Cg Pee © Stage I! Proficiency Leve| (Solutions at Paper Eng) SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 9 Science Instructions Time: 3 hrs Max. Marks : 80 1 This question paper consists of 39 questions in § 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 2 marks each, Answers to these questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words 5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 3 marks each, Answer to these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words, 6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 5 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 4 marks each with sub-parts. mSection A Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the questions 1-20. 1. Consider the given flowchart. (a) (@) and (iii) (b) (ii) and Git) Metal (©) (i) and (iv) (@) @ and (iv) 2. Metals are refined by using different jeienie! ae methods. Which of the following metals are refined by electrolytic refining? (Wearear] (ee) (@) Au ca Which of the following two combinations (Na @k are correct? can be used as an acid-base Metal Gas evolved \dicator by a visually impaired student. o A No (a) Litmus fy Ag No (b) Vanilla essence Ma Yes (©) Turmeric an Yes (@) Petunia leaves a © scanned win onenscaner{Succeed Sample Paper 9 4, A student performed the following four experiments, essen] oa 2 w V Which of the following observation is correct? (@) The displacement reaction occurs in all experiments except IIl (©) The solid deposition is observed in I, and IIT experiments, (© The solid deposition is observed in I and Il experiment. (@) The displacement reaction is observed in IV experiment. 5. The reaction between potassium bromide and silver nitrate is an example of (2) combination reaction () decomposition reaction (€) double displacement reaction (@ displacement reaction 6. Which of the following represents correct balanced chemical equation? (a) AICh + NH,OH— Al(OH); + NH,CI (0) AIC) + 3NH,OH—> Al(OH); + 3NH,CI (©) 2AICl; + 3NH,OH —> 2AI(0H); + 2NH,Cl (@3AICl; + 4NH,OH—> Al(OH); + NH,CI ‘Alkaline KMn0,+ Heat ano, CH; —COOH In the above given reaction, alkaline KMn0, acts as (a) reducing agent —_(b) oxidising agent (©) catalyst (@) dehydrating agent 8. Consider the following figure that represents food web. Wis Fabbis Seeds Deon ren Gass] 7. CH —CH,—OH 10. 11. 143 Which of the following option depicts the primary consumer in the food web? (a) Rabbits and Mice (b) Foxes and Grass 3 (c) Rabbits and Fleas (d) Seeds and Foxes ‘The graph shows, how the amount of carbon dioxide taken by a plant. 10 5 ° 5, Amaunt of carbon ‘dmc (Gh) RTS EW T TE BID” am Neon Bm Mange Why is the uptake of CO} is more during day time ? (a) due to large number of structure in daytime (b) due to photosynthesis (c) due to transpiration (@) due to more water absorbption ‘The result of a dihybrid cross between two individuals is recorded in table as Phenotypes of Numbers of seeds. progeny ‘obtained "Round, A 315 ~_ Round, 8 108 ~__ Yelow, C 101 5 Winkied, D 2 Choose the correct option for A,B,C and D. rT B c D (a) Green Yellow Round Yellow (b) Yellow Green Wrinkled Green (c) Yellow Yellow Wrinkled Green (d) Green Green Round — Yellow Which part of the human brain controls body temperature? (a) Pituitary (b) Diencephalon (c) Hypothalamus (@) None of the above Which of the following is not a functional component of an ecosystem? (2) Ecological pyramids (b) Decomposers (©) Sunlight (a) Energy flow © scanned wih omen scameroY 144 Science Classi 415. Four students set up the circuit for the 16. The law of dominance states that experiment of Ohm’s law as shown, (a) a dominant trait always suppresses the i rit tion is recessive trait. wee che foley ane (b) the recessive trait is always expressed. | i — (c) the dominant trait is always suppressed. (@) (@) the recessive trait dominates over dominan, a trait. Direction (Q. Nos. 17-20) Consist of two ‘@- statements- Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option 4I|F — given below. o @ wo (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct S a explanation of A. ae (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct Ane. explanation of A. It " (© Ais true but Ris false. O® (d) Ais false but Ris true. We 17. Assertion (A) Diamond does not conduct oO electricity. Reason (R) Diamond has high refractive 4il-——o— index. @ % 18. Assertion (A) Positive _phototropism ° 5 means movement towards light. T Reason (R) When sunlight falls on one side Lage of plant, the auxin diffuses towards the sunny side of shoot. Auxin concentration stimulate cells to grow longer and stem appears bending towards sunlight. 19. Assertion (A) DNA copying is necessary during reproduction. Reason (R) DNA copying leads to the transmission of characters from parents 14. Which of the following can make a parallel beam of light when light from a point source is incident on it? (a) Concave mirror as well as convex lens (b) Convex mirror as well as concave lens (c) Two plane mirrors placed at 90° to each other (d) Concave mirror as well as concave lens 48 rood webste to offspring. . Food web is the (a) food that a spider collects using its web 20. aaa. ) The stars twinkle while the (b) network of interlinked trophic levels panes note (6) network of interlinked food chains Reason (R) The stars are much bigger in (d) display of food items on a website size than the planets. Section B Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions. 21. What is covalent bond? What type of bond 23. Goitre is caused by which endocrine exists in CCl, and CaCl, ? gland? Write one primary prevention 22. In a pea plant, find the contrasting trait Or the flower is white in colour and shape of P pod is constricted. Explain the functions of a neuron. a O scanned wih omen scamerSucceed Sample Paper 9 24. For the given data showing the focal lengths of three concave mirrors A, B and Cand the respective distances of different In the given positions of objects from the mirrors, which of them will form diminished images of the object? 25. What are magnetic field lines? Justify the following statements. (a) Two magnetic field lines never intersect each other. Section C Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions. 27. Explain the reactions of different metals, with hot water, cold water and steam. Give one example with a proper balanced chemical equation. Name of the two metals which do not react with any form of water. Or How is the method of extraction of metals high up in the reactivity series different from that for metals in the middle? Why can be same process not be applied for them? Name the process used for the extraction of these metals. 28. The pH of a salt used to make tasty and crispy pakoras is 14. (a) Examine the salt used. (b) Write a chemical equation for its formation. (c) List its two uses. 29. Explain how voluntary actions and reflex actions are different from each other. 30, Shyam wants to have twice in size of a real image of an object placed at 25 em from a convex lens. 26. 31. 32. 33. 145 (b) Magnetic field lines are closed curves, Or You have two electric lamps having rating 40 W, 220 V and 60 W, 220 V. Which of the two has a higher resistance? Give reason for your answer, If these two lamps are connected to a source of 220 V, which will glow brighter? (a) Give reason, why ozone layer in the stratosphere is considered useful. What destructive effect do chlorofluorocarbons bring about in atmosphere ? (b) Explain why, itis better to use paper bags than plastic bags. (a) Specify the distance of image from the lens. (b) Find the focal length of the lens. (©) Find the power of convex lens. ‘Two resistors with resistances 5 Q and 10 respectively, are to be connected to a battery of emf 6 V. How will you connect the resistances to obtain (a) maximum current? (b) Calculate the strength of the total current in the circuit in the two cases. Rishi went to a palmist to show his palm. The palmist used a special lens for this purpose. (a) Where should the palmist place/hold the lens so as to have a real and magnified image of an object? (b) If the focal length of this lens is 10 em and the lens is held at a distance of 5 em from the palm, use lens formula to find the position and size of the image. Give the basic features of the mechanism of inheritance, d © scanned wih onenscamerSection D Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions. 34. Neha observed the following cases and some questions arises in her mind listed below. Help her to find them out. Why does calcium start floating when added to water? Also, why most of the metals do not give hydrogen while reacting with nitric acid. Write equation for the reaction of iron with steam. Name the compound of iron obtained. (b) Describe the process of fertilisation in a flower. Or (a) Explain the events of double circulation, (b) Differentiate between fermentation in yeast and aerobic respiration on the basis, of the end products formed. 36. The diagram shown below is an electric circuit Or (a) What is the difference between combustion and oxidation? Under what condition an oxidation reaction can be called as combustion? Illustrate your answer with one example in each case. (b) Yashi took a thin zine plate and kept ina glass container having CuSO, solution. On examining it was found that the blue colour of the solution is getting lighter and lighter. After a few days when the zine plate was taken out of the solution, a number of small holes were noticed in it. State the reason and write chemical equation of the reaction. 35. (a) Marriage between cousins is a taboo in most of the countries of the world except in some Asian countries. Why should the marriage between close cousins be prevented and which measures will you take to prevent such practices? in which 7.2 © resistor is connected in series with parallel combination of 8 Q and 12 9 resistors. A power is supplied to the circuit with 6V battery. sa 720 Pe By 20 | Rs | {i= ov Inthe circuit diagram given above, find the (a) total resistance of the circuit, (b) total current flowing in the circuit and (©) potential difference across Rj. Or (a) Heating elements of electrical heating devices is made up of an alloy rather than a pure metal. Give two reasons. (©) Four resistors of 4 each are joined end to end to form a square. Calculate the equivalent resistance of the combination between two adjacent corner? (©) Define resistance and 1 ohm. a» {© scanned wth omen scamermSection 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. Abhishika observed that the cooking 39. utensils of her kitchen are becoming black in colour and the flame of her burner becomes yellowish. She complained this to the gas company and they repair it. (@) What was the reason for this type of flame? (b) How can this problem effect our environment. Or What precaution should be taken to avoid this process. }. A married women ‘Sita’ used device ‘X" made of common metal for preventing pregnancy. This device was put into her uterus by some trained medical professional. Unfortunately she got pregnant after two months of insertion of device. She was in shock to learn that her birth control device has failed. Answer the following questions on the basis of above passage. (a) Name the birth control device used by the ‘Sita’, (b) Which metal is commonly used for making device X? (©) What do you think Sita got pregnant even after using device X? Or How does device ‘X’ prevent pregnancy? The above diagram shows that two student P andQ performed an experiment on finding the image formation by a mirror. They performed the experiment for different positions of object and obtained different positions of image. AB, CDand X represent object, image and the optical device respectively. (a) Based on the text and data given in above paragraph, identify the type of optical device X. (b) What will be the position of the image? If the object is placed between focus and centre of curvature. (©) If the object is placed at a distance of 10 cm in front of the mirror X, then what will be the distance of image formed? (Take, magnification = — 3] Or What will happen, if the upper half of the concave mirror ‘X’ is covered? © scanned wth omen scamer