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First Term Exam (2021-22)

CBSE Class 10 Science
Sample Paper - 01 (MCQ Based)

Maximum Marks: 40 Marks

Time Allowed: 90 Minutes

General Instructions:

i. This question paper is prepared by the team of teachers at myCBSEguide.

ii. It contains 40 questions including MCQ, Case Study and Assertion & Reasoning.
iii. myCBSEguide questions 1-30 are based on Multiple Choice Questions.
iv. myCBSEguide questions 31-35 are based on Assertion & Reasoning Questions.
v. myCBSEguide questions 36 to 40 are based on Case Study Questions.

1. In which of the following chemical equations, the abbreviations represent the correct states of the
reactants and products involved at reaction temperature?
a. 2H2 (g) + O2 (g) 2H2O(l)
b. 2H2 (g) + O2 (l) 2H2O(l)
c. 2H2 (l) + O2 (l) 2H2O(g)
d. 2H2 (g) + O2 (g) 2H2O(g)
2. Which of the following equations is the summary of photosynthesis?
a. 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
b. 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight C6H12O6 + 6CO2 + 6H2O
c. 6CO2 + 12H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
d. 6CO2 + H2O + Sunlight C6H12O6 + O2 + 6H2O
3. The element or compound which undergoes reduction is
a. Reducing agent
b. Oxidizing agent
c. Dehydrating agent
d. Bleaching agent
4. The magnification of the plane mirror is:
a. Infinite
b. 0.0
c. 2.0
d. 1.0
5. Select the correct statement
a. Heterotrophs do not synthesise their own food
b. Heterotrophs synthesise their own food
c. Heterotrophs are capable of converting carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates
d. Heterotrophs utilise solar energy for photosynthesis
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6. Where will the image be formed if the object is at the focus of the concave mirror?
a. Infinity
b. At C
c. Beyond C
d. Between C and F
7. Rainbow is formed due to a combination of?
A. Refraction
B. Absorption
C. Dispersion
D. Total internal reflection
a. A and B
b. A and C
c. C and D
d. A, B and C
8. Which of the following statements about the autotrophs is incorrect?
a. They convert CO2 and water into carbohydrates in the absence of sunlight
b. They store carbohydrates in the form of starch
c. They constitute the first trophic level in food chains
d. They synthesize carbohydrates from CO2 and water in the presence of sunlight & chlorophyll
9. Red light is least affected by atmospheric refraction due to:
a. Highest frequency
b. Dark colour
c. Shortest wavelength
d. Longest wavelength
10. Colour of copper sulphate solution changes when an iron nail is dipped in it because of
a. Displacement reaction
b. Oxidation reaction
c. Combination reaction
d. Decomposition reaction
11. Name the tissue in a leaf where plastids are present
a. Mesophyll
b. Endodermis
c. Epithelial cell
d. Mitochondria
12. Magnesium imparts:
a. Dazzling white colour flame
b. Yellowish orange colour flame
c. None of these
d. Brick red colour flame
13. The values of f and u for a concave lens are always
a. Negative
b. None of these
c. Positive
d. Neutral
14. A student performed the starch test on a leaf. Some steps involved are shown below.

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The correct sequence of steps should be

a. (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
b. (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
c. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
d. (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
15. While positioning the pins, it is arranged such that
a. the foots are in perpendicular line
b. the heads are in the straight line
c. the mid-points are in the straight line
d. the foots are in straight line
16. We will observe white ppt in which of the following reaction?
a. Barium chloride is mixed with hydrochloric acid
b. Barium chloride is mixed with sodium chloride solution
c. Barium chloride is mixed with sodium sulphate solution
d. Barium carbonate is mixed with sodium sulphate solution
17. A concave mirror gives real, inverted and same size image if the object is placed
a. Beyond C
b. At F
c. At C
d. At infinity
18. The lateral displacement of an incident ray passing out of a rectangular glass slab
a. independent of the thickness of the glass slab.
b. None of these
c. is directly proportional to the thickness of the glass slab.
d. inversely proportional to the thickness of the glass slab.
19. Which of the following phenomenon contributes significantly to the reddish appearance of the sun at
sunrise or sunset?
a. Total internal Reflection
b. Dispersion of light
c. Reflection of light from the earth
d. Scattering of light
20. The breathing roots are the ________.
a. Stomata

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b. Rhizoids
c. Lenticels
d. Pneumatophores
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21. An element reacts with oxygen to give a compound with a high melting point. This compound is also
soluble in water. The element is likely to be:
a. Iron
b. Calcium
c. Carbon
d. Silicon
22. To determine the focal length of a concave mirror, a student focuses a distant object using the concave
mirror. The best object can be:
a. a distant tree
b. All of these
c. classroom window
d. sun
23. Under the high power objective of a microscope, an epidermal peel of a leaf shows
a. stomata surrounded by several guard cells each
b. stomata surrounded by several epidermal cells
c. stomata surrounding by a pair of guard cells each
d. stomata surrounding many guard cells
24. If the angle of incidence is 90o, what is the angle of refraction?
a. r = 1o
b. r = 45o
c. r =

d. r = 90o
25. Which of these is not a part of the small intestine?
a. Jejunum
b. Rectum
c. Duodenum
d. Ileum
26. Generally, non-metals are not lustrous. Which of the following nonmetal is lustrous?
a. Iodine
b. Nitrogen
c. Sulphur
d. Oxygen
27. Optical fibre is used for
a. All of these
b. biomedical engineering
c. communication over long distance
d. medical applications
28. Metal always found in free state is
a. Sodium
b. Lithium

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c. Copper
d. Gold
29. A ray passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror is inclined at an angle to its principal
axis. The angle of reflection for this ray equals:
a. 0o

b.

c. 90o
d.
30. Students observed the epidermal peel of a leaf under the high power of a microscope. The following are
the sketches made by them.

The correct sketch is

a. A
b. C
c. D
d. B

For question numbers 31-35, two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below:

a. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
c. Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

31. Assertion: In a candle, wax vapours burn an insufficient supply of oxygen, which leads to a blue flame.
Reason: When the oxygen supply is sufficient, then fuels burn completely producing a blue flame.
32. Assertion: As the temperature of a medium increases the refractive index decreases.
Reason: When a ray travels from a vacuum to a medium, then is known as the absolute refractive index
of the medium. ( = 1).
33. Assertion: Brown fumes are produced when lead nitrate is heated.
Reason: Nitrogen dioxide gas is produced as a byproduct due to the decomposition of lead nitrate.
34. Assertion: Gas bubbles are observed when sodium carbonate is added to dilute hydrochloride acid.
Reason: Carbon dioxide is given off in the reaction.
35. Assertion: The main organ of the human excretory system is the kidney.
Reason: Kidneys perform the function of removing excess water and nitrogenous wastes from the body.

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Answer questions 36-40 based on the following case study:

Read the following and answer any four questions:
Salt of a strong acid and strong base is neutral with a pH value of 7. NaCl common salt is formed by a
combination of hydrochloride and sodium hydroxide solution. This is the salt that is used in food. Some salt is
called rock salts bed of rack salt were formed when seas of bygone ages dried up. The common salt thus
obtained is an important raw material for various materials of daily use, such as sodium hydroxide, baking
soda, washing soda, bleaching powder.

36. Which of the following does not form an acidic salt?

a. Phosphoric acid
b. Carbonic acid
c. Hydrochloric acid
d. Sulphuric acid
37. Which of the following salts has no water of crystallization?
a. Blue vitriol
b. Washing soda
c. Baking soda
d. Gypsum
38. The formula of baking soda is
a. K2CO
b. KHCO3
c. NaHCO3
d. Na2CO3
39. Which of the following is treated with chlorine to obtain bleaching powder
a. CaSO4
b. Ca(OH)2
c. Mg(OH)2
d. KOH
40. Which of the following salt is used for removing the permanent hardness of water
a. Washing soda
b. Baking soda
c. Bleaching powder
d. NaOH

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Sample Paper - 01 (MCQ Based)

Class 10 - Science

Solution

1. (a) 2H2 (g) + O2 (g) 2H2O(l)

Explanation: At room temperature, hydrogen and oxygen are gases while water is liquid in nature
hence this represents correct states of reactants and products.
2. (a) 6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
Explanation: The summary equation of photosynthesis is
6CO2 + 12H2O + Chlorophyll + Sunlight C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
Photosynthesis is a process by which green plants make their own food, e.g., glucose. CO2 and H2O in
the presence of sunlight energy and chlorophyll in the presence of Oxygen gas is released during the
process of photosynthesis.
3. (b) Oxidizing agent
Explanation: An oxidizing agent, or oxidant, gains electrons and is reduced in a chemical reaction.
Also known as the electron acceptor, the oxidizing agent is normally in one of its higher possible
oxidation states because it will gain electrons and be reduced. Examples of oxidizing agents include
halogens, potassium nitrate, and nitric acid.
4. (d) 1.0
Explanation: The magnification of the plane mirror is 1 since the size of the image is the same as the
size of the object. The distance of the image from the mirror is the same as the distance of the object
from the mirror.
Magnification (m) = = .
5. (a) Heterotrophs do not synthesise their own food
Explanation: Hetcrocrophs cither dependent on Phototrophs or other organisms for their food.
6. (a) Infinity
Explanation: If the object is placed at the focus of the concave mirror, the image will be formed at
infinity. The image will be highly enlarged and will be real and inverted.
7. (c) C and D
Explanation: The rainbow is a natural spectrum of sunlight appearing in the sky after a rain shower.
It is formed due to the dispersion of sunlight by the tiny water droplet, present in atmosphere. Water
droplets act like prism. It refracts and disperse the incident sunlight, then reflect it internally (total
internal reflection) and finally refract it again, when it emerges out of the water droplet. Red colour
appear on top and violet at the bottom of the rainbow.
8. (a) They convert CO2 and water into carbohydrates in the absence of sunlight
Explanation: They convert CO2 and water into carbohydrates in the presence of sunlight and
chlorophyll. This process is called Photosynthesis.
9. (d) Longest wavelength
Explanation: As red light has the longest wavelength, it has maximum energy and is least deviated.
10. (a) Displacement reaction
Explanation: Fe is higher in the reactivity series than Cu. So, it displaces Cu from its compound.
11. (a) Mesophyll
Explanation: The plastid is a major double-membrane organelle found in the meristematic tissues
especially inside parenchyma cells of the plants or leaves, and the parenchyma is present inside

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the central leaf or mesophyll.

12. (a) Dazzling white colour flame
Explanation: Magnesium burns in air with a dazzling white flame.
13. (a) Negative
Explanation: By convention,
i. The focal length (f) of the concave lens is always taken as negative.
ii. The object distance (u) from the optical centre is always taken as negative.
14. (a) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
Explanation: Boiling kills the cells, chlorophyll leaches out when boiled in ethanol, but the leaf
becomes brittle, made normal by washing it in water. Starch, gets stained with iodine.
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15. (d) the foots are in straight line
Explanation: To avoid any change due to bend needles, the feet are to be arranged in a straight line.
16. (c) Barium chloride is mixed with sodium sulphate solution
Explanation: On mixing a solution of barium chloride with sodium sulphate, a white precipitate of
barium sulphate is immediately formed. These reactions are ionic in nature.
BaCl2 + Na2SO4 ​ ​ BaSO4 + 2NaCl
17. (c) At C
Explanation: At C
18. (c) is directly proportional to the thickness of the glass slab.
Explanation: The lateral displacement of an incident ray passing out of a rectangular glass slab is
directly proportional to the thickness of glass slab, angle of incidence, and refractive index however it
is inversely proportional to the wavelength of the incident light.
19. (d) Scattering of light
Explanation: While sunset and sunrise, the colour of the sun and its surrounding appear red. During
sunset and sunrise, the sun is near the horizon, and therefore the sunlight has to travel larger distance
in the atmosphere. Due to this most of the blue light (shorter wavelength) are scattered away by the
particles. The light of longer wavelength (red colour) will reach our eye. This is why the sun appears
red in colour.
20. (d) Pneumatophores
Explanation: Pneumatophores are specialized ‘breathing’ roots that develop in some plant species
growing in waterlogged or strongly compacted soils, e.g. mangroves. The aerial part of the root
contains many pores, enabling gas exchange with the atmosphere. Internally, a well-developed system
of intercellular spaces allows gases to diffuse throughout the submerged portion of the roots. Because
these roots are exposed and not submerged underwater, the root system performs the function of
obtaining oxygen which is otherwise difficult to obtain from the water-logged soil.
21. (b) Calcium
Explanation: The element is likely to be calcium. Calcium reacts with oxygen to calcium oxide (quick
lime or burnt lime). Calcium oxide has a high melting point. It is soluble in water and forms calcium
hydroxide (slaked lime). 2Ca (s) + O2 (g) --> 2CaO (s) ; CaO + H2O --> Ca(OH)2
22. (d) sun
Explanation: Larger the distance, better and sharper focus can be achieved.
23. (c) stomata surrounding by a pair of guard cells each
Explanation: Onion peel possesses stomata, guard cells, and epidermal cells. The nuclei are present in
both epidermal and guard cells. Stomata is a pore surrounded by guard cells, so it does not possess any

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nucleus.
24. (c) r = sin-1
Explanation: According to Snell's law of refraction, the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the
sine of the angle of refraction is a constant for a given pair of media, and for the light of a given colour.
If "i" is the angle of incidence and "r" is the angle of refraction, then:
= n

r = sin-1
25. (b) Rectum
Explanation: The small intestine comprises of three divisions - the proximal duodenum, the middle
jejunum, and the distal ileum. The rectum, although a part of the gastrointestinal tract, begins after the
large intestine ends. Hence, it is not a part of the small intestine.
26. (a) Iodine
Explanation: Lustre means to shine. Shining metals are also called lustrous metal. For example,
gold. Non-metals such as sulphur, oxygen, nitrogen are non-lustrous but iodine is a greyish black solid
and crystals have a metallic lustre.
27. (a) All of these
Explanation: Applications of optical fiber include:
i. Communication: The telephone transmission method uses fiber-optic cables. Optical fibers
transmit energy in the form of light pulses.
ii. Medical uses: Optical fibers are well suited for medical use. They can be made in extremely thin,
flexible stands for insertion into the blood vessels, lungs, and other hollow parts of the body.
Optical fibers are used in a number of instruments that enable doctors to view internal body parts
without having to perform surgery.
iii. Simple uses: The simplest application of optical fibers is the transmission of light to locations
otherwise hard to reach.
28. (d) Gold
Explanation: Gold, platinum, copper, silver are few metals that can be found in the free state because
they are unreactive in normal conditions with air, water, and other chemicals.
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29. (a) 0o
Explanation: The angle of reflection for the ray passing through the centre of curvature will be 0o. A
ray passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror is reflected back along the same path.
30. (d) B
Explanation: Guard cells have nucleus as well as chloroplast.
31. (b) A is false but R is true.
Explanation: The outer portion of the flame of a candle is blue. this is because, in the outer portion of
the flame of a candle, there is a sufficient amount of oxygen where complete combustion takes place.
32. (b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for
assertion.
Explanation: Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation
for assertion.
33. (a) Both assertion and reason are CORRECT and reason is the CORRECT explanation of the assertion.
Explanation: Both assertion and reason are CORRECT and reason is the CORRECT explanation of the
assertion.

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34. (a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
Explanation: Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is the correct explanation
for assertion.
35. (a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
Explanation: The main organ of human excretory system is kidney. The major function performed by
kidneys is to remove excess water and nitrogenous wastes from blood in the form of urine.
36. (b) Carbonic acid
37. (c) Baking soda
38. (c) NaHCO3
39. (b) Ca(OH)2
40. (a) Washing soda

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