General Instructions:
1. The question paper consists of three sections.
2. Sec-A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Sec-B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
4. Sec-C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking
SECTION-A b) Aerial parts are free from starch
1. Which compound is formed due to the reaction of c) Leaves are free from chlorophyll
acid on metal oxide? d) Leaves are free from starch
a) Oxygen b) Nitrogen c) Salt d) Ammonia 12. A muscular wall is absent in?
2. The turmeric solution will turn red by an aqueous a) Venule b) Arteriole
solution of c) Capillary d) Vein
a) Potassium acetate b) Copper sulphate 13. Which one of the following does not affect the rate
c) Sodium sulphate d) Ferric chloride of transpiration?
3. Non metals do not displace hydrogen from acids a) Wind b) Humidity
because c) Light d) Age of the plant
a) They are electron donor 14. The individual flattened stacks of membranous
b) They are electron acceptor structures inside the chloroplast are known as?
c) They have low tensile strength a) Grana b) Stroma
d) They have low density c) Thylakoids d) Cristae
4. Which of the following will turn red litmus to blue? 15. The mineral ion needed for the formation of a blood
a) Vinegar b) Baking soda clot is?
c) Soft drink d) Lemon juice a) Potassium b) Calcium
5. When sulphur dioxide gas is passed through c) Sodium d) Iron
acidified potassium dichromate solution , the colour 16. Name the organ where urea is produced?
of the solution changes from a) Liver b) Bladder c) Kidneys d) Intestines
a) Orange to yellow b) Orange to green 17. While determining focal length of a concave mirror
c) Green to orange d) Yellow to green of , four students P, Q,R, and S obtain the image of a
6. Which of the following solutions should be put on a distant tree on screen and make the following
universal indicator paper so that it’s colour may be observation:
change to green ? A) Image is virtual, erect and small
a) Milk b) Common salt solution B) Image is real, erect and small
c) Baking soda solution d) Milk of magnesia C) Image is real, inverted and small
7. The pH of a sample of hydrochloric acid is 2. The D) Image is virtual, inverted and small
pH of this sample when diluted by adding some Who has made the correct observations?
water will be a) P b) Q c) R d) S
a) More than 7 18. An object is placed 60 cm in front of a concave
b) More than 2 but less than 7 mirror. The real image is located 30 cm in front of
c) Unchanged the mirror. What is the object’s magnification?
d) Less than 2 but more than 0 a) + 2. b) -2. c) + 0.5 d) -0.5
8. Many salts absorb water from atmosphere . This 19. A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have
property is called each of focal length of -15 cm. The mirror and the
a) Crystallisation b) Hydration lens are likely to be
c) Deliquescence d) Efflorescence a) both concave b) both convex
9. Which of the following metals gives a black basic c) the mirror is concave and the lens is convex
oxide on heating ? d) the mirror is convex, but the lens is concave.
a) Copper b) Mercury c) Iron d) Lead 20. A student wants to draw diagram for formation of a
10. The following compounds conduct electricity in real image at 2F of a convex lens. For this he must
aqueous solution. Which is covalent compound? take the object placed at
a) CaCl2 b) HCl c) MgO d) LiF a) infinity. b) focus.
11. A de-starched plant is one whose? c) between optical centre and focus
a) Plant is free from starch d) 2F
21. Refractive index of diamond with respect to glass is b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct
1.6. If the absolute refractive index of glass is 1.5, explanation of A
then the absolute refractive index of diamond is c) A is true, but R is false
a) 1.4. b) 2.4. c) 3.4. d) 4.4 d) A is false, but R is true
22. In the visible spectrum the colour having the shortest
wavelength is 31. Assertion : Plaster of paris is used by doctors by
a) Green. b) Red. c) Violet. d) Blue setting fractured bones.
23. The orange-reddish appearance of the sun during Reason : When plaster of paris is mixed with
sunrise and sunset is because of…… water and applied around the fractured limbs it sets
a) dispersion of light into a hard mass.
b) scattering of light 32. Assertion : Baking soda does not creates acidity in
c) total internal reflection of light the stomach.
d) reflection of light from the earth Reason : Baking soda is not alkaline.
24. A ray of light falls on one face of an equilateral glass 33. Assertion: Haemoglobin content ismore in the
prism at an angle of 450 and emerges out at an angle children than the adult.
430. The deviation suffered by the ray is Reason: Children have highermetabolic rate and gro
a) 600 b) 280 c) 420. d) 200 wth rate than the adults.
34. Assertion :The formation of a potassium ion is
SECTION-B similar to the formation of a Sodium ion.
25. An aqueous solution of sodium acetate will turn Reason : Like sodium atom, the potassium atom
a) Methyl orange to yellow has also one electron in its outermost shell.
b) Red litmus blue 35. Assertion:When a concave mirror is held under
c) Phenolphthalein solution pink water, its focal length will increase.
d) All of these Reason: The focal length of a concave mirror is
26. Which of the following element form an acidic independent of the medium which it is placed.
oxide? 36. No observable change is noticed when dilute
a) Mg b) Na c) P d) Al hydrochloric acid is added to
27. Which of the following statement about the reaction a) Sodium hydroxide solution
below is correct? b) Sodium carbonate solution
2H2S + SO2 ---> 3S + 2H2O c) Blue litmus Solution
(i) H2S is getting reduced d)Zinc metal
(ii) SO2 is getting oxidised 37. The image shows the circulation of blood in fishes
(iii) H2S is reducing agent and human
(iv) SO2 is Oxidising agent
a) (i) and (iii) b) (I) and (iv)
c) (I) and (ii) d) (iii) and (iv)
28. A student strongly heats hydrated ferrous sulphate
salt in a dry test tube. He would observe a
a) Yellow residue b) Brown residue
c) Light green residue d) White residue
29. Which among the following statements is incorrect
for magnesium metal?
a) It burns in oxygen with a dazzling white flame
b) It reacts with cold water to form magnesium
oxide and evolves hydrogen gas
c) It reacts with hot water to form
magnesium hydroxide and evolves hydrogen
gas
d) It reacts with steam to form magnesium oxide
and evolves hydrogen gas How is the circulations of blood in fish different
30. The atomic number of four elements A , B ,C and D from that in humans?
are 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 respectively. The two elements a.The heart in fish is bigger in size
which can react to form Ionic bonds ( or ionic b. The flow of blood in fish is unidirectional.
compound) are c. The blood goes through heart only once in fishes.
a) A and D b) B and C d. The heart of fish has more chambers compared to
c) A and C d) B and D that of a human.
For question number 31 to 35 , two statements are 38. We test for starch and not glucose to prove that
given . One labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled photosynthesis has taken place because:
Reason(R). Select the correct answer to these questions a) Glucose is not produced during photosynthesis
from the code (a), (b), (c) and (d) in variegated leaves
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Glucose formed during photosynthesis gets
explanation of A. stored as sucrose
c) Glucose formed during photosynthesis gets malleable or ductile. The table shows the reaction of
stored as starch different metals with water.
d) Glucose is a stable product and cannot be tested Metal Reaction with water Reaction with steam
39. Name the process of uptake of minerals ions against
the concentration gradient using energy from the
cell?
P None Mild
a) Active Absorption b) Passive Absorption
c) Photoperiodism d) Transpiration Q Mild Vigorous
40. To prepare a good temporary mount of the petunia
R Very slow Vigorous
leaf peel showing many stomata. From where the
student will have to observe the peel? Give reason
for your answer. S Vigorous Violent
a) step of the leaf
b) upper surface of the leaf
49. The current order of increasing reactivity of metals is
c) lower surface of the leaf
a) P < R < Q < S b) P< R< S <Q
d) point of attachment of the leaf to its petiole
c) P< Q < R< S d) S< Q< R< P
41. Glycolysis process occurs in which part of the cell?
50. Which metal is indicated by R?
a) Cytoplasm b) Nucleus
a) Mg b) Al c) Fe d)Cu
c) Mitochondria d) Chloroplast
51. Which metal can displace R from its salt solution?
42. A convex lens A of focal length 20 cm and a
a) P b) Q
concave lens B of focal length 5 cm are kept along
c) S d) Both (b) and (c)
the same axis with a distance d between them. If a
52. Which metal likely to be displayed by R?
parallel beam of light falling on A leaves B as a
a) P b) Q c) R d) S
parallel beam, the distance d in cm will be
Case study-2
a) 25 b) 15 c) 30 d) 50
Transpiration is the evaporative loss of water by plants. It
43. A virtual image three times the size of the object is
occurs mainly through the stoma in the leaves. Besides
obtained with a concave mirror of radius of
the loss of water vapour in transpiration, exchange of
curvature 36 cm. The distance of the object from the
oxygen and carbon dioxide in the leaf also occurs through
mirror is
pores called stomata. Normally stomata remain open in
a) 20 cm. b) 10 cm. c) 12 cm. d) 5 cm
the day time and close during the night
44. An object is situated at a distance of f/2 from a
53. Which of the following will not directly affect
convex lens of focal length f. Distance of the image
transpiration?
will be
(a) Temperature (b) Light
a) + f/2 b) + f/3. c) + f/4. d) -f
(c) Wind speed
45. Two plane mirrors are set at right angle and a flower
(d) Chlorophyll content of leaves
is placed in between the mirrors. The number of
54. Water vapour comes out from the plant leaf through
images of the flower which will be seen is
the stomatal opening. Through the same stomatal
a) 1. b) 2. c) 3. d) 4
opening, carbon dioxide diffuses into the plant
46. Magnification produced by a rear- view mirror fitted
during photosynthesis. Reason out the above
in vehicles
statements using one of following options.
a) is less than one b) is more than one
(a) The above processes happen only during night
c) is equal to one
time.
d) can be more than or less than one depending
(b) One process occurs during day time and the
upon the position of the object in front of it.
other at night.
47. Which of the following is the correct order of angle
(c) Both processes cannot happen Simultaneously.
of deviation?
(d) Both processes can happen together at day
a) red > green > blue
time.
b) blue > yellow > orange
55. Which of the following statements is not true for
c) orange > red > green
stomatal apparatus?
d) blue > green > violet
(a) Guard cells invariably possess chloroplasts and
48. Velocity of light in glass is 2x 108 m/s and in the air
mitochondria.
is 3x 108 m/s. The refractive index of the glass is
(b) Guard cells are always surrounded by
a) 1.3. b) 1.5. c) 1. d) 1.77
subsidiary cells.
(c) Stomata are involved in gaseous exchange.
SECTION-C
(d) Inner wall of guard cells are thick.
Case study-1
56. Which of the following is not a purpose of
In Chemistry a metal is an element that readily forms
transpiration?
positive ions and has metallic bonds . A metal is
(a) Helps in absorption and transport in plants
a material that when freshly prepared, polished
(b) Prevents loss of water
or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance and conduct
(c) Maintains shape and structure of plants by
electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typically
keeping the cells turgid
(d) Supplies water for photosynthesis. 59. Which of the following statement is correct above
constitution of white light based on above
Case study-3 observation
A narrow beam of white light is passing through a prism a) white light consists of seven colour
as shown in the diagram. b) violet colour suffers minimum deviation
c) Red light suffers maximum deviation
d) all the colours of white light move with different
speed in vacuum.
60. The cause of dispersion of light is
a) All the colours of light travel with the speed
more than the speed of light
b) All the colours have different angles of
deviation
c) All the colours do not travel with the same speed
of light
57. The phenomenon observed in above set-up is d) All the colour have the same wavelength.
a) Scattering of light
b) Dispersion of light
c) Reflection of light
d) Refraction of light
58. In nature, this phenomenon is observed in
a) Formation of rainbow
b) Twinkling of stars
c) Blue colour of sky
d) Advance sunrise
