesis? (1 Mark)

9. Specify what is the role of bile juice in the process of digestion? (1 Mark)

10. Name the respiratory organ in fish and earthworm. (1 Mark)

11. Name the types of blood vessels used for the transportation of blood. (1
Mark)

12. What is dialysis? (1 Mark)

13. How is respiration in plants and respiration in animals different? (2 Marks)

14. Draw the labeled diagram of the human digestive system. (2 Marks)

15. How are alveoli designed and why? (2 Marks)

16. Define excretion. What are the two organs in human beings that act as
accessory excretory organs? (2 Marks)

17. State the role of the following (i) Chloroplasts (ii) Diaphragm (iii) Larynx
(3 Marks)

18. Give reasons for the following:

(i) The glottis is guarded by epiglottis.
(ii) It is said to not speak while eating.
(iii) Walls of trachea are supported by cartilage rings. (3 Marks)

19. Leaves of a potted plant were coated with wax to block the stomata.
Will this plant remain alive and healthy for long? State three reasons for your
answer. (3 Marks)
 CH-9

Physics
1. Focal length of plane mirror is
a. At infinity
b. Zero
c. Negative
d. None of these
2. Image formed by plane mirror is
a. Real and erect
b. Real and inverted
c. Virtual and erect
d. Virtual and inverted
3. A concave mirror gives real, inverted and same size image
if the object is placed
a. At F
b. At infinity
c. At C
d. Beyond C
4. Power of the lens is -40, its focal length is
a. 4m
b. -40m
c. -0.25m
d. -25m
5. A concave mirror gives virtual, refract and enlarged image
of the object but image of smaller size than the size of the
object is
a. At infinity
b. Between F and C
c. Between P and F
d. At E
6. In optics an object which has higher refractive index is
called
a. Optically rarer
b. Optically denser
c. Optical density
d. Refractive index
7. The optical phenomena, twinkling of stars, is due to
a. Atmospheric reflection
b. Total reflection
c. Atmospheric refraction
d. Total refraction
8. Convex lens focus a real, point sized image at focus, the
object is placed
a. At focus
b. Between F and 2F
c. At infinity
d. At 2F
9. The unit of power of lens is
a. Metre
b. Centimeter
c. Diopter
d. M -1

10. The radius of curvature of a mirror is 20cm the focal

length is
a. 20cm
b. 10cm
c. 40cm
d. 5cm
ANS
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. B
1. What is the magnification of a plane mirror
2. What is the radius of curvature of plane mirror?
3. Why paper catches fire when a convex lens is used to ficus sunlight?
4. What is silvering of mirror?
5. What is refractive mirror?
6. State the formula, lens formula and power of lens

1. List four characteristics of the images formed by plane mirrors.

2. Draw a ray diagram to show the path of the reflected ray corresponding to an
incident ray which is directed parallel to the principal axis of a convex mirror.
Mark on it the angle of incident and the angle of reflection
3. A spherical mirror produces an image of magnification -1 on a screen placed
at a distance of 50 cm from the mirror.
(a) Write the type of mirror.
(b) Find the distance of the image from the object.
(c) What is the focal length of the mirror?
(d) Draw the ray diagram to show the image formation in this case.

4. Which phenomenon is responsible for making the path of light visible?

1. Name the type of mirror used in following situations

a. Headlights of the car
b. Side/rear view mirror of a vehicle
c. Solar furnace
2. What are two types of reflexive index.
3. Differentiate between concave and convex lens.
4. Draw the diagram of path of light when it travels through a glass slab.
5. What are the properties of the image formed by plane mirror?
6. Write laws of reflection
7. Draw and explain the ray diagram formed by a convex mirror when
a. Object is at infinity
b. Object is at finite distance from the mirror
8. Name the mirror which can show the size of the object to be double of its
original.
 CH-1

Chemistry
1. The chemical formula of lead sulphate is
(a) Pb 2 SO 4
(b) Pb(SO 4 ) 2
(c) PbSO 4
(d) Pb 2 (SO 4 ) 3
2. Which information is not conveyed by a balanced chemical equation?
(a) Physical states of reactants and products
(b) Symbols and formulae of all the substances involved in a particular reaction
(c) Number of atoms/molecules of the reactants and products formed
(d) Whether a particular reaction is actually feasible or not
3. Chemically rust is
(a) hydrated ferrous oxide
(b) only ferric oxide
(c) hydrated ferric oxide
(d) none of these
4. Both CO 2 and H 2 gases are
(a) heavier than air
(b) colourless
(c) acidic in nature
(d) soluble in water
5. Which of the following gases can be used for storage of fresh sampel of an oil for
a long time?
(a) Carbon dioxide or oxygen
(b) Nitrogen or helium
(c) Helium or oxygen
(d) Nitrogen or oxygen
6. The electrolytic decomposition of water gives H 2 and O 2 in the ratio of
(a) 1 : 2 by volume
(b) 2 : 1 by volume
(c) 8 : 1 by mass
(d) 1 : 2 by mass
7. In the decomposition of lead (II) nitrate to give lead (II) oxide, nitrogen dioxide and
oxygen gas, the coefficient of nitrogen dioxide (in the balanced equation) is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
8. Fatty foods become rancid due to the process of
(a) oxidation
(b) corrosion
(c) reduction
(d) hydrogenation
9. We store silver chloride in a dark coloured bottle because it is
(a) a white solid
(b) undergoes redoc reaction
(c) to avoid action by sunlight
(d) none of the above
10. Silver article turns black when kept in the open for a few days due to formation
of
(a) H 2 S
(b) AgS
(c) AgSO 4
(d) Ag 2 S
11. When crystals of lead nitrate are heated strongly in a dry test tube
(a) crystals immediately melt
(b) a brown residue is left
(c) white fumes appear in the tube
(d) a yellow residue is left
12. Dilute hydrochloric acid is added to granulated zinc taken in a test tube. The
following observations are recorded. Point out the correct observation.
(a) The surface of metal becomes shining
(b) The reaction mixture turns milky
(c) Odour of a pungent smelling gas is recorded
(d) A colourless and odourless gas is evolved
13. When carbon dioxide is passed through lime water,
(a) calcium hydroxide is formed
(b) white precipitate of CaO is formed
(c) lime water turns milky
(d) colour of lime water disappears.
14. When a magnesium ribbon is burnt in air, the ash formed is
(a) black
(b) white
(c) yellow
(d) pink
15. In which of the following, heat energy will be evolved?
(a) Electrolysis of water
(b) Dissolution of NH4Cl in water
(c) Burning of L.P.G.
(d) Decomposition of AgBr in the presence of sunlight
16. Rancidity can be prevented by
(a) adding antioxidants
(b) storing food away from light
(c) keeping food in refrigerator
(d) all of these
17. The reaction of H 2 gas with oxygen gas to form water is an example of
(a) combination reaction
(b) redox reaction
(c) exothermic reaction
(d) all of these reactions
18. The reaction in which two compound exchange their ions to form two new
compounds is called
(a) displacement reaction
(b) combination reaction
(c) double displacement reaction
(d) redox reaction
19. On immersing an iron nail in CuSO 4 solution for few minutes, you will observe
(a) no reaction takes place
(b) the colour of solution fades away
(c) the surface of iron nails acquire a black coating
(d) the colour of solution changes to green
20. An element X on exposure to moist air turns reddish-brown and a new compound
Y is formed. The substance X and Y are
(a) X = Fe, Y = Fe 2 O 3
(b) X = Ag, Y = Ag 2 S
(c) X = Cu, Y = CuO
(d) X = Al, Y = Al 2 O 3
Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b)
10.
6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (c)
(d)
11. 12. 13. 14.
15. (c)
(b) (d) (c) (b)
16. 18. 19.
17. (a) 20. (a)
(d) (c) (d)

Q2.Answer The Following Question:

Q1. What happens chemically when quick lime is added to water?

Q2. How will you test for the gas which is liberated when HCL reacts with an active
metal?
Q3. What is an oxidation reaction? Is it exothermic or endothermic? Give one
example of oxidation Reaction.
Q4. Give an example of photochemical reaction.
Q5. Give an example of a decomposition reaction. Describe any activity to illustrate
such a reaction by heating.
Q6. Why is respiration considered as exothermic process?
Q7. Balance the following chemical equation.
Fe(s) +H 2 O(g) = Fe 3 O 4 + H 2 (g)
MnO 2 + HCL = MnCl 2 + Cl 2 + H 2 O
HNO 3 + Ca(OH) 2 = Ca(NO 3 ) 2 + H 2 O
Q8. On what basis is a chemical equation balanced?
Q9. State any two observations in an activity suggesting the occurrence of a
chemical reaction.
Q10. Name a reducing agent which may be used to obtain manganese from
manganese dioxide.
Q11. What change in colour is observed when silver chloride is left exposed to
sunlight? Also mention the type of chemical reaction.
Q12. Define a combination reaction. Give one example of an exothermic
combination reaction.
Q13. What is observed when a solution of potassium iodide is added to lead nitrate
solution?
What type of reaction is this? Write a balanced chemical equation for this
reaction.
Q14. Distinguish between an exothermic and an endothermic reaction.
Q15. Distinguish between a displacement and a double displacement reaction.
Q16. Identify the type of reaction in the following:
Fe + CuSO 4 (aq) = FeSO 4 (aq) + Cu(s)
2H 2 + O 2 = 2H 2 O
1. Explain the process of corrosion and rusting
2. How is exothermic reaction different from an endothermic reaction?
3. Explain four different types of chemical reaction with suitable examples.
4. How do we balance a chemical equation?
5. Why are oil and fat containing food items flushed with nitrogen?
6. What is the difference between displacement and double displacement reaction?
Give suitable chemical equations for the same.
7. Give two uses of quick lime.
8. What is electrolytic decomposition?
9. Identify the following type of reactions:-
▪ Na 2 SO 4 + BaCL 2 = BaSO 4 + 2NaCL
▪ CaCO 3 = CaO + CO 2
▪ Fe + CuSO 4 = FeSO 4 + Cu