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General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and strictiy follow them:
() This question paper contains 15 questions. All questions are compulsory
i) This question paper is divided into three Sections viz. Section A, B
and C.

(1i) Section A- Question numbers 1 to 7 are short answer type questions.

Each question carries two marks.
(iv) Section B Question numbers 8 to 13 are also short answer type
questions. Each question carries three marks,
()Section C-Question numbers 14 and 15 are case based questions. Each
question carries four marks.

(ui) Internal choices haue been provided in some questions. Only one of the
alternatives has to be attempted.

SECTION- A

1 () Write the electronic configuration of

element X, given by its symbol as under
X
() Determine its position in the modern periodic table.
(ii) What is the nature of its oxide?
Giv) Name one other element of its group. x4

2 ) Write the name and draw the structure of a saturated hydrocarbon

with four carbon
atoms
(1) Write the number of single covalent bonds
present in this compound. 2

3 (a) Name the reproductive and non-reproductive parta of bread mould

(Rhizopus).
(6) List any two advantages of vegetative propagation.

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 ax4= 2
4 (a) State one drawback of each of the following
Oral contraceptive pills
i) Copper-T
use of condom
(b) Under which category of contraceptive methods, is the
to other methods of
kept ? In what way, its use is better as compared
contraception

Name the poles P, Q. R andS of the magnets in the following figures

5 (a)
'a' and b
a+'s+1=2

P Q Figure a

R S Figure 'b

field
(b) State the inference drawn about the direction of the magnetic
lines on the basis of these diagrams.
OR
When is the force experienced by a current- carrying straight
uniform magnetic field. 1+1-2
conduet placed in a

Maximum
() Minimum ?

In the following food chain, only 2 of energy was available to the

peacocks. How much energy would have been present in Grass 7 Justify
2
your answer
GRASS GRASS HOPPER FROG SNAKE PEACOCK
OR
(a) What is meant by garbage ? List two elasses into which garbage is

classified
b) What do we
actually mean
in their action" ?
when we say that the "enzymes are

specific

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 these parts
of an angiosperm. Where are
Name the reproductive parts 2
male reproductive part.
located? Explain the structure ofits
OR
common to both boys
Mention any two changes that are
What is puberty ?
teenage years.
and girls in early
SECTION-B

compounds
8. Consider the following organic

(Gi) H-C-C-0
( H-C-C-C-0

in their compounds.
the functional group present
(a) Name
the compounds of this functional
formula for
(b) Write the general
group. and draw the
between these compounds
C) State the relationship similar funetional group.
other compound having
s t r u c t u r e of any
OR 1+2 3
dot structure for ethyne.
(a) Draw the electron exhibited by covalent
differences between the properties
b) List two
ionic compounds.
compounds and
1+1+t =3

(a) State Newland

Laaw of Octaves.
9 example, explain
Dobereiner's Triads.
(b) With an mentioned in 'a' & 6
limitation each of
both the attempts
() List one

electric c u r r e n t ?
What is the heating effect of produced in a resistor

10. (a) a m o u n t of heat

for the the meanings of
(b) Write a n expression through it stating
when an electric current is passed
the symbols used. electric eurrent.
based on heating effect of
(c) Name two appliances
DNA of the species
Chromosomes ? Explain how stability of the 3
11. What are
organisms..
in sexually reproducing
is ensured
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 to be cleaned
lakes, but an aquarium needs
2 (8) We do not clean ponds or 1+2
regularly. Why ? of the
the higher levels
at
(6) Why is ozone layer getting depleted its depletion.
Mention one harmful effect caused by
atmosphere
uniform cylindrical
which the resistance of
a
List the factors on 2+1
13. (a) material depends.
conductor of a given resistivity of
wire of 0.01 cm radius is 10Q. If the
(6) The resistance of a
the wire is 50 10Nm,
find the length
x ofthis wire.
OR
electrical device ? Write
electric power of an
(a) What is the meaning of 1%
its SI unít. the energy
kettle of 2kW is used for 2h. Calculate
(b) An electrie
consumedin
kilowatt hour and 1%
)
() joules.
SECTION-C

based questions (14 and 15),

This section has 02 case

b and c).
Each is followed by 03 sub questions (a,
case
However an internal choice has been
Part (a) and (b) are compulsory.
provided in Part (0).
force on a
asked to experiment to study the
perform an
14. A student was
aluminum
field. He took a small
current carrying conductor in a magnetic
wires, a battery and
rod AB, a horse shoe magnet, some connecting
strong that on passing
aswitch and connected them as shown. He observed current, the
the direction of
current, the rod gets displaced. On reversing
reversed. On the basis of your
direetion of displacement also gets
questions
understanding of this phenomenon,
answer the following

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 (a) State the condition under which the displacement of the rod is

largest for the same magnitude of current flowing through it.

the
b) State the rule that determines the direction of the force on

conductor AB.
the aluminum rod
(c) () If the U shaped magnet is held vertically and
is suspended horizontally with its end B towards due north,
then on passing current through the rod from B to A as shown,
in which direction will the rod be displaced ?

(i) Name any two devices that use current carrying conductors and
magnetic field.

OR
Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines produced around a current

carrying straight conductor held vertically on a horizontal cardboard.

Indicate the direction of the ficld lines as well as the direction of current
flowing through the conductor

15. Mendel blended his knowledge of Science and mathematics to keep the
count of the individuals exhibiting a particular trait in each generation.
He observed a number of contrasting visible characters controlled in pea
in a field. He conducted many experiments to arrive at the laws of
plants
inheritance,
(a) What do the F1 progeny of tall plants with round seeds and short
plants with wrinkled seeds look like ?
(b) What are recessive traits
(c) Mention the type of the new combinations of plants obtained in F2
if F1 progeny was allowed to self
progeny along with their ratio, 1+1+2 4
pollinate.
OR
If 1600 plants were obtained in F2 progeny, write the number of plants
having traits
6) Tall with round seeds
(i) Short with wrinkled seed
Write the conclusion of the above experiment.

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