CHENNAI SAHODAYA SCHOOLS COMPLEX

PRACTICE PAPER 2
Class-10
SCIENCE - 086
Roll No.: Maximum Marks: 80
Date: Time allowed: 3 hours

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.

ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions.
A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each.
Answers to these questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
v. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
Answers to these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words
vi. 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.
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with
sub-parts.

SECTION – A
Question 1 to 16 are multiple choice questions. Only one of the choices is correct. Select and write the
correct choice as well as the answer to these questions.
1. A chemical reaction in which oxidation and reduction takes place simultaneously is known as ____
a) Combination reaction c)Displacement reaction
b) Redox reaction d) Decomposition reaction
2. A few drops of turmeric solution is added to a colourless liquid, if the liquid
becomes red then the liquid may be
a) HCl b) Distilled water c) Lemon juice d) NH4OH
3. The number of covalent bonds present in cyclohexane is ____
a) 18 b) 17 c) 20 d) 19
4. The arrangement for Copper, Zinc, Lead and Mercury according to the reactivity
series is
a) Zinc > Lead > Copper > Mercury c) Zinc > Copper > Mercury > Lead
b) Zinc > Mercury > Copper > Lead d) Zinc > Lead > Mercury > Copper
5. The name of the compound A formed in the reaction is _______
NaCl + H2O + CO2 + NH3 —------> A + NH4Cl
a) Ammonium carbonate c) Sodium hydrogen carbonate
b) Ammonium hydrogen carbonate d) Sodium carbonate
6. A hydrocarbon which contains two C - C single bonds and one C - C triple bond is
_____
a) Propene b) Butene c) Propyne d) Butyne
7. During electrolysis of water the volume of oxygen and hydrogen evolved at the
electrodes are VO and VH respectively then VO / VH is
a) 4 b) 2 c) ¼ d) ½
8. Which of the following phytohormones is not associated with the promotion of growth
in plants?
a)Auxin b) Abscisic acid c) Gibberellin d) Cytokinin

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9. The faulty functioning of which endocrine gland can make a person very short or very tall?
a)Thyroid b) Pineal c) Adrenal d) Pituitary
10. Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Pyruvate can be converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide by yeast.
(ii) Fermentation takes place in the case of aerobic bacteria.
(iii) Fermentation lakes place in mitochondria.
(iv) Fermentation is a form of anaerobic respiration.
a) (i) and (iii) b). (ii) and (iv) c). (i) and (iv) d). (ii) and (iii)
11. The olfactory receptors in humans are located in?
a) Eyes b) Tongue c) Ears d) Nose
12. Which of the following events does not occur in photosynthesis?
a) Conversion of light energy into chemical energy.
b) Reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates.
c) Oxidation of carbon to carbon dioxide.
d) Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll.
13. Three resistors R₁, R₂ and R₃ are connected in series or in parallel or in both combination.
The resultant resistance of these combinations are 9 Ω, 1 Ω, 2 Ω, and 4.5 Ω (in any order).
The maximum and minimum current obtained when they are connected to a 12 V battery will
be:
a) 12A, 1.33 A b) 6A, 12A c) 12A, 4A d) 8A, 2A

14. The figure shows the positions of object O and its magnified Image I.
This is possible only if :
a) a concave mirror is placed to the right of I.
b) a concave mirror is placed between O and I and near to O.
c) a convex mirror is placed between O and I and near to I.
d) a convex mirror is placed to the right of I.

15. Which of the following methods of contraception protects a person from acquiring a sexually
transmitted disease?
a) Oral pills b) Condom c) Copper –T d) Surgery
16. The substance which is not reabsorbed into the blood capillaries surrounding the tubule of a
nephron is mainly:
a)Glucose b) Amino acid c) Urea d) Water
Assertion and reason
Following questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
17. Assertion: Water of crystallization is the fixed number of water molecules
present in one formula unit of salt
Reason : Ferrous sulphate salt has five molecules of water of crystallization.
18. Assertion : Selfing of a plant for several generations helps plant breeders to obtain
pure breeding varieties.
Reason : Pure breeding plants are heterozygous for many traits.

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19. Assertion: The sky appears blue in colour due to scattering of light by very fine particles
in air.
Reason: Blue light has a very short wavelength and has a higher frequency that produces
higher amount of energy than red light.
20. Assertion : Polythene bags and plastic containers are non-biodegradable substances.
Reason : They can be broken down by micro organisms into natural simple harmless
substances.
SECTION – B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.
21. Attempt A or B
A. Write a balanced chemical equation when -
a) Ferric oxide is reduced with Aluminium
b) Zinc carbonate undergoes calcination
OR
B. By the transfer of electrons, illustrate the formation of bond in Magnesium Chloride
22. What is the role of the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland in human male reproductive
system?

23. Attempt A or B
A. Which human organ systems are the following associated with?
(i) Vena cava (iii) Glomerulus
(ii) Alveoli (iv) Villi
OR
B. Name the final product/products obtained in the anaerobic respiration if it takes
Place :
(i) In Yeast (ii) In an animal tissue
24. The near point of a person has shifted from 25 cm to 50 cm.
(a) Name the optical defect he is suffering from and write any one reason for this defect.
(b) What should he do to read a newspaper clearly which is kept at a distance 25 cm. Find the nature
and power of the lens to be used.
25. Attempt A or B
A. (a) What is short circuiting?
(b) An electric heater has a rating 1000 W – 220 V. Explain how a 5 A fuse wire can prevent
it from short circuiting. What will happen if we use a 9A fuse wire instead of 5Afuse wire.
OR
B. Distinguish between resistance and resistivity. What will be the resistance of a metal wire of length 2m
and area of cross section 1.55 x 10⁻⁶ m² if the resistivity of the metal be 2.8 x 10⁻⁸ Ω m?
26. ‘P’ is a cell (or group of cells) in the human body which is sensitive to a particular type of stimulus and
conveys the message to CNS through nerves ‘Q’. On the other hand, ‘R’ is a part of the human body
which can respond to a stimulus according to the instructions sent from the CNS through nerves ‘S’.
a) What is P? c) Name the nerves Q.
b) What is R? d) Name nerves S.

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SECTION – C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions
27. When Lead nitrate is heated strongly in a test tube two gases are liberated and a solid residue is left
behind in the test tube.
a) Name the residue left in the test tube and type of chemical reaction.
b) Write the name and formula of the coloured gas liberated.
c) Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction.
28. A compound which is prepared from gypsum has the property of hardening when water is mixed in the
right quantity with it.
a) Write the common name and chemical name of this compound.
b) Give a chemical equation for its preparation.
c) List its two uses.
29. The following diagram shows a mode of asexual reproduction in Hydra.

a) Identify the mode of reproduction.

b) Explain the various steps involved in this process.
c) Name another organism which reproduces by the same method.
30. Study Mendel’s cross between two pea plants with a pair of contrasting characters:
TTRR x ttrr
[Tall Plant with [Dwarf plants with
red flowers] white flowers]
(i) He observed 4 types of combinations in F2 generation. Which of these were new
combinations?
(ii) What do the plants of F1 generation look like?
(iii) Why do new features which are not present in the parents appear in the F2 generation?
31. (a) State Joule’s law of heating.
(a) When a current of 4 A passes through a certain resistor for 10 minutes, 2.88 x 10⁴ J of
heat is produced.
Calculate
(i) the power of the resistor. (ii) the voltage across the resistor.
(c) Two wires of equal lengths, one of copper and the other of manganin (an alloy) have the
same thickness. Which one can be used for (i) electrical transmission lines, and
(ii) electrical heating devices? Why

32. (a). What is a Solenoid?

(b) For the current carrying solenoid as shown below, draw magnetic field lines and giving
reason explain that out of the three points A, B and C at which point the field strength is
maximum and at which point it is minimum.

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(b) The diagram below shows a coil of wire wound on a soft iron core forming an electromagnet.
A current is passed through the coil in the direction indicated by the arrows. Mark the N and S
poles produced in the iron core.

33 (a). A tank of water when viewed normally appears to be 1 m deep. Calculate the actual depth
if the refractive index of water is 4/3.
(b) Refractive indices of water, crown glass, ruby and diamond are 1.33, 1.52, 1.72 and 2.42
respectively. In which medium pair (i) light speeds up. (ii) light slows down when it
goes from one medium to another.
SECTION – D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.

34. Attempt A or B
A. An organic acid X is a liquid which often freezes during winter time in cold regions having the
molecular formula C2H4O2. On warming it with ethanol in the presence of a few drops of
concentrated sulphuric acid , a compound Y with a sweet smell is formed.
a) Identify X and Y. Write their structure showing the functional group present in them.
b) Name the reaction.
c) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction.
d) Write any one use of compound X and Y.
OR
B. a)A carbon compound A on heating with excess concentrated sulphuric acid forms another carbon
compound B which on addition of hydrogen in the presence of nickel as catalyst forms a
saturated carbon compound C. One molecule of C on combustion forms two molecules of
carbon dioxide and three molecules of water.
i) Identify A, B and C
ii) Write the chemical equations for reactions involved.
b) When a soap is dissolved in water the soap molecules form structures.
i) What are these structures called?
ii) Draw a labelled diagram of these structures.
35. Attempt A or B
A.(a) Draw a labelled diagram of the human digestive system
(b) Describe one way in which the small-intestine is adapted for the absorption of
digested food.
(c) Name the substance on which the following enzymes act in the human digestive
system.
(i) Trypsin (ii) Amylase (iii) Pepsin (iv) Lipase
OR
B. (a)Draw a diagram to show the internal structure of human heart and label the following parts:
(i) Aorta
(ii) Left ventricle
(iii) Pulmonary vein
(b) What do you mean by double circulation of blood?
(c) Why is it necessary to separate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in mammals and birds?
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36. Attempt A or B
A. An object placed on a meter scale at 8 cm mark was focused on a screen placed at 92 cm mark
using a converging lens placed on the scale at 50 cm to get the same size inverted image.
(a) Find the object distance, image distance and focal length of the lens.
(b) Draw the ray diagram for the above object position.
(c) Find the position of the image when the object is shifted from 8 cm to 29 cm mark
on the scale.
OR
B. An object of height 4 cm is placed at a distance 15 cm in front of a concave lens of power -4 D.
(a) Find its focal length.
(b) Find the nature, size and position of the image.
(c) Power of a concave lens is 10 D. Power of convex lens is 6 D. When these two
lenses are placed in contact with each other, find the power and focal length of this
combination.
SECTION – E
Question No. 37 to 39 are case-based/data -based questions.
CASE STUDY:
37. If a metal is reactive its surface may be attacked slowly by the moisture in the atmosphere. The metal
reacts with the oxygen and water vapour in air forming compounds in its surface. The formation of these
compounds tarnishes the metal and is called corrosion.
A. When Iron is exposed to moist air, a brown flaky substance is formed. Write its name and
formula.
B. What is an amalgam? Name an alloy.
Attempt C or D
C. Name any two metals which do not undergo corrosion.
OR
D. Which metal is used for galvanisation and Why?

38. All the organisms depend on the sun for their constant need of energy. The energy enters the food chain
as the radiant energy of sunlight in the form of electro-magnetic waves. This energy is absorbed in the
first level of food chain and then proceeds through the herbivore level to the carnivore level. The green
plants trap solar energy with the help of chlorophyll and convert it into chemical energy by the process
of photosynthesis. This energy is stored in the plants as carbohydrates. When plants are eaten by
herbivores, the chemical energy stored in plant food is transferred to them. Herbivores are eaten by
carnivores and the energy stored in the flesh of the herbivores is transferred to the carnivores. This
transfer of energy from one trophic level to the other is called transfer of energy in a food chain of an
ecosystem.
Attempt A or B

A. How is solar energy introduced into ecosystem? What percentage of the

solar energy is trapped and utilized by the plants?
Or
B. How much energy will be available to Hawks in the food chain comprising
Hawk, snake, paddy and Mice, if 10000 J of energy is available to paddy
from the sun?
C What limits the number of trophic levels in a food chain?
D What will happen to the grass land if all the grazers are removed from there?

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39. Case Study: In an electrical circuit, it is usually necessary to combine two or more resistors to get the
required current in the circuit. The combined resistance of any number of resistances connected in
series and parallel are calculated by using law of combination of resistances.
A Consider the following circuit diagram. If R₁ = R₂ = R₃ = R₄ = R₅ = 3 Ω, find the equivalent
resistance of the circuit.

B Study the following V-I graph for three conductors A, B and C and find:

(i) Which is connected in series?

(ii) Which one of these is a best conductor?

Attempt C or D

C (i) Find the number of electrons transferred between two points kept at a potential difference
of 20 V if 40 J of work is done.
(ii). The figure below shows three cylindrical copper conductors along with their face areas
and lengths. Discuss in which geometrical shape the resistance will be highest.

OR
D. Deduce the expression for the equivalent resistance of parallel combination of three resistors R₁, R₂
and R₃ with a circuit diagram.

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